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SHIPPING INDUSTRY'S REVIEW OF THE YEAR.
IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS RE
WIRELESS.
FEATURES
one of the most important ques allow that: ystem to be interfered WIRELESS IN THE
to the ability to send out a call for i help, but as a nation acting alone we could only organize cocan-going v shipa,, some 3,500 in number, stiling under our own dag. We could not, seting Alone, organise as receivers of auch messages some 9,500 ocean going vessels under other flags, but their co-operation was expontină the best, was to be got out ofs less.
In the Annual Report of the 1,150 or more than one-third of the Chumber of Shipping it was stated vessels fitted with wireless, and he that steps had been taken to pro hoped that underwriters would give test the industry against attempts practical recognition to this foot by to restrict the freedom of ship making an allowance in the pre-The Extent of Britain's Help owners in the use of spark wireless miums to all ships so Atted. sots and to curtail the wavebandu
The Conference of 1929 showed assigned to marine wireless. It was also announced that a new hgree ment was, in course of negotiation for the supply of Direction Finders,
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win for all possibility of lives being lost simply because of octa- sional, interference with broadcast- ing and broadcasting listeners.
ST. LAWRENCE
APPRECIATION BY THE SHIPPING FEDERATION OF CANADA,
TO-DAY'S WIRELESS
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report:
The Cost of Conversion.
that the manning and,
Mr. Souter went on to point out"
Scuter went on to po
The value of wireless communi 20operating of ever 15,000 ships fitted with wiretion in the St. Lawrance was re- cution in connection with naviga great improvement in the figures Less throughout the world amountferred to by Mr. Nicoll, safety, both of life and property. ad to well over £5,000,000 per President of the Shipping Federa
The cost of converting ton of Canada, at the Annual Meet30 pm-Rugby Fires nows, mail regard to Britislu shipping, dur- annum,
ing of the Federation in Montreal, K.notice, até the year 1905 to 1913, the loss those ships of which 77 per cent, of property at sea was 1.24 per had spark transmission, would amount to about £2,000,000, and the 19ers of operating would be increas
red considerably.
sent while for the last four years the gure had been reduced to
With regard to the safety of life, for the last 30 years of the last
A pleasing feature, of the year pin-Clone down. " 1931, said Mr. Nicoll, was the fact that not only were there excep tonally few marine geridents to qcean-going vessels trading to the St. Lawrence but those recorded were of a minor character.
to 8 pm Earopean programm
pf Columbia records
shio aids to navigation had been partment of Marine whose prstem df lights, Bubye, siguel stations and
but up to a high standard of ex- cell Dee
Sir Norman Hill, Burt., in moving a resolution asserting that the
that, speaking generally, the meu. Chamber of Shipping attached the
suros taken by other nations, each highest importanos to the adoption acting alone, had not heon as effed.
Great Britain of the
tive as the measures we had taken," principles
It was found that in the three of which the number already fitted of international uniformity offered
It was necessary, that no added
bas reached a total of 1,150 na com- } be the Conventions on Safety and years proceding the Conference, «
burdens should be put on the ship.
Besides being a matter of con- pared with a total of 3,900 wire, Ipad Line, and to those principles wireless distress calls had beenery, the loss of passengers was ping industry at the present times gratulation to navigators, the situa Jesy installations: By arrangement heing applied under the Bill now
sent out by vessels under all Angs, of the prosent century that figure and support which the represe
80,while for the first 30 years The industry recognised the helption reflected credit upon the De with the industry, the report con-b:fore Parliament in such manner and that in answer to such calls had been reduced to 4,380. With tives of the Government had shown representi- tinued, shipping, both liner and
en would maintain, the equality of services had been rendered in 239 regard to seamen, for the same two tramp is now represented on the board of the Marcont International treatment between Brities and force by British ships and in 286 Periods, the loss during the earlier towards shipping at Washington, Marina Communication, Company,
cign chips in British porty catablish asos by vessels under other figs.
period was 45,840 and for the latter and they urged that the Govern Limited.
