THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 1995
FOURTH
GYMKHANA.
SHIPPING.
THE CHINA MAIL.
HANDICAPS FOR FIRST DAY. CAN THE LEVIATHAN PAY? schooner. The ship is being tive ships, serves to increase the
"
The handicaps in races 2, 5 and 7 (first day) for the fourth gymkhana inceting to be run on October 6 are as follows:---
2.
READING HANDICAP: A CLASS: THREE QUARTER MILE-For China. Ponics. let, $300. 2nd, $150. 3rd, $100.
170 lbs. Roman Prilo....
Strathfarrar
Piadem Dublin
Drake
Clover Leaf
Arizona
Gold Bill
Romun Sparrow
Pawnshop
Bloobottle
Fern Leat
Ping Pong
Maine.... Blurpshooter Tesshop
In Spite Of
168
160
150
"
158 152
"
*
"
155 + 168 1+ 169
70
152 11
152
150
"
148
"
118
146. 144
"
U.S. SHIPS FOR U.S. GOODS,
The d
PORT SAID.
The local plane of the Port Said light is 184 ft. above sea level, which gives a geographical range of 24 miles for the beams. At this distance they meet the surface of the sea, but owing to the tact that the observer on the deck of a ship
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ANTWERP.
Sept. 30.-D. B. K. Oct.
·
40.
8.-N.Y,K. &H B 16.-N.D.L 16.-H. A.L 19.-G. 19.-P. & 0. 18.-N.T.K.
Nov -P & 0.
#.-P. & O. 12.-B. V. 24-P. & 0. 1-HA.L. 30.-P. & 0. Dea, 14.-P. & 0.
18.-R. I,
Dec. 8.-H.A.L..
Sprem
London Maru. Mantua Hakonki Maru.
Carl Legion, Weser Oldenburg. Gloulaos. Karmala.
Hakoon Harn.
Caledonia.
Nellore. Adrastua.
Nyan Haveland.
Kalyan. Dovasha. Kaiser 1-Hind. Ermland.
HAMBURG.
JAVE
30.-,. K.
Ich.-G. L
London Marn. Pembrokeshire.
ft. 3 in. long, also a topgallant now work, taken in conjunction NOTICE TO SHIPPERS AND forecastle of 30 ft., and is rigged with a new record in the reduction as a two masted fore and aft in the number and tonnage of effec- built to the highest class rate at which the disparity between of Lloyd's, is designed to the supply of shipping and the de- carry, about 3,425 tons on a draft mand for it is being redressed. It of about 21 ft. 3 la., and has three will not need a long continuance of Those British shipping men who cargo holds with four large hatch this state of affairs to bring about an enjoyed an inspection of the United ways leading to same, and eight approach tothose normal conditions States Lines liner "Leviathan" re- cargo derricks. Water ballast will on the attainment of which hopes cently at Southampton, have often be carried in the double bottom all of a steady revival in the shipping asked the question "Can a floating fore and aft, and in the after peak and shipbuilding industries are palace of this sort be a paying The steam windlass and complete mainly based. concern?" Apart from the cost of outfit of winches have been sup running such an expensivo luxury plied by Harfield and Co., Ltd, of lines, it has been shown that the Blaydon-on-Tyne, the well-known "Leviathan's" dock and harbour builders of auxiliary machinery. dues alone at Southampton are The steam steering gear will be £1,875 each time she enters the port. placed in a house on deck, aft of By increasing her tonnage the the engine-room, and a hand screw "Leviathan" has to pay about £600 gear aft. A steel house amidships in dues more than any other big provides accommodation for the saloon, chief officer, apprentices, liner on the round Atlantic trip.
