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LLOYD TRIESTINO

FORNIGHTLY PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE FOR

BRINDISI, VENICE & TRIESTE

la Singapore, Colombo, Bombay. Ades. Suez & Port Sald Taking Cargo on through Bill of Lading

to Fiume, Genoa, All Italian, Adriafic, Levant,

Black Sea and Danube Ports Passengers to LONDON (Overland),

NEXT SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG

For Shanghat

For

Bingapore & Italy

Apr. 19, 10 ani. May 10

& Japan

**S-8. "PILSNA”

M.V. "COL DI LANA"

+5.8. "CRACOVIA"

May 5

May 17

S.S. "MONCALIERI"",

May 4

June 3

*S.Š. “GANGE"

May 27

June 17

June 1

June 30

"S.S. "CARIGNANO"

**S.S. "PILSNA"

July 5 July 12

Passenger Steamers with First, Second and Second Econo- mical Classes.

† Outward voyage to Shanghai only.

Particular attention is called to the s.s. Gange which will make the voyage ong Kong/Italy in 24 days and Hong Kong/London in 26 days.

For Freight and Passages apply to:--

Queen's Building,

Tel. 28021

N

DODWELL & CO. LTD. Arents.

YKLIN

E

THE CHINA MAIL.

Kay Shipping

FELIX ROUSSEL.

NEW FRENCH MAIL SHIP.

The Societe des Services Con- tractuels des Messageries Mari- times have just placed on their China-Japan Mail Line their new m.v. Felix Roussel.

Intelligence.

SHIP'S CARGO RUINED.

5,000 Cases of Tinned Fruit Condemned.

and cargoes that come into Man

Strict supervision of ships chester is kept by the Port Sani tary Authority, whose caution resulted in the condemnation at a meeting of a consignment of tinned fruit weighing over four

tons.

The Felix Roussel which was built at the Saint-Nazaire yard of the 'Ateliers and Chantiers de

The consignment of 5,000 cuses la Loire is the third motor vessel had been stowed netr the ship's built by the Messageries Mari- boilers, and during rough wea- Limes; a further addition, the ther in the Atlantic the ventila- Georges Phillppar which at the

tors had to be closed and the special request of the Company's hatches were battered down. The staff was given the name of the heat was so intense that some of present Chairman of the Com- the tins corroded and contamin pany, and is also intended for theated the fruit. The port's medi- Messageries Maritimes China- cal officer, Dr. W. F. Dearden, Japan Line, was launched at St thought there must have been a Nazaire on November 6, and is at temperature of more than 140 de- present in course of completion, grees to do this. whilst still another, the Aramis, also intended for the M.M. China- Japan Line, is at present being built at La Seyne.

i

SHIPPING SHARES.

FALL IN DIVIDENDS OF BRITISH COMPANIES,

pares

with

the

on

un

Special Annual Returns Issue of

A table published in. Fairplay gives the value December 31 last of shares and debentures in the leading British liner and cargo ship companies quoted on the London Stock Ex- change as £86,400,000, against a nominal value of £113,874,000. As compared with the highest figures of the year the total at the close showed a fall of nearly of the shares of six well-known £22.000,000. The market value companies on January 1 1st was nearly £20,000,000, which com- January 1, 1920.

£51,000,000

Accounts issued last year by 37 British liner companies, owning It could not be ascertained by000 tons gross, revealed, accord- 1,400 vessels, representing 7,000,- inspection whether all the con- ing to the journal, signment had suffered in the dividend of 5.28 per cent, un the same way, as it would have capital and reserves employed in meant the opening of each tin, so the business: The accounts of the authority decided that steps 70 cargo-ship companies, owning should be taken for the destruc- 450 vessels,, of 2,000,000 tons m-v-tion of the lot.

gross, showed an average divi- dend of only 3.89 per cent. on the capital, and 2.62 per cent. on capital and reserves. Of the 70 companies, 35 paid no dividend. last year and 32 failed to provide anything for depreciation.

