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WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1929.

P.&O.-British India Apcar and

Eastern & Australian

Lines

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

TAKING CARGO FOR

STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, İNCLUDING 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.)

St S

Toas

From Hong long About

t

MOREA

LAHORE

DELTA

• JEYPORE

10,953 25th May

Noun 6,252 1st June

8,097 8th Juns 5,31% 16th June

22nd June 7,048 29th Juno

RAJPUTANA 16,568 *PERIM

9,005 6th July

6,715 9th July

Destination

THE

LIVERPOOL PORT

APPEAL FOR ORPHANS OF SEAMEN

"Remember the seamer. are the bread and butter of Liverpool," said the Deputy Lord Mayor (Alderman Muirhead) at the Royal Hippodrome Theatre recently, on the occasion of the matince organised by the Liver- pool Pilots Association in aid of the Royal Liverpool Seamen's Orphanage. The Lord Mayor (Alderman II. D Miller) waa

unable to be present

CHINA MAIŁ,

INDO-CHINA

STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

→ SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

Destination

Steamer

Sailing Ting via Stow, & S'hai YATSHING .Sun., 20th May. at 10 a.m. T'tan via Stow & Shai HANGSANG ...Wed., 29th May at 10 a.m. Ttau via S'ton & S'hal.. WAISHING ...Sun., 2nd June at 10 a.m, Osaka via Amoy, Moji & Was

24th May at 10 a.m.

owing to serious liness, but it atated at the matinee that his condi tion was improving The Lady Mayoress and their family occupied

box, and many of the prominent business men and other notable.citi- zens were also in attendance to sup- vort a function which was described during

an interval by Alderman Muirhead as being among the finest and most worthy in the country.

The pilota of Liverpool," he said, "have been carrying on this noblo work for the seamen's orphans since 1873, and since that time the Orphan age, one of the finest institutions of

kind, 1125

benefited to the tune of £24,000. The seamen were the bread and butter of Liverpool, and the Liverpool pilots were doing their ut- most to see that their children are given a chance in life."

ils

The programme was

as varied as

it was excellent, and the theatre was packed to its utmost capacity. Many of the leading artistes from Mersey- kiad by

klase

Kobe

Osaka ria Amoy, Moll &

•Kobe ...

Straits & Calcutta Straits & Calcutta

Sandakan

Sandakan Tientsin Canton

YUENSANG .. Fri.,

KUMSANG KUTSANG NAMSANG NAUSANG HINSANG CHIPSHING HANGSANG

a.m.

Taes., 18th June at .Sat.,

25th May at

3 p.m. Fri., 31st May at 3 p.m. .Fri., 24th May at Noon

Tues., 4th June at 10 am: .Sat, 1st June at 7 a.m.

Thurs., 23rd May at 4 p.m.

For Freight and Fassage apply to:---

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.,

Telephone Central 216.

骂

TILBURY DOCK

£2,100,000 FOR EXTENSION SCHEME

A bold bid to win back for the Lon-

side halls gave their services, permission of the various managers don docks its former trads with the The performance of the Orphanage boys and girls made even the most larger ocean-going liners is being Blase among the audience see once made by Tilbury, where the £2,400,000 again through the happy eyes of extension scheme is proceeding. The youth.

So well had the children been scheme includes the construction of:

from the trained in sang, dance, acting and A new, dry dock, entering elocution that there was a commend main dock; a river landing-stage for able lack of

that children sing-song ocean-going steamers; Reconstructed factor which is peculiar to Juvenile railway station with direct service to performances.

London adjoining; A baggage hall; There are

serie of the Seamen's and an entrance to the docks from the Orphanage who, inspired by a re- river, on the west side of the docks. Rotter-markable self-confidence, should

The contractors and sub-contractors far on the histrionic stage; this was well ahead of contrast time, and it particularly noticeable in an operetta,

is expected that the new dry dock will A Day Ashore. The two cutstand: be ready within a month, and the new ing characters Derek

entrance within five or six months. Naval ta officer)

(E. and Jelf,

New Lease of Life the bo's'un (W. Kendall):

The land section of the landing-stage These two children acted with the utmost sell-should be ready by midsummer. All

is completed:

the floating section possession and ability. Other charac- that remains, then, is for the comple fars were H. Leuming and G. Johnson tien of the work on the baggage hall (shepherds), Tily Phillips, Vera and the new railway station. Crosby, and

This work is at present in its infaney,

Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles, London, Antwerp,

dam & Hamburg. Marseilles, fonden & Hull, Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Butter-

dum and Hamburg. Rombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles. L'don. Antwerp &R'dam

Hamburg.

