THE CHINA
MAIL.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1931.
YK.LINE
N.
REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARYING
FROM £83 TO £120 ON SALE
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai. Japan Ports & Honolulu.
TAIYO MARU
CHICHIBU MARU
Thursday, 10th February. Wednesday, 4th March
SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghai & Japan Ports.
HEIAN MARU
HIYE MARU
Tuesday, 24th February. Thursday. 26th March.
LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via
Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez. YASUKUNI MARU
Saturday, Saturday,
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
HAKONE MARU
KITANO MARU
ATSUTA MARU
†TOKIWA MARU
KAGA MARU
Thursday,
Thursday,
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
Friday, Wednesday,
21st February.
7th March,
10th FebruarY.
26th March
27th February.
11th March
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles,
Mexico & Panama, HEIYO MARU
.... Thursday,
5th March. SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports,
KAWACHI MARU
Wednesday, 25th February.
NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama.
+ TAKETOYO MARU
LIVERPOOL vin Port Said, Stamboul (Constantinople), Genoa.
*✦ DELAGOA MARU
+ LYONS MARU (en!ls Saigon)
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.
1st March,
16th February.
14th March
15th February.
1st March.
Sunday,
Sunday, Saturday,
BENGAL MARU
Sunday,
+ CALCUTTA MARU
Sunday,
SHANGHAL KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
† TSURUGA MARU
Friday,
† LIMA MARU
Thursday
Saturday,
13th February. 19th February, 10th February. 21st February.
+ Cargo only.
ATSUTA MART (Nagasaki directy. Thursday, FUSHIMI MARU
For further information apply to:-NIPPON TUSEN KAISHA.
Telephone 30291. (Private exchange to all departments.)
S. K.
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
KARACHI & BOMBAY via Honoh.lu Maru
Tues.,
10th Mar,
6th Mar.
19th Feb. 14th Feb.
3rd Mar,
LONDON, HAMBURG, RÖT-1 Amazon Maru"
TERDAM & ANTWERP
vío Singapore, Colombo,
Suez & Port Said.
RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS Hawaii Maru
Fri.
& BUENOS AIRES via
Eaigon, Singapore, Colom
be, Durban & Capetown.
Singapore & Colombo ....
Shanghai Maru
DURBAN,
LOURENCO Panania Mara
Thurs., Sat.,
Tues.,
MARQUES, BEIRA, DAR
ES-BALAAM, ZANZIBAR
A MOMBASA vis Singa-
pore & Colombo,
MELBOURNE via
Manila Sydney Maru
Brisbane & Sydney.
CALCUTTA via Singapore & Celebes Maru
Rangoon.
Fri.,
Wed.,
VICTORIA, SEATTLE. Arabla faru (from
TACOMA & VANCOUVER
Shanghai)
Sat.,
via Japan Ports.
NEW YORK via Japan ports, Hokuroku Maru
Thurs
10th Mar.
Los Angeles & Panama.
Call Direct at Boston,
Philadelphia & Baltimore.
JAPAN PORTS (Freight Sar- Kine Maru
Fri
vice).
HAIPHONG via Hoihow & Menado Mara
Thurs..
19th Feb.
10th Feb.
Pakhoi (Fortnightly).
KEELUNG vin Swatow l
Amoy
Noon).
(Every Sunday
TAKAO vin Swatow & Amoy Deli Maru
(Fortnightly).
For further articulars please apply to:-
6th Mar.
18th Feb.
21st Feb.
Thurs
28th Feb.
OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.
Telephone 2806)
ARRIVALS OF SHIPS.
Wednesday, February 11. Hongkheng, British str., 3,975 tous,
Capt. D. M. Hood, from Singa pore, buoy No. AB-Ho Thong & Co. Talyuan, British str., 2,109 tons,
Captain R. Robertson. from Canton, buoy No. B20.-B. & S Tjilekoot, Dutch, str., 5,760 tons,
Capt. J. Schol, from Manila. buoy No. A4-J.C.J.L.
Thursday, February 12. Amagisan Maru, Japanese str., 2,803 tons, Capt. A. Saitoh,
M.B.K.
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OVERLOADED SHIPS | QUARANTINE WORK going during the last ten years. I
IN HARBOUR.
Master of Kuranda
Pleads Guilty.
