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FOR NEW YORK AND BOSTON via SUEZ.

M.V. "MUNCASTER CASTLE"Sails on/or about 3rd February. S.S. "BOWES CASTLE" Sails on/or about 16th February.

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BRINDISI, VENICE & TRIESTE

LONDON

NEXT SAILINGS.

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OUTWARDS FOR SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, KOBE & MOJL

S.S. "TIMAVO"

M.V. "REMO"

S.S. "PIAVE"

M.V. "VIMINALE"

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SS "VENEZIA”

S.S. "TIMAVO"

M.V. "REMO"

S.S. "PIAVE"

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LONDON CONFERENCE AND OVERLOADING

THE CHINA MAIL,

SHIPPING

SECTION.

F. E. SHIPPING

BRIGHTER PROSPECTS FOR 1929

BRITAIN'S REDUCED LEAD

marked

Fortunately we are exceptional- ly well equipped to deal with any boom that may come along: British companies having during the past ten years steadily improved the type of vessel they send to China and developed their regular freight fand passenger services. The British steamship services to Canada and United States via the Pacific and the Panama Canal and to Europe, via Suez, are now, both as regards comfort, speed and care of cargo, second to none, and they should have nothing to fear from Increas- ing American and Japanese com- petition.

TUESDAY, JANUARY

CANADIAN

1929.

PACIFIC

SHORTEST AND QUICKEST BOUTE ACROSS THE PACIFIC.

TO VICTORIA & VANCOUVER.

17 Days Hongkong-Vancouver, 14 Days Shanghal-Vancouver, 11 Days Kobe-Vancouver, 9 Days Yokohama-Vancouver..

SAILINGS 1929.

STEAMERS EMPRESS OF FRANCE EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA

EMPRESS OF FRANCE EMPRESS OF RUSSIA, EMPRESS OF ABIA EMPRESS OF FRANCE EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ABIA EMPRESS OF FRANCE EMPRESS OF RUSSIA

Leave Leave

Kobe

LARTO Leave Hong Kong S'hai

Arrive.

Y'bama

Y'ver

Feb. 13 Feb. 16 Mar. 6 Bar.

Feb. 19

Feb. 21

MAR 1

Mar. 12

Mar, 14

Mar, 25

Mar. 26

Mar. 28

Apr. 6'

Apr. 16.

Apr. 18

Apr. 27 ·

May $

May 18

May 23

June

June 15

Jane 22

July 13

May 7 May 21 June 11

July 2 July

Mar 20 Mar. 23 Apr. 10 Apr. 13 May 1 May A May 15 May 18 June 5 June 8 June 28 June 29 July 10 July 13 July 16 July 18 July 27 July 31 Aug. S Aug. 6 Aug. B Aug. 171 Aug. 21

Aug. 24 Aug. 27 Aug. 29 Sept. 7 (E/Asia and E/Russia call at Nagánski the day after departure from S'hal)

Atlantic Ballings from Montreal, and Quebec every few days to Liverpool, Southampton, Glasgow, Antwerp, Cherbourg, and Hamburg

*DISCUSSION UNLIKELY

A regular fortnightly service Given a continuance of the pre- London,In the House of Com- mon, Mr. Robert Young asked the sont lull in civil war in China from Hong Kong to Canada, via President of the Board of Trade there is every reason to hope that Japan ports, is maintained by the whether at the International Diplo-ja

all fast "Empress" liners who hold the Improvement in matic Conference for the revision branches of the shipping trade will record for the carriage of silk from of the 1914 Convention on Safety of be seen in 1929. Such is the fore-Hong Kong to New York in 21 Life at Sea which his Majesty's | cast made by Mr. H. H. Fox, C.M.G., days, while on the Suez run there Government had taken the initiative Commercial Counsellor, British is an embarras de choix batween the and Oriental, who of summoning, the question of over- Legation, Peking, in a report on the Peninsular loading in its national and interna- trade situation in China to Sepbem are shortly placing their naw From Hong Kong.

tional aspects would be discussed. ber 1, 1928, just issued by the De- 16,000-ton, "R" class of vesas) on Salls on/or about. 31st January. Str Philip Cunliffe-Lister. The partment of Overseas Trado. Inter the Far Eastern run, the Blue Fun- nei with their fine float of Salls on/or about 2nd February, object of the Conference on Safety alla, the report says: Sails an/or about 19th February.of Life at Sea, which meets next As the statistical secretary aptly one-class passenger and freight Sails on/or about 28th February. April, is to revise the 1914 conven- remarks in his report on the trade steamers, the Shire and Glen Line and steamers, the tion, which dealt mainly with ocean- of Chins for 1927, in a year which motorships going passenger ships, and did not proved so disastrous to the China Elverman and Bucknall and other deal with questions of overloading. trade little comfort can be derived smaller lines.

