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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1929.

P. & 0.-British India Apcar and

Eastern & Austráliañ

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.

SCOTTISH YARDS

IMPORTANT NEW STEAMER COMPLETED

MORE WORK IN PROGRESS

THE CHINA MAIL,

The disturbing effect of the holi days on the output of new tonnage trum Clyde yards has now quite dis- appeared and the industry has once more settled down to a period of steady production. Several launches bar already taken place on the river since the resumption of work, and more vessels, which are approaching the launching stage, will shortly be put into the water.

For some time

pant Messrs. Yarrow and Co have aleo been carrying out, work in connection with the use of powdered fuel for stent- raising permental water-tube and the committee inspected an boller of very high pressure con- structed to burn pulverised coal.

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pre-

were

EASTERN PORTS

PLAGUE, CHÜLERA AND SMALL-POX-

The health bulletth of Eatsern ports for the week ending September 14, issued by the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services, gives the fol

Plague

Alexandríe: 4 cases, 2 deaths. Bassein: 1 case, 2 deaths Rangoon: I death. Singapore: 1 case, 1 death. Pnom Penh: 2 cases, 2 deaths.

Tonnage for the Admiralty The new polley Announced by the Government in respect to expendi- ably affect the Clyde more in ture on naval shipbuilding will prob-lowing cases- venting the placing of new orders rather than in delaying the comple tion of work for which orders placed

considerable time since. There are, for example, two light craisers fitting out on the Clyde, bath of which are nearing completion. That work in the yards is better Messrs, Beardmore and Co. have than it was in the earlier part of the the

cruiser the year

is wident from the fact ready for her final trials,

Shropshire" almost that in the quarter which ended with Fairfield Company have the "Nor- and the June last the new tonnage commenc folk" als pretty well forward in fit ed was about 68,000 tons higher than ting out The former vessel was in the March quarter. Although the Bunched felly a year ago, and the flow of new orders has been some latter was put into the water in De-

irregular during recent months. cember last. a prominent

ent Clyde shipbuilder stat ed the other day that there are still era at present

The groap of halla-dezon destroy- on and in. Clyde number of inquiries in the market, yards were, of course, placed auch and in view of the statements by shipowners that there are

and if the swing-down pro- distinct cess is signs of improvement in the freights craft, it is just possible that delivery to be extended to smaller for cargo vessels it is posible that of some the text three months

these vesels may be de turn will better than has been anticipated.

outlayed. The two destroyers which The most ireportant new order an-ever, are both launched.

Meaars. Scotts have on hand, how nounced during the week is

Two ves which Messrs. Scotts Company

that sels of the same class, the "Acasta Greenock have received from Messrs. the Clydebank yard of Messrs. John

the "Achates," are

are building n Alfred Holt

and Co.

of Liverpool, Brown and Co. for another large twin-screw motor-all.

These vessels were ordered early in 1928, but tion with the three which Messrs. which orders were placed at the be- Scotts have already an band for the ginning the present year. In ad-

what

of

later,

and

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY ship. This vessel, taken in conjunc-Messrs. Brown have another pait for

DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS.

(Under Contract with H.M. Government.)

Destination

From

5. S.

Толь

Hong Kon

About

+MANTUA

†KARMALA

**MIRZAPORE #KALYAN

10,946 28th Sept.

Noun 1,128 12th

Oct.

6,715 16th

Oct. 9,144 26th Oct.

Bombay, Marseilles & London.

*NAGPORE

11,126

MACEDONIA

9th Nov.

Nov.

Cholera

Calcatta: 15 deaths Karachi: 6 deaths. Bangkok 4 cases. Chinwangtao: 2 cases. Chemulpa: 1 case. Osaka:, 8 cases. Shanghai: deathe. Newchwang: 1 case. Svatow: 7 deaths,

Small-por

Berbera: 3 cases. Aden: 1 case.

