THE CHINA MAIL.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1930.
NY.KLINE
REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARYING FROM 183 TO £120 ON SALE
SAN FRANCISCO vla Shanghal, Japan Ports & Honolula..
CASAMA MARU
. CHICHIBU MARU.
Thursday, 20th November. Thursday, 11th December.
- SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghai & Japan Porte.
HIKAWA MARU
Wednesday,
3rd December.
LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via
Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez SUWA MARU
Saturday, 1st Nov. at. 11 a.m. ...*Saturday,
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE vis Manila & Ports.
FUSHIMI MARU
KITANO MARU,
ATSUTA MARUS
Tuesday,
Tuesday,
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo,
IYO MARU
Wednesday,
15th November.
18th November.
23rd December.
12th November
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japon, Honolulà, Los Angeles.
Mexico & Panama. ROKUYO MARU
Thursday..
20th November. BOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Porta
Tuesday, WAKASA MARU
NEW YORK. BOSTON via Panama. -
18th November.
7th November. 25th November.
LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Stamboul (Constantinople), Genoa.
13th November.
†TSUYAMA MARU
Friday,
† ASUKA MANU
Tuesday,
† TOYOOKA MARÜ
Thursday,
·CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.
↑ NAGATO MARU
+ BENGAL. MARU
Saturday, Saturday,"
8th-November. 15th November.
7th November, 8th November. 19th November.
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
↑ MORIOKA MARU (Moll direct) Frias. KAMAKURA MARU (Kobe direct), Saturday, ATSUTA MARU. (Nagasaki, dirget) Wednesday,
+ Cargo 'only.
For further information apply to:-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
(Private exchange to all departments.) Telephone 30291.
RMAL SAMADDIE T BRANDT &,00,
St. George's Bulking, Chaise Hond.
To KW
Bading and Repairs of Bioarcere od Maturship of avery type.
Telephoneet 247TH,
Night 87104, Telograma :** BoeremaNDI,”
SOUTH CHINA MOTOR-SHIPBUILDING
&
REPAIRING WORKS, Ltd.
KOWLOON DAY. Telephone Teal Day, no! Night. Works Muangers W. N. Hasker.
Morvan,“
POLITICAL SCHEMES SIR A. M. SUTHERLAND AND
TRADE SITUATION.
Sir Arthar M. Sutherland, pre. siding over the annual meeting of the Tyne-Tees Shipping Co., said: "I cannot see any silver lining to the cloud of trade depression which is passing over the whole world. for high-down political achemes are not doing anything; hard work and rigid economy are the only remedies."
the shareholders.
U.S. SUPER LINERS.
REVISED PLANS BEFORE
SHIPPING BOARD.
Installation sa tepa of Doyal Engines and Motors for Marine and Stationary a speciality.
QUICK FREIGHT.
FOURTEEN DAYS FROM AMERICA TO INDIA.
Goods from Canada and the The revised plans for the two new liners which the United United States will shortly be carri States Lines propose to build to ed to India in 14 days, as compared run with the Leviathan at an with the usual five weeks, under a estimated cost of £6,000,000 each scheme which will make use of the have been submitted to the Ship India Air Mail. The new arrange- This development ment will involve all the aviation ping Board. immediately followed a visit of and express, delivery companies in Mr. Theodore S. Chapman, gen- Northern America, the White Star eral counsel of the United States and Cunard shipping lines, m- The dividend for the year was Lines and brother of Mr. Paul W. perial Airways, and will provide at the rate of 13. per share on the Chapman, the president, to the the first express service for freight fully-paid shares and 6d. per share White House, where he is under-across half the world.
It le intended that goods-for on the partly-paid shares, and Strstood to have outlined the future Arthur remarked that in these plans of the company to President transit on this service. shall be days he was pleased to be able to Hoover. Meanwhile the question gathered in by air and railway to submit so good a balance-sheet to of the advisability of the Govern- the American port, shall be ship ment advancing some £9,000,000 ped on one of the fast liners like The fruit and vegetable reason to aid in the construction cost of the Majestic and the Aquitania to from the Continent this year has the vessels is being studied by an Southampton, shall then be taken been only poor, and the Hamburg advisory shipping committee ap- to London on the special boat train by which the passengers travel, trade did not warrant the tunning pointed by the President.