Marseilles, London & Hall.

Straits, Colombo & Bombay.

KASBGAR *MIRZAPORE

* Cargo only. Frequent connection from Port Sait for Passcugers and Cargo to

go

General Managers.

PASSENGER LIST

DEPARTURES

Dr.

Per A. M. L. liner "President McKinley for San Francisco and ports, May 21:-Mr. and Mrs. Astrup, Mr. and Mrs. Randall Gould, Miss Cynthia Gould, G. Grotjahn, Kurt

W. Fischer, Yoshio Misawa and family, William T. Bergen, M. H. Boyle, Mrs. Florence Bixby, Mrs. A. N. Benthdon Brotherton, Boonitt, Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Coleman and son, Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Fisher, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Jackson, Henry F. Taylor, L. C. Bu, Y. K. Luk, Y. K. Lin, Mr. and Mrs. Au Bun, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Little, E. Vaughan Fors, Sir Shou-son Chow, Mr. Fowler, Mrs. R. C. Plumer, J. E. and Mrs. Leong Mong-poor, N. Sensch, N. Y. Lai. Lee Kung-lum, Mrs. Chiu, Lai C. Tong, Chun IL Collins (be's'un's mates), H least a year to finish. Postlethwaite (the ship's cook), and Grace Jones and Zoe Clegg (fairies),

The extensions will undoubtedly Kwai, Mr. and Mrs. Ng Ting-kok, have the effect of giving Tilbury a Mrs. Kung Tak, Wang Tung-pu, together with a mixed choras. A The sonductors.

Wong Shun, Mr. and Mrs. G. to whom credit is due for training the children (London), Ltd., are the principal conson, Wong Tien-to, Miss Chan Lai- Sir Robert McAlpine and Sors Rosai, A. Jamieson, J. M. Hutchi- to such a high pitch of perfection, tractors engaged were Messrs. T. D. Williams and R. first 1,500 men Burker.

are engaged. Now sin, Lau Tak-yue, Mrs. Tong Wun- Mr. F. G. Gillies was at there are only about 360. the piano, and the sailors' drill had The new dry dock at present is - Mrs. Ko Chung-ying, Lee Dut, kung, Mrs, Wm. Meedy, Mr. and been arranged by H. Ball. The Hip-ed with water up to river level, and Lam Kong, William Chan, K. podrome vices under Mr. Jave their ser divers are engaged daily blasting

May Lace (shep.

Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the herdesses), A. Liggett, J. Peter and and it is expected that it will take at Wai-ting, Lee Chung. Wong Yee-

Khedival Mail Steamship Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

TÁLAMBA

1 3,013 25th May

Xp.m.

TALMA SANTHIA

TAKADA

Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. 10,000 12th June Singapore. Penang & Calcutta. 7,754 4th July Singapore, Penang & Calcutta, 6,919 12th July! Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.

orchestra

B.I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st Jack Martell,

Creat

new lease of life as a port.

on the work. At

the professionals were Les Beaucaires, ated it from the ordinary wet dock. G. A. Quayle, K. C. Page, O. R. baton, and away the old dock wall which separ- Roosevelt, S. J. Johnston, Capt. Dean and

Clifton. The hlasting is done by means of gelig- Lusey, Mrs. N. M. V. McArthur, and 2nd class passengers. All steamers are fitted with wireless and Freedman, Betty Juinel, Fred Lewis, wall, and fired by electricity, the Mr. and Mrs. J. D. McLaren, Mrs.

Harold Walden, Teresa Watson, Ike hite cartridges, placed carry a qualified surgeon.

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South).

† TANDA

ST. ALBANS

5,986 31st 4.500 lith

May Y

ARAFURA

TANDA

ST. ALBANS

6,000 2nd

July Manila, Sandaka, Thursday Island, Aug, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney &

Melbourne.

