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SATURDAY, OCTOBER

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, FAST 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.)

MANTUA

5,318th Oct. 10,915 16th Oct. 7,023 27th Oqt 0,114 80th Oct.

Destination

S'pore, Pang, Colbo, B'bay & Karachi

THE CHINA MAIL.

SHIPS TONNAGE NEW AMERICAN SHIP NEW NY.K. VESSELS,

VARIOUS USES OF AMBIGUOUS WORD EXPLAINED.

GROSS AND DEAD WEIGHT:

It is not

surprising thing really, but even seafaring people do find dificulty often in explain. Ing the varieties of tonnage which apply to a ship. To most landsmen as a rule the matter is a complete mystery. The trouble is that the word "tonnage" is ambiguous, and certainly the confusion which arises from the existence of the [con (weight) and the ton (volum

is apt to ho baffing. This basie of ship's tonnage is the "ton of mensurament." a space containing 100 cubic feet.

But complications arise because Shere are quite a number of ways ior dealing with tonnage.For

example: "gross tonnage" indicates the entire Interior capacity of a ship expressed in the tons befor referred to-100 cuble feet.

MALOLO, LARGEST VESSEL

BUILDING IN U.S.

CONVERTIBLE TO CRUISER

Three special features will make the Steamship "Malolo" now being bulls at Cramp's Shipyards for the

Matson Line, of especial interest it was announced by the Bureau of Research of the United States Shipping Board; July 29. „

They are:

(1) The "Malold" when com pleted, will be the largest merchant ship ever built in the United States. having a length over all of 582 foot and 'beam of 88 feet.

ANXIOUS ABOUT COMPETITION ON KOBES'HAI SERVICE,

WANTS TEN SHIPS.

H

the Nippon Yusen Directors Kaisha have decided to build twe steamers, each of about 8,200 tons.

to be placed on the Kobe-Shanghai service. The vessels will be of the "Chikaba Mare" type and will cost about 1800.000 each.

There are now eight steamers)

-NYK

SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION, 55

SAN FRANCISCO via shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolula,

TAITO MARU

TENYO MARU

KOREA MARU

**

day, 5th October,

at Noon.

Monday,

19th Columna. Tuesday, 2nd November:

SOUTH AMERICA vín Japan, donolulu, San Francisco, Loé

Angeles, Mexico & Panama,

ANYO MARU BOKUYO MARU

Saturday, dth Nov,, as Noon, Saturday, 27th November.

alloted to the line, Eut the company MARSEILLES, LONDON & ANTWERP via Singapore & Ferts.

is worried about the increasing competition of the Yamashita Kison

KITANO MARU HARUNA MARU

AKI MARU

MISHIMA MARU

Saturday, 9th October Saturday, 23rd October.

Wednesday, 20th Oct., at 11am, Wednesday, 24th November.

NEW YORK and/or BOSTON vin PANAMA.

TOBA MARU

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Monday, Friday.

4th October. 29th October.

(2) The "Malolo", will be the Kaisha and wishes to improve its SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports fastest ship in the Pacific, cutting service, which it has held exclu- off two days from the round tripalvely for many years. between San Francisco and Hawaii,

It is expected that the Mitsubishi which now requires 12 days.

and Shipbuilding

Engineering (8). The "Malolo" will be con-works and the Yokohama Dockyard,

to naval. structed to conform

which is under N.Y.K. management, specificatione, having gun bases on,

will receive the orders for the new her decks, underwater steering gear and readily convertible into

ships. auxillary cruiser.

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The company also has announced sale of a tract of land along the To Be Ready in February.

Yangtze to a Chinese Arm for The estimates of the shipbuilders Y500,000 and purchase of the Registered Tonnage. now are that the ship will be ready former site of the Shanghai branch *Registered tonnage" or "not re-for use by February 1927. Her hull of the Yokohama Specio Bank for gistered tonnage is calculated was launched at Philadelphia June Y1,000,000. The NYK. will ereet Work is said to be pro-a new building there. It is be from gross tonnage by making cer26, last. tain deductions, such as the space gressing far ahead of the schedule loved that the business results for

by engines, boilers, and ne delays have been encounter the present. term will be leas| occupied bunkers, crew and navigating ad in spite of a $250,000 fire, caused favourable than these for the term

The charges which aby an overheated river early in the which ended in July. quarters. ahip has to bear when such affairs construction work.. S'pore, Penang Colombo & Bombay are considered as dock and har Marseilles, Lendon, Antwerp & Hull Singapore, Panang, Colombu & Bbaybour dues, pilotage dues, and light dues are levied upon registered connage.

Marsuilles & London S'aphre, Penang, Colombo & Bombay Marolles, London, Antwerp & Hull Singapore, Penang, Colombo & B'bay Marseilles and London

Marseilles and London

S. S.

Tona

From Hongkong About

JEYPORE MOREA NYANZA KHYBER

ALIPORE

6,273 Ath

Nov.

