MAERSK
LINE
RVICE
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS,
MAERSK LINE SHIPPING NOTES
Fast regular FREIGHT and PASSENGER SERVICE
via
Shanghai, Japan, LOS ANGELES
and PANAMA
NEW YORK,
to
AND NEWS
THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1934.
LONDON EXCHANGE RATES
On Amsterdam Athens.....
Shanghai, Aug. 9. Chinese Cruiser Re-floated Belgrade The Chinese cruiser Ning Hai Berlin which ran aground outside Nan- Bombay king on-mud-flata on "Tuesday, has Brüssela now been refloated. The two tugs Bucharest
BOSTON, PHILADELPHIA & BALTIMORE, despatched by the Shanghai Tug Buenos Aires
It afficient inducement offers also other ports of call.
Arrivals from U.§.A.
TIX
M.V. "NIEL MAERSK"
29th Aug.
M.V. "ANNA MAERSK"
and Lighter Co., Ltd., returned to Shanghai 'yesterday.
Sailings to USA,
25th Aug. 21st Sept.
(All dates are subject to alteration without notice.) "EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION FOR PASSENGERS
AT MODERATE RATES.
·For Freight and Passage plaase apply ----
JEBSEN & CO.
Canton, Shameen, B.C. Agents.
Tel 10918.
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE
KE
Hong Kong, Pedder Building.
Tel. 28383.
NORD LLOYD
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD
Far Eastern Mail Passenger and Freight Service
Through bookinge to America via Europe and Europe via America. Bookings around the world. --- Through bookings to London.
OUTWARD SAILINGS
* (HAL) ka“ BOCHUM”.................for S'hai. Yokohama, Kobe,
+ (NDL) 1.a." FULDA".
Onaka, Moji, Taku, Dairen, Tsingtan
....................... 17th Aug.
for Shai, Taku Bar, Dairen, Tsingtao, Yhama, Nagoya, Koba........
✦ (HAL) 1.7. "BURGENLAND"
(NDL) sa "ISAR"
for Shanghai, Taku, Dairen, Kobe, Osaka, Yokohama, Nagoys.........
23rd Aug.
30th Aug. ...... for S'hai, Taku Bar, Daires,
Taingiau, Yokohama, Kobe... 6th Sept.
† (NDL) pa." COBLENZ”..... .... « for B'hai., Taku Bar, Dairen,
Tsingtan, Y'hama, Na,oys, Kobe...
HOMEWARD SAILINGS
Hamburg......
(HAL) sa "NORDMARK for Genoa, Marseilles, R'dam.,
*(NDL) #*"ALSTER"
21st Sept.
22nd Aug. for Genoa, Marseiller, Oran,
R'dam, Hamburg, Brazen...28th ̈Âug."
†(HAL) m.v."LEVERKUSEN"
for Gença, Barcelous, R'dam.,
Hamburg.
5th Sept.
9th Sept.
(NOL) 8.6. "DONAU". "........ for Marseilles, Oran, Rotterdam,
Hamburg, Bremen
(NDE) m.s, "FULDA"......... for Genon, Barcelona, Lisbon, Dover; A'dam., R'dam., Hamburg, Bremen....... ......23rd Sept
+ Passenger Vessel Limited Passenger Accommodation.
N.D.L. HONGKONG/SOUTH SEA ISLAND SERVICE.
3.8. "BREMERHAVEN" 29th August, to RABAUL,
TULAGI and porta.
For further particular and passage fares, etc. apply to:- HAMBURG AMERIKA LINIE NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD
MELCHERS & CO., AGENTS, Queen's Building, Tel. 26378.
JEBSEN & CO., AGENTS,
12, Peddar Street, Tel. 28363,
CANTON AGENTS: CARLOWITZ & CO. Shaken Rond.
JERSEN. & 40, Shameen O, B.
CIL
BALI & JAVA
On Home leats why not visit BALI & JAVA-the
Inles of Romance and Beauty.
Through fares to Europe by steamer all the way or by
steader and Aeroplane combined.
Special reduced round trip faree. Through fares to
Australia and South Africa.
