FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1929.
P.&O.-British India Apcar and
Eastern & Australian Lines
(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.
TAKING CARGO FOR
STRAITS, JAVA, BURMĄ, 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.
THE CHINA MAIL,
S.S. "DEEBANK"
ARRIVES HERE ON MAIDEN
*VOYAGE
"The above sleamer, the first of the present building programme of 10 snipe of the Bank Line, Ltd., passed through Hong Kong on Wednesday on her maiden voyage. Of the shelter deck type and complying with the re- quirements for Lloyds Register high- est class she is 5,000 tons gross and 9,300 tons deadweight, moulded dinen- sions being 420 feet, by 56% feet by 36 feet. There are five holds includ ing a deep tank specially classed for carriage of oil in bulk, and the cargo handling appliances, it is needless to add, are of the latest type.
Both hull and machinery have been constructed by Messrs. Workman Clark & Co.. of Belfast, the engines being quadruple expansion, while the bolers are of the cylindrical type fitted with superheaters and Howden's forced draft. having a working pressuri. of 260 lb.
On her trials, the vessel steamed over
knots.
The "Deebank" is one of four similar ships, but the remaining six wider construction will be propelled by motor engines.
TO AUSTRALIA
INTRODUCED BY THE P. AND Q..
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY the introduction of third-cabin passen
DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under Contract with H.M. Government.)
5. 8.
Tons Hong Kong
From
Altat
*KASHMIR
| 8,985
31st Aug. Nogu
10,952
14th Sept.
10,946
12
28th Sept.
Oct. 6,715 | 16th Oct. 9.114 26th Oct.
12th
MOREA
MANTUA
+KARMALA
*NIRZAPORE *KALYAN
Destination
Marseilles, London, Hull, Rotterdam
& Antwerp. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & Lonilon. M'soilles, L'don, P'dam & A'werp. Straits, Colombo & Bombay.
scilles, L'don, Idam & A'werp,
*Cargo only. #Calls Casa Blanca. Frequent connection from l'ert Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the
Kberlival Mail Steamship Co.
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
*DALGOMA
"†GARBETA
TILAWA
TALAMBA
TAKLIWA
TAKADA
-5,953 4th Sept. 5,327 15th Sept. 110,006 4th Oct. Oct. Oct.
2,013 12th
! 7,936 21st
4.949 - 795
Now
* Calls Rangoon, Carge on ly.
Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutia. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutio.
B.L. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd class passengers. All steamers are fitted with wireless and carry a qualified surgeon.
INDO-CHINA
STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD
Steamer
BOSANG
Sailing ...Sun..
1st Sept. at Nocn Sun., 8th Sept. at Noon Wed, 4th Sept. at Noon
Tucs, 3rd Sept. at Noon
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION. Destination T'tau vin Stow & Shaf. HANGSANG Ttau via Stow & Shai.. YATSHING T'tau via Stow & Shai.. CHAKSANG Ttau via Slow & Sha!.. KWAISANG..Wed, 11th Sept. at Noon Osaka. via Amoy, Moji &
Kobe Csaka vin Amoy, Shanghai,
Maji & Kobe Osaka ria Amoy, Moji &
Kobe Osaka via Amoy, Moji &
Kobe S'pore, Penang & Calcutta SUISANG S'pore. Penang & Calcutta KUMSANG Sandakan Sandakan
KUTSANG NAMSANG YUENSANG
HINSANG MAUSANG
Tues., 10th Sept at Noon
.Fri., 20th Sept. at 7 am.
Tas., 1st Oct. at 10 a.m. Mon., 2nd Sept. at 3 p.. Mon., 16th Sept, at 3 p.m. Wed.. 4 Sept. at 3 p.m. .Mon., 16th Sept. at. 3 p.m. CHEONGSHING.Thurs, 5th Sept. at Noen CHIPSHING ...Tues., 24th Sept. at Noon For Freight and Passage apply to:-- JARDINE MATHESON & CO., LTD., Telephone Central 215.
