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LONDON

NEXT SAILINGS.

£72.10,0 £80.0.0.

OUTWARDS FOR SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, KOBE & MOJI.

From Hong Kong.

S.S. "VENEZIA” ............Sails hence on/or about 21st Aug. Salls hence on/or about 13th Sept. .Sails hence on/or about 11h Oct,

M.V. "REMO"

M.V. "VIMINALE"

:

HOMEWARDS FOR BRINDISÍ, VENICE AND TRIESTE.

M.V. "ROMOLO"

S.S. "VENEZIA"

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LOCAL SHIPPING.

TO-DAY'S ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.

THE CHINA MAIL,

SHIPPING

SECTION.

SHIPPING SLUMP.

THE P.L.A.

BAGGAGE HALL FOR TILBURY STAGE.

PASSENGER TRAFFIC.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1928.

CANADIAN

PACIFIC

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SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE ACROSS THE PACIFIC.

TO VICTORIA & VANCOUVER.

17 Days Hongkong-Vancouver, 14 Days Shanghai-Vancouver. 11 Daya Kobe-Vancouver, 9 Days "Yokohamn-Vancouver.

SAILINGS 1028.

STEAMERS

EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA EMPRESS OF CANADA EMPRESS OF ASIA EMPRESS OF FRANCE EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA EMPRESS OF FRANCE EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA (E/Asia and E/Russia call

Hong Kong S'hal

Leave

Leave

Aug. 29 Supt. 1 Sept. 12 Sept. 15

Oct. 3 Oct. Oct. 24 Oct. 27 Nov. 7 Nov. 10 Nov. 28 Dec. 1 Dec. 12 Dec. 15 Jan. 16 Jan. 19 Feb. 6 Feb.9 Feb. 27 Mar. 2 Mar. 13 Mar. 16

Kobo Y'homa Leave Loave Sept. Bapt. 6 Sept. 15

V'vor Arriva

Sept. 18

Sept. 20

Sept. 29;

Oct. 9

Oct. 11

Oct. 20

Oct. 30

Nov. 1

Nov, 10

Nov. 13

Nov. 15

Nov. 24

Dec. 4

Dec. 6

Dec, 15

Dec. 18 Jan. 22

Dec. 20

Dec. 29

Jan. 24

Feb. 2

Feb. 12

Feb. 14

Feb, 23

Mar. 5 Mar. 7 Mar, 16 Mar. 19 Mar. 21 Mar. 30

at Nagasaki the day after departure from S'hai) Atlantic sailings from Montreal and Quebec avery few days to Liverpool, Southampton, Glasgow, Antwerp, Cherbourg and Hamburg.

A further step towards the com pletion of the scheme to provide London with up-to-date facilities for passenger traffic was taken by the Port of London Authority at MORE VESSELS BUILT

their fortnightly meeting when the ABROAD.

tonder was accepted for the erec- Hal Ching. (1267) British, from

The deproused state of the Bri-tion of the baggage tall for the new River passenger landing-stage at Foochow, Swatow-Douglas & Co.:tish shipbuilding industry is re-

Tilbury. The hall, which is de- -122% passengers, 500 tone gonflected in the latest returns com- signed by Sir Edwin Cooper, will eral cargo for Hong Kong.

Szechuen (1494) British, from piled by Lloyd's Register, which cost, over £40,000 and will be fully EMPRESS OF RUSSIA

cover the three months ended equipped for the expeditious handl- Shanghai, Swatow-B. & S.:-60

June 30. On that date the vessels ing of passengers' baggage by H.M. passengers, 550 tons general cargo under construction in Great Bri-Customs, and their general comfort for Hong Kong, 760 tons (through). tain and Ireland represented an and convenience. Several bridges Baron Halg (2039) British, from aggregate of 1,202,610 tomú, *. will connect the floating stage, Soerabaya, Pekalongin-J.C.J.L. :—

This figure is about 238,000 tons 1,140 feet long in all, to the hall, 2.200 tons sugar for Hong Kong below the total tonnage in hand which in turn leads directly into 3,300 tons (through).

at the end of last March, and the improved railway station of the Kwai Sang (1435) British, from 188,000 tons less than the total at L.M. and S. Railway, The total Shanghai, Swatow J.M. & Co.:- 876 tons general cargo for Hong the end of June, 1927. The reduc- cost of the scheme is approximately

tion in output is therefore serious! £500,000. Kong, 200 tons (through).