8.6. "TJISONDARI ***
TO MANILA. MAKASSAR, BALI & BOERABATAL
8.8. **TJIBADAK **
21st Aug., 11 a.m. TO BATAVIA DIRECT D...
-28th Aug., 11 am. August: Special Reduced
Summer Round Trip Fare HONG KONG/BATAVIA / HONG KONG H$450.00:
For further information apply:
American Express Co., Izu.
Thos. Cook & Son, Ltd "Holland-Chits Trading Co., Canton
| JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN MIJN H.V.
York Building
Tel. 26015.
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LINE
Southern Coastal Ports The C. N. as. Yochow will sail for Swalow, Hongkong, Canton, Hoihow, Pakhoi and Haiphong, to- morrow. She will be leaving the
French Bund at 10 a.m. On Saturday the C. N. a.s. Shantung leaves from the French Bund at 11 a.m. for Swarow, Hongkong, and Canton.
From Nagasaki and Kobe The N. Y. E. express liner sa Nagasaki Mara left Nagasaki ac- cording to schedule yesterday and although a rough passage will pro- 'bably be experienced in the cross- ing from Japan to China, she is expected to arrive at Wayside Wharf at about 3 p.m., according to schedule.
'
8.8. Tsingtao Maru Delayed The present northern course of the typhoon has delayed the de- Tsingtao parture of the D.K.K. 'Maru, which will leave Tsingtao at 8 am. to-day, instead of yester- day. She will arrive in Shanghai to-morrow, a day over schedule, She is expected at Whanypoo Wharf between 9 a.m. and 10, 8.1, to-morrow.
Yangtze Departures
The 1-CS.N. ss, Bulwo Com- manded by Captain C. V. W. R. Basham, leaves for Hankow and intermediate ports to-day. She is leaving frora Hunt's Wharf at midnight, to-night. The a.5. Sul- wo was delayed from entering the mouth of the Whangpoo yesterday by the bad weather, but it, was anticipated that she would either be in late yesterday evening, or first thing this morning. To- morrow the C. N. s.s. Shuntien 1, will be leaving from the French Bund for Hankow and interme- diate ports. She is scheduled to gall" at 3 am.
S.S. Talthy blus Arriving Friday
The Blue Funnel s.s. Talthybius
from Seattle, which was expected to reach Shanghai to-day has been unavoidably delayed by the
typhoon and she will be in to- morrow.
S.S. Tanda from Australia The Eastern and Australian 8.8.
|
Copenhagen Geneva Helsingfors Hongkong Lisbon Madrid Milan Montevideo Montreal New York Oslo Paris Prague
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE,) Sterling Parity »
12.10 Florins ...................... 375 Drachmae
276,316 Dinare " 221
20.43 Marks 12.851 1s. 6d. per Rupee
1/8 1/16
Aug. 13. 7.421
525 8.
Aug 14 7.42 523.S. 221 12.861 1/6 1/16 21.42 504
36 8.0.
22.381
15.404
2201
1/82
1101
36 Belgas 21.42į $13,588 Lei 503 47.56d. par Peso 361 8.0. 18.159 Kroner 22.394
95.29) France 4041
193,23 Marks 2201
1/61
110 Escudos. 110
25.29) Pesatka
92.46 Lira
38 13/18 58 21/32
30.96d: per Peno
4.867. Dollars
381 8.0.... 4.961
4.987 Dollars' 5.104
18.159 Kroner
184. Kronen
Rio de Janeiro...... 26.93d "per Gold Milreis
1.
Shanghai Stockholm Vienua Yokohama Silver (apot) Silver (forward) War Loan
19.901
36 13/16 581.. 381 8.0. 4.901
5.10
19.901
121 3/16
78.11/32
76 2/32
121 3/16
4 3.0.
1/4 11/16
18.150 Kronor 3458) Schillings 94.58d. par Yen
19.303
27
41 8.0. 1/4 11/18 19.391 27.
