1926-10-05 — Page 5

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1926.

THE CHINA MAILL

TERRIFIC EXPLOSION SCARES THE PEOPLE.

P. & 0.-British India TANKER BLOWS UP.

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.

10 KILLED AND 35 INJURED.

PANAMA CANAL.

FIRST SIX MONTHS SHOWS

GREAT CARGO TONNAGES.

TANKER TRAFFIC GROWS.

-NYK

TENYO MARU

KOREA MARU

W

Monday, 19th October. Tuesday, and November.

SOUTH AMERICA via Japan, Honolulu, San Francisco, Lot

Angeles, Mexico & Panama. ANTO MARU BOKUYO MARU

Saturday, 6th Nov., at. Noch Saturday, 27th November.

MARSEILLÉS, LONDON & ANTWERP via Singapore & Ferta.

KITANO MARU HARUNA MARU'

Saturday, 9th Octoburg, Saturday, 23rd October..

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

AKI MARU *** MISHINA MARU

LISBON MARU

Wednesday, 29th Oct., at 11 a.. Wednesday, £4th November,

The number of transits of tank ships last month from Atlantic to Pacific was 49 and from Pacific to Atlantic 62; in June, 1925, they were respectively 34 and 42. From Atlantic to Pacific, 18 word British and 35 American Inst month, while from Pacific to At- lantie 8 were British and' '42

SAILINGS BUBJECT TO ALTERATION"," Yokohama, September 18- The Panama Canal had its American. The 18 British tank- SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu, Ten persons were killed and 86 greatest year, excepting 1923-24.ers going west carried a total of injured when a tanker suddenly during the fiscal year ended June 7,203 tons of oil, while all the exploded in dry-dock here yester-30, 1926, according to the figuresAmerican tankers were in ballast, day. The vessel in question was just rande available at the De- On the return trip, Pacific to At: the Koye Maru," formerly the partment of War. In the year antic, the British ships carried British vessel Antherill" which just closed, 24,744,591 tons of 88,329 tons of oil and the Ameri- was recently bought by the Nip-shipping passed through the can 479.050 tona, indicating that pon Tanker Company. The killed canal, as compared with 22,855, the trend of shipments of oil is and injured were workmen who 151 in 1924-25, and 26,148,878 in still overwhelmingly from the were busy overhauling the ship. 1929-21 In the fiscal year 1922 California fields to the Atlantic. The actual cause is yet the aub. 23, the total was 18,805,786.

The heaviest single day on the Ject of an inquiry, but it is believ-

Canal last month was, June 8, ed that there was some oil in the

when 25 ships transited, having tank and that the intense heat in

an aggregate net tonnage of duced spontaneous combustion,

112,354, and paying $106.666.31 NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via PANAMA. resulting in the explosion.

The ship was badly damaged, both through the explosion and from the resulting fire. On the starboard side the heat melted the steel plates, while the explosion practically blew the stern of the vessel into pieces..

None of the injured was so badly mutilated or burnt as to prevent identification. The force of the explosion was so great that it rocked the ground around for hundreds of yards. S'pora, Pang, Culbo, B'day & Karachi Some thought it was an earth- The tanker traffic in the last quake and fled into the open from six months of the fiscal year, that the offices in which they were, the first six months of 1926, working. When news of the acci- has shown an increase. The dent became known, the dock was official statement of traffic in the (crowded with the wives and Panama Canal Record states that

The M.V, 8.s. "Sumatra" (Swedish children of the men known to be the trend of tanker traffic East Asiatic Co., Ltd.), left Ant- Colombo & B'bay at work on the tanker and their through the canal in the immewerp on September 19 and is due Tel. Central Nos. 292 (Private exchanges to all departs.)

diate future will depend largely here on or about October 29. :upon the development of the The M.V. 3.5. "Japan" (Swedish) Colombian and Venezuelan oil East Asiatic Co., Ltd), left Rotter- fields."

dam on September 19 and is dae' here on or about October 29.

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under Contract with H.M. Government.).

5318 urth Oct. 10,918 18th Oct..

Oct.

011480th Oct.

6,275 8th Nov.

10,002

S. S

Tons

KAJ

From Hongkong About

JEYPORE MOREA

Noon.

