THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1931.
THE CHINA
ᎷᎪᎥᏞ.
LLOYD TRIESTINO
FORNIGHTLY PASSENGER AND TREIGHT SERVICE FOR
BRINDISI, VENICE & TRIESTE
vin Singapore, Colombo, Bombay, Aden, Suez & Port Said Taking Cargo on through Bill of Lading
to Fiume, Genoa, All kalian, Adriatic, Levant,
Black Sea and Danube Ports
Passengers to LONDON (Overland).
NEXT SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG
M.V. HILDA (cargobont)
S.S. GANGE (passengerboat)
M.V. COL. DI LANA (cargoboat)
'S.S. MONCALIENI '(cargoboat)
*S.S. CRACOVIA (passengerboat)
*Outward voyage to Shangha only.
For Shataghni
For Singapore
& Japan
* Italy Aug. 30
Sept. 9
Aug. 24
Sept. 27
Sept. 21
Oct. 25
Sept. 22
Oct.
4
Attention is called to the s.s. Cange which will make tile voyage Hong Kong-Italy in 24 days thus allowing London pas- sengers to reach destination in 26 days.
For Freight and' Passages apply to:-
Queen's Ruilding.
Tel 23621
DONWELL & CO. LTD. Acants
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REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARYING
FROM £79 TO £120 ON SALE. ·
י.
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
CHICHIBU MARU
Wednesday, Wednesday,
SEATTLE, VANCOUVER via Shanghai & Japan Ports.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Madila & Ports.
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombu.
NAGATO MARU
TATSUTA MARU
IYE MARU
2nd September. 16th September.
25th August HEIAN MARU
8th September. LONDON, MARSEILIES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via
Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez. FUSHIMI MARU
Tuesday, Tuesday,
HAKOZAKI MARU
KITANO MARU
Saturday,,
ATSUTA MARU
Saturday,
Saturday, 22nd August. Saturday, 5th Septembar.
22nd August. 26th September.
MANILA.
CHICHIBU MARU
Friday,
29th August.
W7th August. 11th September. Honolulu,
Saturday,
NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama.·
TAKETOYO MARU
Thursday,
12th September.
27th August.
+ LYONS MARU
Sunday,
13th September.
† RANGOON MARU
Saturday,
29th August.
DENGAL MARU
Tuesday,
8th September.
TANGO MARU
Friday,
28th 'August.
Sunday, Friday,
30th August.
4th September.
KAGA MARÚ
Thursday, Friday,
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan,
Los Angeles,' Mexico and Panamu. BOKUYO MARU
LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Stamboul (Constantinople), Genoя.
CALCUTTA vin Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,
SHANGHAL KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
† GENOA MARU (Kobe direct)
HARUNA MARU-
4
+ Cargo only...
_For_further information_pidly_to:-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA............
Telephone 30291.
(Private exchange to all departments.)
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SALINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS | Buenos Aires Maru | Thurs.,
& BUENOS AIRES via
Saigon, Singapore, Color-
bo. Durhan & Capetown.
MOMBASA. ZANZIBAR. Hawa Maru
DAR-ES-SALAAM, BEIRA,
LOURENCO MARQUES, DURBAN, PORT ELIZA- BETH &CAPETOWN THENCE TO RIO DE
Į
3rd Sept.
Mon.,
31st Aug.
JANEIRO, SANTOS &
BUENOS AIRES via Singa-
pore
& Colombo
BRISBANE, SYDNEY, MEL Sydney Mara
BOURNE, AUCKLAND &
Sat.,
WELLINGTON via Manila.|..
JAPAN PORTS (Frequent Burma Maru
Services).
Fri.,
Nitto Maru
Sat.,
LONDON, HAMBURG, ROT- |*-
SU
TERDAM & ANTWERP Alaska Maru via Singapore, Colombo,
Suez & Port Said,
NEW YORK via Japan porta, Kinal Maru
Toes..
5th Sept.
21st Aug. 22nd Aug.
11th Oct,
16th Sept. 6th Oct,
WATER LEVELS.
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Shipping
Intelligence
WHO'S WHO.
Details for West, North Passengers on Empress
and East Rivers.
of Russia.
The following table, issued by the Kwangtung River Conservancy Commission, shows in feet the water levels on the West River, North River and East River on the dates named
The Empress of Russia from Victoria and Vancouver vin Japan, had the following passengers on hoard.
RADIO HISTORY.
Made by the New Dollar Liner.
