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CANADIAN PACIFIC

QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC

12 DAYS FROM CHINA AND 3 DAYS PROM JAPAN

TO CANADA AND U.S.A.

· Hongkong Shanghai.

Kobe Takohama Vanicuve? Lanya

Feb. 20 Mar.

Apr. 4

Leave

LDAYS

Empress of Japan

Fel. E

Feb. B

Feb, 10

LAYE Feb. 12

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Feb. 18

Hob, 21

Feb. 24

Feb. 26

Empress of Canada

Mar. S

MKT. B

Mar, 10

Mar. 12

Mar 21

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har, 10

Mar. 21

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Mar 26

Empress of Japan

Apr 1

Apr. 4

Apr. 7

Apr. 9

Apr. 17

Ampress of Asya'

Ajr. Hi

Apr. 15

Apr. 16

Apr. 10

Apr. 27

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Apr, 25

Apr. 28

Apr. 30

May 2

May 14

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May B

May il

May 14

May 16

Mar 25

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May 23

May 26

May 21

May 30

June 10

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June 5

June U

June 11

June 13

June 20

Imprese of Connex

June 201

June 23

June 25

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Empress 51 Pussie'

Juis 3

July 6

July

July 11

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Impress of Japan

July 18

July 21

July 23

July 25

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July 31

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Aug. & Ax. 17

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HONG KONG- MANILA

EMF. of JAPAN

IMP. 01 CANADA

Lesn Arrive

Hong Kong Manila

Jon to Jan. 12

Fele 7 Feb. 9

Telephan Phonetiger 20747 Freigh

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HE Seattle "Great Circle" route is from 500 to 1500 miles shorter than any other across the Pacific. This means from one to seven days less"in transit" time; from one to seven days quicker deliveries; from one to seven days less interest and insurance charges. To ignore these facts is to ignore shipping economies and sales advantages which your business should enjoy.

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MARITIMES

FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS.

Sailings from

To MARSEILLES via Saigon,

Singapore, Colombo, Djibouti (Aden) Suer, Port-Said..

G. METZINGER:.. 20th Jan. ANDRE LEBON... 3rd Feb. PORTHOS....... 17th Feb. JHENONCEAUX... 3rd Mar. ATHOS II........... 17th Mar D'ARTAGNAN...... 31st Mar.. ANGERS... SPHINX......

14th Apr. 28th Apr.

Hongkong.

To YOKOHAMA via Shanghai

8. Kobe.

PORTHOS... .CHENONCEAUX... ATHOS LI..... D'ARTAGNAN ANGERS

SPHINX....................

20th Jan. 3rd Feb, 17th Feb. 3rd Mar. 17th Mar. 30th Mar:

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COMMERCIAL LINE.

From DUNKIRK Hamburg, Rotterdam, (Aniwerp):

For full Particulars, apply to

Telaphouse: 26681,

Cắt, den MESSAGERIES MARITIMER,

8. Qusan's Buliding,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1931.

SOUTHERN PACIFIC. NEW BRIDGE.

OVER MILE LONG ACROSS SUISUN BAY.

LOW LEVEL RECORD

FOR SILVER.

CONSIGNEES' NOTICES. OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. And

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. Consignces per Company's Vessel,

"MENELAUS" From UNITED KINGDOM via SINGAPORE.

AUSTRIAN ECONOMIST URGES INTERNATIONAL ACTION.

London, Jan. 6. Tho Southern Pacifle Rallway

The well-known Austrian Company has just completed a magni- Acent bridge to eliminate the last economist, Dr. Joseph Jane, has physical barrier in railway, travel written a letter to the Financial are hereby notified that their cargo north and cast out of or into the Times urging the need for inter-will be discharged Into Holt's Whart San Francisco Bay area, and making national co-operation to check the Kowloon, where it will lie at Can-

signeo's risk and subject to terms in the price of silver, and conditions of storage at Holt's Wharf. old train ferries, Solano and Contra

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January.

possible the retirement of the historic clinging the formation of The Cargo will be ready for delivery | Costa, which for many years have "International Bilver pegging from Godown on and after th been a fascinating though tedious syndicate" which would absorb from the market the floating quantity of the metal, amounting to

about one

thousand million ounces, which is responsible for price fluctuations.

phase of such travel.

