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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1930.

P. & O.-British India Apcar and

Eastern & Australian Lines

(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND), MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.

TAKING CARGO FOR

STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, AND RED SEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE, &c.

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under Contract with H.M. Government.).

9.5.

From Tons. Hong Kong

Ahout

RAWALPINDI

*ALIPORE

*KALYAN

1030 *KARMALA -9,128 22nd Nov,

Noon 16,019 Oth 6,273 9th 9,144 20th

Doc. Dec.

Dec.

•LAHORE

5,304 27th

Dec.

RANCHI *JEYPORE

1931. 16,850 3rd Jan. 5,318 10th Jan.

8,986 17th

Jan.

Jan.

KASHMIR

COMURIN

Destination.

+

Marseilles, London, Hull, Hamburg,

Rotterdam & Antwerp. Bombay, Marseilles, & London. Straits, Colombo & Bombay, Marseilles, London, Hull, Rotterdam Marseilles, London, Kull, Hamburg,

& Antwerp.

Rotterdam & Antwerp.

Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles, London, Hull, Hamburg,

Rotterdam & Antwerp.

Marseilles, London, Hall, Rotterdam

& Antwerp. Bombay, Marseilles & London.

15,132 31st

*Carro only. Calls Casablanca.

Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Forts by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.

TALMA

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

TAKADA SIRDHANA TILAWA TALAMBA TALMA

1930

10,000 29th Nov.

6,310

3rd Dec. 7,745 25th Dec. 10.006 20th Dec. 8,018 19th Jan. 20,000

3rd Feb.

Singaporo, Penang & Calcutta Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta, Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.

B.I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd class passengers. All steamers are fitted with wireless and carry a qualified surgeon.

THE CHINA MAIL.

JAPAN'S SHIPPING

SUBSIDY.

Ship-building Capacity To Be Reduced.

HONG KONG AND MACAO LINE in Good Speed

S.S. CHUEN CHOW

Daly Sailing from Hong Kong at 2.00 p.m. Sailing from Macao at 7.50 a.. Sundays excepted.

Freight and Passage apply :-

CHUEN ON STEAM BOAT CO., LTD.

241, Des Voeux Hoad C.

Tel. 26061.

The total deadweight tonnage of Japanese tramp steamers of over 2,000 deadweight tons was, according to the records of the Kobe Shipping Association, 9,489,632 tons in July, 1929, of which, only 26,446 tons were laid up. Since that date, writes Mr. G. B. Sansom; C.M.G., Commer- cil Counsellor to the British Central Government in 1928-29 class, 64 third-class, and 60 fourth- Embassy, Tokyo, in a report to was 6,838,639 yen and in 1929-30 class, a total of 775 passengers, and the Department of Overseas 7,361,000 yen. Theother amounts the crew numbering 344 there will Trade on economic conditions in are practically the same as for the be 1,119 persons on board the ship. The total number of cabins first Japan, dated June, 1930, the pro- last two years. portion of tramp tonnage laid up shown by the following is figures:

Total 1929. tonnage. Laid up. August-

November 3,461,581 26,446 December 3,461,584 62,674

1930. January 3,461,584 70,413 February 3,461,584 110,435

March April

In the appreciation of the gen-class and first or second-first is 197, eral economic situation in Japan, Including cabins de luxe; second and considerable prominence is given second or third-class cabins number to the action of the new Japanese | 116, third-class 23, and fourtb-class are 79 bath- Ministry in raising the gold em- 9. Further, there

rooms. bargo in January, 1930. The re

On board there is a music hall, port discusses the effect on trade conditions resulting directly from smoking saloon, dinning saloon. the action and from the efforts of children's the Government in preparation for the removal and subsequent thereto in the form of reduction of Government expenditure and limitation of imports..

room, and a verandah. Moreover, for the first-class passen- gers there is a ladies' hair-dressing saloon, a shop and a gymnasium. There is also a swimming bath.

The accommodation, third-class, consists of a dining saloon and

There smoking room.

is also a printing office on board.

For the safety of the passengers comprehensive precautions have been taken. The ship has been divided into 10 watertight compartments. and is equipped with 10 lifeboats.

She is propelled by two screwe, each driven by a Schedule-Sulzer Diesel motor of 7,000 b.h.p., giving the ship a speed of about 18 knots. These motors and other machinery were installed by Werkspoor, of Amsterdam.

