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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1931.
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REDUCED THROÙGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.Á. VARYING
FROM 183 TO £120 ON SALE
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghat, Japan Ports & Honolulu,
ASAMA MARU
TAIYO MARU
Wednesday, 4th February.
Thursday,
SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghai & Japan Ports.
LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM vía
Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez.
HIKAWA MARU
HEIAN MARU
Thursday, Tuesday,
10th February.
12th February,
24th February.
KASHIMA MARU
Saturday,
At February.
YASUKUNI MARU
Saturday.
21st February.
KITANO MARU
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
Thursday,
10th February,
10th February. 27th February,
HOMBAY vin Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
IYO MARU
TOKIWA MARU
Tuesday, Friday,
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles,
Mexico & Panama. HEIYO MARU
Thursday,
5th March.
SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) vla Singapore, Cape Town & Poria,
NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama.
20th February.
LIVERPOOL vin Port Sald. Stamboul (Constantinople), Genoa.
KAWACHI MARU
Wednesday,
+ATAGO MARU
† TAKETOYO MARU
Wednesday, Sunday,
11th February.
1st March.
↑ DELAGOA MARU
Sunday,
15th February.
CALCUTTA via Singapore, l'enang & Rangoon.
† NAGATO MARU
Saturday,
† BENGAL MARU
Sunday,
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
† MORIOKA MABU
SUWA MARU
Saturday, Saturday,
Saturday,
7th February. 15th February.
7th February. 7th February. 19th February. 21st February.
ATSUTA MARU: (Nagamki diree!). Thursday, FUSHIMI MARU
+ Cargo only.
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9th Feb.
4th Feb.
6th Feb.
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FLEET FOR U.S.A.
LARGER MERCHANT 62 ships of 3,052,000 aggregate tons; Germany, 565 ships of 3,237,000 aggregate tons Italy, 535 ships of 2,836,000 aggregato tons; France 533 ships of 2,785,000 aggregate tons.
Comparative Strength
Considered.
ANOTHER SHIP LAUNCHED.
The relationship of merchant ship tonnage and speed to naval parity was emphasised by Repre- sentative Frederick R. Lehlbach, of New Jersey, in his address at the launch of the passenger and enrgo liner Exochorda from the New York Shipbuilding Co.'s yard at Camden recently.
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Installation and Expire al Dissol Boginam and Molars for Marine and Salonary
speciality,
Co., Ltd. of London.
Mr. H. C. Harvey, Far Eastern Manager of the White Co., of Cleveland, en route to Shanghai.
Mr. G. F. Coomber, of the Coom- ber Investment Co. of Kansas City, es route to Shanghai, accompanied by. Mrs. Coomber.
"The British merchant fleet, it will be noted, is nearly twice the size of our fleet, both in numbers
Mr. H. E. Page, Vice-President and tons. And yet the anti-Amer of the China General Edison Co.. ican Merchant Marine propagand-accompanied by Mrs. Page, en route ists insist that the United States to Shanghai. is the power which is glutting the world tonnage market, because through Governmental aids it is en- couraging the building and opera tion of more ships for its mer- chant fleet.
Capt. H. D. Southard, of the U.S. Army, accompanied by Mrs. Southard.
Monsignor Teodoro Gordaliza, of the Dominican Fathers at Hong Kong, accompanied by Rev. Father Valeriam Aragon.
Mr. R. V. Swearinger, Marshall-Fields Co., Chicago.
of
LINER COLLIDES.
ARABIA MARU IN A SINKING CONDITION.
Tokyo, Yesterday.
Disadvantage in Speed. "The disadvantage under which The Exochorda is the second to
the United States labours with its be launched of four 7,000 gross ton, present merchant fleet is further 14-knot turbine-driven vessel shown when we compare the speeds ordered by the Export Steamship of the ships in the fleets of the Corporation for operation in the principal maritime countries. Great New York-Alexandria service of Britain has sixteen vessels capable the American Expert Line. She is of twenty knots or batter, Italy has to start on her maiden voyage from six, France five, the United States New York to the Mediterranean on
five, Germany four, and Japan two. February 25. The third vessel ia In the class of vessels capable of A collision occurred this after- now under construction, and the afteen to nineteen knots, Great Bri-noon at the entrance to Tokyo Bay keel of the fourth is to be laid intain has 239, the United States 79. between the passenger Hner Arabia the berth vacated by the Exochorda. France 36, Japan 29, Italy 25, and Maru and the freighter Takao
christened by Germany 20.
