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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 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, L'ERSIAN 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.)

3. 8.

I Fram

About

Tons! Dong Kong

I

:7*MIRZAPORE 6,715 18th Oct.

Noon #KALYAN

9.44 26th Oct.

*NAGPORE 5,293 2nd Nov.

MACEDONIA 11,120 9th Nov. **KIDDERIORE 0.331 19th Nov.

KASHGAR

9,005 23rd Nov.

Destination

Straits, Colombo Bombay.

Marseilles, London, Hull, Rotterdam

& Antwerp. Marseilles, London, Hall, Hamburg

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

& Antwerp.

* Cargo only. †Calls Casa Blanen. Calls Karachi,

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.

TALAMBA TAKADA SHIRALA TALMA

TILAWA

3,013 26th Oct. 1,949 6th Nov, 7,841 15th Nov. 10,000 18th Nov. 'Rtb Dec. 10,003 15th Dec. Calls af Rangoon.

Singapore, Penang & Calcutta, Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta, Singapure, Penang & Calcutta,

.

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

FINE VESSEL

THE

203FT. SHIP TO BE TRANSPORTED BY ROAD

NO SINGLE PART OVER 4%1⁄2 TONS

Mesaro, John I. Thornycroft and Co., Ltd., have recently built an in- teresting vessel to the order of the Crown Agents for the Colonies for service on Lake Albert. After con- struction their Southampton works the vessel is now being "dismantled and packed for shipment to Mom- basa. There the parts will have to be transported over the Kenya and Uganda metre-gauge railway far

in.

as Namaangail, and thence over 75 miles of road to Lake Albert, Con- sequently no single part has to ex- ceed 4 tens in weight or dimen sions of 30 ft. by 6 ft. by 9 ft. 6 On arrival at its destination the vessel will be reconstructed on Lake Albert, where it is expected to prove a valuable acquisition for the trans- port of passengers and cargo,

are-

Length, overall, 207 ft breadth, 32

The principal dimensions ft.: depth, 9 ft. 0 in.; draft in fresh water with 280 tons cargo, about 7 ft. 2 in,

The vessel is built of mild steel to Lloyd's survey for a classification of A., for service

un Take Albert and under the supervision of Messrs. Rendel, Palmer and Tritton, sulting engineers For the Crown Agents.

con-

The hull is constructed with straight stem and cruiser stern, and is sub-divided by six watertight bulk. heads in accordance with Board of Trade requirements

for passenger carrying and having complete steel flush main deck, teak decks for poop, combined promenade and forecastle deck and bridge deck over promenade deck. All the first and second-class staterooms and officers' cabins are contained in steel deckhouses, that in the main deck containing four 4- berth second-chiss cabins, dining saloon, stewards' store and cabins for chief steward. chief clerk, two engineers and four stewards clerks.

and The main galey arranged just aft of the second-class and pantry are dining saloon. Six bathrooms and six w.e's for passengers' use are placed alongside the engine cas ing on the

main deck.

Равченко Ассommodation First class passengers are necom- modated in nine doubl-berth cabins

on the promenade deck, with a large. dining saloon to seat 24 persons, with a wine bar in one end and two food lifts are fitted lo

serve the dining saloon from the pantry below at the other

Native pilots eins and crew's quarters, native galley, latrines and wash-places are arranged aft under the poop. Two 21 ft. steel lifeboats and three carley floats are carried amidships on the bridge deck, and a steel dinghy and one carley float on the poop deck.

The interior cabin balkheads are framed with polished teak and white enamelled panels, and all windows and doors to cabins are fitted with copper gauge prosquito protection, also with washable cretonne curtains.

are fitted

The first class cabins with single polished teak bedstends. white porcelain lavatory basins and opal splash backs and mirrors. The Boot is laid with linoleum and com- fortable turkey regs. Electric gimble The second class cabins have two tier iron berths, and lavatory and other fittings similar to first class cabina,

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South). fans are also provided in each cabin,

NELLORE

TANDA

ST. ALBANS NELLORE

6,853

16t

Nov (

5,950 20th Nov. Manlia, Sandakan, Thursday Island,

—1920.

Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne,

4,500 3rd Jan.

6,853 31st Jan.

