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Empress of Japan Sept. 13 Sept. 15 Sept. 17 Fopt 19. Empress of Asia Sept. 25 Sept. 23 Oct. 1 Oct Empress of Canada Och 10 Oct 13 Oct. 18 Oct. 17. Empress of Russia...Oct. 23 Oct. 26 Oct. 29 Oct. 31 Empress of Japan Nor. 7 Nov. 10 Nov. 11 Nov. 14 Empress of Asia.Nor. 20 Nov. 28 Nov. 28 Nov. 28 Empress of Canada... 5 Dea. 6 Doo. 10 Des. 12 Empress of Russia ..Dec. 18 Dec. 21 Dec, 24" Doo. 28
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1931.
15
Shipping News Daily Statement, Waterfront News. P. & O., British India
YESTERDAY'S FREIGHT
RETURNS.
IMPORTS 18,000 TONS; THROUGH CARGO
16,800 TONS.
The returns, shown at the Har bour Office, of vessels carrying cargo to the Colony during the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. yesterday: were:-
Cargo for Through H.K. Porte.
F
British Dardanus.
Manila 362
2,303
Mirzapore,
Singapore 150
6,000
Cape St.
*July 20
Francis,
Mauritius 3,631
Aug. 17 Ang, SC
Anturig,
14
Amoy 2,107
Chungking,
•
Oct. 12
Oct. 25 NOT, 9
Chengtu,
Nov. 28
Deo. 7
Haining,
Dec. 20
Bwałow 080
Jan 4
New Mathilde,
Pong Tong,
Empress of Russia" and "Empress of Asia" call at Nagasaki Special Through Fares To Europe £120-£112-£83-£79
HONG KONG-MANILA
Swatow 250
Hoihow 1,200
T
Saigon 1,550
Saigon 2,100
Hydrangea,
Swatow
1.
CLEARANCES.
June 10,
ASIATIC DECK PASSENGERS,
The following vessels brought | Asiatio deck-passengers to the Colony during the 24 hours ended Dardanus, for Shanghai. at 9 a.m. yesterday *-***
Irisbank, for Iloilo. Cape St Francis (British)
Kwaising, for Canton. Durban, Mauritius Haining (British) Focobow, Mirzaporo, for Shanghai.
Swatowa 220 | Nicoline Maersk, for Kobe. Now Mathilde (British) Sai
gon, kazetysi
Pong Tong (British) Saigon Hydrangea (British) Swatow Athos II (French) Mar
seilles, Saigon
187
Porthos (French) Yokohama,
Shanghai derdina Canton (French) Haiphong 105 Solviken (Nor.) Baigon 208 Hozaa Maru (Jap.). Kechung,
Swatow...............
120
Apcar and Eastern & Australian
Lines
(COMPANIES INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS
TAKING: CARGO FOR * STRAITS, JAVA BULMA, CEYLON, INDIA PERSIAN GOLF WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, RASTS | SOUTH" "AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND & QUEENS- LAND PORTS, RED SEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREKOE, LEVANTINE FORTS, EUROPE, ETC. PENINSULAR AND: ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Unnas: ConsRACT WILK LELAM, „GOVIANKENET)}
From Hongkong (about)
Tone.
Palembang, for Foochow
297
397
Pres. Wilson, for Shanghai.
150
Shinko Maru, for Canton.
Tchekam, for Hoihow."
65
Teinan, for Shanghai..
60
Van Hentsz, for Swatow, Wing Les, for K. C. Wan.
Steamship
MARINE LOSSES IN MARCH.
Total
1,953
04 CASUALTIES.
SHIPS IN HARBOUR.
"BANPURA” KASHGAR RAWALPINDI" 17,000 | 18th July
* PERIM **
7,700 25th July
+KHYBES *SOMALI
9,000
lat Ang.
€ 800
17,000
15th Aug. 6,000 22nd Aug.
KARMAIA" CATHAY
SOUDAN
KALYAN" "
9,000 29th Aug..
