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NEXT SAILINGS.
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OUTWARD FOR SHANGHAI,YOKOHAMA, KOBE & MOJI.
M.V. "ESQUILINO" M.V. "COL DI LANA" ... ALV. "ROMOLO"
From Hong Kong. Sails no or about 36th January. Sails on or about 18th February. .Sails on or about 2nd March.
HOMEWARD FOR BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE.
M.V. "REMO“
From Hong Kong,
.....Sails on or about 4th February. S.S. "DUCHESSA D'AOSTA" Salls un or about 22nd February, M.V. "ESQUILLINO"
Sails on or about 4th March.
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S.S. "UMZUMB!" Sails from Colombo on or about 9th February. Regular Passenger und Cargo Service to South African Ports. Through Bills of Lading issued from Hong Kong.
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WORLD CRUISE
THE CHINA MAIL..
SHIPPING
SECTION.
WARSHIPS IN PORT
Belgenland Due on February 18
DETAILS OF TRIP
With 100 globe-girdling Ameri- cans on board, the Red Star Iner Belgealand, on her sixth consecutive annual cruise around the world, is due at Chinwangtao at A a.m. on February 8, for a stary of 12 days in Chinese waters.
Special trains will take her pas sengers trom Chinwangtae to Peking, for a three days' stay. The ship will leave Chinwangtao at 10 p.m. February 12, will arrive at Shanghai February 14: leave Shanghai at 9 pm. February 15;
deviation from her prearranged |schedules by reason of adverso wen- ther conditions. In the 670 days spent on these five circumnaviga- tions, less than twenty dull daya were recorded, and in last year's cruise there were but two days out of 34 on which the sun was not
зеед.
Ship And Staff Cosmopolites. An interesting feature of the great Westward cruiser is her cos. mopolitan character. Although owned and operated by a large American shipping concern-the International Mercantile Marine Company, with headquarters at New York-the hip sails under the British flag, while her home port la Antwerp, In Belgium, the European headquartors of the Red Star Lind fleet. In summer the Belgenland is
U.S. Submarine Launched
Britleh warships in port this morn-
Ing wore:--
Dockyard: "Herald,"
In Basin of R.N. "Tamat," "Sterling," "Peteraloid,” “Iroquois."
North Arm: "Kent." West Wall; "Berwick."
In Dork: "Moorhen," "Seraph."
No. 12 Buoy: "Sirdar," No. 19 Buoy: "Thracian." Foreign men-o'-war in port were:- Portuguese gunboat "Patria." U.S. guabont "Helena"
cargo
*X 5.6.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE
Consigneos of "Duchessa D'Aosta" are reminded to take delivery of their goods- which will be subject to rent after January J.
A larceny on the high seas is reported by Mr. C. E. Miner, of the engineering department, B. President Jefferson, who states that whilst the vessel was proceeding from Shanghal to Hong Kong, some person stole from his cabin a white gold pocket watch, valued at $50.
TUESDAY JANUARY 28, 1930.
CANADIAN PACIFIC
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STEAMSHIPS - HOTELS
SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE ACROSS THE PACIFIC
TO VICTORIA & VANCOUVER
Y'haina
17 Days Hongkong-Vancouver. 14 Days Shanghai.Vancouver 11 Daya Kobe-Vancouver, 9 Days Yokohama-Vancouver
Kobe Hong Kong S'hai
V'ver Loays Leave Leave Losve Arrive Feb. 14 Feb. 15 Feb. 18 Feb. 20 Mar. 1 Alar. 5 Mar. A Alar. 11 Mar. 13 Mar. 22 Mar. 30 Mar. 22 Mar. 25 Mar. 27 Apr. 4 Apr. 9 Apr. 12 Apr. 15 Apr. 30 May May 15
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June 1
Apr. 17 Apr. 26
May May 18 May 20
May 8 May 17
May 22 May 10
June 7 June 10
June 12 June 21 July 12
June 28 July July
5
June 23 July 10 July 13 July 15 July 17 July 25 July
23 July 26 July 29 July 31 Aug. 9 Aug. T
7 Aug. 10 Aug. 12 Ang. 14 Aug. 22 Aug. 20 Aug. 23 Aug. 26 Aug. 28 Sept. Sapt. 4 Sept. 7 Sopt. 9 Sept. 11 Sept. 19 Sept. 17 Sept. 29 Sept. 23 Sept. 25 Oct. 4 Oct. 2 Oct 5 Oct. 7 Oct. 9 Oct. 17 Oct. 15 Oct. 18 Oct. 21 Oct. 23 Nov. 1 Oct. 30 Nov. 2 Nov. 4 Nov. 6 Nov. 14 Nov. 12 Nov. 15 Nov. 18 Nov. 20 Nov. 20 Regular salling hour Noon. (E/Arla and E/Russia call at Nagasaki the day after departure from S'hal)
Atlantic sailings from Montreal and Quebec every few days to Liverpool, Southampton, Glasgow, Antwerp, Cherbourg and Hamburg
HONG KONG-MANILA SERVICE
Lenves Hong Kon
Arrive
Manila
Feb. 3,5 p.n Mar. 9,5 p.m.
