THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 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 SOUTII 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.)
8. S.
Tons
*KIDDERPORE
MALWA
*KASHMIR
MOREA
MANTUA
From
Hong Kong i About
Destination
Straits, Colombo & Bombay. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles, London & Hull. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Straits, Colombo & Bombay. Straits, Colombo & Bombay.
6,334 15th Aug. 10,380 17th Aug. 8,985 3151 Aug. 10,453 14th Sept. 10.946 28th Sept. 6,715 2nd Oct. 5,273 Oth Oct. *Cargo only, Calls Casa Blanca,
"MIRZAPORE
*ALIFORE
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.
*TAKLIWA TALMA DALGOMA
TAKADA
TILAWA
TALAMBA
7,936 | 15th Aug, 10,000 31st Aug.
5,952 0,949 10,006
4th Sept. 5th Sept. 4th Oct.
| 3,013 8th Oct.
*Calls Rangoon,
Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Csleutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.
B.I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st All steamers are fitted with wireless and
and 2nd class passengers.
carry a qualified surgeon.
SHIPPING DEAL
OFFER FOR THE ABERDEEN STEAM COMPANY
THE CHINA
S.S.
MAIL,
MONGOLIA ”
·WELL-KNOWN VESSEL OF MANY PORTS
NOW DOOMED
The International Mercantile Marine has announced that as soon as the "Pennsylvania," the third of its big turbo-electric Inter-coastal liners, is commissioned they intend to pay off and Serap the
I.M.M. PROFITS
DOUBLE THOSE OF PRECEDING YEAR
The directors of the Aberdeen, New-
A profit of $1,205,250 after deduc- eastle and Hull Steam Co., Ltd., in a
tion of $2,672,875 for depreciation on letter to shareholders, say that they
steameré, allowance of $1,386,578 bond have received an offer from Messrs.
interest, and deduction of $29,498,968 Harris and Dixon, Ltd, shipowners,
for operating and general expenses, London, acting for themselves and
income taxes and other charges, is others interested with them, to pur-
shown in the report of the directors chase the shares of the company at
old Mongolia," the International Mercantile Marine the price of £2 2s. 6d. per share. The which will mean the Joss of Co. for the calendar year 1928. This offer is contingent on the purchasers a fine old. ship, says the Journal compares with s prafft of $561,054 for acquiring at least 80 per cent. of the of Commerce." She was ordered the year 1927 The report covers the shares. The directors are of opinion by the Atlantic Transport Line operations of the Red Star, Atlantic that the offer should be accepted. of West Virginia, towards the end of and American Lines.
The Aberdeen, Newcastle and Hull 1902, by which time the International Earnings of the parent company Steam Co. was formed as far back as Mercantile Marine was in
proper
for 1923, including dividends from sub- 1866. It ja relatively small concern, working order and the directora of sidiary companies out of their Bur- the subscribed capital being only the Atlantic Transport branch ware plas for 1928 and prior thereto and £85,757, of which £33,839 is paid ap. able
able to fix their programme definitely from the eperation of directly owned For thirty-seven years up to 1917-18 and to give the American orders which steamers amounted to $1,663,105 after the company paid R dividend of 25. per had long been in their minds. Their deduction of all expenses and bond in share, the following year 38. biggest ship until then designed by terest, as compared with $977,496. was paid, and then for the next seven
was under The deficit resulting from the writing commission by the years the payment was again 25. 8.000 tons, and the
ard her
off of the excess of book value And It is understood that it is the in- sister ship the "Manchuria” which goodwill of the White Star Line over originally were to have been named the proceeds of its sale has been re- "Minnekakla" and "Minnelern" with duced to $28,020,122, as compared with their gross tonnage of 13,640, would $29,866,865 a year ago. have made a huge difference to the The balance sheet shows current as- company's prospects on the Atlan sets of $24,501,473, compared with tic service, although when they ware $23,523,751 a year ago, A tabulation first mooted there was some doubt as of dividends included in the report to how comfortably they could
could go up shows a balance of 79 per cent, un- the London River.
paid back dividends on the preferred Before they were completed, how-stock as of Feb. 1, 1929, ever, the Pacific Mail Line, who were
tention of the purchasers to maintain
the same cargo and passenger ser- vice as at present.
