1929-03-08 — Page 4

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THIROUGH BOOKING TO EUROPE AT REDUCED RATES, £120, £112. £110. £103, £83, vla San Francisco.

GS140, G$420, via Japan and Seattle. SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolula.

Wednesday, 20th March. TAIYO MARU

Wednesday, TENYO MARU

3rd April,

SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghai & Japan Ports.

SHIDZUOKA MARU

YOKOHAMA MARU

26th March. Monday, Monday, 8th April,

LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via

Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez,

FUSHIMI MARU

HAKOZAKI MARU

Saturday, 9th March. Saturday, 23rd March,

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

TANGO MARU

Wednesday,

20th March.

AKI MARU

Wednesday,

24th April

BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.

CEYLON MARU

Monday,

SADO MARU

Sunday,

11th March. 17th March.

Mexico & Panama.

BOKUYO MARU

NEW YORK via PANAMA. ·

.... Saturday, 0th March.

TRADE AND DIVIDEND PROSPECTS

THE CHINA MAIL,

SHIPPING

SECTION.

new

steamer

MAKING UP-LEE-WAY

THE ISSUES BEFORE BRITISH

INDUSTRY, ''

(By Julian Hall in "Journal of Commerce")

Quser haphazard "beginnings have HAMBURG SHIPPING sense that a main line to South Africa, marked simost all the great move- and another to East Africa were ements of history. They have been in

Their tablished at the beginning of the spired by ho conscious idea!. second half of the year.

practical start has given rise to ex. On the main line to South Africa planations and interpretations which the

their two

turbine

have subsequently influenced

But at the beginning great "Watuss!" and "Ubena," of 9,800 tons, course. REVIEW OF THE YEAR

and the steamer Toledo," at 8,100 movements have been set going by Following its usual custom at this tons, carried through a fast service personal, or transitory Impulses; and to South Afrien, these impulses have often got a long time of the year, the "Hamburger every four waska

that a new in with Lourenco Marques as its terminal start before we realise been making Nachrichten" has

Consider the formation of the Bri- quiries among the principal banking, point, while on the main line to East movement is on foot. iniaatrial, shipping and other joint Afrles ve passenger steamers, the tish Empire and the Industrial re-

Usambara "Adolph Woerman",

Both there great move- stock companies of Hamburg as to the rersults of their trading in 1928 and Nyassa", and "Tanganjika", of 8,800 volution.

The follow- tons each, and the "Usaramo", 7,808 ments began with a few chance dis- the dividend prospects. ing are the chief points of the reports tona, were despatched every four coveries, in the one case of an island

* received from some of the leading weeks via the Suez Canal to east coast off North America and in the other manufactures. of new processes in ports as far as Durban. navigation companies:-

The freight war in the South Afri- Both were exploited in the most casual Hamburg-America Line

FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1929.

CANADIAN

PACIFIC

SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE ACROSS THE PACIFIC.

11 Days Kobe-Vancouver, 9 Days Yokohama-Vancouver.

SAILINGS 1920.

*Leave Leavo Hong Kon”

STEAMERS

· TO VICTORIA & VANCOUVER."

17 Days Hongkong-Vanesorer, 14 Days Shanghai-Vancouver,

Leavo

Shai n

Kabe

Losve Y'hama

Arrive

Vivor

Mar. 26

Apr. 18

May 21

June 11

July 18

Mar 20 Mar. 23 Apr. 10 Apr. 13 May 1 May 4 May 15 May 18

6 June 8 Juno June 26 June 29 July 10 July 13

July 21

·July 31 „Aug. 3 Aug. 6

Aug. 8 Aug. 17 Aug. 21 Aug. 24 Aug. 27 Aug. 29 Sept. 7 Sept. 4 Sept. 7 Sept 10 Sept. 12 Bept. 21

Mar. 28

Apr. 6

Apr. 18

Apr. 27

May 7

May 9

May 18

May 23

June 1

June 15

Juan 29

July 2 July 4 July 12

July 18

EMPRESS OF ASIA EMPRESS OF FRANCE EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA EMPRESS OF FRANCE EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA EMPRESS OF FRANCE EMPRESS OF RUSSIA

(E/Asia and E/Russia call at Nagamkl the day after departure from S'ha!))

