A Hike, Then a Swim To add to the pleasure and enjoyment of your voyage, that's why all President Liners have swimming pools. They are always available and are immensely populär. The magnificent President Liners are broad of beams and exceptionally wendy. All us oil burden, swift cxpress Hoers. ***
The public rooms are luxuriously appolated and invidag.
All
staterooms are esside, splendidly furnished and equipped with beds—not bertin, Each room has bee and cold running water, also fans, wardrobe, thermos books and reading lamps, Privace bach and showers in connection with many rooms perfect the travel comfort of these giant passenger liners, donat
The Cuisine is world famous. The deliciously prepare me will delight you. And how the orchestra adds text to your dining,
The decks are spacious. The Class-enclosed Promenade always popular. Deck: sports, open air swimming pool, movies, evening dances,everything has been done to make your trip a happy one. Unexcelled anywhere is the courteous and efficient service accorded you by the trained personnel aboard the Prudent Liners.
The greas frequency of sailings and the liberal stopover privileges of the Dollar Secamship and American Mail Lines have made these giane passenger liners out standingly popular among gavdas.
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TO SEATTLE 2nd VICTORIA' The Short, Straight Route sa doneries
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Pros. McKinley..Wed. Mar. 7th, 8am Free, Grant Wed Mar. flat Fres. Cleveland... Wed, Apr 4th Frex, Fierce neyni
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on Takadays wis Manila, Straits, Colombo,
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and
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, MARCH 6th, 1928.
BRITISH NAVAL GUNNERY
INTERESTING ACCOUNT IN GERMAN PAPER
NO SHIP COULD HAVE ENTJURED SUCH A FIRE.
A graphio, and detailed account of recent guincy practice by British warships appears in the German semi-official, Marine Rupil schassis) TAR
It begins with a description of torpedo firing, in which a squadron comprising the battleship Revenge and four-ovunsera – engaged an enemy" represented by the battle cruisera" Hood and Renown, sand two destroyers
{"Owing to a smoke screen, put up by destroyers, the opposing divi- sione did not fight each other, antil within close range, whereupon all
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ahips fired a salvo of torpedoes, 300erja, Lesena of which were discharged. The Renown received a hit, but all the other torpedoes missed and
Following this, the Hood and Renown fired their big 15in. guna at a target, 191ft long and 26 ft. high, towed at a speed of 10 knots. Firing began at nearly 19,000 yards, the range closing eventually to 15,300. Visibility was good, both ships were steaming at 19 knots and six rounds were discharged from each gun, the Hood firing 48 and the Renown 38 rounds in all
The target soon premated lamentable right." Eleven salvos were fired altogether, most of which ** straddled.**** One shell carried away the mast on the target.
NAVAL AND MILITARY ITEMS.
Rev. HW G. Abscolt, curate of All Saints, Hereford, has been appointed Chaplain R.N., and to the Titania,
H.M.S. Cumberland, the first al the new County class cruisers, left Sheerties on January 28th for the China Station, calling at Spithead
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.DODWELL & 00., LTD.
"OCRAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGA TION CO, LTD.
*Fio
UNDEED KINGDOM FÄRD VAN CONTINENTAL PORTS
PL STRAITS,
NONSIGNERS par Co's Steamer
SAVIEM POLYPHEMUS AR wie "hersby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holts Whart Kowloon, where in will lie në Consignost rite and abject to Terms and Condi- of Storage at Holt's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for Delivery from Godown on and Brd March
Optional
will not be landed here, unless? Natios has been given pror bat carried on from port to port to mal part of
of call which the option extends.
Goods
03:
to
All broken, chafed and damaged ( are to be left in the Godowns, where they | will be examined on any. Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.15 4. and Nour within the Free Storage period, SoNo Craima will be admitted after the Goods have left the Stamer's Godown and all: Goods remaining undelivered after the 8th March, will be wobject to Bank B
All Claimg agalart the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 23rd March, or they will not be recognised.t
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agenta. 3rd March, 1929,
NEW YORK BERTH.
FOR NEW YORK & BOSTON via SUEZ
M.V. "RABY: CASTLE-
Jalla on for about 15th March
LLOYD TRIESTINO.
REGULAR MONTHLY PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE for BRINDIS, VENICE AND TRIESTE (TIUME). TAKING CARGO ON THEOUGH BILLS OF LADING TO GENOA, ALL ITALIAN, ADRIATIC, LEVANT, BLACK SEA AND DANUBE PORTS.
~RODUCED PASSAGE RATES. BRINDISI, VENICE & TRIESTE LONDON
272.10.0. £80, 0.0.
