THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1928.
P.&O.-British India Apcar and
Eastern & Australian Lines
(COMPANIES 'incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.
TAKING CARGO
FOR
́ 1 STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF,
WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTII AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, AND RED SEA, EGYPT,
-CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE, &c.
STEAM v. RAIL.
THE CHINA MA
N.Y.K DIRECTOR ON IN CREASING COMPETITION.
COMPANY'S DEVELOPMENT.
ITALIAN SHIPPING.
40-KNOT LINER SCHEME ABANDONED.
YEAR'S DEVELOPMENT.
H.M.S. “KENT”
THE CRUISER ON ITS DEPARTURE
COUNTY PATRIOTISM.
been
That competition between The proposal by an Italian com- The building and equipment of: steamship and railway company to build two 40-knot liners the now cruiser, H.M.S. "Kent, at panies is considerably increasing has been abandoned according to Chatham Dockyard, its commission- was emphasised by Mr. Norboru a report on the economic situa- ing last Monday, and its sailing Ohtani, managing director of the tion in Italy, presented to the next Tuesday, says "The Observer" Nippon Yusen Kaisha, in the Department of Overseas Trade. course of an address before a
of July 1, hava aroused, the great- Referring to shipping, etc., the est interest among the people of. large gathering of steamship and report (by E. C. Donaldson "Kent
The captain has railway officials, marine under- Rawlins, Commercial Counsellor, inundated with requests to view his writers, forwarding agents, tour- and H. C. A. Carpenter, Comimer ship, and as far as possible has ac- lat agents, and representatives of cinl Secretary to the British allied interests in New York. Mr. Embassy at Rome), reveals that ceded, although it was dificult Ohtani, who is touring the prin- at December 81, 1927, the total owing to the short period elapsing cipal ports of the world in con- number of mechanically propelled between its commissioning and sail- nection with the business of the vessels in the Italian mercantile Ing and the fact that the officera ure N.Y.K., said this is especially true marine was 1,424, with gross ton-enjoying their last week-end leave in the development of tourist nage 8,251,802, including 107 before setting out for China. Mem- traffic, with the railway com- motorships with gross tonnage bers of the "Kent District of panies offering all possible in- 313,519. In addition, at the same the Institute of Journalists were ducements for inland tours and date there were 3,018 aniling ves- among the visitors, while the Asso- the steamship lines promoting sels with a gross tonnage of 186,- ciation of "Men of Kent" and "Ken- oversen travel.
126 tons.
tish Men" inspected her ' and At the same time, he said, The tonnage launched in 1927] made certain presentations. railway companies and steamship amounted to 93,519 tons, made up The "Kent" has u displacement lines often find it to their inter- of nine steamships of 62,927 toris, of 10,000 tons, and cost approxim est to co-operate with one an-10 motor vessels of 88,500 tons, ately £2,169,828. She is armed with other, as in the case of the great and 2,052 tons of miscellaneous eight 8-in. guns, beside four 4-in. trans-Continental lines operating craft, including tugs and sailing anti-aircraft guns and smaller guns; in conjunction with the trans- vessels. The smaller amount of She has engines of 80,000 horse- Pacific lines. The silk trade, he tonnage launched in 1927, 93,619 power, and is capable of a speed of added, is a notable illustration of tons compared with 250,037 in 31% knots per hour. Her length the value of such co-operation, as 1926, is partly explained by the is 630 ft., and her full complement this commodity must be trans- fact that all the large vessels un- 680 officers and men. The "Kent" ported across the Continent with der construction were launched in will be the flagship to Vic-Admiral all possible despatch in order to the latter year.
Sir Reginald Yorke Tyrwhitt, com- get full advantage of market con At the end of the year there mander-in-chief of the China Sta- ditions.
were 185,870 tons of shipping on tion. the stocks. These included one Referring to the growth of vessel of 26,500 tons, and one each ship in the Navy to bear the name business in the Pacific, he said: of 26,500, 17,600, and 13,500 tons, of Kent
The following are "Before the war there were forty the remaining being less than
notable dates in their history: steamers carrying freight and 6,000 tons.
