THE CHINA MAIL, ·
STEAMSHIP OWNERS
SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 1929.
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FOR NEW YORK AND BOSTON via SUEZ. M.V. "MUNCASTER CASTLE" Saila on or about 10th July.
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BRINDISI, VENICE & TRIESTE
NEXT SAILINGS.
£75.0.0.
OUTWARDS FOR SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, KOBE & MOJI.
M.V. "HIMALAJA"
M.V. "VIMINALE"
From Hong Kong.
Sails on or about 9th July. Sails on or about 18th July.
HOMEWARDS FOR BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE.
S.S. "VENEZIA"
8.5. "NIPPON"
S.S. TIMAVO"
From Hong Kong. Sails on or about 30th June. Sails on or about 13th July. Sails on or about 23rd July.
NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS
FROM CALCUTTA & COLOMBO TO SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.
S.S. "UMZUMBI"
Sails from Calcutta 3rd August. Regular Passenger and Cargo Service to South African Ports, Through Bills of Lading issued from Bong Kong.
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REDUCED THROUGH RATES TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARYING
FROM £83 TO £120 ON SALE
From Hong Kong to Shanghai
SUMMER EXCURSION RATES
and return.
"
1
Nagasaki
.. Moji
*
Kobe Yokohama
W
H.K.$120
165 190 210'
235
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
SHINYO MARU
SIBERIA MARU
YOKOHAMA MARU
SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghai & Japan Ports.
MISHIMA MARU
Monday,
Wednesday. 10th July. Wednesday, 24th July.
1st July. Monday, 29th July.
Saturday, 29th June.
Saturday, 13th July.
Wednesday, 24th July.
LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via
Singapore, Penang; Colombo, Suez.
KASHIMA MARU
HAKONE MARU
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports:
AKI MARU
BOMBAY vin Singapore, Penang, & Colorabo.
AWA MARU
Thursday, 11th July. SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles,
Mexico & Panama. -
L
ANYO MARU
KAMAKURA MARU
Tuesday,
9th July.
:
CHINA COAST
RECENT CHANGES IN
PERSONNEL..
SHIPPING
Captain J. H. Hogkiss, of the "Kanchow," has gone master, "Soo- ehow."
Mr. J. T. J. Layton, chief officer, "Soochow," has gone acting master, "Kanchow."
Mr. J. R. Liley, extra chief officer, "Woosung," is on Home leave..
Captain R. Ritchie,, of the "An-
is on reserve. king,
Mr. W. R. Kernode, extra chief officer. "Hsin Peking," is on reserve. Mr. M. Defty, extra second officer, "Shantien," has gone acting chief officer, Woosung
Mr. R. J. Powrie, extra chief offi- eer, "Hain Peking," has gone chief ufficer, "Shengking."
chief oficer,
Mr. J. W. Jenkins, "Fatshan," is on reserve.
Mr. S
Aherne, from reserve, has gone chief officer, "Fatshan."
officer, Mr. C. C Evans, second "Kingyuan," has resigned.
SECTION.
THE BUILDING OF PORT CHURCHILL
Hudson Bay is now on the railway By linking map of the Dominion this historic body of water with the outer world by railway yet another epic has been added to the glorious achievement, and saga of Canadian. the speedy laying of the track con- stitutes in truth the accomplishment of what many people deemed to be impossible.
VISIT OF BALTIC CONFERENCE; COASTCON AND MEDCON
SANITAHY CONVENTION
At the monthly meeting of the
management committee of
were
of the W. CANADA TO SEA North of England Steamship Own- ers' Association held at Newcastle, under the presidency of Mr. F. La Dawson, reports
submitted with regard to the progress of the entertainment of the overseas dele- gates of the Baltic and International Maritime Conference, who were to hold their meeting in Newenstle. be- tween Jane 10 and 14.
