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DODWELL & COMPANY, LTD.

FOR NEW YORK AND BOSTON via SUEZ. S.S. "BOWES. CASTLE" ...... Salls on/or about 15th Febr.

LLOYD TRIESTINO

FOR BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE (FIUME), REGULAR MONTHLY PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE 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 & MOJE.

M.V. "ESQUILINO"

M.V. "ROMOLO"

S.S. "VENEZIA" -

From Hong Kong

Salls on/or about 2nd Febr. Salla on/or about 1st Mar. Sails on/or about 29th Mar,

HOMEWARDS FOR BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE.

M.V. "REMO"

M.V. "VIMINALE"

M.V. "ESQUILINO"

Proro Hong Kong ..Sails on the 17th Jan. ..Salls cn/or about 7th Febr. Sails on/or about 6th Mar.

NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS

FROM CALCUTTA & COLOMBO TO

́SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.

S.S. "UMVOLOSI" S.S. "UMSINGA"

S.S. "UMONA"

.Sails from Calcutta 2nd Feb, .Sails from Calcutta 1st Mar. .Sails from Calcutta 1st Apr. Regular Passenger and Cargo Service to South African Porta. 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, vis Japan and Seattle.

DAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

TENYO MARU

* SIBERIA MARU

*Calls Keelung.

LONDON vin Singapore, Suez, Marseilles & Ports,

HARUNA MANU

KAMO MARU

KATORI MARU

Saturday,

Saturday,

Saturday,

LOCAL SHIPPING.

THE CHINA MAIL,

SHIPPING

TO-DAY'S ARRIVALS AND, DEPARTURES

THIS MORNING'S LIST.

Haldia (1,144) British from Hon- gay,Wo Fat Sing-2,100 tons coal for Hong Kong.

Kutsang (8,648) British from Calcutta, Singapore,-Jardine's 886 passengers, 9,140 tons general cargo for Hong Kong, 8,620 tons general (through).

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SECTION.

EIGHTY VESSELS IN BIG DEAL

FOR PACIFIC TRADE.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1928.

NEW MOTOR VESSEL.

Shortest, Most Interesting Way

EUROPE

ADDITION TO THE KING LINE.

Mesars. Harland and Wolf, Ltd.. launched on November 24 from their South yard, Belfast, the SHIPPING MERGER. "King John," a motor cargo ves

sel, for the King Line, Ltd. The "King John" is the fourth of nine motor vessela at present building at Belfast for the same owners, and has been constructed to meet the requirements of the Board of Trade and Lloyd's 100-A1 class. She has a straight stem and crui San Francisco, Jan. 7.-Presi- ser stern, and her principal dimen- dent Roth, of the Matson Company, sions are: Length b.p. 400 ft., to-day confirmed that the Matson breadth moulded 54 ft. 8 in., depth Company and the American 4 ft. 8 in., gross tonnage 5,180.. Hawallan line were contemplating The double bottom extends the u merger if successful. In their whole length of the ship, and is Joint bid for the vessels recently arranged for carrying oil fuel, offered for sale by the Shipping lubricating oil, fresh water Board.

water ballast. There are seven

and

Mentor (4,778) British, from New York, Manila, B. & S.-2,473 tons

| Seattle, Jan. 6.---The "Post-Intel- {W.T." bulkheads, which divide the st ralls for Hong Kong. 900 tóne ligencer aces the probability of a vessel into eight watertight com- general cargo (through).

The five cargo holds gigantic morger for the operation partments, Kiungchow (1,546) British from of 80 vessels on the Pacific in ad-are provided with 10 derricks Bangkok, Hothow, B. & S-16 vices received here to-day stating worked by 10 $-ton electric passengers, 1,200 tons general cargo that the American Hawaiian and winches, and the hatches are of for Hong Kong.

the Matson companies were bid sufficient capacity to meet the Pres. Lincoln (8,859) American ding jointly for the 88 ships which Board of Trade requirements for from Los Angeles, Shanghai, the Shipping Board recently adver- carrying grain. The masts are of Dollar-422 passengers, 1,029 tons tiaed for sale.

the telescopic type, and are, ault- general cargo for Hong Kong, 2,966 tons general (through).

