LINE
SERVICE
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1934.
MAERSK LINE SHIPPING NOTES
Fast regular FREIGHT and
PASSENGER SERVICE
via
Shanghal, Japán, LOS ANGELES
and PANAMA
NEW
YORK,
to
BOSTON, PHILADELPHIA & BALTIMORE.
If sufficient inducement offers also other ports of call.
Arrivals from U.S.A
1
M.V. "ANNA MAERSK"
..
Sailings to U.S.A.
21st Sept.
(All dates are subject to alteration without notice.) EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION FOR PASSENGERS
AT MODERATE RATES.
For Freight and Passage please apply:-
JEBSEN & CO.
Canton, Shameen, B.C. Agents.
Tel 10918.
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE
•
Hong Kong, Pedder Bailding.
Tel. 28363.
NORD LLOYD
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD
Far Eastern Mail Passenger and Freight Service Through bookings to America via Europe and Europe via America, Bookings around the world. Through bookings to London.
OUTWARD SAILINGS (NDL) & "ISAR”. ... for Shai, Taku Bar, Dairen,
Shanghai, Aug. 25.
LONDON EXCHANGE RATES
Hwalow, Hong Kong, and Can- ton, are the three southern ports | Amsterdam of call of the C. N. 58. Luchow and
Atbens....... the ICS.N. as: Sandviken. The Belgrade... former is leaving from the Berlin French Rund at 1 p.m. to-day; the Bombay latter will sail from Hunt's Whart Brussela ...) at noon to-morrow. The C. N. 53, Bucharest ... Taiyuan will leave from the French Buenos Aires Bund at noon to-morrow bound for Copenhagen.. Amoy, Hong Kong, and Canton. Geneva
Helsingfors Hongkong" Lisbon..... Madrid Milan Montevideo Montreal New York Oslo Paria Prague
90.43 Marks-12.647
1/8 1/16 21.18.
193.93 Marks 2267
1/8
1/8 1/18
21.08)
495 38): 5.0.
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)
On
Sterling Parity
19.10 Florina 375 Drachmaè 278,316 Dinars
Aug 7.331 520 S.
ย
Aug. 7.32
517 S
316
218
12.571
11. 6d. per Rupee
-
stage $19,588 Lai
36 Belgaz 498
.... 47.58d. per Peso 362 8.0.
18.169 Kroner. 22.391
22.39+
26.224 France 15.21
15.161-
..2281
1/57
1101
38 9/16
36 7/32
80.88d. per Peso
67 29/32 39 6.0.
$7 11/18
4.867 Dollars
4.90
4.967 Dollars
5.04%
5.021
18.150 Kroner 19.391
19.394
Rio de Janeiro
194.21 Franca 184.25 Kronen 26.88d. per Gold
75.9/32 1091
75 1/32
1194
Milreis
41.0. 1/4 11/16 19.90)
4 8.0.
1/43 19.90)
261
$4.58d. per Yen
1/2 9/32
-21 9/16.
21 9/16
S.S. Suwa Maru Leaves To-day
The N. Y. K. European liner 43. Huwa Maru leaves to-day, for Aden. Port Said, Naples, Marseilles, Gibraltar, London Antwerp, and Rotterdam, via Hong Kong," Binge- pore, Penang, and Colombo. She is sailing from the N. Y. K. Poo- tung Whart at 10.30 am.. with passengers, cargo, and "mail for Shanghai European ports. The last tender Stockholm leaving from the Customs, Jetty
Vienus sails at p.m. The.. s.s, Suwa
Yokohama Maru connects at Singapore with Silver (spot)
Silver (forward) the Imperial air mail service. Lec- ters sent by this route will reach
War Loan London on September 17.
Vessels Bound for River Ports
1
The C. N. 5. Poyang left from the French Bunid at 3 am this morning bound for Hankow and, intermediate ports. To-morrow night the 8.8. Sulwo, and the sa Biangtan will both leave for river Tsingtan, Yokohama, Kobe... 6th Sept ports. The 1-CSN... Buiwo, (HAL) m.. "ERMLAND "... for Shanghai, Kobe, Osaka,
under the command of O. V. W. R. Tokohama, Tako, Dairen,
Basham, will sail from Hunt's Tsingtau......
