SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1931.
THE CHINA MAIL.
LLOYD TRIESTINO
FORNIGHTLY PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE FOR
BRINDISI, VENICE & TRIESTE
via Singapore, Colombo, Barbiy, Aden, Suex & Port Said Taking Cargo on through Bill of Lading
to Flute, Genoa, All Italian, Adriatic, Levani.
Black Sea and Danube l'urts
Passengers to LONDON (Overland).
NEXT SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG
For
Shanghaf
& Japan
For Slagapore & Italy
M.V. HILDA (cargoboat)
Aug. 30
9.5. GANGE (passengerboat}
Sept. 9
M.V. COL DI LANA (cargoboat)
Aug. 24
Sept. 27
S.S. MONCALIERI (cargoboat)
Sept. 21
Oct. 25
*S.S. CRACOVIA (passengerboat)...
Sept. 22
Oct. 4
* Outward voyage to Shangha only. Attention is called to the 8.3. Gange which will make 'the voyage Hong Kong-Italy in 24 days thus allowing Lowdon pas- sengers to reach destination in 28 days.
For Freight and Passages apply to!-
Queer'e Bullding,
Tel 23091
DODWELL & CO. LTD. Agents
YK.LIN
N.
WATER LEVELS.
Details for West, North
and East Rivers.
The following table, issued by the Kwangtung River Conservancy Commission, shows in feat the water levele on the West River, North River and East River the dates named:-
00
Aug. Aug.
10 20 West River at Shlubing
..24.3 24.5 North River at Samshul .. 8.1 15.9 North River at Tsingyuen. 14.1 16.2 East River at Bheklung ... 8.0 10.5 The bighest levels recorded are: Shishing, 41 feet; Tsing- yuan, 20.2 feet; Samshul, 27.3 feet; Sheklung, 11.5 feet.
The lowest levels on record are minus 5 feet at Samshui and minus 2.7 feet at Sheklung.
ARRIVALS OF, SHIPS.
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Shipping
Intelligence.
DEEP-SEA DOCTORING.
A shout, a thud, and the sound of running feet break the after-
U.S. MAIL LINE.
New Classes on Pacific Run.
noon quietness on the large cargo A cable received in Singapore steamer, as she ploughs her lonely from the American Mail Line way across the blue Pacific. The Offices in Seattle advised that the trans-Pacific President Liners. captain rushes from his quarters
of the American Mfail. Line' on the lower bridge to where
a has offered special class ac- amall group of men are gathered commodations to the travel- round a limp form lying on the fora ling
the dock.
public;
new ser- vice commenced with the President Cleveland Balling from Scattle. August 8 for Japan, China and the Philippines:
"What's happened?" he shouts. "Man fallen from aloft, sir," someone replies.
A stretcher is brought, and the
These
new accommodations· unconscious man carried to the make it possible for the American vessel's small saloon, which holds mail Line to offer another high the medicine chest. For no doctor grade passenger service
between is carried on a cargo ship.
the Orient and Seattle in addition The captain and officers do their to the already well-known first class utmost to bring comfort to the sea-service. The Special Class accom- man, whose leg is badly fractured. modations include outside state- A knowledge of "first aid," part of rooms, attractive public quar- their training, enables them to ters such as lounge, smoking room place the broken limb in splints. and promonade deck, barber shop, They give the man brandy, wash.beauty parlour and practically all his cuts and bruises, and put the equipment offered in the first stitches into a scalp wound. class passenger quarters only, of The man groans, and opens his course, on a slightly modified scale. eyes. "Well, sen, how is it now?" The high standard of President aska the captain; but the patient | Liner cuisine is maintained. lapses into unconsciousness again, The Special Class rates offer- without speaking.
ed for Seattle from Manila and- or Hong Kong are as low as G$198, All attractive through rate from the Orient to Europe via America or Canada can now be quoted by the American Mail Line and Dollar Steamship Lines at £98...
Thursday, August 20. Kahoku Maru, Japanese str., 1,875, tons, Capt. Yamachi, from Dairen, buoy No. B19.-D.K.K. Seattle Maru, Japanese str., 3,622 tons, Capt. T. Urayama, from Sourabaya, buoy No. A7.- O.S.K..
Friday, August 21. Fushimi Maru, Japanese str., 6,846
tons, Capt. N. Narul, from "Get into touch with a liner as Shanghal, buoy No. A6.soon as possible, and inform the N.Y.K.
the wireless bridge," are the orders issued to room. Shortly the operator reports that he is in com- munication with passenger steamer, a few hundred miles as- tern.
REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARYING | Halvard, British str.,. 1,217 tons,
FROM £79 TO $120 ON SALE.
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
... Wednesday, Wednesday,
CHICHIBU MĀRU TATSUTA MARU
2nd September. 16th September. SEATTLE, VANCOUVER via Shanghai & Japan Ports.
Tuesday, 25th August. Tuesday, 8th September.
HIYE MARL
HEIAN MARU LONDON, MARSEILLÈS, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via
Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez HAKUZAKI MARU
Saturday,
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE in Manila & Ports.
