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FROM £83 TO £120 ON SALE
SUMMER EXCURSION RATES
From Hong Kong to Shanghai
and return
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190
ALLEGED LACK OF FACILITIES AT DUBLIN
210
DEBATE IN THE DAIL
235
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu,
SIBERIA MARU
TAIYO MARU
Wednesday, 24th July. Wednesday, 7th August.
SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghai & Japan Ports.
MISHIMA MARU”
IYO MARU
..... Monday,, 29th July.
Monday, 12th August. LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via
Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez. SUWA MARU
FUSHIMI MARU
Saturday, 27th July.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
AKI MARU
KAGA MARU
Saturday, 10th August.
Wednesday,
Wednesday,
24th July. 21st August.
Saturday,
27th July. Sunday, 12th August.
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
† NAGATO MARU
TAMBA MARU
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles,
Mexico & Panama. BOKUYO MARU
Monday, 19th August.
NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama.
SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Porta,
BINGO MARU
Friday, 9th August.
Tuesday, 23rd July. Saturday, 3rd August.
ATAGO MARU
† KUMA MARU
LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Constantinople, Genoa.
DURBAN MARU
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,
+ RANGOON MARU
BENGAL MARU
Saturday, 26th July.
Monday, Thursday,
15th July.
8th August.
Tuesday,
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16th August. 19th July. Monday, 22nd July.
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SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SCEJECT TO ALTERATION,
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HAMBURG. ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP Via Singapore Colombo, Suez and Port Said.
ALTAI MARU ATLAS MARU
Thursday, 18th July, Sunday, 11th August.
BIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES Vix Saigon, Singapore,
Colombo, Durban & Cape Town. MONTEVIDEO MARU
BOMBAY-Via Singapore & Colombo.
Tuesday, 30th July.
SHUNKO MARU... Friday, 19th July. DURBAN, LOURENCO MARQUES, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR
& MOMBASA Via Singapore & Colombo. CANADA MARU
Tuesday, 6th August.
CALCUTTA Va sugapore, Penang & Rangoon,
BORNEO MARU
.... Thursday, 18th July.
say
SECTION.
until the
SHIP ON FIRE
ABANDONED 500 MILES S.E. OF DURBAN
BUILT IN HONG KONG
Durban, Saturday. steamer "King Cadwallon"
The
CATTLE TRANSPORT the resolution might have been loft (5,000 tons) owned by the King Line,
over until tney had the
Limited, and built by the Hong Kong roport of the Ports and Harbours Tribunal. and Whampoa Dock Company, which The cattle traders stated they had was proceeding from Durban to information relative to freights and Adelaide with a cargo of coal, was lairage, and be expected that they abandoned by the crew 500 miles would have made a case in detail. south-east of Durban owing to a fire.
It was not, he said. sufficient to
The steamer "Ardenhall" tock off the that freights were too high, but crew, who opened the sea cocks prior
cattle exporters got into conference and disproved the figures not be a danger to shipping-Reuter.
to leaving the ship so that she would of the British and Irish Steam-packet Co. these figures must stand. had invited the exporters by letter to attend such a conference, and thresh
out the whole question of treights, and to make B case for better lairage and berthage facilities, or to show that such facilities had been refused and to state where such accommodation could be
pro- vided. He again threw out that eug gestion.
ritise
Dublin The questions of cross-
the channel
tran- freights for sit of cattle from the Free State to British ports and suggested
provi- sion of a municipal Jairage at North Wall were raised in the Dail, and in reference to freights the Minis- ter of Industry and Commerce stat- ed that until cattle traders could be induced to come into conference and the figures given disprove
by the British and Irish Steam Packet Co., those figures must stand,
Mr. O'Hanlon, who representa large export interests in Cavan and surrounding areas, raised the matters in debate, and moved a resolution "that having regard to
the lack proper facilities for the shipment of cattle from Dublin port, and the fact that the carrying trade from the Free State to British ports is prac- the Dail is tically non-competitive, of opinion
nion that the Executive Coun- cil the Free State should confer with the Dublin Corporation Com- missioners,
Port the Fort and Docks Board, and the Cattle Traders' As- sociation, with a view to
to the erec- tion of suitable municipal lairages at North Wall, and for facilities for berthage convenient thereto."
J
He stated that there was agree. ment amongst members of the cattle export trade that the shipping ar rangements at Free State ports left much to be desired. It was almost
impossible at present to have proper veterinary inspection of animals, and sufficient rest after railway journeys before the animals were transferred at the ports to the steamers.
Suitable Cattle Market Wanted
The debate was adjourned.
