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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1931.

VK.LIN

N.

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REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARYING | FROM £70 TO £120 ON SALE,

SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghui, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

ASAMA MARU

SHINYO MARU

Wednesday, 9th December. Tuesday, 22nd December. SEATTLE, VANCOUVER via Shanghai & Japan Ports.

HIKAWA MARU

Tuerday, 15th December. LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM via

Singapore, Penang, Colombo & Suez, YASUKUNI MARU

4th December. 12th December.

Friday,

HAKONE MARU

Saturday,

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

ATSUTA MARU

Saturday,

KAMU MAKU

Saturday,

26th December. 23rd January.

BOMBAY vin Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.

KAGA MARU

Friday,

11th December.

† HANKOW MARU

Monday,

21st December.

Sunday,

27th December,

SOUTH

TOKIWA MARU

AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu,

Los Angeles, Mexico and Panama, "HEIYO MARU

NEW YORK, BOSTON. via Panama,

Tuesday,

Thursday,

22nd December.

10th December.

LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Stambout (Constantinople), Genon

Sunday,

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Pen mr & Rangoon.

TAKAOKA MARU

& Marseilles.

† DAKAR MARU

20th December.

† HENGAL MABU

Tuesday,

+ CALCUTTA MARU

Tuesday,

8th December, 15th December.

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA

Friday, KAMO MARU (Nagasaki directi ... Friday,

†MORIOKA MARU (Kobe direct) Sunday, HAKOZAKI MARI

6th December. -11th December. 18th December,

+ Cargo only.

For further information apply to:-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

Telephone 30291.

(Private exchange to all departments.)

O. S. K.

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

1

·RIO DE JANEIRO, BANTO8 Montevidno Maru

Fri.

& BUENOS AIRES vizi

Salgon, Singapore, Colom.

МОМ ВАВА, ZANZIBAR, Africa Maru

Tues

LOURENCO

MARQUES

DURBAN,

pore & Colombo........

bo, Durban & Capetown,

DAR-ES-SALAAM, BEIRA,

PORT

ELIZA-

BETH & CAPETOWN THENCE TO RIO DE

JANEIRO, SANTOS &

BUENOS AIRES via Singa-

BRISBANE, SYDNEY, MEL- Sydney

BOURNE, AUCKLAND & calling at Manila) WELLINGTON via Maglia.

Sarvices).

LONDON, HAMBURG, ROT-Andes Maru

TERDAM B ANTWERP

Via Singapore, Colombo.

Suez & Port Sald.

NEW

YORK via Japan ports, Kwansai Muru Lon Angeles & Panama.

Direct

Call

Philadelphin & Baltimore.

JAPAN PORTS

་

(Frequent Havana Maru

4th Dec.

ARRIVALS OF SHIPS.

Monday, November 30. Chusan, British str. 1,338 tons, Captain R Kettlewell, from Amoy, buoy No. C2.-B. & S. Isar, German atr., 6,836 tons, Capt. G. Brake, from Singapore, buoy No. A15.-Melchera & Co. Kingyuan, British str., 1,646 tons, Capt. J. Taylor, from Hoihow, buoy No. B3.-B. & S. Sumatra Maru, Japanese str., 4,272 tons, Capt. G. Shinnura, from

No. Sakito, buoy

A16- O.S.K.

Tango Maru, Japanese str., 4,238 tons, Capt. M. Uchino, from Singapore, Kowloon Wharf.- N.Y.K.

Tuesday December 1.

Akibasan Maru, Japanese str., 2,908 tons, Capt. Itami, from Mlike. buoy No. A11.-M.B.K. Chipshing, British str., 1,199 tons,

Capt. S. D. Pethick, from Can- tons, buoy No, C2.-J. M. & Co. Helenus, British str., 4,810 tons, Capt. J. Davie, from Singapore, Holt's Wharf.-B. & S. Kidderpore, British str., 3,263 tons, Capt. C. S. D. B. Wright, from Shanghai, buoy No. A4.-M. M. & Co Muinam, Danish str., 1,739 tone,

Capt. V. Relater, from Swatow, buoy No. B10.-John Manners & Co,

Saarland, German str., 4,076 tons, Capt. Henneche, from Manila, Kowlon Wharf.-Jebsen & Co.

