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THROUGH BOOKING TO EUROPE AT REDUCED RATES: £120, 112, 110, £102, £83; a SAN FRANCISCO, GL440, GS420 VIA JAPAN 15 SEATTLE.
SAN FRANCI800 via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu
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* KOREA MARU
SHINYO MARU
Call Kedung & Los Angeles, LONDON via Singapore, Suez,
-HARUNA MARU
KAMU MARU
KATORI MARU
Monday, 22nd Aug, at Noor Tuesday 6th Sept at 10 am Tuesday 20th Sept. Omitting Bonolulu, Marseilles & Ports.
Friday, 26th Aug, at 11 am. Saturday, 10th Bept., at 11 am. Saturday, 24th Sept., st.11 am.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
MISHIMA MARU
TANGO MARU:
SETYO MARD **
MURORAN MARU
BOMBAY vis Singapore, Penang & Colombo.
Wednesday, 24th Aug,at 11. a.12. Wednesday, 21st Supt.
Friday, 19th Aug. Baturday, 27th Ang.
20th Aug., at Noon
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolula,
Los Angeles, Mexico and Panama. GINYO MARU
Saturday,
SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape
Tuesday,
NEW YORK and/or BOSTON in PANAMA.
Town & Ports.
KAWACHI MARU
TATSUNO MARU CALCUTTA MARU /***
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LIMA MARU
6th Sept.
19th Aug.
27th Aug.
Friday,
Baturday,
Sunday, 9th Oct.
LIVERPOOL via Singapore, Colombo, Port Said & Ports.
CALOUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.
YAMAGATA MABU ...
MOJI MARU
Friday, 19th Aug Wednesday, 31st Aug
NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
TANGO MARU
Friday, 19th Aug,
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
LIMA MARU
ATSUTA MARU
(Calla Moji)
GENDA MAEU (Oils Moji) HAKODATE MARU (Moji direct) .
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Thursday, 18th Aug. Tuesday:
23rd Aug. Sanday, 21st Aug, Sumisy,
21st Aug.
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Japan, Vladivostook, China, Hong Kong, Manila, Stogapore
and
i
Genoa, Botterdam, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Bremen and Borth Continental Ports
SAILINGS FOR EUROPE :
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"OUDERKERK"
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4th Sept. 2nd Oct.
**
22nd Aug. →19th-Bept
17th Oct
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Telephone Central No. 1574.
Agesta,
Tork Building
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 18th, 1927.
Shipping News
YESTERDAY'S FREIGHT
RETURNS.
LOW CARGOES ALL ROUND.
DECREASED ENTRIES.
The freight returns for the 24 hours ended at 9 am, yesterday showed that both freights for the Colony and for other ports were low. Through cargoes wero carried by only two vessels.
Local imports totalled to 7,587 tona, of which, 2,204 tons were con- tributed by two British steamers. The two beat returng were shown by the .s. Ryuko Maru, from Ryojun, which was responsible for 3,000 tons. The Chinese vessel Hun Ming, from Saigon, brought 2,000 |
tons.
Through freights amounted to 4,639 tona. These were brought by the Semarang Maru from Karatsu and the Fruko Mary' from Ryojun. The former steamer car- ried 3,139 tons and the latter 1.300 tona.
were
Daily Statement, Waterfront
News, etc.
DAILY WATERFRONT NEWS.
SMUGGLERS AND WOULD-BE-
SUICIDES
VESSELS EXPECTED.
deneas (Blue Funnel), dva Sept.
26th,
Arafura (E. & A.), due October Int Athos 17. (M.M.), due August 30th
24th
{SIAM COMMENTS ON Balton Castle (Dodwell), due Sept. Calchas (Blue Funnel), due Sept.
10th.
* SOLVIKEN ** PIRACY.
[ST LONGSHORIMAN.]
More Opium Smugglers. On Tuesday two opium smugglers were arrested at the waterfront, and they were charged before Mr. R. E. Lindseil, at the Central Magistracy yesterday morning.
One of them was arrested an board the na. Chung On with 50 taels of prepared opium in his pos- session. Be pleaded guilty and was fined $4,000, or 8 months' hard labour.
The other was searched at the On Wharf and 35 taels of non- Government opium was found on
Yuen
hira
He also pleaded guilty and was fired $3,000 or six months gnol. "A Bid For Watery Grave. A Chinese woman jumped
young overboard from a harbour, ferry The arrivals and departures dur-launch on Tuesday evening, and ing the "same peried under review Was subsequently rescued and allow- ed to return home relatives having Arr. Dep. undertaken to look after her.