"Some time ago we had several cases of overloading of ships and we do not want a recurrence," sald Mr. G. E. Baughan, A.S.P., in charge of the Marino Division police, when Capt. R. C. C. Dyaso,
DR. WU LIEN-TEH HOST TO
SHIPPING HEADS.
know I do in regard to the radical ways our giria and women bob their hair, continually change their fashions in dress, desert their na-. tive silke, visit beauty parlours, and their weatern financial in- fathers or
convenience of their husbands!
Speaking before a group of men prominent in Shanghai shippingy even to outvie Carlton Restaurant, Dr. Wu Lien circles, at a dinner given at the Old sisters, much to the teb, director of the National Goy- ernment Quarantine Service, and one of the foremost authorities on preventive medicine in China, polat ed out the conditions that closely steamer Kuranda, cemented the relations of those en was fined $200 by Mr. G. C. Dodd, gaged in marine commerce and port the Singapore Criminal District
quarantine service. Judge.
of the British
Capt. Dyason was charged with allowing his ship to be overloaded on November 21. He pleaded guilty and admitted that at the time the Boarding Officer came on board the ahip was overloaded.
Appearing on behalf of Capt. Dyason, Mr. C. H. Smith said that
"During the past 30 years," Dr. Wu said, "China has undergone a complete change of ideas In all helds, changing from methods to modern idean. And in deed, the change has been rapid. I
age-old
think that even China is startled by
the revolution among its cherished, anclent institutions. It is constant- at the time the offence was comly striving to bring its various mitted the ship was lying in the
systems to the level of the advanced Inner roads. When the vessel was
methods of Western civilisation. being loaded Capt. Dyason was not on board, having come ashore, but is noted in the awakening of China "Perhaps the most notable change
all the same, as Master, he was
10 the needs of a widespread and responsible.
more intensive quarantine service, a movement toward the better preser vation of health."
On the day in question Capt. Dyason returned to his ship at about five o'clock in the afternoon and at once noticed that the vessel was overloaded. Ha
Immediately sent for lighters to discharge the excess cargo and the Highters were actually on their way out when the Boarding Officer came on board.
Mr. Smith said that although the captain was responsible he did all he could to have the excess cargo discharged. He was due to all that afternoon but was not going to do so until the excess cargo had been taken off.
Goodwill Important.
medicine, our country has for a In the domain of preventive
hind by progressive nations, but century been left considerably be- during the last thirty years a new generation of doctors has come into being doctors who have learnt at
best traditions of famous colleges in the fountain heads and Imbibed the
Among these you will find men and Europe, Americo, China and Japan.
Integrity and Intense keenness, who women of ripe experience, high
in knowledge, manners and deport-. ent will be worthy of any com-
pany.
Ministry of Health and our Quar- And it is these people whom our
antine Service are doing our beat to employ, so that they may get on with our foreign colleagues and shipping circles with the least amount of friction in the carrying
no doubt that there may now and out of their several dutles. I have
then be causes for slight disagree-
Dr. Wu also pointed out that count, but with closer understanding and mutual goodwill all difficulties operation of goodwill among nations will be smoothed over and substan toward China was an important factor in furthering the efforts of tial progress in the development of his country in more comprehensive port quarantine regulations.
Speaking on behalf of shipping men in Shanghai, and in reply to
the Port, both in commerce and health, prometed.
As you know, our Ministry of Health promulgated last July a set of Quarantine Regulations in the preparation of which we received the assistance of Dr. C. L. Park, Head of the Quarantine Service of Australia and Chief of the
Dr. Wu's address, Mr. 3. G. Fenton, bead of the Ocean Steamship Co., and China Merchants Steam Navi. gation department of Butterfield and Swire, declared that the quar Epidemiological Division of the Mr. Baughan said that the ship antine service in China has to deal League of Nations Health Section. was submerged three inches below with more difficult problems than These Regulations have been very the load line with excess and it was those of smaller countries because carefully drawn up with a view to difficult to detect this when the sea of the large population living in was rough and with running waves: congested areas, and of the vast serving the special needs of China. particularly Shanghal, and are re. In this case - the Boarding Oficer number of vessels engaged in com.garded by many experts as the most went on board at 6.15 p.m. and re-merce in China trade. fused to give the clearance.
