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TENYO MARU

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12th June. Wednesday, Wednesday, 10th July.

SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghai & Japan Ports.

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Saturday, 15th June. Saturday.

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.. Wednesday.

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26th June. 24th July.

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27th June. Thursday,

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Tuesday, 9th July.

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NEW HERE

DETAILS OF TWO STEAMERS

IN PORT ›

THE CHINA

SHIPPING

SECTION.

Another vessel new to Hong Kong, This was arrived here, on Sunday,

which the s... "Quarrington Court came from Singapore with 2,823 tons of general cargo for local discharge and 4,779 tons for ports beyond. She to Jardine, Mathe is under charter son & Co. and is one of two vessels owned by the United Steamship Co, Ltd.

Commanded by Cap. J. Watson with a crew of 29 Europeans and 13 Asiatics, the "Quarrington Court" is a steel screw steamer of 6,922 gross tonnage and 4,334 net! tonnage. Built last year by the Fairfield Co., Ltd at Glasgow, her dimensions are:-Length 429 feet, breadth 56.5 feat and depth 32,8 feet. Registered at London, she was engined by J. G. Kinkaid and Co.

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A Norwegian Vessel Another vessel new to the harbour entered yesterday, namely the mv. Templar (Norwegian), owned by

sions

HUMBER DUES

A FURTHER CUT ANNOUNCED

MAIL,

LIFEBOAT WORK

MERSEY'S "FINEST SERVICE OF THE YEAR"

CUNARD COMPANY'S GIFT

Lord Reading moved the following resolution at the annual general meeting of the Royal National Life- boat Institution in the Caxton Hall, Westminster. It was seconded by Vice Admrial W. W. Fisher, C.B., C.V.O., and carried:—

ing

"That this meeting, fully recognia- the important services of the Lifeboat Institution of Royal National meeting annual

Conservancy Board, a recommendation that

be ping dues

At the

the Humber

duced from 30

+

her

the

TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1929.

CANADIAN

PACIFIC

"SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE ACROSS THE PACIFIC

TO VICTORIA & VANCOUVER

17 Days Hongkong-Vancouver, 14 Days Shanghai-Vancouver

Leave

Kobe

Leave

June 11 July 16

Y'hama

Leave

11 Days Kobe-Vancouver, 9 Daya Yokohama-Vancouver

Hong Kong S'hai

Leave June 5 June 8 June 26 June 29 July 10 July 13 July 31 Aug. 21 Sept. Sept. 25

EMPRESS OF FRANCE EMPRESS OF RUSSIA. EMPRESS OF ASIA EMPRESS OF FRANCE EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA. EMPRESS OF FRANCE EMPRESS OF RUSSIA

OF ASIA EMPRESS OF CANADA EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA

in its national work of lifesaving, ship desires to record its hearty apprecia- still further retion of the gallantry of the coxswains cent. to and crews of the institution's life- 33 per cent. below the statutory boats, and gratefully to acknowledge to the maxima was approved and passed. the valuable help rendered

•It was

eause by the local committees, honor- reported with regard to

honorary trea- finance that the normal receipts on re-ary secretaries and venue account amounted to £40,040, as surers."

EMPRESS Sir Godfrey Baring, Bart. (chair- compared with 439,935 in the previous

aan), was in the chair, and referred year. The main source of revenue was

which yielded to the wonderful response from the the shipping does, £26,310 (9,247,790 net register ton- shipping world to the appeal for new nage), an increase in dues of £106, lifeboats. He said that the Card and in tonnage of 326,085 on the figures Line had just promisel to present a for 1927. As from August 1, 1928, new lifebbat to the institution. however, the Board made a further cut

the rates in

of shipping dues, viz. from .25

cent. to her per cent. below the statu- tory maxima, and the effect of the reduction over the last five months of the year being a diminution In dues of £766. For the purpose of comparison,

Ships Crash in Bay-One Sinks

The outward bound Spanish mail liner, "Cristobal Colon," from Barcelona, Spain, collided with a crash that could be. heard for miles around with the freighter "River Crontes" from London, anchored off Quarantine, N. Y. This picture shows the bow of the liner shoved into the hole in the freighter's side as both ships tried to make shallow water where the "River" Orontes" Bank..

therefore, the increase on the previous year from this source was £877

Lord 'Reading's Hope Lord Reading, in moving the re- solution, said that the institution was to Britain. an indispensable onc Since 1824 the institution had saved which meant about 61,000 lives, eleven lives per week, that the shipping companies' fine ex- ample would be followed by many other companies.

