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FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1929,
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Wednesday, 6th February. Wednesday, 20th February. Wednesday, 6th March.
KOREA MARU
- SHINYO MARU
SIBERIA MARU
LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM vis
Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez.
KASHIMA MARU
HAKONE MARU (Calls Hull)
BUWA MARU
Saturday,
26th January, Saturday, 9th February,
Saturday,
23rd February.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Porta.
KAGA MARU
TANGO MARU ..........
+ HAKODATE MĀRU
+ KOYEI MARU
Wednesday,
Wednesday,
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
20th February. 20th March.
SHIPPING
SECTION,
A NEW LINE
"ALL BRITISH" SERVICE TO
*· JAMAICA
PASSENGERS AND BANANAS
London. Inquiries in the City LOST "HSINWAH" Office and asked Mr. Thomson to
inform the
have produced fuller and more Harbour · Master,† H.M.S. Tamar and the Water authentic information concerning -line to the new steamship Police. When witness received A further message from Mr. Haat Jamaica. After six months' nego reporting that the ship had sunk. tiations in London Mr. A. W, he again communicated with Mr. Jamaica Banana Producers Asso- Farquharson (chairman of the Thomson, with the same request
SENSATIONAL STATEMENTS AT THE INQUIRY
PASSING THE POINT
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SAILINGS 1929.
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA.
STEAMERS to transmit the message to the ciation) has just completed the When the "Hsintah" inquiry authorities concerned. This was deal.
'EMPRESS OF FRANCE The ships are being purchased EMPRESS OF RUSSIA was resumed yesterday afternoon at 5.28 a.m. When making his re- Dr. J. E. Dovey gave evidence. port over the telephone, Mr. Hest from the Nelson Line, four of EMPRESS OF ASIA He said that at 12.80 p.m. on had mentioned to witness the dife them to start the service next EMPRESS OF FRANCE January 17, he held a post mor- ficulty he had experienced in try-spring. It has not yet been de- EMPRESS OF ASIA tem examination on the body of ing to get through to the Radio cided which four of the following EMPRESS OF FRANCE a Chinese male, aged about 30 Talepgraph Office, Mr. Hast stat- vessels will be sold:"Highland EMPRESS OF RUSSIA
At that time the body ing that he could not make the Laddle" (7,381 tons), Highland EMPRESS OF ASIA SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolula, Los Angeles, was fresh and rigor mortis had operator appreciate the urgency Piper" (7,490), "Highland Loch" EMPRESS OF FRANCE
passed. The cause of death was of the matter
(7,490), "Highland Glen" (7,598), "Highland Pride" (7,469), "High-||(E/Asla and E/Russia call asphyxia from drowning, and the
The inquiry, was adjourned un- man might have been dead up to til this afternoon.
land Rover" (7,490), two days.
Mexico & Panama.
ANYO MARU
Monday, 28th January, Thursday, 31st January.
Friday, 1st February. '. SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Paris.
28th January. BINGO MARU
Monday,
Sunday,
27th January, Saturday, 2nd February.
25th January,
& Rangoon,
Wednesday, 30th January, Saturday, 9th February.
Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday, Monday,
28th January.
29th January.
81st January. 4th February.
NEW YORK via PANAMA.
+ TATSUNO MARU
† ATAGO MARU
LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Geneva, Marseilles.
+ DURBAN MARU
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang
+ BENGAL MARU
↑ MALACCA MARU
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
TOTTORI MARU
+ CEYLON MARU (Calls Keelung)
(omit Shai)
Friday,
+ MURORAN MARU HAKOZAKI MARU
+Cargo only.
Reduced 1st Class Excursion Rates quoted between Manila and Australia,
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SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION,
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ANTWERP Vi■ Singapore
8th February.
LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM &
Colombo, Buez and Port Said. ATLAS MARU :.............................................. Friday, RIO DE JANEIRO,
Colombo, Durban & Cape Town. MONTEVIDEO MARU
BOMBAT Via Bingapore & Colombo,
HONOLULU MARU SUMATRA MĀRU
Friday, 8th February, 1820.
Sunday, 3rd February.
(Calls at Penang & Karachi). DURBAN, LOURENCO MARQUES, REIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR
& MOMBASA-Via Singapore & Colombo. CHICAGO MARU.
CALCUTTA Via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon
SEATTLE MARU
⚫ (Calls at Belawan Deli),
KASADO MARU
Shanghai,
ALABAMA MARU
HIMALAYA MARU
BANGKOK-Vin Saigon.
years.
his evidence.
יי
He said that when he joined some of his staff at the landing stage, he ascertained that the ship sank at 4.45 am.
