NYKLINE
THROUGH BOOKING TO EUROPE AT REDUCED RATES, £120, £112, £110, £102, £83, via San Francisco.
G$440, G$420, via Japan and Seattle.
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu. Wednesday, 18th April. Tuesday, lat May.
KOREA MARU
SHINYO MARU
*Calle Keelung.
21st April.
25th April.
17th April.
LONDON vin Singapore, Suez. Marseilles & Ports.
Saturday, SUWA MARU SYDNEY & MELBOURNE vin Manila & Ports.
Wednesday, AKI MARU BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo,
+HAKODATE MARU (Omits Penang) Tuesday, SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles.
Mexico & Panama. BOKUYO MARU
Thursday, 19th April.
SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports.
HAKATA MARU
Thursday, 10th May.
NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via PANAMA.
+TOBA MARU
Friday, 20th April.
LIVERPOOL via Singapore, Colombo, Port Said & Ports:
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.
NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
+ TOYOOKA. MARU
Tuesday,
MALACCA 'MARU
15th May.
Friday, 20th April.
MISHIMA MARU
SHANGHAI, KOBE &
YOKOHAMA.
+HAKUSAN MARU
ITSUSHIMA MARU
Friday,
20th April
16th April Monday, Friday, 20th April.
+YAMAGATA MARU (Moji direct). Friday, 20th April.
Saturday, 21st April, † MOJI MARU + MURORAN MARU (Moji rect).. Saturday, 21st April,
¡Cargo only.
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Subject to alteration without notice.. For further information apply to-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Tel. Central No. 292 (Private exchange to all departments.)
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MESSAGERIES
M
MARITIMES
MAIL AND CARGO STEAMERS TO AND FROM MARSEILLES, DUNKIRK, UK. HAMBURG & ROTTERDAM.
From Marseilles
ATHOS IL
. 24th Apr. D'ARTAGNAN ... 8th May. C. METZINGER...22nd May,
From Dunkirk, Antwerp, London
CAPT. FAURE (Cargo) 24th Apr.
For Shanghai, Japan and North
China
CAPT. FAURE (Cargo) 24th Apr.
For Shanghai and Japan
ATHOS II ..
D'ARTAGNAN
.24th Apr. 8th May.
G. METZINGER...22nd. May.
For Marseilies
ANDRE LEBON ...24th Apr. CHENONCEAUX .. 8th May: ATHOS II
22nd May. D'ARTAGNAN 5th June.
For Rotterdam Hamburg, Dunkirk YALOU (Cargo) 1st week Apr.
For full Particulara, apply to: --
Cic. des MESSAGERIES MARITIMES, Telephones: C. 651 and 740.
MAN LOONG PRESERVED GINGER MANUFACTURERS.
THE CHINA MAIL,
LOCAL SHIPPING.
TO-DAY'S REPORT AND DEPARTURES.
SHIPPING
The report at the Harbour Offee for cargo imported to-the-Colony In the time under review ending 9 n.m. this morning, shows a. total ahove the average, but slightly smaller than yesterday's amount. The figures obtained are 11,025 tons, most of which is general merchan- dise, being imported by 11 vessels; the total arrivals being 14, of which the British claim 7, Chinese 4, Japanese, Norwegian and French 1 each.
SECTION.
ROYAL DOCKYARDS.
ADMINISTRATION CHANGES
ANNOUNCED.
SHIPPING LINE.
TENDERS FOR BIG AUSTRALIAN CONCERN.
BOYCOTT THREAT.
Melbourne, Yesterday. The Government will shortly an- nounce the result of the examina- tion of tenders for the Common- It will be wealth Shipping Line. recalled that Mr. Bruce (The Prime Minister) announced in the House It is announced by the Admiralty of Representatives on November 28 that Admiral A.P. Addison, C.B. that the Government had received C.M.G., has been appointed Direc- communications from Lord Inchcape tor of Dockyards in succession to and Lord Kylsant regarding the Sir Brian Barttelot, disposal of the line, but the Govern- Admiral
ment intended, to sell the K.C.B., M.V.O. (retired).
