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"TENYO MARU

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-KITANO MARU

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MISHIMA MARU

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BOMBAY via SINGAPORE & COLOMBO------

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Tuesday, 16th August,

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

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GINGO MARU

KAMAKURA MARU...

THE CHINA MAIL.

SHIPPING

SECTION.

S.S. “PAUL BEAU.”

EXAGGERATED REPORT' OF DAMAGE.

The captain of the 8.8. "Paul Beau" states that the report of the vessel's mishap in last week's

"SOLVIKEN" PIRACY. recrudescence of the evil, and one typhoon (which was not published

NO NEW LESSON TAUGHT.

COMING HERE.

On the "Malwa," leaving Lon- don, August 12:

On the "Mongolia," leaving Lon don, September 23:

Mrs. W. H. Brenmer, Mrs. C. D. Lambert.

...

On the "Mantua," salling from London, October 7:

wonders, not when are the British in the "China Mall") was ex- authorities or some other foreign | aggérated. The ship touched power going again. to take action, ground but sustained no damage but when the People in authority and her running was not iter- at. Canton are going to do their rupted. The latest outrage by the Elas duty to their own countrymen and Bay piratea, the attack on the Nor-to foreignera. It has been proved, wegian as. "Solviken" and the, mur-time and again, and beyond doubt der of the master of that vessel, or cavil, that the headquarters of brings out no point in connection the most dangerous and successful with piracy prevention that has piratical organisation in China

PASSAGES BOOKED ON not been brought out before, and waters is situated in the territory P. AND O. VESSELS. tenches no leason that has not pre-aupposed to be governed by these

The latest issue of the Ocean viously been taught; but it does authorities at Canton, yet, despite serve to emphasise two matters that the number of piracles which have Passenger Liat" of the P. and O. have been emphasised time and taken place which can directly Be S.N. Company, received yesterday. again: firstly, that from the view attributed to the activities of the shows the following passages point of the pirates there always one.organisation, nothing of a punis booked from Home for Hong can be found a loophole in the pre-tive nature has ever serlously been | Kong:- cautions prescribed by the Hong undertaken, or even seriously sug- Kong Pirney Prevention Regula-gested, by the very authorities who tions; and secondly, that piracy I are supposed to have control over Dr. and K. H. Digby, Dr. and South China waters can never be the district. The whole basla of Mrs. Shellshear, of the Hong Kong eliminated and never will be the solution of the problem of University, Mrs. K. Taylor. eliminated till the pirates' own piracy prevention and elimination

On the "Macedonia," leaving special district in the vicinity of is co-operation between those whose London, September 9: Blas Bay has been ruthlessly and interest is that piracy shall coase. Sir Henry Gollan, C.B.E. (the relentlessly "cleaned up," once and The Canton authorities have iter-Chief Justice of Hong Kong), Mrs. for all. There has been a certain ated and reiterated their desire to do | Wynne-Jones, amount of implied criticism at Hong what they can to suppress pirates, Kong in regard to the fact that the but that is all they have done, and acore or so pirates were able to get their sole and whole activity in the on board at Hong Kong with their matter has been confined to worda. weapons; but the pirates have de- The elaborate (if not by all means monstrated frequently that if they satisfactory) system of piracy pre- want to get on a ship with their vention which is enforced by the Mr. C. E. H. Beavis and Mrs, knives and pistola, they will get on Hong Kong authorities, and the Beavis, Mr. G. L. F. Bellamy that ship, the most meticulous precautions which are taken at (manager of the Hong Kong Tram- search notwithstanding. The "Sol- other ports in regard to curbing the ways, Ltd.), and Mrs. Bellamy, Mr. viken" took on aomo 400.passengers activities of-the-pimey gentry, how- W. H. 'Bell (manager A.P.C. Hong at, Hong Kong, and while it is rea- ever, comprehensive in their scope, Kong) and Mrs. Bell, Mr. and Mrs. sonable to assume that as efficient can be considered only as a pallia-E. W. Carpenter, Mr. S. B. B. In search ne possible was made be- tive of the evil and not a cure. McElderry (Assistant Colonial fore they went on board, IL Can The real, the only cure is not in Secretary) and the Misses Mc- easily be imagined-that with auch making it difficult if not impossible Elderry, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Mott, a crowd embarking, and with the for the pirates to attack a ship, but Mr. G. F. Nightingale (head- yeasel taking in cargo in addition, in exterminating the pirates them master of the Kowloon British the smuggling, on board of a couple selves. Pirates in other districts School) and Mrs. Nightingale, Mrs. of dozen pistols would present noin South China have received sum-W., D. L. Shenton. insuperable difficulties to experts mary treatment in many cases, but On the "Kashgar," leaving Lon- such as we know the Bias Bay the biggest and most important don on October 20: pirates to be, The cure for the gang of all, that located in Wal- whole disease of South China piracychow, has so far gone scot free (ex- Is, as we have emphasised year after cepting for the British Naval raid) year, the extermination of the and may be expected, to indulge in pirates,

That duty, normally and further operations, some perhaps, morally, would seem to rest with as productive of casualties as the the body at Canton that calls itself last one. The gang should be ex the Canton Government; but though terminated, without ruth or the fact has been represented remorse, and If the Canton Govern- peatedly to these People inment will not undertake the duty. Authority at Canton, they can not, the nations whose ships, are or will not, but most certainly do tinually exposed to the piracy dan not, take any steps to carryout | gor should themselves take sation. what is their bounden duty. Four Such action will have to come. months ago, following a succession sooner or later but inevitably, for of piracies on British ships, the the existence of the Wuichow British Naval authorities took mat pirates cannot be tolerated Inter- ters into their own hands and raid- minably, and their extermination. ed the pirates' district, inflicting a whether carried out by foreigners certain amount of damage, but not or by the native forces of China, nearly enough, though sumelent to would be as welcome to the Chin- keep the pirates away from British ese (who so far have been the chief ships in the meantime. The "Sol-sufferers) as to the foreigners. viken" piracy appears to presage a "Shipping and Engineering."

