SHIPPING NEWS
ARRIVALS.
March 6th.
Chip Shing, British str., 1,199 tons, from Canton, with a general cargo.-J.M. & Co..
Teo Pao, British str., 978 tons, Capt. Skinner, from Hoihow, with rice- J.M. & Co.
Tokri Maru," Japanese abr., 1,412 tans Capt. Schimono, from Saigon, with rica-Wo Fat Shing. · Fing Chow, British str., 1,218 tons, Capt. Byers, from Canton, with a general
cargo. B. & S.
March 7th.
THE HONGKONG DAILY FEESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1921.
ITALIAN GUNBOAT LAUNOHED AT SHANGHAI
TOB BERVICE IN THE CHUNGKING RAPIDS.
A river gunboat named Ermanno Car- fatto, built to the order of the Italian Government was launched last week from the Pootung shipyard of the Shanghai Dock and Engineering Co., Ltd.
"THE ADMIRAL LINE 8.8.
WENATCHEE."
THE FIRST PASSENGKE -- STEAMER.
The first passenger atcamer to be operat od by the Admiral line on the, Trans- and a cable just received states that on Pacific Service, will be the s. Henatchee, her trial trip this vessel attained a speed of 20 knots per bour with an average for the tip of 18) know. Basing her schedule on a minimum of 17 knots por hour this vessel will make the run from Hongkong to Victoria, B. and Seattle, Washington, in 20-day
The Wenatchee, will leave Seattle, Wash- ington, on April 9th and is due to arrive at Hongkong on April 30th, leaving here on May 2nd for, Manila. She will, depart from Manila on May 10th, arriv ing at Hongkong on May 12th, and leav
The Ermanna Carlotto has been design, od and built by the Dock. Campany for service on the Tangtare and Chungking ripide and is the result of their extensive experience of this special type of guns boat for the service intended. The hull plating from the waterline un, also the complete superstructure and, houses, are built entirely of special bullet-proof plat ing. The vessel. measures 160 feet in Hop Sang, British str., 1,336 tons, Capt. length between perpendiculars by 24 ft.
Ferguson, from Canton, with" gen- & in. in moulded breadth, and is fitteding Hongkong on May 14th for Shanghai, with two independent sets of triple-ex Japan ports, Victoria and Seattle, and oral cargo.-J. Y. & Ob."
pansion, surface-condensing engines built, arriving at the latter part on June 3rd."- Hungaria, Italian str., 4,979 tons, Capt by the Dock Company, while steam is Cemer, from Shanghai, with a go-generated in two large water-tube boilers eral cargo.Dowell & Co. Ichung, British atr., 1,920 tons, Capt.
The auxiliary machinery include in. McCulloch, from Canton, with a gen dependent circulating pumps. Weir's type eral cargo.-B. & S..
feed pumps, fire and bilge pumpa, eva. Liangchu, British str. 1,220 tons, Capt.porating distilling plant, two oil-driven 8. J. Scott, from Bangkok and Hoi-generating sets for electric lighting and how, with rice.--B. & S.
fans, steam capstan forward and capelan Nichiren Maru, Japanese str., 1,188 tous, aft, steam steering gear and the usual
other fittings. - Capt. K. Funakoshi, from Canton, -M.B.K. Shangtung, British str., 1,560 tons, Capt.
E. Monkman, from Canton, with a" general cargo-B. & S. Tientsin, British str., 1,927, tons, Capt,
Dillion, from Swatow, with a general cargo.-B. & §.
rice.-Sato
4 of the "Yarrow type.
Tayo Mary, No. 2, Japanose str., 1,628 Capt. Hayakawa, from Saigon, with Toyooka Muru, Japaneso atr., 4,388 tons, Capt. Dya, from Nagasaki, with a general cargo.-N. Y. K. Wakasa Maru, Japanese str., 3,804 tons,
JAPANESE SHIP CONSTRUCTION.
THE DEMAND FOR SUPERIOR SKIPS,
Within five weeks after the sailing of the sa Fenatchee from Scattle, the second ship of the fleet, the s. Keystone State will depart, leaving Seattle on May 14th and arriving at Hongkong on June 6th, On the return trip, the Keystone State will leave Hongkong on June 18th.
