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DODWELL & COMPANY, LTD.

FOR BOSTON AND NEW YORK Via SUEZ.

S.S. "BOLTON CASTLE"

LLOYD

due to sail on or about 15th Oct

TRIESTINO

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

BRINDISI, VENICE & TRIESTE LONDON

NEXT SAILINGS.

£72.10.0. £80.0.0.

OUTWARDS FOR SHANGHAL, YOKOHAMA, KOBE & MOIL

LY. "ESQUILINO” M.V. "ROMOLO"

From Hong Kong.

Sails hence on or about 16th Sept. Sails herce on or about 13th Oct.

HOMEWARDS FOR BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE.

S.S. "FIUME-L"

M.Y. "ESQUILINO"

NATAL LINE

From Hong Kong.

Sails hence on or about 20th Sept. Saila hence on or about 18th Oct.

OF STEAMERS

FROM CALCUTTA & COLOMBO TO SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS,

:.

Sails from Calcutta 3rd Sept. 8.S. "UMSINGA" Regular Passenger and Cargo Service to South African Porta, Through Bills of Lading issued from Hong Kong.

For Freight or Passage on any of the above Lines apply to:-

DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents.

Telephone Central 1030.

NYKLINE

THROUGH BOOKING TO EUROPE AT REDUCED RATES. £120, £112, 110, £102 £88, via San Francisco. G$440, G420, via Japan and Seattle.

SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghal, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

• KOREA MARU

SHINYO MARU

SIBERIA MARU

Tuesday, 8th Sept., at Noon Tuesday,

20th September. Tuesday, 4th October,

*Calls Los Angeles, omitting Honolulu.

LONDON via Singapore, Baez, Marseilles & Ports.

HARUNA HARU

KAMO MARU

KATORI MARU

Friday, 26th August, at § p.m. Saturday, 10th Sept., at 11 am. Saturday, 24th Sept, at 11 a.32.

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

MISHIMA MARU

TANGO MARU

Wednesday, 24th Aug., at 11 ■.02 Wednesday, 21st September.

BOMBAY via SINGAPORE & COLOMBO.

MURORAN MARU

Saturday, 27th August,

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

Mexico & Panama.

ANYO MARU

KAWACHI MARU

SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Porta,

Tuesday, 8th September.

NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via PANAMA.

CALCUTTA MARU

TAKETOYO MARU

27th August, ..... Saturday,

Sunday, 11th September. LIVERPOOL via Singapore, Colombo, Port Said & Pórta.

Friday, 21st October. CALCUTTA via SINGAPORE, PENANG & RANGOON.

Wednesday, 81st August.

Friday, 10th September.

LIMA MARU

MOJI MARU

NAGASAKI, KORE & YOKOHAMA,

AKI MARU

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

TAMBA MARU (Kobe direct)

CEYLON MARU (Moji direct)

TOYOOKA MARU·

Monday,

29th August

Thursday,

1st September.

Friday,

2nd September...

Monday, 5th September.

KASHIMA MARU

For further information apply to-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

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

M.M.

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

MM

LIGNES COMMERCIALES (Cargo Bosta), *

Monthly Sailings direct to HAMBURG, BOTTERDAM, DUNKIRK÷-

8.S. "DR. P. BENOIT" due to arrive from DUNKIRK, LONDON, HAVRE about the 25th August,

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS (Mall Berrice)

8. Jings

fro

Sleazzers.

Arr. at Hong Kong Ballings for Shanghai Couch (Japana".

BaWay from Hong Kong for Marseilles.

90th Aug.

CHENOYOKAUK

ATHOS IL..: vot ANGERS

DARTAGNAN..

90th July

·1mh August

13th August 18th Bopt

27th Septe

- 25th Augost

7th Sept.

söth Let

GAL. METZINGER..

9th September

11th Oct,

5th Nov:

23rd September

2nd Nor

SPHINX...