General Managers,
Tientsin via Wei-hai-wei & Newchwang.********* Tientsin via Wel-hai-wei &
Newchwang
"TÜRBO-ELECTRICS"
FOR WARD LINE'S HAVANA SERVICE
UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.
THE GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH CO., LTD. OF DENMARK,
Osuco, from Shanghai. Dubeso, D'Artagnan, Shanghai.
from
The P. and O. Company announce
ger accommodation
into their mai' The £2,000,000 shipbuilding pro- steamships "Mongolia" and "Moldavia,"gramme of the Atlantic Gulf and West
The following unclaimed tele- cach of 10,500 tons gross
Indies Steamship Lines commenc. In these vessels second-ealcon pas
ed with the laying of the keel of grams are lying at the office of the sengers will no longer be carried, and the first of two turbo-electric liners Great Northern Telegraph Cora- the arrangements for third-cabin ra
ordered by the company from the New-pany (Limited) of Denmark:- vellers consist in the conversion to their
port News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock use of the former second-class accom-Company for operation in the Ward modation, including existing and addi-Line service between New York and tional cabins with two herths or four Havana, states New York advices. ocths and
a few six-berth cabins. The keel of the second liner will be the former second-class dining, smoking be completed in time to enter service Iaid shortly and that both vessels will and music rooms; and the
former second-class promenade deck. Third early in November of 19go. cabin fares to Australia have been fixed
These two liners will give the at from £35 to £50, and there is to be A.G.W.1. group the two fastest electri- vessels afloat, in these ships a new minimum first rally-driven passenger saloon single fare of £100 to Austra- and two of the fastest liners in the United States Merchant Marine as San ports.
they will maintain an average speed of 20 knots which will enable them to cut the Ward Line's present running time between New York and Havana
The necessary work on the "Mingo- lia" is well in hand, and she is to sail from London to Australia, via Mar The "Moldavia is to enter the service seilles and Ceylon, on September 6.
in April next.
This innovation has followed rapid- ly on the recent reconstruction of the five 13,000-ton P. and O. Branch Line steamers of the "Baradine" class, and the fitting of those vessels with Baser-Wach exhaust farbines, with resulting extra power and speed.
FREIGHTS
JAPANESE CARGOES TO SHANGHAI
from seventy-two to less than sixty.
bours.
"In building these two splendid liners we are keeping faith with the United States which recently awarded us a rail contract under the provisions of the Jones-White bill, which was de- signed to aid U.S. shipowners to build up and maintain an adequate American Merchant Marine," said Mr. F. D. Money, President of the A.C.WI. We also are carrying out our policy of keeping pace with the growth of the Havana trade by furnishing the finest ships possible for an all-year round service.
Aiding Home Industries
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South). verti The boycolt movement bas this country." Mr. Mooney continued:
*TANDA
ST. ALBANS
NELLORE
TANDA
ST. ALBANS
6,956 30th Aug'
4 p.m. 4,500 4th Oet 1 0,853 1st Nov.
6,956 20th Nov.) 4,000 . 3rd Jan.
1930
* Calls Zamboanga, Port Holland & Cairns.
Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Japan and Hong
to Australia.
Kong
The E. & A. S.S. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghai, Iloilo, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other ports en route an
ducement offera.
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-
Shikoyama, from Osaka. Yamamoto Yukio, c/o "Hozan Maru", from Tokyo.
Tusu, from Amoy. Hike, from Shanghai.
E. V. JESSEN,
Superintendent. Hong Kong, 22nd August, 1929.
THE EASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRALASIA & CHINA TELEGRAPH CÓ LIỆU.
The following unclaimed tele- grates are lying at the E. E. Telegraph Co. office, Hong Kong:-
Expansion, from London. Jenkins Kremlin, from Shang-
hai.
Kitten, from Wintongld. Quistgaard, from Bangkok.
S. LACK,
Superintendent.
Hong Kong, 22nd August, 1929.
