ARISTOCRATS OF THE PACIFIC
(1
EMPRESSES "
Offer the Utmost in
SPEED-SIZE-SPACE-LUXURY
AND
SERVICE
Hoog Kong Abangħal Kagwanki. Kabe Yokohama Honolulu. VancouveZ
Love Leave Leave
Emp. of Japan ...Aug. 26 Aug. 19
Emp. of Asia...Sept. 9 Sept 19 Sept 13
Emp. of Canada...Capt. 28 Sept.
Leave Leara Arrira
HONG KONG DAILY. PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 1932.
Shipping News Daily Statement, Clearances,
YESTERDAY'S FREIGHT
RETURNS.
IMPORTS 12,005 TONS;
THROUGH PORTS 10,935 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. Ports.
British Huichow,
Canton
Yatshing,
Leave
Tongku 1,080
103
725
Aug. 31 Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Bapt. 18 Sept. 15 Sept. 17
Bopt. 8 Sept 30 Oct.
6 Oct. 11
Emp of Russia. Oct. 7 Oat 10 Oct.
11
Oct. 13 Uot, 15
Bapt. 20 Oct. 24
Talma, Amoy 408 Haining
1,720
Bwntow 320
-Sonning,
Emp. of Japan...Oct. 21 Oct. 24
Oct. 18. Oct. 28 Nov. 8 Nov.
Emp. of Asia.Nov. 4 Nov. 7 Nov. Emp. of Canada...Nor, 18 Nov. 21
8
Nov. 10 Nov. 1
Emp. of Russia ...Dec. 2 Dec. & Dec.
Nov. 21 Nov. 23 Nuv. 28 Dec. 1 Dec. 6 6 Doa, Dec., 10
Dec. ly
Ixion,
Shanghai 401 Nanning,
Amoy 400 Tsinan,
Canton New Mathilde,
Haiphong 812 Shanghai 104
www
1,453
820
770
4,314 —— 0,597
Freach. Canton,
Haiphong 150
Norwegian, Norviken.
160
LINER
Henrik,
Swntow 247
Chefoo
373
871
1,033 821-- 1,004
New Reduced Through Fares to Europe. Summer Excursion fares to the Pacific
Coast and return,
Attractive reduced fares to Japan and return,
HONG KONG-MANILA
EMPRESS OF JAPAN
LARGEST FASTEST
LUXURY
ON THE PACIFIC Sails
9 P.M., AUGUST 19th
CANADIAN PACIFIC
THE WORLD'S GREATEST TRÅVEL SYSTEM.
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YKLINE
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu
TAIYO MARU
ASAMA MAKO
***
HI
Wednesday, 24th Aug. Wednesday,
7th Sept.
SEATTLE, VANCOUVER vin Shanghai & Japan Perta
HIYE MARU HEIAN MARU
IM
Tuesday,
30th Aug. Tuesday, 13th Sept. LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP," ROTTERDAM,
via Singapore, Penang, Colombo & Suez.
Baturday, KASHIMA MARU....
20th Aug. Friday, TABUKUNI MARU
2nd Sept. SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports
13
KITANO MARU ATSUTA MABU
+ TOKUSHIMA MARU
KAGA MARU
1
100
4
Saturday, Baturday,
Monday. Sunday,
BOMBAY via dingapore, Penang & Colombo.
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via
Los Angeles, Mexico and Panama. HEIYO MARU
3
27th Ang. 24th Bopty
29th Aug. 11th Sept. Japan, Honolulu,
Tuesday, 18th Sept. NEW YORK, BOSTON via PANAMA
I
LIVERPOOL vin Port Said, Beyrouth, Istanbul, Piraeus,
QALOUTTA vin Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.
Genos & Valencia
+ LYONS MABU
+ MALAGOA MARU
+ RANGOON MARU
SUWA HARI
+ HAKODATE MARU ..
Japanese, Hozan Maru,
Swntow 717
Kachosan Maru,
Miika 3,305
Suma Maru,
Singapore 301
Chinese.
To Chu Kung,
2,734
--------1.140 --- 2,734
Swatow 1,250
Shanmei 13
1,205
10,935
Chenng On,
Total......12,003
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
The arrivals and departures dur. ing the period under review were: Arr. Dep.
British
11 31.
Frenck
}
0
Norwegian
2
Japancas
3
1
2
2
Chinese Panaina
Total
...... 19
17
ASIATIC DECK PASSENGERS.
ta
The following vessels brought Asiatic deck passengers
the Colony during the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. yesterday:- Huichow (British), Canton.... 10 Talma (British), Osaka, Amoy Haining (British), -Swatow... 260 Sunning (British), Shanghai,
Swatow....
16
154
Tsinan (British), Canton..... 132 New Mathilde (British), Hui-
phong
42
Tuesday,
20th Sept.
