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Friday, Saturday,
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Saturday,
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
KAGA MARU
Tuesday,
3rd May 17th May,
20th May.
TANGO MARU
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28th April.
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
Monday,
RANGOON MARU BOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles,
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Friday,
2nd May. SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports,
HAKATA MARU¬..........
Monday, 5th May.
NEW YORK. BOSTON via Panama.
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SHIPPING ...
SECTION.
|NAVAL CONFERENCE TIMBER SHIPMENTS.
'Premier's Message to League of Nations.
MacDonald's Hope.
Lack of Preparation at
Leningrad.
NEW N.Y.K. LINER.
The Heiyo Maru on Maiden Voyage.
NOTABLE FEATURES,
The mercantile marine of other coun
tries will have to look to their laurels.
Within the past month or so no fewer than three magnificent liners of the
Nippon Yusen Kaisha had arrived hore
owners are as follows:-
on their maiden voyage, and it is no jexaggeration to state that all these Įships compare very favourably with Rugby, Yesterday. It is scarcely possible to Bay, other steamers plying between here and In forwarding the text of the London under present conditions, what Europe and the United States of Treaty to the Secretary-General of the particular part Leningrad plays in America. League of Nations at Geneva, Mr the total exports of timber from of the Helyo Maru arrived here on
Yet another mail liner in the shape: Ramsay MacDonald, the Prime Minis-Russia and as compared with the Friday also on her maiden voyage, and ter, has sent an accompanying letter in which he expresses the hope that the White-Sea-ports-and-those-in-the on Saturday the ship was thrown open
But whatever this part to Inspection. results achieved at the conference will Black Sea. have the effect of facilitating the may be, it appears from the Rus- The Heiyo Maru was completed only. future labours of the preparatory com- sian newspapers that, as in the a few months ago. She is commanded mission-British Wireless Service. past year, so in the present year by Capt. Gotoh and she will be placed have no special arrangements been on the run between the Orient and the London, Saturday. made to cope with the expected or West Coast of South America, and will Mr. MacDonald's covering letter galculated shipment of timber from be the flarship of the Company.
The description of the ship as sup when he forwarded the text of the Leningrad, where orders had been Naval Treaty to the Secretary given for navigation to be opened Plied to the China Mail by the General of the League of Nations, not later than by April 1.
The Ship Described, dated April 21, has been · pub- Complaints are made by the The Helyo Мати ia -equip. lished.
Pravda that the harbour authori-ped with Sulzer Diesel engines, It recapitulates the results obtain-tics at Leningrad have scarcely which give her
speed of ed and expresses the hope that the made any preparations for the re-over 10 knots. She is 450 feet long, Preparatory Commission will find ception of the traffic when the win-jof 9,580 gross tons, and has accom- in it a contribution which will ter season comes to an end,modation for 42 first class, 80 second
It was calculated that the port and 500 third class passengers.
has well equipped public rooms, decor- should be able to accept 5,000,000 ated and furnished by the London firm tons of goods during the coming of Messrs. Wylie and Lockwood. All navigation period as compared with first class cabins are on the promenada The vernacular papers give pro- 2,000,000 tons in the corresponding deck, with the lounge and dining saloon, minence to the statements of period in 1929, but the port author-while on the boat deck is a handsome anonymous Naval authorities bit-itles are said not to bellove smoking room and attached verandah terly attacking Baron Shidehara's in the calculated traffic and consi-cafe. speech in the Diet yesterday.
der that one half of the tonnage: The first class staterooms are equip- They charge. Baron Shidehara will be guficient.
Iped with beds, some with Pullman with misrepresenting the effects of 30,000 balks are needed for the extras, and all with running water.
The Helyo Maru is not of the same the London Naval Treaty on Japan- repair of the facing of the quays, dimensions or tonnage as the famous ese Naval defences, denying his but only 300.were available on trio, the Asama, Tatsuta and Chichibu. assertion that the Navy's views were March 7, and out of the total of Maru, but she is equipped in a like fully considered before the past was 6,000 barrels of cement required manner, and will form an entirely new accepted.
only 1,000 had been delivered by class of boat on this line. She was The vernacular papers are that date. The sheds in the port, constructed at the Osaka Iron Works, LONDON, HAMBURG. ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP Via Singapore reviving reports that the resigna- the newspaper says, are in a mieer-The work was started in December, tion of Admiral Kanji Kato is able condition, but the question of 1928, and the boat launched in October imminent as a protest against the their being reconditioned has not last. Her teal trip was made in March | London Treaty ----Reuter.
even been raized. The situation last, and proved satisfactory in every of the harbour is stated to be as
The second-class accommodation con- badly prepared for the impending sists of two and four-berth cabine, shipping season as at any previ-which are all amidships. ous time,
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↑ TOYOOKA MARU
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FUSHIMI MARU
SADO MARU
Thursday,.
1st May.
Thursday, 15th May. CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,
† PENANG MARU
Tuesday, 20th April
Monday, 28th April Wednesday, 10th April.
† Cargo only.
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Colombo, Suez and Port Sxid.
•
AMUR MARU
Thursday, 15th May. RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES—Vła Saigon, Singapore,
Colombo, Durban & Cape Town
SANTOS MARU
BOMDAY-Via Singapore & Colombo.
HONOLULU -MARU—,
SHINNOH MARU
DURBAN, LOURENCO MARQUES, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZI-
Tuesday, 20th May.
