FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1929.
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 INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH 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.)
Destination
*
SEAMEN'S WAGES
CLAIM AGAINST STEAMSHIP COMPANY
THE CHINA MAIL
RECENT JUDGMENT Seafarers and others connected with shipping manifested great interest in the considered judgment delivered by the Liverpool stipendiary, magistrate (Mr. Stuart Deacon) in a case in which a marine fireman named Wil- liam Dodd claimed from a Liverpool steamship company the return of 108, balance of wages which he alleged had been paid to the National Union of Seamen against his wish.
His Worship said he had given the case as full consideration as he could, and he proposed to give a verbal judg ment in place of a written one. The claim was made by William Dodd, ho was a fireman on defendants' ves
which Bel, for the sum of 10s. was claimed to be the balance of wager due to him in respect of a voyage be- tween Liverpool and Pernambuco be- tween August 18 and October 30,
1928, for serving as a fireman, the
thip being the property of the de- fendants.
The claim was made under section 164 of the Merchant. Shipping Act of 1994, and it was not admitted by the defendants.
that
INDO CHINA
STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD,
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION, Destination
Steamer
Sailing
Ttau vie Stow & S'hai KWONGSANG..Sun., 21st Apr. at 7 a.m. T'tan via Stow & S'hal.. KWAISANG Wed, 24th Apr. at 7 a.m.
-HOPSANG Ttau via Stow & S'hal Ttau vla Stow & S'hai.. YATSHING Osaka via Amey, Moji &
Kobe Osaka ria Amoy, Shanghai
Moji & Kobe Straits & Calcutta
Sandakan Sandakan Tientsin Canton
par
Sun, 28th Apr. at 7 a.m. Wed, 1st May at 7 a.ro.
HOSANG Fri, 26th Apr. at 7 a..
KUTSANG ..*
Sun, 5th May at 7 a.m. KUMSANG .. Fri, 10th May at 3 p.m. MAUSANG Thurs., 2nd May at 10a.m. HINGSANG
Fri, 10th May at 3 p.m. CHEONGSHING Fri, 26th Apr. at 4 p.m.- FOOSHING ...Mon, 22nd Apr. at 4 p.m. For Freight and Passage apply to:- JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.,
General Managers. Telephone Central 215,
A £2,000,000 SCHEME TO BE LAUNCHED
London-Details of a
The facts were that on August 17 Dodd,
who was a probationary ed by the union as equivalent to a HALIFAX HARBOUR member of the National Union of Sea- cash payment by Dodd of the 10a., that men, was desirous of signing on the was so far as operating to entitle Dodd pensation for loss in case of shipwreck, Liverpool, a crew for a voyage to
An admission was made by complainant vessel which was then signing on, in to the benefit of the payment of com-
The defendant com- Brasil and back.
£2,000,000 pany was one which cbserved the thir. White (for the defendants) rules of the National Maritime Board, that at the time he signed the contri- scheme about to be launched for the bation form, he did not intend to hon-development of the part of Halifax, and under the conditions obtaining on our it, or to allow the deduction of Nova Scotia, were given in Londen August 17.it was necessary.
10s. to be made, and that he signed the by Mr. Peter Jack (president of man wishing to be engaged as a contribution form to obtain the blue the Halifax Harbour Board), member of the crew should belong to
card, without which he would not have a trade union affiliated to that board.
The contribution form, it was agreed, been signed on on the articles of the was taken by the union delegate to ship.
The Stipendiary's Flodings the master and signed her him. After
"It seems to me," said his worship, signing on, Dodd received from the that the contribution ferra must be union delegate blue card headed
regarded by the Court as a document "National Maritime Board Employ-signed after, and ust before the sign-
that ment. Form," and which stated the bearer had undertaken to abide ing of the articles by Dodd, because of by the decisions of the National Mari-its wording, and it further seems to me to be clear that the contribution time Board, and was entitled, if en form must be regarded as an assign caged, to the benefits of such decisions. Below was the statement. "I agree to men: af wages accruing due to the sea- abide by the decision of the National within the meaning of Section 183 B of the Merchant Shipping Act of Maritime Board," and below was the 1894." Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotter- signature of the seaman.
dam and Hamburk
8. S.
Толя
From Hong Kong About
KARMALA
*ALIPORE MANTUA *NAGFORE
Maravillas & London.
| 5,273
Straits, Colombo & Bombay.
+ 10,946
27th Apr.
