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Passengers to LONDON (Overland).
NEXT SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG
S.S. "CARIGNANO"
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VENEZIA-L"
M.V. "HILDA"
*S.S. "TEVERE"
For Shanghai
& Japan
Oct- 1 Oct. 7
For Bingapore & Europe Sept. 9 Oct. 8 Nov. 8 Oct. 18
Passenger Steamer with First & Second Class Accommoda.
tion due in Italy on the 14th November.
All dates are subject to alteration without notice.
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SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
ASAMA MARU
TAIYO MARU
Thursday, 18th September. Sunday, 28th September. SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghai & Japan Ports.
HIKAWA MARU
Wednesday, 24th September. LONDON, MARSEILLES. ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via
SHIP FUMIGATION.
INTERNATIONAL 'SANITARY
CONVENTION..
Sanitary The International Covention, which was signed in Paris' in 1926, has by now been ratified by a number of countries, and adopted in practice by others. As far as shipping is concerned the most important point is the
of introduction
compulsory periodical fumigation. The time to elapse between each fumigation has been fixed arbitrarily at six months.
ficate showing that the vessel has been fumigated some time during the preceding six months, fumi gation, or deratisation as it is call. ed in the convention, will be ordered.
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Intelligence.
METEOROLOGY.
CO-OPERATION OF SHIPOWNERS
AND MASTERS.
| PRESIDENT MADISON
PROMINENT PASSENGERS ON BOARD.
Captains and officers who wish to co-operate regularly with the Meteorological Office should apply The following passengers are by letter to the Director, Meteoro on board the sa. President, Madl-
Office, Air
Ministry son, which arrived in Hong Kong logical
Kingsway, London, W.C.2, or in yesterday: person to the Marine Superinten- dent at the same address, saya the September issue of the Marine, Ohserver.
The names of vessels regularly observing for the Meterological Office, London, together with their commanding and observing officers, are given monthly in Marine Observer,
The captains and officers of re- gular observing ships constitute the Corps of Voluntary Marine
Mr. Leo Kraemer, touring the Far East on a pleasure trip.
Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Lafferty, on his way to Saigon to take charge of the Standard Oil of New York offices there
Mr. A. D. Williams, Director of Public Works, Manila, on his way to San Francisco.
Mrs. G. Schwartz, wife of one of the officials of the Pacific Com- mercial Co.
Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Lax, Assist-
Mr. Carl Hess, real estate
Mr. Vincente Fragrante, con- nected with the Bureau of Public! Works, Manila.
Mr. Harry McMahon, sales manager for the Lanston Bono- type Machine Co., en route to Honolulu.
WATER LEVELS.
ON WEST, NORTH AND EAST RIVERS.
On arrival at a port in a country where the requirements of the convention apply, the vessel wil! be inspected by the competent local sanitary atuhority. If the captain cannot produce a certi-Observers. For certain branches ant Manager of the fanfla Branch of this work tested instruments of the Simmons Co., en route to are lent to the captain of British San Francisco. ships registered at ports in Great Britain, A certain number of re-operator from Manila. gular observing ships are detailed as "selected ships" for the pur- This operation is usually car-pose of the world-wide scheme of ried out by a private concern, routine ships' wireless weather sometimes with monopoly on such telegraphy reporting. Only ships REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARYING services: The charges are sup-registered at ports in Great Bri-
posed to FROM £83 TO £120 ON SALE
be reasonable, and tain will, in future, be included in should cover no more than the the Meteorological Office, London, Marine observers cost of the chemical substances "Fleet List." used plus a suitable profit to the are asked to send in their meteorg- It is expressly logical log through the appro- firm or concern. provided in the convention that printe port meteorological office or the signatory States are not per-agent (accompanied by Form 138 mitted to make any profit out of in the case of "selected ships") at intervals of not more than six sanitary services.
Fumigation completed, the months.
