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P.&O.-British India 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.)

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TORA

From Hon Konr About

CARTHAGE

RAJPUTANA ++*BURDWAN

CORFU

1932. "KIDDERPORE 5,300 26th Feb. NALDERA

10,000 27th Feb.

Noon **SOUDAN

6,800 5th Mar,

12th 15,000

Mar. 17.000 26th Mar. 4,500 2nd Apr.

16,000 8th RAWALPINDI 17,000 23rd

Apr.

Apr.

RANPURA

17.000 7th

+ SOMALI

6,800 14th May

CHITRAL

18.000 21st RANCHI

17,000 4th **BANGALORE 6,500 11th

Destination.

Straits, Colombo & Bombay. Bombay, Marseilles & Lendor

Marseilles, London, Havre, Hamburg.

Rotterdam, Anwerp & Hull. Marseilles & London. Maracillos & London.

Bombay, Marseilles, London. Havre, H'burg, A'dam, 'werp & Hall. Maraeilles & London.

H'burg

PORT

THE CHINA MAIL.

DEVELOPMENTS ON THE RIVER TYNE

AN INTERESTING AND BRIEF HISTORICAL SURVEY,

An Octogenarian Port.

ELDER, DEMPSTER A DEBENTURES.

Moratorium Granted.

The resolution postponing the date for the half-yearly instalment of interest on the 6 per cent. A de- benture stock of Elder, Dempster, and Co., from January 1 to July 1 was carried with one or two dis- sentients at the meeting of stock-

The history of the port of the ance for the traffic. Circumstances holders in London. The reason Tyne may be said to have begun accessitated the carriages being

almost exactly eighty years ago, formade of more than the usual span, for the moratorium was to allow it was in 1852 that powers were though this had the advantage of time for the reorganisation of the obtained by the then

working newly con-providing extra

space, Royal Mail Steam Packet Company stituted Tyne Improvement Com while the open braced structures mission to build two piers at Tyne employed are designed to withstand group, of which Elder, Dempater, mouth and South Shields on the the considerable wind pressures that and Co. was one of the principal north and south banks, respectively, occur on the site. As the face of units. und thus to afford protection for the the quay is curved, the crane track,!

Sir William McLintock, one of large volume of shipping which was both on the ground and on the gan- using the river as a harbour. Sub-try, had to be similarly laid out, and the voting trustees, replying to cri- sequently the river was widened, this gave rise to considerable diffi-ticisms. said there was no cash

were, however, auc- deepened and straightened for a culties, which distance of 14 miles from its mouth, cessfully overcome. The high level available to pay the A debenture and wet docks, two belonging to the rail, on which the cranes run, is interest without the consent of the Commission Itself and one to the about 16 ft. from the ground and is first debenture-holders und, they Railway carried on a steel gantry 763 ft. had laid it down emphatically that former North Eastern Company, were constructed and long, that part, which is in front of

The voting equipped, especially for the handling the warehouses, being fixed to the it must not be paid. of coal and grain. In addition, wall of the latter.

trustees belleved there was some there are, of course, a number of

The other wet dock of the Tyne considerable doubt as to whether municipally and privately owned Improvement Commission, which is, there would be any payment on quays, yards and wharves, the re-known as the Northumberland Dock, sult being that the Tyne is one of covers 50 acres,

That depended to some ex- and is already July 1. the leading ports in the country, in jequipped with a number of coal tent on the bigger scheme, and to being renowned as a staitha. It has, however, been de- they will have full opportunity to addition shipbuilding centre.

[cided to increase the facilities in

To secure and maintain this posi-this part of the river by construct-consider that scheme before ap- tion, a great deal of engineering ing a new staith, comprising two proving it, but naturally the first work has not only been, bat con- shipping berths, near the west, or charge on any available funds was tinues to be, necessary. This state-up-river, end of the dock. This

that of the first debenture-holders, ment may be illustrated by directing staith will be preferentially used by attention to three improvements, the Hartley Main Collieries, Limit-and they were entitled to be paid which have been, or will soon be, led, whe will provide the standage their principal and, interest before completed

under the direction of sidings, but will also be available for the second debenture-holders were Mr. R. F. Hindmarah, M.Inst.C.E, the shipment of coal from other

entitled to anything. the chief engineer of the Tyne Im-collieries. To begin with, ascom-

It was to the future operating of provement Commission. The first la modation will be available for about Havre on the north pier at Tynemouth, 14,000 tons of coal in 20-ton waggons, the ships, to some extent, that the

June Bombay Antwerp & Hull,

2. F'terdam, Antwerp & Hall.which, as already mentioned, was and for about 110 empties, but this i

Bombay, Marseilles & London. May Bombay, Marseilles & London.

Bombay, Marseilles, London, Havre

& London. May Bombay.

& London. June Bombay, Marseilles, London,

Marseilles & London. Jaly Bombay, Marcilles & London.

one of the earliest of the works to can be extended to 7,500 tons and A debenture-holders would have to July Bombay, Marseilles & Lon

& London.

be undertaken in the port. The 160 empties, when rendered neces-depend for payment of principal July Rombay, Marseilles & London. inner half of this pier rests on a sary by trade conditions. The and interest. If things improved,

Bombay, Ma

Havre rubble mound, which was deposited waggons coming from the collieries there wis a Marseilles, London, H'burg, Rterdam, Antwerp & Hull.

reasonable prospect on the sea bed. In order to protect will run over hoppers, where the Bombay Marseiller & London. Marseilles & London.

NALDERA i 18,000 18th Junc KAISAR-J-HIND 12.090 2nd RAJPUTANA 17,000 16th MANTUA

11,000 | 30th +*SOUDAN

6,800 6th Aug.

RAWALPINDI | 17.000 13th Aug. RANPURA

17,000 27th Aug. MALWA

| 11,000 | 10th Sept. Cargo only. ↑ Calls Casablanca. Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Con- taninople, Pireans, Smyrns and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co. ·

Bonibay, Marreilles & London.

Calis Djibouti..

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

1932.

SIRDHANA

TILAWA

8,000 24th Feb.

a.m, Singapore, Penong & Cakeutta. 10,000 7th Mar.

•

this foundation, an apron, consist- coal will be discharged on to elec-that the second debenture-holders ing originally of a single row of trically-driven conveyors with a might ultimately get their princi- blocks weighing 30 to 40 tona, was maximum length of 360 yards, and

pal.

laid close along the toe of the pier capable of dealing with 1,000 tons

on the sea side, a second row being of con per hour. At the delivery Replying to further questions, added during the re-construction of end this conveying system will have Sir William aald that there were the outer half, which was necessitata movement of 90 it, connection no assets of Elder, Dempster which ed by a breach in 1897-98. A third being made to two shipping points could be diverted without the con- row of apron blocks has recently where coal can be loaded 56 ft. be-cent of the first and second deben- been added.

yond the edge of the quay. at a|ture-holders, and no money would]. The two wet docks, which, as height of 61 ft. above spring tide be diverted which properly belonged mentioned above, belong to the Tyne high water-Engineering.

to them. Improvement Commission, are both

on the left bank of the river, one, the Albert Edward Dock, covering

B.I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st 22.5 acres and being situated close and 2nd class passengers.

to the mouth. The loading and un- loading facilities at this dock have

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South).recently been increased by the erec-

TANDA NANKIN NELLORE

7,000

1992 4th Mar. 7,000 2nd Apr. 7,000 goth Apr.

Regular monthly sailings from and Hong Kong to Australia,

Hong Kong to Sydney-19 days.

tion of a group of high-speed, semi- portal level luffing cranes.

The semi-portal type was selected Manila, Rabaul Brisbane, Bydney as, after full consideration, it was

& Melbourne.

found that cranes of this pattern could be erected with a minimum of disturbance to the numerous exist-

Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan ing railway tracks and at the same time would allow a maximum clear-

Frequent connections from Australin with the following:

The Union 8.6. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

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

The P. & O. Branch Service of teamers to London via Suom.

The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and London vin Panama Canal.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.

*BURDWAN

SANTHIA

1932. 0,500 22nd Feb. Shanghai, Kobo & Yokoham.

Noon

8.000 28th Feb. | Amoy, Moji, Kabe & Yokohama. RAJPUTANA 17.000 26th Feb. Shanghal. Kobe & Yokohama,

*MIRZAPORE

†NANKIN

TALMA

6,700

Mar. Moll & Kobe. 4th 7,000 7th Mar. S'hal, Maji, Kobe, Osaka & Y'hamDA. *KASHGAR 12,000 10th Mar.

Moti, Kobe & Yokohama. 10,000 11th 15,000 1-11

Mar. 11th 17,000

24th Mar.

mar Mar. 7,000 4th Apr.

CORFU

RAWALPINDI

WAD

A STEAMER. NELLORE SOMALI KANPURA

A STEAMER

CHITRAL.

TILAWA

BANGALORE

RANCHT

JANTHIA

TANDA

NALDERA

6.800

17,000

25

Mar. Hoji.

Kobe & Danka.

Kobe & Yokohama, Kobe & Yokohama,

Amay, Moji, Hobe & Yokohama. Shui, Moji, Kabe, Osaka & Yhama,

Kobe & Yokohama.

6th Apr Robe & Yokohama:

7tb Apr. Bth Apr. 21st Apr. 10,000 2208 A Apr.

16.000

S'hal, Moji, Kobe & Osaka.

Kobe & Yokohama.

Kobe & Yokoham2.

6,500 80th be

17.000 5th

May

| 8,000 5th May

7,000

Kobe &

6th

MAY 2 Shaf. Moji,

16.000 19th

*

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO. LTD.

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER MAKERS, BRÁSS and IRON FOUNDERS. All work done in this establishment is rearanteed. We have over thirty years' experience. We own two Blip. Ways and can sccommodate any craft of 200 feet long- Town Ofze: 64. Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong. Tel. 20458. Shipyard: Sham-shui-po, Kowloon, Hong Kongi Howloon Tel. 67069. Estimates furnished on application.

Hong Kong. April 1, 1926.

THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.,

Telogramu:

HEAD OFFICE AND WORKS:

“MANIFESTO, HONG KONG.❤ KOWLOON, HONG KONG HONG KONG OFFICE 23028.

KO KOWLOON DOCK 68858. DOCE OWNERS, SHIP DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEERS, BOILER MAKERS, IFON, STEEL, AND BRASS FOUNDERS,

FORGE MASTERS, WELDERS AND ELECTRICIANS.

On Lloyds

Het of

Cust

Manufac

Osaka

Moll, Osakeyhama 6.000 29th BHUTAN

May

Yokohama. Shanghai, Kobe, KAIBAR-I-HIND 12,000 2ad June Shanghai Mojl, Kobe & Yškolama. RAJPUTANA 17,000 18th Jane Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.

BOUDAN

6,800 | 29th June: Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama,

Cargo only † Calli Nagoya,

All änten are apprenimate and subject to alteration without notion, All Cabins are fitted with Electre Fans or Punka Louvre Byubein. Steamers en London, and Austra “lan Lines are åtted with Laundrias. "Parcals measuring not more than 5 en. Im Will De received at, the Com pany's Once up to Noon on the day serious to sailing="

Por further information, Passage, Freight, Handbooke, ete, apply to

MACKINN

MACK

Co

T.S.S. "EMPRESS OF JAPAN.”

in No. 1 Dock. Dimensious)-6650":0.A. 188.6′′ x 48′6′′) Mid. 26,000-fans Groni

The Company possesses Sir Granite Docks and Two Patent Blipwors.

The dimensions of No. 1 Dock are 700′0"

Balvage Tug":"Henry Hadwick.?” 2,000 LHP.

|| Call Signal TIQ.B. Bheerlegs capable of lifting

* Codes Used': AL, ABC., Firth Edition: Engins Western Union. Bentley and. Watkina, g

"kend'auquirion to the

Harbour

Call Flags

Bolle

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1932.

SPECIAL ROUND

TRIP FARES ΤΟ

EUROPE.

WEEKLY TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE

To San Francisco, Los Angeles | To Seattle & Victoria.

New York via Panama.

The Sunshine Belt via

Honolulu

The Short, Straight Boute to Amarica

Fortnightly sailings on Tuesday | Fortnightly sailings on Saturdays

Pres. Lincoln Pres. Coolidge Prea. Wilson

D.M. ..Mar. 1,

Mar. 15 .Mar. 29

Pren. Taft

..Mar. 6. Pres. Jefferson ......Mar. 19 Pres. Madison .......Apr. 2

£79 £112 £120 Special through rates to Europe vis

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

ROUND TRIP FARE TO EUROPE. From Hong Kong to Naples

Marseille

» London

Full particulars upon application, EUROPE AND NEW YORK DIRECT

ROUND THE WORLD.

#152. 5.01. $161. 0.0d. £169.15.04

Fortnightly sailing on Sundays via Manlia, Straits, Colombo, Bombay, Suez Canal, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa, Marseilles, New York and Boston.

Feb. 21, 8 Pres. Adams.....Mar. 20, 8 .Mar. 6,8 Pres. Harrison...Apr. 3, 8

TO MANILA

Free, Garfield

Pres. Polk.....

Pres. Garfield ...Feb. 21, 8 a.m.¡Pres. Polk....Mar. 6, 3 x.m. Pres. Lincoln ..Feb. 23, 6 p.m. Pres. Coolidge Mar. 8, 6 p.m. Prea. Taft ..... Feb. 27, 6 p.m.]Pres. Jefferson „Mar. 12, 6 jam.

CANTON BRANCH:-4, SHA KEB STREET.

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE

BARKER

KALAEDIEN } SW

EXPRESS

PADMA

LIE

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.

Agents.

BRITISH WUCHOW LINE

· SAILING DATES FOR FEB, 1912 (Bubject to Change);" DEPARTURE HOURS: Hong Kong 5.30 pm. Wuchow & pa

Bhipwright

Steamer. Hour Keng

Arrives Wachow

Leaves Wachow

"Arrivon Hong Kour

"TAI HING | MON.

24th THUR 22nd WED “TAI MING WED, 24th FRE 26th BAT.

TAI HING | SUN 2815 TUES: 1st WED.

25th FEL 25th

175 BUNAR 28th

THUR, 3rd

First and Becand Edition

a Docks,

Regular Service of Fast, High Class River Steamers having good Accommodation for First Class Passengers, Electric Light and Fans in State-rooms and Saloon. The Taj Hing is t

· ted" with "Wirele

of Call Samakul, Shuthing, Takhing & Doshing Return (pot Including "maalu) $20,00-2490

ontained on board.

#from=Tal-Hhr Wharf.

SANG WO

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