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SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1929.

P. & 0.-British India Apcar and

Eastern & Australian

Lines

(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.

TAKING CARGO FOR

STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, WEST IDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, AND RED SEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE

PORTS, EUROPE, &c.

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under Contract with HM. Government.)

JAPAN'S NAVY

THE CHINA MAIL,

APPROXIMATE COSTS AT A GLANCE

POSITION AFTER 1981

Tokyo, Feb. 26. In a recent discussion in the Diet on the subject of naval con- struction after 1981, it was re called that, in the years framediately preceding the Washington Con- ference, expenditure on the armed forces of the country accounted for nearly 50 per cent. of the national budget, naval construction alone cesting more than Y.270,000,000 a

201 destroyers, 6 submarines, 8 gun- boots, and five special service ships)

EASTERN PORTS

by, 1930-1 at a cost of Y.820.000,- DETAILS. OF WEEKLY HEALTH 000)

BULLETIN

The health bulletin of Eastern ports for the week ended February 23, ls sued by the Director of Mediest and Sanitary Services, giver the following cases, the #gures in parenthoals ins dicating deaths:

1

The total estimated expenditure: on auxiliary ship construction be tween the discal years 1923-4 (when the agreements reached at Washing. ton first made their effect shown) and 1991-2 is therefore, according to the original estimates already Flague: Rangoon (1), Singapore ↑ quoted, Y.666,277,892. Actually, (1), Bangkok 1 (1), Saigon 1, Baghdad however, these estimates appear to infected rats were found t

Rangoon in Zone have been about Y.20,000,000 too

Cholera: Calcutta (81), Nogapatani small, as, according to figures just (1), Rangoon (1), Futicorin 1 (2), obtained by Reuters from the Pondicherry (7), Bangkok 19 (7) Japanese Navy Department, the Paam Penh 2 (20). |

Smail-rox: Calcutta 0 (7), Karachi total already spent (1923-9) is 24 (4), Madras 47 (9), Nagapatam Y.431,398,465, and a further Y.244,-, (1), Rangoon 6 (1), Tuticorin (1), Thanks to the Washington Agree-657,570 is to be spent during the Yizagapataṁn 4, Pondicherry (1) ment, Japan was able to make 4

next three-year period ending April Balik Papan 1, Belawan Dell 3 (2), drastic cat in this terrible drain 1st 1932, thus bringing it to Y.676, Pnom Penh 15 (8), Salgod 1, Shanghai Samarinda 17 (3), Haiphong 3 (8), on her financial resources and, al- 058,135 in all. though the fiscal year 1922-3, which

What further construction will be followed too close on the heels of carried out after that date will the Conference to enable any re-depend entirely on the outcome of vision to be effected, still called for the Arms Conference due to meet

| year.

as much as Y.225,269,000 for naval In 1931 (or possibly earlier) to construction, the annual outlaw on consider the extension and revision this score since then has averaged of the Washington Treaty.--- only Y.88,000,000 or thereabouts, Reuter's Pacific Service. despite the new programmes instituted in the meantime, These programmes, if we include those merely revised and also the 1926-9 preliminary portion of the auxillary replacement programme, are four in number. How the cost of these four has been, and is still being spread out, may best be shown by the following table of approximate

costs:

LAWN TENNIS

YESTERDAY'S GAMES IN H.K.C.C. TOURNAMENT

The matches played yesterday in the H.K.C.C. tournament resulted: Open Singles.-Y. Sajtki beat Laf Kwong-tsun 6-4, 6-2, 2-6, 6-2; Chiu Tsun-chiu received a walk over from Luk Ding-cheung.

Revised "8-8" Auxillary Ships

Y,52,252,102 Y.39,010,287 Open Doubles.-Major Lucas and 32,000,000 57,816,000 Dr. Tottenham beat Horace Lo and 31,194,426 56,905,675 Iu Tak-cheuk 7-5, 6-2, 7-5.

8,000,000 72,000,000 Club Championship.-H. Owen 75,000,000 Hughes beat J. Barrow 6-4, 2-6, 9-7. Handicap Singles "A"-Lieut. D. Smith (owė 2/6) beat Very Rev. Swann (scr.) 6-4, 6-0.

9. 8.

Tona

From Hong Kong About

Destination

1923-24

1924-26

1925-26

1926-27.

MACEDONIA

KHIVA.

+KHYBER

MALWA

*MIRZAPORE

.NALDERA

11,120 2nd Mar.

Noon 0,135 16th Mar. 9,114

23rd Mar. 10,080 30th Mar. 6.715 1st Apr. 10,088 13th Apr. *Cargo only. Calls Casablanca.

Marseilles & London.

1927-28

Marseilles, London & Hull.

1928-29

Marseilles, London & Huli.

1929-30

Marseilles & London. Straits, Colombo & Bombay. Bombay, Marseilles & London.

1930-31

1981-32

Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.

