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P.&O.-British India OCEAN VOYAGE IN
Apcar and
Eastern & Australian
Lines
(COMPANIES incorporated-in ENGLAND), MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.
TAKING CARGO
FOR
OPEN CUTTER.
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By the Stars from Sweden to Australia.
THE
CHINA MAIL.
CONSIGNEES
BLUE STAR LINE.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,'
Steamer,
"GAELIC STAR" From ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG, NEWPORT & PORTS:
An adventurous voyage has just been completed by two Swedes. who arrived at Port Macquarie, on the New South Wales coast, after Consignees of Cargo are hereby in
formed that all Goods are being land. sailing for ten months in the opened at their risk fate the Godowns of eutter, Gullmarn.
the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company, Ltd., at Kowloon,
the wharves de whence and/or froi livery may be obtained.
One of the adventurers, Mr. George Benson, had been living at Bexley, a suburb of Sydney, for 25 years until, a year or so ago, he revisited his native land. Mr. Benson initated the enterprise and engaged Captain Anders Johansson to navigate the tiny craft. le 34 feet long, has a beam of 14 feet and a displacement of about ten
tons.
Sho
STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, Mr. Benson says that he bought
WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIĄ, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, AND RED SEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE, &c.
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under Contract with H.M. Government.)
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Hong Kons About
Destination.
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the craft at Gothenburg, intend ing-it for the use of his two song Talking fishing excursions. casually in a restaurant in Gothen burg one evening, he said that he was thinking of sailing the Gull- When a bet marn to Australia. running Into several hundred
pounds, was made that he would not complete the voyage, he took it up.
After leaving Gothenburg the. voyagers called at Denmark, Calais, Brixham (where Mr. Benson met
Optional Cargo will not be landed here, unlesa notice has been given 48 hours prior to ressel's arrival, but carried on from port to port to the final part of call to which the option extends.
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Gedown, and all Gonds remaining undelivered after the 2010 inalant will be subject to rent. All claims against the vessel muet before the 8th October, or they will
recognised.
be
presented to the undersigned on or
be
All broken, chofed, and damaged
Goods are to be left in the Godowns,
where they will be examined on the 30th instant at 10 am, by our sur Toyors, Messrs. Goddard & Douglas. No Fire Insurance has been effects Bill of Lading will be counteraigu.
DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agenta. Hong Kong, 24th September, 1981.
ed by
.
.
month from Madeira to
with an accident that sent him to to travel from Lisbon to Madeira, hospital for more than a week), a Lisbon, Madeira, St Thomas St. Thomas, a fortnight from St. (Virgin Is.), Colon, Panama City, Thomas to Panama, 45 days from Vila (New Panama to the Marquesas, a month Marquesas Islands, Hebrides), and Lake Macquarie, be- from the Marqueans to Vila, and fore going on to Sydney. The more than a month from Vila to voyage was not a hurried one, for Lake Macquarie.
26th Sept. Marseilles, London, Rotterdam. Ant half the time was spent in the ports
1981.
0,000
*MIRZAPORE
MANTUA +KASHMIR *BURDWAN
Noon 6,700 6th Oct. 11,000 10th 9,000 24th
werp & Hull,
Straits, Colombo Bombay.
Oct. Oct.
Marseilles & London.
NALDERA *KASHGAR
6,500 Blat Oct.
-16,000 7th 21st 9,000
Nov. Nov.
werp & Hull.
M'aeilles, Ldon, R'dam & A'werp. Marseillee, Havre, London, Hamburg,
Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull. Bombay, Marseilles & London.
of call.
Mr. Benson considered this the real holiday, Rest and sight-seeing were welcome after the dangers, hardships and loneliness of the
Marseilles, London, Rotterdam, Ant-actual sailing, which sometimes
Dec. Marselles & London. Marvelles & London.
RAJPUTANA 17,000 5th
15,000 10th Dee. 6,800 26th Doc.
CORFU **SOMALI
Muracilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,
Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull.
*Cargo only. † Calls Casablanca, Colls Djibouti.
Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Carge to Con- ataufneple, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mall Steamship Co.
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
*+SIRDHANA
TILAWA
SANTHIA
1931. 8,000 4th Oct. 10,000 14th Oct.
8,000
29th
Oct
Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.
† Calls Rangoon. Calls Port Swettenham.
tasted more than a month at a time..
No Chronometer. "We had intended to call at Samoa and Fiji," said Mr. Benson,
TENDENCY TO INCREASE.
Speed of World's Ships.
CONSIGNEES.
LLOYD TRIESTINO NAV. CO.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
Chartered Steamer,
***MONCALIERI" From TRIESTE. VENICE BRINDISI, PORT SAID, MASSAUA, ADEN, PENANG, COLOMBO & SINGAPORE.
CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf & Godown Corspear, Ltd., at Kowloon, whence and/or from wharves delivery may be obtained.
the
Optional Cargo will not be landed here, unless notice has been given 48 hours prior to vessel's arrival, but carried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option extends.
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Gedown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after
the 27th inet, will be subject to rent.
All claims against the vessel must before the 8th prox. or they will not be presented to the undersigned on or
recognised.
be
sur-
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 26th inst. at 10 am. by our veyors, Messrs. Goddard & Douglas.
No Five Insurance has been effect ed.
Bill of Lading will be countersign- ed by
DODWELL & CO. LTD., Agents, Hong Kong, 21st September, 1931.
LLOYD TRIESTINO NAV.. CO.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
Steamer,
"CRACOVIA
From TRIESTE, VENICE, BRINDISI, FORT SAID, ADEN, BOMBAY, COLOMBO & SINGAPORE.
CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby Informed that all Goods are being The fact that there is a-de-landed at their risk into the Godowns finite, tendency to increase the of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf speed of ships, but that the average
and Godown Company, Ltd., at Kow- rate of increase is only one knot loon, whence and/or from the wharess
be obtained. delivery may in 33 years, is mentioned by "The
"Optional Cargo will not be landed here,
unless notice has been given 48 Shipping World" in an article "on
prior to vessel's arrival, but
Anal port of call to which the option extends.
"but we had no chronometer and the speed and size of the world's hou on from port to part to the
we missed them. We were Balling merchant ships. It says:- by the stars. We had only a sex-
"Taking the average speed of tant. We used to get the latitude general, traders, tankers, ́ ́ and with that and then make a boe-coasters to be eight knots-and line. We tried to use an old watch instead of a proper chronometer, but it was not good enough."
this is perhaps on the low side the average speed of all British ships was 10,48 knots in 1929, 10.49 knots in 1990, and 10.51 knots in 1923," it is stated."
Mr. Benson was whimsical about the food arrangements on the trip.
"The foreign ships had an aver "We lived well in port," he said, "and always had plenty for a while age speed of 9.31 knots in 1929, of after leaving port, but sometimes 9.85 knots in 1930, and $.39 in our provisions ran low after being 1931. For the whole of the world's many days at sea," When the ships the average speed was 9.71 steamer Katoa gave us some veget-knots in 1920, 9.74 nota in 1980, ables, jam and bread, more than and 977 knots in 1931."
BL Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st 200 miles from the New South and 2nd class passengers.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South),
NANKIN NELLORE TANDA
1981 7,000 2nd Oct. 7,000 31.t Oct. 7,000
2nd. Dec.
Wales const, we had only a little rice loft but there was plenty of water"
This shortage was caused by a storm after leaving the New Hebrides. The two adventurers were in hourly danger of their Manli, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney lives, and when the seas subsided, provisions had been all but ex hausted. A lucky meeting with the Katon made replenishing of supplies possible.
The Gullmarn took three weeks
&. Melbourne.
Regular monthly salings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan and Hong Kong to Australia,
Hong Kong to Sydney-19 days.
Frequent Connections from Australia with the following:--
The Union 5.8. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via Now
Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The P.0. Royal Mail Steamers to London and
The P. & 0. Branch Service of sieamers to London via Suez. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and London via Panama Canal
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN. Cheap Summer Trips to Japan, June to Sept.
