1927-06-08 — Page 5

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 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

KASHMIR MIRZAPORE MANTUA

8,985 11th June 6,715 16th June 10,946 25th June 9.135 9th July 9,144 10th

KHIVA

KALYAN

ALIPOKE

MACEDONIA

NYANZA

KASHGAR

KAWALPINDI

KHYBER

July July 11.120 23rd July

5,278 21st

1

7023 3rd Aug. 1,006

6th Aug.

16.613 20th Aug.

9,114 3rd Sept.

Destination

Marseilles, London & Antwerp Marseilles & London Marseliles & London

MarseBles, London & Antwerp Marseilles, Lundan. Antwerp & Hull Straits & Bambay

Marselles & London

Straits & Bombay

Marseilles. London & Antwerp Marsoilles & London

Marseilles, London & Antwerp

Frequent connection from Port 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.

TALAMBA TALMA TAKLIWA

June Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Singapore, Penang & Calcutta

8,018 10th 19,000 SOLI

7,936 7th July

June

LUXURY LINER.

"NEW" CANADIAN PACIFIC SHIP.

ALTERED "AUSTRALIA."

THE CHINA MAIL.

Liverpool, April 30. The reconditioning of the Cana- dian Pacific liner "Empress of Aus- tralia," which has been carried out by the Fairfield, Shipbuilding and. Engineering Co., is almost complet ed, and on June 26 the vessel will take her firat sailing from Southampton, via Cherbourg, to the St. Lawrence.

The reconditioning was n big undertaking, as besides the replace- ment of her old engines by Parson's geared turbines, extensive altera- tions have been carried out in the passenger accommodation.

The "Empress of Australia" was built in Germany, and was intended to be one of the units of the Ham- burg-America Line under the name of "Tirpitz". She was launched at Stettin in 1913, and was fitting out; there when the war began. A n result she was not completed till 1921, when she was handed over to this country as part of the repara- tion tonnage. Later she was taken over by the C.P.R. and renamed

INDO-CHINA

STEAM NAVIGATION CO LTD

Canion

SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION,

Destination

Steamer

Salling

.Fri., .Sun., ..Sun.

Wed.,

9th June, at 2am. 9th June, at Noon. 6th June, at 3 pmn. 10th June, at 10a.m. 11th June, at 3 p.m. 12th June, at 7am.

CHIPSHING ...Thurs, Tisin ru' Swatow & S'hai WAISHING Thurs., Straits & Calcutta...... FOOKSANG Thurs., Tina v. Swatow, N'po & S'halKWONGSANG Sandake..

MAUSANG....Sat., Tientsin.

CHIPSHING Tsingtavia Swaton & S'hai HANGSANG Ttau vieSwatow & Shangha! FOOSHING Straits Calcutta

KUMSANG Tinu viaSwatow & Shanghai HOPSANG Straits 4 Calcutta... KUTSANG Straits Calculla.

SUISANG For Freight and Passage apply to:-

12th June, at 7am. 18th June, at 7 a.m. Wed., 15th Juno, at 3 p.m. Sun. 10th June, at 7am. Wed., 22nd June, at 3 p.m. .Sun., 26th June, at 3 p.m.

| JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. LTD.,

Telephone Central 215.

General Managers.

ocean travel The pictures in the MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. brochure certnly show that drab- ness has to face on board.

De-

The CF.S., R.M.S. "Empress of

"Empress of Australla," and for signed to tary first, tourist, and Canada" arrived at Kobe yesterday | the past four years, has been run-third-class ssengers, she has at 7 a.m., left in the evening at 7,1

been put on t the Atlantic service Ring on, the company's Pacific ser- vice. Last year the directors of the to cope wh the growing number ad is due at Yokohama to-morrow

morning at 6. company decided on the extensive of travelds Jesiring to take their

The B. I. 8.8. "Talma" left Singa alterations referred to, and a con- | holldayıʼn the form of an Atlanticriore for this port on June 4, p... tract was signed with the Fairfield ruine he day which, as paint with Company, who have also constructed out the special "Tours and ed the new machinery which has Cruises pages of "The Journal of Comme," has much to commend been installed.

