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Nagasaki
Moji Kohe
Yokohama
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N.K.3120
165
190
230
235
Wednesday, -4th September.
18th September. Wednesday,
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
KOREA MARU
SHINYO MARU-
SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghai & Japan Ports.
SHIDZUOKA MARU
YOKOHAMA MARU
9th September, Monday, Monday, 23rd September. LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via
Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez. HAKUSAN MARU
KITANO MARU
Saturday, 7th September. Saturday, 21at 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, Constantinople, Genoa,
LYONS MARU
20th September.
Friday,
30th August.
Thursday, Thursday,
29th August.
12th September.
Friday,
Thursday,
Sunday,
3th September.
Tuesday,
3rd September.
Sunday,
4th September.
5th September.
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,
AKITA MARU
† PENANG MARU
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
KAMO MARIJ
AWA MARU (Moji direct)
† KANGOON MARU (omit Shangbai) Thursday,
Cargo only.
29th August.
Redured 1st Class Excursion 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.) -
O. S. K.
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
LONDON,
HAMBURG. ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP Via Singapore Colombo, Suez and Port Said,
AMAZON MARU
... Monday, 9th September.
RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Viz Saigon, Singapore,
Colombo, Durban & Cape Town.
LAWAH MARU
BOMBAY Via Singapore & Colombo.
-SHINNOH MARU
SUMATRA MARU
(Galls at Karachi).
Monday, 7th September.
Tuesday, 3rd September.
Thursday, 19th September.
DURBAN, LOURENCO MARQUES, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM. ZANZI
BAR & MOMBASA--Via Singapore & Coinmba.
MEXICO MARU
Wednesday, 28th August.
CALCUTTA--Via Singapore, l'enang & Rangoon.
CELEBES MARU INDUS MARU
Sunday, 1st September. Thursday, 19th September.
VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Japan Forls from
Shanghai.
LONDON MARU (From Shanghai) Monday, 9th September. MELBOURNE Via Manila, Brisbane & Sydney.
MADRAS MARI
HAIPHONG-Vit Honw & jukhoi.
MENADO MARU
NEW YORK-Via Japan ports, San
HAVRE MARU
PORTS
JAPAN POR
BORNEO MARU SHUNKO MARU
KEELUNG- Via Swatow & Amay.
CANTON MARU
HOZAN MARU
TAKAO-Vin SWATOW & AMOY.
DELI MARU
TAKAO & KEELUNG.
TAKAO MARU
Thursday, 5th September.
Thursday, 6th September, 10 a.m; Francisco & Panuma,
Tuesday, 3rd September.
Sunday, 8th September. Wednesday, 11th September.
Sunday, 1st September, 3 p.m. Sunday, 8th September, 3 p.m.
Thursday, 29th August, Noou.
Saturday, 7th September.
For further pariculars please apply to.-OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.
Tel, Central No. 4088. 4089, 4090.
M. TAKEUCHI, Manager.
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SHIPBUILDERS,
SHIP REPAIRERS, BOILER MAKERS,
FORGE MASTERS, OXY-ACETYLENE, AND
ELECTRIC WELDERS, MECHANICAL, AND ELECTRICAL
ENGINEERS.
INC.
THE CHINA
MAIL,
"CASSUM "
SHIPPING
SECTION.
CHINESE GUNBOATS IN KWANGTUNG
LOOTED
STRANDED VESSEL VISITED
BY THIEVES.
FITTINGS STOLEN
According to a report made to the Police by Dr. Cassumbhoy, owner of the ss. "Casaum," the vessel has been visited by thieves.
The "Cassum" was lust reported to
FEI PANG REFLOATED AND NEW WHARVES PLANNED FOR be lying stranded off Capsuimun Paas
TOWED TO CANTON
Canton, Yesterday. The Canton Admiralty upon receipt of the news of the sinking of the gun- bonts "Kong Keo" und "Fei Pang" at the Tai Long coast, desputebed a batch of officers and men to the scene of dis- aster for the purpose of salvage.
Two salvage loats were engaged, and sent to the place on the 24th, and in their arrival the next day, they suc ceeded in floating the "Fei Pang and towed her back to Canton for repairs. On exantination The gunboat was found to be slightly damaged, and only a few
accessories were last,
HONAM ISLAND
as a result of the typhoon on Thursday In st. A later message. reached the Colony that the ship had been abandon- 41.
Canton, Yesterday. Mr. Ching Ting-ku, the
Conimis. sioner of Public Works, has sabinitted a scheme for the reclamation of land, for the construction of wharves and warehouses for the purpose of accom- modating, ocean vessels, at Chow Tau Teu on the west of Honam Island.
