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5.S. "BOLTON CASTLE"

.....on/or about 19th September,

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"OUTWARDS «FOR SHANGHAI YOKOHAMA, KOBE & MOJL.

S.S. FIUME-L"

M.V. "VIMINALE"

From Hongkong, on/or about 4th September." on/or about 5th October.

HOMEWARDS FOR BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE,

S.S. "ROSANDRA"

S.S. "FIUME-I"

*M.V. “VIMINALE“

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From Hongkong.

anor about 9th September, .on/or about 30th September. .on/or about 30th October.

NATAL LINE OF

STEAMERS

FROM CALCUTTA & COLOMBO TO SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.

S.S. "UMVOLOSI"

S.S. "DMZUMBE

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

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SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP-Yls Singapore, Colomba

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AMAZON MARU

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TACOMA

SYDNEY MARI

SUMATRA MARU

CALCUTTA—Via Singapore and Rangoon

BANGKOK-Via Salgon

KONSO MARU

.Tuesday 31st August.

.Friday 3rd September.

Friday, 3rd September.

Tuesday, 7th September.

Sunday, 19th September.

Monday, 30th August.

VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Shanghai and Japan

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

MOMBASA-Vin Singapore & Colombo,

CHICAGO MARU

Jiday, 10th September.

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

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

JAPAN PORTS

KEELUNG via SWATOW & AMOY..

HOZAN MARU

TAKAO Via SWATOW & AMOY.

TAKAO and KEELUNG,

SURABAYA MARU

DAIREN via CHEFOO and TSINGTAU.

KHZAN MARU

Sunday, 29th August Noon.

Sunday, 28th September.

Beginning of September.

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FACTS OF NOTE

THE CHINA MAIL.

LOCAL SHIPPING. AUSTRALIAN COAST.

TO-DAY'S ARRIVALS AND CLEARANCES.

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THE MORNING. LIST.

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

INADEQUATE SURVEY,

FRIMITIVE CHARTS.

With 1,577 tons of general cargo

Melbourne, July 29. Lass than one-twentieth part of and passongore for Hongkong, and over 3,000 tons for the Japanese

the Australian coastline, is ade- porta, the B. 1. liner s.. "Tilawa"

quately charted, and there still arrived in port early this morning.

Tanda (4236) Br.. from Yoko-exista, stretches of thousands of miles which had never been sur- She also brought about 131 bagshama, Moji, M. M. & Co. the Home mall, and is scheduled

Asphalion (3836) Br, from Yoko-veyed. In the course of the inquiry Into the loss of the steamer to leave for Yokohama via Moji, hama, Shanghai: B. & S. and Kobe on Friday at daylight,

Glenarnoy (4860) Br., from Leu. "Cooma," on North Reef, Qusons- land, it was stated that the charts don, Singapore; J. M. & Co.

niyang (1263) Br.. from Foo-seed in the navigation of the vessel:

were constructed, more than 50 chow, Amoy; Douglas Co.

Yoko- | Jears ago.

Tho

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*

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Kaisha

Nippon ., Yuson freighter a.a. "Malacca Maru" arriv. ed in port this morning from Calcutta via Singapore with 550 tons of general cargo and about 40 bags of mail. She also brought about 3,672 tons of general cargo consisting mostly of pig iron for Japan She will be despatched to-morrow morning for Yokohama, vía Shanghai.

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Tjikandi. (4853) Du., from hama. Mikey J. C. J. L

Ginyo Maru (6118) Jup. Nagasaki; N, Y. K."

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1926

CANADIAN

EMPRESS

PACIFIC

EXPRESS

QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC.

17 Days from Hongkong to Vancouver

LARGEST & FASTEST

STEAMERS

STEAMSHIPS,

Special FARES to EUROPE

*£112

£83

£120 VICTORIA AND VANCOUVER

Vla Shanghai & Japan Porta V

HanczozO. ZAKONAŤ, K YOKOHAMA.

LAYI LEAVE

Inquiries made to-day at the from | hydrographie branch of the Royal the Australian Navy rovenled Sanuki Maru (3660) Jap from almost primitive condition of the hydrographic Information concern- Yokohama, Moji; 0. S. K.

The first Samarang, Maru (2500) Jap..ng, Australian waters. frum.

Sourabaya,

Balikpapan; tharts of Australia were construct- ed by Captain Cook in the "En- Nanyo Y. K.

Hakodate Maru- (3228). Jap., from deavour" in 1770, and by Captain-Empress of Canada,

Matthew Flinders in the years Empress, of Russia, Kobe, Iloilo; N. Y. K.

1802-4. The work of Cook was ap- Empress of Asia, proximately accurate, but far from

Fmpress of Canada, Complete and that of Flinders, Empress of Russia, while remarkably, exact, did not ap- For Swatow; Van Cloon, Kotinproach in precision the work which Maru.

Sun Kong (322) Chi,

Departures.

