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A Cuisine You'd Choose

Were It Available Ashore Those crisp salads, delicious vegetables and fresh fruits that you like so well! Every meal aboard the President Liners is a delight. The cuisine has won for these giant ships a world- wide reputation for excellence,

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The magnificent President Liners are broad of beam and exceptionally steady. All are oil burners, swift express liners.

The public rooms are luxuriously appointed and inviting.

All staterooms are outside, splendidly furnished and equipped with beds-not berths. Each room has hot and cold running water, ako fans, wardrobe, thermos bottles and reading lamps. Private bath and showers in connection with many rooms perfect the travel comfort of these giant passenger liners,

The Cuisine is world famous. The deliciously prepared menus will delight you. And how the orchestra adds rest to your dining.

The decks are spacious. The Glass-enclosed Promenade always popular. Deck sports, open air swimming pool, movies, evening dances, everything has been done to make your trip a happy one. Unexcelled anywhere-is che courteous and ellicient service accorded you by the crained personnel aboard the President Liners,

The great frequency of sailings and the liberal stopover privileges of the Dollar “Steanship and American Mail Lines have maile these giant passenger liners out-

standingly popular among travelers.

WEEKLY TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE

TO SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES

The Sunshine Beit via Honolulu" »

Fortnightly saltings on Tuesdays Pres. Lincoln...

Pres. Claveland'

Pres. Pierce

Pres. Taft...

Tues., Sept. 13th Tues., Sept. 27th Tues., Oct. 11th ...Tue., Oct, 25th |

|

TO SEATTLE and VICTORIA

The Short, Straight Route to America Fortnightly sailings on Wednesdays

Pres. Joorson Wed., Sept. 7. 4.30 nm. Pres. Grant... Pres. Madison Pres. Jackson

Wed., Sept. 21st Wed., Oct., Sch Wed., Oct., 18th

Special Through Rates to Europe, via United States, £120, C112. Direct connections with all Atlantic lines. Choice of railway lines across United States and Cunnda, with liberal stop-over privileges for sight-seeing.

To EUROPE and NEW YORK'

ROUND THE WORLD

Fortnightly sailing on Tuesdays via Manfia, Straits, Colombo, Suez Canal, Alexandria, "Naples, Genoa, Marseilles, Buston and New York.

Pres. Harrison Tues., Sept. 13, u u.. Pres. Y. Buren Tues., Oct. 25, Bn.m. Pres. Monroe Tues., Sept. 27, 9.. Pres. Hayes Tues., Nov: 6, 6 n.m. Pres. Wilson... Tues., Oct. 11, 6 a.. Pres. Folk... Tues., Nov. 22, 8 n.m.

Pres. Lincoln Pres. Barrison

Pres. Grant

244

TO MANILA

Sept. 6th, 6 p.. | Prea. Cleveland Sept. 13th, 6.m. Pres. Monroe... Sept. 13th, 6 p.m. | Prea. Madison

Sept. 19th, 6 p.m. Sept. 27th, 8 a.m. Sept. 27th 6 p.m.

For Bookings, Passenger and Freight Information Apply to Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Building, Ground Floor

Telephone Central 2477, 2478 and 795 Cable Address "Dollar”

Dollar Steamship Line

and

American Mail Line

INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

BAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION. Destination.

STRAITS & Calcutta

CANTON..

CANTON

Steamer.

Sailinge.

.Fooksang Fri, 2nd Sept at 3 p.m. Chipshing Satur. 3rd Sept at 9 a.m. Fooshing Satur. 3rd Sept at 9a.m.

TSINGTAU Swatow &S'hai -Hopsang Sun. 4th Sept-at 10a.m.

TIENTSIN via Shanghai...

SHANGHAI

STRAITS & Calcutta.

Chipshing Mon. 5th Sept at 5 p.m. Yuensang Tues. 6th Sept at 10 am. Kutsang Tues. 6th Sept at 3 p.m.

