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Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez.
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ATSUTA MARU
TENYO MARU
Saturday, 28th July. Saturday, 11th August. Tuesday, 21st August.
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MISHIMA MARU
Wednesday, 25th July. Wednesday, 22nd August.
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TO-DAY'S ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES,
A BIG LIST.
THE CHINA MAIL,
SHIPPING
Kwai Sang (1435) British, from Shanghai, Swatow-J.M. & Co.:-2 passengers, 800 tons general cargo (through).
•
Kiungchow (1645) British, from Bangkok, Holhow-B. & S.-297 passengers, 1,800 tons general cargo for Hong Kong.
Kiangsu (1558) British, from Bangkok, Swatow-B. & S.:--17
SECTION.
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LOAN FUND,
TYNE'S NEW QUAY.
FACILITATING TRADE WITH
NORWAY.
COMMISSION'S ENTERPRISE.
Newcastle, London,
June 22,
To-day I had the opportunity of making the train journey to the new Riverside Quay of the Tyne Commission at Albert Edward Dock, and could immediately ap- preciate the great boon to travellers to. Norway. The new quay itself, spick and span, with numbers of The New York "Journal of Com-motorcars parked, looked as if it merce" understands that Govern had been functioning for years, so ment money will not be advanced efficient were the arrangements, by the Shipping Beard for building and one was not surprised when foreign-trade ships unless service after Sir William Noble formally able as naval auxiliaries in time of opened the gates of the now quay national stress under the liberalis to find the Interior
as strikingly ed terms of the £50,000,000 con- efficient as the outside. struction loan fund provided by the
Mr. R. F. Hindmarsh, the Com- missoner's engineer, presented Sir This definite stand in the ad- Willam with a golden key for the
Jones-White Act.
SOUTH AMERICA (Enst Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Poria Passengers, 858 tons general cars ministration of the fund will be ceremony, and Sir William on en-
BINGO MARU
Wednesday, 1st August
NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via PANAMA.
Monday, 30th July.
17th August.
† TATSUNO MARU LIVERPOOL · vin Port Said, Geneva, Marseilles. † DELAGOA MARU (Calls Glasgow) Friday, CALCUTTA via Singapore, Pedang & Rangoon.
† MALACCA MARÜ
Wednesday, NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
TANGO MARU
Friday, 17th August.
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
HAKONE MARU
for Hong Kong.
Lycemoon (1738) British, from taken by the Board because it has taring made a short speech, which Saigon-Wo Fat Sing: 587 pas-plications for loans from parties a locomotive outside, which caused already been confronted with ap-was Interspersed with blasts from sengers, 2,470 tona general cargo who wish to build ships of domes- considerable amusement to every- for Hong Kong.
Sinklang (1616) British, from the commercial value but of doubt-one, including the speaker.
At the luncheon, attended by Canton-B. & S.--280 tons general ful service in time of emergencies. 8th August.
cargo (through).
Political pressure for the ad-nearly five hundred guest, the Dardanus (4926) British, from vancement of these applications Right Hon. Sir Walter Runciman, Swatow, Shanghai-B. & S.-29 makes its appearance in the form M.P., proposing the Tyne Improve-
of Congressional support from the ment Commission passengers, 50 tons general cargo localities in which the ships aro to with it the name of Mr. H. F. and coupling (through),
be built or owned. Hence the Ship-Everett, deputy-chairman of the Malayan Prince (3655) British, from New York, Shanghai-Fur ping Board is faced with the pro- Commission, opened by paying ness Far East:-29 passengers, 398 blem of establishing a definite tribute to Mr. Everett's services: tons general cargo for Hong Kong policy which can apply to all alike during the war. "What he did for 350 tons (through).
his country during the war he fa doing now for the Commission," said Mr. Runciman.
Monday, 23rd July
31st July.
1st August.
† MORIOKA MARU (Moji direct).. Tuesday, SADO MARU
Wednesday,
*Cargo only.
Subject to alteration without notice.
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LONDON,
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Thursday, 9th August,
ATLAS MARU
DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Saigon, Singapore,
Colombo, Durban & Cape Town
"ONTEVIDEO MARU
Vin Singapore & Colombo.
ALU MARU
MARU
Friday, 10th August.
Friday, 3rd August
Sunday, 19th August,
... Sunday, 5th August.
DELACOA BAY, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR AND
MOMBASA Via Singapore and Colombo.
DA MARU
1-Via Singapore, Penang and Rangoon
LE MARU ...
...Wednesday, 26th July.
2. SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER-Via Shanghai and
Japan porta
ON MARU (from Shanghai). Monday, 23rd July.
