CANADIAN
PACIFIC
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24th, 1927.
NEW YEAR HOLIDAY SUGGESTION
"EMPRESS OF ASIA
to Manila and return
"
Leave HONG KONG
Arrive MANILA
Leave MANILA
149
Arrive HONG KONG ...
P.M., Friday, December 30th 1st A.M., Sandøy, January P.M., Sunday, January A.M., Tuesday, January
1st
·3rd
ROUND TRIP FARES AS FOLLOWS:-
First Class
Second Class
H.K.$150.00
H.K.$100.00
A very delightful sea trip and change over the New Year Holidays.
FOR FULL PARTICULARS, APPLT:-
CANADIAN PACIFIC.
Tel. Central 752.
Tel. Address: **
ÜACANPAC.”” “
NYKLINE
THROUGH BOOKING TO EUROPE AT REDUCED RATES. 2130 £111, 102102, 283 WA SAN FRANCISCO. 03440, G920 VIA JAPAN AND BEATTLE
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu,
TAIYO MARU
TENTO MARU
*Calls Low Angélés,
Tuesday, 10th Jan, 1928, Sunday, 29th Jane
...
LONDON via Singapore, Suez, Marseilles & Ports.
HAKUSAN MARU
KITAND MARU HARUNA
MARE
Saturday, 31st Dec. Saterday, 14th Jan., 1928.
98th Jan. Saturday,
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
AKI MARU •
Wednesday, 18th Jan, 1929.
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang & Colombo.
+ GENOA MARU
AWA MARU
44.
Tuesday, 27th Dec. Wednesday, 11th Jan.
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolula,
Los Angeles, Mexico and Panama.
SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape
Town & Ports,
· KAMAKURA MARU...
141
Friday, 20th Jan., 1923.
NEW YORK and/or BOSTON vis PANAMA.
TAKAOKA MARU
Tuesday, 27th Dec.
LIVERPOOL vis Singapore, Colombo, Fort Said & Ports.
+ DURBAN MARU
**
Tuesday, 10th Jan, 1928.
CALCUTTA, via Singapore, Penang & Bangoon.
†NAGANO MARU
NAPASAKE KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
MISHIMA MABU
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
KAMO., MARU
SHIYO MARU
TOTTORI MABU
* + Cargo" only.
Saturday, 31st Dec."
Friday, 20th Jan.
Tronday, 27th Dec.
Thursday, 29th Dec:
(Moji direct)
Saturday, 81st Dec.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
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For further information, apply to--
Telephones Central No. 292 (Private exchanges to all Depts.),
KP M
THE
KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART
MAATSCHAPPY.
(BOYAL PACKET NAVIGAMON OG, ON BATAVIA).
MOTOR VESSEL
"VAN HEUTSZ"
Due to sall to SINGAPORE, BELAWAN.DEL! and PENANG, on 5th January, 1 p.m.
Offers excellent Saloon accommodation:
All lower berchs
English cuisine.
Doctor carried,
Wireless telegraph.
1st Class Fare to Singapore-$128.
In connection with the Royal Packet Nav. Co.'s (KP.M.) Service to & destinations in the Netherlands East, Indies and Australia -
rents
JAVA CHINA JAPAN LIJN.
Telephone 1574 Yar Borzone, Grizes Bois.
419
Shipping News
YESTERDAY'S FREIGHT
RETURNS.
LOW LOCAL IMPORTS.
NORMAL THROUGH CARGOES.
Daily Statement, Waterfront
News, etc.
DAILY WATERFRONT NEWS Now Mathod Of Salvage.
PLAYING WIT
[BY LONGERG
The pig iron cargo steamer Eller- water, which has broken up on the Carr rocks off North Barwick, may be recovered, by a new magnetic process of salvage which consists of employing a two-ton electro- magnet which will be lowered by a
crane.
