1927-06-29 — Page 5

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1927.

P. & 0.-British India Apcar and

Eastern & Australian Lines

(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND), MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.

TAKING CARGO FOR

STRAFTS, 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.).

Destination

5. S.

Tons

Fram Hongkong About

KIVA

9,136 9th July

Marseilles, London & Antworp

ALIPORE

5,273 21st

July

Straits & Bombay

MACEDONIA

11,120 | 23rd

July

Marseilles & London

KALYAN

NYANZA

KASHGAR

RAWALPINDI

DEVANHA

9,144❘ 27th 3rd 7.023

Aug 9.005 6th Aug. 20th Aug. 1 10,619

3rd Supt. 8,155 10,953 17th Sept. Uch 9,114 1st

Marseilles, London, Antwerp & Hull

Struits & Bombay

Marseilles, London & Antwerp

Marseilles & London

Marseilles, London & Antwerp

Marseilles & London

لاحمر

LOCKED GRILLES.

(Continued from Page 4.)

did not know anywhere else that would.

A Unique Trade.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Asked why then Hong Kong should be satisfied, the witness, said that the only explanation was the nature of the passenger trade in Hong Kong, the like of which he had never seen anywhere else be

If the Hong Kong Govern- ment stuck to the Board of Trade regulations, ships would be able to carry only 25 to 30 per cent of the number of passengers they carried now. The B.O.T. regulations, the witness said, was boats for all. In the witness's opinion local river boats carry lifesaving appliances for only 5 or 10 per cent, of pas- sengers they carry.

The Coroner asked if in view of the fact that tickets were not sold until the ship was actually under way there might not be a breach of the regulation as to the number of passengers a ship was allowed to

INDO-CHINA

STEAM NAVIGATION CO LTD.

SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION. Destination

Straits & Calcutta Sandakan

Steamer SUISANG HINSANG

Osaka v. Amoy, Moji & Kobe LAISANG Ttau vik Swalow & S'hat HANGSANG Ttau via Swatow & S'hal FOOSHING Shanghal via Amoy ...

Telagtsu vla Bhanghai►

Straits & Calcutta.......

Salling

Wed., 29th Juno, at 3 p.m. Fri.

Thurs., 30th June, at 3p.m.

Fri.,

CHAKSANG YATSHING NAMSANG

.Sun., Tuca Wed., Fri

1st July, at 7am. 1st July, at 10a.m. 3rd July, at 10 0.m.

6th July, at 7

A.M.

Sun,

MINGSANG CHIPSHING

Ttau via Swatow & B'hal KWONGSANG Haiphong Tientsin

Ttau la Swatow & Shanghal HOPSANG

8th July, at 10 à.m. || 8th July, at 3p.m. i 10th July, at 10 a.m. Sun,, 10th July, at 10a.m. .Mon., 11th July, at 5p.m. .Wed., 13th July, at 10a.m.

Osaka via Amoy, Shanghai, HUSANG ............. Thurs., 14th July, at 7am,

Moji & Kobe

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

Telephone Central 215.

carry, the witness replied that that lock the grilles despite the 1024,

which specifically might be so. In fact, however, this regulations was not found so. The only time stated that grillen were to be left there was any overloading was dur- open.

A legal point as to whether the ing the exodus from the Colony just after the general strike of 1925. If Anding of the Marine Inquiry will. machinery were invented to check be admissable or not will be passengers on ships the witness thrashed out between the lawyers thought that would considerably at 12 noon on Monday. delay shipping to the extent of one

or one and a half hour each trip.

General Managers:

CONSIGNEES.

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

CONSIGNEE NOTICE.

THE Steamship

T

?

"SPHINX"

A single hatchway the witness LEUNG KWONG' SOLDERINGING CARGO from Marseilles, thought was not sufficient means of exit for passengers during an emergency. The "Leung Kwong" the witness said, must have com- plied with the law as it stood to obtain a certificate.

Locking of Grilles.

"PICKED UP AND DROPPED AGAIN."

