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FOR NEW YORK AND BOSTON via SUEZ,
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NEXT SAILINGS.
£75.0.0.
£83.0.0.
OUTWARD FOR SHANGHAI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA.
M.V. "REMO"
From Hong Kong.
.Saila honce on or about 6th Jan, S.S. “DUCHESSA D'AOSTA” Sails hence on or about 21st Jan. M.V. "ESQUILINO"
S.S. "ROSANDRA”
Sails honce on or about 30th Jan.
Salla hence on or about 18th Feb
HOMEWARD FOR BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE.
M.V. "VIMINALE” *.
M.V. "HILDA"
M.V. "REMO"
From Hong Kong. Sails on or about 2nd January. Saila on or about 25th January. Sails on or about 4th February.
S.S. "RUCILESSA D'AOSTA” Sails on or about 22nd February.
NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS
FROM CALCUTTA & COLOMBO TO SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.
S.S. "UMZUMBI" Salls from Colombo on or about 9th February. Regular Passenger and Cargo Service to South African Ports, Through Bill of Lading issued from Hong Kong.
For Freight or Passage on any of the above Lines apply to:- DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents.
Telephone Central 1030.
STATE
THE CHINA MAIL:
AID FOR SHIPBUILDING
SHIPPING
SECTION.
FUEL ECONOMY & HIGH-POWER DEVELOPMENT
IMPROVED OUTLOOK
dis
which la that is the number and size of armed, naval vessola is decreased |the importance of high-speed mer
chant shipping is increased,
"For several years this was parently given little consideration by this country, as nothing was done by
CONSIGNEES.
LLOYD TRIESTINO NAY. CO.'
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
Motor Vensol,
HILDA
P
From Trieste, Venice, Fiame, Spalato, Port Said, Saez, Bombay, Karachi, Colomba, Penang & Singa
pore.
CONSIGNEES of Cargo art hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk to the Gedowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company, Ltd., at Kowloon, whence and/or in the wharves delivery may be obtained..
Optional Cargo wil be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before 28th Inatant
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after to rent. the 3rd January, 1830, will be subject
our Government to aid our merchant marine until the enactment of the Jones-White Act, Other countries have realised this condition, as is evidenced by the number of high The improved outlook for United speed passenger and froight vessels States shipbuilding the recent dove for overseas transportation which they loments in naval architecture, and have ballt. It will probably take many ned improvement in fuel years before we, as a nation, reach oforony large vessels were referred a parity in this important to by Momer L. Ferguson, prest Referring to recent developments in
respect, dent of Newport News Shipbuild naval architecture, Mr. Ferguson men. Ing and D Dock Co., and presidenttioned the feat of the North German of the Soe of Naval Architects and liner "Eramen in messing the Atlan Marina Er heers, in his address at tle on her maiden voyage from Cher the annual heating of the society bourg to Ambrose Lightship in 4 days, New York
This high 17 hours and 1 minutos.
All broken, chated, and damaged meses dua in largo
adeption of a fine and Goods are to be left in the Godawan, special for my full, with carefully where they will be examined on the designed line and an apparently amallard January, 1930, at 10a.m. by onr block coefficient.
surveyors, Messrs. Goddard & Douglas. There is no doubt that the form of No Fire Insurance has been affect- acthull Sand) superstruature m/lopted reed.
presents a very considerable saving Bill of Lading will be countersign- over the usual form in the horsepower ed by required to attain her speed. The use of high tensile steel throughout has resulted in a considerable saving
In
"I referred in my address last year," ald Mr. Ferguson, "to the favourable provisions of the Jones-White 102n Act. Since that time we hayo seen the influence of this actambuild ing. The $250,000,000
Joan furd established" Dia nayetion
has been available for
a year, yet the Shi
granted loans for
frag
han
Bourd has one-fifth of fund ta rehabte aur merchant ha by making possible the con-
All claims against the vessel must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 18th January, 1980, or they will not be recognised.
DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents.
Hong Kong, 28th, December, 1929.
Ramsay MacDonald Goes Home With V.C's
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1929.
CANADIAN
PACIFIC
A DELIGHTFUL CRUISE DE LUXE
by the
Empress of Australia
21,850 Tons Gross, Length 615 feet. LEAVING HONG KONG.
17th FEBRUARY, 1930.
via Keelung, Shanghai, Chinwangtao (for Peking), Beppu, Hobe, Yokohama, Honolulu, Hilo, San Francisco, Dalbon, 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."
