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FOR NEW YORK AND BOSTON via SUEZ. 9.8. "BOWES CASTLE". ..Sails 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 POETS. REDUCED PASSAGE RATES.

BRINDISI, VENICE & TRIESTE

LONDON

NEXT SAILINGS.

£72.10.0. €80.0.0.

OUTWARDS FOR SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, KOBE & MOJI,

M.V. "ESQUILINO".

M.V. "ROMOLO"

S.S. "VENEZIA”

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

HOMEWARDS FOR BRINDIŠI, VENICE AND TRIESTE.

M.V. "VIMINALE”

M.V. "ESQUILINO"

From Hung Kona Sulls cn/or about 7th Fabr. Şails 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 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.

2120, 112, 110, £102 £83, vla San Francisco.

G$440, G$420, via Japan and Seattle. DAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Elonolulu,

TENYO MARU

Sunday, 29th January.

• SIBERIA MARU (Calls Los Angeles) Tuesday, 6th March. *Calls Keelung.

LONDON via Slagapore, Suez, Marseilles & Porta.

HARUNA MARU

KAMO MARU

KATORI MARU

....Saturday,

Saturday,

Saturday,

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Porta.

MISHIMA MARU

TANGO MARU

28th January,

11th February. 25th February.

Wednesday, 22nd February.

... Wednesday, 21st March.

BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.

† MALACCA MARU

TAMBA MARU

..Monday, 27th January.

Saturday, 11th February,

SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) vin Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles,

Mexico & Panama

GINYO MARU

Monday, 6th February, 1928.

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

KAWACHI MARU

Wednesday, 29th February.

Friday 10th February,

NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via PANAMA.

TATSUNO MARU

LIVERI'OOL via Singapore, Colombo. Port Sald & PortS.

DELAGOA MARU

CALCUTTA via SINGAPORE, PENANG & RANGOON

Sunday,

Tuesday 7th February.

+CEYLON MARU

22nd January.

NAGASÁRI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

MISHIMA MARU

Friday,

20th January.

SHANGHAI KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

=

23rd January.

Tuesday, ... Wednesday,

24th January,

25th January,

+ MATSUMOTO MARU

↑ YAMAGATA MARU (Moji direct).. Monday, ATSUTA MARU

† Cargo only.

For further information apply to-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

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

THE CHINA MAIL,

SHIPPING

BOAT DAMAGED.'-

RUN INTO BY STEAM LAUNCH.

A collision occurred in the har- bour early this morning between a steam launch and a cargo boat, re- auiting in considerable damage to the latter.

According to a report made to the poifce by Chan Tal-lam, the master of cargo, boat No. 2230-V, whilst his junk was tied up to the seawall off the Kowloon-Canton Railway Station in Kowloon, she was run into by the steam launch "Otto" belonging to the Nether lands Harbour Works. Damage

was done to the stern of the' cargo boat to the extent of $1,000.

THE

MEONIA."

EAST ASIATIC CO'S 22ND MOTOR VESSEL.

The "Meonin," which has just been placed in service, fa the second of two ships (the first being the "Lalandia") which the East Asiatic Co. have built for their service between Copenhagen, Mid- dlesbrough, Hamburg.

Antwerp, Port Said, Colombo, Penang, Singa- core and Bangkok, to carry both passengers and cargo.

The main particulars of these two ships are as follow:- Length overall

Length b.p....

.406 ft... .390 ft.

Depth to main deck...28 ft. Depth to shalter deck..86 ft.. Deadweight capacity .7,500 tons. Speed loaded

. 131⁄2 knota.

Draught loaded.......25 ft.

There ia accommodation

for

aro

SECTION.

SHIPPING PARLEY.

FIRST IN GERMANY SINCE THE WAR.

LOCAL SHIPPING.

TO-DAY'S ARRIVALS ‘AND. DEPARTURES.

THIS MORNING'S LIST.

,';

Sulyang (1,594) British,, from Tsingtau, Swatow, B. &. 8-105 passengers, 839 tons general cargo for Hong Kong, 802 general cargo (through).

Shantung (1,568) British from Canton, B. and S-37 passengers, 400 tons general cargo (through).

Newchwang (1,501) British from F Canton,-B. and S-97

10 tons general cargo

Halvara, (1.217) British, from Saigon, We Fat Sing--16 passon- gers, 2,206 tons of rice for Hong Kong

Berlin, Yesterday. For the first time since the war. an International shipping confer- ence is being held in Germany.gers, The Committee of the North (through). Atlantic shipping companies ex- cept the Italian, meets here to

morrow.-Reuter.

