WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1931.
THE CHINA MAIL.
VK.LINE
N.
REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARYING FROM £79 TO £120 ON SALE.
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai. Japan Porta & Honolulu.
CHICHIBU MARU TATSUTA MARU
SEATTLE, VÁNCOUVER via Shanghai & Japan Ports,
Wednesday, 2nd September, Wednesday, 16th September.
HEIAN MARU
8th September. LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via
Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez. HAKOZAKI MARU
Tuceday,
TERUKUNI MARU
Saturday, . 5th September. Saturday, 19th September.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports..
ATSUTA MARU
Saturday,
26th September.
KAMO MARU
Saturday,
24th October.
MANILA,
CHICHIBU MARU
Friday,
29th August.
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
NAGATO MARU
Friday,
28th August.
KAGA MARU
Friday,
11th September.
Honolulu,
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan,
T Los Angeles, Mexico and Panama,
BOKUYO MARU
12th September.
LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Stamboul (Constantinople), Genoa.
LYONS MARU
Saturday,
NEW YORK, BOSTOŊ via Panama,
† TAKETOYO MARU
Friday,
† ASUKA MARU
Sunday,
28th August. 13th September.
Sunday,
13th September.
Sunday,
-30th August.
..... Tuesday,
8th September.
Friday,
28th August,
30th August.
4th September.
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang. & Rangoon,
+ RANGOON MARU
+ BENGAL MARU
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
I
TANGO MARU
† GENOA MARU (Kobe direct) ... Sunday, HARUNA MARU
+ Cargo only.
Friday,
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 Maru
DAR-ES-SALAAM, BEIRA,
MARQUES,
DURBAN, FORT ELIZA
Thurs.,
3rd. Sept.
15th Sept,
WATER LEVELS.
Details for West, North and East Rivers.
The following table, issued by the Kwangtung River Conservancy Commission, shows in feet the water levele on the West River, North River and East River the dates named:-
on
Aug. Aug.
21 24
24.1
12.8 18.4
West River at Shiuhing....25.8 North River at Samshui ...16.2 North Atiyer M Taingyen 17.7 East River at Sheklung...11.7 10.9 The highest levels recorded are:-Shluhing, 41 feet; Taing- yuen, 99.2 feet; Samshul, 27.3 feet; Sheklung, 11.5 feet;
The lowest levels on record. are minus & feet at Samshui and minus 2.7 feet at Sheklung.
PASSENGER LIST.
ARRIVALS.
Per 8.8. Empress of Russia Aug. 25:
S. Enami, A. Mazaz, Miss F. Prinape, Mr. and Mrs. W. Scott Leeds, J. Alonso, Master 3. L. Arasiz, Miss E. Buttler, Miss K. Hyndman, Y. Karikome, Miss E. Morse, Mrs. J. J. Meister, P. Paray, Miss L Patton, M. Rosales, J. E. Ramirez, F. Serrano, I. Thomson- Bowers, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Waters J. A. Yvanovich, M. Ozawa, I. Komads, Prof. C. L. Pollock, Mr. and Mrs. E. Johnson, S. Johnson, M. Dazai, S. Kanegae, G. Someyn, A. Fuentebella, A. Santos, Miss A. Shaw, Miss E. A. Wainright, N. H. Duckworth, J. J. Cook, Misa M. Callanta, J. M. Sullivan..
ARRIVALS OF SHIPS.
J
tone,
Tuesday, August 25. Aeneas, British str., 6,256 tons, Captain W. K. Wallace, from Singapore, Holt'e Wharf.- B. & S. Fooshing, British str., 1,423
Capt. S. O. Mitford, from Can- ton, Kowloon Dock J. M. & Co. Kingyuan, British str., 1,546 tons, Copt. J. Taylor, from Swatow, buoy No. A5.-B. & S. Rowena, Norwegian str., 2,347, tons, Capt. F. B. Hansen, from Can- ton, buoy No. B25-Dodwell & Co.
Shipping
Intelligence.
WARSHIPS IN 'PORT,
The following British warahipa were in harbour to-day---
Cicala-In dock. Odin-North wall, Oswald-North wall. Otus-East wall. Seraph-North arm. Stormcloud-North arm Tamar-Basin. Tarantula-West wall (Dock). Foreign.
