MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1932.
YNE
YN.
REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARYING FROM £79 TO £120 ON BALE.
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai. Japan Ports & Honolulu.
SHINYO MARU (omit Shanghal) CHICHIBU MARU
Tuesday, Wednesday,
SEATTLE. VANCOUVER via Shanghai & Japan Porta,
THE CHINA MAIL.
Shipping
Intelligence
BOOK LOST IN H.M.S. VALIANT
MATTER FOR INQUIRY.
FOG IN HARBOUR.
The fog in the harbour yesterday: delayed,the entry of several incom- Jug ships. These vessels, the Hal- yang from Swatow, the Shinyo Maru frem Manila, the Morioka Maru from Singapore, the Kahoku
disappearance of a con-1 officer-weally of the paymaster Maru from Dairer, and the Kiang-
books and
Valiant branch is charged with the cussu from Swatow, all arrived at the no special tody of confidential
papers, and if one of these is miss light, but were unable to venture approaches of the harbour at day- signficance is attached by the Ad-ed it is his duty to notify the fact in until the fog lifted at about 9 miralty to
Such in-without delay. That leads A.
8th March, 23rd March.
HIYE MARU
HEIAN MARU
Tuesday, Tuesday,
29th March.
26th April
LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM via
Singapore, Penang, Colombo & Suez,
The Adential book in H.M.S. has been reported, but
KATORI MARU
Saturday,
19th March.
KASHIMA MARU
Saturday,
2nd April.
ATSUTA MARU
Saturday,
26th March,
KAMO MARU
Saturday,
23rd April
MANILA.
Thursday,
31st March.
Wednesday, Sunday,
9th March.
27th March.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE vis Mantia & Ports.
TATSUTA MARU
BOMBAY vin Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu,
KAGA MARU
TANGO MARU
Los Angeles, Mexico and Panama. RAKUYO MARU
Thursday,
NEW YORK. BOSTON. via Panama.
TOBA MARU
Monday, LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Beyrouth, Istanbul,
Marseilles & Valencia,
17th March.
11th April. Peraeus, Genoa,
4
† LYONS MARU (calle Saigon)
.... Monday,
14th March.
† NAGATO MARU
+ BENGAL MARU
Tuesday, Tuesday,
8th March.
15th March.
KAMO MARU (calls Nagasaki)
Friday,
18th March.
HAKONE MARU
Friday,
18th March.
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon
KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
+ Cargo only.
For further information apply to:-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
Telephone 30291.
(Private exchange to I departmenta.)
O. S 0.
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
Thurs.,
RIO DE JANEIRO, BANTOS Santos Maru
A BUENOS AIRES via
Saigon, Singapore, Colom
bo, Durban & Capetown,
MOMBASA, ZANZIBAR, Arizona Maru
DAR-ES-SALAAM, BEIRA,
Μοπ.,
LOURENCO
MARQUES,
DURBAN, PORT ELIZA
BETH & CAPETOWN
24th Mar.
the matter.
cidents, are not infrequent. Atomatically to an inquiry, 'and, as aberths before 11.
a.m. and they were all at their
court of inquiry will be held.
rule, to the prompt recovery of the "It happens three or four times a missing document. year that some book or document is! Nothing of a highly confidential missed when the ships' inventories nature is involved
in the present are taken," an Admiralty official instance, I understand. The really told the Daily Telegraph's Naval secret books carried in a warship Correspondent. "Usually it has are bulky objects for In order to Jalipped behind some cabin furni-Jensure their immediate sinking if ture or been inadvertently placed in thrown overboard-as they would
According to reports, made at the Harbour Office visibility was parti- cularly bad near Waglan yesterday,
STEAMER AGROUND.
While on a trip from Hong Kong
la drawer. Nearly always the miss be if the ship were in danger of to Canton, the B. & S. 8.8. Chenan ing book turns up in the end." capture or salvage by an enemy (Capt. R. Turnbull) grounded just| In a great battleship like the they are bound in lead covers. Such below Taimei at about midnight on Valiant a book might easily be mis- volumes are kept in a safe, the key Saturday. She wirelessed to Hong aid in spite of the most careful of which is held by an officer wha Kong yesterday asking for lighters supervision. In ever warship an never lets it out of his possession. to be sent up to remove the carge
to enable her to refloat.
PASSENGER LIST. Tom, Mr. Henry Yum Way Mew
DEPARTURES.
