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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12 1926.

P.&O.-British India

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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.

SHIPBREAKING..

THE CHINA MAIL,

LESS TONNAGE: GOING TO THE BREAKERS,

BILLS OF LADING,

WILL BE CAST ON SMALLER. MODEL

MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS..

The CPS RMS. "Empress of Asta", Capt. A. V. R. Lovagrove, D.SO. RINR, Commander, will leave here for Victoria and Van- couver, B.C., vin Shanghai (Woo

NYK

W

SAILINGS. SUBJECT TO ALTERATION. **

SAN FRANCISCO via: Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

TENYO MARU (Cait Kochung). KOREA MARU

SHINYO MARU

Monday.. 18th Oob, at 10: a.ra. Tuesday. 2nd November. Tuesday, 18th Novomber.

Francisco.

SOUTH AMERICA via Japan, donolulu, San

Angeles, Maxico & Panama. ANYO. MARU).......... BOKUYO MARU

Low

Saturday, 0th Nov., at Noon. Saturday, 27th November,

Shipbreaking was a lost industry in mary way of measuring the con- Malls, and is due here' on October MARSEILLES, LONDON & ANTWERP via Singapore & Peris

HARUNA MARU

The CP.S., R.M.S. Empress of KAMO MARU Canada" arrived at Yokohama yes terday at 1 pm. left Yokohama to-day at 6 am and is due here on October 19 at 2 p.m.

The M.V. 8.a. "Sumatra" (Swedish East Asiatle Co., Ltd.) left Ant- warp on September 19 and is due here on or about October 29.

Saturday, 23rd October... Saturday, 6th November.

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

AKI MARU

MISHIMA MARU

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

Wednesday, 24th November.

NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via PANAMA.

Friday, 29th Getober.

Thursday 11th November,

When in 1928 the total of ship. The reduction of printed matter ping lost and broken up crept with- in bills of Inding is a widely sought-sung), Nagasaki, Kobe and Yoko in reach of the diminished volume after reform. Once upon a tino, hama at 6 am. on October, 14.

The PO. 8.8. "Mantua" left of new construction, there was a bills of lading were no more than

Singapore for this port on Oct. 10, a few lines in length, but for many at 9am." with the outward English widely expressed hope that more and more uneconomical ships would years now they have, beon deve-Mails, ami is dus here ou. October find their way to the shipbreakorsloping a prolixity that has had to 14 at about 4 p.m.

The B. 1, 8.8. "Takada" left unt the surplus of shipping bebe curbed by Act of Parliament. came reduced to a Tair marginIt is not so long ago since a Lord, Singapore for this port on Octobe over the requirements of trade, Justice found that the only samat p.m. with the outward English |

tents of a bill of lading that was in 16 at about 7 a.m. the expansive years that followed front of him was in so many the war, but by 1928 almost as many quare inches of the smallest ships were proceeding to the ship-type." But at any rate, since the breakers for what they would fetch Carriage of Goods by Sea Act came as there were ships being launched, into force, the bigger number of Actually, with the inclusion of clauses in bills of lading are so casualties, there were a larger nummuch wasted effort, and gradually. bor of steam and motorships lost no doubt, bills of lading will be and broken up than launched, rocast on a smaller model. Whe

that were built in 1928 was some though the tonnage of the new ships ther or not they will ever again be come readable and understandable 150,000 tonu greater than the ton-is another question. nago that was lost and broken up. The new Furneas. Withy bills of In 1924 yet a larger number of lading for the carriage of grain ships were consigned to serap. but homewards from North America are

RANGOON MARU in the meantime many more ships stated to be reduced in literary

MORIOKA MARU had been launched, and there was content by more than half. The cld nothing like so good a comparison form, life most other bills of lading,

NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA. las In 1923. Against 2,200,741 tons approached in volume the size of

MISHIMA MARU..... né............. Saturday, Sapore, Panang, Colomba & Bombay or steam and motor shipping the smaller novels, but being print-

SHANGHAL KOBE & YOKOHAMA. Marseilles, London, Antwerp & Hull

launched, 1,614,662 tons were losted on a single sheet of paper was

MURORAN MARU (Mɑji direct)...... Sunday, Singapore, Penang Colombo & Bibay and broken up. For last year, much less convenient to read: The Marseilles and London

The s.s. "Pulpit Point," the second

Friday, MITO MARU Lloyd's Wreek Statistics, published new form recites that it is subject S'pore, Penang, Colombo & Bombay

TOKUSHIMA MARU (Moji direct).... Saturday, in these columns a week ago, show to the British Carriage of Goods by of two oil tank vessels building by Marseilles, London, Antwerp & Hull 27.04 Nov,

