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SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 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 POITS, AND RED SEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE, &c.

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under Contract with H.M. Government.)

S. 8.

Tone

From Hong Long About

Destination

5318 15th Jane Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Butter-

dam and Hamburg.

* JEYPORE -

RAJPUTANA

16,568

*PERIM

7,618

22nd June 29th June

9,005

6th July

-6,715

9th July

6,273 19th July

KASHGAR

*MIRZAPORE

*ALIPOKE

Bombay, Marselles & London,

Marseilles, don, Antwerp & I'dam

& Hamburg.

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

Jlanca.

Cargo only. †Calls Casa Frequent banation from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople, Piround, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS,

*TALMA

10,000

SANTHIA

TILAWA

TALAMBA

TAKADA

12th June Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.

3 PM. 7,754 4th July Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. 10,008 | 22: July Singapore, Penang & Calcutta, 3,013 26th July Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. 6,949 27th July Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. 7,73G 8th Aug.

Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. 10,000 | 21st Aug. Singapura, Penang & Calcutta. "Calls Rangoon.

TAKLIWA TALMA

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

ST ALBANS ARAFURA

TANDA

ST. ALBANS

4.500

5th July 1 0,000

2nd AK 6,956 30th Aug. 4,500 4th Oct. 6,000 1st Kov.

Manila, Sandakan, Thursday Island, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne.

SUNDAY CARGO

(Continued from page 1.)

THE CHINA MAIL,

its may be made. This is matter which would more properly be dealt with by regulation, if in- dead it were necessary to legislate for it at all. It is omitted both from the present bill and from the regulations in the First Schedule to the bill, because it is thought that the matter may be left to deparmental arrangement, (b) Section of Ordinance No. 1 of 1891, gives power to make regula- tions, but that power is limited. It is enlarged the bill For example, power is given to the Governor in Council to exempt any specified vessel or class of ship from the operation of the Ordini-

ance.

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(a) Section 7 of Ordinance No. 1 of 1891 provides a penalty for con- traventions of section 3 of that Ordinance, but no penalty is pro- vided for breaches of regulations made under Ordinance. (d) The same section 7 makes "the agent and the consignee of such vessel" liable in the absence of the master. It fails to provide for the case where the ship has an owner: in the Colony and no agent. Fur- ther the reference to "the con- signee of such vessel is per- haps a mistake, though a general. consignee

of a ship is not unknown. (e) The same section Tannecessarily deals with the question of the term of imprisonment which may be in- posed in default of payment of the The Government of Canada has ap fine, a matter which is dealt with proved the plars and site of the generally in section 87 of the Beauharnois Light. Heat and Power Magistrates Ordinance, 1890. Company, an organisation which plans

ST. LAWRENCE

A HUGH POWER PROJECT

(f) Section 8 of Ordinance No. 1 of a Kiguntic power development on the The plans in- 1891 provides unnecessarily for the St Lawrence River. case of persons who assist in con- volve the digging of a canal 14 miles traventions of section 3 or the length, connecting Lake St. Francis Ordinance. e question of aiders to Lake St. Louis, to divert 40,000 cubic and abettors is dealt with general-fect of water per second from the na ly by section 37 of the Magistrates ural channels of the river.. The com- Ordinance, 1800.

pany's engineers have stated that the commercial use of 40,000 cubic feet per 4. In view of these further second average daily diversion will points it was decided to repcal the justify the installation of about 500- present Ordinance and to re-enact it 000 horse-power in the proposed power with variations. Most

plant for use at daily load factors less than unity. The capital cost for this variations have been impliedly ex-installion is estimated at $65,000,000 plained above,

$16,000,000 of this total being for the construction of the above mentioned

of

Protection of Revenue

these

second.

CONSIGNEES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED

From MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS.

The Steamship,

" BENMOHR " Consignees of Cargo are hereby in- formed that all Goods are being late- ed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of The Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf from the wharves delivery may be cb- and Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or

tained.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 11th inst., will be subject to All claims against the steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or

hefore the 25th inst.,

or they will not be recognised.

All broken, chaied, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, whare they will be examined on the 10th inst., at 10 am, by Mestra. Goddard and Douglas.