On the coast and lower Yangtze The coming conference will, I think, from shipping statistics," but from

are well sarved by the be fully occupied with the revision the British point of view we have river we of the 1914 convention. It would at least the consolation of knowing well-equipped fleets of the Indo- Hong Kong Manila not be practicable to have an inter- that whatever Inroads may have China and China Navigation Com national discussion on the question been made by competitors in the panies, who run regular services all of overloading until revision of commercial aupremacy we at one up and down the coast from Hong the present load live rules by the time enjoyed in the foreign trade of Kong to Tientsin (with extensions Load Line Committee has been com- China, as regards shipping, both to the Straits Settlements, Slam pleted and the revised draft has ocean, coast and river, we still lead and India) and also maintain a been considered by the other Gov-the way, though it must be admit-daily service between Shanghai and An old-establish- ernments concerned. No time will ted that our bead has been reduced Yangtaze ports. be lost in pushing on with this pre- considerably in recent years, first od British company, the Douglas paratory work but I am afraid by the Japanese and latterly, by the Steamship Company, operates a line there is no chance of it being com-Chinese themselves, as will be seen of passenger and cargo steamers

from the following table:

Shipping Vessels entered and cleared-1923, 1926, 1927 (In million tons)

1923 1926

'From Hong Kong. Satis on/or about 19th February. Sails on/or about 28th February.

6th March. Sails on/or about Sails en/or about 23rd March."

NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS

FROM CALCUTTA & COLOMBO TO SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.

S.S. "UMZUMBI”

3.8. "UMVOLOSI"

S.S. "UMZUMBI"

.Sails from Calcutta early February.pleted by April, ...... Sails from Calcutta 5th March. Sails from Calcutta 2nd May.. Regular Passenger and Cargo Service to South African Ports. Through Bills of Lading issued from Hong Kong.

For Freight or Passage on any of the above Lines apply to:-

DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents,

Telephone Central 1030.

NY-KLINE

THROUGH BOOKING TO EUROPE AT REDUCED RATES, £120, £112, £110, £102, £83, via San Francisco.

G5440, G$420, via Japan and Seattle. SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

KOREA MARU

SHINYO MARU

SIBERIA MARU

Wednesday,

6th February. Wednesday, 20th February. Wednesday, Gth March.

Saturday, 9th February.

Saturday, 23rd February.

Saturday, 9th March.

LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via

Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez.

HAKONE MARU (Calls Hull)

SUWA MARU

FUSHIMI MARU

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

KAGA MARU

TANGO MARU

↑ KOYEI MARU

TAMBA MARU

Wednesday,

Wodnesday,

BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.

20th February. 26th March.

Thursday, $1st January. .... Monday, 11th February.

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

Mexico & Panama.

Friday, 1st February,

ALL HOLDS LEAKING

PLIGHT OF 95, “ASHIHARA MARU"

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The Japanese 3.8. "Roko Maru" reported at 10 a.m. to-day that she is proceeding to the assist ance of the s.s. "Ashihara Maru" and was 10 miles from Moju Point.

The "Ashihara Maru" was re- ported to be leaking in all holds, having grounded in the Hainan Straits.

MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

The P. & O. 8.s. "Padua" which left Singapore for this port on Jan. 21 at 2 p.m., arrived here yesterday at about 2 p.m..

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The B.I. as "Santhia" left Kobe for this port on Thursday morning, and was due here this morning,

The B.I. 8.8. "Takada" left Singapore for this port last Wednes day afternoon, and is due here this

afternoon.

The P. & O. 3.6. "Alipore" left Shanghai for this port on Jan. 26 at noon, and is due here to-day at about 5 p.m.

