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S.S. "BENDORAN"

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Cargo will also be accepted on through Bill of Lading to the usual transhipment ports.

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29th Sept.

Sailings to U.S.A.

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'QUEEN MARY" AND BLUE RIBAND

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£70 BUYS BRITISH PROTECTION

Foreign Owners And Crews

A provisional transfer to the British flag can be obtained from any British consul abroad for a few pounds. It is good for six months. It can be renewed abroa by a consul, although only on the Instructions of the Board of Trade. A complete transfer, with legal tees and survey for tonnage car- ried out in a British port costs from £70 to £80,

1937.

A POSSIBLE PROBLEM OF OCEANIC TRADE DEFENCE

ranean

BY SIR HERBERT RUSSELL.

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Of late there has been a good deal It would be impracticable to of discussion as to the possibility of envisage convoys all the way a diversion of British trade pas between South Africa and home sing through the Mediterranean in waters. "A system of patrol protec- Recent incidents in the Mediter- the event of war with a Power Intion should be sufficient in the ranean have called attention to the that sea. The prospect of such a Atlantic south of the European ease with which ships, owned and war is a point upon which I need zone. I use the term "European manned by foreigners, can be re-say nothing. for I am not here zone" as implying the area within bistered under the British flag, says concerned with political causes, but anything in the nature of con- the "Dally Telegraph.".

only with strategical results. That centrated attack upon trade might the passage of the Central Mediter-be expected, but this would extend could be made almost well into African latitudes. Across prohibitive in its risks by a country this zone convoy would be very able to dispose of large submarine desirable. Com. H. Th. de Booy, of forces and a powerful air service the Royal Dutch Navy. (retired), in that zone-plus a substantial, who has made the subject of trade number of light surface warships protection his particular study,

is a sufficiently obvious fact, and suggests that Freetown would! such has been seriously considered probably be the most suitable port by the Naval Staff.

for the assembling of homeward The average, annual volume of convoys. He writes that "In case Imports into this country which of war with a European Power are borne through, or out of the Gibraltar would be near the Mediterranean amount to a trife enemy's home ports that it would under twenty per cent, of our total | not be safe, för ships to approach sea trade. Roughly, about one-half it independently with the idea of of this comes from Mediterranean jotaing a convoy there." countries, and this trade would The "European Power," of course, doubtless be sacrificed entirely if would be a Mediterranean nation that sea were closed to our freight which was strong enough to render ships. The curtallment of oil sup, that sea prohibitive to our trade ply would be the most serious and drive it into using the Cupe feature of such a stoppage, but as route, and whether such a Power this

comes from the Eastern be able to maintain a raiding Mediterranean it should be pos- force in the Atlantic is, as I have sible, to get loaded tankers through already said, a very debatable the Suez Canal to discharge in point Submarines should always naval bases east of Suez, which be able to slip post Gibraltar, for would have to be replenished under to bottle-up the Strait so effectual. ly as to preclude their passage would cause a pretty rumpus with of neutral countries, the ships which would likewise be debarred from coming" and going by a bar-

Under the Merchant Shipping Act. 1894. It is possible for a ship to be registered as British provided that one of her owners-no matter how small his interest is a British subject, with an office in Great Britain or elsewhere in the Em - pire.

It is understood that the Board of Trade view is that there is an advantage to the country in the state of affairs that permits a ship with a foreign crew to fly the British flag, since, in the event of war, a much larger number of ships would thus be made avail- able for national service. ·

POSSIBLE WEAKNESS

"On the other hand, It is sub-any circumstances. mitted by those who speak for the "BUTTLING UP" RAIDERS. British Merchant Navy that it might equally prove a source of weakness, as it would be impossible to guarantee that the officers and men of such vessels, being of allen birth, might not take them into enemy ports.

Mr. E. H. Watts, chairman of the Britain Steamship Co., and 3 prominent man in the shipping trade, sald

"We throw open all our re-

sources to the foreigner. They can come to us and get all our pro- tection and help. Meanwhile they do not contribute anything to the upkeep of the Navy.

con-

The economic effect of closing the Mediterranean trade route to our ships would be to cause great rage of mines and nets. inconvenience, mainly in sequence of delay in transporting commodities over the much longer oceanic route. Barring oil, nothing which is essential to the carrying on of war and cannot easliy" be

obtained elsewhere comes to

us

But the

SUBMARINE LIMITATIONS. "Personally, I rather doubt whe- ther submarine warfare against trade would prove very profitable to the Fower which attempted to carry it into blue water. The U- "There must be a change of from Mediterranean countries, and boat campaign was confined to heart on the part of the Govern-so the loss of this particular trade the narrow sea into which ship- ment. It is not so much a matter would be negligible so far as itping had to "converge. of charging the law as changing affected our capacity to go on Atlantic gives virtually unlimited room for the routeing of ships. fighting. the policy.

