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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1927.

P. & 0.-British India Apcar and

Eastern & Australian Lines

(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.

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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.

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

From

Трив Hongkong

About

18th Feb 10th Feb.

Noon..

2nd March 5th March

3. S.

DELTA KALYAN

NELLORE

i 5.097

1 6,144

G,N52

MANTUA

10,000

KASHGAR

9,000

32th March

NAGPORE

5,283

4th March

NYANZA

7.023

MONGOLIA

10.304

STAVED!

MACEDONIA

KHYBER

DEVANHA

DELTA

MALWA NELLORE KHIVA

NYANZA MOREA

KASHMER

MANTUA

KALYAN

MACEDONIA.

30th March 19th M

11.120 2nd April

0.114

8.16

"8,007

9th April

10th April Ail

#7th 10.9.41 30th

3.253

MAY 0,195 11th May May 7.028 25th May

10.918 B8Ch May 0,006 2103 Jane

10,902 25th June

9244 9th July

Destination

S'pore, Penang, Colombo. & Bombay Marseilles, London, Antwerp & Hull

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S'pore, Penang, Colombo & Bombay, Marseilles & London Marseilles, London, Antworp &. Rdam 'gon. Alles, Lidon, H'burg & R'dam

Colombo & Bombay Ponang

Mursailles & London

Marsailles & London 21128. Kalea,

Murtion.

A'werp, R'dam & "Full London & Antworp

London

Singapore, Penang, Colombo & B'bay Singapore, Penang. Colombo & B'bay

racilles, London & Antwerp

Ponan

Colombo & Bombay Marseilles & London. Marseilles, and London

Marquilles, London & Antwerp Marselles, London & Antwerp 11.120 33rd July Marseilles and London Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople. Fireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.

PALMA ·

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

SHIRALA

GAMBHIRA

TAKADA

TALAMBA

22nd Feb: Singapore, Penang & Calautta 10.30 a.m.

Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Singapore, Penang & Calcutta

| ro,000

7,8414th March 5,257 18th March 0,949 | 24th March 8,01031st March

THE CHINA MAIL.

SHIPPING PROSPECTS

MESSRS, MOSS AND CO.S. ANNUAL CIRCULAR.

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HOPES OF EXPANSION OF

TRADE..

GERMAN SHIPPING.

FRESH. LIGHT ON THE NEW COMBINATION,

EFFECT ON HAMBURG.

Puts Hamburg in Lead.

CANADA SHIPPING ACT;

years old one over five yeare ;. sevon over ten years; two over wtanty years; an done over twenty- áve years old, The Hamburg. Americab Line itself owns twenty- three steamers and six motor shipw under Ave years. old; sixteen steamers and two motor ships over The amalgamation of the Him-five years old; eleven steamers over burg-American Line and. the ton years six ship over twenty In their annual "Steam Ship which is regarded as the most years old.

Deutsch-Austral and Keames Lines, yours, and one over twenty-ye lt. ls, tharoforo, to Be, Circular," just issued, Messrs, important event in German ship-een that more than half the ves H, E. Mose and Co., write: "In ping, since the World War. Insels united under the Hamburg

стениев, reviewing the year which has just Line to 879,000 gross tons, as years old, and that almost, one- the Hamburg-American American Line are less than five- closed, we have to record that it compared with a pre-war tonnage quarter of the feet is less than ten has proved a very disappointing of 1,001,885

years old, so that the Hamburg- one, It opened with every In-

American Lino anters the field with dication of an Improvement tak- If the fusion had not taken place, a most modern fest that is excol- ing place in the trade of the Bremen would have had the largest lently equipped to compete auc-

German shipping company, the cessfully in the world's shipping" country when, like a flash, on North German Lloyd, within its trade. May 3 the General Strike was de-walls-a commercial advantage of clared and paralysed almost inestimable value. Such a develop every industry. This strike, ment would have diminished Ham- thanks to the firm attitude of the burg's prestige in the shipping Government and the loyalty and world. The Hamburg business com commonsense of the people, ter-munity, therefore, particularly well minated within a fortnight but the coal atoppage, the original cause of the General Strike, con- tinued for seven months, causing thereby Immense havoc and loss of trade to the country. Many owners of tramp tonnage bena- fited by the employment given to vessels in carrying coal from the near Continental ports, and sti more from the United States, and excellent profits were realised by some of them; but general trade suffered enormously; and millions of sterling went out of the coun- try to Germany, Holland and the United States, it being stated early in November, on credible authority, that the coal stoppage to date had already cost this Country exceeding 250 million sterling.

