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ABAMA MARU

TAIYO MARU

SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghai & Japan Ports.

SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

Thursday, 27th February, Sunday, 9th March.

Friday, 28th February. Tuesday, 11th March.

SHIDZUOKA MARU

YOKOHAMA MARU

LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via

Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez.

HARUNA MARU

KAMO MARU

Saturday, 8th March. Saturday, 22nd March.

Wednesday, 26th March Wednesday, 23rd April

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

TANGO MARU

AKI MARU

BOMBAY vla Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.

↑ TOKUSHIMA” MABU

... Thursday, 27th February

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

Mexico & Panama. RAKUYO MARU

Sunday,

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— NEW MOTOR LAUNCH

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The new Motor Launch which W. S. Bailey & Co., Ltd., have just completed for the Marine Sur- veyor's Department of the Hong Kong Government, under- went her official trials in Kowloon Bay on Friday last.

The "H.D.11" is a departure from the usual type of Harbour launch Inasmuch as the forward deck is not utilised for passengers but is built up to form a casing over the crew space.

Considerable stir was aroused in

(China Mail Special] Britain .by the visit to the

The m.v. Venezia, the latest addition Chargeurs Reunis' now steamer

to the Canton river "fleet," laft the Foucauld of M. Louis Rollin, Mialster of the Merchant Marine, as it was the Douglas Wharf yesterday for a trial

European passengers are accom- off run over the three-mile course first official visit paid by the

Aberdeen. Mr. G. W. Yipp, director of modated in a cabin and in an open Minister to a ship, and the important the New Era Shipping Company, the cockpit abaft the motor room. speech which he delivered on that o-owners, was present on board, together The principal dimensions are as casion, at Bordeaux, was the first since with Mr. T. P. Farrell, Consulting En- follows:- he took over his duties.

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SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) vla Singapore, Cape Town & Ports, comfort, and which should prove the

NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama.

2nd March.

KAWACHI MARU

Saturday,

8th March.

† TOKIWA MARU

+ TAKETOYO MARU

►

LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Constantinople. Genoa.

+ LYONS MARU

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,

↑ MORIOKA MARU

Saturday,

↑ HAKODATE MARU

Saturday,

+ GENOA MARU

Saturday,

AWA MARU

ATSUTA MARU

Sunday, Tuesday

Tuesday, 4th March. Felday.

14th March.

Thursday, 20th March.

1st March. 8th March.

1st March. 2nd March. 4th March.

SHANGHAI, KORE & YOKOHAMA.

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Roduced 1st Class Excursiin Pater quoted between Manila and Acıtralia,

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LONDON, HAMBURG. ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP Via Slogapore

Colombo, Suez and Port Said.

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

AMAZON MARU BIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES Via Saigon, Bingapore,

Colombo, Durban & Cape Town.

HAWAII MARU

BOMBAY Vis Singapore & Colombo.

LAPLATA MARU

CELEBES MARU

MEIGEN MARU

PANAMA MARU

CANADA MARU

Tuesday, 25th February. Friday, 21st March.

Saturday, 8th March. Wednesday, 18th March.

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

BAR & MOMBASA-ViaSingapore & Colombo.

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

Tuesday,

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

SYDNEY MARU .............................................. Thursday, 6th March.

HAIPHONGYta Hotbow & Pallad

Thursday, 8th March, 100.m.

NEW YORK-Via Japan porta. San Francisco & Params.

MENADO MARU....

HAMBURG MARU

JAPAN PORTS.

TACOMA MARU

HAMBURG MARU

Sunday, 2nd March.

Monday, 24th February.

Sunday, 2nd March.

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lift.-Oin. Lift.-Bin. 4ft.-6in.

M. Rollin first made a thorough

A big crowd lined the water front Length on L.W.1 visit of the ship, which embodies every when the ship laft, and waved the Breadth moulded visitors, on board a cheery "good luck", Depth moulded fastest and most popular vessel on the as the boat pulled out from the wharf. Draughts Western African service. She has a The main impression created amongst

(aft and Sft-6in. forward), speed of about 15 knots, and most at- the passengers, when the ship began to

The hull and deck planking is of tractive passenger accommodation, the go "all out" was the absence of vibra chief features of the latter being the tion. Even at the maximum spoed, the teak, framos of Ipol, and koelsons A teak fact that the first-class dining-room, best appeared to bo merely cutting and stringers of yacal.

is built above the smoke room and music room are on the through the water, with none of the wheelhouse promenade deck,

disconcerting throbbings and bumps casing forward and is fitted up After lunch, Senator C. Chaumet, which are so trying to the landlubber. with hand steering gear, compass, chairman of the Chargeurs Reunis, in A China Mel man was informed that telegraph and chart table, whilat, welcoming the guests, gave some in the Venezia is the only turbine ship on sliding windows are ftted all teresting particulars of the actual post the Canton run. Being a poor sailor, round. tion of the Franch shipping trade. He is low converied to turbines.

The crew space, situated below. Four trips were carried out over the pointed out that the Chargeurs Reunis, who are not receiving any subsidy from measured course, and the "mean of the deck forward, is provided with four was stated to be high banks, and has a steel enclosed the State, have developed their services mean

Batisfactory. But the big-galloy complete with coal stove and under satisfactory conditions to French ly

impression created the the usual galley fittings.

in Western Africa, to Sout America and Rest

was the

European Cabins to Indo-China. They are conveying Be mind of the passengers per cent. of the goods exported from excellence of the accommodation pro France to the French African Colonies, vided for all classes. and almost the whole of the goods im ported from those Colonies to France.

