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with Sea Travel!
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Way
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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14th, 1927.
—to Canada United States
TO bot, monotonous weeks and weeks of orean voyaging .......But cool, comfortable and varied...Short ses journey... Last rail trip, thos...a second short ses trip, if your destination is Europe. Each transfer but a step to train or steamer. And, the delightful ex. hilaration of hiding through the Canadian Pacific Rockies..."50 Switzerlande in One." Magnificent botels too ifyon have time...st Victoria and Vancouver, at mile-high Banff and Lake Louise... all the way through. From Montreal or Quebec, Empresses of the Atinatic and Cabin Cina Ships sail 1,000 miles on the sheltered St. Lawronca ...only days of open Atlantic. Canadiza Pacific Steamship and Railway Services are all one management... world-famed for equipment and courteous personal attention,
Select then--the Empress of Canada, Empress of Asia or Empress of Russia ....... largest and fastest liners across the Pacifio... Bailing frequently from Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Kobe, Tokohama. Direct connections at Victoria and Vancouver for Pacific
„Const poluts in the United States.
9 Days Only-Yokohama to Vancouver
Let a Canadian Pacific agent.......whér veðu
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hour enrandwe are tha through votes ....... home
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*THROUGH BOOKING TO EUROPE AT REDUCED RATES
£150, 2112, 110, £102, £83; VIA SAN FRANCISCO, »
G$140, 03420 via JAPAN AND BRATTLE
SAN FRANCISCO vis Shangbai, Japan Ports & Honolulu
TAITO MARU
TENYO MABU.
+++
*Calls Los Angeles.
Tuesday, 10th Jan., 1928. Tuesday 24th Jan., ̈
LONDON via Singapore, Suez, Marseilles & Ports.
HAKOGAKI MARU...
HAKUSAN MARU...
KITANO MARŲ – .......
Saturday, 17th Deo. Baturday, 31st Doc.. Saturday, 14th Jan., 1928,
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
TANGO MARU
AKI MARU
Wednesday, 21st Dec. Wednesday, 18th Jan., 1929.
BOMBAY vis Singapore, Penang & Colombo.
+'GENOA MABU
AWA MARU ...
Tuesday, 7th Dec. Wednesday, 11th Jan,
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolula,
Los Angeles. Mexico and Panama.
RAKUYO MARU
***
Friday,
23rd Dec. SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape
Town & Ports.
KAMAKURA MARU...
Friday, 20th Jan, 1928.
NEW YORK and/or BOSTON in PANAMA.
+ TAKAOKA · MARU
Tuesday, 7th Dec.
LIVERPOOL via Singapore, Colombo, Port Said & Ports.
+ DURBAN MARU •
Tassday, 10th Jan., 1928.
CALOUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Bangoon.
† AKITA MABU
Monday, 19th Dec.
NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA
AKI MARU
Friday,
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA."
HARUNA MABU....
KAMAKURA MARU (Kobe direct)
+ CEYLON MARU (Maji direct)
+ LYONS MARU
+ OSAKA MARU
#
+ RANGUON MARU
+ Cargo only. -
(Moji direct)
For further information, apply to
18th Dec,
Wednesday, 14th Dec, Wednesday, 14th Dec. Thursday, 16th Dec, Bunday, 18th Dea. Monday, 19th Dec.. Monday, 19th Dec.
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NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
Telephone: Central No. 292 (Privata ezchanges to all Depts.).
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KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART
MAATSCHAPPY.
Shipping News
YESTERDAY'S FREIGHT
RETURNS.
ALL BRITISH THROUGH. CARGOES.
LOW LOCAL İMPORTS.
Through freights carried for the 24 hours ended at 9-a.m. yesterday were all in British vessels, and the total tonnage showed a normal entry. Local imports were, how. ever, low,
There were only 5,118 tons of merchandise imported, of which 2,101 tons were contributed by aix British ships. The only four figure return was 2000 tons of ceal brought by the German steamer Kathe, from Hongay.
