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REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA USA. VARYING FROM £83 TO £120 ON SALE

;.

SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

Thursday, 27th February, Sunday,

0th March.

ASAMA MARU

TAIYO MARU

SEATTLE. VICTORIA via Shanghai & Japan Porta

SHIDZUOKA MARU

YOKOHAMA MARU

Friday, 28th February. Tuesday, 11th March. LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via

Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez.

KITANO MARU

HARUNA MARU

Saturday,

Saturday,

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

TANGO MARU

AKI MARU

22nd February,

8th March,

Wednesday, 26th March. Wednesday, 23rd April;

28th February,

BONRAY via Singapore. Penang, & Colombo.

Friday,

... Sunday,

SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) vin Singapore, Cape Town & Ports,

+ TOKUSHIMA MARU

Mexico & Panama, RAKUYO MARU

2nd March.

KAWACHI MARU

Saturday,

8th March.

NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama.

†TAKETOYO MARU

Tuesday,

11th March.

† KAKO MARU

Sunday.

23rd March.

LIVERPOOL vin Port Said, Constantinople, Genoa.

T LYONS MARU

Thursday,

20th March.

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.

† MORIOKA MARÚ

Saturday,

↑ HAKODATE MARU

Saturday,

SHANGHAI, KORE & YOKOHAMA.

↑ GENOA MARU

Thursday,

AWA MARU

Sunday, Tuesday

1st March. 8th March.

27th February.

2nd March.

4th March.

THE CHINA MAIL.

SHIPPING

SECTION.

SHIPBUILDING OF THE Dominions as compared with 216,-

WORLD

000 tons for foreign countries.

CHINESE SHIPPING

1

BUREAUX

•

SHANGHAI OFFICE OPENS FIRST

TO OPEN SOON

as to

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1930,

CANADIAN PACIFIC

STEAMSHIPS - HOTELS -

- RAILWAYS - EXPRESS

SHORTEST AND QUICKEST. ROUTE ACROSS THE PACIFIC

TO VICTORIA & VANCOUVER

EMPRESS OF CANADA EMPRESS OF RUSSIA

Nankai. Jan. 27. The greater part of our building is always for our own shipowners.

Preparations by the Ministry of That is because Great Britain is not Communications to open four Navi- only the largest shipbuilding coun- gation Affairs Bureaux-at Shang- try in the world, but also the largest hai, Tientsin, Canton and Hankow-EMPRESS OF ASIA

development of ship-owning country. Indeed, it is to promote the no exaggeration to say that England Chinese shipping as well began centuries ago to develop her prepare for the termination of for. prosperity, not by manufactured elga navigation rights in China are goods at home, but by using ships now nearing completion. to enable her to act as a carrier of goods for the world. This is a constantly overlooked by

17. Days Hongkong-Vancouver, 14 Days Shanghai-Vancouver 11 Days Kobe Vancouver, 9 Bays Yokohama-Vancouver

Hong Kong Shal Kobe Y'hams V vor

Leave Leave Leave Leave Arrive Bfar. 5 Blar. 8 Dlar. 11 Mar. 13 Mar, 22 Mar. 19 Mar. 22 Mar. 25 Mar. 27 Apr. Apr. 9 Apr. 12 Apr. 15 Apr. 17 Apr. 26 Apr. 3b May 3 May 6 May 8 May 17 May 15 May 18

May 20 May 22 May

30 June June 7 June 18 Jane 12 June 21 June 25 June 28 July 1 July 3 July 12 July 19 July 19 July 15 July 23 July 26 July 29 31 Aug. Aug 7 Aug. 10 Aug. 12 Aug. 14 Aug. 22 Aug.20 Aug 23 Aug.

26 Aug. 23 Sept. 6 Sept. 4 Sept. 7 Sept. 9 Sept. 11 Bept. 19 Sept. 17 Sept. 20 Sept. 23 Sept. 25 Oct. 4 Oct. 2 Oct. 5 Oct. 7 Oct. Oct 17 Oct. 15 Oct. 18 Oct. 21 Oct. 23 Nov. Oct. 30 Nov. 2 Nov. Nov. 8 Nov. 14 Nov. 12 Nov. 15 Nov. 18 Nov. 20 Nov. 29 Regular sailing hour. Noon.