NE-Via Manila, Brisbane & Sydney.
LAYA MARU
K-Via Saigon.
NG-Via HOHOW & PAKHOI
Saturday, 4th August,
K-Via Japan porta, San Francisco & Panama
MARU
T8
Ja, SWATOW & AMOY MARU
SWATOW & AMOT
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Sunday, 22nd July.
Sunday, 20th July noon.
Thursday, 28th July Noon.
Friday, 10th August,
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Washingtons (3475) American, from Astorica, Kobe-Col. Pae. Co.:
1,400 tona general cargo for "CAP LAY” DISASTER. Hong Kong 1,000 tons (through).
Tjisondari (5019) Dutch, from Shanghai, Amoy - J.C.J.L.—89 passengers, 322 tons general cargo for Hong Kong. 1,705 toos (through).
Herundo (1125) Norwegian, from Bangkok, Swatow-Thoresen & Co.:-11 passengers, 1,075 tons rice and general cargo for Hong Kong.
Limchow (1416). French, from Canton-Sing Kec:-62 passengers, 50 tons general cargo (through).
Sungahan Maru (1503) Japanese, from Canton-N.TK:- passen-
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Chinese,
Devawongse from Canton-Chow Yue Ting.
Tak Hing (101) Chinesa, from Macao Hoo Hing:-80 tons gen- eral cargo for Hong Kong.
Sun Kong (328) Chinese, from
K. G. Wan-Mam Yick:-280 tons general cargo for Hong Kong.
Departures.
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For Swatow: Hellos, Kishu
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For Amoy:-Anking.
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invaluable to shipping, the character of the people of Nor- The new dredging plant had cost way with this country, and said. a quarter of a million, and he add- they had much in common, even homeward, 834,250 tons outward). Mr. H. P. Everett, replying to ed significantly. "We have this the languages, samples of which he Imports totalled 273,420 tons, and the toast, said that the Tyne Com-magnificent quay, which I hope is attempted with great success alike exports 128,972 tons, a total of missioners had worked, with extra only the first of its kind." (Ap-in.many ways. 402,392 tons of goods handled.ordinary vision. They provided plause.)
Turning to Norwegian shipping, Passengera landed numbered 2,763, for tonnage far beyond the ima Speaking of the financial posi- he paid a tribute thereto as a ship- and passengers embarked 3,699, agination of their time, and they tion of the Tyne Commission, Mr. owner himself. The Stella Polaris total of 6,462.
had successfully given birth to Everett said, "We even borrow at was, for instance, equal to any- These Agures are notably high- such great vessels as the "Maura- rates barely less than the Govern- thing he had ever seen. The ac- er in all respects than the figures tanio," H.M.S. "Lion," H.M.8. "Nel-nient itself."
commodation and service was bet- recorded for the preceding months son" and the great Singapore Sir William Noble received a ter than many ships of 20,000 tons. great ovation when he rose to pro- Norway's heroes жего seamen, Dealing with recent work he pose the toast of "Norway and its
of this year, and, furthermore, ex-dock. coed the average monthly figures
Norway was R sea nation, and of 1927 ($2,958 ons, or 5 per cent, sald they had spent £70,000 on the Shipping." He commenced by say their character and traditions were more for the net tonnage of ves- Howden Dock and £40,000 on the ing that all wished to visit Nor- so like our own that there was In- sels, and 1,860, or 40 per cent. for deep-water turning berth, which way, but fell back on Scotland as evitably a great bond between the passengers, and 20,992 tons, or 5 looked a mere hole in the water, a makeweight. Later he compared two countries.
per cent, more for the whole of the traffic).
Coal imports aggregated 118,045 tons, which is the highest figure recorded this year, although still lower than the average monthly figure for 1927-namely, 143,326
tong.
Oil imports totalled 81,481 tons, a. big advance on the figures of any preceding month but Decem- ber, 1927: For the first Ave) months of 1928 the increase, as compared with the first Ave months of 1927, is 20,367 tons (85,055 tons, against 56,091 tone). 16
Imports of colonial,timbers are increasing, baing 8,577 tons, as compared with 8,479 tons in April, 1,920 tons in March, and 1,675 tons in February. For the first five monthe, of the year the total was 14,469 tons, an increase of 3,857) tons compared with 1927, 4,721 tons) with 1926, and 9,058 tone with 1925...
Exports of pitwood were 50,648 tons, a slight increase. compared with April's 49,486 tons, and the average monthly figure for the first four months of 1928 of 49,800 tons and for 1927 of 45,497 tons.
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