Pres. Grant (8,405) American, from Manila,-Dollar-578 passen- gers, 30 tons general cargo for Hong Kong. 2,406 tons general (through).

Tjitaroem (6,776) Dutch, from Sourabaya, Balikpapan, J.C.J.L— 214 passengers, 1,063 tons general cargo Hong Kong, 2,406 tons gen- eral (through).

Sungshan Maru (1,503) Japanese, from Canton, N.Y.K.—150 passen-|

general gers, 150 tons

cargo (through).

Tokel Maru (1,412) Japanese, from Haiphong, Port Courbet, Y.K.K.-2,000 tons coal (through).

Aki Maru (3,671) Japanese, from Yokohama, Nagasaki, N.Y.K-268 passengers, 616 tons general cargo for Hong Kong, 1,814 fons general (through),

Tak Hing (101) Chinese from Macao,-Hoo Hing-65 tons general cargo for Hong Kong.

Departures.

For Singapore:-Cremer, Siestan. For 'Amoy: Shanai.

For Swatow:-Hydrangea. For Canton Shantung, Shing.

For K. C. Wan:-Chung Hing.

For Macao: Tak Hing For Saigon:-Shun Chik, For Shanghai-Pres. Nellore.

Yat

Grant,

The 38 vessels are being operat able for navigating the Manches- ed in the three major routes ofter Ship_Canni. the Pacific-the American Austra The officers and engineers are la Orient, the American Oriental accommodated in deckhouses, and Mail and the Oregon Oriental the dining-saloon, panelled and lines. The bide will be opened by framed in light oak, is arranged the Shipping Board on February to seat 12 persons. The crew are 10-Associated Press.

berthed aft on the upper deck.

MONSTER LINERS.

SHIP BIGGER THAN THE "MAJESTIC."

All the engine-room and deck auxiliaries are electrically driven,; and include windlass, warping winch, cargo winches, steering, gear, and all the pumps and other auxiliaries in the motor-room. The heating throughout is elec tric, and two electrically heated Monster Iners overshadowing water boilers,and an electric hot even the mighty "Majestic" will be press are installed. built in the near future.

There is At a wireless installation of the latest meeting held in New York the type and a very efficient system for other day Mr. P. A. S. Franklin, iluminating the decks when tak- President of the International Mer-ing in or discharging cargo, and cantile Marine, let it be known also the usual navigation lights to that the projected White Star ship the latest Board of Trade require- will be larger than the "Majestic," ments. and ho therefore advised the build- The propelling machinery con-

ing of new piers on the Hudsen sists of one Harland-B, and W, six- River to provide berth for vessels cylinder four-cycle single-acting of very great length. As the Diesel engine. The engine has "Majestic" is 955 feet over all, the forced lubrication throughout, oil new White Star' vessel is expected also being used for piston cooling, to approach 1,000 feet,

while the cylinder jackets are Meanwhile, Sir Ashley Sparks, water-cooled. Compressed air for the resident director of the Cunard the fuel injection is provided from a Company in New York has atated three-stage air compressor mount- that "the next big ship we build ed at the forward end of the en- will take the shine out of every-gine, and driven off un extension thing afloat." In connection with of the crank shaft, and a small discussions on the ship berthing emergency steam-driven compres problem at New York it has leak-sor is fitted. Manoeuvering air is ed out that the North German stored in two steel roservoirs at Lloyd liners "Bremen" and a pressure of 25 atmospheres, "Europa," now under construction, Three 65 kw electric generating! will each have a length of 997 feet. sets are provided, each driven by If this figure, refers, as apparently a two-cylinder four-cycle Diesel it does, to the distance between enegine fitted with a special com- perpendiculars,, the total length pressor for charging the In

man- cannot be less than that of the œuvring air reservoirs. A small Arrivals Departures Port. "Majestic. Evidently, therefore, vertical oil-fired boller is installed the now German liners are very for generating steam for enjer- big ships indeed and it is rumour-gency and other purposes.

