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S.S. "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE"
Jan. 19 Feb. 5 Feb 22
To NEW YORK and BOSTON ·
via MANILA, SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO,
BOMBAY and CAPETOWN -
·S.S. "PRESIDENT MONRUE”
S.S "PRESIDENT GRANT" S.S. "PRESIDENT JACKSON"
Feb. 9
Mar. 23 Mar. 23
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Jan." 29 Feb. 16 Feb. 26
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YAWATA MARU
ASAMA MARU
Tuesday, 28th Jan. Tuesday, 11th Feb.
Saturday, 25th Jan.
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HEIAN MARU
SOUTH AMERICA (WEST COAST) via Hilo & San
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:
* NOZIMA MARU
Monday, SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila,
SUWA MARU
Wednesday,
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OKITU MÁRU
25th Jau.
27th Jan.
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Colombo.
22nd Jan.
Tuesday,. Friday,
28th Jun. roth Feb.
Wednesday, 15th Jan. Tuesday, 28th Jan.
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TOBA MARU
* GENOA MARU
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29th Jan. Tuesday,
11th Feb.
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ROTARY CLUB TIFFIN:
Interesting Discourse On Ships' "Marks And Lines"
7
An Interesting discourse dealing with the subject of ships' deck and load-line markings and their history. was given yesterday by Mr. T. E. Jackson, Senior Surveyor of Ships, when tre spoke belpre the Hongkong Rotary Club.on the subject "Marks and Lines,"
The deck and load-line markings of a ship indicate the free- of the vessel: and they board considered necessary for the safety show the amount of hull which is free of, or above the level of water at which the ship is floating, Rotarian Jackson explained.
"About eighty years ago there position of the loadline, and some had beer several shipping dises- ridiculous positions were found for ters with the loss of valuable lives it." and cargoes, and public interest wes aroused to the perils to which the passengers and crews aboard ships were being exposed. The un- derwriters of insurance on ships cargoes were also hard hit, in one case a cargo' valued at £200,000 was lost.
ENACTMENT RESENTED
34
One facetious master mark. ed his deckline correctly and then proceeded to put the Joadline on the side of the funnel which he was entitled to do under "the Act.
TURKEY FLOOD
HAVOC
HEAVY LOSSES OF
LIVESTOCK
ANKARA, Jan. 14. (Reuter) Many Ilves were lost and much damage was caused by disastrous floods in the Antioch regiun Turkey where the River Ast over- flowed following torrential rains.
The foods swept away bridges, wrecked mills, destroyed roads. uprooted trees and inundated farm lands over a wide area.
are
The losses of livestock have been heavy and communications completely disrupted.
Inhabitants are being evacuated from a large zone.
The rains continue.
U.S. LINER AGROUND
LLOYDS FORMULATION Obviously such $ ridiculous situation needed clarification, and The introduction In 1875 of the Lloyds formulated a simple rule 'legal enactment that ships should' for freeboard which made an al- be marked with a deck and load- lowance of two inches of free- ime was in general resented by board per foot depth of hold up shipowners and masters but they to a depth of eight feet, with an did not find it a very great dis-addition of one-tenth of an inch Jan. 14 (Reuter) Coastguards tried ability at first because the Act for each foot greater than eight fruitlessly for hours, to refloat the left it to themselves to fix the feet.
Uner Manhattan.
WEST
PALM BEACH, Floria.
Haying realised it was not com-
Several hawsers snapped during prehensive enough, the Committee the attempts and ground swells of Lloyds later gathered and ta carried her further ashore. THE WEATHER bulated a lot of information con- Arrangements are being made to Maximum temperature yesterdayquent behaviour of ships; and by
cerning the loading and subse- remove the liner's 200 passengers.
Some passengers of the Man- was 67 and the minimum 59.
taken off by Coast Total rainfall since January 1 is grouping these details under head-hattan were
ings which covered the various Guard cutters but surf swells in- 0.06 inches against an average of classes and trades a set of Rules terfered temporarily with plans to 0.34.
were issued in 1882,
táke them all of in small boats ·
Royal Observatory report states. A moderate anticyclone covers
LOAD LINE ACT
The Load Line Act was passed
.1
Manchuria, Korea, S. Japan and in 1890, empowering the applica- COLONY HEALTH the neighbouring seas. It is moving tion of the tables (formulated by slowly eastward.
Pressure remains moderately high over China.
Hongkong Royal Observatory
10 a.m., Jan. 14. Barometer, (at sea level), 30.20
ins.
