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MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 1931.
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ASAMA MARU
TAYO MARU
Wednesday, 4th February. Thursday, 19th February. SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghai & Japan Ports.
Thursday, 12th February, Thursday, 20th February.
HIKAWA MARU
HEIAN MARU
LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via
Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez.
KASHIMA MARU
Saturday,
71 February.
YASUKUNI MARU
Saturday,
21st February,
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
KITANO MARŲ
Thursday,
19th February,
TOTTORI MARU
29th January.
31st January.
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo,
4YAMAGATA MARU
.... Thursday,
.... Saturday.
SOUTH AMERICA (West Const) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles,
Mexico & Panama.
CINYO MARU
Sunday,
1st February. SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports,
KAWACHI MARU
Thursday, 26th February.
NEW YORK. BOSTON via l'anama.
LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Stamboul (Constantinople), Genon,
PATAGO MARU
† TAKETOYO MARU
Friday, Sunday.
6th February,
1st March.
+ DELAGOA MARU
Sunday,
16th February,
CALCUTTA vin Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.
† RANGOON MARU
Friday,
30th January,
NAGATO MARU
Saturday,
7th February.
Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday,
28th January,
20th January. .7th February,
SHANGHAL KORE & YOKOHAMA.
† HAKOBATE MARU
KAGA MARU-
SUWA MARU
Carge only.
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.......
Mon.,
9th Feb.
6th Feb.
3rd Fell
5th Feb.
LONDON, HAMBURG, ROT-1 Atlas Mari
TERDAM & ANTWERP
via Singapore, Colombo.
Suez & Port Sald,
RIO DE JANEIRO. SANTOS La Plata Maru
Fri.,
& BUENOS AIRES via
Saigos, Singapore, Colom
bo, Durban & Capetown.
KARACHI & BOMBAY via Shunko Maru .....
Singapore & Colombo ....
DURBAN, LOURENCO Chiengo Maru
Tucs.
Thurs.,
MARQUES, `BEIRA, DAR-
ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR
& MOMBASA via Singa-)
pore & Colombo.
ZEALAND via Manila ...
CALCUTTA via Singapore &
Rangoon.
Seattle Maru
SEATTLE.
TACOMA & VANCOUVER
via Japan Ports.
NEW YORK via Japan ports. Sanyo Maru
Fri.,
6th Feb.
Los Angeles & Panama.
Call Direct at Boston,
Philadelphia & Baltimore.
JAPAN PORTS (Freight Ser.
vice).
AUSTRALIA AND NEW Melbourne Maru
VICTORIA,
Wed.,
4th Feb.
Sunday,
1st Feb.
HAIPHONG via Helhow & Menndo Maru Thurs.,
5th Feb.
Pakhoi (Fortnightly).
KEELUNG via Swatow &
Amoy
(Every
Sunday Canton Marug
Noon).
TAKAO via Swatow & Amoy Deli Mara
Sun.,
Thurs.,
1st Feb.
29th Jan.
(Fortnightly).
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SIX ADVENTURERS. SHIPPING MOVEMENT.
STOWAWAYS WHO WON A MAGISTRATE'S HEART.
Six young stowaways reached the end of their adventure at Thames Police Court one day last month.
Rosy-faced, tousle-headed Liver-
pool boys, they had found no work in their own town, and, being friends, had each made a small parcel of his worldly goods and
AT U.K. PORTS.
Decline in British and US. Departures.
IN GERMAN ARRIVALS.
The net tonnage of vessels that arrived with cargoes in the foreign
trade during October, 1930, at ports of the United Kingdom was 6,928,-
Installations and pair of Diesel Engines and Motors tomarlos and Stallonery & speciality,
CLYDE DUES.
TO BE REDUCED FROM NEW YEAR.
