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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1926.

P. & 0.-British India Apcar and

Eastern & Australian Lines

(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS. TAKING CARGO FOR

STRAFTS JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIÁN 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.

FIRE AT SEA.

THE CHINA MAIL.

SEVEN HOURS' BATTLE.

Adelaide, October 14-A fire of 'seven hours duration rhgod on the British-India steamer "Fanus," from (2.50 a.m.. yesterday morning One Thundred tons of burning cargo was jettisoned. and the hout buckled large steel plates on the port alde of the steamar, and on the shelter dock. The fire was discovered in

MARITIME LAW,

DECISION OF ANTWERP TRIBUNALA

AMERICAN WORLD TOUR..

4

CARINTHIA” SAILING,

New York October --The stoamer. "Carinthia" will all to- was

morrow on a world cruise, Includ sayang Australia, and, similarly to last your, her stay in Australian porta will be extremely short⠀⠀

on

NYKLINE

SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

SAN FRANCISCO vka Shanghai. Japan Ports & Honolulu:

SHINYO MARU....

*

BIBERIA MARU

TAFYO MARU

43

"Calla Los Angeles.

.............. Wednesday, 17th Nov,, at 10 am,

Monday, 20th November,

Sunday, 2nd: January

day at SOUTH AMERICA. vla Japan. Konolulu San Francisco.

Angeles, Mexico & PamimTV 16. ANYO MARU BOXUYO MARU

Friday, 28th Nov., 15-Noom. Friday,

17th December,

The Belgian strEys |navigating on the Scheldt, !"Fa:rplay," when, in order to avoid a barge which was cutting across

She is due at Auckland hor bow, and which she would most probably have 'sunk, she suddenly December 27, leaving, on December reversed engines, and, whilst going leaving on

29: at Wellington on December 31,

the MARIO No.3 hold, when the vouso? was 60 miles west of the Neptune Islanda. full speed astern, bumped against Milford Sound on January 2, leav the famae being soen among the the pler of Douk a village on the ing on the same day at Hobart on January 3, leaving on the same day; bales of kapok and, cornsacks. Scheldt, thereby e&using some. The ship was on her way to Port damage, for the payment of which at Sydney on January 7, leaving on MARSEILLES, LONDON & ANTWERP via Singapore & Porta Adelaide from Calcutta, and a gale the Door Common Council and the January R; at Melbourne On was raging. Two other steamers owners of the steamship "Lys" be-January 10, leaving on the same the "Camaria" and the "Milana.".fore the Antwerp Tribunal day; and at Fremantle on January came to her side. but their hasds-

15, leaving on the same day. sance was unnecessary, and after n

There will be approximately 326 passengers. hard fight the flames were subdued and, the "Janus" made her way to Port Adelaide, where she arrived this morning..

Eries of alarmfrom the Lascars who discovered the fire, and who worked well in helping to extin-

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLYguish it aroused the passengers

DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under Contract with H.M. Government.)

S. 3.

Tons.

Erom Hongkong About

DEVANHA KARMALA

DELTA

8.166 25th Nov. ''1R 27th Nov.

8,007 1POND

Noon

MACEDONI

NELLORE

KHIVA

MIRZAPORE

NYANZA

MALWA

KALYAN

DEVANHA

MOREA

DELTA

KASHMIR

NANDITH

NELURE

0,353

11th

237

9,105 25th 0.715

7,0

Fier.

Dec.

Destination

Spore, Penang, Colombe & Bombay Margeles, London. Antwerp & Hull

Singapore. Penang, Colombo: & B'bay Mausuilles and London

Die Spore. Penang, Colombo & Bombay Marseilles, London & Antwerp Der.

Marseilles, London, Hamburg & Ridam Singapore.

Brang. Colombo & R'bay Marseilles and

and London Marseilles, London Singapore, l'enang, Colorabo & Bay

6th

3041 201

Jun. Jän.. Jan

201 9.144

| 8,255

28th

r.

Jan. Jan. 5th Feb.

ເ

18th Fieb.

0.005 19th

BiMi

8.862

10,902 9:006

$36.504

MANTUA KASHGAR NYANZA MONGOLIA MACEDONIA

IMOVA NEDA KARMALA MELTA MALWA KHIWA

Feb...

6th March

12th March

7th March 19th March

and London.

