NOON. WEDNESDAY, January 31st
Sailing for
VICTORIA & VANCOUVER
0
via SHANGHAI-NAGASAKI"
KOBE-YOKOHAMA
ONE OF THE
BIG 4
'EMPRESS OF RUSSIA”
"
Vancouver
Victoria
ATİVE
HONG KONG - DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1934.
Shipping News Daily Statement, Clearances,
YESTERDAY'S FREIGHT
RETURNS
IMPORTS 6,130 TONS; THROUGH CARGO 5,820 TONS
The returns, shown at the Har-, carrying bour Office of vessels cargo to the Colony during the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m." yesterday were:
Cargo for Through H.K. Ports
ARRIVALS
January 29.
Ships In Harbour, DIC.
Philoctetes; British str.. 7211 tons
Captain
J. Ramsay, from "Singapore, Holt's Wharf-
B. & S.
WORLD'S LARGEST GRAVING DOCK
Southampton Can Take 100,000 Tons
January 30. 'Arendskerk, Dutch str., 4,574" tons, Captain W. Fries, from Shang- hai, buoy No. AB.-J.C.J.L
9,608 Speaking at the inauguration of D'Artagnan, French str.,
tons, Captain Dedotze, from the King George V.graving thrk at Lord Essendon, Shanghai, Taikoo Dock.-M.M: Southampton. & Co
chairman of the White Star, Line, [Feng Lee, Inese str., 1,280 tons, referred to the agreement between Captain Kato, from Canton, the Cunard and White Star lines buoy No. B11-Loong Tal which now awaits the conclusion of certain formalities before com- Hong... Hakkai Maru, Japanese str., 3,104 | ing" into operation.
tons, Captain Moriyama, from Milke, buby No. "Ali,-M.B.K. 432 Penang Maru. Japanese str., 3.230 tons, Captain H. Taguchi, from Sakito... Kowloom. Wharf.-
British, Philoctetes.
Singapore
.761
4,909
761
4,909
French
Athos II..
Salgon 131
432
191
Dutch
Juno,
Balikpapan 2,403
2,403
Norwegian!!
Hermod,
Swatow 1,100
Norviken,
Canton
284
Hafthor;
Bangkok 1,668.
2.768
Chinese... Lung Shan,
Canton Cheung On,
Shanme!
70 »
Feb. 15th
Total
70
8,133
200
6,825
Stearsers
TRANS-PACIFIC SAILINGS:
Hong Kong Shanghal Nagsanki
Lesvo
Lenre Arriva Empr. of Bassia ...Jan. 31 Feb. 2 Feb. 4 Feb. Empr. of Japan...Feb. 13 Feb. 15 Empr. of Asia...Fob.. Feb. 24 Feb. 26 Empr. of Canada... Mar. 9 Mar. 11 Empr. of Russia...Mar. 23 Mar. 25 Mar. 27
Empr. of Japan...Apt. 6. Apr. 8
Robe Yekanaus Honol-In
LAY Leave Leave
Feb. 17 6 Feb. S Feb. 18. Feb. 20 Feb, 25 Mar. 8. Mar. 11 Feb. 28 Mar. 2
Mar, 28 Apr. 9 Apr. 11 Apr. 13 Apr. 19 Apr: 24
Mar. 14 Mar. 16"Mar. 23. Mar. 20 Mar. 31
TO MANILA
EMPRESS OF ASIA
*
CANADIAN PACIFIC
Telephones
#
Passenger Dept. 20752.
Canton Agents JARDINE MATHESON & CO. LTD
200
ASIATIC DECK PASSENGERS.
15
P. & O., British India Apcar and Eastern & Australian
Lines
(COMPANIES INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS TAKING CARGO FOR
STRAITS, JAVA, 'BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GUL, 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. GOVERNMENT.)
Trom Hongkong
Steamship
+BHUTAN “
"RANFURA *
BEHAR"
He said it was intended that the North Atlantic assets of the two companies should be transler- red to a
but int new company every other respect the two com- panies would maintain their se- parate entities. He hoped and be- Captain C. Reva, from Shang-lieved that both companies and "RAWALPINDI hai, buoy No. A2-Dodwell &
the port of Southampton would Co
benefit from the arrangements.
