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Mar. 2
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"ASAMA MARU”
NEW MOTOR SHIP
Sails from HONG KONG
at
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27th FEBRUARY
for
SHANGHAI
Japan Ports, Honolulu, San Francisco
and Los Angeles.
Due to arrive at Shanghai 1st March. Due to arrive at San Francisco 20th March.
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SHIPPING ·
SECTION,
OLD VESSELS PUT TO Crossing the ferry from Barrow to
STRANGE USE
A FLOATING ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
BROKEN SHIPS
Were you asked to define a ship you
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1930.
TO RE-COMMENCE CANADIAN PACIFIC
NAVAL EXPERTS TO PRESENT THEIR REPORT
VIEWS EXCHANGED
The French
Walney Island one used to be able to 100 % occupied "tenement"
house
Parla, Yesterday. which is an old ship, with improvised
delegation to tho door and windows cut in her sides. And one cannot imagine vandal hands Naval Conference in London Is now | having dared to remove the "Noah's as follows:-Mesaleura Chautempe, Ark" from Gibraltar Point, near Briand, Albert Sarraut, Lamoureux Sheerness. This vessel, which has and De Fleuriau-Reuter, served as a dwelling for over a gon- eration, is only locally known as the
Rugby, Yesterday.
Ark. In the days gone by she bore an. It is anticipated that If the
this ship French Chamber accorda
other
TIETO.
You ontar
M.
- RAHWAYS - EXPRESS
STEAMSHIPS - HOTELS -
SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE ACROSS THE PACIFIC TO VICTORIA & VANCOUVER
V'ver ALTITE
17 Days Hongkong-Vancouver, 14 Days Shanghai-Vancouver 11 Days Kobo-Vancouver, 9 Days Yokohama-VancogreT
Hong Kong Sul Kebe Y'hama
LGATE Leave Leave - Leste Mar. Mar. 8 Mar. 11 Mar. 13 Mar. 22. Mar. 19 Mar. 22. Mar. 25 Mạr. 27 Apr. Apt. 9 Apr. 12 Apr. 18 Apr. 17 Apr. 26 Apr. 30 May May 6 May 8 May 17 May 15 May 18 May 20 May 22 May 30 Jane 4 June 7 June 10 Jane 12
15 June 21 1 July 5 July 12
EMPRESS OF ASIA EMPRESS OF CANADA EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA EMPRESS OF CANADA EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA EMPRESS OF CANADA EMPRESS OF RUSS
would probably describe a vessel which house through a door cut in the side-Chautemp's vote of confidence to- rides the watara, carrying cargo and and ones within you are delighted at ita) morrow night, the French delega- EMPRESS OF JAPAN
cheariness and apaco.
tion will return to London One sees all sorts of queer sea craft.
the river
passengers, fishermen, naval crews, or, as with salvage craft, engineers. And, broadly speaking, this sums up the pur- poses for which most of our ships are used.
оп
Marine navvies dredgers that cut into Wodnesday. Signor Grandi, who
During the interval the delega-
mes or bed are not very has spent the week-end in Rome, is elegant ships. Some big whalers are expected in London to-morrow, and not merely fishing boats, but tanneries the Naval Conference will resume Nevertheless, there are many vessels, and canning factories as well. After its work on Thursday. It is unlikely large and small, that fulfil functions the great fish has been hauled on deck that there will be a plenary meeting more unique, some indeed, no longer it is cut up: its most cooked and can- this week, as the work in com making voyages, are serving as useful-ned; its all is stored in barrels, and inmittees, owing to the adjournment ly on dry land as ever they did at sea this novel sea factory its many by-proof the conference, is insufficiently
A ship which began a four years"
advanced. eruixe as a floating school in which the ducta are prepared on the spot for the boys were taught everything, except market. Sometimes a shapeless mass on the horizon, towed by many tuga Maamanship, was certainly a Craft unique in marine history. A full-rigged reveals itself as a huge floating dock. tions remaining in London have on There are floating provision shops several occasions exchanged views steel ship of 2,000 tons, the Young
that steam around our big fisheries on various aspects of the problems America, some years ago began a 20,000 selling groceries and stores. The sale of before them, but the only formal mile voyage with one of the oddest any kind of liquor is absolutely pro-work that has progressed is that passenger lists on record 25 masters hibited at sea, Nevertheless, in cer- of the Expert Committee, entrust and 250 boy8.
