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SATURDAY, JULY 30, 1927,

P. & O.-British India Apcar and

Eastern & Australian Lines

(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND),

TAKING CARGO

MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.

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.)

Destination

SHIPBUILDING.

FOREIGN COMPETITION.

AIRSHIP v. FAST LINER.

THE CHINA MAIL

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Discussing the future of the HEALTH BULLETIN. DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE

RETURNS FROM EASTERN PORTS.

motorship. Sir Alfred said that it was still only useful for a certain class of crean transport. If any owner to-day wanted i ship with 80,000 h.p, engines, there was choice in the matter. He had to have steam turbines and Tarrow The Health Bulletin of Far East- boilers, and burn ofl. For smaller ern Ports for the week-ended July During an interview with "The units the motorship was very use- 23, states:- Journal of Commerce" on the ship | ful

ful, building revival, Sir Alfred Yar- such, for example, as that between at Bassein, 2 at Bombay,

on long voyages, especially

Pingue-1 case at Fort Said, 7 [row, Bart., anid that although there

Were signs of an improvement, be Vancouver and New Zealand. The Rangoon,

steamship had a great history. The did not think British shipbuilding motorship was only in its infancy, would ever return to its former and, unless it improved a very great prosperity. Before the war We deal in the near future, it could not built ships for all the world--in possibly obliterate the steamship: fact, the world was at our feet; but to-day we had a group of competi tors who could build ships just as well as we did. We had to be warned against too great a sense of optimism.

"Take for example, Italy and Ger- many," he said, "the Northern Ita- lian workman and the German are

PASSENGER LIST.

5 at

Cholera. cases at Basrah, 1 at Bassein, 10 at Bombay, 11 at Cal- cutta, 35 at Madras. 4 at Bangkok. 9 at Haiphong, 1 at Tourane, 1 at Saigon,

Small-pox-1 case at Aden, 17 at Bombay, 11 at Calcutta, 6 at Madras, 4 at Rangoon, 1 at Vizas gapatam, 2 at Sourabaya, 11 at Bandjermasein, 1 at Bangkok, I at Saigon, 2 at Nagasaki.

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DEPARTURES,

The Kwong Fook Cheong Com- Passengers departing from Hong pany, at Cheungsbawan, are ΠΟΥ just as good as the British workmen. Kong by the s.s. "Hakusan Maru" engaged on the building of a new They work longer hours and pro- for London vin ports on July 30, steamer for the Chuen Chow Com- duce more. In the American and are:-Mr. K. Horiuchi, Mr. S. Edo, pany, which, when completed, will Canadian shipbuilding yards, which I have recently visited, I saw men. K. Tsukada, Mr. A. Jorge, Mr. De put on the Macao run.

H. producing more and earning more, Rodrigues, Mr. Carlos Silva, Mr. Yanada, Mr. S Hosodo, Mr. L, and these are two serious factors and Mrs. K. Tanaka, Mrs. Ada in the world competition that Bri-Chan, Mr. K. Mogi. Mr. C. Fonseca, tain has to face to-day."

CONSIGNEES.

Sir Alfred Yarrow agreed that Mr. J. Tsuchiya, Mr. S. Isobe, Mr. there was an improvement in pre- Kohno, Mr. K. Koyanagi, Mr. A. COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES duction in British yards, bul

Shimomure, Mr. T. Sand. Mr. R.

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great advance would have to be Ashizawa, Mr. I. Okuda, Mr. S. made if we were to hold our own s. Goto, Mr. M. Miyada, Mr. K. P. Okimoto, Mr. Witeson Tung, Mr. with the rest of the world. "The Chan, Mr. T. Nakamura, Mr. intelligent workmen," he said "are Komatsu, Mr. A. Fujikawa, Mrs. K. S. sick of the trade unions because they have made a regular hash of things, both for the employers and the employed. In fact, everybody

has suffered."

MARITIMES.

