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SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1929.

P.&O.-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

S. S.

Tons

Hong Kon About

*ALIPORE

5,273 20th July

5 p.m.

*KHYBER

9,114

3rd Aug.

*KIDDERPORE

5,334

15th Aug.

MALWA

10,080

17th Aug.

| 8,985

31st Aug.

KASHMIR

Destination

Straits, Colombo & Bombay,

M'seilles, Casablanca, L'den & Hull Straits, Colombo & Bombay. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles, London & Hull.

*Cargo only. Calla Casa Blanca,

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

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

TILAWA

SIRDHANA

TALAMBA

TAKLIWA TALMA

DALGOMA TAKADA

110,006 24th July "Singapore, Po..ang & Calcutta,

7,745

29th July

Singapore, Panang & Calcutta, 9,010 3rd Aug. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. 7,938 11th Aug. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. 10,030 27th Aug. Singapore, Penang & Oaleatts, 5,953- 1st Sept, Singapore, Penang & Calcatta. 6,949 6th Sept. Singapore, Penang & Calcatta,

Cargo only.

B.I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st

and 2nd class passengers.

carry a qualified surgeon,

All steamers are fitted with wireless and

THE CHINA MAIL,

FIRE AT EMDEN

ONE MILLION MARKS DAMAGE

Berlin, Yesterday,

A big fire broke out to-day in

the outer barbour at Emden.

KAIPING COAL

Grain elevators and other build- ings were destroyed.

HOME,.

The damage is assessed at one million marks. Reuter.

FACTORY

AND

BUNKERS

PASSENGER LIST

ARRIVALS

Per as, "President Jefferson” from American, Japan and China:

W. L. Beckham, Mrs. F. Costa, son and daughter, Mrs. D. Faasch, Mrs. C. W. Flubbard and daughter, Mr. And Mrs. Jeremiah Joseph and daughter, E. A. Koosache, Mrs. Geo. C. Logan and daughter, K. W Mathtani, G. E. Morrow, 0. M. S. Oliveira, Misa W. Schneider, Alfred T. Terkelson, J. K. Utum, Mr. D. W. Vasvane,

MARINE COURT

FOR ALL PURPOSES.

POWER

HOUSE,

TUGS &

LOCOS

THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION.

Head Office:-TIENTSIN.

Agents:-DODWELL & CO, LTD., Hong Kong.

SHIPPING'S FUTURE he had presided over the company,

(Continued from Page 43

Before Mr. T. W. II. Hosegood, Acting Deputy Harbour Maater, at the Marine Court this morning, a mistress of a cargo boat was charg- ed with committing a breach of

For some years, the South Ameri- her cargo licence by carying 17 necessitating the closest attention to can trade has been a very difficult one, passangers. Pleading guilty she securing business, and the strictest was fined $17 with the alternative economy, owing to the competition on

this of 17 days' imprisonment.

route being keener than en any other route in the world, and it is essential that every member of the staff should continue to do their utmost to advance the company's in- terests in every possible way.

Chan Kwan mistress of a pas senger boat was charged with carry ing eight, passengers in excess of the number allowed (20) by her licence.

he had never told anyone what amount of depreciation had been written off, and he did not propose to depart from that policy. He could, however, say that shipping which cost £100,000,000 stood at little

over

£50,000,000, and the method of writing off

had enabled them to sell two ships at more than It was they stoot at in the book perhaps

quite true, and a good deal could be said for the contention that the value of a ship was what it could earn, but would it be fair to say of, say, a great company which had not paid that was dividends for two years not worth anything? Shipping busi- nees was like the great sea. There were waves, and it goes on in cycles. It was 40 years since he built bis first ship, and so long as they lived the trade of shipping would proceed had experienced longer Cycle

of depression this time than mencing with the current year the

ever before iu

his memory. The At the North Arm: HM,S. company has arranged to make slump came in April, 1920. He

an.

re "Bridgewater" and "Somme."

ngal contributions to this fund also.

called leaving the House of Com- mens after the Budget speech, April, know that the

total to the credit of the various turers, after the Chancellor of the

and widows

ows and ich he had

Exchequer had increased taxation orphans' funds of the Royal Mail and whi

led them to believe

A fine of $8 was imposed.

WARSHIPS HERE

The following are the warships

present in harbour:-

The company's superannuation fund now has investments in high-class securities amounting to over £475,000, of which 4235,000 has been provided by the company, whose contribution for 1928 amounted to £9,486.

