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President Liner

SAILINGS

Weekly Trans-Pacific Service

To Seattle and Victoria

The Short Straight Rouse to America

Fortnightly valllugs on Tuesdays

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14th, 1929.

EMPRESS OF AUSTRALIA'S BRITISH CRUISER SPEEDS. CONSIGNEE NOTICES.

TOURISTS.

A POPULAR BOUND-THE-

WORLD TRIP. ··

MANY WELL-KNOWN PERSONS ON BOARD,

One of the C.P.R.'s largest ves

ses, the Empress of Australia, Berched It Kowloon yesterday morning. Until quite recently, the Empress of Australia has been with drawn from Eastern service to run on the Atlantic route.

vious occasion.

LESS THAN IN FOREIGN SHIPS?

THE EXTRA KNOT.

satisfied The Admiralty were with a "legend speed" of 3 knota for the 10,000-ton cruisers of the Kent and subsequent types, but it was generally expected that they would aim at something higher in the smaller York class of 9,400 tons. It now appears, however, that rather the reverse is the case. The To Jun Francisco and Los Angeles

machinery of these ships is design- The Sunshine Belt ria Honolulu

These all-the-world tours ared to develop 80,000 s.h.p., which Ferilebily sailings on Tuesdays

proving surprisingly popular and is estimated to give a speed of 31.25 Pros, Madise...Tues., Feb. 19th, 6 a.m.it is observed that the Australia, knots. In comparison with what Prom. Porca ...Thes. Feb. 2611

which has about 400 tourists oather Powers are doing in their Pres. "Tue., Mar. 12th Pros, Jackson......Tue., Mar. 5th

board, is carrying one hundred new cruiser types this is rather a Pr. Jefferson Tucs, Mar. 28th Pro. MoKinley Tues., Mar. 19th

more than was the case on prt poor showing. The United States. Pres. Lincoln....Tue., Apr.

Italy, 8th Pres. Grant ... Tues., Apt. 2nd,

and Japan are all aiming She left Southampton on Nover at 38 knots for their new 10,000- ber th with 110 passengers from ton ships. Probably France will 120, 112 Special through rates to Europe via United States. Direct connections with all Atlantic lines. Choice of rail lines

England, making her usual run to

come into line, although her latest across United States and Canada, liberal stop-over privileges for sight-seeing,

New York where a large number of completed ships have not done Canadian and American passengers much more than 32 knots, and boarded her. She then touched at this, from all reports, with con-

The

is fact Madeira and continued to Gibral-siderable difficulty.

such a tar, Algiers, Monaco and Naples that very high speed is Christmas was spent in the Holy cost), asset as to be scarcely worth Land and New Year in Cairo, all white. In any case it is usually the passengers disembarking at more of a text-book formula than Pert Said and rejoining the linern definite fixed point. The latest German battleships at Jutland dis- Admiral Jellicoe by Sho, then touched at Bombay,

concerted Colombo, Batavia and Singapore. proving substantially faster, than Since leaving Singapore, the, Em-their credited speed, yet when they were interned at Scapa after the press of Australia has called at

Armistice an examination of their Bangkok and Manila.

machinery disclosed that this had been accurately described in the published details.

Europe and New York Direct

ROUND THE WORLD

on Sunday vis Manila, Straits. Colombo, Suez Canal, Alexandria

Proe, Monroe, Sun., Apr. 7,8 Pres. Wilson...80m., Apr. 21, 8 Pres. Van Buren Sun., May 3, 8 am.

fortnightaples, Genua, Marseilles, New York and Boston

Ruth Alexander.Sun., Feb. 24, 8 am. Pies. Carfiell. Sun, Mar. 16,8a. Pres, Johanon...Sun., Mar. 24, 3 a m

To Manila

Prée, Pierce Fah, 16th,' 8 p.m." Fros. Jackson...Feb. 26th, p.m. Pros. Taft ... Mar.. end, p.m.

Prea, MoKinley.Mar. 12th. 6 p.m. Pres. Jefferson. Mar. 16'h, Sp.m. Pros. Grant......Mar. 25th, 6p.m.

For Bookings, Faiscuser and Fighe Information apply so

PEDDER BUILDING, Ground Floor. Telephone Central 2477, 2478 and 795 Cable Address "Dollar"

CANTON BRANCH

SUA KIISTRIT

American Mail Line

and

Dollar Steamship Line

AUSTRAL-CHINA NAVIGATION CO.

S:8. CALULU”

Will be sail hents on the

25TH FEBRUARY, 1929

For SYDNEY, MELBOURNE and ADELAIDE Vis ILOILO, SANDAKAN, BALIPAPAN and RAFAUL

Tur Freight and Passages, Apply to

DODWELL & CO., LTD.,

Queen's Buliding.

Tal, Central 1030.

DODWELL & CO.,

LTD.

NEW YORK BERTH.

FOR NEW YORK & BOSTON via SUEZ.

LLOYD TRIESTINO.

PASSENGER

AND FREIGHT

REGULAR MONTHLY SERVICE for BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE (FIUME). TAKING CARGO ON THROUGH BILLS OF LADING TO 'GENOA, ALL ITALIAN, ADRIATIC, LEVANT, BLACK BEA AND DANUBE PORTS.

REDUCED PASSAGE RATES. 'BRINDISI, VENICE & TRIESTE LONDON

£72.10.0. £80, 0.0.

NEXT SAILINGS.

OUTWARDS FOR SHANGHAI.' YOKOHAMA.

KOBE AND MOJI.

5.8. PIAVE"

From Hong Kong Bails on/or about 19th Feb.

H.V. "VIMINALE"

SS DUCHESSA D'AOSTA

Baile enjor about 25th Feb. Baila oz/or about 19th Mar, Sails pajor about 28th Mar,

M.V. ESQUILINO*

HOMEWARDS FOR BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE

From Hong Kong.

8.B. VENEZIA "

5.9. "TIMAVO"

M.V. "REMO "

5.S. PIAVE"

140

Bails on/or about 19th Feb.

Sails on/or about 28th Feb.

Baila on/or about 5th Mar.

Bails on/or about 23rd Mar.

NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS

FROM CALCUTTA & COLOMBO TO

SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS

8.8. "UMVOLOSI " B.S. UZUMBI"

***

Bails from Calcatta 5th Mar Sails from Calentia 2nd May Regnier Passenger and Cargo Bervice to Bouth African Parts. Through Bill of Lading issued from Hong Kong.

For Freight or Passage on say of the above Lines, apply to:~.

DODWELL & CO., LIMITED.

Agents

Telephone: Central 1330.

at Suez.

·

Two Knots Over Full Power " Speed.

Good For Local Shops. Among the passengers is Mr Rudolf Friml. composer of "Rose Marie, The Vagabond Ki and The Three Musketeers." An.

It may be recalled that the old other interesting personality is Dr.

Kent at the Falkland Battle climb- T. Gann, well known for. his re- searches in the Honduras into ed up to nearly two knots, more Maya civilisations. Others on board than her fall-power trial speed, to are Sir Frederick and Lady Freak. the delighted astonishment of her Colonel A. S. English, Colonel people. "Speed means steam pres- Walter Gow, K.C., Mr. and Mrs. aure, and steam pressure means fuel consumption, and official W, K. Herrick, Mr. W. A. Gardner, Dr. and Mrs. Monk, Commandant formula set definite limits to these S. J. Rees, of Bournemouth, Colonel which may be substantially exceed-

ed. Thus the speed of the "Yorks" H. H Shea of London, and Dr.

is estimated upon 50,000 s.h.p., but and Mrs. D. H. Young.

to a Most of the passengers went sight they may be blazed up

The seeing on the Island yesterday considerably higher power.

and visited the shops, only real value of this capacity is as a tactical asset in action, when making extensive, purchases. In

an extra knot, even if only sustain- the afternoon, a motor tour was made, tea being taken at Repulsed for half an hour, may make a Bay.

A dance in the Peninsula decisive difference. The full-power Hotel in the evening was one of speed of a warship is not intended to be regarded as her practicable the items forcing part of an exien- sive programme of entertainments so speed. arranged for the tourists during their stay in Hong Kong.

morning

The Empress of Australia will sail for Shanghai at 10 p.m. on Saturday.

H.M.S. DURBAN'S

SION.

AN ADVENTUROUS THREE YEARS.

"CLEN" LINE, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. Fox UNITED KINGDOM VIA PORTS.

TE Motor V

"GLENAMOY"

having arrived from the above Parts, Consignees of Cargo by her sro kereby informed that if Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company Limited, whence, ad/or from the wharves, Delivery

abtained. MAY be

Goods not cleared by the 19th Fabra. ary, 1999, at Noon, will be subject to Rent

All broken, chafed and damaged Packages are to be loft in the Gedowns where they will be examined in the presence of Consignees by Hesus. Goddard and Douglas, is against the on 16th February, 1929, at 10 a.m." Yewel including

those for Large

be submitted winded, and must sleo |

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN-

JC J.L

York Building:

thangkong.

LIJN.

Tel Address:

JAVALYN **

Trl, Cyntral 1574.

QUICKEST SAILING TO JAVA

REGULAR WEEKLY SERVICE FROM BONG HONG TO JAVA REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE FROM HONG KONG TO MANILA

STEAMERS

SOUTH BOUND,

FROM

EXPECTED WILL

L.LIVE ON OR

ABOUT

WEDNHDAY

Fos

10th Feb..

BATAYEA

17th Feb.MAXAMEN &

4.

SOBRABAJA

2nd Mar

BATAVIA

4 p.m.

19th Mac, 4 pim.

MAKAMER & BOERABALA

short delivered must be presented on the TJISONDARI..... S'HAI. & Avor 18th Feb. Special Form

80 days of arrival TJILEBOET DAY Loro. 23th Feb.

be

& ANOT otherwise they will not recognized.

No Fire Insurance will be affected TJIKEMBANG SHAL & ANDY 8th Feb. DALNY, KLUNO, 10th Mar by us in any case whatever.

Billa of Lading will be countersigned | TJIKINI

+ ANOT

Agents. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD., Bong Kong, 11th Feb., 1929. 17884

by

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE. THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.

Facx MIDDLESBRO', DUNKIRK, LONDON AND STRAITS, The Steamship "BENLAWERS.** CONSIGNEES of Cargo are heraby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra basardous Godowns of the Hose KONG AND KOWLOON WEASY AND Gond ComṛANT, LAD, whencs, and/or the WOSTTOL Delivery may be obtained."

NORTH BOUND.

STEAMERS

From

EXPICTIA

OTOR ABOUT

WILL LEATS ON OR ABOUT

FCR

TJIKEMBANG BATATIL 18th Feb. TJIMANQEK ... Java,akassen 20th Feb.

BATATIL 97th Feb. TJIKARANG TJISALAK JAVA,MAXAMEN 6th Mar. 9th Mar.

**

18th Feb. JAmon`& SHANGRAI 23rd Feb. Axor & N. CHINA

2nd Mar. Axor & SHANGHAI Axor & N. CHIN A

TO MANILA.

STEAMKES

Fapy Hong Koxe

FROM MANILA

27th February, pa.

2nd March'

13th March.

p.m.

16th March

TJIKINI

No Claims will be admitted after the TJILEROET Goods have left los Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after, the All Claim against the Steamer murt 14th instant, will be subject to Rent. be presented to the Undersigned on or fore the 28th instant, or they will not be recognised.

All

broken, shaled and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 13th inatszt, at 101, by Mesars, Goddard and Douglas.

No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., LTD.,

Agents.

Hong Kong: 7th Feb., 1929. 77376

HAMBURG AMERIKA LINIE. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

The Turbines Advantages, One of the chief merits of the turbine is the fact that, relatively, its top speed is its economic speed. That is to say, it is giving fuller value for fuel consumption at top COMMIS-speed than at low speed. But the fuel consumption is too heavy to be maintained indefinitely. The 33-knot cruiser Enterprise, when hurrying home with the Prince of Wales, could not maintain more than LA average of 25 knots. A commission of exceptional in between Dar-es-Salaam and Brin terest will terminate in March,

disi-and a splendid performance, when the Devonport-manned cruiser too. Yet she can work up to more Burban will arrive at her home

than 33 knots when it does not port from the America and West matter how rapidly she is empty Indies Station. Commissioned bying her fuel tanks: The British Capt. G. L. Coleridge on Novem Navy wants sea-keeping cruisers of ber end, 1820, for service in the the utmost possible endurance, not which the armoured railway trains Fifth Cruiser Squadron on China Station, the vessel proceed-have to make frequent stops to re having anived, Consiguese of Cargo are ed to the Far East by the Capeplenish their empty tenders. Dur. route, calling at her name port on.

ing the present century the top the way.

speed of cruisers has advanced Last April she was relieved on

from 20 to 36 knots. It is very the China Station by the new doubtful whether during this Cruiser Berwick, and was transperiod the economic speed has ad- ferred to the Eighth Cruiser vanced by more than three knots. Squadron on the American and Naval and Military Record.. Wes Indies Station. She was therefore in the Far East during the stirring times which resulted from the internal troubles in China, and the transfer to another station provided for her ship's company opportunities for further experiences in remote parts of the world.

THE Steamship

HAVENSTEIN" hereby notified that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns At Kowloon, where Delivery can obtained as the Goods are landed.

Optional Cargo will be landed, unless Notice has been given prior to Steamer's arrival.

be

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and ali Goods remaining undelivered after the 18th February, 1999, will be subject to Rent

The parachute feats of John Tranum at Stag Lane Aerodrome include a world's record for a drop

All broken, chafed and damaged of 4,500 feet before opening the Goods are to be left in the Godowns, 16th parachute with which he was pro-

whers they will be examined on vided.

This disproves most c February, 1929, at 10 by bur pletely a theory which I believe

Surveyor. Mears. Goddard and Douglas. From the Far East the Durban

was widely held in earlier days to

All Claimas must reach us before the proceeded to Bermuda by way of

the effect that people who fell from 2nd March, 1929, or they will not be the Panama Canal, and since then

a great height were necessarily dead

recognised. ehe has visited Japan and Hono-

or at least unconscious before they lalu, besides eruising up the

reached the ground. Mr. Tranum Pacific Coast of Canada to Alaska and the Arctic Ocean. Up to the has shown that it is possible, at any rate for him, to fall like a stone present she has steamed over 50,000 iniles, and special interest has at- for the best part of a mile and yet tached to the commission owing to retain not only consciousness but the fact that Prince George has sufficient coolness to pull the release been serving in the cruiser S cord of the parachute at the desired lieutenant for part of the commis- moment. It may well be that we sion. The Durban is due at De-should not all display an equal alert- vonport on March 14th to recom- ness in similar

London Morning Post. mission.

circumstances -

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THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.

COPENHAGEN.

The M.S. "JAVÄ' loading on or about

5th March

For

PORT SAID, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM, AMSTERDAM, HAMBURG, COPENHAGEN AND OTERE,

SCANDINAVIAN & BALTIC PORTS,

SAILING LIST, SHANGHAI, ITC. OTHER SAILINGS:- M.V."Australien... 19th Feb.

M.V.*Chile"

CONTINENT, ETC.

1st April 7th April

23rd Feb.

Optional Bills of Lading issued to United Kingdom Ports.

For further particulars, please apply to

JOHN MANNERSJ& CO., LTD.

Telephone C, 407

MERCANTILE Bank Burliso Agents,

148

No Fire Insurance will be effectad Bill of Lading will be countersigned by the Jndersigned..

JEBSEN & CO., Agents. Hong Kong, 10th Feb., 1929. [7357

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

BREMEN.

Steamer

THR *DERFFLINGER"

having arrived from BREMEN, HAM. BUBG and Porta, Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that their Cargo is being landed at their risk into the Go- dewas of the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, where Delivery can be obtained.

All Goods remaining undelivered after the 18th of February, 1929, will be

to Rent Diza Insurance will be effected by asia any case whatever.

Damaged Facken by the Con- must be left in the Godown for examination

and the Company's Surveyors, VA. Axle at 10 am, on Vesers. And the 18th of February, 1928.

Ne Olaim will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown and al Claims must be presented within Two Weeks of the Ship's arrival here, after which date they will not be recognised.

Consignees are requested to surrender their Billa of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignature.

MELCHFES & 00.. Agents: NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BEZNI, Hong Kong, 10th Feb., 1929 [7885

EXCURSIONS TO JAVA

The regular service of the Java- China-Japan-Lijn steamers from Hong Kong to Java, and vice-versa, offers a splendid opportunity for excursions_to Java (the Pearl of the East) and to other parts of the Dutch East Indies.

Famous for craters and volcanoes, delightful scenery, invigorating mountain resorts, excellent sporting facilities.

Travel in comfort on first class

* steamers, having excellent accommodation for passengers, a European Doctors and Wireless telegraphy,

Hong Kong to Batavia (7 days) saloon fare: 8175, return" $300.

Agents for ROYAL NETHERLANDS INDIES

AIRLINES, LTD.

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN,

York Building.

Telephone C. 1574

Hamburg-Amerika Linie,

COMBINED FEEIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICE' GABIN CLASS ACCOMMODATION" FOR 80 PASSENGERS, FARE FROM HONG KONG TO GENOA~£73. 04. Od, DUTWARD...

Sailings from Europe for Shanghai & Northern Ports:-

M.V. "ERMLAND": M.V. LEVERKUSEN M.V."BURGENLAND” M.V."RUHS"

M.V. " VOGTLAND

***

HOMEWARD.

due here on or abort the 27th Feb. ...due here on or about the 3rd Mar, ...das here on or about the 16th Mar. ... dus here on or about the 2nd April ... due bere on or about the 13th April

Sailings for Genoa, Rotterdam and Hamburg vin Manila, Singapore, Colombo & Port Said- M.V. "HAVELLAND" -lling from here on or about the 23rd Feb. 18.8. "HAVENSTEIN iling from here on or about the 9th Mar. IM.T."ERMLAND ...ading from here on or about the 25th Mar. IM.V. "LEVERKUSEN" ing from here on or about the 3rd April M.V."BURGENLAND" miling from here on or about the 16th April H.V. "RUBE"

eiling from here on or about the 90th April

Calling also at Marseilles.

For Freight, Famage and further Farticulars please apply to

JEBSEN & CO.

12, Pedder Street

81]

AZETA,

Tel. 0.2225, Tel, U. 4754,