1929-04-24 — Page 5

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1929.

P. & 0.-British India

Apcar and

SUGAR

THE CHINA MAIL,

(Continued From Page 2)

The Empire countries producing sugar may roughly be divided into three: the Dominions (Australia and South Africa), where the protected home market is satisfied before ex- port; the dependent Colonies, where the whole of the production is GX- ported; and India, the inadequate

Eastern & Australian=1==

Lines

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

TAKING CARGO FOR

BTRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, WEST KIDIES, 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 H.M. Government.)

3. 8.

Tony

From Hong Kong About

Destination

| 5,273 26th Apr. Straits, Colombo & Bombay.

10,946 27th Apr. Bombay, Marseilles & London.

Noor 5,283 4th May

*ALIPORE MANTUA

*NAGPORE

*KIDDERPORE 5,334

KALYAN

MORKA

"LAHORE

8th May 0,144

May 10,953

May 5,25% 1st June

11th

25th

DELTA

• JEYPORE

8,097 3,918

8th June 15th June

RAJPUTANA

13,568

22nd June

*PERIM

7,048 29th Jung

Marseilles, Landan, Hull, Antwerp,

Rotterdam & Hamburg, Straits, Colombo & Bombay. Marseilles, London & Hull. Bombay, Marsellles & London. Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotter-

dam & Hamburg. Marseilles, London & Hull. Marseilles. Landon, Antwerp, Botter-

dam and Hamburg. Bombay, Marseilles & London, Marseilles & London

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

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

TILAWA

| 16,000 | 27th 1-5936

TAKLIWA

TAKADA TALAMBA

TALMA TILAWA SANTHIA TAKLIWA

Apr. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. 7.30 a.. 3rd

May 6049 11th May 8,013

21st May 10,000 9th June 10,000 27th June 7,754 4th July 7,936 10th July

Singapore, Penang & Rangoon, Singapore, Penang & Calcultat. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta, Singapore, Perang & Calditta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Perang & Calculta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.

B.I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd class passengers. All steamers are fitted with wireless and carry a qualified surgeon.

tons of inferior sugar and

of

Indigenous in her borders,

Leaving India

Becessarily

INDOCHINA

STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LTD.

SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

aside,

Destination Ttau vin Stow & S'hai . HOPSANG T'tau via Stow & S'hai .. YATSHING T'tau via Stow & S'hai. -HANGSANG Ttad via S'tow & S'hai Osaka vin Amoy, Moji &

Kobe Osaka vin Amoy, Shanghai

Moji & Kobe

Steamer

Sailing

.....Sun.,

29th Apr. at 7 mm.

Wed.,

1st May at. 7 a.m.

.Sun.,

WAISHING

.Wed.,

8th May at 7 am, 8th May at 7 a.m.

HOSANG

.Sat.,

27th Apr. at 7 a.m.

KÚTSANG

.Sun.

5th May at 7 a.m.

Osaka vin Amoy, Moji &

Kobe

SUISANG

KUMSANG

Sat., Fri

11th May at 7 am 10th May at

MAUSANG

HINGSANG

Wed, Fri

Britain must depend for her supplies on the Dominion and Colonial groups; and it is essential that there should be, between these three, ertire agrae- ment as to the policy which can best promote and increase production for the needs of, this market. The fol- lowing brief study of conditions in each of the principal Empire coun- tries supplying cand-sugar to Britain may provide some idea of the differ ent conditions existing and also of the

important needs which are common to them all.

AUSTRALIA

The Australiaa cane season is from

Jair to December. The latent figures for 1928 give an acreage of 225,000 under cane, producing 3.767,000 tons of cane and 827,000 tons of sugar at

94 net titre. As cane is produced from the north of Queensland down

Straits & Calcutta Sandakan

Sandakan Tientain

Canton

3 p.m. 1st May at 3.p.m. 10th May at 9 p.m. CHEONGSHING.Sat., 27th Apr. at 7am. HOPSANG....Wed., 24th Apr. at: 5 pm. For Freight and Passage apply to:- JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., Telephone Central 215.