18,000 12th Sopt.
6,800
19th Sept.
9,000
26th Sept
11,000
10th Oct,
17th Oct
Destination
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA
0,333
183
-11,013
Loera
Boat Rout
EMPRESS OF CANADA
June 12 June 25
Arrive Marilo June 14. June 27
American Pres. Wilson,
Manila 136
865
138
865
Dutch. Sidngore,
Samarinda 2,208.
2,208
4,250
CANADIAN PACIFIC
Telephones: Fausonger 24758.
German Havelland,
Singapore
Freight 20142.
French Athos II,
Saigon 00
.1,423
Porthos,
Shanghai. 01
538
Canton,
Haiphong 500
051
Norwegian
Saigon 2,050
2,050
VK.LINE
N.
REDUCE THROUGH TICKETS T- EUROPE VIA
VARYING FROx £79 To £120 ON SALE
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu
CHICHIBU MABU... MA
TATSUTA HARU ...
Wednnday, 24th June
Wednesday, 8th July
SEATTLE, VANCOUVER via Shanghai & Japan Ports.
HEIAN MARU
· HIKAWA MARU ...
30th June
Tuesday, Tuesday 28th July
LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM,
via Singapore, Penang, Colombo & Suez,
.KATORI MARU
D
18th June
Saturday, Saturday, 27th July SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Parts,
"KASHIMA MARU...
ATSUTA MARU... KAMO MARU
"
BOMBAY vis Singapore, Penang & Colombo,
„KAGA MARU
+ HAKODATE MARU
Saturday, 27th June Saturday, 25th July`
Thursday, 11th June ...Saturday, 27th Juns
Solviken,
Japanese Hozan Maru,
Swatow 868 Kushin Maru,
[!
345
4,250
1,931
Bea 31
800-m
345
Chinese Tak Hing,
Autow MO
140
Total 17,907
The Bureau Veritas has just
ties recorded in March last. Dur-
The following merchant vessels | published a list of maritime casual
were in port yesterday:-
motorships, and 11 sailing vossels were removed from the register; Of the steamers were American, Argentine, 4 Brazilian, 0:British,
**BAJPUTANA"
PADUAN
Wharves :-Kowloon Pres. Witing that month 54 steamers, 8 soup Holt's Dardanus, Sarpedos; Osaka Shosen Kaisha: Menado Maru, Hozan Maru. Ad
Buoys:AG Mirzapore, A7 Van Heuts, AD Song Bo, A10 Kalgah, Chilian, 4 Chiness, 1 Dutch, All Irishank, A12 Ikemasan Maru, French, German, & Italian, 0 || B2 Hopsang, B8 Helikon, Be Can Japanese, 1 Norwegian, Por ton, B14 Antung, B10 Graciosa, B17 tuguese, 2 Spanish, 2 Swedish, and ** MANTUA” · Clara Jebsen, B18 Apoey, B21! Turkish. The motorablpe, which | “BURDWAN" Helios, B23 Kinsen Maru, B28 Cape included sailing vessels fitted with St. Francis, B27 Shinko Maru, C auxiliary motors, comprised 1 Marloy, C2 Haldis, C3 New American, 2 British, 1 Gorman, 2. Mathilde, CA Solviken, Ca Pong Japanese, 1 Portuguese, and 1 Tong.
Venezuelan, while of the sailing. resses 4 were American, 4 British, 2 Italian, and 1 Latvian,"
ARRIVALS.
June 9.
Cape St. Francis, British str., 2,108 tons, Capt. B. Hngland, from Durban, buoy No. B23. Dodwell & Co. Dardanus, British str., 4,810 tons, Capt. W Christie, from Manila, Holt's Wharf.-B. "& S. Irishank, British str., 4,437 tóns, Capt, E. Blackmore, from Shanghai, buoy No. All-Bank Line!! Mirzapore, British str. 4,135 tons, Capt. WD C. Smith, from Singapore, buoy No. AG.-M.M. & Co.
