THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBEK 16TH, 1920.
DOBWELL & COMPANY, LD.
STEAMSHI “SERVICEL
Boraler Sailings to
NEW YORK & OR BOSTON
* Via Sues or Fagamă Opinals ab Owners Option Mode
8.8. “MUNCASTER CASTLE"
on or about 18th November.
(via Bugz Canal).
LLOYD TRIESTINO
8.S. "NIPPON”
ForSHANGHAI
on or about 2nd December
TRIESTE.
[Pœ BRINDISL VENICE & Taking Cargolion through Rifs of Lading for LEVANT, BLACK BEA & 'DANUBE
PORTS.
TA SINGAPORE, PENANG & COLOMBO
8.S." PERSIA "
en or about 19th December.
Passengern' Luggage can be insured at the Office of the Agents.
NANYO YUSEN KAISHA, Ltd.
(SOUTH SEA MAI SCO.)
Rogalar Servions between
JAPAN, HONGKONG & JAVA.
FOR JAPAN
88 "BORNEO MARU”
AS "HUKUTO MARU”
sailing on or about 25th Nov.
Fox JAVA.
salling on or about 19th Des.
OCEAN Co., Ltd.
TRANSPORT
(TAIYO KATUS KAISHAY Steamship Hervice Frans-Pacific.
Also to Austraila, Europe, etc.
NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS.
Doll b'a tuais
TAXING Carga on through Bile of Lading for SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS
with barshipeden at DALUTTTAR 200
In conjunction with the
INDO CHINA. STEAM, NAVIGATION 00.
AND APCAR LINES.
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KAILINGN, FEDE HONGKONU BURJECI PO ALTEMATION.
SEATTLE & VICTORIA vis Manila, Shanghai & Japan ports Cargo to Orseland Points UE in connection with Great Northern Northern Paolill
and Caloago, Milwaukee & B Paul Ballwayn, · TOYOHASHI MARU, FUSHIMI, MARU (omitting Manila) KATORI MARU-
LONDON & ANTWERP
Friday, 10th Nov, at 11 am Tronday,
14th Dec, at 11 am Tronday, 286h Doo
SALVAGE TRIUMPHS.
WEATHER
REPORT.
November 15th, at 11.45,--No returns from DOG ERRATANG and Indo-Chine
440 "U"-BOAT VICTIMS RESCUED
The successful salving of HM.B. Findic Bid at Ostend forms one of the outstand- ing features of the work of the Salvage Section of the Admirality. To this depart ment had been entrusted the task of clear- ing the Belgian harbours, and the removal, of the Findictive," from the fairway at Bstend marks practically the completion of the worke
At the outbreak of the war no Admiralty salvage organization existed, but the need of such a department became pressing, and early in 1816 the Lords of the Adinirnity called in Captain F. W. Young as Naval Salvage Adviser to form such a section and to take charge of it Captain Young, who, had been for 30 years engaged in salvage work in the interests of underwriters, being chief surveyor to the Liverpool Salvage "Association, was afterwards
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of commodare in the Royal Naval Resorve, which position he now holde. Before the formation of the Salvage Section the naval authoritie had availed themselves of bis assistance. He carried through plans for guarding our ports against enemy.sub. marines, and he made gate anchorag where no gach anchorages had existed before
Freture has decreased slightly to moder stoly at the majority of reporting stations.
The anti-cyclone has probably more into the Pacific another is developing over
N. China
Fresh monsoon will prevail along the China Coast, and over the north part of the China Bem NEKA I KRANKE
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours anding 15 10 s.m. bo-day, 0.00 Inch. Total athew "January #Tat, 100.06 inches against un average of 81,39 inches,
The forecast for the 24 hours ending st noen bo-day is sa follows
DISTRICT
Hongkong to Gap Rock
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FORECAST.
INDOCHINA
STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
RAIPHONG H FOIHOW TIEN FAIN
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION
LOKBANG - Wed,
17th Nov. 10 m
CHRO HING Thurs,
18th Nov, Digh
SHANGHAI & TSINGTAU
Thur
19th Nov, Digni
SHANGHAI
TRAITS & CALCUITA
KW GSAS
INBANG, FOOKBANG
Fri
19th Nov.. Blight
Fr
19th NOT USE
**
TROL, 3rd Nov., p.m.
MANILLA
NE, winda, CALUUTTA LINK-This Line affords regular sailings to Calcutta, Penang and fresh; Fair.
North winds,
atrong
Formons Channel South coast of Chima between. The same as
Hongkong and Lámocks Na 1 South coast of Chins between the same sa
Heerkong and Hainan No. 1.
UHINA
Station.
Singapore; returning from Calcutta steamers proceed. via Strait - And Hongkong to Japan, occasionally calling at Shanghai. All steamers have excellent pamenger accommodation, are isted with Electric Light and Fan and carry a fully-qualidad Surgeon SHANGHAI LINK Salling approximately every five days between - Cando_and Through" tiaketa cam Shanghal, dometimes calling 1 Swadowsk
:bo All. be; estained and through Bill of Lading are: Irannd
and Fangtae Porta vik Bhanghal Narol price is maintained with Manila by vessels with good
NOORmodation, filings from both parts weary Friday,
COAST
REGISTER
METEOROLOGICAL | MANILA
HAIPHONG LINE BORNEO
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»NOVEMBER 15TB, AM,
Wind
THETER
Hour
Barometer
at-Bṛa Level}
Humidity
Direction
Force
Weather.
