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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29; 1927.

P. & 0.-British India Apcar and

Eastern & Australian Lines

(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.

TAKING CARGO FOR

STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIÀ, 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.)

S.-5.

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From Hongkong About

LAHORE

5,262 0th Nov. 8.007 8th Nov. MACEDONIA 11,120 12th Nov.

DELTA

MONGOLIA

MANTUA

KHIVA

KASHGAR

MOREA KALYAN DEVANHA MALWA KHYBER MACEDONIA * KHIVA

KASHMIR

'18,504 20th Nov. 10,948 10th Der. 9,135 17th Dec. 9,006 24th Dec.

1928

10,953 7th Jon. 9,144 7th Jan. 8,155 21st Jan.

*10,980 4th Feb.

9.114 18th Feb. 11.120 3rd Mar, 9,135 10th Mar. 8,086 17th Mar.

Destination

Marseilles and London Straits & Bombay Marsellies & Landon Marseilles & London

Marseilles and London Straits & Bombay

Marseilles, London & Antwerp

Marseilles & London

Straits & Bombay Marseilles, London & Antwerp Marsellles London, Marseilles, London & Antwerp Marseilles & London Marseilles, London & Antwerp Marsellles, London & Antwerp

* Passengers to Singapore only, Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the

Khediva! Mall Steamship Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

TALAMBA SANTHIA TALMA

8,018 13th Nov. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta 7,764 10th Nov. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta 10,000

4th Dec. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South)

TANDA ST. ALBANS

6,950 4,500

ARAFURA 10,000

Manila, Sandakan. Thursday Island, Townsville. Brisbane, Bydney, &

Melbourne,

2nd Dec. 30th Dec.

· 1928 27th Jan.) Regular monthly sailings from Hongkong to Japan and Hongkong to Australia.

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

ffers.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:--

THE CHINA MAIL;

WHARFAGE FEES. | JAVA PACIFIC LINE.

NO EXEMPTION FOR NAVAL

CARGO.

IMPORTANT RULING,

-No private boat handling cargo

SERVICE TO BE RESUMED TO MANILA:

EARLY IN DECEMBER, -

Resumption of the Java Pacific in any port of the Philippines will line service to the Pacific coast he exempt from wharfage fees even ports from Manila lo Announced

CONSIGNÉES.

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.

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

HE Steamship

THE "BENREOCH"

Consignees of Cargo are hereby

If the commodity handled is for by Meerkamp and Company, Manila Informed that all Goods are being use of the United States govern- agents for this Hae. The new ser ment, according to a new ruling vico will be started again by the landed at their ris b the hazar handed down by Vicente Alanese, steamer "Bintang which is due dous and/or extra „azardous Co- Insular Collector of Customs. Ac-from Java about the early part of downs of The Hongkong and Kow- cording to the requirements of the December.

loon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., law the ownership of the boat is The service is for every two whence, and/or from the wharves, the only consideration in the im-months, but this will be made delivery may be obtained, position of fees and not the pur- monthly if it proves profitable, ac- No claims will be admitted after pose of the cargo handled, Mr. cording to K. V. D. Boogaard, ship the goods have left the godowns, ping manager of Meerkamp and and all goods remaining undeliver

Aldanese held.

This new decision was made as a Company, Ships will come from result of a protest filed by the Java and from there will proceeded after the 4th November, 1927, Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, a Japanese direct to San Francisco and Los will be subject to rent. of a wharfage fee of about P600, China and Japan. With this ar- must be presented to the Under All claims against the steamer shipping firm, against the payment Angeles, omitting the usual calls ati The fee was charged upon cement rangement, a faster service to the signed on or before, the 18th shipped to Guam for the United United States Pacific coast will be November, 1927, or they will not be States Navy.

assured, according to Mr. Boogaard. recognized,

Na Fire Insurance has been

The Mitsui Bussan Company The Java-Pacific Line is well All broken, chafed, and damaged claimed that their cement cargo was known in the Orient and the Pacific goods are to be left in the Go- exported not for commercial pur-coast where agencies are still being downs, where they will be examined poses but for, the use of the United maintained at present. Some five on the 4th November, 1927, at 10 States Government and should years, ships of this line regularly a.m. therefore be exempt from fee. Intouched at Manila where big volume vestigation conducted by the of cargo such as hemp, copra, coco-effected. Bureau of Customs showed that the nut, oil and cigars was picked up cement was really contracted by the for carriage to the 'Pacific seaboard. United States Navy with the Mitsui Bussan company for shipment to Guam.

PORT OF CEBU.