Though Mr. Chapman refused met by transport of the Imperial of the two steamera; with que steamer they had done Letter. The to disclose the nature of his con- Airways at Waterloo, and immedi London business had been well ference with the President, it was ately dispatched from Croydon, on a com the India Air Mail. Plans for this maintained, and the company's strongly indicated that new bi-weekly service between plete picture of the position of close linking up of connections London, Hull, and Grimsby had the United States Lines with res have now been completed, and the
the various projects in service will shortly be opened. proved quite satisfactory. At Mid-pect to
The cost of this fast transit, it dlesbrough their trade continued which the concern is interested
Journal of The additional charge above ordin- ! RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES Via Salgan, Binga- to grow, and in the last few weeks was given to Mr. Hoover, states is understood, will not be heavy.
they had found it necessary to the New York
rates for the same journey contract for a further transit shed. Commerce. Among these, which ary
probably be 2s. 6d. With regard to passengers, the include the projected sale.of the will Newcastle Corporation had with-American Diamond and America-kilo.. This is obviously a small ex drawn the head tax, and the com- France lines, the bid submitted press fee for so large a saving of pany had been able to carry on the by Mr.. Paul W. Chapman for time. The average period occupied service. He thought this year's purchase of the former German in the transport of freight from result would at least pay the cost steamship piers at Hoboken, N.J., America to India by ordinary of running, and might show was regarded as of greatest im- means ia
portance at this time. small profit.
K
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
Colombo, Suez and Port Said, "
LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP Via Singapore
Sunday, 9th November. Sunday, 14th December.
AMUR MARU 1.ONDON MARU
pore, Colombo. Durban, & Cape Town.
RIO DE JANEIRO MARU ... Friday, 28th November.
BOMBAY-Via Singaporo & Colombo.
SHUNKO MĀRU
HONOLULU MARU
DURBAN, LOURENEO MARQUES, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZAN- ››
ZIBAR & MOMBASA-Yin PANAMA MARU
Wednesday, 5th November. Wednesday, 19th November.
Singapore & Colombo,
Wednesday, 5th November.
Saturday, 1st November." Tuesday, 18th November.
CALOUTTA-Via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.
HIMALAYA MARU CELEBES MARU
VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER.
AFRICA MARU (from Shanghai).. Thursday: 13th November. MELBOURNE Via Manila, Brisbane & Sydney.
MELBOURNE MARU.
HAIPHONG—Via Holbow & Pathol.
NEW YORK-Via Japan ports & Pan
HOKUROKU MARU
LOS ANGELES, PANAMA, NEW YORK, BOSTON, BALTIMORE, AND
PHILADELPHIA.
JAPAN PORTS.
¡KINE MARU-
MADRAS MARU
›BATAVIA MARU
KEELUNG-Via Swatow & Akoy.
CANTON MARU
HOZAN MARU --
TAKAO-Yia Swatow & xAmoy. · TAKAO & KEELUNG.
BATAVIA MARU
Thursday, 6th Novembor.
Saturday, 8th December.
Thursday, 6th November.
Saturday, 8th November.
Monday, 10th November,
Sunday, 9th Nov., Noon Sunday, 18th Nov,, Noon
The report was agreed to, and the dividend, equal to 5 per cent. for the year, was confirmed.
The retiring director (Mr. R. Milbanke Hudson) was re-elected.
HARLAND & WOLFF.
LORD KYLSANT'S RETIREMENT
Monday, 10th November.
M. TAKEUCHI, Manager. | tore.
For further particulars please apply to.--OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA,
Tel. 28061.
Donations and Subscriptions must now
be sent to the Hon. Treasurer, Mrs. H. E
Goldsmith, 525, The Peak.
