WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1931.
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REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARYING FROM £79 TO £120 ON SALE.
SAN FRANCISCO vin Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu,
SHINYO MARU.. CHICHIBU MARU
HIYE MARU
Tuesday, Wednesday,
22nd December. 13th January,
19th January.
SEATTLE. VANCOUVER vin Shanghai & Japan Ports
Tuesday,
LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM via
Singapore, Penang, Colombo & Suez.
20th Decoraber.
SUWA MARU
Saturday,
. FUSHIMI MARU
Saturday,
9th January.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE vla Manila & Porty.
ATSUTA MARU
Saturday.
KAMO MARU
Saturday,
20th Decemnet. 23rd January.
GOMRAY vin Singapore, Penang, & Colomra
† HANKOW MARU
Sunday.
20th December.
TOKIWA MARU
Sunday,
27th December.
SOUTH
AMERICA (West Coast) via 'Japan, Honolulu,
Los Angeles, Mexico and Panania. HEIYO MARU .......
NEW YORK; BOSTON via Panama,
Tuesday,
2nd December.
LIVERPOOL vin Port Sald, Stam houl (Consinnlinople), Genoa
CALCUTTA vla Singapore. Per me & Hunga
& Marseilles.
† DAKAR MARU
Saturday,
19th December,
† PENANG MARU
Tuesday,
+HAKODATE MARU
Wednesday,
20th December. 8th January.
SHANGHAL KOBE & YOKOHAMA
17th December. 18th December. 24th December.) :-
KAMO MARU. (Nugasaki direct).... Thursday, + MURORAN MARU (Moj direct). Friday. • TERUKUNI MARI
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RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS La Plata Maro
Saigon, Sinigagnare,
& BUENOR, AUES
A
Coloum
no, Terina & Copertawa.
DAR-ES-SALAAM, BEIRA,
MOMBASA, ZANZIBAR, Africa Maru
LOURENCO MARQUES,
DURBAN, PORT ELIZA
n
LETI & CAPETOWN
THENCE TO BIODE
JANEIRO, N NANTOS &
BUENOS AIRES la Singa-
&
BRISBANE, SYDNEY, ME Bristan Maru
Wod",
30th Dec.
Tuck..
5th Jan,
Turs..
5th Jan.
BOURNE, AUCKLAND &
WELLINGTON vin Manila..
JAPAN PORTS (Frequent fimalaya Maru
Services).
.... Man...
Fri..
21st Dec.
8th Jan.
TERDAM 匙 ANTWERPI
vin Singapore. Colombo,
LONDON, HAMBURG, Rot. Paris' Maru
Saez & Port Salt.
NEW YORK vin Japan parts. Kinul Mare ........ Man..
-Los Angel|ng| 4 Pa
Call Direct
ni
Philadelphin & Baltimore."
& KARACHI via shinnoli
Bore. Belawan Deli &
Colombo
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Burma Maru (not
Belawan Deli, Penang
kuston.
4th Jan
Mara (not calling Karachi and
Belawan Doll) ... Mon.,
21st Dec.
calling" Beláwan
Rangoon...
Delil
This..
HAIPHONG vin Hinhho
Monnio Maer
Thurs..
KEELING in SWHTW
Insan Maru
Sun.
Amay (3 nm. every Sun- Panton Mars
Sun
17th Dec: 24th Dr. 27th Dec. 20th Der.
JAPAN PORTS via Takno & Canada Mara
Koeling
Fri.,
Thurs..
e78
angly to
TARAO via Swatte & Amny Dell Man
(Fortnightly.
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ARRIVALS OF SHIPS.
Monday, December 14. Hilda, Italian str., 2,974 tone, Capt. Tarabochia, from. Singapore, buoy No. Ad.---Dodwell & Co.
Ryusei Maru, Japanese str., 1,509
tons. Capt. Tanaka, from Port Arthur, buoy No. C7.-D.K.K.
Solviken, Norwegian str., 1,435 tons,
Capt. N. Norvalls; from Pak- hof, buoy No. B10-Sing Kee.
Sulyang. British str., 1,594 tons, Captain Byrne, from Swatow, buoy No. B20.-B. & S.
Sungshan Maru, Japanese str., 1,503 tuna, Capt. Yamamoto, from Swatow, Stonecutters Anchor- age.-N.Y.K.
