WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1931.
VK.LIN
N.
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REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARYING | FROM £70 TO £120 ON SALE,
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghui, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
ASAMA MARU
SHINYO MARU
Wednesday, 9th December. Tuesday, 22nd December. SEATTLE, VANCOUVER via Shanghai & Japan Ports.
HIKAWA MARU
Tuerday, 15th December. LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM via
Singapore, Penang, Colombo & Suez, YASUKUNI MARU
4th December. 12th December.
Friday,
HAKONE MARU
Saturday,
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
ATSUTA MARU
Saturday,
KAMU MAKU
Saturday,
26th December. 23rd January.
BOMBAY vin Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
KAGA MARU
Friday,
11th December.
† HANKOW MARU
Monday,
21st December.
Sunday,
27th December,
SOUTH
TOKIWA MARU
AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu,
Los Angeles, Mexico and Panama, "HEIYO MARU
NEW YORK, BOSTON. via Panama,
Tuesday,
Thursday,
22nd December.
10th December.
LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Stambout (Constantinople), Genon
Sunday,
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Pen mr & Rangoon.
TAKAOKA MARU
& Marseilles.
† DAKAR MARU
20th December.
† HENGAL MABU
Tuesday,
+ CALCUTTA MARU
Tuesday,
8th December, 15th December.
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA
Friday, KAMO MARU (Nagasaki directi ... Friday,
†MORIOKA MARU (Kobe direct) Sunday, HAKOZAKI MARI
6th December. -11th December. 18th December,
+ Cargo only.
For further information apply to:-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
Telephone 30291.
(Private exchange to all departments.)
O. S. K.
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
1
·RIO DE JANEIRO, BANTO8 Montevidno Maru
Fri.
& BUENOS AIRES vizi
Salgon, Singapore, Colom.
МОМ ВАВА, ZANZIBAR, Africa Maru
Tues
LOURENCO
MARQUES
DURBAN,
pore & Colombo........
bo, Durban & Capetown,
DAR-ES-SALAAM, BEIRA,
PORT
ELIZA-
BETH & CAPETOWN THENCE TO RIO DE
JANEIRO, SANTOS &
BUENOS AIRES via Singa-
BRISBANE, SYDNEY, MEL- Sydney
BOURNE, AUCKLAND & calling at Manila) WELLINGTON via Maglia.
Sarvices).
LONDON, HAMBURG, ROT-Andes Maru
TERDAM B ANTWERP
Via Singapore, Colombo.
Suez & Port Sald.
NEW
YORK via Japan ports, Kwansai Muru Lon Angeles & Panama.
Direct
Call
Philadelphin & Baltimore.
JAPAN PORTS
་
(Frequent Havana Maru
4th Dec.
ARRIVALS OF SHIPS.
Monday, November 30. Chusan, British str. 1,338 tons, Captain R Kettlewell, from Amoy, buoy No. C2.-B. & S. Isar, German atr., 6,836 tons, Capt. G. Brake, from Singapore, buoy No. A15.-Melchera & Co. Kingyuan, British str., 1,646 tons, Capt. J. Taylor, from Hoihow, buoy No. B3.-B. & S. Sumatra Maru, Japanese str., 4,272 tons, Capt. G. Shinnura, from
No. Sakito, buoy
A16- O.S.K.
Tango Maru, Japanese str., 4,238 tons, Capt. M. Uchino, from Singapore, Kowloon Wharf.- N.Y.K.
Tuesday December 1.
Akibasan Maru, Japanese str., 2,908 tons, Capt. Itami, from Mlike. buoy No. A11.-M.B.K. Chipshing, British str., 1,199 tons,
Capt. S. D. Pethick, from Can- tons, buoy No, C2.-J. M. & Co. Helenus, British str., 4,810 tons, Capt. J. Davie, from Singapore, Holt's Wharf.-B. & S. Kidderpore, British str., 3,263 tons, Capt. C. S. D. B. Wright, from Shanghai, buoy No. A4.-M. M. & Co Muinam, Danish str., 1,739 tone,
Capt. V. Relater, from Swatow, buoy No. B10.-John Manners & Co,
Saarland, German str., 4,076 tons, Capt. Henneche, from Manila, Kowlon Wharf.-Jebsen & Co.