AN IMPROVEMENT SCHEME APPROVED BY OWNERS.

Bills of Lading will be counter- signed by

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,

Agents.

Hong Kong, 28th October, 1927. COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

Vicente Aldanese, however, beld that the use of the cement for Gov- ernment purposes does not exempf| the ship handling such cargo from wharfage tax. He maintained that no provision of the Inw exempts ́s private bost entering in contract with the Government from wharf-endorses the plan for the Improve-THE Steamship age fee.

The Associated Steamship Lines

It was also held that the wharf.ment of the Cebu port and asks the

"FORCE MAJEURE."

CONSIGNEE NOTICE.

"SI-KLANG"!

nge fee is a form of a tax levied legislature to approve immediately, BRINGING CARGO from Dunkirk, on all private boats entering à in a letter to Representative Pau-Antwerp, Middlesbrough, London, port of entry of the Philippines Hno Gullas; author of the bill call-Manchester, etc. regardless of the purpose of the Ing for the issuance fo P.8,000,000 CONSIGNEES. are hereby "In- cargo they handled.

Hormed that their goods with the bonds to finance the project.

The letter, signed by E. W. Latie, exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and head of the company, follows:

"Whereas It has come to the at HONG KONG KOWLOON WHARF atored into the Godowns of the tention of the Associated Steamship & GODOWN CO., LTD., KOW- Lines that there is for considera-LOON, whence delivery may be. GROUNDING OF STEAMER INtion House Bill No. 2797, providing obtained immediately after landing,

TYPHOON.

for a bond issue of eight million All claims must be sent in to me pesos (P.8,000,000) to be made on or before MONDAY, the 81st The grounding of the 8.a. "Bicol" available for the increase in dock-instant, or they will not be recog- of the Manila Railroad company at Pasacao, "Camarines Sur," la due ing facilities and harbour Improve-nized.

DAMAGED PACKAGES will be to "force majeure," according to ments of the port of Cebu, as evi- Fernando Quialon, captain of the denced by plan already approved examined by the Company's Surve- yor Messrs:-Godlard & Douglas Il-fated vessel, in a protest filed in by the Bureau of Public Works; the office of the surveyor of the

in the presence of the Consigneer "Now, therefore, the Associated port of Manila. The accident oc- Steamship Lines representing prac-October, 1927. curred during the last typhoon on tically all foreign shipping com- No Fire Insurance will be effect- October 8, which swept over south-panies berthing vessels in Cebu, feel-ed by us in any case whatever.

According to the protest, the s.s.ng the urgent need of such propos- "Bicol," sailed on October 7 from ed improvements, gives it hearty Aloneros, "Tayabas" for Pasacao, endorsement to the proposed. bill "Camarines Sur with very good and urgently recommends its adop weather, carrying general cargo and tion by the Legislature of the passengers, They arrived at Philippine Islands and subsequent Pusacao at about 6.30 8.m., on October 8. They loaded cargo at prompt execution of the projected Pasacao and at about 2.20 a.m., the

work." next day started for Aloneros.

era Luzon and skirted the city,

After they had cleared the docks

The Union SS. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via Now and were some distance from the Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

The P. & O. Royal Mail steamers to London via Suez Canal.

The P. & U. Branch Service of steamers to London via the Cape.

TRAGIC DRAMA.

shorte, they were suddenly arrested by strong winds, which tossed the boat. It seemed for a moment that SECOND MATE RUNS AMOK AT the boat would not be able to ride

The New Zealand Shipping Company's stoarners for Southampton and the waves and would founder. They London via Panama Canal.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

JEYPORE

TANDA

TALMA

KALYAN DEVANHA

5,318 1st Nov. 6,066

8th Nov. 10,000 8th Nov. 10,946 11th Nov.

9.185

10th Nov. 20th Nov:

Dec.

MANTUA

KHIYA

KASHGAR

9,005

ET. ALBANS

4,500

Oth

MOREA

10.053

9th Dec.

9,144

13th Doc.

8,165

MALWA

KHYBER

KHIVA

24th Dec. 1028 10,980 7th Jan. 9.114 21st Jou. 9.135 28th Jan.

MACEDONIA

11,120

KASHMIR

8,985

4th Peb. 18th Feb,

KALYAN

9,144

MANTUA

MONGOLIA

MOREA

KASHGAR

10,046 10,604 10,053 0,005

18th Feb. Zed Mar.

