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THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 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.)

.S. S.

Tans

From Hongkong About

KASHMIR MIRZAPURE

MANTUA

KHIVA

KALYAN

MACEDONIA

KASHGAR

| 8,085 | 11th June

6:715; 16th June 10,946

28th June

9,105

8th July

9,144

16th

July

11,124 23rd July,

Destination

Marseilles, London & Antwerp Marseilles & London Marseilles & London

Marseilles, London & Antwerp Marseilles, London, Antwerp & Hull Marseilles & London

1,005 10th Aug. | Marseilles, London & Antwerp

RAWALPINDI | 16,019; 20th Aug. Marseilles & Londor.

KHYBER

9,114 3rd Sept. | Jinrseilles, London & Antwerp

Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Porta by ateumers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.

"TRUTH ABOUT JUTLAND," ·

ADMIRAL HARPER'S CANDID CRITICISM.

THE CHINA MAIL.

WARSHIPS.IN PORT.

RUM-RUNNERS' 'DODGE,

London, May 19, New York The ingenuity of rum-runnera was Instanced when rum, whlaky and champagne valued at 50,000 dollars were seized from the steamer Mira Flores," stated to be British-owned, but under

American charter.

North Wall Basin, Marazion and Wivern; South Wall, Basin, Foxglove and Nessus; East Wall Mossrs. John Murray have pub-Basin, L.15 and L.19; West Wall fished "The Truth about Jutland Dock, Titania; In Dock, Wolver by Rear-Admiral J. E. T. Harper, Ine, Woolston and Moth; Taikoo C.B., M.V.O.||

Dock, Aphis; Kowloon Dock, Turning the battle of Jutland Ladybird; Buoy 1, Hermes; Buoy itself,

An offelal thoroughly searched Adral Harper recalls 2, Wolsey; Buoy 8, Dragon; Buoy the vessel when she was locked. Jellicoe's ed dence that Beatty 4, Dauntless; Buoy 6, Frobisher: and found no contraband. Then it could ho own if he met the Buoy 7, Delhi; Buoy 8, Danze; was decided to investigate the fuel enemy, aceit that besides his alx Buoy 9, Hollhock (on arrival) tanks, which were four "Queen Elizabeths" of the Buoy 10, Stormcloud; Buoy 11, found to contain only oil at the Fifth Battle Squadron.

Sterling; Buoy 12, Thracian; bottom of the fank, Buoy 18, Ruthenia; Buoy 25, However, a manhole was dis- Kharki; Buoy 2A, Maine.--For-covered, the lid of which was lifted eign Men-o'-War: French, Vigil- and disclosed a secret paanara to ante; U.S.S. Pampanga; Portuna auxiliary tank, where the thres beverages above mentioned were guese, Patria,

feind in different compartments,

The officials are now wondering where else to search,

battle cruise), he had with him the

He writes

It is probable, however, that Jel leoo would have been somewhat less epsy in his mind if he had thought Benity would divide his forces and go into action unsupport- ed by these four powerful ships.

Beatty now" made A decisionI which was to cost us dearly a fow hours later. At 10.10 a.m. the Fifth Battle Squadron was order- ed to take station on

bearing N. W. and distant five miles

from "Lion" (Beatty's flagship).

It is incomprehensible why such a position was selected for this powerful force, ... He made the fatal and elementary mistake of dividing his force so that he could only engage with part of them. This produced results which can only be termed disastrous....

When the enemy was reported in had just altered courge to the south-eastward, the signal to do so having been made by fings... The nga could not be distinguished by "Barham," flagship of the 5th Battle Squadron, at the distance she had been stationed, and it was not repeated to her by other means at the "Lion's" disposal.

Fatal Minutes,

sight: Beatty's battle cruisers.

200 MILES IN OPEN BOAT.

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drained and

A NEW MOTOR-VESSEL.

Messrs. George Brown and Co.

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE

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"

Tuesday, June 7th

PRESIDENT PIERCE..... PRESIDENT TAFT PRESIDENT JEFFERSON PRESIDENT GRANT PRESIDENT MADISON

Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Tuesdays.