Maru. The vessel was Miss Frances Glover, the 14-year- old daughter of Assistant Post master-General W. I. Glover, in the presence of a large gathering of shipping mon and Government amcials.
The Arabla Maru, which was re-
turning from Vancouver, was badly damaged, being in a sinking condi- tion.
"Another very important factor in the analyals la the size of the vessels comprising the merchan:
All her passengers and crew fleets of these principal maritime nations. Great Britain possesses 28 are safe, having been transferred vessels of 20,000 gross tons or over. to the Takao Maru.-Reuter.
[The Arabia Maru is a steel twin- Mark Of Success.
Germany has nine, Italy eight, the "As a member of the Merchant United States six and France four.ecrew steamer of 9,414 tons, built Marine and Fisheries Committee of Of vessels ranging from 15,000 to in 1918, and owned by the O.S.K., Congress, deeply interested in the 20,000 tons, Great Britain has 57, being registered at Osaka. American Merchant Marine," said the United States seven, Germany 4th Feb. Mr, Lehlbach, "this event appeals to six, France four, Japan three, and In the class of vessels a mark of the Italy two. me not alone as
to 15,000 tons Great success achieved by the Export from 10,000 Steamship Corporation in building Britain has 150, the United States up and maintaining Ita line. To 42, France 21, Germany 16, Japan me the launching of this ship sym-12, and Italy atx. holiaes greater things.
LONDON, HAMBURG, ROT-| Atlas Mara
TERDAM & ANTWERP
via Singapore, Colombo,
Suez & Port Said.
RIO DE JANEIRO, BANTOS| La Plata Maru
Fri..
6th Feb.
BUENOS AIRES
via
Safgon, Singapore, Colam-
bo, Durban & Capetown.
KARACHI & BOMBAY via Shunko Maru.....
Singapore & Colombo.....
DURRAN
LOURENCO | Chiengo Maru
Wed,
Thurs.,
MARQUES, HEIRA, DAR.
ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR
& MOMBASA via Sings- pore & Colombo,
AUSTRALIA
AND
NEW Melbourne Maru
ZEALAND via Manila...
CALCUTTA via Singapore & Seattle Maru
Rangoon.
Wed.,
Mon.,
2nd Feb.
VICTORIA, SEATTLE Arabia Maru (from
TACOMA & VANCOUVER
Shanghai)
Sat.,
21st Feb.
via Japan Ports,
NEW YORK via Japan ports, Sanyo Maru
Fri.,
6th Feb.
Los Angeles & Panama.
Call Direct
tit
Boston,
Philadelphia & Baltimore
vice).
HAIPHONG vin Holbow & Menado Maru
Thurs.,
5th Feb.
Pakhoi (Fortnightly).
KEELUNG vis Statown o
Amoy (Every Sunday
Noon).
TAKAO via Swalow & Amoy Deli Maru
(Fortnightly);
'For further articulars pidase apply taim
JAPAN PORTS (Fraight Ser.
Thurs.,.
OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.
telephone 2002)
12th Feb,
Donations and Subscriptions must ΠΟΥ
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.
Bullding Programme.
"Hore is a new and powerful ad- "The construction programmes as
the national defence. on dition to
June 30, 1930, provided for Here is a new agency to work for Great Britain
building in ocean- the future promotion, expansion, going merchant tonnage 127 vessels and maintenance of our foreign of 2,000 groas tons and over, aggre- trade. Here is a new opportunity gating 944,000 tons. The United for the training of naval reserve States building programme pro. Fersonnel. Here is a new force to vides for 45 ships of an aggregate work for the prosperity of our of 497,000 tons; France's pro- citizens, the security of our people, gramme is for 23 ships, aggregat- the success of our country.
ing 221,000 tons; Japan's is for 21 ships, aggregating 170,000 tona; Italy's for 14 ships, aggregating 162,000 tons, and Germany's pro- gramme is for nine ships, aggre gating 79,000 tons.
Naval Limitation.
The Takao Maru, built in 1927, is of 4,800 tons, and is also owned by the Osaka Shosen Kaisha.]
ARRIVALS OF SHIPS.
Friday, January 30.