The last
The four selected will be re- named, Jamaica Producer," Then Mr. W. F. Hast, Lighte house keeper at Waglan, resumed WHALING INDUSTRY "Jamaica Settler Jamaica Planter," and "Jamaica 'Mer- chant." They will probably be on ORDERS FOR BRITISH
a fortnightly service this year, SHIPBUILDERS
and the chairman of the new line The Jarrow. The whaling industry will be Mr. Farquharson, time he saw the ship was at 4.40 is booming at present, and directors have not yet been when she was still sinking and although it is nominally controlled chosen., was then well down. An assistant by Norwegians, a large amount of The "Jamaica Government has named Maher actually saw the British capital is involved in the given a guarantee of some nature; ship go down. For some time latest enterprises. A feature of thus, in a certain direction, the they watched to see if there was the present activity is the provid-ships will enjoy some form of sub- any one coming to Waglan from ing of large vessels as depot ships sidy. The cause of the formation the ship, but none came.
which deal with the dead whales of the new company is a desire At that time there was a strong and store the oil. Several large in Jamaica to have a direct ser- wind blowing and a rough sea. It oil tankers of up to 16,000 tons vice for the banana trade between was an easterly wind. At about 5 have been converted to depot the colony and the Mother Coun- o'clock witness started to tap an- ships, and one conversion job on try, directed entirely by British other message reporting the the north-east coast cost about interests. sinking and got the report £100,000.
The managers for Europe are through at 5.22 a.m. At 6.27 In addition, Messrs. Swan, Messrs. Kaye, Son and Co., 112, a.m., the Commodore's office rang Hunter and Wigham Richardson, Fenchurch-street, London, E.C.8, up for particulars which the wit-Ltd., have booked an order for a and 20, Water-street, Liverpool. ness gave, and at 6.45 a.m. the new vessel of this type to cost They have a skilled knowledge of Taikoo tug appeared, but failed £275,000, and the White the trade and the British mar- to pick up a Morse signal by wit- Star Line, it is reported, kets.
The Survivors
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA
· Leave · LaaYS Hong Kong S'hat
Feb. 13 Feb. 16 Mar. 8. Mar. 3 Mar 20. Mar, 23 Apr. 19 Apr. 15 May 1 May 4 May 15 May 18
June 5 June 8
June 16 June 29
Feb. 19 Mar, 12 Mar. 26
Apr. 4.
Leave Kobe
Leave Y'hama
Arrive t
V'yer
Feb. 21
Mar. 2
Mar. 14
Mar, 13
Mar. 16
Apr. 18 - Apr. 27;
May 18 June - 1
June. 27
July 13
Apr. 18. May 7 May 9 May 21 May 28 June 11 June 15
'July 2 July 4
Jaly 10 July 12 July 16 July 18 July 17 Aug. 21 Aug. 24 Aug. 27 Aug. 29 Sept. Juir 11 Aux. 3 Aug. AUT. & A. 17 at Nagasaki the day after departure from Shal)
Atlantis sailings from Montreal and Quebec'every few days to Liverpool,
**Boothampton, Glasgow, Antwerp, Cherbourg and Hamburg
HONG KONG MANILA SERVICE.
Leave Hong Kong 17 Feb, 22
Mar. 8
Arrive Manila
Feb. 24- EMPRESS OF RUSSIA Mar. 10 EMPRESS OF ASIA
Leave Arrive Manila Bong Kong Mar. 1.Mar. 8
Mar. 15 Mar. 17
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ness. It passed on to the north of have also sold the liner The service will open in the Waglan but returned. Then "Suevic," of about 20,000 tons spring of 1929, but the U.K. port A BUENOS AIRES-Vi■ Saigon, Singapore signals were made with flags: 1ers; but the contract for conver.be London, Liverpool or South-1 there was light enough, and deadweight, to Norwegian own has not yet been chosen. It may ampton. Port charges and con- Witness could see about 9 feet of sion is not yet placed.
The Sai Kong (or the West River) one of the ship's masts with a Smith's Dock Co., Middles-ditions are now being carefully
is the third largest river in the Chin portion of a wireless aerial at-brough, have booked orders for a gone into. Tuesday, 19th February.
The bananas are to be shipped tached. The other mast had dis- considerable number of whaling
ene Republic and second only to the vessels about 120 feet long, “
in crates ready for market. All appeared.
Details of Order: the refrigeration spaces are being Yangtze in importance. This magni- Tuesday, 5th February.
It was not until noon that wit Belfast. The whaling ship to altered. Previously the refrigera-ficent trade route was opened to for- ..... Friday, 1st February.
ness first sighted three rafts be built by Messrs. Workman tion space in these ships was foreign traffic in 1897, but how many The scenery along the with figures on them, and what Clark, Ltd., in their North Yard, meat from the Argentine still foreigners travel on this important Monday, 18th February.
a current of moving air on a fan router is beautiful. We recommend it VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Japan Ports From looked like an up-turned lifeboat Belfast, promises to be a unique cold air; now it is being altered to waterway!
with a man clinging to it. These vessel.
