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Empresa of Japan..July 18 July 21 July 28 July 28 July 31 Aug. Empress of AsisJuly 31 Aug. 8 Aug. 6 Aug. Empress of Canada...Ang. 15 Aug. 18 Aug. 20 Aug. Empress of Russia Aug, 25 Aur. 31 Sept. 8 Sept. Empress of Japan...Sept. 12. Rept. 15 Bapt. 17 Røpt. 19 Empress of Asia Sept. 25 Sept. 28 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Empress of Canada 1⁄2 Osi, 10 Oct, 13 Oct. 15 Ost. 17
Empress of Russia ..,Oct. 23 Oct. 28 Oct. 29 Oct. 31
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 6, 1931:
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Shipping News Week-End Statement. Waterfront P. & O., British India
WEEK-END FREIGHT
RETURNS.
News:
Yesterday 0a.m.
Cargo for. Through H.K. Porta
"British
IMPORTS 21,190 TONS; THROUGH CARGO
Sinkiong,
Tsingtao. ' 458°
Nellore,
Melbourne 1,709
41,250 TONS.
Kidderpore,
Bombay
4,481 2,318 8,029
American Tacoma,
Tacoma Ethan Allen; an
New Orleans: 800-
· Παραπειε Havre Maru,
350
3,500
809 4,050
The returns, shown at the Har bour Offee, of vessela carrying cargo to the Colony, during the week cuded at 9 am yesterday were !-~~
Baturday, 9 am,
Cargo for Through H.K Ports
British Kashgar,
Nagoya 535 5,249
Total
343
$240
3,474 17,828
Arrivals and Departures. The arrivals and departures dur- ing the period under review were:
Norwegian
Терапеве Chinese Italian
Total
Arr. Dep.
8
EXAMINATION OF PILOTS.
Nanking, July 26-It is officially announced that a pilot's examinn tion will be held in Shanghai in July, under the instructions of the Examination Yuan.
Renewal of Customs' licences for pilots will be suspended' mean- while, but licences already Issued will hold good pending the results of the forthcoming "epamination
BIGGEST DOCK IN THE WORLD.
£1,800,000 HOME FOR GIANT CUNARDER.
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(COMPANIES INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND), MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS
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***MTBZAPORE”
BAWALPINDI ** PERIM!: KHYBER KIDDERPOBE"
1* SOMALITM
“RAJPUTANA PADUA
A further step towards the pro- KARMALA
CATHAY vision of facilities for the mam† SOUDAN**
moth 73,000-ton Cunarder now
vader construction on Clydebank
•
was taken when the Southern Rail
1,494 ASIATIC DECK PASSENGERS, way Co, announced that they had
The following vessels brought 3,800 Asiatic deck passengers to the Colony during the week ending at 9 am, yesterday:→
Saturday, 9.a.m
placed the contract for the world's largest graving dock-to be built at Millbrook, Southampton,
The firm entrusted with the work,
which is being undertaken at “a
Yokohama
· 4,300
Celtic Star,
Rotterdam 400
2,700
Shireland
Castle,
New York 2,000
Kalgan,
Bangkok 1,827
Shenan,
British American
Newchwang 314
280
Dutch
Hopsang,
Canton
anaouver
Arrive
Halvard,
Phaquang
Aug. Aug. Bc
Bay 9,220
Hydrangea,
Sept.
Swatow 100.
Sopt,
Oct. 19
0,985
Oct.
American
Nor
Pres. Cleveland,
"Empresa of Basala ** and * Empress of Asia" call at Nagasaki TO MANILA
Seattle 3,313
3,600
3,313
EMPRESS OF JAPAN
10
EMPRESS OF 'ABIA
German Saarland,
For further information please apply to
Hamburg 1,550.
3,700
,350
3,700
Canadian
Pacific
French
Telephones: Passenger 20752,
Cable Address:
Tonkin,
GACANPAC: Passenger Dpet.
Haiphong 552
Kashgar (British) Yokohama Kalgan (British) Bangkok... Halvard (British) Phamnang
Bay
D
Mesars. John Mowlom & Co., Ltd.,
12
NAUTILUS Freight Dept.
