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CANADIAN

PACIFIC

A DELIGHTFUL CRUISE DE LUXE

by the

S.S. "Empress of Australia

21.850 Tons Gross, Length 615 Feet

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29th, 1927,

LEAVING HONG KONG, FEBRUARY 13th, 1928.

ria Shanghai, Chinwangtao (for Peking), Beppo, Kobe, Tokohama, Honolulu, Hilo, San Francisco, Balboa, Panama, through the Panama Canal to Cristóbal, Colon, Havana Arriving NEW YORK, April 12th, 1928. Two Days available for Sight-seeing in NEW YORK Leave NEW YORK, April 14th," Arriving SOUTHAMPTON, April 22nd, 1928. Shore Excursions and Sight-seeing Tours at all Ports.

FOR PARTICULARI, AFTLY TO :-.

CANADIAN PACIFIC.

Tel Central 752.

Tel Address: “Cacanṛac."

NY KONE

THROUGH BOOKING TO EUROPE AT REDUCED RATES £130, 21, 2110, £102, 293; VIA SAN FRANCISCO, G8440, GH190 VIL JAPAN AND SEATTLE

SAN FRANCIS00 via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

Tuesday, 10th Jan, 1929, TAIYO MARU

Sunday, 29th Jan,

TENTO MARU

*Calla Los Angeles."

LONDON via Singapore, Suez, Marseilles & Ports,

HAKUSAN MABU

KITANO MABU

HABONA MARU

TOL

+3

Saturday, 31st Dec. Saturday, 14th Jan, 1928. Saturday, 98th Jan.

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE r Manila & Ports.

AKI MARU

W

Wednesday, 18th Jan., 1928, BOMBAY in Singapore, Penang & Colombo

Wednesday, 11th Jan,

AWA MARU

SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu,

Los Angelés, Mexico and Panama, GINYO MARU

Monday, 6th Feb., 1928-

"SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape

Town Ports.

KAMAKURA MARU...

Friday, 20th Jan., 1923.· ́

NEW YORK and/or BOSTON vin PANAMA.

TATSUNO MARU

Thursday, Sud Feb., 1828.

LIVERPOOL vis Singapore, Colombo, Port Said & Porta.

+ DURBAN MARU

Tuesday, 10th Jan., 1998,

CALOUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.

1 NAGANO MARU...

Saturday, Sist Dec.

NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,

MIGHTMA MARU

Friday, 20th Ján,

SHANGBAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,

+ SEIYO MARU

(Kobe direct)

TOTTORI MARU ^(Moji direct)

MORIOKA MARU

KATORI MARU

+Cargo only.

For further information, apply to--

Saturday, 31st Dec.

Tuesday, 3rd Jan, 1928, Sunday, 8th Jan Monday, 9th Jan,

NIPPON YUSEN KÄISHA. Telephone: Central No. 291 (Private exchanges to all Depta.),

SOUTH

MANCHURIA RAILWAY

SUMMER HOLIDAY

BEBOLTS

IN

SOUTH MANCHURIA

HOSHIGAUBA, ➡Finest Baudds Bummer Holiday Resort in North China

Fire mlee from Dairen, bat connected with the city by special motor and ear- rings road and slectric tramway. Yamato Hotel (35 rooms) and 11 furnished bengalows in sharming all gardan. Bathing, Boating, Fishing, Goll, Tarnis Billards, Orchestra twice a work.. Cupial place for children. OGONDAI.—Most

mil from Fort Atkal Pannanlock Henaida Haort in ten für East. Two

Formerly the Summer Report of the high Husslan oficers and offciais. Yamato Hotel and 50 vilas and bungalows, mostly with

Historio Battlefields, Hained and Diamantled Forte, Miles of sharming

Abundant Pimicing Facilities. Orchestrs twice a week. Bort place Driv for high-cla (amilles, for the

Placked servants quarters: Btcallent Bathing, Wonderful Boules and-

PORT ARTHUR Famous for its two memorable Bieges and He beautiful andlocked Harbour. Evartly one hours joumey from Dairen by exp train. Yamato Hotel (16 rooms, Batient pisos of historian) and sonnie Interess to fill a month with freeb waik of drive weary kay, Mous hold thy and lubrious spot in the Far Ean.

All under the direct management of the SOUTH MANCHURIA KAILWAY CO Illustrated Booklete andi ál Initorization post free on requek,

Applications may be sent to the Hotel Manngws at

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Shipping News

YESTERDAY'S FREIGHT

RETURNS.

LOW CARGO ALL THROUGH

FEWER ARRIVALS.

Daily Statement, Waterfront

News, etc.

DAILY WATERFRONT NEWS.

NEW CARGO VESSELS ORDERED.

[BY LONGSHOREMAN.]

During the last two mouths or so Cardiff shipowners have ordered 34 new vessels. That this arder should have come at a time when the ex has occasioned surprise in many. quarters.

Prison For Troublesome Fireman

SINGAPORE, Dec. 20th.

A severe sentenes was inflicted in the Marine Court this morning upon an Arab fireman, a native af Adan, who was charged with con." tinted disobedience to the mmator

of the ship Ribera while at sea.

Capt. G. 8. Weatherill stated that when the ship was lying at

Thare were only 11 arrivals dur- ing the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. yesterday, and cargo brought for the Colony and for other parts was i port, trade of South Wales is bad | Saigon, defendant came on board 1

below the average,

There were only 4,983 tous of general freights imported into the Colony, of which two British ships contributed 1,122 tous. The two best returns were 1,510 tons on the 5. Rysho Mars from Takao, and 1,300 tone by the s.a. Kamo Maru from Singapore.

Shipbuilders are glad of the orders, but they are by no means sanguine that it is an assurance of better times ahead for their in dustry. The absence of orders over period of years probably leads people to exaggerate the importance of 34 new vessels, aggregating near- ly 300,000 tone dead weight,

Inquiry from neowners as to whether they could throw any light on the matter showed that though the export of coal is not what it

Through cargo amounted to 18,808 tona, with one British ship, the Devanha, from Singapore, con- tributing 3,060 tons. The heaviest return was 5,091 tons by the amought to be, there da sill a consider. able volume of trade being done and that there are indications that Marn, from Singapore.

the worst has been seen.

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

Arr. Dep.

British Dutchi Japanese Chinese Norwegian American

Total

5

1

0

3

1

12

THE OLD SWAN PIER.

Before long it will be no longer possible to hang over London. Bridge and watch trippers embark ing at Old Swan Pier for the perils of the Margate passage The Port of London Authority is thing away with the pier and providing a new one close to the Tower, of the curious little dock that tkists there. It will be a small, but noticeable change in London's habits when this fast relic of the sea adventures of Victorian times is abolished, The Old Swan Piet was a real-link between London", and the outer

waters, and the change is still en- other stage in the tendency of medern London to turn her back on the waterway by which she lives.

The Old Swan Fier is doomed by the spirit of improvement because

Marina Oqurt.

Three mistresses and five masters of cargo boats were charged at the Marino Court aterday morning with anchoring their oraft inahore an December 26th within the pro- hibited hour. Seven of them were Sned $5 each and one defendant who had had a previous conviction bad to pay $10.

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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,

AFRICA, BOUTH WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, URFAST &

AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND & QUBENS LAND PORTS, RED BRA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE. ETO PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY

DIREUT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS.E

(UNDER ContaÃO: WITH FAL GOVERNMENT.)

Steamship

in a beastly state, of intoxication and with his face, marked as the result of a fight with some French sailors ashore. On the following day he refused duty, anying that he was sick, and on the day after that witices took him to a doctor, who dressed his wounds, but sadd that these were only superficial, and that he was quite at to do his "MORRA”

* KALYAN " work.

