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Cargo steamers only.
For Shanghai
For Singapore & Europe
& Japan
July 1
July 24
June 20 July 17
Aug. R Aug. 21
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O.S.K. ENTERPRISE. PHILIPPINE LIFE.
FAST NEW FREIGHTER HERE.
S.S. KINAI MARU.
1.
SHOOTING" PAGSANJAN
RAPIDS.
A THRILLING EXPERIENCE.
The Kinai Maru, one of the A. writer la the Shanghal Evening O.S.K.'s new fleet of cargo vessels. | Post vividly describes a visit to the arrived in port on Thursday, and fails and gorge at Pagsanjan, which was yesterday thrown open to in-ļis one of the Philippines beauty spection. She is one of six new spots, and within a few short hours motor ships to be put on the Hongjoi Manila. Kong-New York express freight He commences by describing the run, and it is claimed for her that journey by motor car to Los Banos. she can develop a speed of 18 which is the shores of Laguna de
Bay, a large fresh water lake drain ed by the Pasig River, which reaches the sea at Manila.
Ready to Start.
kuots.
which ten was served.
on
EXCHANGES
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
On London- Bank, wire
1/3
Bank. on demand.. 1/8 4 Bank, 4 months" sight 1/3 % Credito. 4 months'
sight
Documentary, months' sight Un Paris- On demand Credits, 4 months'
sight
1/4
On demand
On New York-
Credits,
sight
On Bombay--- Wire
80
daya'
1/4 38.
787/
862
30%
32
85
On demand
854
On Calcutta- Wire.. On demand
85
95%
On Singapore-
On demand
54
62
Tls. 83% 13% dis.
624
The vessel does not carry any passengers, but special attention has been devoted to superior accom- modation for the crew, their quar- At the landing stage, a score ters being amidships, with the or more of the long thin narrow officers', and engineers' quarters on canoes are clustered together about the deck shove,
the float. They are 20 to 22 feet
about two There were quite a number of long
feet wide and) visitors to the ship yesterday, when shallow ДУ a pan. A boatman
On Manila officers and officials of the company sits in the bow and another in the
On demand attended to show them round, after jatern. A seat with a back-rest is
Un Shanghai- placed
the bottom directly on demand Cargo Space.
amidships. The passenger takes Dollar The Kinai Mara has special ac-his position here, sitting with legs
On Yokohama commodation for silk, six rooms stretches out in front of him. Be On demand having been put in for the purpose.fore embarking on the water Sliver (per oz.) They have a total capacity of 857 journey, it is well to get into a tone. The ship also has four deep bathing suit or pair of pyjamus for tanks for bulk off, with accomoda at times the flying spray and water tion for lots between 200 and 1,000 cover the bottom of the banca. tons. In addition, she has four When all is ready for the start
310 the craft is pushed off, refrigerating chambers for
the boat- the
#EDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA ULS.A. VARYING tans, and a magazine compartment men ply their paddles and
FROM 183 TỌ 1120 ON SALE
-AN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
ASAMA MARU
TAIYO MARU
Thursday 3rd July. Sunday, 20th July.
SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghai & Japan Ports.
Priday, 4th July at midnight. Wednesday, 16th July.
SIBERIA MARU
HIKAWA MARU
LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via
Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez.
TERUKUNI MARU
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Poris. :
Saturday, 12th July. Saturday, 26th July.
22nd July.
19th August.
11th July.
Tuesday,
Tuesday,
HOMBAY vía Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
Friday,
ROUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles,
Sunday.
4
29th June.
SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Porta
Tuesday,
1st July.
8th July.
HAKUSAN MARU
AKI MARU ......
KIBANO MARU
SHIZUOKA MARU
Mexico & Panama.
BOKUYO MARU
KAMAKURA MARU
NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama.
† TOYAMA, MARU
Tuesday,
1 DURBAN MARU-
Sunday,
20th July...
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,
†TOKUSHIMA MARU
Monday,
30th June.
† MURORAN MARU
Thursday,
7th July.
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
TAMBA MARU
Tuesday,
1st July.
CEYLON MARU (Moji direct) .. Wednesday,
2nd July.
KAMO MARU
Tuesday,
8th July.
+ Cargo only.
LIVERPOOL, via Port Said, Stamboul (Constantinople). Genoa.
For further information apply to:-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
(Private exchange to all departments.)
Telephone 30291.
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SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION,
LONDON.
Bar Silver in Hong
Kong
Copper Cash Copper Cents
15 15/16
2% dia. Nominal. 3% prem,
Rate of Native In-
terest ...
4% p.a. Chinese Sub. Coin. 24% dis. for dangerous cargo, of 50 tons. journey up the river begins. For Hong Kong Sub. Coin Par. The latest fire preventive appliances the first half hour the river is i are installed throughout, and the broad and smooth, flowing bei LONDON EXCHANGES steering is by Brown's Electro-tween groves of coconuts, banana Hydraulic Telemotor Gear.
plantations and clusters of housea. The ship has a gross tonnage of Gradually the character of the 8,400, and a cargo capacity of banks change, growing more pre-. 14,250 tons, her deadweight being cipitous. The coconut groves give 10,000 tons. Her dimensions place to tangled jungle. Whilst at are-Length 463 feet 6 inches; other places the face of the rock is beam 60 feet 6 inches; depth 40 barren, sometimes broken by ribbon feet 9 inches.
falls of water that the wind catches and blows back upon the cliff.
