1932-01-22 — Page 9

FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1932.

V.K.LINE

N.

REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA USA. VARYING FROM $79 TO £120 ON SALE.

·SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghal, Japan Porta & Honolulu.

Wednesday, Tuesday,

SEATTLE, VANCOUVER vla Shanghai & Japan Ports,

TATSUTA MARU TAIYO MARU

HEIAN MARU

HIKAWA MARU

Tuesday, Tuesday,

27th January.

9th February.

16th February.

1st March.

LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM via

Singapore, Penang, Colombo & Suez.

TERUKUNI MARU

..... Saturday,

HAKUSAN MARU

Saturday,

6th February. 20th February.

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Porta.

KITANO MARU

Saturday,

ATSUTA MARU

Saturday,

27th February. 26th March.

MANILA.

TAIYO MARU

Monday,

1st February.

BOMBAY vin Singapore, Penang, & Colombo,

+ GENOA MARU

Friday,

29th January.

Saturday,

30th January,

↑ YAMAGATA MARU

SOUTH

AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu,

Los Angeles, Mexico and Panama, BOKUYO MARU

Sunday,

14th February.

NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama, LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Stamboul (Constantinople), Genoa

& Marseilles.

+ DELAGOA MARU

Wednesday.

17th February.

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.

+ MURORAN MARU

† MALACCA MARU

Friday, Monday,

29th January.

8th February.

↑ BENGAL MARU (Moji direct) Wednesday,

27th January.

+ NAGATO MARU

Friday, Sunday,

29th January.

81st January.

+ Cargo only.

SHANGHAL KOBE & YOKOHAMA

KAGA MARU

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.

11th Feb.

RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS Buenos Aires Maru.

¡Thura..

& BUENOS AIRES via

Salgon, Singapore, Colom

be, Durban & Capetown.

ZANZIBAR, | Hawaii Maru

Mon.,

1st Feb.

MOMBASA

DAR-ES-SALAAM, BEIRA, LOURENCO MARQUES, PORT ELIZA- BETH & CAPETOWN THENCE TO RIO DE

DURBAN,

JANEIRO, SANTOS

BUENOS AIRES via Singa

Fore

Colombo

BOURNE

AUCKLAND &

BRISBANE, SYDNEY, HELMelbourne Maru.....

WELLINGTON via Manila.

JAPAN PORTS (Frequent Sumatro Maru

Services),

LONDON, HAMBURG, ROT-Atlas Maru

TERDAM

& ANTWERP

. via Singapore, Colombo,

Suez & Port Bald.

NEW YORK via Japan ports,

Thura.,

4th Feb.

Sun,

Wed.,

24th Jan.

10th Feb.

Los Angeles

& Panama

Call Direct

ot Boston.

Philadelphia & Baltimore.

BOMBAY & KARACHI vis Celebes Maru

Wed.,

3rd Feb.

Singapore, Belawan Deli &

Colombo

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Himalaya Mara

Belawan Deli & Rangoon.

Mon.,

1st Feb.

HAIPHONG vis Hothow....

KEELUNG VIR

Swatow

Hozan Maru

Sun Sun.,

day):

...... Sat.,

Keelung

There..

28th Jan.

(Fortnightly),

Amey (8 p.m. every Sun- Canton Maru

JAPAN PORTS via Takso & Panania Maru

TAKAO vis Bwatow & Amoy Deli Maru

For further particulars please apply to:-

OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.

Telephone 28051.

THE CHINA MAIL

Shipping

Intelligence.

FLOODLIGHTING FOR LINERS

VISITING MARINER TELLS OF SHIPPING INNOVATION.

Names of Craft to Be Illuminated.

Crack Atlantic passenger liners"and I understand that already will be floodlighted soon from various vessels are being equipped stem to stern At nights like in this manner, the plan being con- cinemas, theatres and office sidered good advertising and well buildings ashore, with

bril worth the electric power so con- liant electric signs amidahips | sumed. While the floodlighting is detailing the names and national | a new idea, a number of foreign ities of the various craft, in some-vessels have carried their names in what the same manner as now big lamps for some time past. used, in a minor way,' by various Yangtze River steamers plying out of Shanghai.

Big Signs Used. "The North German Lloyd Iner Europa has a huge electric digo In this way, identification of the amidships on both sides of her hull. different craft will be as easy to Her name only is given but this is determine at midnight at sea as at traced with each letter comprising. noon when their flags and funnel 100 40-watt lamps, visible clearly markings are visible clearly, at five miles away at sea. The cording to information of the pro-Italian liner Conte Grade has two poned Innovation which was re-illuminated funnels, painted with vealed by Captain R. H. Miller, the insignia of the line. She also well-known master mariner of can be identified plainly many Vancouver, B.C., who recently at miles away. Having the name. tended a shipping conference in and insignia on the boat dock, how-| New York when it was decided to ever, will make identification easier give the scheme a trial, says the and, by using coloured lamps, the. North China Daily News.

ARRIVALS OF SHIPS.

Wednesday, January 20. Baron. Yarborough, British str., 2,084 tons, Capt. A. Campbell, from Calcutta, buoy No. E28, Line.

Thursday, January 21. Chaksang, British str., 1,470 tons, Capt. J. M. Anish from Canton, buoy No. B1.-J. M. & Co. Dara, British str., 3,083 tons, Capt.

H. Wheeler, from Calcutta, buoy No. B28-Wang Kee & Co.

Hai On, Chinese str., 209.tons, Capt. Lee. Mau, from Amoy,

Yaumati Anchorage. Kin

Seng Hong.

Iowa, American str., 3,564 tons, Captain C. J. Swenson, from Shanghai, buoy No. AS.- States & Co.

Kalyan, British str., 5,874 tons, Capt. J. M. Tickell, from Sin- gapore, Kowloon Wharf.-M.M, & Co.. Sungshan Maru, Japanese str., 1,503 tons, Capt. M. Yamamoto, from Swatow, Yaumati Anchor- age---N.Y.K.

CLEARANCES.

Thursday, January 21. effects secured should be very Cape St. Columba, for Whampoa. Plan Explained.

spectacular.

Cepolis, for Tarakan. The idea has many ramifications Chipshing, for Swatow. "Huge electric globes will be in-and may lead to some surprise, Daviken, for Canton. stalled at various convenient places Captain Miller commented.

In G.G. Maurice Long II, for H'phong. aboard ship, from which a stream time, we may see liners, sailing Hydrangea, for Swatow. of light will be reflected against majestically by us at nights with a Kaitangata, for Canton. the upperworks, masts and funnels, galaxy of electric signs urging the Kutsang, for Amoy. making the craft stand out as if viewers "To Smoke El Ropo Kwangtung, for Canton. In the centre of a vast searchlight Cigarettes" or "Use Peaches Soup, Machaon, for Shanghai. beam," Captain Miller explained. It Floats Like This Ship," he re- Menado Maru, for Holhow, "The affect will be exactly the same marked, although so far he ad- Prosper, for Saigon. as the system now in use at cinema mitted, this idea had not been Tjiliwong, for Macassar. palaces and other structures broached to the operating com- Tjisadane, for Amoy. ashore. Amidships, possibly at panies. the base of the funnels or on the

Local Use of Lights. hull, huge special electric signs, On various Yangtze River craft with lights in contrasting colours, plying out of Shanghai, the name

Unita, for Canton,

Wing Wo, for K: C. Wan.

will be erected, spelling out the of the vessel, in both Chinese and HONG KONG TIDES. name of the steamer and the line English, is embodied in an electric which operates her. It also is sign near the gangway, while other planned to depict the flag under lights are so placed as to reflect time of the meridian of 120 deg. E; The time used is Standard, or mean which the vessel sails in bright on the national fag painted on the 00h. is midnight, 12hrs. la noon. The coloured lights between the fun-hull, This measure was adopted heights are referred to the datum of nels, or at some other convenient so that bandits and other less an- the largest scale Admiralty chart of spot aboard.

the place and should be added to the welcome gentry along the river depths given on the chart unless pre- "The entire scheme has been would not mistake the nationality ceded. by an asterisk (*), when they worked out in detail and presented of passing craft. The signs aiz should be subtracted from the depths. to the steamship. lines by the Wes serve to identify the vessels to pro tinghouse Lamp Company of New spective passengers boarding at York," continued Captain Miller, night.

January 22 to 28, 1982.

Data:

PASSENGER LIST.

DEPARTURES.

Moss, child and infant, Madam Mok Poh-chong, Mr. and Mrs. F. Fr Popple, Mr. F. Respinger, Mr.

Jan

22

23

High Water Low Water Standard Ht. Standard HL

Times.

Times. HAM. F. H. H

10 20 4.1 03 09 0.0 20 20 7.3 13 26 3.6 10 60 44 93 48 3 100 0348 0.8. 205 8.8 14 16 8.6|

2148

R. W. Sinclair, Mr. P. F. W. Smith, Sat. Par 3.8. Hector for United King-Stewart, Mrs., G. B. L. Stringer,

Captain A. F. Summerfield, Mr. G. Sun 24 dom via ports, January 20:-

Miss Peggy, Stringer,

Master Mon. Mr. R. Barclay, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Stringar, Major H. Thoyts, {E. F. Bothwell, Mr. and Mrs. I. Mrs. M. A. Urquhart, Callender, Miss I. Callender, Mr.Wheeler, Mr. S. K. Wong. 24th Jan. 31st Jan.

and Mrs. A. Coghill, Miss J., ¡Coghill, Master S. Coghill, Mrs. STEAMERS' MOVEMENTS. 6th Feb. Stuart Deas, Mr. I. H. Geare, Mr. M. J. Grey, Master G. Grey, Mr.

BRITISH WUCHOW LINE

SAILING DATES FOR JAN, 1932 (Subject to Change).

· DÉPARTURE HOURS: Hong Kong 5.30 p.m., Wuchow 3 p.m.

Steamer.

· Leaven Eour Korg

Arrives

Arrives

Wachow Tour Kos

141459 8,5

152-0.2 15: 42 8.4 05. 41 0.4 23, 15 7.8 16 30 22 30.8.2

12 61

25

Miks Tues. 28 ;;

Wed. 27

Thurs. 25,00

1,0

The Empress of Asia is schedul- M. P. Hwang, Mr. Leo Hempel, ed to sail from Hong Kong at 3 · CONSIGNEES" "NOTICE Miss E. Johnston, Mr. and Mrs. E. p.m. on Thursday, February 4, in Loyd Jones, Miss Gwyneth Loyd stead of Friday, February 5, Consignees of cargo exa.s. Ben- Jones, Mr. Q. R. Jones, Mrs. E. The P. 40. 4.8. Soudan left venue are reminded to take de- McIntosh, Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Singapore for this port on Janu- livery of their goods which will McDonald, Mr. J. D. McLeod, Mr. arý 21 at 6 am, and is due here be subject to rent after January E. W. Martin, Mr. and Mrs. S. M. on January 25 at about noon... 26.

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: 2912 SAT. -30th SUN.

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Regular Bervice of Fast, High Class Riyar. Steamaza karing good Accommodation for First Gail Passengers, Electric Light and Fate in State-rooms and Saloon. The a. "Tai Hing. là đ» ted with Wireleszy

Forts of CallBamabul, Shulking, Takhing & Doshing

Farsa Baturn (not inslading maala) $25,00

Meals and Wines are to be obtained on board. | |

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SALVAGE TUG “TAIKOO

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Length 787 Feet Length on Blocks 750 Feet. Depth on Centre of

W.08T) 34 ft. 6 im SLIPWAY

Bu

THRE

"ONE

SEEING

IS WORTH A-

HUNDRED

SIZE SPEED SPACE LUXURY.

TELLINGS"

MEANS

TRAVELLING

66

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1982

'EMPRESS”

1

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Lotta Leave Locre 1932 1932 -1932 1932

Emp, of Asia Feb. 5 Feb. 8 Fab. En of Canada Feb. 20 Feb. 23

Emp of Russia Mar. 4 Mar. 7 Mar, Emp. of Japan Mar. 15 Mar. 18

Feb, 11 Feb. 13

8 Mar. 10 Mar. 12

1032 1932

Feb. 21

Feb. 25 Feb, 27 ·

Mar.

Mar. 31

Apr. 11

May. 9°

Mar. 20 Mar. 22 Mar. 28 Apr. 1

Emp of Asia Mar. 25 Mar. 28. Mar. 20 Mar. 31 Apr. 2 Emp. of Canada Apr. 8 Apr. 11

Apr. 13 Apr. 15 Apr. 21 Apr. 28

Emp. of Russia Apr. 22 Apr. 25 Apr. 26 Apr. 28 Apr. 30

Empress of Canada Sails 5 P.M.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 23

for

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