“NOBLE” WRECK,

FOUR MEMBERS OF CREW DROWNED.

Vancouver, Jan. 6. Rescue forces of the U. S. Coast Guard service to-day reached the grounded vessel on Eebantes Reef, on the outer coast of Vancouver, laland, and found that it was the schooner "Noble,

passen-

Telpasack (1,219) French, from Fort Bayard, Shun Cheong S.S. Co-95 passengers, 375 tons gen- eral cargo for Hong Kong,

Song Bo (720) French, from Haiphong,MA & passengers, 200 tons general cargo for Hong Kong.

Limehow (1,416) French from Haiphong, Hoihow, Sing Keo Co -62 passengers, 2,700 tons gen- oral cargo for Hong Kong.

Vogtland (4,200) German, from Shanghai,--Jebsen & Co-17 pas- sengers, 1,866 tona general cargo (through).

nil.

Kamakura Maru

from Wahamatsu-0.9.K.— cargo Tencho Maru (2,608) Japanese,

Four members of the crew had

(8,624) Jap- been drowned. Two others, who had anese from Nagoya, Moji, N.Y.K. nearby, were saved by the taken refuge on a small island-322 passengers, 5,696 tona gen- Guard vessels.

Coast eral cargo for Hong Kong, 1,477

tons general (through)."

The "Noble," which is a former rum runner, is being pounded to pieces by heavy seas.

Aid had been summoned by an im-. provised radio which broke down after the first S: O. S. signals were flashed, leaving the Coast Guard in ignorance as to the ship's identity.

United Press.

Kogekio Maru (1,433) Japanese, from Dairen, M.B.K.-1,484 tons of coal for Hong Kong, 1,200 tons: coai (through).

Kaijo Maru (1,126) Japanese, from Swatow, O.S.K.-95 passen- gera,, 800 tons coal Kong.

for Hong

Tak Hing (105) Chinese, from Autau,-Fook Hei Co.-4 passen-¡ gers, cargo nil.

Tak Hing (101) Chinese, from Macao, Hoo Hing-65 tons

gen-

about 30 passengers in two-berth MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. eral cargo for Hong Kong, cabins. Most of the cabins

two-berth staterooms, with lava-

tories adjoining.

morrow.

The total cargo capacity is The B: I. 6.8. ""Takada" left 460,150 cubic ft. of grain, whilst in Singapore for this port on January double-bottom tanks 1,001 tons of 18 at p.m. and is due here to oil fuel can be carried, or 1,096 tons of water ballast. There is, in addition, a tunnel tank with a cap- acity of 84 tons, and the lubricat- ing-oil tanks carry 28.6 tons. A dining-room and smoking-room ara provided for the passengers.

are

Shanghai for this port on January The P. & O. a.a. "Devanha" left

is due here to-morrow at about 17 at 4 p.m. with the Malls, and

6 a.m.

The hull of the "Meonia" WAS constructed by the Nakskov yard and the propelling machinery_built

The C.P.S., R.M.S. "Empress of by Burmeister and Wain. There Canada" arrived at Shanghai on two six-cylinder, four-cycle January 16 at 7.30 p.m. left Shang- single-acting engines, with cylin- hai on January 17 at 8 a.m., and ders 630 mm. bore and a piston was due at Hong Kong this morn- stroke of 1,300 m, the speed being. She will leave for Manila to- ing 130 r.p.m. for an output of morrow at 5 p.m. 2,500 i.h.p. each; The heating and ventilation throughout the ship is on the Thermotank Co.'s system. A speed of 15.85 knots was attained

Sun Sai Kai (242) Chinese, from Maono, Sin Sang-160 tons gen- eral cargo for Hong Kong.

Departures,

For Muntok:-Tjisalak. For Macao:-Tak Hing. For Canton-Sui Yang, Foo shing.

For

Maru No. 1.

Chinwangtao:

Shinsei

For Autau;-Tak Hing. For Amoy:-Shantung, For Swatow:-Talkwa Maru. For Haiphong:-Borneo. For Tsingtao-Kojun Maru. For Manila:-Aki Maru. For Keelung:--Tokei Maru.

Clearance.

For Singapore:-Remo.

Shipping Abstract.

Arrivals Departures Port.

The P. & O. 8.8. "Khybor" Jeft British Singapore for this port on January 16 at 4 p.m., with the outward Eng-

on trials with the super-chargers Hah Mails, and is due here on in service, the engines developing January 21 at about 4 p.m. 6,600 1.h.p. at 140 r.p.m.