CONSIGNEE NOTICE,

THE Steamship

Moriya. Mr. H. Matsumoto, Mr. T. TH "YALOU"

keto, Mr. Kong Che Wong, Mr. BRINGING CARGO from Dunkirk, Miss F. Matsui, Miss K. Matsui, from Havre, Cognac, &c., Ex. 8.9. Lo Ting-fan, Mrs. M. Mithassel. London, Antwerp, &c., also_Cargo Mr. T. Toyama, Mr. Y. Toyama, Bir."Commissaire Pierre Lecocq." The Example of America. M. Ichikawa. Mr. and Mrs. Parker, "In America I found that the Mr. T. O. B. Harman. Mr. M. Kido, formed that thoir goods with the CONSIGNEES are hereby in- character of all the workpeople was Mr. Y. Eni!, Mr. and Mrs. H. L-exception of Opium, Treasure and one of independence. They would Pratt. Mr. and Mrs. H. Amakasu.

not be dictated to by trade unions Mr. R. Saito, Mr. K. Mishuku, Mr. Valuables are being landed and to the same extent as we find in S. Watanabe, Mrs. J. Caldeira, Mir, stored into the Godowns of the this country. This is very benef- and Mrs. T. Tanaka, Mr. Chu Chi- HONG KONG KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD., KOW- cial for American industry. Men sheng. Mr. Bien Yuson, Mr. and women live in greater comfort. Soyama, Mr. S. T. Gillam, Mrs. T. LOON, whence delivery may be M'lles, C'blanco, L'don, A'werp & Hull The rate of pay is much higher. Watanabe, Miss A. Miyazaki, Mr. obtained immediately after landing. Straits & Bombay

They can earn more and the work is and Mrs. A. Gomes, Mr. A. H. All claims must be sent in to me done cheaper. If a man does dou- Andersen. Mr. A. Gomes, Mr. King on or before THURSDAY, the 4th ble the amount of work and earns Gu-tien, Mr. M. Ohmeri, Mr. K. August, 1927, or they will not be double the amount of pay it is just Hashimoto, Mr. S. Nagahashi, Mr. recognized.

DAMAGED PACKAGES will be the same thing to the employer, ex-S. Yamamoto, Mr. N. Ishiyama, Mr. cept that his working expenses are M. Morimoto, Miss G. M. Carling, examined by the Company's Surve considerably less and his machines Mrs. A. E. Mockridge. Mr. and Mrs. yor Mesars:-Goddard & Douglas turn out more. so that half, the T. Kanesaka, Mr. 1. Sakano, Mr. T. in the presence of the Consignees capital outlay will achieve the same Fujita, Mr. Y. Tsukimura, Mr. I. at 10 am. on MONDAY, the 1st result as double that figure on the Nagaishi, Mr. Y. K. Wong, Mr. August, 1927. smaller.output per man.

Wm. J. Dixey.

S. S.

Tons

From Hongkong About

KALYAN NYANZA

KASHGAR

9,144 2nd Aug. 7,023 3rd Aug.

Noon. 9,005 | 0th Aug.

Nuon 16,619 20th Aug. 10363 3rd Sept. 8,165 17th Sept. 9,134 lat

Oct. 10.086

15th Oct. 8,985 | 29th

Marseilles & London

Oct.

Marseilles & London.

RAWALPINDI MOREA DEVANHA KHYBER

MALWA

KASHMIR

MACEDONIA

Marseilles, London & Antwerp'

Marseilles & London Marseilles & Lenden Marseilles, London & Antwerp Marseilles & London

11,120 | 12th Nov. Marseilles & London

.

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

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

SANTHIA

| 7,754 | 12th Aug. | Singapore, Penang & Calcutta

Profit-Sharing.

"There is no doubt that workmen should share in the increased bene-

No Fire Insurance will be affect- jed by us in any case whatever.

J. LIMAGE,

Agent. Hong Kong, 26th July, 1927,

its coming to caployers through MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. increased output, but it is the most difficult thing to apply any form of The C.P.S., R.M.S. "Empress or profit-sharing to the shipbuilding Asia" left Yokohama on July 22, THE BEN LİNE STEAMERS, LTD. industry, because the labour in and is due at Vancouver to-morrow. shipyards is always Huctuating. The C.PS, R.M.S. "Empress of "When I was in America I met Canada" from Manila, is due here

From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO”, several men working in shipbuild- at 10 am. on August 1, and will ANTWERP, LONDON & STRAITS. EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South)ing yards who had previously been berth at Pier No. & Kowloon Wharf.

employed in this

I sald, country.

The Ben Line. s.s. "Benlawers" HE Steamship.. How are you getting on? They al- from Leith, Middlesbro', Antwerp, TH "BENLEDI' ways replied, Very well; we have London, Straits and Philippines, is &to work a great deal harder than we due to arrive here on August. 6,

did at home, but we make much The C.P.S., R.M.S. "Empress of informed that all Goods are being more money and save much more. Russia" left Vancouver for Hong landed at their risk into the hazar- There is no doubt that labour con- Kong, vin Japan ports and Shang-dous and/or extra hazardous Go- ditions in America form great hai on July 21, and is due here on downs of The Hongkong and Kow- example to this country. In pro- August 8 labour in this country is much too from Trieste, sailed from Aden on delivery may be obtained.

loon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., portion to what is done the cost of The 8.8. "Fiume-L" (D. & Co.) whence, and/or from the wharves, high, and the sad part about it is July 18, and is due in Hong Kong that the workman does not realise on August 18.

