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DODWELL & COMPANY, LTD.

FOR BOSTON AND NEW YORK Via SUEZ.

B.S. "BOLTON" CASTLE"

.on/or about 19th September.

LLOYD TRIESTINO

REGULAR MONTHLY PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE FOR BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE (FIUME). TAKING CARGO ON THROUGH BILLS OF LADING TO GENOA, ALL ITALIAN, ADRIATIC, LEVANT, BLACK SEA AND DANUBE PORTS.

REDUCED PASSAGE RATES TO BRINDISI, VENICE OR TRIESTE.

"A" Class £72.10.0d.

"B" Class £66.0.0d. NEXT SAILINGS.

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OUTWARDS FOR SHANGHAL YOKOHAMA, KOBE & MOJL.

8.S. "FIUME-L”

M.V. "VIMINALE"

From Hongkong, Jon/or about 4th September.

on/or about 5th October.

HOMEWARDS FOR BRINDISI VENICE AND TRIESTE.

B.S., "ROSANDRA”

S.S. "FIUME-L”

M.V. "VIMINALE"

From Hongkong.

on/or about 7th September, ‚on/or about 30th September. .on/or about 30th October,

NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS

FROM CALCUTTA & COLOMBO TO SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS,

8.9: "EMVOLOSI" S.S.

UMZUMBI”

Salla from Calcutta 31st August. Sails from Calcutta 30th September.

Regular Passenger and Cargo Service to South African Porta. Through Bill of Lading issued from Hongkong.

For Freight or Passage on any of the above Lines apply to:---

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DODWELL & CO., LTD.," Agents. Telephone Central 1030.

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SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP—Vix Blagapore, Colomba,

Suez and Port Bald. AMAZON MARU

Tuesday 31st August

RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Saigon, Singapore,

Durban & Capetown.

Colombo,

MONTEVIDEO MARU.......

BOMBAY Via Singapore and Colombo.

TACOMA MARU

SYDNEY MARU

SUMATRA MARU

CALCUTTA Via Singapore and Rangoon,

SANUKI MARU

BANGKOK-Via Saigon.

KONSO MARU

.Friday 3rd September.

Friday, 3rd September.

Tuesday, 7th September. 11.Senday, 19th September.

Wednesday, 25th August,

Monday, 30th August

VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Vin Shanghai and Jayan

Porta

ALABAMA MARU (From Shanghai) Saturday, 1st September. DURBAN, DELAGOA BAY, BEIRA, DAR-ES-E ÁLAAM, ZANZIBAR &

MOMBASA.—Via Singapore & Colombo, CHICAGO MARU

Friday, 10th September.

NEW YORK-Via Japan porta, San Francisco and Panama.

ARGUN MARU....(From Keelung) End of September.

JAPAN PORTS

ALASKA MARU

BINGO MARU

ERELUNG via SWATOW & AMOY.

KAIJO MARU

HOZAN MARU

TAKAO via SWATOW & AMOT,

KOTSU MARU

TARAO KEELING.

and

GANGES MARU

SURABAYA MARU

DAIREN via CHEFOO and TSINGTAU.

KINZAN MARU

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Monday, 23rd August.

THE CHINA MAIL.

LOCAL SHIPPING.

TO-DAY'S ARRIVALS AND CLEARANCES.

THE MORNING LIST.

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This morning, the following sea-going arrivals at Hongkong wern reported:-

Malwa (5974) Br., from London, Singapore; M. M. & Co.

Kalgan (1666) Br., from Bang- kok, Singapore; B. & S.

Euryades (3620) Br., from Han

kow, Shanghai; B. & S.

Chenan (1955) Br., from hai; B. & S.

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JETTISONED CARGO,

GERMAN COURT AND OWNERS' LIABILITY.

INTERESTING DECISION.

An interesting decision of the Hanseatic Oberlandesgericht, 'n full report of which will be found in the Hang. R. 2. 26 Sp. 42224., shows that the shipowner under

SHIP AGROUND.

ON THE SHIKONU"

" COAST.

DAMAGE NOT SERIOUS.

Tokyo, August 9. The s.s. "Silver Cadar." a. British freighter of 4.586 tons, which is circling the world, went" aground near Matsuyama on the Shikonu const this morning. The vessui was on her way to Shanghal via German law is responsible for Dairen from Kobe, where she un- damage arising through the jotti-loaded cotton from New York. She

other miscellanous goods.

Shang-soning of deck cargo (in spite of was loaded, besides, with rosin and

"exemption from nautical blame" Liver contained in the charter-party), if the ship when beginning her var Shang-age does not possess the necessary

stability.