'WARSHIPS IN "PORT,
Warships and auxiliaries in port yesterday were as follows:-
Three Chinese mest room boys on board the Empress of Russia, who conceived the notion of Aring a rocket to while away the time, while the vessel was lying idle at the Kowloon Dock, found that playing with an explosive of which they knew nothing, was a danger
Sterling, Stormcloud, Franco ons as well as painful past-time. They lit the rocket and not being South Wall Ban, Cicala, East able to, handle it, they were burnt Wall Basin, 8/Ms. Li, LS, L. 19, severely in the face which necet Wall Dock, Bawkins, Peters- 1.27 North Arm, Argua, Kharki; ofsitated their removal to hospital.
Although there wero il rensels arriving into the Colony during the 24 hours endod at 9 am yester- slay and each one of them had cargo for the Colony, the total amount was below the average, Through freights, however, were normal.
There were only 6,613 tons general merchandise brought into the Colony, at which, 1,550 tons were contributed by British ships. The only four "figure return "was 2.853 tons by the s.a. Corona fram Chinwangtoo.
+
North Wall Basin, Carlisle,
13
P.&O.. British India Apcar and
Eastern & Australian
Lines
(COMPANIES INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND), MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS TAKING CARGO FOR
STEAITS, JAYA BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULL WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, FAST SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALABIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND – QUEENS. LAND PORTS, BED SEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE LEVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE, ETC:
PENINSULAR
AND
ORIENTAL" FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STRAMERS. (Under CortiACE WISH HAL, GOVERNMENT.)
***From Hongkong
Steamship
* KASHGAR"
MORRA KALIAN
field; In Dock, Wolverine, doom Wirales Operator On Lsave. hen, Faulknor: Oil Fuel Jetty, Mr. W. J. Chill, the wireleen Fortol, No 1 Buoy, Magnolia: No. operator of the Taishan is 3 Buoy, Hollyhock No. • Buoy, leaving to day by the 43. Kashgar Herald No. 5 Buey, Iroquois; No. for a well-earned fire months fur-Buey, Maration; No Baoy, lough His position on the Taishan Titania, S/M LS, Lad, La 20 is being temporarily taken by Mr. No. 6 Buoy, Ambrope; S/M L1, {"DEVANHA”
1.5, 115, L.33; No. 10 Booy,
-* MATWA” E Hume
Seraph, Sepoy, No. 11 Bacy,KRYBER Serapis Sirdar; No. 12 Buoy,NALLURE Thracion, No. 13 Buoy, Bruce: No.MAG 20 Buoy, Belgol, No. 28 Buoy, KHIVA” Ruthenia, No. As Bharata.
* KARMALA Foreign Men of War:-French,MANTUA" Julea Michelet, Argus; U.S.S. Sacramento:
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Ships Dock Yesterday. Two ships were docked yesterday for their half-yearly overhaul. The Derawangle went into Kowloon Dock in the morning and the Kong Ning went into Shamshuipo.
Through freights arranted to 17,468 tons, three British steamers accounting for 4,420 tona, The two best returns were shown by the sa Seattle Maru and the Borneo Haru.. The former arriving from Calcutta and Singapore carried 4,000 tons and the latter from Yokohama and Moji had 3.775 bom.
The arrivals and departures dur ing the period under review were the following:--
ÅTT. Dep. .... 3
·British ...... Japanese
Norwegian
Chinese
Dutch
3
11
0
12
Total.. S.S Soochow (British) from Shanghai and Swatoy, 450 tona general inward and 80 toos through.'
S.8. Tatahing (British) froin Shanghai and Swatow, 10 tome general inward, and 750 tons general...
S.S.
Luchou (British) from Daley and Amoy, 350 tons general inward, and 50 tons through S.S. Kashgar (British) from Yokohama and Shanghai, 40 tone genera inward, and ... 3,540 tons through. S.S. Svale (Norwegian) from Hoihow, 2,170 tons oil for Hong Kong
5.S. Corona (Norwegian) from Chinwangtao, 2,855 tons gen- eral trward, and -1,700 ton through.
