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MONDAY, MAY 23, 1927.

P. & O.-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.)

S. S.

Tons

From Hongkong About

NYANZA

MANTUA

Destiantion

THE CHINA MAIL-

PIRACY COMMISSION,

COMMENT ON “SUNNING" REPORT.

The report of the Hong Kong commission of Inquiry Into the [“Sunning" pirady does no more In effect than reveal what has been common knowledge on the China coast for the past twelve months, says the "Singapore Free Press." The piracy regulationS have been a source of irritation amongst shipping men of so acid a character that far from en- couraging compliance they have in many instances stimulated a desire to flout them. The ques- tion is by no means a simple one. In the olden days a shipmaster in these waters recognised piracy as one of the ordinary perils of the sea and with his officers and crew was prepared at all times to meet and combat the danger. There was no arguing about it, it was customary risk of eastern waters. But it is impossible to make any real comparison be- tween the position of the Master and officers of a ship then and | now, and that for several reasons. Two of the principal of those reasons are, firstly that nowadays the attack does not come from outside the ship but from inside, and, secondly, the fact that in very few instances can the crew be expected, or relied upon, to take active part with the officers inasmuch as the crew and officers

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INDO-CHINA

STEAM NAVIGATION 00, LTD.

SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

Destination

Bangkok via Bingupore Canton

Amoy, Shanghai, Moll, Kobe

& Ozaka

Canton

Steamer KWAISANG HOPSANG

Marga Salling

Mon., 23rd May, at 8p.m. .Tues., 24th May, at 7 a.m. KUMSANG....Tues., 24th May, at Ta.m.

LEESANG

Tiau vis Swatów & 8hat LEESANG Straits & Calrutia Sandakan U

HOSANG

RINSANG

Tangtan via Switow & S'ha! HOPSANG Bwatow, Ningpo & Shanghai YUSANG Kobe vla Amoy & Moji

Tuos., 24th May, at 7am. Thurs., 26th May, "at 10 a.m, Thurs., 26th May, at 3p.m. Sat., 28th May, at 3 p.m. Sun., 29th May, at 10a.m. .Sun., 29th May, at 10a.m.

Wedn Wed

1st June, at 7am. 1st June, at 10a.m. lat June, at 10 am. ath June, at Sp.m. 6th June, at 74.m. 8th June, at 10 a.m.

KUTSANG Tsingtak via Swatow & S’ha! HANGSANG Tientola R

CHEONGSHING, Wed., Straits & Calentia

FOOKSANG ....Sat., Oiaka 7. Amoy, Moji & Kobe SUISANG .Sun.. Ttau vis Swatow & Shanghai KWONGSANG..Wed.,

For Freight and Passage apply to:- JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.,

Telephone Central 215..

PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO.

STEAMER.FOR

STRAITS, COLOMBO, AUSTRALIA, BOMBAY, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN PORTS. AND LONDON.

THE

+

General Managers.

CONSIGNEES.

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.

From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO, ANTWERP, LONDON, STRAITS .&. PHILIPPINES.

THE Steamship

THE

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE

AND

AMERICAN MAIL LINE

(Addral Oriental Lina)

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 CLEVELAND

PRESIDENT PIERCE

PRESIDENT TAFT

PRESIDENT JEFFERSON

PRESIDENT GRANT

Tuesday, May 24th 1 a.m

.Tuesday, June 7th.

.Tuerday,

June 21st..

Tuesday, July 5th.

.......Tuesday, July 19th.

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 ncross United States and Canada, with liberal stop-over privileges for Sightseeing. Ask for Information. Following are suggested Itiner aries:-

"BENLOMOND" Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazar- dous and/or extra hazardous Go- downs of the Hongkong and Kow. loos Wharf and Godown. Co., Ltd., Hongkong whence, and/or from the wharves, delivery may be obtained.

THROUGH BILLS OF LADING ISSUED FOR BATAVIA, Persian Gulf, CONTINENTAL, AMERICAN AND SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.

