CANADIAN
PACIFIC
QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC.
TO VICTORIA AND VANCOUVER
SAILINGS 1927.
74
STEAMERS
H. Kong S'hal. Kobe
F'kaina. "V"coUTOR. Leave Leare LOST Leave Arrive. EMPRESS OF RUSSIA ...Oct. 21. Dot 29 Nov. 1 Nov. 4 Nov. 13 EMPRESS OF ASIA Nov. 18 Nav. 19 Nov. 22 Nor, 25 Dec. 4 EMPRESS OF CANAD1 Dea, 7 Dec. 10 Dec. 13 Dec. 16 Dec. 25 EMPRESS OF RUSSIA „Ja Jan. 7 Jan 10 Jan 13 Jan. EMPRESS OF ASIA. indan.
3 Fab. 13 25 Jan. 99 Jan. 31 Feb. EMPRESS OF CANADA Fb. 15 Beo. 14 Feb. 21 Feb. 24 Mar EMPRESS OF RUSSIA -Mar. 7 Mar, 10 Mar. 13 Mar 16 Mar. 25 EMPRESS OF ASIA ...Mar. 29 Mar, 31 Apr. 3 Apr. * Apr. 15 (E/Asia and E/Bussia call at Nagasaki the day after departure from Shanghai).
SPECIAL FARES TO EUKOPE
£120 £112 E83
All First and Second Class Rooms on the "EMPRESS OF CANADA,” “EMPRESS OF ASIA"__and "EMPRESS OF RUSSIA" are fitted with Hot and Cold Ranuing Water.
HONGKONG-MANILA
Amivu
Marila
SERVICE
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY OCTOBER 22nd, 1927.
Shipping News
YESTERDAY'S" FREIGHT
RETURNS.
LOCAL IMPORTS NORMAL,
THROUGH CARGOES HEAVY.`
The Harbour Office returns for the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. yester day showed that freights for the Colony through cargoes were heavy,
two "best" returns were the
•
Daily Statement, Waterfront
News, etc.
DAILY WATERFRONT NEWS.
THE MAILS,
Towboat Piracy.
THREE "PRESIDENT" LINERS Trasel was pirated by Hokies in
EXPECTED.
[BY LONGAMOREMAN,]
The owner of a towboat an the run between the Colony and Kitabek, near Swabue, has reported to the Police in Shaukiwan that his
Sammunkwan waters on the 18th instant. The, bowboat left Kitsbek on the afternoon of the 18th instant bound for the Colony, with a cargo of piga.
on
Two Home mails arrived yester-19th instant, at noon she was ap
Arriving at Sammunkwan wore normal and that day The .s Talamba brought proached by a sampan full of Local Imports amounted to 10,385 letters from the United Kingdom, Hoklo pirates who fired a volley, tons, of which, 4.103 tons were con-rid Negapatam, dated, London, was boarded by six men armed with and ordered her to heave to. She tributed by four British ships. The September 22nd. The total mail rifles and revolvers. The pirates Changchow and the Fukus Maru, discharged here from the vessel drove the fokie into the bold and proceeded to ransack the craft. The first named vessel arriving from came to 135 bags, of which 60 bags The pirates stayed for an hour and Hongay had 2,350 tons and the were from Home. The Kashima a half and made off with 22 pigs latter ateamer from Wakamatan carried 1010 tons.
Maru also arrived with Shanghai valued at $420 and some clothing. Through freights, totalled' to mail and brought letters and papers 19,891 tons. British steamera car from the United Kingdom and ried the bulk of the
Cargo. there being no less than 16,057 Europe rid Siberia. Mail from tens on four British ships. The Home totailed 28 bags, and from two best carriers were British. The Sarpedon, from Liverpool and Europe 31 bags. The total mail Singapore manifested 6,660 tons brought by this Japanese liner was ard the s.s. Nagpare rom Yoko 173 bags............ hama and Keelung was responsible
Papers, vid Negapatam, of the for 5,020 tons.
