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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1926.

P. & O.-British India Apcar and

Eastern & Australian

Lines

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

TAKING CARGO FOR

STRAITS," JAVA, BURMA, 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:)

1 S.

Tors

From Hongkong About

NAGPORE

MALWA

KIDDERPORE

NELLORE

KASHGAR JEYPORE MOREA

NYANZA XHYDER MANTUA DEVANHA KARMALA NELLORE

MACEDONIA

6,283 | 1013 Sept

Noor 10,941

18th Sept. Kopit 5,334 20th Sept. 0.852 20th Sept. 0.007

Be Oct.

5.318

: 10.18

17.023

Oct.

Oct,

Oct.

0.114 30th Det. 30,502 13th Nov, -8,155 26th Nov. 9.324 27th Noy.

Dec.

18,6077 23

9.136 26th

Dec.

Dec.

th

Fa.

249-420 KUN.

J

KALYAN

Jass.

18th

Feb.

KIPPVA NYANZA MALWA

MOREA

KASHGAR

MANTUA,

MONGOLIA

MACEDONIA DEVANHA

4,005 19th 10,802

Feb. 5th March 19th March

210

9th April

16,50-1

11.720

155

KARMALA

İ 10,949

ahh April

Fith Mag

MALWA

KHIVA

MORGA

10th April

Destination

Saigon. "Marseilles, Lonciem, Antwerp,

Rolfeslam, Hamburg & Hill Marseilles and London

Spore, Penang, Colombo & Bombay Sade. Penang. Colombo & Bombay Mamelles, London, Antwerp,á Hell Singapore, Penang. Colombo & Pay Marseilles & Lendon

Penang, Colombo. & Bombay

London

1116

Sille, London & Antwerp Sapore, Penang, Colombo & Bombay Marselies, Tanden & Antwerp

Penang. Colombo & Bay and London

Penung

London

Colombo & Bambay In the Antwerp Penang Colombo & Ray Murses ! Eondon Museilles,

Randon & Antwerp

une

Marseilles London Marseilles, London and Antwerp Marcilles &

€1

Mures, Longon & Antwerp

Marseilles, Lundor & Antwerp Marsodies and Loadon

ANTWERP.

THE CHINA MAIL.

their employment, have no per- sonal relationship with an in- dividual employer, and are

PROGRESSIVE IMPORTANCE AS posed to such. cosmopolitan ton-

A GREAT PORT.

tacts, it is impossible to say; but work is too steady and pay too FACILITIES FOR SHIPPING, Food for Communism or unrest to have much chance at present, Even the lowress of the franc is not altogether to Antwerp's dis-i advantage. 19 makes it a chenp port for foreign ships to call at. and all kinds of exporters and for export are manufacturers busy..

August 31.-Antwerp to-aay is extremely busy and, subject al ways to the uncertainties of the exchange, very, prosperous. 1 has now some 20.000,000 tons of shipping a year, as compared with 14,000,000 tons in 1913. At the moment it is, of course, getting an extra' impulso of prosperity from the heavy coal shipments to Eng- land... But its rapid growth since the war is independent of any Such incidental or temporary ad

vantages,

I have just spent the great part of an afternoon in.mäking a sour of the docks under excellent motor nupch. guidance in n says the "Times" special cor respondant, impressive experience. In the

various

and it was an

basins there were

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4.

LOCAL SHIPPING.

TO-DAY'S ARRIVALS AND CLEARANCES.

THE MORNING LIST.

NYK

BAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION, This morning, the following SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu. sea-going arrivals at Hongkong were reported:-

Empress of Russia (8789) Br.. from Vancouver, Shanghai; C.P.S.

Chinese Prince (3656) Br.. from New York Reslung: Furness Far

East Line,

Yuensang (1983) Er., from Chin- kiang, Shanghai: J. A. & Co.

SIBERIA MARU..

TAIYO MARU TENYO MARU

6th October,

Monday, 21st September, at Noon, Tuesday, Monday,

SOUTH AMERICA yla Japan, lonolulu, San

Angeles, Mexico &. Panama.. ANYO MARU...

18th October,

Francisco. Low

Friday 5th November, at Noon, Saturday, 27th November.

Sarpedon (6921) Br.. rom Tsing- MARSEILLES, LONDON & ANTWERP via Singapore & Porta. »` tuo, Shangbai; B. & S.,

Kwangtang (1572) Br..

Saturday, 11th September. Saturday, 25th September.

