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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.)

8.5.

RAJPUTANA *ALIPORE MANTUA

**SOUDAN

RAWALPINDI BANPURA

1 BURDWAN

MALWA

RANCHI

CARTHAGE ***SOMALI

NALDERA

RAJPUTANA

"BANGALORE

* Cargo only,

Toms

From Honroad About

1932 17,000 18th July 7,000 27th July 11,000 80th July 6,800 6th Aug. 17,000 18th Aug. 17,000 27th Aug. 6,500 3rd Sept.

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

Destination.

Bombay, Marseilles & London. Straits, Colombo & Bombay. Bombay. Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles, London, Havre H'burg, R'terdam, Antwerp & Hull. Bombay, Marseilles & Landen. Marseilles & & London Marselles, London, Havre, Hamburg,

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

14,000 8th Oct. Bambay, Marsellon.

6,800 16th Oct.

16,000 22nd Oct.

17,000 5th Nov.

6,500 12th Nov.

& London. Marsellies, London, Havre, Hamburg,

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marsailles, London, Havre, Hamburg,

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hul.

Galls Cranblanen. "Calls Djibouti. Frequent connection from Port Said for. Passengers and Cargo to Con- stantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Lerant Ports by steamers of the Khedivial Mail Steamship Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

TAKADA

*SIRDHANA

TILAWA

1932.

7,000 12th July

3.30 p.m. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.

8,000 24th July 10,000

8th Aug.

* Calls Port Swettenham.

B.L. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd class passengers. ·

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South).

NELLORE TANDA NANKIN

1932 7,000 80th July 7,000 *2nd Sept. 7,000 1st Oct.

Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney &

Melbourne.

Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan

and Hong Kong to Australia.

Hong Kong to Sydney—19 days.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:---

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

Lealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

The P..0. Royal Mail Steamers to London and

The P. & 0, Branch Service of steamers to Lendon via Guan.

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

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

Manila

THE CHINA MAIL

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

INWARD MAILS.

SUNDAY, JULY 10.

Tjibadak

Shanghai and Amoy

·Shanghal and Amoy Japan

„Tai Yuan

Takada

MONDAY, JULY 11

.Asama Maru

President Hoover

JULY 12.

Taiping

JULY 19.

U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai (San

Francisco, June 17)

TUESDAY,

Australia and Manila

Manila

Straits

WEDNESDAY,

Europe via Suez (Letters & Papers, London,

June 16, and Parcels, June 9)

Empress of Asia Kashmir

SIX P. AND O. SHIPS SCRAPPED

Japanese Wreckers At Work.

NEW BRITISH POLICY

Japanese ship-breakers are re- ported to have paid roughly £98,000 for the six P. and 0. "K" boats which have passed through Singa- pore during the past six months on their last voyages.

Latest advices from London in- dicate that a number of large ves sels well known in the Eastern and Pacific trade have been sold to ship- ..Rawalpindi

Buenos Aires Maru breakers, mostly in the East. The news indicates a new policy adopted by Eritish shipowners with regard Tilawa

to old tonnage. .Rajputana

Japan

FRIDAY, JULY Calcutta and Straits Japan and Shanghai U.S.A., Canada, Japan & Shanghai (Seattle,

June 26)

15.

President Madison

OUTWARD MAILS.

Haiphong

SATURDAY, JULY 9.

Canton

Shanghai, Japan and Europe via

Siberia Samshui and Wuchow Manila

SUNDAY, Swatow, Amoy and Formosa Bangkok via Swatow

MONDAY,

Kashima Maru

Tai Ming

President Adams ..

JULY 10.

Hozan Maru

Kwangchow

JULY 11.

Swatow Amoy

Hydrangea Liangchow

12.

2.80 p.m.

8.80 p.m. "4 p.m.

p.m.

The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company has now disposed of six of its "K" class liners, several of which were for-1 merly engaged in the Australian service. The Kashmir (8985) tons gross) and Karmala (9128 tona gross) are the latest, having been sold to Japanese shipbreakers for about £14,400 each, with delivery at Osaka between Jurie and July. The Khiva (9135 tons gross) was sold In August last year for about $16,750, the Kashgar (9005 tons gross) in December for about £16,400, and the Khyber (9114 tons gross) and Kalyan (9144 tons gross) in October, for about £16,250 each, all to Japanese shipbreakers, JULY TUESDAY,

with delivery in Japan. All these Tjibadak "Manila, Makaner and Tourabaya

9.80 a ships were built during 1914-1915, Takada *Straits and Calcutta...

less than 18 years ago, and, under Farcels....July 12, 12.30 p.m.normal conditions, would have 1.80 p.m. several years of active service be- 1-p..

'fore them. “ 2.80 p.m. 4.30 pm.

Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Straits Manfla

•

Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A., *Canada, C. and S. America and *Europe via San Francisco ....

WEDNESDAY,

Letters

Halyang

Achilles President Hoover

9 a.m. 9 a.m.

8 p.m. $.30 p.m.

Aaama Maru

(Due San Francisco, Aug. 3 and *Europe via Siberia.) Registration July 12, 6pm Lettera July 18, 8.30 am. JULY 13.

Fooshing Tai Yuan JULY 14.

8.80 a.m.

8.80 p.m.

Swatow Amoy

THURSDAY, Saigon, Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. and S. Africa and *South American Ports.................. Buenos Aires Maru 10.30 am. Shanghai Shanghai, Japan Canada, U.S.A. Central and South America and Europe via Vancouver B.C.....

Tevere

Empress of Asia..

12.30 p.m.

The Dutch freighter Aagtekerk (3049 tons gross), which was re- named Oostkerk last year has also been sold to Japanese shipbreakers, for about 211,300, with delivery at Osaka or Yokohama, whilst the British-owned Benlomond (4887 tona gross), of the Ben line, has been disposed of to shipbreakers in Hong Kong for about £6,780. The Aagtekerk was only 18 years old, and the Benlomond 21 years old, The Ellerman line steamer City of. Agra (4888 tons gross),

on the other hand, was 29 years old, and was well disposed of when she was sold

to Italian shipbreakers for £2,850 as she lay on the Clyde.

Passenger Ships Sold.

(Dufe Vancouver B.C., August 1st modern progress is so rapid that a In the case of passenger ships,

and "Europe via Siberia

vessel is out of date long before she Parcels

July 14, 5 pm.

is 20 years old, but in normal times July 18 9.15 axi.

it culd be possible to And a profit-] ..10 a.m.

able use for her for at least another six years. Old freighters, on the other hand, find it dificult to com- .July 15, Noon. pete efficiently with more modern! tonnage, although they, too, in any 1 pmtimes but the present could be em-

Registration

Letters

FRIDAY,

JULY 18.

Hoihow, Pakhol and Haiphong *Straits and Calcutta

Klungchow

Hosang

Parcels

Letters

Haiching

Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. & S. Africa, Aden, Egypt & Europe via Marseilles

K.P.O.

10.30 am.

1 p.m.

ployed without the risk of operat ing at a loss. In the midst of a | worldwide shipping slump such as Rajputana

is now prevailing, however, it is (Due Marseilles, Aug. 12.)

natural, when the supply of ships G.P.O.

is much in excess of the demand, Parcels

July 15, 5 p.m. that older vessels should be laid up, Registration July-16, 9:45 am and the business go to more modern .:10 am. Letters

ships.

Parcels......July 15, 4.30 p.m. Registration ....July 16, 9 am

Letters

• Superscribed Correspondence only.

.10.30 am.

A recent calculation by Str Archibald Hurd placed the amount (Continued at foot of next Column)

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

Telegramar

KOWLOON, HONG KONG HONG KONG OFFICE 1929.

LAND TO. MONG LONG

MAKOWLOON POCE 58953, DOCK"OWNERS, SHIP DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEERS, BOILER MAKERS, IRON, STEEL, AND BRASS FOUNDERS,

FORGE MASTERS, WELDERS AND ELECTRICIANS.

SATURDAY, JULY

PRESIDENT LINERS-

NEXT SAILINGS

Weekly Sailings Transpacific

TO SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES & NEW YORK

TO SEATTLE

via PANAMA.

and VICTORIA.

Pres. Hoover Pres. Jackson Pres. McKinley

Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdays. Fortnightly sailinga on Saturdays.

July 19 Pres. Madison

.Aug. 2 Pres. Cleveland

..Ang. 16 Pres. Taft

July 23

.Aug. 6 Aug. 20

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 Canadá, liberal stop-over privi- leges for sight-seeing. Full particulars upon application.

Fortnightly via Svez to Europe & America

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

8 #..

Pres. Adams Bun, July 10 Pres. Hayes Pres. Harrison...Sun., July 24' Pres. Flerco

TO MANILA

8 2.m. .Aug. 7

Next Sailing, Pres. Adams.. July 10, 8 a.m.

Pres. Hoover

July 12 Pres. Harrison Pres. Madison ....July 16 Pres. Jackson

July 24 July 26

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

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE

CANTON BRANCH- No. 4, Shakee Street.

YASƏ

FARAMA

EXPRESS

BARBER WILHELMSEN

LINE

TRANS-PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC COAST SERVICE

via PANAMA

· NEXT SAILING

M.V. “TAI PING YANG”

on JULY 18th

for

SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA, SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK & BOSTON.

42 Days To New York.

For Passenger and Freight information please apply:---

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

Queen's Building

gents.

Telephone: 21031.

RAWALPINDI *KASHMIR

TILAWA

BURDWAN

TALMA - BANFUBA TANDA SANTHIA MALWA

NOVARA

1832.

17,000 14th July Shanghai, Kobe & YokohamSAL.

9,000 14th July Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. 10,000. 10th July Amoy, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama.

8,500 27th July Shanghai, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama. 10,000 28th July Amay, S'hai, Moji, Kabe à

& Osaka. 17,000 28th July Shanghai, Kebe 西

Robe; Osaka & Aur Bhat, Mojl, Kobe, 5th 8,000 Aug. Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. 11,000 11th Aug.

Moll, Kobe & Yokohama. 7,000 18th

Lobe Danka,

7,000

Aug

7,000 25th Aug

8th

Chestól Kobe & Yokohama.

Shay, Shal Mo 26th Aug

Sept Shanghal Kobe Sept, Amoy, Hoil, Kobe à Takohama.

Shanghal Kabe Yokohama. Shangkal, Moj Kobe Yokoh Shanghai, Kobe dazokoh ma Shanghal Kobe & Yokohama.

TAKADA *BANCHI

*BOMALI- SIRDHANA

$1,000 CARTHAGE.

14,000 8th WALDERA

10,000 22nd Bapt BANGALORE 8,500 1st Oct. RAJPUTANA $17,000 7th Ort.

**** Cargo: only. A

Og Kleyda

Harbour

Call Flags

of idle tonnage in the principal «HONG KONG TIDES. ports of the world at 7,000,000 tons. E

The weight of Idie tonnage has ́a" The time used Is Blandard, or mean continuously depressing; effect; son time of the meridian of 120 deg. ELL the freight market, and British, 00h, is mlinight, 12hrs, la roon. The shipowners have apparently decided algust senle Admiralty chart of heights are referred to the datum of that it is better policy to dispose of place and should be added to the them than to tie them up to swait tepihe given on the chart unlass better days, especially in view of the coded bean cuteriak (6) han zer fact that, as a vessel advances in should be subtracted from the depths. age, the cost of special surveys in order to maintain her class at. Lloyd's, becomes increasingly great. Rather than sell the ships profitebly to Greek and other buyers; fonnage, who i Immediatel them incompet with Brit owned vessels,

that it will be to to dispose of thiona

OPEL

Data

July 9 to 18, 1982.

Standard Ht

Times:

July "HMEI

016654905 $49 8.3. $1281-65 1960, 0.9 08:25461 07-783-83