Ixion (British), Shanghai
106
Monday,
29th Aug.
Canton (French), Haiphong... Norviken (Norwegian), Swa
41
43
Low
Thursday,
8th Sept.
Hozen Maru (Japanese), Swa-
tow
12
***
Saturday, Saturday, Tuesday,
20th Aug. 27th Aug. 30th Aug.
Cheung On (Chinese), Shan-
125
mei
Total......7,000
8dANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA
TANGO MABU (Kobo direct)
+ Cargo only.
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WARSHIPS IN FORTS.
Ships la Harbour, erc.
The following warships were ju
part yesterday-
Basin Tamar.
North Wall.-Tarantula.
South Wall.-Wishart, Cicala
East Wall-Oswald.
North Arm.-Veteran,
West Wall-Moorhen.
Wren,
Dack-Whitehall, Phoenix, Par
thinn.
ARRIVALS.
SECOND R.M.S.P.
SCHEME
ELDER DEMPSTER ACQUISITION
(KRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
15
P. & O., British India Apcar and Eastern & Australian
Lines
(COMPANIES INCORPORATED IN ENGLANDI MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS TAKING CARGO FOR
STRAITS, JAVA BULMA, UFYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, WEST INDIES, MAURITIUB. HAFT SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND & QUEENS. LAND PORTS, RED BRA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE. LEVANTINE FORTE, BUBOPE ETC. PENINSULAK, AND ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAL STEAMRES. (UNDER CONTRACT WITH ELM, GOVERNMENT.)
Tons. Hongkong
(about)
Steamship
Ruany, Aug. 17. Dempster Lines, THE Elder
Limited, which, it is stated, I have
of nominal ภ
capital £2,500,000 in one pound shares will acquire the Acots and assels of Elder Dempster and Compary, the African Steamship Company. the +KANPURA". Elder Line, the British and Afri-BURDWAN" con Steamship Navigation, and tho. Imperial Direct Line.
August 17. Leverkusen, German str., 1314 tone, Capt. Kolbler, from Manila, Kowloon Wharf. Jebsen & Co. Talma, British str., 6184 tons, Capt. Lindon, from Amoy, Kowloon -Wharf.-M. M. & Co.!! Ynt Shing, British atr., 1424 tons, Capt. Hopkins, from Wei Hoi Wei, buoy No. B. J.M. & Co.
It is announced that the Hon. L. August 18. Atanta Maru, Japan str., 1910 tons, II. Cripps. Messrs. R. D Holt, Capt. Y. Kawashima, from G. F. Torrey and P. H. Jones will Manila, Kowloon Wharf.-N.Y, İ
hold office as Directors until least three nominated Directors are
**KIDDERPORE
"MALWA" "RANCHI " "CARTHAGE" ***DOMALI*
'NALDERA"! "RAJPUTANA " ** | 1* BANGALORE
This is the second of the two new operating companies formed part of the reorganisation of the Royal Mail Steam Packet group It is recalled that the first, namely the Royal Mail Line, which are taking over the South American lines of the group, was formed with a nominal capital of £4,000,000 last month.
Chak Sang, British str., 1470 tona,
Capt. J. McAnish, from Swa-appointed. tow, West Point Wharf.-J.M. & Co. Henrik, Norwegian, 761 tons, Capt. J. Jorgensen, from Chefoo, buoy No. C3.-Thoresen & Co. Huichow. British str., 1992 tons, Capt. Bathuret. from Canton, buoy No. B20.-B. & S. Lima Maru, Japanese str., 4298
Y. tous, Capt.
Nakamura, from Singapore, buoy No, A?. -N.Y.K. Limmen, British str., 3436 tons, tons, Capt. J. Thomson, from Balik- papan North Point.-A.P.C. Touraine, Norwegian str., 3681 tons. Capt. T. Brum from Manila, buoy No. 48-Thoresen & Co.
CLEARANCES.-
August 18. Atsuta Maru, for Nagasaki. Cape St. Column, for Whampoa Clara Jebsen, for Saigon." Chaksung, for Canton
Foo Lee, for Canton, Henrik, for Canton. Hydrangea, for Swaton. Kutsang, for Amoy, Kwangtung, for Swatów. Lima Maru, for Shanghai. Nankwa, Maru, for Passival Bay. New Mathilde, for Hoihow.. Phasianella, for Canton, Sunkong, for K. C. Wan, Taishan, for Shanghai. Talma, for Singapore, Tenn, for Dairen.
STATE-BUILT VESSELS.
OBJECTION TO THEIR CONSTRUCTION.
SPECULATION IN RUSSIA.
THE MIDDLEMÄN AND HIS
METHODS.
"CORFU "
COMORIN" **BHUTAN"
"BANPURA **Kaisan-I-HIND"
**" BOUDAN"
"BANCHI" "CARTHAGE" *NALDERA "
RAJPUTANA
L/CLINATION
Straits, Colombo & Bombay. 27th Aug, Noonillas and London.
