YK.LINE
N.
REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. 'VARYING FROM £79 TO £120 ON SALE.
SAN FRANCISCO vin Shanghal Japan Ports & Honolulu.
Wednesday, Wednesday,
SEATTLE, VANCOUVER via Shanghai & Japan Ports.
CHICHIBU MARU
TATSUTA MARU
24th June. 8th July,
HEIAN MARU
Tuesday,
HIKAWA MARU
Tuesday,
30th June. 28th July,
LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via
Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez.
KASHIMA MARU
Saturday,
27th June,
HAKONE MARU
Saturday,
11th July.
YASUKUNI MARU
Saturday,
26th July.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
ATSUTA MARU
Saturday,
27th June.
KAMO MARU
Saturday,
25th July.
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
HAKODATE MÄRU
Saturday,
27th June.
TANGO MARU
Saturday,
11th July.
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) vin Japan, Honolulu,
Los Angeles, Mexico and Panama, GINYO MARU
Tuesday,
NEW YORK, BOSTON via Parama.
+ TATSUNO MARU
Monday,
Both June.
13th July.
LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Stamboul (Constantinople), Genoa,
+ DURBAN MARU
Sunday,
19th July.
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang. & Rangoon,
* MORIOKA, MARU
Monday,
29th June
• GENOA MARU
Tuesday,
SHANGHAL KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
Saturday,
7th July,
19th June. 27th Jane.
KAMO MARU (Nagasaki dirent)..: Friday,
SUWA MARU ........
+ Cargo only.
For further information apply to:-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
Telephnau 30291. Private exchange to all department.)
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SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION,
RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS | Montevideo Maru ... Fri.,
DAR-ES-SALAAM, BEIRA,
LOURENCO MARQUES,
DURBAN, PORT ELIZA
TOWN.
BETH & CAPE TO
THE CHINA MAIL
BUILT HERE.
QUINTETTE OF VESSELS IN
MARCH QUARTER.
was
Thipping
Intelligence.
LE IN REIT.
LIFTING GIANT SHIPS.
How They Are Dry Docked.
WATER LEVELS.
DETAILS FOR WEST, NORTH AND EAST RIVERS.
The following table, issued by the Kwongtung River Conservancy Commission, shows in feet the water levels on the West River, North River and East River on the dates named:
7.7
Lloyd's quarterly report of ship- building state that five vessels, have been completed in local' shipyarda during the last quarter-three at The gigantic White Starliner Kowloon Dock and twe at Talkoo. Majestic has been lately undergo- Launched on February 26, ating periodical repairs on the great Kowloon Dock, the twin screw floating dock at Southampton,
"June Jane motor vessel Kanlaon
16 con- which was opened by the Prince, of
17 structed for the coasting service in Wales in 1924.
West River at Shluhing...19.6 18.4 the Philippines. She has a gross The floating dock which enables North River at Tsingyuan -12.0 14.0 tonnage of 399, her dimensions such enormous weights to be lift-North River at Samshui...17.0 16.8 being:-Lenth 176.2 feet, beamed is one of the marvels of the East River at Sheklung 7.5
The highest levels recorded 30.2 feet and depth 10 feet.
are:-Shiuhing, 41 feet; Tsing- Also built at Kowloon Dock, the Slowly, almost imperceptibly, Trabajador, a steel screw motor the great ship is warped in beuen, 29.2 feet; Samaha!, 27.3 tug, was launched on May 6, her tween two parallel walls of steel length being 111 feat, her beam plates. High up on her bridge s a diminutive figure in charge of 26.1 feet and her depth 10.65 feet.
The Manapla left the Colony athe operation, and with whistle week ago for Manila where her and gesture he controls the tangle owners are. She is a steel screw of wire hawsers which are mov- motor vessel with a gross tonnage ing the great ship.
age.
of about 250 tons. Her dimensiona A whistle, a wave of the arm, are:-Length 125.9 feet; beam 24.1 and one sat of hawsers is slacken- ed until their curves dip into the feet; depth 7.0 feet.
