MONDAY, JUNE -3, 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.)
S. 8.
Tons
From Mong ng About
DELTA
8.097
Eth Jane
• JEYPORE
5,818
10th June
RAJPUTANA
16,568
*PERIN
7,048
22nd 29th
June June
KASHGAR
4.005
uty th 6,715 9th Jaly
*MIRZA PORE
Cargo only.
Destination
Marseilles, London & Bull.
Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Roiter-
dam and Hamburg.
Bombay, Marscilles & London. Marseilles, Llon, Antwerp &R'dam
Hamburg.
Marseilles. Londen & Hull. Straits, Colombo & Bombay.
Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levans Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.
*TALMA
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
SANTHIA
TILAWA
TALAN SA
10,000
10th
July 7,754 4th 30,008
July 13th
July 3,013 | 26th 6,949 27th
July 7,786 h Aug.
Jane Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.
"Calls Rangoon,
TAXADA TAKLIWA
BI. Apear Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd class passengers. All steamers are fitted with wireless and carry a qualified surgeon.
S.S. CAPÈ CORNWALL
BRITISH STEAMER'S FIRST
VISIT HERE
Built in 1918 by R. Duncan & Co., at Glasgow for the Glen Line as the
liter "Trafalgar," and
2,3
The
ne-
the
quired by the Cunard Line, who ran her under the name of Verbania," the steamer now under the name of "Cape Cornwal" will make her first trip to the Colony in the middle of July.
present owners-Lyle Co-bought her from Shipping Cunard Line and changed her name to "Cape Cornwall." She is now one of the fleet of four steamers and four motor vessels belonging to this com- Beside the "Cane Cornwall" pany. nre
"Capé the "Cape Ortegal," Comorin" and "Cape Verde," while the four motor vessels are the "Cape Horn
Good "Cape Tork," "Cape Hope and Lycia."
The .. "Cape Cornwall" is a steel screw steamer of 5,021 gross tonnage and 8,180 nett tonnage with a carry- ing cupacity of 8,500 tons. Register- ed at Liverpool, her mansions are length 405.8 feet, breadth 53 feet and
depth 27.4 fect. She was engined by
J. G. Kincaid & Co. and is capable of developing 535 N.H. She is at present under charter te the Rick- mers Line. Her cal agents are Messra. Sonder Wieler & Co.
BIRTHDAY HONOURS
THE CHINA MAIL,
INDO CHINA
STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION
Destination:
Steamer
Tiau via Stow & Shal .. CHAKSANG .. Tiau via Stor & Shti. KWONGSANG T'tau vin Slow & S'hai.. FOOSHING Ttau viù Slow & S'hai .. HOPSANG Osaka via Amoy, Moji &
KUMSANG... Kobe Osaka via Aney, Moji &
Kobe
Osaka via Aney, Moji &
Kobe Straits & Calcutta Straits & Calcutta Sandakan Sandekon Tientsin Canton
HOSANG
KUTSANG
SUISANG
NANSANG
HINSANG
Sailing Wed, 5th June at 10 am.
9th June at 10 a.m. Sun Wed, 12th June at 10 am. .Sun., 16th June at 20 p.m.
Taes., 18th June at
9 LE).
Sat
29th June at
rany:
Wed, 10th July at 7 a.. Mon, 3rd Jung at $ p.m. .Sat.. 8th June at 3 p.m. Wel, 5th June at 3 pin, MAUSANG ....Sun. 16th June at 10 a.m. CHEONGSHING Sat, 15th June at Noon KWONGSANG.Mon, 3rd June at 5 pm. For Freight and Passage apply to:-- JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.,
General Managers.
Telephone Central 215. :--
KING'S BIRTHDAY
(Continued from Fage 1.)
CONSIGNEES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE.
From U.S.A.
The execution and movement (Continued from Page 1.) were quite in keeping with the high tradition of the British A Henry Buckleton, manager of the Forces en land and afloat: Bank of New Zealand; Alexander smarter turn-out could not be de- Herdman, Judge of the Supreme sired. The general demeanour and The Steamship,
CITY OF SINGAPORE" Court, New Zealand; Kelso King, for physique of the men was such
nation could well be having arrived. Consignees of Cargo public services to the State that any.
by her are informal that all goods of New South
are being landed at their risk into the Wales; James proud of. McDonald, President of the Coming to the saluting base, hazardous and/or extra-hazardous Ge- Rhodesia Chamber of Mines; the order "eyes left" was samtr-downs of Holt's Wharf, whence deli Professor Colin Mackenzie, iy given, and His Excellency took very may be obtained. Director of the National Museum of the salute. The Navy was close Australian Zoology; William Herbertly followed by the 12th, 20th and Phillipps, chairman of the Savings 5th Heavy Batteries, Royal Artil
lery. Then came the following Bank of South Australia.
units in rapid succession,
2nd, 4th and 5th Heavy Bat- teries, H.K.S.B., R.A.