NYANZA

7,029

27th

KHYBER

ALIPORE

MANTUA

DEVANHA

KARMALA

NELLORE

MACEDONIA"

DELTA

KHIVA

NYANZA

MALWA

KALYAN

MOREA

KASHMIR KASHMER

9,005

MANTUA

10,002

KASHGAR

91006

MONGOL

MONGOLIA

MACEDONIA

DEVANHA

KARMALA MALWA KHIVA

MOREA

19th Nov. 8,155 B6th Nov. 9:12 27th Novi 8,852 9th Dec, 11,089 11th Dec. 8,097 23rd Doo.. 9,196 26th Dec; 7,023 6th Jan. 10,941 8th Jan. 9,144 22nd Jan. 10,918 Ath

5th Feb.

CLOUD

19th 19th Foba 5th March

12th March 19th March 140120 · 2nd April 2nd April

16,004

8,155 9th April 9,125 18th April

10.041 S0th April 9.135 14th May

10.078 28th May

Destination

Marseilles & London S'apore, Penang, Colombo Bombay Marvoille, London, Antwerp & Hull Singapore, Panang, Columbo & Bbay

London

Marseilles and Colombo & Bombay,

Penang, seilles, Londen, Antwerp & Hull

S'

Singapore, Penang,

Marseilles and London

S'pore, Penang, Colombo & Bombay Marseilles. London & Antworp

Panang, Colombo, B'bay Singapore, Penang, Marseilles and London

Antwerp

Marsoilles, London & Marseilles and London Marseilles, London and Antwerp Marsstiles & London Marsailles, London, Antwerp & Ream

& Louden.

& London

>

$-201203 London & Antwerp

Marseilles, London & Antwerp

Marseilles and London

Marseilles, London & Artwerp 'Marseilles & London

wails and lamentatione added to the general confusion.

The oil tanker traffic in 1923 24 was responsible. for the great total of that year, 10,212,047 tone of tanker ships trañaiting the canal in the 12 months. Exelu in tolls. No record was establish- sive of tanker traffic, the year fad, although the day was the Just closed (1925-26) was 16 per largest in several months cent, over 1920-24, and 12 per cont. over, 1924-25. The gain in commercial traffic other than of shipments in 1925-20 was more than 2,500 net tons, over the ban- her year of 1923-24. In the year Just closed tanker traffic was 25 per cent. of the total, while in 1923-24 it was 89 per cent. Tanker Traffic Now on Increase,

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Burns Itself Out. Attempts were made to sink the ship by boring holes in the The detailed tables of transits hull but she suddenly listed and during the last two fiscal years there was nothing else to do un-show that, in 1925-26, 5,197 ships der the circumstances but to let want through the canal, as com the fire burn itself out. No one [pared with 4,673′ in 1924-25. The could be induced to go aboard her cargo tonnage was in

excess of for some time for fear that there the registered net tonnage of vas more oil and further explo. of these ships, the cargo transited

sions would ensue.

MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS,

The B.. . .. "Shirala" will leave) Amoy for this port on October am and is due here on October

8 at about 5 p.m.

The C.FS., R.M.S. "Empress of Canada" left Vancouver for Hong Keng, via Japan ports and Shang- hal, on September 30 and is de here on October 18."

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

Consignees of Cargo per "Belemond"

are reminded that

U..

TSUYAMA MARU

Friday, 29th October.. Thursday, 11th November.

BUENOS AIRES via Singapore, Darban & Cape Town,

KANAGAWA MARU

Friday, 15th October.

BOMBAY VÍ SINGAPORE & COLOMED

TAMBA MARU” .......

TOTTORI MARU .

.:Monday, 11th October.

Friday, 29th October..

8th October.

18th October

CALCUTTA via SL JAFORE, PENANG & RANGOON.

MALACCA MARU RANGOON! MARU

NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

MISHIMA MARU

SHANGHAL KOBE & YOKOHAMA,

AKITA MARU (Moji direct} MURORAN MARU (Moji direct).... TOKUSHIMA MARU

. ATSUTA MARU..

Friday Monday

Saturday 16th October,

Saturday, Sunday,

13

Dth October. 17th October,

Tuesday, 19th October.

Tuesday, 19th October.

For further information apply to--NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA-

THE BANK LINE, LTD.

AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE SERVICE

(ANDREW WEIR & CO., LONDON).

BOSTON & NEW YORK. SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG,

in 1925-26 being 26,037,448 and, goods remaining undelivered after M.V. "FORRESBANK" From Hong Kong via Suez Canal 2nd half November. The amount of the damage is in 1924-25, 23,958,448 tons. The Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Forte by steamers of the

Frequent connection. from: Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to yet unknown. The "Koyo Maru" figures show a flat increase in October 11, will be subject to rent. } Khedival Mail Steamship Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

SHIRALA

TALMA

TAKADA

TAKLIWA

7,842 10th: Oct. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta

10.30 a.in. 10,000 17th Oct. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta

6,949 6th. Nov. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.... 7,980 10th Nov. Singapore, Penang Calcutta,.

