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_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, ̈vin Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu,

TENYO MARU

KOREA MARU

Wednesday, 23rd January. Wednesday, 6th February.

LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM vla

Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez,

KATORI MARU

ATSUTA MARU

Saturday, 20th December. Saturday, 12th January.

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Porta.

AKI MARU

MISHIMA MARU

Wednesday, 23rd January. Wednesday, 20th February,

BOMBAY vin Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.

† NAGATO MARU

† YAMAGATA MARU

Mexico & Panama.

ANYO MARU

1

Thuraday, 27th Decomber. Sunday, 30th December,

Friday, 1st February.

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

KAMAKURA MARU

NEW YORK via PANAMA.

↑ TAKAOKA MARU

† TATSUNO MARU

Saturday, 5th January

THE CHINA MAIL,

NEW DRY DOCK

SHIPPING

SECTION.

TO ACCOMMODATE LARGEST LINERS

AT ST. NAZAIRE

1

SUEZ CANAL

LORD INCHCAPE'S ESTIMATE

DUES TO BE REDUCED

LOCAL SHIPPING

TO-DAY'S ARRIVALS AND

DEPARTURES

Hop Sang (1,359) British, from Tsingtao, Swatow-J., M.:-667 tons general cargo for Hong Kong, 1,820 tons (through).

Hector (6,841) British, from Dalny, Shanghát B. & S.:--29 pas- sengers, 3 tons general cargo for Hong Kong, 8.335 tons (through).

Kalyan (6,079) British, from Rotterdams, Singapore-MacMackin- non:-85 passongers, 200 tons gen- It is expected that work will be London-The Marquis de Voguejeral cargo for Hong Kong, 2,000 commenced before the end of the president of the Suez Canal Com-tons (through). year on the new entrance dock at pany, WES entertained by the President Pierce (8,393) Ameri Saint Nazaire, giving direct ac-Angio-French Luncheon Club at can, from Manila-Dollar Line:+-00 cess to the, Penhoet Dock, whero Prince's Restaurant.

passengers, 354 tons general cargo linera could be completed and fit- Lord Inchcape presided, and pro- for Hong Kong, 6,892 ted out, following their launch. posed the health of the guest, and (through).

tons

220 tons general

SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles, The expenditure ontailed in the said he was always approachable, Taipoosek (1,210) French, from carrying out of this important always courteous, beloved by his Fort Bayard-Shun Cheong:-93 work will be about 80,000,000 colleagues and staff. His work of passengers, 550 tons general cargo

maintenance and Emprovement of for Hong Kong. francs,

The dock will be capable of the canal in order to expedite the Huong Hot (602) French, from. playing a doable role: it will be transit of ships which increased in Port Bayard-Hoi Hing Cheung-

size every year had succeeded to 22 passengers, used for the passage of liners from the Penhoet Dock to the such a marvellous degree that no cargo for Hong Kong. River Loire (without having to manders was ever heard.

word of complaint from ship com- Tonjer (1,949) Norwegian, from pass through the present entrance

Chinwangtao, Canton-Dodwell & The Marquis de Vogue said the dacks of the port whose dimen-happy relationship existing be sions are not in accordance with tween Great Britain and France in modern requirements), and it will the management of the Suez Canal also be used for the dry-docking meant not only efficiency in busi of the large liners for which, the

ness management, but was also a present big dry dock, with a longth contribution to the good of the com.i of 233,75 m., is inadequate.

mercial world..

LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Geneva, Marseilles. -CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon, ·

+ RANGOON MARU

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,

+ GENOA MANU

+ DELAGOA MARU

HAKONE MARU

+ MITO MARU

*Cargo.only.

Monday, 31st December. Saturday, 16th January,

Saturday, 29th December. Sunday,

6th January.

Monday,

Monday, Wednesday,

24th December. 24th December.

20th December.

Redticed lat Cinan. Excursion Rates quoted between Manila and Australia.

For further information apply to-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Tel. Central No. 292 (Private exchange to all departments.)

O. 8. K.

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP Via Singapore

Colombo, Suez and Port Said.

ALTAI MARU

Tuesday, 8th January, 1929.

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

Colombo. Durban & Cape Town. MANILA MARU... MONTEVIDEO MARU

BOMBAY-Via Singapore & Colombo.

SHUNKO MARU SHINYO MARU

CHIFUKU MARU

Saturday, 20th December. Friday, 8th February, 1929,

Thursday, 3rd January. Monday, 7th January. Suturday, 19th January, 1920,

(Calls at Penang & Karachi),

& MOMBASA-Vin Singapore & Colombo,

MEXICO MARU

Sunday, 5th January,

health of the chairman,

Viscount Churchill proposed the

Co.

Svale (1,354) Norwegian, from Singapore-Lee Fat:-769 passen- gers, 600 tons general cargo for Hong Kong.

