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FOR NEW YORK AND BOSTON via SUEZ.-

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LONDON

NEXT SAILINGS.

£72.10.0 £80.0.0.

OUTWARDS FOR SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, KOBE & MOJL

S.S. "PIAVE".

M.V. "VIMINALE"

From Hong Kong, Sails on/or about 19th February, Salle on/or about 28th February. S.S. DUCHESSA D'AOSTA" Sails on/or about 19th March. M.V. "ESQUILINO"

Sails on/or about 28th March.

HOMEWARDS FOR BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE.

S.S. "VENEZIA"

S.S. "TIMAVO"

M.V. "REMO"

S.S. "PIAVE"

From Hong Kong. Salla on/or about 19th February, Sails on/or about 28th February.)

5th March. Saifs on/or about Sails on/or about 23rd March.

NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS

FROM CALCUTTA & COLOMBO TO SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.

S.S. "UMVOLOSI" S.S. "UMZUMBI" Regular Passenger and Cargo Service to South African Ports. Through Bills of Lading issued from Hong Kong.

Sails from Calcutta 5th March. Sails from Calcutta 2nd May.

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

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Telephone Central 1030.

NYUKLINE

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 Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

THE CHINA MAIL,

TROOPING SEASON

"SOMERSETSHIRE" NOW AT

SINGAPORE

SHIPPING

H.M.'s transports "Somerset- shira" and "Dorsetshire," the former conveying the 2nd Batt. the Wiltshire Regt. to Shanghai, both arrived at Singapore yesterday.

Singapore, Yesterday. The troopahip "Somersetshire," bound for China, was forced to re- turn when 700 miles from Singa- pore, owing to a broken crankshaft, The "Dorsetshire," also bound recalled. for China, has been Troops on the "Somersetshire" are being transferred to the "Dorset shire."

SECTION.

GERMAN YARDS

A DEPRESSING OUTLOOK REPORTED

MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS

The C.P.S. RMS. "Empress of Aaia" from Hong Kong on Feb. 28, arrived at Vancouver on Feb. 9.

The Ben Lines.s. "Benvenne” from Leith, Dunkirk, Antwerp, Lon- don, Straits and Philippines, is due to arrive here to-day.

The P., & O. s.a. "Kashgar" left: Shanghai for this port on Tuesday' at 3.30 p.m., and is due here to morrow at about 6 a.m.

on

The P. & 0. .. "Khiva" left Singapore for this port on Monday Not a very encouraging picture of at 5 pm. with the outward the situation of the German ship English Mails, and is due here on; building industry is presented by Saturday at about 10 a.m.

The Dollar Liner "President the report of the Deutsche Werke Kiel Aktien-Geselschaft for the Pierce," which left cattle business year ended September 30 January 26, la expected to arrive last. The proft and loss account, here to-morrow afternoon. She will after the allocation of 1,088,526 all the following day, Saturday, reichsmarks to depreciation, there Feb. 16 for Manila. remains a net profit of 84,902 reichs- marks, out of which 6 per cent. is placed to the statutory reserve fund, the balance being carried forward to new account.

The 3.8. "Plave" sailed from Karachi on Jan. 28, and le expect- ad here on Feb. 18.

The American Mall Liner "Pre- sident Madison" leaves on Saturday, In their report the directors state Feb. 16 at

She is due 4 p.m. It is expected that the "Somerset-that the company entered ita fourth back here on Monday, Feb, 18 ut on Tuesday, shire" will be out of commission for business year, which began on 8 am and will sail five weeks while she is being over- September 30 last with sufficient Feb. 19 at 6 a.m. for Victoria and

contracts in hand, to ensure ade-Seattle, via Shanghai and Japan.. hauled. Reuter.

quate employment in practically all The C.P.S. R.M.S. "Empress of departments for a long time afread. Russia" left Vancouver for Hong This position, however, had only Kong, via Japan ports and Shang- been secured at the cost of the hai, on Sunday, and is due here on heaviest sacrifices, because the ship- Feb. 21.