10,302

10th

Nov

Nov,

DEVANHA

UTEE

8,155

26th 26th NAV

Nov.

KARMALA

0,128

07

Nov,

NELLORE

5,852

nasa OF

Dec..

MACEDONIA

11,089 11th

Dec.

DEJTA

8,097 23rd

Dtc. Dec.

KHIVA

0,136 Afth

20th Dec.

NYANZA MALWA

7,023

U! K

Jan.

10.941

8th

OME

Jan.

KALYAN

9:14-1

22nd Jan.

MOREA

10,918.

Eth

KASHGAR

19th

MANTUA

Fab.. 1 Feb. 6th March

Marseilles and London. Marolles, London & Antworp Marseilles and London

4)

MONGOLIA

MACEDONIA

DEVANHA

KARMALA MALWA

KHIVA

MOREA

0,005

10,003:

16,504 19bh March

11,120 BHAVA

2nd April

8,305 uth April 9,148 10th April

10,941 30th April.

S'pore, Penang, Colombo & Bombay Marseilles, London & Antwerp Singapore, Poneng, Colombo & B'bay

108, London and Antwerp

& London

Marseilles & London › Marseilles & London

Marseilles, London & Antwerp Marseilles, London & Antwerp.

Marseilles and London

0.136

May 14th

Marseilles, Lordoa & Antwerp 10,318 28th May Marsailles & London.

Frequent connection from Port Sald for Passengers and Carge Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of

Khedival Mail Steamship Co.

SHIRALA TALMA

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

7,843 11th Det Singapore, Perang & Calcutta 10,000 14th Oes Singapore, Penang & Calcutta

to

the

Because this registered tonning is supposed to represent the freight-earning capabilities of vessel; it is subject of the reatest importance, from the point lof vuonomics, to the ship-owner.

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One of the primary functions of the Shipping Board is the develop. ment of the American merchant marine, it was pointed out, and the board is almost as proud of the "Maloic" as if it were one of the ships of the Government fleet con trolled by them.

MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

The B. L. 8.8. "Benlomond" from Lofth, Middlesbro, Antwerp, Lon- don and Straits is due to arrive here on Monday,

LISBON MARU

BUENOS AIRES via Singapore, Durban & Cape Town,

KANAGAWA MARU

Friday 15th October.

BOMBAY vin SINGAPORE & COLOMBO.

TAMBA MARU TOTTORI MARU

Monday, 11th October. Friday, 20th October,

CALCUTTA via SINGAPORE, PENANG & RANGOON....

MALACCA MARU RANGOON MARU

NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,

MISHIMA MARU

SHANGHAL KOBE & YOKOHAMA,

KATORI MARU.... AKITA. MARU (Moji direct); "MURORAN MARU (Moji direct).

ATSUTA MARU

Friday, 8th October, Monday, 18th October

Saturday, 10th October.

Monday, 4th Octobor. Saturday, 9th October. Sunday, 27th October. Tuesday, 19th October.

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

THE BANK LINE, LTD.

The CPS. R.M.S.. "Empress of) AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE SERVICE

Russia" left Yokohama on Septem- her 25, at p.m., and is due at Van- couver on Monday.

The C.P.S., R.M.S. "Empresa off

18 due here

from

(ANDREW WEIR & CO., LONDON),.

BOSTON & NEW YORK, SAILINGS, FROM HONG KONG.

capacity will be 693, its shaft horse-Shanghai at 7 am, bn October &

passenger Vancouver via Japan ports at M.V. "FORRESBANK" From Hong Kong vis. Suez Canal 2nd half November, power 25,000 and its spead 27 and will sat for Manila, P... at AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE.

knots.

The "Matolo," when completed, will have taken 26, months to build and will cost $6,500,000. Its beam No Indication of Size.

of 83. feet, compared to its length Registered tonnage does not give of 582 feet, will give it unusual any idea as to the exact size cf)

stability, it has been declared by One vessel may have marine engineers. It has a draft a ship."

ertain registered tonnage,

Its displacement.. another of identical dimensions of 28 feet 6 inches and 22,000 tons Asia" may have quite a different register ed tonnage heure, despite the fact that the pair may have the same

5 pm, on October 8. She is due back from Manila, PE at 7 a.m. displacement. furnishes no rê

Complete System of Ventilation. between

En October 11 and will sail for liable comparison

There will be 270 state rooms, Vancouver, B.C.. via Shanghai and Pressel and another as to displace-

or deadweight with 160 private baths. There will Japan ports at noon on October 14. ment, dimensions,

The C.P.S., R.M.S.. "Empress of capacity. A ton of cargo usualy also be a swimming pool and elec-

As the vessel will ply. Canada" left Vancouver for Hong Joccupies less than 100 cubic feet,tric bath.

through warm climates a complete Kong, via Japan ports and Shang- system of mechanical ventilation hal, on September 30 and is due will be installed, as well as a re- here on October 18. frigeration plant with a capacity of The M.V. &.. "Sumatra" (Swedish Deadweight Tonnage:"

37 tons daily.

