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SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 1926.

P.&O.-British India Apcar and

Eastern & Australian Lines

(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS. TAKING CARGO FOR

STRAITS, JAVA, BÜRMA, CEYLON, 'INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, "WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, AND RED SEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE. GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE, &c,

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under Contract with H.M. Government.)

S. S.

Tans

From Hongkong About

KALYAN

2,14

21 Aug. Noon.

MACEDONIA

$1,080

NAGFORE

KIDDERPORE

MALWA

KASHGAR

MOREA

KHYBER

MANTUA KARMALA MACEDONIA

DELTA

HALWA

KALYAN

MOREA,

KASHGAR

4th Sept

Kpon. 5,230 10th Sept. 5,334 13th Sept. 10,041

9.005 2nd Oct. 710,518 10th Oct. 30th Oct. 70,002 13th Nov. 9,129 37th Nev. 11.089 11th Dec.

8,007 25th 10.941

Destination'

Marselles & London

M'ljes, L'don. Il'burg, R'dan & A'werp Sport Penang, Colombo & Bombay

TIDE WAITERS.

SHIPS' OFFICERS OBJECT TO CHINESE.

OFFICIOUS, IRRITATING,

THE CHINA MAIL.

ADOLF VON BAEYER. THE "AMERICA" FIRE

TO BE TAKEN TO NAGASAKI

· DOCKYARD..

MAKE LOWEST BID.

SHIPPING BOARD'S CLAIM FOR DAMAGES.

NYK

An action la being brought by the United States Shipping Board against the Newport Nowa Shipy building & Dry Docks Company SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Jupan Pòrts & Honolulu.

SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

The following letter was culled from "Shipping and Engineering" Shanghai, August 7.-Mitsui and wOK we think, prove of Bussan Kaisha's plant at Nagasaki interest to our readers.

will have the job of repairing the for Sir-Pages might be written Stinnes Line steamer Adolf yon damage sustained by the United on the ametoduness, red

tape Baeyer at a price which none of States liner America," which was/SOUTH AMERICA vin Japan, donolulu, San Francisco. and

$2,000,000 1

respect

el

partially destroyed by fire at the company's yards in Newport News on March 10.

+

KOREA MARU SIBERIA 'MARU

Angeles, Mexico & Panama.

- GINYO MARU

ANYO MARU

Tuesday, Monday.'

34th August at Noon, 21st September.

Tuesday, Tuesday,

31st August," at Noon. 12th October, at Noon.

Saturday, 28th August. Saturday, 11th Suptumbor.

FUSHIMI MARU HAKOZAKI MARŲ SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports. --MISHIMA MARU-- TANGO MARU

Wednesday, 18th Augat 11 am, Wednesday, 22nd August.

general ***Circumiocu," the local dockyarda was willing to tlon Offer" methon of themeg. A eablegrem from the home C. M. Customs: but, the writer office of the Stinnes Company in would beg the hospitality of your Hamburg has authorised the local correspondence column for the agents to sign: the contract with the It is understood that the Govern- MARSEILLES, LONDON & ANTWERP in Singapore & Perta Htatement of that aspect of the case Japanese, The next boat bidder ment contends, that the fire on the which most intimately affects was the Shanghai Dock and Ebiner was caused by carelessness of ship's officer on this const.

gineerhig Company.

the Company's employees or by ap- "Until quite recently the Customs "It was pointed out that the paratus used in the repair of the bidewalters placed aboard ships in Vossel is none too seaworthy and vessel. The Government has had Chinese ports were Europeans.that it will be running a consider staff of technical experts investi- Their presente might not always be able risk to tow her to Japan ingating the cause of the fire and it NEW YORK and/or BOSTON vɑ PANAMA, welcome but, at least, they conform ed to European standards both in Funeral conduct and in table man ners, The majority of tidewaiters inthese days are Chinese and wherens une could ignore the intrusion of one's privacy by a European-daghtless the averagi

Earpen tidewalter feund the

situation as awkward 18 did the ship's officer-one can hardly do we in the case of the present Customs" Officials. "

One wonders what sort of a outery would be raised in the mos of the most junior of Ofice, “wal lahs" if the company of a Chinese policeman were forced on the

this typhoon season, but the Japan ese dockyard's offer was so tempt. ing and meant such a considemible saving that the owners will take the

hance.

Considerable repairs will have.se be elected to the vessel before she ah berin her hazardous trip and these repairs will be made locally, The Mitsub dock officials aim to minimise the risk in taking the rosal aeroa* The China Sen na much as possible, and will send their own towboata and salvage zrews across to get the von Bad-

Zer.. !"་

The Adolf von Baeyer was just ready to wall on June 24, in fact

HAKODATE MARU TAKETOYO MARU

KAMAKURA MARU....