Danish
Gertrudo
Maersk,
Clara Jebsen,
Tatsuta Maru,
Los Angeles 1,105
Kawachi Maru,"
Buenos Aires. 130
3,147
Nagasan Maru,
Samarindina 035
Wakamatsu 150
2,490 -- 3,147
Chinese Chian Lee,
Newchwang 220. Sun Kong,
K. O. Wan 180; Stanley
Swatow 80
1,301
New York
Japanese
Freight 20042.
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REDUCE THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE V1⁄4 U.S.A..
VARYING FROM £70 To £120 ON SALE,
BAN FRANCIS00 via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolula Toyokito Maru,"
SEATTLE, VANCOUVER vin Shanghai & Japan Ports.
HIKAWA MABU INAMIN
28th July! HIYE MARU
25th Aug. LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM,
via Singapore, Penang, Colombo & Suez.
HAKONE MARG YASUKUNI MABUN SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila
·TATSUTA MARU *.
SHINYO MARU
Wednesday, "8th July. Tuesday,
31st July
Tuesday, Tuesday,
Saturday, Monday,
· KAMO MARU”
IM
-
KITANO MARU
H
MANILA.
Saturday, Saturday,
...Monday,
Saturday, Tuesday,
SHINYO MARU
BOMBAY vin Singapore, Penang &
TANGO' MARU
+ TOKUSHIMA MARU
---
THE
SOUTH AMERICA (West Const) vis
Los Angeles, Mexico and Panama, HEITO MARUBA
Tuesday,
11th July
37th July
& Poris.
25th July
22nd Ang
13th July
Colombo.
NEW YORK, BOSTON via PANAMA.
+ TATSUNO MARU...
Monday,
11th July 29th July
Japan, Honolulu,
LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Stamboul (Constantinople),
Genos & Marseilles.
↑ DURBAN MABUĻŠ,
+ GENOA MARU”
+ MURORAN MARU
28th July
13th July
Sunday,
19th July
Wednesday 8th July
Wednesday, 15th July
9th July 11th July
17th July
DALOUTTA vin Singapore, Penang & Bangoon,
**
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
RANGOON MABU (Moji diroot)... Thursday," FUSHIMI MARU" ...
Saturday,
KITANO HARU (Nagasaki direct)... Friday,
+ Cargo only.
For further information, apply tom";
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
Telephoner 80291. (Private zohanges to all Depts.)
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MESSAGERIES
M
MARITIMES
FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS......
THE CANAVA Bailings from Hone Kones
TO MARSELLES via Salgon, Singapore, To Yokohama vía Shanghai, and
Gelombo, Djibouti (Aden),Suez; Part-Said"
4th Ang 18 Ang.. PORTHOS Similat Sept.
ATHOS II,
7th July
ANDRE LEBON
7th July
D'ABTAGNAN
Slot July
ANGERS
ANDRE LEBON
4th Aug,
G. METZINGER
18th Aug.
28PHINK/444 2
G. METZINGER
1st Sept.
... 15th Sept.
PORTHOS
29th Sept.
18th Oot
ANGERS
BPHINX
CHIENOKORAUK"
OBENONCEAUX 18th Sept. ATHOS II
19th Sept. 13th Oct
D'ARTAGNAN
• We can furan Through Tickets to Beret, Syrian Ponts, MAST AFRICA, fanauzicka by Tramkipmant ve par Mail Sienna at Pans Clain, or Depacers.
COMMERCIAL LINE
· DUNKIKAjria Torr-BAD, ORAN, Üamanganda, HawnTER, HYTTÄKDAM
For Full Factionlars, apply to you for M
Ciar de MESSAGERIES-MARITIMES
Hydrangea (British) Swatow 530 Tonkin (French) Haiphong 23 Clara Jebson (Danish) Bang-
kok
2,410
660
Kawachi Maru (Japanese) +
Buenos Aires bakk Stanley (Chinese) Swatow
79
180
Total..
912
4801,391 Total. ...17,710 23,92 Arrivals and Departares. The arrivala and departures dur ing the period under review were:
Arr. Dep.
British Japanese
Norwegian Chinese Damish
French
German
'American
Total
23
A
3
0
3 total cost of £1,850,000, is that of
#KALYAN"..
MANTUA **BURDWAN="
+" KASHMIR " *NALDERA
9 MACEDONIA”
Tona,
6,700
Hongkong (about)
8th July 17,000 18th July $7,700 25th July
8,000 let Aug.
3,300 :6th Aug, 6,800 8th Aug, 6,800
· 17,000 || 15th Ang"" 0,000 22nd Aug,
9,000 28th Ang 15,000
12th Sept. 6,800
Bept.