Atlantic anilings from Montreal and Quebec every few days to Liverpool,

Southampton, Glasgow, Antwerp, Cherbourg and Hamburg

رہا

When It is taken into consideration/can trade lasted throughout the bust-and obvious way before anyone real EMPRESS OF ASIA SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) y'a Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles, that the international business, situs-ness year, and was only ended in the ed that two immensely significant and tion began to weaken already in the last days of the year by the abandon-far-reaching issues had been added to The the national life, They had been ex- year and that ment of the competitive service. carly months of last

were your 1920 should gradually bring about ploited blindly and logically before were two SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports, many branches of commerce

Friday, 5th April.

affected by this decline, it is possible a return to normal conditions on this we understood that here

Issues which called for our most care: 1 KANAGAWA MARU

to characterise the shipping situation route.

Towage, Shipping and Salvage Co. ful and imaginative guidance. In each general as satisfactory.

ease the train had been fired by, a' The freight, buningas, which It is impossible, however, to speak even to a relatively favourable deve very depressed until the middle of the handful of pioneers. We have to see lopment of the shipping business on year, showed a considerable improve- what are its implications, its dangers, all the traffic routes. In the freight ment during the last six months, so its possibilities. In each case we have business there was not inconsider that it is possible to count upon a to make an organic thing of chance

in the situation in service to the west coast of England

certain profitable result. In our liner achievements. Improvement able

To-day these two problems are par- the second half of the year, but owing seed to put up with very much low. ticularly rest to us. to unfavourable conditions in regard we had

†TAKETOYO MARU

+ MAYEBASHI MARU-

Tuesday, Saturday,

19th March.

30th March.

Sunday, 17th March,

་ ་

LIVERPOOL via Port Sald, Geneva, Marseilles,

+ LYONS MARU

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,

+ MURORAN MARU

† MORIOKA MARU

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,

Friday, 8th March. Friday, 15th March.

13th March. + TOKUSHIMA MARU (Omit S'hai) Wednesday,

Tuesday, 10th March. KITANO MARU

22nd March.

AKI MARU (Nagasaki direct). Friday,

*Cargo only.

Reduced 1st Class Excursion Rates qunted 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 SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP Via Singapore

Colombo. Suez and Port Said.

AMAZON MARU

ALASKA MARU

RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES Via Saigon, Singapore,

Colombo, Durban & Cape

HAWAII MARU

LAPLATA MARU

BOMBAY VI Singapore & Colombo.

SHINNOH MĀRU

INDUS MARU

Tuesday, 12th March, Thursday, 11th April.

F

Town.

Tuesday, 19th March. .Tuesday, 23rd April

Thursday, 7th March.

(Cails at Penang & Karacchi).

Wednesday, 20th March.

DURBAN, LOURENCO MARQUES, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR

& MOMBASA-Via Singapore & Colombo. CANADA MARU

Sunday, 31st March.

CALCUTTA Via Singapore, Penang & Bangoon.

CELEBES MARU” ...................... ....... Monday, 18th March.

(Calls at Belawan Deli).

VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACÓMÁ & VANCOUVER Via Japan Ports From

Shanghai,

AFRICA MARU

PARIS MARU..

Monday, 11th March

Saturday, 23rd March.

MELBOURNE VI Manila, Brisbane & Sydney.

BURMA MARU

BANGKOK-Ya Saigon.

HAIPHONG-Yia Holbar & Pakhoi

MENADO MARU....

Saturday, 6th April

Thursday, 14th March 19 a.m.

NEW YORK-Yia Japan ports, San Francisco & Panama.

JAPAN PORTS.

CHIFUKU MARU

AMUR MARU

KEELUNG-Via SWATOW & AMOY.

HOZAN MARU

CANTON MARU

TAKAO-Vis SWATOW & AMOY.