The Colonies The India list includes fourteen knighthoods.
For services iu the Colonies and Protectorates, the following are to be knighted
Col. Cornwallis, Adviser to the Ministry of Interior, Itak; Kobert Furness, Chief Justice of Barbades; Mene Mate Kole, Unofficial member of the Legislative Council, Gold Coast Colony: Michael McDonald, j Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Palestine; Michael Whitley, At- torney-General, Straits Settlements. Order of the Bath
corded.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South).is promoted to G.C.B.
ST. ALE NS
1 4.500 5th
ARAFURA
TANDA
8,000 2nd
ST. ALBANS ARAFURA
6,95€ 30th 4,500 6,000
July Aug. Aug.
4th 1st
Oct.
Nov.
Royal Engnieers (including the Chinese detachment in the 40th Fortress Co.).
Royal Corps of Signals.
2nd Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Royal Army Service Corps. 3rd/15th Panjab Regt Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps.
Hong Kong Mule Corps, 1st Mountain Rattery, H.K.S.E., R.A.
In the Order of the Bath, a num-] The Somerset Light Infantry ber of promotions and appointments with their Bruss and Fife and three Guards of Honour brought of Naval and Military officers are re-Drum Bands, together with the
Lord Lee of Fareham, who gave up the rear.
With the exception of those Chequers to the nation for use of) Prime Ministers as a country seat, that have not their own hands, each unit was headed by its own their respective New Knights Commanders of the band playing Order (K.C.B.) are Sir Ronald Lind- "March." The band of the Somer say (Permanent Under-Secretary of set Light Infantry played the Manila, Sandakan Thursday Island, State for Foreign Affairs), Robert March Past" for the Royal Navy,
Batteries, Royal Hong Vansittart (Principal Private Secre- Heavy tary to the Prime Minister) and Sir Kong Singapore Artillery, Royal Stanley Hewett, Surgeon to the Artillery, Royal Engineers, Koyal Signals and the Royal Army Ser- vice Corps,
Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne.
Regular monthly salings from Hong Kong to Japan and Hong Kong
to Australia.
The E. & A. S.S. Co., Ltd., ramers wil: also call at Shanghai, Iloilo, Cebu, Kelsabagan, Tawao, Tinor, Darwin, or other parts en route as in- ducement offers.
Frequent connections frem Australia with the following:-
King.
Poetry and Literature
Along China Town The Order of Merit is conferred
After marching past the salut- on Robert Bridges (Poet Laureate)
went for a in recognition of his emirent posi- ing base; the troops tion in the world of literature and route march from the Praya to Hillier-street turning into, Bon- on John Galsworthy for services to
ham Strand and Queen'B-road literature and drama.
Central, and finally returning to Viscount Goschen, Governor of! Madras, becomes Kright Grand their respective headquarters via The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and Commander of the Star of India the City Hall.
The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom vin New Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The P. & 0. Royal Mail steamers to London via Suez Canal.
The P. & O. Branch Service of steamers to London via the Cape.
London via Panama Canal.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.
KASHGAR
9,005 7th June 7,754 9th June 10th June
SANTHIA *TILSINGTON
COURT "MIRZAPOKE 0,715 10th June
*ALIPORE
KHIVA
TILA WA
5,273 19th Jane 9,135 21st June 10,00€
Гиве 23rd gard 5,049 1st July 9,114 5th July *KIDDERPORE 5,334 8th July
TAKADA
KHYBER
TALAMBA
ARAFURA
MALWA
TAKLIWA..
TALMA
Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Osaka. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Moji & Kche. Shanghai, Moji & Kobe. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Osaka.
(G.C.S.I.).
No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns, and all goods remaining undelivered after 1929, will be subject to 6th June, rent.
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before 13th June, 1929, or they will not be recognised,
A broken, chafed and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays or Fridays, between the hours of £0.45 am and noon, within the Free Storage period of One Week. No Fire Insurance has been affect- ed.
Bills of Lading will be countersign- ed by,
THE BANK LINE, LIMITED; General Agents. Hong Kong, 31st May, 1929.
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 tidal observations, taken at the Kau-
s lung tidal
the observatory under direction of Dr. Dubeck during the years 1887, 1888 And 1889.
The times and heights Rre
given for Kaulung: but they may ha used for the Victoria Naval Yard and Aberdeen, the differences being very small.
