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EMPRESS OF ASIA
Sails
FRIDAY,
SEPTEMBER 25
for
Victoria and Vancouver
Shanghai-Nagasakı—Kobe
and Yokohama.
The Giant White Empresses are the fastest liners on the Pacific.
12 DAYS FROM CHINA AND 8 DAYS FROM JAPAN TO CANADA AND USA
Robe
Special Through Fares To Europe £120-£112–£83–£79.
HONG" KONG-MANILA
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1931.
Shipping
WEEK-END FREIGHT
RETURNS.
IMPORTS 18,300 TONS; THROUGH CARGO
40,863 TONS.
“The returns, shown at the Bar- bour Office, of vessels carrying cargo to the Colony during the 48 hours. onded at 9 a.m. yesterday were :-
Saturday, @BIN
American
News Week-End Statement. Waterfront
News
Forwegian Hellas,
Bangkok 1,116
1,118
Japanese Doll Maru,
Takao 611
Bushan Maru, ':
Shanghai
877
Newchwang 1,140
Rynsei Maru,
OLD LIFEBOATS.
MANY USES TO. WHICH THEY ARE PUT
The Deal lifeboat, Charles Dib din, which is to be sold by order of the Royal National Lifeboat 2957 Institution, may become a yacht, a tender at some far African port, 4.022
or a coal barge.
Total
0.031
Arrivals and Departures The arrivals and departures dur ing the period under review wore:
Arr.
Total .....
ASIATIC DECE PASSENGERS.
The following vessels brought Asiatic deck passengers to the Colony during the 48 hours ended at 9am. yesterday :---
British Soudan,
Cargo for Through
H.K.
Yokohama :300
6,500
City of
Pittsburg,
Empress of Asia
HOOR KORE
Sept. 25 Empress of Canada..Oct. 10 Empress of Rusia...Oct. 93
Zokobama.
VOOR VET
Dairen
6,400
British Norwegian
Panama
Sept.28
Oct 3
Dots 19
Chinhua,
-Japanero
Oat 18 Oct 15
| Oct. 17
Oct. 25
Newchwang 474
310
Americati
Oct. 26
Oct. 28
Oct 31.
Nov. 9-
Shantung,
Chinese
Empress of Japan Nov. 7
Nov, 10
Nov 11
Nov. 14
Nor, 21
Canton
404
Empress of Ada Nor, 20
Nov. 23
Nov, 26.
Nar. 28
Doa, 7
Empress of Chanda...Dec. B
Doo. B
Deo. 10
Dec. 13
Des. 20
Luchow,
Empress of Russia...De. 18
'Dro. 91
Doâ, 24′′
Dec. 28
Jan.
"Shanghai 1,090
"Empress of Bassia" and "Empress of Asia" oall'at Nagasaki.
Hydrangea,
"Swatow 138
2,020
Pres. Taft,
Manila 198
Proa. Fillmore,
New York 1,828 Tricoma,
1,150
3,250
Tacoma 373
500
2,395
Dutch
Tjikarang.
Batavia 1,853
6,729
1,553 6,720
Norwegian
Suzanne,
Chinwangtao-1,228 2242,109.
Freight.
20042.
- 1,2299,103
French
Tai Poo-Set,
Ft. Bayard 320,
020
Japanese
Shinyo Maru,
Ryokai Haru,
Boar Kon
EMPRESS OF CANADA
Oot
Oot
EMFRESS OF RUSSIA
Oct 18
Ank
about the New CANADIAN
Empress tourist
Cabin Fares
PACIFIC
'Ock," 17.
Telephones i
Passenger 20759.
THE WORLD'S GEBATEST TRAVEL SYSTEM.
YKLIN
N.
E
REDUCE THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE V U.S.A..
VARYING FROM £79 To £120 'ON SALE
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolula
ASAMA MARU
SHINYO MARU
Wednesday, 30th Sept. Tuesday, 18th Oct,
SEATTLE, VANCOUVER via Shanghai & Japan Perts.
HIKAWA MARU .................. ...Tuesday,.
HIYE MARU
Tassday,
6th Oot. 3rd Nov.
LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, BOTTERDAM,
vis Singapore, Penang, Colombo & Suez.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE vis Manila & Ports
HAKUSAN MÄBULAG
HARUNA MABU. ..... ... ·
ATSUTA MARU
KAMO MARU
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang &
+ TOKIWA MARU TANGO MARU
SOUTH AMERICA, (West Conat) via
Los Angeles, Mexico and Panama.
BAKUYO MARU
NEW YORK, BOSTON via PANAMA.
