1928-11-28 — Page 4

NY-KUNE

THROUGH BOOKING TO EUROPE AT REDUCED RATES,

£120, £112, £110, £102, £83, via San Francisco.

G$440, G$420, via Japan and Seattle.

SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghal, Japan Ports & Honolulu,

SIBERIA MARU

11th December. Tuesday, TENYO MARU

Wednesday, 23rd January, LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via

Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez.

KITANO MARU

KAMO MARU

Saturday, 1st December; Saturday,

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports,

SADO MARU

15th December.

Wednesday,

19th December,

AKI MARU

Wednesday,

23rd January.

BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombʊ.

†TOMIURA MARU

MURORAN MARU

Sunday, Thursday,

3rd December.

19th December.

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

Mexico & Panama. GINYO MARU

Tuesday, 18th December, SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports,

Sunday, 9th December. WAKASA MARU

NEW YORK and BOSTON via PANAMA.

† ASUKA MARU

†TAKAOKA MARU

Wednesday, 12th December. Thursday, 27th December.

LIVERPOOL vin Port Said, Geneva, Marseilles.

+ DAKAR MARC

Friday,

21st December.

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.

Saturday, 1st December. Monday, 10th December.

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

† AKITA MARU

+ CEYLON MARÜ

+ DURBAN MARU

Saturday,

1st December,

+ GENOA MARU (Moji direct)

Saturday,

1st December.

AWA MARU

Saturday,

1st December,

KASHIMA MARU

Monday, 10th December.

†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 HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION,

LONDON. HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP Vla Singapore

Colombo, Suez and Port Said.

ANDES MARU

Monday, 10th December.

RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Saigon, Singapore,

Colombe, Durban & Cape Town.

MANILA MARU

BOMBAY---Via Singapore & Colombo.

INDUS MARU

•SHINNOK MĀRU

SIINGO MARU

Saturday, 29th December.

Tuesday. 4th December.

Thursday, 20th December. Sumay, 23rd December.

('Calls at Penang & Kurnchi.)

DURBAN, LOURENCO MARQUES, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR

& MOMBASA-Vin Singapore & Colombo, CANADA MARU

... Saturday, 1st December.

CALCUTTA-Via Singapore. Penang & Kangoon.

• GANGES MANU CELEBES MARU

Monday, 3rd December. Tuesday, 18th December. (Calls at Belawan Doli,)

VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA VANCOUVER Vin Shanghai & Japan

portk.

LONDON MARU (From Shanghai). Friday, 7th December, MELBOURNE Via Manila. Brisbane & Bydney.

MADRAS MARU

SAIGON

HAP[SONGVật Hoihow & Pakhoi.

MENADO MARU

Thursday, 0th December..

THE CHINA MAIL,

SHIPPING

18TH IN THE LINE

DOLLAR CO.'S NEW SHIP FOR PASSENGERS

SECTION.

FOR TOURISTS

DOLLAR LINE TO BOOST PHILIPPINES.

At

OIL ENGINES

MR. STERRY FREEMAN'S. REVIEW

BATTLE OF FUELS

very well attended moeting of the Diesel Engine Users' Asso- ciation which was held at Caxton! Hall, Westminster, S.W., Mr. Sterry B. Freeman, C.B.E., read a paper on "Marine Oil Engines."

was

The author remarked' that the oil engine was initially used most ox- THE "PRESIDENT JOHNSON"

NATURAL BEAUTY

tensively for land work, but was Mr. R. Stanley Dollar, Vice- Within the next few months now alao rapidly gaining in favour means of propulsion in President and General Manager Manila is to be advertised Inter- as the of the Dollar Steamship Line, has nationally as a world tourist centre marine work, and he quoted figures announced that the name of the with full page advertisements in showing the growth In the gross new President liner, the former colour In leading magazines, ac- tonnage of motorships to date since "Manchuria" recently acquired by cording to announcement made re- July, 1914. The increase, in ton- due not only to the the Dollar Line, will be known as cently by Hugh McKonzio, passen-nage the "President Johnson" and will ger traffic manager for the Dollar greater number of ships so fitted, take place as the 18th passenger Steamship Company and the Ameri- but also to the increased size, vessel of the Company.

ean Mall Line with headquarters which, of course, meant increased The "President Johnson" is now at San Francisco, who has just ar-engine powers too..

