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Wednesday, 20th March. Wednesday, 3rd April:

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SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shan għal & Japan Porta

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Monday, 25th March. Monday, 8th April.

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After

the

THE CHINA MAIL,

SHIPPING

SECTION.

H.K. HARBOUR

THE PROPOSED ADVISORY BOARD

N.D.L

“GIESSEN "

BADLY WRECKED OFF SHANGHAI

"KHIVA" BENDERS AID

Shanghai, Yesterday. The Norddeutscher Lloyd 1,5: "Giessen" yesterday evening struck The Button and early this morning her back broke.

The P. and O. 3.8. "Khiva" bound for Hong Kong, took off her three passengers and most of the crow. The remainder of the crow are taking re- It is believed The following appears in the annual fuge on The Button.

According to the latest reports the report for 1928 of the General Cham-that there are no casualties. ber of Commerce:-

Later, Further consideration of the Gov-"Glossen" is a total loss. ornment's proposal to establish a Har- The "Glessen" bour Board for Hong Kong, discus

was inward bound

THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1929.

CANADIAN

PACIFIC

SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE ACROSS THE PACIFIC. TO VICTORIA & VANCOUVER.

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

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

SAILINGS 1929.

Leave Leave Hong Kong S'hal

NAVY DEPARTMENT THINKS FATE NOW SETTLED

U.S.S. Eleven years "Cyclops," naval coiller, dropped from the face of the Atlantic, with 308 port sons on board, a solution to its Appearanca has been found-in confiden- tial naval records of world war days.

Out of the maze of letters, wire- sion on which appeared in the 1927 from Singapore and carried a crew ess communications and intercepted report, was delayed owing to the ab- of nine officers and 43 men,

The salvaga tugs "Saves" and "St. German messages one solution appear-sence from the Colony of the Harbour

It is that the collier was caught Master and the necessity of obtain-Sampson" have left to give relief.—

to the Reater. In a terrific storm saith of the Virginia ing detailed information as

Built in England working at the Por Commission at Capos, capeized and sank

The "Gleason" has been owned by Colombo. The Chamber on July 20, ernment's letter Inviting the opinion Melchera and Co. are the local agents. (E/Asia and E/Russia call at Nagasakl the day after departure from S'hai) 1028; replied as follows to the GovNorddeutscher Lloyd Co., for whom

sands.

with all

sh route from Rio de Janeiro to Balti

In March, 1918, the "Cyclops" was

Inst.

of

of the Committee on the proposal: more with a cargo of manganese ore.

The collier, on its fatal voyage, was "The Committee desiron to convey

Its thanks to the Government for not directly operating in the naval ser vice, but had been chartered by the thorising the conference with

the United States and Brazil Steamship Harbour Master which took place on Company to transport manganese. The November

this discussion it appeared desirable naval vessel was overloaded in excusa

The to obtain Information from Colombo of its maximum doad weight. cargo was not well trimmed. Its star as to the working of the port at beard engine was out of commission. thority there and delay in receiving and in giving adequate consideration At the time of its last salling there were

to the views forwarded accounts for 4,000 tons of sea water mostly in the

collier's double bottom. The "Cyclops" crew were mainly inexperienced, "with no knowledge of working a ship or life or board a ship, according to a writ ten protest to the Navy Department signed by Lieut. Commander Gev. W. Worley, the cellier captain.

the much-regreted delay in replying to the Government's letter.

STEAMERS EMPRESS OF ASIA EMPRESS OF FRANCE EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA EMPRESS OF FRANCE EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF 481A EMPRESS OF FRANCE BIPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA

Mar 29 Mar. 23 Apr. 10 Apr, 13 May 1 May 4 May 15 May 18 June 5 June 8 June 28 June 29 July 10 July 13 July 31 Aug. 3 Aug. 21 Aug. 24

Leave Kobe

Leave

Arrive

Yhuma

Viver

Mar. 26 Apr. 16

Mar. 28

Apr. 4

Apr. 18

Apr. 27

May 7

Alay 9

May 18

May 21

May 23

June 1

Junio 11

Juno 15

June 21

July *

July 4

July 11

July 18- July 18

July 23

Aug. 6 Aug. B Aug. 17

Aug. 27 Aug. 29 Sept. 7 Sept. Sept. 7 Sept. 10 Sept. 12 Sept,, 21

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

. Southampton, Glasgow, Antwerp, Cherbourg and Hamburg

tor a year. She is of 6,613 gross ton- page and 4,004 nett tonnago, and was built in 1915 by the Northumberland Shipbuilding Co. at Howdon-on-Tyne, Her dimensions are length 435.6 feet, heam 53.6 feet and depth 30.6 feet. She was carrying a cargo from Ant- Rotterdam, Homburg, and ern, Bremen for China ports, but none of the cargo was for Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Manila three passengers taken off by the

Kalva" were not for this port.

NO ARMS ON LINER

H.A.L. REFUTE REPORT OF

SELZURE

Berlin. --- The Hamburg-America Line issued Д atatement regarding the messago from Buenor Ayres re- porting the seizure aboard their atcam. ed "Sachsenwald" by Argentina Gov- ernment officers of 2,000 cases contain- ing rifles consigned to as address in Bolivia. The line stated that it "knows nothing of such confiscation, and has no intorest in such shipmeute cf GIMB."

MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS

The P. & O. s.s. “Khiva" left Shang- hal for this port on March 12 at 5 ... and is due here on March 15 it about 5 p.m.

Projected arrivals at and departures rom Hong Kong of steamers under he management of the Bank Line, Ltd., are as follows:-

Arrivals at Hong Kong

3.S. "City of Delhi" from Europe, March 17.

S.S. "City of Khios" from New York via Suer, March 25.

The 2.8. "City of Glasgow" from Europe, April 17,

Loave

HONG KONG-MANILA SERVICE. Arrive

:

Leave Arrive Menila Hong Kong.

Mar, 20 Apr. 19

Mar. 31 Apr. 21

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Apr. 25

Apr. 7 Apr. 28

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When they pass the Shiching Gorge, he American travellers say “Well, we uess this beats the Hudson River, ur show place," Continental visitors emark that it reminds them of the

"The Committee desires to remark that the Government's letter of Sep- tember 21 gives very little detail as to the scope and duties of the sug gested Harbour Board, and Comman- der Hole, when outlining ideas on the subject at the conference with the

and Switzerland.” Whilst The 8.8. "Clenbank" from New York Rhine that ha did not Committee, stated

via Panama, April 22.

ritish tourists declare "Surely," the know to what extent the Government

The .. "Comllebank" from Newake district or the Scottish moors, would support the views he was ex-York via Panama, April 26. pressing

Definite Line of Polley

On March 9, 1918, the .. "Amalco" passed the "Cyclops" off the Virginia terrific storm Capes and on March 10 came up which all but sank the "Amalco."

On March 23 the coller was recorded as missing Squadrons of naval vessels were dispatched on the search. Wireless calls swapt the entire Atlantic, but went unanswered. "The Committee realises the impor- Even the Imperial German Navy, then tance to the Colony of its Harbour at war with the United States, was re- and of a defnite line of policy with quested for news of the collier. Wire-regard to it being formulated by the lese messages passing between German Government in consultation with the naval headquarters and German sub Merchant and Shipping interests of marines were intercepted and decoded, the Colony but all U-boat commanders denied hav- ing scon the "Cyclops."

One hundred

days

later the "Cyclops" was officially marked "lost" and all on board "dead."

at with a little less vegetation." ow why not take a Ave-days* round vip and zoe for yourself. It costs'you

The as. "City of Newcastle" from New York via Suez, May 1.

Departures From Hong Kong S.S. "City of Delhi," for Shanghai ||aly $40. and Japan, March 18.

The .. "City of Dunkirk" for Manila and U.S.A., March 18.

The .. "City of Khin" for Manila and U.K., March 28, "Hong Kong, however, is not a con.

The 5.5. "City of Khartoum" for suming centre but depends for the Singapore and Europe, April E. bulk of its trade upon distribution,

The B.. "City of Glasgow for This being so, its trade can only be Shanghai and Japan, April 18. maintained and further extended by The .5. Tinhow" for Saigon and The Maximum dead weight of the economical handling of goods and South Africa, April 18.

of the keeping down the expenses

The .. "Glenbank" for Haiphong, Port. The Committes is apprehen- April 26. sive that the formation of a Harbour The 8.4. "Comliebank" for Shanghai, Board will ultimately lead to inerrens and Chinwangtao, April 27.

Was Heavily Overloaded

"Cyclops" was 14,500 tons. Its cargo capacity was listed at 8,000 tons of coal. With the 10,000 tons of man- ganese on board, the 4,000 tona of water and in addition cool and provi sions, the colller was heavily overload. ed. When it left the Barbados the

SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) vin Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles, water line was above Its Plimsoll line,

México & Panama.

RAKUYO MARU

Friday,

19th April.

SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports force. The one trace of the collier

KANAGAWA MARU

NEW YORK via PANAMA.

+ TAKETOYO MARU

+ MAYEBASHI MARU

Friday, 5th April..

Sunday, 17th March. Thursday, 28th March.

Sunday, 17th March.

LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Geneva, Marseilles.

+ LYONS MARU

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.

† MORIOKA MARÜ

+ NAGATO MARU

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,

Friday, 15th March. Friday, 20th March.

† TOKUSHIMA MARU (Omit S'hai) Saturday, KITANO MARU

Tuesday,

10th March. 19th March. 22nd March,

AKI MARU (Nagasaki direct)..... Friday,

fCargo only.

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

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SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG· SUBJECT TO ALTERATION,

LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP VL Sikapare

Colombo, Bues and Fort Said.

AMAZON MABU

ALASKA MARU

Thursday, 14th March. Thursday, 11th_April

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

Colombe, Durban & Cape Town.

HAWAII MARU

LAPLATA MARU

BOMBAY Via Singapore & Colombo.

INDUS MARU

Tuesday, 19th March,

Tuesday, 23rd April.

*... Wednesday, 20th March.

(Calls at Perang & Karacchi).