TSINGTAU Swatow & S'hai Chaksang Wed. 7th Sept at 10 a.m. HANDAKAN

..Hinsang Satur. 10th Sept at 3 p.m. TSINGTAUSwatow & S'hai Kwaisang Sun, 11th Sept at 10 am. STRAITS & Calcutta...... Namsang Moh. 12th Sept at 3 pm.

OSAKA Amoy, Moji & Kobe Laisang Tues. 13th Sept at 7 a.m. TSINGTAU Swatow & S'hai Kwongsang Wed. 14th Sept at 10a.m. TSINGTAU Swata & S'hai Hangsang Sun, 18th Sopt at 10a.m. OSAKA Amoy, S'hai, Yokohama, Hosang Fri, 23 Sept at

7 8.m. Moji & Kobe

*

For froight or passage apply to:-

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. General Managers

ephone 215. Central

THE EAST ASIATIC Co., Ltd.

COPENHAGEN,

The M. S. "ASIA

will be loading for ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG, COPENHAGEN

and other Scandinavian parts on or about

"

Further Sailings Expected on or

M.8. "Asia"

M.S. "Afrika "

M.S. "Malaya"

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,"

FRIDAY,

THE PORT OF HONGKONG.

IMPROVING MARINE SURVEYOR'S

DEPT.

SEPTEMBER

4. Assistant Surveyors

2 Nautical Surveyors

1 Draughtsman

1 European Clark

2 Outdoor officers

2. 1927.

and I would submit for consideration: that the scales of pay may be fixed

ng

follows Marine Surveyor £750

to £950 by £25

Senior Engino Surveyor, Sonier Ship Surveyor, £460 to £700 by £20. $600 charge pay while in the Colony and in charge,

Engino Surveyor, Ship Surveyor,

£400 to £700 by £20

TEXT OF SESSIONAL PAPER. Engine Surveyor, Ship Surveyor

In the Legislative Council yesterday reference was made to al sessional paper upon the subject of Hongkong Harbour and the recently revealed need for improvement of the administration in order to secure general recognition of the Hongkong Passenger Certlicate.

The following is the full text of the sessional paper referred to:

Recommendations by the Harbour, and extension was granted until such Muster as Regards Staff Establish- ment and Salarica for the Govern

ment Marine Surveyor's Department.

The Hon. the Colonial Secretary.

time as Mr. Wilton arrived in the Colony and had had opportunity of surveying those ships and of assuring the Board of Trade that their survey was in order. The Certificates then issued will be valid only for twelve months and as Mr. Wilton is only I herewith forward a letter address-lent to this Government for a period ed to me by Mr. Wilton, the Surveyor of six months, it will necessarily lent to this Government from the follow that at the expiration of twelve Consultative Branch of the Board of Trade, London, who arrived in the months, unless in the, interim steps are taken to ensure recognition, the Colony a short time ago for the pur- difficulties will start anew, pose of ascertaining what stops it will be necessary to take at this Port to ensure recognition by the Board of Trade of a Special Hongkong Pussen- ger Certificate, to have equivalent value all over the world with the Passenger Certificate issued by the authorities in the United Kingdom,

2. As you are aware this question of obtaining recognition has been under review for some years past, but no serious steps were taken until Janu- ary 1925 when a despatch No. 26 dated 17:1.25 was forwarded to the Secretary of State for the Colonies., Various minutes and despatches were written, but the matter did not come to a head until the owners of two ships (the s.s. "Changte" and "Tai- giny which were completing at the Hongkong and Whampoa Dockyard for the Hongkong-Australia trade) discovered that the present Hongkong Passenger Certificate cognised by the Australian authori- tjes; This being the case it would be necessary for those two ships,

was

Board of Trade Requirements. 3. As stated by Mr. Wilton, the Board of Trade require that; before they grant recognition to the Special Hongkong Passenger Certificate, they should be satisfied that:--

(a) the survey work at this port

is carried out by officers com petent to do the work and under regulations of equivalent value to those in force in the United Kingdom.

(b) the staff is numerically ade- quate to deal efficiently with the total work of the Port.

