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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1990.
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.... Wednesday, 22nd October.
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Singapore, Penang. Colombo, Suez
HAKONE MARU
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SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manka & Porta.
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21st October.
18th November. .
27th October.
Tuesday,
Tuesday,
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Saturday,
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NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama.
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20th November.
Saturday,
18th October.
Friday, Monday,
17th October.
10th November..
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Thursday,
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Wednesday,
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Monday,
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29th October.
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SANTOS MARU
Thursday, 30th October. Friday, 28th November.
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Wednesday, 5th November.
Saturday, 18th October. Saturday, 1st November.
VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER
ARIZONA MARU (from Shanghai) Monday, 20th October. MELBOURNE-Vla Manils, Brisbane & Sydney.
MELBOURNE MARU BAIFUONG~-Via Holbow & Pakhol
... Thursday, 8th November.
NEW YORK-Via Japan porta & Panama.
OVER AIR
Cost of Maintenance
and Operation.
The case for Atlantic transport by sea rather than by air is well argued in a letter by Sir Dradford Leslie, which was published in The Times in mall week. The letter expresses the hope that befure any further expenditure is incurred, detailed investigations are made into the financial aspect of the question.
The recent voyage of the R100 to Canada and back has by some people been taken as an indication that the establishment of a regular air ser- establishment of a larger, airship
will become a practical proposition in the course of the next few years, states the writer. I have nowhere seen any financial estimates of the cost of such service, and with
In- the very limited
avail- formation at present
great
difficulty.
able as to the cost of maintenance and operation of airships any rea- forecast la sonably accurate
of matter
very obviously a
I nut. for- ward the following Buggea, tive figures with the greatest diffid- ence, but they are sufficiently im- pressive to give cause for the most serious consideration:-
A steamship (or motor vessel) of 25,000 to 30,000 tons gross, to carry 800 passengers, with mails and a certain amount of cargo, and a speed of 20 to 22 knots can be built to-day for £2,500,000 to £3,000,000 or less. Such a vessel would take about six and a half to seven days to cross the Atlantic, and, allowing reasonable time at terminal ports for refuel- ling, revictualling, discharge of and
LOS ANGELES, PANAMA, NEW YORK, BOSTON, BALTIMORE, AND taking on cargo, and also for dry.
PHILADELPHIA.
SANYO MARU
JAPAN PORTS.
TACOMA MARU
BATAVIA MARU
KEELUNG-Via Swalow & Amay, TAKAO-Vin Swatow & Amoy,
TÁHAO & KEELING.
BATAVIA MARU
Saturday, 25th October.
Friday, 24th October. Monday, 10th November.
Monday, 10th November.
For further paricular- please apply tɔ-OSAKA SĦOBEN BAISHA.
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HONG KONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY
SHIPBUILDERS,
SHIP REPAIRERS,
BOILER MAKERS,
FORGE MASTERS, OXY-ACETYLENE, AND
ELECTRIC WELDERS, MECHANICAL, AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS.
docking for overhaul, should-make 14 round trips of 6,000 miles an- nually, thus offering accommodation for 11,200 passengers in each direc tion.
years old, is equalling or exceeding her early speed records and is one of the most popular vessels on the Atlantic service. It may reasonably be assumed therefore that the "life" of the steamship would be at least 25 years.
justallation ami Kepairs of Diesel Engines and Motors for Diaries and Stadionary a specially.
about two years to build; that is to say, a total period of time aggregat- ing in all 62 years would be required
build 31 airships. In atheri to words, 2% airships would always! have to be under construction throughout the 25 years' life of the steamer, representing a total value of £1,125,000, on half of which sum interest at the rate of, say, 7 perj cent, of £40,000 annually, would be constantly accruing, and that on account of airships not in service: and therefore earning nothing.
For the "life" of an airship in more or less continuous service and than 144,000 travelling not less miles annually we have no data available. We know that the outer fabric of the R100 has perished in less than three years, though she
As against the foregoing the ad- has been under cover and not in service or exposed to the weather for vocates of the airship claim that at least two years and ten months very much higher fares could and of that period. What is the "life" would be charged for passages by of a lightweight aero engine? airahip than by steamship. This Would it exceed 144,000 miles of may be so, would be so if a safe and actual hard service? The internal regular service could be guaranteed; gas bags are subject to constant but, even admitting the possibility what would be the of such a safe and regular service. chafing, and
life" of the framework itself sub-
would not the excessive, costs. of maintenance, operation, and interest charges, as indicated more than absorb such increased earnings?
Gazetted Commander
Captain RW. McMurray, for
the past five years marine auperintendent of the Canadian Pacific's British Columbia Coast Steamship service, stationed at Vancouver, and prior to that a commander. with the Canadian Pacifie trans-Atlantic fleet, has been gazetted in the London Times of July 14 as a captain in the Royal Naval Reserve, having been pro- moted from the rank of com- mander R.N.R. His new rank is equivalent to that of brigadier- generalla the army. He joined the Royal Naval Reserve as a mid- shipman in 1904 and saw war service on H.M.S. Victorian and. on torpedo boats and destroyers, being mentioned in despatches for his work on the latter.
gue," and relatively high and un: Ject to continuous vibration, "fati known stresses in storms and bad weather?
Five Airships or One Steamer.
The R100 'will, it is stated, carry 100 passengers, though it may be noted that in the larger R101 sleep- Ing accommodation for 52 passen. gers only is being provided for her projected voyage to India.
