"Allen, I've found a marvelous new way to go home to England for £120! We take the Presi dent Liners direct to Victoria B. C., or to Seattle, or via Honolulu to San Francisco or Los Angeles, see all the sights of America ou our railroad stop over privileges, and from New York sail via the regular North Atlantic Lines. Let's go that way this year!”
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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, MARCH 26th, 1928.
SAFETY AT
SEA.
A HAND-PROPELLER LIFEBOAT.
PROBLEMS OF LIFE SAVING.
SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA. THE
AUTOMATIC" APPARATUS...
NOTIFICATION BY THE HARBOUR MASTER. -
The following notice to Ship Owners and Master Mariners has been issued by the Harbour Master, Hong Kong
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the
"In the interests of safety of life at sen, the General Post Office with the concurrence of the Board of Trade has authorised the fitting on hoard ships registered in United Kingdom of an approved automatic apparatus which will respond to a special signal called the Alarm Signal. That signal, used in conjunction with the Dis tress Signal (S.O.S.), will actuate the automatic apparatus which will summon an operator by means of in effect be able to maintain a call-bell, and ships so fitted will constant watch at sea for distress purposes even although they may carry only one operator.
PRINCIPESSA
· MAFALDA '' 'DISASTER.
COMMISSION'S REPORT.
ENGINE TROUBLE A CAUSE.
ROME.
quity appointed to inquire into the The technical commission of in
circumstances attending the wreck of the Principeva Mafalda off the coast of Brazil has issued its re- port.
It has proved that the port en- gine had given trouble in the pre- ceding voyage and had been out of action for about 20 hours. During the vessel's stay at Genoa the motor was thoroughly overhauled, but, nevertheless, fresh trouble develop-
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an inrush of TJILEBOET thorities, of shipowners, and of
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not an irreparable mishap in itself,
TJIPANAS TJISAROEA It cropped up in acute form after
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tain ships which trade abroad and the pumps were not properly loss of life with the sinking re
do not normally call at ports in operated, and the officer in charge cently the Principesa Mafalda. the United Kingdom will be equip lost hope from the outset and com- Something has been done between ped with the auto-alarm device municated his pessimism to the while abroad, and, as the installa-men working under him. The yes- these two disasters, but not all that ion of such apparatus permits in sel was amply provided with life- sea-faring men could wish. Their certain circumstances a' reduction | belts and boats, but it is admitted demand for better life-saving proof the number of wireless operators that instructions how to put on the vision is based on at least three facts, which have been summarised as follows: That the crew of any passenger vessel is so constituted that it does not allow more, as rule, than one emergency roughly 40 per cent. of the life-boats may be useless; that even in a dead
ed soon after the ship had left TJITABOEM JAYA, MACASA ...AXOY&N. C. J TIINALAK Barcelona.
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HONG KONG TIDE TABLE,
From March 28th to April 1st, 1928.
Ex-WAYEL
Hong
Kong
Standard
b.
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Kong Standard
Mime
Height
Mon. 28m 0 46.8468[80]
Thes.
the ears in a when fully loaded as allowed hy Board of Trade regulations.
lifebelts and how to proceed to the proper boat stations were not post- cd up in the cabins in the cus tomary fashion. A partial boat drill had been carried out two days 'before the distaler.
Panic On Board.
The report states that there was a great panic among the pass01- is newly equipped with an auto alarm at a Colonial port, if veri-gers, especially among 110 Syrians, and this interfered with the work fication of the fact can be obtain of salvage. Tribute is paid to the ed by a visit to the ship; for the aid afforded by the various ships ship's wireless operator to demon which hastened to the rescue and strate to the visiting official by also to the great majority of the means of the tests outlined in the ship's officers, of whom seven went Merchant Shipping (Wireless Tele dawn with the vessel. The Court graphy) Rules, 1927.
declares its inability to decide on the precise legal responsibility for the disaster.
