NYISUNE
THROUGH BOOKING TO EUROPE AT REDUCED RATES,
£120, 112, 110, £102, £83, via San Francisco.
£95, £90 10%. via Japan and Seattle.
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
KOREA MARU
SHINYO MARU
Wednesday, 17th April. Wednesday, 1st May.
SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghai & Japan Ports.
MISHIMA MARU
TOYAMA MARU
Monday, 6th May. Monday, 22nd April.
LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via
Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez.
KITANO MARU
HARUNA MARU (Calls Hull)
Saturday, 20th April Saturday, 4th May.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Porta.
ARI MARU
KAGA MARU
Wednesday, 24th April. Wednesday, 22nd May,
Thursday, 11th April Saturday, 27th April,
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
AWA MARU
† BENGAL, MARU
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolula, Los Angeles,
Mexico & Panama.
RAKUYO MARU
Friday,
19th April..
SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports,
HAKATA MARU
NEW YORK via PANAMA.
TOBA MARU
“LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Geneva, Marseilles.
+ LIMA MARU
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,
+ RANGOON MARU ...
Monday, 6th May.
0
Friday, 19 April.
Friday, 19th April.
Tuesday,
16th April.
Monday,
+ PENANG MARU (Moji direct)... Wednesday, † 10YOHASHI MARI
15th April.
17th April Friday, 19th April.
tCargo only,
SHANGHAL KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
KATORI MARU
Reduced 1st Class Excursion Rates quoted between Manila and Auatrelka.
For further information apply to-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
Tel, Central No. 292 and 3893. (P rivate exchange to all departments.)
O.
S. K
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
Cotombo, Soez and Port Said.
LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP Via Singapore
Thursday, 11th April.
ALASKA MARU RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Saigon, Singapore,
Colombo, Duchan & Cape Town. LAPLATA MAKU BOMBAY - Via Smicapore & Colombo.
....Tuesday, 23rd April,
...... Friday, 19th April.
CHIFUKU MARU DURBAN, LOURENÇO MARQUES, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR
MOMBASA-Via Singapore & Colombo.
MEXICO MARI
Thursday, 2nd May.
CALCUTTA—Vu Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.
BORNEO MARU
Wednesday, 24th April, VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Japan Ports From
Shanghai.
ALABAMA HARU (From Shanghai) Wednesday, 10th April, MELBOURNE--Via Manila, Brisbane & Sydney.
BANGKOK-Ya Saigon.
HAIPHONG.Via Huihor.
MENADO MARU....
ARGUN MARU
JAPAN PORTS.
NEW YORK-Via Japan ports, San Francisco & Panama,
ANDES MARU
KEELUNG-Via SWATOW, & AMOY,
CANTON MARU
TAKAO-Via SWATOW & AMOY.
DELI MARU
THAU & KEELUNG
Thursday, 11th April 10 am.
Tuesday, 16th April.
Wednesday, 17th April.
Sunday, 14th April 3 m.
Thursday, 18th April 10 a.m.
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M. TAKEUCHI, Manager.
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LINER ASHORE
GOES ON MUD FLATS IN A FOG
THE CHINA MAIL,
SHIPPING
Trans.
1,000 PASSENGERS ABOARD
New York, Saturday. The Compagnie Generale Atlantique liner "Faris," outward bound, has gone ashore on the mud flats off South Brooklyn in a fog.
She is carrying 1,000 passengers, of whom 415 are travelling first class.
It is expected that the ship will be refloated at high tide at six o'clock this evening. Six tugs are standing
Reuter's American Service.
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS
SECTION.
SHIPOWNERS MEET
CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN. LONDON
IDEAS REGARDING LIFEBOATS
FLEET ORDERS
LEAVE OR RELIEF WHEN SERVING ABROAD
PASSAGE EXPENSES.
It is notified in Fleet Orders that naval ratings and Royal Marines serving abroad. who may be relieved or granted leave to return to England on compassionate grounds, or for urgent private reasons, are expected to pay: any passage expenses which they may izcur for both the homeward and out- ward journeys."
Before being granted auch kave, the men concerned are to be required to acknowledge in writing that they un- London, March 5.
derstand the above conditions, and are Representatives of over a dozen martin a position to meet the cost involv time powers will meet in London in ed, April at the invitation of the British Men proceeding on leave are not to Government to discuss the problem of be told that they can be spared unti safety of life at sen.
the next Government opportunity for a The work of the conference will be return passage; or that they are to largely devoted to an attempted revi- return in any particular sion of the 1914 convention with re-re, howevery me that by.gard to changes in sea-going conditions the event of their requiring assistance since that time and with a view to in- or advice as to their return passage, or corporating the war time experiences If, in exceptional or unforeseen circum- of the different powers into the inter- stances, they are in need of an advance national code.