The Solano has been in service since 1870; the Contra Costa sines 1014. They were known as the largest train fexry boats in the world and will be scrapped after the first of the

year.

A saving in time of from 20 to 30 minutes on passenger trains and from two to four hours on freight trains of the will be effected by opening bridge, of tremendous importance to traveller and shipper.

Double Tracked.

The bridge in the largest and heaviest

railway (either vehicular) west of the Mississippi river, and is not exceeded in load- other carrying capacity by Any

It is double bridge in the world. tracked,

It lies from Sulsan point, north of Martinez, on the south shore of Suisun hay, to Army Paint, In thr Turth shorn a distance of one raile and an eighth--6,603 feet.

The bridge was erected in the record time of 18 months, bettering engineers the original estimates of by approximately Bix werks. marked the largest construction pro- Jeet of the West during 1929-30,

It

Dr. Hans suggests that the price should be fixed at fifteen pence shou per ounce, and that the syndicate should also control the closing down of nines, the remonetisation of silver as the standard in the East, and an increase in the use of silver for subsidiary coino in all states which are members of the syndicate,

Silver reached a new low level record on the London market yes terday, the price being 13.11/18ths per ounce spot-Reuter.

TAX QUESTIONS.

NORTH CHINA AND LIKIN ABOLITION.

Peking, Jan. 7.

North The kin situation in Chun is still somewhat abscure. The structure is made up of seven

It appears that while the pro- main through truss spans, each 526

vinees have announced to Nan- feet long: 328-foot fi span, the inrgest in the world; two dock annny, king that likin and all "illegal" new 504 and 204 feet in length; a $60-foot taxes have been abolished.

"business" and viaduct at the south end and a 200-"consumption" foot vinstuet at the north end.

while taxes replacing likin,

likin stations are still open 11,000,000 1, of Steel.

in Hopel and elsewhere.

Some foreign reports from Man- of steel went into the vast super-churia state that likin is being strelurr of the bridge. This rluded 25,000,000 pounds of silicon steel. 9,500,000 pounds of carbon steel and 900,000 pounds of heat-treated eyebars,

A total of forty-four million pounds.

A total of 105,000 cubic yards of concrete likewise went into the mak- ing of the great bridge.

A

The 328-fout lift span has maxine clearance of 135 feet above mean high water when raised, and can be raised or lowered in 8 seconds vither by electricity от

still collected there.

A Chinese report from Tientsin states that Gen. Chang Hsueh- lang has requested Mr. T. V. Soong to go to Tientain to discuss the likin problem, the means of raising funds to take its place, and the finances connected with re- organisation and rehabilitation of the

Shangi

and Kuaminchun

troops.

gasoline The Kirin Governot, Chang Tso engine. The bridge has a clearance of 50 feet above menn high water hsiang, is reported to be going to with lift at rail-level, taking care of Tientsin very shortly for discus- Chung Hsuch-liang, 05 per cent of navigation at this sions with point.

heore the Tlontsin conference Two towers of the lift apan rise 220 continues to grow in importance fort above the waters of the bay. as well as the length of its duru-

The superstructure of the bridgeton-Reuter rests on ten main plers and 22 nedestal piers, all founded in sold bedrock at the bottom of the hay. The largest of these piers are 207 feet in height. from bedrock to rail- level of the bridge, the equivalent of 20-storey building. More concrete was used in the building of one of these niers than was utilized in the construction of the Bus Building San Francisco's Inrgest skyscraper, The largest of the piers have a hasa 40 by 00 feet,

Aerial Bencore.

