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This vai BOUMING 10 EUROPE AT REDUCED RATES.

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

G$410, G$420, via Japan and Seattle.

BAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu,'

TAIYO MARU

Tuesday, 10th January, 1928,

29th January.. Sunday,

Saturday,

31st December,

Saturday,

14th January.

Saturday,

28th January,

LONDON via Singapore, Suez, Marseilles & Ports.

TENYO MARU

*Calla Koehung.

HAKUSAN MARU

KITANO MARU

HARUNA MARU ·

BYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manils & Ports.

TANGO MARU

AKI MARU

Wednesday, 21st December. Wednesday, 18th January, 1028.

BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang. & Colombo.

† GENOA MARU

AWA MARU

Tuesday, Wednesday,

27th December.

11th January. BOUTII AMERICA (West Coast) vin Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles,

Mexico & Panama. RAKUYO MARU

Friday,

23rd December. SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) vin Singapore, Cape Town & Poṛts,

Friday, 20th January,

KAMAKURA MARU NEW YORK and or BOSTON via.PANAMA,

†TAKAOKA MARU

Tuesday,

LIVERPOOL, vì “ingapore. Colombo, Pari Said & Porta.

+ DURBAN MARU

CALCUTTA SINGAPORE, PENANG & RANGOON

27th December.

Tuesday, 10th January,

†NAGANO MANU

Saturday, 31st December..

NAGASAKI, BIRE & YOKOHAMA

MISHIMA MARU

Friday,

20th January.

SHANGHAI KOF & YOKOHAMA

+ RANGOON MARU

Friday,

23rd December.

† MATSUYE MARU

Friday,

23rd December.

KAMO MARU

Tuesday,

SEIYO MARU

Thursday,

27th December: - 29th December.

"TOTTORI MARU (Moji direct)..... Saturday, 31st December.

+ Cargo only.

For further Information apply to--NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Tel Central No. 292 (Private exchange to all departments.)

M.M.

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

LIGNES COMMERCI ALES (Cargo Boals). Monthly Sailings direct to HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM, DUNKIRK:

1at week January, 1928.

S.S.'"MIN"

S.S. "LT. ST. LOUBERT-BIE" due to arrive from DUNKIRK.

LONDON, HAVRE about the 23rd December.

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS (Mall Service)

Hleamars.

PAUL LECAT......

Sallinga

fromu Marmoilles.

Arr, at Hong

| Kong & Ballings

for Shaghai

Bailinga from Hong Kong for

Marselli

and Japen.

21st Dec.

0th Dec. 3rd Jan. 1928 17th Jan.

ANDRE LEBON

CHEN NGEAUX

A

18th forember

ANGERS,

Gut December

4th Jan,

Slat Ja

DAKTAO AY **

A

16th Decembar i

14th Jun

G. METZINGSR

B011 Decober

Jat Feb.

A Class Steanters

14th Feb. 29:h Feb,

RATES OF PASSAGE MONEY TO MARSEILLES

(including. Table Wine) 1st Class .. £99. Os. Od. B Class 2nd

"2

#

1st Class ... £85, 0s. Od. .. £70. Os. Od. Stoamers 2nd

.. £61. 08: Od. Through Tickets to London and Leading Towns of Europe.

Accommodations reserved in the Trains at Marseilles.

(Sailings subject to alteration without notice).

For fuli Particular, apply to:-

LOCAL "SHIPPING,

TO-DAY'S ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.

THIS MORNING'S LIST.

THE CHINA MAIL,

SHIPPING

SECTION.

|NEW TANGKU DYKES

'KEEPING THE TIENTSIN RIVER OPEN.

THE PERMANENT CHANNEL.

N.D.L. PURCHASES.

THREE STEAMERS FOR FAR EASTERN RUN.

"CITY OF DUVEDIN."*

Berlin, Yesterday, The Nord Deutscher Lloyd has re- purchased the Ellerman

cargo steamer "City of Dunedin," which will be placed on the Far East ser- Borneo (1,297) British, from Hai-) Messrs. McDonnell and Gorman,vice and named "Lippe." phong, Holhow, Shun Tai S.S. Co. the Tientsin engineers, have com- The vessel was built during war -297 passengers, 2,140 tons gen-plated work on the New Channel time in the Valkan yards and hand- eral cargo for Hong Kong.

dykes at Tangku, and the Haihoed over to Britain in accordance Conservancy authorities are setting about the work of dredging with the Versailles Treaty,

The Company has also brought the Permanent New Channel.

