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"TAI LEE" AND "YUET ON" ON CANTON RUN AGAIN

RUMOUR MATERIALISED

A rumour that has for long been prevalling among the European ship

and especially ping community, ainong the river vessels plying up the West River to Kong Moon and Can- ton, has at last materialized.

The rumeur was to the effect that the s. "Yuet On" and the a.. "Tai Lee," vessels that hitherto plied up river to Kong Moon, would be plac- ed by their respective owners on the Canton run instead.

This morning it was learned from a reliable source that the s.s. "Yue: at 10.30 o'clock bound for Canton. On" left her wharf here

The vessel sailed under the com- mand of Captain Cornand. Her local agents are the Tai Shing Steamship Company.

It will be recalled that the "Yuet with the 5.5. On" recently collided "Sam Nam Hof" while she was pro- ceding down river from Kong Moon. The damage sustained was not of a serious nature.

The as. Tai Lee," which is a veɛ- -sel of 869. act tonnage, is now also taken off the Kong Moon rit and to Canton. of a daily trip placed

present in Captain Bousfield is at command and her local agents are the Lee Hong S.S. Company.

MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS

The C.P.S. R.M.S. "Empress of Russia" arrived at Nagasaki on May 5 (San.) at 11 a.m., left Nagasaki on May 3 (Mon.) at 6 s.m., and is due at Kebe on May 7 (Tues.) at 6

am.

of

The C.P.S. R.M.S. "Empress Asia" arrived at Shanghai on May 5 (Sun.) at 10 am., left Shanghai on May 8 (on.) at 6.30 am, and is due at Hong Kong on May 8 (Wed.) at a.m. She leaves for Manila un May 8 (Wed.) at 5 p.m.

The F. & O. . "Delta" left Singa- pore for this port on May 4 at 5 p.m. with the outward English Mails, and is due here on May 9 at about

6 5.01.

The Bank Line 8.8. City of Delhi" leaves for Singapore and U., May

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INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR ATLANTIC HONOURS

GERMANY'S BID

THE "LEVIATHAN "

LIQUOR-SELLING ABOARD THE LINER

to serve

New York, April 11. The policy of calling liquor aboard the American passenger ships run by private American companies has been restored, it was announced to-day, fol- lowing transfer. of the glant liner "Leviathan" from control of the Unit- ed States Shipping Board to the Paul The of Chapman steamship interests. "Levinthan" will snit with a stoc

stock for lignor medical purposes only, it was reported, but intends drinks on its westward voyage. The management will be compelled, how- July 17 will see the opening gun over, destroy all liquor aboard in fired in the renewed battle-royal for excess of 100 quarts, allowed by law trans-Atlantic

the for medical purposes, when it reaches limit which constitutea scheduled sailing of the new North the 12-mile

of the waters

United German Lloyd liner "Europe"". maiden voyage westward.

Other American passenger States, Both the "Europe" and her.

operate along the same gister ship the "Bremen will, ships will

lines, it is understood, but will re- according to the owners, main-main under a handicap on their re-t tain an average speed

turn voyages to American ports, as knots

hour which is three they will

not be allowed to carry quarters of a knot faster than the liquors in excess of the amount. granted for medical supplies within speedy "Mauretania's" best average.

United States territorial waters.

an

boncurs with

on her

of 27

The "Europe" is expected to sali at noon on Wednesday, July 17, and be in New York early the following Mon- day morning. Both ships are believed if to be capable of much higher speeds put to it, hut the owners believe that 27 knuts will suffice to secure them the blue ribbon of the Atlantic for the time being.

Germany's Chanses Shipping circles here, however, do not anticipate that the Germans will hold the crown for long. The new White Star liner, details of whose speed pos-

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BATTLE SHIPS

HMS.S. NELSON" AND "RODNEY"

The terms of the Washington Treaty

this country permitted

to proceed at once, after its ratification, with the bullding of two capital ships, and with this exception, all capital ahip.com struction by the Powers signatory to the Treaty was suspended until 1931. Orders for the ships were placed, Str on December 11, 1922, with Messrs. W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth and Com pany for "Nelson," and with Messrs. Company for Cammell Laird and

Rodney," the keel plates being laid for both ships on December 28, 1922, The machinery for the former vessel The "Wallsend was supplied by Messrs. Slipway and Engineering Company, and for the latter by the shipbuilders. But neither British nor German firme Messrs Armstrong, Whitworth -sup- mountings for plied the 16-in. gua are going to be left in undisturbed pos- both vessels, and the 6-in. gun mount session of the, hononrs according to

Ings for "Nelson." Messra. Vickers French, American and Italian plans. Limited, supplied the 6-in. gun mount-

sibilities have not yet been revealed, is expected to put up a strong bid while the Cunard officials who have grown accustomed to the possession of the honours are believed to be only waiting to see the German grayhound's per formance before placing a contract for 1 new winner.

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1927.

