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via Japan and Seattle.

£95, 290 10s.

SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

SHINYO MARU

SIBERIA MABU

YOKOHAMA MARU

Wednesday, 10th July. Wednesday, 24th July.

... Monday, 1st July.

Monday, 29th July, LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via

Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez.

SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shar' ghai & Japan Ports.

MISHIMA MARU

KASHIMA MARU

· HAKONE MARU.

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

TANGO MARU

AKI MARU

Saturday,

29th June.

Saturday, 13th July,

Wednesday, 26th June 24th July. ... Wednesday,

27th June. Thursday, Thursday, 11th July.

BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Coturaho,

+ TOTTORI MARU

AWA MARU

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

Mexico & Panama,

9th July,

THE CHINA

SHIPPING

PORTUGUESE PORTS

THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOBITO

SECTION.

MAIL,

PILOTAGE

OPPOSITION BY TRANS- ATLANTIC COMPANIES OPENING OF INQUIRY Cork. Mr. E. J. Smyth, BL, the inspector acting as representative of the Ministry of Industry and Com- A Government port authority with merce, opening a pilotage inquiry at Cork, said the Cork Harbour Board special powers has been instituted at Labito to control the development of had applied for confirmation of by- the part, and extra dues are levied laws to amend some of the existing there. These amount to 1 centavo pilotage regulations, and to make al- the schedule of rutes. gold per gross register tan for the terations in

Objections were received

in respect one gold centavo Oh The Department of Overseas Trade first two days and

on the daily for the next eight days; after of the rates on, trans-Atlantic Hiners. has just issued a report economic conditions in Angola (Por- that period they are increased by These rates were formerly fixed by tuguese West Africa), dated Febru-0.50 daily for each period of sight agreement between the Board as the an anchorage duc. pilotage authority and the Iner eom- panten, and the agreements set out ary, 1929, from the British Consul-days. This is General at Lornds. The section de Portuguese vessels enjoy a reduction the amounts which were parable by by 70 per cent, and regular foreign the companies. To conform strictly vated to shipping reade

these agree- In 1927 the Public Works Depart- veascle, by 50 per cent. ment worked out a plan to build a dues.. e 70 centaves gold for each ments were made into a by-law, and i Jetly from Point Mac Isabel, near to or cubic metre loaded or the original proposal by the Harbour

charged. Fort Penedo, in the north-east of the tent for Angola merchandise Board was that the amounts payable

Two

ANYO MARU

Tuesday,

Thursday,

SOUTH AMERICA (East Const) via Singapore, Cape Town & Porte. capacity are to be erected and ships

Tuesday, 9th July, KANAKURA MARU NEW YORK, Boston, Havana via Panama

4th July.

+ TATSUNO MARÚ

· LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Constantinople, Genoa.

+ DURBAN MARU.

Saturday, 20th July,

CALCUTTA Vvia Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.

YAMAGATA NARU

† GENOA MARU

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

FUSHIMI MARU,

TAMBA MARU..

*Cargo only.

Saturday, 29th June. Monday, 8th July.

Monday, Sunday,

24th June. 30th June.

Reduced lat Class Excursion Rates gusted between Manila and Australia

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Tel. Ceutral No. 262 and 3897. (Private oxchange to all departments)

O.

S. K.

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

LONDON. HAMBURG,

ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP-Via Singapore Columbo, Suez and Port Said.

Friday, 12th July.

ALTAI MARU .............. RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Salzon, Singapore,

BOMBAY-Via Singapore & Colomba.

SHUNKO MARU

Colombo Durban & Cape Town.

MANILA MARU

Thursday, 27th June.

CHIPUKU MARU

Thursday, 4th July.. Friday, 19th July,

PANAMA MARU

Sunday, 7th July.

TACOMA MARU

Tuesday, 2nd July.

Thursday, 18th July,

PURBAN, LOURENCO MARQUES, BEIKA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR

& MOMBASA-Via Singapore & Colombo.

CALCUTTA-Yia Singapore, Penang & Bangooa.

BORNEO MARU

VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Japan Peris fron

Shanghai

MELBOURNE Via Manila, Brisbane & Sydney.

HAIPHONG-Yin Heihow & Pakhoi.

BURMA MARU

MENADO MARU

HAVANA MARU

Thursday, 4th July.

