1936-04-25 — Page 19

THE

BLUETUNNEL

LINE

REGULAR AND FAST | PASSENGER SERVICES

FREIGHT AND

ONDON SERVICE.

CHILLES

AENEAS

ails 29 Apr. for Casablanca, London, Rot

terdam, Hamburg & Hofi matis -May, for Marseilles, Landan. Not. terdam, & Glasgow

IVERPOOL SERVICE

AUTOMEDON mails 1 May for Havre, Liverpool &

EW YORK SERVICE

GLAUCUS anila 4 July

Bromborough

fur Boston, N.Y., Philadelphia & Baltimore via Manila, Batavia Straits & Cape of Good Hope

ACIFIC SERVICE (via Kobe, Nagoya & Yekonsinat TINDAREUS pail. 14 May for Victoria, Vancouver & Seattle

NWARD SERVICE ·

PROTESILAUR Due 20 Apr. PERSEUS Due 4 May TYNDAREUS Due May

From Europe vin Straits

From U. K. vin Straits

From Pacifle via Japan & S'hai

Specially reduced fares are quoted for cargo steamers with

limited passenger accommodation.

For freight, passage rates, and information apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.

Tel. 20333.

Agent

1, Connaught Rond, C.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1936.

NEWS IN PHOTOGRAPHS

NAVAL AND air fortifiCATIONS AT MALTA

BURNS PHILP LINE M.V. “NEPTUNA"

In keeping with her huge home defence programme, Britain is also spending lavishly rebuilding fortifications in other parts of the world. Chief among these strat egle points is Malta, where, it la announced, Britain plans to build a new base. The great naval base at Valetta, Malta, is to be ro constructed to include a military air base in answer to the challenge of Italian aeroplanes from Sleily.

The naval arsenal at Valetta is reported working in 24-hour shifts. ABOVE layout shows TOP, the

target harbour at Valetin. BELOW, one of the coast defence guns roaring in

practice. INSET, Lt. Gen. Sir Charles Bonham-Carter, recently appointed governor of the little Mediterranean island.

RAJPUTAN

GREENOCK

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR AND TERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES

MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS

Taking Cargo For

Straits, Java, Burma, Ceylon, India, Peralan Gulf, West Indies, Mauritius, East and South

Africa, Queensland Ports, and Red Sea, Egypt, Istanbul, Greece, Levantine Forts, Europe.. PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY,

DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS UNDER CONTRACT WITH H.M. GOVERNMENT

"All vessels may call at any ports on or off the route,and the route and all sailings are subject to change or deviation with or without notice".

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL SAILINGS

8.8.

CARTHAGE RAJPUTANA *BHUTAN

CHITRAL

*BEHTAR

Cargo only.

From

Tons Hong Kong

About

Destination.

14,500 2nd May Marseilles & London. 17,000 16th May Bombay, Marseilles & London.

6,000 23rd May Marseliles, Havre, Londen, Hamburg,

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull.

15,000 30th May Bombay, Marseilles & London.

6,000 6th June Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull.

Calls Tangier

† Calla Casablanca.

All vessels may call at Malta.

Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo ta Istanbul, Piraeus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers cl the Khedivial Mall Steamship Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

SHIRALA 8,000 26th Apr. 10.30 am.

TILAWA SANTHIA TALMA SIRDHANA

"

+10,000

0th May

8,000 23rd May Singapore, Port, Sweltenham, Penang, *10,000 Ctk June Rangoon and Calcutta.

8,000 20th June

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS

NELLORE TANDA NANKIN

7,000

2nd May

7,000

5th June

Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney Melbourne & Hobart, ..

7,000

3rd July

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

"BEHAR

OHITRAL

SANTHIA

TANDA

RANPURA

TALMA

Cargo only.

. 6,000 30th Apr. Shanghai & Japan.

15,000 30th Apr. Shanghai & Japan.:

8,000 30th Apr. Amey, Shanghai & Japan. 7,000 10th May Shanghai & Japan.

17,000 14th May Shanghai & Japan,

10,000 14th May Amoy, Shanghai & Japan.

A

All dates aro approximate and subject to alteration without notice. For further Information, Passage, Freight, Handbook, etc., apply to

The Agents.

Phono 27721

MACKINNON MACKENZIE CO

P&O BUILDING CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRALPHONGKONG,

PASSENGER & FREIGHT SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA

Next Sailing 2nd May

for Saigon, Manila, Sandakan, Salamaua, Rabaul, Sydney & Melbourne.