As mentioned last

at and orphans' fund association has just aed last year, a widows been formed, which already has invest

At the. North Basin: H.M.S.ments totalling over £17,000, and cort

"Tamar," "Tarantala" and L19.

in

cles

At the West Wall Dock:-E.M.S.It may interest the 1920, with two well-known manufar.

"Castor."

In Dock: "H.M.S. "Sterling" and " "Stormcloud."

Foreign Man-of-War US.S. Gunboat "Mindanao."

CONSIGNEES.

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.

From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO", ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS.

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South), formed that all Goods are being land-

*ARAFURA TANDA

ST. ALBANS

ARAFURA TANDA

6,000 2nd Aug. 8,958 80th Aug. 4,500 4th Oct 6,000 1st Nov. 6,956 29th Nov.

Calls Port Holland.

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

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, Delo, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other ports en route na in- ducement offers.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-

The Steamship,

"BENALDER" Consignees of Cargo are hereby in

ed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of The Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be ob-

tained

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Gocda reraining delivered after the 20th ins* val. De subject to rent...

standing tion funds and

its associated shipping companies now was to be reduced. One of his col amount to the substantial sum of con- leagues said. That is the end of siderably over three and a half mil- the brom, and he (Lord Kylsant) Hons sterling, all of which is adminis-

That was nine years ago. agreed. tered by trustees.

may have to go through another bad year, but the time for upward, movement ought to be approaching. The New Head Offices Dealing

with

a criticism of the company's new head offices, which a shareholder thought to be extra- vagant, the chairman said it was a sound business proposition, and if the company ever wanted to get rid of the building it could do at a hand- some profit.

Trend of World Trade This company, with its interests, direct and indirect, in most parts of the world, is naturally concerned in the course of public events here and abroad, the trend of world trade and the prospects for the future of indus- try and commerce, with their inevit able reaction upon shipping.

The two main functione upon which we and our associated shipping lines, as carrying companies, are engaged are the conveyance of passengers and the carriage of goods.

such facilities

As regards passengers, there ap- pears to be a greater tendency than before the great war for people to move about business or instruction

the world, either for or pleasure whilst the increased provision of modern facilities for travel has helps ed to create and augment the volume of passenger traffic, are apt, by reason of competition, to increase until they are in excess of the demand. The passenger, of to- All claims against the steam r must day expects an ever-rising standard be presented to the Undersigned on or of comfort and accommodation, and before the 3rd August, 1929, or they it is only by sentinuing to provide will not be recognised.

up-to-date and costly shipping faci- lities that the great British passen- ger lines can hold their own in world competition.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns,

The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New where they will be examined on the Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

The P. O. Royal Mail ateamers to London via Suez Canal.

The P. & O. Branch Service of steamers to London via the Cape.

The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and London via Panama Canal.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.

19th inst.. at 10 am, by Messra. Goddard and Douglas.

No Fire Insurance has been affect

ed.

Agents.

The other important function is the carriage of goods, which is bound up with many complex world conditions, in addition to which, in this as well Bills of Lading will be countersign- ed by,

as in the passenger business, competi- GIRE, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD., tion on the part of foreign countries is keener than beforels are required faster types of vessels for carrying general cargo. The out- look for shipping, from the cargo point of view, is on the whole more satisfactory than of late years, and it is significant that the figures of idle tonnage in April were lower than they had been for the past eight

Hong Kong, 13th July, 1929,

LLOYD TRIESTINO N. CO.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

Amoy, Moji, Kobe, Y'hama & Osaka. The Motor Vessel Shanghai, Moli, Kobe & Yokohama.

TAKLIWA

KASHMIR

TALMA

7,936 22nd July

62.m, 3,985 2nd Ast 10,000

Amoy, S'hal, Moji, Kobe & Osaka,

Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama.

'SHEAFMOUNT

TANDA

6,959

*NOWSHEKA

DALGOMA

MOREA

TAKADA KARMALA "NAGPORE *MIRZAPORE -

2nd Aug. 4th Aug. 6th Aug. 7,920 8th Aug. 5,953 9th Aug.

10,963 16th Aug.

6,949

18th

∙Aug. 9,128 30th Aar. 5.283 1st Sept. 6,715 2nd Sept. ST. ALBANS 4500 10th Sept. ALIPORE

5273 11th Sept.

