TUESDAY, APRIL 18,
P. & 0.-British India Apcar and
Eastern & Australian Lines
(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND).
MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS. TAKING CARGO FOR STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, AND RED' SEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE, de.
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under Contract with H.M. Government.)
$.B.
1*MIRZAPORE CHITRAL **BHUTAN
RANCHI CARTHAGE **SOUDAN
NALDERA
KAISAR-1-HIND
+BURDWAN
MANTUA
RAWALPINDI
+SOMALI
RANPURA
RAJPUTANA
BANGALORE
RANCHI
CARTHAGE **BHUTAN
NALDERA CORFU
From
Tom
Horod About
1933.
6,700 19th Apr. 16,000 22nd Apr. 6,000 20th Apr.
6th May 17,000 14,000 20th May 6,880 27th May 16,000 3rd June 12,000 17th June 6,500 24th June
let July 11,000 17,000 15th July
Destination.
Straits, Colombo & Bombay. Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London, H'burg, R'dam, Antwerp & Hull. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London.
疲
Bombay, Miles, Havre, L'don, H'burg,
R'dam, Antwerp & Hull. Bombay, Marsellen & London, Bambay, Marseilles & London.
6.800 22nd July & Rotterdam
Cargo only. † Calls Casablanca.
1 Call Karachi & Kundia.
Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Con- stantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Porta by steamers of the Khadivial Mati Steamship Co.
TILE CHINA MAT
AMERICA'S SHIPPING THE MAN WHO
LOSSES.
(Continued from Page 6.).
BELONGED TO ME
(Continued from Page 10)
SHIPPING.
14 Million Tons Laid Up.
"The year under review has. been one of still greater gravity for shipping"
Critics believe that the latter to him. I nominally his master, bad GRAVE POSITION OF conclusion is the one justified by really degenerated into his slave oc the facts. They are supported by at best, merely the manager of hir personal existence Aalio" kald; he' an audit recently made by the U. S. must find something "more impres Comptroller-General of the books sive" than what I had done for him. of another firm operating Shipping and, moreover, something that tad no
After need of
having accomplices. Board vessels.. This audit showed
thought the matter over quietly for that the bounty enabled the Arm's day or two I wrote to him as fol. shareholders to receive a return |low:- of 867 per cent. on their Invested
"My dear Bite-Since you belong capital.
to me according to a formal contract, I can arrange for your life or your The Comptroller-General's res-death as I see ft. 1 therefore order
This is the opening sentence of trained comment on this and other you to shut yourself up in your room:
the annual report of the Chamber similar cases was: "Payments have on Saturday night at eight o'clock; been made, and are being made, then lie down on your bed and take of Shipping of the United King not to cover losses, but in accor half past eight take another one No less than 14,600,000 tons," or
one of the pills hore enclosed.
A dom dance with stipulated amount at nine exactly take the third. agreed upon before the loss could Should you disober my orders, I give 214 per cent, of the world's ship- possibly have been ascertained.” up any responsibility I may ever have ping is laid up.
had for your life, from this day on- Among the causes to which the
present position is ascribed are:
Subsidies by foreign mente;
wards
How Money Goes? There is another authenticated. I knew that Amico Dite would not flinch at the fear of death. In spite instance of Shipping Board opera-of being so particular, he was a gen tions which might well be the life-tleman and great respect for his atory of one of those, rusting hulks word and signature. I bought in the Mississipp! "boneyard," A strong emetic, and arranged to be at vessel built in 1881 and recondi- his house just before nine-that is, just before he took the last pill, which tioned in 1910 was requisidoned by would inevitably kill him if he took the Board in 1917.. A month later"
夥
Govern
Unequal trading between this and certain other countries; and Quotas and minimum prices imposed by the Coal Mines Act. On the question "of subsidies, the report states: "The great dis- she was chartered for the Atlantic On Saturday evening I ordered a coastwise trade, but on her frat cab for eight o'clock, because I lived parity between the volume of trade voyage proved unseaworthy, and in boarding-house long way from end of shipping has been largely where Amico Dite was saying. The created by the action of Govern- had to be towed to port. The ves-cab did not turn up until a quarter
running sel was repaired at a cost of $10,- paet eight, so I irepressed on the driv. ments in building and
that I was in 700, and made one more voyage er the fact
great ships for political and not for com-
mercial reasons. then she was laid up for additional hurry.
