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DODWELL & COMPANY, LTD.

FOR BOSTON AND NEW YORK Via SUEZ.

LLOYD

TRIESTINO

REGULAR MONTHLY PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE FOR BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE (FIUME). TAKING CARGO ON THROUGH BILLS OF LADING TO GENOA, ALL ITALIAN, ADRIATIC, LEVANT, BLACK SEA AND DANUBE PORTS. REDUCED PASSAGE RATES.

BRINDISI, VENICE & TRIESTE

LONDON

NEXT SAILINGS.

£72.10.0. £80.0.0.

OUTWARDS FOR SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, KOBE & MOJI,

M.V. "REMO"

S.S. "FIUME-L.”

M.V. "ESQUILINO"

From Hong Kong. Sails hence on the 19th inst. Sails hence o or about 18th Aug. Sails hence on or about 15th Sept.

HOMEWARDS FOR BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE.

M.V. "VIMINALE”

31.V. "REMO"

S.S. FIUME-L"

M.V. "ESQUILINO”

From Hong Kong. Sails hence on or about 26th inst. Sails hence on or about 23rd Aug. Salls bence on or about 20th Sept. Sails hence en or about 18th Oct.

NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS

FROM CALCUTTA & COLOMBO TO SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.

SS. "UNZUNBI” ...... S.S. "UMSINGA"

Sails from Calculta 31st July. Sails from Calcutta 3rd September. Regular Passenger and Cargo Service to South African Ports. Through Bills of Lading issued from Hong Kong.

For Freight or Passage on any of the nhove Lines apply to:- DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents.

Telephone Central 1030.

NYKLINE

REDUCED RATES TO EUROPE VIA SAN FRANCISCO. £120, £112, £110, £102, £83; G8440, G5420 via Seatle. SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghal. Japan Porte & Honolulu,

• SIBERIA MARU (Calls Keelung)... Tuesday, TAIYO MARU

TENYO MARU

26th July, at 10 a.m. Tuesday, 9th August, at Noon. Monday, 22nd Aust.

Calis Los Angeles, umilting Honolulu,

LONDON via Singapore, Suez, Marseilles & Ports.

HAKOZAKI MARU

HAKUSAN MARU

KITANO MARU

16th July.

Saturday, Saturday, 30th July, at 11 am, Saturday, 13th August, at 11a.m.

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

AKI MARU

MISHIMA MARU

Wednesday, 20th July, at 11 a.m. Wednesday, 24th Aug., at 11 a.m.

Thursday, 28th July,

BOMBAY via SINGAPORE & COLOMBO,

RANGOON MARU

SOUTH AMERICA (West Const) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles,

Mexico & Panama.

GINGO MARU

KAMAKURA MARU

Friday, 16th August,

SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) vin Singapore, Cape Town & Ports.

..... Thursday, 11th August. NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via PANAMA.

BENGAL, MARU

TATSUNO MARU

Thursday, 21st July. Wednesday,

10th August.

LIVERPOOL via Singapore, Colombo, Port Sald & Ports.

LYONS MARU

CALCUTTA via SINGAPORE, PENANG & RANGOON,

'OSAKA MARU

Friday, 8th August,

Saturday, 23rd July.

SOURABAYA vin Batavia, Cheribon & Samarang.

MORIOKA MARU

NAGASAKI, KORE & YOKOHAMA,

MISHIMA MARU

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

MATSUMOTO MARU

MOJI MARU (Kobe direct)

TOYOHASHI MARU

KAMO MARU

Saturday, 6th August.

Friday, 22nd July.

Tuesday, 19th July.

Tuesday, Monday,

19th July, 26th July.

Saturday, 30th July.

For further information apply to NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

Tel. Central No. 292 (Private-exchange to all departments.)

M.M.

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES”

LIGNES COMMERCIALES (Cargo Boate).

Monthly Sailings direct to HAMBURG, BOTTERDAM, DUNKIRK:-

S.S. "YANG TSE"

5th August.

8.8. “YALOU” due to arrive from DUNKIRK, LONDON, HAVRE about the 22nd July.

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS (Mall Service)

Blesmeri.

