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CANADIAN

PACIFIC

QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6th, 1927.

R.M.S. "EMPRESS OF CANADA"

will sail from

HONG KONG

for

VICTORIA and VANCOUVER, B.C.,

via Shanghai, Kobe and Yokohama

at

DAYLIGHT,

Wednesday, December

7th, 1927.

CANADIAN PACIFIO EXPRESS

TRAVELLERS' CHEQUES

PAYABLE THE WORLD OVER,

THE SAFEST AND MOST CONVENIENT WAY TO CARRY FUNDS.

Passenger Department:" Tai, O. 762. Cables: "GACANPAC." Freight and Express i

Tel. C. 12.

Gablow:"NAUTILÜB.”.

NYKONE

THROUGH BOOKING TO EUROPE AT REDUCED RATES

£12 £112, 2110, £10, £83; VIA SAN FRANCISCU. GS40, U$120 VIA JAPAN AND SEATTLE.

SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

* SIBERIA MARU (Calls Keelung)...

TAIYO MARU

TENYO MARU

+44

*Calls Los Angeles.

Sunday, 11th Dec. Monday, 9th Jan, 1996. Tuesday 24th Jan.. #

LONDON via Singapore, Suez, Marseilles & Ports.

HAKOGAKI MARU...

HAKUSAN MARU

Baturday, 17th Dec. Saturday, 31st Dec,

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

TANGO MARU AKI MARU

*

Wednesday, tist Doc. Wednesday, 18th Jan, 1928. BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang & Colombo.

“SADO MARU... +GENDA MARU

Monday, Tuesday,

12th Dec. 27th Dec,

SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu,

Los Angeles, Mexico and Panama, RAKUYO MARU

Friday, 23rd Dec.

SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Ompe

Town & Ports.

NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via PANAMA.

† ASUKA MARU

TAKAOKA MARU

HI

LIVERPOOL via Singapore, Colombo, Port Said & Ports.

+ DAKAR MARU

Saturday, 10th Dec. Wednesday, 21st Dec.

Friday, 8th Dec.

Monday, 12th Dec.

CALOUTTA vis Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.

+ TOKUSHIMA MARU

+AKITA MARU

Monday, 19th Dec.

NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

AKI MARU.

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

+ CEYLON MARU

HARUNA MARU

+ OSAKA MARU

Friday,

18th Dec.

(Maji direct)

Sunday, 11th Dec,

Monday, 12th Dec.

(Moji direct)

Thursday, 15th Dec.

Monday, 19th Dec.

+ BANGOON MARU

+ Cargo only

For further information, apply to

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA

Telephone: Central No. 292 (Private exchanges to all Dept.).

7.

THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.

COPENHAGEN.

The M.S. "AFRIKA"

will be loading for PORT SAID, MARSEILLES, HAVRE, ROTTERDAM, AMSTERDAM, HAMBURG, BREMEN, COPENHAGEN and other SCANDINAVIAN & BALTIC PORTS

On or about 5th December.

Expected on Will leave homeward-bound

or about

on or about

Further Bailings

5.S. "Kipa M.S."Java"

"

4th December

16th January

22nd February

M.S." Asia"

14th March

M.S. "Australien

Subject to change without notice.

For further particulara, please apply to:—

JOHN MANNERS & CO., LTD.

Agenta

Shipping News

YESTERDAY'S FREIGHT

RETURNS.

ONLY FIVE ARRIVALS...

LITTLE CARGO.

The returns for the 24 hour ended at am. yesterday showed that only five vessels had arrived into port, and cargo for the Colony and for other ports was considerably below the average.»

Daily Statement, Waterfront

News, etc.

DAILY WATERFRONT NEWS.

TAIKOO DOOKS BUSY.

(BT LONGSTOREMAN, ]

The Chinese vessel Derwent went into Taikoo Dock yesterday to. have the final touches put to her annual overhaul. She had been in the hands of the Taikoo Docks at Yaamati for the last two months.

