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SHIPPING.

LIGHTING IN SHIPS.

MODERN NECESSITIES.

THE CHINA MAIL.

pairs," following her recent collision | Irofworks.

tară tabiklings, E The Pacific Conference has decided

in the Straits of Malacca Further there are baly the Kochd, Mary de fraid the fright rate on wooden enquines have slicited the fact that of 2,000 toca si the Osaka Ironworks the ferris wem not of a temporary funds abg vớ

#Abarlat: "Mara #par 4:509 Base, but that the ship had net tons of the Nitts Shipbuilding Yard, anly been repaired in every respect to while the "Bushe Arra” of 2,567 tone the entire satisfaction of Lloyd's of the Ironworks and the Tar representative, and 41 classification, Maru" of the Würsó yard were all but that the owner, the NYK which were complated altogether. have expressed their appreciation of the speedy sud exceptionally good work put into the ship by the Sing- apore Harbour Board. When it is stated that the job included a totally new bow and other heavy repairs, some idea may be formed of the great activity that must have prevailed at Keppel Harbour, day and night, continuously for the 21 days during which the ship was in dock.. This is a creditable record for Singapore.

are from Japan to the interior of |áming by Djemtata $ LUI át bões).

But the rate for the Pacific cost ins maintained unchanged..

FONDA QIHIANO) -The installation of the new light- ing apparatas at Dodd Island light- bouse was completed and the new BENTGENERAL NOTES:""

Eight exhibited at sunset on July 17. but alat mediamati al mondo desThe character of the new apparatu

The dredging operations in the fia didptric, of the second order?” The Empire Dock are completed, and character of the new light in group dredging was commenced at the West lightning flashing, showing two light-·· Wharf on July 6 during the day time aing nahas in quick succession.

every 15 seconds."

RANGOON'S DEVELOPMENT.

The Ministry of the Interior and}}. the Ministry of Agriculture and Com merce have petitioned the President to open up Trinan as a commercial port.

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Following the opening some time ago of a Keelung-Haiphong line, the Yamashita Kisen Kaisha has opened

direct line between Osaka-Kobo and Bangkok via Saigon. The One of three steamers which are "Fukui Maru III.," the first ateander, being built at the Nagasaki Works to operate the new service, left Osaka: NEW PORT SCHEME FINALLY APPROVED. of the. Mitsubishi Zosen Kaisha for on June 23. The "Anahin Maru”;

The proposals for the Rangoon port development published by the Port Commissioners include provision for a dock at Dawson available at all stages of the tide, and which will have direct rail communication to meet the demands of the ocean-going| traffic.

The existing accommodation avail- able for the development of the Indian and private traffic scheme obviates the necessity, for dredging and main- taining the channel throughout Hast ings shoal The.dock, will provide fifteen berths, capable of extension in all of the important vessels, and to 48. A dry dock will adjoin the we now find that almost all ships have entrance to the dock, which will be an electric equipment.

750 feet long by 80 feet wide. The Apart from the improved il-proposal was accepted by a conference, umination, electric lighting has been and spproved unanimously by the found to be safer, so much so that the Port Commissioners. Trial boringe, premium charged by Lloyd's for survey and observations, will begin electrically illuminated ships is con- at once and land séquisition, notice siderably lower than for those halls for which has already been issued. which are still depending on oi The completion of the scheme will lamps. From the hygienic stand take seven or eight years. The The lighting of ships is a matter point, too, the introduction of eler- proposals are the work of Mr. Cherry which has commanded an increasing tricity in boats has much to commend who was recently appointed Chair- amount of attention during the last it, since electric lamps, being com- man of the Port Commissioner, and few years, but, at present, there is pletely enclosed, cannot vitiate the formerly of the Bombay Trust. little literature available upon the atmosphere or contaminate food- subject. It is obviously one that has many aspects because of the great variety of purposes.or which the ships are built and the enormous differences in their dimensions.

SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY

OF ELECTRICITY.

The lighting that is required in a liner which is practically a large floating hotel-differs from that re- quired in cargo vessels, but it is now! convenient to light by electricity even the smaller sized vessels.

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stuffs. The importance of this is realised when on: remembers the limited amount of space available

board ship and the consequently crowded conditions which must of a necessity prevail.

AMERICAN SHIPS ON THE

PACIFIC.

left to the discretion of the contract. do so.

