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SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 1929.

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Eastern & Australian

Lines

(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS, TAKING CARGO FOR

STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA. CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GUL

WEST KIDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND. AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, AND RED SEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE

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*MIRZAPORE KARMALA ⚫ALIPORE MANTUA "NACPORE

*KIDDERPORE KALYAN

MOREA "LAHORE

Froni Hàng hong About

6,715 16th Apr. 9.128 20th Apr. 5,273 24th Apr.

10,916 27th Apr. 5,283 4th May

6,334 Eth May 9,144 11th May 10,953 25th May

5.252 1st

*Cargo only.

June

Destination

Straits. Colombo & Bambuy. Marseilles & London.

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

Marseilles, London, Hull, Antwerp,

Rotterdam &

& Hamburg. Straits & Bombay.

Marseilles, Londen & Hull.

Bonbay, Marseilles & Londen.

Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotter-

dam & Hamburg.

Frequent connection from Port Sak for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinnule, Piranus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

THE CHINA

OFFICERS' WAGES-

IMPORTANT: DECISION IN.

AUSTRALIAN COURT

"MARGINS FOR SKILL"

Chief Justice Dethridge, sitting in the Australian Arbitration Court re- cently. delivered three judgments in which he fixed the rates of pay and conditions of officers of the Austra lian mercantile marine. After dis-

velo had before

-An

MAIL,

The question cl teamen's wages in Germany has been decided byɛɛn ar- bitrator dominated by the Govern ment Wages for a period of 12 months from November 1, 1928, have been increased by an average of $ months. The shipowners rejected the award; whereupon the Government intervened and made it compulsory. Captains were excluded from the as- sessment, but it was understood

that their pay would be increased in like The new scale of pay per month har proportion to the pay of the officers.

being equivalent approximately to s been fixed as follows, in marke-the German mark on a gold basis now

First Oficer

Ships

Long North 101. Voy U.K. Baltic 400 age Trade Trade Tons 860 320 230 230 Second Officer 290 260 216 185

220 200 170 Third Officer

165 Fourth Oficer

155

290 Chief Engineer 580 475 890

320 200 220 Second Engineer 360 Fourth Engineer 220 200 Third Engineer 290 760 215

in fixing "margins for skill in the cussing the principles to be adopted case of officers, the learned Judge,

zhillingt him a claim by the Merchant Service Guild and a conn ter-claim by the Australian Shipown- ers Asmelation, promulgated

which fixed the rates for sea- award going passenger, vépsola as follows: Masters, £7/16/- a month for veg. sels over 10,000 tons, down to £32/0/4 a month ༈

on vessels of 125 tons or ander; chief officers, from £35/16/- down to £26/0/6; second officers, from £31/15/- down to £22/0/6; third of cers, from £27/57- down to £21/0/5;- fourth or fifth officer, £20/0/0 for all vessels. For seagoing vessels other than

passenger ships the rates for masters varied from 265/15/- 8 Chief boatswain, chief carpenter 149 month down to £27/12/6 month, Second Foatswain, second carpen- and the rates for other officers cor

ter .... responded. An ordinary day was as Quarter-master sumed to be eight hours, and rates | A.B. seaman

The wages for other ratings, the same for all trades, are as follows in marks:-

133 183 125

Sammy Cohen in "Plastered

In Paris," at the Queen's on. Sunday and Monday.

Now A Sea Music Festival

PRESIDENT LINER SAILINGS

WEEKLY TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE

To. San Francisco and Los Angeles.

The Sunshine Belt via Honolulu

Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdays

To Seattle and Victoria

The Short, Straight Route

to America Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdays

a.m.

Pres. Madison ..Tues., Apr. 23 Pres. Cleveland Tues., Apr. 18 1 Pres. Jackson ..Tues., May 7 Pres. Pierce....Tues., Apr. 20 Pres. McKinley Tues., May 21 Fres. Taft......Tues, May 14 Pres. Grant...Tres., June 4 Pres. Jefferson Tues., May 28

£120, £112 Special through rates to Europe vin

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United States, Direct connections, with all Atlantie lines. Choice of rail lines across

United States and Canada, liberal stop-over privileges for sight-seeing,

EUROPE AND NEW YORK DIRECT

ROUND THE WORLD, Fortnightly sailing on Sunday via Manila, Straits, Colombo, Suez Canal, Alexandra, Naples, Genoa, Marseilles, New York and Boston...

a.m.

