THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1931.
LLOYD TRIESTINO
FORNIGHTLY PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE FOR
BRINDISI, VENICE & TRIESTE
via Singapore, Colombo, Bombay, Aden, Suex & Port Sald Taking Cargo on through Bill of Lading
to Flume, Genoa, 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"
*8.8. "GANGE”
M.V. "COL DI LANA"
+*8.8. "CRACOVIA"
Particular attention, ote.
For Shanghal
For Singapore
& Japan
& Italy
Aug. 2
Aug. 9
Aug. 30
Aug. 19
Sept. 9
Aug, 24
Sept. 27
Sept. 22
Oct, 4
*Passenger Steamers with First, Second and Second Econo-
mic Classes. † Outward voyage to Shanghai only. For Freight and Passages apply to:-
Queer's Building:
Tel. 29021
DODWELL &*CO., LTD., Agants
YK.LIN
N.
WATER LEVELS.
THE CHINA MAIL,
Details for West, North
and East Rivers.
The following table, issued by" the Kwangtung River Conservancy Gommission, shows in feet the water levels on the West River, North River and East River, on ¡the dates named:---
July July
27 28 West River at Shishing.. .24.4 23.8 North River at Samahal 8.0 7.8
Shipping
Intelligence.
Platzes
DOLLAR LINE BUYS
GULF FLEET.
Vessels May Possibly Be Used for Pacific Trade,
NOTHING, DEFINITE
Under the name of the Portland California Steamship Company, the Dollar Steamship Lines purchased the 22 vessels comprising the form- er fleet operated in the Gulf and intercoastal trade by the Trans- Marine Lines.
North River at Tengyuọn 14.0 19.4. East River at Sheklung.. 4.0 3.4 The highest levels recorded are:-Shishing, 41 feet; Tsing- yuen, 29.2 feet; Samshul," 27.3 | Truns-Marine Lines from 1924 to feet; Sheklung, 11.5 feet.
The lowest levels on record are minus 6 feet at Samshul and minus 2.7 feet at Sheklung..
ARRIVALS OF SHIPS.
REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARYING Deli Maru, Japanese str., 1,298
FROM £79 TO £120 ON SALE,
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan' Ports & Honolulu.
ASAMA MÁRU
Wednesday, Tuesday,
SEATTLE, 'VANCOUVER, vin Shanghai & Japan Ports.
TAIYO MARU
HIYE MARU
HEIAN MARU
LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via
Singapore, Penang. Colombo, Suez.
SUWA MARU
FUSHIMI MARU
KITANO MARU
ATSUTA MARU
Tuesday,
Tuesday,
Saturday,
Saturday.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Porta
Saturday,..
Saturday,
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
5th August 18th August.
25th August.
8th September,
8th August
22nd August.
22nd August.
28th September.
IYO MARU
Tuesday,
NAGATO MARU
Thursday,
11th August. 27th August.
Los Angeles, Mexico, and Panama, BOKUYO MARU
Saturday,
12th September.
NEW YORK, BOSTON vla Panima..
+ATAGO .MARU
Tuesday,
4th August.
+ KURAMA MARU
Friday,
21st August
+ DELAGOA MARU
Thursday,
13th August.
TOTTORI MARU
Saturday,
8th August.
+ AKITA MARU
...Saturday,
15th August.
+ TOYOHASHI MARU
TERUKUNI MARU
Sunday, Thursday,
2nd August 6th August. 5th August.
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu,
LIVERPOOL, via Port Said, Stamboul (Constantinople), Genoa.
CALCUTTA - via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.
SHANGHAL KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
+ CALCUTTA MARU (Kobe direct) Thursday,
+ Cargo only,
For further information apply to:-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
Telephone 30291. (Private exchange to all departments.)
0.
S. K.
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS Buenos Aires Maru,
Thurs,
3rd Sept.
Tuesday, July 28.·
tons, Capt. K. Sanada, from Canton, O.S.K. Pier.-O.S.K. Sensan Maru, Japanese str., 1,588 tons, Capt. S. Miyazaki, from Newchwang, Yaumati Anchor
age.-D.K.K,
!
Wednesday, July 29,* Canton, Maru, Japanese str., 1,647 tens, Capt. Y. Iwasaki, from
·O. S. K.
The fleet was operated by the
1929. Nothing definite has been decided as to what use will be ❘ made of the vessels, but it has been intimated that possibly six of them will be used in the coastwise fleet of the Admiral Line and the balance In the trans-Pacific. trade.
THE ARAMIS.
New French Steamer for Far East.
Paris, July 1.
The shipping yard at la Seyne (near "Toulon) has launched the mail-boat Aramis, intended for the line to Japan and China. Its length is 172.90; breadth, 21.20; and displacement 21,400 tons. There are two motors of '7,000 horse power. The vessel will carry 193 first-class passengers, +131 second- class, 102 third-class, and 650 be- tween decks.