Ulysses, British str., 9,141 tons,
THE
CHINA
MAIL.
Shipping
Intelligence
WARSHIPS IN PORT.
The following British warships were in harbour to-day-
Bruce-South wall. Cornwall-No. G busy. Cumberland-No. 3 buoy. Herald-East wall. Hermes No. 1 buoy." Kent-North arm. Marazion-South wall Modway and Sub.-No. 2 buoy.. Olympus-East wall. Orpheus-In dock. Oswald-In dock. Perseus-East wall. Phoenix-In dock. Seraph-North, wall. Sirdar North wall. Sterling-North wall. Suffolk--West wall. Tamar-Basin.
Foreign Men-of-War. Craonne-French despatch vessel. Gil Eanes-Portuguese transport. Holena-American gunboat. Stewart-American gunbont.
AN UNKNOWN MONSTER.
Fleetwood Trawler's Strange Catch.
1 A.M. FRIDAY, 18TH DECEMBER
Salling for Victoria & Vancouver
one of the
BIG 4
"EMPRESS OF RUSSIA"
White Empresses comprise the largest and
fastest liners on the Pacific,
12 DAYS FROM 'CHINA AND 8 DAYS FROM JAPAN TO CANADA AND U.S.A.
H. ไม Laure
Tat
9 Feb. 11 Feb. 13
Active
1932
Jan. 4 1932
Jen. 17.
Feb. 22
Fth. 25 Feb, 27
Mar. 6
8 Mar. 10 Mar. 12
Mar. 31 Aur. 2
Mar. 20 Mar. 22 Mar. 28 Apr. 2
Mar. 21
Apr. 11
E
of Russia Apr. 22 Apr. 25 Apr. 26 Emp. of Japan May 7 May 10
Apr. 14 Apr. 16 Apr. 22 Apr. Apr. 28 Apr. 30
27
May 9
May 12 May 14 May 20 May 25
June 9 June 11 June 17 June 22
July
of Canada Apr. Apr. 12
When the Fleetwood steam- | trawler Netile arrival home from her latest Ashing voyage the captain and crew told a story of a queer monster caught while they were isling off the Butt of Lewis. One night, when the net was being haul- ed in, it was noticed that some strange monster had been trapped, und drowned in the net. What it was no one 'appears to know, but it
Hope
Saganak
Vokeboma Kaustula. Vannserer INNTA Lear Lepa was so large that in the efforts to
Emp, of Russia Dec. 18 Dec. 21 Dec. 22 Dec. 24 Dec. 20 pull the carcass on board the traw-
1932 1932 1932 3932 1932 Emp. of Japan Jan. 2 Jan. 'S ler' rigging and mast stays were
Jan. 7 June 9 demolished and the
Emp. of Asia verandah
Feb. 5 Feb. 8 Feb. Emp. of Canuda Feb. 20 Feb. 23 underneath the skipper's wheel-
Emp. of Russia Mar. 4 Mar. 7 Mar. house was smashed.
Emp, of Japan Mar. 26 Mar. 28 Mar. 20
15 Mar. 18 When interviewed, Mr. Summer, Emp. of Asin
Mar. the skipper said: "*1 have been going to
sea for 29 years and I've never Been anything like it before. Some of my crew said it was a whale, but I doubt it. The chief engineer, Mr. CONSIGUES NOTICES.
Fothergill, has also been on the sca for many years, and he was similar- Consignees of cargo ex m.v.y mystified. Unfortunately, it was Afrika are reminded to take de- livery of their goods which will want to cut it away. The darkness a new net had out, and I did not be subject to rent after December, made things more difficult. Had it 118.
reen daylight and I could have seen Feng Lee, Chinese str. 1,259 tons, Consignees of cargo ex m.vwhat was happening I would have: Capt. Y. Yamaji, from Daireu, Hilda are reminded to take de-cut the lot away unhesitatingly. buoy No. C-Yee Tai Hong.
Hanyang, British etr., 1,206 tons, Capt. C. Harris-Walker, from Dairen, buay No. B21.-B. & S. Hiram, Norwegian str., 1,109 tons, Captain E. R. Hannevig, from Bangkok, buoy No. B18.
Cant. Williams, from Shang- hat, Holt's Wharf.-B. & S.
