TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1927.
P.&O.-British India Apcar and
Eastern & Australian Lines
(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND).
MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.
CARGO FOR
TAKING
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.)
Bratination
5. S.
Тал
Fram Hongkong About
LAHORE NELLORE NYANZA
5,252 11th
May
Marseilles, London & Arwerp
6,863 14th
May
7,023 25th
May
BIOREA
10,963
May!
KASHMIR
MANTUA
Marseilles, London & Antwerp
KALYAN
Marseilles, London & Antwerp Marseilles & London
MACEDONIA
RAWALPINDI
28th 8.98 11th June 10,946 25th June -9,1449th July 11,120 23rd July
| 16,619 | GI Avg.
Marseilles, London & Antwerp S'pore, Pang, Cal'bu, B'bay & Karnchi Marseilles & London.
Marseilles & London
Marseilles, London & Antwerp
Frequent connection from Fort Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the
Khedival Mail Steamship Co.
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
SANTHIA TALAMBA
7.754 17th May Singapore, Penang & Calcutta 8,018 10th June Singapore, Penang & Calcutta-
LONDON DOCKS.
A DEMAND FOR BETTER APPROACHES.
STRONG CASE MADE OUT,
THE CHINA MAIL.
The London Chamber of Com-
LATVIA & SHIPPING. CONRAD AT SEA.
REGULAR SERVICE FROM LIVERPOOL,
INTERVIEW WITH CONSUL BIRIN.
5.
CONRAD AT SEA. DOLLARISTEAMSHIP LINE
MET THE CAPTAIN AT A TEA PARTY.
SOME INTIMATE LETTERS.
Chamber. waited upon the Minister don (via Germany), and Mr. Birin men.
Minister." the statement. proceeds.
AND
AMERICAN MAIL LINE
(Admiral Oriental Lino)
JOINT TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE
A Regular Weekly Sailing
TO SAN FRANCISCO OR SEATTLE.
THE PRESIDENT. LINERS
C
TO SAN FRANCISCO VIA HONOLULU, SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
"THE SUNSHINE BELT"
PRESIDent clevelanND.... Tuesday, May 24th
PRESIDENT PIERCE PRESIDENT TAFT
PRESIDENT JEFFERSON PRESIDENT GRANT
""
.Tuesday, June 7th. Tuesday, June 21st, Tuesday, July 5th. .Tuesday, July 19th.
Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Tuesdays.
"We And Liverpool is a better "The World To-day" in the merce is again actively engaged in port than London for our trade," March number concludes its pub- calling the attention of the Govern- said Mr. Edward Birin, the Con-lication of the intimate letters ment to the urgent need for the im- sul-General for the Republic of of Joseph Conrad. These letters provement of the roads and ap Latvia in Britain, during an in- include one telling what he proaches to the London Docks. Interview with "The Journal of thought of the palatial liner which a statement just fasued, it is recall-Commerce." Mr. Birin was on carried him across the Atlantic. ed that in March 1924, following a the point of leaving for Latvia to To his correspondent he says:- largely-attended public meeting at present a report to his Govern-
I share to the full the Cannon Street Hotel, a deputa-ment on possible shipping de
your sentiments about all kinds of tion from the London Chamber of velopments between this country mechanical propulsion. It chang Commerce and other trading or and Latvia. It takes two and a ed the life entirely, and changed- ganisations, headed by Lord Kyl-half days to reach Riga from Lon- also the character of the (sea) Hant, the then President of the
There is not much differ- of Transport, to urge the need for referred with pride to the fact lence now between a deck and a proceeding, without delay, with the that the main Latvian port was factory hand.
In the early part of last year Victoria Dock Road scheme, which now navigable all the year round, had already been adopted by the thanks to the ice-breaker recently (1923) I crossed to New York Ministry. The facilities for trans-built by Messrs. Beardmore and with my old friend Capt., David
"Tus porting goods by rond to and from Co., the "Krisjanis Valdemars," Bone commanding the the docks had not kent pace with the largest ice-breaker in the canin." Of course, I was made free of the bridge and the naviga. the developments in the Port of world. London, and were. in fact, rapidly "We enn'get much better prices tion room. I won't say I was not deteriorating while improvements for our bacon, eggs and butter in interested. I was, in a way, for in the port were continually being Liverpool than in London, and as about 30 hours, till I went twice made..
