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...22nd FEBRUARY ...25th MARCH
*Hong Kong to Italy-21 days; Hong Kong to London 26 days.
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Shipping
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•ANIEN JEST WIELO 1.
RED STAR LINER FORing Darjeeling and Benares be- SHIPBUILDING HELPS
HONG KONG.
Belgenland Coming Here on World Tour,
HERE FOR TWO DAYS.
When the Red Star liner Belgenland comes into Hong Kong harbour on the morning of February 14 for a stay of nearly three days, local business men will greet the only world cruise party to come here this winter across the Pacific,
fore proceeding across India to re- join the ship at Bombay.
OTHER TRADES.
200 Major Industries Affected.
on era.
Dates at Porta. Duration of the voyage will be subatantially the saine as in previous years 134 days. The ship left New York at mid- night, on December 15, and will About 200 major industries arrive back at New York on April are required in the manufacture 28. Her calls, with the date of of materials used for shipbuilding arrival at each place, were to be purposes, and indirectly almost as follows: Havana on December every industry in the country is 19, Panama Canal (Balboa) on helped, according to the National December 23; San Diego on Council of American Shipbuild December 31, Los Angeles January 1, San Francisco
Based on on
a shipbuilding pro- January 3, Hilo on January 9,gramme requiring the annual ex- The significance of this fact is Honolulu on January 10, Yoko penditure of $75,000,000, which not lost sight of by local business hama on January 21, Kobe on is now under way in the United interests. It has to do both wila January 28, Mijajima on January States and which is expected to the travel enthusiasm, and the 31 Chingwantao (for Peking] be continued for at least five financial resources of the visitors. February 4, Shanghai on years, the principal materials and Coming as they do by way of February 10, Hong Kong on their value, according to charts Japanese and Northern China February 14, Manila on February prepared by the council, are as ports, they will find here their 18, Bangkok on February 23 follows:-Machinery. $14,045,- first touch of springlike weather. Singapore on February 26, Bata 200: structural iron and steel Sunshing, and blooming flowers via on March 1. Padang on March $10,742,000; lumber, cork and have a stimulating effect on tra, Colombo on March 11, Bombay rubber, $2,644,000; metal fix- vellers after the cold of North on March 17, Port Soudan on tures, fittings and valves, $1,616,- China, while the harbour life of April 2, Port Tewfik (for Cairo) 000: electrical equipment, $1, Hong Kong gives them a touch on April 4, Alexandria (leaves) 537,000; brass, lead and zinc. of the picturesque not found in on April 10, Athens on April 12, $1,438,000, paint and interior de- the earlier part of their voyage. Naples on April 14, Monaco on coration, $1,115,000; insulation, April 17, Gibraltar on April 20:deck covering, tiling, $1,034,000; arrive New York on April 28. galley and pantry outfits, $1,074.- It is pointed out that the Bel-
000; furniture, $1,024,000; bed- A Lucky Ship, genland tourists see this pock when their minds are still open clrcumnavigate the globe in the [000; fire prevention and interior As the largest vessel ever to 1000; hardware and tools, $785,- ding, linen and draperies, 1888,- to fresh travel impressions, en path of the old explorers, the communicattion, $780.000 life- abling them to retain a clearer re- membrance of their visit than Belgenland has had a remarkably saving equipment, $558.000; rig- would be the case had they come ser. In six circumnavigation navigating outfit, $443,000.
successful career as a world crui-ging and blocks, $488,000, and half way around the world before she has never met with an acci- arriving here.
The analysis made by the coun- A more definite and iramediate dent of more than trifling consecil assumes that the programme result of their arrival is an un-
quence; has never encountered a will include the usual types of diminished interest in souvenirs
storm of more than ordinary invessels, consisting of passenger of travel, and undepleted pocket tensity; has never had three days and combination ships, tankers, books, permitting liberal pur- and has never had any serious cellaneous small, craft, and in- in succession without sunshine, cargo vessels, yachts and mis chases.
