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THROUGH"BOOKINGĮ TO" EUROPE AT REDUCED RATES.

San Francisco. £120, £112, 110, £102 £83,

G$440, G$420, via Japan and Seattle. DAN FRANCISCO via Shanghat. Japan Ports & Honolula, · *KOREA MARU (Calls Los Angeles) Sunday, 13th, November. SHINYO MARU

Tuesday, 20th November,

* SIBERIA MARU Calls Los Angeles) Sunday, 11th December,

*Calis Koolung.

LONDON via Singapore, Suez, Marseilles & Ports.

SUWA MARU

FUSHIMI MARU

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Porls,

MISHIMA MARU

...... Wednesday,

TANGO MARU

Saturday, 10th November Saturday, 3rd December.

23rd Novembor. Wednesday, 21st Decomber.

BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.

† SEIYO MARU

Tuesday, 8th November. SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) vla Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles,

Mexico & Panama. BOKUYO MARU

Wednesday, 16th November. SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports,

24th November. ...... Thursday,

WAKASA MARU

NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via PANAMA.

TSUYAMA MARU ....

LIVERPOOL via Singapore, Colombo, Port Said & Ports.

†TOYOOKA MARU

TSUYAMA MARU

CALCUTTA via SINGAPORE, PENANG & RANGOON

TOTTORI MARU

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TANGO MARU

SHANGHAL KOBE & YOKOHAMA,

+AKITA MARU (Moji direct)

HAKUSAN MARU

Monday,

Friday, 18th November.

Friday, 11th November. Friday, 18th November.

Friday, 11th November.

Friday,

18th November.

Sunday,

13th November. 14th November.

† DELAGOA MARU

Thursday,

17th November.

† NAGANO MARU (Moji direct).... Saturday,

↑ Cargo only.

19th November."

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M.M.

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LIGNES COMMERCIALES (Cargo Boats).

Monthly Sallings direct to HAMBURG ROTTERDAM, DUNKIRK:

S.S. "SI-KIANG"

S.S. "MIN"

Ist Week December,

due to arrive from DUNKIRK. LONDON, HAVRE about the 25th November.

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS (Mail Service)

Nie

ser

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SPHINX

PORTHOS

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from Marillos

Arr. at Hong Kong & Ballings

for Shanghai

and Jajan.

Ballinge from Hong Kong for Maravillea,

7th October

21st October

9th Nov. 23rd Nov,

4th Nuvoubor |

18th November

7th Dec, 21st Boo,

Sth Nov. Xad NOT. 6th Dec, 20th Dec.

3rd Jan. 19:8 17th Jan.

RATES OF PASSAGE MONEY TO MARSFILLES

(including Table Wine)

A Clam 1st Claan.. £99. On. Od. B Clam

Eteamers 2nd P

H

int Clas.. 135. 06. Od 2nd

...461. Om. Od.

.. $76, Os, Od. Steamers 1 Through Tickets to London and Leading Towns of Europe. Accommodations reserved in the Trains at Marseilles, (Ballings subject to alteration without notice).

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Telephone. Central 740.

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"PAUL BEAU" RAIDED.

THE CHINA MAIL,

SHIPPING

POLICE TAKE 18 MEN INTO CUSTODY.

SECTION.

CEYLON STEAMSHIP CO.

expires at

FIGHT ON SHIP.

"SEISTAN" CREW AND PASSENGERS.

FIVE MEN IN HOSPITAL.

crew and a passenger were found

Owing to a misinterpretation of signals two fire floats had a fruitless search yesterday even- GOVERNMENT CONTRACT NOT ing for a reportedly burning TO BE RENEWED, vessel believed to be lying West of Stonecutters. The signals The Times of Ceylon" of Octo-which were actually flown, how- As the result of information. re-

ever, were for Police assistance ceived that a meeting of an illegal ber 18 states:-

With the extension of the rail- owing to a fight having arisen society of seamen was being held on board the s.s. "Paul Beau" on way to Trincomalle and Batticaloa, between members of the crew and Saturday afternoon, the local police the need for a steamship service to passengers on board the 8.8. visited the ship and took eighteen those ports which have hitherto "Selatan" as it lay in harbour.

been served by the "Lady" boats of As soon as the real reason for men into custody.

re- the Ceylon Steamship Company will the signals had been ascertained Eight were subsequently leased, whilst the other ten ara be-soon cease to exist, and Government the Police sent officers to the ing detained, and will appear to will not renew the contract with scene and four members of the morrow at both the Magistracy and that Company when the Marine Court to answer vari the end of the current year.

against ous charges preferred

The carriage of passengers and to have been wounded in a fight them, the nature of which has not goods to those ports was originally with knives which followed an been made known.

done by, the Government steamer altercation during the evening service, but 39 years ago the Cey-meal They were taken to hos- MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS, lon Steamship Company were given pital and it is understood that the contract at the sum of £6,000 some at any rate of the men in- Leaving Colombo the volved will be later charged at the The M.V. "Formosa" (Swedish an year. East Asiatic. Co., Ltd.), left Ant-boats coasted northwards to Paum- Magistracy.

