DODWELL & COMPANY, LTD. FOR NEW YORK AND BOSTON› via SUEZ.
S.S. "WRAY CASTLE"
on or about 10th January.
LLOYD TRIESTINO
REGULAR MONTHLY PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE
• FOR BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE (FIUME). TAKING CARGO ON THROUGH BILLS OF LADING TO GENOA, ALL ITALIAN, ADRIATIC, LEVANT, BLACK SEA AND DANUBE PORTS. REDUCED PASSAGE RATES.
BRINDISI, VENICE & TRIESTE LONDON
NEXT SAILINGS.
£72.10.0. £80.0.0.
OUTWARDS FOR SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, KOBE & MOJI.
M.V. "VIMINALE"
M.V. "ESQUILINO"
M.V. "ROMOLO"
From Hong Kong.
Salls hence on/or about 5th Jan. Sails henee on/or about 2nd Febr. Satls hence on/or about 1st March,
HOMEWARDS FOR BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE.
M.V. "REMO"
M.V: "VIMINALE"
M.V. "ESQUILINO"
Prom Aung Konji Sails hence on/or about 10th Jan. Salts hence on/or about 7th Febr. Salls hence on or about 6th Mar.
NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS
FROM CALCUTTA & COLOMBO TO
SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.
S.S. "UMVOLOSI" S.S. "UMZUMBI"
S.S. "UMONA'
..Sails from Calcutta 2nd February.
Sails from Calcutta 3rd March, Salls hence on/or about 5th Mar, Regular Passenger and Cargo Service to South African Ports. Through Bills of Lading issued from Hong Kong.
For Freight or Passage on any of the above Lines apply to:-- DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents.
Telephone Central 1030.
NYISLINE
THROUGH BOOKING TO EUROPE AT REDUCED RATES.
£120, £112, #110, £102 £83, via San Francisco.
G$440, G$420, via Japan 'and Seattle, SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
Tuesday, 10th January, 1928. Sunday, 20th January,
TAIYO MARU
TENYO MARU
*Calls Keelung.
LONDON via Singapore, Suez, Marseilles & Ports.
HAKUSAN MARU
KITANO MARU
HARUNA MARU
..... Saturday,
Saturday, Saturday,
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
AKI MARU
31st December. 14th January. 28th January.
Wednesday, 18th January, 1928,
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
+ GENOA MARU
AWA MARU
Tucaday, 27th December. Wednesday, 11th January.
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles,
Mexico & Panama. GINYO MARU
KAMAKURA MARU
Monday, 6th February, 1928.
SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore. Cape Town & Parts.
Friday, 20th January, NEW YORK and/or ROSTON via PANAMA.
Tuesday.
27th December.
+ TAKAOKA MARU LIVERPOOL via Singapore, Colombo, Puri Salú & Ports.
+ DURBAN MARU
Tuesday, 10th January. CALCUTTA via SINGAPORE, PENANG & RANGOON
..Saturday, 31st December. ·
NAGANO MARU
NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
MISHIMA MARU
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
KAMO MARU
† SEIYO MARU (Kole direct)
+TOTTORI MARU (Moji direct).
+ MORIOKA MARU
KATORI MARU
+ Cargo only,
Friday, 20th January.
Tuesday,
27th December. Saturday,
31st December. Saturday, 31st December. Sunday, 8th January, 1028. Monday, 9th January, 1928.
For further information apply to-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Tel. Central No. 292 (Private exchange to all departments.)
M.M.
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES”
LIGNES COMMERCIALES (Cargo Boats). Monthly Sailings direct to HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM, DUNKIRK;—
S.S. "MIN"
..... 1st week January, 1928.
S.S. "YANGTSE" due to arrive from DUNKIRK.
LONDON, HAVRE about the 23rd January, 1928.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS' (Mail Service)
Bleamers..
ANDRE LEBON ... CHENONCEAUX ... ANGEBA D'ABTAG AN G. METZINGER SPHINX ... ...
A Class Steamers
Sallings from
Arr, at Hong
Kong & Ballings for Shanghal and Japan.
Sailings from Hong Kong for Mumeilles.
Marmelles.
4th Jan,
2nd December
16th December
184 Ja
30th Deosaber
1st Feb,
18th January
10th Feb.
Sad Jan. 1928
17th Jan. Bist Jan.
14th Feb. 26th Feb, 16th Mar.
