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Monday,
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Wednesday,
TANGO MARU
Wednesday,
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SAILINGS FROM BONG KONG, SUBJECT TO ALTERATION,
TOTAL LOSS
THE
JAPANESE COLLIER STRIKES REEF
FIFTY ABOARD
CHINA MAIL,
SHIPPING
Tokyo, Yesterday. The Navy chartered collier "Tamon Maru VI" struck a coral reef near Truk Island in the Caroline Group on Tuesday afternoon, and is believed to he a total loss,
A telegram to the Navy Depart- ment says that strong tides and many of the wreck the reefs an
of the crew most will make rescue difficult.
scene
Their fate is not yet known. It is believed that there were.at least fifty persons on board.--Reuter.
MISSING JUNK
NO TRACE OF CRAFT OR CREW
Mystery surrounds the non-appear. ance of a cargo junk fully loaded with coal at Castle Peak.
A report was made to the Police 2 lock on "to the effect that at
Tuesday afternoon, cargo junk No. T-5708-H was engaged by a Chin- eae firm dealing in coal at 62, Con- naught-road, Central, to transport 50
of coal
from a cosling depot at Wanchai to Castle Peak.
tons
The junk is known to have loader and also to have left Wanrhai, but further than that nothing is known of her whereabouts.
The coal is valued at about $652.50. The master of the junk is Kwok Tai, 60 years of age.
The report of the affair. was made to the police by Teoi Yin-po a sales- man, of 52, Connaught-roid, Central..
SECTION.
WAR STORY
A VALUED BRITISH_MERCANTILE
SKIPPER
THREAT THAT SUCCEEDED
CARGO SHIPS
A FAR EAST MOTOR SHIP SERVICE
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINE
For some years past the Hamburg- Amerika Line have, in part, operat ed their Far Eastern service with motor ships:
and
The first vessel, the "Havelland," This was was constructed in 1921.
the
"Ermland" followed by
1928), the "Rheinland" (lost in "Munsterland"
"Vogtland" (1922), (1924) and "Friesland" (1925), also A second "Rheinland" (1927).
They are all ships of between 9,600 and 10,400 tons dendweight, and except for the "Friesland," which has service speed of 12% knots, and the last "Rheinland" (of 13 knots), all are 12-knot ships.
A fine war story has been reveal- ed as the sequel to a speech by the said that, Earl of Halsbury, who when he was a squadron commander of the Royal Air Force, in 1916, be Admiralty to was ordered by the
Under the owners' new building bomb the nearest German town, spar- ing neither men, women, nor children programme, which was decided about If the Germans shot a certain mer- a couple of years ago, five new motor chants skipper. The "Sunday Ex- ships were ordered for the Far Easte press" has discovered that the cap-ern trade, namely, the "Leverkusen, tain way James Blaikie, master of "Duisburg" and "Kulmerland," to be who equipped with A.E.G.-Henselman air- the Anchor liner "Caledonia," would have shared the fate of Cap-less-injection double-acting engines. tain Fryatt but for the throat of drastic
These was a tranport
ram
MARINE. ENGINES
BRITISH INDUSTRY MAKING PROGRESS
It is estimated that the exportation
FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1929.
CANADIAN
PACIFIC
SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE ACROSS THE PACIFIC
TO VICTORIA & VANCOUVER
17 Days Hongkong-Yancouver, 14 Days Shanghai-Vancouver
11 Daya Kobe-Vancouver, 9 Days Yokohama-Vancouver
Leave Leave Hong Kong Shai
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Kobe
Y'hama
Arrive V'ver
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8
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June 26 June 29
July 2
July 4
Inly T
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25 Sept.
