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PENINSULAR & OBIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO.'S STEAMER.
"DEVANHA"
Axxived Hongzone on 27rü October, 1926,
FROM BOMBAT, COLOMBO AND
STRAITS.
YONSIGNEES of Cargo by the `above-
named Vesani are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at TREIN
x in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's" Godowne at Kowloon. where each Consignment wül be sorted out Hart by Mark and Delivery can be obtained as the Goods are landed,
This reasal brings on Cargo from Persian Galf
and B. P.S.N. Co er B.I.S.N. Stesmory.
Optional Goode will be landed here unless Instructions have been given to the contrary f hours before arrival of the Steamer,
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Goods not cleared within 8 days, including dite of arrival will be subject to Bit
No Fire Inarince will be effected by na in say case whatever.
Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignees, and the Company's surveyors Mesern, GondanD & Douglas at 10 x m. on Mondays and Thursdays, within the Free Storage period.
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before 16th November, 1926, or they will not be recognized.
No Claims will be admitted after the Gooda have left the Godown.
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co.,
Agenta. Hongkong, 27th October, 192
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·OOBAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.
AND
JEINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
FROX NEW YORK via SINGAPORE.
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hat carried on roze port to port to the faal...that has an unrivalled and port of call to which the optios” extends.
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between the hours of 10.4%, and Noor, vertisers, within the Free Storage period.
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THE
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BATTLESHIPS IN ACTION."
LESSONS OF THE WAR
[BY ARCHIBALD HURD IN THE LONDON "DAILY TELEGRAPH."]
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28TH,
mobiled before eren the issue of peace or was had been formally decided, thus gaining an advantage over the Germans, until
practically all that remained of the German High Seas Fleet was surrender- ad under the teams of the Peace Treaty. His account of the submarine campaign is peculiarly arresting. Indeed, those who have formed an exaggerated opinion of the value of submarines may read this part of." Battleships in Action with great profit-a remark which applica especially to foreign students of naval. affairs, who imagine that under-water craft are destined to drive the surface ship off the sens.
Long before Germany had become a great sea Power, second only in strength to Great Britain, Mr. H. W. Wilson, whose name then was almost unknown, wrote a volume entitled "Tronclads in Action, which was hailed as a standard work on the behaviour of armoured ships Against battleships and battle cruisers under gunfire. He has now revised, and in of modern type the submarine in the war large part re-written, this monograph in | proved totally inefective, except in 80. the light of later information, and has far as the clogged their action by neces- provided a supplement to it which dealssitating sig-sagging, screening with light with all the events at sea in which capital craft, and causing intense 'nerve-strain ships were concerned. We are thus pro- among officers and men. vided with a complete critical-survey of Mr Wilson adds that towards the end the history of heavily armoured and of the war, but too late to be employed, heavily gunned ships, the record cover- the Germans produced a more powerful ing a period which, beginning with the as well as a swifter torpedo than they Crimean War, ended when the Battle of bad hitherto possessed, and be adds that Jutland was fought on May 31st, 1916* remains an open question whether By these two important volumes Mr. such capital ships us the Queen Elizabeth Wilson's name will be remembered in or Baden would have survived a hit with after years, for there is little doubt that such a torpedo amidships. But it may this work, written with such admirable be assumed that the effect even of such lucidity and so much knowledge, will | torpedoes has not been ignored by the remain an authority on the value and Admiralty, and that it was in full know- use of the capital hip in battle-until | ledge of their capabilities that it was the next war breaks an the world, determined to take advantage of the Though the author has made a close terms of the Washington Treaty and to study of the design and equipment of lay down the Nelson and Rodney, now ships of war, he is never · technical," approaching completion. The vast somS but writes so that the reader who knows which the building of these two battle- little or nothing of such matters can ships has involved have been spent, tax- follow him without serious effort. In the payers are justified in concluding, in full course of his narratives he expresses his faith that the day of the capital ship own opinigus freely, but he is at pains is not over. With that opinion Mr. to explain the evidence on which his Wilson is not apparently in disagree- conclusions have been based, and his ment. It would, indeed, "be a sad com- pages are admirably documented, faci-mentary on his own researches, extending litating ready reference by those who, over so many years, and condemn these studiously inclined, have the curiosity to volumes to early oblivion, if it were true carry any particular investigation "fur- that the submarine had rendered. the ther than Mr. Wilson himself has done. battleship obsolete. Nor has Mr. Wilson been satisfied to rely only on British sources of information. He has apparently read and digested everything published abroad which has any bearing on his subject. The result is an authoritative. statement of facts, which are uncontrovertible, and of opinions which, however disputable som BIG LOSS ON BRITISH CONTRACT.
of them may seem, are never expressed without reasons for them being advanced.
