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G$440, G$420, via Japan and Seattle. SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
TENYO MARU
'Tuesday, 12th June. KOREA MARU (Calls at Keelung) .. Tumeday, 26th June. LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via
Singapore, l'enang, Colombo, Suez.
KITANO MARU.
Saturday, Saturday,
16th June. 30th June.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
HARUNA MARU
TANGO MARU
AKI MARU
Wednesday, 20th June.
Wednesday, 25th July.
BOMBAY vin Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
SADO MARIT
+GENDA MARU
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast)
Mexico & l'anama:
·GINYO MARU
Monday, 11th June. Wednesday, 27th June.
via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles.
SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via
·KAMARURA MARU
Thursday,
12th July,
Singapore, Cape Town & Ports.
Tuesday, 17th July.
NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via PANAMA.
↑ KUMA MARU
† ASUKA MARU
Monday, 11th June. Saturday, 16th June.
LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Geneva, Marseilles.
DURBAN MARU
CALCUTTA vin Singapore, l'ening
† MORIOKA MARU
NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
Tuesday, 10th July, & Rangoon, Sunday, 10th June. Monday, 18th June.
22nd June.
NAGATO MARU
AKI MARU
Friday,
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
KATORI MARU
†DELAGOA MARU
+ BINGO MARU
Monday, Thursday, Thursday,
11th June.
14th June.
21st June.
†Cargo only.
Subject to alteration without notice:
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LONDON.
HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP-Yin Singapore Culo uba, Suez and Fort Said. ALTAI MARU
Wednesday, 11th July,
RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Saigon,, Singapore,
BOMBAY--Via Singapore and Colombo
Colombo,
Durban. & Cape Town
MANILA MARU
.Baturday, 80th Juno,
TACOMA KARU
INDUS MARU
Saturday, 22nd June.. Thursday, 5th July.
PANAMA MÁRU
.....Sunday, 8th July.
"SHUNKO MARU
Thursday, 5th July.
THE CHINA MAIL,
SHIPPING.
PULVERISED FUEL.
PROBLEMS FOR MARINE USE.
Bristol Channel shipowners' Asses
SECTION.
W. RIVER PIRATES.
CANTON MAKING'A CLEAR UP:
DENS MARKED.
General Chen Chul-tong, Re- for had been nicknamed "Cathedral habilitation Commissioner units," Much had been done by the the Western Region, is pursuing use of new short-flame burners to active measures for the suppres- reduce the size of the combustion aion of pirate gangs in his terri- chamber, but he could not think tory, and thus eliminate any dan they were suddenly going to jump ger of molestation with the re- back to the other extreme, and find gular shipping trade.
General Chen's latest move has that the same efficiency of combue
been to spread his troops along tion could be obtained in the very the Sai Hol and Tung Hoi, two restricted furnaces of marine bollers. Further, powdered tributaries of the West River. fuel could show the biggest econ-favourite stamping grounds of omic result when dealing with a
Ipeople with piratical leanings,, as luctuating food, but on board ship the tortuous nature of the rivers
Scotch
MONDAY, JUNE 11, 1928.
CANADIAN
PACIFIC
R.M.S."EMPRESS OF CANADA"
** will sail for
These watercourses have been VICTORIA & VANCOUVER B.C.
and in any case it was not to be makes it a comparatively easy Via Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama
matter to hold up junks by means powdered coal of bombs and mines. The troops
adherent advantages of
IMPORTANT ADDRESS, Cardiff.--An Important address, which was illustrated by lantern alides, was deilvered to the Cardiff coal and shipping operators, when members of the South Wales Coal Exporters Association, the Cardiff Chamber of Commerce, Cardiff and
ciation of Chartered Shipbrokers heard a lecture by Mr. David anticipated that Wilson, O.B.E., A.M.I.E.E., of Lon. don, on the subject of the latest developments in pulverised fuel, with special reference to Welsh coal. After dealing with inland condi- tions Mr. Wilson stated that while experiments had taken them a con- siderable step forward, he person ally could not say that powdered fuel firing on board ship on any appreciable scale was yet within sight, and even if it did suddenly become an accomplished fact, he doubted very much whether it would seriously affect South Wales, He was not a marine engineer, but took it that the following factors of vital importance:-(1) Bunkerage to be small possible; (2) risk of fire to be at
to work with a very small combus-sue their vocations.
as would be! It is also learned that the tion chamber, such necessary in a marine boiler, would squadron of gunboats detailed for be overcome.
patrol on the West River has been
were
98.
4.5
an absolute minimum; and (3)
cooling to be carried out in the quickest possible time.
Regarding bunkerage, Welsh coal, on account of its high calorific
value and smokelessness was re- cognised as the best coal in the world for ships' bunkers, and he supposed he could take it that with auch coal bunker capacity was at an absolute minimum for solid fuel. Any appreciable decrease in the quality of the coal carried would demand increased bunkerage, and as such increase was prohibitive, that ruled out at once one of the most
of important advantages
DURBAN, DELAGOA BAY, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR AND powdered fuel firing,
MOMBASA-Via Singapore and Colombo,
CALOTTA-—Via Singapore, Penang and Rangoon
SEATTLE MARU
Wednesday, 26th July.
Regarding the risk of fire, whilst they had very little experience in the storage of powdered Welsh.coal, it was recognised that powdered
VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Shanghai and bituminous coal could not be stored
Japan ports
ARIZONA HARU
- BANGKOK-Via Saigon.
KOHSO MARU
„Monday, 11th June,
..........Monday, 18th June.
MA FIIONG_V HOIHOW & PAKHOI
MENADO MARU
....Friday, 8th June 10 a.m.
NEW YORK-Via Japan porta, San Francisco & Panama
HAVANA MARU
JAPAN PÕRTS_
BORNEO MARU
SEATTLE MARU
BATAVIA MARU
KEELUNG-Vin SWATOW & AMOY
KISHU MARU
HOZAN MARU
TAKAO-Via SWATOW & AMOY
KOHOKU MARU
TAKAO & KEELUNG
BATAVIA, MARU
For further particulars please apply
Tel. Central No. 4089, 4039, 4690.
End of June.
Sunday, 10th June.
Sunday, 24th June.
Saturday, 7th July.
Sunday, 10th June noon Sunday, 17th June noon.
Thursday, 28th June noon.
Saturday, 7th July, to:-OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.
M. TAKEUCHI, Manager.
OREGON ORIENTAL LINE.
Operated for
for any length of time without oither danger of spontaneous com- bustion, or at least such change in the physical condition of the coal as to render it difficult to handle in the powdered form. This meant that all pulverisation would have to be done on board ship, with addi- tional space to accommodate the preparation plant.
Time Consideration.
would yield greater operating effi- now proceeding on garrison duty ciency than oil-firing, es all the in this district will make a tho- the rough comb-out of the localitles, Powdered fuel system, from the an information has been gathered view, were giving the approximate locations efficiency point of possessed by oil-firing.
of the pirate lairs. boiler construction had shown what have been prepared with all the Developments in powdered coat It is understood that maps could be done in reducing the length pirate dens marked out, and special burners, giving the powder- supplied to all troops as well as of flame travel, by the aid of copies of these maps have been ed coal and the combustion air a to the various district magis- higher rotational speed, and also by trates for their guidance. the adoption of water-cooled walls, local Precautionary Troops have very high rate of been ordered to move to certain which gave a radiation heat absorption. While designed strategic points, form- the land boller had been developed ing part of the general garrison a long way in this direction, it was scheme, and the whole territory. by no means certain that eventually is being thoroughly policed, mak- the difficulty of adopting the system ing it safe for travellers to pur
The
He had no intention of conveying 'doing good work in sweeping out the impression that he was scept!- bandits. The Tung Hoi has been cat of the development, but he cleared of such gentry, and the wanted them to appreciate that Commander of the squadron has there were, serious difficulties to be ordered certain units of his fleet it would be overcome, and that, in his opinion, jto make detailed inspection of the a long time before river. In normal times naviga- powdered fuel firing on board ship tion is somewhat difficult owing would reach the stage when it was to the narrowness and shallowness likely to have any important in- of stream, but the heavy rains fluence on the South Wales coal of the past few weeks caused a
trade.
THE FINNISH WINDJAMMER FLEET.
rise the water level, and navi- gation, being therefore easier at the present time. The fleet com- mander is making full use of the opportunity offered.
T
WINCHESTERS AND MAUSERS USED IN FIGHT.
The Finns are still buying big windjammers, and their latest pur- chase from the Norwegians is a re- minder of the days when Shore- A rice junk was pirated on May ham used to have a big fleet of 29 whilst on a voyage from Hong salling ships, ships of considerable Kong to Kongmoon with a cargo size, employed in ocean work. The' of 2,427 Backs of rice on board. "Alastor" was built in 1875 by The vessel left Hong Kong early in Mounzey and Foster, of Sunder the morning, and when passing be land, for R. H. Ponnoy,, of Shore- tween the East and West Brother ham, one of three well-known sis-Islands at about noon was held up tors, the other two being the "Al- by fog and forced to heave to. pheta" and "Antares," iron barques; That evening the pirates come of about 875 tons gross. When she along about 7 o'clock in a fishing was a brand new ship the "Alastor" boat. The junk people attempted was joined by Captain Glazebrook to repulse the miscreants with as master, and it is noteworthy that Winchesters but the latter, armed he remained on in that position with Mausera, had the better of the until she was sold twenty years exchanges.
As to the time taken to coal a ship, there would obviously be no gain, whilst oil-firing offered a very big advantage in this direction. So therefore, they came down to far as raw coal was concerned, afterwards.
Under her original During the fight the master of the ownership she tramped the Seven the junk and his wife were both possibility of increased efficiency Seas, and although her owners wounded, the latter dying from and reduced labour costs, and in transferred their headquarters to wounds three days later. spite of the results claimed for the Brighton she remained registered Twenty pirates boarded the junk, U.S. steamer "Mercer," he was very at Shoreham. In 1895 she was pur-imprisoned all the crow, 11 men doubtful if they could, expect any chased by M. F. Stray, the well-and three women, in the hold, and decided advance in thermal effi-known Norwegian owner, who al-then sailed the junk to Lamkam, ciency an existing marine boilera ready had several big windjammers where the crew were released and properly handled, and for new ships flying his house flag. Her sale left ordered to take the cargo ashore. equipped with water-tube boilers. Messrs. Penney with a fleet con- The value of the stolen cargo is He would prefer to install mechani sisting of only one steamer. The stated to be $12,000. cal stokers, in preference to powder- "Alastor" kept her classification of All the junk's crew are at pre- ed fuel plant.
100 A.1., and was constantly em-sent held prisoners by the pirates. In any case, mechanical stokers played, but such passages as 81 Only one man succeeded in evading should be the intermediate stage, as days from Havre to Santa Cruz in the captors and, making his way they had been on land, giving a Cuba, 60 days from Santa Cruz to back to Hong Kong, reported to the cheaper Installation, more definitely Havre, 92 days from Buenos Aires local police during the week-end. established results, the same saving to Christiania, and 59 days from in labour on board ship, and calling Savannah to Aalborg do not sug- for practically no extra space. gest that she was anything of a Again, on the question of effi- filler. In the beginning of 1917, ciency they had to bear in mind while bound from Galveston COLUMBIA PACIFIC SHIPPING CO. that the rapid progress of pulveris-Aarhuus, she was captured by a
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