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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1927.

P. & 0.-British India Apcar and

Eastern & Australian Lines

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

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.)

5. S.

Tuns

Fram Hongkong About

NELLORE MANTUA KASHGAR NAGFORE

NYANZA

* MONGOLIA

MACEDONIA KHYBER DEVANHA DELTA MALWA NELLORE

Destination

umbay

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2nd March Sport, Pennag, Colombo &

Marseilles & Landon Marseilles, London, Antworp & R'dam gen, Mes, Ldon, 'burg & R'dam S'pore, Panang, Columbo & Bombay, Marseilles & London Marseilles & London

6,512 10,902

5th March 9,000

12th March 5,288 11th Starch 7,023 36th March 16,504

19th March 11,120

2nd. Apal Pth April 18th April 8,155 201 8,097

27th April 10:041 50th April 6,853 11th May May

KIVA

NYANZA

MOREA

10,918

BHAJ

KASHMIR

9,000

MANTUA

KALYAN

10,502 25th June

0,14%

*,023- 25th May May 1th June

July

THE CHINA MAIL.

BRITISH BUILDING. Industry, and pointed out that LAST OF “LUTINE.”

AN INCREASE IN TONNAGE STARTED.

OTHER NATIONS' FIGURES.

when the 47 hours" week was 'con- ceded a distinct pledge was given by the trade unions that their members would give, 47 hours' actual work.

Motor-ships for South American

Trade.

MISSING BUOY NOT TO BE REPLACED.

Some

Now the Dutch authorities Im- timate that the buoy by which the situation of the wreck was n dicated has disappeared, and will not be replaced.

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE

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AMERICAN MAIL LINE

(Admiral Oriental Line)'

JOINT TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE

A Regular Weekly Sailing TO SAN FRANCISCO OR SEATTLE. THE "PRESIDENT LINERS

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TO SAN FRANCISCO VIA HONOLULU, SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA. "THE SUNSHINE BELT"

PRESIDENT JEFFERSON PRESIDENT GRANT.AL PRESIDENT MADISON PRESIDENT JACKSON PRESIDENT MCKINLEY

....Tuesday, Mar. 1st 10.00 .m.

Tuesday, Tuesday,

Mar. 15th 10.00a.m..

Mar. 29th 10.00 a.m.

Tuesday,

.Tuesday,

Apr. 12th 10.00 a.m. Apr, 28th 10:00 a.m.

Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Tuesdays...

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HONG KONG TO EUROPE

SPECIAL LOW RATES.

Via San Francisco or Seattle.. £120 £112

DIRECT CONNECTIONS WITH ALL. ATLANTIC LINES Choice of railway linas scross United States and. Canada, with liberal stop-over privileges for Sightseeing. Aşk for information. Following are suggested Itiner- aries

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The Hague, Jan. 15. On October 9, 1799, the British There is a brighter outlook in: It is reported that the five new mercanile sailing boat "Lutine," the shipbuilding industry for passenger and cargo vessels, of carrying a large quantity of gold. though the tonnage under con- 15.000 tons each, to be built for was wrecked off the Dutch coast, struction in Great Britain and the existing service of the Nelson west of the island Terschelling, Ireland for the quarter ended Line between London and South Its treasures, hidden at the bot- December 31, according to America, are to be motor-vessels. Itom of the sea, attracted much Lloyd's Register Shipbuilding. In view, especially, of the belief attention in after years, for it Returns, was the lowest recorded expressed in the future of motor.was rumoured that no less than

aships in the recent presidential; £600,000 was on board. since June, 1909, there was large increase in the ton-address+ of Lord Kylsant, the From time to time efforts at nage commenced during the chairman, at the Institute of salvage were made, and during quarter, observes, the "Man Marine Engineers, the decision is the nineteenth century chester Guardian." The ton hardly surprising. The vessels 100,000 was brought to the nage under construction dur- are to be built by Harland and surface. "Many other objects, in- ing the quarter was 760,081 tons, Wolf, who recently contracted teresting from an historical stand- which was 14713 tons less than for nine motor cargo vessels for point, were recaptured, including at the end of September, 1926, the King Line, and seem likely to the ship's bel), which is still rung about 125,000 tons less than the have a considerable amount of at Lloyd's whenever a ship is re- tonnage building twelve month's work in hand in the early future. ported "missing." ugo, The tonnage on which work

