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PRESIDENT LINCOLN
Prominent Visitors to the Colony
WHY DO I PREFER SAIL-TRAINED MEN? of seamen of the advantages of a train-discharge. For ports beyond are 50
The no. President Lincoln arrived at Hong Kong on February 17 with 67 Advantages of Training
cabin passengers, 47 steerage, 292 tons Can there be any doubt in the minds of cargo and 60 bags of mail for local
jing in sall for young men? Does it not cabin, 70 steerage passengers, and 1,568 become a fixed ides that this sort of tons of cargo. Bound for Seattle, via FORTITUDE, CHEERINESS, AND training is necessary in order to fami- Shanghai, Kebe, Yokohama, and Vic-
liarlse the beginning with demands that toris, B.C.
ENTHUSIASM
ENDLESS BRACE HAULING
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Mr. Eric E. Ekstrand, Mr. Max L
and Mr. B. A.
Renborg,
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1930.
CANADIAN PACIFIC
STEAMSHIPS - HOTELS
· RAILWAYS - EXPRESS
SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE ACROSS THE PACIFIC
TO VICTORIA & VANCOUVER
EMPRESS OF ASIA EMPRESS OF CANADA EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA EMPRESS OF CANADA
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V'ver Arrive
17 Days Hongkong-Vancouver, 14 Days Shanghal-Vancouver 11 Days Kobe-Vancouver, 5 Days Yokohama-Vancouver
Hong Kong S'hal Kobe Thama
Lesvo Leave Leave Leave Mar. 5 Mar. 8 Mar. 11 Mar. 13 Mar. 22 Mar. 19 Mar. 22 Mar, 23 Mar. 27 Apr. 4 Apr. 9 Apr. 12 Apr. 15 - Apr. 17 Apr. 26 Apr. 30 May 3 May 6 May 8 May 17 May 15 May 18 May 20 May 22 May 30 June
June
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July
July 12 July 10 July 13 July 15 July 17 July July 23 July 26 July 29 July 31 Aug.. Aug. 7 Aug. 10 Aug. 12 Aug. 14 Aug. 22 Aug. 20 Aug. 23 Aug. 28 Aug. 28 Sept. Sept. 4
4 Sept. 7 Sept. 9 Sept. 11 Sept. 19 Sept. 17 Sept. 20 Sept. 23 Sept. 25 Oct Oct 2 Oct. 5 Oct. 7 Oct. 9 Oct. 17 Oct. 13 Oct. 18 Oct. 31 Oct. 23 Nov. 1 Oct. 30 Nov. 2 Nov. 4 Nov. 8 Nov. 14) Nov. 12 Nov. 15 Nov. 18 Nov. 20 Nov. 29 Regular sailing hour Noon.
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(E/Asia and E/Russia call at Nagasak! the day after departure from S'hai)
Mr. Walter H. Daub, a business man | Atlantic sailings from Montreal and Quebec every few days to Liverpool,
Southampton, Glasgow, Antwerp, Cherbourg and Hamburg
may be made upon him during the Among the passengers for Hong Kong course of his career, whether in a pas-are- senger liner or mere cargo carrier? The multifarious duties in a sailing (By Captain Jamera B. Barker,
ship fit a man for any emergency that Gerard, Dr. F. Havlage, Mr. Cyril E. In Command of the Tusitala,
might arise at seo, and cannot but call, Marshall, Full-Rigged Sailing Ship]
for a feeling of confidence and respect members of the Opium Commission, re- Like the soft, easy breathing of
from scamen,
stewards, fromen and turning to a visit to the Philippine child in sicep, a NW very light breeze others who form the personnel of Islands and stopping off at. Hong Kong partly filled the sails and wafted us to large Huer, should it be her misfor- en route to Formosa, China and Japan. the SSW at a rate of about 2 knots tune to meet with disaster, and the
The following round-the-world tour- until 9 p.m. when it gave a last dying boats, loaded with human freight, have ists will continue their journey from Miss Elsie Armstrong, Hong Kong: gasp and left the ship without head to be lowered into the water and gotten
Cadwell, Dr. and Mrs. Mrs. Mabel and steerageway. Clouds, massing safely away from the ship's side in a thick and black all around the south-large seaway. This does not mean that Foster K. Collins, Mrs. Lottie Flewell- jern horizon, now and again Bluminated a man trained solely in steam is in- ing, Mrs. John A. Forbes, Mra, Anne EMPRESS OF RUSSIA
by vivid lightning flashes, pointed to capable of carrying out this difficult V. Hammill, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew a breeze from that direction, and that feat, but is meant to convey the con- Page, Mr. John Thon and Mrs. Mabol fere long, else I'm much mistaken. Toviction that a nall-trained man can do
P. Walker. hope for and enjoy the boon of a slash-o with more hope of success. In spite
For ports beyond are:- ing fair wind that would urge us far of the large number of authorities who enough to the SSW and into the S.E. ansart that there is no need or place of Shanghai, returning from a busi- trade and winds and equatorial streams for those of the old-school" of thought, a trip to the Philippine Islands. is too much good fortune and not likely and training on the bridge of a modern Mrs. Madeline Honigsberg, wife of to happen to us. Experience gleaned steamship, I maintain the confidence a prominent member of the American from other voyages tells me of the be-breathed and displayed in all their Colony of Shanghai, returning from a wildering doldrums to be encountered actions demonstrates that the visit in Manila. and worked through before favouring trained officer is of incalculable value several months' visit in the Philippines Mrs. W. B. Allen, returning from a windin CAN reasonably be expected. on any class of vessel. Many times, after many watches of
to her home in Oakland, California, Steering Rules the weary,
Mr. Thomas G. Barringer, United tired-out watches will be glad to go trankly admit I have seen many mis- Dutch East Indies, returning
Regarding "steering rules" I must
States' trade commissioner, for the below to fall into their bunks "all takes made by seasoned seamen at a United States on a vacation.
to the standing and forget in well-earned ship's wheel. When given orders to sleep, during an all too brief watch "port" or "starboard" the helmsman in nationat Hardwood
Mr. Summer Bump, with the Inter- below, anything connected with dol
variably turns the wheel in the wrong Franciaco, returning after several drums, and all they mean In the matter direction until the watchful officer, 'weeks' business trip to the Philippine of unrelenting hard work, wet aklas ever on the alert for countering this stands, und discomfort. "Clows off the cross likely wrong move, sharply calls the jack and mains' up; baul around the helmsman's attention to his mistake. Freider is a prominent exporter and Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Freider, Mx.
cross yards
yards of course, 'round. haul away there.
importer of San Francisco and has officers, and left to his own Iden of been making a study of economic con- belay all! Let go fore tack and
carrying out a steering ardor a sea-ditions in the Philippine Islands. haut away that fore
man or quartermaster will more often
Lieutenant and Mrs. Albin Cecha. brace... belay fore, haul away top-than not make the mistake with which Lieutenant Cecha is a surgeon in the sali braces... both together
are familiar. Un-United States Navy, and is returning Say, you behind there on that lower so many of us
doubtedly many accidents of a very to the United States on leave. topsail brace, stop skygazing, haul serious nature have resulted from the away on that brace and put your continued observance of this old-time
REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARYING endless brace hauling,
FROM 183 TO £120 ON SALE
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghal, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
SHINYO MARU
ASAMA MARU
SHIDZUOKA MARU
YOKOHAMA MARU
SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghai & Japan Poris.
Tuesday, 18th Feb. Midnight, Thursday. 27th February,
Friday, Tuesday,
28th February. 11th March.
Saturday, 22nd. February. Saturday, 8th March.
Wednesday, 19th February, Wednesday, 26th March.
sheet
LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via
Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez. KITANO MARU
HARUNA MARU
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Porte.
