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P. & 0.-British India Apcar and

Eastern & Australian

Lines

EVOLUTION OF THE

SHIP.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Exhibition in the Science Museum.

In the vestibulo of the Science

Museum, South Kensington, an ex-

hibition has been opened to show the development of the modern ship from the primitive log upon which the savage lay or straddled. Some Go 40 well-finished models and

luminated transparencies show the two

and direcflons-raft

dug- out-in which the solid log was adapted to human safety, while the wicker coracle, the skin-boat, the

islands the coracle-maker of the River Telfy (88. a transparency made from a photograph in. The. Times shows) carries on the tradi- tions of the coracle in a somewhat

different form.

WATER LEVELS.

Details for West, North

and East Rivers.

CONSIGNEES.

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.

From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON & STRAITS.

The Steamship

"BENWYVIS'

The following table, issued by

Consiguses of cargo are hereby in- the Kwangtung River Conservancy formed that all goods are being land- Commission, shows in feet thed at their risk into the hazardous water levels on the West River, and/or extra hamardens Godowns of Kowloon Wharf and The Hong Kong North River and East River on Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained. the dates named

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowas, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 14th instant will be subject to rent.. All claims against the steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on a before the 28th Instant, or they will not be recognised.

Oct. Oct.

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(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). bark-boat, and the buoyant read West River at Shiubing...12.2

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.

Топа

From Hong Kong About

MANTUA

+KASHMIR *1LURDWAN

Destination.

Marseilles & London.

M'seilles, L'don; R'dam & A'worp. Marseillee, Havre, London, Hamburg,

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull, Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marsellies, London, Rotterdam, Ant

werp & Hull.

1931. $1,000 10th

Noon 9,000 24th Oct. 6,600 31st Oct.

NALDERA

16,000 7th Nov. Nov. +KASHGAR 9,000 21st

RAJPUTANA 17,000 5th CORFU **SOMALI

Oct.

Dec.

15,000 19th

Dra

Marseillos & London.

0,800 28th

Marsailles & London.

canoo are shown as lighter and easier forms of boatbuilding which have been adapted in many parts of the world where conditions favourable, and have served to in Buence more complex design in planking.

are

The raft proper has usually drop- ped out of use at sea, or in rivers where there is particular interest ing juxtaposition of models to the how the curious exhibition shows

modern of half-shaped log-raft Madras (the catamaran, properly so-called) la identical in design with the hull of the otherwise inexplic- able Chinese sampan. Equally in- teresting is the arrangement of models to show how the spoon- shaped vessel of the ancient Nile (and the modern Ganges) Was founded originally on the natural form a slightly concave vessel.

A series of models constructed in the Museum on the basis of the: rellefs of Sennacherib shows how in ancient Mosopotamia skins were used either as a form of primitive water-wings" for swimmers, or

the sup inflated in bundles port of rafts, or finally as the surface of large corncles. All these methods appear to survive upon the Tigris to-day, and also on the Upper Nile, while in these

Dec. Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg HONG KONG TIDES,

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull,

Cargo only. † Calls Casablanca. Calls Djibouti.

Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Con-

The time used is Standard, or mean time of the meridian of 120

tat Snople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of thedeg. E.; 00h. is midnight, 12hrs, is! Khedival Mail Steamship Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

TILAWA SANTHIA TALMA TAKADA

1831.

10,000 18th Oct. 8,000 20th Oct. 10,000

Νου. 12th 7,000 26th Nov.

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

B.L. Apcar Line sleamers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd class passengers.

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 procoded by an asterisk (*), when they should be subtracted from the depths.

October 9 to 15, 1931.

DATE HIGH WATEE LOW WATER. Standard! Ht. £tandard C'ctober

Tide

Times

20 25

Elt

E. M.

Y

K. M.

Fr.

07 US

Hat.

10

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South).

1.8 34 17

Bua. 11;

UB

02 74

21 16

19

Mon. Lai

V9

70

NELLORE TANDA

NANKIN

1933 7,000 31st OcL. 7,000 2nd Doc.

1032 7,000 2nd Jan.

21 45

Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney Tuck 13

1 40

**

10 73 16

28

& Melbourne.

Wed 14

11 36 5'8 04 40

22 49 76

43

Thurs 16

1: 35

2 x 7'd

205 12 | 14 18 5 37

Regular monthly saltings 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 9.3. Company's steamers, to the United Kingdom via New

Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

I.

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

The P. & 0, Branch Service of steamers to London via Sne

The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and London, via Panama Canal

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.

NALDERA

*ALIPORE

KASHGAR

MACEDONIA

TALMA

*XHIVA TANDA TAKADA BAJPUTANA

*SOMALI *SOMAL SIRDHANA CORFU

TILAWA RAWALPINDI *PERIM

NANKIN

SANTHIA

KARMALA

1981. I 10,000 0th Oct.

Noon 5,800 12th Oct. 16th Oct.

