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N.YILINE

THROUGH BOOKING TO EUROPE AT REDUCED RATES, £120, £112, £10, £102,* £83, via San Francisco,

£95, £90 10s. via Japan and Seattle.

SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

TAIYO MARU

TENYO MARU

29th May. Wednesday, Wednesday, 12th June.

SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghai & Japan Ports.

IYO MARU

SHIZUOKA MARU

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

LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM vià

Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez, -KAMO MARU

KATORI MARU (Calls Lisbon)

Saturday, 18th May. .... Saturday,

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

KAGA MARU

TANGO MARU

1st June.

Wednesday, 22nd May.

Wednesday,

20th June.

Tuesday, 28th May. Tuesday, 11th June..

BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.

↑ PENANG MARU

SADO MARIJ

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

Mexico & Panama.

GINYO MARU

Thursday, 30th May.

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

WAKABA MARU

NEW YORK via PANAMA.

† ASUKA MARU

LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Geneva, Marseilles.

Friday, 7th June.

Friday, 31st May.

+ TOYOOKA MARU

Tuesday, 21st May

PALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon

AKITA MARU

Thursday,

30th May.

DURBAN MARU

Thursday,

HAKONE MARU

23rd May. Monday, 27th May,

AWA MARU

Friday, Rist May.

HANGHAI, KUBE & YOKOHAMA,

+Cargo only.

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... Sunday, 9th June.

TURNED BACK

THE CHINA MAIL,

SHIPPING

VESSELS REFUSED CLEARANCE AT SAMSHUI

After a notice was issued by the local Harbour Master, on Wednesday that conditions on the West River justi- fied ships sailing for Wuebow without Government. Convoy, five vessels left for Wuchow that evening, namely, (Capt. McCarthy), "Kong Ning" "Kong So" (Capt. MacInnes), Hing (Capt. Trott), "Ewong Ying" (Capt. Sinclair), and "Ghung On."

Samsha yesterday On reaching morning, the authorities refused to grant then clearance papers for Wu-

chow,

The s.. Koehow" and the s.s. "Tai Ming which left on Sunday evening, reached Wuchow, without having called ai Samshuri, boing under escort.

SECTION.

CHANNEL TUNNEL

G.S.N. CO'S CRITICISM OF SCHEME

BETTER STEAMERS

London. Like most other companies interested in Continental shipping traffe, the General Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., pays close attention to the proposed Channel tunnel. Speaking at the twenty-sixth annual meeting of the company, the chairman, Mr. W. J. SEARCHLIGHT PRACTICE TO BE McAlister, said: We have heard

MARINERS WARNED

CARRIED OUT

The Harbour Master issues the fol- lowing notice to mariners:-

Searchlight practice of about three hours' duration from nightfall will be carried out at the following stations on the dates stated:

DEEP-SEA TRADE

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that

CANADIAN

FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1929.

PACIFIC

SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE ACROSS THE PACIFIC TO VICTORIA & VANCOUVER

17 Days Hongkong-Vancouver, 14 Days Shanghai-Vancouver 11 Days Kobe-Vancouver, 9 Days Yokohama-Vancouver

Hong Kong S'hai Kobe

Leave Leave June 5 June 8 June 26 June 29

July July 10 July 31

EMPRESS OF FRANCE EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA EMPRESS OF FRANCE EMPRESS OF RUSSIA-

EMPRESS OF FRANCE EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA EMPRESS OF CANADA EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA

31 Aug. 2 Aug. Aug. 21 Aug. 24 Aug, 27

Aug 29

Aug. 17

Y'hams

Leave June 11 July

Leave

Viver Arriva

June 15 June 22,

2

July 4

July 13

13 July 16

July 197 July 27

6

12

EMPRESS OF CANADA

Sept. 4 Sept. 7 Sept. 10 Supt. 12 Sept. 21 Sept. 25

Oct. 1 Sept. 28 Oct 8 Oct. 30 Nov. 2 Nov. 13 Nov. 16. Nov. 27 Nov. 80 Dec. 18 Dec. 21 Jan, 15 Jari 18

Aug. 29 Sept. 8

Oct. 3

Oct. 16

Oct. 12

Nov. 6 Nov. 19 Dec. 3 Dec. 24 Jan. 21.