BOKUYO MARU

HAKOZAKI-MARU,

HAKUSAN MARUS

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

from

TANGO MARU

AKI MARU

from

MISHIMA MARU

Sunning (1870) Br., from Shang-i hai, Amey; B. & S. Sourabaya. Posuruan; B. & S. Hydrungen (661) Br.. Kwong-chow-wan: Chiv On.

Tascalusn (4062) Br. from San Pedro; Standard Oil Co..

Java Arrow (6176) Am., from San Pedre, Sourabaya; Standard G

Co.

Hanoi (780) Fr., from Haiphong, Ft. Bayard: M.M.

Tjikarang (0004) Dutch, from Sonrabaya, Shanghai, J.C.J.L.

indus Maru (2701) Jap., from Rombay, Singapore; D.S.K.

Departures.

Wednesday, 22nd September.

Wednesday,

20th October,

Wednesday,

24th November.

*** Saturday,

18th September...

Saturday; 2nd October.

NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via PANAMA.

MAYEDASHI MARU

„TOBA. MARU

BUENOS AIRES via Singapore, Durban & Cape Town,

Friday, 15th Octuber.

KANAGAWA MARU

BOMBAY via SINGAPORE & COLOMBO.

SADO MARU

Saturday,

11th September.

CALCUTTA via.. SINGAPORE, PENANG & RANGOON.

GENOA MARU

Tuesday,

21st September.

AKI MARU

Saturday,

18th September.

|

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,

MORIOKA MARU

Saturday,

11th Septembur.

RANGOON MARU (Kobe direct!. KAMO MARU

The population of the city pro-about 280 seagoing ships, besides per is about 350,000; but in some hundreds of barges and Greater Antwerp are some 200-small eraf 1t was only by 000 more who are as much a part chance that in the outermost of the town as if they lived in the basin of all, as we started, seven Place de Meir. which is the com- ships which lay close side by side bined Regent Street and Piccadil were flying the age of seven dif. in ly of Antwerp and has to-day an ferent countries; but it gave air of metropolitan activity and impression of the world-wide con- sumptuousness not surpassed by Rections of the port. Thereafter. many streets in the world. of throughout the tour, the Red the 25.000 workers in the docks Ensign was much the commonest. alone, about 17,000 live in the Bag, shown by half of all the ships

in the port. the villages and towns across

New Docks.

Chung Hing (249) Chi, from NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA. Scheldt, whence they come to Work in the morning: and the The mooring front on the RiverKwong-chow-wan; Hong On.

as they Scheldt is about 6,050 yards, and: sight in the evening.

For Shanghai: Haruna Maru, crowd down to the water-front to that in the docka 24,200 yards-a

Albert Voegler, Tjisaroen. be carried home, recalls the total of 30,250 yards, or some-

For Chinwangtao: Tonjer. scenes in the rush hours at the thing less than 18 miles. Nearly

For Kwong-chow-wan: Wing Wo Jersey ferry-boats in New York, one-third of this frontage, or

For Amoy: Szechuen. They are. almest in entirety, a some 9,000 yards, has only been Flemish, and a Flemish-speaking, available since the war for population; and, se little is though the four great basins com- French the language of the people posing the New North Docks were that in the windows of restaur-partially opened in 1913, they ants along the river-front one were only really completed and likely to see the sign "Ici on parle equipped in 1919. Already their Francais" as commonly as capacity is taxed to the utter- most. The 20.000,000 tons is Bakliab spoker."

practically the limit 05. the Antwerp docks to-day. As we'l shreaded our way through basing after basip between the unbroken lines of towering shipping on either hand, it was difficult to see port how one more ship could have been worked in or where a berth could have been found for her, ".

The Bock Strike. That there has been trouble re- reatly with the dock workers the world knows; but Antwerp is not much perturbed, thereby. The dispute was a legitimate one on the subject of wages, which, when a currency is depreciating rankly inevitably have a tendency to adjust themselves.

į 1,985

Magselfless. Banden & Antwerp 2ti May Marseilles & London. Freghent game fo from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo, to Constantinople, Pruus, Sayma arab other Levant Forls by steamers of the slowly to the increased cost of Karval Mail Steamship Co.

TAKADA

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS,

SANTREA TILAWA TALAMBA

SHIRALA

TALMA

7

7th Sept.

1 jam. 10th Sept. | 41004 Blaby Sept. 8,1918 20th Sept. 7,8/1 10,000 11h

Sungupore, Penang & Calcutta.

