NYKLINE
· THROUGH BOOKING TO EUROPE AT REDUCED RATES, £120, £112, 110, £102, £83, via San Francisco.
£95, £90 10s. via Japan and Seattle.
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
SHINYO MARU
SIBERIA MARU
TOYAMA MARU
MISHIMA MARU'.
Wednesday, 1st May. Wednesday, 15th May.
SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghai & Japan Ports...
Monday, 22nd April. Monday, 6th May.
Saturday, Saturday.
20th April. 4th May.
LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via
Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez.
KITANO MARU
HARUNA MARU (Calis Hall)
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
Wednesday, 24th April. Wednesday, 22nd May.
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
AKI MARU
KAGA MANU
+ BENGAL MARU
† HAKODATË MARU
Saturday,
27th April.
Wednesday,
1st May.
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via 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
Monday, 6th May.
Friday. 19th April.
Monday, 29th April.
LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Geneva, Marseilles.
+ LIMA MARU
Tuesday, 23rd April.
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,
+ RANGOON MARU
TOKUSHIMA MARU
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
WAKASA MARU (Kobe direct).
+ DAKAR MARU
+ TOYOMASHI MARU
KAGA MARU (Nagasaki direct)
†Carge only.
Friday,
19th April. Monday, 23th April.
Thursday.
Friday,
18th April. 10th April.
Friday,
19th April.
Friday,
39th April.
Reduced 1st Class Excursion Rates quoted between Manila and Australia.
For further information apply to-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Tel. Central No. 22 and 3807.
O.
(Private exchange to all departments.)
S.
K.
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION,
LONDON,
ROTTERDAM &
HAMBURG, Colombo, Suez and Port Said.
SHIP AGROUND
"YUNGSHIN" AT WOOSỤNG
BREAKWATER
Shanghai, Yesterday.
THE CHINA MAIL,
SHIPPING
SECTION.
INSPECTION
SHIPBUILDING
LLOYD'S LATEST FIGURES INDICATE REVIVAL
BRITAIN'S SHARE
London. Yesterday.,
A revival in shipbuilding is indicat- ed by Lloyd's Register of Shipping, which shows that 1,357,000 tons were being, constructer in Great Britain and on March 31, and 1,480,000 Ireland
WASHINGTON AND HONG KONG tons abroad, increases of 114,000 and 05,000 respectively as compared with December 31.
PEGULATIONS
The following is from the Depart
The Chinese steamer "Yungshin," ment of Commerce Office of the Secre-
and Footary, Washington-- plying between Shanghai chow, is reported to have barily gune aground over Woosung breakwater, as
submerg the result of running over a
early this morning. cd wreek passengers have been sent ashore.
The
Later. The "Yungshin" report is confirm- Tugs ងរវើ. There are no casualties. are standing up in the hope of re floating the vessel at high tide.
The extent of the damage cannot he ascertained.Reater,
"Yungahin" is owned by the Shaosking SN. Co., Ltd. Ningpo ha
1,585 tonnage lier registered
She je 254,3 ft. in length. 34.2 breadth and 20,4 depth. Sh
and Co. was built by Senti Greenock in 1886.]
tons.
is
ol
Figures for Great Britain and Ire Dominions and 188,000 for sale or for foreign shipowners. and comprise 200,000 tons for British
January 26, 1929.
