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FOR BOSTON AND NEW YORK Via SUEZ.

"RABY CASTLE"

.Sails on or about 19th February.

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FOR BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE (FILME), 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,

"A" Class £72. 10, 3.

"B" Class £66.,0. Od.

NEXT SAILINGS.„

OUTWARDS FOR SHANGHAI YOKOHAMA, KOBE & MOJE

"VIMINALE" "REMO

From Hong Kong. Sails on or about 3rd February. Salls on or about Srd March.

HOMEWARDS FOR BRINDISI VENICE AND TRIESTE:

"ROMOLO"

"VIMINALE”

"REMO"

From Hong Kong.

Sails on or about 8th February. Sailk on or about 4th March. Sails on or about 5th April.

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NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS

FROM CALCUTTA & COLOMBO TO

SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.

"UMSİNGA! "UMZUMBE*

Sulls from Calcutta end of Feb. Sails from Catestta 31st March.

Regular Passenger and Cargo Service to South African Ports. Through Bill of Lading issued from Hong Kong.

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SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP-Via Singapore,

Colombo, Buez, and Port Said.

ATLAS MARU

Tuesday, 1st February.

RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Vid Saigon, Singapore,

Colombo. Durban & Capotaw

MONTEVIDEO MARU

BOMBAY-Via Singapore and Columbo.

BORNEO MARU

INDO MARU

Tuesday, 1st March..

.Eriday, 4th February.

.Tuesday, 15th February.

DURBAN, DELAGOA BAY, BEIRA, DAR-ES-BALAAM, ZANZIBAR AND

MOMBASA Via Singapore and Colombo.

PANAMA MARU

CALCUTTA-Vis Singapore and Rangoon.

TACOMA MARU

BANGKOK-Via Saigon.

SEKKOW MARU

Wednesday, 23rd February.

Friday, 25th February.

.Saturday, 5Là February,

VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Shanghai and Japan

Ports.

LONDON MARU..(From Shan ghai) Thursday, 27th January. HAIRHONG-Yia HOIHOW & PAKHOI

MENADO MARU...

Thursday, 24th February,

NEW YORK-Vini Japan ports, San Francinen and Panama.

HAVRE MARU...(From Shan ghal) Thursday, 10th February.

JAPAN PORTS

BATAVIA MARU

ALASKA MARU

KEELUNG Via "SWATOW & AMOY.

HOZAN MARU:

KAIJO MARU

TAKAO VI SWATOW & AMOY.

KUTSU MARU

TAKAO & KEELUNG.

BATAVIA MARU

DAIREN Via. CHEFOO & TSINGTAO.

RYUKO MARU

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Friday, 28th January. Saturday, 12th February.

Sunday, 30th Jan., 10 am. .Sunday, 6th February, 10 am...

Thursday, 10th February, 8' a.m.

Saturday, 29th January,

Middle of January.

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THE CHINA MAIL.

SHIPPING SECTION.

LINER DRY DOCKED. PASSENGER LIST.

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SIX TUGS FOR A BIG TASK.

ARRIVALS.

CHANGING SHORES.

SEA'S INROADS ON ENGLISH

COAST...

Haad at the rate of 9 feet a year.

The sea has robbed England of Innd to a depth of 800 fest between Gorleston and Lowestoft alone dur