1/41
31 9/10 21+ 134% 104H
Closing Quotations
August 15, 1934
UN LONDON:-
Telegraphic Transfer... Bank Bills, on demand to Back Bills, 4 months'
sight
ON NEW YORK:-
1/2 7/32 211
21 9/16 -34% 1041
Baak Bills, on demand 384 Credits, 60 days' sight.. :91 ON BATAVIA:-
On demand
102
ON PARIR:
Credits, four months' ON SHANGHAI:-- sight
1 et
Bank Billa, on demand 3774 Credits, 4 months' sight & 0
ON SAIGON:
1091
On demand gues
72
ON MANILA:
641
On demand
761
ON BANGKOK:-
127
On demand
On Demand
ON SINGAPORE:----
On demand Ox-JAPAN :----
On demand
ON INDIA :—
Telegraphie Transfer..... þ Bank, on demand .............." }
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CANADIAN ENSIGN
Flag Ships To
Retain Shield
With the adoption by the Senate of an amendment that the "Shield restored as the of Canada be Canadian emblem" in the Ship- ping Bill, the Dominion will retain Its present Mercantile Marine flag. The
Senate Banking and Com- rherce Committee had designed legislation for a new flag, which, if approved, would have meant the replacing of the shield by a maple
leaf.
During the discussion on
Sovermione, Bank Buying
Rate
1/61
↑ BAR SILVER, per o...... 21
LUXURY LINER
Modern German Ship Under Construction
Shanghai, August 11. - Shanghai is soon to welcome a new modern vessel the North Ger man Lloyd ss. Scharnhorst, which is now being built in the Weser Shipyard, Germany. When com pleted, she will be commissioned on the Far East line of the com- pany, and she will be one of the
most up-to-date ships plying be tween Europe and the Orient..
The sa. Scharnhorst is to be be- tween 15,000 tons. and 17,000 tons, She is named after the great Prus- thesian
general Scharnhorst. The
PRESIDENT LINERS TOURIST CLASS
Travel on Famous President Liners at New Low Cost!®
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There is no reason now why even the thriftiest person may not travel on lange, fast President Liner. The new Tourist Class brings these celebrated liners to you at fares that are com parable with the very lowest. Sew the comfortable outside staterooms and the ample deck space. Auk to look at some menus...Then buy your ticket "President Liner Tourist Class,'
To SAN FRANCISCO 18 Days To VICTORIA, SEATTLE 17 Days
"via Shanghai, Kobe, via Shanghai, Kobe,
Yokohama, Honolulu
Yokohama'
Fortnightly railings Pros, Taft. Aug. 29, 8 a.m. Pres. Coolidge. Sept. 8. Noon Pres. Pierce. Sept. 35, Midnight Pres. Hoover ...Out. Nope Pros Wilson..Oct. 28, Midnight
EUROPE, NEW YORK
Inquiry for round-tang taksis to Europe in connection with Lloyd Triestino. Via Manila, Singapers, Pinang, Colombo, Bombay, Snax Danti Alexandria Naples, Genos Maraelites
Free Folkhig. 18, 9am. Pros. Adams......Sem. 1, 8am. Pres. Harrison.. Sept. 15, 8 Pros. Hayes...Sept. $9, 8 am. Pror. Johnson.... Oct. 13, 8 a.m.
Fortnightly allings Pres. Grant. Aug. 18, 6 am, Free, Jefferson...Sept. 16.. Pres. Jackarn... Sept. 15 6.m Pres. McKinley, Sept. 28, M'night Pres. Grunt. Oct. 12. Midi ight
MANILA
THE MOST FREQUENT SERVICE
Next Sailing Prea, Polk... Aug. 15, 8.a.10. Fres. Taft... Aug. 21, 6 p.m. Pres. Jefferson ..Aug. 28, 6 p.m. Pres. Coolidge...Ang. 10, § p.m. Prez, Adama ....... Sept. 1,8
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DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE
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PADDER BUILDING, HONG KONG.
CANTON BRANCH :—4, BHAKE33 304D..
CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. AND CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LTD,
ONSIGNEES per Co.'s Vessel "PHILOUTETES"
CON
CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS. LIMITED.
FROM LEITH, MIDDLESBRO”, ANTWERP, LONDON. AND STRAITS.