Mr. Fenton continued: "As you Some time ago, Mr. Baughan all know, the Ministry of Health
Convention of Paris 1926, sald, there had been several cases recently took over the quarantine
Quarantine Service is bound to pro- of overloading of ships in the service in China and every effort is vide for every quarantine emer- Singapore Harbour and they did being made to improve the valuable not want a recurrence of these aid of this body. Also, the Healthgency and carry out the articles demanded in the Convention, so offences. The authorities took a Department of the League of that the world as a whole may serious view of the case, and Cap- Nations is playing an Important tain Dyason was fined $50 in April part in this development by setting last year for a similar offence Input the conditions of problems and
outlines of solutions." respect of the same vessel.
His Honour imposed a fine of $200.
from Aliike, buoy No. B24.- Limehow, French str. 1,591 tone, Capt. P. B. Morganti, from Emp. of Canada, British str., 12,811
Hoihow, buoy No Ab.-Sing tona, Capt. A. J. Harley, from Kee & Co. Manila, Taikoo Dock C.P.S. Promise, Norwegian str., 727 tona, Glenapp, British str., 5,977 tons, Capt. S. Hotvedt, from Bang kok, buoy No. B17.-K. Larsen & Co.
Caph T. F. Ingram, from Shanghai, buoy No. A1.-J. M. & Co. Hop Sang. British str., 1,869 tona,
Capt. P. R. Gay Cuming, from Swatow, West Point Wharf.— J. M. Co. Kine Maru, Japanese str., 1,260 tons, Capt. K. Hirosawa, from Canton, buoy No. B23.-0.9.K.
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ELECTRIC WELDERS, MECHANICAL, AND ELECTRICAL
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Dr. Wu aafd: As is well known;
In
Various
up-to-date in the world, With China
ratifying the International Sanitary
our
benefit by hearty co-operation in
the prevention of incoming and
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FEBRUARY SAILINGS.
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Hong Kong 5.30 p.m. Wachow 2 p.. 8.8. "TAI HING" [1,088 tons-Capt. Trott.]
FEBRUARY,
MON.
16th 21at
The Sal Kong (or the Weat River) is the third largest river · SAT. In the Chinese Republic and second only to the Yangtze in import-
ance.
THURS, 26th
8.S. "TAI MING" This magnificent trade (649 tons Capt. W. H. Lawton.] route was opened to foreign trafile in 1897, but how many foreign- ets travel on this important WED.
FRI.
FEBRUARY.
13th TUES. 24th 18th
SANG
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waterway?. The scenery along the For information apply to- route is beautiful. We recommend it to any person who wishes to spond a short and economical holl- day.
LUXURY LINERS ?
U.S. SHIPPING BOARD OFFICIAL'S VIEW.
outgoing communicable diseases from this very extensive Republic of luxury
States flag.
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CONSIGNEES,
LLOYD TRIESTINO NAV. CO.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.-
*CRACOVIA"
From TRIESTE & PORTS.
loon, whence and/or from the wharves delivery, may be obtained. unless notice to the contrary he given Optional Carko will be forwarded before 10th instant.
No claims will be admitted after the
Goods have left the Godown, and all
10th instant will be subject to rent.
All claims against the vessel must
Government aid in the building
for Steamer passenger linors In this big and not-too easy work United States shipping lines to com- He concluded by saying that the
I request your friendly aympathy pete on the North. efficiency of quarantina service
and co-operation, for only in this the luxurious, fast vessels planned largely depends on co-operation and way can we mutually benefit. on not attempting too much work and our Service is no exception to the German lines is forecast for the of the Hongkong and Kowloon Whart goodwill, and that success depends
by the Cunard and other British CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby Beginnings are as a rule difficult, lines and those now being run by landed at their risk into the Godown
Informed that all Goods are being immediately but by moving slowly the rule. For instance, there was coming session of Congress, says and Godown Company, Ltd. at Kow- and surely.
some fear that; apart from the the Journal of Commerce. the Maritime Customs, in the about or inexperience of our Quar- Mr. Edward C. Plummer, vice- senco of any other qualified authori- might be shown in favour of certain chairman of the Shipping Board, antine Officers, discrimination
ty, have hitherto administered
advocates making the Jones-White nations or companies. Gentlemen, Mercantile Marino Act of 1928 quarantine services Taiwan, Norwegian str., 8,369 tons, places in China. But in view of that point. Our young Service, applicable to the requirements of
you may set your minds at rest on Capt. J. A. Woxholtt, from the fact that a National Quarantine with a reputation to achieve, can-similar vessels flying the United Goods remaining undelivered after the Singapore, buoy No. A6. Service, under the Ministry of not afford Thoresen & Co.