rig, the last 50 years, an official of the Bourd of Agriculture and Fishortes told a reporter. He said: Between Cromer and Mundesley on the Norfolk coast orosion is go- Among the passengers whe arriving on at the rate of 14 feet a your. Extensive preparations had to ed at Hong Kong from Seattle and is computed that Yorkshire be made for the dry docking of Shanghai by the "President Jack losing land all along the coast from son" on Jan. 28, ware:- Mr. D. N. south of Scarborough to Spurn the "Mauretania" which was suc-Assomul Mr. J. A. Butlin, Mr. The ravages of the sea are also cessfully carried out at Liverpool. Chin Kwong-yan, Mr. and Mrs, P. E. On account of the size of the Clark, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Hall, Miss becoming increasingly noticeable in Cunarder no fewer than 1,200 L. K. Hanse, Capt, J. Hanson, Mr the vicinity of Ryo Harbour, East graving blocks had to be laid in and Mrs. Sydney S. Harcourt Mr.bourne, Bexhill, St. Leonards, and order to make a good bed for the A. C. Maconil, Mr. S. Mayelima, Mr. Hastings. liner to rest upon, while tons of other sackle had to be placed in position. After the dock had been flooded to a depth of about $2ft.. representing over 100,000 tons of water, the "Mauretania" was slowly brought into position. The assistance of 200 men and six powerful tugs was required for the docking. Within four hours the "Mauretania" was safely reat- ing on the blocks," and as "the water was being slowly pumped out a number of men in a small Passengers who sailed from There is at present no authority fleet of pontoons were engaged in Hong Kong on "Empress of Canada" to prevent owners of coast-land scrubbing and scraping her keel for Shanghai and Vancouver or from allowing it should it be con- Jan. 26 were Mr. H. G. Allen Mr.sidered not worth saving--to be plates. The Mauretania" was to

D. J. Albinsky, Mr. V. Artino, Mr. swallowed up by the sea, The remain in dry dock for about ten

Acinto, Mr. P. V, Aravina, Mra. A Board of Trade hus prepared a Bill days, and during that time one

Ambrono, Subadar Argan Singh, for coast protection, but the Cabinet of her four propellers, weighingSubadar Hassan All, Mr. N. Baron has not yet decided when it shall eighteen tons, was to be renewed. tini, Mr. D. Bellott, Mr. J. Barto, come before Parliament.

Mr.A. Belletti, Mr. G. Bigardi, Mr. V. F. Baslim, Mr. H. Burgess, Major R. D. Bennett, M.C., Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Campbell. Mr. Cheng Yun tong, Mr. P. N. Chan, Mr. K. Y. Chow, Capt, and Mrs. E. W. Cowan.. Mr. Comelli, Mr. S. Caleo, Mrs. G.

and Mrs. I. S. Motz, Mr. H. Probably most of the material Mueller, Mrs. A. F. Nazar, Miss Awashed away from the area between Nisain, Mrs. J. J. Paterson, Miss Eastbourne and Hastings travels Helen Paterson, Mr. C. R. Powrie, castwards and is deposited at Rye Mr. C. B. Shank. Mr. G. H. Shank, Harbour and ultimately at Dun- Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Simmons, Mr. W geness. Stead, Mr. Joseph. Mr. Kufus Knapp, Mias J. Knapp Lester, Dr. Harris Lovy Mr. R. J. Turnbull, Mrs. J. D. Watt, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Weeks, Miss A. M. Wheeler, Dr. and Mrs. F. J Williams.

RESCUE AT SEA.

DEPARTURE. '«

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ITALIAN LINER IN VIOLENT Clampagita, Mrs. B. Carugat, Mr.

STORM.

If no precautions, wore taken his tory in the course of time would re- Peat itself and not a few towns and villages would join those that now lie under the sea.

Only a very small part of the coust flched by the sea le deposited in other places on England's coust. line. A great deal of it goes to form Jaw-lying beaches.

LUCKY ESCAPE..

AUSTRALIAN LINER HITS

SUBMARINE.

