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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, JUNE 29TH, 1920
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UNDER
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the len utlout in Manila Bay.
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A GREAT TRIUMPH. THE PANAMA PASSAGE OF H.M.Ë "RENOWN
H.M.8. Renown, April 8th. The passing of the Panama Canal on March 30th by H.M.8. Renown is an event in history, and marks a double triumph shared by the two great English-speaking nations of the world. The construction of this gress canal is well known as a marre of engineering skill; with the passing of the largest ship that ever took the shirt. ant between the Atlantic and the Pacifa What Cocans a new emphasis is added ta
The soil of the canal was great before. banka is spongy and treacherous. Dres
WEATHER REPORT
June 28th, at 1295-No returns' from Japan and Vladivostock.
Pressure has increased slightly to moder ately at all reporting stations. The depres sion is probably filling up, while another depression has developed over Tongking,
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am. to-day, 9.30 inch. Total since, January 1st, 4801 inches against an average of 37.98 inches.
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon to-day is as follows
DISTRICT
gers of enormous power are constantly at Hongkong to Gap Rock work in the Culebra Cut. and another ingenious engineering method is employed
.FORECAST.
N.W. or vari able windai moderate; fair (The same ns4. ...No 1..
The mame as
No. 1
to relieve the pressure. Water at high Formosa Channel Beam-pressure is driven in a steady stream South coast of Chins between! same distance inland from the danger points on the banks, and making channels in the spongy soil relieves the high bluffs on the bank of the canal from the pressure behind which seems hot unlikely, at time to shurst the whole huge bluff down into the bed af the canal. The Culebra Cut is the scene
Hongkong and Lamocks South coast of China between (The same as
Hongkong and Hainan
most of the landslides which monges the safety of navigation in the Canal Tin svident, however, that the methods employ el to deal with them are adequate, and spch that in due course of time the present dangers will disappear under cousinat treatment through course of years. The American controllers of the Canal frankly own that they recognise no finality about their undertaking, and are continually experimenting wild a view to improve ments in all directions.
No. 1.
HONGKONG. TIDE TABLE.
From June 29th to July 5th, 1820.
HIGH WATKE.
Month
Days of
Hoar
Standard
"Time.
The grean inidslide in the Culebra Cut Thes. 29 m 7 49 reported to us befors we left England was
#
Height.
LOW WATER.
H'kong
Standard
Time.
Height.
1 16
0
0
3
3 0
10
151
20
!
? m u *
24
3 95.
1
4 0 14
Im 10 27 Sm 0 34
7" 0
m 11 %
6 9
Being energetically dredged away, the pres Wed 30 m sure behind relieved by the methods described, while we were covering the 4,958 Thur miles from Portsmouth Barbados to Colon. Soundings carefully taken reveal Fri.
of ed a sufficient, barely sufficient, depth
Satur water for this leviath battle-cruiser, and all promised well, when a precautionary weep revealed the presence of a fifty-ton Sun rock right in the narrow fairway appar eatly missed by the soundings already Mon taken. This reduced our margin of water | depth at a critical point and made the cut absolutely impassable to the Renon, which drew several more feet than the depth pro vided by the most energetic dredging at the spot where the rock emerged from general detritus of the landslide. Finally diversƒ). MARTIN'S went down and blasted it to pieces for a sufficient depth, and dredgers then scooped and smoothed over the fairway, not how- ever to its normal depth, but only sufficient to give the Renown a margin ur something like two feet of water.
A. ENOTTY PROBLEM.
This little affair was, of course, the out- standing incident of the passing of the Canal, and will probably remain so for the general public. I find, however, from Ehose most competent to pase sa opinion that the triumph of this, pasraga lies cle- where.
Extraneous obstructions, not un- common to the Panama Canal in its pre sent early stages of development nat do not
MARTIN'S
constitute the chief and permanent ASAHI
of this passing of a great canal by a great battleship. The Resort is some 90 feet longer than any ship posed by ton! United States which has per paned the Canal The naval board of the Canal, in view of the extreme importance of the event bad careful drawings made of every fen ture of the Canal From the navigation point of view and an outline model of the Retovn to the same scale. I understand that the model would in no wise take the curves on the drawing, blue prints of which were seat oneboard, but it is the triumph of the Renoir and those who designed and ran her that she accomplished the impossible. When the American pilot had mada inti
ba felt mate acquaintance with the Reno, no scruples in undertaking to "Put ber through. Higher authorities however, wanted to saddle the ships" officers with all responsibility for attempting a leat which ocular demonstration by plan and model to scale had shown to be impossible. Ulti- mately, as became the representatives of the two great English-speaking countries, a
The pilot
World compromise was +ffected. take all responsibility save and except for anything that might occur in consequence of any breakdown or partial failure of anything inboard. That was good enough for the Renown, and she proceeded gaily on her way without mishap-Morning Port..
