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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 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, LEVANTINĖ.

PORTS, EUROPE; &c.

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under Contract with H.M. Government.)

9. 8.

Toni

From Hongkong

About

NYANZA

7,023

4th Aug.

10.0.

KASHGAR

9,005

16,819

RAWALPINDI MOREA

** DEVANHA

KHYBER

MALWA

KASHMIR

MACEDONIA

6th Aug. Noon

20th Aug. 10,063 3rd Sept.

Destination

Straits & Bombay

Marseilles, London, Antwerp & Hall

Marcilles & London Marseilles & London

Marseilles, London & Antwerp

Oct.

Marseilles & London

Oct.

Marseilles & London

Och.

Marseilles & London. Marseilles & London

156 17th Sept. 0,114 1st 10,080

15th 8.985 29th

[11,120 | 32th Nov.

Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of Khedivai Mail Steamship Co.

Calls at Port Sudan.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

SANTHIA TALAMBA ARAFURA

7.754 13th Aug, .8,018 2nd Sept .6,000 28th Oct.

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

PASSENGER LIS'

DEPARTURES.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Passengers departed by the Dollar Liner "President Pler " from Hong Kong for Manila n August 2 were:--

Mr. J. Brittlebank, Miss F. Calderon Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Duckworth, Miss M. R. Griswold, Mrs. S. G.. Higgina, Miss M Harshman, Mr., G. Lynam. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. March, Mr. G.. L. Mathisen, Mr. F. R. Miller, Mrs. E. S. Pershing, Mr. and Mrs. De F. Spencer, Master De F. Spencer, Jr., Master P. Spencer, Mesars. W. G. Scharggenberg. C. Whitney. R. A. Worrabe, Mr. and Mrs. A. Morris, Mr. Y. Kanayama, Madame Dumont, Capt. R. R. Flood, Mr. I. Caraldon,, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Angara, Mrs. C. E. Meyer, Mr. T.. Akiyama, Miss M. Girbons, Mosers: T. B. Heirjee, Wong Ning, Mrs. K. Koblukoff, Rev. B. D., Barry," Mr. Chung Yet You, Miss R. Anderson, Miss N. Davis, Mrs. J. R. Mauresa, Miss D. Dolarico, Mr. C. Garcia, Dr. A: Baltazar and Miss F. Baltazar.

FIRST TURBINE STEAMER.

Presentation to the Science

Museum.

•had

A

the

INDO-CHINA

STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LTD.

Canton

SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION. Destination

Steamer WAISHING

YUENSANG

MINGSANG

Ttau via Swatow & S'hai KIVONGSANG Shanghai via Swatow

Haiphong

Sandakan

Straits & Calcutta

HINSANG

• "HUSANG Tiau vin Swatow & Shai WAISHING Tientaln

Kobe via Amoy, Shanghal,

Moji & Yokohama Tau vin Swatow & S'hai HOPSANG Tinu via Swatow & S'hal FOOSHING Straits & Calcutta.

Salling

6th Aug, at 8 am.

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,

.Thurs., 4th Aug,, at 9 a.m. .Thurs., 4th Aug., at 10a.m. .Thurs., 4th Aug, at 5p.m.

.Fri.,

.Fri.,

Sat.,

5th Aug, at 3p.m. 6th Aug., at 3p.m.

-Sun

7th Aug, at 10a.m.

CHIPSHING KUTSANG

Mon

8th Aug., at 6p.m.

Wed,

16th Aug,, at 7a.ra.

Wed., Sun.,

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

PRESIDENT JACKSON

General Managera.

PRESIDENT MCKINLEY PRESIDENT LINCOLN

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND

PRESIDENT PIERCE

10th Aug, at 10 am. 14th Aug., at 10a.m. FOOKSANG....Wed., 17th Aug., at 3 p.m.

Telephone Central 215,

U.S. SHIPPING.

NO HOPE WITHOUT SUBSIDY.

"A DARK PICTURE."-

Advocates of Government aid in building up American shipping re-

CONSIGNEES.

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. CONSIGNEE NOTICE.

Steamship

THE "CHENONCEAUX" ·

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Ex.

3.9,*

the first vessel to be propelled by Wesley Jones, chairman of the &c. also Cargo from La Pallice, The after part of the "Turbinia,"ceived strong support from Senator BRINGING CARGO from Marseilles, steam turbine, was put on board a Senate Commerce Committee, who. Cognac, Havre, &c., steamer at Newcastle for declared that without Government "Commandant Dorise." transport to the Thames and help the American merchant marine CONSIGNEES are hereby inform- thence to the Science Museum at would completely vanish from the jed that their goods with the South Kensington, to which it has high seas. Senator Jones drew alexception of Opium, Treasure and been prosented by Sir Charles Par- dark picture of the present state of Valuables are being landed and sons and the directors of the Par- the commercial fleet, and declared stored, Into the Godowns of the sons Marine Steam Turbine Com- that not a single vessel was being HONG KONG KOWLOON WHARF pany. The whole vessel was offer- built to-day in American shipyards & GODOWN CO., LTD., KOW- ed, but as it could not be accom

for overseas trade. Without-a sub-LOON, whence delivery may be modated for reasons of space, italdy private capital would not give obtained immediately after landing. has been cut in two, and the after the country a mercantile marine, he

