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Weymouth, Nov. 1. The Spanish training ship Juan. Under the heading of Regula- The Prime Ministers of the Em-Sebastian Elcano, is expected this tion of Tonnage" the current pire and other delegates to the Im- afternoon on a cruise of the publication of the Baltic and perial Conference spent to-day world. She will go to Kowloon International Maritime Confer-

with the Navy, watching a varied | Dock and leave Saturday, programme of evolutions In the English Channel which were carried out by the ships of the Atlantic Fleet.

On arriving at Portland from London the visitors embarked in the battleship Nelson, the flagship of Admiral Sir Michael Hodges, the commander-in-chief, and pro- ceeded to sea. Around them were about sixty ships, ranging from battleships of 35,000 tons down to little auxiliary craft, the develop-| ment of which has been the out- standing feature of the post-war activities of the Admiralty.

Named after the Spanish navi- gator who was Magellan's lieuten- nnt, the Juan Sebastian Elcano i one of the very modern nautical school ships of the Spanish Navy. The vessel, is 300 feet long, has

The Juan Sebastian Elcano left Cadiz on August 4, and called at Mediterranean ports. Suez, Colom bo, Stogapore and Manila. From Hong Kong it will sail for Japan and will

Honolulu, At

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ence discusses measures which are being considered in various countries for dealing with the results of a surplus of shipping. Quite one of the most interesting of the schemes has been advanc a beam of 45 feet and a grossed by Dr. Sven Helander, of Nur- tonnage of 3,420. She is equipped emberg, who suggests that all with Diesel engines,

world owning vessels of at least the shipping companies of the 15,000 tons gross and of a minimum speed of 18 knots circumstances would they should agree that under

cept subsidies, direct Panama Canal, New York. Ply- direct, for παιν ships com. During previous Imperial Con- mouth, Brest, Ferrol, Portuguese forences a day has usually been Litoral and Gibraltar, before re-agreement would apply only to ing within this class.. The spent with the Navy, but Spithead turning to Cadiz.

vessels to be built in future, and or the Solent has been the scene, Taking the nautical course on it would bind shipowners not to anchorages associated with

so board are 26 midshipmen from order such vessels unless they

families many impressive and spectacular aristocratic

in Spain. power in the The ship's complement is 16 off new ship of 15,000 tons gross or could be self-supporting. If a exhibitions of sea past, as, for instance, in July, cers and 250 crew. The Comman- 1914, when the greatest naval force der is Senor Don Clan's Lago de country with the aid of subsidies were being built in any Lanzas.

the proposed combination of ship- owners would endeavour "by peaceful persuasion" to postpone construction. Failing success in this way another ship would be supplied at the joint expense of the organization to compete with the one built with the aid of sub- sidies. She would be employed in a similar way to the subsidised

REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARYING ever assembled was inspected by

FROM £83 TO £120 ON SALE

SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghal, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

Sunday. Thursday,

1st December. 1st January.

SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghai & Japan Poris.

Wednesday, Dec. 17, midnight-

LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via

TAIYO MARU

TATSUTA MARU

HEIAN MARU

Singapore, Penang,. Colombo, Suez, HAKUSAN MARU

HARUNA NARU

Saturday, Saturday,

ATSUTA MARU

KAMO MARU

Thursday, Tuesday,

27th December. 10th January,

25th December. 20th January.

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE - via Manila-&-Ports.

BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.

↑ TOKUSHIMA MARU TANGO MARU

Sunday,

... Sunday,

28th December. lith January.

ARRIVALS OF SHIPS.

the King, as events were to prove. on the eve of the greatest war of all time.. The choice. of Portland to-day was appropriate. It is the working base in Southern waters of the Atlantic Fleet, which has Just returned from its usual

Sunday, December 14. autumn visit of six weeks to Cromarty Forth,

Northern Hong Hwa, British str., 1,924 tons, Captain J. H. Gregory, from working base.

Amoy,

Taikoo Dock. Ho

its

The Navy Is All Right. We saw the Fleet at its daily

work early in the week. Admiral

Roger Backhouse, the Controller of the Navy, declared, in a speech, that the Fleet had never been more

oficient than it is at present add-

SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) vin Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles, ing that the spirit which animated

.... Sunday,

it was better than it had ever been. Of course, the Atlantic Fleet is

SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports, only regarded from the point of

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

Mexico & Panama. RAKUYO MARU

21st December,

KAMAKURA MARU

Sunday,

21st December.

NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama.

† TATSUNO MARU

Monday,

5th January.

† DURBAN MARU

Sunday,

18th January.

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,

† MALACCA MARU

Monday,

+ MURORAN MARU

Tuesday,

29th December. 8th January.

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

AKI MARU (Nagasaki direct) .... Tuesday,

+ DELAGOA MARU

KASHIMA MARU

Tuesday, Saturday,

+ Cargo only.

10th December. 23rd December. 27th December.

For further information apply to:-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

(Private exchange to all department.)

Telephone 30291.

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SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION,

vlew of war operations as a rein- forcement of the greater Mediter- rancan Fleet stationed in the "Middle Sea," but it reflects the at- mosphere of the whole Navy.