The times of high-and low-water-
to coincide must not be considered with the times of slack-water and change of current, the two phenomena being quite distinct.
May 31 to June 6, 1929.
DATE HIGH WATER LOWER WATER.
Standard May
Times
Fri. 31 Noinlerior, H. nor Low
1 37. B5.3 10 34
Standard Et
Times
Btw
W
1.6
Bat.
m6 54.37.36 42
3 15 6.5 *
11 19 a
3.3
thia
Sun.
m
846 mil 9
40 & 53
3.6 1.8
2015.1
Ball and Reception ኣ.. has been previously an- Appointments to the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George in-nounced the usual reception and
ball at Government House clude:-
G.C.M.G. Sir John Cadman, year in honour of His Majesty's Mon. chairman of the Anglo-Persian O Birthday have been deferred to a Co.; Sir Maurice Hankey, Secretary later date. This was made neces- Thos. to the Cabinet and Clerk of the Privy sary on account of the extensive Council: Sir George Grahame, Bri- repairs and alterations to the ball tish Ambassador to Madrid.
-K.C.M.G. Sir Malcolm Robertson, British Ambassador to Buenos
room at Government House.
At The Club Members of the Hong Kong
Amoy, Moja, Kobe, 'hama & Osaka. Aires; Sir Francis Humphry, British Club and their friends gathered
Shanghai, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Maji & Kobe. 8,018 6th July Amoy, Moji, Kobe &
Ozaka. 6,000
July Moji. Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama. 9th 10,990 19th July Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama
7,986 19th July Amey, Moji, Kobe & Osaka, 10,000 SOL) July Amey, Moji, Kobe & Osaka.
* Cargo only.
All dates are approximate and subject to alleration without notics, WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.
Passengers for Eangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses at Singapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer.
All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge. Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitter with Laundries Parcels measuring not more than 2 ft x 2 ft. x 1 ft. will be received at the Company's Office up to Noon on the day previous to sailing.
For further Inforniation, Passage, Freight, Handbooks, etc., apply to:-
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,
P. & O. Building, Connaught Rd. C., Hong Kong.?
Agents.
Ministry to Kabul; Esmond Ovey, British Minister to Mexico City; Charles Powers, Justice of the High Court of Australia; Ala Iddin Salai- man Shan, Sultan of Selangor, Federated Malay States.
Far and Wide
C.M.G. Leonard Cockayne, who
is honoured for honorary scienti.
at noon to drink to the "King'e Health."
Similar functions were held in various other institutions.
STANDARD TIME,
Sunrise and Sunset in Dong)
June
Sunrise Sunset.
p.zo.
fie services to the Government of Kong for June (Standard time of the 120th Meridian, Fast of Green- New Zealand; John Downie, ; Minister of Mines and Public wich), are as follow:- Works in Southern Rhodesia: Robert Hayes, Secretary to the Treasury in the Dominion of New Zealand; Sidney Innes Noad, a member of the New South Wales Legislative Counell; Major Kerr Pearse, Private. Secretary, to the Governor of Western Australia;) Stephen Tallents, Secretary of the Empire Marketing Board; William Grant,- Provincial Commissioner,.
NEW YORK, BOSTON & BALTIMORE. Nyasaland Protectorate; SM
A
JOINT SERVICE OF THE .
"BLUE FUNNEL”. LINE.
Grier, Secretary for Native Affairs, Nigeria; G. Hemmant Under-Secretary, Straite Settle ments: William Innes, Adviser of Medical Services, Gold Coast Colony; Douglas-Stewart, Colonial Secretary Barbados.
6 21 5.1
07,& 6.9
11 57 a
0 20 a 30
4m 6 49 5.7 m 0 30
77"
20
7 IS a 5.0 1 10 a 22 96.4 m. 1 2 23 8 184.9. 284
Thurs 6 m 7 42, 7,0 m 1 35 2.4 $ 18% 4.7 2.03 B 0.7
PRESIDENT LINER SAILINGS
WEEKLY TRANS PACIFIC SERVICE
To
San Francisco and
Los Angeles
The Sunshine Bolt via
Honolalu
Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdays
***To Seattle and Victoria
The Short, Straight Route to America Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdays.
Tues, June 25
Tues., July 9
Pres, Grant Tues. June 4 3 nm. Pres. Lincoln ...Tues., June 11 Pres. Cleveland Tuce., June 18 Pres. Madison Pres. Pierce ....Tucs. July 2 Press Jackson Pres. Taft Tues., July 18:Pres McKinley
Special through rates
to
Tues., July 23 Europe via
£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 via Manila, Straits, Colombo, Suez Canal, Alexandra, Naples, Genua, Marseilles, New York and Boston.
a.m.