3:
LINER IN DANGER.
Resolute Torn From Her Moorings.
FUNNEL BLOWN OFF London Vessel Crippled North, Sea
by Explosion in Fog...
Tugs which dashed to sea from the mouth of the Tyne following terrific explosion that was heard for miles are reported to have found the large oll-tanker, British Motor-
Ist, apparently crippled and with Wharf her funnel entirely blown away She had obylously suffered severe damage.
Swatow, O.S.K. Chung Hwa, Chinese str., 3,871 tons, Capt. Nakano, from Swa
So loud was the explosion that tow, buoy No. A4.-Shun Taimany people on the coast at first Hong.
thought, there had been another Corona, Norwegian str., 1,953 tons, earthquake.
Captain 0. Klette, from Chin- wangtao, Laichikok Anchorage. -Dodwell & Co. Cremer, Dutch-str., 2,784 tons, from Capt. G. J. Harmsen, Swatow, buoy No. A16.- J.C.J.L.
Dukat, Norwegian str., 761 tons,
Capt. P. Eilertsen, from Bang- kok, buoy No. C4-Chin Seng Hong.".
Empress of Agia, British str., 8,883 tons, Capt. A. V. R. Lovegrove, from Manila, Kowloon. Wharf, --C.P.S.
Halching, British atr., 1,284 tons,
Capt. Ellis Walker, from Foo chow via Amoy and Swatow, Douglas Wharf.-Douglas S.S. Co.
Halvard, British atr., 1,217 tons, Capt. A. Hall, from Saigon, buoy No. B16-Wo Fat Sing. Hydrangea,' British str., 561 tons, Captain P. W. Grierson, from Swatow, Chiu On Wharf Chiu. On-S.S. Co. Kingyuan, British str., 1,546 tons, Capt. J. Taylor, from Canton, buoy No. B9, B. & S., Linngchow, British str., 1,219 tons, Capt. D:-Wilson, from Swatow, buoy No. BS.-B. & S. 6th Aug. Lushan Maru, Japanese str., 1,507 tons, Capt. R. Nagayama, from Canton, Stonecuttera Anchor age.-N.Y.K. Nanchang, British str., 1,488 tons, Capt. R. Turnbell, from Hoi- how, buoy No. B14-B. & S.
& JUENOS AIRES vla
Saigon, Singapore, Colom
bo, Durban & Capetown.
MOMBASA, ZANZIBAR,
DAR-ES-SALAAM, BEIRA, Africa Maru....
Thurs.,
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.,
BOURNE, AUCKLAND &
WELLINGTON via Manila.
JAPAN
PORTS (Frequent
Services).
LONDON, HAMBURG, ROT Atlas Maru
Mon.
10th Aug
TERDAM
& ANTWERP
via Singapore Colombo,
Suez & Port Said
NEW YORK via Japan ports, Kwansal Maru
Tues
Los Angeles & Panama. Kinai Mara
Tues.,
15th Sept 15th Sept.
Call Direct at Boston,
Philadelphia & Baltimore.
BOMBAY vin Singapore, Celebes Maru
Men..
3rd Aug.
Penang & Colombo
CALCUTTA Via Singapore, Himalays Maru
Sat.,
Belawan Deli & Rangoon
HAIPHONG vis. Holbow & Menado Maru"
∙1st Aug.
6th Aug,
Pakho! (Fortnightly).
KEELUNG VIR Swatow &
Amoy (3 p.m. every Sun
day).
TAKAO via Swatow & Amoy Ball Maru
(Fortnightly).
The British Motorist is 6,891 tons gross, registered at London, and is owned by the British Tanker Co., Ltd.
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. Serapla North arm.. Stormcloud-In dock, Tamar-Basin.
Foreign.. Mindanao-American gunboat. Regulus French sloop..
STEAMERS' MOVEMENTS.
The m.y. Javanese. Prince from New York sails from Shanghai on July 80, and is expected to arrive here on August 1
The P.&O. 8.8. Khyber left Shanghai for this port on July 28 at 4 p.m., and is due here on July 31 at about Ba.m.
The my. Siamese Prince which salled from Hong Kong on May 23, arrived af Boston July 23 and New York on July 25.
- CONSIGNEES" NOTICES.
•
Hamburg, July 10. In the course of a storm on the and Baltic coasts the Hamburg Amerika Trans-Atlantic liner Resolute was torn from its moorings and carried some dis- tance down the River Elbe before colliding with a group of piles. The damage done to the ship is reported to be inconsiderable.
Kong on several occasions in the [The Resolute has visited Hong course of world voyages with tour- lat passenger.].
EX-KAISER AND, N.Y.K.,
The old maritime keenness dis- played by the ex-Kaiser, now some, what faded in retirement at Doorn, flashes up again in his message to the N.Y.K. He has shown close in- terest in the new Ilner Yasukun! Maru, and asked for pictures and drawings.
