"
BRITISH SHIPYARDS U.S. SHIPPING
BUSY.
PLANS."
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, AUGUST 16th, 1927.
VESSELS EXPECTED.
Renear (Blus Funnel), due Sept.
28th.
Arafura (E. & A.), due October 3rd.
WORLD'S MOTOR TONNAGE{ CAFT, DOLLAR WANTS EARLY Athos II. (M.M.), dus August 30th
MORE MOTOR SHIPS THAN STEAM ON STOCKS.
DECISION.
FUTURE POLICY.
__New_YORE...
Improvement in British ship
The Shipping Board must de -building is shown in Lloyd's Re
gister returas for the quarter end- cide whether it is going to stay ed June 30th last. In Great or get out of the shipping busi Britain and Ireland the tonnage 1,300,398 under construction was tons, the highest since September,
1024.
ness.
We can't go on this way and I am sure the board knows and will soon make known its plans in a way that will make all American shipping men breath
Such WETO Captain easier. Robert Dollar's characteristically plain spoken words on his visit te For the first time motor ton-New York where he has beca COR- uage under construction in the sulting with shipping men follow- world is larger than steam toning his attendance at the Four
teenth National Foreign Trade nage,
Convention at Detroit.
A notable feature of the return is that
In Great Britain the motor ton- nage is 827,700, being equal to 82.8 per cent. of steam tonnage.
1
The following details are given in notes accompanying the quar-
ter's returns:
**W: all value the services of
Benalder (Een Line), due to-day, Bolton Curtle (Dodwell), due Sept.
24th.
Caleñas (Blue"Funnel), due Sept.
10ch.
D'Artagnan (M.M.), due Septem-
ber 13th.
Delhi (Swedish East Asiatio), due
August 10th.
evanha (P. & Q.), dua December
23rd.
Diomed (Blue Funnel), due October
8th.
Empresa of Asia (C.P.R.), due
August 29th. Esquilino (Dodwell), due September
15th.
Exrplochus (Blue Funarl), duo
September 11th. Burgoylus (Blue Funnel), due Oct.
26th,
Fiume-L (Dodwell), 'dus August
19th.
Hector (Blue Funnel), due August
4th.
Javanese Prince (Furness, F.E.),
dur August 23rd. Jayner Prince (Furness, F.E.),
"dur September 18th.
Rathger (P. & O.), due November
25th.
Kashmir (P. & O.), due September
29th.
operated Keemun (Blue Funnel), due Sept.
an netual rivalry with the Ship
the Shipping Board highly Captain Dellar admitted, and 1 doubt hut that most of us would do the same in their place. But the time for new arrangement of things is at hand. American
And owged The tonnage under construction privately
shipping lines must expand it they in Great Britain and Ireland, are to live; they must take the 1.300,388, was 173,430 tons more whole world for their field of than at the end of March 190eration. They feel the risk of
bout $19,000 tons more than the tonnage building twelve months ago. The tonnage on which work was suspended at the end of June, 1927, amounts only to 8,745, com- pared with 77,600 tons at the end of June, 1026. The present 'totals, although the highest since Septem ber, 1994, are still 500,000 tons be- low the average, tonnage building
ping Board Beet, and they appre head that that fleet, if enlarged,
make the hazard would greater:""
Finest In World,
We know what the differentials are between as and foreign ships. because many of us, like myself have "operated foreign ships. And we know the margin is going to take all our effort to overcome. But if American shippers will give
goth.
Khyber (P. & O.), due September. Kidderpore (P. & O), duc to
1st.
Lycaon (Blue Funnel), due Sept
morrow, about 6 am.
2nd."
Macedonia (P. & O.), due October
14th.
Malwa (P. & O.), due September Mantua (P. & Q.), due November.
13th
11th.
Menelaus (Blue Fannel), due Aug.
19th.
."
Mentor (Blue Funnel), due August'
20th.
