FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1928,
P.&O.-British India Apcar and
Eastern & Australian
Lines
(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.
TAKING CARGO FOR
STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, WEST DIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTII AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, AND RED SEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE, &c.
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. Under Contract with H.M. Government.)
8. B.
Топу
From Hong Hung |
About
**KALYAN
Destination
9,144 16th Sept. Marseilles, London, Antwerp & Hull
Noon
"KASHGAR
9,005
29th Sept.
Mies, L'dan, A'werp & Hull
MIRZAPORK
6,716
12th
Oct.
Straits & Bombay.
MOREA
10,953
13th
Oct.
Marseilles & London.
KIDDERPORE
6,334 24th
Oct.
Straits & Banbay.
*KHIVA
9,116 27th
Oct.
Marseilles, London & Hall.
+Cargo only.
Calls Casablanca.
Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople. Pireaus, Sinyrra and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
-GAMBADA
i: 5,307
20th
Sept.
Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.
TAKADA
6.949
TALAMDA
8,018
1st 13th
Oct.
Singapore, Penang & Calcutta,
Oct.
Singapore, Peneng & Calcutta.
TALMA
10,000
10th
Oct. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.
* Cargo only.
B.I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent, accommodation for 1st and 2nd class passengers. All steamers are fitted with wireless and carry a qualified surgeon.
ST. ALBANS
ARAFURA TANDA ET. ALBANS
4,500 28th Sept. 6,956 30th Nov. 6,000 2nd Nov, 4,500 28th
Dec.
Manila, Sandakan, Thursday Island. Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne.
Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Japan and Hong Kong to Australia,
The E. & A. S.S. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghai, Пolio, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawao, Timer, Darwin, or other ports en route as inducement ⚫ffers.
PASSENGER LIST.
ARRIVALS.
THE CHINA MAIL,
Passengers arrived by the P. and
INDO-CHINA
0. 6.5. "Kalyan" from Japan and STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LTD.
Shanghaf were:-..
Dr. A. Cmentek, Mrs. Greig, Mrs. Gaske, Rev. and Mrs. S. Painter, Mr. and Mrs. W. Nicholson,. Mias F, M. Hughes, Miss A. Dyer, Mr. S. S. Chow, Rev. Father Albony, Rov. Father Cuenot, Mr. M. Cario, Mr. M. Okada, Mr. Von den Steinen, Mr. W. Walters, Mr. H. Crease, Mr. W. Chu, Mr. R. Monasche, Mr. F Young, Mr. B. Ay, Mr. and Mrs, P. Allen, Mr. W: Von Normann, Mr. C. F. Lam, Mr. and Mrs. R. McNicol, Mr. H. Wilkinson, Capt. H. Larkin, Capt. L. A. Wise, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Tall, Mr. and Mrs. C. Landicas, Mr. H. Ellis.
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
The B.l. s.s. "Talamba" left Sin- gapore for this port on Sept. 10 p.m., and is due here morning.
to-morrow
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
Destination}{.
ཌྷ་ ་
Steamer
Ttau via Staw & Shai.. KWAISANG HANGSANG Ttau via Spw & S'hal Ttau, vidow & Shal.. FOOSHING
CHAKSANG Tiau via Stow 48hai Kobe via Amoy, Keelung &
FOOKSANG Shanghai Osaka via Amoy, Shanghai,
Moji & Kobe Canton
Straita & Calcutta
Straits & Calcutta Tientsin
Sandakan
Sandakan
Salling
Sun, 18th Sept. at Noon ..Wed., 19th Sept. at Noon .Sun., 23rd Sept, at Noon .Wed., 28th Sept, at Noen .Sun., 16th Sept at 7am.
FL,
21st Sept at 7am.
FOOSHING... Mon., 17th Sept. at 8 p.m.
HOSANG
KUMSANG
YUENSANG
CHIPSHING
MAUSANG
HINSANG
Sat.,
15th Supt. at 3 p.m. Thurs., 20th Sept. at 3 p.m. ...Fri,
14th Sept. at 5 p.m.- Thura., 20th Sept, at 3 p.m. Thurs., 27th Sept, at 8 pm,
For Freight and Passage apply to:--. JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., Telephone Central 215.
