1928-04-20 — Page 4

NYISLINE

THROUGH BOOKING TO EUROPE AT REDUCED RATES, £120, £112, £110, £102, £88, via San Francisco.

G$440, G$420, via Japan and Seattle.

SAN FRANCISCO vía Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

SHINYO MARU

SIBERIA MARU

TAIYO MARU

*Calls Keelung.

Tuesday, 1st May. Thursday, 18th May, Tuesday, 29th May.

LONDON ́ vin Singapore, Suez, Marseilles & l'orts.

- FUSHIMI MARU

HAKOZAKI MARU

Saturday, 5th May.

Saturday, 10th May.

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE vla Manila & Ports.

AKI MARU

Wednesday, 25th April, BOMBAY vin Singapore, l'enang, & Colombo.

PACKING CASES.

THE CHINA MAIL,

SHIPPING

MESSRS. J. M. DA ROCHA & CO'S DEMONSTRATION.

FIREPROOF & WATERPROOF.

SECTION.

HOULDER LINER.

SALE OF A SPANISH TRAMP.

THE "HORNBY GRANGE."

Shipping experts and merchanta The sale of the Spanish tramp

RAKUYO MARU ................ Thursday, 31st May. SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports. while the fibre packed case 818-

HAKATA MARU

Thursday.' 10th May.

NEW YORK and/or BOSTON vin PANAMA,

H.M.S."BERWICK,”

DUE TO ARRIVE HERE THIS AFTERNOON.

"COUNTY" CRUISER.

ties. H.M.S.

H.M.S. "Borwick," the second of the new County Class cruisers which are being attached to the China Station, is due to arrive in Hong Kong at 4.30 p.m. to-day. She is relieving H.M.S. "Durban," which is leaving the China Station early next month for the West In- dies Station, via the Panama Canal. The "Berwick," which will go to In the Colony were largely inter-steamer "Augustina Forma" to the ested in a demonstration by scrappers does not appear to

be Buoy 6, ia a sister ship to H.M.S. Messrs. J. M. da Rocha & Co. yes- a very interesting news item, but "Cumberland" which recently ar terday, the subject matter being when she is looked up in the regis- not perhaps the graceful lines of the rived and, whilst like the latter, has some fibre packing eases guaranteed try, and it transpires that she was lighter cruisers, but gives a sense to be fireproof and waterproof. built as the "Hornby Grange" in SEIYO MARU (Omits Penang)..... Friday, 27th April.

Two packages with identical con- 1890 it is another matter, for she of fighting capacity which is borne SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) vin Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles. tents were thrown out of a third was the pioneer steamship of the out by her equipment and capablli- floor window into the street. The line, and opened the frozen meat cruiser of the same type, is due in "Kent," another ...Mexico & Panama.

wond case of one WS8 smashed

trade between the Thames and the Hong Kong Inter in the year when River Plate that has since attain she will relieve H.M.S. "Hawkins" tained very little or no damage.

The packing, which to a layman ed such gigantic proportions. She as flagship of the China Station. Meemed like ordinary collapsible was very different from the normal The "Berwick" carrics eight cardboard, is made in America and appearance of the Houlder ships 8-ins. guns with four 4-ins. anti- are the when she first came out, for she aircraft guns and twenty smaller Messrs. da Rocha & Co.

had two funnels and two masts, weapons. Her horse power la local agents.

