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P.&O.-British India Apcar and
Eastern & Australian Lines
(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.
TAKING CARGO FOR
STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, AND RED SEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE, &c.
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PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under Contract with H.M. Government.)
B.A.
Frem Tons Hong Kong
About
Destination.
THE CHINA MAIL.
FOG AT SEA TAKES I OLL
LIVES AND SHIPPI
ENDANGERED.
The "Leader" Cable.
vicinity, or it may mean something considerably more fear-inspiring, that is, the presence of a ship undar way but out of control. Luckily the latter contingency is not a very frequent one.
For ships, groping their way to wards land there is now the radio lightship. One such vessel is stationed at Nantucket Shoals, on the coast of America, a locality notorious for foga. This abip flashes a light as does any ordinary
Every year fog at sea takes its]this current. Navigating officers lightship in the usual way, but it toll of lives and shipping. Not all can tell by the quality of the sound also sends out radio signals of four the cunning and ingenuity of man, what are their positions in relation dashes at thirty-second intervals, with all the scientific aids from to the cable, and in this way can enabling vessels fitted with direc directional radio, to the submarine be led into port. This, however, tlon-finding radio apparatus to "leader" cable, have succeeded in has nothing to do with minimising locate her and get their beakings
accordingly. robbing the fog-fiend of his power. the dangers of collision. The best that can be said is that Apart from the usual fog signals This lightship is not so likely, his claws have been clipped a little. given by syrons or bells, there is perhaps, to get run down in fog aa But there is still terror in the an apparatus known as the "ear" are lightships which show a light choking, blinding pall which he of a ship. It is a well-known fact only. Getting run down is one of casts over the surface of the water that sound travels with great the big dreads of lightship crew, fears are not for those who follow the sea, writes speed (4,900 feet a second) under and that their Commander Frank Worsley, D.S.O., water and that it can be heard for groundless is proved by the in ¡O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R., in the Nautical vast distances. Colladon, an early cidents of this kind which have
Magazine,
experimenter, discovered that the occurred. Fog changes the safe channel blows of an ordinary hammer on a into a bewildering maze, the ocean handbell struck under water could highway into a death-trap, imposes be heard for eight miles, and from a terrific strain on navigators and this discovery emerged the sub- appreciably slows down the com- marine bell, so that ships fitted merce of the world.
S.O.S. MESSAGES.
Last Year's Figures Show Decrease.
con-
and
with this device can make their Some of the great disasters in presence heard to ships carrying The figures of S.O.S. broadcasta maritime history have been caused receiving apparatus over great for last year when compared with by fog, and the most careful arcas.
those of the previous two years ravigation has not brought im- It is, however, when ships are show that a steady reduction in munity. The treasure of the Egypt, close to one another and in crowd-numbers has been going on. The to raise which tremendous efforts ed waters that the great danger total for 1981 was 833, the figures have been made during the past exists. A code of signals exists, for 1930 and 1929 842 and 881 year, was sent to the bottom in the and the ears of look-out men and respectively. Of last year's total, hold of a fine liner through coll-officers of the watch are strained only 335 produced successful re- Įsion in fog. This P. & O. liner to the utmost in fog to pick up the sults, the proportion being but the
was holed, and sank 20 miles off messages that bells and syrens give. same as in previous years. Finisterre, in May, 1922, though For instance, a liner sounds her] The number of messages her master had brought her to a syren one long blast every
two cerning illness was 391 stop and had exercised the keenest minutes as she proceeds, emitting a concerning missing people 134. vigilance. The collision between fear-inspiring wail not particularly! In the north region the totals of the Republic and the Florida, soothing to the nerves of those whojs.0.$. messages were 122 in 1931, famous for being the first occasion may be in the vicinity in a fishing 102 in 1980, and (Manchester and on which wireless telegraphy was smack or, for that matter, to the Newcastle) 78 in 1929. The per Instrumental in bringing aid to a passengers in the ner, who may centage of successes was 20.5 last sinking ship, occurred during a have to hear this monoton-year, 21.6 in 1930, and 24.4 in 1929. Jane Bombay, Marseilles, London, Hayre derse fog off Nantucket in 1909, ous
Bound for hours, even Last year the messages in respect H'burg, R'terdam, Antwerp & Bull and the terrible tragedy of the Em-days on end. On one occa of lness numbered 42, the per- June Bombay, Marseilles & London. July Bombay,
Bombay, Marseilles & London.
press of Ireland, which sank in aston the Cunarder Andania had centage of successes being 88.1; few moments with the loss of 1,014 to sound her syren, thus all the missing persons total 78, per lives in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, way from Montreal to Plymouth centage of successes 12.8. was due to a bank of fog which without cessation. came down on the water, blanking
1932. *MIRZAPORE 6,700 | 31st Mar.
Noon ++*BURDWAN 0,600 2nd Apr.
CORFU
15,000 9th Apr. RAWALPINDI 17,000 23rd RANPURA
17,000 7th 6,800 14th
**SOMALI
CHITRAL
RANCHI
15,000 21st 17,000 4th
11th
NALDERA
1 16,000
18th KAISAR-I-HIND; 12,000 2nd #+*BHUTAN
6,000
9th
*BANGALORE 6,500
Apr.
Lisy
Straits, Colombo & Bombay. Marseilles, London, Havre, Hamburg,
Rotterdam, Antwerp & Huil. Marseilles & London.