No Fire Insurance has been effect-

Bills of Lading will be countersign- GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD. Agents. Hong Kong, 4th June, 1929.

to

5. The difficulty of bringing canal.

The plans are based on the utilisa-ren home to individuals any particularition, of an $3-fast fall of the waters contravention of the Ordinance between Lakes St. Francis and St. secms to call for some special fouts, which would be utilised in one remedy for the protection of the re- power House, near Melocheville, on the south side of the St. Lawrence, and venue. Clause 3 (2) of the bill, within 25 miles of the heart of the City therefore, provides that if any cargo of Montreal. It is expected that the is worked on any ship contrary to power development will take three the provisions of the Ordinance, the years to complète.

In the announcement to the Canadian master, and the owners, charterers, House of Commans of the approval of (if any) and agents of the ship in the Government to the application of question shall be deemed to have the Rauharnois Light, Heat and ed by, incurred a debt to the Crown equal Power Company, the Hon. J. C. Elliot,

of Public Works, Minister

Yorks, made it clear to twice the amount of the Sunday that the Dominion Government had only permit fee for the ship in question. to deal with the navigation aspects of The reference in this sub-clause to the proposals, as required under the

P. & O. SERVICE "forfeiture" is inserted in order to Nayagable Watera Protection Act, the Province of Quebec having given a 75- able by the procedure laid down in authority of an Act and of an Order- make the debt in question recover-

year lease on June 28, 1928-under CARGO CALL AT SOUTHAMPTON Ordinance, No. 6 of 1875. It is in-Council-granting to the company possible that section 7 of the pre-the rights of the Province to such part Oriental Company, which once had its Southampton.The Feninsular and of the hydraulic powers of the St. sent Ordinance makes master and Lawrence River as can be developed be- chief services based at Southampton,

decided

institute EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South). agents liable criminally even in the tween Lake St. Francis and Lake Ster

service from this port. absence of guilty knowledge, but it Louis through a canal having a maxi-

Ar- mum capacity of 40,000 cubic feet per says the "Journal of Commerce" is considered that the case does not

rangements have been made for the justify a provision of this excep-

vessels engaged in the Calcutta service Among the stipulations attached to tional nature, and that it

Southampton to pick up is the Dominion Government's approval, to call at

cargo. It will be a

fortnightly service, more appropriate to make the mas probably the most important is the ter, owners, etc.. liable to pay double provision that, should the Dominion and will be inaugurated with the sail- authorities at any future time desire ing of the steamer "Bangalore" on the usual permit fee if the Ordin- to use the canal constructed by the April 27. The present arrangement is ance is contravened, on the ground Beauharnois interests as a part of the that the vessel will load her cargo in

the river from lighters, that it is their duty to see that the greater St. Lawrence shipway, this sub-antity offered increase, but, as the revenue is not defrauded in a mat-stantial link will become the property expected that the ships will come to the

of the people of Canada free of cost. ter over which they have or should The company has to construct the docks.

canal according to specifications,

which will make it suitable for ocean-geing inaugurated their service from South- 6. Clause 6 of the bill lays down Council states that

A provision in the Order-in-ampton to the Far East in a similar ships.

way, but the traffic developed so con- the diversion of The Tini. S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via Newthat the fee for any given Sunday water anthorised by the Province of siderably that the vessels were brought to the docks. What is roore additional permit must in general bo paid Quebec shall be effected by, and at the within seven days after the date of cost of, the company by the construc- sailings were also necessary in con- The P. & O. Branch Service of steamers to London via the Cape.

cans 609 feet wide on the ection with that service, which be issue, but it also provides that the bottom, by 27 feet, in depth

tion of The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and fee shall not be payable if the holder stage, and at a rate of flow not ex- at low

came practically a weekly sating.

MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS satisfies the Harbour Master that ceeding 24 feet per second. The diver no cargo was received on board,sion of water shall not at any time ex- loaded, worked, or discharged, on or ceed the maximum quantity of 40,000

cubic feet per second. from the ship in question on the "It will be apparent," Mr. Elliott de- Sunday for which the permit was clared in specifying the stipulations, under issued, and if the holder shall also that in granting its approval

the Navigable Waters Protection Act, have complied with the law general-lof the plans and site of the Beauharnois iy so far as it is relevant to the Light. Heat and Power Company, the permit in question.

Department of Public Works has fully and adequately protected the public in- 7. The bill proposes to repeal terest, both with respect to conditions both Ordinance No. 1 of 1891 and as at present existing and as regards the regulations now in force there all possible future development of a under which appear on page 152 of greater St. Lawrence shipway. the Regulations of Hong Kong, 1844-1925.

