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BRINDISI, VENICE & TRIESTE

via Bingapore, Colombo, Bombay, Aden, Suez & Port Said Taking Cargo on through. Bills of Lading

to Fume, Genoa, All Italian, Adriatic, Levant Black Sea and Danube Ports

Passengers to LONDON (Overland).

NEXT SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG

M.V. "COL DI LANA"

*S.S. "CRACOVIA"

S.S. MONCALIERI

*S.S. GANGE

For Shanghai

For

Singapore

& Japan

& Italy

.

Dec. 9

Nov. 20

Nov. 30

Jan &

Dec. 4.

Dec. 25

• Passenger Vessels with, First & Second Class Accommoda

tion, ching also at Bombay.

All dates are subject to alteration, nyt, mutire,

For Freight & Passages apply tri-

Tel. 28021.

Queen's Building.

DODWELL & CO. LTD. Agents

NYISLINE

NEW CUNARDERS.

CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT TO -

SHAREHOLDERS.

A statement has been addressed to the shareholders of the Cunard Steam Ship Company from Cunard Building, Liverpool, by Sir Percy It des. E. Bates, the chairman. cribes the policy of the company in proposing to contract for the

The announcement is in the fol- lowing terms:

THE

CHINA MAIL.

Shipping ~

Intelligence.

BRITISH LINER ON FLOATING DERRICK,

THE

E ROCKS.

Passengers and Crew Safely Brought Ashore

DUCHESS ON BOARD.

" LEVIATHANS" OF THE HARBOUR AT WORK.

In the ebb and flow of water. borne trade, many strange and unwieldy burdens come to the ves sel's side for bandling. There are products of every art and industry on the globe, a ceaseless stream of the raw and finished materials that make America dominant.

Lisbon, Yesterday. Five hundred and thirty-five two new vessels for the express people, namely, 153 passengers

In all the shipping trade there is service between Southampton, and 233 emigrants, and 149 mem- Cherbourg, and New York, and rebers of the crew, were brought no other vantage point where sc fers to insurance and dry-docking safely ashore from the liner clearly may be seen world commerce Highland Hope, which was bound at its most romantic and colourful, questions.

to Buenos Aires.as on the deck of the floating from London The Captain, who was the last derrick. These "Leviathans" of the As the next ordinary annual ashore, confirmed the report that Harbour are everywhere and at all times busy with their burdens; meeting of the company is no less every one was saved,

Stem in the Sen.

every tide brings fresh labours for than six months away, and as so

The passengers of the High-strength. And variety is their por much interest and discussion has been raised by the company's land Hope have been temporarily tion. Even the largest liner is proposals for the building and in-housed in a hospital in Pernichie, equipped to handle only a few tons; surance of a new steamer, I think Perfect order was kept aboard the really heavy and bulky lifta fall it well to anticipate the speech and one was killed, though a to the lot of the floating derrick. that I should ordinarily be mak-Spanish immigrant was seriously ing to the shareholders next April injured.

The Highland Hope is at pre- and explain now what are the economic factors behind our prosent lying on the rocks, her stern

in the sea. posals.

With what is called "The Blue Riband of the Atlantic," the

Nearly fifty auch vessels, of Merritt- Chapman and Scott ownership, aro constantly at work around New York Harbour and in adjacent waters. Their lifting capacity ranges from Safely Ashore.

35 tons to 360 tons overaide and a The 154 names on the passen-number have booms so long that Cunard Company to-day is but in-ger list of the Highland Hope in- they reach over the rails and even REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARYING directly concerned. If it can be clude Mary, Duchess of Hamilton. over the upper decks of the talless obtained it will be a valuable ad- The owners state: "All passen-ships; there is a derrick of appro- FROM £83 TO £120 ON SALE

vertising point, but its attain-gers and crew are safely ashore.' ment is merely incidental to a far-Reuter. bigger fact.

SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghat. Japan Ports & Honolulu.

CHICHIBU MARU

Thursday, Sunday,

11th December. 21st December.

TAIYO MARU SEATTLE, VICTORIA vin Shanghai & Japan Ports.

HIKAWA MARU

Wednesday, 3rd December. LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via

Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez. HAKOZAKI MARU

TERUKUNI MARU

RYDNEY & MELBOURNE vis Manlia & Ports.

