THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY,
DECEMBER
Shipping HAMBURG-AMERIKA
LINIE.
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Deutsche Dampfschiffahrts Gesellschaft “HANSA."
EAST ASIATIC SERVICE, s
Regular Sailings from JAPAN, CUINA and PHILIPPINES, vis STRAITS and COLOMBO,
TO
Varsoilles, Havre, Bremen and Hamburg and New York.
Taking Cargo at Through rates to all European North Continental and British Perts, also Trimie, ialston, Opario, Canes, and other Madsterranean Levantine, Black Baltic Sea and But, and all North and South Amrican Porta
Next Sailings from Hongkong: OUTWARD.
For Sadgusi, Kaba & Yukohaus
9.S. ARMENIA A.....
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...*2nd Dec, ALTMARE ......3rd Jan. BILESIA 14 dan SUEVIA 27th Jan
Ö. J. D. AULERS.11th Feb. SPEZIA...........26th Feb, SENEGAMBIA, 10th March SITHONIA......28rd Macol
For Farther Particulam, apply to—
HOMEWARD.
For Marseilles. Eva & Hamburg;
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S.8. SEGOVIA .......................2874 DA, For Havre Bremen & Hamburg :".
8.8. ALESIA............24 For Ratiordam, Premen & Hamburg; 8.S. BRASILIA.....11tb Jan For Havre & Hamburg;
SS, BAMBIA
16th Jan.. For Rotterdam, Breman & Hamburg; 8.8. FURST DU LOW. 24th Jan. For Hero, Brim a & Hamburg
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3.8. ARMENIA... Gil Jan, For Hare & Hamburg;.
28. ALTMART...th Feb. For Marseilles, Bremen & Homburg: 88. GOLDENFELS ...74 Feb.
Hamburg-Amerika Linie,
Hongkong Office.
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.
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NEW FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE OF STEAMERS BETWEEN KOBE, HONGKONG AND RANGOON.
EASTWARD.
The 8.5; FULTAL 1151 tous grava Captain, H Crilley will be laf patched for YOKOHAMA & KOBE ou the 14th Jannary, at daylight taking orgo and Passengers at current rateni
WESTWARD.
VESSELS TAKING CARGO.
Destination.
London and Antwerp
London via Uanal Ports of Call Havre and Hamburg, &c.............
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Rotterdam, Bremen and Hamburg, &c.
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Bremen, and Hamburg, &c.
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Mexico, Peruvian and Chili vis Japan Cape Ports via Mauritiua
Copenhagen and Baltic Forts...
Delta
MOVEMENTS OF
STEAMERS.
VESSELS ADVERTISED TO DEPART TO-MORROW,
For Haiphong, Hongay,
European Ports.
Vessel's Name,
For Freight Apply To
To be Dispatched.
Denbighshire
Sombia
J. M. & Co.... 28 December P & O. Ob. ... 4 January H.A. L
Japan,
11 January
Japan,
Altmark
HAL... 5 February
Macao,
Fueret Buelow.
H.A. L.
24 January
Straits,
Armenia
HA, L
25 January
Brasilia
H.A. L
5 January
Kiyo Maru
Shanghai, Foodhow,
T.K. K.
1 February
Duneric
Bank Line
Begin January
Canton
A. N. & Co...
15 January
Persia
Goldenfels
Kame Maru. Koerber
Francisco and
Canada.
Ka Bank Line
P. M. Co.... P. M. Co.
31 December
Trieste, Fiume, Venice via Singapore, &c. Marseilles
Marseilles, London & Antwerp via Singapore, &o. Trieste via Singapore, Penang & Colombo, &c.
New York, San
Sobuylkill Swazi Nile Mongolia Nippon Mara
...Ookley..
New York, vin Suez Canal New York via Ports and Suez Canal San Francisco via Shanghai and Japan, &c.
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do do do do do Victoria, Vancouver, &c. Victoria, B.C., and Tacoma via Japan, &c. Victoria, BC, and Tacoms via Kealang, do.... Victoria, B.C., and Seattle via Shanghai, &o.... Vancouver via Shanghai and Japan, &o...... Aancouver
Australian Porta
Australian Ports via Manila
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Singapore,
Batavia, Cheribon, Samarang, &c.