Helena-American gunboat.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.
Consignees of cargo ex 3.5. Co! Di Lana are reminded to take de- livery of their goods which will subject to rent after August 28.
Consignees of cargo ex 8.8. Ben- dorun are reminded to take de- livery of their goods which will subject to rent after August 31.'
BLOWN INTO THE SEA.
Explosion And Fire In Motor-Boat.
Sir Donald Makgill, Bt, and an- other man were blown into the sea at Newhaven by an explosion of petrol on the motor-yacht Jackens, which was being re-fuelled from a petrol store tank on the shore..
When the feed pipe was removed to see if the tank was full, some splashes fell on to a stove.
Immediately there was an explo sion and the two men were flung overboard, the vessel bursting into flames.
The
salvage tug.. Richmere, hurried to the spot and rescued the men apparently uninjured.
The tug then took the burning to the harbour, where the flames were put out. The boat was damaged severely,
motor-boat in tow
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 should be added to the depths given on the chart unless proceded by an asterisk (*), when they should be subtracted from the depths.
&
BUENOS AIRES
via
Saigon, Singapore, Colum-
bo, Durban & Capetown.
MOMBASA, ZANZIBAR, Hawaii Maru
Mon.,
31st Aug.
LOURENCO
BETH & CAPETOWN
THENCE TO RIO DE
JANEIRO, SANTOS &
BUENOS AIRES via Singa
pore & Colombo
WE ZIMOTON via Manila.
BRISBANE, SYDNEY, MEL- Sydney Maru
AUCKLAND &
Sun.,
6th Sept.
JAPAN PORTS (Frequent Havana Maru
Services),
Tues.,
LONDON, HAMBURG, ROT- Amazon Maru TERDAM & ANTWERP Alaska Maro
Fri., Sun..
8th Sept.
.. 11th Sept
11th Oct.
Suez & Fort Said.
Tues
Tucs,
BOMBAY via Singapore, Argun Maru
Thurs.,
CALCUTTA Vin Singapore, Honolulu Maru
Penang & Rangoon.
Tues.,
1st Sept.
HAIPHONG via Holbow & Menndo Maru
Thars,
· 3rd Sept
Pakho (Fortnightly).
KEELUM
via Swatow & Canton Maru
Sun.,
30th Aug,
Amoy (3 p.m. every Sun-
day).
TAKAO via Swatow & Amor Deli Mazu
Thurs.,
27th Aug.
(Fortnightly).
Sandin Maru, Japanese str., 1,507
tons, Capt. R. Koga, from New-. August chwang, Yaumati, Anchorage- MBK:
August 26 to September 1, 1931.
DATE HION WATRE | LOW WATIR.
t ndarj
Stand.rdt Times
T.mos
El
Ha
H. M.
Tat Lee, Chinese str., 1,044 tona,
Wed. 1
7 60
Tantalus, British str., 4,782 tone,
Capt. Z. Masaki, from Canton Thur 2 buoy, No. C1. Loong Tai Hong.
18 35
Σ 11 45 4 7.5
F
*8
23 21
Frt. Bu
09 10
170
32 63
7'2
93 15 6+2
10 21
via Singapore, Colombo,
NEW YORK via Japan ports, Kinsi Maru
Los Angeles & Panama. Hokuroku Maru Call Direct at Boston,
Philadelphia & Baltimore.
Belawan Deli & Colombo.
For further particulars please spply to:-
·OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.
Telephone 28051.
0th Oct
3rd Sept.
$.
BRITISH WUCHOW LINE
· SAILING DATES, FOR AUG., 1931 (Subject to Change).
DEPARTURE HOURS: Hong Kong 5.30 p.m., Wuchow 3 p.m.
Steamer.
Leaves
Arrives Wachow Hong Kong
Captain C. F. Melling, from Bat. 19 Shanghai, buoy No, A1.-B. & Bus
Yoko Maru, Japanese str., 1,573 Mon: 31
tone, Captain T. Here, from
Hakata, buoy Na. B28.-M.B.K
Leaves Hong Hong
Arrives Wuchow
TAI HING PRL
TAI MING MON.