The arrivals and departures dur-me date as the letters arriving yesterday from Home, are due on ing the period under review wet the 3. Kutsung to-morrow, the following:-
... Arr.
B
4
Dep.
British
Loave «Arrive Manila Hong Kong
Japanese d 3 Chinese
B
German
Nov. 12
"NOT.
90 Nov. 34 EMPRESS OF CANADA Dec. 3
- Nov. 14 Dec. 5
Danish Dutch
Total
Leave
Eong Kong
Nor. 1 Nor. 3 EMPRESS OF ASIA
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SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, "Japan Ports & Honolulu.
TENYO MARU KOREA MARU
-SHINYO MASU
+
14
Calls Los Angeles, Omitting
LONDON via Singapore, Suez,
HAKONE MARU
SUWA MARU
Monday, Stat Oste Sunday, 13th Nov. Tuesday, 29th Nov.
Honolulu
Marseilles & Ports.
5th Nov.
Saturday, Saturday, 19th Nov.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
MISHIMA MARU
+ TANGO MARU
Wednesday, 23rd Nov.
Wednesday, 31st Dec.
Friday, 28th Oct.
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang & Colombo.
BANGOON MARU
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) vis Japan, Honolulu,
Los Angeles, Mexico and Panama. BOKUYO MARU
Wednesday, 10th Nov.
SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Ospe
Town & Ports.
WAKASA MARU
|ட்
Saturday, 18th Nor.
NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via PANAMA.
+ LISBON MARU
Tresday, 25th Oct.
LIVERPOOL via Singapore, Colombo, Port Said & Porte.
+ TOYOOKA MARU
Friday.
11th Nov.
OALOUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Bangoon.
·OSAKA MARU
Sunday. 30th Oct.
NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
TANGO MARŲ
Friday,
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
+ MOJI MABU'
-SADO MARU
HAKUZAKI MARU
18th Nov.
(direct Moji) Monday, 24th Oct, (Kebe direct) Saturday, 29th Oct. Monday, Slot Oct.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Telephone: Central No. 299 (Private exchanges to all. Depts.).
+ Cargo only,
For further information, apply tow
HOLLAND EAST ASIA LINE of the United Netherlands Navigation Company.
Regular Frmeswsskie Hewrico betweɛn'
Japan, Vladivostock, China, Hong Kong, Manila, Singapore
and
Genoa, Rotterdam, Amsterdam. Hamburg, Bremen and Worth Continental Porta
ARRIVALS FROM EUROPE :
"GEMMA" · " "ZOSMA”....
SAILINGS FOR EUROPE:
"MADOERA” B.. "OLDEKERK".
1.3. "GEMMANU
15th November. 13th December..
E0th October. 38th November
25th December
All Steamers have Limited Accommodation for Fassengers, For Freight, Faamge and further Particulars, Pleass Apply to
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LYN,
Telephone Central Bo 1574.
York Building
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HONG KONG METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER.
Hong Kour Observatory, October 31st.
|Previous|On DatejUn Dals
Day
་
st 2 p.m. 6 a.m.1.1 p.
$0.08
Barometer.. Temperatur
30.07 30.05
76
71
80
Humidity -
83
79
58
Wind-
Dirsation
E
NE
E
Force
4
B
B
0.00
0.00
0.00
Watherin
Bain *** Highest open-air Temperature, 20th: 76 Lowest open-air Temperature, 21st:71
The Tenyo Mary is also due in port to-morrow with United States wail, etc., and on Monday two **President." liners will arrive with another batch.
There are two outward "Homs mails to-day. The Kashima Atari takes the Home mail við Sviez and Marseilles and the Glentara that vić Siberia. The mails close at 9.30 am. and 10.30a.m.; respectively.
**Prezident " Liners.
The. a. Pretident Taft of the Dollar Steamship Line will arrive in Hong Kong from Manila to- morrow morning, at 8.00 am. She | will sail, for Los Angeles and San Francisco vid Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama and Honolulu on Tues- day morning, October 25th at 7 q.m.