The strategical consequences of The range of vision from a sub- closing the Mediterranean to our marine is very narrow indeed, and trade would be quite another mat- it is difficult to see how a Mediter- ranean Power could employ aircraft ter. If we are going to divert large volume of traffic on to an in the Atlantic to co-operate with oceanic.route we are going to in-submarine cruisers unless such crease the opportunities for blue Power had established Itself in water trade raiders to exactly that Spain or Portugal, which is quite

needs degree. Yet this

some another story from the order of qualifying.

Mediterranean things upon" which we can base could only be rendered prohibitory discussion of visible contingencies. to our commerce under the 'con- The Cape route is a very long ditions I am Indicating by the track. From Capetown to "Sound- HELD BY MORTGAGEES

action of a Mediterranean Power, ings" at the entrance to the English "It is apparently forgotten that. If that Power can bar the middle Channel is 5,800 miles. Over the if war broke out, these 'British

way our Navy can bottle up the greater part of this distance the ships, if they are held by mort- two ehds, and therefore blue water prospect of meeting a trade"ralder gagees, as many are, could be raiders would have very great belonging to any European Power transferred to foreign flags within | diffevity in breaking out on to the with which we might be at war 24 hours.

Atlantle. However, the business of would seem to be very small. Yet There was the scandal of for the Naval Staff is to visualize all we must remember that to such

to

"These so-called British ships are manned and efficered by foreigners while our officers and men are left to rot on the beach. We are not training the mercantile marine men in case of war.

The

war

elgn ships transferring the conceivable possiblities of sea vessels as the Emden and the British flag to try and get the warfare. That we might have to Moewe remoteness was welcome benefit of the tramp shipping sub-abandon the Mediterranean for as conferring a greater sense sidy. To comply with the regulathe Cape, route is a perfectly of immunity. In the early days tions they took on British person-feasible proposition, and therefore of the the Germans sent

When they saw that there the premise that the Cape route | several of

auxillary their big was no more money coming they would be much more exensively liners well down the Atlantic to discharged the British personnel. used by our inercantile shipping try and capture or alnk British "What I and the majority of during a given state of war suff-merchantmen. The most effective my colleagues want as qualification to fly the Red Ensign is 100 persently raises the question of pro-way to encourage such enterprise is to omit very definite prepara- tions for dealing with it.

Experiments with a new set of propellors are being carried out in nel connection with the Queen Mary's sister ship, now being bufit at Clydebank.

Bir Percy Bates, Chairman of the Cunard-White Star line, before

cent. British officers on the ship.

are hereby notified that their Cargo sailing for New York for a fishing 75 per cent. upper deck meri, and

be discharged into Holt Wharf. Kowloon, where it will holiday in Canada, gave informa- 50 per cent, lower deck from the at Consignees risk and subject totion in an interview. Asked if the British Empire." Terms and Conditions of Storage at Queen Mary would make a "Blue Holt's Wharf.

The Cargo will be Riband" attempt this season, Sir ready. for Delivery from Godown on Percy answered: and after 27th Sept.

Optional Cargo will not be landed "I have not thought about it. here, unless Notice has been given prior I am after the money. When the to Vessel's arrival, but carried on from Queen Mary lays up in July she port to port to the final port of call will be fitted with a pair of new All broken, chafed and damaged Goods Propellors, and I expect they will are to be left in the Clodowas, whers they enable considerable economies to be effected in regard to the vessel's will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 . fuel bill. and Noom within the Free Storage period.

No. Claims will be admitted äffor the

to which the option extenda,

tecting that route.

PATROL PROTECTION IN ATLANTIC.

ADVANTAGES OF LONGER ROUTE.

The Germans certainly thought An official of the Officers (Mer- the Cape toate worth their atten- With protective havil forces chant Navy) Federation said that tion during the Great War. Ger based upon (say) Freetown, Ascen- the Federation had been making man mines were found laid insion, or St. Helena (or both), and complaints to the Government for South African waters, no doubt Simonstown It should be practica- a long time past about the ques- from neutral ships. One of the ble to ensure the security of com- tion of transfer.

biggest "U" boats cruised down as munications south of the Cape de The Burlington, 5,005 tons, cap- far as Blerra Leone and did some Verde. The possibility of attempts tured by the Spanish Nationalists, bombarding of places. The Admi- to establish temporary submarine was under charter to the

ralty, with a rare ash of humour bases for rendevour would be the Spanish Government. She is officially reported that she "had better word) in out-of-the-way owned, however, by the Finchley sunk the Liberian Navy at her spots along the West African coast "You can twist it the other way Steamship Co., Ltd., the owners of Goods have left the Vessel's Godown if you want to," he added.

the steamer Woodford, which was recently torpedoed off the Spanish const.

and all Goods remaining undsäverod

after the 4th Oct, will be subject to

Bent

All Claims against the Vessel must be presented to the Undersigned og or before the 18th Oct. or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be affected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

27th September 1937.

