THE CHINA MAIL.
MONDAY, MARCH 13, 1912.
SEIPPING,
WORLD'S SHIPBUILDING
IN 1921
LLOYD'S REGISTER RETURNS,
According to Lloyd's Register An- Dust Shipbuilding Summary, the total gross tonnage of merchant re els launched in the United Kingdém dur ing 1921 amounts to 1,538,052 Yoss, of which 946,182 ters are intended for registration in the United Kingdom and 591 970 tons are for owners residing abroad.
The totals for 1921 are 517,572 tons less than for 1920, which remains the record year.
The total figures include 103 verrel: of between 500 and 10,000 tons and 24 of over 10,000 tons, the largest be- ing the "Laconis," of 19,730 tons, built for the Canard Line, other notable vessels being the " Windsor Castle," 19,**) tons; "Conte Rosso," 18,500) tons; Tuscanis," 17,250 tons; “Moldavia,” 16,510 tons:"Montclare," 16.100 tons; Antonia," 13,920 tons;' "Esperance Bay. 13,850 toas; "Hobson Bay,"13,850 tons; "Moreton Bay, 13 850 tons.
Including nearly all the vessels of orer 12,000 tons, 70 vessels with a total tonnage of 624.487 tons were launched which will be fitted with steam turbines. The motor vessels launched amounted to 28, of 102,356 tons, the largest being one of about $,500 tons.
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The output of the leading ship- building districts is as follows:- Glasgow, 359,347 tons; Newcastle,
4.513 tops: Greenock, 116,542 tone:: and Sunderland, 144,280 toss,
The largest decrease during 1921 has taken place on the Clyde, where the tonnage launched is 175,277 töns lower than during 192); the decrease for the Wear is 170174 tons, and for the Tees 105,013 tons.
The total launched abroad during 11 amounts to 2,803,627 tons, a reduction of just over one million tens as compared with 1920. The countries where the larest output has taken place during the year are:-United States, 1.006 413 toas:
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WEATHER REPORT.
1. March 15d. lib. 30m-Pressure. “ has decreased very considerably st Vladivostock, and Weihaiwi, a' de pression having formped over Mongolia. It has decreased considerably at Shanghai, mod rately" ak. Hongkong and Apart, and slightly over Aanam.
Fog may be expected along the Coast of China and moderate mon- soon over the N. Chia Sca
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am to-day, 0190 inch. Total since January, tak sni ̧ inches against an average of 4 04 inches."
Forecast for the 24 hours, coding st coon on March 14, 1922.
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COAL IN GERMANY.
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tion has been caused in Potchefstroom TWO NEW LIGNITE FIELDS TO among certain Datch-speaking re sidents who claim that there has been fall of manna from the skies, says
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MAINLY SCISSORS LOOT. Japan, 227,425 tons: France 210,663 tous, and Italy, 164.743 tons.
Go to the devil is bad advice since Japan Takes To Kilts. The totals for the United States are it invites enmity, but go to "The
Outfitters find that the popularity
Daing to the rerious reduction in Sir-I have read Telephonist's" nearly one milion and a half tons Devil" is excellent counsel since i of the kilt is spreading to the remotest the Daily Express Johannesburg, the coal supplies of Germany, by correspondence that has appeared in
pleasure. Very promises
great parts of the earth. "It is nothing
reason of the terms of the Versailles your issue of Saturday and quit en- For the first time since 1913 Com-pleasure, moreover, since The new for us to supply kits to Indian correspondent. It appears that on
Treaty, & great deal of attention has dorse all the correspondent says about plete figures are available for Ger-Devil," Associated Producers' great princes," a reporter was told at Saturday what seemed to be flakes of lately been paid to the work of search the lad operators sticking to their guns rassy, and totals for that country screen classic which comes to the Messrs. B. G. Lawrie, of 113, Oxford-sleet or row fell, but that as the ing for new coalfields.
when the Chinese male operators include 40 vesse's of Letween 4,001 Coronet Theatre this evening, is in street, W., dealers in Scottish wear, flakes did not melt, samples were endeavours by the accidental finding strike. But I understood that these An impetus was given to these decamped in so called strapathetic and 7,000 tons, 13 of between 7,000 every respect a superlative picture."but the large demand from the East and 10,000 tons, and one vessel of Based on the famous stage success of is rather surprising. We are getting preserved. An old Boer then brought of coal near Offenburg, not far from lady operators are rather poodly paid, Laust
numerous orders from Japan. Then a small bottle containing the so-called the Alsace border, some little time not enough for a fair living wages, the noted American actor, Mt. there are a large number of Scotumen manna to town. It appears to be ago
I would appeal to the kindness and ris George Arliss, his greatest role for his in the United States and Canada four, a substance, similar to Jewish New borings in the vicinity of generosity of the manager of the G20 STEPT debut. Supported by a sending frequent orders for tartan, passover cake. Whatever is the ex- Banzian, in Lower Silesia, have struck Company to give these operators a brilliant company he makes the and the French people are big buyers planation of the phenomenon it has a 8-am of lignite varying in thickness decent increase in salary it, for ro acting one of the most remarkable of the kile.”. features of a remarkable fim.)
