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THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1928.

P. & O.-British India Apcar and

Eastern & Australian Lines

COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.

TAKING CARGO FOR

STRAFTS, 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.)

Tons

From Hongkong About

May

*KASHGAR

0,005 12th May LAHORE

5,252 19th May KIDDERPORE 5,334 22nd

10.986 26th May ❘ 5,273 31st May 6,318 2nd Зипе 8,097

June sich 0,715 19th June 16,601 23rd June

0,989 30th

Destination

Marseilles, London, Antwerp & Hull. Straits, Colombo, Bombay & Karachi. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Straits, Colombo & Bombay, Miles, Liden, A'werp, R'dam & 'burg Bombay, Marseilles, L'don & A'werp Straits & Bombay.

Miles, Lidon, A'werp, R'dam & H'burg

Bombay, Marseilles & London.

NORTH IRELAND.

HARLAND AND WOLFF'S BUSY YARD.

WORK AT BELFAST.

THE CHINA MAIL,

-CAPT. DOLLAR.

VETERAN CAPTAIN'S VIEWS

ON SHIP-OWNING.

TELLS WHY U.S. GOVT. FAILED.

CONSIGNEES:

LLOYD TRIESTINO N. CO.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

Motor Vessel

"REMO"

From Trieste, Venice, Brindisi,

Conversing with a representa tive of the "North-China Daily News" shortly after his arrival Port Said, Massana, Adeo, Karachi, that although he has been away in Shanghai, Captain Dollar said

Colombo, Penang and Singapore. from China for only two years he

"ONSIGNEES of Cargo are

defeat of Marshal Sun's forces,

While activities in the ship building industry in Belfast were confined in mail week to the yards of Messrs. Harland and Wolff, there was growing evidence of the greatly improved condi- has returned to a changed coun-- CONSIG Informed that all Goods tion which is being reflected in try. He had read of the heavy are being landed at their risk into the increasing number of comple-but like most foreigners in this the Godowns of the Hong Kong and tions and launches taking place country he did not care which Kowloon Wharf & Godown Cem- and about to take place, also in side won. All that was wanted pany, Ltd., at Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharves delivery to put China on its feat was the growth on the building berths lasting pence, and there could be may be obtained.

Optional Cargo will be forward- of some of the bigger work in no attempt made to resuscitate hand, which will be ready for China until the two or three miled unless notice to the contrary be

lion men under arms had been dis- given before 2nd Instant.

No claims will be admitted after armed and returned to peaceful pursuits. The drain of these the Goods have left the Godown, and all Goods remaining undeliver- troops on the country was aned after the 7th inst. will be sub- awful calamity.

launching later in the year.

A

All claims against the vessel

There were two deliveries from this yard recently. The "King Lud" completed trials and was de- livered to her owners, and the steam tanker "Punta Benitez," built to the order of Messrs. Andrew Weir and Co. for the Lago Shipping Co., ran trials, and a country the size of China with- Goods are to be left in the Go- out a government? Foreigners was delivered to her owners. The in China and all countries wished downs, where they will be examin- former vessel is the fifth of the for peace in China for their owned on the 7th inst. at 10 am. by nine motor vessels ordered by the pecuniary benefit, and for the our surveyors, Messrs. Gaddard &

Douglas. King Line, and interest was arous-benefit of the Chinese nation as a ed by Lord Kylsant's eulogistic whole. One went hand in hand effected.

with the other. But still, it was references to the four preceding wonderful how business kept up Bill of Lading will be counter- years, which are now in commis- in the circumstances, and, if one signed by Bion and apparently giving great looked into the matter very close- satisfaction upon the service only it would have to be admitted which they are engaged.

quite optimistic regarding the

Captain Dollar said that he was ject to rent. ultimate future of China & must be presented to the under- strong federal government was algned on or before the 17th inst. bound to come; who had heard of or they will not be recognised.

All broken, chafed, and damaged

Increasing Activity. The "King Neptune," for these

June Marseille, London, Antwerp, Hull, owners, is still sitting out, and the

MALWA

+ALIPORE

*JEYPORE

DELTA

MIRZAPORE

RANFURA

INOVARA

KHYBER

0.114.

RAWALPINDI

KASHMIR

7th 16,619 21st July

7,058 8.085 4th

July

28th

July

Aug.

RAJPUTANA

| 16,668 | 18th

Aug.

NALDERA

36,088

1st

Sept.

NANKIN

KALEAN

9,144 | 15th †Carge only.

Rotterdam & Hamburg.

Marseilles, London, Antwerp & Hull. Bombay, Marseilles & London, Mikes. L'an, A'werp. I'dam & H'burg Mergelles, London

Antwerp.

