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SHIPPING TRADE IN 1930.
Worst Year Ever. Experienced.
The year 1930 was, without doubt, the worst the shipping trade has aver experienced, liners, tankers and cargoboat owners all being equally affected and, unfor- tunately, the present year so far has not shown any improvement, states Fairplay. The directors of the Hamburg-American and Norddeutscher Lloyd Companies announced that the working for the twelve months did not permit of the payment of a dividend out of jearnings, but they were able to de ao out of the monoys reteived from the United States Government in respect of vessels seized during the war. The Cunard Line has had to 'pass its dividend. The preliminary balance-sheets published by the committee of the Royal Mail Com. pany showed that it, as well as the Oceanic Steam Navigation Com pany, had made heavy losses last year, without setting aside
any:
REDUCED TUKŮUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARYING thing for depreciation. The Nip
FROM £79 TO. £120 ON SALE,
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai. Japan Ports & Honolulu,
CHICHIBU MARU
TATSUTA MARU
HEIAN 'MARU ..
SEATTLE, VANCOUVER via Shanghai & Japan Ports.
HIKAWA MARU
LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWEŅI, ROTTERDAM vin
Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Saeż.
Wednesday, 24th June. Wednesday, 8th July.
Tuesday, Tuesday,
30th Jane. 28th July.
KASHIMA MARU
HAKONE MARU
Saturday, 27th June, Saturday,
11th July.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Ménila & Ports.
ATSUTA MARU
Saturday,
27th June.
KAMO MARU
.... Saturday,
25th July.
27th June. 11th July.
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
+ HAKODATE MARU
TANGO MARU
Saturday,
Saturday,
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Jupan, Honolulu,
Los Angeles, Mexico and Panumu. L GINYO MARU
LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Stamboul (Constantinople), Genoa.
.... Tuesday,
0th June.
NEW YORK. BOSTON vin Panama.
+ TATSUNO MARU
Monday,
13th July.
+ DURBAN MARU
Sunday,
19th July.
CALCUTTA viu Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,
* MORIOKA MARU
Monday,
29th June
* GENOA MARU
Tuesday,
7th July,
SHANGHAL KORE & YOKOHAMA.
SUWA MARU
Saturday,
INAGATO MARU (Kobe direct)... Sunday, IYO MARU
Monday,.
27th June, 28th June. 29th June
+ Cargo only.
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SAILINGS FROM. HONG KONG' SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS | Montevideo Maru
& BUENOS AIRES ́via La Plata Maru
Fri, Mоn
Salgun, Singapore, Colom-
bo, Durban & Capetown.
MOMBASA. ZANZIBAR, Manila Maru ...... DAR-ES-SALAAM, BEIRA, Madras Maru (omit- LOURENCO
Mon..
DURBAN, PORT ELIZA-
MARQUES,¦ ting Dar-Es-Salaam, Belra, P. Elizabeth,
BETH & CAPE TOWN,
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THENCE TO RIO DE
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Singapore & Colombo ....
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Mon
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WELLINGTON vía_Manila.
JAPAN PORTS (Frequent Seattle Maru
Services).
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Wed.,
Tues.,
via
Singapore, Colombo,
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Wed.;
Los Angeles & Panama. Kwansal Maru
Thurs.,
Call Direct at Baston
..
Philadelphia & Baltimore,
BOMBAY & KARACHI via Havre Maru
Sat,
Singapore, Penang &
Colombo.
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Burma Maru
Belawan Deli & Rangoon.
HAIPHONG via. Hoihow & Monado Maru
Thura
Thurs
Paichol (Fortnightly).
KEELUNG via Swatow & Hozan Maru
Amoy (3 p.m. every Sun- Canton Maru day).
TAKAO vin Swatow & Amoy Dell Marn
Son Sun.
Thurat
TERDAM & ANTWERP
(Fortnightly) M
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OŠAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.
were
pon Yusen Kalsha and the Osaka Shosen Kaisha also had to an nounce that no dividends would be distributed for the six months end- ing September 30 last, and foreign shipping concerns which do not receive subsidies have had to ad- mit that profits have been impos
In these circum- bible to obtain. atances, those financially interest- ed in the P. & O. Company, know ing that China, India and Austra lia, on the trade of which countries it mainly relies for its profits, were in a very unfortunate position so far as exports and imports concerned, came to the conclusion that the directors probably might deem it prudent to pass the in- terim dividend, and, ́as' a Conse quence, shares were sold and prices forced down from 378; at the be- ginning of the year to 26, 6d. When. however, it was announced that an interim dividend would be paid, though at a lower rate-2 per cent free of income-tax, com- pared with the usual 5 per cent, the market in the shares stendi ed itself and rose 18. 3d. to 28я., though in mail week prices dropped is. to about 278.