For Autau:-Tak Hing.

Clearance.

For Tsingtao:-Cheung Lee. For Saigon-Hain Foo Sing. For Dalny:Mentor. For Canton:-Hein Lee. For Swatow:-Sungshan Maru, Shipping Abstract,

29th January. Sunday, Tuesday, 6th March.

28th January.

11th February. 25th February.

Wednesday, 18th January, Wednesday, 22nd February.

British Japanese 3 Chinese Dutch American Mexican Norwegian Panama Portuguese

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ed that they will establish a re-

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SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Porta.

AKI MARU

MISHIMA MARU

BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo,

+ MALACCA MARU

TAMBA MARU

Mexico & Panama.

GINYO MARU

..Monday, 27th January.

Saturday, 11th February.

SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles;

Monday, 6th February, 1928.

SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Porte.

KAMAKURA - MARU

Thursday, 10th January.

Friday 10th February,

NEW YORK and/or BOSTON vis PANAMA.

+TATSUNO MARU

LIVERPOOL via Singapore, Colombo, Port Said & Porta,

DELAGOA MARU

CALCUTTA vla SINGAPORE, PENANG & RANGOON.

Tuesday 7th February.

†CEYLON MARU

Sunday, 22nd January.

NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,

MISHIMA MARU

Friday,

20th January.

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

23rd January.

†MOJI MARU

Sunday,

22nd January.

ATSUTA MARU

Tuesday,

24th January,

† YAMAGATA MARU (Moji direct).. Monday,

+ MATSUMOTO MARU

† Cargo only.

Wednesday, 25th January.

For further information apply to-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. `

Tel. Central No. 292 (Private exchange to all departments.)

M.M. M. M.

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

MM

LIGNES COMMERCI ALES (Cargo Boata).

Monthly Sailings direct to HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM, DUNKIRK÷

S.S. "LT. St. LOUBERT-BIE" 1st week February, 1923.

8.S, YANGTSE" due to arrive from DUNKIRK.

LONDON, HAVRE about the 23rd January, 1928,

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS (Mail Service)

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ILLEGAL BOARDING.

It is known in shipping quarters

that Italy is planning to build the largest liner In the world, while France has in view a ship exceed- ing 950 feet in length. "It would appear, therefore, that we are en the eve of striking developments in ocean transport.

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a well-known coasting

to have been re-sold recently for

AMERICAN AUSTRALIA ORIENT

LINE.

Operated for

U. S. Shippig Board

By SWAYNE & HOYT, INC. FOR SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES.

Formerly steamer, the "Heimun" is reporteds.s. "ELKRIDGE” ................ Jan. 21.

For full information apply

SWAYNE & HOYT, INC. L. EVERETT, Inc. General Agents

For boarding the s.a. "Kut Sang," berthed at No. 2 wharf, without $46,000, the buyer being a Mr. Lo. the master's permission five men ware fined in the Marine Court this Years ago, the "Haimun", was one morning $10 each, or failing that of the Douglas fleet but has been 10 days' hard labour.

run by Chinese for some time.

BANK LINE LTD.

AGENTS FOR

ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S.S. CO., LTD.

PAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION WITHOUT NOTICE.

UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT ......

8.8. "CITY OF CALCUTTA” .... Marseilles, London, Rotterdam & Hamburg

8.5. "CITY OF PEKIN”

8.8. "CITY OF BENARES. 8.8. "CITY OF MADRAS"

AUSTRALIA

"CITY OF PALERMO"

Havre, London, Rotterdam & Hamburg London, Rotterdam & Hamburg ........ .Havre, London, Rotterdam & Hamburg

SINGAPORE/AUSTRALIA

Leaves Singapore

ELLERMAN LINE 20th January. .14th February.

.26th February.

25th March....

AUSTRAL-EAST INDIES LINE

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.

8.8. "CITY OF KIMBERLEY” S.S. "CITY OF ADELAIDE":

Bailings

from Marseilles.

