MONDAY, MAY 9, 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.)
Destination
5. S.
Толя
Fene Hongkong About
LAHORE NELLORE
5,202
11th
May
0.853
14th
May
Marseilles, London & Antwerp Marseilles, London & Antwerp
NYANZA
7,023 25th May
MOREA
KASHMIR
MANTUA
KALYAN
10,953 28th May 8.985 11th June 10,946 26th June 9.144 Oth July MACEDONIA # 11,120 23rd July RAWALPINDI | 10,619 | 6th Aug.
GERMAN SHIPPING.
'GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY.
POLICY CRITICISED.
"GIFT TO THE SHIPOWNERS."
THE CHINA MAIL.
A good deal of hostile criticism has been called forth in Germany by the announcement made a few days ago to the effect that the Government of the Reich intends to continue at least for the next four years the policy of granting subsidies in aid of the shipbuild- ing industry, After lengthy negotiations with Count Rodern, who is the President of the Asso-! ciation of German Shipowners, the Government has agreed to set aside the sum of M.22,500,000 for the purpose of assisting shipown- jers to pay the interest arising; in connection with the construct- ion of new tonnage. The sum, in
INDO-CHINA
STEAMİNAVIGATION CO, LTD.
'SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ‘ALTERATION.
Destination
Bandakin Bangkok via Singapore
Steamer
MAUSANG '.: YUENSANG
FOOKSANG CHEONGSHING.Sat.,
Ttat via Bwatow & S'hal MINGSANG Kobe vin Amoy & Moji Straits & Calcutta Shangbai Tien'ain ....
LAISANG CHIPSHING
Salling
Mon 9th May, at a p.m. Tues., 10th May, at 3p.m. Wod., 11th May,
at 7am. Thurs., 12th May, at 7 a.m. 14th May, at 7am. Sat., 14th May, at 3p.m.
Sun,
Sun,
Tau via Swatow & Shanghal YUSANG Ttau via Swatow & Shanghai KWONGSANG..Wed, Amoy, Shanghai, Moji, Kebe
& Osaka
Straits & Calcutta
KUMSANG
15th May, at 7a.m. 15th May, at 7 a.m. 18th May, at 7am. .Sun., 22nd May, at 7am. HOSANG.Tues., 24th May, at 3 p.m. For Freight and Passage apply to:- JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.,
General Managers."
Telephone Central 215.
question is to be spread over aix MARINE INSURANCE.
years,
It appears that Count Rodern put in an urgent petition some months ago showing how neces- sary it was for the State to sup- port the German shipbuilding yards with financial aid. He pointed out that it would be un-
A JUDGE ON AMBIGUOUS ENGLISH.
MONEY FOR LAWYERS,
Mr. Justice Mackinnon gave an
SHIPPING DEAL.
£915,000 PURCHASE FROM A CARDIFF FIRM.
Messrs. Haldin and Co., Ltd., of Leadenhall Street, E.C., have bought five large cargo steamers
fair for the Government now to address on "Marine Insurance" to from Messrs. Charles Radcliffe, desert those weaker yards which the members of the Insurance In-Ltd., of Cardiff. had been encouraged to prolong istitute of London at the School of
The average tonnage is about their existence and had only been Oriental Studies, London Institu- the five ships is more than three 8,000 deadweight, and nons of enabled to keep their heads above tion, Finsbury Circus. There water by means of the grant of were tons of ancient documents on years old. The purchase price is M.50,000,000 made in aid of the most aspects of our national life, about £315,000. industry not one but two years he said, but a ledger or a bill of
Under the new ownership the
assurance
A
DOLLARISTEAMSHIP LINE.
AND
AMERICAN MAIL LINE
The 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 GRANT
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND PRESIDENT PIERCE PRESIDENT TAFT ..... PRESIDENT JEFFERSON
Tuesday, May 10th 5.00 a.m.
Tuesday, May 24th.
Tuesday, June 7th.
.Tuesday,
.Tuesday.
June 21st.
July 5th,
Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Tuesdays.
HONG KONG TO EUROPE SPECIAL LOW RATES.
