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NYKSLINE
REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARYING FROM 183 TO £120 ON SALE
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Torts & Honolulu.
Thursday, 19th Juno. Thursday, 3rd July.
SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghai & Japan Ports.
LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via
TATSUTA MARU
ANAMA MARU
MISHIMA MARU
SIDERIA MARU.
Friday, Saturday,
20th June, 5th July.
Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez. PUSHIMI MARU HAKOZAKI MARU
Saturday, 14th ́ June at 8 am. Saturday, 28th June at 7 am SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports
TANGO MARU
Tuesday, 24th June.
27th June.
,
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
HOKUYO MARU
KAMAKURA MARU
NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama.
†TATSUNO MARU
Friday,
Friday,
LIVERPOOL vin Port Said. Stamboul (Constantinople), Genoa.
+ DURBAN MARU
20th June.
Tuesday,
1st July.
Wednesday,
25th June.
Sunday,
20th July,
CALCUTTÀ via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.
† MALACCA MARU
Sunday,
15th June.
TOKUSHIMA MARU
Sunday,
29th June.
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
Wednesday.
JINGO MARG (Mnji „allrect}
İHARUNA MARU
Friday, Morday,
18th June. 20th June. 23rd June.
(Private exchange in all department
THE CHINA MAIL.
SHIPPING
SECTION:
Ventilation Ample. From whatever standpoint they are judged, the Saturnia and Vulcanin give evidence of the rare that has been bestowed upon their design in order to fit them for the services which they are running. All the rooms are airy and spacious. A special system ade Deck. A fine architectural of electric ventilation supplies scheme has been carried out in all all the rooms with forced fresh the public
rooms which are and warm air., The cabins are Two Italian Queens of aituated on the Promenade Deck ätted with running hot and cold es well as around the ball room. water wash-basins. In fact, the the Sea.
MOTOR SHIPS,
SATURNIA AND VULCANIA.
There is no more impressive ships' toilet accessories through- apartment on the Saturnia than out equal the best hotels. A very this ball room; its style is that of complete system of bells and tele- an early 18th century period and phones is installed throughout its splendid proportions breathe the vessel. Barber, ladies' hair- The motor vessels Saturnin and an atmosphere of luxury and ease, dressing and manicure are at dis- Vulcania stand prominent with Adjoining to it, at the forward posal of the passengers. their gross tonnage of 24.000 tons end of the Deck under the con- Doctors and trained nurkes with among the motor propelled ships ning bridge, there is an attractive complete equipment are also car which cross the oceans between verandah, giving a wide view ried on board, nor are bathrooms Europe and America.
ahead through broad plate-glass for vapour and electrical baths † TOTTORI MARU
Their imposing appearance con- windows. Everything here is wanting.
Services are held daily in the SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles,veys to everybody three outstand-light and airy, like a winter gar-
Mexico & Panama.
ing characteristics: power, speed den. At the other end you find Chapel by the Chaplain in charge.
One more advantage is afforded! and elegance. The profile of the the inviting grill room, a very fine SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) vin Singapore, Cape Town & Ports, vessels has quite an original line specimen of the 15th century by the Saturnia and Vulcania, viz. and the gradually ascending Tuscanian style with a large the convenient routes-a very at- superstructures, the distinctive storeyed fireplace, and the writing tractive cruise through the low funnel resembling a turret room with walls..covered in blue "azure Sea of beauty and sun- and the close masts present a lacquer with Chinese figures. shine" which coasting along the beautiful and novel external sight. Wide galleries designed after enchanting Adriatic and Mediter They have a length overall of 631 Italian Renaissance examples lead ranean shores from the Venetian passing along the feet 3 inches. a breadth of 79 feet to the restful reading room which Lagoons,
Gulf in 6 inches and a depth to the fly has all the beauty of the early famous Corinthian ing bridge of 91 feet 11 inches. English 17th century art, and to Greece, to the Bay of Naples and A special feature of the vessels is the smoking room, ever a place to the marvellous curve of the Cote that the upper part of the super- while away a few hours each day,d'Azur, equally serve through the structures is being built of special conceived in the design current inports of Trieste, Patras, Napies
All Great Britain at the time of the and Marseilles passengers teel of high elastic limit.. autions are taken for the safety Tudors. The adjoining bar room, riving from Central Europe, Near of the passengers and crew. To hus a modern decoration, the walls East, Southern Italy, and Western ensure buoyancy there is a double being panelled in shining majolica and Northern Europe respectively bottom which extends fore and harmonising with the pottery ar- aft. In addition to this the hull ranged on the shelves. Decorated is subdivided into watertight com-in neoclassic style, the dining partments by means of 10 trans- saloon is equipped with smalı verse bulkheads arranged in such tables and is intended to accum- a manner as to ensure floatability modate over 250 passengers. leven in case of three adjacent Round the base of the dome is a compartments, being simultane- reproduction of the Parthenon's ously flooded. For protection of frieze. the accommodation against fire here is a number of fireproof bulkheads controlled from the ridge, making it possible to isolate each compartment.