Tonnage commenced in Great Bri- To United States supervising and local inspectors, Steamboat Inspection tain and Ireland amounts to 362,000 with December 31, and 289,000 launch-. Service, electors of customs, and tons, a decrease of 69,000 compared 298,000 tons have masters, qwners and agents of mered, while abroad chan: passenger steam vessels of Hong been commenced and 211.000 launch-
Kong:
This Department having been off- cially
by the Secretary of advised
the authorities of Hong State that Kong will recognise as valid the steam- boat-inspection certificates issued by the authorities of the United States to merchant team vessels of the Unit
in the and, et States,
Vessels of the United States
certificates unexpired
havmaued by officers
Cax
the
will dis linited States Governmen
further pense with any
inspection as regarde hull, boilers, machinery, and equipments, including life-saving an paratus, except such as is necessary TRANSFER OF FLAG satisfy the inspector that the condition
S.S. NAM PENG UNDER PORTUGUESE OWNERS
The s.5. Nam Pong" has now born
"Nam
transferred from the Chinese to Por- tuguese Bag her owners being the Shun On S.S. Co. She is registered in Macao, und in all probability will old run from long he placed on chau Kongte Kwong-chau-w
Under the command of Captain d'Oliveira, the s.s. A. Pang" is at the Kwong Fook Cheong Dockyard undergoing minor repairs.
She was built in Germany by H. F. Ulrichs and Co., as long ago as 1852 as the ss. "Wilheim" and is on iron serew steamer of 183 gross tonnage Engined by 0. and 588 net tonnage. Hennigis and Co. at Berlin, her dimensions length 180.3 feet, beam 27 feet and depth 14.3 feet.
are
ANTWERP Via Singapore NAVAL MOVEMENTS
AMUR MARU Saturday, 11th May, RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Saigon, Singapore,
Colombo, Durban & Cape Town.
LAPLATA MARU
BOMBAY Via Singapore & Colombo,
CHIFUKU MARU
HONOLULU MARUS
Tuesday, 23rd April.
Friday, 10th April. Saturday, 4th May.
DURBAN, LOURENCO MARQUES, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR
& MOSIBASA-Via Singapore & Colombo,
...Thursday, 2nd May,
CALCUTTA-Via Singapore, Penang & Rangesday, 24th April.
MEXICO MARU
BORNEO MARU
SEATTLE MARU
KASADO MARU
Thursday, 2nd May. Saturday, 18th May.
VICTORIA, SEATTLE. TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Japan Porta
ALABAMA MARU (From Shanghai) Wednesday, 10th April. LONDON MARU (From Shangha). Monday, 39th April. MELBOURNE Via Manila, Brisbane & Sydney.
HIMALAYA MARU
BANGKOK-Via Saigon.
BAIPHONG-Via Hoihow.
MENADO MARU
Wednesday, 8th May.
DRAFTS FROM HOME TO CO NORTH
H.M.S. "Cleopatra one of the three cruisers with reliefs from Home for the China Station, leaves Hong Kong at 11 am. to-morrow for Woo- saug (below Shanghai) for exchang with ships of the Yangisze Gunboat Motilla.
"Bridg "Sandwich" and 11.M.S.
new sloops bound fer China. water,"
from Malta yesterday
arrived ut Gibraltar
Thursday, 25th April 10 am.
Sunday, 21st April
FOR THE U.S.-SOUTH AMERICAN SERVICE
NEW YORK-Via Japan poris, San Francisco & Panama.
JAPAN PORTS,
ARGUN MARU
ANDES MARU
ARGUK MARU
GANGES MARU
KEELUNG--Vis SWATOW & AMOY.
HOZAN MAEU
TAKAO-Via SWATOW & AMOY.
DELI MARD
TAKAO & KEELUNG
HATAVIA MARI
Wednesday, 17th April. Sunday, 1st April. Wednesday, 28th April. Sunday, 21st April 3 a.. Thursday, 18th April Noon Sunday 5th May.
For further particulars picase apply to.OSAKA SHOSEN KABHA.
Tel Central No. 1988, 4089, 4090.
M. TAKEUCHI Manager.
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SHIPBUILDERS, SHIP REPAIRERS, BOILER MAKERS, FORGE MASTERS, OXY-ACETYLENE, AND ELECTRIC WELDERS, MECHANICAL, AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS.
This
ed
Tanker tonnage under construction is 331,000 tons, showing a further re- duction.
