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THE CHINA MAIL.

P.&O.-British India Less Ship Repairing

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 ÁFRICA, 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.)

8.5.

Tons

From HousLoad About

1932.

KAISAR-I-HIND 12,000 2nd July

*BHUTAN

6,000 9th July

17,000 18th July 11,000 80th July 6,800 6th Aug.

RAJPUTANA MANTUA **SOUDAN

RAWALPINDI RANPURA ***BURDWAN

MALWA

RANCHI ***SOMALI

CARTHAGE

Destination.

Bombay, Marsailles & London. Bombay, Mara illes, London, Hayre, H'burg, R'daz, Á'weep & Hail. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marselles & London. Bombay, H'burg

In South Wales

Increased Exports Of Steel Rails and Tinplates

Dry Docks Rendered Idle

FRANCE MAKES PLANS FOR HUGE CANAL.

Undertaking Would Cost Huge Sum But Link Water Wastes.

There has recently been in France a good deal of discussion with re gard to a new project for cutting a inrge canal för ocean going vessels, comparable with the Suez and Panama canals, to link the Atlantic with the Mediterranean Sea.

This canal would run from. Ver- don, on the estuary of the Gironde, to a point on the Mediterranean

It would-accord-

The

The es-

In

The South Wales ship repairing ses have been made for some weeks slightly north of La Nouvelle (de- trade is suffering from the increas-past on the mining timber import-partment de l'Aude), a distance of ed tendency of foreign vessels ed and sold by them.

The district over 800 miles, visiting various parts to have their depends almost wholly upon sup-ing to the plans-have. 16 locks, repairs done, wherever possible, in plies from foreign countries for the with a 65ft. to 72ft. drop. ports under their own flag. As timbering of mines, and only re-depth would be 44 ft.; the width 200 the preponderating proportion of cently have difficulties connected ft. at the bottom and 500 ft. at the the shipping engaged in the export with the question of exchange with surface, Above and below each trade of South Wales is foreign, French exporters been summount-lock the width would be increased the increased tendency to execute ed. The returns as to importa dur- to 820 ft., and the locks themselves ship repairs in the countries con- ing the past month have just been would consist of four basins, so that cerned has resulted in a serious issued, and show that 84,195 loads four vessels of different tonnage diminution of the work in Welsh were imported into the district, could pass simultaneously. porta. When England discarded chiefly from Portugal, France, and timated time for passing a lock the gold standard it was hoped that Finland. The average value of a load would be 30 minutes for vessels of business with foreign vessels, and, which compares with 208 32d, in for vessels under 10,000 tons. the result would be a revival of imported last month was 198 62d., 10,000 tons and over, and 15 minutes although the prices and time occu- March and 22s 4d. in April of last the canal an average speed of 14 pied in the completion of repairs year. This declining tendency has knots is expected-more than twice were most favourable, the restric- given collieries much cheaper sup- the maximum speed allowed in the tion of trade has been such that plies of pitwood. The cost of tim-Suez Canal, which is 6% knots. it is not uncommon for several bering Welsh mines is higher than

The minimum tonnage which is modern dry decks to be rendered that of any other district in the expected to use this new water- idle for a whole week.

kingdom, being equal to nearly la. way is 100,000,000 per annum. With on every ton of coal extracted.

the dues fixed at 10 francs per ton, the annual receipts would be 1,000,- [000,000 franes. The working costs

annum. The capital required for the construction would be 12,000, 000,000 francs, borrowed on Jong term at 4 per cent. with 1 per cent.

ning in 1982, the work would be finished six years later, and the canal opened for traffe in 1998.

Such are the main outlines of during the past three months has Four exhausted seamen put into the proposed scheme, for which been exceptionally quiet, with many Folkestone Harbour in a small there has been an attempt to arouse grades of labour either unemploy-boat early to-day and told an ex-public interest in France. In the citing story of their escape from a judgment of the experts on mari- |ed or working on short time.

Rail Exports Increase. leaking 90-ton Dutch motor vessel, time transport, however the canal Both the exports of iron and steel the Cormorant, of Groningen, which itself would not prove as serviceable rails and of tinplates from South Bunk off Dungeness Point during as its promoters seem to expect, and from a financial point of view Wales show gratifying increases the night. so far this year, in comparison with The boat was laden with stone to the undertaking would be extremely the figures for the corresponding London from Plymouth. The difficult. period of last year, This is dis- crew, consisting of two Dutchmen closed in the returns just publish--one the captain--a Belgian 'and a ed by the Docks Department of the German, experienced rough meas

The intense competition from abroad has been met by severe cur- tailment of prices, various grades"

of labour having shared in the SHIP FOUNDERS IN would reach 200,000,000 francs per

sacrifice in the endeavour to put forward such low figures as would attract business. Last week, al- though there was an average of

CHANNEL.

17,000 18th Aug. | Bɔmbay London, Harry 250 vessels in the wet docks daily. Captain's Grief For His sinking fund in 40 years. Begin-

Antwerp & Hall, & London. London

3rd Sept. Marseilles, LAntwerp & Hull.

6,500

11,000 10th Sept. 17,000 24th Sept.

6,800

14,000

1st Oct. 8th Oct.

Rotterdam,

Bombay, Marsailles à London. Marselles & London.

Marseilles, London, Havre, Hamburg,

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Huli. Bombay; Marseilles & London,

*Cargo only. ↑ Calls Casablanca. Calls Djibouti.

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

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

*SANTHIA

TAKADA SIRDHANA

1932

8,000 26th June

7,000 11th July Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. 8,000 24th July

Calla Rangoon,

only 15 vessels were dry docked, the repairs in the main being com- paratively small. The ship-repair- | ing trade of the Bristol Channel

Lost Alsatian.

Folkestone, May 23.

Prince Inspects World's

Busiest Docks.

Great Western Railway Company after they left Plymouth on Friday. PORT OF LONDON. for the ports of Cardiff, Swansea, Yesterday. the weather became Newport, Barry, Port Talbot, and worse, and at about 10 p.m. a leak Penarth. From last January 1 to was discovered in the bold. May 8 exports of iron and steel) "We put on the pumps at once," rails and Ironwork from the six the captain, Mr. F. Van Der Laan, ports amounted to 89,585 tons, an told me to-day. "But we could not? increase of 19,186 tons compared cope with the leak. When I was The Prince of Wales made a tour. with the corresponding period of sure we could not save the ship, of the London docks on June 9. last year. The exports of tin-we put everything we could into After inspecting the headquarters · plates are even more satisfactory, the boat and got away.

of the port authority he went down

H.I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 196,170 tonal or an increase of "We would have signalled to the river in a motor boat visiting 1st and 2nd class passengers.

the total shipped amounting to Dungeness, but 'It was dark and among other docks Royal Victoria 53,167 tons. On the other hand, we were drifting.

and Albert, King George V, London the imports of foreign in and "One of us was not saved. He and St. Katherine and watched ship- EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South). ed-to 27,884 tons, or a decrease of only ten months old and I have thirteen miles of berths

steel in the same period amount- was my dog-an Alsatian. He was ping loading and unloading at He also 8,930 tons, compared with the had him since he was a puppy. I visited several warehouses and corresponding period of last year. had to leave him on the ship be-vaults, displaying the greatest South Wales merchants import cause we could not get him Into interest in the varied activities of 7,000 2nd July Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney & ing pitwood declare that heavy los- the boat. It upset me very much." the great port. 7,000 80th July Melbourne. 7,000

2nd Sept

NANKIN NELLORE TANDA

1932.

Regular monthly salings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan and Hong Kong to Australia.

Hong Kong to Bydney-19 days.

Frequent connections from Anstralia 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 Mail Steamers to Londoz · and

The P. & O. Branch Berrics of steamers to Londen vis Boss.

New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Bouthampton and

London via Fanama Canal.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN, Cheap Summer Trips to Japan - June to Sept.

*BOUDAN

BIRDHANA

HANTUA NELLORE TILAWAHA RAWALPINDI

KASHMIR BURDWAN TAEMA

1988.

6,800 26th June |-Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. 8,000 30th June | Azoy, S'hai, Kaji, Köbs & Osaka.

· 10,000 80th June | Shanghai, Moji, Koba & Yokohama.

7,000 4th July S'hal, Moft, Lobe, Oraks & Yhama. 10,000

14th

July Amoy, Moll, Kobe * Yokohama. 11,000 14th July Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.

9,000+ 14th July Bhangbai, Moll, Kobe 4 Yokohama. 6,500 27th Jul Shanghai, Mofi, Kebs & Yokohama. 10,000 28th July Amor, U'hai, Moji, Lobo & Osaka.

· Cargo only.

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

"MANIFESTO, HONG KONG- KOWLOON, HONG KONG HONG KONG OFFICE 28438.

preme SOMALOWLOON DOCK 58063. DOCK OWNERS, SHIP DESIGNERS AND, BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEERS, BOILER MAKERS, IRON, STEEL, AND BRASS FOUNDERS,

FORGE MASTERS, WELDERS 'AND ELECTRICIANS.

On Lloyds

Cust

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Barbear

Call Flags

MONDAY, JUNE 20, 1932.

PRESIDENT LINER

SAILING

Weekly Sailings Transpacific

TO SAN FRANCISCO, LOS

ANGELES & NEW YORK

Tia PANAMA.

TO SEATTLE and VICTORIA..

Fortnightly railings on Tuesdays. Fortnightly sailings on Saturdays.

Pres. Coolidge June 21, at Noon Prem. Taft .... Pres. Wilson Pres. Hoover

June 25

July 9

..July 23

July 6 Pres. Jefferson ..July 19 Pres. Madison

ROUND TRIP FARES TO EUROPE & AMERICA. Special through rates to Europe via United States. Direct connections, with all Atlantic lines. Choice of rail lines across United States and Canada, liberal stpp-over privi leges for sight-seeing. Full particulars upon application.

Fortnightly via Suez to Europe & America

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

Pres. Polk Pres. Adama

8 a.m.

8 a.m. Sun, June 24 Pres. Harrison...Son., July 24 Sun, July 10 Pres. Hayes

Aug. 7

TO MANILA

Next Sailing, Pres. Polk.... June 26, 8 a.m.

Pres. Wilson Pres. Jefferson

......July 10 July 12

....June 28 Pres. Adams ........July 2 Pres. Hoover CONNECTING WITH S.S. MAYON TO CEBU, ILOILO, ZAMBOANGA.

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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:-

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Queen's Buildin

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Agents.

CRUISER GUN DETAILS miralty for insisting on it. That

SECRET

is. the matter of protection.

In the Algerie they have gone the whole distance. The speed has been reduced from 88 to 81 Imota,

French Ship That Has and for nearly half her length she

Created A Stir

REVOLUTIONARY DESIGN.

The French Nav “Brest Dock

has a belt of vertical armour with a maximum thickness of six inches, double that of any other Navy. ForGreater Protection.

It is continued to the ends with May/28, protective decks designed to keep Just launch-out both aerial bombs and long

range shells" descending at à- high, angle. She will, in fact, be able to go into action and, run, risks which would certainly not be justified to the captains of allier,