TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1929.
P. & 0.-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 SOUTH 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.)
3. 8.
Tons
From ilang Kong About
+*MIRZAPORE
KALYAN
*NAGPORE
MACEDONIA
KIDDERPORE KASHGAR
Oct. 6,715,17th 9,1-14 26th Oct.
5,283 2nd Nov,
11,120. Din Nov. 4,334 19th Nov. 0,005 23rd Nov.
Destination
Straits, Colorabo & Bombay. Marseilles, London, Hall, Rotterdam
& Antwerp. Marseilles, London, Hull, Harburg,
Rotterdams & Antwerp, Romboy, Marseilles & London. Straits, Colombo & Bombay. Marseilles, London, Huil Rotterdam
& Antwerp.
• Curgo only. Calls Casa Blanca. 1 Calls Karachi. Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Puits by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
TALAMBA TAKADA BHIRALA TALMA
TILAWA
3,013 26th
Oct. 0049 Gth Nov. 7,941 15th Nov. 10,000 18th Nov. 8th Dec. 110,006 17th Dec. Calls at Rangoon.
Singapore, Penang & Calcatta Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutte. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.
Leeans.
CHINA MAIL,
THE
Eighteen Day Trail Ride
The remote Columbia Ice Fields, north of Lake Louise, was the obctive this year of the Major Trail Ride of the season. Those fields are claimed to be the largest body of ice south of the Arctic circle, covering 200 square miles in area whose waters flow in to threa Only experienced trail riders are permitted to take this strenuous trip for which they must possess at least the silver button simblematic of 100 miles of trail riding. The trip from start to finish took eighteen days to complete. Picture shows twa of the hardy trail viders. W. L. Payne, London, and Louis Prevost, of Montreal with Guy Thomas, Brewster's gulde, on right, together with a section of the Columbia Ice Fields.
FLOATING FACTORIES
Several orders fo: steamers design- ed as floating whaling factories have been placed recently, and with these and the existing vessels now being converted for similar purposes, this particular industry is providing quite large amount of work for British shipyards, especially on the North- East Coast. The most interesting development is, however, the decision on the part of the owners
of the
GREAT EXPLORER
!.
Extracts from two lettors written by Captain Matthew Flinders, R.N., the explorer, taken from Mr. Bryant's book, are of interest. "Two of his ordinary letters," says Mr. Bryant, "may be taken as unconscious self revelation. Writing to the father of John Franklin, who was at that time a midshipman on the "Investigater,"
THE "BREMEN"
Situated at the mouth of the Weser i at a distance about 40 miles from Bremen, the part of Bremerhavin the home port of the famous liner "Bremen," atanda very much in tho some relation to Bremes as Tilbury to London. Bronten is the mother port and headquarters of the
great Nordeutscher Lloyd Line which has developed Д remarkable passenger traße between Germany and the United States, but Bremerhaven is the point of embarkation and disembarkh Lion 05 it is al30 the place of lightening and part dis charge for cargo vessels which by reason of thoir, draught are unable in! the fully loaded condition to proceed; up the river. At the same timo, Bremerhaven has trading interests of its own, though these are to be regarded as cumplementary to, and not competitive with, those of Bremen. Jointly with the adjacent suburbs of Gevatemunde and Lche, it forms a single trafle centre, with ag total population at the present time) of 100,000 inhabitants. In contrast, to Bremen, where the thal range in much reduced and does not necessitate the impounding of water for the purpose of maintaining a sufficient depth, Bremerhaven has had to boj provided with a complete dock systemij with gates and other appurtenances. Between menn high and mean low water there is a difference of 11-ft. but the range is often much grenter than this. Between highest high water and lawest low there is recorded a neatly 30-ft.
difference of the range of level is affected by In addition to the tides/
The strong currents in the river. outstanding feature of Bremerhaven Is its association with the Norddeutscher Lloyd Line as the point of departure and orrival of their fleet of steamers' 10,000 tons, and will shortly, includo which includes the "Bremen" of her sister ship, the "Europa,"
vessel ordered from the Furness he said; 'He has ability enough, but Shipbuilting Company, of Haverton he must be diligent, studious, active Hill-on-Tees, to adopt internal com- in his duty, not over ready to taku bustion engines for the purposes of
offence at his superler officers, nor yet The ship will be the first propulsion." of the kind to have machinery of this humbling too much to them..... Above all things he should be strict in type, and she will be engaged in a service of a peculiar character, and
his honour and integrity, for a man who forfeits either cannot be in- in which it has seemed up till now
dependent or brave at all times; and that the feciprocating steam engine was ikely to retain a monopoly.
he should not be afraid to be singu- force One large new steamer-the Belfast-built lar, for if he is, the ridicule of the "Kosmos" is on her way to the
vicious would beat him out of his Antarctic; another "Vikingen" Is
rectitude 35 well
49 out of his 1 attention to being completed at Wallsend-on-Tyne:
daty.
