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4.

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18th February 18th March.. 18th April 20th May

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BERVICE OF FAST MOTOR VESSELS.

Loading Direct For

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SCANDINAVIA.

M.V. "AURA”.

8.8.

BENARES ́ ́

MV.

NANKING"

*

+Also loading direct for Ganna.

8.8. "BENARES"

Loading about 26th February 11th March 6th April

Also loading direct for Oren. SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTO.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY

to embark on expansion for foar rall costs (down to the ultimate that their capital may be render essentials, including public coats) od obsolescent by an imminent has hardly, yet been made" there advance in a rival form of trans- is no reason to suppose it cannot. In the light of present-day achieve. port.

Neod for Transport, ment in transport, an intelligent China's transport field, in prac- community would endeavour to The Shanghai-Hankow Air Ser- vice has not proved to be quite tlenily virgin ground in which she make it before embarking on large such a profitable investment as is unhampered by any traditions. sums of social capital. the Chinese Government supposed. It is up to the authorities to see The necessity for research in It is rumoured that a cancellation that she gets the greatest public production and a lowering of of the contract with the American advantage for the capital expend costs is a fact readily under- interests is contemplated. This ed in any particular aphere of stood by everybody in the busi- calls for a few comments on the transport. This sounds fairly ness world. Yet the fact that Investment of capital in China's utopian but a acar approach is by transport costs enter into produc

no means impossible.

'ilon costs does not seem to be un- transport services.

The inadequacy and inefficiency

Assuming that Olina has al- derstood so clearly. Any advant- of transport facilities In China ready at her disposal a knowledge age gained in the field of trans- constitutes China's greatest bur- of the natural possibilities of port costs ir equal in value to the den. This is a fairly constant supplying a particular form of gains in the direct "cost of pro- topic of conversation in Nanking.transport, the essential require duction" field... Uneconomic con- Indeed it comes almost next in ments are:

ditions, in the transport, field will order to that of the "abolition of

(1) An economic survey of the effectively shut out certain mar- national" extrality." With the

country with reference to kets... trail of endeavouring to run bel

present and potential goods fore being able to walk the au- thorities are grappling with the task in a wholly unscientific man- ner. "Advancement by "lesping" seems to be the order of the day (as witness the fostering of Air Transport) and a lot of capital is Invested which, with more eo- ordinated interest and better fore- knowledge of the transport needs would never take the particular form it now assumes..

Problem of Costs.

to be moved from and to The third requirement is "one cach Province. Form of which is occupying the attention traffic-fe, mineral traffic, of transport interests all over the bulk commodities, manufac-world. Although in the transport tured goods, etc.

activities of the Western nations (2) A knowledge of the true a keen interest has arisen in the costa (equated in a scienti- various forms of motive power. fic spirit) of supplying each and fuel for transport units, in the net cost- particular form of trans-truck design and port and its economie ad-linces of motor-road construction and maintenance, in terminal vantage. (3) An accurate knowledge of handling facilities and layouts There is not so much new the comparative value of (ocean, rail, road and air), there capital coming into existence in

potential scientific advanco has been no attempt to reduce the China that its, misuse or mis-

(this being the keynote taj results to a common denominator application can be afforded. Un

an economical investment of economic application. Mainly der the prenent system of spon- of capital in the best form because the science of compara- soring the development of 'trane-

Demand for Production;

tive costing is still in its infancy. no there is facilities.

There are no obstacles in the At present it is trial, error and port guarantee that an adequate return way of the first requirement. No supposition. But cost-experts are on the capital invented can be ex-one should know better than China by no means at the end of their pected (as witness, again, the herself the present and potential ingenuity. The problem is one of Shanghai-Hankow Air Service) supply of and demand for pro method presenting only technical

no ducts in each of her Provinces:

ft de- incidentally there is

Ulmculties. In any case guarantee that the country's most The second requirement calls tracts in no way from Chiria's make pressing needs are being met for a considerable amount of re-position of being able to This is a Lowfold deterrent since search work. But here China is comparisons much more certain the night of failure to produce pro in the admirable position of being without incurring the expenses of fits on the part of already estab-able to draw upon the Western experiment and probable risk of lished transport services tends to nations' experience. Sho can duplication or obsolescence of restrict the further employment eliminate from a field of total pos- capital.

and

.

of this sort of capital. It is as sibilities. She has. at her disposal There is a wealth of informa- well to point out also that ignor the records of other people's negation available for China to draw ance of the true costs and scienti- tives. Sho can compare the re-unen from the experience and fic position of, say, rail transport sults of transport services ex- results of transport services in the may quickly render obsolescent prosand in a common language of more advanced countries of the

and efficiencies world. capital invested, in motor-road economie costs transport. Or,

There need be no haphazard In- ''alternatively, For instance, even though, as Sir through ignorance of their own Joalah Stamp said in his inaugural vestment of capital in a particular costs and scientific position motor address to the Institute of Trans- form of transport-(Ctd.) by E. road transport interests may fall port a true costing of roud and Kermode, Grad. Inst. Transport.

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Korea Maru

Thursday, 6th Feb. Wednesday, 19th, Fob."

SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghai & Japan Porta

Shidzuoka Maru

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Bingapore, Penang, Colombo & Bucz:

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via. Manila & Ports.

BOMBAY via Singapore,. Panang & Colombo.

Tokushima Maru ---

Friday, 28th Feb.

SOUTH AMERICA (WEST COAST) via Japan, Honolulu,

Los Angeles, Mexico Panama.

Rakuyo Maru

SOUTH AMERICA (EAST COAST) vin Bingapore,

Capotown & Ports.

Bingo Maru

NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama,

SALVAGE TUR “TAKOJ

Hakusan Maru ... Kitano Maru

---

**

Kaga Maru

Tango Maru...

Tamba Maru

Wednesday, 12th Feb.

Friday, 28th Feb.

Saturday, 8th Tob.

Baturday, 22nd Feb.

Wednesday, 19th Feb. Wednesday, 26th Már.

Tuesday, 11th Feb.

+

1

Sunday, 2nd Mar.

Wednesday, 5th Feb.

Kuma Maru

Thursday, 15th Feb.

Kako Maru'

Tuesday, 18th Feb.

LIVERPOOL via, Port Said, Constantinople,

+Dalagon Maru

Monday, 17th Feb.

Genoa & Marseilles.

Saturday, 8th Feb.

Baturday, 15th Feb.

Sunday, 9th Feb. Monday, 10th Feb.

6.8. "SUMATRA" M.V.

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Hongkong.

4th February 3rd March

7th March

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· PORTHOS........................

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19th March.

...

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12th February

Yuensang Bulsang

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Thurs: 6th. Fab at noon,

Mon. 24th Feb at

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