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8.5. "HILDA”
M.V. "REMO"
From Hong Kong.
Sails on or about 24th December. 1. Salla on or about 2nd January.
HOMEWARD FOR BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE.
M.Y. "HIMALAYA
M.V. "VIMINALE"
8.S. "HILDA
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SS. "UMZUMBI”
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THE CHINA MAIL,
SHIPPING
SECTION
NAVAL STRENGTH
Japan To Insist On 70 Per Cent. Ratio
Chicago, Yesterday. Mr. Wakatsuki, head of the Japanese Delegation to the Naval Conference, Interviewed here ea
route to London, sald that Japan was willing to postpone replacement of battleships, but would insist on retaining a 70 per cent, ratio in auxiliary craft, as compared with the Powers having the greatest naval strength.-Reuter's American Service.
THE WHANGPOO
The Cargo Boat Strike In Shanghai
DUTCH AIR MAIL
Request For Trial Flight Facilities
London, Yesterday.
In the House of Commons at question time, Capt. Wedgwood
BY "PRES. LINCOLN" Benn stated that the Government
Distinguished Visitors
To Colony
Among the passengers arriving at Hong Kong on December 15 on the "President Lincoln" were the follow- ing prominent people:
of India had granted facilities to the Dutch East Indies air mail for trial flights In 1929, but were unable to permit the use of the Indian air.route permanently until the ground organisation was com plate.
Mr. Henderson had received a request from the Netherlands
Mr. Alonzo Anderson, well known in Shipping and Steamship Trans-Minister in London for facilities portations centres, who is conducting for trial flights in 1930. This in- a round-the-world tour in connection volved consultation with the Gov- with the Criswell Travel Service.
Mr. Edward Bartow, accompanied ernment of India.-Reuter. by his wife, Mr. Bartow is a well known chemist and teacher from the State of Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Bartow are making a pleasure tour of the Orient.
Francisco.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Eastman, of route on Я Long Beach Cal, on pleasure trip around the world. They will remain in Hong Kong for a short time, before resuming their voyage,
Mr. Adolph Mack, President of the Imperial Oil Company, from San Mr. Mack well known the business and social world of San Francisco and New York. The Whangpoo presents a
a business tour to the and is making a someTM what deserted appearance on account Orient and Far East of the
strike of
10,000
Well Miza Frances C. Stevens, a known art student, and a member of the Criswell Travel round-the-world. tour. She
She will make a spectal study of famous portraits and paintings by world celebrated artists,
some
strike
curgo bant coolles who nor. mally operate about 1,600 native cargo Rightern. A
had been seen to be brewing for some time on account of the decision of the Chinese authorities to increase taxation on their craft Formerly, merely a registration fee was demand- ed but according to a recent order made by the Chinese authorities a tax has been introduced on
tonnage
Mr. James E. Shaw, also a member of Criswell's round-the-world-tour, is an eminent figure in social and bust. ness centres of Southern California.
Freight and Maila
Yokohama
Honolulu
!
San Francisco
local San Francisco
transfer
CONSIGNEES' NOTICES
5.3.
Consignees of
ел cargo "Hendoran" are reminded to take delivery of their goods which will be subject to rent after December 20,
Consignees of cargo OX 4.3. "Benarty" are reminded to tako delivery of their goods which will be subject to rent after December 20.
CONSIGNEES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE BEN LINE STEAMER8, 1.IMITED.
From MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS.
Meas. D/The Steamship Mall Pkg. Tous Tens
"BENARTY **
81 2123 238.21 150.34 Consigness of cargo are hereby in- 10 043 165.11 104.00 formed that all goods are being land- 16 1024 339.11 106.38 fed at their risk into the hazardous 891 17.13 45.81 and/or extra hazardous Godowne of 23 493 49.33 25.05 The Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, whence and/or frem the wharves delivery may be obtained.