Corona (1,032) Norwegian, from Chimwangtao-3,058 tons coal, 35 The new dock will have a total length of 600 m, and an available

tons glass for Hong Kong, 1.500 tous coal, 150 tons glass (through). "length of 350 m., with a breadth Lord Inchcape, responding, sald

Tjisarven (7,080) Dutch, from of 50-m, and a maximum depth of Before we part I should like to Shanghai, Amoy-J, C. J. L.:-347 water, at entrance of 14 m. The think the president of the passengers, 49 tons general cargo dock will be closed by two rolling Suez Canal Company for the for Hong Kong 1,310 tons gates, electrically driven; and can reduction in dues which we (through).

be shat in a quarter of an hour. re to receive from January Taisei Maru (1,868) Japanese, In order to use the dock as a dry, next. You, my dear Victor, from Samarinda-M. B. K.:-2,139 dock two pumps of 450-hp, each turning to Lord Churchill) will be tons coat for Hong Kong, 1,040 tons are to be installed.

glad to hear that they amount to coal (through).

BUILDING ORDERS

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1928..

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DECEMBER.

JANUARY.

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SAT,

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MON.

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the very large sum of 1 sou per Seattle Maru (3,622) Japanese, fon. (Laughter.) I had a cacula from Calcutta. Singapore 0. S. K.: tion made before I came here,, and 5,789 tons general cargo for I think we shall probably Save Hong Kong, 5,068 tons (through),) something like £2 1s. 6d. or £2 68.7 passengers. on every ship that goes through the Shinko Maru canal.

(1,891) Japanese, Messrs. H. Hogarth and Sops,

from Keelung-M. B. K.:-2,090 On and from January 1, 1920 for tons coal for Hong Kong. Glasgow, have placed orders for payments tendered in London or six cargo steamers, each of about Paris the rates

Tak Hing (101) Chinese, from of exchange Macao Hoo Hing Co.:-20 tons 6,180 tons deadweight, with Clyde which had been temporarily general cargo for Hong Kong. builders. Two will be built and accepted since the war will be re- Tak Hing (105) Chinese, from DURBAN, LOURENCÓ MARQUES, BEIÑA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR engined by Messrs. David and placed by the following rates, Auto-Fook Hoi Co.:-36 passen-four fays. Seo all the sights of the William Henderson and Co., Ltd., namely:-£1 sterling=25.276 gold Partick; two will he built by francs; one French franc-0.2035 8ers, 12 tons general cargo for Hong Messrs. Lithgows, Limited. Port gold franc. Correlatively, on and Glasgow: one by Messrs.. Napier from the same date the rate for and Miller, Ltd., Old Kilpatrick; transit dues will be lowered from and one by Ardossan Dockyard, gold francs to gold francs for Ltd., Ardrossan. The machinery Ionded ships and from 4.60 gold nan. Times Maru. for the vessels to be built at Port francs to 4.40 gold francs for ships Glasgow, Old

in ballast. The gold franes in Kilpatrick, and

question are Ardrossan will be provided by French Monetary Law of the 7th Is defined by the Messrs. John G. Kincaid and Co., germinal, year XI." - Ltd., Greenock, and Mossrs. David Rowan & Co., Ltd., Glasgow-two sets by each firm. It will consist in each ease of triple-expansion re- ciprocating engines.

CALCUTTA—Via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.

• TACOMA MARU

d. Monday, 31st December.

(Calls at Belawan Deli).

BORNEO MARU

Friday, 18th January, 1929. VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER—Vin Japan Ports From

MELBOURNE Vin Manils. Brisbane & Sydney.

Shanghai.

BURMA MAKU

SAIGON

HAIPHONG-Vla' Holkow

MENADO MAKU

Saturday, 6th January.

Thursday, 3rd January 10 am.

NEW YORK-Via Japan ports, San Francisco & Panama,

JAPAN FORTS.

HAVANA MARU,

JAVANA MARU

KASADO MARU

SUMATRA MARU

KEELUNG-Via SWATOW & AMOY.

HOZAN MARU

CANTON MARU

TAKAO-Vin SWATOW & AMOY,

DELI MARU

TAKAO & KEELUNG

SOURABAYA MARU

Sunday, 6th January.

Sunday, 6th January. Thursday, 10th January, 1929. Sunday, 13th January, 1980.

Sunday, 30th December Neon. Sunday, 6th January Noon,

Thursday, 27th December 10 am.

Friday, 25th January, 1929.

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Messrs, John Rendhead and Sons, South Shields, arc stated to have just secured a contract for the construction of two cargo steamers of moderate size for Alessrs. Strick and Co., London. It is stated that inquiries are in circulation

01 the North-East Coast for other tonnage, and, that shipbuilding prospects are bright er than they have been for some considerable time."