RATES OF PASSAGE MONEY TO MARSEILLES
2nd
21
(including Table Wine).
... £20. 'On, Od. B Class 1st Class .. *£85. 05. Od. .. $70. 08. Od. “Steamers 1. 2nd
281. 08. Od. Through Tickets to London and Leading Towns of Europe. Accommodations reserved in the Trains at Marseilles. (Ballinge subject to alteration without notice).
For full Particulars, apply to:
Cle, des MESSAGERIES MARITIMES, Telephone Central 740.
8, Queen's Building. CONSIGNATION TRANSIT-REPRESENTATION.
DUTCH NAVY.
THE CHINA MAIL,
SHIPPING
QUESTION OF COLONIAL DEFENCE.
J
SECTION.
C.P.R. LINER.
LAUNCHED AT DALMUIR LAST MONTH.
1
The Canadian Pacife passenger | liner "Duchess of Atholl," 20,000
BRITISH WARSHIPS. tona, was launched on November 23
THE NUMBER IN CHINESE WATERS.
the aircraft
In his Memorandum of Reply to Mr. Bridgeman informed Mr. the Report of the Second Chamber Wellock (Stourbridge, Lab.) that on the Naval Budget, Mr. Lambooy, H.M.S. "Hermes," the Dutch Minister for War and for carrier, had returned to England to the Navy ad interim, states that refit and recommission, and would the Minister has not relaxed his return to the China Station on com efforts to increase the fighting plotion, probably in January. She power of the fleet. It is well known was on the China Station from that the following is at present re- August, 1926, to February, 1926, garded by the Government as a from October, 1926, to, September, dealderatum
for the flect In the 1927. Flights over Chinese terri- Dutch East Indies: Two cruisers, tory were made from her decks on eight destroyers, twelve submarines, nine occasions, eight of which were with the necessary auxiliary main connection with Chinese piratical aeroplanes, hydroplanes, activitica or attacks on merchant terlal; minolayers, etc. Everything has ships. been done to realise this pro- gramme, and those efforts are suc- cessful.
The personal opinion of, the Minister-supposing that the de- velopment of the League of Nations does not tend in another direction
christening ceremony
of
from the Dalmuir yards of Messrs. William Beardmore and Co., Ltd., and the next day the company's cargo steamer, "Beaverbras," 10,000' tons, loft the slip of Messrs. Armstrong, Whitworth and Co.'s yards at Newcastle. The Duchess of Atholl was to perform the at Dalmuir, and Lady McLaren Brown that at Newcastle. Within the space two months five 10,000-ton frat- class cargo liners, of the "Beaver" type, the 20,000-ton liner inaugurat- ing the new Duchess cabin class, British Columbia coastal service, will have been launched, represent- ing a tonnage of over 72,000. This is stated to be a world's record for the number and the aggregate ton nage launched in this brief space 'of time for a private ship-owning com- pany. The "Duchess of Athol” is due to make her maiden
voyage from Liverpool on June 1, 1928, to
and the ""Princess Elaine" for the
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1927.
CANADIAN
PACIFIC
QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC. TO VICTORIA & VANCOUVER.
SAILINGS 1927.
STEAMERS
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA EMPRESS OF CANADA EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA EMPRESS OF CANADA ·' EMPRESS OF RUSSIA
EMPRESS OF ASIA
Leave Leave
Jan. 10. Jan, 13 Jan. 31 Feb. 3 Feb. 21 Mar. 13
Feb. 24
Hong Kong S'hal Kobe Y'hama
Loave Leave Jan., 4 Jan. 7 Jan. 25 Jan. 28 Feb. 15-Feb. 15 Mar. 7 Mar, 10 Mar. 28 Mar. 31 Apr. 3 Apr. 18 Apr. 21 Apr. 24 May 0 May 12 May 15 May 30 June 2 June 6
Vivor
Arriva
Jan. 22
Feb. 12)
· Mar. 4)
Mar. 16
Mar. 25
Apr. 6 Apr. 27
Apr. 15
May 6
May 18 May 27
June 8 June 17
(E/Asia and E/Russia call at Nagasaki the day after departure from S'hai).
