NYISLINE
THROUGH BOOKING TO EUROPE AT REDUCED RATES, £120, £112, £110,' £102, £53, via San Francisco.
G$440, G$420, via Japan and Seattle. SAN FRANCISCO-vin Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
.... Wednesday, 23rd January, Wednesday, 6th February, LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via
Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez.
TENYO MARU
KOREA MARU
KASHIMA MARU
HAKONE MARU
SUWA HARU
MISHIMA MARU
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports
AKI MARU
Wednesday,
Wednesday,
Saturday,
28th January. Saturday, 9th February. Saturday, 23rd February.
23rd, January, 20th February.
Monday, .... Thursday,
28th January,
31st January,
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
↑ HAKODATE MĀRU
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles,
+ KOYEI MARU
Mexico & Panama.
ANYO MARU
Friday,
int February.
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THE CHINA MAIL,
SHIPPING BOARD
AND PRIVATE OWNER- SHIP
SHIPPING
SECTION.
UNCHARTED ROCK
JUDGMENT IN CANADIAN INQUIRY
MASTER'S QUICK DECISION
The official report of the Court of Inquiry into the matter of the tion, thus further reducing the steamer "Seapool" striking an n- [Government's surplus 'merchant charted rockoff Channel Rocks
tonnage.
Buoy, on October 25, has been issued "On January 15 we will open by Captain John D. Macpherson, bids for two of our most important deputy to the Dominion Wreck services, the United States Lines Commissioner. Captain Macpherson and the American Merchant Lines, held the investigation at Victoris, In an address to the members which also operate in the North B.C., assisted by Captain Samuel Atlantic. We are hoping that the Vint and Captain C, M. G. Fleming. of the Foreign Commerce Club in New York, Mr. T. V. O'Connor bids will justify us in disposing
The following is the report of the of these Important services, there court, in part:- said it was up to American ship- pers to place cargo in the holds of making a further step in pur efforts to transfer the Government
REDUCED EXPENSES
"The British steamer "Sespool,"
US. ships if they really wanted, to feet to private American interest official number 185,891, is a coal-
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U.S. merchant marine established on the right lines.
"The U.S. merchant marine," he said "merits the patronage of the American shipper. Even under
burning, single-screw steamer, built * Gradual Liquidation "And please remember that while of steel at Stockton-on-Tees in 1915, our active liquidation programme by Messre. Rogner and Son, and la has been going steadily forward, registered at West Hartlepool, Eng- the yearly cost of operating the land. She is 802 feet long, 58 feet SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports, the most favourable conditions it Governmenteset has dropped from beam, and 28.9 feet deep, her gross cannot proaper without it. Con£1,000,000 in 1921 to an estimated tonnage baing 4519 tons. Owned gress can legislate, the ship-€1,800,000 Tor the fiscal year 1929, by the Pool Shipping Company, Ltd., builders can launch their fin. This large reduction in operating of West Hartlepool, she is a fine, est craft, and
man expenses is due not only to a con- well-found, well-equipped, modern these crafts with the most stantly diminishing fest, but to cargo vessel. eficient crews in the world Improved methods of operation,
"She is fitted with wireless, elec-
BINGO MARU
NEW YORK via PANAMA.
+ TATSUNO MARU
† ATAGO MARU
Monday, 28th January.
"Fath Sunday.
January.
2nd February.
Saturday,
LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Geneva, Marseilles.
+ DURBAN MARU
Monday,
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,
↑ TOKUSHIMA MĀRU
+ BENGAL MARU
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
21st January.
Tuesday, 22nd January. Wadacaday, 80th January,
MISHIMA MARU (Nagasaki dir ect) Friday, 18th January, † AKITA MARU (Kobe direct)
+ LYONS MARU
FUSHIMI MARU
Cargo only.
Saturday, 19th January.
20th January. Sunday, Monday, 21st January.
