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you will find nothing but sterling integrity in every
detail of the REMINGTON TYPEWRITING.
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BÒNGRONG, (ANTON AND SOUTH CHINA
AND FORMOSA.
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AND JAPAN STATION,
REITAR
Alacrity, despatch-boat. 700 tons. 4 ans 2
il.p., Contr. A. Lownder, Weihaiwei, Astron. 2nd class erniger, 4,500-tone, 10 gum,
7,000 hp. Captain F. 13. Kiddle Woibiwei. Allas, nimiculty tug, 615 tons, 1,400 ...
Blaster S. West, Hongkong
gunboat 710 tons, 900 1.bp. Lieu: Bicambi
Coned. B. G. Washington Shanghai. Britomart, gunkat, 710 to 900 hp., Liour.
Comdr. J. Barker, Shanghai,
i..p. 1,406 Cadmus, British
1,070 Fal., Caudr. II. Lyzes, Shanghai. Cherub, water tank; and tug, 390 tons, i.h.p. 340
Mador W. Smith, Hongkong. Clio, Brish sloop, 1,070 tons, .b.p. 1,400,
Coda, H. R. Venlo, Blangbai, Fame, togedo-bout destroyer, 340 icns, f gous, 5,700 i.hp.. T.-Courde. H. 8. Mesirot, Woihiwai
slogy
Flora, 2nd clues cruiser, 4,360 tons, 10 gun. 7.000 p Captain J. Nicholas Wilaiavell flandy, torpedo-bout destroyer 295 tams, 6 pune, 4,000 p., Lient.-Conde. Hon. Guy Stop -ford, Hongkong.
Hart, tous Ú
, tepel-out destroyer: 295 hrs 6 ford
Hougtong
for face host destroyer, Sed tons of proas 3,900 Lt. Condr. M.. B. R. Blackwood Wailowni. Kent, arzonred cruiser, 9,800 tons. 14 guns
ik-p. £2,000, Capt. 8. St. J. Forgalar.
eruising
Kirsha. rivor gunkant, 616 1ons, il.p. 1,200.
Lient-Comdr T. J. 8. Lyna, Yangteze. Merlin, ureying ship, 1,070, tons, 6 guas, 1,40
ih.p. Colour. B. O. M. Davy, Sandakan, Minefour, armoured cruiser (Hagship Vice- Admin Sir A. L. WiosÏoa, ˆK.C.B.. C.V.0.0.M.G. 14,600, Thus, ib.p: 27,000 Cat
6. C. Cayley, Nagasaki, Monmouth, armoured cruiser, 2000 tons, i.h.p 22000, Captain . . Power, MV.O.,
en youts Wailuiwei.
Meerhen, iter genbon, 160 tons, 2 gu
i.b.p. 20. Liont-Conidr G. P. Leith West River.
Newcastle, 2nd Bess cruiser, 4,800 teng, turbine Captain George P. E. Hunt, D.8.0. en route to Weihaiwei about 81. Nightingale, river gauboat, 85 tons, 240 hj 1. Comdr. Claude Hillersden-Woodward R.N., Yangtze,
Etter, top-beat destroyer, 385 tons, 6 gans 6.300 p., Comer, Lambe, Weibs wel, Tobin, rivte punket, 85 tons, 2 guns, 240 h.p.. LL Comdr. Cosmo A. O. Douglas, West River.
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 7TH, 1911.
BIG SHIPS AND DEEP HARBOURS.
THE CONTEST BETWEEN THE SHIP. DESIGNER AND THE HARBOUR BUILDER.
A race between engineers! Such might de. scribe the condition of affairs in the maritirao world of to-day in regard to two of the most important branches of civil engineering. Oh the one hand we hire the ship designer turning ont largor and larger vessels; on the other is the harbour engineer striving vainly to provide a safleiest depth of water in which to flost these huge steamships. It is a trezisudous alruggia.
The formar is set the pace, and the latter fede it hot so much so that he is dard pot to it to keep on bis rivals heels.
