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N.YILINE

THROUGH BOOKING TO EUROPE AT REDUCED RATES, £120, £112, £110, £102, £83, via San Francisco,

295, £90 108, via Japan and Seattle.

SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolula.

SIBERIA MARU

TAIYO MARU

Wednesday, 15th May. Wednesday, 29th May.

SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghai & Japan Ports.

IYO MARU....

SHIDŽUOKĄ MARU

Monday, 20th May. Monday, 17th June. LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via

Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez.

KAMO MARU

Saturday,

18th May. 1st June.

KATORI MARU (Calls Lisbon) .... Saturday, SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

KAGA MARU

TANGO MARU

Wednesday, 22nd May:

Wednesday, 20th June.

BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo..

PENANG MARI

SADO MARU

Tuesday,

28th May- Tuesday, 11th June

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

Mexico & Panama,

GINYO MARU

Thursday,

30th May.

SOUTH AMERICA (East Const) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports.

WAKASA MARU

NEW YORK via PANAMA.

+ ASUKA MARU

Friday. 7th June.

Wednesday, 29th May. LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Geneva, Marseilles,

† TOYOOKA MARU

Tuesday,

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.

NAGANO MARU

AKITA MARU

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,

TANGO MARU (Nagasaki direct)

DURBAN MARU

HAKONE MARU

+Cargo only.

21st May..

Thursday, 16th May. 30th May. Thursday,

Friday, 17th May,

Thursday, 23rd May. Monday, 27th May.

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

For further information apply to NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Tel Central No. 292 and 3897. (Private exchange to all departments.}

O.

S.

K.

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

LONDON, HAMBURG,

ROTTERDAM & Colombo, Suez and Port Said AMUR MARU

ANTWERP-Via Singapore Tuesday, 14th May. Sunday, 8th June.

Friday, 17th May.

ANDES MARU

RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Saigon, Singapore,

Colombo, Durban & Cape Town.

SANTOS MARU

MANILA MARU

GANGES MARÜ

BOMBAY-Via Singapore & Colombo.

Thursday, 27th June.

.... Tuesday, 21st May. 3rd June.

SHINNOI MARU (Calls at Kara chi) Monday. DURBAN, LOURENÇO MARQUES, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR

& MOMBASA-Via Singapore & Colombo,

... Friday, 31st May. CHICAGO MARU

CALCUTTA--Via Singapore, Penang & Hangoen.

KASADO MARU

SUMATRA MARU

Saturday, 18th May. Wednesday, 22nd May.

VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Japan Ports

AFRICA MARU (From Shanghai) Tuesday, 21st May. MELBOURNE Via Manila, Brisbane & Sydney.

MADRAS MARU

HAIPHONGVja Hoihow & Pakhoi.

MENADO MARU

Thursday, 6th June.

Thursday, 6th June 10 am.

Wednesday, 15th May.

NEW YORK-Via Japan ports, San Francisco & Panama.

HAQUE MARU

JAPAN PORTS.

ALTAI MARU

SANUKI MARU

TACOMA MAKU

KEELUNG Via SWATOW & AMOY.

HOZAN MARU

CANTON MARU

TAKAO-Via SWATOW & AMOY.

DELI MARU

TAKAO & KEELUNG

SANUKI MARU

Saturday, 18th May. Wednesday, 22nd May. Friday, 24th May.

Sunday, 19th May, 3 p.m. Sunday, 26th May, 3 p.m.

Thursday, 10th May noon. Wednesday, 22nd May,

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WIRELESS ON BOARD fleet of 1,187,508 gross tons; Brazil with 542,092 sons, and Portugal with 219,337 tons, have not been asked to join. I can safely say that condi- tions in Netherlands ships comply with or exceed the standard, which is likely to be laid down at the Con- ference, and we can therefore only gain from the universal adoption of those standards.

