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Saturday, 25th Nov.
Saturday, 9th Dec.
Saturday, 29th Dec.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila and Ports.
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Saturday, 25th Nov. Saturday, 23rd Dec.
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang and Colombo.
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Thursday, 30th Nov.
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los
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Sunday,
Tuesday, - 19th Dec.
19th Nov.
LIVERPOOL via, Port Said, Beyrouth, Istanbul, Piraons,
Genoa and Valencia.
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang and Rangoon
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
+ DAKAR MARU
Friday, 15th Dec.
+ GENOA MARU
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+TOKUSHIMA MARU"
Wednesday, Friday,
19th Nov.
8th Dec,
ATBUTA MARU (Nagasaki direct)... · Thursday,
18th Nov.
+ TOTTORI HARU
Friday,
+ DURBAN MARU
TEBUKUNI MABU...
+Cargo only.
17th Nov. Bunday, 19th Nov. Wednesday, 22nd Nov.
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MARITIMES
FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS,
Sallings from Howa Koxo:
TO MARSEILLES via Balgon, Singapors,
Colombo, Dibouti (Aden),
Suez, Port-Sald.
To SHANGHAI - KOBE.
20th Nov FELIX ROUSSEL... 4th Doc.
ARAMIS
ANDRE LEBRON
$1st Nov.. 6th Deo.
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19th Dec.
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and Jan. 16th Jan 30th Jan,
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1933.
Shipping News Daily Statement, Glearances,
YESTERDAY'S FREIGHT
RETURNS
IMPORTS 8,760 TONS: THROUGH CARGO
10,540 TONS,
The returns, shown at the Har- bour Office of vessels carrying cargo to the Colony during the 24 hours ended at 9 am yesterday were:-
Cargo for Through
H.K. Ports
2,967 3,129 - 3,667
2
British. Maron,
Shanghai
City of Lills,"
Shanghai
53
525
3,548.
Hin Sang,
Sandakan 4,471
4,524
4,173
Norwegian.
Ardent,
Bangkok 2,671
Norviken,
Canton
700
Sandviken,
Swatow 458
Panama.
Tal Ping Yang,
Manila
758
758
Itellan Tergestea,
?
Saigor.
213
2,700
215
2.700
Japanese.
Shinkyo Mar
Yokohama 80
Chinese.
Cheung On,
Shanmel
56
58
8,762.
10.540
Total
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1
ASIATIC DECK PASSENGERS.
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The following vessels brought the Astatic deck passengers to Colony during the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. yesterday:
81
Hin Sang (British), Sandakan Ardent (Norwegian), Bangkok 10 Norviken (Norwegian), Canton 112 Sandviken (Norwegian), Swa-
tow
Tergestes (Italian), Saigon
Total
93
8
ARRIVALS
November 13,
Ships la Harbour, etc.
Hin Sang, British str., 1,886 toris, Capt. A D. Kiliman, from Sandakan, buoy No. 22-J lf and Cá
Tal Ping, Yang, Panamanian str., 3,658 tona, Capt. H. Andersen, from New York via Manila, Stonecutters, Dodwell and Co..
Co.
thi
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TRANSPORT ON CANALS
Revival in Britain
&
11
15
P.&O. British India Apcar and Eastern & Australian
Lines
(COMPANIES INCORPO RATED IN ENGLAND), MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS TAKING CARGO FOR
STRAITS, JAVA,- BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN QUEF, WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST & SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND & QUEENS LAND PORTS, RED SEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, "GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE, ETC. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY
DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. UNDER CONTRACT WITH H.M. GovnanMINT.)
Steamship
Expectations that canal transport may once again come into its own are arising B result" of the November 14,...
£1,000,000 improvement scheme upon Anshun, British str., 1,868 tons, which the Grand Union Canal Com-
Capt. J. McCulloch, from Hol-pany is now engaged. how, buay No, B14.—B. and S.
