1928-03-29 — Page 5

THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 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.)

From Hongkong

About

Destination

10,91€ 31st Mar. Marseilles & London

Marseilles, London & Antwerp 9,144 7th 18,604 | 14th Apr. | Marseilles & London Marseilles & London.

Noon.

Apr.

5,283 21st Apr.

B &

Taus

KANTUA

KALYAN

MONGOLIA

NAGPORE

MOREA

LAHORE

KASHGAR

+KIDDERPORE

MALWA

JEYPORE

†ALIPORE

DELTA INOVARA RANPURA KHYBER *NANKIN RAWALPINDI KASHMIR RAJPUTANA

10.283 28th Aur.

6,262 7th

9,005 12th

May

May

·6,334 22nd May 10.986 26th May 5,318 2nd Juno 5.273 6th Juno 8,097 9th June 6,983 76th June 18.601 23rd June

July

9,114 7th

7,058 14th July

10.419 | 21st

8.08K 1 4th

July Aug. Aug.

16,608 18th †Cargo only.

Marseilles & London.

Marneilles & London. Marseilles, London. Antwerp & Hull Straits, Colombo & Bombay. Bombay, Marseilles & London, Marseilles & London

Straits. Colombo & Bombay,

Marseilles, London, Antwerp & Hull Marseilles & London.

Bombay. Marseilles & London. Marseilles, London, Antwerp & Hull Maramiller & London

Bombay, Marseilles & London Marseilles. London & Antwerp. Eombay, Marseilles & London

Frengent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Ceartantinople, Firaun, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khertival Hall Steamship Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

SITRALA

SANTHA

TAKADA

7,841 2ad 7.754 11th 6,940 | 24th

Apr. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta, Apr. inveners, Penang & Calcutta Apr. | Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.

R 1. Anear Line steners have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd class passengers. All steamers are filted with wireless and carry a qualified surgeon.

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South)

*ST, ALBANS

Melbourne,

&

4,500 804 Mar. Manila, Sandakan, Thursday Island,

4 p.m.

Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney ARAFURA $ 6.000 4th βίην

TANDA

6,950 1st June *Calls Port Holland.

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

The E. & A. 8.9. Co., Ltd., steamera will alan cell at Shanghal. Tolo, Cebu, Enlambugan, Tawao,, Timor, Darwin, or other ports en route as inducement

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:--

mory.

SURPLUS TONNAGE.

LAYING-UP PROBLEMS AND OVERBUILDING.

-

A DANISH CRITICISM.

THE CHINA MAIL,

WORLD'S SHIPS.

INCREASED TONNAGE UNDER

CONSTRUCTION.

PASSENGER LISTS.

ARRIVALS.

Through passengers on the E. & MOTORSHIPS INCREASING A. 1.3. "St Albans," arrived at Hong Kong on March 28 from

In view of the continued de- To all interested in the imme-Japan and bound for Australian pression in the shipping industry,diate future of mercantile ship-porta were:—Mr. J. Morley, Mr. B. It is not surprising that the old ping, the statement issued by W. Bennett, Mrs. Listor Henry, scheme of reducing the surplus, Lloyd's Register about mid- Mrs. F. E. Watts, Mr. G. Shiba. tonnage by artificial means January as to the shipping under- Passengers arrived at Hong through laying up or scrapping is construction at the end of 1927 Kong on the M.M. "Porthos" from coming more and more in the fore- has more than usual appeal. The Koba and Shanghai on March 27 ground. Of these two achemos, figures given constitute striking wore:- the laying up seems to be the most evidence of a greatly improved Mr. Le Garreo, Mr. P. J. Klink, popular, although it still remains condition of affairs in the ship- Mr. P. M. Blum, Mr. Mr. Chauville, merely theoretical. In Scanding-yards throughout the world, and Mr. G. Blum, Mr. Handry. Miss via, especially in Norway, there is more especially in thos of Great Guest, Mr. H, L. Black, Mr. T. Liu, a strong feeling that something Britain and Ireland. Alter a de- Mr. Zau Chang, Mr. G. Tchang. should be done, and in the Intterpression lasting well over two and | Mr. T. Yang, Mr. Y. Pang, Mr. T. country a campaign ja boing ora half years the tonnage now Y. Wong, Mr. D. S. Chen, Mr. F. ganised for laying-up on the prin- building in Great Britain and T. Wen, Mr. L. Wong, Mrs. Chen, ciple of mutual insurance. It is Ireland reached 1,600,000 tons Mr. Chan Kwal-choon, Mr. P. Lee, proposed to get the other Scandina-and is larger than the combined | Mias H. C. Lee, Mr. C. F. Wu, Mr. vian countries into line and then tonnage under construction in the K. H. Wu. Misa Lea, Mr. P. B. Kao, to neck international co-operation. rest of the world.