CLEARANCES.
Tuesday, December 1.
Cederic, for Canton. Chaksang, for Swatow." Chipshing, for Shanghai. Chungkong. far Tourane.
City of Elwood, for Keelung. Halyang, for Swatow.
6th Jan. Havdrot, for Hongay.
Helenus; for Shanghai.
Helikon, for Saigon, Isar, for Shanghai.
Kaiapoi, for Canton.
Kidderpore, for Singapore. Newchwang, for Shanghai. Sally Mrak, for Manila.
6th Dec. Solviken, for Canton.
Maru (not
Sun.,
Wod.,
Sat.,
9th Dec.
12th Dec,
Sat
12th Dec.
at
Boston,
BOMBAY & KARACHII vin Argun Mura
Singapore & Colombo....
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Burma Maru
Belawan Deli & Rangoon.
HAIPHONG vin Holhow... Menado Maru
Thurs.
Fri...
.......Thurs.,
KEELUNG vin Swatow & Hozan Maru
Sun-
3rd De:
18th Dec.
10th Dec.
19th Dec.
Amoy (8 p.m. every San- day).
JAPAN PORTS via Takao & Panama Marù
Tues.,
8th Dec.
Keelung
TAKAO via Swatow & Amoy Dell Maru
Thurs.,
3rd Dec.
(Fortnightly).·
For further particulara please apply to:-
OSAKA SHOSEN. KAISHA.
Telephone 28061.
BRITISH WUCHOW LINE
SAILING DATES FOR DEC., 1931 (Subject to Change)..
DEPARTURE HOURS: Hong Kong 5.30 p.m., Wuchow 2 p.m.
Steamer.
Leaves
Honr Kony
Arriven Wachow
TAI MING WED. 2nd FRI.
'7th WED.
LOLVOS
Arrives
8th 11th
•
12th
16th
31st
Wuchow Hong Kong 1th | SAT. 5th SUN TAI HING MON.
9th THURS. 10th FRI TAI MING TUES. 8th THURS. 10th FRI 11th SAT. TAI HING SUN. 13th TUES. 15th TUES. 15th WED. TAI HING THURS. 170 BAT 19th SUN.
20th MON TAI MING SUN. 20th TUES. TAI HING TUES. 22nd THURS. TAI MINGİ FRI
TAI HING MON.
TAI MING WED.
25th SUN. 28th WED. 30th FRI
22nd WED. 23rd THURS. 24th
24th FRI
27th MON.
30th THURS,
1st BAT.
25th SAT. 26th 28th TUES. 29th 31st FRI
lot
2nd BUN.
ard
Ports of Call-Samshul, Shulking, Takhing & Doahlog. Fares Return (not including meals) $20.00.
Meals and Wines are to be obtained on board.
Hong Kong Arrivals & Departures from Tai Hing Wharf.
For information apply to-
29, Connaught Road, West,
Phone 20308.
SANG WO
MAN LOONG. PRESERVED GINGER MANUFACTURERS.
NEW SEASON PRESERVED GINGER Best quality-Prompt attention to Exporters.. Office:--2, Dundas Street, Kowloon Tel. 57088. Factory: Godown, Praya, Dundas Street, Mongkok,
Lid.,
Sumatra Maru, for Singapore, Takada, for Singapore. Tango Maru, for Shanghai. Wing Loo, for K. C. Wan.
WARSHIPS IN PORT.
The following British warships were in harbour to-day:- Berwick-No. 3 buoy. Bruce-South wall.
Cornwall-No. 6 buoy.
Hermes-No. 1 buoy. Kent North arm. Marazion-East wall.
Medway and Subs.--No. 2 buoy. Olympus In dock. Osiris-In dock.
Perseus-In dock. Seraph--North wall, Serapis North wall. Steling-North wall. Suffolk-West wall. Tamar-Basin.
Foreign Men-of-War. Gil Eanes Portuguese transport. Helena-American gunboat.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Shipping
Intelligence.
CURIOUS CARGO.
Specially constructed bottles at- tached to long wires Were
Seawater Brought 7,418, Miles dropped into the ocean from
To Britain.