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Nov. 80
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Des., 3
Dec. 5
Dec. 14
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Dec. 24 .Dec. 26
Jan. 4
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May 28 Junu 13
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and was making a voyage to Mar- was 120 miles out seilles. When from. Malta it was dorpedoed at short. Blaikie from the bridge, range. glimpsed, the periscope, and tried to The crippled the submarine. Einer did not answer to the helm swiftly, but it managed to stove in of marine engines increased consider Hong Kong Manila 130 ft. of the submarine's plating ably during, the year past, but even so, and knock mut the periscope and the estimated total is but half the 1918 wireless gear. The "Caledonia" sank figure. The ascendancy, be it tempor- slowly, stern first. There was plenty ary or not, of the Diesel engine is of time to save everybody, and soon bound to have some influence in this there were 10 fully loaded boats bob-sphere, because, although British manu. have developed and tho facturers roughly adopted this type of propulsion, they are not alone, and are not so supreme as they were and still are in the production of steam turbines and reciprocating engines. We have the authority of Lloyd's Register of Ship- ping for stating that the "tonnage of Vessels fitted with internal combustion engines is steadily increasing in con parison with the total output," and that while the average gross tonnage The general asked for a change of of the steamers of 500 tons gross and boat, and the staff captain made the upwards launched during 1928 is 4,112 same request. Both were transferred tons, the similar average for motor- to Blaikie's boat. Blaikie does not ships reaches 6,732 tons." As against remember Captain Amery by name, this, however, is to be set the fact that but he does recollect a "wee fellow the steam turbine made further pro- among them." (Mr. Amery, now gress last year and the four latest
DON'T WASTE WATER!
the choppy scn. bing on tained a Keneral, among and firemen
One con the crew
LONDON, HAMBURG. ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP-Via Singapore OIL FUEL CARRIAGE Secretary of State for the Dominions, vessels launched were fitted with this
Colombo, Suez and Fort Said.
AMUR MARU
Sunday, 12th May.
ANDES MANU
Sunday, 9th June.
RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES Via Saigen, Singapore,
Colombo. Ducban & Cape Town.
SANTOS MARU
MANILA MARU
GANGES MARU
BOMBAY Via Singapore & Colombo,
SHINNOH MARU
Friday, 17th May, Thursday, 27th June.
Tuesday, ist May. Monday, 3rd June.
DURBAN, LOURENCO MARQUES, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR
& MOMBASA-Yu Singapore & Colombo.
......... Friday, 31st May!
CALCUTTA Via Singapore, Pening & Rangoon,
CHICAGO MARU
KASADO MARU
SUMATRA MARU
Saturday, 18th May.
Wednesday, 22nd May,
Tuesday, 21st May.
VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Japan Ports
AFRICA MARU (From Shanghai)
MELBOURNE Vis Manila, Brisbane & Sydney.
MADRAS MARU
..........
HAIPHONG.Va Hoihow & Pakhoi.
MENADO MARU
Thursday, 6th June.
Thursday, 6th June 10 a.m.
NEW YORK-Via Japan ports, San Francisco & Panama.
JAPAN PORTS.
HAGUE MARU
ALTAI MARU
SANUKI MARU
TACOMA MARU
A EELUNG Via SWATOW & AMOY.
CANTON MARU
HOZAN MARU
DELI MARU
TAKAO Vio, SWATOW & AMOY.
TAKAO & KEELUNG
SANUKI MARU
Wednesday, 15th May.
Wednesday, 15th May.
Monday, 20th May. Friday, 24th May.
Sunday, 12th May 3 p.m. Sunday, 12th May 3 p.m. Thursday, 16th May noon.
Wednesday, 22nd May.
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The meritorious services rendered by the master, officers and crew of the Japanese steamer "Yogen Maru" in proceeding in heavy weather 160 miles to the assistance of the British steamer "Chief Maquilla," of Hong Kong, and from 8.10 2.0. On standing by
30, November
until 10.30 2 December
and rescuing on the
are referred to in crew, the report of the Naval Court held at Yokohama in December. last year, and issued recently by the Board of Trade in London.