However, in spite of all these and stewards, and above this is a heavy charges, the United States steel house with the captain's room is above sea level, some portion of "opt. 27.-R-A. Shipping Board says that if she and chart room. The engineers and the beam is visible at very much only carries one-third of her full remaining officers are berthed in greater distances, when the air is complement of passengers the steel houses abreast the engine cas-clear. The light will thus form a "Leviathan" will show a profit. One-ing, the seamen, firemen, and petty striking landmark, and adds more third will mean 1,134 passengers, officers in the forecastle. The ship to the famous lights which Messrs. and on the first trip there were is lighted throughout by electricity, Chance Brothers have constructed.
Port Said light and accommodation amidships is The B1760
the specification revenue from that trip is estimated steam heated. A vertical donkey constructed to
the late Mr. Alex at 520,000 dollars. Direct operating boiler is fitted for supplying steam of costs were 350,000 dollars. On the to the winches, windlass, and other Grafton, Superintendent Engineer income side is also the amount re-auziliary machinery. The engines, of Lighthouses for the Egyptian which are of the ordinary inverted Government. It replaces a light ceived for mail.
On the first trip 20,000 dollars marine type, with three cranks, of the fourth order originally sup were received for 7,000 sacks of driving a single propeller, also the plied by Messrs. Chance Brothers boilers of which there are two over twenty years.aco, which had mail. As well as operating costs, single-ended ones for a working an electric lamp as illuminant. It 410,000 dollars A year have
pressure of 225 lbs. per square inch may be mentioned that the manu». to be spent in interest the Government on the sum of will be placed slightly abaft facture of lighthouse apparatus was 6,200,000 dollars which they advan- amidships, and are being built by commenced by Messrs. Chance at ced for the "Leviathan." Another the Wallsend Slipway and Eng their Spon-lane Works in 1850, and important item, which cannot be ineering Co., Ltd, Wallsend-on- these works are the only ones in the world where lights are many- Tyne. estimated exactly, comes under the
factured complete including the heading "Depreciation, drydock-
making of the necessary glass,- ing charges, and renewals." To
Engineering carry the one-third of the passen- gers she can accommodate in the whole year, and which the board say will show a good profit, the "Leviathan" will need passengers annually, and in view of the pre ent keen competition Atlantic these passengers will need
some collecting,"
Silver Bill (late Austral-
boy)
5. READING HANDICAP:
CLASS THREE QUARTER MILE-For China Ponice, 1st, $300. 2nul, $160, Srd, $100:
153
Wombat
108
Silvo
155
Th
Nuslaran
154
Batisfaction Dahlia
154
"1
Knockuh Teg
162
Lighting
102
+
Paper Dan Oate Yanish) 152
Daily Kid.
151
1+
West River
148
12
Ding Dong
148.."
148
Yellow Hunnier (inte
Shybird) Troup (late Pompsey.... 146 Discard (late undaunted
King)
145
7.. - BECKAMPTON HANDICAP: ONE AND A QUARTER MULE. - For China Pones. Ist, $350, 2nd, $150. 3rd, $100. Roman Prile
170 lbs.
Yellow River
162
Drake
159
Diziler Dahlia
158
"
Clover Leaf
158
51
Ivy Leaf
.157
Cisl Bill
156
5+
Telo King
150
"
Country Monst
154
Orient Pahlia
151
153
151
151
Pawnshop
150
Navajo Scout
141
Ronin Woodenckt
147
Mains
147
Satistiction Dahlia
146
In Spite Of
144
Dapper Dan
142
passengers.
U'S SHIPS,
The
Kross
to
on the
NEW SHIPS FOR OLD.
was
6. R. B 11.-J.C.S.L 11.-H. A. L 10.-B. P. 19.--0. L 19.-N.D.L. 14.-F. F.
Nov. 3.-B. F.
RE JO.J.L. 6-B. F. 15. —E A 20-R.-F. 24.-13.A.L 978. F. Dec 3,-HA. L.
7.-J.C:J L 12.-E.A 13.-B. A. L
Jau.
Feb.
-
Cirl Legion.- Kertosono. Oldinburg, Phemius. (Hon)cco. Weser Elpaner. Atrous. Eumaeus.