to play hide-and-seek. Health, has been established, it land Quarantine work is too serious
"The North Atlantic passenger no longer necessary for the Cus-an affair to be lax about. Some of business," said Mr. Plummer, "is toms to perform this extra-Customs work. The transfer of control has days created throughout the world business in the world, and the you might remember the anxious the greatest single piece of ocean
All broken, chafed, and damaged been effected smoothly and satis in the winter of 1910-11 by the United States furnishes fully two. Goods are to be left in the Godowns, factorily, and the Customs Authori- rapid
where they will be axamined on the spread
the passengers. "The 16th lastant at 10 am. by our sur great ties are, where necessary, ronder Pneumonic Plague from Siberia great value of the North Atlantic veyors Messrs. Goddard & Douglas, Ing ahpport and assistance to the through Manchuria to: Peking, passenger business had made it the No Fire Insurance has been effect- new Quarantine Service under my Tientsin, Dairen, Antung as far as goal of foreign shipping companies, ed directions, as already mentioned. It Tsinan and Southern Shantung and who have gone after it regardless Bill of Lading will be countersigned may be recalled, in this connection, killed at least 60,000 persons.
of expense; and this, the richest by that the National Post Office, es
DODWELL & CO. LTD. The then Imperial Government country in the world, is by its own tablished by Sir Robert Hart in took the initiative in calling an great business Interests bound to
Agenta. 1896 under the Authority of an International Plague Conference at secure for itself a fair proportion
Hong Kong, 10th February, 1931. Imperial Edict, was also adminle Mukden, which recommended among of that valuable, trade and of the tered by the Customs for a number other things the establishment of commercial advantages resulting of years, but in 1911 the control of the Manchurian Plague Prevention therefrom.
Tinhow, Dritish str., 3,166 tons, Capt. A. Scoble, from Singa pore, buoy No. B26-Bank
Line.
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STEAMERS' MOVEMENTS.
The CP.8. B.M.S. Empress of
this important establishment was Service, with beadquarters in Har Hence the justification, as well as completely transferred to the Min- bin. For twenty years I have been the necessity for euch mall com istry of Coramunications, under in charge of that organisation, and pensation as these super-liners will whose guidance great developments it is no affection on my part to require; and I, for one, am pre- have resulted claim that ons Service there has pared to join with others in pre- Japan arrived at Yokohama on
With your wide experience of contributed not a little to the seating the matter to Congress at
8 shipping affairs in all parts of the security of Bfe and commerce of the earliest convenience of Its February 11 (Wed.) at 3 p.m., left world: there is no need for me to that vast and promising region of committees of the Jones- Yokohama oft February 12 (Thurs.) explain the close connection between China. The beginnings of the The provisions of the
the health of a port and its com- Manchurian work were much hardor White Act include payment for the at 3 pm, and is due at Vancouver merce. Whatever affects the form than those facing me to-day, for carriage of mails by vessels of on February 20 (Fri.), She leaves er affects the latter. In other we then had a bare handful of 20,000 tone, and 24-knot speed. At
words, I may modify ex-Premier trained doctors while the number present the size of the two supar Vancouver on February 28 (Sat). Lloyd, George's famous postwar has vastly increased to-day. With Uners contemplated by the United The C.P.S. R.M.S. Empress of dictum about Making this country your understanding and help, I hope States lines under their contract
(Great Britain) fit for heroes to to make our Quarantine work as with the Government is undeter Australia, R/W___ Cruiss...... (from live in by saying Make Shang- successful and useful as the Man-mided, and, therefore, the amount Manila), is due here at 0.80 a.m.
al safe for shipping to, prosper. churian one..
The ancient country 6 with its four thousand-year-old
civilisation and philoso
China
& SWIRE
has in
the past in reed.
that some of
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of mail pay which such vessels must
econdmie
receive in order to put them en February 14 (Saturday), and
on par with amiller E
will berth at Pier No. 5 Howloon they will (Wharf. She will sail from here "lven at 10 pm, en Fölgusry 17 (Tues-