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THURSDAY, JUNE 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.)

S. S.

KHIYA

From Τοπο Hongkong

About

Destination

Marseilles & London Marseilles & London

KASHMIR

MIRZAPORE MANTUA

8,985 11th June

Neon. 6,715 16th June 10,9-46 25th June

1,125 9th 9.144 16th

Marseilles, London & Antwerp

July

Marseilles, London & Antwerp

July

Marseilles, London, Antwerp & Hall Straits & Bombay

July

3rd Aug. 9,000 6th Aug.

RAWALPINDI

16,619 20th Aug.

9,114 3rd Sept.

KALYAN

ALIPOKE

MACEDONIA

NYANZA

KASHGAR

KHYBER

5,273 21st July 11,120 23rd

7.02

Marseilles & London

Strails & Bonsbuy

Marseilles, London & Antwerp

Marseilles & London

Marseilles, London & Antwerp

Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople, Pireaux, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedivat Mail Steamship Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

TALAMDA TALMA TAKLIWA

8,018 10th June Singapore, Penang & Calcutta 10,000 Ruth June Singapore, Penung & Calcutta 7,988; 7th July ¦ Singapore, Penang & Calcutta

WORLD OUTLOOK.

·THE PROBLEMS OF SURPLUS

~TONNAGE.

FREIGHTS AND CHARTERS.

THE CHINA MAIL.

SWAN SONG.

DECLINE OF SAILING SHIPS.

END OF A GLORIOUS ERA.

"TASMAN" MISHAP. DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE

AUTOMATIC BEACON LIGHT

OUT OF ACTION.

The Australian papers which arrived by last mail refer to the

The problems arising out of the

Most of the flest of sailing ships, stranding of the Dutch passenger fact that there is more tonnage homeward bound with Australian steamer Tasman," en route from afloat than la actually required for grain, must by now have rounded Java to Austraila. the world's trade are manifold, and Capo Horn. The majority of the innumerable attempts, particularly 13 are somewhere on the oceans

It appears that the vessel ran

in respect of laying-up vessels, have between those grim latitude and ashord on a submerged extension of bean made to solve them, but blther- the English Channel and already a Clerke Island, situated within the to without success. The subject few of them should have left "y-Barrier Reef, about 150 miles from is ably dealt with in the current ing fish weather" behind.

Thursday Island. Some of them left their ports so issue of the Baltic and White Sen

Happily the "Tasman" struck on Conference Circular by Mr. J. F. nearly together that something of Myhre, who was for many years the the excitement of race attends soft coral, and it is not expected general manager of that organisa. their long passage home. "Ponape that she has been much damaged. tion and who is fitted by his long and Hougomont left on January 8 experience and proved ability to dis- and 4 respectively, and were follow Recently the vessel underwent her cuss such an important question. ed on January 8 by Archibald Rus-annual overhaul, costing thousands

sell. One of these three should be of pounds sterling.

leave,

4

A Barometric Index. The freight market, he points out, the first to reach a British port, The "Brisbane Courier" states in a barometric index of the men- for Killoran, the next ship

that the unfortunate part of the tality of shipowners. When freights did not sail until January 22.

"Ponape" is an Italian steel four-accident is that the light on Clerke nre good they are in high glee and not much concerned about the fu-masted barque of 2,464 tons. Hou-taland had been reported extin- ture; nor are they very particular gomont, a steel four-masted barque guished for over a week, and at the about the terms of charter. They of 2,428 tons, is British-built al-

.

The Last Two.

to restore the light as AGOR As

AND

AMERICAN MAIL LINE

JOINT TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE

A Regular Weekly Sailing

TO SAN FRANCISCO OR SEATTLE.

PRESIDENT LINERS

THE

TO SAN FRANCISCO VIA HONOLULU, SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

"THE SUNSHINE BELT”

PRESIDENT TAFT.

PRESIDENT JEFFERSON PRESIDENT GRANT PRESIDENT MADISON PRESIDENT. JACKSON'

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.Tuesday, June 21st

Tuesday, July 5th,

.Tuesday,

July 19th.

.Tuesday,

Aug. 2nd.

