1931-08-22 — Page 9

SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1931.

THE CHINA MAIL.

LLOYD TRIESTINO

FORNIGHTLY PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE FOR

BRINDISI, VENICE & TRIESTE

via Singapore, Colombo, Barbiy, Aden, Suex & Port Said Taking Cargo on through Bill of Lading

to Flute, Genoa, All Italian, Adriatic, Levani.

Black Sea and Danube l'urts

Passengers to LONDON (Overland).

NEXT SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG

For

Shanghaf

& Japan

For Slagapore & Italy

M.V. HILDA (cargoboat)

Aug. 30

9.5. GANGE (passengerboat}

Sept. 9

M.V. COL DI LANA (cargoboat)

Aug. 24

Sept. 27

S.S. MONCALIERI (cargoboat)

Sept. 21

Oct. 25

*S.S. CRACOVIA (passengerboat)...

Sept. 22

Oct. 4

* Outward voyage to Shangha only. Attention is called to the 8.3. Gange which will make 'the voyage Hong Kong-Italy in 24 days thus allowing Lowdon pas- sengers to reach destination in 28 days.

For Freight and Passages apply to!-

Queer'e Bullding,

Tel 23091

DODWELL & CO. LTD. Agents

YK.LIN

N.

WATER LEVELS.

Details for West, North

and East Rivers.

The following table, issued by the Kwangtung River Conservancy Commission, shows in feat the water levele on the West River, North River and East River the dates named:-

00

Aug. Aug.

10 20 West River at Shlubing

..24.3 24.5 North River at Samshul .. 8.1 15.9 North River at Tsingyuen. 14.1 16.2 East River at Bheklung ... 8.0 10.5 The bighest levels recorded are: Shishing, 41 feet; Tsing- yuan, 20.2 feet; Samshul, 27.3 feet; Sheklung, 11.5 feet.

The lowest levels on record are minus 5 feet at Samshui and minus 2.7 feet at Sheklung.

ARRIVALS OF, SHIPS.

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Shipping

Intelligence.

DEEP-SEA DOCTORING.

A shout, a thud, and the sound of running feet break the after-

U.S. MAIL LINE.

New Classes on Pacific Run.

noon quietness on the large cargo A cable received in Singapore steamer, as she ploughs her lonely from the American Mail Line way across the blue Pacific. The Offices in Seattle advised that the trans-Pacific President Liners. captain rushes from his quarters

of the American Mfail. Line' on the lower bridge to where

a has offered special class ac- amall group of men are gathered commodations to the travel- round a limp form lying on the fora ling

the dock.

public;

new ser- vice commenced with the President Cleveland Balling from Scattle. August 8 for Japan, China and the Philippines:

"What's happened?" he shouts. "Man fallen from aloft, sir," someone replies.

A stretcher is brought, and the

These

new accommodations· unconscious man carried to the make it possible for the American vessel's small saloon, which holds mail Line to offer another high the medicine chest. For no doctor grade passenger service

between is carried on a cargo ship.

the Orient and Seattle in addition The captain and officers do their to the already well-known first class utmost to bring comfort to the sea-service. The Special Class accom- man, whose leg is badly fractured. modations include outside state- A knowledge of "first aid," part of rooms, attractive public quar- their training, enables them to ters such as lounge, smoking room place the broken limb in splints. and promonade deck, barber shop, They give the man brandy, wash.beauty parlour and practically all his cuts and bruises, and put the equipment offered in the first stitches into a scalp wound. class passenger quarters only, of The man groans, and opens his course, on a slightly modified scale. eyes. "Well, sen, how is it now?" The high standard of President aska the captain; but the patient | Liner cuisine is maintained. lapses into unconsciousness again, The Special Class rates offer- without speaking.

ed for Seattle from Manila and- or Hong Kong are as low as G$198, All attractive through rate from the Orient to Europe via America or Canada can now be quoted by the American Mail Line and Dollar Steamship Lines at £98...

Thursday, August 20. Kahoku Maru, Japanese str., 1,875, tons, Capt. Yamachi, from Dairen, buoy No. B19.-D.K.K. Seattle Maru, Japanese str., 3,622 tons, Capt. T. Urayama, from Sourabaya, buoy No. A7.- O.S.K..

Friday, August 21. Fushimi Maru, Japanese str., 6,846

tons, Capt. N. Narul, from "Get into touch with a liner as Shanghal, buoy No. A6.soon as possible, and inform the N.Y.K.

the wireless bridge," are the orders issued to room. Shortly the operator reports that he is in com- munication with passenger steamer, a few hundred miles as- tern.

REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARYING | Halvard, British str.,. 1,217 tons,

FROM £79 TO $120 ON SALE.

SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

... Wednesday, Wednesday,

CHICHIBU MĀRU TATSUTA MARU

2nd September. 16th September. SEATTLE, VANCOUVER via Shanghai & Japan Ports.

Tuesday, 25th August. Tuesday, 8th September.

HIYE MARL

HEIAN MARU LONDON, MARSEILLÈS, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via

Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez HAKUZAKI MARU

Saturday,

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE in Manila & Ports.

