CANADIAN
PACIFIC
QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3rd, 1927.
R.M.S. "EMPRESS OF CANADA"
will sail from.
HONG KONG
for
VICTORIA and VANCOUVER, B.C.,
via Shanghai, Kobe and Yokohama
at
DAYLIGHT,
Wednesday, December 7th, 1927.
CANADIAN PACIFIC EXPRESS
TRAVELLERS' CHEQUES
PAYABLE THE WORLD OVER,
THE SAFEST AND MOST CONVENIENT WAY TO ‘CARRY FUNDS.
Passenger Department: Tal, C. 752 Cable: "GACANPAU” Freight and Expressi ·Tal, C. 42,--Oabloe :-* NAUTILUS.”-
NYKLINE
THROUGH BOOKING TO EUROPE AT REDUCED RATES.
£130, 2113, ello, £102, £83; VIA" SAN FRANCISCO. 09440, 08420 VIA JAPAN AND, SEATTLE.
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japán Ports & Honolulu.
• SIBERIA MABU (Calls Keelung).
TAIYO MARU
TENYO MARU
Calla Los Angeles..
Sunday, 11th Doc.
Monday, 9th Jan, 1928, Tuesday, 24th Jan,
LONDON via Singapore, Suez, Marseilles & Ports.
FUSHIMT MARU
HAKOGAKI MARU...
HAKUSAN MARU
TANGO MARU
AKI MARU
Shipping News
YESTERDAY'S FREIGHT
RETURNS.
LOCAL AND THROUGH CARGOES NORMAL
BRITISH VESSELS BEST CONTRIBUTORS.
There were 1 vessels arriving into port during the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. yesterday and freights brought both for the Colony and for ports beyond were normal, British steamers carried a large proportion of the cargoes.
the
Daily Statement, Waterfront
News, etc.
DAILY WATERFRONT NEWS.
IMPORTANT, NOTICES TO
MARINERS.
[NT-LONGSHOREMAN.).
Coast Guild Meeting. All members of the Hong Kong Branches of the Chine Coast Officers' Guild and the Marine Engineers' Guild of China are requested to attend a combined special meeting of the Guilds, to be held at the Guilds' cfces, 87, Des Voeux Road Central (entrance in Pottinger Street) to-morrow (Sunday) at 10.30 am. The bui The meeting, of course, will be concerns piracy insurance. private, being for members only.
vers
A notice to mariners at the Harbour Office states that in refer- to the restrictions as to ence navigation, anchoring to buoys, and use of buoys in the vicinity of
Chinese Deck Passangers. Belchers' Bidge and Ramblers Chinese deck passengers sumber- Shoal, which were gazetted on Julying 1,217 were brought into the 8th and August 10th, this year. at 9 a.m. yesterday.
Calony during the 94 hours ended
these notices have now been can-
clied.
There were 19483 tons of general merchandise imported into Colony. Of these, 6,917 tons were
Obstruction To Navigation. contributed by British ahipa The Warning given that survey two best returns were 3.782 tons by operations will be carried out from the American vessel West Histon, from Portland Oregon and Manila, time to time in connection with the and 2,800 tona by the British dredging at Kowloon Point, and steamer Nerchwang, from Hai-masters of vessels are warned to phong and Hoihow.
keep clear of all sampans, motor boats and buoys used on this work, which will carry a red flag. They for all craft so employed. are asked to keep a good look out
to
Through cargoes amounted 15,393 tons, of which, 12,481 tona were carried in British bottoms. The heaviest individual return was shown by the s. Glentura (British) from Liverpool and Singapore. The Moji Maru, from Yoko- hama and Moji same second with: 3,992 tons.
The arrivals and departures dur- ing the period under review were the following:-
Arr. Dep.
British Japanese
Chinese Norwegian
Danish
German
French American Swedish Dutch
3
1
Total
15
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
HONG KONG.
IN
"FOR DECEMBER, 1927.
