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13th March (Starts from. Kobe) Monday, .. 27th March
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Friday,
Saturday,
Saturday,
Saturday,
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila
18th March
31st March
15th April
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22nd April
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SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolula
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NEW YORK, BOSTON via PANAMA
10th March
LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Beyrouth, Istanbul, Piraeus,
DALOUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Bangoon.
SHANGHAI, KOBE & VOKOHAMA.
HONG KONG. DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MARCH 6, 1933.
15-
Shipping News Week-End Statement. Waterfront P. & O., British India
WEEK-END CARGO RETURNS.
During the 4 hours ended at o a.m. yesterday a total of 13 ships brought 7,850 tons of cargo to the Colony, and carried 20,788 tons for through porta. These ships brought 1.825 Asiatic deck passengers to Hong Kong. During the period under review 10 ships left thei Colony.
During the 24 hours ended on Saturday a total of 18 ships! brought 12,493 tons of cargo to the Colony, and carried 18,083 tons for through ports. These ships brought 1,145 Asiatic deck passengers to
Hong Kong. During the period under review 14 ships left the Colony..
SHIPS IN HARBOUR.
The following merchants ships were in harbour yesterday.
Wharves
Kowloon:-Kulmerland, Nankin, and General Leo,
Holt's: City of Khios and Aureas.
Socony-Laichikok:-Rowena. China Merchants:-Taipoosek. O.S.K.-Hozan Maru. Douglas:-Haiching and Svale.
Docks.
ARRIVALS.
March 3,
News.
Wing Wo, Portuguese str., 498 tons, Capt. I. D. de Lemos, from K.C. Wan, Saikong Wharf. — Wo Hop & Co.
March, 4.
Apcar and
WORLD'S LARGEST Eastern & Australian
LINER
CUNARDER 75,000 GROSS
TONNAGE
Apooy, British str., 1,776 tons,
Clydeback's Cunarder bas pot Capt. C. Boyce, from Saigon, been much in the news of late, but buoy No. B-Wo Fat Sing
it is possible that this great ship Asama Maru, Juanese str. 10,017 Since the launch last year of the may yet give the world's surpriss. tons, Capt. G. Shinomiya, French liner Normandie most peo- from Shanghai, Kowloon Wharfle have had the idea that the
NY.K. Bostum, Norwegian str., 1,098 tons, scribed as the world's largest liner, Cunarder could no longer be de Capt. L Thorbjorsen, from
but expert circles take a different· Canton, C.M.S.N. Wharf.- O.M.S.N. & Co.
view of the matter. It is well known that when completed the Chungking, British str., 1,310 tons, Cunarder's gross tonnage will be Capt. A. N. Taylor, from Can round about 73,000, and when the tou, buoy No. Bib.-B. & S.
French liner was launched it was Conte Verde, Italian str., 11;527
tons, Capt. Camelli, from Sin. widely stated that she would go one better than the British ship gapore, Kwoloon Whart.-Dod-and have a gross tonnage of 75,000. well de Co..
Lines
COMPANIES INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND), MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS. TAKING CARGO - FOR
STRAITH, JAVA BULMA, ORYZON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULT, WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, LART AV SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND QUEENS LAND PORTS BED BEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, "LEVANTINE PORIS, BUBOPE, ETC. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL" FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL "STRAMQRS.
teamship
From
Tons,
Hongkong (about)
KIDDERPORE 5,300 "CORFU
17,000
15,000
6,000
8th Mar, 15,000 11th Mar. COMORIN 15,000 || 25th Mar. BANGALORE", 6,100 lat Ap But, according to the latest mea. Deli Mara, Japanese str., 1,293, surements, the Normandie is de-*CHITRAL
“HANPURA".
8th Apr tons. Capt. E. Sanada, from scribed as a vessel of 88,000 tona "BHUTAN "
d Apr. Swatow, Yaumati Anchorage gross-6,000 tons below the project-
29th Apr O.S.K.
"RANOKI" ed dimensions of the Cunardor. So that when the Cunarder is com-
17,000 6th May "CARTHAGE" pleted she may give Britain the
14,000 20th May "NALDERA": 16,000 Brd June distinction of having the world's "MANTUA“
"KAMAR-I-HIND" 12,000 17th Jane 11,000 lat July: largest liner.