The present operations, the lar- Ardent, Norwegian str., 1,803 tons,
gest undertakings involving an in- Capt. E, Kroger, from Bang- land waterway for over a century, kok, buoy No, B10.—Thoresen
were recently inspected by a party and Co.
of M.P.s led by the Minister of Hellas, Norwegian str., 1,114 tona,Transport, the Hon. Oliver Stand- Capt. C. Beck, from Swatow,ey. When the work is finished buoy No. B9 Thoresen and along whole of the route from Lon-COMORIN don to Birmingham: canal focks | CHITTHAN King Yuan, British str., 1,546 tons, will have been widened from it to goMALI
Capt. Allinson, from Swatow, 12ft 6in; loads up to 100 tons will buoy No. B15. B. and S.
have been made possible; and "RANORI “ Konsan Maru, Japanese str., 1,556 horse-drawn boats will be largely
tons, Capt, J. Satoh, from replaced by motor-driven models. Newchwang, buoy No. 312.---- D.K.K. Norviken, Norwegian str., 1,779| tons, Capt. R. Jensen, from Canton, buoy No, E2.-J. M. and Co Svale.. British str.. 1,354 tons,
For miles the canal banks have Capt. G. H. Wilkins, from now been transformed from rough, Swatow, Douglas Wharf.-Dou-fallen-in bomdaries to concrete walls glas and Co. Wing Wo, Portuguese str., 495
tons, Capt. I, Lemos, from K. C. Wan, Salkong Wharf-Wo Hop and Co.
"
LUTINE'S LOST GOLD
Salvors Nearing The Treasure
Objects
Room
Over fifty, new locks are being built during the course of the work; many of them by the side of others over 100 years old. A feature of the scheme is than not once has it been necessary to suspend through traffic.
as smooth as the side of a swim-" ming-bath.
"We are determined to make, the canal one of the finest inland water- ways in the world," said Mr. W. H. of the Grand Curtis, chairman' Union Canal Company. "We are convinced that there is a great fu ture for the carriage of goods by hwater.
*
..
"By the aid of the canal it is pos sible for goods of any kind to be timed to arrive direct from the Midlands alongside any ship in the recovered early last.
for export, or month from the wreck of the Port of London Lutine-the British frigate which similarly to be delivered. from in- sank off the Netherland's coast in coming ships.
Traders are more and more re- 1799, with £1,000,000,,worth of gold and £110,000 worth of coin on alising the value of the facilities we board-provide evidence that there provide for quick and easy trans- is still money there
Port." Sixty cannon balls, and a single Spanish silver coin, about the size a five-shilling plece, were of brought to the surface...
Since it is almost certain that the vessel's treasure chamber was directly beneath the ammunition 304 magazine, the salvors regard the discovery of the cannon balls as 'significant. The silver coin was ly- ing loose among the cannon balls.
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
The arrivals and departures "during the period under review
Arr. Dep.
were:--
Italian
British Norwegiani
3
1.
5
3
2
Panama
1
0
1
1
Japanese
0
Chinese ....
1
Total
12
The
SHIPS IN HARBOUR.
following merchant ships were in harbour yesterday:—
Wharves.
Kowloon:-President Taft and Taiyo Maru
O.S.K.-Dell Maru. Douglas Lapralk:--Hai Ning. Salkong:-Tin Seng. Chiu On:-Hydrangea.
Docks Kowloon: - Malayan Amalthus, Mau Sang, Kwangtung, Koromiko.
Taškoo: Hol gul, Kiangsu, Hupeh, Hang Cheong, Tai Lee, Hong Kheng, Shenandoah II
Buoys.
No. Al-Toyama Maru. No. A2-Tisadane,"
No. A3-City of Kille,
No. A4-Tymeric:
No. 45. Tantalus
No. A6.-Taiping:
No. B4.-Shun Chih, No. B-Hop Bang
No. B10-Ardent:
No. B20 Einklang.
No. B21. Talyuan.
· No. B22 Hin Sang:
No. 26. Tinhow.
"No CL-Halidorja
No. C2-Hulchow,
The balls are of the size common in the 18th century-about 5in, in diameter. Each is filled with what appears originally to have been some sort of black gunpowder.
New Bid Next Year... Although the weather recently has not been very favourable, the salvage work has proceeded slowly, and, in addition to a recent haul, metal plates, bolts, screws; and, other debris have been brought to the surface,
Another change appeared in the weather, and the contractors have little hope of resuming work again before the New Year,
Many attempts have been made to recover the coin and gold bars from the Lutine, which lies in com- paratively shallow water, but the work of salvage has been hampered by shifting sandbanks and stress of weather, Up to 1858 over £100, 000 had been recovered; In 1886 divers brought up a miscellany of coin, weapons and ammunition, but no gold barɛ..
The most romantic find was the Prince; ship's bell, brought up in 1859 and presented to Lloyd's. It is rung there on the receipt of any news of major importance to under- writers.