Singojores Penung & Calcutta Slagmpore, Poung & Caleutia Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Singapore. Pennng & Caleutia

L Singapore, Penang & Cuicultu »

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EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South)

ST. ALBANS ARAFUKA TANDA

ST. ALBANS ARAFURA TANDA

4,000 1st Out.

6,000 29th Oct. 6.54 and Dec.

4.500 Bist Dec.

6,000 | 28th Jan.

8056 4th March

Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne

Regular monthly sailings from Hongkong tu Japan and Hongkong to Australia,

For San Francisco: Java Arrow, „For Maji: St. Albans.

For Keelung Taketoyo Maru. For Keelung: Taketoro iaru. Clearances

For Saigon: Pheumpanh. For Sipgpore Sydney Marù. For Quinhon: Phranang, For Sandakan: Mausang.

SHIPS IN PORT.

At 9 am. to-day the following

vessels were cumbers of

British American Panama

in

28

1

1

Belgian.. Japanese Chinese Dutch

1

3

13

5

Porturaese French,

3

2

67

On every side were the tall hydraulic cranes" (one floating living. Both parties showed a monster of 150 tons) and great reasonable spirit in the desire to pneumatic grain elevators with reach agreement and they did so their suction pipes, all Busy; and without much difficulty That beyond, in glimpses between the there is a certain amount of ex- shipping, through an air alive ternal political propagandism at with swinging crates and bales, work probably some Russian stretched the vision, mile after money being spent is taken for mile, of endless sheds and ware-- granted. The enemies or good houses, puffing engines, railway promising a field. But the work and wharves heaped with piled of 450 taels of raw opium, dece order could hardly overlook soslations and swinging bridges, in connection with the seizure

ers are toe prosperous to make Manila, Seniakan. Thursday Island oil for the seeds of discon- ten. They are a commonsense kind of folk these Flemings; and" there is no unemployment. The wages of the ordinary deck labourers average about 40f. a exchangeable for a little more than 48. in English money. is an excellent income for an inhabitant of a village of East Flanders.

It is a curious commentary on the so-called "Flamingant" ques- the andtion that Antwerp, which is

The F. & A. S.S. qu., Lte, steamers wil also call at Shanghai, Loilo, Cebu,day, which, though it may be only

Kulambugup, Tawa, Timor, barwin, or other parts en route as inducement

Frequent connectione from Australia with the following:-

offer.

To The Union S.S. Compnay's camera to the United Kingdom vin New Zealand, Vanesaver, Sute Frasusub, ete-,, "

The P. & U. Royal Miti steamers to. London via Saez Canal The 2. & Branch Service of stemmers, to London via the Cape. The New Zealand Shuppug Company's steamers for 'Southampton

Labadon vin" Panama, Vanni

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

TALAMEA

MOREA

SIRALA TALMA. NYANZA KIMBER

ARAPURA

DEVANHA

8,01 th Sept.

7 a.m.

10:18 Ja Sept

7,211

Sest. 10,000 2nd Sept. Bith Sept.

Any, Kobe and Oseku

#

Shanghai, Moji and Koby Shanghai, Mo & Kobe Kabe Shangha Moji & Kobe

and Kobe Chunghat, Moji

Kobe, Osaku, and Yokohama

Moj and Kobe M&Kobe hal, Moji and Kabe Shanghai, 30th Del. Shanghai and Kobe 2nd Nov.. Mozi, Kobe, Osaka

Nov..

Shunka and Yokohama Shanghai, Moi and Kobe Nov. Shanghai, Moji & Kebe

26th Nov.

22nil Nov. Shanghai

Ma & Robe Shanghai, Moji and Kobe Mali

ST. ALBANS 4,500 7th Dec

JSL

6,000 Sch Oct.

14ch

MIRZAPORE

Det

KARMALA

euth

Oct.

8155 6.966

17

DELTA

8,007

14th

KHIVA

9.135

MACEDONIA

11,089

MALWA

NYANZA

KALYAN

MOREA

10.941 100k Dec. 7.027 13th Dec. 24th Dec. 6,000 ith ·Jan. 10,918 7th Jan. 9,006 21 at Jan. 10,0021

0,969

8th

Feb.

13,504

17th

Feb.

11,120

4.500

8th March

8,155. 13th March

0,128 18th March

** 10,980

0,000

ARAFURA

ARAQUI

'KASHGAR

MANTUA MANI

TANDA

MONGOLIA

MACEDONIA

ST. ALBANI

DEVANHA

KARMALA

MALWA

ARAFURA

واعها

4th Fub.

