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SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1928.

P. & 0.-British India Apcar and

Eastern & Australian Lines

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

TAKING CARGO FOR

STRAITS, 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.)'

8. S.

Tona

KASIIMIR

From Hongkong About

8,585 17th Mar

Xuon,

3428-124th Mar.. 6,715 27th Mar, Mar. 10.046 31st

0,144 7th Apl. 10.54411415 Apr.

Destination

Marseilles, London, Antwerp & Hull

Milles, Casablanca, 1'don' & A'werp. Straits, Colombo- &, Bombay

Marseilles & London

Marseilies, Landon & Antwerp

Morsuties & London

Marseilles & London,

Marseilles, London, Antwerp & Hub. Marseilles & London

KARMALA

MIRZAPORE-

MANTHA

*KALYAN

MONGOLIA

↑NAGPORE

MOREA

KASHGAR

6,283 21st Apr. 14,953 Exth 9.005 3:ዓ

4JEYPORE

5,318 19th

Apr. May Mar

Murseilles & London.'

MALWA

10986 26th May

DELTA

6989 16th 116,601 | 207

8.007 9th June June

June †

9.014! 70

July

1 7,058 14th

July

milles & London

4th

Air,

Bombay, Marseilles & London, Morilles, London & Antwerp.

18th Ac

NOVARA RANPULA

RAWALPINDI 11461921-t July

KHTNER

†NANKIN

KASHMIR

RAJPUTANA

Marseilles & London.

Marseilles, London, Antwerp & Null, Marseilles & London.

Marseilles & London,

Marseilles, London, Antwerp & Hull.

Bombay, Marseilles & London. Passengers to Sincapere only. Limited accommodation available for

2nd class pussigers from Hong Kong to London.

#Cargo nuly.

'Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople, Pune, Smyran and other Levant Ports by steamers of the

Khediva! Mail Sternship Co.

TALMA

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

110,000 2011 Mar. 1.Singapore, Penang & Calcutta

Num12

Har Shugapore, Péasing & Calcutta Mar. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta..

Singapore. Penang & Calcutta

1

TAKLIWA

SURALA

í 7501

SANTHIA

"0 A+ 7,754324h

B. 1. Aprar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for Ist and 2nd class pussengers. All steamers are fitted with wireless and earry qualified surgeon.

THE CANINA MAIL,

NEW EQUIPMENT.

DIESEL-ELECTRIC DRIVE CONVERSION,

FAVOUR IN AMERICA.

GERMANY.

SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY

REVIEW,

OUTPUT IN 1927.

CONSIGNEES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE.

THE

From New York.

The United States Shipping The "Hamburger Fremdenblatt" Board has decided to convert to publishes unofficial statistics re Diesel-electric drive two of ita lating to the German shipbuilding THE Steamskip cargo steamers, the "Dolance" and industry, according to which 118 "CITY OF DURHAM" the "Triumph": the order for the vessels with an aggregate tonnage having arrived, Consignees of Cargo electric equipment has been given of 251,650 wore built at German by her are informed that all goods to the Westinghouse Electrie Co.. yards in 1927 compared with 90 are being landed at their risk into The "Defiance" will be converted vessels of 269,360 tons in 1926. Of the hazardous and/or extra-hazar- at the Norfolk Navy Yard, and the these 118 vessels 95, aggregating doua Godowns of Holt's Wharf, "Triumph" at the Boston Navy 209,423 tons, were for German ac-whence delivery may be obtained. Yard. The vessels are to have their count, compared with 61 vassels of No Claims will be admitted after present 3,000 k.h.p. steam machin-.147,302 tons In 1926, and 23 vessels the Goods have left the Godowns; ery and steam auxiliaries removed, 42,227 tons for foreign account, and all Goods remaining undeliver und 4,000 s.h.p. Diesel-ulectric pro-aguinat 20 vessels of 122,658 toned after 22nd March, 1928, will pelling machinery with complete in 1926.

be subject to rent. electric auxiliaries Installed.

The tonnage constructed for Gor This increase in the propulsive many is classified as follows:- hitse-power together with changes

1027. No.. tona.

55 160.184 26 45,983

to be made in the bow and stern Hines, and a new propeller design-

V.C. PROMOTED.

Class of vessel. Steamers

Motorshipa

Sailing vessels

and

sailing vessels with aux. motors ........ 14

4

A Claims against the Stanmor must be presented to the Under- signed on or before 29th March, 1928, or they will not be recognized.

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays or Fridays, between the 3:236 hours of 10.45 a.m. and Noon, with in the Frae Storage period of One Week.

95 20.423

Foreign, orders completed at man yards are classified as lown:

Ger-] fol-

1927.

