SATURDAY, JULY 25, 1931.
LLOYD TRIESTINO
FORNIGHTLY PASSENGER AND 'FREIGHT, SERVICE FOR
BRINDISI, VENICE & TRIESTE
vin Singapore, Colombo, Bombay. Aden, Suez & Port Sald Taking Cargo on the migh Bill of Lading
to Flume, Genos, All Italian, Adriatic, Levant,
Black Sea and Danube Ports Passengers to LONDON (Overland),
NEXT SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG
S.S. "VENEZIA-L"
+S.S. "TEVERE"
M.V. "HILDA"
*S.S. "GANGE""
- M.V. “COL DI LANA”
+*S.S. "CRACOVIA”
For Shanghai & Japan
For Singapore & Italy
Aug. 2
July 28
Aug. 9
July 27.
Aug. 30
Aug. 19
Sept. 9
Aug. 24
Sept. 27
Sept. 22
Oct. 4
Particular attention, etc.
Passenger Steamers with First, Second and Second Econo- mie Classes. *Outward voyage to Shanghal only.
For Freight and Passages apply to:--
Queen's Building.
Tel. 23021
DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents
YKLINE
N.
REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARYING FROM £79 TO £120 ON SALE.
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
ASAMA MARU.
TAIYO MARU
HIKAWA MARU HIYE MARU
Wednesday, Tuesday,
5th August. 18th Augus..
SEATTLE, VANCOUVER via Shanghai & Japan Ports,
28th July. 26th August. LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM vis
Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez.
Tuesday, Tuesday,
YASUKUNI MARU
Monday,
27th July.
SUWA MARU
Saturday.
8th August.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
KITANO MARU
Saturday,
ATSUTA MARU
Wednesday,
+ TOKUSHIMA MARU
IYO MARU
Tuesday,
Tuesday,
22nd August. 26th September,
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu,
Los Angeles, Mexico and Panama,
28th July. 11th August.
28th July.
2nd August. 21st August.
12th August.
LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Stamboul (Constantinople), Genoa.
HEIYO MARU
Tucaday,
NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama.
† ATAGO MARU
Sunday,
† KURAMA MARU
Friday,
† DELAGOA MARU
Wednesday,
† MALACCA MARU
Wednesday,
†TOTTORI MARU
Saturday,
† PENANG MARU
† TOYOHASHI MARU
TERUKUNI MARU
Friday, Monday, Thursday,
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.
SHANGHAI KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
+ Cargo only.
29th July.
8th August
31st July. 3rd August. 6th August.
For further Information apply to:-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
Telephone 30291. · (Private exchange to all departments.)
K.
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS | Buenos Aires Mara
Thurs.,
3rd Sept.
&
BUENOS AIRES
via
Saigon, Singapore, Coloma
bo, Durban & Capetown.
MOMBASA, ZANZIBAR,
DAR-ES-SALAAM, BEIRA, Afrien Maru
Thurs.,
6th Aug.
LOURENCO MARQUES
DURBAN, PORT ELIZA
BETH & CAPETOWN
THENCE TO RIO DE
JANEIRO, SANTOS &
BUENOS AIRES via Singa--
pore & Colombo
BRISBANE, SYDNEY, MEL Melbourne Maru
Thura.,
6th Aug..
BOURNE, AUCKLAND &
WELLINGTON via Manila.
JAPAN PORTS ́ ́
(Frequent
Services)
LONDON, HAMBURG, ROT- Atlas Maru
Mon.,
10th Aug.
via
Singapore,
Colombo,
TERDAM & ANTWERP
Suez & Port Said.
NEW YORK vis Japan ports, Kwannal Muru
Los Angeles & Panama. Kinaf Maru
Call Direct at Boston,
16th Sept. 15th Sept.
Tues. Tues.,
Philadelphia & Baltimore
Penang & Colombo:
BOMBAY via Singapore,
Celebes Marn
Mon.
ård Aug.
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Himalaya Maru
Sat
Belawan Deli & Hangoon.
HAIPHONG vin Hoihow & Menado Maru
Thurs
6th Aug
Pakhol (Fortnightly). Pag
FEELUNG via Swator
&
Amoy 18 pan, every Sun-
dayle
TAKAO vis Swatow & Amoy Deli Maru
(Fortnightly),
For further particulars please apply to:"
OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA: Telephone 25061.
1st Aug
30th July
BRITISH WUCHOW LINE
SAILING DATES FOR JULY, 1931 (Subject to Change);
DEPARTURE HOURS: Hong Kong 5.80 p.m., Wuchow 8 pm.