Antwerp

Penang

Colombo & Bombay & London Marseilles & & London Marseilles, London & Antwerp Marseilles, London & Aptwerp Singapore, Penang.. Colombo &B'bay

Marse

14,120

2nd Apr 8.456 9th April 9.198 18th April 8,097

28th April 10:241 30th April

and London 148 May Marseilles, Landon & Antwerp. 28th May Marselles & London. Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to stantinople, Pireuce, Sayani and other Revant Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co

MOREA

crew

Commerce.

of

The "Lys" was held responsible and condemned

in damages, although the experts came to the conclusion thas the barge "wan | wholly responsible, her skipper having carried out manoeuvre contrary to the most elementary rules of havigation.

WOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS

The C.P.S.. R.M.S. "Empresa of Asia" left Vancouver for Hong Kong, via Japan ports and Shang- hal on the 12th November, 1926.

The C.P.S. R.M.S. "Empress Russia" arrived at Nagasaki yes terday at 12.30 p.m. left: Nagasaki today at 6 am and is due a Kobe to-morrow ub 6 am,,en

KATORI MARU

ATSUTA MARU KASHIMA MARU

Sunday 21st Nov; at A a.m. Saturday," #th December. Saturday, 18th December.

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE vir Manila & Ports. ›

MISHIMA MARDS.

TANGO MARU N

Wednesday, 24th Nov., at 11 am Wednesday, 22nd December.

NEW YORK andrer BOSTON via PANAMA,

ATAGO MARU

prawna esgeriewe... Monday, 29th November TAKAOKA, MARU

Tuesday, 4th Decemboy. BUENOS VIRES via Singapore. Durban & Cape": "Town.

WAKASA MARU

Saturday 20th Novembar. SOMRAY via SINGAPORE & COLOMBO,

TOKUSHIMA MARU 47.

Saturday, - 27th November. SADO MARU

Saturday, 11th December.

"ALCUTTA in SE JAPORE, PENANG & RANGOON, et

AĶITA MARU,Hati

Sunday 21st November, MURORAN MARU Wednesday, 1st December, NAGASAKI KOBE & YOKOHAMA, AW TANGO MARU

SHANGHAE KOBE & YOKOHAMAS

TAJIMA - MARU

The Judgment, which has been and the remainder of the The stern of the vessel was kopt much commented upon, is based on so the wind so as to minimise the he obligation of everyone to draught, and six nos of hose were abstain from otsing damage to amployed. The heavy suns hurled someone else's property. By virtua the 1re Aghters about as they work of this principle, so, reads the judge ed to quell the flames, which were ment, the "Lys" had to respect the

The B. 3.s. "Renderan" from licking greedily over the cargo, and pier and, not having done so, mast they suffered considerable discom-repair the damage caused, to the Leith, Midrilesbro', Antwerp. Lon fort in coming to close quarters plaintiffs, respective of whether den and Straits is due to arrive here with the are, the smoke of which there is or not a third party whom November 20,

The M. V. 5.a. "Agra" (Swedish Alled the whole vessel. It was 9:30 by an error of navigation was a.m. before there was any sign of primarily responsible for the aceast Asiatic Co.,Ltd.), left Antwarp

control dent having taken place.

on October 23 and is due here s the fire being under Hundreds of tons of water ware The Judge admitted that thear about November 30, poured into the hold by the crew plantiffe cou have held that' working under ortion of there were two parties responsible Messrs.

Drummond (chlafsowarda them for the damage officer), H. Curry (third officer).suffered. He added, however, that and E. C. West (extra third officer) the fault of the barge" does not A door in the side of the hold used exclude the fault which is personal to the defendants. nor does it entitle them to claim that the fault which they committed is not im- Eputable to them and they have not to answer for it, as it is laid down by jurisprudence that if damage is caused by several persons, the victim is entitled to claim gompen gation from one of them?

Hek.

CONSIGNEES NOTICE.

Consignees of cargo are remind- ed that goods remaining on the

will be subject to rent..

......... LYONS MARU

ידי

Saturday, 20th November.

Friday, 19th "November."

Monday!

22nd November.

MALACCA MARU (Moji direct) SUWA MARU,

Sunday,

28th November.

Monday,

29th November.

TAMBA MARU

Monday, 29th November.

For further information apply to NIPPON YUSEN KÄISHA... Tel Central Nos. 292 (Private exchanges to all departy. Y

THE BANK LINE, LTD.

M. S. "Afrika" after November 1S AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE SERVICE

Quarantine restrictions imposed by Hong Kong against arriva from Shanghai on account cholera have been withdrawn.