4th March

1st April 5th April

Moji, Kobe, Osaka ari Yokohama Shanghai, and Kobe Shanghai, Moll & Kobe

Shanghai, Moji and Kobe

Kaji, Kobe, Osaka and Yokohama' Shanghai, Moji & Kobe

Moli

&

Kobe

Si and Kebe

Noli, Kobe, Danku

Tokobara

Shanghai, Moji and Kobe

Shanghai, Moji and Koba

Moji, Kobe, Daaka & Yokohama

Shinghal, 36 & Kobe

Shanghal, Mel & Kobe

Shanghal, Moji & Kobe

Moj, Kobe, Oanka & Yokohama

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

Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses at

Singaporn while awaiting the on-carrying steamer.

All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge. Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries. Parcels measuring 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, Fassage Freights, Handbooks, etc., apply to:

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

P. & O. Bulding, Connaught Rd. C., HONGKONG.

Agents.

timber, with barrels and, cases and sacks, the traffic of half the

world.

Total

OPIUM TRAFFIC.

tives on the "Empress of Canada," prior to her departure for Vancou ver last Friday, at order was made yesterday by Mr. J. 'H. E. Nihill at the Kowloon Magistracy, for the confiscation of the drug. which was worth over $1,000, No arrest was made.

Already work is well advanced on yet a new series of basins which will more than double the whole capacity of the port; and beyond that again are schemes for more docks, more miles of, quay walls on the river, new canals from Antwerp to the Rhine, addi- accessibility; by railway and tinonal railway stations and yarda canal. to the densely populated with some hundred more miles of arens, of Northern and Central sidings. It is all colossal Four Europe and in its proximity to hundred years ago Antwerp was the great industrial region. most. Flemish city in Belgium, the leading port of Eusope. Antwerp is nearer to the Ruhr prides itself also on being the Political conditions robbed it of than is Hamburg; and German most loyal. The present Burgo- that'pre-eminence; but fortune is ships come here to load with pro- master of Antwerp, M. Cau- now returning to it on a scale far duels of the Ruhr. welwerts, is one of the best known exceeding anything it can have men in the country: a Fleming dreamed of in the past. In grasp and a "Flamingant," but a con-jing its opportunities, it has to servative by instinct and a leader compete conspicuously with Rot- of the Christian-Democratic terdam and Hamburg; but it be- section of the Catholic Party. lieves itself to have great natural What might happen under pres- advantages over either of those sure of bad times among a mass ports-in the shelter and ealm of of workers who, by the nature of the Scheidt in all weathers. in its

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To one who knew Antwerp in those days, in October 12 years) ago, when the docks were silent and empty when the population had fled and German guns were pounding the deserted streets, the contrast of the crowded port and thronging life of the city to-day is a bewildering thing.

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, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEERS, BOILER MAKERS; IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, FORGE MASTERS, ELECTRICIANS.

TOTTORI MARU

Friday, 17th September. Tuesday, 21 September.

Tuesday, 28th September.

For further information apply to-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA- Tel. Central Nos. 292 (Private exchanges to all departs.)

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(ANDREW WEIR & CO., LONDON).

BOSTON & NEW YORK.

SAILINGS. FROM HONGKONG, -

M.V. "SPRINGBANK" From Hongkong vla Suez Canal 30th September.

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

S.S. "CITY OF ENVANSVILLE" From Hongkong via Suez Canal 24th Sept. 8th October.

8.S. "CITY OF BATH" From Hongkong.vin Suez Canal

:

& CONTINENT. "ELLERMAN" LINE.

UNITED KINGDOM

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

FOR LONDON AND HAVRE, S.S. KENTUCKY""

From Hongkong 30th Sept. FOR MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LONDON" & HAMBURG. S.$. "CITY OF RANGOON". From Hongkong 24th October.

FARES TO LONDON "A" 1st Class 188. 2nd Class £60. "B" 1st Class £80. 2nd Class £55.

ORIENTAL-AFRICAN LINE. MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA.

STEAMER

From HONGKONG. OCTOBER. Londing for Mauritius, Delagoa Bay, Durban, East Londo Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth, Mossel Bay and Capetown.

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

AUSTRAL-EAST INDIES LINE.

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

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(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL 8S. CO., LTD.) SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG,

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via Suez Canal

do...

10th September.

24th September. 8th October.

·8.8. "CITY OF EVANSVILLE" do, S.S. "CITY OF BATH". Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Owners' Optio

Subject to change without notice.

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