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THE

P. & 0.-British India BETTER PRICES FOR

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.)

8.8,

Tonn

From Hong Kong About

RAWALPINDI

•MIRZAPORE KARMALA CHITRAL

1932. 17,000 2nd Jan, .5,700. 4th

Jan, 9,000 18th Jan. 15,000 30th Jan. +KASHMIR

9,000 13th Fob, NALDERA

10,000 27th Feb. 1'SOUDAN

6,800

5th Mar,

CARTHAGE

15,000 12th - Mar. RAJPUTANA 17,900 20th Mar, **BURDWAN 4,500

CORFU

2nd Apr. Boes &

15,000 8th Apr. RAWALPINDI 17,000 23rd Apr. 17,000 7th May 15,000

21at 4th

RANPURA

CHITRAL

RANCHI ท

17,030

NALDERA

KAISARI-HIND 12000

10,000 18th J

May June June

2nd

RAJPUTANA

MANTUA

RAWALPINDI

RANPURA

July 17,000 18th July 11,000 30th July 17,000

13th Aug. 17,000 27th Aug. 11,000 10th Sept. *Cargo only, Calle Casablanca.

MALWA

Destination.

I

Bombay, Marseilles & London. Straits, Colombo & Bombay. M'soilles, Lyon, R'dam & A'worp. Bombay, Marseilles & London. M'seilles, L'don, R'dam & A'werp. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles, London, Havre, Hamburg,

Rotterdam, Marseilles & London,

am, Anterp & Hull,

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

les & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London.. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London,

Calls Djibouti.

Frequent connection from Fort Said for Passengers and Cargo to Con- tau.inople, Pireaus, Smyrna and oth or Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

10.80 a..

1981

TILAWA

10,000 B0th Doc.

1932.

Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.

SANTHIA TALMA TAKADA

8,000 10th 10,000

22nd Jan, 7,000 5th Feb.

SCRAPPED SHIPS.

Industry Revival.

CHINA

MAIL.

HEAVY ARMAMENT.

Guns of a New Model.

This message affords striking confirmation of my exclusive state- There are indications of a revival ment of September 9, to the effect of the shipbreaking industry, a that the French battle-cruiser pro- number of ships having been bought gramme, which had been held up by the scrappers at better prices. In the Chamber of Deputies last than ruled a few weeks ago. Per June by a demand for more com- haps the improvement is due to plate technical details, would be put the anticipation that a duty may forward again in November, anys the Naval Correspondent of the | Daily Telograph.

be levied on steel.

Things have been bad in the ship- breaking world recently, the 'price I understand that the increase going down to under ten shillings in the displacement of the projected per gross ton for passenger steam- French ship is due to the substitu- era, with expensive and generally tion of 13.4-inch guns for the 12. saleable fittings, and often with inch armament of the original de- hundreds of tons fuel left in their sign. The battle-cruiser, it is be- bunkers when they were laid up for lieved, will mount at least nine 13.4-inch guns of a new model, in triplo turrets. "a view of their phenomenal range and muzzle velo- city, these weapons are practically equal to the British 16-inch guns.

the last time.

Bearce

Ships Laid Aside. Even at that price buyers were bought were laid aside to be dealt and several of the ships

Things became

with in the future.

so bad that shipping men even talk- ed of taking ships out to sea and scuttling them in deep water to save the coats of keeping them laid up, which were often very consider able.

and

The Dutch

Italian ship breaking markets, which were usual ly good, failed almost entirely. The Japanese have been willing to give

CONSIGNEES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.

From MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS.

The 'Steamship,

" BENLEDİ " found that all Goods are being land. Consignees of Cargo are hereby in ad at their risk into the hazardour and/or extra hazardous Godowns 'of and Godowe Co., Ltd., whence and/or The Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf

from the wharvos delivery may be ob tained.

No claim will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all the 28th Instant, will be subject to Goods remaining undelivered after

rent.

bo

All claims against the steamer musi presented to The Undersigned on or before the 11th January, 1982, or they will not be recognised.

All broken, chafed, and damaged where they will be examined on the Goods are to be left in the Godowne,

24th instant at 10 am by Moxara.

Goddard & Douglas.

To comply with the General Bond- ed Warehouse Regulations consignees must have a Revenue Officer in atten- danes when damaged dutlabló goods ara examined.

છે.

No Fire Insurance has been effect. Bills of Lading will be countersign.

Thus the first French battle- cruiser, besides representing # crushing reply to the German

for almost any capital ship now "pocket battleships," will be a match

afloat. Her construction, estimated to cost over £6,000,000, will · mark This. has now the end of the battleship holiday.ed by,

lasted nearly nine years, no warship of more than built for 10,000 tons having been any navy since the laying down of 1922, Nelson and Rodney in December,

COMMANDING BRITAIN'S LARGEST SHIP.

Captain E. L. Trant was recently appointed to command the Majestic, which, until the gigantic new Cunar- ader is launched, will remain Bri-

tain's largest ship.

up to thirty shillings per ton for old ships, but the price includes the cost of delivery to Japan. This job is able to run into such a sum that. practically the only firms who can take advantage are those with regular service to the East; who can make the ship pay at least part of this cost by taking out a last cargo. The British export market was hard hit by the failure of German und Belgian demand, for exporte usually absorbed a good deal of the shipbreakers' production, while con- siderable quantities continued to be imported from across the Atlantic.

Work for Unemployed. Any revival of the home demand for scrap steel can be supplied by. British shipbreakers, who are as efficient and experienced as any in the world. And there is unlimited material on which they can work

B.L Apear Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st at every port round the coast, for a and 2nd class passengers.

considerable proportion of the ship- ping now isid up is never likely to go to sea again.

The shipbreaking industry em-

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South), ploys a large proportion of unskill-

1982

'NANKIN

NELLORE TANDA

7,000 2nd Jan. 7,000 30th Jan,

7,000 4th Mar.

Regular monthly sailings from

and Hong Kong to Australia.

Hong Kong to Sydney-19 daya.

& Melbourne.

ed labour working under a handful of specialists. There are several establishments on the banks of the

Manila, Rabual, Brisbane, Sydney Thames which have been idle recently but which are capable of employing many hundreds of men when work!

Hong Kong to Shangha! and Japan returna.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-

The Union 9.5. Company's team ers to the United Kingdom vis New

Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

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

The P. O. Branch Servien of steamers to London via Bucs

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

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.

CHITRAL TALMA †NELLORE -*KALYAN

TAKADA

KASHMIR *SOUDAN

NALDERA TANDA

1932. 15,000 Iet Jan. 10,000 Lat Jan. 7,000 4th Jan. 9,000 10th 1 7,000 15th Jan.

Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. Amey, S'hai, Moji, Koba & Osaka. S'hai, Mejl, Kebo, Osaka & Thame. Jan. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama Amoy, Moji. Kobo Osaka. Jan. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. 20th Jan. Shanghai, Koba Yokohama. Jan. Shanghai, Koba Yokohama. Fab, Shanghai, Mali, Feb. Shanghai, Koha e & Yox Yokohama. Fab.

Shanghal, Kobs & Tooma Yokohama, Feb. Shanghal, Kobe & Yokohams

16th

6,800

16,000 7,000 15,000

29th

5th

RAJPUTANA CORFU

6,500

21st

12,000

20th

CARTHAGE

"BURDWAN

15,000 11th

Kobe

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD

Agents,

Hong Kong, 21st December, 1931.

HONG KONG TIDES.

The time used is Standard, or mean timo of the meridian of 120 deg. E.; 00h. is midnight, 12hrs. is noon. The heights are referred to the datum of the largest scale Admiralty chart of the place and should be added to the depths given on the chart unless pre- eeded by an asterisk (*), when they should be subtracted from the depths.

December 25 to 31, 1931.

Date

I saw a good deal of him at one command of the time, says "Londoner." He was in new Laurentic when I crossed in her on her maiden voyage to Canada, and, sitting at his table each night at dinner, 1 of his sea-going experiences and his had the advantage of bearing many

funny stories, for, with a perfectly

Fri, 25 solemn face, he is an

amusing Sat.

.20 raconteur.

Clean-ahaven and bald, Captain Sun. 27 Trant looks more like a doctor or barrister than a ship's captain. He

Mon.

28 is a fine seaman, and as an R.NR. Tues. officer during the war he commanded he displays to the privileged over a Thurs., 31 a destroyer, photographs of which Wed.

cigar in his cabin.

High Water Low Water Standard Ht. Standard Ht.

Times.

Times.

20 40 7.0 13 47 3.0 ..11 03 4.5 04 00 0.7

21 15 8.3 14 21 2,7

11 45 4.5 04 43 0.5

21 50. 8.3 14

14 58 9.8 ... 12, 20

12 20 48 x 2

05 26 0.4 頭

.. 13 10

20

30

0.4

4:0

0.0

4.0

1.1

4.1

1.6

10 05

4.1

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO. LTD.

·ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER MAKERS, BRASS and IRON FOUNDERS All work done in this establishment is Karanteed. We have over thirty years' experience. We own two 8Up ways and can recommodate any craft of 200 feet long. Town Office: 64, Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong. Tel. 20459. Bhipyard: Sham-shui-po, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Kowloon Tel. 67009, Estimates foralaked on application.

Hong Kong April 1, 1924.

THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA

DOCK CO., LTD., HEAD OFFICE AND WORKS: Telegram: KOWLOON, HONG KONG HONG KONG OFFICE 28020.

Telephones:

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 Lloyds

Yokohama.

List of

*pproved

Cast

Stool

Manufac

turers.

17,000 24th Mar. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.

6.800

0.890

5th

Apr.

Shanghai, Tobe

Kobe & Yokohama. Sha, Kobo & Yokohama,

RANPURA

17,000

gut: Apr.

Kobe & Yokohama CHITRAL

15,000 21t

Apr Shanghai, BANGALORE 6,500 2846

Kobs & 28th

Robe & Yokohama. 28th Apr. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.. RANCHI

17.000

May Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. NALDERA

10,000 10th May.

Shanghai, Moff Kobe & Yokohama. KAISAR-I-HIND -18,000 2nd June Bhanghai, Mol Kobe & Yokohamaa. RAJPUTANA. 17,000 18th June, Shanghai, Hobo & Yokobama. *BOUDAN

6,800 Luth

Shanghal, Kobe & Yokohama.

סכנו,

*Cargo only. †Calls Nagoya.

"All dates are approximats and subject to alteration without notice, All Cabina are fitod with Electric Fans or Panka. Louyre System.

Steamers ou London' and Aúítralian Linon are filed with Yaundries. Parcels measuring hot more than 5 eu. It will be received at the Com- pany's Office up to Noon on the day previous to smiling.

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

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

P. & O. Building, Connaught lid C, Hong Kong,

Agents,

T.S.S. "EMPRESS OF JAPAN.”

יו.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1931.

SPECIAL ROUND

TRIP FARES

TO

EUROPE.

WEEKLY TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE

To Seattle & Victoria.

To San Francisco, Los Angeles };

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

p.m. Jan. 5 .Jan. 19 .Feb. 1

Pres. Hoover Pres. Jackson Pres. McKinley

Ta Short, Straight Route to America Fortnightly sailings on Saturdays p.m. Fres. Cleveland Sat. Dec. 26, 6 Pres Taft.....Bun., Jan. 10 Pres. Jefferson Sat, Jan. 23

£79 £112 £120 Special through rates to Europe vix.

United States, Direct connections with all Atlantic lines. Choice of rail Hues across United States and

Canada, liberal atop-over privileges for sight-seeing."

ROUND TRIP FARE TO EUROPE. From Hong Kong to Naples ....

H

.. Marseille ..London

Full particulars upon application, EUROPE AND NEW YORK DIRECT

ROUND THE WORLD.

£152. 6.04 £161, 0.00 £169.15.04.

Fortnightly sailing on Sundays via Manila, Straits, Colombo, Suez Canal, Alexandria, Naples, Gonca, Marmotlles, New York and Boston.-

Pres. Hnyea Pres. Pierce

...m.

Dec. 27, 8 Pres. Monrod....Jan. 24, 8-. ..Jan. 10, 8 Pres. Van Buren ..Feb. 7, 8

TO MANILA

Pres. Hayes ....Dec. 27, 8 a.m. Pres. Pieres...Jan. 10, 8 s., Pres. Hoover ...Dec. 29, 6 p.m. Pres. Jackson ..Jan. 12, 6 p.m. Pres. Taft....Jan. 2, 6 p.m. Pres. Jefferson Jan. 16, 6 p.m.

CANTON BRANCH:-4, SHA KEE STREET.

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE

BASTER

KOLED

PE

PALVO

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., LTD.

Queen's Buildings. Telephone: 28021.

Harbour Call Flags Exaginte.

Boller-

maker

Shipwright

Steamer.

Leaves Hong Kong

Arrives Wachow

In No. I Dock. Dimensions;-656′0′′ O.A. x §3′6′′ x 18′6′′ Mid. 20,000 tons Gropa.

The Company possesses Bix Granite Docks and Two Patent Slipways. "The dimensions of No. 1 Dock are T07′0′′ x 88′0′′ x 80′6′′ over alll, H. W. 0.8. T. Salvage Tag "Henry Keswick" 2,000 LHP. Wireless Call Signal V.P.B.T. and Flag Call Signal T.HLQB: Büterlegs: capable of lifting 80 tons:*

Codes Used: AI, A.B.C. Fifth Edition: Engineering, First and Second Edition. Western Union. Bentley and Watkins.

Kindly "send"euquiries to the Chief Manager,

LOAD, TANGAR; M. DYER, B.Sc., MINA., Kowloon Docks, Hongkong.

Agents,

BRITISH WUCHOW LINE

SAILING DATES FOR DEC., 1931 (Subject to Change). DEPARTURE HOURS: Hong Kong 6.30 p.m., Wuchow 3 p.m.

Leaves Wackow

Arrives Barr Khái

TAI HING | MON.

28th WED,

30 THURS. 1st FRL TAIMING WED.

B01 FIL

1st SAT. 2nd BUN, Regular Service of Fast, High Class River Steamers having good Accommodation for First Class Passengers: Electrio Light and Fans in State-rooms and Baloon. The s.s. "Tal Hing in t ted with Wireless,

Porta of Call-Samshui, Shulking, Takhing. & Doshing." Fares Return (not including meals) $20.00., Meals and Wines are to be obtained on board, fo Hong Kong. Arrivals & Departures from Tai Hing Wharf,

For information apply to

29, Connaught Road, Wast, SANG WO

o Tanaka, Phona. 20398,

Co

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