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P.&O.-British India Apcar and

Eastern & Australian

Lines

(COMPANIES incorporated în 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.)

9:9:"

“RAJPUTANATM

From Fong--Hong-Kang-!

About

1931,

-Destination.-

17,000--15th-Aug-Dombay, Marseillos-&-London......

Noon

5,300 19th Aug. Straits, Colombo & Bombay. 8,000 22nd Aug. Marseilles, Havre, Lendon, Hamburg,

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull. 9,000 29th Aug. 15,000 12th Sept. 6,800 19th Sept.

*ALIPORE **PADUA

PHARMALA

CATHAY **SOUDAN

*KALYAN

MANTUA +KASHMIR

BURDWAN

9,000 26th Sept.

NALDERA *KASHGAR

RAJPUTANA

CORFU

*1SOMALI

11,000 10th Oct

9,000. 24th Oct. 6,500 31.t Oct.

16,000 7th Nov. 9,000 21st Nov. 17,000 6th

.Dec. 115,000 19th

Marseilles, London, Rotterdam, Ant

werp & Hull,

Bombay, Marseilles & Looden Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,

Rotterdam & Antwerp. Marseilles, London, Rotterdam, Ant

werp & Hull,

Marseilles & London,"

M'aeilles, L'don, R'dam & Alwerp. Marseilles, Havre. London. Hamburg,

Rotterdam & Antwerp. Bombay, Marseilles & London.

Dec.

'seilles, Lyon, R'dam & A'werp. Marseilles & London. Marseilles & London.

6,800 26th Dec.

Cargo only, Calls Casablanca.

THE · ADMIRALTY MARSHAL.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Tales of Ships He Has

office-one

ant.'

Arrested.

.

H.M.S. MALAYA.

Home Rivalry Over Battleship's Visit.

THE FUTURE OF TANKERS.

Extremely Valuable Investment.

GROWING DEMAND.

Those who can take a long view

The visit to the north-west coast | of H.M.S. Malaya, which is anchor- ed in Lune Deeps, has stimulated Ou a fine smooth lawn beneath the rivalry between Fleetwood and adme grand old trees, almost on the Morecambe. As soon as the battle river bank at Richmond, I found ship arrived off Fleetwood she was the Admiralty Marshal, Mr. H. w. visited by leading citizens.. and Lovell, C.B.E., on the first day of afterwards Captain J. S. C. Salmon, have no fear regarding the future his retirement, writes P.M. in the her commander, was received at the prosperity of motor tank ship- Fleetwood Town Hall. Arrange-owning, and there is scarcely any Evening News.

Forty years he had spent in that menta were made for her crew of doubt that all the large tonnage, re- now completing of which few people 1400 to have free access to thea-cently built and know though the office is ancient tres, tramcars, and everything else will, in the end, prove an extremely And its activities are vastly import-in Fleetwood and Blackpool, and valuable investment to those who facilities were provided for mem- operate it. The sane views of Mr. The Admiralty Marshal is the bers of the public to inspect the Andrew Agnew, a director of the Shell Transport and Trading Co.... only person who can arrest ship. Now Morecambe, which is much recently on this subject, should

how many hips Goodness knows

serve as an antidote farther from the battleship, is

to the peasi- Mr. Lovell has arrested in his located because officers and menmiam expressed in some quarters, term of office, for it covered the

from the Malaya, after passing specially when it is remembered period of the war. During that

through Fleetwood, paraded through that the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum time he dealt with gome £21,000,000 Morecambe and laid a wreath on Co, which is associated with the worth of prize ships and cargo."

the cenotaph. They were after Shell Co., has one of the largest wards entertained to luncheon, and tanker fleets in the world and is were present later at an official still adding to it on a large scale. naval ball at the Central Pier.

Later H.M.S. Malaya was recalled to Devonport to act as guard to the was visiting Cowes a King who week earlier than was anticipated.

Nailed to the Mast.

ship.

"An Admiralty Marshal," said

Mr. Agnew referred to the in- Mr. Lovell, "has the right to ar- rest a ship or cargo or ships' ap-

evitable increase in the demand for is termed 3 purtenances. That

petroleum products in the future. proceeding in rem. Once a ship is

There are 35,000,000 motor cars in arrested, for reasons arising out of

the world, of which 26,500,000 are collisions at sea, salvage services,

In use in the United States, so that action for wages of seamen, neces- suries, mortgages or anything else, peared astonished that I had caused in other countries there is no ap it may not put to sen until released. them to be sold. How on earth he pronch-to-the-saturation point, and "By an excellent arrangement imagined I was going to feed his motor car production must go ahead with H.M. Customs and Excise, the alligators for eighteen months, I do by leaps and bounds, which will involve transport of oil on a much collecton-and-officers of Customs not know.

Commercialavia- are the Marshal's substitutes and "I was greatly impressed with greater scale.

transaction which passed tion is yet in its infancy and the Immediately a warrant is lodged one with the Marshal a telegram is through our hands during the war. mercastile tonnage of the world is

'to the

despatched to the Customs Officer As you know, Fraulein Krupp's gradually moving over

engine. In

at the port in England, Wales or yacht, the Germania, came to Cowes internal-combustion

It was short, Mr. Agnew's view was that, Ireland, where the Vessel is lying, just as the war broke out.

ordering the arrest of the ship or captured when the declaration of whilst at the present moment con- property. The arresting officer war was actual fact and I was sumption is diminishing slightly, (Continued at foat of next Column) nails the telegam.to the mast and authorised to sell it. on the arrival of the warrant that to the mast, and a is also nailed shipkeeper is placed on board." The Marshal lit a cigarette, "Frequently that procedure is carried out

too. very rapidly

Marsellles, Havre, London, Hamburg. Twenty minutes have sufficed to

· Rotterdam & Antwerp.

arrest a ship many miles from Calls Djibouti.

Calls Karachi & Port Swettenham.

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.

*SANTHIA

TALMA

TAKADA

1931.

8,000 23rd Aug. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta, 10,000 8th Sept. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.

7,000

21st Sept. Singapore, Penang & Calcutts.

* Calls Port, Swettenham.

London.

Prize Alligators. "During the war 1 became custo dian of all enemy,ships and cargoes. captured and brought into port. After the adjudication these ships had to be valued and realised. Wo got as much as £150,000 for one German ship during the war. That same ship-it was about 5,000 tons -would not realise more than £2 a ton nowadays.

"I need hardly tell you we had some very strange

Wis

An Outery, "The sale caused something of

Ultimately it an outcry. bought for £10,000 by a Captain Hannevig, a Norwegian-American, who took it over to New York and lived on it.. Before I could allow him to have it I had to exact from him a bond of £10,000 that he would not sell it during the war to the enemy. Thls he gave me.

"But what was still more sports manlike of this man, he instructed me, when he arrived back in New York, to

present on his behalf £5,000 to the British Red Cross and the same amount to the French Red Cross.

CONSIGNEES.

THE BLUE STAR LINE.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNERS.

Steamer:

"OREGON STAR"

From CONTINENTAL PORTS.

CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowar of the Hongkong and Kowloon What? and Godown Company. Ltd.. at Kaw fon, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may ba obtained.

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

No claims will be admitted after the

Gonds remaining undelivered after the 16th inst. will be subject to rent.

"After the war-though I don't think he was quite as wealthy as he had been-he caused all the wonder to ful cups and trophies which were handle, many and varied. A num on Fraullen Krupp's yacht to be B.L. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for laher of alligators were found, upon sent back to Fralein Krupp, whom Goods have left the Godówn, and al

and 2nd class passengers.

cargoes

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South). do with them. I got into touch man.

TANDA NANKIN NELLORE

1931

7,000 2nd Sept. 7,000 2nd Oct. 7,000 31st Oct.

Manila, Rabanl, Brisbane, Sydney

Melbourne. -

a large enemy ship on one occasion. he considered their proper owner. We had not the least idea what to "I call such a man a real sports-

What has

become of the yacht now I cannot tell you, but. I would not be surprised to hear that he had sold it back?"

with the Zoo authorities and other people, but nobody wanted the wretched reptiles.

"Somehow, I cannot tell how, we found someone who bought them and took them on tour throughout the country, exhibiting them as "Ultimately the rightful owner presented himself and wanted his alligators. He got them, but ap

Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan Alligators captured "In Prize.""

and, Hong Kong to Australia.

Hong Kong to Sydney—19 days.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-

The Union 5.5. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom vis ̧ New ·

Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, olc.

The P. & 0. Royal Mail Steamers to London and

The P. & O. Branch Service of steamers to London via Soes.

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.

TAKADA

NANKIN KALYAN

1ST. ALBANS

MANTUA

SIRDHANA

1981. 7,000 27th Aug. Amoy, Shanghai, Moji, Kobe, Yoke-

hama & Osaka. 7,000 27th Aug. Shanghai, Kobe & Yotchamın 9,000 28th Aug. Shanghai, Mojt, Kobe & Yokohama. 4,500 81st Aug. S'hal, Moji, Kobe, Osaks & Thama, 11,000

11th Sept. Shanghai, Mojl, Kobe & Yokohama, 8,000 11th Sept Amoy, Majl, Koba & Osaka. 0,600 12th Sept. Shanghai, Kobe Yokohama. 9,000 25th Sept Shanghai, Mell, Kobe & Yokohama. -10,000 25th Sept. Amoy, Mojl, Kobo & Osaka.

1,000 5th Oct. S'hal, Moll, Kobe, Osaka & Y'hama. 8,090 9th Oct. Amoy, Moll, Kobe & Osaka 10,000 10th Oct. Shanghai, Zobe & Yokohama.

0,000 17th Oct. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. 10,000

23rd Oct. Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Osaka, 24th Oct. Shanghai, Maji, Koba & Yokohama 7,000 6th Nov. S'hal, Moll, Kobe, Osaka & Y'hama. RAJPUTANA 17,000 7th Nov. Shanghai, Kobe 4 Yokohama...

*BURDWAN KASHMIR TILAWA NELLORE

SANTHIA NALDERA .......

KASHGAR

MACEDONIA.

TALMA

TANDA

CONFU

RAWALPINDI

NANKIN

11,000

15,000 21st Nov. Shanghai, Kobe & "okohama." 17,000 5th Dec. Shanghai, Kobe & yokohama,

7,000 7th Dec. Shal, Moll, Kobe, Osaka & Y'hama, 9.000 10th Dec. | Shanghal, Moji, Kobe & Yokohania. Cargo only. † Calls Nagoya,"

KARMALA

Calling Wel-hal-wel, Taingtau & Shanghai on return from Japan.

All dates are approwlate and subjsol to alteration without notice," notics Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses', at -Singapore while awaiting the on-carrying stompjer..";

All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans on Punks Louvre System free of charge.

Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with: Laundries. Parcðis mossuring 'not- more than 8 cu. ft. will be received at the Comi pany's" Offles up to Noon on the day previous to asiling), A JA

** For further information, Passage, Freight, Handbooks, etc., apply torer MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,

Agents.

P. & OF Building, Connaught Ed. C., Hong Kong,

All claims against the vessel murt be presented to the Tindersigned on or before the 25th Inst. ar. they will not be recognized.

All broker, chifed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the veyors, Messrs. Goddard & Douglas. 15th inst. at 10 am. by our sur-

ed.

walked The Marshal, rose and about the grounds with me before going in to his first dinner in re- tirement. "Well, I think I am right in retiring," he said, "I have had forty years of it, and it is time ed by that I made room for a younger man."

す

No Fire Insurance, has been effect-

Bill of Lading will be countersign-

DODWELL & CO. LTD., Agents. Hong Kong, 10th August, 1931.

THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.,

HEAD OFFICE AND WORKS: KOWLOON, HONG KONG HONG KONG OFFICE 28020.

Telephone:

KOWLOON DOCK' 58053.

Telegrams: "MANIFESTO, HONG KONG,"

DOCK OWNERS, SHIP DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEERS, BOILER MAKERS, IRON, STEEL, AND BRASS FOUNDERS,

FORGE MASTERS, WELDERS AND ELECTRICIANS.

On Lloyda

list of

approved

Cast

*Stpel

Manufac

turers.

T.S.S. "EMPRESS OF JAPAN”

FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1931,

SPECIAL ROUND

TRIP FARES

ΤΟ

EUROPE.

WEEKLY TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE

Tu San Francisco, Los Angelès : To Seattle & Victoria.

& New York, via Panams.

The Sunshine Bell via

Honolulu

p.m.

The Short, Straight Route to America

*

a.m.

