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SATURDAY, MAY 11, 1929.

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BRINDISI, VENICE & TRIESTE

NEXT SAILINGS.

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OUTWARDS FOR SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, KOBE & MOJI.

S.S. "FILME"

S.S. "VENEZIA"

S.S. "NIPPON"

5.S. "TIMAVO"

From Hong Kong.

.Saile on or about 14th May. Sails on or about 23rd May. Sails on or about 11th June. Sails on or about 20th June.

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S.S. "ROSANDRA”

M.V. "ROMOLO"

S.3. "FIUME”

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SIBERIA MARU

TAIYO MARU

IYO MARU

Wednesday, 15th May.

20th May. Wednesday,

SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shar ghai & Japan Ports.

Monday, 20th May. Monday, 17th June.

SHIDZUOKA MARU

LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, BOTTERDAM via

Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez.

KAMO MARU

KATORI MARU (Calls Lisbon)

Saturday, 18th May, Saturday,

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

1st June

Wednesday,

22nd May.

Wednesday,

20th June.

Sunday,

12th May. Tuesday, 28th May.

BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.

KAGA MARU

TANGO MARU

TAMBA MARU

+ PENANG MARU

Mexico & Panama.

GINYO MARU

WAKASA MARU

SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles,

Thursday, 30th May.

:

SHIPPING

SECTION.

LONDON PORT

PASSENGER TRAFFIC ON THE UP.GRADE

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and

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the

JAMAICA LAW.

EXPLANATION OF HOME TRADE LIMITS

The Amending Law to the Marine Board Law of Jamaica, extending the limits within which the local certificates of masters and mates operate, is as follows:-

lows:-

"Be it enacted by the Governor and Whether it is an advantage to a nation that its ports should partly be Legislative Council of Jamaica as fol supported out of the general taxation 1. This Law may be cited as the is obvious'y a wide and serious ques. Marine Board Law, Amendment Law, tion. Under the present de-rating 1923, and shall be read and construed

Government proposals of the Public Trust parts are likely to gain Bome measure of assistance general taxation for the first time in their existence, but it must be not ed that these proposals are not ea pecially for the benefit of ports; they are directed to transport generally. The measure of relie that will be this way will given to industry in flow mostly through the railway companies of the country.

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as one with the Marine Board Law, 1903). hereinafter re 1003 (Law 35 cut of

སྙན་ ferred to as the principal Law, and

any Laws amending the same.

3. The term 'Home Trade Ship' in Section 68 of the principal Law as amended by Section 3 of Law 18 of 1904 is hereby repealed, and the fol- lowing term substituted therefor

Not a Bulk Cargo Port London is not a bulk cargo port:

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Home Trade Ship' includes every a local Marine Board vessel having certificate enabling her to trade withi in the following limits:-

North.The parallel of lat. degs. N.

East-The meridian of long. 58 degs. W.

South. The parallel of lat. 6 degs. 80 min. W.

West-The Atlantic and Caribbean coast of the mainland of America be tween the parallels of lat. € degs, 30 min. N. and 28 degs. N."

FAST LUXURIOUS SERVICE

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and Europe,

RAVELLERS bound for

Ravichor Europe avail themselves of speedy and com. fortable service when they go Canadian Pacific.

The White Empresses are the largest, newest and fastest liners on the Facific. They cross from Yokohama to Vancouver in 9 days; from Shanghai to Van- couver in 14.

These ships connect with the summer trains, "Trans-Canada Limited" and ** Mountaineer," at Vancouver, enabling passengers to make the earliest sailing of a Canadian Pacific Atlantic liner.

CANADIAN PACIFIC

Next sailing to the Pacific Coast EMPRESS OF ASIA At 6 a.m.-May 15th, 1929.

GREATEST

DOCK DUES DIFFICULTIES London. The ambitions of Lendon to become a great passenger port in a lecture were revealed recently to the Institute of Transport by Mr. D. J. Owen, general manager, Port of London Authority.

He said the deepest ressels now using the port are the steamers!