Full lighting codes of land, sea and air are installed upon the structure for the guidance of the mariner, the railroadian and the traveller of the candle 2,000,000 skles, including power air bencon, atop one of the lift span towers and secondary air beacons on each of the seven main truss spans, More than 20 miles of new track was laid in connexian with the bulld- ing of the bridge order to afford connexion by easy grade with existing main line tracks.

The bridge will be ofclnlly known a the Martinez-Rericin bridge across Suisun bay.

Shoup of Southern Pacific, and W. H. Kirkbridą, engineer of maintenance of way and structures for the railway. They have been assisted by G. W. Rear, engineer of bridges, and II. 1. anistant engineer of Benjamin, bridges, who have been in charge of field operations.

S. A. Roake, chief designer, for Southern Pacific Company, designed both the foundation and superstruc- ture of the bridge.

Construction work has been carried under the direction of C. R. Harding, assistant to President Paul CE

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Optional cargo will not be lunded here, unless notice has been given prior to steamer's arrival but carried on from port to port to the final port- of enli to which the option extenda.

All broken, chafed, and damaged where they will be examined on any goods are to be loft in the Godowns, Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.46 a.m. and noon within the free storage period.

No clalinn will be admitted after the Goods have loft the steamer's Gotown, and all Goods remaining un- delivered after the 12th January, will be subject to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer

must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 28th January, 1931, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agente.

Hongkong, 6th January, 1931.

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,

The Stramship,

"ANDRE LEBON” Arrived Hongkong on Tuesday, the 0th January, 1931. From MARSEILLES, &c,

Consignees of Cargo by the above named steamer are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables being landed and placed at their risk in the Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon wirf and godown Co. Ltd.,

Are

Kowlock, whence delivery can be obtained as the goods are innded.--

Goods not cleared within 7 days including date of arrival, will be subject le rent.

All claims must he went to the Thursday, undersignest before the the 15th January, 1931, or they wil not be recognized.

Damaged Packages must be left in the Codowns for examination by the

sizes, and Company's Sur veyor Moara:-Goddard Douglas at 10.00 am on Monday, the 12th January, 1931.

No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.

No fire Insurance will be effected by eu in any case whatever.

R. ONL,

Agent. Hongkong, 6th January, 1931.

N. Y. K. LINE (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.)

From EUROPE and STRAITS, The Steamship,

#YASUKUNI MARU," having arrived from the shove porta, Consignces of Cargo are hereby in- formed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong und Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godown at Kowloon, whence delivery may by obtained.

Goods nut cleared by the 14th January, 1931, will be subject to rent. Damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignee's and the Co.'s representa- tives on any Tuesdays and Fridays, at 4.30 p.m. within the free storage Period.

All claims must be presented within tun days of the steamer's arrival here, after which datos they cannot be recognized.

No claims will be admitted after the gonds have left the Godowns.

No fire Insurance has been effected.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Hongkong. 7th January, 1931.

THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS "MANIFESTO", HONGKONG.

Codas Uned Al, A.B.C. Fifth Edition, Engineering, First and Second Edition Western Union and Watkins Benson's, Marconi,

Dock Owners, Ship Builders, Marine & Land Engineers, Boller Makers, Iron, Steel & Brass Founders, Forge Masters, Electricians.

T. S. S. “SIANG WO.”

Passenger & Cargo River Steamer, built and engined as Kowicon Dock, by the Hongkong

& Whampoa Dook Co., Ltd., to the order of the Indo-China Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., for service on the Middí ́e Yangteze Hankow-Iohang.

Plesas, address enquiries to the Chief Manager--

H. M. DYER, B. 56., M.I.N.A., Kowloon Dock, Hongkong.

VINENCER

EXPRESS

PAKUTA

SERVICE

BARBER WILHELMSEN

LINE.

TRANS-PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC COAST SERVICE via PANAMA. Next Sailing

M.V. "TAI SHAN"'

on

JANUARY 16th for

SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA, SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK & BOSTON.