In

THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1928.

CANADIAN

S.S.

PACIFIC

A DELIGHTFUL CRUISE DE 'LUXE

by the

Empress of Australia

21,850 Tons Gross, Length 615 Feet..

LEAVING HONG KONG, FEBRUARY 13th, 1928.

vin Shanghai, Chinwangtao (for Peking), Beppu, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu, Hilo, San Francisco, Balboa, Panama, through the Panama Canal to Cristobal, Colon, Hayana.

Arriving NEW YORK, April 12th, 1928.

Two days available for sight-seeing in NEW YORK

Leave NEW YORK, April 14th,

arriving SOUTHAMPTON, April 22nd, 1928.

Shore excursions and sight-seeing tours at all Portı.

For Particulars Apply to:-

CANADIAN PACIFIC

"

Tel. Central 752

Tel. address "CACANPAG.”

O. S. K.

SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM '&' ANTWERP-Vim Singapore,

Colombo, Sues and Port Said. ATLAS MARU

RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES–Via Saigon, Singapore,

Colombo, Durban & Cape Town. MONTEVIDEO MARU....

BOMBAY—Vla Singapora, and Colombo.

.Friday, 3rd February.

Friday, 10th February.

SUMATRA MARU (Calls at Karuchi) Sunday, 22nd January. *HONOLULU MARU

.Friday, 3rd February. *(both calls at Karachi).

SHINGO MARU .....................................................Tuesday, 7th February. DURBAN, DELAGOA BAY, BEIRA, DAR-ES-BALAAM, ZANZIBAR. AND

MOMBASA—Vix Singapore and Colombo, CHICAGO MARU.

›Tuesday, 31st January.

CALCUTTA—Via Singapore, Penang and Rangoon.

SEATTLE MARU

TACOMA MARU

Wednesday, 25th January, . „Saturday, 26th February,

VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Japan PortN,

AFRICA MARU (from Shanghai)....Monday, 23rd January. RAUPHONG-VI» (JOMOW & PAKHOL.

MENADO MARU

„Tuesday, 17th January, 10 am. Tuesday, 31st January, 10 a.m.

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

TAIKWA MARU

21

Japanese

HAVANA MARU

4

5

5

JAPAN PORTS

Chinese

8

2

16

INDO MARU

Dutch

1

French

0

LINE.

The C.P.S., R.M.S. "Empress of German Russia" left Yokohama for Van- Norwegian AMERICAN AUSTRALIA ORIENT is due at Vancouver on January 22. Portuguese

couver on January 18 at 5 p.m., and Panama

1

0

อ

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

Operated, for

16

12

67

U. S. Shippis Board

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

S.S. "ELKRIDGE"

.... Jan. 21. For full information apply

SWAYNE & HOYT, INC. 1. EVERETT, Inc. General Agents

The C.P.S., R.M.S. "Empress of Asia" (Capt. A. J. Hailey, R.N.R.) will leave here for Victoria and Vancouver, B.C., via Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe and Yokohama at noon on January 25,

The C.P.S., R.M.S. "Empress of Australia" arrived Bombay on. January 10 at 6.80 a.m. She is due at Hong Kong on February 10 at 8 a.m.

Italian

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

441113

Consignees of Cargo ex s.a. "City of Calcutta" are reminded to take delivery of their goods which will be subject to rent after January

23.

HOZAN MARU

.......Friday, 6th January,

SOURABAYA MARU

BINGO MARU

REELING VI■ SWATOW & AMOY.

KAIJU MARU

TAKAO Via SWATOW & AMOT. DELI MARU ......

TAKAO-Direct.

For further particulars 'please apply Tel Central No, 4088, 4089, 4090.

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

Sunday, 22nd Jan., II a.m. -Sunday, 29th January, 11 am.

Thursday, 26th January, 10 a.m.

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AGENTS FOR

ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S.S. CO.,

SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION WITHOUT NOTICE.

UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT

9.8. "CITY OF PEKIN"

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

...Havre, London, Rotterdam & Hamburg

London, Rotterdam. & Hamburg

S.S. "CITY OF BENARES

S.S. "CITY OF MADRAS"

AUSTRALIA

“CITY OF PALERMO"

Havre, London, Rotterdam & Hamburg

SINGAPORE/AUSTRALIA

Leaves Singapore

LTD.