DELI MARU

TAKAO & KEELUNG

SOURABAYA MARU

Thursday, 14th March. Sunday, 17th March.

Sunday, 10 March Noon. Sunday, 17th March Noon.

Thursday, 21st March, 10 a.m.

Thursday, 4th April.

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BRITISH WUCHOW LINE

to competition, the generally satisfacer rates than those to Hull, on which create a new Empire relationship, and It Wo have to put our industries upon a tory supply of cargo did not always route severe competition existed. bring the desired results. This ob- is impossible to see any chance of im- new and rational basis. To organise The the Empire in accordance with the servation relates more particularly to provement in this direction.

modern economics and to South Africa, but to some extent also cargo steamer feet was augmented by ideals of to Brazil and the River Plate. the "Krusau" (2,000 tons), "Leven- rationalise our industries here are In the Australian trade the results sau" (1,800 tons), and "Weser" (1,500 the tasks before the Britain of 1929.

Lons),

The war was largely responsible for were badly affected by the long strika

We There was no further extension in our neglect of these problems. of dock labourers, and, as was tho case in former years, the unfavour-the salvage business. Although there thought of the Dominions only as to was considerable reduction in the nam- our gallant and indispensable alller able customs regulations tended restrict business. The rest of the ber of salvage cases on the "Elbe," and of our industries only as means company's services worked well, ac- it was not found possible to make a of getting the sinews of war. Thus corresponding reduction in the work we allowed the years to slip by with eording to circumstances.

ing costs, so that the maintenance of out revision of our primitive con- The continued activity of the Trans- branch at the present time inception of the Empire and of indus-

traffic

д had Atlantic passenger

try as lucky sources of wealth to be favourable effect on our business and velves heavy, sacrifices.

possible. brought us a a further increase in our

Further attention was paid to the developed as quickly as

суетледа towage The problems had thus got a long- figures. Emigration to the United extension of the

limi- business. Various large towages were start of us before we gave them our States was, as before, subject to limi- tations, but Canada is now giving

ing successfully carried out by the steam-serious attention, and they increase er "Max Barendt," and by the high in complexity as each month goes by. German emigration more, scope. In the passenger traffic to Central Ameri- seas tug "Atlas", which was specially We have urgent need of rationalisa ca, the west coast of the United Converted for this class of work. This tion in industry, and of an adjustment

In branch of the business, however, also

economic relations with the to East Aslo, we States as well were able to strengthen our Influence suffers very severely from foreign and Empire.

powerful financially

There is no reason why we should competition, by the introduction of several newhich, in respect to taxes and social not make a success of both. ships. Our pleasure cruises were so h successful that we propose to continue burdens, is much more favourably we realise their necessity,

placed than are German undertakings, see that nobody else from the outside. and extend them in 1920.

The Sai Kong (or the West River) For the German enterprises the bur- can help us, and that all such dogmas nationalisation of Industry and don in this connection have become al- most unbearable.

succession of the Dominions are anti-s the third largest river in the Chin- ese Republic and second only to the is a quated and unpractical, there good chance of our, arriving at Yangtze in Importance. This magni- rationalisation and at a new economic complex which shall bind the Empire edat trade route was opened to for THURS. 14th

The Empire cign traffic in 1897, but how many MON, trade unit. question and the Industrial question toreigners travel on this important For Information apply to- are bath economic. They are both waterway? The scenery along the concerned with the reorganisation of

+

Our

Hamburg-South American 8.8. Co. To a very large extent the business results as a whole were on the same

last year. linea na

The passenger traffic between Europe and South Amories, unfortunately, still remains considerably behind that of the pre- NEW POLICE LAUNCH to Dлo war period. Our share in this, how ever, was somewhat increased as the result of the introductions of our new fast steamer "Cap Arcona" and the one-class ship "Monto Cervantes." By means of these vessels we were successful in maintaining our position in the face of foreign

competi In the freight traffic to South

W. S. BAILEY & CO. HAND OVER

Yesterday the bullders, Messrs. W. S. Bailey & Co. Ltd., handed over to the Hong Kong Government the new, launch "Police No. 8, descrip-

ea, in spite of the enhanced costa tion of which recently appeared in

there was

Onco

once we

our trade resources. And they can be route is beautiful. We recommend it solved by no other method than a to any person who wishes to spend a sound rationalist economy.