SALVAGE OPERATIONS.

&c. also Cargo from Bordeaux La Pallice, Cognac &c. ex 9.8. "JEAN DOUBLET and Cargo from La Pallice, Cognac &c. ex 5.8. "MEI- NAM.

CONSIGNEES are hereby inform-

ed that their goods with the

5

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 JEFFERSON ...Monday, July 4th Midnight

PRESIDENT LINCOLN

Tuesday, July 19th.

PRESIDENT MADISON

Tuesday,

Aug. 2nd,

PRESIDENT JACKSON

.Tuesday,

Aug. 16th.

PRESIDENT MCKINLEY

Tuesday,

Aug. 90th.

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:

From Hongkong

13

July 10 San Franciao July 27

Beattle

Conecting with Steamship

From N. York

Levitikas

Aug. 1

Ang 8

ABR. 10

Aug. 20

Aug. 24

Верь

Q 100$:

1

Oct. & Oct. 15

In the course of yesterday exception of Opium, Treasure and With regard to the grilles over

Scattio the ladders between the second and afteroon's "Leung Kwong" In-Valuables are being landed and June 29

Molestia San Francisco third class compartments the wit. quiry, Mr. R. E. Lindsell enquired stored into the Godowns of the July

Soattle

Berengaria ness said that these should never if it was a fact, as reported in the HONG KONG KOWLOON WHARF July

Leviathan have been there, and if they were Press that the "Leung Kwang" was & GODOWN CO., LTD., KOW-

Seattle Aquitania Μελαντία . 28an Francisco there they certainly should never being raised. After consulting the LOON, whence delivery may be k

Seattle

Muretania After the "Sui managing partner of the Chlat Woo obtained immediately after landing. Aug. 10 have been locked.

Aug. 14 Bm Francisco Olympic Sept. 17 All claims must be sent in to me An" piracy, the witness explained, Steamship Company, Mr. Hugh

Aug. 24

Berengaria Bopl. 21 or before THURSDAY, the Aug. 30 San Francisco Homeria in March 1924 regulations were Jones said that the ship had been

7 Bottle Agaltanis brought into force to protect the sold as she lay at the bottom of an

Majestio Sept. 13 San Francisco bridge only, and abandoned the the sea, and he understood that 30th instant, or they will not be epi

recognized.

DAMAGED PACKAGES will be segregation of passengers of one steps had been taken by the pur- from another. After the meeting chaser to raise the ship. He added of the committee of investigation that he had been informed that the examined by the Company's Sur- held since the regulations of March ship had been "picked up" once,veyor, Messrs. Goddard & Douglas in the presence of the Consignees Frequcat connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to 1924 it had been impressed on all but for some reason she had drop at 10 am, on MONDAY, the 27th

masters that grilles were not to be ped back to the bottom. locked, and grilles were not to be closed unless the cargo ports were left open. Unfortunately owing to the lack of staff only a percentage of ships had been dealt with, and the "Leung Kwong" was not so dealt with.

MOREA

KHYBER

Marseilles & London

Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

TALMA TAKLIWA TILAWA

10,000 3rd July 7,036 12th July 10,000 22nd July

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

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South)

Int July 11 a.m. 6.000 20th July 6,950 2 Septe

ST. ALBANS

† 4,500

ARAFURA TANDA

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., atomers will also call at Shanghai, Iloilo, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other ports en route as inducement offers.

In the witness's opinion grilles constituted a very, very great dan ger to passengers, forming a verit able death trap.

J. LIMAGE,

Agent.

It was subsequently learned that June, 1927.

No Fire Insurance will be effected the "Leung Kwong" had been suc- cessfully raised, but on account of by us in any case whatever. a defect developing in the salvage craft at the critical moment, it was thought advisable to allow the "Leung Kwong" to submerge again. A second attempt had since been made and operations are proceeding favourably. It is probable that the ship will be refloated within the next couple of days.

WARSHIPS IN PORT.

Hong Kong, 21st June, 1927.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

CONSIGNEE NOTICE.