*N.Y.K.
Moncalieri, Italian str. 3,240 tons,
Norviken, Norwegian str. 1,779 tons. Captain R. Jensen, from Canton, buoy No. B2.-J.M. & Co.
14
Svale,
284 Solen. British str. 3,385 tons, Captain . E' ́O. Jones, from Balikpapan, Laichikok-A.P.C
1,354 British str.,
tons, Captain G. H. Wilkins, from Wharf.- Douglas Swatow, Douglas & Co. Yushun, Chinese str., 1.079 tons, Captain H. C. Wang, from Shanghai C.M.S.N." Wharf.— "C.M.S.N. & Co.
CLEARANCES
January 30, Anhul for Amoy. Feng Lee, for Dairan.
Freight 20042.
The following vessels brought Aštatic.deck passengers ta Colony dung the 24 hours ended at 9 a.mesterday:- Philoctetes (Br.). Singapore Athos II. (Fr.), Salgon"......" Norviken (Nor), Canton ..... Lung Shan (Ch.), Canton ... Cheung On (Ch.), Shanmel
"the
138
Hal Yang, for Swatow.
80
Juno, for Swatow.
71
84
35
Prosper, for Salgón,
Total
386
Solviken, for, Saigon.
Boudan, for Shanghal.
Tylkembang. for Muntok.
};
YKLINE
N.
E
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports and Honolulu.
CHICHIBU, MARO
TATSUTA MARU?
ASAMA MARU
SEATTLE & VANCOUVER.
HIYE MARU
HEIAN MARU
Wednesday, 7th Feb., at 10 D.. Wednesday, 21st Feb., at 10 am Wednes lay, 7th Mar. at 10 am.
...(Starts from Kobel Monday,
(Starts from Kobe) Saturday
ן.
19th Feb.
10th Mar.
LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM
via Singapore, Penang, Colombo and Sues.
HARUNA MABU
• KATORI MART
KASHIMA MABU
KITANO MARU
ATSUTA MARU
Saturday,
Saturday,
Baturday,
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila and Ports.
3rd Feb.
17th Feb. 3rd Mar,
Saturday, 4th Feb. 24th Mar. Baturday,
Thursday, 1st.Fob.
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang and Colombo,
+ MAYEBASHI MARD
+ QINYO MART
Thursday, 8th Feb.
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) vis Japan, Honolulu, Los
Angeles, Mexico and Panama.
BOKUYO MARD
NEW YORK vis Panama,
† ABUKA MARU
144
LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Beyrouth, Istanbul, Piraeus,
Genoa and Valencia, /
DFLAGOA. MART
4
Monday, 26th Feb.
Friday,
3rd Feb.
Thursday. . 15th Feb.
Thursday, 8th Feb. F. Friday,
16th Feb.
JI
ло
Sunday,
i direct)... Friday,
102
Monday...
19th Feb.
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang and Rangoon,
**MURORAN MARU
+ AKITA MARU
SHANGHAI, KOBE & ̋YOKOHAMA.
+ MALACCA MARU (Moji direct)
ATSUTA MARU (Nagasakid
HAKONE MARU
↑ Cargo only.
For further information, apply to:-
קי
4th Feb. 18th Feb.."
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
Telephone 30291. (Private exchanges to all Depts.)
M
MESSAGERIES
M
MARITIMES
FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS. Sailings from HONG KONG:
to MARSEILLES via Salgon, Singapore,
Colombo, Dibouti (Aden), Suez, Port-Said.
D'ARTAGNAN
ATHOS. IL
ARAMIS. ANDRE LEBON FELIX BOUSSEL
alat Jan. 18th Feb.
... 27th Feb,
... 13th Mar. ... 27th Mar
To SHANGHAI KOBE.
ARAMIS
ANDRE LEBON F. HOUSSEL
FORTHOSA. CHENONCEAUX. D'ARTAGNAN
901 Fch.
... 25th Feb.
