PΜO-BRITISH INDIA-APCAR AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES
Strait
MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS
TAKING CARGO FOR
Java Burma. Ceylon. India. Parsian Gulf, West Indies, Mauritius East and South-
Africa, Queensland Parts, and Red Sea, Egypt. Constantinople, Greece. Levantine Ports, Europe, PENINSULA & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY
DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS
UNDER CONTRACT. WITH HM. GOVERNMENT
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1935
FAMOUS JAPANESE MERCHANT FLEET
Nippon Yusen Kaisha
CELEBRATING ITS GOLDEN
- JUBILEE TO-DAY
To-day-one of the most famous and one of the largest shipping lines in the world celebrates its Golden Jubilee. Perhaps no line is better known in Hong Kong than the Nippon Yusen Kaisha. and on practically every sea of the world the two red stripes en- circling the white band on the black funnel are a familiar sight. This immense
fleet. which
operates with clock-like regularity the world over, has been built up in the relatively short space of"] time of 50 years, and despite de- pression and cut-rates it still increases, and its balance sheet Last June disclosed a profit almost as substantial as in any boom year
The NYK Line dates from October 1, 1885, when it was born
The late Queen Astrid of Belginm lying in state in Bruneia.
of the Mitsubishi Company and THE "ALL BLACKS” the Kiodo Unya Kaisha which at AS AMBASSADORS
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL SAILINGS petition.
S.S.
From
About
Tons Hong Kong
Destination.
that time were threatening to kill each other by a cut-throat» com-
By the
the amalgamation of two companies the new line had inherited 29 steamers and sailing ship from the subishi Company,
and
* OF OUTPOST RUGBY
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of
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OIL WELLS IN SUSSEX
Boring Concession Obtained
London
one But they do not regard winning Mit-matches as the only object
29 their visit. They are here to
Petroleum boring operations Straits, Colombo, B'bay & Kavachi. steamers and 10 sailing ships further the Rugby kinship be will begin, shortly in Worth
Unyu Comtween the home unions and New Forest. Sussex total of 69 Zealand, and very pleasant. «m-] The NMD. Syndicate. Ltd.:
abassadors they promise to be. The steamers had
applior to the East Sussex
5th Oct. Bombay, Mameilles & London. 12,000 *7,000 10th Oct.
5,000 1
RAJPUTANA *MIRZAPORE +*BURDWAN
15,000. 19th Oct. 15,000
CHITRAL CATHAY **SOMALI
RAWALPINDI CORFU BANGALORE
RANCHI *NALDERA
**BHUTAN
CARTHAGE **BEHAR
RAJPUTANA
COCK
Oct. - B'bay, Mars. Havre, L'don, E'bg, R'dm. A'werp & Hall. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles, Havre, London, Ham bury Rotterdam. Antwerp Hull
2nd Nov.
9th Nov.
17.000 16th Nor. 14.000 30th Nov. 6.000 7th Dec.
17,000 14th Dec. 16,000 28th Dec 6,000 4th Jan.
14,500 11th Jan. 6.000 18th Jan, 17.000 25th Jan.
Cargo only
+ Calls Casablanca.
Marseilles & London. Pombay, Marseilles & Loadoa. Marseilles. Havre, London, Ham- burg. Antwerp, Rotterdam, & Hall
Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London:**
Marseilles, Havre, London, Ham- burg, R'dam, Antwerp & Holl Bombay, Marseilles & London Marseilles. Havre, London,
burg, R'dam & Hull Bombay, Marseilles & London
§ Calls. Port Sudan:
Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople, Piraeus. Symrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.
BRITISH INDIA - ARCAR
TILAWA
*10,000* "LIE" DE “1′′
SANTHIA
8,000 25th Oct.