The meteorological re- vessel is again inspected by the cord from 911 (accompanied by sanitary authority, and if every form 138 in the case of "selected thing satisfactory, a certificate ships") should be posted direct orderatiation is issued contain to the Meteorological Office, Lon ing certain prescribed details of don, at the end of each voyage. the fumigation and the results When sending in the meteoro- logical log or record, regular ob obtained.
serving ships will render great assistance if they will notify the 30th September.authority establishes that the rat port meteorological officer SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports, population is kept down at agent of their requirements. TheShluhing, 41 feet; Tsingyuen,
minimum, then the vessel is en-port meteorological officers and titled to the issue of an exemp agents inspect official instruments tion from deratisation certificate, at regular intervals, replacing which means that no fumigation those which are defective. need be undertaken for the time, namely six months, for which the certificate is valid, unless a new inspection before the expiry of the certificate proves that the vessel has become rat infested The sanitary authority makes a nominal charge for, the Inspection of the vessel and the issue of the certificate.
Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suèż.. KASHIMA MARU
YASUKUNI MARU
Saturday, 20th Sept. at 11 a.m. Saturday,
4th October.
ATSUTA MARU
AKI MARU
BYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Porta.
Tuesday,
Tuesday,
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
KAGA MARU
Thursday, Saturday,
23rd September 21st October/
11th September. 27th September,
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angelce,
Tuesday,
MALACCA MARU
Mexico & Panama.
JEIYO MARU
HAKATA MARU
Friday,
NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama.'
† TAKETOYO MARU
TOBA, MARU
Sunday, Monday,
17th October.
21st September.
8th October,
CALCUTTA via Singapore. Penang & Kangoon.
TMORIOKA MARU
Monday, Morday,
Saturday, 13th September.
15th September. 29th September.
LIVERPOOL via Port Sald, Stamboul (Constantinople), Genoa.
LYONS MARU
+ TOKUSHIMA MARU
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
SIBERIA MARU
AKI MARU (Nagasaki direct)
FUSHIMI MARU
Cargo only.
Wednesday. 10th September. Wednesday, 17th September. ...Saturday, 20th September.
For farther information apply to:-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
Telephone 30291.
(Private exchange to all denartments.)
Should the vessel be in such condition that the sanitary
or
Where ships' instruments are. found by comparison to be reliable. they may be used for the work A reliable of "selected ships." mercurial barometer is essential as part of the equipment of a "selected ship."
A copy of the Marine Observer is sent monthly to the captain of every observing ship for the in- formation and guidance of the Two Points of Interest.
officers doing this work. He is Since the signing of the conven- also supplied with the Marine tion two points of interest to ship. Observer's Handbook and such ping have come up for considera- charts and atlases as are consider. tion by the Permanent Comed necessary as meteorological mittee on Public sitting in Paris, equipment for the work of a re- states the Baltic and International gular observing ship in a parti Maritime Conference, in their in-cular trade. Returns made by re- formation bureau circular. It gular observing ships are acknow has been laid down that the signaledged monthly in the Marine tories to the convention are not Observer, and a list or those com- HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM '& ANTWERP—Via Singapore entitled to demand that deratisamanders and officers who have
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BAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION,
LONDON,
Colombo, Suez and Port Said.
AMAZON. MARU ALASKA MARU ..........
RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES--Via Saigon, Singapore
Colombo, Durban & Cape Town, BUENOS AIRES, MARU „BOMDAY——VIR 'Singapore & Colombo.
HAMBURG MARU
Thursday, 11th September. Friday, 10th Octobre,
..... Friday, 3rd October.
Friday, 19th September.
Sunday, 28th September.
DURBAN, LOURENCO MARQUES, BEIRĂ, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZAN-
ZIBAR & MOMBASA-VI, Singapore & Colombo.. CHICAGO MARU
CALCUTTA-Via Singapore, Penang à Rangoon, ....
MADRAS MARU
...Thursday, 18th September. VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER, - MELBOURNE--Vin Manila, Brisbane & Sydney.
BRISBANE MARU
HAIPHONG Vla Hothow & Pikhol
Monday, 6th October.
NEW YORK--Via Japan ports & PanamIA.
SANYO MARU
SAPAN PORTS.
