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Ports & Honolulu.
4th April, at Noon 17th April, at 10 am.
3rd May
SOUTH AMERICA via Japan, Hoolala, San Francisco,
Los Angeles, Mexico and Panala.
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MARSEILLES, LONDON, ANTVERP & ROTTERDAM
ANYO MARU
via Ports.
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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL
1927.
Shipping News Daily Statement, Waterfront
YESTERDAY'S FREIGHT
RETURNS.
INWARD" CARGOES NORMAL.
'THROUGH FREIGHTS DOWN.
BRITISH VESSELS BEST CARRIERS.
The returns for the 24 hours ended at 9 am, yesterday showed that local imports of general mer chandise were normal and, that through freights had decreased con- siderably.
British vessels carried most of the inward freights and although only two vessels had cargoes for ports beyoad Hong Kong, the amount enfried represented half of the total amount of through cargoes.
The Colony's imports amounted to 16,000 tons, of which, 6,950 tons were contributed by four British
veascia.
The two best returns were shown by the s.s. Cheong Shing and the Aweiyung. The former vessel from Tientsin accounted for 3.350 tons
and the latter from Bangkok was responsible for 2,100 tons.
Through freights were carried by four vessels out of ten arrivals. The amount manifested was 3,100 tons. Of these two British steamers were responsible for 1,670 tons.
The two best returns were 1,170 tons on the s.5. Shantung (British) from Canton, and 730 tons on the Nitin Mary from Swatow.
During the period under review there were 10 Arrivals and 11 de partures. The nationalities were: British, arrivals and 2 depar-
tures; American, 1 departure; Norwegian, 1 arrival and depar tures; Japanese, 2 arrivals and departure; Chinese, arrivals and 3. departures: French, 2 departures. The following were the cargo car- riera:-
2
S.S. Hang Seng (British) from
Tientsin and Swatow, 1,500
8.5.
S.S.
WATERFRONT NEWS.
POLICE LAUNCH NO. 7 SUNE,
RARE BIRDS STOLEN FROM FRENCH CHEF.
News, etc.
[EY LONGSHOREMAN.]
What with the threatened B. & S. strike and an early morning colli sion large contingents of the mea faring fraternity were to be seen standing about in groups, pipes in mouths and bands waving as they went about. the work of spinning
yarns,
r.
ARRIVED.
By occan steamers 10,441 By river steamboats, junks
and launches .... .9%,500
Total
DEPARTED.
By ocean steamers By river steamboats, junks and launches ......
Total
..38,0-10
*-**-13,030
....25,260
..39,308
A little figuring will show that during the last two weeks, a total of 2,911 Chinese were added to the population, of this Colony.
Malls.
P. & O., British India Apcar and
Eastern & Australian
Lines
(COMPANIES! ¡INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS TAKING CARGO .. FOR
STRAITS; JAVA, BURMA, OBYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, WEST INDIEN, MAURITIUS, FAST & SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND & QUEENE-,
LAND PORTS, BED SEA
CONSTANTINOPLE,
GREECE, LEVANTI EGYF EUROPE, ETC
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIREUT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Undar Costaach wira HIM, GOVERNMENT, V
14
Steamship"
"DEVANÉÄTM "ALIPURA" *** DELTA"
"HALWA"
NELLORE" *LABORE"
Толь
From Hongkong (about)
Destination.
Bad April, Noon Marsailles and London. 9,114 11th April, 4 pun.. Mar'iss,, L'don," Dumkırk, Antwerp, Estam, & Hall. Marles, London, Antwerp & Hull Spers., Penang, Caiombo & B'bay. S'para, Penang Colombo a B'bay. Marpailles and London.
8,15816th April 5,473
20th April 1,097 | 27th April 10.950 30th April 10th May 46,258 6,833
11th May
Since the Chinese Post Office "Asiatics Entering the Colony. strike at Shanghai there has been During the 24 hours ended at Northern mail here, and even the much delay in the reception of passengers sim. yesterday, 1,039 Asiatic deck little that has come through during entered the Colony. the past week has only consisted of About 90 per cent.