The Balgenland cruise this sickness among passengers or cludes the types of vessels which are now under construction, and year, as previously, will be under crew. SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Line, in co-operation with the 601, of whom 24 were women. constructed during the next five the management of the Red Star Her crew laat year numbered which, it is anticipated, will be American Express Company The entire personnel is chosen years. Almost every industry, 5th March. SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports, passengers' shore excursions.
which will have charge of tie for experience and reliability. distributed among all the More than 50 per cent, of her States of the Union, is included Wednesday, 25th February.
The Belgenland is due at Hong officers have made all her world in the 16 general groups. Kong at 6 a.m., on Saturday, voyages, and nearly 30 per cent. February 14, when she will re- of her crew. As the Belgenland sume her voyage by sailing for is under the British flag, and as Manila.
the home port of the Red Star Line is Antwerp, her personnel represents an even ratio of Bri tish subjects and continentals,
REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIAU.S.A. VARYING FROM £83 TO 1120 ON SALE
SAN FRANCISCO vin Shanghai, Japan Perts & Honolulu.
TAIYO MARU
CHICHIBU MARU
SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghai & Japan Poris.
HIKAWA MATU
Thursday, 19th February, Wednesday. 4th March.
Thursday, 12th February. Tuesday, 24th February. LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via
Singapore, Penang. Colombo, Suez. YASUKUNI MARU
HERAN MARU
HAKONE MARIL
Saturday, 21st February. Saturday,
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
KITANO MANU
Thursday,
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
† TOKIWA MAKU
KAGA MARU
Mexico & Panama.
HEIYO MARU
KAWACHI MARU
†ATAGO MARU
+ TAKETOYO MARU
+ DELAGOA MARU
NEW YORK, BOSTON vin Panama.
Friday,
Wednesday,
Thursday,
Wednesday, Sunday,
Sunday,
7th March.
I
19th February.
27th February.
11th March
11th February.
1st March.
LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Stamboul (Constantinople). Genoa.
+ LYONS MARU (calls Saigon) .... Saturday,
CALCUTTA vin Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.
† BENGAL MARU
+ CALCUTTA MARU
SHANGHAL KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
+ GENOA MABU
+ TSURUCA MARU
+ LIMA MARU
16th February. 14th March
15th February.
1st March.
... Sunday,
Sunday,
Wednesday, Friday, Thursday
14th February. 13th February, 19th February 19th February, 21st February
ATSUTA MARU (Nagasaki direct, Thursday, FUSHIMI MARU
Saturday,
+ Cargo only.
For further information apply to:-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
Telephone 30291. Private exchange to all departments)
K.
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG BUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
9th Feb. 10th. Mar.
6th Mar.
Minds Still Open.
Built in Ireland.
Fuel Oil.
"In addition," says the council,Į "to materials and equipment re- quired by the shipyard in build- ing a vessel, but which do not be-
a part of the come
vessel are such items as fuel oil for power and for furnaces; lubricating oil, coal and coke houses, forges and blacksmith used in power shops; lumber for staging, shor ing, planking, blocking, template- making,
pattern-making and mould loft work; paper for tem-
ANAHIA) PACIFIC
STEAMININ
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY
10, 1931.
A DELIGHTFUL CRUISE DE LUXE
by the
EMPRESS OF AUSTRALIA
21,850 Tons Gross, Length 615 feet LEAVING HONG KONG FEBRUARY
17th, 1931
Vla Keelung, Shanghai, Chinwangtuo (for l'el- ping), Beppu, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu, Hilo, San Francisco, Panama, through the Panama Canal to Cristobal, Havana and
Arriving NEW YORK: APRIL 17th, 1931
Two days available for sight-seeing in NEW YORK Leaves NEW YORK 18th APRIL, 1931 Arriving SOUTHAMPTON & CHERBOURG
S
APRIL 26th, 1931
Shore excursions and sight-seeing tours at all Ports.
For Particulars, Apply:-
CANADIAN PACIFIC
Tel. Address: "GACANPAC." Phone: 20752.
CANADIAN PACIFIC
WORLDS GREATENT TRAVELSYSTEM
BRITISH WUCHOW LINE
FEBRUARY SAILINGS.
DEPARTURE HOURS:
Hong Kong 5.30 p.m. Wuchor 2 p.m. 5.8. "TAI HING" (1,008 tons-Capt. Trott]
FEBRUARY.
