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LLOYD TRIESTINO

FORTNIGHTLY. PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT SERVICE FOR

BRINDISI, VENICE & TRIESTE

་

yia Singapore. Colombo, Bombay, Aden, Suez & Port Said Taking Cargo on through Bill of Lading

to Flume, Genos, All Italian, Adriatic, Levant Black Sea and Danube l'orts,

l'assengers to LONDON (Overland).

NEXT SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG

.S.S. "CRACOVIA"

M.V. "HILDA”

M.V. "COL DI LANA"

tia..

For Shanghai

For .Singapore' & Europe

& Japan

Nov. 9

Oct. 31

Nov. 8 Nov. 20 Dec.

9

⚫'assenger Steamer with Firat & Second Class Accommoda-

All dates are subject to alteration without notice, For Freight & Passages apply to:-

Queen's Building.

Tel. 28021.

THE CHINA MAIL:

Wee Shipping

THE THAMES TUG.

EXACTING WORK IN ALL WEATHERS.

Lying in the Pool last week, at- tracting many a sentimental glance from the two adjacent bridges, was a topsail schooner of the West Coun- try, where a multitude of good ships have been born, and men to work them, says the Morning Post in Year had passed muil week. Isince a rig like hers was seen London City, close to and the river treated her with affec. Room was hos- tionate deference.

than one pitably offered, at more busy wharf, and the tongues of such as served their time in sailing ships were unloosened.

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DODWELL & CO., LTD. Agent-

NY.IKLINE

As she lay there in the quiet of Sunday morning, a solitary tug came down the ebb in a hurry. The lusty drumming cf oil engines rose up clearly to these who stood on Tower Bridge; her siren gave out an impatient hoot that seemed faint ly derisive; and when a thousand horse-power, had gone by, the old schooner stirred in the wash and

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Intelligence.

SERVICE IMPROVED. |FÅR EAST SERVICE.

SIX DAYS' REDUCTION ON KERR CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

LINE TO INDIA

REPORTED.

In a letter recently received by By reducing the time between the Pacific Coast and Calcutta from 41 the general secretary of the Mer days to, 35 days, the Kerr Line le further improving its fast sercantile Marine Service Assòcia- to the Philippines, Straits tion from a member of that.or vice

effec-ganisation trading on the China Settlements and India, tive

the

with

of

sailing the motor-ship Silver-hazal in Octo-coust, some useful information is of This brings Rangoon and disclosed, says the Journal ber:

to Commerce. Calcutta both six days nearer the Pacific Coast, and is brought about by the elimination of Colombo as a port of call.

From time of time that society' has cautioned officers to weigh Rangoon will be reached In 31 carefully the pros and cons be days from San Francisco, and Cal-fore accepting berths in the Far cutta. in 36 days, whereas the time East, but the facts are now por-

trayed in a different light. to Manila and to Singapore will be 20 and 26 days respectively.

ARRIVALS OF SHIPS.

Quoting from the letter men- tioned, the member commenting on his first experience on a Singa- pore run, states that there was absolutely nothing to complain about, the accommodation, food and serving being of the very best and the ship was run in mail acr-

Sunday, October 19. Calcutta Mhru, Japanese str., 3,213 tons, Captain G. Kaneko, from -Singapore, Kowloon Wharf.vice style.

N.Y.K.

REDÍCED THROUGH TICKETS TO FUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARYING rolled her trucks uneasily. Thus Eumaeus, British str., 4,849 tons,

FROM £83 TO £120 ON SALE

SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honoluin.

TATSUTA MARU

ASAMA MARU SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghai & Japan Ports.

HIYO MARU

HIKAWĄ MARU

LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via

Singapore, Penang, Colombo,' Suez. SUWA MARU

FUSHIMI MARU

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Thursday, 30th October.

20th November. Thursday,

Wednesday, 22nd October. Wednesday. 3:4 December,

Saturday, 1st Nov. at-11 am. Saturday, 15th November,

21st October. 18th November.

27th October.

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & PortsS.

AKI MARU

KITANO MARU

†TOTTORI MARU

Tuesday,

Tucidays

BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.

.... Monday,

SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan. Honolula, Los Angelca,

Mexico & Panama.

BOKUYO MARU

Saturday, 20th November. SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Porta

25th November. WAKASA HARU

9th November.

NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama.

+ TSUYAMA MARU

Calle Baltimore & Havana.

Tuesday,

Sunday:

LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Stamboul (Constantinople). Genoa." Thursday, 13th November,

+ TOYOUKA MARU

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.

RANGOON MARU

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,

+ HAKODATE MARU

HAKUSAN-MARU

KAGA MARU

+ Cargo only.

Wednesday,

29th October.

F

Monday, Friday, Saturday,

27th October, 31st October.

1st November.

For further information apply to:-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

Telephone 30291.

