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THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1928.

P. & O.-British India Apcar and

Eastern & Australian Lines

(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.

TAKING CARGO FOR

BTRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, AND RED SEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE, &c.

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under Contract with H.M. Government.)

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Топ

KASHMIR

KARMALA

MIRZAPORE

MANTUA *EALYAN MONGOLIA +NAGPORE MOREA KASHGAR +JEYPORE MALWA DELTA ↑NOVARA RANPUTRA KHYRE

From Bengkung About

Noon.

9,128 24th Mar. 6.715 27th Mar 10,946 31st Mar, 9,1441 7th Apl.

10,953

Deslization

8,085 17th Mar. | Marseilles, Londen, Antwerp & Hall Mes. Casablanca, L'don & A'werp. Straits, Colombo & Bombay Marseilles & London Marseilles, London & Antwerp Marseilles & London Marseilles & London. Marsailles & London. Marseilles, London, Antwerp & Hull Marseilles & London Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles, London, Antwerp & Hull. Marselles &

London. Rambay, Marseilles & London, Marseilles, London, Antwerp & Hull, Marseilles & London Rombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles, London & Antwerp. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Passengers to Sluganore only. Limited accommodation available for

*NANKIN

RAWALPINDI

KASUMIE

RAJPUTANA

16,604 14th Apr. 6,283 21st Apr. 28th Apr. 9,005 12 May 6,318. 19th Biay 10.086 -20th May 8.007 Oth Junie 6,089 16th June 16.601 23rd June 0.114 7th July

14th July 14.00 21x July

th

Aug.

| 16,568 (19th Aug.

2nd class passengers from Hong Kong, to London,

†Cargo only..

Frement connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the

hedival Mail Steamship Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

TALMA..

TAKLIWA

SHIRALA

SANTHIA

[ 10.000 20th Mar. 7,036 | 23rd Mar. 7841 301 Mor, 7,764 11th Apr.

Singapore. Penang & Calcutta Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta

B. I. Apear Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd class passengers. All steamers are fitted with wireless and carry a qualified surgeon,

NEW TENDENCIES.

GROWTH OF "NATIONALISM" IN SHIPPING.

PRESTIGE W. BUSINESS.

"It cannot have escaped the notice of any careful observer that there have been very considerable changes in ideas and hypotheses in regard to the shipping business during the post-war period, and that one of the growing tendencies

THE CHINA MAIL,

good economic reasons, and there

is a good possibility that Italian

WALSH ISLAND.

DOCKYARD.

shipping will soon be able to stand y AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT on its own feat and successfully engage in international compati tion.

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The case of Franco is different,

TO BE DISPOSED OF.

Sydney, Yesterday.

of

8 there is not an extraordinary strong demand hu that country for The Australian Minister a State mercantile marine, al- Public Works has announced that though voices are raised for more the Government is closing down sides. Indeed, are relatively small. 10 owing to the men's objection to Anancial assistance. The sub- Walsh Island Dockyard on March For the building of the "Ile de payment by results. He said that of these days is that which makos France" and a sister ship the State the Government is considering the for the increasing nationalisation assumed the guarantee for Inter-disposal of the establishment with of mercantile shipping. In quite eat up to the amount of 220,000,000 the existing contracts.-Reuter.

"ANHUTS" REPORT.

a number of countries the Govern-francs, in addition to which there ments are being urged to extend a mail subvention of about support to shipbuilders and ship-155,000,000 franca,

France alao owners with a view to creating a pays certain indirect subsidies, ns The master of the a.s. "Anhui," national Mercantile Marine, and for example, an allowance of 10 on arrival in the Colony from the incentive to this is given more francs for each ton of petroleum Amoy, states that on March 7, an from reasons of prestige and a imported, which is applied for the Asiatic deck passenger died of beri. extension of the French tanker beri and was buried the same day, false Idea of wationalism than from considerations as to whether

fleet.

also that the Breaker Island light| such an artificially created instru-

After passing in review all the was showing one flask every two mont could be made to pay its other countries which favour ship-seconds instead of the official way. In other words, the shipping ping subsidies, the writer comes to lighting. business, which formerly was re- the conclusion that principally garded" principally as the privata England and Germany, but to some affair of the enterprising owner extent also Holland, Belgium and who was willing to undertake the Scandinavia, are the only maritime countries nainly an affair of the ed to the subvention policy. It is SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES risk, is now belonging in certain nations which are generally oppos-

State.