You haven't been up the West River? Then let us tell you that. you have in store one of the most interesting trips you can possibly take.
TUES. MON,
10th 16th
SAT. 21at THURS. 26th
8.9. "TAI MING"
The 8.5. "Tal, Ming" and (649 tons-Capt. W. H. Lawton.] "Tai Hing," after leavin' Hong Kong, call at Sarahul, Shtaking, FRI. Tukhing, Desing and stop at Wu- For Information apply to~~
chow. These steamers are admir ably suited to this service and you will enjoy the five-days' round trip immensely.
At present the size of
Westward Route. Owners of the Belgenland the International Mercantile Marine Company, one of the lead- ing American shipping organisa-
The Belgenland was built at tions have consistently backed Belfast, and completed in 1923. the Westward route around the She is 697 feet long, 79 feet world throughout the Belgen-wide, and 27,200 gross tons. Her lund's career as a world-cruiso displacement is 40,000 tons. She ship, which has been a brilliant is a triple screw. Her engines are plates and blue prints: cement one. She is now on her seventh of the same type as those in the and sand for foundations; steel speed. consecutive world voyage. White Star liner Olympic, the for temporary scaffolding; large the two super-liners contemplat- Claims of the Red Star Line largest British-built ship, being quantities of small hand-tools, ed by the United States lines managers in behalf of the West combination of a central turbine pneumatic tools, special hand- under their contract with ward route, often stated, are of with wing engines of the recipro-ling tools, great quantities of Government interest to merchants, hotel- cating type. Her normal cruising electric wiring and fixtures for and therefore, the amount of Is undetermined, keepers, transportation companies speed is 17 knots. and all others who look for busi-
temporary lighting and power; mail pay which such vessels rubber hose for pneumatic tools must receive in order to put ness in the tourist trade.
and other purposes, and large them economically on a par with quantities of miscellaneous ma-smaller American steamships terials, all of which are produced cannot be definitely stated. Pro- outside of the shipyard and re-bably they will require double quire an expenditure of about the amount of mail pay that a 24- $8,000,000 a year.
knot ship is given under the Act. "When a vessel is completed The trial by a Soviet tribunal and in operation it requires con- TWO STOWAWAYS.
a sailor on the charge of tinually during its lifetime of
LONDON, HAMBURG, ROT-1 Atlas Maru
TERDAM & ANTWERP Amazon Maru
Mon., Tues.,
via Singapore, Colombo,
Suez & Port Said.
RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTO3 Hawaii Maru
Fri.,
& BUENOS AIRES
via
Salgon, Singapore, Colom
Durban & Capetown.
KARACHI & BOMBAY via Honolulu Maru
Thurs..
Singapore & Colombo
DURBAN, LOURENCO Panama Maru
Tuc3.,
19th Feb.
3rd Mar.
MARQUES, BEIRA, DAR-
ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR
& MOMBASA via Singa-
pore & Colombo.
MELBOURNE via
Manila, Sydney Maru
Fri.,
6th Mar.
Brisbane & Sydney,
CALCUTTA via Singapore & Celebes Maru
Rangoon,
Wed.,
VICTORIA,
SEATTLE, Arabia Maru' (from TACOMA & VANCOUVER
a tour of Europe..
That the latter feature appeals
Shanghai)
Sat.,
21st Feb.
via Japan Ports.
Thurs.,
19th Mar.
NEW YORK via Japan ports, Hokuriku Maru
JAPAN PORTS (Freight Ser- Kino Maru
CAPT. MURDERED.
LIFE ON BOARD À SOVIET
SHIP..
and
miscellaneous
AUSTRALIA.
the
WED.
FEBRUARY.
13th 18th
TUES. 24th
WO Co
SANG
29, Connaught Road, West
'Phone 20893.
Ltd.,
ARRIVALS OF SHIPS.
Saturday, February 7. Carignano, Italian str., 3,230 tons, Capt. Capurro, from Shanghai, buoy No. 44.-Dodwell & Co. Sunday, February 8. Apocy, British str., 1,776 tons, Captain C. W. Shearer, from Keelung, buoy No. B27-Wo Fat Sing. Leverkusen, German m.s., 4,368 tons, Captain R. Kohler, from Hamburg, Kowloon Wharf.- Jebsen & Co.
str., 579 tons, Capt. Benoist, from Saigon, buoy No. CL- M.M.