The Steamship "BEN WYVIS,”
CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby
informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous add/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or from the barven Delivery, may be obtained.
No Claims will be admitted" after the
Goods have left the Godowns, and alk Goods remaining andelivered after the 22nd Aug, 1934, will be subject to Bent.
FROM UNITED KINGDOM VIA SINGAPORE are hereby notified that their cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf Kowloon, where it will lia at Consig; nees' risk and subject to terms and conditions of storage at Holt's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after 13th_Aug.
Optional cargo will not be landed here, unless notice has been given prior to steamer's arrival but carried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option extends.
All broken, chafed, sad damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, the Atlantic was built there, and Tuesdays and Fridays between the in more recent years, the hours of 10.45. A.M. and Noor/withia examined.
the free storage period.
All broken, chafed and damaged Goode Cairo was constructed for the
No claims will be admitted atter are to be left in the Godowna, where Levantine servite.
the Goode bave left the steamers they will be examined on the Sits Godown, and all Goods remaining Aug 1934, at 10 m, by Messrs. andelivered after the 20th Ang, will Goddard & Douglas. be subject to rent
All Olaims against the Stoamer must. be presented to the Undersigned on or. before the 6th Sept., 1934, or they will not be recognized.
amendment, Senator Dandurand Weser Shipyard, so called for its said the first Canadian Mercantile situation on the river Weser, has Marine flag.. the Red Ensign with an excellent record within recent the Canadian cost of arms of the years. The "North German Lloyd Tanda, commanded by Captain four original provinces, was adop-express liner ss. Bremen, at one E. T. Pilcher, is due in port to-day ted in 1892. In. 1921 the coat of time holder of the blue ribbon of where they will be examined on any have a Revenus Officer in attendance
from Melbourne. She is expected arms was changed to include all alongside the Shanghai and Hong- the provinces, and the Mercantile kew Wharf at 9 am this morning. Marine flag was changed the fol- On board are a further thirty Aus- lowing year, which held until 1924 tralian trotters, which have been He felt that the time was oppor- consigned to the Shanghai Trot-tune to make the change. People throughout the world would realise the significance of the maple leaf
_king_Club.____
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The designers have not forgotten that the ship is commissioned for tropical waters, and special atten. tion has been paid to thorough more than coat of arms.
ventilation. In the words of Mr. Senator Griesbach urged that Waldemar Brinkmann, who is res- S.S. D'Artagnan Salls Saturday
the flag question should be. held ponsible for the interior decora- When the M.M. s.s. D'Artagnan In abeyance until the national flag tion of the as Scharnhorst the, salls from Shanghai on Saturday, issue was decided. He believed the key note of the whole of the cons- she will be carrying air mail let-national flag should be the 'Union sruction is "air and light, and ters, in
addition to passengers, Jack, with some symbolic represen- again, plenty of air" cargo, and mail bags, för Europe. tation of French and" British i She connects at Saigon with the nationality. There were 1.500 "Air France Air Liner," which is ships which would have to change due at Paris' . and London on their flag now, and change again August 27. She is scheduled to if the national flag were adopted. sail at 5 p.m. from China... Mer- chants' Central Wharf on Satur- day.
DISPOSITION OF CHINA FLEET
Like Modern Hotel The ss. Scharnhorst is being built to accommodate 142 first class passengers, 100 in the tourist class, and 120 in a department reserved for special transport. Every effort is being made to sup- ply passengers with equal facilities that they could have, at a modern hotel. The first class saloon will include
a large social hall, 23 metres by 14 metres, with an aver- age height of 3.65 metres.
The first class dining room will be panelled and there will be, a separate dining room and playing
S.S. Conte Verde Leaves To-day
The last tender from the Cus- toms Jetty to the Lloyd Triestino Kent Welhalwel
Suffolk-Welhalwel. sa Conte Verde, left yesterday. evening at 6 p.m. The express Cumberland Weihaiwel. European liner, commanded by Cornwall-Weihaiwei, Captain G. Camelli, is due to leave. Eagle.--Welhalwei. from Jardine's Pootung West Adventure. Welhalwel Wharf at 7 am. to-day. She is
Berwick-Passage UK. arrives room for children. The smoking bound for Venice, and Trieste, via | Flymouth on August 24. Hongkong, Singapore, Colombo, |_ Sandwich.—Welhafwel. Bombay, Port Bald and Brindisi, Bridgewater. Hankow, sails 3/9
arrives Shanghal 7/9.