U. Contini, Mrs. Chang Suey, Mr: B Chang, Suey, Miss F. Chang Suey, M. Damarashi, Miss. V. Bodd, Mr.

Honolulu, Jan. 23." Rome. The Her "Roma”

and Mrs. W. H. T. Davis, Mr. and

The Union Company's motor reached Naples with the officers Mrs. Van Erpecum Mr. S. Faks,

Miss. 1. Frediana, Mr. and Mrs.ship Aorang" (17,491 tons). and crew, consisting of twenty- six men, rescued on Dec. 17, from

R. D. Gillespie, Mr. Goon Toy, Mrs. white in harbour here to-day on the Italian sailing ship "Guar. D. Goddard, Miss R. Goddard, her way to Sydney, backed into Ilon. J. Gabaldon, Admiral C. the American submarine R5, and nieri which was abandoned in

Hsu, Mr. C. W. Hsu, Capt. T. M.then glanced off, smashing.com- the Alamic. several hundred Hunt, Mr. T. Haslett. Mr. Ho Yee- miles from Gibraltar! Theyut, Mrs. J. Harrop Misa B. Harrop, pletely through the quarantine "Roma" eft New York on Dec: Mr. Ho. Mr. and Mrs. R. G. S. pier, and wrecking the sheds.

The damage is estimated at 12 and for the next four days Kay, Mr. F. A. Edmanson, Mr. S. J. was in the midst of the storm Hicks, Mr. A M. Dulf, Mr. D. H. $5.000.

The "Aorangi," which was in which followed the American Holland, Jumader Jagat Singh, Lt. charge of the harbour pilot at the Husband, Capt. and Mrs. A, J. blizzard. When within two days C. V. King Mr. E. T. Korch, Mr.time, was not damaged, and pro- of Gibraltar she received a call Koo Gin-chee, Jumadar Abbas ceeded on her voyage, according first from a Norwegian ship in Khan, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Lindgren, to schedule. distress which afterwards receiv-Mr. H. Ling. Mr. T. V. Lisner, Mr. ed other help. Some time later T. B. Lerzerovich, Mr. Lau Chin- about eleven o'clock in the morn-fan Mrs. Lau Chan Shi, Mias M. Yung Lau, Miss M. Y. Lauy Miss ing, the "Roma" received another M. C. Lau, Mrs. Lau Yung Shi, Mr. The largest whaling ship in the cail for help, this time from the

Lee Chou-ham. Mr. O. Lee, M.world, the "Nielsen Alonso," of Italian ship "Guarnieri," with a H. F. Lowe, Mrs. Liang, Mrs. M. C. 17,000 tons, and with a speed of 11 cargo of marble, for Rion. She Liang, Mr. D. Lee Mr. J. Maciri, knota is, leaving Hobart for the was 150 miles away, and the cap Mr. B. N. Maltzeff, Mr. and Mrs. Antarctic on an extensive whaling tain of the "Roma" wired back. D. Miner, Mr. and Mrs. J. N. expedition. The mother ship will

MacLeod, Mrs. J. G. McNab, Miss be accompanied by numerous whal encouraging the captain and crew

M. McNab, Count Antonio Meliam,ers, comprising a large fleet. of the "Guarnieri" to await. res-

Mr. Ng Yan-yee, Sub, Asst.. Surgeon cue. The ship was found at eight Sham Bhear Nath.,

Mr. L. V. o'clock in the evening, and, in the midst of a violent storm which still continued, the operation of rescuing the officers and men was carried out safely. It took three hours for the "Roma's" lifeboat to approach the sinking vessel and bring the men safely aboard the liner.

At Newcastle Police Court, 'the

Ovehunkoff, Capt. M. G. O'Leary Oil Tank Steamship Co., of Liver Mr. A. L. Pukropivny, Mr. R. F. S Pooliloff, Mr. A. Pluscuma, Mr. pool, were charged with a breach of H. 3. Pearce, Miss B. de Paul, Mr. the Oil in Navigable Waters Act, and Mrs. Wm. G. Pearce, Mr. S. 1922. by allowing off to run into the Peabody, Mr. G. Peabody, Mr. River Tyne from the steamer Rekossischi, Mr. A. M. Reidler, Mr.Hermione," on the night of Octo- A. Baezrusha, Jumadar Deli Ram, ber 4. Defendants were fined 250, Major T. S. M. Smith, Mr. Shum