This contest may about twelve years ago, and the harbour engineer has been kept on the rm ever sinco; oven to-day he has no prospect of overtaking his relentless
Fer ten years the 550 pacar
650-foot liner of Rome, 15,000 to 20,020 tons displacement and averaging from 23 to 22 knots speed held tho heard. It met allr
requirements for 123
said to have commenced
Olry, river gozbert, 170 tons, 6 guns, 500 h.pavol, and every one appeared satisfied.
Lious, de Maindreville, Upper Yangtze Peihe, river gunboat, 130 tons, 4 guns, 280 h.p
Lieut. Puech, Tongku
Perle, sub-marine, 70 tons, 60 h.p., Lieut. Man Pistolet, destroyer, 3 tons, 7 guns, 7,000 h.p..
nier, Saigon Commander Mortonol, ilongay, Protén, sub-marine, 70 tons, 60 hp, Lieut
Morris, Saigon
97
Redostable, hatiloship (resorve), 9,330 tous
6,200 b.p., Capt. Droust, Saigon guns, Styx, armoured gauboat, 1,300 tons, 9 gass
1,600 h.p. Liout. Seriot, Szigon. Takon, destruyor, 390 tons, 3 guns 6,500 hp
In Reserve, Saigon Vaxben, torpedo-depot, Commander Mosteno, Vétéran, torpedo depot, Lient. Bibel, Cap
Saint-Jacques
Hongy
Vigilante, river gunboat, 180 tons, 6 guna, 7 Jup
Lieut. Dumanlin, iklang
GEEMAN.
Arcona, cruiser, 2,710 tons, Captain zvu Hipper
Атор
Iltis, gunboat, 1,000 tons, 10 guns,
Captain Lana
b.
Jaguar, gunboat, 300 tons, 10 guns, 1,300 h.p Captain Graf von Posedowsky-Wehner Leipzig, erniser, Captain Bugel Luche, gual
guabost 860 tons, 10 gaus, 1,344 b.p
the German mercantile marine, having advanced | by huge strides made a bold bid for tlie Atlantic express traffic and the “Krisor Wilhelm der Grosse" sunt obed the blue rihand for speol from the Cunard Company by maintaining an average sea speed of 23 kasta with engines developing 31,000 horse-power
At this time speed was the governing con- sideration among the various companies operat ing on the Atlantia between Now York and thing was ronderad subservient to the craze and Barope. So obsessing was this idea that svory- if a healthy rivalry would spring up on the water between the various lines, vailing on dry land between the competing precipitating a situation analogous to that
pre railways.
it
appeared
But suddenly the excitement produced orer the spoed mania was extinguished. The Ger. mans were left in undisputed possession of the laurels they had wou of sach a heavy outlay, so far as this country was concerned. Public lupes were dashed to the ground by the appearance of the Oceanic," which only notched a matter of 21 knots per hour; and the German companies were loft to fight my thoinselves for speed supremacy which
soon passed from the North. Corman Lloyd Company to its rival, the Har burg-American Lice, when the "Deutschland," with her engines of 37,500 horse-power, appear
on and spod across the Atlantis at
Bebarelist, armoured cruiser (lagship) and ex the one did any arts.
11,420 tons, 52 gune, 26,000 b.p., Kapitan -Zur S Marse
Taku, destroyer, 280 tons, 4 guns, and 2 torpedo Faber, 6000 h.p., Kummanian Kolbe (Hans) Bortram
Torpedo boat "go," Kapitan Leut, Heyden Tiger, gunboat, 900 tons, 10 guns, 1,300 b.p.
Captain v. Kos
Tsingtan, ganboat, 170 tons, 5 guns, 1,300 b.p.
Captain Ross
Vaterland, gunboat, toes, 3 gane, 500 h.p
Captain Toussaint
ITALIAN.
Calabris, protected ornisor, 2.428, tons, 26 guns
4,000 h.p., Capitano Maris Camanova di Jorsoresh
Paglia, proposto craiser, 3,498, tons, 26 gans, 7,00 h.p., Capitano Gusaui Viyoonti Mar cheen Lorouzo
PORTUGUES
· UNITED · STATĖS.
Patria, gunboat, 700 tone, Captain J. Aftrezo Albany, cruiser, 3000 tons, 0, 8. Williams. Arayat, genbout, Lient.-Comdr, Matt
Signor
Bainbridge, destroyer, 7 guns and 2 torpedo
tubes Ensign Lloyd W. Townsend Barry, dostroyar, 420 tona, Ena, Edmund 3.