WORLD SHIPPING.
(Continued from Page 4.)
General Managers.
of all tonnage. When the tonnage of tugs and smooth-water craft, fishing vessels, oil tankers, vessels The C.P.S. R.M.S. "Empress of
of less than 6,000 tons gross, and Russia" from Hong Kong on Aug.
over is 29, left Yokohama on Sept. 6 at 3 p.m., and is due at Vancouver to-portion of the larger ocean-going vessels 25 years old and
tonnage available for general cargo | deducted, we find that the position and passenger carrying in Inter of the various merchant ficeis, men- is as fol- The American Mail liner "Presi-national trade is found to be sub-sured thus in terms of most efficient dent Grant" will sail for Manila at stantially higher than the British- ocean-going tonnage,
owned percentage of the gress total lows:- 6 p.m. to-morrow..
morrow.
The P. & 0. 8.8. "Mirzapore" left Singapore for this port on Sept. 11 at 4 p.m. with the Malls," and is due here on Sep. 18 at about 3 p.m.
The s.s. President Jefferson". sailing from Hong Kong to Seattle vis Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama and Victoria on Sept. 18 will leave this port at 8 a.m. instead of 10 am. as previously scheduled..
The M.V. "Toledo" (D, & Co.) on July 29, sailed from Norfolk and is due in Hong Kong on Sept.
24.
.
Great Britain and Ireland United States Germany Italy Holland Other
Total
Owned
',',༦༠
President Liner
SAILINGS
Weekly Trans-Pacific Service
To San Francisco and Los Angeles.
The Sunshine Belț via Honolulu. Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdays.
Pres. Grant ..
Pres. Cleveland
Pres. Pierce
Pres, Taft
Sept. 25th.
Oct. 9th.
Oct. 23rd.
Nov. 6th..
To Seattle and Victoria.
The Short, Straight Route to America.
Fortnightly sailinge on Tuesdays.
Pres. Jefferson .
Pres. Lincoln
Pres. Jackson ·
Pres. Madison
Sept. 18th, at 8 am.
Oct. 2nd.
Oct. 16th.
Oct. 30th.
£120, £112 Special through rates to Europe via United States Direct connections with all Atlantic lines. Choice of rall lines across United States and Canada, liberal step-over privilegen for sight-seeing.
Europe and New York Direct
HOUND THE WORLD.
Fortnightly sailing on Sunday via Manila, Straits, Colombo, Suez Canal, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa, Marseilles, New York and Boston.
Tonnage
Per Cent.
of
(Millions).
Total.
9.7
38.1
5.5
21.5
1.8
7.2
1.6
6.2
1.5,
6.0
Pres. V. Buren Sept. 23rd 8 a.. Pres. Hayes...Oct. 7th 8 a.m. Pres. Polk.....Oct. 21st 8 a..
5.4
21.4
25.5
100
Under these circumstances, with Since probably 1,500,000 tons of the United States tonnage included in continuous excess of tonnage de the foregoing table should be re-pressing the freight market; it is garded as permanently incapable of interesting to note from the cur being competitively operated, the rent Register Book, that, in their British proportion of "effective" endeavours to find the most econo- The C. P. S. R.M.S. "Empress of ocean-going tonnage, as defined mical methods of 'ship propulsion,
above, exceeds 40 per cent.
shipowners are more and more turning away from the reciprocat- Canada" left Vancouver for, Hong
A TEMPORARY “GLUT.” Kong, via Japan ports and Shang-
Unfortunately for the shipbuild-ing steam-engine. During the past hai, on September 6, and, la dus here on September 24. She will saft foring industry, it is clear from the 12 months the tonnage of vessels present depression in freights that fitted with this type of machinery Manila on Steptember 25 at 5 p.m.