June 10, Canton, French str.,.978 tons, Capt. F. L. Morvan, from Haiphong, buoy No. Bs.-M.M. Haining, British str., 522 tons, Capt. A. H. Stewart, from Swatow, Douglas Wharf. Douglas B.S. Co. Hotan Maru, Japanese str., 1,353 tons, Capt. H. Oyama, from Swatow, O.S.K. Wharf. O.S.K. Hydrangea, British str., 561 tons, Capt. P. W. Grierson, from Swatow, Chiu On Wharf.-Chiu On 8.5, Co. 16,814 Kwaisang, British str., 1,435 tons, Capt. M. Costello, from Swa tow, West Point Wharf-3. M. & Co. ARRIVALS. AND DEPARTURES Nicoline Maersk, Danish str., 2,132 tons Capt. Hannesen, from Manila, buey No. Al-Jebsen & Co. Palembang. Dutch str. 1.029. tous, Capt F H. Wildschut, from Balikpapan, Taikoktsui. An- chorage-A.P.C...
The arrivals and departures dur- SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, ing the period under review were:
Los Angeles, Mexico and Panama. GINYO MARUTM
Tuesday,
NEW YORK, BOSTON via PANAMA.“
+ TAKETOYO MARU
• TATSUNO MARU
T
30th Juno
Saturday, Saturday,
18th June 4th July
LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Stamboul (Constantinople),
Genoa & Marseilles.
↑ DAKAR MARŲ (A
DALOUTTA via Singapore, Penang &
CALOUTTA MARU...
MORIOKA MARU
HAKONE MARU
Monday,
15th June.
Bangoon.
Tuesday,
16th June
Monday
29th Juno
Friday, Thursday,
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
+ DELAGOA MARU. A
KAMO MABU (Nagasaki direct)... Friday,
+ Cargo only.
For further information, apply to
12th June
19th Jane
- 19th June
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4th Ang
18th Aug
It Sept.
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Of the 54 steamers, whose partes' were removed from the register, 11 wrocked, 1 lost by collision, 3by fire, 5 foundered, 3 were abandoned, and 28 were broken up. Two of foundered, 1 was abandoned, and the motorships were wrecked, 2
"3 were broken up, while of the sailing vessels wero wrecked, 3 foundered, 1 was missing, and 3. wore broken up.
RESEARCH SHIP RETURNS.
INVESTIGATION OF WHALES
IN ANTARCTIC.
London, June 1--Where whales go and why, and the reason for good and bad whaling years has been the object of investigation during the past eighteen months by the Royal research ship Discovery II., which has now arrived in Eng- lish waters and is die at London on June 4 after a successful maiden voyage to the South Atlantic and the Antarctic.
Te-
17,000 | 20th June, Noon
9,000 4th July
8th Ang.
+KASHMIR " 9,000 24th Oct. #NALDERA". 16,000 7th Nov. "MACEDONTA”- | 11,000 | 21st Nov.
• Cargo only.
Bombay, Marseilles & London. Yuri Odor, Edm đÀ ĐẸP Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marmeller, Havro sud London. Man, Lidon, I'dm. & 1'werp. Mare, Havre, L'don, Hall, H'bg. LEWARE DANSE'dm,' &r Awery's Bombay, Marseilles and London, Mara, Havre, Ledon, Hall, R'bg... B'da, & A'wen, Marseilles and London. Bombay, Marseilles & London Mark, Havi", L'den, Hall, A'bg, B'd & A'werp.
Marssillas and London.
do.
Ham, Havre, L'dos, Hull, H'bg, F'dim, & A'werp, Marselles and London. -- Bombay, Marseilles and London. Marseilles and London.
Calle Casablanca, "Z
Trequant ocmasutions from Fort Bald for Famengers sad Cargo to Cone stantinople, Pirenas, Sosyrzin, and other Levant Porta "by stenzaUTH, DË the Khedivial Mail Steamship Co.
