1927-04-21 — Page 5

THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1927.

P.&O.-British India Apcar and

Eastern & Australian Lines

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

TAKING CARGO FOR

1.

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.)

S. S.

Tana

From Hongkung About

MALWA

DELTA LAHORE NELLORE KHIVA JEYPORE NYANZA MOREA

KASHMIR

MANTUA

KALYAN

MACEDONIA

Destination

10,941 30th April | Marseilles and London

Noon.

8,007 3rd May 6,252 11th May 0,86311th May 0,136 14th May 5,318 20th May 7.023 25th May 10,918 28th Mas

9.005

11th Jane 10,902 25th June 0,144 0th July 11,120 23rd July

Singapore, Colombo & London, Marseilles, London & Antwerp S'pore, Pang, Colombo, B'bay & K'chl

Marseilles, London & Antwerp Marselites, London & Antwerp S'apore, Penang, Colombo & Bombay Marseilles & London.

Marseilles and London

Marseilles, London & Antwerp Marseilles, London & Antwerp Marseilles and London

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

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

JANUS

4,824 22nd April

10 a.m.

Singapore, Penang & Calcutta

TALMA TILAWA

10,000 20th April 10,000 20th April

Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Singapore, Penang & Calcutta

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South)

ARAFURA

TANDA

ST. ALBANS

ARAFURA

| 6,000 | 29th April

6,956 3rd June-

4.500

4,000

1st July

20th July

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

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

The E. & A. 3.S. Co., Ltd., steamers, will also call at Shanghai, Iloilo, Cebu, Kelambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other ports en route as inducement okters,

Frequent connections from Australls with the following:-.

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

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

The P. & O. Branch Service of steamers, to London via the Cape,

MAIL SERVICE.

FIVE NEW P. & O. S.-N. CO. LINERS.

SHIPS OF 19,000 TONS.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Additional work for British ship yards is promised in view of the fact that the P. and O. Steam Navf gation Company is inviting tendors for the construction of five liners, each of about 19,000 tons,

"The firme invited to tender in- clude chipbuilders on the Clyde and the Tyne, and Messrs. Harland and Wolff, of Belfast. The ships are intended for the mail service..

High-pressure steam turbines are specified, but the double-acting Diesel engine in doing so well in ships of about this size and class that the possibility of one or more of the vessels being fitted with pro- pelling machinery of this kind is not being ruled cut.

THE CARGO SHIP.

VESSELS WHICH GIVE BEST

RESULTS D

MOST SUITABLE PROPORTIONS,

capable of carrying the largest pos-

sible dendsweight will prove the DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE

most efficient.

(2) If draft is not an important consideration, hvessel with small- length to depth ratio will give the best results, provided that the re- duced length does not Involve rė duction in enrgo handling gear. At a meeting of the Liverpool (3) LIZ limited draft is of vital Engineering Society, Mr. H. C. Importance, then the longer ship Carey, Assoc..Inst.N.A., read a proves to be the most efficient, but paper on "Corge Ship Proportions." for short voyages there is little In the course of his remarks Mr. to choose between wide limits of Carey aald: The shipowner's mea-length. Under normal worlding cure of the value of a cargo ship conditions, with occasional part is the amount of profit which can cargods, the smaller vessel would be made during each year of trad probably show better working re ing. In practice any forecasts of sults. trading results can only be appro-With a constant deadweight, ximato, sines considerable fluctun if there is an upper limit to length, tions are bound to occur in operat-large length depth ratios prove ing costs and freight rates. Un- more advantageous if this limiting der the circumstances comparative length is to be adopted; but it is estimates, although they do not generally better to adopt a shorter give truc quantitative results, give ship with great draft, depth and a fairly good idea of service pos- beam. sibilitica. Comparisons made on ratios such as cost per ton dend weight per ton of steel, or dend weight per ton of displacement, are useful in a strictly limited In consequence of their inability | manner, but they : cannot to get zupplies of material for ship possibly give ̧ 'a' full indica- construction from British manution of: actubI ship operation. facturero, hipbuilders at Sunder A ship which is cheap on a dead- land and sewhere on the north-weight basis may easily be the re- east coast are importing supplies verse in service. Similarly, good from the Continent.

Recently ratios of deadweight to steel weight tons of steel plates were

or displacement in a brought into the Wear from Ant ship, if it is well butit, prove littleCITY OF DUNKIRK

particular

beyond the fact that an efficient carrying structure has been provid- having arrived, Consignees of Cargo by her are informed that all goods

Only two ships of the P. and O. fleet exceed 19,000 tons. These are the "Maloju" (20,837 tons) and "Moofan" (20,847 tons).

werp.