Oct 17 Nov.

Oct. 26

7. Nov. 16

Nov. 21

Nov. 80

Dec. 5

Dec. 14

Dec. 26

Jan. 4

Jan. 23

Feb. 1

(B/Asia and E/Russia call at Nagasaki the day after departure from Shai)!

Atlantic sailings from Montreal and Quebec avery faw days to Liverpool, Southampton, Glasgow, Antwerp, Cherbourg and Hamburg

a Channe great deal lately about tunnel, about train ferries, and even & Channel bridge, and as transport cross- Channel is a matter of concern, to u we are naturally interested in any new developments. The proposal to bridge the Straits of Dover we need not take seriously, as it is unthinkable that per Belchers, June 11, July 9, and has the busiest waterway in the world EMPRESS OF ASIA

should, under certain conditions of weather, be made positively danger August 15.

iyemun.-May 23, June 20, July 18 us to navigation. With regard to a and August 22,

turnel, there seem to be three aspects Stonecutters May 28, June 25, July-namely, engineering, military and

economic. writes a special 23 and August 27.

cial correspon- dent in "Journal of Commerce." You will have observed inst week the Government ap- five .of pointed

Committee to riport

the seonomie sita of the question, and their conclusions will be awaited with great interest. believe that the two principal objec

to the present tions of passengers methods of transport are the risk of seasickness and delay and incon verience caused by Customs examina. tion, No form of transport will cb- viate tiresome Customs formalities, and As regards the other, I should think that for a fraction of the sum re- quired to build a tunnel the existing services could be improved by provid ing larger and more comfortable-steam- With the men that followed the offers, together with port facilities to ade-

shore wind and litted the seas quately deal with them. alar,

Hind" by the sea Lics the "Golden

snakes blind where the dead of England are.

The Wüchow authorities thereupon issued a notice that vessels bound for

must call as Samshi. Con-inactive." that port sequently, the following words were added to the last notice to marinert River on the West that conditions justified vessels leaving without a cm- voy: "Ships should call at Samsbai."

LINERS AT CARDIFF

CALL BY THE C.P.S.S. "MONTROSE"

it was anticipated that nearly 300 passengers would embark at Cardiff on the Canadian Pacific "Montrose" for St. John, N.B., and is felt to be an encouraging start, which gives every promise that Cardiff will continue to be a port of call for some of the Atlantic liners.

The "Montrose," which is very well- known in the Canadian passenger trade, was built in 1822, and is 16,400 tons, and 161⁄2 knote speed. Her call at Cardiff will be the first occasion on which a Canadian Pacific passenger Jiner of this type has broken away from the regular sailings from Southampton, Liverpool and Glasgow.

Among the passengers embarking at Cardiff were Sir George Bury, who, until recently, was one of the vice-pre-

ANDES MARU RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Saizon, Singapore, sidents of the Canadian Pacific Rail-

Colombe, Durban & Cape Town,

SANTOS MARU

MANILA MARU

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

GANGES MARU

Tuesday, 21st May.

BOMBAY Via Singapore & Colombo.

SHINNOH MARU (Calls at Karachi) Monday, 3rd June.

DURBAN, LOURENCO MARQUES, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM. ZANZIBAR

&MOMBASA-Via Singapore & Colombo.

Friday, 31st May.

CALCUTTA -Via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,

CHICAGO MARU

KASADO MARU

SUMATRA MARU

18th May.

Snesday, 22nd May.

VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Japan Porta

AFRICA MARU (From Shanghai) Tuesday, 21st May.

MELBOURNE Via Manila. Brisbane & Sydney.

MADRAS MARU

HAIPHONG—Via Hohaw & Pakhai.