* Cargo only.

Moj, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama. Moji & Kobe.

Maji, Kobo & Osaka. Shanghel, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Osaka. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Moji & Kobe, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama. Shanghai, Moji & Kobe.

All dates are approximate and subject is ulteration without notice. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEÄMEKS. Passengers for Rangoon must defray their OTVO Hetel expenses at

·Singapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer.

All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge. Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries Parcels measuring not more than 21⁄2 x 2 x 1ft. will be received

at the Company's Office up to Naan on the day previous to sailing

For further Information, Passage, Freight, Handbolcs, etc, apply to:--

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,

P. & 0. Building, Connaught Rd. C., Hong Kong.

Agents.

NEW YORK, BOSTON & BALTIMORE.

JOINT SERVICE OF THE

"BLUE FUNNEL" LINE. (OCEAN 8.0 CO., LTD. & CHINA MUTUAL S.S. CO., LTD.)

AND

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE.

(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S.S. CO. LTD.) SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG. SS. ADRASTUS

- Via Suez Canal

5th AugmRU 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 Kosg Hong Kong & Canton JARDINE, KATHESON & CO. L.TI, Canton,

Frost Trieste,

years.

"VIMINALE "

As regards Great Britain, the un- certainty of the recent general elec- Venice, Fiume, tion is now over, and all who have Spalato, Brindisi, Port Said, Suez, the welfare of the country at heart will follow with sympathy and inter- Massana, Karachi, Colombo, Penang &

est the task of the new Government Singapore.

in dealing with the dificult problems. CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby nunities of stimulating trade, reliev that confront them, as their oppor informed that all Geods are being ing unemployment and promoting. landed at their risk into the Godowns steady progress are unique. of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company, Ltd., at least emerging slowly but steadily British industry and trade are at Kowloom, whence and/or from the from the effects of the post-war wharves delivery may be obtained.

Given & belp Optional Cargo will be forwarded period of depresion. unless notice to the contrary be given before 18th instant.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 22nd inat. will be subject to rent

ALL claims against the vessel must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 1st prox. or they will not be recognized

ed by

fal Government regime, with freedom from abnormal difficulties, and some further relief from the burden of trend of general trade, which in due taxation, we should see an upward course should react favourably upon the British shipping industry.

The White Star Line

uestion, Lord Kylsant to question, In reply All broken, chafed, and damaged said it was, of course matter of Goods are to be left in the Godowns, opinion, whether the purchase of the where they will be examined on the White Star Line was or was got é 22nd inst. at 10 a.m, by our surveyors mistake. He ontlined the steps in Messrs. Goddard & Douglas.

the negotiations, and said It was no No Fire Insurance has been effect new proposal or one made in a hurry, the purchase was carried through at Bill of Lading will be countersign a reasonable price, and he thought it was a sound thing to bring the - DODWELL & CO., LTD., company back under British contral

Agents.

(Hear, hear.) The White Star had Hong Kong, 16th July, 1929.

done better for the first four months of this year then the firkt fan: months of last year, The Austrian, Heinz Bottom- He reminded inquiring sharehold zaezek, who was Attempting aters that it was not to the advan Vienna to dance continuously for 72 tage of the company to divulge facts hours, collapsed after dancing for the Stock Exchange or elsewhere and figures which could be used on 38 hours, and was taken to hos against them. During the 27 years pital.

The Rumanian Government has invited the Swedish frm Vattenbygg

pare plans for

Bucarest with

ineering OLD TAYLOR

to pre

tion

ACED BY TIME

Turning to the question of repairs to the ships of the associated com- panies, Lord Kylsant said they, as a matter of policy, gave a distinct pre- ference to Harland and Wolff for re-

pairs. If anyone suggested that he had any personal interest in the matter they were absolutely wrong. The associated ested, and the auditors had access to companies were inter- the books so as to be certain that the percentage scheme upon which work was carried out was satis- factory to all concerned.

Fuel

was supplied by an under-

PRESIDENT LINER SAILINGS

WEEKLY TRANS - PACIFIC SERVICE

To San Francisco and

Los Angeles

The Sunshine Belt via

To Seattle and Victoria The Short, Straight Route

to America Fortnightly anillags on Tuesdaya Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdays

Honolula

a.m.