Senator Chaumet said foreign com- petition was growing more and more acute. In most foreign countries ship. owners were assisted by their Govern- menta by means of subsidies and fa- Ho maintained |vourable regulations.

that the French Government should treat French shipownera in a like man- ner. He expressed the hope that the eight-hour day would be extended to other countries, as the extra yearly cost to the Chargeurs Reunis was well over 20,000,000 francs.

Refrigerated Vessels

"Travel in com- The European cabin has two up- fort" seems to be the motto adopted by holstered settees, teakwood table, Ice box. the ship's owners, which slogan they locker, bookcase and have backed up with cleanly, commod!- Separate W. C. and wash place are provided, the latter being equipped ous quarters, and courteous service,

the with shower in addition to usual conveniences.

Off to Canton

"Beclawat" windows are fitted to

The vessel will leave to-day with out passengers for Canton, where it will be surveyed and registered under the cabin and lavatories, obviating the Chinese Bag. A regular daily ser- the rattle which is so often found vice to Canton with excursion trips to Macao

on Sundays will commence in harbour launches.

A roomy cockpit, open all round, shortly.

Capt. F. W. Crago, who brought the offers ample seating accommoda- vessel out from Trieste last April, is tion for 6 passengers, and adjoins command. "Mr. Blackwell is the chief the cabin described above. officer, and the engineers are Messrs. Louis and Houghton,

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The propelling machinery con- sists of a Gardner semi-Diesel 4- The chairman of the Chargenra The Venezia, formerly named the cylinder marine engine and is fitted ZANZI-Reunis then reminded his hearers that Kingfisher, was built by Messrs. E.

with air compressor, circulating the Foucauld was originally fitted with Denny and, Brothers, Dumbarton. She

A new economical way to spend a refrigerating machinery like many is expected to carry on her local trips pump, bilge pump, and Direct Re-short summer holiday. Take a trip to Wach w and back, Only requires other ships of the company, being in 1,040 passeigers, including 02 first versing mechanism.

In addition

four days. See all the sights of the. independent an tended for the frozen meat from the class. SUMATRA MARU

West River. It costs you only $38.40 Gardner petrol engine and compres-and can be done in Ave days. Your VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER-la Japan Porta from Argentine, but owing to the action of

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the French Government, which had from warships and liners built by the sing set is installed for the initial ||budget: rendered impossible such imports by shipping dempanies themselves) were charging of the compressed alr introducing prohibitiva, Custom duties delivered by French shipyards.

Of storage bottles. on frozen must, the company had had there, ongiwan a cargo boat, and to convert this vessel to other purposes. that dored by a foreigner.

1. Rollin, the Minister of Merchant French Talpbuilding has been depress- Very satisfactory results were Marine, congratulated the Chargeura ed by the high cost of materials and obtained from the trials when an Reunis upon the successful efforts of labour and high general charges. average mean speed of 9.628 knots that company, and noted that they wore Though the unit of labour is cheaper was maintained, receiving no subsidy whatever from the than in Great Britain or Germany, the Turning trials were undergone State. He added that, contrary to ill-lack of trained specialiste dolnya bulld- founded rumours, some French ship-ing and produces the equivalent of high and In addition to the vessel prov- owners were by no means depending wagon costs, while limited productten ing easy of handling and turning, upon State assistance, seeing that "sub-causes high overhead charges. Some both ahead and astern, she also sidiaad" 'tonnage represents hardly 20 French shipbuilders from whom ships proved herself a very stable craft. per cent. of the total French tonnage, have been ordered. havo lately been The Government Marine Sur which now aggregates about 9,500,000 obliged to place their own ordera veyor's Department was represent- tons gross.

led on the trial trip by Messrs. W. Oing were:- The Minister then stated that he in-

Motorship Building

Lambert, R. Hall, G. Swan and E. In Hasin of R.N. Dockyard:24, p.m., and is due here on Febru tended giving to French shipowners full France has been slow to take part in Lloyd-Jones. Messrs. Dodwell & Co. Tamar, Senmew, Bridgewater, Band- moral assistance, with a view to en- the general movement towards the sub-who supplied the Gardner motorwich, Tarantula. abling them to cope with foreign com-stitution of diesel engines for steam-were represented by Messrs. L. G. petition.

driven ḥachinery in ships. In the

S. Dodwell and C. E. Holmes, State support for the French Mer- building of motorships she stands be-Į chant Marine has already been given low the Free City of Danzig, and not and the shipbuilders by Messrs. to some extent, and is the subject of much above the Republic of Panama, C. F. Mendham, W. Borrowmen and a report the Chamber of Deputies, in spite of the fact that the French A. A. Dand, writes the Faria correspondent of Governments since the war bave tried

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WARSHIPS IN PORT

British warships in port this morn-

North Arm: City of Marseilles. West Wall: Kent, Petersfeld.

In Dock: Seraph, Herald, Iroquois, No. 6 Buoy: Suffolk,

No. 7 Buoy: Sirdar.

No. 8 Buoy: Bruce.

No. 12 Buoy: Cleala.

No. 18 Buoy: Thracian,

Foreign men-o'-war in port were:--- U.S.B, Stewart.

Japanese Training Ship Tase! Maru. French Gunboat Vigilante. Portuguese Gunboat Patria.

MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS

The B.I. 8.8. Takliwa will leave Amoy for this port on February

ary 25, p.m.

The Ben Line as. Irrawaddy from Middlesbro', London and Straits left Singapore for this port on February 21, and is due to ar- rive here on February 27.

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