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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY,

HONGKONG CRAFT

WRECKED

VOYAGE TO FIJI MEETS DISASTER

Pounded into a total wreck on the

JANUARY 18, 1934

BANKS.

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI THE CHARTERED BANK OF BANKING CORPORATION. INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Authorised Capital

Quoted breakwater at Zamboanga, Philip- pine Islands, during a fierce typhoon, was the fate of the sturdy 40-foot Imued and Pally' Paid-up. 89.690.000 Hongkong-built craft Tiene Chino, according to word just received here.

EMPRESS OF BRITAIN

THE WORLD'S WONDER SHIP Size ---Speed Space

Itinerary from Hong Kong-March 21st for Shanghai, Chinwangtao (Paiping), Kobe, from Yokohama, April 11th visiting Honolulu, Hito, Ban Francisco April 26, Los Angeles. (San Pedro), Balboa, Cristobal, Havana, Now York May 14, thenco to Cherbourg arriving Southampton May 21st

OR.

TRANS-PACIFIC SAILINGS

Wong Kong Shanghai Negaraki

Aseive Leave

VARBORYA

Lente

Robe LEATO

Tokohama 'lonelulu

Leave krave

Empr. of Barala...Jan. 31 Feb. 2 Umpr. of Japan...Feb. 13 Feb. 15 Empr. of Asia ...Feb 22 Feb. 24 Emir of Canada... Mar. 0 Mar. 1 Bapr. of Russia...far. 23 Mar. 26 Empr. of Japan....Apr. 6 Apr. 6

Feb. 4- Feb. 6 Feh

Feb. 18

Feb. 20

Feb. 26

Victoria | Arrive Feb. 17 Mar. 3

Feb. 25

Feb. 23 Mar. 2

Mar. 11

Mar. 14

Bnr 16

Mar. 23

Mar, 27,

Mar. 29

Mar. 31

Apr. 11

Apr. 13 Apr. 19

Mar. 28 Apr. Apr. 24

TO MANILA

J

. Jan. 19.

EMPRESS OF JAPAN

CANADIAN PACIFIC

Telophones: Passongor 20762. Freight 20042. Canton Agents; JARDINE MATHESON & CO., LTD.

NYK

San Francisco via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu,

Taiyo Maru

Chichibu Maru

Tatsuta Maru ..

Seattle & Vancouver.

Tues., 23rd Jan, at midnight ..Wed., 7th Feb. at 10 a.m. Wed, 21st Feb, at 10 a.m.

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. Katori Mara

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.Mon., 29th Jan. Tues., 6th Feb,

.Mon., 26th Feb.

.Fri., 23rd Feb.

Thurs., 15th Feb.

.Mon., 29th Jan.

Thurs., 8th Feb.

Sat., 20th Jan.

Sat., 20th Jan. Wed., 81st Jan.

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Enjoy Your Short Leave in Australia and New Zealand. Hong Kong. Sydney-19 days.

FIRST CLASS FARE TO SYDNEY, £76 RETURN

17

LONDON (via Australia) from £128.16.0 (Australian Newspapers on file).

Duo I'Kong Leaves H'Kong Leaves Manila Due Sydney

STEAMER CHANGTE TAIPING CHANGTE TAIPING

Feb.

14 Feb.

17 Feb.

6 Mar.

28 Mar.

10 Mar.

9 Apr.

17 Apr.

8 May

15 May

20 Apr. 18 May

6. Mar.

1 Apr.

6. May 8 June

AUSTRALIAN-ORIENTAL LINE, LIMITED.

Butterfield & Swire, Agents.-Hong Kong-Shanghai,

Aterting Bliver

............$55,000,000

.... 6.300.000 *******.. 10,000,000

Incorporated by Royal Charter 2003.

HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.

{Reserve Fund ******

The craft was on an adventurous 7,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $25,000,000 Paid-up Capila mile

to Fijl when the wreck The master, Captain L

ACCOR

necom, and members of the

were rescued.

crew

The Tiene China was a small Euro- penn-type craft, Chinese rigged. Sho

was built in the Clone by the Kwong-

HEAD-OFFICE-TONGKONG

BOARD OF DIRECTORS. T. E. Pearos, Esq. Chairman."