3.m

Pres. Wilson Sun. Apr. 21, Pres. Polk ....Sun. June 2, 8. Pres. Van Buren San. May 5, 9 Pres. Adams ..Sun. June 16, 8 Pres. Hayes ...Sun. May 19, 3 Pres. Harrison Sun. June 30,8

TO MANILA

Pres. Madison...Apr. 13 6 p.m. Pres Taft... May 16 p.m. Pres. Pierce ...Apr. 23.6 p.m. Pres. McKinley May 11 6 p.m. Pres. Jackson Apr. 27 6 p.m. Pres. Jeferson May 21 6 p.m. For Bookings, Passenger and Freight Information apply to Telephone Central 2477, 2478 and 795.

Cable Address "Dollar."" GANTON BRANCH:-4, SHA KEE STREET.

American Mail Line

and

Dollar Steamship Line

SANTHIA TILAWA TAKLIWA TAKADA TALAMBA TALMA TILAWA SANTHIA TAKLIWA

| 7,754 | 17th

Apr.

Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.

10,006 22nd

7,936 5th

3.013 21st

10,000 3rd

Apr. May

Muy June 10,000 | 27th June

Singapore, Tarang & Calcutta.

6,949 8th May

Singapore, Penang & Cairutia. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta,

Singapore, Penang Calcutta. Singapore, Ponan

Calcutta.

7,754 4th July 7.036 10th July

Singapore, Penar Singapore, Penang

Calcutta. Calcutta,

B.I. Apear Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd class passengera, All steamers are fitted with wireless and carty a qualified surgeon,

not

The Sea Music Festival, January 2-16, was staged in this, the Hotel Vancouver. Inset is a general view of the Pacific Coast City as viewed from the roof garden of the Hotel.

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South) of music connected with the sea,

ARAFURA TANDA

0.000 8th May Bist 6,956

May ST. ALBANS 4,500 5th July ARAFURA TANDA

6.000 2nd Aug.

6,956 | 30th Aug.

Manila, Sandakan, Thursday Island, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne.

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

John Goss,

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO. LTD.

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER MAKERS, BRASS and IRON FOUNDERS. All work done in this establishment is guaranteed. We have over thirty years' experience. We own two Slipways and cam accommodate any craft of 200 feet long.

Town Office: 64, Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong, Tal, Central No. 459. Shipyard: Sham-Sui-Po, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Tel. Kowloon No. 9, Estimates furnished on application.

Hong Kong, April 1, 1924.

PASSENGER LISTS.

ARRIVALS

Miss R. S. D. Wen, L. P. S. M. Wilkinson, W. E. Wetmough.

ARRIVING

The idea of a Music Festival is, United States, the Governor-Gen-, its readiness to provide the land-

new to Vancouver, but the eral showing his interest by going on which the various racial Festival devoted entirely to sea down to attend the celebration by groups have offered to build typi which took place in special train. They have had the cal peasant cottages in which their music, January, was the first of its kind, effect of creating a better under- handicrafts may be permanently and as such attracted widespread standing' of the French-Canadian | exhibited. Such a Museum would attention. There is a vast amount people, and the lovely old melodies undoubtedly provide Winnipeg which had hitherto been known with the tourist attraction which dating back as far as the Song mostly in the backwoods of Que at present is admittedly lacking, of Miriam, which tradition says bec, are now being sung all over and would also be the source of The leading musicians everlasting interest and pride to was sung to the Children of Israel, Canada. on the bank of the Red Sea. Yet of this country are realising that every thoughtful citizen of Canada. somehow no

now one till

had priceless heritage.

What will result from the Fea thought of devoting a whole series Following on the Quebec experitival at Vancouver remains to be of concerts to this subject, and it ment, a Scottish Musical Festival seen. A galaxy of concert atars

Per P. & O. 8.8. "Naldera" from. is a tribute to the growing im was staged at Banff, in connection was supported by a number of local

Per 9.8. "Katori Maru" from Shanghai:- portance of Vancouver as a world with the Highland Gathering, choirs and by the Scottish

Europe on April 14-Mr. and Mrs. port that the Canadian Pacific This made such an appeal to the Symphony Orchestra.

Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Arnhold, child C. Icassiano, Miss Riera, Rev. Railway, which organised this Fes- national pride of the Scots that Jeanne Dusseau, Paul Bai, and the and amah, P. Brouillot, S. Baker, Rutherford and family, Mr. B. S. tival, should have closer to locate the idea was repeated at the sec- Hart Honse Quartet, represent but Mr. and Mrs. A. C. E. Braud, R. H. Butterfield, Mr. and Mrs. H. R. it here.

ond Festival last September. a few of the names that attracted Box, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Bowes Fielding and family, Mrs. L. D. It is less than two years ago At Winnipeg, the Canadian Pa- | the crowds. Most interesting of Smith, Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Cheng. Goldring, Mrs. G. L. J. Jones, E since the Canadian Pacific experi- cific selected another phase of all, perhaps, were the Sea Chanties G. Le Corner, Mrs. P. Carr, 2 Mandelert, D. M. Nicoll and son.. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and mented with its first Music Fes popular music available in this which F. H. Wallace, once a Cap-children, infant and amah, G. F.S. M. Nicklin, Mrs. C. Toog, 7.

tival, which was held at Quebec country, namely, the folksongs of tain on a Bluenose boat and author Gilbert, Mr. and Mrs. P. L. V. Wilkinson, Mr. and Mrs. W. F and dealt with the folksong pre the settlers of Continental Europ-of "Wooden Ships and Iron Man" Gerli and 2 children, Col. J. Me/D. Winning, Mr. and Mrs. L. Larse served by the French-Canadians can extraction, who are now staged. Captain Wallace has col- Haskard, CMG., D.S.O., Miss Hut H. Miyazaki, Mr. and Mrs. B. R. whose forefathers brought these generally classified as New Cana-Jected chanties from sailors on chins, Mr. and Mrs. S. Hankin, Berrick, B. H. A, Bryan, Misses I old songs with them to this coun- dians. Fifteen racial groups par- Canadian sailing ships, and can K. C. Hsu, Mr. and Mrs E. Land J. Cholmondeley, E. C. try three hundred years ago. That ticipated, and the demonstrations thus give a truly Canadian flavour Kilbourne, H. Lingard, Mr. and Wiart, A. Furuya, Miss E. Hesket, experiment met with auch favour of folksong and folk dancing wes to those fine old Sea Songs. The Mrs. Lack and children, Mr. and S. Inouye, K. Kusumoto, T. Matsuć that it was repeated on a still a revelation to the Anglo-Cana-Festival, which lasted four days, Mre, K. Liu and child, T. Liu, Mr. Miss M. A. Lloyd, Mr. and Mrs. 17. more ambitious scale last Spring. dians. One practical result of was under the same directions Both these Festivals drew many this Festival is the projected the Tuletide Festival which cen- visitors to Quebec from other open-air folk Museum, for which tred around the Empress Hotel at parts of Canada and from the the City of Winnipeg has declared Victoria'a month earlier.

The E. & A. S.S. Co., Li, steamers will also call at Shanghai. Doilo, Cebu, Koinmbugan, Tawuo, Timor, Darwin, or other parts en route as in ducement

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:- The Union 6.5. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New Zealand, Vancouver. San Francisco, etc.

The P. & O. Royal Mail steamers to London via Suez Canal. The P. & Branch Service of steamers to London via the Cape,

London via Panama Canal.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN,

*JEYPORE | 5,318 16th Apr. Shanghai, Moji, Kube & Yokohama,

TAKADA

ARAFURA MOREA

TALAMEA

Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Osaka.

Ga.. 6,943 16th Apr.

6 2.01. 10,946 16th Apr. Maji. Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama, 10.958 26th Apr. S'hai, Moji, Kate & Y'hama.

8,018- 28th

Apr. | Amoy, Shai, Moji, Kobe & Osaka,

Amoy, Moji, Kobe, Yhama & Osaka. May May

Mojl, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama. 9th May Shanghai, Moji, Kobo & Yokohama. 10th May Shanghai. Mojt, Kobe & Yokohama.

Moji, Kobe & Oraka.

TALMA

€ 10,000

TANDA

*PERIM

DELTA

7th 6.956 7th 7.648 8,097

ROSSINGTON

COURT

14th May

S'hai, Moji, Kate & Y'hama. Moji, Kobe & Osaka.

22nd May 22nd

May RAJPUTANA 16,508 24th May Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohuma. TII.AWA

10.006

4th June

Amoy, S'hai, Maji, Kobe & Osaka. ST. ALBANS 4,500 4th June Hoji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama.

2,005 7th Jung Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. 7,754 9th June Amany; Moji, Kobe, Y'hama & Osaka.

• Cargo only.

KASHGAR

SANTHIA

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notics, WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.

Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses at Singapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer.

All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans Tree of charge, Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries. Parcels measuring not more than 2% ft. x2 ft. x1 ft. will be received

at the Company's Office up to Noon on the day previous to Gailing.

For further Information, Passages, Freight, Handbooks, etc., apply to MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

Agents.

