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LLOYD TRIESTINO

FORTNIGHTLY FREIGHT SERVICE FOR

BRINDISİ, VENICE & TRIESTE

Taking Cargo on through Billa of Lading to Flume, Genoa, All Italian. Adriatic, Levant, Black Sex and Danube Ports.

NEXT SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG

S.S.. "MONCALIERI"

S.S. "FIUME-L"

CARIGNANO"

S.S.

S.S.

VENEZIA-L“

.For

Shangbal

& Japan

For :. Singapore

& Europe

Aug. 10 Sept. 8

Aug. 13 Aug. 31

Sept. 23

Oct. 8

Cargo Steamers only Refrigerated Space available for Perishable Gooda.

All dates are subject to alteration without notice..

For Freight apply to:-

Queen's Building,

Tel. 28921.

DODWELL & CO., LTD.. Agents,

NY.KLINE

THE CHINA MAIL.

Man Shipping

LINER ON FIRE.

SUNK TO PREVENT SPREAD OF FLAMES.

Auckland, June 15,

Details of a desperate fight against fire on the City of Hono lulu at Honolulu, on May were brought to-day by Aorangi.

25,

the

Intelligence

DAVAO PEOPLE.

OPPOSITION TO ITS CLOSING.

Manila, July 31.

EASTERN PORTS

Details of Epidemic Diseases.

Plague Tamatave: 13 cases. Alexandrin: 2 cases, 2 deaths. Fort Sald: 1 case.

The health bulletin of Eastern The people of Davao and resi-ports for the week ended August dents of neighbouring districts, issued by the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services, who trade there are strongly opgives the following cages: posed to the suggestion of Secre- tary of Agriculture Alunan rela- The fire started from unknown tive to the closing of that port, causes about 4 p.m., and the says John R. MéFie, Jr., well: vessel lurched over four hours known Manila attorney, who re- later against the wharf and becently visited Mindanao in 'con. gan to sink. Tugs poured water nection with business pertaining into the blazing ship. Fire en- to his abaca and coconut planta- gines assisted from the wharf. tion at Mati. and when the vessel sank, it was estimated that she contained 20,000 tons of water.

Mr. McFie found a very strong sentiment among the business

Fifteen thousand people jam-men, the producers and all other med the streets leading to the elements against the closing of waterfront, and crowded to with- Davao as a port of entry for for- in thirty feet of the burning liner.

eign vessels. As a former resi- still on board, and as the fire dent of that district, Mr. McFie spread through the ship the police has witnessed the tremendous de- forced spectators back one block

velopment that has followed the for safety in case of explosion.

opening of that port to foreign trade.

REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARYING There were 25,000 barrels of oil

FROM £83 TO £128 ON SALE

SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

SHINYO MARU

Wednesday, 13th August. Thuraday, 21st August. TATSUTA MARU SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghai & Japan Ports.

Wednesday, 24th September. LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via

IKAWA MARU

Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez. HARUNA MARU

KAMO MARU.

Saturday, Tuesday,

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports:

KITANO MARU

Tuesday,

ATSUTA MARU

Tuesday,

9th August. 19th August,

19th August. 23th September.

BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.

TAMBA MARU

+ PENANG MARU

Monday. Thursday,

11th August. 28th August

Mexico & Panama,

GINYO MARU

KAWACHI MARU

Tuesday,

NEW YORK. BOSTON via Panama.

TOKIWA MARU

Sunday,

+KUMA MARU

Tuesday,

Sunday,

Efforts were made to sink the vessel as quickly as possible to prevent an explosion. When the vassel touched bottom at a depth of 35ft., flames could be seen roar ing inside, but they had not broken through the ports. Searchlights from nearby vessel played upon the blazing liner and added another spectacular touch. By eight o'clock danger of ex- plosion was believed to be past, unless boiling water came in con tact with the oil. There was a fear that the intense heat would

Closing the port would bring back the days when the pro ducers and the business men of Davao were at the mercy of interisland shipping, Mr. McFie states.

Whereas formerly the producers had to pay as much as P3 per pieul for bringing their abaca to Manila, they are now able to sell their produce at Manila prices right in Davao.