"KAWALPINDI" 17,000 -15th July BANPUBA 17,000 29th July *RAJPUTANA " 17,000 19th Aug. "RANCHI "CARTHAGE" "NALDERA' "CORFU"
Hai Hing, Norwegian str., 1,445 tons, Capt. 0. S. Olsen, from Swatow, buoy No. C-Thore sen & Co. Hai Shang, Chinese str., 2,051 tons. Capt. A. Sprenger, from Bang- kok, buoy No. B6.-E. Larsen & Oo.
Hydrangea, British str... 501 tons, Capt. P. W. Grierson, from Swatow, Chiu On Wharf-Chiu
Kowloon-Empress of Asia, Lim chow, Mindanao, and Kutsang.
Taikoo.-Adrastus, Tsinan, AB | shun, Glacus, Kingyuan, and Kan-On-&-Co. chow.
Cosmopolitan :-Scalaria.
Buoys.
No. A3.-Tantulas,
No. A&-Rio de Janeiro Maru. No. AT-Hilda.
No. As-Sydney Maru.
No. A10.-Capt. St. Francia.
No. All-Nishio Maru.
No. B.-Norviken.
No. Ba-Kaying.
No. B4.Apoey,
No. Bo.-Lungshan. No. B6.-Haishang. No. B8.-Marly. No. Bo.-Havdrot. No. B10.-Halikon,
No. B11.-Promise.
No. Big-Fridorun.
No Blo Chungking.
No. B17-Taiyuan.
No. B-Hinseng..
No. B25-Baron Salboun No. C1.-Hiram.
No. C-Hai Hing
WARSHIPS IN FORT.
The following warships were in port yesterday:-
Basin.-Tamar.
South Wall.-Bridgewater, East Wall.-Falmouth, Seamew. North Arm-Kent, Witch, and Wishart.
West Wall.-Hermes Dock.-Herald, Odin and Otus, No. 3 Buoy-Cornwall.
No. & Buoy-Suffolk. ·
No. 7 Buoy-Folkestone..
No. 8 Buoy.-Kappel.
Swan.
1,770
Nankin, British str., 4,348 tons, Capt. M. B. Skinner, front Melbourne, Kowloon Wharf, M.M. & Co. Norviken, Norwegian str.,
tons, Capt. B. Jensen, from Canton, buoy No. B1.-J.M. & Oo. Rio de Janeiro Maru, Japanese str, 6,948 tons, Capt. T. Nishimura, from Kobe, buoy No. A6.-O.SK. Sinkiang, British str., 1,616 'tons,
Captain J. S. G. Brown, tror Swatow, buoy No, B20.-B. &
S.
Sumatra Mara, Japanese str., 4,272 tons, Capt. G.. Shinmura, from Sakito, Stonecutters Anchor- nge.-0.9.K.
Tai Yuan, British str., 2,100 tons, Capt. P. K. Clark, from Amoy, buoy No. B17.-B. & S. Ying Chow, British str.,. 1,304 tons, Capt. 0. Harris-Walker, from Canton, buoy No. B14.
B. & S.
March 5.
Aneas, British str., 6,256 tons, Capt. W. E. Wallace, from Singapore, Holt's Wharf.-B. & S.
General Lee, American str., 2,732 tons, Capt. A. D. Hensen, from- Shanghai, Kowloon Wharf- States S.S. Co.
Hai Ning, British str., 832 tons, Capt. E. Walker, trona Swatow, Douglas Wharf.--Douglas & Co Hilda, Italian · str., 2,074 tous, Capt. B. Tarbbochin, from Yokohama, buoy No. A7.-Dod well & Co. No. 11 Buoy.-Whitehall, Wild Kaigan, British str., 1,658 tone, Capt. J. Taylor, from Swatow, river gunboat Kulmerland,
buoy. No. B14.-B. & S.
German str., 4,367
Kuttert tons, Capt.
from Manila, Kowloon Wharf.-Jeb- Ben & Co. Kum Sang, British str., 3,341. tons, Capt. Field-Hook, from Singh- poro, Kowloon Wharf.-J.M.& Col
No. 12 Buoy.-Wren. Foreign.-U.S.