CUNARD LINE

AMERICAN CRITICISM OF

BOARD'S ACTION

New York-Mr. Blake, asso- ciate director of the Cunard Line, has written to Mr. O'Connor, chairman of the United States Shipping Board, stating that the Board's action in assigning the liner "President Roosevelt" to the Ward Line (between New York and Havana) for competi- tion against the Cunard Line is forbidden by the United States. Shipping Law of 1910.

THEIR DAYS OVER

armed H.M.'a

launches "Nessus," "Faulkner" and "Onalaught" arrived here yes- terday from the West River.

The announcement of their the anti- withdrawal from piracy patrol on the West River and delta, now that the Canton Government is undertaking the duty, was made yesterday.

The Ben Line B.8. "Benvannech" from Middlesbro', Dunkirk, Straits and Philippines is due to arrive here on Feb. 21..

in

སཱ་

The Dollar Liner "Ruth Alexander," which is replacing the "President Adams," is scheduled to sall from

ar- Kobe to-morrow riving

18 Shanghai Feb.

This and sailing on the 20th. steamer will arrive at Hong Kong at 7 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 28 and will continue her trip Round-the world on Sunday, Feb. 24. at 8

A.m.

The American Mail Liner "Pre-

building industry as a whole, with a s'dent Jackson"". which salled very few exceptions, could only ob- from San Francisco on February 1, an orders for new tonnage by fore- left Honolulu on the 7th inst, on going any profit and sometimes even schedule, and is due to arrive here, With the certainty of incurring a via Japan and Shanghai, on Man-

day, Feb. 25.

considerable loss.

The M.V. "Sumatra" (Swedish

about March 25.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1929.

PACIFIC

to EUROPE

via CANADA

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Next sailing to the Pacifle Coast S.S. "EMPRESS OF RUSSIA " At Noon-6th March, 1929.

GREATEST TRAVEL SYSTEM

WORLD'

BRITISH WUCHOW LINE

When they pass the Shiuhing Gorge, the American travellers say "Well, we guess this beats the Hudson River, our show place." Continental visitors

"Rhine and

Switzerland." Whilst British tourists declare "Surely, the Lake district or the Scottish moors, but with a little less vegetation." Now why not take a five-days' round trip and see for yourself. It costs you only $40.

The "President Roosevelt" be- gins her trips to Havana in about a week's time, and is advertised to sail thereafter on the same days as the Cunarder "Caronia,”

The allocation to the Ward Line of the "President Roosevelt," Mr. Blake says, is "an attempt to re-

"When it is remembered," the The M.V. "Viminale" sailed from strict foreign steamship com-

report continues, "that contracts. of Massawa on Jan. 28, and is expect- panies from freely trading be- this kind frequently involve a ed here on Feb. 28. tween the two countries. There bafiding period of 11⁄2 to 2 years The Dollar Liner "President have been, and are, laws restrict and that within auch a time both Taft" sailed from Seattle on ing other countries from er pet-wages and prices have hitherto risen February 9 and is due to arrive ing in coastwise trade, but never in the last two years there have at this port on March 1. before have there been restric- tions against international trade." three times been increases of wages

which, on the basis of the wage paid East Asiatic Co., Ltd.), left Ham-cemark that It reminds them of the "A Fighting Ship" Mr. Blake proceeds to remind two years previously, represent a burg on Feb. 2, and is due here on Mr. O'Connor that in a telephone total advance of 21.2 per cent it or about Mar. 14.

The M.V. "Formosa" (Swedish conversation Mr. O'Connor refer- becomes perfectly clear that the red to the "President Roosevelt" German shipbuilding industry is East Asiatic Co., Ltd.), left Anwerp as "a fighting ship," an expres-condemned to ruin unless stable on Feb. 5, and fa due here on or sion applicable to any vessel put conditions can be established.

