TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1929.
P. & 0.-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.)
9. S.
Toas
*KIDDERPORE 5,334 MALWA
+KASHMIR
MOREA
MANTUA
*MIRZAPORE
*ALIPORE
From Hong Kong
About {
15th Aug. 10.080 17th Aug. 8,985 31st Aug. 10,953 14th Sept. 10.940 28th Sept.
6,715 5,273
2nd
9th
Oct. Oct.
Destination
Straite, Celombo & Bombay. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles, London & Hail. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bumbay, Marseilles & London. Straits, Colombo & Bombay. Straits, Colombo & Bombay.
*Cargo ouly. Calls Casa Blanca. Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Porta: by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
"TAKLIWA TALMA
DALGOMA TAKADA
TILAWA TALAMBA
7,936 14th Aug. 10.000- 31st Aug. 5,953 4th Sept. 6,049 5th Sept. 10,005 4th Oct.
3,013 8th Oct.
*Calls Rangoon."
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.
TANDA
6,956 30th Aug ST. ALBANS 4,500 4th Det ARAFURA TANDA ST. ALBANS 4,500 3rd Junc
to Australia.
ducement offers.
€,000 1st Nov.
0,956 29th Nov.
7930
Manila, Sandakan, Thursday Island, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne.
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:--
THE CHINA MAIL,
TRIP TO 'FRISCO
SHORTENED
FROM HONG KONG
NEW SERVICE TO BENEFIT. SHIPPERS & PASSENGERS
DOLLAR LINE ENTERPRISE
The travelling and shipping public of the Philippines and South China have for some time been demanding s dependable direct service with the United States that will shorten the journey across the Pacific.
Realising that the time has come when these demands should be met, the Dollar Steamship Line have de- cided Inaugurate a service of fast patsenger liners from San Francisco. to Hong Kong and return. The first vessel in this new service will be the ss. "President Hayes," which has been scheduled to leave San Francisco on September 4 arriving,
KAIPING COAL
HOME,
FOR HOME, FACTORY & POWER HOUSE.
FACTORY
AND
BUNKERS
For Price Apply to
POWER
HOUSE,
TUGS &
LOCOS
THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION. DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents, Hong Kong.
via Honolulu, and Manila on Sep- Dollar, one reason for the remark- tember 27. She will leave there ou able success of his steamship September 29, arriving at Hong services that the vessels Kong on October 1. This vessel will operate on a published, schedule sai from Hong Kong on October 2 covering arrival and sailing direct for Honolulu, arriving there dates for months, or years, in ad on October 17, and arriving in Sanivance, and they always maintain Francisco on October 24.
their schedule. Importers and ex-
The time from Hong Kong to San porters throughout the Orient and Francisco has been shortened to 22 Round-the-World have learned days only, thereby giving shippers through actual experience that the from Hong Kong the opportunity of Dollar Stearnship Line Schedule is landing their goods in San Francisco dependable. in quicker time than ever before in
It is anticipated that the new the history of the port.
service mentioned above will prove Trans-Pacific travellers will now very popular with the Hong Kong be enabled to shorten their journey public. by many days and to travel over the calm sunny route of the Southern Pacific Ocean. This route will un doubtedly appeal to many of the old travellers as well as to those who wish to shorten their journey.
SEAMEN FIGHT
ASSAULT ON "SEISTAN'S” BOATSWAIN
CONSIGNEES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.
From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO', LONDON & STRAFTS.
The Steamship,
BENLEDI ""; Consignees of cargo are hereby in- formed that all goods are being land- ed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of The
& Kowloon Hong Kong
Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained. No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 8th inst
will be subject to rent.
All claims against the steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 2nd inst. or they will not be recognised.
All broken chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowas whore they will be examined on the 7th inst., a: 10 2.1. by Messrs. Goddard & Douglas.
No Fire Insurance has been effect. ed.
Bills of Lading will be countersign- Ited by,
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD., Agents.