The President Van Buren will arrive from Shanghai on Monday morning, at 8:00 am. This steamer will continue on around the world on Tuesday morning at Ba.m. After making the ports of Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colom- bo, Port Said, Alexandrin, Naples, Genoa, Marseilles, Beston, New York. Havana, Cristobal, Balboa, B-Blue sky; C-Cloudy; D Port of Los Angeles, San Francisco, Drizzle: F-Fog; L-Lightning: Honolulu, Kobe and Shanghai, the M-Mist; O-Overcoat; F-Passing. President Fan Buren will again showers; Q-Squalle; R-Rain; T- | call at the port of Hong Kong on Thunder.
February 13th, 1928 on her next voyage around the world."
HONG KONG TDI TABLE.
From October 22ad to 28th, 1927. High Water
Hong
;. Kong
Daya o
Late of th
Sat.
tandard
Time,
b.
LOW WATER,
Hong
Koag
Standard
.Time.
Height.
....
Height,
22.7 10 86m 1848 8 20 6 0 142 2 2 Sun, 238065 m 2 53 13 7
I'm x0 7 16 8536 A 24825 28
761m 3·41 · | 24 307 1 3 313.0 584-172 3 73 3 54.3 3 5 54 55 7 +
Mon. 24
Tase. 25 mg
Wed, 26 m10 9 Thur, 27 10 39
Fr. 25 ml 16
10-12
4 143 8
P.&O., British India Apcar and
Eastern & Australian
Lines
(COMPANIES INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND), MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS TAKING CARGO FOR
STRAITS, JAYA, BURMA, OFYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS: HAST & SOUTH AFRICA,
AUSTRALARIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND & QUEENS LAND PORTS, BED SEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPES. GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTÉ. EUROPE, ETC.
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL. STEAMERS,
(UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIM, GOVRINEHI
Steamship
Notice To Mariners. ties at Dairea, in a notification The Japanese Harbour Authori.
"KASHMIR" dated October 3rd, issued the fol-
→LAHURE”
DELTA lowing information:
"MACEDONIA" "Owing to the discovery of “MUNUOLIA sunken rock about 100 metres southHANTUA of the 'B' Buoy, the buoy has been "KASHGAR” moved as follows:
**MOREA
DYALA "DEVANHA
11
"From the new position of the buoy the red light at the eastern extremity of Hamacho Wharf bears 188 (8.13° 14′ W.), distant 700 metres. The depth of water at the position of the busy is 3 fathoms at low water spring tides, Marin ers are accordingly warned mot to navigate within 100 metres south of the buoy..
"
From the highest point of the sunken rock the red light at the easter extremity of Hamacho Wharf bears 180° 20′, distant - 660 metres, and at low water of spring tides the depth of water over the highest point of this rock is 27 metres..
This sunken rock has a radius of about 30 metres from its highest point.
"Note. The position of the above buoy is liable to be shifted by float: ing ice during the winter season."
Chinese Deck Passengers.
“MAQEDONIA"
"KRIVA KASHMIE
* MANTUA."
KALYAN *MONGOLIA," *MOREA"
* KASHGAR”
Toni
From Hongkong (about)
8,985 29th Oct, 3.259 6th Nor
8,097 8th NOT. 11,120 12th Nov. 10,304 26th Nor
10,946 10th Doc.
10,953 7th
Destination
Marseilles, L'ion. Antwerp & Hull. Marseilles and Loadan.
Straits & Bombay.
Marsaillesand Londen.
do.
Marseilles, London & Antwerp.
9.153 21 1998 Marsailles and Loados.
14.
9,00324th Dec,
Jan.
18th Feb
4th Febr
H
3rd Mar..
М
10,986 ・仕
214
9,185 10th Mar, 17th Mar..
8,163 10,946 lat Mar
9144 16,504 14th April, 10,938 28th April, ..ous 12th May,
7th April,
Passengers to Singapore only.
