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TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1931.
P. & O.-British India Apcar and
Eastern & Australian Lines
(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.
TAKING CARGO FOR
STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, AND RED SEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE, &c.
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under Contract with H.M. Government.)
$.9.
+KASHMIR
Tons. flong Kong
From
About
1931.
Destination.
17th Jan. Marseilles, London, Ilull, Rotterdam
& Antwerp.
8,985
COMORIN
*KIDDERPORE
PERIM
15 132 21st 5.334 4th 7,6-18 7th
Ja... Feb. Feb.
*KASHGAR
MALWA
Bombay, Marseilles & London. Straits, Colombo & Bombay.
Marselites, London, Hull, Hamburg,
Rotterdam & Antwerp. 0,003 14th Feb. Marseillas, London, Hull, Rotterdamtf
& Antwerp. Marseilles & London.
Marseilles, London, Hull, Hamburg,
Rotterdam & Antwerp. Mars, L'don, Hull, R'dam & A'werp. Marseilles, London, Hull, Hamburg.
Rotterdam & Antwerp. Marseilles & London. Mars., L'don, Hul, R'dam & A'werp Marselles & London.
KHIVA
10,980 | 28th 9,135 7th
Feb. Mar
KHYBER
9,114 14th
*SOMALI
21st
Mar. Mar.
RAWALPINDI
16,610
28th
Mar.
†KARMALA
D.128
11th
Apr.
RAJPUTANA
14,538 26th
Apr.
19.144 9th
May
COMORIN
11.132
23rd
May
Hombay, Marseilles & London.
Mars,, L'ion, Hul, R'dam & A'werp.
1 8,985
6th
! 16,601
20th
June Juna July
Alars., on, Hull, R'dam & A'werp. Bombay, Marseilles & London,
18th
KALYAN
*KASHMIR
RANPURA
19.005 4th
1 16,019
†KASHGAR
RAWALPINDI
KHYBER
19.114
RAJPUTANA
1 16,568
KARMALA
CATHAY
tst
July
AUE-
15th Aug.
9,328 20th Aug.
116,121 12th Sept.
M'seilles, Ldon, R'dam & A'werp. Bombay, Marseilles & London. M'seilles, L'don, R'dam & A'werp. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles & London.
Bombay, Marseilles & London.
†KALYAN 19,144 26th Sept. Marseilles & Landon.
"Cargo only. Calls Casablanca.
Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengera and Cargo to Constantinople, Pirceus, Smyrna and other Levant Porta by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
1031.
*TALAMBA
10th 8,018
TALMA TAKADA
} 10,000
1 6,049
6th 25th
Jan. Feb. Feb.
Singapore, Penang & Calcutta
Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.
• Calls Rangoon.
B.I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd class passengers. All steamers are fitted with wireless and carry a qualified surgeon.
THE CHINA MAIL.
RECOGNITION OF AIR LINES.
Equality with Steamers As Mail Carriers.
was
Washington, December 4. An effort to make American dirigibles and aeroplanes eligible for foreign mail contracts launched in Cong.us to-day by Senator Charles L. McNary, Repub- lean of Oregon. Senator McNary introduced into the Senate a bill designed to give American aero- planes and dirigibles, with respect to mail contracts, the same status as that now enjoyed by steamships fying the Stars and Stripes,
The rapid advance of aviation
and the prospect that dirigibles will be operating on regular
Over
the Pacific basin schedule caused Senator McNary to intro- that the duce his bill. He said Goodyear-Zeppelin Company is pre-
to Honolulu and from California paring to establish a dirigible line thence to Manila. From Manila would neroplanes dirigibles
and operate to ports in China Japan.
or
Senator McNary also drew at- tention to the prospect of regular commercial dirigible and aeroplane lines across the Atlantic ocean na as those now operating be- well tween North There are also aeroplane lines in operation in the areas touched by the waters of the Caribbean Sea.
and South America,
Aircaft development corporations. Senator McNary said, should be en- couraged in their efforts by making It possible for all varieties of mail carrying contracts to be awarded
to them.
ELECTRIC SHIPS.
LORD INCHCAPE PEEPS INTO THE FUTURE.
Landon, Nov. 28, The electrical engineers who at the beginning of the present century were the first of their profession to
HONG KONG AND MACAO LINE in Good Speed
S.S. CHUEN CHOW
Daily Sailing from Hong Kong at 200 p.m. Sailing from Macao at 7,50 в.m. Sundays excepted.
Freight and Passage apply :-
CHUEN ON STEAM- BOAT CO., LTD. 241, Des Voeux Road C.
CONSIGNEES.
LLOYD TRIESTINO NAY. CO.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEKS.
Steamer
"PILSNA " From Trieste, Venice, Brindial, Port Said, Aden, Bombay, Colombo and Singapore.