Liverpool, October 5. A large number of bottles of sea- water taken from the Pacific Ocean off the South American const were brought to Liverpool to-day in the P.S.N.C. Inor Orcoma. The water was taken from the Humboldt cur- rent, which runs from Valparaiso, Chile,. to Ecuador, and some of it has come from 19,500 feet beneath the surface of the sea.
the
research ship William Scoresby, and jt WAR pos- sible to take water from any depth: desired. The water has been car- ried 7.418 miles, from Callao, Peru. It is being sent to London for chem- ical analysis to discover how much oxygen and other constituents it contains. Little is known about the Humboldt current. The water was shipped In 60 packing-cases, the consignment weighing one and a half ton.
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POST OFFICE NOTICE.
CHRISTMAS MAILS FOR CANADA AND U.S.A.
Christmas mails fon Canada and U.S.A. will be closed in the General Post Office as follows:-
Majl
Hour of closing
Forwarded by Parcel for Canada .. 5 p.m., Dec. 4 Emp. of Canada
Registered mail for
GREAT
WHITE EMPRESSES
Comprise the Largest
and Fastest Ships
and
on the Pacific
NOW-Enable you to visit
HONOLULU
or travel direct Express to Pacific Coast and still
46
'Go Empress!"
1932 BOOKINGS NOW OPEN
Lev
TALTR
Hong Kong Bhanghal Nagasaki
Yokohama Honolulu. Vancouver Lesta Leave
Late Emp. of Canada Dec. 5 Doe. 8
Dec. 10 Dec. 12 Emp. of Rusala Dec. 18 Dec. 21 Dec. 22 Dec. 24 Dec. 28
1932 1932 1932 2 Jan. 5 Feb. 5 Feb. 8 Feb. Emp. of Canada Feb. 20 Feb. 23 Emp. of Rusala Mar. 4 Mar. 7 Mar. Emp. of Japan Mar. 15 Mar. 18
Emp. of Japan Jan. Emp. of Asia
1932
Anive
Dec. 20 Зап. 4
1992 1932 1932 Jan. 7 June
Jan. 17.
Feb. 22
Mar. 6
Mar. 21
9 Feb. 11 Feb. 13
Feb. 24 Feb. 27
8 Mar. 10 Mar. 12
Mar. 29 Mar. 22 Mar. 28 Apr. 2
HOLIDAY SUGGESTION ENJOY AN ECONOMICAL SEA VOYAGE
ON.
THE LARGEST AND FASTEST LUXURY LINER
ON THE PACIFIC
Dato due at Victoria, B.C.,
Canada & U.S.A. 8.45 a.m., Dec. 5
Ordinary mail for
do.
Canada & U.S.A. .9.30 a.m., Dec. E
do.
December 20.
Victoria, B.C., and Seattle, Dec. 20.
do.
LEAVE HONG KONG
ARRIVE MANILA
Christmas and New Year cards bearing not more than five written words and enclosed in open envelopes are accepted by the Post Office at the rate for printed matter, .e., 4 conta per 2 ounces.
Envelopes must be entirely open.
INWARD MAILS.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER Japan and Shanghai
THURSDAY, DECEMBER Monila Shanghai and Swatow Straits
2.
Hikawa Maru
3.
Empress of Canada Szechuen Khyber
.Rawalpindi
Europe vin Suca (Letters & Papers, London,
Nov. 5 and Parcela, Oct. 29) Japan, Shanghai & Europe via Siberia (Lon-
don November 12) ..............
Japan
Calcutta and Straits
Yasukuni Maru
.Montevideo Maru
.Tilawa
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4. Calcutta and Straits U.S.A., Canada, Japan & Shanghai (Seattle,
Nov. 14)
Japan and Shanghal
Amoy
Yuen Sang
.President Madison .Rajputana
OUTWARD MAILS.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2.
Yingchow
Manila, Rabaul, Australia & New
Zealand via Brisbane.....
Samahui and Wuchow
Strafts and Parcels only for Ger-
many via Hamburg
THURSDAY, Amoy and Formosa via Swatow
Rabaul
Bangkok
Swatow
Dalny
Siralts, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. & S. Africa, Aden, Egypt & Europe via Marseilles
Tando
8 p.m.
