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G$440, G$420, via Japan and Seattle. SAN FRANCISCO vía Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolain.

Wednesday, 17th October. Tuesday, 80th October. Tuesday, 13th November.

TAIYO MARU

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KOREA MARU

LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via

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HAKOZAKI MARU

HAKUSAN MARU

Saturday, 20th October, Saturday,. 3rd November.

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

AKI MARU

... Wednesday, 24th October.. MISHIMA MARU (Calla Zamboanga) Wednesday, 21st November. BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang. & Colombo.

Saturday, 27th October. Sunday, 11th November.

+ HAKODATE MARU

TAMBA MARU

LOCAL SHIPPING

TO-DAY'S ARRIVALS AND

· DEPARTURES

THE CHINA MAIL

SHIPPING

SECTION.

NAVAL PRACTICE

THE QUARTERLY SIGNALLING RETURN

NEW LINERS

PASSENGER VESSELS FOR EUROPEAN SERVICE

BUILDING IN JAPAN

The orders for the two passenger liners for the Nippon Yusen Kalsha service between Japan and London have now been placed, but, unfor tunately, they are not to be built In England as had been hoped, for, owing to a change in circumstances, Astyanax (8,021) British, from

The quarterly return of signal-It was decided to build them in New York and Singapore-B. &ling between H.M. ships and British Japan. They will be constructed by S.-2 passengers, 275 tons gen- Merchant vessels for the quarter the Mitsubishi Zosen Kalsha, Naga eral cargo for Hong Kong, 5,350 ended March 31, published in cur-saki, and the following will be the tons (through),' may

Shantung. (1,568)- British, from Shanghai and Swatow-B. & S.: 282 passengers, 120 tons gen- eral cargo for Hong Kong, 1,330 tons (through).."

626 ft.

505 ft.

68 ft M 87 ft 28 ft. 6 ins. 11,200.. *6,900

1st class ...... 125 2nd class

69 '60

rent Fleet Orders, shows a total of main details:— 1,919 successful exercises carried Length overall out, as compared with 1,394 for the Length b.p. previous quarter. There were Breadth moulded twenty-seven failures to establlah Depth moulded communication.. The following Loaded draught Hupeh (1,205) British, from table gives the number of successful Gross tonnage Canton-B. & S.:-170 tons gen-exercise reported by HM. ships Net tonnage.... eral cargo (through). -

in order of merit; vessels with less Deadweight capacity... 10,000 tonal Halward (1,217) British, from than thirty exercises are not in- Passenger accommodation: Foochow Douglas Lapraik:-3 cluded :— passengers, 365 tons general First Destroyer Flotilla, Mediter- cargo for Hong Kong.

ranean, 138; "Clematis," Red Sea,

3rd class!! New Mathilda (842) British, 196; Third Destroyer Flotillo, Power

9,600 b.h.p.. from Canton-Yik Tal Co. China, 119; "Hermes," China, 88: Speed in service ...... 17 knots.

General Metzinger (5,524) "Castor," 'trooping. 84; "Dahlia," In each ship two Sulzer-type en- French, from Marseilles and Red Sea, 82: "Concord," trooping. gines, built by the Mitsubishi Co., Saigon M.M.:201 passengers, 76; "Berwick," China. 69; "Corn will be installed. The motors are 12 tons general cargo for Hong flower," China, 54; "Melbourne," 10-cylinder units, with a bore, of Kong, 2.164 tons (through).

to United Kingdom, 680 mm. and a piston stroke of Song Giang (589) French, from 51: "Cardiff," Mediteranean, 48; 1,200 mm. The speed is 110 r.p.m. Amoy-Karsten Larssen.

"Hood," Battle Cruiser Squadron, Atlantic Fleet, 40; Vindictive, MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS China and passage to United King- dom, 38; "Sandhurst." Mediter

Kong:

on passage

ranean, 32; "Bluebell," China, 30: The M.V. "Viminale", (D. & Co.) | and Assistance, Mediterranean, 80. from Singapore is expected here

The number of exercises carried to-day. N

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1928,

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Kobe Ybama Leave

STEAMERS

Hong Kong S'kal Leave Leave Oct. 24 Oct. 27

Jan. 9 Jan. 127. Jan. 15 - Jan. 17 Jan. 23 Jan, 26

V'ver

Arrive

Nov. 24)

Lonve

Oct. 30

Nov. 1 Nov. 10

Nov. 7. Nov. 10

Nov, 13

Nov 15

Nov. 28 Dec, '-1,

Dec. 4

Dec. 6, Dec. 15:

Jar.

