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TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1931.

THE CHINA MAIL"

DANIEL DEFORLAND

P.&O.-British India THE THAMES.

Apcar and

Eastern & Australian

Lines

(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.

TAKING CARGO · FOR

.

BTRAFTS, 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

6.S.

Tons

Hong Kong About

1931. 0,000 4th July

Nuol 6,700 3th July 17,000 18th July 7,706 25th July 9,000 1st Aug. 8,800 8th Aug.

17,004) 15th Aug. 6,000 22nd Aug.

9,000 20th Aug.

15,000 12th Sept. 6,800 19th Sept.

+KASHGAR

*MIRZAPORE RAWALPINDI *‡PERIM

+KHYBER *ISOMALI

RAJPUTANA *TPADUA

*KARMALA

CATHAY **‡SOUDAN

†KALYAN

9,000 26th Sept.

Carge only.

Calls Casablanca.

Destination.

Extracts from an Old

Pamphlet.

The 200th anniversary of the death of Daniel Defoe took place recently. Beyond his eple work, "Robinson Crusce," it is not gen- erally known that Defoe dealt much with ships and the sea. But an old pamphlet of his throws some inter- on the state of the esting light

river Thames, and this had some de- finite influence on the development

Whe

of our

of the port, writes the Journal of Commerce. The pamphlet published in 1725 and had this voluminous title: "Everybody's Business Is Nobody's Business; or Private Abuses, Public Grievances; Exemplified in the Pride, Insolence, and Exorbitant Wagen Women-Servants, Footmen, etc. With a Proposal for Amendraent of i the Cause; as also for clearing the Vermin called those Streets of Shoe-Cleaners, and substituting in their stead many Thousands of in- dustrious Poor, now ready to starve.

With divers other Hints.

of great Use to the Public. Humbly submitted to the consideration of our Legislature, and the careful Perusal of all Masters and Mis- tresses of Families."

In this pamphlet Defoe wrote:- "And here I must offer one thing never yet thought of, or proposed by any, and that is; the keeping in due repair the navigation of the River Thames, so useful to our trade in Marsailles, London, Rotterdam, Ant-general; and yel of late years such

werp & Hull. Straits, Colombo & Bombay, Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,

Rotterdam & Antwerp, M'seilles, Ldon, R'dam & A'werp Meilles, Gib'tar, Havre, L'don, Hull,

Hamburg, Rotterdam & Antwerp. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles, Havre, Landon, Hamburg, great hindrance to the navigation;

Rotterdam & Antwerp,

vast hills of sand are gathered to- gether in several parts of the river as are very prejudicial to its naviga- tion; one which is near London Bridge, another near Whitehall, a third near Battersea; and a fourth near Fulham, These are of very

and indeed the removal of them

Marseilles, London, Rotterdam, Ant-cught to be a national concern,

werp & Hull,

which I humbly propose may be thus

Bombay, Marseilles & Londo

Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg, effected.

Rotterdam & Antwerp. Marseilles, London, Rotterdam,

werp & Hull.

1 Cally Djibouti.'

"The Tebellious part of these Ant-vagabunds, as also other thieves and

Frequent connection from Port Said, for Passengers and Cargo to Con- stantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

→TALMA

*TAKADA

10,000

1037. 30th June Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.

3 pin.

7,000 | 11th July) Singapore, Panang & Calcutta. * Calls Por: Swettenham.

and 2nd class passengers.

1

offenders, should be formed into bodies ander the command of proper officers, and under the guard and awe of our soldiery. These should every day at low water carry away these sandhills, and remove every other obstruction to the navigation of this most excellent and useful river.

The Ballast Men..

"It may be objected that the ballast men might do this; that as fast as the hills are taken away they.

THE

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FREIGHT AND

LONDON SERVICE.

*PATROCILS."

DIOMED

8th July For Fort Fald. Marnokles, London, Rotterdam, Pimburg and Glasgow 21st. Jaly For Port Faid, Mstallion, Patabianon, Lowken, Notterdam and Hamburg SERVICE.

LIVERPOOL

ADRASTUS" / 2nd July For Fort Said, L'pool, Havre & Ulasgow "ANTILOCH US" 20th July' For Port Said, Genoa, Havro, 'pool

and Glasgow

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TYNDAREUS *** 25th July For Victoria, Vancouver & fextlie **PROTESILAUS 22nd Aug. For Victoria, Vancouver & Evalijo

INWARD SERVICE.

For S'hal, Moji, Kobe & Y'hama For Moji, Kobe & Y'hamm' From Now York

"RKEXENOR" --Duo' Bik July "MACHA" N Dur 9th July HELENUS” Due 9th July

Also cargo steamers with limited passeriger accommoda- tion at specially redhead fares.

For freight, passage rates and information apply to the undermentioned.

All bookings are subject to the provisions of the Company's Bill of Lading.

L

Butterfield & Swire,

Agents.

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 a.m.

Sundays excepted.

Freight and Passage apply:

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would gather again, or that the and I think needs no other anewer. waterment might do it. To the first-

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South), young persons are drowned when

B.I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st I answer that ballast men instead And as to the third objection, the of taking away from these hills watermen are not so public-spirited, make holes in other places of the they live only from hand to mouth, though not one of them but finds the river, which is the reason so many inconvenience of these hills, every day being obliged to go a great way awimming or bathing in the river.

round about for fear of running "Besides, it is a work for many ground; insomuch that in a few hande, and of long continuanes; so

the river will be entirely obstructed. Manila, Rabaut, Brisbane, Sydney that ballast men do more harm than years the navigation of that part of Nevertheless, every one of theso gentlemen-watermen hopes it will last his time, and so they all cry "The devil take the hindmost!"

1931 3rd July

Noon 1st Aug. & Melbourne: 7,000 31st Aug.J

ET. ALBANS

NELLORE TANDA

5,000

7,000

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:-

The Union S.S, Company's steamers to the United Klugdom via ·Now |

Zealand, Vancouver, Sua Francisco, etc.

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

The P. & Q. Branch Service of steamers to London via Suez. - The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and London via Panama Canal.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN. Cheap Summer Trips to Japan, June to Sept.

'SIRDHANA

KHYBER +NELLORE

TILAWA

RAJPUTANA

SANTHIAN KARMALA

1031. 8,000 2nd July Amoy, Moji, Kobe, Y'hama & Osaka.

Daylight

0,000

3rd July Shanghai, Maji, Kobe & Yokohama. 7,000 ''6th.' July. S'hal, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Y’hama, 10,000 | 17th July | Amoy, S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Osaka. 17,000 17th July Shanghal, Robe & Yokohama. 8,000 81st July Amoy, Moji; Kobe & Oraka.

0,000 31st July

*NANKIN

7,000 28th Aug.

Cargo only. +Calls Nagoyn.

Shanghai, Mojl, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghal, Kobe & Yokohama.

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice, Passengere for Rangoon must, defray their own. Hotel expenses, Singaporn while awaiting the on-carrying steamer,

All Cablùs are fitted with Electric Fans on Funka Louvre System free pf charge."

Steamers on London and Australian Lines" "are fitted with Laundries Farcels measuring not more than 5 cu. ft. will be received at the Com pany's. Office up to Neon on the day previous to calling,

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

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE &

P&O. Building, Connaught Rd. C., Hong Kong,.

Agenta,

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO. LTD.

ENG

BOILER #MAKERS: BRASS

bllahrgent-

T: 3703

good. The second objection is as silly, as if I should never wash my self, because I shall be dirty again,

HONG KONG TIDES.

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But yet I judge it highly neces anry that this be made a national concern, like Dagenham breach, and that these hills be removed by some means or other.” ⠀⠀

The time used is Standard, or mean time of the meridian of 120 It was just 170 years later that deg. E.; 00h. Is niidnight, 12hrs, is the and state of the river Thames noon. The heights are referred to led to the formation of the Port of the datum of the largest scale Ad-London Authority, and its opening miralty ́chart of the place and statement read: "The great In- should be added to the depths given crease in the size and draft of ocean- on the chart unless preceded by an going ships has made extensive asterisk (*), when they should be work necessary both in the river and subtracted from the depths.

DATE

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Dis 16 fa

in the docks, but the dispersion of powers among several authoritles ond; companies has prevented any June 30 to July 6, 1981.

systematic execution of adequate Hton WATER Low, "W;

improvements. Since 1909 the port' authority has executed a dred- *Standart tandardging programme Involving the re

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moval of over 47,000,600 tons of material at a cost of over £2,000,000, sand the formation of a channel of a 01 general depth of 80ft. at mean low #13 water springs from the Noreto Coldharbour Point, a distance of 35 miles. From the latter point 03 4401633-e to the entrances to the Royal Albert 116 and King George V. Docke the channel is 271t. deep at low water, 1005 09 and thereafter continues sufficiently deep and wide to enable fairly large 440143 Bea-going steamers to ascend to the

01.11 Pool of London.

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Tel. 26061.

Later improvements at Tilbury allow large ships to come into the Nothing but a deep Themes. satisfaction can warm the spirit of the author of "Robinson Crusoe," it he can see to-day the wonderful equipment and efficiency of a port that stirred him in 1725 to write a pamphlet, the seed of which has taken centuries to bear fruit,

WARSHIPS IN PORT.

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

Cicala East wall. Odin-In dock. Olympus-West wall dock. Otus-In dock, la teu pent Parthian Weat wall dock. Sandwich-North wall, Serapis North arm, Sirdar North arm. Stormcloud-North arm. Tamar Basin.

Foreign. Argus-French gunboat. Adamastor-Portuguess cruiser. Vigilante French gunboat.

NEXT 'BAILINGI 9999 S.S. "PRESIDENT, JACKSON",

AUTO

MANILA

6.00 PM. TUESDAY, JUNE 30.

WEEKLY TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE`

To San Francisco, Los Angeles

& New York vin Panama.

The Sunshine Belt vía Honolulu

To Seattle & Vistoria.-

The Short, Straight Houte to America

Fortnightly sailings on Tuesday Fortnightly sailings on Sundays.

Pres. Jackson

Pres. McKinley

Pres. Grant

a.m.

July 7, Pres. Cleveland

July 21 Fres. Taft

Aug. 4 Pres. Jefferson

.July 12

July 28 Aug. 9

£79 £112 £120 Special through rates to Europe via

United States, Direct connections with alt Atlantic lines, Choles of rail lines across United States, and Canada, bora stop-over privileges-for, sight-being, -

ROUND-TRIP FARE TO EUROPE,

From Hong Kong to. Naples

ร

»Marseille

London

£152. 5.01. £161, 0,00. £169.15.01.

Full particulare upon application," EUROPE AND NEW YORK DIRECT ROUND THE WORLD.. Fortnightly sailing on Sundays via Manila, Straits, Colombe, Suez Canal, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa, Marseilles, New York and Boston.

a.m.

Pres. Gardeld ....July 12, 8 Pres. Adams......Aug. 9, 8 Pres. Polk................ July 26, § | Pres. Harrison, ...Aug. 23, 8 TO MANILA

Prem, Cleveland July 4, 6 p.m.Pres. Jeferson..Aug. 1, 6 p.m. Pren. Taft.....July 18, 6 pm (Pres. Lincoln Aug. 15, 6ʻp.m.

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