The river end of the dykes is at the Tyne-built

cargo steam- present closed by a wall, and the dredgers will work up to this from ста

"North Western Miller,"

"South Western when the and

Miller," the seaward end, and

re-named dredging is thus completed, the wall and

them respective- at the river end will be demolished ly, "Augsburg" and "Giesson" and the Channel will be open for for the Far East service-Reuter.

Tokliwa (3,742) British, from Calcutta, Singapore, Mackinnon, Mackenzie-1,340 passengers, 4,367 tons general cargo for Hong Kong, 2,114 tons general (through).

Derlfinger (5,029) German, for Hamburg, Manila, Melchers & Co. --10 passengera, 1,053 tons general cargo for Hong Kong, 2,049 tons general (through).

Rollon (774) Norwegian, from

Hoihow, Karsten Larssen-1,200 tons salt (through).

use,

.

now

The Channel, it should be added,

Michael Jebsen (1,343) Danish, is so set as to allow the prevalent from Bangkok,Chin Seng Hong winds and currents to assist in a 64 passengers, 2,880 tons rice and general cargo for Hong Kong.

natural scour At present the WORLD TIME SIGNAL.

maximum depth obtained on

the

Kwazan Maru (1,856) Japanese, Old Channel is about 19 feet but it from Kobe, Mike,-Kueme Yoko is hoped to get a depth of 25 feet -531 tons general cargo for Hong in the New Channel. Kong.

An interesting feature of the con- Samarang Maru (2,500) Jap- anese, from Sourabaya,-N.Y.K.struction of the dykes was the use passengers, 500 tons general of mechanical pontoons, with six cargo for Hong Kong, 4,467 tons steam hammers on each, for driving general (through).

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pilles.

THE "LAURENTIC.”

NEW WHITE STAR LINER.

Indus Maru (2,701) Japanese, from Yokohama, Moji,-0.S.K.- 797 tona general cargo for Hong Kong, 3,65 tons general (through). Akita Maru (2,316) Japanese, from Yokohama, Moji,-N.Y.K.- 700 tons general cargo for Hong Kong, 3,535 tons general (though). A notable addition has just been Köshun Maru (2,575) Japanese, made to the White Star line Acet from Sourabaya, Tawao,-0.S.K. of passenger steamers in the 45 passengers, 3,369 tons gen-“Laurentic,” of 19,000 tons, which, eral cargo for Hong Kong, 374 tons after successfully completing her generalthrough).

trials, areived recently in the Mer- Osaka Maru (2,192) Japanese, sey. This latest vessel is the from Calcutta, Singapore,-N.Y.K. second of her name, the first "Lau-

passenger, 1,135 tone general rentic" having been sunk by a Ger cargo for Hong Kong, 2,830 tons man submarine during the war, general (through).

carrying with her to the bottom something over £5,000,000 in gold, practically all of which has been recovered.

Phranang (1,022) Chinese, from Haiphong, Holhow Chow Yue Teng. 700 tons general cargo for Hong Kong.

Departures.

For Canton:- Yeizan Maru, Lushan Maru, Raymond Poincare.

For Singapore:-Khiva. For Macao-Tak Hing,

For Manila:-Machaon. For Swatow: Hozan Kiangau.

For Saigon:-Telemachus. For Autau:-Tak Hing.

Clearances.

The new vessel is a big improve- ment on her predecessor, both as regards size and equipment. She

TRANSMISSION TWICE

DAILY.

London, Saturday, A worldwide time signal will be transmitted from the Post Office and wireless station at Rugby twice daily during the five minutes ter- minating at ten in the morning and six in the evening G.M.T. The transmission will be specially use- ful for geographers, surveyors and ships at sea-Reuter.

rane, Nicholson, M. M. Ramos, R.

CONSIGNEES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE.

From New York.