we are mainly an agricultural over all the switches working "Assurances were given by the country, we want to develop this various gadgets. But I remained that the work would be put in hand trade. It is true that Messrs. cold, completely cold, before all nt the earliest possible date, but the W. H. Stott and Co., Ltd., Liver- those things which make the posi passage of the London Traffic, Bill pool, run a regular service be- tion of a ship's officer almost an mid the provision of alternative tween Riga and Liverpool, but we indoor occupation. It is a fact. Pottsine accommodation for persons should like to see this very much that one can take a ship along now who might be dispossessed of their extended, London, is useful to us in white gloves and without, so to mouth tenements by demolition, were con- at the moment, because it has a speak, opening one's
ditions precedent to any work being
once. cammenced. The London Traffic
Capt. Bone, who had some ten Act came on to the Statute Book in
years of sail, told me that they 1921 and other Acts to provide for "The ambition of Latvia at the had wholly lost the "weather Hongkong improvement schemes have since present is to build up a really good sense," that touch with the na- been passed, added to which, large Merchant Marine. Ours was des- tural phenomena of wind and sea soms have been contributed to the troyed, mainly by Germany, in the which was the very breath of our May 18 Road Fund by motor traffic users, war. In 1914, we had 333 ships, professional life. I was generally June but no provision has yet been made of 87,960. net tons. In 1926 we in his room when he was inter-Jane for carrying out this work, vitally essential to the overacas trade and had over 117 ships of 40,084 net viewing the heads of "depart-Jane
tons. At present our largest ships ments," and I went also with him June 20 commerce of London.
are about 6,000 tons, and we are, on his rounds. Once he made the Jaiy Road Congestion. "During the time which has buying second-hand vessels, in remark to me that being a ship- July 18 San Francisco elapsed since the Victoria Dock Britain. Sailing ships are now re-master now was not like being in July 27 Road scheme was drawn up. the placed by steamers and motor command of a ship, but at the Aug. congestion on the roads to the docks vessels.
head of an administration. How- "I have just been visiting Hull, ever, he told me also that in cer- has been steadily increasing, and last year, according to the report Newcastle and Liverpool, and we tain circumstances those big ferry of the Administration of the Road want to develop our trade with boats required careful handling Fund, the point at which the highest these ports. After the war ship- and that no two of them were average daily weight of traffic pass-ping between Liverpool and Riga alike.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South) have strongly recommended
ST. ALBANS ARAFURA
4.500 1st July
Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, 6,000 29th July Melbourne,
Regular monthly sailings from Hongkong to Japan and Hongkong to Australia.
The E. & A. B.S. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghai, Iloilo, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other ports en route as inducement offers.
regular weekly service run by the United Baltic Corporation.
Must Have a Merchant Marinc.
KONG FOR MAY, 1927.
(Standard Time of the 120th Meridian, East of Greenwich).
Sunrise
Sunset p.m.
ed was near the iron bridge over dropped to a fraction. It has now I returned in the "Majestic." the River Lea, where 45,486 tons slightly revived. If things de-As to that, all I can tell you is were observed to pass during a velop, as they promise in the next that on the 614 days' passage I period of 24 hours.
"Repeated representations have year, the trade with Liverpool hardly put my nose once on deck. We used to It was really too dreary. I met heen made by the Chamber to the should be doubled. Government. and both the London get 250,000 tons of coal from New the Captain at tea-party given
Now we get and Home Counties Traffic Advisory castle every year. Committee and the recent Royal coal mainly from Germany and by a fashionable lady passenger, but only exchanged a few words Commission on Cross-River Traffe Poland.
with him. What I remember best the Profitable State. Shipping. carrying out of the scheme. In Mr. Birin went on to explain is him telling me that in one way these circumstances, and in view of how the Latvian Government or another the command of a big ship like that was a pretty heavy the rumoured intentions of the shipping service was the only TANDA | 6,958 | 3rd June Manila. Sandakan, Thursday Island, Government regarding the Royal State service in the world that load on a man's shoulders.
Commission's recommendations, the paid a profit. At present it own- SUNRISE AND SUNSET IN HONG Chamber has addressed the followed eight steamers, and these ing letter to the Minister of Trans-traded with profit to all European port:-
and other ports. There were 30 Sir, I am instructed. by the private shipping companies in Executive of this Chamber to re- Latvia, but none of these resent- fer to the correspondence which ed the competition of the State May passed between us in October and
line. November last, with reference to
"We have 52 Consuls now in the the scheme for Improving the roads and approaches to the British Empire, and it is to the British Empire we look first of all docks.