CONSIGNEES.

CONSIGNEE NOTICE.

THE Steamship

"PAUL LECAT" BRINGING CARGO from

MARSEILLES, &c.

admitted that even the Trade Faci- MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. "As was the case before the

lities Act does not, properly speak- war, when the Navy became foring, come under the subsidy head- some nations a question of presing, and the same can be said, it tige Instead of one of pure necess argued, of the facilities. in the sity, so now various States are way of advances at low interest demanding the largest possible which were given to enable Ger- mercantile marine for reasons of man owners to order tonnage so national pride, and without payings to create work for the ship- CONSIGNEES are hereby in- the slightest regard to economic yards. necessities.

formed that their goda with the Where such demands "The German shipowners," the exception of Opium, Treasure and na these are being carried through, writer concludes, "who have re- Valuables are being landed and it can easily be understood that built their fleets by their own stored into the Godowns of the the shipowner is not being left to efforts are fundamentally opposed HONG KONG KOWLOON WHARF

the shoulder the whole of the burden.

subvention tendencies, & GODOWN CO., LTD., KOW They have maintained this attitude LOON, whence delivery may be even when certain personalities In

obtained immediately after landing. the Government were ready to on or before FRIDAY, the 23rd All claims must be sent in to me; come forward in support of State March, 1928, or they will not be assistance for shipping. The Ger- recognized.

to

because, for one thing, in most [cases his financial resources would not be adequate for the purpose, Therefore the demands of the com munity must be satisfied, out of the common means, and the State it man shipowners decline any help DAMAGED PACKAGES will be self must provide. the requisite from the State, and it cannot be examined by the Company's Surve- funds for the establishment and regarded as a mere coincidence yor Messrs: Goddard & Douglas maintenance of a new shipping that in the numerous conferences in the presence of the Consignees discovered to be a national neces- terms with the leaders of English 20th March, 1928. service which has suddenly been they, co-operate on the best of at 10a.m. on TUESDAY, the sity, or. to put it quite plainly, the shipping who hold the same view. No Fire Insurance will be effect- national shipping must bo

sub-In the face of the strong advance ed by us' in any case whatever. sidised.

of the subaidy policy In other

.L. LESDOS, lands, there is a great possibility

Agent. that out of this close co-operation in all important questions, a 'unit-

Hong Kong, 14th March, 1928.

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.

State's Right to Intervene. "This assistance on the part of the State naturally carries with ited front of all the advocates of a right of the State to Intervene free shipping will be formed. in the affairs of the company con- "Whether one

can remain per- the result that in manently jeerned, with

true to to-day's prin- merely the ship ciples. many cases not ping but also the shipowner is na others.

depanda, however,

From MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, When State ambition is tionalised. He is dependent, in aseeking to place itself far outside

LONDON & STRAITS. more or less visible form, upon the the limits which have been traced HE Steamship special wishes of the State. unequivocal form of nationalised the lust for political prestige is The by the laws of economics, when

"BENGLOE" shipping is the State merchant

CONSIGNEES .of Cargo Are over pressing without any res-hereby informed that all Goods are fleet which, administered by a

traint towards the nationalisation being landed at their risk into the State department, entrenches upon of shipping, shipowners both in hazardous and/or extra hazardous 6.000 4th Μην Thursday Island, Townsville, Bris-the sphere of private business ac Germany and England will hardly Godowns of the Hongkong and Kow-

tivity."