At the moment the centre of in-i in New York, preparatory to re-rived In Manila. conditioning to become ready to Mr. McKenzie, paying his first terest in the marine world was the join the fleet. Announcement of visit to the Philippines, expressed struggle between the two fucla- the placing of the bids and her date surprise that Manila contained coal and oil. It was not a con- of going into service has not been such natural beauty and charm test as to merits of the machin- made.

and declared that if they were ery; good efficiency could be ob Andrew... Johnson (1808-1875) made known tourist travel, to the tained from oil engine or turbine,

The 14,000-ton steamer "C. A. Larsen," the third of the ships. making up the fleet which Commander Byrd is taking to the An- tarctic regions. It was formerly a whaling ship and the largest vessel flying the Norwegian flag afloat.

The

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1928.

CANADIAN

PACIFIC

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Direct Sailing to Europe via SINGAPORE COLOMBO-PORT SAID

BY THE PALATIAL AND LUXURIOUS STEAMER

EMPRESS OF CANADA"

THE BLUE RIBBON SHIP OF THE PACIFIC.

This oil burning steamer is the most modern typa of floating hotel, with luxuriously appointed saloons and exterisivo promenade decks. The "Empress of Canada" has a white tiled swimming bath thirty foot long, eighteen feet wide, with a maximum depth of oight feat. With con venlent dressing rooms and, shower baths, and a large gymnasium ad- joining it, there is found everything one could desire in an up-to-date athletic club.

-SCHEDULE-

Leave Hong Kong Nov. 28 Singapore Dec. 2 Colombo Port Said

"

Lenve

Dec. 21 Jan. 11

员

Arrive Singapore Dec. 2

Colombo

6

13

6

Port Said

16 17

16

#

*

Plymouth

23

*

TAKING FREIGHT FOR

SINGAPORE & COLOMBO

HONG KONG-MANILA SERVICE.

Arrive

Leave

Manila

Arrive Hong Kong

EMPRESS OF ASIA. EMPRESS OF FRANCE

Dec. 24

Dec. 20

Jan. 13

Jan. 15

but the thermal efficiencies were different, and it depended upon what view was taken as to the fu ture ratio of cost between fuels, whether the purchaser would order all steam-driven machinery. shipowner had to face international Hong Kong Manila

Dec. 23 competition in every part of the

Jan. 13 globe, and if oil was relatively cheaper than coal he must use oil If natural or rock oil was cheap. er than distilled oil he must use it, or eventually leave 'shipowning. Not only was this battle being waged between coal and oil, but a civil war was taking place in the Diesel camp between the four- stroke and two-stroke oil engine.

It would be, seen that if marine, work were taken into considera- tion, the Diesel Engine Users' As- sociation could recruit members; from a wide and vigorous field, and; it should be interesting to watch what divergencies of practice would grow up as the oil engine developed, as it undoubtedly must do, into still bigger powers. Need For Mass-Produced Engine

From the shipowners' point of view the need in the marine world at the present moment was for an

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Cables: "GACANPAC,” Gables: "NAUTILUS."

BRITISH WUCHOW LINE

SAILINGS FOR NOV. & DEC., 1928 (subject to change). DEPARTURE HOURS: Hong Kong 5.30 p.m., Wuchow 2.00 p.m.

S.S. TAI HING" [1,068 tons Capt. 0. B. Wilks.]

FRI 30th NOVEMBER,

S.S. TAI MING" [649 tons-Capt. G.-J. Spink]

DECEMBER..

2nd TUES. 18th 8th SUN. 23rd

DECEMBEN.

SUN.

WED.

6th

FRI.

21st

MON.

10th

WED.

26th

SUN.

16th

MON.

SAT. 31ut THURS. 13th

SAT.

29th

Regular Service of Fast, High Class River Steamers Having Good Ac- commodation for First Class Passengera. Electric Light and Fans in State- efficient standard, engine, which rooms and Saloon. The as. Tai Hing" in atted with Wireless,

These vessels leave Hong Kong for Wuchow (via Samshal, Shishing, could be cheaply manufactured by Takhing & Dosing) and return to Hong Kong (via same Ports) every five jany competent builder on masadays.

production lines. Many makers had their standard engine, but what was wanted by the shipown- er was an engine of an accepted! design covering a large range of

after whom the ship is named, was Islands would be greatly increas-power for which competitive prices

Thursday, 6th December 10 a.m. Vice-President in Lincoln's second ed

NEW YORK-Via Japan ports, San Francisco & l'anamo.

JAPAN PORTS.

SHUNKO MARU

SANUKI MARU

KEBLUNGY SWATOW & AMOY.

IIOZAN MARU

TAKAO-Vin SWATOW & AMOY.

DELI MARU

TAKAO & KEELUNG..

SANUKI MARU...

Thursday, 20th November. Thursday, 29th November.

Suntay, 2nd December Noon.

Thursday, 29th November 10 am.