"SANTHIA"
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS
*" TALMA " **TAKADA"
“SIRDHANA”
8,000 10,000
17th June
Bingapore, Penang & Calentia
29th June
do.
7,000
7th July
8,000 28th July
do.
Calls Port Swettonbam."
|BL-Apear Läte sinamers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd
́class passengers.
EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN JAILINGS (SOUTH)
"ST. ALBANS? 5,000) 8rd July, '* NELLORK” ** TANDA":
7,000
1st Aug
7,000 Les Aug.
Manila Kabaal, Brisbane
Bydney and Melbourne,
"Beguiar Monthly Sallingstrom-Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan and Hong
Rong to Australia.
and Hong Kong tai Sydney, 10 đay,
Frequent connections from Antarala with the following im të
The Union 8.8. Co.'s Steamers to the United Kingdom via New Zealand
Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The F. & O. Royal Mail Steamers to London and
The P. 0. Branch Bernes of Steamers to Londen via Bust,
The New Zealand Bhipping Co.'s Breamers for Southampton and Lender
"Panama Canal,
HAILINGS TO SHANGHAI AND JAPAN CHEAP SUMMER TRIPS TO JAPAN-JUNE TO SEPT,
The purpose of hor investigations has been to secure permanence for the whaling industry in the south, this involving widespread searches of many kinds. Observa tions have been made of the tem- perature, salinity and density of seawater and its contents of phos phate nitrate has been determined. for these control the growth and TAKADA". 2,000 119th Jane abundance of microscopic planta ou +RAWALPINDI" 17,000 19th June. which all animal life, even whales,KOMALI” - 6,800 al 27th June ultimately depends.
BIRDHANA? 8,000 3rd July
8,10 "KHYBER
3rd July 7000 6th July 10,000 17th July
The area of the Discovery's in vestigations covered 20,000 miles and operations were carried out in all weathers, even in, gales, and, her
"PADUA"
TILAWA" 0
Arr. Dep.
British
10
11
American
1
Dutch
"/1
German..
&
French
3
4
Norwegian...okonal
1
Japanèse
Chinese
Tolar
สี!
600 18th June
NELLORE
*BAJPUTANA” 15,000 17th July "SANTHIA” 8,000 31st July 2.000 81st July KARMALA TANDA A 7,000 77th Aug.
BOUDAN
6,800
8th Aug 15,000 14th Aug TALMA
Pres. Wilson, American str., 9,310 tone, Capt. M. Ridley, from Manila, Kowloon Wharf.-Dal-investigations will do much, to make the hazardous Antarctic re lar 6. Line. Tjikembang, Dutch atr., 5,019 tons, gions safer for future navigation.
The Discovery carries 10 officers,CATHAY Capt. Abbo, from Muntek, buoy No, A7.-J.C.J.L.
including six scientists, and 36 men." Tainan, British str. 2,100 tons, Commander. Carey is in command Capt. W Shaw, from Canton, and Doctor Kemp has been controll. buoy No. B15.-B.&. 8.
ng the scientific work.
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Loading for Mauritius, Bennion, Delagos Bay. Durban East London, Algos Bay (Port Küsabath), Monel Bay and Ospetownija, Veh
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10,000th Aug,
7,000 26th Augioh 9,000 28th Aug 7,000 28th Aug. 11,000 11th Sept. 2,000 26th Sept. 18,eco 10th Oct
*MACEDONIA " 11,000 24th Opt.
" BAJPUTANA" 17,000 - 57th Kược
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S'ha, Kobe & Yokohama.
Moji, Kobe & Osaline
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Amy, Moji, Kobe & Oanka. Bha, Kobe & Yokohama, Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Osake B'hai, Moja Kobe & Yokojams. S'bai, Moji Kobe, Usaka & X 'hasan.
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S'hai, Kobe' à Tokohama. Bhanghai, Moj, Kobe & X'hama 8'hai, Kobe a Yokohama,
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