Saturday, 6th-May- Monday, 19th May.
Saturday, 3rd May.
Monday, 5th May. Sunday, 18th May.
BAR & MOMBASA—VISingapore & Colombo,
facilitate the future Inbours of the Commission.-Benter.
Japanese Views.
Tokyo, Saturday,
LONDON PACIFISTS.
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Mr. Shearer's Desire for Investigation.
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way.
She
The steerage accommodation is cun- Shortage of Trucka.
|structed "on-lines similar to that adopt-i ed on the magnificent Asama Maru According to later information, and her sister ships, with two, four, Washington, April 21.
Another Mr. William Shearer, who con-published by the Ekon-Sjim, of six and eight berth cabins.
March 18, the preparations for the entirely new and notable feature is fessed to an investigation com- mittee of the Senate that he work-export of timber from Leningrad the steerage dining saloon,
The Heiyo Maru is fitted with wire VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Japan Ports from Navy during the Genera naval the collection of the timber is said rooms, which can be connected to re-
a bigger United States are being carried out slowly and
without any order.
less loud-speakers in all the public The plan for
ceive broadcasting programmes.
CALCUTTA—Vin' Singapore, Fennng & Rangoon.
MEXICO MARU
BEATTLE MARU
HIMALAYA MARU
Shanghal.
AFRICA MARU (From Shanghai). Tuesday, 29th April. MELBOURNE-Via Manila, Brisbane & Sydney,
MELBOURNE MARU
HAIPHONG-Vin Hollow
MENADO MARU
ARGUN MARU
Fakhol
Tuesday, 6th May.
Thursday, 1st May, 10 am.
NEW YORK-Via Japan porte & Panama.
JAPAN PORTS.
PEKING MARU
SUMATRA MARU
KEELUNG-Vin Swalow & Amoy.
HOZAN MARU
TAKAO-Via SWATOW & AMOY.
DELI MARU....
TAKAO & KEELUNG.
SOURABAYA MARU
Saturday, 10th May..
Tuesday, 29th April. Sunday, 4th May.
Sunday, 4th May, 3 p.m.
Thursday, 8th May, Noon.
Sunday, 11th May,
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Shortridge of California demand ing a senatorial investigation of "Pacifists," who "have embarrass ed the United States 'Delegation at the Five Power Naval Conference in London."
The pacifists, Mr. Shearer said, had deliberately disturbed the American delegation headed by the Secretary of States, Col- Stimson, in London, and had clearly indicated their complete ignorance of the necessities of national defence.
"Since I was investigated by a
to have been completed to the ex- tent of 75 per cent,, but transport has only been effected in the mea- sure of 48 per cent.. Only 50 truck
The basic reason for
WORST QUARTER.
Set-Back for British Builders.
loads are being received in the port every day. such a miserable delivery lies In the insufficient number of platform trucks. The lack of
London, Saturday. agreement between the timber mills, the timber export combina- experienced in the British shipbuild- The March quarter was 'the worst tion and the railway administra-ing industry for several years, ac tion has led to the supply of an in- rording to a statement Issued by the adequate number of platform Shipbuilding Employers' Federation. trucks.
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STEAMERS” MOVEMENTS
The M.V. Viminale sailed from During the quarter reviewed afty Singapore on April 22, and is due In order to deal with the amount a single order.
per cent of the firms did not receive here on April 30.
The statement re- Senate committee for doing no- of timber which is to be handled, veals that orders for cargo boats are The M.V. Fusiyama sailed from thing more than what I consider which la double that in last year, almost negligible. Tanker orders, Karachi on April 24, and is due ed a patriotic duty in upholding the newspaper states that great which have been a notable feature of here on May 17. the policies of the American gov. works must be carried out in the recent years, have practically ceased,
ernment at Geneva," the pro- equipment of new mooring lines in while privata, yards have only half The M.V. Hilda sailed from pagandiat wrote. "I believe that the port. These works, however, the warship construction work of a Suez on April 24, and is expected those who are opposed to the have not yet been begun owing to year ago, and less than one-seventh here on June 1. policies of the people and the wel- the shocking supply of materials.struction in 1912-1914.
of the average tonnage under fare of the nation also should be the subject of senatorial tiny."
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The E. & A. &.3. Nellore left Thus the timber syndicate has
A large proportion of the 1,514,000 Moj for this port furnished only 47 balks out of the tons of shipping under construction p.m., and is due here on April 30, on April 25, 6,000 required. So alarming is the at the end of March ie in the com- a.m, Mr. Shearer suggested that the situation that the National Completion stage. The immediato futore upper house of Congress should missariat of Trade and the Coun- is gloomy, as practically no cargo appoint a special committee tocil of Labour and Defence are now boats are now being ordered-Reu- for this port on April 27, p.m., learn who appeared at London for insisting on the opening of navigater. the Pacifists, to reveal their on- tion in Leningrad,"
tire lives, to learn their national- To the above may be added the illes and to determine from what fact, as daily announced in the sources they derived their in- Moscow newspapers, that the rail-| come."
ways throughout Russia are com- The Senate went into the small-pletely disorganised; both passen- eat detail of his activity at Gen-ger and goods trains are long de- eva, the propagandist asserted, layed en route, break downs are and in fairness should do the frequent, repairs are carelessly (Continued at foot of next Column.) carried out, and occupy about double the normal time; the mana- gers are being made responsible for the delays, while students from
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