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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 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, LEVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE, &c.

+

THE CHINA MAIL:

WORLD SHIPPING. SWEPT OUT TO SEA.

THE OUTLOOK FOR THE INDUSTRY.

Mr. G. A. Vallance; (Secretary of the British National Maritime Board) writes to the "Times of Ceylon":-

SMALL BOAT IN DANGER.

CONSIGNEES.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

CONSIGNEE NOTICE,

THE Steamship

"CAPITAINE FAURE”

Sydney, August 19, Feare are entertained for the (safety of two men, who were blown For six years the merchant out to sea in a small boat by the navies of the world-swollen by strong westerly wind this after- the inflated output of shipbuilding noon. The names of the men are BRINGING CARGO from Middles not known, but it is presumed that brough, Dunkirk, London, Antwerp, during the closing stage of the War and the short-lived post- they are amateur fishermen. armistice boom-have been subject-

&c.

Late in the afternoon a report CONSIGNEES are hereby in- ed to a process of severe attrition was received by the South Head formed that their goods with the boat con-exception of Ophim, Treasure and In the shape of low freights and Signal Station that a keen competition between rival taining two men was being swept Valuables are being landed and The message stated stored into the Godowns of the ownerships and fiaga. The follow-out to sen. Ing summary table of figures, that the boat was then about three HONG KONG KOWLOON WHARF based on particulars contained in or four miles away from the coast, & GODOWN' CO, LTD., KOW- Waverley. The pilot LOON, whence delivery may be the "Doomsday Book" of the ship- opposite

ping industry-the Annual Register steamer Captain Cook was des- obtained immediately after landing. All claims must be sent in to me of "Lloyds"-enables one to see at patched about 5 o'clock to rescue

six years:

a glance how the War affected the men. After making a thorough on or before MONDAY, the 26th different.

returned September, 1927, or, they will not countries, and what search. Captain Cook

DAMAGED PACKAGES will be changes have been produced by the to her anchorage in Watson's Bay be recognized. protracted depression of the past two hours later, and reported that

no trace of the boat, had been scen. examined by the Company's Surve- Darkness set in, and further efforts yor Mosars: Goddard. & Douglas 1927 to find the boat had to be aban- in the presence of the Consignees

21.5 doned.

at 10 am. on FRIDAY, the 23rd The wind swept off the coast September, 1927. 5.1 with considerable force this after- No Fire Insurance will be effect- 2.6 noon and at about the time the mused by us in any case whatever. 3.4 sage was received reached a voin,

Country 1914 1921 Great Britain (s) 20.3 21.2 Norway, Sweden

& Denmark...

Holland

France.

Germany

Italy

Japan

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY USA.

DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under Contract with H.M. Government.)

Oct

3. S.

Tona

From Hongkong About

XHYBER

ALIPORE

0,114 1st 6,273

Oct.

6th

Oct.

MALWA

40.983

NAGPORE

KASHMIR

5,283 8,085

MACEDONIA

11,120

MONGOLIA

16,504

MANTUA

KASHGAR

20th

12th Nov. 26th Nov, 10,948 10th Dec.

15th

Oct.

29th

Oct.

9,005 24.Ի Dec.

1028

10.963

8,155

10.980

7Lb Jan. 21st Jam

4th..Eeb. 9,114 18th Feb.

MOREA DEVANHA MALWA KHYBER

Destination

Marseilles, London & Antwerp Straits, Colombo & Bombay. Marseilles & London

Straits, Colombo & London Maricfiles, London, Antwerp & Hall Marseilles & London Maraciles & London Marseilles and Loadou

Marseilles, London & Antwerp

Marseilles & London

Marseilles, London & Antwerp Marseilles & London.

Marseilles, London & Antwerp

Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople, Pirenas, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.

TILAWA

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

10,000 7.030

3rd Oct Singapore, Penang & Calcutta 8th Oct. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta

TAKLIWA

• Calle fungoan.

Others

Tóta!

3.7

1.5 2.2 1.9 3.0

5.1 0.7

1.4 2.4

1.8 2.1

3.3 city of 40 miles an hour and whip

3.4 ped up a choppy sea.

2.9

18 12.3 10.9

5,2 5.1 6.5

42.5 51.2 69.6:

J. LIMAGE,

Agent.

Hong Kong, 17th September, 1927.

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED,

From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON & STRAITS.

THE

Bro

SIAM STEAM PACKET CO.