THE Steamship

“NYANZA ” are nationally perfect strangers Capt. L. M. GORDON, carrying His and there is no sense of commun-Majesty's Mails will be despatched ity between them as used to be the from this port Op or about

No claims will be admitted after May 24 Ban Francisco case in the old days. To draw WEDNESDAY, the 25th May, 1927, the goods have left the godowns, June June

Besttle any comparison, therefore, be-at DAYLIGHT, taking Passengers and all goods remaining undeliver- June 15

7 Ban Fringhoɑ

Rentile May S'pore, Pang, Colbo, B'bay & Karachi tween then and now is useless and Cargo for the above Ports.

Ban Francisco and indeed unjust to those con- Silk, Valuables and Tea for Italy.ed after the 27th Instant, will be Jane

June 29 subject to rent....

Battle cerned. Any Master and officer, France and London (under arrange-

5 Pranalico Jaly All claims against the steamer July 18 Bostile and even perhaps crew, would be ment) will be transhipped at Bom- prepared nowadays to defend bay into the Mail Steamer proceed-must be presented to the Under- July 196an Francisco Lorlathan

signed on or before the 10th June, July 27 their ship under the old piracying direct to Marsellies and Lon-1927 or they will not be recognized.

Aug. Aug. 10 conditions, namely an attack | don.

All broken, chafed, and damaged from outside, but when the at-

goods are to be left in the Go downs, where they will be examined on the 27th instant, at 10 am.

Marseilles London.

MOREA

KASHMIR

MIRZAPORE

KALYAN MACEDONIA KASHGAR RAWALPINDI

7.023 25th 10,953 28th

May 8,986 11th June 6,715 16th June 10,946

25th June 9,144 9th Juty 11,120 23rd July 9,006 6th Aug. 16,619 20th Aug.

Marseilles & London

Marseilles & London

laraeilles, London & Antwerp

Marseilles, London & Antwerp Marseilles & London

Marseilles, London & Antwerp Marseilles & London

.

Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo Constantinople, Pireaus. Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers

Khedival Mail Steamship Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

8,018 10th June TREBARTHA 4.59724th June

TALAMBA

* Cargo only.

TANDA ST. ALBANS ARAFURA

Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Singapore, Penang & Calcutta

to

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

Parcels will be received at this

tack comes from what amounts Office until Noon the day before to a portion of the cargo which is selling. The contents and value of embarked to bring the owners all packages must be declared. profit the matter is on a different.

For further Particulars, Apply footing.

In face of repeated piracies the regulations were passed. These regulations put upon the Master and his handful of officers a duty which under the circumstances is not a fair task to impose, whilst

to-

effected.

N. Fire Insurance has been

Bills of Lading will be counter-

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.

Agente: Hong Kong, 20th May, 1927.

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. | signe by

Agents.

Hong Kong, 20th May, 1927.

COPENHAGEN,

in many cases the owners failed, THE FIRE ON THE “KALYAN.” THE EAST ASIÁTIC CO., LTD.,

refused to carry out those structural measures which would

or

*.

Earlier News,

THE M/S

having arrived, Consignees of cargo

THE "AFRIKA"

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South) have made such duties more pos- cargo from No. 3 hold. A small fre

Port Soudan, May 21. The Kalyan is discharging her sible of execution. It is doubtful in the galleries has been discover whether it is a fair risk fored. Reuter. ordinary wages to ask officers to

are hereby informed that all goode undertake active opposition to in-

| are being landed and placed at their London, May 21. ternal piratical attempts a part) After leaving Suez on Tuesday, extra-hazardous Godowns of The risk into the hazardous and/or of their normal duties, and the fire broke out in the hold of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & irritation bred of being required outward bound China mail steamer to do as an ordinary thing some-"Kalyan," which arrived at Port Godown Co., Ltd., where delivery thing which was manifestly out-

Soudan this morning.

can be obtained as soon as the goods side the terms of an ordinary of the damaged cargo to-morrow

It is hoped to begin the discharge are landed. contract, very naturally led to a and to complete the repairs, by disposition to accept the possi- Monday.-Reuter.