The Protuguese gunboat Patria coming to Kowloon Docks from Mache for general overhaul."

There were only 2,199 tons of,, Ireights landed here, of which, 699 tons were contributed by two Briis tish ships. The only four figure return was 1,800 tons of coal from Camfa Port by the s.s. Hung On. Through freights amounted to 4,646 tons. Four British steamers accounted for 2,336 tons, and one Chinese vessel was responsible for Tho the balance.

two best re-

turns were 2,300 tons of coal by 'the s.3. Frug On from Port Cufa, and 1,386 tons of general merchan dise by the s.s. Ilai Shing (British) from Shanghai and Swatow.

The arrivals and departures dur- ing the period under review were the following:-

Arr. Dep.

British

Chinese

Japanese

Dutch

American.....

Norwegian

Total:..........

4

9

1

.

4

3

12

wwww

The Carriers. 8.S. Wai Shing (British) from Shanghai and Swatow. 451 tons general for Hong Kong and 1.386 tons through. S.S. Liang Chow (British) from Canton, 930 tons genera!

through. S.S. Shantung (British) from Shanghai and Canton, 300 tons general for other ports. 5.3. Empress of Canada (British) from Manila, 245 tons general för Hong Kong and 400 tons through.

S.S. Hung On (Chinese) from

Cafa Port. 1,800 tons coal for Hong Kong and 2,300 tons through.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET IN HONG KONG.

FOR DECEMBER, 1927.

STANDARD TIME OF THE 120th MERIDIAN, EAST OF GREENWICH.

'Date.

Sunrise Sunset. December 6th...6.49 a.m. 5.20 p.m.

7th...6.50,

Sth...6.51.

י

6.39

17

5.39

pth..6.51

5.39

10th....59 11th...8.52 12th...6.53 13th...6.54 14th...0.54 15th...6.55

5.39

5.40

51

5.40

31

5.40

31

5,41

13

6.41

•

++

16th...8.50

5.41

*

1

17th..8.58

5.49

43

18th...8.56 19th...8.57,,

5.42

11

37

5.42

20th...0.38

5.43

15.

21st...0.56

22nd..6.50

23rd...5.59

24th...7.00

"25th...7.00

26th...7.00

5.46

**

"1

97th 7.01

5.47

28th...7,01

5.47

++

29th...7.02

6.48

30th...7.02. 31st...7.03

71

The s.s. Hai Cheony has also gone into docks at Shamshuipo yesterday for repairs.

Around The World. Last Friday the R.M.S. Empress oj Australia began her round-the world tour for "the" Canadian Pacife Steamships, Ltd., from Now York. She is due at Hong Kong on February 10th, and three days will be spent Here, after which she will go to Shanghai. After doing the usual round of ports, the En press of Australia will reach New York again on April 19th. This liner, of course, was formerly on the Pacific run, and is well known at this port...

RESCUE OF DERELICT CREWS.

1

GOOD WORK BY "PRESIDENT ADAMS."

TWO SINKING SHIPS

ENCOUNTERED.

The Dollar round-the-world liner President Adams which arrived at

Shanghad last Tuesday and at Hong Kong on Saturday, had the unusual experience since leaving New York on October 13th, of saving. the crews of two, derelict

vessels.

P. & O., British India Apcar and Eastern & Australian

Lines

(COMPANIES INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS TAKING CARGO FOR STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CHYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULY. WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, BAST & SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND & QUEENE. LAND PORTS, RED SEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE, ETO. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under Contract whr HAL, GOVERNMENT.)

Steamship

MANTUA "!

HIYDIZAN

At 5 p.m. on October 19th, en route from Havana to the Panama Canal, the American four-masted schooner William E. Burnham from Mobile, Alabama, was sighted By. ing a distress signal. Upon ap- proach it was learned that she bad become water-logged during a storm

was rapidly sinking. The and captain and crow of 12 were taken-KHIVA” off the sinking schooner and taken to Cristobal, and the schooner, after being abandoned, was set on fire. The vessel had heen 2 days out from Trinadad and was bound for Tampa, Florida with a cargo of asphalt.

MAKU

RASHGAR". MOREA" KALYAN" "DEVANHA"

MALWA "KHYBER "MACEDONIA."

On November 22nd, at 10 .m.," KAIVD.."

the Japanese m.v. Heiwa Maru of Wakayama was sighted socie 830 miles from the Japanese coast. She was flying a flag of distress. The vessel had left with a cargo Steamer And Junk Collide.

of Tuinber from Wakayama for In a report made to the Harbour Osaka and had discharged her Authorities, the master of the s.&cargo at the latter "port, leaving or her home port with a cargo of Las Vegas stated that while the vessel was coming into Hong Kong too on November 3rd. During the harbour, two junks crossed her following day she ran into heavy bows, and she collided with one of weather with the result that her them causing minor damages to the propeller shaft and rudder were smashed by the heavy sens, leaving junk.

the vessel in a helpless condition. Captain Jumchi and two sailors kept themselves alive by melting ice for drinking water and eating soft boiled rice and Bsh once a day in small quantities.

Marine Court.

As the Marine Court yesterday; two Chinese girls were charged hefore Commander G. F. Hole with Loarding the sa. La Fegas, while the vessel was in harbour, without permission. Both defendantson. leading guilty were fined $10 each and as their object of going on beard the ship was an improper one; they were also ordered to re port themselves to the S.C.A.

The master of the steam launch Wing Cheong was fined $20 for fail ing to observe the rules of the fair- way. This was stated to be his second offence.

Chinese Deck Passengers. Chinese deck passengers number. ing 184 were brought into the Colony during the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. yesterday.

-WARSHIPS IN PORT.

Warships and auxiliaries in port yesterday were:--

South Wall Basin, Peterel; Tern; East Wall Basin, S/M....4, L., 1.8, L.10; North Arm, Argus, Francol; West Wall Dock, Titania, Wivern, S/Ms. L., LJ, Withering tom; In Dock, Versus, Stormcloud, Sterling, Cirula; Oil Fuel Jetty, S/M. T.15: No. 2 Buoy, Wolverine: 6.44... No. 3 Buoy, Bluebell, No. 4 Buoy, Herald; No. 6 Buoy, Iroquoit No. 8 Buoy, Ambrose, S/M. L.5, 127, 1.20, 34, No. 9 Buoy, Murazion; No. 10 Buoy, Seraph; No. 11 Buoy, Serapi, Sular No. 13 Buoy, Bruce: No. 19 Buoy, Belgol: No. 20 Bucy, Feteren; No. 28 Buoy, Kharki, No. A28 Buoy, Ruthenia. Foreign Men of War:-U.S.S. Fampangu; French, drgus.

5.14

•

5.44 5,45

3.48 #

5.48

45.49

BANK LINE

AGENTS FOR

When rescued

they had one more day's rations.

erew were brought to Kobe. The vessel was abandoned and the

"KARMALA" "MANTUA

"KALYAN" MMUNGOLIA" "MOREA

'KASHGAR” "MALWA" "DEVANHA "

* MACEDONIA"

Tom

Krom

Hongkong (Sout)

Destination

7th Jan. 1928

7th Jau.

Marseilles and London.

Singapore, Colombo & Bombay. Straits and Bombay, Marseilles, 'don., Antwerp & Kall Marseilles and London. Straits and Bombay.

Marseilles, London and Antwerp, Marsilion and London Marsailles, London and Antwerp, Marseilles and London.

Marseilles, London and Antwerp Marseilles, London and "Antwerp. Marseilles and London."

do.

Marcilles, London and Antwerp. Marseilles and London.

do.

Marseilles, London and Antwerp. Marseilles and London.

10,916 : 10th Deo.

4,814 14th Dec. 9:135 | 17th Deo. 9,005 | 24th Deci 10,969

8,155 21st Jan,

10,936

4th Feb

.114 18th Feb.,

11,150

3rd Mar

9,135

10th Max..

8,985

174

Mar.,

9,123

24th Mar..

31st Mar..

9.14

14th Apri

7th April,

10963 98th April,

91006

15th May,

10,966

26th May,

J

8,135

`uth June,

+

11,120

23rd June,

H

10,948

16,504

• Not carrying Passengers.

Apri

Passengers to Singapore only.

do.

do.

Frequent connections from Port Said for Pamanger and Cargo to Con

stantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna, and other Levnat Porta by steamers of the Khadirial hiníl Steamship Cop --

"TALMA". * TILAWA"

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS

-10,000- 10,008

7th Dec..... 14th Dec.

Singapore, Penang and Calcutta

co.

B.L-Apcar Lane steamers hare excellent axommodation for 1st and 2nd class passengera. All steamers are ättad with wireless and carry a qualified surgeon

EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (SOUTH)

SHIPPING MOVEMENTS.

R.M.S. Empress of Russia, ar- rived at Shanghai at 1.30 am on Monday, and leaves at 6 a.m. to- day (Tuesday). She is due at Hong Kong on Thursday morning. ST. ALBANS"

The P.&O. 8.8. More left "AKAFURA

**TANDA" Singapore for Hong Kong on Sun- day at 9 a.m., with the outward English mails, and is due here, on Thursday about noon,

The Ben Line as. Bendoran, from Middlesbro', Antwerp, London and Straits, is due to arrive here on. the 19th inst.

The m.v. Remo (Dodwell & Co.). sailed from Singapore on the 2nd inst., and is expected here on the sth inst.

The s.s. Caful (Dodwell & Co.). sailed from Rabaul on November 30th, and is due here on December 13th.

The s. Corby Castle (Dodwel! & C.), sailed from Honolulu on! November 26th, and is due in Manila on January 1st.

The m.v. Viminair (Dodwell & Co.), sailed from Aden on the 5th inst, and is due here on January 3th:

The s.s. Burge 'avile (Dodwell & Co.), sailed from New York on November 28th, and is due here on January 22nd.

LTD.

ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S.S. CO., LTD.

SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION. WITHOUT NOTICE

UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT

"CITY OF TOKIO,” "CITY OF CALCUTTA" "CITY OF PEKIN" "CITY OF BENARES"

AUSTRALIA

"CITY OF PALERMO" "CITY OF SPARTA"

Marseilles, Harra, Landos, Rotterdam & Hamborg Marseilles, London, Botterdam & Hamburg Barre, London, Botterdam & Hamburg London, Bottariam & Hembarg SINGAPORE/AUSTRALIA

Leaves Singapore Leaves Singapore

ELLERMAN LINE

HOW

3rd January 18th 14th February 30th

BAL

AUSTRAL-BAST INDIES LINE

7th December 7th January For FESMANTLE, ADELAIDE, MELBOURNE, & SYDNEY. Through FREIGHT and PASSENGER bookings from HONG KONG in conjunction with “ELLERMAN":

Lixx or other services..

BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE.

"CITY OF LAHORE""

"CITY OF BEDFORD" "CITY OF KIMBERGEY,"

AMERICAN AND MANCHURIAN LINE

ris Suez Canal

via Suez Canal

vis Buer Usna!

ALSO AGENTE, FOB

ANDREW WEIR & CO.

BOSTON & NEW YORK

"MYRTLEBANK"

`SERVICES · `TO....

MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA

"TINHOW*

27th December 23rd January 20th February

AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE

-5th" February. KOKIRUTAL AFRICAN LITE

1st Half April

Loading for Mauritias, Delagos Bay, Durban, East London, Algoa Bay (Port Elizabeth), Mossel Bay and Capetowa.

Through: Bill of Lading issued to Beira, Quilimsino, Too, Port Amelia, Mozambique, Chinde, Inhambane, Zanzibar, Mombasa, Kilindini, Port Nolloth, Luderitz Bay, Walvis Bay and Madagascar." For Freight or Passagè on any of the above lines apply

Telephone

Central 4791,

THE BANK LINE, LTD.

4,500 | 30th Dec. 6,000 | #7th Jan.., 1928 6,955 2nd Mary

• Calle at Port Holland.

ti

Manila, Bandakan, Thursday

Island, Townsville, Brisbane Sydney and Melbourne.

Begular Monthly Sailings from Hong Kong to Japaa & Hong Kong to Australia.. The E. & A. 5,8. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghai Iloilo, Ceba, Kolambugan, Tawan, Timor, Durwin, or other ports auf route sa induce ment offers,

The

Frequent connections from Autaralia with the following

Union S... Co.'s Steamers to the United Kingdom via New Zealand. Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

The P. & O. Royal Mail Steamers to London via Sues Onual The P. & O. Branch Service of Steamers to London via the Cape,

The New Zealand Bhipping Co.'s Beamers for Bouthampton and London via

Panama Canal,

BAILINGS TO SHANGHAI AND JAPAN

BT. ALBANS " * MOREA" ** GARMULA"

KALYAN "

DEVANHA"

**DELTA"

ARAFURA" MALWA "KHYBEK *KHIVA"

MACEDONIA" **TANDA"

**KASHMIR”

KALYAN

4,500 8th Dec. 10,953 9th Dec., 6 am.

6,544th Luc. 9144 14th Dec.. 8,155.24th Dec. 8,097 1st Jan, 1828 6,000

7th Jan,

1086

3rd Jab.,

9.114

215%

Jan.,

9.13593th Jan..

11,120

4th Feb,

6,96€

#

7th Feb., H.

18th Feb

v,141 18th Feb.

"MANTUA"

10,96

2nd Maz..

"ST. ALBANS,”

4,000

die Mar

" MONGOLIA"

10,604

17th Mar..

** MOREA'

10,953

30th Mar,

* KASHGAR"

9,006

13th April,

MALWA" "DEVANHA" "MACEDONIA”

10,926

37th April,

8,155

11th May,

11,120 | 26th May,

Cargo only.

"

Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama 'bai, Moji, Koba Yokohama B'hai, Moji, Kobe & Usaka. S'hai., Moji, Kobe & Yokohama

Shanghai, l'& Kobe. Moji, Kobe, Omaka & Yokobam.

'hai, Moj, Kobe and Yokohama. S'hai, Moji, ope

Kobe & Yokohama.

Shanghai, Moji & Kobe. S'ha, Mojr, Kobe

Yokohama.

Moji, Kobo, Otaka de Yokohama.

Bha Moji, Kobe & Yokohama.

Shanghai, Moji & Kobe.

B'bai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Moji, Kobe, Jaska & Yokohama. S'hai, Maji, Kobe & Yokohama.

do.

do

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS." *Passenger for Kangoon must defray their own Hotal expenses at Singapore while awaiting the on carrying steamur.

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All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge.

Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries.

Parcels measuring not more than 23 th x 2 ft x 1ft will be received at the Company's Office up to icon on the day previous to sailing,

For Further Information, Passage Faris, Freights, Handbooks, etc., apply tom MACKINNON MACKENZIE & CO. F.&O. Building, Connaught Road Cmtral, HUNGKUNG

Durae [

THE SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC COMPANY, LIMITED.

SERVICE OF FAST MOTOR VESSELS

LOADING DIRECT FOR BARCELONA ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND SCANDINAVIAN PORTS,

M.Y. "FORMOSA", mr. "CANTON"

Loading about

22nd December

15th February, 1928.

FOR SHANGHAI, JAPAN AND VLADIVOOTOOK.

· IN, “CANTON":

For further particulars, spply to the Agent

AN & CO, LTD.,

GILMAN

Hong Kong

Loading about,

5th January, 1928

ין

G. E. HUYGEN,

Cunton.