FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1926.
P. & 0.-British India Apcar and
Eastern & Australian Lines
(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.
TAKINGTM CARGO · FOR
STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, AND RED SEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE, &c.
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS, (Under Contract with H.M. Government.)
S, S
Tons
DELTA
HACEDONIA
NELLORE
KHIVA
MIRZAPORE
NYANZA
HALWA
KALYAN DOVANHA
MORDA
From Hongkong About
Destination
SUNKEN TREASURE,
BRASS CANNON IN RAISED SHIPS.
EFFECT OF AN EXPOSURE.
THE CHINA MAILA
Few of us would believe, on first thought, that cannon balls. sunk in the sea for nearly 300 years would become red hot on exposure to the air and then fall to pieces like so much dried mud. Yet the fact is well attested in
INDO-CHINA
STEAM NAVIGATION 00 LTD.
"
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION, " Destination
Steamer
Salling Straite and Calcutta... SUISANG ....Sat, 11th Dec, at 7 a.m Thingtau vin Swatow;& S'hal' WAISHING Sun, 19th Deo, at 7 simu, Kobe vis Amoy .......
HOSANG....**
.Sun.,. 12th Dec, at 7 a.m.' Bangkok 2 HANGSANG Tues., 14th Deo, at 0a.m. Tau via Swator & Phat ....
Wed. 15th Dec.. at 10a.m. AWONGSANG MINGSANG Thurs., 16th Dec, at 9a.m. Halphong via Holhow Osaka ria Shai, Moji & Kobe KUMSANG
18th Dec at 7a. Tsingtau via Swatow & Shai HOPSANG!!! Sa
Sur..
10th Doc... at 7am.
Dee. At CHEONGSHING Mon., 20th Dec., at Noon. MAUSANG
Thurs, Bird Dec. at 2p.m. NAMSANG
.Fri.. 24th Dec, at. 7 A.m LAISANO... Tues., 28th Dec, at 3p.mi CHIPSHING... .Sat.,
Lst Jant at Quar Mob. 10th Jan, at 2 pm For Freight and Passage apply to:- JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., Telephone Central 215.
General Managers..
Tientaln Sandakan
Onaka via Moji & Kobe
documents of the British Navy.Straite and Calcatta,
Tientsin vih Wei-Ani-wel Sandakan
The data presented below were furnished by Mr. John S. Car-l penter, and were originally obtained from the 1882 edition of Trautwine's "Civil Engineer's Handbook."
The "Mary Rose," which in her day was as proud a vessel as any that
HINSANG
sailed the British COALING FACILITIES waters, and which is said to have taken part in the battle with the
PLANT.
Spanish Armada, was raised PROVISION OF MECHANICAL after having lath in Davy James! locker for 290 years. When she sank, she was armed with brass
An Alternative.
An alternative to providing new mechanical plant would be the re- erection of the belt conveyor plant which was dismantled at the end of 1923. That method would in- volvo less capital expenditure,, and cutta Port Commissioners the of wrought Iron bars, hooped
Chairman stated that he had re-the time work started, whereas the into commission 15 months from together. The brass cannon
the were badly honey-combed in Celved communications from
erection of new plant of the
cannon and some that were built At a recent meeting of the Cal- the plant could 'probably be put
spots, that is, locally and not on Indian Mining Association and the Beckett type would take two years. the entire surface. It was Railway, Board recommending the “Dec. Į Singapore, Penang, Colombo. & Bbay thought that the local corrosion provision of additional mechanical The advisability of adopting this was due to iron having been in coal-loading plant at the Kidder-He proposed to reply to the Rull-
| 8,007 | 10th
$1,080 11th Dec.
Noon. 6.863 23rd Dec. PJ35 25th Der 6,715
20th 7,923 Bth Jun. 101941 † 3th Jan. 244 22nd Jan 8,156. 28th Jan 10:06.
5th Feb. 8,000 18 Feb. 9.000 19th Feb.