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The "Chief Maquilla," a twin-screw steamer of 0,919 registered tons, sailed from Kildonan, British Columbia, about November 19, 1928, with 5,625 tons of wheat, 813 tons of fish, and 2,724,163 ft. of timber in her holds and 474,7721t. of timber and 122,500ft of timber piling stowed on deck. There was a crew of 75 hands, and no pag- sengers.
covering
was then on active service. He has means of propulsion. It is too early, stated that he escaped capture by and it is not within the ambit of this hiding under the stern sheets of a review, to hazard a forecast as to the him future of the Diesel engine, but so long lifeboat, the sailors with their legs.) Suddenly the sub-as it is fashionable it must be expect- appeared, and Commandered that countries who may have pur- marine
B revolver.
chased our steam engines will continue Swetz, agitatedly waving a
to produce their own internal-combus. called: "Where in the captain?
tion engines.
A Prisoner in Germany Blaikie, relating the story, saya!--
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MAY SAILINGS DEPARTURE HOURS:
Hong Kong 5.30 p.m. Wuchow 2.00 p.m. S.S. "TAI HING"
[1,068 tong-Capt. 0. B. Wilks.]
MAY
MON. 13th SUN. 19th
FRI.
24th
WED. 29th
The Sai Kong (or the West River)
is the third largest river in the Chin-
"I was still in uniform, and I cal-guarded it may have serious reactions ose Republic and second only to the ed out: Here I are. You had bet on the shipbuilding and marine en-Yangtaze in importance. This megais ter let me have that gun in case you gineering industries of this country. It ficent trade route was opened to for- is contended in some quarters that ship- He ordered me shoot somebody 7"
start revival had it not been for the im-foreigners travel on this important aboard, also the general and staff building could not have made its partial eiga traffic in 1897, but how many captain, who probably would
The scenery along the portation of cheapContinental steel waterway? escaped #f. they had stayed in the Perhaps fortunately, this contentions route is beautiful We recommend. it other boats. This evidently was my issue cannot very well arise this year, lucky day, however. The Germans and so it may be safely left over to a
We dined
with the mess, and
have
to any person who wishes to spend a
behaved deceared their food and later review. Surveying all the con-short and economical holiday.
wine. The commander told us that siderations which have been taken into account, the conclusion emerges that he did not expect to come to the aur-marine engineers cannot yet foresee a face again, but he bore no grudge.period of prosperity comparable with We talked for hours about the war, pre-war days. Such a prospect seeme
S.S. TAI MING"
($49 tons Capt. G. J. Spink.]
FRI.
MAY
10th
SUN. 28th FRI. Jiat
WED. 15th
TUES. 21st
For information apply to
KWONG WING C
87, Connaught Road West, Phone: Central 893.
the only ran who disliked me was far distant, particularly when it is re- P. & 0. & AUSTRALIA ten of the passage from. England te
SHORTENING THE PASSAGE
Australia by their Branch service second-in-command, typical membered, that much of the work that
steamers via Suez. This service will Prussian,
gian, who wanted to put me on is
is on-an *H- being performed
be maintained by the "Baradine" and deck, and then dive and leave me in remunerative basis. On the other hand,
her four sister-ships, "Balranald," the sea.
looked at from the depth of depression
and "BATIA "Ballaret," "Bendigo" "Eventually we reached port. At to which this industry has become ac the first trial, on a depot ship, the customed, there is light on the horizon, The P. und O. Branch Service bool," says the "Joumal of Commerce
to hand. point was raised whether I was ta- and although the results of the year steamer "Baradine" left Falmouth on better March 30 for London, after having her played by a private fire or by the 1929 can hardly be expected to Government. I told then outright than those of 1928, there is a strong boilers converted for burning oil, addi- that the "Caledonia" was an armed likelihood that the opening of 1080 will tional machinery fitted to merchantman, in the service of the be more promising."Engineering."
I then was taken to Government. I
AUSTRALIA'S OVERSEAS
TRANSPORT
more
producerhaal.
