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THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1929.

P. & 0.-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, INCLUDING 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.)

From

About

Hong Kong

S. 8.

Tona

MOREA

*LAHORE

DELTA

10,953 | 25th May

Noon 5,262 1st June

8,097

8th June

* JEYPORE

6,318

15th June

RAJPUTANA

*PERIM

KASHGAR

22nd June 16,568

7,048 29th June

9,005 fith July 0,7159th July

*MIRZAPORE

* Cargo only.

Destination

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

dam & Hamburg.

Marseilles, London & Hull. Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotter-

dam and Hamburg.

Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles, L'don, Antwerp & R'dam

& Hamburg.

Marseilles. London & Hull, Straits, Colombo & Bombay.

Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople, Fireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

TALAMBA

N.Y. HARBOUR

THE

PORT AUTHORITY TAKES ISSUE WITH RAILWAY COMPANY

NO CONGESTION

·

CHINA MAIL,

AS "NEEDLES "

HOW AMMUNITION WAS SHIPPED

RECENT SHANGHAI CASE

CONSIGNÉES.

LLOYD TRIESTINO N. CO.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES:

Steamship,

"FIUME-L"

From Trieste, Venice, Spalato, Suez, Fort Bald, Bombay, Karachi, Adun, Colombo, Penang & Singapore,

Hints of congestion in the handling Judgment in favour of the plain- of import and export traffic at the port tiffs for Tis.1,000 and costs, embody. of New York are denied by Mr. J. Eing all the statements of facts cull- Ramsay, chief executive officer of the ed frora the evidence, and citing port of New York Authority. Replying numerous legal authorities was deli Lo a pamphlet issued by the Illinois verad by Judge Milton D. Purdy in Central Railroad, dealing with Latin the American Court for

for China.on American commerce, Mr. Ramsay states April 30 in the case of the Indo-CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby there has been a tremendous expansion China S.N. Co. against Mr. James B. informed that all Goods are being in port facilities capable of handling Katz, trading as the Commercial Ex-landed at their risk into the Godowns more trade than is even now passing press and Storage Company, Messra. of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf through.

3. Franklin, of Fleming. Franklin and Godown Company, Ltd., at Kow- The Port Authority communication and Allman, and Mr. Paul Urban, of loon, whence and/or from the wharves refers particularly to a paragraph in Hansons, represented the Indo-China, delivery may be obtained. the statement under the heading "Some and Mr. F. J. Schuhl appeared for Optional Cargo will be forwarded Advantages of. New Orleans," which the defendant. The Indo-China's unless notice to the contrary be given

"The water route from New Orleans claim was for Tla10,000 representing before 20th instant.

No claims will be admitted after the ans damages sustained over a shipment to Brazilian and Argentine ports is of 25 cases purported to contain Goods have left the Godown, and all about 320 miles greater than from New needles but which eventually turned Goods remaining undelivered after the York, but many Mississippi Valley

out to be a cargo of ammunition An 26th inst. will be subject to rent. shippers find the New Orleans route outstanding feature of the judgment All claims against the vessel must more satisfactory due to absence of con-

was the Judge's conclusion that the he presented to the Undersigned on or gestion at New Orleans and the great reputation of the plaintiffs had not before the 5th prox. or they will not er facility with which goods can be been injured by the shipment. The be recognized despatched through that port,"

Purdy reads in part as follows: lengthy judgment rendered by Judgo

rends:

traffic to and from South America.

Be.

A broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the Defendant's Liability The liability of the defendant must 25th inot. at 10 a.n. by our sur be decided upon the facts

veyors Messrs. Goddard & Douglas. in this

No Fire Insurance has been effect. the defendant had case, and upon the assumption that.|

knowed. ledge of the fraud which had been Billa of Lading will be countersigned perpetrated upon the Chinese Govern-by

45

THO

It is may hava bcen "Contraband

is

DODWELL & CO., LTD.,

Agents. Hong Kong, 20th May, 1929.

