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From
About
1932.
5,300 31st May 17.000 4th June 6,500 11th June
16,000 18th June 12,000 6,000
17,000 16th July
6th July
€ 800 8th Aug.
RAWALPINDI RANFURA
*BURDWAN
MALWA
17,000 18th Aug. 17,000 27th Aug. 6,500 3rd Sept.
11,000 10th Sept.
"Cargo only,
Destination.
Straits, Colombo & Bombay. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles, London, Harre H'burg, 'terdam, Antwerp & Hull. Bombay, Marselllss & London.
STRENGTH.
Material Is Second
to None.
THE
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A CHINA COAST PIRACY.
Officer's Account of His Experience.
THE BERMUDA FIRE.
Claim Against Belfast Corporation Dropped.
The Belfast Recorder on February 12 refused the £2,000,000 malicious injury claim against the Belfast An officer member of the Imperial Corporation in connection with the Merchant Service Guild in a letter disastrous fire on the motorship Bermoda at Mesars, Workman, vance against the Chinese defences recently received gives the following Clark and Company's shipyard,
With Japaness destroyers shelling the Chinese porta at Woosung, and Japanese Marines leading the ad-
Belfast, on November 19 last. He also awarded the Corporation costs, to be taxed in default of agreement.
near Shanghai, the Navy of Dal account of his experience when his Nippon is once more fulfilling its ship was attacked by pirates on the role as the decisive factor of armed China Coast:-- power in the Far East, writes
"I was unfortunate in being here It was admitted by counsel for the Hector C. Bywater, the Daily Tele- when the ship was pirated a couple applicants that malice could not be graph naval correspondent.
of months ago, but am glad to say proved Formidable in itself it gains in-that we came through all right, and The applicants were the Bermuda calculably in strategic, and, there have all by now got over the shock and West Indies Steamship Com- fore, political, Influence by the There wasn't much report about it pany and Messrs. Furness, Withy geographical remoteness of Japan. in the home papers; so I suppose it and Company. While Japan is able to mass her en-passed by unnoticed, and even out tire fleet at any point desired in the here there wasn't any fuss made, at for the applicants, asked for liberty When Mr. E, J. McKean, E.C., Western Pacific, no rival Power there were no lives lost, and the to withdraw the application, Mr. could utilise more than a fraction navy were very quick in their re-E. S. Murphy, K.C., M.P., asked for of its force in that area without the prisala, for they captured about 200 the Corporation's coats. He pointed requisite base facilities, and these Chinese who were implicated, and out that they had engaged Mr. 'do not exist. Hence the relative recovered nearly all the stolen Ward, the senior Board of Trade strength of the Japanese Navy is cargo.
surveyor, to Inspect the ship at the for greater than in indicated by af
"We officers and engineers were earliest moment, and also retained mere counting of heads.
the worst losers, for the pirates Mr. A. T. Wall, the consulting naval When the last big shipbuilding atole gear to the value of about $800 architect, of London. It was neces programme Was introduced the from each of us, the local guilds sary that the Corporation should Japan Chronicle wrote:
have the matter in hand. The exemplay both these gentlemen, who "This great navy is to be bullt perience was far from being plea were very eminent in their profes solely that Japan may be able to do sant, as you can well imagine, but slons, and they had gone into the things on the Asiatic mainland, and we were all very lucky to get off as matter most carefully, as it was present them to the world as accom- we did for they seemed a pretty absolutely essential in the interests plished facts, without running the tough-looking lot. I suppose I must of the ratepayers that the fullest risk of the Powers offering 'advice' take it as part and parcel of a sex-investigation should take place. such as they offered in 1895 regard-faring life, and add it to my list of ing Liaotung. The expansion of adventures at sea, but I can assure the navy is not for the purpose of that I don't want it repeated." being aggressive, but for the pur-) pose of deterring protest if aggres- sive action should for any reason be committed,"
Inside Own Waters.
Question in House of Commons.
A question was asked in the House of Commons regarding this piracy, which took place on Novem- ber 18, whilst th eship was on
NANNING OF VESSELS.
Mr. Runciman's Answer To
House of Commons,
TUESDAY, MAY 24, 1932.