One of the few local companies Straits Settle- -registered in the

ments under the Companies Ordin- (a) Including the Dominions.

ance-The Siam Steam Packet Com- The foregoing figures, which pany Ltd.,--is taking powers to in- exclude all sailing vessels, com-crease its capital. For some years posite and wooden steamers, and past the Company on a very small

HE Steamship small craft of less than 100 tons capital has enjoyed a remarkable

"RENAVON" gross, would seem at first sight to prosperity, which has been reflected

of Cargo CONSIGNEES Indicate that Great Britain had lost in the dividends paid to its share-

of the hereby informed that all Goods are considerable ground, both since holders. In the opinion 1914 and as compared with 1912, directors the time has come when being landed at their risk into the In respect to the proportion of the further extensions should be made, hazardous and/or extra hazardous world's tonnage sailing under the better and more commodious type Godowns of the Hongkong and Kow- of boat be employed on the prin- loca Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Red Ensign. The British percent cipal lines, and In order to Anance age, which was 47.7 in 1914, had these proposals, the Company has whence and/or from the wharves fallen by 1921 to 39.1, and is to-day decided to issue some of its uncall- delivery may be obtained.

No claims will be admitted after only 36.1 per cent. Between 1914 ed shares, and to capitalise some and 1921 the British fleet, includ-of its reserves. The capital is to the Goods have left the Godowns, ing vessels owned in the Dominions, be increased from Tes. 240.000 to and all Goods remaining undeliver- Increased by less than 5 per cent., Tes. 750,000. The bonus deriveded after the 21st inst, will be sub- whereas the world total rose by from issuing skares at a premium ject to rent. nearly 28 per cent. In this period is to be credited to reserve. With

All claims against the steamer

the tonnage belong to each of the new capital available the direc- must be presented to the Under- our principal Europe, competitors tors are to build more and newer aigned on or before the 6th October, (excepting the special case of Ger-types of bouts, burning crude oil.

many) recorded a substantial ex- The trial boat which is in the ser- or they will not be recognized..

All broken, chafed and damaged pansion; the Japanese fleet doubled vice is such a favourite that pagsen-Goods are to be left in the Godorna, approximately in size; and the gers prefer to wait day in Bang-i United States' merchant navy in-kok in order to travel by her. creased nearly sevenfold This

last named expansion, Jowever,

was more apparent than real, since

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South) over 4 million tons of the Ameri- According to a Copenhagen mes-

* ST. ALBANS 4,500 30th Sept.

ARAFURA TANDA

4 p.m. 6,000 28th Oct. 6,064 2nd Dec.

Manila, Sandakan, Thursday Island,

Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne,

&

*Culls Kolambugan and omita Sandakan. Regular monthly sailings from Hongkong to Japan and Hongkong to Austraila.

The E; & A. S.S. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghai, Iloilo. Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other porta en route as inducement

itters.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-

where they will be examined on the 21st inst., at 10 a.m.

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

Bill of Lading will be counter-

Agenti.

Hong Kong, 14th Sept., 1927.

can shipping ufloat in 1921 con- sage, éonalderable improvement signed by sisted of war-bullt units incapable has been observed lately in Danish| GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD: of economie operation in times of shipping, and for several months freight depression, and destined the whole of the mercantile stenm ever since, as the event has proved, and motor ficets have been fully to remain permanently out of com- occupied. Some of the sailing fleet mission awaiting consignment to have been laid up owing to low the scrap-heap.

freights, but thanks to improve- even these Since 1921, the aggregate ton-ment in this respect nage belonging to British owner-boats are now again all at work, ships has remained on balance al-ancially in the Baltic timber

traffic. most stationary, as opposed to a world increase of 10 per cent., an in- crease to which the rapid restora-

The Union 5.5. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom vis Notion of Germany's lost shipping has fealand, 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.

1

largely contributed. There has which will' shortly be made as a also been further marked ex result of the large number of pansion in the mercantile marine shipbuilding contracts placed early

Temporary and sen

The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and of Italy, Japan and the Scandina- this year. London via Panama Canal.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

JBYPORE

MONGOLIA TANDA

MANTUA

5.318

6,966

25th

Rih

Oct.

Oct.

Nov.

Nov.

10% JRE NOV.

19th Nov,

EM NOV

LAHORE

KASHMIR

ARAFURA

·MACEDONIA

5,252 28th Sept.

G R.M. 8,985 30th Sept. 6,000 4th: Oct. 11,120

15th

16,504

28th

Oct.

*

10,940

KRIVA

9,135

KASHGAR

9,005

ST. ALBANS

4,500

HOREA

10.953

10th Dec.

KALYAN

DEVANHA

9,144 8,155 .24th

1928

9.114

9,135

11,120

10.980 7th Jan.

21st Jan 28th Jan. 4th Feb.