28th SUN.
31st WED.
30th MON.
2nd THURS.
31st TUES,
3rd FRI.
1st
4th
Coi,
013 36.
SHIPS FOR RUSSIA.
Credits Difficulty
Again.
Mr. Y. Zoff, Deputy Commissar for Marino and River Transport of the U.S.S.R., who is the head of a special commission, at present visiting Britain for the purpose of. acquiring ships, has made the dol. lowing statement:-
"My commission came over to Britain in pursuance of our work for the development of the merçan- tile maxine and river fleet of the U.S.S.R. Its aim is to supplement our existing fleet by a certain num- ber of ships to be acquired abroad. British-built ships are considered very highly in the Soviet Union in view of their universally recognised reliability. I understood from au: thoritative statements in the Press made about a month ago that Bri- tish shipping quarters prefer to dispose of part of the idle tonnage; which for years had a depressing effect upon freight rates, to orders being placed for new shipa..
"In view of this preference I directed our experts to devote at- tention to the study of the tonnage at present laid up and available for purchase. Visits have been made to Newcastle, Sunderland; Liverpool, and Cardiff, and this work of in- vestigation is still in progress. I notice now, however, that attempts are being made to handicap the negotiations for the purchase of laid-up shipping also. The argu- ments advanced are difficult to ra concile with common sense. for instance, is the use to Britain of keeping this surplus tonnage laid up? It is not easy to understand how this should mitigate unemploy- ment. Or why. this particular dis- crimination against the application: of credits where ships are concern- ed? Ships have been sold on a credit basis bafore, and it is quite a usual transaction."
What
Mr. Zoff concludes: "I hope that when we come to negotiation it will be possible to reach positive results mutually advantageous to both sides. I hope also that we shall be able to come to arrangements for placing orders for a considerable number of new ships."
MYSTERIOUS INFLUX OF WATER.
British Ship Abandoned In Sinking' Condition.
Oslo, August 12. A mystery of the sea has been ura propounded by the arrival at Aäle. 1?sund of the steamer Jotunfell with 125, survivors of the British steamer Ryburn which was abandoned in a 3 sinking condition off Rundo.
The Ryburn's first mate atates that during an uneventful voyage in a calm sea water suddenly and inexplicably invaded the engine-
room.'
DRY DOCK
THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY
OF HONG KONG, LIMITED.
SALVAGE TUG “TAIKOO
Wireless Coll
V.P.G.N. 600 Meters.
Forts of Call--Samshul," Shuihing, Takhing & Doshing.
Fares Return (not including meals) $20.00,
Meals and Wines are to be obtained on board. 4. Hong Kong Arrivals & Departures from Tal Hing Whart.
For information apply to
20, Connaught Road, West, SANG WOL
Phone 20898.
SOUTHAMPTON DOCK-
EXTENSIONS.
The second record was in the driv ing of steel pilling with which the area for the graving dock, which will be the largest in the world, 16" Great efforts are being made to being enclosed. The need of dock ensure that when the new 70,000 | extensions was emphasized by last tons Cunard liner is ready for sor. year's clearances at Southampton vice in the Autumn of 1988, South- when in spite of exceptional depres- ampton shall have ample borth and sion 7,500 vessels, almost all firat- docka, accommodation. Two class craft, were, handled at South- records have recently been ampton. They represented ton
the firat, in the work uage of thirty-four and in half hen, in spite of the million tona and on aaveral days heavy nature of the as much as 250,000 tons of shipping embraced large | was, dealt with. The feet engaged eensand and bould in dredging operationenumbers tons had been lifted sixty vessels.
SHIPBUILDERS,
SHIP REPAIRERS, BOILER MAKERS, FORGE MASTERS, OXY-ACETYLENE, AND. ELECTRIC WELDERS, MECHANICAL, AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS.