£460 to £700 by £20 Draughtsman £350 to £400 by £10 Clerk Class III $200 to £350 by £10 Outdoor officers (Tape men) $210 to

$252 by $12 which in the first year would entail an additional cost to Government

4 Assistant Surveyors at

£400

over the 1927 Estimates of

2 Nautical Surveyors at

£460

..$22,080

11,040

2 Allowances for charge

pay at $800

1,200

1 Clerk Clang III at

£200

2.400

1 Draughtsman at £360

4,300 439

2 Outdoor officers 5216

6 Conveyance allowances for 4 Assistant Survey- ors and 2 Nautical Surveyors, at $300

A

Total

A Suggestion,

1,800

$43,252

I would point out that it is sabi mitted that the initial pay of the Government Marine. Surveyor should be raised from 1725 to £750. This is suggested as should an Assistant Surveyor, the senior of either, the ship or engine branches, rise to his maximum of £700 he would draw $700 per month salary, plus $50 per month charge pay, totalling $750 per month, i. ., £25 per than the present initial salary of the Government Marine Surveyor. This proposed increase will have no effect until the post of Government Marino of the holder of this appointment is Surveyor falls vacant, as the salary

at present. £875.

annum more

Mr. Wilton was therefore sent out to complete the surveys of the "Changte" and "Taiping," and to re- port direct to the Board of Trade on

7. To compensate in some way for (a) and (b) and also to advise the the proposed increases, I would sub- Hongkong Government on the steps mit that the survey fees at present that he considers necessary to be charged in this Port be raised, as not taken before he can recommend to the they are very low in comparison, with Board of Trade that recognition the charges at other ports. I there- should be granted.

fore forward herewith Tevised list

4. I am convinced that, if recogni- of charges for consideration. This (a) on their first arrival at an Aus-tion by the Board of Trade can be rovised list is for the principal tralian port to go into dry dock obtained, it will give a very great im- charges only and should be regarded and to bo re-surveyed by the petus to the work of this port as reas approximate as the final schedule Australian authorities, and to pair here can be carried out at a when completed may show slight take out an Australian Passon-

cheaper rate than either in Australia modifications or additions. ger Certificate before they or in the United Kingdom, and it is 8. It is proposed that as opportunity would he allowed to enter the obvious that, provided the present dif- offers members of the present staff Australian Passenger trade, ficulty of non-recognition of Hong should undergo a course of training thas putting their owners to kong Certificates is removed, cwners under the direction of the Board of considerable expense.

will take every advantage of our Trade so as to comply with the

(b) in order to genew their Austra, cheaper repair facils. It must requirements under (3) (a).

Ban Certificates, to carry also be taken into consideration that Mr. Hall, Assistant Government out their annual refit and dock-ships, other than those that may carry Marine surveyor, has already under- ing as an Australian port at a out their refits here, may take the zone such training, has satisfied the higher cobt: than this

work opportunity, while in Hongkong to Board of Trade as to his efficiency could be done at Hongkong dock and obtain a "Bottom Certi-as Engine Surveyor and has re- thus diverting from this port ficate" here thus avoiding the risk turned to the Colony. work which, hind, a passenger of damurrage caused by no dock being Mr. Taylor, Assistant Government certificate with world-wide reavaliable in London at the time that Marine Surveyor, is at present on cognition, been available here, their docking is due.

Home leave and I understand that would have been placed with 5. With the observations contained arrangements are being made by the one of the lock shipyards. in Mr. Wilton's letter I entirely con- Colonial Office for him to take the After the interchange miny des- cur, and would invite very careful at- course of

Instruction for Engine patches between this Government, the tention to his remarks on the ques- Surveyor, Government of Australia• and the tion of even further additions to the Mr. Church, Assistant Government Board of Trade, London; it was agreed number of now-recommended staff in Marine Surveyor, is now taking the that, subject to certain conditions, the order to keep pace with the work of course in England to qualify as Ship Board of Trade and the Government the Fort as it developes.

Surveyor.