Further motor vesseln al- ready built for the M.M's various other lines or in the course of completion include the Theophile Gauthier (Mediter- ranean Line), Eridan (Australian

REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARYINI, Line), Jean Laborde now in

FROM £83 TO £120 ON SALE

SAN FRANCISCO vin Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

CHICHIBU MARU

TATSUTA MARU

29th April, Wednesday. Wednesday, 13th May. SEATTLE, VANCOUVER_yin Shanghai & Japan Ports.

21st April. HEIAN MARU LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via

Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez HAKOZAKI MARU

Tuesday,

Saturday, 18th April. Saturday,

BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.

Monday,

Thursday,

AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan,

Los Angeles, Mexico and Panama, BOKUYO MARU ..............

TERUKUNI MARU

2nd May.

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

KAMO MARU

Saturday,

25th April.

KITANO MARU

Saturday,

23rd May,

TOTTORI MARU

+ YAMAGATA MARU

SOUTH

27th April. 30th April.

Honolulu.

Wednesday.

22nd April.

Saturday,

2nd May,

TOYOOKA MARU

Friday,

15th May.

+ MURORAN MARU

Thursday,

AKITA MARU

Wednesday,

16th April. 29th April.

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

HARUNA MARU

Friday,

+ TSUSHIMA MARU

Monday,

17th April. 20th April. 20th April,

NEW YORK, BOSTON via, Panama,

TSUYAMA MARU

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

CALCUTTA via Singapore. Penang & Rangoon.

†:CALCUTTA MARU (Moj direct) Monday,

+ Cargo only.

For further information apply to:--NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

Telephone 30201.

O.

Private exchange to all departments.)

S. K.

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION,

LONDON, HAMBURG, ROT London Maru ... Tues.,

vla Singapore. Colombo,

TERDAM

& ANTWERP

Suez & Port Sald.

RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS Santos Mara

Mon.,

& BUENOS AIRES ria

Salgon, Singapore, Colom

bo, Durban & Capetown.

BOMBAY via Singapore, Port Havre Maru

Swettenham & Colombo.

Borneo Maru

DURBAN,

LOURENCO Mexico Maru

Thurs., Sun.,

Tues.,

MARQUES, DEIRA, DAR- ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR & MOMBASA via Singa. pore & Colombo,

MELBOURNE vla

Manila, Melbourne Maru

Wed.,

Brisbane & Sydney,

CALCUTTA via Singapore Himalaya Karu

Sat,

Belawan Deli & Rangoon

VICTORIA.

SEATTLE,

TACOMA & VANCOUVER

via Japan Ports.

NEW YORK via Japan ports, Kwanto Maru

Wed.,

Los Angeles & Panama.

Call Direct at Boston.

Philadelphia & Baltimore.

JAPAN PORTS (Freight Ser-

vice).

KEELUNG via Swatow & Hozan Maru Amoy (3 p.m, every Sun Canton Maru day).

HAIPHONG via Holbow & Menado Maro

Pakhoi (Fortnightly).

Thurs.,

Sun.

Sun..

(Fortnightly).

L

For further particulars please apply to:-

TAKÃO via Swatow & Amoy

OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.

Telephone 28061.

26th May

course

of completion at La Giotat and Marechal Joffre at present being built at La Ciotat both intended for the M.M. (Madagascar and Indian Ocean Line).

Upon

these completion of various vessels the Messageries will have, accordingly, seven motor vessels in service.

In continuation of a tradition which included already the

ARRIVALS OF SHIPS.

Tuesday, April 14. Sungshan Maru, Japanese str., 1,603 tons, Capt. S. Kojima, from Canton, buoy No. B17 N.Y.K.

Wednesday, April 15. Chaksang, British str., 1,470 tons, Capt. J. McAnish, from Swa- tow, West Point Wharf.-J. M. & Co.

from tons. Capt. W. Jones, Shanghai, buoy No. A7.-Bank Line.

names of such former Chair- City of Khios, British str., 3,551 men of the Messageries. Mari- times as Ernest Simons, Armand Bchic, Andre Lebon, the new m.v. has been named after the late Chairman of the Company, M. Felix Roussel, who died on September 6, 1925.

The Felix Roussel, which was built under the special survey of the Bureau Veritos, has a straight stem and a cruiser stern and two square funnels which give to the ship a novel and special appear-

ance.

The vessel is 556 feet long over all, 68 feet in beam, 46.6 feet in depth to the upper deck with a draught of 27.8 feet, a corresponding displacement of 20,945 tons and a deadweight capacity of 10,200 tons. Her hull is divided into 9 water tight compartments by 8 water tight bulkheads fitted with four hydraulically operated Stone- doors. She carries 24 life boats including 2 motor life boats fitted with wireless. She has three continuous decks and four partial decks.

an

The Felix Roussel is fitted with electric windlass, four elec- Brown Bros tric capstans, a 27th Apr. steering apparatus and a Brown The Bros Gyroscopic compass. lifting apparatus includes one 25 tons derrick at the mizzen mast, one 10 tons derrick at the main mast, 10 electric winches of 3 T derricks of 6 T capacity each,

10th Apr. 19th Apr.

6th May

6th May

18th Apr.

22nd Apr.

16th Apr.

19th Apr. 26th Apr.

HONG KONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.

JUMBLE SALE

MAY 5th, 2 P.M.

CITY: HALL

CLOTHING" & HOUSEHOLD GOODS, gratefully accepted at CITY, HALL any. MONDAY THURSDAY, between 10.30 and 11.30.

capacity.

Daviken,

Norwegian atr., 1,778 tone, Capt. T. Berntsen, from Holhow, buoy No. BS.-Kwong Nam & Co.

an average

Eighteen of the principal Bri- tish shipbuilding and marine en- gineering companies are stated to have distributed last year an average dividend of 3.45 per cent, on paid-up capital, or 3.02 per cent, on capital and reserves.

HAPAG-LLOYD SERVICE TO

CANADA.

According to the latest sailing list issued by the Hapag and Lloyd Lines both companies will, as soon as the St. Lawrence is again open, establish a fortnight- ly combined service to Montreal, It will be remembered that such a service was operated before the war.

Haiching, British str., 1.283 tons, Capt. Walker, from Swatow, Douglas Wharf.-Douglas &.9. Co.

Sailings, which will begin Halvard, British str., 1,217 tons,

Capt. A. Hall, from Saigon,bout the end of April or begin. buoy No. B16.-Wo Fat Sing.

ning of May, will be from Ham- Hozan Máru, Japanese str., 1,383 burg and Bremen, although the tons. Capt. H. Oyama, from actual dates have not yet been Swatow,

Wharf determined. O.S.K. O.S.K. Hydra IL, Norwegian str.,

tona, Capt. L: Raed, from Bangkok, buoy No. 2-Thore- son & Co. Hydrangea, British str., 561 tons,

The propelling machinery of the Felix Roussel comprises: two two-stroke Diesel Sulzer in- ternal combustion engines, de- veloping each 5,500 b.h.p. at 110 revolutions per minute; two re- frigerating water-motor pumps; two lubricating oil motor pumps; two 325 kws generating groups, including each one type 6 DH 38, 525 HP four stroke Diesel Sulzer Motor, coupled to a 220 VDC dynamo, each of these groups be- ing connected, through a gear clutch, to an auxiliary compres- sor; three 826 kws. generating! groups, composed each of a four atroke, 475 HP type five DH 98- Diesel Sulzer Motor, coupled to a 220 volts DC Dynamo, one auxi- liary

Bemi- compressor with Diesel motor: one lubricating oil heater: 2 boilers.

823

Capt. P. W. Grierson, from Swatow, Chiu On Wharf. Chiu On as, Co.

Ida Maru, Japanese str., 2,759 tona,

Capt. T. Horie, from Singa- pore, buoy No. A10.-M.B.K. Japora, Dutch str., 2,361 tona, Capt. K. Swart, from Canton, Yau- mati Anchorage,--J.C.J.L. Katsura Maru, Japanese str., 3,528 tons, Capt. Yamamoto, from

Anchorage.- Sasa, Yaumati M.S.K. Muroran Mara, Japanese str., 3,251

tons, Capt. R. Agawa, from Japan, Kowloon Wharf.——

N.Y.K. New Mathilde, British str., 842

tone, Capt. D. Thomas, from Canton, buoy No. B18.-Yick

Royal Arrow, American str., 4,800 tons, Capt. Paul B. Muller, from Los Angeles, Lalchikok Anchorage Standard 'O Co.

WARSHIPS IN PORT.

The following Britleh warships were in harbour to-day:-

Bruce-South wall... Cumberland-No. 5 buoy. Hermes-West wall. Medway North, arm. Osiris--East. walk Oswald-East wall.. Sandwich-In dock. Somme No. 7 buoy, Sterling-No. 7 buoy.

Foreign Men-of-War. Barker-American gunboat. Borlo-American gunboat. Helena--American gunboat... Tracy-American gunboat.

CONSIGNEES: NOTICES

8.3.

In addition to a 2 kw C.G.R. damped waves wireless plant, m.v. Felix Roussel carries

an auto: radiogniometer and alarm wireless apparatus as well as a shortwave wireless plant.

Two sets of refrigerating_ma- chinery are installed on the Felix Roussel sufficient to meet the re- Consignees of cargo. quirements when working 15 Bonglos are reminded to take de- hours out of 24. The total livery of their goods which will volume of refrigerating space in be subject to rent after April 17, the ship in 16,000 cubic feet.

Passenger accommodation on the m.v. Felix Roussel embodies two innovations, one of which is the provision of outside. verañ- dahs to a number of the cabins. and the other is a swimming pool. Accommodation lo provided for. 196 de luxe and first class pas- sengers, 118 second-class passen- gere and 90-third class-passen-

Consignees of cargo, por, 5.5, Ionic Star are reminded to tak delivery of their goods which will E be subject to rent after April 18.

~ STEAMER MOVEMENTS.,

The Bon, Line .. Bennevis from Leith, Antwerp, London, Straite and Manila is due to rive, here about" April 24.

ITHAMINIP

HURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1931.

EMPRESS OF CANADA

will sail for

MANILA

at

5 P.M.

on

SATURDAY, `

APRIL 18th.

Passenger Department: Tel. 20752. Cables: "Gananpac." Freight and Express: Tel. 20042. Cables: "Nautilus."

CANADIAN PACIFIC

WORLDS GREATENT TRAVEL SYSTEM

BRITISH WUCHOW LINE

When they paas the Shluhing Gorge, the American travellers say "Well, we guess this beats the Hudson

our show

River,

APRIL SAILINGS.

DEPARTURE HOURS:

Hong Kong 5,30 p.m. Wuchow 2 p.m. 9.S. TAI HING"

[1,068 tons-Capt. Trott]

APRIL.

SUN. FRI

19th 24th

THURS. 30th

8.8. "TAI MING"

place." Continental visitors re- (649 tons-Capt. W. H. Lawton.] mark that it reminds them of the "Rhine and Switzerland." Whilst British touriats declare "Surely.

APRIL. THURS. 16th- TUES 28th WED. 22nd

the Lake district or the Scottish For information apply to- juoors, but with title less vegetation," Now why not take a five-days' round trip and sea for yourself. It costs you only $40.

SANG WO Co.,

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

INWARD MAILS

THURSDAY,

Calcutta and Straits Straits

APRIL

16.