Informed that all Goods are being CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Ltd., at Kow- toon, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before 9th instant.
Tel. 26081.
LIFEBOAT INVENTION. Portuguese Claim For A Pneumatic
Apparatus...
A pneumatic Ilfe-saving ap- paratus for use at sea has been in. vented by n Portuguese, Senhor It is a sort of Lulz de Carvalho. diving suit formed by a pneumatic floating circular box composed of
hermetically closed by means of | two parts which, when used, are springs.
Protruding from the upper part of the box is a waterproof jacket terminating in a mask, which per- mits vision and is provided with a breathing tube, all of which forms ono plece.
From the lower part
of the box hangs a pair of water- proof trousers and shoes.
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 15th instant will be subject rent. The suit, which enables the wear- All claims against the vessel muster to float for many hours in the bo presented to the Undersigned on or before the 25th instant or they will not be recognised.
All brokeb, chafed, and damaged Goods ars to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the
15th instant at 10 a.m. by our sur-
ed.
No Fire Insurance has been affect veyors Messra. Goddard & Douglas.
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
Agents.
Hong Kong, 9th January, 1931.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.
From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON, STRAITS AND PHILIPPINES.
be placed in charge of the electric The Steamship, lighting when it was installed
BENLEDI"
>
1.
No claims will be admitted after the
aboard the Peninsula and Orlent
Consignees of Cargo are hereby in- liners were naturally known to all
formed that all Goods are being land- as "batti-wallaha," aned at their risk into the hazardous the crews
turn and/or extra hazardous. Godowns of appellation which they in adopted and perpetuated by form- The Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf ing the battl-wallahs' Club, They and Godown Co., Ltd, whence and/or were then few in numbers, but the from the wharves delivery may be ob
tained. į Club grew and flourished, and at a luncheon in London this week the Club
by Lord WAS addressed Inchcape. The chairman of the took advantage of the occasion to into the allow himself to peep
He pointed out that no future. problem in mechanical research was mere vital to Britain as a mari- time nation than the economical de
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South). Peninsular and Orlent Company
NELLORE TANDA
ST. ALBANS
1931
Jan. 6,853 31st 0,058
Feb. 28th let 4,500
Apr.
Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney
Melbourne.
Regular monthly callings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan velopment of power for ships, and
and Hong Kong to Australia.
Hong Kong to Sydney--19 days.
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-
The Union E.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via Now
Bealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The P. & O. Royal Mail Steamers to London and
The P. & O. Branch Service of steamers to London via Suez.
he thought it was not extravagant to anticipate, that the time would come when ships would be propelled, beated and lighted by the wireleas transmission of current. It was
lesa atores of heat and radiant energy, might yet be harnessed to the service of mankind that should turther reduce the cost of ocean travel.
The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and possible, he said, that the sun's end-
London via Panama Canal.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.
TALMA
KASHGAR
KHIVA MALWA *ALIPORE TAKADA TANDA
KHYBER
TILAWA
*SOMALI
RAWALPINDI
TALAMBA ST. ALBANS
KARMALA RAJPUTANA NELLORE KALYAN.1 COMORIN KASHMIR
·TANDA RANPURA
KASHGAR
Geods have left the Godowas, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 15th instant will be subject to
rent.
water, is quickly adjustable, allows free movement of the arms, and is a device by oven provided with which the wearer can move in any direction desired. It is further provided with special reels attached to moveable anchors, thus enabling the wearer, if he so desires, to re main in one place for a long period, | and, furthermore, permitting him to attach his apparatus to that of any other person from whom he may not wish to be separated.
Pleading guilty to stealing 3 blanket from the Kwong Fuk Leung Shipyard, Sam Wah, an un- employed Chinese, was sentenced to one month's imprisonment this morning at the Kowloon Magia- tracy,
HONG KONG. TIDE
The tide-table given below has been obtained by ald of the Tide-predict ing Machine, which includes 40 com- ponents for the better prediction of ikles, from the result of the analysis of the tidal observations, taken at the Kowloon tidal observatory. under the direction of Dr. Dobeck during the years 1887, 1888 and 1889.
The times and haights are given All claims against the steamer mat
for Kowloon; but they may be uzad be presented to the Undersigned on
for the Victoria Naval Yard and or before the 20th Instant or they
they Aberdeen, the differences being very will not be recognised.
small.
All broken, chated, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowe where they will be examined pu the 14th instant at 10. a. by Mossrs. No Fire Insurance has been effect. Goddard and Douglas.
Bill of Lading will be countersign- GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD. Agents. Hong Kong,. 8th January, 1031.
ed.
ed by,
1931. 10,000 16th Jan. Amoy, S'hal, Moji, Kobe & Osaka.
Daylight
Daylight 0,185 25th Jan. 31st Jan. I 10,980
5,273 1st. Feb. 8th Feb. Feb.