NETHERLANDS EXPERTS VIEWS

the

At the annual general meeting of the Netherlands Shipowners' Assosia- tion, held at The Hague. Mr. J. R. van der Hoaren van Oordt, president of the United Netherlands Shipping Co, was re-elected chairman, and in A. J. M. of Messrs. A. Glace Goudriaan, Phs. van Ommeren, Jun., W. F. Piek, Messrs. Z. W Dekkers, Jan. (Erhardt and Dekkers), J.GA. Fustein (Hudig and Veder), and J. Rypperda Wiedrsma (Holland

elected to the Tine were

says the "Journal of Com- merce course of his address to the

J

With regard to wireless telegraphy, the Netherlands committee of experts, and general representing both liner cargo interests, have arrived at the conclusion tha: ordinary cargo ships, required to carry wireless, may, with req certain reservations, be directed to listen in for the safety of other ships, but such obligation should not be de or to carry wireless auto-alarm sets, manded for ships of less than 3,000 grosa tons.

that 1928

SCOTTISH HARBOUR

DAMAGE BY STORMS AT ABERDEEN

N. PIER FOUNDATIONS Recent storms have wrought con- siderable damage to the foundations of the north pier and the south at Aberdeen Harbour breakwater (Scotland). Reporting on the matter to the Works Committee of Aberdeen Harbour Board, the Harbour En- gineer states that the foundations of side of the north pier have been damaged at

the pier, three places on the channel

On the last occurrence of serious: damage in 1903-a wide and mas- Rive concrete apron was constructed along one part of the foundation of the pier, and a large part of this apron had now fractured and subsid- ed. During the recent fine wouther good progress has been made in securing the foundations of the pier Et this point with concrete in bags and mass concrete behind.

COME TO BRITAIN "

corporated

F

The Annual Report The annual report states

TRAVEL ASSOCIATION OF BRITAIN AND IRELAND meeting, the chairman said: Five membership increased during

members fleets on years ago your chairman, who pre- fram 43 to 45;

The Provisional Committee, which ceded me in this office, In his address January 1, 1929, aggregated 713 vs.

of the result to the general meeting, said that sels of 2,614,902 gross register tons, was appointed as 1928 had not brought the recovery or approximately 99.8 per cent. of Mansion House meeting held just the many tonnage on the Netherlands register; before Christmas, have now practical- expected by many after

and on that

date there were under ly completed the preliminary arrange- unfavourable years which had then

The association will be in- passed, and much to my regret, I can construction for members 31 ships of ments,

under the Companies not now, five years later, do other-212,959 gross tons.

Netherlands shipping has suffered Acts BB A Company Limited by wise than repeat his words for the

Subscriptions of over which has in ger-severely from the depression, and guarantee. year behind us, eral been more unfavourable than trading results have in general been £17,000 per annum have already been!

worge

than in 1927, buth for compromised 55 his Majesty's Govern- 1927, and much more so than 1923.

panies engaged in general trading ment, the great railway companies, and Statistical returns showed that last

hotels steamship companies, year's average level of freights was and for most liner companies.

The volume of cargo carried by others.

The work of the association but 89.6 in comparison with 100 for

Indian liners was larger, particular will, however, benefit every district Lord 1923.

ly in the homeward direction; pas- and industry in the country, and senger traffic on the route developed, Derby and the Provisional Committee association and the

to Djeddah are pilgrim trade

aoxious that the

one national was brisk. Between Java and New should be in every sense

food to

Hopeful Forecasts Destroyed The better tendency in the last quarter of the year gave some traditional New Year optimism, but the first part of the current year has practically destroyed the hopeful forecasts. The index for February (96.82) is more than 2 points down the January in comparison with figure.

These remarks refer mainly companies have also appointments, and the same

but liner

to general cargo experienecd dis-

cargo.

Pacific. Line

North Atlantic Trade

is one

will

be

of

WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1929.

