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SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1931.

...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.).

From

S.S.

Tons. Hong Kong

About

1931.

*KIDDERPORE

31st Jan.

5th Feb.

10. 7th Feb.

COMORIN

1 15.132

5,381

*PERIM

7,618

+KASHGAR

9,005

14th Feb.

MALWA

KHIVA

*KHYBER *SOMALI RAWALPINDI +KARMALA RAJPUTANA 1KALYAN COMORIN *KASHMIR RANPURA

KASHGAR BAWALFINDI TKHYBER

RAJPUTANA KARMALA

CATHAY

TKALYAN

10,380 28th Feb.

Mar. 9,135 7th

9,114 14th Mar. 21st Mar,

16,615 28th Mar

9.128 11th Apr. 16.568 25th Apr. 9,1-44 9th May 15,132 23rd May 1 8,985 6th June

16 G01 20th June July 9.005 4th 16,619 18th July 19.114

Aug. lat 16,568 15th Aug.

9,128 | 29th Aug,

Destination.

Bombay. Marreilles & London. Straits, Colombo & Bombay. Marseilles, London, Hull, Hamburg,

Rotterdam & Antwerp. Marseilles, London, Hull, Rotterdam

& Antwerp. Marseilles & London. Marseilles, London, Hull, Hamburg,

Rotterdam & Antwerp. Mars, L'den, Hull, 'dam & A'werp. Marseilles, London, Hull, Hamburg,

Rotterdam & Antwerp. Marseilles & London. Mars,, L'don, Hull, R'dam & A'werp Marseilles & London.

Mars., 'don, Hull, Ram & A'werp. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Mars., L'don, Hull, It'dam & Awerp. Bombay, Marseilles & London. M'seilles, 'don, E'dam & A'werp. Bombay, Marseilles & London. M'seilles. L'don, R'dam & A'werp. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles & London.

15,121 12th Sept. Bombay, Marseilles & London.

#9,144 20th Sept. Marseilles &.London.

Cargo only. Calle Casablanca.

Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrns and other Levant. Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Ca.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

TALMA TAKADA TILAWA

10,000 6,949

1 10,000

1

1931.

7th Feb.

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

27th Feb, 17th Mar. 1

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

EASTERN PORTS.

DETAILS OF EPIDEMIC DISEASES.

THE CHINA MAIL.

The health bulletin of Eastern ports for the week ended January 17, issued by the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services; gives the following cases:→

Plagne.

Alexandria: 1 case.

Bagdad: 1 case, 1 death. Bassein: 1 death.

Pnom-Penh: case, I death.

Cholera.

Bombay: 20 enses, G deaths. Calcutta: 36 cases, 25 deaths. Mndran: 21 deaths.

Rangoon: 1 case, 1 death. Bangkok: 2 cases, i death. Saigon: 1 case. 1 death. Bombay: 2 cases,

Small-pox,

Calcutta: 28 cases, 16 deutha. Calcutta: 28 cases, 16 dentha. Cochinenses, 1 death.

Madras: 4 cases.

Penang: 3 cases.

Saigon

cases, 2 deaths.

Shanghai: 2 deaths,

THE POLYPHEMUS.

NEW BLUE FUNNEL VESSEL IN SERVICE.

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The last of the four ships of the Myrmidon class, the Polyphemus. Is i now in the service of Messrs. Alfred Holt and Co. The length is 426 ft. 6 ins, the beam 56 ft., and the depth 39 ft., the deadweight capa- city being 8,000 tons. She buill

Scotts' by

Shipbuilding and Engineering Co., and is equip ped with four-eyele single-acting machinery manufactured by the hull builders and pressure charged on the Buch system. It has six cylinders, 620 mm. bore with a pls- tan stroke of 1,300 mm. The out Put on twin screws is 5,500 b.h.p. at 135 r.p.m. The Polyphemus has a speed of 13 knots.

PASSENGER LIST.

Per

8.8.

ARRIVALS.

President Hayes

on

BLUE STAR LINE

ན 1 5 ་"

*Far Eastern Bervice

Regular Monthly Fast Freight Service.

Refrigerated and general cargo

S.S.

Next Salling

"CELTIC STAR"

¡ OB,

́FEBRUARY 9th.

for

LONDON, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND LIVERPOOL,

For Freight and further information apply to:-

DODWELL & CO., LTD. Agenli

Queen's Buildinga.

Telephone 28021.

HONG KONG AND MACAO LINE in Good Speed

S.S. CHUEN CHOW

Daily Sailing from Hong Kong at 2.00 p.m. Sailing from Macao at 7.50 am. Sundays excepted.

Freight and Passage apply :-

CHUEN ON STEAM BOAT CO., LTD.

241, Des Voeux Road C.

PORTSMOUTH COMMAND.

The date of the appointment of Admiral Sir Arthur. Waistell as Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth, in succession to Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Keyes, is May 8, 1931. On May 8 Sir Roger Keyes will complete one year as Admiral

L

Tel 26061.

CONSIGNEES

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.

From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON and

of the Fleet, and will have created The Steamship,

a record in flying the Union flag

in a port command for so long a

STRAITS,

* BENALDER "

Consignees of cargo are hereby in-

period. It is very rare that an formed that all goods are being land- January 24:-

Mr. Ernest Brunner, Mr. P. A. Admiral of the Fleet retains such ed at their risk into the hazardous Bryan, Mrs. Mabel Frank, Count an appointment after his promotion and/or extra hazardous Godowns of Henry Kyserling, Mrs. W. K. LeCount, Master W. K. LeCount Jun., Lieut. and Mrs. John Meade, Mr. W. J. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs,

J. P. Wright.

Fer s.s. Katori Maru from Japan on January 23:-

S.

C.

Mr. M. Sakakta, Mrs. Shiraishi, Mr. T. Saegi, Mr. Moroboshi, Mr. U. Miyanaga, Mr. H. Motohashi, Mr. Takashima, Mrs.

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South). Shinoda, Mr. S. Shinoda, Miss K.

NELLORE TANDA

ST. ALBANS,

1931

Shino de, Mrs. T. Saeki, Miss M. Saeki, Mr. T. Nakada, Mr. L. L.

Jan. 6.853 31st 6,950 28th Feb, Nanila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney Litgle, Mrs. E, S. Single, Mr. and Mra. L. L. Tabor, Ms. T. Moroboshi, Mr. F. X. Guiterrey.

4,600

1st Apr. & Melbourne.

Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan

and Hong Kong to Australia.

Hong Kong to Sydney-19 days.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-

WHITE STAR GEORGIC.

The White Star Line announce

The Unios S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New that their second motor-vessel now Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

The P. & O, Royal Mail Steamers to London ard

The P. & 0. Branch Service of steamers to London via Suez

The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and (Belfast) yard is to be named

London via Panama Canal.

SAILINGS TO. SHANGHAI & JAPAN.

KHIVA

MALWA

*ALIPORE

TANDA

KHYBER

TAKADA

*SOMALI

TILAWA

RAWALPINDI

ST. ALBANS SANTHIA KARMALA

TALMA

A

RAJPUTANA

NELLORE KALYAN

COMORIN

KASHMIR

TANDA

RANFURA

KASHGAR

ST. ALBANS RAWALPINDI KHYBER NELLORE RAJPUTANA

KARMALA

9,135

1931.

27th Jan. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama

Noon 10,980 Jan. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama,

alat

1st Feb. Maji & Kobe. 5,273 6,950 6th Feb. S'hal, Mojl, Kobe, Osaka. & Y'hama.

8th.. Feb. 6,940

Amoy, Moll, Kobe & Osaka, 9,11414th Feb. Shanghai, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama 20th Feb. Shangbai, Moji. Kobe & Yokohama. 10,000 23rd Feb.

Amoy, S'hai, Moji. Kobe & Osak Feb. f 16,610 28th

Stanghal, Kobe & Yokohama 4,500 6th Mar. 7,754 10th Mar.