MENADO MARU

Thursday, 6th June.

Thursday, 0th June 19 a.m.

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

JAPAN PORTS.

ALTAI MARU

SANUKI MARU

TACOMA MARU

ABELUNG-Via SWATOW & AMOY.

HOZAN MARU

CANTON MARU

TAKAO-Via SWATOW & AMOY.

TAKAO & KEELUNG

SANURI MARU

Saturday, 18th May.

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

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

Wednesday, 22nd May.

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M. TAKEUCHI, Manager.

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The "Montrose" made A further sailing from Cardiff on May 4,

REPAIR WORK IN SHIPYARDS

"Cordene,"

and reports British shipping

"Daily Press." Is there never a keel of all the keela

that fly the ensign red, of house-fing free we can trust at sea for sake of our English dead? Our dead that lle by the tropic reef or

litter the Jutland bank; Gur dead strewed wide to the whipping tide where the stricken trooper

The

sank.

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For passengers for whom passage by is too slow, there is the alter- steamer is native of the airway, which appeals to

increasing number of travellers. A to train-ferries, these have many of the disadvantages of a tunnel, such as railway rolling stock, restriction of route, etc., and there is also the high capital cost in relation to carning powers, all making this method less As the white wake ripples the sur-economical than steamship service.

face light, with shadows flickering through,

men of the freighter about their ship "sunken without a trace," Do they lift their heads from the ocean beds and turn in their resting placé

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Progress of the G.S.N. Co. Referring to the

Wheh there comes the bulk of a for- Chairman added company itself, the i

eign bulk and the drum of a for eign screw?

Do they speak their grief if she surges

by while the oddies die and cease? "Though we won the war in the days of yare, fore God we have ost the pence."

Where our dead lay strewed to the Seven Seas, the dead of our Eug- land's pride

Full thick thoy lay by berg and bay,

who all for England died-

Do we keep the faith by our noble dead, with goods in a foreign hold? Do they ask in pain, have they died in vain, since o measure of Britain's Goes out to the neutral fags that came

the traiter mines tą sow,

fold

If you compare the figures with those of the previous year you will find very little change. The trading profits for 1029 were slightly less than in 1927, which, however, was a favourable year Nevertheless, there has been quite suf- ficient to allow of an ample sum being allocated for depreciation of shipping and properties, and for the payment uf 6 per cent. dividend, free of tax,

shares. on the Ordinary

Special Round Trip-Summer Fares.

From Hong Kong to NAGASAKI and Heturn

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Leave

Manila

May 28 June 18

Leave Hong Kong

H.K. $165.00 ·

H.K. $210.00 H.K. $236.00.

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BRITISH WUCHOW LINE

To give a few comparative figures.

The Sai Kong (or the West River the tonnage of cargo carried during 1928 was 1,294,803, against 1,225,995 is the third largest river in the Cain- tons in 1927--an increase of 69,068

ese Republie and second only to the tons; our bill for coal and oil fuel was

7,548 less than in 1927, although the Yangtsze in importance. This magni- mileage steamed, namely, 1,389,192 ficent trade route was opened to for- miles, was 74,618 more than in 1927. sign trafic in 1897, but how many Apart from the company's regular busi

MAY SAILINGS DEPARTURE HOURS:

Hong Kong 5.20 p.m. Wuchos 2:00 p.m. 5.5. "TAI HING"

11,068 tons-Capt. 0. B. Wilks.]

MAY

FRI,

SUN. 19th

24th

WED.

29th

S.5. "TAI MING" (049 tons Capt. G. J. Spink.] MAY TUES. 21st SUN. 26th

FRI 31et

Messrs. Henry Robb, Ltd., Leith, had repair work on hand on the fol- lowing ships recently:"Balmaha "Breslau, "Cairnyalona, Corsica,"

"Dalwhinnie," "Elphins- And to those who uttered with friend-ness, our branch offices at home and foreigners travel on this important For information apply to Lon,

"Gibraltar," "Hengist." "Haar-

The scenery along the lem,"

ship's smile the lie of a secret abroad have satisfactorily handled on waterway? "Invergrange,'

." "Oder," and

foe?

behalf of other owners no fewer than route is beautiful. We recommend it "Royal" Scoti

354 vessels. This is an increasing part to any person who wishes to spend a of our business.

