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S.S. "ROSANDRA"
S.S. ROMOLO
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S.S. "PLAVE"
MV. "REMO"
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Sails on or about 15th October.
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NYIKUNZ
REDUCED THROUGH. TICKETS
THE CHINA MAIL,
FRENCH LINERS
BRITISH INDUSTRY'S
CONTRIBUTION
SHIPPING
SECTION.
JUNK PIRATED
FIVE WOMEN DRESSED AS SOLDIERS
MORTGAGE BANK
FURTHER OPPOSITION TO NAVAL PROPOSAL
time
Aན ་ E mentioned some ago, the Swedish, Riksdag has ap proved a scheme for the establish. ment of a State institution for the purpose of granting loans on the mortgage of new construction so a to facilitate the further modernisa tion of the country's merchant flect Availing themselves of the situation the naval authorities have sought to get imposed upon borrowers a con dition that the loans should only be A piracy, in which five women
conceded those who undertake to dressed in Chinese soldier's uniform have the ships so
so constructed as ta were alleged to have been amongst the be able to be armed with guns in freebooters, was reported to the Police case of necessity. Both the shipping and shipbuilding associations have yesterday by the master of a fishing junk which made port yesterday after- opposed the proposal, it being point ed out that it would be unreason. able to impose such a demand in the case of
created a fund
for quits different purposes.
Macao.
Following on investigations which I have completed (writes, the Paris correspondent of the "Journal of Commerce"). I am able to give in- teresting data about the important share taken by British industry in the equipment or fitting-out of the
посл. liners which are new big passenger now building or completing on this The raid occurred at about 2.30 pm, side, especially the four new motor on August 18 whilst the junk was sail- passenger liners "Lafayette" (Cie.ing off Cheungchau, to the west of Gle. Trans-Atlantique), "Eridan," "Jean-Laborde" and "Felix-Rousse)" (Messagorias Maritimes) that these
I learn, for instance, liners, as well as the four big cargo vessels now building at Bremen for the C.G.T., will eac
will each be fitted with "B" type gyro-compass, as supplied by Messrs. S. G. Brown, Ltd, and it will be remembered in this res pect that a Brown gyro-compass of the "A" type was supplied for the
ruro "Ile de France." The Brown gYTO- compass equipment to be supplied for the "Lafayette" will be complete with an automatic helmsman and a rudder angle recorder. Messrs. S. G. Brown, Ltd, will also be supplying for the largest French motorship a large electro-megaphone equipment for communication from the bridgo to the row's nest, forecastle, dock- bridge, steering gear, engine- ing room, chief engineer's office and gyro
room.
The seven other French ships re- ferred to above will also be fitted of Brown with a complete system
the four cargo electro-meraphones:
for the ships building at Bremen
| G.G.T. will use the separate circuit
system.
The C.G.T.'s "Lafayette" will also be fitted with eight Stone water- tight doors, the "Eridan" with five the "Jean-Laborde" with seven, and the "Felix-Roussel" with
four Stone water-tight doors. Messrs. J. Stone and Ce are also to supply for the "Felix-Roussel" 98 sliding windows of a very interesting_type
Passing to Messrs. Brown Brothers, it is noteworthy that this British firm is to supply the steering gear for the
{"Fean-Laborde" and
The Department of Commerce has now placed its views before the Gov came in another junk
The pirates, ten men and five women ernment, and these are also opposed They were to the proposal made by the nava
In the first place the armed with rifles and Mauser pistola, authorities.
department points out that the pro- The booty taken off by the pirates in-posal from a formal standpoint would
рова! cluded $1,600 in Hong Kong hank notes,
require the sanction of the Riksdag, $5,000 in Chinese silver coins, some while from a practical viewpoint the jewellery worth $200, and two muskets, suggestion could not be
carried The pirates eventually took the junk without increasing the cost of the user to Wanchai, nest of Macao, tonnage, and reducing its capacity where he was kept for one night and In this connection the fact is recall. ed that the Shipbuilding Association then released.
maintains that an increase costs
MONTREAL HARBOUR
NEW BRIDGE NEARING COMPLETION
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of construction and the diminution in the argo carrying any circumstances ander
be of such great importance as to exercise a very material influ- ence on the competitive powers and the rational economic use of the ships.