26:

Jan. 29

Jan. 31 Feb. (19.

Feb.,21

Mar. 2

Mar. 12.

Mat.-14

Mar. 23

Mar. 26

Mar. 28

Apr. 6

Apr. 10 Apr. 13

Apr. 16 Apr. 18

Apr. 27

May 1 May 4

Feb. 13 Feb. 16 Mar. 6 Mar. 9 4**: 2011. 28 - Mar 20

Feb. 19

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Leaves Hong Kong November 28th, dus to arrive Vancouver December 15th, in ample time to enable passengers destined to Canadian or Unit ed States points to reach home for Christmas. For passengers destin- ed to Europe, connection may be made with the s.s. "Montroyal" from St. John, December 21st, renching Liverpool, December 28th.

HONG KONG MANILA SERVICE. Arrive

Leave Hong Kong Manila

Oct. 10 -Oct. 18

Oct. 30 Nov, 1

EMPRESS OF ASIA

SOF RUSSIA

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BRITISH WUCHOW LINE

Lun Chow (1,418) French, from Haiphong and Hoihow Sing Kee: 150 passengers, 1,750 tons general cargo and 626 pigs for Hong Kong: 1,000 tona coal (through):

Song Bo (720), French, from out by vessels of the various com- The Ben Line a... "Benroech" Haiphong and Fort Bayard-Indopantes; given below, cannot be from Middlesbro', Antwerp, Lon- Chinoise de Navigation:-600 taken as a statement of compara- don, Straits and Philippines is due tons general cargo for Hong tive algnal efficiency between to arrive here to-day,

different companies, B oppor- Trave (4,890) German, from tunities for signalling with H.M.

The P. & O. 6.6. "Macedonia" left Bremen and Singapore-Melchers vessels are varied. These with less Singapore for this port on Oct. 7 & Co.:15 passengers, 1,100 tons than twenty exercises are not in at 9 am. with the outward English general cargo for Hong Kong, cluded:-

Mails, and is due, here to-day.✨- 9,800 tons (through).

P. and O. Steam Navigation Com-1 The B. I. & Apcar Line 8.8. Burgenland (4,321) German, pany, 165; British Tanker Company, "Takliwa". left Slugapore for this from Hamburg and Miri-Jebsen 141; 1 failure; Ellerman Lines, port on October 7 p.m.. and is due & Co.:-1,219 tonë general cargo 118: Indo-China Steam Navigation here to-morrow am. for Hong Kong, 6,584 tons Company, 102, 1 failure; British The P. & 0. 8.5. "Kidderpore: (through).

India Steam Navigation Company, left Singapore for this port on Oct.) Carl Logien (3,438) German, 93, 2 fallures; Ocean Steamship 6 at 4 p.m., and is due here to from Kobe and Shanghai Jebsen Company, 81; Clan Line Steamers, morrow at about noon, i & Co.:-5 tons general cargo for 53, 2 fallures; Bibby Steamship The Ben Line 8.3 "Benreach" the American travellers say "Well, we Hong Kong. 2,807 tons Company, 32; T. and J. Brockle from Europe, Straits and Phillp-guess this beats the Hudson River, (through).

bank, 29 Anglo-Saxon Petroleum pines is due to arrive here to our show place." Continental visitors Hordvark (4,111) Norwegian, Company, 26; Union-Castle Mail-morrow, from Foochow and Swatow-K. Steamship Company, 23; and The P. & O. Morea" left Larssen & Co.:-6,500 cases oil Orient Steam Navigation Company, Shanghai for this port on October 9 for Hong Kong,

at 4 pm with the Malls, and fa due here to-morrow at about am

The E. & A. 8.8. !"Arafura” (18) expected to leave Manila for this port to-morrow at Noon with the OLD STEAMSHIPS THAT HAVE outward Australian Mpilà,, and is

PASSED AWAY.