"The Chamber has noted with for the development of our trade," satisfaction that the strongly added Mr. Birin.. "All these Con- worded recommendation of the suls are British, and understand London and Home Counties the trade we want to develop. Our Traffic Advisory Committee as to trade with South Africa, India the urgency of the Victorla Dock and Australia has been doubled in Road scheme has since been the last two years. We exporti endorsed by the Royal Commis-
paper, plywood and matches sion on Cross-River Traffic in chiefly, and import hides and London. References have, how- ever, recently appeared in the skins and other raw materials, and Press as to the possible inten- also agricultural implements tions of the Government regard-and the best of these are British." Ing the recommendations of the Royal Commission, and while the Chamber recognizes the great importance of all those recom-
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-
The Union S.S. Company's steamers to tho- United Kingdom via New Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The P. & O. Royal Mail steamers to London via Suez Canal.
The P. & O. Branch Service of steamers, to London via the Cape, The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and Landon via Panama Canal.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
MIRZAPORE KASHMIR
TALAMBA
6,715 13th May 8,085 14th May
Noon. 8,018 10th May 10,946 27th May 4,500 7th June 9,144 10th June MACEDONIA | 11,120 24th Juno 6,989 20th June
MANTUA
ST. ALBANS
KALYAN
* NOVARA
Shanghai, Mojl & Kobe Shanghai, Moji & Kobe
Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Moji & Koba
Moji, Kobe, Osaka and Yokohama Shanghal, Moji & Kobe Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama
• Will not take passengers northwards.
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-carrying steamer.
All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge. Steamere on Lordon and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries. Parcels measuring not more than 2 ft. x 2 ft 1 ft. 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, MACKENZIE & CO.
P. & O. Building, Connaught Rd, C., HONGKONG.
Agents.
MERCHANT SERVICE.
mendations, It wishes again The secretary of the Mercantile strongly to emphasize the ur Marine Service Association under- xency of the Victorin Dock Road stands that the masters, navigating scheme, In the view of the and engineer officers in the employ Chamber none of the other of the Prince, Line have recently schemes put forward by the Com-received substantial increases in mission is of equal importance to their rates of pay. They include the trade and commerce of Lon-6 per month for masters; 43 per don.
month for chief officers, $1 10s. to I am instructed therefore, to 2 per month for second officers; express the hope that H.M. Gov-and £1 to £1 108. per month for ernment will see its way to make third officers, with the addition of an early pronouncement to the effect that the Victoria Dock Road scheme will shortly be put in hand. Yours faithfully,
(Sd.) A. de V. Leigh,
(Secretary)
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
special foreign service allowances.
As these rates are in excess of the National Maritime Board scale, great satisfaction is felt in nautical circles.
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE Nagasaki, Kobe and Yokohama at ther the ships are to be fitted with
JOINT SERVICE OF THE
"BLUE FUNNEL" LINE.
(OCEAN 8.8. CO., LTD. & CHINA MUTUAL S.N. CO., LTD.
AND
COMING P. & O. ORDERS.
The Peninsular and Oriental The C.P.S., R.M.S. "Empress of Steam Navigation Company is com- Asia" (Capt. L. D. Douglas, R.NR.)ing into the market for five liners will leave hore for. Victoria and of about 19,000 tons each as soon Vancouver, B.G., via Shanghai, as the directorate has decided whe
high-pressura turbines or Diesel The P. & O. st. "Mirzapore" left motor-engines. The distribution Singapore for this port yesterday, of this order, when it comes to be at 4 p.m., with the outward mails, effected, will make a very wel- and le due here on May 16, at about come addition to the work in hand G R.M,
in British yards, for the vessela The P. & O. as. "Kashmir" left will be of the highest class. Singapore for this port yesterday, at 6 am, with the outward English
noon on Hay 11.
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE mails, and is due hers on May 18,
(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S.S. CO., LTD.}'
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG.
8.8. #ELPENOR”
Via Sues Canal "Via Suez Canal':
8th June. 19th June.
5.8. "CITY OF KODE" Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Gwners Option
Subject to change without notien.
For Freight and particulara apply to: BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE or THE BANK LINE, LTD., Hong Kong. Hong Kong & Canton: JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. LTD. Cantor:
at about 1' p...