The higher average of the Bri- tish ships over föreign ships Is" said to be due to the fact that the British fleet is better, balanced be- tween the various types than the foreign_fleets..
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 28th inst. will be subject to rent.
All claims against the vessel must b presented to the Undersigned on or before the 7th October, or they will not ba recognized.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 28th Inst. at 10 a.m. by our surveyors,
cars. Goddard & Douglas.
No Fire Insurance has been effect. ed.
Bill of Lading will be countersign- ed by
·DODWELL & CO. LTD., Agents.
Hong Kong, 22nd September, 1981.
Majestic, and the United States Although the number of foreign liner Leviathan with speeds from liners is ten more than that of Bri- | 25 to 20 knots follow, while the Em- tiah, liners-216-their total ton-press of Britain, which appears in nagevis about 200,000 tons less. the table for the first time is next- The German liners, Bremen and with a speed of between 24 and 25
LA Europa head the list with speeds knots. There is also a tendency of between 26 and 27 knots; the on the part of liners and cargo. two British Hiners Mauretania and liners to increase.
THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD., HEAD OFFICE AND WORKS : Telegram: KOWLOON, HONG KONG HONG KONG OFFICE 28020.
Telephones:
**MANIFESTO, HONG KONG."
„KOWLOON DOCK 68958, DOCK OWNERS, SHIP DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEERS, BOILER MAKERS, IRON, STEEL, AND BRASS FOUNDERS,
FORGE MASTERS, WELDERS AND ELECTRICIANS.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1931.
SPECIAL ROUND
TRIP FARES
ΤΟ
EUROPE.
WEEKLY TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE
To San Francisco, Los Angeles
& New York via Panama. The Sunshine Belt via Honolulu
fortnightly sailings on Tuesday
Pres. Houver Prea. Jackson Pren. McKinley
£79
To Seattle & Victoria,
The Short, Straight Routa to America
p.m.
.Sept. 29, 6
Fortnightly sailing on Sundays.
.Oct. 4
..Oct. 13.
.Oct. 18
.Nov. 1
Pres. Jefferson
Pres, Madison
.Oct. 27 Pres. Cleveland
£112 £120 Special through rates, to Europe via
United States, Direct connections with all Atlantic lines. Choice of rall lines across United States and Canada, liberal step-over privilegos for sight-seeing.
ROUND TRIP FARE TO EUROFE
From Hong Kong to Naples
하
H
Marseille
London
Fall particulars upon application.
EUROPE AND NEW YORK DIRECT
ROUND THE WORLD.
£152, 6.4d.
$161, 0.0d, £169.15.04.
Fortnightly Bulling on Sunday via Manila, Straits, Colombo,. Suez Canal, Alexandria, Naples, Genca, Marseilles, New York
and Boston.
11.0
*.01,
Pras. Monroe .....Oct. 4, 8 Prea. Garfield ... Nov. 1, 8 Pres. Van Buren ..Oct. 18, 8 Pres. Polk ........Nov. 15, 8-
TO MANILA
Pres. Jefferson Sept. 26, 6 p.m. Pres. Madison..Oct. 10, 6 p.m. Pres. Monroe...Det. 4, 8 a.m. Pres. Van Buren Oct. 18, 8 a.m. Pres. Jackson .Oct. 6, 6 p.m. Pres. McKinley Oct. 20, 6 p.m. CANTON. BRANCH:-4, SHAKER STREET.
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BARBER
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LAE
PARAKA
EXPRESS
SEVIDE
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LINE
THE PREMIER ALL WATER ROUTE TO NEW YORK and other U.S. Atlantic Ports via Panama.
All vessels call at SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES en route.
Passengers desiring to travel by this interesting route will find the accommodation provided well up to their expectations, and at a cost most reasonable.
42 Days To New York.
For Passenger and Freight information please apply:-
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
Queen's Buildings.
Telephone 28021.
Agents.