SPECIAL FARES TO EUROPE
#120
£112
£83
All first and second class rooms on the "Empress of Canada, "Empress of Asia" and "Empress of Russia" are fitted with hot and cold running water.
in reply to a further question by Mr. Wellock, Mr. Bridgeman said the following British warships were now in Chinese waters:-Five cruisers, one aircraft-carrier, four be followed by her sister ship, Hong Kong Manila sloops, two destroyer flotillas (comprising two flotilla leaders and "Duchess of Bedford," on July, 18,
necessary to 16 destroyers), one dispatch vessel, is that it would be bring the number of destroyers for one submarine tender, two sub- the D.E.I. up to 12 and that of marine depot ships, 12 submarines, submarines up to 16. It would fur-17 river gunboats, and four armed ther be necessary to construct two launches. The number of officers new minelayers. The construction i and men, including Marines, com- of new destroyers should be prised in the complements of these accelerated.
ahips was 8,550.
The State Navy should be con- trolled by the Dutch Government, and whilst every effort should be made to satisfy the Dutch East Indian Government in matters of naval defence, the
Government of
AMERICA'S CARGO LINES.
It is reported from Washington that the Shipping Board has again deferred definite action on the pro- posed sale of the five Government. owned cargo lines two Atlantic. and three West Coast services. The Atlantic coast lines in queation are the American, France, consisting of nine vessels, of 78,141 deadweight tons, covering North Atlantic porta and French ports and operated by Cosmopolitan Shipping Company, Dimensions are given in the Inc., of New York, and American
NEW POLICE LAUNCH.
long
A steam-launch 100 feet (over all) is required by the Police the mother country contemplates Department. reserving to itself the final decision. I
The 1924 destroyers can doubtless "Gazette" in a notice calling start for the Dutch East Indies in tendere. the months of 1928.
C
for
the cruiser MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
The withdrawal of the order for the construction of "Celebes" has coat the country a total of about 12,800,000.
West African, comprising ten ves sels, of 82,352 deadweight tons, operated by A. H. Bull and Co., Inc., also of New York. The latter line operates between Now York The The Ben Line s.s. "Benrinnes" and the West African coast. from Leith, Middlesbro', Antwerp, three West Coast lines include the London, Straits and Philippines, in American-Australian Orient, operat- due to arrive here to-morrow, ing afleet of 19 vessels, aggregat-
The C.P.S., R.M.S. "Empress of ing 174,616 deadweight tons, serv CHRISTMAS, CRUISES. Canada" left Yokohama for Van- ing Pacific ports, Australia, New couver on December 16 at 3 p.m.. Zealand, and the Orient, and now Since 1923 the Compagnie des and is due at Vancouver to-morrow under the management of Swayne The C.P.S,, R.M.S. "Empress of Messageries Maritimes have organ-Asia" arrived at Yokohama on De-and Hoyt, Inc., of San Francisco: ised circular cruises in the Mediter-cember 22 at 11 a.m. left Yokohama American Oriental Mail, consisting ranean with great success. The same day at 5 p.m., and is due of seven vessels of 66,370 ́dead- new programme for 1928 comprises at Hong Kong on December 29 weight tons, with home port at thirteen tours, one of which laaat a.m. She will sail for Manila Seattle, covering ports of Puget "Christmas Eve 1928 at Bethlehem" on December 30 at
Sound and the Orient, and operated tour. The tariffs include, besides the cost of passage, all subsidiary expenses, such as accommodation in the best hotels, motor excursions, meals, gratuities, guides, etc.
NORTH-EAST COAST YARDS.
p.m.
The s.s. "Corby Castle" (D. & by the Admiral Oriental Line; and November 26, and is due in Manila ing of ten vessels of 85,703_dead- Co.) sailed from Honolulu on the Oregon Oriental Line, consist-
on January 1, 1928.
Hosken,
The C.P.S., R.M.S. "Empress of bis Pacific Shipping Company, of weight tons, operated by the Colum-
Russia" (Capt. A. J.
Portland. This line operates be- R.N.R.) will leave here for tween Columbia River ports and the Victoria and Vancouver, B.C.
Orient. via Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe and Yokohama at noon on January 4, (Wednesday), 1928.
The M.V. "Viminale" (D. & Co.) AMERICAN AUSTRALIA ORIENT sailed from Aden on December 5, and is due here on January 5,
A few very welcome orders for new tonnage have recently been placed with shipyards on the north-1928. east coast of England. Messrs. Swan, Hunter, and Wigham-
Richardson, of Wallsend-on-Tyne, are to build five steamers, for ser- vice on the Canadian Inkès, and one
or two orders for small vessels have also been given out. Work is still being completed more rapidly than fresh orders can be secured. Com- potition between local firms for the work available remains very keen.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.