RAILWAY CO'S IMPORTANT DECISION
Не
CHEAP FARES
TWENTY CENTS TRIP TO MACAO
Owing to keen competition prevailing amongst the West River steamers, the 5.5. "Sui An" (Hong Kong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co) on Friday and Saturday afternoon carried passengers to Macao from here for the small cost of ten and twenty cents (steeraga
An important decision has been fare). The saloon fares have not been adopted by the Great Western Rail reduced, but the 9.8. "Chuen Chow," way Co, to facilitate cattle exports which is în direct competition with the from Waterford through Fishguard. "Sui An," has also reduced her steer- Hitherto it was necessary that ad- age fares, but not as low as the latter vance arrangements should be made mentioned ship. by exporters before eattle were ac- cepted for shipment. It bua NOW been notified that
such notice will
NETHERLANDS SHIPPING
UNION
be required in future, and cattle COMPANY RESULTS sent from any point ir train connec- tion with Waterford will be accept- ed for the steamers sailing on Tues- days, Thursdays and Saturdays.
The
usual regulation requiring to be at the port for two hours cattle before shipment, as required by the Department of Agriculture, must. however, be observed. The new con- venience doing away with the neces- sity of advance arrangements with the company will tend to assist ex- porters and increase shipments Waterford.
MARINE MARKET
"HOPELESSNESS OF PRESENT FOOLISH COMPETITION"
Mr. Oswald Dobel
at
The Netherlands Shipping Union, the holding company of a consider- able amount of the Nederland 5.5. Co. Rotterdam Lloyd and Koninklijke Paketvaart-Mij. capital, announce a dividend of 12.7 per cent. for 1928, for compared with 12.6 per cent. 1927.
At the end of January, 1928, ten million gls. Ordinary shares were issued, to acquire five million gls. Ordinary shares of the Nederlands S.S. Co. and Rotterdam Lloyd re- spectively, and in January of this. year a similar transaction was com- pleted.
If adequate improved lairages of the tyre suggested were provided at North Wall, it would be possible, he said, to have the cattle detained- there for the full twelve hours period instead of at present having that perind divided into a two hours detention at
Dublin before being shipped, and a ten hours' detention at the British landing ports.
(chairman) Such presided over the annual meeting of Dablin arrangement at
would
the Reliance Marine Insurance Com give greater confidence to the pany. He thought the underwriting porters.. There was a heavy loss in
the prant for 1927 of 8,618, although 25,073 brought forward, making The value of cattle owing
short of expectations, might give total of $23,051. $10,000 want of proper shipping facilities in short
satisfaction considering been for cause the Free State. The matter of 3
respect the conditions which had market at Dublin
prevailed. depreciation leaving suitable cattle
On 1928 account the net premium in of shant to considered by the
an
should be Govern-
ship
VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Vis Japan Ports from created by the amalgamation of
Shanghai.
ARIZONA MĀRU (From Shanghai). Monday, 15th July. MELBOURNE Via Manila, Brisbane & Sydney.
HIMALAYA MARU
HAIPHONG—Via Hoihow & Parboi.
NEW YORK-Via Japan ports, San Francisco & Panama.
HAVANA MARU
JAPAN PORTS.
Chellew Steam Navigation Co. Report for year ended May 31 states that the working of steamers has resulted in a praat of £17,978, after paying for spkeep, repairs and renewals.
be added
has
of
To this FIDEL
set Aside in
is
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ping.
As regards freights, Mr. O'Hanlon stated that at one time they were as low as 4s. 100.
It must be a matter for deep re- per head from Dublin to Birkenhead, while now the set, the chairman continued, that
the
recent efforts to charge was 16s. 6d, and he attribut-
improve the ed the increase to the inopoly rates and conditions of marine un-
success. It would seem that in derwriting had met with little or no spite companies, and the absence of com
He quoted profits made by
of the heavy losses of the past three years, many underwriters have got the shipping companies, and stated that the money
yet grasped the hopelessness of the came out of the
present foolish competition. Indeed, they seemed to be blinded either by Asia" arrived at Nagasaki on July 14 the mirage of large premium in(Sun.) at 8.80 p.m., left that port on comes or the fear of losing busi-July 15 (Mon.) at 6,80 a.m., and is ness without giving regard or con- due at Kobe on July 16 (Tues.) at sideration to the risks and liabilities 5 am, which they assume.
left
pockets of the farmers, and went out of the Free State, and none was returned by way of income tax to the Free State,
Wednesday, 7th August.
Friday, 19th July.
KEELUNG-Via Swatow & Amoy.
Sunday, 21st July, 3 p.m.
FAKAO-Vin SWATOW & AMOY,
Thursday, 18th July, noon.
M. TAKEUCHI, Manager,
high when
out.