Thursday, 29th November,

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administration and succeeded the

martyred President, who was slain by John Wilkes Booth a month after inauguration as 17th President of the United States, taking office at a period filled with the grave pro- blems of reconstruction following the Civil War.

could be obtained, the builders re-

Mr. McKenzie is to spend a week lying-as in the days of the con- in the Philippines and plans a trip ventional triple compound, inverted to Baguio and other places in steam reciprocating engine-upon Northern Luzon. He declared that the soundness of their differing nd-

and executive he will take with him when he ministrative leaves sufficient material for a sources to obtain the contracts they number of advertisements concern- desired.

re-

ing the attractive features of In a paper, which was well Manila and the Philippine Islands, lustrated, the author dealt with Formal Bestowal

the various types of marine oil en- Another announcement of im Johnson was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. He started work portance made by Mr. McKenzie is gines in use at the moment, the as a tailor's apprentice. After that starting January 29 from New material used in construction, wear marriage, his wife undertook his York, the former Pacific Mail lin-and tear, repairs, lubricating oil education and largely through her er "Mongolia," which has been consumption, &c. Copies of Mr. efforts be attained political pro- completely rebuilt. will enter the Freeman's paper, together with an account of the discussion will be minence. Throughout his entire Dollar round-the-world service, es- public career he was regarded as tablishing an interport eleven day issued as usual to members and the spokesman and champion of the service which at present is main-subscribers to the association, and a certain number of further copies. tained on a bi-weekly schedule. poor and labouring classes.

The plans for the formal bestowal The "Mongolia" has been renamed will be obtainable at a price of 75. each on application to Mr. Percy! of the name of "President Johnson" the "President Johnson."

Still, joint hönorary secretary of Another vesgél, the former on the new addition to the Dollar

the Diesel Engine Users' Associa- Line fleet have not been formu- "Manchuria," has been, bought by tion, at 19, Cadogan Gardens, Lon-

the Dollar interests and will be don, S.W. 3.. renamed after a president, presum- ably president-elect Herbert! Hoover, and also will be placed in trans-Pacific service, possibly the round-the-world service, thereby giving world ports more frequent callings.

lated.

Charged with using drags and grapplings to lift objects from the harbour bed without permission, two mistresses of fishing boats were each fined $10 at the Marine" Court yesterday. The Court order- ed the gear to be confiscated,

-DRY DOCK-

THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY

OF

HONGKONG, LIMITED.

Tel: Address: "TAIKOODOCK,” HONG KONG. Telephone: Central No. 212.

Call Flag: "C" over “ANS. PENNANT.”

Length 787 Feet. Length on Blocks 750 Feet.

Depth on Centre of

Sil (H.W.O.S.T.) 34 ft. 6 ins.

THREE SLIPWAYS---

Capable of Handling Ships Up

to 3,000 Tons Displacement. Electric Crane at Sea Wall, Capable of Lifting 100 Tons at 70 Feet Radius.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

AGENTS: HONG KONG, CHINA & JAPAN,

"The ratio of travel between the Atlantic and Pacific is about 40 toi 1 in favour of the former," said

·Mr. McKenzia. "There is no ren- son why the tourists should not seek the ports of the Orient for their sight seeing. The Orient is

a land of charm which, however, must be advertised: if tourists are to be brought out here."

One of the features of all ships that will enter the Dollar Com- pany's service is the requirement that all rooms must be outside rooms and equipped with the stan- dard beds and other features that: have given the line a reputation for comfort in the past, Mr. McKenzie said. To this end, the newly acquired "President John- son's" superstructure has been completely rebuilt to conform with this standard.

London, Yesterday. H.M. fleet repair ship "Resource" was launch ed at Messrs. Vickers & Armstrong's yard at Barrow by Mrs. Headlam, wife of Lieutenant-Colonel Headlam, Parliamentary and Financial Secre tary to the Admiralty British Wireless Service.

Thomas Rolfe, aged 69, Asher man, was found hanging in an arch on the Brighton, front re- cently.

Farcs for round trip (not including meals) $20. Meals & Wines aro to be obtained on board,

Hong Kong Arrivals and Departures from Hai On Wharf.

For Information apply to

87, Connaught Road West, Phone: Central 893.

KWONG WING C

Clydebank-Left to right, hts Canadian Pacific Line's "Duchess

of York"at right, the. Duchess herself, at the launching of the new

liner which was christened by her. The new ship is an oil burner of 20,000 tons.

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*Passenger Steamer:-Fares to London-1st Class £80, 2nd Class £55.

NEW YORK, BOSTON, & BALTIMORE

8.8. “CITY OF CHESTER”

vin Suez Canal

ANDREW WEIR

BOSTON & NEW YORK

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9th December. 9th January. 9th February.

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE

27th December.

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..:11th January

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9th December.

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