KAGA MARU
TANGO MARI!
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombe.
Friday,
+ TOKUSHIMA MARU
28th February. SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan. Honolulu, Los Angeles,
Mexico & Panama. RAKUYO MARU
Sunday,
.main
SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) vin Singapore, Cape Town & Porta, and miz 'topm'st staya'la over ·*.
2nd March.
KAWACHI MARU
Saturday,
NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama.
+ KUMA MARU
Tuesday,
† KAKO MARU
Monday,
8th March.
18th February. 24th February.
LIVERPOOL vin Port Sald, Constantinople, Genoa.
† MORIOKA MARU
Saturday,
† HAKODATE MARU
Saturday,
1st March. 8th March.
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
Sunday, Tuesday
21st February.
2nd March.
4th March.
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.
дте there
sail.
unwatchful
Leaves Hong Kong Mar. 31, 5 p.m. Mar. 9,5 p.m.
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Manila
Apr. 2 Mar. 11
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Hong Kong 5.30 p.m. Wackow 1.30 pm. 8.8. "TAI HING" [1,088 tons-Capt. Trott.]
FEBRUARY.
WED,
FRI.
21st
26th
8.8. "TAI MING" [640 tons Capt. G. J. Spink.]. FEBRUARY TUES. 18th
MON. 24th
exting trips you can possibly take, The .. "Tei Ming" and "Tai Hing," after leaving Hong Kong, call at Samabul, Shiuhing, Takhing, Dosing For faformation apply to and stop at Wuchow. These stoamers are admirably suited to this service and you will enjoy the five-days' round trip immensely.
weight on it! Belay topsail practice, and I'm convinced radical braces haul away fore brace change is needed for the purpose of again." And so on until the yards are minimising the chance of errors and. hauled around and braced hard on the consequent loss of life and property backstays. "Head sheets over, muin which in the past must have been ap down fore, renin and cross fack tacks, calling, and in the future added to. Highest in September aheets aft and haul tight the weather made,
unless intelligent and logical change is
fore and main braces." This work on
In going over the pros and
cons I an average several times a watch. No have not forgotten the decision of
A total of 693 casualties from all wonder I tell my man, when shipping many owners who have studied the causes were listed during the month of of the need for fortitude, cheery will-
question, and from their ingness and boundless enthusiasm. For point concluded there la no
view September, accounting to data compiled rea by the Liverpool Underwriters' Asso- it's the latter quality which is neces son whatscover for a training in sail ciation.. This is the highest total for sary to carry everybody over weeks of This conclusion, however, does not alter this month in four years, the figures unrelenting grind that is looked at later the fact that training in sall fits a man for September, 1928, being 555; in on either as a much-valued purging or for any type of steamer, for it de 1927 there were 539 and In 1920 there an experience never again to be re-velops seamanlike resourcefulness, self-wore listed 035. peated. To those built of good timber reliance and a good deal of personality. Segregation shows the experience is fondly hugged and His close intimacy with the
the casualties sea in due to the following causes: Weather thought of in terms of reluctant ap! Its moods, and the endless work damage, 22; founderings and abandon- probation, for they realise they have For further information apply to NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
to combat successfully its mente, five; strandings, 146; collisions, Of the gone through a world of nature's mock danger seem to me a splendid prepara-176; fires and explosions, 54; damage largest was the Golden Forest, 6,668 Tel Central No. 202, 3807 and 3821. (Private exchange to all departments.)ing elements and have been necessary tory school for anything that might be to machinery, shafts and propellers, 82, tons, belonging to the Oceanic and
unita in the personnel of the ship encountered later on and a firm founda, and miscellaneous causes, 108. Thern Oriental Navigation Company, which ing were:~~
British warships in port this morn- which made it possible for her to betion on which to build a finer person were no craft of more than 600 tone was wrecked in Shelikof strait. successfully worked through seemingly nel for the American merchant marine, gross register listed as missing dux- American craft lost were:
Othor In Basin of R.N. Dockyard: unending opposition, to emerge on the
Andarte, Tamar, Cicala, Bridgewater, Peters- ing the month. other side where finer weather exists.