Tuesday, 23th August, Monday, 5th. Suptethber,

is understood that their reports are now in the hands of the Shipping Board. The damage suffered by the BUENOS AIRES via Singapore," Durban & Cape Town, "Amerles" disorganised the sailing schedules of the United States

TOKUSHIMA MARU

7. Saturday, Plat August

2

Lines when it was found that she | BOMBAY via SINGAPORE & COLOMBO. could not be repaired in time to take advantage of the transatlantic travel season. So great was the advance booking during the early part of the year that every available rabin was gold, on the liner for voyages during the peak of the summer season.

Monday, ·30th August CALCUTTA via SINGAPORE, PENANG & RANGOON.

MURORAN MARU

Friday, 20th August. NAGASAKI, KORE & YOKOHAMA.

Saturday, 21st August.

CAPTAIN S... MORTIMER.

Captain S. Mortimer, who was-in- charge of the Burns-Philp steamer Marella when she collided with the tanker Conus in the Singapore Straits, has rejoined the Marella.

Port Sudan, Mlles, C'blancu, London & both in their dining room, and onfter-salling time had been pushed

Antwerp

their verandah. Yet the ease back a few hours owing to the exactly parallel with that of ships weather, when the fire broke out officers and the present type of tide. Fin the forehold.

The principal walter. After listening to a con

item of the cargo was saltpetre. tinual repetition of "China's war

and the tre was most spectacular cry" preparatory to the Customa'

na many; explosions occurred at in- Following upon the decision of Ofter clearing his throat and to, tervala, so that the firemen felt that the Marine Court of Inquiry at the joyous sound of the ingurgita they were taking their lives in their Singapore s petition was signed on tion of his scup at meal times, one Sands. The fire was not extin-Captain Mortimer's behalf by 70 begins to develop that most un-ruished until after three days work people in Singapore and 400 in Port fashionable of modern ricusaba fire floats and the Municipal Darwin, and was sent to the Burns- colour prejudice.. Another source engines.

Philp Company,

18th Sept j. Marseilles, und London

Marseilles, London, Antwerp & Holl Mureedles & London Marseilles, Londoa & Antwerp Marseilles und London Marseiller, London & Antwerp

and London Marseilles, Lantion & Antwerp Marrelies and London

9,144 22nd

10,918: 5th

Dec.

Jan.

Jurs.

Fub..

İ.9,006 19th Feb,

ה

Murseilles, London & Antwerp. Mirwailies and London Marseilles. London and Antwerp Frequent connection from Port Said "for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople, Pivonur, Smyrna and other Loyant Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.

TALMA

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

TARADA SANTHIA

TILAWA TALAMBA SHIRALA

10,000 15th Aug. 10.30 a.m. 8,540

4th Sept. 7,754

8th Sept. 10,000 21 Sept.

8,018

Sept, 7,841 3rd Oct.

Singapore, Penang & Calcutta

Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Singapore, Penang & Caloutta Singapore. Penong & Calcutta Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Singapore, Penang & Cnleutta

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South)

* TANDA

ST. ALBANS

ARAFURA

0,956 27th Aug. 4,500 1st Oct. 6,000 29th Oct.

Manila, Sandaken, Thursday Island, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne,

Calls at Kolambugan. Regular monthly sailings from Hongkong to Japan and Hongkong to Australia.

The E. & A. 3.S. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghai, Iloilo, Cebu, Kelambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other parts en offers.

route. ne induceinent

Frequent connection from Australia with the following:- The Union S.S. Company's steamers Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, ote.

of irritation is that the average Chinese tidewaiter has not the remotest idea of the proper use of a European W.C. All sordid and distasteful points these to,drag into the light of day 'tis true; but they are. unfortunately, farts which ships officers have to face every day that they are in a Chinese port.

The majority of ships' officers on this coast have no home outside their quarters aboard the ship, (and It certainly seems hard that what little privacy they-con-enjoy there in port. The writer recently wit should be invaded during their stay nessed a ship's portage bill being paid with a Chinese Customs tide waiter as a most interested specta tor-until one of the officers pro- tested against the amount of his monthly pay being broadcasted before an entire stranger. tide waiter-although his official duties were concerned with the cargo which the vessel was loading,

The

to the United Kingdom vis New and there was neither cargo nor any documenta connected therewith in the ship's saloon-took himself

The P.&O. Royal Mail steamers 10 London via Suez Canal, The P. & D. Branch Service of steamers. to London via the Cape, The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southarapton and off but with a very bad grace. London via Fanama Canal,

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

TAKADA

KIDDERPORE

MALWA

SANTHIA

THAWA

NELLORE TALAMBA KASHGAR

ST. ALBANS

NYANZA

KHYBER

ARAFURA MANTUA KARMALA DEVANHA

TANDA JANDA MACEDONIA

MACEDO DELTA

ST. ALBANS MALWA

KALYAN

ARAFURA

MOREA

KASHGAR

5

1,949.