To-day's visitors had ample avidence that the Navy, as one of them put it, is all right and pre- pared for anything that may hap- pen. No one, when the farewells were said this evening, had any doubt as to that verdict,

&

Never before has so exciting. fascinating, and informative paval programme been carried out as that of to-day, which is saying a good deal, since fh the past thirty years I have seen all the naval pageants. The gun and the tor- pedo and mine, and its antidote, the paravane, the submarine and its enemy, the depth charge, well as the flying-boats and the neroplanes of the Fleat air arm, all contributed to to-day's, demon-

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HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP Vla Singapore stration of what modern naval

LONDON,

Colombo. Suez and Port Said. ANDES MARU

Wednesday, 24th December.

power is like. It was a surprising revelation of the complications

RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Yia Saigon, Singwhich the physical scientist has

pore, Colombo, Durban & Cape Town, MONTEVIDEO MARU

BOMBAY—Via Singapore & Colombo.

Tuesday, 30th December..

DURBAN, LOURENCO MARQUEƐ, BEINA, 'DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZAN-

ZIBAR & MOMBASA—Viɛ Slagapore & Colombo. MEXICO MARU

Monday, 5th January,

CALCUTTA-Via Singapore, Penang. & Rangoun.

MADRAS MARU

BURMA MARU

Thursday, 18th December. - Wednesday, 2nd January.

VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER. MELBOURNE—Via Manila, Brisbane & Sydney.

BRISBANE MARU

...........................: Monday, 5th January,

* (Calls at Wellington & Auckland.}

HAIPHONG-Via Holhow & Pakhsi (Fortnightly).

MENADO MARU .......

NEW YORK-Via Japan Ports

KWANTO MARU

........... Thursday, 26th December. Panama.

Thursday, 8th January.

forced on the saflor. It was, in a way, rather aad to realise the ex- tent to which mechanisation, which has completely transformed the Army, is reacting on the Fleet. The old order has changed, and is still changing rapidly and irresistibly. Sailors of the fami- liar type of fifty or sixty years ago have gone.

There is no doubt that the Dom Inion Premiers were staggered by the revelation of what naval war involves. I am Indulging in no exaggeration. They were

in a new world, a daval world, strange and unfamiliar. It was a day of

LOS ANGELES, FANAMA, NEW YORK, BUSTON, BALTIMORE, ANY marvels, or what would have been

PHILADELPHIA,

JAPAN PORTS (Frequent Services).

HIMALAYA MARU

Wednesday, 24th December,

KEELUNG--Via Swatow & Amoy (Every Sunday).

HOZAN MARU

Sunday, 28th December..

TAKAO-VI Swatow & Amoy (Fortnightly),

DELI MARU

Thursday, 18th December.

For further particulars please apply to-OSAKA BHOSEN KAIBHA.

Tel. 28061.

SHIPBUILDING FEAT.

Warship Launched Ready For Sea.

Jarrow, Oct. 9.

regarded as marvels by salfors of | half-a-century ago. Bird-like fly

ing boats met the Nelson, as the flagahip emerged from Portland Harbour. She then made her paz- sage through a specially laid mine- feld, the paravanes at her bow cleaving a way of safety for her. and ming sweepers taking their part in the exercises,・ We then had manceuvres by the large sea war veasol. It is an Illustration of going. submarines, Oberon and really submersible the advance made in shipbuilding, Proteus, and the Ingenuity and resource of cruisers of about 2,000 tons dis- shipbuilders and shipyard work-placement, followed by a demon- mengajar at UANG LA* Metration of deadly effect of depth HMS Brilliant is one of the charges, which shook the ship çight "B" type.destroyers ordered quite unpleasantly,

A remarkable shipbuilding fest | by the Admiralty under the 1929 The firing of the shells of 1,950 was accomplished by Messrs. Swan Naval programme, several of which lb. from the 16-in gang of the Hunter and Wigham, Richardson are building on the Tyne. These battleships Barham, Malaya, and Limited, at Wallsend to-day, when vessels have an over-all length of Warspite at 7,000 yards illustrated they launched the torpedo boat des- about 828ft, and an approximate the accuracy of modern · gunfire, troyer, HMS. Brilliant, with guns, displacement of about 1,380. tons, for the target auffered sadly, t enzines matta, funnels, and all Spacious and comfortable quarters, was a poor thing when the guns auxiliaries aboard, and even with including bathrooms, are provided ceased fire. There was also a tor- smoke issuing from the funnels, the for the crew. The armament.com- pede attack by the Sixth Destroyer. vesael being ready to proceed prises 4.7in zona and smaller ma- Flotilla. The attack on the wipe- to nes as Hoon as she entered the chine guns. The vessels are fitted less controlled battleshib, Cen river. Such a fent has never been with alngle, réduction geared, tura turion, was the dnal event of a day, attempted

In all the kines developing, u shalt horsey more remarkable la regard to a power FoL-28,000.0

Thong & Co. Seistan, British str., 1.571 tons.