Accommodations, rates and general in- formation may be obtained at the Passenger Office of the Admiral line, Hotel Mansions,
AMERICA AND PACIFIC SHIPPING.
FASTER SHIPS URGED.
Soft dricks, prayer books and Japanese shipownors are more desirous bymaals in the saloons of Amestan ships than ever before of securing superior will not all the passenger lists" declared vessels, as a reaction from the busty con- 1. F.Blaine of the Seattle Chamber of atruction of vessels during the war. A Commerce at a Shipping Board Confer evidence of this tendency, the fact is pointed out in shipping circles that thence held to consider trade routes to the Orient, Japanese and British interests, Nippon Yasen Kaisha recently ordered he said, were putting bigger and faster the Hakone Maru, the Haruna ar ships on the service between Vancouver and the Anka Maru, all of 10,000-ton and the Far East. He said that the Capt. Tsuda, from Singapore, with a type, from the Mitsubishi Shipyard, and Shipping Board must not only call tho
also the Chitore faru, an icebreaker, from the Yokohama Dockyard. The Tore Kisen Kaisha has had launched the Biso Maru, which is furnished with electric motive power, and the company has also orders
general cargo.-N.Y.K. Warun, Chinese str., 245 tons, Capt. Chan Kam Shing, from K... Wan, with a general cargo.-Po Sang. Fuen Sung, British air. 1,125 tons, Capt.
7. Mokinsh, from Manila, with a gen eral cargo..M. & Co.
CLEARANCES.
March 7th.
Chip Shing, for Tientsin. Fufisan Maru, for Hongay. Haimun, for Haiphong. Hop Sang, for Shanghai. Hydrangea, for Swaton. Ichang, for Bhanghai. Nichiren Mart, for Hongay. Pin Sanud, for Bangkok Seang Bee, tor Singapore.. Shantung, for Shanghai. "Shisen Maru, for Bingapore. Shun Shing, for K. C. Wan. Tientsin, for Canton. Toyooko Maru, for Singapore. Wakasa Muru, for Yokohama. Basun, for K. C. Wän. Ying Chow, for Shanghai..
SHIPPING MOVEMENTS."
The R.M.S. Empress of Eustia from Hongkong on February 10th, arrived at
Vancouved on March 1st.
The RM.S: Monteagle arrived at Kobo on March 5th, left there the following morning, and was due at Moji yesterday
morning.
Maru, the Gakuya Mar, and six other ships of T-class...
bets of its foreign rivals, but should also raise them once in awhile, siring every Pportunity while in the game for pas suger traffic, if the board wants Ameri cans to patronize American ships ma He urged that shorter routes be established between America, and the Orient. Seattle would then have advantages over other Pacific Coast ports for such lines.
The representatives of Astória în the State of Washington requested that two of the new 625 type of vessels be allotted to Astoria to be put on the America Orient run.
This new tendency is hailed as auguring well for the faturs of the country's ship- ping. All shipping men ngrée that gen erally speaking. Japanese ships are in- ferior to British and American vessels, and that superior ships are indispensable to Japan in order to opercoma foreign, James Emery of the San Francisco competition. This was fully recognized") Chamber of Commerce said be agreed with during the war a period when Japan's F. Blaine as regards the liquor quer hipbuilding industry underwent a re- volutionary development, but at that time there was practically no competition against Japanese ships, and moreover. the first consideration was to turn out tonnage quickly. Thus the necessity for superior ships was not to be ignored, but: with the prospect of keen competition from foreign abins, it is now felt more acutely than ever before, and this recogni. tion in gradually taking shape.--Japani Advertiser.
ANOTHER SHIP: LAUNCHED AT SHANGHAL
tion on ships. The vessels ought to be dry, he said, but it is was not necessary that the phasengers should also be dry: He arged the Importance of San Fran siaco as the Pacis the primary gateway to the
Representatives from Portland, Oregon, urged that Portland should be the ter minal, while representatives from Los Angeles urged that all ports on the Pacifa Coast should be equally developed in order to avoid congestion at any one port. -and-arked that a commission be establish:: od to" consider. the development of all: porta, A NON PARA MA
The Shipping: Board fock under advise. ment the distribution of the 'sleven -535 combination passenger and cargo ships to bo pot into commission shortly.