In his review of the year at the annual meeting of the Clyde Lighthouses Trust, Mr. George Sloan, who was re-elected chair.
na, made special reference to The experimenting at Cumbrae with what was known he said, as a talking beacon. This cost a
crept down to the dock on the night 900 tons, a decrease of 253,000 tons, good deal of money, but it had the corresponding total for October well spent, and it looked as
of October 29, determined to seck
a fortune in Canada.
rouver
or 3,5 per cent, as compared with
if the apparatus would become of very great use in the near future. The plant had been made at their own
Port- workshops at Glasgow. During the past few months their engineers had been
ber, 1929. Considerable increases They slipped on board the steam-
were recorded in the arrivals with ship Doric Star, a fruit boat Van-cargo from Central and Eastern and hidden with Mediterranean countries and from bound. their bundles in the coal bunkers, the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of they were a day and a night at sea North America, while large 'de i before the crew discovered them. creases were recorded in respect of preparing more permanent plant
The captain wirelessed the steam-soveral areas, notably in the case ship Viking homeward bound with of North Europe, Europe (At- a cargo of apples and dried fruits. lantic), East Africa, Persian Gulf, Both ships slightly altered course, India, and South America, Atlantic and came alongside in the Carib-coast.
after 1
and were carrying out experi- ments before it was installed, One would hardly realise the im Portance of this beacon, if it turn- ed out all that it promised and all They could benn Sen. The boys-George, With regard to the nationalities they expected of it.
imagine in the case of a vessel Gerald, Marin, William, Philip, and concerned, there was an increase in making a landfall at one of the fifteen-year-old Joseph-were trans- German net tonnage of 104,000 tons, lighthouses, possibly ferred to the homegoing vessel and or 37.5 per cent, and a decrease of couple of days dead reckoning, arrested at London Docka,
152.000 tons, or 7.3 per cent. in
what a help it would be sudden- British vessela, Other large de-
ly to hear the human voice with creases were: United States, 99,000, the aid of the gramophone telling tons (19.9 per cent.), and French, the name of the lighthouse, and 33.000 tons (15.2 per cent.). Only 65 per cent. of the net tonnage of not only so, but the distance the the arrivals with cargo was British, vessel was from it. as compared with 68 per cent. in October, 1929.
They were remanded at Thames Police Court while inquiries were made in Liverpool, and then had their first taste of the cells. The goaler became their friend.
This talking beacon, if it filled their expectations, would become fa world-wide institution wherever there was a lighthouse fog signal, and he thought they could con- gratulate their engineers, MessTS.
Stevenson, on this wondrous 'de-
velopment.
CANADIAN PACIFIC
QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC
Kobe
12 DAYS FROM CHINA AND 8 DAYS FROM JAPAN TO CANADA AND U.S.A.
Yokohama Shanghai
VANCOUVER Blung Korg
LAT Empress of Japan Feb. 5 Feb. 8 Feb. 10 Feb. 12 Feb. 20 Empress of Asia“ Feb. 18 Feb. 21 Feb. 24 Feb. 26 Mar. 7 Empress of Canada Mar, 5 Mar. 8 Mar. 10 Mar. 12 Mar. 21 Empress of Rusala Mar. 18 Mar. 21 Mar. 24 Mar. 28 Apr. 4 Empress of Japan Apr. 1 Apr. 4 Apr. Apr. 9 Apr. 17 Empress of 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 23 Juan To Empress of Japant May 23 May 26 May 28 May 30 Empresa of Asia June 5 June 8 June 11 June 13 June 22 Empress of Canada. June 20 June 23 June 23 Jane 27 July Empress of Russin' July 3 July & July 9 July 11 July 20 Empress of Japan July 18 July 21 July 21 July 25 Aug. Empress of Asia* July 31 Aug. 3 Aug. 6 Aug. 8 Aug. 17 Empress of Canada Aug. 15 Aug. 18. Aug. 20 Aug. 22 Aug. 30
(Call at Nagasaki the day after departure from Shanghai) Calls at Honolulu on May 8, Call at Honolulu on June 5.