COPENHAGEN,

STAM

"The inference of this statement," Mr. Ramsay writes, "is that congestion does exist at the port of New York in the handling of import and export cause of similar statements in the past wċ have made persistent inquiry among the carriers and terminal com panies serving the port of New York to determine whether there has been any scquently upon the carriers who un ment officials at Shanghai, and sub- chronie congestion or delay in the dertook to convey this handling of foreign commerce. The an dertook swers to our inquiries show none. of pistol ammualtion from

"Moreover, the testimony presented to Chungking. It is alleged in the in the hearings, hefore the Interstate complaint that the pistol ammunition THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD., Commerce Commission demonstrated which was found in these boxes when the vessel arrived at Wanhslen quite clearly that there has been na congestion in the handling of import was "Contraband." Precisely what The Motor Vessel, and export freight through the port of was intended by this allegation New York recent years, and that on not

not entirely clear. Did the pleader having arrived, Consignees of cargo the contrary, there has been a tremen- intend to assert that, this pistol am- are hereby informed that all goods dous expansion of facilities capable of munition was being transported

at are being landed and placed at their Rotter-handling much more than is now pass- the time of its seizure contrary to risk inte the hazardous and/or extra-

ing through this port.

some law or treaty of China which hazardous Godowns of The Hongkong. Is it not possible that reports con- made it contraband, or tha: the pistol & Kawloon Wharf Godown Co., Ltd., cerning the situation at the railroad ammunition was "goods" which had where delivery can be obtained as soon pier stations or Manhattan Island, been imported into China contrary to as the goods are landed. which stations handlo foodstuffs and its Customs laws, and was therefore No claims will be admitted after the merchandise for domestic distribution, to be considered even after its in-goods have left the Godowns, and all have given you the impression that a portation "contraband

goods"

goods remaining undelivered after the similar situation exists in the handling it will be remembered that this 27th May, 1929, at 4 p.m. will be of import and export freight? This cargo had been, originally imported subject to rent, confusion of the domestic delivery with into China from Germany and had All broken, chafed and damaged valent and leads to incorrect statements Customs at Shanghai. Of course it who are to be left in the Godown, the service to shipside seems to be pre-been passed by the Chinese Maritime

where ene that front time to time the pier either or both senses of that term, May, 1929, at 10 a.m.

they will be examined by about the port of New York.

in Messrs. Anderson & Ashe on the 25th stations handling purely domestic but manifestly it would require some All claims against the vessel mast freight are taxed to capacity has been law of China to establish the goods be presented to the Undersigned before noted.

as of that character. No such law "This situation has been alleviated of China has been offered in evidence.

the 30th May, 1910, or they will not evidence he recognised. in recent years by the use of the motor or called to attention of the

No Fire Insurance will be effected. truck as an auxiliary. However, with coi

court. Article 18 of the Treaty of

Bill of Lading will be counter- the exception of a very limited amount Tientsin of 1858 between the British signed by of I. c. L freight moving in import and Government and China

China, which was export trade, these facilities are not in- introduced in evidence by the plain- volved in the foreign commerce of the tiff, relates specifically t

"British port

merchant vessels concerned in smug-

and

smuggled goods Of course it may be that goods which have been clandestinely

or fraudul

country it violation of that country's laws, mas ently introduced into a still retain their character as "smug gled goods" and that anyone who should be concerned in the subse-

of such smug quent transportation ICEBOUND IN BALTIC gled goods from one part of that country to another might be con he had know aidered especially lodga of the importation, as But I am concerned inclined to think from a careful The steamer "Tilsit" arrived recently perusa! of this provision of the at Grimsby after being delayed in the Treaty of Tientsin, that such a broad Baltic by ice since February 4,

construction of the Treaty was not The times of high-and low-water Captain Voigtlander said the vessel contemplated by the high contracting must not be considered to coincide leit Konigsberg with a cargo of palp, parties at the time it was negotiate with the times of slack-water and and on arrival at Oilau, in Danzig ed. It seems to me that they were change of current, the two phenomena Bay, he found ice 12ft. to 16ft. thick, dealing with, and had in mind, Bri- being quite distinct. which had been packed by a westerly tish merchant

Yessels trading with wind. Eighteen ships' were held up, a China, rather than British merchant The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via Now number of them some distance from ships trading in China, as this plain- Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

the part.

