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THE CHINA MAIL.

SHIPPING SECTION.

STORM WARNINGS.

ADDITIONS TO LOCAL. SIGNALS

mean pressures were indicated; although the brake horse-power was not altared at all By bringing the [Control' back ́n little to give. Inter- admission the indicator curvon were reduced even is, much is from

• 120 lb, to 100 lb. per squaro Inchi

In replying to the discussion, Mr. OIL ENGINE TRIALS ard to the method of making the

S. B. Freeman said, that with re

REPORT OF THE LIVERPOOL DISCUSSION.

report, the observers had done all they were asked to do. When the reports were all co-ordinated they, would be able to compare the re aults of the different engines. "GAZETTE"" NOTIFICATIONS.

The Afth report of the Marine On With regard to the tests, the con- sumption por brake horse-powor Engine Trials Committee was dis was about the same for all; it was Notice of additional supple-cussed by the Liverpool Engineer- the indicated horse power, that mentary warnings to the Honging Society at the same time at the varied so much. The low mechani Kong Storm Signal Code is given Londen discussion. The following en eeiency was the thing that in the "Gazette."

is a report of the proceedings at first struck him, but the fuel con- Indicated horse- sumption

per Liverpool:~

power was comparatively low. In opening the discussion Pro

Piston Ring Trouble. fessor Watkinson said that he

On the first run the rings had thought it was unfortunate that no seized and given trouble and had

the results were given in the report, notched and plain rings had been criticism and no analysis of any of had to be taken out and eased 20 that they would float easily. Both

The results were very disconcert-

tried, but he did not think one had ing in many respects. The cut. standing feature was the apparent seemed to be fairly good practice come out better than the other. It low mechanical efficiency of the ento "locate" the top two rings and gine, i... in the neighbourhood of allow the lower rings float. The 65 per cont. He thought the ren-

When Local Signals are dis- played in the Harbour, signals will be displayed as follows: When No.1 Signal is displayed in

Harbour.

vertically by

Red T by day. 2 Red Lights night.. When Nos. 2 to No! 7 Signals are"

displayed in the Harbour.. Black Cone by day.

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2 Green Lights vertically by

night.

These Signals will be displayed

at the following Stations:- Aberdeen. Saikung,

Cheung Chow.

Gap Rock.

Shataukok.

Tuipo.

Ping Shan.

Taun War Tái Đ Waglan...

Stanley. Shaukiwan

PASSENGER LIST.

ARRIVALS.

son for that was that the indicated fuel valves were set on the centre line of the cylinders. The oil fuel horso-power was far too high.

Some of the indicator diagrams pump was of the constant-stroke

simlar

type, and he believed there was an were

to those of T overflow arrangement. The usual explosion engine and not those of the Diesel type.

On the other arrangement was to have a separate much pump for each cylinder. hand, other diagrams were more like

springs of the indicators had been Diosel diagrams.

calibrated. Thè marked difference Was between the diagrams taken when using boiler and Diesel oll

He had been working out some of the data in connection with the two tests Nos. 10 and 14. both at

the other with boiler oil and he

The

With regard to lubricating oil consumption there was no figure given, but on an engine of the same type, but double the power, hla. com- pany had some experience and the

the same speed, one with Diesel and consumption was about 4 gallons per day. "Answering one of the speakers, with regard to the dis- found that with Diesel oil the brake position of the cranks, Mr. Free- horse-power was 1018 and the indiman said the arrangement was Passengers who landed at Hongcated horse-power 1530, while with adopted to secure good balancing Kong on Jan. 28. from the "Prest-boiler oll the brake horse-power in connection with the use of salt. dent Pierce" from Manila were:was 1030 and she indicated horse-water for cooling purposes, Mr. Dr. and Mrs. W. Bloem, Lt. J. A. power 1420. Professor Watkinson roman said that it had done well Bond, Mrs. M. D. Browne, Mr. R.. C.. | thought the inertia effect of the