First Class Fore to Sydney:

Singlo: £47.10.06. Roturn: £76.

Passenger & Freight Agents:-

·

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.

"" P. & O. Building.

Joint Passenger Agents:-

NIPPON YUSEN-KAISHA

King's Building.

SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC

GO LTD

SERVICE OF FAST MOTOŘ VESSELS

-(with limited, but exceptionally good, passenger accomodation). Homowards to:

Port Sudan, Port Said, Marseilles, Algiers, Oran, Antwerp, Rotterdam (Amsterdam), ffamburg, Oslo, Gothenburg and other Scandinavian Ports.

M.S. TAMARA"

vin

Manila and Straits Settlements

M.S. "SHANTUNG"

M.S. "AGRA”:

Outwards for:

-M.S. "TAMARA!!

M.S. "PEIPING"

Passenger Ratea:,

Hong Kong to Antwerp

gents:

Shanghai, Yokohama, Kobo and Osaka.

Hong Kong to Mediterranean

GILMAN & CO., LTD.

"Hongkong,

2nd May

1st June

2nd July

19th May...

*18th Juno

G. E. HUYGEN

Canton.

REPRESENTATIVE JOHN D. DINGELL, of Michigan, U.S., thinks airships fine, aeroplanes fine-but thinks a combination of the two would be simply splendid. He has proparod a Bill authorising expenditure of £300,000 to construct giant dirigible-planes which he claims would serve for long-range, bombing and scout-

Ing. Experts query why wings? Or if the thing's a 'plane-why a gasbag?

THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY

OF HONGKONG, LIMITED.

BUILDERS OF ALL CLASSES OF SHIPS.

BUILDERS Of reciprocATING STEAM ENGINES. BUILDERS OF MARINE AND LAND BOILERS. BUILDERS OF TURBINE MACHINERY

Under Licence From Messrs. Parsons.

BUILDERS OF DIESEL ENGINES

Under Special Licence From Messrs. Sulzer Bros., Winterthur.

Licensed To Manufacture Lanz Perlit Iron, Specially Sultabla

For Internal Combustion Engine Working Parts.

DOCK & SLIPWAYS

FOR DOCKING VERY LARGE, as well as SMALLER VESSELS, ON ANY TIDE.

ALL CLASSES OF SHIP, ENGINE AND BOILER

REPAIRS

AND EXTENSIVE WELDING, BOTH ELECTRICAL AND

OXY-ACETYLENE, SKILFULLY AND PROMPTLY CARRIED OUT.

Tel. Address "Talkoodock" Hongkong, Telephone No. 30211.

Call Flag: "Numeral One" over, "Pannant Ans.'

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents HONGKONG, CHINA & JAPAN

BARBER-WILHELMSEN

LINE-

MONTHLY SERVICE

To

NEW YORK

Via SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES & PANAMA CANAL PORTS.

NEXT SAILING

M.V. “TAL SHAN”

on

18th MAY

"EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION: FOR 12 PASSENGERS.

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

Agents.

Hongkong Bank Bldg.

Telephone 28021.

TRAVEL A.-O. LINE

To AUSTRALIA, Calling at Manlin, Thursday Is., CAIRNS Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. British Steamqrs: CHANGTE TAIPING (Oil Burner"}} FASTEST & MOST UP-TO-DATE STEAMERS IN THE SERVICE OPEN AIR SWIMMING POOL ELECTRIC LAUNDRY, BARBER SHOP, SURGEON AND STEWARDESS CARRIED. Enjoy Your Leave in Australia and Now Zealand. Hong Kong to Sydney-10 Days. FIRST CLASS FARE TO SYDNEY, £76 RETURN

STEAMER TAIPING

CHANGTE TAIPING

H

LONDON (via Australia) from £127.14. (Australian Newspapers on filo).

Due H'Kong Leaves II'Kong Loaves Manila Duo Sydney

8 May 12 Junō ·

7 July

CHANGTE 11 Aug.

15 May

18 May

8 June

19 June

22 Juno

8 July

¡A July

17 July

2. Aug.

18 Aug. 21 Aug."

6 Sept.

AUSTRALIAN-ORIENTAL LINE, LIMITED

Ballings subject to alteration without notice. For Freight or Passage, apply to pr

Butterfield G Swire, Agents--Hong Kong China-Japan

Telephone 30332.