..Tuesday,

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 atop-over privileges for Sightseeing. Ask for information. Following are suggested itiner- aries:-

From

Vis

Connecting with From

Steamakip N. York

are even gunerous and do not so though now she flies the Finnish time of the grounding of the "Tas- much mind extra costs being im- flag. "Killoran," 1,757 tons, is also man" the Cape York, one of the posed on them, evidence of which a British built vessel, and she, too, Light-house steamers, was racing, up the Queensland coast in order was provided during the war. Un-is Finnish-owned.. fortunately, however, although freights do not always keep on a Out of the whole 13 only one possible. high level, obnoxious charter con- ship still flies tht Red Ensign, The district engineer of the Com- ditions remain. When rates fall, although ten of them were British-monwealth Lighthouse Service (Mr. owners are often placed in the built. She is the "William Mitchell I. M. Cowlehaw) said that the light awkward predicament of not know--one of the two remaining ships on Clerke Island was automatic; one that automatically ing whether to employ their ships sailing under the British lag. The that is, or not, and it is then that they are other, the "Garth Pool," is some lights at night and goes out at confronted with the laying-un pro- where in the "Antipodes" and it is daylight." blem.

said that she, too, may load grain These lights, which are unatterd- Coal Strike's Effect

for home.

ed, are liable to mechanical defects. The British coal strike, states Mr. But that word "home" has borne in this instance, said Mr. Cow-! Myhre, is at fresh in mind, and a rather melancholy significance for lishaw, a little over a week ago. a Hongkong it is generally admitted that it ex- British sailing ships during the past steamer reported that the light at ereised such a stimulating effect decade. One after another, their Clerke Island was extinguished. on the freight market ha some own-voyages completed, they were sent At the time the nearest rht- June 15 ers profited by it, in spite of the to the scrappers or sold abroad house steamer was the Cape York June 11 San Francisco cost of bunkers. There was then when they returned to their home at Pine Islet, over 500 miles south. Joly 5 San Francisco no question of laying-up, but the ports: The number twindled rapid- Mr. Cowlishaw explained that Jay 13

Leviathan Not many months ago people the reason why lighthouse steamers July 10 shortage of tonnage for pressing rely. quirements was only caused by the Interested in marine matters were were not despatched immediately to diversion of shipping from regular talking of "the Last Five" and restore lights that are a long dis

to their destiny.tance away was, firstly, that con- Aug. to irregular routes. In other words, speculating as

16 San Franc * And then there were four." It firmation was required, as it often Aug. 2 Beattle the coal strike was a flare-up of an artificial nature, and proof of this was woefully like the children's had been known that steamers had| Ang. 308 Finchco is provided by the fact that since rhyme.

been despatched and on arrival at In recent years it has become in the light, found it to be working then matters have tended to drift towards the previous state of decreasingly difficult for a British properly. pression, owners being once again sailing ship to secure a profitable The enormous expenditure in faced with the spectre of laying-freight in face of steamship com despatching vessels on such er- petition. It is not easy in the Balrands, and the interruption of the Schemes for Relief.

tie,whither so many of our old

พริ

considerations.

CONSIGNEES.

also

Mr. Myhre then reviews the many ships have been exiled. The big work on which the vessel was en- discussions which have centred fleet of wind-jammers now making aged at the moment were round this problem since its first for home owe their chance to the appearance at the Hamburg meeting dispute between the grain grewers of the Conference in 1907. He men- and the steamship companies, and tions the compensation scheme so their owners are having one, which was then rejected; the ideas more "run for their money." But a put forward by Mr. L. Mucarthy, of business cannot depend on fortui Newcastle, in 1009; Sir William tous circumstances, and the most) Noble's compensation project which sympathetic owners cannot be ex- was under consideration when war pected to run their ships at broke out; and the reappearance of for long. "Garth Pool" and "Wil- Ham Mitchell" may both make fur- meeting in Oslo.

ther voyages, but in the order of Since then the proposals put for- things the end of the British sailing! ward by Mr. C. Anderson, of Copen-ship is already in sight. We are hagen, have been carefully studied, building no more. but they have not yet passed the theoretical stage, and suggestions

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South) the question at the 1925 general

ST. ALBANS ARAFURA

4,500 1st July 6,000 29th July

·

Manila. Sandakan, Thursday Island, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, & 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, Iloilo, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other ports en route as inducement

offers.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-

The Union SS. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc,

The P. & O. Royal Mail steamera 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 London via Panama Canal.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