on the whole and there Was no Campbell, Bro. Edw. Clifford, Mr.explosion accounted for the record-trouble if the surfaces were not too G. J. van Eck, Miss F. R. Fales, Mr. ed indicated horse-power being hot and the water was kept in active 1. F. van Hengel Mr. and Mrs, higher than the true indledted Guy A. Harrell, Mr. W. S. Leonard, horse-power. Capt. J. S. Miller, U.S.A... Rev. Fr. W. H., Musson, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Meyer Mr. J. A. J. W. Nieuwen- huys, Mr. Fo Kong, Mr. R. Soliva, Mr. Y. Sakura, Rev. Fr. G. Schotte Dr. and Mrs. J. G. Taylor Mis8 Hildredth "Taylor, Mr. C. Vicente, Mr. J. Vicente, Mrs. J. S. Wadding ton. Mr. A. E. Yuxingco, Mr. S. G. Yusingco, Mr. Yee Pio, Mr. Yang Shin-po. Rev. Fr. van Zugt.

Among the passengers N.Y.K. "Kitano Maru."

pore

an the arrived at

Hong Kong from London via Singa- of Jan. 28, were:-MM 3. Baumber, Mr. J. Carcereny, Mr. and Mrs. Eu Tong-sen, Mr. J. A. Samy, Mr. C. N."Larsen, Mr. T. G. Batlle, Mrs. B. Baillie, the Misses B. and M. Bailie, Mr. H. B. Bates, Mra A. B. Jensen, Mr. R. C. Kennedy, Mr. W. F. Nobbs, Mr. J. J. Strahle, Mr. A. B. Wang. Mr. A. O. Keller.

C. McMahon, Miss P. Pardo, Mias

motion.

MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

The mechanical efficiency in the first case was 661 and in the second case 712, and the latter was more nearly the truth. The friction horse-power in the first "case was 444 and in the second 336 for the

The B. 1. ss. "Talamba" left Moji per brake borse-power was 422 in is due here on Jan. 31, 2.m same load, The oil consumption for this port on Jan. 27, a.. and

the one case and 44 in the other.

hour in the first case was .28, which

The oil per indicated horse-power Canada" arrived at Shanghai yeater The C.P.S., R.M.S. "Empress of

day, at 9 a.m., left that port was too low owing to the indicated to-day at 9 a.m. and is

due horse-power being too high. Re-

Kobe on Feb. 1, at 5 a.m.

at

ferring to the results given on page The China Borneo S.S. Co.'s 42 of the paper, Professor Watkin-R.M.S. "Lok Sun" sailed from son said the curves showed that at Sandakan for this port on Jan. 27, normal full load the friction horse and will arrive here on Feb. 1. power was three times what it was at full load.

Professor Scholes also spoke on the mechanical efficiency. He said that if the friction was as high as → stated the wear and tear would be enormous..

The m.v.Delhi" (Swedish: East Asiatic, Co., Ltd.) Jeft Antwerp on Jan. 25, and is due here on or about March 2.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 1927.

CANADIAN

PACIFIC

QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC, TO VICTORIA & VANCOUVER.

STEAMERS

EMPRESS OF RUSSIA

EMPRESS OF ASIA: EMPRESS OF CANADA · EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA EMPRESS OF CANADA

EMPRESS OF RUSSIA

EMPRESS OF ASZA

SAILINGS 1927.

V*Ter

H'Kong S'hab Kobo

Y'hama

Leave

Leave

Love

Lente

Arrive

Fab. 16

Feb. 19:

Feb. 22

Fab. 5.

Mar. 8

Mar. 9. Mar, 12

Mar. 15

Mar, 18

Mar. 27

Mar. 30

Apr. 3

Apr. 5

Apr. 87 Apr. 17

Apr. 20

Apr. 27

Apr. 24.

Apr. 29

May 8

May 11

May 14

May 17.

May 20

May 29

June 1, June 14

June 7

Juno 10-

June 19

り

June 22 July 11

June 25

June 28

July 1

July 10

July 14 July 19 July 22

July 31

(E/Asia & B/Russia call Nagasaki day after departure from Shanghai)

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CONNECTING SAILINGS TO LIVERPOOL.