The "Asahi" prophecies a change in the American Shipping Board's In the case of large vessels the

Hitherto the lighting of ships docs policy on the Pacific. Now, the amount of energy required for 1 ghting forms only a small fraction of the not s.em to have been treated in Shipping Board runs the "Wenatchee," totel -reigy de fotel cre the same systematic way as problems boasting of its superiority, and her 1 to 2 par lat abu in nurse cases of interir illurination on land. twelve sister ships. Of these twelve there seems to be goned for parsi Inspection of a umber of specifica-six ply between San Francisco and mony impromding the ught that is tions shows that it is usual to allot a the Orient, two between San Francisco pended. In the case, however, of certain number of lighting points and Hawaii, and five between Seattle | Amaller vessels the possibilities of for a given atea; and it is seldom and the Orient. At this time of & supply become more limited, and that the method of illumination shipping depression, however it is here the lighting is necessarily more and the position of the light sources very unwise to put such huge ships on i are defined, those matters often being the Pacific, and it can never pay to primitive.

Each run results in a loss of ELECTRICAL PLANT AND WIRING. about Y90,000 supposing that it can The wiring of ships is a matter of load passengers and cargo fully, and paramount importance in view of the is a loss of F240,000, if it fails to obtain fact that escape from a ship at sea passengers and cargo for more than is always accompanied by considerable half its capacity. Assuming that danger, and, therefore, it is essential the liners go and return six voyages a VARIED LIGHTING KEQUIREMENTS. A liner with its own electric sup- that the risk from tire from electrical year, the total loss comes to rather ply available for lighting requires defects be reduced to a minimum by more than Y18,700,000. Viewed in light for many purposes, and all the the use of suitable fittings and wiring this light, the "Asahi holds that arts of illumination are required Special attention has been given to the American ships will be unable to Generally speaking, all the advantages the choice of material of the best develop the Pacific trade, no matter of modem land lighting can be in and highest quality. The rules issued how hard they may try to do so, and corporated in the lighting of a vessel by the Institution of Electrical Engi- concludes that the Shipping Board with few modifications: & ship has, neers on ship lighting embody the will in the near future change its however, the advantage that the most recent information and modern policy." area to be illuminated is relatively practice to ensure safety. One of email, so that the cost of distribution the most important matters is to! is not so important and the voltage ensure that in passenger vessels there may be selected largely with a view, are spare generators to serve in case

JAPANESE SHIPBUILDING.

The Osaka shipbuilding trade con-

to the co.venience and efficiency of breakdown. At first it may seem tinues depressed. Few orders for of the lamps used. Since the intro a great waste or extravagant to have new ships have been received. During duction of electricity on board ships the electrical generating plant split May, there were thirteen ships total- there has been a marked improvement up into a number of units, but the ling 25,439 tens under construction in the amount of illumination provid- thermal efficiency of the small engines of which five totalling 12,400 tons ed. The lighting of the working, at full load is much greater than large were at the Osaka Ironwork, two parts of the ship appears to offer the ones that are under-run.

greater room for improvement.

The first ship of the British Navy to be fitted with electric light was

THE YOKOHAMA MARU.

CREDITABLE REPAIR WORK.

totalling 1,065 tons at the "Namurs” Shipbuilding Yard, two totalling 2,250 tons at the Shipbuilding Yard, one of 4,500 tons at the Nitta Shipbuilding Yard, cne (sailing) of 120 tons at the HMS. "Polyphemus" in about 1882

Amano Shipbuilding Yard, one of or 1883 and thortly afterwards

1,200 tons at the "Aisawa Ship ILMS. "Edinburb," "Collingwood," and **Imperiease,"

What has been a really remarkable building Yard, and one of 1,300 tons "Rodney," "Warspite" were similarly fitted. piece of work on the part of the Sing at the Okamoto" Shipbuilding Yard, In those days

carbon apore Harbour Board was referred to It is said that the "Okamoto" skip

the such by filament

showed

Straits Times which will be brought under the hammer, lamps marked improvement over the former mentioned that the "Yokohama as it lies, at an early date. During methods of lighting that electric meals Maru" had left the King's Dock after the same month, six vessels were of illumination were rapidly adoped having undergone "temporary re completed, two of them at the Osaka

the

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the Nippon. Yusan Kaisha will be will also leave at the end of the cur launched on July 25. The others rent month. It is understood that will be ready for launching before the the company intends to load drygoods end of the year. The vessels are of on the outward line and rice for Hong the "Katori Maru!' class and will be Long and Japan on the homeward employed in the European service.

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