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Taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading to Flume, Genoa, All Italian, Adriatic, Lavani, Black Sea and Danube Ports.

NEXT SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG

M.Y. "HILDA"

MY. "MONTE PIANA”

M.V. "COL DI LANA"

M.V, "MONCALIERE

Cargo steamers only.

For Shanghai

For Singapore & Europe

& Japan

July 1

July 24

June 20 July 17

Aug. R Aug. 21

4 Refrigerated Space available for Perishable Goods..

All dates are subject to alteration without notier. For Freight apply to:-

Queen's Building,

Tel. 28021

DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents.

NYKLINE

THE

CHINA MAIL.

O.S.K. ENTERPRISE. PHILIPPINE LIFE.

FAST NEW FREIGHTER HERE.

S.S. KINAI MARU.

1.

SHOOTING" PAGSANJAN

RAPIDS.

A THRILLING EXPERIENCE.

The Kinai Maru, one of the A. writer la the Shanghal Evening O.S.K.'s new fleet of cargo vessels. | Post vividly describes a visit to the arrived in port on Thursday, and fails and gorge at Pagsanjan, which was yesterday thrown open to in-ļis one of the Philippines beauty spection. She is one of six new spots, and within a few short hours motor ships to be put on the Hongjoi Manila. Kong-New York express freight He commences by describing the run, and it is claimed for her that journey by motor car to Los Banos. she can develop a speed of 18 which is the shores of Laguna de

Bay, a large fresh water lake drain ed by the Pasig River, which reaches the sea at Manila.

Ready to Start.

kuots.

which ten was served.

on

EXCHANGES

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS

On London- Bank, wire

1/3

Bank. on demand.. 1/8 4 Bank, 4 months" sight 1/3 % Credito. 4 months'

sight

Documentary, months' sight Un Paris- On demand Credits, 4 months'

sight

1/4

On demand

On New York-

Credits,

sight

On Bombay--- Wire

80

daya'

1/4 38.

787/

862

30%

32

85

On demand

854

On Calcutta- Wire.. On demand

85

95%

On Singapore-

On demand

54

62

Tls. 83% 13% dis.

624

The vessel does not carry any passengers, but special attention has been devoted to superior accom- modation for the crew, their quar- At the landing stage, a score ters being amidships, with the or more of the long thin narrow officers', and engineers' quarters on canoes are clustered together about the deck shove,

the float. They are 20 to 22 feet

about two There were quite a number of long

feet wide and) visitors to the ship yesterday, when shallow ДУ a pan. A boatman

On Manila officers and officials of the company sits in the bow and another in the

On demand attended to show them round, after jatern. A seat with a back-rest is

Un Shanghai- placed

the bottom directly on demand Cargo Space.

amidships. The passenger takes Dollar The Kinai Mara has special ac-his position here, sitting with legs

On Yokohama commodation for silk, six rooms stretches out in front of him. Be On demand having been put in for the purpose.fore embarking on the water Sliver (per oz.) They have a total capacity of 857 journey, it is well to get into a tone. The ship also has four deep bathing suit or pair of pyjamus for tanks for bulk off, with accomoda at times the flying spray and water tion for lots between 200 and 1,000 cover the bottom of the banca. tons. In addition, she has four When all is ready for the start

310 the craft is pushed off, refrigerating chambers for

the boat- the

#EDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA ULS.A. VARYING tans, and a magazine compartment men ply their paddles and

FROM 183 TỌ 1120 ON SALE

-AN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

ASAMA MARU

TAIYO MARU

Thursday 3rd July. Sunday, 20th July.

SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghai & Japan Ports.

Priday, 4th July at midnight. Wednesday, 16th July.

SIBERIA MARU

HIKAWA MARU

LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via

Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez.

TERUKUNI MARU

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Poris. :

Saturday, 12th July. Saturday, 26th July.

22nd July.

19th August.

11th July.

Tuesday,

Tuesday,

HOMBAY vía Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.

Friday,

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

Sunday.