Bambay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Mar ** London, Sept. | Marseilles, L J & Antwerp,

Frequent connection from Port Said for Fassengers and Carry to Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Porta by steamers of tha Ibedival Mail Steamship Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

TALAMBA

| 8,018 | 4th May Singapore, Penang & Calculta.

2.30 p.m. 17th ! 7,764

10,000 | 26th

7,336 2nd "Cargo only.

*HATHPARA TALMA TAKLIWA

May Singapore, Penang & Calculta. May. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta, June Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.

B... Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for Ist and 2nd class passengers. All steamers are fitted with wireless and carry a qualified surgeon.

seventh vessel of this group will be put in the water from this builder's South yard and named the "King Arthur." There

that business was steadily im- proving despite the wretched in-i ternal warfare. He had noticed a decided improvement in busi- ness conditions in the Yangtze, and the Yangisze was, after all, the backbone of Shanghai.

Dollar Ships Dry.

was the

There

usual ex-

No Fire Insurance has been

DODWELL & CO., LTD.,

Agents.

Hong Kong, 2nd May, 1928.

DODWELL - CASTLE LINE.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

5.S. “KENDAL CASTLE” ›

From NEW YORK,

Kowloon Wharf and Godown Com-

will be increasing activity in citement in the States which “¬¶ONSIGNEES Cargo are here- launchings and the third of the one experiences prior to the Pre-Inform of Gare all foods Lago Shipping Co.'s tankers will sidential election, said Captain are being landed at their risk into be put in the water from the Dollar, and on the showing Hoover the Godowns of the Hongkong and East yard, to be followed by a was a strong favourite. He did further tanker for the same own.not think that Hoover was a pany, Ltd, at Kowloon, whence ers, and the first of the R.M.S.P. strong supporter of prohibition, and/or from the wharves delivery. Nelson liners will be launched but he was a man who would from the same yard this month carry out the law of the land, no may be obtained.

Optional Carge will be forward- matter what that law might be. ed unless notice to the contrary be (May).

Work on the new fore-end of Despite anti-prohibitionist pro-given before 30th instant. the "Lochmonar" was advancing paganda, it was

No claims will be admitted after rapidly, and this launch, which lute fact that prohibition had will be one of the most interest-been a god-send for the States, the Goods have left the Godown, and all Goods remaining undeliver- ing of the year. is that it is only and in particular for the poorered after the Gth prox. will be half of a ship which will be put in people. Whereas before they were subject to rent. the water, will follow .carly this living from hand to mouth, they All claims against, the vessel now had money in the banks, as must be presented to the Under- The High Commissioner for was proved by the returns of the signed on or before the 16th prox.

appeared, and the people were Australia, Major-General Sir savings banks. Saloons had dis- or they will not be recognized.

benefitted mentally, morally and physically.

month also.

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South). Anville Ryrie, who was on a lour of Ulster, was an interested visitor to the Queen's Island yards.

*ARAFURA

TANDA

ST. ALBANS

ARAFURA

6,000 4th May

An.m.

Manila, Sandakan, Thursday Island, 0,056 Ist June Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney &

4,500 29th June 6,000 | 3rd Aug,

Melbourne.

'Calls at Port Holland.

Regular monthly sailings from Hongkong to Japan and Hongkong to Anstraud.

The E. & A. 5.E. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call Shanghel, Dollo, Geta, Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other ports en route as inducoment

NKSIS.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:- The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

The P. & D. Royal Mail steamers to London vis Sacz Canal. The P. & 0. Branch Service of steamers to London via the Cape. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and Kondoo via Panama Canal,

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

TAKLIWA

TANDA

DELTA

7,930 | 8th May Amoy, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yhama

Noon. 6,956 8th May Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama. 8,097 11th May S'hai, Moji, Kobs & Yokohama 6,989 12th May Shai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama 8,155 17th

Shanghai, Kobe, Osaka & T'hama. Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Osaka, Shaighal, Moji & Kobe.

*NOVARA

DEVANHA SANTIA *MIRZAPORE 4,715

RANPURA

TILAWA

*NANKIN

ST. ALBANS

FAXADA

KHYBER TALAMBA

4,754 22nd

24th 10,001 25th

May May May

May

10,000 2nd

S'hal, Kobe & Yokohama. June Amoy, S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Osaka, 7,058 5th June S'hal, Moff, Kaba & Yokohama. 4,800 5th Juno Moll, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama, 8,949 7th June Amoy, Moll, Kobe & Osaka. 9,114

8th June S'hai, Moji, Koba & Yokohama.. 3,018

17th

June Amoy, Moji, Kobe, & Yokohama. RAWALPINDI 16,619 22nd June

S'hai,

Koba & Yokohama 6,853 3rd

July

Shai, Moli, Kobe & Yokohama. 8,985 6th July S'hai, Majt, Kobe & Yokohama 0,000 10th July Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama, 16,508 20th July S'hal, Kobe & Yokohama,

0,144 3rd Aug. S'hal, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. ៩.១៥៨ 7th Aug. Moil, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama,

*NELLORE

KASHMIR

ARAFURA

RAJPUTANA KALYAN TANDA

* Cargo only.

