MONDAY, MARCH 2, 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.
THE CHINA MAIL.
UNITED STATES LINES
FLAGSHIP
Appointment of Comdr. Cunningham.
LIFE-SAVING RECORD.
With the assignment of Captain A. Randall to the Leviathan, | sugeeeding Commodore Harol A. Cunningham, resigned, the Dagship of th United States Lines ba a unique trio of officers' on her braige. each we noted for his ability as a seaman and for courage In rescue work. The trio consists of the three ranking officers, Cap- tain Randall, now modere, Captain Schuyler Cumings. and Chief Oflicer Giles C. Stedmar.
#
com-
One of the most outstanding #chicaments of Commodore Randall was the transfer at 920 during a brief respite between gales on January 22, 1920 of 274 pas. sengere, including women and chil dren, without accident or loss of life. from the Powhatan to tho Northern Pacific. Commodore Randall succeeded in getting hie
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY the Fowhatan, into Hailifax.
DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under Contract with H.M. Government.)
$.9.
From
Alkut
Tons. Hong Kong
1 1931.
Daylight
•ALIPORE
KHIVA
!.5.273
9.135
7th star.
4KHYBER *SOMALI
9,114
RAWALPINDI KARMALA RAJPUTANA *SOUDAN
1KALYAN COMORIN
+KASHMIR
RANPURA +KASHGAR
RAWALPINDI
+KHYBER
RAJPUTANA
+KARMALA
CATHAY
KALYAN
1
Destination.
4th Mar. Straits, Colombo & Bombay,
Marseilles, London, Hull, Hamburg,
Rotterdam & Antwerp, Mars.. L'don, Hull, R'dan & A'werp. Marseilles, London, Hull, Hamburg,
Rotterdum & Antwerp. Marreilles & London. Mars., L'ton, Hall, R'dam & A'werp Marseilles & London, Marseilles, London, Hall, Hamburg,
Rotterdam & Antwerp. Mars, L'on, Hall, R'anra & A'werp. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Mar,, L'don. Hull, R'don & A'wery, Bombay, Marseilles & London: M'scilles, L'don, Riam & A'werp. Bombay, Marseilles & London.
14th Mar. 21st Mar.
16,619 28th Mar, 9.128 11th Apr. 10,568 26th Apr. May
9,1-44
May 15.132 23rd May 8.565 6th June ! 16,601 20th June
9.003
2nd
9th
4th
July 10.619 18th July 9.111 1st Aug. 16,568 15th Aug. |' 0,128 29th Aug. 115.121 12th Sept.
'zeilles, L'don, R'dam & A'werp Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & Lendon. 9,144 26th Sept. Marselles & London.
* Cargo only. Calls Casablanca. Frequant connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Lavant Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mall Steamship Co.
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
TILAWA SANTHIA TALMA TAKADA
! 1931.
| 10,008 | 24th Mar. 17,754 4th Apr.
2nd May
| 10.000 12th Apr. 1 6,949
Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.
Singapore, Penang & Calectin. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penning & Calcutta.
B.I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd class passengers. All eteamer are fitted with wireless and carry a qualified surgeon.
For Lats fent he was recommended for The Distinguished Service Medal.
During
with his service
the American army transport, Captain Randall was frequently commended for his work, and on April 19, 1918. was given a personal letter by Mr Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the Navy, for his ebility as a navigator. Captain Randall later took com- mand of the Nansemond, and re mainel in that service until 1921 when he resigned with the rank of Commander U.S.N.R., to go into the merchant marine. Ilis first assignment was on the bridge of the America, later the Republic, and in February, 1928, was appointed master, of the George Washington.
While on the bridge of the Hudson in January 1922, he super vised the rescue of six men from the schooner Reine Demers, which was disabled at sea. On April 3 1923, when in command of the Pre- sident Fillmore he rescued the cap tain and five men of the schooner Rita M. Chuet, and transferred the crew to the coast-guard cutter Tamps.. Again on October 11. 1925, in a violent gale off Nantucket he rescued the entire crew of eight men from the const-guard cutter 134, which had been blown out to He is sea in a helpless condition.
now the ranking officer of the American Merchant Marine.
1
Helped in Vestris Rescue.
