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†M.V. "HIMALAYA"
M.V. "VIMINALE”
*M.V. "FUSIYAMA"
M.Y. "HILDA"
* Cargo 'steamers only.
For
Shanghal
For Singapore
& Europe May 23. May 28 June 24
& Japan
May 17 June 1
July 9
+ Refrigerated Space available for perishable goods.
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THE CHINA MAIL.
ITALIAN SCHEMES.
SHIPPING
SECTION.
NEW LINER.
NEW. "EMPRESS. "
Satisfactory Speed Trials.
"EMPRESS OF JAPAN"
From
the General Passenger ngent of the Canadian Pazific Steam- ship, Limited, the China Mail has received a magnificent booklet
"Pool" & Reorganisation Fastest and Biggest, and dealing with the Empress of
of Services.
CARGO TRAFFIC.
Unsinkable.
5,000 PASSENGERS.
of Japan, which attained a speed of 28 knots an hour on her trial trip on the measured mile on the Cylde on Sunday.
According to good information, The order for the new Cunard
The printer's art has made im- representatives of the shipping liner which is intended to recap mense strides in Canada, and the companies and the Italian Govern. ture the Atlantic speed record for publishers of this booklet are, to be ment, have under consideration Britain will be placed by the end sincerely complimented on the splen- an important scheme with the of May.
tion.
our of their illustration work object of strengthening the She is almost certain to be and on the high standard of printing. Italian merchant marine against built at the Clydebank. Glasgow, With such a rare specimen of multi- both the general shipping depres-yard of Messrs. John Brown and colour work Canada can justly claim sion and international competi. Co. Work will begin immediately to be able to vie with the most the order is placed. Little doubt efficient publishers of art booklets The chlef points of the scheme is entertained that the vessel will in either hemisphere. are as follow:-(a) Reorganisa-be capable of an average speed of
Due Here in August. tion of the shipping services to at least 28 knots, but actually is The new vessel leaves Liverpool eliminate all possible competition likely to do much better.
on June 14 for Quebec, returning between Italian shipping rom- It is regarded as certain that to Britain in time to leave panies. The pool constituted be-she will regain the Atlantic speed Southampton for Hong Kong on
tween the Navigazione Generale record at present held by the Ger. June 24. She will sail from this Italiana, the Lloyd Sabaudo, and man liner Europa, which on her part on August 7 for Vancouver, Cosalich some years ago, having maiden voyage recently crossed thereafter maintaining a regular shown considerable advantages from Cherbourg to New York in Pucifle service.
REDUCED THROUGA TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARYING gradual elimination of surplus
FROM ERS TO £120 ON SALE
KAN FRANCISCO via Shanghal, Jupun Ports & Honolulu.
CHICHIBU MARU
TENYO MARU
MISHIMA MARU
Thursday, • 20th May. Thursday, 12th June. SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghai & Japan, Ports.
Friday, 20th June. Saturday, 5th July,
SIBERIA MARU
LONDON, MAKSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM vin
SUWA MARU
SIDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
Singapore, l'ennng, Colombo, Suez. HAKONE MARU
Saturday, 17th May at 7 a.m, Saturday, 31st May at 8 a.m.
20th May.
24th June.
27th May.
Tuesday,
Tuesday,
BOMBAY vin Singapore, Pennng, & Colombo,
Tuesday,
A
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Tonnage: 70,000 to 75.000, At present the biggest ship is the White Star liner Majestic, of 56,621 tons.
Construction Surprises.
fect; depth "A" deck, 56 feet. By comparison, the Empress of Canada, at present the largest Canadian Pacific ship on the Pacify
the principle will be extended to 4 days 17 hours 6 minutes.
The Empress of Japan is a three- cover all steamship ecmpanies, so Other details of the new liner, funneled twin-screw oil-burner. that over-lapping of services and which will be the largest in the Her propelling machinery consiste sailings will be eliminated. (b) | world, include:-
of geared turbine engine, develop- Reduction of expenditure on per Horse-power: 200,000 (turing an average sea speed of 21 knots. sonnel, not in wages, but by the
bines).
The principal dimensions are:- Length (overall) 666 feet; breadth, labour. (e) Abolition, by inter- national agreements, of all double taxation. (d) A policy of general economy.