"Application should be made to the Harbour Master for the inspes tion of auto-alarms fitted at this port, and any failure of the de- rice should be reported to him for Trade and of the General Post
Disadvantage of Oars, The trouble concentrates on the difficulty of getting a boat away from a sinking vessel. So long as the lifeboat is under the side of the ship only one bank of cars, the outside bank, is available, and their use brings back the boat to the vessel's side. The other oars. must be used them, and this bus ness is not one to be undertakene information of the Board of INDIAN MURDER APPEAL. easily by inexperienced passengers. Moreover, an eared boat must be sent off relatively lightly laden in Office." order to give room to use the oars, or otherwise those at the cars are cramped. Valuable time is lost in getting the boat far enough away from the vessel to allow both banks of oars to be used. Given that a quick and successful get away is made, there then arises the question' of the number of people on board competent to use an oar.
Eliminating The Oar. These difficulties are stated in order the better to show how this new type of lifeboat meets them In the first place, it may be said that it is a boat that dispenses with onra, adopting instead a small pro- peller which is worked by hand levers, so many on each side of the bout.
The number depends upon the carrying capacity of the boat.
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LAUNCH AT NEWCASTLE.
ARMOUR SACRIFICED FOR SPEED.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (Viscount Haldane, Lord Blanesburgh and Bir Lance lot Sanderson) took the unusual -ELM.S. Suates," the third of the course of granting a petition for four cruisers of the 1925 pro- leave to appeal To an Indian murgramme, and the tenth (including der case, giving as the reason for two for Australia) of the new departure from their usual practice 10,000-ton County class vessels, was last month at the that the case was an exceptional launched
one.
AGENTS.
Tel. No. Central 1030.
CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
CONSIGNEES” „ NOTICE.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.
From LEITEL, MIDDLESBRO", ANTWERP, LONDON & STRAITS.
The Steamship "BENAVON."
"ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby
informed that all
being
According to the Registrar General's return for the last quar- ter 1927, the City of London had birth-rate of 39.7 per 1,000 of
works of Mesars Hawthorn, its population, the largest but one
Kisher Singh asked for special Leshe and Company, at New-landed at their ink into the hacartons in the 147 returns recorded. The resident population of the City is leave to appeal from a judgment castle-on-Tyne. The naming cere and/or extra hazardons Godowns of the just over 13,000. Marylebone alone and order passed by the Highmony was performed by Lady HONG KONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND beats it with an additional, 1. per Court at Allahabad on October Leconfield, wife of the Lord Lieu- GoDown Courant, Lin.... whence, and/or
tenant of the county after which from the 1,000, so that they both have birth
31st, 1927, which, on an application the ship is called. This is the first obtain
Delivery
may bo rates more than double the average for revision by the local govern cruiser, to be built by the firm since
obtained.
No Claims will be admitted after the for the whole country-15.4 per
ment, easvicted him and sentenced the War, their last being the Goods have left the Godowns, and all 1,000, which was the lowest on re-him to death for the alleged mur- Calypto, in 1916-17. To take a six-lever boat as an ex-
der of one Khuber Singh and one
maining undelivered after the ample, three levers are fitted on Smethwick, had the lowest death; Shoran Singh, im March of that The Susser will have what is call- 28th instant will be subject to Bent.
rate of the 147 places mentioned year."
ed 悲 "standard each side. They are worked back-
“All Claims against the Steamer must wards and forwards, and this busi-with 7.8 deaths per 1,000, East Ham
of 10,000 tons, that is, without her be presented to the Undersigned on or fully loaded, it is estimated that not be recognised. fuel and stores on board, but when before the 11th April, 1958, or they will
ness can be done by any man, we man, or young person in a reason- able state of physical fitness. A rod is connected to the levers, and,
cord.
displacement
Gooda
to be of the Godowas, where thay will her aramined on the 27th instant, et 10 AM, by Mesars. Goddard and Douglas.
coming next with 8.0. The averaging of a judge and four assessors, The subordinate Court, consist rate for the whole country was 11.7 deaths per 1,000.
was unanimously of opinion that she will displace something like All broken, ghaled and damaged Gloods able homicide and he was sentenced the tonnage of what were known as Kishen Singh was guilty of justifi 14,000 tons. This is approximately to 3 years rigorous imprisonment armoured cruisers before the War, in respect of Khuber Singh and such as the Shannon and Achilles Singh, the sentences to run concur sin armoured belt, tapering at the to 3 years in respect of Shoran classes, but whereas these carried a
rently.
bow and stern, the new County Their class have no side armour.
