$
FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1929.
P. & 0.-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.)
1.
6. 3.
Tons
From Hong Kong About
Destination
KALYAN
MOREA *LAHORE
9,144 11th May
Noon 10,963 25th May 5252 1st Junc
Marseilles, London & Hal
DELTA
8,007
8th June
• JEYPORE
3,318
15th June
RAJPUTANA
16.538
22nd June
PERIM
7,648
29th June
9,005 6th July
-KASUGAR
Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles, London, Antwerp,
dem & Hamburg. Marseilles, London & Hull. Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotter
dan and Hamburg. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles & London. Marseilles, J.ondon
Hull.
THE CHINAMN
CONSIGNEES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.
From MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON, STRAITS AND PHILIPPINES.
The Steamship,
"BENVORLICH"
Consignees of Cargo are hereby in- formed that all Goods are being land- Jed at their risk into the hazardous" and/or extra hazardous Godowns, of The Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be ob- tained.
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all; Gooda remaining undelivered after 13th inst will be subject to
the
rent
All claims against the steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 27th inst. or they will not be recognised.
All broken, chufed, and damaged Gonda are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 11th inst. at 10 a.m., by Messrs. Goddard and Douglas.
ed.
No Fire Insurance has been effect-
Bills of Ending will be countersign- ed by,
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD., Agents. Hong Kong, th May, 1929.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.
From MIDDLESBRÒ', ANTWERP, LONDON & STRAITS.
The Steamship.
MAIL,
INDO-CHINA
STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION, Destination
LIN
Stedmer
Ttau i Stow & Shai . CHAKSANG Tian via Stow & Shai ...KWONGSANG Tiau via Stow & Shai .. KWAISANG Tu in Stow & S'hai .. HOPSANG Osaka via Amoy, Moji &
Kobe Osaka vía Amor, Moji &
Robe
Stralis, & "Cafcutta- Straita & Calcutta
Sandakan
SUISANG YUENSANG KOSANG NAMSANG
MAUSANG
Salling Sun., 12th May at 7 a.m. .Wed, 16th May at
7 a.DL San.. 19th May at 7 a.m. Wed, 2nd May at 7 aim.
Tues., 14th May at 8 a.m. Thurs., 23rd May at 10 p.m. Fri, 17th May at 3 p.m. Wed., 22nd May at 3 p.m. Fi,
24th May at Noon *HINGSANG Tues., 4th June at 10 a.m. CHEONGSHING .Tues., 21st May at 7 a.m. KWAISANG ....Mon, 13th May at
9 p.m. For Freight and Passage apply to:- JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., Telephone Central 215.
Sandakan
Tientsin Canton
JAPAN'S SHIP
THE STORY OF WILLIAM ADAMS, ELIZABETHAN NAVIGATOR
[By Richard Blaker in the London
"Morning Post"]
If you have realised that when an Elizabethan seaman spoke of a "ship he meant something that could be very loosely enclosed by the base and side lines of a tennis court you will have made an important beginning. This fact alone is enough to give what grtis
General Managers.
man who could sail those marvellous ships capable of sailing to windward, could also, at a pinch, build them.
The Fair and the Fine Prisoners have done
some curious things in the boredom of captivity— brooches vom mutton and fish bones, pletures out of coloured straw This prisoner, apparently, could not sit still-white fine craftsmen with fine tim her and fine ships were knocking to gether second-rate hulks and rigging them anyhow In the curse of five or six years he had built a mer- cantile fleet for Japan; and he wanted to get home again to his wife and baby tic people sometimes call teenth ting to be a big girl now. But the one near Chatham. Baby? She was get casual thoughts about the and early Seventeenth Centuries, It thing in the world that his host would
beginning, but only a beginning not do was to let him go home. And so William Adams, Navigator, square shoulders were doubtless shrug- beats me altogether.
ged again as their owne fine estate, and a munificent bounty. William Adams could take his fair with his fine.