1,439-tons, Gleveland-Cliffa-Iron Cemfield, Sandwich-Thracian. This is their reward for overwrought
22 pany: Wisconsin Bridge, 3,645 tons,
TANGO MARU. (Nagasaki direct) Friday, AWA MARU
ATSUTA MARU
+ Cargo only.
Reduced 1st Class Excuralen Pates quoted between Manila and Australia,
0.
S. K.
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG BUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP—Via Singapore
Colombo, Sves and. Port Said.
AMAZON MARU....
RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Saigor, Bingapore,
Colombo, Durban & Cape Town,
HAWAII MARU LAPLATA MARU
... Tuesday, 18th March.
Tuesday, 25th February,
Friday, 21st March.
BOMBAY-Via Singapore & Colombo.
SHINNOH MARU
CELEBES MARU
Thursday, 20th February. Saturday, 8th March.
DURBAN, LOURENCO MARQUES, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZI-
BAR & MOMBASA-Vin Singapore & Colombo.
CALCUTTA Via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.
PANAMA MARU
KASADO MARU
Saturday, 1st March.
Tuesday, 18th February,
necessary
bodies, besides the advantage of. a DOWN THE DANUBE tempering of their manhood that might
be of incalculable value to them later
03.
Steam v. Sail
And this
In a Tiny Rubber
Boat
American vessels lost, the
total lessen, as compared with 14 in Charles Nelson Company: Princess
five
During September there were
September, 1928, and nine in Septem-Montagu, 570 tona, Barron Colller ber, 1027. Of the total losses, eight Company, and Dorothy, 2,873 tons, were British, American, two [A. H. Bull and Company.. Norwegian, two Spanish and one each for Belgium, Denmark, France, Ger- When comes the comparison of a
many and Sweden. The vessels lost training in steamship versus sailing
Vienna, Austria, Feb. 3.
aggregated 66,988 tons grosE.
When the P. and O. liner Barra. ahlps? Only from those whose ignor-
Robert Backo, a young Viennese ance of sea lite is colossal.
The largest vessels lost during the boul sportsman, has been travelling on month was the British freighter High-Channel, bound from London to was on her way down the could be laughed at but for the sad, rubber boat down the Baube from land Pride, 7,469 tons gross, belonging Australia, via Mediterranean ports, wistful fact that there are no longer Vienna, through Budapest, Belgrade, to the Nelson Line of London, which Mr. Owen Julian Henry Nicholas, any sailing ships caressing the seas or the Black Sea and
round the Greek was wrecked near Vigo, Second was formerly of Ceylon, was found dead available for the superb training of coast, Albania and Dalmatia to Fiume, the Hamburg-American Line young manhood-a training which only Fola, and then to Trieste, whence he Hochst, 6,854 tons gross, which was
in his borth. A post-mortem exam- the sailing ship has given through has reached Italy. This journey has wrecked on Minikoi Inland and then tuation showed that heart disonso countless
centuries. This training taken him about five months.
destroyed by fre, could be available again to limited num. The boat is made after the Eskimo! bers if only those interested in the wel pattern, and is entirely covered with fare and training of the personnel of rubber. She weighs only 25 kilos, butį the American merchant marine could can carry 300 kilos, and has, besides
VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Japan Poeta from be induced to get together and provide cars, two small sails to use in an
Shanghel
ALABAMA MARU (from Shanghai) Sunday, 9th March.
MELBOURNE-Viz Manila, Brisbane & Sydney.
HAPHONG Vs Tolbow a Pichod
SYDNEY MARU ....
MENADO MARU
HAMBURG MARU
NEW YORK-Via Japan ports, San Francisco & Panama.
JAPAN PORTS.