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Singapore, Penang and Calcutta Singapore, Penang and Rangoon Singapore, Penang, Rangoon and Calcutta
Kudat and Sandakan Japan
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The S.8. "OKARA" 621 Ton gross, Capt. R. B. Hirt, will ba d-Bombay via Singapore and Colombo patched for SINGAPORE, PENANG and RANGOON on the 12th January 1918 at noon, and will be followed by the SS. UPADY 6337 tons.gms. Capt. Logan, sailing, hansa on or about the 20th January 1913, at noon, taking cargo at current rates.
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For Freight or Padaags, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., '
AGENTS.?
Telephone No. 218, Hongkong. 21st December, 1919.
LOG BOOK.
Fire Extinction in Ships.
to support combustion, and it was this gas which was need in the system due to Dr. G. Harker Beng waste gas, it cost nothing, ▲ paper by Mr. E. Kilburn but before turning it into the Scott, on "The Dee of Gases on hold it had to
be cleaned
Yokohama and Kobe
Yokohama and Kobe via Shanghai
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do Ado Nagasaki, Kobe and Yokohama Kwang-chow-wang and Haiphong Tsingtau, Weihaimei, &c. Swatow
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow
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Tacoma Maru... Panama Mara... "Awa Maru ·
Empress of India Monteagle
Australia.
Changsha
Prinz Waldemar 'St. Albans.
Yawata Maru
8. W. & Co... 31 Dec,, about
H.A. L. ....7 February
1 January N, Y. K
LAR
8. W. & Co.... 19 January
'S. T. & Co.
T. K. K.
30 December
9 Jan., about
7 January 11. January
Bank Line ... End of December 0.8.K. 26 December
4 January 0.8. K.
N. Y. KA... 31 December O: P. R. Co... 11 January O.P. R. Co..... 8 March
B. & S. M. & Co. G. L. & Co.... N. Y. K.
Coast Ports and Japan,
即申d
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Ships for Fire Extinction and and cooled. A typical analysis Foochow via Swatow and Amoy
fiue gus was-Nitro Manila Fumigation," was read before the of Institute of Marine Engineers, gen, 30.5 per cent carbon Manila, Mangarin, Iloilo and Cebu recently and in it he described dioxide, 10.0 per cent.; carbonic
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the Rich, Gronwald, Clayton, and oxide, 5 per cent.; and oxygen, Shanghai, Kobe and Moji... Harker systems. The methods of 9.0 per cent. In the Harker ap- Shanghai, Kobe and Yokohama extinguishing fires on board ship, paratus a De Laval turbine or he said; included (1) closing the electric motor drove the fan, and hatches; (2) flooring the holds a branch pipe connected to the Shanghai, Moji, Kobe and Yokohama with water; (3) blowing in main funnel from the boilers or Shanghai
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to the funnel of the donkey boiler conducted the gas to the washer and cooler. After being washed the gas passed to the fan and was delivered to the gas main. Sen water was pumped into the washer and was formed into a fine spray, which extracted the soot from the
steam; (4) blowing in inert gas such as (a) carbon dioxide gas, (b) "sulphur dioxide gas, or (a) flue gas. Closing the hatches was seldom really effec tive, because air usually leaked into the hold in sufficient quantity to keep the fire alight, and even when the flames wereextingaished gas on its way to the fan. Dia- there was great danger of the fire infectants could be drawn from n
amount of heat could
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Tjitaroomi
Tjimahi
Thongwa Okara
+14
Colombo Marn... Kamakura Mara Вогдео
Tjiliwong
Tjimanoek
Fultala
... 4 January
28. December 4 January 15 January
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J. O, J. L. J. C. J. L....
D. S. & Co....
J. M. & Co.... N. Y. K. N. Y. K.
Quick despatch
Quick despatch
30 December
12 January
28 December
6 January
Vessel
Sungklang.
Wuhu. Prinz Ludwig
Bauri-maru. Sui Tai. Denbighshire. Wingsang.. Halching.
VESSELS ADVERTISED" TO ARRIVE TO-MORROW.