The tourage of motor ships under
Construction in Great Britain and Ire- land is 537,000, and abroad 862,000.
-Reuler.
ES. OUTBUILT BY OTHER NATIONS
NAVAL ACTIVITIES
The developments that have follow- ed the passage of the Jones-White Act notably the sale of the United States of the vessel, her boilers, and life and American Merchant lines, "mark saving equipments are as stated in the the recrudescence of the shipminded- said current United States certificate of ness of the American people in the of the famous clipper ships,' inspection, it is hereby ordered, under days the authority canfeerel upon the Secre states Mr. Alfred H. Hang, director tary of Commerce by the amendment of of the bureau of research of the Ship- our again March
17, York, "This will result in section 4400, Revised Statutes of the ping Board, in an interview in New United States, approved 1966, that hereafter and until other accupying a place on the seas in keep wise directed the merchant passenger ing with our great commercial develop- steam vessels of Hong Kong sailing ment."
tremendous shipbuilding Referring 10 from porta in the Tinited States and
for loss of some 12,500,-
the holding unexpired certificates of inspec activity of the several maritime nations tion
by the duly constituted to make up issued by officers of Hong Kong shall be subject 000 gross tons of shipping sank by sub- no other inspection than such as is murines and mines during the war, Mr. necessary to satisfy the local inspec-flaag said that while these nations, in- tors that the condition of the vessel. cluding the United States, found them- after the war, this was her boilers, and life-saving equipments solves with. are as stated in the said current Rongnage on hand reat surplus of ton- Kong certificate of inspection.
really a paper surplus, as most of the agents of war-built ships soon became solete. The masters, owners, Or
the Ja the past seven years, Tiong Kong merchant passenger stekn
maritine vessels holding certificates of inspection United States has been outbuilt-in mer- States shall launediately upon arriving nations, and is now
modern vessels for expansion of its at ports in the United States file in the of ou
of shipbuilding
trade in sctivities of the Inspection Service, having jurisdictionment nations in the period 1995
issued by the authorities of the United | chant vessels by the lead in need!
principal
a. state-
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1929.
SERVICE
FAST LUXURIOUS
-to America
and Europe
for
America or Evropu ave themselves of specdy and rem. fortable service when they co Canadian Pacific.
The White Empresses are the largest, newest and fastest liners on the Pacific. They cross from Yokohama to Vancouver in 9 days; from Shanghai to Va couver in 14.
These ships counect with the summer trains, "Trans-Canada Limited" and "Mountaineer," at Vancouver, enabling passengers to make the earliest sailing of a Canadian Pacific Atlantic liner.
CANADIAN PACIFIC
Next sailing to the Pacific Coast
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA 6 a.m.-May 1st, 1929, GREATEST
WORLD'S
TRAVEL
WEDNESDAY,
&0.-
Apo
Eastern
(COMPANIES in MAIL AND P TAKING
STRAITS, JAVA, DURMÍ WEST DUES, MAUR AUSTRALASIA, IN QUEENSLAND P. CONSTANTINO
POR
PENINSULAR &
DIRECT ROT (Under Contrac
Tous
5.273 24 10,040 27 5253 4
MIRZAPORE
6,715 17
KARMALA
9,128 201
LAMPORE
VENTUA
NAGPORE
SYSTEM
RPORE
5,334
KASTAN
9,14-1
11
MOREA
LAHORE
10,953 25
5,252
8,097
BRITISH WUCHOW LINE-Carge only
requent connection fre
Kladival Mail Steamship Col DEPARTURE HOURS: Hong Kong 5.30 p.m., Wuchow 2.00 pm Constantinople, Pireaus, Smy
S.S. TAI MING" 1619 tons Capt. G. J. Spink]
APRIL
SAILING DATES FOR APRIL, 1929 (Subject to changes).
S.S. TAI HING" 11.068 tons--Capt. 0. B. Wilks.]
APRIL
WED. 17th MON. 22nd
EUN.