·RATES OF PASSAGE MONEY TO MARSEILLES

(including Table Wine and Free Doctors Att

A Clona) lat Clear .. 299, Dr. Od." "B"Cluan-

Steamers

And

2nd 16, 470. Da. Od. Stòam-OPY Through Tickets to London and Leading TORZE

Accommodations reserved in the Prains at Marsillos Medpage (Ballings subject to mitaration without notics). For full-Partklovlarn, apply, top b

* Clos des MESSAGERIES MARET

Central 10. CONEIGNATION TRANS

Telephone:

THE CHINA MAIL:

SHIPPING

THE S.L. "VICTORIA.”

TRIALS OF NEW BAILEY VESSEL

SECTION.

FLASHING THE WHISTLE.

NEW SAFETY DEVICE FOR

STEAMERS.

THE MOTOR SHIP.

TONNAGE EXCEEDS THAT OF STEAMERS.

tons,

TUESDAY AUGUST 23, 1927.

CANADIAN

PACIFIC

QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC.

TO VICTORIA & VANCOUVER.

EMPRESS OF ABIA- EMPRESS OF CANADA-

The improvement in the post- tion of the British shipbuilding in- dustry recorded for the first quar- ter of the year has been continued during the quarter just completed, the returns issued by Lloyd's Register showing that the ton- nage under construction on June 30 last was higher, by 178,456 tons, than the corresponding

STEAMERS We recently gave trial particu Under this somewhat cryptic figure for the end of March. At Iara of the steam launch "Petrol" title, "The Pacific Marine Re that time, 297 vessels, making EMPRESS OF RUSSIA

were in built by W. 8. Bailey & Co., Ltd. view" (San Francisco) tells how 1,216,9832 for the British North Bereno Gov. the steamer "Matsonia" has re- of June, the number had increas- hand whereas, by the end ernment and which attained half cently been equipped with a a knot over the contract speed, and Benson electric flasher-the first this vessel de reported to have safe of the vessels on the Pacific coast ly reached Sandakan after weather-to have such an installation, the ing a six houra typhoon.

On Wednesday last Messrs. Bailey & Co. scored a further east coast steamers are so fitted, Auccess in the official trials of the It goes on to explain. "Victoria," designed and built by them to Admiralty requirements for the Royal Army Service Corps for the carriage of troops, towing, and general service purposes for which great strength, stability and

several hundred Great Lakes and

ed to 316 and the tonnage to 1,390,388. The latter figure, it may be mentioned, is 549,050 tons higher than that for a year ago, although still some 500.000 tons lower than the average figure for the period immediately preceding The Benson flasher is pri- marily a large cluster of brilliant the war. A satisfactory feature electric lights fixed aloft and of the present situation is that arranged to blaze out when the the incubus of vessels in the yards on which work has been suspend- whistle la blown. *

BAILINGS '1927.

-H'Kong S'kni

Leave

Kobe Y'hama Leave Leave Leave

V*ver

Arrive

Aug. 24 Aug. 27' Aug. 30 Sept 2 Sept. 11 Bept. 14 Sept. 17. Sept. 20 Sept. 23 Oct. 2 Oct. 8 Oct. 8 Oct. 11 Oct. 16 Oct. 29 Nov. 1 Nov, 16 Nov. 19 Nov: 22 Dec. 7 Dec. '10 Dec. 13 Jan. 4 Jan. 7 Jan 10 Jan. 25 Jan. 28 Jan. 31

Oct. 14 Ort. 23 Nov. 4 Nov. 13 Nov. 25 Dec. 4 Dec. 16 Dec. 25

Jan. 13 Jan, '11

Feb. 3 Feb. 12

EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ABIA EMPRESS OF CANADA EMPRESS OF RUSSIA. EMPRESS OF ASIA (E/Asia and E/Russia call at Nagasaki the day after departure from 8'ħaj).

SPECIAL FARES TŰ EUROPE

£120

ESS

$112

All first and second class rooms on the "Empress of Cariada, "Empress of Asia" and "Empress of Russia" are fitted with hot and

cold running water.

