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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 19rx, 1926
OWNERSHIP OF VESSELS. GREAT BRITAIN'S' PERCENTAGE 33 AGAINST 14 IN 1984,
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A GRIM STORY OF SHIPWRECK. "LOSS OF THE COMPETITOR,"
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PANTOMIME NOT DEAD.
OVER 100 IN: ENGLAND"
CHRISTMAS.
AT
A thrilling story of the sea was tald by Mr. A. Potta, one of the six survivora Mr. Julian Wylie, who produced at of the crew of twenty-four of the Cardif Christmas at the Palace Theatre, Man- steamer Competitor, which was wrecked chester, The Queen of Hearts," a pan- recently off the south-east coast of Africa. tomima that has not been seen in England Mr. Potts, who was second officer when for Afty years, gave to a representative of the twelve who took to the Brat life-nents upon pantomime and its tendencies. the ship was abandoned; said he was one of the Ubserver some interesting com- boat. The second lifeboat was smashed Is is very extraordinary that about during the launching. All got away this time of the year a controversy al- about to get into the lifeboat when the pantomime dad" Mr. Wylie said. safely except Captain Mead, who was ways springs up on the subject, Is topes snapped, and he went down with
"Pantomime is as vigorous as over i the
was. It will not die, though ita character Mr. Potts had a terrible struggle may continue to change. The Har- throughout the night, Just us land was equinade is dead, but the modern pan- sighted at dawn a tremendous ware tomime, which is largely a musical play swept four men into the sea, two being based on a fairy story, was actually drowned, then the boat overturned. The popular many years before the Harle ten men in the boat started swimming i quinade was over thought of. What has for shore, but they were buffetted and happened is that we have reverted to the tossed, by mountainous seas, and four | type of production which was in existence became exhausted and sank The others though, of course, in not so swift a managed to scramble arbore more dend form-hundreds of years ago. than alive.
A brief reference to the state of the Per Dollar liner President Polk, from world's merchant shipping fleets may heNework, on January 18th-Mr. A. C. Aubrey, Mr. F. E. Brightinab, Mrs. of interest. Taking the last edition of F. P. Musso, Mr. Paul O. Rawls, Mr. Lloyd's Register Book as our authority-Mr. F. S. Brockman, Mr. and Mrs. and Mrs. J. Schaweker and daughter, and then that no more reliable authority Frank, A. Churchill, Miss V M. Davis, exists-we find that during the 12 months Mr. B. F. Finney, Miss H. F. Freeman, ended on Jane 30th of this year there Mr. R. Luther, Mr. J. W. Muckleroy, Mr. M. Gontales Mr. G. H. Kentley, was an increase of the steam and mator Mr. H. C. Myles, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. D. tonnage owned in the world of £68.ca Rinker. Mr. F. A. Schwab, Mrs. John H. Seifert, Miss Ruch Smith, Mrs, Jowa W. tons and a decrease in the sailing tou
Vann, Mr. and Mra S. Argoos, Mr. E. ange of 250,000 tons. An appreciable in C. Brelsford, Mrs. B. Drew, Miss Louise Drew, Mr. and Mrs. 31. 11 Disen, Mr. crease, as compared with 1994, has taken Vincent Each, C.V.O., and Mrs. Esch and place in the toanage owned in many counson, Mr. P. R. Faymonville, Mr. and tries. In Great Britain and Ireland the Mrs. Wm. (ilasson, Mr. H. L. Hosking. Mr. and Mrs. 1. H. Kahn, Mr. and Mrs. increase amounts to no less than 30,000 Geo, J, Levy, Mrs. L. Mopper, Dr. and tons, in Italy to just under 200,000 tons Mrs. John R. Mott, Mr. F. D. Mott, Mrs. F. O. Pierce, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. (a tremendous advance), and in Norway Page, Mr. C. G. Stjemberg Mr. H. C. to 175,000 tons. In the United States a Stone, Miss L Douglas, Mr. L. B. decrease of no less than 380.000 tons is Goodall, Miss L. H. Goodall, Mr. and Mrs. Chas J. Loeb, Miss A. Baumgarten, recorded.
