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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4,1926.

P. & O.-British India Apear and

Eastern & Australian

Lines

(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.

TAKING CARGO FOR

OIL-POLLUTION.

TEXT OF INTERNATIONAL DRAFT CONVENTION.

THE CHINA MAIL.

cogat line or other special condi tlons, such areas may be extended to a width not exceeding 150 nauti cal miles,

(b) in case the Government-of any country desires to prescribe CONFERENCE AT WASHINGTON) an aroa any part of which may be within 150 nautical miles of the coast of another country, that 'Gov- ernment shall inform the Govern- ment of such other country before the area is prescribed.

A pruets of the proceedings at the recent international prelimin- ary Conference on all pollution of navigable waters at Washingter, together with the Convention draft-

(e) Due notice of the establish- ment of any arou or areas, and of ed by the Conference for the con-any change thereof, shall be given sideration of the Governments con- to the Governments

of maritime cerned, has just been issued by the states, in the form of charts or United States State Department otherwise, by the central agency The deliberations of the Confor-mentioned In Art. VII. onces, it is stated, were largely based on the report on oll pollution made in March this year by the American Interdepartmental Com-

II.

VESSEL AGROUND,

STEAMER STORVIKEN" WITH

FULL CARGO.

ASHORE ON TUNGSHA SPIT.

NYK

BAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Jupun Ports & Honolulu.

SIBERIA MARU"

TAIYO MARU TENYO MARU

Monday, 21st September, nt Noon. Tuesday, 6th October,

18th October.

Francisco, Low

』

Monday,

Shanghal August 30. hat last Wednesday and lasted until The typhoon which struck,Shang-

Thursday, although not very strong. did not pass on a way without! causing damage and one of its most SOUTH AMERICA via Japan, tenolulu. San serious results was the running ground on the Tungsha Spit of the Wallen Co.'s a 1, "Storviken,"| n Norwegin vessel of 7.500 tons! deadweight capacity,

Angeles, Mexico & Phanmu. ANYO MARU

BOKUYO MARU

ן

Tuesday, 12th October, at Noon. Saturday, 57th November.

The "Stor- MARSEILLES, LONDON & ANTWERP via Singapore & Porta.

HAKOZAKI MARU HAKUSAN MARU

Saturday, 11th September. Saturday, 26th September.

STRAITS. JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA. PERSIAN GULFmittee, as forming a sound basis fuel or Diesel oll; or (b) any mixing deck load of amber for this SYDNEY & MELBOURNE. via Manila & Ports,

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.)

MACEDONIA

S. $.

Toma

From Hongkong About

11,080

4th Supt. Noon.

NAGPORE

MALWA

KIDDERPORE.

NELLORE

6,293 10th Sept.

10,941 18th Sept. 6,334 20:h Supt. 6.853

29th Sept 0.206 2nd

1

30.918 16th

Oct.

914

30th

Uct.

7.023

30th.

Oct.

10,903

13th

Nov.

NOV.

165

45th

Nov.

નાના કા

4.128

Nov.

11089

11th

Dev.

KASHGAR

MUREA KHYBER

NYANZA

MANTUA A DEVANHA KARMALA MACEDONIA

DELTA

KHIVA

MALWA KALYAN

MOREA KASHGAR MANTUA MONGOLIA MACEDONIA

DRVANIA

KARMALA

MALWA

الله الریان

8,097

23rd Dec. 0.335 25th 10,947

Jun, 9.144 And Jují. 10.918

5th Fub. 0.006 19th Feb. 10,902 5th March

30,504. 19th March

2nd April

1th April

9.194.100 April

Destination

Marseilles & London

Marsellies, London, Antwerp, R'dum,

Humbarg & all Marselles and Londer

Sipore, Perang Colombo & Bombay S'pore, Penang, Colombo & Bombay Aarselles, London, Antwerp & Hull Maesvilles & London Marselties.

London

Antwerp S'pore, Penang, Colombo & Bombay Sursees and London

Stapere, Penang, Colombo & Bombay Marselies, London - &. Antwerp

London

S'pore, Puning, Colombo & Bombay

Mapsedex, Lóndon & Antwerp

terseil es and Londer Marseilles,

Plea, London, & Antwerp Marseilles and London

Marseilles, London and Antwerp Marseilles & London Marseilles & London Marseilles & London

Marselles, London & Antwerp Marseilles, London & Antwerp

10941 3015 April | Marseilles and: London

非

10

Frequent = connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo Clastuntinople, Prreaus, Smyrna, and other Luvant Ports by steamers of, the Khedival Mail Stelimship Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

Singapore, Penang & Calcutta

TAKADA

SANTHIA

TILAWA

TA LAMBA SIMKALA

AD19 2th Sept.

32.1.