B.
PASSENGER LISTS
DEPARTURES
then havin
ving to face intensive e Japanese competition, offered a very good price
for them on the stocks, and they were completed according to their ideas for the service from San Francisco to The quad. Japan by way of Hawat ruple expansion engine of the "Mon golia" was sufficient to drive her at a speed of 16 knots, which was tempting
to the shippers of Japanese silk, while she was given very complete cargo for $54 first-class and over 1,500 third handling gear and had accommodation class passengers,
COSULICH LINE
ITS FINANCIAL POSITION
The Cosulich Line general meeting called for June 28 did not take place owing, secording to a communication issued to new stage reached in the negotiations which were started some Cosulich internal and financial situa- time ago with a view to settling the
Per 8.8. "Taiyo Mara" for San Fran cisco and Los Angeles, August 7:
Mr. Joseph Madier, Mr. Chas, L. Lowery, Mrs. L. Lanigan, Miss Amy Statham, Mr. A. W. Nash, Mr. A. W. Nash, Mr. L. Dowdell, Mr. L. V. Finster, Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Rebok and 2 children, Mr. J. S. MacDonald, Mr. Yasui, Miss Y. Suyenaga, Mra Miss E. Betournay, Miss A. M.
Be W. Williams, Mr. H. Sagoria, Mr. S. Ichikawa, Mr. and Mrs. M. Takemura, Mr. S. Takeuchi, Mr. M. Sera, Mrs. J. F. Carvalho, Mr. Mr. S. Ichibashi, Miss Lney
Daniels, J. J. Lewis, Mrs. Kitagawa, Mr. Alfred Kroeger, Mr. and Mrs. J.
The negotiations have now reached Knight Anstey, Mr. S. Harris, Mr. and
To outward appearance they were Mrs. W. I. Jones, Miss M. Jones, Mr. very much like the Atlantic Transport sua stage as to make it advis
able to
to submit them to a general and Mrs. Dalton, Mr. J. N. Molineux, ships on the Western Ocean, with one meeting which will be called shortly Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Beshears and child,
funnel and four masts, but when they to approve the 1928 balance sheet, Mr. A. B. Swezey, Mrs. A. B. Swezey they made a
zey, appeared on the Trans-Pacific service together with concrete proposala re- Dr. Chin, Mrs. Miguel Antonio, Mrs,
great impression and Reyes and child, Mr. J. G. Hill, Mr.
were undoubtedly the finest ships on
The Cosulich Line, it is stated, F. X D'Almada e Castro, Mr. Frank
that route they.
but has recently obtained from the Ita- D'Almada e Castro, Mrs, F. great name
X-
the made a
lian Government a settlement of D' Como, &c. S. canares, Miss Ger she stranded on Midway Island with a tions. 1900
the "Mongolia had bad luck, for
some important outstanding ques- Castro,
It is now assured that trude Glassman, Mrs. Rose Basto,
cargo valued at £700,000, and 50 8 leading banking house on her reinsurance before she
Ex
Mr. N.
Outward Appearance
was
tion.
garding the above settlement.
11890-
Miss M. J. Haley, Miss R. Pena, Miss guineas per cent. ad quietlylated with the company will de-
G. Rainnudo, Miss F. Rainnudo.
Per "Patroclus" for United King- dom via Singapore, August. 7:-
Mrs. Southorn, Mrs. A. G. McC. Stewart, Mrs. Bickford, Miss R. D. J. Watson, H. A. M. Watson, Hassall, Miss H. Stoeckle, Mrs. C. Stoeckle, J. Christie, Wm. Hindle, Muller, Mr. and Mrs. Carlson and infant, Mrs. Alera and two children, Morrison,
CHADBURNS TELEGRAPH
• COMPANY'S IMPROVED
WORKING
clare itself generally disposed, as off into deep water without assistance Boon as the above settlement has full repairs. The Pacific Mail Lineant capital increase by transactions and proceeded to San Francisco for taken place, to guarantee an import- had based all its calculation on native to be executed as early as possible..
of the Dassing crews, and the
La Follette Act decided them to sell their feet and go out of business: they did not realise the heights to which freight were going within the next few months. Accordingly, the "Men- gulia" and her sister entered the At- lantic Transport Fleet after all, and under the United States flag were put on a skeleton LM.M. service between New
ew York and Liverpool
an
CONSIGNEES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE BEN LING STEAMERS, LIMITED.