THE Steamship

"CITY OF LAHORE"

is fitted with every device that the having arrived; Consignees of Cargo marine engineer can suggest to provide for the safety and comfort by her are informed that all goods of her passengers. The builders are being landed at their risk inte Maru, were Messrs. Harland and Wolff, of the hazardous and/or extra-hazar- Belfast, to whom Mr. A. B. Cauty, doua Godowns of Holt's Wharf, the general manager of the White whence delivery may be obtained. Star Hine, paid a high compliment No Claims will be admitted after during the trial run of the "Lau- the Goods have left the Godowns, rentic" for the workmanship which and all Goods remaining undeliver- they have put into the vessel. The ed after 23rd December, 1927, wili new "Laurentic" is the sixty-eighth be subject to rent, steamer which Messrs. Harland and Wolff have turned out for this one must be presented to the Under- All Claims against the Steamer Inline, bringing the tonnage up to

749,621.

For Keelung Kwazan Maru. For Canton:-Rollon.

Shipping Abstracts.

Arrivals. Departures Port.

signed on or before 80th December,

The system of combination pro-1927, or they will not be recognized. 10 pulsion machinery in the new ship All broken, chafed and damaged

7 is one in which Mr. Willett Bruce, Goods are to be left in the Godowns, the superintendent-engineer of the where they will be examined on any White Star line, has taken a keen Tuesdays or Fridays, between the Interest, and it has attracted a hours of 10.45 a.m. and Noon, with- considerable amount of attention. in the Free Storage period of One The system, it is stated, is expected Week.

British 12 Japanese 13 Norwegian 2

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Chinese.

5

6

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Cie. des MESSAGERIES MARITIMES, Telephone Central 740.

Danish

1

1

.

Dutch

0

4

3 Queen's Building.

Franch

0

1

German

1

1

American Italian

1

1.

0

CONSIGNATION-TRANSIT-REPRESENTATION.

MAN LOONG

PRESERVED GINGER MANUFACTURERS.

NEW SEASON PRESERVED GINGER. Best quality-Prompt attention, to Exporters. OMre:-231, Queen's Road Central. Tel. C. 2530. Factory:-2 Godown, Praya, Dundas St., Mongkok.__Tel. K. 88.

BANK

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SAILING SUBJECT TO ALTERATION WITHOUT NOTICE.

UNITED KINGDOM. & CONTINENT..

8.S "CITY OF TOKIO"

S.S. "CITY OF CALCUTTA"..

S.S. "CITY OF PEKIN"

8.S. "CITY OF BENARES..

"CITY OF SPARTA"

AUSTRALIA

"CITY OF PALERMO"

to effect a saving of 8 per cent. in

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

Bills of Lading will be counter-

the coal bill, compared with the older method of steam raising and propulsion. The new vessel is in- tended for the White Star's Cana- signed by dian service, but before being put into her regular sailings she is go- ing to give American millionaires a couple of winter trips to the Medi- terranean. Her design permite her to carry 1,600 passengers--cabin, tourist cabin, and third class.

In

THE BANK LINE LTD.. General Aponta. Hong Kong, 19th December, 1927.

one respect the new ship develops AMERICAN AUSTRALIA ORIENT

the policy that has been adopted by the White Star ne. It is found that there is a growing demand. for cheap tourist trips to Canada and the United States. The builders of the "Laurentie" have had this movement in mind, and have cater- ed particularly for the increasing volume of tourist third-cabin pas- sengers. Alike in the excellence of the appointments, the spaciouancas of the cabins, and the tasteful character of the decorations the "Laurentic" provides accommoda- tion unexcelled by any steamer of its class afloat,

ELLERMAN LINE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

18th January.

Marseilles, Havre, London, Rotterdum & Hamburg. 3rd January, Marseilles, London, Rotterdam & Hamburg Havre, London, Rotterdam & Hamburg .... London, Rotterdam & Hamburg

SINGAPORE/AUSTRALIA

Leaves Singapore

Leaves Singapore

.14th February.

.20th February.

· AUSTRAL-EAST INDIES LINE

For FREMANTLE, ADELAIDE, MELBOURNE & SYDNEY.

7th January.

7th February.