Under construction at Kowloon water, while others tauten into Dock are two more vessels, gne a vibrant bars under the strain. A lighter for the Asiatic Petroleum prolonged whistle and a final ges- Company, and the other a steel ture, and all the hawsers are be- layed. The ship is “placed", in motor vessel nafed La
the dock, Florecita, which is being built for Mr. Jaime C. Tiampe, of floilo.
acrew
At Taikoo Dock.
The pumps start working at once, pumping the water out of the great tanks of which the dock Two vessels were completed at is made up. As the water is fore- Taikoo Dock, these being La Estrel-ed out the twin walls rise slowly la Texaco, of the Texaco Com- in the water pany, and the Wusuah, a sister ship Meanwhile, divers go down to 20th July, of the Wuhu which is already in the bottom of the duck. They go service an the Yangtsze. La round under the bottom of the Estrella Texaco is a steel screw ship and make sure that none of motor vessel of about 470 gross the "chocka on which she will rest tonnage.
have been displaced, and that the ship's keel is directly over the
20th June
Mon.,
Mon.,
6th July
& BUENOS AIRES via La Plata Maru
Saigon, Singapore, Colon
bo, Durban & Capetown.
MOMBASA ZANZIBAR, Manila Maru
THENCE TO
RIO DE
Singapore & Calamba ....
ANEIRO & SANTOS vla
BRISBANE, SYDNEY, MEL, Brisbane Maru.
Mon.,.
8th July
BOURNE, AUCKLAND &
WELLINGTON via Manila,
JAPAN PORTS (Frequent Nitto Maru
Fri..
. Services).
Seattle Maru
Wed.,
LONDON, HAMBURG, ROT. Paria Mara
Tues.,
19th June 24th June
14th July
TERDAM & ANTWERP
vio Singapore, Colombo,
Suez & Port Said.
NEW YORK via Japan ports, Tokai Maru
Wed..
Los Angeles & Panama.
Call Direct
at Boston,
Philadelphia & Baltimore.
BOMBAY vin Singapore, Argun Maru
Belawan Dell & Colombo.
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Hamburg Maru
& Rangoon,
Fri.,
Fri.,
Penang
HAIPHONG Yin Halhow & Menado Maru
Thurs
Pakho (Fortnightly).
KEELUNG via Swatow & Canton Maru
Sun..
TAKAO via Switow & Amoy Dell Maru
Amoy (pm. every Sun- Hozan Maru... day).
Sun,
:
Thurs.,
(Fortnightly).
For further particulars please apply top-
OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA. Telephone 28061.
9th July
19th June
19th June
25th June
21st June 28th June
1st July
BRITISH WUCHOW LINE
SAILING DATES FOR JUNE, 1931 (Subject to Change), DEPARTURE KOURS: Hong Kong 5.30 p.m., Wuchow 3 pm..
Leaves Hong Kong
+
24th"
S.S. "TAI MING”
(649 Tone-Capt. W. H. Lawton.)
Arrives Wuchow
Leaves Wuchow 20th SUN. 21st 26th SAT.
SAT. WED.
FRI.. TUES. 30th THURS, 2nd WED,
Arrives Hong Kong. MON, 22nd 27th SUN. 28th
3rd SAT.
4th
Ports of Call-Samshui, Shuihing, Takhing & Doshing, Fares Return (not including meals) $18.00.
Meals and Wines are to be obtained on board.
Hong Kong Arrivals & Departures from Tai Hing Whari.
For information apply to
29, Connaught Road, West;
Phone 20893.
SANG WO C
Con
SHIPBUILDERS,
SHIP REPAIRERS, BOILER MAKERS, FORGE MASTERS,
OXY-ACETYLENE, AND
ELECTRIC WELDERS MECHANICAL, AND ELECTRICAL
ENGINEERS.
"chocks."
Unseen Pumps,
As the "chocka" come up to the keel of the ship the pumps are eased and then stopped altogether while the divers go round and examine each "chock," and make sure that the ship: le "setting" on them correctly,
The Commissioners of the port of Rangoon have a survey vessel under construction at Taikoo Dock called She has already the Pathfinder. been plated.