ARAFURA

* Calls Fort Hofland.

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, Timer, Darwin, or other ports en route as in-have control ducement offers.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-

Zealand, Vancouver, San Franciso, cte.

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

London via Panama Canal

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.

10th Jane Amoy, S'hai, Moj, Kobe & Osaka

€ am. 10th June Shanghai, Moji & Kobe.

SANTHIA

7,784

*MIRZAPORE

TILSINGTON

6,715

COURT

*ALIPORE

5,273

11th June 18th

KHIVA

21st

June Juno

TILAWA

TAKADA

KHYBER

TALAMBA

ARAFURA

MALWA

Shanghai, Moji. Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Moj & Kobe. Shanghai Moji, Kobe & Yokohama, Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Ozaka. Amoy, Mof, Kobe, Yhama & Osaka. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. изу Shanghai, Moji & Kobe,

Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Osaka.

9,135 10,006 20th June 8,949 1st July D.114

*KIDDERPORE 6,334

TAKLIWA

TALMA

5th July 6th July 8,018

6th July 6,000 9th July Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama. 10,980 19th July Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama.

7.936 19th July Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Osaka. 10,000 30th July Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Osaka.

• Cargo only.

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

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

All Cabins are fitted with Eletric Fars free of charge. Steamers on London and Autralian Lines are fitted with Laundries,

عة

Date of Payment

PASSENGER LIST

ARRIVALS.

Passengers arriving Hong Kong per s... "Suwa Maru" from Europe on June 9:-

AT SCAPA FLOW

Limited,

SALVAGE OPERATIONS

Messrs. Cox and Danks, Ulster Chambers, 168, Regent-street, London, W.1, who are engaged on the alvage of the scuttled ex-German fleet at Scapa Flow, recently succeeded in raising the Mre. E. M. Basto, Mrs. Bethell,

24,500-ton battleship This vessel has lain keel "Kaiser." Mrs. I. S. Brown, Miss I. M. Green, Mr. Chiu-he Im, Mr. E. W. Matthews, uppermost with a list of 8% deg., in Mrs. G. Matthews

Mr. E. E. 72 feet, of water, since she was sunk

1919. The "Kaiser" will Miss White, Mrs. G. H. be done to 11

Leonties, Mr. be towed to Lyness depot, where she the 25,000-ton batte-cruiser raised some time ago. Beth ships will be prepared for their final voyage, a tow of 260 miles to Hosyth, in completely upside- down positions. The ships will be dry docked at Rosyth and subsequent- ly dismantled and broken up.

"En gineering."

Parcels measuring not more than 2 ft x 2ft x 1 ft. will be received Gerald Ringer, Mr. and Mrs. will be alongside the "Seydlitz,"

at the Company's Office up to Nom 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.

1 JOINT SERVICE OF THE

39

"BLUE · FUNNEL' LINE.

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

AND

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE. (ELLERMAN & JUCKNALL 9.8. CO., LTD.)

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG.

S.S. "CITY OF MOBILDE" S.S. "MACHAON"

..... via Suez Canal

via Suez Canal

S.S. "CITY OF MANDALAY".. via Suez Canal

16th June.

8th July. 15th July.

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

Subject to change without notice.

For Freight and particulars apply to:-

and Mrs. F. E. H. Spear, Miss J. Spear, Mrs. M. M. Thomas, Mrs. Carnduff, Mr. Nind Mr. and Mrs. E. P. O'Donnell, Mr. and Mrs. F. Strong, Jr., Mr. and Mrs.

J. H. Wilson.

MARITIME EXHIBITION

Next year on the occasion of the Cen tenary of Belgian Independence a Maritime and Colonial Exhibition will be held at Antwerp, and Great Britain,

it is stated, will take an important part

in the event. The British Government

exhihit will take the form of a large

18 SHIPS

CONTRACT PLACED IN SCOTLAND

Contracts of considerable importance

circular pavilion with an artificial lake have been placed with Scottish ship. in the middle, in which will be con- builders by the Cia de Nav. Lloyd structer a men of the world showing Brazileiro, of Rio de Janeiro. The British maritime

communications. orders are for 18 large passenger and Around this are being erected other cargo steamships and are divided be pavilions, in which will be shown recon- tween Messra. Scott's Shipbuilding and stractions of famous episodes in Eng- Engineering Company, Limited, lish naval history, These exhibits Greenock, and the Barntialand will also illustrate the development of building om ty, until, Bura shipping and naval construction.

island. The total cost of the order will be in the neighbourhood of £2,000,000)

As the result of a collision in The Greenock firm will supply the ne the Rhine with another steamer, cessary machinery for the vessels they build, but it has not been disclosed who

Burntisland ressels."Engineering."