ATSUTA MARU

Saturday,

KAMO MARU

Saturday,

5th September.

26th September. 22nd October.

MANILA.

CHICHIBU MARU

Friday,

† NAGATO MARU

BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.

KAGA MARU

Thursday,

Friday,

SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan,

Los Angeles, Mexico and Panama.. BOKUYO MARU

NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama,

+ TAKETOYO MARU

Saturday,

28th August.

27th August. 11th September.

Honolulu,

12th September.

Saturday, 29th August.

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

+ LYONS MARU

CALCUTTA, via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,

RANGOON MARU

BENGAL MARU

TANGO MARU

Sunday,

13th September.

Saturday, Tuesday,

29th August.

8th September,

Friday,

... Sunday,

28th August. 80th August.

Friday,

4th September.

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

+ GENOA MARU (Koba direct)

HARUNA MARU

↑ Cargo only.

For further information apply to:-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

Telephone 30291.

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(Private exchange to all departments.)

K.

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG BUBJECT. TO ALTERATION.

DURBAN, FORT ELIZA BETH & CAPETOWN THENCE TO RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS

RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS |Buenos Aires Maru

Thurs

3rd Sept

& BUENOS AIRES vis

bo, Durban & Capetown.

Baigon, Singapore, Colom

MOMBASA ZANZIBAR, Hawaii Mara

Mon..

Bist Aug.

DAR-ES-BALAAM, BEIRA,

LOURENCO MARQUES,

BUENOS AIRES via Singa

pore & Colombo žva

BOURNE, AUCKLAND &

BRISBANE, SYDNEY, MEL Sydney Mara

5th Sept.

WELLINGTON via Mania.

JAPAN PORTS (Fröquent Nitto Maru

Bat.

22nd Aug,

Services).

Havre Maru

Fri.,

LONDON, HAMBURG, ROT- Amazon Maru

TERDAM & ANTWERP

28th Aug,

Fri.,

11th Sept.

via Singapore, Colombo, Alaska Maru

Sun

11th Oct.

e Booz & Fort Bald B

~~ Los Angeles & - Panama Hokuroku. Maru

Tre

15th Sept,

6th-Oct

Call Direct at Boston,

Philadelphia & Baltimora

Thurs

Belawan Dell & Colombe,

3rd Bent

Ist Bept

HAIPHONG Via Hollow

Menado

ZePakhoi (Fortnightly)

TERLUNG Avia Bwato

Canton Maru

SAMUT*(B%Daí, every

day)

TAKAONIK Bwatów kosmoj Dell Mari

(Fortnightly)

NEW YORK via Japan porta, Kinai Maru

BOMBAY Via Singapore, Argun Mara

CALCUTTA Evin Singapore, Honolulu Maru

Thurs.2

Capt. A. Hall, from Saigon, buoy No: C3.-Wo Fat Sing, Hopsang, British str. 1,859 tons, Capt. P. R. Gay Cuming, from Swatow, West Point Wharf. J. M. & Co. Nitto Maru, Japanese str., 1,278 tana, Capt. E. Yamamoto, from Canton, buoy No. B23-0.S.K. Orestea, British str., 4,809 tons, Capt. J. G. Reynard, from Sin- gapore, Holt's Wharf.-B. & S. Tai Lee, Chinese str., 1,044 tons, Capt. Z. Masaki, from Swa- tow, buoy No. C5-Loong Tai Hong.

Tjimenteng. Dutch str., 4,054 tons; Captain S. Oudendjik from Panaroekan, Talkoo's Wharf.--| J.C.J.L.

Tainan, British str., 2,100 tons, Capt. W. Shaw, from Canton, buoy No. B3.-B. & S..

WARSHIPS IN PORT.

க

"Right," says the master, "take this message.AZ

STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The C.P.S. R.M.S. Empress of Manila on

arrived

at

The commander of the great Russia liner reads the telegram just hand- August 22 (Sat.) at 7 a.m., leaves ed to him, picks up his elephone, Manila on August 24 (Mon.) at 4 and dials the surgeon's cabin. P. and is due at Hong Kong on Hello that you Doc I'm sending August 26 (Wed.) at 7 a.m. She down a message do what you leaves Hong Kong for Vancouver. can." Soon the doctor is giving to via ports on August 28 (Fri) at the wireless room the advice asked noon.. by the cargo vessel's captain. Added is roquest to be Kepf Inform

ed of the injured man's condition. HONG KONG TIDES.

After several messages have been exchanged the surgeon visits the

"Bad case, The time used le Standard, 'or commander's cabin that, sir," he says. "Internal in- mean "time of the moridian of 120 jury, I'm afraid. Would it be pos- deg. E.; 00h. is midnight, 12hrs. ia sible to pick him up?" The liner noon. The heights are referred to captain's reply ta shown by the the datum of the largest scale Ad- ship'e increasing speed. A course miralty chart of the place and is set for the cargo vessel's post- should be added to the depths given on the chart unless preceded by an The following afternoon twoj asterisk (*), when they should be vessels lle motionless on the calm subtracted from the depths, ・・・ Pacific, a short distance. apart- one a rust-covered cargo steamer, the other a liner, with shining brase and white paint-work:

The following British warships | tion. were in harbour, to-day: Caradoc-No. 8 buoy.