5,293
4th
May
5,334
*KIDDERPORE
KALYAN
20th 9,128
Apr. Noon 24th Apr.
8th May 9,144 11th May 25th May 10,053
5,252 1st Jusc
8th June 8,097 5,318 15th June
MOREA
*LAHORE
DELTA
• JEYPORE
Cargo only.
Bombay, Marseilles & London.
Marseilles, London, Hull, Antwerp,
Rotterdam & Hamburg.
Straits & Bombay. Marseilles, London & Hull.
Marseilles & London.
Bunday, Seondon. Antwerp, Rotter-
dam & Hamburg.
Marseilles, London & Hull..
Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo Constantinople, Piresus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of
Khedival Mail Steamship Co.
TILAWA
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
TAKLIWA
TAKADA TALAMBA TALMA
TILAWA SANTHIA
TAKLIWA
! 10,006
20th
Apr.
7,086
5th
6,949
8th
May May 3,013 21st May 10.000 3rd June 10.000 27th Jane
July 7,754 4th 7,936 10th July
Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.
Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.
Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta, Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.
to
the
B.I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st
of the union.
น
Dealing with the arguments of Mr. White, he said he considered that what-
The Board's programme, be stated, provided for the construction of two new wharves, à 1,000,000 bushel addi- tion to tha existing grain elevator, a new 2,000,000 bushel storare elevator and the provision of grain jetties and port equipment of the very latest type. A new £400,000 modern hotel, which would be completed by next Christmas, was under construction at the present time by the Canadian National Rail- ways as part of the city's scheme of development.
The port of Halifax is almost tide- less, the rise and fall of water being not more than four to six feet through- out the year, a fact which makes it pos sible for the largest shing to dock re gardless of the state of the tide.
The barbour proper in five miles. square and is completely land-locked. Bedford Basin, which lies further in- land, provides additional anchorage for liners 40 square miles in extent, and in this single basin during the war as many as 150 ships were able to lie at anchor waiting to convoy troops and load munitions.
HONG KONG TIDE.
The tide-table given below, has been obtained by aid of the Tide-predicting Machine, which includes 40 compon- ents for the better prediction of tides, from the result of the analysis of the lung tidal observatory under the direction of Dr. Doberck during the
and 2nd class passengers. All steamers are fitted with wireless and entry in respect of the 10s. union coa-over Dodd intended when he signed al observations, taken at the Kau-
carry a qualified surgeon.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South).
ARAFURA TANDA
ST. ALBANS
6,000 th May 31st May 6,966 4,500
July 5th 6.000 2nd Aug. 6,956 30th Aug.
ARAFURA TANDA
1889. and years 1887, 1888
The times and heights are given for Kaulung; but they may be used for the Victoria Naval Yard and Aberdeen, the differences being very small.
His worship quoted from a judgment After signing the contribution form, and receiving the blue card, Dodd then, of Mr. Justice Channell in a somewhat on August 17, signed on on the articles similar case, and remarked that it seemed to him that the interpretation of the vessel at 29 10s. per month, had of the section in the light of the obser- an advance of & 158. and made vations of learned judges, made it clear allotment of 30s. a week. Dodd re- that Dodd in this case would be at ceived from the union a certificate in liberty to revoke the contribution form, respect of the 10s. contribution, "Ta
or the assignment before it was acted pay or his behalf 10s to the union, which amount will be credited on his Upon that was to say before the pay book" This was signed by an official ment of the money was made under its authority. It seemed clear that on The vessel sailed on August 18, and October 27, Dodd made a definite pro- test against signing for the 108,, to the the master stated that shortly after steward, and on October 30, to the leaving Liverpool he made the entry in master, and he signed the protest form the master's bogein regard to Dodd's on November 1, and the payment account. No date was appended to that of the 108, to the union was not, in
September
There- 18, when the entry. On
fore he must be taken to have revoked vessel was at Pernambuco, Dodd, in fact, raade until November 5. the presence of the master, signed an
the Bssignment. entry for an advance of cash, and at that time there was just above it an tribution, but nothing seemed to have the contribution form, it did, when bean said by the master to Dodd or by Dadd to the master regarding the item. signed by him, become an equitable as signment of his wages when they ac At Cabedello
crued due. Again: he did not consider that the mere entry of the 10s. in the master's book was sufficient to enable the Court to say that it constituted an actual payment of the money; the the master's presence. money was not then paid. He thought Two other items, for tobacco and post- if the entry had been dated and Dodd's age, were signed by Dodd in the pre-signature obtained, the case would have sence of the chief steward, these re- been different, but the payment wa
of the presenting small items advanced from not actually made until the time to time, and entered in the chief voyage.