1923-24

1924-25

1925-26

68,237,230

Auxiliary Replacement Preliminary Main

Jup

1926-27 Y. 8,000,000 1927-28 10,000,000 1928-29 8,000,000

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

.

1929-30

TALAMBA

TALMA SANTHIA TILAWA

Mnr. Singapore. Penang & Calcutta.. Mar. Apr.

1930-31

Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.

Singapore, Penang & Caloutts

Singapore, Penang & Calcutia.

TAKLIWA

3,013 11th 20,000 10th 7,75-1 11th 10,006 20th Apr. *7,030 28th Apt. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta,

• 13.1. Apear Line steamers have excellent accommodation for let

and 2nd class passengers. All steamers are fitted with wirelesa and earry a qualified surgeon.

1931-32

Y. 4,725,000 11,926,000

88,000,000

88,000,000

68,657,000

The first of these four pro. grammes requires little explanation.- Japan had planned to maintain per-

Handicap Singles "B"-R. P. Lonsdale received A walk over from A. H. Penn.

Handicap Doubles.-C. W. E. Bishop and W. Woodward (rec. 4/6) beat T. H. King and Major C. Willson (scr.) 6-3, 6-2,

ASSOCIATION MEETING

Reorganisation Proposed at Annual Meeting

The Hong Kong Lawn Tennis Association held its annual meeting yesterday evening, Mr. H. R. B. Hancock presided.

(0), Canton 25. (1), Macao (24), Dairen 1,. Bagdad. 2 (1),

CONSIGNEES:

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

"ELLERMAN” LINE

From EUROPE.

The Steamship

"CITY OF KHARTOUM" having arrived, Consignees of

her Cargo - by

aro informed that all goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra-hazardous Godowns of Holt's Wharf, Kow- loon, whence delivery may be ob

tained.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undeliver- ed after. Oth March, 1920, will be subject to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Under signed on or before 18th March, 1929, or they will not be recogniz-

ed.

· All broken, chafed and damaged Goeds are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays or Fridays, between the hours of 10.45 am, and Noon, with- in the Free Storage period of One Week.

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

Bills of Lading will be counter- eigned by

THE BANK LINE, LTD, General Agents. Hong Kong, 28th Feb., 1929.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

manently a capital fleet of eight battleships and eight battle cruisers (the famous "8-8" Fro- The following officers were 'elect- ¦ AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE. gramme), all of modern type; but ed: President, Mr. H. R. B. Han- as a result of the Washington Con-cock; Vice President, Mr.. M. K. Lo; ference she agreed

From U.S.A.

to cancel Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, Mr. ¡HE Steamship.

THE "ROSERIC"

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South).fouriceen of her now capital ships. D. S. Green.

*TANDA.

ARAFURA

TANDA

ST. ALRANS

0,950 2ml Mar."

4 p.m. 4,500) 30th

Mar. 0,000 3rd May 0,068 31st May

"Calls Port Holland.

Manila, Sandakes. Thursday Island,

Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney Melbourne.

&

Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Japan and Hong Kong to Australia.

The F. & A. S.S. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghal, Iloijo, Cebu, Kalambugan, Tawno, Timor, Darwin, or other parts en route as in ducement offers,

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-

The chairman said that the ques- having arrived, Consignees of tlon had been brought forward as to Cargo by her ara informed that all the advisability of forming a ""D" Goods are being landed at their Division, In view of the great num-risk into the hazardous and/or ber of players taking part in the extra-hazardous Godowns of the "g" Division.

Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown. Co., Ltd., whence delivery may be obtained.

The curtailed programme was therefore rounded off by the ap- propriations as shown above.

Additional, however, to these great ships, provision has also been made for the construction of a large number of ancillary craft. |these forming as integral a part of the "8-8" Programme as did the "Dreadnoughts.” Under this plan, cruisers, 37 destroyers, and 46 submarines were to be built; buted to enter only one team in eached after 8th March, 1929, will these numbers were, in con- division.

It was decided to leave the mat- ter to the Committee, who would decide as soon as the number of entries was known. It was also de- cided that each club should be allow

The chairman said that it was The Inion S.S. Comnony's steamers to the United Kingdom via New sequence of the agreement reach.

ed at Washington, cut down desired that the Association be put Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

to 8 cruisors, 24 destroy- on a proper standing with rules of eis. and 22 submarines, the its own. appropriations for their construc-

The P. & Q. Royal Mail steamers to London via Suez Canal.

The P.&O. Branch Service of steamers to London via the Cape,

The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and tion being spread out, as shown,

London via Panama Canal..

SAILINGS. TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.

