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M.V. "MONCALIER!"
S.S. "FIUME-L"
Fargo vessels only.
For Shanghal
& Japan
July 17
Aug. 1
For Singapore & Europe July 10 Aug. 8 Aug. 24 Sept. 8
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SUPREMACY OF THE and Britannie were huge shipa; they were never intended to be "flyers" in the sense in walch 'the term is popularly used ́to-day; and it will not be in the least Bid by Great Britainprising if and when the new
with Giant Cunarder.
THE WHITE STAR BRITANNIC.
The imminent placing of the contract for the big Cunarder (which, it is reported, will be built on the Clyde) and the forth- coming completion of the White Star motor ship Britannie have again raised the question of the spremacy of the Atlantic, which has been wrested from Great Bri tain by the German liners Europa End Bremen. That the new re- cards made by thore vessels re- they present finality. sa for as are concerned is very unlikely, for once the machinery to thoroughly tuned in and Summer conditions prevail it is almost a certainty that even faster speeds
REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARYING will be accomplished by these lin-
FROM £83 TO £120 ON SALE
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghat, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
TAIYO MARU
CHICHIBU MARU
Sunday,
20th July. Thursday, 31st July. SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghai & Japan Poris.
HIKAWA MARU
KOREA MARU
... Wednesday, 16th July. ... Wednesday, 6th August.
LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM vis
Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez, TERUKUNI MARU
HAKUSAN MARU
Saturday, 12th July at 8 a.m. Saturday, 26th July at 7`a.M.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
AKI MARU
22nd July.
10th August,
Tuesday, Tuesday,
11th July.. 28th July,
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo,
KITANO MARU
SHIDZUOKA MARÚ
↑ RANGOON MARU
Mexico & Panama. RAKUYO MARU
Friday, Monday,
CTS.
There is an possibility of their position being assalled until at art till 1914, because if the new
00,000 ton vessel comes along from Belfast that it also will not pretend to be one of the world's fastest ships,
Largest. Motor Ship. It is always open to Lord Kylsant, however, to spring a surprise, and go in, for a vessel that will do the run from South- ampton to New York in the short
est time.
But I doubt if even that point has been anally settled by the proprietors of the White Star Company.
TERUKUNI MARU.
MAIDEN VOYAGE FROM JAPAN
TO LONDON.
Another new N.Y.K. motor vessel, the Terukuni Maru, will be thrown. open to the public for inspection to-morrow from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. She will be alongside the Kowloon Wharf for the occasion and invita tions have been local office of the Nippon Yusen
Kaisha.
seat out by the
The Terukuni Maru is the latest vessel to be put into commission by the N.Y.K. as an addition to their In deciding to bulld two motor already large fleet. The vessel is liners of the Britannic type they on her maiden voyage from Japan have shown great faith in the to London, and all the advance re- Diesel engine, which Lord, Kylaant ports which have come to hand in- hus now introduced into pratical-dicate that she is a valuable addi- ly all the companies which he tion to the N.Y.K. Europe-Orient controls. The remarkable success | aarvice. of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company's ships, Alcantara and Asturias, and the Union-Castle liner Carnarvon Castle, to be fol lowed shortly by the Winchester Castle and Warwick Castle from Belfast, have 'emboldened him to
opt motor engines for the Bri sunnie, which is 7,000 tons great
er than any of the vessels nam id. She will, in short, be Bri- tain's largest motorship. being 27,000 tons gross, with a length of 680 ft., a breadth of 82 ft., and a depth of 43.9 t
Cunarder were placed to-morrow come considerable time
must clapse before the keel is laid down, and the construction, and completion of so great a vessel would obviously scrupy anything
Some Facts and Figures. up to three years. So far as the
Her performances as the larg- White Star Line is concerned, ifest British built motor vessel are Lord Kylsant decides that his being awaited with particular in new super liner is to be built for speed, a probably greater time would elapse before the vessel would be ready. At the moment there is no Indication of proceed- ing with the construction of the
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) viu Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles,shilp at Belfast,
Monday,
28th July. SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) vin Singapore, Cape Town & Ports,
BINGO MARU
Wednesday, 6th August.
NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama.
† ATAGO MARU
Saturday,
2nd August.
LIVERPOOL via Port Sald, Stamboul (Constantinople), Genoa.
+ DURBAN MARU
14th July.
Monday,
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.
+ MURORAN MARU
AKITA MARU
Thursday, 10th July. Tuesday,
16th July.
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
+ BENGAL MARU (Maji direct)... Sunday, KAGA MARU (Nagasaki direct) ... Wednesday, KATORI MARU
+ Cargo only.
Telephone 30291.
Monday,
J
18th July. 16th July. 21st July.
For further information apply to:-NIPPON. YUSEN KAISHA.