0,128 14th Lar. Mar. 24th 10,000 16,586 27th Mar

6,859 6th Apr. 9.144 10th Apr. 16.132 24th Apr. 8,985 8th May

6,950 8th 10,001

May

22nd May

9,005

5th June

4,500

1 10,619

9.114

6.853

6th June

S'hai, Mosi, Kobe, Dinka & Yhama Amtoy, Moji Roba. Oraka & Yhama

Shanghai, Mojl, Kobe & Yokohama. Amoy Moji, Kobe & Osaka. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. S'hai, Moji, Kobe, Ozaki

& Thama Shanghai, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Koho & Yokohama Shanghal, Mejl, Kobe & Yokohams. Shal, Moll, Kobe,, Osaka Yhama Shanghai, Kobe Yokohama,

Shanghai, Holi, Kobe & Yokohama.

in course of construction at Mesars Harland and Wolff's Queen's Island

Georgic. The Georgic is a sister ship to the Britannic, the White Star Line's first and successful ex- periment in motor shipping. When cumpleted the Georgic will have a tonnage of about. 27,000 and will accommodate 1,500 passengers in three classes-cabin, tourist third cabin, and third class. She will be engaged on the Liverpool-New York service, together with her sister the Britannle,

It is officially stated that "the

The Hong Kong & Kowloon What and Godown Co., Ltd, whence and/or from No aims will be admitted after the the whares dellvery may be obtained. all Goods have left the

after the Goods remaining undelivered and 25th instant, will be subject to rent. All claims against the steamer must be presented to the

the Undersigned on or before the 8th February, 1931, or they will not be recognised.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 20th instant, et 10 am, by Mesars.. Goddard & Douglas.

No Fire Insurance has been effect

Bill of Lading will be countersign-

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD., Agents. Hong Kong, 18th January, 1931.

to the highest rank, and Sir Roger Keyes will be, in fact, the only living officer to have done so. The late Sir Edward Hobart Seymour was promoted to Admiral of the Fleet, on February 20, 1905, while Commander-in-Chief at Devonport, and retained the command for a that date. The Jate month after Sir Hedworth Meux was promoted Com- on March 5, 1915, while

Portsmouth, mander-in-Chief at and remained on until February 17. 1916, or for 11 months. The late Sir George Antley Callaghan was ed promoted on April 2, 1917, while Commander-in-Chief at the Nore. and was relieved on March 1, 1918. or 11 months later. Although the promotion of Sir Roger Keyes has served to shorten his tenure in HONG KONG HEIGHTS command, for he is being relieved. after just over two years at Ports mouth, whereas the usual term is three years, it is a gracious re- cognition of his eminent services in the War that he is to be permitted to fly the Union' flag for a full 12 months.

"FLUID FLY; WHEELS."

ed by

For the information of visitors highest points on the Island and the following list of some of the Mainland is published

*Island. Victoria Peak Signal Station ME Parker

Feet.

1823

17741

1734

Mountain Lodge

1725

The Eyrie

1725

Peak Hotel

Talkoo Sanatorium

1805. :1000

877

Mt. Davis

Bowen Road (filterbeds) 297

Mainland! Kowloon Peak

The fluid flywheel, I see, writes "Focus" in The Light Car and Cyclecar, is to be made the subject

T'aimoahan of experiments in connection with White Star Line's choice in the motor omnibuses, for which pur name of their second, motor-vessel Foes it is expected that it will have is particularly apt, following that great advantages.

Who will be the first to incor- of the Britannic, for, the names of the sister-ships suggest the close porate it in a light car? I am told Identification of his Majesty, with that a fluid flywheel costs lees to the merchant service of this coun- make than the clutch which it dis- try. These names Britannic and places and that even when a con- Georgie are not mere symbols of ventional type of gearbox, le used Great Britain, as the vessels them (creating the need for a small frie

Shai, Moji. Kobe, Otaku Yhamasclves are. British built by British. tion clutch) the cost is not much

19th June Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama..