Asar as the exterior of the vessel concerned, her appear ance isistinctly pleasing. She is 615 feelong, and her gross ton- She has three nage 21,850. funneland is well fitted to take her pla alongside the magnificent vesselsf the Cunard and White Star Ls which make Southamp ton th terminal port for the Atlantgrossing,

Case and Luxury. The tumber

of

passengers

the outward English mails, and is due here to-morrow.

The following vessels of the Compagnie des Messageries. Mari- times are expected here:-

"Yang Tse." June 20. "Sphinx," June 21. "Paul Lecat," July 5. "Amazone," July 19, "Yalou," July 22. "Chantilly," August 2. "Athos II," Augi 16. "Athos 11," August 16. "D'Artagnan," September 3., The E. & A. Co.'s 8.8. "Tanda' le: Moji for this port on May 27, p.m., and is due here on June 18, at about daylight.

German System Scrapped. The vessel was originally fitted with turbines made in Germany, They operated twin-screws through the Fottinger system of hydraulle transformers, and it is this system The which has been scrapped. following are the details of the new installation: The "Emprcas of Australia will be propelled by twin-screws, each driven by one set of single-reduction geared tur- bines of the latest Parson's type. Both sets will consist of high-pres- carriech the "Empress of Aus-

The m.v. "Benares" (Swedish sure, medium pressure, and tow-tralia" as follows: 400 first- pressure turbines, each unit driv-class, tourist and 632 third- East Asiatic Co., Ltd.) left Antwerp ing its own pinion in the reduction class, pengers. The crew num on May 20, and is due here on or

The first-class about June 28. bers at 600, The ahead turbines are genring.

'described ཐ | all reaction, and the astern partly accomnation is

Without an oppor-¦ The sumptus. impulse and partly reaction. disposition of the three turbines in tunity yet of inspection, un- relation to the main gear wheel is deniabiroof is not available, but such that the arrangement of the machinery permits of easy access to all parts.

The installation develops a total combined shaft horsepower of 20,000 un ordinary service, with propeller revolutions of 125 a minute, a boiler pressure of 220lbs.,

and a cops leads

of 200 mg Mala

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (Soutn) of 21.000 s.h.p.. and the aggregate

&

ST. ALBANS 4,500; 1st July Manila. Sandakan. Thursday Island,

Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, ARAFURA 16,000 20th July

Melbourne,

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

of

Provision is made for an overload

astern power is 14,000.

The reduction gearing in of the double propeller. shafts are Siemens-Martin hellical type, the thrust, tunnel, and mild steel, and the propellers are four-bladed. There are one single-ended and six double-ended cylindrical boilers,

The E. & A. S.S. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghai, Iloilo, Cebu, working at a pressure of 220lbs. per

ENGINE ROOM ACCIDENT.

kerosene blow

CONSIGNEES.

The Chinese third engineer of the the phgraphs in the brochure iss. "Huaming" was yesterday taken leave doubt that her standard to the hospital suffering froni burns of comt, ease and luxury is on to the legs and body. He was in a levelth that of any ship afloat. jured through a The ingroom and drawing-lamp bursting in the engine room. room decorated in Louis XVI. style, ath smokercom is of the oak- Louis V. period, with panellervals and tapestry and

The nig lentele it change

Rogency dining-- room didered to be one of domed the finesima in any C.P.K. ship. There alo upper berths in the stateroo only bedsteads, and there several self-contained suites bed, dining and draw- ing-roof

JERVIODO CONTRACTUELS DDS MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. CONSIGNEE NOTICE,

HE Steamship

"PORTHOS" BRINGING CARGO from Marseilles,

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE

AND

AMERICAN MAIL 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 TAFT.. PRESIDENT JEFFERSON PRESIDENT GRANT PRESIDENT MADISON PRESIDENT JACKSON

Tuesday, June 21st

Tuesday, July 5th.