Work of the Naval Stana
been foreseen. Mr. Wilson is very out-
Battleships in Action," by H. W. Wilson: Two volumes. (Sampson, Low. Two, guineas net.)
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calculated to meet the prevalent fierce foreign competition and the consequent serious depression at home.
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The second volume of this work is the one which will arouse the greatest in- terest, because it deals with the events which are within the recollection of most, of as. There is a tendency to forget that August 4th, 1914, and November 11th, the naval events that occurred between 1918, were without parallel in human experience. The Great War was fought in three dimensions-in the air, on the surface of the sea, and underneath the water. The aeroplane, the airship, and the submarine, reacted on naval strategy and tactics to an extent which had not spoken on the failure of the Admiralty to equip itself before the war with a well- nated staff, and to the absence of such manned, well-trained, and well-co-ordi-
an organisation be attributes such defects in the fighting qualities of British ships as the course of the operations revealed. But his pages do not suggest that, survey
given in the firm's report, is the loss on ing the whole course of events during the at the close of the private conference that the British contract. The German Press war, we were worse served in this respect, the view was predominant among the says that the policy of this German firm. Mr. Pratten, the Minister of Customs, than the Germans. As he shows, their members that many avenues were open that the management has probably learning the powers of Prof. Wallace, the was false, if not foolhardy, and suggests (bas issued new regulations strengthen- whole conception of the war by sea was to the shipbuilding employers to reduce ed by the bitter experience of the last faulty from the first, though they possess costs without interference with wages and ed a Staff of which great things were ex.
conditions, pected, and their intelligence service, as
A Speculation. -- by the employers in its entirety,
The report had already been accepted
Mr. Will Sherwood, of the Federation. of General Workers, who presided, stated
firm has now issued a balance sheet show- ing that their liabilities are 7,000,000 renten marks (about £150,000) over their assets.
One of the main reasons for that, sa
UNPATRIOTIC FILMS.
AUSTRALIA MEANS TO END THEM.
بارا
MELBOWENE
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE.
Commonwealth film censor, owing to HE Steamship
two years that it does not pay to under the increasing criticism of American
pictures. having arrivel, Consignees of Cargo by her are so defective that they were often coming of an order for ships in Germany by
to sea as well as land operations, was The joint inquiry by employers and cut foreign builders.
workmen, he said, arose out of the plac
British Workmer Hest.
The films which the censor is authorised hereby notified, that all Goods are being pletely ignorant of what was happening, British firm. The committee had gone an ample reply to many unfair comments sve to popular feeling to any friend- These revelatiora, in our opinion, are to reject include those regarded as offen- landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or So effective was the British censorship," into the question in all its phases, and which have been made regarding the Empire, or to the people of any friend- are hereby notified that the Cargo will be dis extra kazardous Godowns of the Hongkong we are told, "that both the German; whence, and/or from the Wharres, Delivery
towing, Wharf and Godown Co. it, had been disclosed that there was a big British workmen in the shipbuilding in nation, as well as films whose display dark about British movements and dis! loss ca the part of the Gerinan builders dustry. As the result of our joint inquiry is undesirable in the public interest. can obtained
be
over the deal. It was merely a specula- we have arrived at the unanimous con- Prof. Wallace has also been given at his. positions" The enemy was not even aware that the Expeditionary Force had
clusion with the employers that there is own request drastic powers over all forms The conference, said Mr. Sherwood, deco evidence to show that British labour of film advertising, as imported adver been thrown across the Channel until sired to make the following statement is more costly or less productive than tisements in many recent instances re- more than a fortnight had elapsed. It may be that inadequate or faulty in when a British shipping firm placed an we can confidently assert that in ship- pictures themselves, had been severely cut Early last year the public were alarmed German labour. From our investigations mained indecently suggestive after the formation was in some measure respon- sible for the failure of the German Naval order for five large ships with a German building there are no workmen in any before release. Staff, but, in any event, its record was the lowest British tender. This German either in skill or assiduity in satisfactory firm at a price £0,000 per ship less than country superior to the British workers, not one of conspicuous success. On this
production.
