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P.&O.-British India Apear and

Eastern & Australian

Lines

"VERY BEST OFFICERS."

King's

and most →

ends meet. There was

Gold

THE

(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND).found it very difficult to make both

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.

Lord Glenapp's Tribute to Worcester Cadets.

Presenting the Medal and prizes to the cadets of the Incorporated Thames Nautical Training College, H.M.S. Worces ter, in mail week, Lord Glonapp (son of Lord Inchcape, the chalr- man) congratulated the cadets and the staff or their very smart ap-

They

going wcre pearance. through troublous times, he said, shipping companies no time more than the present when they wanted the very best of men officers on their ships. Their line had always come to the Worcester for its officers, and they hoped to continue to do so. He was glad to see they bad added names like David ·J. Owen those of Sir (P.L.A.), Mr. F. C. Allan (P. and 0.), Captain A. H. Ryley (Trinity House) to the committee of man- He had heard rumours agement. that the Worcester College would be moved ashore. But he knew the P. and O. Line would be very sorry If that occurred. The best train-

CHINA

MAIL.

ram her up that, so that the old ship would remain' as a training ground. (Laughter, and cheers.)

He appealed to the boys not only not to let down the shipping companies, but also the King and the Empire. They would go about the world soon as pioneers of Em- pire. They counted as individuals, and often it was the work of the Young, officers that made a ship

pay.

CARRIAGE OF GOODS BY SEA ORDINANCE.

cases is also given as well as an index facilitating speedy reference, The subject of the work and the clear and helpful manner in which it is treated should ensure for it! a special welcome. The price is $10.

TURBINE RISKS. A Gauge to Prevent Explosions."

Tokyo, Sept. 9.

In view of the recent tragic The Carriage of Goods by Sea Ordinance 1927 is of considerable affairs at Yokohama on September significance to all whose business 5 involving many lives of the sea. and a good service has been vice ship, Notoro, and some other involves the carriage of goods by sailors of the Imperial special ser rendered by two members of the diaustrous casca due to the explo Bar, Mr. Richard alon of gasoline, Dr. Tsuji of the As Singaporó

Williamson and Mr. C. H. Withers Chemical Science Research Insti Payne, in producing a book which tute, who has devated himself to a takes the name of the Ordinance study of the explosions, has invent- At an ex- for its title and presents a detailed a gauge that can prevent tar- ed analysis and explanation of its bines from explosion.

periment carried out by experts off various provisions.

board 4 the Imperial Navy on freighter of the Asano Dockyard at Yokohama, the gauge proved a per- fect success, and the Imperial Navy decided to fix the gauge at the various naval stations and board the warships.

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLYng for the Mercantile Navy was

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

9.8.

Tons

From Hong Kong About

Destination.

M'scles. L'don, K'dam & A'werp.

on a ship. (Hear, hear.)

The captain-superintendent, Lieut.-Commander G. C. Steele, V.C., R.N., moved a vote of thanks to Lord Glenapp, and said that the colleges kept to the terms of its foundation, and that 90 per cent. of the boys joined the Mer chant Navy.

The present Ordinance is based on the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1924, but it was really the outcome of the Imperial Economic Conference held in London in 1923 when a resolution was passed re- commending legislation throughout the Empire, based on the Imperial Act. For, some time prior to the

passing of this measure there had been grave discontent amongst the shipping and commercial countries throughout the world arising out of the different and inconsistent laws.

►

VESSELS LAUNCHED FOR

MERCHANT NAVY.

Newport News, Va.

on

A double launching for twin ships, with Mrs. Hoover, as their sponsor, marked the addition of two can Merchant Marine and the in- more modern vessels to the Ameri- auguration of a launching pro- gramme for a fleet of six United

Acts were passed in various parts of the world but, instead of securing uniformity they merely Mr. R. 1. Dadsworth, O.B.E. added to the complexity and led to Ultimately the (Furness, Withy & Co., Ltd.), mov-more confusion. ed. a vote of thanks to Captain A. H. F. Young, a member of the on Maritime Law held in Brussels Fruit Company ships to cost ap-|

.1981.

†KASHMIR *1BURDWAN

9,003 24th Oct.

Noon 0,500 31st Oct.

*ALIPORE NALDERA +KASHGAR

5,300 4th Nov. 16,000 9,000

Marselles, Barre, London, Hamburg, committee, who presided.

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull. Straits. Colombo, Bombay & Karachi.

7th

Nov.

Bombay, Marseilles & London.

werg & Hull.

RAJPUTANA

+CORFU

1SOMALI

5th 117,000

19th 15,000

20th 0,890

Doe.

International Maritime Conference

proximately $21,000,000,

The 444-foot white hulls of the Talamanca and the Segovia, the

21st Nov. Marseilles, London, Rotterdam, Ant-that as long as he was alive the relating to bills of lading are twin ships building at the plant of

Dec. Marselles &. London.

Dec. Marsellies & London.

Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull.

• Cargo only, Calls Casablanca. Calls Djibouti.

Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Con- staudinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co. |

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

Singapore, Penong & Calcutta.

1031.

TILAWA

10,000 10th

SANTHIA TALMA TAKADA

8,000 10,000 7,000

Oct. 4 1 20th Oct. 12th Nov. 26th Nov.

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

Old Ship to Remain. Captain Young, in reply, sald Worcester would remain aftont, and even after that they could cut a creek in the Thames bank and

HONG KONG TIDES.

in 1923 led to the passing of the Carriage of Goods by Sen Act.

By the local Ordinance the rules

the Newport News Shipbuilding given the force of law applying to the carriage of goods by sen from

jects of formal ceremonies accom- any port in the Colony. Thus the Dry Dock Company, were the ob rulce are now a compulsory part panying their first dip into se of every contract evidenced by a

water. Their launching was the bill of lading, and the freedom of occasion for the gathering of dis- contract, subject to exceptions tinguished perzona, including high contained in the Ordinance, is officials of the United States Gov- The time used is Standard, or

limited: The Ordinance, defines, ernment, Latin-American diplomats, mean time of the meridian of 120

other things, what are deg. E.;.00h. is midnight, 12hrs. is among noon. The heights are referred to goods and a ship within its mean-officers of shipping companies, and

Mrs. Hoover's party. the datum of the largest scale Ad- ing and the limits of the time dur-other Invited guests who were in The two ships, the first of the miralty chart of the place and fng which it is operative, and it

also contains provisions limiting United Fruit Company's "new should be added to the depths given the liability of a shipowner and White Fleet, will be ready for ear- on the chart unless preceded by an asterisk (*), when they should be the time during which a claim for vico in southern waters within the

subtracted from the depths.

October 13 to 19, 1981. DATRION WATER LOW WATCE.

B.L. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 181 and 2nd class passengers.

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South). Thors 16

loss or damage to goods must be made against him. It further per- mits the insertion of lawful gen- eral average clauses.

as free The explanations are

one, could from technicalities as Standard Ht. reasonably hope for in such a

Times

work and the non-legal reader will not find it difficult to understand.. 16 Among the subjects dealt with by

H. M. F. 11. 1. F

10 40 A'6

02 55 ** 5'8

10 34 98 the authors, in addition to the sec- tions of the Ordinance are the 14 rules relating, to bills of lading,

34 40 18 08 93

¡Cciskor

Btandard)

Times

Ht.

Taos. 13

11 10

Wed. 14

11 36

22 49

26 7-6

03 41 10 51

Fri 16

DO 40

1931

Bat. 17

NELLORE TANDA

NANKIN

7,000 81at Dot. Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney 7,000 2nd Dec.

17 10. 08 04 10 61

1932 7,000 2nd Jan.

Melbourne.

Suo. 18 Mon. 19; 1 40

00 4B

10 48

Regular monthly sallings from Hong Kong to Shanghat and Japan and Hong Kong to Australia,

Hong Kong to Sydney-10 days.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-

The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New

Zealand, Vancouver, Sun 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 Cora pany's steamers for Southampton and London via Panama Canal.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.

KASHGAR

TALMA

ལྷཪ་སྐྱུ་ཐ

next six months.

SUEZ CANAL DUES.

Must Be Paid in Gold

Francs.

London, Sept. 22.

It is learned that the Suez Canal) Company has announced to-day)

3 the conflict of laws, and valuable that, on and after to-morrow,' ail

18 appendices on

the Carriage of Canal dues, which were formerly

4.3 Goods by Sea Act 1924, relevant paid in sterling, will have to be

18

44 sections of the Merchant Shipping paid in gold francs.

00 930 Ordinance, the live animals and

The British Government is a con-

deck cargo clause and the Harter siderable shareholder in the com- 1 Act 1893. An extensive table of pany.

THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD., HEAD OFFICE AND WORKS : Telegrams: KOWLOON, HONG KONG HONG KONG OFFICE 28020.

Telephones:

KOWLOON DOCK 58053.

"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.

1931.

On Lloyds

9,000

1st

Oct. Bhanghal, Hell, Kobe & Yokohama, Oct. Amoy, Mojl, Kobe & Osaka. Oct. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. Nov. Shanghai, Moji & Kobe.

Hat of

7,000

6th

ερτονικά

Cast.

Steel

Manufac

turers.

MACEDONIA

*KHIVA TANDA

TAKADA

RAJPUTANA *KIDDERPORE *SOMALI SIRDHANA

CORFU *KHYBER

TILAWA

0,000 16th 10,000 23rd. 11,000 23rd

7,000 8th

Nov.

Shal, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Y'hama. Nov. Amoy, Moji, Kobo & Osaka. 17.000 .6th Nov. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.

Shanghai, Moj & Kobe.

14,000

Баро 8th 6,800 14th

8,000 20th 15,000 20th

Moji, Kobe & Osaka.

Kobe & Yokohama.

Nov Shanghal & Kobe.

Doc. 110,000

Moji, Kobe & Osaka RAWALPINDI 17,000 4th Doc. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.

7,000 7th Dec. S'hai, Mofi, Kobe, Osaka & Thama. 8,000 18th Dec, Amoy, Mojl, Kobe & Osaka.

Dec. 0,000 18th

Shanghai, Mojl, Kobe & Yokohama,

NANKIN

SANTHIA

KARMALA

0,000

28th

4th

.⚫ Cargo only.

Nov.

Noy.

Nov. Nov.

Kobo & Yokohama,

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notlow. All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans, or Punks Louvre System. Steamers on London, and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries. Parcals measuring not more than 5 cu. ft. will be received at the Com- pary's Office up to Noon on the day previous to sailing.

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

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,

P. & 0. Building, Connaught Rd. C., Hong Kong,

Agents.

T.S.S. “EMPRESS

OF JAPAN."

Harbour

Call Flage

Engineer

"E"

Boller.

maker

www

Shipwright

*1*

In No. 1 Dock. Dimensions:-666′0′′” O...A. x §5′6′′ x 48′5′′ Mid. 26,000. Lons Gross.

The Company possesses Six Granite Docks and Two Patent Blipways The dimensions of No. 1 Dock are 7000” x 88′0′′ x 50′6′′. - over sill, H. W. Ó.9. T. · Salvage Tag "Henry Keswick" 2,000 LILP. Wireless Call Signal V.P.BT. and Fing Call Signal T.HQ.B. Sherrlege capable of lifting 80 tons.

Codes Used: A1, 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.J.N.A., Kawloon Docks, Hongkong,

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1931.

PRIVATE

Dining Rooms

One of the innovations of these new liners- intimate small dining rooms for private par-

lies, charmingly deco- rated in painted murals

and candelabra. The Chef will arrange spe- cial menus for your pleasure.

ENT

HO

OVER

COOLI

DENT

AMERICAN Soda Fountain

An expert dispenser

is in charge of the

glistening marble soda fountain where the tall, frothy drinks taste exactly as they do in America. The Fountain is located alongside the Marine Tea Garden

LLAR

STEAMSHIP LINES

Fortnightly Sailings to New York

KALNELYGON

BARGER

LINE

$

FUPRESS

PAKUL

SERVICE

BARBER WILHELMSEN

LINE

TRANS-PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC COAST SERVICE

via PANAMA. NEXT SAILING

M.V. "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,

Ágents.

Telephone 28021.

BRITISH WUCHOW LINE

SAILING DATES FOR OCT., 1931 (Subject to Change). DEPARTURE HOURS: Hong Kong 5,30 p.m., Wachow 8 pm.

Leaves Arrives Steamer.

Wachow

Wuchow

Leaves

Hoan Konr

TAI MING FRI TAI HING TUES. TAI MING THURS. TAI HING MON. TAI MING | WED, "

16th SUN.

Arrives

Hoar Font"

10th TUES...

20th

23rd SAT.

24th

24th SUN.

25th MON.

26th

28th THURS, 29th FEL. 30th BAT. 31st SUN.

30th

1st

18th MON. 2015 THURS. 22nd FRL 22nd | BAT.

26th WED. 28th FRI..

Regular Service of Fast, High Class River Steamers having good Accommodation for First Cinas Passengers. Electric Light and Fans in State-rooms and Baloan. The z.s. "Tal Hing" is fit- ted with Wireless.

Ports of Call-Samahul, Shulking, Takking & Doshing. Fares Return (not including meals) $20.00.

Meals and Wines are to be obtained on board.

Hong Kong Arrivals & Departures from Tal Hing Wharf,

For information apply to

20, Connaught Road, West, SANG WO

Phome 20893.

Co.,

Ltd.,

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO. LTD.

ENGINEERS and· SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER MAKERS, BRASS and IBON FOUNDERS. All work done in this establishment En guaranteed. We have over thirty years' experience. We own two Blip- ways and can accommodate any craft of 200 feet long.

Tel, 20459. Town Office: 64, Connaught Road, Central, Hong Kong.

Kowloon Tel. 57609, Shipyard: Sham-shui-po, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

***EstimatorTM farmiched on application.

Hong Kong April 1, 1924.

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