WARSHIPS HERE
The Japan-Shanghai regular fight "The Jones-White till is not only aspect for the first time since last year shipbuilding industries, but many other service has taken on an entirely new aiding the American shipping and
with the cessation of the prolonged industries in the United States as well, boycott movement against Japanese for every penny of the mail contract articles in China, says the "Japan Ad-money paid out to us will be spent in
The following are the warships at present in harbour:- nearly subsided with the alleviation of "I addition to benefiting the shipyards,
At the North Basin:X.M.S. Chinese feeling against Japan by the our big build-programine also will aid "Tamar," "Moth", "Seumew," and recent crisis between China and Soviet the great steel and lumber mills, and | “Moorhen." Russia. The deraand for Japanese the manufacturers of propulsion and At the North Arm: H.ME. Manila, Sandakan, Thursday Island, goods has revived sharply and other machinery, electrical equipment, "Sterling" and "Sandwich."
Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney & this has resulted in the sud-brass, carpets, linoleums, furniture,
At the West Wall: H.M.S. Melbourne.
Iden reanimation of the Nippon paint, linen, china and glass-ware, and
Yusen Kaisha's
"Seraph" and "Serapis," Shanghai run the thousand and one other items which Since last month each outgoing shirgo into the construction of a ship."
In Dock:-8/M. L19. has been fully laden with cargo con- The new Ward liners will be built
Poreign Man-of-War signed to Shanghai and other China from the designs of Mr. Theodore E,
U.S. Gunboat. "Guam.". ports. The company even despatched Ferris, one of the foremost naval archi- Chinese Gunboat "Kwang Kum." extra boats to Shanghai to meet the tects in the United States, who has bustling situation during last month. many well-known American vessels to
Goods carried by N.Y.K, freighters his credit. He also is head of the de STABBING MYSTERY comparison with the year before be some time ago by the United States for Shanghai daring June and July, in signing committee which was appointed inspeak for the improvement of situa- Lines to draw up plans for their pro-
tion, which is as follows:-
posed 1w0
new liners to run with the Cargo from Tokyo and Yokohama "Leviathan." The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New foreign style paper; those from Kobe twin-strew vessel of 15,830 gross tons during July mostly consisted of sugar The two new Ward liners will be Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
cotton products, sugar, paper, gunny each, with a length of als feet and a sacks; those from Maji, acids and moulded beam of 70.9 feet. As laid The P. & O. Brunch Service of steamers to London via the Cape.
sugar; and those from Hokkaido edible down, each will have a bulbous bow, The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and Seaweed and other marine products. semi-cruiser stern, two funnels, and Since the first of the month goods from two masts, There will be seven decks, all these ports have been shipped in four of which will be given over to pas-
Mrs. Callaway was cut on the large amounts for Shanghai. Goods senger and crew space, while those re- shipped from these ports during Julymaining will be used for cargo. There left arm and the man suffered from totalled nearly double the year before. will be accommodation for 468 passen- stab wounds on the left leg and
Sugar exported to China has been gers, 378 first-class, and 90 tourist one of his hands. increasing since two months ago. The class. First-class will consist of suiter!
The injuries were not aerious in Japanese suger consumption in China and roomy cabins, practically all of either case. also has been increasing since two which will be outside staterooms, with Months ago.
Burns told a man at whose house The amount disposed of baths or showers. in Shanghai totalled 16,000 bales in
Special Features
he received first-aid, that be and January, the same amount in February Public rooms of first-class passen the woman had been attacked in and Murch, 90,000 bales in April,gers will consist of a children's play 10,000 bales
in May
room, in addition to a gymnasium cn 150,000 bales in June. Still the sun deck, while the main lounge these are nearly half of last year and a ballroom of generous proportions Commercial negotiations for Japanese will be located on the promenade deck cotton products are quickly reviving amidship. This deck also will contain and consignments are forwarded a smoking room and a verandah cafe. heavily.
The main first cabin and tourist cabin dining rooms will be located on the shelter deck. The spacious promenade deck will extend entirely around the ship.
The P. & O. Royal Mail steamers to London via Suez Canal,
London via Panama Canal.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.
NAGPORE
ST. ALBANS
MANTUA
TILAWA
*MIRZAPORE
TALAMBA KALYAN
*NELLORE
TAKLIWA
DELTA
5,283 4th Sept. 4,530 10th Sept. 10,943 19th Sept.