Bombay: 6 cases, 5 deaths. Calcutta: 9 cases, ✪ deaths. Coching 4 cases. Karachi: & cases, 3 deaths. 16 cases, 7 deaths.

Batavia: 1 casse, 9 deaths. Macasser: 4 cases, 2 deaths. Datron: 1 case. Negapatam: 1 case..

SALVAGE OPERATIONS

The 24,500-ton ex-German battle-) ship "Kaiser," which was salved on March 20 last, by Messrs. Cox and Danka, Limited, of Ulster Chambers, 168, Regent-street, London, W.1, was towed out of Scape Flow on July 20 last in a

upside-down completely position, and arrived at Rosyth, a distanee of 250

miles, on July 23. vessel was successfully docked on the following morning. "Kaiser" will now be completely dis- mantled and broken up. Of the two previously salved large battle the "Moltke" has now been complete- attle cruisers,

The

The

ly broken up, and the "Seydlitz" is at present being dismantled. Messra. Cox and Danke are now commencing operations on the 4,000-ton light which they hope

cruiser "Bremes,"

to salve before the end of the sum mer.. Afterwards, the 25,000-ton battleship "Prinzregent Luitpold," and the 20,000-ton battle cruiser "Von der Tann" will be dealt with.

L

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BARBER WILHELMSEN

LINE

THE PREMIER ALL WATER ROUTE TO NEW YORK and other V.S. Atlantic Ports via Panama.

All vessels call at SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES en ronte.

Passengers desiring to travel, by this interesting route will find the accommodation provided well up to their expectations, and at a cost most reasonable.

42 Days To New York.

For Passenger and Freight information please apply:-

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

Queen's Buildings.

Agents.

Telephone C. 1030.

AUSTRAL CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

Service to Australia & South Sea Ports.

NEXT SAILING

S.S. "CALULU”

on SEPTEMBER 30th.

Accommodation for 1st and 2nd Class and Steerage Passengers is available.

For Freight and Passenger Information, please apply

DODWELL & CO., LTD. Queen's Bldgs.

Tel 1030

1,283 2nd Nov.

KASHGAR | 9,605 23rd

Marseilles, London, Hull, Rotterlam

& Antwerp.

Straits, Colomba & Bombay.

Marseilles, London, Hull, Rotterdam

Antwerp.

Marseilles, London, Hull, Hamborg,

Rotterdam & Antwerp.

Bombay, Marseilles & London.

Marseilles, London, Hall, Rotterdam

& Antwerp.

Cargo unly. Calls Casa Blanca, Calls Karachi.

Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople, Piroaus, Smyran and ether Levant Ports by steamers of be Khedival Mail, Steamship Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

TILAWA TALAMBA

TAKADA

SHIRALA TALMA

TILAWA

10,006 9th Oct. 3,013 24th Oct. 6,949 27th Oct. 7,841 8th Nov. 10,000 18th Nov. 8th Dec. 10,000 17th Dec.

Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Yenang & Calcutta, Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.

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

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South).

*ST. ALBANS NELLORE TANDA

ST. ALBANS

NELLORE

4,500❘ 4th .Oct. 6,863 ist Nov. 6,966 20th Nov.

1920 4,500 3rd Jun. 0,858 31st Jan.

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. 5.S. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghai, Iloile, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other poris en route as it

dacement offers.

Frequent connections from Australia with, the following.

Efforts will be made during the December session of Congress to force passage of a bill to preserve as a rational memorial in Washington, the famous cruiser "Olympia," which was Dewey's flagship during the battle of Manila Bay. This ship also carried the body of the Unknown Soldier from France to the United States during 1921. It has recently been declared "useless for naval purposes" by the Navy Department and is in danger of being scrapped unless saved by patriotic or Con gressional action.

same owners, and the three which the Caledon Company are building. makes no fewer than seven ships under construction in Seottish yards for the Holt Line.