When Arst brought out, its use the foremast being heavily square- 80,000 and her speed 311⁄2 knots. was opposed by the Trans-Pacific rigged. Until then the firm had Freight Bureau, Hong Kong. Fire-owned sailing ships only, fine cracker shipments on the "Takaoka powerful vessels, but when they de

termined to go la for steam Maru" and the "Taiyo Maru" were camouflaged with matting covera nage they experimented on a small and, when examined by experts in scale first. The "Hornby Grange," San Francisco, were found to have built by Wigham Richardson and

Co. on the Tyne, had a gross ton- The Canton Naval Authorities filled all requirements.

nage of 2,350 tons only, and al have ordered the Nationalist gun- though she had accommodation aft boats lying at Bocca Tigris and Those who attended the demon- for a few passengers she was pri-Whampoa to suspend martial law stration yesterday were

Mr. J.marily a carrier of frozen meat, declared a week ago by order of Oram Sheppard of Canadian and her speed of a comfortable ten the Naval Department, coincident, Pacific Steamships, Ltd., secretary knots at sen was regarded as be- with strict measures by the milf- of the Trans-Pacific Freight ing quite sufficient for that ser-tiry and police authorities in Can- Bureau; Mr. L. E. N. Ryan, agent, vice. As their tonange improved ton city provide against the riot- Canadian Pacific Steamships, Ltd.; the Houlder Line placed the old ing by rebels.

Friday, 27th April:

LIVERPOOL via Singapore, Colombo, Port Sald & Ports.

† LISBON MARU

TOYOOKA MARU

Tuesday,

16th May.

Tuesday, 1st May,

CALCUTTA, via Singapore, l'enang & Rangoon.

PENANG MABU

NAGASAKI,' KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

TANGO MARU

..Thursday, 17th May.

SHANGHAI, KOBE. &- YOKOHAMA,

† MURORAN MARU (Moji direct).. Sunday, 22nd April,

+ YAMAGATA MARU. (Maji direct). Monday, 23rd April KITANO MARU

Large only.

Tuesday, 1st May.

Subject to alteration without notice.

For further information apply to - NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Tel. Contul No. 292 (Private exchange to all departments.)

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MESSAGERIES

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MARITIMES

MAIL AND CARGO STEAMERS TO. AND FROM MARSEILLES, DUNKIRK, U.K. HAMBURG & ROTTERDAM.

From Marseilles

ATHOS II. D'ARTAGNAN

G. METZINGER

24th Apr.

8th May, .22nd May.

From Dunkirk, Antwerp, London

CAPT. FAURE (Cargo) 24th Apr.

For Shanghai, Japan and North

China

CAPT. FAURE (Cargo) 24th Apr.

For full Particulars, apply to -

For Shanghai and Japan

ATHOS IL.... .24th Apr. D'ARTAGNAN .... 8th May. G. METZINGER...22nd May,

For Marseilles

ANDRE LEBON...24th Apr. CHENONCEAUX .. 8th May. ATHOS 11.

.22nd May. D'ARTAGNAN 5th June.

For Rotterdam, Hamburg, Dunkirk YALOU (Cargo) 1st week Apr.

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Telephones: C. 651 and 740.

3, QUEEN'S BUILDING.

Experts Prosent.

ton-

CANTON RIVER.

MARTIAL LAW RESTRICTION

SUSPENDED.

Mr. T. B. Wilson, general agent, "Hornby Grange" on the various Incoming and outgoing steamers Duliar Steamship Line and Admiral, subsidiary services, but when war which were not permitted to pasa Oriental Line: Mr. H. Uyemura. broke out she soon proved herself the martial law area at night, have sub-manager, Nippon Yusen useful, and was employed for the been able to run after dark again, Kaisha; Mr. T. Hirose, assistant greater part of her time carrying says the "Gazette."

Shosen Kaisha: frozen meat from the United King- manager, Osaka Mr. J. B. Lanyon and Mr. Mackin- dom to France. During this work tosh, Blue Funnel Line; Mr. V. M. she was unsuccessfully altack- Grayburn, Hong Kong & Shanghai ed by h submarine in the Bank; and Mr. Mencarini, a re- Channel, and after the

of tired Commissioner

Chinese istice

that the

Maritime Customs.

The position now is local shipping authorities have sanctioned use of thig type of packing.

It is claimed that use of the packing, as against ordinary wood

decided it wnś

MOVEMENT OF STEAMENS.