CRETA
KASHMIR NELLORE
6,862
Ord March
MANTUA
10,002
5th March
KASHGAR
9,006
12th March
NYANZA
7,025
17th March
MONGOLIA
18,504
HACEDONIA
SEVANHA
11,120
2nd April
8,1.54
0th April
KARMALA
029
16th April
DELTA
8.007
28th April
10,947
KHIVA
300 Apri
•
10:018 28th May
3,135 14th May
MALWA
MOREA
Marseilles and London
Spore, Panarg, Colombo & Bombay Marseilles, London, Antwerp & Hull Marseilles, London, Hamburg & Ridam Singapore, Penung, Colombo & B'bay
Marsollies and London
Marseilles, Londen, Antwerp & Hull Singapore, Penang, Colombo &B'boy Marseilles and London.
Penang, Colombo & Bombay
London, Antverpia Hall. S'pore, Penang, Colombo & Bombay. Marseilles &
London Marsgiles,
London, Antwerp &R'dam S'pore, Penang Colom
Colombo & Bombay
Maruaillen &
10th March stovailua & London
Marseilles,
London
& Antwerp Marseilles, London & Antwerp. Singapore, Penang, Colombo
Marseilles and: London
Marseilles, London & Antworp Marseilles & London,
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course would have to be considered.
extra
contact with the brass at those pore Docks.
way Board and to the "Indian places. The wrought iron can-
The provision of such plant, the Mining Association that the Com- non, were rusted down about 30 inch deep all over, and flaked off chairman said, depended upon the missioners were prepared to install very readily. The cast iron shot ability of shippers to pay for it. additional mechanical plant if For cennon halls, when raised to Before the river due on graded coal shippers were prepared to pay an the surface where the air had was reduced from 8 annas to 4 extra charge on coal shipped at any access to them, gradually be as per ton the Commissioners' mechanical berth, sufficient to cover tame red hot and then fell in total expenditure in connection with the fixed charges and the extra the export of coal, taking all items working expenses, which the work- many small pieces like dried into consideration, exceeded theirs, ing of the now mechanical plant mud.
receipts, and the increased income would involve: that the best type "The "Edgar "a vessel of a later from sources other than the river of plant would be considered at period, gave up some of her can-due owing to Increused shipments once; and that the Association non and other metal parts after would do no more than cover, the would be informed of the having been sunk for 184 years, loss in receipts from river due. charge the installation would in- as did the "Royal George" after The cost to the Commissioners of valve as well as the extra charge B'bay some 65 years. General Pasley, loading by means of mechanical which would be levied if the belt who made the official examina. plant of the present type was now conveyor, plant were put into come
ions of the metala recovered, re
over 2 annas per ton more than the mission. ported that in the great majority coat of loading by coolie, and that of cases the east iron had be-difference would be increased by come quite soft and that it great any reduction in the totul quantity ly resembled plumbago. Some loaded by coolie because the labour, of the shot, when exposed to the air, became very hot and explod-contractors were paid on a sliding scale. The provision of another ed into many pieces.
berth of the same type would there- fore increase the present loue on coal shipments.
to
Frequent connection from Port Said. för Passengers and Cargo Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrra and other Levant Ports by staamors of the Khedival Mall Stoamship Co.
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
Singapofa,. Fonang & Calcutta Singapore, Ponang & Calcutta Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Singapore, Penang &, Calcutta
TALMA SHIRALA TAKLIWA TAKADA
10,000 16th: Dec. 7,843 20th Dec. 7,930. "2nd Jani 0,040 9th Jan.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South) brass gun metal, showing that
ST: ALBANS |! 4,500 31st Doo. ARAFURA
|| 8,000 28th Jan
TANDA
80664th March
ST. ALBANS
#
Manila, Sandpkan, Thursday Island, Townsville, Erisbane, Sydney, &
Melbourne.
4,500 1st April ARAFURA
0,000 29th April TANDA
0,056 | 3rd June Regular monthly sailings from Hongkong to Japan and Hongkong to Australia.
