FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1928.
P. & 0.-British India Apcar and
Eastern & Australian Lines
(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND), MAIL AND P.SSENGER STEAMERS.
TAKING CARGO FOR
·ETRAITS, 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.)
B. S.
Тода
From Hongkong About
MANTUA
KALYAN
MONGOLIA
*NAGPORE
MOREA
+LAHORE
KASHGAR
+KIDDERPORE
MALWA
#JEYFORE
TALIPORE
DELTA
NOVARA SANPURA CHYBER
10,946 31st Mar.
Noon. 9,144 7th Apr.
| 16,504 | 14th Apr. 5.283 21st Apr. 10.053 28th Apr. 5,202 7th May 9,005
121 May 5,394 | 22nd May 10,080 26th May 5.318 2nd June 5,273 5th .Dth 16th June
Destination
Marseilles & London
Marseilles, London & Antwerp Marseilles & Loudon Marseilles & Londen. Marseilles & London, Marseilles & London. Minraeilles, London, Antwerp & Holl. Straits, Colombo, Bombay & Karachi. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilies & London
Straits. Colombo & Bombay. Marseilles, London, Antwerp & Hull. Marseilles & London. Bombay. Barseilles & London. Marseilles, London, Antwerp & Hull. Marseilles & London
June
B.007
June
6,089 10.601
23rd June
7th July
*NANKIN
BAWAT PINDI | 16.019
KASUMIR
July gist July 8.985 4th Aux. RAJPUTANA ! 16,508 18th Aug.
*Carge only.
7.058 14th
Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marsellies. London & Antwerp, Bombay, Marseilles & London.
Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to «Constantinople, Pireaba, Smyrna and other Levant Forte by steamers of the
Khedival Mall Steamship Ca.
BRITISHI INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
Ond Aur. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta, Ann, Pinezona, Parang & Calenita Apr. Singapore. Penang & Calcutta..
FRIRALA RANTHIA TAKADA
1
+
1 6,943 | 24th
Anear Liné sfcamera have' excellent sccommodation for Ist All steamers are fitted with wireless and
and 2nd chuco nemmengNTS,
carry a qualified surgeon.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South)
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Reenior munthly sailings from Hongkong to Japan and Wongkong to Apotolia.
THE CHINA MAIL,
LOCAL SHIPPING.
*TO-DAY'S REPORT AND
DEPARTURES,
THIS MORNING'S RETURN.
With the arrival of 16 vesselk recorded at the Harbour Office this morning, in the time, under review ending 9 a.m. this morning, the lat registera the nationalities that figure prominently, that of the Japanese with 7, the British and Chinose with 4 each.
The cargo Imported to the Colony by the above 16 vessels, totals 8,933 tons, to which amount the All British contribute 1.564 tons.
general the cargo imported. ia merchandise.
Cargo being shipped through Hong Kong for ports beyond amounts to a total of 16,034 tons, 3,214 tons are being transported by the British vessels,
With regard to the above figures, the best return shown for cargo being imported to the Colony by one-vessel, was registered by the 3.3. "Tawa Maru" from Dairen and Keelung-Messrs. M.B.K. - 2,851 tons coal.
The highest figures recorded for good shipped through for ports be- yond, was contributed by the 8.8. "Akitaku Maru" from Yokohama, and Mojl-Messrs. N.Y.K. — 3,436 tons general.
. The smallest amount of cargo Imported by one vessel to Hong Kong, was shipped by the 8.9. "Mantun" — Messrs. Mackinnon | Mackenzie-4 tons general cargo.
Passengers arrived in the Colony by the above vessels in the time under review totals 694 persons, which includes 361 Asiatic deck, 67 Asiatic cabin; 276 European cabin.
Owing to the strike conditions prevailing in the port of Amoy, 240 tons general cargo has been over carried and brought back yester- day to Hong Kong by the s.s. "Yingchow" (Messrs. B. & S.)
Departures.
For Singapore:-Hai Ning, Van Heutaz.
For Shanghai:-Morca, Honolulu Maru,'
For K. C. Wan:-Chung Hing, Wing Wo.
For Swatow:-Hydrangea, Tean. For Saigen: Prosper.
For Takao:-Saurabaya Maru. For Autow:---Tak Hing. For Kobe:-Selyo Maru.
For Canton:-Hang Sang. For Macao: Shui Hing.
Clearances.
For Singapore:-Akita Maru. - For Whampoa:-Ryusho Maru. For Hoihow:-Linan.
For Canton:-Raymond Pioncare.
Shipping Abstract.
In
INDO-CHINA
STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LTD,
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
Destination
Steamer
Salling
.Sun., .Wed.,
1st Apr. at 7.m.