Mr. W. C. Que. Mrs. Ching Lee, Pending further development of The figures for Great Britain Mrs. K. Gubbay, Mrs. Collaco, Misa the movement, the voluntary lay and Ireland-1,679,713 tons-are Collaco, Mr. K. D. Liang, Mr. K. ing-up in the Scandinavian coun- not only more. than double (V. Ou. Mr, S. W. Liang, Mra. C. tries is steadily increasing. In those reached twelve months C. Vieh, Mr. K. L. Liang and Babe, Norway over 360,000 tons, in Den-ago, but they include practically Mr. and Mrs. Li Fi-sun, Mr. and mark something over 80,000 tons, no tonnage in which work is sus- Mrs. L. G. Chuck, Mr. Ling, Mr. K. and in Sweden about 100,000 tons pended. Of the total tonnage o. Tsang. Mr. K. Cheng, Mr. M. L have been laid up. This is in so now building in Great Britain Cheax. Mr. S. T. Kuo Mr. Y. M. for a healthy sign, but what is the over 200,000 tons will be register- Kuo, Mrs. Chi, Mrs. Liu, Mrs. Chen, use of taking these measures, if cd in the British Dominions, Miss Chen, Mr. K. T. Zi. Mr. C. they are counterbalanced by, acti- while colse on 200,000 tons arc in-¡ K. Lee, Mr. Z, H. Yang, Mr. K. S. vity in the shipbuilding yards.tended for foreign owners.

Yong. Mr. W. G. Yue, Mr. J. C. Here we are faced with a very

Other Countries.

Lu, Mr. S. Y. Dal, Mr. K. T. Ou, aerious situation. On the one In other countries there are Mr. T. W. Ki, Mr. S. B.. Ling, Mr. hand a great surplus of tonnage 1,539,000 tons under construc-Z. Y. Lee, Mr. Chen, Mr. Tsan Van- with consequent depression; on the tion. Germany lends with 472-col, Mr. Ng Fan-tho, Mr. Monteos, other hand, steamer after steam 295 tons, which is considerably Mr. Doan Van-sang. er being

DEPARTURES.. launched by the ship-more than double the tonnage yards, thus thwarting the ends building in that country at the

Passengers sailed from Hong which the laying-up owners have end of December, 1926. Italy has Kong on the M.M. sa. "Andre in view.

183.216 tons under construction; Lebon" for Shanghai on March 27 But probably the most alarming Holland, 174,887 tons; France, were: aspect of the situation is the grow- 115,029 tons; and Sweden 100,700 Mr. C. Nopper, Mr. J. Gauthier, ing tendency to grant subsidies tons. Although so much higher Mr. Serres, Mr. H. L. Block, Mr. and loans for shipbuilding pur- than the average for the last five Ford, Rev. Fr. Polly, Mrs. Chaillet. poses. In France it is contemplat-years, the present world total of Passengers sailed from Hong is still 185,000 Kong on the M.M. s.s. "Porthos" ed to set aside enormous aums by 3,118,721 tons the Government for building of tons lower than the average sailed for Saigon and Marseilles on new vessels, while in Italy it reached during the twelve months March 27 were:-- intended to establish mortgage in-before the war,