9,000 28th Sept. 11000 10th Got
6,500 17th Oot.
9,000 24th Oct. 16,00
7th Nov. 11,000 21st Nov.
*Cargo only. N † Calls Chamblazon,
Dastination
Straits, Colombe & Bombay, Bombay, Marseilles à London, Marseules, Havre, London,
H'bg., Him. & A'warp. Mari,, Li'den, al'dan, ds A'worp. Shanghai, Moja & Koba Mara, Gibraltar, Barro, L'don.,.
Hall, B'bg., E'dm. & A'warpi Bombay, Marsellor and London. Mars, Havre, l'don, Abg
H'dm. & Awer,
| Mare, L'don,,B'dm.„A'werp.dinil Bombay, Marsailles à London. Mars, Havre, L'ba, Abg, en vägados de Awerp. Mars, Ldon. R'dm. A werp. Hul
Marseilles and Louver d Mare, Havre, Laos.bg..
langt E'dm, & A worp. Mars,, L'don, I'dm, dz A'werp Bombay, Marseilles and London. Marocilies and London.
I Calls Djibouti.
Frequent connections from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Con
stantinople, Piremus, Bayrna, and other Levant Ports by steamers ofi the Khedivial Mait Steamship Co. 2, 8023 META MAL
BRITISH INDIA-APOAR BAILINGS
"BIRDRANA "TILAWA
7,000 11th July 8,000
28th July. 10,000
7th Aug.
Bingapore, Penang & Calentia do.
• Calls Port Bwettenbam.
BL-Aptar Line steamers kaya excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd
class passengers), "L
BASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN DAILINGS (SOUTH)
of London, who will carry out the TAKADA” work in conjunction with Messrs. Edmund Nuttal 05.
Co., Ltd, of Trafford Park, Manchester.
The idea of combining forces in this manner is to oxpedite the work, which must be completed by Sept Yesterday, 9.a.m. Sinkiang (British) Tsingtao 85 ember 1933, when the new Cunarder Nellore (British) Melbourne 68 is expected to be delivered to her:
13 owners. The value of the contract placed to-day is stated to be more than £1,000,000.
Total
SHIPS IN HARBOUR
It is computed that altogether The following ships were in port 1,250,000 tons of will have to yesterday 1
be lifted in course of the hollowing-out process before the actual construction work can begin. It will also be necessary to dredge an approach channel 35 ft. deep at Jow water.
Wharves: Kowloon: Tatsuta Maru, Nellore, Kabalo; Chiu On: Hydrangen, Gumtam Maru, Hoi Wing, Tin Tre Kwang Ying. Graciosa; Osaka Shosen Kaisha: Canton Maru; Shum Shui Por Hwa Shun, Tak Hing, Sekai Maru.
Docks-Kowloon Shinyo Maru, The dock is to have a length of Limehow, Trivia; Taikoo: An-1,200 ft. and a width of 155 ft. at king, Shingcheong.
the entrance. The depth to the top
**NELLORE"
"TANDA “NANKIN^*/ ||
7,000
1st Aug..
· 7,000 || 3189 ANG.
7,000 Bad Ug
>Manila Rabaul, Brisbane, bydney nou Melbourne, ti
Regular Monthly Bailingstrom Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan and Hong
Kong to Australia.
ong Kong to Sydney-15 days.
Hong
Frequent connections isons Astaralia with the following
The Union 8.&. Co's Steamers to the United Kingdom Via New Zealand
Vancouver, San Francisco, etc,--
The F.&O. Boyal Mail Steamers to Jondon and
The P.&O. Branch Service of Steamers to london vis Buem,
The New Zealand Shipping Co.'s Steamers for Southampton and London via
Panama Canal.
BAILINGS TO SHANGHAI AND JAPAN CHEAP SUMMER TRIPS TO JAPAN-JUNE TO SEPT.
6th July
Bhanghai, Moji & Kabe. 7.000 16th July, Noon, Shailoji,Kobe Ozaka& Y'hams.