India, Australia and China. While it does not follow from the reduction of the interim dividend that the Company at the end of the
year will not make up the total distribution. to the 10 per cent. paid in 1929-30, it seems that, in any event, the outlook being what It is, the only correct course to take was the cautious onò which has been adopted. At the annual meeting of the P. & O. last 28th June: December, Lord Inchcape stated 20th July that during a lengthy experience he had never known trade so bad. 5th July Disturbances in India, the condi
tions in Australia, and the Civil War in China, added to the severo fall in the sterling value of the dollar And, tael, had seriously affected shipping while the finan cial situation in the Commonwealth was also causing the Company and its allies grave; inconvenience, Ho 24th June. added that they had a large sum 14th July lying in Australia which they could
17th July
6th July
9th July 28rd July
not get home except at a heavy dis- count and that in the meantime the money was lodged with the banks there at a fair rate of -in- interest. To have, a large part of the gross earnings of the Austra 4th Julyan Hines tied up in the Common- wealth, and Enowing that it might 2nd July be necessary to sacrifice 80 per cent of it to bring it to Britain, is enough to make any diraz tors ultra-careful, and especially 5th July. so when many of the vessels in the group have been trading this year 1st Juirat a loss, and a quantity of its tonnage has been lying idle, eating its head off;
25th June
28th June
Telephone 15943.
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SAILING DATES FOR JUNE, 1931 (Subject to Change),
DEPARTURE HOURS: Hong Kong 5.30 p.m. Wachor
SS. TAI MING"
(849:
Capt. WE Lawton.)
Kong
Shipping
Intelligence.
R.M.S.P. AFFAIRS.
Lord Kysant Committed for Trial.
SHIP'S CAPTAIN NOT TOO OLD AT 75.
Echo of Loss of the
Highland Hope.
composed of the President (Lord An Admiralty Divisional Court, Merrivale) and Mr. Justice Lang-
London, Yesterday, Lord Kylsant and Mr. H. J. Morland have been committed for trial on all the charges against them in connection with the Royal Mail Steam Packet Co'a. affairs.
Lord Kysant and Mr. Morlantton, altting with Captain A. R. H. are to furnish bail of £5,000 each elder brethren of Trinity House, Morrell and Captain W. Crumplin, on their own recognisances.
allowed the appeal of the owners Reuter,
of the Nelson liner Highland Hope against the finding of a Board of Trade inquiry into the total loss of the vessel, which went ashore In a fog on the Farilhoes, off the coast of Portugal, on November 19 last.
ri
WARSHIPS IN PORT.
The following British warships were in harbour to-day
Odin-In dock.
Olympus Kowloon dock. Otus-In dock." Parthian-Kowloon dock. Sandwich-North wall. Senmew-No. 4 buoy. Sirdar-No. 8 buoy.! Somme---North arm. Tamar-Basin: 1 Thracian North arm.
Foreign Argue-French gunboat. Marne-French gunboat,
4:
ARRIVALS OF SHIPS.
Saturday, June 20. Yuan On, Chinese atr., 1116 tona, Capt. O. Soovina, from Amoy, C.M.S.N. Wharf. C.M.S.N. Wharf.-C.M.S.N. Co.
Sunday, June 21. Hiram, Norwegian ett., 1,109 tons, Capt. E. R. Hannevig, from Swatów, buoy No. B16. Thare- Ben & Co. Hulchow, British str., 1,222. tons,
The court, which was held in February last, found that the loss of the ship was due to the failure of the master (Captain Thomas John' son) to navigate the vessel with proper seamanlike
the care, and master's certificate was auspended for aix months.
The owners of the Highland Hope now appealed against a finding of the court of inquiry as follows:-
"The court considers that the owners cannot be absolved from all blame for this casualty in that they employed as master of their ship a man whose age was auch that ho could not reasonably be ex pected to withstand the mental and physical strain involved in com- manding a large and fast passen- ger ship."
Mr. J. Dickinson, K.C., for the Nelson Steam Navigation Company, sald one of his main submissions was that there was no evidence at all on which the finding with regard to the owners could have been made.
. "Venerable" ́Age,
Lord Merrivale: As a matter of casual interest, what venerable age had the master reached?