Agenta.

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Ltd., which owns the steamship Highbury, 1,781 tons, formerly the Greek steamship Pants, which was transferred to her new ownership and the British flag at the end of

must not be overlooked, for the big, modern aunmarine has suffi- cient cruising endurance to reach such

spots from the Mediter-

ranean, although she would need to be well assured of finding sup- plies, on her arrival..

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**ETHA BICKMERS” having arrived from Hamburg and Ports of call, Consignees of Cargo are bereby notified that their goods are being landed and placed at their risk FROM

into the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf NEW YORK & SAN FRANCISCO Godown Company's "godowns at Kowloon, where delivery may be obtained as soon as the goods are landed.

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* CHINESE PRINCE" having arrived from the above Forts on 17th instant, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hong Kong and Bowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, Kowboun, and stored at Consignees risk.

and expense.

All broken, shafed, and damaged Goods evil be examined on Saturday, ore to be left in the Godowns, where 2nd Oct. 1937, at 10 AM.

caspired

This company is managed by Mr. John N. Vassiliou and also owns the steamers Latymer. 2.096 tons, and Lingfield, 983 tons.

But as I have already sald. FORMER GREEK VESSEL May. He is also interested in the submarine trade war on the high

All Claims must be presented within The Burlington formerly Karfax Co., Ltd., which, it is un-seas is scarcely likely ever to prove

was named Nausicaa, and was owned lnderstood, has recently been formed worth while. German submarines 15 Days of the Vessel's arrival hero, which date they cannot be re In the House of Commons re-

did a good deal of mischief in the after Greece by Mme. M. K. Veniselos, to own`ships. cently, Sir Walter Womersley an-

Another ship that has changed vicinity of Gibraltar and there was under the management of M. K. E.

Claims will be admitted alter the nounced that the Fort Omce had Veniseios. The ship was recently hands is the Athanasios, of 4.279 more than a suspicion that these

Goods have left the findness, and decided upon the dialing. of the transferred to the British flag. tons, which until recently was own got supplies from Spanish sources. Goods remaining undelivered after the number 999 as an 8.0.8. call for

"The Latymer W25 formerly ed by the Cephalontan Maritime The vicinity of Gibraltar, however, 4th Oct, 1937, will be iubject to Beat No Fire Insurance has been affected. telephone users when the Bre, known as Saint Tropez, and is re- Company, Ltd., and registered at must be regarded as a convoy ares.

Bill of Lading will be nountersigned brigade, the police or the am-gistered under the British flag, but Argostoli she is now owned by On the whole the problem of

by. bulance were required.

guarding the Cape route in the the Lingfield was previously the Townsend Bros. (Shipping) Ltd.

FURNESS (FAR EAST), LTD., Greek steamer Niki, gwned by Mr. According to the last Registry of event of a big naval war would be

2nd Floor, Hongkong Shanghai Bank Building. Petros N. Nomikos until transferred Ships-the July return published in a very simple one in comparison

Dials 23145 & 20169,- to the Finchley Steamship Co., Ltd. August-18 ships of all kinds were with any attempt to guard the

foute. United Hong Kong. 27th Fept., 1987. Mr. Vassiliou also manages the bought by the United Kingdom Mediterranean

Bervices Review," Highbury Steamship Company, from foreigners during the month.

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Bir Bidney Herbert (C-West minster) caused much laughter By Inquiring how a lady with a burglar In her house could be expected to remember 999.

Optional cargo will not be landed here, unless notice has been given: 48 hours prior to vessel's arrival, but carried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option extend

No claims be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all goods remaining undelivered after the 30th Sept, 1937, will be subject to rent,

Goods are to be left in the Godowns, All broken chafed, and damaged where they will be exstined on 2016 10a.m., by our Sept, 1937, at Surveyors Meaars,, Goddard and Douglas

To comply with the denemi Bonded Warehouse Regulations consignees must have Hevenne Officer in attendance when damaged dotiable goods are examined, no mes de M

All claims must reach us before the 28rd Cet, 1937, or they will not be recognized

No Insurance will be effected. **Bills of Lading will be countersigned. by

JEBSEN [6618 Hong Kong, 23rd Sept, 1987.

Agents,