STANDARD TIME OF THE 120th MERIDIAN, EAST OF GREENWICH.
Date. Sunrise. December 3rd...6.48.m.
4th...8.48
F
21
Approaches To Hong Kong.
A local potice to mariners, issued on. December 1st, states that the fog bell on Lamtong Mi has been removed and will be replaced about the middle of February, 1023.
Two Deaths.
WARSHIPS IN "PORT. Warships and auxiliaries in port yesterday were:-
North Wall Basin, Witherington; East Wall Basin, B/Ms. L.7, L.8, South Wall Basin, Peterel, Tern: L.15, L.19; North Arm. Francof, Fivern, S/M. L.20; West Wall Dock, Fears, Stormcloud, Sterling, Dock, Titania, S/Ms. L2, L.; In Cicala; No 1 Buoy, Argui; No. 2 Buoy, Falcerine; No. 3 Buoy, Bluebell; Na 4 Buoy, Herald; No.
P. & O., British India Apear and
Eastern & Australian
Lines
(COMPANIES INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS» TAKING CARGO FOR STRAITS, JAVA, BUBNA, CEYLON, INDIA PERSIAN GULF, WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS EAST & SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND & QUEENS. LAND PORTS, RED SEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE, ETC. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL_FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (UNDER CONTRACT WITH HILL, GOVERNMENT. }
From
Steamship
MANTUA "
•HIYEIZAN
MART"
Tone.
Hongkong (about)
10,940 | 10th Desi
4.61412 Dec. 9,135
17th Loc.
VOUS 4th Lev.
"KRIVA
KASHGAR' MOREA 'KALYAN "* "DKVANHA"
MALWA KEYBER" MACEDONIA" 11,120
** KHIVA"
7th Jan, 1928
7th Jaa.
21st Jan, 4th Feb..
3rd Mar..
10th list...
H
10,953
4,144
8,155
10,906
*
114
18th Feb.
9,135
17th blar..
10.946
31st Mar
911-44
18,504 10,953 9,008 10,388
14th Apri
26th May,
8,185
yth June,
- MACEDONIA" 11,120
F1
23rd June.
Buoy, Iroquois, No. 8 Buoy, Varation, No. 7 Buoy, Ambros, L.S, L., L. No. 9 Buoy, Seraph; No. 10 Buoy, Serapis, Sirdar; No. 11 Buoy, Somme: No. 12 Busy, Bruce; No. 18 Buoy Belgol, No. 20 Buoy, Feteran; No. 25 Buoy, Kharki; No. A Buoy,KABHGAR" Ruthenia.
*MALWA"
«KALYAN" MONGOLIA " *MOREA
The master of the as Ho Sang reports that during the voyng from Singaporato Hong Kong two Chinese male deck passengers died | HỌNG KÒNG METEOROLOGICAL, from beri-beri.
Pampanga.
Foreign Men of War:-U.S.S.DEVANHA”
...
Martial Law At Swatow,
REGISTER.
7th Ami
28th April,.
April
12th May,
*Not carrying Passengers.
Passengers to Singapors only, i
Destination
Marseilles and London.
Singapore, Colombo & Bombay. Straits and Bombay.
Marseilles, 'don, Antwerp & Hull Marseilles and London.
Straits and Bombay.
Marseilles, London and Antwerp, Marsailles. and London.
and Antwerp.
Marseilles, Landen Marseillos and London
Marseilica,
London
don and Antwerp Marseilles, London and Antwerp. Marseilles and London.
Marseilles, London and Antwerp,
Marseilles and London.
do.
Marseilles, London and Antwerp Marseilles and London.
do.
do.
Frequent connections from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Con. stantinople, Piraans, Smyrna, and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.
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Day
at
zt 2 p.m. 6 a.m.