11,120 **MACEDONIA' were from a few letters Very few papers | "KHYBER" 3wntow. Included in this batch have straggled through, and prac
in. was an Indian soldier from Tien- tically no mail from Home r
Siberia. The first Home mail to Vessels in Port.
arrive this week was by the P. & O. There were 60 vessels in port dur. Halwa yesterday, this steamer
bringing letters" and ing the 24 hours ended at 9. Suez (dated Londen, March 3rd). via papers yesterday. They were: British, 24; and parcels of a week earlier. The American,
Norwegian, 19; fatwa later left for the North, and Japanese, 4; Chinese, 16; Dutch. 6; also the Delta with mail for Europe Portuguese, 2; French, 3; German, vid Siberia. There is a 1; Danish, 1.
Japan and Shanghai mail due to-day on the facedonia, but it is doubiful how much Northern matter the vessel will discharge. The carries the outward Home and Europe mail i Marseilles to morrow, this mail closing at 10.30
1:
The Mall Box.
:
Yesterday there were 87 bags of nail brought into this port from Tientsin and Swatow; six bag from Bangkok and 15 bugs from Keelung.
Marine Court.
The carswain of the steam launch Tung Fu was fined $15 (or two weeks' hard labog for having his craft on the wrong aide of the fair-
way.
The defendant pleaded that he was on the safe side and that the launch was about 300 yards away from the Praya Wall.
Love-Birds Stolen.
tons general for Hong Kong cageful of birds valued at and 500 tons for other ports.
$7.300 was stolen from the cook of S.S. Cheong Shiny (British) from the s.aczone on Wednesday. Tientsin and We haiwei, 2,350 The thief must have been a bird tons general and 351 packages fancier, for the birds were of the of cartridges for Hong Kong, rare species known as the "blue
Shantung (British) from badger love-birds." Canton, 170 tons general
Passengers Departed. for other porta.
Among those leaving the Colony Feiyang (British) from by the Empress of Canada, were Bangkok and Kohsichang.. W. H. Peters, Captain F. K. 2,400 tons rice and general for Brennan, Colonel R. Morgan, Mr. Hong Kong.
and Mrs. J. G. Dick, Mr. and Mrs. S.S. Haldis (British) from Sai- J. McKelvie and two daughters
gott,
2,000 to as general fer M... Moore, Mr. and Mra J.
Castro. Hong Kong 3.8. Hellas (Norwegian) from Bangkok and Swatow, 2,000 tona rice for Hong Kong and 400 tons for other ports.
Kaijo Maru (Japanese), from Keelung and Swatow, 750 tona coal for Hong Kong, Nitta Maru (Japanese) from Dairen and Swatow, 820 tons general for Hong Kong and 730 tons for other ports, S.S. Fei Hz (Chinese) from
Baugkok and
S.S.
Tonday, 3rd May, at Noon Winesday, 8th June
S.S.
Brunday, 9th April, at 11 sm. Starday, 23rd April, at 11 am. Burday, 7th Mar
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Porta...
دگاه
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Sarday, 3rd April ...nday, 23rd May NEW YORK and/or BOSTON is PANAMA.
1st April 15th April
AKI MARU
MISHIMA MARU
MAYEBASHI MARU TOBA MARU.
.....
LIMA MARU
Fiday, Fulday,
LIVERPOOL via Singapore, Calcabo, Fort Said & Ports..
Wednesday, 13th ápri
BUENOS AIRES via Singapon Durban & Cape Town.
Delagoa Bay & Algos Bay. KANAGAWA MARU
Saturday, 23rd April
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penag & Colombo.
TAMBA MARU
TOTTOKI MARU
Monday, 11th April Saturday, 30th April
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Peang & Eangoon.
CEYLON MARU
MALACCA MABU
* Friday, 1st April Friday, 8th April
"NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKIHAMA.
MISHIMA MARU · ...
Saturday, 23rd April
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YODHAMA.
NAGATO MAEU
KASHIMA MABU ... HAKONE MARU
(Moji dint)... Saturday, 2nd Apri Monday, 4th April Monday,
18th April
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
For further information, apply to-
Telephone: Central No. 292 (Private jchanges to all Depts.).
