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REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARYING

FROM £83 TO £120 ON SALE

SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

Malden Voyage from Yokohama,

TENYO MARU

• CHICHIBU MARU

TATSUTA MARU

MISHIMA, MARU

Wednesday, Friday,

Monday,

2nd April 4th April

14th Aprit.

,

SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghal & Japan Ports.

SIBERIA MARU

Friday,

4th April Saturday, 10th April.

LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM' via

Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez.

BOMBAY vin Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.

Thursday. Monday,

KATORI MARU

Saturday, 5th April.

ATSUTA MARU

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Porta,

AKI MARU

Wednesday,

KAGA MARU

Wednesday,

TOTTORI MARU

Saturday, 19th April.

23rd April. 21st May.

27th March. 31st May.

5th April.

5th April.

28th March.

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

Mexico & Panama. GINYO MARU

Saturday,

SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Porte

Saturday, KANAGAWA MARU

NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama.

† KAKO MARU

+ TOBA MARU

† LISBON MARU

Friday,

Thursday, 3rd April. Wednesday, 16th April.

LIVERPOOL via Port Sald, Constantinople, Genoa.

+ LIMA MARU

Monday,

14th April.

Tuesday, 29th March.'

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,

+AKITA MANU

SHANGHAI KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

+ CALCUTTA MARU (Mojt direct) Thursday, HAKONE MARU

† Cargo only.

Monday,

27th March,

31st March.

For further information apply to:-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

Tel. Central No. 202, 3821 and 3897. (Privato exchange to all departments.)

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K.

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION,

LONDON, HAMBURG. ROTTERDAM ANTWERP Vis Singapore

Colombo, Suez and Port Said,

ALASKA MARU

Monday, 21st April.

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

BUENOS AIRES MARU

Colombo. Durbap & Cape Town.

Friday, 26th April.

SANTOS MARU

AKU

Tuesday, 20th May.

Friday, 4th April.

BOMBAY Via Singapore & Colombo,

HEINAN MARU

SHUNKO MARU

Monday, 7th April.

DURBAN, LOURENCO MARQUES, BEIKA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZI-

BAR & MOMBASA-VI■ Singapore & Colombo.

CALCUTTA Via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.

CANADA MARU

Monday, 31st March.

TACOMA MARU

Friday, 4th April.

BORNEO MARU

Friday 19th April.

Shanghai

VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Japan Porta from

ARIZONA MARU (from Shai). Tuesday, 15th April,

MELBOURNE Vin Manila, Brisbane & Sydney.

HAIPHONG...Vin Hoihow & Pakhol

Monday, 7th April

Thursday, 3rd April, 10 am.

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

MADRAS MARU

MENADO MARU

HAVRE MARU

JAPAN PORTS.

INDUS MARU

KINE MARU

KASADO MARU

BATAVIA MARU

KEELUNG-Via Bwatow & Amoy,

CANTON HARU

HOZAN MARU TAKAO-VI SWATOW & AMOY.

DELI MARU

TAKAO & KEELUNG.

BATAVIA MARU

For further puriculars please apply Tel. Central No. 4088, 4089, 4090,

Friday, 4th Apri

Sunday, 30th March. Friday, 4th April. Tuesday, 8th April. Thursday, 10th April.

Sunday, 30th March, Noon Sunday, 8th April, Noon."

Thursday, 27th March, 10 a.m.

Thursday, 10th April. to~0SAKA SHOSEN KAIBHA.

M. TAKEUCHI, Manager,

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THE CHINA MAIL.

SHIPPING MERGER

Vast Combine of German Lines

CAPITAL 409,000,000 MARKS

Bremen, Yesterday.

SHIPPING

. At a general meeting of the Nord Deutscher Lloyd, the President explained the terms of the proposed the Hamburg- agreement with Amerika Line, in connection with which a joint meeting of stock- holders of both companies will cast the final vote on April 15, when the new German shipping trust will be launched.

the It will include Woermann German East Africa Lines, the Hamburg South Amerike Companies and probably also the Bremen Shipping Company Hansa. The total share capital of all the

SECTION.