AKI MARU (Nagasaki direet)
+ Cargo only.
For further information apply to:-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
Telephone 30291.
LONDON,
O. S. K.
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
HAMBURG. ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP Via Singapore Colombo, Suez and Port Said,
Thursday, 12th June. Saturday, 12th July.
ANDES MARU - ALTAI MARU
RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES V Saigon, Singapore,
Colombo. Durban & Cape Town.
RIO DE JANEIRO MARU MONTEVIDEO MARU
HÒMBAY-Via Singapore & Colombo.
SUMATRA MARU
Friday, 13th June.
Friday, 18th July,
Thurminy, 10th June.
DURBAN, LOURENCO MARQUES, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM,
BAR & MOMBASA-Via Singapore & Colombo.
... Monday, 7th July,
PANAMA MARU
TACOMA MARU
CALCUTTA—Via Singapore, Penùng & Rangoon.
MADRAS MARU
Shanghai.
AFRICA MARU
Wednesday, 18th Juna. Wednesday, 2nd July,
Friday, fat July. :
MELBOURNE-Via Manila, Brisbane & Sydney.
BRISBANE MARU
#AMHONG-Yia Hohor & Pakhol
MENADO MARU
Sunday, 6th July.
NEW YORK-Vla Japan ports & Panama.
KINAI MARU
JAPAN PORTS.
BORNEO MARU
Friday, 12th June, 10 a.m.
Sunday, 29th June.
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Diesel Engines
SPECIAL RAFTS
German Liners' Life- saving Apparatus.
ar.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 1930.
CANADIAN PACIFIC
QUICKEST, TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC
14 DAYS FROM CHINA AND 9 DAYS FROM JAPAN TO CANADA AND U.S.A.
Hongkong Shanghai Kobe YOKONANIA Vanover
LEATO LEATS LEAVE Leave Empress of Asia*
June 25 June 28, July 1. July 3 July 12 Empress of Canada July 10 July 13 July 15 July 17 July 25 Empress of Russia July 29 July 26 July 29 July 31 Aug Empress of Japan Aug. T Aug. 10 Aug. 12 Aug. 14 Aug. 22 Empress of Asia", Aug. 20 Aug. 23 Aug, 26 Aug. 28 Sept. 6 Empress of Canada Sept. 4 Sept. 7 Sept. 9 Sept. 11 Sept. 19 Empress of Russia Sept. 17 Sept. 20 Sept. 23 Sept. 25 Oct. Empress of Japan Oct. 2 Oct. 5 Oct. 7
9 Oct. Oct. 17 Empress of Asia” Oct. 15 Oct. 18 Oct. 21 Oct. 23 Nov. 1 Empresa of Canada Oct. 30 Nov, 2 Nov. 1 Nov. 6 Nov. 14 Empress of Russia Nor. 12 Nor. 15 Nov. 18 Nov. 20 Nov. 29 *(Call at Nagasaki the day after departure from Shanghal.)