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Wednesday, 10th August.

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CALCUTTA MARU

Thursday, 18th August. Thursday, 26th August.

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Friday, 8th August.

Tuesday, 9th August

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TANGO MARU

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

TOKUSHIMA MARU

KATORI MARU

AKITA MARU

LIMA MARU

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Friday, 19th August..

Thursday, 4th August, Monday, Thursday,

8th August,

11th August. Thursday, 18th August. Tuesday, 23rd August,

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Monthly. Sailings, direct to HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM, DUNKIRK:

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6th August.

"YALOU” due to arrive from DUNKIRK, LONDON,

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20th July

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27th Septe

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RESCUE FROM BURNING CRAFT.

con-

When tho Straits ateamer "Kopah" arrived in Singapore an July 29, her captain reported that two Malays and one Chinese were picked up from a burning motor bont, the "Tijal," bound from Karl- mon to Pontian Besar with ben- zine.

*

They were picked up from the burning craft at 9.45 p.m. on July 21 and carried on to Malacca and thence to Singapore.

The s.5. "President Pierce" will sail for Seattle on the August 10 at 6 a.m.

Mr. J. C. Fletcher, of Queen's College, Mr. J. McKelvie,

MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

The C.P.S., R.M.S. "Empress of Russin" arrived at Kobe on August 2 at 2.30 pm, left" Kobe Nagasaki to-day at 5 s.m. yesterday at 6 am, and was due at

The P. & O. 8.8. "Kashgar" left Shanghai for this port yesterday at 7 am and is due here to- morrow at about 6 p.m.

The Ben Line 8. "Benlawers" from Leith, Middlesbro', Antwerp, London, Straits and Philippines, is due to arrive here on August.

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

The s.s. "Fiume-L" (D. & Co.) from Trieste, sailed from Aden on July 18, and is due in Hong Kong on August 18.

The following vessels of the Compagnie des Messageries Mari- times are expected here:-~~ "Athos II," August 30. "D'Artagnan," September 18,

CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.

Consignees of Cargo ex* 6.9, "Oakbank" are reminded to take delivery of their goods which will be subject to rent after August 8.

Consignees of 'Cargo ex88. "Chenonceaux" are informed by the Agent that all claims must be sent to him before August 12,

THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1927.

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STEAMERS

EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA ĮEMPRESS OF CANADA ||EMPRESS OF RUSSIA ·

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EMPRESS OF CANADA

SAILINGS 1927.

y'ver

Arrive

H'Kong S'hal

Koho Y'hama Leave Leave Leare Leave Aug. 24 Aug. 27 Aug. 30 Sept. 2 Sept. II Sept. 14 Bapt. 17 Sept. 20 Sept. 23 Oct. 2 Oct, 5 Oct. 8 det. 11 Oct. 14 Ort. ' 23 Nov: 1. Nov. 4 Nor, 13 Nov, 22 -- Nov. 25 Dec. 4

Oct. 28 Oct. 29 Nov 18 Nov. 19 Dec. 7 Dec. 10 Dec. 13 Dec. 16 Dec. 25 Jan. 4 Jan. 7 Jan. 10 Jan. 13 Jan. 23

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Leave Arrive Hong Kong Manila:

Aug. 9 Aug. 11 Aug. 30 Sept. 1

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1 Colombo, Bues and Port Bald.

ATLAS MARU

Wednesday, 10th August.

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

Colombo, Durban & Cape Town. MONTEVIDEO MARU

BOMBAY-Vis Singapore and Colombo.

HONOLULU MARU

CELEBES MARU

Tuesday, 23rd August.

‚Thursday, 4th August, ...Friday, 19th August.

.Wednesday, 31st August.

.......Thursday, “25th August.

DURBAN, DELAGOA BAY, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, "ZANZIBAR `AND'

MOMBASA—Via Singapore and Colombo,

MEXICO MARU

CALCUTTA---Via Singapore and Rangoon.

TACOMA MARU

BANGKOK-Via Salgon

VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Shanghai and Japan

Porta

ARIZONA MARU

HAIPHONG-Via' HO!HOW & PAKHOL

TAIKWA MARU

Thursday, 18th August.

Tuesday, 16th August.

NEW YORK-Vís Japan ports, San Francisco and Panama. JAPAN PORTS

KEELUNG Via SWATOW & AMOY.“

-KOTSU. MARU

TAKAO Via SWATOW & AMOY.

DELI MARU

TAKAO & KEELING.

GANGES MARU

DAIREN V CHEFOO & TSINGTAO.

NITTO MARU

BUSHO MARU

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...10th August

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„Hongkong, April 1, 1924.

REPORT FROM

BOARD OF CONSERVANCY WORKS OF KWANGTUNG

· Waterlevels in English Feet.

Highest WL * Lowket WALL WL

· Place of Observation

оп

record

West River at Saluhing

2/8

24.6

North River at Taingyueu

18.3

rising

North River at Samahul

+16.8

18.2

East River at Sheklung ... +

+10.3

20.5