P. & 0. Buildlag, Connaught Rd. C., Hong Kong.

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Ordinary seaman Junior Cabin Boy

Stoker Greaser

60

116 to 144

.116 The remuneration of the crews of deep-sea tugs and barges has been dealt with in a special award. tha

It will be seen that a chief officer on the highest scale receives $18 per month, while a chief engineer receives £20/10/- per month. The wages of German scenen afford a striking coa trast to the rates paid to Australian seamen, under the award of the Ar- bitration Court

for overtime were provided in the award. For officers in the bay, har bour and river services, the Judge made an award fixing a weekly rate | Donkeymin for masters or engineers in charge of £7/18/- for vessels of 1,000 tons, down to £5/3/6 for vessels of 15 tons or under. Dealing with the claims ime of the murine engineers, Chief Judge Dethridge said that the plaint of the Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers asked for a mini

rats of pay of £22 a month for junior or fifth engineers The rate kave under the existing award £19/7/6/ For higher grades in res pect of steamships increased wages minning up.

up to £67 a month for ves- sels of more than 1200-8.p.

were asked. Rates of 200/13/- a month were asked in respect of vessels of from 1,000 to 1,200-hp. The existing rate for the latter grade was £51/7/6 a month. In the case of motor ves- sela, which were not specially provid. ed for in the present award, the In. stitute asked for rates as high as ÷ 5100 / 108. - for vesuols of more than

ing the Institute presented an amend ed claim, in which it asked for even higher rates.

MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS

The OPS. R.M.S. "Empress of Russia" arrived at Kobe on April 12, (Fri) at 7.30 am, left Kobe same, day at 6 p., and is due at Naxs- sala on April 18 (Sat) at 4 pm She leaves Nagasaki on April 14

NEW YORK, BOSTON & BALTIMORE, 1200 hp. In the course of the hear (Sun) at 6 a.m.

JOINT SERVICE OF THE

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"BLUE FUNNEL" LINE.

(OCEAN S.S. CO., LTD. & CHINA MUTUAL 8.S. CO., LTD.)

HAND

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE.

(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL SS. CO., LTD,)

SAILINGS - FROM HONG KONG,

Via Sues Canal

Via Suez Canal5"W

Via Suez Canal

8.S. "RHEXENOR"

8:50 "CITY OF LILLE”

8.S. "CITY OF SINGAPORE".

· Subject to change without notice.

For Freight and particulars apply to

8th May, 16th May. 14th June.

Projected arrivals at and departures from Hong Kong af steamers under the management of the Bank Line, Lid. are as follows:--

. Arrivals at Hong Kong The #1 "City of Glasgow" Europe, April 17.4)

from

Tiso judge then fixed the

ha monthly rates to be paid to engineers on res- gals driven by steam and of more than 1,200 tons as follows: Chiet or sole engineers. £54/15/-; second en gineer ****£25/15/- third engineers £29/16/-;-fourth engineer, 6/16/-vis Panama, April 2o. fifth engineer, 20/0/6. The rates diminished until for vessels of 35 tons and less they were 31/10/- for chius or gold engineer. For vessels driven by moter-engines, a monthly“ rate” of £85/15-// was fixed for chef or sole engineer, and the ratsa, ranged down to £20/0/0 for orthy engineer For

The sa. "Glenbank from New York

Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Owners' Optionsmaller vessels the rates fped dow

The #1 Comliebank" from New York-via, Panama, April; 26.

The as "City of Newcastle" from

to 238/2/4 for chief engineer vessels of 35 p. and underRater April.. were slao lized for refrigerating un- gineers. All the awards will overats, and

Pors and

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE or THE BANK LINE, LTD., Hong Kong Jarrart 1 1009, and will he Hong Kong & Cantoh: JARDINE MATHESON & CO., LAT: Canton continue for three rear d

Kong

and Mrs. C. F. Liang, W. Loo, A. Mitchell, P. H. Nye, H. Petersen, V., G. Plastra, C. B. Songest, Mr. and Mrs. E. Thomann, A. F. Wheen,

THE HONGKONG

Mikuriya, Eng.-Comdr. K. Mishik, M. Okamoto, K. Saito, Lieut.-Comd: R. Saito, K. Shimizu, Mr. and Mrs. Volkman, and K. Yamada.

WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.

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Screw Steamer "ELIZABETII,” built and engined by The Kong & Whampoa Dock Co Ltd, for the Federated Malay States Railways, for service between Penang and Prai

Please address enquiries to the Chief Manager:

· H. DYER, B.Sc., MINA. Kowloon Dock: Hong Kong.