The idea of this ocean training tain waters, a brisk trada la done by ed with examining the question of ship, on which no nautical subjects "coopers"-shady Boating pubs that were taught, was to give these sons of supply ship's crews with Aithy spirit Apecial vessels which, not be at famine prices. Again, coasting ing ships exempt from limita-
fall within a practical education-not merely to teach the lads French, Ger- vessels which appear to be beautiful tion, do man, economics and the like, but also, pleasure yachts frequently turn out to of the categories agreed upon
be gambling hells for the fleecing of by by sailing from place to place, to enrich young dupes or the working bases the Conference. To-day tech- able them to study and apply 'their
nicians examined certain quea- knowledge for themselves in the actual of expert Inahore crackamen.
A man died worth only a couple oftions referred to them for decision countries.
pounds, who in his day had beca a mil- lionaire. " what a fall was there, my
by the experts, who will to-morrow countrymen" If a beautiful ship meet to draft their report. could feel pride, one could give equal pity to a king's magnificent yacht which became a coal barge!
rich men
Thus the boys learned archaeology in the temples of India and Turkey and among the pyramids of Egypt, and poked into foreign languages and for eign politics in the ports of Europe, China, and Japan. The school fee for the four years novel course was £1,000 for each pupil.
Ocean Police
Just as our guardians in blue more about our streets with noiseless feat while we are sleeping, trying the doors of houses and shops to see that all is safe, so over our rivers and seas .do police boats cruise swiftly in search of offenders,
not
the First Committee
Dinner to Delegates
any
of
were among the guests.
Juce 25 June 28 July
July 19 July 13 July 16 July 17 July 25 Joly 21 July 26 July 29 July 31 Aug.
12 Aug. 14
14 Aus.. 22
Aug. 10 Aug. 12
Aug. T
Aug. 21 Aug, 26 Aug. 18 Sept. Aug. 20 Sept. 4 Sept. Sept 9 Bopt. 11 Sept. 19
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OF CANADA | EMPRESS OF RUSSIA Sept. 17 Sept. 20 Sept. 23 Sept. 25 Oct.
EMPRESS OF JAPAN Oct. 2 Oct. 5 Oct. 7 Oet. " Oct. 17 EMPRESS OF ASIA Oct 15 Oct. 18 Oct. 21 Oct. 13 Nov. 1 EMPRESS OF CANADA Oct. 10 Nov. 2 Nov. 4 Nov. Nov. 14 EMPRESS OF RUSSIA. Nov. 12 Nov, 15 Nov. 18 Nov. 10 Nov. 29
Regular sailing hour Noon.
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Leaves Hong Kong
HONG KONG MANILA SERVICE Arrive
Manila Mar. 81, 5 p.m. Apr. 2 Mar. 0,6 p.m. Mar. 11
Leave Asrive Manila Hong Kong EMPRESS OF CANADA Mar. 14 EMPRESS OF RUSSIA Apr. 4
Mar. 18 Apr.
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The Foreign Secretary, Mr. Hen- The Denton--built in England in dersen, gave a dinner this evening 1864 for the Khedive of Egypt was at the Foreign Office in honour of the fastest and most luxurious vessel the delegates to the Naval Confer of her size on the sens. But her royal owner tired of her, and in 1879 ence. In adition to members of the she was bought by W. H. Vanderbilt Government, leaders of the other to transport from Egypt to America a parties great obelisk weighing nearly 200 tons. Mrs. Henderson at the same time A huge hole had to be cut in the gave a dinner party to the wives bows of the ship to get the gigantic and daughter of the delegates to the stone aboard; and although she cross-Naval Conference at 10, Downing ed the ocean safely with her burden Street, placed at her disposal by she had to be severely hacked again the Prime Minister and Miss MacRiver? Then let us tell you that you before she could be unloaded.
The
Earlier Cables
These police patrols are very active Bea Blouths. The cabin is a police court. The skipper is judge and jury, empowered to take men and
vessein Denton's glory was gone forever. The donald. British Wireless Service. alike into custody, to assess damages royal yacht was sold te a coastal trad- and impose penalties. Sea patrols ing company, and she is probably still must arrest all "drunks" found on the running as a seagoing coal barge along marine bighways-dangerous, abandon- the coast of Now England.-Bolton ed derelicts that reel blindly through Evening News. the waters to the danger of other ship- ping.
Sometimes the patice searchlight op-
to sur
FEBRUARY-MARCH SAILINGS
DEPARTURE HOURS:
Hong Kong 5.30 p.m. Wechow 1.30 p.m.| 8.8. "TAI BING"
[1,088 tans-Capt. Trott.]