SHIPS IN PORT.

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This morning there were ocean-going merchant vessels in Hong Kong harbour, of which num- ber 23 were flying the British flog.

During the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. to-day, there were 11 arrivals (4 British) and 19 departures (12 British).

d.

CONSIGNEES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE.

From NEW YORK.

THE Steamship

It often happens, stated the lec-are being landed at their risk into turer, that the largest vessel, the hazardous and/or extra-hazar- which lus been shown to be the dous Godowns of Holt's Wharf, most effeiont; cannot be used on

"AND

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 MCKINLEY PRESIDENT LINCOLN

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND

PRESIDENT PIERCE.

PRESIDENT TAET-

Tuesday, April 26th, 8 am,

Tuesday, May 10th.

Tuesday, May 24th.

Tuesday, June 7th

.Tuesday, June 21st.

Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Tuesdays.

HONG KONG TO EUROPE.

SPECIAL, LOW RATES.

Vin San Francisco or Seattle.

£120 £112

DIRECT CONNECTIONS WITH ALL ATLANTIC LINES

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

Front

Connecting with Stenship

No Claims will be admitted after recount of draft restrictions at the whence delivery may be obtained. terminal ports, and although the deep draft vessel may be able to the Goode have left the Godowns, Hongkong take its full deadweight at certain and all Goods-remaining undeliver

Apr. 50 ports, the possibility is that in the ed after 25th April, 1927, will be

May majority of cases only part cargo subject to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer May 10 could be taken, resulting in an in- efficient ship. S

must be presented to the Under May 18 signed on or before: 3rd May, Juns 1927, or they will not be recognized. Juus Ben Franolico

- Frattle All broken, chafed and damaged June-15

Komorie June 21 San Francisco Goods are to be left in the Godowns, June 201

Bengts-Mauretanin- where they will be examined on any Jay 6 San Francisco. Majestic Tuesdays or Fridays, between the July 25

The U.S.S. "Tennessee," which is one of the five warships that has a shooting range of 37.700 yards. The other, four are

the "West Virginia," "Colorado," "Maryland" and "Califor nía."

GERMANY'S MERCHANT FLEET.

The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and Berlin, Herr Cuno, a former Chan-

London via Panama Canal,

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

SANTHIA

NYANZA

MOREA TANDA :: MIRZAPORE KASHMIR

hours of 10.45 a.m. and Noon, with-

in the Free Storage period of one week.

:

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

Bill of Lading will be counter- signed by..

-THE BANK LINE LTD., General Agents.

Hong Kong, 20th April, 1927.

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,

CONSIGNEE NOTICE.

THE Steamship

SACHENONCEAUX" BRINGING CARGO from Marseilles, &c. also cargo from Bordeaux, Lis- bon, &c. ex S.S. "VILLE DE STRASBOURG."

CONSIGNEES are hereby inform ed that their goods with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored into the Godowns of the HONG KONG KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN CO. LTD. KOW- LOON, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.

To be of greater value to the All claims must be sent in to me. owner a ship should take the de-on or beofre FRIDAY, the 22nd sired deadweight at the maximum instant, or they will not be re-

ASIAN draft fixed by possible ports of cognized.

DAMAGED PACKAGES will be call. In passing it should be made. clear that the desired deadweight examined by the Company's Sur- should not be necessarily the maxi-veyor, Messrs. Goddard & Douglas mum deadweight which may be in the presence of the Consignees offering, but usually something at 10 a.m. on TUESDAY, the 19th less, since it is better to reject instant

In the course of a speech at the German Shipowners. Congress at cellor, and at present the general manager of the Hamburg-Amerika Line, stated that at the end of the war the tonnage of Germany's Morcantile Marine amounted to

sure of always sailing with a full by us in any case whatever.

brghai on

Jane Ju June

From

N. York

Arriving st

Ban Frans co Pestile Te en Francios Pentile King 24 Fad.Fresca

Bentile

Hojo blio..

May 18

Aquitania

May 31

Potirg brg-hp

· Lovisthan.

Jun 11

June-25

Barvagarla June 20

lymplo

July 9

July 19

Joy 23

Juls Ang.6

Goo. Washington June 16

Majestie

Math-brg Jun'i C'beg-Shuja, July brg-8 mxn July Chrg-8 kmptn July 15

Jaly 10

Ubig-Shojn Aquitanic

brg-Shopth July 20

mih-Obrg

(Aug.)

Gbrg-s'himpiti "Ang.

Abg-inpta Ang

Aug. 10 Boreng fria

Besttie

TO SEATTLE

VICTORIA VIA

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,

THE FAST SHORT ROUTE"”.

