THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE
REGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICES.
LONDON SERVICE
** MENTOR" "TBIRESIAS "
(Direct)
London, Amsterdam & Hamburg Amsterdam, London & Autwerp London, Amsterdam & Hamburg London, Amsterdam & Antworp London, Amsterdam & Hamburg
SERVICE
22nd Feb. 1st Mar, HELENUS", 8th Mar. "STENTOR" 11th Mar. "NINGCHOW" 22nd Mar.
LIVERPOOL
(Direct or via Continental Ports)
ACHILLES" "TELAMON" "KT. of the GARTER" "'IDOMENEUS "
4th Mar. Genoa, Mlles, L'pool & Glasgow 16th Mar Havre & Liverpool 29th Mar. Genos. M'lles, L'pool & Glasgow 12th Apr. Havre & Liverpool.
PACIFIC
'TEUCER '
SERVICE
(via Kobe and Yokohama) 23rd Feb.
"TALTHYBIUS" 16th Mar.
'TYNDAREUS "
NEW
**EURYPYLUS"
6th Apr.
YORK
Victoria, Seattle, Tacoma and
Vancouver
SERVICE
(via Suez or Panama).
vin Suez
HOMEWARD PASSENGER SERVICE
"MENTOR"
TEIRESIAS"
1st March
22nd Feb,
1st March
for London for London
"STENTOR”
**IDOMENEUS"
"PYRRHUS"
11th March 12th April 3rd May
for London
"ANCHISES"
10th June
"TEIRESIAS"
7th July
•
for Liverpool for London. for Liverpool for London
For Freight and ali Information. Apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
AGENTS.
ESTABLISHED
1814 ISTO YEARS 1914
100
JOHN
HADDON
AND CO.
Export and Import Agents
For ONE HUNDRED YEARS in the CITY OF LONDON we have acted as Buying and Selling Agents for Traders,Storekeepers, Growers of Colonial Produce. Are you requiring the services of London Agents to promote your interests? We shall be pleased to enter into correspond- ence with a view to arranging terms to mutual advantage.
BANK CREDITS ARRANGED. CASH ADVANCED AGAINST SHIPMENTS.
JOHN
HADDON
AND CO.
Colonial Merchants
and Produce Agents,
SALISBURY SQUARE, LONDON, E.C.
CONSIGNEES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. AND
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
Connignoce per Co's Steamer
"TITAN"
are horoby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie at Consignee's risk. Tho Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after 18th February.
Optional cargo will be landed,, unless notice has been given prior to steamer's arrival.
All broken, chafed, and damag- ed goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 a.m. and noon within the free storage period...
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the stoamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 24th Feb., will be subject to ront.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1921,
W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.,
ENGINEERS & SHIP- BUILDERS, HOK UN KOWLOON.
HARBOUR LEPAIRS
Call Flag "L"
Sole Agents for "KELVIN MOTORS.” Motors from 12 B.H.P. to 50 B.H.P. now in stock also spare parts.
Works Manager...
Secretary
SHIPBUILDERS. SHIP REPAIRERS. BOILER MAKERS. FORGE MASTERS.
OXY-ACETYLENE AND ELECTRIC WELDERS.
MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL
OF HONGKONG, LIMITED
TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY
Tel. K.21.
ENGINEERS.
ti
K.329. K369.
**
Harbour Engineer.. K.28. Tolograms "SEYBOURNE."
CONSIGNEES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
The Steamship
"LOWTHER CASTLE"
are
From NEW YORK Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that all goods being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong “and, Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Ltd., at Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained,
Optional Cargo will be forward-
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the under-ed unless notice to the contrary signed on or before the 10th March, or they will not be recognised.
-DRY DOCK-
LENGTH 787 FEET..
LENGTH ON BLOCKS 750 FEET
DEPTH ON CENTRE OF
SILL (H.W.O.S.T.) 34 FT. 6 INS.
-THREE SLIPWAYS-
CAPABLE OF HANDLING SHIPS UP
TO 3000 TONS DISPLACEMENT.
ELECTRIC CRANE AT SEA WALL, CAPABLE OF LIFTING 100 TONS AT 70 FEET RADIUS
TEL, ADDRESS:-"-TAIKOOD OPK" HONGKONG.
TELEPHONE NO. 212
CALL FLAG: "C" OVER "ANS, PENNANT,"
SHIPPING NEWS.
be given before 17th February. DEATH OF N.Y.K. PRESIDENT.
