FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1932.
THE CHINA
MAIL.
Y.K.LINE
N.
REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARY INGĮ FROM £79 TO 1120 ON SALE.
SAN FRANCISCO vin Shanghai, Japan Ports and Honolulu,
TATSUTA MARU
TAIYO MARU
HEIAN MARU
HIKAWA MARU
Wednesday, Tuesday
6th April. 10th April.
28th April
24th May.
SEATTLE, VANCOUVER via Shanghai & Japan Porta,
Tuesday,
Tuesday,
LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM via
Singapore, Penang, Colombo & Suez, YASUKUNI MARU
Friday,
15th April.
HAKONE MARU
Saturday,
30th April.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Porta
KAMO MARU
Saturday,
23rd April.
KITANO MARU
Saturday.
. 28th May.
+ TOKIWA MARU
12th April.
† CALCUTTA MARU
29th April.
ROUTH
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
Tuesday,
Friday.
AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Mexico and Panamu, GINYO MARU
Tuesday,
19th April.
NEW YORK. BOSTON via Panama. LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Beyrouth, Istanbul, Peraeus, Genoa
& Valencio. † LE MARU
Thursday,
14th April.
CALCUN A via Singapore, Perang & Rangoon.
+ HAKODATE MARU
+ MORIOKA MARU
Friday, Friday,
8th April. 15th April.
Saturday. Monday, Saturday,
2nd April. 4th April.
16th April.
KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
SUWA MARU
† AKITA MARU (Moji diregt) FUSHIMI MARU
• Carge, only
For further information apply to:-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
Telephone 30201.
(Private exchange to 11 departmenta.)
O. S. K
0.
BAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO
ALTERATION.
BIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS | Rio de Janeiro Maru
Sai..
A BUENOS AIRES via
Salern, Singapure, Colum
bo. Durban & Capetown.
MOMBASA, ZANZIBAR, Arabia Maru
Tues..
DAR-ES-SALAAM, BEIRA.
LOURENCO MARQUES,
DURBAN, PORT ELIZA-
BETH
CAPETOWN
TRENCE TO RIO DE
ARRIVALS
Wednesday, March 30. Chipshing, British str., 1.199 tons, Capt. W. Field-Hook, from Welhalwel, buoy No. B2.-J.M. & Co. Huichow, British str., 1,220 tons,
Capt. E. M. Gellie, from Can- ton, buoy No. B15.-B. & S. Tainan, British str., 2,102 tons, Capt. W. Shaw, from Amoy, buoy No. E21.~~~E, & S.
Thursday, March 31. Baron Napier, British str.; 2,217 tons, Capt. MeLay, from Cal- cutta, buoy No. B28.--Bank Line.
Shipping
Intelligence.
OF SHIPS
Luchow, British str., 1,221
tons,
Capt. W. T. Paul, from Canton, buoy No. B20.-B. & S. Mirzapore, British str., 4,184 tons,
Capt. W. D, C. Smith, from Moji, buoy No. A6.-M. M. & Co.
Soochow, British str., 1,594 tona, Capt. H. Giford, from Swatow, buoy No. B18,--B. & 8. Tonjer, Norwegian str., 1,949 tona,
Capt. K. Rasmussen, from Chinwangtao, buoy No. B27.- Dodwell & Co.
CLEARANCES.
Thursday, March 81. Borneo, British str., 1,297 tone, Burma Maru, for Singapore. Capt. R. A. Prichard, from Ethan Allen, for 'Saigon. Saigon, buoy No. B12-Hing Helikon, for Saigon. Leo.
Hongpeng, for Singapore. Burma Maru, Japanese str., 2,818 Hulchow, for Swatow.
tona, Capt. S. Shirai, from Iyo Maru, for Kobe. Moji, Stonecutters Anchorage.| Kamona, for Saigon. ~~~O.S.K.
Kwangtung, for Swatow. Haiching, British str., 1,284 tons, Luchow, for Shanghai.
Capt. C. H. Farrar, from Swa-¦ Mao Lee, for. Tientsin. tow, Douglas Wharf.-Douglas Marosa, for Bangkok. & Co.
Mausang, for Sandakan. Hydra II., Norwegian str., 823 tons, Phasianella, for Takao.
Capt. L. Roed, from Bangkok,| Philoctetes, for Shanghai. buoy No. C1-Yong Hong Prominent. for Salgon. Tong.
Tenkai Maru, for Hongay. lyo Maru, Japanese str., 3,668 tona,] Tjibadak, för Amoy,
Capt. A. Ito, from Singapore. Tainan, for Canton. buoy No. A8.-N.Y.K.