With these measures it is be. Every new invention and im.run, has a tonnage of 21,517 tons. lieved that the position will befprovement in machinery and The Empress of Japan will have considerably improved, especially murine construction for the last a carrying capacity of 400 first, 164, with regard to cargo traffic, for ten years has been carefully con.second, 100 third class and 548 the passenger business is fairly sidered by the new liner's design Asiatic steerage passengera. satisfactory, notably on the Aters. She will contain many fea- commodation for first-class passen- lantic lines.
tures which will surprise not only gers is on boat “A” and “B” decks, Passenger Traffie, naval architects but also ship-for second-class passengers aft on According to official figures re-builders and marine engineers. "D" deck. The second-class cabins cently published, passengers ar Her construction will involve a on "B" deck can on occasion be riving in Italian ports from for slight breakaway from the usual rapidly converted into first-class eign countries totalled 180,532 in Cunard practice, though it is not staterooms. |1929, against 163,193 in the pre- to he expected that there will be All Interested in modern ship-
Ac-
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles,vious year, of which 71,886 any such pronounced departures building will await the arrival of the
Sunday,
SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & l'orts, By first class there arrived last
KAGA MARU
TANGO MARU
+ CALCUTTA MARU
Mexico & Panama,
ANYO MARU
lat June.
WAKASA MARU
Monday,
2nd June.
-NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama.
ASUKA MARU
Monday,
26th May.
LIVERPOOL vin Port Said. Stamboul (Constantineple), Genoa.
+ DAKAR MARU (Calls Saigon) CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Kangoon.
•
Sunday,
6th June.
MORIOKA MARU
Friday,
30th May.
SHANGHAL KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
+MATSUMOTO MARU
Friday.
+AKITA MARU (Moji direct)
TOTTORI MARU
Sunday, Monday,
TANGO MARU (Nagasaki direct)
HAKUSAN MARU
18th May. 18th May, 19th May. Friday,
23rd May, Monday, 26th May,
+ Cargo only.
Far further information apply to:-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
Telephone 30291.
(Private exchange to all departments.)
O. S. K.
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SEBJECT TO ALTERATION.
WARSHIPS IN PORT.
(against 69,272) were Italians in the hull as there are in the Empress of Japan in Hong Kong living abroad, and 108,532 curious bows of the German liners with the greatest Interest. (against 93,921) of other nations.Bremen and Europa.
The hull will be divided into yeur 7,463 Italians, and 43,891 of water-tight compartments, 50 other countries (against 6,877 that the vessels would remaini and 39,258 in 1928), and by ont even if she were to receive second 16,181 and 32,700 (against extensive damage
below the 16,363 and 30,094). Passengers water-line.,'
The vessel, which will be ready in foreign ships were 35,697, against 33,770. The arrivals for her maiden voyage in three from North America totalled last years, will be able to carry nearly year 57,818, against 68,233 in the 5,000 people, including the crew. previous year, and those from Southern and Central America | 82,368, against 82,262.
It is expected that she will have 4 sister-ship in a few years.
NEW SUBMARINE.
Launch of the Rainbow
at Chatham..
of
were:- British warships in port this morn
Busin Tamar, Seamew, Bruce, Tarantula. “ R.N. Dockyard
North Arm: Magnolia. West Wall: Hermes.
In Dock: Sirdar, Somme. Foreign men-o-war in port more:- Portugucaé Cruiser Adamsstor.
U.S.S. Mindanao. French Gunboat Argua Chinese Cruiser Kal Fu.
MASTER OF THE BRITANNIC.
Captain E. L. Trant is to bej master of the Britannic,
These figures are sufficient to demonstrate that the share of Italian liners in the Atlantic pas- senger traffic is considerable. But it goes without saying that the figures can be still further im proved by the elimination of all that is superfluous, especially in the de luxe class, in which con-
The submarine Rainbow, of 1,475 which will sail from Liverpool to] siderable savings are estimated tons, jaunched at Chatham to-day, New York on June 28. Her pre- possible without loss of anything was frat laid down in July, 1929. liminary trials will probably be necessary for the comfort of pas. She is the first of alx "R" class sub-carried out in a few weeks. sengers. The scheme presents marines originally planned. Twó
many difficulties, however, and could not be enforced for some
LONDON, HAMBURG, KOTTERDAM & ANTWERP—Via Singapore time.
Colambo. Suer and Port Said.
AMUR MARU ANDES MARU
RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Saigon, Singapore, April 21, the necessary prelimin
Colombo, Durban & Cape Town.
SANTOS MARU
RIO DE JANEIRO MARU
BOMBAY-Via Singaporn & Colombo.