"Closing the port of Davao would simply be throttling all de

SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles, cause the oil to expand and, pos-velopment in that district," he

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

Wednesday, 27th August

0th September.

24th August

2nd September.

10th August.

15th August.

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

† DELAGOA MARU

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang &-Rangoon.

+ BENGAL MARU

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

KASHIMA MARU

Friday,

Saturday, TANGO MARU (Nagasaki direct).. Wednesday,

1. Cargo only.

9th August. 20th August

For further information apply to:-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA:

Telephone 30291.

(Private exchange to all departments.

O. S. K

BAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

sibily, cause an explosion.

MISTAKEN ZEAL?

DEPOSIT DEMANDED FROM PASSENGERS.

says,

The worst feature of this plan, according to Mr. McFie, is the fact that the Filipino farmers and homesteaders as well as American producers will suffer most. The Japanese cannot be hurt very much because they con- stitute only a small portion of the residents of that region, he be- lleves.

Mr. McFie states that accord-

nd

more

Much inconvenience and dis-ing to the most reliable figures satisfaction has been

caused recently anong home-going pas- sengers to Cevlon by a shipping company's agents in Penang, who have refused to issued tickets, unless a deposit of Rs. 150 or £10 was paid, says the Straits Echo.

This has only been enforced on third class and steerage passen gers, and homegoing Ceylonese, most of whom prefer to travel by these classes have been subjected to the regulation.

Being exempted from passport. regulations, and knowing that as Ceylonese returning to Ceylon they were not subjected to any

LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP-YL Slugapore such laws, the rule has come as a

Colombo, Suez and Port Said.

ATLAS MARU

&rc available, there Japanese in Davao to-day than there were in 1920. What may appear as a Japanese colony is merely a grouping, together of tiers, he points out, have grouped plantations. The Japanese set-

while this section may appear themselves for protection, and highly developed there are thou- sands of acres of good agricul tural land which may be taken up by Filipinos and Americans.

RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Saigon, Singap company in question a represen- in the open markets to the high-

Colomba, Durban & Cape Town,

LA PLATA MARU ................ BUENOS AIRES MARU BOMBAY-Via Stagapere & Colombo.

HONOLULU MARU SUMATRA MARU OURBAN, LOURENCO MARQUES,

Monday, 11th August.

Friday, 29th August.

Friday, 3rd October.

Tuesday, 19th August. Wednesday, 3rd September. BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZI- BAR & MOMBASA-VIa Singapore & Colombo. MEXICO MARU

..... Tuesday, 23th August.

CALCUTTA-Via Singapure, Penang & Hangoon.

CELEBES MARU

TACOMA MARU

Monday, 18th August. Monday, 1st September.

development of Davao to the in- Mr. McPie attributes the rapid dustry of the Japanese who have invested millions in making that district rich. The Japanese do shock to local Ceylonese.

not hurt business in that region On enquiry at the shipping because they sell their products est bidder. Their abaca may be tative of the Straits Echo was informed that they had enforced bought by any of the big Manila a-regulation which had already firms which can offer a good price, been passed by the Ceylon Gov-and only in certain instances when they believe they can get ernment in 1929.

more money by selling to Japan- ese importers do they send their abaca to Japan,

The extract of the Ordinance in question reads as follows;-

"Destitute passengers are not allowed to land unless a resident in Ceylon guarantees cost and

VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Japan Ports from charges not exceeding rupees 250.

Shanghal

ARIZONA MARU (from S'hal)

Sunday, 17th August.

MELBOURNE Via Manila, Brisbane & Sydney.

SYDNEY MARU...

HAITIONGVE Hollow a Pakhoi.

Wednesday, 3rd September.

NEW YORK-Ya-Japan porta & PanaroM.

JAPAN PORTS,

BATAVIA MARU

MADRAS MARU

KEELUNG-Via Bwałow & Amay.

TAKAO-V↳ Swatow & Amoy.

TAKAO & KEELUNG,

BATAVIA MARU

Tuesday, 12th August Friday, 22nd August.

..... Sunday, 10th August.

For further puriculari plesso apply to-OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.

Tel. 25061...