No claims will be admitted The death is announced of after the Goods have left the Go-Baron Rempei Kondo, President downs, and all Goods remaining of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha. No Fire Insurance will be undelivered after the 23rd inst offerted.
will bo subject to rent.
All claims against the steamer
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, 18th February, 1921.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE ADMIRAL LINE.
The Steanishp
'DUQUESNE '
having arrived from New York via ports, Ou 13th inst., consignees are hereby notified that their cargo is being landed at their risk into the Hazardous and or Extra-Hazardous Godowns of The Hon Shan Godown Co., 16 & 17 Kennedy Town Praya, Hongkong, and stored at con- signee's risk.
Consignees of cargo must pro- duce an Import permit signed by tho Superintendent of Imports and Exports, Hongkong, before Bills of Lading will be counter- signed.
All broken, chafed and damaged cargo is to be left in the Gedowns where it will be examined at 10 a.m. on 18th inst. by the Co's Surveyors. Messrs. Goddard and Douglas.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, AGENTS,
HONGKONG, CHINA & JAPAN,
eliminated from the Deficiency Appropriation Bill, ponding a statement by the Comptroller of the Treasury on the dispute between the Shipping Board and the War Department.
JAPANESE SEAMEN'S
ALLOWANCES.
THE SHIPYARDS,
·Changed Situation on The Clyde.
So far as the Clyde has been concerned, the output of new work
THE EX KAISER'S YACHT.
The Japan Shipowner's Union, during the year which has just The former Kaiser's racing comprising all the leading ship-anded must be considered satis- must be presented to the Under-yacht Meteor has arrived at Barping companies in Japan, is re-factory in all the circumstances. celona, where she is to be sold for ported to be considering a pro- There is a decrease 52 launches, the upset price of nine million posal to reduce extra allowances but an increase of 21.833 tone
for seamou, the importance of compared with 1919.
Shipbuilders of late have been such reduction having increased owing to the continued depression loud in their complaints of the in shipping. It is expected that "ca' canny" policy adopted by the allowance in regard to servic-many of the workmen, and there. es in Australian and Pacific is good reason to believe that a wators will be reduced from great deal more work could have 40 to 20 per cent., and those been done had the men been will- for European services from 80 to, ing to exert thomselves, After 40 per cent, while the allowances the Armistice shipowners had to for the nearson service, covering go to builders practically cap waters up to Singapore, will be in abolished altogether.
signed on or before the 4th prox.
marks. or they will not be recognized.
All broken, chafed, and damag- od Goods are to be left in the CANADIAN AUSTRALASIAN LINE. Mer Godowns, whers they will be ex- Canada's Government amined on the 23rd inst. at 10 a.m. cantile Marine is to run a month
No Fire Insurance has been ly service to Australasia, starting from St. John (N.B.) in winter, effected.
Bills of Lading will be counter-and from Montreal in summer. signed by
GERMAN SHIPPING REVIVAL. The Kosmos Line of Hamburg and the Roland Line of Bramen are conjointly inaugurating a monthly service via the Pausma Canel from Hamburg and Bremen to Chile and Poru, to start on the 5th March. ERSTWHILE DERELICT ON ACTIVE SERVICE.
DODWELL & CO., LTD.,
Agente,
WATER RETURN.
Level and Storeage of water in Reservoirs on Feb. 1, 1921. CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS LEVEL.
1320.
Tytam Tylam
Breath Tytam Inter-
medinte
Tytam Tu. Woon-al
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Pok
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9-3 Brow overflow 23.2 Below
over how 5-8 Botum overflow 26-10 Below
averios 35-0 Below uverne 14-5 Meluar Overflow
1021.
16. Below
verfow
23-3 Belitw
overflow
JAPANESE FAR EASTERN RUNS.
hand and plead for boats at the pleasure and price of those who built them. Within be past few months owners have been willing to pay penalties to. cancel contracts they had entered into, and at first ibis arrangement was accepted by the builders with equanimity, but as the cancella- tions increased they naturaliy began to cause alarm. It is now evident that shipowners consider although having small cargoes on the time has arrived when they the outgoing voyage, from the should know exactly what new same cause. This is also the ships will cost before they place the Tientsin lino. them. In turn, the shipbuilders Steel steamers which were worth £100,000 in the United There is a considerable amount say that if cos's are to be reduced, Kingdom a year ago can now be of idleness both on the Bombay then more production must be for about £35,000. and Calcutta lines, and dullness obtained from the men for the 257.7 obtained
Ships in good condition and 1.19535 practically now
32.4 bought at a price far less than would have to be paid for new vessels.