Thursday, 27th June 10 a

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

JAPAN PORTS,

KASADO MARU

AMAZON MARU

KEELUNG-Via Swatow & Amey.

HOLAN MARU

TAKAO-Via SWATOW & AMOY.

DELI MARU ...

TAKAO & KEELUNG

BATAVIA MARU

Wednesday, 17th July.

Tuesday, 9th July.

Friday, 12th July,

Sunday, 30th June 8 p.m.

4th July, noon, Thursday,

Sunday, 14th July.

M. TAKEUCHI, Manager.

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per

The

quay

dis-

with the Pilotage Act

under the agreements would continue under. the by-law. The companies ob- jected to these amounts and pressed for reduction.

A conference between the Board

The matter in due were agreed to. and the companies certain amount course came before the Pilotage Au- and the agreement betweer the Pilotage Committee and the com- panies was modified. Two of the companies, the Hamburg-Amerika and the Norddeutscher Lloyd, hai ne- cepted the amounts

the

as modified by Pilotage Authority, and the in- quiry proposed to deal with objer tion by the other companies.

The

general

manager of the Har- bour Board stated that four of the six liner companies using the port would not accept the charges propos- ed, and he detailed the calls made

These are reduced by 70 bay of Loanda.

loaded in Portuguese vessels for Por- This is to consist of a stone wall

for long, the distance requir tuguese ports, by 60 per cent. 600 metres

loaded in Por- The Angola merchandise suitable depth. ed to reach jetty proper, beginning at the end of tuguese vessels for foreign purls, by

cent.

for Portuguese or ed concrete and is is be 300 metres nationalised merchandise, discharged the wall, is to be built of reinforc, 70 rer

kilo from Portuguese vessels and by 50 ef 1,500 kilo. Jong.

crangs

thority, kilogrammes per cent. for foreign merchandise ar 2,000 and grammes

(4850 of the gold equals £1.)

riving in Portuguese vessels- are to lie ap on both sides

According to the Portuguese-Rel- jetty, and the depth alongside is to

glan

Convention ratifed in March, be 10 metres for large ships and 7%

vessels bringing to 1928, Belgian The metres for coasting vessels.

extension of Lobito passengers; mails and mer- plans provide for the

chandise exclusively destined for the the jetty to another 150 metres if

taking away ex- necessary. The scheme is estimated Belgian Congo or

clusively passengers, mails and mer to cost about £50,000. Work on the

actively

prosecuted chandise coming from the Belgian stone wall way

Conga enjoy the same reductions na during 1927 and 1928.

At Lobito a length of 225 metros Portuguese vessels. of the projected Completed

of a length of 420 metres was com

an con tract for the Portuguese Government is 34 feet. No cranes had alongside by the beginning of 1928. The depth been erected by the end of 1928 and cargo has to be worked with ship's Co- The Benguela Railway tackle. still maintains its wooden jetty, 400 feet long, depth

38 feet alongside. The railway company is to build its own permanent quay in due course. Loanda Trade At Port Amboim a wooden jetty about 300 feet long has been built for lighters. When the surf is bad it cannot be used and surf-boats are

Steamers le then employed, raile off.

AP. & 0. RETIREMENT by the liners and cargo vessels up

CAPTAIN A. M. KING, D.9.0.

he

to the time of the proposed change. The Board took up the position that there should be some reduction to the liners, some of which had their own special pilot services. The The retirement on pension of Cap-Board was largely financed from the tair. A. M. King, D.3.0., of the P. companies, and it was correct to and O. Line, after dearly 45 years state that the revenue from the lin service at sea, will leave a big gapers was more than 50 per cent. of The in the P. and O virale, for he is the whole pilotage revenge. man with a huge collection of friends number of calls by the fires in 1928 and has proved himself one of the was 274, and the surplus distribut most popular commanders on ed amongst the pilots for the period Bombay and Australian

up to December last was £4,161. was born at Bradford on May 1. The Board had good class of

pilots. 1809, and educated in the town, be They were not running the pilotage ing bound, apprentice June 9, department on starvation wages, and 880, to Messrs. F. H. Danyar and he would not agree as to the pilots

a "soft" job.