Two Arrests. werp on September 30, and is due ben, Jaffna, Kankesanturai, Point Pedro, and southwards to Trin- here to-morrow,

In connection with the fight on Crate & Apcar Line an. comalio, Batticaloa, Hambantota, board the a.. "Seistan" two men

Once "Talma" left. Singapore for this Galle and back to Colombo. port on November 2 at p.m., and is in six months they called at Minicoy have been arrested by the police, and relieved the light service there. whilst four others are in hospital due here to-morrow.

suffering from injuries received The P. & O. 8.8. "Delta" left

First Lady Boats. Shanghai for this port Friday! The "Lady Gordon" the first boat in the affray. at 7.30 a.m. with the malls, and is of the Company was launched on due here to-morrow at 8.a.m. June 28, 1888, and arrived in Cey- The 8. "Porthos" is expected lon three months later to replace to arrive in Hong Kong on Novem-the old "Serendib" which had been ber 9.

in the service of the Government.: Some time later a second. vessel was added, the "Lady Havelock" which did service till she was des- troyed in a cyclone off the shores of the Eastern Province. She was

Kum Sang (3,841) British, from replaced by the "Lady McCallum" but the service was reduced to one Osaka, Kobe, Jardine's: pna- steamer during the Great War...sengers, 859 tons general cargo for It will be recalled that the year Hong Kong, 374 tons general The C.P.S., R.M.S. "Empress of 1926 was ushered in in Ceylon with (through).'

Kwong Chew (1,572) British, Asin" arrived at Manila on Friday the disaster to the "Lady McCul- at 8 am. leaves Manila on Novem- lum" off Kalmunai, resulting in the from Bangkok. Swatow, B. & S.: The 29 passengers, 781 tons, rice and ber 12 at 4 p.m., and is due at total loss of the steamer. Hong Kong on November 14 at 8 Company had in the meantime sold general cargo for Hong Kong, 40

She will berth 00 her the "Lady Blake" to the B.1.S.N. tons rice and general (through).

Fooshing (3,425) British, from a.m. arrival here at Pier No. 5. Company, and with the loss of the

itself Shanghai, Swatow-Jardine's:--7 McCallum" found Kowloon Wharf, and leave for "Lady Victoria and Vancouver, B.C., yia without a steamer. It had there- passengers, 631 tons general cargo Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe and fore to hire the "Lady Blake" in for Hong Kong, 1,074 tona general Yokohama at 6 a.m. on November order to carry out the contract with (through).

the Government which was made for periods of five years.

The B., "Venezia" (D. & Co.) sailed from Colombo on October 26, and is due here on November 10.

The C.P.S., R.M.S. "Empress of Russia" left Yokohama for Van- couver on Friday at 8 pm, and is due at Vancouver on November

13.

16.

Was

LOCAL SHIPPING.

TO-DAY'S ARRIVALS AND ARRIVALS.

THIS MORNING'S LIST.

Lahore (3,161) British, from Shanghai,-Mackinnon, Mackenzie: -18 tons general cargo for Hong Kong, 4,550 tons general (through).

Taming (1,355) British, from Canton.-B. & S.-2 passengers.

Cheong Shing (1,256) British,

tons general

The C.P.S., R.M.S. "Empress of Canada" left Vancouver for Hong

Reduction of Service. Kong, via Japan ports and Shang- The necessity to reduce the ser. hai, on Thursday, and is due here vice to one boat became evident on November 21.

when the railway to the North and

Railway The a.. "Calulu" (D. & Co.) is the Indo-Ceylon due to Bail from Sydney on opened. The Coppany, found itself from Wei Hal Wei, Jardine's: 9 November 10, and is expected here carrying out the contract at a loss passengers, 2,188 on or about December 4.

and with the consent of the Govern cargo for Hong Kong, 266 tons gen- The M.V. "Remo" (D. & Co.)ment the service was reduced to eral (through),

Sumata (5,083) Swedish, from sailed from Trieste on October one vessel. When the contract ex- 24, and is expected arrive here pired at the end of 1926 it was re-(Yokohama, Shanghai.-Gilman & on December 8.

newed for a period of one year only Co.:-1 passenger, 6,776 tons gen- and will consequently terminata at eral cargo (through).

Pres. Jefferson (8,443) American, the end of the current year, and Government has informed the Com- from Manila,-American Mail:- pany of the fact that there will be 545 passengers, 32 tons general no further need for the continuance cargo for Hong Kong, 2,170 tons of the steamship service.

The B.B. "Wray Castle" (D. & Co.) sailed from New York on October 15, and is expected here on or about December 10.

