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P.&O.-British India Apcar and

Eastern & Australian Lines

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

TAKING CARGO FOR.

¿TRAITS, 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, &¿ -

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under Contract with H.M. Government.)

SOUDAN

From Hong-Kong

About

1 1931.

NEW FRENCH CRUISER

First to Be Built in

Private Yard.

THE CHINA

Whereas private yards in France

She may be regarded as an in- teresting combination of cruiser and passenger vessel, since agcom modation for 156 junior officers had to be provided in two, deck-houses fitted between the fore and aft

*BRITISH

MAIL

TRADE ROUTES.

Sir H. Richmond on Naval Requirements.

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the

CONSIGNEES.

DODWELL CASTLE-LINE.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES:

Motor Vessel.

"PENRITH CASTLE" From NEW YORK, NEWPORT NEWS & NORFOLK.

Consignees of Cargo are hereby in- formed that all Goods are being und

at their risk into the Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf & Godown. Company, Ltd., at Kowloon,, whence and/or from the wharves de- Every may be obtained.

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

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown, and all Geode remaining undelivered after the All claims against the vessel must 18th instant will be subject to rent. he presented to the undersigned on or

not be riesgnised. before the 8th instant or they will

All broker, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godawns, where they will be examined on the 18th instant at 10 am. by our sur- veyors, Messrs. Goddarit & Douglas.

No Fire fasiraner he-been effree. Bill of Lading will be counterstru ed by

DODWELL & CO... LTD.. Agents. fung Kong, 12th September, 1931,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS.

LIMITED."

--

Admiral Sir Herbert Richmond since the end of the War have built, addressed members of the 1912 Club a number of lotilla leaders, tor at the headquarters of the City peda bouts, submarines, special Conservative. Association in Buck vefauls, together with their propellersbury on "The Defence of our ing an auxiliary machinery, only Trade Routes." He said that prae- one cruiser has so far been built tically the whole of the Empire's at a private yard, all other ships, trade was sea-borne and over vast of that class being built at naval distances, which was one of dockyards. That cruiser is the reasons why we wanted more seu Junne d'Arc, especially designed power than any other nation. If for the training of junior officers of they visited the docks of the Port the French Navy, and was ordered of London Authority they would from the Chantier et Ateliers, de get some sort of realization of what our seaborne 'trade meant. There St. Nazaire Penhoet,

was a time during the War when 'the trade of the Port of London was in-serious dunger, before the convoy system of ship protection was, instituted. The institution of that system was greatly delayed turrets. The Jeanne d'Are is 160m. because for a long time we had not long, 17.70m. broad, with a draft of a suficiency of the smaller, wat 5.69 m. and a Washington displace-ships necessary for the purpose, ment of 6,600 tons (normal dis- Sir Herbert Richmond demon- strated on a large-scale wall map placement 7,240 tons). The arma- mert includes: For double turrets the vital importance-of-the-great of 155mm., four 75mm. anti-trade routes to British Empire

From MIDDLESBRO. ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS "aheraft guns, two 67min guns, 8 trade, and showed that hi apeit was taken, machine guns, and two 650mm. 1929, when a record torpedo tubes. Two seaplanes are there were on ocean routes a ton: The Steamship.

"BENGLOE mage of 7,800,000 British ships of

Consignees of Cargo are hereby in- carried on the upper deck..

The propelling machinery con- 3,000. tons. As to the number of formed that all Goods are being land- Godown of sists of two sets of Parsons tur-vessels required for the protection ed at their risk into the hazardous bines, each driving one propeller of those routes and that tonnage and for extra hazardous

The Hong Kong and Kowloon Whart and Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or single reduction from interference in time of war, shaft through

last from the wharves delivery may be ob-- gearing. Steam is supplied by four he mentioned that when the water-tube bollers fitted for burn-War started they had 124 cruisers tained.

Now that number was ing oil on the patent Penhoet available. system: it is noteworthy in this reduced to 50. If there were any Ant-respect that most of the new French future trouble he could not see how warships "are. fitted with this oil that number could afford protec burning system: in addition to tion. The last volume of the Naval over 3,000,000 i.h.r. on service; History of the War stated: "One aboft 500,000 h.p. of engines to of the difficulties the Admiralty be fitted, including the two liners had to contend with 'was the fact Champlain and "Superille-de-that the resources of the Navy were France." The record speed attain- strained almost to breaking-point, ed by the latest flotilla leaders particularly in regard to destroyers,

a No Fire Insurance has been effect- (about 43 knots) afferda avidence of which there had never been

During the ed. of the excellent working of the sufficient number."

Bill of Lading will be counterzign- equipment,

War we had 279 destroyers

[ed-by, The Bea trials of the Jeanne home waters and about 400

GIEB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.. Agents d'Are were highly successful, not- where, apart from the forces of our

Hong Kong, 11th September, 1931. ably ns regards consumption and Allies. The tonnage allocated to speed; at 145 knots the consump-destroyers under the Naval agree- us about 120. Lion rate was found to be .145kgs. ments would give per mile, as compared with the How could that number do what guaranteed figure of 154kgs., and was necessary if the number at 12 knots the rate was 116.9kgs. had during the War could

described in the official history as cent. improvement). At 20 knots "never sufficient"?. the consumption rate recorded was 257kgs. per mile whereas the con-people tract provided for 318kga. thus position..

6,800 19th Sep Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Kull 9,000 26th Sept.Marseilles, London; Rotterdam, Ant.

6,700 6th Oct.

FALTAN

werp Hull

&

*MIRZAPORE

MANTUA

+KASHMIR -

*TBURDWAN

11,000 10th Get

9,000 6,600

Strait, Calambo Bombay. Marseilles & London..

24th Oct.

1st

Oct.

NALDERA

110,000

7th

Nov.

KASHGAR

5,000

21st Nov.

4 17,000

15,000

RAJPUTANA

CORFU

TSOMALI

Cargo only

5th Dec. 19th

6,800 | 20th

De

'seilles, don, 'dam & A'werp, Marseilles, Havre, London, hamburg,

Itterdam, Antwerp & Hull. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles, London, Rotterdam,

werp & Hull.

Marseilles & London.

Dec. Marseilles & London.

Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,

Rotterdam. Antwerp & Hull, Calls Casablance, Calls Dibouti. Calls Bangkak. Frequent connection. from Port Said for Passengers und Cargo to Coa- tandple, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Ehedival Mail Steamship Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

TAKADA 4SIRDHANA TILAWA

1031.

7,000 24th Sept Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. 8,000 "4th Oct. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. 10,000 14th Orl Singapore, Penung & Calcutta.

Call Port Swettenham."

Calls Rangoon.

I

B.I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for lat per mile instead of 130kgs. (11 per

--and 2nd class passengers.

It was necessary to make

alive

to

True economy

ip else-

we

be

the

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 18th instant will be subject to rent,

All claims against the steamer must or before, the 2nd October, or they be presented to the Undersigned, on will not be recognised.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godene. where they will be examined on the by Messrs. 17th instant, at 10 m Goddard and Douglas.

IDLE TONNAGE.

752 Ships Laid Up in British Ports

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1931,

SPECIAL ROUND TRIP FARES

TO

EUROPE.

WEEKLY TRANS - PACIFIC. SERVICE

To San Francisco, Los Angeles

& New York yia Panama,

The Sunshine Belt via.

Honolulu

الله

Fortnightly silings on Tuesdays

Pres. Hoover Prek, Jackson Pres. McKinley,

To Seattle, & Vietoria

The Short,'Straight Roule ¿to America. Fortnightly sailing

Pres. Tuft

p.m. .Sept. 20 ..Oct. 13

Pres. Jefferson Pres. Madison

.....Oct. 27

* Sundays.

Sept. 20, 5 Oct. 4 Oct. 18

£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, beral stop-over priviléges for sight-seeing.

ROUND TRIP FARE,IO-EUROPE. Frem Hong Kong to Naples ....

Marsellie «

London

Full particulars upon application; EUROPE AND NEW YORK DIRECT

ROUND THE WORLD.'

£152. 5.0d. £161, 0.0d. - 2169,18.04.

Fortnightly aling on Sundays via Manila, Straita, Colombo, Atviraita Nantes, Genen Margilles New-York

Bad Bossert.

Pres. Fillmore Pres. Monroe

a.m.

8.10.) .Sept. 20. 8 Pres. Van Buren ..Oct. 18, 8

...Nov. 1, 81 .Oct. 4, 8 'res. Garfield

TO MANILA Pres. Fillmore Sept, 20, 8 a.m. Pres, Monroé...Oct. 4, 8 a.E. Pres. Hoover ..Sept. 22, 6 pm. Pres. Jackson Oct. 6, 6 p.m. Pres. Jefferson Sept. 26, 6 p.m. Pres. Madison ..Oct. 10, & ́p.m.

CANTON BRANCH:-. SHA KEE STREET,-.

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DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN-MAIL LINE

GARBER

РАЖАМА

SERVICE

BARBER WILHELMSEN

LINE

TRANS-PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC COAST SERVICE

via PANAMA. NEXT SAILING

r ago. Nearly M.V. TAI PING YANG

the present. Statisties published by the Cham- He was an economist, ber of Shipping show that on July was necessary, 1 752 ships of 2,044,092 net tona EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South) showing an improvement of nearly where economy.