He observed that he could not con- steward's petty cash book for the pur- pose of setting up Dodd's account at ceive of any assignment being made for which some consideration was not the end of the voyage.
When the vessel docked at Liver- advanced at the time of its being made, pool Dodd signed for channel money in and it seemed to him that the assign- the master's book. Then when the crew ment was one which, using the word- paid off Dodd ubjected to ing of the statute, would not bind the were
being Newthe deduction of the 10s, union contri- person making it or, in other words, bution and in consequence he was sign- that it was une which was revokable ed off on protest form M., which was by the person making it, at any time arranged under Section 60 of the Mer-before the actual payment of the money. chant Shipping Act 1906 to meet such Under those circumstances he thought a situation.
There was some conflict he ought to order the payment of the in the evidence as to what protest Dodd is, by the deferciants to the made during the voyage in respect of plainant.
An application by Mr. Basil Nield, Son 81 the 10s. being paid over to the union. Dodd himself said that he on several who appeared for complainant in the occasions mentioned it to the chief absence of Mr. Maswell Fyfe (who Mon, 21 61 steward, but never to the master. The argued the ease at the original hear chief steward said he had no recol-ings), for costs, was refused. lection of Dodd mentioning the matter
Manila, Sandakaz, 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., Ld., steamers will also call at Shanghai, foilo, Cebu. Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other ports en route as in- ducement offers.
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-
The Union 5.S. Company's teamers to the United Kingdom via Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The P. &. Royal Mail steamers te London via Suez Canal. The P. & O. 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.
MOREA TALAMBA
*PERIM
TALMA
TANDA
DELTA
*ROSSINGTON
110,953 26th 8,018 28th
7,648 10,000
6th
6,956 8,007 10th
Apr. Apr. May 7th May May 7th
May
14th May
22nd
May
22nd May 24th May 4th June 4th June
COURT
RAJPUTANA
16,568
TILAWA
10,000
ST. ALBANS
4,500
KASHGAR.
SANTHIA
9.005 7,754
7th June
*TILSINGTON
COURT
TAKLIWA
RANPURA
9th June 15th June
7,030 19th June 16,601 21st June
* Cargo only.
S'hui, Moji, Kobe & Y'hama. Amoy, Shai, Moji, Kobe & Osaks. Shanghaj. Moji, Kobe & Yokohama, Amoy, Moji, Kube, Y'hams & Osaks. Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama. Shanghai. Moji. Kobe & Yokohama. Moj, Kobe & Oraka.
Shai, Moji, Kobe & Yhama. Moji, Kobe & Osaka.
Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama, Amoy. S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Osako. Muji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Amoy, Moji, Kobe, Y'hama & Osaka.
Shanghai, Moi, Kobe & Yokohama. Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Osaks. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.
All dates are opproximate and subject to alteration without notice. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.
Passengers for Ranguan must defray their own Hotel expenses at Bingapore while awaiting the on-earrying steamer.
All Cabins are atted with Electric Fans free of charge. Steamers on London and Austrailan Lines are fitted with Laundrice. Parcels measuring not more than 2% It.a2 ft.x1 ft. 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. & 0. Building, Connaught Rd. C., Hong Kong, Agents..
NEW YORK, BOSTON & BALTIMORE.
JOINT SERVICE OF THE
"BLUE FUNNEL" LINE. (OCEAN S.S. CO., LTD. & CHINA MUTUAL 9.8. CO., LTD.) AND AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE. (ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S.S. CO., LTD.)|
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG.
S.S. "RHEXENOR
S.S. "CITY OF LILLE"
S.S. "NELEUS” «
Via Suez Canal
Via Suez Canal
Via Suez Canal
B.S. "CITY OF SINGAPORE.. Via Suez Canal
8th May. 18th May,
6th June. 4th June.
Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Owners' Option,
Subject to change without notice.
For Freight and particulars apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE or THE BANK LINE, LTD., Hong Kong. Hong Kong & Canton: JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD, Canton,
On October when the vessel was at Cabodello a further entry was made in the master's book of is. 6d. cash advanced to Dodd, and Dodd signed for the sum in
50,
to him, although he might have done but he did definitely mention it on October 27 when he was signing for tobacco and postages. On that oc casion in reference to the 10s, he said, am not going to sign that because am not going to sea any more and it is better in my
pocket than in the union's."