NY.KLINE
REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARYING FROM £83 TO SLÆR ON SALE 筚
SAN FRANCISCO vía Shanghai, Jabany Pörts & Honofi
TAIYO MARU...................Sunday, 5th Jan. at 6a.. TENYO MARU
........... Wednesday, 22nd January.
SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghai & Japan Ports.
MISHIMA MARU
·
TYD MARU
LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, RÖTTERDAM via
Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez.
Tuesday
Tuesday,
14th January. 28th January.
FUSHIMI MARU
Saturday,
11th January.
HAKOZAKI MARU
.Saturday,
26th January,
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
AKI MARU
Wednesday,
KAGA MARU
*Wednesday.
22nd January. 19th February.
NAGANO MARU
AWA MARU
6th January. 11th January:
Mexico-& Panama. *
BOKUYO MARU
Monday, 27th January..
KAMAKURA MARU
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombe.
Monday,
Saturday,,
Completing his hurried Peace mis- sion to the United States, the Rt. Hon. J. Ramsay MacDonald, Prime Minister of Great Britain, sailed from Quebec on the Canadian Pacifié liner "Duchess which made a special call at the Ancient Capital.
He is shown above on the gangway surrounded by a group of Canadian V.C.'s, who sail
atruction of modern passenger and cargo vessels in U.S. shipyards for overnens trade.
"The loans granted so far amount to about $50,000,000, and will furnish three-fourths of the construction cost of 18 ships. These consist mostly of modern, up-to-date, fast passenger and freight vesaela. Whon obscurities in the, language of the act relative to
may expect grester activity in the application for loans.
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) vin Japan, 'Honolula, Los Angeles, mall contracts are straightened out we
SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Porta
NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama.
Thursday,
2nd January.
+ TATSUNO MARU
Tuesday,
14th January.
•LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Constantinople, Genoa.
† DURBAŃ MARU
Friday,
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.
+AKITA MARU ....
Tuesday,
10th January.
31st December,
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
TAMBA MARU. .....
KITANO MARU.
Wednesday, Tuesday,
+ Cargo only.
sat January. 17th January.
pro
Contracts Awarded "For the first time since our ship yards were flied to overflowing with the Government shipbuilding gramme during the Far we are able to take an optimistic view of ship building prospects. It is, therefore, very gratifying to be able to record on unusual number of Löntracts for vessels awarded during the past year. The most important award, perhaps, is the Ava cruisers for the United States Navy, although I am sorry to note that three of thesa, an undra pro portion, have been placed in navy yards.
ed on the same ship as guests of the; the Premior's farewell. V.C.'s in the Canadian Pacific to attend the ban- picture are Captain G. B. Geary and Prince of Wales;; to wearers of the T. W. MacDowell, of London; Lt-Cel. banquet to be given by H.R.H. the Captain G. F. Kerr, of Toronto; Major coveted decoration.
G. R. Pearkes, of Winnipeg; Captain
Although the ship sailed at 7.45 p.m.. the embarkation was made in bright artificial daylight created by a power- fal "sun arc" which enabled moviotone operators to make sound pictures of
of
all large
in weight, with a corresponding sav ing in power. Ship designers and shipbuilders throughout the world will doubtless adopt many of these features in the construction of high. speed passenger vessels in the future,
Another
development from the standpoint of the shipowner:
important
sald, has been the con- Mr. Ferguson tinued improvement in fuel economy large ships. Improvement in this direction, he said, has been due pri- of higher steam marily to the uie pressures and superheat, "In fact," he said, passenger vessels now contemplated with alcam machinery, it is proposed to use high prestures and superheat so thit the total temperature” of the steam is closes:p 700 degrees Fahren- heit, this being about the limit which the present materials in contact with The internal the steain will stand. combustion engine has - been exten- sively used and fimproved types are being developed. The electric drive has been found fory efficient and rellable.
“The use of pulverised coal has had new been contracted for along with ships constructed especially to use several freighters, ravenna cutters, this fuel have been delivered. These ferryboats, car ferries and car floata, vessels operate on considerably lower besides several hundred barges of fuel consumption than hand-fired various sizes: Americans are turn- boilers, but a much greater saving is ing more and more to the water for made due to the use of cheaper grades pleasure has indicated by the con- of coal, and the saving in fire coord tracts for 21 large steel yachts award force. ed in the past year. At the present oran freight vessels contemplated, the "Lexipe were designed for time there are more than 20 passeng -besides ́numerous : other smaller While thea veksels
craf
Reduced lat Clans Excurt-n Pates quoted between Manila and Agatralla baleen passenger and cargo vessela | quite an impetus, and, several
For further information apply to NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
Central No. 292, 3897 and 9821. (Private exchange in all department,
0. S. K
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG BUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP V Singapore
Colombo, Buez, and Port Said. •
ALTAI MARU... Wednesday, 15th January,
"The past year has witnessed trials of our two large airplane carriers, and "Baratoga."
ship
Laxington to a†!