Estimates consists of

of Australia would give, for these 6. The staff as approved in the 1927 | two ships only, provisional recogni- tion for six months to their Hong- kong Passenger Certificates pending the settlement of the question of re- cognition of

Special Hongkong Passenger Certificate. Owing to

1 Government Marine Surveyor

$725 to £950 by £25 7 Assistant Surveyors (ore not yet appointed) £460 to £700 by $20

Mr. Swan, Assistant Government Marine Surveyor, la taking a course of training locally under Mr. Wilton to qualify as a Ship Surveyor, but unfortunately it is not. anticipated that such course will exempt him from training when he next returns to various delays it was found necessary- The staff as recommended by Mr. the United Kingdom, but will serve to obtain extension of the period, and Wilton would enta the following to reduce the time necessary for various steps were taken to this end,' additions:-

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BANK LINE

AGENTS FOR

LTD.

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

SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION WITHOUT NOTICE.

S.S. "KABINGA" 8.5. "CITY OF PERTH"

THE

FUNNEL

BLUE

LINE

REGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER SERVICES

FREIGHT AND

LONDON SERVICE

"PERSEUS"

6th Sept. Mar'les, L'don, R'dam 'burg & Hull

RHEXENOR" 20th Sept. Mar'lea, L'don, R'dan, H'burg & Hull

"NELEUS"

"HEOTOR"!

24th Sept. London, Rotterdam & Hamburg

5th Oct. Marseilles, London, B'dam & Glasgow

* On! at Carubianca.

LIVERPOOL SERVICE

"TEUCER"

20th Sept. 20th Oct. 20th Nov,

LYCAON" "TITAN"

PACIFIC SERVICE

vis KOBE & YOKOHAMA, TALTHYBIOS" "ACHILLES"

3rd Sept. 22nd Sept.

Genoa, Havre, Liverpoo! & Glasgow Genoa, Havre, Liverpool & Glasgow Gonos. Havre, Liverpool & Glasgow

NEW YORK SERVICE

24th Sept. 23rd Oct.

"ELAUCUS" "THESEUS"

Victoria, Vancouver & Beattle, Victoria, Vancouver & Seattle

New York, Boston & Baltimora New York, Boston & Baltimor

PASSENGER SERVICE

"HECTOR" "AENEAS**

SARPEDON"

"PATRUCLUS"

6th Oct. 1st Nov.

30th Nov.

Bingapore, Marevilles & London Singapore. Marseilles & Londen Singapore, Marseilles & Landon Singapore, Marseilles & London. Also cargo steamers with limited passengers accommodaties at specially reduced rates,

8th Dec.

For freight and passage rates and information apply.10

Butterfield & Swire,

CANADIAN

Agents.

PACIFIC

QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC

TO VICTORIA & VANCOUVER,

БТЕЛМИНУ

SAILINGS 1927.

Konakong Shangbai Kobe Lexys LUXTO LOSTA

Yokohama

Leave

Va'cyer

Arriva

EMPRESS OF ASIA Sept. 14 Sept. 17 Sept. 20 Sept. 23 0ot. 2 EMPRESS OF CANADA Oct: B5 061 8 Oct. 11 Oct. 14. Oct. 23 EMPRESS OF RUSSIA Oot. 26 Oct. 29 Nov. 1 Nov. 1 Nov; 13- EMPRESS OF ASIA Nov. 16 Nov. 19. Not. 22 Nov. 25 Deo. 4 EMPRESS OF CANADA Deo. 7 Deo. 10 Dec. 13 Dec, 16 Dec. 25

· EMPRESS OF RUSSIA Jan, 4 Jan. 7 Jan. 18 Jan, 13 Jan. 22 EMPRESS OF ASIA Jan, 25 Jan. 28 Jan. 31 Feb. 3 Feb. 12. EMPRESS OF CANADA Feb 15 Feb. 18 Feb. 21 Feb. 24 Mar. 4 (E/Asia and E/Russia coll as Nagasaki the day after departure from Shanghai.)