Years after. Sr. W. G. Armstrong, whoooth Bur
had attained Armstrong, Whitworth and wards, when Franklin
the rank of commander, Flinders wrate to him concerning a youth in whom he was interested on Franklin's knot and splice under a quartermaster; ship: Employ him in learning to in working under observation, in writing his journal, and in agch
are
owners, and about half a
Cape
Town dozen have a vessels, mostly oil-tankers, or are being, converted a British yards. The whaling industry' Itself Is largely in the hands of. Norwegian firms, but the bulk of the
studies as shipbuilding and converting work is
may be useful to him. Make it a point of honour with him being done in England, and the can- Atruction
to be quick in relieving the deck, and of many small whaling steamers distinguished from the
strict in keeping his watch.. In factories has for several years past
ine, my dear John, endeavour to make kept many men employed, especially
good offleer and a good man of him.' Humour! Duty! A good officer at the works at South Bank-on-Tees of Smith's Dock
and a good man! The
These were to Company. building of small vessels of this
Flinders the watchwords of life, to kind is carried
Norway,
which all else must be subordinate; and there seems to be no
and what he said, he was, and what he knew, he did. Although these letters were
written well
over hundred years ago, the advice contain- ed in them applies with equal force to-day to the young man embarking upon a carcer at sea.. The John
оп
BRITISH SHIPPING
water
very
д
A London ship broker in a com- munication to Lloyd's List writes:] "There is no doubt that our consting Trade ought to be restricted to the British flag, and it should be simple matter to get this put in
without delay, and with minimum of Parliamentary and legal expenses. However, I think there should be the right for British firmsi to time-charter foreign tonnage if they require to do
Firms, frequently require to time-charter, and therefore should have the choice. of the most suitable
I re- tonnage. the head of Watts, Ward & Co., (as it member many years ago E. W. Watts,
was then), was a strong advocate of our coasting trade being restricted to the British flag, and I think he meant that this should also apply te voyagaa' between the United Kingdom and our oversea dominiona. ・・・
HONG KONG TIDE
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EXPRESS
SERVICE
BARBER WILHELMSEN
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TRANS-PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC COAST SERVICE
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via PANAMA. NEXT SAILING
M.V.“TAI PING"
on OCTOBER 21st
for
SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA, SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK & BOSTON
42 Days To New York.
For Passenger and Freight information please apply:
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
Queen's Buildings, ..,
Agents.
Telephone C. 1030.
THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO, LTD
ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER MAKERS, BRASS IRON FOUNDERS. All work done in this establishment is guaranteed We have over thirty years' experience. We own two Allpways and ca accommodate any éraft of 200 feet long.
Town Office: 64, Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong, Tel, Central No. 483, Shipyard: Sham-Sui-l'o, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Tel Kowloon No.
Estimates furnished on application.
Hong Kong, April 1, 1924.
A new
SHIPS' MEDICINE
series of Medical Scales, which govern. the medicines, medical stores and instruments to be carried by merchant ships, has been issued by the Board of Trade to supersede those prescribed in 1924. They will come Inta operation forthwith For new ships, and pan. regarda other vessels on July 1, 1980. Scales I and II, which apply to ships required by
The tide-table given below bas been obtained by aid of the Tide-pre- dieting Machine, which includes 40 law reason.
components for the better prediction of tides, from the result of the analysis, of the tidal observations, other craft, have their
taken at the Kowloon tidal observa tory under
the direction of Dr. Doberck during the years 1987, 1888 and 1889.
BI. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for latexcept that of prices, why any of the and 2nd class passengers. All steamers are fitted with wireless and ships required by Norwegian owners
should be constructed outside carry a qualified surgeon.
own country.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South).
NELLORE
TANDA
ST. ALBANS NELLORE
1st Nov 10,853
6,050 20th Nov.
1930 4,500 3rd Jan. Į 4,853 31st Jan.
Manila, Sandakan, Thursday Island, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne.
Regular monthly sailings from Gong Kong to Japan and Hong Kong
to Australia.
Frequent connections from Australla' with the following:
no
ba
pres,
Franklin referred to was afterwards the great Arctic explorer.
"EMPRESS OF CANADA"
With
Sea
The times and heights are glyen for Kowloon; but they may be pred for the Victoria Naval Yard and Aberdeen, the differences being vary small.
