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THROUGH BOOKING TO EUROPE AT REDUCED RATES, £120, £112, £110, £102, 193, ela San Francisco.

G$440, G$420, vis Japan and Seattle. SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

SHINYO' MARU

Tuesday, 27th November. Tuesday, SIBERIA MARU ..........

11th December. LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via

Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Sucz.

HARUNA MARU

KITANO MĀRU

Saturday, 17th November. Saturday, 1st December.

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports,

MISHIMA MARU (Calls Zamboanga) Wednesday, TANGO MARU

21st November, Wednesday, 19th December.

BOMBAY vin Singapore, Penang, & Colombo,

† FUKU MARU

† TOMIURA MARU

Tuesday, 27th November. Sunday, 3rd December.

SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) vin Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles,

Mexico & Panama,

GINYO MARU......

Tuesday, 18th December.

SOUTH AMERICA (East Const) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports.

Sunday, 9th December,

· WAKASA MARU ..........

NEW YORK and BOSTON via PANAMA.

+ TSUYAMA MARU

ASUKA MARU

Monday,

26th November. Saturday, 8th..December.

„IVERPOOL via Port Said, Geneva, Marseilles.

† TOYOOKA MARU

† DAKAR MARŲ

CALCUTTA via Singapore.

PENANG MARU

† AKITA MARU

Wednesday, 21st November. Friday,

21st December.

Penang, & Rangoon.

Sunday,

Saturday,

18th November.

1st December.

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,

KANAKURA MARU (Kobe direct). Tuesday,

4 NAGATO MARU`(Moji dircet}

+ DURBAN MARU

ATSUTA MARU

+Cargo only

20th November. Tuesday, 20th November. Wednesday, 21st November. Tuesday, 27th November.

Subject to alteration without notice.

For further information apply to-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Del. Central No. 292 (Private exchange to all departments.)

O. S. K.

SAILINGS FROM · HONGKONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

LONDON, HAMBUNG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP—Via Singapor

Colombo, Suez and Port Said. ANDES MARU

********* Monday, 10th December. RIO DE JANEIRO,'SANTOS & BURNOS AIRES-Via Saigon, Singapore,

Colonso, Durban & Cape Town

Friday, 23rd November.

SANTOS MARU

BOMBAY—Vin Singapore & Colombo,

SUMATRA MARU......

Wednesday, 21st November.

CELEBES MARU (Calls at Karachi) Tuesday, 4th December,

DURBAN, DELAGOA BAY, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR AND

MOMBASA-VIa Singapore and Colombo.

CANADA MARU

CALCUTTA

Saturday, 1st December.

KAsano MARingapore, Penang & Innzoom

Sunday, 18th November.

VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER:-Vin Shanghai &

Japan parts

ARABIA MARU

Tuesday, 13th November.

MELBOURNE Vin Manila, Brisbane & Sydney,

·MADRAS MARU

BANGKOK-Viz Saigon

HAIPHONG—Vin Hoihow.'

MENADO MARU

Thursday, 8th December.

Thursday, 22nd November 10 a.m.

NEW YORK-Vių Japan ports, San Propeisen & Padamu

HAGUE MARU

JAPAN PORTS

ALTAI MARU

TACOMA MARU

SANUKI MARU

'KEELUNG-Via SWATOW & AMOY

CANTON MARU

TAKAO-VI SWATOW & AMOY

CARAO & KRELUNG

SANUKI MARU

For further particulars please apply

Tel, Central No, 4088, 4085, 4000.

Monday, 19th November.

Tuesday, 20th November.

Tuesday, 27th November,

Wednesday, 21st November,

Sunday, 25th Nov. noon.

Tuesday, 27th November,

to-OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.

M. TAKEUCHI, Manager.

+

VESSEL'S SPEED

THE CHINA MAIL,

SHIPPING

INTERESTING EXPERIMENTS IN GREAT BRITAIN

NEW METHODS

SECTION.