4th Apr. at 7 a.m. 8th Apr, at 7 am.
Ttau vin Swatow, & S’bni WAISHING Ttau vis Swatow & S'hai HANGSANG Tina via Swator&B'hai-YATSHING ... Sun, Tau via Swatow & Bhai FOOSHING....Wed, 11th Apr. at. 7 a.m. Yokhama vis. Amoy, Moji
& Kobo
Osaku via Amoy, Shanghal
Moji & Kobe Canton
Strails & Calcutta
Bandakan Tientsin
KUMSANG......Wed, 4th Apr. at Noon
SUISANG YATSHING KUTSANG HINSANG YUSANG
.Fri., 18th Apr. at 7 a.m. Tues., 3rd Apr. at 7 a.. Tues., 10th Apr. at p.m. Fri, 30th Mar. at 3 p.m. Bon., 2nd Apr. at 5 p.m.
For Freight and Passage apply to:- JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.,
Telephone Central 216.
General Managers.
OREGON ORIENTAL LINE.
Operated for
UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD M.F.C. By COLUMBIA PACIFIC SHIPPING COMPANY.
For PORTLAND vla KOBE & YOKOHAMA, 9.5. "WEST HOLBROOK"
fat. April. S.S. "LAS VEGAS”
.20th April.
FOR MANILA, ILOILO & CEBU. S.S. "WEST O'ROWA"
S.S. “WEST NOMENTUM”
8th April. .28th April.
All sailings subject to change without notice. Through Bills of Lading issued to all rail Overland Points in the U.S.A., also to New Orleans, Savannah, Charleston, Baltimore, Philadelphis, New York and Boston, via Panama Intercoastal steamer
ADDRESS:
Room 26, Bank of Canton Building,.
6. Des Vœux Road Central Telephone Central 4871.
*
Canton Agents: JOHN MANNERS & CO., LTD.
AUSTRAL-CHINA. NAVIGATION COMPANY
S.S. "CALULU ”
will be despatched hence on the 18th April, 1928,
for BRISBANE, SYDNEY, MELBOURNE & ADELAIDE.
via Manila, Sandakan & Rabaul For Freight and Passage apply to:-
Queen's. Building.
[SWEDEN & AMERICA.
INCREASING. PASSENGER
TRAFFIC.
From a report recently fasted by
DODWELL & CO., LTD.,
Agents.
Tel. No. Central 1030.
MOVEMENT, OF STEAMERS.
The B.I. R.8. "Shirala" will leave Amoy for this part to-morrow p.m., and is due here on Sunday p.m.
The 6.8. "Venezia" (D. & Co.)
the Swedish-America Line it ap-sailed from Singapore on March 26, pears that last year's business con-jand is expected here on Sunday,
The Ben Line s.s. "Benvenue", Arrivals Departures Port stituted a record for that company.
Its three passenger steamers car from Middlesbro', Antwerp, Lon- ried no fewer than 35,000 travel-don, Straits and Philippines is due lers to and from North America, to arrive here on Monday. that is to say, almost as many as
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ST. ALBANS
Gnos I 415 The 6958 1 14,500 29LT:
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· Monlia, Sendakun, Thuradov Island, Tomaville, Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne.
British Japanese 7 Norwegian 0 Chinese Dutch
4
5
23
3
10
✪
1
4
18
0
1
6
the Danish and Norwegian lines
French
1
0
3
German Danish
0
0
2
0
1
Portuguese 0
0
2
16
14
71
The E. & 4 82. Mo., Ltd, shegmeru dejti glen mell at Shanghal, Nolls, Oahu. #lembagan. Tawso, Timor, Darwin, or other parte en route as inducement
Freonent connections from Australin with the following:-
The Vinlon RS Commanele sfexmers to the United Kingdom vis New
Kesland, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
Thp P. & 11. Roval Mail «logmare to Twinn via Rosz fanal. The P&O Rennch Sarvice of steamers to London via the faDS, The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and London via Panama Canal.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
ARAFURA TALAMRA KASHGAR
• JEYPORE HATIPARA
KIDDERPORE MALWA TALMA
ALIPORE TANDA “NOVARA DELTA RANPUTRA *NANKIN
ST. ATRANS
RAWALPINDI
KTYRER
NELLORE
| 6.000
3rd Apr. 1 8.018 17th Apr. 8.005331, Apr. 8.318 17th Apr. 7.564 21st 5.334 22
Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama. Amov. S'hai. Moji. Kabe
Oanka.
hai, Moil, Kobe & Yokohama. Shai, Mali, Kobe & Yokohama,
Shanghai, Moil & Kohe
Apr. Moji. Kobe & Osakn
Арг.