Correspondence with the Document- Chamber of ary Committee of the
to classes in Shipping with regard
and Medcon charters the Coastcon which are affected by the agreement into with the was recently entered"
working teemers for The last link of the temporary trimmers and track has been laid, the stores and overtime on a recent Saturday after-
of soon to finish a vdize). necessaries for the development
A communication from the Mercan- the seaport and railway terminus have been successfully unloaded at tile Marine Department of the Board Churchill, and the building of the of Trade to the Chamber of Ship- ping Was read, advising members, port is proceeding apace.
apring, the with respect to the Portuguese De- With the advent of
up their inter- cree to the effect that all yessels en- grading gangs took
will be sapted work of ballasting the tem- tering the port of Lisbon porary track, one gang working up called upon to produce
at the same showing that they have been cleared from the soath, while
Zix working of raus
previous time another party began
during the
that the Customs and its way towards them from Churchill. months and
the Somewhere along track the maritime authorities will refuse
a certificate
to
Mr. T. A. Ellis, from reserve, hasarties will meet, most likely early clear a vessel unless the captain or
gone acting chief officer, "Sinkieng." Mr. H., Taylor, second officer, "Tean," has gone second officer, "Yan- chang."
"Tean,"
Mr. D. D, Richards, "Sinkiang," has
Tean
Mt. R. Hird, second officer, "Nan chang has
gone second officer,
chief officer, gone master, Captain C. H. Walker, of the "Tean," is on reserve, Mr. G. J. Hatch,
third engineer officer, Tungchow," hus resigned from the C.N. Co.
Mr. C. S. Murray, second engineer officer, Scochew,"
has gone second engineer officer, "Nonning."
MA A. N. Winstone, second en- gineer officer. "Nanning," has gone second engineer officer, "Soochow."
Mr. J. Reid, third engineer officer.
next August, and the golden spike agent can produce a certificate duly will be driven by Right Honourable signed by the health authorities of George P. Graham, who, as Minister the port. In discussion, it was point- of Railways and Canals, turned at ed out that the necessary fumigation, The Pas, Manitoba, the first sad in desired, may be performed in Bri-
tain. the construction of the railway.
Owing to the large amount of work to be done on the port facili- iles, engineers expect that the first shipments of grain will not be made until the season of 1930.
WHALE FACTORY
A complaint was made by a mem ber of the very high stevedoring rates for the discharge of in the Tyne fruit, and it was agreed to aubmit the particulars to the stevedoring committee of the association to deal with.
SHIPBUILDERS AND WHALING LATVIAN STOWAWAY
BRIF WORK
The contract which Mesars. Cammell Laird and Co. have secur
"Kiukiang" has gone third engineered for converting the oil tanker- "San officer, "Yunnan."
Mr. A. B. Blair,
Mr. H.S. Beech. second engineer officer, "Tatang," has gone second en- gineer officer, "Tungehow."
rently
W
TO BE DETAINED NOW AS A VAGRANT
to wan-
Patricio" into a floating whale fac-
A Latvian named Edward Jerums, second engineer. tory comes as still another remind who has just completed A term of officer, "Tungchow," has resigned
of er the important contribution one month's imprisonment for stow- from the GN. Co.
which the whaling business is making away, was produced in Mr. E. W. ing just now to British shipbuilding. Hamilton's Court this morning on a This contract, for example, follows thatge of being ja vagrant. one placed two or three weeks ago Detective Sergeant Whant told the Mr. C. Duff, from Home, has gone with the Palmers Shipbuilding Com-Magistrate that it was useless to re- third engineer officer, "Chusan."
pany, on the Tyne. for the further lease Jerums and allow him M. S. Schofield, second officer, conversion of the "Hektarin," formex- der about, 23 he might be tempted "Tooshing," has gone second officer, by the White Star liner "Medic, to try to stow away in another ship "Sutwo."
while
just
recently Si G. and get himself into trouble again, Mr. J. Turbyne, third officer, "Foo-Armstrong, Whitworth and Company, The OfEcer suggested that the best shing." has gone extra second officer, on the Tyre, secured an order for a thing for Jerams was to send him to "Leesang"-Shipping and Engineer- combined tanker and whaling factory the House of Detention whilst an ing.
of 18,000 tons d.w. for service in the effort was made to secure a job for Antarctic. Prior to that Smith's him. Dock Company, at Middlesbrough, The Magistrate made the order of booked half a dozen handy-sized whal-committal to the House.
fol- ing steamers from Norway, this lowing a previous order for a like. number of similar vessels on hand. In all, therefore, our shipbuilders have done very well out of the whal- ing business this year.
LLOYD'S REGISTER
IMPORTANT APPOINTMENTS
The Committee of Lloyd's Register of Shipping have announced two ap- pointments of importance and inter- est to the shipping community gen- erally, namely, that of Mr. T. Shaw to the principal surveyorship at New- castle-on-Tyne, and Dr. Pickworth, to sacceed Mr. Shaw as principal sur- vayor at Sunderland.
