TUESDAY, JULY 16, 1929.
P. & 0.-British India Apcar and
Eastern & Australian Lines
(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND), MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS,
TAKING CARGO FOR
HECTOR WHALING
PROPOSED CAPITAL INCREASE AT GENERAL MEETING
THE CHINA MAIL,
SCOTTISH YARDS | PASSENGER LIST
IMPROVEMENT IN REPAIRING
TRADE
STEADY OUTPUT ....
ARRIVALS
Per 9.9. "Siberia Maru” from An extraordinary general meeting
Los Angeles on July 15- of Hector Whaling. Limited, of which
Mr. and Mrs. Eldrid R. Moser, A. Sir Karl F. Knudsen is chairman, was
Clyde shipbuilders have already Albans, S. Ikada, K. Torii, Miss J. to be held at Winchester House on June launched a fair amount of tonnage Torii, Miss Gloria Wu, Mrs. K 20, to consider a resolution increasing
the capital of the company to £800,000 since the beginning of the present
by the creation of 300,000 additional month, and, as the annual holiday.Torli, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Naef, Ordinary shares of £1 each, ranking period is now within sight, it is probH. M. Gregory, A. W. Brady, Mr. for dividend and in all othar respects able that there will be a steady out and Mrs. M. P. Orlanes, Mrs. Olga From August 1, 1929, pari paesu with put from the yards during the next James and son, R. L. Orr, R. Takao, few weeks, says the Glasgow correspon. Ikoda, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. the existing Ordinary shares
In the course of a circular accomdent of "Journal of Commerce."
While the output thus continues MacMeekin, Jack E. Ellis, Mario panying the notice convening the meet- ing, it is explained that under the good, there is little improvement to zer Rocha, A. Birinkoff, 5. M. Alarakia, original scheme for the formation of port in the placing of new orders, but P. Toanochy, Mise Elfrida Rocha, the company it was foreseen that addi- some people are looking forward to
tional capital funds would be required, better conditions immediately after the Miss C. O. Porteous, Miss Edna W. and it was the intention to obtain holiday period. Costs of material in Lack, H. E. M. Ledgard, Mrs. Mary there by making a Debenture issue, shipbuilding however, have still a firm Ledgard and son, D. C. Santos.
tendency. Following on the recent ad-
was de-
DEPARTURES
The carrying out of this plan loyed on account of the legal action vance in steel prices, the makers of raised in Norway against the associated Scottish pig-iron intimated recently their prices for company, A/S Hektor of Tonsberg, an increase in
Per Dollar liner "President and this forced the directors to finance foundry qualities to the extent of 25,
The new minimum selling Taff from Hong Kong for Shang- the expeditions during the 1928-29 per ton.
STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF. | season by borrowing on ban overdraft. prices for No. 3 quality is now. 74shai and San Francisco, July 16:--
WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, AND RED SEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE
PORTS, EUROPE, &c.
J
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under Contract with H.M. Government.)
9. 8.
Toas
From Hong Kong About
Destination
†KHIVA
9,135
*ALIPORE
*KHYBER
KIDDERPORE
20th July Noon 5,278 20th July
6 p.m. 8,114 3rd Aug.
Marseilles, Casablanca, & London.
Straits, Colombo & Bombay.
MALWA
KASHMIR
M'seilles, Casablanca, Ldon & Hull 5,334 15th Aug. Straits, Colombo & Bombay. 10,980 | 17th Aug. | Bombay, Marseilles & London.
8,985 31st Aug. Marseilles, London & Hull. *Carga only. †Calls Casa Blanca.
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.
TILAWA SIRDHANA TALA BEBA TAKLIWA *CURNA TALMA
TAKADA
July 7,745 30th
July 8,013 3rd Aug. 7,986 13th Aug. 5,248 27th Aug. 10.000 28th Aug. 6,949 5th Sept. *Cargo only.
10,006 | 24th
Singapore, Peing & Calcuṛta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta, Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.
B.I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd class passengers. All steamers are fitted with wireless and carry a qualified surgeon.
ton at the furnaces. Basic The legal action has now been with- 6d. per
B. McMahan, H. Solon, Capt. drawn, and the directors believe that iron has also been advanced by 1s. per
position of the company can be in- ton, making the minimum price 75a, 6d. and Mrs. C. W. Saunders, Thos. the proved if they now proceed with their per ton.
W. Saunders, Rev. and Mrs. E. T. original scheme, slightly altered in the light of the experience gained during the past season.