WARSHIP BURIAL
The ashes of the late Capt. X. The C.P.S., R.M.S. "Empres of Canada" arrived at Yokohama yes. McLeod, formerly in command of terday, at 7am., left that port in the flotilla leader Wallace," nt- the same afternoon at 5, and is tached to the Atlantie Fleet, wore due at Hong Kong on May 16. hurled at sea of Spithead car The Ren Idness. "Benlomond" The casket containing the ashos from Lalth, Middlesbro' Antwerp, was conveyed in the Wallace the London, Straits and Philippines, is widow and several friends being on. due to arrive here on May 20, board. Naval huglers sounded the The C.PS, RMS. Empress of Last Post and three volleys wora Russia" from Hong Kong on April, fréd by a party from the deck of (20, arrived at Vancouver on May 8, the ship.?
الا
HONG KONG TO EUROPE SPECIAL LOW RATES.
Via San Francisco or Seattle. £120 £112
DIRECT CONNECTIONS WITH ALL'ATLÀNTIC LINES
Choice of railway lines across United States and Canada, with liberal stop-over privileges for Sightseeing. Ask for information. Following are suggested itiner- arles:
From
From Steamship N. York
Connecting with Via
Olymple
Arriving at
8
P'ruith-brg June 29 Ubrg-S'hnptn July Chrg-Shapin July Cheg-hapin July 15 1*ath-brg July 21 Cbrg-Shoptn July 29 Pmth-Chrg Ang.
brg-pin Aug. 19 brg-mpin Aug, 16
7
Beattle
24
Bas Finelico
Geo, Washington June 15
Majestic
1
Brattle
Leviathan
Ban Francisco
Jane 25 July 2 Joly 0
15
Brattle
Gen. Washington July 13
Jane
21
San Francisc0
Homeric
July 23
Sexttle
Lovialban
Aug. 1
5 San Francisco
Majestio
Aug, 0
13
Borongarts Leviathsa
Aug. 10
Bentila
Agnitania
28an Francisco | Majestic
Aug. 20 Aug. 21 Sept. 3
Frth-Gbrg Aug. 28
brg-hopin Aug. 30
Cbrg-Shapin Sept, B
TO SEATTLE AND VICTORIA VIA SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA. "THE FAST SHORT ROUTE"
PRESIDENT LINCOLN ..... Wednesday, May 18th 9 a.m.
PRESIDENT MADISON PRESIDENT JACKSON PRESIDENT MCKINLEY PRESIDENT LINCOLN
Wednesday, June 1st. Wednesday, June 15th. Wednesday, June 29th.
Wednesday, July 18th.
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. PRESIDENT, HARRISON ...Tuesday, May 24th 8.00 a.m.
Tuesday, June 7th 8.00 a.m. Tuesday, June 21st 6.00.a.m. ...Tuesday, July 5th 8.60:8.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2nd 8.00 a.m.
Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Tuesdays,
6.00 p.m.
Date
·
8.1.
PRESIDENT MONROE
10
5,46
"
5,53
PRESIDENT WILSON
11
ti
5.46
$.54
H
12
5.45
6.54
PRESIDENT VAN BUREN PRESIDENT POLK
13
5.45
. 0.55
*
14
5.44
6.55
15
5.43
6.65
16
기
5.43
6.56
11
· 17
5.43
5,56
TO MANILA..
5.
18
5.42
6.57
19
5.42
6.57
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
20
5.41
6,58
PRESIDENT HARRISON
21
6.41
6,58
PRESIDENT MADISON
22
8.41
6.59
PRESIDENT PIERCE
.May 16th .May 24th .May 24th ..May 30th
8.80 a.m.
23
2
5.41
7.00
PRESIDENT MONROE
June 7th
г
5.40
7.00
25
3.40
7.00
26
5.40
7.01
27
8.40
7.01
5.39
7.02
6.89
7.02
30
5.39
7.02
5,89
7.03
6.00 p.m.
6.00 p.m.
8.00 3.m.
For Passenger and Freight Rates apply to
THE ROBERT DOLLAR CO
GENERAL AGENTS.
Hong Kong and Shanghat Bank Building, Ground Floor, Telephones 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 Watking.
1
DOCK OWNERS, SHIP BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEERS; BOILEN MAKERS, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, FORGE MASTERS,
S.S.
ELECTRICIANS.
TAIPING.”
Speed 14.77 LH.P. 4090 DW, 4215 tons.
Ballt and engined by the Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd.
addre
enquiries to the Chief Manager:
R.M. DYER, BSC HINA?" Kowloon Deck, Hongkong.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.