ANNOUNCING
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 9TH, 1925
A Weekly Passenger and Freight Service FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO THE ORIENT
AND A
U.S. NAVIGATION - LAWS.
LIST OF DESIRABLE CHANGES DRAFTED.
The committee appointed some time ago by Mr. Alfred Gilbert Smith, president of the Amarican Steamship Owners Asouin
Fortnightly Passenger and Freight Service tion of vessels bs, repealed and that the
FROM THE ORIENT TO SAN FRANCISCO VIA HONOLULU
First Sailing from SAN FRANCISCO
8.8. PRESIDENT LINCOLN
May 16th.
To SAN FRANCISCO from HONGKONG
8.S. PRESIDENT LINCOLN ·
June 20th.
This Service is Inaugurated
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BY OUR NEWLY ACQUIRED PRESIDENT LINERS:
President WILSON President LINCOLN
President CLEVELAND
President PIERCE
-SERVICE.
SPEED.
President "TAFT
For Information and Bookings, apply to-
COMFORT.
DOLLAR
STEAMSHIP LINE,
HONGKONG, AND SHANGHAI BANK BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR.
No. 4, Das Værx ROAD,
Telephone: Central 2477, 2478 and 793.
Cable Address: "DOLLAR"
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN-
JCJL
York. Building
Hongkong.
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Tel. Address :
JAVALYN
Tel. Central 1571,
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EzGULAZ ForIGHT SEEVICE BETWEEN JAVA, CHINA AND JAPAN,
SEZANZEA
FROM
BATAVIA
EXPECTED
TO NO
WILL LEAVE
FOR
ON OF ABOUT
ABOUT
TJIKEMBANG TJIMANOEK ...
JAPAN via KERLING & ANDY JAVA VIA M'sak.
14th Jane 13th
16th June
SHANGHAI
18th
BATANEL
17th
19th
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SCERABALA 144 SHANGHAI
25th
21 Mt.
23rd
BOXRABATA &
24th
26th
MAKASSAR
SHANGHAI
29th
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TJIKEMBANG
Wireles Telegraphy,
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MAKASSAR & GERADALƏ BATAȚIA SHANGHAI DARY
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The steamers are all fitted throughout with Electric-Light and have accommodation for a limited number of saloon Passengers. All steamera carry a daly qualified surgeon. Cargo taken at through rates to all ports in Netherlande India and Australia. .
For Particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LEJN.
THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.
COPENHAGEN:
The M/S. AFRIKA"
ill be leading for MARSEILLES: VALENCIA, DUNKIRK, BOTTERDAM AMSTERDAM, HAMBURG, COPENHAGEN, and other
Further Sailings
SCANDINAVIAN PORTS.
On of Abn
25th June, 1925.. Expected on
Will leave homeward-bou
on or about 20th July
TIS. Malays" MB. "Tongking'
S. "Australian
2/8. *AgIB**
or about
in port
16th July
20th August
25th September.
Subject to change without notice.
For further particulars, please apply to:-
JOHN MANNERS & CO., LTD.
HONGKONG WEEKLY
PRESS.
CONTAINING ALL THE WEEKS ↑ LOCAL NEWS,
"The Paver los end Hemma,
Agente
THE SI FAKHOY REMEDY.
THERAPION NO. THERAPION No. 2 THERAPION No. 3
Ko, 1 für Beddar Gabarrh. No 1 for.ood' Dassan Ha. à for. Chrouïe WellsagNE," HOLZ IT' ÉRADOVO GENIZERS, PEIGH IN TEMLJOro, 38. DK. Le Cze Math., Goy Haverstock Rd., Kiwa, Lendas, ca MAN, FROM 10, Bisexan Br.; New Tax Cay, ON 45, Fizar Orxana, BAX Exarchia,
WEATHER REPORT.
June 8th at 19.00.-Pressure has decrenad alightly over Shantung, south Japan, the Loochoos and the Bonins, and increased slightly north Japan. The tension is moving east elsewhere; it is highest over, S. Manchuria and ward to the north of Oshima, said the trough remains is the
Borthern China Sea.
18
game wag rainfall for the 24 noum ending ai
Fuse 8th 084 inch. Total sinse at 2583 inchm, sgainst an average. of 37.56 inches.
The forcast for the 24 hours ending at 15
ane 9th is as follows
DISTRICT
FORECAST
tion, to draft a list of desirable changes in the American navigation lawa baa completed its work, and submitted a report which is of rust significance to American shipping interests. The committee recommends that the present laws bearing upon the technical, side of the design, construction and opera- Formosa Channel ...N. winds, glerate. f. vinds, moderate; Department of Commercs be authorized to|| Hongkong to Gap Bock- fair to showery, prepare a complete new set of regulations covering these matters. There is no doubt that the present laws are antiquated and that regulations should be promulgated which are more applicable to the constantly changing methods and conditions of con- struction and propulsion.
