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From Hong Kong About
1931.
4th July
Noon
9,000
0,700 8th July
1KASHGAR
•MIRZAPORE
RAWALPINDI
17.000 18th July
**PERIM
1.
Destination.
Marsellles, London, Rotterdam,
werp & Hull. Straits, Colombo & Bombay.
SEA TREASURE.
THE CHINA MAIL!
The Odyssey of a Pearl Hunter.
Reviewing the Odyssey of a Pearl Hunter. By F. D. Burdett and
NEW YACHT RACING | RULES.
Unanimity Arrived with US.A.
Great Britain has agreed to adopt Percy J. King. Illustrated. Her the American rule which produced bert Jenkins, 188. net. in The Morn-Shamrock V. and Enterprise and the ing Post, E.B.O. writes:
Mr. F. D. Burdett's reminis cences, as recorded by his collabora- tor, are a rich treasure of the kind of moss collected by a rolling stone. Here is a professional prospector, now nearing his seventeenth year and still seeking a fortune in strange, solitary places, who has spent his whole life in reaching and riding Nature's secret boards of precious stones.
The present volume, which is a sequel to "The Odyssey of an Orchid
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HELM ORDERS.
The Position in Belgian Ships.
ان
A notice to mariners in the fol- lowing terms has been issued by the Marine Administration in Belgium: "As from June 30, 1981, at mild- other vessels which were bullt tonight, on board all vessels flying defend the America's Cup. Every the Belgian flag, orders shall be new vessel specially built to join the given to the helmsman in the form
direct orders--that te to s
is to say, in large class of racing yachts, in Great
the case of vessel going ahead Britain or America, will be a vessel of this class; that is to say, they
the order droite (right) shall be will be built to the New York Yacht given to indicate the intention to turn to the right or to starboard, Club's rules for its "J" class. Such and the order gauche (left) to in- is the main effect of the agreement dicaté the intention to turn to the between representative yachtsmen of both countries, and approved. at a subsequent meeting of the Yacht Racing Association.
left or to 'port.'
"In order to avoid any risk of confusion, mariners are recom- munded in the early stages to accom ment of the arm on the side towards pany the verbal order by a move-
Hunter," draws on an inexhaustible two countries have never, until now. Whiel: the vessel is to turn. As
store of memories of dangerous lly ing and has the substance of a dozen manly-adventurous novels. We journey with him from the Austra-
This agreement is of great im- portance. In the 80 years of British-American yacht-racing 'the agreed to have the same class of large racing vessels, so that even the Infrequent contests for America's Cup, for example, have not been possible without a tempor-
the
ary understanding or some sort of compromise which could only detract
from the excitement of the occasion.
from January 1, 1932, the orders 'right' and 'left' may be replaced respectively by the orders star- the direct serse. Belgian pilots of board' and 'port,' also understood in the months of the Scheldt, the Mart- time Scheldt, and the ports of Ostend, Zeebrugge, and Nieuport shall, however, continue, when they carry on their duties in vessels fly- ing a foreign flag, to conform to the wishes expressed by captains that is to say, to use direct or indirect orders, in accordance with their wishes."
lian bush, where we have horrid glimpses of the tribal customs of the Blackfellow (a. Neolithic survival) These embarrassments will occur in the intervals of successful gold-no. more. The largest yachts from seeking, to Broome, which was, and either country will be able to cross still is, one of the world's great the Atlantic and meet in contests on terms of equality. It is desirable pearling centres. We assist at a
to emphasles, more particularly for raid on the jealously-reserved pearl those who have not yet studied all Anting grounds of the Dutch islands the clauses in a highly technical
below decks for report, that although the N.Y.Y.Cher space "3" class has been adopted, it is the the housing of an astonishingly,
class so. modified that it con- efficient system of winches tains a great many features more sheets to trim. the saile, and distinctive of British than American dynamometers and gears for mea- notions of equipment and design,suring and controlling the straina It is, in fact, a compromise to which on the backstays. both countries have made equal sacrifices.
a risky business since a gunboat on patrol will sink a poaching vessel at sight.
Bombay, Marseille & London. 7,700 25th July Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,
Rotterdam & Antwerp.
Strange Happenings. 9.000
1st Aug. M'seillet, L'don, R'dam & A'werp 6,800 8th Aug.) M'seilles, Gib'tar, Havre, L'don, Hull, We drift to the Philippines at the
Hamburg, Rotterdam & Antwerp. Bombay, Marseilles & London. time of the great insurrection, and Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg, note how the hasta manana habit,
Rotterdam & Antwerp.
8,000 22nd Aug.
*KHYBER *‡SOMALI
RAJPUTANA *IPADUA
*KARMALA
CATHAY *ISOUDAN.
*KALYAN
17,000 15th Aug.
9,000 20th Aug. 15,000 12th Sept. 6,800 19th Sept 9,000 28th Sept.
Calls Casablanca.
Bombay, Marseilles & London.
Rotterdam & Antwerp.
Cargo only. Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Con- stantinople, Pireans, Eruyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
•TAKADA
STRDHANA:
*
1981.