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Atlantique has put on paper a planings for "Rodney." H.M.S. "Ne.son" for the construction of "the largest and was Jaunched on September 2, 1925. fastest liner in the world, while the and was completed on September 10, The corresponding dates for Italian Lloyd Sabaude line has already HS. "Rodney were Decembur 17, ordered the "Conte Azuzzio," a ship of 35,000 tons wit

1925, and November 10, 1927. speed of a projected

The main propelling machinery of 27 knots or better from a Trieste firm

45,000 shaft horse-power consists of of-builders. Similarly the Navigazione

A new economical way to spend a Generale Italiana is understood to be Brown-Cartias turbines, driving twe discansing plans for a 45.000 ton ship propeller shafts through single-reduc short summer holiday. Take a trip to This machinery is-ar-Wuch w and book Only requiros with a speed of 26 or 27 knots.

med in four engine-rooms in pairs our laye. See all the sights of the ranged in British circles are also watching abreast, divided by a longitudinal bulk- West River. It costs you only $39.40 closely the plans of the P. W. Chapman head on the middle line. The forward and can be done in five days. Your

of New York which recently compartment of each pair contains the budget: Company

tion

The folowing awards for life-say-purchased the United States Lines from high-pressure ahead and the low-

ing from drowning have been made by the Royal Humane Society:→→

Bronze Medal-At Algiers, John Locking, 5, of Temple-street, South Shields, A.B., acting steward on board the steamer "Rondo,"

Rondo," saved Frank South Jokinen, 42, carpenter, of Shields, who had become mentally de- Locked and threw himself overboard,

spite of his struggles, kept him afloat for 20 minutes, when they were pick- ed up by a boat,

Vellum Certificate:-At sea off the Shetland Isles, John Stepher, marine engineer, of Aberdeen, saved George Lamb, fisherman, of Aberdeen,

the knocked overboard from trawler "Holland"

the to owing breaking of a wire rupe.

was

who

Passage for round trip

Meals on board Lodging on board

Tatal

MAY SAILINGS DEPARTURE HOURS:

Hong Kong 5.30 p.m. Wuchow 2.00 p.m.

S.S. TAI HING"

[1,068 tons-Capt. 0. D. Wilza.]

[649 tons-Capt. G. J. Spink]

ΜΑΣ

WED.

8th

FRI

24th

MON.

13th

WED. 29th

SUN. 19th

S.S. TAI MING"

MAY

$20.00

FRJ.

10th SUN. 26th

16.40

WED. TUES.

15th

21st

2.00

$38.10.

the Ainerican Government.

pressure ahead and astern turbines and of that Joseph Sheedy

company the condenser, main circulating pumps, whose declared intention of building starting platform and main steamr (wy 44,000-ton speedsters faster than control valves, and the after com

trything yet built or contemplated has cont caused considerable comment here re- Partmont contains the reduction gea

and thrust-blocks. The complete set Why not make a trial? The cuisine tently is regarded by British shipping of machinery driving one shaft is thus is excellent and the accommodation authorities as the foremost American

you try you wi"! re- expert.

are accepted

as forecasting definite competition from

New York in the coming struggle for the favour of the travelling public.

EASTERN PORTS

PLAGUE, CHOLERA AND SMALL-POX

entirely isolated from that of the other shaft. For use at low powers, comfortable; once yea

cruising stages are fitted in the high- pressure turbines. Further aft in wing

compartments are auxiliary engine-, ENSINO rooms, one on each side, containing the ovaporating and distilling plant,

FRI. 31st

For information apply to

KWONG WING

87. Connaught Road West, Phone: Central 893.

Co.

FREIGHTS auxiliary condenser, etc. Steam is sup-trial of the main engines, and the pre- BALTIC AND WHITE SEA WOOD

run at sea, two complete plied by eight small-tube type boilers liminary

Baltic and White Sea wood freights

fitted with superheaters and provided groups of trials were carried out, one with forced-draught air supply ar- with the vessel at about standard dis ranged two in each of four boiler-placement, and the other at her deep promise to be rather interesting this The health bulletin of Eastern ports rooms, with central stokehold spaces. draught. For each of the two groups rear. In its present. icebound condi- for the week anded April 20, issued Six of the boilers are of 5,800 h.p. each, of trials, the engines were worked at tion it is difficult to imagine an early At Portishead, Ernest Davies, 19,

The various powers and raus on the mea-opening of the shipment season in Cornwall, the Baltic, and the same may also be of Shirehampton, deck hand on the by the Director of Medical and Sani- and two of 6,100 h.p. each.

saved F. G.tary Services, gives the following boiler rooms are arranged two abreast, sured mile, at West Looe, steam tug "Victor,"

the figures

in parenthesis in similarly to the engine-rooms, with were made at each of these powers. said of the White Sea, A short sea- Tremlett, 21, of Bedminster, hopper-icating deathe

longitudinal middle-line bulkhead, During the trial at standard displace- son should have a stimulating in- man, who missed his footing and feli