10,000.
+10 as 27th Brd 5.273 3rd
Aar,
May May
6.954 1 +1 6.980 1
8.007 11th £16,001 1,271,
7058 6th 4.500 0.114 Rb 16.019 ↑ 22nd 6.853rd KASHMIR 18.095 ARAFITRA
ne 2011 RAJPUTANA, 16.568 | 20th
* Cargo only.
Shal. Mali, Kabe & Yokohama. Amoy. S'hai, Maji. Kobe & Osaka. Mofi & Kobe,
May 1 Mail,, Koño, Osaka & Yokohama. May | Shal, Mali, Kabo & Yokehama May Shai, Moli, Kobe & Yokohama May 1 Shal Kahe & Yokohama. June! Sthal, Mail, Kobe & Yokohama. June | Maji, Kobe, Danka & Yokohama. June 1 Shai, Neil, Kobe & Yokohama. June ni. Kobe & Yokohama
July 'hai, Mail Kobe & Yokohama. Jole 1 Shej, Mali, Kobe & Yokohama July! Mali, Kobe, Darka & Yakohama, July S'hai, Kobe & Yokohama,
All dates are approzimate and subject to alteration without notice. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.
Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotal expenses at Sagapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer.
All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge. Cleamers on London and. Australian Lines' are fitted with Laundries. Parcela mesauring not more than 2% ft. x 2ft x 1 ft. will be received
m 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.
น
P. & O. Building, Connaught Rd, C., HONGKONG.
Agenta
GUNS ON "MOREA.”
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Sub-Inspector Dorling and party of police searched the s. "Morea" yesterday, and made seizure of 19 automatic pistols and 2,000 rounds of ammunition. arrest was made.
No
of 13,000 tons, the. "Athel Monarch," a twin-screw motor vessel for molasses and oil carry ing, was launched at Messrs. W. Hamilton and Co.'s yard, Port Glasgow.
CONSIGNEES.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS, DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
CONSIGNEE NOTICE.
HE Steamship
The C.P.S. R.M.S. "Empress of
to the U.S. combined with their six Canada" left Vancouver for Hong passenger lines. The Danish line hai, on March 17 and is due here Kong, via Japan porta and Shang. transported a little over 20,000 pas-
sengers, and the Norwegian line on April 5,
·
about 19,000. The greatest in- The 8.a. "Calulu (D. & Co.) sail- crease in the traffic was shown ined from Sydney on March 17, and the number of passengers proceed is due here on April 7. Ing to Halifax, whereas in the The M.V. "Toledo" (D. & Co.) traffic to New York there was n sailed from New York on Feb. 13 slight declinc. The Danish line and is due here on April 12. had the largest number of passen- The M.V. "Remo" (D. & Co.) gera for Halifax, namely, 5,100 or sailed from Aden on March 28 and about twice as many as in 1926. is due here on April 26.
7.
From America to Europe, however, The M.V. "Toronto" (D. & Co.) the Swedish line had the largest sailed from New York on March 17, traffic, with 13,000 passengers. an and is due in Manila on April 30. increase of about 2,000 as compar- The .a. "Kendal Castio" (D. &' ed with the preceding year.
Co.) sailed from New York on The number of passengers car March 6, and is due here on May ried by the Swedish-America Line is a record since the restriction year (1922), while the number transported eastwards is a record for the whole period since the line first started. In the one direction the number of Finnish emigrants, it is stated, were chiefly respon- sible for creating the record, while In the other direction the record was due to the inoreased. tourist] traffic from the United States to Sweden.
Last year the experiment was made of calling at Halifax, N.S. on the New York-Gothenburg voy- age during the spring season, and this having praved successful it is intended to do the same, but to a greater extent this year.
['][ "ANDRE LEBON"
For the Swedish-Arnerien Line BRINGING CARGO from MAN-1927 was a good year not only fr SEILLES, &c.. also Cargo from regard to passenger traffic, but also Cognac and Bordeaux
ex for the cargo trade. In the east. "Rollon."
ward' direction, in addition to the CONSIGNEES, are hereby in-passengers, the company's three formed that their goods with tile vessels carried, soma 40,000 tons of Fexception of Opium, Treasure and merchandise. The prospects for Valuables are being Innded and the current year are said to be
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE stored into the Godowns of the very good. The advance bookings
JOINT SERVICE OF THE
"BLUE FUNNEL ”
LINE.
(OCEAN 8.5. CO., LTD. & CHINA MUTUAL SA CO, LTD.).