Births last quarter numbered in turn, it is coupled up to the pro- 159,754, nearly 7 per cent. less than peller.. So long as it is necessary in the corresponding quarters of to drive the boat the work can he the two previous years, and deaths done by all the fit passengers, in 115,995, a decrease of 2,854 on the room-they can be folded down Thus the King's subjects in Eng- shifts. As the levers take up ne corresponding quarter of 1926. when not in use, and as the move land and Wales increased by ment is in a line parallel with the 36,759 in three months, compared boat, the lifeboat can be loaded to with 45,718 in the fourth quarter its full capacity without incos of 1020. venience to those at the lovers. The only skilled aid needed on board is in connection with the use of the rudder. Immediately a boat is lowered and filled it can get away from the vessel, the maximum paco being about four knots..
A Self-Containing Unit, If the weather is rough a cover can be fitted. This cover follows the lines of the boat; it can be fitted watertight, so that if the boat rolls, even gunwale under, no watar is shipped. Ventilation flaps are provided in the sides of the cover. and through these rain water can be gathered. In its latest form the propeller gear of these lifeboats in
In England and Wales during the third quarter of 1027, 183,478 Persons were married, an increase of 13,000 over the number in the Preceding quarter and 15,815 more than in the corresponding quarter of 1020..... "
FUEL-LESS MOTOR.
ENERGY FROM AIR
CURRENTS..:28-
NEW YORK..
"free energy motor capable, it is claimed, of running without fuel. K
American engineers are interest itted with pumpa, to get rid of ed but puzzled by the invention of any water that may be shipped, and the gear also works a magneto for wireless purposes, so that each boat is now a complete self-contain ed unit. When away from the ship's side the boat can lay off at some distance, the passengers secure under the canvas roofing, and, ride ing to a ses anchor, can summon help and await the coming of, the rescue ship.
The inventor, Mr. Leslie J. Hendershot, describes the energy as drawn directly from electrical cur- rents which exist constantly in the air or in the open ground." He demonstrated the operation of his fuel-lcas motor to ME. W. B. Stout, a monoplane designer, who said: Under Board of Trade regula The demonstration was very im- tions a ship may carry one motor-pressive, almost uncanny lifeboat for every fifteen of its row-
It is stated that the revolution-
boats. By a regulation made in 1025 the Board of Trade will accepty feature was an hitherto un- known manner of winding the a hand-lever-propelled lifeboat in
armature.
The contention of the petitioner
was that the High Court had exer cised jurisdiction contrary to the direct provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and that, as a consequence, there had been a violation of the fundamental prin ciples of natural justice.
OXFORD AIRMEN.
UNDERGRADUATES CRAZE FOR FLYING.
Oxford undergraduate air pilots will soon be as proficient as regular members of the Royal Air Force Ons of the Oxford University Afr Squadron said to a Daily Mail re porter:
protection chiefly consists of 4in. steel deck, and 3in. plating on the conning tower.
No Fire Insurance has been effected." Bils of Lading will be countersigned by GIBH, LIVINGSTON & CO, LTD.