Root Callao, gunboat, 243 tons, Eas, J. R. Morrissen Cleveland, cruiser 8200 tons, Commande
Hagh Rodman, Shanghei Charleston; battle Elp (lagship), 9,703, tons 56 game, $1,000 bp., Comir, John H Gibbins Shanghai
Sandpiper, viver guoloat, 85 tous, 2 guns, 24 b.p., Lient. Comdr. E. J. J. Southby West Bur Suipo river gontent, 85 tons, 2 gaus 240 h.p.Chattanooga, cruiser, 3,200 tons, Commander
Lt-Cendr. Maurice B. Leslie, Yangirzo. Join D, MaoDena'd, Shanghai Taku, terpale-Loot destroyer, 305-tons-i-hp
destroyer, 430 (ons Eas. IN 6.CCO, Gunner E. J. Trillo, R.N., Houg
kong. Tumar, reiving ship, 4,650 ions, & gun
Commcdorn Eyres, Umgkong.
Chancey
Dale, destroyer, 490 tons, Lient. Herbert II
McNair
Michael Denver, oraiser, 3,200 tons, Comdr. Edward E.
Cagabort, Shanghai
TOA
British shipping companies wore nailed for their apparent indiffoones in lotting the Cler- mana bave the whole field to themandtres is point of speed. But the mask pro-eminent shipowning and shipbuilders had been in solemn companies conclave. The formar, affer a les incoligation of their balance sheets, had come to the con clusion that speed rostly will-o'-the-wisp to purano. Reflection convinced them that for healthier aspect could be imparted to the profit and loss account by largo vessels of henry displacement travelling at a moderate spood. As a result this country took what was rogarded generally as a retrogado step when the large liner of 16 to 18 knots made its bow. for e transatlantic greyhound worthy of the name was then in service with a spead of less than 194 knots. "Such slow tubs in these days of high pressure will never appeal to the publie "So
mid the oritice.
Yet the intermediate type of steamer proved w complete success from the instant it
appeared to stich an extent that the company responsible for the experiment withdrew from the speed contest once and for all. This was the White Star Live, and subsequent experience has a proved the wisdom of their
their policy. This
organisation has perer been attracted by the speed manis to
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sit doses to sorvitiniss and discuss the aspect THE DIRECTORY & CHRONICLE 1911.
a pronounced extent, and from persaent indica tions it will never make a bid in this particular quietly and leisurely. The general public on field. It found that there was a large section of both sides of the Atlantic galvanised those the travelling public who were not nitrneted oe respousible for the prosperity and modernity inta by a belter-skelter race across the Atlantis; of their ports into activity, and loudly demond. were not particular whether the journy was when they would wake up to the new completed in six or nine days, so long as they development. One or two harbour engineers word reclining in the lap of luxury and ease holder than the rat ridicaled the con.. meanwhile. Those attributes they found snely struction of a 1,008-foot 50,000 to liner within developed upon the noterato speed reasel, and less than half a century. The "Celtic" class forthwith the latter captured a large proportion would suffice for several years. And they on- of the transatlantio passenger traffic.
deavoured to lapse back into a false senes of security. But auch was denied them. They had
"PASSENGER FREIGHTERS,"
Teal, river gualeat, 120 tons, 2 guns, 300 i.h.P-Galveston, crniser, 3,200 tons, Commandai paties with shrinking profits found that speed Pirria 8 over the stock producel by Lord
1ient. Cmdr. R. J. Inclansa, Yangisze, Listle, bral, 710 ivas, 960 hp., Lieut. Comdr. M. II. Haille-Hamilton, Hongkong Vingo, torpedo-Leat destroyer, 395 ions, o guar
6,300 hp, Lient-Comdr. Harold D. Adair.Mindoro, gunboat, Lieut. George M., Baum Hail, Wolbaiwei.