to
The
accepted a
"BENCRUACHAN” Consignees of cargo are hereby in- formed that all goods are being land- ed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of For three centuries the skeleton of Rotter-The Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf and a peculiar Englishman from Gilling Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or from ham, near Chatham, and of a magni- the wharves delivery may be obtained. ficent tale (of the species "yarn") haa
In the course of another five or six No claims will be admitted after the been lying in some pages
at
the years the permission was at last given Goods have left the Godowns, and all Bodleian Oxford, and in some letters and the honoured prisoner was free. Goods remaining undelivered after the owned by an antiquarian in Japan. In 1618 he was all packed up and 13th inst. will be subject to rent. The skeleton is freely exhibited here ready. The baby in Gillingham by now All claims against the steamer must and now for anyone to clothe who can was at one end of the other of the flap- be presented to the Undersigned on or talle glibly
convincingly of
per 'stage.. But a Captain John before the 27th inst or they will not gallanesas and caravels, of, astrolabes Saris arrived at Hiredo in the ship be recognised.
and riggings fore-and-aft, of doubles "Clove" with some ideas for a trading and cod-pieces, of pepper and silk from factory for the East India Company. the Indies. But it is more than mere Adams was the obvious man to put fancy-dress properties of which this the negotiations with the Shogun. artist will have need. It will be He stayed on for a little while to do it. more than long sea-boots and a doublet: Adams was the obvious man to give and hose to bring life to the releton hints here and there for the new organ of William Adams, the Navigator. Toisation.. He stayed on, giving them.
He stayed seven years.
Cargo only. Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
TAKADA
TALAMBA
TALMA
SANTHIA
TAKLIWA
6,949❘ 12th May
3 p.m. 3,013 21st May 10,000
June 9th 7,754 4th July 7,930 10th July
Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.
Singapore, Penang & Calcutts. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.
BI. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st All steamers are fitted with wireless and
and 2nd class passengers. carry a qualified surgeon,
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South).
†TANDA ST. ALBANS ABAFURA TANDA
6.956 4,500
31st May
6th July
8,956 30th Aug.
£.000 2nd Aug.
Manila, Sandakan, Thursday Island, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney &
Melbourne.
† Calls foilo & Carries Orchestra.
All broken chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Gedowns where they will be examined on the 17th inst., at 10 a. by Messrs. Goddard & Douglas.
ed.
No Fire Insurance has been effect
and
Bills of Lading will be countersign-the knowledge of wardrobes and rig led by,
gings and chips (surpassing the ele GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD., [mentary knowledge that they could have heen tucked away, with yards to Agents. Hong Kong, 7th May, 1929.
späiro, Inside a tennis court); to a real-
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.
From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO', DUNKIRK & STRAITS.
The Steamship..
"BENLOMOND"
DON'T WASTE
WATERA -
He died in 1620, seeing to the details of some important little job or other on one of the islands of Joseph Conrad's archipelago.
His will was in the possession of bla friend and colleague of the respectably constituted Company of Gentlemen Adventurers for Trade with the East Indies, a certain Richard Cock One- haf of his estate (some £20,000) he bequeathed to his wife and daughter in Gillingham, near Chatham. The other half went to his wife and daughter in Yokosuka,
'He took the fair with the fine.
CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby in-
A street in Yedo was named Anjim formed that all Goods are being landing of some history of England, of ed at their risk into the hazardous Holland, of Spain, and of Japan, the Cho, c Pilot Street, for the architect and/or extra hazardous Godowns of story-teller will have to add some read of the Mercantile Fleet, and an annual The Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf &ing of the secrets in the heart of man. celebration was instituted on Jun
William Adams' first adult act in the in honour of his memory). Godown Co., Ltd.; whence and/or profession that absorbed him from
the from the wharves delivery may be ob- age of twelve till he died in 1820 was a peculiar one. He joined the Navy; and it would seem about as reasonable
tained.
Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Japan and Hong Kong Go have left the Godowns, and all for a keen young seaman to have join.
to Australia.