Cuticura Talcum Is Cooling And Comforting
Daily use of this pure, fagrant," endbeptic Talcum Powder helps to overcome beavy perspiration and la soothing and refreshing to the skin. Sosa, Ciatuent, Talewm sold throughout a wacid, Batuak Depot: T. Hewbury & Bona, LLA-13, Pamat 31, LG, 3, 1, 1.
"Try the Codicure Shaving Sick.
CHINA HOMEWARD CONFERENCE.
FREIGHT TARIFE, No. 9. DATED 7TH MARCH, 1927.
ADDENDUM No. 13.
-PART 2--
RATE of FREIGHT
for
TBEAN OIL is amended from Date to the following:-
Col. Col. 01 (Bean) in Bulk or Cases or Drums per 20 cwt, or 40 a It
55/ Hong Kong, 18th Ang, 1927. [5225
during the twelve, months immadi.. us an even break and if the Gov-Mongolia (P. & O.), due October. LEGLERÐIR MELS FOR THE
erament will make it plain that
29th.
ately preceding the war, it is going to enter upon a policy Morea (P.&O.), due August 18th.
1,890,000 toas. A consideráble" de-
OVER HALF A CANTURY, KORVA DON
› LIVEX & XJORLYSE DETALLARES for Distants of the96 DEZORTANT – ÜRKLER, GRATIL, Backagen, Don, ZEKULAYMEN FLE Ling Chazzuk, of 2003 776 J. CatCase Man, CG, HATEWORK B4 HAN
Looden
where, stage by stage, it will pro-Nagpore (F. 0.), due August gressively withdraw and cease to both. compete with us, we can give the Wingchew (Blue Funnel), die ASD. LE CLERC'S VITA American people the finest mer- Chant marine in the world."
crease is shown in the tonnage com menced during the quarter, name ly, 437,119, compared with 179,839
Captain Dollar was very hope- tons during the first quarter of fal of the future for palverited | 1027. The tonnage launched dur-coal as the ships' fuck that may ing the present quarter, 288,543, sare shipping men in case at no
oil shortage. shows the large increase of 140,796 tons, compared with the figures for the previous three months.
"
Other Countries.
In other countries the total mer. chant tonnage building, 1,450,157, is about 97,000 tons more than at the end of March, 1927. The ton nage under construction abroad still exceeds by 00,000 the tonnage building in Great Britain and Ireland. The figures for the lead ing countries abroad are:
Germany, 407,620 tons;
Italy, 28,774 tons;.. Holland, 171,625 tome;
Important Clue...
I welcome the activity of the Government," he said, “ in experi menting with the production and space costs of this new fuel. We have to look far in the future on
and pulverized coal i the sea, going to be an important clue, to the fuel question."'
24th.
Nyanza (P. & O.), due September
21st.
Sarpedon (Blue. Funnel), due ̈ Oct.
20th,
St. Albans (E. A.); due. Sept.
5th.
Talamba (B.I. & Apcar), due Sept.
3rd.
Tanda (E. & A) due August 30th. Teiresica (Blue Funnel), due Oct
16th..
Theseus (Blue Funnel), due October
1st.
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STRIKE TYRANNY.
MR. ERNEST BEVIN'S UNION
IN REVOLT.
Vigorously worded resolutions condemning the general strike and strike policy generally appeared or Transport and General Workers' Union, which was held at Swansea,
United States, 148,848 tons; and now be assured that the worst of the agenda of the conference of the
France, 136,474 tons.
Business is fine in the West and full cargoes from the Pacific Coast east-bound are the order of the day, the captain admitted. "But going the other way traffic is slacker, but is picking up. In the world at large, Americane may our troubles are over in China, Even during the revolution we The figures show that 338,503 tons have been gaining trade steadily were commenced abroad and 308,293 and we are gaining it now. The were launched, a decrease, only cessation came when the Bol- compared with the previous quar-sheviks got control of the South ter, of 30,323 in the tonnage com China cities. Now they have been menced, but the large increase of thrown out of every city but Han- kow and we are only up against 148,175 in the tonnage launched.
the same civil war question we have been up against for the last twelve years. I think the trade future of China is as great as ever, and American opportunity was never better.'
tong
This revolt against the tyranny of political leadership is significant because the big leader of the union is Mr. Ernest Bevin, the general; strike "dictator."