Members of the crews of tif was doing with respect to this The P. & O. Royal Mail steamers to Londen via Suez Canal.

many vessels suffered from frostbite, merchandise. The plaintiff seeks to The P. & O. Branch Service of steamers te London via the Cape.

and some had limbs amputated. The recover as actual damages the sum The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and cold was so intense that it penetrated of Tls.1,600 as demurrage at the rate London via Panama Canal.

into the ground several feet, and the of Tls.400 per for the four days potato crop was destroyed.

that the a

W13 detained at}. Fri. 17 m 8 54 4.7 "It was the severest winter ever Wanhsien; Tls. 4.26 for fee paid for

4 29 4.9 remembered," said the captain, "and it note of protest and Tis.138.45 being Bat is estimated that there will be ice in the cost of two first class tickets. the Baltic up to the end of May."

from Chungking to Wanhsien ard re

British Consil-General turn for the and the agent of Messrs. Butterfield Mon. 20 m and

Swire. It was conceded at

TALMA

SANTHIA

TAKADA

| 8,018 25th May

3 p.m. 10,000 18th June 7,754 4th, July 0,049 12th- July

Singapore, Penang & Calmatta.

Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcatta, Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.

B.I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd class passengers. All steamers are fitted with wireless and carry a qualified surgeon.

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South).

↑ TANDA

ST. ALBANS

ARAFURA

TANDA

ST. ALBANS

6,956 31st May 1

&

4,500 5th July Manila, Sandakan, Thursday Islanti 6,000 2nd Asg. Town-ville, Brisbane, Sydney 6,956 30th Aug.

4,500

4th Cel.

Melbourne.

Calls Hollo & Carries Orchestra,

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

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

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:--

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.

RAJPUTANA

*CURNA

16,56% | 24th

10 a.. 5,248 24th Muy

May

ROSSINGTON COURT

ST. ALBANS SANTHIA

*TILSINGTON

KASHGAR

COURT

*ALIPORE

TAKADA

Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.

S'hai, Moji, Y'hara, Kobe & Osaka.

5 p.TA.

May Shai, Moji, Kobe & 'hema.

Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama. Amoy, Moji, Kobe, Y'hama & Osaka. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama.

Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama.

25th 4,500 4th June 7,754 5th June 9,005 7th June 10th June

*MIRZAPORE 6,715 10th June Shanghai, Moji & Kobe,

KUIVA

KHYBEK

KIDDERPORE

5,273 19th June

6,949

21st June

0,135

21 at

June

9.114

5,334 6th

July

• Cargo only.

July 5th

Shanghai, Moji & Kobe. Amey, Moji, Kobe & Osaka. Shanghai, Kobe & Yekohama.

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

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.

Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses at Singapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer.

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

at the Company's Office up to Noon on the day previous to miling:

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

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,

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

Agents.

am sure that you do not desire to

the situation at the port of New York spread incorrect inference concerning

which are without foundation, and we would appreciate receiving any in formation in your possession bearing on congestion due to a lack of facilities at New York."

SEAMEN'S LIMUS

AMPTATED

MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS

are

ling sometimes regarded as contraband.

#

JOHN MANNERS & CO., LTD.,

Agents. Hong Kong, 21st May, 1929,

HONG KONG TIDE.

The tide-table given below has been obtained by aid of the Tide-predicting Machine, which includes 40 compon ents for the better prediction of tides, the from the result of the analysis tidal observations, taken at the Kau- lung tidal observatory under the direction of Dr. Doberck during the years. 1887, 1858 and 1889.

The times and heights are given for Kaulung; but they may be used for the Victoria Naval Yard and Aberdeen, the differences being very small,

May 17 to 23, 1929.

DATS

Moy

HIGH WATER |Lower War R

Standard Standard Bt

Ht. Times

Times

m 10, 2843

44.8 m 0 2 1.4 60

0.3 5

37 Sun. 19 m 7 916,3 m 0 42 | 17

7 12 b

trial by counsel for the plaintiff that Tuas 1 B

The B.I. $.s. "Gurna" left Singa- the plaintiff was not entitled to re-

cover damages for loss of cargo Wed. 22 m pore for this port on May 16 p.m. Plaintiff also asks for general dam and is due here on May 23 at about Pla 6-a.m.

The C.P.S. R.M.S. "Empress of France" ia due here at p.m. on May 27 (Monday), and will berth at Pier No. 5, Kowloon Wharf. She will sall for Manila at 5 p.m. on May 28 (Tuesday).

PASSENGER LIST.

DEPARTURES

ages on account of injury to its good, Tana 23 name, general esteem and reputation But I find for observance of law. from the evidence that plaintiff is not entitled to damages.on account of its reputation.