19th April

10,986

8,155

MALWA DEVANHA

17th Mar. 80th Mar,

Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama S'hai, Moji, Kobe, Yokohama & Osaka Shanghal, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghal, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama Moji, Kobe. Osaka & Yokohama Shanghal. Moji, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Moft, Kobe & Yokohama

Shanghai, Mofi, Koba & Yokohama Shanghai, Moj, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Moji & Kobe

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

Shanghai, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghat, Moji, Koba & Yokohama. Shanghai, Mol, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Moj, Koba. & Yokohama 11th May, Shanghai, Moji, Koba & Yokohams"

27th April

* Calls at Dalny.

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

*Fassongers 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. Parcela maaaring met 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 saling.

For further Information, Passage Freights, Hundbooks, etc., apply to

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

Agents.

·F. & 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., LTD. AND

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE

(ELLERMAN-& BUCKNALL 8.5. CO., LTD.)'

SAILINGS. FROM HONG KONG.

S.S. "CITY OF WELLINGTON" Vin Suez Canal

'SA "PREMIUS"

8.8. "MACHAON".

88. "CITY OF LAHORE"

„Vin Suez Canal.

Vis Suez Canal

Via Suez Canal

15th Nov.

18th Dec. 29th Dec.

Steamers procead via Suex Canal or Panama Canal at Gwners' Ontion.

Subject to change without notice.

For Freight and particulars apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE or THE BANK LINE, LTD. Hong Kong, Lang King & Canton: JARDINE, MATHESON 4 CS LTD. Canton.

eventually lost control of the ship

WEST AFRICA,

Paris, Oct. 1.

at 10 am. on FRIDAY, the 28th

J. LIMAGE,

Agent

Hong Kong, 22nd October, 1927.

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

CONSIGNEE NOTICE.

HE Steamship

THE

"SPHINX". BRINGING CARGO from MARSEILLES, &c. CONSIGNEES are hereby inform-

ed that their goods with the |exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and

and it later became evident that she A tragle dranin of the tropics is stored into the Godowns of the was heading for Refugio Island revealed in a report from French HONG KONG KOWLOON WHARF nearby. When it seemed that West Africa..

& GODOWN CO., LTD., KOW-

tind

DAMAGED PACKAGES will be

stranding was imminent, the cap- As the French cargo steamer LOON, whence delivery may be tain tried to turn the boat so as to "Beau Solell" was approaching the obtained immediately after landing. head around the Islands and thus Gabon coast on September 25, the All claims must be sent in to me provent stranding.

second mate mounted the bridge on or before THURSDAY, the 8rd The manoeuvre, however, was and, without uttering a word, shot November, 1927, or they will not be not effected as the strong winds the captain, dead with a revolver, recognized.

current kept the boat away also the wireless operator, who] from the desired position. They rushed up on hearing the shot. were drifted to the channel between The second mate then jumped into examined by the Company's Sur- bow was turned back to towards The chief engineer had died some in the presence of the Consignees Pasacao and the boat drifted and days before of a mysterious com- at 10 am on MONDAY, the 31st struck the Island.

plaint which nobody was able to October, 1927. diagnose.

No Fire Insurance will be effected Being short of officers, the "Beau by us in any case whatever. Soleil" took refuge in the nearest

J. LIMAGE. port.

Hong Kong, 25th October, 1927.

the Island and Balongo. Here the the sea and was drowned.

NEW SHIP.

ADDED TO PL. COASTWISE FLEET.

Philippine shipping tonnage · is increased by 1,240 tens with the acquisition of the steamer "Kokiri by Madrigal and Company from Sydney, Australia.

con-

ARGENTINE CANAL SCHEME.

Washington, Aug. 30.. The Argentine Government has decided, according to advices, to construct the Costaners Canal through Its Miniatry of Public After being registered in

Works, thereby accomplishing a formity with the local Customs re- considerable saving as compared gulations, the "Kokiri" will be im- with the cost of the by pri- mediately placed in active service rate contractors. and will possibly go on the Manila- The canal was first projected in Albay run.