LOSS OF HSIN KONG

C.M.S.N.C. Action in Provisional Court

S.S. RESOLUTE IN

PORT

ARRIVAL HERE ON WORLD TOUR

351 PASSENGERS .

With a complement of 381 passen. gors, the "Resolute," premier cruising vessel of the Hamburg-American Reet, arrived at Hong Kong this morning on her soventh craise around the world In as many years.

After a drive around the Island and Shanghai, March 10, Direct negotiations with the Nippon to Victoria Peak during the morning, Yusan Kaisha for a settlement of the the party lunched at the Hong Kong claima arising from the sinking of the Hotel. The afternoon will be free for 5.5. Esin Kong having failed, the independent Action. During Thursday China Merchants' Steamship Naviga- about 160 will make an optional excur tion Company, owners of the ill-fated sion to Canton, the remainder going to steamor, have brought an action against Macao. The "Resolute" will sali at the Japanese shipping firm in the noon on Friday for Amoy.

The "Resoluto" sailed eastward from Shanghai Provisional Court, asking for

New York on January 0, her passenger $1,000,000 damage.

court.

At the same time, the company personnel comprising 827 citizens of the wrote to the Walchleopu, requesting it United States, or 86.7 per cent of the to ask the Japanese firm to appear in aggregate; 16 of Germany, 12 of Great Britain, 12 of Argentina and 3 of The Hain Kong sok last summer Switzerland, with individual represen after a collision with a Japanese tatives of various other countries.

Some Details steamer off the Shantung Promotory.

one hundred Chinese lost The Resolute is 018 feet long. 72 More than 'their lives--Kuo Wen.

feet wide, 50 feet above the water and (has a draft of 32 feet. Her gross ton-

nage ja 19,692, with a (3,220 tans of fuel.

Victim of Blazing Muenchen

Motorboat police lifting ashore the body of John Harvey, pilot of the fireboat Thomas Willard, who was hurled to death by the terrific explosions aboard the blazing German liner Muenchen while the firebost was engaged in battling the flames of the burning ship. Harvey was to have been retired with a pension the day following his tragic death.

companies is 409,000,000 marks.--- Reuter.

The Europa's Record

At

WARSHIPS IN PORT

British warships in port this morn ing were:-

In Basin

of R.N. Bockyard:

Tamar, Bridgewater, Herald, Iroquois,

Somme, Seamew

North Arm: Sepoy, Sandwich, Mara

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zion.

Berlin, Yesterday, The Europa's trans-Atlantic re- cord WAB jubilantly Teceived Herr throughout the country. Hernecken, presiding general meeting of the North German Lloyd Company, stat- ed that the company had not received a penny of subsidy in res- pect of the construction of the Bremen and the Europa.-Reuter.

Earlier Cable

New York; Yesterday. The new German liner Europa has beaten her sister ship the Bremen's trans-Atlantic record,

Her time for crossing to New York was

4 days, 17 hours, G minutes.

She has thus duplicated the Bremen's achievement in winning the blue riband on her maiden voyage-Reuter,

[The Bremen's time, which sat up a new record last year, was 4 days, 18 hours, 17 minutes.]

Better Than Bremen

The Europa arrived in New York to-day after the record trans- Atlantic crossing of four days 17 hours, alx minutes, in spite of (Coontinued at foot of next Column)

DRY DOCK

THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY

OF HONG KONG, LIMITED.

SALVAGE TUG “TAIKOD"

Wireless Call

VP.G.N. 600 Meters.

GODOCK” HONG KONG,

NNANTO

Length 787 Foot Length on Blocks 750 Fest. Depth on Centre of SIN (H.W.O.S.T.) 84 ft. 6. Ins.

THREE SLIPWAYS--.

Capable of Handling Ships Up

to 3,000 Tons Displacement.:: Electric Crane at Sea Wall, Capable

Lifting 100 Tobis at 70 Feet Radius.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

PAGENIS.

HONG KONG, CHINA &

In Dock: Moth.

capacity for

The vessel is equipped with three propellers. The drive is effected by two reciprocating engines and one tur- bine, the combined output of which is about 12,000 hp.-sufficient to provide the vessel with a speed of 16%1⁄2 knots. All the prescribed safety devices have been installed on board.