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In spite of its immense political passage from Shanghai to Amoy. Bombay, Marselles, London, Havre, significance, the Japanese Navy is The pirates, who were on board in
Sir Sandeman Allen asked the 'burg, Bam, Alwerp
& Hull. Bombay. Marseilles & London.
never seen outside its own waters. (the guise of passengers, left the President of the Board of Trade, in 11,000 80th July Bombay, les, London, Havrets home bases-Yokoahuka
Marsailles & London.
The whole fleet is concentrated at ship with their booty, according to the House of Commons, in mail Bombay.
and the reply made, at Namoa Island, week, if his attention had been Autwerp & Hull. Kure, fronting the Pacific, and near Swatow.
called to the undermanning of small H'burg Bombay, Marseilles & London.
Sasebo, facing the Yellow Sea. Marseilles &
London. Marseilles, London, Havre, Hamburg, Whenever trouble is brewing in Swatow, and after consulation with consting trades, and whether he was Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hall, China the Japanese fleet quietly H.M. Consul and the Chinese au satisfied that the deck crew of the Bombay, Marseiller & London.
stearns round to Sasebo, and there thorities, embarked a contingent of steamer Diamond, of Glasgow, gross inwaits development. As this porti Chinese troops and sailed for tonnage 628, net tonnage 308, con- is only 465 miles from Shanghal. Namba Island, which was raided by sisting of a master, two mates, one Frequent connection from Port Said for Fassengers and Cargo to Con-Japan could bring her full naval the local Chinese commander and able seaman and one ordinary sea- man (which were insufficiant to stantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Porta by steamers of the
pressure to bear within twenty-four his troops. These operations_re- hours.
aulted in the recovery of a large Provide a minimum effective watch) Khedival Mail Steamship Co,
Besides her nine super-dread-part of the goods taken from the was sufficient to ensure the safe noughts, she has nearly thirty post-ship, and the capture of 30 pirates navigation and working of the ship war cruisers, over a hundred modern by the Chinese troops. destroyers, and seventy-two sub- marines, many of the latter being glant hoata of exceptional speed.!
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AMERICAN H.M.S. Sterling was dispatched to vessels engaged in the home and
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BRITISH INDIA-APCAR ́ SAILINGS.
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TALMA SANTHIA
1932. 10,000 28th May
3.p.m. 10,000 18th June 8,000 25th June
•Calls Port Swettenham.
Singapore, Penang & Calentia.
in crowded home waters?
em-
Mr. Runciman--My attention has been called to the manning of the ships to which my hon. friend refers. The Board are only Her naval air force is numerically fession. On board Japanese men- Recond only to that of the United of-war I have always been impress-powered to interfere with the man- jed by the absence of personal com- ning of ships on the grounds of The Japanese Navy Is thoroughly forts which are taken for granted safety, and I am advised that the up to date in all respects. On in every other navy, and by the in-crews at present carried paper, at any rate. Its material is difference of the officers to any sufficient for the safe navigation second to none.
The political head topic of conversation which is not and working of the ships in
question. is an admiral who is only nominally related to "shop."
States.
B.I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for under the control of the Cabinet, From personal observation I 1st and 2nd class passengers,
possessing as he does the right of (should judge the Japanese Navy to direct appeal to the throne. This be a highly, efficient war machine, circumstance may explain the ten-occupying a unique strategic post-
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South). deney of the naval staff to take tion which would enable it to face
Independent action in a crisis suchjapparently overwhelming odds with sa the present one.
equanimity, The elimination of Spartan Regime.
foreign naval bases in the Western In its regime the Japanese Navy Pacific, decreed by the Washington 3rd June Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney & approaches the Spartan Ideal. The Treaty, of 1922, was master-
officers are immersed in their pro-stroke of Japanasa diplomacy. ·
1932.
TANDA NANKIN NELLORE
7,000 7,000 2nd July 7,000 80th July
Melbourne.
Regular monthly sailings trom Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan and Hong Kong to Australia.
Hong Kong to Sydney-19 days.
Fréquent connections from Australia with the following:--
The Union B.B. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom vis New Lealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The F. &. Boyal Mail Steamer to London and
The P. & 0. Branch Service of steamers to London via Buss.
The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and, London'via l'anama Canal.
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BIRDHANA
1932
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7,000 8th June B'Hot, Kobe, Oulu & TLMEN 7,000 18th June Amoy, Moj Kobs & Yokohamaa.. 17,000: 16th
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