1920, but the project was only de- The "Kokir" was built in Eng-finitely approved on August 5, 1923. land and is classified as 100-A in Onco completed, it will be of great the Lloyd Register. She is well benefit to vessels proceeding up equipped with modern appliances river, since it almost reduces by auch as wireless and other facilities half the present route, as well as so that there is no necessity of her affording protection to small craft being reconditioned, according to from the tides sometimes experi- Captain Arana who brought the enced in the River Plate. The ship all the way from Sydney to canal beging at the northern part of the new port of Buenos Ayres, follows the natural current of the river, reaches the delta at Tren Rocas, and proceeds by the Urson Canal to the Rio Paranade. Les Palamas, Dredging has already been, carried out in part, the aver- age depth ́being, 10 feet, and the sand which is taken from the bed by tubes to the coast will be used the coast of Tayabas during the Costanera. This year's Budget In the construction of the "Avenida typhoon of October 5, resulting in provides for an expenditure of the drowning of two persons and 2,000,000 pesos for the canal. loss of considerable cargo, accord- Ing to belated constabulary reports. ****The sailboat “Hayaan"" with "a

crew of four was loaded with":"" sacks of copra when it foundered near barrio Cagslay, Mauban.The pilot, Leon Leonilia, having been ab sent from the boat at the time of the accident, has been charged with homicide by reckless begligence 68 result of the death of Tomas Gonzales, one of the crew. two other members of the craw were able to swim to anfaty.

SAILBOATS WRECKED.

TWO PERSONS DROWNED OFF

COAST OF TAYABAS, DAQ

Two sailboats were wrecked:

оп

240

POLAR CAKE

#TÍS QUALITY

THAT 00!

veyor, Mesara, Goddard & Douglas

Agent.

Not An Idle Moment

An exciting match of tennis, a game of shuffleboard, or quoits— then a turn about the decks. You will keenly appreciate the unrestricted opportunity for recreation and exercise aboard the giant President Liners.

The mailen President Liners are broad of beam and exceptionally steady. : All are oil burners, swift cxpus laers,

The public rooms are luxuriously appointed and inviting.

All materooms are outside, splendidly furnished and equipped with beds--not berths. Each room has hot and cold running water, also fans, wardrobe, thermos bostles and reading lampa. 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 prepareil menus will delight you. And how the orchestra adds zest to your diale

The decks are spacious. The Glass-enclosed Promenade always popular; Deck sports, open air swimuning pool, movies, evening dances, everything has been done to make your trip a happy one. Unexcelled anywhere is the courteous and efficient service, accorded you by the trained personnel aboard the Prestilent Liners. +

The great frequency of saillogs and the liberal stopover privileges of the Dollar, Steamship and Ameriaan Mail Lines have made the giant passenger liners out- standingly popular among travelers,

WEEKLY TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE

To SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES

The Sunthina Balt via Horsolulu Fortnightly sailings as Tuesdays

Pres. Lincoln

Pres. Madison

Pres. Jefferson

Pres. Jackson

....Nov. 8th

Nov. 22nd. ¡Dec. 60:

.Dec. 20th."

- To BRATTIM and VICTORIA

The Short, Sirolghi Routs to America Fortnightly sailings on Wednesdays

Pres. McKinley Pres. Grant

.Nov. 2nd.

Nov. 15th,

Pres. Cleveland

Nov. 30th.

Pres. Plerce

Dec. Idth,

Special Through Rates to Europe, vis United States, £120, £112, Direct connections with all Atlantio lines. Choice of railway) Hides across United States and Canada; with liberal.stop-over

· privileges for sight-seeing.

To EUROPE and NEW YORK

BOUND THE WORLD

Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdays vs Manila Benalus, Colombo, Suez Canal, Alexandria, -Naples, Gános, Marseilles, Boston and New York. Pres. Hayes Pres. Folk .... Pres. Adams

Nov. 8th 6.1. Nov. 22nd 8 .. .Dec. 8th 8 a.m.

Pre Harrison Jan. 3ed6a.m. Pres. Garfield..Dec. 20th 8 a.m.

Pres. Monroe.Jan. 17th 8 a.m. TO MANILA...

Pres, Jefferson...Nov. 1st 4 pm. Pres Hayes.....Nov. 8th 6.5. Pro. Grant: .....Nov. 8th 6 p.m.

Pres. Lincoln...Nov. 14th 6 p.m. Pres. Polk...Nov. 22nd 8 a.m. Pres. Cleveland.Nov. 22nd 6 p.m.

For Bookings, Poawnger and Freight Information Apply to Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Building, Ground Floor

Telephone Gentral 2477, 2478 und 295

Cable Address *'Dollar”.

Dollar Steamship Line

and

American Mail Line

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.

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

• Town Office: 64, Connänght Boad Central, Hong Kong, Tel, Central No, 459, *Shipyard: Sham-Sul-Po, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Tel Kowloon No: 9.

Estimates, furnished on application,

Hong Kong, April 1, 1924.

THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: " MANIFESTO” HONGKONG.

Codes Used: A1, A.R.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 LHP. 4090 DAW. 4215 tons. engined by the Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd.

the Chief