KASHMIR
NELLORE
KIDDERPORE 5,800 BANTHIA NALDERA KASHGAR
TANDA TAKADA
RAJPUTANA SIRDHANA
CORFU
TILAWA
1081
Shanghal, Mofi, Koba & Yokohama.
Oct. S'hal, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Y'hama.
Shanghai, Mofi & Koba
Oct
Oct.
9,000 26th Sept.
4. p.m. 7,000 5th
4th 8,000 Ath Oct 18,000 10th 9,000 17th 10,000 23rd Oct Amoy 11,000 11.000 24th Oct.
7000
2,000
7th
Amoy, Shal, Moji, Kobe & Osaka, Shanghal, Kobe & Yokohama
Nov. S'hal,
Nov.
Moji, Kobo & Yokohama.
Oct Shay, Moj Kobe & Onkohan
ShangKobe, Osaka
Moll, Kebe & Yokohama. & Yhama. Moji, Kobe & Osaka.
Moll, Kobe & Ozaka. 15,000
Yokohama. .10,000 4th Dec, Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Osaka, 5th Dec. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama, 7th Dec. Shal, Moll, Kobe, Osaka & Yhama. 2,000 19th Dec. Shanghai, Moff, Kobe & Yokohamis.
NOVAO, & Yokohama.
NOT
8,000 Nov. Shanghai, Kobe 62··
RAWALPINDI 17,000 NANKIN KARMALA
7,000
On Libyde
list of
Cast
Steel
Manufac
Harbour
Call Flaga Engineer
Boiler.
maker
THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO. LTD.
ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER MAKERS, BRASS and IRON FOUNDERA. All work done in this establishment G guaranteed. We have over thirty years' experience. We own two Slip- ways and can accommodate any craft of 200 feet long. Gene Town Office: $4, Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong. Tel 20459..
Kowloon Tel. 57099, Shipyard: Sham-shul-po, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Estimates furnished on application Hong Kong, April 1, 1024.
Shipwright
Cargo only
All dates are approaleats, and rubjaci, to alteration, without notice. - All, Cabins are fitted, with Electric Fans or Punka Louvre Bystem.
Steamers on London and Australian Idnes are fitted with Laundries. Tarcals measpring not more than 5 cu. ft. will be received at the Com pany's Office up to Noon on the day. previous to sailing.
For further information, Fassare, Freight, Handbooks, plc, apply
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,
Boilding, Fonnaught Rd, C., Hear Kozz.
T.S.S. EMPRESS OF JAPAN.”
Jin No. 1 Dock Dimensions:-666′0′′ Q.A.188'6" x 48′6′′, kild. 26,000 tons Gross.
The Company possesses Bix Granite Decks und „Two Patent Slipways. The dimensions of No. 1 Dock are 700′0′′x89′0′′ x 80′#* över siL, IL V 0.AT. Salvage Tur Henry Keswick "2,000 LEF. Wireless, Call Signal V.P.BT, and Flag. Call Signal T.I.Q.B. Sheerlege capable of lifting 80 tons. g
Codes Used: A1, A.B.C. Fifth Edition: Engineering, First and Second Edition Western Union. Beedley and, Watkins,
Kindly send enquiries to the Chief Manager,
́R. M. DYEK, B.Sc., MINA,, Kowloon Docks, Hongkong,
START DELAYED.
Round The World in 33ft. Yawl
the world, in a 381t, Yaw), post- poned their departure until the fol- lowing day.W
Their boat has a displacement of only ton tous, and has no enginė,"re- lying solely on its sails,
They plan to salto Falmoutli, Owing to a gale warning, and the and then on to the Canary Islands, Indiaposition of Mr. Tucker, the the West Indies, and through the. three young men Mr. Geoffrey Panama Canal; and expect to be Owen (27), Mr. Dennis Pulestone away for two years.
(28), and Mr. Tucker who had; Mr. Owen was on board the planned to start from Leigh-on- Maitenin II., one of the yachts-tak- Sea on August 18' for a: voyaga to Ing ́part in the recent, trans- the West Indies, and possibly round Atlantic race.
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