It is claimed that the flashing ed is being gradually removed; it handiness were demanded by the of the lights is a big factor in now amounts to only 8,745 tons, as compared with 77,600 tons at On the at the end of June, 1926. safe navigation, especially night or in hazy weather, or other hand, we note, with regret, when other noises might drown that the new tonnage commenced the sound of the signal whistle.

The flashing lamps can be during the quarter just completed Hong Kong Manila worked into any desired form, comparison with that laid down generally a design showing the during the March quarter, the company house flag, thus enabl-figures being 437,112 tons and ing other boats to identify the 579,889 tons, respectively, signalling ship.

authorities. In all these qualities the vessel passed the severest ad miralty tests by a large margin, and easily maintained a speed of over 10 knots an hour against the contract speed of nine knots only.

The Victoria is 65 feet long by 14 feet beam and is fitted for navi- gation both inside and outalde har- bour limits, the bows having a good flare to give ample deck space and seaworthiness. There is a deck cabin, neatly upholstered, and all the deck fittings such as bollards, fairicade, etc., are specially heavy and of polished brass. The funnel casing is also of polished brass giving the vessel a very smart ap-

'pearance.

General on Board.

The engines are compound sur- face condensing working at 140 lbs. pressure, and throughout the three hours trials. ran with perfect amoothness.

The vessel having passed the teats for stability, steamed to Murray Pier and embarked Gen- eral Luard and Staff, and also the Naval Yard Inspectors who have supervised throughout the con- struction of hull, boiler and ma- chinery. Four runs

were made over the measured course in Kow- loon Bay at an average speed of 9.5 knots, the Indicator diagrams and other particulara taken from the engines proving highly satis- factory, and, with the coal con- sumption per hour, easily comply- ing with all the contract condi- tions. Further runs were then |made at full speed and an average of over 10 knots per hour was maintained, the vessel being sub sequently tested for turning, re versing and general manœuvring to the entire satisfaction of the Inspectors.

AMERICAN AUSTRÁLIA ORIENT LINE.

S

Operated for

U. S. Shipping Board By BWAYNE & HOYT, INC. FOR SAN FRANCISCO, & LOS ANGELES.

WEST CALERA” „Aug. 23. For full information apply to--- SWAYNE & HOYT, INC. LEVERETT, Inc. General Agents Telephone C. 3098

1st Floor, Queen's Building.

detail.

It is highly recommended those who have used it,

WARSHIPS IN PORT.

by

shows a considerable reduction in

an

The

tonnage launched during the Nearly all steamships now- June quarter, viz., 208,545 tona, adays are fitted with an electric however, shows an increase of automatic whistle operator, and 140,798 tons over that launched all motor-ships have the same during the previous three months. of the vessels now in arrangement for air whistles.

On such ships the addition of hand, the flasher is only a matter of gate tonnage of 758,162,re

203, with

aggre.

steamers, and 98, making 627,700 tons together, are motor-ships, so that the latter account for more than 45 per cent. of the total. The tonnage now building in other countries amounts to 1,450,157, The following warships are in which is about 97,000 higher than harbour:-

the figure for the end of March. South Wall Basin. Tarantula: The present foreign tonnage, it South Wall Basin, L15 and L19; will be noted, is some 60,000 tons East Wall Basin, Fortol; North Arm, Fortol; West Wall Dock, War higher that that building in Britain. Our principal foreign Brahmin; In Dock, Somme, Seraph and Seraphia; Talkos Dock, Vindle rivals, in order of magnitude of tive; Buoy 1, Argus; Buoy S, Des-tonnage in hand, are Germany, patch; Buoy 7. Magnolia; Buoy 12, with 407,620 tons; Italy, with Foxglove; Buoy 12, Bruce; Buoy 226,774 tons; Holland, with 18, Ruthenia; Buoy 26, Kharki; 171,825 tons; the United States, also in port, Craonne (French), with 146,846 tons; and France, U.S.S. Pampanga and, Republica with 186,474 tons. Of the total (Portuguese),