Yusang, for Sandakan.
SHANGHAI MISHAP.
Shipping Disrupted When Two
Vessels Go Berserk.
FROGS ON ICE!
Unusual Cargoes For London.
|
WARSHIPS IN PORT.
The following British warships wore in harbour to-day:-
Bridgewater-North arm. Bruce South wall. Cumberland-North arm. Devonshire In Taikoo Dock. Folkestone West wall.
ARISTOCRATS OF THE PACIFIC
16
EMPRESSES"
Offer the Utmost in
Herald-East wall.
Hermes-In dock.
SPEED
SIZE SPACE - LUXURY
Medway and Submarines--No. 2
Marazion-South wall.
buoy,
Pandora-East wall. ·
Proteus-East wall,
Tamar-Basin. -
Whitehall-No. 13 buoy. Wild Swan-Nó, 18 buoy.
Foreign Men-of-War. Argus-French river gunboat. Helena-American river gunboat.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE
Consignees of cargo ex 8.8. Ban- vorlich are reminded to take de- ; livery of their goods which will be subject to rent after' April 6.
"RAJAH OF SARAWAK.”
Negotiations for the sale of the 3.5. Rajah of Sarawak, which have, been going on for some time, have) now been satisfactorily concluded. The name of the purchaser has not been divalged, but it is rumoured in shipping circles that the vessel has been acquired by British interests in North China.
The Rajah of Sarawak is well- known in the Straits, having been employed for many years in the Singapore-Kuching service. It was
The queerest cargo to leave a bullt in 1901 by Ramage and Fer- Shipping was disrupted on the South African port during 1931 con- guson Ltd., Leith, to the order of Whangpoo recently, according to thesisted of 40 living frogs, carefully the Sarawak Steamship Co., Ltd. China Press, when two merchant packed in an ice box, which were The vessel has a gross tonnage of vessels went berserk.
sent from Cape Town to London in 1,452, and its total deadweight" is |
jnbout 1,450 tons. It has excellent
At about 8.30 p.m. the Blue Fun-the German liner Njassa, 23rd Apr. nel liner, Menelaus shoved away Unobtainable in England, they passenger accommodation in all
Professor classes. from Holt's Pootung Wharf. Griefjare being delivered to
The agents for the new owners,
at leaving Shanghai, where recently Lancelot Hogben, the scientist, until
Barretto Shipping Co. 5th Apr. every minute of the day has been recently with the zoological depart-the
nothing if not eventful, must havement of the University of Cape have no definite information as to instigated rebellion of the ship's Town, for the continuation of a the service to which the Rajah of mechanjam, for no sooner had the complicated and extended series of Sarawak will be employed, but it is bellevad she will trade in the Gulf craft gone into the stream than the experiments. engines refused to perform their These frogs have been forced, by of Pechili. duties. Passengers for Rotterdam, a surgical operation, to change their
8th Apr.London, and other European ports colour. They are the common South HONG KONG TIDES.
JANEIRO. SANTOS &
BUENOS AIRES via Singa
pere &
& Colombo
MELBOURNE via Brisbane Brisbane Maru
Tues..
& Sydney
JAPAN PORTS (Frequent Honolulu Maru
Fri..
Services).
LONDON, HAMBURG, ROT-| Alaska Maru
Sun.,
10th Apr.
TERDAM & ANTWERP
via Singapore, Colombo,
Suez & Port Said.
NEW YORK via Japan ports,
Los Angeles & Panama.
Call Direct At Raaton.
continued to wave handkerchiefs to African clawed toad. The Cape 8th Apr. friends and relatives remaining on Town zoologiats found that the toad The time used a Standard, or mean
the wharf, as the big ship stalled. changes its colour as strikingly as time of the meridian of 120 deg. E
00h. is midnight, 12hrs, is noon. The Wind and current swept the the chameleon.
heights are referred to the datum of Menelaus' bow toward the Shanghai Extreme care is being taken to the largest scale Admiralty chart of side, and the ship drifted against transport the frogs safely through the plate and should be added to the Buoy 16, where it strained at the the tropics. The specimens have depths given on the chart unless pre- huoy moorings. The bow of the been kept for a long time on ice coded by an asterisk (*), when they should be subtracted from the depths. vessel by this time pointed down Lay without suffering any ill effect. Road.
