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Regular sallings
from Canadian Atlantic ports to Europe by Canadian Pacific Atlantic feet..
TO VANCOUVER
EMPRESS OF JAPAN
SAILS VIA SHANGHAI, JAPAN & HONOLULU At NOON FRIDAY, APRIL 16th.
TO MANILA
EMPRESS OF JAPAN
April 9th
UNION BUILDING HONG KONG.
Telephone: Passenger 20752.
Freight 20042.
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GACANPAC: Passenger Dept. NAUTILUS: Freight Dept.
Canton, Agents: JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. LTD.
Canadian Pacific
WORLD'S
GREATEST A TRAVEL A SYSTEMS
YKLINE
N.
SAN FRANCISCO vin Shanghai, Japan Ports and Honolulu.
TATSUTA MABU
ASAMA MABU
TAIYO MARD
Tuesday, 20th 'Apr. Wednesday, 12th May Taceday, 26th May
SEATTLE & VANCOUVER. (Starts from
HIYE MABU
HELAN MABU
NOTO MARU
NOSHIRO MABU
NEW YORK via Panama,
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. "FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1937.
Shipping News Daily Statement, Clearances,
ARRIVALS
THURSDAY, APRIL 1.
s.s Shun Lee, Chinese steamer,
* Ships l Harbour, DIC.
NEWS FROM THE WATERFRONT
971 tons, Captain K. Sano Freight And Asiatic
from Yingkow, general cargo, berthing at buoy No.. BIT- Yee Tal Hong.
Canton Maru.. Japanese steamar, 1,647 tons. Captain Suzuki, from Swatow, general cargo. lying at O. S. K.'s WharÍ.- O. S. X. Hofhow, British steamer. 1,829 tons. Captain Thomas, from Canton, berthing at buoy No. 83. B. & S. Muinam, Danish str. 1.730 tons, Capt. Broholm, from Singapore via Holhow, general cargo, berthing at
No. buoy B. & S. Kum Sang, British steamer. 3,341 tons. Captain J. W. Pettigrew. from Calcutta and Singapore via Saigon. general cargo, berthing at buoy No. AS.- J. M. & Co. Golden Tide.
B2.
American steamer. 3,729 tons, Captain O. Lee, - from Moji, general cargo, mooring at Stonecutters.- States & Co. Himalaya Maru, Japanese str., 3,187 tons. Captain T. Kawamata.
from Moji, general berthing at buoy No.
O. S. K. Kalgan, British
cargo.
A15.-
steamer 1,536 tons, Captain J. D. Whyte, from Bangkok', via Swatow. general cargo, -buoy No. B15.- B. & S.
Kinshu Maru, Japanese steamer, 3,343 tons. Captain K. Fujii, from Frementle, general cargo, berthing at buoy No. A10. D. K. K.
Hong Peng. British steamer, 2,525 tons, Capt. D. R. Bannerman, from Amoy via Swatow. berthing at buoy No. A3.--- Hồ Thong & Co. Hellas, Norwegian steamer, 1.114 tons. Captain J. Hansen. from: Bangkok viä Swatow, general cargo, bucy No. 313- Thoresen & Co..
14 Nankin, British steamer, 4.420 tons Captain T. Scott-White. from Moji, general cargo, berthing at Kowloon Whart- M. M. & Co.
Kobe)
+++
Monday, Monday,
12th Apr. 3rd May
Noto
Thursday, Saturday.
1st Apr.
1st May
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coat) via Japan, Honolulu, Los
Angeles, Mexico and Panama.
+ ATAGO MARU
HEIYO MARC
Tuesday. 20th Apr... Thursday.. 13th May
LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM
YASUKUNI MARU
HAKONE MARU
SUWA MARU
and Marseilles
Friday,
9th Apr. Saturday, 24th Apr.
Saturday. 8th May
Sunday, 11th Apr.
LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Beyrouth. Istanbul, Piraeus.
+ LIMA MARD
H
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila and Ports.
KITANO MARU
KAMO MARU
Wednesday, 24th Apr.
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang and Colombo.
Saturday, 29th May
Sunday, 11th Apr.
Wednesday, 28th Apr.
5th Apr.
12th Apr.
10th Apr.
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang and Rangoon.
TANGO MARU:
↑ MAYEBASHI MARU
+ TOTTORI MARU
Monday,
+ GENOA MARU
Monday,
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
FUSHIMI MARU
HAKOZAKI MARÙ
KAMO MART
+ Oarzo only.
Saturday, Friday, 23rd Apr. (Direct to N'saki) Friday. 28rd Apr.
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SAN FRANCISCO
NEXT SAILING
M.V. "TAI PING YANG”
ON
18th APRIL
EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION
FOR 12 PASSENGERS.
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
AGENTS
HONG KONG BANK BUILDING.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31.
Passenger Returns
(BY LONGSHOREMAN),
VESSELS DUE
Ajax, B. 48. April 11.