ATSUTA MARU

Tuesday, 19th October.. Penang, Col Singapore and London

Colombo & B'bay only 553 steam and motor ships of Sea Act and either the United Lithgows, of. Port-Glasgow, and en- Marseilles

980,794 tons lost and broken up. States or the Canadian Carriersined by Davia Rawan and Co.,

the order of the For further information apply to NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. S'pore, Penang, Colombo & Bombay which is a reduction of over half Act, according to the port of ship- Glasgow, to Marseilles. Londen Antworp

Hamburg &R'dama million tons on 1924. The steam ment. After that, there are eight Vacuum Oil Company was success- Tel. Central Nos. 292 (Private exchanges to all departs.) Marseilles, London,

of the fully launched on August 28, after Singapore. Paning, Colombo & B'bay and motor ships launched last year clauses going over some

Why ground of the Carriage Acts at which she proceeded to the engine. And London.

amounted to 2,142,325 tons.

debuilders for the installation of the Marseilles, London & Antwerp

there should have been auch a heavy greater length and otherwise

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

From

Tons Hongkong

About

S. 5.

MOREA

NYANZA KHYBER

ALIPORE

MANTUA

10.902

DEVANHA

$136

10,018 16th: Oct,

Noon. 7.022 ንሕጊ፡ Oct.. 9,114 30th. Oct. 0,273 8th Nov. Fath. Nov. 26th

KARMALA

0.128

NELLORE

MACEDONIA

DELTA

MIRZAPORE

NYANZA

MALWA KALYAN

KASHMIR

Dec.

6,859 11.089 11th Doc.

|-

23rd 8.007 9.1.35

8,715

023

10.041

9,144

22nd

Dec. 25th Dec. 3rd Jan 6th Jan 8th JAN. nd Jan.

10,918 5th Feb.

8,305 19th Feb. 5th Marah

10,900

9.505 12th MAT

MOREA

MANTUA

KASHCAR

MONGOLIA

18,50

MACEDONIA

DEVANHA

KARMALA

MALWA

KHIVA MOREA

11,120

19th arch 2nd April

8,15 9th Aprik

9.128 16th Apr

30th April

10,941

8,135 14th May

10:018 28th May

Destination.

Marseilles & London

Marseilles and London

Marseilles. London and Antwerp

& London.

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LISBON MARU "TSUYAMA MARU BUENOS AIRES via Singapore, Durban & Cape Town, Tho M. 8.8.. "Japan" (Swedish, KANAGAWA MARU East Asiatic Co., Ltd.), left Rotter BOMBAY via SINGAPORE & COLOMBO, C. dam on September 19 and is due here on or about Dctober 29.

The E. & A. s.8. "Tanda" left Sydney for this port on October 9 at a.m. with the outward Australian Malle, and is due here on Novem

ber 1.

!)

.

Friday, 15th October.

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

TOTTORI MARU. AWA MARU CALCUTTA «la SI, 'GAPORE, PENANG & RANGOON.

Monday, 18th October Sunday, $1st Octobor.

16th October..

17th,,October.

22nd October

29rd October.

drop in the amount of, tonnage lost ning the customs of the trade and machinery. The vessel is designed THE BANK LINE,

MUTUCHlies Conde, Antwerp &R'damunderstand.

Матвеев

Marsel

London

Marxcites & London Marseilles, London & Antwerp Marsolllos, London & Antwerp Marscies and London

Marseilles, London & Antworp Marseilles & Lordon.

Frequent connection from Port Said for Fassengers and Cargo to Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Lerant Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mail Stoamship. Co.

SHIRALA

TAGMA

TAKADA

BRITISH INDIA-APĈAR SAILINGS. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Singapore, Penang & Calcatta Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Singaporo, Penang & Calcutta

TAKLIWA

7,841 13:5 Oct.

7.30a.m. 10,000 17th Oct. 6,949 6th Nov. 7,986. 10th Nov.

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South)

ARAFURA

6,000 20th Oct.

TANDA

0,950 2nd Des.

ST. ALBANS

4,800 31st Dec.

6,000 28th. Jan.

ARAFURA

TANDA

4,050 4th. March.

ST. ALBANS 4500 18th April

Manila, Sandakan, Thursday Island,

Townsville: Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne..

1

LTD.

