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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, dc.
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under Contract with H.M. Government.)
8.8.
Toms
From
About
Hong Kong
RAJPUTANA
1982. 17,000 18th July
Noon 7,000 27th July 11,000 80th July 6,800 8th Aug.
17,000 18th Aug. 17,000 27th Aug.
*ALIPORE MANTUA **BOUDAN
RAWALPINDI LANPURA
*BURDWAN
MALWA
RANCHI
CARTHAGE
**SOMALI
NALDERA
RAJPUTANA
**BANGALORE
Destination.
Bombay, Marseilles & London.
Straits, Colombe & Bombay. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles, London, Havre H'burg, B'tardam, Antwerp & Hall; Bombay, Marseilles & London, Harseilles & London.
Havre, Hamburg,
6,500 3rd Sept. Marseilles, Antwerp & Hull,
11,000. 10th Sept.
Rotterdam,
17,000 24th Sept.bay, London.
Marsellion & Loudon
14,000 8th Oct.
Marseilles & London.
THE CHINA MAIL
TREASURE SALVAGE ADVENTURE.
Men Who Walk on
+
Ocean Floor
İLL-FATED EGYPT,
Vast Treasure on
Spanish Ship.
When work was proceeding on NEW MOTOR SHIP
LAUNCHED.
16 Knot Cargo Vessel
WITH REFRIGERATION.
| the Laurentie, off Lough Swilly, one driver was attacked under water by what was at frat believed | to be a shark.... It fürned out to bél ja male dob fish. After "that, all' divers on that job, which ended in the recovery of £6,000,000 In bar gold, went down with a long knife: Most salvage operations are for the recovery of bullion, to bring a wrecked ship to the surface is The "Berganger," launched from rarely worth the enormous expense the yard of the Netherland. Ship involved.
building Co. is a vessal of under One of the deepest dives ever outstanding importance Off Havre, held Armly by her two 6-ton clumps, or anchors, the made was that of Maskell, a naval present conditions, but would any time claim attention world's most completely equipped diver, who descended 187ft. when at
She salvage ship, Artiglo II., is rolling the naval salvage ship H.M.S. Raven in the shipbuilding world.
a special example in the trough above the grave of was trying to salve the submarine represents
L. 24.
of the increasing speed of the ill-starred Egypt.
Submarineé Rescue Drawing their air from the high-
cargo liners, for she is a vessel That a diver could drink 80ft, carrying only 12 passengers, yet she power compression chambers which adjust its pressure to the increas- below the surface of the sea would will maintain 16 knots on service Yet fully laden, with a possibility of ing pressure of the sea, her divers seem completely impossible. are sinking down to the half-one diver achieved this feat and re-increasing this speed slightly if demolished liner as she lies, silted turned to the surface with sufficient necessary. There does not seem up in the mire and vegetation of alcohol inside him to convince any much doubt that this class of ship
possible sceptice.
will represent a cargo carrier that In a few days the second load] The ship upon which he was will be much in demand in the of bullion bars may be packed working contained a good store of future; and particularly for trades into the perforated bucket and
similar to those on which she will
the sea bed..
drawn to the surface. In”a few weeks around $3,000,000 of gold may have been reclaimed from the sea.
liquor.
When he discovered this he engage. wormed his way into a compart- The "Berganger's". two sister ment and waited until the ex-ships, "Moldanger" and "Trondan-] haust of his helmet formed_an ger," will shortly be launched from Such a salvage operation would i
air pocket. He then removed the same yard. The "Berganger” | have been impossible 20 years ago.
his helmet and drank, replaced will go in service in August, to be To-day, thanks to the glant strides
it and emerged refreshed, but followed a month later by the the made in diving apparatus design,
not quite so efficient as before. "Moldanger,"``and then by divers can work for half an hour
One of the most thrilling chap-"Trondanger in October. They will upon the sea-bed 100ft. below sur-tere in salvage history concerns all operate between the Pacific Coast face.
