THE CHINA
MAIL,
MONDAY, MAY 13, 1929.
NYISLINE
THROUGH BOOKING TO EUROPE AT REDUCED RATES, £120, £112, £110, £102, £83, via San Francisco. £95, £90 108. via Japan and Seattle.
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghal, Japan Ports & Honolula,
SIBERIA MARU
TAIYO MARU
Wednesday, 15th May. Wednesday, 29th May.
Monday, 20th May.
SEATTLE, VICTORIA vis Shar ghai & Japan Ports.
IYO MARU
SHIDZUOKA MARU
Monday, 17th June.
LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via
Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez.
KAMO MARU
KATORI MARU (Calls Lisbon) SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports
KAGA MARU
TANGO MARU
SHIPPING
SECTION.
THE SIZE OF SHIPS
Saturday, 18th May .... Saturday,
lat June.
erv
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Wednesday, 22nd May.
Wednesday,
20th June.
Tuesday, 28th May. Tuesday, 11th June,
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colomba.
† PENANG MARU
SADO MARU
SOUTH AMERICA (West Const) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles,
Mexico & Panama.
GINYO MARU
Thursday,
30th May.
SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports.
WAKASA MARU
NEW YORK via PANAMA.
+ ASUKA MARU
Friday, 7th Jane.
Wednesday, 29th May.
LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Geneva, Marseilles.
+ TOYOOKA MARU
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang
† NAGANO MARU
+ AKITA MARU
Tuesday, 21st May.
& Rangoon, Thursday, Thursday,
Friday. 17th May. Thursday, 23rd May. Monday, 27th May.
16th May. 80th May.
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
TANGO MARU (Nagasaki direct).
DURBAN MARU
HAKONE MARU
*Carge only.
Reduced 1st Class Excursion Rates quoted between Manila and Australia.
For further information apply to-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Tel. Central No. 292 and 9897.
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(Private exchange to all departments.)
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SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION:
LONDON, HAMBURG,
ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP Via Singapore Colombo, Suez and Fort Said. AMUR MARU ANDES MARU
Tuesday, 14th May. Sunday, 9th June.
RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Saigon, Singapore,
Colombo, Durban & Cape Town.
SANTOS MARU
Friday, 15th May.
MANILA MARU
Thursday, 27th June.
GANGES MARU
Tuesday, 21st May.
Monday, 3rd June.
BOMBAY-Via Singapore & Colombo.
SHINKO MARU
DURBAN, LOURENCO MARQUES, BRIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR
& MOMBASA-Via Singapore & Colombo.
CHICAGO MARU
Friday, 31st May.
CALCUTTA==Via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,
KASADO MARU SUMATRA MARU
Saturday, 18th May. Wednesday, 22nd May.
VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Japan Ports
AFRICA MARU (From Shanghai). Toeulay, 21st May. MELBOURNE Via Manila, Brisbane & Sydney,
HAIPHONG-Yia Hoihow & Pakhoi.
Thursday, 6th June.
Thursday. 6th June 10 s.m.
NEW YORK-Via Japan ports, San Francisco & Panama.
MADRAS MARU
MENADO MARU
HAGUE MARU
Wednesday, 15th May.
ALTAI MARU
SANUKI MARU
JAPAN POLTS.
TACOMA MAKU
ACELUNG-Via SWATOW & AMOY.
TAKAO-Via SWATOW & AMOY.
DELI MARU
TAKAO & KERLUNG
SANUKI MARU
Wednesday, 16th May. Monday, 20th May. Friday, 24th May.
Thursday, 16th May noon.
Wednesday, 22nd May.
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ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS.
RELATION TO THE FREIGHT MARKET
recently
of the become a
of
the variety to the detriment freight, market, accepting, as they have, rates which can have left little or no proft.
ALL-BRITISH DIÉSEL
SCOTTISH TANKER'S SUCCESSFUL TRIALS-
BUILT ON THE CLYDE
Glasgow.After completeing her trials on the River Clyde and going through speed tests over the measur ed mile of Wemyss Bay, the motor. drivon oil tanker "Irania" was taken over by her owners, the Iranian Tanker Co., London.