"Minnewaska," "Minnetonka' which draw up to 37 ft., that being aleo about the normal draft of the two largest vessels in the world--the instead of the arriving or departing than The vessels being filled with full cargoes "Majestie" and the "Leviathan." Five of few specific commodities, gen dredging

operations

have ac- which

each ship bass a cargo complished this great improvement, crally speaking

of miscellaneous goods usually pack and which

have been necessary to

in cases or bagif varying dimen maintain the channel in this fondi-

sions, embracing both the necessities dion, base cost over £2,600,000, and have involved the removal of 47,000, and the luxuries of modern civilisa- 900 tons of material from the bed! tion, such as fruit sugar, grain, to-

Merchant Service bacco, provisions, wines, spirits, car- The Imperial of the river.

silks, rubber, fars,

marble, Guild first heard about this proposed Proceeding he said:-The improve. pets.

were found ivory, feathers, spices, and so on in amendment of the local Marine Board ments at Tilbury Dock

endless variety. Timber, and grain Law from one of its members out there necessary, as the march of time was state of

are practically the only commodities nearly a year ago, and having regard bringing about the same

imported in bulk. Rotterdam is an to certain aspects of the case which affairs there as was experienced at

instance of bulk cargo port, her were very strongly represented, action the other ducks, namely, that the

was taken in bringing the matter to shins were almost too big for the principal imports being iron ore and entrance-lock, whilst they had actual grain, while her chief export is coal the notice of the proper authorities. Incidentally it may be remarked In the first place, it was then mooted It was ly outgrown the drydock.

that port accommodation and cargo that "portions of the Atlantic" which decided, in 1926, to build a new en

handling facilities can be provided at were referred to in notices regarding a cheaper cast t

bulk cargo parts the matter in local newspapers in than at the others.

At certain Jamaica would mean as far as New It American ports one is specially struck York and down to Pernambuco. by the extent to which it has been was argued that these local certificates found possible to instal machinery to were only originally meant to apply handle bulk cargoes. The capital ex- to very small ships, mostly under kall, penditure required is huge, but the whereas now the ships engaged in the cost of handling per ton is small home trade" from the island are big the enormous quantities steamers of some thousands of tons owing to

deadweight. Further, it was alleged handled

A factor that will bear upon the that the examinations for masters and development of the port of London mates were very crude, and no real test The largest drydock at Tilbury is is the marked tendency on the part of efficiency for those who would be now 697 feer by 73 feet and the of some branches of industry to de- engaged in responsible positions in new nu will be 750 by 110 feet, velop in the south of England rather ships of the size mentioned. The Guild than in the north. Official publica has had considerable correspondence on with a capacity for enlargement to a length of 1,000 feet whenever re- tions have called special attention to the matter one way and another, and

in the ad to

by request the original letter despatch-SAILING DATES FOR MAY, 1929 (Subject to change).

the authorities in this country quisite. The longest and broadest the progressive development

and home Vessels now using the Tilbury Docks outer London suburbs

and to the fact that

was brought to the netice of the Goy- while counties.

crnor of the Colony. It transpires, as are those of the Orient. Line, and as thair length is 532 feat and their some of the factories are due to a will be seen by the Amending Law

over low

from congested. London buam 75.2 fest, the necessity for the new tack and graving dock is ap. arena, others represent entirely new quoted above, that the limits

which a local Marine Board certificate businesses. This southern movement,

the Guild's informant was under The Tilbury Landing-stage is being and the industrialisation of non-arban can be used are strictly limited, so thet areas in the south of England are misapprehension so far as that import- constructed in view of the fact that

to be comparatively London has been reproached for not stated

ant point is concerned. The Guild has having within the port special faci- phenomena, the full development of recently been officially informed that the Marine Board of the Colony deny

Regular Service of Tast, High Cluss River Steamers Having Good Ar- lities, such as exist at Liverpool, for which lies in the future. instance, in the way of a floating The Royal Commission's repart al- that the examinations of masters, commodation for First Class Passengers, Electric Light and Fans in State-

of ocean-going

inluded to land along the

shores of mates and engineers are in any way rooms and Salcon. The s.. "Tai Hing" is 6tted with Wireless. stage, for the

the Thames of character suitable crade. Masters and mates are, it is

These vessels leave Hong Kong for Wachow (vis Samshui, Shiubing. passengers. At present embarkation and disembarkation either take place for dock construction and all commer-stated, azamined by the full Board, Fakhing & Dosing) and return to Hong Kong (via sane Ports) every úva

cial or

purposes.