T. H. R. Shaw, Est.

Deputy Chairmat,

Fat Shipbuilding Company for Cap-w. I. Bell, Esq. tain L. Kingdom, well-known mercar A. il. Compton, B. tile marine officer on the China Const, S. B. Dudwall. Exi. who proposed to make the 7.000-mila lion, str. C... 8. voyage to Tonga, Fiji Islands. Tho crew for the voyage were two Samoan women, one of them being accom- panied by her son.

Mackie..

ΑΜΟΥ

G. Miskin, Ex.

Hon. Mr. J. J.

Peterson.

.£3.000.000 2.000.000

Reserve Liably of Propriature .... 3,000,000

AGENCIES AND DRANCHIES 1– ALON STAR ILOILO

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BAIGON SEMARANG BEREMBAN BILANGHAL SINGAPORE BITIAWAN

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MANILA

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RAWALPINDI

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YOKOHAMA ZAMBOANGA

CONORIN CHITRAL

-3. A. Plummer, Esq. CAWNTOSE

V. M. GRAYBURN, K., CHUER MANAUEL

Leaving Hongkong towards the endi of November, the Tiene China set o Course for the Philippines with the Intention of proceeding through the BANGKOK Mindore Straft to the Sula Sea: then BATAVIA calling at Zamboanga, and leaving BOMBAY the Philippines by way of the Basillan CALCUTTA

after CANTON Stralt. Her pronesed Coured leaving the Philippines was through CILEFOO the East Indies, across the northern COLOMBO sens of Australia, and so on to the DAIREN South Sea Islands.

FOOCHOW

During her voyage from Hangkong HAIPHONG to the northern part of the Philippines HAMBURO the Tiene China met stormy weather, HANKOW which delayed her some time, but HARDIN Hearing the Philippines the weather HONOKEY cleared and she made good passage ILOILO However, after entering the Mindoro IPOI Strait, and when about. 30 miles from JostORE Zamboanga, she was becalmed and it KOBE took her over six days to make the KOWLOON anchorage at the port.

•

The Typhoon. When passing through the Sulu Sea sho was sighted and spoken to by the Hol Hong The

Ho! Heng hove to and signalled an inquiry as to whether any assistanco was required, and Captain Kingdom replied that every-

BRANCHES 1***

KUALA LUMPUR

LONDON

LYONS MALACCA MANILA

MUAR (Johor) MUKDEN NEW YORK PEIPING PENANG RANGOON BAIOON

BAN FRANCISCO

MANCHAL

SINGAPORE BOURADAYA

BUNGE PATANI TIENT IN TOKYO TSINGTAO YOKOHAMA

Current Accounts opened in Local Currency and Fixed Depoalts received for one year or shorter perioda In Local Currency and Berling on terms which will be quoted ex

ppilation.

Hongkong. 80th October, 1988.

thing was all right and that no, nid | HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK. Was needed.

However, no sooner had the Tiene

the

FOR THE HONGKONG AND_YILANGUAT BANKING conronaTION,

V. K. GRAYBURN, B÷4¬ Chief ManagNT. Hongkong, 25th April, 1939.

STILL LEADING

The lesiness of the above Hank is con China cast anchor off the brenicwater ducted by the TIONGKONG AND BILANG at Zamboanga than a typhoon warn-HAI BANKING CORPORATION. Nules may

The ubtained on application. ing was received. Captain Kingdom, nnxious for the, safety of his craft, made for shelter, cast out bull an

everything down and chors, battened

afterwards, waited. Shortly

by mountainous Lyphoon, accompanied Bensi

hit Zainboanga. Tho Tiene China putrode the tompest, for some time, but her on- chors began to drag, and finally tho anchor chains parted. The craft was swept along in the heavy seas and crashed into the breakwater, where SHIP BUILDING IN BRITAIN the sturdy little vessel was pounded into a totul wreck.

GAINS

under

HAIPHONG NEW YORK TINGTAO

HAMBURG

HANKOW

HARDIN

PEIPING

(Peking)

TENANG

HONGKONG KANGOON

Forlan Exchange and General and Dank- Ing business transacted.

and Pixed Current Accounta opened Deposits received for one year or shorter periods rates which will be quoted o *pplication.

A. DHEARLET,

Tona

15,000 27th Jan. 6,800 Ord Feb.

17,000 10th Feb. 6,000 17th Feb.

17,000 24th Feb. 6,800 Brd Mar.