EMPRESS OF ASIA EMPRESS OF CANADA EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA. The Shangbai Bureau, it is stated,|| EMPRESS OF CANADA will be established next month to be EMPRESS OF RUSSIA

EMPRESS OF JAPAN followed shortly afterwards by the

EMPRESS OF ASIA Branch offices of these main bureaux EMPRESS OF RUSSIA opening of the other bureaux.

EMPRESS OF C

OF CANADA EMPRESS OF JAPAN will also be opened at important

EMPRESS OF ASIA inland ports throughout the country

EMPRESS OF CANADA with effective control of all naviga-EMPRESS OF RUSSIA tion affairs.

July 17

17 July 25

(E/Asia and E/Russia call at Nagnanki the day after departure from S'hal)

Atlantic sailings from Montreal and Quebec every few days to Liverpool, Southampton, Glasgow, Antwerp, Cherbourg and Hamburg

DOMINION DEMAND FOR BRITISH SHIPS DECREASES

YET HAS HIGHEST RECORD

Shipbuilding is one of the basic Industries of Great Britain, and, like many of our other industries, It is not nearly so flourishing as it was before the war. But happy point last year shows a distinct Improve- modern critics of Industrial organ SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles,ment on recent years of depression.isation. In laying stress on the Happily also, as the statistics pub-importance of manufacturing they shed by Lloyd's Register of Ship- are apt to forget the importance of ping. and Liverpool Steamship merchanting. Owners' Association, and other

Improved Types

According to the present scheme bodies clearly show, the shipbuilding One interesting feature in connec- industry of Great Britain stition with the shipbuilding industry of the Ministry, the Bureaux will enormously outruns the shipbuilding of Great Britain is the rapid change each be divided into three sections other country in that has taken place in motive with their respective designated Industry of any the world. At the end of September power. Only a few years ago the duties as follows:- last, the Clyde district was building great majority of the ships turned 1st section: to take charge of as many ships as the combined totals out in British yards were steamers documents and seals, budgeting and of France, Germany, and Holland; fitted with reciprocating enginca, other financial affairs, compilation while the North-East Coast was and driven by coal. Now oil is to of statistics and reports and general building

Norway, a considerable extent taking the business matters. Sweden, Denmark,

2nd section: for examination and United place of coal, and, in addition, motor

vessels, States, and Japan all put together. engines are taking the place fregistration of all Taking aggregate figures in the steam engines. In July, 1914, only supervision over seamen and pilota quarters ending June and September a little over 1,000,000 tons gross of and all matters pertaining to the last the British proportion of the steamers were fitted for burning all building of ships. world's shipbuilding was over 51 fuel. That Agure rose last year to 3rd section: to control all signal

over 19,000,000 tons gross. Needless stations along the various naviga to say, the use of oil in place of coal tion routes, and to exercise super- THE SAFEST AND MOST CONVENIENT WAY TO CARRY FUNDS, for driving ships is not helpful to our coal industry, and it is satisfac. tory to learn that ships constructed so that they are able to use oil can also use pulverised coal, and that distinct progress has been made in the use of this improved form of

ATSUTA MARU

+ Carge only

Rodine ter Clare Firuzul - Pater quoted between Marlie and Australia.

For further information apply to-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA Tal Central Mg Mg 2907 and 821,

(Private exchange to all departments.)

S

K.

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

LONDON, HAMBURG.

ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP-Vis Singapore

Colombo, Suez and Port Said,

AMAZON MARU............ Tuesday, 18th March. RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Saiger, Singapore,

Colombo, Durban & Cape Town.

HAWAII MARU

LAPLATA MARU

BOMBAY Via Singapore & Colombo.

CELEBES MARU MEIGEN MARU DURBAN, LOURENCO MARQUES,

Tuesday, 25th February. Friday, 1st March.

per cent.

amount

than more

the

HONG KONG MANILA SERVICE

Arrive

Leaves Hồng Kong Mar. 9,5 p.m. Mar. 81, 5 p.m. Apr. 2 and

viaton over harbour affairs, wharves and godowns as well as the dredging of rivers and survey.ng of tides.- Kuo Min.

Manila

Mar. 11

EMPRESS OF CANADA Mar, 14 EMPRESS OF RUSSIA

Apr. 4

Leave Akrive Manila Hong Kong

Mar, 15 Apr. 6

CANADIAN PACIFIC EXPRESS

TRAVELLERS CHEQUES PAYABLE THE WORLD OVER.