CANTON MARU
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JULY
FRI
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WED. 31st
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U.S. SALES
KIDS FOR TWO LINES POSTPONED
The contract for the sale of the
Shipping Monopoly It was stated by Mr. Gorey that their minds
9.5. "Malwa" they should
make up
This was particularly unfortunate Singapore for this port on July 14 that the monopoly of the shipping in view of the increasing number of at 9 am with the outward English Gulf Brazil River Plate Line recent- trade of the country could not be casualties both to British and for Mails, and is due here on July 18 y awarded to the Mississippi Ship- allowed to remain in the hands of
The tornage lost in at about noon. one set of people. It was, he said,
aid, eign vessels.
1928 was considerably in excess of 知 wonder that freights
The C.P.S. R.M.S. "Empress of the losses during any of the pre- Asia" arrived at Shanghai on July vieus five
many years, including
(Fri.) 12 first-class liners
(b) Pat left Shanghai on carrying valuable July 18 (Sat) at 130 p.m., and is cargoes. It would therefore be due at Nagasaki on July 14 (Son) casily understead why the sette at 5.80 p.m. She leaves Nagasaki on ments by underwriters were heavier July 15 (Mon.) at 5 am. during 1928 than for many
Y years. For the first. taree months of the there had been an in-
In Dablin the market
was open and exposed, while the markets in
were roofed. Great Britain
but it would cost a great deal to have a similar market at Dublin,
was
It
Mr. O'Rielly argued by that they were forced to ship cattle as stores instead of being fattened owing to the absence of proper ship- He argued that the ping facilities. industry was controlled by the trans- port interests. A more reasonable attitude was adopted in the past by before the the transport companies business passed into the hands of a monopoly.
He alleged that when lambs ar- rived at Birkenhead from Dublin after ten hours at sea they were in such a condition as to suggest that there was no such body as a society for the prevention of cruelty.
Mr. Moore stated it was necessary that the Government should take some action.
Minister's Reply
Minissent respectively of
ping Company of New Orleans, which formerly operated the service, for £540,000, has been signed by the Shipping Board hair 1. V. O'Connor, Shipping Board chairman, signed the Board in his capacity as prest- dent of the Merchan: Fleet Corpora- tion, and Mr. Thomas F. Cunningham and Mr. N. O. Pedrick, president and the Shipping Company, sign- ed for the purchaser.
The Gulf River Plate has main- Consigaces of cargo ex s.stained a fleet of twelve steel cargo "Benalder" are reminded to take vessels in a service between Gulf delivery of their goods which will be ports of the United States and the conditions.
subject to rent after July 20. principal ports of Brazil and Argen- The report and accounts were Consignees of cargo ex .s. "City tins. adopted, and the payment of a fur- of Bedford" are reminded to take The date of bids for purchase of ther dividend of 58. per share, mak-delivery of their goods which will be the American Diamond Lines and ing 25 per cent. for the year, was subject to rent after July 21, the America-France Line has been confirmed.
current yearly 50 per cent.. in the
crease of
casualties to vessels over 500 tons, which emphasised the necessity for underwriters to insist upon more
and adequate premiums
improved
6,000-MILE VOYAGE
FIRST CUNARDER TO CALL AT GYDNIA
Nearly 1,000 Americans bound for The Minister for Industry, and
Holidays in their European home- Commerce, Mr. McGilligan, replying lands recently crossed the Atlantic
to the various questions raised, said
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pro- Kiel Canal to Gydnis, ceed via the the new Polish port. A brief cali will be made at Brunsbüttel in the canal.
The "Lancastria's" arrival at Gdynia will mark the first occasion for a Cunard liner to call at this port. A large number of Polish homecomers and tourists will dis- embark here. Many of them are to attend the Polish National Exhibi- tion at Pozan. Leaving Gdynia the "Lancastria" will carry over 600 American Finas to Helsingfors. The return of these "exiles" is being eagerly awaited in Finland, and tre mendous preparations are being made to greet their arrival at Hel singfors,
CARGO BOAT MISHAP
A mishap occurred yesterday in the harbour, when a cargo boat transport- ing 80 piculs of iron, valued at $450, capsized near Jardine's wharf. The occupants of the boat were rescued, with the exception of a little girl and boy, children of the master of the vessel, who were carried away by the current and drowned.
It is reported frota Amasterdam that the chairman of the Royal Dutch Lloyd Shipping announced that very important proposals for a total reorganisation of the company would soon be put before the share- holders.
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Imports of British coal at Rotter- dam and Amsterdam during the week ended May 25 were 38,550 and
metrical tons 10,060
respectively, compared with 34,820
12,630 tons in the corresponding week of last year.
and
The Fijenoord Shipbuilding and Engineering Co., Ltd., Rotterdam, have just launched the police-cruiser "Arend," ordered by the Netherlands Colonial Department, to be stationed in the Netherlands East Indies for the prevention of opium trading.
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