From LEITE, MIDDLESBRO,"
LONDON & STRAITS.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South).an, Mr. A. Chadburn Bamford, during the war. In April, 1918, when road that all goods are being land-
TANDA
6,956 30th Aug. ST. ALBANS 4,500 4th Oct. ARAFURA €,000 1st Nov. TANDA
6,956 29th Nov. ST. ALBANS 4,500 3rd June
Manila, Sandakan, Thursday faland,
Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney Melbourne.
&
1930
Wus
Immediately the United States came into the war she was armed, and on her first voyage, on April 19, 1917, Presiding at the annual meeting of Chadburns (Ship) Telegraph Com- she encountered chemy sub The Steamship,
marine, the first encounter between an pany, held at Liverpool, the chair-
“BENLEU] ** American armed ship and u submarine
Consignees of cargo are hereby in- ferred with satisfaction to the im- proved working of the company dur the U.S. troops were, begloning to
come across to Europe in ever-increased at their risk into the hazardous ing the past year, which had enabled ng bumbers, she was commissioned by and/or extra hazardous "Godowns of them to wipe out the debit balance and show credit. This more pro- the Navy as a transport, and armed The Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf and fitable year had been brought about with three bin. guns and a number of Godown Oo., Ltd., whence and/or from through increase in sales, and al- quick-firers. When she had paid the wharves delivery may be obtained.
al sinal quid though the telegraph business
off from this duty she spent a con- Goods have left the Godowas, and all No claims will be admitted after the still the mainstay of the company
siderable time reconditioning at Naw and was the line which had brought
York, and advantage was taken of this Goods remaining undelivered after the its good name, the directors for sev to fit her out as an up-to-date cabin 8th inst. will be subject to rent.
ship. It was intended that she All claims against the steamer must large their scope of operations so as not to keep their business eggs in man emigrants, far that was before before the 22nd inst. or they will not
be the days of the Dillingham Immigra recognised onc basket,
All broken chafed, and damaged tion Restriction Act, but her owners
Goods are to be left in the Godowns had to think twice before incurring a
had not yet formally declared peace. large expenditure on this score, be-where they will be examined on the Cause the United States and Germany ith inst., at 10a.m. by Messrs.
Goddard & Douglas. However, she was put on a new service
No Fire Insurance has been effect- between New York and Hamburg, her
Bills of Lading will be countersign- first Eastwards passenger list consist-
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD., America to Russia.
Agents. Hong Kong, 1st August, 1929.
Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Japan and Hong Kong cral years had endeavoured to en- should carry a large turaber, of Gar-be presented to the Undersigned of
to Australia.
The E. & A. S.8. 'Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghai, Iloilo, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other ports on route sa ducement offers.
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-
The Union 3.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom vis New to the company. They had intely Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, cte.
The P. & G. Royal Mail steamers to London via Suez Canal The P. & O. Branch Service of steamers to London via the Cape.
The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and London via Panama Canal.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.
DALGOMA
MOREA TAKADA
*SHEAF MOUNT
GARBETA KARMALA *MIRZAPORE *NAGPORE ST. ALBANS
TILAWA
ALIPORE MANTUA
"KIDDERPORE
5,963 | 10th Aug. 10,953 16th Aug. 6,949 16th Aug. 17th Aug. 5,327 20th Aug. 9,128 30th Aug. 6,715
2nd Sept. 5,288
4th
Sept.
4,500 10th Sept.
| 10,000 † 10th Sept 6,278 | 11th Sept. 10,046 13th Sept, 5,884 25th Sept.
• Cargo only.
Amuy, S'hai, Moji. Kobe & Osaka. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Canka. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Moji, Kobe & Osaka Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Moll & Kche. Shanghai, Mori, Kobe & Yokohama, Moll, Kobe, Osaka Yokohama. Amoy, S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Osaka.
Shanghai, Moji & Kobe, Shanghai, Shanghai,
Mofi Kabe.
&
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS, Fassengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses et Singapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer.