Mr. and Mrs. N. Brewer, Mr. Wm. Per Admiral Oriental liner President Cochrane, Miss Mary M. Cook, Miss A. Grunt, for Seattle ri ports, ou January Grimes, Mr. and Mrs. L. Marks, Mrs 16th:Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Butchart W. B. Scott, Mr. F. S. Scott, Mr. Thes. Mr. Chang Yen Leong, Mr. and Mrs. Shanks, Miss Mary L. Teague, Mr. and J. D. Mencarini, Mrs. Sabine Oks, Mr. Mrs. A. F. Fosbery, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Wan Huang, Mr. Bruce Wers, Mr: 0. Jack, Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Parker, Lee, Mr. J. S. Rers, Mr. Y. W. Wang Mr. and Mrs. Wm. T. Doane, Mr. J. M. Mr. Chan See, Mr. J. H. Green, Mrs. Freyer, Miss P. M. Freyer, Miss P. M.A. B. Smith, Mrs. Chang Huan, Miss Hoppegiak, Mrs. E. Laughton, Mr and Mrs J. 1. Marcher. Mra C. H: Reed, Miss Reel, Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Swigart and two children, Mr. and Mrs. LF. Abbott. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Dickinson, Miss G. Dyson, Mrs. E. S. Eihman. Miss I. Mitchell, Misg Ruth Moebus. Comdr. C. D. Musao, Miss F. Ricciardi, Mrs. E. A. Tufts, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. D. Waters and son, Mr. F. B. The following passengers have booked Hancock, Mrs. E. R. Adams, Mr. and for Hongkong on the P.&O. Mrs. G. Atkins, Miss C. M. Atkins, Mantua, which sailed from London on Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Barkalow, Misses January 1st:-Dr. Frank Ashton, Mrs. Barkalow (2), Mr. and Mrs. H. H. T. Armand, Mr. and Mrs. Beacon, Mr. Braly and three children, Dr. Emma M.PD. Butler, Mrs. Butler and child, Carson M.D., Mrs. S. L Detar, Mrs. Mr. J. Campbell, Mr. W. P. Defshunty, C. B. Guthrie, Major and Mrs. W. Mr. N. Drummond, Mrs. Drummond, Hrageley, Dr. and Mrs. Feter Janss, Mr. Drummond, jr., Mr. V. M. Gray Mrs. M. A. Lockhart, Mrs. G. McKey, burn, Mr. K. E. Greig, Mrs. Harper, Mr. Wm. Lee Park, Mrs. A. M. Puffer, Mr. D. D. Harper, Mr. G. K. Hudson, Mrs, K. Riddell, Miss F. Riddell, Mr. Sub-Lt. D. C. Logram. Mr. W. Kindler, and Mrs. A. R. Tillinghast, Mr. and Capt. H. O. Kelman, Mrs. Kelman, L
rs Wm. E. Watson, Capt. and Mrs Cdr. Langton Jones, Mrs. E. B Luard, Arthur Worton, and Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Lt. S. W. Lushingtca, Mr. W. J. G. Menkenzie, Mrs. Mackenzie, child and amah, Mr. G. C. Moss, Mrs. Mosa and five children, Miss T. C. Noltonius, Lt. F. M. O'Connor, Mr. James Sinclair, Mrs. L. H. Stith, Mr. A. B. Stewart, Mrs. Stewart, Mr. W. Shenton, Mrs. Shenton, infant and nurse, Mr. P. D. Wilson, Mr. J. Ward, Mrs. Ward and child.
SULING DECLINE Sailing tonnage has declined to such an extent that it is nearly extinct in fact, if considered in the light of a con- petitor to the steamship and motorship, it is quite dead: The reduction in sailing tonnage since 1914, amounts to 1,720.000 tons, and the present percentage of this class of tonnage to the world's total of shipping is only three and a half. Of the world's total sailing tonnage 1,100,000 tons or almost half, is owned in the United States, and other peúntries which still have an appreciable amount of this class of shipping are France, 190,000 tons: Great Britain 135,000 tons; and Canada and Italy, 100,000 tons each. A very small proportion of this sailing tonnage is employed in overseaa service. and very little of that profitably.