Via San Francisco or Seattle. £120 £112
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:-
Gen. Washington June 16
Fron
Vi
Conracting with Beamship
From N. York
Arriving at
15
May 108an Francisco May 18
Sestile May 24 San Francisco
1 Seattle Juna 7San Francisco
Peattle
Lerinthan
June 11
Majestio
June 25
Leviathan
Olymple
July 4 + July
Ono. Washington July 13
June 21 San Francico
Beattin
Homeric
July 23
Aug. 2
San Franci100
Seattle San Franatico
Sentile
Majestic
Aug. 4
Berengaria
Aug. 10
Leviathan
Aug. 20
Aquitania
Aug. 24
ago. The sum in question came lading or a policy that was more vessels will be drafted to the in an end last October, and as than a century old was a rarity Court Line and the United British Hongkong critics of the subsidy policy point indeed. The oldest policies he Steamship Line and will take out, no detailed statement of the knew of were of the 16th century, their share in South American manner in which the money has and seemed to show that we were and North American trade. been spent has yet been made associated with Antwerp.
To a reporter Mr. P. Haldin, publie.
Count Rodern's action in peti-policy dated 1562 referred to the one of the directors, of Messrs.
use and custom of making bills of Haldin, said: tioning the Government for help
in Lombard Street,
"Had we placed orders for the June S'pore, Fang, Cabo, B'bay & Karachis warmly supported by Direc- London, and
tor Stimming, of the North Ger- Bourse at Antwerp.
likewise in the building of new vessels of the size June 29 of those we have purchased we Jaly. 5 man Lloyd, who called attention
to pay about July The oldest policy, dated 1555, should have had to the fact that unless this assist-hnd a sentence: "And if God's will £70,000 more. The current price July
July 10 27 forthcoming the be that the said ship shall not well for the building of new ships is N. G. L. would be obliged to can- proceed, we promise to remit it to about £9 10s. to £9 15s. a ton cel the orders recently placed for to two big ships, orders which, it will to the law." (Laughter). The for comparatively new boats only honest merchants and hot to go deadweight, whereas we have paid be remembered, came as a great same policy referred to writings £8 a ton deadweight****
Marseilles & London.
Marseilles & London
Marseilles, London & Antwerp Marseilles, London & Antwerp Marseilles & London
Marseilles, London & Antwerp
Frequent connection from Port Said for Fassengers and Cargo Caastantinople, Firmus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the
Khedival Ma Steamship-Co
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
TAKLIWA
SANTHIA TALAMBA
7,936
7.754 8,018
Oth May Singapore, Pennng & Calcutta 2.30 p.m.
17th May Singapore, Penang & Calcutta 10th June Singapore, Penang & Calcutta
|ance
were
surprise to the shipping world.
Press Comment.
The Press points out that the Hamburg-America Line has pur sued a much more courageous policy. In contrast to the North German Lloyd, it is observed, the "Hapag" has shown neither inter- est nor liking for the scheme of pampering the shipping industry by granting it special subsidies,
economic problem with which it)
of assurance made in the street of London, Primitive business was transacted in open-air market or fair, with resort to a tavern to seal a bargain. When the Royal Exchange was opened the more conservative merchants were loth to move from Lombard Street.
Questions of Law. With regard to questions of
fective use of the English lan-
STEADIER AIM AT SEA.
20
Leviathan
June 23
Obeg-Shapin Inno 17 P'uth-Corg Chrg-Blimptn July 1 Gurg-Shupto - July 18 O'beg-Shupta July 15 July 21 I'uth-brg Corg-Ehmpen July 29 Pmth-brk Aug. 7 brg-Shapta Aug. 19 Cbrg Shmpin Ang. 10 Path-hig Aug. 26 Cbrg-Slimpin , Aug.
TO SEATTLE AND VICTORIA VIA SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA. "THE FAST SHORT ROUTE"
30
Tests are shortly to be made in PRESIDENT LINCOLN ..... Wednesday, May 18th 9 a.m.
aim of
a Dutch gunboat of a new inven tion for stabilising the guns fired at sea.
It is hoped by the new method that the pitching and rolling of the ship on the sighting will be
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South) and has preferred to solve the law, cases largely arose from de- minimised, if not eradicated.
TANDA
was faced by linking up with the the English
guage. He maintained that HONG KONG HOTEL VISITORS.
capable
language
was.
