CANADIAN
PACIFIC
NEW YEAR HOLIDAY SUGGESTION
"EMPRESS OF ASIA"
to Manila and return
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30th, 1927.
Leave HONG KONG
Arrive MANILA
Leave MANILA
Arrive HONG KONG
P.M., Friday, December 30th A.M., Sunday, January
1st
P.M., Sunday, January 1st A.M., Tuesday, January Brd
BOUND TRIP FARÈS AS FOLLOWS:----
H.K.$150.00
"H.K.$100.00
First Class ... Second Class
A very delightful sea trip and change over the New Year Holidays.
FOR FULL PARTICULABS, "APPLY:
CANADIAN
Tel. Central 752.
PACIFIC.
Tel Address: " OACANPAC."
NYIKLINE
THROUGH BOOKING TO EUROPE AT REDUCED RATES
£120, £112, 110, £102, £83, VIA SAN FRANCISCO. ** G$440, 0$420 VIA JAPAN A BRATTLE.
Shipping News
YESTERDAY'S FREIGHT
RETURNS...
VERY LITTLE CARGO FOR COLONY AND OTHER PORTS,
Daily Statement, Waterfront
News, etc.
DAILY WATERFRONT NEWS.
THE
Singapore Harbour Notices. The 1999 Tide Tables for Singa "EMPRESS OF ASIA." pore, Port Swettenham and Kuan-
tan are now issued,"
[BT-LONGSHORIMAN. Į
The R.M.S. Empress of Asia FOUR VESSELS IN BALLAST. arrived here yesterday from Van- couver and Shanghai. She had on board 107, cabin passengers, for Hong Kong and 33 for Manila There were 78 third class passengers: for Hong Kong and three for Manila Steerage passengers for Hong Kong numbered 339, and there were 3 for Manila.
Very little cargo was carried by the vessels arriving here during the 34 hours ended at 9 a.m. "yesterday. There were 14. Arrivals but four were in ballast. Those carrying freights showed," a very poor tonnage.
Out of eight stemmers discharging here, a total of 4,010 tons of general merchandise were imported into the Colony. Two British ships con tributed only 435 tons, and the only four figure return was shown by the Norwegian steamer Prosper. She arrived here. from Saigon with 2,200 toris.
Through freights were mostly ear. ried by British vessels. The total amount manifested was 5,987 tons, of which, 5,183 tons were in British bottoms. The two best returns were on the British ships City of Peking
and the St. Albans. The former arriving from Dunkirk and Singa pore carried 4,000 tons and the latter from Yokohama and Moji
had 1,100 tons,
The arrivals and departures dur ing the period under review were the following -
British Japanese Norwegian
Chinese Dutch
Arr: "Des
3
3
4
3
1
Total
14
14
SHIPPING MOVEMENTS.
The B.I. and Apcar Line's ka. "Santhia left-Singapore for Hong Kong on the afternoon of the 27th inst, and is due here on the mere ing of January 2nd."
The Bea Line as Benarty, from Leith, Middlesbro Antwerp, Lob don and Straits, left. Singapore for
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolula. Hong Kong on the 28th inst., and
• TAIYO MARU
TENTO MARU
Calla Los Angeles."
Tuesday, 10th Jan, 1928, Sunday,
29th Jan,
LONDON via Singapore, Saez, Marseilles & Ports.
HAKUSAN MARU
KITANO MABU HABUNA
MARU
Saturday, 31st Doc. Saturday, 14th Jan, 1928. Saturday 28th Jan."
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
AKI MARU
Wednesday, 18th Jan., 1928.
Wednesday, 11th Jan,
BOMBAY vie Singapore, Penang Colombo
AWA MARUT
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu,
Los Angeles, Mexico and Panama. GINTO MARU
Monday, 6th Feb., 1928,
SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape
Town Ports.
KAMAKURA MARU..."
*
... Friday, 20th Jan, 1928.
NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via PANAMA.
TATSUNO MARU
Thursday, 2nd Feb., 1928.
LIVERPOOL vía Singapore, Colombo, Port Said & Ports..
+ DURBAN MARU
Tuesday, 10th Jan., 1929.
CALOUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,
† NAGANO MARU
Saturday, 31st Dec.
Friday, 20th Jan.
NAGABAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA
MISHIMA MARU"
*
SHANGHAL KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
+ SEIYO MARU
(Kobe direct) Baturday, 31st Dec
+ TOTTORI MARU (Moji direct)
+ MORIOKA MAKU........
KATURI MARU
+ Cargo only.