Amice Leben, Messageries, April 3. Arabia, Lloyd Triostino, April 13. Arabia Maru, 0.S.K., Apr. Arinin Maru, N.Y.K., April 8. Atrous, B. & S., April 19.
Baden, Jabeen's, April
B & S., April 23.
| Calchas, B. &
S.,
1.
0,
", April 9.
April 3.
May
Canton, esportes", April 7.
Bend Bengloe, Luxley "During the 24 hours ended at Bontekoe, J.C.J. 25. " 9.00 am. yesterday, the freight
· returns, "received from the Har- bour Office, showed, a fairly high tonnage movement, a good pro- portion being made up by British anips.
The total tonnage of general cargo carried by vessels to the Colony
22 287 tons, with British
steamers carrying 10.418 tons. Through cargo for ports be- yond the Colony amounted to 32.082 tons of which 10,079 tons were carried by British steamera. Asiatic deck passengers entering the Colony during the twenty-four hours ended at 9 am. yesterday were 1.839, of which 788 were from British steamers.
Was
There were altogether twenty- one arrivals, of which nine were of British registry, the remainder being of other nationalities, while of the 18 departures, nine were British ships. Particulars as fol-
Tonnage
aton. Gilman's, April 14, Cape St.
Jebsen's, April 11. Changte, B. & S., April 9. City of Elwood, States Co., April 23. City of
Lyons, Bank Line, April 11. Conte Rosso, Lloyd Triestino, April 9 Cyclops, H. & S., April 21, Duisburg, Jebsen's, April 8, Empress of Asia, C.P.B., April 22 Emp. of Canada, C.P.S., May 7. Emp, of Japan, C.P.S., April S Eurylochus, B. & April 27
&... G.G.P. Dourner, Mensageries', April '3.
April 10. General Lee, Siates Co., April 30, Gen. Sherman, Säter April 9. Gertrude Macisk, robsen's, April 2. Graaville, Bank Lino, April 13. Hector. B. & S.. April 23. Heiyo Maru, N.V.K
April 8. Indin, E.A. Co.. April 8. Java. E.A. Co., April 8. Isar, Melchera', April 3. Jean Laborde. Messageries', "April 16. Lahe, Meichers, April 7,
Liangchow, B. & S.
S., April 2 Lima Maru, NY.R., April 10. Meerkerk, ... Line, April 9. Hauly, Llord Triestino, April 2.
Memnon, B. & S., April 30. Manestheas, B. & S., May 8
Moutor, B. & 8., April 3. Michigan, States Co., April 15.
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MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS
TAKING CARGO FOR
Australia,
Straits, Java Burma, Ceylon, India, Persian Gulf, Mauritius, East and South Africa.
Red Boa, Egypt, Europe.
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS
under contract, with H.M. Government All vessels may call at any ports on or off the route-and the route and all sailings are subject to change or deviation with or without notice.
Steamship
PENINSULARI
BANCHI
CATHAY
Tons
From Hongkong.
(About)
Destination
•KIDDERPORE
17,000 6,000
3rd April
7th April
&'ORIENTAL SAVINGS
Bombay, Marseilles & London
18,000
17th April
*BURDWAN
lows:- Nationality British American
8,000
94th April
Ships
RAJPUTANA
17,000
1st May
9
20,495
RANPURA *
17,000
13th May,
1
4.878
Nanning, B. & S., April 5.
"SOMALI
7,000
2nd May
Norwegian Dutch
2
7,350
1
2,413
Patroclos, B. & 8., April 6.
Nellore, E. & A. S.S. Co., April 3.
RAWALPINDI
17,000
29th May
Japanese Chinese
6
16.806
Perse
CORFU *BANGALORE
14,500
12th June
0,000
18th June
2
2,527
Total
21
54,369
NALDERA CARTHAGE
16,000 14,000
28th June 10th July
• Cargo only.
Bigger Ships For Siamese Navy
Orders Placed In Japan
B. & S., April 5. Pleasantvillo, Bank Line, April 20 Potsdam, Melchers", April
Pres. Doumer. Messagories', April 6. Pren. Jackson,
B.
Ranchi. P. & D.. Ammit 3
mer. A.
April,. 4.
Ranpura, P. &
April 14.
inland,
April 1.
S.. April
7.
Rhesus. B. & S..
April 4.
Rhexenor,
Serooskerk, J.C.J. Line, April 12. Shantong. A. & S., April 28. Sirdhans, B.I. Apear), April £. Somali, P. & O.. April 14. Stentor, B. & 8. April 8.
Tai Ping Yang, Dodwell's. April 17. | Talihvhina, B. & 8., April 9...
Tango Mars, N.T.K., April 10. .. Taybatik, Bank Line, April 25.
The recent announcement that more than 30 per cent. of the total revenue of Siam is to be spent upon been made puplic. but it is likely defence during the current year to be larger than the last pro- draws attention to the fact that 'gramme. Siam is building up a navy of im- portance in the Far East.