Yoad On, Chinese str., 1,116 tons, Capt. O. Soovix, from Canton, C.M.S.N. Wharf. C.M.S.N, & Co.
Tuesday, December 15. Dorry, Chinese str., 1,083 tons, Capt. J. Bruhn, from Honkohe Bay, buoy No. C4.-Chau Yuc Teng.
Thoresen & Co.
Kwangtung, British str., 1.672 tons,
Captain J. H. Hodgkiss, from Canton, buoy No. B29,–B. & S. ! Prosper, Norwegian str., 1,377 tons, Captain E. D. Knutsen, from Canton, Kowloon Dock.-K.
Larsen & Co.
Tjilebet, Dutch str., 635 tons. Captain Adriaus r, from Tx. Priok, Taikoo S.R. Wharf
J.C.J.L.
livery of their goods which will be subject to rent after December 20.
Consignees of cargo, ex Cracovia are reminded to take de-
8.
which will livery of their goods
subject to rent after December
21.,
STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The mv. Chinese Prince from New York sailed from Shanghai on December 15 evening, and is expected to arrive here, on Decem- her 18 at daylight, T
HONG KONG TIDES.
indentally, to save my net we had
"To get the monster on board and
to heave it round the mast, and to
was slashed in its back. We steam- make it bond a gash six inches deep
ed about 30 miles with this huge! thing on board. It measured dit long. The net was 341t. 1oeg. and it protruded 4ft. We saved our net and when we were heaving the monster back
into the water its| hide, which was very rough, like| that of an elephant, caught the rig-| xing and stays and brought them to the deck. It weighed between three and a half and four tons, and wo bad evidently been towing it for) some time slong the bottom of the sen, and it had been drowned. Its gills were so tightly wedged in the net as to make them useless.
"If the thing had been alive it Wilfre II., Norwegian str. 3,044, mean time of the meridian of 120 | i.”
The time used is Standard, or would have smashed the bulwarks] tons, Capt. H. Toft, from Chin-deg. E.; 00h. is midnight, 12hrs. is wangtao, buoy No. R26-Dod-
noon. The heights are referred to well & Co.
the datum of the largest scale Ad- miralty chart of the place and
CLEARANCES.
Tuesday, December 15, Chungkong, for Tourane. Feng Lee, for Canton.
Gustav Diederichsen, for Singapore. Halching, for 'Swatow.
Halldor, for Swatow. Hanyang, for Canton-
4th Jan.Henrik, for Hongay. Hika, for Shanghai. 17th Dec.
Hulchow, for Tientsin. Kwangtung, for Shanghai.
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Steamer.
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TAI HING THUNS. 17th | SAT. TAIMING SUN.· 20th TUES. TAI HING TUES. 22nd) THURS.
19th) SUN.
TAU MING FRL
25th, SUN.
TAI HING MON.
TAI MING WED.
30th FRI.
Arrives Hour Keny
20th| MON. 21xt 22nd WED. 23rd THURS. 24th 24th FRI 23th SAT. 26th 27th MON. 26th TUES. 20th 28th WED. 30 THURS. 31 FRI
1At lat SAT. 2nd SUN. Ird
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LAID-UP 'VESSELS MOVING.
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Engineering.
| President Wilson, for Manila. Sungshan Maru, for Cantón. Tchekam, for Pakhol. Tjisaroen, for Batavia. Wing Lee, for K. C. Wan., Yuan On, for Shanghai.
THE SEA GIVES UP A JOKE,
should be added to the depths given Year-Old Message In A 30-Year-Old
on the chart unless preceded by an naterisk (*), when they should be subtracted from the depths,
December 26 to 22, 1931.
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Bottle.
"After being in the sea for thirty years, and perhaps embedded for long periods in ice, a bottle dropped overboard by the Baldwin-Ziegler Polar expedition (which returned 'to Norway in 1902), has been found
at Aith, Shetland Islands.”
This is the opening chapter of a little romance of the sea that went Wong, for later news shows that Shetland got excited too soon.
The bottle, true enough, had originally belonged to the expedition of thirty years ago, but when open- ed it was found to contain a mess- age from a Danish expedition cent to East Greenland last year.
This expedition has apparently' been using drift bottles made for the explorers of thirty years ago,
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