49 1054 3822 384.38
1723 302.12 180.20 2907 246.09 124.38
PASSENGER LISTS
basle. From December 3, ali steam- For ers berthed at the buoys, with the ex-| Hong Kong ception of a minority which are work. Shanghal ea by lighters owned by private Kobe foreign, companies, were idle, and, where practicable, were moved to warves to discharge or take on cargo as the caso happened to be, There was no cargo delivered to lighters from steamers at wharves but the wharf coolies continued work as usual. Los Angeles Meetings of the representatives of the Native Cargo Boat Owners Guild were held at the headquarters of the Guild at 79A Kyih Ching-fang, off Avenue Edward VII. There have been no demonstrations and the strikers, are behaving in an orderly manner..
Agitation Agitation Cas been going on since the middle of September when the laodats threaten- ed to strike against what they describ. ed as an iquitous tax, whien was de-
called for a registration fea $1 and the payment of a monthly due to the Bureau of Public Utilities of Greater
it
against this TAK
REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARYING | scribed as the "vessel tax." This
FROM £83 TO £120 ON SALE
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
TAIYO MARU
TENYO MARU
Wednesday, 5th January, Thursday, 23rd January,
SEATTLE, VICTORIA vla Shanghal & Japan Ports.
MISHIMA MARU
IYO MARU
Tuesday, 14th January. .......... Tusaday. 28th January. LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via
Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez. SUWA MARU
FUSHIMI MARU
Saturday, 28th December, Saturday, lith January.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Poris.
, TANCO MARU
AKI MARU
Wednesday, 25th December. Wednesday, 22nd January.
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo,
+ TOTTORI MARU
Friday,
Sunday,
27th December.
Shanghai. In September, will be
tu
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ARRIVALS
Per s.s. "President Lincoln" from Manila, on December 15:-
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Adams Mrs. Edward Bartow, Ernest Roschan, Birkbeck C. Crabbe, R. J. Elfstrom Eugene Goetschel, Mr. And Mrs. D. Guy, Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Harper, Miss Isobel Hower, James W. Lee, Mas Frolda S. Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Griffith H. Wilkins.
hal on December 16--
Per a. "Taiyo Maro" from Shang-
D. Karagday, Mrs. M. F. Karagday, Mias A. Karáğday, F. Santos, Miss F. G. Hardy, L. D. Harris, Mrs. T. K. Harris, Miss M. E. Harris, Master D. J. Harris, Master G. A..Harris, D. Asercion, Mrs. R. D. Asercion, Miss
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have loft the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 20th Inst. will be subject to rent.
All claims against the steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 3rd January, 1930, or they will not be recognised.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns where they will be examined on the
19th inat., at 10 am, by Mosera. Goddard & Douglas.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1929.
CANADIAN
PACIFIC
A DELIGHTFUL CRUISE DE LUXE
by the
Empress of Australia
21,850, Tona Gross, Length 615 feet.
LEAVING HONG KONG
17th FEBRUARY, 1930.
via Keelung, Shanghai, Chinwangtao (for Peking), Beppu, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu, Hilo, San Francisco, Balboa, Panama, through "the" Panama Canal to Cristobal, Colon, Havana and
Arriving NEW YORK,
APRIL 17th, 1930
Two days available for sight-seeing in NEW YORK. Leave NEW YORK
APRIL 19th, 1930
· Arriving SOUTHAMPTON & CHERBOURG,\
APRIL 27th, 1930.
Shore excursions and sight-seeing tours at all Ports.
For Particulars Apply:- CANADIAN PACIFIC.
'Phone Central 752.
Tel. Address: "Gacanpac."
BRITISH WUCHOW LINE
DECEMBER SAILINGS.
DEPARTURE HOURS;
Hong Kong 5.30 p.m. Wachow 1.80 p.m.) Ga. “TẢI HG
No Fire Insurance has been effect- You haven't been up the Weat ed."
River? Then let us tell you that you Bill of Lading will be countersign-have in store one of the most inter- ed by
GIER, LIVINGSTON & CO. LTD. ||exting trips you can. possibly take.
Agents.
The an "Tal Ming" and "Tai Hing," Hong Kong, 14th December, 1829.
after leaving Hong Kong, call at Samahal, "Shlubing, Takhing, Dosing ||and stop at Wuchow, These steameri [are admirably suited to this service
and you will enjoy the five-days' round”-| trip Immensely.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.
