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SAN FRANCISCO vla Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

TAIYO MARU

TENYO MARU

Wednesday, 20th March. Wednesday, ård April.

SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghai & Japan Ports.

SHIDZUOKA MARU

YOKOHAMA MARU

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

LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via

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HAKOZAKI MARU

HAKUSAN MARU

Saturday, 23rd March. Saturday, 6th April.

'SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Munila & Ports.

TANGO MARU

Wednesday,

AKI MARU

Wednesday,

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Thursday, 28th March. Sunday, 31st March.

BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.

TOTTORI MARU

YAMAGATA MARU

Mexico & Panama.

SHIP MURDER

THE CHINA MAIL,

MYSTERY NOT BOLVED IN MANILA

S.S. "PRES, MCKINLEY" SAILS

SHIPPING-

The "Manila Tribune" of Saturday, reports:-

SECTION.

BRISTOL CHANNEL

ANALYSIS OF COAL TRADE RETURNS

US. SHIPPING

£300,000 FOR COAL CARRYING SHIP

A Bill Authorising an appropriation of a million and a half dollars (2300,000) for the reconditioning and operating of ships in the con! trade voyaging to foreign ports WAI TO- ported to the House of Representatives recently,

This is hali • million dollars ($100,000) more than last year, not the withstanding the fact that, at hearing before the Home Committee which reported the measure, it was An analysis of the Agures respect-testified that the Merchant Fest Cor- ing Newport's trade last year gives poration, the agency through, which some interesting results and the effect these experiments have been carried is even more marked when comparim out, considers the venture unpractical sons are made with previous years and uneconomical.-Reuter. and the trade returns of other ports in the Bristol Channel.

Viev

THOUSANDTH SHIP

AN INTERESTING LAUNCH AT

WEST HARTLEPOOL

The murder of Allan McDaniel, as-

Of the Bristol Channel foreign' canl sistant purser of the Dollar liner exports Newport's share in 1998 was "President McKinley," probably will 174 per cent, as compared with 18,8 remain in the limbo of unsolved erimes per cent. in 1927, and 15,65 per cent. in 1918ā marked improvement,

been in the Philippines. Information secur- which, if it had accompanied with cd on good authority yesterday in an actual, increase in the volume of In dicates that the authorities concerned the experts would have meant a happy

Messrs. Wm. Gray and Co., are to have decided to drop the case tampor condition of things at Newport."

of

ship-the. the often repeated statement launch their thousandth arily.

that

trade is being diverted Ellerman liner "City of Dieppo"-at Newport trad SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles, The "President McKinley" sails to to Cardin, it may be well to show West Hartlepool, on the 28th of this day on her return trip to the United that the Bgures give no support to month (February) says the "Journal States, giving the investigators here

information from to show that Newport is getting a rate the occaslan they have invited action, according

No relatively larger share than formerly their workmen to nominate a lady to the city Ascal's office yesterday. arrest of any member of the crew in of foreign coal shipments from the perform the christening ceremony, and it I expected that their choice will ba contemplated for the present, it was two ports.

Cardiff got Newport announced shortly. aid. Yesterday's plan to re-examine

80.5%

10.6% Following the launch, the firm are Captain Carey of the "President Me-

to entertain 24.0% making arrangements Kinley" was abandoned, since he had siready been investigated following the discovery of the crime on board the ship, it was explained.

RAKUYO MARU

Friday,

19th April.

SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Porta / nothing positive in which to start legal this contention-Indeed, would appear of Commerce" to hand. To commemo-

KANAGAWA MARU

NEW YORK via PANAMA,

+ MAYEBASHI MARU

.. Friday,

5th April..

Thursday, 28th March.

LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Geneva, Marseilles.

+ LIMA MARU

Friday, 19th April.

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.

NAGATO MARU

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,

BENGAL MARU (Moji direct)

KITANO MARU

AKI MARU (Nagasaki- direct)

†Curgo, only.

Friday,

20th. March.

Tuesday, Wednesday, 20th March. Friday, 22nd March.

19th March.

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

For further information apply to-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Tel. Central No. 202 (Private exchange to all departments,)

lo 1919 1923 #1827 1928

76.0%

their employees, and the event is creat- ing the keenest interest in their ship yards and engine works, as well as in The Hartlepools generally.

MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS

The motor vesel "Chinese Prince"

78.57% 21.5% 78.37% 21.7% "Taking 1913 foreign shipments as a basis in each case Cardiff shipped 72 City Fiscal Felix, however, appears

per cent. of her 1919 figures in 1927, hopeful that eventually the murderer

and 70 per cent in 1928; Newport will fall into the net of the law. The shipped 80 per cent. In 1927 and 88 disappearance of the principal suspect per cant. in 1928. On coastwise ship- who was a member of the ship's crements, in ten months of 1928 New-

pected to supply

the mys. in its previous trip to Manila, is expert showed an increase of over 65,000

tons as cumpared with 1027, whila from New York sailed from Shanghai clared Festerns that he paid mo: Cardif's increase, was only 17,500 yosterday, and is expected to arrive

yesterday would notons. In fron imports, in 1927 consider that ease dropped, nor the in; part took, for the first time for some! The P. 0.8.8. "Karmala" vestigation closed.