$1,000, 11th July 8,000 20th July
Singapore, Penang & Calentia.. Singapore,, Panang' & Calcutta,
Calls Port Swettenham.
and
Nucleus of New Class. When they have been altered as Marseilles, Londen, Rotterdam, Ant-inherited from the former Spanish An Important Change.
werp & Hull.
overlords, is still a characteristic of This may be illustrated from the these rules require, the British Marsellies, Havre; London, Hamburg, the little brown men, though they example of Enterprise's famous yacht Shamrock V., and the Amer mast Hero was a spar, built of ican yachts Enterprise, Whirlwind, Marseilles, London, Rotterdam, Ant-have lately produced some first-rate duralumin, with its heel steeped in Weetamoe, and Yankee will form the
werp & Hull.
glove-fighters, veritable duodecimo a tub of "liquid metal" that was nucleus of the new class. That Calls Djibouti.
cyclones of the American ring. "Alike (but was not) quicksilver, there should be five such vessels enormous sum of already in existence is one reason strange thing happens" on almost which cost the
£11,000. It is absurd. to suppose for adopting the "J" class, to which every page, and the reader certainly that private owners could, or would, they were built. Indeed, the only geta his money's worth of exciting afford such an extravagance. Ac alternative was that Great Britain episodes.
cordingly the new agreement pro-and America should jointly agree to And the moral of it all la that the hibits the use of auch masts. This devise the new rating rule which ls eecured by limiting the weight of should be acceptable to both coun- game itself, with its faithful friend-the mast to 5,6001b., and by require tries; and much time for the neces ships, a worth more than its richest ing that the mast's centre of gravity eary research and experiment would rewards of tangible treasures. Even shall be at a certain height above have to be allowed if such a course were followed, while the ve vessela the deck. though they should include us. Won- By far the most important clause named above would to come extent derful a jewel "The Southern in the agreement, however, is that be wasted." Cross," that group of pearls natur- which requires that the new vessels British owners have already wel. BL Apear Line steamers have excellent accommodation for fatally joined together by nacre which must at all times, la cruising or rac-comed the change, which, although fitted expensive to effect, will result in a ing trim, "be arranged, and 2nd class passengers.
was a perfect replica of the most furnished, and stocked to accom- great and Immediate, improvement romantic of the constellations! modate with reasonable comfort for in big-yacht racing and at the same sleeping and living on board the time simplify and strengthen the owner, guests, and crew"; and the rapprochement between British and clause proceeds to mention in detail American yachtemen. A lead has how the yachts must be partitioned been given by the King, who has had into state-rooms, cabins, galleys, and his famous Britannia (now in her: so on, in order that they ahall be thirty-eighth year) converted to the The White Star liner Britannic, habitable in comfort at all times. Bermudarig and altered in minor which arrived at Liverpool from The American. yacht Resolute and ways, ao as to conform to the new New York and Boston, completed the British yacht Astra are quoted rule. Candida (Mr. H. A. Andrese) the ocean crossing in 6 days 8 hours as vessels already possessing the and Astra (Mr. H. Paul) are being of accommodation the similarly altered. It is expected vious 'record by hours 20 minutes." | agreement requires. This is that a big American racing yacht The American custom of "Bring not the customary practice will visit British waters next Bea your own auto to tour Europe" was in American racing yachts, son. No such vessel has come to much in evidence on the arrival of which, although they are nowadays Britain since 1894, when the liner, ten automobiles being strongly and soundly built to Lloyd's Vigilant (which had previously landed at the Prince's Stage. On rules, are often no more than hollow beaten the challenger Valkyrie in a the completion of the necessary hulls, The extreme example of this contest for the America's Cup), wa The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and formalities passengers, drove away lack of internal accommodation is beaten in a long series of exciting
direct from the ship for various the successful America's Cup de matches the Royal parts of England and Scotland. fender Enterprise, which uses all Britannia, then only one year old.
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EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South).
ST. ALBANS
NELLORE, TANDA
1981 5,000 3rd July Manila,Rabani, Brisbane, Sydney
Noon 7,000 1st Aug.
Melbourne,
7,000 | 31st Aug.)
BRITANNIC'S RECORD.
Regular monthly sailings from, Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan 58 minutes, thus breaking her pre-type. and, Hong Kong to Australia.
Hong Kong to Sydney-19 days.
Frequent connections from Australia with, the fallewing:—.
The Union 8.8. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom 'via New Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The P. & O. Royal Mail Steamers to London and
The P. & O. Branch Service of steamers to, London via Buez.
J
London via Panama Canal.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN. Cheap Summer Trips to Japan, June to Sept.
INELLORE
TILAWA RAJPUTANA
SANTHIA KARNALA
*NANKIN
1081 |||7,000 || 6th July | Shanghai, Kobe, Moji & Yokohama,;
Nova
10,000 17th July Amoy, S'hai, Moj, Kobe & Osaka. 17,000 17th July Shanghai, Kobe &. Yokohama.
8,000 | 81st ⠀ July Amoy, Koji, Koba & Omka,MA 9,000 31st July | Shanghai, Moff, Kobe & Yokohama. 7,000 | 28th - ́Aug. | Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.
· Carge only. † Calla Nagoya,
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