"Lowestoft," 1665; "St. James's between North
Movement of Shipping. passengers →
Day.". 1666; "Barfteur" and "La America and the Far East, with a The movement of shipping dur- Hogue," 1692; "Malaga," 1704; tonnage of 327,700 gross tons, ing 1927 shows a considerable "Cape Passario," 1718; "Vigo," In 1927 this had increased to 194 increase over 1926 and 1925, the 1747; "Calcutta," 1756; "Alexan- 1:470,000 gross tons. Such an clearances of these years being increase of more than four times 185,127 and 120 million tons resented by the "Men of Kent Asso Plate and a new bell were pre- +Cargo only.
indicates but one thing, and that spectively..' is that the Pacific Ocean is com-
Total entrance in 1927 were an
ciation." The Countess Stanhope Constantinople, Pirenus, Smyrea and other Levant Forts by steamers of the ing into a greater and greater follow:-248,378 ships of a net explained the fund, the
Mar- importance. The expansion of tonnage of 67,810,006; goods dis- chioness Camden, wife of the Lord trans-Pacifiic trade has been charged, 28,118,420 net tons; Lieutenant of Kent, made the pre- temporarily checked in the last passengers landed, 4,062,721; sentation, and Lady Madden hoist- year or so by the disturbed con-clearances, 248,281 ships of a net ed silken flags given by the Ladies
tonnage of 67,542,887; goods of Kent. loaded, 9,099,605; passengers em- barked, 4,138,684.
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under Contract with H.M. Government.)
From
About
Tons Hong Kong
8. 9.
I
8.985
**KASHMIR
**KIDDERPORE #RAJPUTANA
NALDERA
KALYAN
Destination
4th Aug. 1 M'ler, dun, A'werp & Hull.
Noon,
5,334 19th Aug. Straits. Bombay & Karachi. 16,6CH 18th Aug. Dombay, Marseilles & London. 16,089 lat
Bontbny, Marseilles & London.
Pacific Trade,
The new cruiser is the seventh
5.141 15th Sept. Marseilles, London, Antwerp & Hull vessels with a tonnage of over net tonnage of entrances and drin," 1801; and "Falkland" 1914.
*KASHGAR 19,005 | 20th
Sept.
Sent. Mles, L'dan, A'werp & Kul
• Calls Casablancs.
Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to
*Khedival Mail Stearnship Co.
TALMA
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
TAKLIWA "TILAWA
TAKADA
| 10,000 | 2ust Aug. Į Singapart, Penang & Calcutta.
20 p.m. 7,036 14th Aux. Mugapore, Penang & Calcutta. 10.000 8th Supt. | Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. 6,019 24th Sept. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.
B.I. Apcar Line steamers kore expeffent accommodation for 1st and 2nd class passengers. All steamers are fitted with wireless and Heaney a qualified surgeon.
dition of, China.”
Conditions in China, he said, have been greatly exaggerated in some of the current news reports. Local disturbances in many cases, he added, have been represented na having far-reaching effects when they were really of little consequence.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South). thirty-six hours railway travel,
*ARAFURA
PANDA
0:000 | 3rd Ang
4 p.m. 6,966 31st Aug. 4.500 1 28th Sept. | 6,000 2nd Nov.
ST. ALBANS
ARAFURA
Calls Port Holland.
Australia.
Manila, Sandakan, Thursday Island, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney &
Melbourne.
to
Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Japan and Hong Kong The E. & A. S.S. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghai, Iloilo, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, other parts on route, as inducement
-offers.
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:--
:
CONSIGNEES.
COPENHAGEN.
HE Motor Vessel
"JAVA"
The number of passengers land- ed from foreign going vessels during the year was 152,278, of THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD., which 39,085 disembarked from vessels flying a foreign flag. The corresponding figures for 1926 "When you consider," he said, were 102,696 and 45,202 respec- "that from Shanghai to Peking is tively; while in 1913 the total
number landed was 351,560, of having arrived, Consignees of cargo and that the one line of rail is the which no less than 194,353 tra- are hereby informed that all goods only means of modern communi-velled on foreign vessels.
are being lauded and placed at their cation; when you think that from The goods discharged and load-risk into the hazardous and/or Shanghai it is two and one-half ed in port of Genoa during the extra-hazardous Godowns of The days steaming to Hong Kong, year amounted to 7.5 million tons. Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & and that steamers are the only At Trieste the goods discharged Godown Co., Ltd., where delivery means of communication; when and loaded were 2.3 million tons, can be obtained as soon as the goods you think that between Canton, followed Venice and Naples are landed. the great capital in the south, and with 2.2 million tons each. No claims will be admitted after Shanghai, the modern metropolis, Trieste attracted the largest num- the goods have left the Godowns, there is no overland means of ber of passengers, viz., 1.6 mil- and all goods remaining undeliver transportation, you will realise lion, Naples being second with 1.1 ed after the 8th August, 1928, at that the very vastness of China million.
