1931-09-03 — Page 9

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1931.

THE

CHINA MAIL.

LLOYD TRIESTINO

FORNIGHTLY PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE FOR

BRINDISI, VENICE & TRIESTE

vla Singapore, Colombo, Bombay, Aden, Suez & Port Sald Taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading

to Flume, Genon, All Italian, Adriatic, Levant.

Black Sea and Danube Ports

Passengers to LONDON (Overland).

NEXT SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG

For Shanghal

For Singapore & Italy

& Japan

S.S. GANGE (passengerhoat)

M.V. COL DI LANA (cargo bont)

Sept. 9 Sept. 27

S.S. MONCALIERI (cargo boat)

Sept. 21

Oct. 25

Sept. 22

Oct. 4

SS. CRACOVIA (passengerboat)

"Outward voyage to Shuggha 'only...

Attention is called to the .. Gauge which will make the voyage Hong Kong-Italy in 24 days thus allowing London pas- sangers to reach destination in 20 days.

For Freight and Passages apply to:-

Queen's Building,

Tol. 28021

DODWELL & CO. LTD. Agents.

YK.LINE

N.

N. Z. FLOATING DOCK.

To Be Towed Through Malacca Straits.

The floating dock built at Wall- send for the Wellington Harbour Board left the Tyne on its 13,600 miles tow to New Zealand on July

15.

The dock has been built by Messrs. Swan Hunter, and Wigham Richardson, Ltd., of Wallsend, who have built more floating docks than any other firm in the world."

The dock for Wellington is of the sectional box, self-docking type, with a lifting capacity of 17,000 tons, It has an overall length of 594ft. and a width of 17ft. The height of the walls above the bot- tom of the dock are 49ft, Launched in three portions on three different day's last May and June, the dock was then assembled at the Wallsend 'Shipyard, and it will be towed' in une piece to Wellington.

The towage has been entrusted to Messrs. L. Smit and Co.'s Inter-

REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARYING national Tug Co., of Rotterdam,

FROM £79 TO £120 ON SALE.

SAN FRANCISCO vía Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu,

Wednesday, 16th September. Wednesday, 30th September. SEATTLE, VANCOUVER via Shanghai & Jupan Ports.

8th Septembor. 6th October.

TATSUTA MARU

ASAMA MARU

HEIAN MARU

HIKAWA MARU

LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM vis

Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez.

Tuesday,

Tuesday,

HAKOZAKI MARU

Saturday.

5th September.

TERUKUNI MARU

Saturday,

19th September.

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

ATSUTA MARU

Saturday,

26th September.

KAMO MARU

Saturday,

24th October.

11th September. 14th September.

Honolulu,

BOMBAY vla Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.

KAGA MAKU

† YAMAGATA MARU

Friday. .!.... Monday,

SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan,

Los Angeles, Mexico and Panama. BOKUYO MARU

NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama.

+ASUKA MARU

↑ TOBA HARU

LIVERPOOL vin Port Said, Stamboul

+ LYONS MARU

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang

Saturday,

12th September.

who successfully towed the great Singapore floating dock 8,500 miles from Wallsend to its destination. The tow they are now undertaking involves voyage of 13,500 miles the longest tow on record-indis expected to - last about aever:

months.

Messrs Smit's powerful steam Luge Zwarte Zee and Roode 'Zee will take the, Wellington Dock from Wallsend, the latter tug being re- placed in the English Channel by the Witte Zec. The dock will be in charge of Captain Hart, the Buster of the Zwarte Zee.

There

will also be a crew housed on the lock itself to attend to the towage gear and other deck appliances.

| Queensland. · Tuesday,

Tuesday,

8th September. 20th September. (Constantinople), Genoa

13th September.

Sunday,

& Rangnen. Tuesday,

+ BENGAL MARU

† CALCUTTA MARU

Tuesday,

8th September. 15th September.

SHANGHAL KOBE & YOKOHAMA,

HARUNA MANU

Friday,

4th September.

+ MURORAN MARU

Sunday,

Gth September.

18th September.

KAMO MARU (Nagasaki direct). Friday,

+ Cargo only.

For further in ormation apply to:-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

Telephone 30291.

0.

(Private exchange to all departments.)

K.

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION,

TERDAMI & ANTWERP Amazon Maru via Singapore, Colombo, Alaska Maru

7th Oct.

The route taken by the dock will be by Gibraltar, the 'Suez Canal, Indian Ocean, Malaces Straits, the Dutch East Indies, and Torres Strait. Getween New Guinea and In this last channel the tidal current is so strong that the dock will probably have to be anchored every six hours waiting for a turn of the tide to help it on its slow passage.

PASSENGER LIST.

DEPARTURES”.

Per ms. Chichibu Maru for San Francisco via Shanghai and Japan purts on September 2:-

Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Francis, Mrs. A. G. Anderson, Mrs. B. Elder, A.¦ J. Edgor, W. R. Lewis, Prof. Ger- rard, Mrs. Zoe Fenton, N. S. Brown, Miss E. A. B. Watson, C. F. Stoeckli, Mrs. A. J. Waller, C. M. Xaxler, S. Okazaki, S. Enaml, M. J. Siva, T. Kohda, Mr. and Mrs. 1. Tanigucht, K. Machida, Y. Mayemura, S. Fukumoto, Capt. F. Tanaka, 1 Kobayashi, B. Nagata, S. Yamauchi, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Murray, "Miss 31. Murray, Mr. and Mrs. J. "Doug- fas Butcher, H. Satoh, H. M. Xavier, Mr. Metz, Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Sutherland, Lewis, Albert

Staubli, Mrs. L. F. Coffey, G. A. Graham, A Van Leer, F. C. M. Bumford, Mr. and Mrs. H. Marlow, C. J. Henderson, W. E. Griffith, J. Paris.

& BUENOS AIRES via Santos Maru

RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS Buenos Airos Maru

Thurs.,

Fri.,

3rd Sept. 2nd Oct.

Saigon, Singapore, Colom

be, Durban & Capetown.

MOMBASA, ZANZIBAR, Arizona Mara

Wed.,

DAR-ES-SALAAM, BEIRA,

LOURENCO MARQUES,

DURBAN, PORT ELIZA

BETH & CAPETOWN

THENCE TO RIO DE

JANEIRO, SANTOS &

BUENOS AIRES via Singa-

pore & Colombo

BRISBANE, SYDNEY, MEL- Sydney Mory

Sun.

6th Sept.

BOURNE, AUCKLAND &

WELLINGTON vla Manila.

JAPAN PORTS

(Frequent Havana Mara

Fri.,

11th Sept.

Services).

LONDON, HAMBURG, ROT-

Fri

11th Sept.

San

Suez

& Port Suid.

NEW YORK vin Japan ports, Kinat Mar

Los Angeles Panama: Hokuroku Maru

Tues.,

Tues.

Call Direct at Boston.

Philadelphia Baltimore..

BOMBAY vin Singapore, Argun Maru

Thurs.,

Balawan Dell & Colombor

CALCUTTA vin Singapore, Burma Marú

Fri.,

Penang & Rangoon,

HAIPHÒNG. via Helbow &

Pákhol (Fortnightly).

Menado Mara

KÊELUNG v Swatow

Amoy (3- p.m. every Sun- Canton-Maru

day).

TAKAO vin Swatow & Amor Deli Mara

Thurs., Sun.,

Thurs

17th Sept. 18th Sept. 10th Sept:

(Fortnightly)

DAFI

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Augter

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Titnes

Standard „

Times

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Wed, 15,

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NEVER AT HALF-MAST.

HONG KONG TIDES. 12th Oct.

The time used is Standard, or 15th Sept. mean time of the meridian of 120 6th Oct. deg. E.00h. is midnight, 12hra, 18 noon. The heights are referred to the datum of the largest scale Ad-: miralty chart of the place and should be added to the depths given on the chart unless preceded by an aeterisk (*), when they should be subtracted from the depths.,

3rd Sept.

18th Sept.

September 2 to 8,1981.

HION. WATÁR | Low · WATER.

For further particulara, please apply, tor—

OSKA · SHOSEN. KAISHA. Telephone 28061.

Here is a little-known fact about the Admiralty flag, which flies over

the main Admiralty building it

at half-mast, the reason being that it la a personal dag, and it would rel be half-masted only were the whole Board of Admiralty suddenly to Bat cease to existovala

is never half-masted. ASA DE There Is In human nature a per Mon 08 05

Not even for the death of apetual trend towards oligarchy →→ soverelyn would this flag be flown Lord Hugh Cecily ****,918

Shipping

Intelligence.

WARSHIPS IN PORT.

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

Cleala-In dock. Odin-North wall. Orpheus-West wall. Oswald-North wall, Otus-East wall.." Phoenix-South wall. Sepoy-North arm. Soraph-North arm. Serapis-North arm. Stormcloud-North arm. Tamar Basin.

Foreign.

Argus French gunboat. Regulus-French gunboat.

Lottera:-

STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The C.P.S. R.M.S. Empresa of Asia left Vancouver for Hong Kong, via Japan ports and Shang- hai, on August 29, and is due here on September 16. She will all for Manila ut 6 p.m. on September 17.

CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.

Consignees of cargo ex s.8. Ben- mohr are reminded to take delivery of their goods which will be sub- jected to rent after September 4.

Consignees of cargo ex m.v. Danmark are' reminded to take de. livery of their goods which will be aubject to rent after September 9.

.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Local 3 cts, per ozi

POSTAL RATES.

China and Macao-4 cts. per oz.

British Empire (except via Siberia)-12 cta, per oz.

Foreign Countries. and British Empire via Siberia-20 cts. first

oz. and 10 ets. each succeeding oz.

Postcards:-

Local, China and Macas 2 cts. each. All other places-8. cts. each,

The Registration fee, is in each case 20 cents.

INWARD MAILS.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3.

Sunning

Shanghai.... Shanghai and Europe via Siberia (London,

Aug. 15) Europe via Negapatam (Letters and Papers,

'London, Aug. '6)

.Ningpo

Haruna Maru

4. .Hakózaki Maru

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER Japan and Shanghai ....... Canada, U.S.A., Honolulu,"Japan & Shanghal

(Vancouver, BC, Aug. 15)

SEPTEMBER SATURDAY, Shanghai and Swatow. Japan

Empress of Japan

5. Sinkiaing .Sydney Maru

.President Hayes

SEPTEMBER 7.

U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai (San

Francisco, Aug. 7)

MONDAY,

U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghal (San

Francisco, Aug. 14)

TUESDAY.

Australia & Manila

.President Wilson SEPTEMBER 8.

Tai Ping THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10. Europe via Suez (Letters & Papera, London,

Mantua. Aug. 13 and Parcels, Aug. 6).

OUTWARD MAILS.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER

Kochow Tsinan

Samahui and Wuchow Amoy

Saigon, Straits, Ceylon, Indin, Mauritius, E. & S. Africa & *S. American Ports

FRIDAY,

Hothow, Pakhol and Haiphong Shanghai, Japan and Europe via : Siberia

Swatow. Amoy and Foochow Haiphong

Manila

Straits, Ceylan, India, Mauritius.

..

E. & S. Africa, Aden, Egypt & Europe via Marseilles

K.P.O.

Haruna Maru

. p.m.

5 p.m.

Buenos Aires Maru 5 p.m. SEPTEMBER 4..

Menado Maru

8.30 a.m.

10.30 a.m.

Hai Ning

2 p.m.

Canton

2.30 p.m.

Empress of Japan.

8.30 p.m.

Hakozaki Maru

(Due Marseilles, Oct. 4.) G.P.O.

Sept. 4, 5 p.m. .6 p.m.

5 p.m.

5,

Sydney Maru

(Due Brisbane, Sept. 19.)

.Sept. 5, 8 p.m. Parcele...

Registration Letters

.4.15 p.m. ...5 p.m.

Registration.Sept. 4 4.30 p.m. Registration

..4.30 p.m. Letters

Letters

Manila and Parcels only for Ger-

many via Hamburg

..... Oldenburg SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER *Manila, Australia & New Zealand

via Brisbane

Shanghai, Japan, U.S.A., Canada, C. & S. América & '*Europe”via Victoria, BC.

Foochow via Swatow Amoy

Manila

President Cleveland

(Due Victoria, B.C., Sept. 22

and Europe via Siberia.) -

..Sept. 5, 8 p.m. Parcels

Registration

.4.15 p.m. ...6 p.m.

Letters

Chip Shing

5 p.m.

Antung

5 p.m.

SUNDAY,

President Hayas SEPTEMBER

5 p.m.

a.m.

4.m.

Swalow, Amoy and Formosa Bangkok via Swatow,

.......-MONDAY,

Shanghai, Japan and Canada via

Vancouver, B.C.

TUESDAY, #4Bwatow, Amoy, and Foochow...

WEDNESDAY,

Swatow

Sandakan

Superscr

Hozan Maru Kalgan SEPTEMBER 7.

