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THROUGH BOOKING TO EUROPE AT REDUCED RATES. £120, £112, £110, £102, £83, vla San Francisco,' G$440, G$420, via Japan and Seattle.
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Poris & Honolulu.
KOREA MARU (Calla Los Angeles) Tuesday, 4th September, SHINYO MARU
Tuesday, 18th September. LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via
Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez.
KASHIMA MARU
HAKONE MARU (Calls Hull)
Saturday,
25th August. Saturday, 8th September.
Monday, 10th September. Wednesday, 24th October.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
TANGO MARU
AKI MARU
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
CEYLON MARU (omit Ponang).... Monday, 20th August. SADO MARU
..Tuesday, 11th September. SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles,
Mexico & Panama.
BOKUYO MARU ..........
GOTHENBORG.
THE CHINA MAIL,
SOME RECORD TRAFFIC' FIGURES.
·HARBOUR REPORT.
SHIPPING
Besides the work extensions which were carried out in the har- bour of Gothenborg last year, the re- port of the harbour administration states that the harbour charges for some goods were reduced and the
rates
for
crane
SECTION.
LOCAL SHIPPING..
TO-DAY'S ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
A BIG LIST.
Kum Sang (3941) British, from Calcutta, Singapore J.M. & Co.: 390 passengers, 1,182 tons general cargo for Hong Kong, 3,230 tons (through),
SHIPPING.
SHANGILAI FREIGHT
MARKET.
In their fortnightly report dated; August 16, Messrs. Wheelock & Co. state:
The situation in our outward freight markets, we find to be as follows:
To United Kingdom and. Con- tinent. Our local export market continues very quiet and, beyond the usual quantity of tea, moving to U, K. and Continent, there is no general cargo offering worth speak-| ing about, but quite a fair amount of tea has been shipped recently to North African Ports. The Hankow Hydrangea (561) British, from market is also dull, except for some Swatow-Chui On Co.:-204 pas-horse-beans' moving to France and. ware sengers, 62 tona general cargo for England. The Dairen market is hire also lowerod. The activity in Hong Kong.
quiet, but the Vladivostock market Yunnan (1206) British, from shows a little more activity and SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports.traffe which prevailed in 1926
6th September. Thureday,
tans gen- some further fixtures are reported hare continued Canton-B. & S.:--250 ¡ la stated to
on the basis of 358. per ton. during last year, and both in regard eral cargo (through).
Linan (1366) British from
The next steamers to lund on this to the ship movements and the for- eign turnover in goods 1927 was Shanghai, Amoy-B. & S.:-67 pas berth are as follows:- greater than in any previous period.sengers, 266 tons general cargo for "Thla situation also obtained in res- Hong Kong, 915 tons (through).
Siestan'
British, from (1671) pect to the home turnover in goods, which, however, cannot be proved Swatow-Fook Nam Co.:-185 pas- general cargo by statisties owing to the absence aengers, 400 tons
(through): of complete figures.
KAWACHI MARU
Saturday,
Saturday,
20th September.
NEW YORK and BOSTON via PANAMA.
† TAKETOYO MARU LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Geneva, Marselles.
↑ LYONS MARU (Calls Glasgow). Thursday, CALCUTTA via Singapore, Peng & Rangoon.
Thursday, †AKITA MARU NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
AKI MARU SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
HAKOZAKI MARU
9th September.
13th September.
30th August.
Friday, 21st September.
Monday, 3rd September.
lat September..
† TOKUSHIMA MARU (Moji direct) Saturday,
+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,
& ANTWERP-Via Singapore HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM Colombo, Suez and Port Said.
Monday, 17th September."
AMAZON MARU
RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BURNOS AIRES-Vla Saigon, Singapore,
Colombo, Durban & Cape Town' HAWAII MARU.......
BOMBAY-Via Singapore & Colombo.
CELEBES MARU
DURBAN, DELAGOA RAY, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR AND
MOMBASA-Via Singapore and Colombe.
MEXICO MARU
CHICAGO MARU
Saturday, 29th September.
Monday, 3rd September.
Wednesday, 29th August.
Friday, 28th September.
Saturday, 25th August.
CALCUTTA Vin Singapore, Penang and Rangoos
KASADO MARU...
VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER YI■ Shanghai and
Japan ports
MELBOURNE Via Manlia, Brlabane & Sydney.
MADRAS MARU
HAIPHONGV!a Holhow & Pakhoi
MENADO MARU
Wednesday, 5th September.
Thursday, 30th August,
NEW YORK Via Japan ports, San Francisco & l'anama
JAPAN PORTS
AMUR MARU
SANUKI MARU
KEELUNG-VI SWATOW & AMOY
KISHU MARU
TAKAO-VIR SWATOW & AMOY
DELI MARU
TAKAO & KEELUNG
SANUKI MARU
For further particulars please apply Tel. Central No. 4018, 4089, 4080.
American
Saturday 1st September. Friday, 14th September.