the rescue of the imprisoned crew and European ports, and for this At that depth, the pressure of of the submarine K13, which sank reason it is not surprising to learn the water is sufficient to crush a off Garloch with her crew of 40. that the capacity of the refrigerated
The naval divers worked furl-chambers is large, being 106,000) man. It is overcome by the coun- ter-balancing air pressure pumped ously to get at the imprisoned men cubic ft. This is equivalent to a down into the diving suit and and finally contrived to establish storage capacity of 55,000 boxes of Helmet.
communications through a valve. apples or other fruit, and the cool- Much to their surprise, the im-ing will be effected by means of air. son's disease was discovered, many prisoned were completely As the plans on page 45 show, there divers succumbed to heart failure. serene, and 'amazed their rescuers is also a small bold for frozen fish, Arrangements to meat or poultry. They came up from the high pres- by asking for a pack of cards sure of the depths to the mere 140 while away the time!
are made for the 'tween decks to be to the square Inch of normal air) They were brought up in their provided with fan ventilation. too quickly. Their blood, sur- iron tomb after 57 hours of terri- The whole of the double bottom | charged with oxygen, immediately fic toll on the part of the salvage is divided into tanks, in which may men. Then a squall struck the be carried either fuel oil or ballast ship and the just-raised sub-water, except under the engine- marine turned over and sank room, where there are fabricating down a coffin, but an empty all tanks, also poling water tanks
to port and starboard.
Before the true nature of Cais-
6,800 13th Oct. London. Havre, Hamburg, frothed.
Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull. Bombay, Marseilles, & London,
18,000 22nd Oct.
17,000 6th Nov. 8,500 12th Nov.
Bambay, Marseilles & London.
:
Now the deep sea diver is placed in a chamber at a high pressure and Marseilles, London, Havre, Hamburg; | brought back to normal gradually.
Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
men
Operations on the Egypt are
one. * Cargo only. ↑ Calli Casablanca. Calls Djibouti.
directed from controls on deck. This year, fresh attempts are to
The fuel capacity is sufficient for Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Com- Telephonic communications bebe made to bring to the surface the round trip from San Francisco to stantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and okse Levant Ports by steamers of thetween diver and ship are maintain treasure of a Spanish galleon wreck Europe and back The fuel con Khedivial Mail Steamship Co.
ed by enquiries made every three ed during the Attack on England by sumption at 18 mots should be minutes. Below, working in total the Spanish, Armanda. She was said about 27 tona dally if the full power darkness, the divers can also com- to carry the equivalent of £2,000,000 is needed and as present Diesel oll municate with one another by in pieces of eight. Many attempts prices at San Francisco are quoted bringing their helmets into con have been made to recover this re-at 0.75 to 0.95 dollars per barrel, {tact,
puted treasure, the best known be the daily fuel bill at 16 knots; folly Blasting operations to clear the ing those of Colonel Foss, who used laden, should be under 240. steel plates from the ship's strongja bell of his own invention.
refrigerated spaces for room are done under water by Two years ago he brought up a carrying fruit or eggs are in holds electrically discharged gelignite. few pieces of jewellery and docu-2 and 8, which are divided, making The explosion takes place under ments, miraculously preserved by four holds in all, in addition to water and the work is perilous. It their leather-lined boxes from the the fish hold previously mentioned. is now generally believed that some ravages of the sea,.. but no mishap with thin high-explosive led doubloons were salved.
*SIRDHANA
TILAWA
TALMA
1932.
8,000 24th July 10,000
8th Aug. | Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. 10,000 20th Aug.
Calls Port Swettenham.
B.T. Apcar Line Meathers have excellent accommodation for to the loss of Artigio I, which 1st and 2nd class passengers,
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South).
blew up with the loss of mine Il-es when within an ice of reaching the Egypt's treasure last year,
Attacked By Fish,
The
HAMBURG-"AMERIKA ANNIVERSARY.