Brighter Clyde Prospects. was suspended at the end of De

Note of hopefulness as to the cember, 1926, amounted to 99,468 outlook for trade and industry tons, which was about 2.000 tons was struck by Sir William Rae- more than at the end of Decem-burn, chairman of the Clyde ber, 1926. The present totals are Navigation Trust.. at a meeting of 1,130,000 tons below the average the trustees held in Glasgow,

NAVY'S NEED OF MUSIC .! tomage building, during the They had passed through a fairly twelve months immediately. pre bad year, he said, but all the

Admiral of the Fleet Earl ceding the war.

signs were in favour of 1927 of the Newport Marset Army Jellicoe presented prizes to boys A large increase was shown in being a good year. They were the tonnage commenced during beginning auspiciously. The

Training School After a pe the quarter-namely, 162,404 freight market was better than it turesque and eminently useful tons, as compared with 66,827 had been for a long time, and career in London, the school is to tons during the third quarter of vessels were able to make a little e transferred in March from the 1928. The tonnage launched dur- money. A good deal of new ton-

crowded surroundings of Green- ing the present quarter-67,853 mage had been ordered, and Clyde coat Place, pear Vauxhall Bridge tons-showed the enormous, re- shipbuilders would begin this.. Road, to". Darrick Wood.. duction of 139,888 tons as com year better than many previous near Orpington. Two men who pared with the figures for the years. The first launch on the were afterwards Prime Minister, previous three months..

Clyde for the year 1927 took Lord Salisbury and Mr. Glad- The total merchant tonnage place recently, When Messrs.stone, attended the inaugural building in other countries- Robert Duncan and Co. (Ltd.), meeting of the school. By care- 1,172,048 tons was about 97,000 Port Glasgow put into the water ful management of its not too plentiful assets the committee tons more, than at the end of the cargo steamer Reynolds. September 1926. The tonnage which they have built for Messrs will be able to clear all the under construction abroad ex- Glover Brothers, London. The penses of the transfer to the coun- ceeded by no less than 412,859 vessel, which is a sister ship to try if the public provide a sum of tons the tonnage building in the Shakespeare, launched by the £2,000.

Lieut.-Colonel Sir Archibald Great Britain and Ireland. The same firm for the same owners in Weigall, who presided at the figures for the leading countries Cctober last, is of about 9,000 prize-giving, mentioned that the

Italy, 239.776 Lous dendweight and 5,210, tons) tons: Germany, 211,062 tons; gross. Triple-expansion

number of good-conduct badges "United States,. 151,635 tons; Hol. ciprocating steam

gained in the past twelve months engines of land, 145.005 tone and France, about 3,000 i.h.p. will be supplied was the highest in the history of 143,068 tons...

by Messrs. David Rowan and Co. Duke of Connaught, had sent a the school. The president, the World's Construction Figures. (Limited), Glasgow, The total world tonnage under German Shipbuilding Revival school upon its excellent annual congratulating the construction 1,933,027 tons- At the beginning of 1926 the showed an increase of about German shipbuilding industry $2,000 tons as compared with the was in a very depresed state. The the prizes, commended the boys Earl Jellicoe, having presented previous quarter, and was 1,513, orders in hand at the end of 1925 on the smartness of the parade 631 tons below the highest pre amounted to only 235,000 gross and on the decision to transfer war record reached on June 30, tons, ou about 18 per cent, of the the school to the country. There 1913,-viz:, 3,146,558 tons. "There" orders booked at the end of 1913. are at the present time under Conditions became more favour the school who had joined the were, he said, 2,000 boys from construction in the world 22 ves-able later, the British strike Army, principally as bandsmen tons each, and 12 of 20,000 tons caused a rise in freights, and establishment for training young and upwards. Ten out of 22 and also brought repairing contracts four of the larger vessels are to German yards.

musicians. The most building in Great Britain

and important factor, however, was Ireland.

the revival of competition be

FAR EASTERN PORTS." The tonnage of vessels now tween the Hapag and North Ger The health bulletin of Eastern building in the world which are man Lloyd, as it has been the ports for the week ended February to be fitted with internal combus cause of important orders, The 12 reads:- tion engines amounts to 905,675 former has recently placed with tons, while the tonnage of steam several yards contracts for five Rangoan; 1 at Colombo, 4 at Soura-

Plague: 2 casos at Bombay, 4 at. vessels under construction 1,005,224 tons. The motor ton tons), while the North German

is motor-ships (of 9,200 to 10,000 bala.