A tender was also accepted for It la dua to the prevailing dearth! Hin Sang (1885) British, from of new contracts, and there is un-the construction of the entrance, Sandakan-J.M. & Co.:—20. passen fortunately no immediate pros-approach and dolphins for the new gers,, 3,942 tons general cargo for pect of an improvement in this res-plar to be provided off the Tower of London. On completion of this Hong Kong.

pect.

On the other hand, the tonnage pier next spring, Old Swan Pier, under construction abroad, viz., near London Bridge, will be remov The Port of London Authority 1,457,852 tons, has increased in the past three months, and now exceeds

also had before them several mat- the Brish total by 265,000 tons. Yet at the end of last year Bri-ters of interest to the tobacco trade. It has hitherto been the tish yards were building 40,000 tons more than the foreign aggre for mending bales of tobacco land- practice to levy an over-all charge gate. Of the total tonnage now in

The trade has hand at home and abroad, viz,,ed on the quays. 2,660,462, British and Irish yards pointed out that bales new general- ly arrive in sound condition, and In account for 46.2. per cent, and for future a charge will be made only 54.8 per in respect of the bales actually re- eiga establishments for cent. In the last twelve months quiring attention. Portable presses before the war the average per- centages were 57.2 for Great Bri-are to be introduced at the tobacco tain and Ireland and 42.8 for warehouses, Royal Victoria Dock, for repacking.hogsheads of tobacco.

Hupch (1205) British, from Canton-B, & S.:-66 tons general

From Hong Kong, Sails hence on or about 25th Augcargo (through), .Sails honce on or about 20th Sept. Sails hence on or about 16th Oct.

NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS FROM CALCUTTA & COLOMBO TO SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.

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.........................Suils from Calcutta Middle of Sept. S.S. "UMZUMBI" Regular Passenger and Cargo Service to South African Ports. Through Bills of Lading issued from Hong Kong.

Hubro (1027) Norwegian, from Canton-K. Larssen & Co.

Lima Maru (4288) Japanese, from Birkenhead, Singapore NY.K.-1.517 tons general cargo for Hong Kong, 9,461 tona (through).

Delagoa Maru (4373) Japanese, from Yokohama, Shanghai:- N.Y.R.:-0,814 tons general cargo (through).

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Kishu Maru (1567) Japanese, from Keelung, Swatow-0.5.K. 17 passengers, 905 tone coal and general cargo for Hong Kong.

Daishu Maru (1862). Japanese, from Kwong Yuen-M.B.K.:-5,100

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THROUGH BOOKING TO EUROPE AT REDUCED RATES, £120, £112, 110, £102, £83, via San Francisco. ***G$440. G8420, via Japan and Seattle, SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

TENYO MARU

Tuesday, 21st August.

4th September.

KOREA MARU (Calls Los Angeles) Tuesday, LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via

Singapore, Penang, Colombo, 'Suez,

KASHIMA MARU

Saturday,

HAKONE MARU (Calls Hull) ..... Saturday, SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Porta.

MISHIMA MARU

TANGO MARU

Wednesday, Monday,

BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.

CEYLON MARU (omit Penang) ... SADO MARU

26th August. 8th September.

22nd August. 13th September.

Monday, 20th August. Tuesday, 11th September.

SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) vin Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles.

Mexico & Panama.

ANYO MARU

Saturday, 18th August SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports.

Thursday, Gth September. KAWACHI MARU

NEW YORK and BOSTON via PANAMA.

† CALCUTTA MARU

+ TAKETOYO MARU

Saturday, 18th August." Saturday, 9th September.

LIVERPOOL via Port Suld, Geneva, Marseilles.

+ LYONS MARU (Calls Glasgow). Thursday, CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangeon.

+ PENANG MARU

↑ AKITA MARU

NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,

TANGO MARU

13th September.

Sunday, 19th August. Thursday, 30th: August.

Friday,

17th August.

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

, MATSUMOTO MARU

Sunday,

19th August.

↑ RANGOON MARU (Moji direct). Sunday, FUSHIMI MARU

19th August.

Monday, KANAGAWA MARU (Kobe direct). Wednesday,

20th August,

22nd August.

†Cargo only.

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.

LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP Via Singapore

Colombo, Sues and Port Said. AMAZON MARU

Monday, 10th September.

RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BURNOS AIRES Vin Saigon, Singapore,

Colombe Durban & Cape Town HAWAII MAJ

BOMBAY Via Singapore & Colombo,

Saturday, 29th September.

SUMATRA MARU (Calls at Pen ng). Sunday, 19th August.

CELEBES MARU

DURBAN, DELAGOA BAY, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR AND

CHICAGO MARU

Monday, 3rd September.