...15th Sept. Wharf at midnight. She is bound (NDL) 2.0," COBLENZ...... for &'hai, Taku Bar, Dairen,
for Hankow and will call at the Taingtau, Y'hama, Nagoya,
asual port en route. The C. N. 8.8. Kobe...
*** 21st Sept.
Slangtan will sail from the French for Shanghai, Taku, Dairen,
Bund at 3 a.m. She is going br Kobe, Yokohama, Nagoya
yond Hankow as far as Changsha,
for S'hai, Taku Bar, Dairen..
Tsingtau, Y'baba, Kobe
†(HAL) 1.v. “KULMERLAND" ·
*(NDL) ma." SAALE".
HOMEWARD SAILINGS *†(HAL) m.v. "LEVERKUSEN"
(NDL) 8.4. "DONAU"...
+(NDL) m.s. FULDA"
*(NDL) ..ISAR".
+ Passenger Vessel.
27th Sept.
.... 4th Oct.
for Genoa. Barcelona, R'dam.,
Hambury, 6th Sept. for Marseilles, Oran, Rotterdam,
Hamburg, Bremen. ....................... 9th Sept. for Genoa, Barcelona, Lisbon, Dover, Adam, R'dam., Hamburg, Bremen...... ..for Marveilles, Oran, R'dam.,
H'burg, Bremen Limited Passenger Accommodation.
93rd Sept.
8th Oct.
N.D.L. HONGKONG/SOUTH SEA ISLAND SERVICE.
5.6" FRIDERUN" 2nd October, to MADANG, RABAUL and ports.
For further particulars and passage fares, etc, apply to:-- HAMBURG AMERIKA LINIE NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD JEBSEN & CO., AGENTS,
MELCHERS & CO., AGENTS, Queen's Building, Tel. 26378,
12, Pedder Street, Tel. 29383.
CANTON · AGENTS: CARLOWITZ & CO., Shakee Road.
JEBSEN & CO., Shameen C.B.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN
AUSTRAL-CHINA LINE!
* MERKUR"
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Regular monthly service per fast and modern Tween-screw Passenger & Freight Moturshipe
and "NEPTUN " (6000 Tons Gross). Accommodation for I Class, III Class, Steorage and Deck-passengers. Many 1st <Class Single berth Cabins. Many bathrooms. Surgeon & Stewardess carried Electric Laundry and Barber shop on board. Interesting route via Philippines, Sandakan & New Guinea. First sailing from Hongkong: End of December.
For Freight & Passage apply to:
Tol. 28378.
FEWER SHIPS TIED UP
Decrease From A Year Ago
MELCHERS & CO.
For Eastern General-Agents:
have been advancing. This partly accounts for the release of tied-up vessel
Against the aggregate world ton nage, the above tide-up tonnage is equivalent to 14 per cent, As shown In the following table, with the smallest percentage in the list, Ja pan stands out conspicuously. This is partly because of the progress of the subsidised shipbuilding pru the gramme which aim at the scrap ping of old vessels at the ratio or two to one ton newly built, and partly because of the conspicuous headway made by Japanese arti- cles in the world's markets.
Tons Percent tied-up
age (unft-1.000 tons)
1,757 1,457
The tied-up tonnage of world's shipping at the end of July totalled 8,740,000 tons, a decrease of approximately 33 per cent. from a year ago when it stood at 13, 125,000 tons.
This obviously reflects the ra. vourable turn. In international trade.. It may also be noted, that the recent boom in the--munitions industry in many leading com- tries has caused an increase 10 cargo movements, and that faulty crops have given rise to a world wide. movement of wheat and other' grain. Furthermore, thanks to the rise of lumber and other commodity prices, freight rates
Britain USA, (private)
do. (government) 1,362 Japan
Denmark Germany France Italy Holland
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20
15
50 416 10 429 12 838 24 302 474
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Departures for Northern Ports
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110 Escudos 110 23.221 Penataa
02:46 Lire
181 Kronor 34.56 Schillings. 28
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8% 31% 104 9/16
Closing Quotations
August 31, 1:34
Telegraphic Transfer... Bank Bille, on dema 16 Bank Bills, 4 months'
Credits, four months"
sight
Aight
ON SHANGHAI ; ——
On Demand
ON SINGAPORE: ON JAPAN:
On demand
On demand Ox INDIA:
10:4
OF NEW YORK:-
394 8.0. 4.90
1/2 5/16
21 11/16
21 11/16
31% 104 11/16
Bank Billa, on demand ze Credits, 60 daya' tight.. 39) ON BATAVIA-`v
On demand
ON PARIS:-
13
Bank Bills, on demand 57.