General Managers,

CONSIGNÉES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.”

to the northern areas of New South THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.

From MIDDLEBRO, DUNKIRK,

PASSENGER LISTS.

ARRIVALS.

San Francisco, Shanghai, etc., Per 3.5. "President Fierce" from

April 22:-

Wales wide differences of ellmatoe exist; from purely tropical in the former, where cane is the principal form of agriculture, to a condition in LONDON, STRAITS & PHILIPPINES, Brown, Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Buckley,

the latter, where the alternatives of

"BENCLEUCK”

J. P. Bourne, Mr. and Mrs. W. D.

Mr. K. W. Chu, son and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Chan Wah-tung and K. Chun, Atherton

dairying, pig raising, &, flourish The Steamship, side by side with extensive cane fields. Again, whilst in most of the CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby in-son, E. S. Queensland areas the crop is annual, formed that all Goods are being land- in New South Wales 18 months to ed at their risk into the hazardous two years are required to bring the and/or extra hazardous Godowns of cane to perfection. The tendency of The Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & the industry is naturally to develop Gadown Co., Ltd., whence and/or more vigorously in the north than in from the wharves delivery may be ob the south.

tained.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godewas, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the

The cane is grown on land mainly cleared from doneo virgin forest and mincipally comes from rare farms of comparatively small acreage,

24th inst. will subject rent.

All clairu against the steamer muat be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 9th 1929, or they will not be recognized.

All broken, chafed, and damaged

Clark, Chan Tsai-hay, Fong Wei, S. L. Geng, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hashim, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Hearne, Miss Kim So-may, Kwek Tam-wan, Li Ying-kah, Lai Duck- wing, Stuart Levussove, S. B. Magh, Mr. and Mrs. Ng Shew- kwan, and son and daughter, Ong Lee-shee, Phelps Phelps, Miss Siu Yiu, Miss Tsuk Ming-hee, Mrs. C. C. Tang, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Tang, jupr., Hsuan. Tang, W. P. Willson, Mrs. J. L. Wong, Miss L. Woo,

Perhaps the most interesting fes- ture of the industry is that it is the only case of cane sugar being pro duced wholly by White labour in held and factory. This is part of what is known na the "White Australia" policy and its national importance, as Goods are to be left in the Godowns, Audrey Wong, Mrs. C. the only means at present available where they will be examined on theirs. C. Woo, Mr. and Mrs.

24th inst at 10 a.nt. by Messrs. Alphonso Yusingco jor.

of settling the coastal regions of the Goddard and Douglas, tropical north, ia the ground upon

No Fire Insurance has been effect. which successive Commonwealth Goyed.

jus- ernments have found themselves, tified in imposing an embargo againat the importation of sugar from abroad. On the other hand, during the imme- diate post-war years of high prices the sugar industry had to satisfy the whole "Australian demand at a gov- erned price very far below those rul- ing in the world's markets, so that on balance the Commonwealth is in the in- probably still very much dustry's debt,

Bills of Lading will be countersign- Jed by,

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO.LTD., Agents: Hong Kong, 18th April, 1929.

The raw sugar produced is of a very high polarisation. It is refined

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South). by the Colonial Sugar Refining Com

*ARAFURA 16,000 3th May TANDA

6,956 31st May ST. ALBANS 4,500 5th July 6,000 2nd Aug.

ARAPURA

TANDA

6,950 30th Aug.

* Calls Port Holland,

pany for the Australian market and

WATER SUPPLY

Level and Storage of water in Re. servoirs on April 1, 1929:- CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS.

