NYKLINE
THROUGH BOOKING TO EUROPE AT REDUCED RATES, £120, £112, £110, £102, £83, via San Francisco.
G$440, G$420, vla Japan' and Seattle. SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
20th May. Tuesday, Tuesday, 12th June.
TAIYO MARU
TENYO MARU
*Calls Keelung.
LONDON vin Singapore, Suez, Marseilles & Ports.
HAKUSAN MARU
- KITANO MARU
Saturday, 2cd June.
Saturday, 16th June,
Wednesday, 23rd May.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
MISHIMA MARU
TANGO MARU
Wednesday, 20th June.
BOMBAY vla Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
+ MOJI MARU
Sunday, 27th May.
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles,
Mexico & Panama. RAKUYO MARU
Thursday, 81st May,
SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) vin Singapore, Cape Town & Ports.
WAKASA MARU
Saturday, 8th June.
NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via PANAMA.
FUJI MARU
Wednesday, 13th June. LIVERPOOL via Singapore, Colombo, Port Sald & Porte,
↑ TOYOOKA MARU
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,
CEYLON MARU
+ MORIOKA MARU
NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
AKI MARU
Wednesday, 23rd May,
Friday,
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
NAGANO MARU (Moji direct)
Saturday, Saturday,
Saturday, 10th May. Thursday, 31st May.
22nd June.
19th May. 26th May.
Tuesday, 20th May.
†Cargo only.
+ MITO MARU (Calls Moji)
KAMO MARU
Subject to alteration without notice.
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LONDON.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Vla Saigon, Singapore,
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THE CHINA MAIL,
SHIPPING
A FUNNEL'S TOP.
THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT
STEAMERS.
COLOURS REGISTERED.
SECTION.
HOME NOTES.
NEW STEAMER FOR CLAN LINE.
PULVERISED FUEL,
The third of the new steamers One has got so accustomed to the painting of a steamer funnel with being built for the Clan Line by
not- the history of the steamer, ably the red top in the case of the Collins and Guiou Lines sailing out of Liverpool in the middle of last century. These, however,
were.
red
EXONERATED.
MASTER REINSTATED IN COMMAND.
OUT-OF-DATE CHARTS.
:
As regards the stranding of the motor vessel "Koolinda" (owned by the State Shipping Service, Western Australia) on 'September 16 last in Sharks Bay, Western Australia, it will be re- membered that the Marine Court, Fremantle, exonerated the master who was a member of the Im- perial Merchant Service Guild, and was defended at the inquiry having navigated the vessel in a n black top to take the 'marks of the Greenock Dockyard Com- by that society on a charge of The evidence the smoke that any change comes pany will, unlike the other two, negligent manner. as something of a shock, nithough the first of which, a motorship, showed that the charts of the of course there have been many was launched in February, be channel in which the ship went buoys three-quarters of a mile with triple expansion engines com- 'from the stated position. Instances of a different policy in steam propelled and will be fitted ground were out of date and the bined with a Bauer-Wach exhaust
Local Captains' Views. turbine giving a total i.h.p. of about 6,000. This system of which the Guild has received from According to Press cuttings
utilising the last ounce of steam its member since, the view has expansion is coming. greatly into been expressed by local captains forgotten when the United States favour and, should the hopes en was re-surveyed it would be pos that as soon as Denham channel Lines started giving their ships a tertained of the development of sible for their ships to anchor at blue top, the white band and
pulverised fuel be fulfilled, will the usual place, three or four funnol base giving the national greatly help the steam, coalburn. miles from Denham. The exist ing marine engine in its rivalry ing anchorage was twenty-five miles across the bay, and not only with the Diesel engine.
had this alteration affected the Another system of propulsion fishing industry but considerable inconvenience was being caused Steamships, Ltd. absorbing the that has already received con- to women and children who, in various services run by the Cana-siderable support in the United order to join vessels proceeding dlan Government, have registered States and is now being seriously, north or south, were obliged to their funnel colours as being red, tried out in England, the turbo- cross the bay often under very bad weather conditions. In white and blue, and presumably electric drive, will also
some cases they were obliged to they will follow something like the team and pulverised fuel against spend the night on a lighter.
the internal combustion engine. |
A "Big" Case. same arrangement. At the same
It will be remembered that the
Gazette" The "Government time it appears to be the intention
Pacific liner "California," belong-contains two notices under the of the directors to brighten up ing to the Panama Pacific Com- signature of the Chief Harbour- their ships appreciably, even those pany, has proved very satisfac- master regarding Denham chan- running on the European services, tory with this method of prime nel, where the State vessel Cam- mover, which had before been "Koolinda" grounded. The first tried only in the navy of the U.S. notice is to the effect that No. 3 and her performance has decided light buoy in Denham channel, the directors of the P. & O. to try Sharks Bay, had been reputed to this method for their new liner, have drifted to the position up- the "Taj Mahal" which is now proximately one mile north from white
being built. This vessel, at 18 its charted position. The buoy Com-knots, is to have a guaranteed
coloura.
Resplendent in White Hulls.