In agreeing with this point According to
Nicholas view the department
states that Monsarrat, of Messrs. Monserrat and the proposal would counteract the Pratley, building engineers, who are bank's real object, and is according
for erecting the gigantic structure ly disapproved.
Mr.
of
ar.other
the Montreal Harbour Commissioners, If the defensive interests of the the last steel beam joining together country should demand such measures both ends of the suspended span of concerning individual ships as are the Montreal harbour bridge crossing abard at by the naval authorities, the Montreal Harbour Commission's the department states that these administrative territory, and linking o Montreal with the south shore over could and ought to be attended to in
as for way,
instance, by the St. Lawrence River, will shortly mesna
be- of special agreements be set in place and rivoted.
tween the State and the shipownera in making this statement in a re- concerned. cent interview, Mr. Monsarrat ex- pressed the hope that the bridge may
The steamers "Ramshope" and be finished by the late auturan, and intimated that it certainly will be "Byrness, both 2,900 tone deadweight, opened to traffic
in the early days launched in 1927 by Joseph L. Thomp- of next spring.
traffic
SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 1929.
FAST LUXURIOUS SERVICE
-to America
and Europe
RAVELLERS bound fer
Train of Europe avail
themselves of speedy and com- fortable. service when they go Canadian Pacific.
The White Empresses are the largest, newest and fastest liners on the Pacific. They cross from Yokohama to Vancouver in y days; from Shanghai to Vau couver in 14.
These ships connect with the summer trains, "Trans-Canada Limited" and **Mountaineer,”st Vancouver, enabling passengers to make the earliest sailing of a Canadian Pacific Atlantic lines.
CANADIAN PACIFIC
Next sailing to the Pacific Coast EMPRESS OF ASIA Noon-4th September, 1929.
GREATEST TRAVEL SYSTEM
WORLD'S
BRITISH WUCHOW LINE
son and Sons, Ltd., Sunder and, e-SAILING DATES FOR AUGUST, 1929 (Subject to change). The corner-stone of the colossal Kined by D. Rowan and. Cu... Glasgow, DEPARTURE HOURS: Hong Kong 5.30-p.m., Wuchow 2.00 p.m.
have been sold by Joseph L. Thompson new bridge was laid in 1926. It is and Sons, Ltd., to the Meadow Steam-
a highway and tramway structureship Co., Ltd., a newly formed private two miles in length, and its compleCardiff company. ves-
tion is of the utmost importance not
A total of 95,309 tons of coal were
Each of these sels is to be fitted with an electro- hydraulic steering gear controlled only to the great metropolitan centre from the bridge by a Brown's steer of Montreal, but also to the south shipped at. Immingham in the week ing telemotor. In conjunction with shore municipalities which constitate the electro-hydraulic steering gear, a a thriving suburban district, not only ended July 13, a record for the port, hand-steering gear by the same mak-needing better connection with the the previous figure being 88,000 tons O EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARTING ers is also provided for these three city to enable them to expand rapid- during a week in 1929.
liners.
ly a residential and even manufac- FROM £83 TO £120 ON SALE
While Messrs. Kelvin, Bottomley turing communities. The bridge will and Baird, Ltd., will supply for the also be a great boon to the farm four liners a number of compasses ing communities lying south of the
enabling them and navigating instruments, I under- municipalities, stand that this firm is also to supply supply the metropolis with for the "Lafayette" a complete set modities more readily than in the of preamercator. tank gauges, the past. Gut to consist of seven gauges deal- ing with 26 tanks in all.
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SUMMER EXCURSION RATES
and return From Hong Kong to Shanghai
Nagasaki
"Moji
•
Kohe Yokohama
13
17
FF
FL.K.$120 165
190
210
235
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu
KOREA MARU
SHINYO MARU
Wednesday, 4th September, Wednesday, 18th September.
SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghai & Japan Ports.
SHIDZUOKA MARU
YOKOHAMA MARU
Monday, 9th September. Monday, 23rd September.
LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via
Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez. HAKOZAKI MARU
HAKUSAN MARU
Saturday, 24th August. Saturday, 7th September.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
TANGO MARU
AKI MARU
Wednesday, 25th September. Wednesday, 23rd October,
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
†TOKUSHIMA MARU
SADO MARU
Wednesday,
28th August. Wednesday, 11th September.
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles,
Mexico & Panama
RAKUYO MARU
Tuesday, 24th September.
SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports.
