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P.&O.-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.)

B.B.

From Tone Hong Kong

About

1931.

'KALYAN

MANTUA

Destination.

THE

WATER LEVELS.

Details for West, North and East Rivers.

'.

The following table, issued "by the Kwangtang River Conservancy Commission, shows in feet the water levels on the West River, North River and East River.

on the datos named:-

Sopt, Sept.

19

20 15.0

7.8

0.8

West River at Shluhing. 13.1 North River at Samshui 8.2 North River at Tsingyuen 9.9 East River at Sheklung 9.6 3.7 The highest levels recorded are:-Shiuhing, 41 feet; Tsing- yuon, 29.2 feet; Samehul, feet; Sheklung, 11.5 Test.

7.3

The lowest levels on record are minus 5 feet at Samsitul and minus 2.7 feet at Bheklung.

ARRIVALS OF SHIPS.

Sunday, September 20. Kwelyang, Britleh str., 1,580 tons, Capt. A. Cook, from Hoihow, buoy No. B3.-B. & S. Mongalleri, Italian str., 3,241 tona, Capt. L. Stanzani, from Sat gon, buoy No. A7-Dodwell & Co.

Solviken, Norwegian str., 1,436 tone, Capt. N. Norvalls, from Pakhol, busy No. A4.Sing Kee.

MAIL.

CHINA

THE SAD SEA WAVES.

Story of the Man Who Knew Everything.

London, August 4. "This is the story of one of those Mon who Know Everything-a story that quite a lot of Bank Holl- day makers are trying hard to for- get:

Southend-on-Sea, Aug. 4. Three hundred and twenty happy people, went aboard the steamer, Queen of Thanet, at Southend with-

The sen tickets for Calais.

was calm; the sun was shining; they looked forward to a pleasant day.

But when the steamer reached Margate the sea was so rough that It was impossible to berth at the pier. She went on to Ramsgate, Sheld manage to get alongside there but only with difficulty. . There the captain made speech to the passengers from the bridge. He said: "It is very rough in the Channel. it would be an for unpleasant journey to Calais all of us.

CONSIGNEES.

LLOYD TRIESTINO NAV. CO.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

Chartered Steamer,

"MONCALIERI " From TRIESTE. VENICE BRINDISI, PORT SAID, MÄSSAUA, ADEN, PENANG, COLOMBO & SINGAPORE.

CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby Informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godown of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf & Godown Corinany, Ltd., at

and/or from the Kowloon, whence wharves delivery may be obtained

Optional Carge 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 port of call to which the option extends,

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown. And

Goods remaining undelivered after the 27th Inst. will be subject to rent. All claims against the vessel must he presented to the undersigned on or before the 6th prox. or they will not abe recognised.

ed.

"Those who want to go may go, but I should advise others to geted by ashore here."

Two hundred of the passengers left the ship and then the Man. Who Knew Everything spoke up.

He Said "We'll Stay" Tacoma Maru, Japanese str., 3,642

He said, in effect, "These people" tons, Capt. H. Kanegoe, from Sourabaya, buoy No. A2.-meaning the ship's officers ond crew "don't want to go to Culalo. "They're kidding you to get off

O.S.K.

26th Sept. Marseilles, London, Rotterdam, Ant-Anatina, Norwegian str., 3,150 tons,

Noon

9,000

werp & Hull.

"MIRZAPORE

*0,700 Oth Oct.

Straits, Colombo & Bombay..

11,000 10th

Oct

farseilles & London.

+KASHMIR

tBURDWAN.

9,000 24th 4,500

Oct.

M'seilles, L'éon, R'dam & A'werp.

31st

OCL.

Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hall.

NALDERA

7th *! 14,000

*KASHGAR

KAJPUTANA CORFU **SOMALI

9,000

17,000 5th Doc, 16,000

10th 6,800 26th

21st

Nov. Nov.

Bombay,

Dec. Marseilles Dec.

Cargo only. Calla Casablanca,

Marseilles & London.

Monday, September 21. Capt. O. I. Gerrard, from San Pedro, North Point Wharf A.P.C.

Anhut, British str., 2,080 tons, Capt. R. Ashby, from Holhow, buoy No. B14.-B. & S.

Marseilles, London, Rotterdam, Ant-Chinhua, British str., 1,353 tons,

Word & Hull.

Capt. E. H. Histed, from Can- Marneilles & London,

ton, buoy No. B9.-B. & S.

London.

Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg. Heimei Maru, Japanese str., 2,734†

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull.

tons, Capt. Kusano, from Moji, Calls Djibouti.

buoy No. B28-Y.K.K.

Frequent connection from Port Said-for-Passengers-and-Cargo to Con-Kuhoku stau inople, Piraeus, Smyrna and other Lovant Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mall Steamship Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

*TAKADA

*SIRDHANA TILAWA

1981. 7,000 24th Sept

в д.а. 8,000 4th Oct. 10,000.

14th Octi

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

Calle Rangoon. Calls Port Swettenham.