1928: 1029 15′10′′ 21' 1"B

the balance export as raw, mainly to Tytam Great Britain. Owing to the high Tytam Byewash

322 8P 2110 coat of production entailed by the Tytam Intermediate 22' 5" 30" white labour policy, it is at present Tytam Tuk 48' 1"B. 99'11" & exported at a loss which it to a fer- Wong Nei Chung 21.9B 30' 7B.

3"B 35' 6" tain extent mitigated by the prefer- Pokfulum ence accorded in the British tariff,

[Note: B. denotes "Below Overflow":

Manila, Sandakat, Thursday Island,

Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney

Melbourne.

Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Japan and Hong

to Australia.

Kong

The E. & A. S.S. Co., Ltd, steamers will also call at Shanghai. Iloilo, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other parts en route as in- ducement offers.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:

In the final adjustment the growers receive a price for their cane pro rata to the total amount consumed in the

Commonwealth and that exported.

A, denotes "Above Overflow: La de notes "level with Overflow."

Storage in millions and Decimals

DEPARTURES

Per A.M.L. Liner "President Madison" for Shanghai, San Fran- cisco, etc. April 23-

PRESIDENT LINER SAILINGS

WEEKLY TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE

To San Francisco and Los Angeles

The Sunshine Belt via

Kunolulu..

Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdays

a.m.

To Seattle, and Victoria

The Short, Straight Routs to America Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdays

1.2.

Pres, Jackson..Tuca, May 7 Pres. Pierce....Tues., Apr. 30 Pres. McKinley Tues., May 21 Pres. Taft...Tues., fay 14. Pres. Grant....Tues., June 4 Pres. Jefferson Tues., May 28 Pres. Cleveland Tues., June 18 ros. Lincoin...Tues, June 11

£120, £112 Spatial through rates to Europe vit

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

B.M.

a.11.

Prea, Van Buren Sun. May 5, 8 Pres. Adams. Sun. June 16, 8 Pros Hayes...Sun. May 19, 8 Pres. Harrleon Son. June 30, 8 Pres. Polk Sun. Jane 2, 8 'res, Johnson Sun. July 14, 8

TO MANILA

p.m.

46 p.m.

Prea. Jackson AP27.6 p.m. Pres. Jemerson May 21 Pres. Taft.....May 6 p.m. Pres. Grant....May 25 6 p.m. Pres. McKinley May 11 6 p.m. Pres. Lincoln..Jime For Bookings, Passenger and Freigh: Information apply to Telephone Central 2477, 2478 and 795.

Cable Address. “Dollar.” CANTON BRANCH 4, SHA KED STREET.

American Mail Line

and

Dollar Steamship Line

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO. LTD.

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER MAKERS, RRASS and IRON, FOUNDERS, AU work done in this establishment is guaranteed. We have over thirty years' experience. We own two 8pways and can accommodate any craft of 200 feet long.

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

Hong Kong, April 1, 1924.