4

29th June.

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

Tuesday,

1st July.

8th July.

HAKUSAN MARU

AKI MARU ......

KIBANO MARU

SHIZUOKA MARU

Mexico & Panama.

BOKUYO MARU

KAMAKURA MARU

NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama.

† TOYAMA, MARU

Tuesday,

1 DURBAN MARU-

Sunday,

20th July...

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,

†TOKUSHIMA MARU

Monday,

30th June.

† MURORAN MARU

Thursday,

7th July.

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

TAMBA MARU

Tuesday,

1st July.

CEYLON MARU (Moji direct) .. Wednesday,

2nd July.

KAMO MARU

Tuesday,

8th July.

+ Cargo only.

LIVERPOOL, via Port Said, Stamboul (Constantinople). Genoa.

For further information apply to:-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

(Private exchange to all departments.)

Telephone 30291.

0. S.

K.

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION,

LONDON.

Bar Silver in Hong

Kong

Copper Cash Copper Cents

15 15/16

2% dia. Nominal. 3% prem,

Rate of Native In-

terest ...

4% p.a. Chinese Sub. Coin. 24% dis. for dangerous cargo, of 50 tons. journey up the river begins. For Hong Kong Sub. Coin Par. The latest fire preventive appliances the first half hour the river is i are installed throughout, and the broad and smooth, flowing bei LONDON EXCHANGES steering is by Brown's Electro-tween groves of coconuts, banana Hydraulic Telemotor Gear.

plantations and clusters of housea. The ship has a gross tonnage of Gradually the character of the 8,400, and a cargo capacity of banks change, growing more pre-. 14,250 tons, her deadweight being cipitous. The coconut groves give 10,000 tons. Her dimensions place to tangled jungle. Whilst at are-Length 463 feet 6 inches; other places the face of the rock is beam 60 feet 6 inches; depth 40 barren, sometimes broken by ribbon feet 9 inches.

falls of water that the wind catches and blows back upon the cliff.

CHINA COAST.

LATEST CHANGES IN PERSONNEL..

Captain W. J. Andrews, of the Linan, has gone master, Chang- chow,

Jagged Rocka in Stream. As the ascent continues, the rapids grow in number. Sometimes the boatmen have a hard time get- ting their long craft up the swirling | eurrent but they grin and indicate that they know it will be much. easier coming down. At one or two places it seems through but they manage it some impossible to get

way, and after nearly two hours of the heartbreaking pulling. paddling master, and tugging, the last rapid is pass- ed and the banca is nosed to a land- officer, ing among the boulders. Here officer, every one gets out and, climbing, over the huge rocks that are all Mr. J. Moodie chief officer, about, comes with a breath-taking Namaang, has gone chief officer, suddenness upon the fall itself. Chipshing.

Captain W. G. Lalór, of Changehow, has gone. Linan,

Mr. C. M. Boas, chief Chipshing, has gone chief Namsang,

Mr. W. F. Cowen, chief engineer officer, Szechuen, is on reserve.

A Big Waterfall.

At first sight it seems to be com- ing from a hole in the cliff about

Mr. F. Burns, from reserve, has 150 feet above the pool. Over it gone chief engineer officer. Ste-towers the stone face of the can- chuen..

yon, a veritable cup of rock with

Mr. R D. Davie, from reserve, no apparent has gone second engineer officer, Ngankin.

HAMBURG. ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP VL Singapore officer, Chaksang, is on reserve. Colombo, Suez and Port Said,

Mr. A. R. Miller, from reserve, has gone chief engineer officer, Chaksang,

ALTAI MARU ATLAS MARU

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

- Colombo, Durban & Cape Town.

MONTEVIDEO MARU

Saturday, 12th July.

Monday, 11th August.

Friday, 18th July,

Friday, 29th August.

Friday, 4th July,

Saturday, 19th July,

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

LA PLATA MARU

BOMBAY Via Singapore & Colombo.