Credits, 4 months' sight 600.
ON BA140:-
On demand
ON MANILA:—_ /*
"On demand
-On demand
SOVEREIGNS, Bank Buying
AT
764
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PRESIDENT LINER TRAVEL SERVICE
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is Available Throughout the World"
You will find Dollar Steamship Lines and American. Mail Line offices and agents whoraver your travels may take you and in every one of these you will find the same friendly service that characterizes travel on the famous President Liners. We urge you to use it to make your travels touble-and-care free... on land as well as sea..
To SAN FRANCISCO 18 Days To VICTORIA, SEATTLE 11 Dyst via Shanghai, Kobe, via Shanghai. Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu
Yokohama
Fortnightly sailings
Pres. Coolidge... Bapt. 8, Noon Pres. Pierce Sept. 2b, Midnight Pres. Hoover Oct. 8, NooD Prea. Wilson..Oct. 93, Midnight Prea, Coolidge... Nov. 3, Açon
EUROPE, NEW YORK!
"Inquire for round-trip tickets te Mazope in dennection with Lloyd Triestad. Via Manila, Singapore, Penang, Calombe, Bombay, Sues Gestal Alexandria, "Kapise, Genos,
Marseilles
Fres. Adama...Sept. 1, 6am. Pres. Harrison. Sept. 1, 8 a.m3/ Pres. Hayes.....Sept. 39, & a.in. Pros. Johnson... Dat. 13, 8.m. Pres. Monroe... Oct. 17, 9am.
Fortnightly sailings Pres. Jefferson Sept.1, 1230 r.m. Pres. Jackson... Sept. 15, 6am Pres. Grant Oct 12. Midnight Pres. McKinley.Sept. 98, M'night Pres. Jefferson.Oct. 26, M'night
MANILA
THE MOST FREQUENT SERVICE
Next Sailing Prez Adam... Sept. 1,8 a.m. Pra Jackson Sept. &;6.pm Press Harrison Sept. 16, 8.m. Prea. Prerte.Sept. 18.6 p.m. Pres. McKinley, Sept. 11, 7 pm.
BOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE
PRODAR BUILDINE-HONG KONG. CANTON BRANCH ;-4, SHAKE. HOAD,
OK BANGKOK:-
39
Toingraphic Transfer... Bank, on demand
Rata...
1/7
014
BAR SAYER, per ct 11,18
CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
Rubber Planter's Lone Voyage
Singapore Aug. 24.
*Ketch-Rigged
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
ELLERMAN LINE
GDYNIA, HAMBURG, BOTTERDAM AND ANTWERP.
FLOX
34
Mr. Henry Stratton-Brown, the
He anchored just inside the river Malayan rubber planter, is sailing that night and slept so soundly from Sydney to singapore single-ing tide, and as there were head- a small home-butt sailing boat
that he almost missed the morn- handed.
winds he decide to wait until three o'clock before he moved off.
Steamship THE CITY OF KHARTOUM " The boat, which Mr. Stratton-having arrived, Consignees of Cargo by Brown has named The Mystery, is her are informed that all Goode are ketch-rigged and took him six being landed at their risk into the months to build.. He steers by hazardous and/or arts-hasardous Go. compass and chart, but had no downs of Messrs. Holt's Wharf, whence charts from Tweed Heads to Wide delivery may be obtained, Bay.