John Bewley, an elderly compass Cleethorpes boatman, has just completed a voyage from the Tyne to Cleethorpes (over 200 Greenock, have launched the miles) unaccompanied, in an liary maior-vessel "Hauturu,x open 20ft, boat, with two similar 300 gross tons, which they have bonts in tow. Describing his built, for service on the New Zen- experiences, he said: "After land const. The vessel will be fit- leaving Seaham Harbour, I 'was ted with a complete set of sails) blown out fifteen miles, and the and will have auxiliary twin-screw Bolinder semi-Diesel engines of 300 Seaham lifeboat gave me a tow b back. When I left Hartlepool : on April 7 the weather was

A number of sailing vessels have calm, but close on midnight snow and slect made conditions recently been chartered on the most unpleasant. Heavy seas Pacific Coast for the shipment of parted the ropes, which lashed lumber, due to the scarcity of steam the boats together, and for six tonnage, Several ships which hours I was making them secure. Twice I tried to round Flam- been pressed into service, while two

steel square-riggers, released from Hongkong borough Head, but was driven cannery service, have been pur- It was some minutes, therefore, back, and for five days and nights chased by charterers who had lum- Juna " before Evan-Thomas realised that I was wet through. Subsequent- ber to move promptly and the battle cruisers had, alteredly I had to shelter Filey Brigg for unable to obtain steamers.

two days,

courae.

As they had also increased speed to 22 knots, the 5th Battle Squadron was soon left over ten miles astern.

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have been idle for months have

From

Tuesday, June 21st, .Tuesday, July 5th. .Tuesday, July 19th. .Tuesday, Aug. 2nd,

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:-

Conrecting with Vix

Stezhip

San Francisco

Beattle, San Franckro

Seattle

From N, York

Arriving at

Gen. Washington July 18

July

July 23

』

Cbrg-S'hapta July 15

Prath-Carg July Ubrg-Shoptu July

Olympia

Homeric

Aug. 1

Pmik-brg Aug.

Gorg 'hapin Aug. 12

Curg Amptn Aug. 16 Pmth-brg

18

27

10

5 Batt Franchco

Seattle 10S Francisco

Feattle 28an Francisco

Bonttle

Leviathan Majestio

Aug.

U

Berengaria

Apg. 10

Leviathan

Aug. 20

Aug. 25

Aqatlania Mafortle

Aug. 24

Cbrz-'hmpin

Aug. 30

Aug

16 San Francisco Aug. 241 Seattle

B.pt.

Sept. 17 Sept 21

Chrg-Shmptn

Бері, 9

Prth-Carg

Supt. 12

Obrg-Shmupitn

Sept. 23

brg-8 hmpta Sept. 21

were June

15 Jnao 21 Jona 24 "Twelve miles off Flamborough A magistrate of the

Calcutta July July I was towed into Bridlington, and Police Court had a novel request July and was for some time actually out was in harbour there for a from an Armenian Christian girl July week. From Hornsea 1 rowed for help to find the man she was Aug. to have married. She said 'her Aug. failure, in the "Lion," to about twenty miles to Spurn, fiance's people were strongly

ор convey the executive order to turn where I was picked up by a posed to the wedding, and had con- to the "Barham" still further delay-trawler, and towed into the veyed her future husband aboard ed the time at which these powerful Humber, I had an auxiliarys steamer sailing for Rangoon,

of sight.

Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to battleships could come into action motor on the boat, but did not use where he was kept a prisoner by his to support the battle cruisers. it for more than half an hour all brother-in-law, who was the ship's Turning to previous published the way, depending on sailing engineer. The Magistrate ordered versions of Jutland. Admiral | and rawing for the remainder of the production of the man.

The "Official Narrative" is a curi- the time. I used neither compass ous, disjointed production. Im-nor watch during the whole of the portant facts are often half hidden voyage, telling the time to within in the form of foot-notes, especially an hour by the sun."

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

TALAMBA

8,018 | 9th June | Singapore, Penang & Calcutta

Harper writes:-

where they refer to our battle fleet, Mr. Bewley, who is no worse while Lord Jellicoe's dignified and for the adventure, has seven sons, fully justified criticisms of its

errors and defects, published in the all of whom are

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South) form of an appendix, are answered apprentices.

TANDA

ST. "ALBANS ARAFURA

16,956

11 a.m.

3rd June f Manila, Sandakan, Thursday Island,

Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, 4,600 1st July 6,000 20th July Melbourne,

by querulous interjections quite out of keeping with an official pub lication. As an authentic re- cord it can only be described as thoroughly unsatisfactory.