The times of high and low-water must not be considered to coincide with the times of slack-water and change of current, the two phenomena being quite distinct
DATE
October
Hr
The
ceipt of periodic allowancer. relief fund at the close of last year showed a balance of £284,120.
he loss of the "Empress of Ire land"
in the River St, Lawrence-in 1914, was also the subject of ""a Mansion House Relief Fund. Ole hundred and eight widows, orphans, and other relatives are still being maintained. The fund now amounts to £87,138.
The "Lusitania" was sunk in y 1915, Twenly four relatives of the poorer passengers drowned are still in receipt of allowances. The fund has a balance of £1,689.
J
THE "MAURETANIA"
Kerr Stimming the managing director of the Norddeutscher Lloyd,
to carry a surgeon, üre un changed, being still under revision. but, Scales III and IV, which apply to been completely revised, in connection with the pre
a new edition of the Paration of directions for treatment in this work "Ship Captain's Medical Guide," the having theference to the new scales Among the principale wanges, is its by the amission of arilelex which Zeitung," pays the following tribute to simplification of the list of medicine in the German newspaper "Kolnische
experienes has shown were not used the Cunard liner"Mauretania:"-In in practice. A number of stock view of the sporting spirit of the mixtures have been included: in under to obviates the necessity of the max English, which, found expression on doing his own dispensing, while the the occasion of the "Bremen's" record remalader of the drugs for Internal: use are to be provided, as far an pòs
voyage, It was almost painful to me sible, in tablet form, in the doses, to notice that the German public did usually given. Dressings formerly
not fully appreciate the carried in bulk-are now to be made up
great achievement of the "Mauretania” in suitable small packets.. Purifica What are a few hours' difference in tion of water by filtration has been
the times of the voyage? We shall discarded in favour of purifying by.
be happy and proud it in 20 years wo | chlorination. All metal Instruments must now be made of rustlexa and
can maintain so small a margin of time against the latest competitor. stainless metal; while the catgut and
That a 20-year old ship should раклева needles formerly required to be carried
qualities which separately have been, replaced by
even do-day enable engines to improve its performance in such an outstanding manner is an aahlevement which cannot be too highly honoured. We can all learn from, each other. In this sense the "Mauretania's"
voyage is great example worthy of emulation. The lesson for us is neek not new ro- cords but a steady and prudent ser- vice which will promote the comfort of passengers, so that we, too; In 20 years may possess an unapent ship.
THE DOLLAR LINE
Reflecting the fine tone of pro- sperity throughput the country in general and in California in parti- cular, the reorganization and expan sion of the Doling Steamship Line to a $100,000,000 'corporation was xn- nounced by company officials, follow-
new turbinca and Ing. stockholders' meeting.
of 21 knots, The speed
Cana the dian Pacific's new organization, which will take over
big
white liner the major assets of the present Dollar
"Empress of Canada, holder of the be a Delaware for
blue ribbon of the Pacific arrived company, will The E. & A. 3.9. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghai, Hollo,poration known as the Dollar Steam-
at Southampton from Glasgow where
October 15 to 21, 1929. Ceba, Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other ports ea route as la ship Lines, Ltd., Inc. Control will
for nearly
A year she had been. hold ducement offers.
in the hands of the Fairfield Ship- by the Dollar Steamship Line of
HIGH WATER LOWER WATER. Callfernin, and there will be
building & Engineering Co., her buil- pubile
She offering of stock at present, according dere,
remained at South-
Btandard Standard ampton until August 28 when she The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New to Mr. Stanley Dollar, vice
Times
Times
||Bt. Billed for Quebec, making her first and general manager of the California
· Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
corporation.
visit to that port.. Under, the reorganiza-
She sailled from Tuos. 15 6 48. 6.7), m_D 84,5 tion plans, which call for the building
Quebec on Septeraber
for Sonth
(81) a-} 6,5 | 1.629,0 of additional ships, the Dollar Lines
ampton and on September 18 sallled Wed. 167 38, 686 lengths of catgut already threaded on again from Southampton bound
886,0 20:8.2 ship company now existing.
York, Colon, Balboa, San Tham 17 m 868 2.15:3.2 Francisco and Vancouver. corporate holdings will be represented
At the trans-Pacific terminal of the Canadian
48 49 6 66 43 49 a. 9.1 | remain sterile indefinitely... by 3,600,000 shares
of no-par value
Pacific Steamships the crews of the
Fri. 18 m 9 5 | 6,9 m2 3 68 16 stock.