5 at 6 a.m.
The T. & 0.
3. "Kalyan" left Singapore for this port on April 7 at 5 p.m. with the outward English Mails, and is due here on April 12 at about 6.a.m.
Projected arrivals at and departures from Hong Kong of steamers under the management of the Bank Line,
Ltd., are as follows:-
Arrivals at Hong Kong The 3.5. "City of Glasgow" from Europe, April 17.
The s.5. "Glanbank" from New York via Panama, April 22.
The .. "Comliebank" from New York via Panama, April 26.
The s.s. "City of Newcastle New York via Suez, May 1.
from
for
for
and
Departures From Hong Kong The 3.3. "City of Khartour" Singapore and Europe, April E.
The 9.8. "City of Glasgow" Shanghai and Japan. April 18.
The s.5. "Tinhow" for Saigon South Africa, Apr 18.
The s.s. "Glenbank" for Haiphongping men. April 26,
The ss. "Comliebank" for Shanghai and Chinwangtao, April 27.
it
by
PACIFIC
MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1929.
to EUROPE
via CANADA
UNDER ONE, MANAGEMENT
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The subject will follow the lines of of pay to meet the cost of the return.
jearney
they should apply for in- the former convention and will be divid» structions either personally or in writ The P. & O. B.. "Macedonia" from Hong Kong arrived London on Apriled into six divisions as follows: Sub-ing to the Commodore, R.N. Barracks. division of ships into watertight com- of the Port Division to which they ba partients, Life-saving appliances in-long. cluding life-boats, Wireless telegraphy. It is only in rare instances that pas Fire extinguishing apparatus, Ice Pa- anges are available by Government op trol, Collision regulations.
portonity fie, by H.M. warship). The first three topies are expected to however, at the time of granting leave receive the bulk of the conference's an opportunity for passage in one of attention since the remaining items H.M. ships is avaliable, without causing need little if any revision. Much of inconvenience to the service or any ex- the work will be of a highly technical pence to public funds, it may be sanc character.
tioned by the Commander-in-Chief for An Impracticable Convention the hoineward voyage, and by the Ad- The 1914 convention has long been miralty for the return journey. recognised as impracticable from the It must be clearly understood that point cheap carriage of goods; and of ship freight ship does not constitute a Gov. of view of passenger desiring passage by H.M. transport T owner confronted with the necessity of erment opportunity. Full instructions making his accounts balance.
in regard to indulgence passages in "It is believed that the atmosphere of transports are given in A.F.O. 223/28 panic prevailing after the loss of the paragraphs 3 and 4. "Titanic" was responsible for the Whenever leave to England is grant- framing of regulations which many of ed, the commanding officer of the ship the signatories did not feel themselves to which the man belongs is to com- able to ratify.
municate the following particulars to It is hoped that the present assembly the Commodore of the depot, and a will succeed in devising regulations duplicate copy is to be given to the man which will be universally accepted both for information and guidance, viz:- by governments and by practical ship- (a) A brief description of the circum- stances for which leave is authorised. delegates is how to insure the greatest Route and anticipated date of arriva The central problem which faces the (b) Period of leave granted. (c)
The s.s. "City of Deihi for Singa-but rendering sea travel so costly that the man while on leave. (Any altera possible measure of safety at sea with- in England. (d) Intended address of pore and U.K., May
few can afford it. Shipowners accept tion of address is to be communicated the thesis generally that it is possible immediately by the man concerned |to produce a completely unsinkable the Commodore of his depot). (c) The ship, but they point out that such a state of the man's ledger account at the vessel could never be operated profit date of the commencement of leave in- ably. It would be cumbruous, slow, and clading detailed particulars of any with comparatively little space left for allotments in Aurelictilars of track
A new economical way to spend a ing interests, was founded just one modation of passengers.
The extent of the risk is indicated in other remarks.
the previous six months.