His worship added that he thought the fact was that he made no protest about it until October 27 when he made it to the chief steward on being asked to aign the master's boat. The 10s in dispute was, he thought, actually paid by the defendant company to the union. That would in fact be regard-
CONSIGNEES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
ELLERMAN LINE.
From EUROPE.
THE "VICEROY OF INDIA"
com.
The following letter was sent recent- the Editor of the "Journal of to Commerce:"
SirThe P. and 0. Company have made a wonderful contribution to the world's shipping in having taken their courage in both hands and plunged for a really all-electric ship of the dimen- Of course, we know the experts have sions of the "Viceroy of India." been croaking about the electric drive versus everything else for many years, but now it is a fait accompli probably the undoubted utility of electrical trans- mission of power afloat will receive some of the attention which it has long justly merited.
In scanning the account of this re markable vessel in the Shipbuilding Beition of last Thursday's Journal of Commerce," even a casual reader must have, beca impressed by the care and thought which appears to have been given to the installation in every de tail. It would be very interesting, however, to learn why such special stress is placed upon the fact of synchronous motors running at a con- stant speed irrespective of the torque on the propeiler shafte little far- ther information on this all-important having arrived, Consignees of Cargo subject would be very enlightening, be by her are informed that all goods cause it is obviously going to have a are being landed at ther risk into the most important bearing on the steering hazardous and/or extra-bazardous. Go of this vessel should it become neces- downs of Holt's Wharf, whence dellsary to make a sudden turn when run- very may be obtained.
ning at full speed.
The Steamship,
CITY OF GLASCOW"
No Claims will be admitted after A little reflection, however, will sut- the goods have left the Godowns, and face to show that the reason for the all goods remaining undelivered after port and starboard shafts running to 22nd April, 1929, will be subject together when coupled to synchronous rent.
motors is not due as statedTo the and All Claims against the Steamer well-known featura of dynaino must be presented to the Undersign-motor-practice when two or more ed on or before 29th April, 1929, or motors take the current from the same they will not be recognised source, but to the type of motor used. All broken, chafed, and damaged Referring further to the description goods are to be left in the Godowns, of the details of tho manoeuvring where they will be examined on any awitchgear, this would appear to be Tuesdays or Fridays, batween the very involved, although doubtless the hours of 10.45 am. and noon, within actual gear in itself le not an compli- the Free Storage period of One Weekcated as the printed word would sig- No Fire Insurance has been affect gest. A little additional knowledze of this all-important part of the vessel's Bills of Lading will be
ading will be countersign equipment would afford very interest
ing reading if it is availableYours,
ed.
ed by,
THE BANK LINE, LIMITED, CeGeneral Agents
str
London.
Hong Kong, 17th April, 1929.
HMS
The times of high-and low-water must not be considered to coinelde with the times of slack-water and change of current, the two phenomeus being quite distinet.
April 19 to 25, 1929.
PRESIDENT LINER SAILINGS
WEEKLY TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE
To San Francisco and Los Angeles
To Seattle and Victoria
The Sunshine Belt via
The Short, Straight Route to Amorica Honolulu Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdays Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdays
a.m
D.M.
Pres. Madison Tues., Apr. 23 9 Pres. Pierce ....Tues., Apr. 30 Pris. Jackson..Tues., May 7 Pros. Taft ......Tues., May 14 Pres. McKinley Tues., May 21 Pres. Jefferson Tucs. May 28 Cres. Grant, Tues, Jucio 4 Pres. Lincoln ...Tues., June 11
£120, £112 Special through rates to Europe vin
United States, Direct connections with alli Atlantic lines. Choice of rail lines across United States and Canada, Uberal stop-over privileges for sight-seeing.
EUROPE AND NEW YORK DIRECT
ROUND THE WORLD. Fortnightly sailing on Sunday via Manila, Straits, Colombo, Suez Canal, Alexandra, Naples, Genoa, Marseilles, New York and Boston.
3.10.
a.m.