HONG KONG
MANILA SERVICE. ·
Leave Arrive Hong Kong Manila Emp. of Canada Feb. 7 Feb. 9 Fanp. of Russia Feb. 23 Feb. 25 Telophones:
Passenger .. 20752 Freight, 20042
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8
5
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BRITISH
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WUCHOW LINE
JAN.-FER, BAILINGS,
DEPARTURE Houng:
Hong Kong 5.30 p.m. Wuchow 2 p.m.
8.3. "TAI HING" [1,068 tons-Capt, Trott]
FRI
30th
JANUARY.
WED. TUES. MON,
FEBRUARY.
4th
SAT. 10th THURS. 26th 16th
21st
8.S. "TAI MING"
A new economical way to spend a short summer holiday. Take a trip to Wuchuw and back. Only requires four days. See all the aights of the West River. It costs you only $38.40 and can be 1819 tons-Capt. W. H. Lawton.] done in five days. Your budget:- Passage for round trip $20,00 Meals on board
.... 10.40 Lodging on board
Total
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.$38.40 Why not make a trial? The cuisine is excellent and the ac- commodation comfortable;
you try you will recommend it to cthers.
"Game little beggars," said the policemen at the Thames Court.
The boys, with combed hair and |
magis- well-soaped faces, faced a
The net tonnage of vessels that trate who tried in vain to conceal arrived in ballast during the month his sympathy. There was not room was 4,024,000 tons, an increase of for all of them in the dock, and 86,000 tons, or 2.2 per cent, as com young Joseph had to stand down. pared with October of the previous Good characters and anxious year, states The Board of Trade
Preparing for New Cunarder. parents were reported from Liver- Journal. Increases were recorded
Continuing, he marked that the The magistrate laid aalde in the majority of the principal building of the new Cunarder in- pool. his transparent sternness,
nationalities, of which the more volved dredging not only on the "I admire you for trying to get to conspicuous were French, 85,000 part of the Clyde Trust, but on Canada to find work," he Baid. (45.2 per cent.); Dutch, 64,000 tona "but if you had got there you would (33.3 per cent.); and German,e part of the Lighthouse Trust, who would require to deepen I 33,000 tons (9.9 not have been allowed to land.
per cent.).
and widen fl portion of the I am British arrivals in am not going to punish you.
ballast
channel at the bad bend below decreased by 166,000 going to send you all back home."
tons. Part-Glasgow. It was not expect Of the net ton-All The stowaways looked at the or 6.3 per cent.
that the launch would magistrate and the magistrate look-aage of the total arrivals in ballast,
finished before May or. 61 per cent, was British, as compar. ed at the stowaways.
yossibly, June, 1932,
Friday, January 23. und It ed with 67 per cent. in October, would be quite year
after Benroech, British str., 9,702 tons, 1929. The proportion of British
Capt. J. E. Lefevre, from Sin- net tonnage that arrived in ballast that before the vessel would be
ready to
down go
gapore, Naval buoy No. 2, was 36 per cent., both in October, so that they had
Gibb Livingston. & Co. 1930, and in Ocober, 1929.
pre-Shantung. British m.s., 6,697 tons, Captain H. W. Boria, from Antwerp, Kowloon Wharf.-- Gilman & Co.
Suddenly they all grinned.
WARSHIPS IN PORT.
The following British warships www were in harbour to-day:-
Bruce-North wall. Cornflower--In dock Cumberland-North arm.. Herald-South wall: Iroquois North wall. Osiris-In dock Oswald-In dock. Sandwich-No. 13 buoy. Sepoy No. 10 buoy. Serapis East wall.. Seraph-North wall. Sirdar-No. 12 buoy. Somme No. 7 buoy. Sterling No. 8 buoy, Stormcloud-No. 7 buoy. Thracian-No. 8 buoy.
Foreign Men-of-War. Adamastor-Portuguese cruiser. Helena-American gunboat. Mindanao-American gunboat.
