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SEATTLE, VICTORIA vla Shangbai & Japan Ports
LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via
TENYO MAKU
TATSUTA MARU
Thursday, 12th Jane. Thursday,
19th June.
MISHIMA MARU
SIDERIA MARU
Friday, Saturday,
20th June, 5th July,
Singapore. Penang, Colombo, Suez. FUSHIMI MARU HAKOZAKI MARU
TANGO MARU
Saturday, 14th June at 8 a.m. Saturday, 28th June at 7 a.m. SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manlia & Ports.
Tuesday, 24th Jane.
TENYO MARU
SADO MARU
†TOTTORI MARU
Friday, 8th June at 4 p.m. BOMBAY vin Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
11th June. 20th June.
Wednesday, Friday,
Mexico & Panama. BOKUYO MARU
WAKASA MARU
MANILA.
THE CHINA MAIL.
WELLAND SHIP CANAL.
SHIPPING
ALMOST ENTIRE LENGTH NOW OPEN FOR TRAFFIC.
уда
SECTION.
the navigable depth of 14 feet will be replaced by 27 feet when the full depth is attained in thei new canal.
PIRATE KING ARRESTED.
RE-ESTABLISHING PEACE IN THE
TAIHU LAKE REGIONS.
Shanghai, April 18. Further details of the Taihu In the
pirate activities appeared Chinese Press.
As previously reported, the pirates The Welland Ship Canal is one operating in the Yangtsenghu Lake reigons are divided into three of the most gigantic works of
man.
named
The official ceremonies, gangs, the Halchow, Pootung, and which will open the waterway Siyang, and, of these, the first are St. Catherines, Ont. The throughout its entire length, are the most notorious and the strongest. The Yangtsonghu Lake is one of northern section of the new scheduled to take place on July 1
the Taibu Welland Ship Canal un-Dominion Day. The opening will the many smaller lakes
regions. officially opened to traffic on April be one of the most outstanding
According to the Chinese Press, in Canada's entire his- 21 when the flag-bedecked steam-events or Georgian of the North-west tory, throwing open the immense the pirates who looted Changyen, Transportation Company entered locks and deep navigation of the about 15 miles from Sungkiang, on Lock No. 1 from Port Weller, the new ship canal so that the great April 1, and kidnapped some 50 Lake Ontario end of the canal. freighters now plying the upper wealthy merchants and students, be The event signalised the opening Great Lakes will be able to des-longed to a combined gang of Hai- of three of the great lift lockscend to Lake Ontario and continue chow and Siyang criminals under SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles. of the new canal shortly to be their passage unimpeded to them the leadership of a man
end of Lake Ontario Chan Chao-hua. placed in operation in its entire-lower
down part way
the After looting Changyen, these ...... Friday,
ty. The canal has been under and
In pre- men returned to the Yangtsenghu SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Porte. construction since 1913. except St. Lawrence river.
for the
new era in where they were compelled to flee for the period during and imme-paration diately after the War when the Canada's inland water transportato a place known as Luotzetoo, be work remained practically closed tion, new port facilities. for the cause they had been defeated on down. Since 1921, the gigantic handling of the immense grain several occasions by Government
the works constituting
new cargoes to be brought down by the troops.
On April 11, a combined force of Welland Ship Canal, the fourth giants of the upper lakes, are in euch engineering work devised to course of preparation at Kingston water police and troops attacked! circumvent the falls at Niagara, and at Prescott. These ports are Chang's gang at Luotzetoo and de have been vigorously carried on being fitted with large terminal feated them.
Tho pirates then fled to of grain elevators, docks and other the Government
facilities for the reception of the Lienhuatoo, near Weiting, but Gov-| large vessels of the upper lakes ernment troops under Brigadier- flects and the transfer of their General Hu Chu-gu, the Bandit' cargoes to the smaller vessels able Suppression Commissioner of Taihu to pass through the present St. Lake Regions, gave chase and, after Lawrence canais to Montreal. a fierce engagement, the pirates
were taken prisoner.
NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama.
TATSUNO, MARU
Thursday,
Wednesday,
LIVERPOOL via Part Said, Stamboul (Constantinople), Genda.
+ DAKAR MARU (Calla Saigon). Monday. CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.
29th June.
6th Juno,
25th June.
9th June.