There are still over 1,000,000 tons of wood and composite, mechanically-pro- pelled vessels in existence, but that is all they are, in existence, for they cannot and will not ever he profitably employed.
BIG INCREASE NOTED.
It will be seen that the principal coun- tries apart from Germany (whose case needs no explanation). show a big in. crease in the tonnage owned as compared with 1614 The sca-going tonnage of the Caited States increased by nearly 10 million tons, owing to the great war-time shipbuilding effort of that country.. How to dispose of most of these vessels, many of which are rotting at their moorings, is a great problem in the U.S. at present though a big start has been made in the disposal of over 200 ships to Mr. Henry Ford as scrap. The other countries in which the Fargest increases have occurred are: Japan, 2,100,000 tons; Italy, 1,485,000 tons, France, 1,315,000 tons; and Holland, 1,115,000 tons. The increase in Great Britain and Ireland was just under 400,000 tons, though if the 7,000,000 tons of ships which were destroyed during the war had been still afloat the position would be for, far different.
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DEPARTURES
Chung, Mr. Lloyd Balderston, Mr. J. V. Murray, Mr. Watanabe, Mr. P. F. Lefvre. Mr. Tang Hong Ku, Mr. Lee Gee, Mrs. Thiong Shee, Mr. Lay Mow, Mr. Man Shee. Mr. Lee Chong, Mr. Leung Hing. Mr. Chin Yow, and Mr. H S. Gordon.
PASSENGERS, EXPECTED!
Hopkins, Mrs. Hopkins, Mr. F. E. Lane, Mr. McDougall, Mr. P. Palacios, Mr. A. T. Saber, Mra Sabay, Mr. RP. Shaw, Mr. C. J. Tecchi, Mr. G. G. Thomson.
8.5.
Per Dollar liner President Lincoln, for Sa" Francisco rid ports, on January 10th-Miss F. Woodworth, Mrs. B. S. Washer, Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Levering, Mr. E. N. Haaief, Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Matthews, Mr. N. M. Keefe, Mr. F. G.
The following passengers are booked Keefe, Misa Norma Keefe, Mr. Richard for Hongkong on the P. & O. s... hin, A. Rowlands, Mr. Geo, M. Dowaliby, which left London on January 15th- Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Jenks, Miss D. Mr. A. Brown, Mr. A. Brearless Mrs. Jenks Misa V Jamias, Mrs C. BC. Cousland, Mr. L. J. Davies, Mrk A. Eager, Mr. and Mrs. Y. Mendoza, Mrs. Dyer Ball, Mrs. Girvia, Mr. A. Chas. Meolich, ir. Mrs. J. Paredes; Allan Fischer, Miss Ruth Fischer, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Hall, Mr. C. W. Burke, Mr. M... Nicholson, Mr. John B. Wilson, Mrs. "Gladys Ripley, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Wilson, Mr. Edw. Sultad, General Darwin Utter, Mr. W. J. By the P.&O. 5.5. Morea, which leaves Hewitt, jr., Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Suck London on January 28th, the following ling, Mr. Lee Chong Kin, Mrs. Lim are booked to Hongkong:-Mr. J. R. Shee, Miss J. Brooks, Mr. Les See Atkins, Mr. W. Anderson, Mr. A. Dyer. Thora, Mr. Louie Gong Toy, Mr. Ong Ball, Mrs. H. S. Bayne, Miss Butcher, It is interesting to note that whereus Kwok Wing, Mr. So Ngok Shun, Mr. Mr. A. W Burkill, Mr. D. Mel, Law Kay, Mr. Gee Wee Fong, Mr. Fong Buchanan, Mr. M. R. Dickson, Mrs. in 1914 Great Britain owned over 44 per Kwong, Ping, Dr. (Miss) H. M. Bigler, Edward Hornell and child, Mr. A, cent. of the world's tonnage, her present
Miss Paulino Bigler, Hr. A. L Quan, Ireson, Mr. H. S. Kierkegaard, Mrs. percentage is less than 33. The United Mr. M. Quan, Mr. W. M. Milne, Mr. Kierkegaard, Mr. H. Keswick, Mr. W States' present ownership is nearly 20 per cent, with Japan, France, Germany, R. E. Thompson, Mr. J. Behar, Mr. P. J. Keswick, Mr. P. J. Murphy, Mr. J. Italy Holland and Norway following in Cargon, Mr. Lam Woo, Mr. Tang Sa M. R. McWalter, Mr. A. H. Mason, Mr. the order named. Germany's present Chang, Mr. Y. T. Kong. Mr. H. Y. A McLeod, Capt. W. G. H. Miles, Mr. tonnage is about 2,100,000 tons less than Kong Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Bowman, Miles, child and nurse, Mr. H. T. in 1914, when she was easily the world's Mr. K. Nishikawa, diss K. Nishikawa, Nicholas, Mr. W. A. B. Osquad, Mr. second maritime nation.