THURSDAY, JULY 1932.
THE
OR ACROSS THE PACIFIC
REDUCED ROUND TRIP RATES
TO CANADA & UNITED STATES.
·To Victoria-Vancouver-Seattle
and return
To San Francisco and Los Angeles
return
and
Time Limit
G$630,00
·G$656.00 to G$674.00
-One Year.
SUMMER ROUND TRIP RATES.
To Victoria-Vancouver-Seattle
First Class Special Class
G$540.00
G$300.00
To San Francisco and Los Angeles
First Class
Special Class
G$562.00 G$345.00
On sale June-July-August. Return limit December 31.
DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES
and
AMERICAN MAIL LINE
Canton Branch: No. 4, Shakee. Street.
MLAEDSEN \\ WA AME
EXPRESS
PALIKA
BARBER WILHELMSEN
LINE
·TRANS-PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC COAST SERVICE
vin PANAMA:
NEXT SAILING
VESTRIS UNSEAWORTHY. On May 27, 1952, the Hamburg M.V. "TAI PING YANG'
Amerika Line completed its
In the same way, the oxy-torch,] The Lamport and Holt liner 85 years of service to the actually burning with an Intense Vestris, which sank at sen in 1928, travelling public recording, to heat under water, melts its way was unseaworthy and overloaded to announcement made recently. 7,000 80th July Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney & through steel, the operator using the point of listing Federal Judge Company ships have carried nearly
2nd Sept.
1932.
NELLORE TANDA NANKIN
7,000 7,000
1st. Oct.
Melbourne.
high-power torches to illuminate Goddard ruled in connection with eight millions of passengers. Al- the darkness of the sea. The suits against the company totalling most one-half of this number cross- strongest electric torches at 100ft $5,000,000 at a hearing in Washing-ed the North Atlantic to seek their
ton.
fortune in the New World.
Regular monthly salings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan only throw a beam a few feet.
and Hong Kong to Australia.
Hong Kong to Bydney-19 days.
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:—
The Union 8.8. Company's ́stsam sm to the United Kingdom via New
Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The P. & O. Boyal Hall Steamers to London and
The P. & G. Branch Service of staaimers to London via Buss The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamārs for Southamphe London via Panama Canal
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN, Cheap Summer Trips to Japan June to Sept.
RAWALPINDI
"KASHMIR TILAWA
*BURDWAN
TALMA PANPURA TANDA SANTHIA
TAKADA
RANCHI
CARTHAGE
NALDERA
· 1932 £*, 17,000 14th July Shanghal, Kobe & Yokohama.
Noon
B
9,000 14th July Shanghai, Mojl, Kobe & Yokohama. 10,000 18th July | Amoy, B’hai, Moji,, Kobs, & Gunkus
9,500
July Amoy, B'hal, Moll, Kobe & Ganka. 17,000 28th July Shanghals Kobe & Yokohama
5th
S'hal Moll, Kobe, Omate Thama
10,000 Jaly | Shanghai, Hoji, Kobs #Yokoham
7,000
7000 3
Aug
Shanghal
12.000 26th Aug Bhan
0800 6th
Sept
14,000
Bt Boys BLY
18,000 y-22nd Sept
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should be subtracted
The following passengers "left time of the murklian of 150 deg. per the m.s. Asama Maruthis 00h is midnight Tibra is book. The morning for Californis via Shang-eights are referred to the difeish
largest scale hal, Japan and Honolulu (the place and should be added to the
Mr. Charles Glauser, Mr. B. depths given on the ch Lander Lewis, Mrs. D. G. Ahters ceded by an aefariak - man, Mr. S. H, Lindt, Mrs. G, Dick Mrs. R G. Cordy, Mrg Julian Bob, Mr. Victoria L. McGuire Gutierrez, [Mr. J. M. Hood, Mr. Márty, Mr. || H.; W. Clark, Mis Marangar, Mrs. Yell Miss Ketty Dedeogle
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