Spor, Funang, Colombo & Bombay

London and Antworp Penang,

nung, Colombo & Bombay. Marseilles & London Murelles. London, Antwerp & R'dam fo loading horses was opened, and the blazing bales propelled through it into the

The Master (Captain S. 8 Abkins) and the Second Officer (Mr. H. Harrison) remained on the bridge throughout Ne insuries were "received in the Gré-Aghting, although many men sustained severe blisters from the heat, while others suffered from eye trouble caused by the smoke. The

To sum up, the fact of the de fendant master having preferred: surgren on the vessel, assisted by several passengers, stood by with to cause possible damage to the bandages and eye lotion, and wel-pier rather than sink a barge, in other words, the fact of his having come, relief was given when each man came up from the burning chosen the lesser of two evils, docs THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD., not exonerate him from responsi-, bility, because it does not exclude his fault.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

17th Nov. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Segapore. Penang & Calcutta Singapore, Penang & Calcutta De.Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Singapore. Pening & Calcutta ngapore, Penang & Calcutta Singapore, Penang & Calcutta

PAKADA

TILAWA PALAMBA

TALMA

F. 0:940

1. 10,000

20th Nov. 8.088 3rd Dee. 10:090 18h. 7,841 j. 24th

7.036

SHIRALA TAKLIWA TAKADA

6.949

!

Dec. 2nd Jun..!

Buh

Jan.

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South)

TANDA

ST. ALBANS ARAFURA

TANDA

0.066 2nd Dec.

· 4.500 | 818: Dec. 6.080 | 28th Jan, 6,968 4th March

ST. ALBANS 14.500 1st April

6,000 20th April

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

ARAFURA

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

The E. & A. 5.S. Co., Ltc., stoamera will also call at Shanghai, tollo, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawad, Timor, Darwin, or other ports en route as inducemen:

offers.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-

holdi

A

Commenting on this decision, the "Jurisprudence Review," which is

CONSIGNEES.

COPENHAGEN.

THE MYS

H .I'

"AFRIKA " having arrived, Consignees of cargo

{ANDREW WEIR & CO. LONDON)..

BOSTON & NEW YORK. SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG.

Yio Suez Canal

M.V. "FORRESBANK"

2nd Half November.

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE.

(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S.S. CO., LTD:)\\ NEW YORK, BOSTON & BALTIMORE 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 6th January and 2nd February respectively. Fares £100 Single Fixat Class. £ Single Second Class:

edited by wall known solicitors, are hereby informed that all goods UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT

are being landed and placed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra-hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd., where delivery! can be obtained as soon as the goods are landed.

Cuptain Atkins stated to-day that the the weather experienced on voyage from India was the worst he had met with during his long acquaintance with the sea. The boat left Calcutta on September 13, inter alia, points out that if and forced her way through through respect for the pier and ferca cyclone in the Bay of Bengal. in defiance of humanity, the "Eye" had continued her course, passed After having been have to for 4 hours, she proceeded to Singapore over the barge and drowned the and Banjuwang where a big con-occupants; the master would have signment of bananas,for Fremantle been condemned for homicide

enused by imprudence. The "Re- No claims will be admitted after was taken aboard and stowed on the deck. On October 4, when a view" further mentione. that the the goods have left the Godowns. day's saff from the latter port, an-Ghent Court of Appeal delivered and all goods remaining undeliver- other hurricane was encountred two months ago a judgment in aed after the 18th of November, 1926, A great deal of the cargo was swept contrary sense in an identical case, 4 p.m. will be subject to rent.. into the sea, ladders were carried and therefore it is most probable

that the judgment against the "Lys" will be appealed from.

The Umon S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New away, and cabins were flooded. Zealand. Vancouvery San Francisco, ete.

The P&O. Royal Mail steamers to London vin Suez Canal. The P. & D. Branch Service of steamers to London via the Cape. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton London via Panama Canal..

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

KHİVA MACEDONIA TALMA SHIRALA

ST. ALBANS MALWA

NYANZA

KASHMIR TAKLIWA TAKADA KALYAN

ARAFURA MORNA DEVANHA

KASHGAR

DEETA

MANTUA

NELLORE

TANDA MONGOLIA NYANZA MACEDONIA ST. ALBANS DEVANHA KARMALA

MALWA DELTA ARAFURA

9,135

2nd Nov. 1:1.189 26th Nov. 10,000

7,841 Snd

4.500

Dec.

10.041 10th Dee,

7,023 11th Dec.

8.985 13th

Det.

Shanghai, Moji & Kobe Shanghai, Moji and Koba Moji, Kobe & Onoka Shanghai and Kobe

"

Kobe, Onaka and Yokohama

Moji and Kobe & Kobo

Moji and Koba

NOV

Dec.