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

Passengers for Langson must defray their own Hotel expense at

Hingapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer,

All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge. Ceamers on London and Australian Lines are Atted with Laundries. Parcels measuring not more than 2% ft. x 2 ft. x 1 ft. will be received

hi the Company's Office up to Noon on the day previcas to sailing.

For further information, Passage Freights, Handbooks, etc., apply to:-

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

Agents.

r. & 0. Building, Connaught R₫. C., HONGKONG.

BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE.

JOINT SERVICE OF THE

"BLUE FUNNEL" LINE.

MOCEAN S.S. CO., LTD. & CHINA MUTUAL 8.8, CO., LTD.)

AND

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE

(ELLERMAN @ BUCHNALL 8.5. CO., LTD.). SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG...

11th May. 4th June.

15th June 29th June.

5.3. "CITY OF EASTBOURNE" Via Suez Canal --5.3. ADRASTUS” MARILI... Vis Suez Canal 8.8. "CITY OF NEWCASTLE" Via Suez Canal B.S. "HELENUS”............. 1715 Vin Suez Canal · Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Owners' Option.

Bubject to change without notice.

For Freight and particulars apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE oF THE BANK LINE, LTD, Hong Kong Kent Kons?& Cantony, TARDINE MATHESON ECOKLEEN CARE ONE

Ship-Repairing,

an abso-

"My ships are all dry," said Captain Dollar. "Of course, I With the launch of the "King could run a bar outside the three- Arthur," Messrs. Harlan and mile limit if I wished, but I am Wolff will lay down the third not going to, try, at my age, to a few dollars by selling motorship for the Belfast Steam-make ship Co., so that all the slips will whisky. If people on a voyage be still occupied with keels at this must have their whisky, then yard, and it is understood that they must not travel by the Dollar Messrs. Workman, Clark and Co. Line."

Support for Y.M.C.A.

will be able to announce their

All broken; chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 5th prox. at 10 a.m. by our eur- veyors Messra. Goddard & Douglas. No Fire Insurance has been

Bille of Lading will be counter- signed by

DODWELL & CO., LTD. Agents.

effected.

Hong Kong, 30th April, 1923.

or. a tailor.

far to seek. The British Govern- first order received since the re- Captain Dollar is looking for ment differed from the United construction at an early date. ward to Inspecting the new States Government in that they Shiprepairing continues to Y.M.C.A. building in Bubbling got the best business brains of keep fairly busy, and Messrs. Well. He gave $50,000 to the the country to run their shipping, Harland and Wolff have the tank- fund, and said he would always such as Lord Inchcape, whereas er "Inverarder" in the Alexandra take the greatest interest in the in America it mattered little if it Dock for overhaul, and a fair activities of the Y.M.C.A. It was were a shoemaker amount of local-owned coaster an excellent institution. Was it what the leaders of British ship- tonnage is in for survey and over- fair to bring out an American boy ping did not know was really not haul. It is understood that a from a respectable home, and worth knowing, and they were ap large amount of work in this dump him in Shanghai and leave pointed by the British Govern- direction may be coming along in him to paddle his own canoe? ment as against shoemakers and the near future for the Union-¡No! And that was the reason tailors by the American Govern- Castle Line in consequence of the which prompted him to subscribe ment. necessity of increasing the insulto the Y.M.C.A. He felt certain ated capacity on six of the exist that the new Institution would

ing mail vessels employed on the have a real effect for good in South African service in accord-Shanghai. In the past the Chin- ance with the terms of the freight ese had been well catered for in agreement entered into between the matter of Y.M.C.A. institu the Union Government of that tions, but not so the foreigner, country and the company, al- and he was indeed glad to revisit though it is not yet settled de- Shanghat if only to see the new finitely that this work will be car-building. ried out at Belfast.