From MIDDLESBRO', LONDON, STRAITS AND MANILA.
recalled, when the rice crisis was at its highest, the situation was agga vated by the fact that lacdahs refused land their strikers as a procest against the tax, which they consider ed both illegal and exorbitant. They demanded the immediate cancellation of the tax and formed themselves into a union, the purpose of which was to fight against the tax. An ultimatum wns accordingly sent to the authorities M. Asercion, Mrs. L. Loyd, J. B. Coe, ed at their risk into the hazardens
д
that a
the notice
of the
The Steamship,
CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby in- * BENDORAN "
A. Asercion, Master G. Asercion, Miss formed that all Goods are being land.
G. K. Garett, H. M. McAndren, and/or exten, hazardous Godowas of
8.
Kaseiman, Joe Quay, Mr. and Mrs. M. from the wharves delivery may be ob Peralta, Pedro Graza, Higino Rimino, tained."
F.
general strike would be declar. G. L. Pitz, E. S. Pisarki, C. 3. Rupp, The Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & ed if their demands passed unheeded. J. T. Sataky, T. J. Rupp, Mrs. C. Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or As most of the Inadahs are engaged in bringing rice and other foodstuffs Shanghai from the outer districts, the
Landau, Abdul Khanan, Shij Khan, No claims will be admitted after the guneral fear was expressed that great
Fukushima, Mra. 3. Kukashima, Goods have left the Godowns, and all hardships would be worked on the SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles, plé.
po Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Davidson, Mrs. Goods remaining undelivered after the Accordingly, the merchants got Machida, Heriye Takeo, Mr. and 20th inst will be subject to rent. Mexico & Panama.
toe work and the Commission for the Mrs. Carl Werntz, E. Prop, R. H. All claims against the steamer must ANYO MARU
Reorganizations brought the matter to Beavan, 22nd December,
Kelzo, Maseda be Ishiguro
presented to the Undersigned on er SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports, Shanghai, and Gen. Chang Chun was Kiyohara Funako, Klynkara Kiyoshi, they will not be recos
Mayor of
Greater
Fusagoro
Kiyohare Keisha, Mrs. before the 3rd January, 1980, or
recognised. Thursday, 2nd January..
appealed to cancel the tax. Gel C. A. Leon, Miss A. H. Brown,
and damaged Chang promised to do what he could C. M. Tyson, Miss M. L. Blakestre, Goods are to be left in the Godowns, † TATSUNO MARU
Tuesday, 14th January.
in the matter, but rofused to commit himself as to its cancellation, and latex Mi N. TYD Gtle May M. 10th inst. at 10 am, by Messrs.
Tyson
C. de Mayda, where they will be examined on the LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Constantinople, Genoa.
tead Schwartz, K Stall, announcement was made that, instead of paying a monthly tax, the laodahs Stall, Mrs. F. Lounsbury, Mier E. A. Goddard and Douglas.
No Fire Insurance has been affect- Lounsbery, Mrs. L. McKire, A. P. W could pay in A somewhat reduced Jump Bamberger,
This
Mrs and Mrs. E. Samson, ed. propoal. Mr. and Mrs. J. Montgomeril,
H. Bills of Lading will be countersign- tion was accepted · and the threatened aishman, O. Heinzen, Mastered by,
the Mrs. Bureau of Public Utilities did not fall
KAMAKURA MARU
NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama.
† DURBAN MARU
Friday, CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,
†AKITA MARU
Sunday, SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
10th January.
BINGO MARU (Mojl direct) ....... Wednesday,
29th December.
18th December.
AKI MARU (Nagasaki direct) ..... Friday, 20th December.
+ Cargo only.
榨
rum, viz., $4 annually.
K
in line with ten. Chang's auggestion E. Volkoff, Mr. S. Bolko, 0. Y, and the outery was raised again that Tammelstad, Grant Larned. B. K
Burns, Mr. and Hrm. F. L. Pickett,
the
Reduced 1st Class Excursion Pates quoted between Manila and Australia taxes called for were many times
Forfarther information apply to NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
Tel Central No. 202, 3897, and 8821. (Private exchange to all departments.)
K.
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP Via. Bingapore
Colombo, Sues 'and Port Bald..