In Singapore for this port on March 16 years, second place to Cardiff. 1028 the positions have been revers- at 8 p.., and is due' here, on March ed. and Newport shows an approxim-21 at about 7 am. ate excess over Cardiff of more than The Ben Live .. "Bengioe" from 3,000 tons per week less than Cardiff, Middlesbro', Antwerp, London

solution

HAMBURG AMERIKA LINIE

CAPTAIN FRITZ KRUSE $.5.RESOLUTE

In 1927.

It is worthy of note also that New port's increase in imports of iron ore

is not paraled in the United King-

dom

here to-morrow afternoon.

left

and

Straits loft. Singapore for this port on

March 16, and is due to arrive here on March 22.

a whole, which shows a de- Projected arrivals at and departures

cline of over half a million tons in from Hong Kong of steamers under 1928 in comparison with 1927. The the management of the Bank Line,

failing off in iron and steel imports Ltd., are as follows:-

in Newport has been proportionately greater than in other ports of the country. In Newport the decline has been nearly one-half; in the whole country roughly one-third.

Newport's Lead Taking the whole of the importe at the various docks in South Wales, Newport in 1928 dealt with 80 per cent. of her 1918 quantity as compar ed with Cardiff's 63 per cent, Barry 49 per cant., and Penarth 88 per cent. Swansea and Port Talbot, however, Insported considerably more in 1928 than 1913, their percentages being 153 for Swansea and 137 for Port Talbot in coal exports, no proper compari- son with Swanson is possible in 1913, as separate recorda, apart from other

Arrivals at Hong Kong

S.S. "City of Khlos" from New York ria Suez, March 25.

The 5.3.

"City of Glasgow" from Europe, April 17.

The .. "Glenbank" from New York via Panaroa, April 20.

The s.. "Comlicbank" from New York via Panama, April 24.

Now York via Suez, May 1.

The s., "City of Newcastle from

Departures From Hong Kong The 5.a. "Cy of Khies" for Manila and U.K., March 28,

The s.. "City of Khartoum" for Singapore and Europe, April E.

The .. "City of Glasgow" for Shanghai and Japan, April 18.

The s.. "Tinhow" for Saigon and South Africa, April 18. exports, were not kept by Swansec The sa. "Clenbank" for Haiphong, Harbour Trust. Of the other port April 20. Newport takes the first position with The .. "Comlicbank” for Shanghal | 80 per cent. of 1913, Port Talbot 75

per cent, Barry 70 per cent, Cardiff and Chinwangtao, April. 27.

65

The .s. "City of Delhi" for Singa-

per cent, and Penarth 42 per cent pore and U.K., May 9.

In total exports Newport again

takes the lead with 82 per cent. of

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(owing increase in imports) takes precedence Ltd., of Cardit, has been sold to Herr. with 02 per cent.. Newport follows Aug. Bolton, Hamburg. She Was with 83 per cent., and other figures built in 1907 by Messra. W. Pickers- are Port Talbot 74 par cont., Barry gill and Sons, Sunderland, and engined 70 per

cent, Cardiff d7 per cent, by Messrs. G. Clark and Co., Ltd., of Penarth 42 per cent.

the same port. It will be seen

therefore, that it The steel-screw steamer "Feter- is a general uplifting of South Wales sham," (Messrs. Watts, Watts and trade which is required, as Newport Co., Ltd.), of London, has been sold, has increased her share of the avall to Messrs. Wm. McCallum and Co., able export trade a compared with ar London. She was built in 1808 by 1913 more than did Swansea, Barry, Messrs. Russell and Co, of Port Glas- Cardiff, Penarth, and Port Talbot gow, and engined by Messrs. Rankin while in imports she was ahead In and Blackmore, of Greengek The perrentage increase

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of

ed only by Swansea and Port Talbot. Tho Seed Steamship Co.'s steamer In 1927 practically the whole of the "Elva Seed" has been sold to Mr. reduction in Newport's exports of Joh Gorthon, of Helsingborg. coal, as compared with 1918,

AC-

counted for by the decline of 200,000 tons to France and of 900,000 tons to Italy. The decline in Newport's im port trade calls for attention. It can not be too strongly urged that a de- velopment in import trade is bound materially to help in our export trade. Vessels coming here to discharge naturally prefer an outword cargo from the same port It is satisfac tory to see that the Harbour Commis slon are taking steps to investigate the causes of the decline of certain of our imports and exports, and the report of the committee will be await- ed with interest Journal of Com merce."

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