There were no through freights carried in any foreign merchant men, but 12,563 tons were manifest. ed by Ave British steamers. The two heaviest contributors were the Diomed and the Fray Castle. The ferner arriving from Yokohama and Shanghai had 6,279 tons and the latter from New York and Manila carried 5,098 tons.
The arrivals and departures dur, ing the period under review were the following:-
"Art.
British Japanese
Dep:
.3
0:
Chinese
3
German
0
Total
12
10
HÒNG XÔNG METEOROLOG10AG
REGISTER.
Hong Kong Observatory, December 17th.
Previous Un DawjUn Date
Day st......... at 2 pm 6 am. p.m.
29.99 30,00 29.97
Daily Statement, Waterfront
News, etc.
DAILY WATERFRONT NEWS.
MARINE COURT.
[BY LONGSHOR)"
Heavy Oil Shipment,
A heavy oil shipment was landed here yesterday from the a. Fray Castle. She came into port from New York and Manila with 129,000 cases of kerosene.
3rd.
Tide Tables.
Mr. C. Harris Walker, master of The following Notice to Mariners the as. Chinhua, was summoned has been issued by the Marine de partment of the Maritime Customs before Commander G. F. Hala, atat Shanghai under date December the Marine Court yesterday for giving false information with re- gard to his port clearance. „
Defendant pleaded guilty and was faed 8100.
** Anjou ".""Wing Bung " Collision.
to-morrow
The circumstances surrounding the collision of these two steamers will be investigated morning when a Court of Enquiry will be held at the Marins Court.
The composition of the Count's as follows:-Comdr. G. F. Hole, RN., Harbour Master (President); Lieut. Comdr. Faulor, H.M.S. Argus, Lieut-Comdr. T. Prichard, N.R., master of s. Taishan; Capt. R. Dodds, master of s Achilles, and Capi. C. A. Mutton, master of as Wing On.
In Dock. The .. Taishan, of the Hoang Kong, Canton and Mpcno. Steame boat Company went to dock" for orhaul and refit following her arrival from Canton on Monday afternoon. This leaves the Fat. shun, Kinshen und Eingshan book- ed for double runs, although sail- ings are still uncertain in view of the unsettled conditions
at Canton. As it is all steamers are leaving there earlier.
Sentence Reduced
The following new.publication issued by the Hydrographic Depart ment of the Chinese Navy is now procurable at the Cost Inspector's Office:-
Tide Tables for Side Saddles and Woosung xt entrance to Yangtsze River for 1928. Price 83.
This notice is issued at the re quest of the Hydrographia Depart ment of the Chinese Navy.
SHIPPING MOVEMENTS.
The P.&O. 3. Jeypore left Dalay for. Rong Kong on the 9th inst. at noon, with the mails, and is due bere to-day (Wednesday) at
about noon.
13
P. & O., British India Apcar and
Eastern & Australian
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Lines
(COMPANIES INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS TAKING. CARGO FOR
STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST & SOUTH AFRICA,
AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND & QUEENS LAND PORTS RED SEA, EGYPT CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTS, EUBOPS, ETC. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL · FORTNIGHTLY DIREUT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under Contract with HILL, GOVERNMENT.)
Steamship
*" JEYPORE" "KHIVA
KASHGAR" HOREA *KALYAN
"KHYBER "MACEDONIA” *KASHMIR"
The 3. Tilaa (B.I. and Apcar Line) will leave Amoy for Hong KHIVA" Kong on Friday, the 18th inst., and is due here on Saturday afternoca-
According to a wireless message received yesterday morning the m.v. Fagtland (H.A.L.), ia due to arrive in Hong Kong to-morrow (Thurs day morning.
WARSHIPS IN PORT.
