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FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 192%.

P.&O.-British India Apcar and

Eastern & Australian

Lines

(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.

TAKING CARGO | FOR

BERAITS, JAVA, BURMĂ, 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 HM. Government.),

6,252 7th 1.095 12th

Destination

14

Bombay, Marseilles & London. Milion, Ldan, A 'werp, R'dam & H'burg Marseilles, London, Antwerp & Hull.; Siraits, Columba, Rombay & Karachi. Hornay, Marseilles & London. Straits. Colembo & Bembay. M'lies, L'uon, A'werp, R'dam &H'burg Marseilas, London & Antwerp. Straits & Bombay.

9. 5.

Tans

FFOR Hongkong Abus

MOREA

10,053 28th Apr.

Noon

+LAHORE

May

KASHGAR

May

+KIDDERPORE

MALWA

6,334 2nd May 10,986 び

FALIPORE

273 31st

LILYPORE

5318

DELTA

8,097

9L

May May Jun: June

†MIRZAPORE

0,716 19th

June

RANFURA

14,3012 Bri

Jane

†NOVARA

6,980 90ch

June

KKYBER

9,114 7th July

RAWALPINDI

16,019 21st

†NANKIN

July July

KASHMIR

Antwerp & Huli. Bombay, Marseilles & London. M's, on, A'werp, R'dam & H'burg Marsetles, London & Antwerp. Bombay. Marseilles & London.

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

PAJPUTANA

MADERA

KALYAN

Huntmy, Marseilles & London.

Maravilles, London, Antwerp, Hall,

Rotterdam & Hamburg. Marselties. London,

7,058 28th BOKS 4th Aux. 16.548 38th Aug. 14.00 Fat Sept. 9,444 15th Sept, *Cargo only. Frequent commercion from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrtus and other Levant forts by steamers of the Khedivat Mas Steamship Ca.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

TALAMBA *HATIPARA TALNA TAKLIWA

8,018

Brd May Singapore, Penater & Calcutta. 7,704 1784 May Singapore, Penang & Calcutta, 10.000 28.l May Singapura, Potting & Calenta. 5,022nd June Singapore, Pentag & Calcutta.

"Cargo only

H. 1. Apcar fine steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd clase passengers. Alt steamers are Stted with wireless and carry a qualified surgeon.

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South)

*ARAFURA L 6,000 4th May

4 p.m. TANDA

6.966 Tut Junio 4,600 | 20th June €,000 3rd

Manila, Sandalaan, Thursday Island,

Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney

&

"

THE CHINA MAIL,

|AIRCRAFT CARRIERS.

(Continued from Lago 4.)

teenth century a Navy Commis-

INDO-CHINA

sioner was stationed at each naval STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

port, being charged with the direction of all naval business and acting on the orders of the Navy Board and solely responsible to it With the abolition of the Navy Board in 1832, the duty of admi- istration of the dockyards was transferred to the Surveyor of the Navy, who became responsi- ble to the Board of Admiralty for its efficient performance. At the same time, the Navy Commis- sioners at the naval ports were abolished, and an admiral super-i intendent appointed at each dock- yard to take over the yard duties formerly falling to the Commis- sioner. In 1860 the office of Sur- veyor of the Navy was terminat- ed, and the responsibility for the administration of the yards be- came one of the duties of a newly established official, the Controller of the Navy, a member of the Admiralty Board. The depart-

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SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ÄLTERATION, Destination

Steamer

Salling

Sun Wed.,

29th Apr. at Noon

2nd May at Noon

6th May at Noon

Ttau via Swalow & Shal FOOSHING Tau via Swalow & Shal YATSHING ... Ttou via Swatow & S'hai CHAKSANG...Sun. Tiau via Swatow & S'hal KWONGSANG ..Wad, Osakn via moy. Moji &

Kobe

FOOKSANG Osaka via Amey, Mojl & YUENSANG

Kobe Canton

Straits & Calcutta Sandakan Tientsin

YATSHING KUMSANG HINSANG YUSANG

9th May at Noon

.Sun, 29th Apr. at 7 a.m.

.Sun., 29th Apr. it 7 am. Sm., 20th Apr. at 7am. Sat., 28th Apr. at 3 p.m. Sun., 29th Apr. at 10 am. Tuos., 1st May at 6 p.m.

For Freight and Passage apply to:---

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. General Managera.

Telephone Central 215.

ments of the Chief Constructor of THE CAIRN LINE. the Navy and the Engineer-in-

Chief, the two officers principally concerned with the work and or ganisation of the dockyards, were placed under the Controller. This continued until 1872, when,

CAPITAL REDUCTION

APPROVED.