Any hundred years ago for the manufac-
Wach w and back. Only requires the record of the Liverpool Steamship ture of boilers. The original firm
All ratings who may be granted four, lays See all the sights of the in the were pioneers
Owners Association, the recognised leave under the terms of this order, if West River. It costs you only $38.40 prodaction of Lancashire and other boilers, cont
authority on the subject in Britain, taking passage to England or being und can be done in five days. Your In the eight years ending December sent abroad after leave in one of H.M. budget:— ing a minimum number of plates and 1927 enly 11 passengers' lives were lost warships, are to be victualled and em- joints, special plant being installed at
and casualties to ployed on their usual duties during the the works to enable manufacture to through wrecks
vessels in the whole British merchant journey. be conducted in this way. They were
If returning to England, also
leave is to commence from the date of the first, if not the first, among
arrival, and a leave ticket is to be to adopt dished ends, combined with
One of the chief points which will issued by the commanding officer of entire corrugated flus, a partial or thus securing greater strength, elas-come up for discussion is the change in the ship in which the man concerned is
lifeboat requirements which has reborne for the homeward passage. Water- ticity and heating surface. tube boilers have been developed by sulted from the real development of the firm, more particularly since 1903, wireless telegraphy! It is believed by Other mary that it is no longer necessary and four types are now built.
with sails, activities include
equipped wit such auxiliary require boats
casks of water and provisions for 40,000-TON SHIP BEING BUILT ON steam-raising equipment as
as stokers,
many days since the wireless summons superheaters, piping, chimneys and help in a
THE CLYDE comparatively short time. water-softening plant, As well
Lifeboats, they declare, should be re structural steel work, pressings for quired to hold a maximum number of Good progress is being made with motor vehicles and steel window
people for
of the 40,000-ton a relatively short period. the construction frames. The staff and workpeople In this connection it is considered that Canadian Pacific liner "Empress of number
some 2,000, about 300 of life-rafts, sometimes much more easily Britain," the keel of which has been whom are shareholders in one or other launched, would serve as well for at laid at the yard of Messrs. John of the Thompson companies. Funds least a part of the passenger. for unemployment, accidents, old age pensions and other purposes have also been established."Engineering."
to
CENTENARY OF BOILER MAKING
Messrs. John Thorapson, Limited, of Wolverhampton, is a combination of six companies which, though now, concerned with a variety of engineer- the carriage of goods and the accom-from the man's conduct sheet cover short summer holiday. Take a trip to
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contain-
his
Was
For failing to have a licence for cargo junk, a Chinese master fined $16 or two weeks' imprisonment to-day at the Marine Court
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
ex
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marine.
Lifeboat Requirements
MAMMOTH LINER
is
Passage for round trip
Meals on board Lodging on board
Total
$20.00
16.40
2,00
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WITHOUT LIGHTS
DANGER IN FAR EASTERN WATERS
APRIL SAILINGS DEPARTURE HOURS:
Hong Kong 5.30 pm. Wuchow 2.00 p.m. SS. "TAI HING"
[1,088 tons-Capt. O. E. Wilks.]
FRI
WED.
APRIL
12th MON. 22nd 17th SUN. 28th
SS. TAI MING" [049 tons-Capt. G. J. Spink.3 APRIL
THURS. 25th TUES. 30th
TUES. 9th 15th MON.
20th SAT. For information apply to
KWONG WING
87. Connaught Road West, Phone: Central·893.
Ca.,
port in the middle watch at night. The second offlcar, who was on watch, ob- served the sails of an unlighted dhow in the rays of the masthead light, and although prompt steps were taken to avoid a collision, the ship struck the dhow's port quarter a micute after-
Brown and Co., Clydebank. The ves- All scafarers who have been are wards and sunk her. All but two of Shipowners have frequently express sel will have a speed of 24 knots an engaged in the Eastern trade are only the crew of the dhow were, however, ed the view that they should be left hour and is expected to accomplish too well aware of the difficulties which picked up from the wreckage, and the free to provide better lifeboats as they the journey from Southampton to have to be contended with in the matter ship remained in the vicinity until are invented without being tied down Quebec (a distance of 2,768 miles) in of small sailing craft navigating with daylight, when the search was resum by over stringent and exact rules. five days.
out lights on the coast and Near East ed. Unfortunately, They also consider it unfortunate that the regulations have hitherto insisted on boats being carried in such num- will be involved bers and so placed that they cannot be the mammoth-liner. easily launched. Some think it easier itu get a large number of passengers safely away from a ship with a few
a Secang and It is understood that an expendi- ern perts. It is pretty safe
say that was seen of the missiever, nothing Lure between £2,000,000 and £3,000,000 there is scarcely a voyage made to the a boy of ten years of age. An in- East but that some "Hair-raising" quiry is being held into the matter out in the construction alarms are experienced by officers in East, and the captain of the ship, who charge of the watch in this way, more is a member of the Imperial Merchant particularly on the China coast, and Service Guild, is being represented The Caledon Shipbuilding and En-in losser way around about the Indian therest by the Guild solicitors, from
large boats rather than with a great gineering Co., Ltd., Dundee, have recoast and ports. It is strange, but whom the secretary has received a pre- number of small ones.
ceived a contract from the Nederland true, that these native craft continue liminary report. — “Journal of Com It is understood that this the line Steamship Co, Amsterdam, for the to take these risks year after year, al- merce." being taken by the owners of the new building of two large passerger and though they must know that death and take North German Lloyd liners "Breinen" cargo motor vessels for the Eastern disaster inevitably fall upon some of
trade. The vessels will be of 460 fect their number on that account. and "Europa."