A Notable Trial Trip No trial trip this year has arous- ed more widespread interest in ship- ping and shipbellding circles than that of the pulverised fuel steamer "Berwinlles,"

which

was Tunning official tests on the Clyde recently.

The "Berwindlea, which has been built by the Blythswood Shipbuilding Company, Scotstoup, left Clasgow harbour, and has since been

carry ing out preliminary trials. Firth of Clyde,

on the A large party Fuests of the owners board the vessel at the Tail of the after the official trials were completed the party returned

The Union S.S. Company's steamer's to the United Kingdom vis New Bank, and

Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

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

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

want

of

On

to Glasgow where they were enter- tained to dinner by their hosts.

Although the Berwindlea," which

The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and is one of the outstanding vessels of London via Panama Cotal.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN,

*NELLORE KALYAN TILAMBA

DELTA

TAKADA

ARAFURA

MACEDONIA

SHIRALA

*BELTANA

KASHGAR TREMA TANDA

RAWALPINDI

*LAKORE

the year, is the first to be specially built on this side of the Atlantic for the use of powdered cesl fael, the pulverising system installed into her is

is not the only one which is being Shanghai, Mol, Kobe & Yokohama and Sons are understood to be carry. Alexander Stephen Shanghai, Moj, Kobe & Yokohama ing out experimental Amoy, Shai, Moji, Kobe & Osaka.

work in this When

the Visitation Com. ping inspected the work in progress obe & Yokohamaan Linthouse Shipyard and engineer- ing works they were greatly inter- Moji, Kobe & Osaka...

Moji, Kube & Fokohama ested in an experimental combined Shanghai, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama which Hessra Stephen have fitted

and

water tube boiler

present.veloped in Britan at

Shanghai, Mojl, Kobe & YokohamaECTIOT Jove's Register of Ship-

6,000 Ath BER

6,855 | 24th Sept. 9,144 27th Sept.

·8,018 ist Oct. 8,097

7th Oct. 6,949 7th that Oct. Oct.

11.120

12th

Oct. Oct.

7,841

19th

Dat Dot

Shanghai,

Amoy

23rd

Det.

9,005 26th Oct. 10,000 | 29th Oct. 6,956 6th Nov.

16,619 9th Nov. 5,304 11th Nov.

• Cargo only.

&

Osake.

Amoy, Maji, Kobe Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama,

Moll, Kobe &

Атау, Moji

Kobe, & Osaka,

Moj Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama, Shanghai, Kobe Yokohama. Shanghai, Mol, Kobe & Yokohama

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS. Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expensor at Singapore while awaiting the on-carrying sheamer.

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

at the Company's Office up to Noon un the day previous to sailing.

For further Information, Passage, Fraght Handbooks, etc., soply to:-

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,

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

Agents.

HONG KONG AND MACAO LINE

in Good Speed

S.S. CHUEN CHOW

Daily Sailing from Hong Kong at 2.00 p.m.

Sailing from Macao at 7.50 am,

Sundays excepted.

Freight and Passige apply

CHUEN ON STEAM BOAT CO. LTD.

of

for pulverised fuel.

CONSIGNEES.

THE JEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.

From LEITH LONDON AND STRAMS

The Steamship,

dition to their light crater, Messrs. Beardmore have three vibmarines on hind.

New Tonnage

HONG KONG TIDE

The tide-table given below has been obtained by aid of the Tide-pre- dieting Machine, which includes 40 components for the better prediction of tides, from the result of the

analysis of the tidal berva

taken at the Kowloon tidal

tory under the direction, of Dr. Doberck during the years 1887, 1889 and 1889.

The times and heights are given for the Victoria Naval Yard and for Kowloon; but they may be used Aberdeen, the differences being very

small.

The times of high and low-water Apart from the trials of the "Ber-must not be considered Windlea," already referred to, there with the times of slack-water and to coincide has been a good deal of activity on change of current, the two phenomena the measured mile during the week. being quite distinct. Two vessels have come to the Clyde

September 21 to 27, 1929,

Sept

HIGH WATER LOWES WATER

Standard Standard Ht Timed

Ht.