All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge. Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries, Farcels measuring not more than 2% ft. x 2 ft 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 tos-m
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,
P. & O. Building, Connaught Rd. C., Hong Kong.
Agents
He was pleased to say that na a result new and additional sidelines were again proving of extreme value secured a
very valuable order for the roanufacture of highly special instruments. This work had been competed for in the open market, and
Hamburg Service the Hamburg service she was successful for some tima, making the experiment of
of calling in at Vigo for Captain H. Hartlet who was after- Spanish emigrants, and; under the wards so famous in the United Stater Lines she made herself very popular.
OLD TAYLOR
it was through the goodwill of the jux of 600 Communists deported framed by, company and its expert knowledge of the marine world that the order had been secured.
The order books were in a very healthy condition, with the result they had every reason for expecting the works would be practically fully employed for several months ahead.
conditions Trading
still very difficult, competition being as keen. as ever. The improvement in the company's affairs under such condi- tions reflected most creditably, he elaimed, upon the executive officers of
company. (Applause.)
the
were
The report of the directors was unanimously adopted.
Mr, R. G. Blake, the retiring direc- for, was reappointed.
HONG KONG TIDE.
on the Western Ocean. Towards the end of 1928 she revived the American Line's schedule in conjunction with the White Star Line, and soon afterwards made Halifax an outward port of call in order to recompense herself to United States immigration. This ser certain extent for the restriction in
vice was afterwards made to include
the
Red Star Line and Hölland America, but the "Mongolia" did not last very long on it for towards tha end of 1924 she was taken off service ta be
Place conditioned and fitted to re
a
the "Kroonland" oh the New York-San Francisco service of the Panaraa Pacific branch of the Intern tional Mercantile Marine,
service The tide-table given below has been which was then making great headway obtained by aid of the Tide-predicting again in competition with the Ameri- Machine, which includes 40 compon» can railways, and just beginning to be ents for the better prediction of tides,really popular. In her early days on from the result of the analysis of the that run she logged a record of 14 tida! observations, taken at the Kow-
days 20
20 hours from Los Angeles to leen tidel observatory under the
New York, and so popular did she and direction of Dr. Deberck during the
her consorts make the service that years 1887, 1883 and 1889.
the company decided that it was worth their while to build the turbo-electric
The tithes and heights are given for Kowloon; but they may be used for the Victoria Naval Yard and Aberdeen, the differences being very email.
The times of high and low water must not be considered to coincide
change of current, the two phenomena being quite distinot. ⠀
NEW YORK, BOSTON & BALTIMORE, with the times of slack-water and
JOINT SERVICE OF THE
"BLUE FUNNEL" LINE
(OCEAN S.D. CO., LTP. & CHINA MUTUAL 9.5, CO, LTD.)
AND
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE.
KELLERMAN & BUCKNALL 8.S. CO., LTD.)
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG.
8.84"CITY OF CANBERRA”
Suez Canal Soes Canal
10th 30th
Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Owners Oution.
August 8 to 14, 1929,
HIGH WAFER LOWER WATER
Stan fard Ht
Timeo
Augustimas
B.
liners Cafe "Manchuria" was Virginia, and Pennsylvania. cold to the Dollar Line when the Vir gina" was completed, but whether that concern will want the old "Mongolia now that they have completed arrange Jenta for a building loan under the Jones-White Act is open to question.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE
Consignees of cargo ex B... Benledi are reminded to take. delivery of their goods, which will be m0 10 46 44 27 subject to rent after August &
1134 730 10 11
m= 013 1,6| m 6 $2 | 17
0.96 45
Amalgamat
E 10 m.1 18 47 m 6 17 38 hows
Stotal 28 10,793, 31
Subject to change without notice.
For Freig
particulars apply.
BUTTERFIELD & SW
ANK LIN LTD Hong Kong, weldt 1 38 57 045
ad with
fick ben
donation
Kong & Canton: JARDINE,
Enginegon 639-branches.
Union
Hona mon
AGED BY TIME.
President Liner
SAILINGS
WEEKLY TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE
To San Francisco and Los Angeles
To Seattle and Victoria
The Sunshine Belt via
The Shart, Straight Route. Honoluin
to America Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdays. Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdays
B.JR.
4.J.