Arr. at Hong Kong & Ballings *for Shanghal

and Japan.

Ballings from Hong Kong for Marseille.

5.S. "CITY OF BEDFORD"

· 17th Jan, 1928S:

S.S. "CITY OF DUNKIRK"

31st Jan

18th December

80th December 13th January Wich: January

Ist Feb. 15th Feb, 79th Feb.

18th Mar,

- 27th Mar.

14th Feb.

28th Feb,

via Suez Canal

vía Suez Canal

via Suez Canal

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE

CO

22nd January. ..20th February.

23rd March,

20th April.

AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE

8th February.

GERNONCEAUX ANGERS

D'ARTAG VAN G.METZINGER

SPHINX... POETHOS

RATES OF PASSAGE MONEY TO MARSEILLES.

** (including Table Wine) ***

A Class 1st Class £99. 08. 0 B Class 1st Class £85. Oa. Od. Steamers 2nd

Save £10:05. Od. Steamers 2nd

Through Tickets to London and Leading Towns of Europe.

Accommodations reserved in the "Trains at Marseilles. "C:/(Bailings subject, to alteration without notics),

For fall Particulars, apply to

Cio, des MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,

Telephone Central 740.

via Suez Canal

ALSO AGENTS FOR

ANDREW WEIR

ARE SERVICES TO

BOSTON AND NEW YORK,

M.V. "MYRTLEBANK”.

MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA

Loading for Mauriting, Dalagoa Bay, Durban, East London, Algos Bay. (Port Elizabeth) Messel Bay Jan and Capułowni.

Through Bihi of Lading Issued to Beira, Quilimaine, Ibo Port Amelia, Mozam

Inhambane, Zanzibar

grze,: Chtuda,

· Membuan, Kilindiii, -Port Nolloth Ladarits · Bay, Walvis Bay, and, Madagascar.

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

4791

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£61. 08. Od.

8.3. "TINHOW!!

8 Queen's Building.

CONSIGNATION-TRANSIT-REPRESENTATION.

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SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION,

LONDON.

HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP—Via · Singapore, Colombo, 'Suez and Fort Said. ATLAS MARU

Friday, 8rd February, RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BURNOS AIRES Via Saigon, Singapore,

Colombo, Durban & Caps Town, MONTEVIDEO MARU

Friday, 10th February.

BOHRAY-Y↳ Singapore and Colombo,

•SUMATRA MARU *HONOLULU MARU

.Saturday, 21st January. ....Friday, 3rd February, (bath calls at Karach!). SHINGO MARU....................!,...Tuesday, 7th February. DURBAN, DELAGOA BAY, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR AND

MOMBASA Via Singapore and Colombe. CHICAGO MARU

Tuesday, 81st January.

·CALCUTTA—Vis: Singapore, „Penang and Rangorn.

SEATTLE MARU

TACOMA MARU

Wednesday, 25th January. ...Saturday, 25th February. VICTORIA. SEATTLE TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Japan Ports.

AFRICA MARU (from Shanghai)............ „Monday, 23rd January. EAIPHONG––VI ROTHOW A FARROL

MENADO MARU

TAIKWA MARU

„Tuesday, 17th January, 10 am Tuesday, 81st January, 10 a.m.

NEW YORK-Via Japan ports, San Francisco & Panama.

HAVANA MARU

JAPAN PORTS

INDO MARU SOURABAYA MARU BINGO MARU....................

KEELUNG Via SWATOW & AMC I.

TAIKWA MARU

KALJO MARU HOZAN MARU

TAKAO Via SWATOW & AMOY.

DELI HARU TAKAO-Direct.

..Friday, 6th January.

Thursday, 19th January, „Friday, 20th January, .Tuesday, 24th January.

Wednesday, 18th Jan., 10.am. ..Sunday, 22nd Jan., 11 am. .......Sunday, 29th January, 11 am.

Thursday, 26th January, 10 a.m.

For further particulars please apply to:-OSAKA JOSEN KAISHA. Tel. Central No. 4088, 4089, 4090.

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