East Asiatic Co., Ltd. left Ant- The "dendweight tonnage" of a!

The vessel, will be a twin-screw (werp on September 10 and is due merchant ship is the weight of

steamer, with turbo-electric drive, here on or about October 29, cargo, gores, and fuel reckoned in

power to be supplied by 12 oil-fired The M.V... "Japan" (Swedish tons of 2,240 be.

water-tube boilers. All auxiliary East Asiatic Co., Ltd.),,left Rotter- "Carko tonnage" is reckoned machinery will be electrically dam on September 19 and is due either by weight or by measure- driven and the galley will be fitted here on or about October 29.

with electric cooking ranges, bake tinent is 2,240 lbs., and hy measure ovens, heating tables and other ment it is, as a rule, 40 cubic feet.accessories.

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South) that a tramp steamer's cargo

ARAFURA TANDA

ST. ALBANE ..

4.500 31st

ARAFURA TANDA

6,000 29th Oct. 0,966 2nd Vec.

Doc. 6,000 28th Jan,

Manila, Sandakan. Thursday · Igland, Townstille, Brisbane, Sydney, & Melbourne,

6,956 4th March Regular monthly aallings from Hongkong to Jupen and Hongkong: to Australia.

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The E. & A. S.S. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghal; Dollo, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other ports en route as inducement: offers.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:

tennage may exceed her gross tone

inage.

The Union S.S. Company's stenmors to the United Kingdom vin, Nowment; a ton by weight on the con-

Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

The P. & O. Royal Mail steamers to London via Suez Canal.

The P. & O. Branch Service of steamers, to London via the Cape.. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and When a cargo rate is quetew, it is Londen via Panama Canal

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

ARA FURA

$,000 5th Oct. 10.002

Oct. 10th 6.716 23rd Oct.

Moji, Kobe, Osaka and Yokohama

Shanghai, Moji and Kobe

1:

Shanghai, Moll & Kobo

0.128 201 Oct

MANTUA MIRZAPORE KARMALA DEVANHA TANDA NELLORE DELTA KHIVA

MACEDONIA

ST. ALBANS MALWA

NYANZA

KASHMIR PERIM RALIAN ARAFURA

KALYAN

MOREA DEVANHA

KASHGAR

19|

8:155 30th Oct. 0,950 2nd Nov, 6,853 13th 8,097 1 11th

0.135

2385

10.018

Nov,

Nov.i 22nd Nov.

Nov.

Doo.

1

11.039

4,500 10,941

21

25th

7th Dec.

10th

7,023

11th

Dec.

13th

Dan

Der.

7,648

18th 18th: Then

Dec.

9114

24th

24th

Деву

dth 4th 6,099

Jan.

7th Jan..

8,155 8th

8.005

213t Уда.

NELLORE

8,809

A 853

10.002

19,202

3,369

6.959

40,000

10.504 17th Feb.

7.023

quen

18th Feb

11.120

4,500

8th March

8.155

13th March

9.128

18th March

10,986

1st April

MÄNTUA

TANDA MONGOLIA

NYANZA

MACEDONIA ST. ALBANS DEVANHA

KARMALA

MALWA ARATURA

JAN. 21at Jan.

4th 4th Feb.

Bth Feb.

AND

4th March

!: 0,000 Eth April

Shanghai, Moji and Kobe Shanghal and Kobe

Moji, Kobe, Osaza and Yokohama Shanghai, Moji and Kobe.

Moji & Kobe

Shanghai, Moji & Kobe

Moji and Kobe

Maji

Kobe Osaka and Yokohama

Moji and Kobe Shanghai, Moji & Kobe

Shanghal

Moji and Kobe

Shanghai, Moji and Kobe

Moji, Kobe Osaka and Yokohama Shanghai, Moji & Kobe

Shanghai & Robe

Moll and Kobe

Moji

and Kobe

Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama,

Moji and Kobe

Shanghel, Moll and Kobe

Moji, Kob

Sangha Moji and Koba

Shanghai, Moji and Kobe

"

Moji, Kobe, Danka & Yokohama

Shanghai, Moji & Kobe,

Shanghai, Moji & Kobe

Shanghai, Moji & Kobe.

Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice.

• WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.

*Passengera för Rangoon must defray their own "Hotel expenses at Bingapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer.