NEXT SAILINGS.
OUTWARDS FOR SHANGHAI YOKOHAMA, KOBE AND MOJI,
From Hong Kong.
Sails onfor about 29th Mar, Baile on/or about 20th 'Apr
HOMEWARDS FOR BRINDIŠI, VENICE AND TRIESTE,
8.8, VENEZIA ” M.V. * REMO
13966
M.V. ESQUILINO M.V. “ROMOLO”.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP GO. LTD.
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVI GATION CO, LTD.
FROM JUNINTED KINGDOM VLA SINGAPORE.
TONSIGNES per Co Steamer
SARPEDON":"",
8.S. NENEZIA
From Hong Kang,
Sails on/or about 6th Mari
Balis on/or about. - - 3rd Apr.
Bails on/or about 1st May
NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS
FROM - CALCUTTA & COLOMBO TO SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS
B.8. "UKONA".
Bails from Calcutta Int Apr.
Regular Fassenger and Cargo Service to Bouth African Ports. Through Billa of Lading issned from Hong Kong.
For Freight or Fangs on say of the above lines, apply to
DODWELL & CO., LIMITED.
At a signal from the flagship the Mr E Oakley, C.B.E., Beaous opened with two four-gun M. Inet C.E., Deputy Director of salvos, the Hood joining in at the Works and Buildings, Air Manis- same moment. The huge 18in." shells were men to be atraddling retired on February 1st after
37 years in the Civil Service," hav the target (ie., some falling just ing entered the Works Department short and othere just over), and of the Admiralty in 1890, During the range having this been found his service with that Department he
are hereby notified that the Cargo both ships opened mpéd fire with was engaged on the contruction full salvos of eight and six gun of docks at Chatham, Malta and Kowloon, bereit, ill He at Com will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, respectively,
Hong Kong arabip sheds at risk and subject to Terme Add Ringenorth and Cardington, and Conditions of Storage & Holl* Wharf, air stations at Cranwell, Lee on The Cargo will be ready for Delivery from Solent, and Calshot. He was trans- Godown on and after 5th March, 1938.. ferred to the Air Ministry in 1918. Optional: Cargo will not be landed hert, He is succeeded by Mr. R. F. M. unless Notics has been given prior to * No ship conid have endured Pearson, M Inst.Ö.Ed Ada Steamer's amiral, but carried on from such a fire,.... adóm the report. The On January 31 Engineer-Com- port to port to the final port of call to Renown' shooting was particularly mander Leonard Thackaro, late of which the option extends good in spite of her having missed the cruiser. Despatch on the China All broken, chafed and damaged Goods a good deal of gunnery braining Station, took over charge of the
be in the
LAT Tackdays through, being absent on the Austra machinery of H. M. Calcutta wil he be left in the Godowns, where they Han cruise with the Duke of York Enginer Commander A. R. Dibles, day between the hours of 10.45 AM Siguals and communications were from the Engineer in Chief's De- and Noor, within the Tree Storage period.
No Claims will be
be admitted after: the Bu Y BRODER". maintained with perfect ease dur partment, has been selected for the Goods hers left the Steamer's Godown, having wivel from BREMEN, HAM- worked without a hitch.
remaining uzdelivered after BUBG and Forts, Consignees of Cargo in the Faret Cruiser Squadron, outle
18th *** Boys' Splendid work. board the Frobisher, in succession Rant on being landed at their risk into the Go
Each broadside salvo produced a to Engineer-Commanden Lawrence
Claims against the Steamer must downs of the Hong Kong & Kowloon Ltd., Kowloong bas dina be presented to the Underagued on tremendous concussion, the ship Turner
where Deliver airing undelivered AR Goods res, b be recognisick
to be
and
Telephone: Central 1030.
Agents,
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, [SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. BREMENS
(CONSIGNEE NOTIONS
fing the fring, and everything post of Squadron Engineer Officer and arch, 1928, will be subject to are hereby notified that their -Cuego in
All
Frolling satente e insats shockThe following appointments were before the 26th March, 1872pag tany: w77/harf and Glodown. Con »
under the best Considerable made by the Admiralty on Jaanary damage was done to two.cabins in Engr. Comdr HS Warren to Tamar (January 30th) Comdrs the Hood by the shock of her guns (E.), E. H. Vincent, to Bruce
Next followed shooting by the four Iron Duke battleships, each of which has a large contingent of boys on board The ships were steaming at 14 knots, the range varying from 9,900 to 8,800 yardı. Each ship, fred 48 rounds from its ein. guns.