Reduced 1st Class 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, Baez and Port Said. ATLAS MARU
Friday, 8th February.
we
can'
but unless a reasonable amount of "A further reduction in expenses trie light, direction-finder, and la cargo is stowed away in the hold is looked for as the result of a propelled at a speed of about nine the ship cannot function as a use-newly perfectid operating agree-knots by a single-screw triple- ful part of the merchant marine." moat designed to material-expansion engine. She is provided. "Remember that while Amerl-ly reduce overhead charges with a steam stearing gear, and has cana are supposed to be an inven- and at the same time throw a double bottom. Her two com- tive people, no one among us has more responsibility on the passes
were adjusted in Barry, yet Invented a type of merchant private companies, which now act South Wales, in March, 1928, and ship that will operate successfully as the Board's operating agents are of the latest pattern. She car without cargoes. American ex We are confident that the net ried a crow of 85 hands, a pilot and porters and importers should con- effect of the new operating plan supercargo at the time she was alder the matter well before will be to hasten the transfer of struck patronising foreign tramps in order the Government's remaining steam- to save a few cents a ton on their ship lines to private American shipments.
ownership.
marine."
.
L
RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Saigon, Singapore to private ownership of the Go effective'a number of loans for new Mule for Port Alberni and rounded
Colombo. Durban & Cape Town, MONTEVIDEO MARU
BOMBAY Via Singapore & Colombo.
CHIFUKU MARU .:. *HONOLULU MARU
Friday, 8th February, 1929.
Saturday, 9th January, 1929. Sunday, 3rd February.
(Calls at Penang & Karachi). DURBAN, LOURENCO MARQUES, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR
& MOMBASA—Via Singapore & Colombo. CHICAGO MARU CALCUTTA—Via Blogapore, Penang & Rangoon.
BORNEO MARU
SEATTLE MARU
5th February,
Friday, 18th January. Friday, 1st February. * (Calls at Belawan. Dell).
Tuesday,
VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER—Vis Japan Ports From
Shanghai,
PARIS MARŪ
ARABIA MARU
MELBOURNE Via Manila, Brisbane & Sydney,
HIMALAYA MARU
HAIPHONG_Via Holhow
Wednesday, 16th January. Tuesday, 22nd January.
Wednesday, 8th February. Sunday, 3rd February. Thursday, 17th January 10 am.
Middle of January.
NEW YORK—Via Japan ports, San Francisco & Panama.
BANGKOK-Vin_Saigon,
KOHSO MARU
MENADO MARU
HAMBURG MARÚ
JAPAN PORTS.
SOURABAYA MARU
AMAZON MARU
GANGES MARU
KEELUNG VI SWATOW. & AMOY,
CANTON MARU
HOZAN MARU
TAKAO-Vin SWATOW & AMOY,
DELI MARU
'TAKAO & KEELUNG
SOURABAYA MARU
Wednesday, 23rd January. Wednesday, 23rd January. Friday, 25th January.
Sunday, 20th January Noon. Sunday, 27th January Noon.
Thursday, 24th January 10 a.m.
Friday, 25th January, 1929.
For further particulars please apply to -ÖBAKA SHOSEN KAISHA. Tel, Central No. 4088, 4089, 4090.
M. TAKEUCHI, Manager.
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vernment merchant fleet as soon as responsible U.S. purchasers can be found for the services, he said have already about 1,600 vessels
been sold at low prices and on easy berms.
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These shipa connect with the summer traina, "Trans Canada Llanted" and ***Mountaineer," at Vancouver, enabling passengers to make the earliest sulfing of a Canadian Pacife Atlantic liner,
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SAILING DATES FOR JAN., 1929 (Subject to change). DEPARTURE HOURS: Hong Kong 5.30 p.m., Wuchow 2.00 p.m.
S.S. TAI MING" 8.3. "TAI HING" [1,068 tons-Capt. O. B. Wilks.] [649 tons-Capt. G. J. Spink.]
JANUARY. JANUARY.