Cholerà: 3, cases at Negapatam, S nage is thus 90 per cent. of the Lloyd has arranged for the con- at Rangoon, I at Singapore, 7 at steam tonnage showing the re-struction of two giant liners (of Bangkok. markable development which is 46,000 tons each), of which one 153 at Calcutta, 1 at Karachi, 33 at Small-pox: 38 cares at Bombay, Laking place in the adoption of has gone to Blohm und Voss. Madras, 2 at Rangoon, at Saigon, this system of propulsion. The Hamburg, and the other to the 12 at Vladivostock. and tonnage of motor-ships building new combine. Smaller lines also

at the end of December in Great have come into the market för "MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. Britain and Ireland 263,900 new vessels, and some orders tons-amounts to 53% per cent. have come in from Scandinavia,

Mex, D'don, A'werp, R'dam & Hull Minrelles, London & Antwerp Singapore, Penang, Colombo & Bbay

tilles Dad London Singapore, Ponung. Colombo & "B'bay

London & Antwerp Marseilles,

Penang Suport

Colombo Bombay Muracilles & London.

Marseilles and London Marseilles, London & Antwerp.

Marseilles, London & Antworp

MACEDONIA 11,120 3rd July Mursuities and London

to

Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.

PALMA

SHIRA LA

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BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS,

GAMBHIRA TAKADA

TALAMEA

| 10;000; 22nd Feb. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta

10:30a.m

7,841 4th March 5,267 18th March 6,940 24th March, 8,01031st March

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

abroad were:.

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report.

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South) sels of between 10,000 and 20.000 assisting in the revival, as it He wished the Navy had auch an

*TANDA

ST. ALBANS

ARAFURA

TANDA

ST. ALBANS

ARAFURA

F 0.950 4th March

4,500 lat April [0,000 | 20th April: 10,960 3rd Junu 4,502 1st July

| 6,000 | 20th July Calls at Kolambugan..

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

& Melbourne

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

The E. & A. S.S. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghai, Hollo, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other ports, en route as inducement

offers.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:

The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom win Now Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

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

London via Panama Canal,

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SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

GAMEHIRA | 5,287 | 24th - Fab. | Kobe.

MÁCEDONIA TAKADA

ST. ALBANS

HYBER

TALAMEA

DEVANHA LAHORE LAMORE MALWA DELTA ARAFURA JEYPORE NELLORE KHIYA

NYANZA

MORDA TANDA

4th March Shangha Moji.and Kobe 8th March Kobe

11,120

6,917

4,500

8th March

9,114

8.018

8 136

8,156

Moji, Kobe. Osaka & Yokohama 11th March Shanghai. Moji and Kobe 12th March Kobe

18th March Shanghai Moji and: Kobe

Shanghat, Moji & Kobe Moji & Kobe

20th. Zath

10,980 1st Apri 0.000 6th April 7.648 12th

8,097 14

Shanghai, Maji & Kobay

Kobe, Osaka Yokohama

Moji and Eche Moji' and Kobe

Shanghai Moji and Kobe

6.853 "36th Apr 0.135 15th April 7.028 29th April 10.963

29th April 6.958 8th May Moji, Kobe, Osaka and Yokohama

Shanghai, Moli & Kobe Shanghai, Moj Kobe

All dates are appròzimste and subject to alteration without notice. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STRAMÉRS.

Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own Ratel, expenses at Singapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer,

All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge. S Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries. Parcels measuring not more than 24 ft. x 2 ft. x 1 ft. will be received at the Company's Office up to Noon on the day provious to sailing.

For further Information, Passage Freights, Handbooks, etc., apply to:---

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MACKINNON, MACKENZJE & CO.

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

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"BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE

JOINT SERVICE OF THE

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"BLUE FUNNEL LINE.

(OCEAN 3.8. CO, LTD. & CHINA, MUTUAL 8.N. CO., LTD.

∙AND

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE

(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL 8.D. CO., LTD.)

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG.

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8.8. "CITY OF BRISTOL"

8.8. "PELEUSÈ

8.8. "ATREUX****

$.S. "TEUCER"

Via Buez, Canal

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25th February.