KAWACHI MARU
NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama.
TAKETOYO MARU
+ MAYEBASHI MARU
LIVERPOOL via Port Said,
+ LYONS HARU
Friday,
30th August.
Friday, 20th August. Thursday, 12th September. Constantinople, Genoa.
Friday, 20th September.
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Hangoon.
+AKITA MARU
PENANG MARU
Thursday, 29th August. Sunday, 8th September..
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
¡GENOA MARU (Kobe direct)
Tuesday,
KAMO MARU
Tuesday,
27th August.
3rd September,
Sunday,
4th September.
AWA MARU (Majì direct)
+ Cargo only.
Roduced 1st Class Excursin Fates quoted between Manila and Australia,
For further information apply to-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
Tel. Central No. 292 and 3897. (Private exchange to all departments.)
0.
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SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG BUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
LONDON, HAMBURG,
ROTTERDAM- & Colombo, Suez and Port Said, mi
Monday, AMAZON MARU RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Saigon, Singapore,
Colombo, Durban & Cape Town, HAWAII MARU...
BOMBAY Via Singapore & Colombo.
SHINNOH MARU
SUMATRA MARU
DURRANs at Karachi).
ANTWERP-Yin Singapore
9th September.
Monday, 7th September.
Tuesday, 3rd September. Thursday, 19th September.
LOURENCO MARQUES, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZI-
BAR & MOMBASA Via Singapore & Colombo. MEXICO MARU NA
28th August Wednesday, CALCUTTA Vis Bingapore, Penang & Rangoon f
Poke Sunday CELEBES MARU
1st September. Thursday, 19th September.
INDUS MARU
Special interest attaches to the first application en a French ship of the "Austin" constant current system for the drive of the deck machinery of the "Lafayette." The lifeboats of the "Lafayette" will be constructed by Messrs. Hugh McLean and Sons, Ltd.
I also learn that Messrs. G. and J. Weir or their associated company, Messrs. Drysdale and Co., will supply a number of electrically driven pumps for the "Lafayette" and all electric for the three new M.M. liners. pumps Messrs. Caird and Eayner, Ltd., are to supply for the "Lafayette" one evaporator and one water distiller, the evaporator being capable of pro- ducing 20 tons per 24 hours and the distiller & tons of drinking water per The Wallsend Slipway and En- gineering Co. are
24 hours.
oil,
Burning equipment to supply the boilers of several of the liners, not shly for the "Lafayette."
each
to
COM-
A total of $11,500,000 is being ex- pended on this most important high- way crussing in Canada, the cost of
is which being borne by the Dominion Government, the Province of Quebec, and the City of Montreal.
AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING
No less than 9.5 million gallons of petroleum were imported at Swansea being the highest docks recently, weekly import for a considerable time.
APPRECIATION 2.
MAN'S HAT THROWN ON
SINGAPORE'S STAGE.
For an excited member of the audience to throw his hat on the stage is an unusual incident in Singapore's Victoria Theatre, but it
men."
The second act was in progress
In dealing with the report on the occurred on a recent Saturday:
in Australia, re-night, when the Italian Opera Co. shipping situation cently issued by the British delega- concluded its season with "Car- tion of experts, a very blunt attack on the Australian Navigation Act is made by The Pastoral Review," which says: "The Navigation Act, and the prima donna and the tenor
duet when which has largely been the cause of were engaged in a several States being brought to the soft hat came spinning from the verge of bankruptcy, must be repeal stalls over the orchestra to alight on
These States have to receive
ed.
to
the
dales from the Federal Government the stage. The artistes hesitated les then financial. The Act has for a moment and then carried on benefited no one, and at the present as if nothing had happened. At time many of the ports on the coast the end of the duet Carmen picked
through loss of the tourist traffic and the high freights up the hat and hurled it back, amid of the coastal steamers. The repeal the applause of the audience, who of this Act would put fresh life into obviously resented the unseemly in-
of the Commonwealth. terruption.
The hat's owner-a small man in
The eight electric winches, having a lifting capacity of 3 tons, many parts to be installed on the "Felix-Roussel" The Dettifogging Custome regulations will be supplied by Messrs. John E. under which British ships (and for European dress--was ejected. He Wilson and Co., and the electric eiga) are taxed should be amended. winches to be used for operating Imagine how petty this country must explained that he was endeavour- the lifeboats, on that liner will be appear to visitors when they hearing to show his appreciation!
that duties are exacted on not only
supplied by Messrs. W. H. Allen, Sons and Co., Ltd., Bedford.