10,000

16th Sept.

Singapore, Penang & Calcutta 21st Sept. Singaporė, Penang & Calcutta 8,018 | 24th Sept. | Singapore. Pennng & Caleutia. 7,848 2nd Uut. Singapore. Benung & Calcutta'

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South)

ST. ALBANS ARAFURA TANDA ST. ALBANS.

ARATURA, TANDA

"4,600 | 1st Oct.

6,0 29th Oct.

6,066 | 2nd Dec. 4,600 31st Dec. Ján. -6,000 | 28th 6,96 4th Minien

Manila, Sandakan, Thuracay Island,

Townsville Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne,,

&

לו

Regular monthly sailings from Hongkong to Japan and Hongkong to Australia.

The H&A. S.S. Co., Ltd., ateamers will also call at Shanghai, Hollo, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tuwas, Timor, Darwin, or other ports on route as inducement

offers,"

sented were

The discharges which may be iken" was bound for Shanghai prohibited in any area prescribed from the west coast of America and pursuant to Art. 1 are (a cradoway carrying a full cargo includ ture containing more than 206 of

port. per cent. of such oil, or having content of such oil sufficient to form a Alm on the surface of the sen visible to, the naked eye in daylight in clear weather.

III.

for work. The countries repre-

the United States.1 Belgium, British Empire, Denmark, France, Germany. Italy, Japan, the Netherlands. Norway. Spain, and Sweden.

cargo or

engines.

1

TANGO MARU AKI MARU

MISHIMA MARU

Wednesday, 22nd September. Wednesday, 20th October. Wednesday, 44th Novembor.

She ran ashore early on Thursday morning and the same afternoon the Shanghai Tug and Lighter Co.'s NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via PANAMA, unlvage tur "Saucy" went to her

two

TAKETOYO MARU..................... MAYEBASHI MARU

Monday, 5th September. Saturday, 18th September.

BUENOS AIRES via Singapore, Durban & Cape Town, BOMBAY via SINGAPORE & COLOMBO.

SADO MARU...

GENOA MARU ..

AKI MARU

NAGASAKI KOBE & YOKOHAMĄ,

SHANGHAL, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

HARUNA MARU MORIOKA MARU

Saturday, 11th September.

Tuesday, 21st September.

Saturday,

18th September.

Assistance. Up to the present the "Storvikan" has had in attendance) A Marked Diminution.

the "Saucy." "St. Sampson," "St. It was agreed that there had been The vessels which may be affect Dominie," the "Vulcan," which a marked diminution of oil pollutioned pursuant to the provisions of went down to the stranded vessel on since attention had first been call! Article are all sea-going vessels Saturday accompanied by to the malter, due both to the other than war vessels, carrying lighters for discharging the cargo CALCUTTA via SINGAPORE, PENANG & HANGOON. action of the Goverments, and crude, fuel or Diesel oil, in buik asand thus lightening the ship and the voluntary co-operation of the

as fuel for boilers or the "St. Aubin," which left here at interests concerned. but that the

Special provisions may mid-day yesterday with two more nil was stift serious in some waters be adapted to meet the case of lighters, and could only be combatted' satimal vessels, of limited bank factorily by international action.

Owing to the danger to naviga- As land sources of pollution could capacity. but such vessels shall be tion it has not been possible for only be dealt with by the. Govern-quired to take all reasonable pre- the cargo, which is too cumbrous

and Heavy, to be jettisoned, and it) ments concerned, attention was cop cautions to prevent oll pollution.

IV.

therefore centrated on pollution caused by

being removed by The vessels. After hearing experts. the

The tugs are towing on each sue conference came to the coneluslare to take the necessary 'mea-

sures to ensure that vessels class-cessive tide and have already runi that a mixture containing more than .06 of one per cent. of crude fuel Diesel oil should be regarded as constituting a nuisance, and that for all practical purposes a mix- ture containing this percentage of

respective

V.

is

Government1ghters.

Monday. 6th September. Friday. 19th September. Friday, 19th September. Tuesday,

RANGOON MARU (Kobe direct), KAMO MARU

21st September. For further information apply to-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA-

THE BANK LINE, LTD

es war vessels shall take every out the anchors. There is danger Tel. Central Nos. 202 (Private exchanges to all departs.) possible precaution to prevent ocf another typhoon striking the pollution.

ship. na there is known to be one' working its way up the coast, and therefore every effort is being made!

float the ship within the week. rather than wait until food-tide. -

No actual damage. It is under- stood, has

been done to the "Storviken." except that her intakel being choked, the vessel is umble to use her main engines.