CABINS FOR STEERAGE PASSENGERS:
PLANS OF OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA
The recent restrictions on
SERVICE to UNITED STATE brides the Japanese Government, has
S.S.
NEW YORK and/or BOSTON
nama
“KEKETTICUT".
About Middle of July.
For freight space and particulars apply to
BARBER STEAMSHIP LINES, INC.,
AL LINE
THE ADMIRAL
TELEFRONE
3477 & 9478
AGENTS.
· Gram-Flook HOTEL MANLLONI
THE CHINA & AUSTRALIA S.S. CO.
QUEENSLAND-PORT,
FÖR MELBOURNE & SYDNEY TA-MANILA, BANDAKAN-
"GABU” (Cargo only)
""HWAH-PING
VICTORIA
Farage and Freig
Inly 2nd. July 4th]
THE CHINA ^& ̃ATETRALIA EUR, CO.,
Connaught Road Central.
greatly increased seorage travel between Japan and the United States. Japanese contemplating, matrimony come to Japan and get married, taking their brides to America with them. The majority of these. people travel steerage and Goverdigens regulations require the sexes to be separ rated in the third class,
The Osaka Showen Kaisha has changed the third class, accommodations ren steamers, dividing them into separate rooms. This will now honeymoon couples to travel together. All of the large pas senger steamers are being arranged this way. The company announces that there. will be no extra charge for these third class cabin
COAL MINES ÎN SAGHALIEN. OWNERS NEGOTIATING SALE IN
JAPAN:
It is reported that representatives of Russian firmas owning coal lands in Northern Saghalien, are now in Japan for the purpose of disposing of their property.. According to reports of Russian enginears, who have spent several years in Soghalien investigating the extent of the coal de posits there, the coal is of first class quality and the supply almost inexhaus tible, In the distric whore-the-most- careful observations were made the, engineers estimate that there is 2,500,000.000 tons of coal.
Petroleum is said also to exist in large quantition
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STRAITS & CALCUTTA
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"OHIPSHING"... Pri., 2nd 1970-
"WINGSANG"
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CALCUTTA LINE:-This Line afforda regular sailings to Calcutta, Penn
Bingapore; returning from Calcutta stesmers proceedi and Hongkong to Japan, occasionally calling at Sham All steamers have excellent nassanger accomp fitted with Electric Light and Fans and carry Surgeon.
SHANGHAT LINE:--Sailings approximately every five days betwee
Shanghai sometimes calling at Swatow. Throug be obtained and through Bill of Lading are Northern and Yangtze Ports via Shanghai
MANILA
LINE:-A weekly service is maintained with ina by vessels wit
passenger accommodation, sailings from both ports every Fri HAIPHONG LINE:-Sailings approximately weekly for passengers and
calling at Hotbow when inducement offers
BORNEO LINE-Opeiling per month betwrea, Hongkong, and Sandakan-
a steamer having up-to-date accommodation for passengers. Cargo Laken on through Bills of fading fundat, Jesseltoer Labuan, Tawao and Lahad Datu
TIENTSIN LINEA regular service is run from March to November between
Hongkong and Tientsin, calling at Weihaiwai and Cheloo.
CALCUTTA
LINE.
S.S. “CHAKSANG.”
will be despatched on or about July 2nd, for, SINGAPORE &
PENANG.
S.S. * KUMSANG"
will be despatched on or about June 29th, for SINGAPORE,
PENANG and CALCUTTA,
Cargo accepted on Through Bills of Lading (Transhipment at Singapore) to RANGOON. PORT SWETTENHAM MADRAS.
For Freight or Passage Apply to--
mitrasi No. 226.
and
Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.,
GLEN
GENERAL MANAGERS N
SHIRE
AND
Joint Service of Steamers.
U.K.-STRAITS, CHINA & JAPAN SERVICE.
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..
...LONDON & AN
16th July GENCA, LONDON
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12th July,
15th July
Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.
(The Glen Ling, Ethe
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and Boost's Codes
KAWASAKI KISEN
Telephone : Sannomiy
1844, 2013):
(KAWASAKI STEAMSHE GO.)
CAPITAL PAID-UF
KAISHA
Y20,000,000
Fredd Mr. J. KAWALAKZ Vice-President: Mr. K. HatuKASTA Managing, Director: Mr. ManaA ARE
The Company has on hand a large Number of NEW CARGO STEAMERS
ALWAYS READY" "FOR:
CHARTERS of
all descriptions,
The following are comprised in the Company's Fires :----
Eleven steamers of 9,100 tons each de„dweight;
And, under the Company's- management
Twenty steamers of about 9,160 tons deadweight each Two steamers of about 6,400 tona-deadweight each, Belonging to the Bavimki. Lockyard Co, Ltd.)
Rasen vad oll other particulari apply to the
KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA,
No. 8, Bura, KOBE.