AMUR MARU
SHUNKO MARU...
KBHLUNG La Swatow & Amoy.
TAKKO-Via Switow & ASOY.
TAKAO & KEELUNG.
Tel. 28063.
SOURABAYA MARU
Saturday, 28th October.
Saturday, 18th September. -Sunday, 21st-September.
Wednesday, 10th September
For further periculata plosao apply to--OSAKA BROBEN KAISHA
ARRIVALS OF SHIPS.
Sunday, September 7. Kaying. British str., 1,572 tone, Capt. J. D. Fraser, from Bwa- tow, buoy No. B84.-B. & B. Kut Sang, British str., 8,648 tona, Capt. V. McC. Liddell, from Kobe and Amoy, Kowloon Wharf J. M. & Co.
Lim Chow, Fronch str 1,591 tous, Capt. P. B. Morganti, from Holhow, buoy No. C41-Sing Kee & Co.
Teacor, British str., 6,761 tous, Capt. D. L. C. Evans, from Singapore,
Hotel's Wharf, B. & S Tilsarpen, Dutch, str. 4,394 táné,
Capt. T. P. Schattenburg, from Amoy budy No. A4J.C.J. Fuel Sang, British Ara 1,983 tons,
Capt JW Pettigrew,
M. TAKEUCHI Manager,
The following table, isaued by the Kwangtung River Conservancy Commission, shows in English feet the water levels on the West River, North River and East River, on the dates named:
Sept. 4 Sept. 5
10.5
Shluhing Tsingyuen .... Samshui Sheklung..... 17
6.2
7.5
5.2
5,2
3.4
The highest levels on record ars:}
29.2 feet; Samshul, 273 feet; Sheklung 15.5 fest.
The lowest level on record at Samahul is minus 5 feet and at Sheklung minus 2.7 feet.
WARSHIPS IN PORT.
The following British warships are in harbour to-day:-
Serapis In dock. Sepoy-North arm. Seraph-In dock, Tamar-Basin Moth-In dock.
Foreign. Adamaster Portuguese cruiser.
STEAMERS' MOVEMENTS
The Ben Line as. Bennevis from Leith, Middlesbro': London and Straits left Singapore for this port on September 7, and is due to arrive here on September 12:
The CP.S. R.M.S, Empress of Canada arrived at Kobe on Sep- tion or exemption from deratisa performed especially fine work is tember. 9 (Tues.) at 7.30 a.m., laft tion certificates shall bear visa of published yestly in the Marine Kobe on September 9 (Tues.) at their Consulat the port where Observer and excellent awards are 4 p.m., and is due at Yokohama fumigation takes place. Second- made to them. The work done on September 10 (Wed.) at 6 pm. ly, it has been decided that new by regular Observing, ships in She leaves Yokohama on Septem vessels shall procure a deratisa-making written returns, and by ber 11 (Thurs.) at 8p.m. tion or exemption from deratisa- "selected ships" in broadcasting tion certificate before commencing routine information by W/T, to- ito trade.
gether with "weather shipping" Other difficulties have arisen in bulletins broadcast from the shore. regard to the interpretation and conforming with the recommenda- practical working of the conven- tions of the International Conven- tion. Certificates issued have not tion of Safety of Life at Sea, been respected in other countries, 1929, provide the necessary in- and the cost debited to the formation for the use of all ship- vessel has been excessive. The ping. Thus, by shipowners en- maximum time allowed accordingcouraging the specialist work in to the convention for fumigating those of their ships whose names a vessel is 24 hours, but this is too appear in the Maxine Observer, long, as fumigation is usually this voluntary work under the completed in shorter time. supervision of the meteorological
At the annual general meeting office provides a service to all of the Baltic and International shipping at minimum cost to the Maritime Conference, recently national funds. held in Copenhagen a resolution
Shipowners are asked to facil
was passed to the effect that steps tate the forwarding of postal should be taken to investigate matter from the Air Ministry ad- whether the regulations issued by dressed to the captains of their the various countries were in ac ships. cordance with the provisions of It was further Singapore, Kowloon Wharf-the convention. J. M. & Co. N
recommended that a uniform com-
Documents Condemned. “
CONSIGNEES, NOTICES.
