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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.)

8.8.

From }

Тодд Boog Kong

Deathration,

Straits, Colombo & Dombay. Bombay, Marsellles & London.

Mar. Marseilles, London, Havre, Hamburg

Rotterdam, Anwerp & Hall,

About

*KIDDERPORE

NALDERA

t*SOUDAN

1932 5,300

26th

Feb. 16,000 27th Feb.

Noon 6,800 5th

CARTHAGE

15,000 12th Mar.

RAJPUTANA

17,000 26th

Mar.

***BURDWAN

0,500 2nd

Apt.

RAWALPINDI ! 17,000

RANPURA

**SOMALI

CHITRAL

RANCHI

CORFU

15,000 Oth 23rd 17,000 7th

8,800 14th

Marseilles & London.

Marseilles & London.

THE CHINA MAIL.

HOLD FLOODED TO HELP STEERING

FINE SEAMANSHIP IN GALE.

LIFEBOAT RESCUES.

HONG KONG MAKES SLOW PROGRESS.

PASSENGER LIST.

DEPARTURES.

For Shanghai per C.P.S. R.M.S. Empress of Canada on February 20. Dr. E. C. Albritton, Dr. and Mrs. Black, Miss Black, Rev. G. L Brandor, Mr. E..H. Cherry, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Crano-Williama,

The steamer Ingola (9,846 tons, eighty miles an hour gale. The Mr. L. G. Cousins, Mr. Chan Yen- gross), owned by Mosars., Maclay seas reached to the height of the wing, Mr. F. F. Fairman, Mr. and McIntyre, Limited, of 'Glasgow,

funnel, and the ship, being light, H. M. Finlay, Mr. and Mrs. R. G. became unmanageable. The posi- Green, Mr. S. Y. Gattas, Mr. S. C. reached Swansea after a stormy tion was so serious that an S.0.5. Hoo, Mr. H. S. Holl, Mr. C. C. passage down the English Channel. was sent out, but the skipper can- Knight, Mr. and Mrs. D. Kinney, The Ingola left Hamburg on New celled it soon afterwards as we Mr. Ki Shan, Miss Kwan Thuk-wo, Year's Eve for Swansea, where she were able to get the ship under Mr. K. W. Laing, Miss 3. was to take in coal for a North control. The Plymouth and Lawrence, Mr. P. F. Lefevre, Mr. Atlantic port.

Brixham lifeboats put out to our P. J. Lee, Mr. and Mrs. J. "We ran into a moderate gale assistance.

Middleton-Smith, Miss W. W. last Monday," a member of the "In order to assist the steering McTeer, Dr. Hana Maag, Miss crew told a reporter, when inter- No 3 hold was flooded, and by very Mow Dan-so, Mr. W. Morris, Lt.- viewed, "and this increased with fino seamanship the Ingola, which Comdr. and Mrs. MacIntyre, Mas- great violence until Wednesday, is a good sea boat, weathered the fers A. D. S. and R. P. A. when we had the full force of an gale.

MeIntyre, Mrs. L. H. Nuland, Mr. C. V. Starr. Mr. C. F. Senhert, Mr. the Thames Estuary, and these will, Lam Sing-chun, Lt. Flavio de be exactly charted during the Oliviera Sousa, Miss J. Thimey, Winter.

Mr. P. V. Tucker, Mrs. C. M. On foreign stations this year as Whitcomb, Mrs. N. G. Wood. Mr. In Hong Kong comparatively slow many as four new charts have been H. W. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. S. H. progress was to be noted since my made by a single ship. One chart Wong, Mr. H. L. Yung, Mr. R. first visit there some twenty-three may contain 35,000 suundings, Croft, Miss N. Madom, Mr. J. K. years ago. Gamblers on the side-which gives some idea of the hard- Jensen, Mr. S. T. Beale, Mr. R. J. walks or opium smokers in the back ships of the Summer labour often Rowlands, Mr. and Mrs. alleyways aroused one to the in open boats under a tropical sun. Phister, Mr. E. Coulson. memory of the bygone days, the Up to 15 fathoms, soundings are) days of the Opium War. One does made by hand with a lead-line. not have to go to the East Side Between 16 and 150 fathoms, the of New York to find tenement new "echo sounding" apparatus is houses, says D. S. Kim in "The employed. Above 150 fathoms and China Weekly Review" If there up to 5,000 fathoms, soundings are were any striking changes during still directly made by machines

The fastest time for the voyage the interval of two decades in until such time as the echo ap from Valparaiso to Liverpool, Hong Kong, they were not visible. paratus for these great depths is distance of about nine thousand The numerous cold-water walk-ups available.

miles, has been achieved by the along the hillside, the rags dang)-

A sounding of 4,000 fathoms-Pacific motor-liner Reina del over four miles-requires four Pacific. The voyage

Bombay, Marseilles, London, Havre,ing out on the drying poles from

H'burg, R'dam, A'werp & Bull.

London.

every alcove, all were there the same as before.

Apr. Marseilles &

May Bombay,

& London.

& London.

Two years from now, I was

in

W. T.

FAST VOYAGE FROM THE PACIFIC.

a

was accom-

hours of hard work. Until next plished in 26 days, or one day ahead Spring, the surveying officere will of the scheduled time, and this is be ashore compiling these charts several hours better than the pre-

Apr. Bombay,

London, Havre,

formed, Hong Kong is going to be and the Admiralty publications,vious best of the liner, which is the)

May

Bombay,

Mezani London.

London,

a port of saints, minus the gay and which are often works of art and fastest vessel on that route. The fast life. Then the sailors will books of fascinating literature for average speed was between 18 and

•Kterdam, Andon, Havre find Hong Kong a dull and cold those who like descriptions and 19 knots, this was in spite of the

Hull

Boburg, 15,000 21st May Bombterdam, Antwerp & Hull, 17,000 4th June Bombay. *BANGALORE €,500 11th Juno Bombay, Marseilles,

'burg, NALDERA

16,000 18th

Marseilles & London. KAISAR-I-HIND: 12.000 2nd

Bombay, Marseilles & Londen. RAJPUTANA 17,000 18th

Bombay, Marsethies & London. Rambay, Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles, London, Hays H'burg, 'terdam, Antwerp & Bull. Bombay, Marseilles & Lendon. Marseilles & London.

June July July

MANTUA

+*SOUDAN

11,000 30th July 8,800 8th Aug.

RAWALPINDI

RANPURA

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

MALWA

Bombay, Marseilles & London. + Calls Djibouti.

Frequent connection from Port Baid for Passengers and Cargo to Con- stantinople, Pireaus, Smyrns and other Levant Forts by steamers of the Khedival Mall Steamship Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

SIRDHANA

TILAWA

1932, - 8,000 24th Feb.

10 a.m. 10,000 7th Mar.

Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.

place in spite of her tropical tales of outlandish parts of the fact that southerly gales were en- climate no more songs and smiles world. The Shipping Review. will welcome them back from their long solitary life on the high seas. Hong Kong's tenderloin has but a short life before it, so it is said.

NOTABLE FEAT BY BRITISH SURVEYING SHIP.

LIFEBOAT'S

countered.

TIMELY

APPEARANCE

SHIP'S CARGO SHIFTED.

for their

were later

One of the most notable of the achievements of 1931 by British About eight o'clock one night,; peared little the worse surveying shipa was the location of when heavy seas were running, the experiences. The men a 100-fathom hole in the North stoke-hold and engine-room of the taken to the Royal Sailora' Home Sea.

steainer Mango, which was about until arrangements could be made This hole had long ngo been six miles off Selsey, were flooded by for them to return to Ireland. stated to exist, and by finding it at an enormous wave. The vessel's In an interview the captain, Mr. last in a neighbourhood where 40 cargo shifted and gave her a list to J. G. Hollywood, of Old Locks, fathoms is the normal depth, the port, submerging the port lifeboats, Fathom. Newry, said: "We had a B.L Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for lat naval surveyors killed an ancient When the gale became worse dis-cargo of stone, and our danger came and 2nd class passengers.

The work of these tress signals controversy.

were sent up and a when it shifted. Before this the very peaceful "men-of-war"-there forsign tramp steamer, the name of vessel had been shipping very heavy are eight in all, H.M. ships Beau- which is unknown, responded and seas, which swamped the stokehold EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South).fort Fitzroy, Flinder and Kelley in stood by the collier during the and engine-room. When the cargo home waters, and the Herald, night. About 3 am. the Selsey shifted and gave the ship a nasty Ormonde, Iroquois, and Endeavour lifeboat was launched. There was list to port things looked black. in foreign service is not as well a high sea running, and as the life- We sent up rockets, and a foreign Manila, Rabani, Brisbane, Bydney known as it should be. It is of boat was carried alongside the ship was the first to come alongside.

& Melbourne.

extreme value to shipping in chart- Mango the collier's crew jumped on She stayed with us and also sent making and such service 29 the board.

up signals. When the Selsey life- location of wrecks.

The sailors were taken to the boat appeared on the scene we were In the 1931 season, for instance, Royal Portamonth Hospital, where all extremely glad, as we were wet no fewer than a dozen wrecks have they were given restoratives, and through and in 20 exhausted been located and fixed round about after being made comfortable ap- condition."

TANDA NANKIN NELLORE

1932 7,000 4th Mar. 7,000 2nd Apr. 7,000 30th Apr,

Regular monthly sailings from and Hong Kong to Australia.

Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan

Hong Kong to Sydney-19 days.

Frequent connections from Australls with the following:-

The Union 8.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New

Zealand, Vancouvar, San Francisco, etc.

The P. O. Royal Mail Steamers to London and

The P. & O. Branch Service of steamere to London via Sues.

The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and Loudon via Panama Canal.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.

*BURDWAN

SANTHIA RAJPUTANA *MIRZAFORE INANKIN *KASHGAR TALMA

1982. 6,500 22nd Feb. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama,

Noon 8,000 20th Fab. Amoy, Moji, Koba & Yokohama. 17,000 (28th Feb. Shanghai. Kobe & Yokohama.

4th Mar. Moji & Kobe. 7,000 7th

10th Mir

6,700 9,000

100% 10,000 11th 15,000 11th

17,000

24th

25th

Mar.

Mar.

S'hal, Moj Kobe, Osaka & Y'hama. Shanghai Moji Kobe & Yokohama.

S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Osaka.

Marshal Robe & Yokohama

Mar. Shanghal, Kobe & Yokohama Mar

Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Yokohaman. 4th 4th Apr. S'hal, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Thama. 8,800 5th Art.

7,000

8.800

Apr. Sanghar Lohn & Yokohama..

Apr.

A

NELLORE

RANPURA

17.000 17,000

A STEAMER

CHITRAL

15,000

TILAWA

10,000

BANGALORE 8.500

80th

RANCHI

17,000

5th

SANTHIA

8,000

6th

22nd Apr. Anz.

May

TANDA

NALDERA

Kobe & Yokohama. S'hal, oji, Kobe & & Ozaka.

Apr.Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohams.

7,000 6th May

18.000 19th May

Moji, Kobe

Kobe & Yokohama.

*

S'hal,

Мол, Ково & Danka, Mojl, Kobe, Osaka & Yhams. Moll, Kobe & Yokohama. 6,000 29th Hay Shanghal, Kebeekohama. KAIBAR-I-IIND) 12,000 2nd. June Shanghai, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama. RAJPUTANA 17,000 16th Jane Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama,

SOUDAN

6,800 28th June. Shanghai, Kobo & Yokohama.

BHUTAN

Cargo,only, Calls Nagoya,

All dates are approvinats and exbject to alteration without nation. All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans or Punka Louvre Bystan

Steamers on London and Aurira lan Lines are fitted with Laundrian, Purosis mossuring not more than 5 cu. ft. will be received at the Com pany's: Odice up to Noon on the day arevious to sailing.

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

MACKINNON, MACKENZIƉE&CO. &0. Building. Connaught Hi C., Hong Kong.

THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD., HEAD OFFICE AND WORKS:

Telegrams: "MANIFESTO, HONG KONG.”

KOWLOON DOCK 38053, DOCK OWNERS, SHIP DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEERS, BOILER MAKERS, IRON, STEEL, AND BRASS FOUNDERS,

FORGE MASTERS, WELDERS AND ELECTRICIANS.

Telephones: KOWLOON, HONG KONG HONG KONG OFFICE 28020.

On Lloydı

15st of

approved

Csat

Bleak

Manufac

turers.

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Boller

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1932,

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Pres. Taft

.....Mar. & Pres. Jefferson......Mar. 19 - Pres. Madison .....Apr. 2

Fortnightly sallings on Tuesdays

Pres. Lincoln .Mar. 1, 4 Pres. Coolidge .Mar. 15 Pres. Wilson

..Mar. 29.

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ROUND TRIP FARE TO EUROPE. From Hong Kong to Naples

19

"

Marsellios

London

Full particulare upon application. EUROPE AND NEW YORK DIRECT

ROUND THE WORLD.

$152. 5.04. £161, 0.0d. £169.15.04.

Fortnightly sailing on Sundays via Manila, Straits, Colombo, Bombay, Suez Canal, Alexandria, Naples, Genos, Marseilles, New York and Boston,

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All vessels call at SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES en route.

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For Passenger and Freight information please apply:--

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LUNG

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER" MAKERS, BRASS and IRONFOUNDERS. All work done in this establishment guaranteed. We have over thirty years' experience. We own two Blip- VAJI and CRS-accommodate any craft of 200 fort lang.. Town Offen: #4, Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong. Tel. 20159. „Bhipyard: Bham-skal-po, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Kowloon Tel. 87008,

Estimator famished on application.

Hoor Kong, April 1, 1926,

Shipwright

In No. 1 Dock. Dimensions:-666′0′′. O.A¡ ¤ 85′6′′ x 48′07: Mid. 26,000 tons Gross.

The Company possesses Six. Granite Docks and Two Patent Slipways. The dimensions of No. 1 Dock are 700,0" x 58′0′′ x 50′6′′ over all, HLW OST Salvage Tug "Henry Keswick 2,000 LHP. Wireless Call Signal V.P.B.T. and Flag Call. Bignal T.HQ.B. £beerlege capable of lifting. 80 tons.

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Kindly sand enquiries to the Chief Manager"

Kawloon-Decks

CREW RESCUED FROM SINKING BARGE.

rescued by the Margate lifeboat and landed at midnight, at Margate. They were James Martin (akipper); of East Ham Jack Jackson, of Woolwich; and T. Kempson, of The sailing barge Vicunia, of Banbury. The lifeboatmen for id London, bound from Portland for the crew with a few of their belong- |London with a cargo of stone, ran ings and a dog in a dinghy, The on to the rocks half a mile from men were hanging on to the side of | Reculvary near- Herne Bay, in a gale the barge, which {was"almost sub

recently The crew of three were merged

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