FAST LUXURIOUS

SERVICE

-to America

and Europe

TRAVELLERS bound for America or 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 Pacific. They tross 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 Peciho Atlantic liner.

CANADIAN PACIFIC

WORLD'S

Next sailing to the Pacific Coast EMPRESS OF FRANCE

At Noon--June 5th. GREATEST

TRAVEL SYSTEM

BRITISH WUCHOW LINE

SAILING DATES FOR MAY, 1929 (Subject to change).

DEPARTURE HOURS: Hong Kong 5.30 p.m., Wachow 2.00 p.m.

S.S. "TAI MING" S.S. "TAI HING"

[649 tons Capt. G. J. Spink.] [1,068 tons Capt. O. B. Wilks.]

MAY MAY

York sailings are now maintained and will, therefore, welcome small sub-

days, аnd ол the Javascriptions as well as large ones.

subscription every ten

monthly sailings have The minimum subac been started. The Java-Bengal Line guinea, and members will, in addition suffered from low freight, and the to their subscription, be liable for a rice from Rangoon to guarantee of only £1 if called upon. carriage of Java declined owing

to high prices Forms of application for membership in Burmah.

be The Java-China-Japan will

available and as widely 4.5 possible, can be ine, which eclebrated its 25th anni- circulated as

versary, has inaugurated a new ser- but copies can be obtained at the tem- said of the tanker trade. Carefully

vice from Java to Saigon with four-porary offices of the association at 85, compiled statistics prove that liners

China Queen-street, Landon, S.W.1 are in most cases sailing with part-weekly sailings, their East

Line has been extended and sailings

A matter of considerable interest cargoes, ie, a portion of the avail- increased to one every eleven days, and importance is the inclusion of the able tonnage is permanently unem

sufficient and the inauguration of a new re- Irish Free State within the scope lack of

addi ployed through

gilar service between East Berneo the association's activities,

Wales, and Northern and China is being considered. tion to Scotland. Wales,

Ireland. Our nearest self-governing In the North Atlantic trade the Dominion is cordially welcomed, and ofer of cargo was more voluminous, the work of the association will thus but freights were depressed by keen benefit the whole of these islanda. competition, which was terminated in The title of the association has, there- the autumn, promising a slow but fure, been altered to the Travel Asso

mprovement. First

Regular Service of Fast, High Class River Steamers Having Good Ac gradual

and ciation of Great Britain and Ireland.

commodation for First Class Passengers. Electric Light and Fans in State- Publicity Committee second-class passenger traffic further declined, the emigrant trade remains

Pending incorporation of the assc-rooms and Saloon. The 6s., "Tai Hing" is fitted with Wireless.

These vesela leave Hong Kong for Wuchow (via. Samahul, Shubing, tourist third small, but activity in

The elation the Provisional Committee ap cabin traffic has been better.

pointed

publicity sub-committee,Takhing & Dosing) and return to Hong Kong (vis same Ports) every five South American offer of cargo to of

Fares for round trip (not including meals) $20. Meals & Wines are has been prepared. Supplies have limers has been more satisfactory, but and on their recommendation a folder days. freights remained at a low level, the been distributed in Canada, the United to be obtained on board. better tendency in the autumn having States, and the Continent of Europe, come too late to affect last year's and will be displayed in the offices of final results. while the position in the Trade Commissioners and Consuls South American ports is difficult. and the British steamship companies, Trade to Central America and the railway companies, travel agents, etc. West Indies was better, and larger Negotiations have been undertaken exports nitrate from Chile favour for the display of the folder in the ably influenced the homeward trade saloon cars and dining care of the from the West Coast to South Ameri-long-distance trains in Canada

as

When in 1927 al Geneva the posi- tion had been clearly stated, we flat- tered ourselves with the hope that a good start would be made in carry- ing out the policy unanimously agreed That hope urgeatly necessary, has broken down, and we are bound to think that the high principles stat- ed at Geneva cannot in practice con

individual opinion of na- quer the

look tions. We

continue to shall upon the efforts of the League of

improvement Nations for the economical conditions with interest and appreciation, and hope that the Congress of the International Cham- ber of Commerce, which is to be held

will at Amsterdam this

da nat fruit, but, speaking plainly, believe that these efforts will bring in the such real results as could near future affect prospects in the shipping industry. In view of these facts we are to continue our efforts in organising our business and im- proving efficieney, but there are many factors over which shipowners have no control.