Tel:
IKOODOCK" HONG KONGAR
over ANS, PENNANT.LOAD
Length 787 Feet Length on Blocks 750 Feet. Depth on Centre of
SIII (H.W.O.S.T.) 84 ft. 6 ins. THREE SLIPWAYS
Capable of Handling Ships Up
to, 3,000 Tona Displacement, Electric Crane at Sea Wall, Capable of Lifting 100 Tons at 70 Feet Raditis.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
AGENTS: HONG KONG CHINA & JAPAN
الرس
NOON, FRIDAY AUGUST 28
Salling for
Victoria & Vancouver
via Shanghai and Japan
one of the
BIG 4
"EMPRESS OF RUSSIA"
The White Empresses are the largest and
fastest liners on the Pacific.
12 DAYS FROM CHINA AND 8 DAYS FROM JAPAN TO CANADA AND U.S.A.
Hung Konz blarigħal
Laste
Lente
Kohe Less
Yokohama VkosovaP
Leave
Arriro
Empress of Russis Aug. 28 Aug. 31 Sept. 3 Sept. 5 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. 9 Oct. 12 Empress of Canada Oct. 10 Oct. 13 Oct. 15 Oct. 17 Oel 25 26. Oct. 23 Det. 31 Nov. 9 Empress of Russia Oct 23 Oct. Empress of Jupan Nov. 7 Nov. 10 Nov. 12. Nov. 14 Nov. 22 Empress of Asia Nor. 20 Nov. 23 Nov, 26 Nov. 28 Dec. 7 Empress of Canada Dec. 5 Dec. 8 Dec. 10 Dec. 12 Dec. 20 Empress of Kassia Dec. 18 Dec. 21 Dec. 24 Dec. 26' Jan. 4 "Empress of Russia" and "Empress of Asin" call at Nagasaki.
Special Through Fares To Europe £120-£112-638-£79
HONG KONG MANILA.
EMPRESS OF JAPAN
EMPRESS OF ASIA
Ask
about the New. Empress tourist
Cabin Fares
Leave Hong Kong Arrive Manila
Sept. Sept. 17
CANADIAN PACIFIC
Telephones: Passenger 20752.
THE
Sept. 8
Sept. 19
Also
The Exceptionat Summet fares to
Japan.
Freight 20042.
BLUE FUNNE
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND
PASSENGER
LONDON SERVICE. " HECTOR"
'MENELAUS"
→SERVICES
2nd Sept. For Port Sald, Marseilles, London, Rotterdam, Hamborg and Glasgow 18th Sept. For Port Said, M'lon, Casablancs," London, Kotterdam and Hamberg
LIVERPOOL SERVICE.
"LAOMEDON" 10th Sept. For Port Said, L'pool, Havre & Glasgow,
NEW YORK SERVICE.
"PREMIUM" 7th Sept. For Boston, New York, and Baltimore
via Philippines and BingaporeTM**
PACIFIC SERVICE,
(via KOBE & YOKOHAMA).
"EXION" "17th Sept. "For Victoria, Vancouver à Sexttis *TYNDAREUS" 17th Out, For Victoria, Vancouver & Seattle
INWARD SERVICE.
TETRESIAS Due 1st. Soph. For Shai, Bloji kobe and Y'hanin *MENESTERUS Dus 7th Sept. For Shat, Moji, Kobe & Y hama "ASPHALION" Das th Sept. From New York
Also cargo steamers with limited passenger accommoda- tion at specially reduced Caron.
For freight, passage rates and information apply to the andermentioned.
All bookings are subject to the provisions of the Company's Bill of Lading.
Butterfield & Swire.
Agents.
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
To AUSTRALIA. Calling at Manila (P. Is.), Thursday la., Cairos, Townsvillek
Brisbane, Sydney and Melbournal
BRITISH STEAMERS: CHANGTE TAIPING BURN
FASTEST and MOST UP-TO-DATE STEAMERS IN THE SERVICE. ELECTRIC LAUNDRY, BARBER BILOP, SUROSON, 44 STEWARDESS CARRIED. Enjoy Your Short Leave in Australia and New Zealand, Hong Kong, Sydney-19 Days..
FIRST CLASS FARE TO SYDNEY, $76 RETURN
W: LONDON" (via Australia) from £136.15.0./ Nam Da jeộ (Australias" Newspapies on, Kla))ko
TALKING CHANG
Nov. 17
Det
Dos. 18 Don't
AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE, LIMITED BUTTERFIELD 'A SVIRK ́Apraks,--HONE: KONG--BILAMORAJ