The horse started off, indeed, with repairs.
The granting of uneconomic aB- sort of pseudo-gallop, but after i. After the Government had about ten minutes he stumbled and slatance in various forms out of It seemed, all proportion to the value of the agreed to do repairs costing $47,-fell down in the street. 000, and to pay the owner a charter hopeless to try to pick him up so I commercial service rendered has quickly paid the cabby and looked
forced upon the freight market a hire of $40,000, the ship was re- round for another cab Luckily I leased from requisition in 1918. found one at once,
and I calculated mass of tonnage the existence of Later she was sold, and when the that at nine o'clock exactly I ought which is only rendered possible new owners subsequently bought to be at Amica Dite's house. I be, because it is provided and main- another Shipping Board vessel in gan to worry a little nevertheless betained out of taxes." exchange they were allowed $160, if we were only five minutes late, it ¡cause there was a thick fog and even
With regard to coal, it is
president liners
Weekly Sailings Transpacific
TO SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES & NEW YORK
via“ PANAMA.
TO SEATTLE
VICTORIA.
Fortnightly salings on Wednesdays. Fortnightly salinga on Saturdaya
Pres, Coolidge
Pres. Lincoln
Pres. Hoover
Pres.- Wilson
Apr. 26 - Pres. Cleveland
May 10 Pres. Cleveland" May 24- Pres." "Taft
Fund' 7" Prem Jefferson
June 24-
May &
May 20
June
ROUND TRIP FARES TO EUROPE & AMERICA. Special through rates to Europe vix United Staton." "Direct" connections with, all Atlantic lines. Choice of rail linea across United States and Canada, liberal stop-over privi leges for sight-seeing. Full particulars upon application.
Fortnightly via Suez to Europe & America
Fortnightly sailings on Saturdaya via Manila, Straita, Colombo, Bombay, Suez Canal, Alexandria, Naples,""
Genoa, Marseilles, New York and Boston.
Batt
Pros. Monroe Prea. Van Buren
Apr. 15 Pres. Garfield
Apt. 29 Pres. Polk
TO MANILA
day 18 May
Next Sailing, Pres. Coolidge Apr. 18, 6 p.m.
Prea. Adam's
Pres. Van Buren Pres. Cleveland. Pres. Lincoln
Pres. Claveland
ob-
Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London, R'burg R'dam, Antworp & Hnil
000 as the valve of this 1881 boat. meant that the poor man would cer- served that shipping must still ombay, Marsellles & London.
rely upon coal for fourfifths of the Marseilles & London. Finally this vessel, having earned tainly be
in suddenly the cab pulled up. weight of its export cargoes from Marseilies, Havre, London, only $4,000 in charter hire during We were at the end of an important
ber career as a Government ship, street full of cars and buses, and a, the United Kingdom and for two- & London. 17,600 29th July Bombay, Marselle 17,000 12th Aug. Bombay, Marseilles & London. was disposed of for $10,000. She policeman held up his hand to stop thirds of its fuel.
people our going by. I leapt out of the cab Yet the Coal Mines Act "has 4,000 19th Aug. Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London, had cost the American
like a madman and rushed up to the facilitated undercutting by foreign R'dam, Antwerp & Hall, $243,700. 17,000 28th Aug. Marseilles &
London.
Meanwhile, New Orleans, second huge policeman, trying to make him 14,000
9th Sept. Bombay. Marseilles & London.
understand that I was in a great competition, created difficulties for 6,000 18th Sept Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London, port in the United States, reflects hurry and that a man's life was at shipowners in securing the right quality of bunkers, and kept up H'burg, 'dam, Antwerp & Hull, the severe depression in commerce, stake. 10,000 23rd Sept. Marsellles & London.
On the day of my arrival there But he either did not understand or the price of bunkers for coasting
pot understand. I had to go 14,000
would 7th Oct. Bombay, Marseilles & London.
were fifty-eight vessels in port-the rest of the way on foot, but part vessels. Export and bunker coal thirty-six of them laid up. Many ly because of the fog and partly be- should be free from quote and of these ships have been brought cause I did not know London very well, price restrictions." ap-river to a wharf just opposite I took wrong turning, and I only noticed I was going in the wrong Nine Mile Point, where they lle six direction when I'd been rushing along abreast, scarcely less for about ten minutes. So, still run- or seven
Alaine Gerbault, single-handed" forlorn than the Government's idle ning, I-turned back and went in the neet.
yachtsman, has sailed from Mar- other direction.