The Administration of the Royal by tender. Dockyards was one of the prin- cipal duties of the Navy Board, which was established at about the middle of the sixteenth century. Members of the 'Board frequently
ships
Now it is expected that the group headed by Lord Kylsant will be most favoured,
Acceptance would give the White Star a big grip on Australian trade.
The "Herald" says all the Austra-
Of the 11,025 tons, the British visited the yards to give the neces- carried an amount approximately any orders to the local officers and llan Maritime Unions are planning half that of 5,371 tons, imported by view the progress of the work in to boycott the new owners if the 7 vessels, the lowest cargo tonnage hand. Towards the middle of the vessels are placed under English are estimated to recorded being 3 tons general for seventeenth century a Navy Com-articles, with consequent wage re-
missioner was stationed at each ductions, which Canton per 8.3. "Tean."
Of
Cargo being transported to ports beyond, amounts to a total well be low average, f.c., 8,356 tons. the 16 departures, only 7 vessels are shipping anything, 6 of that amount being British.
WARSHIPS IN PORT.
naval port, being charged with the exceed £200,000 a year. This action direction of all naval business and would throw nearly 3,000 Austra- acting on the orders of the Navy lian seamen out of work,-Keuter. Board and solely responsible to it. With the abolition of the Navy: Board in 1832, the duty of adminis- The British are also predominant tration of the dockyards was trans- in showing best figures in both ferred to the Surveyor of the Navy,
The following warships and auxi- became responsible to the liaries were in harbour with this Cargo imported and shipped who through, the greatest figures re- Board of Admiralty for its efficient morning-
North Wall Basin. Verity, corded for the former, was shown performance. At the same time, by the ss. "Apoey" from Saigon, the Navy Commissioners at the Wishart and Bruce; South Wall -Messrs. Wo Fat Shing-3,440 naval ports were abolished, and an Cornflower, Somme and L3 and general cargo and rice; while that admiral superintendent appointed L27; East Wall, Moth and Nessus; of the latter was contributed by at each dockyard to take over North Arm, Titania; Herald and the 3.3. "Sui Sang" from Calcuta, the yard duties formerly falling to Subs.; West Wall Dock, Hawkins Singapore-Messrs. J. M. & Co.- the Commissioner. In 1860 the and Petersfield; In Dock, Poet 2,031 tons general cargo.
office of Surveyor of the Chaucer and Belgol; Kowloon Dock, Passengers arrived in the Colony Navy was terminated, and the res- Hermes: Buoy 1, Fuso (Japanese); by the above vessels totals 815 per-ponsibility for the administration Buoy 2, 4 Japanese Destroyers; sons, which includes 200 European of the yards became one
of the Buoy 3, 4 Japanese destroyers;
4. Japanese destroyers;}... cabin; 520 Asiatic deck; 9 Asia- duties of a newly established off-Buoy A
cial, the Controller of the Navy, a Buoy & Concord; Buoy 7, 4 Japan- member of the Admiralty Board, ose destroyers; Buoy 10, Wolverine; The departments of the Chief Con-Buoy 11, Witherington; Buoy 12, structor of the Navy and the Ex-Iroquois; Buoy 13, Marazion; Bucy the Buoy 20, Foxglove; Buoy 23, Sir- gineer-in-Chief, the two officers 18, Ruthenia; Buoy 19, Serapis; principally concerned with work and organisation of the dock-dar; Buoy 25, Kharki; Buoy 27, yards, were placed under the Con-Seamew; Buoy AS, Mutau (Japan- loon Anchorage, Francol; A16, | troller. This continued until 1872, 988) O Fuel Jetty, Fortol, Kow- when, as the sequel to further re- Japanese Auxiliary Tauruni; A5, organisation, another official,
Japanese Nagato; Other foreign Surveyor of Dockyards, was intro-men-o'-war, U.S.S. Pampanga; Por. duced, and was made responsible to tuguese, Pero de Alenquer and the Controller for all matters relat-Patria; Japanese Matsu Tenryuu, ing to the dockyards.
and Tsuruni.
tle cabin.