Cicala-In dock.

Odin-North wall.

Oswald-North wall, Otus-Esat wall. Seraph-North atm Stormcloud-North arm. Tamar Basin. Tarantula-West wall.

Foreign.

Helena-American gunboat. Saga-Japanese gunboat.

'CONSIGNEES' NOTICE

Consignees of cargo ex 8.8. Gango are reminded to take de livery of their goods which will be subject to rent after August 26,

After Augu

DATE

August 22 to 28, 1981,

Aton WATER | Gow W ER,

Etandard Stand ro

Times

Times

Passengers line' the, decks of the larger ship, to watch the liner's August motor launch, with the gold-laced surgeon in her stern, bearing the injured sailor to comfort, profes-Sat. sional attention, and almost certain | Suns recovery to be sent to hospital at the first port, and eventually to Mod. 14 England.

Tues 2

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THE BIG

4

CUT “DAYS” OFF

OCEAN TRAVEL,

"Go Empress"

The White Empresses are the largest and

fastest liners on the Pacific.

QUICKEST TIME!

Antre

12 DAYS FROM CHINA AND 8 DAYS FROM JAPAN TO CANADA AND USA. Alteng Kuna

$:30pk25

Bobe Yokohama Vezoogwer Deuts

Lanre Empress of Russia Aug. 28 Aug. 31 Bent 3 Sept. + Sept.. 14 Empress of Japan Sept. 12 Sept. 15 Sept. 17 Sept. 19 Sept. 27 Empress of Asia Sept. 25 Sept. 28 Oct. 1 Oct. 3 Oct. 13. Empress of Canada, Oct. 10 Oct. 18 Oct 15 Oct. 17 Oct. 25 Empress of Russia "Oct. 23 Oct. 26 Oct. 29 Oct. 31 Nov. 9 Empress of Japan Nov. 7 Nov. 10. Nov. 12 Nov. 14 Nov. 22 Empress of Asia Nov. 20 Nov. 23 Nov. 26 Nov, 28 Dec. 7. Empress of Canada Dee. - 5 Dec. 8 Dec. 10 Dec., 13 Dec. 20 Empress of Russia Dec. 18. Dec. 21 Dec. 24 Dec. 26 Jan. "Empreas of Russia" and "Empress of Asia" call at Nagasaki,

Special Through Fares To Europe

£120-$112-588-$79.

HONG KONG MANILA.

EMPRESS OF JAPAN EMPRESS OF ASIA

Leave Hong Kong Arrive Manila

Sept. 4 Sept. 17

CANADIAN PACIFIC

Telephones: Passenger 20752.

THE

Sept. 6 Sept.

Freight 20042

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LINE

REGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICES

LONDON SERVICE.

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B. G. P. In Evening News,

09:0

BUOY PLAN OF HONG KONG HARBOUR.

2nd Sept. For Port Bald, Marsailles, London, Rotterdam, Hamburg and Glagow,

15th Sept. For Pork Bald, Miles, Coaxbiance, London Rotterdam and Hamburg

LIVERPOOL SERVICE.

"TANTALUS" 25th Ang. For Port Said enos, pool, Herto & G'gow

LAOMEDƆN" '10th Sept. For Tort Hald, L'pool, Havre de Glasgow NEW YORK-SERVICE.

“PREMIUS”. 7th Sept. For Boston, New York, and Baltimore Montefa Philippines and Eingapore

PACIFIC" SERVICE,

(via KOBE & YOKOHAMA.)

**PROTESILAUS!!: 22nd Aug, For Victoris, Vancouver & Seattle "IXION"

17th Hope. For Vlotora, Vancouver di Seattle 17th Oct. For Victoris, Vancouver de Seattle INWARD SERVICE.

TYNDAREUS

"AENEAB" Das 25th Aug. For Shanghal, Taingtau, Welbalwei.

Taku, Chinwangian and Dalny, TEIRESIAS? Das Lab. Sept. For 8 hat, Moll, Kobe and Yhana.

Also cargo- steamers with limited passenger accommoda tion at specially reduced fareniti qald

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

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

Butterfield & Swire,

TRAVEL A.-O. LINE

TO AUSTRALIA. Calling at Manila' (P. Is.), Thursday Le Cairns, Townsvilla,

* Bebbane, Sydney and Melbourne and

BRITISH STEAMERSI CHANGTE- TAIPING (burntra) PLAY FASTEST and MOST UP-TO-DATE STEAMERS IN THE SERVICE. A

ELECTRIC LAUNDRY, BARBER SHOP, SURGEON.MA STEWARDESS CARRIED " Enjoy Your Short Lants in Australia and New Zealand, Hing Kong, Sydney-18 Days"

FIRST CLASS FARB TO SYDNEY, 176 RETURN

STEAMER

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SHOSEN KAISHA