NOTICE.
THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE
REGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICES.
LONDON
"AGAPENOR" 23rd May MACHAON" 13th June ANCHISES" 21st June "LAOMEDON" 11th July
MENTOR"
19th July
SERVICE
(Direct)
London, Amsterdam & Hamburg London, Rotterdam & Hamburg London, Amsterdam & Antwerp. London, Amsterdam & Antwerp London, Amsterdam & Antwerp
LIVERPOOL SERVICE (Direct or via Continental Ports)
"TYDEUS" "HECTOR"
EURYADES." OANPA "
20th May. Mlles, Havre, L'pool & G'gow
1st June Liverpool & Glasgow 9th June Genos, M'lles, L'pool & G'gow 17th June Marseilles, Havre & Liverpool
SERVICE
PACIFIC
"TEUCER" "TALTHYBIUS
TYNDAREUS **
NEW
(via Kobe and Yokohama)
25th May
** 15th June 6th July
YORK
Victoria, Seattle & Vancouver
SERVICE
(via Suez or Panama)
"KNIGHT COMPANION"
via Panama
HOMEWARD PASSENGER SERVICE
"ANCHISES"
"MENTOR"
1st June,
21st June
19th July
for London. for London
For Freight and all Information Apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
CONSIGNEES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
AGENTS.
CONSIGNEES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE HONGKONG
SHIPPING NEWS.
SINGAPORE MADRAS CABLE. The cable-ship Colonia has completed laying the third cable rom Bingapore to Madras, distance of 1,700 miles. This will generally improve European and Eastern communications. QUITTING FAR EASTERN WATENS.
The Pacific Mail 8.8. Venezuela, which left Shanghai on April 23, will not be seen in Far Eastern waters again. The e.s, Ecuador and Colombia of the same line will be withdrawn after one further.voyage to the Far East. LARGEST SAILING SHIP AFLOAT.
The 8.8. France, a five-masted steel barque, is the largest sailing ship in the world. The France was built in 1912 at Bordeaux, the port of registry being Rouen, Her gross register is 6,256, tho net register tonnage 5,010 tons, and she carries a crew of about | 50. She is fitted with wireless machinery aft for working her apparatus, and also has windlasses. She has, however,
no auxiliary motor power, being dependent entirely on her sailing capabilities. The owners aro
TELEGRAPH.
THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1921.
W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.,
ENGINEERS & SHIP- BUILDERS, HOK UN KOWLOON.
HARBOUR REPAIRS 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.
...
Tol. K.21.
Works Manager.... Secretary
110
Harbour Engineers,,
K.633.
K369.
K.604 & K.622.
Telograme "SEYBOURNE."
CONSIGNEES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
the Compagnie Francaiso de OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. Marine et de Commerce, Paris,
SHANGHAI FREIGHTS.
Менга. Wheelock & Co. Shanghai in their report of 5th, May, state; To United Kingdom and Continent:--Sincolast writing) the China Homeward Conference has reduced the rate
AND
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.'
Consignees per Co's Steamer
MACHAON"
are hereby notified that the Cargo wharf, Kowloon, where it will will bo discharged into olt's
The
lie at. Consigneo's risk. Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after 10th May.
groundnuts, seeds, beans, peas. and. pils, and these reductions have resulted in some enquiries! in these commodities but, so far as we can learn at prosent, with out leading to any settlements of any importance To -United Optional cargo will be landed, States via Panama and Suez:-unless notice has boen given prior These berths continue in the same to steamer's arrival. listless slate as when last writing a fortnight ago and there is noth ing fresh to report except that rates via the Canals are weak and the tariff below is purely nominal.-Coastwise:-This mar ket continues quiet and there is no movement of any importance to report.
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN “BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS. SUNK IN THE YANGTZE GORGES
LINE.
From NEW YORK,
The Steamship
"KATUNA
having arrived, Consignees of cargo aro
informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, whonce delivery may be obtained,
No claim will be admitted after
the goods have left the Godown, and all goods remaining unde- livered after May 18th will be subject to rent.
From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO,
LONDON and STRAITS.
The Steamship
delivery
may
THE U.S. NAVAL RESERVE.
All broken, chafed, and dam- aged goods are to be loft in the Godowns, where they will be. examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 19.45 a.m. and noon within the freo storage period.
the Goods have left the steamer's No claims will be admitted after
undelivered after the 16th May: Godown, and all Goods remaining will bo subject to rent.
All Claims against the Steamer signed on or before the 30th May, must be presented to the under- or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be effected,
onfa
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Hongkong, 10th May, 1921.
Agents.
SHIPBUILDERS. SHIP REPAIRERS. BOILER MAKERS. FORGE MASTERS.
OXY-ACETYLENE AND ELECTRIC WELDERS.
MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL
OF HONGKONG, LIMITED
TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY
ENGINEERS.
-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:-"TAIKODDOCK" (LONGKONG. TELEPHONE HO. ZZ
CALL FLAG: "" OVER" ANS. PENNANT."
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, AGENTS,
HONGKONG, CHINA & JAPAN.
CHEAP SALE
OF
UP-TO-DATE AND ARTISTIC
LIGHTING FIXTURES.
