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FOR NEW YORK AND BOSTON via SUEZ. MV. "MUNCASTER CASTLE" Sails on or about 10th July.

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BRINDISI, VENICE & TRIESTE

NEXT SAILINGS.

$75.0.0.

OUTWARDS FOR SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, KOBE & MOJI.

M.V. "HIMALAJA”

M.V. "VIMINALE"

From Hong Kong. Sails on or about 9th July. Sails on or about 18th July.

HOMEWARDS FOR BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE.

S.S. "NIPPON"

S.S. "TIMAVO"

From Hong Kong. Sails on or about 13th July. Sails on or about 23rd July.

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FROM CALCUTTA & COLOMBO TO SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.

THE CHINA MAIL,

PRIVATE OWNING

WHAT TAKES PLACE IN

U.3.A.

SHIPPING

SECTION.

It is interçazing to note the sub- stantial increase that is indicated by the publication of the latest figures of the vessels and tonnages owned by United private shipowners in the States The comparison is hetween 1928, to April 1st, 1929, April 1st, on which latter date, it is stated, private shipowners in that country heid 1,302 vessels of 6,580,871 tons; pared with 1,224 vessels of 6,048,279 tons at the former date.

The in-

NAVAL WELFARE

enco

NAVAL DOCKYARD CONFERENCES

A recent Fleet Order issued by the Admiralty brings into promin- the little-known conferences which take place at one of the naval dockyards once every /f years, They are called Welfare Conferences,

DUBLIN A FREE PORT and they are convened by the local

NEWRY PORT AND DOCKS CHAIRMAN

crease is well over half-a-million tona, in the way of obtaining a navigable 21 no rating is to serve more than |

Commander-in-Chief, and officers are detailed to attend them in an ad- visory capacity. They consider mat- ters concerning the welfare of the seumen of the Navy, and put for Dublin. The chairman of the Dublin ward their decisions when arrived at Part and Docks Board, Mr. P. J. in the form of requests. Thus at the Lawrence, advocating Dublin as the last conference in 1928 some 25 of site for a free port. in the Irish Free such requests were advanced, and it State, says he saw in it the possibilities is now known that four of these of marked progress and prosperity, and have been approved, and four de

Of the remainder urged that it should receive the earn- finitely rejected.

under con- est attention of the Government. A free most of them are still port, he explained, should be free from sideration, some of them sympathe Customs control. A portion of such a tically, while there are a few which port should be set apart for the stor have yet to be brought forward. age and finishing of goods to be re- Those which have been definitely ap com-exported without Customs supervision proved relate to the issue of an im- of any kind. Dublin had plenty of ac- proved manufactured pipe tobacco, 'commodation for ships and for goods. which is being expedited; secondly.

There were ao difficulties, he said, that

years in the Atlantic Fleet at which is a very substantial one, evan depth of 35 feet at high water in the any one time; that ranks and rat- when it is considered that the bulk port, which would be ample for all ings invalided may be allowed to

vessels in the North. Atlantic

trade.

vocational training courses undergo of the new tonnage has been

ac-There was available space for ware within two years after invaliding: quired by purchase from the Shipping houses, and sites for additional indus and that children's allowance shall be In tries, accessible to the railways and paid until the expiration of the com- Board rather than by building.

Few realised the great pulsory school-leaving age. A the same period the tonnage owned by to the city.

that quest which had been put forward the Shipping Board has declined from opportunities for development

had been a diver were presented at the port of Dublin. that a man who 709 vessels of 4,311,359 tons to 655

But. in the absence of a free port, full for 10 years might relinquish this tons, a figure vessels of 3,644,360

advantage was not likely to be taken rating on request met with the reply which indicates that, in addition to

There was a that hip of these opportunities.

no such reasonable request its sales to private cwners, the Ship- ping Board has indulged a little in reclaimed area which could be cut off would be refused, while in other

to form the suggested free port. the matter of serapping some of its

indicated that at- cases the replies elso- tention was Contrasting what Mach more in this

was done useless tonnags.

being directed to the where, he quoted the example of Gothen-points indicated. The general trend direction will require to be done in the immediate fature, and although burg, which had come into service as of the requests would seem to show

a free port 1922. Traffic there had that while the Board has declared that this will

there are be its policy, its movement in that increased at such a rate that the port minor matters which may require authority had prepared plans for ad- adjustment, there is nothing in the direction is not characterised by any great hurry.

3.S. "UMZUMBI" ......... Sails from Calcutta 3rd August.be scrapped, converted Regular Passenger and Cargo Service to South African Ports. Through Hills of Lading issued from Hong Kong.