Mohican (station ship), Commander G.
alisbury
John A. Hoogwerff, Manila Helona gunboat 1.392 tons, Comdr. Reuben
0. Bitler, Shanghai
at Com ship, 623 tons, 450 b.)Monterey, monitor, 4,800 tots, Lt. D. W. To
R. J. Innrock. Penang. W kiting,, terpedo-boat destroyer, 360 tạmə.
guns, 5900 hp. Liout. Comdr. G. B. Hartford, Weihaiwei. Widgeon, ganhost 195 tens, 2 guns, 200 h.r Et Condr. M. II. Wilding, Yangtze Woodcock, genbost, 150 tons. 2 guns, 550 hy
Lieut.-Consdr. B. R. Brooke, Yangtze, dark, gonbosi, 150 tons, 2 gues, 550 hy WooLieut. Comdr. G. F. A, Mulock, Yangtze
AUSTRIAN,
Kucin Elatell, Austrian protected eraleer
4,000, Fregattenkapitan Dakar Hoo Northen Watere
Poufler, the cleis eruisor, 1,580 tons, Fre- gutter kapitan, Thecdor Sheri Ed. Von Schmidtbeim
FEENCH.
Olongapo
pronouncement when they were jolted gain by the news that the Cunard Line was laying down two Biers, 790 feet long, of 88 feat draught displacement of 45.003 tons, to cree. lam, 60 feet deep, and with a maximus
24 lenots the Atlantic at a minimum average speed of
What was the result P Rival steamship cou meant hosry coal hills and a limited revenus, so they, too in a great mansure retired from the contest in favour of the new marement, and the moderate:
speed boat enteral upen au important. Rogue. True, express steamers of 20 to 22 kaots
or eo appeared occasionally but they were pro
Harbour Authorities wasted no further time. vided purely and simply to gratify the demands They set to work in grim earnest, struggling of that snull spation of the community which hard to make up the time they had lost by their has an irresistible inclination to annihilate time and distance, even if they have to pay for the Jethargic cation. When a projected vessel of any dimensions gets so far as the keel blockeatage it is privilege. Any losses that such craft icour in not long, relatively speaking, before the creation operation are met out of the heavier profits slips down the launching ways into the water. accruing from the slower and larger craft carrying a far bearier passenger list and And ships can be built faster than docks
enlarged, navigable channela can โค huge cargo, "Passenger freighters",se bulky vessels might be called, for they earn revenue from
Nanshan, transport, 1,577 tous, W.D. Fordeaux New Orleans, cruiser, 3,430 tons, Camdr. Roger
Welles
HONGKONG TIDE TABLE.
From July 7th to 13th, 1911.
IIGI WATER,
DAYS of
Height.
Height,
139 2 1
m 0 16 2 9
Loy WA.TER
l'kong
IT'kong
Monn
Mesn
Time.
ime.
Alért; used gunbent, 1,836 Jous, 9 guns
la, na
Pt, in,
ft. in.
Akortle,
AE, Commander Fournier, Hkong
1,700. Lieut. Bertrand, Saigon
Frd des cruiser, 4,324 tour, 2 guns
fri.
7 in
6 29
6 0
7 45
3
Sut.
8 m 7 1
guabeat, 500 tons, 7 gaas, 407 h.p Commander Badin, Saigon
Sun
9 m
Lieut. Andonard,
Argas, river gunboat, 180 tons, 6 gare, 570 h.p.,
Hon.
10 m á
Bajonnutte, urboat.
33
Cimeterre, grabost, 140 tous, Remorse, Saigon Carerelde,goloat, 184 tons, Reserve, Baigor
Tads,
Lient.
Wod. Thura 13m 935
17 m
12 m 9
11 45
43 2
90
2. m
Décidée, gabeat, 630 tone, 10 guns, 900 b.p.
Deries,Linorte, Shanghai
17,000 bp.
| eruiter, 7,578 toas, 26 gune,
Demiz, armored ornizar, 7,57 8 tonk, 26 guns.
17,000 bə
D'Thorville gunboat
Estor, gunboil, 141 tone, Reserve, Haiphong Faturgern, sab-macine, 70 tons, 60 kp, Lient
Combet, Enigon
Ercade, destroyer, 600 tone, 7 guns, 6,800 b.p.