ELLERMAN LINE

20th January. 14th February, .20th 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 sERVÍDOS.

BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE.

B.S. "CITY OF. KIMBERLEY”

.21st Jan..

.21st Jan,

1st Feb. 15th Feb. .29th Feb.

1st Feb.

SPHINX PORTHOS

.15th Feb.

.29th Feb..

S.S. "CITY OF BEDFORD"

For Marseilles

S.S. "CITY OF ADELAIDE"

S.S. "CITY OF DUNKIRK”:

ANGERS:

B1st Jan.

D'ARTAGNAN

.14th Feb.

.G. METZINGER

23th Feb.

SPHINX

18th Mar.

PORTHOS

7th Mar

From Dunkirk, Antwerp, London'

TANG TSE (Cargo)..27th Jan, YALOU

(Cargo)..25th Feb.

For Shanghai, Japan and North

Chira

YANG TSE (Cargo)..27th Jan.

·YALOU... (Cargo)....25th Feb,

For Rotterdam, Hamburg, Dunkirk

LT. ST. LOUBERT BIE – –

(Cargo) Ist week Feb.

YANG TSE

(Cargo), 1st week Mar.

For full, Particulars, apply to:

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vla Suez Canal

vía Suez Canal

vin Suez Canal

via 'Suez Canal

ALSO AGENTS. FOR.

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BOSTON AND NEW YORK

M.V. "MYRTLEBANK”. MAURITIUS

&

8.8," "TINHOW

SOUTH AFRICA

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINË

22nd January. ..20th February,

23rd March, .20th April.

& CO.

AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE

... 8th February. ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE?

07:20th April

Loading for Mauritius, Delagos Bay, Durban, East London, Algos Bay (Fort Elizabeth) Mossel Bay

Cand Capetown,

Through Bill of Lading used to Beira, Qullimains, Ibo, Port Amalla, Mouambique, Chinda, Inhambane, Zanzibar. Mombaas, Kilindini, Port Nolloth Luderita Bay, Walvis Bay And Madagascar.

For freight or passage on any of the above fines woply to:

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WATER SUPPLY.

Level and Storage of water in Reservoirs on January 1, 1928: ......... CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS LEVEL

1928 1927 Tytam

18′ 8′′B°° 12′ 8′′B Tytam Byewash 26' 4" 24" 0"B Tytam Intermediate Level Level Tytam Tuk

12:11" 22" 0"B Wong Nel Chung. 15' 2"B16" 4′′B Pokfulum

17'11" 19′ 8′′ [Notes B. denotes "Bolaw Overdow": A denoter “Above Overflow.")

-Storage In stillions and decimaals of gellons.

Tytam Byewash

Tytam

Tytem Intermediate

Tytem Tuk

Wong Nel Chung

Pokfulamin

1027.

218.72

.59

195,90

13.59"

$1928

295.76 38 195.90

18.48

29.88

25.82

text Supply was given from dth, to 31st December, 1928,

Full supply in all. Rider Main Dis- tricts during December, 1927 with the exception of the districts West of Eastern Street where an Intermittent Supply was given from 1st to 81st December, 1927.

KOWLOON WATER WORKS

LEVEL.

.1937

1928 7' 0"B: 7′ 4′′B Kowloon Reservoir Shek 'Lai Fut Reser-

Toir ...

07′′B T "B Reception Reservoir.: 8 4B. 2′ 8′′B

·Storage in milions, and decimale ve

of gallons.

1927 1928 Kowloon, Reservoir ****288.50 280.42 Shek Lai Pal Reser

voir

98.40** 96.87

1,121.75 926.03 Reception Reservoir

- 21.55 - 27.24

Total

**** 408.45404.08 Consumption of water in Kowloon Total 1,638.91 1,448.26 in millions and decimals of gallons dar Consumption of water in the Clying the month of December and Hill Distelet in millions and des cimals of gallons during the month. Consumption December.

Consumption

∙1927 271.68

1026 244.29 Estimated population 407, 417.940 Consumption per head

per day

19.892 Fall Supply in All Rider Mala Dis tricta auring, December 1925 with the exception of the districts West | of. Eastern Street, where an intermjt-l'

1926 1927

14.89 88.63 Estimated population 158,140 – 168,180 per day VATTA 16.3 17.5 Full Supply in all districts (during December, 1926 and 1927

The Government. Analyst's reporta show that the quality of the water in

atisfactory,

Total rainfall to December 31,71928, 100,78; Décémber: 81;/1927-107.87,