NYKLINE
THROUGH BOOKING TO EUROPE AT REDUCED RATES. £120, £112, £110, £102 £83, via San Francisco, ***G$440, G$420, via Japan and Seattle." BAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
TENYO MARU
Stat October. 13th November. Tuesday, 29th November.
... Monday, KOREA MARU (Calls Los Angeles). Sunday, SHINYO MARU
LONDON via Singapore, Suez, Marseilles & Porta.
HAKONE MARU
Saturday, fth November. Saturday, 10th November
BYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports..
SUWA MARU
MISHIMA MARU
TANGO MARU
Wednesday, 23rd November. Wednesday, 21st December.
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
+ SEIYO MARU
Tuesday, 8th Novembor. SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) vin Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles,
Mexico & Panama. BOKUYO MARU
Wednesday, 10th November. SOUTH AMERICA (East Const) vin Singapore, Cape Town & Ports.
19th November. Saturday, WAKASA MARU NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via PANAMA.
4th November. Friday, +ATAGO MARU LIVERPOOL via Bingapore, Colombo, Port Rald & Porte.
Friday, 11th November. +TOYOOKA MARU CALCUTTA via SINGAPORE, PENANG & RANGOON,
30th October. +OSAKA MARU (Omits Penang).... Sunday, NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
18th November. TANGO MARU...
1st November. Tuesday, †TOKUSHIMA MARU (Moji direct) Saturday, 5th November. Monday, 14th November. HAKUSAN MARU
Friday:
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
HAKOZAKI MANU
† Cargo only..
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 Boats).
PIRATES AGAIN.
THE CHINA MAIL,
SHIPPING
SIX CAPTURED NICE JUNKS AS BOOTY.
BOCCA TIGRIS HAPPENINGS.
SECTION.
LOCAL SHIPPING.
TO-DAY'S ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
Luchow (1,221) British, from Canton, B. & S.-7 passengers, 160 tons general cargo (through).
NEW MOTOR SHIP.
BUILT BY BURMEISTER AND WAIN, LTD.
TWO STEEL DECKS.
The single-screw motor ship "Siljestad" has been built by Bur meister and Wain, Ltd., to the order of Skibsaktieselskabet "Silfe-
Oslo, stad,"
to "Det потвко Veritas," highest class X 1.A.1. and according to the requirements of the Norwegian lawa and the Bri- tiah Factory Act.
She is of the open sheltor-deck type, with poop and forecastle, the principal dimensions being as fol- 891 ft.; lows:-Length overall, length between pp., 375 ft.; breadth moulded 59 ft. 6 in.; depth mould- shelter deck, 36 ft.; depth mould. ed to shelter denk, 86 ft.; depth Hangsang (1,866) British, from moulded to upper deck, 27 fk; Taingtao, Swatow, Jardine's depth of double bottom 41 ft. passenger, 257 tons general cargo for Hong Kong, 641 tons general (through).
THIS MORNING'S LIST.
Suisang (1,988) British, from Pirates are reported to have ef- | Sandakan,-Jardine's:-20 passen- fected the capture of a steam gers, 8,295 tons general cargo for launch and six rice junks near Hong Kong. Bocca Tigris shortly after two n'clock on Friday afternoon.
The junks were being towed by time but at the three launches when the two other launches (the "Sing On" and the "Lee Yik") ob- seryed that the leading launch (the "Lee Hoong") was being boarded
craft loaded 24 ft 5 in; dead. weight capacity, about 7,750 tons; by men who put off from the shore
gross tonnage, 4,801 tons; fuel in a grey junk the other launches cut free from the junks and escap- President McKinley (8,400) Ame-consumption per 24 hours, 10 tons. The vessel has two complete steal rican, from San Francisco, Manila, ed, making for Hong Kong.
When last seen, the "Lee Hoong"-American. Mail Line:-119 pas- decks and six watertight bulkheads, sengers, 519 tons general cargo for The double bottom is arranged for and the grey launch were towing Hong Kong. 1,300 tons general the carriage of fuel, oll or water the six rice junka away, but the
(through). direction taken is not yet establish- ed.