OIL POLLUTION.

A GREAT SHIPPING NUISANCE.

THE CHINA MAIL

SHIPPING

SECTION.

QUESTIONS IN COMMONS.

in

HONG KONG TIDE.

The tide-table given below has been obtained by aid of the Tide. predicting, Machine, which in. cludes 40 components for the bet- ter prediction of tides, from the result of the analysis of the tidal

taken at observations,

the willing to introduce similar legis-Kaulung tidal observatory under lation. Though such a procedure the direction of Dr. Doberek dur- would have reduced, it would not

As

The times of high-and low- water must not be considered to coincide with the times of slack- water and change of current, the phenomena being quite two distinct.

have abolished sea pollution, but ing the years 1887, 1888, & 1889. The times and heights are given would have placed our vessels under a grave disadvantage when for Kaulung; but they may be

competition.

used for the Victoria Naval yard mecting foreign before stated, in many ships and Aberdeen, the differences would be impossible to fit separa- being very small.

Buch By bringing forward in the House tors economically, yet their own- of Commons the matter of all ers would be obliged to carry pollution of the sun members have appliances for very occasional use, done a signal service not only for Such procedure would only touch the fringe of the evil, in any event, the facts they produced, but giving Sir Phillip Cunliffe Lister for it is generally realised that the major sources of pollution are out- an opportunity for stating the posi-side the scope of any separator tion adopted by the British Gov- ernment. In the course of his plant. Sunken wrecks, for exam ple, are prolific sources of pollu- questions Sir Clement Kinloch

tion; under the disintegrating in- Cooke Indicated the indestructible fluences of the sen they give off ofl of years. Then the nature of oil, and suggested that

over perleds tark steamer herself is not blame- the only sure way of preventing it reaching our shores lay in a less; tanks must be cleaned prior B solute prohibition of discharge at

to reaching the loading port, and Kels and not in imposing limits the amount of water pumped over- Ban., 17 m 10-21 7.8 m2 36 1.8 outside which such action was ort. board in the course of the operation Mon. 18 m 28 missible. Other members support ed him in this line, advocating the would tax the capacity of the provision of oil separators aboarding ballast passages Buch vessels 08-19 13 125, 19

0 4a 7.0

est separator. Again, when mak-

July 16 to 22, 1927.

HIGH WATER } Lower WaTI Standard 2ts dard, Et.

DATE

July

Bt.

Times

Timos

388.0 m2 57 134.4.1 B10 M

9.8 0.0

0.9

n 4.218

10 11 13.0

R

E..

7246 0.A are very liable to strain when Wed. 10 m 2 2 4.4m 62 | 3,0 econo- labouring in heavy weather-not

ship, and even hinting that such apparatus would result in mies.

be

Undoubtedly such would be the case in many instances, but it must be borne in mind that with many older vessels, particularly the types. the installation of separa- tars would be well-nigh impossible at least commercially. But Sir P. Cunliffe-Lister put the matter in its right perspective hy pointing Gov- out that though the British ernment might order the fitting of such apparatus in ships flying the Union Jack, there would

no obligation upon other countries to follow suit, and sea pullution would continue. fence, any regulation either demanding the installation of efficient separators or absolute ly prohibiting oll discharge in any waters would have to be inter- national to be effective; and this in fact, was the line advocated by Britain at the Washington Con- ference. Unfortunately other ma- tions strongly opposed the sugges- tion, and therefore some com promise had to be reached, "the result being the establishment of coastal zones, varying in extent from the fifty to 600 miles, in which oil discharge is not allowed. Difficult Situation.

1

2 201 B.B

SATURDAY, JULY 16, 1927.

CANADIAN

PACIFIC

QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC. TO VICTORIA & VANCOUVER.

STEAMERS

EMPRESS OF CANADA' EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA EMPRESS OF CANADA

EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA

| EMPRESS OF CANADA EMPRESS OF RUSSIA"

SAILINGS 1927.

'I'Kong

Leave

Aug.