Jung-hung. Mr. A. L. Shimaneky, Alderman E. M. Dyer, the chair- Mrs. D. Servkiscina, Mr. Sergeeva man of the Bristol Docks Committee, Mr. T. F. Sairnoff, Mr. D. Sunocent, has been elected as Bristol's new Mr. V. Scamuzzi, Mr. S. F. Smernoff, Lord Mayor. It is hoped that MARINE ENGINEERIN Mr. P. Scarrone, Miss C. Scarron the new dock extension at the eas- Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Stalker.tern arm of the Royal Edward Dock. F. Soutar, Mr. will be completed and opened dur- Mr. and Mrs. Terecó, MT. Α. Taboy,

A REVIEW OF RECENT PROGRESS.

Mr.

S. F. Tan. Mr. M. Uranello, Mring his term of office. E. de Vera, Mr. Wolty, Mr. and Mrs. C. Wa, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Wong, Mr. C. S. Wong, Mr I Willett, Mr. S. C. Young, Mrs. Yeh, Mian Yeh, Mr. O J. Zereva, Mr. R. R. Roxburgh, Miss Search, Mins Hunt, Mr. O. J. Todd. Mrs. P. Prohme, Mr. O. David," Mrs. M.

Gandall..

MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

"Empress of The C.F.S., R.M.S. Asta" from Hong Kong on Jan. 6, arrived at Vancouver on Jan. 24.

The B. I. A.S. "Talma" left Sing pore for this port on Jan. 21, am, and is dus hera to-day. p.m.

In his presidential address to the Junior Institution of Engine eers Vice-Admiral Sir Robert Dixon reviewed recent pro. gress in marine engineering with particular reference-to naval practice: Sir Robert divided his review under the headings of con- siderations of navul design, çil fuel, mechanical gearing, alter- native systems of power trans- mission, superheated steam, water-tube boilers, increased steam pressure, auxiliary ma- chinery, oil engines, and the low- The Ben Line a.s. "Benlawera" temperature distillation of coal from Laith, Middlesbro', Antwerp, In his conclusions he indicated London, Straits and Philippines, is problems which arise whether deduc to arrive here to-morrow. velopments are intended for naval

A Madrid message states that the or commercial work. What was required, consistent with the rise in freight rates, has encouraged speculation in the maritime trans- maintenance of proper standardsport business, and the formation of of reliability, was improved fuel | several new shipping companies is economy and durability, and being discussed at Bilbao. these improvements should be realised on a lighter machinery The unexpected death of Mr. RS. weight and at smaller first cost. Allen, managing director of Jobn The designer's underlying nim Dry Steam Tugs, Ltd., Newcastle. was accordingly much the same in and South Shields, at the early age of 46, caused considerable regreton either case, and, expressed in a Tyneside, where he was well-known few words, was the application of in business and sporting circles.. material and of human effort am-

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ployed in the construction of the machine to the fullest advantage. Nature was chary of disclosing her secrets, and it was evident that each further step would lead to problems of still greater com- plexity, and, judged by past atan- dards, out of all proportion to the degree of advance contemplated. Hence, it followed that the stages of development in future would be more strongly marked by the need for close specialisation, and the net of the designer must be cast even wider to gather for his Al, General. Agents needs the specialist work of in-s

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STEAMERS

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EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA

SAILINGS 1927.