Captain Cumings was considered the outstanding figure in the re- acue work which followed the
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South). with Cumings on the bridge, caugh
ST. ALBANS NELLORE
TANDA
1981 4,500 1st Apr. 6,855 ist May
| 0,950 | 30th May
INDO-CHINA
STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
Destination
Steamer
Ttant via Stow & S'hai ... CHAKSANG ... Wed., Ttau via Stow & Shaf FOOSHING Tinu via S'tow & S'hai .KWAISANG tau vin Stow & S'hai HOPSANG ang & Calcutta KUMSANG S'pore, Penang S'pore. Penang & Calcutta SUISANG S'pore, Penang & Calcutta 110SANG Osaka via Amoy, Moj &
Kobe
KOSANG
Salling
Sun.,
4th Mar. at 7 a.m. Atli Mar. at 7 a.m.
Wed..
11th Mar. nt
7 2.1.
.Sun.
18th Mar. at 7A.M.
Wed.,
4th Mar. at 3 p.m.
.Mon.,
Sn
Wed.,
0th Mar. at 3 p.m. 21st Mar. at 9 p.m. 4th Mar. at 7 a.m. 17th Mar. at 7 a.m.
Osake via Amoy, Shanghai, KUTSANG .... Tues.,
Moji & Kobe
Osaka via Amor. Moji &UENSANG... Mon.,
Kaba Sandakan Sandakan Tientsin via Swatow, Foo.
30th Mar. at 7 a.m.
MAUSANG .... Wed., HINSANG.. Wed,
11th Mar. at Noon 18th Mar, at Noon
chow & Wel-hal-wei CHIPSHING... Pri.. 3th Mar. at T'a.m. T'tain via Stow & Foochow CHEONGSHING Thurs., 19th Mar. at 7 a.m. For Freight and Passage apply to:- JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. Telephone 30311.
General Managers.
HONG KONG AND MACAO LINE in Good Speed
S.S. CHUEN CHOW
Daily Sailing from Hong Kong at 2.00 p.m. Sailing from Macao at 7.50 2.m. Sundays excepted.
Freight and Passage apply :-
CHUEN ON STEAM BOAT CO., LTD.
241, Des Voeux Road C.
Captain R. G. Little, the present master of the vessel, hunded him a aliver ten tray from the masters, officers and engineers of the com- pany, and Mr. G. H. B. Chariton, managing director, present him with a silver rose bowl on behalf of the clerical staff. Mrs. Bruce was presented with a cut glass vase.
Tel. 26061.
Immediate work on
hundred miles of new rail construction in Saskatchewan is foreshadowed by . D. C. Coleman, vice-president of western lines, Canadian Pacific Railway, in announcing the award contracts which of four grading from a portion of the company's advanced construction programmé recently referred to by E. M. Beatty, K.C., chairman and pré-
of was presented by sident
the company. The Captain Little with a gold watch contracts. from the captains of the Tync-Tees fect, while Mr Charlton handed over an all-electric wireless set on behalf of the management and clerical staff.
Mr. James Mundill, chartering clerk, who is retiring after fifty years' service,
Captain Bruce has carried three hundred thousand paɛsengers and three million tons of cargo with never an accident.
are
for the completion of the line from Nipawin to Henribourg, 20 miles; Rosetown tó Gunworth, 20 miles, Rosetown to Gunnworth, 20 miles; Medstend to Meadow Lake, 35 miles, and from Hamlia, northeasterly, 25 miles.
HONG KONG TIDES. -
The reclamation of a large ter
The time used is Standard, or of Winnipeg, frantic call of the Vestris for assis-ritory to the east
mean time of the meridian of 120 deg. E.; 00h. is midnight, 12hra, is tance on the morning of November known as the Julius muskeg, is 12, 1328. The American Shipper. under consideration by the City
noon. The heights are referred to the datum of the largest scalo Ad- Hydro and the Provincial Govern ment. It involves the diversion of the message at 11.6 am. as she
miralty chart of the place and nto the Win-should be added to the depths given was heading for New York. The the muskeg water
The rescue nipeg River and the building of a
on the chart unless preceded by an 400 to 500 feet in asterisk (*), when they should be ship asked for additional informa- bridge from
subtracted from the depths, tion from the Vestris, but the length with extensive ditching at signals from the latter craft grew an estimated cost of $10,000.
Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney course was changed,
& Melbourne.
Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Jupa weak. Late that night. Captain and Hong Kong to Australia,
Hong Kong to Sydney-19 days.
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-
The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via Now the Vestris had
Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The P.&O. Royal Mail Steamers to London and
The P.&O. Branch Servico of steamers to London via Suce. The Now Zealand Shipping Company's steamers
London via Panama Canal.
Cumings used his radio finding ap- paratus to plot the position where gone down, and carly the next morning he was on the scene where the survivors had taken
Around to the lifeboats."
Southampton and dawn he began to pick up the first
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.
