THE CHINA MAIL
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1930.
YKLINE
N.
REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA USA. VARYING FROM £83 TO £120 ON SALE
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
TATSUTA MARU
SHINYO BIARU
Thursday, Tuesday,
1st January. 20th January.
SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghal & Japan Ports.
HIYE MARU (Leave from Kobel.. Wednesday, 21st January. LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via
Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez, HAKUSAN MARU
HARUNA BARU
KAMO MARU
Frklay, Saturday,
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Porta
Tuesday,
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
Sunday.
.. Sunday,
Dimensi. MiriamE 1 BRANDT: Co.
Bi. Uporge's Building, Chale Bowl,
Building and Repairs of Bosmery and, Kokyblyg`of, every, type.
- Telephones › HITTA.
Telegra
- Night 1 - #1166,
SOUTH CHINA MOTOR-SHIPBUILDING
REPAIRING WORKS, LTD.
To Kwa Wa#--KDWLOON DAY. Telaphase 1 07002 Duy_and_ Night. Works Manguez W, B. Hamart,
26th December.
10th, January.
20th January.
DEFENDING OIL ENGINES.
YACHT WRECK.
28th December.
11th January.
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Busy Diesel Engineering
Sunday,
1st February.
SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports,
Saturday,
21st February.
+ TOKUSHIMA MARU
TANGO MARU
*Mexico & Panama.
GINTO MARU
KAWACHI MARU
NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama.
†TATSUNO MARU
Monday,
5th January,
LIVERPOOL via Port Sald, Stamboul (Constantinople), Genoa.
↑ DURBAN MARU
Sunday,
18th January.
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.
+ MALACCA MARU
Monday,
29th December.
+ MURORAN MARU
Tuesday:
6th January,
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
HIYE MARU (Yokohama direct) Saturday,
27th December.
KASHIMA MARU
Sunday,
28th December.
IYO MARU
..... Monday,
29th December,
+ Carge only.
For further information apply to:-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
Telephone 80291.
(Private exchange to all departmants.)
0.
K.
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
9th Jan.
LONDON, HAMBURG, ROT- Altai Maru
Fri.,
TERDAM & ANTWERP
via
Singapore, Colombo,
Suez & Port Said.
RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS Montevideo Maru...
Tues.,
30th Dec.
& BUENOS AIRES via
Saigon, Singapore, Colom
bo, Durban & Capetown,
BOMBAY via Singapore & Hague Maru
Tues.,
80th Dec.
Colombo.
DURBAN,
LOURENÇO
MARQUES, BEIRA, DAR-
ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR Mexico Maru
Mon..
5th Jan,
& MOMBASA via Singa
pore & Colombo.
MELBOURNE via Manila, Brisbane Maru ....
Mon.,
Brisbane & Sydney.
CALCUTTA via Singapore &
Rangoon.
Burma Maru
Fri,
5th Jan.
2nd Jan.
Manila Maru (From
Kobe)
Sat.,
Mon.,
8rd Jan.
6th Jan,
VICTORIA, SEATTLE
TACOMA & VANCOUVER via Japan Ports.
NEW YORK via Japan ports, Los Angelee & Panama. Call Direct at Boston, Philadelphia & Baltimore. JAPAN PORTS (Freight Ser-
vice).
HAIPHONG vin Hollow &
Pakhoi (Fortnightly).
KEELING và Stator
Kwarta Maru
& Hozan Maru
Amoy (Evory Sunday Noon).
TAKAO via Swatow & Amoy Doll Maru
. (Fortnightly).
For further particulars please spaly to:-
OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.
Telestun 280;!
Чип.
28th Dec.
Thurs.,
1st Jan,
Donations and Subscriptions must now
be sent to the Hop. 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,
A
Plants.
Mr. Storry B. Freeman dropped A gentle hint in his paper on "Fuel Problems in the Mercantile Marine," which he read before the Institute of Fuel on October 23. In the course of his remarks he atated:-
ROCKET LOST IN FURZE BUSHES.
Installation and repair. Diloval Batnos, sad” Kolors Marios and · Ballotary
a speciality.
P. AND O. REDUCED DIVIDEND.
Effect of Bad Trading Conditions.
It was stated at the official in- quiry into the wreck of the yacht Islander, when Commodore Douglas
The reduction in the final divi King, M.P., and five companiona
the Cornish |dend on the Deferred stock of tha lost their lives off Coast, that Mr. W. Ross, P. and O. Steam Navigation Com- station officer of coast-guards
in *the Fowey district, apany compared with that declared vital witness, had been taken ill. a year ago should scarcely come aa It was decided to proceed with the a surprice to any who have follow hearing of other evidence.