Agents Bong Kong, 21st Mar, 1928. 16041
PRINCE LINE.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM NEW YORK.
paid to speed than to armour, and Much greater attention is now as compared with the 3 knots of pro-War cruisers, the Susser and her sisters are designed for 32 knots. The estimated horse-power on trial is 90,000, or more than three times na great as in the pre Warships This power is provided by geared turbines, which, in the haying arrived from the above Port Case of the Susser, are being manu on 1st instant, Consignees of Cargo factured by the builders of the are hereby informed that their Goods huil.
landed at their risk into the
SEE Motor Vensel
"MALAYAN PRINCE"
The oil capacity will be and of the Hong Kong and
· and expense.
In accordance about 3,400 tons. with the Washington Treaty, the Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company,
Kowloon,
Ron and stored at calibre of the principal guns is Limited, restricted to Bin., of which it is Consignees risk a believed that eight will be carried. The Susser will also be fitted to carry an aeroplane.jp
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined, on Tuesday, 27th instant, xt 10
All Claims must be presented within Filleen days of the Vessel's arri cannot
Oxford has developed a craze for aeronautics. We have now more than 75 undergraduates ir the air squadron, and more are petitioning to join every day. At 233 WORDS TYPED IN A hore, after which date the aerodrome of Upper Heyford, near Bicester, we have three
MINUTE.
arrivak
Claims will be admitted after the
· No Goods have left the Godowns, and all. Goods remaining undelivered after
machines, and each undergradu. AUSTRALIAN GIRL'S RECORD 28th March, 1923, will be subject to
ate gets at least half an Aying a week.
Bent
No
To the air we go through all
SYDNEY, N.S.W.. the usual evolutions of flying,
Two hundred and thirty-thires | by and our mistakes are checked by an instructor with a dual control. words a minute was the speed with Of course, landing presents the which Miss Phyllis Price, greatest difficulty. During a new Australian record.
Australia's champion typist, set up
stunts. A
1- has beán effected:
Bills of Lading will be countersigned FURNESS (FAR EAST), LTD.,
2nd Floor, King's Building,"
Connaught Road... Hong Kong, 21st Mar, 1998. [6040
SHIPPING MOVEMENTS,
later course we shall learn to ... in lien of the motor boat The New Col. Lindbergh thought it worth
the loop and perform other The test, made in a newspaper office, was timed by two stop Zealand Shipping Company in 46:57 16 m2 13 14 6 28 eliminating the oated boat from its while to go to Detroit to see a test The undergraduate pilots also watches. Miss Price's previous 051465830419 new people and equipping yong Lize of a motor used in an electric have ground lectures, in which they best effort, was 993 words contest
are taught to dismantle aeroplanes For success in numerous hand-propelled type have 1 ta64 10 12 1.8 ahead of the regulations, and thers Vacuum cleaner. But he refused to
holds many trophies, cups, and left Moji for Hong Kong on the each part works th -:: Bighest open-air Temperature, 14th: 12 Thur 29 Nointer, high or Low wat is hope, especially as the gear can comment on the invention, and their engines and shown how throughout Australia, Miss Price The E. & A. Co.'s s... St. Albane
Bir Philip
Sassoon, Under medala For 15 fhinutes con 23rd insty and is dus here to Lowest open-air Temperature, 25th KB:
8166-11-58 1:8 be fitted virtually to all standard Mr. Henderahat has ample finan- F. 30 Nointer high or Low wat types of oared lifeboats that the cial hacking Newspapers ascribe Secretary for Afr recently visited tinuous typing at the rate of 00 morrow (Tuesday) afternoon. She International Bhipping the origin of the invention to a the aerodrome at Upper Heyford words a minute, she was presented. will leave for Manila, Fort Hol coming Conference will alter its regula dream. He converted the dream and expressed great satisfaction with a handsome diamond and sáp land, Sandakan, Thursday Island, 6.16 mil 28-44 tions to bring all shipping into into a reality, they say, to satisfy with all he saw. Wing Commander phire, brooch from the Underwood Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne at 4 p.m. on Friday, the 8-4614-71-36-1-3 line with the ample thus set by the demands of has small son who Garrarder in command of the Ox Company in America,
had model of an aeroplanëmi ford University-Air-Bquadron
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