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loading or discharging cargo it is necessary to run all three engines. The largest auxiliary in the engine
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OIL FOR MAINE PROPULSION, room, apart from the generating DEMOCRATIC CONDUCT SHOCKS
ARRESTING FIGURES.
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From an analysis of the statistics published in the Register Book some Interesting information as to the development of oil fuel for ship pro- pulsion, both for firing steam boilers and for use in internal-combustion engines, can be obtained. It appears that in 1914, 364 steamers with an aggregate tonnage of 1,310,000 were fitted with oil fired boilers, whereas at the present time, there are no less than 2,536 vessels so fitted, and their total tonnage amounts to 12,797,000. The latter figure, it may be noted, represents rather more than one-fifth of the total connage now in existence (20-65, per cent. to be exact), whereas the proportion in 1914 was only 262 per cent. With regard to internal-com- bustion engines for ship propulsion, the development which has occurred during the last seven years, although not so striking as that of oil firing. is nevertheless material. In 1914, 290 vessels driven by oil engines were included in the Register, and the aggregate tonnage, at that time, amounted to 234,000, so that the average tonnage of each motor vessel was just over 800. Today there are 1,447 motor-driven ships in existence with a total tonnage of 1,263,000, and the average tonnage has there fore increased to about 875. Od engined ships now form 2 per cent of the world's total tonnage, as com pared with 0 47 per cent. seven years ago. The proportion of sailing vessels bas fallen from 7.95 per cent. to 5 05 per cent. during the period we are considering, and the proportion of coal fired steamers from 88.96 per cent. to 72 3 per cent.
Reference may also be made to the large increase in the number and tonnage of vessels used for the trans. port of of in bulk which has occurred during the period under review. The number of tank steamers registered in 1914 was 385 and their total tonn
The tonnage age was 1,479,000. now on the Register is nearly three times as gitat, being 4,419,000, and
the number bas increased to 861: many of these vessels are, of course,
propelled by oil engines. If from the present number we exclude 130 vessels, each of under 2,000 gross tons, which are mainly used for local trade, the average tonnage of the remaining 731 could be 5,875. but the number includes 55 vessels of between 8,000 tons and 10,000 tons each, and 37 of still larger tonnage. From these figures it will be found that more than 7 per cent. of the world's total shipping is now employ. ed in the transport of où in balk, whereas the corresponding proportion in 1914 was less than 3 per cent Engineering.
THE "MALAYA.”
NEW 13,000 TON MOTOR SHIP.
plant, is the electrically-operated compressor which is put into action when the ship is in harbour and the engines are being manœuvred. An other Diesel engine is installed to drive the refrigerating plant, the refrigerating space on the "Malaya" being on a somewhat large scale.
NEW C.POS. LINER.
PURCHASE OF THE "TIRFIT2."
The German 19 300 tons steel twin screw steamer "Tirpitz." which was surrendered to the Allies by Germany,
Captain Gillies, the marine super intendent of the CPR., is proceeding with navigating and engineer officers to Immingham to take the " Firpitz over for the company.
MANY JAPANESE
The celebrated toast at Blair Atholl was a with. "Highland honours" complete puzzle, but it was with difficulty that I was able to explain to apprehensive Japanese that it was not a Bacchanaliam revel, but a dignified Caledonian rite.
CHINA TO PERU.
Y
WHAT A PACIFIC CONFERENCE MEANS.
"Depend upon it, sir," said Dr. Johnson," when a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight it con centrates his mind wonderfully."
that way to work here.
EDUCATION IN CHINA.
THE NEW IDEA.
A BREAK WITH TRADITION.
A representative of the Christian
bet
The Crown Prince's reception in England has given the greatest
With the above quoration as in- Service Monitor, Bastor, recently in- satisfaction in Japan, but there is
old.troduction, Mr. H. Wilson Barristerviewed Tsal Yuen pei, Chancellor much headshaking among
writes as follows in the Daily News. of Peking University on the positioni fashioned Japanese shou: the relaxa-Studying a good map has much the of education in China, MẸ. Tha tion of the severe etiquette which bas same effect and on the whole it is a Yuen pei strongly indorsed this view hitherto surrounded the personality more comfortable method than the He recognises that the first and the of the heir to the Phoenix throne, other. Take the Pacific problem, for greatest task before the educationist saya a Tokyo correspondent writing example. It can be discussed en l'air, it to effect a fundamental change in so to speak. That indeed is what the system of thought 3a China has been happening to it pretty gen-To do this he is convinced it. Is to the Daily Express in July.
One official; for instance, spoke toerally for the past week. Or it can necessary to "strike at the traditional That system, he me about the Prince having waved be discussed, with the assistance of family system.”
an adequate map, in some relation to insists, is good in so far as it pre and has been lying at Immingham | his band to the crowd in Scotland,
is detrimental fo so far as it tends since February of this year, has just "All right in your country," he said, hard facts. It is worth while going serves the unity of the family, but it
ic will never do here."
President to destroy individualism by encourag But one word' frat been taken over by the Canadian" but Pacific to augment their already fine | Again, to be filmed was perhaps steamship service to and from Canada onavoidable in these democratic Harding, who, perhaps by accident, ing the individual members of days, hat was it altogether seemly perhaps with commendable wisdom. the family to lean on the family
"We are striving.” and Vancouver, China, and Japan.
It is understood that the "Tirpitz," that the Prince should himself turn phrased bls official statement of a head. I
when ready to be placed in com- the handle of the camera? Then week ago a little vaguely, is clearly declared, to encourage the indi- mission, will be ran in the Pacific there were interviews and statements cut for a double event, a general dis-vidual of both sexes to assert himself service in conjunction with the to the Press. The censorship is said Frmament conference and a confer for himself and for society. Such a Empress" liners now engaged on to be perplexed about how it is to ence on the Far East, and the Pacific process involves, of course, a break that route. Her building was com prevent Japanese papers from pub-in particular. Which of these is the with tradition in many directions, bus pleted in May, 1919, and was to have lishing these when the mails bring more immediately hopeful? On that the Chancellor of the Peking Univ been ready for delivery in the follow copies, yet the law makes it an opinions may, and certainly do, differ, ersity was careful to emphasise the ing month, having been launched to offence to publish such statements. It all depends which of the twa the fact that the throwing over board the spring of 1914 by the Vukanor even photographs, without per and fixes on árst. Whichever it of all tradition, simply because it may be, the dificulties look so ob was tradition, was no part of the Company at Stettin, Her dimensicos mission.
vious that it seems more elementary scheme he advocated. On the can. trary, he was careful to show that are 588ft. by 75ft. by 41.5ft., and her
wisdom to begin with the other. turbine engines are capable of dere-
But on balance there cannot be the new ideas taught the individual The Germans loping 15,500 h.p. intended her for the North Atlantic
much doubt that what matters is the to respect what was handed down to There you have an issue ) hìm, but to use only, what was really trade between Hamburg and New
Pacific. limited, though vast, where much adaptable to modern needs. York.
of the preliminary thinking has already been dose in connection with the Anglo-Japanese Alliance and other problems. Everyone, more assert her position as a Pacific Power. over, who has seriously studied the And Holland, as was to be expected, question of disarmament since the is expressing a lively interest in com war has been driven back to the ing events. She has a better claim conclusion that the one possible line than anyone, except Great Britaid, to of advance at the present moments be regarded as a colonising Power,
all her a naval reduction as the result of and
colonies of any understandings between America, consequence (Java, Sumatra, Borneo Britain and Japan in the Pacific.
Dutch New Guinea) lie in the Pacific. No trouble is likely to arise there. The Pacific, then, is the immediate On the American side it is another issue. And at this point let us get matter. The United States, Canada the map on the tableor, rather, the and Chile most all be passed in facts to be gleaned from the map if they apply. There can hardly Mr. Harding's statement speaks of be any question about that. But calling into conference "the Powers apart from Chile, Latin America may 20 embarrassment. especially interested in Pacific and be distinctly
Powers
What about Mexico, for instance? Far Eastern problems."