the net addition since last summer has increased by only 280,000 tong, The "Benares" (Swedish of nearly 2 milion gross tons to the as, compared with increases of East Asiatic Co., Ltd.) left South World's supply of tonnage (even 453,000 tons in turbine-driven yes- Bels and of 1,161,000 tons in motor- ampton on August 26, and is due though 700,000 tons of the increase
represent new all tankers) has ships. The total motorship. ton- excluding proved to be too much for the mar noge in the world, here on or about October 8.
ket to absorb withdlit a temporary auxillary vessels, now amounts to "glut." A contributory factor in- 5,153,000 tons, against 2,403,000 creasing shipowners' difficulties has tons three years ago. Of this
1.5.
B.A
The
CONSIGNEES NOTICE.
Consignees of Cargo ex EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South). "Beavenue" are reminded to take been the check which occurred dur-total-which includes 573,000 tons delivery of their goods which willing 1927 in the rate of "scrapping" of ships of 10,000 tons size and be subject to rent-after Sept. 17. obsolete tonnage. Last year only upwards-the proportion owned in
is 29.7 per cent. 403,000 tons were broken up, as Britain compared with 799,000 tons in 1928. tonnage fitted for coal barnings 653,000 tons in 1925, and 1,174,000 shows this year a further decline, tons in 1924. Coupled with the In- and is now only 60.7 per cent. of crease in foreign-owned tonnage 25 the total, against 88.8 per cent. în years old and in tonnage belonging 1914. "The Economist.*** to the lesser maritime nations, this decline in the rate of breaking up would seem to be a reflection of the policy-pursued by British ship-
A huge serpent, 15 feet long and owners without much regard for the as thick as a big log, appeared at consequences of selling old ton- the back of Otsuka Police Station, nage, for replacement, to foreign Koishikawa, Tokyo, on August 30, ownerships whose lower wage bills says the "Japan Chronicle.”. enable them to operate vessels thus number of policemen, with the aid cheaply acquired t a small profit, of many onlookers attempted to despite their age and mechanical catch the snake, but it made good inefficiency. The Greek merchant its escape into a hole in the cliff. marine, for example, now, consists. The local people hold the serpent of 1,187,000 tons of shipping, of responsible for the frequent
"dis-" which 541,000 tons were bullt be-appearance of their hens and cats: fore 1903, and 865,000 tons are 20. One would have thought it would years old and over:
have needed a sheep at least
Frequent connections from Australin with the following:-'
The Union S.5. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The P. & O. Royal Mail steamers to London via Suez Canal. The P, &0. Branch Service of steamers to London via the Cape.
The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and London via Panama Canal.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.
TALAMBA
"MIRZAPORE
8,018 17th Sept. 6,715 19th Sept.
*KIDDERPORE 6.334 27th Sept
*LAHORE
KHIVA
TALMA
5,252 28th Sept. 0.135 28th Sept. 10,000 28th Sept.
*Cargo only.
Amoy, Moil, Hobe. Y'hama & Osake S'hal, Moji & Kobe.
Shanghai, Moji & Kobe,
S'hal, Mojl, Kobe & Yokohama, S'hal, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Amoy, Mol, Kobe & Osaka.
All dates are approximats and subject to alteration without nation. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS,
Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses at Singapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer.
All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans Tree of charge. Eteamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries. Parcels measuring not more than 24 ft x 2ft x 1ft. will be received
at the Company's Office up to Noon on the day previous to sailing.
For further Information, Passages Freight, Handbooks, etc., apply to:--- MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
P.&O. Building, Connaught Rd. C., HONG KONG.
Agents,
General Lincoln C. Andrews, for maely Auslatant Secretary of the Treasury in charge of prohibition anforcement, bas assumed olies an director, general of the newly ar anfred Rubber Institute, formed by leaders in the ladustry to "pro-11 mote co-operation and create bellar understanding.TM
CONSIGNEES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS. LIMITED.
From MIDDLESBRO"; ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS.