Tuesday, ATSUTA MARU

Saturday, 29th Nov, at 7 a.m. Saturday, 13th December.

23rd December.

Thursday, 27th November. Thursday, 11th December.

ROMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.

† CALCUTTA MARU KAGA MARU

Mexico & Panama.

RAKUYO MARU

Monday,

22nd December.

SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) vin Singapore, Cape Town & Ports, hours required in port on each Wednesday, 17th December.

KAMAKURA MARU

NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama.

24th November. 11th December.

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

+ ASUKA MARU

+ TAKAOKA MARU

+ DAKAR MARU

† PENANG MARU

HAKODATE MARU

Monday, Thursday,

Friday,

Saturday,

Monday,

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.

12th December.

29th November.

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Ashore in Fog.

ARRIVALS OF SHIPS.

holsted

A score of marble blocks, weigh ing thirty-five tons apiece, rise out of the hold of an Italian ship; soon they will be decorating the walls of a New York office building, or of a great hotel in the West. Or into the hold an aeroplane may go, or perhaps an electrie locomotive or a huge printing press.

priate size within reach for overy job. Scated at his desk, day and night, the year's round, with a chart Rugby, Yesterday.

of the harbour before him, the com- For the first time in the his-

In dense fog some hours before pany's dispatcher can tell, within tory of naval architecture, it is a practical proposition to run a daybreak, the new 14,000 tons minutes, when he can have a derrick.

ship Highland at a given spot, ready for work. weekly service from Southamp, London motor

Much of the lifting, of course, is ton via Cherbourg to New York Hope, of the Nelson Line, went

can ashore on the rocks off the Por- routine; some of it is spectacular; with two steamers which pay. Hitherto, such a service has tuguese coast, 55 miles north of all of it interesting.

Lisbon. She was bound for the Not so long ago the trunk of a required three steamers.

The conditions which govern Argentine and carried 400 passen- giant Engilah oak was the construction of such a pair of rers, including 230 emigrants through the hatch of a British ship; steamers are speed and size. The and 150 crew. Wireless messages it doubtless had grown for a thou speed is dictated by the time were intercepted by several ves-sand years; but it is furniture by SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles, necessary to perform the journey scls, but while they were racing this time, converted by a New York at all seasons of the year and in to the scene, six of the ship's factory, and in its new fornt is being both directions, plus the con- lifeboats carrying all the passen- used and enjoyed in scores of "best siderations of the number of gers and some of the crew, were homes.

They were later sent away, side of the Atlantic. The size is taken in tow by fishing trawlers dictated by the necessity to and landed in Lisbon. No lives make money by providing Auf- were lost.-British Wireless Ser- ficlent saleable passenger accom- vice. modation to pay for the speed. In the opinion of its technical advisers, so far from attempting to construct steamers amply to compete with others size or speed, the Cunard Company is projecting a pair of steamers which, though they will be very large and fast, are in fact the smallest and slowest which can fulfil properly all the essential To go be economic conditions. yond these conditions would be extravagant; to fall below them would be incompetent, as the company would be simply leaving to others a direct invitation to compete with it on more econo- mic terms. Had the company been projecting costly ships with- out a real economic basis, it would never have dared to approach his Majesty's Government on matter of insurance, but in view of the facts described above it had no hesitation in so doing. The thanks of the company are due to the Government for the sympathetic reception of the pro- posals, as, lacking their agree ments, it would not have been possible to, proceed at the pre- sent time.'

SHANGHAI, KOŽE & YOKOHAMA

+ DURBAN MARU (Calls Keelung). Tuesday,

TANGO MARU (Calls Moji)

KAMO MARU

KATORI MARU

+ Cargo only.

Sunday, Tuesday, Sunday,

8th December.

25th November. 30th November. 2nd December. 14th December,

For further Information apply to:-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

Telephone 30291.

(Private exchange to a departments.

S 0.

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION,

LONDON.

HAMBURG. ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP VL Singapore Colombo, Suez and Port Said. " LONDON MARU

.... Sunday, 14th December.

RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Saigon, Binga-

pore, Colombo, Darban & Cape Town,

RIO DE JANEIRO MARU MONTEVIDEO MARU

BOMBAY-Via Singapore & Colombo.