3rd Bapt
5,300 24th Ang.. 17,000 6,600
11,000
10th Sept.
12,00
24th Sept.
14,000 6,800
bik Dot.
15th Oct.
16,000 *2nd Oct. 17,000 5th Nov. - 4,800 | 18th Nov,
18,000 19th Nov, 15,000 3rd Dec. 6,000/10th Doc.
17,000 17th Dec, 19,000 31st Da.
4.800
7th..
1933
17,000 | 14th Jan, 14,000 8th Jan. 18,000 11th Feb.
17,000 25th Feb.
Cargo only. † Calle Carsblanca,
Bombay, Mar., Londos, Havre,
Hbg Hdm. A'werp, & Hull, Bombay, Barauilles & London. Marseilles and London. Bombay, Marasites and London Mara, 'don. Harra,
H'bg., B'd, 'werp, & Hull Bombay, Marsation à London, do.
Bombay, Mars, L'don, Havre,
·H'bg., k'dm., A'wer). « Hull Bombay, ataractiles & Loudon
Bombay, Mars, L'don, Harre,
B'bg, 'du, A'warp, & Hail, Bombay, Marseilles and Lakuos. do.
B'bay,Mara, L'don., Havre, H'kg.
K'dm, A'werp, a Hu Bombay, Marseilies and London, 40,
do.
do.
Frequent connections from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Cons stantinople, Pirenas, Smyrn, and other Levant Ports by steamiere of the Khodivini Mail Steamasip Co.
BRITISH INDIA-APUAH SAILINGS
"BANTHIA" *TAKADA" **BIRDHANA" - "TILAWA"
8,000 1,000
31st Aug.
Singapore, Penang & Caloutta
17th Dept.
do
6,000
3rd Uict
do
10,000
15th Oct.
do.
B.L.-Apear Ling steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd
class passengera.
EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN MAILINGS (SOUTH)
Moscow.It is ong of the para- doxes of Russia that here, where. there are no privately owned fac. tories and where the private shop is an increasing rarity, speculation
'TANDA" flourishes to an extent which would | «NANKIN le izpossiblo in a country where "NELLORE' the supply of food and manufac tured goods keeps pace with the do- mand.
The tendency toward widespread petty speculation has become espe tially pronounced ainco the autho- rities during the last weeke relaxed former restrictions on the free sale by the peasants of their produce on the markets,
The methods of Moscow's specula- tors vary. The most familiar is to stand for hours in the queues which usually form whenever anything over and above the meagre ration- ed products is offered for sale in State or co-operative shops.
My laundress recently told me of Legislation which would call a woman acquaintance, who earns halt to all activities of the U.S. comfortable living by taking her Government in the matter of ship pace in a queue at midnight, bay- construction and repair work wasing a pound of sour cream at the
7,000
2nd Bapt.
7,000
1st Unt.
2,000
2nd Nov,
Mazila, Babanl Brisban
Nydroy ana Mèsbourne,
angular Monthly Bailings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan and Hong
Aong 1 Autralia.
Hong Kong to Sydney-19 days.
Frequent connections irons Autɛrans with the following s—
The Union 8.8. Co's Bissmers to the United Kingdom, Via Now Zealang
Vancouver, San Francisco, etc......“
The P. & O, Royal Mail Steamers to London wad
The P.&O. Brinch Service of steatonin to Jorduri visi Bues.
The New Zealand Bhipping Co.'s Bienmers for. Houthampton and London
*ADEME OSTAL.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI AND JAPAN
CHEAP SUMMER TRIPS TO JAPAN JUNE TO SEPT.
น
BANCHI " TAKADA
NOVABA **NUMALL' "SIRDHANA” "CARTHAGE".
a
urged before the Shannon Commit. fixed price of a
rouble and a bali".
tee of the House by Mr. H. G. when her turn comes, beating up Smith, president of the National the sour cream into butter and sell. Council of American Shipbuilders, ing it for eleven or twelve roubles. states a Washington message. Although the recent decrees as
Under terms of a resolution ap suring the peasants the right to proved by the House several weeks sell their produce without obstruc- ago, the committee, under the chair.tion or molestation on the part of man of Representative Shannon, is the authoritics have all contained a making a complete study of all provisa to the effect that private phases of Government petivity in middlemen are not to be allowed, to so far as is competes with privats set up shops or booths or to inter- cept the produce before it reaches business.