"KIDDERPORM 5,300 '+* NELLORE"; HEILAWA
"KAJPUTANA
ALIPORE" "BANTHIAN PKARMALA"
"TANDA
SOUDAN CATHAY *TALMA"
Buoys:-A4 Tacoma, Ad Kidder- pore, A12 Nagisan Maru, B2 Hop-of the blocks at high water will sang, B3 Kwangchow, B8 Clarabe 48 ft. Jebsen, B9 Kalgan, B16 Hellas, B20 Sunning, B25 Suzanne, Bes Yendai Mara, CI Kaitangata, C4 Tonkin, Ca Chenan, C Marly, CF Mitaka Maru.
The dimensions of the presente NANKIN
largest dock in the world.at. Boston, United States-will thus bo' exceeded.
BANK LINE LTD.
ACENTS FOR
ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S.S. GO., LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJEσT TO ALTRIATION WITHOUT NOTICEL
UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT..........
8.8. " CITY OF BOMBAY"
·M.V." CITY OF LILLE....
...London, Rotterdam & Hamburg -
Havre, London, Bofferdam & Hamburg"
* ELLERMAN-LINE
18th July 18th August
NEW YORK, BOSTON & BALTIMORE...... AMERICAN AND MAXORURIAM · LINE
∙ALSO AGENTS FOR
ANDREW WEIR & CO.
AG SERVICES TO --
BOSTON NEW YORK & BALTIMORE.
MV. "FOYLEBANK”
M.V. "LAGANBANK”.
MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA
BETINHOW"
Loading for Maurities, Reunion, Mosel Bay and Capetown,
Through_Ha of Lading furund
"KALYAN, "TAKADA (MANTUA
JAMIR
·NALDERA
· MACEDONIA
RAJPUTANA
∙10,000 | 17th July
17,000
17th July
6,2001 22nd July
8,000 31st July
Amoy,B'bai, Moji, Kobo di Opaku.
B'ham Kobe & Yokohamaa Bhangbai, Moji & Kobe.
9000, Bist July, fa 6 Mon; Kobo & Osaka
600
Jua Ank
8th Ang
7,000
;1:15,000:1 Ango
10,000 14th Ang 7,000 28th Aug. 28th Aug. |:::7,000) | 28th Aug | 11,000 11th Bept. "
Cargo: only,
9,00 26th Bept. 16,000 10th Oct 11,000 || 24th Oct, 17,000 7th Ne
Yokohamaa
Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohams
Koba & O
Orain
Kobe & Yokohama S'hai, Moji, kobe & Yokohama, Amoy, Moji, Koba & Osakan men B'han, Moy, Kobe a Yokohama
Bhal, Kobe & Yokohama, *Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & X'hama.
B’hai, Kobe & Yekohama.
+ Calla Nagoya
All datas nes operontmate and zubjici to alteration without notice. Facsengers for Fangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses at Binga) while awaling the on carrying steamer,
All Umbine are fitted with Electris Fans free of charge.
Nteoaners en London and Azutenliam Láros née fitted with Laundries.
Paroola monauring not more than 'B'o. Its will be reosirea i
toon on the day previous to walling treats Umpacy's Offen
en Farther Information, Passage Farms, Freights, Handbooks, etc, apply to MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO;
a Ottawilding, Lonnaught hond Central, HONG KONG, Age,
SERVICE OF FAST MOTOR VESSELS
27 with limited, but exceptionally good passenger accommia tiem Homewards to:-
ME
PORT BAID, GENOA, ALGIEES, OBAN, ROTTERDAM (AMSTERDAM), HAMBURG, OBLO, GOTHENBUMA
EVAND DIKER HUANDINAVIAN PORTS,,
MANILA AND STRAITS BESTLEMENTS.
JAPAN”.
8. "SHANTUNG “...
Outwards tota
ORIENTAL - LIFE
Bay, Durban, East Lond
Algoa Bay
14th July
6th August ORIENTAL AFRICAN LITE
18th July
Ellanbath)...
BE;" CEYLON" 8.8.
Lollosk, Ludersin Bay, Walvis Bag and Madagsson
THE BANK LINE, LTD.
4 8th August
Bailing abent
8th September 8th October
HP BHANGHAI ** JAPAN FORTS. KESEGJAPANE
ME." SHANTUNG VEGAS
A MAS, MOANTON MA
104 Hong Kong to Genoa
24 Hong Kong to let North Continunia :Port
·•Balling abent--
•£Brd July 26:24th Auguet
24th Angust/
257
2432
THE SWEDISH EAST ASTATIC CO. LTD.
GILMAN & CO., LTD.
G. E. HUYGEN:
2. Queen's BuILDING,
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