TUESDAY, MAY 12, 1931.
P.&O.-British India Apcar and
THE
SHIPPING FREIGHTS|
AUSTRALIAN RATES AND EXCHANGE.
Bage
Eastern & Australian but flower the course of the
Lines
The news contained in the mes- from Sydney respecting freight rutes would not complete- ly have surprised any who have been following Aus tralian commerce and exchange movements, Hays Home paper. The statement was to the effect that the shipowners have inform. ed the Australian producers ani exporters that they are prepared to renew for a year contracts ex- piring on June 30 next at the existing freight rates for all classes of cargo shipped overscas from Australia, but that they will nred a reconsideration to be made of the exchange surcharge on re GULF,frigerated cargo, which was fixed at three per cent. before the re. cent rapil risc in the exchange. The agreement mentioned
(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.
TAKING CARGO FOR
STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN
WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, AND RED SEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE, &c.
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under Contract with H.M. Government.)
8.S.
i Tana.
ALBORE COMORIN
From Tung Hang'
About
Destination.
Straits, Calamba & Bombay. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles, London, Hull, Hamburg
Rotterdam & Antwerp. Mara, L'don, Hell, I'dam & A'werp.
Marseilles & London. Rondon, E'dam & A'werp. M'seties, Rombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles & London.
B'dam & A'werp L'don.
London, Hull. Hamburg,
Antwerp. Bembay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles, Loudan, Hull, Hamburg,
itotterdam & Antwerp. Marseilles & LonJon.
1931.
•BURDWAN
+KASHMIR
RANPURA
+KASHGAR
RAWALPINDI
May | 3,278 20th
15,182 23rd May 30th May
8,985 6th Juno 18601 20th
June 4th July 9.005 $1,619 18th July
*PERIM
7,048
wath
July
+KHYBER
9.114 1st
Aug,
M
* SOMALI
1
Aug.
RAJPUTANA
15508
15th
Aug.
*PADUA
6 22nd Aug,
→KARMALA
9,128
20th Aug.
CATHAY
1,121
12th Sept.
•SOUDAN
i9th Sept.
+KALYAN
9.144 26th Sept.
cilles,
Rombay, Marseilles & London, Marseilles, London, Hull, Hamburg,
Rotterdam & Antwerp. Marecilles & London.
Cargo only. † Calls Casablanca. Calls Port Swettenham, Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Parts by steuners of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
SIRDJANA
TILAWA SANTHIA
1931.
7,743 14th Mag Singapore, Penang & Calcutta,
10.30 p.m. 10,000 30th May Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. 7,754 19th June Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.
B.I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd class passengers. All steamers are fitted with wireless and carry a qualified surgeon.
was a
CHINA MAIL.
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 a.mu.
Sundays excepted.
Freight and Passage apply : --n
CHUEN ON STEAM BOAT CO., LTD. 241, Des Voeux Road C.
Tel. 26061.
COLLISION IN FÒg.
CARGO STEAMER AND OIL TANKER.
Rugby, Yesterday. The American Shipping Board cargo steamer Wytheville, 6,000 tons, of Newark, New Jersey, reached Southampton last night after a collision in a fog with the French oil tanker Rhea, 7,800 tons, of lavre.
are
PASSENGER LISTS.
ARRIVALS.
Per as. Taiping on May 11:- Mr. W. H. Beatty, Mr. W. H. Boanas, Mr. and Mrs. H. Bowden, Miss M. Bridger, Mr. M. M. Bridger, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Brid- Ker,
Mrs. T. J. Browne, Miss H. Cunucen, Mr. J. Dent, Mias S. result of the general realisation
Breckleton, Mr. and Miss M. A. Dent, Miss M. Dagegn, Mrs. B. two years ago that the cargo ship ping companies in the Australian The Wytheville had a hole, big Jordan, Mr. S. Kelly, Miss E ronte had been faring very badly enough to take an omnibus, above Larkin, Mr. H. C. Lukins, Mr. C. fact that the deputation which her bow, and mattresses and bed-Loquet, Mr. W. R. Mansfield, Mr. sugges- ding were hanging to her twisted B. R. Moorehead, Miss Z. Myers, visited Australia at the
No one
Mis S. Myers. Mr. F. Sadler, Mrs. tion of the Commonwealth Gov plates.
was injured on but one man is, M. Sullivan, Mr. S. J. Stevenson, in de the Wytheville. ernment had no difficulty
Tyrrell, Mr. J. A. monstrating by figures. The way reported missing from the Rhea. Mr. C. E.