Passenger Department: Freight and Express:

Tel. 0.725 Tel C. 42

Cables: "GACANPAC."

Cables: "NAUTILUS.”

BRITISH WUCHOW LINE

That is very satisfactory, but it leaves the unpleasant fact that the of unemployment in the shipbuilding industry is still appar- antly higher than in any of our other heavy industries. The reason, presumably, is that the shipbuilding Industry has still attached to it a considerable proportion of the big fuel. At the same time there is a EMPLOYMENT AMONG SEAMEN staff that was required for ship remarkable development in the use building under war conditions. An of motor ships as compared with Employment Among Liverpool other important. factor is the decline steam-driven ships. The number of dock workers during December re- in the construction of ships for motor-driven ships under construc-mained generally fair, while the de- naval purposes. This is a

tion has risen from 102,000 tons mand for seamen on the Mersey de point which acquires additional import gross in 1920-21 to 786,000 in clined during the first half of the ance in view of the conference on

1928-9. There have also been in the month, but showed some improve- naval disarmament. Already the last few years other improvements ment later, states the Ministry of cartailment of warship construction

in. the construction of ships which Labour Gazette.

The number of seamen shipped has struck a severe blow to numbers render them more valuable for the of men engaged on this class of work they have to do, and it is final-from Liverpool, including Birken- VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Japan Porta from upon naval disarmament more Bri- that British shipbuilders must rely British foreign-golag ships was work, and if the Powers are to agreely on the value of the ships produced head and Garston, in December in 10,351, a decrease of 715 compared for the success of their business.,

Costs of Production

with November, but an increase of British shipbuilders still, as above 2.277 on December, 1928. The The Market for Ships

noted, lead the world, but, like every number of seamen shipped from ign traffic in 1897, but how many This is a point which should be other industry, shipbuilding is sub- Liverpool last

foreigners travel on year was 149,668, borne in mind by those members of ject to keen competition, and if this compared with 145,137 in 1928. Waterway? The scenery along the the Labour Party who appear to competition is to be met costs must The totals for all porta for the route is beautiful. We recommend it think that the only purpose of any be kept down as well aa quality twelve months were 565,634 in 1929||to any person who wishes to spend a Industrial activity is to create em-raised. Apart from the cost of and 564,598 in 1928.

short and economical holiday. ployment. Are we to go on build-labour, the two most important

Saturday, 8th March. Wednesday, 19th March. REIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZI- BAR & MOMBASA—Via Singapore & Colombo. PANAMA MARU

CANADA MARU

Saturday, 1st March. Monday, 31st March.

CALCUTTA Via Singapore, Penang & Kangoon.

SUMATRA

MARU

Shanghai.

........ Tuesday, 18th March.

ALABAMA MARU (from Shanghai) Sunday, 9th March. MELBOURNE--Via Manila, Brisbane & Sydney.

HAIPHONG-Yis Holham o Pakhol

Thursday, 6th March, 10 am.

SYDNEY MARU

Thursday, 8th March.

MENADO MARU

HAMBURG MARU

JAPAN PORTS.

PEKING MARU

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

TACOMA MARU

HAMBURG MARU

KEELUNG Vis Swatow & Amoy.

HOZAN MARU

CANTON MARU TAKAO-Via SWATOW & AMOT.

DELI MARU

TAKAO & KEELUNG.

SOURABAYA MARU For further parleulars please apply Tel Central No. 4088, 4089, 4090.

Sunday, 2nd March.

Sunday, 23rd February. Monday, 24th February. Sunday, 2nd March.

tish shipyard workers will be thrown out of employment.

The average number of dock

The Sai Kong (or the West River}

cao Republic and second only to the is the third largest river in the Chin

Yangisze in importance. This magni. Acent trade route was opened to for-

FEBRUARY SAILINGS

DEPARTURE HOURS:

1

Hong Kong 5.30 p.m. Wachaw 1.30 p.m.) 8.8. "TAI HING" [1,068 tons Capt. Trott.] FEBRUARY

FRI.

21st

WED. 26th

8.8. TAI MING" [649 tons Capt. G. J. Spink]

FEBRUARY MON. 24th this important For Information apply to------

COD-NET LIGHTING

Firth Regulations

KWONG WING

87, Connaught Road West, Phone: Central 803.