Considerable interest has been arous- ed as to the destination of the con- Snuggs, M. C. McGuire, Miss tracts for three additional "steamers Phyllis
It is
Anderson, Brother
J.
which it is understood Messrs.' Mac- Jordan, A. Dos Santos Guterres, Brayne require to complete the group S. Howard, Miss H. G. Lawford, of five they undertook to build for their Mrs. R. Constant, Miss
Gwed Istes services to the Western understood that the orders for these Constant, Mr. Frank I. Constant, vessels have been placed, but the names Matr. Frank Constant, Mary H. of the builders have not been disciosed, Taylor, Rev. Edward Hughes, Mrs.
The first vessel of the five was M. A. Lawrence, Mrs. F. launched
Messrs.
Harland and Wolf, and the second vessel of the Cameron, Mrs. Margaret R. Melrose group, which is being built by Messrs. and grandsons, J. Fistere, Miss Henry Robb, Ltd., of Leith, is now well A Remedios, Miss O. Remedios, advanced towards the launching stage. Dr. Li Sung, Mrs. C. J. Anderson,
Steamers for India
by
f
E.
R. D. Read, P. W. Farnham, Miss Miss Blankie
Tanker and Whaleboats The directors have approved A/S Hektor's boving the steamer "Hek- toria," equipped as a floating factory which is being carried out at present on the Tyne, and of the purchase by that company of a tanker and seven addi- tional whaleboats This company has undertaken to advance the necessary funds against additional mortgages, and as a result of the expenditure to be made on these additions and im- prevements A/S Hektor's fleet, the catching capacity will be double. The directors, therefore, propose that the The passenger steamer "Irwin," funds required be obtained by increas- which Messrs, D. and W. Henderson, Josephine Ross, ing the share capital and by issuing Ltd., launched recently, is the first of Ross, Mr. and Mrs. C. Mington, Mr. short-dated 7 per cent Notes as out-two similar vessels the firm have on Forsythe, E. J. Roberts. lined below.
hand
for
South Indian The orders for First:By the issue of 142,500 Railway Company, shares of El cach at a premium of 20. both vessels were placed in November per share.
These will be offered to last, about the same time as Messre. order for two shareholders on the register at June 20 Henderson received an in the proportion of one new share for 6,000-ton cargo steamers for Messrs. every two held.
Of both pairs of (Fractions being Hogarth and Co.
On the arrival of a foreign steam- ignored).
The new shares will not ships one of each has now been launcher at Sunderland from Rosario, via rank for dividends in respect of theed, the Arst of the
than 300
rats were trapped
and killed, and tests for financial year ending July 31, 1929, being the "Baron Vernorth steamers London, more which dividends the directors propose The railway steamer "Irwin" and plague were made. Though none of
crew were reported to be 11, shall be limited to 25 per cent., but will her sistership, which will be launched the rank pari pasau in all respecta subse- shortly, are of a superior type, with every precaution was taken to keep quently..
class passenger accommodation. They them ander observation, as the ves Second:-By the issue of 300,000 are intended for service between South sel had come from the same district Beven-year Secured 7 per Cent, Notes, India and Ceylon. It is of interest to as the vessel in which plague-infest- with right to convert into Ordinary nete that just before the outbreak of ed rats were recently found on ar shares within five years a price of the war three vessels of about the same rival at all..
the
£4 per 21 Ordinary share. Prelimin-size as the Irwin" were built in the ary arangerents have been made for neighbouring shipyard of Pointhouse the sale of this note issue to Hambros by Messrs. A. and J. Inglis for the Bank, Limited.
same service. These are the "Carzon," the "Elein
and the Hardinge," and they
constitute the
present fleet on that particular service,
RATS AND PLAGUE
SCHELDT COLLISION
These proposals provide for the ex- 'penditure outlined above and for ade-
In the inquiry concerning à collision between the Netherlands steamer quate working capital.
It is added that while the 'company's Building of Fishing Vessels
"Verhdijk" and the British steamer in the Scheldt estuary dur. inancial year does not end until July
"Glenluce" Shipbuilders at Aberdeen and those ing a thick fog, while the "Vechtdijk" 31, the catching season for 1928-1929 who have smaller yards at the various was at anchor, the Amsterdam Court of is ended and the net profit of the comports along the Moray Firth will watch Navigation have come to the conclusion pany is estimated to exceed 60 per cent. with interest the progress of the Scot that the collision was caused by the the present issued capital. Except tish East Coast fishing sea "Gienlace" failing to come to anchor as mentioned above, it is not intended son. On the success od this in weather which made all navigation to issue any further shares at the pre-industry during the coming months extremely dangerous. sent time.
will largely depend the placing In view of the information available of orders for new vessels which is to es to the results of the season, the keep the northern boat and shipbuilding board have declared an interim divi- yards employed during the autumn
01
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South). dend of 1215 per cent.
