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DODWELL & COMPANY, LTD.

FOR NEW YORK AND BOSTON via SUEZ.

M/V TOLEDO"

S.S. "BOLTON CASTLE”

Salls hence on the 18th April. ..Salls hence on or about 27th April.

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 PORTS. REDUCED PASSAGE RATES.

BRINDISI, VENICE & TRIESTE LONDON

NEXT SAILINGS.

I

£72.10.0. €80.0.0.

QUTWARDS FOR SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, KOBE & MOJÍ,

M/V "REMO"

M/V "VIMINALE"

M/V "ESQUILLINO"

From Hong Kong.

Sails on or about 26th April. .Sails on or about 24th May.

Safls on or about 21st June.

HOMEWARDS FOR BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE,

S.S. "VENEZIA"

M/V "REMO"

M/V "VIMINALE"

From Hong Kong. .Sails on or about 1st May. .Sails on or about 29th May. .Sails on or about 26th June.

NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS

FROM CALCUTTA & COLOMBO TO SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.

S.S. "UMVOLOSI"..........Sails from Calcutta 3rd May, Regular Passenger and Cargo Service to South African Ports. Through Bills of Lading issued from Hong Kong.

1ST QUARTER.

1927 & 1928 PASSENGER

· STATISTICS.

THE CHINA MAIL,

SHIPPING

The following figures are of

Hong Kong passenger traffic dur- ing the first quarter of 1927 and of this year, 1928.

SECTION.

UNDERWRITERS.

GLASGOW ASSOCIATION'S

· ANNUAL MEETING.

The annual general meeting of the Association of Underwriters and Insurance Brokers in Glasgow was held in mail week, Mr. R. G. Service, chairman of the associa tion presiding.

ON SAIGON RUN.

RECENT ACQUISITION OF WO

FAT SHING. “

THE S.S.""LYEMOON."

The Wo Fat Shing Co. held a re- ception yesterday on board their recently acquired 8.5. "Lyemoon," which is to be used on their Sat gon run. The ship was formerly the ss.. "Gordon," belonging to the Ocean S.S. Company.

Messrs.

THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1928,

CANADIAN

STEAMERS

PACIFIC

QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC. TO VICTORIA & VANCOUVER.

SAILINGS 1928. Hong Kong S'hai Leave Leave Apr. 18 Apr. 21 May June 2 May 30 Juno- 2 June 18 Juno 16 July 4 July 7

EMPRESS OF CANADA EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA

+

Viver

Kobo Y'bami Leave

Leavo

Arrive

Apr. 24

Apr. 27

Jay 6

June 5

June 7

June 10

June 6

June 8

Juno 17

Juno 19

Juno 21

June 30

July. 19

July 12

July 21

July 18 July 21

July 24

July 25

Aug. 4

Aug. 8 Aug. 11

Aug. 14 Aug. 16

Aug. 25

Aug. 20 Sept. 1 Sept. 4 Sept. 6 Sept. 15 Sept 12 Sept. 15 Sept. 18 Sept. 20 Sept. 29

SPECIAL FARES TO EUROPE

£112

£83

£120

Among those present on board were Sir Shou-son Chow, Hon. Dr. Of a total of 4,030,419 arrivals

Kotewall, Mesare, Lee Yuen, Fung

EMPRESS OF CANADA Ping-shan, Wong Yuen-tong, P. K. of persons in the Colony in the first

EMPRESS OF RUSSIA quarter of last year, British yea-

The Chairman, in moving the Kwok, Li Tse-fong, Comdr. J. B. EMPRESS OF ASIA aels, both river and ocean, carried adoption of accounts and financial Newill, D.S.O., R.N. (Harbour Mas-EMPRESS OF CANADA 2,051,161. Out of a total of 4,308, statement, said they were facing a ter) and Government Marine Sur- EMPRESS OF RUSSIA 826 arrivals in Jan, to March, 1928,

Garland and EMPRESS OF ASIA now year now, and he believed veyors, British steamers carried 2,178,918, with the expectancy of a revival. Hunter. Representatives of the (E/Asia and E/Russia coll'at Nagpaald the day after departure from Shal).

