SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1929.
P. & 0.-British India Apcar and
Eastern & Austráliañ
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.
SCOTTISH YARDS
IMPORTANT NEW STEAMER COMPLETED
MORE WORK IN PROGRESS
THE CHINA MAIL,
The disturbing effect of the holi days on the output of new tonnage trum Clyde yards has now quite dis- appeared and the industry has once more settled down to a period of steady production. Several launches bar already taken place on the river since the resumption of work, and more vessels, which are approaching the launching stage, will shortly be put into the water.
For some time
pant Messrs. Yarrow and Co have aleo been carrying out, work in connection with the use of powdered fuel for stent- raising permental water-tube and the committee inspected an boller of very high pressure con- structed to burn pulverised coal.
་
pre-
were
EASTERN PORTS
PLAGUE, CHÜLERA AND SMALL-POX-
The health bulletth of Eatsern ports for the week ending September 14, issued by the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services, gives the fol
Plague
Alexandríe: 4 cases, 2 deaths. Bassein: 1 case, 2 deaths Rangoon: I death. Singapore: 1 case, 1 death. Pnom Penh: 2 cases, 2 deaths.
Tonnage for the Admiralty The new polley Announced by the Government in respect to expendi- ably affect the Clyde more in ture on naval shipbuilding will prob-lowing cases- venting the placing of new orders rather than in delaying the comple tion of work for which orders placed
considerable time since. There are, for example, two light craisers fitting out on the Clyde, bath of which are nearing completion. That work in the yards is better Messrs, Beardmore and Co. have than it was in the earlier part of the the
cruiser the year
is wident from the fact ready for her final trials,
Shropshire" almost that in the quarter which ended with Fairfield Company have the "Nor- and the June last the new tonnage commenc folk" als pretty well forward in fit ed was about 68,000 tons higher than ting out The former vessel was in the March quarter. Although the Bunched felly a year ago, and the flow of new orders has been some latter was put into the water in De-
irregular during recent months. cember last. a prominent
ent Clyde shipbuilder stat ed the other day that there are still era at present
The groap of halla-dezon destroy- on and in. Clyde number of inquiries in the market, yards were, of course, placed auch and in view of the statements by shipowners that there are
and if the swing-down pro- distinct cess is signs of improvement in the freights craft, it is just possible that delivery to be extended to smaller for cargo vessels it is posible that of some the text three months
these vesels may be de turn will better than has been anticipated.
outlayed. The two destroyers which The most ireportant new order an-ever, are both launched.
Meaars. Scotts have on hand, how nounced during the week is
Two ves which Messrs. Scotts Company
that sels of the same class, the "Acasta Greenock have received from Messrs. the Clydebank yard of Messrs. John
the "Achates," are
are building n Alfred Holt
and Co.
of Liverpool, Brown and Co. for another large twin-screw motor-all.
These vessels were ordered early in 1928, but tion with the three which Messrs. which orders were placed at the be- Scotts have already an band for the ginning the present year. In ad-
what
of
later,
and
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY ship. This vessel, taken in conjunc-Messrs. Brown have another pait for
DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS.
(Under Contract with H.M. Government.)
Destination
From
5. S.
Толь
Hong Kon
About
+MANTUA
†KARMALA
**MIRZAPORE #KALYAN
10,946 28th Sept.
Noun 1,128 12th
Oct.
6,715 16th
Oct. 9,144 26th Oct.
Bombay, Marseilles & London.
*NAGPORE
11,126
MACEDONIA
9th Nov.
Nov.
Cholera
Calcatta: 15 deaths Karachi: 6 deaths. Bangkok 4 cases. Chinwangtao: 2 cases. Chemulpa: 1 case. Osaka:, 8 cases. Shanghai: deathe. Newchwang: 1 case. Svatow: 7 deaths,
Small-por
Berbera: 3 cases. Aden: 1 case.
Bombay: 6 cases, 5 deaths. Calcutta: 9 cases, ✪ deaths. Coching 4 cases. Karachi: & cases, 3 deaths. 16 cases, 7 deaths.
Batavia: 1 casse, 9 deaths. Macasser: 4 cases, 2 deaths. Datron: 1 case. Negapatam: 1 case..