ARAFURA TANDA
ST. ALBANS
ARAFURA
TANDA
6,000 2nd Aug. 4,956 80th Aug.
4,500 4th Oct
6,000 1st NOT.
6,958 29th Nov.
Manila, Sandakan, Thursday Island, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne.
Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Japan and Hong Kong Australia.
The E. & A. S.S. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghai, Iloilo, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other parts en route as in- ducement offers.
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-
The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The P. & O. Royal Mail steamers to London via Suez Canal.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN,
MALWA
10,980
19th July
TAKLIWA KASHMIR
7,936 8,985
23rd July 2nd Aug.
TALMA
*SHEAPMOUNT
*GURNA
10,009 3rd Aug.
Shanghai, Moji, Koba & Yokohama. Amey, Shal, Moll, Kebe & Osaka, Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Amoy, Moji, Kobe, Yhuma & Osaka. 4th Aug, Shanghai, Moji, Kobo & Yokohama. 5,248 4th Aug. Moji, Kobe & Osaka, 6.959 6th
VI
Ang.
Moj, Kobe Osaka & Yokohama. Moji & Kobe...
CONSIGNEES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN
· LINE.
From U.S.A.
The Steamship,
"CITY OF BEDFORD"
rent
and winter months
It is well known that the Scottish fishing ficet badly in need of row tonnage, but with a succession of poor seasons in recent years the fishermen owners have not had sufficient capital to place orders for. деду vessels. Less than a dozen new craft were launched from the Moray Firth yards, recently but many more are required to bring the fleet up to date. Nearly all the new vessels are being fitted with motor engines, many of them being
The
CONSIGNEES' NOTICES
Consignees of carro ex 9.8. "City of Tekio" are reminded to take delivery of their goods which will be subject to rent after July 22.
ex 5.3.
Consignees of cargo “Viminale" are reminded to take delivery of their goods which will be subject to rent after July 42.
The London steamer "Levnet” ar.
rived at Queenstown recently and re-. ported heavy weather off the south-
| Buitable for running en paraffin oil. west coast of Ireland, during which
Aberdeen shipyards are, of a Norwegian seaman nured Hansen. course, engaged mostly in the con- was deshed against the ship's fittings struction of ishing vessels of a larger and killed.
type, including deep-sea trawlers For operating in the for northern fishing
and
en
PRESIDENT LINER SAILINGS
WEEKLY TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE
To San Francisco and Los Angeles.
The Sunshine Belt via
Honolulu
A.D.
To Seattle and Victoria
The Short, Straight Bouts
to America Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdays Fortnightly mílings on Tuesdays Pres. Jefferson Tues., July 30 Pres. McKinley Tues., July 23, 10 Pres. Lincoln Tuos., Aug. 13 Pres. Grant ...Tues., Aug. 6 Pres. Madison Tues. Aug. 27 Pres. Cleveland Tues., Aug. 20 Pres. Jackson Tues., Sept. 10 Pres. Pierce...Tues., Sept. 3 Special through rates to Europe via United States, Direct connections with all Atlantic lines. Choice of rail lines across United States and Canada, liberal stop-over privileges for sight-seeing.
£120, £112
EUROPE AND NEW YORK DIRECT
ROUND THE WORLD. Fortnightly selling on Sunday via Manila, Straits, Colombo, Suez Canal, Alexandra, Naples, Genoa, Marseilles, New York and Boston.
Battle
Pres. Monroe ..Suu. July 28, 8 Pres: Garfield Sun. Sept. 8, 8 Pres, Wilson..Sun. Aug. 11, Fres. Polk....Sun. Sept, 22, 8 Pres. V. Burea Sus. Aug. 25, 8 Pres. Adams....Oct. 66 p.m.
TO MANILA
Pres. McKinley July 16 6 p.m. {Pres. Lincoln ..Aug. 3 6 p.m. Pres. Jefferson July 20 &. p.m. Pres. Cleveland Aug. 13 6.p.m. Pres. Grant ....July 30 6 p.m.Pres. Madison Aug. 17 6 p.m. For Bookings, Passenger and Freight Information apply to Telephone Central 2477, 2478 and 795.