Subsidies

ca.

60

and

the United States, on the eastward bound vessels from Canada and the United States and throughout the Continent of Europe.

The corn-

SUN. FRI.

19th WED. 29th 24th

WED.

15th TUES. 21st

26th SUN. FRI. 31st

Hong Kong Arrivals and Departures from Hoi On Wharf.

For information apply to

87, Connaught Road West,

Phone: Central 899. .

VANCOUVER

EXPORTS EXCEED

'

IMPORTS.

According to the "Port of Vancou

the Vancouvor Harbour Commission-

KWONG WING C

bean upset by the large wheat ex ports.

more

Shipments from the Netherlands to

Grain exports in 1928 very nearly the United Kingdom have been fair-

reiched the 100 million bushel marks, the Harbour Commissioner's figure ly good, though smaller in volume, while in the opposite direction he The committee further propose to

being 97,561,716 bushels, or than double the .43,602,210 bushels offer of general cargo and coal has institute forthwith a competition open

1927. design Preferential tariffs on German rail been improving, but the lockout in

to artista and art schools for

Flour exports were 1,789,640 barrels, ways are growing in importance, the the Ruhr district temporarily curtail suitable for use as a crest or badge ver News," a publication issued by exported from Vancouver

of the

Prizes of £50, £20 association.

as compared with 1,260,530 in the question of the surtax d'entrepot ised transhipments to England. Trade & Netherlands por

ports has

and £15 will be offered. repeatedly adjourned, double taxation

Canned fish exports amounted to has not been ended, flag discrimina- suffered from the tariff policy of the mittee hope that a really striking ers, the year 1928 witnessed a change previous year, a gain of 42 per cent. 1,522,577 cases, and cured fish 70,170 German tion and systematic protection lead to man State Railways, which aims design will be forthcoming suitable in the relation of imports and ex-

diversion of

of trade

ports of that port, the importatons, a gain in the latter of over subsidising of national shipping and at

German for use on all the literature, stationery

4,846,166 tons being exceeded by ex- The chair- North Sea ports. shipbuilding industries.

and advertising matter of the associa Execptional low freights for liquid tion itself and of all its members, man of the Belgian Shipowners' An- fou Senor Dens, only * sociation,

in bulk have compelled owners Copies of the regulations will be ports 5,053,821 tons-an increase of to lay up

tanker tonnage, and iL is obtainable from the offices of the 207,455 tons weeks ago, stated in the Beigian

months period. Senate that Belgian shipping could practically impossible for Netherlande association.

The Provisional Committee has ap- vessels to compete in the Russian eif

The change which has come about the position to not hope to secure which that industry is entitled with-trade on account of the surcharge of pointed Mr. Louis Beale to be the firs

on port

Mr. in the shipping of Vancouver is rssociation. charges in director of the our strong financial aid from the 500 per cent.

returned shown by the 1927 figures, when in- recently the vessels of nations Beale, who has and the chairman of the Government, and

which have not entered into a trade from New Zealand, has taken up his ward bound cargo was heavier than American Association is asking for a

agreement with Russia.

daties and is engaged in formulating the outward bound by 1,217,083 tons, subsidy of 90 million dollars, mainly

and being 4,513,355 plans for the work of the association, the figures enlarge the tramp feet.