BALTIMORE PORT
INSTITUTE OF MARINE ENGINEER
will
will com-
The periodic publication of the Insti- tute of Marine Engineers reminds us. that two useful shipping congresses be held in 1929. In September the Shipping activities at the port of Shipping and Engineering Exhibition
will open in
in Olympia, and in October Mr. Shaw, who was born at West Baltimore maintained a good aver- Boldon, obtained his practical experi-age during April, according to the the Engineering Congress. ence with Messrs. S. P. Austin and monthly report of the export and im-mence in Tokyo, Mr. A. Watt, a vice- Son, Lid, and the Naval Construc-port board. The total foreign trade president of the Ipatitate, will repre- sent the society, and the papers to be tion and Armaments Co., Ltd. From vessel movement included entrances read on behalf of the Institute are:- the post of chief draughtsman at of 158 vessels of 471,951 net tons, Modern Tendencies in Oll Engine De-
of 156 vessels Messrs. Austin's he joined Lloyd's and clearances Register in 1899, and was stationed
of Marine entrances of 110 vessels of 398,944 "Modern at Newcastle for twelve years. 465,710 net tons. This compares with sign," by Mr. W. S. Burn, M.Sc., and loaned by the net tons, and clearances of 134 ves. Steam Propulsion," by Mr. G. R. Hut ing the war he was
in this way Japan will get Committee of Lloyd's Register to thesels of 294,124 net tons
in April, chinson.
the measured views of Britain on the Ministry of Munitions, and under-1929. In the
126 coastwise trade
motors hip and the steamer-both took important work on behalf of the vessels of 275,972 net tons entered, thrown into contrast by experts,
and 162 vessels of 325,777 net tons
French Government.
SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Porta mercial "team" which produces, con-
.... Tuesday, 9th July..
NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama
↑ TATSUNO MARU (omit Havana) Thursday, 4th July. LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Constantinople, Genoa,
Saturday, + DURBAN MARU
20th July, CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.
+ YAMAGATA MARU
† GENOA MARU ........... SIANGHAL KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
TAMBA MARU (Kobe direct)
Monday,
Saturday, 29th June.. Monday, 8th July.
1st July, NAGANO MARU (Moji direct)... Tuesday, 2nd July,
*Cargo only.
Reduced 1st Class Excursion Rates quoted between Manila and Australia
For further information apply to NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
ALBANY PORT
Developments
keeri educationalist and sports- cleared. man, Mr. Shaw realises the value of and has been most sute- team work, and cessful in maintaining harmonious re-
The "Lafayette, the largest French lations between the units of the com-
liner, has just been launched at St. Nazaire, She is 598 feet long, and trols, and maintains the ships of the
Work is to be speeded up in con-will have a tonnage of 25,000. Hex Empire. These attributes, coupled nection with the Albany port deve engines will develop 18,000 horse- with a profound knowledge of every lopment as soon as the present high power. branch of
the activities of Lloyd's water of the Hudson River recedes
enable operations to The Hamburg-Amerika Line recent- Register, will undoubtedly be keenly sufficiently to appreciated in the wider sphere of progress. It is hoped to have they called at Galway with the "Cleve
has por completed and in full running land" en route to Halifax, Bosion and
order by the elosa of 1931. The com- New York.
spend more than mission plans to , Pickworth received his
early 81,000,000 during the construction ning at Messrs. Ropner and Sons $1.00
Messrs. Workman Clark and Ch.season of 1929. Bids will shortly be Ztd. He obtained a first-class opened for furnishing and installing naval architecture, and 37 cast iron bollards for the dock, to also a Durham County Senior Ex-which lines of boats will be fasten- hibition at Armstrong College. He ed. An issue of $2,000,000 of bonds was awarded the degree of Bachelor is planned by the Port Commission. of Selence in 1909, and that of Doc-
activities to which Mr. Shaw aw been promoted.
honours in
Tel Contral No. 292 and 3697. (Private exchange to all departments.)tor of Science in 1924 for special re-
S. K.
BAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
LONDON,
HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP Via Singapore Colombo, Suez and Port Said. Shakespea
ALTAI MARU A
Friday, 12th July.
BIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES Via Saigen, Singapore,
Colombo, Durban & Cape Town.
• Tuesday, 30th July.
MONTEVIDEO MARU
BOMBAY—Via Singapore & Colombo.
CHIFUKU MARU
SHUNKO MARU.
