THE CHINA MAIL EXTRA.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, JUNE 7, 1920.
PACIFIC MAIL SERVICE.
FIVE NEW VESSELS
Of the nineteen vessels, known as the 535-foot type which the United States Shipping Board is having converted
from-
trenpships into first class, passenger liners and passenger and freight stearmers, five have been allocated to. the Pacific Mail Steamship Co., for operation to San Francisco. The first steamer will leave San Francisco probably in December next and it is expected that a fortnightly schedule will be maintained.
will* attain. à sra speed RUMOUR DENOUNCED AS (seventeen knots) Jittle less
ABSURD. than double the speed of the boats now on the run, will carry the familiar appellations of States of the A rumour has been in circulation Union, such as the "Golden State," relative to a private offer received on and the "Empire State." No changes the old Post Office Building, which in the Pacific Mail route, in the has been and will be advertised for Orient will be made, which will sale until the Government is ready to remain from San Francisco. Honolulu, conduct the auction on the advertised Yokohama, Kobe, Shanghai, Manila. date. Hongkong, and return. The voyage from Shanghai to San Francisco offer was being considered of a figure According to this rumour, a private will take 20 days, bettering
the present service by about seven higher than the price advertised as days. It will be five days from the upset price. No knowledge of Shanghai to Yokohama, nine days, such offer was in circulation among from the to Honolulu. and five authorities in a position to know this. more days to San Francisco..
morning, and one stated that it would
From data made available this: morning by the local manager of the Pacific Mail Steamship Co, (Mr. Jis Oram Sheppard) it is learned that the vessels are of the flush deck type. They will have a length ove all of 535 feet and a length between perpendiculars of 518 feet: beam moulded 72 feet depth to shade deck 50 feet; draft 30 feet 6 inches: freeboard 19 feet 6 inches. Passen- ger accommodation is provided for 257 first class passengers and 300 third class passengers.. The first class accommodation is designed rooms with baths, and ship's hospital the sale is far ahead and the land will
An indication of how the pas. be absurd for the Government to senger's comfort has been considered entertain a private offer on this par- to be gathered from the fact that cel of land, until after the conducting there will be no upper berths, in fact, of the auction. It is expected that no berths at all in the commodious the bidding will be brisk and a good Beds will be provided. price realized on the land, and the state rooms.
Boat deck-Verandah tea room, sale will be conducted in public, as swimming tank, officers quarters advertised, with opportunity to pur with promenade and bridge.
chase open to everyone.
with view to great comfort, the state! rooms being arranged in pairs with communicating bath and being provided with all the modern con- veniences for making sea travel luxurious.
Promenade deck-Two suites with sitting rooms, bedrooms and private baths-social hall, smoking room and large open deck space.
Upper deck-Thirty-one state
The only reason for the circulation of the rumour that can be surmised is thar the land has not appeared as for sale in the Gazette for the last few days. This need startle no one, as
Main deck-Dining saloon-pantry and galley, and 72 first class state be advertised only occasionally until a
· Short time before the date of auction rooms.
Tower deck-Laundry-bakery when it is probable that it will be cold. storage plant-officers' and advertised daily. crew's quarters and mess. TOOTS.
carry
In each boat provision has been! made to 300 tons in cola LATEST SHIPPING NEWS.
to be storage. All vessels are equipped with the Sperry Gyroscope compass by means of which it is
The holds of this type of ship will furnish capacity for the carriage of 11,000 tons deadwight in carge. Abundance of batches are provided to take care of quick turnover of cargo. There are five hatches 19 possible to tell true north at all feet wide by 30 feet long; two 19 times. feet wide by 24 feet long; and two ment
19 feet wide by 18 feet long. .:
ARRIVALS.
The fire control equip The s.s."Loongsang," Capt. J. V. lighted signal: Simpson 1,093 tons, arrived this
flasbes a
in the pilot house at any rise of morning at 7.20. a m., from Manila.
The fuel oil fanks have a capacity temperature in any part of the boat with 39 bags of mail.
for 3,290 tons and the power plant and the presence of smoke anywhere!
is equipped with water-tube oil burn-aboard is also independently indicated The s.s. "Heiwa Maru
Capt.
ing boilers and turbines giving a in the same way in the pilot house | Iwamoto, 1,848 tons, arrived this total shaft horse power of 12,000
morning at 7.30 am. from Müke
which drives the hull at a sea speed A Chinese was this morning with 2,500 tons of coal.
of seventeen knots and gives charged before Mr. . L. Smith
SS.. "Neleus"
Capt." T.
a steaming radius of 11,700 miles. with the theft from his sister, of a. The This steaming radius is, amply quantity of clothing and jewellery R. Ireland 4,260 tons, arrived this sufficient for a round trip from San valued at $600. According to morning at 7 a.m. from Moji with Francisco or Seattle to Yokohama and the Police, the defendant had been 30 packages of general cargo. return, either direct or by way of unemployed for some time, and!' Honolulu, and is suficient for the pitying him, his married sister The ss. "Telemachus," Capt. E. round trip to Hongkong or the allowed him to live in her house. Bentley, 1,340 tons, arrived this Straits Settlements with a partial One day, about, two months ago, morning at 7 a.m., from Saigon with fuelling on the way back, either at, she left the house to go and worship, 2,000 tons of general cargo and 2 Manila or Honolulu.
and placed the defendant in charge bags of mail.
he
had absconded
DEPARTURES.
It is understood that the remaining of the house. When she returned... fourteen vessels of the 535-foot type, she found together with seven of the 502-foot with her property. He was arrested type, now under construction, will all in Canton during the week-end. The 9.5. "Tungshing," Capt. be employed on Pacific Ocean routes. When asked to give evidence against Udden, sailed for Shanghai, at 4 From Captain Ryland Drennan, her brother, the girl said she p.m. to-day with 200 tons of general who arrived in Shanghai recently to had consulted her husband about
cargo." relieve Mr. W. L. Johnstone. as the matter and she did not Pacific Mail agent in that city, the wish to proceed with the case. It
The 83. "Talthybius," Capt. China Press learned that when the was stated by the police that the Hazeland, sailed for Yokohama vía new service is fully established major part of the missing clothing Nagasaki, at 4 p.m. to-day with 300 theVenezuela," the Colombia," had been recovered from various tons of general cargo. and the "Eucador " will be pawnshops, but the jewellery which taken off the run to the Orient and had already been melted down, could put on a Pacific Mail service from not be identified. His Worship
· San Francisco
the Atlantic discharged the defendant with a seaboard. The new liners, which caution.
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The $$ Hulchow," Capt.. Love. grove, sailed for Chefoo and Tien- tsin, at forenoon to-day with 8,000 tons of general cargo.
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