Improved valugs."

"

It is reported that shipping in- terests at Montreal and Toronto comed the combine, as the fleets are pressing for two important American Line are to remain in ping Act. According to the Incorporated with the Hamburg amendments to the Canada Ship- that city and the Hamburg-AmeriGazette" (Montreal), the Arst. can Line regabes first place in the amendment sought is that the rank of German shipping com-power to suspend the coasting panies,

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The present tonnage, status of regulations by Order in Council should be abolished. The asso- leading German shipping lines, as

result of this fusion, is shown in ciation points out that the prac

tice used to be that the coasting the following table: Gross Tenange of Leading German regulations could not be suspend- Shipping Companies. ed except by an Act of Parlia Line

1918 Hamburg-

1920ment. Only in recent years has suspension by Order in Council American Line 1,001,865 879,000 been possible. The association North German

desires an amendment restoring, Lloyd

013.000 the former practice. Hansa Line

181.173 Jamburg-South Woermann Line. American Line German-Erst

815,535

300,681

112.033 967,842

African Line .. 104,549

The second amendment relates 160,500 to an alleged evasion of the coast- 44.220 ing regulations by United States vessels changing cargoes in an 44,462 American port. It appears that The pre-war tonnage superiority a good deal of grain is carried of the Hamburg-American Line from the head of the lakes to

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"As a result of the increased over the North German Lloyd is Buffalo in United States ships, is

thus seen to have been firmly re- employment of tonnage for thestablished by this action.

there transferred to other United transport of foreign cdali to

States vessels, and then carried United Kingdom ports, values, un-

Dispute Ends in Fusion. The idea of an amalgamation of to Montreal The Marine Ass0 doubtedly improved during the the Hamburg-American Line with ciation considers this an infringe- last three months. In the early the Deutsch-Austral and Kosmos ment of the regulations, and an part of the year 'tween deck Lines arose out of the dispute be- amendment is sought making the steamers of 8,000 tons dw.,tween the two companies in con-trip from the head of the lakes to about eight years old, were re-sequence of the purchase of the Montreal or any other similar ported sold for as low as £32,000, Stinnes fleet by the Deutsch-Austral trip one voyage, notwithstanding but to-day such steamers could ine. At the time of the purchase, a change at an intermediate not be obtained or less than an agreement was in existence be

American port. I such an tweed the. Hamburg-American, the asking, even higher figures. 240/42,000, and many owners are Duesch-Austral and Kosmos Lines amendment was put through, it the other hand, steamers building with each other on specified routes. from this traffic.

On and the Rolland not to compete would exclude United States ships.

of this description were sold in This agreement extended also to February last for about £9 per steamship laes the majority of ton on the dw, whereas at the Whose shares were in the hands of end of October similar vessels to the agreement..

the companies which were parties building were sold at £8 per ton When the Stinnes Lines were on the dow. A good many orders taken over by the Deutsch-Austral for new tonnage have, however, Lines, several of their steamers been placed during the last three were competing with the Hamburg. months, and as many further in-American Line in the East Asiatic

the Deutsch-Austral-Kosmos Lines, FOR BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF; quiries are being made builders trade in violation of the conference are looking forward to an imagreement. The Hamburg-Ameri: N

can Line hereupon filed suit against THROUGH BILLS OF LADING: 1SSUED

but the court of the first instance. decided in favour of the Deutsch

CONTINENTAL, AMERICAN AND SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS. Austral Line, permitting the con- tinuation of the East Asiatic ser-THE Steamship vice of the Stinnes Lines, which Hamburg-American Line. The Captain F: SUDELL/carrying Hie was in direct competition with the

*DELTA case was subsequently settled out Majesty's Mails will be despatched, of count by the amalgamation, which from this port on or about FRIDAY, Darmstaedter and National Bank taking Passengera and Cargo for waa, strongly supported by the the 18th February, 1927, at 4 p.m.. of Germany, a heavy shareholder iz: the companies..

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South) proved condition of things in the

* TANDA

ST. ALBANS

ARAFURA

TAND'A

ST. ALBANS

ARAFURA

Australia..

8.066 4th arch

4.500 1st Apri 6,000 29th April 8,366 3rd June.. 4,500 1st July 19,000 1 29th July

Calls at Kolambugan.

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Manila, Sandakan, Iloilo, Thursday Island, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourno

Regular monthly sailings from Hongkong to Japan and Hongkong to The E. & A. S.S. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghai, Dolla, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other ports en route as inducement offers.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-

near future, and prices for new tonnage are certain to go higher. Optimism.