Pres. Adams.Sun. June 16, 8Prea. Monroe ..Sau. July 28, B Pres. Harrison Sur. June 30, 8 Pres Wileon.Sani. Aug. 11, 8 Pres. Johnson Sun. July 14, 8 Pres. V. Buren Sun. Aug. 25, 8
TO MANILA
:
Pres. Lincoln ..June 4 6 p.m. Pres. Pierce...June 22.6 p.. Pres. Cleveland June 8 6 pm. Pres, Jackson July 26 p.m. Pres. Madison June 18 6 pm. Pros. Taft July 66 pm. For Bookings, Passenger and Freight Information apply to Telephone Central 2477, 2478 and 795.
Cable Addres "Dollar." CANTON BRANCH:—4, SHA KEE STREET.
American Mail Line
and
Doiler Steamship Line
AUSTRAL-CHINA NAVIGATION CO. -
FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE AND ADELAIDE
via Manila, Sandakan, Balikpapan, Rabaul and Tulagi
S.S. “CALULU”,
S.S: "CHRONOS",
sails on or about 22nd June. sails on or aboat 15th July,
For freight and passages apply to:
DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents, Queen's Ridg. Tel. C. 1930.
SPEEDGOOD SERVICE
S.S. CHUEN CHOW
COMFORT
Sailing from Hong Kong at 2.30 p.m.
Arriving Macao at 6:00 p.mL
Sailing from Macae at 7.50 a.m.
Arriving Hong Kong at 11.20 a.m.
EXCEPT SUNDAYS.
DAILY Freight and Passage apply:
CHUEN ON STEAM BOAT CO., LTD.
4, Connaught Road W.
Tel. C. 6061.
THE KWONG HIP LUNG (CO. LTD.
ENGINEERS A SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER MAKERS, BRASS and IRON FOUNDERS. All 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.
Towa Office: 64, Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong. Tel. Central No. 459. Tel. Kowloon No. 9. Shipyard: Sham-Sui-Pe, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Estimates furnished on application.
Hong Kong, April 1, 1924.
THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: "MANIFESTO" HONGKONG.
DOCK OWNERS, SHIP BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEERS, BOILER
MAKERS, IRON, STEEL AND BRASS FOUNDERS, FORGE MASTERS,
ELECTRICIANS.
pany
pos- seases Six
Granite Docks and Two Pat-
Slip-
Sways. The
dimensions
Bock are
Codos Used:
A1, A.B.C..
Fifth Edi-
tlon: Ex-
gineer in z;
First
Second Edi-
tion: West-
ern Union
and Wat-
kina.
1
5.38 7.03
2
5.88:
7.04
The Com
3
16.38
7.04
.4
· 5.38
7.05
5
5.38 7.05
.6
5.38 7.05
77
5.38 7.06
·8
5.38
7.06
9
5.38
7.06
10.
5.38
7.07
of No. 1
11
5.38 7.07
700 ft.x
12
5.88
7.07
86 ft x 30
13
5.38
·7.08.
14
5.38 7.08
15
-5.3817.08
16
5.3877.09
17
5.3827.09.
18
5.387.09
19
5.39
20 ·
5.39
21
5.39
5th Jane. -15th June: Brd July.
AMENDED CONVENTION TO
SU BE ADOPTED
22
25
7.10 7.10 7.10 5.397.10 5.407:10
24
@-5.40377.10.
30
5.407.11 5.40 7.11 5.40 7.11 6.41
7.11 541 7.11 541
Please address enquiries to the Chief Manager:
R. M. DYER, B.Sc., M.IN.A., Kowloon Dock, Hong Kong.
7.11
(OCEAN S.D. CO., LTD. & CHINA MUTUAL S.S. CO., LTD.)
“AND - H
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE.
(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL SS. CO., LTD.)
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG,
8.S. "NELEUS”
8.5. "CITY OF MOBILE"
8.8. "MACHAON". "......
Via Suer Caral
via Suez Canal
Vía Suez Canal
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.
SAFETY AT SEA
London, Yesterday.25 The International Conference on 26 Safety of Life at Sea has 27 unanimously passed motion for 28 the adoption of the amended con- 29
Peuter. ventian.
M.S.
SUGBO":
Single screw steel passenger and cargo motor ship, Dimensions: 154′ 0". B.P. 28.0" Midd: z 11′ 6′′ Mid.; D.W. 470 tons; B.H.P. 960; Speed 10% knots. Built and machinery installed by The Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd, to the
of La Naviers Filipina Inc., Cebu for Philippine coasting service.