In the departure list, 4,107.090 In their minds they certainly saw owners, Harbour Office officials, persons left the Colony, in the first some slight improvement in hull Mr. Lyle and Mr. Noleon of Talkoo quarter of 1927, of which number insurance premiums, but the ad-Dock, Mr. J. Taylor of the Light British vessels carried 2,076,402.

minent" and "Prosper," on charter This year's report for the first Vance could not give underwriters Service, the masters of s.8. "Pro- much more than a hope that the re- quarter shows 4,389,886 departure,; of which 2,204,394 were on British aults would be better than they had to the Wo Fat Shing, and other members of shipping companies in- been for some time. The number terested in the inauguration of! vessels.

of fires, collisions, including strik-

trade movements and the develop-) ing dock walls, &c, and continued ment of existing services, niso at- pilferage had not brightened the underwriters' outlook, and one The "Lyemoon" later left on a could not fail to see that even with round-the-island trip with Capt. all the advance of improvements Holmes in charge, Mr. Best, Chlef for safety at sea, underwriters had Officer, Mr. Kirkpatrick, 2nd Off- cause for anxiety.

cer, and Mr. Andrews, Chief En- gincer.

It will be noticed that both in the arrivals and departuree, this year's figures are greater.

MOTOR BOATS.

MANUFACTURER PREDICTS

gonge,

1928 ACTIVITY.

He specially felt that the danger of collision in their confined waters

tended.

A New Arrival.

Jay W. Smith, President of Chris as well as at sea was one of their

The Norwegian motor veasel Smith & Sons Boat Company, Al- most serious risks, for it could not Toledo," owned by W. Wilhelmaon Michigan, predicted for be helped by any of the appliances & Co., for whom Messrs. Dodwell 1928 a year of unprecedented acti-brought into use for safety pur and Co. are local agents, paid its poses. Veasels with off cargoes in first visit to Hong Kong yesterday. vity in motor boat manufacture.

As managing head of a company confined waters were also the cause The "Toledo" was built in 1926 recognised as the world's largest for apprehension. They had no by the Odense Staalskibs for the builders of all-mahogany runabouts, doubt noticed from the annual re- present owners and is registered Mr. Smith's predictions are worthy ports of kindred associations no at Toneberg. She is a stool screw of special consideration.

thing of any great moment had motor vessel of 4,621 gross and "The rapidly increasing interest been referred to at any of these 2,830 nett, her dimensions being:- For Freight or Passage on any of the above Lines apply to:-

which is being evidenced in motor meetings. The topic of reinsur-Length 376.2 feet, beam 26.5 feet DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents.boating," he says, "is something for ance was considered at one such and moulded depth 27.1 feet. Her which we boat builders have been meeting, but, personally, he was in engines were installed by Burmeis- Telephone Central 1030.

watiing for years-just as our pre-clined to think that the point to beter and Wain, of Copenhagen, and decessors, the automobile manufac- dwelt on under this heading was are six cycle, developing an N.H.P. turers, waited for the public to ac-more the ungenerous grasping of of 493. cept the motor car in large volume. some large underwriters in taking Arriving from New York and

"The acceptance and enthusiasm lines which they had no intention Shanghai, the "Toledo" is manifested to-day toward motor of retaining at their own risk. manded by. Captain S. Aarvig and boating is positive indication that The committee's report was carried a crew of 31 Europeans. the public is becoming boat-minded adopted. -in other words, appreciative ofj the transportation, recreation and opinion that still further advan-

Dan Davidson, mate of the drift- diversion which motor boats pro-tage could be taken by those in-er "Exchequer," died while writing terested in shipping of the services to his wife aboard ship on Lough which the association are in a posi-Swilly. tion to render.

NYKLINE

THROUGH ROOKING TO EUROPE AT REDUCED RATES, £120, £112, E110, £102, £83, via San Francisco.

G$440, G$420, via Japan and Seattle. SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

KOREA MARU

SHINYO MARU

*Calls Keelung.