The men who drove the Armada back

and shattered the might of Spain.

Lic

Smith's Dock Company, Ltd., North Shields, had the following work in hand during the week ended April 5: At North Shields-Docked: "British "Radix," "Malistan,"

"Stonepool." The Dunstan, "Sunik,"

Marquis,

"Dafila "Deido,"

Afloat "Saint

and

"Thistleford," "Astrakhan,"

thria,"

side by side with the men who died when a fleet came out again.

men who fought the Bittle "Revenge" and "ringed her about with dead,

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during the last year. Two new steam-

There was little change in our fleet short and economical holiday. ers were added the "Groningen" for Harlingen, and the "Woodlark" for cur Leith service. The "Goldfinch" was sold during the year. Since the begin-

KWONG WING C

67, Connaught Road West, Phone: Central 893.

"Air: Poured the same food of English blood ning of 1923 we have sold five steancers/condition for the trade was getting providing facilities

"Sigrid," "Brockley," "Catford, "Redrif," "Glynn," "Pendernis," and At River Tees Dock- "Drakepool." yard: Docked:

"Boukadra, "Mahseer, "Umlazi," and "Carmarthenshire. Afloat: "City of Sparta," "Kalix," "Fort Hardy." "Linnell," "Mandaser,”

"Marghe,

Wen, "Porjus,

As the men of the "Birkenhead." The littered decks of the sunken ships

tell plain how the race was run,

But the sons of the stead are denied their bread for the sake of the

pence per ton.

"Quarrington Court," Lie our gentlemen adventurers by many "Bhutan," Vardulia," "Benmohr," "Masula," "Tabarka,"

Thames Passenger Service

Ltd.

"Malda." In the drowsing tides by the splintered disappo from London, although, had been expended on this steamer in Hamburg and Bremen, although not

"Hessa," "Elswick Tower," "Dromore Castle." "Boukadra." and "Trentwood.”

MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS

The C.P.3. RM.S. "Empress of Asia" arrived at Shanghai on May 17 (Fri.) at 7.30 am, leaves Shang, hai on May 18 (Sat) at 5 am, and is due at Nagasaki on May 19 (Sun.)

at 11 a.m. She leaves on May 19 (Sun.) at midnight,

The Ben Line .s. "Benrinnes" from Middlesbro. Antwerp, London, Straits and Philionites is due to arrive here on May 25.

SHIPPING BREVITY

A lifeboat which Was moored alongside the No. 5 hatch of the B.I. 3.5. "Gambode," lying at the central jatty of the Hong Kong and Wham- poa Docks, was stolen between 2 and 6 am. yesterday, according to a re- port made to the Police by Mr. W. Wyatt, second officer of the ship.

-DRY DOCK—-

Length 787 Fest,

- Length on Blocks 760 Feet.

Depth on Centre of

THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY

OF HONG KONG, LIMITED.

'Wireless Call SALVAGE TUG “TAIKOO”

V.P.G.N. 600 Meters,

Tel. Address: "TAIKOODOCK,” HONG KONG.

Telephone No. 212 Central.

Call Flag: “C” over “ANS. PENNANT.”

Sill (H.W.O.S.T.) 34 ft. 6 ins.

~THREE SLIPWAYS-~- Capable of Handling Ships Up

to 3,000 Tona Displacement.