(Private exchange to all departments.}
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BAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
LONDON,
The hope that appears to be entertained in some quarters that the Britannic may regain th Blue Riband of the Atlantic for British shipping is rain. The Britannic has not been designed ior speed, and while she will be In many ways a most, remarkable ship. it is altogether out of the question that she can ohtain
speeds approaching those of the Mauretania or the new German vessels, Her motive power will he supplied by two 10-cylinder Halland-Band W. Double-acting motors, which will give a spoed
of some nineteen knots.
terest.
are t
It is no exaggeration to cay that the question whether or not larger motor vessels be turned out will to some extent depend on the success or non- success of the machinery of the
She was launched sc
Britannic. far back as August 6, and some idea of the enormous amount of work and material involved, is furnished by the fact that there ere · about 3,000,000 rivets in the
ship, weighing 650 tons in ali: over thirteen miles of piping and four miles of ventilating trunks, and twenty miles of electric wir ing. The hage stern of the Bri- tannic weighs 31 tons and the rudder 36 tons. One of the most interesting features is the exten- sive use made of electricity, the
connected load of
current being
equal to that of a town of 30,000 people. This power is used for a Malden Voyage Last Month. wide variety of purposes, includ The Britannic was to have left ing baking. cooking, cleaning Belfast for Liverpool in the last silver, peeling potatoes, making week of June, her maiden voyage tec-cream and clear ise, and print- ** New York being scheduled ing. The machinery la, of course, for the 28th. The very fact that the most interesting part of the Le is going on the Liverpoo! ship: In one day the twin en- New York service, as distinct gines of the Britannic will con- from the Southampton-New York sume 80 tons of the fuel oll and Service, is sufficient to show that so turn each propeller 140,000 speed is not her primary object, times, while each intet-exhaust For many years the White Star and fuel valve platon will cover a
distance of 280 miles.. cleat and steady service between the Mersey and New York with the Baltic, Celtic, Cedric, and
HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP-Via Singapore Company has maintained an effi- Colombo, Suer and Port Sald.
ALTAI MARU ATLAS MARU
The Terukuni Maru is a motor passenger ship of 11,800 tons gross. and is a sister-ship of the Yasukunt Maru, which is at present under-: going construction and which is ex- pected to be completed by Septem- ber.
With a displacement of 10,150
CANADIAN PACIFIC
QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC 14 DAYS FROM CHINA AND 9 DAYS FROM JAPAN TO CANADA AND USA.
Hongkong Shanghai Kobe Yokohama Vandɔnyar
LearO LORTO LAATS
LCAVO
Arriv
Empress of Russia* July 23 July 26 July 19 July 31 Aug. 9 Empress of Japan Aug. 7 Aug. 10 Aug. 12 Aug. 14 Aug. 33 Empresa of Asia' Aug. 20 Aug, 23 Aug. 26 Aug. 28 Sept. 8 Empress of Canada Sept. 4 Sept. 7 Sept. 9 Sept. 11 Sept. 19 Empress of Russia” Sept. 17
Oct. Sept 20 Sept. 23 Sept. 25 Empresa of Japan Oct. 2 Oct. 5 Oct. 7 Oct. ง Oct, 17 Empress of Asia” Oct. 15 Oct. 18 Oct. 21 Oct. 23 Nov. 1 Empress of Canada Oct. 30 Nov. 2 Nov. 4 Nov. & Nov. 14 Empress of Russia® Nov. 12 Nov, 15 Nov. 18 Nov. 20 Nor. 29. Empress of Japan Nov. 27 Nov. 30 Dec. 2 Dec. 4 Dec. 12 Empress of Asia". Dec. 10 Dec. 13 Dec. 16 Dec. 18 Dee. 27 Empress of Canada Dec. 25 Dec. 28 Dee, 30 Jan.
Jan. 9 Empress of Russia Jan. 7. Jan. 10 Jan. 13, Jan, 15 Jan. 24 Empress of Japan Jan. 29 Feb. 1 Feb. 3 Feb. 5 Feb. 13 Empress of Asfa* Feb. 25 Feb, 28 Mar. 3 Mar. 5 Mar, 14'
*(Call at Nagasaki the day after departure from Shanghal)
HONG KONG MANILA SERVICE.
Leave Hong Kong
Arrive
Emp. of Russia July 15
Manila July 17
Telephones: l'assenger 20752
·Freight'.,20042
1
tons, the new vessel is 665 feet long.WORLD'S GREATEST TRAVEL
64 feet broad and 87 feet deep. She has five decks and is fitted with the most modern appliances.
WATER LEVELS.
ON WEST, NORTH AND EAST RIVERS.
The following tablo, issued by the Kwangtung River Conservancy Commission, shows in English feet) the water lovels on the West River, North River and East River, on the dates named:
Shivhing Tsingyuen Samshui
T
July 7. July 8.
6.8
7.0
...
6.0
1.8
Sheklung ..
5.6 2.0
The highest levels on record are: Shiuhing, 41 feet; Tsingyuen, 29.2 feet; Samshul, 273 feet; Sheklung 15.6 feet.
SYSTEM
BRITISH WUCHOW LINE
JULY SAILINGS.
DEPARTURE HOURS:
Hong Kong 5.30 p.m. Wachow 1.30 p.m. 8.5. "TAI HING"
[1,068 tons-Capt. Trott]
JULY.