The freighter as. "Mau Sang" of the Indo-China Steam Navigation arrived this morning from Sanda-Kwong-chow-wan; Man Yick. kan with a small cargo and 4 bags of mal for Hongkong, about 3,200 tons of general cargo meatly timber, for Japan. The "Muu Sang" is: expected to stay in port about a fortnight.

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The Dollar Liner" "President Cleveland" is expected to arrive in port at daylight to-morrow morning from Manila, with cargo, passengers and Manila mail, » She will leave for San Francisco on August 29 al 10 a.m.

LOSS OF KOORINGA.

MARINE COURTS

FINDINGS.

Melbourne, July 30. The Court of Marine Inquiry, which has been hearing evidence regarding the loss by fire of the Holyman Line steamer "Kooringa" off Cape Schanck on July 14 delivered judgment to-day on the questions submitted at the opening of the inquiry by the Deputy Dire tor of Navigation (Captain L. 1. Bolger), representing the Navign- tion Department

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from

For Sebatik: Bfthina. For Kwong-chow-wan: Hanoi. For Shanghai: Glenarnoy, Sun- ning, Medon.

For Manila Empress of Canada.

For Singapore: Asphalion. For Halphong: Borneo.

Clearances.

For Jesselton: Lòk Sun. For Muntoh: Tj:kembang." For Keelung: Hakodate Maru. For Kobe: Protesilaus.

done at the present day with the ild of accurately made and cali- brated surveying instruments. Nevertheless for some parts of the coast, these century-old charts, pre- pared under the direction of Cap- tain Flinders, are the only existing aida to navigation. Cook and Flinders and Captain Bligh, who also carried out surveys in North Queensland, established the exlst-

La

LAVI 1926.

Sept. 8

Sept. 3 Sept. 5

Sept. 11 Sept. 20. Sept 16 Sept. 19 Sept. 22 Sept; 25 °Oct. 4 Oct 14 Oct., 17 Oct. 20. Oct. 23 Nor. i 0.1 29 Oct. 31 Nov. 3 Nov. 6” Nov. 15. Nov. 11 Nov, 14 Nov, 17 Nov, zo Nov. 20 (E/Asia and E/Russia call at Nagasaki the day

after departure from Shanghai).

HONGKONG-MANILA-HONGKONG SERVICE,

Leave

HONGKONG

Sept. 8

Arrive MANILA

Sept. 10

Leave

MANILA

E/Russia

Sept. II

ence of the Great Barrier Reef. A Passenger Department: number of short surveys have been

For Kwong-chow-wan: Poo Sang. made since the construction of Freight and. Express:"

For Sandakan: Hinsang.. For Singapore: Kumsang.

SHIPS IN PORT.

At 9. a.m. 1o-day the following numbers of vessels port:-

..

were

24

1

1-

British

Panama

German

Japanese

Chinese

Dutch

7

*Portuguese

2

52.

In

The P. & O. 6.8. "Nellore" let Singapore for this port on August 4 at 4"p.m. and is due here on August 29 at about noon.

Flinders's chart, but the last work of any extent was done in 1830 byl Captain Bedwell, who was at that time the chief authority, on thel existing charts of the Great Barrier i Reef region. -

Captain Bedwell made a careful survey of the area lying between Sandy Cape and the Whitsundays Group of lands which includes) North Reef. It la, the chart con- structed from this survey which has served ત્ર the groundwork - for existing charts, small additions and alterations having been made from time to time us additional authentic information has become available.: It is now considered by the Hydrographic Department that the inner route along the Queensland coast has been surveyed in Buf cient detall for ships of medium draught, but for the larger vessels of the present day any survey com- pleted before 1000 must be con- sidered of doubtful value..

The tidal information concerningi Australian waters is also very scanty and this la rendered a more serious matter by the fact that tides in tropical Australia are The P. & O. 8.8. "Jeypore" left erratic, and the ebbing and flowing! Singapore for this port on August currents may be exceedingly strong. 23 at 4 p.m., and is due fiere on the Work recently completed and in 29th instant at about 4 p.m... course of publication Includes the The E. & A. 3.s. "St. Albans" left survey of Port: Darwin harbour and Sydney for this port on August +4 its approaches, the Sir Edward at um with the outward Australian Pellew group in the Gulf of Car- Malls, and is due here on Septem- pentaria, the Biltsborough Channel, ber 6.

and several other smaller stretches The C.P.S., D.M.". "Tmpress of of hitherto imperfectly charted Russia" left Vancouver for Hong-waters. It is significant that dur- tong via Japan Ports and hangng these surveys shoals" had been hal. on August 15 and is due lice found in the main trade routes. on September 6.