"the appointment of stuff, securing

a ratio

which held premises, and other matters of or 3,206,272 tena,

through earlier years, and has now ganisation.

to

review of the international posi- tion is being prepared for the asse- ciation to prove how necessary it is that public opinion should be called upon to realise the undesirability of stimulating uneconomical production, and to show the dire results of dis- crimination in favour of national un-

dertakings to an international indus-

tary.

earga

Russia to

MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS

The Dollar Hound-the-World Liner President Hayes" is due to sail from Shanghai to-day, and will arrive at this port at 7 a.m. on Saturday, May 18. This steamer will continue her trip

Round-the-World via Manila, Straits, etc. at 8 a.m. on Sunday, May

Relative to the forthcoming Con- ference on the Safety of Life at Sea, 19. it is of importance to note that while, eg, Russia has been invited to take part, other seafaring nations have not. Grecce, with a merchant

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The American Mail Liner "Presi dent McKinley" is scheduled to sail from Manila on Friday, May 17 at 4) p.m., and is due to arrive here at 7 a.m. on Sunday, May 19, sailing_at 5 am, on Tuesday, May 21 for San

and

Los Angeles, via Shanghai, Japan and Honolulu.

The American Mail Liner "Prosi dent Jefferson," en route from San Francigo to Manila, is due to sall from Kobe to-day, arriving Shanghai

Francisco

on May 17 and sailing on May 18 for Hong Kong. This steamer will arrive here on Monday afternoon, May 20, and will sail again at 6

on Tuesday, May 21;

The American Mail Liner "Presi- dent Grant from Seattle un May 4, ja due in Yokohama at 7 a.m. on Friday, May 17, sailing the same day for Shanghai via Kobe. This steamer is due to arrive here on May 24 p.m.

The Dollar Liner "President Lin coln," from San Francisco on May 10, is due to arrive here on Jime &

WARSHIPS HERE

The following warships are at pre- sent here

Basin: RMS. "Tamar"

South West Basin: H.MS. “Sea-

mew."

East Wall Basin: HM.S. "Bruce" and "Sterling."...

North ArmH.M.S. "Sirdar" and "Somme

West Wall Dock: H.M.S. "Corn-

In Dock H.M.S. "Marazion, L15, and 120.

No. 1 Bug

HM8. "Hermes.

No 13 BaoH.M.S. "Stormcloud. Foreign Man-of-War French Gunboat “Argus."

during

看

21,000 tons. Logs and luraber ex- ports were 495,941,747 feet board the twelve measure, or 266,461 feet less than in

1927.

Cargo was received at the port of Vancouver from 54 countries and seat

to

107. Deep sea vessels entered Burrard Inlet at the average rate of

112 per month, or exactly 12 times 25

in 1912. The increase in many as exports carried by this class of ship amounted to more than 62 per cent, jumping from 2,683,013 tone in 1927, to 4,358,091 tons last year,

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S.S. "CITY OF CAMBRIDGE" London, Rotterdam, Amsterdam & Hamburg

NEW YORK, BOSTON, & BALAN URMARE

S.S. "CITY OF SINGAPORE" S.S. "CITY OF MANDALAY?” S.S. "CITY OF BEDFORD"

via Suez

via Suez Canal

vis Suez Canal

ALSO, AGENTS FOR

ANDREW WEIR

.10th July.

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE

..14th June. 12th July,

9th August.

& CO.

SERVICES TO

via Suez Cansl

AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LİNE

27th May. ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE

BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE

S.S. “COMLIEBANK”

MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA

Loading for Mauritius, Reunion, Delages Bay, Durban, East London, Algoa Bay (Port Elizabeth);

Mossel Bay and Capetown.

Through Bills of Lading leaned to Bairs, Quillmaine, Ibo, Port Amelia, Mozambique, Chinde, Inhambane, Zanzibar, Membaes, Kilindial, Port Nolloth, Luderitz Bay, Walvis Bay and Madagascar.

For freight or passage on my of the above Hines apply to

Telephone

Central 4791.

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