From Yokohama,
Vessels
The 8.8. Glenroy, passed the Suez Canal on the 20th Inst. for Bongkong via Straite..
The IG. M. as. Prinz Walde 5 left Yokohama on the 20th inst., at 10 p m' and may be ex pected here on or about 27th inst., B-m..
The P. & O. s.a. Bunda, lof Singapore for this port on the 23rd inst., at 8.30 a m., and is due her® on the 30th inst, at about 6 am.
The American & Manchurian Line as Kansas; left: Babang on the 22nd inst, and is due here on or about 30th inst., p.in,
The B.8. Pathan, arrived" Boston on the 20th inst.
The L-C.S.N, s.8. Choongshing, from Chin wantão, is due at Hong Prinz Waldemarkong on the 28th inst,
AMERICAN MAIL.
The T. K. K. 8.8. Nippon. Maru, arrives at Yokohama from Hono- lulu on the 24th inst, and is ex- pected on the 3rd January.
The T. K. K 6.8. Chiyo Maru, left Hongkong for San Francisco via usual ports of call on Saturday the 21st inst.
The T. K. K. 8-8. Tenyo Maru, left Honolulu for Yokohama on: the 19th inst, and is due here on the 9th January.
FRENCH
The I.-C. S. N. 8.a. Fooksang, from Calcutta, le due at Hongkong on the 2nd January.
The Indra Liñe s.s. Indramayo, from New York, is due at Hong- kong on the 31st inst. She left Sebang, on the 20th inst.:
The B.I.B. N. ss. Fultalá, from Rangoon, is due at Hongkong on. the 5th January.
VESSELS IN PORT.
The s.s. Ernest Simons will not leave Shanghai before the 25th Anping, inst. and is expected to arrive here on the 28th inst.
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M. & Co.
Middle of January
J. C. J. L.
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要路
J. C. J. L....
Quick despatch
8.8 Ernest Simone, Awa The M.M. with the outward French mail, will leave for Europe on the 28th inst, at 7 p.m.
Banri
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E. F. Ferdinand Vorwaerts Arratoon Apcar. Coblenz Kaga Mara Nikko Maru
Si-Kiang Changchow Haimun Haiching Haitan Kaijo Maru Loongsang Zafiro
Rubi Dilwara
Quick despatch
J. M. & Co.... 14 January
S. W. & Co.... 30 Deo, about
B. W. & Co... 30 Dec,, about
30 December
D. S. & Co..... M. & Co.... N..Y. K. N. Y. K. M. M. Co.
7 Jan., about
2 January
15 January
1 January
B. & 8....'
31 December
...! ·D. L. & Co.... 29 December D. L. & Co.... 27 December D. L. & Co.... 31 December 0.8. K. 1 January
J. M. & Co.... 28 December
S. T. & Co.... 27 December. 8. T. & Co... 7 January D. 8. & Co... 24 December
Carmarthenshire J. M. & Co.... 14 Jan., about
Damber
Altınark
Sunda Tjilatjap Tjibodas
Tjikini
Koorber
Chenan
Linan
Choyaang India
To Sail
Hongkong-New York.
M. M. Co. 30 December H. A. L..... 3 January P & O. Co.... 28 Dec., about J.O.J. L Quick despatch J. O. J. L... Quick despatch P. M. Co. "...Quick despatch
·S, W. & Cò.... 5 January
FOR NEW YORK VIA BUEZ.
MARINE CANALK HONGKONG-NEW YORK- (With liberty to call at the Malabar
Coast)
B. & S.
B. & S.
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26 December. 28 December' J. M. & Co.... 29 December': P. & 0. Co.... 2 Jan., about
To Sail
The M.M.8.8. Caledonien, with the outward French mail, will leave for Europe on the 31st inst., at 1 p.m.
GERMAN MAIL.
Steamers.
Chi. s.s., 1,412, MacKin non, 23rd Dec-Canton 22nd fec., Gon.-C. M. N. 00.