The Marapara, which is under construction at the Kwong Fook Cheong Shipyard, is a steel twin screw motor vessel, with a gros tonnage of approximately 660. She
Onco this is done, the pumping is being built for American owners goes on apace, and the dock con-
Two river vessels are being. con-
tinues to riae, now raising the structed by the South China Motor great ship with it. As she rises Shipbuilding and Repairing Works "shores" are placed and wedged to for the Hoi Fook Shipping Com-keep the ship upright, and the pany of Hong Kong.. They have work of cleaning the ship's bottom each a gross tonnage of approxi- is begun from floating stages. mately 250 tons, will be equipped with oil engines and are intended for the river service.
ALJEN SEAMEN.
Opposition To U.S. Senaté Bill.
One after the other strango fea- tures of the hull emerge from the water the sharp, bilge keels, the great holes of the circulating water inlets, the vast streamlined and balanced rudder, and finally the propellers.
At last the dock is right up, and one can walk about dry-shod under the enormous 'hull and, wonder at the sweeping curves of its steam
Most of all, one wonders The opposition of shipping inter-lines. ests to the Senate Bill, which pro at the fact that the unseen pumps vides that no vessel shall bring into have lifted more than 40,000 tons any United States port any allen of steel forty feet into the air.
TODD SHIPYARDS.
HANDLING 150 SKIPS AT ONE
TIME.
feet; Sheklung, 11.5 feet.
who would not be qualified for ad- mission to Britain as an immigrant, was expressed by Mr. John Dowd, president of the Maritime Assocía- tion of the Fort of New York, in a telegram sent to members of both houses of Congress from the State
The combined resources of the of New York. The telegram reads: seven plants of the Todd Shipyards. The Maritime Association of the Corporation, of New York, Mobile. Port, of New York, earnestly pro New Orleans and Seattle, comprise tests against passage of Senate Bill more than 200 acres of land and 202, as unwarranted discrimina water service arcn with: 2 graving tion against alien seamen. Sea-dacks, 24 floating decks, 8 ships men are universally recognised as building ways, 25' piers, 90 shops, wards of nations, and this measure 8 power plants and 10 service not only flagrantly disregards their vessels, together with a personnel personal rights, but is a violation of of several thousand international usage and ments."
DRY DOCK –
agree workers.
THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY
OF HONG KONG, LIMITED.
SALVAGE TUG TAIKOO!
Wireless Can
VP.G.N. 800 Meters
“TAIKOODOI
ANSS PENNÄNTA
ONG
Length 787 Feet. Length on Blocks, 750 Feet.
Depth on Centre of
Sin (H.W.O.S.T.) $4 ft. 6 ins. THREE SLIPWAYS
Capable of Handling Ships Up!
to 8,000 Tons Displ
Electric Crane at
Lifting 100 Tons at
BUTTER
功
HONG KONG CHINA & JAP
skilled
Each yard is an independent unit, which makes for sharp com petition between them all for achievement, efficiency, speed and economy; but there is free Inter change of kupwledge and ex- perience, mutual, enjoyment of in ventions and improvements and,
The lowest levels on record are minds 5 feet at Samshui and minus 2.7 feet at Sheklung.
・ CUNARD COMMODORE.
I
Rugby, Yesterday. Captain Diggle, the well-known Commander of the liner Aqui- tania, has been appointed Com- modore of the Cunard fleet, in succession to Captain Sir Arthur Roston, retired.
Captain Diggle has previously commanded the Mauretania and 'British Wireless Berengaria. Service.
ARRIVALS OF SHIPS.
Wednesday, June 17. Akita Maru, Tapanese str., · 3,817 tons, Capt. K. Irobe, from Sin- gapore,
Whari.- Kowloon
N.Y.K. Apoey. British str., 1,776 tons, Capt. C. Boyce, from Kamfa Port, Taikoo Sugar Wharf.--- Wo Fat Sing. Kawakata Maru, Japanese str. 783
tons, Capt. C. Kawamoto, from Keelung, Yaumati Anchorage. ----MB.K. Lahn, German str., 5,300 tons, Capt.
