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FROM CALCUTTA & COLOMBO TO SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.

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

TAIYO MARU

Tuesday, 29th May, Tuesday, 18th June. Tuesday, 26th June,

TENYO MARU

KOREA MARU (Calls at Keelung) LONDON via Singapore, Suez, Marseilles & Ports,

HAKUSAN MARU

KITANO. MARU

HARUNA MARU

TANGO MARU

AKI MARU

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

Saturday, 2nd June. Saturday, 16th June. Saturday, 30th June,

Wednesday, 20th June.

Wednesday, 26th July.

Sunday, 27th May.. Monday, 11th June.

BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.

† MOJI MARU' SADO MARIT

SOUTH AMERICA (Wes! Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angelcs.

Mexico & Panama.

RAKUYO MARU

WAKASA MARU

Thursday, 31st May.

Saturday, 9th June.

NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via' PANAMA.“

Monday, 11th June. Saturday, 10th Juno.

NEW POLICY.

US, MERCHANT MARINE.

THE CHINA MAIL,

SHIPPING

SHIPPING BOARD'S REPORT.

Recommendations for Д new

SECTION...

be maintained," he said, "we must begin building ships mighty soon er the shipyards will have leat their trained personnel."

FEEDING 'EM.

WHAT THE FLEET IS EATING.

KEEPING SEAMEN FIT,

When the Atlantic Fleet loft Portland In January last for its spring cruise it carried with it provisions sufficient for four months. U.S. And British Costs.

Remembering that each capital ship accommodates from The National Council of Ameri- 1,200 to 1,400 officers and men, can Shipbuilders, Mr. Smith said, and that the numerous other vessels made a caroful analysis about a year of the feet all have proportionately. ago of the comparative costs of large complementa some idea will policy for the United States Mer Britain, and found that cargo ships that devolved upon those respon shipbuilding in the-U.S. and Great be gained of the formidable task chant Marine, drawn up by the and tankers cost about 59 per cent. sible for the victualling arrange- Shipping Board, and embodying more in the U.S., while combination ments. report adopted at a recent meeting passenger and cargo ships cost 55 In Washington of leading steamship to 58 per cent. more. company representatives of the higher cost of construction and the With this United States on before Congress, have been sub-higher cost of operation under the U.S. fag, he pointed' out, U.S. ships mitted to the Senate and House cannot be sporated In competition committees charged with shipping with other vessels in foreign trade legislation.

without some form of all to offset For the present there is лю

the differentials against them. DI prospect direct subsidy legislation, states the for the coastwise trades, la retarded,

Congress enacting

Construction of new vessels, even Board's report, but it declared that he said, by the fact that Shipping

legislation now

for vessel replacement and new

an

In comparatively recent

times, revolutionised. the feeding of the Navy has been If the bluejacket of to-day does not live on the fat of the land, he does at least get adequate ration of wholesome well- cooked food, and his menu has the aupreme merit variety. In every

victualling officers warship a 'detailed list of the meals for each week is drawn up by he subject

and cooks. to the approval of have

if Congress is content with carryBoard tonnage can be purchased at the accountant - officer. I ing out the Merchant Marine Act low prices and entered in these before me Aliat compiled construction the adoption of certain he went on, Shipping Board ton- Atlantic Fleet battleship for the trades, Under present conditions, for the general mess of пп indirect aids would prove very age can be purchased at 5 dols. to week ended March 25. Here is the effective, such as:--

7.50 dola, per ton, or about 50,000 bill of fare for four days selected "A reaffirmation as provided in

dols, for a cargo ship of ordinary at random: the Jones Bill of the national size. Taxes paid on a new vessel of policy to establish and maintain a the same size, he asserted, would permanent merchant marine.

"Generous compensation for the amount to more than 50,000 dols, so that retention of these vessels is carriage of foreign maila under

not an asset. long-term contracts.

Tax Exemptions,

have

been

Dinner: Beefsteak pie, potatoes, Monday-Breakfast: Kippera. haricot beans, macaroni pudding. Tea: Golden syrup.