· (Continued on next Column.) aspect of the war by sea, Mr. Wilson's criticisma as regards the British and Ger- man fleets will repay careful examina- tion.
Optional Cargo will not be landed here, unless Noticehw been given prior to Steamer's arrival, bat carried on from port to port
to the final port of call to which the option extends.
All broken, obafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 .. and Noon within the Free Storage period.
No Claima will be admitted after the Goods have left the Steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 2nd Novem ber, will be rubject to Rent
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned ad or before the 16th November, or they will not be recognised,
- No Fire Insurance will be affected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agoata.
[4116 Hongkong, 27th October, 1836.
S.S." LIEUTENANT SAINT
LOUBERT BIE."
No Claims will be admitted after the Croods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain will be mbject to Rent
undelivered after 1st November, 1928,
1936, or they will not be recognised.
All Claims must reach us by 2nd November, All damaged Packages will be aramized by Metara. Goddard and Dorgias (Marine Surveyors) at 30th October, 1996, 10 am.
No Fire Insurance will be affected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
JEBBEN & Co
Agents, Hong Kong. Hongkong, 25th October, 1925.
[410S
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.
FROM LEITH, MIDDLESBRO ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS.
CONSID
It may be that some day a writer will give us a volume dealing with this sub- ject. He may possibly show us that we have lesa reason for repining than some people imagine, for n'good many students hold that the German naval administration was so unwieldy, com- plicated, unco-ordinated as to go some way to explain the failure of the fleet to realise the high expectations which The Steamship "EENARTY."
were entertained when the war opened. On the other hand, it is impossible to YONSIUNELS of Cargo are hereby inform ignore the influence which the Emperor ed that all Goods are being landed at himself exercised, and the conflict which their risk into the hazardous and/or extra arose between the naval and military hazardona Godowns of the HORGLORS "chiefs," and the restraint which was AND KOWLOON WHANY AND GODOWN COKTANT imposed by the civil authorities, and Lap, whence, and/or from the wharvos especially by successive Imperial Chan Delivery may be obtained. ONSIGNEES of Cargo from DUN.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods cellore Now that the official German KIRK
ANTWEEP, MIDDLES. have left the Godowns, and sil Goods remaining histories are becoming available in- BOROUGH, LONDON, &e, in connection undelivered after the 1st November, 1926, will be formation ja reaching us which will en
able a most useful monograph to be, with above, Steamer are hereby informed subject to Bent. that their Goods with the exception of All Claims against the Steamer must be written on the German Staff system, fur- Oplum
sented to the Undersigned on or before the nishing an interesting commentary on Tressure and Valuables being P landed and stored at their risk into 15th
CÓMPAGNIE. DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
NOTICE:
the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kow: 1926,
or they will not be the manner in which the enemy's Nary
loon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kaz!
loan, whenca Delivery may be obtained into be left in the Godowns, where they will be mediately after landing.
Optional Cargo wil be forwarded on unless Intimation is received from the Consigneer *6 AM, TO-DAT, requesting it to be Inaded here.
of Lading will be countersigned by the after
Monday, the 1st November, 1996, at Noon, will be mojest to Bent and Landing Üharges.
All Claims must be sent in to me on or before Wednesday, the November, 1856, or they
will not be eye will be emmined on
Al damaged Monday morning, the 1st November, 1926, at 10am, by Messrs. Goddard & Douglas. No Fire Insurance has been effected
VAJ. LIMAGE Z Agente Hongkong, 16th October, 1926.
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chafed and damaged Goods are
stamined on the 1st November, 1928, at 10 AM
No Fire Insurance has been elected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,
Agente. Hongkong, 25th October, 1928. [4106
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and Army were employed and constitut- ing a guide to our own country in its search for an ideal staff for the British Navy. This matter is of even more im portance now than it was in 1914, bé- cause under the influence of the Washing- ton Treaty, in conjunction with the de- juand for economy, we may never again possess the preponderance of strength 1 which we had in former WAIB.
The Submarine.
Over 350 pages are devoted to the Great War, and of these the Battle of Jutland has its full share. That gigantic actiod is analysed minutely, But Mr. Wilson does not by any meansʻlimit himself to this field. He is too conscientious an historian to commit such an error. He' gives us, on the contrary, a very com pleta record of all that happened at sea," from the hour when the British Fleet was
export of Australian films liable to in- An additional regulation prohibits the
jure Commonwealth interests.
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