6,956 30th Aug.

| 4,500 4th Oct.

Calls Iloilo & Curries Orchestra.

Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Japan and Hong Kong to Austeniia.

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

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-

The Union SS. Company's steamers to the United Kingdorn via New Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

The P. & O. Royal Mail steamers to London via Suez Canal,

The P. & O. Branch Service of steamers to London via the Cape.

Mareski, the Piccadilly Trio. and Frank Benson. Mr. Stanley C. Mayo huge caisson, or fating gate, which Dorothy Fisher, Mrs. L. D. As soon as this work is completed the K. W. Miller, V. G. Staton, Miss staged-managed the production. weighs 480 tons and custs £20,000, will Hangis, Mrs. V. C. Herron, Mrs.

be placed in position. The new dry-V. G. Manassa, Mr. dock will be able to accommodate some

and Mrs.

CONSIGNEES.

LLOYD TRIESTINO N. CO.

杂 NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

Steamship,

** FIUME-L"

Fran Trieste, Venice, Spalato, Suez, Port Said, Bombay. Karachi, Aden, Colombo, Penang & Singapore.

concrete.

New Entrance Lock The new entrance lock wil be 1,000 feet long between the gates, and 110 feet wide at the entrance. The gates, which were made by Messrs. Vickers Armstrong, Limited, cast £100,000,

A bell mouth entranco for vessels will be formed by timber Jetties on either side.

at which the

of the largest liners afloat. On each M. N. O'Malley and son, Mrs. side of the deck will be a road and . S. Sinclair and son, Miss Mar- railway.

garet Bell, Mrs. J. J. Mieldazis, The work has entailed the substity J. J. Mieldazis, tion of 515,000 cubic yards of Tilbury Mr. and Mrs. Wong Man-sang, Mr. J. Y. Lum, marsh clay by 221,000 cubic yards of and Mrs. J. Levy A. K. J. Jensen, L. Lac Kamp. Mr. and Mrs. K. N. Fung, Mrs. Chow Siu-lau, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Larenne, Y. W. Fung, Mrs. Lin, Pang Shiu-ki Wong Yiu- Mrs. Siu Koi-Chan, Leung Kin,

man, Lee Yiu-nam, Ho Yee-sang, Mr. and Mrs. Loo Lik-wing, Chan Show-wing, J. W. Norton, Miss Yynne Lee Shew, Wong Tak-man,

. T. Wong, A. J. Bewren, Cheung! Mrs. Ho Lai-ching, Tam Wai-chuen, Chung-wai, T. C. Kam, F. G. Casts, Mr. and Mrs. Chui Tung nung, Miss Chui Yuk-ming, Cheng Kam- sing, Maye Newhall, Chan Nin-fun, Mr. and Mrs. Thornton, Mr. Thorn- ton.

The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf made by the Cleveland Bridge and En- London via Panama Canal.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.

*GURNA

5,248 23rd RAJPUTANA 16,568 24th

*ROSSINGTON

COURT

ST. ALRANS

KASHGAR

SANTHIA

*TILSINGTON

COURT

May May

Shanghai. Noji, Kobe & Osaka. Shanghai, Kebe & Yokohama.

10 a.EL.

25th May S'hal, Moji, Kobe & hama, 4,500

4th June Maj, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama. 7,754 5th June Amoy, Moji, Kobe, Yhoma & Ozako. 9,005 7th June

Shanghai, Moji. Kobe & Yokohama. 10th June

MIRZAPORE 6.715 10th

*ALIPORE

TAKADA

KHIVA

KHYBER

KIDDERBORE-

June 6.278 19th June 6,949 21st June 9.386 21st June 0.114 3th July 5,334 6th July

* Cargo valy.

Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama,

The landing-stage, CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby largest liners will be able to set down informed that all Goods are being and take up passtugers, is costing landed at their risk into the Godowns £301,000. The river section is being

and Godown Company, Ltd., at Kow-gineering Company, Limited. loon, whence and/or from the wharves The stage will be 1,150ft. long and delivery may be obtained.