Corona, Norwegian str., 1,053 tons, Capt. 0. M. Klette, from Can-
Yaumati ton,
Anchorage.- Dodwell & Co. Murgeret Dollar. American
str.,
4,351 tone, Capt. H. T. Payne, from Amoy, buoy No. AB.--- A.M.L
Saturday, January 81. Ceylon, Swedish str., 3,287 tons, Capt. Hedding. from Shang- hal, buoy No. A4.-Gilman & Co. t
Gertrude Maersk, Danish atr., 8,155 tons, Capt. C. Nielsen, from Port Lamon, buoy No. A15.- Jebsen & Co. Hanyang, British str., 1,207 tons, Capt. C. Harris-Walker, from Amoy, buoy No. B16.-B. & S.
"The stipulations of the London Treaty limit the building of certain auxiliary types of naval vessels. There is great divergency of
""Although the United States opinion as to whether or not the United States will attain parity Congress is being criticised for with Great Britain in all categories sponsoring a building program Kambove, Belgian str., 4,607 tons,
operated of naval vessels. It is obvious, of of privately-owned and
ships during a period of depression, course, that suitable merchant vessels to serve as naval auxillaries it will be noted that Great Britain constitute a most vital factor in the is outbuilding us nearly three to one in the number of ships and al- effective functioning of a navy. This being true, the adoption of most two to one in the amount of tonnage. As a matter of fact the navies can mean nothing without a corresponding ratio for merchant tonnage which the United States ships being taken into considera-contemplates building under the terms of the mall contracts during the next eight years le less than the tonnage being constructed by Great Britain at the present time.
tion.
Authoritative Agures the
on atanding of the principal ocean going merchant fleets, as at April 1,
"From the standpoint of rational 1930, show: Great Britain, 8,407 defence the fact is inescapable that ships of 18,790,000 aggregate tons;
our merchant marine is greatly United States, 1,662 ships of inferior to that of Great Britain. 9,412,000 aggregate tona; Japan, It is difficult to conceive how we
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PRES. TAFT.
PROMINENT PASSENGERS ON BOARD.
The following passengers arrived in Hong Kong on board the 8.8. President Taft on Sunday:-
Mr. and Mrs. D. Burlingham. Mr. Burlingham Is. Commissioner of Police at Hong Kong,
-Major-General G. H. Harries, of the Army, accompanied by Mrs. Harries.
Capt. Egude, from Antwerp, Kowloon Wharf.-Bank Lino. Halvard, British str. 1,217 tons, Capt. A. Hall, from Saigon, buoy No. B19-Wo Fat Sing. Hiroshi Maru No. 8, Japanese str., 946 tous, Capt. Y. Okada, from Keelung, Yaumati Anchorage. -M.B.K, Hydrangea, British str., 661 tone, Captain P. W. Grierson, from Swatow, Chiu On Wharf.-Chlu On 8.8. Co.
Kingyuan, British str., 1,546 tons. Capt. J. D. Whyte, from Hol- how, buoy No. B9B. & S. Kwongsang, British str., 1,428 tons, Capt. R. Dobson, from Canton, buoy No. B7-J. M. & Co. Limehow, French str., 1,591 tons, Captain P. B. Morganti, from Canton, buoy No. A6--Sing Kee & Co. Mao Lee, Chinese str., 1,209 tona, Capt. Y. Watanabe, from Swa- tow, buoy B17-Yee Tai Hong. Paling Maru, Japanese str., 1,660 tons, Capt. K. Mineoka, from Canton, buoy No. C2-N.Y.K. Peru, Danish afr., 6,222 tons Capt. H. E. Frandsen, from Shang- hat, huop No. A5John Man- nere Co
Ryujin Maru, Japanese str., 002 tons, Captain N. Kitano, from Keelung, Yaumati Anchorage. -M.B.K
... Dr. Horace A. Hall Medical Direc-Solviken, Norwegian str., 1,436
tor of the Manila' Siñitorium, að- companied by Mrs. Hall.
Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Webster. Mr. Webster is connected with Sissors Bros, & Co. Ltd., London,
---Mr. G. P. Culver of the N. Y Christian Herald, at Foochow
Mrs. Winifred K. Spofford, wite of R. W. Spofford of the Standard
Capt. J. M... L. Robbe, of the French Navy, en route to Shanghai, Lt. Harold J. Bellingham, of the U.S. Navy, en route to Seattle,Z Mr, H&M. Hind, Far Eastern Manager of the Thomas Assurance
tone, Capt. N. Norvalls, from Canton; buoy No. C4--Wallem & Cop
Sulyang, British atr., 1,950 tona,
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