Warships and auxiliaries in port yesterday wore
North Wall Basin, Francol; South Wall Basin, Hobin, Peterei, Tern, Kharki; East Wall Basin, S/Ms. L-6, 19; North Arm, Argus, West Wall Dock, Hawkine, Petersfield; In Dock, Sterling, Stormclaud, Cicala, Nessus; No. 1 Buoy, Witherington, No. 2 Buoy, Carlisle No. 3 Buoy, Bluebells No. 4 Buoy, Herald; No. 5 Buoy, Before the same Court, Mr. M. Troquois, No. 6 Bupy, Bruce, No. E. Lo made an application for the Buoy, Castor No. 8 Buoy, review of the sentence passed upon | brote," S/Ma L.S, L27; No. 10: the deventouz
who men
were Buoy, Seraph, Sepoy, No. 11 Buay, charged last week with boarding | Serapir, Sirdar; No. 19 Buoy, the as. President Pierce without | Thracion; No. 13 Buoy, Wolverine; permission from the ship's officers No. 19 Buos, Belgol: No. 20 Buoy Highart open-air Temperature, 12th-1 70 It will be recalled that fifteen of (West of) Fortols. No. Azt Buoy, Lowest open-air Temperature, 13th: 66 the men were each sentenced to one Ruthenia.
month's hard labour, while the B-Blue sky; C-Cloudy Dather two, who each had a previous Drizzle; F-Fog; LLightning conviction, were sentenced to two M-Mist; O-Overcast; P-Passing months' goal. showers ;. Q-Squalls"; E-Rain; T- Thunder:
Barometer.. Temperature 69
67
89
Humility... 62
77
80
Wind-
Direction E
E..
4
5
0
0
0.00 0.00 0,00
Force Wosther Bain
HONG KONG TIDE TABLE,
From December 14th to 20th:1927. -
Hion War,
Date of
Mouth.
Cleight.
Height.
LOW WATER.
Hong
Fong
Kong
Kong
Standard
Standard
Tima.
Time.
h
m.
b. m.
a
Wed. 14
3 584 5jm
5314
#
8 52 11 8
7 0
7
(ROYAL PACKET Navigation Uo, on BATÄVIA),
MOTOR VESSEL
"CREMER”
Due to sall to SINGAPORE, BELAWAN.DELI and PENANG, on 22nd December, 1 p.m.
Offers excellent Saloon accommodation.
*All lower berthia.
English cuisine.
Doctor carried.
Wireless telegraph.
1st Clasa Fare to Singapore-$125.
In connection with the Royal Packet Nav. Co.'s (K.P.M) Service to & destinations in the Netherlands East Indies and Australia.
Agentes
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN-LIJN.
Telephone 1574. Your Busan, Oxazen Boad. "
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Mr. Lo urged that a case of a similar natuse · would"-have been met with a fine én England, but in this case the mere sentenced to imprisonment owing to pressure From the Police." He said that he had taken the matter up with the Police and they had agreed to the
case being re-heard.
His Worship computed the pen. tence of the fifteen men from one month to six days, or in other words, they were released yester day. "The sentence of the other 37 11 5
two who had a previous conviction held good.
9 45 2
3147
Thur 15 m 38 B 7
4 57
48 16 1
39
Bat. 17 m 3 24 5 6 m10 34 2
8 65 5 11 29 Sun. 18 m 5 151m11 17:
6 286 8 Mon. 19 m 68
Tues, 20 m 7
49m 0 39 37
447m 1 27.3 78 50 31a 29
Chinese Deck Passengers." Chinese deck passengers number. ing 302 were brought into the Colony during the 24 hours ended at 9am. yesterday by two steamers. Died At Sea,
Among 480 Chinese deck passen- gere on the s.s. Hajjing, from Penang and Singapore, one died of consumption during the voyage.
BANK LINE
'AGENTS FOR
**KALYAN" MONGOLIA MOREA" "KASHGAR"
MALWA "DEVANHA' "MACEDONIA."
Tons.
From
Hongkong
(about)
5,318 14th Deo.
24th Dea
Fok Jan, 1928
7th Jan
ม
9,135 18th-Doo, 4.p.m.