From the alips of the Kianguan Dock and Engineering Works at Shanghai was launched a steamer named the Oriental,
FIFTEEN SHIPS TO FACIFIC. built to the order of the United States Shipping Board. The christening cerman of the United States Shipping Rear Admiral William E. Benson, chair mony was performed by Mrs. Tseng, wile Board, sanounced that he of Captain Tseng Ye-ling, of the Naval allocate 1 vessels for service on
Would Toutes from the Pacific Coast to the Orient.
Admiral Henson said that he hoped to increase this number In the future, as 157 may not satisfy the demands of all the Pacific Coast porte.
Board, Peking.
The Ln. Atreus (Blue Funnel_line) left
Appended are some of the Oriental's: Singapore on March 8th pm. for Hong-principal dimensions and particulare: kong, and is die here pa March 17th, p.m.
The s. Stentor (Blue Funnel line) left Moji on March 6th for London, Amster dam and Antwerp, vid Hongkong, and is dus here on March 10th. She will sail, on March 11th.
The P.&O... Manlin left Bingapore for Hongkong on March 6th instant at 8 m., and is due here on March 11th about 8 a.m.
The F. & O. a. Dilwara left Shanghai for Hongkong on March 6th at 6.30 a.m., and is due bere on March 9th about e
1.IIL
VESSELS. EXPECTED,
Agapenor (Blue Funnel), due April 17th Ajas (Blue Funnel line), due March 8th. Alloway (Barber line), from New York,
duo about March 20th.
HONGKONG TIME BIGNALS.
Length overall, 445 ft.;length between perpendiculars, 430 ft breadth, moulded, 55 ft.; depth, moulded, 38 it.; draft,! loaded, 27. ft. 14,750 tons displacement; deadweight carrying capacity about: 10,500 tons; single screw, triple expansion engines of 3,500 i.b.p.; three Marine; Cylindrical return tube boilers, working, Time Ball on Kowloom, Bignal H pressure, 200 lbs per sq. inch, fitted with a dropped, dally as 10 am and
7 areszt-on Saturdays" when it is dropped: with Forster Buperheaters.
The boilers are arranged to burn coal or at 10 am and 1 p.m. And on Sundays oil and are fitted with Howden's system. And Holidays when it is droppad si 19 of forced draught, Weir's feed pumps,
only
direct contacta feed-heater and evaporator The Ball is hoisted half mast at the 55th and distilling condenser are fitted for minuto ad full maas at the 57th minute. boiler feeding and make up also for culin-Should the ball fail to drop as the currect ary purposes.
time' it will be lowered as 5 minutes pack The deck machinery consists of one the hour and the ordinary ropilte repeated powerful, anchor winch to handle anchors as the following hour, if possibla. weighing 31 tons; eleven steam winches: each capable of lifting 5 tons direct from Should the Time Ball be out of aryloy the the barrel with the same number of der sbors routins will be carried out with the ricks for handling general cargo ons 30 dag “Z,” on the Storm Sigus) muake "Atreus (Blue Fannel), due March 11th. tens derrick fitted to either mast; two Time Biguals are also given Antolichua (Blas Funnel), dus March pole masts and six samson poete Tho by means of three white Lampe mort
steam steering gear is of the Wilson-vertically on the Observatory wireless Benlawers (Ben line), from Europe, duo Pirrie type actuated by telemotor gear, From 86.0 to 8.00 p.m. the lamp
March 10th.
no steering chains being employed. This extinguished momentarily as the Cadaretta (Admiral line), from Saigon, gear, acts direct on the rudder spindle seconda, eraspt at the 2nd, 28th,
duo about April 5th.
A steam driven ice making plant and sind, and 64th of each minute. Conset (Admiral line), from Portland large cold chamber in fitted Wireless is
installed in accordance with U.S. Regulars Eash of Greenwich). Oro, due about April 5th, 2
The hours refer to HongkongTM Standard Crosskeys (Admiral line), from Seattle, Lions
Wash., due about April 8th. Egremont Castle, due about March 10th
penor (Blue Funnel), due March 30th.