Wednesday, 18th April, Tuesday, 1st May.

LONDON via Singapore, Suez, Marseilles & Ports,

SUWA MARU

Saturday, 21st April. SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

..Wednesday, 25th April. AKI MARU BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.

Tuesday, 17th April.

+HAKODATE MARU

SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles.

Mexico & Panama.

BOKUYO MARU

vide.

"Just when so many people felt that they had exhausted every form jof recreation and sport, such as

golf, motoring, tennis, horseback riding, etc., along comes boating, opening up untold new avenues of pleasurable and healthful recrea- tion.

The local

committee are

of

com-

At a meeting of the Committee of . Mr. William Baird, assistant Management held after the annual European manager of the Cant- meeting, Mr. R. G. Service was re-dian Pacific Railways, London, has elected chairman of the associa been appointed steamship passen- tion for the ensuing year.

THE CANTON FLEET.

ger traffic manager at Montreal.

Despatched from Hull, 260 tons of coal have been brought to Kingston-on-Thames by a sailing'

coaster.

"We, at our factory in Algonac, have for years watched and wait- ed for this widespread acceptance of boating. Not only have. we watched for it, but we have pre The Canton river gunboat “Wu pared for. it in plant improvements. Feng," stationed at Whampoa, Is designed to reduce our manufactur-to be towed to Hong Kong by the AMERICAN AUSTRALIA ORIENT ing costs so as to bring boating gunboat "Hai Jui" for repairs to

SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports, within the reach of thousands, yes, her machinery, says the "Canton

HAKATA MARU

--

Thursday, 19th April.

Thursday, 10th May.

NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via PANAMA,

+TOBA MARU

Sunday, 15th April,

LIVERPOOL, via Singapore, Colombo, Port Said '& Ports."

+ LIMA MARU

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,

millions of incomes throughout the Gazette." Other units recently country.

overhauled are now in service, In- "For 1928 we have set up a manu cluding the "Fel Ying" at Swatow facturing schedule almost treble on special service.

LINE. Operated for

..

our schedule for 1927. We have

U. S. Shippia Board By SWAYNE & HOYT, INC. FOR SAN FRANCISCO & LOS

Saturday, 14th April.

adopted the manufacturing methods

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+MALACCA MARU

Friday, 20th April.

of the leading automobile plants,

S.S.

NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

MISHIMA MARU

SHANGHAI, KODE & YOKOHAMA.

+HAKUSAN MARU

†TSUSHIMA MARU

Friday, 20th April.

Monday, 16th April.. Friday, 20th April.

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11ong Kong Apr. 27- May 18

HONG HONG-MANILA SERVICE.

Arrive

Manila

Apr. 29

EMPRESS OF RUSSIA,

May 17

EMPRESS OF ASIA

יי

Arrive

Leave

Manila

May 5

Hong Kong May 7

May 20 May 28

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LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP Via Singapore,

Colombo, Sues and Port Bald.

Friday, 11th May.

AMUR MARU RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Vis Saigon, Singapore.

Colombo, Durban & Cape Town.

LAPLATA MARU

BANTOS MARU

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Friday, 27th April.

Friday, 25th May.

.Friday, 4th May.

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MEXICO MARU

...................Thursday, 3rd May,

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SEATTLE.MARU ........................Friday, 27th April, VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Japan Ports.

LONDON MARU (from Shanghai) Monday, 80th April, ALABAMA MARU (from Shanghai) Thursday, 10th May. EAPHONG 1 HOIHOW A LANHOL

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Tackday, 18th Aprli.

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SHINNOH MARU 'ANDES MARU KERLING Via SWATOW & AMOY.

KISHU MARU

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DELI MARU TAKAO & KEELUNG

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Thursday, 26th April.

Friday, 13th April. Tuesday, 17th April.

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Thursday, 19th April 10 am.

Monday, 20th April,

to:-OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.

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Saturday, 21st April

Saturday, 21st April,

+YAMAGATA MARU (Moji direct). Friday, 20th April.

+ MOJI MARU

† MURORAN MARU (Moji direct)

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