S.S. "LEVERKUSEN””

جديد

NEW TYPE OF VESSEL FOR FAR EASTERN RUN

FIVE TO FOLLOW

One of the greatest difficulties of

Local shipowners and engineers the shipowner in placing orders for will both have a special Interest in vessels is to visualize the march of the s.a, "Leverkusen," which was completed by the Deutsche Werft events, particularly in the matter of for the Hamburg-Amerika Line speed, during the course of the life recently, for she is the first of of the ship. On many routes ships five vessels which the Hamburg-: Amerika Line is building expressly which a few years ago seemed to for their Far Eastern trade to represent all that was required are | Colombo, Singapore, and Chinese) now losing ground because new and Japanese ports, and which are vessels of 13 to 14 knots against the tion for. 24 passengers.

of a new type, having accommoda-.

original 12 knots are coming into Berivco The Californian trade is u case in point.

In such instances it la obvious that if by some means a vessel of

First of its Type

In the second place, the 8.8. "Leverkusen" and two of the sister ships are propelled by A.E.G.-Hessel- minn double acting two-stroke en- 12 knots could have its speed boost-gines, which are the first of this ed up to 14 knots the cost would design and the first double-acting be well repaid. For this reason the experiment which is being car ried out in Great Britain of at-

and

two-stroke motors to utilize airless Linjection of fuel. The remaining four ships are the "Duisburg," "Sauerland," all of which will be "Burgenland," "Kilmerland" placed in commission before the end of the present year.

Dimension

The length of the "Leverkusen"

S.S. "VESTRIS

Cuntjuned from Paga 1.)

heard or spa owing to the waves. Several times fish brushed against Dana'n body and he squirmed, fearing sharks.

The Rescuers

No ship was visible at daybrenk and the wreckage was beginning to break up so that they had to hold It together. Then they sighted the | "Wyoming" at 11 a.m. twenty miles away and started to swim to her. They had been swimming for an

Explores Sea Floor

Professor F. A. Vening Meinesz, the distinguished Dutch scientist, who, in ulaing in the South Atlantic taking observations on variations ocean bed.

of the

tempting to increase the speed of a 12-knot vessel to 14 knots will be watched with the greatest interest. The ship has been in service, soveral years, and the method employed is to adopt exhaust-gus turbo-charg- ing. The exhaust from the pro- pelling engines is to be delivered to turbines driving blowers, and the air supplied to the cylinders at a pressure of about 7 lb. per sq. in. above atmospheric. It is intended refrigerated space, and in design The bitter accusations of certain by this means to increase the output follows somewhat along the lines aurvivors against. Captain Carey of the engines by about 40 perof the recently constructed Hapag and the crew of the "Vestris" are cent., and thus gain the additional cargo and passenger motor liners not echoed by the sixty-four sur- 2 knots speed.

for the Californian service.

hour when Dana looked back and is 460 ft., the beam 60 ft. and then the "American Shipper a mile depth 34 ft. 4 ins., the deadweight away.

He tore off his shirt and capacity being 10,000 tons and the waved it wildly and the signal was gross tonnago 7,800. The vessel geen and they were picked up. is provided with a large amount of

Accuzations

Crosses Ocean in Open Boat

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Successfully riding out a hurricane in the West Indica, Capt. Franz Romer, the intrepid German, brought his boat into the har hour of San Juan, Porto Rico, His boat, 30 feet long, took him across the Atlantic..

Thero vivors who landed from the French

tanker "Myriam." On the contrary they are surprised anybody should consider the sinking as anything other than a tragedy of the sea. They declared "Captain. Carey did His duty and did his best."

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Next sailing to the Pacific Coast S.S. "EMPRESS OF FRANCE" November 28th, 1928-At Noon. WORLD'S GREATEST

TRAVEL SYSTEM

BRITISH WUCHOW LINE

The Sai Kong (or the West River) is the third largest river in the Chin- ese Republic and second only to the Yangtze in importance, This magni-

The Honourable Company of Master Mariners in a statement protests against the cruel atories in the American press, and states that cent trade route was opened to for no authentic account of the disas-eign traffle in 1897, but how many ter will be available until the foreigners travel on this important official enquiry is held.

waterway? The scenery along the Mr.. Allcott, a merchant from route is beautiful. We recommand it British Guiana, and survivor to any person who wishes to spend a aboard the "American Shipper," short and economical holiday. suggested that the rawness of the crew and lack of organisation might be responsible for the delay in launching the lifeboats. One negro quartermaster was credited with saving a score of lives by diving into the waves.