MON.
SAT. 25th
THURS. alat
18th FIL: WED. **23rd
MON. 28th
Leaves for Const "The "Seapool" left the United "To patronise the foreign ship "Our projects for the future Kingdom for California, Puget when satisfactory U.S. steamship have been given new vigour and Sound and British Columbia ports, servios is available goes far to momentum by the passage of the via the Panama Canal, on August 2, nullify everything that we are try-Jones-White Act during the last 1028. She arrived at Vancouver Ing to do for the U.S. merchant session of Congress. It is too without event, and there proceeded early to estimate the full benefits
to Chemainus, Nanaimo and Vic- Mentioning the polley laid down that will accrue to US. shipping toria for lumber. by Congress for the turning over the provisions of the Jones-On Wednesday, October 24, she White Act, Since the law became
left the Canadian Puget Sound construction have been authorised by the Board, and other loans are Race Rocks light at 8.20 p.m. The night was fine and clear when the in process of negotiation.
"The total number of ships in-master retired, which, in the court's volved in these transactions cannot decision, he was justified in doing, be atated with certainty at this as there was a competent pilot on time, but, it seems probable that the bridge. Captain Vivian Forth war construction, pro japproximately thirty-five new ves-left orders to be called before the kommodation for First Class Passengers. Electric Light and Fans in State-) gramme," said Mr. O'Connor, "the sels will have to be built by lines vessel reached the entrance to Shipping Board built 2,814 vessels, holding mail contracts under the Alberni Canal totaling 18,600,000 dead weight provisions of the new law. Most "Officers left on the bridge were tons. Additional tonnage was ac of this construction will take place Pilot Captain W. J. Boyce, Mr. John gaired by seizure from the enemy, within the next five years, and Westerberg. first mate, and Mr. by purchase and by transfer from nearly all of the new vessels will Norman Sponse, second mate. At other Government departments, be of the last combination pas 4.15 o'clock op, the morning of until the grand total reached the feenger and cargo type,, designed October 26, Cape Beale Light was staggering figure of 2,549 vessels in each case for their particular rounded at a distance of about one of all types, aggregating 14,700,000 trade, built in U.S. yarde, mile off: dead weight tons, all controlled by and of course the Shipping Board.
These altered to what has always been con- form no other conclusion but that "Up to 1924 conditions were such ships will constitute the backbone sidered a safe course to pass about there was an uncharted rock in the that only one established line was of the new U.S. Merchant Marine." tires cables off Channel Rocks Gas vicinity. The "Fatavan" verified the disposed of to private capital. Bince 1924, as a result of the educa- tional campaign of which I have. spoken and the intensive sales efforts of the Board, we have auc-
under
After continuing about documented one mile the vessel's course was
the
US. Aag,
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
cosded in selling 15 established Singapore for this port on Jan. 11, The BI 8. "Takliwa" left lines. In addition, there have in the afternoon, and is due here been sold hundreds of mia- cellaneous steel vessels, and than 400 ships for scrapping, а total, ав I have already said, of about 1,600 vessels, aggregating approximately
more
8,000,000 tons.
thi: sfternoon.
Regular Service of Fast, High- Class River Steamers Having Good As- rooms and Saloon. The a.a. "Tai Hing” is fitted with Wireless. W
These vessels leave Hong Kong for Wuchow (via Samahui, Shtahing,: Takhing & Dosing) and return to Hong Kong (via same Ports) every Ave days,
Fares for round trip (not including meals) $20. Meals & Wines are to be obtained on board,
Hong Kong Arrivals and Departures from Hof On Whart
For information apply to-
47, Connaught Road West,
Phone: Central 893,
KWONG WING C
CONSIGNEES NOTICES.