30.15 30.17
70
80.11
BIT-
71
B-4
60
43
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N
N
"TILAWA
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3
13
0.00
The following notices to mariners Hong Kong Observatory, December Ind. have been issued by the various au tharities, relative to navigation in local waters: The Chinese Mari time Customs under date Novem ber 29th, Notice, No. 3 of 1827, state that owing to martial law having bent declared in this district, the Commander-in-Chief of the Eighth Route Army has notified that all vessels, foreign or Chinese, shall not be allowed to enter or leave the port of Swatow between the hours of 6 p.m. and 6 am.
From The Sea.
A Japanese oil-engined fishing beat the Kaiko Maru, "recently picked up a bottle in the sea of Langkawi, sixty miles north-west of Penang containing a message which reads: "This bottle was thrown overboard by Squadron- Leader Munday and Flight-Locut. Foster in the middle of the Indian Ocean and, we shall be glad to hear
of anybody picking it up. We are on our way as far as Cathay
Have just finished with this bottle.
Barometer... Temperatan Humidity Wind
Direction Easi Force Weather... Bein
0:00 1,00 Highest open-air Temperature, l»t: 70 Lowest open-air Temperaturo, 2nd: 60
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS
10,000 10,00
7th Dec.
Singapore, Penang and Calentta
'do.
“B.I.—Apċar Liza steathers have excellent mazamodation for 1st and 2nd All steamers are fitted with wireless and carry &
clare passengers, qualified surgeon.
EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (SOUTH)
B-Bice sky; C-Cloudy: D- Drizzle; F-Fog: L-Lightning: M-Mist; O-Overcent; P=Passing" ST. ALBANS” 4,500 showers; QSqualls; E-Rain; T* “AKAFURA" Thunder. 1
"TANDA"
HONG KONG TIDE TABLE.
From December Ard to 9th, 1927.
High Wazza. Low WATE
Hong
Hong
Kong
Standard Standard
Time.
Time.
at Shanghai aboard
Kang you H.M.S. Argue..
Sunset. 5.39 p.m. 5.30.
5th...6.49.
5.93
"
21
6th...6.49
21
5.39
37
7th...6,50
3.30
"
8th..6.61
M
5.39;
2)
9th...6.51 10th...8,52
5.30
17
5.39
เ
Baturday, 3rd Dec.
11th...6-52)
5.40
Saturday, 17th Dec.
12th...8.53
t
5.40
Saturday, 31 Dec, -
13th...8.54
5.40
So
+1
14th...0.34
5.41
s
15th...8.55.
5.41.
Wednesday, 21st Dec. Wednesday, 18th Jan, 1928,
16th...6.35
5.41
17th...8.36
"
5.43
18th...6.56
8.42
tee
Monday, 12th-Dec. Tuesday, 27th Des.
19th...4.57
3.43
"
20th...0.58
5.43
14
Friday, 23rd Dec.
21st...0.58 22nd..8.50 23rd...6.50 24th...7.00
13
2.44 14
3.44.
"
5.41 "..
1
5.43
11
"
5.48
J
26th...7.00 27th...7.01
TE
5.48 ..
5.47
77
28th...7.01
5.47
1
29th...7.02
"
5.48
11
30th.$.02 31st...7.03
5.43
J1
5.49
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Mañila & Ports.
BOMBAY vin Singapore, Penang ✯ Colombo,
SADO MARU
-"': † GENOA MARU
Town & Porta.
† ASUKA MABU
↑ TAKAUKA MARU-
L
Saturday, 10th Dec.
Wednesday, 21st Dec.
Friday, 9th Dec.
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu,
Los Angeles, Mexico and Panama.
RAKUYO MARU
***
SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape
NEW YORK and/or BOSTON win PANAMA,
LIVERPOOL via Singapore, Colombo, Port Said & Porte
+ DAKAR MARU'
CALCUTTA vis Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.
† TOKUSHIMA MARU
+AKITA MARU
***
Monday, 13th Dec. Monday, 19th Deo..
NAGASAKI, KORK & TOKOHAMA.
AKI MARU
Friday, 18th Dec.
BRANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
6th Dec. 9th Dec.