Monday, September 8, pulsory form of certificate should Consignass of cargo axis. "City" Hakata Maru, Japanese str. 8,752 be adopted by all the countries of Moblie" are reminded to take tons, Capt. R. Kamokawa, from concerned, and that the cost of delivery of their goods which will be Consignees of cargo ex 4.5. Singapore, buoy No. A24 and time used in fumigating, the subject to rent after September 10.
vessel should be made sa reason- "Susvier" are reminded to.. tako Lossiabank, British str. 8,437 tons, able, and nearly uniform as pose delivery of their goods which will be
subject to rent after September 12. Capt. W Smith, from Manila,alble. Lalchikek-Bank Line,AND
siderable income for the Consular, Lushan Maru, Japanese str., 1.607 At the same time, it was urged service of certain countries,
tona, Capt R. Nagayama, from that the abolition of bills of health, As an illustration of the high Swatow, buoy No. B88 should be proceeded with Cercost incurred under the heading ANYKAM
tain negotiations have been pend of sanitary charges, it may be of Pres. Pierce, American str. 8,898 ing for some time between various interest to mention the case of tons, Capt. Nelson, from Shang- countries concerning this quesa vessel trading to South America hal, Kowloon Wharf-AML. tion. The International Sanitary as a combined cargo and passen- Linen, Britisn'etr., 1,866 tons; Capt. Convention Condemns these docu-ger vessel. In altogether nine ....... J. B. Bruce, from Canton, buoy menta as not required for rea- ports a total of añout $100 was No, B12, B. & 8. sons of public health, but there is incurred for sanitary inspection," Tjipanna, Dutch str., 2,776 tons, the practical obstacle in the way bills of health and legalisation of Capt. P. J Van Nuys, from of their abolition that the issue such documents: - The wo last Sandakan, buny No. A28.— and vising of bills of health is a tema amounted to more than half
regular and by no means Incon- the total
J.C.J
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1930.
CANADIAN PACIFIC
QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC
14 DAYS FROM CHINA AND 9 DAYS FROM JAPAN
... TO CANADA AND US.A.
Bbangka Kobr Jess Korg
Yokohama. Tazobever Iosra
LOSTO Leare
Active Larry Empress of Japan Oct. 3 Oct. 5. Oct. 7 Oct. 9 Oct. 17 Empresa of Asia” Oct. 15 Oct. 18 Oct. 21 Oct. 23 Nov. 1 Empress of Canada Oct 30 Nov. 2 Nov. 4 Nov. 6 Nov. 14 Empress of Russia Nor, 12 Nov. 15 Nov. 18 Nov. 20 Nov, 29 Empress of Japan Nov. 27 Noy. 30 Dec. 2 Dec. 4 Dec. 12 Empress of Asia
Dec. 10 Dec. 13 Dec. 16 Dec. 18 Dec. 27 1 Jan. 9 Empress of Canada Dec. 25 Dec. 23 Dec. 30 Jan. Empress of Russia Jan. 7 Jan. 10 Jan. 13 Jan. 15 Jan. 24 Empress of Japan Jan. 29 Feb. Feb. 3 Feb, 6 Feb 13 Empress of Asia* Feb. 23 Feb. 28 Mar. 3 Mar. 5 Mar. 14 Empress of Canada Mgr. 12 Mar. 15 Mar. 17 Mar. 19 Mar, 27 Empress of Russia Mar. 23 Mar. 28 Mar. 31 Apr. 2 Apr. 11
3- Apr. Empress of Japan Apr.
7 Apr. 9 Apr. 11 Apr. 19 Empress of Asia Apr. 17 Apr. 20 Apr. 23 Apr. 25 May 4 Empress of Canada May 2 May 5 May 7 May 9 May 17
*(Call at Nagasaki the day after departure from Shanghai)
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Emp. of Japan Sept. 24
Sept. 26
Oct.
Emp. of Asla Oct., 7
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· MON.
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