Regular monthly callings from Tiong Kong to Japan and Hong Kong to Australia.

The E. & A. S.S. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghai, Iloilo, Cabu, Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor. Darwin, or other ports en route as ducement offers,

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-

Hot and cold running water is laid on throughout to all cabins and bathrooms. Inlaid parquetry lino- feum carpet runners are fitted in the first class dining saloon,

The steel main deck outside the deckhouse is covered with bitumastic composition, and Inside the accom-

modation houses with linoleum. The in-foors in the galleys, pantry, w.c.'s

and bathrooms are

tiled.

The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdoms via New forward and after peaks are used as Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

The P. & Q. Royal Mail àteamers to London via Suez Canal

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

The New Zealand Shipping. Company's steamers for Southampton and ery room. A large bunker to carry London via Panama Canal.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.

**BELTANA

SHIRALA KASHGAR TALMA

TANDA RAWALPINDI *LAHORE *ALIPORE

KHYBER MALWA TILAWA RAJPUTANA *JEYPORE

25th Oct 7,841 20th Oct. 9,005 26th Oct. 10,000 20th Oct. 6.958 5th Nov, 36,619

9th Nov. 5,304

11th Nov.

5,278 12th Nov.

17th Nov. 9,114 21st Nov. 10,980 23rd Nov. 10,000 28th Nov. 10,568 7th Dec.

5,318 9th

* Cargo only.

Shanghai, Haji, Kuba & Yokohama Amoy, S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Quska. Shanghai, Moji, Kebe & Yokubams. Amoy, S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Osaka. Mofi. Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama, Shanghal, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Moji, Koba & Yokohama, Moji & Kobe.

Moji. Kobe & Osaka. Shanghai, Moll, Kebe & Yokohama Shanghai, Moj. Kobe & Yokohama Amoy, Moji, Koba & Osaka. Shanghal, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama.

Two large cargo holds are arrang- ed, one forward and one aft,

The ballast tanks. A cold store is fitted at the fore end of aft hold, and fa divided up to form meat room, veget- able room, access lobby and machin- wood fuel is placed at the fore end of boiler space, and a double bottom Lank built in under the bunker fa arranged to carry either water or oil fuel as required.

Machinery Installation Electric light is fitted throughout, Crompton Parkinson generator, driven power being supplied by a 10 kw. by a 10% b.h.p. steam engine by W. Saone and Co., Ltd. A 44 kw. Marconi wireless set is installed.

Steam steering gear of the Wilson Pirrle type, and controlled from the bridge by Brown's telemotor gear is fitted aft, and hand steering gear.

་ ་

CHINA MAIL,

INDO-CHINA

STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD

SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION, Destination

Steamer Ttan via Stow & S'hai

Sailing HANGSANG..Sun., 20th Oct. at 7am. Tina via Stow & S'hal.. CHAKSANG..Wed., 23rd Oct. at 7 am Ttan via 'tow & S'hal YATSHING ..Sun., 27th Oct. at 7 a.m. Tiau vin Slow & S'haf KWAISANG..Wed, 30th Oct. at 7 am Osaka via Amoy, Moji & SUISANG ....Thurs., 17th Oct at a

Kobe

Osaka vla Amoy. Moll

Yokohama & Kobe Osaka via Amoy, Moji

Kobe

Going to Europe or America?

Osaka via Amoy, Moji &

Kobo

NAMSANG

Sandakan

KUMSANG...Fri 25th Oct. at. 7 a.m. HOSANG... Fri,

8th Nov. at 70.10. KUTSANG Tues., 19th Nov, at 7 am

Wed., 27th Oct. at 7 am; S'pore. Penang & Calcutta YUENSANG...Mon., 21st Oct. at 3 p.m.!

1

Osaka via Amoy, Moji &

Kobe

Sandakan Tientsin via, Wel-hai-wei &

Newchwang

Tientsia via Wei-hal-wei &

Newchwang

HINSANG Sat, 26th Oct. at Noon MAUSANG Mon, 4th Nov. at Noon CHIPSHING ..Sun, 20th Oct. at 10 am. CHEONGSHING Thurs,, 31st: Oct. at 10 mm. For Freight and Passage apply to:- JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.. Telephone Central 215.

General Managera,

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO. LTD.