Arm- The B.I. s.s. "Hatipara" left Sin- that gapore for this port on April 16 she was in need of so much recon-a.m., and is due here on April 22 ditioning that her owners sold her m

The Ben Line 4.8. "Benrcoch"

to a Valencia firm, who employed from Middlesbro'. Antwerp, Lon-

her on the South American meat

trade with Spain. When the slump doa, Straits and Philippines is due.

to arrive here on April 25,

The Swedish East Asiatic came she was laid up at Valencia,

Co.

casing, reaults in saving in ture and in 1925 her refrigerating apM.V. "Rankine" left Hamburg on

on or

+

of two-thirds-and American im- paratus was taken out of her, At port duty on firecrackers, imported that time it was believed that she April 14 and is dus here

about May 25. inrgely from Hong Kong, is 8 cents would go to the scrappers, but the The M.V. "Remo" (D. & Co.) (gold) per 18., assessed on gross deal fell through, and she remain-antled from Aden on March 26 and weight that the packing measures ed laid up until last year, when she is due here on April 26. lesa in freight, and that it is more finally found her last berth in durable and economical as it can be Barcelona. used again and again.

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SINGAPORE/AUSTRALIA · Leaves Singapore

The C.P.S. R.M.S. "Empress of Russia" arrived at Yokohama on April 18 at 8 pm., left Yokohama yesterday at noon, and is due at 26 in the RAILWAY STEAMERS. Hong Kong on April

morning. She will sail for Manila jon April 27 at 5 p.m.

PACKET LINE. PROFITS.

The M.V. "Toronto" (D. & Co.) salled from New York on March 17, jand is due in Manila on April 30.

The very detailed accounts that The s.s. "Kendal Castle" (D. & have been published by the London Co.) sailed from New York on and North Eastern Railway con-March. 6, and is due here on May cerning their harbour and steam-7

ship undertakings make very inter- esting reading. The former figures are rather depressing to!

one

WARSHIPS IN PORT.

and this

some, but after all the harbour! The following warships undertakings of a rallway are only auxiliaries were in harbour an auxiliary to their main trade, morning: North Wall, Verity and and the profits made do not count Wishart: South Wall, Bruce. for much. The smaller they are, Faulknor and Somme; East Wall, the better bargain the shipowner Moth. Nessus, Cicala and 13 and feels that he is obtaining when he L27; North Arm, Titania, Marazion pays his harbour dues. But it is and Belgol; West Wall Dock, the working of the packet steam-Petersfield, Durban and Wild Swan; ship liner that offers the greatest In Dock, Subs. L16, L19, 120, and interest, especially when the de-133; Buoy 6, Berwick, Buoy 8, tailed figures between 1923 and Wolverine and Veteran; Buoy 9, Foxglove:, Buoy 11, Witherington; 1927 are published, alongside

Buoy 13, another. The railway grouping Buoy 12, Iroquois;

Wanderer: Buoy 18, Ruthenia; scheme has undoubtedly proved very advantageous from the steam-Buoy 25, Kharki; Kowloon An- ship point of view, both as regards chorage, Francol and Fortol: Other receipts and the ratio of operating warships, Patria. (Portuguess) and

Argus (French), expenses and money taken. Ini 1923 the gross receipts were rather more than £950,000, and the ex- ELLERMÁN LINE penses Swallowed up 91.61 'per cent. of them, but last year the re- ceipts were comfortably over million and the expenses were down to 80.68 per cent. This le partly accounted for by the elim- ination of wasteful competition be- tween the various railway services on the East Coast and partly be cause of the move of the Zeeland Steamship service from Folkestone to Harwich.. In addition the com- pany has shown great enterprise in opening up new Continental ser- vices which contrive comfortable hours of departure and arrival, provide excellent sleeping accom- modation in Its ships, and has won an excellent reputation for courtesy of its staff and the smooth running of its organisation.

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a

the

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