"SPLENDID ISOLATION,"

taken into confidence, and said the reduction of capital was unneces sary in view of the ast year's) prosperity and the possible im- provement in trade. He alleged that the managers of Cairns, Noble) and Co. had not been loyal by an- tering into an agreement with

as the sequel to further reorgan- Newcastle The thirty-sixth an isation, another official, the Sur-nual meeting of Cairn Line Steam-Furness, Withy, a competitive firm, yeyor of Dockyards, was intro-ships will go down in the history and that Furness, Withys would. duced, and was made responsible of the firm as the first at which continue to compete against them. to the Controller for all matters there has been the slightest sem-lle suggested that the meeting be relating to the dockyards.

blance of opposition to the policy adjourned, and a committee of Mr. F. K. Barnes, one of the of its directors.

shareholders appointed. senior constructive officers at the

Mr. Glepel-Is there any inten- Sir William Noble, who presided, professional ability, was appoint-probably disclaim time, and a man of outstanding may be said, though he would tion, or implied intention, of turn- It to have ing the Cairn Line over to Furness,

Ite

on the

1919 And Now.

was

same

en-

The Chairman.-There is going to be absolutely no change whatso over, in the management or policy of the company. There is nothing

The

Mr. Tate

ed the first, and as it proved the achieved a personal triumph. He Withy? It would clear the air to last, Surveyor of Dockyards; an bore the brunt of the attack from bave that answered. experienced staff drawn from the minority. whose spokesman both the constructive and engin-was Mr. R. S. Tate, a large shure eering sides of the dockyards beholder. ing appointed to assist him in his

The success of the meeting from duties. Mr. Barnes rumained in the directors' point of view may in the proposals but what appears this post until 1886, when another be judged from the voting.

At the on, the face of them, and you can reorganisation led to his retire-general meeting the report

take my word for it. I am sorry !ment, and to the office adopted by 20 votes to 12, but at Mr. Tate has allowed his personal which increased

had held being the extraordinary meeting which remarks to be made. in importance

Mr. Tate.-How can there be no to followed, the voting in favour of that of Director of Dock-the proposition rose to 34 and the change if a competitive firm is com- yards, Professor Francis Elgar opposition dropped to 7, and a sub- ing in? Leing selected as the first to fill sequent resolution

Chairman.--II it. A civil assistant was also ap-topic-the reduction of capital knew as much about it as he pointed at each of the three prin-was carried by 32 votes to 6.

might, he would see that it will cipal yards to advise and assist Sir William, in the course of his eliminate competition. There has the admiral-superintendent on all speech, Burveyed the work of the always been competition, and this technical questions, the officers year, and then dealt with the chief arrangement is to eliminate it, and selected for this purpose being proposal. He said:

it will be a distinct advantage to the three senior chief construc-

the Cairn Line. I яtake my re- tors. These posts were abolished in 1906.

Our reserves are now reduced to putation as an honest man that it Professor Elgar resigned insider cannot stand further

a figure which your directora con- is in the best interest of the share- holders, and your managers and now Sir James Williamson, at two alternatives: they must either largest shareholders, and their in- 1891, and was succeeded by Mr.croachments. They are faced with directors are in as

amongst the the time manager of an important withhold distribution of further terests are as sharchokiera. shipbuilding and engineering establishment on the Clyde. Sir dividends to shareholders for some The resolutions, the purport of James retired in 1906, the late Sir years or they must apply to court which la contained in Sir William's for a reduction of the share capital speech reducing the capital of the James Marshall, who had served account. Your directors have con- company, were carried at the ex- as his senior assistant for some gidered the matter very fully and traordinary meeting by the voting time, being appointed to fill the vacancy, and remaining as Directhey have unanimously decided mentioned.

The retiring directors were re- tor until June, 1917.

that the capital should be redue-j The retirement of Sir Jamesed. Their recommendation is that elected. Lolambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other porta en route as inducement Marshall in 1917 was the result the existing 1,200,000 issued of an Admiralty war reorganisa-shares of £1 each be reduced to The Union 9.8. Company's stanters to the United Kingdom is New tion. Admiral Power, an officer the denomination of 10s. fully AMERICAN AUSTRALIA ORIENT

who for some years previously paid, and that had been Adrairal Superintendent reeds of this reduction be written of contract-built ships in the off the book value of the steamers. North of England, being appoint. In the year 1919, when the coin- ed to the vacant position with the pany's nominal capital stood at title of Director of Dockyards £600,000, the value of its assets at and Repairs, his responsibility, be that time made possible, and in the ing extended beyond the Dock-circumstances then desirable, the yards, to the work of refit and re-issue of bonus shares for a like S.S. "MONTAGUE" ..Apr. 29 pair of all warships at private amount. We did that. At that S.S. "WEST CALERA” ..May 10

Ad-time it was fully warranted with S.S. "WEST IVAN" shipyards during the war.