Teucor (8761) Br., from pool, Singapore; B. & S.

Suiyang (1594) Br., from hai, Amoy; B. & S.

Tjimanoek 3610) Dutch, from Dalny, Amoy; JCJI.

Elida Clausen (1444) Nor., from Chinwangtae; Dodwell.

Hamburg Maru (3158) Jap.. from Yokohama, Moji; 0.8.K.

Tango Maru (4288) Jap.. from Melbourne, Manila: N.Y.K.

Wing Wo (503) Chi, from Kwong- chow-wan; Yew Kee.

Departures.

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The damage in not bolleved serious.

Japanese ships have rushed to rescue the stranded vessel but un- 68favourable weather is hampering

FOR THE BASRAH HARBOUR

VESSELS

The captain of the "Elizabeth," which had 275 stan-them: dards of sawn timber on board, had on the voyage from Memol to Groningen Jettisoned from 12 to 15 standards of deck cargo to prevent WIRELESS 'PHONES. the vessel from capsizing. The in- surers of the cargo as assigners of the charterers, sued the shipowner under paragraph 569 of the Handelsgesetzbuch for the luas in For Manila: Mishima Maru. curred, on the ground that, thể For Saigon: Generul Metzinger. steamer, in consequence of too For Shanghat: Kwongsang, Tole-heavy a deck load, had not been of

machus. Empress of Asia.

sufficient stability and had not For Singapore: Van Overstraten been seaworthy.. The owners For Kobe: Malwu.

denled the alleged unseaworthiness and lack of stability and said that the jettisoning of the timber had been rendered necessary by the ex- tremely heavy weather the ship had encountered. They had, they said, pecially exempted themselves in the charter-party from respon- sibility for mistakes and errors on the part of the captain.

For Haiphong: New Mathilde

Clearances.

For Shanghai: Yingchow, For Kwong-chow-wan:

Ning.

For Quinhon: Haldis.

SHIPPING NOTES.

Chung

The Nippon "Yúsen Kalaha is "Tango Maru" arrived in port yesterday afternoon from Australia and Manila. She brought cargo and passengers for Hongkong and left this morning for Japan.

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Bringing general cargo and pas- sengera from Shanghai and mail from Europe via Siberta, the 8.5. Szechuen" of the China Navige tion Cp.. arrived in port this

morning.

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The "President Cleveland" of the Dollar Line and the 8.8. "West Holbrook" of the US. Shipping despatched this

Board will be

Manila,

afternoon for

The "Cleveland" is taking cargo, paa. The "West sengera and U.S. mail Holbrook".will only take cargo and U.S. mail.

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Coming from Marseilles, London, and Antwerp, via Singapore, the . "Fushimi Muru" of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha is expected to arrive to-morrow morning with cargo and passengers,

SHIPS IN PORT.

At 9 a.m. to-day the following numbers of vessels were in port:-

-British-

American

25-

2

Panama

1

German

1

Japanese

4

Chinese

12

6

Portuguese French

2

Norwegian

Total

56

Tuonday, 24th August.

Sunday, 22nd August noon." Sunday, 29th August Noon. Wednesday, 25th Aug. 10 am.

Wednoadsy 25th August. Sunday, 26th September.

Dutch

Beginning of September.

For further particulars plaase apply"to:—OSAKA SHOŠEN KAISHA.

Tel Central No. 4088, 4089, 4090,

M. TAKEUCHI, Manager.

ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO, LTD., AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE,

** CITY OF BARODA??

(9670 tone dw)-

THE above steamér having accommodation for over 100 First.

Clase passengers will be despatched Via Philippines, Straitė, Colombo and Suez Canal on 5th November, 1928, for New York where she is due to arrive on 3rd January, 1927.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

THE BANK LINE, LTD.,

Zam-Buk

modinino dealer

Zam Buk

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is quickly soothe by Zam-Bak garmis, expals polson

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and perruption' and

gentum. B. MOULDER & CO., Ltd, Queen's Rd, Contral, HONGKONG,

KWANGTUNG RIVERS.

Waterlevels (In English Feet) at 8 a.m.

Aug. 17 Aug. 18 West River at

Shiuhing.. 16.2 16.9 North River at

Tsingyuen.+.5.1 Falling North River at

Samshui

8.0 +9:24 East River at

Sheklung... +1.7 1.4

Voyage Bangers.

Very satisfactory results are re- ported from the working of the Marconi wireless telephone sets in- twelve months ago by the Baarah stalled on harbour vossola somo)

Port Trust. The vessels so equi

the ped in the Persian Gulf are control vessels Alers and Yenan, the pilot vessels Nearchus, Liger, and Station Ship Harmaq, working with shore stations at Tanoomali

and Fao.