All claims must be sent in to me. portion; 46ft. in length, containing said, and as Congress would not on or before FRIDAY, the 12th the engines and propellers is being grant a subsidy the Government instant, or they will not be recog placed in the museum.

must furnish money to build ships, nized. The construction

and, directly or indirectly, operate of: Turbinia,"

DAMAGED PACKAGES will be which

them. The adoption of such a plan examined by the Company's Sur- length of 100ft..

beam would demonstrate to foreign com-veyor Messrs Goddard & Douglas. of 9ft., a draught of 3. ft., and a petitors that they had a rival' they in the presence of the Consignees displacement of 44% tona, waa com- could neither defeat nor destroy, at 10 a.m. on TUESDAY, the 9th to vessel was in the first instance fit majority of the Senators on his No Fire Insurance will be effected

pleted at Wallsend in 1894, and the Mr. Jones declared, and he and the August, 1927 theted with a single compound tur

committee were in favour of it.by us in any case whatever. bine engine of the radial type, which Specifically he advocated a revolv is also being presented to the ing fund of £25,000,000 to build up- museum. With this engine, which to-date ships, with the provision of drove a single shaft, various-ar- an annual replacement sum rangements and pitches of propel. £5.000.000. The alternative to some lers were teated, but the results auch plan, Senator Jones declared, compared with the power.register was a reveralon to the condition in ed by a transmission dynamometer which America found herself when ahowed in very case a very low she entered the war. propeller efficiency. This original Government had paid out £6,000,000 turbine was therefore removed, and a year before the war, she would' replaced by the existing machinery, have had an adequaté merchant

marine when the war broke out. THE Motor Vessel

THE turbines high-pressure, Interme- As things wore, the Government diate, and low-pressure-driving had been obliged to spend more having arrived. Consignees of three shafts starboard,-port, and than £600,000,000-in-constructing a Cargo by her are informed that all centre respectively. On the con- fleet of ships which were now rot. tre shaft there is also an astern ting in their docks or had been sold turbine. This change enabled a for a song. While the country now speed of 341⁄2 knots to be obtained, had little to show for its £600,000,- out of the lines in defiance of the ing about £8,000,000 annually as in- may be obtained. and the "Turbinia," darting in and 000, the American people were pay- patrol boats, was one of the most terest on the cost of the ships, and conspicuous objects at the Naval would continue to do so for fifty the Goods have left the Godowns, No Claims will be admitted after Review in 1897. The main propell-years, Senator Jones concluded, and and all Goods remaining undeliver- ing machinery developed 2,000 h.p. the money would build no new ships ed after 8th August, 1927; 4 p.m.,

and would not even repair the old will be subject to rent. follows:-Machinery, boller, screwa, shafting,, tanks, &c., 22 tons; hull complete, 15 tons; coal and water

tons.

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South) which consists of three separate

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

TANDA

6,956 2nd Sept. ST. ALBANS | 4,800 | 30th Sept. |

Regular monthly sailing's from Hongkong to Japan and Hongkong to Australia.

The E. & A. 8.S: Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghai, nicilo, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawao. Timor, Darwin, or other ports en route as inducement offers.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:---

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The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via Now The weights of the ship were as 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...

The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and London via Panama Canal:

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

DEVANHA

TANDA

TALAMBA MOREA NAGPORE KHYBER

ST. ALBANS

NYANZA

MALWA

KASHMIR ARAFURA

8,155 5th Aug.

10 am. 6,956 9th Aug. 8,018

10th Aug. 10,953 19th Aug. 5,283 30th Aug. 9,114

Sept. 4,600 6th Sept. 7,023 16th Sept. 10:988

10th Sept 8,085 30th Sept

2nd

6,000 4th Oct.

Shanghal, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama

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

Shanghaol, Kobe & Yokohama

Moji, Kobe & Yokohama Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama Shanghai, Moji & Kobe, Shanghal, Moj, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Mo, Kabe & Yokohama Mojl, Kobe, Osaka and Yokohama

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| MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

The F. & O. 8.8. "Devanha" left Singapore for this port on July 31 at 9 am. with the outward English Mails, and is due here to-morrow, at about noon.

The Ben Lines. "Benlawers" from Leith Middlesbro', Antwerp, London, Straits and Philippines, is due to arrive here on August, 6.

The C.P.S., R.M.S. "Empress of Russia" is due at Hong Kong on, August 8 at 5 p.m.

..

The s.8. Flume-L" (D. & Co.) from Trieste, sailed from Aden on

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. July 18, and is due in Hong Kong

WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.

Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotal expenses at Singapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer,

All Cabins are Atted with Electric Fans free of charge.

Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries? Parcels 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 zalling.

For further information, Passage Freights, Handbooks, etc., apply to:

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

„Agents,

r. & 0. Building, Connaught Rd. C., HONGKONG.

BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE.

JOINT SERVICE OF THE

“BLUE FUNNEL" LINE.

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

AND

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE

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

BAILINGS FROM HONG KONG.

8.8. "CITY OF BEDFORD" Via Suez Canal

S.S MENTOR"

8.8, "CITY OF

Steamers

Viz Suez Canal-

Y OF NORWICH" Via Suez Canal.

proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Gwners Option. Bubject to change without notice.

For Freight and particulars apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE or THE BANK LINE, LTD.,

Koog

Hour Hong & Canton: JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD, Cantom:

on August 18.

The following vessels of the Compagnie des Messageries Mari- times are expected here:-- "Athos II," August 30. ' "D'Artagnan," September 13.

ones,

WARSHIPS IN PORT.

If

The following warships are present in harbour.---

'of

the

at

J. LIMAGE.

Agent. Hong Kong, 3rd August, 1927.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE.

From U.S.A.:

"OAKBANK"

Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra-hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd., whence delivery

All Claims against the vessel must be presented to the Under- signed on or before 15th August, 1927, or they will not be recognized. All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, North Wall Basin, Delhi; South where they will be examined on Wall Basin, Wild Swan; East Wall Monday, 8th August, 1927, at 10 Basin. Subs. L15 and L19; North Arm, Vindictive: In Dock, Moorhen

No Fire Insurance has been and Fortol: Taikoo Dock, Foxglove; effected. Kowloon Dock, Sterling: Buoy 1, Argus; Buoy 9, Primauguet signed by (French); Buoy 7. Dauntless: Buoy 12, Argus (French): Buoy 18, Ruthenia; Buoy 25, Kharki.

POLAR CAKE

ITS QUALITY

THAT COUNTS

AUSTRAL-CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

S.S. “CALULU”

will sail hence, on the

- 6th August,

For SYDNEY, MELBOURNE & ADELAIDE

Haiphong, Manila, Sandakan, Balikpapan, Rabaul, Samarat & Noumea

For Freight & Passages Apply to:

··DODWELL & CO., LTD„

the Agents.

-Queen's Building. – Tel. C.1030.

REPORT FROM

BOARD OF CONSERVANCY WORKS OF KWANGTUNG

Waterlevels in English Feet.

Place of Observation

West River at Shishing.

North River at T'sini North River at Samshul East: Elver at Shekling"

Highest WL Lowest WL,

OB

record

record

31/1

20.8

16.8

10,1

$10.1

Bill of Lading will be counter-

THE BANK LINE, `LTD., General Agents. Hong Kong, 2nd August, 1927.

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

"THE SUNSHINE BELT”

.Tuesday, Aug. 16th,

Tuesday,

Aug. 30th.

.Tuesday,

Sept. 18th.

Tuesday,

Sept. 27th.

Tuesday,

Oct. 11th.

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

Cholee 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

Aug. 10

Arriving st

Pmtb-Obrg Hept. by hmpin Sept. Obrg-8'hmpin Sept Obig fhmpin Oct. brg-Shoppin Oct. Obig 8hmpta Oct Ubry-Sumpt

Vin

Connecting with Breamship

From N. York

Seattle Aag. 16 San Francisco Aug. 24 Battle

Mauretania

Olymple

Berengaris

Sept. 6 Sept. 17 Bapt. 21

Aug. 30 Ban Francisco Sept. 7

Beattle

Homerio

Oct.

Aquitania

Oct.

"Majestic

Oct. 15

Sept. 21

Beattle Sept. 27San Francisco Oct.

5 Seattle Oct 11 San Franciado Oct. 19

Beattle Oct. 25 Ban Francisco

Leviathan

('ah 22

Dot.

2

Olymplo

Dat. 29

Olghmptn

Nov.

Berengaria

Nov. 2

big-bmptn

Nor.

Leviathan

Nov. 19

Charg-8hmpt

Nov.

Aquitania

Nov. 16

brg-hmpin Nov. 23

Majostic

Nov. 26

Chry-8 kmpin Deo.

Sept 18 San Francisco

TO EUROPE AND NEW YORK.

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

-GENOA-MARSEILLES,

Thence to BOSTON and NEW YORK. PRESIDENT ADAMS...Tuesday, Aug.-16th 8,00 a.m.

PRESIDENT GARFIELD PRESIDENT HARRISON PRESIDENT MONROE PRESIDENT WILSON

Tuesday, Aug, 30th 8.00 a.m.

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

Tuesday, Oct. 11th 6.00 a.m.

Thereaftor Fortnightly Sallinga 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 JACKSON PRESIDENT ADAMS PRESIDENT TAFT PRESIDENT MCKINLEY PRESIDENT GARFIELD

Aug. 8th

6.00 p.m.

.Aug. 16th

8.00 .m

.Aug. 16th

6.00 p.m.

.Aug. 22nd

6.00 p.m.

.Aug. 80th

8.00 a.m.

For Passenger and Freight Rates-apply to

THE ROBERT DOLLAR CO.

GENERAL AGENTS.

Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Building, Ground Floor

Telephone. Central 2477, 2178 & 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 LHP-4090 D.W: 4215 fons.

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

Please address enqui

to the C RM DYER B52.61