Built by the Blythswood Shipbuild- A Disappointing Position For the large vessel the positioning Co., Scotstoun, the "rania." has been disappointing in the ex- which was launched at the end of
November
last, and is of 2,250 tons [By a Shipbroker in the
treme, and on the outward coal "Journal of Commerce"]
markets they have fared little better. grond, marks the introduction of an With freight markets
Eight thousand ton enal cargoes are other era in Clyde shipbuilding his- South America and tory in, that she is the first vessel; scarce ever. under a cloud the question
an internal be equipped with and the recent to size of ships has again
the Mediterraneon, matter for serious consideration to loading delays and congestion pro- combustion engine of wholly British
and mme-design
manufacture. The The
was designed and shipowners and charterers alike, and hibitive to large vessels.
to the ex-machinery, which it is wondered if a good many odiate future is difficult
with their
treme. Montreal may shortly remedy manufactured by Messrs. Richardisons are entirely satisfied recent decision to follow the fashion the position to a certain extent, pro- Westgarth, and Co., of Hartlepool, is and build vessels of something in the viding Montreal can find a market of the double-acting twin-stroke type
to 10,000 tons for her grain.
India and the East operating on three cylinders, and is neighbourhood of 9 Bigger and speedier, ships have cer- should be showing more activity if Stted with a new system of fuel in-
order of the
the day, tainly become
there is sufficient surplus cargo after jection by means of which all the in- not
ly under the observation of the en- only on the liner routes, but uleo in the regular trades of the "tramp" finest requirements of the regular triente parts are brought immediata.
lines have been filed. Whether this craze for The giant
has been over-gineers. vessels.
done. Montreal may shortly ship la large vessels has been overdone is mutter for debate, es-
30,000 quarter fats quite freely, but certainly a
when freight time
40,000-45,000 quarter cargoes will be pecially
at markets and the amount of cargo
scarce, and only to be had at a Revere discount to the detriment of moving are really anything but satis-
with the the market. The Plate wheat season factory when compared
is practically over, and although the large amount of toanage which has,
large vessels may be acceptable at a been put into the water during the last two years.
a
even been in a OWA.
That the bigger ships are run pro- portionately mere economically than handier vessels will probably not be when freight gainsaid, especially
the markets generally are on
very but on weak markets it is doubtful indeed whether these large vessels bave really been the success they were expected to be, or have position to hold their With Improving arrangements of a mechanical nature at both load ing and discharging ports for the speedy and economical handling of
and with cargoes and
a large carrsing capacity for cargo, and, furthermore, with increased speed on more economic system of fuelling, owners expected a good deal of their new and larger vessels. Their expecta- tions have so far probably led them to disappointment, for which the state of the world's trade generally is to blame and the freight markels in particular.
Must Look Farther Afield
The reason
new
is not far to seek When these large high-powered yes. sels were ordered by their owners these genticreen looked to markets for their employment. They looked to the quickly developing long distance trades to employ them They looked to Australia and the Pacific to provide markets, as they realised that vessels of the type they for the were building were ideal for trade.
they Ultimately
mey, no doubt, be rewarded for their acumen, evident as it has for some time been that owners as a body must look further afield for their trading than the hard-beaten tracks such as the River Plate, a non-existent grain market such as South Russia, or a desultory trade such as North Ameri- en and Canada on the North Atlan tie routes, which are more than ade- quately supplied by a steam of gen- eral cargo liner tonnage willing to run year in and year out whether they
return with full cargoes ar
a minimum merely return with cargo scarcely sufficient to pay ex- penses.
of
During the last few months the large vessels have
Owners
of these
tram?
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The tests were attended with the utmost satisfaction, the vessel deve- loring 1,150 b.h.p., at 91 revolutions per minute, with a speed of just over. 11 knots on the measured mile,
Exceeded Makers' Hopes Proposing the toast of the ship, Mr. H.
managing M. Macmillan, director of the builders, remarked wonderful engines that without the being strained a speed of well over 11 knots had been .ttained under other what, to him, being used types of Diesel machinery, represent- ed conditions almost too picturesque for belief if he had not seen them ae an impartial but
very interested rate, Clause Six of the Controcan
observer. It had been comforting for Charter, with its endless parcels and notorious delays at discharging perta, hing to know as the shipbuilder that
fortune to good
to have will cut profits to a minimum, whilst he had had the a
absolutely British design of Diesel the handy sized vessels will come into turned out a vessel equipped with an with the advent of the machinery. They had had high hopes their own maize season, a veritable harvest for
of, and
and some natural doubts regard- the handy sized vessel.