SALVAGE OPERATIONS
The 24,500-ton ex-German battle-) ship "Kaiser," which was salved on March 20 last, by Messrs. Cox and Danka, Limited, of Ulster Chambers, 168, Regent-street, London, W.1, was towed out of Scape Flow on July 20 last in a
upside-down completely position, and arrived at Rosyth, a distanee of 250
miles, on July 23. vessel was successfully docked on the following morning. "Kaiser" will now be completely dis- mantled and broken up. Of the two previously salved large battle the "Moltke" has now been complete- attle cruisers,
The
The
ly broken up, and the "Seydlitz" is at present being dismantled. Messra. Cox and Danke are now commencing operations on the 4,000-ton light which they hope
cruiser "Bremes,"
to salve before the end of the sum mer.. Afterwards, the 25,000-ton battleship "Prinzregent Luitpold," and the 20,000-ton battle cruiser "Von der Tann" will be dealt with.
L
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EXPRESS
SERVICE
BARBER WILHELMSEN
LINE
THE PREMIER ALL WATER ROUTE TO NEW YORK and other V.S. Atlantic Ports via Panama.
All vessels call at SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES en ronte.
Passengers desiring to travel, by this interesting route will find the accommodation provided well up to their expectations, and at a cost most reasonable.
42 Days To New York.
For Passenger and Freight information please apply:-
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
Queen's Buildings.
Agents.
Telephone C. 1030.
AUSTRAL CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
Service to Australia & South Sea Ports.
NEXT SAILING
S.S. "CALULU”
on SEPTEMBER 30th.
Accommodation for 1st and 2nd Class and Steerage Passengers is available.
For Freight and Passenger Information, please apply
DODWELL & CO., LTD. Queen's Bldgs.
Tel 1030
1,283 2nd Nov.
KASHGAR | 9,605 23rd
Marseilles, London, Hull, Rotterlam
& Antwerp.
Straits, Colomba & Bombay.
Marseilles, London, Hull, Rotterdam
Antwerp.
Marseilles, London, Hull, Hamborg,
Rotterdam & Antwerp.
Bombay, Marseilles & London.
Marseilles, London, Hall, Rotterdam
& Antwerp.
Cargo unly. Calls Casa Blanca, Calls Karachi.
Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople, Piroaus, Smyran and ether Levant Ports by steamers of be Khedival Mail, Steamship Co.
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
TILAWA TALAMBA
TAKADA
SHIRALA TALMA
TILAWA
10,006 9th Oct. 3,013 24th Oct. 6,949 27th Oct. 7,841 8th Nov. 10,000 18th Nov. 8th Dec. 10,000 17th Dec.
Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Yenang & 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.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South).
*ST. ALBANS NELLORE TANDA
ST. ALBANS
NELLORE
4,500❘ 4th .Oct. 6,863 ist Nov. 6,966 20th Nov.
1920 4,500 3rd Jun. 0,858 31st Jan.
Port Holland.
Manila, Sandakan, Thursday Island, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne.
Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Japan and Hong Kong to Australia.
The E. & A. 5.S. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghai, Iloile, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other poris en route as it
dacement offers.
Frequent connections from Australia with, the following.
Efforts will be made during the December session of Congress to force passage of a bill to preserve as a rational memorial in Washington, the famous cruiser "Olympia," which was Dewey's flagship during the battle of Manila Bay. This ship also carried the body of the Unknown Soldier from France to the United States during 1921. It has recently been declared "useless for naval purposes" by the Navy Department and is in danger of being scrapped unless saved by patriotic or Con gressional action.
same owners, and the three which the Caledon Company are building. makes no fewer than seven ships under construction in Seottish yards for the Holt Line.
A Notable Trial Trip No trial trip this year has arous- ed more widespread interest in ship- ping and shipbellding circles than that of the pulverised fuel steamer "Berwinlles,"
which
was Tunning official tests on the Clyde recently.