National Now the Canadian
the
HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP Via Singapore while the new ships which Colombo, Suer and Port Sald.
mell Lairds are building for .Tuesday, 6th June.
services between subsidised Canada and the West Indies to emerge resplendent in hulls, says the "Journal of merce."
SANTOS MARU
MANILA MARU
BOMBAY Via Singapore and Colombo
.Friday, 25th. May.
.Saturday, 30th June.
SUMATRA MARU (Calls at Penang) Sunday, 20th May.
CELEBES MARU
Sunday, 3rd June.
INDUS MARU
Wednesday, 20th June.
CHICAGO MARU
......... Friday; 1st June.
DURBAN, DELAGOA BAY, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR AND
MOMBASA-Via Singapore and Colomba,
CALCUTTA Vin Singapore, Penang and Rangoon
KASADO MARU
TACOMA MARU
.Friday, 25th May.
.Monday, 25th June.
MOVEMENT OF STEAMERS.
are
The P. & O. s.3. "Lahore" left VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Vin Shanghai and Shanghai for this port on May 15 at noon with the Mails, and is due
Japan poris
AFRICA MARU (from Shankha) ..Thursday, 21st May. HATHONG Yin Hohow & FAKHO
MENADO MARU
Friday, 8th June 10 am.
NEW YORK-Via Japan ports, San Francisco & Panam
JAPAN PORTS
HEIYO MARU
KEELUNG-Yta BWATOW & AMOY
HOZAN MARU...
TAKAO-Via SWATOW & AMOT
TAKAO & KERLUNG
SOURABAYA MARU
Tel. Central No. 4088, 4089, 4090,
.Friday, 25th May.
..Sunday, 20th May noon
.Wednesday, 6th June,
asaist
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fuel consumption of 0.6-lb. of oil was to be replaced as early as possible. Secondly, the harbour- per s.h.p., the generating unita being designed to run at maxi-master announces that the an- mum efficiency at 16% knots, chorage buoy had broken adrift, which, it is expected will be the This also was to be replaced in ordinary sea speed of the vessel. position with as little delay as The captain was de- possible. High pressure and high super- heat will be employed, the Yar- fended on both occasions by the row watertube boilers, which will Guild, firstly at the Court of In- be fed solely with distilled water,quiry, and secondly at the Marine working at a pressure of 350-lbs. Court, whose decision is referred It is significant that the boilers, to above. The case was a big one, The F. & O. 8.5. "Mirzapore" left which will normally use oil for and aroused considerable interest Singapore for this port on May 14 generating steam, have beer de Guild is pleased to learn from and comment in Australia. The at 2 p.m., and is due here on May signed to permit of a change over their member that he has now
to pulverised fuel if necessary.
The latest champion of pulver. been reinstated in command of ised fuel is the "Times" which the motor vessel "Kangaroo,"
here to-morrow at about 6 am.
20 at about 5 p.m.
The P. & O. 9.8. "Devanha" left Singapore for this port yesterday
at about Ga.m.
For further particulars please apply to:-OBAKA SHOSEN KAISHA. ¡ noon; and is due here.on May 21/Points out that, in addition to the also owned by the State Shipping
M. TAKEUCHI, Manager.
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,24th May.
.. 13th June.
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ense of handling, which will be- come quite as simple as pumping up oil, the development of this The Ben Line 8.8. "Benvorlich" form of fuel with assist in re- from Middlesbro', Antwerp, Lon- storing, the pre-eminence of coal AMERICAN don, Straite and Philippines is due as fuel. It further pointed out to arrive here on May 23.
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that, during the war, we often had difficulty in securing auf- The Swedish East Asiatic Coficient oil for the fleet and, had M.V. "Rankine" left Hamburg on the Merchant Navy also been de- April 14 and is due here on or pendent on oil for steam raising about May 25.
and propulsion, it would certainly have been laid up for lack of fuel. The C.P.S. R.M.S. "Empresa of We possess, on the other hand, Asia (Capt. A. J. Haliey, R.N.R.) abundant supplies of coal, and S.S. is due here on May 28 at 8 ant, anything which tends to make us and will berth at Pier No. 5. Kow-independent of other countries as loon Wharf. She will leave here regards fuel for our ships and to for Victoria and Vancouver, BC, promote the utilisation of our via Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe and own resources and the employ- Yokohama on May 30 at noon. ment of our own men is to be
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There has been shown at the Scala Theatre recently a specially prepared film of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha showing the route followed by the com- The M/V "Delhi" (Swedish Eastpany's ships on the passage from Asiatic Co., Ltd.), left Hamburg England to Japan, with sketches on May 15, and fa due here on or of the life and incidents on board about June 17.
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a fleet of more than one' million tons, placing it again at the head of all German shipping concerns. Twenty ships, with a gross tonnage of 156,000 are be- ing built, some of which have already been launched. Of these 18 will
The be motor ships. year 1927 closed with a gross pro st of 35,600,000 marks which, after deductions for interest, de- preciation and other general charges, leaves a net. profit of: 11,600,000 marks, out of which a dividend of 8 per cent, as com pared with 6 per cent. for the year before; will be paid, "Ship- ping and Engineering."
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