Each Government will require vessels of the class specified in or hes need not.. at any rate Art. 111, Aying its national Bag, heyond territorial limits, be regard when within any area prescribed ed as constituting a nuisance. Clly

pursuant to Art I to refrain from mixtures, it is added, could gun-discharging oil or oily mixtures as erally be recognised by the fin deened in Art, II. visible to the raked eye which ther "produced upon, the surface' of the

el,

VI.

The respectivěÖdvernments agree. tap That no penalty or disability of any kind whatever in the matter of tonnage measurement or payment by reason only of the fitting of any of dues be incurred by any, vessel

device or apparatus for separating

oil from water.

The Conference was not agreed as to the extent and effects of pallation caused by the deposit of aily mixtures on the high seas at distances greater than 69 miles from the shore, but it agreed that the first measure of prevention, was

(b) That dues based on tonnage the establishment of a system of arens within which the discharge shall not be charged la respect of of ofly water was prohibited. They pace rendered unava Hable for fextent of these areas, together with argo by the installation of any device or apparatus for separating various other agreed conclusions, i

oil from water.. are embodied in the draft conven- tion, the text of which is as follows-

„Draft of Convention. . The Governments of

d'osir-

That the term "device" or apparatus for separating oll from water," used in paragraph "(a) and thy of the Article, shall in-

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the next AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE SERVICE

Racoiyed at 12.10 p.m. yesterday, a warning by Manila Observatory read:-Sept. 3. 1030 a.m., typhoon

(ANDREW WEIR, & CO., LONDON).

BOSTON & NEW YORK.

SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG.

M.V. "SPRINGBANK" From Hongkong via Suez Canal 30th September;,,,

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE.

(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S.S., CO., LTD.) NEW YORK, BOSTON & BALTIMORE

in about Lat. 28 B., Long. 132 E..S.S. “CITY OF ENVANSVILLE" From Hongkang vin Suez Canal 24th Sept.” moving north.

Received 8.30 p.m. yesterday, the following warning has been sent gus by the Manila Observatory: Manila, Sept. 3. 7.16 p.m., typhoon in about Lat. 29 N., Long. 133 E., direction unknown."

ing to take action by common ac- clude any tank or tanks of reason- cord to prevent pollution of navigable size, used exclusively for re able waters by oil or oily mixtures eiving waste oil recovered fremaciate for [discharged from vessels, have re.the device or apparatus, and a

solved to conclude a Convention for the piping and fittings necesan

for its operation.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following: The Union S.5. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via Newthis purpose, and have appointed as

Zealand, Vancouver, San Fruncacö, etc.

their Plenipotentiaries.

.

Whe, having communicated to each other their respective full

The Royal Mail steamers to London via Suez Canal. The P. & O. Branch Service of steamers, to London via the Carg. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamera for Southampton and powers, found to be in good and London via Panama Canal.

SAILINGS TO

SHANGHAI & JAPAN

7a.m.

ST. ALBANS-

4,500

7th

Sept..

TALAMBA

8,018

SHIRALA

MORKA

NYANZA KHYBER ARAPURA MANTUA MIRZAPORE

KARMALA DEVANHA

i

TANKA KHIVA NELLORE MACEDONIA

DELTA

ST. ALBANS

MALWA

NYANZA

KALYAN

Moji, Kobe, Usaku and Yokohama

Shanghai, Aloji and Kobe

11

Shanghai, Moji & Kobe Shanghai, Moji & Kobe.

Shanghai, Maji and Zube

7th Sept Kobe 781 14th Sept. 10,318 16th Sept. 7,023 (28th Sept. Out ath Oct. Oct. 10,002 18sh

8,716 23rd Oct. <20Th #128

Üct. 8,256 30th Uct. 8,960 2nd Nov. 9,185 13th Nov. 0,853 15th Nov. 11.089 25th Nov.

8,097 27011

4,500. 7th

10.031 | 10th

7.023

6,000

Nov.

Dec.

Dec.

13th Duc.

24th Dec.

Kobe, Usaka and Yokohang

Moji and Kobe

El Moli & Kobe

Maji and Kobe and Kobe

Moj Moil and Kobe

Kobe, Canka and Yokohama Shanghai,

Shanghai. Moji & Kobe Shungari, Mo

& Kobe Shangal, Moji an

and Kobe Moji Robe

Kobe. Obaka and Yokobama Shanghai, Moj und Kaka

& Kobe Muji and Kobe

Quake

and Yokohama

Janchal, Mail & Kobe

1 9,114

24th

"ARAFURA

4th

MOREA

10.018

6th

7th. Jan.

KASHGAR

9.006

MANTUA

10,02

Feb.

TANDA

6.950

8th

Fah

17th

MONGOLIA

MACEDONIA ST. ALBANS DEVANHA KARMALA MALWA ARATURA

16,00

11.120

609

8,305 0,128

10,980

44425

Foo.

FOD.