.Tuesday, .Tuesday, .Tuesday,

July 19th.

Aug. 2nd.

Aug. 16th.

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:

Fraille 21 San Francisco

Bestila

Fron

Convecting with

Steam l N. York

July 21

Fron Hongkong

Vis

Arriving at

June 15

Jono

Chen, Washington July 18

Homeria

Trath-Obrg

Ju $3

Chrg-Bhupin July 29

Juha 29

July

5 San Francisco

Leviathan Makatle

Aug. 1

Path-Obry

Aug. 7

Aug.

July 13

Scattle

Obrg-9'himpun Ang. 13 Gorg-amp

Aug. 16

Jaly 19 San Franoitoo

Path-Chrg

Asg. 26

Aquitania Majestic

Ang. 30

Magretania Olympia

July 27 Feattle

2 San Francisco Aog. Ang 10 Ban Francisco Aug. 10 Bentila

Aug. 24 Aug. 30 San Francisco

Beattie

Borsigaris Leviathan

Ang. 10 Ang, 20 Aug 24 Bapt

Sept 6 Fer 17

Barongaria S 21 Homeria

A

Obrg-8 hmptu

Cbrg Shopto Sept. 9 Pmth-Chrg BL 12 Obrg-Shmpin Sept. 23 Obrg-6 kmptz Bejst 27

Сс C*b.g-8 kmptn

TO SEATTLE AND VICTORIA VIA SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA. "THE FAST SHORT ROUTE"

PRESIDENT JACKSON Wednesday, June 15th 7.30 a.m.

PRESIDENT MCKINLEY

PRESIDENT LINCOLN PRESIDENT CLEVELAND PRESIDENT PIFCE.

.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

— GENOA-MARSEILLES, Thence to BOSTON and NEW YORK.

T

Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other ports en route as inducement square inch under Howden's system lar att has been given to the led that their goods with the PRESIDENT.WILSON.....Tuesday, June 21st 6.00 am;-

offers.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:

The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom vla New engine generators, each capable of 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 Smuthampton and London via Panama Canal.

TALMA

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

KALYAN TAKLIWA ALIPORE MACEDONIA * NOVARA ARAFURA

KASHGAR

NYANZA

10,000 10th

Junc June 9,144 16th 7.936 17th June 5,273 18th Juné 11,120 24th June

6.489

0,000 9,005 7,023

20th June Oth July

8th July

Rth July

RAW LPINDI 18,619 22nd July

Amoy, Moji Kobe & Osaka Shanghai, Mol & Kebe

Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Oiaka Shanghai, Kote & Moji

Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Mojl, Kobe & Yokohama Moji. Kobe. Osaka & Yokohama Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Moji & Kobe Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama

• Will not take passengers northwards.

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.

Parasnger 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. Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries. Parcels mensuring not more than 2% ft. x 2 ft. x 1 ft. will be received

at the Company's Office up to Noon or 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.

BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE.

JOINT SERVICE OF THE

"BLUE FUNNEL" LINE.

(OCEAN 8.8. CO, LTD. & CHINA MUTUAL'S,N, CO., LTD..

'AND

LELAMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE

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

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG.

S.S. "CITY OF KOBE

8.S. "AGAPENOR"

Via Suez Canal

Via Suez Canal

In retructing the interior of &c. · · the "Ens of Australia," particu- CONSIGNEES are hereby inform of forced draught. The oil-burning tourist cabin accommodation. exception of Opium, Treasure and installation is of the latest type, which been made larger and Valuables are being landed aud more ertable. The staterooms stored into the Godowns of the are Btor two and four people. HONG KONG KOWLOON WHARF The k-room. can sent 150 & GODOWN CO., LTD.,. KOW- people there are in addition LOON, whence delivery may be a ladiwing-room, smokemom, obtained immediately after landing. etc. rt, the photographs in the be not incline the reader to regith scepticism the state- ment comfort, up-to-dateness and ee are the Big Three ["of thpress of Australia,'"

GHT COLLISON,

and there are two auxiliary Diesel supplying the whole of the ship's lighting and also the power lead for ventilation and other purposes. The designed service speed is 18 knots.