A STOWAWAY.
RUSSIAN DESTITUTE IN COLONY.
D. L. Bolko, a Russian aged 17, was charged before Major C. Willson on Saturday, with being destitute and without visible means of support. He pleaded guilty.
Sub-Inspector Elston, who pro- Recuted, said that the accused came to the Colony by stowing away in ore of Jardine's boats which left Shanghai about ten days ago. He was arrested in the streets by the Police, who found
Monthly Sailings direct to HAMBURG ROTTERDAM, DUNKIRK:-him begging.
S.S. "CAPT. FAURE"
S.S. "MIN"
1st week November.
due to arrive from DUNKIRK. LONDON, HAVRE about the 26th November.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS (Mail Service)
BIFANGIÐ.
GAL. METZINGER
SPHINX ...
FUETROS
PAUL LEGAT...
ANDRE LEBON ...
Balung frotu
Art. at Hong
Sailings
from
Kong Ballinge
for Bhanghai
and Japan.
Hong Kong for Marsellica
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A
... A
7th October
at October
CHENONGEAUK........
4th November
8th Nov.
23rd Nov,
18th November
. 7th Doc.
21st Doo,
8th Nov,
2nd NOT.
551b so. 10th Doc.
3rd Jan. 19.8 17th Jun.
BATES OF PASSAGE MONEY TO MARSEILLES
(including Tablo Wine)
M
1st Class .. #85. On. Od. 2nd
La Plata Maru (4,387) Japanese, from Yokohama, Kobe,-0. S. K. -928 passengers, 241 tons generai cargo for Hong Kong, 2,415 tons general (through).
ballast. The total water ballast capacity of the vessel is 1,418 tons, and the oil fuel capacity 1,100 tons. The four lower cargo holds and total grain shelter deck have a. capacity of 468,500 cubic feet, and a bale capacity of 485,200 cuble Poosang (729) Chinese, from feet. The cargo-handling facilities K. C. Wan, Tung Fat S.S. Co.:-are very complete, consisting of-10 550 tons general cargo for Hong S-ton derricks, which are served by Kong..
10 8-ton winches. In addition, one 6-ton capstan is fitted aft on the
K. C. Wan, Hung On:-198 tons Chung King (198) Chinese, from general cargo for Hong Kong.
Departures,
For Kobe: Sado Maru. For Amey: Seang Bes. For Whampoa:-Hsin Foo Sing For Shanghai:-Luchow. For Swatow:-Kaljo Maru, Ka- ying.
For K, C. Wan:-Hanoi, Wing The Sub-Inspector said that the Wo.
For accused would be returned to
San Francisco: West Shanghai and, that
the shipping Sequana. be Company concerned would
For Hongay:-Daiboshi Maru called upon to see to this.
No. 6. Major Willson then committed the accused to the House of De- tention until such time as he could be returned to Shanghai..
SILK SHIPMENT.
Silk forwarded from here by the "Empress of Canada" on October 5 arrived in New York (St. John's Park) on October 27 having been 22 days in transit.
BLO O AMERICAN AUSTRALIA ORIENT
A Class at Class .. £99, Os. Od... ‚B Class Steamers) 2nd .. #70, 0, 0d. Steamers 1
Through Tickets to London and Leading Towns of Europe. Accommodations reserved in the Trains at Marsollies,
(Ballinge subject to iteration without notics).
For full Partietilärn, apply to:-
Cia dos MESSAGERIES MARITIMES, Telephone. Central 740,
CONSIGNATION--TRANSIT-REPRESENTATION.
MAN LOONG
8. Queen's Buliding,
PRESERVED GINGER MANUFACTURERS,
NEW SEASON PRESERVED GINGER. Best quality--Prompt attention to Exporters. Ofice: 231, Queen's Road Central. Tel. C. 2580. Factory:-2 Godown, Praya, Dundas St., Mongkok. Tel. K. 88.