Mindanao.
HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAZ
REGISTER.
Hong Kong Observatory, March 4,
[Previous On Date]On Date
Day
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Genoa & Valencia.
4 LIONS MARU
Tuesday,
• BENGAL MARU »
+ YAMAGATA MARU
14th March
Wednesday, 8th March Wednesday, 15th March
+ MORIOKA MARU
Wednesday,
8th March
+HAKODATE MARU
Wednesday,
8th March
KAMO MABU (Nagaraki direct)
Friday,
17th March
at
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Friday,
17th March
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FORTHOS ARAMIS .. CHENONCEAUI ATHOS ILUS D'ARTAGNAN "ANDRE LESON. 'FILLX. BOUSSEL
PORTHOS
* 14th Mar..
28th Mars
11th Apr **25th Apr.
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Rain...
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89
Highest open-air Temperature, 3:83.
i owest open air Temperature, 4130
B-Blue sky Cloudy D- Drizzle: F-Fog; L-Lightning; M-Mist; 0-Overcast; P-Farming Showers; Q-Equalla; B-Rain; T- Thunder.
HONG KONG,TIDE TABLE.
From March 6, to 13 1935.
HIGH WATER,
Days of
Week.
Date of
Mootb
Height
LOW WATEN,
Hong
To SHANGHAI.
Hong
Kong
Kong
Standard
Standard
ARAMIS
... Idth May,
Tima,
Time.
11th Apr.
... 25th Apr.
9th May, 23rd May
b. m. ft. in.
Mon. 6
Tue 7
16 87
0058 17
*** 6th Juns 20th June
1730 60
Wed. 8
01 35 13
Thur
| FTL
Sat 11
Sun 19
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Modifications in Design. With ships of thess huge dimen- sions it not possible to state pre- cisely what the gross tonnage will be when the vessels are completed, and frequently the final measure. ments differ considerably from the figures given at an early stage of construction. These variations are brought about by modifications in the design, and a comparatively small alteration on a large ship may vary the gross figure by a thousand or two tons. "The Nor stage of construction, and it is not mandie is in a fairly advanced likely that her gross tonnage will TILAWA" differ much from the figure given by Lloyd's Register in their annual returns 68,000. It is also possible that the Cunarder's horse-power will exceed that of the French ship.
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FRANCE'S SUPER-CRUISER
Paris-Work has begun on the super-cruiser. Dunkerqu eat Brest, necording to an announcement by the French Ministry of Marine.
The Dunkerque is a vessel of reply to Germany's "pocket battle- 90,500 tona, and is intended “as a ship," the Deutschland, which is of 10,000 tons, has a speed of se knots, throwing a broadside. of 4,020 lb. and is armed with six 11-inch guns,
Destination
Straits, Colombo & Bombay. Bombay, Marseilles London. Marseilles and London. Man Haviy, Tidun
Rám., A warp, à Huli
Marseilles and London.
B'am,,' A'werp, & Hall,
Mars, Havre, L'don, -
Bombay, Marseilles and London
do
do..
-do,.
Marseilles and London,
17,000 26th Aug, 14,000
9th Sept,
Bombay, Marseilles and Landon.
16,000 23rd Sept. 15,000
do
7th Cet.--
do..
+ Únila Chesbianos,
Calls Karachi.
Frequent connections from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Coa
atantinople, Pireans, Smyrna, and other Levant Parts by steamers of the Khodivial Mail Steamship Co.
BRITISH INDIAAPOAR SAILINGS
"TALMA " * TALAMBA' *'SANTHIA"
10,000 10,000 8,000 $,000
19th Mar
Bingapore, Penang & Calounta
24th Mar.
doi
2nd Apr.
do.
15th Apr
da.
**Calls Port Brettenham and Rangoon
K.1.--Apear Line steamers have excellent accumoxiation for 1st and 2nd
elāks patsonķērā.
EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN BAILINGS (SOUTH)
** NANKIN "
7,000 7,000
1st Apr.
2nd MayTM
7,000 2nd June.
* NELLORE "TANDA”.
Babani, Bydney and Maibourne,
Brisbane
Begular Monthly Ballings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan and Horg
Kong to Australia.
Hong Long bo Bydney-19 days.