Capt. J. G. Smart, from Woo- sung, buoy No. B3.-B. & S. Ingeren, Norwegian str., 3,266 tons, Captain T. Thoyaesen, from Dairen, buoy No. A19.-Dod-five years old. well & Co.
זי
Kaying,
British str., 1,572 tons, Capt. J. D. Fraser, from Swa- tow, buoy No, A15.B. & S. Sauerland, German str., 4,194 tone, Capt. Metzenthin, from Shang- hal, buoy No. A6-Jebsen
& Co. Sun. Kong, Chinese str. 322 tons, Capt. Leung Pat, from K. C. Wan, buoy No. B18.-Wo Hop & Co. Tjikembang, Dutch str., 5,028 tons, Capt. P. Abbo, from Amoy, buoy No. A4—JCJL, Tainan, British str. 2,100 tons,
Capt. W. Shaw, from Amoy, buoy No, B9.-B. & S... Monday, June 22. Benledi, British atr., -3.755 tons, Captain J. H. Petterson, from Singapore,
Kowloon Wharf
Mr. Dickinson: He was seventy-
Mr. Pilcher, for the Board of Trade, aaid that as far as he could find there was no evidence directed to the point whether Captain Jones, by virtue of the fact. that he was seventy-dive, was incompetent to) command the Highland Hope.
Mr. Pilcher montioned that there was a finding that the vessel was adequately and sufficiently manned.
Lord Merrivale:. How does it come to be said that the master was a dummy?
Mr. Dickinson: That is what I cannot understand. The two find-
ings are contradictory.
Mr. Dickinson added that if it was a mere question of age one would expect Lloyd's underwriters to have something to say. They The same re- were shrewd men, mark applied to the Board of Trade, which was very careful to ensure the safety of British shipping.
Gibb, Livingston & Co. Chakaang, British str., 1,470 tons,
Lord Merrivale: You may get a Capt. R. J. J. Sneddon, from Canton, buoy No. B1.-J. M.robust, sctive.man of eighty. What
then?
Mr. Dickinson: He is still en
& Co... Changchow, British str., 1,203 tons,
Captain J. W. Jenkins, from titled to have his certificate renewed Canton, Stonecutters Anchor- by the Board of Trade. age. B. & S. 2: Ixion, British str.4,520 tons, Capt.
John A. Stewart, from Milke, buoy No. A3, B. & S. Newchwang, British str., 1,480 tons, Capt. J. Atkins, fram Amoy, buoy No. B14.-B. & S. President Johnson, American str., 9.487 tons. Capt. D. C. Austin, from Manila, Kowloon Wharf, -Dollar 8.8. Line. Th
Serbino, British, str., 2,647 tona, Capt. A. Clarke, from Singa- paro, Holt's Wharf B. & S... Soochow, British str., 1,694 tons, Capt. R. Fairley, from Canton, buoy No. 320.—B. & Sa
Competent Officer.
Lord Merrivale, giving judgment; said that the question of the master's age was only raised by a casual inquiry after he had been days in the witness-box" dealing with the real question in the case. All the witnesses gave Captain Jones an exceptionally fine character as a most competent, experienced, trustworthy officer, many years in the employment of the owners, and known by them during all that time as having discharged his duty well and competently.
Here," Lord Merrivale said, there was no charge and no op portunity of defence, because the owners were not aware that there CONSIGNEESENOTICES
was supposed to be a charge. That Consigneas of cargo ex 3.5. Bon being so, the appeal, must be allow. cruachan are reminded to take deed, because the owners were con livery of their goods which will demned unaccused and unheard.
MrJustice Langton concurred, be subject to rent after June 25.
Consigness of cargo ex . Ben and added that the real cause of the
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Tell The P. & O. Company led are reminded to take deliver loss of the vessel was over-condeMauritius via Saigon & Singapore Cape St. Francis 10.30 am..
The P&O Company has, in the of their goods which will be sub- courdo of its career, had to face ject to rent after June 29, cons many very serious situations, in one or two of which its whole future has been at stake. For siders instance, when the Suez Canal, was con opened the competition was such that Its
THE GREATEST
worry which the mall;
by the master and his officers.
WATER LEVELS.
can hardly tont to DETAILS FOR WEST, NORTH AND for, though the
EAST RIVERS 200
fell sharply, and ments are sometimes valuable, inc
and to be un- | this case, -
of the require- The following table, - Isened by, the Kwangtung River Conservancy must: Commission, shows
the
the levels on the
River, North River and East River on the dates named:
„June June
Hollow, Pakhoi "and Haiphong
Straits and Calcutta
Swałow
Saigon, Straits.
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8 p.m.
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