EMPRESS OF CANADA

Aug 3 Aug. Aug. 24

V'ver.

Arrive i

July 2 July 4

June. 15

June 22

July 1

G Aux. 27 Aug. 29

July 18

8 Aug.

July 21

Aug. 17

Sept. 9

Sept. 21

Oct. 9 Oct. 90

Sept. 28

Oct. Nov. 2

Oct. 1

Oct. 15. Nov.

Oct. 3 Oct. 17

Oct. 12

Oct. 29

Nov. 7

Nov. 18

Nov. 13 Nov. 16 Nov. 27 Nov. 36 Dec. 18 Dec. 21 Jan. 15 Jan. 18

Nov. 19 Nov. 21

Nov. 30

Dez. 3 Dec. 5 Ilec. 24 Jan. 21

Dec. 14

Dec. 26 Jun. 23

Jan. 4

Feb. 1

4

Sept. 7 Sept. 10 Sept. 12

(E/Asia and E/Rassia call at Nagasaki the day after departure from S'ha}}

Atlantic sailings from Montreal and Quebec every few days to Liverpool. Southampton, Glasgow, Antwerp, Cherbourg and Hamburg

Special Round Trip-Summer Fares.

He hoped From Hong Kong to NAGASAKI and Return

the

21

KOBE YOKOHAMA

"

H.K. $165.00

II.K. $210,00

H.E. $236.00

Leave

Leave

Arrive.

Manila

Hong Kong

June 18 July 2

Jure 20 July 4

EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA

June 21

June 28

July 5

July 7

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Medals were presented to the crews

HONG KONG-MANILA SERVICE of lifeboats which had done heroic

Arrive work during the year-New Brighton, Hong Kong Mahile Fraserburgh, Padstow, Hilton, Porth- cawi,

Quilty. Stromness, and

on the value Lord Reading dwelt of the New Brighton effort, and the secretary, Mr. George F. Shee, MA told the story of how a very heavy N.N.W. galo was blowing in Mersey on November 24 last with a very heavy sea, continuous blinding rain squalls, and gusts at nearly 100 miles an hour. Owing to the gale and shortage of fuzel, French

the steamer "Emile Delmas" anchored and signalled for help. When the New Brighton motor lifeboat reach- ed her, she had the greatest difficulty in getting alongside, as the steamer was yawing tremendously. In tha end she succeeded, thanks to the splendid skil with which the dox- swain handled her, and the magni- Sicent courage of her crew, in rescu ing the whole crew of 24 men, but the lifeboat herself had been badly damaged. Then, on her way home, she was struck by a huge gea, which swept overboard the chief engineer of the steamer and tow of the life- boat's own crew.

crew. the

The lifeboat, with great difheulty, succeeded in picking up the two. lifeboatmen, but in spite

BRITISH WUCHOW LINE

of repeated efforts, she could not the American travellers say "Well, we

save the

ed. The lifeboat. Who was drown-

reached her station

When they pass the Shishing Gorge,

guess this beats the Hudson River,

again nearly six hours after she had our show place." Continental visitors remark that it reminds them of the out to the put out to

and Switzerland." Whilst Particular gallantry was shown by "Khine

He British tourista declare "Surely, the

rescue.

motor mechanic Ralph B. Scott

was ill, waiting for a bed in the hos Lake district or the Scottish mours, pital and faced with the probability of but with a little less vegeintion." a serious operation. In spite of this

he answered the call and during the Now why not take a five-days' round service was in charge of the engines, trip and see for yourself. It costs you When he landed he was taken straight only $30.

to

Hospital,

vest

This was the finest service of the and the institution awarded its silver medal to Coxswain George Robinson, and its bronze medal to J. R. Nicholson, second coxswain, Ralph B, Scott, motor mechanic, and each member of the crew.