"DEVANHA".

MALWA From that time the accused had") consistently refused to do anything |* KHYBER" witness complained to the British NELLOKE Consul at Saigon, who advised him

Teas

From Hongkong

(about).

10,953 9,144

7th Jan, 1828

vih Jan.

11

帽

9,155 | 21st Jan, 10,966

4th Feb., 1418th Feb.,

3rd Mar

8,853 26th Feb.,

MACEDONIA" 1188

"KHIVA"

“KARMALA ***.

↑ "KALYAN"

* MASJIDA"..

**MALWA" "DEVANHA"

MACEDONIA "

to seek assistance at Singapore ilKASHMIR " the man still refused to work, and he had refused since that time.

Accused said he was rick, and MONGOLIA". that he told the captain that hơ |-MOKEA would work when he was better.. “KASHGAR".

The Master Attendant (Captain Freyberg, RN); When you sign on in a British ship you must keep to your word. There are too many The Dutch steamer Fan Heutt casos of wilful disobedience to the arriving from Belawan Deli and lawful commands of British ship- Singapore with 2,097 deck passen-masters coming up at this port. gers, reports the death of one Chi- nese en route. The cause of death was not stated and the body was buried at sea. jetta

Died At Sea."

Asiatic Deck Passangers. Daly two vessels-brought Asiatic desk passengers itto the Colony during the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. yesterday. The total zumber which entered was 2,142, and of these, the ss. Fan Heute, from Singapore carried 2,037.

Steamship Sale.

to-day

There will be offered for sale at- Messrs. Lammert Bros. Auction Rooms, Duddell Street, (Thursday), at noon, the steamship ing Ping, which is at present lying in Canton Harbour. This steamer has a length of 118 feet, breadth of 94 feet, gross tonnage of of the inconvenience of the 501, and H.P000 he is bemy proach, which was adventure in Biself, as it involved exploring nar-sold by order of the mortgagees. "row and steep Ishes ad corkscrew- ing round the base of the classical cliff of Fishmongers' "Hall, and usually struggling aboard through a sort of bottleneck in a crush in which the trippers sandwiches were in danger of getting damaged. Nowadays also the steamers are bigger and have to be carefully managed to get under the piers of London Bridge.

WARSHIPS IN PORT."

-Warships and auxiliaries in part yesterday were:

North Wall Basin, Carlisle, Francol, Sterling Stormcloud, Cicala, South Wall Basin, S/Ms. L., Li, L., 19, L.27; East Wall Basin, Argus, Kharki, North Arm. Hawkins, Petersfield West Wall Dock, Wolverine, Moorhen, Faulk Dickens, of course, had his eye on Old Swan Pier. In his dayner No. 1 Buoy, Magnolia: No. boats for the Continent used to 3 Buoy,. Herald; No. 4 Buoy, start from it, and everyone will Iroquois No. 8 Buoy Titania, remember the famous chapter in S/Ms. L., L-7, L.20; No. 7 Buoy, "Martin Chuzzlewit" about Mrs. Ambrose, S/Ms. Li, L.5, L.15, Gamp

"Ankwerks 33; No 8 Buoy Maration; No. and the packidge." There

9 Buoy, Sepoy, Seraph No. 10 is something about it, too, in "Sketches by Boz, Buoy, Serapia, Sirdar; No. 11 From which we learn that the cheer Buoy, Thracian; No. 12 Buoy, tui bustle and crowing of Margate Bruce, No. 18 Buoy; Fortol: No. embarkation is a thing that has 19 Buoy, Belgol, No. 25 Buoy, "been going on for a long time-like Ruthenia.

most London scenes. Manchester Jules, Michelet; U.S.S. Pampanga. Foreign Men of War:-French,

Guardian.

The Master Attendant said there were no redeeming features in the case. The accused had been a nuisance to the captain and every body on board the Ribera, and he would be sentenced to twenty-eight days rigorous imprisonment, with forfeiture of six days pay, and re patriation to the United Kingdom at his own expense at the expira- tion of the sentance.

SHIPPING MOVEMENTS.

The R.M.S. Empress of Asin left Shanghai on Tuesday at 10.30 a.m. and is due at Hong Kong to-day (Thursday) at noon. She leaves for Manila to-dorrow (Friday) at 5

p.m.

The P. & O. a. Delta left Singa pore for Hong Kong on the 25th inst. at 6 a.m., with the outward mails, and is due here to-morrow (Friday) at about 4 p.m.

The RMS Empress of Canada, which left Hong Kong on December 7th, arrived at Vancouver on De- cember 26th

SUNRISE AND SUNSET IN HONG KONG.

FOR DECEMBER, 1927.

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

Date..

Sunrise. Sunset. December 29th. 1.02 a.m. 5.49 p.m.

30th...7.09 mi. 5.48 31st...7.03, 5.49

BANK LINE LTD.

AGENTS FOR

ELLERMAN & BUCHNALL S.S. CO., LTD.

SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALERBATION WITHOUT NOTICE. UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT

"CITY OF TOKIO

"CITY OF CALCUTTA' "CITY OF PEKING --"CITY OF BENARES" AUSTRALIA

"CITY OF SPARTA” "CITY OF PALERMO“

*

Marseilles, Having Lousion, Rotterdam & Hamburg: fa

Marseille Domion, Botterdam & Hamburg Harre, London, Rotterdam & Hamburg London, Rotterdam de Hamburg

SINGAPORE/AUSTRALIA

Leaves Singapore: Leaves Singapore

ELLERMAN LINE

3rd January 19th 14th February 20th-

AUSTRAL-RAST INDIES LINE

For FREMANTLE, ADELAIDE, MELBOURNE & SYDNEY. Through FEEIGHT and PASSENGER bookings from HONG KONG in bonjanation with

LIE or ether, services.

7th January

7th February

BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE AMERICAN AND MANCHURIAN LINE

"CITY!.OF BEDFORD" "CITY OF KIMBERLEY

Via Suez Cann

via Suer Canal

ALSO AGENTS FOR

ANDREW WEIR & CO.

BOSTON & NEW YORK

MYRTLEBANK

KEKVICES TO

MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA

TINHOW

·291

23rd January 20th February

AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE

5th February JORIENTAL AFRICAN LINK.

1st Half April

Loading for Mauritius, Delagos Bay, Durban, East London, Algos Bay Fort Elisabeth), Mossal. Bay and Capetown. MOME

Through Alls of Lading isined to Boira, Gallimaine, Too, Port Amelia, Mozambique, Chinde, Inhambane, Zantalar, Mombaton, Kilmdini, Port Nolath, Ladarits Bay, Watris Bay and Madagascar. For Freight or Fange on spy of the úbóvá linów wpply uplôme i': Central 3791;

THE BANK LINE, LTD:

2412

17th Mar..

9.128

10,948

31st Mar

9,144

Tth April,

H

眺

D

16304 14th April, 10,968 29th April w

9,006

19th May,

10,98626th May,

8,155 11,120

8th June.

23rd June.

Passengers to Singapom only.

H

Destination

Marseilles and London.

Boraita and Bombay.

Marseilles, L'dan, Antwerp & Hall

Marsailles and London.

Marseilles, L'don, Antwerp & Hall.

Marseilles and London.

do.

Marseilles, Londen and Antwerp Marseilles, L'don, Antwerp & Hull. Marseilles and London.

day

Marseilles, Indon and Antwerp. Maraniles and London.

do.

Marseilles, London and Antwerp. Marseilles and London.

doi

do.

Frequent connections from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Com

antinople, Pireaus, Smyrna, and other Lernat Ports by steamers of the Khedivial Mail Steamship Co.

· BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS

GARMULA" "TAKLIWA”. "SANTHIA*·

8,254 18th Jan.

7,754

7,936

18th Jan.

39th-Jan.

Singapore, Penang & Calcutta

do.

do

Buk-Apcar Lane stesmors hare excalleus accommodation for 1st and 2nd class passengers. All steamers are fitted with wireless and carry a qualified surgeon, ·

EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (SOUTH

は

**ST. ALBANS"

ANAFURA" "TANDA".

4,500 30th Dec, 4 p.) -6,000 | 27th Jani, 1928)

0,956 2nd Mar

• Callast Port Folland.

Manila, Sandakan, Thursday Island, Townsville, Brisban Bydney and Melkvarns,

Regular Monthly Sailing from Hong Kong todapan & Hong Kong to Australia The E. & A. 5.8. Co. Ltd, stoomers will also call at Shanghai, Ikilo, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other ports auronte da induce tement batzera.

Frequent connections from Antaralia with the following the

The Union 8.8. Co. Stammen to the United Kingdom ria New Zealand

Vancouver, San Francisco, etc....

The P. & O. Boyal Mail Steamers to London via 8den Canal,

The P. & O. Branch Service of Steamers to London via the Cape.

The New Zealand Bhipping Co.'s Summers for Southampton and London vis

Panama Canal.

BAILINGS TU SHANGHAI AND JAPAN

DELTA”.

31st Dec, 6 am. | Shanghai, Moji & Kobe. 3rd Jan, 1922

$,097

'AKAFUBA"... "SANTHIA"

MALWA

8,000

4th Janis

10,96€

7th Jan

NELLOBS"

6,853

19th Jan,

9,134

21st Jan,

9,135

rd Fab..

11,120

6,956

33

- KATHER-

··KRIVA" "MACEDONIA”

FANIDA

»

NAGPORE" KASHMIR KALYAN

MANTUA“ ST. ALBANS **LAHORE". MONGOLIA" ***MOREA ****

KASHGAR MALWA" DEVANHA

17th Feb, 8,985 18th Feb, 14418th Feb.

11

10,946 2nd Mar....

4,500

6.25%

5th Mar

19th MAT

16,504 17th Marj.

10953 80th Marja

9,005 19th April,

10,988 27th April,

8,156 11th May,

MACEDONIA” | 11:120 | 25th May,

Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohams, Amoy, S'hai, Moji, Koba & Osaka. -s’hais, Moji, Kobe and Yekobama,

da.

S'hai., Koji, Kobe & Yokohama. Bhanghai, Moji & Kobe, S'haz., Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama. 'hai, Mojí, Kobe & Yokohama.

Shanghai, Moji & Kobe.

S'hai, Moji, Kobs & Yokohama, Moji, Kobo, Osaka & Yokohama, S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama.

do..

do.

Cargo daly. All dites are apprommals and misject to alteration without notice. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS. *Fassengers for

or Kangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses at Hingapore while waiting the on carrying steamer.

All Cabin are filled with Electric Fans free of charge.

Steamers on Landon and Australian Idnes are fitted with Leandries Parcels measuring not more than 2 ft x 2ft x 1ft will be received at the Company's Office up to Noon on the day previous to mailing,

For Further Information, Passage Faroe, Freights, Handbooks, sto, apply tajunn MACKINNON MACKENZIE & CO.

P. & O. Building, Connangut Rond Central, HUNGKUNG.

THE SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC COMPANY, LIMITED.

SERVICE OF FAST MOTOR VESSELS

LOADING DIRECT FOR BARCELONA ROTTERDAM HAMBURG AND SCANDINAVIAN PORTS.

•Londing about

15th Febr

CANTON

FOR SHANGHAI, JAPAN AND VLADIVO

YUANTON"

"DELHI

For further partiralark, apply GILMAN & 00′′

How Toil.

Low

1825

13th January,

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