WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1932.
THE CHINA MAIL.
YK.LINE
N.
REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA USA. VARYING ATLANTIC TRAVEL
FROM £79 TO 1320 ON SALE
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports and Honolulu.
ASAMA MARU
SHINYO MARU
HIKAWA MARU
HEIAN MARU
Wednesday, 4th May. Sunday,
15th May..
24th May.
7th June.
SEATTLE, VANCOUVER via Shanghai & Japan Ports,
Tuesday, Tuesday,
LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM vis
Singapore, Penang, Colombo & Suez.
HAKONE MARU
Saturday,
SUWA MARU
Saturday,
30th April. 14th May.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via sladila & Ports
KITANO MARU
Saturday,
ATSUTA MARU
Saturday,
28th May. 25th June.
SOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
CALCUTTA MARU
IYO MARU
Friday, Wednesday,
20th April. 11th May,
SOUTH AMERICA (West Const) via Japan, Honolulu,
Los-Angeles, Mexico and Panama.
Saturday,
21st May,
HEIYO MARU NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama. LIVERPOOL via Saigon, Port Said, Marseilles, Genoa & Valencia.
Friday,
13th May.. TOYOOKA MARU
OVER 100 YEARS.
Shipping
Intelligence.
per Sovereign of the Seas, which had been
the transferred to Western Ocean to uphold the honour of the sailing ship. In the 'Sixties the French prepared to enter the Atlantic trade, with a subsidy of 9,800,000 francs for two services, and things were moving STRUGGLE FOR BLUE RIBAND.in Germany, with the Hamburg-
Rivalry Among Nations.
At a time when the Atlantie pas senger and mall service is so much in the publle mind, and when com- petition, accentuated by subsidy, has produced the Europa and Bremen, which, in their turn, have led to the difficulties with the giant
America Line.
The Spanish, with Government subsidy, aleo endeavoured to revive their merchant fleet.
J
HARBOUR OFFICE.
Good Freight Figures ARISTOCRATS OF THE PACIFIC
Yesterday.
There were 14 inward regis-
The Harbour Office Reports for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. yester-i day gave a free movement of ves- seld with a high tonnage. Freights were up to the mark, both the in- Il-Fated Ships,
warda and throughs reaching five The story of the Great Eastern figures. The total tonnage enter- a graphically told, and as an "bised, was 54,471. toric fallure" she may yet be rivalled by the new Cunarder, Cunarder and
other enormous
should that vessel end her life on tries, of which three were British and five of four figures, while of foreign high-speed ships, a "Cen
the stocks. tury of Atlantic Travel" is as op-
The stories of the wrecks of the the ten throughe, four were Bri- portune as it is interesting.
This story of Atlantic mail and Slavonia and Titanic are retold, tish and seven of four figures. Passengers entered during the passenger services is an unbroken and among the pictures with which One vessel arrived in ballast. tale of competition for the blue the book is lavishly illustrated is
1.987 Asiatic deck, British vessels riband of the Atlantic. The "Post one of the ill-fated Titanic casting period included 35 Europeans and
од from Southampton Office Packet" service began its re-
carrying 279 out of the total in all classes. gular schedule to New York at the maiden voyage, which was
completed. end of 1710, the Packet brig Royal Anne inaugurating it. Under Cap
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Peng & Rangvor.
+ MURORAN MARU
† GENOA MARU
Friday, Monday,
29th April. '0th May.
KAGA MARU (calls Shanghai)
+ BENGAL MARU (calls Moji)
Thursday, Friday, Thursday,
28th April 29th April. 5th May.
one
KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
HAKOZAKI MARU
4 Cargo only
For further information apply to:-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
(Private exchange to departments.)
Telephone 30291.
O. S. K.
0.
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS] Montevideo Maru
Mon.
23rd May
off
her
never
Details follow:-
Lack of space prevents adequate justice being done to so fascinat- ing and valuable a book, which Nationality should be a great encouragement to harassed
EMPRESSES"
offer
EXCEPTIONAL LOW ROUND TRIP
SUMMER FARES
From Hong Kong
To Honolulu and Return To Victoria and Vancouver
and, Return
1st Class
From G$420...
G$540
Tourist Cabin
From
G$300
G$345
Nagizaki Kobe Tokohama olulio Vansonver
Leare LASTO LonTy
Hong Kong Shenghaf
Leave Emp. of Japan May 6 May 9 Emp. of Asia May 20 May 23 May Emp. of Canada June 3 June 6
May 11 May 13 May 19 May 24 24 May 26 May 28 June 4 June 10 June 8 June 10 June 16 June 21 July 4
Fp. of Russia June 17 June 20 June 21 June 23 June 25 tale 14 July 19
July 6 July 8
19 July 21 July 28
Aug. 1
Aug. 3 Aug 8 Aug. 11 Ang. 18
Emp. of Japan July 1 July Emp. of Asia July 15 July 18 July Emp, of Canada July 29 Aug. 1 Emp. of Russia Aug. 12 Aug. 15 Aug, 16 Aug. 18 Aug. 20 Aug. 27 Sept. 1 Emp. of Japan Aug. 28 Aug, 29
Aug. 31 Sept. 3-Sept. 8 Sept. 13 Emp. of Asia Sept. 9 Sept. 12 Sept. 13 Bept. 15 Sept. 17
Sept. 26 Sept. 28 Sept. 30 Oct. 8 Oct. 11
Emp. of Canada Sept. 23 Sept. 26
Arr. H'Kong Dep. Through
Cargo
Cargo Tons
Tons
HONG KONG — MANILA.
