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SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 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.)

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From Hongkong Aboul

Destination,

11th June Marsules, London & Antwerp

Noon.

Marscilica & London

Marseilles, London & Antwerp

KASHMIR

$,980

MIRZAPORE

MANTUA

KHIYA

ALIPORE

MACEDONIA

6,785 19,940

9,135 9th 9.144

5,273 21st ,11,120

15th June

Marseilles & London.

26th June

July

July

NYANZA

| 7,023 1,005

KALYAN

KASHGAR

16th July

d. July

23rd.

3rd Aug.

Marseilles, London, Antwerp & Hull

Straits & Bombay

Marnedios & London

Marseilles, Lundon & Antwerp

Straits & Bombay

6th Aug.

20th Aug.

9,114

3rd Sept

RAWALPINDI 16,619

KHYPER

Marseilles & London

'Marseilles, London & Antwerp

Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Canstantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

TALAMBA

TALMA TAKLIWA

8,018 12th June Singapore, Fenang & Calcutta

2 p.m.

10,000 30 June 7,930 7th July

Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Singapore, Penang & Caloutta

FLYING BOATS.

CO-OPERATION WITH STEAMSHIPS.

GREAT BRITAIN'S NEED.

THE CHINA MAILA

work the seaplane or flying boat has qualities to offer to the traveli ling pubile greater than the corrės- ponding land machine once it is proved to the public that travel by air over the sea is not attended (except ns a very remote possibil

OVERLOADING.

OF TRADE BOARD

CONSIDERING PENALTIES.

ty) by the chance of forced alight- THE CASE OF THE "EASTWAY." ing and shipwreck. The aeroplane, where a large volume of passenger

In the House of Commons, Mr.

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE

'AND

AMERICAN MAIL LINE

JOINT TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE

A Regular Weekly Sailing

TO SAN FRANCISCO OR SEATTLE.

In a lecture which he gave to the Royal Aeronautical Society, Major traffic is available, has to compete Cadogan asked the President of the B. E. Penny, A.F.R.Ae.S., pointed to with railway, corvices with speeds the necessity for Britain to concen- of anything up to 60 mph. The Board of Trade whether, in view trate on seaplane building, and in-seaplane or flying boat rarely has of the finding of the court of in- dicated the future co-operation be- to consider anything more than a quiry into the loss of the steamer

15 or 17 knots competitor,

"Eastway," with 29 lives, to the tween seaplanes, and steamers.

He declared that we in Britalu, It is a fact to-day that the aero-effect that the registered manager who by tradition are more intimate plane alone offers a real advantage was culpable and blameworths in craft for sen operation than any to land and sea facilities where the Board of Trade provosed to in- other country, and have led the narrow straits of water have to be stitute proceedings against him for world in shipbuilding and ship crossed which greatly decrease the misdemeanour. whether. if the operation, have designers and manu- normal rate of travel, An excellent costs of the inquiry exceeded the facturers who equally well pioneer- illustration of this is the London- sum of £1,000, for which the regis tered manager had been made ed the development of seaplane and Parts service.

For Britain development of liable, the excess of such expenses flying beat design.

After an historical survey of aca- the seaplane is of paramount im would have to be borne by the tax- plane development, prior to, and pertance. We do not possess nero-payer; and whether his Majesty's ' during the War, Major Penny add-dromes or alighting harbours closer Government would introduce legis ed:-In the carly stages the diff than Gibraltar or Malta. These Intion to increase the punishment Sir Burton Chadwick.-The ques- culties which had to be encounter provide much better facilities for for the offence of overloading. ed were much greater than in the flying boats than for land machines.