MONTCALM

MONTROSE.

MONTCLARE.

March 12.

Apri

2

April 23

MINNEDOSA May MONTCALM

June MONTROSE June'

13

3

24

Frequent sailings to Liverpool, Belfast, Glasgow, Southampton,..

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Cherbourg and Antwerp.

A DELIGHTFUL 85 DAYS CRUISE DE LOXE

S.S.

by the

EMPRESS OF SCOTLAND'

EEAVING HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 13th, 1927,

Calling at Shanghai, Chinwangtao (for Peking). Kobe," Yokohama, Honolulu, Hilo, San Francisco, Balboa, (Panamą), Panama Canal, Cristobal, (Colon), Havana.

Arriving NEW YORK, April 12th, 1927, arriving SOUTHAMPTON, April 20th, 1927.

Passenger Department: Freight and Express:

Tel. €.762 Tel. 'C:42.

Cables: "GACANPAC.” Cables: "NAUTILUS."

TRAGEDY OF THE SEA.

London, Dec. 27. The steamer "Burutu," of Liver pool, which has arrived at Portland, reports a colision with the French burgue "Eugene Schneider," which sank. Pour of her crew were saved by the "Burutu's" boats. Twenty- four are, missing and are believed to have been, bat.

The four survivors of the "Eugene Schneider, which was on the Inst

startlingly sudden. The barque was stage of a 27 days' voyage from Majorca, 'say that the collision was

struck amicships, and sank in two minutes. The survivors jumped on. the deck of the "Burutu" in the nick of time.

th SEVERE STORM.

Syracuse. Italy, Jan. 23. The severest storm of the winter is sweeping the Mediterranean par- ticularly the area between here and Malta.

PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO.

STEAMER FOR STRAITS, COLOMBO, AUSTRALIA, BOMBAY, EGYPT,. MEDITERRANEAN PORTS, .......

AND LONDON.

THROUGH BILLS OF LADING ISSUED FOR BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF, CONTINENTAL, AMERICAN AND SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS..

THE

HE Steamship

DEVANHA *** Captain' W. A. Norman, R.N.R., carrying His Majesty's Mails.will be despatched from this port on or about TUESDAY, 1st February, 1927, at Noon, taking PRERON- gera and Cargo for, the above Ports. Silk, Valuables and Tea for Italy, France and London (under arrange-

He asked whether the

All ship aervice to Malta arrangement of the cranks on the crank-shaft was not unusual for a into British India and cleared out the storm area are delayed from ten

The tonnage of vessels entered has been suspended and wireless re-ment) will be transhipped at Bom-

ports indicate that all vessels in

bay into the Mail Steamer proceed- six-cylinder engine..

It was much wards

with cargo from.. and

ing direct to Marseilles and Lon- more customary to have the eranka to foreign countries

and Bri- to twenty hours.

don.

the

COMMONWEALTH STEAMER. -

Sydney, Dec. 24. monwealth Line steamer "Carina"

Parcela will be received at this Office until 5 p.m. the day before Balling. The contents and value of all packages must be declared,

For further Particulars, Apply

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The sale of the Australian Com-"

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to Greek buyers has been completed.

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Among the passengers, who af- rived at Hong Kong on Jan. 28, by the N.Y.K. Fushimi Maru" from Japan via Shanghai, were:-Mra. J. M. Holly, Mrs. L. M. Kelly, Mr. of cylinders I and B in line. With tish possessions during the month and Mrs. J. H. Sherrard, Mr. W. D respect to the indicator diagrams, of September, amounted respec King. Mrs. S., C. Henderson, MI it was not the function of the detively to 496,000 and 891,000. and Mrs H. C. Lee, Mr. R. "Esigner of an oil engine to produce as against, 572,000 and $11,000 Chamber, Mr. P.. Burrington, Mr. F.