They have also been "warmed up" The Fiscus, then tore loose from to a temperature of 100 deg. 5th Apr. her moorings at Buoy 15, and for Fahrenheit. Special tanks have been some unaccountable reason moved made for them, and these have been 1st Apr. 20th Apr. toward Lay Road as though to ac- handed over to the Njassa butcher. company the Menelaus on the for- They will be kept in the cool cham-
The bers, and mer's apparent short leave.
the temperature about Fri. U.S.S. Houston upon witnessing the them kept even 8th Apr. general evacuation of the Whangpoo London. by merchant vessels decided that she
Philadelphia & Baltimore.
KARACHI & BOMBAY via Havre Maru
Singapore. Penang. Port Bandai Maru Swettenham & Colombo
Sat.,
2nd Apr.
Tues.,
CALCUTTA
vin Singapore. Burma Maru
Penang & Rangoon,
Havana Maru
Fri.. Wed.,
TERLUNG via Swatow
**
Amoy (3 p.m. every Sun- day).
Feelung
(Noon)
Fri.,
Thurs.,
7th Apr.
too would come ashore, probably
JAPAN PORTS via Takao & Panama Maru
TAKAO via Swatow & Amoy Dell Maru
For further particulars please apply to:
OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.
Telephone 28061.
High Water Low Water Standard Ht. Standard Ht.
บ
24.
KR 1.1
April 1 to 7, 1932.
Date
Times,
April
H.-M. F.
Timer. F.
.. 08
1 08 40
until they reach
18 85
4.5
6.0
0,0
Sat.
2., 02 32
4.7
A.2 19 16
12
40
Sun.
8.. 09 09
20 ns 4
4
09
20 50
persuaded to go to Europe, and the
Tues. 5
21 29
for Brst hand information of the with extra cables. After two hours Mon. Chapei ruckus, so she too strained) of manoeuvring the Menelaus WIS at her moorings to Buoy 14.
two
9
5,0
11
40 4.0
01 40
02
1.0
40 1.21
AND
SERVICE
Laste
Esbe LISTE
Yokohama Umdulu. Vanagures -
Laste Lasto
.
Hong Kong Ringhal Nagasaki
LASTO Emp. of Canada Apr. 8 Apt. 11 Apr. 19 Apr. 15 Apr. 21' Apr. 20 Emp. of Russia Apr. 22 Apr. 25 Apr. 16 Apr. 28 Apr. 30
May 9 Emp. of Japan May 6 May 9 Emp. of Asia
May 11 May 18-May 19 May 24 May 20 May 23 May 24 May 26 May 29 Jana 4 June 10
Emp, of Canada June 3 June 6
June 8 June 10 June 16 June 21 Emp. of Russia Jume 17 June 20 Jane 21 June 23 June 25 Emp. of Japan July 1 July 4 Emp. of Asia
July
19
July 15 July 14 July
July 15 July 18 July 19 July 21 2,28 Exp. of Canada July 29 Aug. 1
29
Ang. 8 Aug. 5 Aug. 11 Aug. 16 of Russia Aug. 12 Aug. 16 Aug. 16 Emp. of
Aug. 18
18 Aug, 20 Aug. 27, Sept 26 Aug.2 Emp. of Japan Aug. 26
Aug. 31 Sept. 2 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Emp. of Asia Sapt. 9 Sept. 13 Sept. 13 Sept. 15 Sept. 17 Sept. 28 Emp. of Canada Sept. 23 Sept. 26
Sept. 28 Sept. 30 Oct. 6 Oct. 11 Emp. of Russia Oct. 7 Oct. 10 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 15 Emp. of Japan Oct. 21 Oct. 24 Emp. of Azi Nov. 4 Nov. 7 Nov. Emp. of Canada Nov. 18 Nov. 21
Oct. 24 Oct. 28, Oct. 28 Nov. 3 Nov. 8 8 Nov. 10 Nov. 12
Nov 21
Nov. 23 Nov. 25 Dec. 1 Dec. 6
HONG KONG MANILA.
Leave Hong Kong Arrive Manila EMPI ESS OF RUSSIA
Apr. 14
Apr. 16 For further information please apply to:
CANADIAN PACIFIC
Telephones: Passenger 20752. Cable Address:
Freight 20042.
Telephone Hong Kong All Depts.
THE
GACANPAC: Passenger Dept. NAUTILUS: Freight Dept.
BLUE FUNNE
LINE
FAST
REGULAR AND
FREIGHT AND
PASSENGER SERVICES |
LONDON SERVICE.