SHINNOH MARU
CELEBES MARU
Sunday, 18th May.
Sunday, 8th June.
Tuesday, 20th May.
Friday, 13th June.
Monday, 19th May. Tuesday, 3rd June, DURBAN, LOURENCO MARQUES, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM.
BAR & MOMBASA-Vis Singapore & Colombo. CHICAGO MARU
Sunday, 1st Juno. SALCUTTA-Via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon
HIMALAYA MARU
GANGES MARU
Sunday, 18th May. Sunday, 1st June.
London, Yesterday.
were cancelled soon after the Labour Government came into office.—Reu- ter...
CHINESE HEALTH.
Details of the Rex.
[Great Britain has at present 74 Work on the N.G.I. liner Rex modern submarings.).
Geneva, Yesterday. was definitely commencer onį
Rugby, Yesterday. The League Council has agreed to The British Submarine Rainbow, China's request for assistance by ary work, including the lengthen one of the "R" class of the 1928 the League's health section to re- ing and strengthening of the ship, programme, WAS successfully organise the Chinese health service in the Seatri Ponente yard on launched at Chatham Dockyard in the ports and elsewhere. Reuter. which the ship will be built, hay this afternoon by Mrs. Addison, ing been in hand since early this wife of Vico-Admiral Addison, ZANZI- year. The vessel will be con-Director of Dockyards. British
structed under the survey of the Wireless Service.
Registro Italiano and Lloyd's
Register, and will be 880 feet long
and 95 feet broad, with a gross
VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER-VIn Japan Ports from tonnage of 45,000. She will have
Shanghai.
ARABIA MARU (from Kobe)..... Wednesday, 28th May.
BELBOURNE--Via Manila, Brisbane & Sydney.
SYDNEY MARU ...................
BAIHONG VÌ Hotbon & Pakbo
PW YORK-Yla Japan ports & Panama.
JAPAN PORTS.
ALTAI MARU
TACOMA MARU
KEELUNG Tin Swatow & Amoy.
TABAO-VI BWATOW & AMOY.
DELI MARU
TAKAO & KEELUNG.
BATAVIA MARU
Friday, 6th June.
Saturday, 17th May.
Wednesday, 21st May.
Thursday, 22nd May, noon.
Tuesday, 10th June.
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M. TAKEUCHL Manager.
Tel. 28061.
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of 27 knots. Her hull will be sub.
divided by water-tight bulkheads, either go alongside the wharves Vessels at Singapore may so arranged that the vessel will of the Singapore Harbour Board,
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June 25th
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THURB. 22nd
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remain afloat with three adjoin in which case, 4 charge is levied ELLERMAN ing compartments flooded. Her on the ship's agents for the use of passenger accommodation will be the wharf, or they may anchor in of a high standard, and in addi-the roads and discharge into tion to the usual public rooms lighters, paying no harbour dues. there will be a chapel and theatre. In practice vessels carry. cargo There will also be provision made from the United Kingdom usually for the conveyance of motor-cars. berth at the Harbour Board
If the Italian passenger traffic wharves. continues to increase, the con- Singapore have their own landing Most Importers at struction of the vessel will be staff and equipment. There are speeded up so that she will be one or. ready for service at the beginning undertakes work of this naturé, two contractors which of the tourist season in 1981. but there is no fixed schedule of The construction of the second charges for the delivery of cargo liner, ordered by the Lloyd from ship or the Harbour Board Sabaudo, will be similarly expedit-go-downs, to the office or go ed if necessary, so that both ves- downs of an Importer. sels will be placed, in-commission about the same date.
Recent Launches.
SIGA
The launch of the motershin which will give her a speed of 13 Birmania, built by the Cantiere knots. The Birmania is the Navale Triestino dl Monfalcone to second of three motorships built the order of the Societa Veneziane Monfalcone for the Societa by the Cantiere Navale Triestino Navigazones Vapore, took place recently The chier dimen Veneziana di Navigazone, the sions of the vessel, are as follow-third of which is to be launched on Length 420 feet, breadth 56April 30. The same builders have fect, depth 85 feet, with a groan also launched the motorchip Citta tonnage of 8,000. There is di Bastia, built for the Societs 516,900 cubic feet of cargo space. Italiana di Navigazone Florio. The propelling machinery consists She has a length of 95 metres, [of Flat diesel engines with an ag tonnage of 3,800, and a speed of
grogate horse-power of 4,400,16 knots.
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