CHINA COAST.
LATEST CHANGES IN PERSONNEL..
Captain W. J. Andrews, of the Linan, has gone master, Chang- chow,
Jagged Rocka in Stream. As the ascent continues, the rapids grow in number. Sometimes the boatmen have a hard time get- ting their long craft up the swirling | eurrent but they grin and indicate that they know it will be much. easier coming down. At one or two places it seems through but they manage it some impossible to get
way, and after nearly two hours of the heartbreaking pulling. paddling master, and tugging, the last rapid is pass- ed and the banca is nosed to a land- officer, ing among the boulders. Here officer, every one gets out and, climbing, over the huge rocks that are all Mr. J. Moodie chief officer, about, comes with a breath-taking Namaang, has gone chief officer, suddenness upon the fall itself. Chipshing.
Captain W. G. Lalór, of Changehow, has gone. Linan,
Mr. C. M. Boas, chief Chipshing, has gone chief Namsang,
Mr. W. F. Cowen, chief engineer officer, Szechuen, is on reserve.
A Big Waterfall.
At first sight it seems to be com- ing from a hole in the cliff about
Mr. F. Burns, from reserve, has 150 feet above the pool. Over it gone chief engineer officer. Ste-towers the stone face of the can- chuen..
yon, a veritable cup of rock with
Mr. R D. Davie, from reserve, no apparent has gone second engineer officer, Ngankin.
HAMBURG. ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP VL Singapore officer, Chaksang, is on reserve. Colombo, Suez and Port Said,
Mr. A. R. Miller, from reserve, has gone chief engineer officer, Chaksang,
ALTAI MARU ATLAS MARU
BIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Saigon, Singapore,
- Colombo, Durban & Cape Town.
MONTEVIDEO MARU
Saturday, 12th July.
Monday, 11th August.
Friday, 18th July,
Friday, 29th August.
Friday, 4th July,
Saturday, 19th July,
DURBAN, LOURENCO MARQUES, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZI-
LA PLATA MARU
BOMBAY Via Singapore & Colombo.
BURMA MARU
FORNEO MARU
PANAMA MARU
MADRAS MARU
SEATTLE MARU
BAR & MOMBASA-Via Singapore & Colombo.
CALCUTTA-Via Bingapore, Pennog & Rangoon.
Monday, 7th July,
Thursday, 3rd July.
Friday, 18th July.
Friday, 1st July.
Sunday, 8th July.
34.82
Rugby. Yesterday.
Paris
123.75
New York Brussels Geneva Milan
4.80%
25.075
92.77
Amsterdam Berlin
12.09%
20.40
Stockholm
18.09
Copenhagen Oslo Vienna Prague
18.16
18.15
34.435
163
Helsingfors
193 1/16
43.20
Lisbon
108.25
Athens Bucharest Rio Buenos Aires Bombay Shanghai
376
818
5 17/32
40%
1/5 13/16
1/5
Yokohama
2/0. 18/82 1/3
15 15/16 Silver Forward ... 15
-British Wireless Service.
Madrid
Hong Kong Silver Spot
г
STEAMERS' MOVEMENTS
at Shanghai on
about 50 yards across, a swirling outlet. The pool is
The C.P.S. R.M.S. Empress of mass of clear bright water that is Russia left Vancouver for Hong Mr. R. E. Bisset, second engineer surprisingly cool. The spray blowa Kong, via Japan ports and Shang- officer, Ngankin, is on reserve. about the cliffa, the roar of the hai, on June 20, and is due here
Mr. A. Jeffrey, chief engineer fall is in the ears, and the rocks on July 14 officer, C.N. Co. is on Home leave. rasound with its reverberations. To Manila at 5 p.m. on July 15.
She will sail for Mr. A. Aitken, from reserve, has take a dip into its cool greenness The C.P.S. R.M.S. Empress of gone second engineer officer, Shun-
seems the logical thing and the Asia arrived tien.
Mr. W. Bould, chief engineer boatmen, dripping with sweat from June 27 (Fri.) at 12.30 p.m., left their hard work, promptly set the Shanghai on June 28 (Sat) at high rocks that guard the portal. on June 29 (Sun.) at 2 p.m. She example by diving in from the 10 a.m., and is due at Nagasaki
Follow оле of them swimming leaves Nagasaki
on June 30 across the pool and he will point (Mon) at 5 a.m. high beyond the fall itself. When! The E. & A. 8.8. St. Albans left you come to a certain spot, the nar- Moji for this port on June 27, row cleft through which it drops is r.m., and is due here on July 2} seen with another fall high abovo at about daylight. it. This is the best view of the "Talon Cavinte", as It is known In) Tagalog tongue, but It is only for those who swim the pool beneath the flying spray. There is no danger for any one who can swim at all.