These experts in world travel state they take their parengerä to the various countries visited at the best time in each for tour- ist travel-the Hawaiian islands when the mildness of the mid- Pacific winter is a pleasing.con- trast to cooler American weather of recently left behind; to Japan and murdering his captain has re- about 20 years, an annual expedi- BRITON WHO WANTS TRIP TO G.G. Maurice Long II., French China in sunny, crisp weather, vealed the extraordinary conditure for repairs, fue! when rain and mists are not to tion under which the ship in lubricating olla, be feared; to Manila, Bangkok, which they served was operated, materials for machinery, paints Java and Singapore in their cool-states the Journal of Commerce.
J. W. Henderson and Henry Lee and other materials for the up-. eat, driest season; to India and
Discipline, apparently, was keep of the vessel, and food for were brought before Mr. Butters Egypt before the heated term be-
non-existent, and the crew's passengers and crew."
at the Kowloon Magistracy this gins, and to the Mediterraneantime was spent in carousing, the
morning Government Aid,
charged with stowing 18th Feb. ports in the freshness of early captain and officers also joining
Government aid in the build-Away on 8.a. President Jefferson Spring the ideal time for starting in.
ing of luxury passenger liners from Shanghai. Henderson admitted In these circumstances, it is for United States shipping lines the offence, and said that he wanted to the ship's passengers is appar- not surprising that a quarrel to compete on the North Atlantic to get to Australia. ent from the fact that a total of should have broken out, as a re- with the luxurious, fast vessels money, but was willing to work his Les aald he came to fully.60 per cent. disembark at ult of which the captain lost his planned by the Cunard and other passage.
British lines and those now. being Shanghai from Vancouver, and had Naples and Monaco, to continue life.
Los Angeles & Palama.
Call
Direct
at Boston,
Philadelphia & Baltimore.
vice),
HAIPHONG via Holhow & Menado Maru
Fri.,
Thurs..
13th Feb.
19th Feb.
Pakhoi (Fortnightly)..
KEELING via Swantom ch
Amoy (Every
Sunday
Noon).
TAKAO via Swatpw & Amoy Deli Maru
(Fortnightly).
For further articulars please apply to:-
Telentaine Zodia
Thure..
12th Feb.
OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.
LOST FÖR EIGHT DAYS.
Japanese Fishing Boat's Adventures.
New Ports of Call.
STEAMERS' MOVEMENTS.
ཎྷཱ
"The North Atlantic passeng-
He had no
Sauerland, German str., 4,193 tons, Captain W. Metzenthin, from Shanghai, buoy No. Al-Jeb- sen & Co.
Tai Yuan, British str., 2,100 tons, Captain R. Robertson, from Amoy, buoy No. B14.-B. & S. Takasago Maru, Japanese str., 1,221 tons, Capt. K. Iwakawa from Dairen, buoy No. C8.- D.K.K.
Capt. C. J. Van den Watering, from Amoy, buoy. No. A2.-- J.C.J.L.
Capt. I. Lemos, from K. C. Wan, Salkong Wharf-Wo Ho & Co.
Monday, February 9. Atlas Maru, Japanese str., 4,511 tons, Captain S. Takeyn, from Shanghai, busy No. A6,--
- O.S.K.
Through incapacity, no great run by the German lines, is fore-been stranded there. He had money Tjlealak Dutch str., 3,618 tons, on to New York by the North Atlantic route, after a stay in interest Feems to have been taken cast for the coming session of in Canada, but was unable to get to Europe that may vary from a in the affair by the rest of the Congress, states Reuter's, Wash-it_
His Worship imposed on each a week to six months.
crew; the man at the wheel, for-ington correspondent. Mr. Ed- instance, was so drunk at the Ward C. Plummer, vice-chairman 350 fine, or one months' imprison-Wing Wo, Portuguese str., 495 tona,
of the Shipping Board, advocates ment. Ime that he remembered RO-
making the Jones White Mer- cantile Marine Act of 1928 ap-]. WARSHIPS IN PORT. plicable to the requirements of The following British warships, similar vessels flying the United were in harbour to-day:- States flag.