20 per cent. As regards speed, the but there were two kinds were laid up in British ports, com- maximum

attained was of economy.

was pared with 778 ships of 1,919,786 figures 27,844 knots, in lieu of 26.6 knots. wise expenditure, and it was surely tone three months before and 370 achieved wise expenditure to maintain forces of 918,853 tons a year ago. Nearly All other trials were under similar Batisfactory condi- adequate for the purposes for the whole of this tonnage is made tions, so that the Jeanne d'Arc which they existed. Iwe accept up of British ships. Its exceptional first-cruiser built and engined by a ed the fact that it was necessary amount indicates the continued private concern in this country to have a Navy, surely it was only severity of the shipping depression.

one that

was It is estimated that nearly 3,250,000 (Continued at foot of next Column ).

NANKIN NELLORE TANDA

1031

Oct. 7,000 2nd 2000.31st Oct. 7,000

2nd Dec.

Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane. Sydney

+ Melbourne.

Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan since the War-may be regarded as prudent to have and Hong Kong to Australia.

a success for the Penhost Company, adequater

Hong Kong to Sydney-10 days.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-

The Union SS. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom vla New

Zealand, Vangduver, San Franciaco, etc..

+

The 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.

TILAWA

KASHMIR NELLORE

1631.

10,000 24th Sept. | Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Osaka.

9,000 25th Sept Shanghal, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. 7,000

Oct. S'hni, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Y'hama. 5th

Shanghal, Moji & Kobe.

"KIDDERPORE 6,300 16th Oct

SANTHIA

NALDERA

KASHGAR

8,000 9th Oct.

Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Osaka,

10,000 10th Oct.

Shanghal Kobe & Yokohama.

9,000 17th Oct. Shanghai, ioji, Kobe & Yokohama. TALMA

10,000 23rd Oct. Amoy, Mojl. Kobe' & Osaka, MACEDONIA 11,000 24th Oct. TANDA

7,000 6th Nov. 1.7,000

TAKADA

-oth Nov.

Shanghai, Moj, Kobe & Yokohama. S'hal, Mail, Kobe, Cankar & Y'hama. Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Osaka. RAJPUTANA 1.17,000 7th Wax Shanghat. Kobe & Yokohama, 8,000 | 20th Nov..| Amoy, Boff, Kobe & Osaka, 115,000 21st Nov. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.

10,000 4th Dec...Amoy, Moji, Kobu_&_Ozaka.

SIRDHANA

CORFU

TILAWA

- RAWALPINDI 17,000 5th Dec, Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama,

NANEIN KARMALA

7,030

9,000 19th

*Cargo unly...

7th Dec... S'hal, Moji. Kobe, Osaka & Yhama. Dee. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe-& Yokohan.

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses at Sixpipare while awaiting the on-carrying attamer

All Cabins are fitted with Electris Fans au Panka Louvre System free of charge.

Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries, Paromla massuring not more than 5 ch. It will be received at the Come: pany's Office up to Noon on the day previous to sailing...

For further information, Panage, Freight, Handbooks, etc., apply tot

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

P. & 0. Buliding, Caunaught Rd. Gay HonE:

THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.,

HEAD OFFICE

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

Telephone:

KOWLOON NOCK 58953. "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'

Steel.

Manufac

turers.

T.S.S.“ EMPRESS OF JAPAN."

-Harbour

Call Flags'.

Esagineer

·Bolla

maker

Shipwright

In No. 1 Dock. Dimensions:-~66607-O-A‚ x 83′6′′"" = 48'6" Mid. 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% ■ 30′5′′ :-* over sill, H: W. 0.9. T-5 Salvage Tug "Henry Keswick." 2,000 LH.P. Wireless Call Signal V.? BT. and Fing Call Signal T.HQ.B. Sheerlegs capable of lifting 80 tons.

Codes Used: Ai, A.B.C.. Fifth Edition: Engineering, First and Second Edition. Western Union. Bentley and Watkins, j

Kindly and enquiries to the Chief Manager...

R. M. DYEN, B.Sc., MI.NA. Kowloon Docks, Hongkong,

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, BRASH-

All work done in this establishment and IRON FOUNDERS, guaranteed. We have over, thirty, years' experience. We own two Slip- ways and can, sccommodate any craft of 200 feet long. Town Ollee: 61, Connaught Rond Central, Hong Kong. Tel. 20459.

Kowloon Tel. 57009, Shipyard Sham-shui-po, Kewloon, Hong Kong.

Estimates furnished_on_application

Hong-Kong April 1... 1921. |

grosa tons of British shipping were the British vessels laid up are 46 laid up at the beginning of this tankers of 178,842 net tona, the ofl. month, equivalent to about 4,760,000 market having failed to expand at tons carrying capacity. It would the rate anticipated when so many be rash to speculate how many tankers were ordered. about 18 round voyages could be accom- months ago. Some negative satle- plished by this vast idle fleet in a faction may be derived from the year, but the figures are a melan- knowledge that the laid up tonnage choly reflection of the absence of figures are usually higher at mid cargoed, especially as, of course, summer, and that the Increase since' very many · "veseals in commission April is not very great. This, how- are nailing with only partially fill-ever, is a poor consolation. ed holds or even in ballast. Among Times

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