-9th Mar. 26th Mar,
8th April
... 2nd April
We can isme Through Tickets to EGYPT, SYZIAN PORTS EART AZRICA MADAGASCAR by Transhipment on our Mail Steamers at PORT BAID OF 13130071.
For Fall' Particulars, apply take a bet
Cie. Der MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,
·Bundina. · 13
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
Liangchow, for Amoy.
Penang Maru, for Singapore. Philoctetes, for Shanghai
Tonkin, for K. C. Wan..
departures OPIUM CLIPPERS
The arrivals and during the perfod under review were:-
British
Art. Dey,
8
French Dutch
1
0
0
Mr. Basil Lubbock's History
Norwegian
German
Chinese
Total
SHIPS IN HARBOUR.
The following merchant were lu harbour yesterday:
Wharves
of
.12
Russia,
Kowloon:-Empress Boudan, Penang Maru. Holt's: Philoctetes. Socony-Lalchok:-Wing Lee. Douglas Lapralk:-Svale. Chiu On-Hydrangea
Docks... Kowloon: Haroldsvang,
of Japan, Marly, Venezia Tonjer.
Mr. Basil Lubbock's title to the honourable epithet of "Industrious" is by this time almost as well-sup-- ported as that. of Hakluyt him- self. Readers of his book on the China clippers will remember that he devoted part of that volume to a short account of the fast ships vessels employed in the opium trade during the - eighteen- twenties and onwards, and it is of this particular phase of the history of the sailing ship that he now writes (The Opium Cuppers), at much greater length and.... In exhaustive detail, He has had many difficulties to contend with in gathering his information. Records even of shipping and ship building firms connected with the most regular, and respectable of trades are by no means easy to collect, and when the business in question happens to be one of a
or less illicit nature they are, of course, even less sq.
The elements of picturesque and historical interest to be found in the records relating to the smuggling for such it undoub tedly was of the opium of Maiws, Benares, and Patna to Chinese ports are unusually large in-view
Emp. and
Оп
Talkoo:-Chengtu. Yuet Liangchow, Kwei Yang, Kweichow H.MS. Proteus. Yochow.
Висул
No. A2--Moncaliere.
A3-Tikembang. A5 Kong Nam A6.Arendskerk. A11-Hakkai Maru
B2-Norviken. E4.-Prosper. B5.--Solviken.
B6--Hafthor.
B9. Tonkin. B10-Wing Wo. B11-Feng Lee, B14-Anhüt B15-Kulgan:
B16-Michael Jebsen. B17.-Friderun,
Bi8.-Hermod. B21.-Tsinan.'"
B26-Havre Maru
C1.-Canton. CT.-Mamaya Maru
IN WILELESS COMMUNICATION
more
**SOUDAN
The King George Fifth graving, "COMORIN" dock la the largest, in the world "CHITRAL It is 1.200 feet long, 123 feet wide," BURDWAN" 59 feet deep from cope to floor and holds 260,000 tons of water and can accommodate a vessel of 100.000 tons if one so huge is ever built.
"BANCHI "QARTHAGE" *SOMALI "NALDERA ""
1 BANGALORE
"MANTUA!
RAWALPINDI
The King opened Southampton's CORFU great dock scheme last July. To- day the Chairman of the Southern Railway which was responsible for this great development of the port stated that under every head of their business at Southampton the Southern Railway would show increased.figures for. 1933 over the previous year-British Radio,
+9“ BHUTAN "
Taka
(about)
5,000 3rd Feb. 17,000 10th Fob 6000 17th Feb, 17,000 24th Feb
6,500
3rd Mar
15,000 10th Mar, 18,000 24th Mar. -6,000 31st Mar. 17,000
7th April 15,000a1st April 6:00 28th April
16,000
5th May 15,000 19th May 6,000 26th May 11,000 Sud June 17,000 18th June 6,000 23rd June
Destination
Mars., Havre, L'dod
Eng. Bản Án ở Hal Bombay, Marcilla & London. "Mars., Havre, L'don,
H'bg., K'dm, & A'werp. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Mar, Havre, Lidon, H'bg.
I'dm., A warp, & Bali Marseilles and Lom on
do.
Bombay, Mars, Havra, L'don.