Sunday, Sunday,
8th June.
16th June.
Saturday, Tuesday, Tuesday,
7th June. 10th June. 10th June,
SHANGHAL KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
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† MALACCA MARU
+ GENOA MARU
KITANO MARU
+ TOYOHASHI MARU
+ Cargo only.
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SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
بورا
"Mother of All,"
Canado.
With the section' opened last year and the locks now placed in the whole operation, almost length of the 25-mile canal is Boats entered open to traffic. both ends simultaneously with
The first season of the "New Chang, the ringleader, attempted the opening of navigation for the season of 1930. The short section Welland" is expected to be a busy several times to desert his men but the little operating was prevented by the members of near the town of Thorold which one, when still remains to be opened is, how troubles which may be expected his gang who demanded that he and lever the most spectacular sec-are being ironed out and the great should share their comforta
tion of the new canal. It is here anal is being tuned up for the their misfortunes.
During the last engagement be- that the gigantic twin locks in immense, water-borne traffic it is
These locks, to carry. Toronto is looking for-tween the troops and Chang's gang, flight are located.
pair to each ward to seeing for the first time Chang was wounded and taken pri- Nos. 4, 5 and 6, a
so that the Lemoyne, pointed out as the soner. He was removed to Soochow are arranged number, ships may pass up and down mother of them all" in grain a couple of days age. simultaneously. They are similar vessels. The Lemoyne will dwarf to the Gatun locks of the Panama the lower lake freighters when it
With canal and together overcome ajenters Lake Ontario. vertical height of 1391% feet at gross tonnage of 10.480, this out the steeper part of the Niagara standing carrier of the upper A short distance lakes enn stow away 553,000 escarpment. DURBAN, LOURENCO MARQUES, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZI above the flight locks is Lock No bushels of grain in her holds. The 7 which gives the final lift up average cargo of grain that come from Lake Ontario to the sum into Toronto at present is stated mit level extending for over 17 to be 98,000 bushels.
LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP Via Singapore
Colombo, Suez and Port Said.
ANDES MARU
Wednesday, 11th June. RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Saigon, Singapore,
Columbo, Durban & Cape Town
RIO DE JANEIRO MARU BOMBAY-Via Singapore & Colombo.
CELEBES MARU
SUMATRA MARU
Friday, 13th June.
Tuesday, 3rd June. Thursday, 19th June,
BAR & MOMBASA--Vi▲ Singapore & Colombo.
CALCUTTA—Via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,
"TACOMA MARU
Shangbal
Wednesday, 18th June.
WELBOURNE-Via Manila, Brisbane & Sydney.
Thirty-six kidnapped persons were also released and sent to their homes. When questioned by the military au thorities of Soochow, Chang denied that he was the leader of the gang. was identified by severai but He otheers who knew him.
He is being kept in eustody in Soochow, pending his appearance be- In four fore the district court when it is VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER—Via Japán Ports from miles to Lake Erie. This level trips the Lemoyne could fill the anticipated that the death sentence
stretch is protected by the guard 2,000,000-bushel elevator on the will be passed on him.
People of the Talhu Lake regions lock, No. 8, which is the longest Toronto harbour front and have ennal lock in the world measuring 12,000 bushels of her last carge are of the belief that the pirate 1,380 feet long between the inner left over. It takes the cargnes of menace will not be so bad as before gates. It is located at Humber-20 of the largest grain hoats the now that Chang has been arrested. stone near the Lake Erie entrance port has yet. seen to fill the to the canal.
SYDNEY MARU
#.\PHONG...Via Haihow & Pakhol
MENADO MARU
Friday, 6th June.
Thursday, 12th June.
BW YORK-Via Japan ́porta & l'anama.
JAPAN PORTS.
BORNEO MARU
ATLAS MARU
KEELUNG-Via Swatow & Amoy.
CANTON MARU
TAKAO-Via Swatow & Amoy,
DELI MARU
TAKAD & KEELUNG.
DATAVIA MARU
Tel. 28061.
Friday, 6th June. Wednesday, 11th June.
Sunday, 8th June, 3 p.m.
Thursday, 5th June, Noon.
Tuesday, 10th June.