to any person who wishes to spend a Ordered by the Koamoe Whal-system. were near Pu Toi Island, about a
All the passenger accommoda- short and economical holiday. mile and a half south-west-southing Company, of Norway, she will of Waglan. Just after 1 p.m., a be built to carry 120,000 barrels tion (for eighty first-class passen. police launch arrived and passed of whale oil, and will be special-gers) is being improved and re- near the rafts. The police launch ly constructed for the Antarctic.newed, with the installation of
The ordinary ocean rate for was not sure whether there was a did not stop near the rafts as it The specifications of the ship new bath-rooms. The ships, which
no special was very rough at the time and are as follow: Tonnage, 20,000; were built about eighteen years third-class passengers from Great proportional reduction for child- she was badly tossed. "It was real-length, 550ft.; beam. 76ft.; depth, ago, are being entirely overhaul-Britain to Canada was $18 158,, ren, but there was
and under the agreement subjects treatment for parties. She will be fitted with ed. They will burn coal. ly very risky for her to be there at 50ft.
normally resident in Britain and Further questioned, Mr. Amery all," witness added.
quadruple expansion engines of
Ireland would be enabled to travel said the arrangement was be Witness concluded his evidence 6,000 h.p., and will have oil-fired
at a rate of $10. The difference tween the. British Government with "That is all I can tell you. boilers.
between this and the normal rate and the steamship lines, and the The mast lasted there for about
would be absorbed by the Govern-cost would be borne by them both. two days and then it disappear.
ment and the steamship lines on ed.
MELBOURNE Vla Manila. Brisbane &. Sydney.
KOHSO MARU
HAIPHONG.Via Hohor A Pakhol
MENADO MARU
NEW YORK-Via Japan ports, San
JAPAN PORTS.
SOURABAYA MARU
GANGES MARU
KEELUNG-Vis SWATOW & AMOT.
HOZAN MARU
CANTON MARU
TAKAO-Vis SWATOW & AMOY..
TAKAO & KEELUNG
SOURABAYA MARU
.... Sunday, 3rd February.
Wednesday, 8th February. Sunday, 3rd February. Thursday, 31st January 10 am
Francisco & Panama.
Friday, 28th January. Saturday, 26th January. Sunday, 27th January Noon. Sunday, 3rd February Noon,
Friday, 25th January, 1929.
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FOLKESTONE
GROWTH FROM FISHING VILLAGE
AGREEMENT
of
The new arrangement was to come into operation on January 1,
87, Connaught Road West, Phone: Central 898.35%
Close to the Point Replying to the Coroner, the witness agreed that if the ship had kept her course should.would or 400 have passed about 300 yards from the island. She alter-
Commander Kenworthy asked be expected to appear soon. ed her course to south-west too
with the British soon, Witness stated in the
steamship lines for a special rate whether there would be any re- course of further examinatión: "I
of fares for British subjects, nor-duction for parties going out to
Canada.
The Grimsby drifter "Shimera" am not, so much surprised that
Folkestone Harbour is controlled mally resident in Great Britain
Mr. Amery said the reduced ran on the rocks while entering this accident has happened, the by the Southern Railway Company and Northern Ireland, who wish- way so many of these ships did, under Acts of Parliament. The ed to proceed from this country to fares would apply to all British Montrose Harbour, her crew of in passing the point." He had growth of Folkestone from a Canada for the purpose of resid- migranta, whether going out eight being taken off before the even seen "Empress" liners pass small fishing village to its present ing pemanently in the Dominion. singly or with their families. He vess.d sunk. the point, although not so close, importance is due principally to It was difficult to calculate, dis- the large cross-Channel traffic tances. but he had seen many which the railway company has ships pass close to the point. developed between that port and
Mr. G. Taylor, Inspector of Boulogne.
After an interval of ten years... London. In the House
and in order to give it a fair trial the North Borneo Protectorate, is to Commons, Mr. Amery, Secretary it was necessary to make it for a be provided with a complete new of State for the Colonies, safd period of two years.
series of postage stamps which may the Government had reached an agreement
Lighthouses then gave evidence of The total aren of the Inner and steps he took after receiving the outer harbours is 12 acres 18 telephone message from Mr. Hast poles, and the total quay space la at 4 am. on January 16. He im-405 yards linear. The inner har- mediately called up the Harbour bour dries at low water, and is used, by the railway company's cross-Channel, cargo ateamers as well as fishing vessels and small scraft Importing timber, coal, bricks, &c. There is still a con- alderable faning industry at the port, and large quantities, of prime fah are sold at the Fish Market on the North Quay In this harbour there is a gridiron 224 feet long and
-DRY DOCK-
THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY
OF HONGKONG, LIMITED.
Length 787 Feet, Length on Blocks 750 Feet.
Depth on Centre of
BI (ILW.O.S.T.) 84 ft. 4'Ins.
REE SLIPWAYS
Capabis of Handling Ships Up to 3,000 Ton Displacement.
apable of
85 feet wide
During the last season 1,742-tons of fen were landed at Folkestone, states the British Coasting and Near Trades Shipowners Asso élation. The Imports for the year 1927 ware 1290 tons of stone, 4,229 tous of bricks, 26,506 tons of coal,, 62,820, tons of general and 2,061, standards
The exports were 18,996 tans of general cargo
The deep water land
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