short and economical holiday.

with which shipowners have to reckon, our columns and which is generally NAVAL MOVEMENTS

was a further decline in rates similar to "No, Polico" recently turn- awing to stronger competition. There ed out by the same builders. The is reason to hope, however, that as new vessel is of steel

and 100 in

DATE OF ARRIVAL OF TWO

NEW SLOOPS.

The vessel is divided by four steel

A' new

MARCH SAILINGS, DEPARTURE HOURS:

Hong Kong 5.30 p.m. Wuchow 2:00 p.m. 38. TAI HING"

[1,088 tons Capt. O. B. Wilks.]

MON. SUN.

11th 17th

MARCH.

FRI. WED.

22nd 27th

8.9. "TAI MING" [649 tone-Capt G. J. Splik.] WED. 27th FEBRUARY,

SAT.

MARCH,

9th

MON. .25th SAT. 30th

4th

KWONG WING Co

.87, Connaught Road West, Phone: Central 893.

Co.. Ltd.

IMPROVEMENTS ON WHITE STAR which will be of undoubted popular-

LINERS

ity is the provision of "arm" chairs in the dining saloons in place of th

The the result of closer co-operation of the length by 21 beam and a speed of

children's playroom has revolving chairs we hitherto.

Improvements of these three steam- regular lines the results will show an 10% knots per hour. Improvement.

H.M.S. "Bridgewater" and "Sand-been built in the White Star liner ers are part of a huge campaign of plies between overhaul to which the steamers of the Woermann & German-East Africa Line watertight bulkheads and has bunk-wich" (which are to replace the stoops "Megantic," which

White Star Line are subject at re- During 1928 the whole of the serers for oil fuel on either side of boil- "Blusbeil" and "Foxglove" on the Southampton and New York. The gular intervala in order that the ships vice of the German Africa Lines OF. The

rudder is of the balanced China Station) are to leave England Woermann Line, German East Africa type for quickness of turning and the on April 8 and should then arrive in children are not the only ones to be of the company may not only keep

Hong

catered for; In both the cabin and pace with, but anticipate, the ever- Line, Hamburg-America Line [Africa

Kong on June 4. The Royal Fleat tests for handling and service], and Hamburg-Bremen Africa Veel on trials passed all necessary

Auxillary tourist third cabin classes the centre growing demand of the Trans-Atlantic stability. Line) underwent considerable changes

The "No. 8 Police mounts a gun "Ruthenia," hitherto of the China Sta- of the dining saloons have been pre-traveller for the very latest in ocean

dancing floor, travel. and extensions. After the two newly-forward and is fitted with steel maga- tion, arrived at Singapore yesterday pared specially as a built passenger steamers "Watussi"

rine, saloon, lavatories, galleys, wire- from Hong Kong.

The White Star Line have also at no and "Ubena" wore completed and de- loss, and armoured, shields proof

H.M.'s troopship "Dorsetshire" is small expense had hot and cold run- (zailed yesterday) on March 12.

livered, a total of 12 passenger and against British Infantry fire. at 25 due in Singapore from Hong Kong sing water laid on in all stateroom

25 cargo steamers were engaged on yards.

a series of services to various parts The engines are triple expansion of

of Africa.

35 hip, and the boiler oil burning and supplying steam at, 190 lb. square inch, the material and workmanship on the vessel being throughout of the highest class.

MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS

The two turbine passenger steam ers Wangon" and "Ussukuma," of 7.800 tons each, were placed in the West Africa service. These bad pre vlously been used on the round Africa voyage. The sailings on the West Coast main Ene, on which the two passenger steamers

"Wada!" *Ed "Wahshe had previously been des-

The P. & 0.5.5. "Khyber" left patched once a month were thus able to be doubled as and from the month Singapore for this port on Mar. 4 at of September.