Mr. N. Lampard, Mr. G. Dueles, |stitutions with State support and As regards type or class of Mr. J. R. Land, Mr. A. Ossorio, low interest. Then in Norway atommage being built, a remarkable Miss I. Reubin, Miss C. da Cruz, mortgage bank has been establish feature is the increase in oil tank-Misa M. da

Cruz, Miss ed (Hypothek bank), and in Sweer tonnage. This represents as Brondeau, Mr. and Mrs. Ch. Polsat, den ionns are granted for the much as 24 per cent. of the total |Mrs. J. Spicer Simson, Mrs. O. F. building of both Swedish and for-tonnage under construction Farrar, Mr. and Mrs. Goldenberg, eign vessels to be built in that throughout the world. The Mrs. Y. Gaignette (Sister M. Lea), country.. In Letland it is reparted growth has been constant. At Rev. Fr. de Neuville, Rev. Fr. that a Belgian group of bankers. December, 1926, the tanker ton-1 Maximino Alonso, Miss È, Berger, will place capital at disposal for, nage building was 371,000 tons; Miss G. Bayless, Kir. A. Tecmo. the building of new ships. In at the end of March, 1927, it had Finland the Government in grant- increased to 603,000 tons; at the ing freely loans with low interest end of September it was 775,600 for the building and purchase of tons and is now 744,700 tons; of tonnage.

In Denmark Johns are which large total 339,500 tons are granted to foreign owners up to building in Great Britain and Ire- 75 per cent. In Germany the ship land. yards are readily granting facil-

Motor v. Steam.

The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via Now the sqme time about a dozen motor The preference. being shown for Bealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

The P. & 0. Royal Mail steamers to London via Snes Canal. The P. & O. Branch Service of steamern to London via the Cape,

The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and Landon via Panama Canal.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

MOREA

ARAFURA TALAMBA KASHGAR

• JEYPORT

WATTPARA

10,953 80th Mar.

Daylight 6,000

3rd Apr. 8,018 11th Apr. 9,005 13th Apr. 6.318 | 17th Apr. 7,764 i 21st Apr.

22nd Apr. 10.086 27th Anr. 10,000 3rd

May 5,273 3rd May 6,354 8th May 6.989 8t4 May 8.097 11th

*KIDDERPORE 5,334 WALWA TALMA *ALITORE TANDA *NOVARA DELTA PANPIIRA

NANKIN

ST. ALBANS

16,001 25th 7,058 5th 4.500 Fth. 0.114! BU

Shai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama.

پر کام

Moji. Kobe, Osaka & Yokohams. Amoy, Shai, Moji, Kobe & Osaka, S'hal, Moil, Kobs & Yokohama. S'hai, Mofi, Kobe & Yokohama. Moji. Kobo & Osaka. Shanghai, Mail & Kobe

S'hai. Moli. Koho & Yokohama. Amoy. S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Osaka. Moli & Kobe.

S'hai, Mail, Kobe & Yokohama. Maji. Kobe, Oanka & Yokohama. S'ha Moil, Kobe & Yokohama. Shai, Kobe & Yokoham

Maji. Kobs, Osaka & Yokohama. S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama May Shal, Moll, Kobe & Yokohamaa MAY S'hai, Kobe & Yokohama. Tune fune June RAWALPINDI | 16.61 22nd June NELLORE 16.859 3rd July KASHMIR 18.ORG ( 6th July ARAFURA 3 8.000 i toth Julv RAJPUTANA 110,608 20th July

• Cargo only.

KHYBER

Shai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. 'hri; Moši, Kobe & Yokohama Mali. Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama, S'hal, Kobe & Yokohama,

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

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

All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge.

..amers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries. *Farcels measuring not more than 2% ft x 2ft x 1ft will be received at the Company's Ofce up to Noon on the day previons to sailing.

For further information, Passage Freights, Handbooks, etc., apply to:-

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

Agents.

P. 40. Building, Connaught Rd. C., HONGKONG.

vessels have been ordered France and Germany.

CONSIGNEES.

.A.