Leave
Arrive
6
1,925
6
20,047
Hong Kong Manila
2
705
3,812
EMPRESS OF JAPAN
Apr. 29
795
May 1
202
9,564
7,355
EMPRESS OF ASIA
May 11
May. 18
4,188
2,802
4,456
137
Totals
.. 17 21,728 10
38,218
shipowners, especially British ....
Dutch the Cunard Company, in these days American.
Norwegian Time and again our shipping German
of extreme stress.
tuin Shorter she made the passage, from Bristol to New York in 60 days and the eastward run in 28.
Throughout the Eighteenth Cen- tury European nations vied with
for the growing] another
In emigration and mail traffic. 1827 seven sailing ships, owned by companies have been faced with Japanese.. Messrs. Hall, Blake and Henshaw, heavy loss, and sometimes ruin, Chinese ...
but on each occasion the depression made their passengers surprisingly
has passed, and British abips, comfortable, their Grst-class accom-
British officers, and British ship medation including library and
owners have proved to the world bath-room, and the fare £28.
that foreign competition, artificial- In 1819, amidst the scorn of the seafaring world, the little Savan-ly stimulated by Government sub- nah, with detachable paddies, sidy, is apt to wither before the
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
Consignees of cargo ex
A.B.
crossed the Atlantic with engines independence, the spirit of adven-Gaelic Star are reminded to take which were running, however, for ture, and genius of its unsubsidised delivery of their goods which will
British competitors.
The subject to rent after April 28. 30 hours only in the 29 days.
The Royal William.
In 1831 no fewer than 278 sailing| vessels entered New York from Great Britain, and
the in 1833 7th May Royal William, of 890 tone, con- stituted the first real threat to the sailing packets. Though she lost money she was bought by a firm among whose directors was Samuel Cunarda name to grow famous on the Atlantic route.
&
BUENOS AIRES Fia
Saigon, Singapore, Colum
bo, Durban & Capetown,
MOMBASA, ZANZIBAR. Manila Maru
Fri..
DAR-ES-SALAAM, DEIRA,
LOURENCO MARQUES,
DURBAN, PORT ELIZA-
BETH & CAPETOWN
THENCE TO RIO DE
JANEIRO, SANTOS &
BUENOS AIRES via Bings-
&
Doxe Colombo...
MELBOURNE via Brisbane Melbourne Maru
Wed.,
5th May
Sydney
JAPAN PORTS (Frequent Argun Maru
Wed.,
Services).
LONDON, HAMBURG, RÖT- London Maru
Mon.,
TERDAM * ANTWERP
via Singapore. Colombo,
Suez & Port Said.
NEW YORK via Japan ports, Kinai Maru
Fri.,
Los Angeles & Panama.
Call Direct at Boston,
Philadelphia & Baltimore.
BOMBAY via Singapore, Celebes MSTU
Wed...
Belawan Deli & Colombo
CALCUTTA via Singapore Himalaya Maru
Belawan Deli & Rangoon
Tues.,
4th May
3rd May
KEELUNG via Swato Hozan Daru
Sun.,
Amoy (8 p.m. every Sun-Canton Maru day). JAPAN PORTS via Takso & Canada Maru
Keelung
Sun.,
Tues.,
TARAO vir Swatow & Amoy
(Noon)
For further particulars piensa apply to:-
OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.
Telephona 28051.
The story of rate-cutting and cut-throat competition started in 27th Apr. 1837, and each succeeding decade saw a growth in the speed and ton- nage of ships. In 1835 the Board 9th May of the proposed Great Western Railway 'had decided to build the Great Western to run from Bristol 20th May to New York, and from this ship, of which there is an excellent pic- turé, Mr. Haven carries his readers up to the Bremen through the his- tory of the famous ships of the past and present. •
The United States, jealous of the 1st May prestige and success of the Cunard 8th May
Company, began in 1848 the un- wholesome practice of subsidising 10th May, the four steamers Arctic, Baltic. Atlantic, and Pacific, of the United States Mail Steamship Company, thus inaugurating a regime of State trading, which in the past! ten years has cost the American taxpayers over £1,000,000,000,
In 1850 the Cunard liners Africa and Asia, of 2,226 tons and a horse- power of nearly 30,000, had a speed of 12% knots. In 1858 the Cunar-
BRITISH WUCHOW LINE der Canada beat the famous clip-
SAILING DATES FOR APRIL, 1982 (Subject to Change). DEPARTURE HOURS: Hong Kong 5.30 p.m., Wuchow 3 p.m.