Sunday, 2nd September at noon.
Thursday, 23rd Sept. noon. Friday, 14th September. to:-OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.
H. TAKRUCHI, Manager.
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In 1913 the arrivals at Gothen- borg from home ports comprised 3,513 vessels of 1,130,000 net tons, rising to 18,784 ships of 1,721,000 tons in 1926 and to 20,634 ships of 1,879,000 tons in 1927. In the for- eign services the corresponding figures were 4,317 ships of 2,150,000. tons in 1913, 3,407 of 2,648,000 tons in 1926, and 3,850 ships of 2,982,000 tops last year. These figures'do not include over 19.000 5shing vessels The tatal of 308,415 tons in 1927. of arrivals and departures repre- "senied over 10,000,000 tons.
Coal and Coke Biggest Imports.
on goods, which The turnover
in amounted to 2.61 million tons 1913, wns 2.49 millions in 1926 and
Royal Prince (4984) British, from New York, Keelung-Jurness Far East:-1 passenger, 460 tons general cargo for Hong Kong, 320 tons (through),
Hang Sang (1856) British, from Canton-J.M. & Co.: 204 tona Reneral cargo for Hong Kong.
Haydrot (719) Norwegian, from Bangkok-K. Larssen & Co.:-12 passengers, 1,900 tons rice for Hong
Kong.
Dorry (878). Gorman, from Amoy, Swatow-Chow Yau Teng:- 500 tons general cargo (through).
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST ~22, 1928.
PACIFIC
to EUROPE
via CANADA
UNDER ONE MANAGEMENT
USE the Canadian Pacific Route
to Europe and dispose of all the troublesome details that usually arise out of a 10,000 mile overseas. journey.
When you travel Canadian Pacific there is only one transaction-- the initial one between our agent and you. Your trip across the Pacific, across Canada, and across the Atlantic is made on Canadian Pacific ships and trains; your stopovers at Canadian Pacific hotels.
Sailing August
One ticket One service
Marseilles, London,
"Philoctetes" Marseillés, London,
20
"Kashima Maru" ..... London, Hamburg, "City
of Pekin" Marseilles, Hamburg,
"Saarland" Genon, Marseilles, "Pre-
sident Monroe" Oran, Dunkirk, Ltd. "St. Marseilles, "Chenon-
ceaux" Genoa, Bremen,. "Ouder-
kork"
21
21
22
22
26
30 September
WORLD'S
Hamburg,
"Matsuye Maru"!
2.
London,
Rheinland (3921) German, from To United States via Pacific and Hamburg, Singapore Jebsen & Canals, This market continues as Co.:-1,400 tons general cargo for dull as ever. There seems to be no Hong Kong, 7,500 tons (through). (demand for tea from the United Schlealen (4376) German, from States, owing to the poor quality Bremen, Manila-Melchers & Co.: of this season's crops and owing to
passengers, 660 tons general the markets
rose to 3.01 millions in 1927, these
over there being figures comprising both Imports and export's.
The most important im- cargo for Hong Kong, 8,700 tona glutted with stocke from last year little silk has been settled for port articles continue to be pit coal (through). .
Toyo Maru No. 1 (1910) Japan- future shipment, but nothing to and coke. The quantity of these imported last year was 1.05 millionese, from Dairen-M.B.K.:-1.500 speak of, and general cargo is tons, or nearly the same level of 1.10 general cargo for Hong Kong, 1,500 practically non-existent.
The next boats to load for New! million tons imported in 1913, buttons (through),
Mishima Maru (4915) Japanese, York direct are as follows:- from Yokohama, • Nagasaki- N.Y.K.: 192 passengers, 685 tone general cargo for Hong Kong, 2,602 tons (through).
as a result of the coal stoppage in England the Imports of coal and coke in 1926 only reached 789,000; tons. The second position is oc- cupied by iron and steel, the im- ports of which were 73,000 tons in 1913, 82,000 tons in 1926, and 117,000 tons last year. The other leading imports were oil and corn. On the other hand the chief exports wood goods, wood pulp, matches, and machinery and tools. The Free Port.
were
The activity of the free port was chief concorned with the trans. oceanic traffic. The storage branch was very active, but the traffic in general comprised the import and export of the same kind as in the Customs port. The ship traffic, which consisted of 1,080 vessels of 826,000 net tons in 1923, increased to 1,817 of 1,284,000 tons last year, the latter comparing with 1,672 ships of 1,094,000 tons in 1926.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICES."
Times Maru (1805) Japanese, from Keelung-M.B.K.;~1,200 tons coal for Hong Kong, 2,000 tons (through).
Dell Maru (1293) Japanese, from Takao, Canton-0.S.K.
Tak Hing (105) Chinese, from
Autou--Fook Hol & Co.:-91 pas- sengers, 9 tons general cargo for Hong Kong.
Lee Cheung (168) Chinese, from Shanmet:-Fook Hoi & Co.:-181 passengers, 10 tons general cargo for Hong Kong.