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

The E. & A. 5.S. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghai, Iloilo, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawan, Timor, Darwin, or other ports en route as inducemented" Admiral Beatty, and tried to

offers.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-

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

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

The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamera for Southampton and London via Panama Canal,

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

ST ALBANS TALMA

seamen or

OLD MAPS AND SHIP MODELS.

de-

CONSIGNEES.

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.

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

THE Stenmahip

The romance which surrounds old

"BENVORLIGH" mapa may just now be enjoyed in Churchill's Version.

Consignees of Cargo nie hereby Mr. Winston Churchill, who has, the Mansard Gallery at Messrs. informed that all Goods are being lately given us his views on Jut-Heal and Sans' premises, 196, Tot landed at their risk into the hazar land, must be suspect from the time tenham-court-road, where will be when he clairned to have "discover- found work by some of the earlier dous and/or extra hazarus Go- cartographers. Glancing over re- downs of the Hongkong and Kow- Impress on the public that the "de presentative productions by puch loon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., eisions which I had the honour of pioneers as Ortelius, Mercator, whence, and/or from the wharves, taking (48 Firat Lord of the Ad-Saxton, and Speed one appreciates delivery may be obtained.

ago carto- The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New miralty) in regard to him were most that a few centuries

No claims will be admitted after Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

serviceable to the Royal Navy and graphers had artistic ideas of map the goods have left the godowns, to the British army."

making, The early 17th century and all goods remaining undeliver This being so, we cannot expect maps of the Blaeu family, for ined after the 6th June, 1927, will be to find Mr. Churchill indulging in stance, are embellished with criticism which might reflect grave-lightful borders illustrating the subject to rent.

All claims against the steamer ly on his own judgment, but we do fashions and occupations then pre- expect from a statesman of his vailing in the countries concerned. must be presented to the Under eminence and a writer of his dis-A finely derailed may of Glamor-signed on or before the 20th June, tinction impartial handling in his ganshire dated 1610 and inscribed, 1927 or they will not be recognized. presentation of facts. Unhappily be sold in Pope's Head Alley against goods are to be left to the Go Performed by John Speed, and to All broken, chafed, and damaged he hails as badly in this respect the Exchange by John Sudbury downs, where they will be examined on more than one occasion. ...

and George Humbell," is interesting. on the 6th June, 1927, at 10 am.

N Fire Insurance has been February saw the addition of There is also to be seen a magni- ficent collection of models of old a number of fresh contracts to ships. Most of these offer a per the books of Scottish ship-petual reminiscence of the departed builders, and the total work now glories of the "wind jammer" age, fon hand amounts to quite a fair the solitary steamer represented be. tonnage. The outlook is, there-ing Scott's "Discovery" of Antare- fore, steadily getting better, and lic Expedition fame. Some very in the next few months employ. fine models of old fighting ships ment in the yards should gradual. carved in bone by French prisoners of the Napoleonic Wars are shown. ly increase. Perhaps the great Most of the maps, atima volumes, est difficulty at the moment is and ship models are for sale." the scarcity of plates and sec- ations, but that position is likely

to improve week by week since NELSON SHIP BURNED. the steel works are now all run- ning full The output from the The "Eaglet," one of Nelson's

used different districts for the month ships and latterly

R.N.V.R. training vessel, factory, as the total was only 178

Mostyn Quay, оп the

Dee vessels of 14,778 tons. The de-estuary, North Wales. The ship tails are as follows:-

had recently arrived at Mostyn to Vessels. Tons, be broken up,

14.8,008

KALYAN 'MACEDONIA

* NOVARA

ARAFURA

KASHGAR

| 4,500 | 5th June | Moji, Kabe, Osaka and Yokohama

10,000 10th June Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Osaka

9,144 10th June Shanghal, Moji & Kobe 11,180 24th June Shanghai, Moji, Kobs & Yokohama 6,989 29th June Shanghai, foji, Kobe & Yokohama

5th July Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama 6,000 9,005 8th Joly Shanghai, Moj, Kobe & Yokohama | 10,619

22nd July Shanglial, Kobe & Yokohɛma Will not take passengers northwards.

RAWALPINDI

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS, Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expensas Singapore while awaiting the on-carrying ateamor,

All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge. Steamers on Londen and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries Parcels measuring not more than 2% ft. x 2 ft. x 1 ft. will be, received

at the Company's Office up to Noon on the day previous to'sailing.