The shooting controlled by junior officers was very accurate, though the rate of fire was rather less rapid than usual, the loading being per formed by boys who had never be fore handled heavy ammunition, (Each Gin. shell weighs 100lb.) "The youngsters, however, are said to have worked magnificently.
To judge by this German report, the gunnery of the British Fleet is now in a state of high efficiency.
SHIPPING MOVEMENTS,
February 6th); O W Phillips, to Titania (February 17th) and BJ. Littledale, D.E.C., to Bee (on relief).
“SUI AN DAMAGES HER WHARF fe
No Fire Insuranos will be affected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agenta
| TK973: 5th March, 1923.
CONSIGNEES NOTICE, THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.
From MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRATTE.
No Fire
wil be
CBS PORTHOS.“.
BENCIES: CABGO Trásť Ž MARSDALER &c ArtG CARGO FacK BORDEAUX & COGNAC,
*FORMIGNICA
"YONBIGN) + "are hereby infor
that their Goods with the weseptics
beng kantot and stored into flas Golowas the Hong Kang and Kowloom:Wharf
odomet Deliver maybe
to
e Insurance will be erected is soy cases whaterer.
Packages Damaged minstion by the Conranding
be left in the Godown for
to me All Claims must be sent in to me on
"obtained" ininediately
ignoes and the Company uron
Anderson & Ashe at 10 before Saturday, the 10th March,
the 7th of March, 1928, 1299 (59) No Claim will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown and all Claims must be presented within Two Werks of the Ship'e arrival hers, after. which date they will not be recognised.
Consignees are requested to surrender thair. Bills of Lading to the Unde
Undersigned for countersignature.
MELCHERS & CO.
Vågenti, Sang NOREDEUTSCHra Lacro, BITIX, Hong Kong, 2nd Mar, 1928. [6900)
HAMBURG-AMERIKA - LINIE,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. TE Steamalup
The heaving wind which sprung. so suddenly yesterday afternoon was responsible for a least one
The Steamabip BENGLOE" acident. The Macao Steamboat Sui An which was moored along
NONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby side the Macao Wharf began, as a
morant Bast all Goode we being result of the choppy sa to roll heavily, so much so that her star landed at their risk into the hazardous board barrier damaged part of the ander extra karanions Godown of the wharf, while her part barrier HO KAD KOWLOON WHARF AND fouled & junk Inden with timber Como COMPANY, LAD, whence, and/or
from
Delivery may which was moored beside her. The
obtained, junk was considerably damaged.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and Good maining undelivered after the 19th instant wil be subject to Heut having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are All 0 ims against the teaser must hereby notified that their Goods are be presented to the Underlined on or being landed and placed at their sink in the Hong Kong & Kowbon Wharf & and before the 26th instant, or they will not Godówn Company' godowna & Kowloom.
be recognised.
Wistro Delivery can be obtained as the
are landed.
be landed, unless given prior to Steamer
RIVER SHIPPING DELAYS.
The RM.S. Empress of Canada, which tailed from Hong Kong on February 15th arrived at Van" ON LEE" RUNS GROUND. couver on Sunday.
The E&Ass. St Albans will The adverse weather conditions
All broken, chafed and drin
and damaged Groɔde to-morrow (Wednesday), at day sible for quito a number of delays a to be left in the Godewa
and mishaps to riven steamers they will be examined on the 10th Thesi
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE, o to Molt: Kobe and Yokohama during the week-end, were repor
HA
COMBINED FEMIGHT AND PASSENGER FERVICE QABIN CLASS ACCOMMODATION FOB 50 PASSENGERS. FARE FROM HONG KONG TO GENOA £73, 0. 01. OUTWARD.
light stein (Hugo Stinnes The Kong Ning o
TUE Steamp
Goods hers Optional
KIRDORE
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the
1923, or they will not be recognized.
Damaged Fackages will be examined by
Company
Surveyor, Mexi Goddard & Douglas in the presence *f the Consignees at 10 am on Wednesday, the 7th March, 1998 499
•No Fire Inauraase wil be siseted by us in any case whatever,
L LESDOS Agint.
Hong Kong, let Mar, 1923, || [6049
COMPAGNIE DES MESSA-
"GERIESTM MARITIMES,
CONSIGNEE NOTICE
PAT TALOUS BALIGING CARGO FROM ANTWERP DUNKIRK, BOTTERDAM, LONDON, & AZO CARGO FROM
COGNÃO & HAVRE::
Ex 8.8
ONSIGNERS are herby informed that their Goods with the exception being landed ad stored into an Go Opium, Tressurs and Valuables are
of
which arrived it instant. A Messrs. Goda Note 1. be admitted after the downs of the Hong Kong and: Kowloon
No Fire
and Dougaarance has been sffected.