For Freight or Passage on any of the above Lines apply to:-

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NYIKUINE

The latest of these moves has been to offer 23 of its laid-up vessels "to to diesel pro- pulsion, or into barges"-a fairly wide- choice to the purchaser. The offers received indicate in every case except one that the vessels indicated will be scrapped if the tenders are accepted, the one exception being in the ease of one of the steamers which, it is proposed, shall be converted

into a

barge, It is satisfactory to note that the record in regard to private ship- [owning shows not only an increase in number and tonnage, but also in the number of vessels employed.

A year ago there were 108 privately- owned cargo steamers of 337,870 tons on the idle, fist, and this has been re- duced to something over 200,000 tons, while there has also been a a slight re- duction in the

passenger-cargo vessels

faid up for want of employment. There are also 354 tankers owned, which is the same number as a year ago, but the tonnage included in this

shows category

an increase.

REDUCED THROUGH RATES TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARYING overseas foreign rassenger and cargo

FROM £83 TO £120 ON SALE

SUMMER EXCURSION RATES

From Hong Kong to Shanghai

and return

.H.K.$120

Nagasaki

*

་་

Moji Kobe Yokohama

165 190

唱年

+

210

>1

235

-AN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

SHINYO MARU

SIBERIA MARU

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

SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghai & Japan Ports.

MISHIMA MARU

LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via

Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Sueż.

IYO MARU

HAKONE MARU

SUWA MARU

Monday, 29th July. Monday, 12th August.

Saturday, Saturday,

18th July. 27th July.

Wednesday, 24th July. Wednesday, 21st August.

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

AKI MARU

KAGA MARU

BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo,

AWA MARU

NAGATO MARU

Friday, 12th July. Saturday, 27th July.

SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) vin Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles,

Mexico & Panama.

Tuesday,

9th July.

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services of these privately-owned ships shows a very substantial increase, but the increase in the cargo services was but slight, and there was a consider- Jable fall in the tonnage of tanker

service. in active vessels

the In private owner- coastwise trade, too, ship has not been quite go successful as a year ago, but, taking the ser- vices as a whole. they made a much better showing than at this time last year. In regard to the vessels operat- ed by the Shipping Board during the same period there has naturally been a decrease in the number and tonnage compared with last year, as quite a fair number of sales have been effected within the twelve months, but con- siderably more than half the tonnage owned by the Board is, and has been,ditional accommodation,

better situated than Gothenburg. A idle; in fact, the idle tonnage aggrestart could be made at Dublin, where

tons gross, gates nearly two million which compares with little more than excellent accommodation had been ex-

owned.

tended to facilitate increasing traffic. half-a-million privately

As a distributing centre for Eng- "Journal of Commerce."

fand, the geographical position of Dublin favoured it as the best in the

Hix

WOUND UP

Dublin was

shape of Д general

re-

CANADIAN

TUESDAY, JULY 9, 1929.

PACIFIC

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Leave Légve July 10 July 13 July 21 Aug. 3 Aug. 21 Aug. 24 Sept 4 Sept. Sept. 25 Sept. 28 Oct. 9 Oct. 12

V'ver

Kobe Y 'huma

Leave Leuve

Arrive

July 16

July 18 July 27

Aug. 6

Aug. 8 Aug. 17

Aug. 27

Aug. 29 Sept. 9

Sept. 10

Sept. 12 Sept. 21

Oct. 1 Oct. 15

Oct. 12

Oet. & Oct. 17 Oct, 26 Nov. 5 Nov. 7. Nov. 16 Nov. 19 Dec. 3

Nov. 21

Nov. 30

Dec. 5

Dec. 14

Dec. 24

Dec. 26

Jan. 1

4

Jan. 21

Jan. 28

Feb. 1

Feb. 11

Feb. 13

Feb. 22

Oct. 30 Nov. 2 Nov. 18 Nov. 16 Nov. 27 Nov. 30

Dec. 18

Dec. 21 Jan. 15 Jan. 18 Feb. 5 Feb. 2 Feb, 26 Mar. 1 Mar. 4 Mar. 6 Mar, 151 (E/Asia and E/Russia call at Nagasaki the day after departure from 'S'hai)| Atlantic sailings from Montreal and Quebec every few days to Liverpool, Southampton, Glasgow, Antwerp, Cherbourg and Hamburg

ม

Special Round Trip-Summer Fares.

H.K. $120.00

H.K. $185.00!