In the United States of America, State assistance. But if these two whence and/or from the wharves be able to dispense altogether with loon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., says a writer in the "Kolnische countries stand shoulder to should delivery may be obtained. Zeitung," whose preliminary obser

er in their battle for free shipping. vations are summarised above, they should be strong enough to there has lately appeared a strong gain a victory." divergence of opinion between the

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South)

ST. ALBANS ARAFURA

TANDA

Sandakan,

4,500 | 30th Mar. | Manila, Port Holland,

6,966) lut June bane, Sydney & Melbourne,

Regular monthly sailings from Hongkong to Japan and Hongkong to Australia.

The E. & A. 8.S. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghai, Hollo, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawco, Timor, Darwin, or other porta en route as inducement

offern.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-

The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New advocates of "free" and of State Esaland, Vanconver, San Francisco, etc.

The P. & 0. Royal Mail steamers' to London via Suiz· Canal. The P. 20. Branch Service of steamers to Londen via the Cape, The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton London via Panama Canal,

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

MANTUA | 10,940 | 16th

NAGPORE

SANTHA

-*LAHORE TAKADA MOREA ARAFURA TALAMBA

JEYPORE KASHGAR TILAWA MALWA TANDA "NOVARA DELTA RANPURA *NANKIN KHYBER

RAWALPINDI KASHMIR RAJPUTANA

6,283

Mar.

5 a.m.

17th Mar, Noon, 7.764 21st Mar. 5,252 24th Mar. 0,949 28tia Mar. 10.958

30th Mar.

6,000 3rd. Apr.

Shanghai.

PASSENGER LIST.

ARRIVAL.

shipping. Originally the support- ers of State shipping had the and majority of the American people behind them. They remembered that in the sixties of the last cen-. tury, the United States possessed the largest fleet in the world, which, however, subsequently sank to a very unimportant factor in world traffic. Even the founding Passengers arrived at Hong Kong of the so-called "Morgan Trust" on the N. Y. K. "Taiyo Maru" from did not bring about the expected Los Angeles and Ports in March revival.

Through the war, how 13 were:- ever, the situation was completely Miss A. M. Waters, Mrs. A. J. Ives, Mr. J. M. & Miss L. B. da Rocha, changed. In the last war years

Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama

Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Osaka, S'hai, Mejl. Kobe & Yokohama Amoy, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Thama, S'hal, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Moll, Kohe, Osaka & Yokohama. Amoy, S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Osaka. S'ha, Moji, Kohs & Yokohama. Shai, Moji. Kobo & Yokohama. Amoy, Mall, Kobe & Osaka, S'hat, Moli, Kobe & Yokohama, Moji, Kobe, Oraka & Yokohama. S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama May S'hai, Moll, Koba & Yokohamaa May S'hai, Kobe & Yokohama. June S'hal, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama, 'hai, Moji, Koba & Yokohama, S'hai, Kobe & Yokohama Shai, Mail, Kobe & Yokohama. Shal, Kobe & Yokohama.

8,018 11th Apr. 5,318 13th Apr. 9.606 13th Apr. Apr. 10,000 21st 10.080

27th

Apr. 6,950 8th May 6.989 8th May 8.097 11th 16,601 25th 7.858 4th 9,114 1 8th June 16,619 21st

8.985 6th 10,008 | 20th

• Cargo only.

June

July July

All dates are approzimate and subject to alteration without notice.

WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS. "Fassengers for Rangoon must defray their own. Hotel expenses Eingapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamgr.

All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge.

omers on Leadon and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries.

the United States built a gigantic Miss K. E. Janson, Mrs. W. C. Chin, fleet, which was augmented on the Mr. & Mrs. K. Ishimitau, Mr. A. H. conclusion of peace by the former Beavan, Mr. G. T. Read, Mr. F. C. German ships which had been con-G. P. Choa, Mr. C. F. Woo, Mr. H.L. Whitefield, Mr. P. S. and the Miases fiscated. This sudden expansion