6,956 3rd June 4,500 1st July 6,000 29th July Regular monthly sailings from Hongkong to Japan and Hongkong to Australia.

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

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:- The Union S.S. Company's steamers Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

to the United Kingdom vla Now bilities of piracy and to be prepared not to resist; a disposi- tion which had its natural result in the. neglect to use even those precautions provided. This

The P. & O. Royal Mail steamers to London via Suez Cana). The P. & O. Branch Service of ateamers to London via the Cape, The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and accounts for the fact that this London via Panama Canal

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

MANTUA

*

10,946 27th May TREBARTHA 4,597 28th May ST. ALBANS 4,500 7th June KALYAN

0.144 10th June MACEDONIA

- NOVARA

ARAFURA KASHGAR

Shanghal, Moj & Kobe Shanghai, Moji, Kebe & Yokohama Moji, Kobe, Osaka and Yokohama Shanghai, Moli & Kobe

Shanghai, Moj, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama Shanghel, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama

11,120 24th June 0.080 -29th June 6,000 6th July 0,005 8th July Will not take passengers northwards. + Cargo only.

HAUL OF COINS IN PENANG.

Periang, May 13. On the arrival of the steamer report and accounts of other "Hong Hua," from China ports via piracies show that most of the Singapore, to-day; Detective Inspec- piracy regulations were neglect- tor Fowler and a posse of detectives ed. The officers did not con- boarded the ship and conducted a stantly carry revolvers, there was search, in the course of which they cent no plan of defence worked out found 34,835 Chinese one beforehand, the grilles were not plecen in the possession of a Chin- kept constantly closed, the guards cea passenger. were not properly posted. "It has

Charged in the Police Court to

to be realised that the regulations day the Chinese pleaded guilty and and the piratical-acts do not affect he was fined $500.

***TASMAN" REFLOATED,

merely ships with a large officer personnel and a generous com- pany behind them, but in the main small coast traders with few

Singapore,. May 14. officers, limited accommodation The K.P.M. steamer "Tasman," difficulty of which ran aground on a coral reef effective isolation, and Chinese in the Torres Straits 130 miles from owners who are disinclined to ported to have been refloated and Thursday Island on May 2, is re- apend any money on what does to have proceeded to an Australian not show an actual return.

port. The "Tasman" is a well- The Commission's report knowa liner on the run between throws the whole question into Singapore and Australia. the melting pot again, for it

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice.with consequent

WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.

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

All Cabins are fitted with Elastric Fans free of charge, Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries. Parcels measuring not more than 24 ft. x 2.ft..x 1 ft wil 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. & 0. Building, Connaught Rd. C., HONGKONG.

Agents.

recommends a complete scrapping MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. of the Government regulations and a deliberate throwing, back

of the responsibility upon the The B. I B.B. "Trebartha left owners. The Commission does Singapore for this port on May 19,. not anticipate that this will lead a.m., and is due here on May 26,

[p.m. to any early solution of the

The 'C.F.S., R.M.S. "Empress of difficulty. Nor do we, judging Canada (Capt. A. J. Halley, as outsiders. In fact we should R.N.R.) will leave here for Victoria imagine it will very greatly, and Vancouver, B.C., via Shanghal, facilitate piracies, although we do Kobe and Yokohama, at noon on of the officers since they will, if | The C.P.Š., R.M.S. Empress of wise, refuse to shoulder risks Russia" left Vancouver for Hong which under their condi hal, on the 19th May and is due Kong, vin Japan ports and Shang- tions of. employment are here on the 6th June. unreasonable. There appears The m.v. "Benares",

BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE, not look to see it increase the risk June 1

JOINT SERVICE OF THE

"BLUE FUNNEL" LINE

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

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE

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

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG,

6.9. “ELPENOR"

Via Suez Canal Via Suax Canal

5th June. 19th June.