Kassdo Maru (3,562) Japanese, from Calcutta and Singapore- O.S.K-502 tons general cargo for Hong Kong, 8,780 tong (through).

21.

GHOSTS"

Menado Maru (1.285) Japan- ese, from Haiphong and Pakhoi -O.S.K.:-1,485 tons general "One might guarantee they would cargo for Hong Kong.

"

due here on Sunday at about- p.m. The vessel has been delayed as a result of the strike in Australia.

furnish a tough contingent of The P. & 0-8.5. "Jeypore" left) Kishu Maru (1,567) Japanese, ghosts, those who had trod her Singapore for this part on October 9 from Keelung and Swatow scarred decks and listened to the at 6 p.m., and is due here on Oct. O.S.K.-17 passengers, 730 tons Jerash of the tumbling seas in the 15 at about 6 pm. coal and 49 tons general cargo for recking atmosphere of her foc'sle." Hong Kong.

Shiu Hing (114) Chinese, from Macao-Hoo Hing Co.:-40 tons general cargo for Hong Kong.

Wing Lee (641) Chinese, from 126 passengers, 360 tons general cargo for Hong Kong:

SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles. Fort Bayard Yue Yuen Co. the steam-sailing ships, and the same day.

Hexico & Panama.

RAKUYO Maru

Monday, 12th November.

SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports.

.... Saturday, 10th November, ・・・ NEW YORK and BOSTON via PANAMA.

'HAKATA MARU

*TOBA MARU

Monday, VERPOOL via Port Said, Geneva, Marseilles.

22nd October.

+ LIMA MARU (Calls Glasgow) .......... Sunday, 21st October. CALCUTTA via Singapore, Pemag & Rangoon,

↑ TOKUSHIMA MARU

NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

MISHIMA MARU

Friday, 19th October.

Thursday, 18th October.

SHANGHAI, KÖBE & YOKOHAMA,

·HARUNA MARU

+ TSURUGA MARU

† DAKAR MARU

WAKASA MARU (Kobe direct)

Carge only.

Monday, 15th October. Monday, 16th October. Thursday, 18th October. Thursday, 18th October,

Subject to alteration without notice.

For further information apply to-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

Tel, Central No. 292 (Private exchange to all departments.)

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SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG SUBIECT TO ALTERATION.

. LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP-Vis ... Singapore

Colombo, Suex aud Port Said. AMUR MARU:

RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Vin Balgon, Singapore,

Saturday, 10th November.

Colombo, Durban & Cape Town.z.

LAPLATA MARU

Friday, 28th October.

BOMBAY Via Singapore & Colombo,

BORNEO MARU. (Calla.at-Penang) Friday, 10th October.

DURBAN, DELAGOA BAY, BEIRA, DAR-ES-BALAAM, ZANZIBAR "AND

MOMBASA-Via Bingapore and Colombo, Casa

PANAMA MARU *................ Thursday, 1st November.

CALCUTTA Via Singapore, Penang and Rangoon

SEATTLE MARUA,

Thursday, 25th October,

F The C.P.S. R.M.S. "Empress of If as Mr. A. G. H. Macpherapa says Russia" is due here at a.m. on in this Introduction to "Mail and Tuesday, and will berth at Pier Passenger Steamships of the XIXth Century," the men who trod the No. 5, Kowloon Wharf. She will decks of those curious halfways, all for Manila at 10 p.m. on the The M.V. "Toronto" (D. & Co.) Is diminutive paddle steamers are now only a "tough contingent of ghosts," expected here from New York via the ship themselves which trod the port on Oct. 18, and will be des- Beas with a new found certainty patched hence for New York via of arrival and departure are ghosts Suez at Noon on Oct. 20, lequally "tough." Their histories, The M.V. "Esquilino" (D. & Co.) Chen-related by Mr. Frank C. Bowen, and sailed from Trieste on Sept. 24, and an, Hupeh, General Metzinger, their ghost pictures reproduced is due in Hong Kong on Nov. 8, Dr. Pierre Benoix.