"During the year under report we into a particular trade by a car-

Projected arrivals at and depar rier for the purpose of excluding, received from Wilh. Wilhelmsen, of preventing, or reducing competi Oslo, orders in the first place for tures from Hong Kong of steam- tion by driving another carrier two and a few weeks later two more ers under the management of the out of the trade. Such employ-motor cargo ships, of 9,500 tons Bank Line, Ltd., are as follows:-

Arrivals at Hong Kong ment of a ship, he continues, is gross each, sister ships of the

S.S. "City of Khartoum" prohibited in the United States "Tarongo" and "Talleyrand" pre-

delivered by UB. In Europe, February 24. Shipping Law under a penalty of viously

spite of our continued efforts 8.S. "City of Galldford" 25,000 dollars.

were unable subsequent-New York via Suez, March 2. The letter concludes:-"Our we

obtain дпу more orders

S.S. "Roseric" from New York via proper recourse in such circum-ly to

tonnage, so that the Panama, March 2. stances as now confronts us would for new

S.S. "City of Delhi" from Europe, naturally be to refer the matter present relatively good employment to your Board, but as the ship in- at our Kiel works will soon fall off, March 17.

S.S. "City of Khios" from New volved is actually the Board's and we have already made prepara- SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles, vessel, and is put into the trade tlone for the dismissala which will York via Suez, March 25.

Mexico & Panama.

on the terms described above by gradually become necessary," - For Foreign Account the Board, we may find it neces-

Towards the end of last August, SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports.sary, if we are damaged to any

appreciable extent, to appeal to the report proceeds, the company the Courts for relief."

received an order for the construc- The Cunard Line recently decid- tion of the cruiser "Ersatz Preus-

SHINYO MARU SIBERIA MARU

Wednesday, Wednesday,

20th February. 6th March. LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via

Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez.

SUWA MARU

FUSHIMI MARU

HAKOZAKI MARU

Saturday, 23rd February, ... Saturday, 0th March.

Saturday, 23rd March.

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

KAGA MARU

TANGO MARU

+ SEIYO MARU

† AKITA MARU

BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.

BOKUYO MARU

KAWACHI MARU

NEW YORK via PANAMA.

+ CALCUTTA MARU

Wednesday, 20th February, Wednesday,

20th March,

Tuesday, 26th February, Tuesday, 6th March.

Saturday, 9th March.

LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Geneva, Marseilles.

† DELAGOA MARU

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang

↑ NAGANO MARU

PENANG MARU

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

SADO MÁRU (Naganaki direct) KANAGAWA MARU (Mofi direct) HAKUSAN MARU

† NAGATO MARU

¡Cargo only.

Monday, 4th March.

Tuesday,

19th February.

Wednesday,

20th February.

& Rangoon,

Friday, Saturday,

15th February. End March.

Friday, 16th February,

Sunday,

17th February,

Monday, Sunday,

18th February. 24th February.

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.

S. K.

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG BUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM

& ANTWERP Via Singapore

Sunday, 10th March.

from

from

Sailings From Hong Kong S.S. "City of Khartoum," for Shanghai and Japan, February 25.

S.S. "Roserie," for Shanghai and Japan, March 8,

20.

8.S. "City of Delhi," for Shang-

FEBRUARY SAILINGS, '

DEPARTURE HOURS:

Hong Kong 5.30 p.m. Waehow 2.00 p.m. 9.8. "TAI HING"

[1,068 tons Capt. O. B. Willen.] FEBRUARY. THURS. 14th TUES.

19th

SUN.

24th

8.8. "TAI MING" 1049 tons Capt. G. J. Spink.]

WED. 27th

FEBRUARY.

BUN. FRI.

17th 22nd

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UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT :

B.S. "CITY OF PEKIN” ..London, Rotterdam, Amsterdam & Hamburg S.S. “CITY OF KHARTOUM" London, Rotterdam, Amsterdam & Hamburg 8.5. "CITY OF DELHI"..... London, Rotterdam, Amsterdam & Hamburg

ed to assign the "Caronia" to the sen," which enabled them to keep hai and Japan, March 18. New York-Havana service. This the warship building department in

9.S. "City of Guildford," for New was resented in America, and the operation, but will hardly make any York, Boston and Baltimore, March Shipping Board itself retaliated change in the general situation. The by assigning the "President absence of contracts for mercantile Roosevelt," said to be a faster shipbuilding for foreign account isi boat, to the same service. More explained by the general over-sup- over, the Ward Line, which oper- ply of commercial tonnage and by ates the route, announced a reduc- the steadily increasing impossibility tion in passenger rates in respect on the part of the German ship- of all its six vessels and the "Pre-building industry to compete with abroad. As the Deutsche Werke sident Roosevelt."

