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DODWELL & COMPANY, LTD.

FOR BOSTON AND NEW YORK Via SUEZ

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LLOYD TRIESTINO

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REGULAR MONTHLY PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE FOR BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE (FIUME). TAKING CARGO ON THROUGH BILLS OF LADING TO GENOA," ALL ITALIAN, ADRIATIC, LEVANT; BLACK

SEA AND DANUBE PORTS. . REDUCED PASSAGE RATES TO BRINDISI, VENICE OR TRIESTE,

"B" Class £66.9:0£ NEXT SAILINGS.

"A" Class £72.10.0d,

OUTWARDS FOR SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, KOBE & MOJI

M.V. "VIMINALE"

From Hong Kong,

.Salls on or about 3rd Feb., 1927,

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HOMEWARDS FOR BRINDISI VENICE AND TRIESTE.

"SS: "ROMOLO“

M.V. "VIMINALE

From Hong Kong.

Salis on or about 4th Feb, 1927. Sails, on or about 4th Mar 1927,

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NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS

FROM CALCUTTA & COLOMBO TO

SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.

S.S. "UMSINGA"...... Sails from Calcutta 31st Jan, 1927 Regular Passenger and Cargo Service to South African Ports.. Through Bills of Lading issued from Hong Kong...

For Freight or Passage or any of the above Lines apply to:-

DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agentas Telephone Central 1030.

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K.

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION..

LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP Via Singapore,

Colombo, Suez and Port Sald. ALTAIMARU

Thursday, 13th January.

RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES Via Saigon, Singapore,

Colombo, Durban & Capetown.

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MANILA

MARU

BOMBAY-Via Singapore and Colombo.

HONOLULU MARU

Monday 17th January.

Monday, 17th January,

KOHRYU MARU....... (Chilk at Penang), Wednesday, 19th January. DURBAN, DELAGOA BAY, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR AND

MOMBASA Via Singapore and Colombo. CHICAGO MAR

MARU

......Saturday, 22nd January,

CALCUTTA Via Singapore and Rangoon

SEATTLE MARU

BANGKOK-Via Saigon.

Tuesday, 25th January,

SEKKOW MARU A .......End of January.

VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Shanghai and Japan

Ports.

HAIPHONGY MONOW & PAKHOI

MENADO MARU

NADU

Saturday, 22nd January,

NEW YORK-Via Japan ports, San Francisco and Panama.

HAVANA MARU. (From Shanghai) Saturday, 8th January

JAPAN PORTS.

AMAZON MARU

SANUKI MARU

KRELUNG

Via SWATOW & AMOY, KAIJO MARU

HOZAN

MARU

TAKAO Vin SWATOW & AMOY.

KOTSU MARL

-TAKAO & KEELUNG.

KOHOKU MARU

BATAVIA MARU

DAIREN VIA CHEFOO & TSINGTAO.

RYUKO MARU

Friday, 14th January. .Tuesday, 25th January,

Sunday, 9th January, 10a.m. Saturday, 16th January, 10 a.m.

Thursday, 11th January, 8 a.m.

Saturday, 8th January, Saturday, 29th January.

Middie of January.

For further particulars please apply to:-OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA, Tel. Contral No. 4088, 4089, 4090.

M. TAKEUCHI, Manager.

HONGKONG TO EUROPE.

A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY

TO TRAVEL FROM HONG KONG TO EUROPE IS AFFORDED BY THE LARGE AND LUXURIOUS

CUNARD LINER

S. S." CALIFORNIA'

VIA:-

Manila, Batavia, Singapore, Rangoon, Calcutta, Colombo, Bombay, Suez, Haifa, Jerusalem, Athens, Naples, Monaco, and Cherbourg.

Due to Sail From HONG KONG at 8 a.m.

ON THE 15TH MARCH, 1927.

FOR PASSAGE RATES AND FURTHER INFORMATION

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THE CHINA MAIL.

SHIPPING SECTION.

TRIPLE TURRETS.

STRUCTURE LIKE KEEP OF CASTLE.

BRITAIN'S. NEW BATTLESHIPS.

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EARTH TREMORS?

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REMARKABLE SUBMARINE

UPHEAVAL

ORIENT COMPANY.

STRONG FINANCIAL. POSITION.

The Orient Company's proâts for the past Anancial year totalled

· £368;551, of which $200,000 has been placed to the reserve fund

The company's financial position is very strong, the general reserve fund now totalling £1,300,000, ex- clusive of other reserves.

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BATTLE WITH ELEMENTS.

Schooner's Tempestuous Voyage,

Melbourne, Nov. 22. Twenty days dut from Hobart ón

up.

Melbourne, Nov. 22. A submarine upheaval of con The two new British battle-siderable extent was reported by ships "Rodney" and "Nelson"the officers of the American-Aus

trailan Oriental Line steamer which are to enter service this "West Carmona," which arrived year will be extraordinary-lock from Seattle, to-day. The pheno ing craft.