In addition to these with the outward English passenger lines, 5 cargo steamer lines Manila, and is dee here on March 9 word maintained, with monthly desat about 6 am..

The B.I... Talamba" will leave patches in each case, these being nam-

ed according to their terminal points: Amoy for this port on March 8, and Liberia Line, Gold Coast and Beninis due here on March 9,

Line, Lagos and Oil Elver Lina, Congo

Ine and Angola Line,

The P.&O. m.a. "Nagpore" "left Singapore for this port on March 6 ́at

In the South and East Africa ser noon, and is dus here on Monday, vice, instead of the round Africa voy-March 11 at about, nuos.

The American Mail Liner President which had been run for several

in the McKinley which Balled from San years, a change was made

Francisco on February 15, is due to arrive at this port on March 11,

age,

THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD

ENGINEERING COMPANY

OF HONGKONG LIMITED

Electrle

DRY DOCK-

Length 787 Feet, Length on Blocks 750 Feet. Depth on Centre of

801 (HW.OST,) 34 ft 6 ins.

THREE SLIPWAYS

ible of Handling Ships Up

Tong Displacement.

af Sex-Wall C 130 Tons at 70 Fe

The M.V. "Sumatra (Swedish East Asiatic Co., Ltd.), left Hamburg on Feb. 3, and fadue here on or about March 14.

M

The CPS RM83 “Empreul" of Asia" Capt. A. 1. Hailey, R.N.R, will. leave hore for Victoria and Vancouver, B.0, via Shanghai, Nagasaki, Koba and Yokohama at noon on March 20.

The Dollar Round the World Liner "President Johnson led from Ban Francisco on February 22, and is dus. to arrive at this port at 7 a.m. on Saturday, March 28.5 9 vás valan

The M.Y. "Formosa (Swedish East, Asiatic Co. Ltd) left: Antwerp on Feb. 5, and is due here on or about March 25,

BAPAK arrivals attend, departures į

from Hong Kong of steamers -undor, the management of the Bank Line, Lids are as follow

qoridag Arrivals at÷Hong Kon:

8.3. "City of Delhi from Europ March 3.7 8.8 CI

via Suez, March 25,

Ballings: From Her

and Ja

forkShang

SHIP SALE

on "3", "C" and "D" decks on board the steamers "Baltic" and

CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.

Consignees of Cargo ex M.V.

an amenity which will be «Viminale” are reminded to take.

by passengers. Extensive alterations have been carried out in the cabin

delivery of their goods which will

The steamer "Polmanter," 345 tons lounge on each of these ships, those be subject to rent after March 10.

net register, owned by the Eclipse rooms having been completely rede

the

Thous

Shipping Co., Ltd. (Messrs. J. J. and Co., managers), of Cardiff, has been sold to Norwegian buyers. She was built in 1921.

Consignees of cargo ex 3.5. "City of Guildford" are reminded to take corated and rofurnished, while smokerooms have been re-arranged and refurnished to conform with the delivery of their goods which will A further, alteration be subject to rent after March 11. modern style.

BANK LINE LTD.

ELLERMAN &

AGENTS FOR

BUCKNALL S.S. CO.,

SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION. WITHOUT NOTICE.. UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT

8.8. “CITY OF PERIN, London, Rotterdam, Amsterdam & Hamburg B.S. “CITY OF KHARTOUM” London, Rotterdam, Amsterdam & Hamburg BS. CITY OF DELHI..... London, Rotterdam, Amsterdam & Hamburg

NEW YORK, BOSTON, & BALTIMORE

S.B. CITY OF DUNKIRK"

via Suez Canal

ALSO AGENTS FOK

LTD.

ELLERMAN LINE

9th March. 0th April 9th. May.

"AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE

20th March.

ANDREW WEIR & CO.

BERVICES TO

BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE

NAIRNBANK

Suez Canal

& SOUTH AFRICA

AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE

4y2nd April. ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE

Tal Address

TONG TIN

TRE

NK LINE LTD