BANK
LINE
AGENTS FOR
LINE.
Operated for
U. S. Shipping Board
By SWAYNE & HOYT, INC., FOR SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES.
S.S. WEST CARMONA....Ñov. 12 S.S. WEST SEQUANA....Nov. 29 For full information apply to-
SWAYNE & HOYT, INC. L. EVERETT, Inc.
General Agents Telephone C. 3008.
1st Floor, Queen's Building..
LTD.
ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S.S. CO., LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION WITHOUT NOTICE.
UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT
8.8. "CITY OF DUNDEE"....L'do, R'dam, Hull & Avonmouth.. 8.S. "CITY OF PERTH” ..Havre, London, R'darn' & Glasgow
AUSTRALIA
ELLERMAN LINE .20th November. .31st December. AUSTRAL-EAST INDIES LINE
Sailings from SINGAPORE on 7th of every month by "CITY OF PALERMO" or "CITY OF SPARTA":
to Java, Fremantle, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney and vÍCH VEIKLİ
Through Freight and Passenger bookings from Hong Kong in conjunction with "Ellerman” Line or
ather servicom.
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE
8.9. "CITY OF WELLINGTON"!
8.8. "CITY OF LAHORE”
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE
vin Suez Canal
via Suez Canal
ALSO AGENTS FOR
Co.
ANDREW WEIR
SERVICES TO
BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHPHIA & HAVANA
M.V. "FORRESBANK”
Tha Bura Canal
MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA
S.S. "TINHOW"
From Hong Kong
Loading for Mauritiue, Delagos Bay, Durban, East London, Algua
and Capetown,
16th November. #29th December,
AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE
27th November. ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE
14th November. Bay, Fort Elizabeth, Mossel Bay
Through Bill of Lading sued to Betra, Quilimaine, tbo, Port Amellaj Mosambique, Chinde, Inhambane, Zanzibar. Mombasa. Eflindini, Port Noleth, Luderits Bay. Walvis Bay and
Madagascar-
For Fraight or passage on any of the above lines apply to:-
Telephone \.
«Central 4791;"
THE BANK LINE. LTD.
winches are all electrically driven, poop for warping purposes; the
The windlass, which also is elec- trically driven, is supplied by Emerson, Walker and Thompson Bros., Ltd. The steering gear is of the electric hydraulic type from John Hastie and Co., and is con- trolled from the bridge by tele- motor.
ап
The propelling machinery con- sists of one six-cylinder, four-cycle, single-acting Diesel engine of Bur meister and Wain's latest crosshead type, developing 8,000 "i.h.p. at 100 revólutions per minute,. with estimated speed of 111⁄2 knots,
The daily fuel oil consumption is about 10 tons, and with a bunker capacity of 1,100 tons the ship' will Maru, have a sailing radius of about
30,000 miles.
For Hoihow:-Rollon. For Aulou:Tak Hing. For Sarakan:-Granland. For Singapore:-Osaka Maru.
Clearances.
For Hongay:Ryneo Luku Maru.
For Holhow:-Worry.
All the auxillary machinery in For Shanghai:-Tenyo Maru.
the engine room, as well as the electrically Shipping Abstract.
deck machinery is In Arrivals Departures Port driven, the current being supplied 22 by three dynames, each with an out- gput of 66 kw., and direct coupled 4ton 2 2-cylinder auxiliary Diesel 11 engine. The power supply for the 0 deck machinery and engine room motors is 220 volts, while the light- ing la transformed down to 110 volta.
British Japanese 4 Norwegian 1 Chinese Danish
11
4
0
Dutch
4
French
0
1
American
Panoma
German
Portuguese.
28
80.