In the new issue of "Jane's menon was observed in the Tasman Fighting Ships" (edited by Dr. Sea, almost midway between Now a voyage which usually occupied Oscar Parkes and Mr. F. E Zealand and Australia. on Novem-only seven or eight days, the small schooner "Evaleeta" came into port McMurtrie, published by Samp-ber, 19,

In the early afternoon broken to-day, and berthed at Little Dock.. son Low to-day, 42s.) the first

The "first few days from Hobart authentic photographs as yet re-water was reported ahead, and by

were fine, with moderate and leased by the Admiralty are re- 9 o'clock the "West Carmona" was

ploughing through heavy waves favourable breezes; but, before tha produced.

They show that the heavy guns which bore sand, red clay, and other ship had entered Basa. Strait,

The strong westerly wind sprang will be carried in three triple debris from the sea flour. turrets (each mounting three. waves appqpred to emanate from a ||and soon freshened to a gale. She 16in. guns) forward A great focus," and gave the appearance was blown out of her course, and

05 mariners Armoured structure, for all the known to

"heavy for different periods ahe was world like the keep of a medieval water." The ship was tossed about, anchored in sheltered spots, or have castle, rises amidships, and has and the speed was greatly reduced to, waiting for the weather to Abate. replaced the old-fashioned conThe disturbed area was very large. On Wednesday, when the storm in ning tower.

and for many hours the discoloured Hobson's Bay tore the Malaita When completed they will be waves were seething about the ship. from her anchorage, the Evaleeta” unusually ugly vessels. Dr.The depth of the wafer in this re- was making heavy weather of Cape Parkes is further able in this gion is shown on the Admiralty Liptrap. Continued rain made the exceptionally fine issue of "Fight- | chart as 400 fathoms, and there are visibility very low, and no attempt ing Ships" to give a photograph no known ahoula within many miles, could be made to enter the heads and drawings of the new Bri-The master A rid officers were until the weather improved. The tish armoured cruisers of 10.000 unanimous in reporting this as entrance was made on Saturday. tons. They are distinctly disap-submarine. volcanic disturbance. It was found on opening the United States ships of the same tremors experienced recently in the penetrated to the cargo of timber, pointing in comparison with new probably associated with the earth hatches, that the water had not

size, of which, also for the first North Island of New Zealand, and and the vessel received no damage. time particulars are given.

possibly with the exceptionally, The "Evaleeta" is the only schooner stormy weather which attended the in the Teamanian interstate trade which IA not equipped with auxiliary engines.

The Brilish ships carry eight Bin. and four 4in. guns; the American ten 8in. and six 5in. The British boilers and ma- chinery are apparently of normal type, whereas in the American vessels extra high pressures are adopted.

voyage.

THOUSAND-A-YEAR PILOTS.

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Official statistics of Italian ship- ping for. September, 1926, included arrivals and clearances of 30,487 vessels of 10,055,111 net register tons, with 2,187,327 tone of goods and 697,015 passengers, showing an increase compared with 1925. Ton- nage lying up included on Oct. 1, 1926, 44 steamers of 47.936 gross 19,053 foreign ships. Channel tons and 43 sailings vessels of plots averaged 1.218 gross and 2,906 gross tons.

The average earnings of the London district pilots are nearly U.S. Adopt British Style.

£7,000 a year. During 1926, 325 One remarkable change in the pilots received for pilotage and appearance of the older United

extra services the sum of £320,456 States battleships, is recorded. This was for the pilotage in and The basket-mast is being abanout of 28,005 British ships, and doned and replaced by tripod masts which are virtually of the British pattern The change has already been carried out in the **Texas."

26 net; Cinque, Port pilots £1,072 gross, and £882 net: North Channel port pilots £967 gross, and £747 ne with small additional sums: for extra services.

A direction in which the American Navy has gone fast ahead is in the development of aircraft fittings. Thus the new

Swansea was the only provincial cruisers carry each two catapulty port comparing with London, the for launching seaplanes, of gross average earnings being $1,120 which two are provided. They188. 100, and the net £770% 25. can be released by this means at a speed of 60 miles an hour.

Fighting, ships" is more than ever indispensable for study of naval questions, and its photographs and drawings are complete and technically perfect.

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PASSENGER LIST

DEPARTURES.

Among the first-class pussengers who left Hong Kong for Manila on the

Dollar Liner "President Cleveland" on Jan. 7 were:-Mr." J. J. Harrington, Capt. V. F. Browne, Mr. Leang Shang, Mr. Lim Kim-chi, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. and Miss Bar- bura Clear. Mr. W. Easton, Mrs. D. Ellison, Dr. A. Bautista,. Mr. L. M. Cohn, Miss Esperanza Ou Unling." Mr. F. Zobel De Ayala, Dr. and Mrs. A. and Mise G. Quinion, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Tenell, Mr. C. Lam, Mr. E. Miller. Mr. K. Waelle, Mr. B. Boulliet, Miss Loreto Tongsan, Mr. V. Assanmal, Mr. Hoges, Mrs. Hodges, Mrs. M. Luther, Mr. R. Luther.

CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.

8.9.

Consignees of eargo ex "Benledi' are reminded that goods remaining undelivered after Jan- uary 10, will be subject to rent.

