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SHIPPING SECTION.

SHIPPING NOTES.

VESSELS FROM FAR' AND NEAR

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

The Admiral Oriental liner "Pre- sident Grant," en route to Seattle, via Shanghai and Japan, arrived here this morning from Manila and brought 11 first cabin passengers, mail and cargo for discharge here. She will load here and will leave to-morrow at 6 p.m. with Siberian mail.

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FLOATING DOCK.

HONG KONG'S TENDER FOR SINGAPORE:

There is a promise of lively com- petition in connection with the con- struction of the big floating dock for the Singapore naval base. The China Express and Tolegraph" of October 7 says!--

ONLY $20,000.

SHIP WITHDRAWN FROM AUCTION.

The wooden steamship "Fook Sing." was put up for auction yes-

by terday

Messrs. Lammert Brothers. This vessel which las, of Choung-sha-wan, is a triple screw motor vessel built of teak, And her dimensions and capacity ure as under

Length, 163 feet 4 inches: breadth, 30 feet 7 inches; depth, 19 fest. 4 Inches; gross tonnage, 888.84 tons; registered tonnage 627.62 tous.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1926.

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SAILINGS 1927,

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STEAMERS EMPRESS OF ASIA EMPRESS OF CANADA EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA EMPRESS OF CANADA EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA "Last week it was reported in our The upset price was $20,000, but EMPRESS OF CANADA

EMPRESS OF RUSSIA summary of Far Eastern news that the Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock as there was no advance on thisEMPRESS OF ASIA Co. is tendering in the hope of ob- sum, the ship was withdrawn from || (E/Asia and E/Russia call Nagamki day after departure from Shanghai) taining the work for Hong Kong sala.

as a set-off against the long period Advice has been received in the of depression caused by the boy eptt local office of the Dollar Line that It is now reported that the Furness

Middles 'Co... of the "President Harrison," which ran Shipbuilding

ground near Shanghai, has gc,eberough, has tendered for the work into dry dock in that port, where to be done ob Teen-side and that the she will stay for about a month to Tees Conservancy Commission has undergo repairs. The exact extont actually agreed to deepen the of the damage that the "Harrison" navigable channel of the river suffered is still unknown.

where pecessary to permit of the contract being carried out. On From San Francisco the Dollar Tyneside, however, the balled 18 arrived that the competition of the Clyde, liner: "President Pierce" here this morning, and brought Tees, Tyne and other firms has beep 1.156 tons of general cargo. for dis-arrowed down to two Tyneside 'charge here. She also brought firms alone, and that the order will some of the passengerg of the "Pre-shortly be placed with one of these.. sident Harrison" and all her mall. The Tyne tenderers are Armstrong, She will discharge here a total of Swan and Hunters, and Palmer's 859 bags of mail. The "Pierce" discharged in Shanghai 1,150 of Tynesiders appear to be vary silver bullion consigned to Shangconfident of the contracs it seems; hai banks. valued at $G722,378.00. || but with Hong Kong in the running The "Pierce" will and to-morrow there are factors to be reckoned for Manila at 8. p.m..

with. not least of which is that Hong Kong is but five days' steam- The Blue Funnel s.s. "Hectoring from Singapore, and therefore arrived here this morning from in a position to select its weather Liverpool vin Singapore and brought 100 cons of general cargo- besides mail for discharge here. She also brought 40 first-cabin pas- sengers for Hong Kong. The "Hec- tor will sail for Shanghat this afternoon after loading.

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En route to Bombay, vin Singa- pore, the Japanese steamer "Awa Maru arrived here this moring from Shanghai and Japan, and brought 419 tons consisting mostly of cotton goods and safety matches. The "Awa Maru" wil sail to-mor- row morning.` `-

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With a cargo of 2,900 tons of con from Dairen, the M.B.K. stea- mer "Kojan Maru" arrived here this morning. She will sail for Dairen after Foudirik bere.

LOCAL SHIPPING.

TO-DAYS ARRIVALS AND CLEARANCES.

THE MORNING "LIST.

Jarrow.

PIRATES SEEN!

Hong Kong Shipping "Warned: Bias Bay.

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OPIUM ON SHIP.»

$3,000 WORTH OF "RAW" SEIZED.

Boarding the Dutch steamer "Tjiaalak" shortly after her arrival in port yesterday forenoon Re- venue officers of the limports and Exports Department, in the course of their; usual search, succeeded fi finding approximately 2,900 taels of saw oplum which was concealed in a secret receptacle in the engine room.

No arrest has been made in con- nection with the seizure, the value of which is about $5,000:-

MACHINERY TESTS.

NEW CODE FOR ENGINES AND BOILERS.

The complete draft proof of the report of the Committee on tabu- lating the results of heat engine trials, as revised and extended in 1920. is now printed and has been circulated for criticism and re- marks by the Institution of Civil Engineers to all compétent An unidentified gang of pirates authorities. Thus a great work, (which will be of incalculable bens- Is reported to have been seen

fit to every branch of engineering plying of Blas Bay by the

depending upon the production of Police.

power from fuels, is approaching Their objective or destination its consummation. is still unknown; e-

Masters of vesselä entering or clearing Hong Kong are warned to take necessary precaution.

