WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1930.
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.)
B. B.
From Tons Hong Kong
About
1030 "ALIPORE
5,273 19th Mar.
4 p.m. RAWALPINDI 18,619 29th Mar. MALWA
10,080 18th Apr. RAJPUTANA 10,508 26th Apr. 3rd May *BELTANA
0,005 10th May
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KASHGAR
• Cargo only.
THE CHINA
SHIPPING TRADE OF
CHINA
EFFECT OF THE CIVIL WAR ON CHINESE PORTS
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
The shipping trade of China during the year ending September 1, 1929, calls for little comment, having been carried on under nor mal conditions, writes Mr. H. H. Fox, C.M.G., Commercial Counsel- lor, British Legation, Peking, in his report to the Department of Overseas Trade on the economic conditions in China.
The Increased movement or eargo both outward and Inward, more particularly in the last quar- ter of 1928 when goods were be ing, rushed out to China to avoid the new duties, gave plenty of
at employment normal freigh! rates both to ocean, coast and river tonnage, and it is not sur prising that the returns of en. trances and clearances at Chine porta in 1928 constitute a record, us will be seen from the following table:
Vessels Entered and Cleared in 1926, 1927 and 1928 (in Millions Tona)
British Japanese
Chinese (excluding
junks) American
Norwegian
German Dutch
Destination
French
Straits, Colombo & Bombay.
Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marselles & London. Bombay, Marsellles & London. Marseilles & London.
Marseilles, London, Hull, Rotterdam
& Antwerp.
Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.
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TILAWA
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
TALAMBA TAKADA TALMA
1930
10,006 20th Mar. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.
2.m. 30th Mar. #1st Mar. 16th Apr.
8,018 9,649 } 10,000
Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.
BI. Aptar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for lat and 2nd class passengers. All steamers are fitted with wireless and carry a qualified surgeon.
Other Bags (in. cluding Chinese junks)
1028. 1027, 1928. 47.65 40.25 50.01 38.96 35.74 39.07
20.45 18.21* 33.04 6.60 5.67 6.38 3.30 2.93 3.79 3.00 3.20 3.70 1.89 2.27 2.65 1,80 2.27 2.65
4.60 6.09 0,01
134.68 116.21 152.63
This drop in tonnage was abnor mal and was caused by wholesale commandeering of Chinese coast and river steamers for military purposes.
Steamers for Tientsin
A feature of the year has been the increased number of larger ocean-going steamers calling at Taku Bar for Tientsin and the in- auguration by the two British shipping companies of direct cargo and passenger services between Shanghai and Ichang during the high water acason, thereby saving transhipment at Hankow. The treaty port of Ichang on the Middle Yangtaze is 1,000 miles from the sea.
One of these companies, the China Navigation Company, main- tains a river and coasting fleet of 68 vessels of a net registered tonnage of 72,024 exclusively en- gaged In the trade, their total flect in China waters amounting to 74 steamers with a gross ton- nage of approximately 150,000.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South). The other British company, the
1030 4th Apr. 6,853
2nd May 6,956 6th June
ST. ALBANS 4,500 NELLORE TANDA
Calla Port Holland.
Manila, Sandakan, Thursday Island,
Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney Melbourne.
Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Japan and Hong Kong
So Australia.
&
The E. & A. S.S. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghai, llotto, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other porte en route as in- ducement offers.
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-
Indo-China Steam Navigation Com- pany, owns a fleet of 27 vessels with a net registered tonnage of 43,710, exclusively employed in the China coast and river trade. These figures do not include some 20 vessels of considerably larger tonnage employed in the com- panies services between China and Hong Kong, Bangkok, Straits Settlements and India.
Some idea of the importance of this carrying trade by China may be gained from the following
The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the V-ited Kingdom via New figures of the share taken by each Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The P. & O. Royal Mail steamers to London via Suez Canal.
The F. & O. Branch Service of steamers to London via the Cape. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and London via Fanama Canal.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.
*NAGPORE
1930 5,283 20th Mar.
Noon TALMA
10.000 25th Mar. *MIRZAPORE
0,715
20th Mar. RAJPUTANA 10,568 28th Mar.
Apr.
Shanghai, Mol, Kebe & Yokohama. Amoy, S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Osaka. Shanghai, Moji & Kobe.
nationality in the carrying trade between the open ports of China in 1928:-
Flag
British
Chinese
289,510,812 025,400,717
Tonnage Value Hk. Tis. 39,850,075 32,110,847 Japanese 24,828,392
449,737,376
American.. 2,303,624 Other flags 7,058,244
60,785,651
91,058.836
MAIL.
INDO-CHINA
STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LTD.
Sun., Wech,
Salling
23rd Mar. at 36th Blur, at 30th Mar, at
7 a.m. 7am.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION. Destination
Steamer Tina via Stow & B'hai KWONGSANG, Sun., Tisu vla 'tow & S'hal .OHAKSANG Wed.. Ttau via Stow & Shai. KWAISANG | Tinu vin "tow & Shai .. FOUSHING
S'pore, Penang & Calcutta YUENSANG S'pore, Penang & Calcutta KUMSANG Osaka via Amoy, Moji &
Kobe Osaka via Amoy, Moji &
Koba
HOSANG....... Wed.,
NAMSANG ....Tues.,
Osaka via Amos, Malt &KUTSANG .....Fri.
Kobo
7 ant. 2nd Apr. at 7 ani. Tues. 25th Mar. at 3 pm. Thura. 3rd Apr, at 3 p.m. 28th Mar, at 7 a.m.
8th Apr. at 7 a.m. 18th Apr. at 7 a.m. 25th Apr. at 7 a.. .MAUSANG Sun., 23rd Mar. at. 3 p.m. .HINSANG ... Sat., 20th Mar. at, Noon Tisin via Slow & Foochow CHEONGSHING Sun., 23rd Mar. at 7 a.m. Ttain via Stow & Foochow CHIPSHING
... Tues.,
8th Apr. at 7 a.m. Amoy
YUENSANG ... Fr, 21st Mar. at 10 .. For Freight and l'assage apply to:- JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., Telephone Central 215.
General Managers.
Osaka via Amay, Shanghai gUISANG ........... Fri.,
Moji & Kube Sandakan
Sandakan
as contract ùllings. As regards the Woosung Bar, which is the only serious obstruction to ocean traffic in and out of Shanghai, tho largest ships now plying on the Pacific and coming to China, via Suez, drawing 29 to 31 feet, can just get over the bar at high water, although they are acca- sionally delayed for a tide.
The big liners now come up the river regularly and moor along side the Settlement wharves, to the great convenience of the travelling public and the saving of tug and lighterage charges to the companies. Unfortunately the 1921 proposals for the dredging of a channel through the Fairy Flats outside the bar have not yet materialised, and if drafta con. tinue to Increase this outer bar will prove a serious hindrance to the development of Shanghai as a world shipping port.
At Tientsin the deplorable con- dition of the Hatho River, for which I hasten to add the Halho Conservancy Board are not res- ponsible, has continued during the period under review and the port is now practically closed to ver- sels drawing over 8 ft., which are obliged to stop at Tangku, some two miles inside the mouth of the river or outside Taku Bar, which vessels drawing up to 18 ft. can normally cross at high water.
The Future of Tientsin The Chinese Government have appointed a special commission to deal with the whole question of river conservancy in Chill pro- vince on which they now realise the future of Tientsin a8 2 ɛɛ8+ port depends, but, for one reason
or another, lack of funds, differ- ences of opinion as to which of the various "palliative" schemes that have been put forward by foreign and Chinese engineers should be adopted, nothing prac tieal has been done nor can any thing be done now until this year. In the meantime the trade of Tien- tain is handicapped most serious! ly by the delays in transhipment at Tangku, and Takú involving in many cases demurrage charges, shortage of lighters (though that is now being remedied by the ad- vent of a new tug and lighter com- pany with specially constructed lighters built in Japan) and the added costs of transhipinent and lighterage.
PASSENGER LISTS
ARRIVALS
Total...105,817,022 2,507,404,892 Harbour and River Conservancy
Per 8.3. Aeneas on March 18:- Once again one regrets to have
Mr. W. Brackenridge, Mr. T. to report that civil war and the Boag, Mr. W. R. Carroll, Mr. M. aftermath thereof, with the result- Clausen, Mr. H. Gild, Mr. C. V. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.
ing lack of funds for civil as op- Mishin, Mrs. S. J. Mishin, Mr. A. Amoy, S'hui, Moji, Kobe & Osaka. posed to military purposes, have Murray, Mr. A. Padovani, Mr. J. J. Shanghai, Mojl, Kobe & Yokohama. prevented any further progress. Paterson, Mr. H. C. Russell, Mr. Shanghai, Moji, Kobs & Yokohama. being made with much-needed Im-A. S. Stokes, Mr. D. Templeton, Mr. Amoy, Moll, Kobe & Osaka. Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokoham
provements in China's harbours D. Weatherbe, Bir F. Whyte,, Lady Shanghal, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama.and rivers, and consequently that Whyte, Master Whyte, Mr. H. W. 10,340 25th Apr.
Shanghai, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama. there has been little or no de- Wilson. 10,006 28th Apr. | Amoy, Moji. Kobe & Osaka.
6,904 5th May
Shanghai, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama. 9th May Shanghai, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama. 9,135 *Cargo only. Not carrying passengers.
SHIRALA *BELTANA *KHYBER TAKLIWA NELLORE KASHGAR MANTUA TILAWA
LAHORE KHIVA
7,841 6th Apr.
Oth 9,114 6th Apr. 7,936 8th "Apr. 0,863 8th Apr. 9,005 11th Apr.
All dates are approximate and subject to alleration without notice, WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.
Fassengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses at Bingapore while awalling the on-carrying steamer.
All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge. Steamers en London and Australian Liões are fitted with Laundries. Parcels measuring not more than 2% ft x 2ft x 1ft. will be received at the Company's Office up to Noon on the day previous to sailing.
For further Information, Passage, Freight, Handbooks, etc., apply to:- MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,
P. & O. Building, Connaught Rd, C., Hong Kong.
Agente.
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mand for dredgers and dredglug plant.
At Shanghai the dredging of
DEPARTURES
the Whangpoo River according to Por a.. Taiping on March 18- plan has been carried on by the Mr. and Mrs L. S. Rowntree, Mr. Whangpoo Conservancy Board and Mrs. F. Marien, Mr. C. W. Cozens, throughout the year, and some Mr. W. M. Fraser, Mr. E. H. Hyde, Mr. 2,264,000 square yards of river. L. Williamson, Miss A. W. William bed were excavated and pumped Mr. and Mrs. G. Ewart, Mr. H. F. son, Miss E. Smith, Mrs. J. Mulholland,
ashore into reclamations which Key, Mr. A. J. Pratt, Mr. K. E. Wilson, are disposed of to privaty parties Mr. G. H. Clay.
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2/Due to Seat 18th April 20th May 17th June
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MISSING DAKSA? Spanish Coast Wreck
Mystery
A message from Corunna states that great anxiety is being felt with regard to the wreck of a steamer called the "Daska." The signal station at Cape Finisterre was re- peatedly asked for news, but re- piled that there was no news to hand.
The wireless station at Finisterre also sent several wire- leas measages to a steamer, but ob- talned no reply.
It is thought that the Daksa is a small boat which has no wireless, or else the survivors have been landed at some out-of-the-way beach, Telegrams have been sent to various points along the coast, without result.
The wreck mentioned above may be that of the Jugo-Slavian steam- er Daksa, which was, bound from La Goulette for Rotterdam, and was previously in distress. She ta a vessel of 4.260 tons gross, built in 1911, owned by the Dubrovacka Parobrodska Plovidba,
HONG KONG TIDE
The tide-table given below has been obtained by aid of the Tide-pre- dicting Machine, which includes 40 components for the better prediction of tides, from the result of the analysis of the dal observationi, taken at the Kowloon tidal observa tary
under the direction of Dr. Dobarek during the years 1887, 1888, and 1889.
The times and heights are givan for Kowloon; but they may be ned for the Victoria Naval Yard and Aberdeen, the differences being very
The times of high and low-water must not be considered
to coincida with the times of slack-water and being quite distinct. change of current, the two phenomena
Bt.
March 19 to 25, 1930.
DATE HIGH Water Lower WATKI
Standard March
Standard H Timon
Timon
Wed. 19 m 0 61 5.3)
m 8 1 0.8 6.1
70 6 1.0 Thore 20 m 49 4.5m83%81
0.40 6.1 81 21m 3 13.0 m 6 38 2.6
FIL
Bat.
Bun.
Mon.
THOL.
..
| 1 15 % | 5.0 957 #
Noinferior H. For Low
15.9 it 87 =
Noinferior H. nor Low W.
à 49 = 3.8
24 Noinferior, B. m 0 38 1.9
5 IL 5,9 por Low W.
9 13 4.4 m I 16 16. 600.1)
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