·TALMA
SIRDHANA TAKADA
10,000 8th Nov. 8,000 2nd Net. 7,000 6th Dec. 1
from the Kiodo pany. making vessels.
total tonnage of only 64,610 tons Obviously. Mr. Meredith could County Council for permission and the-11 sailing ships 4,725 tons-not say much about their prosto sink a well in the forest The new Company's capital was pects. They are an exceptionally The council agreed to adopt. fixed at 11,000,000 yen.
young team. he reminded me, and the recommendation of Cuck- they have never played together. field, Rural Council that a well To-day, the fiftieth anniversary It will take time to build them should not be less than 200 of the Company's inauguration, up to their full strength, and yards from the road. the combined NYK and subsidiary until Mr. Meredith has had them:
Confidence
To-day's Tonnage
fleet comprises 133 ships of 770,000 out at practice for a day or two The head of the N.M.D. Syn-l tons, and
its aggregate capital he cannot begin shaping the side dicate is Mr. Norman Dudgeon,
flag became known on most-seas of the world
mining engineer. He said:
"We are confident of finding oil in good quantities..
→
"Our previous test well went! down ony 1.886 feet, but the
new one will reach 3,250 feet or jeven deeper.
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PRESIDENT LINERS TOURIST CLASS
Be Thrifty the President Way!
Hot and cold running weder in every staderoom? That is cise of the many conveniences offered in President Liners." www Tourist Class. Look at the large, fast President Liners". airy, outside staterooms, the cumple deck space, the out..... door swimming pool...and ask to see a main or two. Them. you will see why we say "Be thrifty the Prisicant wery.”
SAN FRANCISCO, NEW YORK "THE SUNSHINE ROUTE 18 Days To San Francisco Via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama and
Honolulu Fortnightly sailings:— Pres. Coolidge Oct. 5, 6 am. Pres. Taft
Oct. 23, 6 a.m. Pres. Hoover Nov. 2, Noon" Pres. Pierce ....Nov. 20, 6 a.m. Pres. Coolidge Nov 30, Koon
EUROPE, NEW YORK Inquire for round-trip tickets to Europe in connection with Lloyd Triestino Via Manila, Singapore, Colombo, Bombay, Suez and the
Mediterranean
Pres. Van Baren Öct.~12; 3 mm. Pres. Garfield --Oct. 25, 8. kam. Pres. Polk ... No. 9, 8 am. Pres. Adams „Nov. 23, 8 1.21. Pres. Harrison ..Dec. 7, 8 am
SEATTLE, VICTORIA THE EXPRESS ROUTE 18 Days To Seattle Via Shanghai, Kobe and Tokobains
Fortnightly sailingso Pres. Jackson” ....Oct. 11, M'night Pres. McKinley .Oct. 26, 1 LI Pres. Grant ........Nov. 9,1 am. Pres. Jefferson Nov. 23, 1 am. Pres. Jackson Dec 7, I am.
- MANILA
→ THE MOST FREQUENT
SERVICE
NEXT SAILING.
Pres. Jackson Oct. 5, 6 pm Pres. Van Buren Oct. 12, 8 S Pres Taft......Oct. 15, 6 pm Pres. McKinley Oct. 19, 6 pm.'
...Oct. 24, 9 pulle
Pres. Hoover
BOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES - AMERICAN MAIL LINE -
BARBER-WILHELMSEN LINE
MONTHLY SERVICE
To:
NEW YORK, SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES.
and
PANAMA CANAL Ports. Next Sailing
M.S. “TRIPOLOR”
on
18th OCT.
The re-
or formulating tactics. Ham-totals Yen 116,250,000.
presents the company's remark-
Incidentally, upon Mr. Meredith able progress in 50 years.
rests the sole responsibility of In 1897 the company owned 63 selecting and moulding the team. vessels and operated 21 lines and in 12 years the company's house and it will be extremely interest
ing to see what line he takes
Visit To Headquarters
T have reports by experts To-day ard to-morrow the which show that the geological In 1900 the Boxer Rising ineant; that the NY.K. bad to place 27 tourists will be in the capable formation of the site is exactly SAILINGS ships at the Government's service, hands of the London entertain the same as that of the Ban-
but between 1896 and 1903
the ment committee, and this after-overian fields, which last year Hampton produced 130,000 tons of oil | company had added 35 new ships noon, after visiting to its fleet and on the eve of the Court, they go to Twickenham for The strata are identical, and I San Francisco & Los Angeles Panama Canal New York Singapore, Penang, Rangoon and Russo-Japanese war the NYK their first glimpse of the wonder- think the result should be
Zone owned 77 ships of a total tonnage ful headquarters" turf.
similar. jof 242,163 tons.
