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THROUGH BOOKING TO EUROPE AT REDULED RATES, £120, £il2, €110, £102, E83, via San Francisco.
£95, £90 10s. via Japan and Seattle, SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghal, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
Wednesday, 17th April Wednesday, 1st May.
Monday, 22nd April Monday, 6th May.
KOREA MARU SHINYO MARU
SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghai & Japan Ports.
+ ΤΟΥ ΑΜΑ MARU
MISHIMA MARU ....
LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via
Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez.
KITANO MARU
HARUNA MARU (Calls Hull)
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
AKI MARU
KAGA MARU
Saturday, Saturday,
20th April. 4th. May.
Wednesday, 24th April. Wednesday, 22nd May..
27th April. Saturday, Wednesday, 1st May.
BOMRAY via Sinirapore, Penang, & Colombo,
+ BENGAL MARU
† HAKODATE MARU
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) vin Japan, Honolulu, 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
+ LISBON MARU
LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Geneva, Marseilles.
† LIMA MARU
Friday,
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.
+ RANGOON, MARU
+ TOKUSHIMA MARU
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
TOYOHASHI MARU
WAKASA MARU (Kobe direct)
1 DAKAR MARU
KAGA MARU (Nagasaki direet)
*Cargo only.
Monday, 6th May.
Friday, Monday,
19th April.
29th April
19th April.
Friday,
Thursday, 18th April.
29th April. Monday,
Thursday, 18th April. Thursday. 18th April. Friday. 19th April. 19th April.
Reduced 1st Class Excursion Rates quoted between Manila and Australia
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THE CHINA MAIL,
NEW PASSAGE SCHEME FOR
CANADA
SHIPPING
The Canadian Immigration Depart ment announces the establishment of Dassage scheme for a new assisted.
1cr recruiting Eritiah young men Canadian farms.
Under the scheme those unable to £10 fare will be loaned raise the their passage money by the British Government after examination and acceptance by the Canadian author- itics.
The men must declare willingness to settle permanently in Canada, and s made for a return no provision passage.
It is understood that the new ar-
moving
rangement contemplates limited number of anamloyed in the mining areas of Great Britain co Canada without their requiring any preliminary training in Great Britain to adant them for agricultural e- ployment in the Dominion,
SECTION.
MARINERS WARNED
WRECK IN THE VICINITY
WOOSUNG
The wreck of the s.8. "Kang- SA" lies sunk in the South Channel Entrance to the Yangiste River in a position from which Woosung Light- house bears 3. 83 deg. W., distant 2.42 miles.
The wreck is that of an hon steam- ar, 200 feet long and 38 feet beam. She is lying upright on, the bottom in an east and west direction in about 47 feet of water at low water-of ex- traordinary spring tides. At present two masts and the funnel are visible nt bigh water.
An Aga gas-lighted wreck-marking buoy, painted green and showing a green flashing light every 3 seconds, thus:
0.3 seconds Light Eclipse 2.7 seconds
has been bored about cable east from the wreck, that is, in a direct ne to seaward of the line in which The official statemen: saya:-.
the hull is lying. Vessels con pass either side of the buoy at a distance "It has been found that, owing to
From of no less than 1% cables. low wages and scarcity of employ-
the "osition of the brev. Woosung ment in sume parts of the British
S. 83% der. W., Jales, many
who would Lighthouse bears good nien
distant 21⁄2 miles. welenne a chance to make E new start in Canada cannot find even the All bearings given are magnetic.
Charts affected: Marine Department third-class organ rate of £10, plas their railway fare at the other end.
Charts Nos. 1, 2, and 7. The new arrangement will enable these men to came to Canada when it is shown that farmers here want them.
"The selection of those who will come under the new plan will be en- tirely in the hands of immigration officials overseas, and selection will depend not only on physical fitness and willingness to work, but also upon some past experience of hard manual labour.”
A MARINE'S FALL
!
Pte. A. C. Smith, Royal Marine, of H.M.S. "Berwick," was on Saturday removed to the Government Civil Hospital suffering from injuries to his head caused by accidentally fall-
Call ing from an embankment wall Caroline Hill when leaving the place after a football match. His condition had so improved this morning that he was transferred to the Naval Hos pital
FALL INTO A HOLD...
Whilst working cargo or board the 4.2. "Kwong Shan" in harbour yester day, a coolie missed his footing and fell into one of the ship's holds. He was severely injured by the high drop and had to be taken to the Govern ment Civil Hospital, where his con- dition is considered serioas.
SHIPPING
BREVITIES
A Chinese steerage passenger died from tuberculosis on board the 3.5.
