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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.)

From

1.6.

Tona Hon Koas

Abent

**BURDWAN 6,500

CORFU

1982.

Destination.

2nd Apr.

Noon 16,000 Oth Apr. RAWALPINDI 17,000 23rd

Apr, Bombay, Marseilles & London. RANPURA

17.000 7th May Bombay, Marseilles & London.

6,800 14th May

Marseilles, London, Havre, Hamburg,

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull, Marseilles & London.

15.000 17,000

21at

4th

#+*BANGALORE 6.600

mbay, Marseillea, London, Havre, Bombay,

burg

Boosterdam. Antwerp & Hall.

Marseilles & London.

&

May Bombay, Marseilles June Bombay, Mar London

London. 11th Jane Bombay, Marseilles, London, Havre

**SOMALI

CHITRAL

RANCHI

NALDERA

16,000 KAISAR-I-HIND: 12,000 ++*BHUTAN

18th June

2nd July

8,000

16th

RAJPUTANA 17,000 MANTUA 1+*SOUDAN

RAWALPINDI RANPURA MALWA

& Hull.

'bore. R'terdam, Andon.

Bombay, Marseilles &

Bombay,

& London.

THE

CHINA MAIL.

FREIGHT MARKETS

RIVER PLATE AND AUSTRALIAN IMPROVEMENT.

London, February 24.

CONSIGNEES

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE,

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS. LIMITED.

From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRATTS.

tained.

amount of tonnage which was re- In his speech at the annual dinner cently fixed to load Australian wheat for Shanghai, the number of vessels of the Chamber of Shipping Mr.

available for voyages to Europe in The Steamship, | Dalgliesh, the president, was able, the immediate future is limited.

"BENVORLICH " after commenting on extremely un- The chartering for the Far East CONSIGNEES of Carge are hereby in. favourable conditions last year, to was effected before the political formed that sil Goods are being land- refer to some improvement in crisis became. acute, and, not un-jed at their risk into the hazardous freight rates

and/or extra hazardous Godowns of this week. The naturally, further chartering for The Hong Kong & Kowloon Whart & hardening of some of the rates bas the East has been rendered difficult. Godown Co., Ltd., whence and,'or been distinct, and it has been due There has also been an awakening from the wharves delivery may be ob to a decided expansion in the volume in the trade from the Pacific Coast claims will be admitted after the of business in the grain markets, of North America to Europe, es-Goods have left the Godowns, and all The River Plate trade has again led pecially for loading next month.Goods remaining undelivered after the the way, and nearly 60 steamers Owners and brokers have seen so18th April will be subject to rent have been chartered for loading many little spurts in the freight, All claims against the steamer must dates until the latter part of next markets during recent years, the be presented to the Undersigned on or before 20th April or they will not be month. The activity in this market lasting effects of which have been recognised.

and damaged cannot, therefore, be traced to the disappointing, that they are likely

All broken, chatad, levying of a duty on maize at the to be especially cautious in express-Goods are to be left in the Godowns, beginning of March, and a good ing any views as to how long the where they will be examined on the

5th

April,

at 10 a.m., by Messrs. deal of the tonnage is probably for present expansion may continue. Goddard & Douglas account of the new wheat crop. The The current week, in any case, To comply with the General Bond- amount remaining of the old maize seems to be one of the most activated Warehouse Regulations consignees crop should now be dwindling, and for some time past, but doubtless must have a Revenue Officer in at

when

damaged datiable the present estimate is for an ex- rates of freight would need to ad-goods are examined. portable surplus of the new crop of vance considerably before owners No Fire Insurance has beca effect- maize of about 5,000,000 tons, generally would consider them at alljod.

con-led by

Bills of Lading will be countersign. which, although considerable, does satisfactory. An important not equal the available quantities in sideration is that, in the absence of GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD. some recent years.

outward cargo, many of the ships

Agents. Australian and Pacific Coast Grain, will have to proceed to their loading Hong Kong, 20th March, 1932.

The homeward wheat trade from ports in ballast, so that reliance will Australia has also been fairly active, need to be placed on the homeward und rates of freight have likewise passage rates to cover the costs of stiffened. Owing partly to the large the round voyage.

H.M.S. THAMES.

Launching of New Submarine.

H.M. Submarine Thames Was

tendance

been launched. It includes the cruisers Achilles, Neptune, and Orion; the flotilla leader Duncan and eight destroyers of the "Defen- cipaté, by even a few months, this der' class; the submarines Porpoise, year's programme, the effect would Starish, and Seahorse; and the be greater than the Treasury could aloops Falmouth, Milford, Weston- anticipate, for 8 per cent of the Super-Mare, and Dundee. As for cost of a British warship was spent the 1931 programme, it has yet to in British wages.

take practical shape. No orders or The Thames is the first of a new contracts have been placed, nor have type of submarine for ocean-going names been chosen for the vessels. service, with a displacement of 1,760

Do&or, Havre, shipyard at Barrow. The launching tons of the Rainbow type in the!

0th July Bombay

21,000 30th

6,800 6th

A'werp

erp & Hull.

'burg, July Bombay, Marseilles & London. July Bombay, Marseilles & Londen.

Aug.

Jaunched from Vickers-Armstrongs' tons. as compared with the 1,475 MEMOIRS OF COOK'S VOYAGE.

Bombay. Marseilles, London, Havre Backhouse,

11,000 10th Sept. Bombay, Marseilles & London. "Cargo only, Calls Casablanca. Calls Djibout!.

Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Con- standaople, Pireans, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mall Steamship Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

wife

of Vice-Admirali

As for

Addition To British Museum.

ceremony was performed by Mrs. previous year's programme, and she will carry a 4.7in. gun instead of a 4in. Concurrently with the build- H'burg, 'terdam, Antwerp & Hull. R. R. C. Backhouse, Controller of ing of this type, a smaller class, of

The Trustees of the British 17,000 18th Aug. Bombay, Marseilles & London. 17,000 27th Aug. Marseilles & London

the Navy.

640 tons, with a 3in. gun armament, Museum have purchased through She is the 160th submarine built is being built. The Swordfish and the Egerton-Farnborough Fund an Sturgeon. recently launched at important thirteenth-century char- at Barrow, and at a luncheon after Chatham Dockyard, belong to this tulary of Aldborough, a grange of the ceremony, Commander C. Wsmaller type.

Fountains Abbey. The Museum al- Craven, who presided, said that

three fifteenth- The Thames is the last unit of the ready possesses Barrow was the birthplace of the 1929 construction programme to be century volumes of the Fountaina first submarine, and they

were put afloat. The other vessels are chartulary, to which the Aldborough proud of the fact

the the cruiser Leander, completing at volume, written in a fine hand with future, they knew that many of the Devonport Dockyard; the flotilla green capitals and rubricated notes, great passenger lines had tonnage leader Kempenfelt, and the destroy-adds several charters and much de- which would have to be replaced if ers Crusader, Comet, Cygnet, and tall.

Another addition to the Manu- their fleets were to be kept up-to- Crescent, completing three by con- date and were to be economically tract and two at Portsmouth Dock-script Department is the volume of operated; but until the trade be- yard; and the sloops Fowey, Shore-memoirs written by John Elliott, of tween nations showed some distinct ham, Bideford, and Rochester, of Elliott House, presented by Mrs. sign of revival, except in a few which three are completed, and the Ashfore. Elliott served as a mid- special cases, the owners of these Rochester is now running trials shipman in the Resolution during fleets could not see profitable occupa- from Chatham. Although author-Cook's voyage of 1772-75, and the restrictions of financial facilities as this programme was delayed during voyage, which is in the Public a result of certain unfortunate oc- the Naval Conference of 1980. ItRecord Office. Much of it is amus- currences the present time was was not, in fact, until January, ing for its personal detail. Thus EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South). bound to be a difficult one. The 1931, that the Thames was laid there is an account of Sir Joseph

1932.

*TALMA

TALAMBA TAKADA

10,000 Ord Apr.

9.30 a.m

8,000 15th 7,000 lat'

Apr. May

Singapore, Penang & Calcutta

"

* Calls Port Swettenham.

B.I. Apear Line steaners have excellent accommodation for 1st tion for new tonnage, and with the ised in 1929, the putting in hand of meowir supplements his log of the and 2nd class passengers.

NANKIN

NELLORE TANDA

1932 7,000 2nd Apr.

11 a.m. 7,000 30th Apr. 7,000 Brd June

Admiralty programme, for reasons down.

Banks withdrawing from the voyage of economy, had gravely added to Farther delay occurred with the together with the painter Zoffany, the difficulties of warship builders. 1930 programme, and at the present and swearing and stamping on the Manila, Rabati, Brisbane, Sydney If anything, could be done to anti-time no ship of this programme haaj quay.

& Melbourne.

Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Sanghai and Japan and Hong Kong to Australia.

Hong Kong to Sydney-19 days.

Frequent connections from Australis with the following:-

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

Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

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

The P. & O. Branch Service of steamers to London via Buss.

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

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.

!

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

Telegrama:

"MANIFESTO, HONG KONG. KOWLOON, HONG KONG HONG KONG OFFICE 28028.

KOWLOON DOCK 58953.

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

FORGE MASTERS, WELDERS AND ELECTRICIANS.

FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1932,

ROUND

THE

WORLD

OR ACROSS THE PACIFIC Special Round Trip Fares to Europe.

WEEKLY TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE

To San Francisco, Los Angeles) à New York via Panama. The Sunshine Belt vis Honolulu Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdays

Pros. Hoover Pres. Jackson Pres. McKinley

£79 £112

.Apr. 12

.Apr. 26

To Seattle & Victoria.

The Short, Straight Route to America Fortnightly sailings on Saturdays

Pres. Madison ....Apr. 2, 3 Pres. Cleveland

May 10 Prea. Taft

.Apr. 16 .Apr. 30

£120 Special through rates to Europe vis

United Statos. Direct connections with all Atlantic Huer, 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

"

71

Marseillen

London

Full particulars upon application, EUROPE AND NEW YORK DIRECT

ROUND THE WORLD.

$152. 5.01.

£161. 0.0d. $169.15.0L

Fortnightly sailing on Sundaya via Manila, Straits, Colsatu. Bombay, Suez Canal, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa, Marseilles, New Yark and Boston.

a.m

Pres. Harrison ...Apr. 3, 5 Pres. Flerce ...... May 1, B Prea. Hayes

Apr. 17, 8 Pres. Monroe.....May 15, 8.

TO MANILA

Prea. Harrison .Apr. 3, 8 a.m.Pres. Hayes...Apr. 17, 8 a.m. Pres. Hoover ..Apr. 5, 6 p.m. Pres. Jackson Apr. 19, 6 p.m. Pres. Cleveland Apr. 9, 6 p.m.Prem Taft.....Apr. 23, 6 p.m. CANTON BRANCH:-4, SHA KEE STREET

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE

BARBER

HUSET

刻

EXPRESS

PALANA

SEPTICE

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 23021.

Agents.

BOMALI

NELLORE *ALIPORE RANPURA

TAKADA

CHITRAL

BANGALORE RANCHI

TILAWA TANDA

NALDERA

On Lloyda

1322

6,800

3rd Apr. | Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.

Noon

7,000 5,800

4th Apr. 8'hal, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yhama. 8th Apr. Moli & Kobe.

17.000

7th Apr. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama,

approved

7,000

Apr.

15,000 21st

8,000 220

Apr

She Robe & Yokohama.

Moji, Kobe & Osaka.

0,600 80th Apt.

Apr.

Cast

Bital

Manufaa.

17,000

5th May

May

70.000 10,000 5th

7,000

Moj Kobe & Yokohama. nghal, Kobe & Yokom

Kobe & Yokohama. Amor, Shai, Moji, Toba á Osaka.

Moji, Kobe 18,000 19th MAY Shanghai, Molle Osaka & Y'hams. Koba:& Yokohama 8,000 29th May Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama

Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama S'hal, Moji, Kobe, Osalin & Thama. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.

KAIBAR-I-HIND 12,000 2nd June

BHUTAN

NANKIN

RAJPUTANA

7,000 6th June 17,000 16th Juna 8,800 28th June

Cargo only.

*HOYDAN

All dažas nen apprieinate and abject to allonchos silikont motion. All" Gabina are fited with Electric Fans op Punka" Louvre, Bystems. Stesmeta on London and Austra Tan Lines are fitted with

Porosis maaruring not more than 5 en ft. wid. De received at the Cof

Office up to Moon on the day previons to sailing.

For further information, Passage - Fesight, Handbooks,

CKINNON, KACI

& CO.

TS.S. “EMPRESS OF JAPAN.”

In No. 1 Dock.. Dimensions -6600". O.A%B88" × 48′0" MIL. 36,000 tons Grund

The Company yontussen Elx Granite Docks, and Two Patent Ellywors

The dia

Balvage' Tor

· Call Signal

No: 1 Dock are 700′0′′, %280!

Harbour

Call Fing

Baglaon?

Bolier

maker

***

Shipwright

39′ 87% pyar mill, H2W. O&T. Call Signal V.PBT, and Flas

2,000 LIP.. capable of 'Lifting "89] Fifth Editiont Engineering, First and Stewed Edition.

RUSSIAN CHARTERS AND

**** BRITISH SHIPS.

adopted, stated that the Russian at- titude towards chartering terms re- duced the capacity of this country to Some illuminating figures were pay for imports from Russia, which cited by Mr. William Ropner at the were valued in 1980 at $84,000,000, Chamber of Shipping meeting when while Russia bought Britial exports, speaking on a resolution con-visible and invisible, to the value of demning Russian charter terms, only £10,000,000. Looking at a lat which differ essentially from those of Russian purchases of goods and generally adopted. Mr. Ropner services it was manifest, Mr. Hopner stated, that out of 75 vessels char said, that a large proportion of the tered for time by Soviet Russia Isat goods could be furnished in Great" year only 20, or 26.67 per cent, were Britain. Attention has already been British. During the leat quarter of called to views beld" by Bri- 1981 there were chartered for the tish shipbrokers, as expressed transport of grain from South Rus by the Institute of Chartered Ship- sla 177 vessels, of which 64 were brokers, on Russian policy respect British. In October the British ing chartering Hopes are express

was 41.12; it fell to 28.9 ed that If the scheme for the purs percentage in November and to only 14,2 in chase by an agency of supplies of ||December.

balance of trade soft woods from Russia matures between Russly and Great Britain is this year, the importance will

in favour of Russia that kept in mind by British firms of urally think that it ensuring that British / phrokera reased by the purchass are not deprived of work

The could properly. be undertaken

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