ALTAI MARU.........
Wednesday, 8th January.
RIO DE JANEIRO, BANTOS & BUENOS AIRES--Via Salzon, Singapore,
na Colombo, Durban & Cape Town: :
MANILA HARU ................................... Tuesday, 24th December. BOMBAY -Vis Bingapore & Colombo,
SUMATRA MARU
MEIGEN MARU
DURBAN,
(Calls (at Penang & Karachi)..
Friday, 20th December.
Friday, 3rd January,
LOURENCO MARQUES, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZI
BAR & MOMBASA¬ViaBingapore & Colombo. MELICO MARU
Thursday, 2nd January,
CALCUTTA—Via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,
CELEBES HARU.
TACOMA MARUKA ASUST
* (Calla at Belawan Doll)
Thursday, 19th " December. Thursday, 2nd ¡Fuitiary..
VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA ♣ VANCOUVER Via Japan-Porte from
Shanghal
SNE PARIS MARU
Bunday 22nd December, DUALABAMA MARU (From Shanghai) Friday, 27th December. MELBOURNE — Vis. Manila, Brisbane & Bydaars keretan
BURMA MARU SUISE
HAIPHONG--Vid Hołków & PAKNot
GA MENADO MARUS...
NEW YORK, Via:Japan: porta. San
HAVANA MABUT
JAPAN PORTS.
BEATTAL ABU HONOLULUAKARI
or
Um Baturday, 4th Fanuary.
-Thursday, 26th Dec, 19 ́am. Francisco. &- PanALANG
higher than those which the lacdahs paid in 1927. The Junkmen then gave notice that, if the tax were not reduced or rescinded altogether, 4 general strike would be declared and apparent- ly. their present action is the result. of the officials' refusal to accęde.
DEPARTURES
Per s.8. Tokohama Maru" on De cember 10:
Capt. ImamITE, ..B.. Taubata, Mr.
Melor
Lok San-kan, Loe Che-map,
Fok. Bau-chuen, Mrs. Yeang Saw-shee, Mr. Chu, Mr. Chin, G. Kimura, Mrs, T. Fujimoto, Master H. Fujimoto, Pow Ji-si, L. Yamamoto,
SOOCHOW CREEK JAM Mrs. N. Harada, M. Harada, T. Ohol.
Traffic Obstruction Now
Being Removed
The Eastern Times", saya that owing to the shallow state of the Boochow Creek and the lack of rain for some time past, the Yuchihtuan- Hoangtu section of the Boochow Grekland hundreds of Junks yas closed to shipping on
and other small craft, Indeu rice, general-i cargo in and food- stalle have been marooned there and unable to come to Shanghai: 7-y As 's "result, talajmall stemm launches to and from” Changshow, Wusik Changshu, Boochow and quiser, etc, which have to part thla apot, likewise were compelled to suspend their servicous c
The businessmont affected by the
suspension, of course, was the rice
WARSHIPS IN PORT
British warships in port this morn- ing were
Ia - bmoins of RN Dockyard: Tamar," "Petersfeld," "Magnolia,” "Marazion," "Cornflower...
At north arm; "Somme." In Dock: "Sepoy West wall:Kent" (Angship)2,
Thracian
No. 4 Buoy: "Herald” No. 6 Buoys "Cornwall No. 7 Buby?"" ""Iroquois,”
gerap
Forelen Men of Waż Fronch "gunboat “Argus, *=" Chinéss gunboat” “Tuan:Tal.”
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS
business because all rice Junki Uro-The CFS R.M.S: “Emprens Ing to Bhanghal?have ^ to pass this" | Russia": Tromm! Hong Kong on-NoveRZĄ particular spot As, no, junkry had -27 arrived at Vancouver on De I been arriving prices again
In order to remedy
Burela bf Publies Safe
howed
pitation,
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.. Agents:
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Hong Kong, 18th December, 1920.
(1,068 tona-Capt. Trott]
DECEMBER.
BUN.
22nd
FEL
27th
S.S. "TAI MING" [640 tons Capt. G. J. Spink.) DECEMBER.
WED. 18th SUN. 29th TUES 24th
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