THE Steamship
are
"BENVENUE" CONSIGNEES 01 Cargo An interesting and true story hereby informed that all Goods are comes to hand of the great British, being landed at their risk into the furnishing firm of Waring & G. hazardous and/or extra hazardous low, Ltd, which has fulfilled many Godowns of the Hougnoux and How-
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE big contracts in the Far East. A lood Wharf and Gouws Co., Ltd,
JOINT SERVICE OF THE
“BLUE FUNNEL” LINE.
(OCEAN 8,S. CO., LTD. & CHINA MUTUAL S.8. CO, LTD.)
AND
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE. (ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S.S. CO., LTD.)
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG.
B.S. "PHENIUS"
S.8 "CITY OF WI
HS
Via Buez Canal
10th Sept
Via Suez Canal
5th Oct
AGAPENOR".
Via Suez Canal
17th Oct
8.S. "CITY OF KHIOS"?
Via Suez Canal
:26th Oct.
S.S. PYRRHUS"
Via Suez Cann!;
16th Nov.
Via Suez Canal
80th Nov.
S.S. "CITY OF PERTH"
Steamera proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Owners' Option
Subject to change without notice.
Basket For Freight and particulars apply to
MUTTERFIELD & SWIRE of THE BANK LINE, LTD., Hong Kong Miong Kong & Canton: JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. LTD. Canton
whence and/or from die wharves delivery may be obschef
certain government, having built a new Parliament House, desired to have it fitted and furnished, in No claims will ta sotted after samptrous manner. Tenders were the Goods have be: Godowns, and all Goods remais undeliver Invited, but owing to changes, ined after the 17th inst., will be the architects plans, the forms were subject to rent,
not received in England until too. All claims agains), the steamer late to get the tenders out in time. must be presented to the Under- Hundreds of pounds were spent in signed on or before the 1st October. cables to secure a slight extension, 1928, or they will not be recognis and then the Waring studio work- fed.
ed night and day on the 180 large All broken, chaten and damaged designe
These were sent Goods are to be left in the Godon required. by boat, train and aeroplane, readh-it where they will t
ing their destination with only 20 18th inkt at 10 am, minutes to spare. In spite of com-Goddard & Doug
petition
all parts of the world No Fire Ins
"tó about" affected, form
amoun
was Bill of Lading
Sta aigned by
and
GIBB, LIVINGS"
dons by
Hong Kong l
A
Pres. Adams.Nov, 4th Bn.m. Fres. Garfield Nov. 18th 8 " Pres., Harrison Dec. 2nd à a.m.
To Manila
Pres. Grant...Sept. 15th 6 pm. Pres. Lincoln Sept. 25th - 6 pm: Pres. Cleveland Sept. 29th 6.3m
Pres. Madison..Oct. 9th 6 p.m. Fren. Pierce Oct. 13th '6 p.m. Pres. Jackson..Oct. 23rd 6pm.
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-No. 4, Sha Kea Street.
́SPECIAL ROUND - TRIP SUMMER FARES.
From Hong Kong to Shanghai and return .....H.K. $120.00 .H.K. $210.00 From Hong Kong to Kobe and Return,
.H.K. $235.00 From Hong Kong to Yokohama and, Return
Round-trip Tickets at the above rates will be sold until September, 21st, and will be valid for return passage up to Three months from date of issue.
and
American Mail Line Dollar Steamship Line
THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO, LTD.
ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, ROILER MAKERS, BRASS and IRON FOUNDERS. All work done in this establishment is guaranteed. We have over thirty year experience. We own' two Slipwaya and can accommodate shy craft of 200 feet long.
Town Office: 84, Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong, Tel. Contral No. 459 Tel. Kuvioom No. 9. Shipyard: Sham-Bal-Po, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Estimates farnished on application:
Hony Kozy, 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. --
Passenger and Cargo Motor Vessel, “"P.. ABOITIZ,"
Md.x
127
11 2 Mld, Built to the order of Mega Cebu, for Philippine Inter Island Services
A. M. DYER, B.Sc., M.IN.A. Kowlsen Dock, Hong Kong.
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Please address
tries to the Chief Manager: