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Taking Cargo en through Bills of Lading to Flame, Genton, All Italian Adriatic. Levant, Black Sea and Danube Ports. Taklog Passengers to London Overland via Brindial, Vanica or Trieste NEXT SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG
M.V. "ROMOLO"
*B.S. "FIUME”
8.8. "VENEZIA”
*M.V. "HIMALAYA”
*Cargo steamers only.
For Shanghai
& Japan
Apr. 6 Apr. 16
For Singapore & Europe Apr. 10 Apr. 26 May II May 24
All dates are subject to alteration without notice, For Freight and Pasángon apply tos
Queen's Building,
Tel. C. 1030.
DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents.
NY.KLINE
THE CHINA MAIL.
BIG OPPORTUNITY,
Wealth in Antarctic
Possessions.
SHIPPING.
SECTION?
PORT OF BRISTOL.
The Position in February.
tinental traders were the principal feature of the foreign trade. at the inner docks, while seven fruiters and four grain-laden steamers were also Accommodated. Grain was prominent in the list of foreign ar rivals at Avonmouth with a dozen steamers for the month, but the overseas fuel oil trade was not so heavy as usual. In the West Indies service four Fyffe liners brought 315,000 stems of bananas, 10,000 bags of coffee and 2,000 cases of grape fruit.
"There is untold wealth to be Foreign trade at the port of obtained from the whales that Bristol showed a small increase abound in the Antarctic. British compared with the same labour and enterprise is needed to
period go and hunt them!" stated Mr. H. J. a slight falling off in the number a year ago; while there was only Sanders, M.A., F.R.G.S. the well-of coastwise arrivals. Near Con- known traveller and lecturer, who has recently returned from South Georgia, fn an interview in London, "It was most disappointing to me during my Antarctic trip to and that Britain, although owning the Falkland Islands, which is the centre of the whaling industry, should enjoy no little of its apolis," he continued. "The Industry is now earning a revenue of over £15,000,000 a year, a figure that is certain to increase inre whale oll is the finest basis for the prepara- ten of a large variety of essential commodities, including margarine and soap. Admittedly, there are a fow British whaling companies which operate on a large scale, but so far the position occupied by
At all three docks last month there were 74 foreign arrivals with a register tonnage of 158,057, compared with 72 arrivals a year ago with a tonnage of 179,875, or an increase in arrivals of two, bút
Foreign imports were: General 55, grain 16, fruit 11, oil 4, and one each of wood-pulp, ore, asbestos, bestone, locust beans, meal, oil seeds,
REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARYING Britain in the industry is not satis-a decrease in tonnage of 21,818.
FROM £83 TO £120 ON SALE
SAN FRANCISCO vin Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
TATSUTA MARU
SHINYO MARU
Monday, 14th April. Wednesday, 23rd April. SEATTLE, VICTORIA vía Shanghai & Japan Ports.
SIBERIA MARU
LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via
Singapore, Penang, Colombo,. Suez,
ATSUTA MARU
KASHIMA MARU
Saturday, 19th April
.... Saturday, Saturday,
19th April
3rd May.
Wednesday,
23rd April
Wednesday,
21st May.
11th April.
14th April
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
AKI MARU
KAGA MARU
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo,
Friday, Monday,
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles, |
AWA MARU
'NAGANO MARU
Mexico & Panama.
HEIYO MARU
Friday,
BOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports
HAKATA MARU
NEW YORK, BOSTON vin Panama.
+ LISBON MARU
+ TSUYAMA MARU
2nd May,
Manday,
Wednesday, Thursday,
5th May.
16th April,
1st May.
LIVERPOOL via Port Sald, Constantinople, Genoa.
† LIMA MARU
Monday.. 14th April CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.
† GENOA MARU
† NAGATO MARU
SHANGHAI, KODE & YOKOHAMA.
Tuesday,
Tuesday,
→ MORIOKA MARU (Moji direct).... Sunday,
SUWA MARU
† DAKAR MARU
† Cargo only.
Monday,
8th April. 16th April.
19th April 16th April. Wednesday, 16th April..
For further information apply to:--NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
Tel, Central No. 202, 3821 and 3897. (Private exchange to all departments.)
O. S.
S. K.
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
LONDON, HAMBURG.
ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP Via Singapore Colombo, Suez and Port Bald. ALASKA MARU
Monday, 21st April.
BIO DE JANEIRO, BANTOS. & BUENOS AINES-Via Salgon, Bingapore,
Colombo, Durban & Cape Town.
BUENOS AIRES MARU SANTOS MARU
BOMBAY-Via Blugsporo & Colombo.
Friday, 26th April
Tuesday, 20th May.
SHUNKO MARU (Calla at Saigon) Saturday, 5th April. BURMA MARU
Saturday, 10th April DURBAN, LOURENCO MARQUES, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM,
BAR & MOMBASA-VIs Singapore & Colombo. MEXICO MARU
........... Saturday, Brd May. CALCUTTA V Singapore, Penang & Rangoon
Friday, 18th April
BORNEO MARU
:
factory.
"Almost the entire personnel of the whaling fleets is Norwegian. Why should not Britons
BIG EXPLOSIONS.
Spectacular Upheaval in
New York.
CHOKING GAS
New York, Yesterday. Two blg centres were startled by a ceries of explosions yesterday..
At least ton persons were killed and a score lajured in a 'Pennsylvania fire- work factory, near Philadelphia, start- Ing with terrific detonation and fol- lowed at intervals by minor explosiona resembling machine-guna
are unrecognisably charred.
Bodies have been recovered which
An even more spectacular upheaval New York at mid-day. befell the Lower Broadway region of
Brief subterranean rumblings were followed by terrine bangı, Tongues of fame shot from manholes, the covers of which were blown skyward like con- showers of gravel and paving stones. fetti. Pedestrians scuttled before windows in buildings were shattered, and the streets were filled with chok- ing gas.
except by police, who worked with gas, The neighbourhood was evacuated, masks. At least a dozen people were injured.
The explosions are attributed to the ignition of accumulations of gasoline vapour.-Reuter's American Service,
A fire on the British Honor, at Newcastle, N.S.W, might have! proved serious, for she carrles crude oil from Brisbane, but, fortunately, it was Abadan for
confined to her upperworks. is a motor-tanker, of 6,991 tons gross, built in 1928, aud owned by the British Tanker Co., Ltd.
Lacking other competition, Gar Wood, veteran speedboat champion of the world, has challenged his own record of 93.123 miles an hour, made last March on Indian Crock, get a new world record of 100 miles an hour in the Miami Beach regatta before retiring from the Gar says he means to fleld. "Miss America VIII," in which the speed king hopes to set his new record, is shown out for a trial run with Orlin Johnson, chief mechanic, at the engine controls.
working there?" concluded Mr. Sandera, "Wo hold a reputation for our love of the sea; for our
our love of adventure. Here la a ability to endure hardship, and for feld where all these qualities may be put to the test. Why has such a rich opening for work been left uninvestigated? I inquired about this when down in South Georgia, and I was told that the Britons would not do the work-were too Jazy. Are we going to accept this while there are hundreds of thousands of unemployed to-day?",
FALL FROM SHIP'S DECK According to a report made at the Water Police Station, yesterday, a Chinese, named Chan Fu (25) was sent to hospital auffering from head injuries as the result of falling from the deck of the Azuasam Maru,
ZANZI-which was moored at Buoy 64.
VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER-Via Japatt Ports from
Shanghai.
ARIZONA MARU (from S'hai)
+
Tuesday, 15th April.
MELBOURNE Via Manila, Brisbane & Sydney.
MADRAS MARU
RAIPHONG...Va Holhow & Pathol
MENADO MARU
■
Monday, 7th April
NEW YORK-Vin Japan porta. & Panama.
KAVRE MARU
JAPAN PORTS.
KASADO MARU
BATAVIA MARU
KEELUNG Vla Swatow & Amoy.
HOZAN MARU
CANTON MARU-
TAKAO-VL SWATOW & AMOT,
DELI MARU
TAKAO & KEELUNG.
BATAVIA MARU
Thursday, 17th April, 10 am. Tuesday, 8th April
Tuesday, 8th April Thursday, 10th April.
Sunday, 6th April, 8 p.m.- Sunday, 18th April, 3 p.m.
Thursday, 18th Apr", Noon. Thursday, 10th April
For further parienlars please apply to-OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.
Tel. Central No. 4088, 4089,- 4099. ·
M. TAKEUCHI, Manager.
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The man is a coolie employed by
the Green Island Cement Company at Hok Uni
LIMERICK DOCKS' SCHEME
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and zinc concentrates.
There were 451 arrivals from coastwise ports with a register ton- nage of 77,950, compared with 453 arrivals a year ago with a tonnage of two of 85,838, or a 'decrease in arrivals Coastwise imports totalled 79,085 and in tonnage 9,883. tons.
OIL EXPEDITION.
Dutch Plans in New
Guinea..
last fourteen months.
She
Sourabaya, Yesterday. The Netherlands Colonial Petroleum Last month. there foreign sailings with
were 43 Company is sending out an expedition, tonnage of 91,660, compared with will be participating, to conduct ex- # register on April 17, in which two geologists 41 sailings a year ago with a ton plorations in New Guines, expected to nage of 111,887; an increase in sailings of two, but exports were: General 29, and one each of carbon and coke. For coastwise ports there were 482 sailings last month, compared with 501 sailings last year with a tonnage of 169,038, or a decrease in sailings of 16 and in tonnagé 19,683. Coastwise exports totalled 24,489 tons.
The exploitation of the Colonial Petroleum Company's new concessions at Sangkeel Irang Bay and Koetei, in Borneo, will start in June, 1931,
preparing to exploit concessions at
The Japanese Borneo Oil Company is : Kostel, for which large shipments of boring material and pinelines are being despatched at the end of April by:
NEW GERMAN LINER. several Dutch steamship lines. Renter. Plans for Overhauls at
Hamburg.
At a Limerick Harbour Board of Hamburg, negotiations are go- According to the Fremdenblatt, meeting the engineer (Mr. Ing on between the North German O'Sullivan) presented amended Lloyd and the Hamburg port au- plans for the proposed dock exted thorities with view to having sion and railway link involving a repairs, overhauls, &c., requiring combined outlay of £150,000, which dry docking on the big North Ger- includes an estimate as compensa man liners done on the Elbe in- tion for house property affected by stead of at Southampton. the railway link: Alterations have been made in the dock scheme which provides for. an addition to the present floating dock with an entrance. at the western side, so that vessela could enter straight when proceeding up the river instead of being obliged [as at present to turn, The amend
ed plans are to be submittell to the Ministry of Commerce after having been considered by the board.
Mr. Roycroft, Limerick Stern- ship Co., who presided, submitted the annual report on the trade of the port, which in respect of some Items showed a decrease on the results of the previous year Cattle exports were reduced by 1,694 head, and butter exports were also decreased. The balance in the bank to the credit of the board is $15,000, being about £1,424 leas than a yART, AG
The salvors are
WARSHIPS IN PORT
British warships in port this morn tog were
In "Basin of RN. Dockyard: Tamar, Beamew, Sandwich, Thracian.
North Arms: Hermes.
West Wall: Stormcloud. In Dock: Somme..
No. 4 Bucys Iroquois
No. 6 Buoy: Suffolk. No. 7 Buoy: Serapis, Sterling. No. 8 Buoy Herald,
No 10 Buoy Seraph, Sirdar. No. 11 Bucy Harazion.
Na 12 Buoy Bridgewater. No. 18 Buoy! Broed. Foreign med-o-war in port were: Portuguese Crulser. Ademástor,,
French Gunboat Argus,
French Destroyer. Vessel Marne. U.S. gunboat. Mindanao, P Chinwe Gunbost Kim Yut U.S.8. Biz Hawk
US, Gunboat Halata.
* U.S.! Destroyers & Pa
Simpson, Manle
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BRITISH WUCHOW LINE
SAILING DATES FOR APRIL, 1930 (Subject to change). DEPARTURE HOURS: Hong Kong 5.30 p.m., Wuchow 1.30 p.m.
B.S. TAI HING” [1,008 tons Capt. Troit]
SA "TAI MING" [649 tons-Capt. G. J. Spink.]
APRIL.
APRIL
WED. 9th TUES. 15th SUN. 20th
FRL
25th . WED.. 30th
MON.
74h
BUN.
13th
WED. Zird MON. 7814
FRI
- 18th
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