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Tuesday,

HEIAN MARU

Tuesday,

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Wednesday,

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14th June.

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Monday,

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29th May.

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Monday,

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Wed.,

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Fri..

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Fri.

Tues.,

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GALLANTRY AT SEA,

Swedish Presentation To Crew Of Mauretania.

{at June

14th June'

11th June

1st May 17th June

4th June

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SHIPPING.

Is a Return to Normal Probable?

IDLE TONNAGE.

Shipping

Intelligence.

with the general tendency ob-

PIRACY OF A JUNK.

A belated report of a junk piracy which occurred on May 1 was made to the Police yesterday on the ar- rival of the boat in harbour.

The junk, a cargo carrier of local registry, was bound from Shauki-

wan to Walchau when she was at-

served during the development of stepm navigation, interrupted for at least ten years by the Great War. It tends to restore the balance between tonnage and goods and to bring freights back. again to a paying basis. This balance was destroyed by the in- crease in gross tonnage from tacked by a pirate bost near So Su 1914 to 1922. This is an experi- Moon Pass. Three armed men ence common to all war periods, boarded the cargo boat and pre- when sea transport trade grows tended to be Caustoms people. They As the mercantile marine pro- rapidly to drop with equal rapid-removed all the carga to their own

ity after the war and the tem-

craft and salled away after warn- duces nothing of its own and porarily increased requirements ing the cargo boat's crew not to merely transports the producta of all kinds of industries, it is an are over. In 1920 the world follow. excellent record of the ups and shipping had this crue! experi- downs of economic life, for whichce and overseas trade became less than before the war. The it acts like a seismograph, regis- first upward moverment of traffic tering the slightest movement.

was felt in 1925: Shipping has long ceased to carry total tonnage only the produce of its own 49,089,352. It is now 66,407,000 country. It handies goods from all countries, and therefore regis- ters improvements and decles not only in any one country but in the general tendency of the international market.

own

tons gross.

The world's in 1914

Was

the

In spite of all this, freights in 1930 were lower than they have ed in January 81.2 per cent, of been since 1910. They represent- To-day there is not a single the pre-war average, and 81.5 in December against .109.6 in national mercantile marine which confines itself solely to its January and 86.2 in Decem- country's imports and ex-per of 1929. For January, 1981, to the figure was 81.2. If we ports; the world's produce is car- ried by the world's shipping, reckon the general increase in writes Paul De Rousiers, Vice Working expenses, which

most moderate estimates put at President of the French Ship 70 per cent. in relation to pre- owners' Central Committee and

war costs, we have some idea of one of the leading authorities on the very severe trials now placed, matters relating to world ship after a long crisis, on the ship- ping. In 1914, British ships car-

ping industry, ried about 200 million tons, al-

What is the cause of the though British foreign trade in

trouble? Everyone agrees that that year did not exceed 150 mil- it is to be found in the decreased lion tons, of which foreign ship-demand for cereals, and especial- ping carried 60 million tons. Therefore 100 million tons of ly wheat. Stocks of wheat have been accumulating for four non-British trade were carried under the British flag. And years. This available mass has not only depressed prices but has even more does this apply to other countries. The mercantile had an unmistakable effect on maritime exchanges. The Cana- marine is at the service of every dinn farmers, whose pool gives body; it is an international or them considerable power, hold ganisation and for this reason "rices in their own country the evils that afflict all mercan-above the world level. The result tile marines can be derived in great measure from general causes.

has been a considerable decreasc in exports of wheat through Montreal and Vancouver. It is true that an increase in wheat exports from Argenting has pro- vided some slight compensation, but the fact remains that the generally satisfactory' crops in Europe has led to a marked de- crease in overseas freights dur- ing the last few months.

The merchandise stolen by the pirates is valued at $200, compris ing singlets and piece goods.

WARSHIPS IN PORT.

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

Bruce No. 8 buoy, Hermes-No. 1 buoy. Odin-In dock. Otus-In dock. Sandwich-West wall dock. Seamew-In dock. Sterling-West wall dock. Tamar--Basin. Thracian-In dock.

Foreign Men-of-War. Henderson-American gunboat. Mindanao-American gunboat.

ARRIVALS OF SHIPS.

Wednesday, May 27. Irisbank, British str. 3,437 tons, Captain E. N. K. Blackmore, from Manila, Laichikok An- chorage,Bank Line.

Thursday, May 28. Bengal Maru, Japanese str., 3,231

tons, Captain S. Okada, from: Moji, Kowloon Wharf.-N.Y.K. Chak Sang, British str., 1,470 tone,

Capt. D. R. Kilbee, from Can- ton, buoy No. B2-J. M. & Co, Darban Maru, Japanese str., 4,382

tone, Captain C. Tanaka, from Singapore, Kowloon Wharf.--- N.Y.K.

Fukura Maru, Japanese str., 1,92€

tons, Captain E. Hirata, from Dairen, buoy No. B21.-D.K.K.

Hai Hing, Norwegian str., 1,445

tone, Capt. Olaf S. Olsen, from Hoihow, buoy No. C4.-Thore- sen & Co. Halvard,

Over the past ten years or 80 --that is to say, since the middle, of 1920-a collapse in freights has taken place. Everyone con- cerned in the industry has been trying to discover the signs of a return to normal conditions. After noting that this long crisis in the world's shipping is due to

disproportion between available tonnage of ships and

one form of output, has the tonnage of goods to be car been sufficient to endanger, for a

a gleam of ried, we note, with hope, certain increase in the mass time, the balance which was be- ginning to show itself between of goods conveyed from one

mass of sea-transit | Iluichow, British str., 1,222 tons, country to another. The 1929 the great

Capt. E. M. Gellie, from Can-: Agures seemed to justify some goods and the available tonnage

of shipping. Nothing could ton, buoy No. B15.-B. & S. little optimism, but last year

the

We thus find that a temporary economic phenomenon, affecting

only

British str., 1,217 tona, Capt. A. Hall, from Saigon, buoy No. B16-Wo Fat Sing. long Peng, British str., 2,526 tons,

Capt. If. G. Hay, from Swa tow, buoy No. A15.-Ho Thong & Co.

freights dropped still more and better show the continual uncer- Lushan Maru, Japanese str., 1,607 idle tonnage increased enormous-tainly of maritime transports

ly.

and the need for the greatest

tons, Capt. R. Nagayama, from Swatow, buoy No. B8.-N.Y.K.

