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NY.KLINE

REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARYING FROM £83 TO £120 ON SALE

SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghal, Japan Ports & Hendlalu.

* Maiden Voyage from Yokohama.

TENYO MARU

• CHICHIBU MARU

. TATSUTA MARU

MISHIMA MARU

SIBERIA MARU

Wednesday, Friday,

Monday,

2nd April 4th April.

1

14th Aprli.

*SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghai & Japan Porta.

Friday,

4th April, Saturday, 19th April. LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM vis

Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez. KATORI MARU

Saturday, Saturday.

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

ATSUTA MARU

TANGO MARU

AKI MARU

MANILA

TENYO MARU

5th April. 19th April.

Wednesday, 26th March. Wednesday, 23rd April

BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.

+ TOTTORI MARU

1

THE CHINA MAIL.

SHIPPING

SECTION.

SEAMEN'S MISSION

Points from Report

for 1929

APPEAL FOR MORE SUPPORT

The report by the Rev. G. T. Waldegrave for 1929 states in

part:--

The Catering Department has heen kept busy all the year round and the revenue from that source shows a very healthy increase, sure proof that the cooking and quality of the food

as 48 well the very moderate charges Wednesday, 26th March at 4 p.m. meet with the approval of those

who use the Institute. Thursday, 27th March.

Receipts from the rent of the cabins amount to $1,500 more than ja 1928, but as we expected, in view of the opening of the new Wesleyan Sailors and Soldiers Home, there was not such a great demand as in previous years for beds in dormi- torles, the decrease in receipts in that respect being approximately $1,200.

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

Mexico & Panaina. GINYO MARU

Saturday, 5th April SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) vis Singapore, Cape Town & Ports

KANAGAWA MARU

NEW YORK, BOSTON vin Panama.

KAKO MARU

+ TOBA MARU

LISBON MARU

Saturday,

5th April

Friday, 28th March. Thursday, 3rd April. Wednesday, 16th April.

LIVERPOOL, via Port Sald, Constantinople, Genox,

LIMA MARU

Monday, 14th April. CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.

+AKITA MARU

Tuesday, 20th March.

27th March. 31st March.

SHANGHAL KOBE & YOKOHAMA,

+ CALCUTTA MARU (Moji direct) Thursday, HAKONE MARU

Monday, † Cargo only.

For further information apply to:-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Tel. Central No. 292, 3821 and 3897. (Private exchange to all departments.)

S.

Deep Sea Scouts During the past year, the Boy Scouts Association Headquarters in London, finding that there were very many old Scouts in both Sea Services formed a special-Branch of the Association entitled the Deep Sen Scouts, in order to enable these old Scouts afloat to keep in direct touch with the Movement ashore.

EXCHANGES

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS

On London-

Bank, wire ................... 3/6 1⁄4 Bank, on demand... 1/6 5/16 Bank, 10 days' sight Bank, 4 months' sight 1/6 7/16 Credits, & months'

sight

1/7 Documentary, 4

months sight.... 1/7 %

On Paris On demand,

942 Credits, ¿ months'

sight

On BerlinTM

On demand

On New York--

The Missions to Seamen Head Office was asked to give Ita support to On demand this new effort and to assist in en- Credits, rolling members, and thle request sight was gladly granted.

60 dayn'

On Bombay-

This Deep Sea Scout Branch is Wire just one more section of the Scout on demand Movement, and not necessarily On Calcutta--- otherwise connected with the Sea Wire Scout Section, but the existence of On demand Sea Scouts meeting at this Institute On SingaperD in Hong Kong has undoubtedly On demand done much both to arouse interest in the new Deep Sea Scput Branch and to enable us to find out would- be members who on seeing our local Sea Scouts remark "I was once in the Scouts."

Services Afloat

On Manila....

10171⁄2

37%

38

102 102

102 1021⁄4

.... 65

On demand.......