Led by the Merchant Shipping Act,
That was, although in those three years 1981-1980 were even more attitude at the Conference
period 1970 The figures for the ment should continue the same At the 55th Annual Meeting of the vinced that in the ocean carrying. than one-fourth of all the ocean-peraganum, and for seamen 43.3 per 1006, said shipowners were con- I years we owned only a little more striking, viz., for passengerя 2,8 Chamber of Shipping, Mr. Cadex of the world far more could going ships our ships rendered annum. All these figures related
"Madridi Allen, the retiring President, in moving the adoption of the Annual done for meloty by the principal assistance in nearly one-half of the to British tonnage. A great part, Maritime nations acting together disasters in which help was called of that improvement in the anfety Report, said the thauls of the. Chamber were due for special help
than by the separate action of for On the other hand, it was of property sad of life. was un- during the year to number of even the nations acting inde
found that serious disasters had doubtedly due to the use of wire members including the. Hon. Alex-
Fendently.
happened to ships under bar pwless..
ander Shaty and Mr. W. A Souter for their expert guidance on wire- Jess questions
The Value of Directional Wireless..
The Need for International Co-operation.
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resolution proposed by Souter was seconded by Mr. Michael Brett and carried
Meeting, which was held in the The speeches made at the Annual
Leathersellers' Hall, were amplified and other flags in which help bed Mr. Souter added that it was by means of speech amplifiers pro- not been forthcoming, because ships very important that the use of vided by the Marconi International under other flags were equipped transmission should not be Marine Communication Company, As an example of what the Safety only to send, but not organised to further curtailed beyond the pro. Limited, and at the conclusion of Convention would accomplish in re-receive distress signals." gard
visions of the Washington Conven.the meeting a vote of thanks, pro wireless; Sir Norman Hill One of the main purposes of the tion. Spak, transmission was the posed by the President wea, pissed
ship and it would be unwise to most certain and sure means of to the Marconi Marine Company
to
The Ice Patrol.
During the opening weeks of St. Lawrence navigation the Canadian Government maintained on Tes Batrol vessel in the Cabot Strait. This service was, of the greatest value to ship masters and Ana now Department's system for aiding. a permanent fénture of the Marine-i.
vessels engaged in the St. Lawrence trade..
The Government had also placed one of its vessels temporarily in the neighbourhood of Belle Isle Strait, when the more northerly route was opening to navigation and he
Mr. RB-Dalgliesh, J. the now said that, acting alone, we could, Safety. Convention was to equip communicating between ship and for their admirable system of speech strongly recommended that the
President, said he was glad to see that the Chairman of Lloyd's had expressed his recognition of the value to navigation of directional wireless.
and we did, impose on every ocean going ship under our own flag the obligation not only of carrying wireless installations so that she might be able to call for assistance The fitting of wireless Direction when the need arose, but also the Finders. Ms. Dalgliesh, continued, obligation to maintain auch wire was an expense which shipowners lex wateb ta would enable her to had withngly neurred in the in-receive the messages of other vessels terests of safety. The number of in need of assistance. For such Wireless Direction Finders had risen service it was. manifest that ability in the list. hve years from 250 to to reccivo was of equal importance
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LONG-WAVE STATIONS.
could only be accomplished by the HAVE YOU HEARD THESE? establishment of uniform national equipment and practicë, and its accomplishment would be one of the biggest steps that had of life at sea,, The advantages to ever been taken for the protection:
be derived from the international organisation of wireless were mani- fest, but there were advantages and great advantages resulting from International co-operation that were not, perhaps, equally obvious
Spark Transmission.
Mr W. A. Souter moved the fol- lowing resolutions:
That this Chamber of Ship ping, recognising that wireless is the most important means of long-distance communication" be. tween a ship and all other sta tions urges that nothing should be allowed to, jeopardise the in tarosta of overseas trade or the salety of life at sea by restrict ing the present freedom in the use of wireless at sen, or pre venting the employment of any tem of communication which
Here are list of long-wave and short-wave stations, which should be picked up by anyone. in Hong Kong who has a mode- rately good sat suitable for re- asiving such signals, Buccear in picking up these stations also depends very largely upon fav onrable atmospheric conditions. Beaders are invited to add to this list should they succeed in picking up any station not in cluded in either of these lists.
