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+*SS, "CRACOVIA"
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For Shanghal
For Singapore & Italy
& Japan
May 10
May
Mny
May 27
June 1
June 30
May 17 June 3 June 17 July 5 July 12
*Passenger Steamers with First, Second and Second Econo- paical Glasses.
†Outward voyage to Shanghat only.
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DEAR CAPTAIN'S JOKE.
Tale of the Atlantic Water-Lilies,
A liner encourages sudden friendships. So foolish we be come in the sea air, and such nonsense we talk! One feels de- tached and aloof from fuss and the really serious things of life. such as the weather and earning one's living. Nobody will want me on the telephone, and if there is a wireless message it can only be a bon voyage, or a welcoming greeting from the other side. So I am free to play.
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Shipping
Intelligence.
„MBO MOE BRIS».
SEA ARBITRATION.
NEW COMMITTEE IN RUSSIA.
A murine urbitration commit-
WAR - CANOE TO SUBMARINE.
An Exhibition of Ship Models.
tee has just been approved by An exhibition illustrating the the Soviet Government which is development of British warships to be located at the offices of the has been opened in the Musqum of All-Union Eastern Chamber of
Commerce, Moscow, Its func- the Royal United Service Institu- tions are to arbitrate in disputes tion, Whitehall, where models of arising over compensation for British vessels from the paddled assistance and salvage at sea. war-cance of the ninth century to
The
This committee consists of the modern capital ship. are being fifteen members, and includes in displayed against a specially design- its personnel representatives of ed series of backgrounds. The six the various marine departments, disamas are very simply composed, industrial, commercial and in with a broad, irregular band of And captains are charming surance trusts, and experts white suggesting the chalk cliffs of people. They must get very in mercantile insurance. These the Channel, up which the miniature tired of us sometimes, but they representatives are appointed to Pageant of ships is sailing, the cleverly manage to conceal the Foltice by the All-Union Eastern models most advanced in design fact, and enter into all our fun Chamber of Commerce for one leading towards the east. with the greatest zest. I remem- year, with the power to elect visitor can press a button before ber once, coming back from Mon- their own chairman and the each group, and the scene lights up treal, there was a pretty, wide- deputy chairman.
with a properly oriented dawn upon eyed Canadian bride on board. It was her
first trip, and she amused everybody with her naivé questions and the delicious interest she took in oneh little thing.
REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARYING at luncheon he asked her if she
FROM 162 TO 1928 ON SALE
SAN FRANC1500 van Shangh Japan Ports & Honolulu.
Wednesday, 13th May, Wednesday, 27th May,
SEATTLE, VANCOUVER vin Shanghai & Japan Ports,
2nd June. 30th June.
3.ONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via
TATSUTA MARU
ASAMA MARU
THYE MARU
Tuesday,
HEIAN MARU
Tuesday,
Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez.
HAKUSAN MARU
Saturday,
HARUNA MARU
Saturday,
SYDNEY & MELIÐURNE via Manila & Ports.
KITANO MARU
Saturday,
ATSUTA MARU
Saturday,
16th May. 30th May.
23rd May 27th June.
11th May. 27th May.
Monday,
Wednesday,
36AIHAY via Singapore, Penang ở Colomb
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu,
LIVERPOOL via Port Sald, Stamboul (Constantinople). Genoa,
It was the captain's great de- Might to tease her, and one day had noticed the bed of Atlantic water-lilies through which we had passed that morning. We all enlarged upon the subject. and though the bride was rather sceptical she obliged us by tak- ing the Captain's word.
At dinner that very night a huge silver platter was brought to her, and there, reposing on a bed of leaves, was a marvellous) array of perfectly-made water- lilies, with a card showing the exact spot of ocean from which they had been gathered.
She almost wept with pleasure, and had the flowers packed in ice, hoping the (turnip) petals would stay white until she got back to Toronto.