South coast of Chine between) South coast of China between
Hongkong and Lamooks;
do.
do.
Hongkong and Hainan HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER.
Hongkong Observatory, June 8th. -
Previoca On DatejOn Date'
Day at
#t jat 2 pomį. 6 m.3.
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Barometer
THE LOAD LINE LAWIN The report also contains 12 recom- mendation" for the enactment of a lead linë Inw, the conditions affecting the fixing of the load line to be determined by regulations drawn up by the Department of Commerce. This is a very necessary law, and the Department of Commerce can be depended upon to ruske regulations in this connection which will not place American vessels at a disadvantage in competition with vessels of other nations, but which will be
bject to uniform international agreement. Lowest open-air Temperatum on 8th
WORKMEN'S "COMPENSATION.
The committee requests enactment of | legislation covering workmen's com- pensation for sick and disabled seamen on the general basis of the Merchant Ship- ping Act of Great Britain and following ibe general wage' scale of compensation in American ships.
Temperature Humidity Wind Direction.. Forte Feather ...
Rain
INDO-CHINA
STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
BAILINGS BUBJECT TO ALTERATION,
BANGKOK via SWATOW TSINGTAU via SWATOW
&BHANGRAI HAIPHONG và EOTROW: SHANGHAI SWATOW HANTLAt ein BWATOW
SANDAKAN
STRAITS & CALCUTTA KORE
*KWAISANG" Tuesday, 9th Jund, No
... "YATSHING"
via AMOY, SHANGHAI"
& MOJI
TIENT IN
BANGKOK SWATOW
BANDAKAN
"KWONGSANG* Wedonday, 10th June, 10. ***MINGSANG " Thursday, 11th June, 8am.
Thundar, 11th June, 10 a Thursday, 11th June, 3pMA Friday,
12th June, 10, Exturday, 13th June, Noon. Saturday, 13th June, p
"YUENSANG" "YUBANG" “MAUSANG" NAUSANG"
14th June, 7amL,
15th June, Noom 18th Jane,
"BOSANG
Sunday, 'CHIPSHING *- Monday, "CHAKBANG Tresday, HINSANG** Tuesday,
23rd June Noom.
Vocal
REGULAR SAILINGS ARE MAINTAINED AS FOLLOWS »**
EVERY THREE DAYS.
GALOUTTA HONGKONG JAPAN LINE...EVESY TEN DAYE! SHANGHAI HONGKONG LINE HONGKONG KANILA LINE BONG ONG HAIPHONG LINE HONGKONG-BORNEO LINE HONGKONG TIENISIN LINE
„ONGKONG-BANGKOK EINE
Fur Fraight or Fussago, apply tom
EVERY SATURDAY FROM SIZE PUEDE ...EVERY SUNDAY FROM BOTE PEZS
EVERY FORTNIGHET ...EVERY FORTNIGHT
EVERY WEEK
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.-
GENERAL MANAGERS"
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HIGH WAH.
HONGKONG TIDE TABLE
From June 9th to 15th, 1995,
LOW WATER.
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Standard
Timb.
Days Di
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Days of
Other recommendations contained in the report are the repeal of the requirement that 65 per cent. of the deck crew be certi fiested ble seamen; the repeal of the Tass. langhuge test in so far as it applies to American vessels in competitive foreign Wad. 10. trade; the modification of the requirement
as to certificated lifeboat men to us to Thur. 11 bring it into conformity with the Interna-
"TH tional Conference on Safety of Life at Sen;
'kong
Standard
Time.
Height
h.. ft. in.
9 m2 10 9
the modification of the law governing the Satur. 13 m frequent payment of wages to seamen so
that payments to unen during the voyage | San. may be left to the discretion of the master;
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the amendment of the law relating to Mon 15 m 5 594-911 9 the discharge of seamen so that the use of continuous discharge books is made compulsory; the suspension of the 50 per cent. duty on repairs effected abroad until some form of national aid or protection is given American ships.
The
POSSIBLE OPPOSITION.