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HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE Stam hip
"ADOLF VON. BAEYER" having arrived. Consignees of Cargo ara hereby notified that their Goods are being landed and placed at their ring in the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company's godowns at Kowloon, where L'elivery can be obtained as the Goods are landed.
Optional Cargo will be landed, unless has been given prior to Steamer's
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 2nd August, 1927, will be subject to
Boy broken, chafed and damaged Gooda
are to be left in the Gedowns, where they will be examined on 19th August, 1927, at 10 m. by our Surveyors, Messrs. Goddard and Dougins."
All Claims mast mach us before the 29th
August, 1927, or they will not be recognized.
No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will conntarsigned by the Undersigned
JEBSEN & CO.,
Agents. Hong Kong, 15th Aug. 1927. [5231
»NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,
BREMEN
*ANHALT**
THE Stammer having arrived from BREMEN, HAM BURG and Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that their Cargo is being landed at their risk into the Go- dawns of the Eng Kong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, Kowloon, where Delivery can be obtained.
All Goods remaining undelivered after the 22nd of August, 1927, will be subject to Rent,
No Fire Insurance will be effected by. ma im
in any case whatever.
Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowa for examination by the Con- sigtses and the Company's Surveyors, Mess. Anderson Asha at 10 am. on the 18th of August, 1827.
No Claims will be admitted after the Groda bare left the Godown and all Claims must be presented within Two Weeks of the Ship's arrival here, after which date they will not be recognised.
Consignees are requested to surrender their Bils of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignature.
MELCHERS & CO..
Agenta, NORDDEUTSCHLA LLOYD, BRZNER, Hong Kong, 18th Aug., 1927. (5220
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will be loading for LE HAVRE, ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG, COPENHAGEN and other SCANDINAVIAN PORTS On or about 15th August,
Further Sadlinga
The resolution on the general strike demands that before a gen- eral strake is declared the whole of the members of the union should M.SAsïa" be consulted and a secret ballot taken of all the branches,
M.S. "Afrika"
Strikes generally are viewed with strong disapproval, and the execu Captain Dollar; one of the tive is called upon to formulate a founders of the National Foreign scheme for the avoidance of a “dis- Trade Council, attended and spoke ruption of industry, with its con-
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or about
on or aboar
0th September
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The total world tonnage under construction, 2,840,545, shows the large increase of about 271,000 tons, compared with the previous quar- ter, but is still G06,013 tons below the highest pre-war record reached on June 30th, 1013, viz.: 5,418,568 tong. There are at the present time under construction in the at its fourteenth convention in sequent loss of wages, and starva- world thirty-one yeasels of between Detroit, and told 1,425 delegates tion of the worker, to obtain his 10,000 and 20,000 tons each, and that the indispensable condition of just rights and dues,” twelve of 20,000 tons and upwards, growth for the American merchant Fourteen out of the thirty-one, and marine was for the American busi- five of the larger vessels, are build-
ess community to get behind it. ing in Great Britain and Ireland: While in New York Captait The total figures include 112 Dollar presided at the annual function given in his honour at steamers and motorships, each of over 1,000 tone, with a total ton- India House at which P. A. S. mage of 795,494 tons, under con- Franklin, president of the Interna- struction in the world for the car- tional Mercantile Marine; Sir Of these Thomas Lipton, Willis H. Booth, riage of oil in bulk
Guaranty tankers, sixty-five of 400,092 tons vice-president
Trust are under construction in Great Company; Ira A Campbell, geb- American Britain and Ireland, and ten oferal counsel of the
Association, 79,170 tons in France.