K·P M
KONINKLIKE PAKETVAART
M/ATSCHAPPY.
JJ
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(ROYAL PAUKIT NAVIGATION CO. ON BATAVIA).
HE MOTOR VESSEL
THE
"VAN HEUTSZ"
Due to sail to SINGAPORE, BELAWAN.DELI and
PENANG, o 31st March.
Offers excellent Saloon accomodation..
All lower berths.
Doctor carried,
English cuisine Wireless telegraph. 1st Class Fareto Bingapore-$125.
In connection with the byal Packet Nav. Co.'s (K.P.M) Service to a destinationsn the Netherlands East Indies and Australia,
"Agents:
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN-LIJN.
Kohsichang,
...
Chinese Passenger Traffic, The figures given below showing the number of Chinese coming to and going from Hong Kong during the past two weeks will make in- teresting reading, and the fact why so many Chinese had come to the Colony to stay is only too obvious.
Week Ended March 13th,
ARRIVED..
By ocean steamers 11,631 2,200 tons rice for HongBy river steamboats, junks
and launches...... Kong
8.S. Hua Lee. No. "I (Chinese) from Bangkok, 2,000 tons rice for Hong Kong,
The motor vessel Javanese Prince from New York sailed from Shang hai on Wednesday afternoon, and is expected to arrive in Hong Kong at daylight on Saturday, April and.
Total
EEPARTED.
Macedonia
Police Launch Sunk.
Hoi and the Police launch
A collision between the ferry Hau
occurred in the Harbour early launch being sunk. yesterday morning, the Police
At about 4.50 a.m. the Police pinnace, which was in charge of Lance Sergt. Pearson, was steam- ing eastwards in the southern fair- way. The Hau. Hoi was approach- ing from the opposite direction. She was well laden with passengers and cargo and was on her way to Nam Tau district. She struck the Police crait amidship on the port. side.
The pinnace was badly holed but though shipping water rapidly Sergt. Pearson managed to get the craft to the Yaumati shelter. She went down in shallow water and her superstructure is still visible.
The pinnace is an old one. Formerly German-owned she ran in the harbour as the Hapag until converted into i Water Police patrol craft,
to
The Han Hoi is known Europeans who used to go out for week-end shooting parties in that part of Chinese territory just be yond British waters. She plies every day between the market town by the same name and Hong Kong
and her name has been connected with piracy episodes. Messrs. Tsang Foo & Co. are the owners.
9,133 14th May 5,318 20th May 7,023 9514 May 10,198 29th y
*JEYPORE" *NYANZA"
MOREA *KASHMIR"
9,005
11th June "MANTUA
19,902 25th June "KALYAN
9.14
July “MACEDONIA” | 11,100 | 23rd July
KASHGAR”
9,005 8th Aug. "RAWALPINDI" 16,619 20th Aug. **KARMALA
3rd Sept. 2,13
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Massailles, London & Antwerp, S'pore, Pasang Columbo, B'bay.
and Kerachi
Marariles, London and Antwerp., Marseilles, Lond
London & Antwerp,
Spers, Penang, Colombo & B'bay, Marsailles and London. Marseille
and London.
London and Antwerp London
and Antwerp,
Marssilina and London. Marseille, London and Antwerp, Maraules and London." Marseilles, London, & Antwerp
Frequent connections from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Con- stantinople, Premus, Smyrna, and other Levant Porta by stemmars of the Khedivial Mail Steamship Ud
*TAKADA” "JANUS" TILAWA “TALMA
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS
6,949 3rd Aprü, 10am. Singapore, Penang and Calcutta 4,824
10,000 25th April.
17th April
-10,000 † 20th April
do.
do..
EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (SOUTH)
ST. ALBANS,500 | 18 April, p.m. "ARABURA".." || 6,000 ↑ 20 Ápril "TANDA
"ST. ALBANS "ARAFUKA **..
6,956 3rd June 4,500 1st July 50 29th July
Manila, Sandakan, Iloilo, Thursday Island, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne..