Passengers Well-Cured-For The excellence of the passenger ac- [commodation is on a par with that of the vessel's technical equipment. The dining room extends through two decks and can seat 350 persons. The smoking room and the ladies' parlour have each been provided with a com- fortable open fireplace. The reading and writing room contains, a well-stock- ed library, whilst the spacious winter garden-surmounted by a large glass dome-forms, the centre of social life on board. There are also a gymnasium and a swimming pool.

The needs of the little ones have not heen forgotten either. A special chit- dren's room has been reserved for their indoor games and there is also an open- air playground with aand box

and gymnastic appliances on one of the decks.

'ANCHOR FOUND

As reported in the China Mail yesterday Mr. Forbes, manager of the Bank Line, reported to the Police on behalf of Captain Davies, of the s.s. City of Birming- ham, that whilst the vessel was anchoring in Junk Bay to wait for daylight before entering port, her anchor fouled

some obstacle at the bottom and she lost the an- chor and several fathoms of chain. Water Police launch No. 4 was sent out to Junk Bay to try to locate the anchor, and she report- ed at 6 p.m., that she had been successful and

was proceeding with the work of raising it.

During the week ended February

Foreign mon-'-war in part were:-|7, 1,200 vessels, representing 917,-

U.S. gunboat Mindanao. French Gunboat Argus. Portuguese Cruiser Adamastor. French Destroyer Marne.

MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS

The C.P.S. R.M.S. Empress of Russia arrived at Kobe on March 25 (Tues.) at 9.30 am.. left Kobe on March 26 (Tues.) at 4 pm. and is due at Nagasaki on March 28 (Wed.) at 4 p.m. She leaves Nagasaki on March 27 (Thurs.) at 7 a.m.

The C.P.S. R.M.S. Empress of Russia is due here at 8.30 a.m. on March 31 (Monday), and will berth at Pier No. 5, Kowloon. Whart. She will sail for Manila at 5 p.m. on April 1 (Tuesday).

The P. & O. 2.8. Karmala from Hong Kong arrived London March 22 at 2 p.m.

on

The P. & O. 5.8. Rawalpindi left Shanghai for this port on March 25 at 5 pim, and is due here on March 28 at about 6 am.

CONSIGNEES' NOTICES

ax L.A.

Consignees of: · cargo "Fiume-L" are reminded to tako delivery of their goods which will be subject to rent after March 31.

Consigness of cargo Ox 4.4. "Bonnevis" are reminded to take delivery of their goods-which will be subject to rent after April 1.

Poland's tenth anniversary of the restoration of her access to the sea Was colebrated throughout the country, and a commemorative cere- mony was held In Warsaw, presided over by the President of the Re public..

Complete repairs, have ; been carried out to the stern of the United States liner Frealdent Roosevelt, which was damaged in a collision with British cargo steamer Philocis during a BDOW? storm of Hamburg

the unfavourable ver tered on

Improv

Cord.by

Jour

Enutes.

Jub

239 net registered tons, arrived at and departed from the port of London. Of these, 543 vessels ,(705,490 net registered tons) were to and from foreign ports, and 657 vessels (211,749 met registered tons) were engaged in coastwise traffic.

The superintendent of the Home Dockyards was informed that the dockyards are to be closed for the week commencing Monday, August 4, to enable workmen to have a week's leave with pay.

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1930.

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These ships connect with the qummer trains, "Trans-Canada, Limited" and "Mountaineer," at Vancouver, enabling passengers to make the earliest sailing of a Canadian Paclic Atlantic liner.

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.....April 30th

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BRITISH WUCHOW LINE

S.S. "TAI HING"

SAILING DATES FOR MARCH, 1930 (Subject to change), DEPARTURE HOURS: Hong Kong 5.30 p.m., Wuchow 1.30 p.m.

8.S. "TAI MING"

[649 tons Capt. G. J. Spink.]

FRI. 28th

MARCH

[1,068 tone-Capt. Trott.]

SUN. 90th

MARCH

Regular Service of Fast, High Class River Steamers Having Good Ac- commodation for First Class Passengers. Electric Light and Fans in State- rooms and Saloon. The sa "Tai Hing" is fitted with Wireless.

These vessals leave Hong Kong for Wuchow (via Samahu, Shlubfog, Takbing & Dosing) and return to Hong Kong (via same Porta) every Ave days.

Fares for round trip (not including moals) $20. Meals & Wines.are to be obtained on board.

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18th July

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