Soft wide. It consists of 63 steel Optional Cargn will be forwarded pontoons, ballasted as required, and unless notice to the contrary be given kept in position by chain moorings and before 20th instant.

pivoted steel booms, permitting vertical movement throughout the 20ft, range of tide.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 26th inst. will be subject to rent.

All claims against the vessel must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 5th prox. or they will not

recognized.

be

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 25th inst. at 10 a.m. by our sur veyors Messrs: Goddard & Douglas.

Shanghai, Moji & Kobe. Shanghai Moji & Kobe.

Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Osaka.

Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai. Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Moji & Kobe.

ed.

by

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. WIRELESS. TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS. Passengers for Rangoon must defray their

Singapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer.

own Hotel expenses at

All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge. Steamers on London and Australian Linee are fitted with Laundries. Parcels measuring not more than 2% ft x 2 ft. x 1 ft, will be received

at the Company's Office up to Noon on the day previous to sailing.

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

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,

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

Agents.

NEW YORK, BOSTON & BALTIMORE,

JOINT SERVICE OF THE

"BLUE FUNNEL" LINE.

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

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE. (ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL SS. CO., LTD.)

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG.

S.S. "NELEUS"

S.S. "CITY OF MOBILE" S.S. “MACHAON"

Vis Suez Canal

vla Suez Canal ... VIR Suez Canal

A 8th June. 17th June. 3rd July Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Owners' Option,

Subject to change without notice.

For Freight and articulars apply to:- BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE or THE BANK-LINE, LTD., Hong Kong. Hong Kong & Canton: JARDINE; MATHESON & CO., LTD., Canton,

No Fire Insurance has been effect-

Arterial Road

The arterial road from London to Tilbury should approach each end of the landing stage.

In anticipation of the improve ments to Tilbury as a port, there is a movement on foot with a view to the attainment of the amalgamation of Tilbury with its neighbouring town of Grays, and surrounding villages, to form a great county borough, to be called "Thameside."

The Tilbury Urban District Coun cil, which is an exceedingly progres.

Bills of Lading will be countersignedsive body, has also been preparing for

DODWELL & CO., LTD,

Agenta. Hong Kong, 20th May, 1920.

HONG KONG TIDE.

The tide-table given below has been

the future by putting into force a town- plaaning scheme, which leaves plenty of open spaces for the erection later of the important buildings which should bo in a central position in the town.

The town's system of concrete roads. are famous all over the country.

obtained by aid of the Tide-predicting PLAGUE ON BOARD

Machine, which includes 40 compon- ents for the better prediction of tides, from the result of the analysis of the tidal observations, taken at the Kau- lung tidal observatory under the direction of Dr. Doberck during the years 1887, 1888 and 1889. .

CREW ISOLATED FOR OBSERVA- TION PURPOSES

The discovery of rats infected with plague on board the steamer "Tirreno The times and heights are given for on her arrival at Hull from Rosario, Kaulung; but they may be uecd for South Americs, with a cargo of wheat, the Victoria Naval Yard and Aberdeen, has led to the captain and thirty mem the differences being very small, bera of the crew being sent to the isola-

The times of high-and low-water tlon hospital. must not

be considered to coincide All dock labourers who have worked with the times of slack-water and in the ship have undergone special change of current, the two phenomena treatment at the fumigation station. being quite distinct.

It is likely that the crew

will be isolated for a considerable time for ob servation purposes.

DATE

May 17 to 28, 1929. -

HIGH WATER LOWER WATER.

Standard Standard May Times

Ht Times Ft.

SHIP SALES.

The steamer "Bradburn" (8,000 |tons deadweight), has been sold by the Leeds Shipping Co., Ltd., (Messrs.

Fri. 17 m 8 54.4-7 m 10 28 4.3 Ranion-Smith Line, Ltd., managers);

Bat. 18 m 74

6

Suo. 18 m

Mon. 20m 66

5.71 1690

4 59 5.B

of Cardiff, to Scottish buyers. - She 4.0 m o

· 164 was built in 1912 by Messrs. Ropner 83.6.7 03-37 7 EI 5.8m0 42 17 and Sons, and engined by Mesars. Blair

183,0 and Company.