ST. ALBANS
1931.
ath Mor. S'hal, Moll, Kobe, Osaka & 9th Mar. Shanghai, Moll & Kobe.
Mar.
*MIRZAPORE
SANTHIA
KARMALA
4.500 0,718-
7,754 19th 9,128
Noon
16th
*SOUDAN
19th
TALMA
10,000
25th
RAJPUTANA 10.686 27th
NELLORE
6,853
TAKADA
KALIAN
TILAWA COMORIN
KASHMIR TANDA SANTHIA RANPURA KASTIGAR
ST. ALBANS
RAWALPINDI
survivors: From daybreak until almost noon on November 13 the American Shipper cruised about, picking up vletima clinging to bits of wreckage, who had floated for Y'hame.hours in the open sea.
Amoy, Bhai, Moji, Kobe & Osaka, Mar. Shanghat, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama. Mar. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Mar. Amoy, Moil, Kobe & Osaka. Mar Shanghal, Kobe & Yokohama. 6th. Apr.
S'hal, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Y'hama. 6.940 10th Apr. Amoy Shai, Moji, Kobs & Osaka. 9.144 10th Apr. Shanghal,, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. 10,000 24th
Apr. Amoy, Moll, Kobe & Osaka 16.182 24th Apr. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.
8,985 8th May Shanghai, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama. 6.950 8th May S'hal, Mojl, Kobe, Osaka & Thares. 7.754 12th May Amey, Moji, Kobe & Osaka. 16,001
May Shanghal, Kobe & Yokohama.
Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama 5th June S'hal, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Y'hama. 19th June Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.
Shanghai, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama S'hal, Moji, Kobe, Oanka & Thama, Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.
22nd
.9,005 5th June
KHYBER
4,500 10,610 9,114
3rd July
NELLORE
0,859
RAJPUTANA
16,580
KARMALA
6th July 17th July 9,128 31st July
Shanghai, Moj, Kobe & Yokohama.
Cargo only.
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration 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.
All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge. Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries. Parcels measuring not more than 2% ft. x 2 ft. x 1.ft. will: be received
as the Company's Oce up to Noon on the day previous' to zalling.
For further Information, Passage, Freight; Handbooks, atei, apply to:-
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,
̈ ̈P. & Q. Building, Connaught Rd. C, Hong Kong,
Agenta.
THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO. LTD.
DAN ENGINEERA RA SHIPHUILDEES. – BOILER MAXERS, BRASS" and: IRON FOUNDERS.4 All, work done. In this establishment · La guaranteed. We have over, thirty year?" experience. We own two Slip
"èraft" of 200 feet long, ways and can accommodate Town Ofice: 64, Connaught Ros! Central
Tel 20459. Shipyard; Sham-ahul-po, Kowloon, Hong Kong, · Kowicon Tal, 57909,7 Estimates, furnished on application, Kong, April
Chlef
CONSIGNEES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.
From LEITH, IMMINGITAM, ANTWERP, LONDON and STRAITS.
March 2 to 8, 1931.
DATA HIGH WATER Low WATER,
02 38 41 UK 20 U*3
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Mon. 1
Tuce
20. 41
Wed.
14 14 4% 21 29
Thara B
10 18 16-2
Fri.
Bat.
1) 40
$3 06
11 35.
13.52
8
11. 03
17
Omeer Stedman gained The Steamship, international fame when, serving in!
"BENVRACKIĘ " the same capacity aboard- the Pre- sident Harding, he went out in Consignees of cargo are hereby in Ban. command of a small boat that re formed that all goods are being land. scued 28 men from the sinking ed at their risk into the hazardous Italian freighter Ignacio Florio at and/or extra hazardous Godowns of The Hong Kong & Howloon Wharf and the height of a heavy gale in mid- Godown Co., Ltd, whence and/or from Atlantic in October, 1925, Mr.the wharves delivery may be obtained. Stedman is a native of Quincy. Mass, and Ono of the youngest executive officers in the American
Merchant Marine.
TYNE CAPTAIN RETIRES.
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowas, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 7th March, will be subject to rent
All claim against the steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 21st
or
not be recoil March they will
All broken, chafed, and damaged As a token of esteem and to mark Goods are to be left in, the Godowns, where they will be examined on the his retirement after forty-six years th March, at 10 am, by Messrs. service with the Tyne-Tees Stears Goddard & Douglas. Shipping Company, Captain John No Fire Insurance has been effect Bruce, who has spent fifty-nine ed
ale will be countersign- years at sea, was made presenta ed by, tions recently at Newcastle on: GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD. board the steamablp Hadrian, of which he was captain.