Thursday, 4th July. Friday, 10th July.
DURBAN, LOURENCO MARQUES, HEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR
& MOMBASA-Via Singapore & Colombo.
*********.. Sunday, 7th July.
PANAMA MARU
CALCUTTA Via Singapore, Penang & Bangoon.
TACOMA MARUTH
BORNEO MARU
Ce Quésday, - 2nd July,
Thursday 18th July.
VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Japan Ports from
Shanghai
ARIZONA MARU (From Shanghai).- Monday, 15th MELBOURNE—Via Manila, Brisbane & Bydney,"
BURMA MARU
FAIPHONG.Vn Hoihu, & Paki
July
Thursday, 4th July.
NEW YORK Via Japan ports, Ban Francisco & Panama.
HAVANA MARU
JAPAN PORTS
KASADO MARU
AMAZON MARU
BATAVIA MARU
KEELUNG Vs Bwatow & Amoy
HOZAN MARU
CANTON, MARU
TARAOVI SWATOW & AMOT.
DELI HARU
TAKAO & KEELUNG B
BATAVIA MARU
ANTE342
Wednesday, 17th Faly.
Tuesday, 9th July. Tuesday, 9th July.
nday, 14th July
Sunday, 30th June" Sapim,” Sunday 7th July 8 pm.
Thursday, 4th July, noon, Sunday, 14th July
For further particulare please apply to OSAKA 8H09EN KAISHA.
Lentral No. 4088, 1089, 2090,
M. TAKEUCHI, Manager.
THE ROPNER SHIP YARD
search work on the important ques tion of corrosion.
Joining the staff of Lloyd's Regis So many yards are closed down on ter in 1911, Dr. Pickworth served at the Tees that it is good news to know Glasgow, London, Sunderland, and that the Ropner shipyard is not to be Hartlepool, with the qualifications one of the number. has been bought enumerated, coupled with sound prac-by one of the most enterprising and
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|SAILING DATES FOR JUNE/JULY, 1929 (Subject to change),
DEPARTURE HOURS: Hong Kong 5.30 p.m., Wuchow 2.00 p.m.
S.S. "TAI MING " [649 tons Capt. G. J. Spink]
S.S. TAI HING" [1,068 ton-Capt. Trott]
SUN,
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JUNE.
JULY
JULY
FRI
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WED.
10th
SUN. 21st FRL 26th
WED. 31st
TUES. 2nd -8th MON, SUN. 14th
FRL 19th
WED.
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MON. 29th
TUES. 16th
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MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS
The B1. 3.5. "Sirdhana 26, pore for this port on June 26, p.m.
lacked work, and just now is exception- ally busy. It is said that at present Smith's Dock Company do not propose to lay down any weasels in their newly acquired yard but that may be, seeing building are already made. What that their arrangements for immediate important is in the yard is to be and is due here on July 2, 4,0
turned to account and will not lie idle The B.I. s.3. "Santhia" will leave It is not invidious to say that the yard Amoy for this port July
2 p.m.,
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CONSIGNEES' NOTICE
POLISH COAL FACILITIES →
The railway administration in Po land is reported to be making strenu ous efforts to complete the railway Consignees of cargo ex line that will shorten the journey from "Timavo" are reminded to take delivery of their goods which will be the coalfields to the coast by, 180 kilo- metres not later than the end of next aubject to rent after July 2
year.
When Lab coal will this line is complete Po presumably, still lower Official notification has been received travel and pave a horter distance to by the head office in London of the ap cost of transport than at prestat pointment, of Mr. A. E. Plant as Euro that extent, therefore, Polish pean Comptroller of the Canadian Na porters will be further advantaged
with British and other chal tional Railways, with jurisdiction over competing all accounting in Great Britain and on in the oversea tråda banjuje rega the Continent
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9th July,
9th August,
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SS TINHOW”.
Sir Neville, Cunlife, Mr. A. D. Mr. Martin, the Ontario Minister, for MacTier vice president Canadian Colonisation, stated that over 1,000 Pacific Railway), and Mrs. MacTier Welsh miners would sail from England alled last month from Southampton soon for settlement on farms in Ontario. for Canada in the liner Empress or My Martin added: We have plenty of |Australia:
room for them."
.15th July,
9th August. 10th September.
AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE
31st Angust. ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE
12th August.
Loading for Mauritius, Reunion. Delagos Bay, Durban, East Londen, Algoa Bay (Port Elizabeth),
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