Pres. Wilson..Sau. Apr. 21, 8 Pres. Polk ....San. June 2, 6 P. Van Buren Sun. May 6, 8 Pres. Adams.Sun. June 16, 8 Pres. Hayes...Sun May 19, 8 Pres. Harrison Sun, June 30, 81
TO MANILA
Pres. Pierce...Apr. 236 pm. Pres. McKinley May 11 6 pm. Pres. Jackson.Apr. 27 6 pan. Pres. Jefferson May 210 p.m. Prey. Taft ...May 78 pm. Pres. Grant....May 25 6 p.m. For Bookings, Passenger and Freigh: Information apply to Telephone Central 2477, 2478 and 795,
Cable Address "Dollar." CANTON BRANCH: 4, SHA KEE STREET.
American Mail Line
and
|Dollar Steamship Line
THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO, LTD
ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER MAKERS, BRASS and IRON FOUNDERS. AU work done in this establishment is guaranteed. We have over thirty years' experience. We own two Slipways and can accommodate any craft of 200 feet long.
Town Office: 64, Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong. Tel. Central No. 459. Tel. Kowloon No. 9. Shipyard: Sham-Sul-Po, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Estimates furnished on application.
Hong Kong, April 1, 1921.
RECENT LAUNCH
EAGLE'S SHIPBUILDING AND
ENGINEERING CO.
Melrose Ahhey-This single-screw passenger and cargo steamer, built for MEBSTA Hull and Netherlands Steam ship Co., Ltd., of Hull, was launched from Messrs. Earle's Shipbuilding and Engineering Co., Ltd., yard recently.
The vessel is to be employed in the with the Hull-Rotterdam trade, and
vice between Hull and Rotterdam. She- is fitted with up-to-date appliances for handling general cargo, and has been specially constructed to cater for frui vegetables and other perishable traffic. The vessel complies with the Coven- tion for Safety of Life at Sea, being
bulkheads, fitted with emergency lighting sets, fire-extinguishing appara- life-saving appliances, Bre-resisting
tus and special pumping and lighting arrangements, all in accordance with the latest requirements.
A feature of interest is the excellent
large
deckbouses for 84 atcamer "Whitby Abbey and steamer passenger accommodation amidships in
iri "Jervaalx Abbey" will maintain the
two-berth
and cabins,
2nd
two
stee! usual tri-weekly service between those first-passengers
de Luxe bulit Her length b.p. is 280 feet, three- berth
in the ports,
and depth cabine
steel breadth moulded 88 feet,
house on the promenade molded 18 feet 3 inches. She has a
deck with separate bathroom and lava-
Steerage accommodation. straight stem and cruiser stern, two masts fitted with carge gear for liftstory
commodation is fitted in the poop teten tons, topgallant forecastle, con decks for 36 passengers, and 11 up
GC-
April
66
# 21a 6.4
DATE HIGH WATER (LOWER WATER,
Standard Standard Ht Times
Times
Fri. 19 m 7 Sat. 20 m 8. 134.#
Bt
4.7
m 0
49
1 30
7 2416.4
9 A
8.
all fore and aft for water ballast, and of the
bridge 'tween decks
fur
T
B 31
1.6
The propelling machinery, also co-
1 67 a 2.8
4.1 long bridge and poop with cargo wells
1.3 forward and aft, double bottom tanks there is horse stalling at the after end
exposed decks of steel sheathed with the carriage of 20 horses. teak Wilson-Pirrio steering gear is
8 33 18 placed under the deck aft, with tele structed by the builders, consists of the navigating triple-expansion engines, having cyila-
9 40 2.9 motor control from
630 €3
9118 6.1
ders 21 in., 37in, and 6din. by 42in." Tues. Ex m 9 13 9 m2 5. hridge.
9 59858 3 22 1.7 A commodious saloon and smokeroom stroke, three main boilers, 14ft. Sin Wed 2m 9 30 6.2 m 3 14 2.3 tastefully decorated are built at the diameter by 11ft 6in. long, Howden's 10 46 54 4 38 14 fore end of the bridge 'tween decks forced draught, with working pressure Thurs 25 9 68 55m 3 45.8 and promenade deck. She is built to of £20lbs. The designed speed of the
11 336 48
445 1.8 Lloyd's highest class and for the ser- vessel is 14 knots at sea, loaded.
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, STEEL AND BRASS FOUNDERS, FORGE MASTERS, ELECTRICIANS,
Twin Screw Steamer "ELIZABETH," built and engined by The Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltil, for the Federated Malay States Railways, for service between Penang and Prai
Please address enquiries to the Chief Manager:
R. M. DYER, B.Sc., M.IN.A., Kowloon Dock, Hong Kong