T. Minssen, from Foochow buoy No. A7.-Melchers & Co. Schlesien, German str., 4,875 tons,
Capt. S. Warneke, from Singa- pore, buoy No. A4.-Melchers & Co. Takada, British str. 6,949 tons, Capt. I. Hitchcock, from Sin- 'gapore, Kowloon Wharf.-M.
M. & Co. Triumph. American atr., 4,825 tons; Capt. H. Milde, from Manila, buoy No. A16.-L. Everett, Inc.
Thursday, June 18. Bencruachan, British str., 8,750 McCorquodale, tons, Capt. A.
from Manila, Kowloon Wharf. -Gibb, Livingston & Co. Changehow, British str., 1,203 tons,
Capt. Jenkins, from Shanghai, buoy No. B3--B. & 5. Hamburg Maru, Japanese str., 6,219
tons, Captain C. Iwasa; from Sakito, Kowloon Wharf.- O.S.K. Hangsang, British str., 1,856 tons, Capt. J. Moodie, from Canton, buoy No. B2-J. M. & Co. Kamo Maru, Japanese str., 4,886 tons, Capt. T. Takechi, from Melbourne via Manila, Kow- loon Wharf.-N.Y.K. Kanchow, British str., 1,222 tona,
Captain B. A. Marrable, from Kiungehow, British str.,, 1,545 tons, Canton, buoy "No. B20,---B. & S.
Capt. R. Ashby, from Canton, Mausang, British str., 2,068 tons,
buoy No. B15.—B. & S.
FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1931,
NOW! FASTER TIME
TO THE
PACIFIC
COAST
EMPRESS OF CANADA via Honolulu
NOON, SATURDAY, 20th JUNE leaves Hong Kong
for
Victoria and Vancouver.
SPEED cuts days off ocean travel.
SIZE permits an abundance of space for public rooms and promenades.
IN SERVICE, COMFORTS "AND CUISINE, the
The world's
Empresses are on a par with the finest hotel, the most exclusive country club.
If you are going to Canada, U.S.A., Europe, It will be worth your while to ask us about this fast roule,
restest trail CANADIAN
PACIFIC
system.
Manila
Telephones:
Passenger ..20762
20042 Freight..
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
INWARD MAILS.
SATURDAY,
JUNE 20.
Oldekerk
U.S.A., Canada, Japan & Shanghai (Seattle,
May 50).... U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai (San
Francisco, May 28) Shanghai and Swatow
SUNDAY, Shanghai and Amoy
·MONDAY,
TUESDAY,
Manlia
Shanghai Japan
JUNE 21.
JUNE
JUNE 28,
President Lincoln
Chichibu Maru .Stochow
Tjikembang
..President Johnson
THURSDAY, JUNE 26. London Parcels (London, May 21) and
Straits
Chenonceaux Ginyo Maru
.Antenor
Montevideo Maru
..Empress of Russia
Japan
FRIDAY, JUNE 26. Canada, U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang
hal (Vancouver, B.C. June 8)
OUTWARD MAILS.
FRIDAY, JUNE 19.
Chung On
Samshui and Wuchow Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. & 8. Africa, Aden, Egypt & Europe via Marseilles
KPO
p.m,
Ranpura
(Due Marseilles, July 17.) G.P.O.
Parcels......June 19, 4.80 p.m. Parcels Registration ....June 20, 9 a.m. Registration Letters
10. a.m. Letters Hoihow, Pakhoi and 'Halphong Kiungshow Tourane
Chung Kong. Shanghal, Japan, Honolulu, Cana- da, U.S.A., C, &'S. America and *Europe via Vancouver; B.C. ..
June 19, 5 p.m. June 20, 9.45 a.mt.
.10.30 a.m.
5. p.m. 5-p.m...