A Transformation. To herald the appearance of the renovated Empress, the Canadian Pacific has issued a. delightful brochure describing, and illustrat- ing the interior of the ship as she will be when she takes, her first

Thanese The alterations Atlantic sailing. which have been made in the pas-

8.3.

All claims must be sent in to me on or before THURSDAY, 16th instant, or they will not be the

recognized.

DAMAGED PACKAGES will, be examined by the Company's Sur- veyor, Messrs. Goddard & Douglas Fin the presence of the Consignees at 10 am. on MONDAY, the 12th "Tetsazan May, 1927.

Mardarrival, here yesterday

PRESIDENT VAN BUREN FRESIDENT POLK PRESIDENT ADAMS PRESIDENT GARFIELD

Tuesday, July 5th 8.00 am. .Tuesday, Aug. 2nd 8.00 a.m. .Tuesday, Aug. 16th 8.00 n

Tuesday, Aug. 30th 8.00 a.m.

Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Tuesdays.

ΤΟ MANILA.

June 13th June 21st, ..June 21st

6.00 p.m.

6.00 a.m.

PRESIDENT TAFT PRESIDENT WILSON PRESIDENT MCKINLEY PRESIDENT JEFFERSON PRESIDENT VAN BUREN

.June 27th July 5th

For Passenger and Freight Rates apply to

0.00 p.m.

6.00 p.m.

8.00 am:

No Fire Insurance will be effected THE ROBERT DOLLAR CO

senger accommodation make her, I from, reported a slight colli- by us in any case whatever.

sion.

internally at least, an entirely new

Thenin states that his ship. New apartments have been

vesadched the 8.8. "Kwong- made, staterooms transformed, re- furnished and refitted, and smoker-tah'stand her starboard side." rooms and lounges added.

The "Empress of Australia," says the booklet, has come straight from the shipbuilders" hands to satisfy, the modern Eve, who has overthrown the dullness and drab ness formerly associated with

GNEES NOTICE:

Co of Cargo ex 4.8. "Pore reminded to send in their to the Agent before June

REPORT FRO

BOARD OF CONSERVANCY WOR KWANGTUNG

Waterlevels in Englit./

Place of Observation

West River at Shivhing North River at Tsingyues. North River at Samabul East River at Sheklung For the 3rd.

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Highest W.L.

W.L.

W.L.

record

5/0

6/0

+41.0"

+ 0,2"

Lalking

+ 28.7*

+10.0

rising

+ 4.3'

5.4

+0.8

+ GR

+27.43~

+15'2"

THE EAST ASIAT LTD.

COPENHA

The M.S. "AFF"

will be loading for Rotterdam, Hamburen and other

Scandinavian ports on

21st of Jud

AR

Expected leave homeward.

or about bund on or about:-

12th Juno

5th July!

Further sailings:~~

M.S. "MALAYA"

19th Juna,

3rd July. 17th July..

81st July,

M.S. "DANMARK”. M.S. "JAVA".. M.S. "ASIA": M.B. "AFRIKA"

2nd Aug

5.8. #CITY OF CHESTER" Via Suez Canal-

9.S. "HELENUS":

Via Spez Canal

S.S. "CITY: OF BEDFORD" Via Suez Canal.

14th Aug.

Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Gwners' Optlen

Subject to change without notico, w.

For Freight and particulars apply to:

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

5th Sept

5th Octo Subject to change wil For further particulare please appl JOHNG

J. LIMAGE,

Hong Kong. 7th June, 1927.

Agent.

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.

Codes Used: AI. 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 MÁSTERS, ELECTRICIANS.

“TAIPING.”

Speed 14.77 LH.P. 4090 D.W. 4215 tons.

Built and englued by the Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd

address enquiries to the Chief Manager: i

RM. DYER B.Sc., MINA, Kowloon Dock, Hongkong