The evi injury to dence was very unsatisfactory upon this point, and I have no difficulty in reaching the conclusion that the Indo-China Co., did not suffer any damage or injury to its reputation. It will be noted in this connection that the China Navigation Co. (B. and S.) made no clain whatsoever against the plaintiff in this action for injury to its good name and re- putation.

Damages

from a care

NEW YORK, BOSTON & BALTIMORE, Yoshida, Dolto Ellia, Miss Yu excess of the damage actually sus

JOINT SERVICE OF THE

"BLUE FUNNEL" LINE.

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

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE. (ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S.S. CO, LTD.) SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG,

3.S. "NELEUS" S.S. "CITY OF MOBILE" 55. “MACHÀO

Via Suez Canal

vía Suez Canal

Via Suez Canal

5th June. 15th June.

3rd July,

Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Owners' Option,

Subject to change without notice.

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

ferson" for Manila May 21-

Per. A M. Liner "President Jef

So in the present case, the plain- Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Bonean and tiff can only recover from the defen- son, Mrs. Mollie Bauman and son dant damages which were actually Mr. and Mrs, J. B. Delgado, Mise sustained by the China Navigation Marie Duvall, Dr. H. W. Elders and Co. by reason of the detention of its vassel t Wanksien, although the daughters, Mr. Lee Fook-chung,

ninintiff may have

the Chias Wong Goon-fat, A. Deleon, Lt Navigation Co. a larger eum. I am

jave paid to Comdr. A. W. Ashbrook, Rev. inclined to the opinion, Father Gaspar Moreno, Rev. Father ful consideration of the evidence re Pedro Mateos, Ching Wai, Po Kong, lative to the actual damages sustain- Mrs. Lo Choy, Mrs. Chiu Shee ed. by the China Navigation Co, that Eduardo Gutierrez, Chen Ak, A. E the amoun: which was paid to that company by the plaintiff in settle Goodrici Wong Kwok-wing, Keiichi ment of the claim, was somewhat in Foollin, Miss Dy Kuy-hue, K. Brias, tained, even after eliminating the K. Shiratori, Ignacio Valeroso, Yu item paid on account of damage to cargo. In my judgment Ts,1,000 Eng.bin, M. C. Lamond, Fang Shiu will be sufficient to cover the actual liu, Mrs. Alta Gage, Miss Violet damages which were sustained by the George, R. W. Hammond, Edward detention of the "Kintang" during Matthew, Mrs. Florence Podmore, the four days that it was held

UP .. Wanksten, and I secordingly find Mrs. Matilda Podgare, Teh Heich and assess damages against the de- shen, Jose Urquico, Yang Chian- fendant in that amount I is there Hwang, Lo-Yuen-sing, Lochh man fore ordered, and adjudged that the Das, Luis De Amechazurra, Miss plaintiff have and recover judgment above named: defendant in against the A. M. Rumsey, Rev. Father Pedro the sum of Tis.1,000 together with the Romo, Chan Yok-choi, Lamberto oasts of this action.—"Shipping and Barrtista, Miss Kwong Luen-chu, Engineering." dose A. Del Prada, Rumuldo Rivera, Ramon Ordoveza, Wong Chun, Mra Corazon De Reynolds, Madame T

CLYDE FISHING

Jud, Ya Eng-sik Miss Yu Poo-ki, fishermen, who each year use the Following the example of Swedish Miss Yu Sik-hong, Miss Bita Yu, Clyde, as a fishing ground with suc- Ellas Chamoun, Louis Zaidan, Miss Beze, Fleetwood fisherman is pre- prring to test the possibilities of the Francis Rodgers.

Clyde estuary,

48 5.7m 1 16 2.0

€65.0 244

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Pres. Polk.....

.Sun. June 2, 8 Prea. Johnson Pres, Adams ..Sun. June 16, 8 Pres. Monroe Pres. Harrison Sun. Jane 30, 8 (Pres. Wilson

8.m.

TO MANILA

e.m.

Sun. July 14, 8 Sun, July 28, 8 Sun. Aug. 11, B

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vla Manila, Sandakan, Balikpapan, Rabaul and Tulagi

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S.S. "CHRONOS",

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6.1, 45

2.3

1.

33 6.4 m 2 11

9 578 | 4.76 23 a 8 61 6,7 m2 35 20 488 14:4

Hong Kong, April 1, 1924.

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