..Kum Sang .Burdwan

.Haruna Maru

Taims

FRIDAY. APRIL 17. Europe via Negapatam (Letters and Papers,

London, March 19)

Am107

18.

.Hakozaki Maru

Ltd.,

29, Connaught Road, West.

'Phone 20891.

CONSIGNEES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.

Frum MIDDLESBRO', SOUTHAMPTON, LONDON and The Steamship,

STRAITS.

BENGLOE"

Consignees of cargo are hereby in- formed that all goods are heing land- ed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra bazardous Godowns of The Hong

& Kowloon Wharf and Kong ....Empress of Canada Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or from

wharves delivery may be obt

be obtained. No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all the Goods remaining undelivered after

to rent. 17th instant will be subject to

All claims against the steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on er before the 1st May, 1981, or they will not be recognised.

Japan, Shanghai and "Europe via Siberia

(London, March 28) Canada, U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-

hai (Vancouver, B.C., March 28)

APRIL SATURDAY, U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai (Son

Francisco, March 20)

SUNDAY, APRIL 19.

MONDAY, APRIL 20. U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai (San

Francisco, March 24) U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai (San

Francisco, March 27)

Dairen and Amoy

Japan

Saigon ...

Shanghai

FRIDAY,

the

.President Adams ·

.Tilsalak

APRIL 24,

.Talyo Maru

.President Grant

.Kamo Maru

OUTWARD MAILS

THURSDAY

Samshul and Wachow

Saigon ...**

Tourare.

Formosa

FRIDAY,'

watow, Amoy and Foochow .......... Shanghai and Europe via Siberia Shanghai, Japan and "Europe via

Siberia ...... Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. & S. Africa, Aden, Egypt & Europe via Marseilles

K.P.O. Registration, Apr. 17, 4.80 p.in. Letters

4.80 p.m. Amoy

SATURDAY, Shanghai, Japan, Canada, U.S.A. C. & S. America & Europe via Victoria, B.C.

Manila

APRIL 16. Halvard Kanchow... Tal Ming Shun Chih Chung Kong Vogtland. APRIL 17. Hai Ching Burdwan

3.30 p.m.

3.30 p.m.

4 p.m.

4.30 p.m.

4.30 p.m. 5 p.m.

1 p.m.

2.80 p.m.

Haruna Maru ..: 8.30 p.m.

Hakozaki Maru

(Due Marsellics, May 16.) G.P.O. Registration ...Apr. 17, 5 p.m. Lottery Kum Sang

5 p.m. APRIL 18.

President Jefferson

.6 'p.m.

(Due Victoria, B.C., May 5 and Europe vla Siberia.)" Parcels..... .Apr. 18, 3 pm. Registration

Lettors

C

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 16th instant, at 6 a.m., by Mesars, Goddard & Douglas.

ed.

No Fire Insurance has been elect-

Bills of Lading will be countersign- ed by,

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD. Agents. Hong Kong, 10th April, 1981.

THE BLUE STAR LINE.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEER..

Steamer,

"IONIC STAR " From CONTINENTAL PORTS.

Consignees of Cargo are hereby in- formed that all Goods are being land- ed at their risk into the Godowns of

the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company, Ltd., at Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharves do- livery may be obtained.

Optional Cargo will not be landed here, unless notice has been given 48 hours prior to vessel's arrival, but carried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option extends.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godswn, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 10th instant will be subject to rent. All claims against the vessel must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 29th instant or they will. not be recognised,

All broken, chafed, and damaged 4.15 p.m. Goods are to be left in the Godowna, .8 p.m. where they will be examined on the Empress of Canada 8.80 p.m. 18th Instant at 10 a.m. by our sur veyors, Messrs. Goddard & Douglas.

No Fire Insurance has been affected.. Bill of Lading will be countersign- ed by

DODWELL & CO., LTD. Agents. Hong Kong, 18th April, 1981.

Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius,

E. & S. Africa, Aden and Egypt Pilena

sapandance only.

p.m.