Tattooing Dangers. Produced with rare skill and insight,
about 14.000 tona.
10 000 tons each.
the same name, The Devil" gives
Of the total tonnage launched in the must be followed in proper sequence warid daring 1921 2,538,680 tons with its force and colour Leightered were built under the survey of Lloyd's by the special music of the Coronet Register with a view to classification Orchestra. with that society during the last 15 years nearly 297 million tons of new vessels have been launched which were built under the supervision of Lloyd's Register.
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caused a considerable stir among a number of Dutch people, who aver that if such a thing as the fall of manna happened in the Old Testa- ment days there is no reason why it should not occur to-day.
The Notation of Sneezes.
from 3 to 8 metres. It carries coal other reason, at least in apprecial tion and esteem of the faithful ser- of exculent quality.
The new field, it is estimated,vices they have ren 'ered to the public
day and night, during the late crisis. Yours etc., covers an area of about 100 acres.
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Hongkong Observatory, March 13, 1922- 1. BAZOMETZE, "reduced te, 33 dezreko Fahrenheit, on the level of the ses im Inches, tenths sad hundredths.
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The totals for Holland, France, Italy, Denmark, and Sweden are the highest on record in each case.
The world's total outpat for 1921 reached 4,341.079 tons, à decrease of about 1 million trus as compared with 1920, but the totals still exceed by over a million tous those for 1913, each of the seven reels abounds in A warning to men of the risk they
Near Esbeck-Schoezingon, which was the pre-war record year for action and colour. The photography run in being tattooed was issued in the world.
Central Germany, borings have been is superb. The beautiful and the Navy Orders at. Plymouth recently,
carried out, and have led to the dis. The total figures comprise 167 bizarre, the artistic and the gorgeous says a Lome paper. A case has been vessels of about 1,195,000 tons to be distinguish many of the settings, reported, it is stated, of a scaman of
covery of a large lignite field, which, Saint-Saens said in his Portraits et it is said, will also yield a high grade fitted with steam turbines: they also notably the Devil's bal masque at the United States Navy with no include 151 vessels of abest 1,050,000 which a unique Dance of Hades is previous history of verereal trouble, Souvenirs that as a child of less than coal tons built to carry oil in bulk. Of performed by lithe young maidens of having contracted the disease owing three he would revel in the music of the 1,377 vesas launched in the rare beauty. So dramatic is the to infection being conveyed by a big kettle which his mother used to
Experts do not believe that an- world during the year, 47 are of over story that it would be unfair to needle while he was being tatooed at place on the fire every morring and discovered coalfields exist of such
indicate its nature beyind hinting Plymouth at an unknown address.wait with eager curiosity for the wealth as would fill the gap which An astonishing example of the Daring the four years 1918-1921 that the Devil is a polished villain It is pointed out that places where appearance of a miscroscopic oboe, now yawns in the German coal supply. principle of turning swords into the total addition to the world's who delights in wrecking the lives of tattooing is carried out are not liable which gradually increased its song Bat they think that fairly consider ploughshares was explained to the merchant navies by new construction those who trust him mort. How at to inspection, but they can be placed until it was silenced by the kettle able seams have still to be found Royal Society by Lt. Col. Heald, amcunts to nearly 23 million tons. last be meets defect is a story that out of bounds if the danger to health boiling. Berlioz mut also have especially in Bavaria and Southern docter of the Air Service, who has
found to receZ.
heard that oboe, for I have traced Germany.
had much to do with the testing and its sound in one of the movements of Plates and Bags in Churches.
Coal has been discovered on the training of the senses and organs of Prebendary Gough, Ticar of La Damnation de Faust." A still sunthem side of the Harz Mountains, airmen Brompton, writing in his Parish more remarkable claim to piccocity not far from some ancient mines One day during the war he was Magazine, says: "I am glad to say in the rotation of sounds wat made which have not been worked for many taking sirmen's weights on a broken- that the mention of the proposal to by the late Sir Frederick Ouseley generations, and the experts are hope down penny in the slot machine when substitute plates for bags in the "I can distinctly remember," he told ful that fair supplies will be obtained he noticed that the dial-hand moved collections, and of the decision for the Dean Pigon, as a child of five say.