. SUMATRA MARU

DURBAN, LOURENCO MARQUES,

Friday, 28th November.

Tuesday, 30th December.

Thursday, 4th December, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZAN- ZIBAR & MOMBASA—Via Singapore & Colomba. CANADA MARU

Saturday, 6th December.

... Tuesday. 2nd December..

CALCUTTA Via Singapore: Penang & Bangoon.

TACOMA MARU ........ VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER.

ARABIA MARU (from Shanghal). Monday, 15th December. MELBOURNE--Via Manilla, Brisbane & Sydney.

Saturday, 8th December. *SYDNEY MARU

(Calls at Wellington & Auckland,> UAIPHONG-Vis Holbow & Pikhol

NEW YORK-Via Japan porta. & Panama.

HOKUROKU. MARU

Saturday, 6th Decorber.

LOS ANGELES, PANAMA. NEW YORK, BUSTON, BALTIMORE,

PHILADELPHIA.

JAPAN PORTS..

BURMA MARU SEATTLE MARU

Takas & Keelung via Amoy.) KEELUNG--Vix Switor & Amoy: “

CANTON MABU TAKAO-VI Swatow & Amoy.

For further particulars please apply

Tel. 28061.

WARSHIPS IN PORT

The following. British warships are in harbour to-day Berwick West, wall Bruce la dock

H.MT. Lancashire North art. Kent-In Taikoo, Dock, MarazionNo. 10 buoy, Medwa No. 2 buoy

Sunday, 23rd November. Tuesday 9th December.

the

Even before the War a serious problem existed with regard to insurance of the largest class of steamer, and it was only the out- break of hostilities in August, 1914, that cancelled a mutual in- surance scheme which had been entered into by the Cunard Com- pany and some of its competitors. foreign as well as British. After all these ships are, and always AND will be, relatively few in num

,ber, and it is not to be wondered at if the Marino Insurance Market should find itself unable to deal with these specialities. At the arme time, I would like to express the hope that when the time does come to place the in surance on this ship, the expan sion of the ordinary Marine In- Burance Market may render the Government agreement reduz- dant

Sunday, 23rd November, Noon. PAPERIEN to-OSAKA HIJOSEN KAISHA.

M. TAKEUCH! Manager

STEAMERS" MOVEMENTS

The present position is that the matter of dry-docking at South- The O.P.S. R.M.B Empress or ampton has still to be settled Japan, Capt. S. Robinson, C.B.E. with the Southern Railway, and RN.R (from Manila), is due here negotiations with the builders are actively proceeding with a

at 8 am. on November 24 (Mon- viaw to settling the terms of the day), and will anchor at Kowloon contract and so far as is possible Bay, bəriking at Pier No. 6, Kow: the final price of the first steamer. loon Whart, at 11 am the same day. She will leave here for Vic toria and Vancouver, B.C., vin Shanghal Nagasaki, Kobe and team on November connecting

CONSIGNEES' NOTICES

Consignees of Cargo ex 9.5. City of Shanghal are reminded to take delivery of their goods which will

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Tuesday, November 18.. Albion Star, British str., 4,908 tons, Captala C. W. Phillips, from Singapore, Kowloon Wharf Dodwell & Co.

Deli

Maru, Japanese str., 1,283 tons, Captain Y. Sanada, from Canton, O.S.K. Pler.-0.5.K. Tantalus, British str., 4,782 tons, Capt. Dodds, from Shanghai, buoy No. A2--B. & S. Tjikampek, Dutch str., 4,001 tons,

Capt. J. C. G. de Graaff, from Manila, buoy No. A6.-J.C.J.L Wednesday, November 19.- Canton, French str., 976 tons, Capt. F. Morvan, from Haiphong, buoy No. B17.-M.M. Canton Maru, Japanese atr., 2,820 tons, Capt. Y. Imasaki, from Swatow, 0.5.K. Wharf- 0.3.K.

Chak Sang, British str., 1,470 tons, from Captain J. McAnish, Swatow, West Point Wharf J. M. &. Co.

Emp. of Japan, British str. 26,038 tons, Capt. S. Robinson, C.B.E.