MOVEMENT OF STEAMERS.

day at 11 a

2

British Shipping Brains. Governments are more often maligned than not, but Captain | The P. & O. s.. "Karmala" from Dollar, referring to the American Hong Kong arrived London yester- Government-owned vessels pald a great tribute to the British Government. When he left The B.L, 8.6. "Takliwa" left Sin-America, he said, there was gapore for this port on May 1 p.m., very decided feeling that the Gov- and is due here on May 6.p.m. ernment would dispose of all their vessels, and there could be no The C.P.S. RMS. "Empress of doubt that they would soon get Canada" from Hong Kong on April out of the business. At one time * left Yokohama on Friday, and is the Government had lost $60,000,- uve at Vancouver on May 6.. -

000 on the working of the vessels, The sa "Kendal Castle" (D. & and had now succeeded in cutting Co.) sailed from New York on Government could run a business the loss down to $80,000,000. No March 8, and is dus here on May like private Individuale, for the running of a business was the work of a lifetime of experience. If Captain Dollar went into the what an newspaper business awful hash he would make of it;

7.

The CPS. RMS. "Empress of Russia" arrived Manila on April 29 at 8 a.m., leaves Manila on May 5

at 4 p.m., and is due at Hong Kong it was just the same with a gov

on May 7 at 9 am,

ernmentare de

The C.P.8. RMS. "Empress of But the British Government, Asin" left Vancouver for Hong he said, certainly had their heads Kong via Japan ports and Shang on dead-level after the war, when hal, on April 27 and is dus here they got out of the business into on May 14

which they had been forced, and AEMATOMA

sold all their ships at a profit of The Swedish East Asiatic Co. 100 per cent. That was real good M.V. "Rankine" left Hamburg on business, and the reason was not April 14 and is dus here on or a sus Jabant Mayer

NEW SCHEDULE.

Becoming effective with the s.s. President Grant, arriving here on May 11, steamers of the American Mail Line and Dollar Steamship Line from Seattle will arrive in Hong Kong on Fridays and will sail for Manila at 6 p.m. on Saturdays.

They will return to Hong Kong nine days after sailing, ‘arriving here on Monday's, sailing again for San Francisco on Tuesdays: Steamers from San Francisco will arrive in Hong Kong on Mondays as heretofore, sailing on Tuesday for Manila, returning to Hong Kong on the following Monday. These steamers will sail again for Seattle on Tuesdays.

Weekly Trans-Pacific Service

To Seattle and Victoria The Short, StraightRoute to America Fortnightly sailings on Wednesdays

To San Francisco and Los Angeles The Sunshine Bolt via Honolulu Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdays Pres. McKinley May 8th 1 am. Pros. Jekerson Pres. Gront

........May 22nd Pres. Lincoln Pres. Cleveland .....June 5th Pres. Madison Pres. Pierco.......June 19th Pres. Jackson

.....May 16th .... May 29th ....June 12th June 26th

£120, 112 Special through rates to Europe via United States. Direct connections with all Atiautic lines. Choice of rail lines across United States and Coanda, liberal stup-over privileges for sight-seeing.

Europe and New York Direct

ROUND THE WORLD

Fortnightly sellings on Sunday win Manila, Straits, Colombo, Sver Censi, Alexandris Naples, Genoa, Marseilles, New York and Boston, Pres. Monroe May 6th 8 a.mla Pres. Wilson...May 20th 8 n. Pres. Van Buren June 3rd 8'a.ni,

Fres. Hayes...June 17th 8 a.mt. Fres. Polk .....July lat 8 a.m. Pres. Adams ...July 15th 8 a.m. -

To Manila

Pres. Monroe ..May 6th 8 a.m. Pres. Jefferson May 8th 6 p.m. Pres. Grant

.May 12th 6 p.m.

Pres. Wilson...May 20th Ga.m. Pres. Lincoln May 22nd 6 p.m. Pres. Cleveland May 26th 6 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

aud

Dollar Steamship Line

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER MAKERS, BRASS and IRON FOUNDERS. All work done in this establishment is guaranteed. We have over thirty years' experience. We own two slipways and wan accommodate any craft of 200 feet long.

Town Office: 64, Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong, Tel. Central No. 459, Shipyard: Sham-Sul-Po, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Tel. Kowloon No. 9, Estimates furnished an application,

Hong Kong, April 1, 1926. *

THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: “MANIFESTO" HONGKONG."

Codes Used: A1, A.B.C. Fifth Edition; Engineering: First and Second Edition;

Western Union and Watkins,

BOCK OWNERS, SHIP BUILDERS; MARINE AND LAND ENGINEERS, BOILER MAKERS, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, FORGE 'MASTERS, ELECTRICIANS,

S.S.

TAIPING.”

Speed 14.77 LE.P. 4090 D.W. 4215 tons,:

Built and engined by the Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock

Please address enquiries to the Chief Manager:

MR. M. DYER, BS., MJ.N:Age

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