3rd July Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. 6th July Shai, Moll, Kobe, Osaka & Yhama. 14.580 17th July Shanghai, Koba, & Yokohama,

0,128 21st July Shanghai, Moj, Kobe & Yokohama.

* Cargo only.

workmen for the White Star Line greater than that of an ordinary itself a British company. The my transmission system. The advan Georgie will be the second vessel to tages are that, the flywheel slipa have borne this name in the White (like a sipping clutch) at very low Star. Line's, service, the previous engine speeds and does not grip at all when the engine is ticking.over, Georgic, built in 1895, being a very thus considerably simplifying traffic successful steamer" of 10,000 tons WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS..employed: In the Liverpool-New driving and taking all the anatch Fassengers for Bangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses at York service." Singapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer.

All dates are approzimate and subject to alteration without notice.

All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge... Steamers en London and Australian Lines are Atted with Laundries, Parcels measuring not more than 24 ft. x 2ft x 1ft. will be received

at the Company's Office up to Noon on the day provitus to sailing. 1

For further Information, Passage, Freight, Handbooks, etc., apply to:-

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & €0,

P. & O. Building, Connaught J*3. C., Hong Kong,

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO. LTD.

́ ́ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER MAKERS, TEABS and IRON FOUNDERS All work dons in this establishment; guaranteed. We have over thirty year experience. We own two Blips Ward and can accommodato, any rate of 200 feet) long.

Town Officer:64, Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong, Tek 20159, 1 Bước rồi Phim Tindiro Kerloor. Hồng Hành Inloon FL 300 Estimates furnished on.application. Hong Kong, April 1, 1924 -0

out of the transmission.

TRAVEL A.-O. LINE

TO AUSTRALIA. Calling at Manlia (P-1a), Thursday Is.... Cairos, Townsville, Brisbane Bydney and Melbourne.

British STEAMERS: -CHANGTE · TAIPING (SURNERS)

KAS PASTEST 18 MOST UP-TO-DATE STEAMERS IN THE SERVICE HAEC TRIO LAUNDRY, BARBER SHOP, SURGEON STEWARIESS CARRIRIR:

Your Short Lodba in Australia and New Zealand, Hong Kong, Sydney—19 Days, FIRST CLASS FARE TO SYDNEY, 691. RETURN

*Bricy

» LONDON. (via Australia), from: 2141/10/

* VAZE, £&ostriding. Newspapers on hier blac

1 Lestas Hong Kon■ *Caries Minili BDwn-Sydney

Mar. Sit Ape

Mari Apr. 8.

:: May 29,

AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE, LIMITED BUTTERFILL a Suvex, AgimiHÒNG KONG-SHANGHAI

Feet. ********* 1971 ....8124

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EXPRESS

BARGEN

LINE

PIXAXA

SENICE

BARBER WILHELMSEN

LINE

THE PREMIER ALL WATER ROUTE TO NEW YORK and other U.S. Atlantic Ports via Panama.

All vessels call at SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES en route.

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 Bulldings.

Agents.

Telephone 28021.

THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: "MANIFESTO” HONGKONG,

:

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

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

ELECTRICIANS.

Prin

The Com-

Pany pos

sesses Bix

Granite Docks and

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Two Pat- ent Slip- Ways. The dimensions? of No. 1. Dock... are 700 [ X

'86 TL x 30%

Codes' Used:

A1. A.BC.

Fifth Edi

tion: En.

g.in cerings

First

and

Second Edi- tion; West- Union

and Wat- kins.

MS.

SUGBO.”

Single screw steel passenger and cargo motor ship. Dimensions—154' 0" B.P. x 28° 0 MMd. x 11′ 6′′ MIL.; D. W. 470 tons; B.H.P. 860; Speed 10% knots. Built and machinery Installed by The Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., to the order of La Naviera Filipina Inc., Cebu for Philippine coasting service, Plesso address enquiries to the Chief Manager:-

*R.-M.-DYER, B.Sc., MINA, Kowloon Dock, Hong Kong,