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the river, abund- En of &nce
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parations and get on with the The net tonnage of vessels that work. They would watch careful- departed with cargoes in the for-ly the building of the ship and eign trade during October was take care that their part of the 6,822,000 tons, a decrease of 501,000 dredging was accomplished and lons, or 6.8 per cent, as compared ready for the vessel as soon as with October, 1929. Moderately she was ready for sea. large decreases were recorded in Dealing with the accounts, he the departures with Cargo for said the revenue, of the Trust for Northern Europe. Europe (Atlan, the past year was £20,762, being tic), Australasia, and South Ameri-¡an increase on the previous year ca, Atlantic Coast. The few in- of £901. Expenditure charged to creases were relatively small, revenue came to £18.039, being an With regard to the nationalities increase on the previous year of of the vessels engaged, the greater 4.418. This left a surplus of part of the decrease affected the 22,722, which had to be carried to British and United States vessels, the credit of the revenue reserve
With regard to The British net tonnage decreased fund.
revenue
ARRIVALS OF SHIPS.
JANUARY. TUES. 27th
FEBRUARY.
MON. 2nd WED. 18th
SUN.
FRI.
8th TUES, 24th 13th For information apply to-
Saturday, January 24, Dan. str., 5,469 tons, Capt. E. Himmelstrup, from Singapore, buoy No. A7-John | Manners & Co.
etr., 1,256 tone, Capt. Burleigh, from Can- ton, buoy No. C2.-J. M. & Co. Derry, German str., 878 tons, Capt.
Cheongshing, British
J. Bruhn, from Hoihow, buoy No. C3-Chau Yue Teng. Hakone Maru, Japanese str., 10,170 tons, Capt. Y Okuno, from London via Singapore, Kow- loon Wharf.-N.Y.K
Capt. C. Boyce, from Saigon, buoy No. BIG-Wo Fat Sing. Hinsang. British str., 1.686 tons,
Capt. T. Grant, from Sanda- kan, buoy No. 322-J. M. & Co.
Hongpeng, British str., 2,625 tons.
Capt. H. G. Hay,. from Singa- pore, buoy No. A10-Ho Thong & Co. Kiungchow, British str., 1,545 tons, Capt. W. Larter, from Canton, Taikoo Dock.-B. & S. Kwangtung, British str., 1,572 tons,
by 472,000 tons, or 9.3 per cent, and from the shipping Income for that of the United States fell by the past year was £17,019, an in-Haldia, British. str., 1,144 tons, 38,000 tona, or 17.4 per cent. There crease of £660. Tonnage for the were no large increases recorded. past year was 14,870,533 tons, an Of the net tonnage of the depar lacrease on the preceding year of tures with cargo, 68 per cent. was 336,911 tona. Glasgow tonnage British, as compared with 69 per was up. 562,098 tons, but Greenock; cent. in October of last year.
tonnage was down 288,637 tons. The net tonnage of the depar- | In the year under review both tures in ballast during October, the tonnage and revenue were the 1930, aggregated 4,009,000 tons, an highest recorded in the history of increase of 197,000 tons, or 5.2 per, the Trust. cent, as compared with October of Mr. Sloan added that the Con the previous year.
The German mittee of Management and Fin- net tonnage increased by 126,000 ance had been considering the tons (88.7 per cent.), the French by question of the reduction of the 51,000 tons (66.4 per cent.), the dues.. Although they had the Norwegian by 48,000 tons (22.6 per prospect of having to spend money cont.), and the Dutch by 29,000 tons pon dredging. that was some lime ahead. He moved that from (16.6 per cent.).
On the other hand, the British and after January 1, 1931, the net tonnago decreased by 129,000 rates to be levied by the Trustees tous, of 5.5 per cent. About 65 be. reduced, by granting a further per cent. of the net tonnage of the Ciscount of 10 per cent. on the total departures in ballast was rates at present being levied British, as compared, with 62 por which would reduce the rates to cent. In October, 1929. The pro- 40 per cent of the maximum au- portion of the net tonnage of Brithorised by Act of Parliament. tish vessels that departed in ballast
The resolution, was approved. was 82 per cent, both in October,
STEAMERS' MOVEMENTS
1980, and in October, 1929.
In the coasting trade, the net ton- nage of the arrivals and departures!