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER MAKERS, BRASS and IRON FOUNDERS. All work done in this establishment la guaranteed. We have over thirty years experience. We own two Slipways and exp accommodate any craft of 200 feet long.

Tawa Office: 64, Cornaught Road Central, Hong Kong, Tel. Central No. 450 Shipyard: Shan-Sui-Po, Kowloon, Hong Kong.. Tel. Kowloon - No. 1. Estimates furnished on application.

Hong Kong, April 1, 1924.

SHIP CONFERENCE

HOPE FOR ANGLO-CONTINENTAL

COMBINE

INSTONE'S CHALLENGE

ested in Anglo-Continental shipping Interviews with shipowners inter-

services show there is little prospect of the proposed new conference bo- ing established, Meetings are still going on to bring about a working agreement on freights amongst the British and Continental lines dealing with the trade of Hamburg, Ant werp and Rotterdam. But so many divergent interests brought together that it will be some time before the generally de sired conference can be established.

In the meantimo

the rate-cutting system at prosent in vogue amongst the Anglo-Continental lines is detri- mental to all interests, especially the merchants and shippers..

have to be

There is a serious desire amongst all parties to make this new confer ence 49 mutually satisfactory to owners and shippers as 'the other

long-established shipping conferences.

WARSHIPS HERE

τα

British warships in Hong Kong har- bour this morning werc

In basin

RN. Dockyard: "Tamar," "Tarantula," S/M L 3, S/M L 27, S/M L 83.

West wall: "Berwick,"

In dock: "Titania," S/M L 15, S/M ¡L 20.

At No. 4 Buoy: "Hetal"

At No. 8 Buoy: "Murazion." Foreign men-of-war in port were:~~~ U.S. destroyers: "Smith Thompson," "Whipple," "John Edwards.”

French gunboat "Vigilante." Italian "Sebastiano Cabote," Chinese gunboat "Namsang."

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 tidee, from the result of the analysin of the tidal observations, taken at the Kowloon tidal observa- tory under the direction of, Dr. Deberek during the years 1887, 1888 and 1880.

The times and heights are given for Kowloon; but they may be used Development Welcomed

for the Victoria Naval. Yard and Sir

Aberdeen, the differences being very Samuel Instone and

Mr. small. Theodore Instone (chairman and vice-

The times of high and low-water chairman respectively of Meanza. Smust not be considered Instone and Co., Ltd.) said:

to coincide change of current, the two phenomena with the times of slack-water" and being quite distinct.

We welcome this suggested con- equitable terms, and we have every ference, provided it is worked - an sympathy in its advance, provided it stands for the carrying of goods at an equitable rate,

ping services

"We do not look upon the ship- that are running at present between this country and the Continent as the last word in de velopment. Any combination which has as its pornose

the curtailment

DATE

October 16 to 22, 1929,

HIGH WATER LOWER WATER, Standard Btandard

Times

Ostobar

of development we look upon with Wed. 16 "Any conference which is brought Thurs 17 about, dealing with Continental. Channel, because the ports there are traffic. must embrace the Bristol Fri.

Ht

Times Ht.

7.30 6.6 m 1: 35 | 38 88$8.0 2.90 £1 8 1 6.9m 9 168,3 849 8.4 2.492

366 2.6

8. 12 098 1 19 2.4 the main competitore with London Bat

10 @ 60 6.7 10 3 3 as regards heavy traffic from the

9:37:43:49 3.7 Midlands.

Sun. 20 10 98 6.3m 4 23 1.6 10 5 7.7 4.18 3.1 Mon, 21 m 11 28 6.8 m 5 11 10 59 3.9 444 A Tuon 15 064 5.3m 6 414

1.21 19 19.01

3,9

"When it is pointed out to us that a certain firm la constantly cutting rates, we strenuously deny that thin applies to our Une.

"We on our side complain bit terly of the cutting of rates by other services. If it is thought for опе moment that this constant rate-cutting will modify our ser vices, I can only say that it will have precisely the opposite effect.

Restrictions

"The suggested restrictions in ser vices that have been proposed to us do not meet with our favour, becausa. we are now acquiring tonnage to meet the demand of our elleritele in:

the Belgian trade. Dec.