Supper: Pre- served meats and sauce.

Wednesday-Breakfast: Sausage and egg.. Dinner: Tond-in-hole, potatoes, marrowfat peas, salad with custard. Tea: Mar- malade. Supper: Rissoles and pease! pudding.

SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1928.

CANADIAN

PACIFIC

SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE ACROSS THE PACIFIC.

TO VICTORIA & VANCOUVER.

17 Days Hongkong-Vancouver, it Daya Shanghai-Vancouver. 11 Days Kobe-Vancouver, 9 Days Yokohama-Vancouver,

SAILINGS 1928.

STEAMERS

EMPRESS OF ASIA EMPRESS OF CANADA

EMPRESS OF RUSSIA

EMPRESS OF ASIA EMPRESS OF CANADA EMPRESS OF RUSSIA · EMPRESS OF ASIA EMPRESS OF CANADA EMPRESS OF RUSSIA

Hong Kong S'hal Leave Leave May 30 June 2 June 13 June 16 July 4 July 7 July 18 July 21 Aug. 8 Aug. 11 Aug. 29 Sept. 1 Sept. 12 Sept. 15 Oct. 3 Oct. 6 Oct. 24 Oct. 27

Kobo Y'hama Loave Leave

June 5 June 19 July 10 July 24 Aug,,14 Sept. 4 Sept. 18

Y'vor Arrive

Juno 7 June 16 June 21 June 30 July 12

July 21

July 26 Aug. Aug 16 Aug. 25 Sept. 6 Sept. 15

Sept. 20 Sept. 29

Oct. 9 Oct. 11

Oct. 20 Oct. 30 Nov. 1 Nov. 10

(E/Asia and E/Russia call at Nagasak! the day after departure from S'hai)

SPECIAL FARES TO EUROPE.

£120: First class throughout.

£112: First class Pacific and rail, Cabin class Atlantic. £ 83: Second class Pacific, First class rail

and Gabin ciora Atlantic.

Atlantic sailings from Montreal and Quebec every few days to Liverpool, Southampton, Glasgow, Antwerp, Cherbourg and Hamburg.

HONG KONG MANILA SERVICE.

Arrive Hong Kong Manila

June -5 June 7 June 26 June 28

Leave Arrive Manila

Hong Kong

EMPRESSOR CANADA

June 8

EMPRESSOF RUSSIA

June 29

June 10 July

CANADIAN PACIFIC EXPRESS.

TRAVELLERS CHEQUES

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THE SAFEST AND MOST CONVENIENT WAY TO CARRY FUNDS.

fruit

Passenger Department: Freight and Expres

Tel. C.762. Tel. C. 42

Cables: "GACANPAC"

Gables: "NAUTILUS.“

"It would be much better," he sald, "if these vessels were disposed "A liberalisation of the terms of once and for all, Things won't get under which loans may be secured much better in the coastwise trade by U.S. shipbuilders and operators until these vessels from the present construction loan definitely disposed of."? - fund.

"If we are to have a merchant "Several tax exemptions on U.S. marine by 1940, the nation at mask.

Friday. Breakfast: Bacon and vessels operating in foreign trade, make up its mind to spend at least potatoes, and cabbage, jam roly- Dinner: Roast beef, including a provision whereby de- 1,000,000,000 dols, to get it. Re- ductions shall be allowed from tax-placement of necessary ships to be meat and pickles.

poly. Tea: Jam. Supper: Cold able incomes derived from operat in operation by 1940 in what the Ing profits to the extent that such Shipping Board deems

Sunday Breakfast: Bacon and profits are devoted to new ship

egg. Dinner: Baked ox hearts, cusential services," he said, "will sage and onions, cabbage, fruit construction.

cost 600,000,000 dols. to 700,000.- salad and custard. Tea: Mixed 000 dols. and incidental outlaya fruit cake and butter. will bring the total up to 1,000,000- Cheese and onions.