Shortly after the 11 o'clock ferry had left the Kowloon Star Ferry pier yesterday morning, a Chinese from the lower deck either jumped or fell into the water. A seaman "of the ferry dived in and rescued the man, wao was none the worse for his immersion. The incident caused little delay to the ferry routine, the boat stopping for only about a minute.
British French
2
2 11.
Norwegian
1
2
Japanese
3
2
Chinese...
American
*German
10"
The Carriers. S.S. Pong Tong (British) from Singapore, 300 tons general for Hong Kong. S.S. Jing Sang (British)" from Haiphong. 1,90 tons general for Hong Kong. S.S. Kronviker
"S.S.
(Norwegian)
from Canton in ballast S.S. Samarang Maru (Japanese). from Karatsu, 30 tons gene ral for Hong Kong and 3,139 tons for other ports...
Ryuko Maru (Japanese) from Ryojun, 3,000 tons gene ral for Hong Kong and 1,500 tous for other ports. 8.8. Hun Ming (Chinese) from Saigon, 2,000 tons general for Hong Kong.
S.8. Tak Hing (Chinese) from Autau, 50 tons general for Kong Kong.
SUNRISE AND SUNSET IN HONG KONG
FOR AUGUST, 1927. STANDARD TIME OF THE
MERIDIAN, EAST OF GREENWICH.
Date,
Sunrise, August 18th......6.01 a.m.
20th
D'Artagnan (M.M.); due Septem
ber 13th.
Delhi (Swedish East Asistio), due
to-morrow,
Devanha (P. & O.), due December
23rd..
Diomed (Blue Funnel), dus October
8th.
Empress of Aria (C.P.R.), due
August 20th. Empress of Russia (C.P.R.), due
August 22nd. Esquilino (Dodwell), duc September
15:h
Eurylockur (Blue Funnel), dua Eurypylus (Blue Funnel), due Oct.
September 11th.
25th.
Fiume-L (Dodwell), due to-day. Hector (Blue Funnel), dus August
24th
Javanese Prince (Furness, F.E.), Japanese Prince (Furgess, F.E.);
duc August 23rd.
due September 18th Kashgar (P.&O.), duo November
25th.
Lashmir (F, & O.), due September
20th
Keemun (Blue Funnel), due Sept
-20th
Khyber (P. & Q), dus September
Ist.
Lycaon (Blue Funnel), due Sept
Sad.
Macedonia (P. & O.), due October
14th.
Malwa (P. & O.), due September
15th
Mantua (P. & O.), due November Mencious (Blue Funnel), due to-
11.
morrow.
Mentor (Blue Funnel), due August
gth.
Mongolia (P. & 0.), das October
seth
20th.
The Singapore Survey. Masters of vessels are hereby in- formed that the present positions of the unlighted surveying beacons laid out by H.M. Surveying Yease! Iroquois in the vicinity of Binga- pore are as follows: (a) Lat. 1.19 N., Long. 103.11 E. (approx); (b) Lat. 1.29 N., Long, 103,08 E. (aporea (P&O), due to-day prox.); (c) Lat. 1.39 N., Long Happore (P.&O.), due August" 103.00 E. (approx.); (d) Lat. 1.24 N., Long. 10317 E. (approx); (e) at 1.19 N., Long. 103.01.30 E. (approx); (f) Lat. 1.24 N., Long. ic3.06 E (approx.); (g) Lat. 1.88 N., Long, 103.01 E. (approx.), beacons are additional to positions The positions cf (e), (1) and (g) quoted in former notice. (a) quoted in former notice haa been withdrawn, the beacons now being re-lettered in this notice. Further notice will be given when these beacons are, withdrawn.
Bescan
H.M.S." Calliope and Her Captain.
Ningchow (Blue Funnel), die Aug.
24th.
Nyanza (P. & Q.), due September
21st.
Sarpedon (Blue Funnel), due Oct. Rawalpindi (P. & O.), due to-mor-
row, about 6 am.
20th
St. dilans" (E."& A), due Sept.
5th.
Talamba (B.I. & Apear), due Sept.
3rd.
J
Talma (B.I. & Apear), due this
merzing.
Tanda (E. & A.), due August 30th, Teirerias (Blue Funnel), due Oct. Theacus (Blue Funnel), due October"
16th.
1st.
SHIPPING MOVEMENTS.