A lignite seat has been discovered up and down in time with the beating latter, seems to have led to an ing to my father, who was suffering below the centre of Berlin.
of the heart. Every heart-best Barometer The annual summary draws special:
improvement in the amounts collected from a severe cold and had meezed, Some fairly important oil discoveries pashed the body outwards, as it were, Temperature attention to the present circum-
in church. I can sympathize with Papa, are you aware that you sneeze have recently been made. Borings and showed a definite recoil of the Direction of stances, and to the immediate future, of As the result of a motor accident the desire of some members of the in B flat "The Morning Part.
not far from Bruchsal, in Wartem- body. It occurred to him that, the shipbuilding industry of the world, on the Repulse Bay road, near the congregation to persuade well-to-do Man-Driven Torpedo. -
burg, have given satisfactory resolts, therefore, the exact energy of the Force and points out that although the Deep Water Bay golf links on Satur. visitors to our services to give some. A strange coast defence machine and in Bavaria some smell oil fields heart could be tested by any machine tonnage under construction at the day afternoon. Mr. Thome, of No. 1 thing more useful than a penny or combination of torpedo hydroplane, have been discovered. Against these delicate enough to take and be und end of 1921, viz, 4.457,093 tons, is Causeway Bay, is now in the French halfpenny. But the idea of shaming and aircraft is being developed, finds, however, must be placed the the force imparted to the body by the
Risbest open alriTuneswentner on the 12th-En no less than 2,722,000 tons lower Herpital suffering from a factored an unwilling giver into making experimentally, by the Italian naval fact that the Larneburger Heide Blood movemente.
Lawat pennisFTemperature on the 122-ci than in December, 1920 even the
He and Major Tucker finally found
T. F. CLAXTOs, Director, respectable contribution-does not authorities. The apparatus, in its resources are practically exhausted. present reduced Egures are not a Mr. Thome was driving townwards seem to be evangelical or necessarily existing feria, has a powerful sero-
anck an instrument in the microphone Hongkong, Observatory, March 13, 1929,- correct inder of the position of the on motor cycle No. 285, owned by efficacions. With a little practice a motor and propeller and a stream lined A year ago to day, the Crown used for sound-ranging-that is, find shipbuilding industry unless certain Mr. Mezzai, of the French Bank. When well-gloved hand can lay a penny on factors be taken into consideration, making a sharp comer in the narrow & plate as easily as it can drop it into hydroplane hull, on which it shims Prince of Japan sailed from Hongkonging the locality where certain sounds, across the surface of the water at for Singapore in the course of his trip especially gunfire, were produced. much as the very large number of part of the road, he dashed into a bag,
This machine in the war was so mense arsed. For actual war use to Europe. vessels included in the totals, but the motor car going to the Repulse Bay The Theatrical Profession
accurate that it would give the it is proposed that the machine, construction of which is now suspend-driven by Mr. E. van Castricum of Simultaneously with a statement tapered more tea torpedo shape Engineer Capt. G. FL. Bromwich, locality of distant guns to within 25 ed, and the fact that the orders for No: 87, The Peak. Mr. Thorne was that 50 per cent of the theatrical should be charged very heavily with 0.8.0, 0.3.B., Esa arrived and taken yardı. new vessels have been for some time thrown violently from his seat by the profession we unemployed, the explosives. Driven out from the over the duties of Chief Engineer of A true story was told by one of the
now far below there in fome of the impact, and the front papers publish long accounts of ashore by a single pilot, this eurlace H. M. Dockyard, relieving Kag. Capt. audience of a new and completely and Holidays when it is dropped at 10
part of the motor cycle was badly dinner to Mr. Henry Arthur Jones, torpedo would race towards and be F. B. Ferguson; Capt. and Mrs. hidden Bulgarian battery which was am smashed. Mrs. van Castricum's car of whose work has been seen on themed accurately by its steersmat Bromwich are staying at the Peak knocked out by our guns nine minutes The Ball is hoisted Lalf set at tho 55th minute and full meet at the bak also suffered damage. People on the London stage for some years. Mr. at the most likely target among enemy Hotel.
after its first shot was fired solely minute. Should the ball fail to drop t through the skill of our sound-rangers. the correct time it will be lowered, at a “ A chair coolie employed by Mr. golf links rendered asistence, and Jones, in a violent attack upon the ships, provision being made for the Bobert Kipp, compradore, of Messrs. Mr. Thorns was removed to hospital modern stage and modern managers, driver" to leave his machine at the Beiss & Co., was charged before by the motor ambulance which was said that the most popular form of last moment and support himself with play was gaudy shell borleague, en- a special lifebuoy, while swimming Magistrate Wood this morning with summoned by telephone.
closing intellectual vacuum, da back shoreward to be picked up by referred to a play recently staken off small cruising motor-craft.
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having been drank and disorderly in West Pont last night. He pleaded that he did not remember anything. Inspector Kent said that the defencant was very violent and it med "Took four constables to remove huur to the station. He gave a lot of trouble in the cell, and was very nowy no me all night. A fine of $10 or 21 days For hard labour waý passid,
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HONGKONG TIME SIGNALS..
The Time Ballon Bowloon Signal Hill dropped daily at 10 am and 4pm except on Saturdays when it is dropped at 10 am and 1 p.m., and on Sundays
if prasible.
If particulars contained in the One of the battery afterwards captur, minutes past the hour and the uzdinary Eastern Times, are accurate, the ed said that the antonkes were so routine repeated at the following hour, Should the Time Wall be set of order cinity known, of old as The certain that there mos be treachery Traachen" misy again prosper but on that they that the serges as the shore routine will Beroartied ouc
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