TALMA KALYAN TAKLIWA ALIPORE MACEDONIA * NOVARA

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

9,144 | 18th June

7,936 17th June

5,273 18th June 11,120 24th June 29th June 6,980 6,000

6th July 9,006 8th July 7,023 8th July RAWALPINDI 16,619 22nd July

ARAFURA

KASHGAR

NYANZA

Shanghai, Moji & Kobe Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Osaka Shanghai, Kobe & Moji

Shanghai, Moli, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama Muji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama Shanghai, Moli, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai. Meii & Kobe' Shanghal, Kobe & Yokohama

* Will not take passengers northwarda,

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

Singapore whilo awaiting the on-carrying steamer.

at

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 2% It. x 2 ft. x 1 ft. will be received

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

For further information, Passage Freights, Handbooks, etc., apply to:- MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

P. & O. Building, Connaught Rd, C., HONGKONG. Agents.

The End of an Era.

+

lass SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

CONSIGNEE NOTICE. HE Steamship

THE

"PORTHOS"

Perhaps this seems a lugubrious BRINGING CARGO from Marseilles, for scrapping unwanted tonnage fuss to make just because Britain &c. have also been considered at various owns only two ships which arej CONSIGNEES are hereby inform- times, as well as others for restrict- driven by the winds instead of ed that their goods with the ing shipbuilding output by prevail- motors or steam. But when those exception of Oplum, Treasure and ing on the Governments in the var!- whose ships are sold or scrapped it Valuables are being landed and ous countries to abatain from grant- will mean more than the mere stored into the Godowns of the ing subsidies to the yards.

erasure to two names. That day HONG KONG KOWLOON WHARF A Practical Solution.

will mark the end of an era more & GODOWN CO., LTD., KOW. In reply to the question. What glorious than any in our history-LOON, whence delivery may be can be done to solve the problem?ine czu of sail.

obtained immediately after landing. Mr. Myhre first disposes of the This race homewards round Cape

All claims must be sent in to me maxim relating to the survival of Horn may be the awan-song of the

'Or on

the before THURSDAY, the fittest, showing how this can-salling ships. Our sea literature not apply in shipping.

is none too rich in the story of the 16th instant, or they will not be

recognized. He then states that, in his opin-clippers; and now that every scrap DAMAGED PACKAGES will be ion, there is a practical solution, and of Information about the old ships

examined by the Company's Sur- that the fundamental principle of it is being lovingly

recalled and must be some form of compensation. diligently recorded, we could wish veyor, Messrs. Goddard & Douglas As an example, he quotes the system that someone among the homeward-in the presence of the Consignees of insuring the proprietors of bound fleet is taking more than at 10 a.m. on MONDAY, the 12th houses against losses sustained by usual pains with his ship's log. May, 1927. failure to secure tenants, which has "Observer." been working satisfactorily years in many parts of Sandinavia, and gives it as his view that similar methods could easily be adopted in the shipping industry,

for

ARGENTINE. WARSHIPS.

It le

Wha sanction was given by the The task, he admits, bristles with! difficulties, but he does not think Argentine Ministry of Marine to the that any of such obstacles are in-warship-building programme draft- aurmountable. Once a solid basised by the special committee deputed could be laid down, and it could be to make recommendations, it was agreed that all owners, irrespective stated that in all probability the of trade or nationality, have a com-contracts would be placed with mon interest in finding the solution British and Itallah yards, to this problem, the settlement of notified that Italian yards have!

two be com-secured contracts, 'for

light the many details should

That paratively easy. Having thus clear-cruisers, of 6,400 tons each. ly defined his own views, Mr. Myhre leaves unplaced contracts for an wisely leaves the subject open other similar cruiser, six destroyer"

couple to discussion, in the obvious hope flotilla leaders, and a that some practical steps may be aloops, and it is believed in Britlah taken along the lines indicated.

armament and worship-building centres that they will be placed with British firms.. Originally contracts wore placed with German and French yards for eight des- were cancelled If a sailing vessel be fitted with troyers, but they

The contracts for six auxiliary motors, the propellor last year. would assist in bringing the ship destroyer flotilla leaders are to take the place of the cancelled contracts. out of and into port, in beating up The new cruisers are in substitu-

SAILING SHIPS AND MOTORS.

BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE. against a head wind, in getting tion for obsolete tonnage.

JOINT SERVICE OF THE

"BLUE FUNNEL" LINE.

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

AND

of

The

through the doldrums when cros naval programme involves an ex- ing the line, in getting sufficient offing (for instance off Cape Sanpenditure of $18,750,000, but it in- Roque), in obtaining a favourable clude "ot only new tonnage, but position relative to an approaching initial work on a navy yard at Mar del Plata and the enlargement.of gale or hurricane (aided in this by the shipyards on the River Plate wireless), in steadying the ship when running before a storm, in and at. Puerta Belgrano, Pay-

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE avoiding getting caught aback ments under the contracts are to

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

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG.

S.S. "CITY OF KOBE" · Via Suez Canal

S.9. "AGAPENOR"

Vin Suez Canal

8.8, "CITY OF CHESTER". Vin, Suez Canal 8.3. "HELENUS”...

Vía Suez Canal.

S.S. “CITY OF BEDFORD”.......Vin: Suez Canal

18th June. 3rd July. -17th July. 81st July. 14th Aug.

when the wind shifts in'in quall, be spread over a period of ten years In avoiding heavy rolling and its understood that the money is to be raised by internal or exter

a sudden calm following nat loans.

o cyclone, (thereby diminishing the

risk of dismasting), &c.; in light breeze it would more than make up

for doing away with studding calls Further, Introduce into the sailing! for doing away with studd- ship the technical improvements ing Balls and other flying which are now so lavishly incor- kites formerly used. Electrical porated in other types of ships,

Steamers proceed via Sues Coral or Panama Canal at Gwners' Option power will always be available for apply them to the many details in

Subject to change without notice,

For Freight and particulare apply to:—

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

working the sails, weighing anchor, ship and rigging, and you will be loading or unloading, for pumping in a position to work, the motor and trimming the ship, for re sailing ship of this type with - a frigerating heating, ventilating, comparatively small crew. "En- distilling or cooking purposes. gintering."

Jana 29

Fazila

Beattle

Geo. Washington July 13 Homeria July 29 Leviathan

Arriving at

July 21

Path-Cʻbrg

Cbrg-Bhauptn July 29

Pmih-Obry Aug. 1

Obrg-Shupta

Ang. 7

Aug.

Aug. 26

Ubre bmpin Aug.

Path-bry

Obrg-8'hmptn

Aug. 30

Ober-8'ampin Sept.

Kijoutie

Ang

Seattle

Berengaria

Aug. 10

San Francisco

Aug. 20

Ang-

July. "y 2

Aug.

10

Reattle San Francisco Seattlo

Aquitania Mijestio Marzotamis Olstopla

Анд. 24

Sept.

Sopt 3

Fmth-O'brg

Fojt. 17

Bervagaria Ворь. 21 Homeric

Bajit.

Obrg-S'impin Sept. 28 Obrg-Shopta Bejt 27

Oct. Obrg-8 hmpto

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 PIERCE

Wednesday, June 29th.

Wednesday, July 18th.

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. FRESIDENT WILSON...Tuesday, June 21st 6.00 a.m.

PRESIDENT VAN BUREN. PRESIDENT FOLK PRESIDENT ADAMS PRESIDENT GARFIELD

Tuesday, July 5th ̈8,00.a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2nd 8.00 8.m., .Tuesday, Aug. 16th 8.00 a... Tuesday, Aug. 30th 8:00 am.

Thereriter Fortnightly Sailings on Tuesdays. '

TO MANILA.

.June 18th

6.00 p.m.

.June 21st,

.6.00 a.m.

.June 21st

6.00 p.m.

.June 27th

6.00 p.m.

..July Sth' 8.00 a.m.

PRESIDENT TAFT PRESIDENT WILSON PRESIDENT MCKINLEY PRESIDENT JEFFERSON PRESIDENT VAN BUREN

For Passenger and Freight Rates apply to

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No Fire Insurance will be effected THE ROBERT DOLLAR CO

by us in any case whatever.

J. LIMAGE,

Hong Kong, 7th June, 1927.

Agent.

GENERAL AGENTS,

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THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.

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