Са

Fishermen had contended that

the lighting of the nets, instead of

ing warships, which many people elements in the coat of building a labourers registered at the clear- Sunday, 23rd February, Noon. Sunday, 2nd March, Noon.

hope the world will no longer want, ship are coal and steel plates. Our ing houses under the Liverpool in order to make employment for shipbuilding industry would suffer docks scheme as employed in the Thursday, 27th February, 10 á.m. shipyard workers? Ultimately ship-heavily if the Government scheme four weeks ended December 27 last building, like every other Industry, for subsidising the export of coal was 14,949, compared with 15,271 Friday, 14th March. to~0SAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.

most depend upon the world's de by raising the internal price of coal in November, 1929, and with 15,495 mand for the thing produced, and were to be carried into effect.

in December 1928. M. TAKEUCHI, Manager, the demand for ships is apparently Equally, or perhaps even more, The average weekly amount of Alleged Failure of Moray improving their cage, made it a

declining. Needless to say, it would would the shipbuilding, industry wages paid to these men through decline still more if all countries suffer if the steel-making industry the clearing houses was £36,145 in were to adopt the policy which some were allowed to obtain the benant the four weeks ended December 27, prople in England are advocating of of a protective tariff.. A demand compared with £40,948 In Novem- trying to shut out foreign goods, for such a tariif was put forward ber, and with. £39,475 in December, for the principal purpose of ships the other day by the chairman of 1928. is to convey goods from one country the United Steel Companies, whe to another, and if the passage of complained of the dumping of Con- the goods is to be stopped by tariffs tinental steel, although he recorded there will be less demand for ships. in his speech the fact that the com-

The published figures also show pantes of which he was chairman A trial trip of the T.S.S. Venezia, that, from the point of view of Bri- had made an increased profit of no of the China New Era Shipping Co. to be entirely nullified by the tish shipbuilding, it would be hopeless than $145,000, as compared Ltd., will take place on Sunday, experience of the fishermen who less to depend solely on an Empire with the previous year, and that out February 23, at 2.30, from the Douglas put the regulations to practical market for ships. The sale of shipe of all the fifteen companies only two 9.5. Co.'s wharf.

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to different parts of the world had failed to make a profit during naturally varies from year to year, the year. He demanded that the and in some years we have sold Government should shut out the for- more ships to the Dominions than eign steel which our shipbuilders to foreign countries; in other years and other engineering industries re- less. In the last two quarters of quire as their raw material. The 1929 the Dominion demand for answer to this demand is that if British ships dropped heavily, and British steel-makers want to shut in September we were only building out foreign steel it is their business 65,000 tons for British to effect that purpose by lowering their own prices. As a matter of fact, some of them have already done so by giving shipbuilders a 10 per cent. reduction on the price of British steel if they will agree not to buy any foreiga steel A bar- gain of this future is perfectly reasonable and fair, but it would be.

about

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THREE SLIPWAYS---

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a gross injustice for the State to interfere and penalise our steel- using industries in order to add to the profits of the steel-making industry.

STEVEDORES HOURS OF WORK

:

Objection has been raised at Middles- brough to statements made at the meet ing of the North of England Steamship 'Owners' Association in Newcastle that the system at Middlesbrough Dock, where the stevedores finish at Bp.m. was a great handicap to trade. 1. It is pointed out thall 44-hour work- Ingwook obtains at Middlesbrough, as at Newcastle and other ports, • but wheress work commences in other places at eight o'clock, it is started at six o'clock at Middlesbrough, and, therefore, Anithes two hours earlier.

MOVEMENTS OF STEAMER

The OPS, RM.8. Empress of Russia from Hong Kong on Febru

left Tokohama on

Aurban and is due at

T.S.S. VENEZIA TRIAL TRIP

The regulations drawn up by the Fishery Board for Scotland for the marking and lighting of anchored cod-nets in the Moray Firth, of which the fishermen were remind led by tho Board, are stated

jtest last cod season,

great deal worse, becauas the lights only showed the position of the nets, thereby enabling the foreign trawlers to steam through them and collect the nets and the catches of cod they contained into their trawl bag. Fishermen last BORACI specially bought new lamps, but the first night these were lit on the dans they were trawled away dur- ing the darkness,

The yearly loss to Buckle fisher- men during the cod season of three months ranges up to £3,000 on this account alone.

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