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LAMMERT BROS

AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISEKS AND SURVEYORS.

Public Auctions-

By Order of the Mortgagees

ESSRS. LAMMERT BROTHERS Liki.. have received instructions to sell by Public Auction,

од

WEDNESDAY,

the 9th day of June, 1920 at 3 a'clock in the afternoon, at their leroom in Daddell Street, Victoria,

. Hong Kong.

THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY

its at Cheung Sha Won in New Kowloon and registered in the District Land-Office as THE REMAINING PORTION OF LOT 918, THE RE MAINING PORTION OF LOT 215, LAT 021 and SECTION A OF LOT 999, in Survey District No. 4.

IN ONE LOT.

The property is known as the Kai Garden" and comprises well laid out Aover and vegetable gardens and a pavilion with residential quarters sd- joining thereto, all artistically designed in the Chinese strie. Its area is about 21,000 sq. ft.

+

For further particulars and conditions

cf sale, apply to

1

M. DEACON LOOKER

DEACON & HARSTON, "1, Des Voeux Road Central, Vendors' Selicitors,

nr 10

MESSES, LAMMERT BROTHERS.

The Auctioneers.

-Hongkong, May 23, 1923.

Undersigned have received instruc Hons to sell by Public Auction. on

SATURDAY, Jane 12, 1820.-

Commencing at 11, am

at their Sales Rooms, Duddel! Street,

A Large Quantity of Wines

and"Spirits,

Comprising:

60 cases Australian Bock,

35 do Claret "Médoc"

20

do. Champagne "Dac de

Monaco

20 do Peppermint.

20 do Salamander Cognac, 3 stars,

50 do Salamander Cognac, No. i

5 do Burgundy,

20 do Sherry (varicos brands)

20 do Dry & Old Tom Gin,

14 do Oorlam Gin,

etc. etc..

etc.

NE. A large quantity of the above

be sold without reserve:

On view now.

Terras

Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers.

Hongkong, June 7, 1920.

MESSES. LAMMERT BROS.

Med to sell

The Steamship

"JEHANGIR"

are

Now lying in the Harbour of Hongkong,

under an

Order of the Court

HY

PUBLIC AUCTION

UT

MONDAY,

the 28th day of June, 1920, nt

3 o'clock r..

IN ONE LOT

A their Auction Rooms, in Daddell

Street.

The ship is a British ship registered at Hongkong of 5906 tons Gross and of 3360.71 Registered tonnage and was built by W. Derry and Brothere,

Dumbarton.

For particulare to view apply to Aleears. Lammert Bros., the Auctioneers.

For further particulara

Apply to

KERS. JOHNSON, STOKES

& MASTER,

Prince's Building,

or to

MERS. LAMMERT BROS,

The Auctioneers.

Daddell Street:

FOR SALE.

Complete Bet of 25 Volumes

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JAPAN'S SHIPBUILDING. AND SHIPPING DEVELOPMENTS

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Recent developments of

the Japanese shipbuilding industry and Japanese shipping are discussed by a writer in the Schiffahrt-Zeitung, who says that in connection with Japan's rise to her present strong position in the transport trade of the world it is

in addition to the lines mentioned MOTOR GLEN LINE SHIPS. above the Japanes tonnage that is sent to Europe has increased to such an extent that there was never a time when so many Japanese vessels were seen In European ports. The services to Australia have also been largely extended.

The shipbuilding industry in Japan is also making rapid progress, and although at the present time they are not so fully employed as they have been, there are signs that their former activity will shortly be re- sumed. Some shipowners, however, 2 significant fact that Japanese ship-regard the existing relations between

traditional owner's abandening a usage, no longer name their ships after Japanese fountains and holy places, but give them the names of the well-known ports of the world. Furthermore, the large shipping companies are following the general tendency and building more ships and chartering fewer. They propose to conquer and hold their position in the world's shipping trade with their .own material