Tresident Madison" on the voyage
from Seattle to Shanghai, ANTWERP Via Singapore
ROTTERDAM & Colombo, Suez and Port Said. AMUR MARU
Saturday, 11th May.
RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Vis Saigon, Singapore,
LAPLATA MARU
Calumbe. Darban & Cape Town.
Tuesday, 22rd April.
Friday, 19th April,
BOMBAY Via Singapore & Colombo.
CHIFUKU MARL
HONOLULU MARU
..... Saturday, 4th May.
DURBAN, LOURENCO MARQUES, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAMİ, ZANZIBAR
& MOMBASA Via Singapore & Colombo,
Thursday, 2nd May.
CALCUTTA Via Singapore, Penang & Rangoot.
MEXICO MARU
BORNEO MARU
SEATTLE MARU
KASADO MARU
Wednesday, 24th April. Thursday, 2nd May. Saturday, 18th May.
VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Japan Ports ALABAMA MARU (Frem Shanghai) Wednesday, 10th April LONDON MARU (From Shangha) Monday, 29th April. MELBOURNE Via Manila, Brisbane & Sydney.
HIMALAYA MARU
BANGKOK-Via Saigon,
HAIPHONG_Viu Haihow.
MENADO MARU
Wednesday, 8th May.
.... Thursday, 25th April 10 am.
NEW YORK-Vin Japan ports, San Francisco & Panama.
ARGÜN MARU
ANDES MARU
JAPAN PORTS.
ARGUN MARU
GANGES MARU
KEELUNG-Via SWATOW & AMOY.
HOZAN MARO
TAK 10 Via SWATOW & AMOY.
PAKAO & KEELUNG
DELI MARU
BATAVIA MARU
Sunday, 21st April.
Wednesday, 17th April. Sunday, 21st April. Wednesday, 24th April. Sunday, 21st April 3 a.m. Thursday, 18th April Noon.
Sunday, 5th May.
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Central No. 4088, 4089, 4090,
M. TAKEUCHI, Manager.
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MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS
The P. & D. p.s. "Khiva" from Hong Kong arrived Marseilles April 13 at 8 am.
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The P. & 0. 3.s. "Joypore" left Singapore for this port on April 9 at 2 p.m., and is due here on. April 15 at about 5 p.m.
The P.&O. B.. "Mirzapore" left Shanghai for this port on April 13 at 6 am., and is due here on April
17 at about 5 m
The C.P.S. R.M.S. "Empress 13 (Sat.) at 5.80 p.m., left Nagasaki (Sat at Nagasaki on April on April 14 (Sun) at 8 a.m., and was due at Shanghai on April 16 (Mon.) at 3 p.m. She leaves Shanghai on April 16 (Toes.) at 1 p.m.
The C.PS. R.M.S. "Empress of France" arrived at Shanghai on Apri 12 (Fri.) at p.m., left Shanghai on April 15 (Sat.) at 10 a.m., and was due at Kobe on April 15 (Mon.) at 8 am. She leaves Kobe on April 16 (Tues.) at Noon.
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 s.s. "City of Glasgow" Europe. April 17.
from
Glenbank" from New York The s.5. via Panama, April 22.
The as "Comliebank" from New York via Panama, April 26.
The as "City of Newcastle" from New York via Suez, May 1
for
Departures From Hong Kong The s.. "City of Glasgow Shanghai and Japan, April 18.
The s.s." inhow" for Saigon and South Africa, April 15.
The s.s. "Glenbank" for Haiphong,
April 26.
The s.s. "Comliebank" for Shanghai and Chinwangtao, April 27.
The s.s. "City of Delhi" for Singa- pore and U.K., May
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While he s.. "Anking" was mid- way from Singapore to Hong Kong an infant boy died from pneumonia.
The master of a junk WAR On Saturday fined $100 by the Marine Magistrate for anchoring at Shauki- war with 400 tins of kerosene on board, instead of proceeding to the Dangerous Goods Anchorage. In im- ed that he regarded the offence as a posing the fine his Worship remark very serious one because the accus- the
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FURTHER DETAILS OF THE INCIDENT
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more favourable moment. Before Commander G. F. Hole, situations is being screened at the with laughter. E.N. (retired) at the Marine Court Queen's Theatre for the last time,!
heat, who appeared before the Marine $15, or 14 days hard labour. Magistrate on Saturday, was fined
Arriving from Osaka and Amoy, the s.s. "Sanathia" British vessel. discharged a cargo of 1,200 tins of safety matches for Hong Kong. The russel arrived bere yesterday.
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