Tak Hing (101) Chinese, from Macao-Hoo Hing:-75 tons gen- eral cargo for Hong Kong,
Chung Woo (1234) Chinese, from Hongay, Swatow-Wallem & Co.
Departures.
Sailing August
"Royal Prince" via Suez 18 20 "Lycaon" via Suez .... "President Monroe" vla
Sucz "Havre
Panama "Muncaster Castle" via
Suez "Calcutta
22
Maru" via
23
25
Maru" via
Panama
20
September "City of Halifax” · via .
Suez
3 "President Halifax" via
Suez "Javanese Prince" via
Suez
5
12
The utmost in speed and comfort.
CANADIAN PACIFIC
Next sailing to the Pacific Coast. S.S. "EMPRESS OF RUSSIA " August 29th, 1928-At Noon.
GREATEST TRAVEL SYSTEM
BRITISH WUCHOW LINE
SAILING DATES FOR AUGUST, 1928 (subject to change). DEPARTURE HOURS: Hong Kong 5.30 p.m., Wuchow 2.00 p.m.
S.S. "TAI HING"
8.S. TAI MING" [1,068 tons-Capt. O. B. Wilks.] [649 tons-Capt. G. J. Spink.]
AUGUST.
AUGUST.
WED. 22nd
MON. 27th
SUN.
2611
FRL
31st
Regular Service of Fast, High Class River Steamers Having Good Ac- emmodation for Firat Class Passengers. Electric Light and Fans in State- rooms and Saloon. The ss. “Tai Hing" ja fitted with Wireless.
These vessels leave Hong Kong for Wuchow (via Samshul, Shiuhing, Takhing & Dosing) and return to Hong Kong (vio samo Ports) every Ave Jaya.
Fares for round trip (not including meals) $20. Bleals & Wines are to be obtained on board."
Hong Kong Arrivals and Departures from Hol On Wharf.
For information apply to----
87, Connauglit Road West, Phone: Central 893.
Co.,
KWONG WING Ltd.
M. LE BRIS.
AN OLD RESIDENT OF SHANGHAI HONOURED.
dull, excepting for a steady flow of four shipments to Newchwang. Trade to southern ports is steady. On the Yangtze river there has been a marked rise in water-levels. For instance, between July 27 and 30 at
Shanghai residents will be more Chungking. the river rose from than gratified to learn of the honour 27'3" to 71 ft., while at Ichang. conferred upon M. Paul Le Bris, during the same period, the rise news of which reached Shanghai by was from 17'9" to 38 feet 8 inches.mail, says the "N. C. Daily News," Despite this, unless freshets take On July 14, M. Le Bris was decor- Coastwise.-Conditions in the place in the various confluences of ated with the Legion d'Honneur. In Hatho have changed very much and the Yangtze, this higher water is addition to his many social activi- are now very much worse than they likely to be of short duration only ties, notably in connection with the ever been before. Unless A normal, steady business con- former French A.D.C. and the Bri- favourable conditions, assisted by tinues in all Yangtane trades. tish A.D.C., M. Le Bris was presid- high tides and freshets, eventuate, i
ent of the French Municipal Coun- cil for some years and also com- manded the French Volunteers. M. Le Bris, who is at present on leave, together with his family, will, we understand, be back in Shanghai some time in February next.
have
For Kobe-Kanagawa. For 'Amoy Sunning. For Wel-hai-wel Chip Shing.. the river is likely to be dry in The "Mendoza," the first of three For Shanghai:--Tenyo Maru, future at low water. Demand for destroyers which Messrs. J. S. Autonmadon, President Pierce.
space to Tientsin is still keen and White and Co. are building for the For Saigon:Prosper.
the cargo offering cannot be hand-Argentine Government, was launch- For Shanmei:-Lee Cheung.
led on account of lighter difficulties.ed from their yard at Cowes, Isle For Manila:-Emp, of Russia.
Business to other northern porta la of Wight. For Canton:-Times Maru.. For Singapore:-Yuen Sang. For Holhow:-Phranang.
Clearances. For Shanghai:-Rheinland. For Muntok:-Tjibarang. For Manila:-Mishima Maru.
Arrivals. Departures. In
Consignees of Cargo ex 8.8, "Benvannoch" are reminded to take delivery "of their goods which will be subject to rent after August 24, Consignees of Cargo ex ส.ส. "Venezia-L" are reminded to take delivery of their goods which will be subject to rent after August 26. Consignees of Cargo ex 5.8. "Benlawers" are reminded to take delivery of their goods which will British be subject to rent after August 29. Japanese
Port
7
5
29
4
3
A
Norwegian
Chinese German
17
"
3
8
American
0
Dutch
0
Portuguese 0
19
12
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.24th August,
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The CPS RMS Empress of Candda from Hong Kong on August 8, left Yokohama on August 1 16, noon, and la düe' at Vancouver on August 25. de pan
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on September 3
The D&Co. as, "Toledo" sail
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15th November,
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