The general increase in the prudence in financial polley for Paling Maru, Japanese str., 1,667 of goods carried overseas went shipping.

Thus prudence has to go hand in hand with boldness. If it is to

the Ovidia stating that she was leaking and sinking, was receiv till the end of 1929, with some on uninterruptedly since 1926, ed by several ships, including the falling off in 1980, as shown by set aside the necessary amounts 220 miles. Captain McNeil alter.; the Suez Canal figures (in metric dustry must draw on its work-

Mauretania, then distant about

ed his course, made all speed for The gallant rescue by the the position given, and, in spite Mauretania of the crew of the of a strong westerly gale, reach- Swedish Ovidia in the Atlanticed the distressed vessel at 11.30 He stood by in the hope last November was recalled re- that the situation might not be

a.m.

tons) :-

1926

1927

1928

1929

1980

25,400,000 29,524,000 32,622,000

34,516,000 82,662,000 Similar results are shown by

for depreciation, the shipping in-

ing profits, and to have working profits it must be active. It must not keep within the narrow limits of the national maritime trade but must try for a good share in international traffic, which is

cently, when, at Southampton, so serious as was at first contemthe latest available figures of the open to all flogs, in spite of the

plated, but eventually the cap-

*the Swedish Naval Attache,

Commander Oberg, presented a tain of the Ovidia decided to traffic through the Panama Canni commemoration shield, in gold, to abandon his ship, and, in spite (in tons of 1,016 kilos); Captain McNeil and the officers of heavy seas, Captain McNeil and men of the liner on behalf of brought his ship close alongside, the Swedish Navy League, as a and the Ovidia's token of gratitude.

crew

of 28, among them the captain's wife,

1926 ... 26,037,000 27,748,000 30,603,000 31,450,000 These figures show marked

1927 1928 1929

In the early hours of November embarked in their own lifeboatsteady progress, connected 19 an 8.0.S. signal, sent out from and were taken on board.

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tana, Capt. K. Mineoka, from Swatow, buoy No. B19.-N.Y.K. 322 tons, Sunkong, Chinese str.,

Capt. Leung Pat, from K. C. Wan buoy No. B17.-Wo Hop & Co. Tanada, British str., 4,236 tons,

Captain E. Pilcher, from Moji, buoy No. A1.-M. M. & Co. Yat Shing, British str., 1,424 tons, Capt. C. Alexandre, from Swa- tow, West Point Wharf.-J. M. & Co.

obstructions which a few back-Yingchow, British str., 1,216 tons,

endeavour

to

ward countries maintain or to create.

French shipping has franky adopted this policy and has made marked progress in the last 30 tons of shipping. In 1918 after years. In 1914 we had 2,555,775 the war, with its destruction of shipping by submarines and the immense difficulty in building new vessels, we dropped to 1,886,819 tons.. In. 1922 we rose to 8,500,785 tons, and in 1930 we were down to: 8,808,000 tons. We are now at the worst period of disproportion between goods and ships, and we shall have to weed out vessels that are too old or unsuitable and replace them as far as possible by new ones.

PASSENGER LIST,

NARRIVALS.

Per 8.8. Tanda from Shanghai, on May 28

Capt. M. Christle, from Can- ton,, buoy No. 9.-B. & S. Yendai Maru, Japanese str., 2,070 tons, Capt. Kawashimaru, from Anchor- Newchwang, Yaumati age.-D.K.K.

CONSIGNEES.

LLOYD TRIESTINO NAV. CO.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNRES. Steamer:

"GANGE" From TRIESTE, VENICE & PORTS.

CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby

informed that all Goods are being inded at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf And Godown Company, Ltd., at Kow bon, wheres and/or from the wharver delivery

may be obtained.

but

Optional Cargo, will not be. landed hare, unissa notice has been given 45 hours prior to vessel's arrival, carried on from port to port to the însi port of call to which the option extend

No claims will be adinitied after the W. R. Mansfield, Miss I. D. Goods have left the Godown, and al Moorslead, Capt. and Mrs. E. C. Gods remaining undelivered after the

End prox. will be subject to rent. Etherington, AJ. Wastaway, Miss,

All claims against the vessel mart J. Westaway, Mrs. A. M. Sparkes, be presented to the Undersigned on or Mrs. M. A. Young, W., Maitland, before the 12th prox, or they will not Nias MacKinnon, MI V. Reid, be recognised.

:: All broken, -chated." atôi daginged Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Cropp and Goods are to be left in the Godowns children, W. E. Polte, Mr and where they will be examined on the Mrs. Lavants Cola, and child, Mr. Ind proz, at 10 am, by our surveyors, and Mrs. H. B. Fletcher and child; Mesara. Goddard & Douglas, !! FD. Lamb, Mrs. A. B. Worrall, No Fire Insuranca has been effect. Miss FGillmodTMMr. A. Jones, Bit of Liding I will be counteralgsed Mr. and Mrs M. J. Vickers, Mrs Wykopano dhigame MA- Sharpe, Mr. and Mrs LO. E. Stenmark and child, s T." Combry

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