Manila, Sandakan, Thursday Island, Austral-Kosmos Line, and by
Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, & adopting more rational methods thing with absolute clearness. of expressing any- of exploiting the tonnage it It was possible for a policy or con- already possesses. The North German Lloyd, on the other hand, drawn up in such terms that no tract of marine insurance to be
supply of German tonnage would arise. Whether it was practicable despite the fact that the present doubt as to its meaning could appear to be more than adequate was another matter.
0,050 | 3rd June ST. ALBANS 4,500 1st July. ARAFURA | 6,000 | 29th July Melbourne
Regular monthly sailings from Hongkong to Japan and Hongkong to Australia.
The E. & A. S.S. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghai, nolle, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other ports en route as inducement
ofers.
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-
Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The P. & G. Royal Mall steamers to London via Suez Canal.
Londor via Panama Canal.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
MIRZAPORE
'KASHMIR
6,716 14th May Shanghai, Moji & Kobe
8,085 15th May
Shanghal, Moji & Kohe.
bill.
The
May 5, 1927. Mr. A. Ashworth. Messrs. S. S. Beltz, F. Barber, A. D. Box.
viere, Mr. G. A. Canjoin, Dr. Julio Mr. E. J. Carmichael, Mrs. Chau- Cruz.
For one Grimshaw.
It
to meet the demands made upon thing, it would have to be much it, is launching out on a big build-more lengthy than an ordinary The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via Nowing programme, and relying on policy: but business required that
the taxpayer to help to foot the documents should be short..
would have to be in totally differ-
· Socialist journal ent form from the ancient docu- The P. & O. Branch Service of steamera, to London via the Cape, The Now Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and a justification of the policy of ly, and would have to be carefully "Vorwarts" refuses to accept as ment they still followed su close- shipbuilding subsidies the plea put redrafted for a great variety of forward by the Government to types of insurance. The ancient the effect that such expenditure form was not likely to be super- is necessary in order to prevent seded. The English language, an incraese of unemployment, however, was not always given its The "Vorwarts" maintains that money spent in artificially bolster. Opportunity. He reminded them ing up the shipping industry in of the phrase "including all risk of craft." He often wondered this way is to be regarded as a gift put into the pockets of the what it meant, for it was ob
viously ambiguous. He suggested shipowners. The paper further that "held covered while in craft" contends that the German yards, are by no means so badly off at was much more certain.
Referring to the "F.C. and S." assistance, seeing that the orders seizure), which occurs in almost present as to stand in need of such
clause (free of capture and coming in month by month for new tonnage between June 1 Mackinnon said that ning of the every marine policy, Mr. Justice 1926, and January 31, 1927, 36 words in that clause had put amounted to over 600,000 tona, with the result that the yards are more guineas into his pocket than at present in a more flourishing (Laughter). The most valuable any other microbe of litigation: condition than has been the case
TALAMBA MANTUA ST. ALBANS KALYAN MACEDONIA NOVARA
8,018 10th May 10,940 27th May
4,500 7th June 9,144 10th June 11,120 24th June
| 6,989 20th June
Shanghai, Moji; Kobo & Yokohama Shanghai, Moji &. Kobe
Moji, Kobe Osaka and Yokoharɛa Shanghai.. Moji & Kobe
Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghal, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama
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. at Singapore while awaiting the on-earrying steamer.
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 25 ft. - 2 ft. x 1 It, will be received for a long time past. The suggestion he could make was.
at the Company's Office up to Noon on the day previous to sailing.
I
For further Information, Passage Freights, Handbooka, etc., apply to:
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
P. & 0. Building, Connaught Rd, C., HONGKONG.
Agents.
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE
JOINT SERVICE OF THE
"BLUE FUNNEL LINE.
(OCEAN 8.8. CO., LTD, & CHINA MUTUAL S.N. CO., LTD. AND
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE
(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL SM. CO., LTD.) SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG.
6th June... 19th June.