28th
20th SAT. THURS. 25th
TUES.
30位
BRITISH IN
7,751 18:
10,006 20
7,926 5
6.940
3,013 21
10.000
SANTHIA in such part. Gate of inspection.
a copy of their current
to 1929, inclusive, which follows: Hong Kong certi
"During the perind 1922 to 1928, in-
TILAWA Masters, owners, or agents of the
merchant
TAKLIWA tons, ni Hong Kong merchant passenger steam clusive, out of a total of 1,596 vessels holding unexpired United States vessels of 10,107,092 gross
ships of 2.000 gross tons and over, the
Regular Service of Fast, High Glues River Steamers Having Good AADIA certificates of inspection shall also fur-
United States has built, in numbers,
TALMA nish the local insectors a copy of
less than 2 per cent, of the total and ommodation for First Class Passengers, Electric Light and Fans in Sut TALAMBA their enrrent 1ong Kong certificate of
cent.
vons and Saloon. The s.s. "Tai Hling" is fitted with Wireless. A United in inspection upon arrival at
The vessels leave Hong Kong for Wuchow (via Samshui, Shimhite TAWA the increases in foreign
TAKLIWA States port on their last voyage preced-age alout 3 per lay the date of
of the cur merchant fects Great Britain is credit-fakhing & Dasing) and return to Hong Kong (via same Ports; every SANTH
a total of 1,029 vessels of lays, rem United States
and it shall there- 6.286,550 tons, Germany 224 vessels of sich steam
and certificated in 1871.892 tons. France 118. vessels of atter exit herein.
701,053 tons, Italy 93 vessels of 730,027
be the manner
↑ '',
expirate held by led with
eat merchant
Fares for round trip (not including meals) $20. Meg's & Wines an o be obtained on board.
Hong Kong Arrivals and Departures from Hoi On Wharf.
For information apply to
Ca
87, Counaught Road West, -
Phone: Central 893
would be places on its New York arm to the provisions of the steam which the United States is building 6, 201.000 tons, Italy 83 of over 181,000 would givetween New York, to inspection, they shall furnish the malang 59,000 tons, or in numbers less tons, and the United States with 19 of
11
KWONG WING Z
2.
Increase
10,000 27
7,754 7,936 10
B.I. Aptar Line stea and 2nd class passengers carry a qualified surgeo EASTERN & AU
JRATURA
the survice pPETANDA when the average freight rate ST ALBANS "A lines in any one enthie 1ARAFUTA
in the E TANDA or more per ton agreement the service premios d "A lines is 4 dols, per ton ricade y
16,000 |
0,456 3 $1500
6.000 7
4.058 20
The local inspectors will, upon re-tons, and Japan 81 vessels of 406,132 reint of the copy of the Hong-Kong tons. Thus, it will be seen that during the United States vessels NEW MOTOR SHIPS certificate of inspection, procesi at once the past seven years the
make the examination necessary to has been outbuilt in
Great
6 to comply with the requirements of the 26 to 1 by
Germany, to by France, nearly 21⁄2 At March 17, 1908, heretofore T
te 1 by Italy, and 2 to 1 by Japan. ferred to
If, after such examination, the local
Further, at the present time. Jan- inspectors shall find that the existing uary, 102, there are under construc- credits Japan with 127 of over 415,000 The Furness-Prince Line announced
tion by the same countries a total of tons, the British Empire with 78 of four new mator-liners conditions of the vessel, her boilers, ma. recently that
and life-saving equipments 301 vessels of 2.099,257 gross tons, of ever 395,000 tons. France 120 of nearly
certificate Buenos Ayres service this year.
a fortnightly express pas-vessel's current Hong Kong
Hang made the point that the of the average freight rate for Regular monthly saili 3 per cent.