-9,005 10,953
9,144
8.135
10,960
114
J
11,190 9,130 9,135
3rd Mar,
"
10th Ma
8,185
21st Jan.. "
4th Fob
18th Feb.,
17th Mar
9,129 sath Mar, 10,946 31st Mar
9,144 16,504
1
"
7th April,
10,953 28th April, 9,008 12th May.
14th April,
10,986 25th May,
8,155
8th Jung, 11.12093rd June,
• Not carrying Passengers.
Passengers to Singapore only.
Destination.
Marseilles and London. Straits and Bombay.
Marselles, Idea, Antwerp & Hall Marseilles and London.
Straits and Bombay.
Marseilies, L'don., Antwerp & Hall
Marseilles and London.
Marseilles, 'don., Antwerp & Hall.
P Marseilles and Lomian.
Marseilles, London and Antwerp Marseilles, Ldon. Antwerp & Hall. Marseilles and London.
da
Marseilles, London and Antwerp.
Marsailles and London.
do.
Marseilles, Londen und Antwerp, Marsailles and London.
do.
do.
Frequent connections from Port Said for Fasengers and Cargo to Con- stantinople, Piresus, Smyrna, and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.
BRITISH INDIA-APOAR SAILINGS
*TILAWA
10,008 17th Dec. "GANHULA “ „ 5,254 J0th Jan. **TAKLIWA" 7,93314th Jan.
Singapore, Penang & Celonite
do.
··do.--
B‚Ĺ‚—Apcar litne steamers have: excellent accommodation For 1st and 2ud class passengers. All steamers are fitted with wireless and carry" a qualified surgeon.
EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (SOUTH)
SUNRISE AND SUNSET IN "AKAFURA
** ST. ALBANS"
"TANDA". HONG KONG
FOR DECEMBER, 1927. STANDARD TIME OF THE 120th MERIDIAN, EAST OF GREENWICH.
Date: Sunrise. December 14th. 0.54 a.m.
15th...8.55. 16th...6.55
5.42,1
4,500 | 30th Dec.
·5,000 ↑ 27th Jan., 1928 6,956 2nd Mat
* Calls at Port Holland.
Manila, Sandakan, Thursday
Island, Townsville, Brisbane Bydney and Melbourne.
Regular Monthly Sailings from Hong Kong to Japan & Hong Kong to Australia. The E. & A. 8.8. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghai, Iloilo, Gabar
Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other porta bus route as indice ment offers.
Frequent connections from Anteralia with the following
+
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 London via Suez Canal.
The P.&O. Branch service of Steamers to London via the Cape.
The New Zealand Shipping Co.'s Steamers for Southampton and London vis
Panama Canal.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI AND JAPAN
Sunset.
5.41 p.m.
5.41**
"
6.41 #4
17th, 8.56, 19
5.42,
10
19th...6.56
"2
"
13
19th...8.57
~5.43~11
·20th:6.59
5.43,1
1
914...8.59
5:44 31
11
22nd.6.69
5.44.1
23rd...6.59 „
5.14.1
,,
24th...7.00
5,45
17
"
27.
71.
g3th...7.00 26th...7.00 97th...7.01
5.46
12
12
"
5.46 31
5:47 11
#7
28th...7.01
3.47
"KALYAN" TAKLIWA "DEVANHA" -DELTA' "ARAFURA", "MALWA
1,038 in Dec. #165 24th Dec, 8,097 6,000
10,988
7th
11
. 29th...7.02 "
5.48
"
30th...7.02
5.48 >
KRIVA
**NELLORE'
KAYBES
865: 14 Jan
rt
5.43
*
31st...7.03,5
LTD
ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S,S. CO., LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION: WITHOUT NOTICE.
*
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» Marseillen, Harry, London, Botterdam & Hamburg ki Marazilias, London; Rotterdain & Hamburg"..."
Brd January .