of tonnage (from 5,368,000 tons in Taeng, Mr. K. Kimura, Mr. H. F. |1914. to 15,023,000 tons In 1923) Daly, Mr. S. Fung, Mr. C. Hermoso, gave rise to the cry on the part Mrs. F., C. Loo, Miss S. C. Loo, Mr. Miss M. Ledbetter, Mr. F. Loo, of the shipping nationalists that American goods must be carried. Prate. Mr. T. Wong, Mr. L. only on United States ships. But Xaxier, Miss A. Buckor, Mr. Yok most of the vessels built during Sho-ching, Mr. H. T. Kwan, Mr. purposes for which they were used, Wong, Mr. G. K. Wong, Mr. K. L. the war were unsuitable for the J. V. Kwan, Mr. R. A. Kwan, Mr. & Mrs. W. Suzuki, Mr. & Mrs. C. B. and proved to be very expensive, Tao, Mr. Wong Gin, Mr. & Mrs. J. at 50 that between

the seal years 1921/22 and 1925/26 the State had Mr. R. B. Poralta, Mr. Ng Tung, to make advances of about Mr. Wu Taan, Mr. Wong H. Daw, $40,000,000,

Mrs. Yuk-eng Tom, Mfas Tom San- cans who rogarded the matter Madson, Miss R. Woodrow, Mr. Hence a large number of Ameri-ping. Mr. Tom Min-nam, Miss D.

K. Y. Wong, Mr. C. Yang, Mr. Lai business point of

Parcels measuring not more than 2% ft. x 2 ft. x 1 ft will be received at the Company's Office up to Noon on the day previous to sailing.

For further Information. Passage Freights, Handbooks, etc., apply to:- MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

Agents.

P.&O. Building, Connaught Rd. C. HONGKONG.

BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE.

JOINT SERVICE OF THE

"BLUE FUNNEL" LINE.

(OCEAN 8.8. CO., LTD. & CHINA MUTUAL 28, CO., LTD.) AND

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE. (ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL 8.5. CO., LTD.). BAILINGS FROM HONG KONG,

S.S. "CITY OF DURHAM". Via Suez Canal

B.S. "CITY OF BOMBAY

Via Suez Canal

8.8. "CITY OF EASTBOURNE" Via Suez Canal

20th Mar

20th Apr. 18th May.

Beamers proceed via Sues Canal or Panama Canal at Owners' Option.

Bubject to change without notice.

For Freight and particulare apply to:- BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE or THE BANK LINE," ITD, Hong Kong. Kong & Canton: JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. LTD., Cant.OM/

purely from a

DEPARTURES.

view have proteated against this Kwong-taun. squandering of public money, and demanded that the State fleet should be sold to private Amerl- CATI owners. Suggestions were European: passengers sailed from even made that there should be a Hong Kong on the M.M. "Paul gradual withdrawal from the Locat" for Shanghai and Japan on North Atlantle trade and increas- March 14 were:-Mr. and Mrs. J. A. ed activity in the north and south Cruz, Miss A. Lemos, Mr. C. G. American coasting trade, which is Todd, Mr. and Mrs. Flury, Mr. and the natural sphere of business for Mrs. S. Rosario, Mrs. A. Sherville, un American fleet.

Mr. FR. Barr, Mr. H. Allemao, Mrs. S. E. de Senna, Mr. R. M.; Vacheron, Mr. Leon Gavagnach, Rodrigues, Mias Rykoff, Mr. G.

Miss E. MI. White.

In Canada and Australia, In Canada and Australia, the writer continues, there seems to be a desire to abandon the State fleets after they have proved to be too expensive, and except in the case of Poland, there appears to

ENGINE TROUBLE: be a movement in favour of with, drawing from State operation' and

The 3.5. 'Apoey" returned “yes- to give stronger support to "pri- terday to Hong Kong, from nea, vate" shipping. In Italy heavy as the result of engine trouble, and subsidies are granted, but for also owing to the steering gear these there would appear to be not functioning properly ARAPOAR

the Goods have left the Godowns, No claims will be admitted after

and all Goods remaining undeliver ed after the 12th instant will be subject to rent.

All claims against the steamer must be presented to the Under signed on or before the 28th inst or they will not be recognised.

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 10th inst at 10

a.m., by Messrs. Goddard & Douglas.