.25th...7.00
TAMBA MARU
CEYLON MARU
(Moji direct)
144
(Moji direct)
Monday, Friday. Mooday, 12th Dec. Thunday, 15th Dec. Monday, 19th Dec.
For Hong Kong.
H.M.S.- Contor (Capt. A. T. B. Curtis, R.N.) left "Colombo on November 23rd and was expected
Days of
Week.
Date of******
Bat
to sail from Singapore on Decem- Suu. ber 1st for Hong Kong. She is bringing out reliefs for the sub- Mos. marines and warships on the China station.
Home Mails.
m.ft.in.
3m-3 226 511
Height
30th Dec. 6,000 | 2712 Jaz, 1928 0,95€ 2nd Mar
Calle at Port Holland.
Manila, Sandakan, Thursday
Eload, 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, Hoilo, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawao, Tinior, Durwin, or other parts auf route as induce
ment offers.
Frequent connections from Anteralia with the following
The Union 8.8. Co.'s Steamers to the United Kingdom in New Zealand
Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The E. & U. Royal Mail Stenders to London vis Sues Canal," The P. & Q. Branch Service of Steamers to London via the Cape.
The New Zealand Shipping Co.'s Steamers for Bouthampton and London via
Panama Canal,
BAILINGS TO SHANGHAI AND JAPAN
4
5 545 5 11
3
4mn 4 b6 16 21
61
6 24 a6 0
5 m € 14
Qm
005
38
0 32 5
*ST. ALBANS"
Tues.
6m 7 22 5 8m 1 26
MOREA'
10 a
*** GARMULA"
7 m 8
6 m
m 3
In addition to mail wä Siberia | Wed. by the 6.5. Fushimi Márit, the
Tamba is dur to-morrow (Sunday) Thur. 8 m
with, mail from Home and Europe.
vid Negapatam, letters and papers
being dated London, November 3rd,
5
Fri.
BANK LINE LTD.
AGENTS FOR
ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S.S. CO., LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION WITHOUT NOTICE.
UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT
KALYAN
*DEVANHA"
* DELTA'
ARAFURA"
"MALWA
THYBER"
KHIVA
4,500 6th Dec. 10,958 9th Dee. 0,254 11th Dec. 0.141.
13th Dec. 8,155 24th Bec
8,097 "1st Jan, 1923 6,000
10,986
MACEDONIA" | 11,120
'TANDA
"KASHMIR"
7th
28th Jab., 4th. Leb
ard Jam
8,114
21st Jan,
135
6,458
7th
*KALYAN"
18sh Feb,
MANTUA
"ST. ALBAND"
4,500
don Mar.
* MONGOLIA"
16,504
"MURRA
10,953
·KASHGAR"
"DEYANHA"
"MALWA"
9,005
Zud Mar,
30th Mar 13th April,
10,986 27th April,
8,155. 11th May,
• MACEDONIA," | 11,430 | 25th May,
Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama. Sha, Moji, hobe & Yokohama S'hai, Meji, Kobe & Usaka, B'hai., Moji, Kobe & Yokohama,
do.
Changhai, Hoji & Kobe. Mel, Kabe, Osaka க Yokohama, S'hai, Moji, Kobe and Yokohama. S'bai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. shanghai, Moji & Kabe.
S'hai, Moji, Kobe
Kobe & Yckobams,
Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama BEL, Moj, Kobe & lokchama Shangbai, Moji & Kobe.
8'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yokobama. Moj, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama. S'bai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama.
do.
do
do:
do.
do.
HARUNA HARU
+ OSAKA MARU
† BANGUON MARU
+ Cargo only.
For further information, apply to-.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
Telephone: Central No. 292 (Private exchanges to all Depta.).
To the Publisher
**HONG KONG WEEKLY PRESS"
11, Icz House STREET, HONG KO
Please send me the
"HONG KONG WEEKET PEESS”
from 1927 to
addressed as follows :-***
SUBSCRIPTION PAID IN ADVANOR, $13.00 per annum for delivery in
Hong Kong.