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS. Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotal expenses Eingapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer.

at

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

at the Company's Office up to Noon on the day previous to calling,

For further Information, Fassage, Freight, Handbooks, etc., apply to:-

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO,' P.&O. 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 Miend at 7:50 am,

Sundays 'extépted."

of two sets of triple expansion, sur- The propelling machinery consists face condensing engines of Thorny- croft design, with cylinders 12% in 19% in., 81 in. hy 15 in. stroke. and 880 i.h.p. Two Baboock and Wilcox, water-tube boilers are installed. hav- ing a working pressure of 180

"The arrangements which we have with induced system of draught,

"made, at Bow Crock have entailed The steering gear is the vertical large expenditure of combined steam and hand type by Clarke, Chapman, direct coupled to still more money, 'and

1bs..

the programme, laid dey, and.

entails means that

from the steering position the rudder, with telemotor controls these wharves will be second to none on the on the London river in dealing with bridga deck, A 7 in. by 8 in direct ships for Belgium.” horizontal steam windlass is Atted on the fore end of promenade deck for still being held in London, Hamburg, I understand that meetings are dealing with the anchor gear, The Antwerp and Botterdam, The aitas- refrigerating plant is of the C.0.2 tion is unusually complicated, but i pre-cooling type, and is capable of is now felt that ultimately a sound, making 3 ewis. of ice per day. working conference will be achieved.

AUSTRALIAN - ORIENTAL LINE, LTD.

“CHANGTE”

201

"&"TAIPING.”

These New Vessels Maintain a Regular Services from

HONG KONG TO AUSTRALIAN PORTS

via MANILA and THURSDAY ISLAND Through Bills of Lading issued to all Australian, New Zealand and Tasmanian Ports. Excellent and Most Up-to-Date First and Second Class Passenger

Accommodation.de mar HONG KONG TO SYDNEY 19th DAYS..

Due Hong Kong dat

Blenmers CHANGTE

TAIPING

CHANGTE

TAIPING

BOAT CO., LTD.

For Frel

Tel: C2 8081.

18th November

10th December Way24th JanuBEY, 1930

nd. Pastage, apply Tel. C. 86.

Dao to Ball 18th October

15th November

17th December 14th January, 1930 TERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

Five Reasons for President Liner Preference

California fruits, vegetables and dairy products are served every meal throughout the voyage,

Every stateroom is on an outside deek and is equipped with running hot and cold fresh water, thermos bottles and reading lamps. Twinbeds of the finest manufacture are standard equipment la every stateroout on the Presi

lent Liners.

There is a swimming bath abound every President Liner. It is refilled daily.......... Anel is always available for use. A College orelicstru, versatile in its utusical accomplisti 4uients plays for luncheon, ten-dancing, inner and for

evering parties.

See Egypt at no additional cost, aus! without loss of time. Many passengers avail themselves of the opportunity of accing Egypt by leaving their President Liner at Suez, going by motor to Calco and rejoining ship at Alexan- dria three days later, ・・

On your next trip to Europe or America

travel on the President Liners.▸

For fliktngs, Passenger und Feright Information, apply to 14. Pedder Street, (opposite Kungkung Joke!) Telephones Certen) 2077, 2470 and 193

Cable Address "BOGLAR” CANTON BRANCHE: No, I staker Stree

AMERICAN 'MAIL LINE

AND

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE

BATER

MUEUSE

LIE

PALAKA

EXPRESS

SENICE

BARBER WILHELMSEN

LINE

TRANS-PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC COAST SERVICE

via PANAMA,

NEXT SAILING

M.V.“TAI PING”

...for

Són OCTOBER 21st

SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA, SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK & BOSTON

42 Days To New York.

For Passenger and Freight thformation please "applyi——.

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

Queen's Buildings.

Agents.

Telephone C. 1080.

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.

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Single screw steef passenger and cargo motor ship. Dimensions: 15 07 B.P.

x 28, 03 Md. x 11' 6" Mld.; D.W. 470 tona; B.HP. 366; Speed 101⁄2 knots. Bullt and machinery installed by The Hong Kong & Whampon Dock Co., Ltd., to the order of La Naviers Filipina Inc., Cebu for Philippine coasting service.

Pichso; addr

enquiries to the Chief Manager

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