LOAD LINE PROBLEMS

into

Although load-line does not come officially

the the agenda of Safety of Life at Seu Conference Board of Trade, it W. Wilhelmsen, for whom Messrs.

meeting at the indirectly affects the deliberations of Thoresen are the local agents.

A Bri- A steel twin screw motor vessel of The expenditure of revenue account the Navigation Committee. 6,730 gross tonnage and 4117 net after the deletion of capital expandi- tish delegate told the London corres

of Com- tonnage, she was built at Kiel by ture was mainly due to the cost of pondent of "The Journal

that the members of the Spurn Lightship, Her dimen-mainenance of the

merce" feet, which was first established by the Load Line Committee were watching very keen breadth 60,8 feet and depth 28.9 feet board late in the year 1927, to the pay- the "Vestris" inquiry with

ment of a larger sum for income tax,

interest, because data of first-class a number of small increases importance on international load line and to -TO MARINERS

under general headings. The normal rules would be forthcoming from the The delegate pointed out in- mul expenditure by £7,908.

quiry was to say that the ship was! In honour of a visit to Hall of the eight inches below the mark at New

York.

What the learned counsel] Hon. Eric H. Louw, High Commission- must have meant to allege was that er for South Africa, a banquet was the load line mark was submerged held at the Hull Guildhall recently.

eight inches.

ANYO MARU

WAKASA MARU

Friday,

SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports, Dastsche Werke A. G. 461.4

are:-Length

7th June.

Wednesday,

10th June.

16th June.

Saturday,

8th June.

Saturday,

15th June,

+ TAKAOKA MARU LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Constantinople, Genoa.

Saturday, DAKAR MAKU

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon

MURORAN MARU

† MORIOKA MARU

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

5th Jure. Monday, 10th June. BINGO MARU (Kobe direct) .... Friday, 14th June.

†Cargo only.

↑ RANGOON MARU (Maji direct) Wednesday, SUWA MARU

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.

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

Colombo, Durban & Cape Town.

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

MANILA MARU

BOMBAY-Via Singapore & Colombo.

SUMATRA MARU

CHIFUKU MARU

PANAMA MARU

CELEBES MARU

OLD LIGHT AT STEEP ISLAND TO BE RE-EXHIBITED

The renovation of the Steep Island Light will be completed on or about June 15. from which date the old light will be re-exhibited without fur- ther notice.

The character of the light will re- main as described in the 1929 "List of Lighthouses, etc., on the Coast of China,"

receipts for the year exceeded the nor the mistake at the "Vestria"

Hull and South African Trade

Sir Arthur Atkinson, president of the Hail Chamber of Commerce, sald Hull was the cheapest port of the was a natural United Kingdom and inlet and outlet for goods coming into or despatched from a densely populat ed area representing roughly one-third of the population of the country. They were able to provide the most econo- mical means of getting South African products to the hinterland, which the Sonth port served, and he trusted African producers and shippers would The following are the warships in realise that their trade together would

The temporary lights which are at present being exhibited will be dis- continued simultaneously with the re- exhibition of the old light.

harbour:

WARSHIPS HERE

Basin: H.M.S. "Tamar",

S/m. L15, and L19.

attain even greater proportions.

importers should South African H.M.

-realise it was cheaper for them to

West Wall Basin:--H.M.S. "Corn-take articles manufactured in York- wall.

No. 7 buoy:-H.M.S. "Sandwich."

shire and the Midlands through Hull,

as by this means the expensive cost of

13 hany H.M.S. "Bridge- rail carriage to London and other

Foreign Men-of-War

U.S.S. "Guam."