A wireless, bell is included in each installation, which ls of the Marconi..YB type, so that there is e necessity for maintaining a con- tinuous watch. Any vesselor. The Landgericht, Hamburg station can call any of the others found in favour of the claimants with the facility of an ordinary The appeal lodged by the defen- telephone. The transmitters have: canta WRB disallowed: by the power of 100 wutts and the range Oberlandesgericht. In its finding for telephony, depending on local the Court of Appeal states that the conditions, yarles from 95-80 vessel on beginning her voyage was miles. The radius for telegraphy unseaworthy in the sense of pur. is from 100 to 200 miles. 659, H.G.B. The ship with such a

According to an official report) "all the stations are giving ex- cellent resulta and a considerable amount of traffic is effected:"

Indian signalmen TASUTA the stations, and they have rapidly gained proficiency in their work. speech generally being used.

cargo on board was by nature of her build not adapted to withstand the dangers encountered on this voyage, although these dangers were not of a "quite extraordinary character. The mistake, sald the Court, lay only in the fact that the ship was overloaded and therefore Jacked the necessary stability. the evidence had shown that the cargo had been properly stowed,

Messrs. Vickers, Ltd., announci the heavier sorts of wood being stowed in the hald and the lighter that they have recently completed on deck, the heavy rolling of the an agreement under which the vessel which in the course of the patenta and designs of Messrs. (Muschinenfabrik-Aug- voyage had led to the jettisoning M.A.N

As

VICKERS-M.AN. DIE ENGINE.

of the deck carro was to be attriburg-Nurnberg AG) covering two- buted to the overloading of the stroke heavy engines, both vessel. That the ship was over-angle and double-acting, will be loaded had been observable even when the ship was leaving the

harbour, and had aroused the com

ment, not only of other crews in the harbour of Memel, but had also

available for their use in the

British Empire and Colonies for both marine and stationary pur-

poses..

British-built Vickers-M.A.N. en-

gines embodying the joint experi-

ence of the two firms thus become

caused the pilot to express scruples to the captain. The defendant had failed to show that the shortcom-available for installations of the ings of the vessel could not have

been discovered it ordinary care

largest powers: - · ----For----medium

had been taken. The defendant powers, Vickers four-stroke engines had in this connection to bear the of proved reliability remain avail- responsibility for the mistakes able to users who may And that made by the captain, who was to type of engine more suited to their needs. Messrs. 'Vickers. Ltd., will blame for taking on board such a

also continue to develop on in- heavy deck cargo.

dependent lings the light weight fast running type of oil engine with which, from its first development in this country. they have been con-

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The defendant has also appeal ed on the ground that according to the charter-party the shipping Arm was not responsible for damage arising through loss, collisions, stranding and other maritime ac- cidents, even though the damage or loss so arising was to be attributed to some faulty action, error negligence on the part of the pilot. the ship master, the sailors or any other employee of the owner's Arm The Court found that this exemp tion could not hold good in the pre- sent case, seeing that it was here. not directly a question of the re- sponsibility of the owner for an in- fringement by the captain against Par. 513 and 514 H.G.B. Thera

nected.

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FOR SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES.

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HONGKONG-BORNEO LINE,

To Sandakan thence to Lahad Datu, Tawan and Semporna calling at

Jesselton on Return voyage. Regular Three-weekly Freight and Passenger Service....

PROJECTED SAILINGS.

Hongkong Departure Sandakan

Lahad Datu Arrival

V TASO

Arrival Departare Departure

Arrival

Departure

Departure

Semporna Arrival

Sandakan Arrival

Jesselton

Departure Arrival Departure

Hongkong Arrival

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TUESDAY WEDNESDAY Sapt

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FRIDAY Sept. SATURDAY

Sept. 4

SUNDAY

Sept. 8

TUESDAY

Sept. 7

THURSDAY

Sept. 9

THURSDAY

Sept. 9

.MONDAY

Sept. 13

accommodation for Saloon, Second class and Steeraga

All cabins (1st and 2nd class) Atted with Electric Fans. Hotel reservations arranged at Sandakan if desired. Through Bills of Lading issued to other B. N. Borneo Ports. Sailings are subject to alteration. For Fraight, Passage and other Information please apply to

CARMICHAEL & CLARKE, Agents.

Queen's Building.

OR

THE

W. WATT & CO., Agents...

Phone C. 232.

188, Wing Lok Street West, Phone C. 4988.

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