57
An oilfired boiler of the cross tube type is fitted aft in the engine room, having a heating surface of 120 square feet for supplying steam to the radiatora in the accomodation. Over the measured mile the ship
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS, obtained a speed of 18.45 knots. the
The P. & O. 8.8. "Khyber" from Hong Kong arrived at Marseilles of October 29 at 2.30 p.m.
main euglac developing 3,188 Lh.p. at 107.5 revolutions per minute: Thereafter a consumption test was held lasting 8 hours, when the main engine developed 3.190 hp., and The s.s. "Prealdent Jefferson" of giving a consumption of 187.1 per the American Mall Line, will arh.p. hour. This consumption rive from Seattle and Victoria via includes the consumption of the Yokohama, Kobe and Shanghai
this afternoon. She will sail for auxillary engines. producting, the Manila to-morrow at 4 p.m.
necessary current for driving the auxiliary machinery, the steering gear and the refrigerating set.
The s.s. "President McKinley" of the American Mail Line, arrived from Manila this morning and will Bail for Victoria and Seattle: via Shanghai, Kobe and Yokohama on Wednesday, November 2 at 1
a.m.
The C.P.S., R.M.S. "Empress of Asta" is due at Hong Kong to morrow.
She will sail for Manila at 5 p.m. on November 2.
I
The M.V. "Formosa" (Swedish East Asiatic Co., Ltd.), left Ant- werp on September 30, and is due here on or about November 8.
The 6.8. "Porthos" is expected to arrive in Hong Kong on Novem- ber 0.
The Venezia" (D. & Col) sailed from 'Colomba on October 20, and is due here on November 10.
The as, "Calulu' (D. & Co.) is due to sail from Sydney ON November 10, and is expected here on or about December 4.
The M.V. "Remo" (D. & Co.) sailed from Trieste on October 24, and is expected to arrive here on December B.
The 8.5"Wray Castle" (D. & Co.) sailed from New York on October 15, and, is expected here on or about. December 10,
CONSIGNEES", " NOTICES,
Consignees of Cargo ex8 "Sphinx” are reminded to send in their claims before November, 24-
Consigness of Cargo ex... "Benreoch
are reminded to take
POLAR CAKE
ITS QUAL "TY THAT COUNTS
MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1927.
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BAILINGS FROM HONGKONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
LONDON,
HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP-Via Singapore, Colombo, Sues and Port Bald.
Thursday, 10th November. AMUR MARU RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Saigon, Singapore,
Colombo, Durban & Cape Town. LA PLATA HARU
SANTOS MARU
BOMBAY-Via Singapore and Colombo.
Tuesday, 1st November.
Friday, 2nd December.
HONOLULU MARU (Calls at K'chi) Friday, 4th November.
CELEBES MARU
SHINNOH MARU
DURBAN, DELAGOA BAY, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR ́AND
Saturday, 19th November.
Tuesday, 22nd November.
.......Thursday, fat December.
MOMBASA--Viz Singapore and Colombo,
CANADA MARU
CALCUTTA-Vis Singapore, Penang and Rangoon.
TACOMA 'MARU
.....Friday, 26th November.
VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Vii Japan Ports,
PARIS MARU (from Shanghai)
HAIPHONG -Vis HOIHOW & PAKHOL
TAIKWA MARU
Friday, 11th November.
Tuesday, 8th November, 10 a.m.
NEW YORK-Via Japan ports, San Francisco & Panama, JAPAN PORTS
ALTAI MARU
INDUS MARU
KEBLUNG Vin RWATOW & AMOY.
HOZAN MARU
TAKAO Vin SWATOW & AMOT.
DELI MARU TAKAO-Direct.
GANGES MARU DAIREN VI. TAKAO.
· SHIPBUILDERS, SHIP REPAIRERS, BOILER MAKERS, FORGE MASTERS, OXY-ACETYLENE, AND ELECTRIC WELDERS, MECHANICAL, AND ELECTRICAL
BUSHO MARU
For further particulars please apply Tel. Central No. 4088, 4089, 4090."
Saturday, 12th November. Wednesday, 16th November.
Sunday, 6th November, 11 a.m.
Thursday, 3rd November, 10 a.in.
Saturday, 28th November.
.Beginning of November, to:-OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.
M. TAKEUCHI, Manager.
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