PRESIDENT JEFFERSON

PRESIDENT GRANT

PRESIDENT MADISON

PRESIDENT JACKSON

PRESIDENT McKINLEY

Wednesday, May 4tl.

Wednesday, May 18th.

Wednesday June 1st.

Wednesday, June 16th..

Wednesday, June 29th.

Thereafter Fortnightly Sallings on Wednesday.

TO EUROPE AND NEW YORK.

VIA MANILA, STRAITS, COLOMBO, SUEZ.

PORT SAID ALEXANDRIA-NAPLES GENOA MARSEILLES,

Thence to BOSTON and NEW YOR

ADAMS PRESIDENT PRESIDENT GARFIELD PRESIDENT, HARRISON PRESIDENT MONROE PRESIDENT WILSON

Tuesday, Apr: 26th 8.00 am. Tuesday, May 10th 8.00 a.m. Tuesday, May 24th 6,00 a.m." Tuesday, June 7th. 8.00 a.m. Tuesday June 21st 6.00 a.m

Thereafter Fortnightly. Sallings on Tuesdays.

TO MANILA

April 26th April 26th May 2nd

8.00 am

8,00 p.m.

PRESIDENT ADAMS PRESIDENT JEFFERSON PRESIDENT LINCOLN PRESIDENT GARFIELD PRESIDENT. GRANT

6.00 pm.

May 10th 8.00 a.m.

May 10th 6.00 p.m.

For: Passenger and Freight Rates apply, to

600,000 tons, while to-day it was cargo occasionally and he almost No Fire Insurance will be effected THE ROBERT DOLLAR CO

7,754-25th April Amoy, Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Osaka 3,200,000 tons, which was still for

1a.m.

7,023 20th April 10,953 ·20th April | Stanghal, Moji, & Kobe

Shanghal, Moll & Koba

6.058. 8th May Moji, Kebo; Osaka and Yokohama 8,716, 10th May: Shanghai, Moji & Kobe 8,986 12th May Shanghai, Moji & Kobo'

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 Singapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer.ng

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

Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries. Parcels measuring not more than 2% ft 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 Freights, Handbooks, etc., apply to:- MACKINNON, MACKENZJE & CO.

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

Agents

behind the pre-war figure.

ship

Operating Costs

Herr Cuno pointed out that at the

Turning to the question of same time Germany's merchant fleet was in one respect better than operating costs much depends upon formerly, since. It was composed of the possible rates of loading, and the best and newest ships and discharging, but for vessels within material, over half of the ships the rando considered exactly sim being less than five years old. The lar hatch and derrick arrangements Beet amounted to 5.2 per cent. of can be fitted, so that the same rates the world's total tonnage, as com can be assumed in each case. The pared with 12 per cent. In 1914, financial results, expressed as the but in comparison with the populafreight rate required to cover work- tion Germany's merchant feet was ing expenses, show that the shorter Beven times. smaller than the Bri-vessel is the most efficient for all voyages, being about 2 per cent tish

better than the 400-feet ship for 2.000 miles voyages, and about 3 per cent better for voyages of 8,000 miles, me

Herr Cuno expressed the pinion that the future business prospects of the shipping companies must be regarded without undue optimiam...

MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

It is possible that owing to berth- ing facilities, maximum length of locke and docks, c. the shipowner may be unable to exceed a certain maximum length. Such an instance is that of the vessels trading on the Canadian lakesi bea

These investigations all tend to ages are possible by any particular

The Ben Line 6.6. Benmohr, from Leith, Middlesbro. Antwerp, London, Straits and Philippines, is due to arrive here on April 27.

The C.P.SR.M.S Empress of Asia" left Vancouver, for Hong how that no outstanding advant

BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE Kong, vis Japan ports and Shang-proportions or size, in vessels of the

JOINT SERVICE OF THES

"BLUE FUNNEL LINE

(OCEAN 34-CO. LTD. & CHINA UTUAL EN CO. VTL.

hal, on April 9, and t

| April. 29. left}

The B. 1. 8.5.

here on type considered. It is probable that larger differences in Ireight Singapore for this port on April 17, rates for no profit could be obtain

derations of other p.m., and le

due here to-morrowed by

cher:

The CPS Asia, arriv

AMERICAN & MANCHUKIAN LINE April 20,

to-day at Hòn Koi"

types mię

J. LIMAGE! Agont. Hong Kong, 18th April 1927,

GENERAL AGENTS.

Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Building, Ground

Telephone Central 2477); 2478 & 795..

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 ENGINEERS, BOILER MAKERS, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, FORGE MASTERS, ELECTRICIANS.

HELLERMAN &

LTDA

SAILINGS OM HONG KONG

"OITY OF DU

TAIPING.