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P.&O.-British India Apcar and

Eastern & Australian

Lines

HONG KONG TIDES,

> The time used is Standard, or mean time of the meridian saf 120 deg. Es 00h. is midnight, 18hrs. is, noon. The heights are referred to the datum of the largest seals Admiralty chart of the place and should be added to the (depths given on the chari missa pre- {ceded by "an"aatarisk (*), when they should be subtracted from the depths.

August 27 to September 2, 1932.~|

Sat.

FUEL ECONOMY IN MODERN SHIPS

New Conditions Different.

IMPORTANT FACTOR

London, Aug. 14.

DARING BOATMAN

OFF TO CAPE,

Bavarian Travels In

Open Launch.

"Friedrichshafen, Aug. 10, The heavy fall in shipping values | If the gods are kind, Capetown is illustrated clearly in Kellock's may have an opportunity of wel- Chart, published by "Fairplay," coming a bold shoesmith of High Water Low Water which Indicates the market prices Olching, a Bavarian village near Standard Ht. Standard Eruling during the last 35 years for Lake Constance, who is setting out

Times. H. M. F. a new single-deck cargo steamer of thither in a motor-boat.

very plain type, with a carrying The boat, which he has con- 13 00 18 capacity of about 7,500 tons dead-structed himself, was launched weight. The vessel is assumed to amid a great concourse to-day. In be ready for delivery, and the it he and a former war avistor, 35 4.5 14 20.08 quotations bear no relation to the Josef Steibl, Intend leaving Lake 01 08 3.8 much higher costs of construction Constance shortly, making their

Date

Aug.

27

Times. H..M. 04

6:0

28.. ОБ

Mon. 29

Tues 30

(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). S..

MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.

TAKING CARGO FOR

STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYTON, 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, FUROPE, &c.

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under Contract with HM. Government.)

8.8.

Toma

From

About

tRANPURA

**BURDWAN

MALWA

RANCHI

•MIRZAPORE

CARTHAGE

+ SOMALI

NALDERA

•

RAJPUTANA 1*BANGALORE

CORFU COMORIN

**BHUTAN

RANPURA

XAISAR-I-HIND

Destination.

Wed. az Thurs. A

Fri

43 1.2 01.4.0

21 49 4.7 14 55 0.5 but they are intended merely to way down the Rhine, then over the 08. 34-7.7 01. 56

01 56 3.8 indicate the prices offered in the canal to the Rhone, thence to the 22.

08 51 15 29 0.5

Mediterranean along the coasts of ..09 20 7.7 02 43 2.8 market for such a ship. In a

The comparisons are affected by France and Spain to Gibraltar, 22 31 6.3 18. 04 0.8 10 08 7,6 03 28 2.5 the consideration that great im-through the Straits to the Canaries 22:56 5.8 16 36 1,0 provements have been secured in and down the West Coast of Africa the designs of hulls and engines to Capetown, where a prolonged since this class of ship was taken rast, will be taken before coming as a standard; the costs of build-back by the East Coast of Africa Bing a vessel to such specifications and Suez Canal,

U.S. SHIPPING BOARD

INVESTIGATES.

Dollar Line Hints At Exclusion.

as many owners would now desire In addition to the shoesmith and would be considerably more than the aviator, two sailors, Robert that of constructing a ship of this Schmidt and George Echtler, from particular type. Subject to such Augsburg, will man the boat, considerations, the market value which has a maximum beam of 1:1 In June of a vessel of the simple metre, is 7 metres long; draws 85 type described is put at only £32,- centimetres of water and has a 000, which compares with 541,250 Steiger motor of 50 horse power. A message states that the United in June, 1981, 552,500 in June, States Shipping Board has started 1930, and £60,000 in June, 1929. proceedings in an effort to deter The current price is actually the mine whether "certain foreign lowest ever recorded in the chart. carriers" have combined to exclude The highest price quoted for such the Dollar Steamship Lines from a steamer was £258,750 in March, Hull.membership in the Japan, China, 1920.

1982. 17,000 27th Aug. Marseilles & London..

Noon.... 8,500 3rd Sept. Bombay, Marseilles, London, Havre,

Hamburg, R'dam, Antwerp & 11,000 10th Sept. | Bombay, Marseilles & London. 17,000 24th Sept. | Marseillen & London,

8,700 8th Oct Straits, Colombo & Bombay. 14,000

8th Oct. Bombay, Marseilles & London 6,800 15th Oct. Marseilles, London, Havre, Hamburg,

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull 18,000 22nd Oct. Bombay, Marseilles & London. 17,000 5th Nov. Bombay, Marseilles London.

6,500 12th Nov. Bombay, Marseilles, London, Havri

H'burg 15,000 19th Nov. Bombas atardam, Antwerp Hull

15,000 8rd Dec.

8,000 10th Dec.

17,000 17th Dec, 12,000 81st Dec.

& London. Bombay, Marseilles & London.

Bombay, 'selles L'den Har

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

.* Cargo_only, "† Calls CasablancM.

Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Con- stantinople, Piraana, Amyrna and other Levant Ports by stsames of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co

BRITISH

SANTHIA

*TAKADA

INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS,

8,000 7,000 8,000

1982. 2nd Sept. 18th Sept. 3rd Oct.

Blagapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.

* Calls Rangoon.

SIRDHANA

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

Straits, and "Bombay, steamship | conference. The parties named in

Modern Economica

FRENCH · SUPER-LINER.

Paris President Doumer Is to be the name of the new French super- Hner of the Ile de France type;

the proceedings include the P. and Another indication of the state which is now being built at St, O., the N.Y.K., and the U.S.K... of the shipping industry is the Nazaire. In spite of all the con- The matter should be simple very low level of prices for which troversies and delays over her con- enough.. According to the Jones second-hand ships have been sold.struction, it is hoped that she may be launched on October 29, and doubtless, are: Navigation Act, there cannot be These prices,

make her maiden voyage from avre to New York in the summer

any conferences in connexion with governed not only by the state of American ports; and if any confer the freight market but also by the that marked in- between foreign ports does not provements secured within the ence concerned with the shipping consideration immediately admit any American last few years in marine engineer line making application for mem-ing have caused many vessels of

moderate age bership, all the ships of the com-only

to compare panies concerned can be excluded very unfavourable with the latest from all American ports.

ships. Since the cost of fuel is a most important consideration, the economy of the modern ships is very marked. There is still quite

of, 1984. G

beam 115 feet, and she is atted "Her total length is 1,017 feet; with engines developing 160,000

H. F.

HAI HO SILT

Though it is thus simple, it is

Tientsin, Aug 18. only right to add that a good part

Silt in the Esi Ho la dizgain of the Jones Act, where it affects a large proportion of the mer- blocking river navigation between foreign shipping, never has been cantile marine of the world now Tientsin and the sea. According found practicable. However, in over 20 years old, and it is clear to an announcement of the Tientsin these days, when the destruction that many of the ships which at Customs yesterday, vessels with a of foreign trade seems to be the present are laid up would be an- draught of ten feet or more will aim of all governments, a few likely to justify the necessary ex-not be permitted to proceed up the embargoes of this sort would help pense incurred in undertaking the River and will have to dock at to make things interesting.

periodical surveys and otherwise Tangku.

CITY OF PEKING TO BE SALVAGED.

Atting them once again for service.

In this fact Hes one of the best have been less noticeable, in the hope for the builders of ordinary Greek mercantile marine, which cargo vessels during the next few has long been distinguished by years. When there is" a real ✨ im- high proportion of old ships that It is reported from Moji that provement in the state of trade must have depreciated heavily in the position of the ill-fated British the demand will be for the most value of late. The prospects for EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South). & City of Peking, which sank, efficient and economical ships, and these vessels cannot now he re having run aground in the vicinity those owners who have them garded as bright, for while Greek of Romo Island, South Kores, early should fare well

shipping has the advantage of cer- in spring last year, has recently

tan economies in working Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney & been ascertained. Mr. Yokota, ex- Most of the European nations penses the comparatively high con-

Melbourne.

have contributed a good deal of sumption of fuel promises to put older tonnage to the shipbreaking many of the old ships at a serious yards during the last year or two. disadvantage in future in com Probably sales for this purpose petition with modern vessels.

TANDATM NANKIN NELLORE

1932. 7,000 2nd Sept. 7,000 1st Oct. 7,000 2nd Nov.

pert of the Tokyo Salvage Com- pany, left Shimonoseki for Fusan on the morning of July 5 for re

Regular monthly salinga from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan floating her, and Hong Kong to Australia.

Hong Kong to Bydney-19 days,

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-

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

·Zealand, Vancouver, San Franelmen, «te.

~The P. &... O. Royal Mail Steamera "to. London and

The P. & O. Branch Service of steamers to London vis Book The New Zealand Slipping Company's steamers for Southampt Londen via Panama Canal..

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

*SOMALI *NOVARA NANKIN BIRDHANA CARTHAGE NALDERA NAGOYA

**BANGALORE

RAJPUTANA CONFUS

BHUTAN

COMORIN RANPURA :

BOUDAN

MALWA

· 1912.

6,800 4th Sept. | Shanghat, Kobs & Yokohama, 7,000 5th Sept. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe Yokohama.. 7,000 5th Sept. | S'hai, Mojl, Kobe, Osikk de

14,000 8th Sept. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. 16,000 22nd Bept Shanghai, Mall, Kobe Kobe

Sept. Shanghal

Oct

Shanghai, Kobe Oct. Shanghal Kobe

18th Nov.

6,800 25th Nov.

11,000 26th Nov.

KAIBAR-LHIND 12,009 254 Dec.

RANCHT?

$17,000/-16ths Dec..

"BURDWAN 25-46,500 29th® Deer

"CARTHAGE

14,000 50th Dec

Disadvantages,

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