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The P. & 0.8.3. Malwa left with cargo increased by 8.6 per Singapore for this port on Janu- cent, and 3.5 per cent respectively, 1-ury 20 at 10 am, with the outward as compared with October, 1929, | British Malls, and is dus here on while the net tonnage of the ar- January 80 at about Ca.m. rivala in ballast Increased by 0.8 The E. & A. 8.0, Nellore left per cent, and that of the depar- Moji for this port on January 24, tures in ballast decreased by 2.4 p.m., and is due here on January
28. p.m.
per cent.
Capt. A. F. Summerfield, from Holhow, buoy No. B14.-B. & S. Linen. British str, 1,356 tons,
Capt. J. T. J. Layton," from Canton, buoy No. Bo.-B. & S. New Mathilde, British str., 842 tons,
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Tai Poo Sek. French str., 1,219 tons, Capt. M. Paul, from K. C. Wan, C.M.S.N. Wharf.—Wo Hop & Co.
Tetsudan Maru, Japanese str., 1,241
tons, Capt. K. Murakami, from Canton, West Point Wharf- Wade Jimasho.
Sunday, January 25, Chung Kong, Chinese str., 447 tons, Capt. Kwok Shau, from Tour- ane, buoy No. B8.--Yau Lee & Co.
Corona, Norwegian atr., 1,953 tons, Capt. 0. M. Klethe, from Chin- wangtao, Laichikok Anchorage, Dodwell & Co.
Deli Maru, Japanese
str., 1,293 tona, Capt. R. Sanada, from Swatow, O.SK. Pier.-O.S.K. Halching, British str., 1,288 tons, Captain E. Walker, from Foo- chow, Amoy and Swatow, Douglas Wharf.-Douglas & Co. Hangsang, British str., 1,356.tons, Capt. A. D. Kelman, from Can- ton, buoy No. B1.-J. M. & Co. Hydrangea, British str., 561 tons, Capt. P. W. Grierson, from Swatow, Chiu On Wharf.- Chiu On Bi. Co.
Jasho Maru. Japanese str., 1,105
tons Capt. H. Nakahara, from K. C. Wan, buoy No. C5-Hop Cheong & Co.
Kalapol,
British str., 1,240 tons. Capt. J. Baldwin, from Tour- ane, buoy No. C2-Choo Yick
& Co. Kiangsu, British str., 1,555 tons,
Capt. C. P. Millor, from Swa- tow, buoy No. B21.-B. & 3. Kofun Maru, Japanese str., 1,305 tons, Capt. Y. Nishimoto, from Dairen, Yaumati Anchorage. D.K.K.
Capt. D. Thomas, from Pakhoi, buoy No. CA-Yick Tai ns. Co. Paling Maru, Japanese str., 1,660- tons, Capt. K. Mineoka,-from- Pres. Hayes, American str., 6,195
tons, Capt. M. Ridley, from Swatow, buoy No. CS-NY.K. Shanghai, Kowloon Wharf-Pres. Jackson, American str., 8,877.' Dollar 8.8. Line.
tons, Capt. John Griffith, from Sancho Maru, Japanese str., 694. ..Manila, Kowloon Whalef
tona, Capt. M. Tsuge, from Kee-
American Mall Line. Jung, Yaumat Anchorage. M.B.K.
Solvikan, Norwegian str., 1,485* tons, Capt. N. Norvalls, from Keelung, buoy No. B28-Wal- lem & Co.
"
Sunning, British sir, 1,570 tons, Capt. W. Shaw, from Swatow. buoy No: B3.-B. & S. Yatshing, British: str., 1,424 tons,
Capt. C. Alexandra, from Swa tow, West Point Wharf.-J. M.
·& Co.
Soochow, British str. 1,594 tons,
Capt. P. J. Green, from Can-Yuan ton, buoy No. B20.-B. & S. Tacoma Mara, Japanese str., 8.842 tons, Capt. H. Kanegae, from
Lee, Chinese str., 1,661 tons, Capt. A. Kraukle, from Swa- tow, buoy No. A-Yuen Sang. Fat