Saigon
Henri Rivière, xivor gunbeat, 150 tons, 6 gune
152.
a Ip., Haiphong
Lyni, eub-molue, 70 tons, 6b,p., Llent. Marrs,
3. Baigou
NOAX WERKS OF
22 NAM-MOMOM MO
HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER.
Hongkong Observatory, July 6th.
6
or
!nor: wherery source open to the shipow. did more than to promote a
2001cy for the willing to pay a little extra orested antagonism.
with
the Passengers
Por
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CRINA
Boochow Canton Chinkiang Whampoa
Kowloon Nanking
Trade Centres Shasi W
dan be
Peking Tientsin droliged. But the apponucerent that the future
Peitaiko would witness the arrival of the 50,020-tonnier
Chinwangtao healthy race
Taka express steamers can cope cuty between two opposing forces of oagineers.
It Ever since the "Celtic" speed, the carriage of appeared there has been a constant
warfare moils. and light "express" freight.
When the first two steamships-Caltic" and me side and harbour anthorities on the other. between ship-builders and shipowners on the Cedric of this class appeared in 1901 sa overall length of 680 feet was adopted. So far arrest the development, but it would be just as The lattor have striven with might and main to length was concerned this did not show a very easy to stop the hands of a clock, or to upset marked advance, inasmuch as the "Opeanio."
the alternating movement of the tides already in commission, was of the saune longita barbour, engineore cry that dooks and dinal dimension. But in the tonnage there was a
piers to meet the requirements of such huge marked difference, for their maximum displace- vessels entail Dent
WES 37,700 tons, as compared with the
tail prodigious orpense, and that "Oceania's 32,500 tons. Other steamships into their pockets. But so do the Al fey are dipping their bands continually followed anit, bouts of a similar character in all cost money-far mere both in initial outlay respects being constructed on all sides, aud the
and maintanance than the docks; and if 700-foot liner came to be regarded as a mini- they pay their owners, surely they must be re- mum standard.
munerative to the ports they frequent.
ON
Hut the barbour engineer regarded the new ora with periurbation. It was grasped quickly that ports where anoh vessels called would have
been attended by a development in America This competition between the two sides has
as amusing as it is absurd. The port
which
to overhaul their facilities considerably, Up to of Now York has been put to incessant expense
the
this point the 600 or 650-foot liner has been viewed with equanimity, and authorities respon-liners during the past ten years or so.
to -meet growing- diniensions of British Tho sible for the provision of secon
accommodation for
outcome of this continuous expenditure has been such vessels thought that advance beyond that the formation of an organisation of repatod limit would be a matter of slow evolution, and
with the object business men with that they could keep abreast with euch develop British shipping companies and
of
forcing the builders ments very
to stay easily. But the launch of the their hands. The alternative is
is a refusal to "Celtic"
Cedric and
opened their eyes, Here was a
provide
How such an ostrich jump,
accommodation. of
fifi fost in length, so like- mach in width, this in draught, and so many is diffoule to explain, for the owners have the movement could achieve the desired it
and thousand tone in displacement. Could such whip band. If one port will not provide what vessels approach their wharres? Were the they want-well, they must use another which approach channels sufficiently deop? These does so; and trade once diverted from a certain were the crucial questions that disturbed
the serenity of the harbour engineer, 30
diemay was completed when he learned that
LOLB,
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Highest open air Temperature on 5th...85
de la Croix de Castrica (Commander-in-Wind Direction.... Chief
Manche, suraying ship, 1,625 tons, 10 guns, Weather 100 h.p., Commander Ragot de la Touche, Eain Baigon
Marquel, destroyer, 300 tour, guns, 6,300
p., Commender de in Roche Kernndrzon, Saigon
Lowest open air Temperature on 5th...78]
this
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point is difficult to regain.
HOSTILITY OF HARBOUR ENGINEERS.
advance was but the beginning of This country has not been free from a similar
new fashion in steamship design and attitute on the part of those supposedly in con operation. Where would it end? wailed the trol of a port's welfare. Harland and Woll
port authorities. Lord Pirrie soon set them at are constantly at loggerheads in regard to dredg ease on that point by the prompt nunouncementing and other operations at Belfast. The launch that his immediate ambition was the 50,000-ton of every succeeding mammoth ship is responsible liner approaching 1,000 feet in length
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