1. fiat-topped Diesel diugram in August, and 588,000 and Harris, Mr. R. F. Chutters, Mr. Kumping the diagram on the top 615,000 a year ago. During the six W. M. Lyone, Dr. H. H. Kung, Mr would lend to a more economical months-ending September, 1926, the tonnage of, vesecis entered and M. Hyndman. Miss Rosario, Miss use of the fuel S. Hyneman. Miss M. de Leon, Miss

Professor Scholes asked what the cleared with cargo amounted respec. The purchase price was about MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,

$26,000. For the past six months

Agents. C. Warren, Mrs. M. Galamale, Miss state of affairs was in the distributively to 3,287,000 and 8,871,000, as

with 8,363,000 and the yessel has been lying idle at Hong Kong, 25th January, 1926. S. R Famall, Master O. Gulamalie, tion boxes of the oil-feeding ar- compared

Was there free oil 4,029,000. th.

corresponding Sydney. Alisa G. Halima, Miss. R. A. B. rangementa, Bachlor, Miss C. Le, Miss F. Lo, present or did the oil merely gopefied of the preceding year. Mr. and Mr. C. J. Machado, Mr through the boxes in the nature of W. O. Woodford, Mr. N. Tirthdas, a "bird of passage." He had Mrs. H Vines, Miss J. Vines, Mra. noticed that most of the instru K. Rantoft, Mrs. F. Dickinson. Miss menta: had been calibrated. Were D. B. Dickinson, Mr. and Mrs. J. the Indicators also calibrated? Watson, the Misses M. R., K. R., D. E., and J. M. Watson, Mrs. S. W. Wolfe, Miss D. and Master P. Wolfe, Mrs. R. Croaka, Miss R. and Master D. Croaks, Mrs. A. Worrall, Master E. Worrall Dr. C., W Weedon, Mrs. H. Weedon, Master D. W. Weedon, Mr. B. H. C. Tamba, Mrs. B. K. Aouglass, Mrs. D. Mathieson, Master M. Mathieson, Mr. A. G. Hill

European passengers on the 8.8. "Arafura," sailed from Hong Kong for Manila and Australia on Jun. 28 were-Misa M. A. Searle, Mr. A, McIntyre, Mrs. K. McIntyre, Mrs. Harold Johnston, Miss R. E. Watkina, Mr. and Mrs. J. Frochlish, Mrs. R. Moreno, Mr. Joss Carcereny, Mr. and Mrs. S. Harcourt, Dr. and Mrs. F: J. Williams, Mr. R. J Turnbull, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Häll.

DEPARTURE:

Passengers who embarked on the "Kitane Maru" at Hong Kong, sail ed Jan. 28, for Shanghai and Japan were Brother Alexia, Brather Paul, Mr. Y. C. Chung, Mr. and Mrs. T. Nakashima, Mr. George Wisamitler, Mr. R. F. Johnston, Mrs. Looksha, Mr. Man Jee, Mr.. Yuen Mun-hing Mr. So La-ping, Mr. E., Fraser, Mr. To Hok-nin.

MARINERS NOTE.

"The master of the river steam- er "Sanning" report the presence. of a sunken object in the bed of the West river where the Kerr Channel turns into the Yellow Reach, just below Junction bend. The position on the chart in due south of the town Yung Ki The object seems to be of a hard nature.

Power Absorbed Luxuries. "Engineer Captain W. J. Willett Bruce said he was somewhat byer- whelmed by the number of auxi lartes which were driven off the main engine. He asked what power struck with the tabulated figures was absorbed by them. He was for the weight of the machinery; 603 tona seemed to be very low. He noticed that the cooling was done by salt water. He was underį the impression, owing to experience gained in recent years, that it was better to use fresh water to prevent incrustation.

Mr. G. E. E. Burgess thought the arrangement of the cranks would not give as good a balance as the ordinary arrangement. He would like to know whether anything had been noticeable in that connection. He would also like more informa- tion about the fuel arrangements, It seemed to him that it was quite possible for fuel to get back through the connections shown_if the two valves ware left open.. On submarine engines there was a con trol which allowed the moment of admission to be varied. noticeable sometimes that if this control were, set too early very high

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