Steamship Owners' Vessels now building in the and many other men prominent in world, which are to be fitted with the shipping world, were present. internal combustion":
-Shanghai Times. amount to 1,459,396 tons, while the tonnage of steam vessels under con- struction is 1,300,800. The motor tonnage is thus for the first time larger than the steam tonnage, showing the continued development which is taking place in the adop -tion of this system of propulsion. In "Great Britain and Ireland the mobor" tonnage under construction amounts to 69%,700, equal to 82.8-
engines,
CROSSED THE ATLANTIC 550 TIMES.
NOTED CUNARD COMMAN
DER DIES WHILE PLAYING BOWLS.
Captain R. C. Warr, formerly. per cent of the steam tonnage commodore of the Canard Fleet, under construction: In Danzig, and captain of the famous Cam Denmark, Holland, France, Italy, pania when she held the blue and Sweden the rantor tonnage riband of the Atlantic, died while under construction greatly exceeds pinying howls at Freshfield, rear the steam tonnage, the combined Liverpool. He was 78. totals for these countries being
Serving with the Cunard Com- 561,133 tons of motorships' and
pany for 38 years, Captain Warr 162,065 tons of steamere The sailed in such famous ships as the world figures include eighty-four Etruria, Umbria, Campania, motorships each of between 6,000 Caronia, and Carmania. and 10,000 tons; seventeen of bes; He crossed the Atlantic. 550 tween 10,000 and 13,000 tone; nine times,
of between 15,000 and 24,000 tora; 2,000,000 miles.
and one of about 33,000 tons.
and sailed close upon
Captain Warr, who joined a sail-
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The total horse-power of the en-ing ship as a boy of 14, declared Built, engined and equipped complete by The Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd Hongkong, for their own gines building or being installed he had suffered more from sea sick-service, 1921. Length 186 P.P., Breadth 84' (m), Depth 17 (m), I.EE. 2,000. Fitted with electriccily drive: on board vessels at the end of ness than thousands of his passen anbmersible and centrifugal pumps, air compresser, wireless, searchlight and all modera appliances for Balvage Works June, 1927 amounted to 2,021,074, ger, of which 130,762 Eps Building Although he never had mishap Please address enquiries to the Chlef Manager,
or were built in Great Britain and to his own ship while in command, Ireland; and 238,160 hp. in Italy. he had many thrilling experiences.
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INCLUDING
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COMBINED FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICE. CABIN CLASS ACCOMMODATION FOB 60 PASSENGERS. FARE FROM HONG KONG TO GENOA=£73, 0«, Od,
OUTWARD.
Sailings from Europe for Shanghai and Northern Porta :--
... dus here on or about the 28th Aug. 8.8. "BAARLAND” (HAL)
das here on or about the 17th Sept. 8.8. "EMIL KIBDORF (HSLL) S.S. "HESSEN" (HAL) ... dag here on or about the 27th Sept. 5.8. "SACHSEN" (HALL) ...... de here on or about the 19th Oct. 8.8. "PREUSSEN" (H.A.L). ....... due here on or about the 25th Oct. HOMEWARD.
Sailings for Europe via Manila, Singapore,
Colombo & Port Said :-
* M.V. "MUENSTERLAND"
4
(B.St.L.)...iling from here on or about the 27th Ang. 8.S. OLDENBURG" (HAL) sailing from here on or about the 9th Sept 18.8. "ADOLF VON BARTER
(B.St.L.) ailing from here on or about the 21st Sept.
↑ BÚS. “SAARLAND” (ELA.IA) ... Railing from here on or about the 1st Oct 13.8. "EMIL KIRDORF" (H.SL.) sailing from here on or about the 22nd Oct.
182.HESSEN." (HAL) 0. miling from bere on or about the 1st Nov. 18.8. "SACHSEN" (H,BAL)... zailing from here on or about the 15th Nov,
Calling at Marseilles, Rotterdam and Hamburg.
* Calling at Genos, Rotterdam and Hamburg.
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