According to the evidence the "Kooringa" was at the time of the MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. autbreak of fire on the way from Melbourne to Burnie with a cargo

The C.P. RMS.. "Empress of of benzine, Off Cape Schanck an Asia" arrived at Kobe on August Explosion occurred, followed by 24 at 7 p.m. left Kobe yesterday Jerce flames, which necessitated 1 b p.m. and is due at Yokohama the abandoning of the vessel. The to-morrow at 6 a.. crew of thirteen men succeeded m leaving the ship, although severa! men were severely burned. The James were seen by the lookout on the steamer "Kooyong," which pick- ed up the men and took them to Melbourne. The Court comprised Mr. P. Cohen. P.M., chairman, and tayo дявенного, Guptain S. A Pidgeon and Mr. R. J. Lewis. -- ·

The judgment of the Court in- cluded the following findings "When the "Kooringa" left Mei- bourne on July 14 she was in a good and seaworthy conditip, pro- perly manned and adequately quipped with life saving and fire extinguishing appliances. All pro- per precautions were taken in con- Bection with the loading and. stowage of the cargo of petroleum pirit. The cause of the explosion tennot be ascertained definitely. The most probable explanation r is that an explosive mixture of 'betrol vapour and air existed in the broken stowage and gargo free space of No. 1 hold; that a vapour brain of this mixture, escuping by some small opening through the wooden deck, was ignited about the leck level by a chance flame of a fiscarded match, or a. flying match head, or by the remains of a amoke ash' fanned to a bright red real, such

occur aa would

if thrown down when alight, and it vere caught in a strong draught of air and blown along the deck

As already reported the collision So far is cut be definitely ascer

off the "Taisho Maru" of the Sato uined from the evidence, the Court

Kani Shoten, of Kobe, with a wharf En of the opinion that the explosion in Shanghal port managed by the and fire were not contributed to or Takú Steamship Company. The used by any want of care, in wharf is now reported by the Maini- competency, or wrongful act on the chi as split into two and the com-

person concerned. itances then existing the master cs justified in abandoning the essel at the time he did, and the ook all proper steps to cecure the ufety of the persons on board. Court desires to express

The

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EWANGTUNG RIVERS.

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

Aug. 22 Aug. 23. West River at

Shiuhing...+16.4 15.7 North River at

Tsingyuen North River at

Samehui East River

Sheklung

at

5.45.2

9.568.64

+2.0 1.9

"TAISHO-MARÍ”” COLLISION.

NEW SOVIET SHIPS,

Moscow, July 22.--The Sovotorg fet (Soviet Mercantile Fleet) has submitted to the authorities for ap- proval plans for the construction of two oil driven.vessels for a fast 'mail," passenger and freight ser vice between the Crimea and the Caucasus and also for navigation in the Mediterranean Sea.. In addi tion to the above orders have been placed already with the "Henri Marty State Shipyards in Niko- laevsk for two all tankers, for the conveyance of crude and refined oil to the ports on the Black Seu and the Near East. Both these a displacement of vessels have 2,250 tons, the highest class in the U.S.S.R. mercantile register.

SALVAGE SHIP DISPATCHED.

part of the master, or any other pany is rumoured to have demanded 1 A Moj message reports that the In the circum-200,000 tasla damages against the "Tone Mare" (4,070 tons) of the ship's agent at Shanghai connected | Mitaul Bussan Kaluha' went ashore with the Mitsui Bussan Kaishe. It in the small hours of the 6th in- is further reported that the local | stant at the northern point of Dog^, Customs Bunvoyer is making in- Okelands, in the Japan Sea, or vestigations of the damago, and the her way from "Muroran" to Hong, result is expected to be pubilshed kong laden with a cargo of cool ts appreciation of the be.

In a few days. The owner of the She broke, It la further stated, he saviour of the master, officers, and ship estimates the damage at stem, causing a heavy leakage. The crew of the "Kooringa" in the most. Y10,000 or so.

Moji Branch of the Tokyo Salvag trying circumstances."

Company received this report and the "Adzuma Maru" was dispatch ca for relief an the afternoon of the same day.

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FOR SAN FRANCISCO &. LOS ANGELES.

S.S. "WEST IVÄN” Sept. *7.

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HARBOUR OFFENCES,

For causing obstruction in the harbour, by going abreast two simi- lar craft already in position along. side ships, coxawains were pach aned 85 at the Marine Court to-day, as follows-

mb. "London," alongside the

"Van Overstraten."

8.1. "Tung Shing," alongside the "Mingsang."

"Rather rough weather on going through Formosa Channel," reports the Ba... "Tjikandi;” on arrival here.

Tokyo August 17.The Keelung Maru" and the "Malay Maru' went

shore at the Coochoos during violent storm yesterday morning The cargoes and crews are report ed as safe." A naval vessel har been despatched to the rescue. The Loochoo capital, Nahe, it is parted, was damaged by the storm several houses being blown down though there were no perlour

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THURSDAY

MONDAY

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Aug. 30.

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TUESDAY

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THURSDAY Sept.

7am.

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a.m.

Sept. 2, 11 a.m.

Hongkong Jesselton

Departure Arrival

Sandakan

Departure Arrival Departure

Lahad Datu Arrival

Sandakan

Departure Arrival Departare Arrival Departure Arrival

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Sept. 1,

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SUNDAY

Sept. 5,

Departure

TUESDAY

Sept. 7,

up.m.

Arrival

SUNDAY

Sept. 12,

€ a.m.

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THURSDAY

Sept.

Sept.

10a.m.

6 p.m.

& a.m.

7.a.m.

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