Mr. Chan Wan Hing, Mrs. Chan Shee, H. F. Rogers, Mrs. Rogers and infant, Ligut, R. C. S. Garwood, Mr. H. J. Mr. A. Rinch, Mr. S. S. Shepheard, Mr.. Freeman, Mr. P. Slimovitch, and Mr. Un, Mrs. Un. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, Mrs.
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BRITAIN'S PERCENTAGE.
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In view of the generally accepted dis- tum that the average economic life of a cargo vessel is 20 years and of a passen. ger liner 25 years, it is illuminating to note that there are 4,003 ships in exist- ence less than five years of age, their, tonnage representing 21 per cent of the world's total." Vessels of 25 years of age and over number no less than 7,088, but their aggregate tonnage comes only to 13 per cent. of the gross total. Of these vessels 25 years or more old, 65 per cent. are less than 1,000 tous each, and the average size of the others is 9,705 tons; while of the vessels built during the last five years only one-third are less than 1,000 tons each and the average of the others reaches 4,700 tons.
Of the 50,000 vessels in existence, the group which forms the largest tonnage is that between 4,000 tona and 8,000 tons cach, amounting to nearly 15,000,000 tons or over 28 per cent. of the total tonnage ; while the big liners, say those of 15,000 tons and over, represent only 3.4 per cent. of all ships afloat.
ESSENTIALLY BRITISH..
Last pear in England 113 pantomimes were produced, and from my inquiries in various parts of the country I believe that number will be considerably exceeded this Christmas. In my view, pantomime will always thrive in this country, be Cause there 13 something essentially, British in its character. Apart from one or two of our Dominions,no other country in the world produces pantomime.
"Pantomime is based ироп our national tales and legends, and if it, they must recognise that essential managers mean to get the utmost out of principle. Too often they try to make it inte a glorified revus, and I am convinced the public does not ask for this. You must model a pantomimme so that it will please everybody, and especially the children, through whom it gets nt the entire family. Its humour must not be 200 subtle; a joke must not take a second to penetrate it should be largely do mestic humour, and thus obtain a very wide application.
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LAST DUEL IN SCOTLAND,"
CZECHS WAY TO THE SEA.
Which is to be the outlet for Czech
or Trieste. It is a question which is being keenly debated in annufacturing and industria! circles, says a Prague correspondent. Ever since the creation of the Republic, the Czech Government and official Czech economists have shown a marked preference for the Italian port, and the tariffs for this port have been a
The last duel fought in Scotland is re-exports pessing out of Europe-Hamburg called by the gift, by Sir Michael Nairn to Kirkcaldy Museum, of a case of pistols The pistols he used in that encounter. longed originally to Mr. David Landale, a Kirkeakly merchant
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on the question of politics." He adds Court, but was "bonourably acquitted. he does not admit the right of the The pistols at one time came into the Church Council to lay down the lines on possession of the late Sir M. B Nairn, which a pricat. shall preach, and ex who presented them to a descendant of presses the hope that more peaceful, ré Mr. Landale living in America The pre- lations may follow, remarking: It is a sent Sir Michael Nairn has been instru, case where patience and mutual forbear-mental in having the ralies restored to ance will bring the best results and re- Scotland and preserved in Kirkcaldy store peace."
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