Her Government is pot recognised by the United States, or any Western Power. She is not qualified for ad-
Yet her importance on strategic grounds alone is say Pacific settle But who are these Powers? Clearly meat is incontestable. The friction the States bordering on or situate in that arose before the war over the, the Pacific Ocean. Now the Pacific supposed attempt by Japan to secure cean has two shores, which lea concession in Magdalena Bay is roughly 5,000 miles aparta strategic proef enough of that. fact on which I hope to be able to say something another day. Down the Asiatic shore, and adjacent to it. there is one row of States; down the can Republics, at present busy federal- of submarines and inter-ocean canals American shore there is another rowing themselves into one. In the days of States. Like this:
Asia.
America. (for a rival to the Panama Canal Siberia (Russian). Alaska (U.S.A.)
through Nicaragua is still among the Canada,
possibilities) they are essentially a factor not to he ignored. And well United States,
disposed though Latin America is to Mexico.
the United States it bas always been Central American suspicious of certain implications of Republics. the Monroe Dorrine, and would violently resist any suggestion of a United States hegemony over the Western hemisphere,.~
U.S. MARINE LEGISLATION,
A NEW YORK SHIPPING PAPER'S
CANDID VIEWS
The following is extracted from The Marine Journal of New York
I have said that Congress is not competent to deal with marine legis totally lation,that. Congress is
American Merchant ignorant of the requirements to establish an Marine. I repeat it with emphasis.
"Where things marine are con cerned our Government is as helpless as a child. Through sheer ignorance or other mysterious influences i per sistently refuses to apply ordinary comioon sense to the chaotic condi- tion of our Merchant Marine."
The passages are introductory to the reproduction of a bill to which the paper in question gives the for beading Here comes lowing another interior United States Senator with a fool bill which provides fur ther competition for American steam- ship owners."
FAR EASTERN SHIPPING.
ACTIVITIES.
But while old stagers are dubious, the great mass of the educated people fook with approval on the experiences which the Prince had in England, and regard the trip as an invaluable part of his education. It is no secret that the motive which weighed in the high quarters which decided that the Prince should break precedent and visit foreign countries was a desire that he should observe and learn from the ways of the English royalty- the only royalty that stood the strain of the war unimpaired while the thrones of Germany, Russia and Austria were falling in ruins.
in
THE PACIFIC POWERS."
gross tonnage is 2,650, and of the
is, of course, a polite synonym for single deck type, for service Eastern waters Theturbine machinery" State" If you are a mere paralytic will give her a speed of about 12 weakness in the diplomatic sense you "Power, all the duplicate of the "Kalpan" and the thing to call you a "Kwanyang." delivered to the same same. company earlier this year.
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Although it was difficult to fore cast the future, indications pointed to improved conditions rather than to the reverse, and as soon as the time seemed favourable the directors of the British Steamship Investment COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT USE'S Trust would, said the chairman a
the annual meeting in London, Japan. Chind. prepared to re-invest in shipping with
Indo-China ¿xperienced managing owners whe For many years the shipping buai had paid good dividends in the past.
Siam. mess between Australia and Java In the opinion of the directors the and Singapore has been served by time was not far distant. They had
Straits Settlements well-established lines, Recently, only one outstanding mortgage of a
(British). Colombia.) however, the Commonwealth Govern steamer for £39,000 which was well Dutch East Indies. Equador. ment Line of Steamers has decided to secured. A shareholder, congratoia- claim a share in this particular trade, ting the board upon the results. and the satisfactory business it has achieved, thought they had acted And down in the South another two., four Powers most, Immediately con
wisely in not advancing money on- ships at their greatly inflated values, and expressed the view that had advised by the directors of the Trust they would be in a better and stronger financial position to-day.