Class of vessel. Steamers

Motorships

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

Bills of Lading will be counter- Aigned by

THE BANK LINE LTD, General Agents.

No. tons.

Hong Kong, 16th Morch. 1928. 16. 15,207

16.930 SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES

MESSAGEKIES MARITIMES.

7

23 42,927

The most important vessel con- structed was the "Gap, Arkona," of 27,561 tons, built by. Blohm and Voza for the Hamburg-South America Line.

Nine motor vessels bulit abroad for German account aggregating]

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CONSIGNEE NOTICE,

HE Steamship

"PAUL LECAT" BRINGING CARGO from

MARSEILLES, &c. CONSIGNEES are hereby in- 4,840 tons. were delivered during formed that their goods with the the year, together with four auxi-exception of Opiùm, Treasure and liary sailing craft totalling 638 Valuables are being landed and stored into the Godowns of the HONG KONG KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD, KOW- obtained immediately after landing. LOON, whenve delivery may be

tons.

German Yards.

The following table gives a list of Cuptain R. N. Stuart, V.C., D.S.O., the German yards with an output R.N.R., late stall-captain of the of more than 1,000 tons, and their Canadian Pacilie liner "Empress of deliveries during the year Australia" Fas been recently a1- Deschining:

* 1927. poluted commander of the steamer Name of Yard. “Brandon."

Weser Yard .....

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South) yards of the ship, whereupon the

ST. ALBANS ARAFURA ITÄNDA

No.

11 -5

Tecklenborg Yard .......... Volcan Yard, Hamburg 2

18

Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 2 Brem. Valean, Vegesack 5 Deutsche Werke Kiel S Flensburger Schiffbau. 4 Neptun, Rostock

4 Deutsche Werft, Ham-

borg Howaldtswerke, Kiel .. Lubecker Maschinenbau G Stettiner' Oderwerke ... 5 Fredrichs, Einswarden. 3 Germaniawerft, Kie) .. 2 Ostseewerfl, Stettin ... 3 Nuscke & Co., Stellin.. 9 Seebeck, Wesermunde-G. 4 Schichau. Elbing ...... 5 Unterw, Wesermunde-L, 4

All claims must be sent in to mo on or before FRIDAY, the 23rd March, 1928, or they will not be recognized..

tons. 66,377 DAMAGED PACKAGES will be 13,005 examined by the Company's Surve

9,035 yor Mesere:-Goddard & Douglas in the presence of the Consignees 88,415 at

4.m. on TUESDAY, the 49,016 20th March, 1928. 15,632 No Fire Insurance will be effect- 15,500 ed by us in any case whatever. 13,394

L. LESDOS, 12,488

Agent. Hong Kong, 14th March, 1928.

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10,004 B.422 0,434 4,915 4,587

The B.I. a.s. "Talma" will leave 3,912 Amoy for this port to-day p.m., and 3,758

is due here to-morrow p.m. 3,112

MOVEMENT OF STEAMERS.

Captain Stuart is a native of Liverpool and this city's first and only ship's officer to be awarded the V.C., and he has also received the United States Naval Cross for ex- treme huravery. His V.C. was won for services during the late war, when, as commander of the "Q". ship "Parguat," he sank a German submarine. The "argust," dis- guised as a British merchant was torpedoed at very close range, and Captain Stuart sent out a panic party in a lite boat which served to decoy the submarine within fifty

"Purgust" opened fire. After the Port 30th Mar. Manila, £4,500

Holbad, Sandakan, submarine went down the "Par anoth May Thursday Island. Townsvike, Brisgust" pretty well damaged herself, 6,950 1st June bane, Sydney & Melbourne.

was towed into port by American destroyers.

The episode which won him re-Reiherstieg, Hamburg 3 1.008 from Leith, Middlesbro', Antwerp, cognition from the United States

The decline in 1927 compared London and Straits is due to ar occurred in 1917. 14. Stuart (as he with 1926 is due mainly to the fail-rive here on Monday. then was) in command cf the ing off of orders from abroad. In The C.P.S. R.M.S. "Empress of previous years the Standard Oil Asia" (Capt. A. J. Hailey, R.N.L.) had several tankers building from Manila, is due hore on March German yarda. It is anticipated, Pier No. 5, Kowloon Wharf. She |20 at 10.00 a.m., and will berth at however, that in 1928 there will be

for Victoria and an increase in the volume of ton-will leave here

Vancouver, B.C., via Shanghai, nage completed.

Nagasaki, Kobe and Yokohama on March 28 at 6 a.m.

Regular monthly uilings from Mongkung to Japan and Hongkong to Australia.