FOR INFORMATION AND RESERVATIONS
Passenger
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SAILING DATES FOR JUNE, 1930 (Subject to change). DEPARTURE HOURS: Hong Kong 5.30 p.m., Wachow 1.30 p.m.
S.S. "TAI HING" [1,068 tons Capt. Trott.]
JUNE
MON. 23rd THURS. 12th TUES. 17th SAT. 29th
..5.5. "TAI MING".
[649 tons-Capt. G. J. Spink.]-
SUN.
JUNE. 16th
WED. FRI.. 20th MON. 30th
25th
Regular Service of Fast, High Class River Steamers Having Good Ac- commodation for First Class Passengers. Electric Light and Fans in State- rooms and Saloon. The s... "Tal Hing" is fitted with Wireless.
Takhing & Dosing) and return to Hong Kong (vis same Ports) every five These vessels leave Hong Kong for Wuchow (via Samshoi, Shlohing,
days.
Fares for round trip (not including meals) $20. Manis & Wines are to be obtained on board.
Hong Kong Arrivals and Departures from Hot On Whatf. For information apply to—
87, Connaught Road West,
Phone 20998,
KWONG WING L
Co., Ltd.,
The interest aroused in the Apartments de Luxe. shipping world by the life-saving The first-class accommodation equipment of the North German includes apartments de grand Lloyd flyera Bremen and Europa | luxe (consisting of bedroom, sit shows that this important sub- ting room, private bath with jeet is far from being settled by toilet and servants' room) and all that has been written and said For navigation the most modern quite an innovation-cabins with since the Titanic disaster.
private open-air verandah over- Of the ordinary type of life- quipment has been installed, viz. looking the sea. A fine series of boat they carry very few, their ZANZIyro-compass, direction finder, pictures painted by well-known place being taken by large motor submarine bells, gyro-pilot. The artists decorate the cabins. lifeboats capable of carrying telegraph installation will keep
Children's room, gymnasium, nearly 150 people each, and rubber the ships in touch with the main-spacious decks and wide sundecks, rafts, somewhat similar to the land throughout the voyage and this all may be named among the copper carley floats on all men-of- with ships at sea. The powerful Saturnia's splendid facilities for war. VICTORIA, SEATTLE. TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Japan Porus from double-acting eight-cylinder four catering to the comfort and plea- Many authorities are inclined to
cycle Diesel engines-the most hure of her passengers.
elieve (writes a shipping cor- powerful of the kind ever built in
The public rooms on the Vul-respondent) that these floats have 'he world, 39 feet high by 45 feet canin are identically disposed, and proved themselves very much long each with which the ships though the general arrangement more useful than the lifeboats, are fitted develop 24,000 H.P. and of the accommodation is similar and that the "Boats for all"] will propel these great motor to that of the Saturnia, a differ-slogan, which was accepted after vessels so as to reach New York ent decoration and furnishing-the Titanic disaster, is a mistake, from Marseilies in eight, days. the ball room and grill room ex-costing many lives. The auxiliary machinery is cap repted-has been adopted so as to blé of developing some 9,300 afford the public a pleasant senso LP. more, making the total out-tion of novelty. The monumental a single sea disaster has occurred out in excess of 33,000 H.P. The main staircase of the Vulcania in which all the boats can be used, of those which most modern appliances have been is superbly and quietly elegant the case
can easily be ing on to them soon gets exhaust- of the Vestris being handled-should be replaced by jed and has to let go. adopted to avoid noise and vibra-reflecting the essence of modern quoted to show that many of the light buoyant rafts, not the heavy
In the event of disaster these arts in design and decoration. boats provided are bound to be wooden type which are now quite light rafts, which would be stow- Nine decks like storeya of a Reliance upon good proportions uselesa in ninety-nine cases put usual as an auxiliary to the boats, ed in the stern of the ship, would
building communicating and architectural rhythm is the of a hundred. with each other by a monumental dominant characteristic of the
but those made of rubber or be thrown overboard as quickly as
in It is an established fact that copper-easily handled an possible and kept fast to the ship main staircase besides numerous two galleries. The one's framing the weight of these boats and emergency by the available men. Sy meane of lines, floating astern staircases and electric elevators and pilasters are bleached their equipment placed as high up
Lifelines..