Supper: 000,"

*Cocoa is issued daily on turning out, and margarine, bread, and tea are issued daily at breakfast, tea, and supper, but cocoa is occasionally substituted for tea at supper.

"Transfer .to privately-owned U.S. vossels of the business now handed by army and navy trans ports and by the vessels owned and chartered by the Panama Railroad Steamship Line.

to be

Pending Shipping Legislation. Reviewing the pending shipping "Amendment of section 33 of the legislation, he said, the Jones Bill, Act of Congress approved February which contains the objectional un- 28, 1925, providing for the creat-animous cousent provision in con- tion of a naval reserve, so as to nection with ship sales, makes no authorise two months' pay to auch definite provision for now construc- officers and men of the US. mer-

tion, The Copeland Bill provides chant marine engaged in foreign for equalisation of operating costs trade.

by means of increased mail sub- An Imurance System.

ventions, but makes no special pro- "The establishment of an insur-

vision for cargo vessels.

The Wood Bill, which is favoured ance system which will place U.S. vessels on an equality with foreign by the councU, does provide for vessels in the matter of insurance." loans up to 75 per cent. of the cost These recommendations follow a of construction, at 2 per cent. in- series of conferences between Re- tereat, for a period of 20 years, presentative White (Rep.) of part of the loan to be payable in the Maine. chairman of the House form of services rendered to the

Government. Committee on Merchant Marine and

It also provides for Fisheries, and members of the

insurance of vessels at 1 per cent. Shipping Board.

below prevailing rates. The Board in submitting its re- The White Bill, he said, would port pointed out that it was charg-provide for transfer

I can testify to the food being excellent in quality and, apparently, ample in quantity. It is prepared by highly-trained cooks in' clean, well-equipped galleys which are frequently Inspected by the officer responsible.. Bread is baked daily, and on the shelves of the bakehouse store there are endless rows delicious, golden-brown loaves fresh from the oven.

of

Health of the Navy. Seeing all these things, an old- timer might conclude that the fleet-

of to-day wore men

unduly pampered in the matter of diet. That, however is not the сабе. The bluejacket leads a strenuous life, and he requires good food to of the Ship keep him fit. Every penny

of

ed with the duty of carrying out ping Board's cargo ships to private public money spent in this way is

de-

SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports the national shipping policy and ownership, and by means of its soundly Invested. It is certainly that it "feels obligated to transmit naval reserve clauses, would provide not a coincidence that the rate of the resolutions to Congress and to for equalisation of operating costs, sickness in the Navy should

None of the numerous pending cline so rapidly since the present accompany them with a brief state-

as to the prin- measures, he said, contemplate the system of messing was introduced. ment of its views cipal points that should receive abandonment of any of the present If the health statistics of the consideration in future legislation services, and added that no matter Service still leave something to be affecting the U.S. merchant what may be done to replace Ship- desired, the fact undoubtedly is

LIVERPOOL via Singapore, Colambo, Fort Said & Porte,

Monday, 11th June,

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.

Wednesday, 30th May. Sunday, 10th June.

KUMA MARU

† ASUKA MARU

+ DAKAR MARU

+ MURORAN MARU

· NAGAYAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,

AKI MARU

Friday,

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,

KAMAKURA MARU (Kobe direct).. Tuesday, KAMO "MARU

AWA MARU

+ MORIOKA MARU

KATORI MARU.

Cargo only.

22nd June,

29th May. Tuesday,

29th May. Thursday, 31st May. Monday, 11th June,

Subject to alteration without notice.

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

O. S. K.

SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

marine."

ping Board vessels in the essential due, not to the food that the sailor With only a few exceptions, it services, it is absolutely essential eats, but to the general conditions stated, the points stressed by the to do something to get private under which he lives on board ship. Board

will be found in one or capital interested

(Continued on Page 5.) another of the bills referred to in of new ships.

In the building

the resolution adopted by the ship- There will be no difficulty In doing ping conference, namely, the Cope- this, he said, if it can be shown that land Bill, the Jones Bill, the Wood U.S. shipping promises a reason- Bill and also the While Bill, which able profit on the investment, and he was introduced after the conference cited the example of the Cunard, was held.