Oo therk, Teirosta, Chile Machand. Havells d Glancus Ermland.
O derkerk, Malaya.
Prens on.
1.-B.AL. Rheinland. 18.-H. A. L.
15.-F. A.
Asia Vogtland.
BREMEN.
Phot. 11-3:0. J.L. Nw. 5.-J.O JL Dec. 7.-J.OJ.L.
Kertmo o. Oostkefl: Ouderkerk.
COPENHAGEN.
Chile.
Malays
Asie.
Doe. 12. A Nov. 10-E A. Jan. 16.-E. A.
MOVEMENT OF BTRAMERS,
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The ... s. "Tamba Maru" Bom. boy Passenger Line left Moji for Hong- kong on Sept. 23 and is expected horu to-morrow.
from
The B. L..." Bensleuch" Middle.bro, Antwerp, and Ludon left Suez for this port vintraits l'ur-3 and anila on Aug. 28 and may be expected to arrive here on Yept H
The B. I ..Sofula fc. Rangoon for this port on Sept 14 with this out- ward English Mils, and is due here on Oct. 4.
If the returns issued by Lloyd's
MOTOR SHIPS. Register giving particulars of the which have been lost, broken up, or nection with the recent progress number and tonnage of vessels
Some interesting facts in con- condemned are studied with the made with motor ships in com pari- object of making an estimate of the outlook for the shipbuilding indus-son with steamers, are brought out try, they give some grounds for in the current issue of The Motor The first object of the United hope. When it is noted that during Ship. During the past three months, the year 1922.0 less than 716 the tonnage of motor vessels under States Shipping Board in spoon vessels, representing nearly 900,000 construction in the United King- feeding its merchant fleet was to provide U.S. ships for U.S. trade, tons, excluding ships of less than dom, has increased by over 40 per 100 tons, have disappeared from cent, whilst that of steamers has But shipping cannot be automatic the Register, it is impossible to decreased by 16 per cent. Within ally regulated like this; natural resist the conclusion that some the last three months, the motor economic forces come into play. Some of these are revealed in an replacement will be necessary at ships commenced represented 88 an early date. This reflection per cent more than during the illuminating report issued by the is strengthened by the fact brought previous quarter, whereas steamers National Merchant Marine Associ-out in the returns that the consider show a reduction of no less than able tonnage which has been ex-5 per cent. It would appear that Figures in this show that the total imports and exports carried panged from the active list is due motor ships are now almost equally not to actual casualties-which as popular with owners as steamers, by U.S. ships in April represented were, indeed, less in tonnage last for, during the period from the only 31,48 per cent. of the total U.S. foreign trade. This compares year than is generally the case-31st of March to the 30th of Juue, the tonnage of new vessels, for with 43 per cent. for the entire but to the larger amount of tonnage which orders were placed; was in Middlesbroý khzwefpy and London left year 1920. During April US. which has been condemned.
tables show the amount of tonnage the proportion of 43 per cent. oil- ships carried 26.35 per cent of im- which has been so disposed of in engined vessels, and 75 per cent. ports and 37.45 per cent. of exports, the different countries of the world steamers. For the first four months of 1923 and they indicate that owners in foreign ships carried U.S. cargoes Great Britain and Ireland have re- valued at 759,000,000 dollars more tegated to the scrapheap no less than cargoes carried by U.S. ships. than 128,000 tons of ships which Privately owned U.S. ships appear to be suffering more in this regard are regarded as obsolete. than the Shipping Board vessels. For the first four months of 1923 the The Profit for the year ending board's vessels carried 4 per cent.
Silver Bill
Arizona Kukatnurra
DAIRY FARM +CO.
REPORT.
ation of New York.
The
It has been painted out on many occasions in this journal, when the shipbuilding situation has been under discussion, that a consider
INTERNATIONAL MER->
CANTILE MARINE.
pol on Sept. 14 for Hongkong, Shanghai, bout Ocf. 16. ER KLIA BARTE laku and Dalny and is duc here on or Benrorlich" from The BP..