5,334

10,941

17th Aug, 6 a.m.

18th Aug.

19th

Aug. 7,754 23rd Aug. 10,000 31st Aug.

6,853

11t Sant 13t Sept. 3rd Sept

3:018 ame 9,005 4,500 7th Sept.

10.018

7.023

7,023

Hre Sept..

Sant

16th Sept.

26th Sept.

0.114 lat

1st Oct. 6.000. 5th Ont Uct,

10.902

16th Dat

Uct.

0.128

20th

Onk

3.155.

JUM

2nd

18th

Nov.

Nov.

Nav. NOV.

Dec.

0.956 201 Nav.

9,900

11,069

8.097 27th

4,500 7th

10,941

10th Dec.

وتانا

9,114 24th .Dec.

8,000 4th Jan. 10,018 7th Jan. 9,005 21 at Jan.

Amoy, Moji, Kobe and Osaka

Shanghai, Moji and Kobe. Shanghai, Moji and Kobe Shunghai, Moji and Kobe... Yokohama only Shanghai, Moji and Kobe

and Kobe

Moji and Kobe Kobe, Osaka and Yokohama

Moji and Kobe

& Kobe

and Kobs

Csaka and Yokohama Moji and Kobo

and Kobe

Moji. Kobo, Osaka and Yokohama

Moji and Kabo

Moji and Koba.

Maji, Kobe, Osaka and Yokohama, Shanghai, Moli and Kobe

Shanghai, Moji and Kobe

Moji, Kobu, Osaka and Yokohamaa

Shanghai, Moll & Kobe

Shanghai, Mojl & Kobs

All dates arc approximate and subject to alteration without notice. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS."

* Fussengors for Rangoon must defray their own Hotèl expenses at Singapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer.

All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge. Steamers, on Lendon and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries, Parcels meusuring not more than 2% ft. x 2 ft. x 1 ft. will be received

at the Company's Office up to Noon on the day previous to sailing.

For further Information, Passage Freights, Handbooks, etc., apply to:-.

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

Agents.

f'. & O. Building, Connaught Rd. C., HONGKONG.

Service to

SCANDINAVIA & NORTH EUROPE

The M.S. SIAM.”.

will be loading for Valencia, Marseilles, Dunkirk, Rotterdam," Hamburg,

Copenhagen and other Beandinavian poris on or about:

Further sailings:--

M.8. "PERIEN

MS: "DANMARK""

9.8. "KINA"

K.S. "ASIA

28th of August.

Expected: on

or a bout:

28th July

4th August

10th

10th September

Subject to change without notice.

Will leave homeward.

bound on or about:-

28th September, 10th September

0th Octuber

For further particulars please apply to

JOHN MANNERS & CO., LTD.

Agents for:

THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.

COPENHAGEN

One wonders, did he revenge him- self on the ship's compradore or did he quote the incident aahore as "another Imperialistic

outrage." Personally, I have never discover- ed the exact duties of a tidewater detailed for duty aboard a ship beyond, in the summer time, secur- | ing the most comfortable chair in the coolest spot on deck and, in the winter, getting into the warmest corner of the saloon, as close as possible to the fire

steam heater:

or

In conclusion, apart altogether from the shortcomings of Chinesa

CAP ARCONA,

יך

H. S. A. LINE'S NEW VESSEL.

The name Cap Arcona"which has

Captair Mortimer says, in cable received by Mr. H. W. H. Stevens. “Rejoined Marella, hope sez nil kind' friends on arrival express appre- | clation of friendship."

CONSIGNEES.

been chosen for the Hamburg South THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.,

American Line's vessel (which is bot to be ready until the Spring of 1928) is reviving ore of the best known steamers of the line'a of service. This vessel was launched

the Beet. She had a gross tonnage 'n 1007 and was the crack ship of of 9.700 and a speed of 15% knots. For the whole period of the war afterwards handed over to she was at Villagarcia and war French Government, the agents of the

the Company having put a Hen ou her for expenses during her long internment, In August 1922 she was taken over completely by the Messageries Maritimes and she was put on the Far East service with the name of Angers in raula caller at Singapore). Recently the Angers has been on the Japanese

bervice.

tidewalters, have any of your readers in their travels ever met a

COPENHAGEN,

HE Steamship

"KINA"

having arrived, Consignees of cargo are hereby informed that all goods. are being landed and placed at their') risk into the hazardous and/or extra-hazardous Godowns of the

Godown Co., Ltd., where delivery Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf &

can be obtained as Boon, as the.. goods" are, landed.