·WED.
28th
MARCH
FEBRUARY
WED. 19th
TUES. 4th
SUN.
You haven't been
up the West
FRI.
9th TUES. 25th 14th SUN. 30th
9.S. TAI MING"
[649 tons-Capt. G. J. Spink.] MARCH SUN. 2nd FRI. 7th WED. 12th
MON. 17th
SUN,
23rd
FRI.
28th
have in store one of the most Inter- [esting trips you can possibly tako. The ... "Tai Ming" and "Tai Hing," Paris, Yesterday.
after leaving Hong Kong, call at M, Chautempe, In an interview, Samabul, Shiching, Takhing, Dosing For Information apply to sald M. Briand would take charge and stop at Wuchow. These steamers of the naval negotiations in Lonare admirably suited to this service don, as to which M. Tardieu's and you will enjoy the five-days' round
will memorandum
remain the trip immensely.
portunely cuts the darkness tea TRADE IN BRISTOL basts of France's position-Ren
tramps sailing without ilghts, to save
Phone No. C. 292, 3821 & 3897. (Private exchange to all Depts.) all; elusive, darting smugglers; traw
0.
K.
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
Tuesday, 26th February. Friday, 21st March.
BIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Saigon, Singapore,
Colombo, Durban & Cape Town. HAWAII MARU LAPLATA MARU BOMBAY-Via Bingaporn & Colombo.
CELEBES MARU MEIGEN MARU
lera tha. ply in forbidden waters, or meanly steal the nets of other fishing boats, which stretch under the water for a mile or more.
The Position in December
Trade at the port of Bristol during Vessels on the roads used by marine December showed an Increase in the traffic, moreover, must not exceed a number of foreign arrival and in the speed limit of a very few miles per register tonnage represented; but a de- hour. A ship ploughing quickly crease in the coastwise section com-
tar..
London, Yesterday. Experts met at St. James's Palace this morning, and it is understood they reached an agreement on cer-
FOR NORWAY
Industry
tain technical points, and will now British Regaining Lost submit their report.
Authoritative quarters are not disposed to discuss the report that
Proposing the toast of "British Ship-
through the water throws up a wash | pared with the same period a year ago./the conference is likely to close building and the Palmers Company," at
For a few years after the War tho
It was stated, the launch, at Palmers Shipbuilding or stern wave which might easily Grain again figured largely in the list down until 1935. swamp other boats. Not long ago
can show and Iron Co.'s yard, Hebburn, of the of foreign imports, with 16 arrivals "Time and events alone liner passing at speed down the Solent during the month. Imports of fruit whether such reports are accurate."ore-carrying steamer Selje (12,000 LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP Vis Singapore throw up a back wave which wrecked brought eight steamers to the docks, At the same time it is felt that tons deadweight), building for A/S
Colombo. Sues and Port Said.
many small craft and flooded several while there was a fairly busy time much depends on happenings in the Rederiet Odfjell, of Bergen, Mr. F. R. Tuesday, 18th March.
Odfjell said that British shipbuilders with tankers from overseas and coast French Chamber to-morrow. AMAZON MARU
streets of the town.
One ship, or rather, barge, boasts wise. The berth line connections werg
the had built for Norwegians for genera- A Paris message days a clergyman for a skipper. The maintained; while the Australasian Cabinet's first meeting discussedtions, and the Norwegians had largely
a floating Roman service Morning Star is
was up the average with
benefited. Catholic Church, fitted with organ, steamers to load or discharge. Two the programme, and M. Chautemps altar and pewe, and for years she has liners from the West Coast of Africa/Bald afterwards that the Govern Norwegia:e did not build vessels here, been touring the rivers and canals of were accommodated during the month.ment were confident of the issue but neither did they build them in Nor in Parliament to way. The abnormal times were pass- At all three docks there were 85 of the battle France. Moored alongside one quay or another, the Morning Star has al- foreign arrivals last month with a re-morrow, when it will appeal for a ing, and the normal tires coming again ways a full congregation at Mass avery gister tonnage of 191,080, compared Republican majority-Reuter. Sunday. The priest who officiates is with 72 arrivals in 1928 with a tonnaga | virtually captain and crew of his own of 176,633, or an increase in arrivals Httle craft.
of 18 and In tonnage 16,047. Foreign' Another novel floating chapel was imports ware:-General 43, grain 16, The in- fruit 8, oil 7, cocoa 2, locust beans 2, defatigable evangelist, John Williams-sad one each of concentrates, sugar, after whom later the London Mission- ary Society-named two of their mis- sion ships-built his own small vessel on the island of Raratonga, with only native help.