Questioned as to how the "Leung Kwong's" certificate showed that she had complied with the Anti- Piracy Regulations satisfactorily, the carbour Motor sailles on the South Wall Basin, Arhiaia Band THE StayANG

Master that that

upper deck. He could not imagine that Mr. Taylor could have gone down to inspect the lower decks. All passenger certificated were sumbitted to the witness for O.K.

The Inspecting of Ships, Asked how it was that no com- ment had been made on the lower

Aphis; East

"YANG-TSE" Suba. L15 and L19: North Arm, BRINGING CARGO from Dunkirk, Curlew and Delhi; West Wall Dock, Antwerp, London, &c. Vindictive, Wishart and Wolverine; CONSIGNEES are hereby in- In Dock, Wanderer and Subs. L2 formed that their goods with the and LS: Taikoo Dock, Foxglove; exception of Optum, Treasure and Kowloon Dock, Caradoc; Buoy 1.Valuables are being landed and Hermes: Buay 8, Titania: Buoy stored into the Godowns of the Ladybird; Buoy 10, Wild Swan HONG KONG KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD., KOW- Buoy 13, Robin; Buoy 18, Ruthenia Buoy 19, U.S.S. Helena (on ar the witness explained that the com- rival); Buoy 20, U.S.S, Fruitt (on LOON, whence delivery may be mittee was then in the course of arrival): Buoy 20, Kharki; Buoy obtained immediately after landing. going the round of all the ships, CA, H.S. Maine; Kowloon Anchor- All claims must be sent în to me and existing fittings were allowed age, Fortal; Foreign Men-o'-War, on or before THURSDAY, the 30th The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and to remain pending the inspection. Patria (Portuguese) and Argus instant

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-

The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New grilles before issuing the certificate, Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

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

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

London via Panama Canal.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

TILAWA

ARAFURA

* NOVARA

KASHGAR

10,006

2nd July

6,000

6,989

1.

6 a.m 5th July 7th July 9,006 8th July 7.023 Sth July

10,819

€155

6th Aug.

6,956

10,953

19th Aug.

9,114

And Sept.

NYANZA TARA RAWALPINDI

DEVANHA

TANDA MOREA KHYBER

6,322 13th July

22nd July

9th Aug.

Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Ozaka

Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai. Moj & Koba Shanghai, Kobe &

Osaka Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Moli, Kobe & Yokohama Mojt, Kobe, Osaka & Yokobama Shanghai, Moji, Koba & Yokohama Shanghai, Moll, 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 Rangeon 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 measuring not more than 2% it. x 2ft. 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.

Agents.

BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE.

JOINT SERVICE OF THE

"BLUE FUNNEL" LINE.

(OCEAN 8.8. CO., LTD. & CHINA MUTUAL SIN. CO., LTD.,'

AND

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE (ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL 8.8. CO., LTD.) BAILINGS FROM HONG KONG,

S.S."AGAPENOR"

Via Suaz Canal

9.8. "OITY OF 'CHESTER" Via Suez Canal. S.9. "HELENUS” MAN Via Suez Canal 8.8. "CITY OF BEDFORD" Va Suez Canal

This had the effect of not holding (French),

up ships. The witness admitted that there had been no definite in-. structions given for the removal of these grilles. When the committee came across them they were allow

ARMED MERCHANT VESSELS.

The following are the officers who have been appointed in command

or they will not be. recognized.

DAMAGED PACKAGES will be examined by the Company's Surve- yor Messrs:-Goddard & Douglas in the presence of the Consignees

ed to remain under certain condi- of the merchant vessels tempor. at 10.00 a.m. on MONDAY, the 27th

Arriving at

Aug.

Fmih-brg Cbrg hmptn Aug. Obrg-Hampta Aug. Path-brg Ang. Obrg-Shmptn Aug. 30

Obrghmpin Sept. 9 Веры 19 Sept. 23

Wrath-brg

brg-Shupta

Obrg-B'hampto Bept 27

brg-Shopta Oct

Cbry-'hapin Oct. Obrg-hmpin Oct.