The E. & A. Ba. "Arafura" left

SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports. Moji for this port on Friday after

ANYO MARU

KAWACHI MARU

NEW YORK via PANAMA.

+ ATAGO MARU

+KUMA MARU

Monday, 4th, March..

Saturday,

2nd February.

... Saturday,

0th February.

LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Geneva, Marseilles,

DELAGOA MARU

Wednesday,

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Hangoon.

+ BENGAL MARU

† MALACCA MARU

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,

TOTTORI MARU NA

+ CEYLON MARU (Calls Keelung)

(omit S'hal)

+ MURORAN MARU

HAKOZAKI MARU ..

+Cargo only.

20th February.

Thursday,

31st January. Saturday, 9th February,

4

Saturday,

Tuesday, Friday,

..... Monday,

2nd February,

29th January. 1st February,

4th February,

Reduced 1st Class Excursion Rates quoted between Manila and Australia.

For farther information apply to-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

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

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S. K.

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG BUBJECT TO-ALTERATION.

LONDON,

HAMBURG, *ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP Via Singapora Colombo, Bues and Port Suld.

ATLAS MARU ..................................... Friday, 8th February. BIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRESt-Vi■ Saigon, Singapore,

Colombo, Durban & Cape Town, ang m

Friday, 8th February, 1929,

MONTEVIDEO 'MARU

BOMBAY VI Singapore & Colombo..

•HONOLULU MARU SUMATRA MANU

Sunday, 3rd February. Tuesday, 19th February. (Calls at Penang & Karachi), DURBAN, LOURENCO MARQUES, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR ·

̈& MOMBASA-Viz Singapore & Colombo, CHICAGO MARU

*** Tuesday, ~ 6th February, CALCUTTA_Via Bingapore, Penang & Rangoon.

"SEATTLE MARU www... Friday, 1st February.

(Calls at Belawan"Dell), g

KASADO MARU

.... Monday, 18th February,

VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER—Via Japan: Forts

Bhangbal. NGA BANATUAN

· ALABAMA MARU

Sunday, 3rd February.

MELBOURNE.Vla Manila, Brisbane & Sydney.ypgo

HIMALAYA MARU

BANGKOK-Via Saigon."

KOHSO MARU NAR

HAIPHONG Và Habor A Pakhol

***, MENÁDO MARU

· Wednesday,·· 6th February,

Sunday, 3rd February.

Thursday, 31st January 10 am.

NEW YORK--Viz Japan porta, San Francisco & PanuTUR. *

JAPAN POETS. A

SHINNOH MARU

CELEBES MARU

ALABKA HARU

KEELUNG VI SWATOW. & AMOY

CANTONAMARU

MILHOZAN MARUN

TAKAO ➡VI SWATOW &

MARE DELI, MARUMIELINA

TAKAO & KEHLUNGE

BATAVIA MARUF *For further partienti

Monday, 4th February, Sunday, 10th February, Tuesday, 12th February,

Bunday, Brd February Sunday, 7th February

7th February

noon, and is due here to-morrow morning.

Flag. British Japanese Chinese American German... Norwegian Other flags

5.96 0.49

between Hong Kong and South China ports, while another well- known British company, the Hong Kong, Canton and Macao Steam 1927 Navigation Company, runs palatial 51.96 47.64 40.25 river ateamers 'daily between the 93.28 38.94 $6.74 places mentioned.

To show what competition on the 20.02 26.45 18.21

Far Eastern shipping trade really 6.67 3.26 means, I may mention that the 2.99 famous Japanese company, the Nip 8.84 10.25 pon Yusen Kaishe, are shortly plac ing on a fortnightly trans-Pacific .130.28 134.66 116.21 service, three quadruple scrow. The drop in tonnage of Chinese motor-driven liners, of a gross ton. vessels in 1927 is abnormal, and age of 16,000, and a speed of 19 was caused by wholesale comman-knots, which, so it is claimed, will deering, of Chinese coast and river revolutionise passenger traffic or

the Pacific. steamers for military purposes.