H'Kong S'hal Kobe Y'hama

於

Loafe

L0374

LAAYO

Leave

V1ver Arrivo

Feb. 16

Feb. 19

Feb. 23

Feb. 25 Mar,

Mar. 9

Mar. 12

Mar. 16

Mar, 18

Mar. 27

EMPRESS OF CANADA

Mar. 30

Apr. 2

Apr. 4

Apr. 8

Ápr. 17

| EMPRESS OF RUSSIA

EMPRESS OF ASIA EMPRESS OF CANADA EMPRESE OF RUSSIA

Apr. 20

Apr. 23

Apr. 28°

Apr, 29

May 8

May 11

May 14

May 17

May 20

May 29

June 1

June 4

Juno 7

June 10

June 19

June 22

June 25

June 28

July 1

July 10

EMPRESS OF ASIA

July 11

July 14

July 19 July 22 July 31

(E/Asin & E/Russia call' Nagasaki day after departure from Shanghai)

CONNECTING SAILINGS TO LIVERPOOL.

MONTCALM MONTROSE

March 12 MINNEDOSA April

May

- 13

2. MONTCALM-

June

3.

MONTCLARE

April 23 MONTROSE:

June

24

Frequent sailings to Liverpool, Belfast, Glasgow, Southampton,

Cherbourg and· Antwerp,

A DELIGHTFUL 65 DAYS CRUISE DE LUXE

by the

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S.S. "EMPRESS OF SCOTLAND"

LEAVING HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 13th, 1927. Calling at Shanghai, Chinwangtao. (for Peking), Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu, Hilo, San Francisco, Ealbon, (Panama), Panama Canal, Cristobal, (Colon), Eavana.

"Arriving NEW YORK, April 12th, 1927. arriving SOUTHAMPTON, April 20th, 1927.

Passenger Department:: Tel. C.752 Cables: "GACANPA-C.”“” Freight and Express: Tel. C42 Cables: "NAUTILUS.”

LINER FARE CUTS.

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2d. A MILE 1ST CLASS TO SOUTH AMERICA.

Big reductions in passenger fares From Britain to South America were: announced by the Blue Star Ling whose first sailing from London to Buenos Aires took place in January. Lord Vestey is head of the line.

The Arst class fare from London to Buenos Aires will be 214 below

the first-class mail rates at present and $18 below the first-class mail rates of the principal German liner company aniling. The rates work cut at a fraction over 2d. a mile.

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The boats of the Ostend Dover service carried 292.001 passengers up to the end of October this year, In 1913, the best year before the war, the number of passengers was 238,632,

Expressing regret at the Bethnal green guardians' decision not

to allow any boya under their control to join any of his Majesty's Forces, Mr. Chamberlain in the House of "Commons suld that he had no power to Intervene in such cases.

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THE Steamship

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Captain W. A. Norman, ·RN.R., carrying His Majesty's «Mails' will be despatched from this port on or about TUESDAY, 1st February. 1927, at Noon, taking Poggen- gers and Cargo for the above Ports. Silk, Valuables and Tea for Italy, France and London (under arrange- ment) will be tranehipped at Bom- bay into the Mail Steamer proceed-

ing direct to Marseilles and Lon- don.

Parcels will be received at this Last October 689 vessels with Office until 6 p.m. the day before 740,642 tons, entered Bremen Har sailing. The contents and value of bour and 674 vessels with 733,258 | all packages must be declared. tona cleared, as against 467 vossele For further Particulars, Apply with 562,503 tons entered and 407ì vessels with 552,211 tons

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO., October, The traffic during petober show-

Agents, ed an increase of 36.6 per cent. Hong Kong 26th January, 1928. compared with October, 1926.

cleared

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Fares to London: 1st Class £72. 8.8. "CITY OF CALCUTTA” Marseilles, London, Havre & 'burg

Fares: 1st Clasa to MARSEILLES £68; to LONDON $72.

2nd Class to MARSEILLES 147; to LONDON $49.19.

AUSTRALIA

ELLERMAN LINE

12th February.

.15th March.

AUSTRAL-EAST INDIES LINE Sailings from SINGAPORE on 6th of every month by "CITY OF PALERMO" or "CITY OF SPARTA'

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

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AFRICA

from Hong Kong'

5th March,'.

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Loading for Mauritius, Delagoa Bay, Durban, East London, Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth Mossel Bay

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