Since that report was which includes three members holding ||lays.

of development has terbnical qualifications. The examina- Fares for round trip (nut including meals) $20. Meals & Wines are written a deal Laken place on that land.

tions of engineers are conducted in the to be obtained on board. Several large and important indus- Grst instance by a Lloyd's surveyor, tries have become established up and but this is supplemented by the appcar- The Port Authority, with the down the river during recent years ance of the candidate before the full

of the London; of which special mention may be cordial co-operation

Board. The harbour master, who is Midland and Scottish Railway Com-made of the рарет.

and sugar pans, obtained Parliamentary power molasses, oil, earthenware and cement in 1922 for the construction of a pas trades. The latest arrival apparent- aenger landing-stage, and certainly is the Ford motor cancer, which in connection with will turn several hundreds of acres necessary works

trance 1,000 feet long, 110 feet wide, and 45 feet below Trinity high water, the old lock being 695 feet by 19% feet by 28 feet.

parent.

use

at the dock berth of the vessel, by tender while the steamer is in the river off Tilbury.

The Now Slage

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it: the scheme was started in 1926, that it will be and it is expected

the end of the completed towards present year. The stage will be 1,140 feet long,pf which 300 feet will be reserved for the cross-river traffle, devoted олайл to ocean and the remainder

Gangways and bridges. passengers.

the stage atage will be erected between and the river bank, and on the shore will be a commodious Customs bar- Considerable gage examining shed. Improvements are being made by the at their adjoining railway company railway station.

It is significant that the passenger

SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Porta, trafic to and from London is becom-

NEW YORK via PANAMA.

†TSUYAMA MARU (Calls Boston) Sunday, LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Geneva, Marseilles.

Tuesday, + TOYOOKA MARU

Friday, 7th June.

12th May.

21st May.

Wednesday, 15th May. Thursday, 30th May.

CALCUTTA via Singapore; Penang & Rangoon,

+ NAGANO MABU

+ AKITA MARU

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

KASHIMA MARU

Monday, 13th May.

15th May. KAMAKURA MARU (Moji direct). Wednesday,

17th May. TANGOʻMARU (Nagasaki direct). Friday,

+Cargo only.

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

For further information apply to NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Tel, Central No. 292 and '3897.

O.

(Private exchange to all departments.)

S. K.

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBIECT TO ALTERATION.

LONDON,

HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP-Via Singapore Colombo, Suez and Fort Said.

Sunday, 12th May. Sunday, 9th June.

AMUR MARU ANDES MARU

ing more extensive each year. About a quarter of a million sea-going pas- sengers now arrive and dept in a year, this number being about one- third more than it was a few years ago.

was

The purchase price paid in 1909 to the dock companies for their under-

round takings

in

figures £23,000,000 and this money was rais- ed by the issue of Port of London Stock which was first officially quot- ed on the Stock Exchangs on June 25, 1909. The capital expenditure of the authority now amounts to about £89,000,000, an increase on the ori ginal capital of about £16,000,000, most of which money has been pro- vided by the issue of stock at rates of interest varying from 3 to per cent, the amount of the 6 per cent. being, however, small, that high rate of interest being Ce to the condition of the money market im-

mediately after the war.

It may not be quite correct to say the that the

is subject of charges most

controversial point connected with the administration of a port, but it is certainly a matter upon which the users of the port, both shipowners and merchants, frequent- ly have a grievance. This is not pa- natural; nobody likes taxation; but there is one point that is, often lost

RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES Via Saizon, Singapore, sight of, elementary though it may

Colombo, Durban & Cape Town.

SANTOS MARU

MANILA MARU

GANGES MARU

BOMBAY Via Singapore & Colombo,

SHINNOH MARU

Friday, 17th May. Thursday, 27th June.

Tuesday, 21st May..

.... Monday, 3rd June.

QURBAN, LOURENCO MARQUES, HEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR

& MOMBASA Vin Singapore & Colombo.

CHICAGO MARU

.... Friday, 31st May.

CALCUTTA Via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,

KASADO MARU SUMATRA MARU

VICTORIA

Saturday, 18th May. Wednesday, 22nd May, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Japan Porta AFRICA MARU (From Shanghai) Tuesday, 21st May. MELBOURNE Via Manila, Brisbane & Sydney

Thursday, 6th June.