10,000
6.715
8,018
9,144
14th Sept. 17th Sept. 19th Sept.
27th Sept. 0.353 29th Sept. 7,980 1st Oct. 8,097 7th Oct $,000 3th Oct.
• Cargo, only.
ARAFURA
Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama. Shanghai.
Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Omaka. Mojl & Kobe,
Amoy, Shai, Moji, Kobe & Osaka. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama, Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Osaka. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama.
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 Singapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer.
All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge. Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fittes with Laundries.
HONG KONG TIDE
end
Among the many features that will go into the construction of the two new at been obtained by aid of the Tide-pre-
The tide table given below has Ward liners is that of two passcoger forward, the dieting Machine, which includes 10 other aft. In addition, every stateroom
elevators, one located components for the better prediction will be mechanically ventilated with of tides, from the result of
of the taken at the Kowloon tidal observa- liners, especially these operating to the analysis of the tidal observations, the punkah louvre system which has proved so successful on many new tory under the direction of Dr.
tropics. Daberek during the years 1887, 1888
Regulations, laid down by the Lon and 1889,
dor Conference for Safety of Life at The times and heights are given Sea will be, rigidly adhered to, and for Kowloon; but they may be used special life-saving and fire detecting For the Victoria Naval Yard and and extinguishing devices will be in- Aberdeen, the differences being very stalled on the new liners.
Parcels measuring not more than 21% ft. x 2 ft. x 1 ft. will be received at the Company's Office up Noon on the day previous to sailing.
For further Information, Passage, Freight, Handbooks, etc., apply to:--
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,
P. & O. Building, Connaught Rd. C., Hong Kong,
Agents
All.
The times of high and low-water must not be considered to coincide.
NEW YORK, BOSTON & BALTIMORE. with the times of slack-water and
JOINT SERVICE OF THE
"BLUE FUNNEL" LINE.
(OCEAN S.D. CO., LTD. & CHINA MUTUAL S.S. CO., LTD.)
AND
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE.
(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL 8.S. CO., LTD.)
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG.
charge of current, the two phenomena being quite distinct.
August 30 to September 5, 1929.
Dire HICH WATER LOWER WATER
Standard Standard *uguet Times
Tira
Ht
$
48 'l 20
8 104A 10.8
Sat.
12-8
MOTOR SHIP ECONOMICS
In view of the uncertain situation in the shipbuilding industry, an' examina-. tion; of the lines of development in those countries where it is most pras perous is of some value. According to The Motor Ship" for August, there are only three.countries in the world which have reached a pinnacle of 1703- perity equal that brought to them 1.5 by wartime activity. These courtries 4.8 are Japan. Sweden and Denmark, and in each of them there are so many ships on order, that berths cannot bẹ 10th September FOL
78 m 9 19
found for all of them. 6th October, V
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It is significant that in all 28th October, Mon
m18: 5.7 countries steam shipbuilding has 1947 3 15 07 fically ceased to exist and every vessel Tass 3 m 81 | 7.9 m 3 17 8.3 under construction (apart from a few
13.27.03. 50 m. 0.9
small craft) is a motor ship. In actual 4505378m 369.9 figures, the total steam tonnage: for these three countries combined amounts BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE oF THE BANK LINE, LTD., Hong Kong. Thams 3 m 0.214/m 95 4.5 20 20,800 prose, while the total autor
tonnage
on order amounts to 497,000. Hong Kong & Canton: JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTf),, Canton,
S. "CITY OF CANBERRA”. Vin Suea Conal
S.S. "CITY OF NORWICH" 27. Via Suez Canal 8.8. "DARDANUS”
Via Suez Canal
Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Owners' Option,
Subject to change without notice.
For Freight and particulars apply to:--
Wed
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57 a 1.6. KTDEK
prac
stabbing affray in Western-ruad, As the result of a mysterious Mitcham, two people-a man and a woman-were admitted to Wilson
They were Michael Burn, of Row- ton House, Newington Butts, and Mrs. Callaway, aged thirty, of Hey- ford-road, Mitcham.
