FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1931.
THE CHINA MAIL.
9.
YK.LIN
N.
REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARYING FROM £79 TO £120 ON SALE,
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Purta & Honolulu.
CHICHIBU MARU
TATSUTA MARU
Wednesday, 2nd September. Wednesday, 10th September,
SEATTLE, VANCOUVER via Shanghai & Japan Ports,
HIYE MARU
HEIAN MARU
Tuesday,
Tuesday,
25th August.
8th September.
LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM vin
Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez.
Thursday,
Friday,
22nd August, 25th September.
PUSHIMĚ MARU
Saturday,
22nd August.
HAKOZAKI MARU
Saturday,
"5th September.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
KITANO MARU
Saturday,
ATSUTA MARU
Saturday,
MANILA:
CHICHIBU MARU
Friday,
- 28th August.
† NAGATO MARU
27th August, 11th September.
.......... Saturday,
+ TAKETOYO MARU
12 September.
Thursday, 27th August.
+ LYONS MARU.
Sunday,
13th September.
† RANGOON MARU
Saturday,
29th August,
+ BENGAL MARU
Tuesday,
8th September.
TANGO MARU
Friday,
GENDA MARU (Kobe direct)
Sunday,
HARUNA MARU
Friday,
28th August. 30th August.
4th September.
1. Cargo only.
(Private exchange to all departments.)
BOMBAY vin Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
KAGA MARU
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast). vin Japan, Honolulu,
Los Angeles, Mexico and Panama. BOKUYO MARU.
NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama,
LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Stamboul (Constantinople), Genoa.
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.
SHANGHAI KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
For further forormation apply to:-- NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
Telephone 30291.
K.
BAILINGS FROM HONG KONG BUBJECT TO ALTERATION....../
RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS | Buenos Aires Maru
& BUENOS AIRES
via
Salgon, Singapure, Colom.
ha," Durbyn & Capetown.
MOMBASA
ZANZIBAR. 1awali-Muru
DAR-ES-SALAAM, BEIRA, LOURENCO MARQUES, DURBAN, PORT ELIZA
BETH &
CAPETOWN
THENCE TO RIO DE
Thurs.,
3rd Sept
Mon.,
31st Aug.
LUXURY LINER.
Thrills for New Dollar Boat Passenger.
A cablegram received here from of the the San Francisco Offices Dollar Steamship Lines reads:
Shipping
Intelligence
ARRIVALS OF SHIPS.
Wednesday, August 19. Cheongshing, British str., 1,260 tons, Capt. D. G. Burleigh, from Wei-hat-wet, buoy No.
BL.-J. M. & Co.
WATER LEVELS.
Details for West, North and East Rivers.
The following table, issued by the Kwangtung River Conservancy. Commission, shows, in foot the water levels on the West River,
аа
Balboa, Panama Canal,
Empress of Russia, British str., North River and East River August 14, 1931.
the datea named:- 16,908 tons, Capt. A. J. Hosken, From Vancouver. via ports, Kowloon Wharf.-C.D.S.
Passengers on New Dollar Linor Hoover passed through Panama Canal this morning were thrilled at seeing their immense home lifted in locks and sailing through beautiful mirafatores Inke locks. Noon luncheon was served on promenade decks to great enjoy.) ment of passengers. Aeroplanes droned overhead, other ships whistled their salutes and all in 'all a real good time was had by
entire passenger list.
PASSENGER LIST.
DEPARTURES.
Per. Empress of Russia Manila, August 20
for
Mr. S. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Elliot Johnson, Mr. J: Leasema,. Miss S. Meding, Miss P. de Guzman, Judge Sir Peter Grain, Mr. Tomas Torres, Miss L. Silva, Mr. G. Hotchand, Father Vautier, Prof. Pollock, Capt. G. C. McFarland, LE D. H. Gilbert; Mr. and Mrs. M. Luna and son, Mr G. Costa, Mr. P: W. Reyes.
EVILS OF GOVERNMENT. SHIPPING.
Hinang. Britishy str., 1,885 tons, Capt. La Hutchings, from San- dakan, buoy No. D22.-J. M. & Co.
*
Kurama Maru, Japanese str., 4,062 tons, Capt. T. Hamada, from Davao, buoy No. A9-NYK Rantan Pandjang, Dutch str., 1,501 tons, Capt. J. Blaanbour, from.
No. Sandakan, buay
Å14. J.C.J.L.
Thursday, August 20. Atsuta Maru, Japanese str., 17,988 tone, Captain Y. Kawashima, from Manila, Kowloon Wharf. -N.Y.K.
Burma Mark, Japanese str., 2,818 tons, Capt S. Shiral, from Singapore, buoy No. A8.- O.S.K..
Canton, French str., 976 tons, Capt. F. L. Morvan, from Haiphong, buoy No. B-16-M. M. Chinhua, British str., 1,353 tons, Capt. E. II. Hiated, from Can- ton, buoy No. B20.-B. & S. City of Lille, British str., 4,054.
tons, Capt. O. Nelson, from Shanghal, buoy No. A2.--Bank. Line.