BURMA MARU

FORNEO MARU

PANAMA MARU

MADRAS MARU

SEATTLE MARU

BAR & MOMBASA-Via Singapore & Colombo.

CALCUTTA-Via Bingapore, Pennog & Rangoon.

Monday, 7th July,

Thursday, 3rd July.

Friday, 18th July.

Friday, 1st July.

Sunday, 8th July.

34.82

Rugby. Yesterday.

Paris

123.75

New York Brussels Geneva Milan

4.80%

25.075

92.77

Amsterdam Berlin

12.09%

20.40

Stockholm

18.09

Copenhagen Oslo Vienna Prague

18.16

18.15

34.435

163

Helsingfors

193 1/16

43.20

Lisbon

108.25

Athens Bucharest Rio Buenos Aires Bombay Shanghai

376

818

5 17/32

40%

1/5 13/16

1/5

Yokohama

2/0. 18/82 1/3

15 15/16 Silver Forward ... 15

-British Wireless Service.

Madrid

Hong Kong Silver Spot

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STEAMERS' MOVEMENTS

at Shanghai on

about 50 yards across, a swirling outlet. The pool is

The C.P.S. R.M.S. Empress of mass of clear bright water that is Russia left Vancouver for Hong Mr. R. E. Bisset, second engineer surprisingly cool. The spray blowa Kong, via Japan ports and Shang- officer, Ngankin, is on reserve. about the cliffa, the roar of the hai, on June 20, and is due here

Mr. A. Jeffrey, chief engineer fall is in the ears, and the rocks on July 14 officer, C.N. Co. is on Home leave. rasound with its reverberations. To Manila at 5 p.m. on July 15.

She will sail for Mr. A. Aitken, from reserve, has take a dip into its cool greenness The C.P.S. R.M.S. Empress of gone second engineer officer, Shun-

seems the logical thing and the Asia arrived tien.

Mr. W. Bould, chief engineer boatmen, dripping with sweat from June 27 (Fri.) at 12.30 p.m., left their hard work, promptly set the Shanghai on June 28 (Sat) at high rocks that guard the portal. on June 29 (Sun.) at 2 p.m. She example by diving in from the 10 a.m., and is due at Nagasaki

Follow оле of them swimming leaves Nagasaki

on June 30 across the pool and he will point (Mon) at 5 a.m. high beyond the fall itself. When! The E. & A. 8.8. St. Albans left you come to a certain spot, the nar- Moji for this port on June 27, row cleft through which it drops is r.m., and is due here on July 2} seen with another fall high abovo at about daylight. it. This is the best view of the "Talon Cavinte", as It is known In) Tagalog tongue, but It is only for those who swim the pool beneath the flying spray. There is no danger for any one who can swim at all.

EASTERN PORTS

DETAILS OF EPIDEMIC DISEASES.

The health bulletin of Eastern ports for the week ended June 21, issued by the Director of

VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Japan Porte from Health, gives the following cases:

Shanghai.

MELBOURNE Via Manila, Brisbane Sydney.

* AFRICA MARU

BRISBANE MARU

HAIPHÒNG-Via Holkow & Pakhoi.

MENADO MARU

Thursday, 20th July.

Sunday, 28th June.

"NEW YORK-Vi« Japan ports & Panama.

JAPAN PORTS.

KINAI MARU

HIMALAYA MARU

TENPEI MARU

TEELUNG-Via dwatow & Amoy.

TAKAO-Via Swatow & Amoy.

JAKAO. & KERLUNG.

· SOURABAYA MARŲ

Wednesday, 9th July. Saturday, 5th July.

Friday 11th July.

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4 DES VOEDI ROAD

..

Plague Mombasa: 1 case. Alexandria: 6 cases, 2 deaths. Bagdad: 8 cases, 5 dentka, Bombay: 2 cases, 1 death. Salgon: 1 death,

Cholera

Calcutta: 94 cases, 56 deaths. Rangoon: 2 cases. I death. Bangkok: 1 .case. Prom-Penh: 11 cases, 7 deaths. Saigon: 7 cases, 2 deaths.