Col, and Mrs. A. S. Bump, Misses Rosa Errea, Eva and Paz Garcia, Sally Luchas Jean, Blanche de C. Keaveny, Mr. and Mrs. Jose Gutier- rez David, Eduardo Gutierrez, K. Kubo, Miss Rosario - Ocampo, Nokaji Saikyo, Mr. and Mrs. Harold H. Petterson, Mr. and Mrs. Roy and Mrs. Samuel Frazer, Mr. and, M. Gahan, Mrs. O. B. McLean, Mr. Pitcairn, John Canson, U. L. Coble, Mrs. R. B. Patterson and son, Miss and Mrs. John L. Beltig, Mrs. M. Comdr. R. K. Turner, Mrs. Everett E. B. Rennie, Graham Black, James Repko, Mrs. C. D. Hearne, Mr. and Beckwith, son and daughter, the Rev. and Mrs. S. J. R. Ensign and Volway, Lee Tang, Miss Minnie Nagaoka, Mr. and Mrs. J. Doherty G. Stout, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Mrs. M. Sawamatsu and son, K. and Mrs. L. Stufkens, Dr. W. A. Foo-tan, Liu Foo-tat, M. Okasaki, Mrs. I. Kaneko, Mrs. Y. Nakamura, daughter, Nelson G. Cooper, Mr. Loule, Mr. and Mrs. F. Maire, Lin and son, Mrs. M. Weston and son, MeIntosh, the Rev. Lee Shau-yan, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Edwards, T. L. Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Mack, Miss T. Lee Nim, Louie Fong-hong, Mr. and Wong, Misses Clemon, Vaughan, Taylor, Miss B. Higgs, Miss G. A. Mrs. McGinnis, Liu Tit-chu, Ding Chippendale, H. Grey, Tippett, Dawson, Mrs. M. A. Mole, Mrs. Ah-sut, S. S. Chelleram, Wong Sau-Miller, C. V. Wallace, Wong Yan- 22927 sik, E. D. McKay, Misses F. Ban fun, A. Hicks, Tong Yok-ming, Chau Antonio Chacon, T. Ugays, W. J. J.L. M. Daniels, Miss J. M. Daniels, vard, Kilfoyle and Aherne, Corrier, Lun-pu, Mrs. Sum Wang Shee, Mrs. Lyness, T. Sakagi, A. Hamazaki, S. 179.30 T. Sleigh, B. Russell, Elliot, L. HD. H. Heaty, Miss M. Bullmore Wong, G. Yamakawa, M. Isaji, A. A. 33.42 Burke, Leung Chuk-man, Lau Ping, Leong Kong-long, Yeung Chung Purvis, R. A. Drummi, J. P. Koehler, 1.83 Geo, V. Monk, Wong King-ng, Mrs. tim, Chua Sul-swa, Misses Von W. E. Smith, F. Kojima, U. Kojima, 21,15 7.60 Wong Leung Shee, Mar and Mrs. Borch and M. Bench, K. S. Tsang, Mrs. N. Itakura, Mrs. T. Kawamoto,

720 Von Borch, C. A. Calkins and daugh- Shing Lee-chai, Cha Tse-liang. Miss Tota!

964,98 467.20 Consumption of water in the City ter, C. Y. Huang, K. T. Chen, Sung The amount exported to Britain and Hill District in millions and de- Che-chang, Mr. and Mrs, T. YA. Yang, Mrs. K. K. Wong and son,

G. M. Hemsworth, Mr. and Mrs. Miss K. Dangami, Miss Schorman, has increased and is estimated for case of gallons during the month of Ching, Les Ching-chow, H. D. Wong Kok-shun, A, Butt, J. C. Lind, Mrs. N. Satoh, Mrs. R. Kuwayama, the coming season at nearly 200,000 March.

1928

Robinson, H. C. Yung, Major and A very large increase in the exportable amount could be brought Consumption

..... 218.57

Mrs. Patts, Mr. Rosario Garcia dep Shau-chi, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Miss H. Kuwayama, Mrs. S. Kawa- Nicholis and son, Kwan Fong, Lee kami, H. Kuwayama, J. Yoshida, J. about if there were a substantial in- Estimated population 420.520. 430.840 Pons, Mr. and Mrs. Ting Tian-sing. Wai-tong, Lung Ko-lang. Lee Hon Imaidzumi, and T. Satoh,

per eroase in the preference in the Eri-Consumption

Guiseppe Trajria, Mr. and Mrs. Uy Ching, J. B. Kemp, Mr. and Mrs. Australia is already the head per day.... 16.7

Intermittent Supply in all Rider Yet, Mr. and Mrs. William A. Sum Fak-ming, J. Hartley, Miss largest producing unit in the British Empire with the exception of India, Main Districts

Rogers, Romualdo Rivera, Mr. and during March

of gallons.