S.S.
.....
Seattle Maru (Japanese from Calcutta and Singapore, 1,000 tons general inward, and 4,000 tons through. S.S. Borneo Maru (Japanese) from Yokohama and Moji, 888 tons inward and 3,775 tons through.
S.S. Bingo Maru (Japanese) from Yokohama and Moji, 247 tons inward, and 3,571 tons through.
S.S. Tdk Hing (Chinese) from
Macas, 35 tons inward.
New Atlantic Luxury Liner,
The Hamburg-South America Company's new luxury mer is provided with a full-sized tennia court, a spectators gallery, and an open air gymnasium. »
Asiatic Dock Passengers. Out of 11 steamers arriving here during the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. yesterday, only four carried Asiatic deck passengers into the Colony, The total authber of persons brought was 213 ye
Calentia Pilot Acquitted.
CALCUTTA.
The additional Sessions Judge at Alipore, with a special jury, con- cluded the hearing of a case in which Mr. E. G. Bacon, pilot in charge of the Rabenfels, was prose cuted for alleged negligence and breach of duty, resulting in a collision with the Calcutta, which was sunk in the Fults Bight, on August 29th. The jury unanimous
not guilty ly found the pilot and the Judge acquitted him of the charges,
After-128 Years: Payment For Seizure Of British Vessel.
TORONTO. Settlement of the aims of the heirs of the Haddames Crooks, against the United States Govern- ment, for seizure of his schooner, Lord Nelson, 128 years ago, has just been made.
The Canadian Government to day notified Mr. A. D. Crooks, a Toron- to barrister, of the receipt of a cheque for 823,644, minus arbitra. changes, for distribution tion amongst the heirs, who are said to aumber. 125.in
Panama Canal Traffic.
LONDON. Washington. The annual report of the Secretary for War says that the traffic in the Panama Canal last year was the heaviest in the history of the undertaking.
The receipts exceeded the expen- diture by over 818,000,000.
SHIPPING MOVEMENTS. The B.MS. Empress of Asia ar rived at Yokohamaan December
He urged the construction of a 22nd and left the same day. She is due at Hong Kong on Thursday, dam at a cost of $11,000,000 December 29th, and will sail for to store more water for the canal, Manila on Friday, December 30th, and thus enable them to quadruple
the present traße. at 5 p.m.
BANK LINE
ACENTS FOR
VESSELS IN PORT.
MACEDONIA"
KARHMIR"
MORKA * KABHGAR” ***
MALWA "DEVANHA
The following were the vessels in "MACEDONIA" port yesterday :-
British-Chenan Kashgar, Haiching, Kwong Hydrangea, Sang, Kanchoe, Laying, Ben- videkei, Yuen Sang, Hin Sang, Awangchow, Empress of Ruano, Gorgistan Wing Hong, Haldir, Taming, Ling Nam, Kalgan, Shan Si, Sui Sang, Team, Sumatra,
Taikoo.
American-Gold Shell. = Danish:-ficheel Jebsen. Norwegian-Seale, Corona, Sul- bilen, Janoviken, Handrot, Eiger, Prominant, Kronviken, Mondego.
Panama-Paunce. Japanese-Seattle Maru, Borneo Maru, Dinge Varu, Kano Maru, Fukui Maru, Trigiwan Maru, Sagara Mary, Diajuku certi Sanka Maru, Rakuyo Maru.
Tona
(about)
4th Dec, Noon
Destination.
Marseilles, E'don, Antwerp &Hall Marseilles and London.
Marseilles, L'áan., Antwerp & Hall Haracilles and London.
9,005 10,968 4,144
7th Jan 18
Straits and Bombay, e
5,165 21st Jan, n. 19,968
4th Feb
2.114
18th Febr
25th
Feby
11120
9,135 10th
1,136 17th Mar 9.123 | 24th Mar, 10,948 9144
7th April,
10
10
18,304 | | 14th April, 10:963. 28th April, «
9,005 12th May, 10,886|| 28th May,
8,165 9th June, 11,120 23rd Jane,
↑ Passengers to Singapore only.