Australian in which
two commerce and
injured. British Urquhart, Miss J. Winward, Miss L. Winward, Mrs. R. Wylie, Mrs. would develop was evidently not Wireless Service.
Yates. foreseen at that time by those con-
DEPARTURES. cerned in the discussions, and it would not have been fully appre ciated a year ago
when the de- tails of the agreement were deter mined. The shipping companies will, of course, carry out their agreement for the full 12 months ending June 30 next. but since the terms were agreed the expert trade from Europe to Australia has dwindled so seriously that hips have to leave for Australia with very little freight space fill ed, or even have to make the voy
so that the lines age in ballast. have to look chiefly to the home- ward voyage
to meet the whole cost of the round voyage.
Serious Effect on Reccipis. The shipping companies, appar- ently. proposed to bear the brunt
A shipment of seed grains and grasses was recently sent from the University of Saskatchewan, Sas- katoon, to a buyer in Chili, South to test out America, who wishes some of the improved variaties The ship- produced in Canada. ment included early oats, spring rye, flax, sweet clover, and west- era rye grass.
CONSIGNEES
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.
From LEITH, ANTWERP, LONDON, AND STRAITS.
' BENVANNOCH "
Consignees of Cargo are hereby in- formed that all Goods are being land- cd at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of The Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., whenco and/or
Per 8.3. President Cleveland from Manila on Muy 11:-
Rev. Fr. M. Diez, Mr. and Mra, K. Rev. Mother 31. C. Fetkoter
W. A.
Hogan, T. Hanselin, Kuramoto. Jacques Levy, Geo. Marseille, Mrs. J. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Morris, Rev. and Mrs. L. C. McAlfee, Master Robert McAlfee, B. Michols, J. Nielson, Rev. Fr. G. Ormaachea. A. B. Hart, A. E. Pfeiffer, Mrs. F. Pyeatt, Mrs. T. G., Reamy, Dame Marie Roberts, G. A. Roensch, Mrs. E. M. Rummell, Mrs. A. H. Scott. Master William Scott, Major and Mrs. J. L. Schock, H. Sucharipa, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Silverio, Jose Valdes.
The weekly coal output from mines in Great Britain for the week ended February 21, was 4,801,400 tons as compared with 4,774,500 tona the previous week. The number of wage earners for the week was 879,000, as com-
of this unfortunate situation them- The Steamaidp. selves, but in addition there is the consideration that the freight receipts on all the refrigerated and old storage cargo which is carried from Australia in the high- class liners are now subject to the adverse effect of the exchange. which means a reductions of them the wharves delivery may be ab-pared with the previous week's
freight earnings by about 25 or 30 per cent. Consequently the de- cine in net receipta is such that shipping managers, who are fully alive to the present difficulties of Australia, hold that they have no alternative but to ask the export- ers in Australia that some adjust- ment should be made of the sur-
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South). charge in respect of exchange.
TANDA
Indeed, it is suggested that unless an adjustment were made a point night easily be reached when in Buch conditions as the present the Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydacy maintenance of regular services on anything like the present scale might, owing to the heavy cost, become impracticable. It may be
1091
ST. ALBANS NELLORE
6.056 30th May 4,500
July 3rd 6,853 Jst Aug.
& Melbourne.
Regular monthly anilings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan pointed out, that the exporters re-
and Hong Kong to Australia,
Hong Kong to Sydney-19 days.
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-
ceive payment in this country for their produce in British currency, and so there in force in the argu-
The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom vis New ment that it would be only rea- Bealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The P. & O. Royal Mail Steamers to London and
The P. & O. Branch Service of steamers to London via Suez. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and London via Panama Canal.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.
1931.
22nd May Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.
May
Amoy, Moji, Kobo & Yokohama. June Amoy, Moji, Kobe Osaka
Shanghai, Moji, Keba & Yokohama S'hat, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & &Y'hama.
& Yokohama. Shanghai, Kobe
Kobe & Osaka. Moji, Kobe
Kobe & Yokohama. & Yokohama,
18th 6,940 16,619 10th
RANPURA
SANTHIA
TALMA
10,000
KASHGAR
0.005
ST. ALBANS
4.500
*PERIM
7,648
10,001
7,754 25th 4th 5th Juné June 5th 10th Juno
TAKADA
June
RAWALPINDI
*SOMALI
SIRDHANA.