Capt. A. C. Inglis, from Hoi- how, buoy No. B19,-Kwong Nam & Co.

Shinach Maru, Japanese str. 3,582 tons, Capt. T. Yoshioka, from Moji, Kowloon Wharf.-O.S.K.

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1930.

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WORLDS GREXTENT TRAVEL SYSTEM

vessel and would maintain the BRITISH WUCHOW LINE

same itineraries, the only differ reduced by, say 10 per cent. ence-being that rates of freight!

would be accepted for her. The strength of the combination subsidised "outsider" which, it is would thus be pitted against the hopefully suggested, would ultim ately be driven from the sea.

Tai Poo Sek, French str., 1.219

Indirect Forms of Assistance. tops, Capt. M. Paul, from K.

It is admitted that a difficulty C. Wan, Saikong Wharf-Wo

would be to persuade "delinquent Hop & Co. Tal Yuan, British atr., 2,109 tons, to agree to the plan, and it is doubted (not without reason) if Captain B. Roberston, from Shanghai, buoy No. 837 the United States, "whose mer- cantile fleet is dependent on sub- B. & S.

sidies for its very existerice," Tjikini, Dutch str., 3,014 tone,

Capt. A. Willemse, from Swa-Would view it with any measure of favour. The policy of the tow, buoy No. A4.-J.C.J.L.

United States in heavily sub- sidizing its mercantile marine does, of course, contribute to the surplus shipping in the world. Further, Dr. Helander recognises the difficulty, if not the impos- sibility of defining clearly the

Monday, December 15. Feng Lee, Chinese str., 1,260 tons, Capt. Yamaji, from Amoy. buay No. 817-Loong Tai Hong.

M.B.K.

You haven't been up the West River? Then let us tell you that you have in store one of the most Interesting telps you can possibly take. "Tal Hing" after leaving Hong

---DECEMBER - JAILINGS. DEPARTURE HOURS:

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Hong Kong 6.30 p.m. Wuchow 2 p.m. 8.8. "TAI HING"

[1,088 tons-Capt. Trott] DECEMBER,

TUES. 16th SAT. 27th MON. 22nd

9.8. "TAI MING"

The .. "Tai Ming" and 1649 tone-Capt. W. H. Lawton.]

DECEMBER. FRI. 19th TUES. Kong, call at Samabui, Shiching, WED. 24th. Takhing. Dosing and stop at Wu- For faformation apply to- chow. These steamers are admir- ably suited to this service and you will enjoy the five-days' round trip immensely.

KWONG WING

29. Connaught Road, West.

Phone 20993,

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Harunasan Maru. Japanese str. term "indirect subsidies," which by the belief that some of the be subject to rent after December

1,867 tons, Capt. R. Koga, from it will be seen, would apply only troubles of shipping at the pre- 16. Milke, Yaumati Anchorage. to large and fast liners, and sent time are traceable to the King Yuan, British atr, 1,546 tons, would indirectly benefit carge of Governments.

| take many forms. The scheme, well-meant but mistaken efforts Capt. J. D. Whyte, from Swa-shipping to the extent that it

ex - 8.3.

Consignees of Cargo Benarty are reminded to take delivery of their goods which will be subject to rent after December

10.

Consignees of Cargo ex as City of Corinth are reminded to take delivery of their goods which will be subject to rent after Decembor

tow, buoy No. B40.—B. & S. Kucichow, British str., 1,220 tons, commodities that might be car tended to limit any parcels of Capt. D. Williams, from Can ried by such vessels at the ex-

CONSIGNEES' NOTICES ton, buoy No. C18B. & S. Kwangchow, British

penge of the slower cargo liners. atr.. 1,572 It does, at any rate, help to focus tons, Capt. G. Stringer, from the strong dislike which exists Tudor, transhipped

Consignees of Cargo ex m.v. Swatow,

fromm.v. buoy No. B16 among the majority of European! B. & S.

are reminded to take shipowners to various forms of Jai Shan Lushan Maru, Japanese str., 1,507 State assistance, which is backed delivery of their goods which will. 20.**

tons, Capt. K. Nagayama, from Canton, buoy No. C35,-N.Y.K. Heian Maru, Japanese mv., 11,610 tons, Capt.. B. Kaneko, from Moli, Kowloon Wharf-N.Y.K. President

Grant, American str., 14,119 tons, Capt. R. J. Healy, from San Francisco, Kowloon Wharf.-American Mall Line. Somerville, Norwegian str., 2,529 tona, Capt. A Keltenborn,

from Shanghai, buoy No. A6. --Thoresen & Co.

Sun Kong, Chinese str., 822 tone, Capt. Lal Kwang, from K. C. Wan, Spikong Wharf-Wo Hop & Co. Sunning, British str., 1,570 tons, Capt. W. Shaw, from Canton, buoy No. B12-B.. & S.

WARSHIPS IN PORT.

The following British warshipi were a harbour yesterday:

Berwick-North arm. Cléala-In dock Cornflower No. 18 buoy Herald-No. 4 buoy, -e- Iroquola-East Wall Marasion-In dock. Seaman--In, dock - Sepoy--South Wall:

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