She is apparently not seriously damaged, and in her lightened con- Loong, Mrs. F. H. Irwin, Mrs. dition after the removal of the A. H. Oldla, Miss N. B. Oldia, Capt. cargo she ought to be able to get and Mrs. B. R. Branch and two off with the next tido. Per President Taft for Seattle Mrs. T. G. S. Alexander, son and her schedule according to which children, Miss M. Burn Forsyth, She will, of course, be delayed on via porta, March 5:-
daughter. Mr. Charlie Mah Chut, she ie due to sail from here to Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Dallas, Miss Mr. Hing Kee Haern, Miss Mabel Dalny to-morrow afternoOB. A. Dallas, Master G. Dallas, Mrs. Den Son.
For Malbourne-Mr.
F. H. Colby, Miss Ho, Mr. A. GW. H. McCormack, Mrs. E. Scott, Coutts, Mias R. Woodsmall, Mr. J.
Wong, Mrs. Verne Clair, Mias Mr. and Mrs. M. Pearce, Mr. Feng
Beverly Clair, Miss, Audrey Clair, Master Verna Clair, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Frainkel, Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Lee, Mrs. S. F. Gibbings, Mr.
Shoue.
CONSIGNEES NOTICES.
cargo ex 8.5.
DESTROYER RAMMED BY FREIGHTER.
Difficulty Of Towing.
WARSHIPS IN PORT.
The following British warships were in harbour to-day-
Tamar-Basin. Veteran-North wall. Bruce-South wall. Bridgewater-East wall, Marazion-East wall. Pandora-East wall. Proteus-East wall, Cumberland-North arm.
Hermes West wall. Herald-In dock.
Medway & subs.-No. 2 buoy, Berwick-No. 6 buoy.
Foreign Men-of-War.
Helena-U.S. river gunboat.
and Mrs. Harper Sibley, Mr. and Consignees of cargo ex 8.8. Ben- Mrs. J. Bulkley, Mrs. B. Warren, doran are reminded to take de Mr. R. T. Armstrong, Mr. Wong livery of their goods which will Poon, Mrs. Harry Rose, Miss Helen be subject to rent after March 10. Bodine, Mr. Ho Leung-chow, Miss
Consignees of 7th Mar. Ho, Mr. and Mrs. Chao Chit-aze, Conte- Roses are reminded to take Mr. E. D. Bush, Mr. and Mrs. A delivery of their goods which will Walter Fritzke, Mr. Lee Chun-yen. be subject to rent after March 10, Mr. Wong Way-hong, Master Wong Enk-tong, Mr. W. B. Serfess, Mrs. J. S. Swan, Miss John Swan, Mr. W. B. Mackay, Mr. and Mrs. W. 5th Apr. Brendt, Miss Brendt, Master W. Brendt, Mr. S. C. Wong, Mr. P. T Chen, Miss A. Akronoff, Mr. C. 8., Chew, Miss MacNays, Miss D.
The 7,610 tons American freigh HONG KONG TIDES. 18th Mar.Bibbings, Miss Beatrice Carroll, ter Lemuel Burrows has been in- Miss Ida Kaempfer, Mr. A. M. volved in a collision with the U.S. Yaxejy. Mr. and Mrs. R. P. coastguard destroyer Herndon. No time of the meridian of 120 deg. E
The time need is Standard, or mean Butchart, Dr. and Mrs. R. C. detalla are available, but it is re-och is midnight, 12hrs. is soon. The Mr. T. Y. Mok, Mr. Lee ported the collision took place in heights are referred to the datum of Coffee, Chung-ngoh, Mr. and Mrs. Chow a thick fog. The freighter is tow. the largest scale Admiralty chart of Chung, Mr. Chan Tek-pui, Mr. ing the destroyer to New London, depths given on the chart unless pre- the place and abould be added to the 7th Mar. Yang To-fong, Miss Helga Fritzke, Connecticut, but the towing llue ceded by an asterisk (*), when they Mr. Lawrence Lee, Mrs. Lillie has already broken on two ac-should-be subtracted from the depths. 19th Mar. Wong, Mr. P. E. Dawson.
March 7 to 18, 1982.
High Water
Low--Water Standard H. Standard Ht.
Timer
Times
THENCE TO RIO DE
JANEIRO, SANTOS &
BUENOS AIRES 'via Singa-
DOTN
Colombo
MELBOURNE via Brisbane Brisbane Maru
Tues..
& Sydney
JAPAN PORTS (Frequent Havana Maru
Services).
Wed.,
9th Mar,
LONDON, HAMBURG, ROT Amazon Maru
Sun.,
TERDAM & ANTWERP
via
Singapore, Colombo.