S.S. "CITY OF KOBE" Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Ownora' Option

Subject to change without notice. P

For Freight and particulars apply to:- BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE or THE BANK LINE, LTD., Hong Kong. Hong Kong & Canton: JARDINE, MATHESON 4 CO, LTD, Canton.

(Swedish

to be only one method of East Asiatic Co., Ltd.), left Antwerp reducing such risks to a minimum on May 20, and is due here on or and that is to change the whole about June 28.

policy and, instead of shutting the

pirates out from the officer

section, shut the pirates in the h

passenger section, in other words follow owing to passengers being allow no passenger outside the imprisoned within a grille which, enclosure especially provided for in the excitement of a marine, them. But, of course, there is a are, or any other disaster, it practically fatal objection to this might be found Impossible to policy, And that is that no ship open.. As far as we can see the master, would care to take the report of the Commission leads risk of loss of life which might nowhere, although it has amply demonstrated that the present Continued at foot or next column, provisions are a failure.

No claime will be admitted after

the goods have left the Godowns, and all goods remaining undeliver- ed after the 26th of May, 4 p.m.; will be subject to rent.

All broken, chafed and damaged i goods are to be left in the Godown, where they will be examined by Messrs. Anderson & Ashe on the 24th of May, 1927, at 10 a.m.

All claime against the vessel must be presented to the Under- signed before the 28th of May, 1927, or they will not be recognised. No Fire Insurance will be effected.

Bills of Lading will be counter- signed by

JOHN MANNERS & CO., LTD., Agents. Hong Kong, 20th May, 1927.

July

Obrg-Shopin July

From

Vis

| Gonnecting with.

hip

From N. York.

Majuto

June 25

Leviathan

July

2

Obrg &'hapin July

brg-heptn

Olymplo

July 9

Gea. Washington July 18

Path-bry

July

Homario

July 23

Lovistban

Aug. 1

Ang. 6

Obrg 6 hrapta July 29 Pmth-brg Ang. 7 Chrg-Whipla

Aug. 19

Berengaria

Aug, 10

Chrg-Ribapin - Aug. 16

Aug. 30

Sentile

Aquitania

Aug. 24

Faith-Oleg Aug. 26 Obrg-Wħurjên - Aug. 30

2 San Francisco

Beattle

Majestão

Sept. X

Maartens

Sept. 6

Cory-Shapin Sept. 2 Bapt. 12

TO SEATTLE AND VICTORIA VIA SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

"THE FAST SHORT ROUTE”“

PRESIDENT MADISON'

PRÉSIDENT JACKSON PRESIDENT McKINLEY PRESIDENT LINCOLN PRESIDENT CLEVELAND

Wednesday, June 1st-

Wednesday, June 15th.

Wednesday, June 29th,

Wednesday, July 18th.

Wednesday, July 27th.

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 6.00 a.m,

PRESIDENT MONROE: PRESIDENT WILSON

·PRESIDENT VAN BUREN PRESIDENT. ROLK

Tuesday, June 7th 8.00 a.m. Tuesday, June 21st 6.00 am, ..Tuesday, July 6th 8:00 am.. .Tuesday, Aug. 2nd 8.00 am.

Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Tuesdays.

TO MANILA.

PRESIDENT- HARRISON PRESIDENT MADISON, PRESIDENT PIERCE, PRESIDENT MONROE PRESIDENT JACKSON

May 24th 6,00, A.m May 24th 6.00 p.m. May 30th:6.00 p.m ..June (27/8,00. min, June 7th 6.00 p.m.

* For Passenger and Freight Rates apply to

THE ROBERT DOLLAR CO

GENERAL AGENTS,

Hong Kong and Shanghal Bank Buliding, Ground Floor Telephone Central 2477, 2478 & 295,⠀⠀

THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK

CO. ETD..

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Built

S.S. TAIPING.

Speed 14.77 LIP., 4090 D.W* 4215 tons.

en ined by the Hong Kong - Whampon Dock Co

ress, enquiries sto

R. DYER

Kowloon Dock, Hongkong