The new Dollar liner Hoover made radio history on her sailing day from New York by being the exporimontal field for the initial Mr. and Mrs. A. L. D. Warner, try out of a new system of trans- and Mr. W. A. and Miss E. Warner, mitting sound by means of light Beverley Hills, prominent Cali- pulsations that enable ships in Aug. Aug.
fornia residents on a tour of the harbour to carry 17
and Orient.
direct communication with some other point,
West River at Shishing.24.2 24.5 North River at Samshui ... 7.6 7.1 North River at Tsingyuen 13.9 14.1 East River at Shoklung ... 4.0 4.8
Tho
highest levels recorded are: Shiubing. 41 feet: Tsing yuen, 29.2 feet; Samshui, 27.3 feet; Sheklung, 11.6 feet.
The lowest levels os record are minus 6 feet at Samshúi arid minus 2.7 feet at Sheklung.
ARRIVALS OF SHIPS.
& Co.
Mr. J. W. Schilling, Manila, manager, Pacific Commercial Co. returning from the U.S.A.
Mr. R. Minetti, Paris, representa- tive of S. A. Rigand, Paris, on business trip to the Orient.
PASSENGER LISTS.
ARRIVALS.,
A
Per R.M.S. Empress of Russia from Canada and Japan on August
19:-
en secret
The system called Narrow Cast- ing was tried out for the first time when music and voices were carried across the Hudson River from a transmitter projector on Pler 29 to a receiver in the new Dollár Liner Hoover, the distances being appro- ximately 3,000 feet. Static does not affect the new medium of com-) munication.
times longer than the light beam Radio waves are millions of
waves. The latter travels-in- powerful Neon tube actuated by alraight lines. Beams from a
microphone phonograph and radio electrical vibrations generated by
receiver are carried by the waves. Beams are focused by means of a concave mirror at the distant re ceiver,
-Wednesday, Augűar19. ̈ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄Mrs. M. Gray, Miss N. Purdom," Alipore, British str., 3,241 tone, alise D. Bewley, Mr. and Mrs. A Captain E. P. Lyndon, from Cameron, Miss J. G. L. Dunlop, Shanghai, buoy No. A1.-M. M. Mrs. B. Hyde-Lay, and children, Mrs. J. P. MacLachlan, Mr. L. G. E. Corona. Norwegian str., 1,953 tons, Ramage, Mr. and Mrs. 2. W. Mason Capt. O. Klitte, from Chin- and aon, Mr. i. 1. Caldwell, Mr. wangtao, Laichikok Anchorage. W. J. Riddiford, Mr. T. Belajoe, -Dodwell & Co.
Mr. H. Boysen, Mr. J. M. D'A. Cremer, Dutch str., 2,784 tons, Remedios, Mrs. J. D'A. Remedios,
At the receiving end a convex Capt. G. J. Harmsen, from Sin- | Mir. L. D'A. Remedios, Mise Da mirror gathers the rays from the gapore, buoy No. A6.-J.C.J.L. Johnson, Mr, J. A, Draper, Mr. and atmosphere and concentrates them Dorry, Chinese str., 1,083 tona, Mrs. R. E. Francis, Mr. R. S. on a sensitive photo-electric coil. Gupt. J. Bruhn, from Keelung, Moure, Mr. L. Scott Townsen, Mr.A powerful amplifter is used to Yaumati Anchorage. Chau A. ·H. Tait, Dr. (Misa) H. S. increase the effectiveness of the Yue Teng.
Plenken, Sister Marie-Celine, Sister resulting electrical vibrations cor- Gange, Italian str. 12,500 tons, Marie-Assunta, Mr. C. A. Seidle, responding to the music of words Capt. G. Niffolini, from Trieste Sister Ste-Ursule, Sister Ste-Anne- sent out by the transmitter and via Singapore, Kowloon Wharf. Martię, Sister Ste-Rosalie, Sieter these are recreated in a loud- -Dodwell & Co.:
Ste-Joachim, Sister. St.-Vincent, de speaker. Kittawa, British atr., 708 tons; Paul, Mr. S. Katayama, Mr. and Captain J. Crosthwaite, from Mrs. H. B. Refo, Misses A. A. and Swatow, Stonecutters Anchor- S. M. Refo, Miss H. E. Cowan, Miss nge-Texas & Co.