3,461,584 109,945 3,446,256 72,315 The results of the London Naval

Unfavourable Conditions, Conference of 1930 are also ex-

Apart from the influence attri- pected to lead to reduced activity. in Japanese ship-yards (con.butable to the above action, main tinues the report) many of which Japanese exports have encounter- depend a good deal on orders ed unfavourable conditions in placed by the naval authorities. their chief markets. Over 80 per It is generally recognised that cent. of Japan's exports go to the Japan's ship-building capacity is United States and Asiatic coun- for the present too large, and tries. The financial crisis in the various measures to reduce it are former, the disturbed conditions being discussed, including reduc in China, and tariff increases in tion of the number of shipyards, India have resulted in a general

depression, amalgamation, the writing off by trade

particularly banks of loans made to ship marked in the opening months of builders, an embargo on the im- this year. The economic situation portation of old vessels, the mahu- is, therefore, discouraging, al facture in the ship-yards of ma- though this cannot be ascribed to chinery for other industries, and any fundamental weakness in the even the manufacture of motor-financial and industrial organisa- Under the section relating to exports, considerable information ed by and built under the supervision is given as to the conditions pre-of the technical department of the valling in Japanese industries, Stoomvaart Maatschappij "Neder and particularly as regards silk land."

The vessel was to make hor and cotton. These reports re- count the measures taken to assist maiden voyage to the Dutch East the industres in the difficulties Indies, in the. difficulties encountered. Output restriction is still gener- ally prevalent.

cars.

Loans of Little Help... In May, 1980, the Government authorised the Industrial Bank of Japan to make loans, up to a total of 5,000,000 yen to shipowners contracting for cargo vessels of not less than 5,000 gross tons and 14 knots speed, at the rate of 4% per cent. per annurn, the Govern ment to pay to the bank sufficient to make up the interest to 6 per cent. per annum; but it is now obvious that this measure will be

tion.

The trade, with Great Britain represents a comparatively small

The complete electrical Installa

was supplied by N. V. tion

der Poll and Cola Groeneveld van

Fabriek, of Electrotechnische

Amsterdam.

The ship and engines, were design-

HONG KONG TIDE

The tide-table given below has been

of little help to the ship-building | percentage of Japan's total traite, obtained by aid of the Tide-predict-

The times of high and low-water

to coincide with the times of slack-water and

and shows a decrease in 1929 asing Machine, which includes 40 com industry.

Government subsidies to Japan- compared with 1928. This in part ponanta for the better prediction of ese shipping-lines sanctioned for due to the change in the character thes, from the result of the analysis tidal observations, taken at the financial year 1930-31 are as of Japan's import trade in which of the

the Kowloon tidal observatory under follows:-By the Central Govern- raw materials or semi-finished pro

the direction of Dr. Dobesck during ment, 10,204,783 yen; Korcan ducts are increasing to the detrithe years 1887, 1888 and 1889.

The times and heights are given Government, 925,000 yen; For-ment of manufactured goods. The mosan. Government, 1,675,624 section "importa" deals in detail for Kowloon; but they may be used yen; Japanese Saghalien Adminis- with the position in a number of for the Vistoria Naval Yard and

small. tration, 381,120 yen; Kwantung the chief imported products in Aberdeen, the differences being very EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South). Leased Territory Administration, which Great Britain is consider

36,300 yen; South Seas Mandated ably interested, including iron and must not be considered Territory Administration, 722,000 steel, woollens, chemical fertilisers change of current, the two phenomena

and motor vehicles. Reports on being quite distinct. the condition of trade in Formosa and Korea are printed as annexes to the main report. In the latter territory conditions have suffered owing to the dependence on finan cial conditions in Japan.

SUCCESSFUL TRIAL.

NETHERLAND SHIPBUILDING

· CO.'S MOTOR-VESSEL.

*TANDA

ST. ALBANS

NELLORE

1930 0,95€ 5th Dec. Manila, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney

1931 4,500 2nd Jan. & Melbourne. 6,953

6th Feb./

+Calls Rabaul

Regular monthly mailings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan and Hong Kong to Australin.

The E. & A.

call 3.3. Co., Ltd., steamers, will also at Iloilo, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other ports en route as in- ducement offers.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:—-

The Union 8.5. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New

Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

The P. & O. Royal Mail Steamers to London via Suez Canal.

The P. & O. Branch Bervice of steamers to London via the Cape,

yen.

•

The total sanctioned by the

CONSIGNEES

BLUE STAR LINE (1920), LTD. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

Steamer,

ALBION STAR"

From NEWPORT, ANTWERP. HAMBURG ́ AND ROTTERDAM

VIÀ PORTS.

The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and formed that all Goods are being land- London via Panama Canal.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN,

KALYAN

*JEYPORE

SIRDHANA RANCHI TILAWA

*PERIM KASHMIR TALAMBA

-1930

9,144 21st Nov. Shanghai, Mojl, Kobe & Yokohama.

4 pm. 5,818 21st Nov. Shanghai, Mojl, Kobe & Yokohama.

p.m.