The "Berwindlea, which has been built by the Blythswood Shipbuilding Company, Scotstoup, left Clasgow harbour, and has since been
carry ing out preliminary trials. Firth of Clyde,
on the A large party Fuests of the owners board the vessel at the Tail of the after the official trials were completed the party returned
The Union S.S. Company's steamer's to the United Kingdom vis New Bank, and
Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The P. & O. Royal Mail steamers to London via Suez Canal
The P. & O. Branch Service of steamers to London via the Cape..
want
of
On
to Glasgow where they were enter- tained to dinner by their hosts.
Although the Berwindlea," which
The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and is one of the outstanding vessels of London via Panama Cotal.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN,
*NELLORE KALYAN TILAMBA
DELTA
TAKADA
ARAFURA
MACEDONIA
SHIRALA
*BELTANA
KASHGAR TREMA TANDA
RAWALPINDI
*LAKORE
the year, is the first to be specially built on this side of the Atlantic for the use of powdered cesl fael, the pulverising system installed into her is
is not the only one which is being Shanghai, Mol, Kobe & Yokohama and Sons are understood to be carry. Alexander Stephen Shanghai, Moj, Kobe & Yokohama ing out experimental Amoy, Shai, Moji, Kobe & Osaka.
work in this When
the Visitation Com. ping inspected the work in progress obe & Yokohamaan Linthouse Shipyard and engineer- ing works they were greatly inter- Moji, Kobe & Osaka...
Moji, Kube & Fokohama ested in an experimental combined Shanghai, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama which Hessra Stephen have fitted
and
water tube boiler
present.veloped in Britan at
Shanghai, Mojl, Kobe & YokohamaECTIOT Jove's Register of Ship-
6,000 Ath BER
6,855 | 24th Sept. 9,144 27th Sept.
·8,018 ist Oct. 8,097
7th Oct. 6,949 7th that Oct. Oct.
11.120
12th
Oct. Oct.
7,841
19th
Dat Dot
Shanghai,
Amoy
23rd
Det.
9,005 26th Oct. 10,000 | 29th Oct. 6,956 6th Nov.
16,619 9th Nov. 5,304 11th Nov.
• Cargo only.
&
Osake.
Amoy, Maji, Kobe Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama,
Moll, Kobe &
Атау, Moji
Kobe, & Osaka,
Moj Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama, Shanghai, Kobe Yokohama. Shanghai, Mol, Kobe & 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 expensor at Singapore while awaiting the on-carrying sheamer.
All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fons free of charge. Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fittes with Laundries. Parcels measuring not more than 2% ft. x 2ft x 1 ft. will be received
at the Company's Office up to Noon un the day previous to sailing.
For further Information, Passage, Fraght Handbooks, etc., soply to:-
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,
P. & 0. Bullding, Connaught Rd. C. Hong Kong,
Agents.
HONG KONG AND MACAO LINE
in Good Speed
S.S. CHUEN CHOW
Daily Sailing from Hong Kong at 2.00 p.m.
Sailing from Macao at 7.50 am,
Sundays excepted.
Freight and Passige apply
CHUEN ON STEAM BOAT CO. LTD.
of
for pulverised fuel.
CONSIGNEES.
THE JEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.
From LEITH LONDON AND STRAMS
The Steamship,
dition to their light crater, Messrs. Beardmore have three vibmarines on hind.
New Tonnage
HONG KONG TIDE
The tide-table given below has been obtained by aid of the Tide-pre- dieting Machine, which includes 40 components for the better prediction of tides, from the result of the
analysis of the tidal berva
taken at the Kowloon tidal
tory under the direction, of Dr. Doberck during the years 1887, 1889 and 1889.
The times and heights are given for the Victoria Naval Yard and for Kowloon; but they may be used Aberdeen, the differences being very
small.
The times of high and low-water Apart from the trials of the "Ber-must not be considered Windlea," already referred to, there with the times of slack-water and to coincide has been a good deal of activity on change of current, the two phenomena the measured mile during the week. being quite distinct. Two vessels have come to the Clyde
September 21 to 27, 1929,
Sept
HIGH WATER LOWES WATER
Standard Standard Ht Timed
Ht.