28th.
April 30th.
Glymons (Admiral; lino), from da STRUTHERS & DIXON.
dus about March 15th.
Gregory Apear (B.I and Appar line),"
from Calcutta, duo March 9th.
Idomenews (Blue Funnel line), from Eng
land, due March 11th.
Inaba Haru (N.Y.K.), from Londqı, dus
March 17th..
Jason (Blue Funnel), dus March 10th. Alcut (NY.E), from Japan, due March
9th.
Kamakura Moru (N-Y.K), from-Liver
pool, das April 10th.
Lake Onawa (Admiral line), from Baigon,
due about March 25th.
N
Monteagle, duo March 14th, at 7 a.m. Nikko Maru (N.V.K.), from Australia, Mi due March 14th.
Fawlet (Admiral lins), from Manila,
P.I., due about March 10th, Pyrrhus (Blue Fannel), due March 31st. Satsuma (Barber line), from Shanghai,
dus about March 15th-
St. Albong (E. & A), from Moji, due
March 8th, about 2 p.m. Felemachus (Bias Tunnel), das April 12th. Wheatland Montana (Admiral line), from
Bingapore, due about March, Lith.
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Mar. 29 Apr. 12 Mar. 81 Apr. 18
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March 7th at 11,45,-Pressure 'has 'des wessed considerably over N.E. Japan, moda atoly over B.W. Japan, and slightly, an Shanghai and in the extreme South. I bas increased moderately at WeihniwDİ.
The anti-cyclone has merged into another which has formed over N. China.
Fresh monsoon may be expected, along the south-east coast of China, and over the N. China Sea,
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours onding at 10.a.m. to-day, 0.00 Inah. ~ Total since January 18, 1.98 inches against an Faverage of 3.53 inches.
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon to-day is as followa
DISTRICT
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Formosa Channel
FORKGART
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NE. winds
strong.
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1. HARGEETIK, reduced to 31 degrees Fahrenheit, on the level of the sea in insher -benthe and hundredi,"
2. TEMPERATURE, in the sheds Fahrenheit.
degree
d. Homer, in porcentage of saturation, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 109.
4. DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points.
5. Fazon or Warn, advording to Beaufort. Si=
6. Stars of Whatkan, bi blue sky, a detached. olond, a drizzling rain, I fog, g gloomy, h hall, 1 Hightning, o orerast, p.plating" showers, q′′ squal, v“ rain, a now, Valgudar, wwiibility, w dew wet.
7. BAI, in inches, t, tenths and hundreds.
T. F. CLAXTON, Director.
SUNRISE AND SUNSET.
HONGKONG TIME FOR MARCH.
Dato.
Sunset.
March
8,20 p.m.
6.20 p.m.
4.31 pm
031 pm
8.28.p.
Bunrise 8th, 8.80 8.02. March 9th, 0.38 .in. March 10th, 1.37 March 11th, 6.30 am March 19th, 0.36 sm March 13th 6.25 .. March 14th, 0.34 March 16th, March 16th, March 17th March 18th, March 19th
goth, rch 21st, “March" 22nd,
March 3rd,
6.33 a.. 6.38 4.1. 6.31/6,m, 6,30 &
··0.29 8.12. 6.28 1.1,
5.23 p.m.
6.33 p.m. 6-3 p.m. B.38 .m 16:23 p.m. **6.23 P.LL, 8.24 p.m.
6.34 p.m.
6.27.
8.35. p.m.
6.96, 8.m.;-6.36.p.m.
1.25 B. 6.38 p.m.. March 24th, 6.24
6.28 pm Karch 25th, 62 am 8.38. p.t Karch 26th: 6,23 4.m.- 6.37 p.m.. March 27th, 6.91 2.1. 6.37 p.m. March-28th, 6.914.4.37 p.m. March 29th, 8.208.m.6.37 p.m. March 30th,
6.192.04. 6.38 p. -Märch8tat,—6.17.8.0-6.89. p.m.. April 1st, 6.16 a.m.. 6.38 pm.
T. CLAXTON, dvds Director, Royal Observatory.
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