The E. & A. S.S. Co. nage less than senger service
be contributed to the pod, whet de Janeiro, Monte Video, Santos, and master, owners, or agents a certificate & per cent of the total, and in ton-less than 157,000 tons,"
that effect on Porn 989. Said cer- British shipyards 205 vessels of nations signatory to the Washington; imputed semi-annually, the balancetralia. Buenos Apres.
1.414,592 tons are under construction. treaty have made great gains in sea
participated as "D" and "asy Kolambugan, Tawad
ducement offers. Each of the new vessels will have a tificate will be dated expire on the
of the said steam in Germany 38 vessels of 223.592 tons, strength since then by reason of the They will date of expiration
Union S.S. Comy displacement of 17,350 tons.
vessel's Hong Kong eertificate on file in
Japan 2 vessels of 168,846 tons, in addition of modern merchant tonnage, proposed modification, poest t
monthly computation of average frer Frequent connections be built in Britain.
rates of the "A" lines and ingre Italy 18 vessels of $1,100 tons, and in which must be considered as an in- die inspectors office.
The spretors will also send to the France 12 vessels of 112,127 tons. portant factor in sea strength, while
the service premium to a desvenland, Vancouver. San The P. & 0. Branch the average rate is 150 abs to The P. & O. Royal I collector of rustos, for file in the This shows that in the construction the United States has lagged behind. custom house, artifeated copy of the programme now under way Great Bri-
dols. per ton, with an ere The New Zrakod Sh London via Panama Canal is building 34 vessels to our 1, tain rifrate issued by them as evidence
cert in the premium for each 1 Japa n which the clearance may be grant Granny G to our
increase in rate up to 17 dels per Italy 3 to our 1, and France 2 to our 1.
Beginning with 17 s. the serve E. F. MORGAN,
miam is to be the per cent af the figures quoted date from Acting Secretary of Commerce,
average rate, subject to a mirare 5 tribution to the pood at 12 dak pe
Provide for mentorship Three changes in the United States
Conference agreement conference of caring and dec Inter-ceastat approved by the Shipping Board per participate in the lung oras hit the carriers to:-
+
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS
"Karmala" Jeft The P. & 0, SN Shangha: for this port on April 16 pm, and is due here on Apri 13 at about 5 am.
Projected arrivals at and departures fram Hong Kong of steamers under tite Bank Line. Le managerment al
Lil. are as follows:-
Arrivals at Hong Kong
The "Glebank" from New York
via Panama. April 22
The ss. Cliebank"
from New
York ria" Panama, April 26.
The s., Hity of Newcastle" from; New York vin Suez, May *.
Departures From Hong Kong
Glasgow
The "City Shanghai and Japan, April 18.
for
The 6. "how" for Saigon and South Africa, April 14
The S. "Glerbank for Haijhong, April 26.
The "Comliebank" for Shanghai, and Chawangtao, Apell 27.
DEPORTEES
RECENT LEGISLATION IN
C.S.A.
are
Aliens who have been arrested and
of inw deported in pursuance
from admission mandatorily excluded to the United States whether deporta Lien tank place before or after the en- actment of the Act.
The
which the Alien grounds upon
Alien was deported are immaterial. temporary visitors who have overstay- ed their visits and have been ordered
The ss. "City of Dahi for Singa- deported, for example, now are per-
pore and UK., Alas 9.
-DRY DOCK-
OF HONGKONG, LIMITED. THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY
Fel Address: "TAIKOODOCK," HONG KONG. Telephone: Central No. 212.
Cali Flag: "C" over. "ANS. PENNANT.”
Length 787 Fest, Length on Blocks 750 Feet
Depth on Centre of
Sill (H.W.O.S.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.
manently harred from the
States
United
Any alien ortiered departed (whether efore or after enactment of the Act) who has left the United States shall be considered to have been deported in pursuance of law irrespective of the sures from which the expenses of his the transportation were defrayed prof_
This place to which he departed.
rings within the mandatorily excluded
class wentioned in jaragraph one
Aliens who have been ordered deport- ed and permited to depart voluntarily in lieu of deportation.