New Features
Yesterday Mr. T.. S. Whyte-Smith The ss. "President Hayes" has heard a case at the Kowloon Magis been in the Dollar Line's Round-the- tray, in which three Chinese seamen of the s.a, "Seistan," which is under- World Service, having made 17 going repairs at the Cosmopolitan complete voyages circling the globe Docks, were charged with assaulting always on schedule. Captain Cado- the Chinese boatswain. Sab-Juspec
said that the boatswain gar, assisted by the same officers to James who have helped to make the s.s. was recently engaged, while the sc cused were all members of the old "President Hayes" so popular with crew who were paid off on July 27, globe-trotters in the past, will be in their contracts having expired." command. Many new features of then became the duty of the bout- been added in swain to engage the new crew. The entertainment have
accused resented this and attacked order to give passengers the great him. est possible pleasure, while on board. The Jocal Manager of the Robert Dollar Company states that a regular monthly Service will be maintained for the time being but
Accused were fined $5 each.
BRITISH FISHERIES
15
Hong Kong, 1st August, 1929.
TWO CARGO BOATS
RUN INTO BY A STEAM LAUNCH
shipped water, but were saved by the crews dumping overboard all the coal which they had taken off the "Tanda," and they were kept afloat by baling from a Yaumati until help arrived shipyard,
The boats were eventually paulked and towed away for repairs. The work of salving the coal from the harbour proceeded all day.
The "Fook Hing" was not damag- ed.
SHIPPING WEDDING
that it is anticipated that the ser With so many of the North Sea vice will soon be in so great demand and nearby shery grounds yielding
Two cargo boats were tied up that the Dollar Steamehip Line very disappointing results, British
alongside the trawler owners are having to go fur
6.5. "Tands," at the anticipate the necessity of operating ther and further afield, and the Pterday when they were gun into by Kowloon wharf, taking off coal, yes- EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South), a fortnightly service. The Dollar blem of conserving the fish is becon- Steamship Line are building a numing more and more important, com
the steam launch "Fook Hing," which had a boat in tow. "Journal of Commerce.* ments the
Both
cargo boats ber of new and larger ships to place The experiments recently carried cut in their Round-the-World Service, by various Canadian interests, but and as rapidly as these vessels are particularly the Hudson's Bay Con completed the present Round-the-pany, are likely to have a very cct- World President liners will be re- and to help the British fishery own siderable influence on this problem leased for the new Hong Kong to er to
very graat extent. Canada is San Francisco direct service.
demanding more and more insistent A new combined schedule of ly a good European market for he Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Japan and Hong Kong Dollar Steamship Line and Amer-higher quality fish, the stockfishi market of the Catholic countries in The E. & A. S.S. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghai, Iloilo, lean Mail Line services is in pre- Southern Europe not being safficie Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawse, Timor, Darwin, or other porta en route as in-paration at the present time and for her modern needs, Experiments will be in the hands Shippers with the cool air system of refriger and Tourist Agencies in the very ating fish have not been altogether satisfactory, for although the fish has been marketed in Europe in better condition than the fish which is pre- The Dollar Steamship Line, since served in the
Two ordinary trawler's
prominent shipping families the inauguration of their first pag-method of salt, it is inclined to be
were united by the wedding which took of the Hon. Andrew Mortan Weir, non favourices and flabby, and the modera place at St. Margaret's. Westminster, larged its scope of operations to Nothing does more harm to an in-
and heir of Lord Inverforth, and Miss meet the demands of the shipping dustry than an initial reputation for Iris Beryl Vincent, step-daughter of and travelling public, and the plac-inferior quality, and as the Canadian and managing director of Coast Lines, Sir Alfred Read, who is vice-chairman ing of the 8.5. "President Haves" market shows every sign of growing Limited, and several other shipping and other vessels in this new direct
it was a matter of
of considerable in After a series of experi service is in line with the policy of ments the Canadian nathorities have
portance. Captain Robert Dollar, which has come to the conclusion that a rapid always been so successful, to give freezing process with brine, is by the public what it wants.
far the best means, and it has cer According
tainly permitted Canadian salmon to be delivered in England in a condi- tion quite as good and tasty as fiah caught in Scotland. If it is possible with
salmon. why not will the other fish with which the Canadian waters are teeming, and for which Eareps has an insatiable appetite?