* Los Angeles 2,231
Katori Maru,
200
Moji $481 2,343 Middlesbro 316 4,706
$,200 7,375
Chinese Cheung On,
Shanmer 30-
30
Total
....13,272 35,641
Arrivals and Departures.
Saturday, 9 a.II. Shantung (Br.) Canton' Hydringen (Br.) Swatow ... Pros Taft (Am) Manila Tikarang (Dut.) Batavia
Tai Poo Sek (Fr.) Ft. Bayard Kateri Maru (Jap:) Middles
bro...........
Cheung On (Chi.) Sharme...
Tobal·
13)
35
93
996
All these careers, and many others, are open to a superan aunted lifeboat according to the Secretary of the Institution. “We have," he said, waiting list of over eighty people who wish to be informed when a lifeboat suitablo for their needs is coming on the market.
"One of our boats is now run sing as a pleasure" Inunoh....on the Kowio River, South Africa, an- other is a surf tender at the Gold Coast port of Sekondi. a third, converted to a motor launch, suc. ceeded in beating the regular life bont in a race to the rescue of a motor schooner on fire off the 18- land of Anglesoy. Others are scattered round the British const as small workmanlike yachts of greater seaworthiness than speed
"In spite of their double skin {of "mahogany, and a considerable
110 quantity of oak and other more
08.
198
or less expensive woods, it has -1,147 | never paid to break them up for their timber. The sections are too small to be used for furture: But before the War, when copper was more valuable, and their mar- ket value as converted boats con- siderably lower lifeboats word often burnt for the sake of the *** copper clenches Between the two 235
skins and other fittings of the same metal.
Yesterday, 9 Km, Suiyang (Br.)Shanghai Kueichow (Br.) Tongku A........ 09 Suisang (Br.) Osaka Haithing (Br.) Foochow Hellis. (Norw), Bangkok
· Deli Maru (Jap.) Takao ..... Lushan Maru (Jap.) S'hai'
/Total
SHIPS IN HARBOUR.
321 18
The boats which we are now. solling cost about £1,000 new. After a lifetime of 30 years the are still worth anything from 25 to £150, according to their condi tion and the convonienoo of their The following merchant vessels location at the time of sale An were in harbour"yesterday:- average price is £60 or £70 · with Wharves Kowloon Shinyd the buoyancy tanks thrown in, The arrivals and departures dur; Holt's: Sarpedon China which are seldom of us to thoir
ing the period under review ware:
Arr. Dep.
3
British
American
Dutch
Norwegian French
Japanese
16
11
Yesterday 9am.
Cargo for Through H.K. Porte.
Baturday, 3rd:. Oct.
Saturday, 17th Oct.
Chinese
Saturday, Saturday,
26th Sept.
24th Oct,
Total
Colombo.
Sunday,
... Troulay.
27th Sept. 13th Oct. Japan, Honolulu,
British Suiyang,
Shanghai 290
750
Thursday,
18th Oct,
Kueichow,
Tongku 770
378
19th Sept.
Cheongahing,
Canton
375
Suisang.
Osaka 1,218
402
Sunday.
11th Oot.
Haiching
Foodbow 900
Tuesday, 28th Bopt Thursday,
8th Dot.
Wednesday,
23rd Sept.
24th Sept,
Tuesday,
29th Sept.
Tuesday,
LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Stamboal (Constantinople),
CALCUTTA vin Singapore, Fenang & Bangoon.
↑ TOBA MARU
Genoa & Marseilles.
+ LIMA MARU ...
† PENANG MABŲ.
↑ HAKODATE MÄRU...
** TOYOOKA MARU
IYO MARU
Cargo only.
**
BHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
+ TOKUSHIMA MARU (Kobe direct) Thursday,
·For further information, apply to
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA,
Telephone 30201....., (Private exchanges to all Depts.)
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MESSAGERIES
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MARITIMES
FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS
Bailings from Bora Kongr
TO MARNKILLES via Salgon, Singapore, To Yokohama via Shanghai and
Colomba, D}{benti(Adem), Suez, Port-Sald.
· PORTHOS.".
OHENONCEAUX
ATHOS II
D'ARTAGNAN
ANDBY LEBON TELLE HOTEELL
G, METZINGER
SPHINE
1,063
Merchants: Tai: Poo : Bek, KH: new owners. Loong; Osaka, Shosen Kaishas Hozan Maruta de D
Docks-Kowloon: Limehow, Foo- shing, Yei Maru, Chillagoe Tais Loo: Sagres, Hong Kheng,
Chang- chow.