-
H
Marsailles,
Loudon sad Antwerp,
Marsailles and London.
Marseilles, Landon and Antwerp.
Marseilles and London.
Marseilles, London and Antwerp
Marseilles, London and Antwerp. Marseilles and London..
Marseilles, London and Antwerp.
Marseilles and London,
do.
Marseilles, London and Antwerp,
Frequená connections from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Con- stantinople, Pirenas, 8m yrum, and other Leraat Forts by steamers of tha Khadirial Mail Ston mahip Co.
The total number of Chinese deck paseangers entering the Colony dur-"SANTHIA" ing the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. “TALAMBA" Festerday was 230.
WARSHIPS IN PORT
Warships in port yesterday were: South Wall Basin, Thracían sad Sepoy: East Wall Basin, Tarantula and S/Ms. L.15 and £.19; North Arm, Dragon and Kharki; West Wall Dock, Durban, Taikoo Dock, Feterel and Tern; Kowloon Dock, Fortol and S/M. 2.59, No. 2 Buoy, The s.s. President McKinley of Danae; No. 6 Bucy, Maine; No. 6 the American Mail Line will arrive Buoy, Frobisher No. 9 Buoy, dm from Los Angeles and San Fran-rose and S/M, L.; No. 9 Buoy, cisco vit Honolulu, Yokohama, SM. 4; No. 11 Buoy, Storm- Kobe and Shanghai on Monday, cloud; No. 12 Buoy, Bluebell: No. She will sail for Manila on Tues day, at 8.00 p.m.
Marine Court,
12 Buoy, Bruce; No. 18 Buoy, Ruthenia.
Foreign Men of War:-U.S.S. Helena and Sacramento, French, Argus.
SHIPPING MOVEMENTS.
The N.D.L .. Coblenz will ar
for
The Chinese boarding house run- ner who was charged with boarding the sa. Prosper on Thursday with out pefmission from the ship's officers, was brought up on remand yesterday before Commander J., B. Newill, at the Marine Court, when rive in Hong Kong at 7 a.m, to-day Sub-Inspector Vincent of the Finger Print Department proved (Saturday), and will tail a previous conviction against him. Europe vid Manila and parts at 5 It was established that the man had p.m. this afternoon instead of on been previously fined 825 for a Sunday as previously advised.
The 1.5. Preussen (Hamburg- similar offence.
When naked why he denied the Amerika Line), left Singapore on previous charge, defendant said Thursday afternoon, and is due in that he could not remember." He Hong Kong on Tuesday, the 25th
inst., at noon. was fined $30.
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2nd November 20th November
AUSTRAL-BAST INDIES LIKE Bailings from SINGAPORE on 7th of every month by “ULTY OF PALERMO" or "CITY OF SPARTA to Far, Fremantle, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney and vice versa.
Through Freight and Passenger bookings from Hong Kong in conjunction with Ellerman" Line for other services.
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE.
́S.S. "OITY OF EASTBOURNE” CITY OF WILLINGTON". SS "CITY OF LAHORE" „
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6th November 20th November 29th December-
AMERICAN AND MANCHURIAN LINE
via Sees Canal
ata
?
vis Buer: Janál
oría Suez Canal
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SERVICES TO
BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA?
& HAVANA M.V. "FORRESBANK" MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA
S.S. "TINHOW"
AMERICAN & ONETTAL LINK
37th November" ORIENTAL AFRICAN LIFE:
10th November.”
vis Suex Onnal
From Hong Kong Loading for Mauritius, Dolagoa Bay, Durban, East London, Algos Bay Port Elizabeth), Mossel Bay and Capetown..
Through Bills of Lading lased to Beira, Quilimaine, Ibo, Port Amelia, Morsinbique, Chinde, Inhambara, Zánuibar Mombaass, Kilindiai, Port Nolloth, Luderita Bay, Walyii Bay sad, Madagascar, For Freight or age on soy of the above limes apply tose Telephone: Central 4791.