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Toronto elevator. There in a aut- chell is the reason why the open- Locks Eliminated. The opening of three locks ating of the Welland Ship Canal thir the northern end of the canal eli. year is an event of transcending minates ten of the locks on the importance in the economic life of old Welland Canal. Ahove Lock Canada, and why it is being look. No. 3, vessels for the presented forward to as the most importer. must revert to the 14-foot channel int inaugural ceremony scheduled
canal and ascend to take place in 1930. of the old through the old locks to the sum- mit level. The summit level of the ship canal from Thorold to Port Colborne, which is in part the old channel widened and deep ended,
in use. already When the entire new canal is in use the journey from one end to the other will be made in about eight hours against more than double that length of time requie cd for a vessel to pass through the old canal.
is
1
NEW FERRIES.
Improvement in Yaumati
Service..
Tivo new ferry vessels were launched by the Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Company Limited at Hunghom for the Hong Kong and Yaumati Ferry Company Limited on Saturday morning.
The launching took place in the presence of Mr. Dyer, and the Direc tors of the Ferry Company, the
The deserting of ten locks for three new ones, which accom- olish the same ft, indicates the dlawning of a new era in this link of Canada's inland water trans. vessels being launched one after the There were no ceremonies. portation. The opening of the en- other
tire canal, only a few weeks but strings of crackers were let off away, will see 7 lift locks replac.as the gaily decorated hulls graceful. ing the 26 of the present water ly took the water. way. The 270-foot locks of the eld canal will be replaced with the 800-foot locks of the new; the 45-foot width will become 80-feet:
-DRY DOCK—
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OF HONG KONG, LIMITED.
Wireless Call SALVAGE TUG “TAIKOO"
V.P.G.N. 600 Metera.
Tel Address: “TAILUODOCK,” HONG KONG.
Telephone No. 80211.
Call Flag: “C” over “ ANS. PENNANT!”
Length 787 Feet,
Length on Blocks 750 Feet.
.
Depth on Centre of
Sill (H.W.0.3.T.) 34 fl. & ins.
THREE SLIPWAYS-
Capable of Handling Ships Up
to 4,000 Tons Displacement, Electric Crane at Sen Wall, Capable of Lifting 100 Tons at 70 Feet Radina.
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AGENTS. HONG KONG, CHINA & JAPAN.
The dimensions of the vessels are 116 feet long by 28 feet beam. They will be fitted with balanced windows, wooden awnings and electric light.
The vessels will be completed About the middle of July when, it is understood, they will be placed on the Yaumati Ferry Service,
The building of these ships will enable the Company to transfor the present double ended ferries on to the Mongkok route, and lead to s general improvement in the ferry' service.
STEAMERS' MOVEMENTS
The E. & A. .8, Tanda left Manila for this port on May 80. pm, and is due here on June 4.
3.m.
The B.I. 9.3. Talma' Left Singa... · pore for this port on May 31, p.m., and is due here on June 6,
a.m.
The B.I. Talambs will leave Amoy for this port on June 8, p.m., and is due here on June 4, p.m.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICES
M.V. take
Consignees of Cargo ar "Danmark"⠀⠀are"-reinladed to delivery their goods which will be subject to rent aftor: June 8
Conalguess of Cargo "Hildare reminded
delivery of their goods which will subject to rent after June 7,
CANADIAN PACIFIC
STEAMSHIP
MONDAY, JUNE 2. 1930.
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA
will sail
6.00 A.M.
WEDNESDAY JUNE 4TH
for
SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA, VICTORIA,
VANCOUVER
Passengers should embark the
"
previous evening.
Next sailings to Pacific Coast.
EMPRESS OF ASIA
JUNE 25th. EMPRESS OF CANADA ......... JULY 10th. EMPRESS OF RUSSIA
*** JULY 23rd,
HONG KONG to MANILA
EMPRESS OF ASIA ............................... JUNE 17th. EMPRESS OF CANADA · mm:menJULY 2nd.
The new S.S. EMPRESS OF JAPAN will sail from Heng Kong to the Pacific Coast August 7th.
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New Commanders of Majestic & Britannic.
Owing to the indisposition of Per R.M.S. Empress of Russia on Commodore W. Marshall, Captain Jane 1:
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17th TUES, MON. 23rd
SAT.
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1
S.S. "TAI MING" [649 tons-Capt. G. J. Spink] JUNE. 4th FRI
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