IYO MARU
TOKIWA MARU
Los Angeles, Mexico and Panama. RAKUYO MARU
Saturday,
23rd May,
NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama.,
† KUMA MARU
Monday,
25th May.
†TOYOOKA MARU
Friday,
15th May.
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.
+ NAGATO MARU
Friday,
↑ RANGOON MARU
Friday,
SHANGHAL KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
KATORI MARU
Saturday,
+ HAKODATE MARU (Moji direct) Wednesday, KAMAKURA MARU (Kobe dircci). Wednesday, KASHIMA MARU
Saturday,
Sth May. 15th May.
2nd May. 6th May. 6th May, 16th May.
ore
+ Cargo only.
Telephone 30291.
For further information apply to:-- NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. (Private exchunke to all department = {
S. K.
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
LONDON, HAMBURG, ROT-| London Maru ....
Tues..
RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS) Rio de Janeiro Maru Tues.,
26th May
TERDAM & ANTWERP
via Singapore. Colombo,
Suez & Port Said.
& BUENOS AIRES via
Szigon. Singapore, Colom
bo, Durban & Capetown.
BOMBAY via Singapore, Shunko Moru
Sun.,
24th May
Penang & Colombo.
MARQUES, BEIRA, DAR-
DURBAN, LOURENCO Mexico Moru
Tues.,
ES-SALAAM. ZANZIBAR
& MOMBASA vla Singa-
pore & Colombo,
MELBOURNE
νέα Manila Melbourne Maru
Wed.,
6th May
Brisbane & Sydney.
Honolulu Maru
But, Mon.,
Kinai Maru
Mon..
1st June
Los Angeles & Panam. Call Direct of Boston. Philadelphia & Baltimore.
JAPAN PORTS (Preight Ser-¡ Mudras Maru
Sat.,
vice).
HAIPHONG via Hollow & Menado Maru
Thurs.,
9th May
14th May
Pakhoi (Fortnightly).
REDLING vừa ra tow
Hozan Meru
Sun.,
3rd May
Amoy (3 p.m. every Sun- day).
Canton Maru
Sun.,
10th May
TAKÃO via Swałow & Amoy
(Fortnightly
Deli Mora
Thurs.,
21st May
CALCUTTA via Singapore) Seattle Maru
& Rangood.
VICTORIA, SEATTLE. TACOMA & VANCOUVER via Japan Porta,
NEW YORK via Japan ports,
For further particulars please apply to:-
OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.
Telephone 28061.
2nd May 18th May
One poor man, whose cabin- number was 98, grew to hate us before the end of the trip. He had lived in African jungles for twenty years or so, and had a strange habit of suddenly dash- ing off to bed in the middle of of his most interesting yarns. This, of course, we could at allow, so we organised a new 'Trail of '98," and went after him, insisting upon hearing the end of the narrative through his cabin door.
one
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When a dispute is submitted mildly choppy son. The oye to the committee each party may travels first from the war-canoe to choosc
Any arbitrator from the Mora of William the Conqueror amongst the members of the a long, narrow, dared vessel, with committee.
The submission ofja square salt), and go to # disputes to this committee may thirteenth-century converted buss, be provided for in contracts ap-mare definitely a sailing ship. The salvage at sea. pertaining to assistance and rounder ship of the fourteenth cen
There are also │tury, with poop and forecastle, com- various provisions in the docu-pletes the first group. ment of appointment of this ar A lato fifteen-century ship, better itration committee relating to rigged, and carrying guns, anchor, the appointment of arbitrator in certain eventuali-
super- and cable, prepares the spectator for The Great Harry of Henry Vlhi, tho ties, and for a levy to be made urst "Great Ship" with heavier of 2 per cent. on the amount ordnance, claimed to cover the expenses of rather
meant for destruction than defence, while the the arbitration, including wit-Sovereign of the Seas (the first of nesses, experts and the like. the ships built with Charles L'e] The U.S.S.R. Trade Delegation Ship Money) is still more evidently in Britain is notified by their substantial, though the models are Government as to the grounds not built to a comparative scale. of 1737 occupies the for the formation of the arbitra- The Victory tion committee, which have been same case, together with the better the Chamber, known Victory of 1765, shown as communicated to
she was first built, 40 years before and are briefly as follows:
Trafalgar.
sea.
SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1931.
Go
"Now
you can visit
Honolulu
or travel direct Express to Pacific Coast and still
Empress"
The White Empresses are the largest and
fastest liners on the Pacific.
12 DAYS FROM CHINA AND 8 DAYS FROM JAPAN TO CANADA AND US.A. Irons Ange Shangkai
LONYO
Jaya
Rule Lear
$
Vancouter Arcier
5 June 10
3 July
May 25
June 22
July 20
31 Aug.
Aug. 17
Aug.
Sept. 14
Sept. 27
3
Oct. 12
Oct. 25
Nov. 9
Nov. 22
Yakolinna Titzeluda Leve Inase May 8 May 11 May 14 May 16 May 23 May 26 May 28 May 30 June June 5 June June 11 June 13 June 20 June 23 June 25 June 27 July July 3 July
9 July 11 July 16 July 21 July 23 Jul 25
21 July 23 S.
23 July 25 July July
31 Aug. Aug. 6 Aug. Aug. 15 Aug. 18 Aug. 20 Aug. 22 Aug. 28 Aug. 31 Sept. 3 Sept. Sept. 12 Sept. 15 Sept. 17 Sept. 19 Sept. 25 Sept. 28 Ocl. 1 Oct. Oct. 10 Oct. 13 Oct. 15 Oct. 17 Del. 23 Oct. 23 Oct. 29 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 10 Nov, 12 Nov. 14 "Empress of Russia" and "Empress of Asia" call at Nagasaki.
Empress of Russia Empress of Japan Empress of Asia Empress of Canada Empress of RusHİR Empress of Japan Empress of Asia Empress of Canada Empress of Russia Empress of Japan Empress of Asia Empress of Canads Empress of Kussin Empress of Japan
HONG KONG-MANILA.
Leave Hong Kong
May 15 May 28
Arrive Manila
May 17 May 30
EMPRESS OF JAPAN HMPRESS OF ASIA
CANADIAN PACIFIC
Telephones: Passenger
20752. Freight 20042.
BRITISH WUCHOW
LINE
SAILING DATES FOR MAY, 1931 (Subject to Change). DEPARTURE HOURS: Hong Kong 5.30 p.m., Wuchow 3 p.m.
Leaves Hong Kong
MON. SɅT.
4th 9th
THURS. 14th WED. TUES.
S.S. "TAI
MING"
(649 Tons-Capt, W. H. Lawton.)
Arrives
Wuchow..
Leaves
Wuchow
8th
Arrives Hong Kong WED. 6th THURS. 7th FRI MON. 11th TUES. 12th
WED. 13th SAT. 16th SUN. 17th MON. 18th 20th FRI 22nd SAT. 23rd BUN, 24th 26th THURS. 28th FRI. 29th SAT. 301h Ports of Call-Samshul, Shuihing, Takhing & Doshing.
It has been the practice in the mercantile marine for
The remainder of the exhibition muny years to refer to arbitration all
shows the transition from sail and
development claims and disputes arising from the
under steam, hindered at first by the inconveni- salvage and nisistance at This tendency is based upon the ence of paddles (as can be judged fact that special seamanship from the modest Early Victorian knowledge is required which tug Rhadamanthus), and curiously ordinary judicial courts do not late to influence design. The model possess.