KHYBER
NELLORE
TILAWA
SANTHIA
KARMALA
*NANKIN
RAJPUTANA
Kobe
Moll
Jude 27th Juno 2nd July 7,746
Mojt, Kobe & Osaka. 9,114
Red Jala 3rd July
Kobe & Yokohama. 4.853 Oth July S'bal, Moll, Kobe, Osaka & Y'hama. 10,000 10th July Amey, Mojl, Kobe & Osaka. 16,580 17th July Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. 7,754 80th July Amoy, Mojl, Kobe & Osaka. 9.128 31st July Shanghai, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama. 7,058 1st Aug. 1 Shanghai, Kobo & Yokohama,
• Cargo only.
J
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 Singapore 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. z 2 ft. x 1 ft will be received
at the Company's Office up to Noon on the day previous to sailing.
For further Information, Passage, Freight, Handbooks, etc., apply to:-
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,
P. & O. Building, Connaught Rd. C., Hong Kong:
Agents.
THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO. LTD.
ENGINEERS and SHIPNUILDERS, BOILER MAKERS, BRASS. and IRON FOUNDERS All work done in this establishment" "" guaranteed. We have over thirty years' experience. We own two 'Silp way and can accommodate any crait of 200, feet long. A
· Town · Officer 66, Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong. TeL 20459. · Bhipyard::Sham-ahai-po, Kowloon, Hour Kong. Kowloon Tel. 5703%, Batimites: foralahed on application Hong Kong, April 17: 1924.
sonable that the allowance in res- pect of exchange should bear a
tained.
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goode remaining undelivered after the 14th instant will be subject to rent
All claims against the steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 28th instant or they will not be recognised.
881,600.
HONG KONG TIDES.
The time used is Standard, or mean time of the meridian of 120 deg. E.; 00h. is midnight, 12hrs. is noon. The heights are referred to Al broken, chafed, and damaged the datum of the largest scale Ad- Goods are to be left in the Godewmiralty chart of the place and should be added to the depths given Goddard and Douglas. where they will be examined on the by Messrs.
on the chart unless preceded by an asterisk (*), when they should be aubtracted from the depths.
13th instant at 10 am,
No Fire Inserance has been effect Bills of Lading will be cruntersign-
ed.
ed by,
GIER, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD., Agents. Hong Kong, 7th May, 1931.
LLOYD TRIESTINO NAV. Co.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
Steamer:
"CRACOVIA"
From TRIESTE & PORTS.
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May 12 to 18, 1931.
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PRESIDENT LINERS
DIRECT SAILINGS
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NEW YORK
VIA PANAMA.
WEEKLY TRANS - PACIFIC SERVICE
To San Francisen, Los Angeles;
& New York via Panama.
The Sunshine Belt via Honolulu
To Seattle & Victorin.
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The Short, Straight Route to America Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdays | Fortnightly sailings on Sundays. Pres. Cleveland 4 p.m. May 12 Pres Madison 8 am. May 17 Pres. Pierce ........May 26 | Pren. Taft ..........May 31 Pres. Wile
Juno 9 Pres. Jefferson...... June 14
£120, £112 Special Larouch rates to Europe via Unit-
ed States, Direct connections with nil At- lantic lines. Choice of rail lines across United States and Canada, liberal stop-over privileges for sight- ecuing.
ROUND TRIP FARE TO EUROPE. From Hong Kong to Naples
H
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Marseilles London
Full particulars upon application. EUROPE AND NEW YORK DIRECT
£152, 5.0L
£161. 0.01. £169.15.04.
ROUND THE WORLD. Fortnightly sailing on Sundays vla Munika, Straits, Colorabe, Suez Canal, Alexandria, Naples, Gonon, Marseilles, New York anil Boston.
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9.03.
Pres. Hayes ...... May 17, 8 Pres. Monroe.....June 14, 8 Pres. Fillmore ....May 31, 8. Pres. Van Buren 8 a.m. June 28 TO MANILA Pres. Pierce ...May 19, 4 p.m.) Pres, Jackson ..Jume 2, 4 p.m. Pres. Madison May 23, 4 p.m. Pres. Jefferson June 6, 4 p.m.
CANTON BRANCH:-4, SHA KED STREET.
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EXPRESS
SERVICE
BARBER WILHELMSEN
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TRANS-PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC COAST SERVICE
via PANAMA.