The cruiser Calliope, on her voyage to the Far East with reliefs will be commanded by Captain Sir Lionel Sturdse, who thus receives his Erat command since his promotion, at j the New Year. Sir Lionel, the son of the late Admiral of the Fleet, was formerly commander of the
The R.M.S. Empress of Bussia torpedo schoolship Defiance, and 6.53 p.m. during the war served in the sub-sue here at 8 a. on the 32nd marine branch and as torpedo inst. (next Monday), and will berth officer of the battleship Colossus. at Pier No. 5, Kowloon Wharf. The Calliope has recently under She will sail for Vancouver vid gone an extensive overhaul, during ports at noon the Sith inst. (Wed.
Sunset.
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20th.
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0.32
21st
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sond
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6.50
6.49
17
24th......8.03
6.40 15
17
25th......6.03
0.48
11
26th....8.03 27th......6.04
6.47
37
€.45 J
25
28th....6.04 20th......5.04 30th......15
6.44
71
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17
31st ....6.15
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which about £118,700 has been spent upon her, and she is now attached to the Nore Reserve.
nesday).
The P. & O. Co.'s a... Rawalpindi left Shanghai for Hong Kong on the 18th inat. at 5 p.m., and is dus.
Chinese Deck Passengers' Entry.here to-morrow (Friday) at about 6
The total number of Chinese deck a.m. passengers entering the Colony dur-
The P. & D. Co.'s s... Ehtra from
ing the 24 hours ended at 9am.Hong Kong, arrived at London on yesterday was 1,386.
August 28th at 2 a.m.
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5,156
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9,214
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- MACEDONIA * MONGOLIA
MANTUA " KASHGAR" MOREA” "DEVANHA
* Calls at Port Sudan
19th Uct.
Marseilles, and London. Marseilles and London.
Marseilles, London and Antwerp. Marseilles, L'das., Antwerp & Hall. Straits, Colombo and Bombay." Marsailles and London. Maralles, L'don, Antwerp & Hall, Marsalles and London.
Frequent connections from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to: Con- stantinople, Fireans, Smyrna, and other Levant Portą by steamers of the Khadirial Mail Steamship Co.
BRITISH INDIA-APOAR SAILINGS
** TALAMBA
8,018
¿th Sept.
Bingapors, Penang and Calcutta
· EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (SOUTH)
«TANDA". "AKAFUKA" *ST. ALBAN?”
L
8,956 2nd Sept." 4,500 | 30th Sept $500, 28th Det.
Manila, Sandakan, Thursday
island, Townsville, Brisbane Sydney and Melbourne,
Begular Monthly Sailings from Hong Kong to Japan & Hong Kong to Australia. The E. & A. 5.8. Co., Ltd, steamers will also call at Shanghai, Iloilo, Usba, Kolambugan, Tawso, Timor, Darwin, or other porta en route sa ininos- ment offers.
Frequent connections from Auteralia with the following:--
The Union 8.8. Co.'s Steamers to the United Kingdom"Tia New Zealand
Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The P. & O. Boyal Mail Steamers to London via Suez Canal, The P.&O. Brauch Service of Steamers to London via the Cape.
The New Zealand shipping Co.'s Steamers fur Bouthampton and London via
Panama Canal.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI AND JAPAN
MOREA" "NAGPURE"
HTALMA"
* KHYBEK" "ST. ALBANS"
MALWA NYANZA
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10,953 18 Ang, 4 pm.
10,000
2th Ang.
20th Aug.
9,114 4,300
ad Bept 6th Sept
10,888 18th Sept.
8,000
nd Bept.
Sept 30th Sep Och 11.190.15th Oct.
"MANTUA"
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26th 10,953 10th Des.
2,155
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Doc.
1928
7th 1929
B,114: 21st 11,120
4th Tab., 1928
8,995 18th Feb., 1928 10946 25th Feb., 1995 15,304 10,953
1725 Mar., 198
20th Mar,, 1923.
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Amoy, 8'Hai, Moji, Kobe & Osaka. S'hat, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama.
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Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama. S'hai Moji, Kabe & Yokohama, Shanghai, Moji and Kabe. 8'hai, Moji, Kobe and Yokohama. Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama 5 ha, Maji, Kobs & Yokohama.
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All dates are approvimate and subject to alteration, without notice. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED UN ALL STEAMERS, *Passengers for Langoon must defray their own Hotel expenses at Singapors while awaiting the cn carrying steamer.
All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge.
Steamers on London and Australian Lánas are fisted with Laundries. Parcels mesaaring not more than ij ft. x 28 x 1 ft. will be received at the Company's Office up to Noon on the day previous to sailing.
For Further Information, Paurago Fares, Freights, Handbooks, etc., apply to: MACKINNON, MACKENZIE &· CO.
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