The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom vla New near future. Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The P. & O. Royal Mail steemers to London via Suez Canal.
The P. & O. Branch Service of steamers to London via the Cape,
Captain R. Dollar's Policy
The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamera for Southampton and senger service, has constantly en-buyer is of a discriminating nature
London via Panama Canal.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.
DALGOMA
MOREA TAKADA "SHEAFMOUNT] *GARBETA KARMALA *NAGFORE *MIRZAPORE ST. ALBANS TILAWA
ALIPORE MANTUA
*KIDDERPORE
5,958 10th Aug. Amoy, S'hai, Maji, Kobe & Osaka. 10,053 16th Aug.
Shanghai, Mofi, Kobe & Yokohama. 6,949 16th Aug. 17th Aug. 5,827 20th Aug. 9,128 30th Aug. 5,283 2nd Sept. 6,715 2nd Sept. Sept. 4,500 10th 10,006 10th Sept. 6,278 11th Sept.
Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Osaka.
Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Moji, Kobe & Osaka. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Maji, Kobe & Fokohama. Shanghai, Moji & Kobe,
| 10,946 18th Sept.
5,334 25th Sept.
• Cargo only.
Moji, Kobe, Oseka & Yokohama. Amay, S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Osaka.
Shanghai, Meji & Kobe. Shanghai.
Shanghai, Moji & Kobe,
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.
Passengers for Rangoon 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 Londen and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundrieser 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 Information, Passage, Freight, Handbooks, etc., apply to:-
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,
P. & 0. Building, Connaught Rd. C., Hong Kong.
Agents.
NEW YORK, BOSTON & BALTIMORE.
JOINT SERVICE OF THE
"BLUE FUNNEL" LINE.
(OCEAN 8.8. CO., LTD. & CHINA MUTUAL S.S. CO., LTD.)
AND
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE.
(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL 8.8. CO., LTD.)
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG.
to Captain Robert.
HONG KONG TIDE.
fish
The tide-lable given below has been Working with the Moravian Miz- obtained by aid of the Tide predicting sinn stations which they have recent- Machine, which Jacludes 40 componly taken over in Labrador, a depot ents for the better prediction of tides, ship is to be established on this cost from the result of the analysis of the to receive the catch, and treat it with tidal observations, taken at the Kow- the minimum of delay. Sizeable loon tidal observatory ander the depot ships might just as easily work direction of Dr. Doberck during the on the Icelandic, Faros and Grand years 1887, 1838 and 1889.
Bankafsheries, treating the
its belug The times and heights are given for within a few hours Kowloon; but they may be used for condition until a promising opportar- caught and keeping it in first-class the Victoria Naval Yard and Abertsen, the differences being very small. ity presents itself to place it on the
The times of high-and low-water | London and
European markets. must not be considered to coincide Hitherto, the depot ship principle with with the times of slack-water and ordinary white fisheries, although sic change of current, the two phenomena cessful enough in its way, has gen- being quite distinct.
erally failed because of the per flavour of the catch when delivered; but the brine system certainly mises to overcome this disadvantage, and Incidentally provides shipowners with a new market for second-hard, tonnage, which will be fully appr ciated of meat and fruit-carrying ships is improving so rapidly and
ships there are so many
for disposal
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August 6 to 12, 1929.
DATE HIGH WATER LOWER WATER.
Standard Standard August
Times
TILES
Troy $19 6.1 m3 3
Wed
Thors
Fri.
by certain lines now that the
1 33 2 1:54 to which, excellent îh themselves, are
7:3
3.8 obsolescent for their particular trade. 64606
6.40%
1.1 Hartlepool is claiming to be the cheapest port on the North-East Coast, 7and Councilor H. L
Hogg, retiring
1-7 president of the Hartlepool Ship- Bat 10 m 1 13431 S brokers' Association, states that wille It is cheaper to shipowners than Asy Fun 11m 16 43 m 7:39 30 of its rivala, yet its efficiency and des
18 ou 77apatch are unequaled furthor Mon, 11 m. 10 31 cord in exports is expected this year.
Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Owners' Option (44) 833 » -3.2
Subject to change without notice.
reight and particulars apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE oF THE BANK LINE, LID, Hong Kong Hong Kong & Ganton; JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. L'EN) (antoni
OLD TAYLOR
AGED BY TIME
CONSIGNEES NOTICE
Consignees of cargo er 55. Benledi are reminded to take delivery of their goods which wil be auhject to reat, after August &
firms..
firm of Andrew Weir and Co. of Lou. The bridegroom is a partner in the den and Glasgow, and over 500 guests including many of the most prominent people in the world of shipping and in society were present.
5
PRESIDENT
LINER SAILINGS
THE
THE Dollar Steamship Line take great pleasure in announcing the inauguration of a new and direct service from Hong Kong to Honolulu, San Francisco and Los Angeles,
The S.S. 'PRESIDENT HAYES" will sail from San Francisco on September 4 for Honolulu, Manila and Hong Kong arriving here on October 1. This vessel will sail with Cargo and Passengers on October 2 direct for Honolulu, arriving there October 17, thence to San Francisco, arriving there October 24 and Los Angeles October 26.-
For the time being a regular. Monthly Service will be maintained.
Shippers will find this service of great advantage in that it permits of their goods being landed in San Francisco in 22 days.
Passengers will appreciate this opportunity of travelling in comfort direct to San Francisco via Honolulu over smooth southern seas.
For reservation of cargo space and passenger accommodation please apply to
THE ROBERT DOLLAR CO.,
SPEED
12, Pedder Street.
GOOD SERVICE - COMFORT S.S. CHUEN CHOW -
Week Day Sailing from Hong Kong at 2 p.m. Arriving Macao at 5.30 p.m.
7)
*
4, Connaught Road W.
Sailing from Macao at 7.50 a.mm. Arriving Hong Kong at 11.20 a.m. Sunday Sailing from Macao at
6 p.m. H.K.
10 p.m. Freight and Passage apply: --
CHUEN ON STEAM BOAT CO., LTD. Tel. C. 6061.
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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 and can accommodate any craft of 200 feet long...
Town Office: 64, Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong, Tel, Central No. 459, ́Slipyard: Sham-Sul-Ps, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Tel. Kowloon No. 9. Estirantes furnished an application.
Hong Kong, April 1, 1924.
CONTINENTAL PORTS
ended June 22. numbered 315
New Waterway arrivals in the week 319,908 net register tons, compared of
with 245 of 382,605 net tons last year, of which 212 were ladon, 108 carried general cargo, 44 ore, 16 coal, 14 grain and 14 wood. Bailings with cargo num- and 2 pig-iron cargoes. bered 178 and included 53 coal, 8 ceke
Arrivals at Amsterdam in the week ended June 22, numbered 69, compar- ed with 68 last year, of which 56 were
laden; 33 carried general cargo, 4 coal,
with 301 of 470,294 met tons in the 79 British, 68 Netherlands and 59 Ger week ended June 23, 1923, and included man vassels; bunker-calls numbered 25, the same as last year.
8 grain and 11 wood; bunker-calla At Rotterdam port arrived 256 numbered 5, compared with 8 last year.
net tona compared Sailings with cargo numbered 38.
vessels of 431,051
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.
The Com pany pos-
Besser Ex Granite Docks and
Two Pat
ent Slip- ways. The dimensions of No. 1 Dock are. 700 its 86 ft 30
ft
MS. “SUGBO”
Codes Used:
AL, A.B.C.
Fifth Edi
ties; En
glarer ingi
First &
Second Edi
tion; West-
Union
and
Wat-
king.
tita
Single screw steel passenger and cargo motor skip.. Dimensions: --- 154 07 B.P. x 28′ 07 Mid. x 11' 6' Mld.; D.W. 470 tons; BHP. 360; Speed 101⁄2 knots. Built- and machinery Installed by The Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., to the order of La Naviera Filipina Inc., Cebu for Philippine coasting service. --
Please address enquiries to the Chief Manager:
R. M. DYER, B.Sc. MJNA., Kowloon Dock, Hong Kong.