NEXT SAILING
M.V. "TAI YIN"
on MAY 18th.
for
SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA, SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES,
NEW YORK & BOSTON.
42 Days To New York.
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closer relationship than at pre- sent to the rates. In any event,
CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby Fri. 15 until Australian commerce again informed that all Goods are being become more normal and there landed at their risk into the Godowns Bat. are better cargoes for the vesselя of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf
and Go proceedings from Europe, the Godown Company, Ltd, at Kow. Bun.
loon, wherce and/or from the wharves shipping companies must expect a
delivery may be obtained. continuance of extremely lean times.
WARSHIPS IN PORT.
The following British warships were in harbour to-day:--
Bruce-In dock. Cornwall-North arm. Hermes-West wall dock, Odin-In dock. Otus-In dock. Pandora-In Taikoo dock. Proteus-In Taikoo dock. Sandwich-South wall. Sirdar-North wall. Somme-South wall.
Tamar-Basin.
Optional Carge will not be landed here, unless notice has been given 48 hours prior to vessel's arrival, but carried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option extends.
No claims will be admitted after the Goods are left the Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 11th instant will be subject to rent.
All claims against the vessel must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 21st instant or they will not be recognized.
All broken, chofed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 11th instant at 10,0.m. by our_sur- voyors, Messrs." Goddard & Douglas. No Fire Insurance has been effect-
For Passenger and Freight Information please apply:-
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
THE HONGKONG &
Telegram: "MANIFESTO, HONG KONG."
Agents.
Telephone 28021.
WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD., HEAD OFFICE AND WORKS:
KOWLOON, HONG KONG HONG KONG OFFICE 25024.
Telephones:
KOWLOON DOCK. 5805%.
·DOCK OWNERS, SHIP DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND BRASS FOUNDERS, ENGINEERS, BOILER MAKERS, IRON, STEEL, AND
FORGE MASTERS, WELDERS AND ELECTRICIANS.
ed.
Tarantula-East wall.
by
Thracian-North wall,
Foreign Man-of-War. Argus-French- gunboat.
Bill of Lading will be countersigned
DODWELL & CO., LTD.,
Agents. Hong Kong, 5th May, 1931.
Ou Lloyds
list of
approved
Cast
Steel
Manufac
OIL
turers.
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
To AUSTRALIA. Calling at Manila (P. La.), Thursday Is. Cairos, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.
-
British SteamERS: CHANGTE - TAIPING (auÂNena)
FASTEST and MOST UP-TO-DATE STRAHERS IN THE SERVICE ELECTRIC LAUNDRY, BARBER SHOP, SURGEON and STEWARDESS CARRIED, Boy Your Short Leave in Australia and New Zealand, Hong Kong, Sydney --- 19 Days.
FIRST CLASS FARB TO SYDNEY, 876 RETURN
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STEAMER
TAIPING CHANOTTE. LIPINO CHLANOTE
LONDON (via Austraila) from £136.15.0. (Australian Newspfpers on Blas
May 15
Das Hong Kong | Laser Hẹng Kong - Lawres Minila
May 19
* Das Sydney.
June 11
Juba 19
July 20
July 2
Naz. 11
July 20
Aug. B
Aug. 19
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"AUSTRALIAN-ORIENTAL LINE, LIMITED
"BUTTERFIELD' a sulik. 'Agri-HONG KONG-KARONA):
"EMPRESS OF JAPAN:"
T.S.S. **
Harbour
Call Flags
Engineer
"K."*
Boiler-
maker
ky."
Shipwright
In No. 1 Dock. Dimensions:-666′0′′ ́D.A. x 57′6′′ x 48′6′′ Mid. 25,000 tons Gross. The Company possesses Six Granite Docks and Two Patent Slipways...... The dimensions of No. 1' Dock are 700'0" x 88′0′′ x 30′6′′ over sill, H. W. O. S. T. Salvage Tag "Henry Keswick." 2,000 1.ILF., Wireless Call Signal V.P.RT. and Flog Call Signal T.H.QB. Sheerlegs capable of Hfting 80 tons.
Codes Used: A1, A.BC. Fifth Edition: Engineering, First and Second Edition. Western Union. Bentley and Walkids, 20
Kindly send enquiries to the Chief Manager,"
R. M. DYER, B.Sc., M.IN.A., Kowloon Docks, Hongkong,