The steamer "Homer City" (6,140 16 tons deadweight), owned by the Saint 81 82 2012 Just Steamship Co., Ltd. (Sir Wm. R. Tues. 31 m 86 8.1m1 45 1.3 Smith and Sons, Ltd.), of Cardiff, has Ex 5.0 2441.8 been sold to Messrs. W. A. Young and Wod. 28 m8 99 6.4 m 2 11 2.6 Co., Ltd., of London, for about £36,760. Thurs 25 m 8 52 6.7 m2 85 27 Ropner and Sons, and engined by S 23. She was built in 1914 by Mesira 4.11 Messrs. Blair and Company.

9.574.7

10:42a

The "Warrior," the first British ironclad, completed in 1861,

was towed from Portsmouth, recently for

use as a halk for mooring purposes at Pembroke.

PRESIDENT LINER SAILINGS

RESE

WEEKLY TRANS - PACIFIC SERVICE

To San Francisco and Los Angeles

The Sunshine Balt via

Honolulu

To Seattle and Victoria

The Short, Straight Route to America Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdays Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdays

4.m.

a.m.

Pres. Grant ....Tues, June 4 Pres, Jefferson May 28 Noon Pres. Cleveland Tues., June 18 Pres. Lincoln.. ..Tuea., June 11 Pres. Piorce....Tues.. July 2 Pres. Madison Tucs, June 25 Pres. Taft Tues., July 16 Pres. Jackson Tues., July 9

£120, £112 Special through rates to Europe vis

United States, Direct connections with all Atlantic Knes. Chofce of rail lines across United States 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, Marsellies, New York and Boston.

a.m.

2.101,

Pres. Polk.....Sun. June 2, 8 Pres. Johnson Sun. July 14, 8 Pres. Adams ..Sun. June 16, 8 Pres. Mouros .Sun. July 28, 8 Pres. Harrison Sun June 30, Pres. Wilson ..Sun. Aug: 11, $

TO MANILA

Pres.. Grant...May 25 € p.m. Pres. Madlson June 18 6 p.m. Pros. Lincoin..June 4 6 p.m. Pres. Pierce...June 22 6 p.m. Pres. Cleveland June 8 fm. Pres. Jackson July 26 p.m. Fer Bockings, Passeuger and Freigh: Information apply to Telephone Central 8477, 2478 and 795.

Cable Address "Dollar." CANTON BRANCH: SHA KEE STREET.

American Mail Line

and

Dollar Steamship Line

AUSTRAL - CHINA NAVIGATION CO.

S.S. "CALULU” will be despatched hence on the 22nd June, 1929.

FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE AND ADELAIDE via Manila, Sandakan, Balikpapan and Rabaul

For freight and passages apply to:

DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents,

Queen's Bldg. Tel. C. 1030.

ANNOUNCEMENT. Commencing May 20th. S.S. CHUEN CHOW will, until further notice, sail From Hong Kong at 2.30 p.m. Arriving Maçao at 6.00 p.m.

DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAYS:

CHUEN ON S.B. CO., LTD. 4, Connaught Rd. C.

Tel. C. 6061.

Freight and Passage apply:

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO. LTD.

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER MAKERS, BRASS ozd TRON FOUNDERS. All work done in this establishment in guaranteed. We have over thirty years' experience.. We own two Slipways and can accommodate any craft of 200 feet long.

Town Office: 64, Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong, Tel. Central No. 459. Shipyard: Sham-Sut-Po, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Tel. Kowloon No. 9. Estimates furnished on application. Hong Kong, April 1, 1924.

THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD. TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: "MANIFESTO" HONGKONG.

DOCK OWNERS, SHIP BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEERS, BOILER

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

ELECTRICIANS.>

ent

Dock

700

$6

ft.

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چیز

M.S. "SUGBO ”*-

Codes Usedr

AL A.B.C. Fifth Edi

Lion: Ex-

gineering:

First &

Second Edi-

tion; West-

ern Union

And Wat

kins.

Single screw steel passenger and cargo motor ship. Dimensions; — 154' 0" B.P.

x 28' 0" Mid. x 11' 6" Mld.; D.W. 470 tons; K.H.P. 360; Speed 10% knots. Built

and machinery installed by The Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., to the order of La Naviera Filipina Inc., Cebu for Philippine coasting service.

Please address enquiries to the Chief Manager:

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