Persons excluded from admission at parts of ery and deported are exclud-] ed for age year from date of deporta tion unless the Secretary of Labour aas consented to their re-applying for
mission
The entry or attempted entry to the United States of Aliens excluded under paragraph one after expiration of the 60 days after the enactment of the Act is made a felony punishable by impri- sunment for not more than two years or by a fine of nu mere than $1.000 by both fine and imprisonment.
Hereafter al entry or entry ob tained a wilfully false or misleading talement or the wilful coneralment of a material fact is made a misdeineanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one year or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by beh fine and imprisonment.
Exclusion provisions of the Act are effective at once.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
Consigners of earpu ex s.s. "City of Glasgow” are reminded to take delivery of their goods which will be subject to rent after April 22.
our
the since iply the same period as thei
of the
approxi siraing
Washington
Arms Tracy, it will be of interest to note in passing the progress made in naval shipbuilding activities by the Wash- ington Treaty nations. We find that in ers and carriers capital ships, aircraf other combatant tynes of the first line
COASTAL TRADE
APPROVAL BY SHIPPING BOARD.
1. Distribute the poolel freight
included in the agreement,
Carriers
These modifies relate agreement, tiled t and second line, out of the total tonnage earnings of the lines each three months of vessels laid downs or appropriated instead of Semi-annually, the present in the increastal trad and at TAND for since February 6, 1922, the record provided.
BANK LINE
ELLERMAN
AGENTS FOR
by the Board under date May 2DELTA
LTD.
& BUCKNALL S.S.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO
CO.,
ALTERATION WITHOUT NOTICE.
UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT
S.S. "CITY OF DELHI" Londen, Rotterdam, Amsterdam & Hamburg S.S. "CITY OF GLASGOW London, Rotterdam, Amsterdam & Hamburg
NEW YORK, BOSTON, & BALTIMORE
SS. CITY OF LILLE"
S.S. "CITY OF SINGAPORE"
via Suez Canal
via Suez Canal
ALSO AGENTS FOR
ANDREW WEIR &
SERVICES TO
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE
S.S. "OAKBANK”
via Suez Canal
MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA
S.S. TINHOW"
Mossel Bay and Capetown.
SAILINGS
1
ARAFURA
TATAMBA MORE
10,9 16
10,953
8.018
*PERIM
7.618
TESLA
10,000
6,9056
8.07
PROBBINGTON
COLET
RAJPUTANA TELAWA
16.548
10.000
STAALBANS
4.699
KASHGAR SANTHIA
9.005
54
LTD
ELLERMAN UN
9th May.
10th June.
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LIN
CO.
16th May.
11th June.
AMERICAN & ORIENTAL UN
10th May. ORIENTAL AFRICAN LIE
"18th April.
Loading for Mauritius, Reunion. Delagoa Bay, Durban, East London, Algoa Bay (Port be Through Bills of Lading issued to Beira, Quilimaine, Ibo, Port Amelia, Mozambiene, Chud Inhan.bane, Zanzibar, Mombasa. Kiliadini, Pert Nolloth, Luderitz Bay, Walvis Bay
Madagascar.
For freight or passage on any of the above lines apply to:--
Telephone
.Central 4791.
THE BANK LINE, LTD. |
*TIRSINGTON
COURT
Cargo only."
All dates are apk WIRELESS TELL Fassengers for Nat Balgapore while awaiti
All Cabius are fitt Btearters on Lorelai Parcels measuring the Company's Offic For further Infor
MAC
P&O. Building, Co
NEW YORK
"BLU
OCEAN S.S. CO
AMERICA
(ELLERA SA
ES. "EHEXENOE B.S. "CITY OF L ESS. CITY OF S Steamers proceed vi Subject to cha For Freig
BUTTERFIELD &,
ng Kong & Cant
E