Consignees of Cargo er · 8.55. Buoy. At 4.40, with the buoy near-position of Channel Rocks Broy, and "Venezia-1/ are reminded to take ly abeam pn the port side, distant inter Mr. E. D. Parizeau, chief delivery of their goods which will about three cables, the vessel abruck, hydrographer for the Dominion be subject to rent after Jan. 18. scraping over the obstruction and Government, found the position of Consignees of Cargo ex 8.3. off into deep water...
the rock when aboard the "Lillooet" "Wray Castle" are reminded to take In Barkley Sound, assisted by the delivery of their goods which will Captain Praised
second mate of the "Seapool." The be subject to rent after Jan. 21. "The vessels course was verified rock was hitherto unknown and The CPS RMS. "Empress of from Cape Boale Light, while the certainly had not been charted.
Mr. C- N. Morris and Mr. W; J. Russia" arrived at Kobe yesterday first mate sounded 15 fathoms with The court finds that the
Williamson; two European planters, at 8.30 am. left Kobe same day at the hand bead. The "Senpool" was "Senpool" was on a safe and proper were killed when their motor-car 5 p.m., and was due at Yokohama found to be taking in considerable mid-channel course when she struck; turned over between Calicut and to-day at 2 pm. She leaves Yoko water, so the master turned back to that a good and proper lookout waa Mangar, in India, when trying to hama to-morrow at 3 pan.
Victoria. The court finds that kept; that the rock upon which she avoid a flock of goats Captain Forth deserves considerable struck was hitherto uncharted; that
.
"The present flest totals about The Ben Line 5.5. "Benvrackie" 245 active and 476 inactive ships, from Middlesbro', Londen, Straits or approximately 721 all told, and Philippines, is due to arrive aggregating 6,750,000 tons, in here to-morrow. |cluding 21 established services The Ben Line 8.5... "Benalder” operating on the principal trade from Leith, Dunkirk, Antwerp, route of the world.
I would London and Straite lett Singapore have you contrast this number, 721, with the grand total of 2,543 for this port on Saturday, and is due vessels of all types controlled by
to arrive here to-morrow.
the Shipping Board from the be- Shanghai for this port yesterday The P. & O. a.s. "Kalyan" left
ginning of its existence."
"Within the next year we con-
st 4 pan., and is due here on Friday
fidently expect to sell from eight at about 6 am.
to ten additional lines. On De cember 12 of this year bids will be opened for forty-five war-built
The P. & 0. .s. "Kashgar" left Singapore for this port on Monday at 6 am. with the outward Eng
Vessels which are not considered lish Mall, and is due here on. serviceable in their present condi-
DRY DOCK-
THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY
OF HONGKONG LIMITED.
Length 787 Feet, Length on Blocks 750 Feet:
Depth on Centre of
Sill (H.W.OST.) 84 ft. 6 ing.
THREE SLIPWAYS---
Capabla" of "Handling Ships: Un
Friday at about 6 p.m.
The CP.S. R.M.S. "Empress of Asin, Capt. A. J. Halley, R.N.R., *** "will"leave here for Victoria 'and Vancouver, BC, via Shanghal, "Ndɣašiki, "Kobe and Yokohama” at
noon on January 23,
Projected arrivals at and depar tures from Hong Kong of steam- ers under the management of the Bank Line, Ltd, are as follows:—— zayt-Arrivals at Hong Kong *****
8.8. A "City of Pekin," "from Europe, January 27.
́ ́ ́SS. "Palerie," from New York,
Feb. 1
S.S. "City of Khartoum, from Europe, Feb. 24.
SB "City of Guildford," New York March 2
SS Rosario from March 2
Sailings Fre
kand?
from
credit in arriving at so quick a deci- the vessel was navigated with pro- During morning service recently sion in the trying circumstances in per and seamanlike care; that the at Inverness High Church, one of which he found himself.
stranding was not caused through the oldest in the Highlands, the “The maetor" and pilot, finding the wrongful act or default of the woodwork near a heating apparatus that the vessel was in'a proper and master, second officer or any of the caught fire. Considerable damage hitherto assumed safe position, could ship's crew."..
was done...
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