9,005 17th Jan Shanghal, Molt, Kobe & Yokohama WALTER RUNCIMAN. would appear
4,949
0,056
9,114 14th Feb. 10,006 20th Feb. 20th Feb. 16,619 28th Feb. 6th MKT. 8,018 4.000
Mar. eth
Маг. 8,128 14th
Mar 10,586 27th
10,853 6th
Apr.
9.144
101
Apr.
15,132
24th
8,093
Apr. 8th May
6,955
Shanghai, Mol, Kobo & Yokohama.
Shanghal, Hojl, Kobo & Yokohama. Moji & Kobe.
Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Osaka,
Y'bama. Shal, Moji, Kobe, Osaka &
Yokohama. Shanghai, Moil, Kobe & Amoy, Shal, Moji. Kabe & Oaks. Shanghal, Mejl, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghal, Kobe & Yokohama.
Amoy,
A GREAT SHIPPING. MAGNATE.
London, Nov. 28.
The times of high and low-water
must not be considered to coincide with the times of slack-water and change of current, the two phenomena being quite distinct.
Das
January 13 to 20, 1981.
Standard Tioca
HIGH WATER LOWER WATER
Standard) Jan.
EC Times
Toos 1m 5:38 67 368.L
m 1 4831
m) 58
...20 6.6
Wed, 14m 7
the Royal Mail, the White Star and Union Castle; but, he said The offices are mostly under one roof and they are all associated, so the work Thura 158.81 E of management is not so vast se
"Nor is there ar salary for each company," he add-
Eat, ed with a smile. Mr. Runciman pointed out that the shipping con- Sun. 18 cerns in question were of national importance, and he had taken on his Mon. 19 latest work at the request of the banks and the Treasury. One company--Lamport and Holt-was
"I cannot se8-A
Moji, Kobe. Osaka & Y'hama. No fewer than 24 shipping com- in the hands of the receiver, and S'hal, Moll, Kobe. Osaka & Yhapa.panies are now practically under the management and things gen Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. the control of Mr. Walter Run-jerally were bad. Shanghal, Kobe & Yokohama
Y'hama. ciman, who was been appointed gleam of light ahead yet for ship. S'hal, Mofi, Kobo, Osaka &
deputy chairman of a pumber of ping, but if world trade improves. Shanghai, Moli, Kobe & Yokohama.
connected Shanghai, Kaba & Yokohama.
companies
with the the prospects will of course be Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama.
Steam Mail
Packet brighter." S'hai, Moji, 8th May
1, Kobe, Osaka & Than. Roys!
leave hal, Kobo & Yokohama
group following: the
of The suggestion that the extent of .16,801 22nd May Shanghai Moji, Kobe & Yokohama.
absence granted to Lord Kylsant, his business intercats might cause 9,005 5th June
his retirement from politics was ST. ALBANS
4,500 5th June S'hai, Mojl, Kobe, Osaka & Yhama who is visiting South Africa. RAWALPINDI 16,010 19th June Shanghal, Kobe & Yokohama, KHYBER 19,114 3rd July Shanghal, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. NELLORE 1.6.353 6th July Shal, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & 'hama, RAJPUTANA 10,588 17th July Shanghal, Kobe & Yokohama. KARMALA 0.128 31st July Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama.
Cargo only. All dates are approximate and subject to piteration without notice.:: WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS. Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses at Bingapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer.gada
All Cabins are Itted with Electric Fans free of charge. Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries, Parcels casuring net more than 2% ft x 2ft x 1ft will be received
at the Company's Office up to Noon on the day previous to miling
For further Information, Fassage, Freight, Handbooks, ete, apply to:-
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. P.&O. Bullding, Connaught Rd. C., Hong Kong,
Agents
THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO. LTD.
ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER, MAKERS, BRASS 18 IRON FOUNDERS. Alla work done In guaranteed. We kara over thirty yen't
Town Office: 44, Comu
Mr. Runciman Is also a director ridiculed by Mr. Ruhelman. Poll
m11 313.4 in 15: 1.8 0 133,6
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LÖNG KONG,“ SILAN
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2045 Kowloon Tel 57009
Due dyese
seases Six Granite Docks and
Two Pat
ent Bllp ways. The dimensions of No 1 Dock are 700 Itx
86 ft. x 30
ft
MLS.
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Single screw steel passenger and cargo motor ship, Dimensions :—-164' 0" B.P x28' 0" Mid. x 11' 6" Mld.; D. W. 470 tons; BHP. 360; Speed 10% knots: Bullt and machinery Installed by The Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ludy to the order of La Naviera Filipina Inc., Cebu for Philippine coasting service.
Please address enquiries to the Chief Manager:--
R. M. DYER, B.Sc., M.IN.A., Kowloon Dock, Hong Kong,