The E. & à S.S. Co. utt., steamers will also call at Shanghai, Ticile, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawan, Timur, Darwin, or other ports en route as inducement
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:---
affors.
The Union S.S. Company's ataamers to the United Kingdom vis New Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc,
The P. & O. Royal Mail Steamers to Londen via Suez Canal. The P. & C. Branch. Servico. of steamers, to London via the Cape, The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and landon. vin PРалата Саллі,
MALWA
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
Shanghai, Moj and Kobe
Moji & Kobe
NYANZA
10,041 10th.
7,023
KASHMIR
TAKLIWA VAKADA
0,000 10,918
Dec. 4 p.m.
Dec. 4.p.m. 8,285 18th Dre. Doc. p.m 7,035
Dec. 6,949 22nd Dec. 9,114
24th Dec. Jan.
11tA
Shanghai, Meji and Kobe
Kebe Kobe
4th
DEVANHA
8,350
7th
મ
8.097 10.902 19,902
Jan.
Feb.
8,858
5th " Feb.
KALYAN ARAFURA MOREA
KASHGAR DELTA MANTUA
NELLORE TANDA
MONGOLIA NYANZA MACEDONIA
ST. ALBANS "
DEVANEA
..KARMALA
MALWA
DELTA
ARAFURA
0.005
7th Jan.
0,950 8th Feb.
P 20,804
190, 17th Feb.
7.023 1824 LOUA 11,120
Fab.
4th March
4.3008th March
Shanghai, Moll and Kobe
Moji, Kobe, Osaka and YokohamK Shanghai, Moji & Kobe
Shanghai & Koba
Shanghai, Moji and Kobe
Shanghai, Moll
Moll and Kobe
Shanghai, Moji and Kobe Shanghal, Moji and Kobe
Moji, Kobe, Usaxa & Yokohama.
& Kobó
So and Kobe
Shanghai,
Moji and Knbe
Moji, Kobo, Draka & Yokohama Shanghal, Moll & Kobs...
Shanghai, Moll & Kobe
8,155
18th March
9,128
18th March
10,980
1xt April
8,007
Shanghai, Mojl & Kobe
1st April
Shanghai, Moji & Koba
6,000 5th April Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.
Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses at Singapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer.
Ali. Cabina are fitted with Electric Fans frea of charge. Steamers on Londen and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundrian. Parcels measuring ret more than 2% ft. x 2. ft. x 1 ft. will be received at the Company's Office up to Noon on the day previous to calling.
For further Information, Fassage Frolghts, Handbooks, etc, apply to:-
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
"Agents.
P. & O. Building, Connaught Rd. C., HONGKONG.
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE JOINT SERVICE OF THE
LINE
"BLUE FUNNEL ” ·· (OCEAN 8.8. CO., LTD, '& CHINA MUTUAL 8N, CO., LTD. AND
AMERICAN & MANCHUKIAN LINE (ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL 8.5. CO., LTD.) BAILINGS FROM HONG KONG.
"YANGTZE" "COLORADO"
"OANFA"
"CYCLOPS"
Via Spex Canal
Via Buez Canal
Vis Buez Canal
Via dues Canal"
Steamers proceed via Buez Canal or Panama Canal
Subject to change without notice,
17th December.
81st December. 14th January/ 28th JanuaTY.
at Owners' Optics
For Freight and particulara apply to:- BUTTERFIELD" & SWIRE or THE BANK LINE, LAD., Hong Kong, Hong Kong ✔ Cantoni JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., Canto
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The wrought iron, in this case, was not so much injured, except when in contact with copper or
Shippers claimed that the use of electroylis was at work at these mechanical plant expedited loading places. Neither the copper, nor and decreased the amount of break, the gun metal was injured, ex-age, and as those advantages must cept when iron had been in con- result sooner or later in financial tact with them. A few pieces benefits it did not seem unreason. of wrought iron were reworked able that shippers should be asked by a blacksmith, who declared to pay a higher shipping charge on a mechanically- that its quality was better than coal loaded at that of modern wrought iron. equipped berth. He had reason to Some of the cast iron guns were believe that shippers recognised the removed in their soft state to the necessity for the Commisssioners Tower of London, where, after covering any additional expenditure come four years they resumed incurred by them, and that they their probable original hard would probably be prepared to pay a much as 2 anna's a ton extra for doal' shipped by means of mechani- cal plant.
ness.