EASTERN PORTS
DETAILS OF EPIDEMIC DISEASES.
The health bulletin of Eastern ports for the week ended June 21, issued by the Director of
VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Japan Porte from Health, gives the following cases:
Shanghai.
MELBOURNE Via Manila, Brisbane Sydney.
* AFRICA MARU
BRISBANE MARU
HAIPHÒNG-Via Holkow & Pakhoi.
MENADO MARU
Thursday, 20th July.
Sunday, 28th June.
"NEW YORK-Vi« Japan ports & Panama.
JAPAN PORTS.
KINAI MARU
HIMALAYA MARU
TENPEI MARU
TEELUNG-Via dwatow & Amoy.
TAKAO-Via Swatow & Amoy.
JAKAO. & KERLUNG.
· SOURABAYA MARŲ
Wednesday, 9th July. Saturday, 5th July.
Friday 11th July.
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Plague Mombasa: 1 case. Alexandria: 6 cases, 2 deaths. Bagdad: 8 cases, 5 dentka, Bombay: 2 cases, 1 death. Salgon: 1 death,
Cholera
Calcutta: 94 cases, 56 deaths. Rangoon: 2 cases. I death. Bangkok: 1 .case. Prom-Penh: 11 cases, 7 deaths. Saigon: 7 cases, 2 deaths.
Small-pox
Bombay: 22 cases, 19 deaths. Calcutta: 45 cases. 29 deatha, Karachi: 1 case, 1 death.
· Madras: 8 cases, 1 death. Moulmein: 9 cases, 3 deaths.
·Rangoon: 1 case, 1 death. Palembang: 1 case. Shanghai: 1 death.
Cerebro-Spinal Fever. Shanghai: 4 deaths.
Typhus, Alexandria: 1 case:
WARSHIPS IN PORT
The following British warships were in harbour yesterday:
Tamar-Basin Moorhen Basin Sepoy North Arm. A Thracian In Dock, Stormcloud Dock
Foreign
tuguesa, cruiser
Return Trip Quicker, All too soon the boatmen signal that it is time to return. They settle the passenger in his sent, cautioning against holding his hands outside the banca, for often the sides scrap against the jagged
SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 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 Younhama Vancouver
LOLTO
Lears Lauve Arriva
Empress of Canada July 10 July 13 July 15 July 17 July 25 Empress of Russia July 23 July 26 July 29 July 31 Aug. 9 Empress of Japan Aug. 7 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. 0 Sept. 11 Sept. 19 Empress of Russia Sept. 17 Sept. 20 Sept. 23 Sept. 25 Oct. 4 Empress of Japan Oct. 2. Oct. 5 Oct. 7 Oct. 9 Oct. 17 Empress of AsiaTM Oct. 15 Oct. 18 Oct. 21 Oct. 23 Nov, 1 Empresa of Canada Oct. 30 Nov. 2 Nor. 4
·Empress of Russla' Nov, 12 Nov. 15 Nov. 18
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Nov. 6 Nov. 14
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Nov. 20 Nov, 29
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SAILING DATES FOR JUNE/JULY, 1930 (Subject to change). DEPARTURE HOURS: Hong Kong 5,30 p.m., Wuchow 3.30 p.m.
5.S. "TAI HING" (1,068 tons-Capt. Trott.] SAT. 28th
S.S. TAI MING" [649 tons-Capt. G. J. Spink.]
MON. 30th
JUNE.
JUNE
JULY. THURS. 3rd SUN. 20th SUN. TUES. 8th FRI 25th FRI. MON. 14th WED. 30th WED.
JULY.
6th TUES. 22nd 11th SUN. 27th 16th
Regular Service of Fast, High Class River Steamers Having Good Accommodation for First Class Passengers. Electric Light and Fans
in Staterooms and Saloon. The 8.8. “Tai Hing" is fitted with Wireless. These vessels leave Hong Kong for Wuchow (vla Samshuj, Shlu- bing, Takhing & Dosing) and return to Hong Kong (via same Ports) every five days,
Fares for round trip (not including meals) 320. Meals & Wines are to be obtained on board.
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rocks as the rapids are passed. The ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL
downward trip tasks less than half the time it took to come up. Down the long roaches, guided by the sure strokes of the steersman, the roaring waters are entered and the boat fairly fles down..the nar row stream. Another smooth place and all see calm until the current seizes the boat and swirls it down the booming fall.
The very character of the 'gorge Itself seems different on the down trip. The walls crowd closely on the river. At some spots it fa like a tiny lake surrounded by 200 feet cliffe. At others it dashes wrath- fully against the stone face to be turned away almost at right angles to the other side.
A
Only the river racing madly on Fits appointed course and bearing the light canoe along with it seems alive. The contrast between the arduous up journey and the swift cabe of the downward return makes a most enjoyable memory of the event. “
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