Suez for this port on Si pt. 18 and may be expected to arrive bera on 0.t. 18.
The N.Y.K. a.s." Kaiori Maru" (Euro- poan Line) left Lasdon for Hongkong vis Saez on Sept. 16 and is expected here on
Uct, 23.
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VOTING CONTEST.
OUR $50 PRIZE.
HONGKONG'S POPULAR PLEASURES.
WHAT, ARE THEY?
CHINA. MAIL'S 4th BIG FREE EVENT.
This week the China, Mail's voting contest takes a
new form. What are Hongkong's ten most popular pleasures? · Name them in their örder and win our $50 prize.
Twenty differeși popular local ploás uros are named below. Balact the ten you consider the most popular and write them but in the order of your cholon. Than out the form out and send it to the “China Mall" offes marked "Vole."
The Het which comes nearest the correct solution, will win the prize. The correct solution will be dealded by the general voto, the 'Hem polling the most vates being placed first, the cùs coming next being' plaosd second and sa on until the list of ten is somplated.
Therefore the secret of the contest is. Not to select the ten most popular items in alphabetical order from our list." But to select the ten most popular items from our list and judge what place each individually will occupy-which will come first, which second, and so on until all ten have been placed
The contest lista from Monday to Saturday. The result will be announced in the "Chlos Mall" on the rugosading Wednesday, when the wlanar'ı nams will be published along with the porrect list.
Every copy of the “China Mall" contains one form fixing the reader ona try for the prize. Regular readers thus have not fass than six tries in ons wack. Competitors may send in as many forms as they like.
Forms should be sent in to reach the "China Mail" by Monday, Any forme received by the "China Mail” later than Monday will be discounted,
When, making your cholos use only the words giran below. Any forma wrongly markód, mutilated, or indistinolly written will be ruled out,
The decision of the Editor upon any pointa which may arise shall be faul Members of the “China Mali" staff are debarred from entering the contest
MAKE YOUR CHOICE HERE
Below we name twenty different popular pleasures Belect the ten you think the most popular.
...Amateur Theatricals
...: Cards
Cinemas
Concerts
Dancing Gardening Mah Jong Motoring Painting Photography Picnics
Racing
1...
Live
The B. F. 8. Machion" left Liver 1
3...
4...
5...
6...
7...
B
9....
10...
11...
12...
1
13...
... Radio
14...
Reading
15...
Shopping
16...
Singing
17...
Sketching
18...
19... 20...
= The A... 88" President McKinley which sailed from this part on Sept. 24. at 5 p.m.arrived at Manila Sept. 28 at The leading facts in the report 7.30 m. and will depart for Borgkong, of the International Mercantile rept. 8 at 5 pm arriving Hongkong cabled early in June, but it is only Yokohama on et lat 10a.m.
from Besttle via Shan bol Kobe and Marine Company for 1922 were apt, 30 at 7.3.0. This steamer sails July 31 last together with the less of tonnage than in the same able percentage of the surplus Company is an American one, but Russin Capt. A. J. Hosken, & N
now that details are available. The amount brought forward from last period of 1922. The private ships. year's account, after writing off carried 21 per cent. less. The total tonnage which exists when regard its affairs have a special interest Commander, will leave here for Victoris is paid to the demand for maritime 561,271.42 for Depreciation and cargoes carried in British ships Bad and Doubtful Debts, and pro-gained 19 per cent., while other transport facilities is either obsolete viding for Directors' and Auditors' foreign ships gained 28 per cent. fees, amounts to $359,083.43 which
it is proposed shall be dealt with
as follows:-
To pay a Dividend of
$1.50 per share on
WORLD SHIPPING.
200,000 shares. $300,000.00 GERMANY'S TONNAGE INCREASE To add to Cattle Reserve 30,000.00
To add to Fire and Ty-
phoon Insurance Fund 10,000,00 19,083.43 To carry forward.....