DURBAN, LOURENCO MARQUES,
BAR & MOMBASA—Via
PANAMA MARU CANADA MARU
Saturday, 8th March. Wednesday, 19th March. BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZI- Singapore & Colombo,
... Saturday; int March.
Monday, 31st March.
CALCUTTA Via Stugapore, Pang & Bangoon.
SUMATRA MARU
Tuesday, 18th March.
VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER—Via Japan Porte from the Messenger of Peace.
Shanghal
ALABAMA MARU (from Shanghai) Sunday, 9th March.
MELBOURNE--Via Haulla, Brisbane & Sydney.
HAIPHONG Via Holhow & Pakkol
SYDNEY MARU-
MENADO MARU
Thursday, 6th March.
NEW YORK-Via Japan poria, Ban Francisco & Panama.
HAMBURG MARU
JAPAN PORTS.
HAMBURG MABU ........... KEELUNG-Tin Swatow & Amoy.
CANTON MARU
TAKAO—Via SWATOW & AMOT.
DELI MARU ...
TAKAO & KEBLUNG.
SOURABATA MARU
Thursday, 6th March, 10 a.me
Sunday, 2nd March.
Sunday, 2nd March.
umber-resin and turfs, and woodpulp. From coustwise ports there were 870 arrivals last month with a register ton. age of 68,453, compared with 456 ar- rivals last year with a tonnage of 72,900, or a decrease in arrivals of 88 and in tonnage 4,548. Coastwine im. ports totalled 66,515 tons.
Flagship as Bargain Like Crusoe, this missionary, far from civilisation, resorted to the most ingenious expedients. He used coconut Thera, were 44 foreign sailings Just of fibre for oakum, bark for ropes, wood month with a register tonnage pers for bolts and mats for salle, Bat 118,842, compared with 45 callings a Bunday, 2nd March, Noon.
he completed his ably, The crudely year ago with a tonnage of 199,971, or fashioned Messenger of Peace salled 4 decrease in sailings of one, but a Thursday, 27th February, 10 a.m.|from island to island for three years, gain in tonnage of 12,871. Foreign spreading the Gospel, and covering in exports were:-General 30, and one Friday, 14th March.
safety nearly 4,000 milles.
each of ricemeal, coke, and saltenke, And after nearly a century of magni. There were 447 sailings for coastwiss Scent service Nelson's flagship, the ports in December, with a register ton. Foudroyant the oldest two-decker in age of 147,125, compared with 500 the British navy-was sold for £1,000 sailings last year with a tonnage of to German shipbreakers. Apart from 168,653, or a decrease in sailings of 53
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her Immortal associations with the and in tonnage 8,028 Coastwise ex- Little Admiral, it was on this ship that porta totalled 80,722 tons. Abercromby died from the wounds he rocaived at Aboukir Bay, Naturally there was a tremendous outcry when the Foudroyant was disposed of in this way. But two patriotic Englishmen saved the situation by buying back the old warship.pl
They brought her home after she Ind been towed up the Swinemunde in the Baltic and Had her fitted up an || museum of Nedson relles. The ship of priceless mementoss became one of the chief attractions of Blackpool Five years later sko foundered In a storm of the coast
Big Tenements and Factories
More than once ships, which outlived their usefulness at sea have halped to solve the housing problem land. Here and theraļa
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WARSHIPS IN PORT
British warships in port this morn ing were:
In Basin of R.N. Dockyard. Tamar, Beamnew, Bridgewater, Sand- wich, Tarantula, from th
North Arm City of Marseilles, West Wall: Kent, Petersfeld. In Dock: Seraph, Herald, Iroquois
No. 7-Buoy: Sirdar.
No. 8 Buoy Bruce V No. 11 Buey Stormcloud.
No. 12, Bugy: Cicala
No. 18 Busy-Thracian, Foreign, men Ő „WAL- U.B. Destroyer Sta
French Gunboat: Vir
meant that the Norwegians would build
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their vessels again in Britain,
The Palmers Co. are also supplying for reciprocating engines for the vesel
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS
The P. & O. 8.8. Rawalpindi loft Singapore for this port on Febru ary 23 at 9 a.m. with the outward English Moils, and is due here on February 27 at about 10 am.
The P. & O. &.. Khiva"" from Hong Kong arrived London February 22 at 4 p.m.
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