Marly,
Last May a syndicate was formed to recover the treasure by means of suction pipes connected to a large cone which was lowered to the bottom of the sea where the gold was belleved to be,
TOWING RIVALRY
Britain To Compete With Holland?
Japan's Foreign Trade
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS, INCREASE IN OCTOBER
Tokyo-An increase of 26.5 per cent. was recorded in Japan's for- eign trade for. October. The in crease was registered both in ex- ports and imports. The only ex- ception was a decline in the export of raw silk. The whole position is illustrated in the monthly re- turns just issued by the Depart- ment of Finance.
According to the official returns | trade totalled Y310,056,000; ¥170,- 986,000 in exports and ¥159,070,000 in imports showing a balance of Y31,915,000 in favour of exports: Compared with the corresponding period of last year, this shows increase of Y23,528,000 (16 per
cent.) in exports, Y41,347,000 (42.3 per cent.) in imports and T64,875,- 000 (28.5 per cent.) fa total.
"CARTHAGE" +BANGALORETM
"NALDERA ** "CORFU
BHUTAN
Tone
Frank
Hongkong (about)
15,000 18th Nov. 16,000
2nd Deo.. 6,800 9th Dec,
17,000 18th Dec. 18,000 30th Deo.
4,000
6th Jan
16,000 13th Jan. 15,000 2712 Jan. 6,000 3rd Feb.
17,000 11th Feb. 6,000 17th Feb.
***RANPURA
BBHAR" KAWALFINDI 17,000 24th Feb.
BOUDAN
"COMORIN** CHITRAL
BURDWAN ”
"RANCHI " "CARTHAGE”.
* Cargo only.
to
5,800 3rd Mar.
15,000 10th Mar, 15,000 14th Már. 6,000 31st Mari 17,000 7th April 15,000 31st April
↑ Calls Casablanca,
Destination
Bombay, Marseilles and London.
do.. Mar., Havre, Loudaa,
'H'bg., H'dza, A'werp, & Hall Bombay, Marseilles & London
do. Man, Havre, Li'don,
B'bg., B'am, A'werp, & Hull, Bombay, Marseilles & London.
do
Mars, Harre, Lidon,
H'bg. B'am., A'warp. à Enll Bombay, Harisilies & London. Bombay, Mars, Havre, L'don,
H'kg, B'dm. & A'werp Bombay, Harseilles & London Mars, Havre, L'don, F'bg.
B'dm., Awerp, & Rall Marseilles and Loudon,
do.
Mars, Havre, 'L'doz
Hbg., B'dm., A'wery, & Hull Marseilles and London.
dc.
Frequent connections from Port Said. for Passengers and Cargo Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna, and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedirial Mail Steamship Co.
BRITISH INDIA -APCAR - SAILINGS
* TAKADA"
SIRDHANA”
*TALMA"
'TILAWA"
"BANTRIA" "TAKADA"
7,000 8,000 10,000 $10,000-
23rd Nov,
fth Dec.
3rd Dec.
6th Jan
Buvu
zith Jan.
7,000 3rd Feb.
* Calls Rangoon,
Singapore, Penang & Calousta
do.
do.
do.
do.
'SA,---ápase Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st and Enc
́class passeng¢v
EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (SOUTH)
•TANDA *NANKIN **
NELLORE” "TANDA"
7,000
7,000
2nd Des. 30th Dea
7,000-
3rd Feb.
>Manila, Babanl Brisba bydney and Melbourne,
7,000
3rd Mar.
"Regular Monthly Sailings from Hong Kong, to Shanghai and
Japan and Hong Kong to Australia:
Hong Kong to Sydney-19 days.
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:- The Union 8.8; Co.'s Steamers to the United Kingdom via New
Zealand, Vancouver, Ban Francisco, efo
The 2. &0. Royal Mail Steamers to London and
The F&O. Branch Service of Steamers to: London, via Bues. The New Zealand Shipping Co.'s Steamers for Southampton and
London, Panama · Chaal.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI AND JAPAN
BIRDHANA *BANCHE **BANGALORE “
TALMA CARTHAGE" "NANKIN
PEGAWA”” “NALDERA” BHUTAN SANTHIA” *CORFU
BEHAR NELLORE TAKADA
THE ITEMS OF GROWTH Classified, cotton cloth exports mounted by Y3,283,000 to 133,390,BANFUBE 000, rayon cloth by Y2280,000 to
8008 17th Nov. 17,000 | 17th Nov 6,000 30th Nov 10,000 80th Nor 20,000 at Dec.