All Cabins are fitted with Electric Pane free of charge, Steamers 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, Pausage Freights, Handbooks, etc., apply to:-

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

Agenta.

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

Barvice to

SCANDINAVIA & NORTH EŬROPE

The M.S. "ASIA.”

will be loading-Tor Rotterdam, Hamburg, Copenhagen and other

Scandinavian poris on or about.

Further sailinga

MAS. "AFRIKA"

M.S. "JAVA"

M.9. "MALAYA”

29th October.

Expected on

or about:

10th November

28th November

8th December

Will love homeward-

bound on or 'about:-

Subject to change without notice.

For further particolars please apply to

JOHN MANNERS & CO. LTD.

THE EAST ASIATIC CO. LTD. COPENHAGEN

The specifications call for 20 life-with naval requirements and have assumed that the rate means either boats. Of these 20 boats 16 will been approved by the Navy Depart- per ton weight or per ton measure-be 28-foot steel boats, two will be ment

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very highest grade of marine con- struction, fittings, equipment, etc.. She will have underwater steering. gear and her decks, will be rein- forced for gun emplacements. time of war or other emergency she would be fully equipped to serve as a troop ship or other naval aid.

ment, at the option of the owner 30-foot power boats and the other The specifications call for the of the vessel. Thus on a heavy two will be 20-foot workboats ready cargo the charge would rest on the to be used as life-boats. The two ton by weight, while on a light but 30-foot borts will be moterised. bulky cargo, the charge would rest powerful enough to tow the other on the measurement ton.

craft, and will be equipped with "A ship's displacement is the radio.. amount of water which she dis places when afcat. This amount, expressed generally in cubic feet, is called the volume of displace- ment, the corresponding weight is termed the weight of displacement; herein is found the explanation of the "displacement "tonnage" of a Vessel:

Conforms With Naval Needs. Aside from her features as a fast passenger liner, with accommoda- tione equal to the Highest standard afloat, the "Malolo" is designed to be converted in a short time into an auxiliary craiger for the "United States Navy in time of national emergency.

In providing these facilities, it "was stated at the offices of the Shipping Board, the designers have been careful to fully observe the limitations of the arms:

The plans conform 'ference.

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.

T. S. S. "SIANG WO"

Passenger & Cargo River Steamer, built and engined at Kowloon Dock, by the Hongkong Dock Co. Ltd., to the order he Indo-China Steam Navigation Ca. Eid,

the Middle

L-ch

Deck

con-

(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL SS. CO., LTD.). NEW YORK, BOSTON & BALTIMORE s.s. CITY OF BATH"

October. From Hong Kong via Suez Canal 8th S.S. "CITY OF BARODA" From Hong Kong via Suez Canal 5th November. The above modern passenger steamers will be despatched as above for BOSTON and NEW YORK via PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, STRAITS, COLOMBO and SUEZ CANAL, arriving in NEW YORK on or about 5th January and 2nd February respectively. Fares $100 Single First Class. 4

Single Second Class,

UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT. “ELLERMAN ? LINE,

(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL SS. CO., LTD:) FOR HAVRE, LONDON; ROTTERDAM & HAMBURG.

· 8.5. "CITY OF WELLINGTON", From Hong Kong 24th October,

FOR MARSEILLES, LONDON & HAVRE. S.S. "CITY, OF PEKIN"

From Eong Kong 12th November.

FARES TO LONDON "A" 1st Class £88. 2nd Class. 280. "B" 1st Class £80. 2nd Class £55.

LINE.

ORIENTAL AFRICAN MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA.

S.S. YUENSANG"

From Hong Kong

15th October. 'Loading for Mauritius, Delagoa Bay, Durban, East Loados Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth, Mossel Bay and Capetown.

Through Bills of Lading issued to Beira, Quillmaine, Ibo - Port Amelia, Mozambique, Chinde, Inhambane, Zanzibar, Mombasa) Killindini, Port Nolloth, Luderitz Bay, Walvis Bay and Madagaseny ́

AUSTRAL-EAST INDIES LINE.

(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL 38; CO., LTDENA Sailings from Singapore on 6th of every month by "CITY OF PALERMO" or "CITY OF SPARTA" to Java, Fremantle, Adelaide, Mel- bourne and Sydney, and Vice Versa.

Through freight and passenger bookings from Hong Kong in conjunction with "Ellerman" Line or other services.

FOR FREIGHT OR PASSAGE ON ANT 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 & MANCHURIAN LINE (ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL 8.3. CO., LTD.).

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG.

8.8. "CITY OF BATH

8.8. TEUCER” ADA

8.3. "CITY OF BARODA

9.8. "NINGCHOW”

ST

Bier Canal

Sner Canal

vis Buns Canal:

via Suez Canal

8th

October 22nd October

5th Novembarys

19th November."

Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Owners Option.

Subject to change without notice..

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

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