Jaû. It was prob Trob- Co., who sent him to sea in their having a predominantly in

well-known sailing ship "Gladstone" able that the earnings of the pilots

the highest

hest in the Free State. for three years, and for a final year

by Mr. O'Farrell, was stated who was in charge of the Harbour Board office at Queenstown that the pilot service was sufficient in every respect.

The carrying trade at the port of Loanda remains

at

nt

Portuguese bands.. This is due to the fact that the carriage cf goods be- tween Portugal and Angola ports is restricted to Portuguese vessels. The Companhia Nacional de Nave- service gacao aintains a monthly from Portugal to Portuguese East Africa.

eall These steamers Loanda, Araboim, Labita and Mos- samedes. A hi-monthly passenger service from Portugal to Angola and back

maintained. is also

These the smaller also at steamers call ports in Angola:-Cabinda, San An tonio, Ambriz, Novo Redondo, Ben- guela, Port Alexandro and Teger The company also maintains a service between Angula ports and the Belgian Congo.

The Companhia Colonial de Nave-

maintains

And passenger gacao cargo service between Portugal and Angola with four steamers and a with three

Bay

A

with

purely cargo service steamers. Some of the vessels of this company, under contract the Government, call at the ports of Portuguese Guinea, on the outward and homeward

vard journeys.

British Shipping The German passenger steamers, and Lobito alternatively outward homeward bound, discontinued

this

in

the

02

Не run

were

It even better-known "Neots-

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field," both of them trading between London and Australia. When he had finished his time he was promoted fourth mats of the "Neotsfield" for third mate four months and then for another five, after which he got his certificate, and then joined the P. and 0. Line in 1892 as Afth mate

"Pekin." steamc

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JUNE JULY SAILINGS

DEPARTURE HOURS:

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

[1,088 tons Capt. Trott.J

JUNE

MON 24th

SUN.

31th

JULY

FRI

5th

WED.

10th

SUN. 21st FRI. 26th

TUES.

16th

WED.

Jlst

9.8. "TAI MING"

.$20.00 16.40 2.00.

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YED.

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19th

24th

29th

.$36.10

Cons

Case for the Companies Mr. Fitzgibbon, K.C., and Mr. McCarthy Morragh appeared for the White Star Line and the Cunard Co., Canadian Pacile and the also the United States Lines. Their position Why not make a trial? The cuisine, Mr. Fitzgibbon said, was that they in excellent and tha accommodation desired to criticise the harbour in comfortable; once you try you will re-

The number of

that Vessels

commend it to others. of After serving through the various entled each week belonging to

to these Γ. and 0. Company, C grades in the

The White Star companies varied.

tober, 1914;

September,

ances.

more to

which had been calling at Loanda and while in command of the "Nellore." pilotsge service than any other cam compared with those from other ves-

100

That

KWONG WING

$7, Connaught Road West, Phone: Central 893.

Ltd.

As they boats were not as efficient were claimed to be. He considered

a fair way to deal with the question of pilotage rates would be to rovert to pre-war rates.

In reply to Mr. Rearden, KC, who appeared for the Harbour Board, he stated he would be surprised to hear since 1920 the that on the average

lizer com revenue derived by the panies at the port was £891,140.

he received his first command in Oc- and the Cunard had regular calls at costs, which stood at between 80 and 90 per cent, it was proposed to re- in the shape of the week-ends, and other calls from induce that charge to 35 per cent. and steamer "Banes," followed im-

In the case of the other mediately afterwards by the

"Nel to time.

two the calls did not amount to one

to pass over the linera and.-ignore "Nagoya" and "Novar lore,"

a week. These four companies paid them on such reductions. plenty During that period he had

the reserve funds

The returns from the liners were of the excitement.

panies seading vessels to the port. sels. aying the port and if it was pro abserved a submarine of Majorca he

There was one charge which he posed to reduce the cast of the or- im- steancer,

dinary sea pilotage the rates for the attacking another

and service in 1928 because the passage mediately joined in the fight with his described as very anomalous.

to pre- COM- earned did not give a money earned

After a few rounds the amb-was that if a liner did not want to pilotage on the liners should also be

Last year Queensland's output of call but continued its voyage it had reduced and brought down

war rates. mercial return in view of the high gu

was better to marine decided that it

was 71,162,0961b- harbour dues.

