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P. & 0.-British India Apcar and

Eastern & Australian Lines

(COMPANIES incorporated in 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.)

8.8.

Tons

From Hong Kong About

Destination,

Marseilles, London. Rotterdam, Ant

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

Rotterdam & Antwerp.

THE

LIFE ON THE OCEAN | WAVE.

What the Modern Sailor

Is Taught.

Visitors at Portsmouth during the first week in August for navy week were shown over the ships by new type of sailor. Gone are the days of the jack tar-eplendid fellow though he was who needed only physical strength and great hardihood.

CHINA MAIL.

IDLE TONNAGE INCREASES.

offers to supply them with the favourite wine they have been drinking on board ship. He dis plays an uncanny knowledge of what they have been drinking, but More Than Doubled in in whatever mysterious way he

A Year.

The grave extent to which British shipping is feeling the results of the world trade depression is shown in figures published .by the Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom.

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The quarterly returne state that Idle tonnage in British ports on July Their guide was a well-educat-1 had Increased 6 per cent. com- ed, keenly alert man who under-pared with three months previously atands all about the highly and 122 per cent. compared with a developed armaments and complicat- year ago. ed apparatus and machinery of a battleship. To serve in the King's navy in these days a young man has to know something about mathematics, mechanics, magnetiam, and

electricity, navigation and English and naval history, and after a training period, when a boy jains a sea-going ship he has to continué. his school studles.

There are educational tests to be passed if promotion is sought. The boy who thinks of sails will be dis. appointed if he joins the highly mechanised navy. Going to sex to- day means technical knowledge and akill. The jolly jack tar of yester day has become the scientific sen- man of 1931.

There are schools for everything -gunnery, torpedo, signal, and anti-submarine schools, to mention only a few. Here the sailor learns the intricacies of sending messages at 400 words a minute, and the methods by which a winking ship can ring belle by wireless so that captains of all ships within the hundreds of miles .con hear the

Marseilles, London, Rotterdam, Ant-alarm. In these schools is demon-

werp & Holl

+KARMALA

CATHAY *ISOUDAN

*KALYAN

MANTUA

†KASHMIR *1BURDWAN

1931. 8,000 29th Aug.

Noon 15,000 12th Sept.

6,800

19th Sept. 0,000 26th Sept.

11,000 10th 9,000 24th 6,500 31st

Oct.

Marseilles & London.

Oct.

Oct.

NALDERA

16,000 7th

M'seilles, L'don, 'dam & A'werp. Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,

Rotterdam & Antwerp.

*KASHGAR

9,000 21st

RAJPUTANA 17,000 5th

Nev. Nov. Doc. 15,000 19th Dec. 6,800 26th Dec.

Bombay, Marseilles & London. M'scilies, L'don, R'dam & A'werp. Harseilles & London.

CORFU *ISONALI

Cargo only. Calls Casablanca, Frequent connection from Port Said etantinople, Pireaus, Smyrns and other Khedival Mail Steamship Co.

Marseilles & London. Marseilles, Havre, London,

Rotterdam & Antwerp. Calls Djibouti.!'.

.

strated the action of radio beacons which send out their invisible rays piercing the thickest fog" and en- abling ships to know their where abouts when all other means fail, and descriptions' are given of sp- paratus used for sending and re- Hamborg,ceiving messages in Morse, speech,

music and pictures.

for Passengers and Cargo to Con- Levant Ports by steamers, of the

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

*TALMA

TAKADA *SIRDHANA TILAWA

1931. 10,000 8th Sept. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta,

7,000

21st Sept. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. 8,000 4th Oct. Singapore, Penang, & Calcutta. 10,000 14th Oct. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.

Calls Port Swettenham. † Calle Rangoon.

Many are the wonders of the modern

navy, and a life on the ocean wave to-day means long hours of preparation.

· THE PFALZ MUTINY.

Officer Threatened With Red

Hot Bars.

Bremer, August 3. ́

B.I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for let after one of them was slightly in- and 2nd class passengers.

porte on July 1 consisted of 748 British tonnage laid up in British ships of 2,018,255 net tons, repre- senting nearly three and a quarter million gross tona or about four and three-quarter million weight tons.

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con-

gets this information-it is necessary to say he has no nection whatever with the shipping companies and is a bootlegger to be avoided.

CONSIGNEES.

LLOYD TRIESTINO NAV, CO.

NOTICE TO.CONSIGNEES.

Chartered Steamer,

F

"COL DI LANA” From TRIESTE, VENICE, BRINDISI & FORTS.

CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby dead-informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk Into the Godowne of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Ltd., at Kow- loon, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.

Optional Cargo will not be lended here, unless notice has been given 48 hours prior to vessel's arrival, carried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option extends.

The rapidly increasing totals of British and foreign shipping laid up at all ports in the Great Britain and Ireland during the past year are as follows:

but

Vessels: Net tons.

370 July 1, 1930

918,858 778 1,919,786.

No claims will be admitted after the 752 April 1, 1931

2,044,092 | Goods have left the Godown, and sli July 1, 1931

Among ports showing the larger Goods remaining undelivered after the amounts of laid up tonnage on July 28th inst will be aubject to rent.

All claim against the vessel must 1 were: Dartmouth 129,391, Liver be presented to the Undersigned on or pool 106,672, Newcastle 233,362, before the 7th September, or they will River Fal (Falmouth and Truro)not be recognised.

All broker, chafed, and damaged 261,416 Gareloch 179,864. Milford Goods are to be left in the Gedowna. Haven 110,076, and Tollesbury (Rwhere they will be examined on the Binckwater) 165,855 (all net ton- 28th inst. at 10 a.m. by our surveyors,

Maasrs. Goddard & Douglas, nage figures).

Transatlantic shipping companies are trying to locate a man who ringe up vialtors to New York shortly after their arrival and says he is the Chief Steward of the liner they have crossed · in. He then

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, - LIMITED.

From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON, STRAITS AND MANILA.

The Steamship,

"DENDORAN"

Consignees of cargo are hereby in- formed that all goods are being land ed at their riak into the hazardous

. Twenty-seven Chinese stokers and/or extra hazardous Godowns of mutinied aboard

The Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf and the German Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or from steamer Pfalz refusing to work the wharves delivery may be obtained No claims will be admitted after the jured by a steam-winch, and at- Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the tacking the officer who was obliged 31st it will be subject to rent. to work the winch himself in order

All claims against the steamer must before the 14th September, or they will not be recognised.

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South). to avoid a collision with a British be presented to the Undersigned on er

TANDA NANKIN NELLORE

1031 7,000 2nd Sept. 7,000 2nd Oct. 7,000 31st Oct.

vessel.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 29th inst. at 10 am. by Messrs. God- dard & Douglas.

No Fire Insurance has been effect.

The matineers threatened the Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney officer and six of the German crew, who were alone aboard the steamer, & Melbourne. ̄ ̄ ̄

with red hot iron-bare, but were overpowered by the Harbour Police, who had been immediately sum-ed.

Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan moned. Two mutineers aucceeded „Bills of Lading will be countersign-

and Hong Kong to Australia.

Hong Kong to Sydney—19 daya

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-

ed.

No Fire Insurance has been effect-

Bill of Lading will be countersign- ed by

DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents. Hong Kong, 22nd August, 1031.

LLOYD TRIESTINO NAV. CO.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

Steamer,

"GANGE"

From, TRIESTE, VENICE & BRINDISI VIA STRAITS & PORTS.

CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf & Godown Corineny, Ltd., at Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.

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

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 25th inst. will be subject to rent. All claims against the vessel must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 4th prox. or they will. not be recognised.

All braken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 25th Inst. at 10 a.m. by our surveyors, Meguro, Goddard & Douglas,

No Fire Insurance has been effect Bill of Lading will be countersign-

DODWELL & CO., LTD. Agents. Hong Kong, 19th August, 1931.

in escaping, while the remaining ed by. 25 were arrested and will be

ted.

ed by

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO. LTD

Agonta. Hong Kong, 24th August, 1931.

The Union S.S. Company's steam ers to the United Kingdom via New brought up before à magistrate. Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

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

The P. & O. 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.

The

*NANKIN

TAKADA

KALYAN

*ST. ALBANS

SIRDHANA MANTUA *BURDWAN KASHMIR TILAWA

31st

1881. 7,000 | 27th Aug. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.

Noon 7,000 28th Aug. Amoy, Shanghai, Moli, Kobe, Yoko-

Daylight

hama & Osaka. .9,000 28th Aug. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama.

5 p.m. 4,500

Aug. S'hai, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Y'hama. 8,000 11th Sept. Amoy, Shal, Mojl, Kobe & Osaka. 11,000 11th Bept. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama.

0,600 12th Sept. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. .9,000 25th Sept. Shanghai, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama. 10,000 25th Sept. Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Osaka.

7,000 5th Ock S'hai Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Y'hamu. 8,000 9th Oct. Amoy, Mojl, Kobe & Osaka 16,000 105 Oct. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohania.

0,000 17th Oct TALMA

10,000 23rd Oct. MACEDONIA 11,000 24th Oct. Shanghai, Moli, Kobe & Yokoham1. TANDA

7,000

6th Nov. S'hai, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & T'hama. RAJPUTANA 17,000 7th Nov. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. CORFUNDA 15,000 21st Nov. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. RAWALPINDI 17,000 6th Dec, Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama, NANKIN

7,000 7th Dec. S'hal Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Y'hama.. KARMALA 10,000 18th Dec. Shanghal Moji, Kobe & Yokohania.

*Cargo only. Calls Nagoya.

NELLORE SANTHIA

NALDERA

KASHGAR

THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.,

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

Telephones:

"MANIFESTO, HONG KONG,"

KOWLOON DOCK 58053. DOCK OWNERS, SHIP DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEERS, BOILER MAKERS, IRON, STEEL, AND BRASS FOUNDERS,

FORGE MASTERS, WELDERS AND ELECTRICIANS.