'STEAMERS' MOVEMENTS

M. TAKEUCHI, Manager

CONSIGNEES' NOTICES

Consignees

to

"Destitutes are other than those in possession of:-

"Europeans Rs. 600 or £40. Natives Rs. 150 or $10, Failing these amounts, the emigrant must produce satisfac tory evidence of his employment."

Mistake?

The Davao Japanese are not in business very much, their inter- est being almost wholly devoted to agriculture. They bring in from Japan food and other neces- sities which are not procurable here, while on the other hand they consume large quantities of Philippine and American made goods.

Mt. McFle believes the present land. laws are sufficient guarantee The regulation in question is that the Japanese will never be a apparently an extract of an Im menace in Davao. Whatever the migration Ordinance passed by Japanese are doing at the present the Ceylon Government in 1920,

Enquiries made at the other time, they are apparently doing it

within the law, he states. Penang reveal that the new re- tion there which impressed Mr. shipping companies agents in.

One other feature of the situa- gulation did not exist elsewhere MeFie is the unfairness of the in Malaya..

One manager said, "I think present grading of abaca which, there is a mistake somewhere. he says, works against the pro- M.V. Although we book passages for ducer. Under the new rules abaca By cárge taka Ceylon we never demand any de- which formerly was classified as "E" grade now is rated as "F" subject to rent after August 19. The manager of the P. and Orade, so that the producer loses

Consignees of Cargo por s Agency said, "We have heard no- "Patagonier" are reminded to take

Mr. McFie bellever that the delivery of their goods which will be thing about this at all, and this is

present method of grading results subject to rent after August. 11. news to us. The C.P.S. RALS Empress of

Consignees of Cargo pers. Many leading Ceylonese and in a "fictitious" raising of the Canada left Vancouver for Hong "Benledi ars reminded to take Europeans are of the opinion that grades, because, buyers in the Kong, via Japan ports and Shang- delivery of thefe goods which will be it is quite absurd" and that an United States and England get hal, on August 7, and is due here bect to zent after August 11. Englishman returning Home, need thair, abaca according to the on August 27. She will sail for of Athens are reminded to take not be under any such obligation house grades of the big Manila ex- Manila at 5 p.m. on the same day delivery of their goods which will be

Maubject to rent after August 14, The C.P.S. R.M.S. Empress of Akin arrived at Shanghaɔn August 8 (Fr.) at noon loft

The E. & A. 8.5. Tanda loft Asia are reminded Manila for this port on August 4, p.m., with the outward Australian

Mails, and is due here on August 10 at about daylight.

delivery of their goods which will be posits." Ch

· Cons/gunes!\. of cargo

NEW SUBMARINES,

a full grade:

Dr. Muttucumaru, JP a one porters. Consequently, by fixing time President of the Ceylon As- very high standard locally, the sociation, said that it was big Manila exporters get the bene apparently a misinterpretation of it of a full grade, while the pro- the Immigration Ordinance. He ducer loses proportionatel Shangha on August 9 (Bat) at 9 H.MS. Medway and the sub had never heard of any person re Mr. McFle said that when he August Hong Kong marine flotilla. Osiris Otus, Os. turning to his own country be Merle, who recently suffered i left Davao his brother, Ralph (Mon) noons weld and Odis, Axe expected to ing subjected to such ridicule altroke of paralyalk was mprove

ust arrive here this afternoon, and will laws, which were nothing but a

be moored at No. 2 buoy

gross misinterpretation.

ingManila Bulletins

Bagdad: 4 cases. Rangoon: 2 cases, 1 death. Bangkok: 1 case.

Cholera

Madras: 1 death."

Chittagong: 3 cases, 1 death. Cebu: 5 cases, 4 deaths. Hoilo: 9 enses, 10 deaths. Bangkok: 1 case, I death, Fnom-Penh: 5 cases, 3 denths. Saigon: 2 cases.

Small-pox. Bombay: 6 cases, 5 deaths. Cochin: 2 cases, 1 death. Karachi: 2 eases, 2 deaths. Madras: 19 cases, 3' deaths, Negapatam: 2 cases, 1 death. Penang: 1 case.