Cable Address "Dollar."
CANTON BRANCH:-1, SHA KEE STREET.
American Mail Line
and
Dollar Steamship Line
SPEED
GOOD SERVICE
COMFORT
S.S. CHUEN CHOW Sailing from Hong Kong at 2.30 p.m.
Arriving Macao at 6.00 pm.
DAILY
Sailing from Macao at 7:50 a.m. Arriving Hong Kong at 11.20 a.m.
EXCEPT SUNDAYS.
Freight and Passage apply :-
CHUEN ON STEAM BOAT CO., LTD. Tel. C. 6061.
4, Connaught Road W.
THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO. LTD.
ENGINEERS and 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 end can accommodate any craft el 200, foot long.
Town Offen: 64, Coraught Road Central, Hong Kong, Tel, Central No. 459. Shipyard: Sham-Sui-Po, Kowkon, Hong Kong. Tel Kowloon No. 9.. Estimates furnished on application.
Hong Kong, April 1, 1924,
HOUSING NELSON RELICS :
A start has been made with the museum at
painted by Mr. Wyllie as a
to
the new Victory Museum. The new building will be very close to H.M.S.
At the weekly meeting of the having arrived, Consignees of Carge grounds round Iceland. One vessel of Mersey Docks and Harbour Board building of the new by her are informed that all goods this type, the "Lock Carran," was tenders were accepted for plg iron Portsmouth Dockyard, where various The P. & O. Branch Service of steamers to London via the Cape.
are being landed at their risk into the launched by Messrs. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and hazardous and/or extra-hazardous Go-Lewis and Sons, for an Aberdeen firm. from Messrs. Farson and Cresland, Nelson relics will be housed ultim London via Panama Canal.
downs of Holt Wharf, whence deli Another interesting type of fishing Ltd. and for chain cable sud conately. The building is also designed
eraft has been built by Messrs. A. Hall
necting shackles from very may be obtained.
Mesars. to house a panoramic view of the No claims will be admitted after and Co. for Great Yarmouth owners.
Henderson and Glass.
battle of Trafalgar, which has been the goods have left the Godowas, and This type of vessel is about 130 tons all goods remaining undelivered after gross, and can be used either as a traw- The steamer "Ralph Budd," 21st July, 1929, will be subject to ler in home waters or as a drift-net route to Buffalo, went ashore during
fishing beat, according to the season of a gale in Lake Superior and it is "Victory." The first section of the g total loss. new museum is expected to be open- All Claims against the Steamer the year. Two such vessels are now feared will become must be presented to the Undersigned completing by Messrs Hall.
The vessel and her cargo of wheated to the public during Portsmouth comme Shiprepairing
extends from are valued at a million dollars. The Navy Week, which on or before 28th July, 1929, or they
August 17 to 24. Shiprepairing is fairly active on the crew of 31 were saved. will not be recognized.
All broken, chafed and damaged Clyde,
the graving docks gooda are to be left in the Godowns, have been well occupied recently, espe where they wil be examined on any cially the privately-owned basins of Tuesdays or Fridays, between the repairing
firms.
At Elderslie the hours of 10.45 am, and noon, within Glasgow-owned cargo steamer "Baron the Free Storage period of One Week. Ruthven" is being repaired by Messrs. No Fire Insurance has been affect. Barclay, Curle and Co. This firm have.
also a number of contracts in progress, Bills of Lading will be countersign-among them being the fittings of a new ed by,
air-cooling system into the "Modavia,” THE BANK LINE, LIMITED, one of the Donaldson Line feet. The
General Agents
Ellerman-City liner "City of Canton" Hong Kong, 15th July, 1929. isin for survey à répuits, and the
Anchor-Donaldson
liner
"Athenia" for some journey work. Other jobs
include damage and voyage repairs to the cargo stenmer Almenare," "vorage repairs to the steamers "Sutherland" | and “Gartmore,” and boiler repairs to the "Gartland."
TANDA SNOWSHERA
MOREA TAKADA
KARMALA
*NAGPORE
MIRZAPORE ·
ALIPORE
7,920 8th Aug.
10,953 16th Aug.
Aug.
6,949 16th 9,123 80th Aug. 5:287 1st Sept
ST. ALBANS 14,500
2nd Sept.
Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Canka. Shanghai, Moji, Kobo & Yokohama. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama, Shanghai, Moji & Kobe,"
0,715
5,273
10th Sept. 11th Sept.
Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama. Shanghai, Maji & Kobo.
* Gargo only,
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notios. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS,
Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses. Singapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer.
All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge. Steamers on London and Australian Lines are Stte with Laundries." Parcels measuring not more than 2% ft x 2ft x 1ft 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. & V. Building, Connaught Rd. C, Hong Kong.
Agents
ed.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.
From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO', ANTWEEP LONDON AND STRAITS.
The Steamship,
Mesars Alexander Stephen and Sons are about to start some alteration work in the Anchor liner "Britannia, which will occzpy a considerable num- ber of their employees for several weeks. New third-class accommodation BENALDER
is to be provided on the vessel, and Consignees of Cargo are hereby in other alterations
made.
The formed that all Goods are being land- firm supplied and fitted a new topṛṇast ed at their risk into the hazardous for the Anchor liner Circassia, sa and/or extra hazardous Godowns, of At Govan Messre Harland and The Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf Wolf have still the "Lagarto in their
from the wharves delivery may be
y may be ob. the drydock of Messre, D. and No claims will be admitted after the cupied by one of the Harrison Lane Goods have left the Godowns,
Bect, the Dictator," while the Liver- all 5001
steamer Raeburn" is at the firm a repair where in the Kelvin
NEW YORK, BOSTON & BALTIMORE, and Godown Co., Ltd, whence and/or babin 70% atacations and repairs, and
JOINT SERVICE OF THE
"BLUE FUNNEL" LINE.
(OCEAN SÆ. CO., LTD. & CHINA MUTUAL S.S. CO., LTD.).
AND
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE (ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL SS. CO. LTD.).
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG.
Via Suez Canal
5th-Aban
tained.
delivered after
Good pe subject to
the 20th rent
All claims against the steam e must
W Henderson at Meadowside is occu
Messrs. Beardmore, and Co. - Era carrying on machinery alterations on
he presented to the Undersigned on or the Clan liner "Clan Macnai On the before the 3rd August, 1929,
Gas lower Teacher of the river the steain
will not be recognised me yacht Elleen left the Garvel Dock
Land her place was taken by All broken, chafedale Godess the "Derparty one of the vessels of Gooda are to be
Godowns Messrs Denholm'a fleet. After a short where they will be examined on the uma in dry dock this vessel har since 1911 instat 10 am, by Messta left for the Bristol Channel Goddard and Douglas
6.3. "ADRASTUS: Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Owners' Option No Fies Insurance has been effect
Subject to change without notice.
For Freight and particulars apply to BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE of THE BANK LINE LED. Hon K Hong Kong & Canton - JABDINE MATHESON & 60. 11. (Mo.
Bita Lading will be countersiga The German plg-iron outpatie April was 19105 998 tons, compared
tons GIEB, LIVINGSTON & CO. LTD with
Hong Kong 18th July 1920-
monta
provide
The Board of Trade have appoint ed Mr. Andrew Agnew, C.B.E., of the Shell Transport and Trading Com- pany, to be a member of the National Fuel and Power Committee in the place of Sir John Cadman, K.CM.G., who has resigned owing to pressure of other work.
The British Empire Producers' Or- ganisation recently gave a public luncheon to the Hon J, H. Hofmeyr, late Administrator of the Transvaal, at Leathersellers' Hall, St. Helen's Place, EC, at which Sir Benjamin Morgan, chairman of the council of the organisation, presided..
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,
The Com- pany pos
Hessen Sir Granite Docks and Two Pat
ant Slip- ways. The dimensions
of No. 1
700
Duck are
86 It
ft. x 30
ELECTRICIANS,
MS. SUGBO”
Codes Used:
~AL A.B.C.
Fifth Edi
tion: En-
gineer in gt
First &
Second Edi
tion
West
ern Union
and Wate -kins.
Single screw steel passenger and cargo motor ship. Dimensions; — 15% 0′′ B.P. “'x 28′ 0′′* Mid, x 11-62 Mld.; D.W. 170 tons; B.H.P. 360; Speed 101⁄2 knota. Built and machinery Installed by The Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., to the order of La Naviera Fillpina Inc, Cebu for Philippine coasting service. –
Flease address enquiries to the Chief Kaanger;
RM. DYER BSc, MINA. Kowloon Dock, Hong Kong.