WATER LEVELS.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Details for West, North
and East Rivers.
The following table, issued by the Kwangtung River Conservancy
| Commission, shows in 'fest the water levels on the West River, North River and East River the datea named:-
on
Shipping
Intelligence.
SUEZ CANAL COMPANY.
State of Shipping and the Dues.
POLICY OF THE BOARD.
CUT IN SAILINGS TO US.
British Ports Hit by Liners' Decision.
A decision of the principal ship-
The Marquis de Vogue, presiding ping lines to make extensive cuts at the General Meeting of the Suez in trans-Atlantic sailings hae Canal Co., in Paris, in the course of caused something like consternation July July his speech said: When explaining 22 23 to you last year the grounds on at the port of London and at South. Woat River at 'Shluhing ...32,5 30.0 which it had been decided to make ampton and Liverpool. North River at Samshul 10.4 9.5 the reduction in dues which came For the docision will mean seri- North River at Tsingyuen .20.0 19.8 into force on September 1, in apite ous loss of revenus to the ports and Enst River at Sheklung ... 7.8 6.4
The highest levels recorded of the shrinkage in traffic and the a grave increase of unemployment. are:-Shfahing, 41 feet; Taing effect which this reduction was
The Evening News Southampton yuen, 29.2 feet; Samahul, 27.3 bound to have on the revenue ob correspondent, telephoning this feet; Sheklung, 11.5 feet.
tained from the Canal, your board afternoon, said that the shipping The lowest levels on record indicated its ever-present desire to companies had made their decision are minus 6 feet at Samshul and associate the fortunes of the com- because of the widespread depres- minus 2.7 feet at Sheklung.. pany with those of its clients, so sion in the industry.
ARRIVALS OF SHIPS.
buoy No. C2.-D.K.K.
far as this is possible, and it ex-"At this time of the year," he pressed its wish "to offer ship- said, "the ships engaged in services, owners a gesture of solidarity which between the United States rnd was particularly opportune and Europe should-be-arriving on this particularly awaited."
side of the Atlantic with full com-! plements of passengers.
-Thursday, July 28.- Havdrot, Norwegian str., 713 tons, Capt. E.. Fingalsen, from Sam-
You know how this gesture was arinda, buoy No. 826.-K. Lar-met. A number of British ship- sen & Co.
owners, urged by the Liverpool Kojun Maru, Japanese atr., 1,305 Steam Ship Owners' Association, tons, Capt, Ikeda, from Dairen, demanded a larger reduction to take effect immediately and declared war Friday, July 24. against us, calling heaven and earth Canton, French str. 976 tons, to witness to the justice of their Capt. F. L. Morvan, from Hal-cause and the iniquity of ours,
The existence of any economic or phong, buoy No. B18.-M.M.. Cheongshing, British atr., 1,258 sentimental reason why we should tons. Captain Burleigh, from comply with the demand of the -Wei-hai-wei, buoy No. CS shipowners acting together in this manner has been investigated by us most conscientiously and with all
J. M. & Co. Heiyo Mara, Japanese str., 6,871
tone, Capt. T. Goto, from Moj Kowloon Wharf-N.Y.K.
fairness.
Fewer Passengers. "Instead, the majority of the liners are carrying few more pas- sengers than they usually convey in the Winter season.
"Approximately 40 voyages have bean cancelled, and the services from Southampton by the White Star and Cunard companies will be seriously affected.
to to re-
"Other companies who are duce the number of sailings are the Canadian Pacific, United States Lines, Hamburg-Amerika, Nord- deutscher Lloyd, and Compagnie Generale trans-Atlantique.
"The situation is unprecedented trans-Atlantic in the history of shipping.
Trade in the Far East. Hong Hwa, British str., 1,924 tone. As to any economic reason, as you Capt. C. Cowan, from Singa- were informed just now, we would pore, buoy No. A13. Ho not hesitate to put a new reduction Thong & Co.
into force if it were proved that it Kamo Mari, Japanese str., 4,885 was to be the signal for a revival of
Big Liners Idle. tons, Capt. T. Takechi, from traffic. However, nothing could be "The curtallment of the sailings Nagasaki, Kowloon Wharf less certain than this. British com- will mean a substantial loss of trade N.Y.K.
merce is complaining that it is no to London, Liverpool, and South- longer able to maintain the struggle ampton. But it is certain that if against American and Japanese the steamship companies continued competition in the Far East, and it to run services at present losses for blames the Canal dues for this very long, the outcome would be Nevertheless these dues only repre- dfinstrous to all of them. sent a minute proportion (1 to 2 per "Some cent) of the value of the merchan dise carried. A reduction, even if it were 30 per cent. as demanded, would not have any appreciable effect on the sale prices of these goods. Furthermore, statisfies prove that the United States trade with. the Far East has fallen off in the same proportion. as the trade of the United Kingdom, about 33 per cent showing here again that the crisis is world-wide.