TACOMA MARU...
KEELUNG Via Swatow & Amoy.
HOZAN MARU 4.-
CANTON MARU
TAKAO-Via SWATOW & AMOT.
DELI MARU
TAKAO & KEELUNG.
SOURABAYA MARU
Thursday, 6th March.
Thursday, 20th February.
Tuesday, 4th March.
Friday, 21st February:
Sunday, 23rd February, Noon. Sunday, 2nd March, Noon.
Thursday, 27th February, 10 a.m. Friday, 14th March.
For further pariențats please apply to-OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.
Tel Central No. 4088, 4089, 4090.
M. TAKEUCHI, Manager.
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the necessary money for the building | emergency.
and maintenance of a real training sail- In the Black Sea and the Mediter- ing ship, which could be made to pay ranean she weathered very heavy seas, Its way up to an estimate of 76 per the worst for 20 years. Altogether the icent. of its cost and working. Now, waters of nine States have been tra-
where are these men to be found who versed.
Bacho is preparing a book would consider such a proposition and with descriptions of his adventures who of them the lucky ones later on and the details of all the harbours he to beneilt by having in their service vialted. Everywhere he has been re- men trained in the art of scamanship ceived in the most friendly spirit. which, needless to say, embraces duties The remainder of the journey is and knowledge of an order acquired in covering Grado, Venice, the Adriatic; o hard, exacting schoolf The training coast, Spain, Portugal, the French acquired in a sailing ship is unique in const, the English Channel, the Rhine, ita quality, in that it teaches those who the Ludwigs Canal joining it to the have the good forture to sail therein Danube, and finally Vienna again. The that a destined goal-for instance, a second half of the journey is expected port of destination—Ja reached only to take two and a half years, after much assiduous, hard teamwork
by every member of the ship's company from the master down, to the youngest
lad forward-Instruction with which
this so-called training and mechanical
SAMPAN HELD UP
duties in steam have no comparison Last night four armed men raided.e The joys of accomplishment Some passenger sampan in the harbour, just thing done to be proud of, to talk over of the Harbour Office, and robbed the and remain lovingly in one's memory. Crew of money and jewellery worth; To feel there is unique, honour in several hundred dollars. They got on
board having shared in all the vicisitudes in-
the pretext of hiring the boat separable from a sailing ship lifer the and as soon as it had gone a little dis- pleasures enjoyed in learning to splice held up the row. After ransacking tance suddenly produced iron bars and knot, use a palm and needle, the ree: the boat the robbers, made the crew fog off and use of heavy tackles to-row back to shore, but before arriving hand reef salis; to steer in all weathers there the master suddenly blow his out in the open, and hail, rain or shine. Police whistle. This scared the rob In short, to become a real seaman in bers, who jumped into the harbour, jured to hardships, one who readily The alarm roused other best people in acknowledges authority, condenina, per the vicinity and they secured the rob haps in weak moments envies, the soft bers who were hauled, out of the luxuriousness sequired without mental or physical effort or outstanding merit water and held until the Pelice arrived. of those who for a livellbood spend some of their time on the bridges of CONSIGNEES NOTICE steamships Navigators they may be sailormen rarely, Engineers made the stasi or motor ship; seamen, and their kind fashioned and sail the mailing nho
Vessel
was the cause of death.
KWONG WING C
87, Connaught Road West, Phone: Central 893.
WARSHIPS IN PORT
In Dock: Seraph, Herald, Iroquois,
North Arm: Bruce, West Wall: Kent.
No. 5 Buoy: Suffolk.
No. 7 Buoy: Sirdar.
No. 8 Buoy: Stormcloud. No. 12 Buoy: Serupis. Foreign men-o'-war in port wore:- French cruiser Waldeck-Rousseau, French Gunboat Argus.
U.S. gunboat Mindanao, U.S.S. gunboat Gold Star.
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMER
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The M.V. "Col Di Lana" sailed from Penang on February 13.
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