..Hay 27 miral Sir Laurence Power retired a considerable sum to spare.

Circumstances have now been in 1923, his place being filled by Admiral Barttelot, who had held reversed, mainly owing to monetary the appointments of Admiral deflation and other reactions from the war period Superintendent of Malta Yard, the conditions of

If the and before this, of contract-built outside of our control.

is faced as we ships on the Clyde.

capital situation now propose, there is every reason to expect that the company will be able to earn reasonable dividends and be in a position to provide for future developments.

ST. ALBANS

ARAFURA

*Calls at Port Holland.

Melbourne.

Aug

Regular monthly sailings from Hongkong to Japan and Hongkig to Australia,

The E. & A. 8.8. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shangbai, Dollo, Cebu,

offers.

Frequent connections frofa Australia with the following:--

Lesland, Vancouver, San Francisco, elAL

The P. & O. Royal Mail steamiers to London via Suez Canal. The P. & O. Branch Service of steamers to Lonoon via the Capo.

The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and

London via Panama Canal,

TÁLMA

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

"ALIPORE TAKLIWA TANDA *NOVARA DELTA

10,000 Ist May Amoy, S'hai, Moli, Kobe & Osaka. 6,278 #rel

May Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. 1,976 7th May Amoy, Meji, Kobe, Osaka & Y'hama, 6,950 dh Blug Meji, Kobe, Onaka & Yokohama. 6.089 Bib May Shai, Moli, Kobe & Yokohama 8007 Itth

S'hat. Moji. Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Kabe, Osaka & Y'hama Anoy, Moli, Kobe & Osaka. Shaighai, Moji & Kobu.

May

*DEVANHA

1. 8,155 | 17th

May

SANTINIA

7.754 22nd

May

*MIRZAPORE

6,715 | 24th

May

RANPURA

TILAWA

*NANKIN

ST. ALBANS

TAKADA KHYBER

TALAMBA

RAWALPINDI

14,001 25th 'May 10,006 2nd Juns

7,058

June 4,500 5th June 8,049 7th June 9.714 Rah June 8,018 17th June 16.619 22nd June 6,853 3rd July 8.986 0.000 10th RAJPUTANA 18.5GA 20th KALYAN

9.144 Brd TANDA

6,956 7th Cargo only.

NELLORE

ARAFURA

KASHMIR

S'hai, Kobe & Yokohama.

Amoy, S'hal, Mojl, Kobe & Osaka. S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Maji, Koba. Danka & Yokohama, Amoy, Moji, Kobe

Osaka. Shal. Moji. Kobe & Yokehama. Amoy, Muji, Kobe & Yokohama. S'hai, Kobe & Yokohama

S'hai, Mofi, Kobo & Yokohama. July S'hai, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama Jaly

Moji, Kobe, Quaka & Yokohama, July

S'hai. Kobe & Yokohama Aug. S'hai, Maji, Kohe & Yokohama... Aug. Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama.

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

• Passengers 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.

wwers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries. Parcela measuring not more than 2% ft. x 2 ft. x 1 ft will be received at the Company's Offics up to Noon on the day previous to salling.

For further information, Passage Freights, Handbooks; etc,, apply to:-- MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

*. & 0. Building. Connaught Rd. C... HONGKONG.

Agents

CONSIGNEES.

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.

.1

1

From MIDDLESBRO”, ANTWERP, LONDON, STRAITS & PHILIPPINES.

THE Steamship

TH

the £600,000 pro-

A. Separate Entity. There is one further matter of importance. to which I must refer. The continuity of the Cairn Line us a separate entity is of the ut most personal concern to myself, Major Calrns and our partners in We have been and management. still are by far the largest share. holders, and will continue to be. Bre In the North Atlantie trade it has hereby informed that all Goods are stood for a long time in splendid being landed at their risk into the isolation. That is very gratifying hazardous and/or extra hazardous sentimentality, but it has some Godowns of the Hongkong aud Kow-risks. This is a day of grouping loon Wharf and 'Godown Co., Ltd., and amalgamations. whonce and/or from the wharves During, last year, the oppertun- delivery may be obtained. "ity arose of your managing, flem No claims will be admitted after joining forces with Messrs.

BENREOCH" CONSIGNEES of Cargo

"

BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE. the Goods have left the Godowns, Furness, Withy and Co., Ltd. A

* JOINT SERVICE OF THE

"BLUE FUNNEL” · LINE. (OCEAN 8.8/CO, LTD. & CHINÁ MUTUAL SS. CO., LTD.)

