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THE CHINA MAIL.

MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 1931.

VK LINE

N.

REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARYING

FROM £83 TO £120 ON SALE

SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

Tuesday. 20th January. Wednesday, 4th February. SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghai & Japan Ports.

HIYE MARU (Leave from Kobo).. Wednesday, 21st January. HIKAWA MARU

Thursday, 12th February. LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM vla

Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez,

SHINYO MARU

ASAMA MARU

KATORI MARU

Saturday,

24th January,

KASHIMA MARU

Saturday,

7th February,

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE vla Manila & Ports.

KAMO MARU

Thursday,

22nd Janurry.

KITANO MARU

Thursday.

10th February.

BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.

TOTTORI MARU

Tuesday, Friday,

27th January.

30th January.

YAMAGATA MARU

SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles,

Mexico & Panama. GINYO MARU

Sunday,

lat February.

SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) vin Singapore, Cape Town & Ports,

KAWACHI MARU

Saturday, 21st February,

NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panuraa,

‡ATAGO MARU

Wednesday, 4th February. LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Stamboul (Constantinople), Genon.

† DURBAN MARU

CALCUTTA via Singapore, l'enung & Rangoon.

Monday,

10th January.

† AKITA MARU...

† RANGOON MARU

Friday, Thursday,

10th January. 20th January;

SHANGHAL KOBE & YOKOHAMA,

KITANO NARU (Nagnanki direct)

Tuesday,

+ LYONS MARŲ

+ PENANG MARI

Sunday, Tuesday, Friday,

13th January. 18th January, 20th January- 23rd January.

HAKONE MARC

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| CAPITAL SHIPS TO BE SCRAPPED UNDER LONDON TREATY.

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Lieut.-Commander (Soc, Central Hull), in a written parliamentary question, naked tho First Lord of the Admiralty how many battleships and battle-cruisera were now in commission, reserve, ond in reserve commission, and what would be the saving if the obligations under the Five-Power Naval Treaty signed this year were anticipated by reducing our capital ship strength to 15 ships of the line

now.

Mr. Alexander stated in reply that apart from Iron Duke, which was in commission with a reduced complement as gunnery firing ship. and, Centurion, which was used an a targe: ship, the position was as follows:

Battleships.

In commission with full comple-

ment

10

K

In commission with reduced

complement

2

Undergoing trials with reduced

complement

1

Undergoing reft with reduced

complement

1

9th Feb.

Paid off for preparation for sale 1 Baille-Cruisers,

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION,

Mon..

LONDON, HAMBURG, ROT-| Atlas Maru

TERDAM & ANTWERP)

via Singapore, Colombo,

Suez & Part Said.

RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS) La Plata Maru

Fri.,

6th Feb.

& BUENOS AIRES via.

Saigon. Singapore, Colom-

bo. Durban & Capetown.

BOMBAY via Singapore

& Borneo Maru

Colombo.

DURBAN LOURENCO Chicago Mara

Mon.,

Thurs.,

19th Jan,

6th Feb.

MARQUES, BEIRA, DAR-

ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR

& MOMBASA vla Singa-

pore

& Colombo.

MELBOURNE via Manila, Melbourne Maru

Brisbane & Sydney.

Wed.,

CALCUTTA Via Singapore & Himalaya Maru

Sun..

4th Feb.

18th Jan.

Rangoon.

VICTORIA,

SEATTLE, African Maru (From

TACOMA & VANCOUVER

Shanghai)

Sat.,

24th Jan.

via Jupan Ports,

NEW YORK via Japan porta, Kwanto Maru

Wett..

14th Jan.

Los Angeles & Pañama.

Call Direct at Boston,

Philadelphia & Baltimore.

JAPAN PORTS (Freight Ser-

vice).

HAIPHONG via Holhow & Menado Maru

Pakhoi (Fortnightly), •

Thurs.,

22nd Jan.

KEELING via Swalow &

A moy [Every Sunday Canton Maru Noon).

TAKAO via Swatow & Amoy Deli Maru

Sun.,

Thurs.,

18th Jan.

15th Jan.

(Fortnightly).

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STEAMERS' MOVEMENTS

The C.P.S. R.M.S. Empress of Russia arrived at Shanghal on January 10 (Sat) at 8 am, left Shanghai on January. 10 (Sat) at 1. p.m., and was duo at Nagasaki on January 11 (Sun.) at 5 p.m. She left Nagasaki on January 12 (Mon.) at 6 am,

The P. & D. 8.8. Rawalpind from Hong Kong arrived London on January 9 at noon.

at 10 p.m., and is due at Hong Kong on January 14 (Wed.) at 9., and on arrival she will anchor off Kowloon Docks. She leaves Hong Kong for Vancouver on February 5 (Thurs.) at noon.

The Ben Lino 8.8. Benalder from Leith, Middlesbro', Antwerp, Lon don and Straits left Singapore for this port on January 10, and is due to arrive here on January 16.

The m.v. Siamese Prince from New York sailed from Shangha!

In commission with full comple-

ment

Paid off for large repair

3

1

There were five capital ships to be disposed of when the London Naval Treaty came into force-Iron Duke, Benbow, Emperor of India, Marlborough, and Tiger.

Iron Duke, which under the Treaty might be retained for train- ing purposes if demilitarised, was at

ARRIVALS OF SHIPS.

Friday, Jan. 9. Haruna Maru, Japanese str., 6,311 tons, Capt. S. Umemoto, from Shanghai buoy No. AJ.- N.Y.K. Kwelynng. British str., 1,680 tons, Capt. A. Cook, from -Holhow, buoy No. B15.-3. & S. Trier, German str., 5.401 tons, Capt. Y. Fachens, from Shang- hal, buoy No. A6-Melchers & Co.

Saturday, Jan. 10. Hatavin Maru, Japanese str., 2,726 tons, Capt. N. Nilda, from Tawao, buoy No. A8.-0.8.K. Dell Marn, Japanese str., 1,293 tons, Capt. E. Sanada, from Swatow, Stonecutters Anchor- age.-O.S.K.

For Lee, Chinese str., 850 tone, Capt. K. Sano, from Canton, buoy No. B17. Shun Taf Hong. Golden Tide, American atr, 3,729 tons, Capt. J. B. Kromles, from San Francisco. Lalchi- kak Anchorage. States S.S. Co.

Tastallation and spire of Die Engines and Motor Mario and Stationary

*specially.

WAVES AT SEA.

GREAT WATERS 100 FEET HIGH.

Where "the ocean leans against the land" there is murder and suicido afoot. But beyond that offing which wavers jagged against the horizon there race the waves, not dying or killing, but in full youth, their enemy out of aight and mind. No curving arches now, or tumbling, no hammer blows, or beery lather above the grinding beach, or even the pulsating roar of auccessive breakers all this is power

suspended, and greater power, since few or none of the real ocean Anakim ever reach the shore.

What height are waves, what breadth, what distance apart, and what footpound power? Down In the trough, the summits of the surges ahead and aft can at least be often, if hastily, estimated. Fifty feet being your mast-heads, full many a grey-cap mounts to the button atop; many peop over some fow soar howling well above--say, Gustav Diederichsen, Danish str. 70 feet from plume to spur. The 1.352 tons. Capt. J. Jacobsen, skipper tells me that he once men. from Keelung, buoy No. C-sured with a clinometer wave 100 Jebsen & Co.

feet high. Standing together on Hydrangea, British str., 661 tona, the bridge, we were

Captain P. W. Grierson, from three piles which must have equalled peering at Swatow, Chiu On Wharf.or exceeded his specimen.. Five Chiu On S.S. Co.

miles away they were, a trio of Kinzan Maru, Japanese str., 998 gliding hills, formidable -aven tong, Capt. S. Matsumoto, through the glass. The captain eyed from Canton, buoy No. B17.-them much as a man N.Y.K.

New Mathilde, British str., 842 tons, Capt. D. Thomas, from Pakhol, buoy No. B16-Yick Tal S.S. C2.

would eye

upon in a clearing. Would they see thres tigers come suddenly close him? "Tidal waves," quoth he. Volcanic waves, thought I, their President Harrison, American str., and their cross-course owing little enormous height, their steepness, 6,242 tona, Capt. J. H. allegiance to the tide.. I longed to Benson, from Shanghai, Kow-be closer to these mighty spaems loon Wharf.---A.M.E. Shantung, British str., 1,568 tons,What might they not carry in their from the entrails of the ocean bed. Capt. J. S. G. Brown, from corries and ravines? The great Canton, buoy No.

B20.-three passed out of sight, with no

present so used, and would be de militarised; Benbow had already been paid off, and was being pre- pared for sale; and orders had been given for the Emperor of India to be paid off also, preparatory to her disposal. It was anticipated that 'B. & S. the remaining two vessels -Marl-Somedono Maru, Japanese str. borough and Tiger-would be paid 3,188 tons, Capt. T. Yasuda, off within six months.

from Calcutta, busy No. B25. The fulfilment of our obligations -0.S.K. under the Treaty was being anti-Suiyang, British str. 1,594 tóns cipated to a considerable extent, Capt. J. M. Byrne, from Swa with a resultant saving of approxi- tow, buoy No. BS.-B. & S. mately £4,000,000.

Sungahan Maru, Japancae str.,

Work to be Spread Over Five Years.

London, December 15. The First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. A. V. Alexander, speaking at Rotherham claimed as an advantage of the London Naval Treaty that the Government could spread the limits of the treaty over five years building programme within the

labour and capital in the Industries and so secure the employment of

concerned.

They would be able to give prac

work. tieally all the depressed areas some He thought one cruiser would be built at Birkenhead, two destroyers each on the Clyde, on the Tyne, at Southampton and at Barrow.

The C.P.S. RM.S. Empress of on January 10 afternoon, and a Singapore for this port on Janu- Japan arrived at Manila on Janu- expected to arrive here on January 11 at 9 am. with the outward Lry.12 (Mon.) at 6.80 a.m. Sheary 19 at daylight.

English Malls, and is due here on leaves Manila on January 12 (Mon.) The P. & O. 8.8. Kashgar left January 10 at about 6 am.

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Tango Maru, Japanese str.,.4,238 tons, Capt. M. Uchino, from Shanghai, Kowloon Wharf. N.Y.K.

Yellun Maru, Japanese str., 1,284 tons, Cupt. R. Taketomi, from Dairen, buoy No. C25.- M.B.K.

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Lenta Leste Tarre Empress of Japan Feb. 5 Feb. 8 Feb. 19 Feb. 13 Feb, 20 Empress of Asia Feb. 18 Feb. 21 Feb. 24 Feb. 26 Mar. 1 Empresa of Canada Mar. 5 Mar. 8 Mar, 10 Mar. 12 Mar. 21 Empress of Rusula* Mfar. 18 Mar, 21 Mar. 24 Mar, 26 Apr. 4 Empress of Japan Apr. 1 Apr. 4 Apr. 7 Apr. 9 Apr. 17 Empress of Asia* Apr. 10 Apr. 13 Apr. 16 Apr. 18 Apr. 27 Empress of Canada† Apr. 25 Apr. 28 Apr. 30 May 2 May 14 Empress of Russia" May 8 May 11 May 14 May 16 May 25 Empress of Japan May 23 May 26 May 28 May 30 June 10 Empress of Asia"

June 5 June 8 June 11 June 13. June 72 Empress of Canada June 20. June 23 June 25 June 27 July 8 Empress of Russia July 3 July 6 July July 11 July 20 Empress of Japan July 18 July 21 July 23 July 25 Aug. 5 Empresa of Asia July 31 Ang. 3 Aug. 6 Aug. 8 Aug. 17 Empress of Canada Ang. 15 Aug. 18 Aug. 20 Aug. 22 Aug. So

(Call at Nagasaki the day after departure from Shanghai) + Calls at Honolula on May 8. Calle at Honolulu on June 5.

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Manila

Feb. 9

Feb. 25

Emp. of Canada Feb. 7 Emp. of Russin Feb. 23

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PASSENGER LISTS,

ARRIVALS.

Per. s.5. "President Harrison on January 10:

Rev. George Byrne, Mr. Víaconte Leon, Matr. Vincente J. Leon, Miss Elisa Leon, Miss Rosa Leon.

Per s.. Empress of Japan on January 9

ahead, an awful cone of grey water fore. I have seen Niagaras of Two of these leaped together just fore recovery from the punch be which crashed almightily just shart greep water crash over the boat of foundering us.

deck of the blggest liners, normally 1,503 tons, Capt. T., HOJO, wind and sea were dated aft: con- they leaned from a late assailant That day, and for many days, some 100 feet above water-line, as from Swatow, buoy No. B18.- N.Y.K.

ditions unloved by seamen, nothing towards a new. Once, in such a being more risky than steering a sea, the engines of our tramp broke ship then, whether steamer or sail. down. A brace of tiny leg-o'- But, for the spectator, what more mutton sails kept her stirring, but magnificent than the chase of the in the hectic interval of routing out following monsters, best seen, and and setting them the vessel's stag-

Mr S. 5. Church, Mr. J. E. warned, from the little bridge saw the foreyard touch the water; P. C. O. Stanton, Mr. and Mrs. P. "at your own risk" as you are gering was incredible. I belleve I Jenssen, Mr. J. E. Kiker. Mr.

which some ships carry athwart the I know I saw the port bridge light Sykes, Mr. S. G.. Averill, Dr. S. Jan. 11. Sunday,

after waist for supervision of dock-not only touch but submerge, for I Waterhouse, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Haining, British str., 832 tons, ing? On they come-up, up goes went with It.. And grand, unspeak Cooper, Mr. R. L. Alton, Mr. R. Capt. A. H. Stewart, from the stern, with perhaps a welter of ably grand, was the "close-up" of Carker, Mr. A. Dodd, Mrs. W. Swatów, Douglas Wharf wild water down in the waist as a the surges, black as coals, as they Drouth, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Douglas & Co.

great flips over the counter, giving rose into one's very face. Mark Gerrard, Miss M. B. Gordon, Mrs. Hankefjell, Norwegian air., 1,426 hints of what a real "poop" might Twain has a study of a man cheer.B. Greenburg, Mr. T. M. Gregory, tons, Capt. S. Anderson, from be if allowed by the worried quar- ing himself on to death on the brow Mr. and Mrs. M. Hanna, Canton, buoy No. 828.-Dod- termaster, whose neck is nearly of an avalanche. There

was as Mr. P. D. Havens, Mr. and Mrs. A. well & Co.

broken by long craning over his little fear, as much exaltation, here Hillaly, Dr. and Mrs. E. A. Hoef- shoulder from the wheel. A rush in the presence of this majesty.

felman, Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Jack- forward on the summit, a waddle,

But for sheer row give us the man, Mrs. Maydrisch, Mr. H. Par- and a lift-like drop, tail down, and head-on ocean gale, when the nose sons, Mrs. V. O. Remedios, Mr. and low wallows the hull, with one hits the seas and the seas the nose Mrs. G. G. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Yusang, British str., 1122 tone, watery wall hissing away, and a with the reparts and more than the A. H. Tessier, Mr. G. L. Wilson,

Capt. R. C. Thompson. from quarter of a mile behind another power of a Nasmyth hammer. Even Mr. R. R. Liddell, Swalow, West Point Wharf-advancing, groaning, to the attack. in the padded recesses of the milj J. M. & Co.

Hellas. Norwegian str., 1,114 tons, Capt. T. Davidson, from Swa- tow, buoy No. C3.-Thoreeen & Co.

WARSHIPS IN PORT.

The following British warships were in harbour to-day:

Berwick-In Whampoa Dock Cornflower-In dock Herald South wall. Iroquois-North wall. Marazion-North wall, Medway North arm. Moorhen South wall. Odin-North, arm. Osiris East wall. Oswald-East wall. Otus-North arm. Tamar Basin PA Thracian No. 7 buoy

Foreign. Men-of-War.

Down there the world is very nar- lionaire's suite the battering is Per 3.5. Patroclus on January row and terrifically hemined in. It heard and felt. The big ships | D:-.

is often dead calm, even in a gale, dread it more than the smaller. Miss R. E. Anderson, Mrs. A.^H. In these vast trenches of the ocean. Now in the mind of the great liner's Atkins, Mtr. G. A. Atkins, Mir. Only with following sea is it pos-captain rises the uncanny terror G. M. Atkins, Mrs. E. A. Aylmer, sible to appreciate the great breadth of "breaking her back." Apart Mr. R. W. Barr, Mr. A. C. Burgess, of the aurges. Here are none of from the stupendous crashing, Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Butler, Mrs. the knife-like edges, sun penetrated, self enough to wreck a house, the L. J. Casson, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. of the shore breakers, but nearly great length of these vessels is apt Davidson, Lt. D. W. Deane, RN, flat plateaux some 30 yards from to leave them unsupported between Misa A. A Duthie, Mr. R. S. front to rear, with little breaking waves with incalculable strains on Feralbough, Mirs G. Finch, Mr. except when the forward edge, the air-borne fabric in between. It C. E. Ganbagan, Mr. and Mrs. bestling overmuch, tumbles frothily has actually been done. Not so Gourley, Mr. B. Grimshaw, Dr. Elia upon its own advancing base, plas-long ago one of the most famous Gunn, Mr. J. S, Harris, Mr. E. tering what geologista call a talus scean-racers steamed into barbour Hazelton, Mrs. Heap, Miss D. Her- to the roaring slope. These great with her midship frame buckled like bert, Mr. R. Hogg, Dr. E. Hopkin- waves are much broader than high, the spine of a rabbit in the hands son, Mrs. A. G. V. Hubback, Mr. and |_ therein, lles their gigantic of ferreter. The skipper of a F. L. Lecs, Mr. H, H; Louch, Mr. power. Their spoed is not so great. French liner told me that he had and Mrs. B. H. Mao. Mahan, Miss A ship doing 20 knots may be over-seen his main deck arah like the Maham, Mtr, Mac Mahan, Mr. J. B taken, but not saelly; one capable back of an angry cat. He then Marco, Mr. R. J. Monk, Lady Muri- of 80 would rarely be caught hove-to for 16 hours, humorously, son, Miss. D. Murlson, Mr, Nash, Lately, in a full following gale, the but not too humorously, attribut pace of a small tramp and that of ing his scanty grey hair to that the seas were so nearly equal as to vigil. give

Mr. J. F. Nixon, Miss P. ixon,

Rh Rev. F. L. Norris, D.D., Mr.

and Mrs. R. Owen, Mir, Owen, Mr. and Mrs. J. L... Parren, Mtr., D. G.

Hat Chow Chinese cruiser: U3Japanese gunboat, Vigilante French gunboat. Ying Swal Chinese cruiser.

CONSIGNEES NOTICES **Consignees of Carga ex .a. ridgeway of many a silent monster, Bush is the sen, at sea; awful in Parren, Miss H. D. Parron, Mizu- Filina are reminded to take de Very different are things. In *full life sa la Its murderous death M. L. Perry, Mr. D. L. Prophet, livery of their goods which will head son, and worse in one upon the upon the shore yet in the first Mrs. Rallton, Me, C. A. Sterrey, be subject to rent after January bekin. At once is uproar, and son with an urbane patronage not given, Capt. and Mrs. W. Sudbury, Miss Mate Balipura 1 miles para tient danger, a sense of Agating a by the coastal surf. I never go to D. Sudbury, Mrs. Warren, and Consignees of Cargo 'ex, 3.6, terrible fou, rather than of raing sea without hoping bumbly for children, Mrs. J. R. Widdup, Mrs. Benlediare reminded to take desa powerful ally, big beam ses some mighty waves; I never look at J. R. Widdup, Mrs. M. L. Wilkin, livery of their goode - which will | bringt even the 60,000 tonnera head- the breakers: without praying to Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Wiyall, Mr. and be subject to rent siter, January 16 In draad of the particular peril God to make them smaller. The Mm, J. F. Wright, "Master – M.

of rolling into a second punch be| Times:

Wright, Miss EWright...