For further information, spply to----
Tuesday, Sunday Monday,
8rd Jan. 1928. 8th Jan 9th Jan.
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NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Telephone: Central No. 292 (Private erchanges to all Depta.).
KR M
KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART
MAATSCHAPPY.
(ROYAL PACKET Navigation Co. of Batavia),
THE MOTOR VESSEL
THE
"VAN HEUTSZ"
Due to sall to SINGAPORE, BELAWAN.DEL! and PENANG, on 5th Jaduary, 1 p.m..
Offers excellent Saloon accommodation.
All lower berths.
English cuisine.
Doctor carried.
Wireless telegraph.
1st Class Fare to Bingapore-$125,
In connection with the Royal Packet Nav. Co.'s (K.P.M.) Service to a destinations in the Netherlands East Indies and Australia..
Agents
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN-LIJN.
Telephone 1574. Yezz Bozore, OrazEN ROAD,
.
Leaving For Kaling. The Hasan Maru, is leaving here on Sunday for Kuling, calling a Swatow and Amoy en route...
"Linan" Undocked, The Linen was undocked from Taikoo yesterday morning and was berthed at B.bo, following,reft.,
r;
· Navigation In West River, Nafigation in the West River has teen impeded very much during
During the New Year Sea Sports, masters of vesels in the inner roads are requested to keep the shove side of the roads- clear for the sports
Johnston's Pier. Dredging Operations. A notice issued from the Master Attendant's Office, Singapore,
states that the Government dredger Mudlark is at work in the vicinity of the Master Attendant'a pier, close northward of Johnäton's Pier
and abreast of the New General buoy will be moored in the Post Office Building. Several red
ordered viciräty. All vessels aro To keep clear of the dredging area: Further notite will be given when the dredging is completed.
WARSHIPS IN PORT.
13
P. & O., British India Apcar and
Eastern & Australian
Lines
(COMPANIES INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND), MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS TAKING CARGO FOR
STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULL, WEST INDIES MAURITIUS, ELÄIST • SOUTH PATRICA, AUSTRALARIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND QURENSE LAND PORTS, RED SEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTS. BUBOPEKTO PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY
DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STŁA (UIDAR CONTRACT WITH HAM, » GOTURNI
Steamship
Тоб
Hongkong
(about)\\\\
10,953 7th Jan 1828 Marlies and London.
9,144
Strait and Bombay792
"MOREA":
DKVANEA KALYAN
**MALWA "
*KRYBER". NELLURE MAJEDONIA” | 11,190
**KHIYA** KASHAILE
Warships and auxiliaries in partKARMALA
"MANTUA
the past two days by fogs and yesterday were: number of groundings have result-North Wall Barin, Carlisle,KALYAN ed, but mone have been attended Francul, South Wall Basin, HUNGOLIA by serious damage,
Sterling Stormcloud Cicala; *MOREA
Notice To Mariaers.
A notice to matiners states the conical white buoy to the cast ward of the Prosperine Rocks has been temporarily replaced by a white cylindrical buoy.
Collision In The River.......-
*KASHGAR”
HALWA "AG
8,155 21st Jan 18,9864th Feb 19,11418th Feb, 6,253 25th Feb
8,183 10th Mar
* 8,985 | 17th Mary
10,948 319
· 18,505 | 14th, th
10,953 28th Ap
9,000 18th May, 10,886 9th May,
8,165 9th Ju 11,120 23rd Jane
Passengers to Singapore only,
Marseilles, La'don., Antwerp & Hall Marselle midl Landon, the det Marseillos“ „La'duh, Antwerp & Hai), Marseilles and London. *
Loudon and Antwerp
Marpollon, 100
Marədiis, Lidon, Antwerp & Hall, Marseillos and London.
Marseilles, London and Antwerp. Marseilles and London.
Marseilles, Londan and Antwerp Marssillon nad London:
23. Frequent connectam from Port 8438 for Passengers and Cargo: do Cas-
stantinople, Pireans, Smyrna, and other 'Levant Ports by ateamers the Khadirial Mail Hitoa uship Co
East Wall Basin, 9/Ms. Lo Tai L.8, L.13, L27; North Arm,DEVANHA thatArgus, Kharki West Wall Dock,AQEDONIA
Falverine, Moorhen, Faulkner Hawkins, Petersfield; In Dock, Oil Fuel Jetty, Tarantula, No. 2 Buoy, Magnolia, No. 4 Buoy, Herald; No. & Buoy, Iroques; No.jpg MG 7 Buoy, Titania, 8/Ms.LARI LAT, GUA Lou, No. 8 Buoy, Ambrose, S/M.. A collision took place between the L1, L3, L15, 133, No. 9 Bucy, Maration; No. 10 Buoy, Sepoy, river steamera Kwong, Fook Cheong Seraph No. 11 Buoy,Serap and the On Lee at Kongmoon on Sirdar; No. 19 Buoy, Thracian; Christmas Eve. It appears that No. 13 Buoy, Bruce, No. 13 Busy, when the steamers were leavingFortol, No 20 Buoy, Belgel; No.