The tide of fashion is turning and ing the engines, but the day's per- formance had shown the doubts to be the moderate sized vessel is again coming into its own. The day of the unfounded. The results had exceeded the makers hopes, and he was sure 5,500 deadweight Sleaner may over in the opinion of some, but the the ship would go on for many years. freight markets show that they are doing continually excellent and econo-
many mical work. (Applause.)
Mr. George Clark, managing direc- markets where they are required, tor of Richardsons, Westgarth, and although owing to bunker space they Co. in reply, said he thought they are out of court for the long dis had given the owners a satisfactory The engines were started upon tance trades which are so fast deve-job.
in volume. There is, however, loping
some two years ago, the object be medium between the two a happy
produce an entirely British theing to sizes mentioned, and probably
of between internal-combustion engine
A new economical way to spend a owner who has yesseis
cheapest and simplest type. He 7,000 and 8,000 tons deadweight will
Wuch w and back. Only requires be in a position to congratulate him- thought they had achieved a certain short summer holiday. Take a trip to self an having tonnage suitable for step forward in the construction of foar lays. See all the sights of the
internal-combustion engines.
West River. It costs you only $38,40 most of the deep sea trades.
It was not claimed for one moment and can be done in five days. Your that the engines were better than budget:- any others, but they did think they had inaugurated a type of engine become the which would eventually atandard internal combustion engine. Its lightness and the
small
space it occupied were a great acquisition to Among the passengers, who arriv- the ship, as it enabled the naval ar- ed in Hong Kong to-day by the s.s.chitect to design an lines for more "President Taft" were:-
scarce,
and that there are
"PRES. TAFT
WHO'S WHO ON BOARD
be
Mr and Mrs. J. F. Moriarity from the Naval Station at Guam.
Dr. Jose del Rosario, and party of six. Dr. Rosario is going to join the hospital staff at Denver, Col.
Mr. and Mrs. S. S. White, who criginally intended going around the world, but have been obliged to re- turn to America on account of busi- ness.
Mrs Lepper and two children, re sidents of Singapore.
Mr. J
of the
Cables: "GACANPAC."
Cables: "NAUTILUS."
BRITISH WUCHOW LINE
MAY SAILINGS DEPARTURE HOURS:
Hong Kong,5.30 p.m. Wuchow 2.00 p.m. S.S. TAI HING"
MAY
[1,068 tons-Capt. O. B. Wilks.]
FRL 24th 13th 19th WED. 29th
MON
SUN.
SS "TAI MING" [649 tons-Capt. G. J. Spink.] MAY
Passage for round trip....$20.00
WED. 15th
TUES. 21st
Meals on board... Lodging on board
16.40 2,00
Total
$38.40
SUN. 25th FRI. 31st
For information apply to
KWANG WING C
.87, Connaught Road Wast Phone: Central 893.
Why not make a trial? The cuisine AWA
accommodation is excellent and the cargo, at the same time what was comfortable; once you try you will re- very essential from the owners' point commend it to cthere: of view was that the initial cost was type cf much less than any other engine. From the maintenance point of view it was perfectly simple tu overhaul the engine without in any way interfering with the Diesel por tion.
CHINA'S GUNBOATS
BRITAIN AND WHALING
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they have a natural flare for it, and it would be difficult to find a single the whole world harpoon rating in who is not of Norwegian nationality. Even the Japanese, anxious as they are to keep every ship flying their by native- flag completely manned born seamen, have to turn to the Norwegians for this important and skilled service, and Norwe- highly gian harpooniers are also to be found in the British
Although the British flag appears to be very seanlly represented in the whaling industry, except in the case of a Norwegian company recently re- gistered in the Falklands in order to Governor J. C. McCarthy, ex-Gov-
The new Chinese 1.500-ton gunboat avoid excessive taxation, there is a in the ernor of the Hawaiian Islands, who,
which is enjoy- Norwegian industry suffered severe disappointment, and, for the past year, has been touring "Yung Sul" was launched at Shang-good deal of British money
hai recently. The vessel, which has NOK moreover, a disappointment made all
the world the more acrere because in reality
Harold Dollar, wife and taken five months to complete, hasing a period of such unequalled 3708- the sharo of the
intereste of nearly half
In the management of party are returning from a business been built at the Kiangnan Dockyard, perity, and the purchase by British Columbiar, con walurs on the British the grain producing nations
the affairs of whaling companies world had bumper crops to move. Australia, Canada, Pacific, and At trip to Manila. They are going as and is the second gunboat to be con- capital of the Tonsberg Whaling Com- can waters.