12,300 tons on 28 feet draft. Her AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE SERVICE

principal dimensions are:-Length 460ft., breadth moulded 62ft. Gin., depth moulded 36ft. Bin.

and broken up is mpat difficult to the rights and privileges of the for the carriage of patroleum olle shipowners. The new bill of lading in bulk of a total deadweight of Of course, no complaint lies in is still a formidable dotament, and the fact that casualties are progres- it is hard to believe that it could sively lighter nowadays than before not, in common with almost every other bill of lading, be substantially Shipping losses diminishing both in actual yearly reduced without imperilling the in- totals and more markedly still, interests of shipowners. proportion to merchant tonnage in ¡existence. The total of casualty

the war.

are

Fosses in 1925, at 324.748 tons, com-nounced improvement At the pre- parse very lightly with 1924, when sent moment more than 6 per cent 440,404 tona of shipping were lost. of the tonnage owned in Great Bri Notwithstanding the greatly in-tain is idle. Why then, should there creased amount of merchant tor- The less and not more tonnage going rage, the tonnage lost in 1924 was

to the shipbreakers? actually less than in 1913. Before the war, casualty loases invariably accounted for more than 1 per cent. of merchant tonnage per year, but

One contributory explanation is that the surplus of tonnage has been created abroad, and though it affects British ships in common

in the last three years the percen- with all other ships on the seas, it tage has declined from 0.82 per is not in British hands. (governed &cent. In 1923 to 0.74 per cent in as they are by purely economie cor- 1924 and 0.55 per cent. last year.siderations) to settle. All the ships The Greek merchant marine manag- that are laid up in the United

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

The E. & A. 5.9. Co., Ltd, steamers will also call at Shanghai, Iloilo, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawso, Timor, Darwin, or other parts en route as inducement

offers.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:- The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via

Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

The P. & O. Royal Mail steamers to London via Suez Canal. The P.&O. Branch Service of ateamers. to London via the Cape,

CONSIGNEES.

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.

From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO,' ANTWERP, LONDON &

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STRAITS,

HE. Steamship

"BENLOMOND "

Consignees of Cargo are herety informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazar- downs of the Hongkong and Kow loon Wharf and Godown Co, Ltd.,

ed to lose no less than 2.4 per cent. States, for example, which will not dous and/or extra hazardous Go-f

of its tonnage last year, but other wise only Spain, Italy, Japan, and

The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and tonnage, that is so perplexing.*

London via Panama Canal.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAL & JAPAN

MANTUA

TAKLIWA

10,902 15th: Oct

10: a...

TAKADA

6,940 10th

Oct.

7.938

22nd

Oct.

MIRZAPORE KARMALA DEVANHA TANDA NELLORE DELTA KHIVA

6.776 29th

Oct.

MACEDONIA

ST ALBANS

MALWA

NYANZA

KASHMIR PERIM

KALYAN ARAFURA MOREA DEVANHA

KASHGAR NELLORE

MANTUA

TANDA MANDA MONGOLIA

NYANZA MACEDONIA

ST! ALBANS

DEVANHA KARMALA MALWA ABAFURA

Oct. 9,128 29th 30th 8.155

Oct. 6,958 2nd Nov." 6,363 18th Nov. 8,097 18

14th Nov. 9,136 22nd Nov.

20

80: 25th

11,089

4,500

10,941

7th

Nov.

Dec.

10th Toth Dec. Dec.

*7,028 11th Dec.

7 BAR

13th Dec.

Shanghai, Moji and Kobe

Shanghai, Moil, Kobo & Canka

Kobe.

Shanghai, Moji & Kobe Shanghai, Moji and Kubo Shanghai and Kobe

find employment are only getting consigned to scrap very slowly.

whence, and/or from the wharves, i delivery may be obtained.

Sweden exceed the 1 per cent, line.

The same conditions exist on Newcases affects the position onlysion, much of the tonnage that has But the reduction in casualty smaller scale elsewhere. In addi-

No claims will be admitted after slightly. It is the much greater been thrust into trade by or with the goods have left the godowns, reduction in the break up of old the assistance of State Govern- and all goods remaining undeliver- Aments has been impelled generallyed after the 11th instant will year or two ago. It was fairly easy into liner trades with just sufficient be subject to rent.

All claims against the steamer to explain that though both the force to keep it there, but with no

must be presented to the. Under- freight markets and the returns of profit-earning capacity. The re laid up ships showed the clearest suit is that three chips are compell signed on or before the 26th instant evidence of the pronounced surplus ed to share the work of two Ships or they will not be recognized. of shipping (even without relying have a fairly long life and it may goods are to be left in the Go- All broken, chafed, and damaged on expert comparisons between the therefore take some years before volume of merchant shipping, and merchant tonnage is distributed downs, where they will be examined the volume of trade in pre-war days anything like economically. Mean-on the 11th instant at 10 am, and now) individual shipowners while, the fact that there are fewer were naturally loth to cut their ships being broken "up than there losses on old tonnage without first are new ships being bullt may only seeking every possible chance of mean that there is an increasing profit. But in 1925, freights went number of ships being, maintained from bad to worse, and the returns that will never be replaced after of laid up ships showed no pro-their present span of service...

Kobe, Osaka and Yokohama" Shanghal, Meji and Kobe Shanghai, Moji & Kobe

Shanghai, Moji & Kobe

Shanghai, Moji and Kobe.

