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LLOYD TRIESTINO

FORNIGHTLY PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE FOR

BRINDISI, VENICE & TRIESTE

Singapore, Colombu, Bontbay. Aden, Suez & Port Sald

Taking Cargo on through its of Lading

to Fhime, Genoa, All Italian, Adriatle. Levant,

Black Sea and Danube, l'arts

Passengers to LONDON (Overland).

NEXT SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG

**S.S. "PIESNA”

For Shanghai

& Japan

M.V. "COL DI LANA"

May May 嚐 May 27

5

June 1

For Singapore & Italy Apr. 19, 10 a.m. May 10 May 17 June 3 June 17 July 5 June 30 July 12

**S.S. "CRACOVIA"

S.S. "MONCALIERI"

*S.S. “GANGE"

S.S. "CARIGNANO“

PERS. "PILSNA”

* Passenger Steamers with First. Second and Second Econo- mien Classes.

Outward voyage to Shanghai only.

Particular attention is called to the ss. Gange which will make the voyage Hong Kong/Daly in 24 days and Hong Kong/London

in 26 days.

For Freigh Queen!

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and Passages apply to Building.

DODWELL & CO., LTD.. Agenda

YKLIN

INE

THE CHINA MAIL.

MR. D. J. OWEN.

KNIGHTHOOD FOR THE P.L.A. MANAGER.

Shipping

Intelligence.

ADVANCE OF MODERN | SHIPPING.

Dutch Liner Tambora to

Be Scrapped.

ALIEN SEAMEN.

STRANGE BILL PASSED BY SENATE.

Bill

The U.S. Senate passed which, I finally enacted, will be u frank encouragement of the deser- tion of seamen from foreign mer-

chant vessels. On February 20 the

damsche Lloyd, which,

The Steamship Company Rotten-

Senate had refused to reconsider during the last few years,

has added several another measure antecedently pass- large vessels to its fleet hoe of lateed which, under the guise of a more taken delivery of the mail matur rigid enforcement of the restrictive

immigration polley vessel Dempo, the flagship of the

States, provided for the "deporta-

The distinction conferred upon the general manager of the Port the of London Authority in Honours List, is a recognition of the onerous and far-reaching in- portance of the duties attaching to the administration of Britain's premier port, a post which has been described as the "blue riband" of part administration.

Mr. Owen went to London inlay, at present berthed alongside 1922 with a wide experience the Company's Rotterdam premises, which has been invaluable to the and open to inspection by the pub- Authority in solving the pro-lie, says "Fairplay." Many of these blems of running the port sightseers will perhaps, join the through which flows more than Dempo again as would-be passen- one-third of the total trade of the gers, attracted by its rusi pra- United Kingdom. Educated at menade decks. its

verandah cafe, Liverpool Institute, he served his

trusion courts, fine state-rooms, business apprenticeship for 18 years with the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board, and after wards was manager and secre tary of Messrs. Paul Bros., well- known flour millers of Liverpool and Birkenhead. In 1998 he was appointed assistant manager, and subsequently became mana. He then ger. of Goole Ducks, passed on to the port of Belfast as general manager and secre. tary.

REDUCKA THOUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA USA. VARYING | heen in London hus been one of

FROM £83 TO 1129 ON SALE

SAN FRANCISCO vin Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

CHICHIIU MARU

TATSUTA MARU

Wednesday, Wednesday,

Tuesday,

29th April. 13th May.

21st April.

SEATTLE, VANCOUVER via Shanghai & Japan Ports.

HEIAN MARU LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via

Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez.

Monday,

Thursday,

BOMBAY via Singapore. Penang, & Colombo.

† YAMAGATA MARU

SOUTH AMERICA (West Coust) via Japan.

Los Angeles, Mexico and Panama. BOKUYO MARU

TERUKUNI MARU

Saturday,

HAKUSAN MARU

Saturday,

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via tanila & Poris.

KAMO MARU

Saturday,

KITANO MARU

Saturday,

2nd May. 16th May.

25th April. 23rd May.

† TOTTORI MARU

Wednesday,

27th April. Jth April.

Honolulu,

22nd April.

NEW YORK, BOSTON vin Panama,

TSUYAMA HU

Saturday,

2nd May,

TOYOOKA MARU

Friday,

15th May.

CALCUTTA vin. Singapore. Penang & Rangoon.

AKITA MARU

Wednesday,

29th April.

+ NAGATO MARU

Friday.

8th May.

Sunday, Monday,

20th April. 26th April. 27th April.

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

SHANGHAL KORF & YOKOHAMA,

+ CALCUTTA MARU (Moji direct) Monday,

DAKAR MARU

+ TOKIWA MARU

+ Cargo only.

For further information apply to:-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

Private exchange to all departments i

Telephone 30291.

0.

K.

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

LONDON, HAMBURG. ROT-| London Moru

& ANTWERP Singapore. Colombo,

TERDAM

Suez & Port Sald.

+

RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS Santos Maru

& BUENOS AIRES via

Salzon, Singapore, Colum- bo, Durban & Capetown, BOMBAY via Singapore, Port Swettenham & Colombo.

DURBAN,

Tues.,

Mon..

20th May

mercial System for

lounges. in short, everything that goes to make for travelling without the inconveniences attached to it in

most cases.

However, when new

some of the

In 1910, measures

of the United

tion of certain allen seamen" as a protection against desertion.

The Bill is identical with that pnased by the 70th Congress But not then considered by the House. It relates "to the payment of advance wages and allotments in respect of seamen on foreign ves- scis," and is an attempt to fulfil one of the purposes of the La Follette Seamen's Act of 1915. It is ex- plained with engaging candour in the following extract from the re- port upon it of the Senate Commit- toe's legislative counsel:-

UN Wages of the

seamen who signed shipping articles

at the lower wage scales prevailing

at foreign ports would, since they

were no longer prevented by legal, procens, take advantage of the high- er American wage level on reaching the ports of the United States, and find new jobs at the higher wages. foreign ship must then fill up its crew at the current United States port. Thus, both the vessels of the United States and foreign vessels running to and from parts of the United States wouldį

aame labour have the

operating

wages in the:

ships are added to great liner Companies, old ones, without the modern comfort.

The plan was no follows:-Sec- which nowadays is indispensable to tion 16 of the Seamen's Act abolish- the fastidious taste of passengers.ed the remedy of arrest and impri- have to be scrapped, even if in the sonment for the desertion of for- matter of years and capacity to sign seamen in the ports of the brave the elements they are not

United States and the treaty pra very old. This fate has visions requiring specific perform- The period since Mr. Owen has really so

now overlaken the Tamboru of the ance of the terms of contracts for great activity and progress in same Company, which has fallen seamen's services made abroad were

Inasmuch abrogated. the port. Large schemes of im. into the hands of Messrs. Frank provement works have been in Rysdyk's Industrial Company, for were higher in the ports augurated and completed, includ-breaking-up purposes. The Tam-nited States than in foreign ports ing the extension of the Tilbury bora was built by the same yard as it was contemplated that foreign Docks and the provision there of the new Dempo, viz., Schelde Ship- a new entrance lock, capable of building Co., at Flushing. It is in accommodating the largest vessel teresting to compare nflout, and a new dry dock; features of these two vessels. The modernisation of the West India Tambora, built and Millwall Dock System: the 5,550 tons, whereas the Dempo is about 18,000 tons. The speed of passenger landing-stage in the river at Tilbury; new docks and the first vessel was 14 knots, and equipment at the Surrey Com- of the latter over 18 knots. The for saloon passen London's spate reserved vast timber trade; the complexers accommodates respectively 134 and 500, a large difference. When tion of the river dredging pro- gramme, as well as a host of other the Tambara performed her trial trip the papers wrote about her: Equally important have been "This ship of a new type is again Mr. Owen's strenuous efforts and larger than its predecessors and the costs. achievements in the direction of accommodation for passengers is

The foreign seaman, of course, economy. Wherever the oppor- still more comfortable."

should have "sufficient money upon Nowadays people would look ask-reaching an American port to carry tunity occurred, mechanical ap- pliances have been installed and ace at the comforts of the Tam him until he procured his new job," operating efficiency has been bora.. which is the reason why this and Section 4 of the Seamen's Act effected

extensive still strong and well-kept vessel

empowered him to demand one-half staff re-organisation. Economies must end its days in the yard of of his wages when he left a foreign

the the shipbreaker. If twenty years ship. Here, however, effected have permitted

appeared a Authority to make reductions in can make such changes in the ap-flaw in the plan, for the deduction port charges to the extent of pearance and capacity of ships, af advance wages or allotments of nearly £1,000,000 per annut what wonders are we to see in the wages made when seamen signed since 1925. He has visited the next twenty, If the art of the ship- their shipping articles ut a foreign principal ports of Europe and builder and decorator develops at America in his efforts to find any the same pace as it has done during port might leave a seaman with "no ready money." Accordingly the

passed by the thing that could increase the affi- the previous period? Another ves- Bill

Senate ciency of London.

sel Gorontalo, of 9,100 tons dead-

purports to prevent vessels of for- weight in 1909, has been sold re-

countries from sign

advancing Acently for the same purpose.

Wages to seumen on board their The Tambora was a regular caller vessels in foreign parts by provid at Singapore when she was on the ing that such advances may not be Holland-Batavia

Carried deducted when wages are demanded mail and passengers to and from in ports of the United States-an that port.

works.

through

Mr. Owen is well known in the transport world. He is Lieutenant-Colonel in the Engin- eer and Railway Staff Corps of the Royal Engineers (T.A.), a vice-president of the Institute of Transport, and a member of the Executive Committee of the Dock and Harbour Authorities' Association. He has a literary style of his own, and has publish. 19th Apr.ed several books, including. "A

4th May

Short History of the Port of Belfast," "A History of Belfast," 5th May

and "The Port of London Yesterday and To-day,"

27th Apr.

British Opportunities In Morocco.

Borneo Maru

Shunko Maru

LOURENCO Mexico Maru MARQUES, BEIRA, DAR- ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR & MOMBASA vin Singa- pore & Colombo, MELBOURNE vla

Brisbane & Sydney.

CALCUTTA via Singapore Belawan Deli & Rangoon VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER

Sun., Mon.,

Tues..

Manila Melbourne Maru

Wed

6th May

A NEGLECTED MARKET?

Himalaya Maru ... Seattle Moru

Sun.,

Sat.,

19th Apr. 2nd May

viu Japan Ports,

+

NEW YORK via Japan ports, Kwantu Maru

Wed.,

22nd Apr.

Los Angeles & Panama.

JAPAN PORTS (Freight Ser-

Philadelphia & Baltimore.

Call Direct at Boston.

Andes Muru

vico).

Tue...

Thurs.,

21st Apr.

30th Apr.

Pakhol (Fortnightly).

KEELUNG via Swatow & Hozan Maru

Sun.,.

Amoy (3 p.m. every Sun

Canton Mura

day).

TAKAO via Swatow & Amoy Deli Maru

Sun.,

Thurs.

(Fortnightly).

HAIPHONG via Hollow 4 Menado Muru

For further particulars please apply to:-

OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.

Telephone 28081.

23rd Apr.

Lord Edward Gleichen, president'

run and

ARRIVALS OF SHIPS.

CANABANI PACIFIC

STIAMINI

LINTI

SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 1931.

EMPRESS OF CANADA

will sail for

MANILA

at

5 P.M.

on

SATURDAY,

APRIL 18th.

Passenger Department; Tel, 20752. Cables: "Giacanpac." Freight and Express: Tel. 20042. Cables: "Nautilus,”

CANADIAN PACIFIC

WORLDS GREATEST TRAVEL SYSTEM

BRITISH WUCHOW LINE

SAILING DATES FOR APRIL, 1931 (Subject to change). DEPARTURE HOURS: Hong Kong 5.30 p.m., Wuchow 2 p.m.

S.S. "TAI HING" (1.069 tong-Capt. Trott.] APRIL

19th 24th

THURS. 30th

S.S. TAI MING"

[649 tons-Capt. W. H. Lawton.]

APRIL.

SUN. FRI

WED. 22nd TUES. 28th Regular Service of Fast, High Class River Steamers Having Good A cenuimodation for First Class Passengers. Elvetric Light and Fans in Staterooms and Saloon. The 5.5. “Tai Hing" is Atted with Wireless, These vessels leave Hong Kong for Wuchow. (via Samshui, Shiu- hting, Takhing & Dosing) and return to Hong Kong (via same. Portsgei every five or six days,

Fares for round trip (not including meals) $20. Aleads & Wines are to be obtained on board.

Hong Kong Arrivals and Departures from Tai Hing Wharf. fur informatlar apply to

29, Connaught Road, West.

Phone 20893.

SANG WO

Co.,

Ltd.,

DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.

(This cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert but our readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetic

• spellings, such as harbor, plow,und altho.)

assertion of extraterritorial juris- diction which has provoked some criticism from lawyers whose opin- jon has been asked.

15

16

17

9

10

112

13

料

15

16

17

"In private life," said one of them, "inducing employees to Thursday, April 16.

violate their contracts is looked Anniston City, American str.. 3,450 upon as unethical, to say the least, tons, Capt. R. V. Tillett, from and it is questionable how far the Shanghai, buoy No. A7-Bank United States

should go towards Line.

Ryuho Maru, Japanese str., 1,981 any such purpose with respect to inducing seamen on foreign vessels tone, Captain O. Ezawa, from to violate their contracts. The pro- Dairen, buoy No. B23.-D.K.K.posed legislation does violence to the Talleyrand, Norwegian str. 9,750 limits within which nations have tona, Capt. Horald Berg, from confined their regulatory powers by Oslo and Norway, Kowloon

necessities of inter- virtue of the Wharf. Thoresen & Co.

national commerce." Friday, April 17,

tons,

Halley.