Pres. Jefferson Tues., July 30, 3 Pres. McKinley Tues., July-23, 10 Pres. Lincoln Tues, Aug. 13 Pres. Grant...Tues., Aug. 6 Pres. Madison..Tues, Aug. 27 Pres. Cleveland Tues., Aug. 20 Pres. Jackson Tues, Sept. 10(Pres. Pierce ...Tues., Sept. 8:

£120, £112 Special through rates to Europe vla

United States, Direct connections with all Atlantic lines, Choice of rail lines acr88 Ualted States and Canada, liberal stop-ovar 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.

BRI.

Pres. Monroe Sun. July 28, 8 Pres. Garfield Sun. Sept. 8, 9 Pros. Wilson.Sun. Aug. 11, 8 Pres. Polk....Sua. Sept. 22, 8 Pres. V. Buren Sun. Aug, 25, 8 Pres. Adams....Oct. 6 p.

TO MANILA

Frea. Jefferson Jnly 20 6 p.m. Pres. Cleveland Aug. 13-6 pm. Pres. Grant ....Jaly 30 6 p.m. Pres. Madison Aug. 176 p.m. Pres. Lincoln...Aug. 36 p.m. Pres. Pierce...Aug. 27 6 p.m. For Bookings, Passenger and Freight Information apply to Telephone Central 2477, 2478 and 795.

Cable Address "Dollar." CANTON BRANCH: SHA BEE STREET.

American

n Mail Line

and

Dollar Steamship Line

SPEED GOOD SERVICE.

COMFORT

S.S. CHUEN CHOW Sailing from Hong-Kong at 2.30 p.m.

Arriving Macao at 6.00 pm.

DAILY

Sailing from Macao at 7.50 a.m. Arriving Hong Kong at 11.20 a.m.

EXCEPT SUNDAYS.

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 dona in this establishment is guaranteed." We have over thirty years' experience. We own two Slipways end can accommodate any craft of 200 feet long.

Town Office: 64. Connaught Read Central, Hong Kong, Tel, Central No.. 459, Shipyard: Sham-Sul-Po, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Tel. Kowloon No. 9. Estimates furnished on application.

Hong Kong, April 1, 1924.

in which the associated com- panies were also interested, but if any competitor came along and could offer better then the company would of course paas the other concern, which, however, had done the asso- ciated companies very well. So far as liabilities under the Traffic Faci lities Act were concerned, he men tioned that two ships were purchas- ed by the R.M.S.P. Meat Transports, and the amount were guaranteed by and he never yet had had it thrown the R.M.S.P. He continued to give in his face that he had ever given the the matter is close personal atten- an undertaking which he had not tion and the only liabilities of im- kept. (Hear, heat;} Therefore he white concern was one of 2300.000, could not undertors would or would or early July. These facilities were not issue shares. (Hear, hear.) spread over varying terms, ranging Resolutions adapting the report from 8 and to 20 years.

and balance sheet, declaring divi- In relation to uncalled capital on dends, and re-electing directors and investments, this consisted of holdings auditors were unanimously adopted. in Lamport and Hyde and the White A vote of thanks to the chairman, Star Line. He had never given an directors, managers and staffs ashore undertaking which tied his hand and afloat wRS earried by acelama urless he endeavoured to keep it, tion.

which would be paid in a few

Court of

of

CONSIGNEES' NOTICES

Consignees of cargo sex as, "City of Bedford" are reminded to take delivery of their goods which will be subject to rent after July 21,

Consignees of cargo ex 2,5. "City Tokio are reminded to take subject to rent after July 22. delivery of their goods which will be

Consignees

Cargo ex "Viminale" are reminded to take delivery of their goods which will be subject to rent after July 22.

of

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 Slip-

ways. The "dimensions

of No. 1

Dock

are 700 ftix

86 ft x 30

MS.

SUGBO"

Codes Used:

41, ABC.

Fifth Edi

tion; En-

ginser (ag) First &

Second Edi

tion; West

ern

and

king

0

Single screw steel passenger and cargo motor ship. Dimensions: 154 0 B.P. x28 0 Mid. x 11'6" Mid.; D.W. 470 tons; B.H.P. 360; Speed 10% knots. Built and machinery installed by The Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., to the order of La Naviera Flupina Inc., Cebu for Philippine coasting service.

Please address enquiries to the Chief Manager:

R. M. DYER, B.S, MINA, Kowloon Dock, Hong Kong.