HONG KONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY
SHIPBUILDERS,
SHIP REPAIRERS, BOILER MAKERS,
FORGE MASTERS, OXY-ACETYLENE, AND
ELECTRIC WELDERS, MECHANICAL, AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS.
FROM CHAIRMANSHIP.
Experts' Consideration. The plans for the new liners are now accordingly being studied by construction experts of the Shipping Board and the Navy in conjunction with the various shipyard representatives.
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CANADIAN PACIFIC
QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC.
12 DAYS FROM CHINA AND 8 DAYS FROM JAPAN' TO CANADA AND U.S.A.
"Yokoha Koba Shanghai Loug Koon
Leave
Lance Проте
Letva
Yarou
Arriva
Empresa of Russia* Nov. 12 Nov, 15 Nov. 18 Nov, 20 - Nov. 29 Dec. 12 Empress of Japan Nov. 27 Nov. 80 Dec. 2 Dec. 4 Empress of Asia Dec. 10 Dec. 13 Dec. 16. Dec. 18 Dec. 27 1 Jan. 0 Empress of Canada Dec. 25 Dec. 28 Dec. 30 Jan. Empress of Russia Jan. 7 Jan. 10 Jan. 13 Jun 15 Jan. 24 Empress of Japan. Feb. 5 Feb. 8 Feb. 10. Feb. 12 Feb: 20 Empress of Asia* Feb. 25 Feb. 28 Mar. 9 Mar. 5 Mar. 14 Empresa of Canada Mar. 12 Mar. 15 Mar. 17 Mar. 19 Mar. 27 Empress of Russia Mar. 25 Mar. 28 Mar. 31 Apr. 2 Apr. 11
4. Apr.
Apr. 9 Apr. 17 Empress of Japan Apr. 1 Apr. Empress of Asia Apr. 17 Apr. 20 Apr. 28 Apr. 25 May 4 Empress of Canada May 2 May 5 May 7 May 9 May 17 Empress of Russia May 15 May 18 May 21 May 23 June
6 June 14 Empresa of Japan May 30 June 2 June 4 June Empress of Asia June 12 June 15 June 18 June 20 June 29
(Call at Nagasaki the day after departure from Shanghai).
HONG KONG
MANILA SERVICE.
Leave Arrive Hong Kong Emp. of Russia Nov. 4 Emp, of Japan Nov. 19
Telephones: l'assenger 20752 Freight.20042
Manila
Nov. 5
Nov. 21
WORLD'S GREATEST TRAVÈL SYSTEM
BRITISH WUCHOW LINE
about five weeks; the The Sai Kong (or the West River) organising companies believe thats the third largest river in the Chin- with an arrangement of sallings, where possible, to at in with the departure of the air mail from Croydon, that can be reduced to 14 days, and it is anticipated that much important traffic will be at tracted.
LIFE-BOAT LOWERING GEAR.
Retired Shipmaster's Invention.
NOVEMBER SAILINGS. DEPARTURE HOURS:'
Hong Kong 5.30 p.m. Wuchów 2 p.m. 8.9. "TAI HING"
[1,088 tons Capt. Trott.]
NOVEMBER,
SAT.
1st
TUES. 18th
THURS.
6th
WED.
12th.
MON. ..SUN.
24th
30th
S.S. TAI-MING" [649 tons-Capt. W. H. Lawton:] NOVEMBER. TUES. 4th-.
10th 16th
FRL. 21st WED. 26th
aso Republic and second only to the Yangtare in important: This magul- ficent trade route was opened to for- eign traffic in 1897, but how many MON. foreigners travel on this important. SUN. waterway? The scenery along the For information appis to- route is beautiful. We recommend it to any person who wishes to spend.a short and economical holiday.
A
Co.,
KWONG WING Ltd..
29, Connaught Road, West,
Phone 20893.