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

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

Agents.

P. & 0. Building, Connaught Rd. C., HONGKONG.

BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE.

JOINT SERVICE-OF-THE-

BLUE FUNNEL" LINE. (OCEAN B.S. CO, LTD. & CHINA MUTUAL 9.N. CO., LTD...

ANDA

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE (ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S. CO., LTD.) SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG. 38: ELPENOR"

Via Suez Canal 3.S.""CITY OF KOBE Via Supz Canal Sis."AGAPENORES Via Suez Canal

9,8. "CITY) OF CHESTER" Via Suez Canal 8,5, "HELENUS VIA Suez Canal 8.S. "CITY OF BEDFORD" Vin Suez Canal

5th June..

18th June.

3rd July, 17th July

Sist July.!

14th Aug

Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Genera' Option

Subject to change without notice.

For Freight and particulars apply to:

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE or THE BANK LINE, LTD.- Hong Kong. Hong Kong & Fanton: JARDINE, MATHESON & CO, LTD., Canton,

08

of February was far from satis-an destroyed by fire near

The Clyde

The Forth

The Tay

The Dee and `Moray..

Firth

Total

1.1,000

17 14,778

The Prestatyn, Fire Brigade found 1 2,770, it impossible to get within 60 feet 13,000 of the wreckage as the tide was out. The water was half a mile away, and as only one hose could be used, and that was practically useless, the brigade were ordered to return. The ship burned for seven hours.

The Eaglet," originally named the Eagle" was an old wooden battleship built at Northfleet, on. the Thames, and launched in Reb ruary 1864 the year before Trafal 84r. She had a complement of 74 the laland of Capri in 1800, and in gups; and assisted at the taking of 1818 at the capture of "Fiume" and

Trieste," on the "Adriatic.Kokku

The above Clyde total is easily a low record for the month of February, as it is by far the smallest output for that month in modern times. Conditions have been all against the industry for much brighter. some time, but the prospects are

REPORT FROM BOARD OF CONSERVANCY WORKS OF KWANGTUNG

Waterlevels in English Feet.

Place of Observation;

West River at Shiubing North Riverant Thingyper North River at Samshui, East River at Shaklung

I

Lowart

effected.

Bills of Lading will be counter- signed by

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,

Agenta,

Hong Kong, 30th May, 1927.

THE

Mauretania Bept. 8 Olympia Borengaria

TO SEATTLE AND VICTORIA VIA SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

"THE FAST SHORT ROUTE"

PRESIDENT JACKSON

PRESIDENT MCKINLEY PRESIDENT LINCOLN PRESIDENT CLEVELAND PRESIDENT PIERCE

Wednesday, June 15th

Wednesday, June 29th.

Wednesday, July 13th.

Wednesday, July 27th,

Wednesday, Aug. 10th.

Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Wednesday..

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

GENOAMARSEILLES,

Thence to BOSTON and NEW YORK. PRESIDENT MONROE PRESIDENT WILSON PRESIDENT VAN BUREN PRESIDENT POLK PRESIDENT ADAMS

Tuesday, June 7th 8.00 am

..Tuesday, June 21st 6.00 am“. ..Tuesday, July 5th 8:00 am.. Tuesday, Aug. 2nd 8.00 . ..Tuesday, Aug. 16th 8.00.

Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Tuesdays.

TO MANILA.

June 7th June 7th

8.00 a..

6.00 p.m.

June 13th

6.00 p.m.

June 21st,

6.00 a.m.

.June 21st

8.00 p.m.

PRESIDENT MONROE PRESIDENT JACKSON PRESIDENT TAFT PRESIDENT WILSON. PRESIDENT MCKINLEY

For Passenger and Freight Rates apply to

THE ROBERT DOLLAR CO

**GENERAL AGENTS.

Hong Kong, and 'Shanghai ́Bank Building, Ground Floor Telephone. Central 2477, 2478 &-795,

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 MAKENS, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, FORGE MÁSTERS, ELECTRICIANS.

31/5

1/08

Pleas

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Speed 14.77 LILP. 4090 D.W, 4215 toms.

-Built and engined by the Hong Kong & Whumpon Dock Coff

dress enquiries, to the Chief Manager:

R. M. DTER, BSMINA Kowloon Dock, Hongkong

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