Meanwhile, the Ward Line has hitherto built almost exclusively authorities are threatening to for foreign account, it feels present carry the issue. to Congress, and conditions very severely..

The deliveries during the year express the hope that Mr. White, chairman of the House of Repre under report included: the motor sentatives' Merchant Marine Com-ship "Talleyrand," 9,500 tons d.w mittee, will introduce legislation for the Wh, Wilhelmsen, of Oslo; extending the prosent restrictions the, motorship "Pacific President" on the coastal carrying trade so as and "Pacific Grove 10,000 tons to exclude the "Caronia" from dw, each, both for gears, Furness, carrying on a passenger service to Withy and Co., Ltd All of thesa Cuba.

vessels were fitted with four-phrase Diesel motors of the company's own construction, and according to the. reports received they have given complete satisfaction to the owners. The amount of repairs which had to be carried out on the Reich war- ships belonging to the Baltic station For the fifth year in succession, rather ancooded that of the previous more passengers crossed the year. There was also a welcome North Atlantic in Cunard ships in increase in the repairing business 1928 than by any other steamship for merchant ships. Although there line, or combination of linės: The was a small increase in the produc total number carried was 208,209. ton of marze mužiliary, mashinery, The Cunard Big Three, the pumps and gears, this was not sui "Aquitania," the "Berengarin, ficient to give a profitable employ- and the "Mauretania," have now ment to the workshops, mun mei for five years in succession car- The principal items on the .ried more first-class passengers balance sheet are Assets Land, than any three steamships of any buildings, works, 12,166,000 marks; other line. The total number car- materials, 40,482,620. marks sundry ried last year was 85,874.. debtors, 5,683,104 marks, bank de The Cunard total tonnage posits and caab, 860,540 mári Sunday, 17th February Noon.

now is ninety times what it was mills receivable”! and securf Sunday, 24th February Noon. in 1840-407,859 as against 2,598,698 marke; ball and su

4,516 There were 862 sailings in 7,744,629 Vminika. Thursday, 21st Feb. 10 sm.”

regular Atlantic service in 1928: capital 11,0 This represents over a million fund #104 Monday 25th February.

ReSmiles steamed by Cunard ships in creditors, 21127 Fór“ fürther particulars please apply to OSAKA BHOSEN KAISHA Tel Central No. 4988; 4999, 1990,

TAKKUCHI, Man the twelve mouths..

Colombo, Buez and Port Said. AMAZON MARU

RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Brigen, 'Slugapore,

Colombo, Durban & Cape Town. HAWAII MARU ......................

BOMBAY Vla. Singapore & Colombo.

SUMATRA MARU

SHINNOH MARU

Tuesday, 10th March.

Tuesday, 19th February. Wednesday, 8th March.

(Calls at Penang and Karachi). DURBAN, LOURENCO MARQUES, HEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR

& MOMBASA-Via Singapore. & Calamba PANAMA MABU ...

49% Thursday, 28th February. CALCUTTA Via Slugapore, Penang & Rangoon.

KASADO MARLEY,

GANGES MARU.....

Tuesday, 19th February. Tot Monday, 4th March.

VICTORIA, SEATTLE TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Japan Ports,

LONDON MARU

... Tuesday, 19th February.

MELBOURNE Via Manila, Brisbane & Sydney.

MADRAS MARU ...

BANGKOK-Vis Saigon.

HAIPHONG-Vis Holhow & Pakhol.

Friday, 8th March.

NEW YORK-Via Japan poris, San Francisco & Panama.``

JAPAN PORTS.

BATAVIA MARU

KRELUNGVI SWATOW & AMOT.

CANTON MARU

...HOZAN MARU

TAKAO Via SWATOW & AMOY.

TAKAO & KEELUNG

DELI MARU

BATAVIA

MARU

Monday, 25th February,

CUNARD TRIPPERS

203,209 CROSS ATLANTIC IN 1928

ments on accouné $85,878,67À

NEW YORK, BOSTON, & BALTIMORE

· 8.8. "CITY OF GUILDFORD”

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ELLERMAN LINE

9th March. 9th April 9th May.

LAMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE

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27th February.

2nd April

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15th April...

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