STEAMERS' MOVEMENTS
Plans for the proposed vessels, which would be the largest mer- chant ships ever to be built in the United States, were first turned! over to the board with a preli- The announcement was made on minary application for a Govern- August 11 that Lord Kylsant has ment loan aggregating three- retired from the chairmanship of fourths of the construction cost
Mr. George Mehsing, a retired Harland and Wolff, Limited, the as provided by the Jones-White
Liverpool, has tached to ropes gathered on an shipbuilders, and that his place Act more than a year ago. Since shipmaster of
The P. & 0. s.s. Laboré feft will be taken by Mr. F. E. Rob that time there have been sug-patented a new life-bont lowering evenwood winch, which is another beck, one of the managing direcgested various changes in the gear which will greatly interest of Mr. Mensing's patents.
plans, especially by the naval ex-shipping companies. It is claimed second winch inclines the davits Singapore for this port on Octo- Harland and Wolff have shipperts, whose duty it is under the for the device that it saves time and the two boats leave the chocks ber 20 at 6 a.m., building yards at Belfast and on law to determine the facilities of and simplifies the process of lower and swing clear of the ship's side. here on October 31 at 2 p.m. the Clyde and ship-repairing merchant vessels as auxiliaries to ing life-boats, counteracts any list When the lower boat has been put
The P. & 0. 4.3. Apoie left establishments At Southampton the Navy in time of national in a rough sea, and requires the down, firat to the embarkation and in the Port of London, Lord emergency. Each time the United services of one man only to swing deck and then to the water, the Singapore for this port on Octo- Kylsant succeeded to the chair-States Lines architects and con-out two boats and put them in the ropes are wound back and attach-ber 29 at 4 p.m., and is due here manship in 1924 after the death of struction experte have accepted water. Each pair of davits has ed to the upper boat, which is then on November 5 at about 5 p.m.
The mv. Magara (Swedish East Lord Pirrle, and has since held the the suggestions and sought to double shocks holding two life lowered in similar fashion. There position in addition to the chair comply with all stipulated re- boats, one above the other. The is no need to manipulate the davits
upper boat is held by hooks to the for the second launch; the two life- Asiatic Co., Ltd.), loft Hamburg manship of a large number of ship-quirements. ping companies.
top of the uncurved perpendicular boats are, of equal size and on October 9, and is due here on
or about November, 19. davits, and the lower boat is at capacity..
The knowledge that such pre- Our Belfast correspondent teleliminary steps toward con❤ graphs that the resignation is struction of the liners were pro understood to be "due to the calla ceeding uninterrupted notwith- on Lord Kylsant's time by the standing the deliberations over many' shipping companies of the advisability of the undertak which he is chairman and other ing by the President's advisory | public duties."
shipping committee has been wel comed in administration circles.
Mr. F. E. Rebbeck, who has been one of the managing directors (the other is Mr. Charles Payne), is very well known in British ship buliding, where his reputation stands high.
OF HONG KONG, LIMITED.
TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY
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SALVAGE TUG "TAIKOO"
DRY DOCK
· Length 787 · Feet. Length on Blocks 750 Feet.
Depth on Centre of
SE (HW.OS.T.) 34 ft. 6 ins
THREE SLIPWAYS-
Capable of Handling Ships Up
to 9.0
ment.
Informal discussion of the pro jected ships brought expressions in naval and Shipping Board circles that no unnecessary delay should obtain in laying keels of the vessela if the United States intends, to maintain parity, with other maritime nations.
Di
Premium on Speed
It was emphasised that great care must be exercised in the preparation of plans since the ahips would be the first of their type to be constructed in Ameri can yards. No criticism what ever was voiced with respect to the-time-taken thus fax in per fecting the plans,
Looking into the future, when the proposed vessels may toe the mark in the great race for supremacy in the North Atlantic, some observers advanced the pre- diction that Congress would place a premium upon speed in such an undertaking through Increasing mail compensation allowed under the existing law Estimates of the amount of mail pay required to absorb the differential in the operating cost of American and foreign ships in the class ranged from £4 to £6 a mile based on a maintained speed of 30 knots or betterAt present rates the maximum mail pay for vessels maintaining a speed of 80 knots
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