Consignees of cargo “Afrika" are reminded to delivery of their goods which will be subject to rent after April 9.
A case
:
The "Burma Mára" (O.S.K.) arriv The meetings of the conference are in length, and will be propelled by occurred a few months ago of a shiped here on Friday from Yokohama and. Moji, with amongst other cargo, sxpected to be pretracted for it is be- Sulzer Diesel engines capable of main belonging to a well-known company The Marine court of inquiry at Kan- lieved that the various national exports taining a sea speed of 15 knots. [rumming duwa'a dhow off au Eastern 20 tons of refined sulphur. goon into the sinking of the Irrawaddy who have been working on the problem Flotilla Company's vessel "Ngatsein." for several years will require ample which foundered between Moulmein time in which to reconcile their respec and Rangoon, find that the serang, tive views on technical matters. "N.C. Ebadulla Meak, was criminally res Daily News." ponsible for the deaths
ui Captain Pennington and Mr. Phillips, ex- gineer, as he failed in his bounden duty to take the officers to the life-
boat but left them to drown. The SHIPS FOR FAR EAST serang has been arrested and the re- mainder of the crew discharged.
DRY DOCK---
THE TAIKUO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY
OF HONGKONG, LIMITED.
Tel-Address : “TAIKOODOCK," HONG KONG. Telephone: Central No. 212
Call Flag: “C” over “ANS, PENNANT”
Length 787 Feet
·
Length on Blocks 750 Feet. Depth on Centre of Sill (H.W.0.8.T.) 34 ft. 6 Ins.
THREE SLIPWAYS---
Capable of Handling Ships Up
to 3,000 Tons Displacement
Electric Crane at Sea Wall, Capable of
· Lifting 100 Tons at 70 Feet Radius.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
AGENTS, HONG KONG, CHINA & JAPAN.
RICKMERS LINE TO IMPROVE
· SERVICE
Plans to increase the number of ships on the Oriental service of the Rickmers Linic. Gorman shipping concern, were revealed yesterday by Paul Rickmers: head of the company. on his arrival ontboard the "President Grant," Bays the Manila "Bulletin" of March 29.
Mr. Rickmers, his wife, Mrs. Agnes Marie Rickmers, and his daughter, Miss Etha Rickmers, are here for a week's atay. They come from Ham- burg, Germany, a
and boarded the Grant" in Hong Kong for Manila, Mr. Rickmers is on a combine and business trip.
pleasure
100
"We are patting nure steamers on the Oriental service and this year wo intend to increase the number of vessels-on-the-ronWo have x-new atuamer, the "Daike Rickmers,” which I put on the Far East service and which is scheduled. to arrive in Manila April 6, Mr. Rickmers declared.
We realize the importance of the Philippines, especially of Manila, as a trade centre of the Far East," Mr. Rickmers continued. "For this reason, we are constantly improving the ser vice in the Orient to meet the demand for a better shipping service. The trade in this part of the world is in- creasing rapidly, and greater facilities,
regularity of calls and speed of ser vice, are being asked of shipping con GEZTUS
he said. president of the Mr. Rickmera Rickmers Linie, which operates 6 flest of German r vessels for cargo tranz portation between Europe and Orien tal porti Rickmers, Line, vessels call. every three weeks st Manila, coming from Hamburg, Germany.
BANK LINE LTD.
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ALSO AGENTS FOR T
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13th April
9th May. .10th June.
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17th May.
ANDREW WEIR & CO.
SERVICES TO
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE
S.S. "OAKBANK"
MAURITIUS ASKE
S.S. TINHOW
via Suez Canal
SOUTH AFRICA
AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE
.10th May.
ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE
15th April
Loading for Mauritius, Reunion, Delagen Bay, Durban, East London, Algoa Bay (Port Elizabeth),
Mossel Bay and Capetowa to Beirs, quiimine, tho, Port Ame
Through Bills of Lading Inused to Beira, Quilimaine, Tho, Port Amelia, Mozambique, - Chinda,
Inhambane, Zanzibar, Mombasa, Killndia, Port Nolloth, Luderits Bay, Walvis Bay Madagascar,
For freight or passage on my of the above lines apply to:
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