Heian Maru

Empress of Japan Empress of Asia Empress of Canada Empress of Russia Empress of Japan Empress of Asia

EMPRESS OF JAPAN MAMMOTH

WONDER SHIP

of the Pacific 39,000 Displacement 26,000 Gross Tons

Sails for

Victoria & Vancouver

Calling at SHANGHAI-KOBE-YOKOHAMA NOON-SATURDAY

Starli

Litove

་་་

12 SEPTEMBER.

Robo Lenta

Yokohamaa, Vapoos: var SATI Anira

Sting Boni Sept. 12 Sept. 15 Sept. 17 Sept. 19 Sept. 27

1 Oct. Sept. 25 Sept. 28 Oct.

3 Oct. 15 Oct. 17 Oct. 25 Oct. 10 Oct. 13 Oct.

Nov. 9 Oct. 29 Oct. 26 Oct. 29 Oct. 31

Nov. 7 Nov. 10 Nov. 12 Nov. 14 Nor. 22 Nov, 20 Nov. 23 Nov. 26 Nov. 28 Dec. Empresa of Canada' Dec. 5 Dec. 8 Dee. 10. Dec. 12 Dec. 20 Empress of Russie Dec. 18 Dec. 21 Dec. 24 Dec. 26 Jan. "Empress of Russia" and "Empress of Asia" call, at Nagasaki,

Special Through Fares To Europe

£120-$112-£88-679

HONG KONG MANILA.

Leave Hong Kong Arrive Mapila

EMPRESS OF JAPAN

Sept. 14 ... Sept. 17.

Sept. 6

Sept. 19

EMPRESS OF ASIA

Ank

about the New

Low Empress, tourist

Cabin Fares."

CANADIAN PACIFIC

Telephones: Passenger 20752.

THE

A230

The Exceptional

Summer faren to

Japan.

Freight 20042.

BLUE TUNNE

LINE

REGULAR

AND FAST

FREIGHT AND

PASSENGER SERVICES |

LONDON SERVICE.

"MENELAUS" 16th Sept. For Port Said. 'les, Casabianos, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg "AENEAS," 2018 Sopt. For M'les London, R'dam and Glasgow

LIVERPOOL SERVICE.

"BELLEROPHON 10th Sept. For Port Baid, Genon, L,'poul, Havre & Glasgow

**NINGCHOW**..

25th Sept. For Port Said, Haven, L'pool &fi'gow NEW YORK SERVICE. "PREMIUM"

7th Sept. For Bustops Phillippines and Singapore

New York, and Baltimore

PACIFIC SERVICE.

(via KOBE & YOKOHAMA:).

17th Hopt. For Vistoria, Vancouver & Sentile "EXION" **TYNDARELS ** 17th Oot For Victoria, Vancouver & Beattle,

INWARD SERVICE.

"MENESTHEUS" Dus 7 Sept. For s'hal, Moji, Kobe & Y'bam "ASPHALION ** Tue 7th Bopt, From New York

Also cargo steamers with limited passenger accommoda tion at specially reduced 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.

Butterfield & Swire,

Agents.

TRAVEL A.-O. LINE

To AUSTRALIA. Calling at Manila (P. I), Thursday Is. Cairns Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.

British Steamers, CHANGTE - TAIPING (8uinkas)

FASTEST and MOST UP-TO-DATE STEAMERS IN THE SERVICE ELECTRIC LAUNDRY, BARBER SHOP, SUROBON and STEWARDESS CARRIED Bejoy Your Short Leave In Australia and New Zealand, Hong Kong, Sydney--19 Days.

FIRST CLASS FARE TO BYDNEY, #74 RETURN

Method LONDON (via Australia) from £136.15.0..

Due: Vancouver, B.C., Sept. 28

and Europe via Siberia.)? (Ship Sails on Sept. 8 at 8 a.m.)

Registration.Sept. 7, 31.15 a.m.

Noon. -TRAMUREN

Letters. SEPTEMBER

Hal Yanga dhe I p.m. SEPTEMBER

Kwai Sang

Mau-Satg

lanos anly,

DHAKOTA

Hor

• CHẲNGTH

Den 21"

NOT, IT its. Dec. 11

2. Nov, 20.

Des

$10.30 Am

1.80 p.m.

IMITED

AUSTRA AN ORIENTAL LINE,

SWIRE, Agent/HONG KONG-SHANGHAI