"PATKOOLUS " 18th Apr. For M'llor, L’don, R'dam and Glasgow **ANCHISES ** 19th Apr. For Marvellier, London. Hotterdam and Hamburg
LIVERPOOL SERVICE.
"TROILUS" 3.8
92 14 1.3
14 28 2
12 38. 3.1
02 39 1.5 02 89 1.5
14 20 D%
09 44 6.6
6.5
10 04 6.0
Tugs were brought to bear on the Fiscus returned to her moorings. Wed.
merchant vessels, and the The U.5.5. Houston also apparently Houston was lasbed to her buoy lost interest in the Chapel situation. Thare. 7.. 10 21
SHIPBUILDERS,
SHIP REPAIRERS,
BOILER MAKERS,
BRITISH WUCHOW LINE
SAILING DATES FOR APRIL, 1932 (Subject to Change). DEPARTURE HOURS: Hopg. Kong 5,30 p.m., Wuchow 3 p.m.
Steamer
Leaves Hong Kow SUN.
TAI HING TAI MING TUES. TAI HING FRI. TAI MING SUN. TAI RING WED. TAI MENG
FRI TAI HING TAI MING WED.
Arrives Wachow
Leaves
Arrives
Wuchow. Hong Kong.
3rd TUES. 5th WED. 5th THURS. 7th FRI
8th SUN, 10th MON. 10th TUES. 12th 13th
WED. 15th SAT FRI.
MON
16th SUN, 17th
6th THURS. 71 8th SAT: 11th TUES 12th 13th THURS. 14th 16th SUN
170 16th TUES
19 20th | THURS. 21st FRI *22nd BAT. 23rd) BUN.
25th TUES. 26th WED. 27th 27th THURS. 28th FHL THURS, 28th BAT 30th SUN, TAI MING | SAT. 30th MON. 2nd) TUES
TAI HING
SAT..
180 WED. 20th FRI.
23rd MON, TAI MING MON, 251 WED TAI HING
Forte of Call Samabul, Shadhing, Takhing & Doshing. Fares Return (not including meals) $20.00,
Meals and Winos are to be obtained on board.
Hong Kong. Arrivals & Departures from Tal: Bing Whart
For information apply to
29, Connaught Road, West,
Phia 20991,
FORGE MASTERS,
OXY-ACETYLENE, AND
MECHANICAL AND
ELECTRICAL
ENGINEERS.
STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
ATÁTI
20. Alipore left
for this port on March
10 at 4.80 p.m. and ly due here on April 8 at about 4 pai
24th
ELECTRIC WELDERS,
-2911
181 MON. 3rd❘ WED.,
2nd
道
SANG WO
Co.,
Ltd..
22 06 6.7
14 20 2.7 02 08 17 02 05 1.7 .15.00 2.2 03 20 1.9 15 89 1.9
6,0
08
44 2.1
2240 5.8
16 16
DRY DOCK
Length 787 Feet Length on Blocks 760 Feet. Depth on Centre of
THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY _____ OF HONG KONG, LIMITED.
-``- SALVAGE TUG “TAIKOO"
Wireless Call
PážN. 800 Meters.
CIL HONG
TEN
Sin (H.W.OST.) 14 ft. 6 in. THREE SLIPWAYS-
Capable of Handling Ships Up.
to 8,000 Tons Displicet Electric Crane at Sea Wall, Capable of Lifting 100 Tons al eet Radius
RONG
SWIRE
JAPAN
*ELPENOB*
24th & pr. For Liverpool, Hayre sad Glasgow
2nd May · For Liverpool & Hayra
NEW YORK SERVICE.
*GLAUGUB'* 11th Apr. For Boston, New York, and Baltim›rs via Philippians, Pori Brosteatami sað glugspore
PACIFIC SERVICE.
(via KOBE & YOKOHAMA,)
**TYNDARBUN **.
* PROTESILAUS "
7th Apr. For Victoria, Vnaspaver nöd Bonible
5th May. For Vlotoris, Vansourar and Bosikle
INWARD SERVICE.
." ANTENOR ** Dow Zad Apt. For Shanghai, Taku snil Bairon
*LYGAON" Des 10th Apr For B'hal, Moji, Kobu & Y'hams
Specially reduced forms are quoted for cargo steamers with limited passenger accommodation.
·For freight, passage rates and information apply to the undernsantioned.
All bookings are subject to the provisions of the Com- pany's Hill of Lading.
Butterfield & Swire,
Agante.
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
To AUSTRALIA. Calling at Kanla (P. 12.), Thursday Is. Caires, Townsville
· Brisbane,. Bydney and Melbourne
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