•
North China Coast The". C. N. as. Hulchow. Leaves to-day from the French Bund for Chefoo and Tientsin. She is carrying both passengers and cargò. - The K.. H. A: 89, Johaina | Justesen is scheduled to leave for Chinwangtao to-morrow. She should have arrived in port yester-
· Folkestone."Shanghai, sells 8/9 arrives Hankow: 13/9.
Falmouth-Welhaiwe... Grimsby-Flymouth; due: Singa. pote" 23/10.
Keppel Welkatwel Wild Swan-Welhalwei. Writtehall-Wethatwet- Wishart-Weihaiwel, Verity-Peltalho.
turns Hong Kong of rellef by Whitshed:-":
day but rough weather prevented Witch-Pagoda Anchorage, TO- her coming up the river but she is expected alongside the E. M. A. | wharf early this morning. Since she has been delayed nearly twenty-four hours the time of her: departure may possibly be altered.
Witshed-Passage Pagoda, re- eves Witch
Wren-Hong Kong, Veteran-Hong Kong.
room will be able to accommodate
be presented to the undersigned on All Claims against the Steamer must or before the ard Sept., or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be effected. BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agenta, 1ath August, 1934.
The
AGENCIES.
19773
To comply with the General Bonded
Warehouse Regulations, consignees must
when damaged dutiable goods are
by
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned- "GIBB, LIVINGSTUN & Co., Lim,
Agents Hong Kong 15th Aug., 1984. (3778
| SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
CONSIGNET NOTICE
8.8. "ATHOS IL”
ARRIVED HONG KONG om SUNDAY, THE 19TH AUG.,.
F934.
From MARSEILLES, London Uffice of the HỒNG KONG, DAILY PRESS, 63 FLAT SYKKET, K.C.4; is constant-read Steamer are hereby YONSIGNEES of Cargo by the ly receiving Enquiries from Home informed that their Goods, with the Manufacturers regarding Suitable Firms to act as Agents for their products in Hong Kong and South Chins,
30 passengers. The dining root If Local Companion desirous of taking of the Tourist class wil also be
up further Agencies, will let me know the Lines in which they are tastefully decorated and will seat,
interested the information will be 100 passengers.
forwarded to London, and passed on to internated parties as op portenty offers,
MedwayWeihaiwei.
Rainbow-Welhafwel Phoenix-Weihalwel. OutsWelhafwel. Olympus Welhalwel. Odin-Weihaiwel Perseus.-Welhalwei Orpheus.Welhalwel OswaldHong Kong. Dairis-Hong Kong, Proteus-Hong Kong, Pandora Hong Kong. Parthian-Hong Kong: Bruce Weihaiwel."
This Service is offered to our Headers without charge and, of course, no obligation in incurred on either tido.
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exception of Opium, Tresanrs and Valu- ables, are being landed and pinced at their rish in the Godowns of the Hang Kong sad Kowloon Wharf and findewa Ooy Lady, Kowloon, whence Delivery dam be obtained as the Goods are ded
Goods not cleared within 7 days, in- cluding date of arrival, will be subject tor Rant.
All Ulaims must be sent to the Under signed before Wednesday, 22nd August, 1994, or they will not be moogaland, ⠀
Damaged package must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignees and the Company's Bur- Teyors, Mess. Goddard & Douglas, as 10 am. m Friday, the 17th Aug, 1984, ROMAN
*Consignees, must have
Bareaus.
The Required Information should be Officer in attendance when damaged ́sent to the
Jatiable goods are examined, by the Company SurreY DIE
Ko Olina, will be admitted aftor the HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, LAD Goods have left the Godowns.
No Fire Insuranon will be riffected by
11, You Hear Berunt
Hang Kong.
R. OHL
Agmat
Hong Kong, 19th-Ang., 19745