"A great impetus to the ship building trade has been given by the large number of orders for tank steaners placed during the last three months-over 50 such chinery, having been contracted vessels, mostly with Diesel ma for with British builders alone, principally to the order of the big oil corporations." This factor.

STEAMER FOR " STRAITS, COLOMBO, AUSTRALIA, BOMBAY, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN PORTS: AND LONDON:

the above Ports

99

The Union 8.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via Newclearly indicates that an enorm-large shipping companies wil great ment) will be transhipped at Bom",

Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

The P. & O. Royal Mail steamers to London via Suez Canal.

ous increase is expected to take place in the near future in the The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and imports of both fuel oil and moter London via Panama Canal:

spirit.

The P. & Q. Branch Service of steamiera, to London via the Cape,

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

MONGOLIA NYANZA GAMBHIRA MACEDONIA TAKADA

ST. ALBANS KEYBER

TALAMBA DEVANHA

LAHORE MALWA

DELTA ARAFURA

JEYPORE

NELLORE KHIVA NYANZA MOREA 'TANDA

16,304 17th Feb. Shanghai & Kobe

1,023 18th Feb.

5,257 21th Feb.

11.120

0,447

4,600

4th March

8th, March

3th March

9,114 11th March

Shanghal, Moj and Kabe Kobe.

Shanghai, Moj and Kobe

Kobo

Mojl, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama Shanghal, Moji and Kobe

8,038 12th March Kobe

18th March Shanghai, Moli and Kobe

Maren Shanghai, Mɔf & Kobo

8.155 18th March 5.252 5,252 2701 10.080

8.007

1st

1st April

5th April.

Shanghai, Moft & Kebe

Shanghai, Moji & Kabe Moji. Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama. Shanghai, Moji and

Kobe Shanghai, Moji and Kobe

0,135 15th April Shanghai, Moj and Koba

000

0.853

15th Apri

7,023 20th April

0,058 3th May

Shanghai, Moj & Koba Shanghai, Mojl & Kobe Modi, Koba, Osaka and Yokohama

10,953 29th April

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All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notics. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.

*Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses at Singapore whito awaiting the on-carrying steamer.

All Cabins are Atted with Electric Fans free of charge. Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries. Parcels measuring not more than 2% ft. 2 ft. x 1 it will beįrocaived

at the Company's Office up to Noon on the day previous to saling

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

Agents.

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

BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE

JOINT SERVICE OF THE

“BLUE FUNNEL”. LINE.

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

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AND

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE (ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL 8S. CO., LTD.)

· SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG.

Via Suez Canal

8.8. "PELEUS” B.BA “CITY GF BRISTOL”.

8.8. “ATREUS.

8.8. "TEUCER"

25th Februafy

6th March.

Ath Mark

8th April

Steamers proceed via Bus Cazal or Panama Canal at Owners" Option

Subject to change without notice.

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For Freight and particulara, apr by top-S PIDANA BUTTERFIELD & SWIRL or THE BANK LINE, ELD, Hour Long. Hong Kong & Canton: JARDINE, MATHESON & CO, LTD., Cant

Silk, Valuables. and Tea for Italy, Hapag Reaps Benefit. The amalgamation of the two France and London (under arrange.

ly strengthen the position of the bay into the, Mail Steamer proceed. Hamburg-American Line in world Ing direct to Marseilles and Lon. shipping, according to Mr. Thomas don

H. Bevan, American Consul in Ham- Parcels will be received at this "We do not anticipate any

burg. Competition between the Ofice until 5 p.m. the day before. boom, but we do look for a steady

various lines in the conference will aalling. The contents and value of be immediately eradicated, thus, re- expansion of trade. in the New leasing a considerable number of all packages must be declared., Year, which justifies the ship-steamers for opening up new trade For further Particulars. Apply

owner in regarding the near routes. future with optimism. There is

Ships Old and New,

N

are all

a huge American cotton crop to The vessels of the Deutsch- be moved and the harvesta of the Austral-Kosmos Lines world are reported to be excellent. modren ships of an average of Given industrial peace

6,000 groas registeredd tons, and mutual confidence between em-

large number of them being less than five years old. Of the Stinnes ployer and employed, we believe ships, fourteen are under five years the year 1927 will prove a brighter and more profitable one for shipowners than they have experienced for several years."

Rotterdam dockers have decided to start a new campaign for higher wagea, a holiday and a persion.

old; one over five years; six, over ten years, and four over twenty- years old. The vessels of the Deutsch-Austral and Kosmos Lines are comparatively new. They bring to the Hamburg-American Line twenty years; and one over twenty- are six motor vessels, built between 1922 and 1926, and less thadi five.