28 Buoy, Ruthenia Fongmoon, the Kương Fook Cheong
Foreign Men of War:-French, | “GARMIKE'A " .5,254 collided with the On Lee, striking Jules, Michelet, U.S.S. Pampanga." "TAKLIWA her stern on the port side, with
NANTHIA "dainage to four plates It is un- derstood that a Marine Court of Enquiry will be held to investigate the circumstances of the collision, and that the Court is expected to sit early in January, when both
steamers will be in port
One Death,
The master of the Blue Funnel Line Perseus, from Glasgow and Singapore, reports that during the
VESSELS IN "PORT.
The following wore the vessels in port yesterday
British-Chenan, St. Albans,
Sang Tew Mathilde, Shan- tung, Kukiang, Kwong Sang, Kanchor, Yuen Sang, Kwangghoir, Empress of Russia. Gorgistan,
mg Hong, Haldia Taming Kalgan, Shan Si, Sui Sang, Tean, Sumatra. Taikoo, Halvard, Chip
is due to arrive here on January voyage there was one death from Shing, Hai Yang, Hydrangea.
heart failure.
Asiatic Deck Passengers.
Orja,
3rd..
American Gold Shell. The mv. Ceylon (Swedish East
Norwegian Prosper, Asiatic Co., Ltd.), left Immingham on December 23rd, and is dus in Asiatic. deck passengers number-Rollon, "Fingal, Sandriken, Eiger,
Kronviken, Mondego. Hong Kong on or about Februarying 835 were brought into the Colony during the 24 hours ended at 9 am yesterday by five vessels.
"Kedah's" Fast Run To
Penang."
8th.
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SUNRISE AND SUNSET IN HONG KONG.
FOR DECEMBER, 1997.
STANDARD TIME OF THE 120th MERIDIAN, EAST OF GREENWICH.
Sunrite.
Date. December 30th...7.02 a.m.
31st...7.03.1
Sunset. 5.48 p.m.
5:49
Panama :-Paurice, -German-Kathe.
Japanese:-Daigen Maru, Rynho Maru, Towu Maru, Feiji Maru.
Chinese:-Tong Lee, Chian Lee, Chung Hing, Taisema, Wing Wo Tuan Lee. Tai Fook Sing, Lee On, Chung Kong, Fuh Tai, Hoi Cheong, Haimun, Confuciun, Derwent, Bun Foo Soon, Poo Tyc, Lee Cheung, Gen. H. Hunt, Gen. H. Knut, Hon
The new Straits Steamship Co.'s Kedah has just completed a record rua from Singapore to Penang On her first direct trip from here to the northern port the Kedah lelt Singapore' at 11 o'clock on Thurs day morning and arrived at ¦ Penang at 6.30 yesterday morning. Sun. Allowing for the time taken in going through Keppel Harbour at slow speed the Kedah's 'average speed for the voyage was nearly 10. knots.
Dutch: Tjikembang, Hankow, Jan, Otto, Hong Kong.
Portuguese-Kong On, King On. French:-Fai Poo Sek.
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+
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...... ELLERMAN LINE,
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"CITY OF PEKIN". "CITY OF BENARES"
AUSTRALIA
"CITY OF SPARTA" **CITY OF PALERMO
...Marsoles, London, Rotterdam & Bamburg Havre, London, Botterdam & Hamburg London, Rotterdam & Hamburg
***
SINGAPORE/AUSTRALIA
Lesvos Singapore Learer Sagapore
ה
16th * 14th February
20th
AUSTRAL-RAST INDIES ·LINE
7th January 7th February
For FREMANTLE, ADELAIDE, MELBOURNE & SYDNEY. Through FBEIGHT and PASSENGER, bookings from HONG KONG in conjunction with "ELLERMAN "
Lixx or other BOTT,COS.