Marseilles, Idon, Antwerp & Hall. Marseilles and London.
Marseilles,
da.
London and Antworp
Marseilles, Lidon. Antwerp & Bal.
| Marseilles and London.
do.
Marseilles, Lendon and Antwerp. Marseilles and London.
Marodies, London and Antwerp. Marseilles and London.
Frequent connections from Port Said for, Passengers and Cargo to Com
atantinople, Pireans, Bmyrna, and other Levant Parts by steamers of the Khedivial Mail Steamahip Co.
BRITISH INDIA-APOAR. SAILINGS<
'GARMULA " "TAKLIWA" SANTBIA”.
3,954
8th Jani
· 7,930 · 14th Jan..
·7,754 | 28th Jna,
Bingapore, Penang & Calcutta
do .de
B. Apcar Ling steamers have excellant accommodation for 1st and Bud
clase passengers. All steamers are fitted with wireless and carry qualified surgeon.
EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (SOUTED)
Chiness: Hung On, Chang Kong, Hua Lee No 1, Fuh. Tai, Hoi Cheong, Haimun, Confucius, Devawongre, Derwent, Ban Foo ST. ALBANS" 4,500 in Dec.
“AHAFURA Soun, Poo Tye, Lee Cheong, Gen.
*TANDA" H. Hiit, Gen. H. Knox, Man Stun
Dutch Hankowy---Jabei Ottuj Hong Kong
Portuguese: Kong On, King On: French-Song Bo, Hanoi, Lim- chou, Tai Poo Tek.
SUNRISE AND SUNSET IN HONG KONG.
FOR DECEMBER, 1977
STANDARD TIME OF THE 120th MERIDIAN, EAST OF GREENWICH.
Date. Sunrise, December 24th...7.00 am
93th...7.00 25th...7.00
1
8,000 27th J., 1928 6,956 gud Mary
Call at Port Holland."
Kazile, Bandakan, Thursday.
Leland, Townsvitis, Brisbane tydoey and Melbourne,
Regular Monthly Bailings from Hong Kong to Japan de Hong Kong to Australia, The E. & A. 8,8. 0‰, Ltd., stemmers will also call at Shanghai, Ilaijo, Cebu,
Kolambugs, Tavac, Timor, Darwin, or other ports my ronte në indnes ment offers.
.......
Frequent connections from / Autaralia with the following
The Union 8.8. Co's Steamers to the United Kingdom via New Zealand
Vancouver, San Francisco, ets.
The P. & U. Boyal Mail Steamers to London via Suez Canal.
The P. & O. Branch Hervice of Steamers to London vis the Ozpe."
The New Zealand shipping Co.'s Somers for Southampton and London via
Panama Canal.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI AND JAPAN.
05th Bec, 6 am. 1st Jan, 1928
3rd Jan
4th Jan,
Sunset.
37
"DEVANHA'
DELTA." 5.40 p.m.SANTHIA 5.46
#MALWA"
2,155
8,097
"ABAFURA”
6,000
7,734
10,988
7th Jan..
6,853 15th Jan,
9,114' | 21st.
htt y,135
3rd Feb.
11,120
: 5.48 "T NELLOBE"
5.47 19 5:47:31
27th...7.01
28th...7.01
29th...7.02 30th...7.03 31st...7.03
5.48 1
5.28
17
SAD
20
LTD.
ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S.S. CO., LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION" WITHOUT NOTION
UNITED KINGDOM & CÓNTINENT.........