(Due Brisbane, Dec. 19.) Parcels
Registration
Letters
Tai Ming
Main DECEMBER
Deli Maru Bremerhaven Bintang Hydrangea Chenon
.Dec. 2, 2 p.m.
.2.46 p.m.
.3.80 p.m.
4 p.m.
4.30 p.m.
3,
8.80 a.m. 10.30 a.m.
1,80 p.m. 8 p.m.
3.30 p.m.
Yasukuni Maru
(Due Marseilles, Dec. 30.) K.P.0.
G.P.O. Registration ..Dec. 3, 430 p.m. Registration.....Dec. 8, & p.m.) Letters
.4.30 p.m. Letters ... .......8 p.m. Hoihow, Pakhoi and Haiphong
Solviken
......5. p.m. FRIDAY, DECEMBER Shanghai, Japan and *Europe. via
Siberia
SHIPBUILDERS,
SHIP REPAIRERS,
BOILER MAKERS,
FORGE MASTERS,
OXY-ACETYLENE, AND
ELECTRIC WELDERS, MECHANICAL, AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS.
4.
Rawalpindi
*Superscribed correspondence only.
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Length 787 Feet. Length on Blocks 750 Feet. Depth on Centre of
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OF HONG KONG, LIMITED.
Wireless. Call SALVAGE TUG “TAIKOO
V.P.G.N. 600 Metern.
Tel. Address: "TAIKOODOCK,” HONG KONG. Telephone No. 30211.
Call Flag: "C" over “ANS. PENNANT."
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Capable of Handling Ships Up to 3,000 Tons 'Displacement. Electric Crane at Sea Wall, Capable of Lifting 100, Tons at 70 Feet Radius.
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AGENTS. HONG KONG CHINA & JAPAN.
EMPRESS OF JAPAN
LEAVE MANILA
ARRIVE HONG KONG
REDUCED
.26 DECEMBER
.28 DECEMBER
.28 DECEMBER
30 DECEMBER
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AND
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LONDON SERVICE,
**AJAX"
**ANTENOR"
13th Dec. For Amsterdam, London and Hamburg #rd Deo, For M'hes, L"don, R'dam and Glasgow
LIVERPOOL SERVICE.
**ULYSSES ** 16th Deo. For Port Eald, Genoa, Havre, Tiverpool and Glasgow “AGAPENOR” 18th Jan, For Port Fald, Genoa, Havre & Lipool
NEW YORK SERVICE.
"ADRASTUS"
11th Deo, For Boston, New York, & Baltimo vis Philippines, Pork Swettenham and Bingapore
PACIFIC SERVICE,
(via KOBE & YOKOHAMA.)
*** IXION **
"TYNDALEUS**
19th Doo. For Victoria, Vancouver and Beattle 18th Jan. For Victoris, Vancouver and Beattle INWARD SERVICE.
"AUTOLYCUS " Das 6th Deo. For Shanghai, Kobe and Yokoham "HECTOR" Das 18th Doo, For Shanghal and Dairen
Also cargo steamers with limited passenger accommoda- tion at specially reduced fares.
For freight, passage rates and information apply to the undermentioned.
All bookings are subject to the provisions of the Com- pany's Bill of Lading,
Butterfield & Swire,
Agents.
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OIL
British SteamERS, CHANGTE - TAIPING (qui
(BUMNERD).
FASTEST and MOST UP-TO-DATE STEAMERS IN THE SERVICE. ELECTRIC LAUNDRY, BARBER SHOP, BURGEON and STEWARDESS CARRIED, Enjoy Your Short Leave in Australia and New Zealand, Hong Kong, Sydney—19 Days,
FIRST CLASS FARE TO SYDNEY, STS RETURN
LONDON (via Australia) from £136.15.0. LAustralian Newspaper on fla)
ATHAMUR
Das Hong Kop
CHANGTE TAIPING
Dec. 12
Jan. 8
4.
Lee Hong Kong
Leave ManŠTA
Das Sydney
Dec. 18
·Jan. 15
Dec. 21. Ja 18
Jan 6 Feb. 3
Home via Australia Tour-8. B. "Changto" 18th February, Opening of the. Sydney Harbour Bridge and, vestivities. Detailed Itinerary on apolleation, Fare £209-10 Return AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE, LIMITED.
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