with the tide. distinctive classes, mahogany with light satinwood in the ship as possible, has caused the total complement of each ship coloured panels, having painted many an injured ship to capsize on this principle, a large oval for the occupants of the boats, The naval carley floats are built They would then make a refuge --including crew-being about decoration on them-garlands, and go down very much more copper cylinder containing air which are almost invariably 2,500. Public rooms, de luxe ribbons and festoons partaking quickly than she would otherwise having lifelines outside and a net smashed in launching.
partments and cabins placed in more of painted furniture of the have done. This was especially and board on the inside on which succession along the central por Venier Martyn style. A special the case
When the boats were away in ion of the Promenade Deck are charm is given to the other during the war.
with torpedoed ships people can stand-wet, it is true, safety with the women and at the First Class passengers' dis- gallery by the luminous Japanese
but not in danger of drowning. children, the balance of the people posal. All public and private rooms are luxuriously arranged and nothing has been omitted that could contribute towards, the com- fort of the passengers.
KEELUNG-Vis Swatow & Amoy.
HOZAN MAKU
TAKAO-Via Swatow & Amoy.
TAKAO & KEELUNG.
·
SOURABAYA MARU
Friday, 13th June,
Sunday, 15th June, 3 pan.
Friday, 11th July.
M. TAKEUCHI. Manager.
xiant
For further pariculars please apply to-OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.
Tel. 28061.
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ornaments.
Elizabethan Models. A reproduction of a gilt and carved wood mirror in Kensington
Statue of Goddess.
Palace gives a key note to the The monumental main stair-library, while the writing room, case at the top of which there is panelled in silk, pleases passengers large statue of the goddess who now and then prefer the quiet Saturnia extends through seven to the gay. The smoking room, decks from the Swimming Pool, replicas of antique Elizabethan pervaded by the Pompeiian style, models, based on the naval archi- to the Vestibule and the Promen- tecture style of that period, is well sheltered and forms an agree- able retreat.
-DRY DOCK-
THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY
Length 787 Feet, Length on Blocks 750 Feet.
OF HONG KONG, LIMITED.
SALVAGE TUG “TAIKOO"
Wireless Call:
V.P.G.N. 600 Meters.
Tel. Address: “TAIKOODOCK,” HONG KONG. Telephone No. 80211.
Call Flag :"C" over “ ANS. PENNANT.”
Depth on Centre of
Sill (HW.OST.) 34 ft. 6 ins.
THREE SLIPWAYS---
Capabla of Handling Ships Up to 3,000 Tons Displacement. Electric Crane at Sea Wall, Capable
Lifting 100 Tons at 70 Feet Radina,
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
AGENTS.
HONG KONG, CHINA & JAPAN.
Equipments are provided for all kinds of deck games and amuse- ments; the gymnasium and swim- ming pool have already been mentioned. The ship's library is well stocked with a number of belletristic works and the Ocean paper printed daily on board brings the latest news received by the Marconi wireless telegraph station. There is a dark-room for developing films and shops are fitted for the sale of artistic.ob fects, flowers and items you may | have forgotten to buy on shore An excellent orchestra plays dur- ing the meals and provides the latest music for dances. Daily moving: picture performances aro given to amuse passengers who are fond of this art, WI LA The kitchens compare favour ably with the best arrangements afloat or ashore. The most modera appliances enable the staff to supply a perfect cuisine, pro. visions being stored in the pan tries, refrigerated chambers and a large fish-pond. The organisa tion of the cuisine and table ser |vices is arranged with the colla
boration Measta, - CampagTĪS Itail
Gran Venice and Rome a the dard adopted in the hotels
Useless Boats.
It is pointed out that scarcely
The suggestion is that many of The lifelines outside are of the on board could go down the lines these boats-it is, of course, only greatest importance, but they are to the rafts, cutting away before proposed to do without the excess not enough, because a man hang the ship went down.
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.10th July.
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