Hong Kong, 28th February, 1991;.
Bill of Lading
olde
Agente"
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
TeʻAUSTRALIA. - Calling at Manlia (P. Is.), Thursday Is. Cairos. Townsvilla
·JECT Asura' Beljbags, Bydney and Milbourne, # BRITISH STEAMERS: CHANGTE -- TAIPING (kunn OM SPASTEST MO MOST UP-TO-DATE STEAMERE IN THE SERVICE.
DE ELECTRIC LAUNDRY, BARBER SHOP, SURGEON and STEWARDESS CARRIED. Į Biky Your Short Léåve in Australia and New Zealand, Hong Kong, Sydney--19 Days. A FIRST CLASS FARE TO BYDNEY, 476 RETURN
VA SER MENCEM LONDON (vis Australis) from £132
$
*Dua Hong Koerli Legna Hope Local 18 Grants Mands,
May 19 Zone 39
Ke. 1
May 2
May.10
AUSTRALIAN-ORIENTAL LINE, LIMITED
THE
7.7
$
SPECIAL
ROUND TRIP FANES
ΤΟ
EUROPE
-WEEKLY TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE
To SAN FRANCISCO and
TO SEATTLE and VICTORIA.
5
LOS ANGELES. The Sunshino Belt viz. The Short, Straight Route
Honolulu
to America Fortnightly anilings on Tuesday's Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdaya
Pres. Cleveland Tues., Mar. 18, 1 Pres. Lincoln ..Tres., Mar. 3, 6 Pres. Pierce ....Tues, Mar. 24 Pres, Madison...Tues., Mar. 17 Frea. Taft
..Tues., Apr. 7¦ Pres. Jackson Tues., Mar. 31
1.ከ.
£120, £112 Speels through rates to Europe vit Unlt
ed States, Direct connections with all At- lantic lines. Choice of rall lines across United States and Canada, liberal stop-over privileges for sight- · aceing.
ROUND TRIP FARE TO EUROPE. From Hong Kong to Naples
**
» Marseilles
M
London
Full particulars upon application,
EUROPE AND NEW YORK DIRECT
ROUND THE WORLD.
$162. 5.04.
2131. 0.03, £109.15.0.
Fortnightly sailing on Sundays via Manlis, Straits, Colombo, Suez Canal, Alexandris, Naples, Genoa, Marseilles, New York and Boston.
a.m. f Pres. V. Buren Sun, Mar. 8, Afres. Polk Sun., Apr. 5, 8. Pres, Garfield .Sup. Mar. 22, 8 |Pres. Adams.Sun., Apr. 19, B TO MANILA
Prës. Madison, Mar. 10, 6 p.m. ¡Pres. Jackson Mar. 24, 6 p.m. Pres. Plerce ...Mar. 14, 0 p.m. Þrea. Taft ........Mar. 29, 4 pm.
CANTON BRANCH:-4, SHA KEE STREET.
DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE
| BAREFA /
MUEDEN VW
LEE
PAANA
EXPRESS
SURVICE
BARBER WILHELMSEN
LINE
TRANS-PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC COAST SERVICE
via PANAMA. NEXT SAILING
M.V. "TAI YANG"
on MARCH 18th.
for
SHANGHAI, KORE, YOKOHAMA, SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK & BOSTON.
42 Days To New York.
For Passenger and Freight information please apply:-
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
Queen's Buildings.
Agents.
Telephone 28021.
HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: "MANIFESTO" HONGKONG. DOCK, OWNERS, SHIP, BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEERS, BOILER
MAKERS, IRON, STEEL, AND BRASS FOUND ERS, FORGE MASTERS,
ELECTRICIANS.
The Com
pany pos- Beises Blix
Granite Docks and Two Pat ent
glip way. The dimensions of No. 1 Dock
are
700- 1 x
86 ft. x 30
ft.
M.S.
* SUGBO,****
Codes Used:
AL ABC Fifth Ext
tion: En
gineering:
First and
Second Edi
tion; Weet-
eTTL
and Wat
kina.
Union
Single screw steel passenger and cargo motor ship, Dimensions:-154′ 0′′ B.P. x=28′ 07 Mid_ x 11' 6". Mud.; D. W. 470-tons; BHP. 360; Speed 101⁄2 knots. Built and machinary Installed by The Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd, to the order of La Navlern Fläpina Inc, Cebu for Philippine coasting service
Please address enquiries to the Chief Manager :-*:-*
R. M. DYER, B.SC., MINA, Kowloom