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Wednesday, 7th Feb., at 10 am. Wednesday, 21st Feb., at 10 am Wednes lay, 7tb Mar, at 10am,
...(Starts from Kobe Monday, 19th Feb. (Starts from Kobe) Baturday, 10th Mar.
LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM
via Singapore, Penang, Colombo and Sues.
KATORI MĂRU
KASHIMA MARU
YASUKUNI MARU
KITANO MARE
ATSUTA MART
Saturday, 17th Feb. Saturday, 3rd Mar, Friday,
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1934.
Shipping Ships In Harbour, etc.
News Daily Statement, Clearances,
YESTERDAY'S FREIGHT
RETURNS
IMPORTS 10,700 TONS THROUGH CÁRGO 13,500 TONS
The returns, shown at the Har- bour Office of vessela
carrying cargo to the Colony during the 24 hours ended at am. yesterday were:-
British. Patroclus,
ARRIVALS
February 5.
Pres Lincoln, American str., 8,730 tons, Captain G. W. Yardley.
Shanghai, from
Kowloon
Wharf.-Dollar S.S. Line. Cremer. Dutch str.. 2,785 tons, Captain Meppelink, from" Swa- tow, buoy No. A15-3:C.J.Inte
1,739 tons, Muinami, Danish str..
Captain Relster, from Swatow. buoy,, No. A4-John Manners & Co.
·
15
P. & O., British India
0.
Apcar and
MANY INVENTORS Eastern & Australian
FEW RICH
Patent Office Work
7
Of Rejection
A window pane which, on being broken by a burglar, creaton an intense vacuum, drawing the hap less intruder into the room and
Cargo for Through Melbourne Maru, Japanese holding him on the floor until cap
3,819
1,630 1,9025,449
3,678
HK, Ports
Singapore 1,164
Glenamoy.
Singapore
738
American
"
Pres. Lincoln,
L
Shanghal 816
1,394
Beattle,
Shanghal 1,349
2,282
2,165
Dutch Tiisaroea,
Cremer,
Amoy 186
Swatow
1.
645
1.600
166
2.215
Danish Mutnam,
Swatow 2,220
2,220
Swatow 902
2,154
902
2,154
Japanese...
Sanda Maru,
Bangkok 3,300
3,300
Chinese
Stanley,
Swable 56
58
Total
.10.711
13,524,
Norwegian Sandviken,
11
.
Of all the ceaseless efforts of hu man ingenuity that pour in upos the Patent Office and the patent agents more than half have to be rejected on the grounds of utter impracticability, or, more rarely, | because they infringe upon patewis
already granted.
Lines
(COMPANIES INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND)". MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS TAKING CARGO FOR
STRAITS, JAVA, BURNA, 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. GoуNMENT.)
From Hongtong (alut)
Steamship
3,219 tons. Captain M. Ko, from Moji, buoy No. Aured, was among the 20,000 inven- 0.8.K.
tions of last year which were not Chinhua British str., 1,353 tons, granted patents.
Captain R. H. Fairley, from Canton, D.G.A-B. & S. Africa Maru, Japanese str., 5,940 .. tons, Captain Y. Biyahara. from Moji. buoy No. A2. O.B.K." Panama Maru. Japanese str., 3,587 tons. Captalh" N. Imato, from Tawau, buoy No. A3.-0.8K.
February 4. Kohwa Maru. Japanese str., 2,831 Captain. Sasaki, from Mike, buoy No. B25.-Y.KK Tin Seng. Chinese str., 943 tons,
"Some of the ideas we are com- Captain Kwok Shau from K.pelled to reject crop up year after BURDWAN “ C. Wan, buoy No. C1-Wo
year,"
a well known arm of pat- Hop & Co.
"Perpetual
tons,
The number of applications for patents filed during November last was 3,544, and the total for the year is 33,809, a number well up to the average.
"KAWALPINDI' SOUDAN"
MIRZAPORE" "COMORIN " CHITRAL"
Tona
||
BANPURA " BEHAR
17,000 10th Feb. 800 17th Feb.
17,000 24th Feb.
6,500 3rd Mar.
1,70) 15,000 15,000
8,000 31 Mar,
3rd Mar.
10th Mar 24th Mar,
17,000 13,000
5,800
15,000 16.000 6,000
7th April 91st April 28th April
5th May 19th May 16th May
11,000 17,000 6,000
2nd June 16th Jane, 23rd June
"BANCHI"
Kueichow. British str. 1,220 tons agents informed a "Morning ! » CARTHAGE"
Post" representative. motico machines, are the most popu- lar. and about a hundred fresh discoveries' of this kind are made every year.
Captain L. V. Rowe, from Can- ton, Stonecutters.-B. & 9. Soochow British str.. 1.594 tons, Captain J. B. Bruce, from Canton, buoy No. 33.-B. & S.