French Bellatrise" and "Alerte." Chinese "Kwang Yuan" and "Cha Tal,"

H.M.S. "Sandwich" and "Bridge water" arrived from United Kingdom.

LONDON,

ALTAI MARU

HAMBURG,

ANTWERP-Via Singapore ROTTERDAM & Culombo, Siz and Port Sald.

9th June. Sunday, ANDES MARU

Friday, 12th July.

No.

water.

Thursday, 27th June.

Wednesday, 19th June. Thursday, 4th July.

Sunday, 7th July.

..... Tuesday, 18th June.

Tuesday, 2nd July,

Monday, 10th June.

Tuesday, 18th Jane.

Thursday, 6th June.

& MOMBASA-Via Singapore & Colombo.

CALCUTTA-Vis Singapore, Pensa & Rangoon,

TACOMA MARU MAY

ports and expensive port charges were avoided. At present much of the traffe to and from South Africa was The following an uneconomical route. cost of concentrating on one or two ports was unnecessarily high as the re suit of the long railway haulage and transhipment charges which must be incurred. The extra expense of the sea journey to Hall was comparative ly small, and both South Africans and people in Britain could do better by making greater use of Hull, which was the third port of Great Britain.

By shipping to Hall direct the South African producer would sell his goods Consignees of cargo *x 8.a. to better advantage, and by shipment "Benmohr" aro reminded to

CONSIGNEES NOTICES.

Consignees of cargo ex 8.a. "City of Singapore" are reminded to take subject to rent after June 6,

VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Japan Ports from delivery of their goods which will be

Shanghai.

ALABAMA MARU

ARABIA MARU

MADRAS MARU

MELBOURNE Via Manila, Brisbane & Sydney.

HAIPHONG Vs Hoihor & Pakhol

MENADO MARU

Thursday, 6th June 10 am..

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

JAPAN PORTS.

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ATLAS MARU

SOURABAYA MARU

BORNEO MARU

EELUNG-Via SWATOW & AMOY,

CANTON MARU

HOZAN MARU“ .... TAKAO-Via SWATOW & AMOY.

DELI MARU TAKAO & KERLUNG

-SOURABAYA MARU OD

Saturday, 8th June. Sunday, 9th June. Sunday, 9th June.

Sunday, 9th June,$ pm, Sunday, 16th June 3 pm

Thursday, 20th Jun Noon

Sunday, 9th June 2

For further paritentars please apply to OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA. Tel. Central No. 4088, 4089, 4090. VM, TAKEUCHI, Manager.

take at Hull the South African consumer delivery of their goods which will be would make his purchases more cheap. subject to rent after June 11.

"EUROFA'S" COLD STORAGE".

ly than by using other ports where dues were higher and costs more ex- pensive.

MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS

Shortly after the disastrous fire on the "Europa," "Hainburger Nachrich- tea" was able to state on export su- thority that the fire did not start in the cold storage which remains. The P.&O. "Mantua" from moreover, quite undamaged, We Hong Kong arrived London on May learn that the old storage insule 31 at 11 s.. tion on board the "Eurova consists The T.8. "Imperial Prince" from of Nonpareil pare cork sheets (which New York sailed from Shanghal on are non-inflammable) covered with a June 4, and is expected to arrive here special coment finish, both being sup on June 6.ra plied by Messrs. Newalls Insulation Co., Ltd. This constitutes their New sulate method of insulation.

The B.L Santhia" left Singa pore for this port on June 2, and is dus here on June 7, ami

JUNE SAILINGS DEPARTURE HOURS:

Hong Kong 5.30 p.m. Wuchow 2.00 pm. S.S. TAI HING"

[1,068 tona--Capt O. B.. Wilka.]

SUN. 9th

FRI.

14th

WED.

19th

JUNE,

MON. 24th

SUN. 30th

S.S. TAI MING"

[049 tons Capt. G. J. Spink:)

JUNE.

TUES.

11th FRI 21st JUN. 16th HED. 26th

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