MON. 14th FRI. 25th SUN. 20th WED. 30th
When they pass the Shishing Gorge, the American travellers say "Well, we
9.8. "TAI MING" guess this beats the Hudson River, our show place." Continental visitors [640 tohs-Capt. G. J. Spink.] remark that it reminds them of the
JULY. "Rhine and Switzerland."
Whilst FRI.
11th TUES. 22nd British tourists declare "Surely, the WED.. 15th SUN. 27th Lake district or the Scottish moors, For Information apply to- but with a little less vegetation." NEW FRENCH LINER.||Now why not take a five-days' round. trip and see for yourself. It costs you only $40.
The lowest level on record at Samshui is minus 6 feet and at Sheklung minua 27 fest,
LAFAYETTE'S DIESEL ENGINES *AND MOCK FUNNEL."
Paris, May 16. Great interest is taken in the inauguration yesterday of the Lafayette, the French Line's first motor ship and the largest vessel driven by internal combustion en- gines in the French merchant ser-
vice.
The Lafayette has a capacity of 25,000 tons with a horse power of 18,500. She is able to carry 1,091 passengers. and ·a crew of Her funnel, still regard- Size of the Engines. The essential difference botweaned as aesthetically indispensable, these engines and the ordinary camouflages a forest of exhaust
kitchen.
·
485.
810 DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Saigon, Singapore, Adriatic, which have regularly motor-car engine, lies in the fact pipes from the Diesel engines and
Friday, 11th July.
Monday, 11th August.
Colombo, Durban & Cape Town,
Friday, 18th July..
LA PLATA MARU
Friday, 29th August,
BORNEO MARU
Saturday, 19th July.
MONTEVIDEO MARU
COMBAY-Via Slagapore & Colombo.
SHUNKO MARU
Sunday, 3rd August, V
done the journey in from seven that, whereas the latter is sup- to eight days, The Celtic has, plied with a magnoto for fring of course, been removed through the explosive gases of petrol, the shipwreck, and it is intended that engines in the Britannic by thoil the Britannic shall take her place, own compression create the neces
Bary temperature to ignite the the very early stages of construc- vapourlaed crude oil. In the Or tion, will, doubtless, take the dinary motorcar engine the place of
the Cedric, which has motive power la developed from already given her owners thlity the top side of each piston, years' splendid service.
whereas the double-acting propel-
DURBAN, LOURENÇO MARQUES, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZI- while her siater ship, which is in
BAY & MOMBASA--Via Singapore" &ˆColombo.
CANADA MARU
MEXICO MARU
Wednesday, 6th-August. Friday, 26th September.
CALCUTTA Via Singapore, Pesang & Raagoon.
SEATTLE MARU
HIMALAYA MARU
Friday, 18th July. Friday, Jet August.
As a matter of fact, at the pre-ling motors In the Britannic
VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Japan Ports from fent time, Messrs. Harland and utilise the under side as well as
Shangbal
ARIZONA MARU (from S'bal) .... Sunday, 17th August.
#ELBOURNE-Via Manila, Brisbane & Sydney,
SAIPHONG-Via Hollow & Pakhol,
MENADO MARU
NEW YORK-Via Japan ports & Panama.
Thursday, 26th July,
·JAPAN PORTS.
SOURABAYA MARU
Friday, 11th July,
Sunday, 13th July.
KEELUNG-Tia Swatow`& Amoy,
TAKAO...Vы Swatow & AmOy.
AMAZON MARU
FAKAO & KEELING
SOURABAYA MARU
Friday 11th July.
For further parienfar· please apply to-OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.
Tel. 28061-
Wolff Ltd., are building, at Bel the top side for their motive fast, a quadruple screw, motor power.
liner for the Pacific Steam Navi- The size of each engine may h gation Co., which although 10,000 realised from the fact that twelve
The Lafayette, like the new German liners, is reputed to be
unsinkable,
KWONG WING Com
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should,
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From Temple Press, Ltd, the circles have any idea of the tres | China Mail has received a copy of mendous - additional cost which the June lasuè. of “The Motor cvon an extra knot means to one Ship." The following subjects are of these ocean greyhounds. Ship dealt with in this issue builders are prepared to turn out The Largest Whaling Tanker. vessels with speed up to thirty (With Plans), knots an hour, but it is all n]: "A List of 365 Motor Ships on question of finance. If the ship-|^ "Order. (Complete Details), idle owners can pay they can have the © The 10,000-tón: Union Castle vessel, but at the present time Liner Dunbar Castle, (Fully; comparatively few shipping con- Illustrated) cerns are in a position to embark on such huge capital expenditure. There are only two companies which may be looked to provide the vessel that may restore the Blue Rivand to Brita sely, the
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Performance of the Lffayette, a 26,000-ton French Liner,
An Exit Asiatic Co.'s Passen ger and Cargo Vensel
The Shipbuilding Depression and-Motor Sblps. *{ur
The Machinery of an 11,000. izton - 16-knot Japanese Liner.
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