H.K. $210.00)

H.K. $235,00

From Hong Kong to SHANGHAI NAGASAKI KOBE

and Return

31

*

JJ

YOKOHAMA

Leave Hong Kong July. 22

HONG KONG MANILA SERVICE Arrive Manila

July. 25

Leave

Arrive

Manila

Hong Kong

EMPRESS OF FRANCE

July 26

July 28

Aug. 13

Aug. 15

EMPRESS OF RUSSIA

Aug. 16

Aug. 181

number of

grievance. Nevertheless the work of the Welfare Conference is a good one, for it al- lows of the ventilation of many mat ters which might otherwise bé thought trivial, or possibly be ob scure. "Journal of Commerce."

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JULY SAILINGS

DEPARTURE HOURS:

Hong Kong 5.30 p.m. Wuchow 2,00 p.m

S.S. TAI HING"

[1,068 tons--Capt. Trott.]

JULY

WED. 10th TUES. 16th SUN.

PRI.

WED.

28th 31st

21st

possibly take.

S.S. TAF MING" [649 tons-Capt. G. Spink.]

SUN. 14th FRE 19th

JULY

on various matters of concern to in- The 9.8. "Tai Ming" and "Tai Hing," dustry and trade the world over. after leaving Hong Kong, call at The report embraces the considered

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the

money orders and C.O.D. packets, and you will enjoy the five-days' round

international uniformity of

postal trip immensely. rates, and parcel post.

CLYDE LAUNCHES

During May there were launched by shipbuilders on the Clyde 24 ves- sels, of 44,791 tons. For the year to date the output consists of 88. ves- sels, of 236.825 tons, compared with 87 vessels, of 240,732 tons, last year; 72, of 104,706 tons, in 1927; and 105, of 293,997 tons, in the first ve months of 1913.

MOVEMENTS OF STEAMER

The Ben Line s.s. "Benalder” from Free State. There was a regular ser- Leith, Middlesbro', Antwerp, London, vice of steamers into Dublin distribut and Straits left Singapore for this ing English and Continental goods, and

SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports. St. George's Hall, Liverpool acceded Bristol Channel or Liverpool, which ab.

ANYO MARU

KAMAKURA MARU

NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama

+ ATAGO MARU

LIVERPOOL vin Port Said, Constantinople, Genoa.

+ DURBAN MARU

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.

+ GENOA MARU

RANGOON MARU

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

+ MITO MARU

+ LYONS MARU

KAGA MĀRU (Nagasaki direct)

*Cargo only.

Tuesday,

9th July.

Sunday, 21st July.

Saturday, 20th July.

10th July. Monday, 15th July.

Wednesday, 10th July.

18th July, Thursday, Friday, 19th July.

Wednesday.

Reduced 1st Class Excursion Raten quoted between Mantis and Australie.

For further information apply to-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

Tel. Central No. 292 and 3897. (Private exchange to all departments.)

LONDON,

0. S. K.

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP Via Singapore Colombo, Saez and Port Said.. ALTAI MARU

Sunday, 14th July. ATLAS MARU,

Sunday, 11th August. RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES Via

Saigon, Singapore, Colombo. Durban & Cape Town. MONTEVIDEO MARU

Tucoday, 30th July, Friday, 19th July.

BOMBAY Via Singapore & Colombo,

SHUNKO MARU

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

MOMBASA Vin Singapore & Colombo, CANADA MARU SALE

Tuesday, 6th August. CALCUTTA—-Via Singapore, Panang & Rangoon,

BORNEO MARU

Thursday, 18th July.

to

2

wus

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE

of.

cargo

ex

3.5.

Consignees "Benvrackie" are reminded to take delivery of their goods which will be subject to rent after July 13.

exporting the products of the Free part on July 8, and is due to arrive Honour

Vice

Chancellor State. It would be a saving to ships here on July 14.

The P. & 0. s... "Delta" from in the

Atlantic trade if they made Hong Kong arrived- Marseilles Coarthope Wilson, K.C, sitting in

Dublin a port of call for the Clyde or July 8, noon. the Chancery of Lancashire, held in

petition re Thomas Brothers sorbed a large proportion of the At- Shipping Co., Ltd., brought by Mr.lantic trade.

At Alexandra .oad, abutting Alex- W. Lyon Blease.

the company andra Basin and North Wall, there Counsel stated that

April, incorporated in

1920, was storage accommodation for several of 1908 million gallons of petroleum products, under the Companies Acts

which was connected by pipe lines into to 1917, with a registered office at

Alcxandra Basin For coal-burning 16, South Castle-street. The nominal capital of the company was £250,000, vessels it was only a short run from divided into 250,000 shares of £1 Dublin to the Scottish and Welch coal- each. The shares issued numbered fields. 76,202, and the amourt paid up or eredited paid ap in respect of the issued shares was £75,203.