Maru, Japanese-str., 1,875 tone, Capt. Yamachi, from Can- ton, buoy No. B8.-D.K.K. Kentucky, American str. 3,343

tons, Capt. O. Svehaug, from Shanghai, buoy No. A4.-States S.S. Co.

Kronviken, Norwegian str., 1,619 tons, Capt. T. Kvamme, from Swatow, Yaumail Anchorage.

Jang Hang Long. Kwangchow, British str., 1,572 tons, Capt. C. B. L. Stringer, from Swatow, buoy No. B16.-B. &

S.

B.L. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st President Hoover, American atr., and 2nd class passengers.

12,986 tons, Captain F. E. Anderson, from

Shanghai, Kowloon Wharf-Dollar 9.8.

Line.

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South). Rusho Maru, Japanese str., 1,745

NANKINKÄÄK NELLORE TANDA

1931

1 7,000 2nd Oct. 7,000 31st Oct. 7,000 2nd Dec.

tons, Capt. T. Kakagawara, from Takakushi, buoy No. B26. -Y, Sato & Co.

Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney Sansel Maru, Japanese str., 1,820

& Melbourne.

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 8.8. Company's steamera to the United Kingdom via New

Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc. -

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

-The F. 40. Branch Service of steamers to London via Sues.

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

} 1981. 10,000 24th Sept. Amos, S'hal, Moji, Osaka & Kobe.

Daylight 2,000 20th Sept. 7,000 5th Oct. *KIDDERPORE 5,300 6th Oct.

KASHMIR

NELLORE

BANTHIA

NALDERA

KASHGAR

TAYAMA MACEDONIA

TANDA TAFADA

8,000 9th

10,000 10th

3.000

10,000 11,000

28r

24th

Oth

Det.

Oct. Amoy, S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Osaka.

Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.-- Oct. Shanghai, Mojl, Kobe & Yokohama.

Moji, Kobe & Ozaka.

RAJPUTANA 17,000 7th Nov

HIRDHANA CORFU TILAWA

RAWALPINDI

NANKIN KARMALA

tons, Capt. K. Kajikawa, from Newchwang, buoy No. B24.- D.K.K, Sensan Maru, Japanese str., 1,688 tons, Capt, Yokoyama, from Newchwang, buoy No. B27.-

of your own accord so that we shall not be able to claim any rebate on one's ticket,

"We will wait until they decide that it is impossible to go."

BUI-

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 26th inst. at 10 am, by our veyors, Messrs. Goddard & Douglas. No Fire Insurance has been effect Dill of Lading will be countersign-

DODWELL &.CO. LTD. Agents. Hong Kong, 21st September, 1931.

LINER CARMANIA TO BE LAID UP.

Winter. Not Enough Work for

·

It was officially announced at Liverpool that the Cunard liner So 120 of the passengers remain- Carmania is to be laid up at ed aboard-and then, to their dis-Gravesend during the Winter.

Mr. S. J. Lister, a director of the may, the ropes were cast off and

"The the boat was soon in the Channel. Cunard Company, said:

Carmania is not going to be scrap- But They Wished They Hadn't. The aca grew

and ped. rougher

She has just returned to That is rougher. Soon the pleasure seekers London from New York, were all without exception in the the last trip we intend to make with her this year. There is not throes of seasickness.

Some of them even appealed to enough work to justify keeping her the captain to put back to Rams on active service during the Winter, gate, but he continued his voyage, and we shall not have sufficient use Then the sufferers tried to find for her during the next few the Man Who Knew Everything. But he was about half-dead ulready.

་

months,"

TORPEDO ASTRAY.

On the return journey the people who had gone ashore at Ramsgate rejoined the ship, heard the story | Admiralty

and just laughed.

D.K.K.

Slamese Prince, British str., 3,817 tons, Capt.. B. Morrison, from Shanghai, buay Nó. AB-Fur-i ness (Far-East), Ltd. Sipora, Dutch str., 041 tons, Capt. Samarinda, Lindeman, from Yaumati Anchorage.-J.C.J.L.

tons, Sulyang, British str., 1,594

Capt. G. M. Byrne, from Can- ton, buoy No. B20.-B. & 5. Taiyuan, British str., 2,100 tons, Capt. R. Robertson, from Amoy, buoy No. B21.-B. & S. Tchekain, Chinese str., 806 tons, Capt. Lai Yee, from K. C. Wan, Saikong Wharf.-Woo On S.S. Co.

A dummy torpedo fred from the

range

in Portland Harbour went out of its course, missed a sailing boat by a few in- ches, and crashed into the wooden pier in Old Castle Cove, smashing the footbridge.

The war-head of the torpedo was dented and the propellera damaged.

were

In the sailing boat were Mr. E. Fenton, a Weymouth yachtsman, and thres lada...

"The torpedo seemed to leap fito the air like a huge flying-fish," said "I managed to turn Mr. Fenton. the boat to avoid a broadside crash. The torpedo passed right under my port beam, half-filled my boat with water, and smothered us all with It is a miracle we, were not spray. hit."

THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.,

HEAD OFFICE AND WORKS:

"MANIFEST, HONG KONG KOWLOON, HONG KONG HONG KONICE 28020

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

FORGE MÄSTERS, WELDERS AND ELECTRICIANS.

Shanghai, Mojl, Kobe & Yokohama.

S'hal, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Y'ham... Shanghai, Moji & Kobe.

On Lloyds

list of

Approved

Cart

Steel

Manifuc.

Oct Shanghal, Ball, B Oct:

Kobe & Yokohama. 7,000

Nov. S'hal, Mojl, Kobe, Osaka & Yhama. 7,000 6th Nov. Amoy, Moil, Kobo & Osaka. Nov. Shanghai, Koba & Yokohama. 20th Nov. Amoy, Moli, Kobe & Ozaka. 8,000 15,000 | 21st ⠀ Nov. | Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.kr 10,000 4th Doc. Amoy, Moll, Kobe & Osaka. 17,000

6th Dec, Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.

7000

9,000

• Cargo' only,

7th Dec. S'hal, Mo}},`Hobe, Oanka 1à: Y'bama. 19th Dec. | Shanghai, Moji, Kobs & Yokohama.

All dates are apprecimate and subject to alteration without nation, Fagsengers for - Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses út "Bingapore' while awaiting the on-carrying steamer."

All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans on Punka Louvre Bystem free of charges

Stammars-on London and Australian Lines, are fitted with Zaidri Parcala measuring not more than 6 en, to, will be received at the Com pany's Offou up to Noon on the day previons to sailing.

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

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,

P. & 0. Building. (vanaught Bd. C, Hong Kong.

Aronta.

T.S.S. “ EMPRESS OF JAPAN.”

ཆ

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1931.

VACWION

HUILIPPINES

S.S. "PRESIDENT HOOVER." will sail for

MANILA

#

6.00 p.m.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22.

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES

· AMERICAN MALINE

BAWER

MURELIKEN

LINE

FAIANA

EXPRESS

SERVICE

BARBER WILHELMSEN

LINE

THE PREMIER ALL WATER ROUTE TO NEW YORK. and other U.S. Atlantic Ports via Panama.

All vessels call at SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES en route.

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

42 Days To New York.

For Passenger and Freight information-please apply:--

DODWELL & CO.,

Queen's Buildings.

CO., LTD.

Telephone 28021.

Agents.

BRITISH WUCHOW LINE

SAILING DATES FOR SEPT., 1931 (Subject to Change). DEPARTURE HOURS: Hong Kong. 5.30 p.m., Wuchów 3 p.m.

Arrives Wachow

27th TUES. 29th THURS.,

Steamer.

Leaves Hong Kont

Harbour

Call Flag

TAI MING WED. TAI HING SUN. TAI MING TUES.

. 23rd FRL

Enginee

Boller.

maker

Shipwright

In No. 1 Dock. Dimensions:-666′0′′ O.A. a 856" x 48′6′′ Mid. 28,000 tons Gross.

The Company possesses Bix Granite Docks and Two Patent Slipways. The dimensions of No. 1 Dock are 7000" % 88′0′′ +30′6′′: over-sill, H. W..0.9.7. Salvage Tuz „Henry, Keswick.” 2,000 LHP. Wireless Call Signal V.P.AT. and Fing Call Signal TEQE Sheerlege capable of lifting 60 tons.

By Codein Used::AL, A.B.C.'" Fifth Edition: Engineering, First and second Edition, Western Union Bentley and. Watkina,

Kindly send enquiries to the Chief Manager,

R. M. DYER, B.Sc., M.IN.A., Kowloon Docks, Hongkong.

-Leaves

Wachow

'Arrives

Hong Kong

25th SAT.: - 2915) WRD.

1st FRL

ZOLL SUN.. 27th 30th THURS. 1st

2nd BAT

3rd

Regular Service of Fast, High Class River Steamers having good Accommodation for First Class Passengers. Electric Light and Fans in State-rooms and Saloon The s.s. "Tai Hing" is 6t ted with Wireless.

Ports of Call-Samshal, Shuihing, Takhing & Doshing. Fares Return (not including meals) $20.00.

Meals and Wines are to be obtained on board..

Hong Kong Arrivals & Departures from Tai Hing Whart

For information apply to

SANG WO Cor

29, Connaught Road, West, SANG

Phone 20809.

Ltd.

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO. LTD.

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER MAKERS BRABS All work done in this establlabment is and IRON FOUNDERS. guaranteed. We have over thirty 'share' experience. We own two Slip-

·ways and can sccommodate any craft of 200 feet long.

Tel. 20159. Town Office: 64. Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong,

Kowloon Tel 57000, Shipyard: Bhan thiepo. Kaisoon, Herr Bod

Estimates furnished on 'application Hong Kong, April 1, 1924.

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