ATSUTA MARU
Saturday,
KAMO MARU
Saturday,
5th September.
26th September. 22nd October.
MANILA.
CHICHIBU MARU
Friday,
† NAGATO MARU
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
KAGA MARU
Thursday,
Friday,
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan,
Los Angeles, Mexico and Panama.. BOKUYO MARU
NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama,
+ TAKETOYO MARU
Saturday,
28th August.
27th August. 11th September.
Honolulu,
12th September.
Saturday, 29th August.
LIVERPOOL via Port Sald, Stamboul (Constantinople), Genoa.
+ LYONS MARU
CALCUTTA, via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,
RANGOON MARU
BENGAL MARU
TANGO MARU
Sunday,
13th September.
Saturday, Tuesday,
29th August.
8th September,
Friday,
... Sunday,
28th August. 80th August.
Friday,
4th September.
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
+ GENOA MARU (Koba direct)
HARUNA MARU
↑ Cargo only.
For further information apply to:-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
Telephone 30291.
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(Private exchange to all departments.)
K.
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG BUBJECT. TO ALTERATION.
DURBAN, FORT ELIZA BETH & CAPETOWN THENCE TO RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS
RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS |Buenos Aires Maru
Thurs
3rd Sept
& BUENOS AIRES vis
bo, Durban & Capetown.
Baigon, Singapore, Colom
MOMBASA ZANZIBAR, Hawaii Mara
Mon..
Bist Aug.
DAR-ES-BALAAM, BEIRA,
LOURENCO MARQUES,
BUENOS AIRES via Singa
pore & Colombo žva
BOURNE, AUCKLAND &
BRISBANE, SYDNEY, MEL Sydney Mara
5th Sept.
WELLINGTON via Mania.
JAPAN PORTS (Fröquent Nitto Maru
Bat.
22nd Aug,
Services).
Havre Maru
Fri.,
LONDON, HAMBURG, ROT- Amazon Maru
TERDAM & ANTWERP
28th Aug,
Fri.,
11th Sept.
via Singapore, Colombo, Alaska Maru
Sun
11th Oct.
e Booz & Fort Bald B
~~ Los Angeles & - Panama Hokuroku. Maru
Tre
15th Sept,
6th-Oct
Call Direct at Boston,
Philadelphia & Baltimora
Thurs
Belawan Dell & Colombe,
3rd Bent
Ist Bept
HAIPHONG Via Hollow
Menado
ZePakhoi (Fortnightly)
TERLUNG Avia Bwato
Canton Maru
SAMUT*(B%Daí, every
day)
TAKAONIK Bwatów kosmoj Dell Mari
(Fortnightly)
NEW YORK via Japan porta, Kinai Maru
BOMBAY Via Singapore, Argun Mara
CALCUTTA Evin Singapore, Honolulu Maru
Thurs.2
Capt. A. Hall, from Saigon, buoy No: C3.-Wo Fat Sing, Hopsang, British str. 1,859 tons, Capt. P. R. Gay Cuming, from Swatow, West Point Wharf. J. M. & Co. Nitto Maru, Japanese str., 1,278 tana, Capt. E. Yamamoto, from Canton, buoy No. B23-0.S.K. Orestea, British str., 4,809 tons, Capt. J. G. Reynard, from Sin- gapore, Holt's Wharf.-B. & S. Tai Lee, Chinese str., 1,044 tons, Capt. Z. Masaki, from Swa- tow, buoy No. C5-Loong Tai Hong.
Tjimenteng. Dutch str., 4,054 tons; Captain S. Oudendjik from Panaroekan, Talkoo's Wharf.--| J.C.J.L.
Tainan, British str., 2,100 tons, Capt. W. Shaw, from Canton, buoy No. B3.-B. & S..
WARSHIPS IN PORT.
க
"Right," says the master, "take this message.AZ
STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The C.P.S. R.M.S. Empress of Manila on
arrived
at
The commander of the great Russia liner reads the telegram just hand- August 22 (Sat.) at 7 a.m., leaves ed to him, picks up his elephone, Manila on August 24 (Mon.) at 4 and dials the surgeon's cabin. P. and is due at Hong Kong on Hello that you Doc I'm sending August 26 (Wed.) at 7 a.m. She down a message do what you leaves Hong Kong for Vancouver. can." Soon the doctor is giving to via ports on August 28 (Fri) at the wireless room the advice asked noon.. by the cargo vessel's captain. Added is roquest to be Kepf Inform
ed of the injured man's condition. HONG KONG TIDES.
After several messages have been exchanged the surgeon visits the
"Bad case, The time used le Standard, 'or commander's cabin that, sir," he says. "Internal in- mean "time of the moridian of 120 jury, I'm afraid. Would it be pos- deg. E.; 00h. is midnight, 12hrs. ia sible to pick him up?" The liner noon. The heights are referred to captain's reply ta shown by the the datum of the largest scale Ad- ship'e increasing speed. A course miralty chart of the place and is set for the cargo vessel's post- should be added to the depths given on the chart unless preceded by an The following afternoon twoj asterisk (*), when they should be vessels lle motionless on the calm subtracted from the depths, ・・・ Pacific, a short distance. apart- one a rust-covered cargo steamer, the other a liner, with shining brase and white paint-work:
The following British warships | tion. were in harbour, to-day: Caradoc-No. 8 buoy.