Feb. 5
Mar. 11
Leave Axrive Manila EMPRESS OF ASIA Feb. B EMPRESS OF CANADA Mar. 14
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SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
KOREA MARU
SHINYO MARU
SIBERIA MARU
Thursday, 6th February. Wednesday, 19th February.
SEATTLE, VICTORIA vla Shanghai & Japan Ports.
Wednesday, 12th February. SHIDZUOKA MARU
... Friday,
28th February. LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROÏTERDAM via
Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez. HAKUSAN MARU
KITANO MARU
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
KAGA MARU
TANGO MARU
BENGAL MARU
TAMBA MARU
Saturday, 8th February. Saturday, 22nd February.
Wednesday, 10th February. Wednesday, 26th March,
Friday, 31st January. Tuesday, 11th February.
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles,
Mexico & Panama.
RAKUYO MARU
Sunday,
2nd February. SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports,
BINGO MARU...
Wednesday,
NEW YORK, BOSTON vin Panama.
† ATAGO MARU
† KUMA MARU
5th February,
Friday,
31st January. Thuraday, 13th February,
Monday, 17th February. CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.
Wednesday, Saturday,
LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Constantinople, Genoa.
† DELAGOA MARU
+ CEYLON MARU
+ CALCUTTA MARU
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
KANAGAWA MARU (Mofi direct) Friday, KAMO MARU
Tuesday,
↑ MURORAN MARU (Chemulpo direct) Tuesday,
+ Cargo only.
29th January.
8th February..
31st January.
4th February.
4th February.
Redweed 1st Class Excurvin Pates quoted between Manlia and Agatroila.
For further information apply to NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Tel. Central No. 292, 3897 and 1821. (Private exchange to all departments.)
S
K.
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP—Via Singapore
Colombo, Suez and Part Said. RIO DE JANEIRO, BANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Esigon, Singapore,
· Colombo, Durban & Cape Town. HAWAN KARU
BOMBAY--Via Singapore & Colombo,
*HONOLULU MARU ...
*(Proceeds to Karachi.)
SHINNOH MARU
Tuesday, 25th February,
Tuesday, 4th February.
Wędnesday, 19th February.
DURBAN, LOURENCO MARQUES, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZI-
HAR & MOMBASA-Via Singapore & Colombo.
CHICAGO MARU
* Friday, 7th February.
CALGUITA—Via, Singapore, Penang. & Rangoon,
SEATTLE MARU
·KASADO · MARU
... Saturday, 1st February, Tuesday, 18th February.
The giant U. S. Navy Submarine, type submarines planned by the, cept for the large electrical up. V-5, after being launched at the U. S. Navy. It is possible for this paratus. It is 371. feet long, 53 U. S. Navy Yard at Portsmouth.extended duration. Tha V-5, new standard surface displacement of submarine to engage in cruises of feet 5 inches broad and has a This the fra ship of its type, est in design and construction, is 0,760. (Inset) Commander Joha
and the fifth of a fleet of cruiser almost entirely a navy product ex- H. Brown, of the V«5.
arrive at Hong Kong early February 18, and leave at 3 p.m. February 20 for Manila and ports West.
engaged in transporting American tourists to and from Europe, on the New York - Plymouth - Cherbourg- Antwerp route.
During the Belgenland's stay in The Belgealand's personnel also Chinese waters, her passengers will is cosmopolitan. Her commander, have seven days ashore in which Captain George A. Morehouse, was they can do shopping-an important born in Nova Scotis, and for years circumstance to local merchants, commanded American sailing ships since the ship's passengers will in the China trade. Her chef, Paul have come fresh from the United Germain, is French. Her chief ste States to the Orlent, and therefore ward, William Heath, and pur- will have stronger impulse to ser, John Lock, are English; her make purchases than travellers who chief engineer, J. Russell Mackay, may have been half around the is Scottish. Her surgeon, Fernand world and through several Eastern Basecq, is Flemish. The craw of countries before reaching China. 600 are about, ovonly divided be- The Belgenland not only is the tween British subjects and natives largest ateamship thus far to cir of Continental countries, cumnavigate the globe, but she is the only one that makes the world tour in a westerly direction.