Bridgewater-Ne, 12 buoy.... Cumberland-West wall dock. Herald-South wall.. Hermes-No. 1 buoy. Iroquola-North wall. Marazion-No. 19 buoy Medway-No. 2 buoy Moth-East wall. Odin-No, 2 buoy Osiris-In dock Oswald-In dock, Otus-No. & buoy. Sandwich-North' arw Seraph-No. 8 buoy, Sterling North wall. Tamar-In basin
"CONSIGNEES" - NOTICE
Consignees of Cargo ex 8.9.
This winter the Belgenland thing!" visits practically all the ports that have seen her on her six previous world voyages. San Diego has been added to her California ports, at which about a third of the cruise passengers embark. Sa The C.P.S. R.M.S. Empresa of er business," said Mr. Plummer, Padang, in Sumatra, appears Asin will leave here for Victoria "is the greatest single place of for the first time among the Far and Vancouver, B.C., via Shang ocean business in the world, and East porte, Calcutta is eliminated, hal, Nagasaki, Kobe and Yoko the United States furnishes fully Their supplies of food, fresh owing to silting of the Hooghly, hama at noon on February 18, two-thirds of the passengers. water and of fuel were soon ex-making navigation of the river and, connecting with the a.s."The great value of the North hausted in their vain endeavours to dangerous for a ship of the Bel- Montclare, she fa due at Liverpool Atlantic passenger business has reach Singapore and eventually genland's draft of water, 34 feet, on March 21, after eight days of great anxiety to There has been no decrease, how-
made it the goal of foreign ship. A Japanese motor-driven fishing all on board they caught sight of ever, in the time allowed for pas Hong Kong arrived at London on after it regardless of expenso; The Ti08.3. Ranchi from ping companies, who have gone boat, with a crew of 24, which was
sengers in Tudla, as the ship's February 6 at 2 a.m. K and this, the richest country in on a Ashing expedition off Singa- The crew found that they had stay in Bombay has been extend- The CPS IMS. Empress of the world, is by its own great pore, her home port, encountered a been carried off their course and ined from seven to eleven days, and Canada arrived et Manila on business interests bound to severe storm and, after being at the stead of being off Singapore they
drail trip to Agra and Delhi February 10 (Tues.) at 7 am..secure for itself a fair proportion mercy of the elements for eight discovered, much to their amare has been made an included excur leaves Manila on February 10 of that valuable trade and of the days, reached Colombo os Decemment, that they had reached Ceylon aion for all passengers, instead of (Tues) at 8 pm, and is due at commercial advantages resulting ber 28, (says the Times of The boat, which is owned by a an extra-cost trip. Ceylon of December 29.) When Japanese in Singapore, will start Passengers who desire to tra-Thurs.) at 8 am, and will berth
Hong Kong on February 12 therefrom Ahe storm had abated the crew found her voyage for her home port val vla Calcutta will have the print Talkoo Dock on arrival. She White Act include payment for Cracovia, are reminded to take de
The provision of the Jones- that they had lost all bearings and after taking supplies of water, food vilege of proceeding North by rail leares Hong Kong for Vancouver the carriage of mails by vessels livery of their goods which will be
and fuel oil
from Colombo, with an option of on March 5 (Thurs.) at noon, of 20,000 tons and 24-knot subject to rent after February 16.
were lost in mid-ocean.
land.
Pres. Jefferson, American str. 14,147 tons, Captain Alvin O. Lustie, from San Francisco via“ Shanghai, Kowloon' Wharf.— A.M.L
Sensan Maru, Japanese str., 1,588 tons, Capt. S. Miyazaki, from Dairen, Yaumati Anchorage.- D.K.K.....
Tean, British atr., 1,851 tons, Capt. J. Pringle, from Canton, buoy No. B9B. & S
Van Heutaz, Dutch str., 2,749 tons. Captain H. J. G. Blits, from Swatow, buoy No. A15 J.CJ.L
Venezia-Le, Italiaff str., 4,877 tone, Capta G. Relli, from Salgon, Kowloon Wharf-Dodwell &