Perpetual Motion Patroclus. British str., 6,910, tons,
W. Captain
Maclure, from:
"The last öne with which we had Singapore, Holt's Wharf to deal consisted of a machine which worked a dynamo which charged a battery which work the machine again. Of course, we re- jected it, but a number of similar machines have been filed at the Pat- ent Office,
B. & 3. Tjisadane. Dutch str., 5,779 tons, Captain J. J. Blankert, from Amoy, buoy No. A8-J.C.J.L. Seattle, American str.. 5,451 tons, Captain, H. T. Payne, from Shanghai, buoy No. All.-- "Motor-cars are another favou- -Dollar Line.
rite subject with cranke. One anti- Glengarry, British str.. 5,843 tons, skid device we have dealt with re- Captain J. Angier, from Singa-cently consisted of a trap-door fitt- pore. Kowloon Wharf.-J. Med in the bottom of the car which, The following vessels brought Asiatic deck passengers to the & Co.
on application of the brake pedal, Colony during the 24 hours ended Wing Lee, 651 tons. Captain J. E automatically opened and deposit- Harvey, from Rothow, buoyed large quantities of suot and sand No. B13-Wo Hpp & Co.
the road. That also, we did not accept
ASIATIC DECK PASSENGERS
at 9 am, yesterday:-
Tilsaroea (Dut.), Amoy nake
182
Cremer (Dut.), Swatow
128
Muinam (Dan.), Swatow Sandviken (Nor.), Swatow Stanley (Ch.), Swabue
280
38
86
Total
་I ་
SHIPPING MOVEMENTS The R.MS. "Emp. of Canada 714 arrived at Vancouver on February 4 (Sunday) noon, she will leave Vancouver on Feb. 10 (Saturday) am, and is due at Hong Kong on March 2 (Friday) p.m. and leave for Manila on, the same day,
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
and departures The arrivals during the period under review
Art. Dep.
3
were:-
British American
Dutch
Danish
Norwegian.. Japanese
2
0
0
0
0
Chinese
18th Mar,
Total
10
8
Saturday, 24th Feb. Saturday, 24th Mar.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila and Ports.
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang and Colombo.
+ GINYO MARU
+ HEINAN MARU
+ TOKIWA MARU
Thursday, 8th Feb. Friday.
16th Feb. Thursday. 1st Mar.
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los
Angeles, Mexico and Panama.
Monday
Friday,
Thursday,
26th Feb.
23rd Feb.
LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Beyrouth, Istanbul, Piraeus,
BOKUYO MÁRD
NEW YORK via Panama,
+ ASUKA MARU
Genoa and Valencia.
+ DELAGOA MARE ...
• MURORAN MARU
+ AKITA MAFU
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang and Rangoon.
Thursday,
Friday,
SHIPS IN HARBQER.
Wharves.
Kowloon:-Tanoa, Pres: Lincoln, Glengarry, Virginia Nicolaov:
Holt's-Fatroclus.
Douglas Lapralk:-Svale.
Docks.
Kowloon:-Haroldsvang, Emp. of Japan, Soudan, Venezia, Tonjer.
Talkoo: Chengtu, Hueichow. Szechuen, H. M. 8. Liangchow, Proteus.
Buoys. No. A2.--Africa Märu.
A3-Canada Mara.,
A4.-Mutnam.
15th Feb.
8th Feb.
*
16th Feb.
*།
· A6.—Tlisadane.
16th Feb.
21
... Monday,"
19th Feb.
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
ATSUTA MARU (Nagasaki'direct)... Friday, HAKONE MARU
+ Carga only,
For further information, apply to
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
Telephone 30291. (Private exchanges to all Depts.)
M
MESSAGERIES
M
MARITIMES
FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS. Sailings from Hoя KONG:
Io MARSEILLES vla Saigon, Singapore,
Delomba, Dibouti (Aden),
Suez, Part-Said.
ATHOS II
ARAMIS
ANDRE LEBON
13th Fab..
27th Feb.
13th Mar.
97th Mar..
FELIX ROUSSEL
POR THOS
10th April
CHENONCEAUX
... 24th April
To SHANGHAI →→ KOBE.
ARAMIS ANDEE LEBON
T. ROUSSEL
9th Feb. ... 25th Feb. 9th Mar
FORTHOS
CHENONCEAUX
D'ARTAGNAN
25th Mar.
8th April 22nd April
We eat in Through Tickets to EGYPT, STRIAN PORTH, EAST AFRICA, MADAGASCAR by Transhipment on ur Mail Steamers at. PORT BAID Or DaisoUTI."
For Fall Particulara, apply to:-
Cie. Des MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,
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A8.Malacca Maru
A11-Seattle.. A15.-Cremer.
B4.-Halvdan.
The E. & A. s.s.. "Tanda" left yesterday at midnight for Shang hai, Moji. Kobe, Osaka, Yokkalchi. Nagoya and Yokohama.
!