Arrives
Steamer
Leaves
Arrives
Hong Kong Wuchow.
"Leaves
Wuchow. Hoar Eons.
TAI HING
THURS. 28th| SAT. 30th SUN. Ist MON. 2nd
TAI MING SAT. 30th MON. 2nd TUES. 3rd WED. 4th
Regular Service of Fast, High Class Elver Steamers having good Accommodation for First Class Passengers. Electric Light and Fans in State-rooms and Baloon. The s.a. *Tai Hing” is' fit- ted. with Wireless.
Ports of Call-Samshui, Shathing, Takbing & Bombing
Fares Return (not including meals) $20.00.
Xona and Wizom new to be obtained on board.
Hong Kong Arrivals, & Departures from Tai Hing Wharf.
For information apply tom
1, Comaught Road, West,
Phone 20898.
SANG WO
SPECS FOR COWS.
spectacles In
Com Russia, and the sus
that well
The exper
Soviet comrades. has been tried in Russia to the cows" eyen: from : snowsti and the bitter winds, and has
with great success
French cows sumer not Reuter's snow in Winter but from
mosquitoes fr
BIS AUF, "suggested that
drs might save them much
Japan Japan
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
INWARD MAILS.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27.
APRIL 28.
.Nellore Takada
.Kwangtung
THURSDAY, Shanghai and Swatow Japan, Shanghai and Europe via Siberia
(London, April 7)
3
Manila
FRIDAY, APRIL 29.
.Calcutta Maru
...President Taf London (Parcels only, London, March 28) .Hector Japan, Shanghai and Europe via Siberia
(London, April 8) Canada, U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-
hai (Vancouver, B.C., April 9) Europe via Negapatam (Letters only, Lon-
don, March 81).
Straits Amoy
.Hakona Maru
.Empress of Japan
.Hakozaki Maru
OUTWARD MAILS.
WEDNESDAY,
THURSDAY,
Samsai and Wuchow
Straits and Calcutta
Swatow
FRIDAY, Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Bangkok Japan
Manila
SHIPBUILDERS, SHIP REPAIRERS, BOILER MAKERS, FORGE MASTERS,
OXY-ACETYLENE, AND ELECTRIC WELDERS, MECHANICAL, AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS.
APRIL 27.
Hai Hing Tainan Chung On APRIL 28. Ho Sang Parcels Letters Hydrangea 29.
. APRIL
Hai Yang Bintang ....
.8.30 p.m. 8.30 p.m.
4 p.m.
Apr. 28, Noon.
.....1 p.m..
8 p.m.
1 p.m.
1.30 p.m.
Hakozaki Maru............. Empress of Japan.
9.30 p.m.
6 p.m.
*Superscribed Correspondence only.
DRY DOCK
Length 787 Feet. Length on Blocks 750 Feet. Depth on Centre of
THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY
OF HONG KONG, LIMITED.
SALVAGE TUG, “TAIKOO!
Wirelens Call
PG.N, 600 Meters
801 (H.W.O.S.T.)" 34 ft. 6 ina. THREE SLIPWAYS
Capable of Handling Ships Up
to 2,000 Tons Din Electrie
bic of
DOCK: HONG KONG
BUTT
TONG LIN
WIRE
For passengers wishing to travel economically on a limited budget to Canada, U.S.A. or Europe, It will be well worth while to ask about, the
TOURIST CABIN SERVICE.
For further information please apply to:
CANADIAN PACIFIC
Telephones: Passenger Dept. 20752.
Freight 20042,
THE
BLUE FUNNEL
REGULAR AND FAST | FREIGHT AND H PASSENGER SERVICES |
LONDON SERVICE.
** ANTENOR " 11th May Per M'line, L'don, Hall, Rotterdam and Glasgow *PHILOOTETES" 17th May For London, R’dam and H'burg
LIVERPOOL SERVICE.
**TROILUS"
**TEVCER"
27th A. For Liverpool, Havre add Glasgow 15th May For Liverpool & Havre
NEW YORK SERVICE,
**ADRASTUS** *. 11th May For Boston, New York, and Ballın..rw.
via Philippines, Pork Swekienham and Bingapore
PACIFIC SERVICE.
(via KOBE & YOKOHAMA.)
"PROTESILAUB ** 6th May For Victoria, Vaneouver nad Beastie *IXION**
4th June For Victoria, Vanoowear and Seattle
INWARD SERVICE.
-HKOTOR ** **MENTOR"
Das 19th Apr. Foe Shanghai, Taku and. Dairan
Due 8th May For Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama '' Specially reduced fares are' quoted for cargo steamers with limited passenger accommodation. 2
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,
Agenta.
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE.
To AUSTRALIA. Calling at Manila (P. 12., Thursday Is. Cairna Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne
British Steamers: ChangTE : TAIPING
BAD BASTEST and MOST UP-TO-DATE STEAMERS IN THE SERVICE.
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