The plan is to constract a bund about cost of 4.290 feet in length at a $610,350; and to reclaim an area of 10,805 ching (10 square feet to une ching), with depth of water 22 feet (Chinese), the amount of carts requir excinding the fittings, ia $470. ed for filling being 228,100 square feet and the total cost $570,000.
From the report to the Police it ap pears that there was no one on board, and when
visited yesterday; it was found that an iron safe valued at $20,
4 life saving raft, with four oars valued at $200, a desk valued at $10, a dining table valued at $10, four chairs awnings valued at $80, four canvas
quantity of valued at $200, and a ship's fittings, value unknown, were stolen.
The total value of the articles stolen,
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE
The calvage of the "Kong Koo has begun but the work will not be so The length of roud on the proposed rapidly done as in the case of the "Fei bund will be 3,011 feet (English) and Fang." It is expected that it will take width 100 feet (English), to be sur-
are weck before she will be faced with stone and gravel, estimated at least a floated. Cantor. News Agency.
to cost $118,200.
Consignees of cargo <x M.V. "Deebank"
reminded to take delivery of their goods which will be subject to rent after September 2
Bremen's Atlantic · Record
The .s. "Bremen," above. now North German Lloyd liner, as it arrived at New York from Cherbourg, after completing the trans-Atlantic passage in four daysand seventeen hours. This bents Mauretania's" time by nine hours. At left is shown the Heinkel mail plane which took off from the afterdeck of the liner off Fire Island, and landed mail at New York thirty-Ave minutes after leaving the ship, manned by Barn J. Von Studnitz, left, pilot, und Karl Korchoff, mechanic,
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS
The C.P.S. R.M.S. Empress of Russia" arrival at Kobe on August 27 (Tues.) at 9 am, left Kobe on August 27 (Tues.) at 4 p.m., and is
Yokohama due at
03 Angust 23 (Wed) at 6 p.. She leaves Yoko hama on August 19 (Thurs.) at 3 p.m.
The American Bail Liner "Fresi- dent Jackson" is due to sail from
Shanghai to-day, and is expected here on Friday, August 30. She will sail at pm. on Saturday, August 31
for Manila.
The Dollar Liner "President Pierce" will sail from Manila on Srday, August 31 at p.m. and is scheduled to arrive here at 7 a.m. on Monday, September 2. This steamer will sal for Victoria and Seattle via Shangha and Japan on Tuesday, September 2 at 9
а.и.
Four warehouses are to be built, each to cuntain an area of 96 ching and to al $60,000, total amount $240,000. The total cost for the above construc- Hon with be $1,570,000 in round mun - bers.
PULVERISED FUEL
ORDER FOR WELSH COAL FOR THE WEST ALSEK
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
1929.
FAST LUXURIOUS SERVICE
-to America
and Europe
RAVELLERS bound for
themselves of speedy and com fortable service when they Canadian Pacific.
The White Empresses are the largest, newest and fastest liners on the Pacific. They cross from Yokohama to Vancouver in days; from Shanghai to Vau- couver in 14.
These ships connect with the summer trains, "Trans-Canada Limited" and "Mountaineer," at Vancouver, enabling passengers to make the earliest sailing of a Canadian Pacific Atlantic liner.
CANADIAN PACIFIC
Next sailing to the Pacific Coast
EMPRESS OF ASIA
WORLD'S
Noon-4th September, 1929.
GREATEST TRAVEL SYSTEM
BRITISH WUCHOW LINE
SAILING DATES FOR AUG./SEPT., 1929 (Subject to change). DEPARTURE HOURS: Hong Kong 5.30 p.m.. Wuchow 1,30 p.m.
3.8 "TAI HING"
11,068 tons---Capt. Trott.]
MON.
SEPTEMBER
S.S. "TAI MING " [649 tons-Capt. G. J. Spink.
FRI. 30th
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
WED. 4th MON.
St
FRI
20th
WED.
25tJ
MON.
30th
Zad TUES. 17th SAT. 7th MON. 23rd THURS. - 12tk SAT. 28th SUN. 1
Regular Service of Fast, High Class River Steamers Having Good Ac- commodation for First Class Passengers. Electric Light and Fans in State- rooms and Saloon. The Es. "Tai Hing" is fitted with Wireless.
These vessels leave Hong Kong for Wuchow (via Samshui, Shiubing, Takhing & Dosing) and return to Hong Kong (vis same Ports) every five fays.
Fares for round trip (not including meals) 320, Meals & Wines are to be obtained on board
Hong Kong Arrivals and Departures from Hoi On Whart.
For information apply to-
87, Connaught Road West,
Phone: Central 893.