TIMES

from other shipbuilding districts in order to cany out speed tests. One is the large liner "Crentes which Dar Messrs. Vickers-Ar

have built for the Orient Steam Naviga-

rmstrongs tion Compay, and another, is, the new torpedo boat destroyer "Galen" built at Rotterdam for the Dutch get Government. This letter vessel is one of the groap which have recent Sun. 22 ly come, to the Clyde to carry out

speed and other tests.

Among the Clyde-built

Mon 92

vessels

1 m 10 39 7.0 m 4 17

2.2 11368.4m 59 10, 49.305) 4 56 2.4

11 1966.76 Ba

m2 -0.28 5.7 m

1.0

6.28.20

11 545, 6,0 5 751.

m8 59 2.1

which have been carrying out telais Taes. n 145 a 6.0|

is the new dredger "Baro de Maua,"

bullt for the Government

of Per-Wed 5 m 38 nambuco. Speed tests have also been. carried out by the Clan liner Chun Macnair." This vessel is not new,

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO. LTD.

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER MAKERS, BRASS and IRON POUNDERS. A work done in this establishment is gauranteed. We ate liver thirty years' perfence. We own two Blipways and cas accommodate any craft of 200 feet long.

Town Office: 64, Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong, TeL Central No. 459. Shipyard: Sham-Eui-Po, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Tel. Kowloon Na 9. Estimates furnished an application,

Hong Kong, April 1, 1924. ala valeu

RIVER WATER LEVELS

REPORT FROM BOARD OF CONSERVANCY WORKS OF KWANGTUNG

(Water Levels in English Feet)

370

witere

have

of course, but for some weeks past Fri. 17. 2-57 7.0m 11 47 1.9 she has been at

18. $0 Clan Thurs 25 m 136 70 10.9 22

Noinferior H. for Low W.

Place of Observation West River at Shjubing ...

Higliest of record

V. L

Lowest

W.I

W.L W.M

an record

12/9

13/9

441,0

126

North River at Targymen ..

5.2

Nerth River at Saxshi

+27.3

8.6.

o H. nur LovW.

East River at Sheklung

16.2

25

Ber

of

Dalmuir,

and Co. out alterations

carried Beardmore Pechinery by the solition

10

Tack exhaust turbine to her reciprocating engines,

Other vessels of the Clan Line have already been treated in a similar manner.

The

large dredger "Olakou," which completed succeseful trials on the Clyde, has come up the river

to Elderslie, where the was drydocked preparatory to leaving for Zealand.

14 Shilp Repairs

Ship Repair

New

Ship repaing firms on the Clyde are fairly well supplied with work

at present, and as there are further inquiries in srculation the outlook is || hopeful. The drydocks are pretty well occupied hut there is no pres sure on the accommodation in the barns

The la

mer Dardanus-enter- large er ed the drydock of Mesra, Barclay, Cafe and Company at Eldershe for repairs. The same firms have In hand the large dredger "Shieldhill, belonging to the Clyde Navigation have completed the

Trust The City Timers. "City of

overhaul Labore"

and they ham a hand a couple of

and "City of Birmingham," vessels of the Donaldson Line steam- en for interal alterations. Boiler

BENAION Consignes of Cargo are herely in- formed that all Goods are being and ed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardons Godown of The Hong Kong shi Kowloon Wharf and Gadown Co., Ltd, whene god/ /or from the

the wharves delivery may be obrare bing carried out on the

Carmen Papanui”.

and voy *to age repairs on the Shefint

tained

No claims will

Goods have left the

Goods Fraaining

the 22nd last

All clamp agai

be presented to the

before the 6th

will not be reĈO

Goods įst

Where

JAN

BILT

have complated sume general PAZ BAYork on the Furness, W

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