0.

(Private exchange to all departmenta

S. K

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

To-day and Yesterday encountered in the Pool,

His next ship was a river steamer running between

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1930.

CANADIAN PACIFIC

Yokohama Yencourer

Love

Arrive

Nov. Nov. 14

Nov, 20, Nov. 29

Dec. 4 Dec. 12

Dec. 18 Dec. 27

QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC. 12 DAYS FROM CHINA AND 8 DAYS FROM JAPAN TO CANADA AND USA.

Hong Kong Chab. Kabu

LATA Empress of Canada Oct. 30 Nov. 2. Nov, 4 Nov. 15 Nov. 18 Empress of Russia Nov. 12

Nov. 30 Dec. 2 Empress of Japan Nov. 27 Empress of Åš¡à° Dec. 10 Dec. 13 Dec. 15

Jan. 9 Empress of Canada Dec. 25 Dee, 28 Dec. 30 Jan. 1

Jun. 15 Jan, 24 Empress of Russia Jan 7, Jan. 10. Jan. 13

Feb. 12 Feb. 20 5 Feb. 8 Feb. 10 Empress of Japan Feb.

Mar. 5 Mar. 14 Feb. 25 Feb. 28 Mar. 3 Empresa of Asia Empress of Canada Mar. 12 Mur, 15 Mar. 17 Mar. 19 Mar. 27 Empress of Russia Mar. 25 Mar. 28 Mar 31 Apr. 2 Apr. 11 Apr. 9 Apr. 17 Empress of Japan Apt. 1 Apr. Apr. 7

Apr. 25 May 4 Apr. 20 Apr. 23 Empress of Asia Apt. 17

May 17 May Empress of Canada May 2. May 5 May 7 Empress of Russia' May 13 May 18 May 21 May 23 June 1 2 June 4 June 6 June 14 Empress of Japan May 30 Jane

(Call at Nagasak! the day after departure from Shanghai)

HONG KONG MANILA SERVICE.

Leave

Arrive

Hong Kong

Manila

Emp. of Canada Oct. 23

Oct. 25

Emp. of Russia Nov, 4.

Nov. 6.

*Telephones: Passenger 20752 Freight.20042

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en route. Swatow and Hankow, coaling at WORLD'S GREATEST TRAVEL about a dozen ports The Chinese pilots are always nominally in charge, and conse- quently there is not much for the The food, again, could not be better, a good selec tion of dishes, properly cooked, well served, with an abundance of fresh fruit at every meal.

Captain B. N. Hodgson. from Shanghai, buoy No. AI.-B. &. S. Hupeh, British str., 1,205 tons,

Captain Jenkins, from Amoy,officers to do. Stonecutters,--B. & S. Maire, Dutch. str., 3,270 tons; Captain A. Y. D. Wal, from Sourabaya, buoy No. AS-J. C. J. L

The duties exclude any manual work.

The Thames tug, of a surety, understands the spirit of the time. It is always officiously active, put- ting itself at the head of most move. ments; it is never late for appoint-Le menis, but takes fortune at the flood; It does not hesitate to blow its own trumpet noisily and often; though spending its life in helping others. Lushan Maru, Japanese str., 1,507

tons, Captain R Nagayama, do all the cargo work, look after its services are given with ostenta

from Canton, buoy No. C46-the winches and cleaning of holds, tion; and it manages to look strenu-

N.Y.K.

etc. One drawback is the dan ous and efficient all the while,

tons.ger of piracy. Since the Govern- The quayside office of a tug com-Tehekam, Chinese str., 806

Capt. Lai Yu, from K. C. Wan.ment has withdrawn the military pany reminds one of the office of

C.M.S.N. Wharf-Ping On

guards Chinese or Indian guards a newspaper; there is the same

S.S. Co.

Have been employed, who, it is common striving after really force-

inferred, are susceptible to brib sense of rapid events in each, and a

ful prose.

Good Tugmasters.

In the little room I have in mind, where tugs constantly arrived on the doorstep and hails came in at

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from

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Compradores and coolies BRITISH WUCHOW · LINE

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Tjileboet, Dutch str... 3,635 tons,

Captain Adrianuse, Amoy, buoy No. AT.-J.C.J.L.

On the matter of pay, owing Toyo Maru, No. 1, Japariese str

1,903 tons, Capt., G. Nayakawa, to the practice of paying half from Chefoo, buoy No. C14-wages at 18. 8d. to the dollar and half at the current rate exchange, M.B.K.

the window, six telephones were dis-Wing Wo. Portuguese str., 495 a nominal £22 per month is real tons, Capt. 1. D. de Lemos; from ly worth about £218, and there is K. C. Wan, buoy No. BIT.We little prospect of improvement

for some time to come. Hop & Co...

posed round the walls, and as direc tions flow to the fringes of the feet, the mouthpieces hummed with rare and realistic English.