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

PRESIDENT GRANT PRESIDENT CLEVELAND PRESIDENT PIERCE PRESIDENT TAFT PRESIDENT JEFFERSON

11

Wednesday, July 13th

Wednesday, July 27th.

Wednesday, Aug. 10th.

Wednesday, Aug. 24th

Wednesday, Sept. 7th.

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 VAN BUREN...Tuesday, July 5th 8.00 a.m.

PRESIDENT POLK PRESIDENT ADAMS PRESIDENT GARFIELD PRESIDENT HARRISON

.Tuesday, Aug. 2nd 8.00 a.m. .Tuesday, Aug, 16th 8.00 h Tuesday, Aug. 30th 8.00 8.m. ..Tuesday, Sept. 13th 6.00 am.

Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Tuesdays.

TO MANILA.

PRESIDENT VAN BUREN PRESIDENT GRANT PRESIDENT LINCOLN PRESIDENT HAYES PRESIDENT CLEVELAND

6.00 p.m. 6.00 p. 6.00 am.

.July öth .July 5th .July 11th .July 19th

8.00 a.m.

.July 19th

For Passenger and Freight Rates apply to

6.00 p.m.

Ne Fire Insurance will be effect- THE ROBERT DOLLAR CO

tions. They were not removed so

Lieut.- as not to cause inconvenience to the arily commissioned for special ser- June, 1927.

vice in China: "Kiawo." movements of ships. Ships were

J. LIMAGE, visited by Harbour Office officials Commander C. M. Butlin, D.S.C.;ed by us in any case whatever.

"Onslaught." Lieutenant D. W.

Agent. once in six months or once a year Graham; "Faulkner," Lieutenant-

Hong Kong, 22nd June, 1927. according to the length of time Commander F. A. Pigou; and their certiñentes were issued for. "Nessus," Lieutenant R. C. D. In between they were visited at Grimes. The destroyers "Wolsey" irregular Intervals as occasion and "Woolston," now serving with| arose. To retain a passengers' cer- the third flotilla in China, are to tificate had to be surveyed once a return to Malta.

year.

CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.

ex B..:

Personally with regard to shipa like the "Leung Kwong" the Har bour Master advocated full com-

Consignees of Cargo pliance with the B.O.T. regulations, "Sphinx" are advised to send in but in view of present conditions to their claims to the Agent before effect these changes forthwith June 30, or they will not Le would affect shipping to a great recognised. extent. The B.O.T. regulations should be applied in time, and they should be enforced gradually.

By the jury: Ocean going vessels came under the Asiatic Emigration Ordinance. It required appliances to be provided for every man on board.

ex $.5. Consignees of Cargo

in their "Yang-Tae" must send claims to the Compagnie des Mes- sageries Maritimes (J. Limage, Agent), before June 30,

EXCESS PASSENGERS.

The case was adjourned until The masters of two junks were Tuesday afternoon at 2.15 p.m. fined $9. and 35. respectively for The jury requested that evidence carrying passengers in excess of at the Marine be given to show why the No. 1 of their licences Indian Guard was instructed to Court this morning.

THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. COPENHAGEN.

The M.S. "MALAYA”

will be loading for Marseilles, Rotterdam, Hamburg and other

Scandinavian Ports on or about

Further sailings:-

Expected on

or about:-

Will leave homeward- bound'on or about:-

tit July.

14th July. 81st July,

M.3. "DANMARK"

M.S. "JAVA M.S. "ASIA" M.S. AFRIKA-

10th July

2nd August

14th Aug.

Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Gwners' Option.

Subject to change without notice.

For Freight and particulars apply to

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

6th September.

5th October Subject to change without: nətics, For further particulars please apply toimin

JOHN MANNERS & CO., LTD.

Agents.

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: A1, 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 MASTERS, ELECTRICIANS.

S.S.

TAIPING:”

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

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

address enquiries to the Chief Manager:

R. M. DIEX, B.S2, HINA, Kowloon Dock, Hongkong.