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P.&O.-British India Apcar and

Eastern & Australian Lines

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

CARGO FOR

WORLD GLUT OF SHIPPING.

Increase of 500,000

Tons in a Year.

THE

CHINA

MAIL.

MORTGAGE ON SHIP.

WHO'S WHO.

Case Against Director Dismissed.

Passengers on President Cleveland.

Mr. Hendrick A. Burgers, Mana- Sir George Truscott, at the Man- sion House dismissed the, casxer of the Insular Sugar Refining again Charles Henry Eric Chase, Corporation in Manila en route to END OF "STICKS AND STRING". managing director of the British Seattle on a business trip.

Lloyd Steam' Navigation Co. Ltd., Harp-lane, who was charged on re- de. mand with having obtained from Miss Mary Collingwood Henniker a tho

discharge of a mortgage deed by means of false pretences.

It was alleged by the prosecution

at the Brst hearing that Miss Hen-

favour.

Mr. Geo. J. Pollard, Sales Mana- ger, Export Division, of the National Biscuit Co. In Los An geles, returning to United States after a business trip in the Orient.

Col. and Mrs. T. A. Roberts.-

Col. Roberta has been with the U.S. Army General Staff Corpa in Manila, he is new en route to Shanghai for a vacation after

which he will continue ON to Statea where he will be station- ed permanently.

In spite of universal trade pression and the slump in freight market, the world's mer cantile fleet has increased by over half a million tons during the past alker lent the defendant £1,800 to twelve months. This is one of assist him to purchase a ship, and the striking facts revealed in the a mortgage on the ship for that drawn up in her new edition of Lloyd's Register amount was Book. The volume provides a com-

In answer to Mr. J. S. Watts, plete record of 33,000 barges. counsel for the defence, Miss Hen- Another remarkable disclosure niker admitted signing a plece of concerns the rapid progress of paper on which, written by defen motor shipping. While the world dant, was full authority to him to tonnage of steamers declined by use the mortgage in any way €36,099 in the statistical year he thought proper in liquida-wyn-Mayer, Corp., on one of his under review, that of motor-ships tion of the debt од the numerous business. trips. He stop- increased by 1,335,006 tons. Never ship. She signed it because sheped off at Hong Kong, with Mrs. PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLYtheless, the steam engine, in its believed that unless she did so the Chamberlain, continuing on

turbine form, is putting up a repairers would not accept the Shanghai by the next steamer on stout resistance. There are now mortgage.

this line." 1,476 steamers of 10,636,000 tons, Sir George Truscott - refused to driven by turbines or a combination allow costs. of turbines and reciprocating en-. gines, and 4,080 vessels of 9,481,000 ·

TAKING

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.

DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under Contract with H.M. Government.)

From

6.8.

Топа

Hong Kong

About

CATHAY GÁRBETA

ISOUDAN

*KALYAN

MANTUA

KASHMIR

1931,

Destination.'

15,000 12th Sept. Bombay, Marseilles & London'

Noon {

5,300 16th Sept. Straits, Colombo Bombay.

8,800 19th Sept. Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,

Rotterdam & Antwerp. →

·0,000 | 20th Sept. | Marssilles, London, Rotterdam, Ant-

werp & Hull.

MIRZAPORE

€ 11,000

10,000

BURDWAN

6,700 6th Oct. 10th Oct. 24th Oct. 6,500 31st

Straits, Colombo & Fombay.

Marseilles & London.

M'scilles, L'den, R'dam & A'werp.

Oct.

Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,

Rotterdam & Antwerp.

16,000

7th 9,000. 21st

Nov.

Bumbay, Marseilles & London.

Nov.

M'selles, L'don, R'dam & A'werp.

RAJPUTANA

Marseilles & London.

1 15.000 19th

Dec.

Marseilles & London,

*SOMALI

NALDERA

+KASHGAR

CORFU

| 17,000 5th Dec.

16,800 | 26th

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Mr. Frank Chamberlain, Far East Director of the Metro-Gold-

tons (including those with auxiliary OCEAN WHIRLPOOL FOUND OFF vacation. drive), propelled on the internal- combustion system The figures

CAPE COD.

to

Col. Paul Greeman, Officer in the Medical, Corps of the US Army atationed regularly at Fort Mills, P.1. He is en route to Peking on Mr. F. K. Klobucher, logging en- gineer for the James D. Lacey Co. of Seattle. He has for the past Investigation of an ocean whirl-five months been carrying on in- Within the last, six years the pool on Georges Banke, so powerful vestigations of lumber operations motor ship has been advancing with to divert the course of a vessel, in the Philippines. He is now re- giant strides, the tonnage of such has been undertaken by the United turning to his home in Oregon. vessels having increased since June. States Coast and Geodetic Survey,

for the year 1914 were 730,000 and 220,000 tons respectively.

| 1925, by no less than 6,717,000 it was reported by Capt. William E.

tone.

...

Fewer Coal Burned.

Parker of the government steamer Hydrographer.

The whirlpool, when discovered

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE

Statistics of marine fuel given shoal spot approximately 150 miles Danmark are reminded to take de by Captain Parker, centred on a Consignees of cargo ex m.y. in the book illuminate

one of the due east of Cape Cod. Its action livery of their goods which will be principal causes of the depressed was described as spinning outward subject to rent after September 9. state of the coal trade, for it is

instead

of toward

Dea. Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg / shown that while in 1914 the world Several attempts to

Rotterdam & Antwerp.

Cargo, only. Calls Casablanca. Calla Djibouti. Calls Bangkok. Frequent connection from Port Said for Fassengers and Cargo to Gos- stantinople, Pirexus; Smyrna and oth er Levant Ports by steamers of the

Khedival Mail Steamship Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

tons.

ita centré.

force the

The time used is Standard, "or mean time of the meridian of 120 deg. E.; 00h. is midnight, 12hrs. is the datum of the largest scale Ad- noon. The heights are referred to

should be added to the depths given miralty chart of the placa and on the chart unless preceded by an asterisk (*), when they should be subtracted from the depths.

percentage of coal-burning ships Hydrographer through wag nearly 85, the present percent-pool were frustrated by the currents

the whirl HONG KONG TIDES. age is only 36.

which threw the vessel's head off The era of "sticks and string" is the course. pearing its end. Only 674,000 Captain Parker is going to study tons of sailing ships remain afloat, the whirlpool more closely as soon America owning one-third of this as the survey fleet of four small aggregate. British "windjammers" steamers return to the banks. The still in service total only 16,000 work on Georges is the first attempt to make an exhaustive survey and As regards power-driven ship- charting of the shoals, and will be ping, the tendency is steadily to completed some time next year. wards greater dimensions. In It is expected that results of the 1914 there were 3,608 seagoing survey will be of great assistance steamers and motor-ships of 4,000 to fahermen. At the present time tons and above; to-day there are this area is the most productive 6,680. Of this latter number 478 locality for fishing craft out of the including sixty-eight of 20,000 tons castor. Relaively few vessels go and - upwards; and of these 478 down to the more remote Grand EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South). Large ships, 239 are under the Bri-Banks nowadays from Britain.

tish flag:

During, the period 1914-1931

1931.

TALMA

10,000

8th Sept. . 3 p.m.

TAKADA ¡SIRDHANA

TILAWA

7,000 8,000 10,000 14th

4th

23rd Sept. Oct. Oct.

Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Ponang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta,

* Calls Pert Swettenham. †Calls Rangoon,

B.I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for tet are vessels of 10,000 tons or more, great markets at Boston and Glou- and 2nd class passengers.

1991

NANKIN

NELLORE TANDA

1 7.000 2nd Oct.

7,000 31st Oct. 2nd Dec.

Manila, Rabaul, Brubane

& Melbourne,

it 13

Яt.

17

DATE

AFFEST

September 7 to 13, 1931.

HION WATER Low 'Water.

Standard Tiwes

flt Boral etl

'Times

H. M.

B. 'M.

Mon.

03 05

6'2

Tues 8 04

1 07

-11 36

43

13 26

Wed.

08

Thers 18

21 18

45

13 50

07 2

*I PA

14 30

11

ca 16

Sat.

12 OB 06

21 40 *

7:9 B+7.

01 31 15 03 0.6

03 26

1.9

16 48

No 63 ** 42 30

03.16 34

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United States seagoing shipping the war, it is still 909,000 tons be has increased by 8,329,000 tona, low the total in June, 1914. Sydney this being the world's record, In- As Lloyd's Register clearly in

crease. The British tonnage growth dicates, the world to-day is over- in the same period is less than 7 stocked with shipping, and only a Fri per cent., against a foreign incre- universal and very marked revival ment of more than 89 per cent. of seaborne trade can relieve the

Although German shipping has glut of tonnage which continues to Sun. 13 made a marvellons recovery since be a severe economic burden.

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 88. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

The P. & O. 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.

BIRDHANA KANTUA 'BURDWAN KASHMIR TILAWA KELLORE HANTHIA NALDERA KASHGAR *TALMA

1 1981.

8,000 11th Sept. Amoy, Shai, Moji, Kobe & Deals. 11,000 11th Sept. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama.

0,500 12th Sept. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. 9,000 25th Sept. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. 10,000 25th Sept. Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Osaka.