MADRAS MARU

HAIPHONG Via Boihow & Pakkoil

MENADO MARUNKA

.... Thursday, 6th June 10a.m.

NEW YORK-Yis Japaz ports, San Francisco & Panama.

HAGUE MARY

JAPAN PORTS.

ALTAI MARU

SANUKI MARU

TACOMA MARU

EELUNG-Vis SWATOW & AMOT.

CANTON MARU

HOZAN MARU

TAKAO Via SWATOW &

DELI MARU.

TAKAO & KEELUNG

SANUKI MARU

ANOX.

Wednesday, 15th May.

Wednesday, 15th May. Monday, 20th May." Friday, 24th May.

Sunday, 12th May 3 p.m. Sunday, 12th May 3 pm.

Thursday, 16th May noon. Wednesday, 22nd May.

For further particulars please apply to OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA. Tel Central No. 4088, 4089, #090.

M. TAKKUCHL Manager

be. It is simply this that the Port Authority has

but that

has no revenue which the users of the port them- selves provide, Whatever accommoda-

of quiet pasture land into a throb bing hive of human industry.

Although development is thus go- ing on rapidly, there are still many fine sites on the banks of the Thames suitable for industrial purposes, and with facilities for cheap transport and distribution.

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CONSIGNEES NOTICES.

of Consignees

cargo ex

take

ton or services those users require "Benvorlich are reminded to they and they only must pay for.

The authority must of course bor delivery of their goods which will be

subject to rent after May 13. row from the puble the actual money

Consignees of cargo ex to be spent authorized capital

take works and improvements, and it is "Benlomond" are reminded to

of their goods which will be and merchants who pay the interest subject to rent after May 13.

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the port users, 18,

era delivery of

the shipowners

on the borrowed money and eventual-

ex

-1.3.

of Consignees

cargo "Bencruachan" are reminded to take

by repay the public money it has delivery of their goods which will be

of pubic money, and it subject to rent after May 13

The Port Authority are thus trustees

ort

custodians of

is their function to levy such dues

and charges upon the users

Consignees of cargo ex

5.8.

of "Captain Bokosts are reminded to take:

the

port as will provide a revenue to delivery of their goals which will be

subject to rent after May 16.

MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

The T.S. "Royal Prince" from New York sailed from Shanghai on May 9, and is expected to arrive here on May 12 at daylight

cover the working and establishment expenses and the cost of mainten aace; the payment of interest on bor-

9Be rowed moneys and of such sume are necessary for the sinking funds; and the requisite payments into the reserve fand; any balance being ap plicable for the benefit of the port

The object of the Port Authority is so to assess the dues and charges. that the revenue thus raised is fast sufficient to carry on, it being borne in mind that money paid by one see tion of trade should not be used to 27. She will sail for Manila at 5

subsidise another section.

of

The C.P.S RMS. "Empress France" lat Vancouver for Hong Kong, via Japan ports and Shangha on May 9, and is dus here on May p.m. on May 28.

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within

a commander in the Royal Navy; is present at each meeting of the Board.

WARSHIPS HERE

The following warships are at pre- sent here:

H.M.S. "Tamar." at the Basin; "Seamew," at the Basin; "Bruce" and "Sterling" at the Basin; "Sirdar" and "Semme," at North Arm; "Corn- wall,"

Dock; at West Wall

dock; "Marazion," L15, 120, "Hermes" at No. 1 buos: "Berwick" at No. 6 buoy; "Serapis" at No. 7 buoy; "Seraph at No. 10 buoy; and "Stormcloud" at No. 13 buoy.

in

NEW CARGO TONNAGE VALUES

As an illustration of the current values of new cargo carrying tonnage it may be recorded that a steamer of $,300 tons dw. capacity, with triple expansion engines, now building on the Clyde, bas been sold to Rotterdam buy. ers far about £68,000. This figure, it will be seen, works out to a fraction over £ a ton dw.

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S.S. "TAI HING" (1.068 tons--Capt. O. B. Wilks.] MAY

S.S. TAI MING" [649 tons-Capt. G. J. Spink] MAY

MON. 13th SUN. 19th WED.

FRI.

24th

29th

15th WED. TUES. 21st

SUN. 26th

FRI. .31st

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