ST. ALBANS

KHYBER *GAMBADA *NAGPORE

SANTHIA - NALDERA KARMALA LAHORE TILAWA TAKLIWA MANTUA ARAFURA

*JEYPORE

4,500❘ 5th Mar. | Moji, Kobe, Ganka & Yokohama. 0,114 8th

Shanghai. Mar. 6.307 9th Mar. 6,288 9th Mar. 7764 15th Mar. 10,088 15th Mar. 0.128 22nd Mor. 25th Mar, 26th

5,252

10,006

7.015 Ist

May. Apr. 6,000 20th Mar. 10.046 9th Apr. 5,318 11th Apr.

• Carga only.

Shanghal, Moll, Kobe & Osaka. Shanghai, Moft, Kobe & Yokohama. Amoy, Moll, Kobe, Y'hama & Osaku. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama, Shanghai, Moji, Kube & Yokohama, Amoy, S'hai, Maji, Kobe &"Osaka. Amoy, Moji, Kobe, Yhama & Osaka. Shanghai. Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Moji, Kobe. Osnka & Yokohama, Shanghal, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama

All dates ara approximate and subject to alteration without notice. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.

Passengore for Rangoon must defray their own Hoich expenses at Singapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer,

All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge. Steamers on London aud Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries. Parcels measuring not more than 2% ftak ft x1 ft. will be received at the Comparty's Office up to Noon on the day previous to sailing.

For further Information, Passages, Freight, Handhdoks, etc., apply to

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.. P. & O. Building, Connaught Rd. C., HONG KONG.

“Agents.

committee to carry out the neces The following were elected on the

to 1929 (originally to 1928, but sary work entailed-S, A. Rumjaḥn, extended by one year on account of G. W.. Sewell, R. E. Tottenham, the Earthquake)}' The sacrifice C. F. Lee, S. E. Green, J. Abe and entalled by this cut was undoubtedly T. Armstrong, considerable, though not perhaps so It was decided that the closing great as these figures would in- date for entries should be March 15, dicate: for although the con- and that the League should start on templated 92 auxiliary vessels wore | April 6.

reduced in number to 54, their The chairman. mentioned that the total tonnage was reduced but little, Dunlop Rubber Company had offer- as most of the ships retained for ed a shield for a Mixed Doubles construction were redesigned on a League, but it was decided to leave larger scale.

the matter to the committee.

BILLIARDS

By means of tils auxiliary ship, programme the balance of the Japanese fleet was adjusted to meet. the requirements of national de-

The return billiard match be- fence, as hitherto the proportion of tween the Warder's, Mess and the | ancillary craft to capital, ships had Catholic Union Club resulted in a been, unduly amall. The so-called win for the latter by a margin of replacement programme drawn up 338 points. Scores. subsequently was intended to main-

Warder's Mess tain the balance thus achieved, by Brindlecombe replacing all auxiliary vessels as Lacey soon as they attain their age limit. Hodge...

Gooding:

Plans for this replacement pro- gramme began to take definite shape in 1025 and called for a further expenditure of Y.820,000,-. .000. The Finance Departments however, declared that under the Anancial circumstances of the time It was Impossible. to find the amount. demanded A Cablaet crisis thereupon, arose, and, the

NEW YORK, BOSTON & BALTIMORE: Ministry was only saved from a

SERVICE OF THE

“BLUE FUNNEL” LINE.

(OCEAN S.S. CO., LTD. & CHINA MUTUAL S.S. CO., LTD.) AND

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE. (ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL 8.8. CO., LTD.)

BAILINGS FROM HONG KONG.

S.B. "CITY OF DUNKIRK” ,8.8. "LAOMEDON'

Via Bues Canal

Vin Suez Canal

2011 March 10th April Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Owners' Option.

Bubject to change without notice.

.. Jillot

Gowland

200. .108

*166*

58:

.200

.119

Totally oka

„880::

Catholic Union ::

AJM Rodriguea.

.176

M. M. Silva.

.200

A. A. M. Rodrigues

.200

C. F: Váš

..200

Er L. Vas

.199

M. A. Baptista

.200.

Total:

.1,174

THE NATIONALISTS:

serious split by the personal inter-. vention of the Premier between the heads of the two departments con- cerned. By the compromise there by effected, provision was made for the constructiod of four destroyára

Shanghai Yesterday.. during the three-year period 1926-

Marshal Li Chafssum" (comma mi 4: 29 at a total cost of Y.26,000,000 der-in-Chief at Canton), and Mr. and a year later the major part of Chu Chao-hsin (Commissioner for the programe i originally planned Foreign Affairs at Canton) are ex- was sanctioned Including the necbed, to leave for Nanking from Your destroyers sanctioned in 1926, Canton on March 5.STIMANA this allows for the construction of A Nanking message say State four 10,000doner

Council has discussed a Hestroyera,

Marshal Chin flotation

boste, one an

year 198

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All Claims against the Vessel must be presented to the Under- signed on or before 18th March, 1929, or they will not be recogniz- ed.

All brokon, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on Wednesday, 6th March, 1929, at

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No Fire Insurance has been effected.

Bills of Lading will be counter- afgried by

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