1928 263.92

1929

in two bodies, the Australian Sugar The organisation of the industry is

Tytam Producers Association, representing Tytam Byewash

1.67 millers and growers, and the Cane

91.40 Tytam Intermediste Growers Association representing the

Tytam Tuk

The Union S.S. Company's teamers to the United Kingdon via New farmers only. The Queensland Sugar Wong Nei Chung Zealand, Vancouver. San Francisco, etc.

The P. & O. Eoyal 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 London via Panama Canal.

MOREA

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.

TALAMBA

*PERIAL

TANDA

DELTA

TALMA *ROSSINGTON COURT *GURNA RAJPUTANA TILAWA ST. ALBANS SANTHIA KASHGAR *TILSINGTON

COURT "MIRZAPORE

* ALIPORE

TAKLIWA RANPURATM

10,953 | 26th Apr. | S'hal, Mojí, Kobe & Yhana,

10 a.m.

8,018 28th Apr. | Amor, Shal, Moji, Kobe & Osaka.

Daylight

7,648 6th May Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. 6,950 7th May Moj, Kabe, Osaka & Yokohama. 8,007 10th May Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama.

14th May Maji, Kobe & Oraka. 10,000 14th May

2nd May 5,248 22nd May 16.508 24th May 10,000 4th June

4th Jone

5th June

7th June 10th June

4,500

7,754

9,005

6,715

5,273

7,936 16,601

19th June

21st June

• Cargo only.

Amoy, Maji, Kobe, Yhama & Osaka

S'hai, Maji, Kobe & Thara. Moji, Kobe Osaka. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. Amoy, Shai, Moji, Kobe & Osaka. Moji, Kobe, Osake & Yokohama. Amoy, Moji, Kobe. Yhama & Osaka. Shanghai, Moji>Kobe & Yokohama.

Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Tokohama, 10th Jane Shanghai, Moji & Kobe. 19ht June Shanghai, Moji & Kobe.

Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Osaka. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. 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 free of charge. Steamers ou London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries. Parcels measuring not more than 2 ft.12 ft. 11 ft. will be received at the Company's Office up to Noon on the day previous to saling.

For further Information, Fassages, Freight,, Handbooks, etc., apply to:-

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

Agents.

P. & O. Building, Connaught Rd. C., Hong Kong.

NEW YORK, BOSTON & BALTIMORE.

- JOINT SERVICE OF THE "BLUE FUNNEL" LINE.

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

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE.

(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALI S.S. CO., LTD.}..

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG,

S.S. "RHEXENOR”

S.S. "CITY OF LILLE"

S.S. "NELEUS"

B.S. “CITT OF SINGAPORE"

.Via Suez Canal

Via Suez Canal,

Vis Suez Canal

Via Suez Canal

8th May.

16th May.

5th June.

14th June.

Board is a statutory body represent- Polculum

ing the Government and all sections

of the industry which deals with ques-

tions of policy affecting the whole in-

dustry such as prices, export, &c.

tons.

tish tarif

578.75

8,09

1029 175.36

181

which is, as has been explained, out 1928. Services to houses in Mrs. Ernest S. Ross, Misses Feliza A. MeBeth Mrs. Minnie Lent.

of the reckoning for practical pur-the Rides Main Districts were discon- and Lucia Pekson, Mrs. Ruth Gard- poses.

SOUTH AFRICA

(Figures in tons of 2,000 lbs.)

The sugar cane ares in the Union

of South Africa is confined to Natal

nected and a suppy was given by public street fountains only during March 1929.

KOWLOON WÄTER WORKS.

LEVEL

1928 1929.

and South-west Zululand. The arena Kowloon Reservoir 11' "B 32′ 3′′B suitable for cane growing in Natal Shek Lai Pui Reser-

are already fairly closely cultivated,

veir

B 119′′E but under modern conditions are prob- Reception Reservoir 0'11"B 3.2"B

Storage in millions and Decimals of gallons.

ably capable in due course of doubl

ing the present output. In Zululand,

the districts already proved, and those

1928 1929 lying beyond, which are reasonably Kowloon Reservoir 245,40 certain to be suitable for sugar grow Shak La Pui. Reser- ing, are at least equal to the cane:

voir

***** growing areas of Natal. The ultim- Reception Reservoir ate sugar productive' “capacity of Natal and Zululand can therefore, be taken to be at least four times the present output of South Africa.