The P.&O. s.5. "Comorin" left Singapore for this port on the 4th instant at 6 am with the out- ward English Mails, and is due here on the 8th instant at about 9 am
The RM.S. "Emp. of Russia" arrived at Shanghai on February E (Friday) 3 p.m. and left Shang- hal on February 3 (Saturday) 7 a.m., is due at Nagasaki on Febru- ary 4 (Sunday), 3 p.m. and left. Nagasaki on February 5 (Monday), 6 m., leaves Kobe on February 6. (Tuesday), 4 p.m. leaves Yoko- hama on February 8 (Thursday), 3 pm for Victoria and Vancouver. B.C.).
B5.-Henrik, B7-Apoey. B9,-Hiram. B11. Prominent. B15. Klangsu B16 Graciosa. B20-Kwei Yang. B21. Tai Yuan. B26.-Breiviken.
SOMALI"
"NALDERA"
"CORFU
BANGALORE
"MANTUA " "RAWALPINDI" *** BHUTAN”
캬
Cargo only,
† Chile Chesblauon,
Destination
Bombay, Marseilles & London. Mars, Havre, L'don,
H'bg., R'dm, & A'werp, Bombay, Marseilla & London Mars, Havre, L'don.. H'bg.
B'da, A'werp, & Hull S'pore.,Penang, Bombaya Kamchi
Maramillow Bud London.
do. Bombay, Mars., Havre, L'don,
Hbg., R'dm., A'wor; & Hull. Marseilles and London.
do.
Bombay, Mars, Havre, L'don,
H'bg., B'um. A'werp. & Hulj. Bombay, Marseiller and London
do.
B'bay., Mars, Hayre, London,
H'bg., R'dam., A'werp., & Holl Bombay, Marseilles & London
વ
Bombay, Mara, Havre, L’dos.,
H'bg., E'dm., A'werp., & Hall,
Frequent connections" from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo
to Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna, and other Levant Port
by steamers of the Khedirial Mail Steamship Co.
BRITISH INDIA-- APCAR SAILINGS
SIRDHANA” 8,000 20th Feb.
TALMA
10,000
4th Mar.
TILAWA" "SANTHIA"
10,00 8,000
18th Mar.
1st April
* TAKADA"
7,000 || 15th April
† Calls Rengoon.
8.ogapore, Penang & Calcotta
do.
BL-Apear Lina steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2ne-
eina passengers.
EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (SOUTH)
"Then there was the disguised harpoon for catching motor thieves. Fitted on the end of a long, con- certina-shaped trestle work, and electrically operated, it was sup- red to lie snugly hidden in posts at the side of busy cross-roads.
"On the approach of the clolei.
point duty "TANDA car the policeman on pressed a button, the harpoon shot "NANKIN'
"NELLORE" out on the end of its trestle work, panctured the tyres and captured, the thieves. What happened to any unfortunate pedestrian who might be in the way the inventor did not say.
RTC
Escapology "Fantastic escape devices for submarines and aeroplanes other favourites with those who lave to work out in theory sche- mes which can never become prac- ticable..
:
2.
CLEARANCES
February 5,
"
Ou Chao, for K. C. Wan. Panama Maru, for Yokohama. Kohwa Maru, Kor Frementle. Hydrangea for Swatow. Patroclus, for Shanghaf Prominent, for Saigon. Apoey, for Saigon. Havarot, for Saigon. Glengarry, for Shanghai. Tai Yuan, for Canton. Chinhua, for Dairen.
Africa Maru, for Singapore. Malacca Maru, for Kobe. Kuelchow, for Swatow. Soochow, for Swatow. Sandviken. for Canton, Tande, for Shanghai.
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7,000 Srd Mar. 7,000 30th Mar.
7,000 4th Mar.
Babeul, Manila,
Bydney and Melbourne.
Brisbane
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 S.S. Co.'s Steamers to the United Kingdoin 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 via Bez. The New Zealand 'Shipping Co.'s Steamers for Southampton and
Eondon. Panama Canal,
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI AND JAPAN
"' CHITRAL”
NANKIN
"BANTELIA" "RANCHI"..
9th Feb. 22nd Feb. 22nd Feb. 23rd Feb.
Amoy, 8'hai, Moji, Kobe & Oraka Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohamos "B'bai, Moji, Kobe & Yoksamt. Amoy, B'bai, Meji, Kobe & Ozaks S'hai, Kobe & Yokohama.....! tai, Moji, Kobe & Y'hama. Amoy, S'hai., Moji, Kabo&Osaka S'hai, Kobe & Yokohama
do. do.
S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama Bhangbai, Kobe & Yokoham 8'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Kobe & Y'hams, B'ha, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. 8'hai, Kobe & Yokohama
#TALMA "COMORIN"
BURDWAN ́ "TILAWA"
10,000 15,000 6,500
9th Feb.
10,000
15,000
7,000
8,000
4th Mar. 9th.Mar.
17,000
9th Mar.
6,800
21st Mar.
"CARTHAGE"
15,000
23rd Mar.
"NALDERA”. **CORFU
16,000
15,000
6th Apr. 19th Apr.
MANTUA
11,000
3rd May
"BAWALPINDI
17,000
KAIBAR-I-HID", 12,000 RAJPUTANA "
17,000
17th May 31st May 14th June
*" SOMALI“
L'argo only
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