The first steps towards recon ditioning the Stamese Navy were taken in 1935, when an extensive programme of new construction was issued. This programme pro- vided for the building of two powerful coast defence gunboats, 8 submarines, 4 sloops, 3 mine- layers, and a number of other vessels.
Again, the majority of the contracts for the building of warships will be placed with Ja- panese dockyards although it is understood that some contracts will be placed in Italy.
Maru, Japanese steamer,
The composition of the new 4.320 tons, Captain Y. Matsuto.
Siamese Navy, with its backbone from Keelung, general cargo.
of heavily armed "coast defence berthing at buoy No.
All
gunboats," Its submarines, mine- N. Y. K.
layers and high speed motor tor- Hermod. Norwegian steamer, 1,113
pedo boats, will make it a very tons, Captain. Bj Eliassen,
efficient force for operation on from Bangkok, cargo: rice, The chief units of this program- either side of the Malay Peninsula, berthing at buoy No. B-me, the coast defence gunboats, at the southern end of which lies Thoresen & Co.
were ordered last year from the the British naval base of Sing- Kawasaki Shipbuilding Company apore.
Kwangtung. British steamer, 1,572
tons. Captain J. R. Nisbet, Pakhol from Haiphong and via Holhow, general cargo, berthing at buoy No. B14- B. & S.
CLEARANCES
THURSDAY, APRIL 1.
Pel Chin far Canton Shun Lee for Canton Wing Wo for K. C. Wan Sul Yang for Canton shirala för. Ammay Himalaya Maru for Singapore Hai Hing for Swatow Cremer for Singapore- Rajputana for Shanghai King Yuan for Canton President Adams for Manila
BANK
of Kobe.
They are to be very powerful ships and will be cruisers in every- thing but speed. They are to have a displacement of between 2,000 and 2.500 tons and will carry a main armament of four 8-inch guns mounted in two turreta.
Patrol vessels and submarines of this programme were also ordered from Japan.
JAPANESE NAVAL MISSION Japanese influence in the Siamese Navy has been growing considerably during the past few yenra. A Japanese naval mission has been established In 8Яlam, and it is believed that most of the training of Siamese naval officers and ratings is carried out in ac- cordance with Japanese advice.
Details of the new programme for the Siamese. Navy have not yet
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† Calls Casablanca.
Straits & Bombay.
Marsailles à London
Mark Havre, London, H'bg.
R'dam, A'werp. & Hall Marseilles & London Bombay, Marseilles & London Marsellies, Hrivia, London, H'bg.,
H'isim, Antwery & Hall Bombay, Marsellies and London,
do
Mars, Havre, London, Hamburg,
R'dam, Antwerp. & Hull Bombay, Marseilles & Londen,
do.
+ Calls Tangior.
All vessels may call at Malta.
BRITISH INDIA
STRDHANA SHIRALA TILAWA SANTHIA TALMA
APCAR
8,000
10th Apr.
8,000
26th Apr.
10,000
11th May
8,000 10,000
22nd May
5th June
SAILINGS
Singapore, Port Sottenham Penang, Rangoon & Calcutta
Now is the time to visit, Australia & New Zealand
even if you are not inclined towarda Faring, Fishing, Shoot gar Mountaineering you will lands of Sunshing and Romance. "Down Under' you will feel a now being and find that the Antipodes have plenty to offer you.-including 25 for your pound.
On the way down your life aboard will be as you wish, quiel or bootin for the E. & A. will. humour your every when
And by the way, there is no additional ebarge for Deck Cabins' and there is of course Sun Dook Swimming pool, an Oreheatre and a fine Laundry.
Burgson and twarde art at your dipo and Tat but not least-we had álmont forgotten the online will set you listening sagerly for the Gong,
Regular monthly maling from Bong Kong to Shanghai and Japan and Hong Kong ic Australia.
Hong Kong to 8ydney-10 days.
..
Frequent connections from Australis with the following
The Canadian Anatralasian Line Steamers to the United Kingdom vis Now Zoaland Vancouver, etc.
The P. & O. Royal Mall Steamers to London and
The New Zealand Shipping Co.'s Steamers for London via Panama Cana),
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS
RANKIN NELLORE TANDA
7,000. 13 Apr., 10.30 am. 7,000 1st May 7,00
4th June
Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane- Sydney, Melbourne & Hobartsa
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
15th Apr.
Shanghai & Japan
do
Amoy, Shanghai & Japau
Shanghai & Japan Amoy, Changhai & Japan Shanghai & Japan
NELLORE BOMALI TILAWA EANPURA FANTHIA RAWALPINDI "ANDA *BANGALORE 6,000 TALMA
10,000
7,000 ,000 10,
4th Apr,
17,000
8,000
15th Apr 15th Apr. 29th Apr.
17,000 7,000
23th Apr.
8th May
9th May
13th May
Amoy, Shanghai & Japan
* Cargo.only.
do.
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