9,000

10,000 23rd 11,000

23rd

9,000 Ist

7,000 Oth

Oct.

Oct.

Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.

Shanghai, Moji & Kobe. Shanghai, Hoji, Kobe & Yokohama. Amox, Moji, Koba & Osaka. Shanghai, Kobo & Yokohama.

Now & Koba.

Nov.

7,000 6th Nov,

! 17,000

6th

* 6,800 | 14th

Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Y'hama.

Moji, Kobe & Oasku.

Nov. 8 Kobe & New. Shmaghal & Yokohama,

8,000 20th Nov.

15,000 20th Nov.

Moji, Kobe & Osaka.

Kobe & & Yokohama, Dec. Amoy, Mojl, Kobe & Osaka. 4th Dec. Shanghal, Kobe & Yokokama.

10,000 4th

Oth Dec. Shanghai Yokohama,

17,000

7,600

7,000

7th

1 8,000

19th 9,000 18th

* Cargo only.

Dec. S'hat, Moll, Kobe, Osaka & Y'hanis.

Doc. Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Osaka,

Dec. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama.

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice, All Cablas are fitted with Electric Fans or Punká Louvre Bystem,

Steamers on London and Australian Lides are fitted with Laundries. Parcels measuring not more than 8 eu, 25, will be received at the Com- pany's Office up to Neon. on the day previous to sailing.;

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

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,

P. & Q. Building, Connaught Rd. C., Hong Kong.

Agents.

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8.5

7.3

0.5

North River at Samshui... 7.0 North River at Taingyuen. 7.3

3.5 3.2 East River at Sheklung ...

The highest levels recorded are:-Shlubing, 41 feet; Taing. feet; Sheklung, 11.5. feet. suon, 29.2 feet; Samshul, 27.8

The lowest levels on record are minus 5 feet at Samshui and minus 2.7 feet at Sheldang.

ARRIVALS OF SHIPS.

Wednesday, October 7, Fingal, Norwegian str., 1,444 tons, Capt. B. Bolt, from Singapore, Kowloon Bay-Foo" Nam S.S. Co.

tons, Capt. W. Anderson, from Sai- gon, buoy No. B10.-Wo Fat Sing.

Helikon, British str., 1,220

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 13th instant at 10 am, by Messrs. Goddard & Douglas.

No Fire Insurance has been effect BillLeding will be countersign-

ed.

od by,

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO. LTD

Agents. Hong Kong, 7th October, 1931.

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.

From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO',' ANTWERP, LONDON & STRAITS.

Wing Lee, British str., 651 tons, Capt. J. E. Harvey, from K. C. Wan, Salkong Wharf.-Wo Hop The Steamship, & Co.

Thursday, October 8.

Rah str., Empress of Canada,

12,811 tons, Capt. A. J. Hailey, from Manila, Kowloon Wharf. -C.P.S.

Hakodate

4

"BENVORLICH" CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby in formed that all Goods are being land. ed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godown of The Hong Kong Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be ob

Maru, Japanese str.,tained.

No claims will be admitted after the 3,220 tons, Capt. S. Hirose, from Moji, Kowloon Wharf.-Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the N.Y.K.

8th instant will be subject to rent.

Haildor, Norwegian str., 840 tone, Capt. W. Hannevig, from Bang-, kok, buoy No. B11.-Thoresen & Co.

All claims against the steamer nur ; be presented to the Undersigned on before the 22nd instant or they will not be recognised.

All broken, chafed, and damagad Goods are to be left in the Godowns. where they will be examined on the 7th instant at 10 am. by Messrs. God- dard & Douglas.

ed.

Hong Hw, British str., 1,924 tons, Capt. H. G. Hay, from Sings pore, buoy No. A4-Ho Thong & Co. Kuhoku Maru, Japanese str., 1,875ed tons, Capt. Yamachi, from Dairen, buoy No. B23.-D.K.K. Mirzapore, British, str., 6,715 tons, Capt. W. Smith, from Shang- hai, buoy No. A7.-M. M. & Co. Naldera, British str., 8,936 tons, Capt. R. Harrison, from Singa- proc, Kowloon Wharf.-P. & S. Co. Panama Maru, Japanese str., 3,567 tons, Capt. S. Kumura, from Tawao, buoy No. A7.~0.8.K. Rowens, Norwegian str., 2,347 tone,

No Fire, Insurance has heon «llect Bills of Lading will he countersign-

by, GIBA, LIVINGSTON & CO. TD.. Agents. Hong Kong, 2nd October, 1931.

YACHTS WORTH £50,000,000,

Twenty-four Luxury. Boats Built in

Germany for Americans.

A four-masted barque, The Hussar, which has just been com- pleted in Krupp's shipbuilding yard at Kiel, is said to be the mont

It will be owned by an American millionaire and in the twenty-fourth luxury yacht built by Krupp's for wealthy Americana.

Capt. Hansen, from Canton, luxuriously fitted sailing craft, yet buoy No. 827-Dodwell & Co. put on the water. Shun Lee, Chinese str., 949 tons, Capt. Miyaoka, from Canton, buoy No. B18-Yec Tal Hong. Tai Yuan, British str., 2,100 tons, Capt. R. Robertson, from Can- ton, buoy No. 321.-B. & S.

THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA

The value of the 24 vessels is £50,000,000.

DOCK CO., LTD., HEAD OFFICE AND WORKS:

Telegram: KOWLOON, HONG KONG HONG KONG OFFICE 28020,

Telephone:

KOWLOON DOCK 68053.

"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

1st of

approved

Cast

Steal

Mannfar

T.S.S.

'EMPRESS OF JAPAN,”

In No. 1 Dock. Dimensions:-$66′0′′ O.A. x 83′6′′ x 48′6′′. Mid, 20,000 tons, Gross

The Company possesses Six Granite Docks and Two Intent Slipways.

Harbour

Call Flags Engineer

Boller- maker

Bhipwright

The dimensions of No. 1 Dock are 700′0′′ x 89′0′′ x 30′6′′ over sill, H. W O.S. T. Salvage Tag, "Henry Keswick.” 2,000 LH.F. Wireless Call Signal V.P.B.T. and Fing Call Signal T.H.Q.B. Sheerlegs capable of lifting 80. tons.

Codes Used: At,, A.B.C. 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.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1931,

SPECIAL ROUND

TRIP FARES

ΤΟ

EUROPE.

WEEKLY TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE

To San Francisco, Los Angeles,

& New York via Panema. The Sunshine Belt via Honolulu Fortnightly sailings on Tuesday

Pres. Jackson ...Oct. 13. Pres. McKinley

Pres. Grant

p.m.

..Oct. 27 .Nov. 10

To Seattle & Vietoria.

The Short, Straight Soute to America Fortnightly sailing on Says.

Pres. Madison Pres. Cleveland. Pres. Taft

......Oct. 18 ...Nov. 1 ..Nov. 15

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

United States, Direct connections with all Atlantic Ines. Choice of rail lines aerous United States and

Canada, liberal stop-over privileges for sight-seeing.

ROUND TRIP FARE TO EUROPE.

From Hong Kong to Naples

M

Marseille

12

+1

London ..

Full particulars upon application,

EUROPE AND NEW YORK DIRECT

ROUND THE WORLD.

{****

£152. 5.04.

$161. 0,04 £169.15.01.

a.m.

Fortnightly sailing on Sundays via Manila, Straits, Colombo, Suez Canal, Alexandria, Naples, Gen ca, Marseilles, New York and Boston.

Pres. Van Buren Oct. 18, 8. Pres. Pulk

...Nov. 15, 8 Nov. 1, 8 Prea. Adams Pres. Garfield

..Nov. 29, 8 TO MANILA Pres. Madison..Det. 10, 6 pm Pres. Cleveland .Oct. 24, 6 p.. Pres. Van Buren Oct. 18, 8 a.m. Pres, Garfield...Nov. 1, 8 a.m. Pres. McKinley Oct. 20, 6 p.m.Pres. Taft .....Nov. 7, 6 p.m.

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TRANS-PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC COAST SERVICE

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via PANAMA.

NEXT SAILING

166

'TAI YIN".

on OCTOBER 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.

Agenta.

Telephone 28021.

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO. LTD.

ENGINERKS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER MAKERS, BRASS and - IRON FOUNDERS. All work done in this establishment is guarantood. We have over thirty' years” experience. We own two Blip- WATH and can accommodate any craft of 200 feet long.

Tel. 20458. Town Office: 64, Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong. Shipyard: Sham-hul-po, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Kowloon Tel. 67009, Estimates: furnished, on application:

sorang yang

Hong, Hong, April 1, 1924.

MAGNETIC SANDS SAID TO CAUSE WRECKS,

there. He supports his'contention by pointing out that the sands of the island of St. Sebastian, near the scene of the wreck, contain a mineral called Iman stone, which has strong magnetic powerr.

Sao Paulo (Brazil), Sept. 9. Magnetic sands: are blamed by Commander Borges Fortes, of the

Brazilian marines who returned Brazilian Navy, for the recent wreck of the Munson liner Western World recently from Santos report that on the rocks near Santos, 30 miles when pussing the dangerous' point from Sao Paulo,

on the coast the compasses of their Commander. Fortes, advances this ships deviated from 8 to 10 degrees, strange theory to account for the while in one ship which passed very numerous wrecks at this spot. close the compass needle swung Fifty-eight other ships have sunk wildly.

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