WHITE STAR

CRUISE PROGRAMME FOR 1929

Kong..

Departures.

For Autau: Tak Hing. For Canton:-Dell Maru, Yun-

For Manila: Penniseplvania, For Shanghai:-Ying Chow. For Swatow:-Hyarangee, Can

ton Mare, Hiram, Kaying. For Macao:-Tak Hing.

For Shanmei:-Lee Cheung. For Hongay:-Apoey, Shun Chih. For Amoy:Antung.

For K. C. Wan:-Tin Sze, Poo Tye,

For Kwong Yuan:-Amagisan Maru.

During the forthcoming season, American White Star Line steamers will French make six cruises through the Norwegian Blediterranean. The "Adriatic," Dutch' which leaves New York on Janu-Japanese ary 10 next, will call at Madeira, Chinese Gibraltar, Algierst Monaco, Naples, Athens, Chanak Kaliai, Constan- tinople, Haifa, Alexandria and

Clearances

3

4

I

1

2

0

0

S.S. "TAI MING"

tons-Capt. G. J. Spink.]

DECEMBER.

29th JANUARY.

1649

SAT.

Pasange for round trip $20,00 Meala on board

THURS. 3rd

16.40

TUES. 8th

2.00

SUN. 13th

Lodging on board

Total.

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COAL EXPORT

FRI 18th WED. 23rd MON. 28th

For information apply to----

KWONG WING C

97. Connaught Road West, Phone: Central 893.

Ltd.

ments for October, though good, just fall short of the best of the

The sharp recovery in coal ex-year, being exceeded by May,

porte during October, when ex when 1,453,881 tons were shipped;

As a ments have kept wonderfully

F

amined in the light of compare as compared with 1,441,454 tons. tive figures, must be very encour last month. The bunker ship. For Halphong-Francis Garnier. aging to the coal trade.

Arrivals Departures matter of fact, the October ship steady throughout the year at be- British

ments at 4,629,923 tons are indie- tween a little over 1,300,000, tens putably the best of the year. The minimum and 1,450,000 tons maxi- next best was in May, when the mum, never once falling below the record was 4,457,032 tons; most af former figurè, and of 'late months the other months. have been just showing rather marked ten- over or just under 4,000,000 tons, dency towards the latter figure. October has overtopped four and It is apparent that whatever ad- a half million tons by 129,000 tons. vance is being made in oil fuel. A steamer of about 9,000 tons

The value, too, at £8,620,240, la ling is not notably at the expensi

which as deadweight, which is being built Syracuse; the passage of the MOVEMENT OF STEAMER. exceeding that recorded for May material is well holding its own.

also the best figure of the year, of coal,

a bunkering by Messrs. Wm. Hamilton and Dardanelles will be made by day- Co., Ltd., Port Glasgow, has been light, and time will be allowed for

by £120,000, and representing an bought by

The MV. a.s. "Ceylon" (Swedish average f.o.b. export price per ton Messrs. Douglas and visits to places of interest in East Asiatic Co., Ltd.), left Dunkirk of 15s. 8d., which compares with leave Amoy for this port this after- The B.I... "Talamba" will Ramsay, Glasgow. The engines Egypt and the Holy Land. Shore on Nov. 15, and is due here to-15s. 4d. for September and 15s. 64 noon, and is due here to-morrow will be supplied. by Messrs. D. excursions will be arranged at all day. Rowan and Co., Ltd., Glasgow.

MERSEY DOCKS

ports of call. The "Laurentic." leaving New York on January 19, will follow a similar itinerary, and the two steamers will each Mr. A. W. Bibby, presiding over make a second cruise beginning a meeting of the Mersey Docks and at New York on February 28 and Harbour Board, announced that the March 9 respectively. These two following members would retire: steamers will carry, in addition to Messrs. J. G. B. Benzley, J. Efirst class, tourist third cabin pas Cares, E. Cook, W. S. Crichton, E.sengers, thus placing the possibi- Gardner, and H. L. Roxburgh,

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The "Homeric," under the aus pices of Messra. Thos. Cook and Son, will make a cruise. to the Mediterranean, beginning: at: New York on January 26, and the "Cal garic," under the gls of the James Boring Travel Service; will carry out a similar yoyage from the same, port on February 14, Before fulfilling."her engagement in the Mediterranean; the White Star Lite has arranged for the "Cal- garic" to make a cruise to the West Indies, starting from New York on January 24, and calling at Havana, Metanzas, Santiago, Port Antonio, Kingston, Colon, Port-au-Prince and Nassay.

During the course of their cruises the four ships will, 'to-| gether, steam. 20,000 miles.

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via Suez Canal

vin Suez Canal

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9th January. 9th February.

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.15th February.

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