Aug. Aug
18 19
West River at Shiuhing...24.5 24.3 North River at Samshul 71 8.1 North River at Tsingyuen 14.1 141 East River at Sheklung ... 4.8 8.3 The highest levels recorded are:-Shiuhing, 41. feet; Tsing- yuen, 29.2 feet; Samahuf, 27.0 feet: Sheklung, 11.5 feet.
The lowest levels об record are minus 5 feet at Samabul and minus 2.7 feet at Sheklung.
WARSHIPS IN PORT.
The following British warships were in narbour to-day:-
Caradoc-No. 8 buoy.. Cicala-South wall. Odin-North wall. Oswald-North wall, Otus--East wall. Seraph-North arm. Serapis-North arm. Tomar Basin. Tarantula-West wall.
Foreign.
Helena-American gunboat.
Sara-Japanese gunboat,
Smith Thompson-American gun- boat,
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE
Consignees of Cargo ex 6.5.
Gange are reminded to take de.
Clara Jebsen, Danlah str., 1,145 livery of their goods which will be
tons, Capt. H. Dahl, from Sai-subject to. rent after August 25. gon, buoy No. B8Chang Tong Ha.
Shipowners have had such a¤ unhappy experience with the evila caused by Government shipping ventures, which, incidentally, have proved extremely costly to the States, that it would be unnatural that they should go out of their way to assist Governments to create fur- thor disturbances and do more damage to the industry, SEYS A Home paper. Not only have Stata Haiching, British str., 1,284 tons, shipping schemes contributed in a]: large messure to the present great urplus of tonnage, but, by being worked regardless of commercial considerations, they have greatly intensified the difficulties of ordin- ary ownerships in trying to main- tain services at a profit. The at- tention now being given in the Dominion to the heavy 103896 in- curred by the Canadian Government 15th Sept. Merchant Marine is particularly
6th Sept..
6th Oct,
JANEIRO, SANTOS &
BUENOS AIRES 'vin Singa
pore
& Colombo
BRISBANE, SYDNEY, MEL: Sydney Maru
Sat.,
BOURNE, AUCKLAND &
WELLINGTON via Manila.
JAPAN PORTS
(Frequent Burma Maru
Fri.,
Services).
Nitto Mare
Sat
LONDON, HAMBURG, ROT.
TERDAM & ANTWERP Alaska Maru YiA Singapore. Colombo,
Sun..
21st Aug. 22nd Aug.
11th Oct.
Suez & Port Said.
NEW YORK vin dupan porta, Kinai Maru
Tues.,
Los Angeles & Panama. Hakuroku Maru
Tuce.
Call Direct nt Boston.
Philadelphia & Baltimore,
BOMBAY vla Singapore, Argun Maru
Thurs.,
Belawan Deli & Colombo.
CALCUTTA' via Singapore, Honolula Muru
Penang & Rangoon.
BAIPHÒNG Via Hoikow 3 Menado Maru
Tues.,
Thurs.,
Pakhol (Fortnightly).
KEELUNG via Swalow & Canton Maru
Sun.,
3rd Sept.
1st Sept.: 3rd Sept.
30th Aug.
Amoy (3 pm. every Sun-,
day).
TAKAO via Swelow & Amuy Dell Maru
Thurs.,
(Fortnightlyi
For further particulars please apply to
OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.
Teltphone 25061.
27th Aug.
welcome, but it is curious to read that while serious losses on the working of United States trans- Atlantic services may necessitate fresh financial arrangements, the
Capt. E. Walker, from Swa- tow, Dougins Wharf.-Douglas & Co. !
Hakusan Maru, Japanese str., 6,271 tons, Capt. J. Tauil, from Sir
Wharf Kowloon gapore: N.Y.K.
HONG KONG TIDES:
The time used is Standard, or mean time of the meridian of 120 deg. E.; 00h. is midnight, 12hrs. is noon. The heights are referred to the datum of the largest scale Ad- miralty chart of the place and Havdrot, Norwegian str. 713 tons, should be added to the depths given Captain E. Fengalsen, from on the chart unless preceded by an Samarinda, buoy No. 7. asterisk (*), when they should be Lansex & Co.
ubtracted from the depths.
Hiroshi Maru, Japanese str., 940 tons, Capt. Y. Okada, from Canton, Yaumati Anchorage.— M.B.R.
United States Government still con- Hozan Maru, Japanese str., 1,383 templates subsidizing further new tonnage. The realisation of the harm done by Government parti cipation in shipping doas not, how- ever, directly affect the reception by shippwners of the present proposals for the acquisition of ships by the
Government. Soviet
Shipowners would doubtless be ready to treat with the Soviet Government as with any other prospective buyers, on ordinary cash terms, but they know of no reason whatever why they
BRITISH WUCHOW LINE should grant loans to enable it to
SAILING DATES FOR AUG. 1931 (Subject to Change). DEPARTURE HOURS: Hùng Kong 5.30 p.m., Wuchow 3 p.m.