Bombay, Marseilles & Londoa. Bombay, Marseille & London. May Bombay, Marseilles, London, Havre H'burg, 'terdam, Antwerp & & Hull May Bombay, Marseliles & London, Jane Bombay Marseilles & London.
July Bombay, Marseilles, London, Havre,
H'burg, RAJPUTANA
burg, R'dam, Awerp & Hull 17,000 16th Jaly Bombay, Marseilles & London. MANTUA
11,000 80th July Bombay, Marseilles & Londos. ***SOUDAN
6,800
8th Aug. Bombay, Marrollies, London, Havrs
Fburg, B'terdam, Antwerp & Hull RAWALPINDI 17,000 13th Aug. Bombay, Marsillen & London. RANPURA
17,000 27th Aug. Marseilles & London. MALWA
11,000 10th Sept Bombay, Marseilles & London.
* Cargo only. ↑ Calla Casablanca. Calls Djibouti.
When a liner stops her engines
out all visibility to look-out men, she signifies that she has done so
and cleared away almost immedi-to other craft by giving two long HONG KONG TIDES. ately after the ships had collided. blasts every two minutes with an When the steamer Bourgoyne interval of a second between blasts.,
The time used is Standard, or mean was sunk during fog in 1838 there If she finds that she must drop an-time of the meridian of 128 deg. E: Frequent connection from Port 8 aid for Passengers and Cargo to Con- perished among the 545 victims cher, then the signal becomes the 00h is midnight, 12hrs, in noon. The stantinople, Piremus, Smyrns and other Levant Forts by steamers of the two Americans, Mr. and Mrs. Pol-bell, which is sounded for five heights are referred to the datum of Khedival Hall Steamship Co.
the largest scale Admiralty chart of the place and should be added to the that they offered a prize of 100,000) One of the great nerve-straining depths given on the chart unless pre-
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
1932.
TALMA TALAMBA TAKADA
10,000 3rd Apr. 8,000 18th Ápr. 7,000 1st May
Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.
lak. So distressed were their heira seconds every minute.
Date
Mar.
--
High Water Low Water Standard Ht. Standard HL.
Timex.
Times.
H. M. F. H. M. F. 02 20 8.9 04 05 3.2 12 69 8.4 21 05 13
13 45 6.4 22 38 1.8
francs for an apparatus that would things about fog and the signals ceded by an asterisk (*), when they overcome the danger of fog at sea, by ships is that. It is almost im-should be subtracted from the depths. Twenty-two years later 1 French possible to tell from what point of
March 28 to April 3, 1932. newspaper recalled this prize and the compass sound is coming. mentioned that it had not been won,The officer of the watch may hear It has not been won even now, and the boom of a syren getting slowly navigators prophesy that it will clearer and clearer and may know never. be Won. The best the that a steamer is approaching with science can do is to attempt to care, but he is possessed of very Mon. 28 B. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st minimise the chances of collision sharp ears indeed if he can tell, and 2nd class passengers.
jor grounding.
except at the last minute, whence Amongst the many ingenious de- that steamer is coming. vices by which ships can keep on There is one signål above all EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South), their course in fog, one of the most others that has the habit of setting Thurs. 31
promising is the "leader" cable. seamen's nerves on edge; ft-con-| These cables are laid in the fair- sists of one long and two short Fri way leading into port. They are blasts. This can mean one of three i 7,000 2nd Apr.
Sat. Kanila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney charged with an electric current, things! It may mean that one ship
and sound instruments on the is towing another; it may tell that Sun 7,000 80th Apr. * Melbourne. 7,000 8rd June
bridge of ships are actuated by a - cable-lying, vessel is in the
NANKIN
NELLORE TANDA
1982
11 a.m.
Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japaŭ and Hong Kong to Australia.
Hong Kong to Sydney-19 daya.
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:
The Union 8.5. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New
Lealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The P. & 0. Royal Mall Steamers 'to London and
The P. & O. Branch Service of steamers to London via Sues The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and London via Panama Canal
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SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.
Tues. 29..
Wed. 80
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14 50 6.1 28 57 1.1
08 48 4.8 09-58 4.2
10.28 0.0
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NELLORE PROMALI RANPURA
TAKADA CHITRAL
BIRDHANA
BANGALORE
RANGET
TILAWA
TANDA
KALDERA
BHUTAN
7.000 4th Apr. S'hal, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yhama 6,800 5th Apr. Shanghal, Kobe & Yokohama... 17.000
7th Apr. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama 7.000
8th Apr. Amoy S'hal, Moji, Kobe & Osaka. Apr. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. Apr Amoy, Moil, Kobe
be & Yokohama.
15,000 21nt
8,000
6,500
22
30th
43. DA Aoba Yokohama.
17,000 Kith "May
10,000
5th 7,000 6th
Kobe & Yokokama.
Shanghak
Moji, Robe & Osaka. S'hal, Moji Robe, Czaka Thama
16,000 19th May Shanghal Mojf, Kobe & Yokohama.
0,000 20th May Shanghai, Kobe okol
& Yokohamia ABARI HIND 12,000 2nd June Shanghal Moji, Kobe & Yakobams. NANKIN
7,000 6th
June 8'hai, Moji, Kobe, Osaka, & Yhanis. RAJPUTANA 17,000 16th June Shanghai, Kobe 4 Yokohama," 6,800 28th June Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.“
PROUDAN
· Cargo only.
All dates are approximate and wrèject to alteration withous
All Cabins are fitted with
ansers on Landon and
Parcela, measuring not mai thang
Quès up to Noon on the day
Infori
On Lloyds
approved
Cast
The
Harbour
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