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

CONSIGNEE NOTICE. -

ities, and it is stated that in one Motorship versus steamship is case a Norwegian owner has ab- also a subject strikingly reflect- THE Steamship fained as much as 90 per cent. loan ed in the latest figures. These L "ANDRE LEBON” for the building of two vessels. show that shipowners tend more BRINGING CARGO from MAR- In Holland offers of loan are randa and more to yield in their allegi-SEILLES, &c., also Cargo from up to 50 per cent through banks, ance to the time-tried steam en- Cognac and Bordeaux ex A.A. plus 20 per cent, from the ship-gine in favour of the internal "Rollon." yards. In Belgium the shipyards combustion engine and its con- CONSIGNEES are hereby in- are equally willing to grant loans.comitant advantages. The world formed that their goods with the In Russia it is reported that 25-30 figures for motorships-1,609,888 exception of Oplura, Treasure and motor vessels are being built re-tons-actually exceed by 115,856 Valuables are being landed and presenting about 70,000 tons. At tons the total for steam tonnage, stored into the Godowns of the HONG KONG KOWLOON WHARF inmotorships, however, is more & GODOWN CO., LTD., KOW- marked in other countries than LOON, whence delivery may be our own! Aboard the motorship obtained immediately after landing. All claims must be sent in to me tonnage reaches 956,994 tons, There is nothing new under the which is over 62 per cent, of the sun. In the year 1925 the Baltic total tonnage building, while in and White Sea Conference, which Great Britain and Ireland motor- has always had its watchful eye ships building represent 652,894 on the welfare of shipowners, dis-tons or 44 per cent. of the total yor Mesars: Goddard & Douglas cussed this matter of overbuilding | The general trend of oil engine in the presence of the Consignees and iubsidies along with the pro-development is also well evidat 10 am. on MONDAY, the blem of laying-up tonnage, at its enced by considering only large 2nd April, 1928. general meeting in Oslo, when a ships. Taking only into account No Fire Insurance will be affact- resolution was passed to the fol- vessels of 6,000 tons and upwards ed by, as in any case whatever. lowing effect:—

now under construction, there are

L. LESDOS,

Agent. Hong Kong, 27th March, 1928.

Baltic Resolution.

BERGEN STEAMSHIP Co.

"That this annual general 127 motorships and only 60 meeting of The Baltic and White steamers. Of the 56 vessels Sea Conference, representing 18 which exceed 10,000 tons each, 39 maritime nations views with are motorships and 17 are steam- alarm the policy of some Govern-ers. ments and local authorities of offering financial facilities for building tonnage at a time when the world is suffering from a superfluity of tonnage, and hay. ing regard to the fact, that the The Bergenske Dampskibsselskap overseas trade of the world is reports net profits of 1,266,000 kr. substantially lesg than the for 1927, after having previously volume in 1913, while the effec-written off 1,174,000 kr. for depre- tive tonnage available for such clation of the ships, etc. It has trade is still in excess of the been decided to pay a dividend at tonnage at that time, considers the rate of 7 per cent. that the interests of interns- The company reports that it has tional trade require that this entered into a friendly agreement policy be discontinued."

with those jointly interested in the This resolution WAS warmly Norsk-Russiske Dampskibaselskap supported by prominent members' Arcos, Ltd., of London, and the present and carried unanimously. Northern Timber Trust (Severoles) Unfortunately we are no further for the dissolution of the Norske- advanced since then, hut. on the Russiske Dampskibsselskap. The contrary, things have drifted from Russian interests have reserved to bad to worze.

themselves an option to take over Taking Denmark by itself, the four of the ships owned by the lat-

BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE: shipbuilding yards have scarcely ter, company, but should this ap

JOINT SERVICE OF THE

'BLUE FUNNEL' LINE. (OCEAN'S.S. CO., LTD. & CHINA MUTUAĻ S.S. CO., LTD.)

AND

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE

(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL.B.S. CO., LTD.) 'SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG.

8.8. "CITY OF DUNKIRK” ........ Via Suez Canal 8.8. "CITY OF EASTBOURNE Via Suor Catal

20th Aur:554 18th May..