10,000 10th Mar. 15,000 24th Mar:

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Mongkong, 17th November, 1932.

THE BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED.

ESTADIJSHED ' 1313.

Authorized Capital .... Pald-up Ospital Reserve Fund

$11.000.000

B.665,000

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

8,000 19 Jan. 2.30 p.m. 18'pore, Penang & Calcutta 7,000

3rd Feb. S'poro, Penang & Calcutta 18th Feb. B'poro, Penang & Calcutta' Calls Rangoon,

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THE YOKOHAMA SPĒÇIE BANK, LIMITED.

Capital (fully paid up).... 100.000.000 Reserve Fund

HEAD OFFICE-YOKOHAMA, Branches and Agenclex at

Honstata

3rd Feb.

Brd Mar..

7,000

7,000

7,0001

80th Mar,

Manila, Rabaul,

Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne

Regular Monthly Sallings from Hongkong to Shanghal and Japan and Hongkong to Australia.

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S'hai, Kobe Yoko

8'hai, Moji, Kobe & Ovaka 8'hai, Moji, Robe & Yoko 8'hai, Kobe & Yoko S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Osaka 6'hai, Moji, Kobu & Onka 8'hai, Kebe & Yoko S'hal, Kobo Yoko 8'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yako Bhai, Koho & Yoko 8'hai, Kobe & Yoko

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Kobe London Los Angeles" Manila

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RANCHI

CARTHAGE

6,800124th Jan. S'hai, Kobo & Yoko 17,000 20th Jan. 8,000 28th Jan. 7,600 4th Feb. 15,000 9th Feb. 10,000 9th Feb. 10,000 22nd Feb. 0,500 22nd Feb. 18,000 28rd Feb. 7,000 4th Mar. 17,000 th Mar. |15,000 23rd Mar.

Nagasaki

Nagorn

New York

Onnka.

Paris

Pelping

(Mukden) Hamburk COD | Hankow

Hongkong

of

Sydney Foursbaza Shanghat

Singapore Tokyo

Tientsin

Tsingtao

Yingkow

London, Jan. 17. Calcutta The crew managed to swin, to the breakwater and clamber onto it, until The gradual improvement in Canton

Changchun rescued by a party sent from the British shipbuilding conditions is Dairen Deiny) Knji shore. The lost practically all their shown by the quarterly return of Patien

the Lloyds Register. At the end of gear in the disaster.

On the following day, when typhoon had abated, Captain Kingdom the year there were paid a visit to the wreck and managed struction in Great Britain and arbin

Interest allowed on Current Accounts, to salvage some of the vessels gear. Ireland 90 merchant vessels

Deposita received for fixed periodu ut res Later, he sold the wreck to Chinese 381,641 tona gross. This was an

п. молі. increase of 27,779 tons on the low to be obtained on application. buyers on the Island for 100 pesos.

The crew of the craft, the two figures for the previous quarter Samoan women and the boy,

and of 106,044 tons on the amount taken care of by the officers' wives at being built at the close of 1932.

There had been the local United States Army post,

a steady and it is understood that they were able to find employment there. Cap-crease in shipping under construc- proceeded to Manila, tion during the year, although tain Kingdom* where he caught a vessel for Aus figures are small compared with those of the pre-depression period. tralls.

Merchant shipping under construc- ELECTRICAL POWER. tion on December 81 was

wero

HUGE LONDON PLANT IN OPERATION

in-

the

lowest recorded since June, 1909. tons It was less by about 27,000 than that in hand at the end of September last.

The Avo leading countries after London, Jan. 17: The first part of the great Great Britain are Japan with at Bat- 106.700 tons under construction, electrical power station tersen, London, is now completed. France, 90,656 tons, Sweden 64,640 Spain 35,724 tons. Total tonnage It is in commercial operation, and tons, Holland 10,540 tons, and at present produces an output, as required, up to 100,000 kilowatts, being built in the world at the end of the year. was 767,277 tons, of The next stage will be the con- which 43.8% was being built in struction of a third turbo alterna-Great Britain and Ireland and tor. with 105.000 kilowatt capacity. 56.2 per cent in all other countries. This will be the largest unit in British proportion is the highest Europe, the capacity of the station achieved for some years. At the eventually being 240,000 kilowatta. end of 1929 it amounted to 50.2

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