The master having decided to aban- don the ship at 7 p.m., the crew were transferred, partly in the ship's boats and partly in the boats of the "Togen Maru," the transfer being completed by 11 p.m., and the master being the last
· IMPROVING NIAGARA FALLS to leave the ship.
"The master appears to have navi-
power, and being thoroughly
An agreement has just been sign- gated his ship in a seamanlike and pro-
ed. During the preliminary trials off
ed between the United States and per manner up to the time of the Freiburg, where I spent a month in
the Cornish coast the steamer more entry of the water into the engine solitary confinement, with one meal
than fulfilled the highest aspectations Canadian Governments to ensure the room," state the court, "but the court
The day etew
of the P. & O. Company and the en- beauty of Niagara, particularly the and bread. Every time consider that he should have taken I saw a squad of armed men
Sydney Mr. Stanley Bruce, the gineers. She averaged 16% knots, and Horseshoe or Canadian Falls. more immediate steps to trace the canse i prouching my window, I thought Prime Minister, in his opening speech at times attained 17 knots, in seven water has gradually worn away the Then at the Overseas Shipping Conference, runs over the measured mile. During rock, so that the centre of the Cana the vessel dian Falls has for many years been failed to realise Boon enough the came the second trial. The court said the purpose of the conference was the passage up-Channel
and three fest a year. This has gravity of the situation, but that ofher-ided that, the "Caledonia" was an to evolve plans to improve the whole maintained an average speed of 18 receding at the rate of between two
armed merchant cruiser, and, there- of Australia's overseas transport, bot knots.
The "Baradine" is now on the Lon diverted the water from the edges of fore, I was only doing my duty in not for the consideration of any specific
but, the agreement just attempting to ram the submarine. freight charges between Australia and don loading berth ready for her voyage the falls, I was amused over the word "at-England. He trusted that the oppor. to Australia beginning on April 12, made provides for making a few un- tempting, because I rammed ber all tunity would be taken to give the pen when she will carry his Majesty's mails. obtrusive wiers that will direct the right. I am sorry she did not sink, eral public the fullest information as It is stated that the alterations which water towards the edges, and thus bus if. I over mect Swetz I should to the position and the problem which have been effected will enable the com restore the full impressiveness of the like to shake hands with him. He had to be faced.
pany to reduce still further the dura spectacle presented by the falls. is a sportsman, and he had no gym- pathy with submarine warfare."
of the entry of the water, sud that he This is it, but it never was.
wise he did all possible in the circum- stances.
"She had a deck cargo of timber which contributed to the increase of the fist and added to the difficulty of handling the vessel in the heavy wen ther which she encountered, and the court desire especially to direct the at tention of the Board of Trade to the undesirability of permitting heavy and dangerous deck cargo to be carried.
The cour
court deprecate the carrying of oil fuel in the deep tank for the ship's consumption during the voyage, as the drawing off of oil for daily consumption leaves many tong of slack tank, con stituting a serious menace to the safety of the ship."
C.PR. ENTERPRISE
Following all that was said at the Naval Architect's meeting upon the
Mr. by
John stroke of gentis" Johnson, in ftdrig
înto the C.P.R. hama, the voyage occupying 15 days, liners, eqne further interesting com- The rescuers took the crew to Yoko-gine combinati a new steam en-√
and entailing the rationing of all ment in the annual report of tho hands on board.
company. The report dwells on the face the doble reduction gear.
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with improved single reduction gear- cd turbine machinery. The vessels will have mere-power, and there will be a big économy in fuel consump-
tion.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICES,'
Consignees of cargo ex 8.5. "Benvorlich" are reminded to take delivery of their goods which will bơ subject to rent after May 18.
Consigneca of
** 想想。 Banlomond" are reminded to take delivery of their goods, which will ba subject to rent after May 13.
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MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS
The C.P.S. R.M.S. “Empress of Asia, Capt. AJ Hailey, RNR, will leave here for Victoria and Van- couver, BC via Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe and Yokohama at 6.m. on
May 15 (Wednesday). T
The C.P.S. EMS
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