Hospital, Mitcham.
the roadway by another man.
~President Liner
SAILINGS
WEEKLY TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE
To San Francisco and Los Angeles:
The Sunshine Belt via
Honolulu
To Seattle and Victoria
The Short, Straight Route
to, America Fortnightly sallings on Tuesdays Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdays
1.R.
a.m.
Pres. Jackson .Tues., Sept. 10 Pres. Pierce .Tues., Sept. 3, 9 Pres. McKinley Tues., Sept. 24 Pres. Taft ...Tues. Sept. 17 Pres, Grant Tues., Oct. 8 Pres. Jefferson Tues., Oct. 1 Prex, Cleveland Tues., Oct. 22 Pres. Lincoln ...Tues., Oct. 15 TO SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES
VIA HONOLULU DIRECT
PRES HAYES
Oct. 2
to
£120, £112 Special through rates Europo vis
United Statce, Direat connections with all Atlantic lines. Choice of rail lines aeroso 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.
B.I.
A.D.
Pres. Garfield Sun, Sept. 8, 6 Pres. Harrison Sun. Oct. 20, 8 Pres. Polk....Sun. Sept. 22, 8 Pres. Johnson Sun. Nov. 3, 9 Pres. A ms...Sun. Oct. 6, 8 Pres. Monroe.Sun. Nov. 17, 8 TO MANNLA Pres. Jackson ..Aug. 31 6 p.m. Pres. Jefferson Sept. 246 p.m. Prea Taft ....Sept. 10 6 p.m. Pres. Grant....Sept. 28 6 p.m. Pres. McKinley Sept. 14 6 pan. Pres. Lincoln ...Oct. 8 6 p.m. For Bookings, Passenger and Freight Information apply to Telephone Centrul 2477, 2478 and 795.
Cable Address "Dollar.". CANTON BRANCH:-1, SHA KEE STREET.
AMERICAN MAIL LINE
AND
DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE
SPEED
GOOD SERVICE S.S. CHUEN CHOW
COMFORT
Week Day Sailing from Hong Kong at 2. p.m. Arriving Macao at 5.30 p.m.
Sailing from Macao at 7.50 a.m..
Arriving Hong Kong at 11.20-a.m. Sunday Sailing from Macao at . 6 p.m.
H.K.
10.p.m.
13
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. All work done in this establishment is guaranteed. We have over thirty years' experience. We own two Slipways and can accommodate auy craft of 200 feet long,
Town Office: 64, Coraught Road Central, Hong Kong, Tel, Central No. 459. Shipyard: Shain-Sui-Po, Howloon, Hong Kong- Tel. Kowloon No.
Estimates furnished on application.
Hong Kong. April 1, 1924.
RIVER WATER LEVELS
REPORT FROM BOARD OF CONSERVANCY WORKS OF KWANGTUNG
(Water Levels in English Feet)
Place of Observation
West River at Shishing..... North River at Teingyuen
North River at Samshui.... East River at Sheklung.
Highest W. L.
Lowest
W.L.
W. L
W. L
on record +41.0
on record
27/8
28/8
0
24.4
23.1
28.7
0
7.6
8.0
+-27.3
15.0
+ 15,2
4.8
2.6
THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: “MANIFESTO HONGKONG.
LTD.
DOCK OWNERS, SHIP BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEERS, BOILER
MAKERS, IRON, STEEL, AND BRASS FOUNDERS. FORGE MASTERS,
ELECTRICIANS,
·MS. SUGBO?
Codes Used:
A.1, A.B.C
Fifth Edi-
tion; En- gineering: First &
Second Edi
tion; West-
ern Union
and Wat- king,
Single screw steel passenger and cargo motor ship. Dimensions: -- 154 07 B.P. x 280 Md. x 11' 6" Mid.; D.W. 470 tons; B.H.P. 360; Speed 101⁄2 knots. Bullt and machinery installed by The Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., to the order of La Naviem Filipina Inc., Cebu for Philippine coasting service.
Please address enquiries to the Chief Manager:
R. M. DYER, B.Sc., MANA., Kowloon Dock, Hong Kong.