COME EARLY
SO AS NOT TO BE
DISAPPOINTED.
UNION ENGINEERING
CO., LTD.
Maagre advices from the Upper River state that the s.s, Meishun, operated by the Pacific Mail S. S. Coy, has been sunk in the Yangtze Gorges. The Meishun was pro- coeding from Ichang to Chunking| on April 29 when she struck a "BENVENUE."
rock and sank in a few minutes. She is holed in the port engine- Consignees of Cargo are hereby quarters submerged. No lives room bilge and is about three- landed at their risk into the there is a good chance of salving informed that all Goods are boing were lost. We understand that hazardous and/or extra hazardous the vessel, salvaging operations will be with the fringes of the Godowns of the Hongkong and being already in progress. Provid- fleet they are almost ideal for Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co..ed that thero is not a quick rise of training. Ltd., whence and/or from the water, every hope is held out quite wharvee
We have nothing obtained.
bo that the
like operations will be service, but we have numerous them for the successful. This was the second surrendered No Claims will be admitted the Meishun, which was built by one were attached to each of the trip up the river this season of which nobody wants to buy. If German trawlers after the Goods have left the Go-the Nicholas Tau Company in R.N.V.R. divisions and recruite downs, and all Goods romaining 1916. undelivered after the 14th inst will be subject to rent.
had the prospect of numerous week-end training cruises at sea Although the United States there Navy is not applying the ceonomy keenness in the new corps. Their would be for greater our own, they seem to be intent would teach men far more than axo to nearly the same extent as coal bills would be small, and it on organising the Naval Reservo they will learn in batteries and Force into a thoroughly effective drili slips moored in rivers. Six body, They are disadvantage to
at a great nights' drill would entitle to one organising their potential naval Otherwise fine they have no opportunity of cruises to annual manoeuvres. US in that weekend cruise, three weak-oud
men into the R.N.R. and R.N.V.R, but
two bodies like Journal of Commerce (Liverpool).companies, has not yet formally Conference, is quoted in the Osaka creasingly to Pacific lines." To or dismissal thirteen Japanese and foreign one of the participants in the intend to devote themselves in- they have the single Reserve
"CUT-THROAT COMPETITION." Forco and the cumbersome Naval Jiji, cut-throat competition threa-therefore, On the Pacific trade, says the observed
signed the agreement. It is paper as saying that the Barber the Jiji's remarks it may be No Fire Insurance has boenits State.
Militis, each unit controlled by tene among British, American steamers tough at Yokohama, a year, between New York and prohibits them and bars American in Bome quarters, Line was to open a round-the-added that, as for the Conference effected.
Attention is being and Japanese ships. The Barber Osaka, Kobe, Shanghai, Hong-London, calling at Eastern ports, ports to the ships of lines which that even if its world line for twenty-six voyages rebates, the Jones Act absolutely concentrated on the former, and Steamship Company, New York, kong, Singapore, etc., it can at the end of February, but that givo auch rebates. All endea Bills of Lading will be countor Eagle boats built by the Henry competition and open a round-these ports except by means of intended voyages to thirteen af agreement
a number of the much-discussed intends to play a part in this hardly secure farge cargoes from it seems that it has reduced its vours to arrange a satisfactory signed by
Ford Motor Company have boon the-world line calling at Far special discount rates. Consignors year. put entirely into their charge. East and European purts with are constrained to abandon all will be caused to the company, to the They are crank, slab-aided craft New York as the starting-point. the rebates receivable from Con-unless which are not immune from the Three newly-built steamers will ference companies, in the event the
"Many inconveniences Pacific freights have failed owing regarding trans- danger of capsizing until they be put on the line:
secret rebate system. have been ballasted down right connection, the Jiji states that ships outside the Conference. and conditions. But at any rate substantial advantages of service
part in In this of their forwarding shipments on do so on the Conference's terms can get none, though he offers Conference,
When one owner sees another out of sight of their trial speed. the Barber Line, though it has Mr. Komada, the Vice-Chief of it is a matter worthy of great he cannot be convinced that his 80 it will getting all the freight while he But recognising that most of the decided to join the Far Eastern the Yokohama Branch of the attention, war work of the naval reserves Conference, which consists of Osaka Shosen Kaisha, which is Komada, "that American ships rates agreed upon.
concludes Mr. competitor is really charging the
All claims against the steamer
All claims against the steamer must be presented to the under-must be presented to the Under- signed on or before 25th May 1921 feigned an or before the 21st or they will not be recognised. jinet., ор thoy will not be
recognised.
All broken, chafed and damaged goods are to be left in the Go-aged Goods are to be left in the All broken, chafed and dam- downa, where, they will be ex. amined on any Tuesdays and Fri- Godowns, where they will be days between the hours of 10.45 examined on the 14th inst. at a.m. and noon within the free storage period of one week.
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
Bills of Lading will be counter- signed by
10 a.m,
GIBB, LIVINGSTON
& CO. LTD.
Agents,
THE DANK LINE LTD.
General Agents, Hongkong, 12th May, 1920.
Hongkong, 9th May, 1921.
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
NOW FOR THE LAST QUESTION ON OUR LESSON TO-DAY-WHO CAN TELL THE CLASS HOW MANY S'EXES
THERE ARE
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