Assuming that such an airship could regularly make 24 round trips
It must be remembered that, once across the Atlantic annually, which, having regard to weather conditions engaged in regular service such as during the five winter months, seems 24 round trips a year, the airships to be an absolute maximum, then no would of necessity be almost con- fewer than Ava airships would be stantly exposed to all weather-sun; required to afford the same passen-rain, hall, alect, snow, and perhaps, ger accommodation as the single ice. They would be unable to seek steamship. Each airship, making shelter in case of need, for it is only 24 round trips; would have to travel in calms that such vessels can be 144,000 miles yearly, or for five manoeuvred into and out of their alrabips the gigantic total of sheds, even where such sheds are 720,000 miles, as compared with available. 84,000 miles for the steamship, and the total flying time of the airships, would amount 'to no less than 600 days, as compared with about 190 days at sea for the steamer,
The question then arises as to the relative "life" of a steamer and an alrship. The Mauretania, now 23
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PENNANT
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Depth on Centre of
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THREE SLIPWAYS
Capable of Handling Ships Up
to 3,000 Tons Displacement. ectric Crane at Sea Wall, Capable of Ling 100 Tons at 70 Feet Radius
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Capital Expenditure. But Gesuming the "life" of an airship engaged in such service to be as much as four years, during which period. she would have travel- led no less than 576,000 miles in 480 days and It is difficult to be- love that it could possibly be longer or even so long-then no fewer than S1 airships would be required to afford the same passenger accom- modation 'as the one steamer during the latter's "life" of 25 years.
Atza cost of $400,000 each, which is stated to have been the coat. of R100, though many people belleve that it was actually much greater. the total capital expenditure, would be close on £14,000,000, as compared with the cost of one steamer, Bay, £2,750,000. If the "life" of these afrships proved to be only three years the capital cost would be in- creased to over £18,500,000, and If only two years, which seems not Impossible, then to 528,000,000
As regards the cost of mainten anco, fudging by the performance of the R100 and previous airships, this. would necessarily be very great to Your engura a possible. years or even more
It is most sincerely to be hoped, before any further expenditure is
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SPANS THE WORLD
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incurred on building more airship BRITISH
or imposing further burdens on the taxpayers of Canada and Great Bri tain, that the most careful scrutiny of, and the most detailed Investiga tions into, the financial aspects of the case will be made by a com- mittee of the House of Commons or by impartial business organisers, with power to call expert witnesses and to make definite recommenda- tions.
ARRIVALS OF SHIPS.
Monday, October 13. Bremerhaven, German str., 917 tops, Capt. W. Rhohr, from Rabaul, buoy No. C48.-Melchers & Co. Huichow, British str., 1,222 - tons, }
Captain D. D. Richards, from Canton, buoy No. B13.-B. & S.
Tuesday, October 14. Akita Maru, Japanese str., 8,817 tons, Captain K. Irobe, from Japan, Kowloon
N.Y.K.
Wharf.-
WUCHOW LINE
SAILING DATES FOR OCTOBER 1930 (Subject to change). DEPARTURE HOURS: Hong Kong 5.30 p.m., Wuchow 2 p.m.
S.S. "TAI HING" [1,068 tons-Capt. Trott.] OCTOBER. WED. 15th MON, 27th TUES.
21.t
S.S. "TAI MING" [649 tons-Capt. G. J. Spink.] OCTOBER. SAT, 18th WED. 29th THURS. 23rd
Regular Service of Fast, High Class River Steamers Having Good Accommodation for First Class Passengers, Electric Light and Fans in Staterooms and Saloon. The B. "Tai King" is fitted with Wireless. These vessels leave Hong Kong for Wuchow (via Samshul, Shin- bing, Takhing & Desing) and return to Hong Kong (via same Ports) every Ave or six days.
Fares for round trip (not including meals) $20. Meals'& Wines, are to be obtained on board.
Hong Kong Arrivals and Departures from Tai Hing Wharf. For informatior apply to— 29 Connaught Road, West, Phone 20893.
Whampoa Shamshuipo.-Chau Yue Teng.
Andre Lebon, French str., 18,681 Lima Maru, Japanese str., 4,298 tons, Captain S. Amano, from Shanghai, buoy No. A24,— N.Y.K.
...-..
tons, Capt. Sabiant, from Yoko- hama, Kowloon Wharf-M.M. Ardent, Norwegian str., 1,101 toms,
Capt. E. Kroger, from Canton. Ryujin Maru, Japanese str., 901 Youmati.-W. R. Loxley.
tons, Captalh Y. Nakagawa, from
Yaumati Keelung M.B.K..
694
Hop Sang, British str., 1,359 tons. Capt. P. R. Gay Cuming, from Swatow, West Point Wharf-Sancho Maru, Japanse str., J. M. & Co.
tans, Captain M. Tsuge, from Konsan Maru, Japanese: str., 1,556 | Keelung, Yaumati-M.B.K.
tons, Captain T. Kotake, from Svale, Norwegian str., 1,354 tons, Canton, buoy No. A28.-D.K.K.
KWONG WING
Co.
PRES. JEFFERSON.
PROMINENT PASSENGERS ON BOARD.
The following passengers are aboard the 8.35. President Jefferson, which left the Colony yesterday:— Mr. H. V. Whelan Far Eastern Representative of the Hudson Motors, travelling to Seattle. Capt. A. Th. Andersen, from Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Jenkins- to Shanghai. Mr Holhow, buoy No. 019-Wil-Travelling Ilamaon & Co.
Jenkins is the American Consul tone, Capt. D. Lupton, from Swatow buoy No. B15.-B. & S. Yei Maru, Japanese str., 1,849 tons, General in. Canton and is going to Capt. K. Izuml, from Hongay, Shanghai to take over that position Lima, Portuguese str., 1,057 tons;
there, Captain Jose de Matos, from buoy No. B48.--Hidaka & Co.
Kwang Chow, British str., 1,573
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