ThrougR Freigua and Passenger bookings from Hong Kong in conjunction with “Elierman" Line and

other anrvices

BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE

$.8. "CITY OF LAHORE"

S.S. "CITY OF BEDFORD"

SS. "CITY OF KIMBERLEY":

vis Suez Canal

via Suez Canal

via Suez Canal

ALSO AGENTS POR

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE"

ANDREW WEIR & CO.

SERVICES TO

BOSTON AND NEW YORK

MV. "MYRTLEDANK”

MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA

SA. "TINHOW"

27th December. ..23rd January. ..20th February,

AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE

5th February. ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE

1st half April

Landing for Mauritius, Delagoa Bay, Durban, East London, Algoa Bay (Port Elizabeth) Mossel Bay

and Capetown.

Through Bills of Lading tensed to Beira, Quilimaine, Ibo, Port Ameita, Mozambique, Ghinde Inhambane, Zanzibar. Mombasa, Kilindini, Port Nolloth, Luderitz Bay. Walvis Bay and

Madagamar

For freight or passage on any of the above lines apply to:- lephone

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THE BANK LINE

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The B, I, 8.8. Takliwa". left last Singapore for this port on Tuesday evening, and is due here to-day.

The Ben Line s.s. "Benrinnes" from Leith Middlesbro'. Antwerp, London, Straits and Philippines, is due to arrive here on December 25. The C.P.S., R.M.S. "Empress of Canada" left Yokohama for Ván- couver on Friday at 3 p.m., and is due at Vancouver on December 25. The CP.S., R.M.S. "Empress of Asia" left Vancouver for Hong Kong, via Japan ports and Shang- hal, on December 10, and is due here on December 29,

The 8.5. "Corby Castle" (D. &) Co.) sailed from Honolulu on November 26, and la due in Manila on January 1, 1928.

The C.P.8., R.M.S. "Empress of Russia" (Capt. A. J. Hosken, R.N.R.) will leave here. for Victoria and Vancouver, B.C., vla Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe and Yokohama at noon on January 4,] (Wednesday), 1928, -12)

The M.V. "Viminale” (D. & Co.)] sailed from Aden on December 5, and la due here on January 5, 1928.

The M.V. 8.8. "Canton" (Swedish East Asiatic Co, Ltd.), left Rot terdam on November 22, and is due here on or about January 5.

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SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP Via Singapore,

Colombo, Buer and Port Bald.

Wednesday, 11th January. RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Balgon, Singapore,

Colombo, Durban & Cape Town. MANILA MARU

ALTAI MARU

BOMBAY-Via Singapore and Colombo,

BORNEO MARU

KASADO MARU

SHUNKO MARU

.Saturday, 31st December.

Saturday, 24th December,

Tuesday, 3rd January, Friday, 6th January.

DURBAN, DELAGOA 'BAY, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALÄÄM. 5. ZIBAR AND

MOMBANA....Vis Singapore and Colombo MEXICO MARU

.Thursday, 6th January.

CALCUTTA-Via Singapore, Penang and Hangoon.

BINGO MARU.. SEATTLE MARU

.Friday, 23rd December. Tuesday, 24th January.

VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Japan Ports. ALABAMA MARU (From Shanghai).Wednesday, 21st December. KAIPRONG- Via ROIHOW & PAKHOJ

MENADO MARU TAIKWA MARU

Tuesday, 20th December, 10 x.m. Tuesday, 3rd Jan., 10 a.m.

NEW YORK—Via Japan porte, San Francisco & Panama.'

HAVANA MARU JAPAN POer»

KOHSHUN MARU

SEATTLE MARU

AMAZON MARU BINGO MARU

KEELUNA VI, SWATOW & AMOY,

TAIKWA MARU

KAIJO MARU HOZAN MARU

TAKAO VƖn SWATÓW. & AMOY.

DELI MARU

TAKAO-Direct.

KOSHUN MARU

DAIREN-via TAKAO.

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..Friday, 6th January.

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Wednesday, 21st Doc., 10 a.m. ..Sunday, 25th, Dec., 11 am.

Sunday, 1st January, 11 s..

.Thursday, 29th Dec., 10 a.m.

.Tuesday, 20th December.

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