Buoys. As Granville, As Tji- karang, BI Suisang, Be Yatshing, Be Shantung, B10 Bolandia, B14 Kaying, B17 Hiram, B22 Hinsong, B23 Ryokai Maru, Ber Cheong- abing, CI Hellas, Ca Kucichow, C7 Kuchinu Maru.
WARSHIPS IN PORT.
The following warships were in port yesterday-
Basia. Tamar. ⠀⠀ North Wall-Eeraph.
South Wall-Serapis, Sterling. East Wall-Phoenix, Moth, De Wald. Ag
North Arm-Stormcloud. West Wall Dock)-Cornflower,
In Dock-Magnolia.
|
BRITANNIA IN PERIL
DRIFTING ON ROOKS DURING STORM.
Portland, August 20 The King's yacht Britannia, narrowly escaped destruction in the harbour here to-day. P
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P. & O., British India Apear and
Eastern & Australian
Lines
(COMPANIES INCORFORATED IN ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS SHUS MATAKING CARGO FORSK HTRAITH, JATA BURMA CEYLON, INDIA PERSIAN GULF, WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST ABOUTH AFRICA,
AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND & QUFENS LAND PORTS, RED BEA, EGYPT CONSTANTINOPLE,
GREECE, LAVANTINE PORTS, KUROPE, ETC E PENINBULAR "AND ORIENTALE FORTNIGH
DIREUT ROYAL MAIL" STEAMERS. (Unnan. DonTRACT" WITH "HAL GoraRNMENTĀJS
Steamship
51 BOUDAN"
** KALYAN *
MIRZAPURE": "MANTUA
** KASHMIR **** BURDWAN"-
"NALUEBA ** KASHGAR " "CORFU“ A #RAJPUTANA
SOMALI
"RAWALPINDI HKARMALA
CHITRAL
6,800 19 Bop, 4pm. Mam Havre, L'dun, 'bg
8,000 861 Bept
8,700 Both Uot
11,000 10th Oct. 9,000 24th Oct. 8,500 31st Oct 18,000 7 1:9000"|31st Nov." 17,000 5th Deo. 16,000 19th Lee. 0,800 36th Dos,
1982 17,000 2nd Jan, 109,000/1/16th Jan, $35,000 8015 Jan.
KB'da,, Alwarp, & Hall, Him, I'don. Bʻdm;A'werp.& Huli.
Straits, Colombo & Bombay. Marssilles and Louvon
HATER, Lidos
\'werp. #Hull,
and London.
Mara, Lacion, I'dim. „A'werp.#Hull
Alacaillos anci London."
Mars, Harrs, I'don, b
Bombay, Harseilles And London. Marie, Ladonis 1'im. & A'werp. Bombay, Marseiller & London.
* Cargo only. † Calls Chesblanca, Calle Djibouti. S Calle Bangkok. Frequent connections from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Don
mtantinople, Pireaus, Bayrna, and other Levant Parts by stemmers of the Khedival Mail Steamskip Co, VA A
BRITISH INDIA AFUAR SAILINGS:
**TAKADA ***
BIRDHANA": WTILAWA"
7,000 24th 8,000
Bingapore, Penang & Calonila
14th Cot
Usile Rangoon, Calle Port Bwettaubam
| B.L--Apear Line staxmers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd
class passengers.
MAISTEEN AND
"NANKIN" “NALLUKE"
TANDA"
USTRALIAN BAILINUS (SOUTH)
$7,000 2nd Oct 7,000) 31st Oct.
Manila,
Rabaul, Brisbane. Byday and Mabourne,,
and Deo.
Begular Monthly, Bailings from Hong Kong to Shanghal and Japan and Hong
hong to Australia;
Hong Kong to Sydney-19 daya,
Frequens counctions from Amterans with the following
The Union 8.5. Co, Steamers in the United Kingdom vis Now Zealand
Vancouver, San Francisco, eter M
The O. Boyal Mail Steamers to London and:
The F.&O. Branch Service of Steamers to London via Buès.
The New Zealand shipping Co.'s Beamerstor Southampton and Londen TİA
Panama On
BAILINGS TO SHANGHAI AND JAPAN
CHEAP SUMMER TRIPS TO JAPAN-JUNE TO SEPT,
10,000
24th Sept, DTL.
KASHMIE
"NELLORE **
9,000 $7,000
25th Sept.
6th Oct.
|
Caught by a 50 mp.h. gale, sho dragged her anchar and began | "TILAWA" ~ drifting towards the rocks of
Portland breakwater kandyda Signalmen in the Admiralty signal tower saw what had hap pened, and at once signalled for a tag
..