CLEARANCES.

Tuesday, December 1.

Cederic, for Canton. Chaksang, for Swatow." Chipshing, for Shanghai. Chungkong. far Tourane.

City of Elwood, for Keelung. Halyang, for Swatow.

6th Jan. Havdrot, for Hongay.

Helenus; for Shanghai.

Helikon, for Saigon, Isar, for Shanghai.

Kaiapoi, for Canton.

Kidderpore, for Singapore. Newchwang, for Shanghai. Sally Mrak, for Manila.

6th Dec. Solviken, for Canton.

Maru (not

Sun.,

Wod.,

Sat.,

9th Dec.

12th Dec,

Sat

12th Dec.

at

Boston,

BOMBAY & KARACHII vin Argun Mura

Singapore & Colombo....

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Burma Maru

Belawan Deli & Rangoon.

HAIPHONG vin Holhow... Menado Maru

Thurs.

Fri...

.......Thurs.,

KEELUNG vin Swatow & Hozan Maru

Sun-

3rd De:

18th Dec.

10th Dec.

19th Dec.

Amoy (8 p.m. every San- day).

JAPAN PORTS via Takao & Panama Marù

Tues.,

8th Dec.

Keelung

TAKAO via Swatow & Amoy Dell Maru

Thurs.,

3rd Dec.

(Fortnightly).·

For further particulara please apply to:-

OSAKA SHOSEN. KAISHA.

Telephone 28061.

BRITISH WUCHOW LINE

SAILING DATES FOR DEC., 1931 (Subject to Change)..

DEPARTURE HOURS: Hong Kong 5.30 p.m., Wuchow 2 p.m.

Steamer.

Leaves

Honr Kony

Arriven Wachow

TAI MING WED. 2nd FRI.

'7th WED.

LOLVOS

Arrives

8th 11th

•

12th

16th

31st

Wuchow Hong Kong 1th | SAT. 5th SUN TAI HING MON.

9th THURS. 10th FRI TAI MING TUES. 8th THURS. 10th FRI 11th SAT. TAI HING SUN. 13th TUES. 15th TUES. 15th WED. TAI HING THURS. 170 BAT 19th SUN.

20th MON TAI MING SUN. 20th TUES. TAI HING TUES. 22nd THURS. TAI MINGİ FRI

TAI HING MON.

TAI MING WED.

25th SUN. 28th WED. 30th FRI

22nd WED. 23rd THURS. 24th

24th FRI

27th MON.

30th THURS,

1st BAT.

25th SAT. 26th 28th TUES. 29th 31st FRI

lot

2nd BUN.

ard

Ports of Call-Samshul, Shulking, Takhing & Doahlog. Fares Return (not including meals) $20.00.

Meals and Wines are to be obtained on board.

Hong Kong Arrivals & Departures from Tai Hing Wharf.

For information apply to-

29, Connaught Road, West,

Phone 20308.

SANG WO

MAN LOONG. PRESERVED GINGER MANUFACTURERS.

NEW SEASON PRESERVED GINGER Best quality-Prompt attention to Exporters.. Office:--2, Dundas Street, Kowloon Tel. 57088. Factory: Godown, Praya, Dundas Street, Mongkok,

Lid.,

Sumatra Maru, for Singapore, Takada, for Singapore. Tango Maru, for Shanghai. Wing Loo, for K. C. Wan.

WARSHIPS IN PORT.

The following British warships were in harbour to-day:- Berwick-No. 3 buoy. Bruce-South wall.

Cornwall-No. 6 buoy.

Hermes-No. 1 buoy. Kent North arm. Marazion-East wall.

Medway and Subs.--No. 2 buoy. Olympus In dock. Osiris-In dock.

Perseus-In dock. Seraph--North wall, Serapis North wall. Steling-North wall. Suffolk-West wall. Tamar-Basin.

Foreign Men-of-War. Gil Eanes Portuguese transport. Helena-American gunboat.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Shipping

Intelligence.

CURIOUS CARGO.

Specially constructed bottles at- tached to long wires Were

Seawater Brought 7,418, Miles dropped into the ocean from

To Britain.

Liverpool, October 5. A large number of bottles of sea- water taken from the Pacific Ocean off the South American const were brought to Liverpool to-day in the P.S.N.C. Inor Orcoma. The water was taken from the Humboldt cur- rent, which runs from Valparaiso, Chile,. to Ecuador, and some of it has come from 19,500 feet beneath the surface of the sea.

the

research ship William Scoresby, and jt WAR pos- sible to take water from any depth: desired. The water has been car- ried 7.418 miles, from Callao, Peru. It is being sent to London for chem- ical analysis to discover how much oxygen and other constituents it contains. Little is known about the Humboldt current. The water was shipped In 60 packing-cases, the consignment weighing one and a half ton.

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POST OFFICE NOTICE.

CHRISTMAS MAILS FOR CANADA AND U.S.A.

Christmas mails fon Canada and U.S.A. will be closed in the General Post Office as follows:-

Majl

Hour of closing

Forwarded by Parcel for Canada .. 5 p.m., Dec. 4 Emp. of Canada

Registered mail for

GREAT

WHITE EMPRESSES

Comprise the Largest

and Fastest Ships

and

on the Pacific

NOW-Enable you to visit

HONOLULU

or travel direct Express to Pacific Coast and still

46

'Go Empress!"

1932 BOOKINGS NOW OPEN

Lev

TALTR

Hong Kong Bhanghal Nagasaki

Yokohama Honolulu. Vancouver Lesta Leave

Late Emp. of Canada Dec. 5 Doe. 8

Dec. 10 Dec. 12 Emp. of Rusala Dec. 18 Dec. 21 Dec. 22 Dec. 24 Dec. 28

1932 1932 1932 2 Jan. 5 Feb. 5 Feb. 8 Feb. Emp. of Canada Feb. 20 Feb. 23 Emp. of Rusala Mar. 4 Mar. 7 Mar. Emp. of Japan Mar. 15 Mar. 18

Emp. of Japan Jan. Emp. of Asia

1932

Anive

Dec. 20 Зап. 4

1992 1932 1932 Jan. 7 June

Jan. 17.

Feb. 22

Mar. 6

Mar. 21

9 Feb. 11 Feb. 13

Feb. 24 Feb. 27

8 Mar. 10 Mar. 12

Mar. 29 Mar. 22 Mar. 28 Apr. 2

HOLIDAY SUGGESTION ENJOY AN ECONOMICAL SEA VOYAGE

ON.

THE LARGEST AND FASTEST LUXURY LINER

ON THE PACIFIC

Dato due at Victoria, B.C.,

Canada & U.S.A. 8.45 a.m., Dec. 5

Ordinary mail for

do.

Canada & U.S.A. .9.30 a.m., Dec. E

do.

December 20.

Victoria, B.C., and Seattle, Dec. 20.

do.

LEAVE HONG KONG

ARRIVE MANILA

Christmas and New Year cards bearing not more than five written words and enclosed in open envelopes are accepted by the Post Office at the rate for printed matter, .e., 4 conta per 2 ounces.

Envelopes must be entirely open.

INWARD MAILS.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER Japan and Shanghai

THURSDAY, DECEMBER Monila Shanghai and Swatow Straits

2.

Hikawa Maru

3.

Empress of Canada Szechuen Khyber

.Rawalpindi

Europe vin Suca (Letters & Papers, London,

Nov. 5 and Parcela, Oct. 29) Japan, Shanghai & Europe via Siberia (Lon-

don November 12) ..............

Japan

Calcutta and Straits

Yasukuni Maru

.Montevideo Maru

.Tilawa

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4. Calcutta and Straits U.S.A., Canada, Japan & Shanghai (Seattle,

Nov. 14)

Japan and Shanghal

Amoy

Yuen Sang

.President Madison .Rajputana

OUTWARD MAILS.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2.

Yingchow

Manila, Rabaul, Australia & New

Zealand via Brisbane.....

Samahui and Wuchow

Strafts and Parcels only for Ger-

many via Hamburg

THURSDAY, Amoy and Formosa via Swatow

Rabaul

Bangkok

Swatow

Dalny

Siralts, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. & S. Africa, Aden, Egypt & Europe via Marseilles

Tando

8 p.m.

(Due Brisbane, Dec. 19.) Parcels

Registration

Letters

Tai Ming

Main DECEMBER

Deli Maru Bremerhaven Bintang Hydrangea Chenon

.Dec. 2, 2 p.m.

.2.46 p.m.

.3.80 p.m.

4 p.m.

4.30 p.m.

3,

8.80 a.m. 10.30 a.m.

1,80 p.m. 8 p.m.

3.30 p.m.

Yasukuni Maru

(Due Marseilles, Dec. 30.) K.P.0.

G.P.O. Registration ..Dec. 3, 430 p.m. Registration.....Dec. 8, & p.m.) Letters

.4.30 p.m. Letters ... .......8 p.m. Hoihow, Pakhoi and Haiphong

Solviken

......5. p.m. FRIDAY, DECEMBER Shanghai, Japan and *Europe. via

Siberia

SHIPBUILDERS,

SHIP REPAIRERS,

BOILER MAKERS,

FORGE MASTERS,

OXY-ACETYLENE, AND

ELECTRIC WELDERS, MECHANICAL, AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS.

4.

Rawalpindi

*Superscribed correspondence only.

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OF HONG KONG, LIMITED.

Wireless. Call SALVAGE TUG “TAIKOO

V.P.G.N. 600 Metern.

Tel. Address: "TAIKOODOCK,” HONG KONG. Telephone No. 30211.

Call Flag: "C" over “ANS. PENNANT."

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Capable of Handling Ships Up to 3,000 Tons 'Displacement. Electric Crane at Sea Wall, Capable of Lifting 100, Tons at 70 Feet Radius.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

AGENTS. HONG KONG CHINA & JAPAN.

EMPRESS OF JAPAN

LEAVE MANILA

ARRIVE HONG KONG

REDUCED

.26 DECEMBER

.28 DECEMBER

.28 DECEMBER

30 DECEMBER

-ROUND TRIP FARES --

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BLUE FUNNE

LINE

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AND

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FREIGHT AND

PASSENGER SERVICES |

LONDON SERVICE,

**AJAX"

**ANTENOR"

13th Dec. For Amsterdam, London and Hamburg #rd Deo, For M'hes, L"don, R'dam and Glasgow

LIVERPOOL SERVICE.

**ULYSSES ** 16th Deo. For Port Eald, Genoa, Havre, Tiverpool and Glasgow “AGAPENOR” 18th Jan, For Port Fald, Genoa, Havre & Lipool

NEW YORK SERVICE.

"ADRASTUS"

11th Deo, For Boston, New York, & Baltimo vis Philippines, Pork Swettenham and Bingapore

PACIFIC SERVICE,

(via KOBE & YOKOHAMA.)

*** IXION **

"TYNDALEUS**

19th Doo. For Victoria, Vancouver and Beattle 18th Jan. For Victoris, Vancouver and Beattle INWARD SERVICE.

"AUTOLYCUS " Das 6th Deo. For Shanghai, Kobe and Yokoham "HECTOR" Das 18th Doo, For Shanghal and Dairen

Also cargo steamers with limited passenger accommoda- tion at specially reduced fares.

For freight, passage rates and information apply to the undermentioned.

All bookings are subject to the provisions of the Com- pany's Bill of Lading,

Butterfield & Swire,

Agents.

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OIL

British SteamERS, CHANGTE - TAIPING (qui

(BUMNERD).

FASTEST and MOST UP-TO-DATE STEAMERS IN THE SERVICE. ELECTRIC LAUNDRY, BARBER SHOP, BURGEON and STEWARDESS CARRIED, Enjoy Your Short Leave in Australia and New Zealand, Hong Kong, Sydney—19 Days,

FIRST CLASS FARE TO SYDNEY, STS RETURN

LONDON (via Australia) from £136.15.0. LAustralian Newspaper on fla)

ATHAMUR

Das Hong Kop

CHANGTE TAIPING

Dec. 12

Jan. 8

4.

Lee Hong Kong

Leave ManŠTA

Das Sydney

Dec. 18

·Jan. 15

Dec. 21. Ja 18

Jan 6 Feb. 3

Home via Australia Tour-8. B. "Changto" 18th February, Opening of the. Sydney Harbour Bridge and, vestivities. Detailed Itinerary on apolleation, Fare £209-10 Return AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE, LIMITED.

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