A crash All along our present trade routes tion is being considered whether case of land machines. very often led to the complete loss where coaling stations exist for the the evidence in the case of the of the seaplane, and therefore it

be formed. We have, there-

by associated with the design of as a competitive means of transport connection with her overloading. THE

was impossible to find the cause of seaplane bases have been or "Eastway" is such as to justify!

further proceedings.

and any

the accident. A further diffleulty fore, with little expenses, all the proposing was the fact that the problem of harbour organisation available for Wreck inquiries are conducted at

expense, "getting off" and slighting was not the development of seaplane or fly the public the simple one of dealing with the ing boat routes, and these lle at balance on the "Eastway" case matter of an aerodrome where the points already familiar to the tra- would fall on the vote. I will con- surface was fixed, but conditions veller by sea and are available at sider whether further penalties are varied from day to day, and all little cost to the country: Wherever necessary or desirable for the pur. these varying conditions of tide, we look on Imperial air routes. the pose of preventing overloading at weather and sea had to be met with, situation is marked out for develop-ports abroad. and the problems arising from them ment by flying boata. The routes solved, quite apart from any ques- were opened up by steamships, and tion of making the machine a good it is only now by the use of the type of aircraft...

higher speed form of transport by air that speeds along these routes can be accelerated.

Size.

It Is only now after the long years of development, that one is. able to that see the great improvements have been made in the design of seaplanes and flying boats to with-

The steamer

EASTERN PORTS' HEALTH.

of Eastern The health bulletin ports for the week ended June 4 is as follows:-

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 2'st 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 stop-over privileges for Sightseeing, Ask for information. Following are suggested Itiner- aries:--

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Plague: I case at Alexandria, 2 nt Bombay, 2 at Rangoon, 3 at Colombo, Cholera: 39 cases at Cal-

Reattle San Francisco "Iriona"-the cutta, 3 at Karachi, 5 at Negapatam, June 21

Sositle June 20

Hongkong

Via

Connecting with Bianchip

From K. York

June 16

Gen. Washington July 18

Arriving at

Jab

Ang.

P*math-Gbrg

Homaric

July 23

O′ber-8′hmpin

Leviathan

Ang. 1

Majestic

Aug.

Berengaria

Ang. 10

Pmth-brg Ang. brg-Shmpta Ang Care-ampin

Laviathan

Nede 2San Francisco 10 Seattle

10 Ban Francisco

Seattle

Aguitude Majestic Minaretania Olymplo Berengaria Homerio

Aug. Ang. 24 Espl Soph B Sept. 17

Boni. 21 Uel.

stand the buffeting of rough seas, third and last of the passenger 9 at Bangkok, 37 at Hatphong. 2 5 San Francisco to take off and alight with a mini-

Seattle mum amount of spray, and finally and fruit-carrying vessels which at Salgon, 1 at Tourane. Smail- July

Calcutta, 11 at Karachi, 2 at July 19 San Francisco

July 27 to obtain a structure which was ro-Messrs. Workman, Clark and Rox: 31 cases at Bombay, 38 at July 13 latively na light as in the aeroplane Co., Belfast, are building for the Madras, 23 at Rangoon,

Aug. Aug. United Fruit Company, Boston, of corresponding weight.

The vessel The Brussels Steamship Company Ang Experience has shown, and it is has been launched." indeed obvious, that the small fly is 355ft. in length and will have (Limited), London, have placet Aug. 21 ing boat with the single engine fit-one set of triple-expansion en- with the Burntisland Shipbuilding Aug 20 San Francisco ted in the wing structure can never! be aerodynamically efficient, and in gines, obtaining steam from four Company (Limited) an order for a consequence of this the develop. large cylindrical multitubular cargo ateamer of 800 tons dead- ment of the large multi-engine ma- boilers working under forced weight and about 630 tons gross. chine has become a necessity, As draught and burning oil fuel. The The vessel, which will be a repent of the City of Brussels, built by the in the case of ships, the larger the "Iriona" is expected to be ready game frm for the same owners in vessel the more seaworthy, and this for service next month.

1925, will be specially designed for

canal locks i circumstance will inevitably lead to

passing through the

a great increase in size. The many complicated and controversial pro- blems with regard to the design andi handling under operational condi- tions of large flying boats can only be satisfactorily solved by gradual development. if this development;

WATER SUPPLY.

Level and Storage of water in

were limited entirely to increase in Reservoirs on June 1, 1927:- size without alteration of geometri

Pmth-C'brg Ang. Obrg-Shapin Ang. -Shmptn Sept. Pmih-Cbrg

Sept.

Obrg bmptn Sept. Obrg Bhrapto Sejt ✔brg-6bmptn

Och

TO SEATTLE AND VICTORIA VIA SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

"THE FAST SHORT ROUTE"

and under the bridge between PRESIDENT JACKSON... Wednesday, June 15th 7.30 a.m.