No claims will he admitted after the Goods
remaining undelivered after the Elizabeth's Navy as it would be for inst will be subject to rent.
a keen young golfer to buy a house! be presented to the Undersigned on or
A claims against the steamer must and settle down somewhere where there before the 27th inst, or they will not is no golf course. There were a toll- sand ships in which he could have sail- be recognised.
ed, yet he is actually recorded on the All broken, chafed, and damaged muster of ships among men who were The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New Goods are to be left in the Godowns, neither clothed nor fed nor paid that
where they will be examined on the never put to sea. 11th inst. at 10 a. by Mesira. Goddard and Douglas.
The E. & A. 5.S.. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghai, Iloilo, Cebu, Kolambugan. Tawan, Timor, Darwin, or other ports en route as in- ducement offers.
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-
Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The P. & 0. Royal Mail steamers to London via Suez Canal. The P. & C. Branch Service of steamers to London via the Cape.
The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and jed. London via Panaraa Canal.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.
TALSIA *ROSSINGTON
COURT *GURNA RAJPUTANA ST. ALBANS SANTHIA KASHGAR *TILSINGTON
COURT
•MIRZAPORE *ALIPORE TAKLIWA RANPURA
10,000 12th May
6 a.m. 21st May 5,248 24th May 16,568 24th May :4,500 4th June 7,754 5th June 9,005 7th June 10th June
6,715 10th June 5.278 19th June 7,936 19th June 16,601 21st June
* Cargo only.
Amoy, Meji, Kobe, Yhoma & Oseka.
Shái, Moji, Kobe & Yhoma, Shanghai, Moji, Kabe & Osaka. Shanghal, Kobe & Yokohama, Maji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama. Amor, Mofi, Kobe, Yhama & Osuka. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama.
Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Moji & Kobe. Shanghai, Moj & Kahe. Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Osaka. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.
All dates are approximate and mubject to alteration without notice, WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.
. Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses Tat Singapore while awaiting the on-carrying ICSIKOT.
All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans, free of charge.
Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries, Parcels, measuring not more than 2% ft. x 4 ft. x 1 ft. will be received at the Company's Office up to Noon on the day previous to sailing.
For further Information, Passage, Freight, Handbooks, etc., apply to
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,
P. & 0. Building, Connaught Rd. C., Hong Kong.
Agents.
No Fire Insurance has been effect-
Bills of Lading will be countersign ed by,
GIBE, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD., Agents. Hong Kong, 7th May, 1929.
VERGOTTIS, LTD., LONDON.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEÈS,
Steamship,
CAPTAIN ROKOS" From ANTWERP:
COAL-OUTPUT STILL INCREASING·
PRESIDENT LINER SAILINGS
M
WEEKLY TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE
To San Francisco and Los Angeles
The Sunshine Belt:sia
To Seattle and Victoria
The Short, Straight Route
to America
Honolulu Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdays Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdays
a.m.
Près. McKinley Tues., May 21 Pres, Taft Tues May 14, 1a.m. Prem. Grant ....Tuwa, fuas 4 Pras. Jefferson Tues May 28 Pres. Cleveland Tues., June 18 Pres. Lincola Tues., June 11 Prea. Pierce ....Tues., July 2 Pres. Madison Tues., Junė 25
Special through rates to Europe vin
£120, £112 United States, Direct connections with all
Atlantic lines. Choice of rail lines across United States and Canada, liberal stop-over privileges for sight-seeing.
EUROPE AND NEW YORK DIRECT
ROUND THE WORLD.
Fortnightly sailing on Sunday is Manila, Straite, Colombo, Suez Canal, Alexandra, Naples, Genoa, Marseilles, New York and Boston.
A.,
好吧
Pres. «Hayes ( «San. May 19, -8 |Pris. Harrison Sun. June 30, 8" Prea, Poll ....Sun. June 3, 6 Pres. Johnson Sun. July 14, 8 Pres. Adama ..Sun. June 16, 8 Pres. Monroe.Sun. July 28, 8
TO MANILA
Pres. McKinley May 11 6 p.m. Près. Lincoln.June 46 p.m. Pres. Jefferson May 21 6. p.m. Pres. Cleveland Jane 8 6.p.m. Pros. Grani ........May 25-6 pm. Pres. Madison..June 18 6 pm. For Bookings, Passenger and Freight Information apply to Telephone Central 2477, 2478 and 765.