Electric Crane at Sea Wall, Capable of Lifting 100 Tons at 70 Feet Radius,

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

AGENTE, HONG KONG, CHINA & JAPAN.

more in keeping with the requirements of our great somewhat heavy. purchased two, and had one new vessel Just recently, owing to the other two port. delivered. In our new steamers we are companies in

Speaking of our business in general, the Thames passenger increasing the refrigerated accommoda- business going into liquidation, and it the prospects for 1929 are fairly good. tion in order to give more facilities for seeming unlikely that any of the Eve although the year commenced with a shipping this class of traffic to Con- ateamers owned by them would be run ensiderable handicap owing to the dis tinental ports.

in the Margate service. we felt it was location of trade by the exceptionally incumbent on our company to supply heavy ice in, the Continental rivers. In spite of the good weather last sum the tonnage necessary for that service. Harlingen was entirely closed for a good ship tall.

mer, the Thames passenger service was We therefore purchased the Royal four weeks, Antwerp for one week (al- most an unprecedented occurrence.) There were five or six Sovereign for £5,500. Very large: sides where the deep sea creatures sailings erawi.

except at week-ends throughout the the last two years, and with some entirely closed, were seriously hamper- They laid their ship on the galleon's season, all the

travelling small alterations she will suit the re-ed by ice for several weeks. In addi- flank in a devil-wedlock fast.

could have been comfortably carried by:

quirements of our third sailing. But tion to the loss incurred through dif- And sank with the fee to the depth our "Crested Eagle" and "Golden we must not forget that her course is iculty in moving cargo to the ports, our steameri trading to below, an English flag at the mast. Eagle:" even at the week-ends, except nearly run, and that it will be neces- almost all They fought to the depth for their on one or two days, our three boats sary for us in the near future to pro- these places have suffered ice damage. England's sake, gentlemen un- would have been sufficient, so it can coed with the building of new tonnage. The report and accounts were adopt- afraid,

readily be

be understood why this business

pleased to say that for the ed in the past has not been profitable for coming season we shall have the advan- all the steamers employed. As to the tage of the improved terminal in Lon- future, increasing competition with the don-the new ower Fier. Since the motor coaches does not make the pros wer, the only pier available this side pect any brighter. At the end of last of Greenwich has been Old Swan Pier, Consignees of cargo ex 9.3. "City reminded to take season we decided to sell our third with its unattractive approaches both of Mobile" are steamer-the "Eagle"-as, on account by water- and land. We are grateful delivery of their goods which will be of age, the cost of keeping her good to the Port of London Authority for subject to rent after May 21.

And bought the aes in simple fee for the

sake of the deep saa trade.

Midst kelp and weed of the shallow seas where the coral polyps creep, By their rusting screws in the deep

the dead of England

By the shifting sands, a fathom down,

that hungry wait their turn,

Kes acze,

sleep;

By the gharpened teeth of the half-tide reef that watches the ghost-lights burn.

Where the white whale breaches a fea- thered plume, where grinds the drifting floe,

In their serried ranks from the smok- ing Banks, the dead of England go.

There is never an isle or spit or bay

but counts its English dead.

To weather or lee is never a sea but

stained its waters red; And never a way of the outer ways but England paved with her own, And pever a land or sea or strand but

there her flag has flown.

To every wave of the open seas, to the

waterways of the world,

We have bought the right in open fight with an English flag unfurled:

Must be stow aur gooda in a foeman's hatch and starve our kith and kin? Must we freight our clin in: a neutral ship that brought the horn mines int

For pride of our countless dead at sea,

for pride of our, forbeard bold, Go, freight instead neath an ensign

red and stow in a British bold. We learned it of old, the lesson hard,

in times of por jeopardy,

In the deep-sea freight is England's

fate, by terms of our Admiralty. E. W. O'Brien, in "Harbour"! (Sydney).

WARSHIPS IN PORT

The following warships are at pre- sent here:-

Basin: H.M.S. Tamar."

S. W. Basin: HNL S/m. L15. North Arm: H.M.S. "Sepoy." W. W. Dock: HMS. "Cornwall." In Dock: H.M.S. "Bruce," "Somme" and "Sirdar

Foreign Men-of-War god. Chinese Cruisers: "Yang Swel" and "Hai Yang."

French Gunboat "Argus."

U.SS. "Tulsa."

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