UNITED STATES LINES
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all atores on the ship for use of pas- sengers and crew, bat even ship's doctor's medicines administered on board, whilst the vessel is on the .coast, even if she be outside Austra-
lian territorial waters,"
"REDUCE FREIGHTS”
Mr. Gilmore L. Villbrook, the newly- appointed assecite director of the Paris office of the United States Lines, has arrived in Paria Mr. Hugh B. Robin- son director of the Paris territory. Mr. Tillbrook's work will call for the
The criticism proceede in an equal- supervision of transportation for the ly honest vein when it says that it newly privately owned lines in the is the fault of Australians them- territory, which includes Latin Europe, selves that freights have remalied the Near East, and Northern Africa. high.
Liverpool
comments the
S.S. TAI HING”
[1,068 tons-Capt. Trott.]
TUES. 27th
AUGUST
S.S. "TAI MING **
[649 tons-Capt. G. J. Spink.] AUGUST
SUN. 25th FRI. 30th Regular Service of Fast, High Oluss. River Steamers Having Good Ac- commodation for First Class Passengers, Electric Light and Fans in State rooms and Saloon. The sa. "Tai Hing" ie Atted with Wireless.
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The operations of the new company "Journal of Commerce. The cry by ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S.S.
have been materially augmented by the certain politicians and the ignorant aneReduce Tillbrook is well known in Paris, hav hollow one "Australia, with its ing lived thers for a number of years wonderful potentialities, has been so
handicapped following his service in France as
by
tarifs, Govern. bigh The Assistant Chief of the Air Service ment interference with private enter Technical Section, in charge of te Zone prise, and general imbecility that at of Advance. He was awarded the present she is stagnating, and has to Croix de Guerre
give bonuses on almost all lines of produce to keep them alive," says the review. But it is the answer to Just one question that will lead to the solution of Australia's shipping troubles. The question is: the
acquisition of the fleet of ships of mass of voters
revealed to be s the American Merchant Lines. Mr. Freights," is
IRON ORE AND COKE
The growing activity of the Iron Government strong enough to adopt and steel trades is responsible for and operate the report by the Over-
increased demand for ore and seas Shipping Conference coke. Foreignores have been in
sharp request for some time, and some of the Spanish and African
VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Vie Japan Ports from producers are now reported to be
LONDON MARU (From Shanghai). Monday, 9 MELBOURNE Vis Manila, Brisbane & Bydney."
MADRAS MARU
HAIPHONG Via Hollow & Pathol.
MENADO MARU
W YORK VIA Japan ports, San
TAVEE MARU
PORTS OMA MARU
gale
9th September.
Thursday, 5th September
Thursday, 5th September, 10a.m. Francisco & Panama,
Tuesday, 3rd September.
Sunday, 25th August.
Sunday, 26th August 9pm Sunday 1st September 3 pm/ Thursday, 29th August, Noog-
Saturday, 7th Bestamber, please apply to OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHAN
TAICHUCHI Managar,
VIR Swatow & Amoy
TOW & AMOT.
WARSHIPS HERE
Basin-HMS
heavily sold sheud, while re-carry- The following are the warshfpe" at ing freights, if not higher, aro at present in harbour. least more active, and are absorbing At the North a good deal of tonnage. Cleveland "Tamar," and "Moth Ironmasters ar turning to the local
At the North Arm: EMS irestone mines there for supplies, Several
eral of the old
Sandwich are being ra opened, and the output of Iron- stone will soon be considerable. As to coke, there is now some scarcity, and Durham blast furnace qualities have risen in price to 20s. 6d. a ton delivered at works w
Imports of frun and steel goods at South Wales ports amounted to 11:217 tons, compared with 10,208 tenn in the previous week. Iron-ore imports total
od 25812 tons
In Dock L19
Foreign Men of War U.S. Gunboat "Quari.”
Chinese Gunboat "Kwong Kun:”/
CONSIGNEES HOTICE
Consignees of cargo "Bemyyvis are reminded to delivery of their goods which will aubject to rent after AugustTM 27.
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9th October.
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10th September.
6th October.
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6th September ORIENTAL AFRICAN-LINE
5th December,
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