Departures

For Antau: Tak Hing For Shanghai-Apoey,

For Macao: Shiu Hing.. For Takao-Andre Maru, Astyanax.

from the Macpherson collection of Ths M.V. "Delhi" (Swedish East For Amoy:-Seang Bee, Nam maritime prints, recently acquired Asiatic Co., Ltd.), left Antwerp on Sang.

for the British nation, are to be Oct. 7, and is due here on or about found in the beautiful volume Nov. 11. edited by Captain...H. Parker. They are a fascinating company, "the primitive stern wheeler, tho. early river and coastal steamboat, the ploneer ocean paddler, the Yankea acorcher of the Mississippi and Lond Island Sound, the un-, successful" auxiliary with her big spread of canvas; the Atlantic re- cord breaker." Some of them have passed into literature or history.

"Wooden Paddies".

For Canton:Foo Shing. For. Halphong:-Song Giang, For Singapore:-Alaska Maru. For Manila: Tjileboet.

Clearance

For K. C. Wan:-Tean. For Canton:-Shantung. For Bangkok:-Norviken. For Singapore: Cremer.

Arrivals Departures

The Cunard Line wooden paddle | steamer "Britannia" with her

In Port.bakery and cow-house on the main

* 15 * deck, had the double distinction in

6

7

16

5

8

British

Japanese:

Norwegian

Chinese

Dutch

French

German Portuguese 0 Danish

194

15

53

HUMBER SHIPYARD

1842 of carrying Charles Dickens

and the first recorded stowaway in,

a steamer, The "Batavier," the earliest paddle wheel on- the London-Rotterdam service,com- bined a bad reputation for smug- gling with a mention in the last chapter of "Vanity Fair" before coming to a grimy end as a coal hulk in 1855. The Express, which paddled across the Channel between- 1847 and 1869 rescued the fugitive Louis Philippa in 1848 when he came on board at: Havre disguised. 18 a fisherman. The record. An "upset-price of £85,000 has breakers and the "Titanica", of the

early days of steam float deilcately- yard on the Humber which Messrs. through the prints and receive short Fuller Horsey, Sons and Cassell mention on the pages. There is (Billiter-square) have to offer for a picture of the launch of the "Great sale by tender, by order of the re Britain" in 1843, the larget ship of ceiver, for the debenture holders of her time, with a length of 322-ft. Messrs. Livingstone and Cooper, and a tonnage of 3,448.The ex Led shipbuilders, of Hessle, rear masts which rise above her black, Hull. The yard, which was laid out nipe-line funnel were named after In 1917, has modern equipment, and the days of the week, not including there are four building terths, on Sunday. She seems a giant beside the largest of which vessels of 450ft the 488-ton paddle by, 62ff. can be constructed. There, “Cura

VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA, & VANCOUVER -Via Shanghai and been fixed against the freehold ship,

Japan ports

MELBOURNE Yin. Manila, Brisbane & Sydney.

HIMALAYA MARUŽNO

“HAIPHONG-Vía : Hollow & Fakhol.

MENADO MARU

NEW YORKVia Japan, parts; San JAPAN PORTS VESELAREN

MANDES - MARU.

KASADO MARU

KEELUNG=Via SWATOW & AMOY.

KISHU MARU HOZAN MARU

TAKAO-VI SWATOW & AMOY

EDELI MARU.

STARÃO & KERLUNG

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Tuesday, 9th October Wednesday, 10th October.

Sunday, 14th October Noon. Sunday, 21st October, noon;

Thursday, 18th October Noon,

Wednesday.” 17th" Ontober":

saso koply. tes-OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA, M.TAKRUCHI, Manager...

in a site area of 22 acres, with a

river frontage of 760 16, and sidings to the London and North Eastern Rellway

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OCTOBER SAILINGS DEPARTURE HOURS:

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[1,088 tous-Capt...O. B. Willce.]

*** OCTOBER.

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FRI.

19th

MON. 29th

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B.S. TAI MING"

[649 tons Capt. G. J. Spink.]

OCTOBER.

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