Fares Return (not including meals) $18.00, The typical British of the "first-rate" battleship Mari. Lloyd salvage contract, which is borough in the Crimean the most frequently applied in greatly resembles the ships the mercantile marine, contains Nelson, in spite of its auxiliary
Warrior, a stipulation as to the arbitra- funnel. The
#contem. tion of Lloyd's in London.
porary vessel illustrated in the Shortly before the War Ger- same case, was
the first armour many
plated iron vessel, with longer and established
structure of the 1871 Devastation & court of
cleaner lines. The box-like super.
marine arbitration in Hamburg (Shiedsgericht).
period
of
und the more familiar lines of the
It is extraordinary how may meet old "shipmates" in un expected places. Walking along the Haymarket a few weeks ago,
Hitherto, owing to the ab- Rodney of 1886 are displayed in I ran into the "jungle" friend, home again on leave, and in abitration in the U.S.S.R., salvage black and white hulls; the Dread- sence of any marine court of ar- models which reproduce the old Regent Street teashop I sat be- side a retired soldier whose in. disputes have been referred to nought and its successora (and even roduction to me on board that foreign arbitration, as, for in the pre-Dreadnought London of
stance, to Lloyd's, even if both 1895) same ship Was
violent A
ships, the salvaging and the their dealgn under a uniform battle- blow on the head with A deck tennis-ring,
salvaged, were sailing under the Soviet flag.
ship grey.
EASTERN PORTS.
DETAILS OF EPIDEMIC DISEASES.
conceal the differences
Moals and Wines are to be obtained on board. Hong Kong Arrivals & Departures from Tai Hing Whorf.
For information apply to
20, Connaught Road, West,
Phone 20893.
Co.,
Lid.,
SANG WOL
DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.
(This cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert but our readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetic
- spellings, such as karbor, plow,and altho.)
12
13
14 15
16
7
15
of
10
22
And only last Sunday I found
The majority of the ships shown The Soviet Government, acting are selected from the group display- 5th May myself, in a Customs shed, stand- ing next to a serious young man
upon the representation of Sovieted by the Department of Overseas from Washington who had "ald-shippers, shipowners and chur Trade at the Wembley Exhibition, ed and abetted" us in the story terers, decided to authorise the but the succession then ended with of the water-lilies. The Chan creation of a marine arbitration the Hood, while it is now carried 5th May nel crossing had been rough, court in the U.S.S.R., so that all forward to include the 10,000-ton alas! and we neither looked our disputes, relating to the salvage of cruiser London (1927), the Nelson best. But life is like that.-foreign ships by Soviet vessels in (1928), and a submarine of last Evening News.
Soviet waters could be adjudicat-year's date. Models of ships which ed upon, in the U.S.S.R., and played a part in the Great War- draft salvage contracts and the Iron Duke and Queen Elizabeth routine instructions have been have been lent here, as to Wem- issued by the Marine Arbitration bley, by the Department of Over- Committee.
The names of the first elected mutual contrast in the windows of aeaa Trade, and they are shown for members of the Soviet Marine the Museum which face Whitehall, Arbitration Committee and other the Revenge of Drake and Grenville, particulars can be obtained application to the secretary
on the late seventeenth-century Bri- of tannia, and a modern capital ship, į the Russo-British Chamber Commerce in London.
the Royal Sovereign. The entrance to the lower floor of the Museum has been enriched by the loan from the Dockyard Museum at Chatham of the mouldings from the quarter- deck of an early nineteenth-century vessel, showing a medallion portrait. of Nelson with laurels and trophies. Among other figures and figure-- heads lent to decorate the temporary The Successors of Moine Comto exhibition is a group known as the and Co., Ltd., the agents of the "Sailor and Girl," which has Chargeura Reuple, have received | delightful demureness. Information from Paris that the two leading French companies, the
HONG KONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.
JUMBLE SALE
MÁY 5th, 2 EM.
CITY HALL.
OTHING & HOUSEHOLD GOODS gratefully
at CITY HALL any MONDAY RSDAY, between 10.30 and 11.30.
The health -bulletin of Eastera ports for the week ended April 25, issued by the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services. gives the following cases:—
Plague,
Bagdad: 10 cases, 6 deaths. Basrah: 2 cases, 2 deaths, Bombay: 1 case.