AND
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE
· (ELLERMAN & BUCHNALL 8.8. CO., LTD.) :-
BAILINGS FROM HONG KONG.
5.3. "CITY OF DUNKIRK" Via Suez Canal
2013 Apr. 18th May. 15th June
8.5. “CITY OF EASTBOURNE” Via Suez Canal, B.B. CITY OF NEWCASTLE" Vin Suez Canal: Btexiners proceed via Suez Canal or Penama Canal at Owners' Option."
Bubject to change without notice t
For Freight and particulare apply to:
BUTTERFIELD & SWINE or THE BANK LINE, LTD., Hong Kong,
Hong Kong & Canton: JARDINE, MATHESON 2.60.
HONG KONG KOWLOON WHARF for the
& GODOWN CO. LTD., KOW-
summer months
clearly
LOON, whence delivery may be point to a further considerable in- obtained immediately after landing. crease in the tourist traffic.
All claims must, be sent im to me
on or before THURSDAY, the 6th April, 1928, or they will not be recognized.
A serious explosion occurred' in DAMAGED PACKAGES will be the forehold of the steamer examined by the Company's Surve-"Homeford" (629 tons) while her Yor Messrs:Goddard & Douglas cargo of petrol and sugar was be in the presence of the Consignees ing unloaded at East London, at 10 a.m.on MONDAY, the Cape Province. So violent was 2nd April, 1928.
the force of the explosion that the hatch was blown off and land- ed on the deck of the "Huntress," lying fa an adjoining berth. The cause of the explosion is not yet
-No Fire Insurance will be effect- ed ́by us in any case whatever.
L. LESDOS,
Hong Kong, 27th March 1928. knowi
"Why, Helen, every meal was a banquet! Breakfast at eight, bouillon at cleven, lunch at one, tea at four, and dinner at seven. If only the scales had lied in my favor, I could have had sandwiches and tea before going to bed every night. The menus aboard the Presidents are too graud to describe.”
Weekly Trans-Pacific Service
To San Francisco and Los Angeles The Sunshine Belt via Honolulu Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdays Pres. Madison Pres. Jackson
'To Sentilo and Victoria TheShort,Straight Route to America Fortnightly willngs on Wednesdays ..Apr. 10th Pres. Cleveland .Apr.. 4th 7 a.m.
Apr. 24th Pros Pierca May, 8th
Prs. Taft Pres. Grant .......May 22nd Pres. Grant ...
Pres. McKinley
Apr. 18th .May 2nd ...May 22nd
£120, Spections with all Atlantic lines. Choice of call lines
~112 Special through rates to Europevis United States. Direct across United States and Canada,liberal stop-over privileges for sight-seeing.
Europe and New York Direct
ROUND THE WORLD
Fortnightly sillage on Sunder via Bisnis, Strainz, Colombo, Socx Canal, Alexandria Napies, Genoa, Marseilles, New Yock and Boston,
Pres. Garfield ..Apr. 8th 8 2.m. Pres Harrison Apr. 22nd 6 a,m, Pres. Monroe .May 6th 8 a.m.
Pres. Wilson...May 20th ( a.m. Pres. Van Buren June 3rd 8 a.m. Pres. Hayes...June 17th 6 am.
To Manila
Pres. Madison Apr. 2nd 6p.m. Pres. Garfield..Apr. 8th 8 a.m. Pres. Pierce ...Apr. 10th 6 p.m.
Pres. Jackson..Apr. 16th 6 p.m. Pres. Harrison .Apr. 22nd 6a.m. Pres. Taft... Apr. 24th 8 p.m.
For Bookings, Passenger and Freight Information apply to Hong 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.
ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, DOHLER MAKERS, BRASS and IRON FOUNDERS. All work done in this establishment in guaranteed. We have over thirty years' experience. We own two Blipways and cen accommodate any craft of 200 feet long.
Town Office: 64, Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong, Tel Central No. 459. Tel. Kowloon No. 9. Shipyard: Sham-But-Pa. Kowloon, Hoà Hả.
Estimates furnished on application,
Hong Kong, Aprů 1, 19ži.
THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: "MANIFESTO” BONGKONG.
Codes Used: A1, A.B.C. Fifth Edition; Engineering: Firal and Second Edition;
Western Union and Watkins,
DOCK OWNERS, SHIP BUILDERS, MARNE AND LAND ENGINEERS, BOILER MAKERS, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, FORGE MASTERS,
S.S.
ELECTRICIANS.
TAIPING
Speed 14.77 LH.P. 4090 D.W. 4215, tons. Built and engined by the Hong Kong & Whampoa
Please address enquiries to the Chief Mana
R. M. DYER, B.Sc., MINA, Kö
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