The dockyard tug Pilot steamed to Britannia's nid, managed to get a line aboard, and, after au hour's maneuvring, succeeded in towing her ton safe anchorage.
Seas in Portland Harbour ware the roughest of the year.
BANK LINE LTD.
ACENTS FOR
MIAMI
ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S.S. GO., LTD,
SAILINGS BUBJECT TO ALTERATION WITHOUT NOTICEAN GIVEN
UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT ORDER ER DER ELLERMAN WIDE-
8.S. *CITY OF KHIOS":
Havre London, Rotterdam & Hamburg
NEW YORK, BOSTON & BALTIMORE
ALSO- AGENTS FOR
...16th October
FAMRVICAL
MANCHURIAN LITE
ANDREW WEIR & CO.
SERVICES (7)
AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE.
M.V.TWEEDBANK”
Robank MOTO
28th Sept.
ATHOS II.
19th Sept
18th Oct.
D'ABTAGNAN
13th Oct
97th Oct. 10th Nov
ANDRE LEBON
23th Oct,
TELCK BOUSSEL
11th Nor
20% 14th Nov. N
G. METZINGER *** *** 25th Nov, SPHINX
• Doo POETHOS. 23rd Den, CHENONCEAUX, 6th Jan,
8.8. TINHOW
C. BAN Đ
42nd Deat 25th Jan,
Wa dax Liene Through Tickets to EGYET, SYRIAN Ports, Hair ArnIDA, MADAGASCAR by Transhipment on our Mail Steamers at Pordain, or Dumort COMMERCIAL LINE
For DUNKIRA via FORT-BAI, Üzán, Časablanca, Hamstra, BerTERDAM,
For Fall Particulars, apply to
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Cie, der MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
**Bonton, New York & Philadelphia
M.V. "IRISBANK ARG Boston, New York & Baltimore MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA
7th Oafober
0th November "OIMENTAL AFRICAN LEWE
28th October
Loading for Mauritius, Bennion, Delagon Bay, Durban, East London, Algoa Bay (Fork Elizabeth);" Mossel Bay and Capetown,
Through Hilla of Lading red to Bers, Quilimains, Tho, Fort Inhambane, Zanzibar, Mombaum, Kilindini, Port Nolloth, Luderitz Bay,
FarFreight or Famage on any of the above lines applying
› Mosambiente, Ukində,
Bay and Madagaster.....
THE BANK LINE, LTD.
8,000
KIDDERPORE 6,300 *SANTHIA -NALDERA "KANEGAR*** "TALMA
MACEDONIA
“BIRDHANA” "CORFU **** #PILAWA" “HAWALPINDI "NANKIN "KARMALA'
Cargo only
th Oct, 9th Oct. 16,000 10th Oct, 8,000 17th Oct. 10,000 23rd Oct. 11,000 24th Oct
6th Nov. $7,0000] "814 Mar, 17,000 7th Nov $8,000
20th Nov 13,000 31st Nov.
[10,000]: 4th“Deo, 17.000 5th Deo.
7,000
7th Dec;
| 9,000 || 19th Dec,
Amoy, B'bai, Mejl, Kobs & Osaka. Mihai, Mop, kope & Lokshame
8'hai,Moji, Kobe,Osakak Yʻkamna.
hanghai, Aloji & Kobe, an Amoy
Meji, Kobo ás Csaks. S'ha Klobe di Yokohama,
S'hai, Moj, Kobo Yokohama Amay Me, Lobs &
Bhangani, Moj, Koba & X'hams B'halshoj,Kobs, Ozakad Y’'hams Amoy, Moj, Kupo & Osaka, -20 ) B′hany Kobe à Tokohama,
Come Keur k.Yokohama
Hoji, Kobe & Osaka:
Amoy, Moji, Hobo & Osaka. |B'hui, Kole & Yokohama, k 18′hai, Moji, Kobe,Omka&Y ́hama.
B'bai, Moji, kobe à X'hama,
del dil dates are aggronímata coed subject in alteration without moTSOR Passengers for Bangoon must defray their own hotel expenses a Bingapore while awaiting the on carrying steamer, 2
All Cabins are fitted with Electris Face frce of abarga
Steamers on London and Auteolian Lizes aas Atted with Laundries, Parcels momsuring not more than 5 o, fie will be roossen ane Company's Offios up to Moon on the day previous to måling, sa po
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VE FORT SAID, GENOA, ALGIERS, ORAN, HOTTERDAM
VAMSTERDAM), HAMBURG, OBĽO, GOTHENBURG
MASALAND OZIKE SCANDINAVIAN PORTS,
MANILA, AND STRAITS BEFTLEMENTS.
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SHANGHAI
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