It is Interesting to recall that the proposal to revise and bring up-to-date the 1913 report on steam engine and boiler trials emanated from a discussion at the Institution of Naval Archi- teets at their Spring Meeting in. 1922, when the late Captain | Sankey, who was mainly respon- for the big task of towing the docksible for the original code, advised to Singapore, wheresa a successful the Council of the Institution of Tyne tenderer must reckon upon Civil Engineers to take the mat- towing the unwieldly bulk for someter in hand:

16,000 miles round the Cape:" Other institutions and bodies While the material of which the were invited to co-operate, these proposed dock must be constructed including the Admiralty, the War This morning, the following sea-would have to be imported and Office, and the Air Ministry. Ship going arrivals at Hong Kong were would therefore be expensive inping interests were well repre- Hong Kong, labour costs would not. Bented by the institutions of en- reported:

Hector (6481) Bri., from Liver be so heavy as in Britain, and gineers and shipbuilders on the pool and Singapore; B. & S. Hong Kong workmanship has al- North East Coast and in Scotland, Shantung (1567) Bri, from ready taken very high rank in the the Institute of Marine Engineers world of shipbuilding Hong and, of course, the Institution of Shanghai and Swatow; B. & S.

Nam Sang (2591) Bri, from Kong's chances seem to be rosy, Naval Architects before-mention- and we should not be surprised to ed Kobe and Amoy; J.M.

Chipshing (199) Bri., from hear of the contract being placed Tientsin: J.M.

President Grant (8005). Am, from Manila; A.Q.L.

Awa Maru (3747) Jap., from Shanghai; N.Y.K.

Kogun Maru (1306) Jap., from Dairen; M.B.K.

there.

The representatives' institu- tions and manufacturers' associa-

President Pierce (8393) Am, On the subject of the base itself tiong of the electrical, gas, chemi- from San Francisco and Shang-the Imperial Conference which cal, automobile, and other indus- hai; Dollar Line.

assemble shortly will be called tries were drawn upon for any upon to decide its attitude. The help they could render, and they' In a special work hitherto has been delayed, not rendered it freely. so much through any change of sense, the Institution of Mechani- opinion on the part of the Ad-cal Engineers should be credited miralty, but first because of finan- with having taken a leading part cial stringency, and secondly the throughout for their past Presi- time lost owing to the decision of dent, Mr. W. H. Patchell may be For Singapore: Van Overstra- the MacDonald Government to said to have taken the brunt of ten, Seistan.

For Hongay: Hangsang.

Departures,

Clearance,

For Swatow: Canada Maru:

WHO'S WHO.

abandon the scheme. The Ad-the committee's labours "upon his miralty plans include the provision shoulders.

of storage accommodation for of He was vice-chairman of the For Batavia: Cheribon Maru...fuel at a cost of £982,000, and this Main Committee until he succeed- For Canton: Hubro.

undertaking it now practically com- ed the late Captain" Sankey as plete." It is estimated that, in ad- chairman last year, and from the For Foochow: Kumakata Maru.dition, about £11,000,000 will be re outset he has also presided over For Amoy: Tjileboot,

quired for creating the graving Panel A, which has dealt with For Shanghai: Empress of dock. defences, worshops, and ac boilers and steam, reciprocating Russia.

emmodation ashore. Down to the cinea end of March last rather less than By the time the committee re- $180,000. had been apent and it is assembles in the Autumn, it is estimated that during the coming expected that the draft report will year the outgoings will not amount have been carefully perused by all to more than £280,000. The original concerned. Useful suggestions Mr. C. H.

Admiralty scheme has undergone coming to hand from any quarter, Benson, general Oriental manager of the Americano change. The naval authorlat home or abroad, will then be ties have decided to postpone until considered, and if approved, will Express, Co, returning, here after six months' stay in America after the Conference all work upon be embodied in the final report.

the graving dock, but since the Mr. C. B. Gauss, who dis embarked at Shanghai, will be the matter is urgent, they are carrying American Consul-General there out preliminary work for the berthy

Mrs. Y. Williams, wife of Coming of a floating dock. It is hoped AMERICAN AUSTRALIA ORIENT mander Williams of the U.S.S.that this dock will be in position "Huron disembarking here to join and ready to accommodate the her husband

Mrs. C. S. Williams, wife of Ad miral C. S. Williams who is on the "Huros,"

Mr. J. Gould, a prominent stork broker of Hong Kong, returning heré accompanied by Mra. A Gould Mr. M. U. Clark, manager of the Standard Oil Co. In Canton, dia embarking here...

Mr. and Mra H. C. Page of New York, en route to Mong Kong. Mr Page is a department manager of the Standard Oil Co...

largest shipb In 1929. As to the larger scheme, the Government have made it clear that the rate of progress will depend on the extent to which the Dentiniena viva finan cial assistance, Hong-Kong, has already contributed £260,000 for the reliminary work in hand, and the Federated Malay States have not only given the site, -valued at $146,000, but have since decided on a further generous money tion which was the sub cent criticlajersk

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OVERLAND CHINA MAIL.

HONG KONG'S BUDGET DEBATE,

This week's number of the "Overland China Mail" con tains the full report of proceedings last Thursday in the Legislative Council.

The speeches, in full of the Unofficial members are re- produced together with the Government replies to the public criticism.

For folks at Home the, lengthy report, summarizing as it does the pition of the Colony, should prove very interest- ing reaching matter.

To be used as a reference: local residents will also find the issue of great help. But that is not all.

The week's occurrences at Canton and coast and river ports, showing how trade improved after the boycott only to be set back this week, are clearly described.

Every "China" cable, with copious footnotes and planations for the benefit of non-Chinese, printed in the daily paper, will be found in the weekly

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