Fortnightly sailings on Tuesday, Fortnightly sailing on Sundays.

Pres. Lincoln ...........Aug. 18, 3

Pres. Madison....Aug. 23, 6 Pres. Pierce

..Sept. 1 Pres. Cleveland Sept. 6 Pres. Wilson

...Sept. 15 Pres. Taft

.Sept. 20

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

United States, Direct connection --with all Atlantic lines. Choice of rail lines across United States and Canada, liberal stop-over.privileges for sight-seeing.

ROUND TRIP FARE TO EUROPE: From Hong Kong to Naples

$4

2+

Marseilles London

Full particulars upon application,

EUROPE AND NEW YORK DIRECT

ROUND THE WORLD.

$152. 5.04

£161. 0.04 £169.15.04

Fortnightly sailing on Sundays vis Manila, Straits, Colombo, Suez Canal, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa, Marseilles, New York _and_Boston..._____

2.3.

Pres. Harrison...Aug. 23, 8 Pres. Fillmore....Bep 20, 8 6,8 Pren. Monroe......Oct. 4, 8 Pres. Hayes ......Sept.

TO: MANILA Pres. Harrison Aug. 23. 8 a.m.Pres. Hayes .Sept. 6, 8 a.D), Pres. Plerce ...Aug. 25, 6 p.m.Pres. Wilson...Sopt. 8, 9 a.m. Pres. Cleveland Aug, 29, 6 p.m.res. Taft...Sept. 12, 6 p.m.

CANTON BRANCH:-4, SHA KEE STREET,

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES'

MAIL LINE AMERICAN.

WILHEDGO W LINE

PARANA

EXPRESS

SEXACE

BARBER WILHELMSEN

LINE

TRANS-PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC COAST SERVICE

via PANAMA. NEXT SAILING

M.V. "TAI YANG"

on AUGUST 18th.

for

SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA, SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK & BOSTON.

42 Days To New York.

For Passenger and Freight information please apply:---

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

Queen's Buildings:"

Agenta

Telephone 28021.

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO. LTD.

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER MAKEKS; BRASS and IRON FOUNDERS All work done in this establishment i guaranteed. We have over thirty years' experience. We own two Slip- Ways and can accommodate any craft of 200 feet long.

Tel 20459. Town Office: 64, Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong.

Kowloon Tel. 57099, Shipyard: Sham-zhizi-po, Kawloon, Hong Kong.

Harbour

Call Flags Engineer

***

Boller-

maker

Hong Kong. April. 1, 1924.

Shipwright

this la "a

In No. 1 Dock Dimensions:-666'0" O.A.1 85′6′′ x 48′6′′ MHL 26,000 tons Gross.

The Company possesses Six Granite Docks and Two Patent Slipways. The dimensions of No. 1 Dock are 700'0 x 88′0′′ x 30′6′′ over will, H. W O.S.T. Balvage Tug "Henry Keswick.” 2,000 LHP. Wireless Call Signal V.P.E.T. and Flag Call Signal T.H.Q.B. Sheerlega capable of lifting 80 tons,

Codes Used: A1, A.B.C. Fifth Edition: Engineering, First and second Edition, Western Union. Bentley and Watkins.

Kindly send enquiries to the Chief Manager,

R. M. DYER, B.Sc., M.J.N.A., Kowloon Docks, Hongkong.

Estimates furnished un application.

temporary matter eighteen months will

possibly

brought about by the general in change it as much in the other dustrial "lassitude," and before: long direction.--Motor Ship.

"BRITISH ENERGY."

the demand for petroleum will in- crease in every country. Con- sequently, the demand for tankers will rise, and, perhaps, with great The last of the motor tankora rapidity. How rapid the change ordered by the British Tanker Co. may be is seen from the fact that has run her trials.. She is the at the beginning of 1929 as much as "British Energy" and is 440 ft. 508. per ton. was being paid for oil long, with a beam of 69 ft: 3`ins., freight between Mexico, and the the deadweight capacity being United States. A year ago the 10,400 tons on a draught of 26. ft. figure was 258. and to-day It is no The eight-cylinder B. and W-type more than 10a. por ten. Eighteen motor was built by J G.. Kincaid months have completely altered the | and Co. and develops 2,700 b.h.p.- situation in one way, and the next Motor Ship.

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