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Saturday,
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Saturday,
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Thursday,
22nd January.
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Thursday,
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Tuesday,
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Friday,
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Sunday,
18 February.
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DURBAN MARU
THE
Thrilling Rescues Round British Coast.
EMERGENCY ÁT SEA.
PROBLEM OF DISEMBARKATION
OF PASSENGERS.
Inalsalon and Repairs of Diesel Eagles adatot tor Marine and Blationary •
*poviality.
LOG BOOKS.
Under the above heading Thomas Howes, Commander R.D., R.N.R. (Retired) writes to the editor of The Times:
Is it not curious how nautical ex- pressions and phrases have pre- mented through our ordinary life. and they now become sa inter-mixed with our everyday conversation that
Mr. E. F. Spanner, addressing the general meeting of the North-East Coast Institution of Engineers and London, Nov. 28. Shipbuilders, at Newcastle on "The Wide areas of land in Britain | Disembarkation of Passengers in SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports, and on the Continent are water- Emergency at Sea," said that the Saturday. 21st February. logged as the result of the five days modern pasenger ship might be
torrential rains geles and
which compared to a huge hotal subdivid
unnoticed started at the week-end. Holland.ed into floors and sections by horl. they are
except by France, Belgium, Germany and zontal and vertical divisions. Just those of us who have been privilog- The as there was necessity for properly ed (7) to pass a good deal of our Austria all suffered heavily. Seine at Paris rose nine inches in planning emergency exits from an one night, flooding outlying dis- hotel in case of fire, so there was time on the "great tricts and threatening repetition of need properly to plan emergency have recently looked through a the 1910 flood disaster. During the exits from a ship in case of threat-school's handbook issued by the height of the gale there were num-ened disaster.
education committee concerned and bera of thrilling recues by life-
DB somewhat boatmen around the British coast,
occurred to me The 100-ton auxiliary-motor yacht
curious that a book is kept by the Auriga, skippered by Captain
school authorities known as the One wonders how Guylee, with fifteen persons aboard,
"Log Book." including the racing motorist, Mr.
many of those called upon to in-
Wednesday,
4th February,
Monday,
19th January.
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.
AKITA MARU
RANGOON MARU
Sunday, Thursday.
18th January.
20th January,
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
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+ PENANG MARU
KAKONE MARU
KAGA MARU
Monday, Tuesday. Friday, Thursday,
19th January. 20th January. 23rd January. 29th January.
+ Cargo only.
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The problem in shipbuilding was complicated by four factors: (1) In emergency, the vessel might not be floating upright; (2) she might be rolling and pitching; (3) the passengers had to be evacuated or
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Anive Feb. 20
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SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
Mon.,
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LONDON, HAMBURG. ROT-1 Atlas Maru
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RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS La Plata Maru
Fri.,
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Wed.
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Tues.
4th Feb.
20th Jan.
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JUNKS STRANDED.
18th Jan
15th Jan.
Japan, including Capt. Robinson,
Then the now Empresa of Japan, latest pride of the old ship, on which most of the senior officers of the new three new trans-Pacific speed records, steamed into C.B.E.,R.D.,R.N.R., once served, was broken up and Vancouver harbor from the Far East recently she scrapped in Vancouver eight years ago, ending the dpped her easiga in homage to the dragon-carved career of a ship which made history on the Pacific. figurehead of the old Empress of Japan, queen of the Publie spirited efforts by the Vancouver Dally Province Pacific from 1893 to 1922 during which she cruised n resulted in the figurehead (right) being preserved in total of 2,500,000 miles in 58 round voyages from Stanley Park, Vancouver, between Prospect Point Vancouver and Victoria to Manila Bay. The gallant and Brockton Light.
David Scott Moncrieff, and two ladies, got into difficulties in the Thames Estuary, tried to run for Harwich Harbour and got stranded near the Shipwash light house. The occupants of the yacht soaked blankets, coats, hats and even sails in petrol and burned them as flares. The Walton-on-Nate and Southend lifeboats responded to the distress signals and took off the exhausted occupants after the most skilful motor boats and junks plying behandling of the liftboats amid the tween Canton and Walchow have mountainous seas. The Southend been stranded thus interrupting the lifeboat also rescued the occupants, SHIPPING HELD UP BY SHALLOW river traffic. As a result, the price including a woman, of three barges,
WATER.
of salt-fish, kerosina oll, flour, etc., The woman, whose husband was the la rapidly increased in the districts barge skipper, was acting as mate, along the East River, while the The couple had burat a number of native goods, as sugar, paper, cloth, their garments to attract rescuers' fuels, cereals, wood and pine ac attention to the sinking craft. cumulate in Lungchuen, Lu-lung. The worst catastrophe was the Tzokain and Ho-yuan, being unable foundering with a crew of 30 of to be transported to Canton-Can- the 3,600-ton German freighter ton News Agency.
Louise Leonhart at the mouth of
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disembarked from a predetermined spect this book know how the disembarkation deck, and (4) the title "Log Book" originated.
I spent about 10 years in "wind- passengers had to be disembarked
one of the many into boats swinging from points jammers," and high in the ship, and partaking of duties in my apprenticeship days the movement of the ship.
was to assist in "heaving the log" at the end of every watch on deck. This was to ascertain the speed of the ship, and the results obtained could only be very approximate: "patent loga" and other more scientific instruments were not then in general use.
Mr. Spanner regarded the boat arrangements of the Bremen and the Europa as the best in existence, but oven those, he said, had certain drawbacks. Although applying his remarks most directly to those ships, he intended that they should apply also in principle to very much smaller vessels.
BRITISH WUCHOW LINE
SAILING DATES FOR JANUARY, 1931 (Subject to change). DEPARTURE HOURS: Hong Kong 5.30 p.m., Wuchow 2 p.m.