These were forthcoming from the London branch, and aroused much pleasure that the former em-
so
peror sent a signed portrait of himself, which now hangs in the offices of the Hamburg agents of the N.Y.K., Messrs. Phs. Van Ommeren.
HONG KONG TIDES.
The time used fa Standard, or mean time of the moridian of 120. deg. E.; 00h, is ́midnight; 12hra, is noon. The heights are referred to the datum of the largest scalo Ad-i miralty chart of the place and should be added to the depths given on the chart unless preceded by an asterisk (*), when they should be subtracted from the depths.
July 20 to August 5, 1931.
·DATA · HIGH" „WATER | LOW WATER
August
Tim
rin
Scand.rd Time:
H
T #
240, 4:4
3.4.
10 078
02. 07
·04 25·
8 TO
Consignees of cargo ex. s.8. Ben 8th Aug Santhia, British str. 4,841 tons, reoch are reminded to take de Thurs 3008 30
Capt. F. L. Bell, from Singa- livery of their goods which will pore, Kowloon Wharf-M.. M. be subject to rent after August 2 & Co.
Consignees of cargo ex m.v. Bat.
10 4:5 Tateiohi Maru, Japanese atr., 2,851 Hilda are reminded to take de
10-35- tons, Capt. R. Nagawa, from livery of their goods which will be
800.
00:37 Sakito, buoy B24.-M.B.E subject to rent. after August 20
11 10 6 7 Mon. 3. 01. 0646
05, 20 Unita, Norwegian str., 2,848 tons, Consignees of cargo ex 8.8.
Capt. T. Messel, from Chin- Tevare are reminded to take de- Tues 0130 46 09 os wangtao, buoy No. B26-Dod-livery of their goods which will be
1. 18 well & Co.
subject to rent after August 8.
BUOY PLAN OF HONG KONG HARBOUR.
30th July:
Empress of Asis Empresa of Canada Empress of Russin Empress of Japan Empress of Asia Empress of Canada Empress of Russia Empress of Japan Empress of Ania Empress of Canada Empress of Russia
LATO
EMPRESS OF ASIA
SAILS
NOON — FRIDAY 31ST JULY
FOR
Victoria & Vancouver
vis Shanghai and Japan Low Fares to JAPAN
Unusual Reductions on the
Empress Fleet.
The Largest and fastest lin-
ers on the Pacific.
SAILINGS
Shanghai Zebe Tokohama Honolulu. Vascoome Leath
July 31 Aug. 3 Aug, 6 Aug. 8 Aug. 15 Aug. 18 Aug. 20 Aug. 22 Aug. 28 Aug. 31 Sept. 8 Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 15 Sept. 17 Bept. 19. Sept. 25 Sept. 28 Oct. 1 Oct.3 Oct. 10 Oct 13 Oct. 15 Oct 17 Oct. 23 Oct. 26 Oct. 29 Oct. 31 Nov. Nov. 10 Nov. 12 Nov. 14" Nov. 20 Nov. 23 Nov. 26 Nov. 28 Dec. 5 Dec. 8 Dec. 10 Dec. 12 Dec. 18 Dec. 21 Dec. 24 Dec 26
Aug. 17
Aug. 10
Sept. 14
Sept. 27
Nov. 9 Nov. 21
Och
Oct.
Dec.
Dec. 20
Jan. 4
"Empress of Russia" and "Empress of Asia" call at Nagasaki,
Special Through Fares To Europe
$120-$112-£38£79
HONG KONG MANILA.
EMPRESS OF CANADA EMPRESS OF RUSSIA
The Atlantic Blue Riband Empress of Britain 4 days
9 hra.
27 mins,
Leave Hong Kong Arrive Manila
Aug. 7
Aug, 20
CANADIAN PACIFIC
Telephones: Passenger 20762.
Aug. 9 Aug. 22
The Pacific Blue Riband Empress of Japan 7 days
16 mins.
20 trs,
Freight 20042.
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NEW YORK SERVICE.
"BHELENOB" 7th Jug For Boston, New York, and Baltimore vis Philippicos and flogsporo
PACIFIC SERVICE.
(via KOBE & YOKOHAMA.) "PROTESILAUS 22nd Aug. Fer Victoria, Vancouver à Seattle' "LXION,
17th Bept For Victoria, Vancouver & Beattie INWARD SERVICE.
"AGAPENOR " Das 2nd Ang. For S'hal, Kobe & Yokohama "EUMAKUR Duo 8th Aug. For Shanchal & Hiszkow
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Agents.
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OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.
Telephone 18061.
BRITISH WUCHOW LINE
SAILING DATES FOR JULY, 1931 (Subject to Change); DEPARTURE HOURS: Hong Kong 5.30 p.m., Wachow3pm.
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