5th March.

25th March.

!! 8th April. 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.

Lost Time in Shipyards..

on

of the steam tonnage under cou-Spain, and Brazil. At the end of Amoy for this port to-day, p.m. The B. I. s.a. "Talma" will leave struction.

1926 the orders in hand amounted and is due here to-morrow, p.m. to 450,000 tons, an increase of The C.P.S., R.M.S. "Empress of It is understood that in the about 90 per cent. on the previous Asia" arrived at Yokohama English districts beneficial re- year's total, and 10 per cent. bet.Feb. 17, 8:30 am,, left that port at sults are being experienced inter than the tonnage on order at 5 pm, and is due at Hong Kong shipyards

and

ship-repairing the end of 1924.

on Feb. 24. establishments following on the posting of notices calling atten- tion to the time lost by unpunc- tuality at starting time and by sengers that travelled on steamers A report on the number of pas men ceasing work before the pro- between Free State and British (per time for stopping. The ports for nine months of last year notice, it will be remembered,shows a serious decline as pom drew attention to one

pared with a year ago. The total. mendation of the Joint Inquiry against 296,626, being a decline of from the Free Stato was 206,378 Court of employers' and work 29.143. The number from British men's representatives, in regard ports was 243,865, mahoving', a de to conditions in the shipbuilding crease of 33,414.

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CHINA BORNEO SHIPPING CO.

HONG KONG BORNEJ ROYAL MAIL SERVICE

Returning via Sundakan, Jambongan and Jesselton.

Ta Sandakan, Tawau, Semporna and Lahad Datu,

"The 8.5. "Lok Bun" carrying His Majesty's Mall will be despatched from this port to British North Borneo Forts as, above » named on or about 5th March, 1927.19290

For Freight Posings and Parcel Hates apply CARMICHAEL & CLARKE Agenta, Qubon's Building, Phone CI282..." or W. WATT & CD, Agents, 27, Connaught Road Wes, Phone, C4068

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TO SEATTLE AND VICTORIA VIA

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

"THE FAST SHORT ROUTE'

PRESIDENT "LINCOLN

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND

PRESIDENT PIERCE

PRESIDENT TAFT

Wednesday, Mar. 9th 10.00a.m. Wednesday, Mar. 23rd 10.00 a.m. Wednesday, Apr. 6th 10.00 a.m.. Wednesday, Apr. 20th 10.00 a.m.

PRESIDENT JEFFERSON....Wednesday, May 4th 10.00 a.m. Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Wednesdays.

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

-GENOA MARSEILLES, Thence to BOSTON and NEW YORK.

PRESIDENT WILSON PRESIDENT VAN BUREN PRESIDENT HAYES PRESIDENT POLK PRESIDENT ADAMS

Tuesday, Mar. 1st 6.00 ..

Tuesday,

Mar, 15th 8.00 a.m.

Tuesday,

Mar. 29th 6.00 a.m.

Tuesday,

Apr. 12th "8:00 a.m.

Tuesday,

Apr. 26th 8.00 a.m..

Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Tuesdays.

TO MANILA.

PRESIDENT JEFFERSON PRESIDENT WILSON PRESIDENT LINCOLN PRESIDENT GRANT PRESIDENT VAN BUREN

.Feb. 21st .Mar. 1st Mar. 1st .Mar.. 7th

6.00 p.m. 6:00 am

6.00 p.m.

€.00. p.m. 8.00a.m..

.Mar. 15th

For Passenger and Freight Rates apply to

ROBERT DOLLAR CO.

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GENERAL AGENTS

Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Building, Ground Floor

Telephones Central 2477, 2478 & 795,

THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: "MANIFESTO" HONGKONG.

Codes Used: Al, A.B.C. Fifth Edition; Engineering: First and Second Edition;

Western Union and Watkins.

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DOCK OWNERS, SHIP BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND ́ ENGINEERS BOILER MAKERS, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, FORGE MASTER," ELECTRICIANS..

T. S. S. "SIANG WO”

Passenger & Cargo River Steamer, built and engined at Kowloon Dock, by the Hongkong

& Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd, to the order of he Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.,

for servies on the Middle Yangtze, Hankow – I-chang.

Please address enquiries to the Chief Managers

.... L. M. DYER, B.Sc, MINA., Kovioon Dock, Hongkong.