The Director of the Japanese Mercantile Marine Bureau, re- ferring to the condition of the There has arrived at Cardiff to coasting trade since November load coal the wooden sailing last, states that the Shanghai vesaol Alexandrina, built. at line is enjoying a flourishing Southampton in 1886, which for business on the homeward voy 20 years lay stranded on the age owing to the decline in silver, Argentine coast, near Cape Horn,
15-7 Belw uveritew 9-7 Rolow oterBow 26-1 Below
overcom
15.8 Bolew *averflow
STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND
tam
DECIMALS OF GALLONS.
Tytam yews
vain Intermediace.... Tytan Tak Wong-oe-chang Poulte
ation
Total-
1920.
277 200
22 4
1920
510.17
140
150.38
817.00
1.08
34.61
19/1
118.eb
6.17
1,355.51 1.603.2£
1921.
-202.400
25 5 Galler
but was salved in 1917;
SHIPPING PRICES.
can now bɔ
་ ་་་
of
All claims must be presented Comption of water in the City and Bifil
Tistrict in millions and droinele of galion THE INTERNATIONAL MERCHANT within thirty days of the steamer's during the month of Jan,
MARINE. arrival here, after which they consumption 192.07 222.91 M. gallopr cannot be recognized: No claim Estimated popul will be recognized after the goods consumption per have left the Godowns, and cargo heud per day...)
Constast supply, in all districts during told the Shipping Board to-day undelivered on and after 19th Jan. of loth 1920 and 1921. Feb. 1921. will be subject to rent.
KOWLOON WATERWORKS LEVEL. No fire insurance whatever will own bo effected.
Consignees are requested to sond in their Bills of Lading for countersignature immediately,
PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO., United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation Barber Steamship Lines, Inc.
Managing Agents.
THE ADMIRAL LINE.
5th Floor Hotel Mansions. Hongkong, 13th February, 1921,
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
SHUCKS! I CANT
GOT SCHOOL WITH
A HOLE IN MY
StockIN!
1820. 9.3 Befor
1923.
2-10 Below
overtica
Gravitation Reservoir.
STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALS OF GALLONS.
Kowloon
1820.
263.03
1821.
Gravitation
323.55 Reservoir... Consumption of water in Kowloon in mil iops and decimals of gallons during the muath of Jan. 1
A Washington réport Jannary 29 states:-Mr. Franklin that, although Americans owed 94 per cent, of the stock of the International Merchant Marino, 87 per cent. of the tonnage was of foreign registry. lo said the agreement to pursue no policy
préjudicial to
British interests
applied only to tonnage of British
registry,
SHIPPING BOARD REQUEST.
case with
is prevalent on the Dairen run, as the movement of the new Manchurian grain, of which there were considerable expect ations, has been delayed through climatic conditions.
wages paid, or wagos must come down.
IB
no
Despite thò cancelling of orders, which has hit one or two firms pretty reverely, there cause for undue pessimism a8 to the immediate future. A Rome report staton:Cap orders at the moment, but the Nobody is thinking of placing. Yamagata
ITALIAN DREADNOUGHT RAISED,
tain
Takoo,
the
Japanese Naval Attache, has amount of work on hand is still returned from Taranto, where he enormous. What is necessary, is employers and workmen alike, to witnessed the refloating of the for all concerned in shipbuilding, Italian dreadnought, Leonardo
to
de Vinci, which was criminally recognise the changed conditions, sunk in the summer of 1916. The and by paying attention Captain has sent his report to prompt delivery, do something the Japanese Government, in towards inviting new work to fill which he expresses great admira- the berths as they empty. tion for what he considers one of . Although the firms in the Clydo the greatest feats of naval engin shipbuilding industry retain their eering, Speaking on the subject, names, the managements are so The Appropriations Committee Captain Yamagata said that he mixed up with trusts and com 41.25 M. gallon of the U.S. House of Representa-believes the achievement was bines that there is really tittle of
individuality tives bas refused the Shipping absolutely unique, and the only the Board's request for a deficiency other example approaching it Facilities for production have The Government Analyst's reports show appropriation of ninety-five mil-was the refloating of a Russian vastly increased since the war,
lion dollars,
Representative abip at Sebastopoi; but that ship and now more than ever can the Good, Chairman of the Com-was much smaller, and the con- Clyde olaim to be the greatest shipbuilding centre in the world. mittee, explains that this item isditions were much easier.
1920 Consumption 47.29 Kalimated pop-204,750
ation day week, Consumption per 14.5
head per day"...]
1021
106 560
72.4
the water le nxcellent quality,
galtona
W. CHATHAM.
Water Authority.
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