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., LTD.,
Agenta, jo Hong Kong, 6th Mar 1928: 15072
an
"GLEN
LINE," LIMITED.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
Tho UNITED KINGDOM VI
SPORTS.
Linien) left Manila yesterday at here on Sunday night was more mid day, and is due here to-morrow than 24 hours inte while the On Lee HUGO STINNES LINIEN (Wednesday) afternoon which left Hong Kong on Friday They Havelland (Hamburg- night want ashore in dense fog Amerika Linie) left Manila on and remained aground for nearly Sunday at 6.m., and is dae hare 54 hours The master reports that to-morrow (Wednesday) morning the ship went ashore close to The NDL Moul leh Staunch land a Saturday Shanghai on Sunday, and is expect morning and Heat Eaterale made ed to arrive here to-morrow (Wed two attempts to low her off but pesday). She will sail for Europe without succem However, the re- vit Saigon, Singapore and ports mained standing by and communi the same day.
cated with Kongmoon. At shout noon the same day the vessel re floated and was able to transfer her passengers and uncargo; tOZTURKE, JAK Motor: Vessel thanks to arrangements which had LATERAL GLENLUGLZ- bec made by the H. Jesus having arrived from the above ports, and FM.S. Zoute stationed at Consignees of Cargo by her are hereby Kongmoon The On Lee sailed yes informed that all Goods are being landed terday for Kongmoney at the risk into the hazardous and for karmedous Godowns of The Captain A Fernander Ribes-to-extes, take the opportuni
hink the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and
Gotown. Company, Lin
Limited hence Commanding
Delivery ma the H.M.
Sailings from Europe for Shanghai and Northern Ports:—
MB, HAVELLAND"
89,"HAVENSTEIN"
888CHEER
6.8.CABL LEGIEN
HOMEWARD.
de herson or about the 7th Mar.. dos bere on, ar about the 10th Mar, due here on or about the 18th Mar. due here on or about the 30th Mar,
10.
Sailings for Europe ris Manila, Singapore
Patti Colombo & Port Said :—
Calling at Cs
-6.8 RESOLUTE"HA:
sailing from here on or abort the 15th Mar, mailing from here on or about the 59th Mar, (Omitting Manila)
the 1st Apr. i here'en or about the 231 Apr.
and Hamb
Departure 80th March, pun
JEBSEN & CO.
WARSHIPS IN PORT.
Tac following were the warships and musiliaries in port yesterday
North Wall Basin, Onslaught, Iroquois, Petersfield, South Wall Basm, Gannet, l'eterel, Tera; East Wall Bann, L-filer, Hollyngel, Tarantule, North Arm murot, Cornflower, West Valle Dock, Nir for the kind help, dar, Forglove In Dock, St. Breck The Wing On will Mouriake, LL8, Kowloon Dock, to Kongmoon this Carlisles No. Buoy, drgus No....j
Buoy Herald, No. 8 Buoy - kal dictive, Nov. 7 Buoy Istama;, No. 13 Buoy, ruce No. 18 Buoy Kuthenia,"
hoy, Seraphor teloud; No. 23" the No. 3 Thuy répa
No 20 Buo
Buoy,Th
Sterling
Araulkner, scala, No. 27 Broy, on the
Marazion Kowloon
Fortol, Belgal, Fi
Buoy, Bluebe
Foreign
Plotoilley
Pero De
Anchorage the
No.-B.51 | Fong
tiano Ouboto Japanese, Oht
should
on the
GUN
ros. the
No
Claims
Wharf & Godown Co. Lid whepce Deliver may be mediately after landing.
the Godewas, and all Goods hars left Goods maining undelivered, after 8th March, 1928, will
be subject to Rent
All Claims must be sent
or before fooxday, the 1928, or they will not be
į All broken,
ken, Chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on 27th March,#1925, Damaged Packages at:10 amp by our Buryawan.Messrs. Ce the Company Surveyors) Goddard and Dongius
All Claim must such as befors 32nd Goddard & Dongles in the me
or they will not be too Copagates at 10
recognized
** No Fire Insurance, will, be effected me
Bills of Lading will be counteragoed any case whatever. by the Underrigand.
Hong Kong, at Mar, 1929,
HONG KONG
Bong
1000340