TANDA

6,960 2nd Sept.) Manila. Sandakan, Thursday Island,

Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, ST. ALBANS 4,500 30th Sept.

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

The E. & A. S.S. Co., Ltd., atcamera will also call at Shanghai, Iloilo, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawao, Timer, Darwin, or other ports en route as inducement

offers.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-!

The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom ria Now that if he worked harder it is not 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,

simply to the benefit of his employ: er but it is definitely to the benefit of himself. If we are to keep pace with Germany and other countries

we must speed up our capacity for

The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and work in this country. Landon vin Panama Canal.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

DEVANHA

TANDA

MOREA NAGPORE KHYBER

ST. ALBANS NYANZA

MALWA

KASHMIR ARAFURA

! 8,155 5th Aug. 0,956 9th Aug, 10953 19th Aug. 5,283 30th Aug. 9,114 2nd Sept. 4,600 6th Sopt. 7,028 16th Sept. 10,980 16th Sept. 8,985 30th Sept. 0,000 4th Oct.

Shanghai, Mojl, Kobe 4 Yokohama Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama Shanghai

Shanghai. Moji, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Mojl, Hobe & Yokohama Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokoham Shanghai, Moji & Kobe Shanghai, Mojl, Kobo & Yokohama Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama Moji, Kobe, Oaska and Yokohama

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

*Passengera 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 measuring not nuere 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.

Agents.

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

"Amongst European nations Italy is now building more ships than any) other country, except Britain, and Italian shipbuilding in going to be a very formidable factor in the future."

Fast Liners.

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

"Chenonceaux,” August 2. "Athos II," August 30. "D'Artagnan," September 13.

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE,

Consignees of Cargo are hereby

No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the godowns, and all goods remaining undeliver- ed after the 28th instant, will be i subject to rent,

All claims against the steamer must be presented to the Under- signed on or before the 11th August, 1927 or they will not be recognized.

All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are to be left, in the Go Consignees of Cargo ex: s.s. downs, where they will be examined "Yalou" are notified that all claims on the 28th instanf; at 10 am.

Agent before N Fire Insurance bas been

effected.

When questioned about the fast must reach the liner scheme put forward by Signor August 4. Cosulich in Italy, Sir Alfred Yar- row said that it seemed to be pure- ly a scheme, and would not stand the test of practical experience, It could never be a commercial pro- position. Recently he had been talking to Mr. Beatty, the C.P.R., who had declared that 25,000-ton ships seemed to him more of a pay; | ing proposition than the larger and faster vessels. The cost of gaining one day across the Atlantic was too great. "But," added Sir Alfred, "the Americans to-day have such a lot of money, and want to move -about at such an extraordinary rate,

that perhaps this high-speed ship!

y received in the U.S.A." suggestion from Italy will be warm-

PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO.

Competition From the Air, "What shipowners have to con- sider to-day in building fast ships,"

STEAMER FOR STRAITS, COLOMBO, AUSTRALIA, BOMBAY, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN PORTS, AND LONDON.

THROUGH BILLS OF LADING ISSUED FOR BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF, CONTINENTAL, AMERICAN AND SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.

THE Steamship

"NYANZA”·

he said, "is to the competition they Capt. L. M. GORDON, R.N.R., will have to face in about 20 years carrying His Majesty's Mails will time. Ships built to-day will last be despatched from this port on 30 to 40 years, and, I believe, in or about WEDNESDAY, the 3rd at NOON, taking 20 years there will be a regular air August, 1927,

service, with fixed hours, to Cargo for the above Ports.

all parts of the world. Those Bilk, Valuables and Tea for Italy, people who are in a hurry will be France and London (under arrange-

BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE. able to journey across the Atlantic ment) will be transhipped at Bom-

JOINT SERVICE OK THE

"BLUE FUNNEL"

LINE.

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

AND

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE

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

BAILINGS FROM HONG KONG,

2.9. "CITY OF BEDFORD" Via Suez Canal

8.8. "MENTOR"

Via Suez Canal

8.9. "CITY OF NORWICH" Vis Buer Canal

9th Aug 26th Aug. 11th Sept.

Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Owners 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., Canton.

in 14 days, so that the very fast bay into the Bail Steamer proceed-| steamer will have a most serious ing direct to Marseilles and Lon- competitor. It will mean that, don.

steamers

ones to hold their own."

of an ordinary and econo- Parcels will be received at this mic speed may possibly be the only office until 5. p.m. the day before Speaking about the fastest ships sailing. The contents and value of on the Atlantic, the "Mauretania," all packages must be declared. and formerly the "Lusitanis," Sir! For further Particulars, Apply Alfred

he thought, the to- Bald that people who designed the machinery MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO., had never been done justice to. Everyone associated with the de- biguing of the machinery of those marvellous vessels should have re- ceived some public recognition,

HOT WEATHER DISEASES. Disorders of the bowels are extreme- by dangerous, particularly during the hot weather of the summer months and in order to protect yourself and family against 'sudden attack," get; 2. bettle of Chamberlain's "Colic, andi Diarrhoes Remedy. It can be de pended upon. For sale everywhere,

Agents.

Hong Kong, 27th July, 1927.

POLAR CAKE

“ ITS QUALITY: THAT COUNTS

Bills of Lading will be counter- signed by

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.

Agents. Hong Kong, 21st July, 1927.

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 MADISON.

PRESIDENT JACKSON PRESIDENT MCKINLEY PRESIDENT LINCOLN

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND

Monday, Aug. 1st 10 p.m.

Tuesday,

Aug, 16th.

Tuesday, Aug. 30th,

Tuesday, Sept. 18th., ..Tuesday,

Sept. 27th.

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:-

Aniving st

Obrg-bapta Bept,

P'mish-Chrg Bept.

Obrg-Shupin Sept. 23

Gbrg-hmpta Best

From

Hongkong

Vis

Connecting with Steamship

From N. York

Ang.

Aug.

2San Francisco

Beattle

λακ

Aug.

10 Ban Francisco 24

Seattle Aug. 30 San Francisco Bapt. 7

Mefentia Mauretanis Olympic

Sept 3

Youth 6

Bopt. 17

Berengaria Homeric

Beat. 21

Oct. t

Cbrg-Shuptn Oct.

Oct.

19

Seattle Sept 13 San Francisco Sept. 21 Bottle Sep. 27 San Francisco Oci. G Soat:le Oct. 11 San Francisco

Beattle

Aquitania Majestic

Och 5

Ден 15

Lerinthan Olympic

Ja, 22

Dal 29

Borongaria

Nor. a

brg-kita

Leviathan

Nar. 12

Obrg-S'bmpin

Aquitania

Nor. 16

Cbrg-8' himjin

Nor.

brg-Shop Oct Cheg-'hmpin' Öct. Obrg-Simpin Oct. 28 Chrg-6'hmptn

TO EUROPE AND NEW YORK.

Nov. 1 Nor.

Noy.

VIA MANILA, STRAITS, COLOMBO, SUEZ- PORT SAID-ALEXANDRIA-NAPLES

-GENOA-MARSEILLES,

Thence to BOSTON and NEW YORK.

FRESIDENT POLK.........Tuesday, Aug. 2nd 8.00a.m.

PRESIDENT ADAMS

PRESIDENT GARFIELD PRESIDENT HARRISON PRESIDENT MONROE

Tuesday, Aug. 16th- 8.00 aanle

.Tuesday, Aug. 30th 8.00 am. ..Tuesday, Sept. 19th 6.00 a.11. Tuesday, Sept. 27th 8.00 a.m.

Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Tuesdays.

TO SEATTLE AND VICTORIA VIA SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA

"THE FAST SHORT ROUTE”

PRESIDENT PIERCE PRESIDENT TAFT PRESIDENT JEFFERSON PRESIDENT GRANT PRESIDENT MADISON

Wednesday, Aug. 10th.

„Wednesday, Aug. 24th

Wednesday, Sept. 7th.

Wednesday, Sept. 21st.

.Wednesday Oct. 5th.

Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Wednesday.

TO MANILA.

PRESIDENT POLK PRESIDENT PIERCE PRESIDENT JACKSON PRESIDENT ADAMS PRESIDENT TAFT ...

.Aug. 2nd ..Aug. 2nd ..Aug. 8th ..Aug. 16th

8.00 a.

6.00 p.m. 6.00 p.m.

8.00 a..

..Aug. 16th

6.00 p.m

For Passenger and Freight Rates apply to

THE ROBERT DOLLAR CO.

GENERAL AGENTS.

Hong Kong and Shanghal 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 Watkina.

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. Please address enquiries to the Chief Manager:

R. M. DYER, B.Sc., M.J.N.A., Kow Dock, Hongkong.

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