Cicala-In dock.
Odin-North wall.
Oswald-North wall, Otus-Esat wall. Seraph-North atm Stormcloud-North arm. Tamar Basin. Tarantula-West wall.
Foreign.
Helena-American gunboat. Saga-Japanese gunboat.
'CONSIGNEES' NOTICE
Consignees of cargo ex 8.8. Gango are reminded to take de livery of their goods which will be subject to rent after August 26,
After Augu
DATE
August 22 to 28, 1981,
Aton WATER | Gow W ER,
Etandard Stand ro
Times
Times
Passengers line' the, decks of the larger ship, to watch the liner's August motor launch, with the gold-laced surgeon in her stern, bearing the injured sailor to comfort, profes-Sat. sional attention, and almost certain | Suns recovery to be sent to hospital at the first port, and eventually to Mod. 14 England.
Tues 2
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THE BIG
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OCEAN TRAVEL,
"Go Empress"
The White Empresses are the largest and
fastest liners on the Pacific.
QUICKEST TIME!
Antre
12 DAYS FROM CHINA AND 8 DAYS FROM JAPAN TO CANADA AND USA. Alteng Kuna
$:30pk25
Bobe Yokohama Vezoogwer Deuts
Lanre Empress of Russia Aug. 28 Aug. 31 Bent 3 Sept. + Sept.. 14 Empress of Japan Sept. 12 Sept. 15 Sept. 17 Sept. 19 Sept. 27 Empress of Asia Sept. 25 Sept. 28 Oct. 1 Oct. 3 Oct. 13. Empress of Canada, Oct. 10 Oct. 18 Oct 15 Oct. 17 Oct. 25 Empress of Russia "Oct. 23 Oct. 26 Oct. 29 Oct. 31 Nov. 9 Empress of Japan Nov. 7 Nov. 10. Nov. 12 Nov. 14 Nov. 22 Empress of Asia Nov. 20 Nov. 23 Nov. 26 Nov, 28 Dec. 7. Empress of Canada Dee. - 5 Dec. 8 Dec. 10 Dec., 13 Dec. 20 Empress of Russia Dec. 18. Dec. 21 Dec. 24 Dec. 26 Jan. "Empreas of Russia" and "Empress of Asia" call at Nagasaki,
Special Through Fares To Europe
£120-$112-588-$79.
HONG KONG MANILA.
EMPRESS OF JAPAN EMPRESS OF ASIA
Leave Hong Kong Arrive Manila
Sept. 4 Sept. 17
CANADIAN PACIFIC
Telephones: Passenger 20752.
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BUOY PLAN OF HONG KONG HARBOUR.
2nd Sept. For Port Bald, Marsailles, London, Rotterdam, Hamburg and Glagow,
15th Sept. For Pork Bald, Miles, Coaxbiance, London Rotterdam and Hamburg
LIVERPOOL SERVICE.
"TANTALUS" 25th Ang. For Port Said enos, pool, Herto & G'gow
LAOMEDƆN" '10th Sept. For Tort Hald, L'pool, Havre de Glasgow NEW YORK-SERVICE.
“PREMIUS”. 7th Sept. For Boston, New York, and Baltimore Montefa Philippines and Eingapore
PACIFIC" SERVICE,
(via KOBE & YOKOHAMA.)
**PROTESILAUS!!: 22nd Aug, For Victoris, Vancouver & Seattle "IXION"
17th Hope. For Vlotora, Vancouver di Seattle 17th Oct. For Victoris, Vancouver de Seattle INWARD SERVICE.
TYNDAREUS
"AENEAB" Das 25th Aug. For Shanghal, Taingtau, Welbalwei.
Taku, Chinwangian and Dalny, TEIRESIAS? Das Lab. Sept. For 8 hat, Moll, Kobe and Yhana.
Also cargo- steamers with limited passenger accommoda tion at specially reduced fareniti qald
For freight, passage rates, and information apply to the undermentioned
-All bookings are subject to the provisions of the Company's Bill of Lading.pent
Butterfield & Swire,
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
TO AUSTRALIA. Calling at Manila' (P. Is.), Thursday Le Cairns, Townsvilla,
* Bebbane, Sydney and Melbourne and
BRITISH STEAMERSI CHANGTE- TAIPING (burntra) PLAY FASTEST and MOST UP-TO-DATE STEAMERS IN THE SERVICE. A
ELECTRIC LAUNDRY, BARBER SHOP, SURGEON.MA STEWARDESS CARRIED " Enjoy Your Short Lants in Australia and New Zealand, Hing Kong, Sydney-18 Days"
FIRST CLASS FARB TO SYDNEY, 176 RETURN
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