BULLETIN
15
the Committee) to British vessels generally. Slight amendments were made in 1908. A new Load- The following is the Return of Hoe Act was passed in 1938 which-İnotiable diseases notifled as hav-. WEATHER REPORT was the outcome of the Interna- ing occurred in the Colony during
tional Convention in 1929,
the week ended at midnight on Rotarian Dr. Arthur W. Woo Jan. 11: Diphtheria, 15 cases presided at the meeting and Ro- (one death); Enteric Fever. tarian B. C. Lawrence thanked the cases (five deaths): Measles, 15 speaker. Mr. H. Lawson (Singa-cases (one death and one import- pore) was the only visiting Roed case); Chicken Pox, six cases
death); tarian and the following guests (one
Cerebro-Spinal were welcomed:-Messrs. W. G. Fever. onc case: Dysentery. 31 For. L J. Cave, A. E. Phillipps cases (11. deaths); Tuberculosis. (Sandakan) D. Kossick, I. M. Mur- 174 cases (102 deaths), ray. A. V. Skvorzov and L. Jack.
Temperature...82 F
Humidity. 83 per cent, Wind Direction, ENE
Wind Force (Beaufort) 2. Temperature: Maximum yesterday
63 F.
Temperature: minimum last night
60 F.
Rainfall for 24 hrs, enang Jun
today 0,06 Inst
ANNIVERSARY OF CLUB
DAILY RETURNS .
The Returns for the 24 hours Reference was made by Rotarian ended at midnight on Jan. 13 are Dr. Arthur Woo to the forthcom-as follows:-Cholera, ОДЕ case; ing Tenth Anniversary of the Diphtheria, two cases; Enteric Total rainfall since January 1st. Hongkong Rotary Club which will Fever, five cases; Measles, four be celebrated on Tuesday, Feb. 20 cases; Cerebro-Spinal Fever, two by a Dinner instead of the usual cases; Dysentery, two cases; Tiffin Meeting.
0.45 Ins.
Against an average ur, 0.34 ins. Sunset tonight, 5.59 p.m Sunrise tomorrow. 708 am
4 p.m., Jan. 14. Barometer (at sea level), 30.11 ins. Temperature, 65 F
3.
Humidity. 75 per cent.. Wind Direction, ESE Wind Force (Beaufort). Maximum temperature, 67 F Minimum temperature, 59 F. Rainfall, nil.
HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 15 to 31 Jan. 1941.
HIGH WATER.
Bong
Kong
Days o
Week:
Dats
Month.
Standardi
Time.
b.m. 112
Height.
LOW WATEN
Hong
Kong
Standard Time
Hoight.
W
| Tuberculosis, 47 cases.
YAUMATI FERRIES SINK AFTER HARBOUR MISHAP
The Taumail ferry launches
Man Shing and Man. Ping were sank As the result of a collision in the harbour short- ly after noon yesterday." No lives were lost, two other ferries and No. 7 police launch arriving quickly on the scene.
from Kowloon
The Man Shing was bound for out of the water and were sent to Hongkong
City hospital suffering the effects of was immersion..
tried
to clear
The
2
sam-
PASSENGERS SAVED
Seventy passengers were taken
and the Man Ping found for Hunghom. accident occurred when both- vessels pan that was sailing across their off the Man. Shing by No. 7 Police path and collided off Holt's Wharf. Launch, with Sergeant Medley in charge. Other launches took off This was at 12.25 p.m. The bow of the Man Shing crashed into the another 30 passengers. starboard side of the Man Fing. Some dimculty was experienced
The latter took in a consider-in handling the passengers on the: able amount of water and became Man Shing many of whom were water-logged but was towed safely thrown into a panic when they The Man realised the vessel was sinking. a o to the railway pier.
h. m. P. in.
Wed. 15
M. La 47 in
*04 se 104
22 23
8.0
1554
30
Thur. 16
1178
49
0$ 32
10 5
230
7 6
1637
Fri. 17
1237
5 1
05 11
107
23 he
7 2.
1726
Sat 18
06 46
1
1324
4 2
18 21
31
San 19
00 49
104 ,07 27
1472
0.4
Mon. 20
01 554
5 0
15 08
56
Tucs.. 21
032/
4 9
1800 159
23 07
Shing was towed by the Man Fat The Man Ping is lying off the and Man Wal to the vehicular Kowloon foreshore, submerged by ferry wharf where she sank at 240 the #tern, and the Man Shing in 19 29 3 2
circumstances of pm. The passengers were disem-similar 0811
Vehicular Ferry Wharf. All 42 21.1132 barked in time.
the
08 67 # 7 The sampan was capsized, but passengers on board the Man Fing
[29] her crew of five were all pulled were taken off safely.
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