SPECIAL FARES TO EUROPE

£120 £112 £83

All first and second class rooms on the "Empress of Canada," "Empress of Asia" and "Empress of Russia" are fitted with hot and cold running water.

HONGKONG-MANILA SERVICE

Leavo Arrivo Hongkong Manila

Sept. 20 Sept. 22

EMPRESS OF CANADA

Leave

Arrive Manila Hongkong:

Oct. 1 Oct. 3

CANADIAN "PACIFIC EXPRESS

TRAVELLERS CHEQÜES PAYABLE THE WORLD OVER,

THE SAFEST AND MOST CONVENIENT WAY TO CARRY FUNDS.

UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT

London, Rotterdam, Hamburg & Leith.......... Havre, London & Glasgow

ELLERMAN LINE

8th September. 4th November.

AUSTRAL-EAST INDIES LINE

Passenger Department: Freight and Express :

Tel. 0.762. Tel. 0. 42.

Cables CAÇANPAC." Cable,: “NAUTILUS.”

AUSTRALIA

Bailings from 81NGAPORE on 7th of every mouth by "CITY OF PALERMO" or "UITY OF SPARTA"

to Javn, Fremantle, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney and VICE VERSA.

Through Freight and Passenger bookings from Hongkong in conjunction with "Ellerman" Line

-other services.

BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE.....

S.S. "CITY OF EVANSVILLE" 8.S. CITY OF HOMBAY

8.8 "CITY OF EASTBOURNÉ"

AMERICAN & MANOHURIAN LINE.

via Suez Canal

via Suez Canal

8th September. 9th October.

6th November.

via Suez Canal

ALSO AVENTE FOR

ANDREW

BOSTON & NEW YORK

S.S. "OLIVEBANK”

WEIR

HONGKONG, CANTON MACAO STEAMERS.

THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MAUAO STEAMBOAT UO., LTD.-

CANTON LINE.

Sailings from Hongkong--Daily at 1 am... Sailings from Hongkong-8.8. "KINSHAN"-Monday,

Wednesday and Friday at 8 a.m. Sailings from Canton-Daily at 4 p.m. Sailings from Canton-e.s.. "KINSHAN"-Tuesday,

Thursday and Saturday at 8 a.m... S.S. "TAISHAN" borths on arrival in Hongkong on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at Company's Wing Lok. Street Wharf. All Steamors will, as usual, leave for Canton from the Hongkong Wharf.

...

MACAO LINE.

& CO.

SERVICES TO

via Suez Canal

From Hongkong

AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE 27th September,

ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE 25th October.

FROM HONGKONG:

8 AM, and 2 P.M.'

(Weekdays only).

MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA

10th of October..

Will leave homeward

bound on or about.

6th September. 20th October.

10th October.

S.S. "TINHOW"

about.

5th November.

MS. "Danmark" ...... 1st December.

Subject to change without notice.

For further particulare please apply to

Th

JOHN MANNERS & CO., LTD.

Agentes

Loading for Mauritius, Delagoa Bay, Darban, East London, Algua Bay (Port Elizabeth), Mossel Bay nd

Dapetown.

Through Bill of Lading isaned to Beira, Quilimains, Ibo, Port Amrlin, Mozambigao, Chinde, Inharabane,

Zanzibar, Mombasa, Kilindini, Port Nolloth, Laderitz Bay, Walvis Bay and Madagascar,

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For freight or passage on any of the above lines apply. Telephone Central 4791, -

THE BANK|| LINE, LTD.

FROM MACAO

8 A.M. and 2 P.M.. (Weekdays only).

SPECIAL SUNDAY EXCURSIONS

4TH SEPTEMBER.

HONGKONG TO MACAO

9,00 alm. “TAISHAN" 3.30 p.m. "SUI TAI"

MACAO TO HONGKONG÷

9,00 a.m. "BUI TAI" 4.30 p.m. "TAISHAN"

Above Sailings are subjected to Weather Conditions and Intending Passengers are requested to communicate- with the Offics, whenever any of the Typhoon SigHIALI 76% holated.