27

33

37

ne

42

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151 152

It is uncertain whether the Senate

153

156

157

161

58 159

62

60

63

Capt. A. J. R.N.R. from Vancouver, Kow- of Representatives, will be consider- ied by that body. Even if it should! loon Wharf.-C.P.S. Hakozaki

Maru, Japanese atr., pass it is unlikely that the President would sign it. But the question 6,310 tons, Capt. K. Ogawa, from Shanghal, buoy No. A1. will undoubtedly come up again in

the next session of Congress. N.Y.K.

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Haruna Maru, Japanese str., 10,420 ̊

tons, Capt. S. Umemoto, from Singapore, Kowloon Wharf. N.Y.K. Kumsang, British str., 6,447 tons, Captain J. H. Ferguson, from Calcutta and Straits, Kowloon Wharf.-J.-M. & Co. · Kwongsang, British str., 1,428 tons,

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE

of the British Merchants Morocco Emp. of Canada, British str., 21.516 Bill, which has gone to the House Association, draws attention to the remarkable growth of the Import trade into Morocco, and to the small share of it that has come our way. 19th Apr The comparative table he gives of 20th Apr.. total imports and of Great Britain's proportion are striking. Only the items relating to tyres and neces- sories need concern us here, how- over: The figures shaw that im-

this under porte

heading amounted to 4,281 tons in bulk and were valued at £548,000, and that the share of this country was a mere 107 tons, valued at £17,846. No oxplanation can be given for this singular failure on the part of our traders to take advantage of a growing market. There are no tariff barriers to bo aurmounted and British merchants have ample protection in the capitulations and In our consular courts. Moreover, the above association was founded by Lord Milner 13 years ago for the express purpose of encouraging and assisting trade with that country.

HONG KONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY,

JUMBLE SALE

MAY 5th, 2 P.M.

CITY HALL.

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

Capt. A. B. Osmond, from Can- ton, buoy No. 2.J. M. & Co. Shun Leo, Chinese str., 949 tons,

Capt. B. Mlysoka, from Che- foo, buoy No. B17.-Yee Tai Hong- Szechuen, British str., 1,694 tons, Capt. C. E. Flaher, from Can- ton, buoy No. B2B. & S.

There is absolute equality of treat Glefchen should be in a position to ment extended to all nationals, and speak with authority when he attrl- yet out of a total import trade of butes the cause to indifference. In £24,000,000 we can claim only one-any case, his association offers its twelfth. Lower posts of production services to British exporters, and it in other countries can, no doubt, aczeem to be well worth while for our count to some degree for this lack raders to put themselves in touch of progress, but Lord Edward with such an organisation.

Consignees of cargo per 8.8. to take lonte Star are reminded delivery of their goods which will be subject to rent after April 19.

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HORIZONTAL

1-Ald B-A nocturnat

mammal 8-Panted

12-Carry 18-Constellation

14-Assistant

L

HORIZONTAL (Cont.) 46-Eagle 48-A fertile spot in a

desert

50-A flap

63-Loading

וי

65-A large quantity

67-Greek god of war [58-Defore

15-Deck (pl.) 17-The edible part of 60-Large lake

a. nut 19-Corroded

* 20-A marino carnivore

22-Terminato 23-Musioni nota 26-Eternity 24-Mother

27-8ame as resin 30-Be absorbed Into

something elad 38-Either

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34-Fixed in opinion 35-Small compact mass) 36-Beastie

37-A reigning beauty 40-Tast

42-That Is (Latin,

abbr.)

48-A fragment of cloth 45-Associate of Arts

(abbr.)

61-Designed

62-Masculine name |63-Gull-like bird

VERTICAL

1-An ancient word

meaning fathar 2-Strike

3-Folding frame for

supporting a picture 4-Profix, Throo 6-To saw loosely

Arabla (abbr.)

7 Carried away $-Hinder

9-Composed of lines 10-Paradias

11-To unite, as heated

metal

VERTICAL (Cont) |18-Comparative suffic 21-Messure of weight 24-Passageway 26-8lator of Gires

(Greek Myth.). 27-Gleal

20-Metal in raw atato

29-Born (Fr.)

30-8mal: rug

31-Vapor

32-Point of compass

(abbr.) 38-A troe

39-Possequel,

41-Character

43-Raved

44-Bastewad

46-A kingdom B. of

Assyria (Pible) 47-Choice

48-Forward 49-To an extrama

depres

151-A Mohammedan

prince 62-Existed 54-Buffix Used In nouns 'to denote an agent BB-Allow

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(The solution of the above cross-word puzzle will appear in Monday's issued along with a new cross-word puzzle.)