MALWA

KHYBER

KHIVA

MACEDONIA

20th Nov.

6th Dec.

13th

* Calls at Dalny.

Dec. Dec.

Shanghai, Moji, Kobu & Yokohama

Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama Maji, Kobe. Onaka and Yokohama Shanghai, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghal, Maj, Koba & Yokohama Shanghai -Moji,

Kobe

Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama

Maji, Kobe & Yokohama &Yokohama Moji, Kobe & Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama Shanghal, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghal, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Mojl, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Moji & Kobe Shanghai, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama

, Kobe & Yokohama

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

Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses at Gingapon 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 sailing.

For further Information, Fassage Freights, Handbooks, etc., apply to:—

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

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

vian countries. The hypertrophied soñal "spurta" apart, the shipping American fleet, alone among the industry is likely to have to endure leading maritime countries, has several years more of fierce com- suffered a considerable shrinkage,

POLAR CAKE

ITS QUALITY

THAT COUNT

petition and keenly-cut rates be- LONDON SHIPPING ‘INCREASE. aggregate tonnage are misleading crented between 1919 and 1922 Is

Your Own Room Genuine comfort and every modern convenience attend you in your stateroom aboard President Liners. You will be delightfully pleased with the luxury and bominess of your accommodations.

The magnificent President Liners are broad of beam and exceptionally steady. All are oil burners, swất,express liners, The public rooms are luxuriously appointed and inviting.

All staccrooms are outside, splendidly furnished and equipped with hecks--not berths. Each room has hot and cold running water, also fans, wardrobe, thermos bottles and reading lamps. Private bath and showers in connection with many rooms perfect the travel comfort of these giant passenger liners.

The Cuisine is world famous. The deliciously prepared menus will delight you. And how the orchestra adds zest to your dining.

The decks are spacious The Ghar-endlosed Promenade always popular. Deck spotts, open air swimming pool, movies, evening dances-everything has bear done to make your trip a happy one. Unexcelled anywhere is the courteous and efficient service accorded you by the trained personnel aboard the President Lincts:

The great frequency of sailings and the liberal stopover privileges of the Dollar Steamship and American Mail Lines have made these glant passenger linces out. standingly popular among travelers.

WEEKLY TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE

TO SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES

To SEATTLE and VICTORIA' The Short, Straight Route con America The Sunshine Belt tia Fionolulu

Fortnightly sailings on Wednesdays Fortnightly allursan Tuesdayz Pres. Cleveland Sept. 27th 1 a.m. Pres. Madison ....Oct. 5th. Pres. Pierre

.Det. 11th. Pres. 3nekson Pret. Taft

Pres. McKinley ..Oct. 25th.

Pres. Lincola Prea. Jefferson.....Nov. 8th.

Oct. 19th. ..Nav. 2nd.

Nov. 16th.

Special Through Rates to Europe, via United States, £120, £112. Direct connections with all Atlantic lines. Choles of rallway lines across United States and Canada, with liberal stop-over privileges for sight-seeing.

To EUROPE' and NEW YORK

...-ROUND THE WORLD

Fortnightly sailings on Tuesday via Manila, Stealta, Colombo, Suez Canal, Alexandria, Naples, Cance, Marseilles, Boston and blew "Cons. Pres. Monroe, Sept. 27th 8 am, Pres. Inves Nov. 8th f'.m. Pres. Palk.....Nov. 22nd. 8 mm. Pres. Wilson..Oz. 11th 0 cm. Pres. Y. Buren Oct. 25th 8 a.m.Pree Adams Dec, 6th, 8 am - To MANILA

Pres. Monroe ..Scpt. 27th 8 san Pres. Madison..Sept. 27th & p.m. Pres. Pierce ...Oct. 3rd $ a.m.

Pres. Wilson ..Oct. 11th, 6-4.m. Pres. Jackson..Oct. 11th, 6 p.m.) Pres. Taft ..

...Oct. 17th, 6.p.m.

For Bookings, Passenger and Fraight Information ripply to Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Building, Ground Floor Telephone Central 2477, 2478 and 795

"Dollar***

Cable Address

Dollar Steamship Line

and

American Mail Line

Mere comparisons, however, of fore the great tonnage surplus During the fiscal year fust THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.

British Norwegian Swedish Dutch

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER MAKERS, BRASS undi IRON FOUNDERS All work done in this establishment is guaranteed. We have over thirty years' experience. We own two Blipways and can) accommodate any craft.of 200 feet long.....

Town Office: 64, Connaught Road Central, Hongkong, Tal. Central No. 489,

Tel. Kowloon No. 8.) Shipyard: Sham-Bul-Po, Kowloon, Hongkong.