It was only a few minutes Vefore aeilles in his new.9 ton yacht bear- British Hard Hit.
nine, and was making predigions) British shipping, doubly hit both efforts
so as to get there in time ing his name for the South Paci-
fic via Panama. house by the depression and by aulisi- But I only reached the boarding dised competition, shown a heavy at seven minutes past nine, and rang
the bell frantically.
The falling-off here. From 1920, when someone opened it I rushed into 464 British vessels called at New Amico Dito's room. He was lying in and as silent as be. By papers were Orleans, there has been a progres- his shirt-sleeves on the bed, pale and all confiscated, and my last letter to stiff as a corpse. I thook him and Dite was found as well. The trial sive decline to 140 in 1931 and only called him by name; I felt whether was extremely short because I did not 123 last year. Exports from New his heart were beating and whether even put up defence or show the Orleans to Britain have fallen in he were breathing still. No: he was contract I still had put away some- for value from $92,000,000 in 1929 to indeed a corpse; the little box I had where. It is several years now alace Amico Dite have been in prison; but I am not $39,000,000 in 1931. Figures for sent him was empty.
last had kept his word to the I had
T-have
Amico done. had sorry for what 1932, not yet compiled will show a intended to give him the terror of cer- Dito has made my life much more EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South), further substantial decline. tain death and then the shock af re-worth telling than it would have been New Orleans in the great cotton surrection; but instead I had given without him, and I don't think I have centre of the South; and falling him death, real and irrevocable death managed so badly even though in the prices are ruining both the plants with grief.
I stayed all night in his room, numb year in which he belonged to me I In the morning I was spent a good deal more than the thou-
former finds he has spent on run-j ning the plantation more than his whole crop realises at harvest-
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS,
SANTHIA
TAKADA SIRDHANA
TALMA TILAWA
SANTHIA
p.m.
1933. 8,000 22nd Apr.
8,000 6th May 7,000 13th May 10,000 24th May 10,000 10th June 8,000 24th June
Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.
Singapore, Penang & Calcatta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta,
B.I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation 1st and 2nd class passengers,
1933.
moment
2nd May Manila, Rabaul Brisbane, Sydney &tion owner and the tenant. The found with the dead man, as pale sand pounds he gave me.
NELLORE
TANDA
7,000 7,000 2nd June 7,000 80th Jane 7,000 2nd Aug.
NANKING
NELLORE
Melbourne.
Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japen time; while the negro tenant's
and Hong Kong to Australia.
Hong Kong to Sydney-19 days.
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:---
The Union' 8.8. Company's steamary to the United Kingdom via New
Cwaland, Vancouver, Ban Franelson; etc.
The P. & O. Royal Mail Steamers to London and
The P. à 0. Branch Bervice of steamers to Londen vis Bnes,
share does not fetch enough to re- pay his small borrowings from the lowner.
By the same process of borrow- ing more than the crop can pay, hundreds of Independent growers. who used to own their plantations
The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Bouthampton and are now reduced to the status of Londen via Panama Canal. -
-SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.
*SOUDAN CARTHAGE SIRDHANA TALMA NALDERA *BURDWAN
TANDA
TILAWA KAISAR-I-HIND MANTUA NANKIN
SOMALI RAWALPINDI RANPURA *BANGALORE RAJPUTANA
CARTHAGE
NALDERA SOUDAN
CORFU *BURDWAN MANTUA RAWALPINDI
8,000
1918,
6,800 18th Apr. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohams. 14,000 20th Apr. Shanghai, Kobs & Yokohama,
21st Apr. Amoy, Shal, Moll, Kobe & Daaks. 10,000 4th May Amoy, S'hai, Moll, Hobe & Osaka 16,000 th May Shanghai, Moil, Kobe & Yokohama. 8th May Shal, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Y'hama.
7,000
10,000 18th
Chenghai,
tenants. They are tenants of the banks, which have become virtual owners of the plantations in de fault of mortgage interest.
STEAMERS MOVEMENTS.