AND

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE. (ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL 8.M. CO., LTD.)

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG.

8.8. "CITY OF EASTBOURNE Via Suez Canst

8.3. ADRASTUS"

....Vin Suez Canal

8.S. "CITY OF NEWCASTLE" Vla Suez Canal

Via Suez Canal

18th May.

4th June. 15th June 20th June.

S.S. "HBLENUS" Stamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Owners' Option.

Bubject to change without notice.

Pregnaud WAYLICULATA Apply to: **

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE or THE BANK LINE, LTD., Hong Kong. Hong Kong & Cantor: JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., Canton

and all Goeds remaining undeliver you will see from the report, ar- ed after the 2nd May, 1928, will be rangements to that end have been subject to rent.

completed, and by those arrange-

All claime against the steamer monts the Cairn Line will have the must be presented to the Underboneft of the extensive organisa- signed on or before the 16th May, tion in various parts of the world 1928, or they will not be recognls-which Messrs. Furness, Whity and Co. control. Ita management and

ed.

All broken, chafed and damaged its directorate will be strengthen- Goods are to be left in the Godovna, cd, in fact to anyone conversant where they will be examined on the with interests of your company the 1st May, 1928, at 10 am, by advantages of such an association Mosers. Goddard & Douglas! need no elaboration by me,

No Fire Insurance has been Colonel Sir Sidney Wishart effected.

seconded the adoption of the re- Bills of Lading will be counter-port. Alyanand Retro Change in Maungement. GIBE, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD., Mr. R. 8. Tate, in a long state- Agents, ment which, he read, complained Hong Kong, 25th April, 1928 that the shareholders had not been

LINE.: Operated (or

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

For MANILA & CEBU. S.S. "PAWLET"......fay 10.

For full information apply to-

SWAYNE & HOYT, INC. L. EVERETT, Inc.

"You will remember sometime ago, I said that if the President Liners employed the same efficiency and care in handling freight as they do in taking care of their passengers, it would pay us to route all of our shipments via the Dollar and American Mail Lânce. This cable says 'Shipment arrived perfect "condition, record time". From now on all our freight as well as employees will go on the Presidenta.”.

Weekly Trans-Pacific Service

To Sais Francisco and Los Angeles The Sunshine Belt cia Honolulu Fortnightly sailinga on Tuesdays Pres. McKinley Pres. Grant

Pres. Cleveland Pres. Pierce

May 8th

To Seattle and Victoria Thn Short, Straight Route to America Fortnightly sailings on Wednesdays Pres. Taft ...... May 2nd 7 a.m.

Pres. Jeferson

May 22nd

June 5th

Pres. Lincoln

June 19th Pres. Madison

.May 16th

May 30th

June 13th

£120, 112 Special through rates to Europe via United States, Direes

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

Europe and New York Direct

ROUND THE WORLD

Fortnightly sailings on Sunday vių Manila, Sresies, Colombo, Suen Canal, Alexandria Naples, Genoa, Marseilles, New York and Boston. Pres. Monroe...May 6th 8 n.m. Pres. Hayes...June 17th 6.a.m. Pres. Wilsda ...May 20th 6 8.m Pres. Polk July lat 8 a.m. Pres. Van Buren Jane 3rd 8 a.m. Pres. Adams ..July 15th 8 a.m.

To Manila

Pres. McKinley Aur. 30th 6 r.m. Pres. Grant.... May 14th 6 p.m. Pres. Monroe ..May 6th 8 a.m. Pres. Wilson...May 20th 6 a.m. Pres. Jefferson May 8th 6 p.m. Pres. Lincoln ..May 22nd & 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, BOILER MAKERS, BRASS and IRON FOUNDERS. All work done in thla establishment is guaranteed. We have over thirty years' experience. We own two Slipways and can accommodate any craft of 200§feet tong,

Town Office: 64, Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong. Tel. Central No. 459. Shipyard: Sham-Sul-Po, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Tel Kowloon No. 9. Estimaton furnished an application.

Hong Kong, April 1, 1974.

THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.

TELEGRAPHIC_ADDRESS: MANIFESTO", HONGKONG.

* Codes Used: A1, A.KC. Fifth Edition: Engineering: First and Second Edition; Western Union and Watkins.

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

and

S.S. TAIPING.”

Speed 14.77 LH.P. 4090 D.W. 4215 tons..

Please address enquiries to the Chief Manager:

DR. H. DYER, B.Sc., HINA, Kowloon Dock, Hongkong.