to last
The C. N. s.s. Tungchow is sali- ing at noon to-day for Welhaiwel, Chefoo, and Tientsin. She leaving from the French Bund and is carrying passengers and' cargo to her northern 'ports of call. To- morrow the C. N. &.& Sinking and the E-C.S.N. & Fooshing will both despatched from Shanghai The two ships are both sailing priately called, left Sydney in June. "The Mystery" as it is appro- direct to Tsingtao. The 8-5. Sin-The journey is expected klang will leave from Watung
several months, calls being made Wharf at D.20 The ss. Fooshing will be despatched from buoy 6.
at Queensland ports and various ports of the East. Under the command of Captain R. C. Thompson she wil sail at 5 p.m. A passenger tender will leave from the Customs Jetty at 4 pm The I.-C.S.N. sa. Tingsong will sail from Old Ningpo Wharf at 5 am. to-morrow. She is commanded by Captain S. J. Barden and will call:) at the northem ports, Weihaiwel
Chefoo, and Tientsin.
President Coolidge Salle To-day
The Dollar liner s.s. President Coolidge, which left Los Angeles on August 6 and berthed at buoys 11 and 12 yesterday afternoon, continues her voyage this morning She Journeys to Manila via Hong- Kong and sails from the buoys st 10.30 to-day: The last tender from the buoys at 10.30-to-day. The last tender from the Customs Jetty to the vessel is leaving at 9 am. A number of passengers diser- barked from the ss. President Coolidge yesterday afternoon, and cargo and mali bags from the USA. were also discharged. The President Coolidge Leaves Manila 'on her return trip to the United States on September 5. She is due at Bhanghai on Septem- ber 10 and will continue her voyage homeward the following day.
8.8.
Soviet Boat On-Arctic Cruise
Rearching Brisbane, on July 25, Mr. Stratton-Brown reported an exciting trip. His craft several times nearly struck rocks at night and was twice aground in Moreton Bay erly gale but behaved splendidly. The boat left Sydney in a west-
continually under water the craft nd although the lee was almost
reached Newcastle in 22 hours. The sea on this stretch was very chop py, and although spray repeatedly drenched the sole occupant no seaa were shipped
When sailing to Port Stephens the boat was becalmed for several hours, and the heavy swell almost carried it on to Morns Point. It took four hours to drift a quarter of a mile out to sea and safety.
At. Port Stephens Mr. Stratton- Brown waited for six days until he obtained a 50-fathom anchor line and kellick, so that when, he was becalmed he could anchor and fish. When near Seal Rocks on the run to Coffs Harbour, the goose neck and some of the rigging of the mizzen snapped, but by good fortune the boat missed Seal Rocks by 150 yards.
Bad Lurk
"I should have known better Friday, July 13," remarked Mr than to leave Coffs Harbour on | Stratton-Brown, for from then on
I was dogged by luck"
The cabin is so constructed that there is plenty of headroom and when the weather is very bad Mr. Stratton-Brown spends most of his time there.
The craft is so tractable that he
can go to sleep at night without from the course he has set. much fear that she will depart
JAPAN-JAVA SHIPPING
Dodwell-Castle Line An- nouncement Causes Sensation
Optional cargo will be carried on, prior to arrival of steamer. unless Notice to the contrary be given
Goods have left the Godowns, and all No Claims will be admitted after the Goods remaining undelivered after the 6'h Bept, 1984, will be subject to Rent All Claims against the steamer on or before 18th Fept., 1854, or they mtat be presented to the Undersigned will not be recognised.
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods must be left in the Godowns, where they will be mined by the Steamer's surveyor on any Tuesdays" or Fridays, between the hours of 10.45 am, and Noon, within the Free Storage Period of One Week.
No Fire Insurance has kom effected. Bills of Lading, will be countersigned by THE BANK LINE, (CHINA) LTD.,
Agenta,
12808
Japanese shipping circles here by
A sensation has been aroused in Hong Kong, 30th Aug,, 1934. the formal announcement by the Dodwell-Castle Line of the call of mencing with the Thurland Castle SERVICE TO READERS its fleet at Japanese ports, com- which leaves Kobe on the 15th instant.
Java Freight Conference met at When Japanese members of the
the O.SK. building, with a View T HE HONG. KONG DAILY PRESS, LTD.,
MAERSK LINE.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
NEE M.V.