K. Jacobson, Mrs. G. Voslcker, Miss Kinryo Maru, Japanese str., 2,796 E R. Anderson, the Misses tons, Captain Kohsaka, from A. Da Silva, Mrs. B. E, Green, Dr. Miike, Quarry Bay, M.B.K. and Mrs. Jen Hawk, Mr.. Pan Kwangtung, British str., 1,672 tons, Quentin, Mrs L. Ritter and infant.
Capt. J. Hodgkiss, from Shang-
hai, buoy No. 39.-B. & S.
Lima Maru, Japanese str., 6,389
1
DEPARTURES.
tons, Capt. S. Amano, from Per B.8. Changte for Australia Liverpool via way ports, Kow.via ports on August 19---- loon Wharf.-N.Y.K
L. R. Banka, Mrs. L. A. Bellair, Morioka Maru, Japanese str., 3,095 Misa G. M. Bellair, Miss S. M. tons, Capt. M. Suml, from Sin- Bellair. R. J., Birrell, Mrs. A. F. gapore,. Kowloon Wharf.- Cockerton, O. P. Godhard, Mrs. C. N.Y.K.
E. Haygood, Master W. Haygood, Romena, Norwegian str., 2,377 tons, G. V., Heath, Mr. and Mrs. W. Hig- "Capt. Hansen, from Chinwang- gins, Miss H. A. Goodbun, E. J. tao, buoy No. B25.--Dodwell & Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Norris, Mrs. Co.
L. C. Phippard, Captain Person, Teneriffa, Norwegian str., 3,495 L. S. Rowntree, Mrs. Baker Sadler, tons, Capt. J. Volth from C E. Tyrrell, Master Tyrrell, and Manila, buoy No. All-Thore- Miss Jessica Winters. sen & Co.
Tsinan, British atr., 2,100 tona,
Capt. W. Shaw, from Amoy, buoy No. B20.-E. & S.
Yingchow, British str., 1,216 tons,
Capt. J. R. Nisbet, from Swa tow, buoy No. B14.-B. & S.
HONG KONG TIDES.
The time used iz Standard, or mean time of the moridian of 120 deg. E.; 00h is midnight, 12hrs. Iş non. The heights are referred to the datum of the largest scale Ad- miralty · chart of the place and should be added to the depths given on the chart unless preceded by ar asterisk (*),' when they should be subtracted from the depths..
́‚August 19 to 25, 1931.
Lettera:
The General Electric Company, which installed the engines and some electrical devices on the Hoover, conducted the experiments."
WARSHIPS IN PORT.
The following British warships. were in harbour to-day:--
Caradoc-No. 8 buoy. Cicala-South wall.. Odin-Nerth wall.. Oswald-North wall. .Otus-East wall.
Seraph-North arm.
·Serapis-North arm.
Tantar-Basin
Tarantula-West wall.
Foreign.
Aigus-French gunboat.
Smith Thompson-American gun- boat.
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
Local-3 cts. per oz.
POSTAL RATES.
China and Macao-4 cta. per oz.
British Empire (except via Siberia)-12 cts, per oz.
Foreign Countries and British Empire via Siberia-20 cts, first
pz. and 19 cts. each succeeding` oz.
Postcards:-
Local, China and Macao- 2 cis, ench.
All other, places 3 cts, each.
The Registration fee is in each case 20 cents.
INWARD MAILS.
THURSDAY,
AUGUST
20.
Shanghai and Swatow Australia and Manila Sandakan
Europe via Negapatam (Lettors only, Lon-
don, July 23)
.Széchuen
Atsuta Maru Rantan Pandjang
THE BIG
4
CUT "DAYS" OFF
OCEAN TRAVEL.
“Go
Empress"
The White Empresses are the largest and
fastest liners on the Pacific.
QUICKEST TIME I
Kobe LATA
Yokohains Vanoeuvr
Leurs
Arriw
12 DAYS FROM CHINA AND 8 DAYS FROM JAPAN TO CANADA AND U.S.A.
Bung Sung Benaha
Leave Aug. 28 Aug. 31 Sept. 3 Sept. 5.Sept. 14 Sept. 12 Sept. 16 Sept. 17 Sept. 19 Sept 27, Sept. 25 Sept. 28 Oct. 1 Oci. 3 Oct. 12 Oct. 10 Oct. 13 Oct. 15 Oct 17 Oct. 25 Oct. 23 Oct. 26 Oct. 29 Oct. 31 Nov. Nov, 7 Nor. 10 Nov. 12 Nov. 14 Nov. 22 Nov. 20 Nov. 23 Nov, 26 Nov. 28 Dee. 7 Empress of Canada Dec 5. Dec. 8 Dee. 10 Dec. 12., Dec. 20 Empress of Russia Dec. 18 Dec. 21 Dec. 24 Dec. 26 Jan. "Empress of Russin" and "Empress of Asia" call at Nagasaki.