8.8. HELFENORTH Vis Suez Canal 8.8. "CITY OF KOBE". Via Suez Canal Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Genera: Option Subject to change without notice, foliului dupatta
For Freight and particulars apply to:
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE oF THE BANK LINE, LTD. Hon Ken Hong Kong & Canton: JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., Canton
He
"Vorwarts" which is for once re they should make a serious and that, before we had another way. freshingly orthodox on the sub-united effort to do away with the sidy question, expresses appr"F.C. and S." clause and replace hension lest in the long run the it with something better. subsidy should have, a harmful would be sorry for the loss to the effect by inducing yards, that ought, properly speaking, to have lawyers, but in the interests of Commerce and of the community reorganised long ago to postpone the very necessary process of put. as a whole he was convinced that
it ought to be done. (Cheera). ting their concern on a sounder{ business basis.
CUNARD PROFITS.
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
The C.P.S. R.M.S. "Empress of Considering last year's labour Asia" (Capt. L. D. Douglas, R.N.R) troubles, the Cunard Steamship will leave here for Victoria and Company did well in adding Vancouver, BC. via Shanghai, £183,548 to its net profits, which Nagasaki, Kobe and Yokohama at totalled $516,829, or the biggest noon on May 11 Aksince 1921. As already announc
The C.PS, RM,S."Empress of Canada left Vencouver for Hong ed, the Ordinary dividend is to be Kong, via Japan ports and Shang- raised from 5 per cent. to 6 per haf, on April 28, and is due here on cent., and aftor: allocating $100,-. May 16.
000 to reserve, raising that fund to £1,850,000, a balance of £188,710 remains to be carried forward against £169,758 brought Consignees of Cargo ex ns. "Min" in. ULA are reminded by the Agent that all In July last the company con- claims will not be recognised after verted its 24,000,000 7. per to-day ECURIER SAVE Consignees of Cargo THE
Debenture stock into a 5 per Benrinnes are notified that goods Debenture stock, thus effecting will be subject to rent remaining undelivered after to-day saving insinterest of £80,000 mər
CONSIGNEES”, NOTICES.
annum.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Gale, Mr. R..
Capt. T. P. Hall, Mesare. 'A. F.
Henry, J. R. Healey, S. L. Horrobin, W. Hoegger, Mrs. C. J. Hawkins.
Messrs. J. E. Joseph, G. G. Johnaton, Mrs., Journeau.
Messrs. H. A. Keller, Fritz
Koenig, E. N. King.
0.
PRESIDENT MADISON PRESIDENT JACKSON PRESIDENT MCKINLEY PRESIDENT LINCOLN
Wednesday, June 1st.
Wednesday, June 15th.
Wednesday, June 29th.
Wednesday, July 13th.
Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Wednesday,
TO EUROPE AND NEW YORK. VIA MANILA, STRAITS, COLOMBO, SUEZ- PORT SAID-ALEXANDRIA-NAPLES
-GENOA-MARSEILLES,
Thence to BOSTON and NEW YORK.
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. .Tuesday, July 5th 8.00 a.m.
PRESIDENT GARFIELD PRESIDENT HARRISON PRESIDENT MONROE PRESIDENT WILSON PRESIDENT VAN BUREN
Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Tuesdays.
TO MANILA.
Miss H. Lille.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Merckens, Mr.
PRESIDENT GARFIELD
Morgenstein.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND PRESIDENT HARRISON PRESIDENT MADISON PRESIDENT PIERCE...
Mr. C. Nopper.
Mr. T. O'Hare.
Mrs. Geo. D. Price, Capt. C. A. Foot, Lt. G. B. Parkes, Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Polin..
May 10th May 16th
8.00 a.m.
6.00 p.m.
May 24th 6.00 a.m
May 24th 6.00 p.m. May 30th 6.00 p.m.
For Passenger and Freight Rates apply to
Messrs. C, S. Speyer, C. A. Stiebel, THE ROBERT DOLLAR CO
w. G. Simpson, Mr. and Mrs. R. L Stewart.
Dr. E. Stuart Taylor. Mr. H. Volker.
Mesars. Wragge, C. D. Wright.
GENERAL AGENTS.
Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Building, Ground Floor
Telephone Central 2477, 2478 & 795.
THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.
TELEGRAPHIC. ADDRESS: “MANIFESTO HONGKONG,
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DOCK OWNERS, SHIP BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEERS, BOILER MAKERS, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, FORGE MASTERS,
SS.
ELECTRICIANS.
TAIPING."
Speed 14.77 LH.P. 4090 D.W4215 tons. engined by the Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd.
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