Antwerp and Brussels, and will have adjustable masts, ventilators, and funnel..

CONSIGNEES.

cal form or of the materials used in CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES construction, a limit of useful sizė

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (Soutn) might almost be within sight.

ST. ALBANS ARAFURA

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

Melbourne,

| 4,600 1st July

6,000 29th July Regular monthly sailings from Hongkong to Japan and Hongkong to Australia.

The E. & A. S.S. Co., Ltd., strainers will also call at Shanghai, liollo, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor. Darwin, or other parts en route as inducement offers,

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:--

Seaworthiness.

The experience already obtained

WORKS LEVEL.

192

18' 5"B.

1997 Level

17 B.

2′ 9′′B.

Lovel Do.

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

CONSIGNEE NOTICE..

THE Steamship

"PORTHOS" BRINGING CARGO from Marseilles,

in the design and construction of Tytam large flying boats and aeroplanes Tytam Byewash has shown that still larger machines Tytam Intermediate Lovel can be built than those already con- Tytam Tuk..... 32′ 8′′B. structed without that increase in Wong Net Chung.. 21'10"B. 3′ 3′′R, &c. structure weight which theoretical Pokfulum considerations show must ultimate-

ly impose a limit on size.

There is one feature in the de- velopment of big machines, viz., the size and disposition of the power

The Union S.S. Company's 'stoamers to the United Kingdom via New units and propellers that will have Zealand. Vancouver, San Francisco, etc,

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

. The P. & G. Branch Service of steamers to London via the Cape,

20′ 6′′B. 3′ 4′′B. CONSIGNEES are hereby inform- [Note: B. denotes "Below Overflow":ed that their goods with the A denotes "Above Overflow."]

Storage in millions and decimals of gallons.

1920 246,05

exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored into the Godowne of the HONG KONG KOWLOON WHARF 19271& GODOWN CO., LTD., KOW. a determining Influence upon the future size of aircraft. As the Tytam .....

384.80 LOON, whence delivery may be' flying boat increases in size 30 Tytan Byewash..... 4.27

18.52 obtained immediately after landing.

All claims must be sent in to me! there should be obtained an in- Tytam Intermediate.. 195,90 195.90

before THURSDAY. the creased water clearance for pro-Tytam Tuk

744.68 1.410.00 on or

3.6.1 26.24 16th instant, or they will not be sea-Wong Nei Chung worthiness in rough weather.

Pokfulum

58.78 recognized. It is a matter of actual experi-

DAMAGED PACKAGES will be ence that in the larger boats which

Total.....1.223.64 3.103.2 examined by the Company's Sur- have been built to-day, the water clearance for the propeller is not Consumption of water in the City veyor, Messrs. Goddard & Douglas greater than in the smaller ones, and District in milions and de-in the presence of the Consignees. Amoy, Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Osaka owing to the employment of a simi- cimals of gallons during the month of at 10 am, on MONDAY, the 12th

The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton ana peller, and therefore a greater London via Panama Canal.

TALMA

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

KALYAN TAKLIWA ALIPORE MACEDONIA

• NOVARA

ARAFURA

KASHGAR

NYANZA

10,000

Shanghai, Moji & Kobe

Amoy, Mol, Kobe & Osaka

Shanghai, Kobe & Moji

12th Juno 6 a.m. 9,144 18th June 17th June *1030 6,273 18th June 11,120 24th June 0,989 29th June 6,000

5th July 9,005 8th July 7,023 8th July 10,619 22nd July Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama Will not take passengers northwards.

RAWALPINDI

Shanghai, Moj, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama Moji, Kobe, Oraka & Yokohama Shanghai, Moj, Kobe & Yokohama Shanglunt. Moi & Kobe

All dates ure approximate and subject to alteration without notice. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS. *assengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses Singapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer.

lar number but larger size power units which call for an increase in size of propeller with increased size

May:-

Consumption

23.50

PRESIDENT MCKINLEY

PRESIDENT LINCOLN

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND

PRESIDENT PIERCE

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.