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CHINA BORNEO SHIPPING CO.

HONG KONGBORNKO ROYAL MAIL. BERVICE

To Bandakan, Tawan, Bemporna, and Lahad Datu, DHE NDODHIANO

Returning via Sandakan, Jambongan and Jesselton.

Ito.

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

Agente Hong Kong, 14th Feb., 1927.

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE

ANDA

AMERICAN MAIL LINE

(Admiral Oriental Line)

JOINT TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE

A Regular Weekly Sailing. TO SAN FRANCISCO OR SEATTLE. "THE "PRESIDENT LINERS” TO SAN FRANCISCO VIA HONOLULU,

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA. "THE SUNSHINE BELT"

PRESIDENT JEFFERSON .... PRESIDENT GRANT....

. PRESIDENT MADISON PRESIDENT JACKSON PRESIDENT MCKINLEY

Tuesday, Mar. at 10:00a.m.

Tuesday,

Mar 15th 19:00.a.m.

Tuesday,

Mar. 29th 10.00 am..

.Tuesday,

Apr. 12th 10:00a.m.

.Tuesday,

Apr. 28th 10.00 a.m.

Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Tuesdays.' HONG KONG. TO EUROPE

SPECIAL LOW RATES.

Via San Francisco or Seattle.

£112

£120

DIRECT CONNECTIONS WITH ALL ATLANTIC LINES

Choice of railway lines across United States and Canada, with liberal stop-over privileges for Sightseeing. Ask for information. Following are suggested itiner- aries:-

From Hongkong

Vin

Connecting with

Frnta N, York

Arriving, at

Majlis

Apr.

C'org-B'hampt Apr. 8. Pres. Roosevelt Apr. 9 Puth-C.Brg wlympia

Obrg-Shimpia Apr. 16

Paathi-O'Brg Apr 27

Mey Gorg-hinta May 7 Organin May 17 trg-Shajan May 20

War

7

{fan. Franeboo

Mar

9

Beatclo

Mar

15 Ban Franeless

Apr. 13 Aja 20:

Mar. 23

Brattle

en, Washington) Apr. 20

Mar. 20

Son Frenchco

Homeria

Apr.

.8

Son flu

Loviathan

Ajir.

Frien

AR 20

Sonitle

Capr. | 39 Apr. 30 May 11 May I

Aqut a Majratio

TO SEATTLE AND VICTORIA VIA SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

"THE FAST SHORT ROUTE"

PRESIDENT LINCOLN

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND

Wednesday, Mar. 9th 10.00 .. Wednesday, Mar. 23rd 10.00 a.m. Wednesday, Apr. 6th 10:00 am, Wednesday, Apr. 20th-10.00 mm.

PRESIDENT PIERCE PRESIDENT TAFT PRESIDENT JEFFERSON .... Wednesday, May 4th 10:00a.m. Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Wednesdays.

TO EUROPE AND NEW YORK. VIA MANILA, STRAITS, COLOMBO, SUEZ- PORT SAID-ALEXANDRIA NAPLES

~GENOA—MARSEILLES,

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Thence to BOSTON and NEW YORK, PRESIDENT. WILSON

Tuesday,

Mar. at 6.00 a.m.

PRESIDENT VAN BUREN..

.Tuesday,

PRESIDENT HAYES.

.Tuesday,

Mar. 15th 8.00a.m. Mar. 29th 6.00 am,

.Tuesday,

Apr. 12th 8.00 p.m..

Tuesday,

PRESIDENT POLK PRESIDENT ADAMS

Apr. 26th 8.00 a.m.·

Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Tuesdayı.

TO MANILA.

· PRESIDENT JEFFERSON

· PRESIDENT WILSON PRESIDENT LINCOLN PRESIDENT GRANT PRESIDENT VAN BUREN

Feb. 21st. .Mar. 1st

6.00, p.m. 800 8.00.

.Mar.

Ist

6.00 p.m.

6.00 p..

Mar. 7th

.Mar. 15th 8.00 a.m.

For Passenger and Freight Rates apply to

ROBERT DOLLAR CO.

GENERAL AGENTS.

Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Building, Ground Floor Telophones Central 2477, 2478 & 705,

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 and Watkins.

DOCK OWNERS, SHIP BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEEP” BOILER

MAKERS, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, FORGE MASTER

⠀ ELECTRICIANS.:

TS. S. "SIANG WO”

wionn Boek, by the Hongkong

tation Co., Ltd.j