Hbg., B'dm., A'werp, & Half Marseilles and London
do. Bombay, Mars, Havre, L'don,
'bg, h'da Awerp, & Hull Bombay, Marsello and Londax do.
B'bay., Mar., Havre, London,
H'bg., R'dam., Awerp, & Huli Bombay, Marseilles & Londen
do.
Bombay, Mar., Hare, Lidos.,
H'bg., R'dm, A'werp & Hull.
**Cargo only. „ † Onila Chashlanine - Frequent connections from Port Said for Passangers and Cargo to Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna, and other Levant Porta by steamers of the Khedirial Hall Steamap Co.
BRITISH INDIA-- APCAR SAILINGS
Eastern papers whose early issues are far from convenient of access; and he has also been fortunate enough to unearth a few personal records in the shape of captains' -letters and abstract logs. The #TAKADA".
book thus adds much to the in-gIRDHANA" formation generally available on TAZMA “ this curious and, little-known “TILAWA“ phase of English and American "SANTHIA maritime history. The illustra-TAKADA tions, from contemporary prints and paintings. add much to the book.
"
CONSIGNEE NTIOCES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEĖS.
OCEAN STRẨM SHIP CO, LTD.
AND CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
CONSIGNETTETES
per Cola Vossel
FROM UNITED KINGDOM VIA SINGAPORE are hereby notified that their Cargo into Holt'a will be discharged Wharf, Kowloon, where it will Be ab Consigneee' risk and wubject to Terms and Conditions of Storage at Holt's Wharf The Cargo will be ready for. Delivery from Godown on and after 20th January,
Optional Carge will not be landed here unless Notice he been given prior to Steamer's rival, but carried on from which the option extends. Port to port to the final port of call to
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godown, where they will be examined on any Tossdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 M. and Nook within the Free Storage period.
„7,000 -f - 4th Feb. .
8,000 18th Feb. 4th for.
10,000
10,000 18th Mar,
8,000
1st April
7,000 18th April
+ Call Hangoon
Singapore, Penang & Caloitte
40.
0.3.--- Apear Lina steamers hav, excellent accommodation for 1st and
class panengers.
EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (SOUTH)*
NELLORE *TANDA". "NANKIN'
2.000
7,000
Feb. 3rd 3rd Mar.
7,000 30th Mar.
Rabaul. "Manila,
Moboprne
Brisk
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, San Francisco, etc.
The P. & O. Royal Mail Steamers, to London and
The P.&O. Branch Service of Steamers to London vis Suez. The New Zealand Bhipping Co.'s Steamers for Southampton and
London, Panama Canal.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI AND JAPAN
* SOUDAN” "TANDA" "TAYAMPA "COMORIN**
BURDWAN " "TILAWA." "OHITRALS "NANKING "BANTHIA "BANCHI **
SOMAGI
* CARTEAGE" No Clams will be admitted after the Goods have left the Steamer's Godown,NALDERA' and all Goods remaining undelivered CORPU after the 5th February, will be subject to Benth.
All Ulaima against the Steamer muat
of the short period during which be presented to the Undersigned on or the trame fourished and the before the 19th Feb., or they will not comparatively small number of be recognised.
ships engaged in it. It is not merely that its lawlessness lends
re-
No Fire Insurance will be affected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWINE,
Agent4.
. [2218
to it that spice of romance in the 29th January, 1834. popular sense which more cently provided the exploits of rum-runners with a somewhat shabby halo. The needs of the the trade, and the fact that oplum had to be shipped to China at the seasons when the unfavour- able monsoon rendered the na- vigation of the China Sea more NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES complicated even than usual, call-
... PRINCE LINE, NOTICE TO CÔNSIGNSES.
„From
ed for the production ships both
CHINESE PRINCE" faster and more weatherly than THE Motor Vexas A those engaged in regular trade baving arrived from the shove Port of The following ships were in there; and thus not for the first 27th January, Consignees of Cargo are time in the history of the sex hereby informal that their Goods are wireless communication with Fong the demands of a traffic not in being inded at their risk into the Kong yesterday mul
Tean, Sui Bank. Haldis, Villar perdse D'Artagnan, Tasukuni Maru, Arendskerk, Tayama Maru, Nellore and Agamemnon.