Total

1.36 2.99 .84 3.90 7,86

Many Difficulties

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"HARD"

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The Magistrate sentenced the labour: defendant to three weeks' hard

Shipping in China during 1927 NO PASSPORT and the first half of 1928 was at- bended by many difficulties. The INDIAN GETS THREE WEEKS' general depression in the China trade shown in the returns matur- ally weakened the demand for

An Indian was charged before ocean-going tonnage, while civil Major C. Willson, O.B.E., at the war in Central China dislocated the Central Magistracy this morning, Yangtaze trade for many months, with entering the Colony without involving; as it did, the commana passport. deering of vessels for military pur- Sub-Inspector Elston, prosecu-} poses (whereby the Chinese were, ting, informed the Court that of course, the principal sufferers) the defendant arrived here on and preventing imports going up January 26 and told the police and exporta coming down that great that he had previously gone from waterway. This was especially Singapore to Hankow and had noticeable in regard to the Upper been locked up by the authorities at the latter place. The police Yangtaze trade.

Minor drawbacks were a recrude-did not know where the man came scence of piracy of large foreign from, but it was believed that he steamers reminiscent of the early had deserted from his ship. eighties in China, one or two un- tish and Chinese companies and, on fortunate shipping strikes in Br

the Upper Yangtze, a deliberate attempt to put a stop to all steam The C.P.S. RM.S. "Empress of navigation except for military pur

A fine of $10 or in default, 10 Asla" arrived at Kobo to-day at poses by the systematic bombard days' hard labour was imposed at 8.30 am. left Kobe same day at 4ment of all steamers passing given the Marine Court this morning, pra, and is due at Yokohama to points which, but for the constant on 15 masters and mistresses of morrow at 2 p.m.

vigilance and prompt reprisals of the foreign gunboats patrolfing the The P. & O. s.8. "Macedonia" left river, would have brought this ex- Singapore for this port on Sunday tremely hazardous but lucrative at 9 a.m. with the outward Eng-trade to a complete standstill. lish Mails, and is due here on Thurs- It is interesting to note that ac- day at about 4 p.m.

cording to a recently published off- cial report, there are now over 70 The M.V. "Nippon" (Swedish small steamera plying regularly Enat Aelatic Co., Ltd.), left Dun-between Ichang,, Chungking and be- kirk on Dec. 24, and is due here yond, with registered tonnage rang- on Thursday.

ing from 31 to 894 tons, and horse power from about 100 1h.p. to 3,500 "President as compared with one small Lincoln" will sail from this port for steamer, the Shutung and fat, when Manila at 2 a.m. to-morrow. Home- in 1908 the writer of this report) bound, she will sail as per schedule on Feb. 5.

The Dollar Liner

The Ben Line a.s. "Berdedi" from Middlesbro', Dunkirk, Antwerp, London, Straita und Phlippines, is due to arrive here on Feb. 6.

first went up the Yangtze in a Chinese junk. The average time for the journey from Ichang to Chungking through the gorges has thus been reduced from one month to three days. On this Upper Yang- taze run there are now employ- ed-15 British steamers of aggregate: The CPS. RMS. "Empress of tonnage of 5,857 11 American of Australia" (R.W. Cruise) is due 2,984 tona, and 26 Chinese of 8,672 at Hong Kong on Feb. 18 at am.tons, taip

The year 1927 can hardly have Projected arrivals at and depar- been a good one in the freight mar tures from Hong Kong of steam-ket though rates to Europe era.under the management of the were generally maintained at Con- ference rates. On the other hand Bank Line, Ltd., are as follows rates to United States declined some Arrivals at Hong Kong 30 per cent partly on ac 8.8. "Poleris," from New York, count of shortage of cargo and Feb.1

(partly due to Japanese compétition. S.S. "City of. Khartoum," from Coasting trade did not do so badly Europe, Feb. 24.

|28: there wad;" for reasons ulready, 8.9"City of Guildford," from mentioned, at times a feal shortage New York, March 2,

of ionnage, while on the Yangtase freights owing to the cup- ditions above described soared to undreamed of, heights, as much as 80 tis.

́ ́ 5.8. "Roseris," from New York, March 2IEN

Ballinge, From Hong Kong S.S. "Poleric Saigon, Feb. 8. 8.8 "City of Madras," London, cotton, goods bot Rotterdam and Hamburg, Feb.9. Chung

5.3. "Myrtlebank," Boston, New York add Baltimore, Feb. 157200 Khartoum “. Shang--

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Feb. 22 Mar. 8

Feb. 24

Mar. 10

EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASLA

Mar. 15

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