Starting from New York Decem. ber 20, she called at Havana, made ¡the transit of the Panama Canal, touched at Los Angelca Harbour and San Francisco, and left the lat ter port January, & for Yokohama and Kobe via Hawail. She sailed from Kobe February 4, and stopped a day at Miyajima in the Inland Sea. Her arrival at Chinwangtao was the first of the year's world cruise ships in Chinese waters.
Western Route Praised
The crulae staff of travel exports on board are American citizens, but cosmopolites in travel experience and former residence in other coun- tries.
The cruise is operated this year, as hitherto, by the Red Star Line, in co-operation with the American Express Company, which directs the passenger's shore trips and op- tional excuratona.
On board as special representa- tives of the Red Star Line in charge of cruise matters is Mr. Arthur J. Rood, from the line's New York office, who had with him three as- sistants, from the company offices at Chicago, Toronto and Los Angeles respectively. In charge of an in- formatten servito on board is Mr. Winfeld M. Thompson, Field Agent of the International Mercantile Marine Company.
In praise of the Westbound route around the world, the managers of the Belgenland cruise affirm that it brings the ship to each country visited at a desirable season for tourist travel. They point out that Japan and China are visited in the crisp and healthful weather of mid winter; Manila. Bangkok and Java in the driest and coolest part of the year, and India and Egypt before The heated term begins. It has been Included in the passenger
Local Excursions in Hong Kong, also Canton trip are being arranged by the American Express Co. Some of the Millionaire Passengers
found that arrival in Spring at list is a
Party of twenty-
VICTORIA, SBATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVEit Vin-Japan. Puris from Mediterranean ports has its ad-aix under the direction of the D. F.
Shanghah
AFRICA MARU (From Shangha!) Sunday, 2nd February, MELBOURNE→Via Manila, Brisbane à Bydney.
HIMALAYA MARU
..........................
Friday, 7th February.
HAIPHONG-Vla Heihow & Pakhol.
WE MENADO MARU ......................., Thursday, 6th Feb., 10 am.
NEW YORK --Vis japan porta, San Francisco & Panama.
WAPAN DORTS, 30 PARA
*EELUNGITI Swałow & Amoy,
CANTON, MARU,
TAKAO-VIR SVIATOWER AMOX:+0
DELI MARUŠT
STAKAO AUKEELAJI
CBATAVLA MARU
Sunday, 2nd February, Noon.
Thursday, 80th January, 10 am.
8th February BHOSEN KAISHA TAKEUCHI” Manager.
vantages also, for a majority of the Robertson Travel Bureau, Los An- passengera desire to disembark geles, California ¡there for an agreeable tour of Europe before returning home by ths North Atlantic route.
Among the party is ME, J. J. Blake who fara millionaire real. estate operator from Long Beach. The Westward route is also claim Mr. James. Irving is a prominent ed to be the better from the stand-capitalist who has been: located in point of navigation, by reason of Los Angeles for over thirty years. following winds and sea, and ab- Mr. Sidney Olmafoad is antil- sence of storms at the time the licnaire roll operator. Mr. Curt various seas are traversed.
Waldenfelds is a millionaire real estate operator in Los Angeles
It is pointed out that in her five previous cruisez "all by the West ward route, the Belgenland steam ed more than 150,000 miles without
Mrs. D. F. Robertson is making her second four around the world, on the boat,
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMER
The P. & O. 3.a. Khyber from Hong Kong arrived Marseilles on January 26 at 10 am.
The Prince of Wales has accepted the presidency of a committee to organise a fund for providing wire- less sets for all blind people in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
At Eton the river in mail week was 5ft. 6ln. above normal, and stil rising. The flooding in Reading is stated to be the worst since 1915.
BRITISH WUCHOW LINE
FEBRUARY SAILINGS
DEPARTURE HOURS:
Hong Kong 3,30 p.m. Wuchow 1.30 p.m
S.S. "TAI HING"
[1,008 tons-Capt. Trott.]
FEBRUARY
6th FRI.
WED. MON. 10th SUN.
18th
21AL
WED. 26th
8.5. "TAI MING" 1049 tons-Capt. G. J. Spink.] FEBRUARY 3rd TUES. 18th 8th MON. 24th
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MON. after leaving Hong Kong, call at SAT. Samshui, Shiubing, Takking, Dosing
THURS. 13th and stop at Wuchow. These steamers For information apply to
are admirably suited to this service and you will enjoy the Avuday?' round
trip Immensely,
KWONG WING
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