Mr. Smith told the committee the actual consumer, in practice of carrota, that since the close of the War more the slender stocks than £69,000,000 worth of vessels greens, and other produce which have been constructed, of which ap- the peasants are now bringing into proximately £31,000,000 worth have Moscow are largely bought up and been built in Government Navy resold at considerably enhanced yards.
prices by alert speculators, who He said that the Government had make it their business to be on the been carrying on this line of nc-spot when the peasants arrive with Kowloon: Tourane, Kum Sang, tivity for the past 16 years. Dür their carta, and are willing to make Atsuta Maru
SHIPS IN HARBOUR.
The following merchant vessels were in harbour yesterday:-.
Wharuzs;
O.S.K.-Hozan Maru.
Douglas Lapraik.-Haining.
Docks.
Kowloon: Limchow, Hirundo Juno Tin Yat.
Taikoo Ixion, Breiviken, Cosmopolitan.-Gustav. Diederich
нег.
Buoys.
No. A2--Lima Maru,
No. A4-Tisaroen. No. A7.-Changte.
No. A14.-Talma No. B1.-Yatshing. No. B3.-Terin.. No. B4.-Chungkong. No. B6.-Clara Jebsen. No. B7-Halvard No. B8.-Tochukung. No. 8.-Hiram. No. B10.-Huinam. No. B12.-Halvdan, No. B15 Kwangtung
No. B16.--Now Mathilde,
No. B17-Newchwang. No B18,-Nanchang,
No. B-Huichow.
No. Bel-Kalgan.
No. B27.St. Andrew.
No, B29.Kachosan Maru, -
No. C1-Foo Leo.
3. Qoman's BoiRDING,
No. C2-Canton,
No. C3.-Henrik.
Theory and Practice.
ing that period, he added, the Govt bids for the peasants' entire stocka, ernment had spent millions in the construction and repair of Army transports, Army dredges, coast guard ships and other types.
Theoretically, the consumers' coi "I think this is wrong," Mr.oparatives should buy up the pea Smith declared, because these sants' surplus produce and rovell vessels are built from funds raised it, cutting out speculative middle- from taxes, and when the vessels men's profite, But the co-opera are built by the Government it is tives are often bureauoratio fand just taking that large volume of clumsy organisations, quite devoid business from private industry on of the commercial cunning which is the distinctive trait of the specu which taxes are paid."
Mr. Smith said he believed that lator, amateur and professional,
Although the speculators un | all the Government ship should be
constructed through competitive doubtedly raise appreciably the bidding by private firms. He will cost of living in Moscow, the aver file a more detailed statement of his age citizen, a distinguished from complaint at a later date.................
Communiste of the stricter persua sion," regards them as at worst-a necessary evil Experience as shown that when everything is left server is the hardly persistence of to centralised distribution there are the speculative tribe. For almost yawning gaps in supply and large fifteen years the Soviet regime has amounts of food are spoiled and been waging war on speculation, wasted through carelessness in ship- and the number of persons charged ping and storage, with this offence who have been The apeculator charges a high shipped off to places of confinement price for his services, but at least in the Russian North and in Siberia he does bring the goods in toler must be extremely laga
able condition to the consumer, and Yet the crop of speculators seems without him the food: situation
**BANGALORE "TALMA"
TANA la "
*CORFU ***BHUTAN" *COMORIN " "KANFUKA” -MALWA "KAMAR-1-HIND" "HANOHI” "CARTHAGE***
..
"NALDERA'
HAJPUTANA " 'CORPU." "COMORIN “
Largo only
17,000 25th Aug. 700 16th Aug. 7,000 and opt. 6,800 6th Hept. NUCU 8th Sept. 14,000
Bch Neph 21st Hept 1000 2nd Sept. 10,000 22nd Sept.
4,600 30020 17,000
4 Opt
dth Uot,
7th Uot
5,000 | Bint Oct 10,000 $115 ct. 6,000 30th Uct. 15,000
4th Nov.
17,000 18th Dev. 11,000 Puth Nor. 2nd Dec. 1,000 17,000 16th Dea 14,000 30th Dec.
1933 18,000 13th Jan.
· 17,000 - | 17th Jan. 15,000 10th Feb.
10,000 24th Feb.
Shanghai Kobe & Yokohama Amoy, B., Meji, Kobe az Osaka b', Moji, note a Y'hama, N'hai, pule & Yokólama, Amoy, Moji, Kobe de Y’hama bhay muves kukubama. t'han, Moji, Kobe & X'hama Atuary, B., Moji, Kobe & Unaiza. oh, die de kokunama p'hai, hubo o Xokohama. Amoy, Mejj, Kobo & Yokohama b'haky Kové a Yokohama. Amoy, S'hai, Moji, Kabe & Omka
'nai, Kobe & Yokohama
do.
do.
do.
B'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yokonama. changka, Kone a Yokohama
do.
B'bai, Moji, Kobe & Yokožama. Shangha, Kobe & Y'bama
do
All destan cien caparowimate and subject to alteration without notice.
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Bailing about
27th August 13rd Hept.
20th Oct.
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