Pres. Lincoln Tues., Aug. 13, 3 Pres. Cleveland Tues, Aug. 20 Pres. Madison Tues., Aug. 27 Pres. Pierce...Tues., Sept. 3 Pres. Jackson..Tues., Sept. 10 Pres. Taft Tues. Sept. 17 Pres. McKinley Tues., Sept. 24 Pres. Jefferson..Tues, Oct. 1 TO SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES
VIA HONOLULU DIRECT PRES HAYES
Oct. 2
£120, £112 Special through rated 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.
EUROPE AND NEW YORK DIRECT
ROUND THE WORLD. Fortnightly sailing on Sunday via Manila, Straits, Colombo, Suez Canal, Alexandra, Naples, Genoa, Marseilles, New York and Boston.
a.
Pres. Wilson..Sun. Aug. 11, 8 Pres. Polk...Sun. Sept. 22, 8 Pres. V. Buren Sun, Aug. 25, 8)Pres. Adamis ...Sun. Oct. 68 Pres. Garfield Sun. Sept. 8, 8 Pres. Harrison Sun. Oct. 20, 8 TO MANILA
Pres. Cleveland Aug. 13 6 p.m. [ Pres. Jackson Ang. 31 6 p.m.. Pres. Madison Aug. 176 p.m.Pres. Taft.....Sept. 10 6 p.m. Pres. Pierce....Aug. 27.6 p.m. Pres. McKinley, Sept. 14 6. p.m. For Bookings, Passenger and Freight Information apply to Telophone Central 2477, 2478 and 795.
Cable Address "Dollar." CANTON BRANCH: 4, SHA KEB STREET,
AMERICAN MAIL LINE
AND
DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE
SPEED
- GOOD SERVICE — COMFORT
S.S. CHUEN CHOW
Week Day Sailing from Hong Kong at 2 p.m. Arriving Macao at 5.30 p.m.
Sailing from Macao at 7.50 am.
Arriving Hong Kong at 11.20 am. Sunday Sailing from Macão at... - 6 p.m.
H.K.
10 p.m.
17
31
23
Freight and Passage apply -
CHUEN ON STEAM BOAT CO., LTD.
4, Connaught Road W.
Tel C. 6061.
THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO. LTD.
ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER MAKERS, BRASS and
•IRON FOUNDERS. AU work done in this establishment le guaranteed. We have over thirty years' experience. We own two Slipways and can accommodate any craft of 200 feet long.
Town Officer 64, Coraught Road Central, Hong Kong, Tel. Central No: 459. Shipyard: Sham-Sui-Po, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Tel. Kowloon No. 9.. Estimates furnished on application.
Hong Kong, April 7. 1924,
The first cargo of White. Sea timber to be discharged at a South Wales port this season was carried in the Soviet Government steamer "Arcos" which has arrived at Cardiff. The "Arcos" is manned entirely by Russians and Alice the Red Flag at her masthead.
new service was inaugurated by the arrival of the steamer. "Nesaian," which is discharging general cargo in the Cardiff Queen Alexandra Dock, When she sailed she took a general cargo.
....
..
The appointment of Mr. AEL V. Taylor, the new goods manager · of The Canadian National Steamships the LN.ER. Co. at Hull, as a. mem- recently discontinued their service ta ber of the Humber Conservancy and Board; in succession to the late Mr. Cardiff, but the Dominion Donaldson Line has now commenced R L Ferguson, was approved at a zuzning in the same trade. This meeting of the Board.
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 pon- Besora Six
Granito Docks and Two Pat out
Slip- ways. The dimensions of No. 1 Dock are 700x
86ft x 30%
ELECTRICIANS.
MS SUGBO
Codes Used:
AL A.B.C.
Fifth Edi
tion: En-
gheer in ge
First &
Second Edi
dox; West-
ет Union
and Wat
king.
Single screw steel passenger and cargo motor ship. Dimensions: 15 CBP. Md. 3 11 6 Mid: D.W: 470 tons: B.H.P. 360 Speed 10 knots Bullt and machinery installed by The Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltán to the order of La Naviera Filipina Inc., Cebu for Philippine recasting service, y
Please address enquiries to the Chief Manager:
R. M. DYER, B.SC. MINA., Kowloon Dock, Hong Kong -