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THE CHINA

ᎷᎪᏗᏞ ;

P.&O.-British India Port Of Colombo

Apcar and Eastern & Australian Lines

(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.

TAKING CARGO FOR

SERAÍTS, 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.

Tor

From Hong Kong About

1932. 2nd July Neon 9th July

KAISAR-I-HIND

***BHUTAN

12,000

6,000

17,000 16th July 11,000 80th July 6,800 6th Aug,

RAJPUTANA MANTUA ***SOUDAN

BAWALPINDI RANPURA

BURDWAN

MALWA

RANCHI

***SOMALI

CARTHAGE

NALDERA I†BANGALORE

RAJPUTANA

Destination.

Bombay, Marseilles & London.

Proposed Establishment of Port Trust

Further Delay

"SLUMP IN JAPAN.

Disastrous Falls in Freight Rates.

Tramp operators are alarmed at disastrous falls in freight rates. They are unable to carry on busin- esa on a paying basis, says Japan Chronicle,

.the

Many leading tramp shipowners in Japan have been fairly active in building Diesel engine boats in pre- ference to steam turbine vessels, na they could operate on paying basis

The Times of Ceylon, learns that, 12 Commissioners in all, namely, awith the former, but they now find that report of the Committee which Chairman, 2 ex-officio members a the rates too low to bring a pro- was appointed to consider the de-member of the Municipal Council of fit even with the motor ships.

sirability of establishing & Port Colombo, and 8 other members The American lumber rate, for

Trust for Colombo has been re-elected or nominated to represent instance, quotes $9.25 to $3.50. This ferred by H. E. the Governor to the various unofficial interests. Of works out a charter basls of about the Executive Committee of Com- these 8, we consider that 4 should Yi, but the running cost exclusive munications and Works for their be to represent European interests of amortisation and interest is report.

and 4 to represent Ceylonese in-about Y1:20. Thus it shows a loss This will lead to further delay interests," the Committee state In of 20 sen. As regards the steam a matter which has been hanging conclusion.

turbine boats the running cost la fire for several years past, as the The Committee consisted of 80 sen to Y1, but the charter basis Executive Committee will not be Messrs. B. G. de Glanville, S. P. will be only 30 sen. The rate is able to give the report full con- Hayley, M. J. Cary, A. Mahadeva, prohibitive. sideration for some time.

1. X. Pereira, E. G. Adimaly, C. H. | North Seas lumber rate la some- The Chairman of the Colombo Fernando, Sir H. L. de Mel, the where between Y65 and 170 which Port Commission raised the ques-Hon. Mr. Macan Markar, the Hon. work out a chartered basis of about tion of a Port Trust in a report to Mr. A. F. Molamure and the Hon. Y1.15. Coastwise services Also Government in 1929, while the Spe-Mr. D. S. Senanayake,

offer a fairly good basis. There

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cial Committee which went into the Two of these gentlemen are in are signs of bottoms at present in matter took 18 months to report the Executive Committee to which the Pacific ocean being placed on and held 15 meetings.

the report has been sent by the coastwise services. This will no The Committee were of opinion Governor. They are the Hon. Mr. doubt be an oppression to the coast- that the administration of the Port Macan Markar and Sir Henry Lwise section of the freight market. should be under a controlling body, de Mel. and that this body should exer- cise a closer and more detailed con- trol than is possible in the case of an Executive Committee of the State Council,

Rider and Dissents

Sir Henry de Mel, in a rider to

the report, stated: "I am reluctant MERCHANT SHIPPING DECISIONS. to agree to a surrender of any rights secured to the people after

Copenhagen, June 20.

Malerwerp & Hult, a special knowledge of the various large and remunerative portion of conference here.

17,000 18th Aug. London.

17,000 27th Aug. 6,500 3rd Sept.

Bombay, Marseilles, London, Havre, H'burg, R'dam, A'werp & Kull. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles, London, Havre

H'burg

* London. Havre, Hamburg. & London. Marseilles,

Havre, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hall. Bombay, Marseilles & London.. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles, London, Havre, Hamburg,

11,000 10th Sept. Bombe, dam, Antwerp & Hall

17,000 24th Sept.

6,800

14,000

1st Det.

8th Oct. 10,000 22nd Oct. 6,500 29th Oct.

17,000 5th Nov. Cargo only, Calls Casablanca.

&

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Huil. Bombay, Marseilles & London.

I Calls Djibout!.

Frequent connection from Port 8 aid for Passengers and Cargo to Con stantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Parts by steamers of the Khedivial Mail Steamship Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

1992

TAKADA SIRDHANA TILAWA

7,000 11th July 8,000 24th July 10,000

8th Aug,

Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.

B.I. Apear Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd class passengera,

The Committee further state:-long constitutional agitation. It Important decisions regarding the "We also consider that the con- seems to me that by agreeing to the future of merchant shipping were trolling body should be composed establishment of a Port Trust reached to-day at a meeting of the as far as possible of persons with shall be a party to handing over a Baltic and International Maritime activities and working requirements the real assets of the State to fa of the Port. We consider further body whose constitution is bar on tonnage was declared to be imprac

A general scheme for laying up that it is of the utmost importance special interests outside the State ticable and a policy of scrapping that there should be continuity of Council and also surrendering the tanange in excess of trade require- policy in the development of the present executive power and ad-ments was considered to be more! Port, and that the administration ministrative control of the State likely to achieve success. should be in a position to take a Council."

It was proposed that the scheme long view of the requirements of The Hon. Mr. D. S. Senanayake should be financed by the levying the Port and work upon a settled entirely disagreed with the main of special dues on all shipping, both programme. For this purpose recommendation of the Committee. natural and foreign, calling at porta again, separation of finance and a "I fell sure," he stated, "that when of countries adopting the scheme. special controlling body free from the real nature of the change and changing, political influences ap- the gravity of its implications are pear to be required."

Port Authority. "The desiderate are thus, in our view, separate finance, continuity of policy in the administration, and a controlling body with specializ-

understood the proposal will have

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little support from any section of HONG KONG TIDES. the permanent inhabitants of the Islands."

The Hon. Mr. A. F. Molamure

signed the report subject to a

ed knowledge of the requiremente sent which he had not sent in.

NEW LIFEBOAT LAUNCHED

AT COWES.

The time used is Standard, or mean

dis-time of the meridian of 120 deg. E.

00h. is midnight, 12hrs. is noon. The heights are referred to the datum of the largest scale Admiralty chart of the place and should be added to the depths given on the chart unless pre- ceded by an asterisk (*), when they should be subtracted from the depths.

and working of the Port. We know of no better way by which these can be obtained than that adopted in most of the major ports in the world, namely, the establish- ment of a Port Authority whose A new 51ft. twin-screw motor- members are selected with a special lifeboat named Lloyds, after tha view to their knowledge of the donors, and built for the Royal Date Port's activities and requirements National Lifeboat Institution for to exercise control of the adminis-service at Isle of Barra, was launch- tration and finances of the Port, ed at East Cowes on May 28. This Fri. subject only to the approval of boat, one of the largest and most

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South), the Government in major matters. powerful in the institution's feet, Sat

NANKIN

NELLORE FANDA

1932 7,000

2nd July

4 p. 7,000 30th "Joly 7,000 2nd Sept.

Regular monthly salings from and Hong Kong to Australia,

Hong Kong to Sydney-19 days.

Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney à

Melbourne.

ong Kong to Shanghai and Japan

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-

The Unkon 8.8. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New Eealand. Vancouver, San Francisco, etc

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

The P. O. Branch Service of steamers to London via Sues.

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

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

July 1 to 7, 1982.

July

We, therefore, recommend that is unsinkable. She has a displace- such an authority should be estment of 2,642 tons, is atted with a Sun. ablished for the Port of Colom-searchlight and line-throwing gun, Mon. bo.

and has seating accommodation for "We consider that the time has 10 people. In rough weather she Tues. now come when the creation of a can take 100 persons on board. Two Port Trust is desirable.

60 h.p. engines will give a speed of Wed, "We propose that a Commission nine knots, and she carries enough Thurs. 7 should be established consisting of petrol for 120 miles at full speed.

High Water Low Water Standard Ht. Standard Ht.

Timer.

Times.

H. M. F. H. M. F. 1.. 07 20 8.1 00 04 2.8 21 87. 8.8 14 20 1.1 2.07 54 6.8 00 45 8.0

22 20 3,5 15 10 0.6 68.25 7.1 01

22.58 8.7 15:

.. 09 03 7.4 02

9.3

04 3.2 16 29 0.0

23 85 8.8 16 .. 09 30

4

5

&

10

7.8 02

02 42 8.8

17 09 *0.1

12 40 08 28 3.3

17. 50 0.0

00 48 4.1 04 05 3.8 7.4 18 84 0.1

THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.,

HEAD OFFICE AND WORKS:

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PMANIFESTO, HONG KONG.”

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FORGE MASTERS, WELDERS AND ELECTRICIANS.

..

FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1932.

PRESIDENT LINER

SAILINGS

Weekly Sailings Transpacific

TO SAN FRANCISCO, LOS. ANGELES & NEW YORK

via PANAMA.

TO SEATTLE

and VICTORIA.

Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdays. Fortnightly sailings on Saturdays. Pres. Wilson July & at Noon Pres. Jefferson July 9, 1a.m. Pres. Hoover Pres. Jackson

.....July 19 Pres. Madlaon

...July 23 ...Aug. 2 Pres. Cleveland

..Aug. 6 ROUND TRIP FARES TO EUROPE & AMERICA. Spacial through rates to Europe via United States. Direct connections, with all Atlantic lines. Choice of rail- lines across United States and Canada, liberal stop-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.

8 am

Pres. Adams ...........Sun., July 10 Pres. Hayes Pres. Harrison ...Sun., July.24 Pres. Pierce

TO MANILA

8 a.m.

.Aug. 7

.Aug. 21

Next Sailing, Pres. Jefferson-July, 2, 6 p.m. ·

Pres. Adem

July 16 Pres. Madison

July 16 Pres. Hoover

..July 12 Pres. Harrison

July 24, CONNECTING WITH S.S. MAYON TO CEBU, ILOILO, ZAMBOANGA.

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE

CANTON BRANCH-No. 4. Shakee Street.

擺壓的

EXPRESS

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' Bulldings.

Telephone 28031.

Agenta),

•1932.

NELLORE

TILAWA

7,000

4th July. S'hai, Moji, Kobe, Osaka, à V'hama, 10,000 14th July Amoy, Mojl, Kobe & Yokohama, vi RAWALPINDI 17,030 14th July Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.

*BURDWAN

*KASHMIR

TALMA

RANPURA

TANDA BANTHIA MALWA

SOMALI TARADA RANCHI

SIRDHANA CARTHAGE *BANGALORE NALDERA RAJPUTANA

2,000 14th July. Shanghal,

28th July

6.500. 27th July Shantha M Robe & Yokohama.

10

17,000 28th

A

7,000

5th

8,000 11th Aug 11,000 11th AUK

Kobs & Yokohama. Shal

& Osaka Kobe & Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yhams.

Kobe & Yokohama. Mojl

Kobe &

Yokohama. Yokohama. Shat, Mojí, Kobe & Osaka. Kobe Yokohia, PANGA Moji Kobe & Yokohama

Kobe &

$6,500 17th Sept. Shanghai, Kobey PELET

14,000 9th Bapt. Shanghal, Kobs &.

· Cargo only

16,000 and Beyt, Shan Bai, Moll, Kobe de Yokohama. 17,000 8th Oct." Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama: 1;

Os Lloyds

Cast

Manufac

EMPRESS OF

Decks and TWO

Harbour

Call Flags

Engines:

maker

BRITISH WUCHOW LINE

SAILING DATES FOR JUNE-JULY, 1982 (Subject to Change)." DEPARTURE HOURS: Hong Kong 6.50 p.m., Wuchow a p.m.

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