15th Ju

S.S. "CITY OF NEWCASTLE" Via Suez Canal Steamers proceed vía Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Owners Option

Bohject to change, without notice, w

For Freight, and particulars sóply to:--

BUTTERFIELD & WIRE THE BANK LINE, LTD., Hosz Koss.

ever been so busy as at prosenttion not be exercised, the Bergen Not only are the yards full un fer company will acquire all the skips, the whole of this year, but freak It is added that the system of co- orders are expected. Of the ves-operation in London will be con- sels building no less than 13 are tinued. for Norwegian account, all of which with motor power, are from

5,000-13,000 tons.

Here in: Denmark the owners, appears to prevail in the ship who are mostly interested in the ping centres of Great Britain. Baltic Trade, are prudently keeping Let us hope that the optimfatic their tannage back hoping that view will prove to be right. In things will improve, but it cannot the meantime the only solution out be denied that they view the future of the difficulties would appear: to with gloomy foreboding, and that be found In a wholesale and or there appears to be no sign of im-ganised laying-up of tonnage. provement in the oversen marketa. But, to carry this Into erect, it In this connection it is difficult to would appear, that international

mattmintin wigs.whichina.anaration is necessary.

or before THURSDAY, the 5th April, 1928, or they will not be recognized.

examined by the Company's Surve

DAMAGED PACKAGES will be}

"Why, my dear, I've crossed nine- teen times and I travel only on President Liners. You hardly know you are at sea, they are so steady.".

Weekly Trans-Pacific Service

To San Francisco and Los Angeles The Sunshine Belt via Honolulu Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdays Pres. Madison Pres, Jackson

Pres. McKinley Pres, Grant

.Apr. 10th

.Apr. 24th

To Sentile and Victoria TheShort,Straight Route to America

Fortnightly sailings on Wednesdays Pres. Cleveland ...Apr. 4th Pres. Pierce.. Apr. 18th May 8th

Pres Taft

May 2nd May 22nd Pres. Jetterson ...... May 16th

£120,112 Special through tates to Europe via United States. Direct

'connections with all Atlantic lines. Choice of mail lines across United States and Canada, liberal stop-over privileges for sight-seeing.

Europe and New York Direct

ROUND THE WORLD

Fortnightly sailingy on Sunday via, Manila, Strains, Colombo, Suez Crasi, Alexandria

A Naples, Gianos, &larzeliies, New York and Boston. Pres. Garfield ..Apr. 8th 8 am. Pres. Wilson May 20th 6 a.m. Pres Harrison Apr. 22nd & a.m. Pres. Van Buren June 3rd 8 a.m. Pres. Monroe May 6th 8 a.m. Pres. Hayes ..June 17th 6 n.m.

To Manila

Pres. Madison Apr. 2nd 6p.m. Pres. Jackson..Apr. 18th 6 pm. Pres. Garfeld ..Apr. 8th8am. Pres. Harrizon .Apr. 22nd 6 a.m. Pres. Pierce...Apr. 10th 6 p.m. | Pres. Taft.....Apr. 24th 6 p.m.

For Bookings, Passenger and Freight Information apply to Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Buikling. Ground Floor Telophone Crutal 2477, 2478 and 795 Cable Address "Dollar"

American Mail Line

und.

Dollar Steamship Line

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.

ENGINEERS and BHIPBUILDERS, BOILER MAKENS, BRASS and IRON FOUNDERS. - All work done in this establishment is guaranteed. We have over thirty years' experience. We own two Blipways and can accommodate any craft of 200 feet long.

Town Office: 64, Commaught Road. Central, Hong Kong. Tel. Central No. 459. Shipyard: Sham-8ul-Po, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Tel. Kowloon No. 9. Estimates furnished on application, 2

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 Watkin.

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

SS. TAIPING" Speed 14.77 H.P. 4090 D.W. 4215 tons. Built and engined by the Hong Kong & Whampoa Dor

Please address enquiries to the Chief Manager

R. M. DYER, BS, MINAS, Kumtoon Dock