S.S. "TAI HING” [1,068 tons-Capt. Trott.]
S.S. "TAI MING" [649 tons-Capt. W. H. Lawton.]
JANUARY.
JANUARY, MON, 19th FRI. 30th SUN. 25th
FRI,
WED.
18th TUES. 27th 21st
Regular Service of Fast, High Class River Steamers Having Good Accommodation for First Class Passengers. Electric Light and Fans in Staterooms, azú Saloon. The 1.3. “Tal Hing" is fitted with Wireless. These vessels lento Hong Kong for Wuchow (vla Samshul, Shlu- hing, Takhing & Dosing) and return to Hong Kong (via tame Ports) every five or six days.
Fares for round trip (pot including meals) $20. Moals & Winer are to be obtained on board.
Hong Kong Arrivals and Departures from Tai Hing Wharf. For informatior apply to-1990
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Phone 20893.
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ARRIVALS OF SHIPS.
The log line was wound round a log reel- light wooden reel which He hopes that, at some early was held above the head by the man date, naval architects would realise, holding the reel. The log line cuice and for all, that grand stair-] was a suitably marked line, with ways, wide-stepped, Imposing, spa- the "knots" marked by knotted cious, and ornanmentally balus marline at measured distances.
A traded entrances, were next-door to boy held a sand-glass which measur absolutely useless as ways of es-ed accurately the time. cape for persons three or four decka At the end of the log line was 'a below the boat-embarking deck log ship," a triangular piece of on a ship with a list of 15deg. wood or which was more common Even with a list of no more than a cone-shaped canvas bag attach- 7deg. the women and children,ed to which was a lanyard and plug. the old and ailing, would find it im- This bag was made so that it after Asama possible to get up: those stairways, ed a resistance to the water when Successfully to negotiate asaries | the log line was running freely,
Tuesday, Jan 13. Antung, British str., 2:107 tons. Capt. G. Morse, from Holkow, buoy No. 19.-B. & S. Appey, British str. 1.776 tons, Capt. C. W. Shearer, from Hongay, Hok Uen Anchorage.
Wo Fat Sing.
11.6.,
Maru, Japanese 17,000 tons, Capt. G. Shino- miya, from Shanghai, Kowloon Wharf.-N.Y.K.
of faslined wide-stepped stair- but as soon as a "brake" was put on
ays. In unfavourable circum- the line the Inverted cone drew i stances would tax the powers of a from the socket the wooden plug, and Celebes Maru, Japanese str., 4,258
ft man. It seemed to him essen- the resistance offered to the water tial that passenger spaces should was overcome. The mate or other Le, provided_with escape officer
tons, Capt. J. Ito, from Cal- cutts, Kowloon Wharf-0.S.K
stairways of restricted width, stop in tes coiled a quantity of the line Chip Ships, British str., 199 toas,
Ing in a fore, and aft direction, and board; the cone took the pressuro well provided with stout handrails, and drew the line off the reel. At so that no necessity rose for the a“ predetermined distanco a piece of use of large main stairways for white rag was attached to the line, oschpe purposes. Even so, there, and the Cength then off the reel was would be need that the number of | sufficient to take the cone clear of Buch stairways that a passenger the ship's wake of distúrbed water. should be expected to negotiate to As the white rug flow through the get to his boat should be cut down mate's hands he yelled "Tura." to a minimum. In other words, The boy turned the glass promptly, the boats should Be entered from a and as soon as the sand had run disembarking dèch as low down an through the upper contatier of the it was possible to arrange it glass he shouted "Stop" The mate Mr. Spanner went minutely into held the line, and the spead was the problems of boats and davit shown by the knots marked on the year arrangements illustrating his log fine. The result was recorded points by diagrams,
In the log book. -
To see the log book mentioned the Elbe. The vessel sent out an in the schools handbook brought 8.0.8. It was helpless both an back memories of Beating round chor and rudder chains were broken the Horn, reefing topsalls All and all the boata vero mashed hands shorter sall, and other un- But when th
sele ar pleasant Incidents common to
In the old days of the
Prived only
stern was VİNİ
Capt. 3.0. Mitford; from Canton, buoy, No. B28,J. M. & Co.
Halvard, British str. 1,214 tons, Capl. JW, Riddeh, from Sal- gon. buoy No. B21-Wo Fat Sing.
Hongkheng, British str. 8,976 tons, Capt. D. M. Hood, from Swatów, buoy No. A15-Ho Thong & Co.
King Yuan, British str. 1,546 tons, Capt. J. D. Whyte, from Swatow, buoy No.83 B. & S.
Kitano Maru, Japanese str., 7,951 tons, Capt. M. Nakamura, from Melbourne- via Manila, Rowloch Wharf-NYK. Kwanto Maru, Japanese str., 8,599
tons Capt. T. Surug
Baruga, from Bhanghai-Kowloon Wharz.com
Mau Sang, British str., 2,063 tons, Capt. G. Matthews, from 8am- dakan, buoy No. B22.-J. M. & Co.
Siamese Prince, British str., 3,817,
tone,
Capt. Morrison, from Shanghai, buoy No. 'AB.—Fur- ness (Far East), Ltd.
Tiny Tot Travels Alone
rythree thousand miles by ocean 1 steamship and a further-1400 miles over land-wall the way from Edlaburgh to Winnipay, has nog terrors for little Joyes Braidwood": (aged 816, who recantly sailed un- Recompanied by Canadian Padio liner, Duchess of: Atholly from Glasgow to Montreal, Canadian Pacietransportation servicesIONNE more took care of her at the latter city and conveyed her to waiting friends at Winnipeg with whom