The company was formed to carry

of shipowners, on the business ping agents, shipbrokers, insurance brokers, managers of shipping pro perty, freight directors, carriers by land and sea, barge owners, lighter- men, forwarding agents, wharfingers, warehousemen, master porters, steve- dores,

coal merchants, oil merchants general traders, with other ob jeets set forth in the memorandum of association. Since incorporation the company had carried on business in the United Kingdom and else- where:

and

It is expected tht the whole ques- tion of the feasibility or otherwise of a free port in the Irish Free State will be dealt with in detail in the report of the Ports and Harbour Tribunal, the ship-

issue of which is shortly expected. Upon that report will depend the future policy of the Free State Government relative to the ports and harbours,

The company, said Mr. Blease, was indebted to the petitioners in the sum of £6,473 19s. 34. for commis- sion due from the company to peti- tionerz as managers of the com. and for disburse pany's business ments made by them on its behalf from its incorporation until May 1. 1920.

VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Japan Ports from ed to the satisfaction of the meet-

ARIZONA MARI (From Shanghai). Monday, 15th July. MELBOURNE-Yin Manila, Brisbane & Sydney,

HIMALAYA MAHU

MENADO MARU

HAIPHONG-Vis Hollow & Pakbol⠀⠀

Wednesday, 7th August,

NEW YORK--Via Japan porta. San Francisco & Pana TIL.

DHAVANA MARU

JAPAN PORTS.

AMAZON MARU

BATAVIA MARU

KEELUNG-Via Ewatow & Amoy..

HOZAN MARUT CANTON MARUM TAKAOVI SWATOW & AMOT. PUDELI MARU

TAKAO & KEELUNG VSA

BATAVIA HARU (Collant Amoy)

further particulars please apply to Teu Comtral No. 4088, 1959, 4050,

Thursday, 11th July, 10 am

Wednesday, 17th July.

Friday, 12th July, Sunday, 14th July,

Sunday, 14th July 8 pia. Sunday, 21st July, 3 pm.

Thursday, 18th July, moon.

Sunday, 14th Kaly

OBAKA SHOSEN KÄIRIA.

M. TAKEUCHI Manager,

Whe

At an extraordinary general meet ing of the company duly convened and held in the Exchange Station. Hotel, Liverpool, on May 2, 1929, an extraordinary resolution was passed to the effect that it had been prov-- fog that the company could not, by reason of its Labilities, continue its business, and that it was advisable to wind up the same, and that ac- cordingly the company be

wound up voluntarily.

The petitioners had applied to the company for payment, the liquidator admitted that the sum mentioned was justly due, but the sum had not been paid. The assets of the com- pany consisted of ships and other items of no considerable value, and counsel contended that in the cir- cumstances, it was just and equitable that the company he wound up under the supervision of the court. There was no oppoaltior.

THE BALTIC EXCHANGE

of

Very great satisfaction is express- ed in the shipping world at the re- elcetion of the chairman. and vice- chairman of the Baltic Exchange, This took place at the annual meet- ing of shareholders, when Mr. F. S. Alexander and Mr. W. A. Young were elected directors in the

place Mr. J. F. Fawcett and Mr. R. M. K Turnball, who retired, and Mr. R. W. Rigg was place of hired a director in the

D. E. Erlebach.

who Lired. At a meeting of the board of

John

E. Parry was re elected chairman for the ensuing year, and Sir F Vernon Thomson, KB was re-elected vice-chairman: The directors decided to present Mr. JA. Findlay, secretary to the Ex- change, with a portrait of himself, in appreciation of his valuable ser- vices to the Exchange. This receiv red avery, general, covation.

directors, Mr.

WARSHIPS HERE.

Tes

The following are the warships at present in harbour-

At the North Basin H.M.S. ""Tamar," "Moorhen," L15 and L19.

At the North Arm: H.M.S. Bridgewater" and "Somme

At the West Well Dock HMS. His Honour complied with the re-Castor, "Thracian" and "Sepoy"

In Dock:———FL 1.9. “Cicala ”!

quest.

WED. 24th MON.* 29th

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Through Bill of Lading ferued to Belra, Quilimaine, Ibo Port Amelia, Mozambique, Chindo Inhambane, Zanzibar, Mombasa, Kilindini, Port Nolloth, Luderita Bay, Walvis Bay- Madagascar,

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