The Salvage Section was formed prin- cipally of the ships, officers, and yes of the Liverpool Salvage Association, which were taken over, while all other salvage companies in the United Blagdon were also placed under the charge of Captain Young, with a staff experienced in salvage opera- tions. In addition, old composite gun- boata, especially suitable for the purpose; Vladivostock | 6 a were quickly converted into salvage vessels
Namuro and equipped with every salving device that experience could suggest, so that within Hakodate
Tokio short time the Admiralty had the Kochi m
The section salvage plant in existence. proved its valus almost at once, although it was not until the submarine menace was at its height that it rendered its most valu- able service. "
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FIGHTING THE "U"-BOAT." *Much was done by the section in helping to defeas the U-boat campaign, by, salving
Nagasaki Kagoshima
Naba Ishigakijime Beata Inland Hankow w
torpedoed merchantmen. It scarcely need chang...
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Kinkiang be added that the section found plenty
to Uhangsha do. Its operations extended into many Shanghai waters, and were so successful that in the Gatarif last three years of the war the section saved bharp Peak 7 the
like £80,000,000 worth of ship- us something
Amay ping that would otherwise have been a total Swatow loss. It went to the, assistance of many Taiboku. *. vessels that had been damaged by the Taichu.......! boats and by mean of a special device.
་སྟོན་ enabled known as the "standard patch then to reach the repairing yards. If the Fescadore vessel went to the bottom and was worth Canton raising, she was raised and returned to Hongkong service. Close upon one and three daar Gap RockTM ter million tons of merchant shipping was Macaosarte
Wachow***** thus ralved during the war. It does not require a very vivid imagination to grasp Holbow how great a boon it was to the Allies that Pakhol
Phution.** such a considerable fleet ar this tonnage Patien
Tourane. represents about 440 vessels in al-A
literally snatched
bd fpond Davy Jones's Capos James
locker
Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Sues and rescuing 35 of the men who were en
Port Said and Marseilles.
IYO MABU
INABA MARU
KAMO MARU
HAMBURG, LONDON &
-LIMA MARU
Monday, Fridays 106h. Friday, 24th BOTTERDAM vis Suez.
Batarday 4th December.
LIVERPOOL & MARSEILLES via Sass,
* KAMAKURA MARU salleg from Singapore End of November. MELBOURNE & SYDNEY vis Manila, Zamboanga, Thursday
Island, Townsville & Brisbane.
AKI HARU
TANGO HABU
NEW YORK via Suez.
ATSUYAMA MARU-
Wednesday, 26th Nov., stIILE Wednesday, 2nd Dec at 11 s.n
Thursday,
19th Nov.
SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS vis CAPE,
HARÓDATE MAHU 'miling from Bingspora Thursday,
BOMBAY & COLOMBO vis Singapore.
TENSHIN MARU...
DALOUTTA
gth. Dec.
Sunday, 28th Nov
BANGOON Vis Singapore. & Penang.
BOMBAY MARTI2- TAKETOYO MARU JAPAN PORTS-Nagasaki, Kobe
"TANGO MARU
SHANGHAL KOBE
IYO, MABU
AWA MABU"
·SHINZUI MARU
NAGANO KABU"
For farthar Information apply
Telephone No. 297 & 932.
Wednesday, 24th November, Wednesday," "It December
Yokohama. Saturday, 20th Novas 11 am
YOKOHAMA, S
Tuesday:
Tuesday,
Batarday, Thar day,
́16th Nov, sà: 11 am
18th November.
20th Novelabora 5th Nowamber
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
8. YASUDA,” Manager,
CHINA MAIL S.S. CO., LTD.
FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS
NANKING'
18,000 tone
CHINA
10,000 tona
SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG FOR
NILE
11,000 tons
SAN FRANCISCO
VIA SHANGHAI,
NANKING
Jan. 12th, 192L
JAPAN PORTS AND
CHINA
Dec 4th
HONOLULU
NILE"
Nov. 18th,
An unsurpassed high-class passenger service.
0. T. SUBRIDGE, Acting Freight and Fassenger Agent Prince's Buildings, Lee House Street, Telophone, Passenger Dept. 1834 Telephone, Freight Dept and Agent 2181.
Manila
Eloilo Surigao Guam Labusa
Sgs
calling at Highow when inducement offers LINE-One ing "Per month between
and cargo,
* skamer having up-to-date accommodati. ” and Sandakan be
for passengers.
Carga baken on, through Bill of Lading for Knadas, Jamalton Labuan, Tawao and I had Datu' TIENTHIN LINEA regular service is run from March to November between
Hongkong and Tantsin, calling as Weihaiwel and Chetoo.
CALCUTTA LINE.