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

Bills of Lading will be counter- GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD., signed by

Agents. Hong Kong, 5th March, 1928,

Cool, Shady Decks to Enjoy

The great wide glass enclosed promenade decks of the Presi- dent Liners-with their dozens of comfortable, inviting steamer chairs. You will enjoy spending much of your time here lounging, reading and conversing with friends. The magnificent President Liners are broad of beam and excxpsionally weady. All are all burners, swift express liners.

The public rooms are luxuriously appointed and inviting.

All staterooms are outside, splendidly furnished and equipped with beds-noc berths Each mom has hot and cold running water, also fans, wardrobe, thermos boules and reading lamps. Private bath and showers in connection with many rooms perfcct the travel comfort of these giant passenger liners.

The Cuising is world famous. The deliciously prepared menus will delight you. And bow the orchestra adds zest to your dining.

The decks are spacious. The Glass-enclosed Fromeaade always popular. Dock pous, open air swimming pool, movies, evening dances,everything has been door to make your trip a happy one. Unexcelled anywhere is the courtcoas and efficient service accorded you by the trained personnel aboard the President Liners.

The great frequency of wallings and the liberal stopover privileges of the Dollar Steamship and American Mail Lines have made these giant passenger liners out- standingly popular among travelers.

WEEKLY TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE

TO SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES

The Sunshine Balt via Honoluks Fortnightly sailings en Tuesdays Pres. Lincoln Pres. Madison Pres-Jackson

Pres. McKinley

..Mar..27th Apt 10th .Apr. 24th. May 8th.

TO SEATTLE and VICTORIA The Short, Straight Rauts to America Fortnitly sailings on Wednes lay

Prea. Grant ..Mar. 21st 7 a.. Pres. Cleveland .....Apr. 4th Pres. Pierce ..Apr. 18th Pres, Taft

May 2nd

Special Through Rates to Europe, via United States, £120, £112. Direct connections with all Atlantic lines. Choice of radway lines across United States and Canada, with liberal stop-over privileges for sight-seeing.

To EUROPE and NEW YORK

L

` ROUND-THE WORLD -- Fortnightly selling on Tuesdays via Marita, Straits, Colombo, Sue Canal, Alexandria, Flapics, Gence, Mancilles, Existon and New York Pres. Adama...Mar. 25th 8 a.mn. Pres Monroe'..May 6th 8- Pres Garfeld ...Apr. 8th & .m. Pres. Wilson..May 20th 6 a.m. Predlarrison..Apr. 22nd 6 a.m.. Pres. Van Buren June 3rd 8 a.m. TO MANILA

Pres Lincoln..Mar. 19th 6 p.m. Pres. Adams....Mar. 25th 8 a.m. Pres. Cleveland .Mar. 27th 6 pm.

Pres. Madison .Apr. 2nd 6 p.m. Pres Garfield Apr. 8th 8 a.m. Pres. Pierce.Apr. 10th 6 p.m.

For Bookings, Passanger and Freight Information Apply to Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Building, Ground Floor Telephone Central 3477; 2478 and 795

·Cable Address "Dollar"

Dollar Steamship Line

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and

American Mail Line

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER MAKERS, BRASS and IRON FOUNDERS. All work done in this establishment is guaranteed. We have over: thirty years' experiencs,. We own two' Slipways and can accommodate any craft of 200 feet long.

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Town Office: 64, Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong, Tel. Central No. 480. Shipyard: Sham-Bal-Po, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Tel. Kowloon No. 9. Estimates furnished on application.

Hong Kong, April 1, 1924

THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: “MANIFESTO” HONGKONG.

Codes Used: A1, A.BC. Fifth Edition: Engineering: First and Second Edition;

Western Union and Watkins.

DOCK OWNERS, SHIP BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEERS, BOILER MAKERS, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, FORGE. MASTERS, ELECTRICIANS. :

S.S. “TAIPING.

Speed:14.77 LHP. 4090 D.W., 4215 tons.

Bulit and engined by the Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd.

Please address enquiries in the Chief Manager: <

RM3 DYER, B.Sc., MINA, Kowloon Dock, Hongkong