Cable Address "Dellar.”
CANTON BRANCH: 4, SHAKER STREET,
American Mail Line
vid
Dollar steamship Line
THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO, LTD.
ENGINEERS and SHIPKUILDERS, BOILER MAKERS, BRA98-and IRON FOUNDERS. All work done in this establishment is, guaranteed. We have over thirty years' experience. We own two Slipways 'and 'ean necoinniodate any craft of 200 feet long
Town Office: 64, Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong, Tel. Central No. 159. Stipyard: Sham-Sui-Po, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Tel Kowloon No. 9. Estimates furnished on application.
Hong Kong, April 1, 1924,
PULVERISED FUEL
BLUE STAR LINE TO EQUIP ALL
CARGO STEAMERS
The Blue Star Lirie announces its in- tention to equip its fleet of cargo steam- ers on the South American and Pacific trade routes with a pulverised coal; Aystem. This decision has been taken as a result of the complete success of the experiments carried out in the com-. The weekly coal output continues pany's 10,000-ton liner "Stuartster," to increase, says the
"Journal of and the Blue Star Line will thus be Commerce". Following an output of the first to adopt generally a pulverised 5,520,300 tons for the week ending coal system. The "Stuartstar" reached March 9, that for the week ending Buenos Aires and on her return 'to March 16
amounted ta 5,562,200 England she will be fitted to run ea- A Nice Consélence
tons. It is
Is possible that the return tirely on powdered coal
this The experiments carried out in the suck enterprises 2x
of 20 Шове
figure, for the collieries are making "Hawkins," and "Drake," and
great.
efforts to increase the supply the equipment of the centre forward проп the vessel's Elizabeth's service he sailed across
arbaid before, a weekly output exceed so satisfactory that the company in the Channel and became a servant of ing five and a half million tons spells August decided to saqaip the port the Dutch mercantile marine. Joseph Conrad, the born seaman and activity and prosperity for the coal double-ended boiler with the system. lover of ships, gave up a country for industry, and there is good reason to This again proved so successful that the simple and obvious reason that his believe that that level of production in November a third boiler was convert own country had neither sea nor ships will be nishtained for some time to ed to the system at Messrs. Palmers Adams, as truly-born a seaman and as cume. devout a lover of ships, sailed away from the ships his own country. (which were the finest in the world). forswore the company of shipmates who were the world's finest sailors, and shipped with Dutchmen.
GOOD YEAR
BURMEISTER AND WAIN'S INCREASED PROFITS
For the year 1928 Burmeister and Wain's accounts show a surplus of 6,089,459 kr. sad 2,465,897 kr. in the previous year,
A dividend of 8 per cent. is re- commended, and 3,700,000 kr..will be placed to the reserve and renewal fund.
PRICE OF NEW SHIPS
The LWO new steffners, th. "Empress of Japan" and the "Em
of press
are Britain,"
to Co £1,270,000 and £2,100,000 respestive!, The first is to be ready in May, 198.
T: difference in price is largely associE ed with speed as well as size, by cause the "Empress of Japan" vi do 21 knots and the "Empress ! Britain" 24 mota, Both are
turbine ships, a burning geared
He ignored the opportunity of all for last week 20ay even exceed "Startatar” began in July last with and the second in May, 1931.
Frobisher;" for, as soon as he had
And
scen something of the hollow side of of coal in consonance with the pres- boiler,
Bure of the demand. As we have return the results obtained were
Consignees of Cargo are hereby in tried the Navy suggests a key to the The absurdity of his having first formed that all Goods are being land- fantastic enigma of a man appearing ed at their risk into the Godowns of to leave Newcastle in order to get coal the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf The key is the niceness of Adame's con & Godown Company Ltd, at Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharves de cicube. The looting and sinking of the
Spaniards he could easily have accept livery may be obtained.
Optional Care
Cargo
ed as a good Protestant or a good be forwarded Nonconformist of any denomination.
before 8th May, be given for the champions of the Holy Office
unless notice to the
No claims will
he adroitted after the were the enemies not only of men but
KIEO. Fof, God..