Steamer.
Arrives
Wachow
Arrives
Leaves
Leaves Hong Kong
Wuchow Hong Kong. 23rd TUES. 25th WED. 26th THURS, 27th 25th THURS. 27th FRI. 28th: SAT 29th 28th SUN. 30th MON. 31st TUES. t 31st WED. 2nd THURS. 3rd, FRI
TAI HING SUN. TAI MING TUES. TAI HING FRI, TAI MING MON.
Ports of Call--Samahal, Shuthing, Takhing & Dorbing.
Fares Beturn (not including meals) $20.0
Meals and Wines are to be obtained on board.
Hong Kong Arrivals & Departures from Tel Hing. Wharf.
For information apply to
29, Connaught Road, West,
Phone. 20899
Co.,
SANG WO Ltd.
4th
SALVAGE VESSEL RETURNS,
Search For Bullion In Dutch Wreck.
which
weeks work on the steamer Tubantia, lying in eighteen La oms the Wear salvaze vessel
“Reclaimer arrijed" back at Sunder- land without any of the 81,000,000. worth of bullion reported to be in the wreck. The only information which the owners gave was that the -contract had been completed and the ship was not going cut to the wreck again." The Tubantia, which was sunk by a German submarine, during the war, is believed to have been secretly carrying bullion abroad from Germany,
41%
secure ships.
SHIPBUILDERS,
August 21 to 27, 1981.
HIGH WATER | LOW WATER,
$b.ndard Stand rdi Ht
THE BIG
4
CUT "DAYS" OFF
'OCEAN TRAVEL.
“Go
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The White Empresses are the largest and
fastest liners on the Pacific.
QUICKEST TIME!
12 DAYS FROM CHINA AND 3 DAYS FROM JAPAN TO CANADA AND U.S.A.
**Hoog Kont
LOATI
Ελποητική Leave
Kobe Lease
Yokohama Vancouver
LATE
Empress of Russia Aug. 28 Aug. 31 Sept. 3 Sept. 6 Sept. 14 Empress of Japan Sept. 12 Sept. 15 Sept. 17 Sept. 19 Sept. 27 Empress of Asin
3 Oct. 12 Sept. 25 Sept, 28 Oct.. 1 Oct.
-Oct. 13 Oct. 15 Oct. 17 Oct. 25 Empress of Canada Oct. 10 Empress of Runais Oct. 23 Oct. 26 Oct. 29 Oct. 31 Nov. Empress of Japan Nov. Nov. 10 Nov. 12 Nov, 14 Nov. 22. Empress of Asin Nov. 20 Nov, 23 Nov. 26 Nov. 28 Dec. 7
5. Dec. Empress of Canada Dec.
8 Dec. 10 Dec. 12 Dec. 20. Empress of Russia Dec. 18 Dec. 21 Dec. 24. Dec. 26 Jan. "Empress of Russia" and "Empress of Asia" call at Nagasaki.
Special Through Fares To Europe
£120-£112-£88-£79
HONG KONG MANILA.
EMPRESS OF JAPAN EMPRESS OF ASIA
4
Leave Hong Kong Arrivo Manila
Sept. 4 Sept. 17
CANADIAN PACIFIC
Telephones: Passenger 20752.
THE
Sept. 6 Sept. 19
Freight 20042,
BLUE FUNNE
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND
PASSENGER SERVICES |
LONDON SERVICE.
"HEITOR"
MENELAUS"
2nd Sept. For Port Said, Marmollice, Lozdos, Rotterdam, Famburg and Glasgow
15th Eept. For Fort Said Mlien, Catsblaãos, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg
LIVERPOOL SERVICE.
DATK
tons, Capt. H. Oyama, from Swatow, O.S.K Wharf. 0.S.K
August
Fl
Times
Tinas
Fel
11. M
18 er 3'6
II. W
01 84
1 X
1.2
3-4
04
:0
14.
21 51
*PREMIUS"
13 58
0 #
10 06
01 03
'09
19 36
76
15. 40
I
Nias, Datch str., 8,757 tons, Capt.
B. Brouwer, from Manila, Bat. 12 15 !! Kowloon Wharf.—J.CJL, /.
Sun. 13 Nanning, British atr., 1,480 tons,
Captain J. S. Anderson, from Mon, 14 Swatow, buoy No. B21,-
Tuus 16 00 55 47 B. & S..
Wed 18 17.10 173 Szechuan, British str., 1,594 tons,
14:3 Capt. S. M. Barling, from Thar 7 Swatow, buoy No. ES-B. & S.
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Capable of Handling Shipa Up-
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.
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*LAOMED IN", 10th Sept."Por Port Said. 5, pool, Harre & Glasgow
NEW YORK SERVICE.
,,!
7th Sept. For Buston, New York, and Baltiruste vis Philippines and Singapore
PACIFIC SERVICE,
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All bookings are subject to the provisions of the Company's. Bill of Lading, "ch
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& Swire,
Agenta.
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