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Sailings from SINGAPORE on 7th of every month by "GITY OF PALERMO" or "CITY OF SPARTA".

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Through Freight and Paranger bookings from Hong Keng in con Jumelion with “Ellerman" Line or

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SERVICES TO...

BOSTON, NEW YORK, PIPHIA & HAVANA

M.V. "FORRESBANK”

via Suez Canal

MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA

S.S. "TINHOW"

From Hong Kong

.16th November. 29th December.

AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE

27th November. ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE

.14th November."

Loading for Mauritius, Delagoa Bay, Durban, East London, Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth, Mossel Bay

and Capvtorn. Through Bills of Lading issued to Beira, Quilimains, Ibo, Fort Amelia, Mozambique, Chinde, Inhambane, Zanzibar, Mombasa, Kilindini, Port Nolloth, Luderits. Bay, Walvis Bay and

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Last Visit to Minicoy. The "Lady Blake" visited Mini copy Light House for the last time on Friday. She will return to Colombo on Thursday.

THE OLD "WARWICKSHIRE.”

LAST TRIP AS A PASSENGER BOAT.

од

general (through).

Tjisalak (3,614) Dutch, from Batavia, Amoy, J. C. J. L-142 passengers, 29 tons general cargo for Hong Kong, 2,700 tons general (through).

Tak Hing (101) Chinese, from Macao,-Hoo Hung:-38 tons gen- eral cargo, for Hong Kong.

Phranang (1,022) Chinese, from Macao,-Chow Yone Teng..

Departurea.

For Canton-Times Maru, Soo- chow.

For Swatow-Kalgan, chow.

Liang-

For Amoy Tjitarcem, For K. C. Wan:-Wing Wo. For Shanghai:Turbo. For Macao-Tak Hing.

Clearances. For Swator:Bintang.

Shipping Abstract.

Arrivals Departures Port

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The B.L. "Warwickshire," which October 14 entered Colombo from Rangoon, returna Home never more to revisit these shores as a passenger carrying vessel. She has twenty-five years of loyal and faith- ful service to her credit, and it has now been decided by her owners that her fittings are not sufficiently! up-to-date, and in consequence she British is to go down to the ranks of the Japanese

Norwegian cargo line and join her elder sister, Chinese the "Derbyshire."

Dutch

The "Warwickshire" was origin American ally ordered by another Company, Swedish but was taken, over, while in the PanamS course of construction, by the Danish

Portuguese Bibby Company.

During the war the "Warwick

the shire" was torpedoed in Mediterranean Sea. when about ten miles from shore. Her "star-board fore-hold was blows in and she only made land, with considerable dif ficulty. There were about 80 pas- Bengers on board at the time, be sides the crew, but no lives were lost. She made for Bizarte on the Morocco Coast where she remained six months being patched up to enable her to reach Home. After this she carried troops from Liver- pool to Australia till the conclusion of the war,

On her return to England sha will go into dock and be converted into a cargo boat, in which capacity she will probably return once more to the East.

THEFT FROM A SHIP.

Eighteen feet of the suction pipe|| of the s.s. “Hanyang” undergoing overhaul at Talkos Dock was cut away and stolen during the weak- end. All the piping, with the ception of one Las not been recovered.amodernWRAS

workman who was found in possession of the one piece, Was charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Maginiracy this morn ing and sentenced to four weeks hard labour.co

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ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP Via Singapore, LONDON, HAMBURG,

Colombo, Suer and Port Bald. AMUR MARU

Thursday, 10th November.. RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Saigon, Singapore,

Colombo, Durban & Cape Town. “ SANTOS MARU ..........

KOMBAY Via Sinusporo and Colombo.

CELEBES MARU

SHINNOH MARU

Friday, 2nd December.

Saturday, 19th November. Wednesday, 23rd November.

DURBAN, DELAGOA BAY, BEIRA, DAN-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAKANK

MOMBASA Via Singapore and Colombo. CANADA MARU

Thursday, 1st December.

CALCUTTA Via Singapore, Penang and Rangoon

TACOMA MARU ...........................................Friday, 25th November. VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Vin Japan Ports.

PARIS MARU (from Shanghai)......Friday, 11th November. EAIPHONGYL FOIHOW & PAKEOL

TAIKWA MARU

MENADO MARD

NEW YORK-Via Japan ports, San Francisco & Panams. JAPAN PORTS

ALTAI MARU INDUS MARU

KEELUNG Via SWATOW & AMOY.

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KAIJO MARU TAKAO VI SWAT◊W & AMOY.

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Tuesday, 8th November, 10 a.m." Tuesday, 22nd November, 10 a.m.

Saturday, 12th November. Wednesday, 16th November.

Wednesday, 9th Nov., 10 a.m. .Sunday, 13th Nov., 11 am.

Thursday, 17th Nov., 10 a.m.

Saturday, 28th November.

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