Estimates furnished on application, Hongkong, April 1, 1924.

THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.

unless regard be had to the impor- finally worked off. Under these ended, the London port handled tant factor of relative efficiency of conditions the relatively high more traffic than ever before, the units owned. It is satisfactory to efficiency of the British merchant total tonnage being 49,995,610, find that, whereas 16 per cent. of fleet is of more importance than compared to 47,064,000 in 1925. It is estimated that 1,000 ships the total tonnage now in existence mere tonnago expansion. As will in the world was built prior to be seen from the following analysis of all sizes pass Gravesend every 1902. and may be regarded for com-of the share taken by ships of 24 hours. London's network of petitive purposes as obsolescent, various nationalities in the traffic docks, wharves and warehouses only 9 per cent. of the tonnage reto and from this country's ports, spreads over 50 miles of river gistered in Great Britain and Ire-British ships are in this sphere bank Virtually 60,000 men are

than holding their own land falls into the category of the more.

registered as dock workers. "out-dated" and that nearly 50 per against foreign competition. cent. of the tonnage launched dur- Ing the past five years salls under the British flag. In the aphere ocean-going liners, Great Britain's supremacy la unchallenged, 219 of the 376 véssels afloat of 10,000 tons gross and ovor being owned in Britain, to which also belongs 50 par cent. of all the vessels in the world having a speed of 12 knots and over. Excluding ships of less

of than 5,000 tons, the number vessels flying. the Red Ensign in 1,636 out of a world total of 4.604 a proportion of 35 per cent, and when tankers and vessels over 25 years old are omitted, nearly '88 per, cent. of the total world ocean- going tonnage, (i.e.. in units 5,000 tons gross and over) available for passengers and general cargo, is found to belong, to shipowners In Great Britain and Ireland.

During the first half of 1927 there has been a moderate Improve-i

of

BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE, ment in the freights obtainable by

JOINT SERVICE OF THE

"... “BLUE_FUNNEL LINE.

(OCEAN S.S: CO., LTD. & CHINA MUTUAL BN. CO., LTD.)

AND

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN. LINE.

(ELLERMAN & BUCKMALL 8.k. 00., LTD.),

SAILINGS FRØM HONG KONG♬

-4th Deti

"

4 Nov

• 201K) Nov

8.8. “CITY OF LINCOLN" in Avia Buks Canal (525 8.8. “CITY OF RASTBOERNET: Vla Sues CandĐộ) 8.8. “CITY OF WELLINGTON” vin Back Cal Steamens proceed via Buez Canal or Panama Canal at Owners

Subject to change without notice

For Bright and particulars apply to:-

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE or THE BANK LINE LTD”

NE MATHESON & CO. LTD

"tramp" shipping the abnormally heavy shipments of grain from South America to Europe having caused an active demand for ton- nage but it would be premature to conclude the a stable, balance has yet been struck between the volume of sea-born cargoes offer ing and the shipping space avall able, considerable additions to

Entrances.

1918 1927 (0). per cent. per cent.

65.8

64.7

6.7

5.0

3.8

2.8

3.6

4.8

Danish

2.4

2,9

French

2.0

3.3

German

6.5

3.6

Others

9.3

12.9

100.0 100,0

Clearances.

1913 · 1927. (a)

British Norwegian Swedish Dutch

59,1- 64.0

6.9

4.8

4.4

2.6

8.7

4.7

Danish French

3.9

8.2

Germanni Others

16.0

100.0

“2,0* 5.1 8.53.3

12.8.

∙100.0

per cent. per cent,

(a) At-rate of first aix months. Nearly two-thirds of the eargoes arriving at and leaving these shores are carried it will be observed, in British bottoms, the British pro- portion of Clearancea outward bo- ing now considerably, higher than before the War. Thought the pro tracted depression of the last six years has resulted in a number of casualties among the ranks of ship owners many of the smaller con EVERYBODY USES IT. MAJA 27]. Podeynd floated soon after the War

That's one great thing about Cham- having foundered the great bulkai bariain's Cough Remedy; errery user of the tonnage under the British 18 (a friend, and is glad to tell her flag is now wall organised in the neighbour all about it. It is certainly hands of strong companies, and great for coughs and colds for croup

westher

and any kind of cough that hits wither amalgamations capable;

the young or the elderly peopley Bold figs Búc

and recommended everywhe be the future may

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DOCK OWNERS, SHIP BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEERS, BOILER "MAKERS, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, FORGE MASTERS, ELECTRICIANS.

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the Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd.