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NEW

LOW

THE

FARES

To Europe! and

Return

GOING HOME VIA - CANADA RETURNING VIA SUEZ

From Manila, China, Japan via VICTORIA and VANCOUVER. Yokohama to Pacific Coast in 9 days. But only by Direct Express, nad only on Empress of Asia and Empress of Russia, the largest and fastest liners on this shortest Trans-Pacißo orossing.

Want to visit Honolulu en route? Then, take Empress of Japan, the Pacific's largest liner, its queen of speed. Or her running mate, Empress of Canada.

On arrival Vancouver step on board train for the journey through the World Famous Canadian Rockies to Montreal? and Quebec

and tho

ST. LAWRENCE |SEAWAY," Most direct, most scenic, shortest route to Europe. Fully two days cut from open ocean and spent in the sheltered waters of the St. Lawrence. Your selection of 8 types of accommodation. Your choice of 12 Canadian Pacine liners. .. each a head-liner in her class:

3 Empresas....

4 Duchesses......

3 Cabin abips.......

All ships,

......First Class. .........Luxury with soonomy,

...........Low cost but solid comfort,

...Tourist and Third (lass.

3 to 5 miling weekly from Montreal and Quebec (trains go direct

to ship-side) to British and Continental porta.

GREAT REDUCTION ON ALE

THROUGH FARES.

CANADIAN PACIFIC

YKLIN

N.

GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS IN THE ORIENT FOR

CUNARD LINE,

SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports and Honolulu."

TAIYO MARO

CHICHIBU MARU,

TATSUTA MARU

SEATTLE & VANCOUVER.

Wednesday, 21st. Mar., at 1 a., Wednesday, 4th Apr., at 10 a.io. Wodnesday, 18th Apr., at 10a.m.

HIKAWA MARU ...fStarts from Kobe Saturday, 24th Mar. HIYE. MARU

LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM

YASUKUNI MABU

...HAKONE MARU

SUWA MARU-

ATSUTA MARU

.KAMO MARD

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila and Ports.

...(Starts from Kobe) Saturday,

7th Apr.

Friday, 16th Mar. Saturday, . 3ist Alar Saturday, 14th Apr.

Saturday, 24th Mar. Saturday,

. 28th Apr

+ TOYAMA MARU”

† TOTTORI MABU

+NAGATO MARU

12th Mar, 29th Mar. 6th Apr.

Angeles, Mexico and Panama.

RAKUYO MARU

Monday, 10th Apr.

BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang and Colombo.

Monday,

Thursday, "-Friday,

SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los

NEW YORK via Panama,

+ LISBON MARO

F TOBA MABD

-

17th Mar Saturday, Wednesday, 18th Apr.

LIVERPOOL vix Port Said, Beyrouth, Istanbul, Piraeus.

Genos and Valencia.

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang and Rangoon.

+ MALAUCA MARU

+ BENGAL MARU

+ YAWAGATA MARU

+ TOYOOKA MARU

Thursday,

Thursday, Sunday,

15th Har. 29th Mar.. 8th Apr;

Tuesday, 13th Mar. Saturday, 17th Mar.

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

FUSHIMA MARU

KAMO MABU (Nagasaki direct)... Friday, 23rd Mar,

† Cargo only.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

MESSAGERIES

EEEE

M

MARITIMES

FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS.

Sailings from Horo Koxo:

Is MARSEILLES Via Salgon, Singapore,

Colombo, Dibouti (Aden),

Suez, Port-Said.

ANDRE LEBON FELIX BOUSSEL PORTHOS

CHENONCEAUX

D'ARTAGNAN

.. 13th Mar.

27th Marl

*** 10th April

24th April 8th May

To SHANGHAI KOBE.

FORTHOS CHENONCEAUX D'ARTAGNAN

ATHOS H

ARAMIS

26th Mar. **8th April 2nd April

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1934.

Shipping News Dally Statement, Clearances,

WEEK-END CARGO

RETURNS

During the 24 hours ended at 9 am yesterday a total of 12 ships brought 14,592 tons of cargo to the Colony and carried 10,628 tons for through ports. These ships brought 705 Aslatic deck passen- gera to Hong Kong. During the period under review 18 ships left the Colony.

SHIPS IN HARBOUR.

Wharves.

China Merchants: Hal Shang. Osaka, Shosen Kaisha:--Canton Maru.

Chiu On:Hydrangea.

Docks,

Kowloon:-Yat Shing," Harold- svang, Halching. Tin Yat, Yuen Sang, Sui An. Erigadire...

Talkoo:-H.M.S. Proteus, King Yuan, Rhexenor, Tsinan, Kanchow, Sunning, Tchekam.

Buoja.

No.

No.

"No.

A5.-Pronto. A6.-Tai Ping. Ag-Wallem,

No. 10. Barge.

No. B2.-Daviken,

No. B4.-Lyeemoon.

No. B-Tonkin

No. 810. Kiangsu,

No. B14-Chengtu.

No. B16.-Red Flag.

. No. B20. Hupeh.

No. B21 Anshun.

No. B26.-Tinhow.

No. B27-Nankoh Maru,

IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

List of ships expected to be in wireless communication with Hong Kony to-day:

-Carnarvonshire, New Mathilde. Nordhay, Danmark, Morloka Maru, Tilsadane, Tokushima Mara, Gen- eral Sherman Hal Yang, President McKinley, Cremer. Ranchi, "Unkal Maru No. 3, Prominent. Hai Ning.. Nan Ning. Kong Ning, Felix Roussel,

ARRIVALS

March 11.

Lyons Maru, Japanese str., 4,340 tons, Captain G. Kanako. from Shanghai, Kowloon Wharf.

N.Y.K.

Hop Sang. British str., 1,359 tons, Captain D. S. Pethick. from: Swatow, West Point Wharf.- JM. & Có

CLEARANCES

March 11.

Ships l Harbour, okt.

Chengtu, for Swatow:: Tremator, for Iloilo, General Sherman, for Shanghai. Danmark, for Shanghai.. Kiangsu, for Swatow. Hal Shang.' for Canton, Nordhar, for Tarekan. Wing 'Lee. for Hoihow. Canton Maru, for Swatow. Hupeh, for Holhow. Lyona Maru, for Liverpool

March 10.

Comorin, for Singapore. Shun Chin, for Saigon Ou Chao, för K. C. Wan Hupeh, for Canton.

New Mathilde, for Hothow. Taming, for Shanghai. An Shing, for Swatow. Niel Maersk, for Manila.. Hellas, for Swatow. - *, Fingal for Salgon, Hai Hing, for Swatow. Siptrok, for Samarinda. Fres. McKinley, for Manila, « Kut Bang, for Singapore. Colorado Springs, for Halphong.

NOTICE TO MARINERS

Reward For Lost Torpedo

H.M.S. VENTURE

mine-

HM.S. Adveni ire, the laying cruiser which has been. commissioned for service with the China-Fleet and which is at tached to the Fifth Cruiser Squadron, arrived in Hong Kong on Saturday evening.

The vessel has a displacement tonnage of 8.740 tons, is 531 feet long, and has a beam of 59 feet and a draught of 14.5 feet.

Her engines which are, or Diesel and steam, developing 40, 000 horse, power, give her a speed was built at of 27 knots. She Devonport and completed in 1927.

Her main armament consists of four 4.7 inch Anti-Aircraft guns, four 3 pounders; four 2 pounders, two machine guns and 8 Lewis guns

MAN-O-WAR IN PORT

The following warships "were in port yesterday, and were berthed as follows:-

Basin, E.M.B, Tarmar

South Wall, E.M.S. Bruce. H.M.8. Olympus.

East Wall HMS. Cornflower, H.M.S. Bridgewater, HM.S. Wis-

hart.

North Arm, HMS. Keppel. West. Wall, HMS. Cumberland. Dock, HMS, Herald, HMS. Wild Swan, H.M.B. Verity.

Talkoo Dock, E.M.S. Proteus. Cosmopolitan. Dock, H.M.S. Pan-

dorm

By the authorities of the local Naval Department, the Harbour

Master has issued a notice to } mariners to the effect that a mark V Torpedo Number 202 has been lost on firing practice from one of EM. Ships on Tuesday, 6th March, │.. 1834 in position 0.97 degrees, 8.2° miles from Waglan ‘Lighthouse.

A reward will be paid for its recovery.

No. 2 Buay, H.MS. Adventure. No. 3 Buoy, HMS. Cornwall, No. 6 Buoy, HMS. Berwick... Foreign.

U.S. Gunboat Tulsa. U.S. Gunboat Fulton.

U.S. River Ounboat Mindanao, French River Gunboat Aïgus. '

£9,500,000 FOR “NO. 534”

Treasury Aid For New Company

(Special "Air-Mall, Servies)

London February 20. The financial arrangements are, The Treasury is to advance £3,- briefly, as follows:

Completion of No: 534.The 000,000 for the completion of the unfinished Cunarder, No. 534, Treasury is to advance £3,000,000 £1,500,000 for working capital, and

in stages, as required. It will be up to 25,000,000 for the building of made up as follows: an additional liner or liners."

£1,000,000 to the Cunard Com- This understanding is given in pany, secured by an issue of de- Hupeh, British str. 1.628. tons, an agreement between the Trea- bentures, bearing interest up to Captain J. Taylor, from Can-sury, the Cunard Steamship Coin-Jan, 1, 1940, at half per cent. below ton, buoy No. 820. B.

March 10.

! sipirok, Dutch str, 1,001 tons, Captain LA. V. van Atibel, from Canton Yaumati.-J.CJ. Line. Danmark, Danish str., 5,342 tons, Captain Hjermum, from Mani- Ia, Kowloon Wharf. John Manners & Co.

General Sherman, American str., 2,73p tons, Captain 4. G. Ford, from Manila, Kowloon Wharf.

States & Co...

pany. and the Oceanie Steam Bank Rate, and, thereafter, at the Navigation Company (The White appropriate rate for Government Star Line) for the merging of the guaranteed loans.

21,000,000 to the new company, North Atlantic fleets and assets of the two companies into a new secured by an issue of debentures, paying interest at the same rate company.

The text of the agreement, } as the nurst 21,000,000 dated Dec. 30, 1933, was presented

£1,000,000 to the new company,

15

P. & O., British India

On

Apcar and

Eastern & Australian

Lines

(COMPANIES INCORPO RATED IN ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS TAKING CARGO FOR

STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF,

WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST & SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND & QUEENS LAND PORTS, RED SEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, "GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE, ETC. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY

DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (UNDER CONTRACT WITH HM. GOVERNMENT.)

Steamship

Tone

From Hongkong

shout

CHITRAL " **BURDWAN"

15,000 6,000

14th Mar.

31st Mar.

17,000

16,000

200

"7th April 21st April 28th April

" BANCEY"

"CARTHAGE,"

-**** SOMALI*

"NALDERA " *CORFU

16,000

5th May 15,000 18th May

6,000 28th May"

| **BANGALORE

* MANTUA “ 11,000 And June *** RAWALPINDI”. 17,000=| 16th Juna *** BHUTAN * 18,000 98ed June

*Kaman-I-How¤* 18,000) | 30th June " BAJPUTANA * 37,000 14th July

• Cargo only.

t Calls Dasablanca.

Destination

Marseilles and London. Bombay, Mare, Havre, L'don,

H'bg., E'dm., A'werp, & Hull Marseilles and London.

do

Bombay, Mars, Harre, I don,

Hbg, Bdan &op & Hai Bombay, Marseilles and London

do. ་

B'bay., Har Havra, London, H'bg, R'dam., A'werp., & Hait Bombay, Marseilles à London Bombay, Man Havre, L'don,

'H' R'dm, Awerp, & Hull, bay, Marseiller & Bordon.

Frequent connections frori Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople, Pireans, Smyrna, and other Levant Porte by steamers of the Khedivial Mail Steamship Co,

BRITISH INDIA--APCAR SAILINGS

+" TILAWA

BANTRIA.

10,000 18th Mar

Bingspare, Penang & Calentia

8,000

7,000

lat April 10th April

do

do.

· TAKADA

+ Calls Rangcon.

• Calls Port Swettenham,"

- B.L.--Apear Lins steamers have arcaliant accommodation for 1st and 2ac

class passengers.

EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (SOUTH)

"NANKIN" "NELLORE"

"TANDA"

7,000 30th Mar,

7,000

4th May

7,000

2nd June

Manila, Baboul

Bydney and Melbourne.

Brisbane

Regular Monthly Bailings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and

Japan and Hong Kong to Australia.

Hong Kong to Sydney-10 days.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:- The Union S.8. Co.'s Steamers to the United Kingdom via Now:

Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

The P. & O. Royal Mail Steamers to London and

The P. & O, Branch Service of Steamers to London via Buer The New Zealand Shipping Co.'s Steamers for Southampton and

London, Panama Canal

SAILINGS "TO SHANGHAI AND JAPAN “

to Parilament yesterday, It is ex-secured by an issue of income pected that the necessary financial debentures, class A, bearing in- resolution will be introduced interest at 3 per cent. to Dec. 31, *" BOMA LI" the House of Commons next week, 1939. and at 5 per cent. there* CARTHAGE" and that work on No: 534-sus- after. pended at the end of 1931-will be resumed next month.

Must Remain British The new company is to

be

Pres. McKinley, American str.

8,400 ..tons, Captain D. c. It is hoped that the liner will Austin, from Shanghai, Kow-be ready for launching by October loon. Wharf-American Mall or November. The decision will Line.

provide work for between 1,000 Anshun, British str., 1,888 tons, and 1,500 men directly, and for

Captain J. A. McCutioch, fron

9,000..or 10,000 indirectly. Amoy, buoy No. B21.B, & 8. 'An Shing, Chinese str.. 1,842 tons, Captain O. Backe; from Can- ton, C.M.S.N. Wharf CMSN.nown as Cunard-White Star Ltd. A principle of the agreement 18 & Co. Hal Shang, Chinese str., 2,074 tons, that it is to be and remain under

from

control." Provisions to Captain A. Sprenger, Swatow, C.M.S.N. Wharf secure this are to be incorporated CMSN. & Co.

in the articles of association. The Proteus, Norwegian str., 1,025 tons, new company's assets will include:

Captain. Winsnes, from Saigon.

North Atlantic goodwill of both | ..-buay No. B11-K. Larsen & companies, together with the use

*Co.

"of Cunard" and "White Star" Nordhav,

names and flags; -

Norwegian str., 3.478 tons, Captain A. C. Hausen, from Tarakan, North Point Wharf.-A.P.C. Hydrangea, British str.. 561 tons,

Captain P. W. Grierson, from Bwatow, Chin On Wharf.-- Chtu On & Co. Wing Lee, British str., 651 tons, Captain J. E. Harvey, from Canton, Stonecutters. — Tal Fung o Co..

Tonkin, French str., 907 toris,

Captain A. Benoist, from K. ☺, Wan, buoy No. 38-M.M. & Co

Taming, British str., 1,356 tona, Captain J. Atkins, from Can- ton, buoy No, B15.-B. &-8. Chengtu, British str., 1,338 tons, Captain P. J. Maley, from Can- ton, bioy No. CIL—B. &. B. Hal Hing, Norwegian str. 31,445 tona, Captain J. Jorgensen, "from Hothow, buoy No, B16

Thoresen & Co.

British

The unfinished liner, No. 534; By agreement with John Brown and Co.. Clydebank, the ship- builders, the-contract for the unfinished liner and

North Atlantic fleets of both Companies, comprising:

CUNARD

Berengarla

Aquitania Mauretania

•Franconia

Carinthia

Samaria Scythila Laconia

Lancastria Alaunia Ausonia

Gross tinage

.52,101. ...45,647 ..30,598

..20.175

.20,277 19,597

Working Capital-The Treasury is to advance £1,500,000 to the new company. secured by issues of £750,000 debentures, and £750,000 income debentures, class B, bearing interest at 5 per cent.

Additional Liners The Treasury will be empowered to advance, at its discretion, and on similar terms. the cost (not exceeding £5,000,000) of an additional liner or liners.

Board Of Ten The Cunard Co. is to pay to the new company the £1,000,000 to be advanced to it by the Treasury for the completion of “No. 534.” Iri return the Cunard Co. will receive fully-paid-up shares equal to 62 percent of the total initial

nominal capital of the new

company.

In return for its assets the White Star Co. will receive fully-paid-up shares equal to 38 per cent of the initial nominal capital of the new

company,

The amounts of initial nominai

-8,800

"TAKADA " *NALDERA " "NELLORE" "BIRDHANA”

BANGALORE“ "CORFU " TALMA

"MANTUA

TANDA

2,000

|

8,100

21st Mar, 15,000 23rd Mar,

7,000 23rd Mar. 15,000* 5th Apr.

7,000

5th Apr. 8,000 6th Apr. 8,000 18th Apr. 15,000 19th Apr. 10,000 20th Apr. 11,000 3rd May 6th May 18th May

** KAIBAZ-I-HIND." 12,000 #RAJPUTANA “

" 17,000 **BANCHI” '*'BURDWAN" - 6,000

17th May 1st May

17,000

14th June

88th June 11th July

BHUTAN " "RAWALPINDI" 17,00

• Cargo only.

عة

حمة

S'hai,, Kobe & Yokohama /

Amoy, B'hai,Moji, Kobe & Osaka. S'hai. Moji, Kobe & Yokohama,

Amoy, Bhai,Moji, Kobe & Omka Shai, Moji, Kobe & Tharra Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohams Amoy, Bhai, Meji, Kobe & Osaka S'bai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohams S'hai, Maji, Kobe & Orig. Bhai Meji, Kobe & Yokahame. Shanghai, Kobe & Y'bama B'ha, Moji, Kóbe & Yokohama B'hai, Kobe & Yokohama.

de doj

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice, All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans or Punka Louvre Ventilation. Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries Parceis measuring not more than 3o. ft. will be received at the Com pany's Office up to Noon on the day previous to sailing. For Further Information, Passage Faros, Freights, Handbooks, they

apply?

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. capital and working capital of the p & O. Building, Connaught Road Central, HONG KONG, Agenta

new company are not specified in the agreement. They are to be fixed later in consultation

the Treasury:

with

The board of the new company is to consist of ten members, in- cluding the chairman-six no- minated by the White Star- Company.

19,761

19,895

The two

..16,243

.14,030 .13,912

companies will be deemed to have carried on their North Atlantic business on behalf of the new cómpany aż from Jan.

13,8671554" is the first of two

15,984 .14,013

Gross-t'nage.

liners of great speed and size which the Cunard Company decided on in 1928. Work was not Begun on .56.621 her, however, until August, 1930. On Dec. 10, 1931, it was announced that her construction had been suspended owing to "the impact of the national crisis.

Andania

Antonia Aurania Ascania

WELTE STAR

ATHOS II

... 22nd May

ANDRE LEBON

*** 18th May, 3rd June

- 8 Qumi”a BuiLDINA. (S

March 9. Daviken, Norwegian str., 1,778 tons,-

Captain G. Brane, trom Can- ton; buoy No B2-JM & Co. New ́· Mathilde," British | str.) · 842 tons, Captain D. Thomas, trom Canton, Stonecutters-Yi Tai - & Co. Kamo, British str., 725 tons, Cap- tain R. G. Creer, from Keelung, Yaumati MBK

Majestic Olympic

Homerice

Georgle

.46.439 34,351 :27,759

Britannic

.26,943

Adriatic

.24,679

Albertfo

.18,940

Laurentic

Doric Calgaric

18,724 .16,484- .18,063.

We can fans Through Tickets to Eurer, Sixlar. PORTS, BAR AWEYCA, ManaGancar by Transhipment on our Malj Bleazziers ́ut- PORT BAID or Drenoute","

For Fall Particulars, apply

Cis. Des MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,

The liner will be of 73,000, 'gross tona weight 1,018 ft long, and 112 ft broad. Her engines will be of 180.000 1.0 and her speed is estimated at over 30 kmpts.

SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC

رو جذبات

SERVICE OF FAST MOTOR VESSELS Iwith limited, but exceptionally good passenger accommodation.

HOME WARDS".

To PORT SAID, MARSEILLES," ALGJERS, OBAN, BOTTERDAM (AMSTERDAM), HAMBURO, OSLO, GOTHENBURG AND OTHYE SCANDINAVIAN FORTS

vis MANILA"AND. STRAITE, SETTLEMENTE..

MY. "DELEI "

OUTWARDS

TÓ BEANGBAI, AND JAPAN PORTS

MY. NAGARATM MV. "SHANTUNG

Hong Kong to PADNITURE BATHS Hong Kong to Bot Agentäs—GILMAN & CO. LTD.

Hoog Kong

Salling about 2nd April

Bailing about

23rd Maroh 27th March

E HUYGEN