Consignees of Cargo ex 8.5. "Lt. St. Loubert Bie" are advised to send in their claims to the Agent
before December 26;
Consignees of Cargo ex 8.9. "Chenonceaux" are
advised to send in all claims to the Agent before December 30.
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S.S. "CITY OF TOKIO”
ELLERMAN LINE
.Marseilles, Havre, London, Rotterdam & Itamburg. 3rd January. S.S. "CITY OF CALCUTTA” .. Marseilles, London, Rotterdam & Hamburg S.8. "CITY OF PEKIN"
S.S. "CITY OF BENARES..
AUSTRALIA
"CITY OF SPARTA”. "CITY OF PALERMO”
..Havre, London, Rotterdam & Hamburg
London, Rotterdam & Hamburg ....
SINGAPORE/AUSTRALIA
Leaves Singapore
Leaves Singapore
....18th January.
..14th February. ..20th February.
AUSTRAL-EAST INDIES LINE
7th January. 7th February:
For FREMANTLE, ADELAIDE, MELBOURNE & SYDNEY. Through Freight and Passenger bookings from Hong Kong in conjunction with “Ellerman", Line and
other services.
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE
S.S. "CITY OF LAHORE"
S.S. "CITY OF BEDFORD" S.S. "CITY OF KIMBERLEY”
via Suez Canal
via Suez Canal
via Suez Canal
ALSO AGENTS FOR
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE
.26th December.
...23rd January.
ANDREW WEIR & CO.
KA- SERVICES TO
BOSTON AND NEW YORK
M.V. "MYRTLEBANK”
MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA
S.S. "TINHOW"
..26th February.
AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE!
5th February. ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE
Lst half April.'
Loading far Mauritius, Delagoa Bay, Durban, East London, Algon Bay (Port Elizabeth) Mossel Bay
and Capetown Lading femted to Detra, quiimaine, to, Port Amelia, Mozambique, Chiude
Inhambane, Zanzibar, Hombasa, Kilindin!, Port Nolloth, Luderita Bay, Walvis Bay and
Madagascar.
For freight or passage on any of the above lines apply to:-
Telephone
Central 4791
THE BANK LINE, LTD.
Leave Arrive
HONG HONG-MANILA SERVICE.
Dec. 30 Jan. 1 Jan, 20 Jan. 22
EMPRESS OF ASIA EMPRESS OF CANADA
Leave Manila Hong Kong
Jan. 1 Jan. 22
Arrive
Jan. 3 Jan. 24
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SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP-Via Singapore,
Colombo, Suez and Port Said. ALTAI MARU
RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Salgon, Singapore,
..............Wednesday, 11th January, Colombo. Durban & Cape Town. MANILA MARU
BOMDAY-Via Singapore and Colombo.
KASADO MARU
SHUNKO MARU
(Calls at Karachi).
Saturday, 31ạt December.
Tuesday, 3rd January. Friday, 6th January.
DURBAN, DELAGOA BAY, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR AND
MOMBASA Via Singapore and Colombo. MEXICO MARU
..Thursday, 5th January.
CALCUTTA-Yin Singapore, Penang and Rangoon,
SEATTLE MARU
Tuesday, 24th January. VICTORIA, SEATTLE TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Japan Poris. HAYPHONG—Y HOFOW & PAKHOL
TAKWA MARU
...Tuesday, 3rd Jan., 10 a.m. NEW YORK-Via Japan ports, San Francisco & Panama.
HAVANA MARU
JAPAN PORTS
AMAZON MARU BINGO MARU KEELING Vin SWATOW & AMOY.
KANO MARU HOZAN MARU
TAKAO Via SWATOW & AMOY.
DELI MARU
TAKAO-Direct,
DAIREN-via TAKAO.
.Friday, 6th January.
Saturday, 14th January. Tuesday, 24th January.
Sunday, 25th, Dec., 11 am. Sunday, 1st January, 11 a.m.
Thursday, 29th Dec., 10 a.m.
For further particalare please apply to:08AKA SHOSEN KAISHA. Tel. Central No. 4088, 4088, 4090..
M. TAKEUCHI, Manager.
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