18th -14th February
20th
UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT
"CITY OF TOKIO"
CITY OF CALCUTTA” "CITY OF PEKIN"
'CITY OF BENARES" AUSTRALIA AM
"CITY OF SPARTA' "CITY OF PALERMO
Havre, London, Botterdam & Hamburg
... London, Bojeniam & Hamburg SINGAPORE/AUSTRALIA
Leaves Singapore Learre Singapore
AUSTRAL-EAST INDIES LINE
7th January 7th February
For FREMANTLE, ADELAIDE, MELBOURNE & SYDNEY. Through FREIGHT and FASSENGER bookings from HONG KONG in conjunction with “ELLERMAN"
Lixx or other services,
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE........... AMERICAN AND MAXOHURIAN LIKE
"CITY OF LAHORE”:
"CITY OF BEDFORD". *CITY OF KIMBERLEY
via Suez Canale
Tie Suez Canal
ria Suez Canal
ALSO AGENTS FOR
ANDREW WEIR & CO.
SERVICES
BOSTON & NEW YORK
"MYRTLEBANK” MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA
"TINHOW
37th Decarsber 23rd January 20th February
AMERICAN & ORIHITAL LINE:
5th February ¡ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE
1st Half April- Loading for Mauritius, Delagos Bay, Durban, East London, Algoa Bay (Port Elizabeth), Mossel' Bay and Capetown.
Through, Bils of Laling issued to Beira, Qulimame, Tbo, Part Amalis; More mbique, Chinde, Inhambane, Zanzibar, Mombasa, Kilindini, Port Nolloth, Lüderitz Bay, Walvis Bay and Madagascar,
For Freight or Famage on any of the above lines apply
Telephone
Central 4791,
*MACEDONIA".
TANDA
NAGPORE *KASHMIR"
KALYAN "MANTUA "ST. ALHANS" **LAHORE*** "MUNGOLIA"
MORKA" KASHGAR" MALWA "DEVANHA"
9,144 14th Dec., 4p.m.
8,855
8.114
1st Jan, 1928 gr Jan
9,135 th
11,120
70
0,958 62317th
8,980 9.144 18th Feb.
10,946
4,600
Zuxi Mar...
Mar
6,259 | 12th 18,504 17th Mar.. 10,953 30th Mar »
9,005 13th April, 10988 27th April, »
8,15511th May,
*MACEDONIA” | 11,12 | 25th May,
* Cargo only.
S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Moji, Kobe & Uszka.
bha, Koji, Kobe & Yokohama. Bhanghai, Moni & Kobe.
Mori, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama. shai, Moji, Kobe and Yokohama
16,
S'hai., Moji, Kobe & Yokohams. Shanghai, Moji & Kobe,
B'ham, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Moji, Kobe Osaka & Yokohama. N'hai, Moj, Kobe ⇓ Yokohama,
do, Shanghai, Moji & Kobe.
S' Moj, Kobe & Yokohama, Moji, Kobe, Osaks & Yokohama, B'bai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama.
“All dates cire approximats and subject to alteration, without notice, WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS. Passengers for Bangoon, must defray their own Hotel expenses at singapore -- while awaiting the on carrying steamer.
All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge.
י |
Stemmers on London and australian Lines are fitted with Laundrick.
Parceix measuring nut more than 24 h = 8 ft. x. 1 ft. will be received at "the", Campany's Office up to Noon on the day previons to sailing.
For Further Information, Passage Fares, Fraights, Handbooks, etc., apply to- MACKINNON MACKENZIE & CO.
&O, Building, Connaught Road Central, HUNGKONG
THE SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC COMPANY, LIMITED.
SERVICE OF FAST MOTOR VESSELS
LOADING DIRECT FOR BARCELONA BOTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND SCANDINAVIAN PORTS,
m.v. "FORMONA”. m.v. "CANTON"
Loading about.
2nd December 15th February, 1928.
FOR SHANGHAI, JAPAN AND VLADIVOCTOOK"
m.v. *UANTON"
SY. "DELHI"
THE BANK LINE, LTD.
***Loading about pin
3th January, 1928 13th January,
For further particulars, apply to the Agentesis. GILMAN & 00., LTD,,. G. E. HUYGEN
Hoa hong
Qurbon.