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE... AMERICAN AND MANCHURIAN LINE
"CITYJOF BEDFORD "CITY OF KIMBERLEY
syis. Súer Canal
via Boot Canal
ALSO AGENTS FOR
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:~ MYRTLEBANK”.
HERVICES LTD.
MANHOWS & SOUTH AFRICA
23rd January
·B0th· FabrueTY.
AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINK
5th - February „JORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE Jat Esif April 2-
Loading for Mauritigs, Dalagoa Bay, Durban, Fast London, Algoa Bay Port Elizabeth), Mosse! Bay and Capetown.P.
Throught Bill of Lading issued to Beira, Quilimaine, Ibo, Pork Amelia, Mozambique, Chinda, Inhambane, Zanzibar, Manhassa, Kilindini, Port Nolloth, Luderita Bay, Walvis Bay and Madagascar, For Freight or Famage on any of the above lines apply on t Telephone: Ontral 4791,"
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BRITISH INDIA-APOAR BAILINGS
8th Jan,
7,936 7,734
13th Jan, Jan.
Singapore, Fenang & Calcutta
مة
--- B.L---&.pear Lane steamers hare excelians socommodation for 1st and 2nd class passengers, all steamers are fitted with wireless and carry 4 qualifed surgeon.
EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (SOUTH)
ST. ALBANS 4500 30th Dec, & p.m.) AMAFURA” “TANDA"--- 6,968 End Marijo"
6,000 1 27th Jan., 1923-
Manda, Sandakan, Thursday
Island, Townsville, Brisbane "Sydney and Melbourgs.
Calls at Port Holland. Begular Monthly Sailings from Hong Kong to Japan & Hong Kong to Australis The E. & A. 9.9. Co. Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghai, Iloilo, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawao, Timer, Darwin, or other ports et route as induos. ment offers,
A
Frequent connections from Antaralis with the following
The Union 8.8. Co.'s Steamers to the United Kingdom via New Zealand
Vancouver, San Francisco, etc..
The P. & O. Boyal Mail Steamers to London vis Suez Canal,
The P. &O. Branch Service of Hummers to London via the Cape.
The New Zealand Bhipping Co.'s Steamers tur southampton and London via ---Panama Canal,
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI AND JAPAN
· DELTA "* "AKAFURA""
SANTHIA "MALWA” *NELLORE"
KHYBER KHIVA "MACEDONIA”
TANDA
NAGPORE
“KASHMIR”
KALYAN" MANTUA ST.
ALBANSTM
LAHORE MONGOLIA
* MOREA
"KASHGAR"
* MALWA” #DEVANHA "".
MACEDONIA "
• Cargo only.
31st Dec, 8am. 3rd Jan 1923
8,097 6,000
4.754
4th Jan
10,998
715 JUAN
6,859
18th Jan
8,114 21st Ja
9,135
ard Fab
17.120
6,958
7th Feb,
6,283
17th Feb
8,985
18th Feb,
9,144
18th Fab.
10,946
And Mat.."
4500
4th Feb,
6.251-19th Mar, 16,504 17th Mar.. 10,953 30th Marij 9,005 13th April, 10,986 27th April 8,155 11th May, 11,120 25th May,
H
Shanghai, Moji & Kobe,
Moji, Kobe, Osks & Yokohama Amoy, Shai., Moji, Kobe Osaka. o'hal, Moji, Kobe and Yokohama.
de. B'bai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Moji & Kabe. S'ani, Moji, Kobe Yokohama, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama, S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama.
do
Shanghai, Moji & Kobe,"
B'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama, 8'hai, Hoji, Kobe & Yokohama.
da.
do.
do...
All dates are approvimate and subject to alteration without notics, WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS. "Passengers for Rangeon must defray their own Hotel expenses at Singapore while awaiting the on carrying steamer.
All Cabins are fitted with Electris Fans free of charge.
Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries Parcals manauring not more than Xj fl, x 9 ft. x 1ft will be received at the Company's Office up to Noon on the day previous to sailing,
For Further Information, Passage Fares, Freight, Handbooks, etc., apply to
MACKINNON MACKENZIE & CO.
P. & 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,
m.t." CANTON”. my."DELHI"
mv. CEYLON”
Loading about
16th February, 1928
22nd Februaryi 18th March.:
FOR SHANGHAI, JAPAN AND VLADIVOCTOCK.
mv. CANTON"
MY DELHI
M. "CEYLON”
Loading Boost
5th January, 1928
19th January,
For further particulacs, apply in the Agents
GILMAN & CO., LT
5th February,
G. E. HUYGEN.
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