7,000 5th Oct. Shal Moj Kobe, Osaka & Y'hama. 8,000 9th Oct. Amay, Heil, Kobe & Osaka. 16,000 10th

MACEDONIA 11,000 24th

TANDA

TAKADA

Oct, Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.

10 40

THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD., HEAD OFFICE AND WORKS:

Telegrams:

Telephonos: “MANIFESTO, HONG KONG.”

KOWLOON DOCK 68053. DOCK OWNERS, SHIP DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEERS, BOILER MAKERS, IRON, STEEL, AND BRASS FOUNDERS.

FORGE MASTERS. WELDERS AND ELECTRICIANS.

KOWLOON, HONG KONG HONG KONG OFFICE 28020,

On Lloyda

list of

0,000 17th 10,000 23rd

Oct

Oct.

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

spproved

.:7,000 6th

7,000

Oct.

Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama.

Cast

Nov.

S'hai, Mojl, Kobe, Osaka & Y'hama.

6th

Nov.

Mojl, Kobe & Osaka.

7th Nov.

Shanghai, Kobe & Yokolama.

Steel

8,000 20th

Nov.

Mojl, Kobe & Osaka,

| 15,000 | 21st

Nov.

Shanghai Kobe & Yokohama.

10,000 4th 17,000

Dec.

Moji, Kobe & Osaka.

5th

Dec. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.

Manufac-

tarers.

2,000 7th

Dec. S'hai, Meji, Kobe, Osaka & Y'hama.

Doc. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohans.

RAJPUTANA 17,000

BIRDHANA CORFU

NILAWA ..!

BAWALPINDI NANKIN

KARMALA

10,000- 19th

*Cargo only.

All dates are opprozimate and subject to alteration without notion. Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses at Singapore while awaiting the on-car prying steamer..

All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans on Punka Louvre System free of charge,

d

Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries. Pazoals measuring not more than 5 củ. It will be received at the Com-

·pany's Office up to Noon on the day previous to walling.

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

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,

P. 40. Building, Connaught Rd. C., Hong Kong.

Agents

T.S.S. EMPRESS OF JAPAN."

Barbour Call Finga Engineer

Boiler.

maker."

Skipwright

*E*

In No. 1 Dock Dimensions:666′0′′ O‚A. x 83′6′′ x 48′6′′ Mid. 26,000 tons Gross.

The Company possesses Six Granite Docks and Two Patent Slipways. The dimensions of No. 1, Dock are 7000 98′0′′ x 30′6′′ over all, W. 0.8. T. Salvage Tug "Henry Kmwick.” 2,000 EHLP. Wireless Call Signal V.P.B.T. and Flag Call Signal T.HQ.B. Sheerlege capable of lifting 80 tons...

Codes Used: AI, ARC. 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.IN.A., Kowloon Docks, Hongkong.

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1931.

PHILIPPINES

NIA

S.S. "PRESIDENT WILSON " will sail for

MANILA

at

6.00 p.m. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8.

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE

BARSKER

MILHELMSEN

HE

PAWAMA

EXPRESS

SERVICE

BARBER WILHELMSEN

LINE

TRANS-PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC COAST SERVICE

via PANAMA.

NEXT SAILING

M.V. "TAI PING YANG"

on SEPTEMBER 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.

Agents,

Telephone 28021.

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO. LTD.

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER MAKERS, BRASS and IRON FOUNDERS. All work done in this establishment is guar¬teed. We have over thirty years' experience. We own twa Slip- ways and can accommodate any craft of 200 feet long.... Town Office: 64. Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong. Tel. 20459. Shipyard: Sham-abri-po, Kawloon, Hong Kong. Kowloon Tel. 57099. Estimates furnished on application.

Hong Kong, April 1, 1924.

GREAT SEA-BATHING LAKE FOR SCOTLAND.

Prestwick, Scot.

GIRL A SHIP'S OFFICER.

From Durban, South Africa, comes word that that port has re A great sea-bathing lake, 100cently entertained its first female. ship's officer. She was Miss Toria yards by 40, was recently opened Pickney, 17-years old daughter of here by William Adamson, Secretary C. H. Pickuey, president of the of State for Scotland, as the final Despatch Line, who signed on the section in a development scheme, officer. Miss Pickney lives in Oak 5,428-ton Crown City as fourth which has been completed hero. land, Calif., is a charming co-ed," The funds for the constriction work but takes her job seriously." Sho were provided jointly by the Un- has accompanied her father on employment Grants Committee and many sea voyages," the Town Council

Mr. Adamson stated that the over a period of 15 months, which building of the lake and other work was no small contribution to the carried through had provided om-relief of unemployment in the com ployment for an average of 80 men munity.

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