On Lloyds

list of

Approved

*Cast

Shanghai, boji, Kobe & Yokohama.. Amoy, Moll, Kobe & Osaka,

Stoel

Manufac

turers.

All dates are approxímats and subject to alleration without natics. Passengera for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel- expenses Cat Singapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer.

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

Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries, *-Parcals measuring not more than 5 cu. ft. will be received at the Com- pany's Office up to Noon on the day previous to sailing, y

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

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,

P. & 0. Building. Connaught Ed. C., Hong Kong.

Agenta.

T.S.S. EMPRESS OF JAPAN."

Harbour

Call Flags

Engineer *K."

Boller.

maker

Shipwright

In No. 1-Bock, Dimensions:-666′0′′". O.A. x 88′6′′ =48′6′′ Mid" 26,000 tone Groza.

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 alll, H. W 0.8. T.. Salvage Tug "Henry, Keswich." 2,000 LIP. Wireless Call Signal V.P.B.T. and Fing Call Signal T.HQB Shearlege capable of lifting 80 ton.

Cades Used: Al, A.BC. Fifth Edition: Engineering, First and Second Edition. Western Union. Bently and Watkina.

Kiudiy sund enquiries to the Chief Manager,

R. M. DYEK, B.Sc., M.I.N.A., Kowloon Docks, Hongkong.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1931.

SPECIAL ROUND

TRIP FARES

ΤΟ

EUROPE.

WEEKLY TRANS - PACIFIC SERVICE

To San Francisco, Los Angeles & New York vla Panama.

The Sunshine Belt via Honolulu Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdays

Pres. Pierce Pres. Wilson Pres. Hoover

To Seattle & Vistoria.

p.m.

The Short, Straight Route to America Fortnightly sailings on Sundays.

Sept. 1, 2 Pres. Cleveland

.....Sept. 6 Sept. 15 Pres. Taft

Sept. 20 ..Sept. 29 Pres. Jefferson

Oct, 4

B.D.

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

United States, Direct connections with all Atlantic lines, Choice of rail lines across United States and

Canada liberal stop-over privilegen for eight-sening.

ROUND TRIP FARE TO EUROPE. From Hong Kong to Naples

"

Marseilles "London

Fall particulars upon application, EUROPE AND NEW YORK DIRECT

ROUND THE WORLD..

£152. 6.01. SI61. 0.00.. £169.15.01

Fortnightly sailing on Sundays via Manila," Straits, Colombo, Suez Canal, Alexandria, Naples, Genon, Marzofiles; New York and Boston..

1.30,

8.M.

Pres. Hayes....Sept. 6, 8 Pres. Monroe.....Oct. 4, B Pres. Fillmore....Sept. 20, B Pres. Van Buren .Oct. 18, 8 TO MANILA

Pres. Cleveland Aug. 29, 6 p.m. Pres, Taft .....Sept. 12, 6 ́p.m. Pres. Hayes...Sept., 6, 8 alin.] Pres. Fillmore .Sept. 20, 8 a.m. Pres. Wilson...Sept. 8, 8 a.m.Pres. Hoover ..Sept. 22, 6 paktk

CANTON BRANCH!~-4, SHA KEE STREET.

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE

EXPRESS

SHE

SERVICE

BARBER WILHELMSEN

LINE

THE PREMIER ALL WATER ROUTE TO NEW YORK

and other U.S. Atlantic Ports via Panama.

All Wessels 'call ́at SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES en route.

Passengers desiring to travel by this interesting route will find the accommodation provided well to their expectations, and at a cost most reasonable.

42 Days To New York.

For Passenger and Freight information please' apply:--

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

Queen's Buildings, Telephone 28021.

Agents,

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO. LTD.

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER MAKERS, BRASS and IRON FOUNDERS. -All work done the establishment is guaranteed. We have over thirty years' experience. We own two Slip- ways and can accommodate any craft" of 200 feet long. Town Offce: 64, Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong Tel. 20459. dhipyard: „Sham-shui-po, Kowloon, Hong Kong."". Kowloon Tel. 57009, Extimates" "furnished, on application Hong Kong, April 1, 1924.

SHIPPING SALES,

No. State Credits

ing glut of tonnage," such guaran- tees should not be given for what- ever country the ships might bedes- tined. That view coincides with the The reply given by the President opinions held by leaders of the ship of the Board of Trade in the Honsa ping Industries of all the maritime of Commons on the subject of the natione represented at the recent. auggested Government eredits for International conferences. Any the building or sale of ocean-going other decision would have been vessels was in accordance with the considered "grotesque. There is expectations of the British ship plenty of tonnage available for ring industry. It was to the effect chartering by the Soviet Govern that "In view of all the circum-ment, and it can be obtained on stances, and especially the exist very cheap terms-The Times.

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