MOMBASA Via Singapore and Colombo,

MEXICO MARU

Wednesday, 29th August.

Friday, 28th September,

KASADO MARU ..............................

Saturday, 25th August,

Japan ports

MADRAS MARU

Wednesday, 5th September.

CALCUTTA Vis Singapore, Penang and Rangoon

abroad.

During the three months under?

ed.

review, British yards laid down MERSEY REPAIRING. 278,983 tons, and launched 403,168 tons, the corresponding figures for WORK COMPLETED ON THE gen-abroad being 200,901 and 268,915

Tak Hing (101) Chinese, from Macao Hoo Hing: 50 tons eral cargo for Hong Kong.

Departures.

1

For Foochow:-Sui Sang.

For Canton:-Szcohuen.

For Salgon: Tin How.

For Swatow:-Kwong Sang. For San Francisco Hind.

Golden

For Shanmei-Lee Cheung. For Amoy--Hupeh.

For Whampoa:-Baron Lovat.

For Batu Pahat:-Ginsen Maru.

For Batavia: Tjik!al.

For Milke:---Benledi.

For Macao: Tak Hing. For Saigon:-Telemachus. For Hongay:--Koyo Maru

Clearances,

For Bangkok:-Mabella. For Hofhow:-Tenn. For Canton:-Kwai Sang, For Manila:-Changte. For Singapore:-Cremer. For Samarinda:--Hubro.

Arrivals. Departures. In

"SEMINOLE.”

The repairs to the oil tanker

tona respectively. While, there- fore, our yarde launched 124,000 tons more than they commenced."Seminole," which ran aground on the tonnage launched abroad was the Pluckington Bank in the Mer- slightly less than the total of new ships laid down.

hi

sey in January, have been com-1 pleted by Messrs. Caramell, Laird and Co., and the vessel has sailed

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

"EMPRESS OF CANADA"

via SINGAPORE COLOMBO BOMBAY.

Leave Hong Kong November 28 Leave Singapore December Leave Colombo Decamber. Leave Bombay December

Arrive Singapore December Arrive Colombo December Arriva Bombay December Árrive Plymouth December

24

2 6

HONG KONG MANILA SERVICE.

Lenve Hong Kong

Arrive Manila

Aug. 21 Sept. 1

Aug. 23

Sept. 6.

EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA

Leave Arrive Manila Hong Kong Aug, 24 Aug. 20 Sept. 7

Sept. 8

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for New Orleans. When the tank the American travellers say "Well, we [849 tons-Capt. G. J. Spink] An interesting feature of the er was floated off the bank it was guess this beats the Hudson River, returns is the ever-swelling volume found that her hull had been so our show place.". Continental visitors remark that it reminds them of the of motor tonnage. While in Great damaged that it was necessary

and

Whilst Switzerland." Britain and Ireland the tonnage of practically to reconstruct 185 feet "Rhine

She was taken British tourists declare "Surely, the motor ships under construction, of her midships.. viz., 646,826, remains substantially into Cammell, Laird's basin atake district or the Scottish moors, but with a Httle less vegetation," less than the steamer total, the Tranmere, where her engines were Now why not take a five-days' round position abroad is entirely differ-lifted out, and work on the recon-trip and see for yourself. It costs you ent. There the motor ships instruction of the hull was begun.

only $40. hand have an aggregate of 933,718 The five middle tanks on the ves-. tons, as compared with 488,981 sel had to be cut away and renew- tons of steamers. Taking the jed, 900 tons of steel being requir figures for the whole world, it ed to replace the tanka and hull, will be found that motor ships now She was then taken into the wat her engines, building exceed the steam tonnage basin again, where

which had been overhauled, were by no less than 362,000 tons.

The testing of her. 47 replaced. the progress Further proof of that is being made by the internal-oil compartments was carried out combastion system is Indicated by in less than a week. Of the four the fact that there are now build-months she was in the shipbuild- ing in the world 65 motor ships, ing company's yard nearly a month each of 8,000 tons and upwards, of boilermakers employed on the was lost through the strike, first while only 21 steamers of equiva-

of the "hotting" work, and later lads.

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Norwegian

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Chinese

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Dutch American

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1

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Portuguese 0

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Danish French

0

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MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

The C.P.S. R.MS. "Empress of Russia" arrived at Nagasaki to- day at 6 am. left. Nagasaki at 1 p.m., and is due at Shanghai to- morrow at B p.m.

The P. & O. 8.s. "Rajputana" left Shanghal for this port on August 14 at 2 p.m. with the Mails, and is due here to-morrow at about

6 a.m.