CANADIAN PACIFIC
QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC -
12 DAYS FROM CHINA AND 8 DAYS FROM JAPAN TO CANADA AND UEA.
Bhoogtal
· Lakto
Yokohama
Vandou
Hot Boo Empress of Rasels* Jan. 7 Jan 10 Jan. 13 Jan. 15 Jan. 11. Empress of Japan Feb. 5 Feb. 8 Feb, 10 Feb. 12 Feb, 20 Empress of Asia* Feb. 15 Feb 21 Feb, 24 Feb. 26 Mar. 7 Empress of Canada Mar. 6 Mar. 8 Mar, 10 Mar. 12 Mar, 20 of Rossio® Mar. 18' Mar. 21 Mar. 24 Mar. 28. Apr. 14 Empress Empress of Japan Apr. 1 Apr. 4 Apr. 7" Apr. 9 Apr. 17 Empress at Asia Apr: 10 Apr. 13 Apr. 16 Apr. 18 Apr. 27 Empress of Canada! Apr. 25 Apr. 28 Apr. 30 May 2. May 14 Empress of Russia May 8 May 11 May 14 May 16 May 25 Empress of Japant May 23 May 26 May 18 May 30 June 10 Empress of Asia" June June 8 June 11 June 18 June 21 Empress of Canada June 20 Jane 23 June 25 June 27 July 8 Empress of Russia July 3 July 6 July 9 July 11 July 20 Empress of Japan July 18 July 21 July 23 July 25 Aug. 5 July 31 Aug. 3 Ang. & Aug. 8 Ang. 17 Empress of Asia
(Call at Nagasaki the day after departure Shanghall + Calls at Honolulu on May 8. Calls at Honoluna on June 5
HONG KONG MANILA SERVICE.
Leave Arrive
Jan. 12
Hong Kong Manila Emp. of Russia' Dec. 30 Jan. 1 Emp. of Japan. Jan. 10 Telephones:- Passenger .. 20752 Freight 20042
Dr. William King said Mr. Rossed the course of liner and ordinary "It is noticeable. at various
was suffering from nervous debllity, cargo shipping during the last technical societies in Britain that
boiler Board of Trade): Do you think editor. while
turbine and
Five per cent, tax free,]. the
the subject of this inquiry is affect for the six months ended Septem- experts are present to expound
ing his health 7-I think it has been er 30 is declared, as against 7 per the value of their plant, the oll on his mind. engine people seem to find more profitable employment elsewhere; possibly they are too busy building more of their engines."
Mr. A. T. Bucknill (for the fow months, saya The Times C WORLD'S GREATEST TRAVEL
It is, of course, well known that Diesel engine manufacturers have very much more work in hand than the builders either of reciprocating steam engines or steam turbinea and this is a condition that bas existed for some years past. fact, it is difficult to name any con cern which has concentrated это Diesel engine production and laid out the works, specially for the manufacture of this plant which is not, even la these dull times, extremely well occupied with
orders.
The Commissioner (Mr. E. A. Digby, KC.): Did anyone ask for the spare rocket-Number one did, but he was told that we could not find it. Everyone was talking and no one was listening.
Leonard Russell Bate, a member [cent., tax free, for the two months, of the Volunteer Rocket Life-saving as compared with 12 per cent, tax Company, said the rockat fell about forty yards ahead of the Islander..
free, for each of the two previous Mr. Bucknill: Had you a second years." The company is mainly rocket? No; I am sorry to say we concerned with, the trade with the had not. There was a second one East and with Australia and New in the gear, but willing handa carrying it over the fields had drop Zealand, and the disturbance of ped it in the fuize and we could not commerce in these routes has been plain. The P, and O. has been find it.
affected by trying conditions, In india and the Far East, and also by severe depression in the Australian route, where the immediato pro spect for shipping companies can not, by any stretch of imagination, Pre- docker, of be regarded as promising. John, Turner, A Polruan, and another member of the sont conditions in this trade, owing life-saving crew, told the Commis- to the big falling off in shipments stoner that he heard someone ask to the Commonwealth, are described for the spare rocket. There was no as being more difficult than those at reply at the moment, but a little any previous time in the recollec later he heard someone say that tion of experienced shipping mana- the rocket had been found. It was gera. The company is also in then too late; the ship had gone.terested in the fortunes, or rather, James Taylor, coastguardat misfortunes, of ordinary cargo Looe, said that when he got the shipping, for which profitable em message that a ship had been sunk ployment is now extremely hard to he tried to get the district officer find. The actual earnings of the on the telephone, but could not. P. and O. Company, including those When his relief arrived he ran to from Investments, remain to be dis the duty-room and found the disclosed-probably they will prove to trict officer there, ha
have been substantially better than
BRITISH
SYSTEM
WUCHOW LINE
DECEMBER SAILINGS. -
DEPARTURE HOURS:
Hong Kong 6,90 p.m. Wuchow. 2. p.
8.8. *TAI BING"
[1,068 tons Capt. Trott.)