"CITY OF TOKIO"
"CITY OF CALCUTTA"
"CITY OF PEKIN" "CITY OF BENARES" AUSTRALIA
"CITY OF SPARTA” "CITY OF PALERMO“
ELLERMAN LIKE
3rd January 18th 14th February 20th
AUSTRAL-EAST INDIES LINE
Marseilles, Havre, London, Rotterdam & Hamberg Macecilies, London, Hotterdam & Hamburg Havre, London, Rotterdam & Hamburg 3. London, Botterdam & Hamburg SINGAPORE/AUSTRALIA
114
Lavas Singapor Loves Singapore),
7th January 7th February
For FREMANTLE, ADELAIDE, MELBOURNE & SYDNEY, Through FREIGHT and PASSENGER bookings from 2ONG KONG in conjunction with "Ellerman
Eaxx or other services.
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE........... AMERICAN AND MANCHURIAN LINE
CITY OF LAHORE".
"OITY OF BEDFORD "CITY OF KIMBERLEY”.
vin Suez Canal
vis Blues Canal
ALSO AGENTE FOL
ANDREW VEIR & CO,
BOSTON & NEW YORK
*MYRTLEBANK
MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA
"TINHOW AN
20th December
33rd Janukry
„AMRHGAN & ORIENTAL LANK
45th February RIENTAL AFRICAN LINE
1st Half ADTILS.
Loading for Maaritina, Delagon Bay, Durban, East London, Algoa Bay Fort Elizabeth), Mosnál " Through, Bill of Lading útrand to Beira, Qrolimine, Tho, Part Amolis, Marembique, Chinde, Kalumbing Zanzibar, Mombaan, Kilindini, Puri Nollata, Ladorite Bay, Walvis Bay sod Madagascar. For Frught of Pažlive on shif of the above lines apply ---.
Central 1791;
*KHYBERTM
KHIVA
"MACEDONIA"
TANDA
NAGPORE KASHMIR"
KALYAN" "MANTUA”
HT. ALBANS
LAHORE
- MUNGOLLA”
* MOREA"
* KASHGAR"
* MALWA”
URVANHA".
7th
6,968 6,28317b
Feb
8.98514th Feb...
9.14418th Feb.
10,946
$500
5,353
2nd Mary
6th Mary
12th Mary 17th Mar.
16,504 10,953 30th
9,005
13th April,
10,988 ita April,
8,155 | 11th May,
* MACEDONIA” | 11,120 †25th May,
• Cargo only.
N.
S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Tokobama. Bhanghai, Moji & Kobe,
Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yazokams. Amoy, 8bal, Moji, Kobe & Osaka. 'na, Moji, Kobe and Yokohama,
de S'haž., Moji, Kobs & Yokohama. bhanghai, Moji & Kobe,
B' Moji, Kobe & Yokohams. Moji, Kobe, Osaka á Yokohama, Bha, Moji, Kobe Yokohama,
do. Mo Shanghai, Moji & Kobe,
Bhai Moji, Kobe & Yokohama, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama, B'kai., Moji, Kobe & Yokohama.
ada,
Pai dates are opproximate and subject to alteration without notice. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS. *Passengers, for Bangeon muat, defray their own Hotel expenses at Singapore while awaiting the on carrying steamer.toda
All Cabine Stted with Electric Fans Seee of charge.
Beamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries.
** Parcali melsuring no more than 2 fh, = $ft x 1 fh, will be received at the
Company's Office up to Noon mi the day previous to sailing,
For Further Information, Passage Fares, Freights, Handbooks, etc., apply
MACKINNON MACKENZIE & CU.
& D. Building, Connangst Road Central, HONGKONG.
THE SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC COMPANY, LIMITED;
SERVICE OF FAST MOTOR VESSELA
LOADING DIRECT" FOR✨ BARCELONA ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND SCANDINAVIAN PORTS.
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TYORMOSA"
bons 34th Beigber
15th February, 1929.
m.T. CANTON FOR SHANGHAI, JAPAN AND VLADIVOOTOOK"
Loading about
5th January, 192y
my. “ CANTON”
19th Jantyh
THE BANK LINE, LTD.
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