Only two of them, by the way, "We are changing the name Gave Fateful Signal C. J. Oliver and J. E. Page, have of the syndicate to Kent and During that war the NYE been in England before-Page, in Sussex Oilfields, Ltd Boring placed practically its entire fleet 1928, played on the wing for the should start by October at the service of the Japanese London, Scottish, and Oliver was "The cost of the well alone! Government and many of
a member of the New Zealand will probably be about. £25,000:” | ships gave excellent service, parcricket team captained by T. C.
Calcutta.
Calls Port Swettenham,
Now is the time to
the
visit Australia & New Zealand ticularly the Shinano Maru which Lowry-
OF
Lands of Sunshine and Romance. "Down Under" you will feel a new being and even if you are not inclized towards Surfing, Fishing Shooting or Mountaineering you will find that the Antipodes have plenty to offer rou.-including 25/- for your pound..
On the way down your life aboard will be as you wish, quiet betic for the E. & A. will humour your every whim.
And by the way, there is no additional charge for Deck Cabins and there is of course a Sun Deck Swimming pool, an Orchestra and a
Spe Laundry.
A Surgeon and Stewardess are at your disposal and last but not least we had almost forgotten-the cuisine will set you listening eagerly for the gong!
Regular Monthly Sailinge from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan and Hong Kong to Australia.
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-
The Union S.S. Co.'s Steamers to the United Kingdom via New Zealand, Vancouver. San Francisco, etc.
The P. & O. Royal Mail Steamers to London and
The P. & 0. Branch Service of Steamers to London via Suez The New Zealand Shipping Co.'s Steamers for Southampton and London via Panama Canal
gave the signal to Fleet Admiral Togo of the Russian Baltic Fleet's
To-morrow the British Sports- man's Club are giving a luncheon arrival, a timely message which Fin honour of the All Blacks, and helped considerably in the defeat of the Russian fleet.
By 1914. the NY.K owned 26. ships of a total tonnage of 380,-
.
.
(this will be a very representative
gathering
The New Zealanders are: 2s-
000 tons, and though the part sured of a great, welcome every- where, and although we hope that they played was not spe-
we may prove them vulnerable tacular it W2s certainly 2 hazardous one. They maintained here and there, we do most heart many essential services which they wish them enjoyment and good Allied fleets were not able to i
fortune.
maintain owing to the need for transports, etc. It was on the re- quest of Britain that the company RAID ON THAMES opened its fortnightly service to Liverpool, which has been main- tained ever since. Frequently auxiliary steamers were lent to
[EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (the Allies and algo to the Ameri
NANKIN
NELLORE
TANDA
7,000 4th Oct. Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, 7,000 2nd Nov. Melbourne & Hobart.
7,000 30th Nov.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI
"SOMALI
CATHAY
SANTHIA
NELLORE
TALMA
RAWALPINDI *BANGALORE
SIRDHANA CORFU
TANDA
TAKADA RANCHI
& JAPAN
can Navy in 1917. Only five ships Sydney were lost, however. In 1916 the
7,000
1st Oct. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama, 15,000 3rd Oct. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.
8,000 3rd Oct. Amoy, Shanghai & Japan.. 7,000 6th Oct Shanghai, Moji Kobe, Osaka &
Yokohama.
10,000 17th Oct. Amoy, Shanghai & Japan. 17,000 18th Oct. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.
Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama Amoy, Shai, Moji, Kobe & Osaka. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Amoy, Shai, Moji, Kobe & Osaka. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.
6,000 31st Oct. 8,000 31st Oct. 14,500 1st Nov. 7,000 3rd Nov. 7,000 14th Nov. 17,000 15th Nov.