7,745 2nd Dec. Amoy, S'hal, Moj, Kobe & Osaka. 16,650 5th Dec. 1 Shanghai, Kobo & Yokohama 10,000 10th Dec. Amoy, Maji, Kobe & Osaka,

7,048 16th Dec, Shanghai, Mofi. Kobe & Yokohama 8.933 20th Doc. Shanghai, Hoji, Kohe & Yokohama. 8,018 28th Dec. Amoy, Mojl, Kobe, Osaka & Thama.

Cargo.only.

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.

Passengers for Tangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses at Singapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer.

All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge. Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries. Parcels measuring not more than 24 ft x 2ft x 1.ft, will be received at the Company's Office up to Noon on the day previous to sailing.

For further Information, Passago, Freight, Handbooks, etc, apply te:—

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,

P. & O. Building, Connaught Rd. C., Hong Kong..

Agents.

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO. LTD.

ENGINEERS, and · BHIPBUILDERS, BOILER MAKERS, BRAŠS and IRON POUNDERS. All work done In: this vestablishment, la “guaranteed;"? We have over thirty years' experience, We own two Slipër

and can accommodate any craft of 200 fest long. Town Ofices 68, Comänght Hoid Central, Hong Kong, Jun Tal. 20459.3125 Shipyard: Sham-shal-po, Kowloon, Hong Kong............⠀ Kowloon Tel 57849. Fallmaten furnished on: applications Hong Kong, April 1, 1914–

Consignees of Carge are hershy in ed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company Lid., at Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharvos de- livery may be obtained.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before 19th instant.

On September 10, 11, and 12, the motor mailship Marnix vah St. Aldegonde ran successful trials, The Marnix van St. Aldegonde is n afster-ship of the motorship Joban

DATE

November 20 to 26, 1930.

нь

Hion Warka Lowen Watzn.

Standard! Standard

Times

Times

m2 13 1.8

Kor.

Thora 201 m 103,6.5 8 69 7.9 Fr. Rm 11 16,3 911 8.1 Fat, 21 0 28 4.8 9 5318.1 Sen. 23 1784.5 10 £38.0 Moo. 14

918 4.4 10.58 17.B Tres. 20 Noijalerio, H. 11 3174

van Oldenbarnevelt, which made her Wed. se Noluterior B. trial trip in March of this year.

The Marnix van St. Aldegonde, the tenth misllship which the Neder- Jansche Scheepsbouw - Maatschappij (Netherland Shipbuilding Co.), built for the Stoomivaart Maatschappij "Nederland" is, together with the sister-ship Joban van Oldenbarnevelt, the biggest vessel built in a Dutch yard up till now. The principal

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 24th fustant will be subject to rent.

All claims against the vessel must bo presented to the undersigned on or. before the 4th proximo or they will dimensions are the following:- Length over all 608ft. Bin.. length not be recognised. Goods are to ho left in the Godowns, sin, depth to D deck 47ft. 3in.. All broken, chafed, and damaged between pp. 600ft., breadth 74ft.

where they will be examined on the while when completely loaded her 24th instant at 10 am, by our sup

tonnage will be 24,900.- veyors Messrs. Goddard & Douglas, No Fire Insurance has been effected Bill of Lading will be counteralgs ed by.

DODWELL & CO. LTD

"Agents......... Hong Kong, 18th November, 1980.

When the vessel is booked up, which is often the case with the Stoomvaart. Maatschappij "Neder land, there will bo on board 870 first-class passengers, 281 second,

TRAVEL A.-O. LINE

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BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE ANI-HONG KONG--SHANORAI

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m 4 14 1.3

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LINE

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Passengers desiring to travel by this interesting route will find the accommodation provided well up to their expectations, and at a cost most reasonable.

42 Days To New York,

For Passenger and Freight Information please apply:-

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

Queen's Buildings.

Agents.

Telephone 28021.

THE HONGKONG &WHAMPOA DOCK CO.,

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: "MANIFESTO" HONGKONG.

LTD.

DOCK OWNERS, SHIP BUILDERS, MARINE AND LÄND ENGINEERS, BOILER

MAKERS, IRON, STEEL; AND BRASS FOUNDERS, FORGE MASTERS,

ELECTRICIANS.

The Com- pany pos. Beases Six Granite Docks and Two Pat

ent Slip.

ways. The dimensions of No. 1 Dock are 700 ft. x 80 ft. x 30

SUGBO."

Codes Used:

A1, A.B.C.

Fifth Edi

tion; En gineering: First and Second Edi-··

tion; West-

ern

Unton

and

Wat.

Idins.

M.S.

Single screw steel passenger and cargo motor ship. Dimensions 154′ 0′′ B.P. x 28' 0* Mid. x 11' 6" Mid; D. W. 470 tons; B.H.P. 360; Speed 10% knots. Built and machinery installed by The Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., to the order of La Navlera Filipina Inc., Cebu for Philippine coasting service."

Please address enquiries to the Chief Manager:

R. M. DYER, B.Sc., MÍN.A. Kowloon Dork, Hong