The E. & A. S.S. Co., Ltd., stommers will so call at Shanghal, Mallo, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tauco, Bor, Darwin, or other ports en route as inducement

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-

ofere.

The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via Newcruiser "Tamarisk," stood by the Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

The P. & O, Royal Mail steamers to London via Suez Canal, The F.&O. Branch Service of steamers to London via the Cape,

The New Zealand Shipping Company's steniners for Southampton and London via, Panama Canal.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

SANTIA

*LAHORE

TAKADA MOREA

ARAFURA

JEYPORE (5,318

MALWA

.

Shanghai, Muji. Kobe & Yokohama Amoy, Moj, Kobe & Osaka. S'hal. Moji. Kobe & Yokohama Amoy, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Y'hama. S'hai, Moli, Kobe & Yokohama. Mail, Kahe, Osaka & Yokohama. Apr. Apiny, Shai

Maji, Kobe & Oanka, Apr. 1 Shai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Apr. Apr. Apr. May May

•NAGPORE

| 5,283

18

Mar:

1 7,754 | L

5,252 24th

Mar. Mur 28th Mer. 10.953: 20th Mar.

-6,000

3rd Apr.

PALANIN

8.018

11th

1

KASHGAR

TILAWA

9.005 | 13th 10,005 21st 10,980 1 27th TANDA

6,356 Sch *NOVARA

6.ORD th DELTA

5,007 11th RANPURA 15.601 25th *NANKIN

7,059 4th KHYBER 19.114 8th RAWALPINDI 10.019 21. KASHMIR

8085 | 6th RAJPUTANA 16,568 20th July

• Cargo only.

S'hal, Moi, Kobe & Yokohama.

Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Osaka. Shal, Mo, Kobo & Yokohama. Mali, Kole, Osaka & Yokohama. Shai, Mo. Kohe & Yokohama

May S'hai Ma, Kobe & Yokohama May S'hai, Kobe & Yokohama.

June S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. June | Shai, Mail, Kobe & Yokohama, June 1 S'hai, Kobe & Yokohama

July S'hai, Moii, Kobe & Yokohama

Shni, Kobe & Yokohama.

́All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMEKS.

*Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses at Singapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer.

All Cabins are fitted with Elèctric Fans free of charge. Kamers on London and Australian Lines àro fitted with Laundries. Parcela measuring not more than 24 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.

Argents.

&0. Building, Connaught Rd. C., HONGKONG.

U.S. gunboat "Cassin," which had been torpedoed had succeeded in towing her to port.

The B.I. s.s. "Santhia" left Sin- 2.804 Kapare for this port on March 13 1.939 pm, and is due here on Monday. 1,815

The Ben Line 8.a. "Benavon"

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE,

at

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ed for 60 r.p.m., are expected to in- crense the speed to more than 13 knots, as compared with their ori-

The D. & Co. a.s. "Bolton Castle" The vinal speed of 10%1⁄2 knota.

sailed from New York on February main propelling machinery will con- Consignees of Cargo ex 9.3. "City, and is due here on March 25. sist of a 1,500 volt double arma- of Durham" are reminded to take The D. & Co. 8.8. “Venezis” sail- turd, direct current, forced ven- delivery of their goods which will led from Port Said on Feb. 20, and tilated motor of 4,000 s.h.p. at 60 be subject to rent after March 22. is due here on March 29, r.p.m., directly connected to the Consignees of Cargo ex 8.9. The D. & Co. M.V. "Toledo" snil- propeller.

"Paul Lecat" are advised to send ed from New York on February 13, in claims to the Agent before and is due here on April 12. March 23.

Power For Prepulsion. Power for the propulsion motor will be supplied by four main gen- puator sets, each of which comprises į panel providing control of speed a McIntosh-Seymour oil engine, and reversal of the motors from the directly connected to an 800 kw., enginy room. The electric equip 25 r.p.m., 386 volt main generator, ment for each boat is of General and a 100 kw., 240 volt D.C. auxi- Electric Co. make. liary generator and exeiter. Vari- The report states the turbine: able voltage propulsion control casings have been opened for the equipment will be installed with first time and the condition of the dead front control panels, arrang-bladings in so good that no fur- ed for both pilot house and engine ther inspection is anticipated for room control.

another four years.

All deck auxiliaries will be eleo-i trically driven, and will consist of one warping and 12 deck winch water-proof motors of 25 h.p., and one water-tight anchor windlass motor of 66 h.p. The magnetic brakes and master controllers of the deck motors are all of wator-proof construction.

W

The first stage shrouding had touched at some time, probably as a result of someone adjusting the thrust for closer clearances.