Batavia: 1 case. 1 denth. Cerebro-Spinal Fever. Singapore: 1 case, 1 death. Shanghai: 2 deaths.

ARRIVALS OF SHIPS.

Anhalt,

Thursday, August, 7. German str., 4,047 tons, Capt. H. Klare, from Manila, Kowloon Wharf.-Melchers & Co.

Chian Lee, Chinese str., 1,850 tons,

Capt. K. Ishii, from Swatow, buoy No. R9.-Yee Tai Hong.

City of Athens, British str., 4,187

tons, Capt. H. Percival, from Singapore, Holt's Wharf.- Bank Line & Co. Malacca Maru, Japanese str., 3,211 tons, Capt. M. Sumi, from Singapore, Kowloon Wharf.- N.Y.K.

Friday, August 8. City of Madras, British str., 3.048 tons, Capt. E. J. Myles, from Keelung, buoy No. A2-Bank Line.

Haruna Maru, Japanese str., 6,311

tons, Capt. S. Imamoto, from Shanghai, buoy No. Al- Kanagawa Maru, Japanese str.,

9,669 tons, Capt. M. Minakami, from Singapore, buoy No. A3.— Kueichow, British str., 1,220 tons,

N.Y.K.

Capt. D. Williams, from Can- Lahn, German str., 5,300 tons, Capt. ton, buoy No, C35,--B. & S.

T. Mínssen, from Singapore, buoy No. A29--Melchers & Co.

Lycemoon, British str., 1,734 tons.

1

Capt. E. Holmes, from Hol- how, buoy No. 338.-Kwong Nam & Co. Nagato, Maru, Japanese str., 4,374 tona, Capt. H. Tanaka, from Sakito, Kowloon Wharf. N.Y.K.

Tean, British str., 1,551 tons, Capt. R. Allminson, from Swatow buoy No. B34.-B. & S.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 1930.

CANADIAN PACIFIC

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14 DAYS FROM CHINA A ND 9 DAYS FROM JAPAN TO CANADA AND USA. Hongkong tanghal Kobe Yokohama Vancouver

Leave

Leave! LOATS

Arrive Empress of Asia Aug. 20 Aug. 29 Aug. 26 Aug. 28 Sept. 6 Sept. 19 Empress of Canada Sept. 4 Sept. 7 Sept. 9 Sept. 11 Empress of Russia Sept 17 Sept. 20 Sept. 13 Sept. 25 Oct. 4 Empress of Japan Oct. 2 Oct. 5 Oct. 7 Oct. 9 Oct. 17 Empress of Asin" Oct. 15 Oct. 18 Oct. 21 Oct. 23 Now.. 1 Empress of Canada Oct. 30 Nov. 2 Nov. 4. Nov. 6 Nov. 14 Empress of Russia Nov. 12 Nov. 15 Nov. 18 Nov. 20 Nov. 29 Empress of Japan Nov. 27 Nov. 30 Dec. 2 Dec. 4 Dec. 12 Impress of AsiaTM Dec. 10 Dec. 13 Dec. 16 Dec. 18 Dec. 27 Empress of Canada Dec, 25 Dec. 28-Dec-30-Jan-1-Jan-9- Empress of Russia Jan. 7 Jan. 10 Jan. 13 Jan. 15 Jan. 24 Empreas of Japan Jan. 29 Feb. 1 Feb. 3 Feb. 5 Feb. 13 Empress of Asia* Feb. 25 Feb. 28 Mar. 3 Mar. S Mar. 14

[Call at Nagasaki the day after departure from Shanghal)

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S.S. TAI HING" (1,068 tons-Capt. Trott.]

AUGUST.

SUN. 10th WED. 20th FRI. 15th TUES. 28th

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

TUES 12th SAT. 23rd MON.. 18th THURS. 28th Regular Service of Fast, High Class River Steamers Having Good Accommodation for First Class Passengers. Electric 'Light and Fans In Staterooms and Saloon. The an. "Tai Hing" is fitted with Wireless. These vessels leave Hong Kong for Wuchow (via Samshu!, Shlu- hing, Takhing & Dosing) and retora to Hong Kong (via same Ports) every five days.

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