On Shanghal-

On demand 30 day's sight (private

paper)

On Yokohama→→ on demand Gold Leaf, 100 fine

(per tael) Sovereigns

74%

78

744

The Chaplain was again on several occasions invited to assist the Chaplains of H. 3. Navy by taking services in various vessels

(Bank'a not carrying Chaplains. On the buying rate) .... 12.63 other hand he received much help Silver (per oz)

... 19% in many ways from the Officers and Bar Silver in Hong gien of the Royal Navy, for which he is very grateful.

Finance

The billiard table in the Officers Room was re-cushioned and re- covered, and the other tables in the Institute also received attention. If finances permit, at least one of these should also receive new cloth and cushions as soon as possible.

M.L. Dayspring This little vessel is just as popu- lar as ever.

The Anancial postion is still far We find in the sum- mer months that requests for the from satisfactory. The interest on loan of her for bathing parties, the mortgage incurred to pay for especially by 11.M. Ships, in addi-our share of the reclamation na- tion to the many plenics and bath. turally proves a heavy drain on our ing parties that we arrange our resources, and the 'problem of selves. come thick and fast.making ends meet is causing much Again we have to thank the Kow- anxiety, especially to our honorary loon and Taikoo Docking Com-treasurer and our accountants. panies for gratuitous relits, and The embarrassment is in a way LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP_Via Singapore the Hong Kong Government for free only temporary, and we are sincere.

Colombo, Suez and Part Baid.

our ly grateful to surveys.

bankers and Ship Visiting

others for meeting us considerately. This has been regularly carried But the fact remains that we must oat, under ordinary circumstances keep expenses at a minimum while six mornings in the week through-doing our best to avoid curtailing out the year. The launch also our activities, and to enable us to fetches men from and returns them keep the flag flying freely we must BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZI- to their respective vessels before have more support.

For this we BAR & MOMBASA—Via Singapore & Colombo,

and after any social event or Sun- urgently appeal, while expressing CANADA MARU

Monday, 31st March.

our sincere thanks to all friends day evening and other services in the Institute.

who have responded so generously in the past.

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

ALASKA MARU

........ Monday, 21st April,

•

RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Saigon, Singapore,

Colombo, Durban & Cape Town. BUENOS AIRES MARU BOMBAY Vin Singapore & Colombo,

SHUNKO MARU

DURBAN, LOURENCO MARQUES,

Friday, 25th April.

Thursday, 3rd April.

CALCUTTA-Via Singapore, Penang & Rangaða.

TACOMA MARU

Friday, 4th April.

VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER—Via Japan Ports from

Shanghai.

ARIZONA MARU (from S'hai)

.... Tuesday, 15th Aprff.

MELBOURNE-Via Manila, Brisbane & Sydney.

MADRAS MARU

HAIPHONGVla Haihow & Pakhol

NEW YORK-Via Japan ports, San

HAVRE MARU

JAPAN PORTS.

INDUS MARU (Via Amoy)

KEELUNG-Via Swalow & Amoy.

CANTON MARU

TAKAO-Via SWATOW & AMOT.

DELI MARU

TAKAO & KEELUNG

BATAVIA MARU

Monday, 7th April.

Francisco & Panama.

Friday, 4th April.

Thursday, 27th March,

Sunday, 30th March, Noon. Thursday, 27th March, 10 am,

Thursday, 10th April.

Church Services

+

Kong Copper Cash

Rate of Native In- Copper Centa

terest ....

2% dia. Nominal 3% prem.

G% prem. Chinese Sub, Coin ....22% dis. Hong Kong Sub. Coin 4% dis.

LONDON EXCHANGES

Milan Berlin

Rugby, Saturday.

124.26

Paris

New York

4.86 21/32

Brussels Geneva

34.885

25.115

Amsterdam

12.13

92.92

20.385

Stockholm

18.10

Copenhagen

18.16

Oslo

18.17

Vienna

34.525

Prague

164%

Holsingfors

1981%

Madrid Lisbon Athens

39.05

108.30

375

Bucharest

818

Rio

5%

Buenos Aires

42%

Bombay,

1/5 13/16

Shanghal Hong Kong

Yokohama

Silver Spat

Silver Forward

1/11/2

1/6/

2/0 $% 19%

19 11/16

-British Wireless Service.

