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THE CHINA MAIL.

P. & O.-British India SHIPOWNERS AND

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, &

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

6.8.

†CORFU

*ISOMALI

Tons

From Hong Kon

About

Destination.

1931. 15,000 19th Doc. Marseilles & London.

Noon 0,800 26th Dec. Marseilles, London, Havre, Hamburg,

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Huil

1982. RAWALPINDI 17,000

2nd Jan. *MIRZAPORE 5,700 4th Jan. IKARMALA

0,000 16th Jas. CHITRAL

15,000 30th Jan. 9,000 18th Feb. 10,000 27th 6,800 6th

(KASHMIR.

NALDERA

**SOUDAN

CARTHAGE

RAJPUTANA

I BURDWAN

CORFU

RANPURA CHITRAL

Bombay, Marseilles & London. Straits, Colombo & Bombay. M'scilles, L'don, R'dam & 'A'werp. Bombay, Marseilles & London.

Tomba L'don, R'dam & A'werp.

Marseilles & London.

Mar. Marseilles, London, Havre, Hamburg, 12th Mar. Marseilles & werp & Hull.

16,000 17,000 26th Mar

0,500 2nd

Apr.

Rotterdam.

Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles, London, Havre, Hamburg, Rotterdam & Antwerp,

15,000 9th Apr. Marseilles & London. RAWALPINDI 17,000 23rd Apr. Bombay, Marseilles & London. 17.000 7th May Bombay, Marseilles & Londen. 15.000 .21st May. Bombay, Marseilles & London. 17,000 4th June Bombay, Marseilles & London. 10,000 18th

June Bombay,

Marseilles & London,

RANCHI

NALDERA

KAISAR-I-HIND 12.000 2nd RAJPUTANA 17,000 10th.

11,000 80th

MANTUA RAWALPINDI RANPURA

MALWA

July

17,000 13th Aug.

Bonbay. Marseilles London.

July Bombay, Marseilles & London. July Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London. 17.000 27th Aug. Bombay, Marsailles & London. 11,000 10th Sept. Bombay, Marecilles & London.

Cargo only, Call: Casablanca. Calls Djibouti.

$1

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

Khedival Mall Steamship Co.

statinople, Pireaus. Smyrna and other Lovant Ports by steamers of the

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

1981

TILAWA

10,000 | 20th

Dec.

1932

SANTHIA TALMA TAKADA

8,000 7th Jan Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. 10,000 22nd Jan.

7,000

5th. Feb.

EXCHANGE.

Heavier Costs in"

Foreign Ports.

WIRELESS FOG WARNINGS.

New System to Make the Thames Safer..

Shipping at the moment is unfor- With the beginning of a new fog tunately being upset by the state of season, seafarers using the Port of the exchanges. This is because all London are expecting to get great costs and expenses abroad have to benefit from the new system of fog bs met in ash payments.

warnings which has been put into Probably the freight market pre-operation by the Port of London senting the greatest difficulty is the River Plate.

Before Britain came off the gold standard the exchange was at the rate of 29d. to the Argentine dollar or peso. The exchange since then has touched 49d, and it is therefore quite easily seen that shipowners have been put to an extra cost of over 25 per cent.

Coal Freights,

CONSIGNEES.

LLOYD TRIESTINO NAV. CO.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

Steamer-

CRACOVIA From TRIESTE, VENICE BRINDISI FORT SAID, ADEN, BOMBAY, COLOMBO & SINGAPORE.

+

Authority and Trinity House, work-

CONSIGNEES of Ceren are hereby Ing in conjunction with the Post informed that all Goods are being Ofce. The scheme WAS officially landed at their risk into the Godowns started on November 1.

of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Whnef

Gadawn's Cheimery. Ltd., at Kowloon, wherice and/or from the wharver delivers may be ahtained

Optional Cargo will not be landed! here, unless notice has been given_48 hours cried, on from port to port to the prior to vessel's arrival. bu: final nort of call to which the option

Gravesend Reach is the most critical point, for it is round about thera that abipmasters, nosing their way into the port through the fog as long as they consider it safe, are apt to meet downcoming ships doing precisely, the same thing.

Although coal exporters are sell- ing coul more brisky to the Argen- tine, the weight of tonnage avail- ly

When Trouble Starts.

extends.

No claims will be admitted after As long as these two streams of the Ganda have left the Godown, and

Conds pamaining undallvarad apin traffic are moving, it is fair.

the 21st inst, will be subject to rent. safe, for ships оп the

All claims against the vernal m able has depressed the rate of Thames kept traffic lines near orented to the undersigned on or before the ith inst, or they will not 红皮 defnitely freight, which still continues at 95.ly

be recognized. from Wales to Buenos Aires.

The discharge of coal at 36. a ton has, of course, to be paid for at the present rate of exchange and not 20d, to the Argentine dollar.

Russia, fortunately, has ceased for the time being to ship heavily

have been de and therefore there cidedly more charters elected from Australia and a few cargoes, from India. The Pacific Coast of Canada has been rather more active but it is interesting to note that so far as the demand for grain tonnage is concerned, the Gulf and North American have been Inactive,

There are ships in the river with no less than 45,000, and possily 50,000 tons of grain on board, wait ing to discharge, and there is at least another 30,000 tons of grain due during the week-end.

According to the Port of London Authority the River Thames is full of ships, and it has even Lecome for vessels to wait at Gravesend for a free berth in the river.

necessary

MORE SOVIET SHIPS.

Activity In Russian Building Yards.

Substantial additions to the So. viet mercantile marine will be made shortly, says Reuter from Moscow, quating the official Tass Agency.

The new vessels will include the steamers Stalingrad and Sverdlovsk, of 5,000 tons each, now being com- pleted in the Baltle docks, which will be employed in Far Eastern waters. The Martí works In Lenin- grad are delivering the Volga and the Neva, each of 6,000 tons, which

acilles, and have started work on two large timber ships of 9,000 tons

B.L. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for Is will sail between Odessa and Mar- and 2nd class passengers.

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South) each.

NANKIN NELLORE TANDA

1032

7.000 7,000 | 30th

2nd Jan. Уять 7,000 4th Mar.

busca in

Oxford Street, and, pilots have an uncanny knowledge of just where they are in the river.

All broken, chofed, and damaged Goode are to be left in the Godown where they will be examined on the by our sur 21st inat, at 10a.m. revers. Mostra. Gaddwyd & Donalar.

In the case of dutinble goods, Com- trees are raurated to inform Tho Imports & Exports Ofice that they have a goods for examination.

It is when they are forced to an chor the ship that the trouble starts, To hold her position a ship must let ou at least three times as much anchor cable as the depth of water- if there is a particularly more strong tide--and this length of cable, combined with the length of led by the steamer herself, means a con- alderable radius in which she will swing when the tide changes.

No Fire Insurance has been effect

Bill of Lading will be countersign-

DODWELL & CO. LTD. Agents.

Hong Kong, 16th December, 1931.

A ship which is light, or in ballaşt only, will be influenced by the wind before the tide takes hold of her, while a deeply inden vessel will feel the current at once. So when the tide changes in a fog it is quite usual to have collisions all down Chartered Motor Vessel, Northfleet Hope, Gravesend Reach and the Lower Hope down to Shell- haven or even beyond in the Yantlet Channel.

LLOYD TRIESTINO NAV. CO.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

"HILDA"

From TRIESTE. VENICE. BRINDISI PORT SAID. MASSAVA, ADEN, The new system should obviate

KARACHI BOMBAY, COLOMBO, PENANG & SINGAPORE. this danger, or at least reduce. it considerably. The harbour-master. at Gravesend will telephone to the CONSIGNEES of Carge are hereby wireless station alongside the North informed that all Goods are being Foreland Lighthouse as soon as ob- Innded at their risk into the Godown jects are obcured within a range of of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company. Ltd., at Kow half a mile, which at Gravesend is,

loon, whence anffor, from the wharve roughly, the width of the river. delivery may be obtained. The wireless station will then broad- cast this information every two hours and will continue to do so until it receives notice that there is a visibility of half a mile. Pilots will thus get warning in good time to anchor in wider water.

ANOTHER OIL MERGER.

Five Roumanian Companies To Unite.

Optional 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 Anal part of call to which the option extends.

No claims will be admitted after th Goods have left the Godown, and a Gooda remaloleg undelivered after th 20th inst. will be subject to rent,

All claims against the vessel mar be presented to the Undersigned on o' before the 29th inst, or they will not be

recognised.

All broken, chufed, and damager Goods are to be left in the Godown! where they will be examined on the 19th inst. at 10 a.m. by our surveyors,} Five of the leading Roumanian Mesara, Goddard & Douglas. petroleum companies-Credit Minter, In the case of dutiable goods, Con- IR.D.P., Petrol Romances, Petrol algaecs are requested to inform The that they The Northern shipbuilding docks Govora, and Sondajul-with a total Imports & Exports Office

have such goods for examination. have completed the equipment of the initial capital of about two million No Fire Insurance has been effect- Manils. Rabeul, Brisbane, Sydney newly-built vessel Friedrich Engels, pounds, and owning the choicest of ed

l of Lading will be countorsign. of 8,500 tons capacity, and will State lands, have reached a basis 'of deliver four fishing trawlers and agreement on which they will united by

DODWELL & CO. LTD.. one trawler to be employed for to form a single enterprise, accord.

Agents. Hong Kong, 14th December, 1531.

& Melbourne,

Regular monthly mailings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan clearing seaweed. and Hong Kong to Australia,

Hong Kong to Sydney-10 days.

Frequent connections from Australin with the following:—

The Union 8.8. Company's stemmers to the United Kingdom via New

Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

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

The P. & Q. Branch Service of steamers to London via Suez.

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

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.

:

SANTHIA

KARMALA

6 am.

! 8,000 19th Dos. Amoy, S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Osaka.

9,000 20th Dec. Shanghai, Moji, Koba & Yokohama.

8 a.m.

1932.

CHITRAL TALMA NELLORE

15.000 10,000

THE

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HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.

Telograma: "MANIFESTO, HONG KONG.”

HEAD OFFICE AND WORKS :

.KOWLOON, HỒNG KONG KONG

SONG OTICE 2020.

Telophones:

KUWLOON DOCK 68053,

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

FORGE MASTERS, WELDERS AND ELECTRICIANS.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1931.

SPECIAL ROUND

TRIP FARES

ΤΟ

EUROPE.

WEEKLY TRANS - PACIFIC SERVICE

To San Franeleo, Los Angeles

& New York vla Panama. The Sunshine Belt vis Honolulu Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdays

Pres. Wilson .... .Dec. 22, 6 Pres. Hoover ........Jan. 5 Press, Jackson ....Jan. 19

p.m.

To Seattle & Victoria.

The Short, Straight Boute to America Fortnightly sailings on Saturdays p.m. Pres, Cleveland Sat Dec. 26, 6 Pros. Taft ...í....Sun. Jan. 10 Pres.. Jefferson Sat, Jan. 23.

£79 £112 £120 Special through rates to Europa via

United States. Direct connections with all Atlantic lines. Choice of rail lines across United States and Canada, llberal stop-over privileges for sight-seeing,

ROUND TRIP FARE TO EUROPE.

From Hong Kong to Naples

帅

"

Marseille

London

Full particulars upon application,

EUROPE AND NEW YORK DIRECT

ROUND THE WORLD.

L.M.

£152, 5.0d. £161, 0.00. £169.15.04

$.m

Fortnightly sailing on Sundays vis Manila, Straits Colorabo, Suez Canal, Alexandria, Naples, Gonos, Marseilles, Nuw York and Boston.

Pren, Hayes ... ..Dec. 2% 8 Pres. Honroe ...........Jan. 24, 8 Pres. Pierce

Jan. 10, 8 Prem Van Buren ..Feb. 7, 8

TO MANILA Pres. Cleveland Dec. 19. 6 p.m. Pres. Taft ..Jan. 2, 6 p.m. Pres. Hayen....Doc: 27. 8 à.m. Pres. Pieres '..........Jan, 10, 8 mm. Pres. Hoover ...Dec. 29, 8 p.m. Pres. Jackson ..Jan. 12, 6 p.m. CANTON BRANCH:-4, SIA KER STEEL.

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DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE

| BARSEN?

MOJEGO LIE

EXPRES

FAUNA

SERVICE

BARBER WILHELMSEN

LINE

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

All vessels call at SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES en ronte.'

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., LTD.

Queen's Buildinga.

Telephone 28021.

Agents.

KALYAN TAKADA

*COUDAN

YASHMIR

NALDERA TANDA

CARTHAGE

BURDWAN RAJPUTANA

CORFU RAWALPINDI *SOMALI RANPURA KANFURI

CHITRAL *BANGALORE RANCHY

NALDERA

KAISAR-I-HIND

RAJPUTANA

*SOUDAN

1st Jan. ¦ Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama,

1st Jan. Amoy, S'hai, Moji, Koba & Osaka, 7.000 4th Jan. S'hai, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Y'hema. 9,000 Oth Jas. Shangbal, Kobe & Yokohama. Moll, Kobe & Osaka.

Jan Amos

7.000 15th 9,000 15th 6,800 20th Jan. 16.000 29th

7,000 5th 15,000 12th

Jus.chal Roba & Yokohama,

Moji, Kobe & Yokohama.

Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama

Feb. Shanghai, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama.

Feb. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.

21st Feb. Shanghai, Kobo & Yokohama..

Anchal Kobe Yokohama. Shanghal, Kobe, & Yokohama. Mar. | Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohamis,

17.000

24th Feb.

18.000

17 000

1 6.800

17 000

15.000 1. 0.600

11th Mar. 24th

Apr. Shanchal, Kobe

Kobo & Yokohama.

5th

7th

Apr.

Apr.

& Tokohama.

Shanghal, Kobe &

21st 28th 26th 17.000 БЕН May Shanghal, Kobe & Yokobema. 110,000 20th May 'Shanghai, · Mɔj!, Koba & Yokohama. 18.000 2nd June Shanghal, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama. 17.000 16th Jane Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. 6,800 | 28th Juno Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama,

Shanghai, Kobe

Kobe &

Tokohama.

Apr. Shanghal, Kobe & Yokohama.

* Cargo only,

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans or Punka Louvre System.

Steamers on London and “Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries. Parcels measuring not more than 5 cm. ft. will ba xotoived at the Com- pany's Office up to Noon on the day previous to sailing,

For further information. Paaume, Freight, Handbooks, etc., apply to-

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

Agents.

· P. & 0. Building, Connaught Ed. C., Hong Kong. -

On Lloyds

It of

approved

Cast

Steel

Manufac

turers.

T.S.S. “EMPRESS OF JAPAN”.

4

Harbour

Call Flags

Enginee

Beller-

maker

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO. LTD.

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER MASERS, BRASS and IRON FOUNDERS All work done in this establishment la guaranteed. We have over thirty years' experience. We own twa 83p- ❤ays and can accommodate any craft of 200 foot long. Town Office: 64, Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong. Tel. 20459, Shipyard: Sham-akti-po; Kowloon, Hong Kong. Kowloon Tel 57009; Estimates falahed on application

Dong « Kong: April 11, 1924.

Shipwright

In No. 1 Dock. Dimensions:-6600" 0.À. x 57′6′′ x 48′6′′ Mid. 20,000 tons Grees.

The Company possesses Six Granite Docks and Two Patent (Siiperi. The dimensions of No. 1 Dock are 700′0”%58′0′′ x 30′6′′", over sill, H. W: 0.8. T.. Sairage Tug “Henry Kewick." 2,000 LH.P. Wireless Call Signal V.P.BT. and Flag"

· Call Signal T.H.Q.B. Shterlegs capable of lifting 80, tons.

Codes Used: Al, A.B.C.TM Fifth Edition: Engineering, First and Second Edillen. "Western Union"' Bentley and⋅ Watkins.

Kindly send enquiries to the Chief Monsger,

R. M. DYER, BJC., M.I.N.A., Kowloon Docks, Hongkong,

ing to reporte In Bukarest Anantfal circles, quoted by Reuter's corres pondent,

worked out before the actual fusion. will take place, but when these are completed it is expected that a' It is also announced that a con- | strong foreign bid for entry into cession of an additional 110 hectares the combination will be considered.

of fine land in their rich Moroni field had been granted to Credit

Rofaing capacity is lacking, and

it is bellaved that the 'neng enter.

| Minier för a perlöd öf 80 years. prise will:maica a strong bid abroad

Certain details are still to be

to secure an up-to-date refinery.