Consignees of cargo ex 8.8. "Wairbank" are reminded that goods remaining undelivered after January 14, will be subject to rent, Consignees will have to pay a general average of 15% on part of 5.3. "Java's" cargo on board prior

Bristol is next, with £954 19. 3d. gross, and £589 188. id. net, but the

net earnings of the first-class pilots

at Liverpool were £668 188, 6d, while the general net, average at Blyth was £613 12k. 1d.

Baron Kylsant, of England, became the greatest shipping power in the world when his Royal Mail Packet. acquired the International Mercantilo Marine.

COMMONWEALTH SHIPPING.

According to Melbourne mes

of

to her grounding of Lisbon, unless sage, the Commonwealth Govern same has been adjusted by shippers. ment has decided not to in Copenhagen, and goods remain challenge the decision ing undelivered after Jan. 14, will the High Court, announced on be subject to rent.

November 1, to the effect that the Commonwealth. Shipping Board had no power to complete.. AMERICAN AUSTRALIA ORIENT with private firms in the manufac

LINE.

Operated for

"U. S. Shipping Board By SWAYNE & HOYT, INC. FOR SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES,

S.S. "WEST CARMONA" Jan, 19. 8.S, “WEST IVAN" Feb... 5.. FOR MANILA, ILOILO, ZAMBOANGA & CEBU

For full information apply to- SWAYNE & HOYT, INC. LEVERETT, Inc. General Agente Telephone C. 2008

1st Floor, Queen's Building

ture of electric machinery. It has also decided not to legislate for in extension of the Shipping Board's Rlready authorised activities.

Reports made by the various sea- aide resorts in Ulster, and the rail- way and steamship companies operating in Ulster territory, show that, in spite of the strike, tourist traffe had in almost all the resorts escoeded the previous year's stand- ard. Parties of English public schoolboys from Southampton, and students from the United States, Eave arranged to visit Ulster next year.

AMERICAN ORIENTAL MAIL LINE

"Operated for

U.S. Shipping Board by

ADMIRAL ORIENTAL

LINE

S.S. "CITY OF SPOKANE"

on or about JANUARY 10th

for

MANILA-ILOILO-CEBU—

ZAMBOANGA.

ADMIRAL' ORIENTAL LINE

Hong Kong Rank Building

Telephone C.2477, C.2478. & "

C.792.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1927.

CANADIAN

PACIFIC

QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC. ›

TO VICTORIA & VANCOUVER.

STEAMERS: H

EMPRESS OF CANADA EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA EMPRESS OF CANADA: EMPRESS OF RUSSIA

SAILINGS 1927.

H'Koar - Shad - Eəbə Thama

Leave Leave

Leave · Leare · Arriva Jan. 26 Jan. 20 Feb. 1 Feb. 4- Feb. 18 Feb. 18 Feb. 19 Feb 22 Feb. 25 Mar. 6 Mar. 8 Mar. 12 Mar. 15 Mar. 18. Mar. F Mar. 30 Apr. 2 Apr. 8 Apr. 8 Apr. 17 Apr. 20. Apr. 23 Apr. 28 Apr. 29 May 8 | EMPRESS OF ASIA May 11 May 14 May 17 May 20 May, 29 EMPRESS OF CANADA June 1 June 4 June 7 June 10 June 19 EMPRESS OF RUSSIA June 22 June 26 June 28 July · 1. July 18 EMPRESS OF ASIA July 11 July 14 July 19 July 22 July 11: (E/Aala; and E/Russia çall Nagasaki day after departure from Shanghal) Connecting, saliings: St. John to Liverpool: MONTROSE February 4 MONTROSE April 2 MONTNAIRN., February 19 MONTCLARE: April 23 MONTCALM March 12 MINNEDOBA: May 13 Frequent sailings to Liverpool, Belfast, Glasgow, Southampton,"

Cherbourg and Antwerp.

BOOKINGS NOW OPEN.

Early application for space is advisabk,

SPECIAL FARES TÜ BUROPE

$120.

£112

£83

HONG KONG-MANILA SERVICE.

Lenva Arrive. Hong Kong Manila

Jan. 17 Jan, 15

Leave Manis

EMPRESS OF RUSSIA Jau 18

CANADIAN PACIFIC EXPRESS

Arrive Hoa Koal Jan. 20

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Everything from the North this week, showing, the steps leading up to the entry of the Concession, and despatches on all the various side-issues, are faithfully reproduced in the "Overland China Mail."

If you wish to tell your friends at Home what they are eager to know about Hankow, send a copy immediately or give the office an order.

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12th February,

20th March.

AUSTRAL-EAST, INDIES LINE

Sailings from SINGAPORE on 8th of every month by "CITY OF PALERMO" or "CITY OF SPARTA^:

to Java, Fremantle, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney and vice veres. Through Freight and Passenger bookings from Hong Kong in conjunction with "Ellerman" Lins or

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via. Euez Canal

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M.V. "WEIRBANK” M.V. LARCHBANK” MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA

.11th March.

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20th January Ng30th Marche ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE.

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