Empress of Russia Empress of Japan "Empress of Asia
Espress of Canada Empress of Russia Empress of Japan Empress of Asin
Special Through Fares To Europe..
-$120–£112-£89-£79
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA
SAILS
5. P.M. THURSDAY AUGUST 20
CANADIAN PACIFIC
Telephones: Passenger 20752.
THE
Freight 20042.
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LINE
REGULAR AND FAST ↑
FREIGHT AND
LONDON SERVICE. "HECTOR"
2ul Soy. 2ப
* MENELAUS"
1th Sept
Fur Fort Said, Marseilles, Londoa Ratteri.m. Hamborg and Gugow For Port Said, M'Dies, Cainblanos, London, Motterdam and Hamburg
LIVERPOOL SERVICE.
* TANTALUS" 25th Aug For Port>«ld Genta,1, prol. Havre & (Pgor
LAOMED " (ta Sept. For Port Held. L'pool, Havre & Haagow
NEW YORK SERVICE.
** PREMIUS"
7th Sept. For B atan. Now York, and Baltimore Tin J'hilipptoes and singapore
PACIFIC SERVICE.
(via KOBE & YOKOHAMA.)
**PRÓTESILAUS» 22nd Jug. For Victoria, Vanequrer & Fonttle *IXION"
.
17th Sept. For Victoris Vancouver & Sanitie
INWARD SERVICE. MA
"ORESTER"
*AENEAS
Doo 21st. Aug. For Fhanghai, hobe and Yokohama Tue 25t Aug. · For Shan-bal Taingtau, Walhsiwel
*Tatu, Chinwangian and Dalny Also cargo steamers with limitéd passenger accommoda- tion at specially reducád, fares.
For freight,, passage rates and information apply to tha undermentioned...
All bookings are subject to the provisions of the Company'ı Bill of Lading.
Butterfield & Swire.
Agenta.
Los Angeles & Panama. Hakuroku Maru
Tues.,
Call Direct At Hoston,
Philadelphia & Baltimore.-
BOMBAY vin Singapore, Argun Maru
Thurs.,
3rd Sept.
Belawan Doll & Colombo.
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Honolulu Maru
Penang & Rangoon.
Tues.,
Pakhol (Fortnightly).
Swatow
Amor (3 pm, every Sale
{{Fortalähtly).
For further particulars please apply to
Telephone 28061.
HAIPHONG Yin Holbow & Menndo Maru
TEELUNG via
day). TAKAO via Swatow & Amoy Deli Maru
OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.
Canton Maru,
Fri.,
Sun.,
Let Sept. 21st Aug. 30th Aug. August
Hakusan Maru
.
Thurs.,
27th Aug.
DATE | HION Watan; Low" Water.
Bend.rd, 2.bndard Times
T∙mes
H.. Y y Wed 11 Us
13. 22. 6:5 Than 10 if
Fri. 2011-07
MAN FRIDAY, AUGUST
21.
Japan
A:
Ht.
Japan and Shanghai.
..
Java via Sourabaya
Kitano Maru Fushimi Maru Tjimenteng
10 14
4.4.
THURSDAY,
Manila
Sat.
-Bun., 2
Donations and Subscriptions must
now be sent to the Hon. Treasurer, Mrs. H. E. Goldsmith, 525, The Peak. HONG KONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.
In a law were passed giving six months in gaol to evory writer of
a first book only the good ones would think it worth their while to 'do it--Lord “Russell;
Samshui and Wuchow
Shanghal, Japan and Europe.via
Holhow, Pakhoi and Halphong Inpan
Foochow via Bwatow Amoy
Swatow, Amoy and Foocho Saigon
Hai Ching
Yingchow
Superscribed · correspondance-only.
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· Safgon
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Siberia
Helikon
Tilbadak
Hakusan Maru AUGUST 21
Menado. Maru Atsuta Maru Cheong Shing Tainan
8,30 a.m. 9.30 a.m. 10,80 . 10.80 a
4 p.m. 4.80p.m.
OUTWARD MAILS.
FRIDAY,
AUGUST 20
Empress of Russia: 8.30 p.m. Kwong Hung
.5 p.m.
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