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South)

ARAFURA

TANDA

ST. ALBANS

ARAFURA

TANDA

-6,000 † 29th Oct.

0,05€ 2nd Dec.

4,500 1st

Dec. Jan. 8,956 4th March

5,000 28th

Manila, Sandakan, Thursday Island, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney. & Melbourne,

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

The E. & A. S.S. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghai, Дello, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other ports en route as inducoment offers,

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-

The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

1

was bought by Japanese interests number of transits, net tonnage only three days ago.. She is of and cargo tonnage for each month 10,000 tons gross and was sold for over the corresponding month in " Yen 700,000, Just alongside of the previous year. her was the West Faralon, & Struthers and Barry operated vessel which, for a time, was in imminent danger of taking fire too. The efforts of the crew "of the "West Faralon" and of Japan- ese fire-fighters, however, proved successful The "West Faralon" struck a reef a few miles from Yokohama and is in dry-dock here undergoing repairs.

WANHSÏEN SEQUEL

Poking, September 20 Vernacular papers here are ex. pressing Indignation at the fact

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 that the Wanhsien affair is about London via Panama Canal.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

ARAFURA

MANTUA

TAKADA TAKLIWA MIRZAPORE

6,000 6th

4.p.m.

Oct. Moji, Kobe & Yökɔhams

Shanghai, Moji and Kobe Shanghai Moji, Kobu & Osaka Kobe.

10,802 10th Oct. 10,949 10th Det. 7,930 22nd Det.

6,715 23rd Oct,

3,128

8.155

KARMALA. DEVANHA TANDA

6,956

NELLORE DELTA

KHIVANTA

ST. ALBANS

MALWA NYANZA KASHMIR PERIM KALYAN ARAFURA

MORE

TANDA MONGOLIA NYANZA MACEDONIÁ

ST. ALBANS: DEVANHA KARMALA

MALWA

ARAFURA

Oct.

261 Oute soth

2nd Nov,

13th

સ

Nov.

Nov.

8,09% 9,185 22nd: Nov.

100 11,088

Nov 25th 4.500 7th Dec. 10th Dec.

10,94%

7.023 11th Dec. 8,985 13th Dec. 7,648 18th Dec. 9,114

24th Doc.

6.000 4th Jan.

20,918 7th

Jan

8,155 8th:

Jafi.

0.008.

21st

Jan.

8,853

23

Jan.

10,902 4th Feb.

6,950

8th Feb.

16,604 17th

Feb.

Feb

7,023 18th 11,120 4th March

4,500. 8th March 8,155

13th March 9.128 18th March 1st April

10,080

8,000

Shanghai, Moji & Kobe Shanghai, Moji and Kebe Shanghai and Kobe

Moji, Koba, Danka and Yokohama Shanghal, Moji and Koba

Moji & Kobe

Bangna, Moji & Kobe

Shanghai, Moji. and Kobe Moi, e

Kobe, Osaka and Yokohama

Moji and Kobe Shanghai, Moji & Kobo Shanghal, Moji and Kobe

Shanghal, Moji and Kobe

Moji, Kobe, Osaka and Yokohama

Shanghai, Moji & Kobe

Shanghai & Kobe

Shanghai, Moji and Kobe

Shangha and Koba Moji and Koba

Shenghal, Moji

Moil,

Kobe,

Moit

Yokohama

and Kobo

and Kobe

and Koba

Mojl, Kabe, Dauka & Yokohama

Shanghai, Mol & Kobs

Shanghai, Mojl & Kübe

Shanghai, Moji & Koba

8th April | Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama

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

*Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expenser at Bingapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer.

All Cabina are fitted with Electric Fine free of charge,

Steamers on London and Australian Lines gre fitted with Laundries. Parcels: measuring not more than 24 ft. x 2. ft. x 1ft. will be received

at the Company's Office up to Noon pa the day previous, to sailing.

For further Information, Passage Freights, Handbooks, etc., apply to:—

· MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

Agents.

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

NATURAL MINERAL WATER FRENCH GOVERNMENT'S Springs →

VICHY CELESTINS

- là bottles, half and "pita

Gout, Diabetes, Rheumatism, Gravel, Arthritis

VICHY GRANDE-GRILLE FL ble VICHY HOPITAL For Indigestion.

to be solved locally as a result of the negotiations which are now being conducted between the British Consul and the Chinese Commissioner for Foreign Affairs at lehang and state" that the above fact is Indicative of the failure

of China's diplomary and of Great

Britain's success. Toho."