5.5. ** FOOKSANG" will be despatched on or acoat Nov., 23rd, for SINGAPORE, PENANG and CALCUTTA.
Through Bills of Lading issued to RANGOON, PORT SWETTENHAM, MADRAS and DUTCH EAST INDIES.
or Freight or Passage apply Tom
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1. HAROMETE, reduced to 32 degrees, Fahrenheit on the level of the son in inches, teathe and hundredths,
2 TEMPERATURE, in the shade, is degree Fahrenheit.
3. ErID IT, in' percentage of saturation, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 200
Among the most notable tents motieve by the Salvage Section was the matching. Tegapi up. of the battle-cruiser Lion after the Tacloban Dogger Bark fight. By constructing an ingenious coffer dam on her side, they for enabled her to seam to the Tyne repair. For this Commodore Yourg ceived the thanks of Admiral Beatty An other remarkable piece at galvage was the ruising of submarine K 13 in Gair Loch tombed in her Columodore Young also adopted and introduced the submersible motor pamp, which Admiral Jellicoe ordered to be fitted as standard to all ships in the Gramt Fleet. By the use of compressed air the first-class battleship Conqueror, was salved when she had been given up as a total loss, and the salving of the hospital ship Asturias is to the credit of the section. Bus perhaps the most spectacular of the Admiralty salvage" performances, daring the war were the lifting of the fray after she had been sunk in Boulogne harbour and the bringing of her back to the Thames in two pieces, and the hauling upright a sunken transport at Folkestone by means of four railway engines. Later the collier Bedale was lifted in the Firth of Forth, where she had sunk in the way of the battle. cruiser squadron Upon this occasion a dead weight of 3,000 tons was literally had "ed to the surface. This was the heaviest "lift ever performed by salvors until thé Bridscle was raised. She reighed about the same. In the early part of 1918, too, the Salvage Section refloated within a week four ships that had gone ashore off the Irish
SAT OSTEND AND ZAZBEUGGE.
4 DILECTION OF WIND, to two points. 5. FORCE OF WID, according to Beaufort Scale.
6. STANS OF WEATHER, b bine sky, o detached cloud, d drizzing rain, fog, g gloomy, hhall, lightning, o overcast, p pesaing showers, q
w wet aqual, r raim, know, t thunder, v vizibility,
7. Rum, in inches, t tenths and hundreds.
0. W. JEFFAIRS, Director. HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER. Hongkong Observatory, November 15th.
Provica On Date On Date
·Day Bb
at.
Barometer Temperature Humidity
at 2 p.m. 6 am 2 a.m.
Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.,
GLEN
GENERAL MANAGERS.
AND SHIRE
oint Service of Steamers,
U.K.-STRAITS CHINA & JAPAN SERVICE.
OUTWARDS.
*GLENBHANET ... (From New York)
GLENSHANK'
* GLENOGLE
HOMEWARDS, Lowron Hongkong
about 28th Nov,
15tà Doo
Dee Hongkong
17th Nov.
Groa, L'bon, ANSWERY & HOTDAM GEGA, LONDON & BOTTERDIK.
-Mayaments are rubject to change without notios. For freighs or further partfonları please spply forme
Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.
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At the request of the Belgian Govern ment the Admiralty Salvage Section under Wind Direction
Force took the clearing of the Belgian harbours,
Westher.m and by the rating of the Vindictive they bare carried, through the largest, marine | Rain a salvage undertaking ever embarked upon. This involved besides the indiclive at Ostend the raising of Captain Fryait's Brussels, the removal of the blockships Iphigenia, Thetiz, and Intrepid from the mouth of the Bruges Canal, and the carry- ing out of many other exceedingly difficult operations. Only those who know how bat tered
and broken the Vendictive was can have any adequate conception of what remarkable piece of marine salvage. Tas attended it, for her removal, Great
if once the hull of the vessel had slipped down into the fairway and only eventually skilful handling prevented it from doing so-Ustend Harbour would have been "bottled up for months to come. In recognition of his work Commodore Young was decorated by the King of the Belgianr and by the Government of the United States of America.
The following resolution has been passed recently by the Pride of the Hill" Lodge of the International Order of Good Tem- plars, Coonoor." This meeting of the Lodge Pride of the Hills No. 14, Coonoor, of the International Order of Good Templars unanimously extends ile hearty welcome to W. E. Johnson, Esq., Fussyfoot, who is visiting India on a philanthropic mission of total prohibition. The Lodge sanres Mr. Johnson that it will do its best to make his visit pleasurable to him and profitable to us.
SUNRISE AND SUNSET.
November
20th
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KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA
(KAWASAKI STRAMSHIP
CAPITAL PAID-UP ---
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Managing Director: "ME, MAKES fiz
10.000-000
Company has on hand's Large Number t
ALWAYH ZRE
Date
·FOR 'NOVEMBER/
Nutrino,
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i6th ..... 17th
..6.37
18th
6.39
8.30
NEW CARGO STEAMERS
5.39
gist
2nd
6.38
23rd
6.49
HARTERS
24th
38
goth
1.38
28th
6.38
Eleven ste
28th
29th
8.38
Twenty sica
80th
December: 18"
6.47
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