Pnom-Penh: 1 death.
Cholera.
Basrah: 2 cases, 2 deaths. Chittagong: 8 cases, 1 death. Madrasi 4 cases, 3 deaths. Bangkok: 1 case, Ponom-Penh: 1 death. Saigon: 7 cases, & deaths.
Cerebro-Spinal Fever.
Shanghai: 14 deaths
FRENCH COMBINE.
Two Famous Companies Join · Forces.
of
Greater Shanghat: 7 cases. 2 Compagnie Generale Transatlon-
deaths.
Small.poz. Bagdad: 1 case, 2 deaths.
Basrah: 1 chas
Bombay: 1 case.
Cochin: 12 cases, Madras: I case, 1 death,
· Rangoon: 1 cake....
Chittagong: 1 case, 2 dentiis. Vizazapatara: 4 cases, 1 death Singapore: 1 case.
Penang 1 care. Balikpapan: I`case. Canton 1 case!
Shanghai: 4 death.
:- Greater Shanghai: 2 cases.
Dairent 1 caso.
Port Arthur: 1 case,
tique and the Chargeura Reunis, have decided to co-operate. No details have yet been received re- garding the new agreement but it is understood that the new con sortium will represent more than 1,200,000 tons of the 3,200,000 total. of the French merchant navy and, will include, with the Chargeurs Reunis and Compagnie Generale Transatlantique; the Cle de Navigation Sud Atlantique, Clo Cyprien Fabre. Ca. Frassinet, Societe Generale de Transport Maritime et Vapeur, Societe Navale da Ouest, Cle. des Trans ports Maritimes" de l'Afrique Oc-A cidentale.
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with sticks (Colloq.) 8-Inquiry officer
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'HORIZONTAL (Cont.)
U. 8. (abbr) 64-Northern State of U. 8. (abbr.) 55-8egzolty
15-Takes possession of 86-Pratik. Befora 17-Mountain gorge 18-Examine closely 19-Household
attendant 21-Aifuvial deposit at mouth of a river 22-Morbidly tender 23-Place in difficulty 25-Paruse 20-ffix used to
denote condition 27-A Matter
29-Dopres with foar 21-Two (Roman) az-A olly thoroughfare
(abbr.)
33-Headgear
34-A cord
35-Bevere
S6-Scolded
38-Scantler 40-Mouse catcher,
!.. 41-Spealfies
43-Conducted 44-Parts In 'a' play
· 40–Hablla 49-Terminates 80-Ardase NY #53-Answer" (abbr.)
85-8outhern State of
67-Read ourofully ¡68-Greek god of love
B1-Girl's пато
VERTICAL (Cont.)) |24-Long period of time
27-Attention
23-Extend over 30-Texture
33-Order which,
Includes whales *24-Nocturnal animað
35-Grenk god of war
83-Garmant fastening 85-Unadorned
4-Spilt
66-Long ago
68-Degree
69-lavetod
|71-Ona who has faith |73-Transmitters
74-Those whe glide on
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VERTICAL 1-Political party
management by a dictator 2-Salute.
8-Frighten
4-Molady B-Epistle (abbr.)
6-Edge
-7-Chairs
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14-klora prompt- 10-Title of a baronet 20-Determines at
87-in a manner implied
but unspoken 39-Gifta bestowed in
charity
40-Plan |42-Chief actor
44-Regards with foar
and respect 45-Point of compass
(abbr.)
47-Unit
48-Portis
51-Bind
53-One who plundera KB-Pasin
67-Long-for.eagerly
59-Baking place Co-Dispatch, 62-Worm for balt 63 Worry
|65-Born (Fr.)
67-Large doer 70-Medical practitioner (abbr.) 19.3. 72-Mid-western State
(abbr.),,,
The solution of, the above cross-word puzzle will appear in Monday's lasted along with a new pross-vord' puuzle.),