Couulích and North German Lloyd The Board stated that should the Lines in floating loans in U.S. on. definite recommendations be carried shipping securities.

out, in their judgment it will "give" to the country within a reasonable time a permanent and prosperous merchant marine made up of fast

MOVEMENT OF STEAMERS.

The C.P.A., R.M.S. 'Empress of modern ships under private owner- Russia" from Hong Kong on May ship, capable of transporting the left Yokohama on Friday, and is greater portion of our foreign com- due at Vancouver to-morrow. merce and of serving as a powerful The C.P.S. R.M.S. "Empress, of paval auxiliary in time of national Asla (Capt. A. J. Haley, R.N.R.) is due here on May 28 at 8 h.my peril."

and will berth at Pier No. 5, Kow- loon Wharf. She will leave here.. for Victoris and Vancouver, B.C via Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe and [Yokohama on May 30 at noon. "If Government aid to U.S. ship Canada" left Vancouver for Heng The C.P.S., R.M.S. "Empress of ping is guaranteed, U.S. capital is Kong, via Japan ports and Shang- DURBAN, DELAGOA BAY, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR AND ready to go at once into the hai, on May 17, and is due here on

LONDON, HAMBURG ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP Via Singapars

Colombo, Suez and Port Said..

.Tuinday, 5th June.

ANDES MĀRU ... RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Vi■ Saigon, Singapore,

Colombo, Durban & Cape Town MANILA MARU

BOMBAY-Via Slugapore and Colomb

..Saturday, 30th Jane,

Sunday, 3rd June. .Wednesday, 20th June.

Friday, 1st June.

Monday, 25th June

MOMBASA Viu Singapore: and. Colombo..

CELLBES MARU

'INDUS MARU

CHICAGO MARU...............

TACOMA MARU

Japan ports ・・

CALCUTTA—Via Singapore, Penang and Rangoon ...

VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Shanghal

AFRICA HARU (From Shanghai) Thursday, 31st May." ARIZONA MARU............Monday, 11th Jane.

HAIPHONG VÀ LOLOW PAKHOI

ww.Friday, 8th June 10 am.:

NEW YORK Vie Japan poris, San Francisco & Panama

MENADO MARU

HAVANA MARU

JAPAN PORTS

ATLAS MARU

TIELUNG Yis SWATOWE SHOT

KISHU MARU

HOZAN MARU-

TAKAO-Via SWATOW AMOT.

DELI MARU

TARIO & KEPLING

SOULA BATASHAR

For further particular

Middle of June.

Wednesday, 6th June.

Sunday, 27th May Noon. Sunday, 3rd June Noon.

Thursday, 31st May Noon.

and

THE BUILDING OF NEW SHIPS "£200,000,000 Must Be Spent."

building of merchant ships for

June 4 foreign trade, at least four concerns are ready to do this," Mr. H. G. Asiatic Co., Ltd.); left Antwerp on "Tho M/V "Agra” (Swedish East Smith, vice-president of the Bethle- May 7, and is due here on or about hem Shipping Corporation, speaking on or

as the representative of the Na-

The M/V "Delhi" (Swedish East tional Council of American Ship Asiatic Co., Ltd.), left Hamburg builders, declared in an address at

a. recent meeting of the Propeller May 18, and is dus here on or Club state New York adrices

About June 17.

CONSIGNEES NOTICES.

Consignees of Cargo, ex 5.1. “City "Chester", ere reminded to take ivery of their roods, which will

Consignees

If there is to be a US, merchant marine in accordance with the senti ment of the American people, he said, 'some way must be provided for building new ships, In 1916; there were 22 shipyards capable of building ocean-going messole and tod | 1928. there remain only 923 of the KAISHA largest of these having only about Bonvorlich"- TAKEUCHI; Manager, one-third of their full forces at delivery of the

work If the shipyards are to be subject to rent after June,

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