Cargo Shifts

►

DIESEL ENGINES

NOVEMBER SAILINGS.

DEPARTURE HOURS:

Hong Kong 5.30 p.m: Wuchow 2.60 p.m

9.S. TAI HING",

[1.068 tons-Capt. 0. B. Wilks.). NOVEMBER,

MON. 19th SUN. 25th

FRI

30th.

S.S. “TAI MING" [649 tons-Capt. G. J. Spink.] NOVEMBER,

TUES, 27th

SAT, 17th

THURS. 22nd

For information apply to-

KWONG WING

87, Connaught Road West, Phone: Central 893.

Co., Ltd.

was composed of Mr. Gunnar Knud- sen, Minister of State, Mr. Johs. Johannessen, engineer, and Mr.

RESULTS OF AN INQUIRY IN Zimmer, director. The report. of

NORWAY

the committee is now, published in the official organ of the association. The committee are unamimously

The first official explanation of the cause of sinking of the "Vestris" given by the agents of Early this year the council of of opinion that it would not pay, to Messrs. Lamport and Holt is that a Nerway' Shipowner's Association construct a Norwegian type of number of motor-ears in crates were appointed a committee to inquire Diesel engine, as they believe that. shifted by the hoavy seas

GO Witnesses

and

crashed through a steel bulkhead. into the question of types of engines it would be better, to take out a They fetched up on the starboard for motorships as a result of a pro-licence for the construction of the

posal made by side, causing the ship to Hist.

Mr. Ivar An. type of Diesel engine which is most Christensen that the association used, and they therefore, do not One of the most distressing bits should allocate a premium of 50,- recommend the idea of the grant of nows about the "Vestris" dicas-000 kr. to promote the construction of a premium for the best Nor- ter is that the steamer "Montoso," of a Norwegian type of Diesel weglan engine. With regard to which has arrived at Boston. from engine, and a suggestion by the the suggestion of the Bureau Porto Rico, was only twenty-five Bureau Veritas that a staff of en-Veritas, the committee states that miles away when the liner sank, but gineers should be trained with the Shipowners' Association should was not equipped with wireless and special knowledge and experience establish a fund for the 'purpose. so did not hear the SOS-Reuter. of Diesel engines. The committee mentioned, amounting to 100,000 kr.

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OF

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Tel. Address : [ "TAIKOODOCK,” HONG KONG, Telephone: Central No. 212.

Call Flag: “C” over “ ANS, PENNANT!”

Length 787 Feet. Length on Blocks 750 Feet.

Depth on Centre of Sil (H.W.O.S.T.) 34 ft. 6 ing.

THREE SLIPWAYS---

Capable of Handling Ships Up

to 3,000 Tons Displacement. Electric Crane at Sea Wall, Capable of Litting 100 Tons at 70 Feet Radius.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, AGENTS. HONG KONG, CHINA & JAPAN.

are 12 cabins, each with two berths, and a comfortable-dining-room and smoking-room are provided. This represents. something of a novelty for cargo ships trading to the Far East, although the plan has, to

be adopted considerably for vessoir engaged on services to North America.

Engine Fitted

She is fitted with the A.G.E.- Hesselman' two-stroke double-acting engine. The first unit fitted is a six-cylinder motor, The bore and stroke ́are 700 mm. and 1,200 mm. respectively, and it "develops 4,500 b.b.p. at 90 r.p.m., but i capable of running up to 120 r.p.m. with a corresponding cutput of |6,000 8.h.p. The normal speed of the ship when fully loaded will be about 18% knots, 200 Lage

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The auxillary Installation is al-1 most equally fitoresting, slace" it comprises four four cycle single- acting engines built by the A.E.G., but also employing the Hengelman system of fuel injection. Each is designed to develop 300 b.b.p.at 380 rpm being, coupled to a 200 kw, dynamo

The guaranteed fuel consumption of the propelling and auxiliary engines le 0.875 ih, per b.f.p.-hour-

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