The E.M.S. Empress of Russia
6,100 18th May Shanghai, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama loft Yokohama on April 15 (Sat) Moll, Kobe & Yokohama, at 3 pm, and is due at Vancouver 12,000 18
18th May 11,000 June Shanghai, Mofl, Kobe & Yokohama. on April 24 (Man.). She leaves 7,000 4th Jane
Moji, Kohe, Osaka & Yokohama. Vancouver for Hong Kong vid 6,800 13th June || Shanghai, Moji, Kobe · Yokohama. 17,000 16th Jane Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama, ports on May 6 (Sat.). 17,000 29th June Shanghai, Kobs & Yokohama. 6.000 12th July Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. 17.000 18th Joly Shanghai, Kobe 4 Yokohama. 17.000 27th July Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. 6,000 9th Ang, Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. 14,000.. $14,000 10th Aug. Shanghai, Koba Yokohama 16,000 24th Ang Shanghal, Most, Kobe & Yokohama.
6,800 5th Bent Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama: 14,000 7th Bapt. Shanghal, Kobe & Yokohama, 6,100 4th Oct. Shanghai, Kobe & Tokohama. 11,000 21st Bept Bhanghai, Moll, Kobe Yokohama, 17,000 Bth C Oct. Shanghal, Kobe & Yokobama.
Cargo only
All dalsi, see opprinimate and subject to alteration withous All Gabini, are
Electric Fans or Panka Lovyre
& 0. Building Connaugh
4 ex. ft. will bi piot
to skiling.
CO
The P. &,0. s.6. Mirzapore" left Moji for this port on April 14 at 10 a.m., and is due here to-morrow at about 6 p.m.
The P. & O. as, Carthage left] Singapore for this port on April] 16 at 9 am. with the cutward English Mails, and is due here to morrow at about 6 am, in p
The B.L. Sirdhana left Bin- gapore for this port on April 14, and is due here to-morrow.
The Italian express tiner 152,000 tons, maintained an averagë
of 28 Enots on her 600 mile but was delayed three days by breakdown on her maldan vo
Japan
Japan
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
INWARD MAILS.
TUESDAY, APRIL 18.
Bokuyo Maru Santhia
·APRIL 19
Sirdhana Tokushima Maru
WEDNESDAY,
Calcutta and Stralta
Straits
Europe vir Suez (Letters and Papers) London, 23rd March" and
Parcels, 16th March)..
APRIL
June 10-Pres. Taft Apr. 29 Pres. Hoover .Apr. 29 Pres. Taft .May. 2. Pres. Folk
May 6 Pres. Garfield
May 13
.May 16 :
May 20
May 27
May 18
CONNECTING WITH S.S. MAYON TO CEBU, ILOILO,
A ZAMBOANGA.
CANTON, BRANCH-No. 4, Shakee" Street,
BARBER WILHELMSEN LINE - EXPRESS SERVICE TO NEW YORK
Yix
SAN FRANCISCO-LOS ANGELES.
PANAMA.
Next Sailing
M.V. "TAI YIN"
on APRIL 18th.
All Vessels Have Excellent Accommodation for 12 Passengers.
Hong Kong to San Francisco Hong Kong to Los Angeles Hong Kong to New York ...
Tims in Transit. Fares ‚25 days' G$190.00 .28. - .42
G$195.00
G$310.00
For Passenger and Freight and information please applyi—
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Carthage
THURSDAY,
AND
Australia and Manila
Kitano Maru
Straits
Japan
FRIDAY,
APRIL 21.
Japan and Shanghai. Japan
Malacca Maru Montevideo Maru
Chitral
BUNKERS
'Kamo Maru
OUTWARD MAILS,
TUESDAY, APRIL.. Shanghai, Japan and Europe
Soudan Siberla Manlia,“ Makasser and Sourabayą. Tilnegara Swatow Amoy and Foochow Hal Ning Manila
Sandakan, Straltas
WEDNESDAY,
Mausang;
4.80 p.m.
B.80 ..
9.30 a.m.
25 pm
President Coolidge
AFRIL" 10,
Philoctetes
APRIL - 21.
Kitano Maruz
2.30 p.m. 2.80 p.m.
9.30 m
Montevideo. Maru.
(10,30 a.m.)
Maur
Chitral":
FRIDAY: Japan
Saigon, Ceylon, India · Mauritius, East and South Africa and Bouth American portă” traits, Ceylon, In
East & South Africa, and Europe via-Marseilles
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