No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns, and all goods remaining undelivar- 4 p.m. will be subject to rent. ́ed after the 20th of August, 1026,

All broken, chafed and damaged goods are to be left in the Godown, where they will be examined by Mesara. Anderson & Ashe on the 19th of August, 1926, at 10 a.m.

All claims against the vessel must be presented to the Under- more officious, irritating and yet, cigned before the 23rd of August, withal, ineffective institution (al 1926, or they will not be recognised.

Fire No

Insurance will be ways excepting their counterpart

effected," in the Philippines) than the Chin-

Bills of Lading will be counter- eae. Maritime Customs?

signed by

1 am. etc..

"DEADEYE."

Shanghai, August 2, 1928,"

1

JOHN MANNERS & CO., LTD., Agents.

Hongkong, 13th August, 1926.

THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS:

'MANIFESTO" HONGKONG.

Codes Used: A1, A.B.C. Fifth Edition: Engineering: First and Second Edition;

Western Union and Watkins....

DOCK OWNERS, SHIP BUILDERS, MAKINE AND LAND · ENGINEERS, ́BOILER'

MAKERS, IRON AND BRASS, FOUNDERS, FORGE"MASTERS; ELECTRICIANS.

T. S. S. "SIANG WO

Passenger & Cargo River Sicamer, built and englued at Kowloon Dock, by the Hongkong

& Whampoa Dock Co, Ltd., to the order of "fie fide-China Steam Navigation Co., Ltd, for service on the Middle Yangtze, Hankow --I-chang.

Please "address" inquies to the Chiel Manager?

RM DYER BS, MINA., Kowloon Dock, Hongkong

TANGO MARU

SHANGHAL KOBE & YOKOHAMA,

PENANG MARU (calls Maji) TOYOOKA MARU

KITANO MARU

* YAMAGATA MARU

Tuesday, 17th August. Wednesday, 18th August. Tuesday, 24th August.

Monday, 23rd August.

* Omits Shanghai, calls Keelung, Moji. -For-further information: apply to—NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA- Tel. Central Nos. 292 (Private exchanges to all departs.) "

THE BANK LINE, LTD.

AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE SERVICE

(ANDREW WEIR & CO.. LONDON).

BOSTON & NEW YORK.

SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG.

M.V. "SPRINGBANK"

via Suez Canal: “ 30th September.

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE. (ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S.S. CO., LTD.) NEW YORK, BOSTON & BALTIMORE 5.S. "MALVERNIAN” vla Suez, Cana! From Hongkong 19th Augnat

UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT. "ELLERMAN" LINE.

(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S.S. CO., LTD.)

"CITY OF MELBOURNE" From Hongkong 5th September. FOR MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LONDON & HAMBURG.

FARES TO LONDON “A” 1st Class £88. 2nd Class 100. "B" lat Class £80, 2nd Class £55.

ORIENTAL-AFRICAN LINE. MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA.

STEAMER

From HONGKONG · OCTOBER. Loading for Mauritius, Delagoa Bay, Durban, East Londos Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth, Mossel Bay and Capetown.

Through Bills of Lading issued to Beira, Quilimaine, Ibo Port Amelia, Mozambique, Chinde, Inhambane, Zanzibar, Mombasa Killindini, Port Nolloth, Luderitz Bay, Walvis Bay and Madagascar

AUSTRAL-EAST INDIES LINE.

(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL 8.8. CO., LTD.) Sailings from Singapore on 6th of every month by "CITY OF PALERMO" or "MALATIAN" to Java, Fremantle, Adginide Melbourne and Sydney, and Vice Versa.

Through freight and passenger bookings from Hongkong i conjunction with "Ellerman" Line or other services.

FOR FREIGHT OR PASSAGE: ON ANY OF THE ABOVE LINES

APPLY TO:---

Tel. Cent. 4791.

THE BANK LINE, LTD.

BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE

JOINT SERVICE OF THE

BLUE FUNNEL”. LINE.

(OCEAN 8.8. CO., LTD. & CHINA MUTUAL S.N. CO., LTD.

AND

AMERICAN & MANCHUKIAN LINE (ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S.8. CO., LTD.); SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG.

8.8. "DEUCALION”"

8.8. "ANTILOCHUS”

via Suez Canal

do.

B.S. "CITY OF EVANSVILLE" do.

27th August. 10th September. 24th September.

Steamers procsed vis Suez Canal or Panama Caral at Owners' Optios

Subject to change without notics..

For Freight and particulars apply to:-- BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE or THE BANK LINE, LTD., Hongkong Hongkong & Canton: JARDINE MATHESON & CO., LTD., Cantos

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