RIO DE JANEIRO SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES Vin Bulge, Slugapore, yes. Twenty contracts for tapkers, structed by any country in the world.
Colombo, Durban & Cape Town,
BOMBAY,Via Bingapors & Colombos
MONTEVIDEO MARU
MEIGEN MARU STAN
SHUNKO MARU
22nd Janar
Friday, 3rd January,
Sunday, 19th January
2nd January.
Friday,
raday, 2nd - January
NO
Saturday, 18th January
BAR &MOMBASA¬Via Singaparn & Colomba
MEXICO MARU
CHICAGO MARU
FORNEO MARU
ICTORIAN BRATTLE, TACOMA &
Shanghal
READ (From "Bhangha
LBOURNEY/
of
"Very little all tanker tonnago has spoed of 38 kuota with 180,000 horse
power. the beer, built since the war, due to the maximum speed of 1
In ex- large number constructed at that time cess of this, and developed over by the Shipping Board, which have 209,000 horsepower. Ibelleve we had to be absorbed by the trade, but
are safe in anying that this is the greater activity has bean shown thli-
for her afte
ever con- totalling about 200,000, deadweight, The combination of reciprocating tons, have already been placed with | enring the various yards, and about 75,000 engines and low pressure turbines has tons more will probably Le placed progressed by xveral installations
with
largessing in fuel over the near future, stijlade
reciprocating engines alone. There United States Lines is by far the water tube bollers of the express type. most important ever contemplated in in the bailing of high speed pas
portant who have already coids to two 22-knot
senger vessels, saving in weight is of the utmost importance, and this has 705 feet long and pro led designers and builders of boilers
sante type into strive for reduction id Wol more. of the
weight and NCOUVER VIA Japan Ports from addition to two saperliners to operate higher remetency
In conjunction with the "Leviathan201, the new rules adopted the
by als, it is hoped, will international conference on safety of These larger ve de in carrice whains vary few year life.nt sex held A London last April, and will compete for the North
he Atlantic passenger trade with the ex press liners of England France, and Germany, This is a very encouraging, outlook,land Cour shipbuilders - should, curtainlyBfeel that, the depression. |shipbuilding" lãi fover, at leans for thi
Monday, 13th January.
Saturday, 4th January,
Manila's Belabane & Sydney, MARU C Vin Holbow & Pathol.
apan ports, Ban
naked for cabin chips, thee
-thu" fater
yet bee
paler
Up! I hope
and
BRITISH WUCHOW LINE
JANUARY SAILINGS,
DEPARTURE HOURS:
Hong Kong 6.80 p.m. Wachaw 1.80 p.as. 8.5. "TAI HING"
(1,068 tons--Capt. Trott]
JANUARY,
WED, 1at
MON. 6th SUN. 12th
FRI
17th
WED. 22nd MON.
8.8. "TAI MING" [649 tone-Capt. G. J.
JANUARY.
You haven't been up the West River? Then let us tell you that you have in store one of the most intar- esting trips you can possibly take. The s.a. "Tai Ming" and "Tai Hing," after leaving Hong Kong, call at and stapt at Wuchow. These steamers For information apply to Samahui, Shiuhing, Takhing, Dosing
B. S. Hutcheson; and Captain C. N. are admirably suited to this service Mitchell. Inset is Captain R. N. and you will enjoy the five-days' round Stuart, skipper of the "Duchess of York," who will also attend the Princee's
trip Immensely. banquet.
WARSHIPS IN PORT
British warships in port this morn- ing wore:-
"Tamar," "Sterling," "Petersfield," In Basin of H.N. Dockyard:
"Marazion," "Moorhen," "Iroquois."
North Arm: "Thracian." Weat Wall: "Kent" (flagship), In Dock: "Seraph," "Cornflower.” No. 4 Buoy: "Herald." No. 5 Baoy: "Hermes.” No. 6 Buoy: "Cornwall.” No. 12 Buoy: "Magnolia." No. 13 Buoy: "Sirdar.” -
Foreign Men-of-War in harbour
MOTA:
French gunboat “Argus.” U.S. gunboat "Mindanao."
FRI 3rd WED, 8th TUES. 14th
27th
20th
26th BAT
KWONG WING C
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