.4 p.m. will be subject to rent. prevents her being completely in- The shipping laid up in Italian All broken, chafed and damaged ports owing to various causes at goeds are to be left in the Godown, January 1, 1928, consisted of 166 where they, will be examined by mechanically propelled vessels Messrs. Anderson & Ashe on the with a gross tonnage of $15,950, 7th August, 1928, at 10a.m. gross tonnage of 128,100 tons at must be presented to the Under compared with 85 vessels with a All claims against the` veszel January 1, 1927. The sailing ves signed before the 11th August sels laid up for similar reasons at 1928, or they will not be recognised. the same date were 188, with a gross tonnage of 19,256,
The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom vis New †volved.” Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The P. & O. Royal Mail stramers to Lomion via Suez Canal.
The P. & O. Branch Service of steamers, to London via the Cape.
The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and Ohtani said: "With the comple-
London via Panama Canal.
· SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.
KALYAN
TANDA
*WARFIELD
TILAWA
NALDERA
*NAGPORE KASHGAR TAKADA
ST. ALBANS TALAMBA MOREA TALMA LAHORE KHIVA
4
0,144
4th
Aug. | S'hai, Maß, Kobo & Yokohama. Noon. 0,950 8th Aug. Moji.. Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama." 5,006 12th Aug. S'hal, Moji & Kobe.
Amoy, Moli, Kobe & Osaka. Mughal.
10,000 17th Aug.
16,088 17th Aug.
5,283 30th Aug. S'hai, Mojj, Kobe & Yokohama.
1 0.005 31st Avg. Í hal; Mall, Kobe & Yokohama.
1 0,940 1st Sept. Amoy, S'hal, Mojl, Kobe & Osaka. 14.500 4th Sept. Moll, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama.
8,018 5th Sept. 1 Amoy, Moji, Kobe, Y’hama & Osaka. 1 10,963
14th Sept. S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. 10,000 20th Sept. Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Osaka.
5,252 24th Sept. Shal, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. 9,185 28th Sept. 1 Shal, Moj, Kobe & Yokohama.
*Cargo only.
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notion. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.
Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses at Bingapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer.
All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge. Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries. Parcels measuring not more than 2' ft x 2ft x 1ft. will be received at the Company's Office up to Noon an the day previous to sailing.
For further Information, Passages Freight, Handbooks, etc., apply to:- MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
Agenta.
P. & O. Building, Connaught Rd. C., HONG KONG,
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE.
JOINT SERVICE OF THE
"BLUE FUNNEL" LINE. (OCEAN S.S. CO., LTD, & CHINA
CHINA MUTUAL 8.S. CO., LTD.)
AND
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE. (ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S.S. CO., LTD.) SAILINGS * FROM : HONG KONG.
8.8. "CITY OF EVANSVILLE”
S.8. "LYCAON"
2.8. "PHEMIUS"
Via Suez Canal
„Via Bucz Cenal
Via Svez Canal ·
8.3. "CITY OF LINCOLN" Via Suck Canal
7th Aug," 24th Aug. 21st Sept
· 5th Oct:
Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal 'at Owners Option,
Subject to change without notice.
For Freight and particulars apply to?
No. Fire Insurance will be effected.
New Vessels. Turning to the development of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Mr. tion of its present building pro- gramme our company will have 148 vessels of 844,000 gross tons in its combined fleets, These operate on twenty regularly The Genoa Port Consortium Billa of Lading will be counter- established schedules, crossing all has authorised the expenditure of signed by oceans except the North Atlantic, 75 million lire on the construction serving eighty ports in twenty of a new dock, to be called "Benito different countries. In its de Mussolini." An order was put in velopment of round-the-world force in the port of Genon where- passenger business it co-operates by all goods for export are to be with the lines of the North Atlan-handled by the "Societa Galatim- tic.
ber."
Experimental Tank.
The building programme of Expenditure to the amount of the company provides for the lay-23 million lire has been sanction- ing down of two new steamers for ed for extensions to the port of the Japan-Europe service, one Civita Vecchia. A decree of new steamer for the Japan-West November 3 authorises the ex- Coast of South America service, penditure of 7 million lire on the three new steamers for the Seat-execution of new port works at tle-Orient trade, and three new Ancona. The work. In question. for the California-Orient service underground sewer to convey the super-motor vessels now building consists of the construction of an at a cost of £1,200,000 each.
Bewage to the sea, the present "These new motor vessels will sewers discharging into the har be of 16,500 gross tons, engined bour. with the newest and highest speed Diesel engines, and will be the last word in equipment, A decree of June 28 provides Inxury, comfort and safety. The for the formation of an organisa- first will be ready about this tion to construct and operate an time next year, and the others experimental tank. - The tank will follow shortly."
will be situated at Rome, and ex- periments will be carried out at the request of Government de SHIPYARD HEPAIR WORK.partments and of the shipping and shipbuilding industries. The Menzies, and Co., Ltd., Leith. Government has made a contribu- have secured the overhauling of tion of one million lires toward the the "Coronda” and a new funnet initial expense to be incurred, and for the Selma from Messrs.facilities are granted to the or Salveson and Co. They are also ganisation for borrowing money | carrying out voyage, repairs on to the extent of four million life. the "Sicilian Prince," and are The new tank, which it is hoped to opening out the “Staffa” " for ex- compelte in two years, will be 200 amination. The firm have also the metres long and 12 metres broad, | steamers "Incemore," "Bars- with a depth of zix metres.