Small-pox

Bombay: 22 cases, 19 deaths. Calcutta: 45 cases. 29 deatha, Karachi: 1 case, 1 death.

· Madras: 8 cases, 1 death. Moulmein: 9 cases, 3 deaths.

·Rangoon: 1 case, 1 death. Palembang: 1 case. Shanghai: 1 death.

Cerebro-Spinal Fever. Shanghai: 4 deaths.

Typhus, Alexandria: 1 case:

WARSHIPS IN PORT

The following British warships were in harbour yesterday:

Tamar-Basin Moorhen Basin Sepoy North Arm. A Thracian In Dock, Stormcloud Dock

Foreign

tuguesa, cruiser

Return Trip Quicker, All too soon the boatmen signal that it is time to return. They settle the passenger in his sent, cautioning against holding his hands outside the banca, for often the sides scrap against the jagged

SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 1930.

CANADIAN PACIFIC

QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC 14 DAYS FROM CHINA AND 9 DAYS FROM JAPAN TO CANADA AND U.S.A.

Hongkong Shanghai Kobe Younhama Vancouver

LOLTO

Lears Lauve Arriva

Empress of Canada July 10 July 13 July 15 July 17 July 25 Empress of Russia July 23 July 26 July 29 July 31 Aug. 9 Empress of Japan Aug. 7 Aug. 10 Aug. 12 Aug. 14 Aug. 22 Empress of Asia Aug. 20 Aug. 23 Aug. 26 Aug. 28 Sept. 6 Empress of Canada Sept. 4 Sept. 7 Sept. 0 Sept. 11 Sept. 19 Empress of Russia Sept. 17 Sept. 20 Sept. 23 Sept. 25 Oct. 4 Empress of Japan Oct. 2. Oct. 5 Oct. 7 Oct. 9 Oct. 17 Empress of AsiaTM Oct. 15 Oct. 18 Oct. 21 Oct. 23 Nov, 1 Empresa of Canada Oct. 30 Nov. 2 Nor. 4

·Empress of Russla' Nov, 12 Nov. 15 Nov. 18

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Nov. 6 Nov. 14

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Nov. 20 Nov, 29

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SAILING DATES FOR JUNE/JULY, 1930 (Subject to change). DEPARTURE HOURS: Hong Kong 5,30 p.m., Wuchow 3.30 p.m.

5.S. "TAI HING" (1,068 tons-Capt. Trott.] SAT. 28th

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

MON. 30th

JUNE.

JUNE

JULY. THURS. 3rd SUN. 20th SUN. TUES. 8th FRI 25th FRI. MON. 14th WED. 30th WED.

JULY.

6th TUES. 22nd 11th SUN. 27th 16th

Regular Service of Fast, High Class River Steamers Having Good Accommodation for First Class Passengers. Electric Light and Fans

in Staterooms and Saloon. The 8.8. “Tai Hing" is fitted with Wireless. These vessels leave Hong Kong for Wuchow (vla Samshuj, Shlu- bing, Takhing & Dosing) and return to Hong Kong (via same Ports) every five days,

Fares for round trip (not including meals) 320. Meals & Wines are to be obtained on board.

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rocks as the rapids are passed. The ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL

downward trip tasks less than half the time it took to come up. Down the long roaches, guided by the sure strokes of the steersman, the roaring waters are entered and the boat fairly fles down..the nar row stream. Another smooth place and all see calm until the current seizes the boat and swirls it down the booming fall.

The very character of the 'gorge Itself seems different on the down trip. The walls crowd closely on the river. At some spots it fa like a tiny lake surrounded by 200 feet cliffe. At others it dashes wrath- fully against the stone face to be turned away almost at right angles to the other side.

A

Only the river racing madly on Fits appointed course and bearing the light canoe along with it seems alive. The contrast between the arduous up journey and the swift cabe of the downward return makes a most enjoyable memory of the event. “

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