S'hai

Leave

Kobe ¡Y'hama Leave Leave

Y'ecr

Arrive

Aug. 6 Aug. 9 Aug. 12 Aug. 21

Aug. 27 Aug, 30 Sept. 2 Sept. 11 Sept. 17 Sept. 20 Srat. 23 Oct., 2 Ort. 23 9 Oct. 11 Oct. 14

Nov. 1

Nov. 13 Nov. 22 Dec. 18

Nov. 4

Dec. Nov. 25

Ang, 24 Sept 14 Oct. 5. Oct. Oct. 26 Oct. 29 Nov. 16 Nov, 19

Dec. 10 Dec. 7

Dec. 25 Dec. 16 Jan. 4 Jan. 7 Jan. 10 Jan. 13 Jan. 22

(E/Asia and E/Russia call at Nagasaki the day after departure from S'hai).

SPECIAL FARES TO EUROPE.

£120

$112

$83

All first and second class rooms on the "Empress of Canada," "Empress of Asia" and "Empress of Russia" are fitted with hot and cold running water.

HONG HONG-MANILA SERVICE.

1,8

97 a

2.0

Arriva Leave Heng Kong Manila

July 19 July 21 Aug. 9 Aug. 11

Leave Arrive Manila Hong Kong

EMPRESS OF CANADA EMPRESS OF RUSSIA

July 30 Aug. 1 Aug, 20 Aug. 22

to an extent to weaken their struc-Thame 2: m 2 66.8 m 7 61 3.1 tural strength, but possibly to cause leakage from rivet holes, which Fri. 22 m 3 610m 844 3.0 will leave a continuous cily wake

€ 04.0 .8 67 3126 when loaded. Nor can such slight defects be detected until that wake shows itself on the loaded passage, and no amount of legisla- MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. tion can meet such a combination of circumstances.

will

The B. I. 8.A. "Santhin" left Singapore for this port on June 11, pm, and is duc here to-day, p.m.

The C.P.S., R.M.S. "Empress of Canada" arrived Shanghai vester- day, at 11 a.m., and left that! a port to-day, at 1 p.m.

steamer

Process of Elimination, Undoubtedly the oil nuisance is a very real one, and everyone con- neeled with shipping would like to see it removed, but that desirable end is more likely to be reached by a process of elimination over

Line The Dollar period of years, and not by legis-

a "President Lincoln" left Manila lation which can only prove handicap to legitimate trade. As yesterday, at 5 p.m. and is time passes, the wrecks will cease due in Hong Kong to-morrow. to discharge oil, shipowners Install separators in vessels which She will sail for San Fran would justify such a course, and cisco via Shanghai, Kobe, Yoko- harbour authorities will be more hama and Honolulu on Monday, inclined to provide, barges design- July 18, at midnight. ed to handle bilge water, &c. Each

The Dollar Line s.s. "President. step taken will do something to Hayes" left Shanghai yester- minimise oil pollutio. until it ceases to be a major problem and day, and will arrive in Hong Officials Kong on Monday, July 18. She ultimately solves itself. of the Government and of harbour will sail for New York via authorities are now very keep upon Manila, Singapore, Penang, tracing preventible pollution, as Colombo, Suez, Port Said, the records of our law courts show, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa, Mar- whilst all engaged in shipping are seilles and Boston on Tuesday equally desirous of eliminating

Quite obviously this was the best compromise which could be made in the fact of opposition to the British plan. It would be useless to ham-waste-and oil lost la oil wasted. morning, July 19 at 8 o'clock.

The Dollar per our shipping with the definite Therefore, it seems that the com-

Line steamer obligation of currying separators paratively recent trouble will be "President Cleveland" from San when other countries were not

denit with, as have similar dis- Francisco left Shanghai to-day, abilities in the e past, for each new and will arrive in Hong Kong on power and oil is comparatively AMERICAN AUSTRALIA ORIENT new-has brought disadvantages in Monday, July 18. She will sail its train. They have been over- for Manila on Tuesday, July 19, come as the result of accumulated at 6 p.m.

LINE.