THE
ANNA MARRİK” baving arrived, from New York and Ports of call, Consignees of Cargo' are. being landed and placed at their risk into hereby notified that their Goods are the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company's godowns st Kowloon where delivery may be obtained as soon
the Goods are landed.
No Olina will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after Wednesday, 5th Sept., will be rahjeot to Hent.
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godown, where they will be examined on Tuesday, 4th Sept., at 10 am, by our Surveyors, Warehouse Regulations consiguses muri Mesars. Goddard & Douglas.
To comply with the General Bonded have a Revenue Officer in attendance when dams ed dutiable goods mee examined.
All Claims must reach us before the Wednesday, 29th Sept., 1984, or they will not be recognized.
No Ingarzace will be affected, Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
JEBSEN & 004.
Agents.
Hong Kong, 30th Aug.. 1934.
13807
HAMBURG ALLERIKA 'LINU
to deciding their final attitude towards the Netherlande Indies' ble to the Batavia parleys, atten- proposal to refer the shipping pro-and the HONG KONG. tion was drawn to the above new WEEKLY PRESS, through Kituation. It was then argued that
At first, he was becalmed and cement of the Japan-Java service
the new situation ie. the common their London Office, at 53,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
AR 8.8.
BURGENLAND
hereby notified their Goods are having arrived, from Hamburg and Porta of call, Coningutes of Cargo nas.
to the Hong Kong and Kowloon Whard being landed and placed at their risk Kowloon where delivery may be and Godown Company's godownst
the craft made 36 miles in 24 hours by British shipping company, FLEET STREET, E.C. 4, Tel. On the following Tuesday he rearenders it useless to discuss the ched the Richmond River at 10 pool problem in Batavia It is 603137, are prepared to give Optional Cargo will not be lended
am, but when he went to sleep at the more reasonable to allow the night he drifted from near Byron JAYA Freight Conference to deal Subscribers and Bay back to the Richmond River. with the whole issue itself,
Visitors
resolved to adhere to their original tion available, motoring faci- advice regarding accommoda. stand. Yesterday they communi-
0.8.K.'s Tokyo Offices. cated their views to the Foreign lities, Office through the N.Y.K, and
According to a Tass message, the icebreaker" is. Sadko, which was raised from a depth of 22 metres He was again becalmed and towed. All the Japanese shipping co- in 1933, after having remained on and by 10 p.m. had reached Tweed by the Soviet Salvaging Expedition into harbour. He set out again pamies interested are therefore the bottom for nearly eighteen Heads: 40 miles away. years, will start in the near future A diagonal sea was running on on her new Arctic cruise. The ex-Stradbroke Island, and the boat pedition aboard the sa. Badko will was very unsteady. When the study the hydrological and ice weather became threatening he conditions of the Bhokalsky Strait was glad to make Cape Moreton, and carry out hydrological obser- especially as he had almost run vations on the cruise. Mr. Yoffe, on the rocks at Point Lookout assistant head of the board of the earlier in the day,vt Northern Sea Route has been! ap- Visibility was bad in the bay, and pointed head of the expedition. although he was quite close to the The as. Sadko was built in 1913 Pile Light he missed it and ran in Newcastle, England. Her length on to Green Island. He got off 18 75.2 metres, width 11.3 metres, with the tide, but some hours later her draught when fully loaded is fam Aground at Bishop Island, and 20 feet, and her engines develop remained there until late in the 3,500 h.p.
Appest
Chicanell, who had to leave on a journey before the end of a case began against him by a neighbour gave orders to his lawyer to let him know the result by telegraph After several days, he got the following telegram: triumphed
He at once telegraphed back- “Appeal immediately
suitable.
centres, etc.
shopping
If, when at home; they will call or telephone to the above address, they will receive the
utmost
latest available information on
assistance and
all subjects of enquiry will placed at their disposal.
obtained as moon sa the Goodsam landed
bere, unless Notice has been grea. 69 her prior to vessel's arrival, bua carried on trem port to port to the final pors.of oall to which the option extends.
Goods remaining undelivered after the No Claras will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowas, sed al Wednesday, the 8th Sept., will be te Rant,
AB broken," shafed, and Goods are to be left in where the" will be exami day, 4th Ban
goes, ears. Goddard
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comply with the Gen
ations,
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