Empress of Canada (Dus Vancouver, B.C., July 8
and Europe via Siberia.). Parcols
June, 19, 5 p.m. Registration June 20, 9.15 a.m. 10 á.m.
Canton
Letters
SATURDAY,
JUNE 20.
Haiphong Manila Amoy Straits
Captain. G. F. Matthews, from Sandakan, buoy No. B22,-1- J. M. & Co.. Nanchang, British str., 1,488 tons, Capt. R. Turnbell, from Can- tön, Talkoo Dock.—B. & S. Nitto Maru, Japanese str., 1,278 tons, Capt. F. Yamamoto, from Canton, Buoy No. B24—0.S.K. Rawalpindi," British str. 16,697,
tons, Captain,R. H. Stringer, Manila and Parcels for Germany O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R. from ', London via ports, Kowloon Wharf.—M: M. & Co.;.
when necessary, exchange of re-Tacoma, American str., 5,482 tons,
squrees.
All Todd yards are on deep. water, accessible directly from the ship channels, with no intervening obstacles of any kind. Shipa can come straight from, or go straight to sea from any one of them,
The two graving docks are the only privately-owned docks of that lype in Now York Harbour, and
Capt. F. R. Glard; from Kobe, buoy No. A8-States: S.S. Co. Tenyu Maru, Japanese atr, 2,802
tons, Capti Sanada, from Ryo- fun, buoy No: B25.—D.K.K. · Tilpanas, Dutch str., 2,776 tons, Capt. Luykin, from Sandakan, buoy No. A.-J.C.JE. Trivia
SUNDAY,
via Hamburg ..... Swatow, Amoy and Formosa Bangkok via Swatow.), J.
Swatow Amoy".
MONDAY,
President Lincoln.
Ankul
Meriones
JUNE 21.
Japan, Honolulu, US.A., Canada,"
C. & S. America & Europe via San Francisco
8.80 p.m.
4.80 p.m.
5 p.m.
5 p.m.
Sauerland. Canton Maru Kiangsu
9 am
a.m.
3 p.m.
3.80. pim
JUNE 22,
Hydrangea Changchow
President Johnson (Due San Francisco, July 14.) Parcels
June 22, 3 p.m.
Registration
Letters
Captain H. W. Clouston, from Shanghal and Europe via Siberia President Johnson
British str. 2,836 tons,
Shanghai, Kowloon Dock)— NAPOAN
STEAMER MOVEMENTS
A
No. 1, the new Todd dock, located at the Roblus plant, Eric Baain Brooklyn, measuring 750 feet in longth overall, afe the largest dry dock in the part of New York. The capacities of the 26 dry docks The C.P.S, RMS Empress of range from 500 dons to 40,000 tons Russia arrived. at Yokohama on tion's facilities per June 18 (Thurs.) at 10.80 a.m ther inf more than 150 left Yokohama on June 19 (Fri.): time with concentrat at 8 am, and le due at Hong Kong to each vessel. The on June 26 (Fri.). She leaven facilities of the dry Hong Kong for Manila on June 26
docking of 175,000 (Fr) at 8 pm.
docka
ona
Shop.equipmen
with
complete
hand turbine rotore, equlpturbine bladiz urbine work | hand for eme
large stock of kept on regular tur
TUESDAY,
Manila and Java via Sourabaya Sandakan
Registration Letters "JUNE 2:28.
Tjikembang
Mau Sang..
Straits and Europe via. Marseilles Achilles v
4.15-p.m.
.5
June 22, 5
p.m.
...6 pim.
9.80 a.m.
"(Due Marseilles," July "26,)" Registration June 28; -1.45 p.m. Letters
2.30 p.m. Swatow, Amoy and Foochow ... Haf Ning • 2 p.m. Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.AM DA MEM
-Canada, C. and S. America", and Europe via San Francisco...
Chichibu Maru nhung
(Dua" San Franciscó, July 15, * and Europe via Siberia.)
Registration June 28, 5 p.m. Letter: DA June 24, 8:30a.m.