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

& MOMBASA-Via Singapore & Colombo, CANADA MARU... Sunday, 21st March.

CALCUTTA-Vis Ringapore, Fening -&-Raŭgoon--

CELEBES MARUBA ASEMA Monday, 18th March.

*(Calls at Belawan, Delf);

VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Japan' Ports From

Shanghul.

PARIS MARU

Saturday, 23rd March.

Saturday, 8th April.

MELBOURNE Via Manila, Brisbane & Sydary.

BURMA MARU.

BANGKOK-Via Saigon

EAIPHONG Vi Hoshow a Pakhoa

Thursday, 14th March 10 a

NEW YORK---Via Japan ports, San Francisco & PanaVM.

HENADO MARU

CHIFUKU MARU

JAPAN PORTS. V

AMUR MARU ....

KEELUNG VI SWATOW: & AMOY.

CANTON MARU...

TAKAO-VI SWATOW. & AMOT.

DELI MARUSO

TAKAO KEELUNG

SOURABAYA. HARU

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

Sunday, 17th March Noon.

Thursday, 21st March, 10 am.

Thursday, 4th April

For further particulars please apply to--OBAKA BHOSEN KAISHA, SE

The Concrni No. 4168, 4689, 4199.

H. TAKEUCHI, Manager.

or safety mark.

Many rumours as to the fate of the collier reached the naval intelligence came from Donald Fraser of Chicago, whom naval officers credited with being responsible. Fraser sald.in February; 1920, while cruising off the Bahamas he was forced to take refuge on Gun Key because of a storm. He said he found wreckage of a lifeboat on which was stencilled the letters "U. S. Cyclo-"

Also, Fraser reported he noticed what appeared to be the sunken hull of a ship shout 2,000 yards off the key. A naval Investigation several months after Fraser made his report failed to disclose the wreckage, but naval men said it was possible it had been from the "Cyclops" and had washed away again in another storm.

ed expenses being placed on Ship- The .8. "City of Delhi" for Singa- ping.

"Conditions in Hong Kong, where pore and U.K., May 9, practically every activity connected with the Harbour is conducted by pri- vate enterprise, differ entirely from conditions in places like Singapore where Docks, Wharves and Ware-

AB

houses are owned and operated by the Government

under Port Trust They differ also from places like Colombo where the Government owns property but leases it to private en terprise and operates the Harbour under the Colombo Port Commission, It would seem therefore that there is for a Harbour not the same; need Board for Hong Kong.

Suggested. Co-Ordination outlined by Commander Hole, much of the work which it is hop- ed the Harbour Board would do could possibly be accomplished by co-ordina- tion

of the several departments now interested in the Harbour, namely the Harbour Office, the Public Works De- partment, the Railway and Import and Export Office, while the Shipping Sub-Committee of the Chamber The Transport "Somersetshire" left Commerce is always available to give Singapore for Hong Kong yesterday, advice, and is more widely represen- and is due to arrive here at 6 am.tative than the small unofficial mem- on Tuesday.

bership of a Harbour Board could be. H.M.S. "Dartmouth" left Aden for The Committee is generally in Colombo en route to Hong Kong. favour of the establishment of a Har

NAVAL MOVEMENTS

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CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.

of

cargo

ex 8.8.

Consignees of Cargo ex M.V. telivery of their goods which will be "Chile"

aru reminded to take subject to rent after March 17 at 4 p.m.

Consignees la Diamante" are reminded to take elivery of their goods which will be ubject to rent after March 20,

Conalgnees of cargo "Benmacdhui" are reminded to take delivery of their goods which will be subject to rent after March 21.

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[1,008 ton-Capt. O. B. Wilks] MARCH.

SUN. 17th FRI. 22nd

WED. 27th

8.8. "TAI MING" [049 tons Capt. G. J. Spink.] MARCH.

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"CHILE".. having arrived, Consignees of cargo Are hereby informed that all good are being landed and placed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra- hazardous Godowns of The Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godowa Co., Ltd. where delivery can be obtained as soon as the goods are landed.

No claims will be admitted after, the goods have left the Godawns, and all goods remaining undelivered after the 17th March,

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ate aim of the Govertiment is to form a body which will eventually be given limited authority, and that such body would have moderately wide terms of reference in respect of gen- eral questions of policy in Harbour development. Above all it should not increase costs to vessels using the Port

With regard to nomination of members of the Board, the Committee (having in mind frequent changes in personnel) prefers to wait until the Board is actually deelded upon before suggesting namos

of suitable repre- Bentativas.

Limerick Harbour Board, in consider- ing further proposals for dock exten sion and a railway link, have instructed the port engineer to investigate the amount of traffic carried over the rail- way connection with Sligo and Derry porta inward and outward trafle dealing with rámporia and exporta is All broken, chafed and damaged to be considered in; referance to the goods are to be left in the Godown, conditions at these ports to ascertain where they will be examined by how far similar, arrangements would Messra. Anderson & Aahe on the 15th, be applicable to Limerick. March, 1929, at 10 am.

All claims against the vessel must be presented to the Undersigned before the 20th March, 1920, or they will not be recognisedd

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loss of the

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