Moji, Kobe Osaka and Yokohama

Shanghai Mojt & Kobe

Shanghai.

Shanghai Moji and Kobe

Shanghai, Moji and Kobe

18th Dec

Shanghal, Moll and Kobe

Запа

7th

Jan.

Shanghai, Moll & Kobe

Moji. Kobe. Ounka and Yokohama

Jan. Jan,

8.086 7,648 9,114 24th Dec. 10,018

6.039 6:030 4th 4LA

8,156

811

21st

2187

-0.005

6.853 ast.

10,902.

Jan.

Jan.

Feb,

8th Fub.

16,504 17th 200

7.023 18th

11,120

4,500

Feb.

4th March

8th March

8,155 19th March

9,128 18th March

110,080 1st April, 4,000 8th April

Shanghai & Kobo

Molland Kobe

Moji and Kobe

Moji and. Hobe

יז

Maji, Kobe, Caaks & Yokohama

Moji and Kobe

Moi and Kobe and Kobe

Kol, Kobe, Danka & Tokohama

Shanghal, Moji & Kobe

Shanghai, Moji & Koba

Shanghal, Moji & Koba

Moji, Kobs, Daaka & 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 Singapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer.

All Cabine are fitted with Electric. Fans free of charge. Steamers on London and Australina Lines are fitted with Laundries. Parcela measuring net more than 2% ft. x 2 ft. x 1 ft. will be received

at the Company's Office up to Neon the day previous to- kalling.

For further Information, Passage Freights, Handbooks, etc., apply to:- MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

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

Agents.

NATURAL MINERAL WATER

FRENCH GOVERNMENT'S Springs

VICHY CELESTINS

Jr, bottles, half, and Volits

Gout, Diabetes, Rheumatism, Gravel, Arthritis VICHY CRANDE-GRILLE Kouble VICHY HOPITAL

.43

No Fire Insurance has been effected:

(ANDREW WEIR & CO., LONDON),

BOSTON & NEW YORK. SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG."

M.V. "FORRESBANK" From Hong Kong vla Suez Canal 2nd balt November.

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE. - (ELLERMAN & BUCKNALE. SS. CO., LTD.) NEW YORK, BOSTON & BALTIMORE 8.8. "CITY OF BARODA" From Hong Kong vie Suez Canal 5th November. The above modern passenger steamers will be despatched as above for BOSTON and NEW YORK via PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, STRAFTS COLOMBO and SUEZ CANAL, arriving in NEW YORK on or about 5th January and 2nd February respectively. Fares 3100 Single Firmi Class. S Single Second Class.

UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT.

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“ELLERMAN” LINE.

(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL SS. CO., LTD)

FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM & HAMBURG.

·E.8, "CITY OF WELLINGTON" From Hong Kong 24th October. FOR MARSEILLES, LONDON & HAVRE. 8.8 CITY OF PEKIN"

From Hong Kong 17th November.

FARES TO LONDON "A" 1st Class £68. 2nd Class £80. "B" 1st Class £80. 2nd Class £35.

#

ORIENTAL-AFRICAN LINE. MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA.

8.S. "YUENBANG”

From Hong Kong:

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

Through Bills of Lading issued to Beira, Quilimaine, Ibe Port Amelia, Mozambique, Chinde, Inhambane, Zanzibar, Mombasa - Bill of Lading will be counter Killindini, Port Nolloth, Luderitz Bay, Walvis Bay and Madagascar signed by

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,

Agents..

Hong Kong, 4th October, 1926.

THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.

TELEGRAPH

ADDRESS: MANIFESTO" HONGKONG.

Codes Used: AI, A.B.C. Fifth Edition, Engineering: Firat 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. “SLANG WO”

AUSTRAL-EAST INDIES LINE.

(ELLERMAN & BUCKNAIL S.S. 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..

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

FOR FREIGHT OR PASSAGE ON ANY OF THE ABOVE LINKS

APPLY TO

Tel Cent. 4791.

THE BANK LINE, LTD.

BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE

JOINT SERVICE OF THE

"BLUE FUNNEL” LINE.

(OCEAN SS. CO., LTD. & CHINA MUTUAL 8.N. CO., LTD.

ANDREW

AMERICAN & MANCHUKIAN LINE

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

BAILINGS FROM HONG KONGERGE

8.8. "CITY OF BARODA

9.8. "TEUCER"

B.B.. "NINGCHOW"

via Star Canar

vla Buies Canal--

via Buot Canal

22nd October.

5th November,

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 OF THE BANK LINE. LTD. Hong Kong Hong Kong & Canton: JARDINE MATHESON & CO., LTD., Canto

si Kowloon Dock, by the Hongkong 15-China Steam Navigation Co. Ltd”.

ADVERTISE

THE

CHINA MAI

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