Maru, Jap. 8.8., 3,911, R. Shimidzu, 22nd J'ec.- Shanghai 19th Dec, Gen. -N. Y. K
Borneo,
Maru, Jap. 9-s., 2,360, Y
Mass, 22nd Dec-Sour" baya 11th Deo, Sugar D. &.0o
Ger. 6-8, 1,344, F.Sembill
24th Deo-Sandakan
28th Dec., Timber-
Co
The I. G. M. s.s. Prinz Ludwig, Eiger, Nor. 8.8, 1,875, E. Fingal
carrying the German mails with
dates from Berlin of the 29th ult,
left Singapore Saturday the
sen, 22nd Dob-Hol
phong and Hoihow 21st. Dec, Gen-J, & Co.
21st inst, at 8 pm ang may be Empress of India, Br. ss., 5,940, expected here on or about Thurs-
day the 26th inst, at night.
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The I. G. M. s.s. Yorck, which left here on the 27th ult. at 10 a.m arrived at Genoa on the 23rd inst. at 7 p.m.
AUSTRALIAN MAIL.
The E. and A. str. St. Albans, from Sydney, left Port Darwin on the 2nd Inst. for Timor, Manila and Hongkong.
The E and A. ss. Eastern, left Sydney on the 18th inst for this port via Queensland and ports, Port Darwin and Manila-
R.M.8, ** DUNOTTAR CASTLE
The above steamer of 5,687 tons register and classed 100 A.L. at Lloyds, The IG. M. s.s. Prinz Sigia- having superior first class passenger mund, which left here on the 30th accommodation, fitted with wireles ult, arrived at Sydney on the telegraphy, alectric fans in all states 24th inst, at 7 pm.
rooms and carrying first class pass. n. gers only, is dus at Hongkong on the
18th instant, and will leave for Yoko
MERCHANT STEAMERS,
The 6.8. Shimoga sailed from
A. Hailey, 21st Deo. Vancouver, B.C., 28th Nov, Mail & Gen, 0. P. R. Co. AK
Halyard, Nor. s.s., 1,066, C. An-
dersen, 21st Dec-Bang kok and Hofhow 20th Deo, Gon-Chinese. Kashing, Br 8.8., 1,134, Lewis, 22nd Dec.-Danton 21st Deo., Gen.-B. & §, Loongsang, Br. s.a., 1,093, Leask, 24th Dec. Manila 21st Dec., Hemp and Gen J., M. & Co.
Laertes, Br. s.8., 1,320, Wawn, 5th
Deo-Saigon 22nd Nov Gen. Wo Fat Bing.. Ockley, Br. 6.9., 2,928, R. W. Bar- rett, 23rd Dec.-Seattle, U.S.A. 4th Nov., Gen. B. L
Petchaburi, Br. 5.8., 1,372, Gose wisch, 19th Dec.-Boura Abaya 8th Deo, Bugar
J. C, J, L.
Phranang, Ger. 3.8., 1,021, HQ Reher, 22nd Dec. igọn 20th Dec.. Rice B. & 8.
Maru, Jap-
hams direct the following day. She wil return bere oo THURSDAY, January 2nd and sailor Singapore, New York on the 24th ult, forhibetoro Penang, Bangoon, Calontis, Madras, Far East, vis the Straits. Colombo, Bombay, Sues (for Cairo),
The str. Kanens, passed the
MONDAY, January 6th 1918, Suez Canal on the 3rd December, Buisang,
A number of Taokat first class berths
are available at moderate mtes, and and is due here on or about 3rd special socommodation can also be book- January. ed if required. For further particulars || \ please apply to N
breaking out again when the tank in a vaporized condition and did not reach the burning cargo, hatches were opened. By reason carried along with the gas to all in sufficient quantity to carry heat from the of the latent hent of steam a large parts of the ship. The flue gas sys- away the
be tem undoubtedly stood first in glowing mass, but simply filled quickly absorbed by evaporat effectiveness of operation, because up the hold, the effect was ing water, but of course much the gas could be delivered into the same as if the batches were water might be poured in the holds at a much greater rate shut down, except that the flames without any of it reaching and the supply kept up for a disappeared more quietly. In all the seat of the fire. When the longer period than with the gases probability, however, the fire water did reach the fire the voused in other systems. A pure would break out again when the lams of steam given off acted in CO2 gas supply was naturally hatch covers were removed. Al- two ways(a) by absorbing heat limited to the amount carried in though no flames were visible, in ita vaporization; (b) by filling the steel bottles, and SO2 gas the centre of the burning cargo the hold and so displacing air. supply was limited by the amount might be still glowing. The heat The principal