Frequent connections from Autralia with the following
The Onion 8.8. Co.'s Steamers to the United Kingdom vis New Zealand
Vancouver, San Francisco, etc. Man
The P. & O. Royal Mail Steamers to London and
The P.&O. Branch Service of Steamers to loadon via Baer.
The New Zealand Bhipping Co.'s Btesmers for Southampton and Lendon
Panama Canal,
BAILINGS TO SHANGHAI AND JAPAN
The Dunkerque will have a speed of 31 knots will have aine 13-in. guns, throwing a broadside of 10,800 lb., and will displace. 26,500 tons. It has been admitted officially in Frince that this super-oruiser is a reply to the new Corman warship, NANKIN" the construction of which at the time caused considerable perturba- tion in naval circles in all parts of "TALAMBA" "RANPURA”.
the world.
The Dunkerque will not be in ser- vice before 1926.
BOTTLE FLOATS 4,500 MILES
land more than 4,000 miles away,
days in the space of two years and ten
The currents in the North Pacific Prosper, Norwegian str., 1,377 tons, Ocean have brought a bottle from
Capt. E. D. Knutsen, from Baithe conet of Japan to, Vancouver | gon, buoy No. B16-Yuen & Co, Shantung, British str., 1,568 tone, Capt J. Back from Canton, Taikoo Deck.-B... S Tjinegara, Dutch-str., 5,789 tons Capt. P. Weide, from Amoy, buoy No. A4.-J.O.T.L
CLEARANCES
March 4, Fushimi Maru, for Singapore. Pres. Harrison, for Manith Pres. Madison for Shanghai. Shun Foong, for Hongay. Somali, for Singapore, Yingchow, for Hoihow. Daiboshi Maru, for Port Wailut. Sumatra Maru, for Singapore. Conto Verde, for. Shanghai, Foo Lee, for Whampon. Tinhow, for Bingapore. Graciosa, for Sourabaya.
March 5.
Changchow, for Canton. Tchekam, fort Hoihow. km. Bestum, for Swatow.^^-
Hozan Maru, for Swatow, Deli Maru, for Canton, Kaying, for Switow. Sinkiang, for. Osatan 1846 1614 to make the many gwai Bang for Bwat .09 29 4:36 09 08 10 Baron saitant for
Himim foreDwZłów, 0238 01 H Hing for Sing 20 96 7.2 18 45%shing King, for
Color Svale, for Swatow
27 General Lee, for Manila,
Rio de Janeiro, for Saigon. Helikon, for Saigon. Hilda, for Singapore,
1050034 140
1096F 80
The bottle, states Reuter, belongs to the United States Hydrographic office. It bears a note giving tho date and place where it was tossed into the ocean,
SHIPPING MOVEMENT:
The B.1, & Apear Line as. Talam-
BHUTAN "OHITRAL" *BANTHIA* "*"* NELLORE"
BANCHI
7,000 6th Mar., Noon 17,000 10th Mar 8,000 10th Mar 6,000 19th Mar, 15,000 24th Mar. -8,000 24th Mar. $7,000
8th Apr,
17,000
6th Apr.
4,800
18th Apr,
20th Apr
**“ SOUDAN"
*CARTHAGE" 14,000 "NALDERA": -16,000 4th May *BURDWAN 6,100 18th May KAUAZ-I-HIND" 12,000. 18th May *MANTUATM 11,000 1st June 17,000 18th June 8,860 21th June
V
UMALI RAWALPINDI HANFURA –
RAJPUTANATM"
* RANCHI "
| -17,000* | 2915"-Jun.
17,000 13th July
17,000 27th July
S'hal, Moji Yokkaichi, Nagoya,
Kobe & Yokonams S'hai, Kobe & Yokohama, Amoy, S'hai., Moji, Koba & Osaka. Bhat, Kobe & Yokohama
Amoy, S'ha, Meji, Kobe & Osaka S'hatsMoji Kobe Osakad X'hama Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama
do.
S'hal, Moji, Kobe & X'hacom. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokoisina S'hai., Moji, Kobe & Y'hams;
B'hai., Kobe & Yokohama
Largu only,:24 Cilla Nagoya & Yokkaichi.
do.
do.
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