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE & THE BANK LINE, LTD., Hong Kong.the "Moewe" sank and one mem-are to supply the machinery for the Hong Kong & Canton: JARUNE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., Canton. ||ber of her crew was drowned.

It will be recalled that the P. and 0.

The B.I. s.s. "Santhis" left Singa- pore for this port on June 2, and is due here on June 8 at about 6 a.m. The C.P.S. R.M.S. "Empress of France" arrived at Shanghai on June 7 (Fri.) at 12.30 p.m., left Shanghai on June 8 (Sat) at 8 a.m., and is due at Kobe on June 10 (Mon.) at 8 a.m. She leaves Kobe on June 11 (Tues.) at noon.

PRESIDENT LINER SAILINGS

WEEKLY TRANS - PACIFIC SERVICE

To San Francisco and

Los Angeles

The Sunshine Belt via

Honolulu

To Seattle and Victoria'

The Short, Straight Routa

to America Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdays Fortnightly ballings on Tuesdays

A.M

JA.

Pres. Cleveland Tues., June 18, 4 Pree. Lincoln Tues., June 11 noon Pres. Pierce... Tues., July 2 Pres. Madison. Toes., June 25 Prea. Taft ... Tues., July 16 Pres. Jackson Tues, July 9 Pres. Jefferson ..Tues., July a Pres. McKinley Tues., July 23

£120, £112 Special through rates to Europe via

United States, Direct connections with all Atlantic lines. Choice 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, Marseilles, New York and Boston.

a.m.

RAM:

Pres. Adams ..Sun. June 16, 8 Pres. Monroe..Sun. July 18, 8 Pres. Harrison Sun. June 30, 8 Pres. Wilson...Sun Ang. 11, 8 Pres. Johnson Sun July 14;-8-Pres.-V: Buren Sun. Aug. 25,-8-

TO MANILA

Pres. Cleveland .June 86 p.m. Pres. Jackson ..July 26 p.m. Pres. Madison..June 18 6. p.m. Pres. Taft ...July 66 p.m. Pres. Pierce...June 22 6 p.m. Pres. McKinley June 16 6 pn For Bookings, Passenger and Freight Information apply to Telephone Central 2477, 2478 and 795.

Cable Address. "Dollar."

CANTON BRANCH:-1, SHA KEE STREET.

American Mail Line

and

Dollar Steamship Line

AUSTRAL-CHINA NAVIGATION CO.

FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE AND ADELAIDE via Manila, Sandakan, Balikpapan, Rabaul and Talagi S.S. "CALULU””, sails on or about 22nd June. S.S. "CHRONOS”; sails on or about 15th July,

For freight and passages apply to:

SPEED

DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents, Queen's Bldg. Tel. C. 1030.

SERVICE - S.S. CHUEN CHOW

.COMFORT

Sailing from Hong Kong at 2.30 p.m.

Arriving Macao at 6.00 p.m.

Bailing from Macao at 7.50 am. Arriving Hong Kong at 11.20 a.m.

EXCEPT SUNDAYS.

DAILY Freight and Passage apply :—

CHUEN ON STEAM BOAT CO., LTD.

4, Connaught Road W.

Tel. C..6061.

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO. LTD.

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER MAKERS, BRASS and IRON FOUNDERS. All work done in this establishment is 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-Sui-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.

The Com.

pany, pos seases Six Granite Docks and Two Pat- ent

Shp- ways. The dimensions of No. 1 Dock are 700 ft.x

88 ft x 30

ft.

0.

M.S. "SUGBO”

Codee Used:

AI, A.B.C.

Fifth Edi-

tion; En

gineer in g;

First

&

Second Edi-

tion; West-

ern Union

and

Wat-

kins.

п

Single screw steel passenger and cargo motor ship. Dimensions: 154′ 0′′ B.P, x 28′-0′′ Mid. x 11': 6′′ Mid.; D.W. 479 tons; B.H.P. 360; Speed 101⁄2 knots. Bolt and machinery installed by The Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., to the order of La Naviera Filipina Inc., Cebu for Philippine coasting service.

Blease address enquiries to the Chief Manager:

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