Two Buried At Sea. Two casualties occurred on the voyage of the 8.3. "Anhu" from Singapore and Amoy to Hong Kong, In that an Aslatic deck passenger Buccumbed to consumption and died on the 7 inst., and was buried at sea, while on the 8th inst., an- other Asiatic 'deck passenger died by pneumonia and was buried at sea, the same day.
Departures.
For Canton:Tean, Man On, Kwong Sang, Sunning, Koya Maru. For Swatow:--Hydrangea, Ta- ming.
For Singapore:-Cremer, Norvi- ken, Ana Maru.
For Shanghai:-Taurugu Maru. Dakar Maru.
For Foochow-Mau Lee. For Hoihow:-Devawongse. For Macao: Shui Hing. For Taungtau:-Kojun Maru.
Clearances.
For Takao:-Mandasan Maru. For Port Redon-Amoglean Maru.
Historical Points.
the
MOVEMENT OF STEAMERS.
Mr. F. K. Barnes, one of the senior constructive officers at the time, and a man of outstanding pro- fessional ability, was appointed the
The P. & O. 5.3. "Kashgar" left first, and as it proved the last, Sur- veyor of Dockyards, an experienced Singapore for this port on April 10 staff drawn from both the con- at 6 a.m. with the outward English structive and engineering sides of Malls, and is due here to-day.
The Ben Line 8.s. "Benmacdhui" the dockyarda being appointed to
Mr. from Middlesbro', Antwerp, London assist him in his duties. Barnes remained in this post until and Straits is due to arrive here 1886, when another reorganisation to-day,
The C.P.S. R.M.S. "Empress of led to his retirement, and to thej office which he had held being in-Asin" from Hong Kong on March of 28, left Yokohama on April, and creased in importance to that Arrivals. Departures. Port. Director of Dockyards, Professor is due at Vancouver on April 15.
The C.P.S. R.M.S. "Empress of Francia Elgar being selected as the Canada" (from Manila) is due here first to fill it. A civil asalstant at 6 am, on April - 16, and will | 9 was also appointed at each of the berth at Pier No. 5, Kowloon Wharf.
three principal yards to advise and She will leave here for Victoria'
For Manila:-Changte. For K. C. Wan:-Wing Wo.
Shipping Abstract,
In
S, QUEEN'S BUILDING.
British Japanese 1 Norwegian 1
7
5
24
$
7
1
Chinese
4
4
18
Dutch
0
1
6
French
1
German Portuguese 0
0
2
the three senior chief constructors.
These posts were abolished in 1906.
14
16
67
and
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assist the admiral superintendent and Vancouver, B.C., via Shanghai.
1 on all technical questions, the offi- Kobe and Yokohama on March 18
1 cers selected for this purpose being at Noon.
Professor Elgar resigned in 1891,
on
The M.V. "Remo" (D. & Co.).
sailed from Aden on March 26 and
is due here on April 26,
was succeeded by Mr-now The M.V. "Toronto" (D. & Co.) Sir James-Williamson, at the time sailed from New York on March 17, manager of an important ship- and is due in Manila on April 30. The s.e. "Kendal Castle" (D. & building and engineering establish- ment the Clyde. Sir James Co.) sailed from New York on retired in 1906, the late Sir James March 6, and is due here on May Marshall, who had served as his senior assistant for some time, be- ing appointed to, fill the vacancy, and remaining as Director until June, 1917.
The retirement of Sir James Marshall in 1917 was the result of an Admiralty war reorganisation.
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some years previously had been Admiral Superintendent et con- tract-built ships in the North of England, being appointed to the vacant position with the title of Director of Dockyarda and Re palra, his responsibility being ex- tended beyond the Dockyards, to the work of refit and repair of all warships at private shipyards dur- ing the war. Admiral Sir Laur- ence Power retired in 1923, bis place being filled by Admiral Bart- telot, who had held the appoint- ments of Admiral Superintendent of Malta Yard, and before this, of contract-built ships on the Clyde. "Engineering."
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