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5148 11 25 2 0 chairman of the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company, but he declared that many people felt when the orders went to Holland in September last that half of them at least might have been given to this country.in view of the last order executed here. In the second report of the Select Committee on Public Accounts for 1924 it was shown that the Admiralty in building two tankers for the company had incurred loss of £205,000.
recommendations affecting the employment and working conditious of scanten are bound to be contested by adve- cstes of the Jones Act, and the suggestion that the regulation imposing a duty.on repairs effected, akroad be suspended will wat skid," he added, at the time meet with opposition from ship repairers. when the contracts for the six tankers were For these risous speedy action on the placed last year, that orders for foar other report cannot be expected. The report lias ships of this size were pending, and that already gone to the Shipping Board, but we au effort would be made to have these built suggest that these recommendations be in Great Britain at a price which would be submitted to the delegates at the conference regarded as economie when compared with of shipping interests which is being called the Dutch figure. According to Lloyd's the American Steamship Owner Register, some of the smaller tankers order- Association with a view to bringing about ed Folland have been launched and are a unity of opinion on a national shipping ring the Dutch flag, and the owners are policy. If the report could go forth with stated to be the Curacaosebe Scheepvaarts the endorsement of such a conference Maatschappij. The larger tankers have more inclined to not yet been launched, but it is not unrea Congress would be give it favourable consideration-Nautical sonable to infer that the Dutch interesta Gazette.
in the Shell Company had as niuch to do with placing the contract there as anything After the announcement of this contract the question was raised as to whether the specifications on which the 10,000-ton Dutch ships were priced were different from those put to the British shipbuilders, one of whom was reported to bare said that, had he bad the Dutch specifications. he could have built the ships as cheaply us they could have been built in Holland:
FOUR OIL TANKERS.
ORDERS FOR THE TYNE,<***
Contracts for the construction of four motor-driven oil tankers of 10,000 tons each have been placed with two Tyneside firms by the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company, Limited, the shipping company associated with the Shell Transport and Trading Company. Orders for two other vessels of
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JOINT SERVION OF STRANKEN,
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OUTWARDS
"GLENTARA”
"GLENAHIEL"
"PEMBROKESHIRE
#GLENIFFER"... "GLESOGLE"
"GLENAMOY"
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14th June
25th June
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5th Aug.
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HOMEWARDS.
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Lavm B'kong. Dinkorrar "CARMARTHENSHIRETM Noon 11th Jana
London. Botterdams & Hamburg vin. Özata *GLENBEG
London Botterdam
* GLENSHIEL***** London,
Botterdam
pas
7th June Hambur 26th July
Hamburg.
Movements are enbjout to abange without zatias, For Freight or further Particulars, plenas apply team
JARDINE, MATHESON ♣ CO. LTD., THE GLEN LINE, LTD., AUKNEL. Talaplanas 1 Outral No. Aš amber 23, and Üentras Soro
ASAHI
BEER
SPECIALLY BREWED FOR EXPORT
DAI NIPPON BREWERY CO.
LIMITED
TOKYO JAPAN.
MITSUI
SOLE AGENTS
BUSSAN KAISHA, LTD
HONGKONG:
sunilor type and tonnage hure bean pinced THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK Co.,LTD.
on the Continent.
The Timer Newcastle-un-Tyne correspon dent telegraphs that the orders for the four tankers are understood to represent an outlay of between £800,000 and £900,000 and that is believed that two of the Vessels will be built by the Palmer Com- pany, Jarrow, and two by R. and W. Haw thorn Leslie and Co, Hebburn. An official of the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company in London confirmed the information na to the placing of contracts, but declined to disclose the prices." ;
Lord Bearsted, in a latter published in The Timice, reculled the placing of orders for six tankers by this company in Holland at year because the price quoted by the builders there was no less than £10,000 por ship below the lowest tenders of British firms," and added: If the order for some vessels of the same company may be placed in Great Britain, it is only because the Dutch yards are full and cannot accept further contracts.”.
The situation was discussed with ope closely associated with the shipbuilding in dustry, who said that sufficient had traux- pired to show that the prices at which the irina bad accepted these orders were des. peration prices" taken simply to keep the yurds' going and the workinen together. He admitted that the Dutch firms have been assisted by their. Government, but, he ex- pressed the belief that the main reason why so much of the work of the Aglo Saxon Company had gone to Holland- was, that the company, Ins substantial Butch interosta. He added: In the past, in connection with tanker orders, endeavours *** have been made to ure Dutch, tenders to isance British suipbuilders to eat their prices."
Referring the orders mentiound by Lord Hearst du his letter, he agreed that Lord Boir probably wrote tram frat hand into since he was at une time.
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OIL TANK STEAMER "PALUDINA'¡
4270" x 53.1 x 310 8,500 tons dX $100. HP.
Built by THE HONGKONG & WHAMPDA DOCK CO, LTD, M KOWLOON DOCKS to is onder
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ase, addı
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