There has just been completed in Copenhagen for the East Asiatic Com- pany the second of a series of four 13,000-os motor ships, representing the largest and finest 17pe of Scan- dinavian vessel, states "Lloyd's List." The "Malaya" is 445 ft. in length, beam 60 ft. and depth 42 fr.. and on 28 ft. draught will carry 13.000 tons. There is a capacity for 1,600 tons of water ballast, and the fuel oil tanks will carry 1.417 tons, giving a radius of action of approximately 30,000 miles. There are eighteen electric was recently announced that the new winches on deck and an electrically steamer Emita," now in Melbourne operated windlass. Of these winches awaiting commission, would be placed four have a capacity for lifting 5 tons in this service la addition to the six are of 3 tons, and eight of 13 "Dromana," "Dunduia," and "Dilga." tons capacity. The machinery is of In addition to calls at Sourabaya, and Batavia, the the same type as has been installed Samarang,
Like that:
Peru.
Chille.
New Zealand.
secured so far bas encouraged the Government to improve the service already inaugurated and to place additional steamers on the run. some of the British banks been So that if rickets are to be issued
in the wo Bibby motor ships, "Dromana" will call at Macassar, and
Somersetshire" and "Dorsetshire." the "Emita" at Singapore.
FOR THE CHINA COAST.
Ezch of The motor develop 2,250 hp. in six cylinders. The trial speed is 12 knots, and, based on the performance of the mator ship "Afrika" the average consumption of fuel will be in the neighbourhood of 14 tons daily with the vessel fully laden. This figure included the oil required for auxiliary purposes as Engineering Co., Greenock, launched
NEW CHINA NAVIGATION STEAMER
Messrs. Scott's Shipbuilding and
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GENERAL NOTES.
Australia. Tickets for All?
to every qualified applicant, and it is hard to see how they can be refused, the idea of a comfortable little four handed set-Great Britain, America, China and Japan, each with a side of the table to itself goes pretty clearly by the board.
Some difficulties. will no doubt prove less formidable when it comes
All these are facts worth digesting
in good time. Even between the
demed, Britain and America, China and Japan, situations are bound to arise which only a statesmanship inspired by vision as well as resolve is likely to weather. Japan's caution a declining to commit herself on a Pacific Conference at all shows how the wind is blowing. The addition of half a dozen other States with lesser interests can only complicate the problems further.
That is all the more reason for Among the firms who during the shipping boom sold their steamers
thinking it out soberly beforehand. was Messrs. Richard Hughes and Co., to the point than they look in The main purpose of the Conférence of Liverpool. They disposed of all advance. : is to be hoped so, it is clear the conclusion of agrée) their ten steamers. They have just any rate, for the list of possiblements that shall enable Great Britain, repurchased all of them with the Conference members is a little dis the United States and Japan to give exception of one vessel, which was turhing. It will of course be shorter a lead to the world by a reduction of Washington than it is in this column. their navies. The object of all effort There is no prospect, for example, of from now on must be to clear every The Danish Consul at Reval reports Russia being represented; but will obqiscle from the path that leads to well as for the main propulsion. In a geared turbine steamer "Kiung that the Anglo-Baltic Shipbuilding the absence of the Power which such a goal. Fortunately in mea the engine room, in addition to the Chow," which has been built and and Engineering Company are now theoretically at least speaks for nearly like Secretary Hughes, Mr. Hoover operations, and has half the Asiatic seaboard of the and Chief Justice Taft, President main engines, are installed three 65 engined for the China Navigation commencing kw. Diesel-driven generating sets Company, London. Mrs. H. W. advertised for engineers, technicians, Pacific inspire confidence in decisions Harding has advisers whose counsel supplying the necessary electric Robertson, London, performed the clerks, &e. The company has purtaken without her? Siam, too, is will be directed uniformly towards the attainment of the reasonably
towards power for the operation of all the naming ceremony. The dimensions chased the Boocker Ship Wharf, likely to be content to stay outside,
France will no doubt take part in attainable-and auxiliary plant Only one of these of the vessel are:-Length, 310 feet; originally designed for the construc
the Conference. She is anxious ta elic. sets is required at sea, but when i breadth, 44 feet; depth, 23 feet. Her tion of warships.
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