4th March Eth March 13th Murch 18th March

1at April

❘ €,000 6th April

hai, Moji & Kobe Shanghai, Shanghai, Ma

Muji

and Kobe

Moji Kobe. Osaku & Yokohama Shanghai She Kobe

and Kaba

Maja Kobe, Cunka & Yokohama

huggini, Mejl & Kobe

Shanghai, Moji & Koba

Shanghai, Moji & Kobe

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Moji, Kobe, Oanka & Yokohama

All dites are approzîmute and subject to alteration without notice. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS,

• Passengers for Rangoon must defray their, own stel expenses mi Singapore while waiting the on-carrying steamer.

All Cablts are itted with Electric Fans free of charge.

Steamere on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Loundries. Parcels measuring not inore than 21⁄2 ft. % 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.

1/

P. & 0. Building. Connaught Rd. C., HONGKONG.

Service to

Agents.

SCANDINAVIA & NORTH EURÖPE

The M.S. "PERU."

will be londing for Rotterdam, Hamburg, Copenhagen and other

Scandinavian ports on or about:

Forther wallings:--

M.S. "ASIA " M.S.JAVA"

MS. AFRIKA" M.S.MALAYA"

18th September.

Expected on

Will leave homeward-

or about:-

8th September,

15th October

10th November

8th December

bound on or about:- 28th October

Subject to change without notice. For further particulars plense apply to

JOHN MANNERS & CO., LTD. Agents for:

THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.

COPENHAGEN

due form, have agreed as follows:

1.

VIL

The Government of

is invited to establish a central geney for the purpose of receiving, Co-ordinating and circulating to the Governments of maritime states information relating to the system of areas established under the terms of this Convention, the experience with that system, and other data

blem.

the purposes

of this

iele.

VIII. "The Government of the United States will invite the Governments of maritime states, other than the signatories, to adhere to the present Such adherence shall convention.

be notified to the Government of the United States, and by the latter to all the other Governments signatory to the Convention.

IV.

The respective Governments may establish areas in waters adjacent to their coasts within which dis

The present Convention shall charge from the vessels specified in Art. 1 of oil or oily mixtures as pertaining to the problem of oil take effect as soon as the ratifica- tion of five of the Governments re- defined in Art. 11 shall be pro-pollution of navigable waters and hibited, in accord with the follow-means for dealing with that pro-presented at the Washington Con- ference of June, 1926, shall have ping principles--

In the event of this invitation been notified to the Government of ta). In the case of cousts border.

the United States. It may be de ing the open, sea, such areas shall being accepted the other contract- not extend more than 50 nautical ing Governments undertake to for nouneed by any Government on mites from the coast, except that, ward to the central agency the data notification to the Government if such extent is in particular inspecified in paragraph (c) of Art. the United States to take effect one stances founi saficient because hereof and also all other informen-year from the date upon which such of peculiar configuration of thetion which they consider appro-

notification shall have been made.

THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO.,

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: "MANIFESTO HONGKONG.

5.S. "CITY OF BATH" From Hongkong via Suez Canal

8th October,

UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT. “ELLERMAN" LINE.

(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL 8.S. CO., LTD.) .

FOR LONDON AND HAVRE

$.S. "KENTUCKY"

From Hongkong 30th Sept. FOR MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LONDON & HAMBURG. S.S. "CITY OF RANGOON":

From, Hongkong 24th October.

FARES TO LONDON "A" 1st Clase £88. 2nd Class £80. "B" 1st Class £80. 2nd Class £55.

ORIENTAL-AFRICAN LINE. MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA.

OCTOBER.

STEAMER

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

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

of

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AUSTRAL-EAST INDIES LINE.

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

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

LTD.

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Western Union and Watkins,

DOCK OWNERS, SHIP BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEERS, BOILER MAKERS, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, FORGE MASTERS,

ELECTRICIANS.

T. S. S. "SIANG WO"

Passenger & Cargo River Steamer, built and engined at Kowloon Dock, by the Hongkong

& Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., to the order of he Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.,

for service on the Middle Yangtze, Hankow - 1-chang.

Please address enquiries to the Chief Manager:

R. M. DYER, B.Sc., MINA., Kowloon Dock, Hongkong.

FOR FREIGHT OR PASSAGE ON ANY OF THR ABOVE LINES

APPLY TO

Tel. Cent. 4791.

THE BANK LINE, LTD.

BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE.

£6

JOINT SERVICE OF THE

"

BLUE. FUNNEL ’

LINE.

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

AND

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE.

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

SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG.

B. "ANTILOCHUS"

via Suez Canal

do.

do.

9.5. "CITY OF EVANSVILLE"

J

B.S. "CITY OF BATH"

10th September.

24th September, 8th October,

Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Caral at Owners' Option

Subject to change without notice.

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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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