*

Kobe

bungha, Moll and Kobe,

Moli, Kobe, Danka and Yokohama Shanghai, Moji & Kobe

Dec.

18th 7,930

Dec. PANDE 0,540 18th Doc. Kabe

24th 6,000 4th Jan. 10.018

8,155 5th 9,005 22xt 8,007 22 10:902

4th

8,853 5th

6,950

16.504

Jan. Jan.

Shanghai & Kobo

Запа Shanghai, Moll and Kobe

JB7..

Feb.

Feb. 8th Feb.

7,023 18th

11,120

4th

8th

13th March

4,600

8,155

9.128 18th March

10,380 1st April

-8,207 1st April

Shanghai, Moj and Kobe Shanghai, Moji and Kobe

Shangha Meji and Koba

Moji, Kebe Osaka & Yokohama

Moji and Kobe

Malatid Kobe

Shanghai, Moji and Koba

{}}}

Moji, Kobe, Daska & Yokohama

Shank Moll & Koba

Moli & Kobo

Shanghal. Moll & Kobe Shanghai, Moj & Kobe

0,300 5th April Maji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama

Tempestuous weather followed the "Janus" across the Bight, and the andre was the climax...

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 steamcr.

All, Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge.

Steamers on London and Australian Lines are Atted with Laundries. Purcels measuring, not more than 2% it. x.2 ft. x 1ft will be received:

at the Company's Office up to: Noon on the day previous to sailing.

For further Information, Passage Fraights, Handbooks, etc., apply to

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO..

Agents,

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

The cargo jettisoned, and that damaged by fire and water, included merchandise for Adelaide, Mel- bourne, and Sydney. A general average will be declared. A com- plete survey of the damage has not vet been made. In the lower hold bales of cornsacks were damaged by salt water, which found its way through the charged hatch cover into the lower hold.

GET RID OF THE TORMENT

OF RHEUMATISM." No need to keep on suffering the

to keep on fmcumatism when Chamberlain's Pain Balm may be easily obtained at a small cost. Rub it on vigorously. It is very penetrating and soothing and quickly scatters con gestion and the pressure that causes, Pain

Scid and recommended every- where.

All broken, chafed and damaged goods are to be left in the Godown. where they will be examined by i Messrs. Anderson & Aahe on the 17th of November, 1926, at 10' a.m. All claims against the vessel must be presented to the Under Bigned before the 22nd of November, 1928, or they will not be recognised. No Fire Insurance will be effected:

Bill of Lading will be counter signed by

JOHN MANNERS & CO., LTD., Agents. Hong Kong, 12th Nov. 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 und Watkins.

DOCK OWNERS, SHIP BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEERS, BOILER MAKERS, IRON AND BRASS POUNDERS, FORGE MASTERS.:

ELECTRICIANS.

"ELLERMAN" LINE.

(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL SS. CO., LTD.) MARSEILLES, LONDON, HAMBURG, DUNKIRK AND HAVRE

8.3. "CITY OF PEKIN"

12th November.

18th December..

MARSEILLES, LONDON, HAMBURG AND HAVRE. 8.8. "CITY OF TOKIO"

FARES TO LONDON "A" 1st Class £88.

"B" 1st Class £80.

2nd Class £60. 2nd Class £54

ORIENTAL-AFRICAN LINE. MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA.

Loading for Mauritius, Delagoa Bay, Durban, East Londo Algoa Bay Port Elizabeth, Mossel Ray and Capetown

Through Bill of Lading issued to Beira, Quilimaine, b Port Amella, Mozambique, Chinde, Inhambane, Zanzibar, Mombana Killindini, Fort Nolloth, Luderitz Bay, Walvis Bay and Madagasṛ1: ........

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, Mei- bourne and Sydney, and Vice Veras,·

#

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

FOR FREIGHT OK PASSAGE ON ANY OF THE ABOVE LINES MAGAPPLY TO

Tel. Cent. 4791.

THE BANK LINE, LTD.

BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE

JOINT SERVICE OF THE

BLUE FUNNEL LINE.

25.

(OCEAN S.S. CO., LTD. & CHINA MUTUAL S.N. CO., LTD.

AND

AMERICAN & MANCHUKIAN LINE (ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL SS, CO., LTD.)

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG..

3rd December))" $1st December

8.3. "CITY. OF CAIRO" Vis-Snez Canal SES. "COLORADO BALAN Via duez Canal 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. Canton.

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