ROSES,"
" and "Cambria for re-b
pairs, and had the Brendain
their own dry dock recently Jude
Smith's Dock Co., North Eura, general repairs. Aficat: Shields, had the following work "Old Charlton""
«June 22: ern King"""""Brit
Tiverton" "Wallsend
for the week end Docked
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE or THE DANK LINE, LTD., Hong Kong and Modz Kong & Canton: JARDINE, MATHFION & CO., LTD., Canton,
age repaira tish
and
Betty MART
JOHN MANNERS & CO. LTD. Agents. Hong Kong, 2nd August, 1928.
President Liner
SAILINGS
Weekly Trans-Pacific Service
To San Francisco and Los Angeles. The Sunshine Belt via Honolulu.
Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdays.
Pres. Madison
Pres. Jackson' Pres. McKinley
Pres. Grant
Aug. 14th
Aug. 28th
Sept. 11th Sept. 25th.
To Seattle and Victoria.
The Short, Straight Route to America. Fortnightly eailings on Tuesdays.
Pres, Cleveland
Pres. Pierce
Fres. Taft
Pres. Jefferson
Aug. 7th, Tues., Noɑn.
Aug. 21st
Sept. 4th
Sept. 18th
£120, £112 ct connections with all Atlantic lines. Choice of Special through rates to Europe via United States.
rail lines across United States and Canada, liberal stop-over privilages for aight-seeing.
Europe and New York Direct
BOUND THE WORLD.
Fortnightly sailing on Sunday via Mántia, "Straits, Colombo, Suez Canal, Alexandrie, Naples, Genea, Marseilles, New York and Boston. Pres. Harrison Aug. 12th 8 a.m. Pres, V. Buren Sept. 23rd 8 n.10. Pres. Mouroe ...Aug. 26th 8 x.m.. Pres. Haves ...Oct. 7th 8 am. Pres. Wilson'..Bept. 4th Ba.m. | Pres. Polk ..........Oct. 2fat · Sam
To Manila
Pres. Madison „Áng. 4th 16 p.m. Pres. Pierce Aug. 14th 6 p.m. Pres. Jackson, Aug. 18th 6 p.m.
Pren. Taft.Aug. 28th 6 pm. Pres. McKinley Sept. 1st 6 p.m.. Pres. Jefferson Bept. 11th 6 pm..
For Bookings, Passenger and Freight Information apply to Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Building, Ground Floor, Telephone Central 2477, 2478 and 705
Cable Address "Dollar."
CANTON BRANCH-304 Ka Naam Tong Buliding.
and
American Mail Line Dollar Steamship Line
AUSTRAL-CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY
S.S. “CALULU”:
will be despatched from Hong Kong
on the 9th August, 1928,
for SYDNEY, MELBOURNE & ADELAIDE via Manus, Iloilo, Kolambugan, Tarakan, Sandakan,
Balikpapan, Rabaul & Port Moresby For Freight and Passages apply to:
Queen's Building.
DODWELL & CO., LTD., ́ Agents,
Tel. No. Central 1030,
THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.
ENGINEERS and SHIPBULDERS, BOILER MAKERS, BRASS und IRON FOUNDERS. All work done in this establishment is guaranteed. We have over 'thirty years' experience. We own two. 8lipways and eas accommodate any craft af 200 feel long.
Town Office: 64, Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong, Tel, Central No. 455, Shipyard: Ekam-Sul-Po, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Tel. Kowloon No. 9. Estimates furnished on application. Hong Kong, April 1, 1924.
THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: "MANIFESTO" HONGKONG...
Codes Used A1, A.B.C. Fifth Edition; Engineering: First and Second Edition;
Western Union and Watkins.";'
DOCK OWNERS, SHIP BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEERS, BOILER MAKERS, IRON "AND BRASS FOUNDERS, FORGE MASTERS, ELECTRICIANS.
Built and
Josse address engi
SS. TAIPING”
Speed 11,77. LH.P. 4090 D.W. “4215 tons.
by the Hong Kong, & Whampoa
the Chief Manager:
RMË DYERLES MJNA. Kawlong. Insk. Hauskang.