objections to water of raw sulphur available, also by from this smouldering mass must AMERICAN ASIATIC 8.8 00 Port Said, Messina and Marseilles on were that it might seriously da- its speed of travel in a complicat be carried away before it was safe mage the cargo and endanger the ed piping system. There was an to admit air to the hold, and the stability of the vessel, while many important point in this connexion passage of large volumes of cool namely, that, however well the extinguishing gas was the most cargoes, such as coal and grain, cotton, wool, and jate, resisted the hatches and ventilators were clos-effective way. It was this ability percolation of water. Steam had ed, there was always considerable to pour any quantity of gas into the advantage that it could be leakage. For example, at the the hold that made the Harker quickly turned into a hold, but trials of the Fiona, fitted with the system valuable. Flue gas was up Its value as an extinguisher de Harker system, it was found that always ready, and all that was pended principally on its dis- about 500 cu. ft. of gas a minute required was to start the fan and plsing the air, and this de were necessary to maintain a fire-turn on the water to the washer. Hongkong, 2nd Des. 1919,
con extinguishing atmosphere in a No damage to cargo or hull re- pended on the amount
An ordinary fire large hold of 80,000 en ft. sulted from the use of CO2 gap, densation. Pocolved its supply of oxygen capacity. When the hold was whereas sulphur dioxide gas and piping connecting with
filled with gas and the fire was steam were distinctly objections- various holde from the air, and when the oxygender control, it might take ble from this point of view. All en content was reduced to about
combustion of ordinaveral hours before the cargo the Harker machines were built Mexican Government to Pay fo- $15 per cent. ary, Rabstances corn). When was sufficiently cool to prevent to deliver 1,500 cu. ft. of fine gas Insurgent Damages.
recurrenc0,22 the outbreak. Gt in a normal boiler
For an ordinary sized Washington, December 18 Therefore a current of gas must cargo bost this would require, The Mexican government has 80th December Rahat gawalbe kept i
tup so an to carry away say, 7 h.p., and the apparatas agreed to indemnify 25 Ameri the heal from the sm dering would cost, say, 8850. A similar cans who have suffered thratch "pply taste Mayta made, and at the same time pro-sum would probably be required the operations of the insurganta,
coal was
is large port of the oxygen of the
air combined with the coal, and the resulting fine gas canisined. only about 0 per cent, of oxygen. Thao Que que was quite unonte
a minute.
on
British 8.8. "SWAZI
or about 11th January, 1913.
For freight & further Information,
to
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,
1587
General Agenta:
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vent the inlet of air. If the gas for the day and Glar diameter aust in thorium of 18000,
The I. M. G. 8.8. Coblenz, left! JARDINE, MATHESON & Sydney on the 14th inst., at 11
CO., LTD,, Agente
am, and may be erected here Hongkong 12th Nov, 1919. [844 on or about 6th January AMERICAN AND ORIENTAL LINE. FOR NEW YORK v BUEZ CANAL
the With liberty to call at the Malabar
Cosat).
THE Steamship
BOB ULKILL"
The 8.8. Fitz Clarence, sailed from Moji on the 21st inst, and is expected to arrive here on the 20th insta
The TKK 8. Kiyo Maru, Hogo arrives at Yokohama
lulu on the 2nd Janua
and in
will be despatched from this part on expected here on the 18th January.
*Kreight and forthat particular,
THE BANK LINE, LIE
T. Miyata, 23rd Dec Moll 17th Doo, Coak-K, B. KAWA
Br. ss., 1,760, Payne, 16th DesJava 5th Dec. Sugar-J., M. & 06, k
Tean, Br. 8.8., 1,374, A. W. Outer-
Dea
bridge, 20th 1 Manila 17th Dao, Gen.
ongwe, Br. 8.8, 3,428, R. P Fysh, 24th Des-Kobe and Moji 20th Deo. Gen.
D. 8. & Com Wingeang, Br. 8, -1,5)
man let Idang 20 Des
Am 58 1,024, E S
ray,
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