THE BANK LINE, LTD.
BRITISH INDIA-APOAR SAILINGS
7,754 7th Nov. 8,018 13th Nov.
Singapore, Penang and Calcutta do.
EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (SOUTH)
"ARAFURA”. "TANDA
"ST. ALBAN8"
"AKAFURA" "TANDA
8,000 23 Oct, p、m‚] 6,956 End Dea 4,500 1 30th, Dec.
·6,000 ↑ 27th Jan., 1928 6,950 2nd Mar., #
Manila, Sandakan, Thursday.
Island, Townsville, Brisbane sydney and Malbourne,
Regular Monthly Bailings from Hong Kong to Japan & Hong Kong to Australia. The 1. de A. 5.8. Do., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghai, Iloilo, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other ports ou, route sa induce- ment offers.
· Frequent caanections from Anteralia with the following The Union E.S. Co.'s Steamers to the United Kingdom in New Zealand
Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The F, & O. Boyal Mail Steamers to London via Sues Canal, The P. & O. Branch Service of Steamers to London via the Cape.
The New Zealand Shipping Co.'s Stemmers for Southampton and London via
- Panama Canal,
SAILINGS" TO SHANGHAI AND JAPAN
"TALAMBA" "
* "MONGOLIA" * JEYPORE TANDA "MANTUA" "KHIVA"
KASHGARTM
*ST ALBAN8"
MOBEA KALYAN DEVANHA MALWA” "KHYBER" "KHIVA
8,018 $3rd Oct., 6 am, 16,504 28th Det
· 5,318 | Blet Oct. 6,96€ 8th Nov. 1094811th Nov.
9,135 9,005 $4,500
6th Dec
19th Nov. Roth Nov.
10,953 2141
9th Des.. 13th Dec.
2,156 10,986
24th Dec.
7th Jan, 1925
9,114 Sut 9,135
19
Jan.,
#
'm
KASHMIR
KALYAN"
8 pes
18th Feb 9,144 18th Feb.
*MANTUA
10,948 2nd Mar.,
13
MUNGOLIA"
16,504
17th Mar...
"MORRA
10,953
30th Mar
9,005 10,986
13th April,
27th April,
11th May,
MACEDONIA"11,10 4th Feb
"KASHGAR” “MALWA" “DEVANHA" 8,155
Calls at Dalny.
F
Amoy, Kobe, Yokohama & Osaka,“ Shanghai and Kobe.
bhanghai, Hoji, Kobe & Yoka. Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohaus. S'hai, Moji, Kobe and Yokohama. S'hai, Mori, Kobe & Yokohama. · ·
مة
Moji, Kobe. Omka & Yokohama. B'žai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama.
do.
do.
do
do.
مة
Shanghai Mori and Koba B'ha, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama.
Shanghai, Moji and Kobe.
8'hal, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama,
All daim art approximate and subject to allayadians: “WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED OF ALL STEAMER: *Passengers for Fangoon most defray their own Hotel expense while awaiting the on carrying steamer.
All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge":
Steamers on London and Australian Xánes are fitted with Laundries. Parcela meaaring not more than 2§ ft. x 3ft x 1ft will be received at the Company's Office up to Noon on the day prerions to sailing.
For Further Information, Passage Fares, Freights, Handbooks, eta,, apply Do- MACKINNON MACKENZIE & CO. F.&O. Building, Connaught Road Central, HONGKONG.
THE SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC COMPANY, LIMITED,
SERVICE OF FAST MOTOR VESSELS
LOADING DIRECT FOR BARCELONA. BOTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND SCANDINAVIAN PORTS.
MT SUMATRA
"JAPAN" my. “FO&MUSA” FOR SHANGHAI, JAPAN AND VLADIVOCTOCK,
17. “FÓRMOSA "
For farther particulars, apply to the Agent
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Hoạt Hoa.
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