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO. »
STEAMER FOR STRAITS, COLOMBO, AUSTRALIA, BOMBAY, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN PORTS, AND LONDON,
THROUGH BILLS OF LADING ISSUED FOR BATAVIA, PERSIAN: GULF) CONTINENTAL, AMERICAN AND
SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS. ·
THE Steamship.
THE
C
DELTA" Captain F, Sudell, R.N.R, FR.GS., carrying His Majesty's Malle will be despatched from the port on or about FRIDAY, 10th December, 1926, at 4 pm., taking Passengers
and Cargo for the above Ports.
NY.KLINE
SAILINGS BUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu. »
TAIYO MARU
TENYO MARU
"KOREA MARU
"Culla Los Angelas.
Ran Francisco. Low
Tuesday, 11th Jan... at Noon.
Monday,
24th January,
Sunday,
8th February.
SOUTH AMERICA viu Japan, ionolulu.
Angeles, Mexico & Panama.
BOKUYO MARU
Thursday, 18th Dec., at Noon,
RAKUYO MARU
Wednesday, 12th Jan, at Nochi
KASHIMA MARU
Saturday,
18th Doo,, at 11 am,
HAKONE MARU
SUWA MARU
'Saturday, Saturday,
1st Jan, at 11 a.m.
15th Jan., at 11 am.
..
MARSEILLES, LONDON, ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM via Poris.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
TANGO MARU
AKI MARE...
.Wednesday, 22nd Dec., at 11 am. Wednesday, 19th Jan., at 11 am.
NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via PANAMA:
TAKAOKA MARU ASUKA MARU
Tuesday, 28th December.. f.... Wednesday, 12th January. BUENOS AIRES, via singapure, Durban & cape Town.
KAWACHI MARU
Friday, 31st December.
Monday, 18th December.
BOMBAY x HINGAPORE & COLOMBO,
SADO MARU
YAMAGATA MARU
Saturday, 18th December.
· CALCUTTA vin 81. JAPORE, PUNANG & RANGOON.
CEYLON MARU
*** Thursday, 30th December. NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
AKI MARU
Saturday, 18th Denember.
SHANGHAI KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
FUSHIMI MARU
Tuesday, 14th December. RANGOON MARU (Mojl direct).... Tuesday, 14th December.. MORIOKA MARU. (Moji direct) Wedne day, 22nd Decembar, HAKOZAKI MARU
Monday, 24th, December.
For fürbor information apply lo-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHÄ- Tel. Central Nos. 292 (Private exchanges to all departy )
CHINA - BORNEO SHIPPING CO.
HONG KONG-BORNEO ROYAL MAIL SERVICE To Sandakan, Tawau, 3emporua and Lahad Datu
Returning via Sandakan, Jambongan and Jesselton Regular Three-weekly Freight and Passenger Service.
8.8. LOK BUN..
Next Sailing from Hong Kong, Thursday, Decomber 18th, 1926, For Freight, Passage and other Information, please apply to CARMICHAEL & CLARKE, Agents, Queen's Building, Phono C.282.
or W. WATT & CO., Agents, 27, Connaught, Road West,
Silk, Valuables and Tea for Italy. THE AUSTRAL-CHINANAVIGATION CO., LTD.