Good tugmasters, I was informed, who can handle 14,000 tens dead. weight artistically, and know where- abouts they are in London River by tasking the water over the side, are worth their weight in platinum. Since is alleged-the younger Thames generation is inclined to view aakance the responsibility of a tug command, and hesitates before the exigent, irregular life, here may be another adventurous calling open- ing to the youth of our Public Schools. Let aspirants begin at once to specialise in English.

tugmaster's Certainly the

The capricious moon that governs the tides, governs him, but the weather matters not at all and must be braved. Fog finds him groping up a river that has suddenly turned hostile by compass, dead reckoning, and the mulled familiar voices of the wharves: and the anow-storm not

only his blinds, but robs him of ears. In fog a born skipper can get a true bearing on a sound, but the blizzard throws noise about, ceals its direction, and uses it only for a trap.

LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP--Vis Singapore exacting work.

Colombo, Sue, and Pert Sald

AMUR MARU

LONDON MARU

Sunday: 0th November.

O DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Saigon. Singapure

Sunday, 14th December.

Thursday, 30th October.

Friday, 28th November.

Colombo, Durban & Cape Town.

SANTOS MARU.

RIO DE JANEIRO

9OMBAT-Via Singapore & Colomba

SHUNKO MABU (Calls at Karachi) Monday, 3rd November. HONOLULU MARU

Wednesday, 19th November.

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

ZIBAR & MOMBASA-Via Singapore & Colombo,

Wednesday, 6th November. PANAMA MARU

CALCUTTA Yla Singaporo, Penang & Rangoon.

HIMALAYA MARU

CELEBES MAKU

Saturday, 1st November. Tuesday, 18th November.

VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & ̈VANCOUVER,

AFRICA MARU (from Shanghai)... Thursday: 13th November. MELBOURNE-Vis Manila, Brisbane & Sydney.

MELBOURNE MARU

BAIPHONG-Via Hoikow & Pakbol

Thursday, 6th November,

NEW YORK-Vix Japan porta & Panama.

is

con-

Order Time” Yet of ordinary night duty the tugmaster thinks no more than you when driving home in the dark from a theatre. His string of six barges, carrying oil, grain, sugar

LOS ANGELES, PANAMA, NEW YORK, BOSTON, BALTIMORE, AND or explosives, goes rapidly sliding

PHILADELPHIA.

SANYO MARU

JAPAN PORTS.

NITTO MARU (via Keelung)

TACOMA MARU

BATAVIA MARU

KERLUNG is Swalow & Amoy..

TAKAO-Via Bwater & Amoy.

TAKAO & KEELUNG,

BATAVIA MARU

Saturday, 26th Octuber.

Friday, 24th October, Friday, 24th October. Monday, 10th November.

Monday, 10th November.

Further parienlar“ please mǝpl. 18-NAK A SININE,

T- 2PASY-

NEW SERVICE.

EXPRESS SHIPPING LINE FOR SWEDISH PORTS TO INDIA.

Swedish

started by, the

ompany in coopera Norwegian WORK WI

magCompany

managing director of

Eact Asiatic Company;

that this Scandinavian-Endian

will employ ten ships, some of which

TAKEUCHI Manager

under the bridges, though the Thames be as dim as a mine.

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Aki

Monday, October 20. Maru, Japanese str., 3,672 tons, Yoko. Capt. K. Harada, from hama viu. Nagasaki, Kowloon Wharf.-N.Y.K

Borneo, British str., 1,297 tons, Captain R. A. Prichard; from Keelung, buoy No. C49.-Shun

Cape Town Maru, Japanese str., 4,227 tons, Capt. M. Takeuchi, from Singapore, Dangerous An- chorage.-N.Y.K.

ANTWERP.

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HARBOUR DUES DOUBLED IN FIVE YEARS.

OCTOBER SAILINGS..

DEPARTURE HOURS:

Hong Kong 5.30 p.m. Wychow 2 p..

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

TUES.

21st

MON.

27th

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

You haven't been up the West River? Then let us tell you that you have in store one of the most inter- esting trips you can possibly take. The s.s. "Tal Ming" and "Tai Hing," after leaving Hong Kong, call' at Sam- shui, Shlubing, Takhing, Dosing and For information apply to- stop at Wachow. These steamers are admirably suited to this service and the Ave-days round you will enjoy trip immensely.

THURS. 23rd

WED.

KWONG WING

29. Connaught Road, West.

Phone 20893.

29th

Co.,

should have shipowners Since 1925-26 the harbour dues by have been increased several doubled.

Vessels loading or discharging The harbour dues levied from times, states the circular issued

of the River vessels entering the docks of Ant-by the Information Bureau of in the roads at Antwerp or along- werp have been increased to 3.50 the Baltic and International Mari-side the quay

The time Conference. They were at Schelde have to pay 2.10 frs: per Hellas, Norwegian str., 1,114 tons, fra. per net moorsom. ton.