far as Shangha: on the "President structed during the present National pay at three times their face value orwegian business men have prove
Government regime. The firet
thair lantic coasts alike had excellent
boat to be launched at Shanghai was is only one of numerous deals that ed themselves quite as able as was in crops, and the River Plate
have taken place recently. harpooners have afloat, and as long the "Shun Ling." A third vessel is act position with regard to the the same position. Elsewhere there
as the prosperity of the industry way definitely now under construction at the Dock- Sugar was were the same reports.
berg Company is
last a very open question in these yard. "Engineering."
known, but it is generally believed days huge catches they are well equally as productive as grain, and yet the shipments throughout the
that the majority of the shares are left at the helm. Jonrnal of Com- now in British hands and that this merce." world can only be described as spag-
in
to bave
con- a position inodic and from hand to mouth, and
country is detrimental to the shipowners as
siderable sav in its control. But wise
men will men will
he well to the shippers.
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Trading conditions have to a great extent been responsible for the state
Taft."
ATLANTIC HOLIDAYS
CUNARD LINE'S BIG PROGRAMME
Atlantic holidays to Canada and
guna
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS
not
Tone
the United States are becoming more The C.P.S. R.M.S. "Empress of British business and more popular, says the "Journal Asia" arrived at Manila on May 10 content to leave the operations in the of Commerce" to band. For the (Fri.) at 2 n.m., left Manila on May hands of Norwegiaus, for they are of affairs at present existent in the forthcoming season the Cunard Lina 11 (Sat.) at 4 p.m., and is due at undoubtedly the finest whaling men world's commodity trades and mar has increased the number of ships to Hong Kong on May 18 (Mon.) at a to be found. Although they took to kets. Parcels instead of
the industry comparatively slowly, cargoes carry tourist third cabin-the class am. have been the order of the day, and offering special facilities for this although large full cargoes may have ever-increasing traffic. From now proved to a certain extens attractive until the end of November holiday. at cheap rates, at the same time the makers will have at their disposal a question of grain markets has been great set of eighteen liners with an in favour of small parcels owing to aggregate tonnage of nearly 350,000. the scarcity of sales. For some time Headed by the 62,000-tor "Beren the River Flate has monopolised the garia," and including for the first world's grain markete, and many time the "Aquitania" and "Samarîs," large vessels, much better known as
these great liners will make nearly regular traders on the Pacific and 800 sailings to and from Britain and Australian markets, have burdened Canada and USA. the River Plate with a surfeit of lurge tonnage mainly of the ballast
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Already any societies and ganisations have arranged for special excursions. In June the "Alaunia" will leave Southampton carrying nurses from over Europe sara the Congroas, or the Interna tional Council ar Nurses at Montreal, Jaly will see a large party of stu dents leave for New York in the "Carmania," bound
tour ar- for A ranged by the International Con federation
Stadents. During August the British Undertakers' As- sociation are going to New York for
a special tour, whilst members of the Geographical Association will sail in the Aurasia" for Montreal,
ed
Thousands of tourists are expect
to arrive from the United States and Canada. The Students Travel Club of New York alone has organis- ed sixteen separate toure in Cunard- ers.
The entire tourist third cabin accommodation in the Jane 19 sail- ing of the "Aquitania" has been re. served by this organisation. In May the "Carmanin and "Berengaria
to will bring parties of foundrymen attend the International Congress of Foundrymen in London. "Caronia," leaving New York on May 24, will carry a large party of mem- bers of the American Library Asso- ciation
During July Irish-Americans
The
will make a special excursion from New York to Galway in the "Scythia" to attend the annual pilgrimage to Croagh Patrick On July 20 the Samaria" will leave New York for Liverpool, carrying a contingent of American Boy Scouts to join the In- ternational Scout Jamboree at Birkenhead, whilst a week later a great party of Welsh-Americane bound for the Royal Welsh National Eisteddted at Liverpool will gail by the "Laconis.*
cargo ex
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