"All's well" PGO
ALL DATES are approximate and sub- ject to alteration without notice. All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans or Panka Louvre, "ystem." Steamers on London and Aus on the tralian Lines are fitted with Laundries. Par- cels measuring not more than 5 cu. ft. will be · received at the Company's Office up to Noon
on the day previous to sailing b
For further information, Passage, Freight, Handbooks, etc., apply
to The Agents:-
MACKINNON MACKENZIE CO
HOUSE-
Thieves Cut 'Phone Wires
Windsor.
CHANGED OUTLOOK IN ABYSSINIA-
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At the time of the Italian invasion, on the other hand, the Emperor Menelik had a united people behind him in the form of
2 -general levee which (orders every able-bodied man and woman in Ethiopia to the ranks-while the Italians were
commanded by leaders with diff ferent ideas regarding the way in which the campaign should [be conducted.
Climatic Variations
Another factor the invader must prepare for is a rapid variation of climate such as is company opened up two new lines. Sutherland Grange, the Thames to be found nowhere else in the one to New York via Panama and side residence of Sir Dhunjibboy world. An advancing force the other to New Zealand.
Bomanji, has been the scene of a would have to negotiate the To-day in its Golden Jubilee daring burglary.
canyons, meeting extremes of year the NYK operates, apart Although night watchmen were heat which are likely seriously from the coastal services, the on duty thieves removed a pane to affect the health and eff Japan-Europe fortnightly service, of glass from the drawing-room ciency of a white army. They the Orient Galifornia service, the window and cut the telephone would travel in an equable clinate over the highlands until
Orient-Vancouver - Seattle
fort-wires.
ARRIVAL DATES
12th & 14th Nov.
22nd Nov.
DODWELL & CO
Queen's Buildings.
Agents
29th Nov.
LTD.
Telephone 28021.
BURNS PHILP LINE
M.V. "NEPTUNA”
PASSENGER & FREIGHT SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA
Next Sailing 10TH OCTOBER for Saigon, Manila, Sandakan, Rabant, Salamaua,
Sydney & Melbourne
nightly service, South American They then ransacked the house, a canyon barred their progress, west const Chonthly service, Japan- their haul including silver sugar and then descend into tropical First Class Fare to Sydney: Bombay monthly service and the sifters, sugar jars, a sardine conditions which prevail at the
Single £47-10.0d- Japan-China- Rapid. Express ser- stand and number of valuable bottom. vice.
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS'S
VISIT
Douglas Fairbanks, senior, who jarrived at Southampton on a visit to England, proposes to produce 6kms for United Artists.
DOG TRAPPED 4 DAYS
After Aercely tempts to
POC BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG Chatham
sting wil at
dad dog,
ivory ornaments
Here mosquitoes and other Sir Dhunjibhoy is not at prenoxious insects swarm in mil- sent in residence, and the actual lions, and fever is added to the value of stolen property Known
FALL FROM TRAIN
Ane unknown" "WOZIED death from a train, near Yorkshire.
is an invader's other difficulties.
From the bottom of the canyon
to the top is in itself a difficult
Apply to:-
GIBB,
Return: £76.
LIVINGSTON & CO. LTD.
Agents** P. & O. Building
ascent for an army and its the defenders. equipment, but when a steep** Doubtful Reward
to mountain range awaits the
sley, climbers rising sheer above
1found in the country, but to establish machinery and trang.
Only those who know Abys-port for working mines would the plains at the top of the can-sinia from the inside realise be a formidable proposition
The traveller in Abyssinia you then the barrier is, in how doubtful the prospects of deedformidable. There are reward really are Geologists to-day can only be impressed by places, such as at Adowa, where and engineers who have ex-the fact that the last thing fan entire modern army might plored and reported upon the people there want is Jodge of the be wiped out of existence by a natural wealth of Abyssinia are they desire above all use at Littleton, near clever manoeuvre and stub generally agreed that almost left alone to work out
born: resistance on the part of every type of mineral is to be emancipation on-Wester
SUNBURY FIRE