tonnage building abroad, 608,647 tone is accounted for by 167 MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. steamers and 881,895 tons by 170 motorships. There are thus no less than 268 vessels of the latter type, with an aggregate tonnage of 1,459,595, under construction in all parts of the world, as com- pared with 870, steamers, making The C.P.S., R.M.S. "Empress of 1,366,809 tons together. This, it Russia" sail for Vancouver via is interesting to note, is the first ports at noon to-morrow,

·

The s.8. "President, Taft" of the Dollar Steamship Line will sail for Victoria and Seattle via Shahghal, Kobe and Yokohama to-morrow, at

6 a.m.

The CP.S., RM.S. "Empress of Asia" left Vancouver for Hong Kong, via Japan ports and Shang hal, on August 11, and is due here on August 29.

The 8.6. "Athos II," of the Com- pagnie des Messageries Maritimes

occasion on which Lloyd's Re- turns have shown the tonnage of motorships building to exceed that of steamers. It should be pointed out, however, that the tonnage figures quoted above re- fer to the gross tonnage in all

Is expected here on August 30. cases, and the returns from which The 8.8. D'Artagnan," of the they have been taken do not in- Compagnie des Messageries Mari- clude vessels of less than 100 times is expected here on Septem-gross tons.-"Engineering." Lber 13.

The M.V. "Esquilino (D. & Co.) | FRIGHTENING IN THE NIGHT. from Brindisi, is expected in Hong A cry in the night, griping pains in Kong on September 15.

the vitals, cramps, weakening diar- The 8.8. "Bolton Castle" (D. &rhoes; whether child or adult, there Co.) safled from New York on July 19, and is due to arrive in Hong Kong on September 24.

is immediate comfort and ease from pain in Chamberlain's Colic and. Dior- thoea Remedy. It pays to keep it always on hand. For sale everywhere,

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Aug. 30 Sept. 1 Sept. 20 Sept. 22

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Sept. 10 Sept. 12

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LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP--Via · Singapore,

Colombo, Bues and Port Beid AMAZON MARU

ATLAS MARU

..Saturday, 10th September. ..Wednesday, 5th October.

RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Vi■ Balgon, Singapore,

Colombo, Durban &'Cape Town. MONTEVIDEO MARU HAWAN MARU

BOMBAY-Via Singapore and Colombo.

Tuesday, 23rd August.

Thursday, 29th September

Sunday, 4th September. ...Monday. 19th September.

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

MOMBASA—Via Singapore nad Colombo.

BORNEO MARU

INDUS MARU

MEXICO MARU

CHICAGO MARU

TACOMA MARU

'BINGO MARU

Porta

......Wednesday, 81st August,

„Wednesday, 28th September.

CALCUTTA—Via Singapore, Penang and Rangoon.

.Baturday, 27th August, .Sunday, 25th September.

VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Skanghal änd Japan

PARIS MARU (From Shanghai). Sunday, LONDON MARU .......

.Monday, EAIPHONG Y. BOHOW 2 PARROL

MENADO MARU

JAPAN PORTS

TAIKWA MARU

BINGO MARU

GANGES MARU AMUR MARU

NHLUNG VI EWATO là 191.

HOZAN MARU.............

-TAKAO VI■« SWATOW & AMOY.

DELI KARU

TAKAO, & KEELUNG,

SOURABAYA MARU TAFAO, KEELUNG & JAPAN.

GANGES MARU

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28th August.. 12th September.

Tuesday, 30th August," .Tuesday, 18th Sept., 19 ..

.Wednesday, 24th August,`. Saturday, 27th August. Monday, 12th September.

28th August, 2 pm.

.Sunday,

.Thurday, 25th Aurast, 10 minh

.Toesday,

27th September.

Wednesday, 24th August. to:-OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.

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11th September

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