France and London (under arrange- ment) will be transhipped at. Bom- The Indian Mining Association: bay into the Mall' Steamer proceed- referred in their letter to the Coming direct to Marseilles and Lan- missioners" recommendation to tho don,
Indian Coal Committee that," before
In the case of a vessel that has been sunk in the fresh waters of the Delaware River for over 40 years, the cast fron cannon rais- ed were found perfectly free from rust.
Unprotected parts of cast iron any naditional plant was installed, sluice gates, parts of the sea the question of the best type, having gates of the Old Caledonian regard to local conditions, should be Canal in Scotland, were convert-investigated by a technical sub- ed into a soft plumbaginous committee. That recommendation substance to a depth of "three- was accepted by the Indian Coal quarter inch but where the cast Committee. A complete examina- iron parts were coated with tar tion of the question by an expert or pitch, they were entirely uncommittee would involve personal injured. This softening effect Inspections of the various types of also takes place where the cast plant in use In different parts of iron was embedded in salty the world, as written statements earth: Some cast iron water regarding the capabilities of plant pipes laid near the Liverpool could not be relied upon, and the docks, were soft enough to be test type of plant for any particu cut with a knife after 20 years, iar place depended to a large ex- while the same material of the tent on local conditions. The in- same pipeline laid on highervestigation would therefore take a ground away from the salt water long time, but he understood that were as good as new after 60 the Indian Mining Association were anxious that additional Observation has shown that mechanical plant should be in the rapidity of this softening stalled as soon as possible, and he action depends much on the therefore thought that they would quality of the metal, the darker prefer the matter not to be delayed coloured types of iron which are for such a thorough examination. high in mechanically combined carbon. suffering most, while the lighter coloured grades" last much longer.
years..
"
DANISH SHIPBUILDING.
An Expert Committee.
The Commissioners had drawings and plans of the various types of mechanical plant, and those could be considered by an expert commit- too consisting of one of the Com- | missioners! engineers, a reprezenta- tive of the coal trade with engineer- In the main the new construc-ing experience; and a railway officer tions which occupied Danish with experience of the coalfields, yards in 1925 were motor boate which was the constitution recom-.. and two-thirds of the new mended by the Coal Committee, and vessels were built for foreign the preparation of thelyi report owners, Totally there were should not occupy much time. bulit 16 Diesel motor ships, re- Personally, he thought the question presenting an aggregate of could be settled more expeditiously 86,048 net register tons, and 12 and more satisfactorily by the Com- stearners' aggregating 9,528 not missioners' own officers, who would register tons.
consult the Indian Mining Associa The total value of these new tion and the Railways, but the Com- constructions was 46.9 millon missioners might was to adhere to Kr. applied to ships built for ex-their previous recommendation in || port. Ship repair work account favour of a technical » corimittee, ed for 18.1 million and machin- and there was no great objection to ery, etc., for 19.1 million, mak-that couras being adopted, provided ing the total turnover- of the that, the traffic manager was in- | shipyards of 84.1 million, cluded in the commilites.
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Parcola will be received at this Office until 6p.m. the day before sailing. The contents and value of all packages must be declared,
For further Particulara, Apply to- MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,
Agents. Hong Kong, 3rd Dec., 1926.
For SYDNEY. MELBOURNE & ADELAIDE
sin Manila, Iloilo, Sendakan, Balikpapan & Rabaul S.S." CALULU ”.
For Freight & Particulars Apply to-
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
Agente.
Telephone No. Central 1030,-
THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: “MANIFESTO" HONGKONG.
Codes Used: A1, A.B.C. Fifth Edition: Engineering: First and Second Edition;
Western Ualon and Watkins...
DOCK OWNERS, SHIP BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEERS, BOILER MAKERS, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, FORGE MASTERS,
* ELECTRICIANS.
T. S. S.
SIANG WO”
Passenger & Cargo River Steamer, built and engined at Kowloon Dock, by the Hongkong ở Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd, to the order of he Indo-China Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.
on the Middle Yangtze, Hankaw-I-chang
| far
LM DYER BSc., MINA, Kowloon Dock,
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