• Excellent Condition. Both machines are in excellent condition, particularly the reduc-! tion gears. These gears and pinions show no sign of wear what: The steering gear will be driven soever. The driving surfaces have by a 45 h.p, motor operating on the not worn down to full contact yet.. variable voltage control system. The main motors are in fine con.

BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE. The control in as arranged that the dition; the commutators have not

T

JOINT SERVICE OF THE

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"BLUE FUNNEL" LINE.

(OCEÁN S.S. CO., LTD, & CHINA MUTUAL S.S. CO., LTD.)

AND

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE

(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL 8.S. 00., LTD.) SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG.

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

..... Via Suez Canal

'20th Mar.

20th Apr.

18th May.

8.S. "CITY OF BOMBAY" 8.S. "CITY OF EASTBOURNE" Vía Suez Canal Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Ownors' Option.

Bubject to change without notice.

For Freight and particulars apply to:-- BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE or THE BANK LINE, LTD, Hong Kong, Hong Kong & Canton: JARDINE, MATHESON 4 CO, LTD., Canton.

ressel can be steered automatically been reground; the original set of or manually from the bridge or aft, brushes is still in use and very station. Power for auxiliary ma slightly worn,

chinery when the vessel is in port The switchboard equipments aré wil be taken from one of the main 'all in fine condition and the main generator units. A 36 kw. Diesel controllers likewise. generator is supplied for "atand-by"

purposes.

After Four Years Service.

The boats are conservatively esfl- mated to have travelled 150,000) miles, manoeuvring every 2.56

A recent report of inspection of miles, and the only turbing expendi" he electric drive on two Pacific; ture has been the renewal of operat- Coast ferryboats after four years Ing valves, and occasionally of, an of servico, the "San Leandro" emergency spring. The valves re- and Hay. "Hayward," put in ser-quire grinding once a year, owing vice. In 1923, reveals satisfactory, to the extremo service. conditions. The propulsion plants The fuel consumption has shown consist each of a 1,000-kw., D.C., & alight decrease during the last reared turbino-generator set, two year, as a result of better boiler 1,500 k.p. D.C. motors and a control efficiency,

"You know, it is a marvel in organization how n fleet of 17. immense President Liners can be handled with such efficiency and positive dependability! One week 'n President sails for Vietoria, B. C. and Scattle via the Short Route, and the next week one to San Francisco and Los Angeles via Honolulu. Every two weeks a President ails for the Straits, Colombo, via Sucz to the Mediterranean, direct to New York, Boston and California. And every few days one of them sails Interport. That's what I call real steamship service."

Weekly Trans-Pacific Service

To San Francisco and Los Angeles The Sunshine Bolt via Honolulu . Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdays Pres. Lincoln Pres. Madison

Pres. Jackson

To Seattle and Victoria TheShort, Straight Route to America Fortnightly sailings on Wednesdays Pres. Grant ..Mor. 21st 7 a.m. ..Apr. 10th Pres. Cleveland ..Apr. 24th Pres. Pierce

.Mar. 27th

Pres. McKinley .....May 8th Pres. Taft

...Apr. 4th

.......Apr. 18th

.May 2nd

Special through rates to Europe via United States. Direct across United States and Canada, liberal stop-over privileges for sight-seeing.

£120, 112 Sections with all Atlantic lines. Choice of rail lines

Europe and New York Direct

ROUND THE WORLD

Fortnightly sailings on Sunday via Manila, Streita, Colombo, Suez Canal, Alexandria Naples, Genoa, Marseilles, New York and Boston.) Pres. Adams Mar. 25th 8 a.m. Pres. Monroo..May 6th 8 a.m. Pres. Garfield ..Apr. 8th 8 a.m. Pres. Wilson...May 20th 6 a.m. Pres. Harrison .Apr. 22nd 6.a.m. Pres. Van Buren June 3rd 8 a.m.,

To Manila

Pres. Linchin

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

Pres. Madison Apr, 2nd 6 p.m. Pres. Garfield ..Apr. 8th 8 u.m. Pres. Pierce..Apr. 10th G p.m.

For Bookings, Passenger and Freight Information apply to Hoog Kong and Shanghai Bank Building, Ground Floor Telephone Central 2477, 2478 and 795

Cable Address "Dollar",

American Mail Line

and

Dollar Steamship Line

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.

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

Town Offico; 64, Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong, Tel, Central No. 459. Shipyard: Sham-Bul-Po, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Tel. Kowloon Na k Estimates furnished on application.

Hong Kong, April 1, 1924,

THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: "MANIFESTO“ HONGKONG,

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

Western Unlon 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 I.H.P. 4090 D.W. 4215 tona

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

Please address enquiries to the Chief Manager:

R. M. DYER, B.Sc., M.IN.A., Kow