Operated for

U. S. Shipping. Board

By SWAYNE & HOYT, INC. FOR SAN FRANCISCO &

LOS ANGELES. S.S. "WEST IVAN” ....July 26. S.S. "WEST FARALON" Aug. 9. S.S. "WEST CALERA" .Aug. 23. FOR MANILA, ZAMBOANGA & CEBU

S.S. "WEST CHOPAKA" July 31.

For full Information apply to

SWAYNE & HOYT, INC. L. EVERETT, Inc. General Agents Telephone C. 3008.

1st Floor, Queen's Building.

experience, and no doubt equally The Ben Line s.s. "Benledi" from good results will attend the present Leith, Middlesbro', Antwerp, Lon- endeavours to eliminate oil leak-don and Straits, is due to arrive nge from ships.-"Register of Ship- here on July 20. ping."

WARSHIPS IN PORT,

South Wall Basin, Seraphis and Moorhen; East Wall Basin, Suba. L15 und LIB; North Arm, Vindic- tive; In Dock, Wishart, Wild Swan and Marazion; Taikoo Dock, Fox- glove; Buoy 1, Hermes; Buoy 6, Emerald; Buoy 7, Delhi; Buoy 8, Dauntless; Buoy 10, Wanderer; Buoy 12, Aphis; Buoy 13. Taran- tula; Buoy 18, Ruthenia; Buoy 19, U.S.S. Helena; Buoy 25, Kharki; West of Buoy 25, Belgel.

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

"Amazone," July 19. "Yalou," July 22. "Chenonceaux," August 2. "Athos II," August 30, "D'Artagnan," September 13.

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

Consignees of Cargo ex 8.8. "City of Bedford" are reminded that goods remaining undelivered after July 18, will be subject to rent.

CANADIAN PACIFIC EXPRESS

TRAVELLERS CHEQUES PAYABLE THE WORLD OVER.

THE SAFEST AND MOST CONVENIENT WAY TO CARRY FUNDS.

Passenger Department: Freight and Express:

Tel. C.762 Tel. C. 42

Cables: "GACANPAC."

Cables: "NAUTILUS."

O. S. K.

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION. LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP.-Vla Singapore,

Colombo, Bues and Port Said. ATLAS MARU

Wednesday, 10th August.

..Tuesday, 23rd August.

RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Salgon, Singapore,

Colombo,. Durban & Cape Town. MONTEVIDEO MARU BOMBAY Via Bingapore and Colombo.

SUMATRA MARU (Cails at Fenn) Wednesday, 20th July. *HONOLULU MARU

Wednesday, 3rd August. *(calling at Karachi).

DURBAN, DELAGOA BAY, DEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR AND

MOMBASA-Via Singapore and Colombo. CANADA MARU...

TIENTSIN

CALCUTTA-Via. Singapore and Rangoon.

SEATTLE MARU

BANGKOK-Via Saigon.

.....Sunday, alat July.

Wednesday, 27th July.

*TACOMA MARU

Saturday, 16th July.

*(Calls at Saigon only).

SEKKOW MARU ..........................

Thursday, 28th July.

Porta.

VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Shanghai and Japan

ALABAMA MARU (From Shanghai) Wednesday, 20th July. HAIPHONG-Via KOIHOW & PAKHOL

TAIKWA MARU

MENADO MARU

.Tuesday, 19th July,

Tuesday, 2nd August.

NEW YORK-Via Japan ports, San Francisco and Pansma.

HAVRE MARU

AMAZON MARU

JAPAN PORTS

CELEBES MARU

KEELUNG Vía SWATOW & AMOY.

HOZAN MARU

TAKAO Via BWATOW & AMOY.

DELI MARU

TAKAO DIRECT

BATAVIA MARU.

TAKAO

DAIREN

.Friday, 29th July,

.Satury, 18th July. Sunday, 24th July,

Sunday, 17th July, 11 a.m. .Thursday, 28th July, 10 a.m.

.....Thursday, 28th July,

For further particulars please apply to:-OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.

M. TAKEUCHI, Manager. Tel Central No. 4088, 4089, 4090.

AUSTRAL-CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

S.S. "CALULU ”

will sail hence on the 4th August

for

SYDNEY, MELBOURNE & ADELAIDE

via

Halphong, Manila, Sandakan, Balikpapan, Rabaul, Samarai & Noumen

For Freight & Particulars Apply to

DODWELL & CO., LTD.,

Agents.