Suez & Port Sald
NEW YORK via Japan porta, Kwanto Maru (from
Los Angeles & Panama.
Kobe)
Thurs
24th Mar.
Call Direct at Boston,
Philadelphia & Haltimore,
BOMBAY & KARACHI via Argun Maru
Mon.,
Singapore, Penang &
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Hamburg Maru
HẢI PHÒNG via Hollow
Menado Maru ......
gat.,
Bat-,
KEELUNG via Swatow & Hozan Maru .......
Sult
19th Mar.
20th Mar.
Amoy (3 p.m. avery. Sus-
day).
JAPAN PORTS via Takao & Canada Maru
Keelung
TAKAO via Swatow & Amoy Deli Maru
Thurs.,
Thurs.,
10th Mar,
(Fortnightly).
For further particulara plenas apply to:-
Colombo
Penang & Rangoon.
OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.
Telephone 28061.
casions.
The destroyer, which carries
Per 8.8. Tanda, March 4:- crow of 95, is sending out 8.0.3. For Manila-Mrs. D. Gregory, messages and the coastguards re- Mr. and Mrs. T. Reyes, Mr. J. P. port that she was rammed on the Wolff. For Rabaul-Mr. F. Shaw port side forward of the engine- 10th Mar. Mayer, Mr. Chan Qual, Mra. Chan room.
BRITISH WUCHOW LINE
SAILING DATES FOR MARCH, 1932 (Subject to Change). ' DEPARTURE HOURS: Hồng Kong: 5.30 pm., Wuchow 3 p.m.
Steamer..
Leaves
Hoas Font.
TAI HING WED. TAI MING | FRL TAI HING MON. TAI MING WED, TAI HING. BAT.
Arrives
R
Date
Mar.
Mon.
H. M. F. H. M. F. 7.. 10 32 5.0 08 50 -0.9 21.42 70 16 08 2.7
10.54 5.2 04.15 1.2 6., 8.77 15. 45. 2.5 22. 15, 8.7 15 9 .. 11
11-15 5.3 04 20 83 1.5 .49 6.2.16
Thure. 10 ..
Chol-moy and infant, Mr. Robert Latest reports state that the Tues. Aurima, Mr. Tse Man-dong, Misa destroyer has now been taken in Ah Soon. For Brisbane-Mr. W. tow by the American tanker Yörba Wed. Rankin, Mr. and Mrs. T. Linda. It, is believed that some Takatsuka, Mr. R. L. Hughes, casualties have occurred in the en- For Sydney Mr. C. V. Gay, Mr. gine-room, but there is nothing Fri. A. H. Oldis, Mr. F. H. Oldis, Mr. definite on this point-Central S. Hitchins, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. News. Taylor and infant, Miss Z. O. E. [The Herndon is a vessel of Fenton, Mrs. J. Dent, Mr. Geel 1,210 tons.]
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-- Arrives
Hot Boar
11th SAT. 12th SUN.
13th
SHIP REPAIRERS,
15th
BOILER MAKERS,
FORGE MASTERS,
TAI MING MON, 21st WED, 23rd THURS. 24th FEL
28th
9th FRI 11th SUN. 13th MON. 14th TURS. 14th WED. 16th THURS. 17th FEL
18th 16th FRI 18th❘ BAT. 19th SUN. * 20th 19th MON. 218 TUES 22nd WED. TAY HING THURS. 24th
24th SAT.
26th SUN. 27th MON, TAI MING SAT 28th MON. 28th
TUES, 29th) WED, - 30th TAI HING TUES. 29 THURS. 31st
FRE 1st SAT. TAI MING THURS. SIE SAT. 2nd BUN. 3rd MON.
Begular Service of Fast, High Claas River Steamers having good Accommodation for First Class Passengers. Electric Light and Fans in State-rooms and Saloan. The 4.4. “Tal Hing" is dit- ted with Wireless. **
Ports of Call-Bamshul, Shulking, Takhing & Doshing. Fares Return (not including sale) #20.09.10
Meals and Winss
"AZE" to be obtained on board.
Hong Kong Arrivals & Departtiras from Tul Hing Wharf.
For Information apply to
29, Connaught Road, Wait,
Phone 2089R.
2nd
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STEAMERS' MOVEMENTS.
The C.P.S. R.MS. Empr
Russia arrived at Woosung
day, at 1. p.m., left
The P. & D. s.o. Corfu left Bin- due at Nagasaki gapore for this port on March 6 am. She leaves
at noon with the outward-Home same
Hallo
is due here on March Yokohama on March 12 9.at about 40 p.m.
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