R.D., R.N.R... from Vancouver, Kowloon Wharf.-C.P.S. Haining, British str., 882 tons. Capt. A. H. Stewart, from Swa- tow, Douglas Wharf.-Douglas & Co. Hydrangea, British str., 561 tons, Captalu P. W. Grierson, from Swatow, Chiu On Wharf-- Chiu On & Cop King Yuan, British str., 1,546 tons, Capt. J. D. Whyte, from Can ton, buoy No. 384.-B. &.. Kitano Maru, Japanese atr., 4,928

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tons, Capt. M. Nakamura, from Yokohama via, Nagasaki, Kow- loon WharfWYER Lancashire, British'dir., 5,889 tons,

Capt. C. A. Harris, from Sin- "gapore, Navy Yard-B. & S., Luchow, British str., 1,221 tons,

Captain W. T. Paul, from Can- ton, buoy No. C14.-B. & S. solvikon, Norwegian str., 1,435. tone, Capt. N. Norvalls, from Singapore via Holhow, baoy No. C18 Wallem & Co. Soochaw, British str. 1,394, tons.

tow, buoy, No B18-B & 5. Capt. P. J. Green, from Swa- Trocas, British atr, 4,277 tons,

Capt. J. H. G. Grant, from Balikpapan, North Point Wharf A.P.C

Van Heutaz, Dutch str. 2,749. tong, Capt J., Groothoff. from Swato buoy - Walshing,

170 tons, Hudson, from

Capt Canto

Japanese str%

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1930.-

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Railroad, Sleeping Car and Atlantic Steamship reservations made at any Canadian Pacific

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Through Tickets issued.

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When they pais the Shiuhing Gorge, the American travellers say "Well, we guess this beats

the Hudson River,

NOVEMBER EAILINGS.

DEPARTURE HOURS:

Hong Kong 0.30 p.m. Wuchow 2 p.m. RS. TAI HING" [1,088 tons-Capt. Trott] NOVEMBER.

MON.

241b

FRL

SUN.

30th

29 TAI MING" our show place." Continental visitors (649 tons Capt. W. H. Lawton.] remark that it reminds them of the Whilst "Rhino" and Switzerland.” British tourists declare "Surely, the Lake district or the Scottish moors, For information apply to- but with a little less vegetation." Now why Lot take a five-days' round trip and see for yourself, you only $40.

It costs

The safe handling of heavy weights is a fascinating feat of engineering, requiring the greatest of technical skill and experience and the costliest of modern equipment. A huge steam locomotive, its 90 tons of weight are poised securely above the docks of a freighter which

1 might be sent to the bottom should keel as she lay on the deck of a、 the wire slings slip. Yet a modern freighter, she was raised in the air derrick beat, readily lifts the loco and set down as tenderly as if she

had been a,crate of eggs. motive and sets it down, light as a feather bed, in the waiting chocks on deck.

NOVEMBER.

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KWONG WING

29, Connaught Road, West, Phone 20893.

Besides the constant demands of

hoisting and heavy lighterage, every year, almost every week sees some new development along the 771 miles Nor are all the lifts that stir of the Port of New York sboruline. Imagination confined to Inanimate The business of this port grows But it must not be thought that things. We may ship hydroelectric amazingly; its waterborné tonnage all the interesting jobs of lifting machinery to India to light the has grown nearly two-thirds since are made so by great weight; quite streets of her ancient cities, but she 1918; its net value in 1926 was frequently it is the precision and in turn sends us an occasional ele- $14,750,000. Ten thousand ocean- delicate handling required that make phant, sad and disconsolate as be going vessels a year ply its waters, the work notable. For example, swings a hundred feet in the air, besides the normal harbour and Bridges are there is another picture here which with the Hudson River, several cosatwise shipping. shows a beautifully proportioned fathoms deep, beneath him. And being built which need the heavy Dutch type yacht, built in Antwerp there have been tigers, and leopards, derrick, ships tower higher above- for a wealthy American. Its trim and zebras, and sea liens. Even a their docks and the bulk and weight hull is light and shell-like. Yet, giraffe or so has tried with his neck of pieces to be handled constantly with thin steel cables run under the to outstretch the boom of a derrick. Increase...

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