$15.00 per annum to any part of the
World (including postage).
ELLERMAN LINE
*
"CITY OF TOKIO" "CITY OF CALCUTTA"
Marsailles, Harre, London, Botterdam & Hamburg Marseilles, London, Eotterdam & Hamburg Havre, London, Botterdam & Hamburg ...London, Rotterdam & Hamburg SINGAPORE AUSTRALIA
TH
3rd January 18th 14th February 20th
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.
FROM LEITH, MIDDLESBRO', ANT- WERP, LONDON, STRAITS AND PHILIPPINES.
The Steamship "BENLOMOND." CONSIGNEES of Gargo are hereby
informed that all Goods are being |·landad at their risk into the hazardous
and/oï eitra hazardous· Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and | Godown Co., Ltd., whence, and/or frym
the wharyen, Delivery may be obtained.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goodr remaining undelivered after 8th December, 1997, will be subject to Kent.
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before 20th December, 1927, or they will not be recognized.
All broken, chafed and damaged Gooda are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on 6th December, 1927, at 10.
:
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigued by GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.
Agents Hong Kong, 29th Nov, 1927. [6580
"CITY OF PEKIN" "CITY OF BENARES"
AUSTRALIA
"CITY OF PALERMO" "CITY OF SPARTA"
Leaves Singapore Loares Singapore
*
AUSTRAL-EAST INDIES LIKE 7th December 7th January
For FREMANTLE, ADELAIDE, MELBOURNE & SYDNEY.
Through FREIGHT and PASSENGER bookings from HONG KONG in conjunction with "ELLEEKĻI”
Linz or other services.
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE
"OITY OF LAHORE" "CITY OF BEDFORD" "CITY OF KIMBERLEY"
AMERICAN AND MANOHURIAN LINK.
via Buez Canal
47th December
via Buez Canal
vis Sand Canal ALSO AGENTS. FOR
ANDREW WEIR & CO.
BOSTON & NEW YORK
"MYRTLEBANK”
SERVICES TO
MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA
"TINHOW":
23rd January 30th February
AMERICAN & ORIENTAL - LINE.
5th February" *****. ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE
1st Half April
Loading for Mauritius, Delagos Bay, Durban, East London, Algoa Bay Fort Elizabeth), Mossi Bay and Capetown.
Through Bile of Lading issued to Beira, Quilimaine, The, Port Amalia, Mozambique, Chinde, Inhambane, Zanzibar, Mombasa, Kilindini, Port Nolloth, Luderitz Bay, Walvis Bay and Madagascar, For Freight or Passage on any of the shove lines spply 1~~~
Telephone
Central 4791,
* Cargo paly.
All dates are approvimats and rabject to alteration without notice. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS. Passengers for Bangon must defray "their own Hotel expenses at Singapore while awaiting the ou carrying steamer.
All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge.
Beamers on London and Australian Langs are fitted with Laundries,
Parcels measuring not more than 31⁄2 ft x 9ft x 1ft will be received at the Company's Umes up to oog on the day prious to sailing.
For Further Laformation, Passage Fares, Freights, Handbooks, etc., apply to
MACKINNON MACKENZIE & 100. P. & O. Building, Connaught Road Central, HUNGAUNG
THE SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC COMPANY, LIMITED,
SERVICE OF FAST MOTOR VESSELS
L LOADING, DIBEOT JOR“ BARCELONA. ROTTERDAM HAMBURG "AND" SCANDINAVIAN PORTS,
Loading about
m.v." FORMOSA" IV. "CANTON FOR SHANGHAI, JAPAN AND VLADIYOCTOCK.
22nd December. 15th February, 1928
Loading about
For further particulars, apply to the Agente
"HV.." CANTON"
THE BANK LINE, LTD.
GILMAN & CO., LTD.,
Hong Lot.
5th January, 1928-
G. E. HUYGEN,
OATDOD.