CONSIGNEES..

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS,

. LIMITED.

Greatest Traffe in History. The report notes that in the first six months of 1926, the cargo. tonnage through the canal was. the greatest in any six months in the canal's history regardless of the nature of the cargo, which, as noted above, however, recorded anHE Steamship increase of oil shipments. The cargo tonnage in these six months was 13,881,850 tons.

· From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO, ANTWERP, LONDON &.

STRAITS,

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE.

">$ (ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL SS. CO., LTD.)

NEW YORK, BOSTON & BALTIMORE

S.3. "CITY OF BATH": From Hong Kong via Suez Canal 8th October. 9.9. "CITY OF BARODA" From Hong Kong via Suez Canal 8th November. The above modern passenger ateamers will be despatched as above for BOSTON and.NEW YORK via PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, STRAITE, COLOMBO and SUEZ CANAL, arriving in NEW YORK on or about 6th January and 2nd February respectively. Fares 2100 Single First Class. $ Single Second Class.

"BENLOMOND "*" Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being. The figures for June, 1926, in-landed at their risk into the hazar- dicate this increase in of tonnage. | dous and/or extra bazardous Go In that month 101 tank ships downs of the Hongkong ând Kow- transited the canal, with an aggre-loon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., ). ~ gate net tonnage, Panama Canal ['whence, and/or from the wharves, measurement. of 685,000 tons. delivery may be obtained.

No claims will be admitted after These ships paid $519,171.32 in tolls. In point of net tonnage, the goods have left the godowns, tanker traffic last month showed and all goods remaining undeliver- an increase of approximately 31.4ed after the 11th instant will per cent over the same traffic for be aubject to reat.

All broken, chafed, and damaged

goods are to be left in the Go downs, where they will be examined upon the 11th instant at 10 a.m.

the corresponding month a year All claims against the steamer ago, while cargo tornage showed must be presented to the Under- an increase of 20:2 per cent, oversigned on or before the 25th instant

or they will not, be recognized. the cargo tonnage of June, 1925,

"Tank ships in June, 1926, com- prised 24.1 per cent of the total commercial transits of the Canal during the month; made approximately 29.4 per cent. of the total Panama Canal net tor-effected. The Cylde shipyard output for nage; were the source of 28 per August was 14 vessels, with a cent of the total tolls collected total tonnage of 83,098, compared and carried approximately 27,8 with the July output of 12 vessels per cent. of the total cargo in and 12,897 tons.

transit through the Canal

No Fire Insurance has been

Bills of Lading will be counter. signed by.

GIBE, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,

Agents

Hong Kong, 4th October, 1926...

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 Steame

for

Dock Co. on the

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UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT. “ELLERMAN LINE

4!

"

` (ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL, S.S; CO., LTD.) FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM & HAMBURG, .8.9. “CITY OF WELLINGTON” ... From Hong Kong 24th October, FOR MARSEILLES, LONDON & HAVRE 8.8. "CITY OF PEKIN”-

From Hong Kong 18th November.

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

ORIENTAL-AFRICAN LINE.

·MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA.

8.5. "YVENSANG”

From Hong Kong

15th October. Loading for Mauritius, Delagon Bay, Durban, East Londos Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth, Mossel Bay and Capetown.

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

AUSTRAL-EAST INDIES LINE.

(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL 8.8. CO, LTD.}} 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, e

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

FOR FREIGHT OR PASSAGE' ON ANY OF THR ABOVE LINES

APPLY TO-s'

Tel.: Cent. 4791.

THE BANK LINE, LTD

BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE

V JOINT SERVICE OF THE"

"BLUE FUNNEL" LINE

(OCEAN S.5. CO., LTD. & CHINA MUTUAL 8.N. CO., LTD.}

**AND.

AMERICAN & MANCHUKIAN LINE.

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

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG.

8.8. "EITY OF BATH"

B.S. TEUCER

vla: Suez Canal

via Suez Canal

8th

October.

£8,"CITY OF BARODA” via Suez Canal-

22nd. October. 5th November.

9.8. “NINGGHOW" via Suez Canal.: 19th November. Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Owners" Option.

Subject to change without notice, compart

For Freight and particulars apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE or THE BANK LINE, LTD., Hong Kong. Hong Kong & Canton; JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD, Centon.

THE

DOLLAR DIRECTORY

NOW ON SALE

Obtained from

HONGKONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY CO.

Old and

China Mall Building &