New Mathilde, British etr. 842 tons, Capt. Thomas, from Whampoa, busy No. C2-Yik Tai S.S. Co. Tean. British str., 1,351 tons, Capt. J. Pringle, from Amoy, buoy No. B14. B. & S. Wing Lee Britishstr., 850 tons, Capt. J. Harvey, from K. C. Wan, Salkong. Wharf. Wo Hop & Co. Yingehow, British str., 1,216 tona, Capt. J. R. Nisbet, from Amoy, buoy No. B20.-B. & S.
WARSHIPS IN PORT.
The following British warships were in harbour to-day;
Caradoc-West wall dock. Moorhen-South wall, Odin East wall.
Otus-East wall.
Sepoy-In dock.
Seraph-North arm. Stormcloud-In dock.. Tamar Basin.
Foreign Chaumont-American transport. Mindanao-American gunboat. Saga-Japanese gupboat.
ST. KILDA DEFIES ITS KING.
Two Vain Attempts to Land on Island.
of the largest British liners will be lying idle in port at a time which is normally the busiest part of the year for them."
STEAMERS MOVEMENTS.
The B.L 8.8. Santhia left Singa- pore for this port on July 23, p.m.. and is due here on July 29, a.m.
The E&A. .. Nellore left The present crisis, in fact, is not Mojl for this port on July 28, p.m., felt in the same way in every and is dus here on July 27, a.m. country. A detailed examination of The C.P.S. R.M.S. Empress of our statistics reveals the fact that Asia (from Manila) is due herd of the total shrinkage in traffic at 7 a.m. on July 29 (Wednesday), passing through the Canal 8% per and will berth at Kowloon Wharf. cent. is under the British flag and She will leave here for Victoria 51⁄2 per cent. 'under the French and and Vancouver, B.C., via Shanghai, Dutch flags, whereas the others, Nagasaki, Kobe and Yokohama at German, Italian, Japanese, Danish, noon on July 31 (Friday). American, Swedish, etc., each te count for between 1:8 per cent, and 0.4 per cent. Surely this can only mean that the falling off in traffic which is reported on every sea route represents apart from the effect of the world crisis, a reflection of causes peculiar to each country. It has been proved in particular, from be subject to rent after. July 27. official documents, that the great
| rates for sailings from British
*** CONSIGNEES' NOTICE-
Consignees of cargo ex. 3-3. Benarty are reminded to take de livery of their goods which will
ports are higher than the rates In an alleged attempt to commit For two days we have been thus entitled to think that the par- King-fcon (26) living at 181 K charged at any other ports: One is suicide a married woman, Cheung endeavouring to land a party of St. sonal falstakes of Great Britain's Lung Street, jumped into the har- Kildans on their deserted Island, commerce, repeatedly given promin bour from the sea wall at Ki Lung so that they might recover thence by the most authoritative Street in the Shamshulpo district property they left behind in their opinions perhaps account for more yesterday. She was rescued by a hurried evacuation, and we have of its disappointments than the boatman from a junk and removed falled. St. Kilda has defied us Suer Canal dues. A reduction in to the Kwong Wah Hospital./⠀ writes a Daily Express Correspon these dues therefore would be prac dent on board the Hebrides, off St. tically ineffectual Kilda on June 1.
Shipping Troubles,
Angry seas are Iashing the 300 Falling any economic reason, fi. high cliffs, and two attempts to could a reduction be defended on
HONG KONG TIDES:
land the party have had to be aban- sentimental grounds at least? We The time used is Standard, or doned.
are of course sensible to the distress mean time of the meridian of 120.
It is almost as though St Kilda, of shipping, as we are to all the der. E.; 00h. Is midnight, 12hrs. Is
at last deserted by man, is refusing distress engendered by the difficul- noon. The heights are referred to
to allow him to return.
ties of the present time, more so the datum of the largest scale Ad-
Among the party on board In fact
is the man who did not
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hould ba
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FRIDAY, 31st July NOON
for
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via
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and
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