The B. I. 8.8. "Tllawe" left Sin- gapore for this port on August 12 p.m., and is due here to-morrow morning.

societies of the world is evidenced A Berlin message states that the by the fact, that 1,779,353 tons of 10,000-ton motor vessci "Los the current tonnage output at home Angeles," Intended for service be- and abroad is building under the tween Hamburg and the western inspection of Lloyd's Register. coast of North America, was launch- ed at Hamburg from the Deutsche Werft. She has been built for the Hamburg-Amerika Line.

PASSENGER LIST.

ARRIVALS.

Passenger arrived by the P. and O. a.s. "Naldera" from England and ports this journey were:—

Mr. and Mrs. Ward, Mr. and Mrs. McNay, Mr. and Mrs. Burn, Miss, Edwards, Mr. Davy, Surgeon Lt. The 9.5. "Benvannoch" from SomerBamford, F/Lt. Pearse, F/O. Europe and Straits is expected to Somerbough, Capt. Lupton, Mies larrive here to-morrow,

Bernard, Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton, Mr. Hawke, Miss Wolden, Mr. Beale, Mrs. Cousin, Mr. and Mrs. Bidwell, Mr. and Mrs, William, Capt. Grover, Mr. Mackintosh, Mr. Taylor, Rev. The B. 1. s.s. "Warfield" left Sin- Porteus, Miss Spooner, Mr. Cooke, gapore for this port on August 11 Mr. Simpon, Mr. Seymour, Mr. am, and is due here to-morrow Shotten, Mr. Ford, Mr. Swanton, Mr. morning.

The D. & Co. 8.8. "Venezia" sall. Bennett, Mr. White, Lt. Cdr. and Mrs. Warner, Mr. and Mrs. Kamaby, ed

Singapore yesterday morning, and is due here on August Lt. and Mrs. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Robertson, Mr. Fox, Mr. Griffiths, 20, afternoon.

The CPF. R.M.S. "Empress of Mr. Eonnar, Lt. Rutton, Mrs. Hess, "Russia" is due at Hong Kong on Mr. Hargreaves, Miss Beck, Mr. August 20 in the morning. She Nixon, Mr. S. F. Pilcher, Mr.

from

VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER--Viz Shanghai and leaves for Manila on August. 21 at Watanmull, Mr. Majra, Mr. Hobson,

MELBOURNE Via Manila, Brisbane & Sydney.

BANGKOK-Via Baigan,

HAIPHONG_Va Hoihon

MENADO MARU

Thursday, 10th August 10 am.

Friday, 17th August.

NEW YORK Via Japan perts, San Francisco & Panama

HAVRE MARU

JAPAN PORTS

TACOMA MARU

SHUNKO MARU

KEELUNG Via SWATOW & AMOY

KISHU MARU

HOZAN MARU.

*TAKAO--Via SWATOW & AMOY

DELI MARU

TAKAO & KEELUNG

SANUKI MARU

For further partfonlara please apply Tel. Central Nọ. 4088, 4089, 4096,"

Thursday, 16th August. Saturday, 1st September:

Bunday, 19th August Noon. Sunday, 28th September noon.

Thursday, 23rd Sept noon.

Friday, 14th September, tos-08AKA SHOSEN KAISHA.

H. TAKRUCHI, Manager.

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Mr. Umrigar, Mr. and Mrs. Holmes The as. "Benlawers" from Leith, Capt. Larkin, Capt. Vise, Mr. and Middlesbro, London and Straits Mrs. Manley, Rev. and Mrs. Gadye, left Singapore for this port to-day, Mr. Alexander, Dr. Phoon, Mr. and is due to arrive here on August Kraft, Bro. Jullen, Mr. Beard, 22

Mr. Schultz, Mr. °C. L. Chien, The MV. "Japan" (Swedish Mr. H. 9. Chen, Mm. Y. N. Kang, East Asiatic Co., Ltd.) left Ham- Miss Y. Y, Ying, Mr. Buckingham, burg on July 7, and is duo here Mrs. Richards, Miss Royden, Miss on or about August 22.

Collison, Nisa Eu, Mias Ng, Miss Föden, Miss Rulport, Mr. and Mrs. Huang, Hr. Hanwell, Miss Hallock, Mr. C. H. Ngén, Mr. C. H. Li, Mr. 3. 6. Khong; Air W. T. TIẾT D Davies, Miss Daws, Miss W. C Gelth; Miss W. S. Gob, Mrs. B.. Hancock, Mr. and Mrs. Chang, Mrs. Woods, Mr. Bowie.

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