Regular Monthly Sailings From Hong Kong to Japan & Hong Kong to Australia. The E. & A. S.S. Uo., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghai, Iloilo, Cabu,
Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other ports en routs, as induca ment offers.
Frequent connections from Antaralia with the following
"ગૂ
The Union 8.5. Co's Steamers to the United Kingdom via New Zealand
Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The P. & U. Royal Mail Steamers to Londen via Suez Canal The P. & O. Branch Service at Steamers to London via the Cape.
The New Zealand shipping Co.'s Steamers for Nouthampton and London via
Panama Canal.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI AND JAPAN
21,240
WEATHER REPORT.
"LAHORE
6,252
1st April, p.m.
.32,870
Yesterday's weather report, fore- cast and remarks issued by the "AKAFUKA Royal Observatory
at 5.25 3.m. stated:-
"TILAWA"
10,000
3rd April, 6 a.m.
€,000
5th Apri
"TALMA"
10,000
6th April
By ocean steamera... 8,543 By river. steamboats, junka
and launches..
Totak
..21,149
.90,701
Week Ended March 20th.
The Southern depression is now central over Tongking. The Loo- choos depression has not developed. Local forecast: S.E. winds, moderate..generally overcast.
BANK LINE LTD.
AGENTS FOR
ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S.S. CO., LTD.
SAILINGS BUBJECT TO ALTERATION WITHOUT NOTICE.
UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT
5.8. "CITY OF WELLINGTON" Harzo, Bettertan & Hamburg AUSTRALIA
ELLERMAN LIRE
5th May.
AUSTRAL-EAST INDIES LIFE Bailings from SINGAPORE on 6th of every month by "CITY OF PALERMO” « “CİTY OF SPARTA to Jars, Framantle, Adelaide, Melbourne and Bydney and vice versa.
Through Freight and Falsenger bookings from Hong Kong in conjunction with * Ellermaa" Line for other services.
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE.............. AMERICAN AND MANCHURIAN LINE
S.S. "CITY OF DUNKIRK"
via Suez Canal
+
ALSO AGENTS FOR
ANDREW WEIR & CO.
SERVICES TO
via Suez Canal
BOSTON & NEW YORK
M.V. "FORBESBANK”. MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA
SS. "TINHOW" "
22nd April,
AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE
22nd May, ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE From Hong Kong
20th April Leading for Mauritius, Delagua Bay, Durban, East London, Algos Bay, Port Elizabeth, Mossel
Bay and Capetown.
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Through Bils of Lading issued to Beira, Quilimsiae, Tho, Port Amelis, Mozambique, Cainde, Inhambane, Zanzibar, Mombasa, Kilindini, Port Nolloth, Luderitz Bay, Walvis Bay and Madagascar.
For Freight or passage on any of the above lines apply to s--.
Telephone
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Telephone 1574.
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Central 4791,
THE BANK LINĘ, LTD.
"JEYPORE "NELLORE' "KHIVA “NYANZA” "MOREA" "TANDA"
7,848
15th April 825313th April 9,13515th April 7,023 29th April 10,95329th April
$,056
8th May
Shanghai, Moji and Kobe,
Amuj, 8'hai, Moji, Kobo & Osaka, Shanghai, Moji, Kobe, Usaka and
Yoknaam
Moji, Kobe and Osaka.
Shanghai, Koji and Kobe. Shanghai, Moji and Kobo. Shanghai, Map and Kobe. Shanghai, Moji and Kobe. bhanghai, Moji and Kobe. Moji, Kobo, Usaka and Yokohama.
All datas are approximate and subject to alteration without notica, WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FÍTTED ON ALL STEAMERS, *Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses at Bizgapore while awaiting the on carrying steamer.
All-Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge.
Steamers on London and 'Australian Lines are Étted with Laundries.
Pasols meneuring not more than $} 'It, x 2 ft, = 1 ft. will be received at the Company's Office up to Noon on the day previous to sailing.
For Further Information, Passage Faris, Freights, Handbooks, etc, apply to
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
יי..
P. & O, Baulding, Conzangat Road Central, HUNUKUNG.
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LOADING DIRECT FOR
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AND SCANDINAVIAN PORTS.
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