SHIPPING MOVEMENTS
favour with authority operated Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon ultimately for the development of Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, commerce in general and the Kowloon, and stored at Consignees' risk Improving of ship construction and expend
It is with this trade, and with
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods the builder, owners, captains, and are to be left in the Godowne, where Friday crews of the ships engaged in it, they will be examined on that Mr. Lubbock's, imposing volund February, 1984, at 10 a.m.-*
All Claims must be presented withis me. is concerned. The dimenities
of compiling it have already been 15 Days of the Vessel's arrival hare, The
"Empress R. M. 8.
of hinted at. Very few printed after which date they canot be re- Asia" left Vancouver for Hong recorda exist outside, the three cogmised.lt
He Claims will be litted after the Kong, via Japan ports and Shang- books on the subject upon which Goods have left the downs, and all hai, on January 27 (Saturday) Mr. Lubbock has drawn very p.m, due at Hong Kong on Februroniderably-Hunter's "The Fan ary 15 (Thursday) am and leave Kwae in Canton," R. B. Forbes's for Manila da February 15 autobiography, and Captain Lind- sny Anderson's Voyage man (Thursday) p.m...
Opium Clipper," racy and enter- The E & A "Nellore" will taining narrative which would leave for Manila, Rabaul, Bris incidentally well bear repuiting bane, Sydney and Melbourne in full, For the rest he has had on or about "Baturday, the 3rd of to delve deep in the files of the February, at 11 s,m
Calcutta Englishman and other Hong Kong, 97ti
Goods remaining undelivered after the 7th February, 1934, will be subject to Bent
No Firs Insurance has been affected -Bill of Lading will be onalaraigned FURNESS (FAB TANT), LTD., 4th Floor, King's Awiding, Connaught Road.
2. Dial 28165,
ANTUA "BAWALPINDI
Kama-1-HIND" RAJPUTANA”
ju “Cargu only,
6,800 31st Jap. 7,000 4th Feb. 10,000 9th Feb. 15,000
9th Fett *,500 22nd Feb. 10,000 22nd Feb. 16,000- 2371 Feb. 7,000 4th Mar 1B,000 9th Mar, 17,00 Bb Mar. 8,800 21st Mar, 13,000 23rd Mar, 18,000 15th Apr 18,000 19th Apr 11,000
17,700 12th May 12,000 31st May 17,000 14th June
Bha, Moji, Bobe & Yaba Bhat, bj, Kobe & Yoksbama, Amboy,Bau, Moji, Kobe & Osaka. Shanghai, Kule & Yokohama
do
Dej Højf, Kobe & Out
BUS IN S Yokohama.. Bhabi Robe & Y'sma Atoy, Shai: Moji, Koled Osaka Bhai, Kobe & Yokohama
+ do
Bhai: Mon, Epbea Yokohamis Shanghai, Kobe & 3 ckobama
Sbaly Mail: Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Kobe & Yhim S'hai, Moj, Kobé & Yokoliaina Bhai, Kobs & Yokocama
All dates are approximate and subject so alteration without notice, All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans or Punka Louvre Ventilation. Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries. Parcels measuring not more than for A. will be received at the Com- pany's Office up to Noon on the day previous; to sailing, es For Further Information, Famage Fares, Freights, Handbooks, O
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO
P. & O. Building, Connaught. Bond Central, HONG KONG, "AT
SWEDISH EAS
ASIATIC
SERVICE OF FAST MOTOR VESSELS.
(with salted, but'exceptionally good passenger accommodation, fee
DWUCT HOME WARDS A
To FORT SAID. MARSEILLES, ALGIERS, OBANÄTTÄT BOTTERDAM (AMSTERDAM), HAMBURG, OSLO, GOTHENBURG AND OTHER SCANDINAVIAN PORTS
PETI
VI MANILA AND FTRAITE SKTELTMEXT)
M.V.
M.V."FORKORA"
BUTYARDS
“TO SPANGBAI AND JAPAN PORTS
M.V. "SHANTUNG " MY, *NAGARA”
· Pamyrora Barin
4th February
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