The bailding programme,
969 9 10 8.4 which included construction of two
"Empress of Canada and the "Em Sat. 190 m 3de31 fast ships for inter-island trade with
of France" will change ships, press
B 18 7.4 3 49 a £7 the former leaving the Philippines, is only awaiting
October 17 on. decision on mall contracts
Japan and China
Id- by the
10 B 17.7 418. turning to Southampton vin the Mon, 21 mit 26.8 m 6 11.1 Government at Washington, the an
Panama Canal. The "Empress of nation-wide
|υ 10 39 ↳ [7.9 +/-6; 66 a §-35 directorate will handle the affairs of the "Empress of Canada on
France which temporarily replaced, the the new corporation, the officers of which will be announced at x later
trans-Pacine service, will be over-t date, according to R. Stanley Tollar.
hauled and refitted in preparation for her Mediterranean cruise next Felzd- OTY. In the summer of 1930 she will resume her regular voyage between. Southampton and Quebec.
The P. & O. Royal Mail steamers to London via Suez Canal
The P. & O. Branch Service of steamara to London via the Cape.
Now
The
The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and will be the largest American steam- London via Panaina Canal.
!
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.
*KIDDERPORE) 5,334 | 16th
Oct.
Shanghai, Moji & Kabe, Oct., Shanghai, Mojl, Kobe & Yokohama. Amoy, Moj, Koba & Osaka, Shanghal, Moji, Koho & Yokohama. Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Osaka. Maji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama, Shanghal, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghal, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Moll & Kobe
*BELTANA
SHIRALA
7,841
23rd 20th
KASHGAR
0,005 26th
Oct Oct.
TALMA
10,000
29th
TANDA
0,050
RAWALPINDI | 16,619
*LAHORE
6,304 5,273
*ALIPORE
Oct. 5th Nov. 9th Nov. 11th --Nov 12th Nov. 17th Nov. 9,114 21st Nov. 10,080 23rd Nov. 10,006 26th Nov, 10,508 7th Dec. 5,318 9th Dec, * Cargo. only,
KHYBER
-MALWA
TILAWA
RAJPUTANA
*JEYPORE
Moi, Kobe & Oaks.
Shanghal, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghal, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama
Amoy, Moji, Koba" & Osaka. Shanghat, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghal, Moj, 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 expenses at Bingapore while awaiting the on-earrying steamer,
All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge ・・ Steamers or London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries t Parcels measuring not more than 2ft x 2ft x 7ft will be received
at the Company's Office up to Noon on the day previous to sailing/t
For further Information, Passage, Freight, Handbooks, etc., spply to
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,
P. & O. Buliding, Connaugh Rd. C., Hong Kong
HONG KONG AND MACAO LINE
in Good Speed
Callery bri
S.S. CHUEN CHOW
nouncement said.
LLOYD'S REGISTER
,,
Register of Shipping show that 101 Returns issued recently by Lloyd's ships, aggregating 178,327 tons, were totally lost or condemned in con- sequence of casualty or stress of weather during the quarter ending December 81, 1928... Of these 101
far
and the latter San. 10 m 10 28. 6.8 18 18
CANADIAN PACIFIC
Preliminary arrangements to rate- zially reduce the ranhing time Vessels, 74 totalling 160,408 ten trans-Continental traing between. Mon- were steamers and moterships andtreal, Toronto and Vancouver are, be- 21, aggregating 68,380 tona, Wawing considered by operating officers of the British flag. Of the 37 sailing ships the
the Canadian Pacific Bailway,
'accord- hips, to the number of 7, of using to statóment made by B. W
and president: tons, were otherwise broken up or When thene
arrangements arc condemned, and the greater part of completed in the near future, Mr. these were steamers or metorships. Beatty said, the travelling public will Included in this total were 20" British steamers, Intelling 20,507 tons, and a
be able to cross Canada from cost to coast in about ten hours less time British sailing ship of 480 tezB...
than fa
now taken for the journey.
148,112 Beatty,
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HONG KONG TO. AUSTRALIAN PORTS AN
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MARITIME RELIEF FUNDS
Though 17 years have passed since the "Titanic" was lost, 182 widows, 40 children and 150 other dependent relatives of the dead are still in re
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DOCK OWNERS, SHIP BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND' ENGINEERS, BOILER
MAKERS, IRON, STEEL, AND „BRASS. FOUNDERS, FORGE MASTERS,
ELECTRICIANS.
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Single screw steel passenger and cargo motor ship. Dimensions: 154 0" BP. 28107/MIL 2011 Md., D.W.470 1018; ILEP) 860; Speed 101⁄2 khote. Fullt Tand-machinery installed by The Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd, to the
order of La Naviera Filipina Inc., Cebu for Philippine coasting service.
ense address enquiries to the Chief Managers gen
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