The following statisties of the 1928 the South African Sugar, Associa erop. &o.. are supplied. officially by

Cane farmers, European,

tion:

1929

109.14

99.25.

109.00 73.04 30.13 24.95

Total

284:13 197.2 Consumption of water m Kowloon in millions and decimals of galiona during the month of March. Consumption......

1928

91.45. Estimated population 184,440 109,480 Consumption pe 675, with area 264,000 acres actually

head per day 17.9 20.7 under cane,

Full Supply in all districts during Cansformers, Non-Europeans March 1928 and 19.9. (Number not stated). 10.000 acres under cane... Total under cane in-

1918-

-184,000 acres and in 1928

280,000 acres. Sugar actually manufactured in

*** 1918 44150,000 tons and in 1928294,250 tons The Mills and Refineries employ 750, skilled sind 7,250 unskilled work- ers, their combined earrings being. approximately £550,000 per annum, In addition, the: 675 European_rang

3

The Government Analyst's reports show that the quality of the water is satisfactory

rewar

- Težal rainfall te, March 31, 1028, 10.647 March 31, 1929,. 2.02.

STANDARD TIME.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET IN

A COLONY

farmers comploy wint least, 250-Para- Sunrise and Sunset in Hong peans, and 35,000 unskilled labourers Kong for April (Standard time of. for faum work and the 120th Meridian, East of Green- that of 1920 the case growing dis-wich), are as follow

Hetween the census of 1921

tricts of Natal (the clown and suburbs

April

of Durban excluded) increased erin European population by 28 per cent. Durban. had an increase of 22 per $24

Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Owners Option. cent. During the same period, Cape) 25

Subject to change without notice-

For Freight and particulars apply to:

Sunrise, Sunset.

5.67

6.47

5.56 6.4T

Town increased by only 141⁄2- per 26 cent, Johannesburg by 12 per cent, 27. and the Union of South Afries as a

5.56 6.48

28

29

(Continued on Page 11.)

5.54 6.48 6.58 6.48 5.58 6.49 6.52

6.49

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE or THE BANK LINE, LTD., Hong Kong. whole by 10,183 per cent Hong Kong & Canton: JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD, Canton,

ner, Bernard Lichtig, Miss Anne B. Frazer, Mrs. Ruth H. Powell and daughter, Miss Lucie Zurcher, Mr.

Per 3.8. "Aki Maru" for Australia on April 24, 1929 :----

Pau Ting, Mrs. Lam Choy, Mra.

Mrs. C. Primrose, Miss A. Dreyer,

To be known as the "Gate of Empire," the Lion gate from the old Portsmouth earthworks has been re-erected under the new Semaphore Tower in the Dock- yard.

THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO

LTD.

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: "MANIFESTO" HONGKONG. Codes Used: A1, A.RC. Fifth Edition; Engineering: First and Second Edition; Western Union and Watkins. DOCK OWNERS, SHIP BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEERS, BOILER.

MAKERS, IRON, STEEL, AND BRASS FOUNDERS, FORGE MASTERS,

ELECTRICIANS.

M.S. “SUGBO ”

Single screw steel passenger and cargo motor ship. Dimensions:* 154.0" B.P. x28′ 0′′ Mid x11 6 MM.; D.W. 470 tons; R.H.P. 360; Speed 10.4 knots, Built and machinery Installed by The Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd to the order of La Naviera Fili- pina Inc, Cebu for Philippine coasting service.

Please address enquiries to the Chief Manager:

→→ R. M. DYER, B.Sc., M.I.N.A., Kowloon Dock, Hong Kong.