Call Kilo Signoyale KZ.I.B. 1.159. K.B.M.S. 1,083
length (Metres) Station 200 Manila 277 Shanghai 345 Tokyo JOAK .870
860% 840
40
353 Hiroshima J.O.F.K. 366 Hong Kong. Z.B. W. -337.1 Bombay V.U.B
381/Sapporo JOLK 800.
368 Kaijo 370 Nagoya 370.4 Calcusta
0,D.E.860′′ J.0.0.X BIO Y.D.O 800.0
380 Eumamoto J.O.G.K 720
Do Sendai
394 Dairen
409: Osaka...
410 Canton. 480 Manila
J.O.HK 770 JQAK 760 MOB.K
780
C.M.B.788 K.ZR.M025
SHORT WAVE STATIONS..
Trke (Hong Kong)
STATION
CALL SIGN
e785 Doblade (Germany 60 12 Kisbarovák (B 887 Nanow 50. Mosod 68,0 427 408 calculated to promote 888. Loty of life, at ses, aud that the sprosentatives of HM Govern "the forthcoming Inter
Conference ould be instructed according
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4434 Mon, Wed. Erk, a pm, & 22 4,99310 p.m
6,992 Not regular
4,000 Task, Thurs., Sat., 8 p.m. 0,86 Bunday midnight. 7,143 Daily 5:30 pm, 411 p.m.
810 Nos regular 2. 12-15 7,780 Daly, Il puz
8,108 Tues & Fri, 9 p.) 4.1.
9,608 Nor regulatory
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· Kootwijk (Holland);
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81.56 Melbourne 82/18 Sphanectady
3120 Bludloven (Holland) #1.28 Sydney
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9,000 Not regular
$1651 (Kenya)
ZLOKA
28:6 Bydney to be an EMER "27,8"-"Bandhang me
10,528 Not regalar
PLB 15.88 Chelmsford (England) 5.8.W
Mr. Souter drew attention to the fact that there would be another! meeting
20.85 Saha of the Radio-Telegraphiu 18.88 Conference in the autumn of this
184 57 yent; in Madrid He recalled that 16. the last Conference held at Wash ington hud made the provision that 156 spark wireless set
should be
soba-under: (300 wat limit of time.”
9,580 T7.m
9.9 TL 8am. Skt. Sam, & 10 am
2,077 Midnight daily
11,020 Midnight-8m,
11,751 7.80 pis, & am. daily, sroept
Baturday and Sunda
KLIK 1920 Miguely
20. 12850, 4m. Wed,
PLO PCL ELE17380 Dally 8 pm to midnight, ELELE 17.751 Bimaa ya 7 păm & midnight
28:404 | Bacle mitërndon. ?"
16,200 Dalle 8:30p.m. to midnight. 16,504 Daily 7-p.m.
Kootwijk (Hailand) Bandong Barkoky Kootwijk (Holland),
P.C.K PLE
19,820 Daily 4.07 path
19,351 Daily K
6 to 8117 p.m. Stanka Razing. Brussels Royal Conservatod (Glaxounow)Orchestra of thes L2188 L2184
6.17 to 6:35 p.m.
Operatio
Callo Solo de istersingers
Chorus The Student Prince
Drinking Song (Donnelly and Romberg)Raymond Harlowe Paul Clemnon, Olaf Olson and Chorus-9083
Ootetta The Bohemian Girl Then You' Remember Mo
Balfe arr, Sear).
Octotto Maritana-Scenes That Are Brightest Wallace, an Sear) JH. Squi Ootetta.---9107."
23 to 830 pm -
Band Belections,
Pomp and Circumstance March, No. 1 (Elgan)Reg. Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards-0000.
(Continued on Paon 11.)
Latest
Belle Isle Ice Patrol should be BRUNSWICK
made a permanent feature.. A similar service at Belle Isle to that provided earlier in the seguo in
and
the Cabot Strait would, he said, be MELOTONE
of the greatest utility to shipping navigating the northern route..
This tribute to the value of the Ise Patrol is also a tribute to the value of wireless communication. by means of which the Ice Patrol vessels distribute their reports and warnings to shipping. The fact that | no ship has been lost on the Ameri can coast through collision with ice since the Patrol began its, guard in 1012, indicates there than anything. else can do the importance of this, work.
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