DECEMBER BAT. 27th
8.8. "TAI MING":
The Sai Gong (or the West River) is the third largest river In the Chinese Republic and second- only to the Yangtzzo in knport- tance. This magnificent trade routs was opened to foreign traffic [649 tons-Capt. W. HL Lawton.] in 1897, but how many foreign- TUES
this important for information apply to 'er travel on
waterway! The scenery along the route is beautiful: We recommend
it to any person who wishes to spend a short and economical holt- day.
QUAYSIDE SUBSIDENCES.
Workmen's Battle With The Sen.
Probably it is true that much of this general discussion on the economics of steam and motor ships which we hear so regularly at many meetings, when the same speakers make virtually the same statements, la unprofitable. The effect is, perhaps, amall, since those who have to make practical.decisions re- garding the choice of propelling machinery carry out their own in
At the same time vestigations. those who advocate steam proput The Commissioner: Did you those of most shipping companies-- sion often make general and some say anything to him about but in any case a cautious dividend time particularised statements the telephone? Yes. I told policy, in the face of so much un- Alded by powerful electric lights, which can readily be shown to be him I had been trying to settlement, scems wise, and in the railway workmen were waging a inaccurate, but they are not analys get him and couldnót He long run the stockholders should battle with the sea at Fleetwood in ed or criticized because of the said he had been Indoors and had benefit by the conservation of re-mall week. They were working standing of the man who has made just come out to adjust the tele sources. The anal distribution on deep down in the foundations of the them. The presence of expert phone. The witness added that the Ordinary shares of the British quayside, where serious subsidences enced Diesel engine.designers and the telephone was then all right. India Steam Navigation Company, occurred, leaving a gaping hole manufacturers who could put for What about the duty man who is maintained at 4 per cent tax sixty feet in diameter and over ward facts apparently unknown to should have been at the telephone7 free, for the six months, making 8 thirty feet deep. Twa lengths of the majority of speakers and thoseHe was on a way to relieve me. per cent. tax free for six monthe railway metals have had to be who attend the meeting would, therefore, be helpful if only from the standpoint of accuracy And accuracy In the records of technical Institutions should.be essential.
Especially at the meetings of the Institution of Naval Architects the steam advocates are in force and the Diesel engineers are absent May it not be suggested that one of the prominent engineers in the Diesel engine world should read paper which would bring forward all the recent advances which have been made, and would show the full possibilities of the modern Diesel marine engine?
DRY DOCK
Length 787 Feet Length on Blocker30 Feet.
THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY
OF HONG KONG LIMITED.
SALVAGE TUG
TAIKOO
Wireless Call' VPGN 600 Meters.
Depth on Centre of
SI (HW.OST:) 34 ft. 6 ins.
SLIPWAYS
THRE
Capable
TRE
Leaving the telephone unattend-making 8 per cent tax-free closed.
side and the new position was filled
odt-He left les on to his house for the year. The present is Some years ago the quayside was Apparently his wife did not answer. the tenth year for which this rate pushed farther out into the River is it a common occurrence to has been declared. Nearly all Wyre by means of wooden piling, have the telephone left unattended these shares are held by the and the space between the old quay in bad weather? No. A P. and O.
Coastguard Trim, of Fowey, said that both he and the station officer, Mr. Ross, 'tried to call up the life boat from the but, but could get no reply. She's d
The Commissioner: The lifeboat people say just the opposite that they cruised about calling you and could get no reply.
Trim: 1.saw no lights from the lifeboat,
Coastguard Arthur Maslem, chief yeoman signalman, said that he saw the rays of what he thought to be signal flashes from the lifeboat. He had his oil lamp ready, to algnal, but had no information to
give.
FAMOUS YACHT SOLD.
Sir Howard Frank has sold his 24-metre yacht. Antra to Mr. Hugh Paul, the well-known yachtsman,
The „Astra, which was designed by Mr Che Njèhöldớn,* WAS late sold by the
Frank
STEAMER
Howard
20th
DECEMBER
KWONG WING
29, Connaught: Road, West, Phone 20893,
Co Lad
in with sand. Constant action of the sea on the woodwork of the new. quayside has worn away a 'large' amount of boarding, and gaps have enabled the sea gradually to eat. away sand from the foundations.
The process has been going on for some time, until the foundations of two sets of railway lines have. now been washed away. Truck- loads of material have been used by the L.M.S. Railway Company for filling-up purposes, but most of it has been washed away by the
After repairs have been carried
out it is calculated that some 2,000-3 tons of Alling-in material will be necessary. Work is only passible at low tide, and as filling material
is dumped in some of it is carried away again by the sea.
BANK LINE LTD.
AGENTS FOR
ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S.S. CO., LTD,
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION WITHOUT NOTICE.
UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT
S.B, CITY OF CORINTH". London, Rotterdam & Hamburg
NEW YORK BOSTON, & BALTIMORE
ALSO AGENTS FOR
ANDREW WEIR &
BERVICES TO
BOSTON NEW YORK & BALTIMORE
HIRISBANK!
TUS & SOUTH AFRICA
ELLERMAN-LINE
6th January, 1931
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CO.
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