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For Passenger and Freight information please apply :-

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

Queen's Buildings.

Agents,

Telephone 28021.

P. & 0. BRITISH-INDIA, APCAR AND EASTERN AUSTRALIAN LINES.

(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND) Taking Cargo on through Billy of Lading for Straits, Java and Burma, Ceylon, India; Persian Gulf, Mauritius, E. & 8. Africa, Australasia, including, New Zealand & Queensland Ports, Red Sen Egypt, Constantinople, Greece, Levantine Ports, Europe Etc.

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (UNDER CONTRACT WITH H.M. GOVERNMENT.)

S.

S.

*JEYPORE

KASHMIR

COMORIN *PERIM

KASHGAR

MALWA *Cargo only.

Tons

From Hong-

kong fabout)

Destination

5,318 10 Jan. noon. M'los, L'don, Hull, H'burg,

Rotterdam & Antwerp 8985 | 17th Jan. | 15,132 31st Jan. 7,640 7th Feb.

M'los, L'don, Hull,

Rotterdam & Antwerp Bombay, Miles & L'don Milos, London, Hull, H'burg,

Rotterdam & Antworp

9,005 14th Feb. 1. M'les, London, Hull

Rotterdam & Antwerp

| 10,980 28th Feb. 1 Marseilles, & London Calls Casa Blanca.

Frequent connections from Port Bai for Paasengers and Cargo to Constantinople, Pyrous, Smyrna and other Levant by Steamers of the Khedivial Mall B.S. Co.

*TALAMBA TALMA TAKADA

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR- SAILINGS

8,018

10,000

6,949 |

20th Jan. 6th Fol 25th Feb.

S'pore, Penang & Calcutta

S'pore, Penang & Calcutta

S'pore, Penang & Caloutta

*Calle Rangoon,

B. I. Appear Lino steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd class passengers. All steamers are fitted with wireless and carry a qualified surgeon.

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South).

NELLORE

TANDA

ST ALBANS

6.853

31st Jan.

*6,956

28th Fob.

4,500

1st Apr.

Manila, Rabaul,

Brisbane, Sydney

and Melbourne

Regular Monthly Sailings from Hongkong to Shanghai and Japan and Hongkong to Australia.

Hong-Kong to Sydney-19 days,

• Frequent connections from Australia with the following:→→

The Union 8.8. Co.'s Steamers to teh United Kingdom ris Now Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.,

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

The P. & O. French Service of Steamers to London via Suez, The New Zealand Shipping Co. Steamore to Southampton and London via Panama Canal.

TALMA

KASHGAR KHIVA MALWA KHYBER

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

KAWALPINDI KARMALA RAJPUTANA

KALYAN COMORIN

1 Carga only.

10,000 | 15th Jan. | Amoy, 8'hai, Maji, Kobo

& Oaska 9,005 | 17th Jan.. | S'hai, Moji, Koba & Yoko 9,135 24th Jan. S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko 10,980 31st Jun. S'hai, Moji, Kobo & Yoko 9,114 14th Fob. S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko 16,619 28th Fob. S'hai, Kobe & Yoko

9,128 14th Mar. | S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko 16,586 27th Mar. J S'hai, Kobo & Yoko

9,144 10th Apr. S'hai, Moji, Kabo & Yoko 15.132 24th Apr. S'hai, Kobo & Yoko

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. WIRELESS ON ALL STEAMERS.

Parcels Measuring not more than 24 ft. x2ft. x 1ft. will be received at the Co's Offico up to noon on the day previous to sailing. For Passage Rates, Handbooks, Freights, oto., apply to

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co...

Agents.

P. & O. Bldg., Connaught Rd., C.,

TRAVEL A.-O. LINE

TO AUSTRALIA. 'Calling at Manila (P. Is.), Thursday la, Cairoz, Townsville,'

Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.......

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