It was not from the Goods have left the Godown, and all hazards of a fight that his heart Goods remaining undelivered after the shrank; he could handle a cutlass and 14th inst. will be subject to rent.
pistols and loose off a cylverin, with the All claims against the vessel must best of them. Incidental fighting be presented to the undersigned on or as respectable and norálat to safaring before the 34th inst. or they will not as the sharpening of thisels is to car be recognized.
pentry. What at him off to Holland All braken, chafed, and damaged looking for a respectable job was a con Goods are to be left in the Godowns, science so scrupulous as to believe that where they will be examined on the England, according to the ethics of the 14th inst. at 10a.m. by our surveyors time, had no lawful sea to speak of Messrs. Goddard & Douglas,
Anyone who rounded the Cape of No. Fire Insurance has been effected Good Hope, if he was neither Dutch Bill of Lading will be counterzign DODWELL & CO., LTD. Agents. Hong Kong, 8th May, 1929,
NEW YORK, BOSTON & BALTIMORE, od by
JOINT SERVICE OF THE
"BLUE TUNNEL" LINE. (ÔCEAN S.S. CO., LTD, & CHINA MUTUAL 93. CO. LTD.) AND
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE. (ELLERMAN & BUCKNÄLL S.S. CO, LTD.)
~SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG.
S.S. "NELBUS".
S.S. CITY OF MOBILE"
S.S. MACHAON”
Via Suez Canal
Via Suez Canal
Via Suez Canal
15th June, 14th June. -Brd July.
GLASGOW, DOCK DISPUTE
nor Portuguese, was a simple thief. The Right of Discovery was as found 3 file to property, then as deud 1.00 purchase is to day it was as cound as its survival," in "Bags I, still is in certain strata of society. So that it was only as the tones; hireling of the own ers of the Eastern Oceans that an Eng- lish navigator could honestly sail, thent
ibility of negotiations
In 1598 William Adama sailed from being reopened in the dispute between Tere R the Pilot Major in a Heet to employers and men with regard to the five shina. In April, 1600, he anchored question of overtime at the Glasgow off Kiushiu in Japan, with the docks Representatives of both sides five, and a crew of six and tying
Charity "the Vol mat on Wednesday end discussed the
It was in situation fully, and in the end it was
that the vajc Nonconformist from agreed to confrült: their respective com-
spent and haggard,
Steamers proceed vla Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Owners' Option, minorith a view to port wines
Subject to change without notice.”
For Freight and particulars apply to
| being held. The Clargow Shipowner land Dock
Empl tion met
Fand General Workers' Unión Wi
teays the ournal of Commerce"
April 5.
BUTTERFIELD & SVIRE OF THE HANK TIVE, LTD., Hồng Kmx: info souch with Headquartered in f Hong Kong KCHISI: TARDINE MATHESON & CO, LTD.”
equare Thoulders and hook His bullet bead at his host, the Ghogun at Osaka The argument, seuld have been that Japan Had the finest craftamen in the world, the vibest lämber ifis-the world, And the finest docks, tas merely reasonable, in the Shogun's view, that a
Shipyard, Hebbura; ...
may even contain further impro merts by Mr. Johnson still bett than those which evoked such hig praise at the LN.A. mestings.
THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: "MANIFESTO” HONGKONG.
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DOCK OWNERS, SHIP BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEERS, BOILER
'MAKERS, IRON, STEEL, AND BRASS FOUNDERS, FORGE MASTERS,
ELECTRICIANS.
M.9. “SUGBO "
Single screw steel-passenger and cargo motor ship. Dimensions!-- 154 0 B.PX280 Md. x 11' 6" MId.; D.W. 470 tons; B.H.P. 350: Speed 104 kurts. Built" and machinery installed by The Hang Kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd. to the order of La Naviera Fili- pina Inc, Cebu for Philippine coasting service.
Please address enquiries to the Chief Manager:
**RUM. DYER, B.Sc., MINA., Kowloon Dock, Hong Kong,