Capt. J. Davidson, from Swa-previous charge was 3.00 frs. per that time 1.50 frs. per N.M.T., N.M.T. for each of the first 10 tow, buoy No. 820-Thoresen N.MIT. On the payment of these and have thus been more than voyages 1.40 frs. for each of the While it is reasonable subsequent 10 voyages and 0.98 dues the vessel can remain in the doubled.

Regu- & Co. Hong Peng, British str., 2,525 tons, docks for one month, after which to presume that expenses have frs. for further voyage.

Capt. H. G. Hay, from Singa-time a further charge of 0.15 frs. increased at the port during this lar liners engaged in passenger The dues period, partly due to the depre-traffie obtain a reduction of 25 pore,, buoy No. AS Ho Thong per N.M.T. is made.

have to be paid for each entry ciation of the Belgian currency, per cent. in the latter tariff on & Co, King Yuan, British str., 1,646 tons, into the docka, even if the vessel and partly due to extension of the certain conditiona, and pay the Captain J. D. Whyte, from shifts to the roads and returns port, it seems to require explana- rates of this tariff for entering

tion that the burden to be borne the docka. Swatow, buoy No. B12.-B. & 9. again. Shantung, British str., 1,668 tons,

Captain Booth, from Swatow, buoy No. B15.-B. & S. Talamba, British str., 8,844 tons, Captain Rowe, from Singapore, Kowloon Wharf.-M. M. & Co. Wai Shing, British str., 1,170 tons, "Capt. P. Jowitt, from. Chefoo,

buoy No. B13.-J. M. & Co. Yat Shing. British str., 1,424 tons, Captain C. Alexandre, from Swatow, West Point Wharf.- J. M. & Co.

CONSIGNEES' NOTICES

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LINE LTD

AGENTS FOR

ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S.S. CO., LTD.

SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION WITHOUT NOTICE.

UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT

8.8.

B.S. "CITY OF HEREFORD" London, Rotterdam & Hamburg S.S. "CITY OF ROUBAIX" .London, Rotterdam & Hamburg

When the small hours bring the

Consignees of cargo ex tide, and a single blue star burna up among the pin-points of red and Benmacdhal are reminded to take white along the quays, there, half delivery of their goods which will visible in the bloom, will be seen the be subject to rent after October tags, mysteriously assembled. The 22.

Consignees of cargo. ex m.v blue signal means that a lock is working and the dock about to dis-Tat Ping Yang" are reminded to charge that it is, as the phrase take delivery of their goods which goes, "Order Time," and the tugn will be subject to rent after Oc have come to the rendezvous to dis tober 28. MATER

Consignees of cargo ex 8.8. cover their charges.

"Ionic Star are reminded to take

The gates creep open, a glistening

will run a service to the two most eddy runs out, and Jestling Inside delivery of their, goods which will important Indian ports, while the other will cover all the principal the illumined rectangle of the lockhe subject to rent after October float the black shapes of heavily-

parts, of India. If sufficient cargo laden harges. The tuge come is obtained the service may be fur simultaneously to life and go in ther enlarged, v

The Swedish East Asiatic Com-search of their own, nosing, shep herding, edging the cùmbrous craft

pany has developed rapidly. At the into position, with the deftness of a end of the War, the company had

seven vessels with a total ton-sheep-dog among tow and is gone,

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WARSHIPS IN PORT

The following British warships

tons, whereas now it after an exhibition of navigating are in harbour to-day:

regating

skill that impresses even London

Let us therefore salute the tug. Captains the men with an uncan way, with chips: Worsh them the future, feer sure the daly accredited pilots on that

Tamar Basin,

Soraph-West wall dock

Magnolia-In dock. Tarantulang.

ForeignMen-of-War.

NEW YORK, BOSTON, & BALTIMORE

ALBO AGENTS FOR

ANDREW WEIR

ELLERMAN LINE

9th November. 9th December,

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE |

& CO.

HERVICES TO

BOSTON, NEW YORK, & BALTIMORE

MY. "TAYBANK”·

M.V. "TWEEDBANK”

MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA

SS. "TINHOW"

AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE

1st November,

4th December,

ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE

6th November.

Loading for Mauritius, Reunion, Delagoa Bay. Durban East London, Algoa Bay (Port Elisabeth),

Mossel Bay and Capetow

Through Bils of Irding lined to Beira, Quilmaine, bo Port Amelia, Mozambique, Chinde, Inhambane, Zanzibar, Mombasa, Kilindini, Port Nolloth, Luderits Bay, Walvis Bay and Madagascar

Por-freight or passage on any of the above lines apply to:

Telephone 37791.

THE BANK LINE, LTD.