$ 359,083.43
TYPHOON WARNING.
A1 8 o'clock this morning the American, Consulate General re- ceived the following cahie from the
Manita Observatory:
(1) Cyclone or typhoon west of Balintang Channel, moving N.E., or E.NE.
(2) Typhoon in about 11° Long. E, 16 Lat. N. Direction is known.
Advices from Seattle in the third week in July state that Japanese tramp tonnage is still very firm, owners indicating lump sum charters, which figure out at
THE LARGEST.
a
The .P.C., B... "Empress of
Jet 4.
here, because it controls the White and Vancouver, BC vs Shanghai or is approaching the stage when Star, Red Star, American, Atlantic Wossung (Naguali), Kobe at 10. on it must pass into the hands of the White Star showed
Transport, and Leyland lines. The a profit shipbreaker. The efficiency of the of £1,448,899 before, charging LATEST SHIPPING NEWS. merchant marine of any country £512,723 for depreciation and cannot be measured by mere 126,102 for interest, and paid a tonnage figures; the statistician dividend of, 122 per cent. but the
also take into account must
the type of ship and its suit accounts of the International as a ability for the trade for which whole show a loss of $1,269,783 (as it was originally built, or the against a profit of $5.979.347 in 1921), after allowing nearly The 1923-24 edition of Lloyd's possibility of employing it in any $6,000,000 för depreciation of Register of Shipping, just issued, class of service with the prospect steamers. The report states that contains record of 33.507 of carning a profit under highly the results for the first four months steamers, motor-vessels, and sail-competitive conditions. Viewed of 1923 were even worse than those ing vessels, of a total tonnage of from this standpoint, the ships for the corresponding period of 65,165,238, as. compared with which were condemned last year 1922, owing to the continuance of 64,370,786 tons in June 1922. are only a small percentage of the the same conditions and the supply The countries with the largest in total which must eventually of tonnage being far in excess of creases are Germany, with 702,665 classified as unfit. The sooner their requirements. The Company is, tons out of the total of 795,452, and disappearance from the Register however, getting a full share of the Italy, with 167,407 tons. The largest is brought about the sooner may traffic in important trades. decreases occurred in the United revival of the shipbuilding and States sex-going tonnage (141,471), shipping,industries be expected. There can be no real revival until and France (108,548),
In 1914 the United Kingdom a balance is struck between the owned nearly 44% per cent of tonnage available for purposes of
WRECKED LINER.
CURRENT.
ARRIVALE.
Hosang, J. M. & Co.) from Singapore. Kowloon Wharf.
Tango Maru, (N. Y. K.) from Nagasaki-Kowloon Wharf.
Chibli, (B & S.) from Hongay.— Yaumati.
Glenfalloch, (Seng Soon Hong) from Singapore.-B13.
Java, . Manners) from Shang- hai.-AS.
Eumaeus, (B. & S) from Singa- | pore-Holt's Wharf:
President Wilson, (P. M. S.S.)| from Shanghai-Kowloon Wharf. Hakodate Mara, (N. Y. K.) from Singapore.-A6.
. DEPARTURES,
Ceylon Maru (N. Y. K.) for Singapore. September 27.
Gracchus, (B. I. S. N,) for Shang-
the world's seagoing steel and iron sea transport and the demands CAPTAIN'S STORY OF ABNORMAL steam tonnage, the present per-made upon it for trading re- centage being just under 33., The quirements. A continuance of United States now occupy second the breaking-up process and a
The inquiry into the loss of the hal--September 27.
Szechuen, (B. & S.) for Swatow. place with 12,416,000 tons, equal to modemte revival of trade may Canadian Pacific liner "Marvate," 21.4 per cent.
bring about a position of equili- of 11,438 tons, bound from Quebce-September 27,
Glenfalloch, (Seng Soon Hong) The number of steam and motor-brium at an earlier date than seems to Glasgow, which struck a rock off vessels of 4,000 tons and more has likely unless the statistics are read Newfoundland on May 21, was for Swatow-September 27,
in opened in London..