Motor vessels are being turned out rapidly at Glasgow. The "Glentara" bas just run her trials, following closely on the heels of the "Glenluce,” which has only just left on ber maiden voyage to the East. The two vessels are similar, each carrying 10,500 tons of cargo, with a speed of 11 knots. A further launch is that of. the "Glenogle," from Messrs. Harland & Wolff's yard on the Clyde. She is the largest motor ship yet launched, carrying about 14,000 tons of cargo, the United States and Europe rather and having a gross tonnage of She is one of four pessimistically, and are of the opinion 9,200. that the transport trade across the similar vessels under construction Atlantic will not develop quite so for the Glen Line, Ltd., for trade to rapidly as had been, anticipated, the East, and is to be fitted with a Various small shipbuilding yards have couple of 3200 Lhp. Diesel engines shut down since the armistice. In built by Messrs. Harland & Wolf at Osaka, for example, seven, firms Glasgow, having eight cylinders and which had existed before the war, running at 115 r.pim. It is a re closed their doors, while of the yards markable fact that, except for being which were established during the on a larger scale, these Diesel motors war no fewer than twenty-two have are practically identical in every ceased to exist. The Director of respect with the four-cycle oil the Mercantile Marine Board has engines installed in the first motor expressed the opinion that the pre-ship."Selandia," which was built sent prospects of the industry are more than eight years ago. good, as the feeling of uncertainty which was caused by doubts about the future has passed away, and all the shipbuilding yards have now re-established their operations on a sound basis.

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In the first six months of 1919, 6

Daring the war, the writer con- tinues, a large number of new lines were founded, and although some of these routes could not be upheld after the signing of the armistice, yet the whole movement offered a remark

should be considerably increased. able example of Japanese shipping

While at Nagasaki three 10,000-con enterprise. Ten companies established

steamers are being built which are coasting lines, six started lines to

intended for the European trade. India and intermediate ports by way

The Japanese are known to be of the South Sea Islands. Three vessels of 293,433 tons were launch conducting inquiries into the pos companies maintained monthly ser ed, 3s against 83 ships of 228,215 tons sibilities of passenger traffic, princip vices to Australia and New Zealand in the first six months of 1918. The ally in the Pacific, but they do not Two others sent their ships to the reduction in the number of ships and appear to be making any particular east coast of South America, and five increase in the tonnage results from efforts for dealing with this traffic. did the same for the west coast ports. the fact that during the first half of It is thought that the new ships. One company opened a direct con- the year 45 ships of 3,000 tons and which are mostly being built as rection with London, as well as a upwards were launched, as compared monthly line to Port Said, Italian with 27 in. the corresponding period passenger vessels, will be used o ports and Marseilles, while another of the previous year. The Japanese concentration on the building of the lines to European paris: The had a fortnightly service to. New rcantile marine consists at present York.

of 734 ships with a total of 2,261-225 cargo steamers, which was a feature These were all developments during tons gross, ships of less than 1,000 complete neglect of the passenger of the war period, led to an almost the period of the war, and, as already toas not being izcinded. Of these type, and the present shortage of stated, some were only temporary, 734 ships, 685 are steamers such, vessels has been respresented while others are apparently per with a total carrying capacity of to the Government as a matter for manent. After the close of the war 2,110,841 tons.

inquiry. a new Japanese line was started to

In the month of July another the South Seas and Formosa, which eleven ships of 48,739 tops were hama recently published some in- The Customs authorities at Yoko- will probably be extended, to the launched, and in the remaining veteresting figures showing the calls former German possessions in the months of the year a further 60 ships Pacific. Another lice runs to Caba of 297,340 tons were due for launch made by Japanese and, foreign ships

at that port before-and-after-the- and New Orleans, and a third between ing. The whole building programme war. During the year 1913 the Singapore and New York, via Hong of the year Tucinded 63,000 tons of total tonnage of Japanese ships call kong, Japanese ports, San Francisco merchant tonnage, each ship contri airi Panama. Two other lines on bating to that figure being overlag at Yokohama was 1,918,000 tors, while the figure for foreign-ships which five ships are employed, haver 4,000 tons. Before the war Japan was 2,543,000 tone. Of the latter been established between Bangkok huilt only about 50,000 tons per 1,519,000 tons was British, 409,000 and, Singapore, and Bangkok and annum, including ships of all sizes. tons German, and 405,800 American.. Hongkong The company to which The vessels which are now being in 1918 the total tonnage of Japanese these ships belong recently an- built are principally of the 5,000-ton ships at Yokohama had increased to nounced that it will begin a service type. The contracts given out for 2,598,000 tons, while the foreign between Siam and South American 1920, so far as is known, extend to tonnage had declined to 817,000 tons ports, and it is said already to have 103 ships of 523,125 tons. With the The British tonnage was reduced to contracts for the transport of many new ships that are being turned 315,821 tons, the American to 1,200.000 tons of rice and other out, the number of Japanese steamer 175,952 tons, while of course the * cereals from Siam to South America trading to South American ports and. German flag was not represented.

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The French tonnage fell from 141,400-

in 1913 to 4.270 in 1918. Dutch tonnage, on the other hand, showed an increase from 27,800 to 196,000. tons--Journal of Commerce,

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