7,000 Sad Dec... 10,000 15th Des 16,000 18th Dec **6,500 | 28th Dec. $6,000 29th Dec 15,000 29th Doo
6,500 7tr Jas.
7,000
- 7th Jan. 7500 19th Jan." 17,000 19th Jan: HAWALFINDI" 17,000 | 28th Jan, 4th Feb TANDA COMORIŃ"
15,000 9th Feb, CHITRAL
15,000 23rd Feb. PANCHI CARTFAGE”.
7,995,000, machinery by Y2,173,000 to 13,101,000 and canned articles by 1,417,000 to 3,954,000, while raw silk declined by X11,142,000 to Y34,922,000. As regards the in- ALDERA port trade, most items registered - CORFING an increase, the notable being w001 | “ MANTUA " and raw cotton which jumped by RAWALPINDI Y8,399,000; #27,305,001 to Y11-2 733,000 and Y33:866,000, respective- 17. Tron gained by Y4,900,000 to 19,327,000, sugar by 71,725,000 to T1,736,000 and crude rubber by Y1,586,000 to 3,510,000.
The foregoing brings the total since the beginning of the year to | 23,087,692,000; 1,524,948 000 in ex ports and 71,562,948,000 in im ports, showing an adverse, balance- of ¥38,090,000. The excess of in-
Holland has for so long been con- ports over exports for the corfes sidered the home of ocean towing ponding period of last year was that one wonders whether the reYes,107,000. The following are the cent purchase of one of the most successful Dutch tugs by a British particulars for the principal ex- IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONm means that we are at last to porta and imports in thousands of
No. C3.——Barbeo,
The following ships were in wireless communication with Hong Kong yesterday:
yen.
CLEARANCES
November 14,;
enter into serious competition, The boat in question is the Vlaanderen, which has already accomplished or assisted to accomplish such Beneruachan, Romney, Gler feats as the towing, of a 5,000-ton moor, Yatshing, Generallee, Tine floating dock to Java, and the gara, Aughun, Halda, Ginsen Máry, Ellerman liner City of Bingapore) Ypen Sang, Hozan Karu,, Toyooka 17,000miles from Australia co Maru, Kum Bang Durban Mara, Holland, a record-top She has Anshun, for Amoy Canton: Maru, Tat bee; Kwetying been purchased by, the Tees Towel City of tile for Manila
Malayan Brince, for Manila: Kaying, Prosper, Klungchow, Pre- ing Company, Ltd and renamed sident Hoover, Birdhana, Empress Queen's Cross with their reaser New Mathilde, for Canton, of Russia, Mungana Waytek King & Cross the flos has already Hal Ning for Bwalow, The RM8, Empress of Asia, accomplished, some, notable tows by Sang, for Canton. lefs Vancouver for Hong Kong, via especially, that of the 20,000-ton Halchow, for Bangkok: Japan ports and Shanghai on the cruiser Colossus from Devonport President Taft, for Manila. morning of November 11, and is to Rosyth in 1928 The firm has Bandviken, for Canton due at Hong Kong on November been in eristerice for 98, years. It hun Lee for Tsingtao .30.
MAP The also owild the first British electric Sinklang, for Bwatow, The mv Bil unut tomtur, the Acklam Cross, which is to Tergesten for Shanghai, New York Balled from Shanghai be placed in service on the Tea Tin Beng, for KC, Wan, on the 13th inst, and expected with a view to eventual ocean lisadane, for Mal
Truyama Maru, for H here on the 18th lit/at daylight - work.
|
9th Mar 17,000 15,000 23rd Mar, 18,000 Ft-Apr 15000 195 Apri 12,000
17,000 17th May
Amey, Bhai., Moji, Kobe & Osaka. 8'bai, Kobe & Yokohama.
do
Amoy, S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Omaka Bhaugh, Kobe & Yokohama Bhai Muji, Kobe & Yokohama Amoy, F., Meji, Kobe & Onaks
bai, Robe & Yokohama. b'ka Moji, Kobe & YokohamDE: Asoy Bhai Moji, Kobe & Osaka Sobe Yokohama.
Bhai Moji, Kobe & Thama Amoy 8', Moji, Kobe & Osaka Shanghai, Kobe & I'hama.
Bhai Moji, Kobe & Yokahams. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama
do. do.
Shai, Kobe & Yokohama
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