Kwangtah, (C. M. S. N.) for increased from 3,608 in 1914 to with these considerations 5,636.
mind.
The ship carried 201 passengers Shanghai-September 27. $14 to $1450 per 1,000 ft. for lum- Great development in the use At the moment there is no and 236 crew. ber, this level being $1.50 above of steam turbine engines and of evidence of any real desire to rethat the vessel encountered much Harry Lewis, the captain, said Conference rates. The movement internal combustion engines is place old and wom-out vessels ce and intermittent fog. The ice House of Commons, Sir W. Joyn- Replying to a question in the of forest products to the Orient is shown.
by now ships. Stagnation reigne very brisk. There is much in-
Less than 69 per cent. of the in the shipyards, and there are conditions were wholly abnormal, son Hicks said gold to the value to quiry for grain space to Japan and tonnage of the Merchant Marine no signs of
being more than a month late in £3,817,232 has been salved from the early re- an Shanghai-Dairen, the going rale now depends entirely upon coal,vival. The returns from the Clyde clearing as a result largely of wreck of the "Laurentic" to date. being 36, although some lines are while in 1914 the percentage was for last month, which are typical of easterly winds.
Operations are continuing. He attributed the stranding to: asking $7 for North China poris.
nearly 89.
the general situation, show that the output is the lowest in any single the very unusual atmospheric con- The Orient Line announce con- month, with the exception of April,ditions and to an abnormal current siderable reductions in their first- 1922, for a generation. Not a single which set in about four and a half class fares to Australia, consequent Lesbian--Bulit for the Ellerman vessel of the ordinary type was miles nearer to the coast than he on the abolition of second-class Lines, Ltd., of Liverpool, the put into the water from Clyde expected. He had been on the accommodation In some of their "Lesbium," a steel single screw yards in July, a 700-ton dredger Canadian route for 26 years and he steamers.
had never experienced a current of ALL preliminary notices of forth steamer, was successfully launch-representing to all intents and pr
coming meetings, lectures and ed by Swan, Hunter and Wigham poses the launches of a whole this kind before.. entertainments, sent for insertion in Richardson, Ltd, from their Wall- month. It is true, of course, that the news column of the China Mail, send yard on July 31, the christen-the July holidays usually affect the are charged for at the rate of $1 each. ing ceremony being performed by Clyde output for that month, and
TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS.
NEW ELLERMAN LINER.
.....
The Inquiry was adjourned,
GENERAL NOTES.
The Port of London Authority hopper No. 4 landed at Gravesend on July 30 a Japanese seaman who was picked up swimming near the Ovens Buoy in the London river. fas announced in May and ludof. Mrs. Hayman-Joyce. The leading there is the further fact that the 1922) providing that they do nor dimensions of the Lesbian are continued absence of the boiler In the House of Lords the He is now in Gravesend Hospital occupy more than four lines, Io 271 ft. 4 in. by 41 ft. 6 in. by 23 ft. makers is affecting the output of Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill and and is presumed to be one of the Merchant Shipping Acts crew of the steamer" Amur Mare" future if this space is exceeded they 9 in forward and 22 ft. aft. She the Clyde and other shipbuliding the will be placed in the advertising has a cruiser shaped stern, a come areas. The only crumb of comfort Amendment Bil were read a third which sailed for Rotterdam on July
30. columns at the prevailing ratész bined poop and bridge, about 172] in the position is that the lack of time and passed.
CUT THIS
To the Editor
Sir,
China Mail,
Hongkong.
Sport
Theatre
Walking
O UT
Hongkong, Sept. 27, 1923.
I consider the following the ten most popular local pleasures placed in the order in which I think they should appear :---
Please write clearly in block letters.
1
7
10.
Name
Address
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