KWONG WING C
that
Ltd.,
and
have a speed approximacing 'EUROPA UNDOCKED should
to
of the "Bremen" "Europa." and it is ultimately pro service," MISHAP TO DRYDOCK, BUT SHIP posed to run an "express
to do the UNDAMAGED
at three-weekly intervals,
New voyage between Bremen and York in six days, und that between Southampton and New York in five.
After reclamation is complete), the hund will have an area of 10,855 shing
The first bunker order for a vessel "Europa," one
has from which after deducting 2,775 ching Burning pulverised fuel been
for reads there will remain 8,085 for placet or Welsh coal, the agents forutseher Lloyd,
un
the
From
The work of repairing the damage caused by fire on March 26 to the of the two new 46,000-ton sister ships of the Nord.
has
made expectedly good progress,
and shops and residences. Considering the the U.S. steamer "West Alsek" hay ship was undocked recently. lowest price of land at $350 per chinging ontered five to six hundred tons of 2,000 to 8,000 men working in three the total value will be $2.881,150. and
shifts have been employed Welsh coal suitable for patverising work.
on the after deducting the cost of construction
It is expected that the re. The vessel arrived At Cardiff there will be a profit of $1,259,650.
construction of the interior and the recently from the United States with other repairs will be finished early Annual receipts from the four ware
general cargo, and proceeded back to houses, assuming that they contain the States in ballast.
next year. 100,000 tons of cargo, are estimated to amount to $720,000. After deducting one-third for expenses, the net profit is
OIL TANKERS
The Scandinavian demand for new motor oil tankers is apparently not satisfied yet. In addition to the vessels already reported as having been placed and Co., it is understood that another with Sir W. G. Armetrong, Whitworth
has been secured by the Furness Ship- The "Europa" narrowly escaped building Co. This is to be a diesel en- In the majority of cases pulverising further trouble while undocking, as is carried on with lower grade foals, she had just taken the water when tons deadweight capacity, which has
gined tanker of no less than
10,000 and the result of the use of Welsh coal the after part of the dock sank after been ordered by a Norwegianship- will be keenly awaited, for it is a mat- an explosion. The vessel, however, owner in conjunction with a Danish on the bund per month will amount tcter of vital importance to the future was out of the dock and sustained no banker, for delivery a year henec. The $15,000 or yearly $180,000.
of the Welsh coal industry to know damage.
Furness Company already have a tank. whether the
econonties and The 83,000-ton "Columbus" is to be
er of similar large size on the stocks, over efficiency over competitive coals as at taken
Messra. by
Blohm and another tanker nearly as large in present will be obtained when used in a and Voss to be re-engined. When building at Palmers' yard, Jarrow-on- pulverised form.
this work has been completed she Tyne, all for Continental owners.
$480,000. The rental frm the wharves
The Dollar Round-the-World Liner "President Gardeld" is due to arrive
Surveying Hoihow Harbour Prior to his appointment as Chair- in Kobe to-morrow and will sail the following day for Shanghai arriving man of the Provincial Government, at that port on September 2. This General Chan Ming-shu was holding steamer will leave Shanghai on Sept.the position of Director of Rehabilita
and will arrive here on Saturday,tion for the southern district of September 7 at 7 a.m. She will con- tinue her voyage Round-the-World on Sunday, September 8 at 8 am.
The Dollar Liner "President Taft." ex San Francisco on August 18, is scheduled to arrive at this port on September 9.
The P.&O. .. "Kashmir" left Shanghai for this port on August 27 at 4 p.m., and is due here on August
30 at about & a..
THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY
OF HONG KONG, LIMITED.
Wireless Call SALVAGE TUG “TAIKOO”
V.P.G.N, 600 Meters,
Kwangtung, and paid special attention to the work of reconstruction of the districts under him.
A Dutch engineer was engaged to survey Hoihow harbour with a view of improving the facilities for landing and shipping cargo. When the trouble arose between the two Kwangs this work was considerably bindered, but as conditions have become norma!, the Chairman has again taken up the ques- tion of the Hoihew harbour. A squad of over ten surveying cadets were recently ordered to proceed to Hoihow, and it is now learned that the party have arrived at their destination, and that the completion of the surveying is expected within two months.---Canton News Agency.
same
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Admirul Chan Chak, Commander of
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Admiral Chan is highly pleased with the results of the conference, and brought the pleasant news that satis- factory, appropriations have been allot- ted to the Fourth Squadron Head- quarters to enable the necessary repair work to be carried out to bring the flect up-to-date,
It is learned (says the Canton "Gazette) that $200,000 will be given for the purchase of new boiler equip. ment for the Fei Ying" alone, white | more funds will be able to enable all ships to be over-hauled. It is also stated that the Central authorities aro considering the building of more gun- hosts of larger size to be attached to the Fourth Squadron.
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6th September.
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5th December.
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