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

PRESIDENT VAN BUREN PRESIDENT POLK PRESIDENT, ADAMS PRESIDENT GARFIELD

Tuesday, July 5th 8.00 sm. ..Tuesday, Aug. 2nd, 8.00 2.1. Tuesday, Aug. 16th 8.00 1.2 ..Tuesday, Aug. 30th 8.00 a.m.

Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Tuesdays.

TO MANILA.

PRESIDENT TAFT PRESIDENT WILSON PRESIDENT MCKINLEY PRESIDENT JEFFERSON PRESIDENT VAN BUREN

June 13th ..June 21st, .June 21st June 27th July 5th 8.00a.m.

6.00 p.m. 6.00 a.m.

6.00 p.m.

6.00 p.m.

For Passenger and Freight Rates apply to

No Fire Insurance will be effected THE ROBERT DOLLAR CO

May, 1927.

1027 1028

23.1

264.00 245.70 by us in any case whatever.

J. LIMAGE,

Agent. Hong Kong, 7th June, 1927.

of boat, If full advantage is to be Estimated population 401,000 411.010 taken of the greater seaworthiness Consumption per head

21.3 per day (gallons)..

of the large boat the power unita Constant Supply in all Rider Main must be increased in number and Districts during May 1926 and 1927,

KOWLOON WATER WORKS

LEVEL.

not in size. The same diameter propeller as in the smaller craft will then be used and the propeller clearance grently increased. Other- wise the seaworthiness of the largel

1924 1927 flying boat will be more apparent Kowloon Reservoir 5'11"B. Level than real.

Shek Lal Poi New developments to-day in the

Reservoir 19'11"B. 26′ 4′′B. une of variable wings, in the em- Reception Reservoir .. atployment of higher loadings and full

Storage in millions and decimals

de of gallons,

-1028 1927

All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge. Steamers on Lendon and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries. Farcels 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, Passage Freights, Handbooks, etc., apply to:-

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,

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

application of metal construction will all have their cumulative effect]

in making design more efficient.

}

"B.-

22.63

71.50

As great, or even greater, poasi- Kowloon Reservoir 208.09 952:50 bilities lie ahead of us in the use of Shek Lai Pui Reservoir higher compression ratios in the Reception Reservoir.. enging and consequent fuel econo-i

Total

.320.32 424.00 my and geared variable pitch pro- pellers, increased efficiency of the Consumption of water to Kowloon power unit and reduced fuel con- in millions and decimals of gallone dur sumption offer bigger scope to-day ine the month of May.

for seaplane improvement than al- Agents,

1020 1627

72.88 87.08

most any other channel, "All of Consumption. these improvements will make still Estimated population 166.200 160.240 mare apparent the improved con- Consumption per head

BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE.ditions which the large flying boat

JOINT SERVICE OF THE

"BLUE FUNNEL ” LINE.

(OCEAN 8.8. CO., LTD. & CHINA MUTUAL 8.N. CO., LTD.

AND

AMERICAN & MANCHUKIAN LINE (ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL 8.5. CO., LTD.) SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG

-8.9. "CITY OF KOBE

"SS. "AGAFENOR".

Via Suez Canal Vin Suez Canal.

S.S. "CITY OF CHESTER" Via Suez Canal

6.8. "HELENUS” Via Suer Canal

7.

9.5. "CITY OF BEDFORD" VI Suer Canal

13th Juna.

Her

mind Erd July, 17th July. Fist July, 14th Aug

per day (gallons) ...

16.1

17.5

offers, owing to its increased eff-Full Supply in all districts during ciency and increased range. May 1926, and 1927. 2 MON The Government Analyst's reports

Speed.

It is not only for military and show that the quality of the water: naval purposes that we in the Bri- satisfactory infall to May 31, 1920, tish Empire have to consider the Total large seacraft. For commercial 30:35; May 1927, 41,77.-

REPORT FROM

BOARD OF CONSERVANCY WORKS OF KWANGTUNG

Waterlevels in English Feet.

Place of Observation

Sreamsia proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Lowners' Option.ht

Subject to change without notice. O

For Freight and particulars apply to

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

West River at Bhinhing pre North Ever at Tsingyner North River at Samah East River at Sheklung

For the 6th:100

record

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.

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Western Union and Watkins.

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