TIMES
from other shipbuilding districts in order to cany out speed tests. One is the large liner "Crentes which Dar Messrs. Vickers-Ar
have built for the Orient Steam Naviga-
rmstrongs tion Compay, and another, is, the new torpedo boat destroyer "Galen" built at Rotterdam for the Dutch get Government. This letter vessel is one of the groap which have recent Sun. 22 ly come, to the Clyde to carry out
speed and other tests.
Among the Clyde-built
Mon 92
vessels
1 m 10 39 7.0 m 4 17
2.2 11368.4m 59 10, 49.305) 4 56 2.4
11 1966.76 Ba
m2 -0.28 5.7 m
1.0
6.28.20
11 545, 6,0 5 751.
m8 59 2.1
which have been carrying out telais Taes. n 145 a 6.0|
is the new dredger "Baro de Maua,"
bullt for the Government
of Per-Wed 5 m 38 nambuco. Speed tests have also been. carried out by the Clan liner Chun Macnair." This vessel is not new,
THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO. LTD.
ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER MAKERS, BRASS and IRON POUNDERS. A work done in this establishment is gauranteed. We ate liver thirty years' perfence. We own two Blipways and cas accommodate any craft of 200 feet long.
Town Office: 64, Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong, TeL Central No. 459. Shipyard: Sham-Eui-Po, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Tel. Kowloon Na 9. Estimates furnished an application,
Hong Kong, April 1, 1924. ala valeu
RIVER WATER LEVELS
REPORT FROM BOARD OF CONSERVANCY WORKS OF KWANGTUNG
(Water Levels in English Feet)
370
witere
have
of course, but for some weeks past Fri. 17. 2-57 7.0m 11 47 1.9 she has been at
18. $0 Clan Thurs 25 m 136 70 10.9 22
Noinferior H. for Low W.
Place of Observation West River at Shjubing ...
Higliest of record
V. L
Lowest
W.I
W.L W.M
an record
12/9
13/9
441,0
126
North River at Targymen ..
5.2
Nerth River at Saxshi
+27.3
8.6.
o H. nur LovW.
East River at Sheklung
16.2
25
Ber
of
Dalmuir,
and Co. out alterations
carried Beardmore Pechinery by the solition
10
Tack exhaust turbine to her reciprocating engines,
Other vessels of the Clan Line have already been treated in a similar manner.
The
large dredger "Olakou," which completed succeseful trials on the Clyde, has come up the river
to Elderslie, where the was drydocked preparatory to leaving for Zealand.
14 Shilp Repairs
Ship Repair
New
Ship repaing firms on the Clyde are fairly well supplied with work
at present, and as there are further inquiries in srculation the outlook is || hopeful. The drydocks are pretty well occupied hut there is no pres sure on the accommodation in the barns
The la
mer Dardanus-enter- large er ed the drydock of Mesra, Barclay, Cafe and Company at Eldershe for repairs. The same firms have In hand the large dredger "Shieldhill, belonging to the Clyde Navigation have completed the
Trust The City Timers. "City of
overhaul Labore"
and they ham a hand a couple of
and "City of Birmingham," vessels of the Donaldson Line steam- en for interal alterations. Boiler
BENAION Consignes of Cargo are herely in- formed that all Goods are being and ed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardons Godown of The Hong Kong shi Kowloon Wharf and Gadown Co., Ltd, whene god/ /or from the
the wharves delivery may be obrare bing carried out on the
Carmen Papanui”.
and voy *to age repairs on the Shefint
tained
No claims will
Goods have left the
Goods Fraaining
the 22nd last
All clamp agai
be presented to the
before the 6th
will not be reĈO
Goods įst
Where
JAN
BILT
have complated sume general PAZ BAYork on the Furness, W
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Single screw steel passenger and carga motor ship. Dimensions: — 154′′ 0" B‚P. 7887. Md 111 6 Md., D.W. 470 tons; BEEP, 360; Speed 101⁄2 knots, Built and machinery installed by The Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., to the order of La Navie.ca Filipina Int., Cebu for Philippine wousting service.
"Please address enquiries to the Chief Manager:
him. DIER BSC. MINA, Kowloon Bord, Hồng Kông.
4. Connaught Road W
Tel C 6061