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The Rev. R. H. V. Brougham So long as the present unsettled

A warm welcome will be extend- state of affairs in China exists, we cannot expect to reach again the ed to the Rev. R. H. V. Brougham, average of attendances that was who has come to take charge of the shown in the early years of the work of the Society in Hong Kong decade. There is as in many other during the absence of the Chaplain ports a definite tendency for ship-on furlough. Mr. Brougham after ping to sail on Saturday or Sun-over twenty years' ministry in the day mornings, and in this harbour Cork Diocese, served for a time in of quick transition the number of France as Chaplain to the Forces, men attending our little chapel de- and then jointed the Missions penda almost entirely on the Bri- to Seamen, being Chaplin in suc- tish ships in port other than Coast cession in Marseilles, Runcorn, vessels. The time at which we hold and Port Adelaide, S. Australia, no our Sunday evening service is fix-that he has had wide experience. ed at 8 in order to suit the con- We much appeciate Mr. Brougham's venience of the crews of "home" self-denial in coming here, since he ships, who usually have their even-too is due for return to England. Ing meal about 5.30 or 6. We start He has already found friends afloat

Washington, Saturday. wwwwww PA | collecting our congregations about whom he had previously met in

The oil magnate Edward Doheny 6.30 p.m. or at whatever time suits Australia. the number of vessels at which we We cannot conclude without re-Wanchal to Tal Tam, the junk has been acquitted of the charge have to call.

ference to the departure of II. E. struck a rock of Shun Wan and of bribery, wherein it was alleg- Sir Cecil Clementi and Lady capsized. The loss is reported to ed that he gave the ex-Secretary of the Interior, Albert Fall, Clementi, from Hong Kong. Both be $3,000. have proved themselves warmly Tang Cheung reported yesterday £20,000 for the grant of the

of the that his junk 1292TH capsized Elkhills Oil Reserve. to seafaring community and we are with a load of coat on board. Li Dohney's companies.

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JUNK STRIKES KOCK

Lo Kam, master of junk 3501B, reports that yesterday whilst his junk, which had 200 tons of coal on board, was on her way from

..

November last when Fall was sen- tenced to imprisonment for one year and a fine of $100,000, the

Acquitted of Charge of amount of the alleged bribe).

Bribery

one

of

The judge, charging the jury. stressed that it was possible that Fall, who had already been con- victed, would be guilty, while Doheny might not be guilty.--Reu-

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JUNK IN COLLISION

Ho Yau, mistress of a cargo boat, reports that her boat was in the Northern Fairway when a Mong-

very grateful to them for the sup-Hing, the owners, have their pre- The defence contended that it kok ferry, the Man Sang, collid.. port thus given. We wish them allmises at 25 Gliman Street. Eighty was a money loan, and not aed with the junk and damaged it. happiness in Malaya.

tons of coal have been salvaged. bribe (as stated in the trial of to the extent of $600. -

PASSENGER LIST

ARRIVALS

As usual our weekly Whist Drive was held regularly throughout the year. There were a few dances and other similar entertainmenta, but it is clear not only from our own experience but from that of others as well that for the time being at least it is hard to get a good attendance at concerts of the old style, however good. Various Mrs. T. P. Blackmar, George ships' concert parties holding per- Bradford, Norman Clark, Mr. and formances here and elsewhere have Mrs. R. R. de Fernandez, R. Dy failed to attract audiences worthy Chanco, V. E. Estrella, Mr. and of the talent displayed.

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British warships in port this morn- ing were:-

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Weat Wall: Buffolk.

In Dock: 'Moth. ***** No. 13 Buoy

Somme

-Farelgii men-o'-war in pòrt ware:-

U.B. gunboat Mindanao.

French Gunboat Argum

French Destroyer Vessel HamĖ. Chinese Training Ship Tung ChL Chinese Gunboat Kien Yu. Portuguese Cruisers Adamastor

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