Plague:

is known that chartering will be Bagdad 2 (2), Bombay and can be similarly grouped as in ment continuous records were made of fluence on freights. But this year it overboard from a barge. of the Liver- (1), Kangoon (2), Singapore 1 (1), dependent units on each side. Steam the oil-Enel and water consumption centred in fewer and stronger hands,

speed at fuil power at The monthly meeting

is generated at 250 15. per square inch "Nelson's" Shipwreck and Humane Society Pom Penh 5 (5)

Bassein (23), Calcutta pressure, and supplied to the engines standard displacement was 23.55 knots the recently-formed timber import was held in the Underwriters' Rooms,

Moulmein (1), Rangoon (2), at

per square inch for 43,000 8.H.P., with a fuel consump- syndicate in Britain having

ΟΙ mand

So much business the following

ta be

factor powerful present:-Messrs. Bangkok 41 (31), Puom Penh 3 (2), superheated 150 deg. F. It will be seen tion of 0.789 lb. per shaft horse-power- (3), Canton 1 (1). from the above description that the hour, while in the deep condition the

um Sea loading

So far the business Small-pox: Aden 19

machinery com-speed was 23.06 knote for 45,800 shaft the operations, particularly for White (6), Bagdad sub-division of the

"Rodrey's" maximum

done is not very promising, the rates Bombay 85 (48), Cakutta 25 (16), partments has been carried out to a

Door

Liverpool, recontly, members being

H. F. Fernie (presiding), A. Harold

Bibby, F. C. Bowring, Jun, Charles

Livingston, Ed.

Robert Rankin.

Cholera:

200- Ib.

com-

MacIver, and Karachi 33 (17), Madras 70 (22); degree not previously attained in our speed under similar conditions was

and well below the closing figures

were made

fur courage and humanity in saving

$

Negapatam

Steam Trials

large warships. The following awards

Fixtures for Vizagapatan lil, Pondi: sion waren 1 This close sub-divi- circle trials, and stopping, starting, re of last season And, for that matter,

the average. versing and astern trials were carried below out as usiral in Admiralty practice fow, however, do not necessarily set life:-Illuminated certificate of thanks cherry 2 (2), Macasser 10 (7), Prom ship.

Penh 2 (4), Macao (3), Shanghai (5). of the

The diameter of the turning circle at the seal on the season's rates, and to Captain George Hallam,

"Saint Dunston," ilver Canton 19 (5);.9 cases meningitis at

An exhaustive series of steam trials full speed was 670 yards, or rather less owners will certainly be disappoint- medal, eertificate of thanks, and corn- Canton, 9 deaths; no cases meningitis

better figures. bined clock and barometer to Thomas at Shanghai, 41 deaths; I ease menia was carried out on each ship after than three ship-lengths.--Sir William ed if later business does not realise

completion. Following the usual basin Berry in "Engineering." gitis at Manila, 1 death. Hill, chief officer, who had charge of

steamer

the lifeboat, and bronze medal and

of certificate

to thanks each

A. GOOD PRICES FOR STEAM COALS bo'sun, Larsen,

and

W seamen Canavan, W. McGowan, Wilk Nothing could better illustrate the Bondeson, Thos. Jackson, and George firmness of the Newesstle coal mar. Morgan, the lifeboat's crew, for res-ket than the fact that the Norwegian ening the crew fsix) of the "gt

State Railways have paid 18s. 6d. John's, N.F." schooner, "Enid E

ton f.o.b. for 2,500 tons of best Dur- Legge," which was abandoned in, a ham steam coal and 15s. fd. a ton sinking condition during heavy for North Northumberland quality. weather in the North Atlantic, on These are full current prices for cur- January 28, 1929,

real delivery, but they are good prices at that and quite the best that have ruled for a very consider able time. Similarly in the Cardif market, there is evidence of increas ing strength. This market, in com- parison with the other export centres, has been slow to move, but there is no longer any doubt that prices there, too, are on the upgrade. Best Ad- miralty coal is now 20s, to 20s. 6d. which figures are being secured for seconds, while dry coals have realis- ed 20., and dry nuta up to 248, Even at these improved Agures not much coal is available, for the lead- ing collieries are reported to be fully."stemmed" ap. to Easter, and for loading after that date galesmen are not disposed to commit them- selves.

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THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY

OF

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CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.

Consignees of cargo ex M.V. "Malaya" ATO reminded to take delivery of their goods which will be subject to rent after May 8.

Consigncas of crgo ex a. *City of Newcastle" are reminded to take delivery of their goods which will be anbject to rent after May 8.

Another old China trader.

trader, the str “Benalder,” has gone to the ship breaker's yard having been sold for £6,000 to be broken up. Her last flag was, as is so often the case, Bortu- guese, she having been rechristened Ganada, of Loanda, after having been renamed "General Allenby, Of 3.138 tons groka, Vahn was – built in 1895 by A Stephens Sons, Glasgow and saw many years of service on the China trade..

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