The agreements between the liner factory butter The monthly cargo retire. Un May 1, 1917, the "Nel- to pay a charge of £10, and it was

and the Harbour Beard

a new record. The farm produc service turning round in south-west for was again chased in the Medi-how proposed to reduce that to s Africa has been maintained.

tion of butter is estimated at 2,600,- but escaped by superior 158. The basis of charge was fixed companies Lerranean,

in 1920 soon after the Board had were dealt with by Mr. Carroll, the British shipping was practically

& total of over confined to bringing railway material speed, only to fall in with two more found it necessary to increase other agent at Queenstown, for the United ·|

hundred miles east of charges by 50 submarines

cent..

States Lines. His company and the 000lb, making per to Lobito for the Benguela Railway Gibraltar just a fortnight later.. At

White Star owned whale-boats and 73,762,000lb, against 62,552,9171b in Since 1914 there had been a con-

the boat-cutters 1927. Co.

the end of the same voyage, on May

siderable increase in everything. used them instead of From the daily telegraphic ship- 23, 1917, she was again attacked When it was proposed by the linete

their special for acnding

pilots to htg cal. According ping reports figures have been com-the Scilly Islands, but luckily the

board lizers.

Six are known to be dead and ten piled at this office showing the gross torpedo missed.

of pilotage at culations the Finally, in July, a 1920 to resume services there was

running of

believed to have been tonnage and nationality of vessels

Bubmarine's periscope was sighted in a suggestion that the pre-war figura cul

Cork was higher than other perts. others are which called at Labits in 1927 and

the Atlantic, but the "Nellore" im- bould be largely increased. It ese pilotage at Cork, he agreed, was killed as a result of a tornado which

increased by 100. per cent.

His company did not use struck the village of Slocum 1928 in both directions. They show: mediately opened fire, and her oscort incr

steamers, 86

miles Po

Portuguese-1927,

That was drove away the attacker. Again an parison with 50 per cent. put on in efficient.

the charge the barbour pilot boats as the com... 455,224 tons; do., 1928-29, 82 steam-

of

a interval

fortnight, and of the other cases, Sardinian coast, ers, 465,722 tons; British 1927, 28

torpedo was fired made to the largest ship that called, pany had its own boats. From ob- eighteen steamers, 15

sers, 137,471 tons; do., 1928, 15 anseen submarine, which miss and having regard to the fall in barvation he believed the harbour Palestine, Texas, steamers, 70,288 tons; German-1927, by

25 steamers, 127,447 tons; do,

off

25 steamers, 145,138 tons; the stern of the P. and O. ship

do

-1927, 7 steamers, 97,809 tons;

Swe- 1928, 8 steamers, 45,560 tons; dish-1928, 1 steamer, 1,445 tons.

These figures are obviously of little guidance in appreciating the future importance of the port once the through railway connection to the Estanga is established, which should be not later than 1981.

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THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY

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by about 30 feet, when the "Nel lore" gun discharged several shells over the spot where she had disap peared and her escort dropped numerous depth charges. For these his and the way he handled actions ship in them, Captain King was awarded the Distinguished Service Order. After the war he was given command of the famous old China the and then the "Ranpura," one of

ships, finest post-war P. and 0.

* which he has commanded until his retirement. His hobbles, which pre sumably he will now be able to en- Joy,

are big game huntinbe.

and photography, at both of which he has inore than average ability. "Journal of Commerce."

WARSHIPS HERE

The following are the warships in

harbour

At the Basin:-HM.S. "Tamar," "Bridgewater,"

r," and "Sepoy."

PAL

the West Wal-M.S

"Somme."

At-Taikoo Docks-H.M.S. "Castor."

Foreign Men-of-War

U.S.S." "Mindanao,

French Gunboat Alerte "Argun."

MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS

The CPS EMS. "Empress of France from Hong Kong on June 6, arrived at Vancouver on June 22.

The CPS RMS. "Empress of Asia arrived at Yokohama on June 24 (Mon.) at 7,30 am left Yoko hama on June 24 (Mon) at 2pm, and is due at Hong Kong on July 1 (Mon.), am She sail for Manila on July Tuca) at 5 pm.

CONSIGNEES NONCE

Consignees of iz cargo de MN, Benarty

reminded a delivery of their goods which will be mbject to rent after June

in

com-

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