Queen's Building. Tel C.1030.

BANK LINE

AGENTS FOR

LID.

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

SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION WITHOUT NOTICE.

UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT

S.S. "CITY OF GLASGOW" ✨........Havre, L'don, R'dam, H'borg, S.S. "KABINGA"

AUSTRALIA

ELLERMAN LINE

3rd August. 18th August.

AUSTRAL-EAST INDIES LINE Sailings from SINGAPORE on 7th of every month by "CITY OF PALERMO" or "CITY OF SPARTA”

to Java. Fremantle, Adelaida, Melbourne and Sydney and vice versa. Through Freight and Passenger bookings from Hong Kong in conjunction with "Ellerman" Line or

other services.

BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE.....AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE

S.S. "CITY OF BEDFORD" S.S. "CITY of NORWICH”

via Suez Canal

via Suez Canal

THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. COPENHAGEN.

The M.S. "MALAYA" will be loading. for Marseilles, Rotterdam, Hamburg and other

Scandinavian Ports on or about

..Havre, L'don, R'dam, H'burg

Mailing

Arr. at Houg

Sailing

Kong & Bailingw

From

tor Buunghs

Marmelles.

and Japan.

from Hong Kong for Marurillon.

ALSO AGENTS FOR

ANDREW WEIR

SERVICES TO

Sith May

++

nl Jane

B

17th Jane

10th July

19th July.

Yud Aug. 18th Aug.

BOSTON & NEW YORK.

Ist July

2nd August

29th July

90th August

Bach Aug. 518 Beps.

via Suez Canal

S.S. “COMERIC

12h August

13th Sept.

11tt Ucl.

MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA

8.S. "TINHOW"

SPIIİNK...

PAUL LEGAT...

CHENOMEAUX

AMAZONE

ATHOS IX.

DARTAGNAN...

RATES OF PASSAGE MONEY TO MARSEILLES ("cluding Table Wine and Free Doctor's Attendance).

**

*

A Class 1st Class..... £99. On. Od. B Class 1st Class .. #86. Om. Od. Steamers 2nd .. *70, 0s. 04. Stormers 2nd .... 801. On. Öd. Through Tickets to London and Leading Towns of Europe. Accommodations reserved in the Trains at Marselllen, (Ballings subject to alteration without notice).

For full Particulars, apply to:-

Cle, des MESSAGERIES MARITEJES,

ANS PRE. Qusen's Building. Telephony: Central 740.

CONBIGNATION TRANSIT-REPRESENTATION.

Further sailings:-

.14th Aug.. 11th Sept.

M.S. "JAVA❞ M.S. "ASIA”-

M.S. "AFRIKA”

& CO.

AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE 16th July. ................ ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE

5th August. Loading for Mauritius, Delagos Bay, Durban, East London, Algos Bay, Port Elisabeth, Mossel Bay

un CaptoWTL Through Bills of Lading issued to Beira, quilimaine, the Fort Amalia Mozambique, Chinde Inhambane, Zanzibar. Mombasa, Kundial, Port Nolloth, Luderits Bay, Walvis Bay

Madagascar.

.... From Hong Kong

For freight or passage on any of the above lines apply to:-

Telephone

.Central 4791.

THE BANK LINE, LTD.

18th July.

Expected on

Will leave homeward-

bound on or about ş

qe about:-

20th August

5th September

6th October

Subject to change without notice.

For further particulare please apply to:-

JOHN MANNERS & CO., LTD.

Agents.

REPORT FROM BOARD OF CONSERVANCY WORKS OF KWANGTUNG Waterlevels in English Feet,

Highest W. L.

Lowest W.L.

W.L.

W.L

Place of Observation

on record

00

record

18/1

14/7

West River at Shinhing North River at Tsingyuez North River at Samshui .. East River at. Sheklung

410*

D'

28.2*

rising

+287′′ +27.8*

+10.4

failing

+18,0

Selling

-15.2-

+ 8.3

+ 7.0,

Fer the 10th..