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G$440, G$420, via Japan and Seattle.

SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu. Wednesday 3rd April. Wednesday, 17th April.

TENYO MARU

KOREA MARU

SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghai & Japan Ports.

Monday, 25th March. Monday, 8th April.

SHIDZUOKA MÁRU

YOKOHAMA MARU

LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM vla

Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez,

HAKOZAKI MARU.

HAKUSAN MARU

Saturday, 23rd March. Saturday, 6th April.

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

AKI MARU

KAGA MARU

Wednesday, 24th April. Wednesdity, 22nd May.

Thursday, 28th, March, Sunday, 31st March.

BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.

TOTTORI MARU

+YAMAGATA MARU

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

Friday,

Mexico & Panama.

RAKUYO MARU

KANAGAWA MARU

Friday,

13th April.

SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Perts,

Sth April.

Thursday, 28th March.

NEW YORK via PANAMA.

↑ MAYERASHI MARU

LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Geneva, Marseilles.

† LIMA MARU

NAGATO MARU

Friday, 19th April,

ALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,

HANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

AKI MARU (Nagasaki direct)... HAKATA MARU. (Moji direct)

† MATSUMOTO MARU

Friday, Friday, Saturday,

Friday. 29th March.

22nd March. 22nd March-

KAMO MARU

Tuesday, 2nd April

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23rd March.

SAFETY AT SEA

THE CHINA

MAIL,

SHIPPING

NATIONAL CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN LONDON' “VESTRIS TRAGEDY. Plenty of work is cut out for the in- ternational conference un Safety of Life at sea, to be held in London in the spring,

thinks Rear-Admiral T. T. Craven, of the United States Navy, whose article on "Scu Safety," as told to J. Earle Miller, appears in "Populer, Mechancis (Chicago).

Little progress has been made, he believed, in methods and equipment for saving life at sea, since the las international conference- in 1912, fol- The lowing the "Titanic" disaster. coming

arranged by the seafar. SCEBION ing nations of the world, will include representatives of the American Navy; the Department of Commerce, shipping interests. The Allies during the War learned more about life-saving difficulties, says Admiral Craven, than might have been earned in a century of peace.

As just one sample of what we learned the continues) "it was dis- covered that men leaping from upper decks into the water were frequently injured by their own life-jackets. It was this that caused the U.S. Navy to change from cork to the softer kapok. An Unsinkable Ship? "It is too early to talk about the

"Vestris faults developed in the tragedy, but it can properly be said that certain things should be done in the interest of the safety of passen- neglected. There is a human tendency,

SECTION.

formance.

that

MARINE INSURANCE

STEADY IMPROVEMENT IN HULL KATES

REINSURANCE EVILS

Speaking at the annual general. moeting cf the Institute of London Underwriters, Mr. H. M. Merriman, inspection of fe-saving equipment, the chairman, said that when handing may become a mere perfunctory per over the reins of office, it would be as one having lost much of his hope- "Every ship carrying passengers fal outlook. As regards "hull" busi- should be so adequately divided into nees, the agreement to "respect the it lend" had been faithfully maintained, water-tight compartments would be practically unsinkable. In thanks to the loyal support of bath the U.S. Navy.we never carry lifeboats company and Lloyd's underwriters, and for more than half a ship's comple- the market during the past year had time of war the majority shown a steady improvement in hull meat, and

We rates. The outstanding event of the of these boats are left ashore. depend entirely on the vessel's water-year on the hull side of the business tight compartments to keep her afloat, was undoubtedly the agreement come ever though torpedoed. If the Navy to in May last to increase all rates can subb-divide a battleship to that on renewal by a minimum of 10 per extent, certainly a ship carrying women cent., an agreement which applied to and children as passengers should be as vessels of all flags, except yachts and building risks, and to all insurances adequately protected.

Tell-Tale Gauges

other than those effected on **total "Secondly, the equipment for pump, loss only" conditions. This agreement ing shaid he sufficient and so arranged, was welcomed abroad, and much ap that every compartment can be kept preciation was expressed that the in- free of water. Tell-tale gauges should crease should be applied to all flags; he provided to show the amount of thus avoiding any invidious distine water, if any, in every compartment, tions.

Not only was general approval of and the ship also should be equipped

writing circles, but little criticism was with smoke and fire gauges similarly this agreement expressed in under- arranged.

"The third requirement should be forthcoming from shipowners. Doubt- enough life-brats or rafts to carry lose the reason for this was that, as every passenger. The question of the every one engaged in the business relative value of boats and rafts is knew, the increase in the rates was still open, though there is a strong instilled, for there was not the was opinion. in some quarters that a raft is doubt that for many years shipowners the better of the two. Passengers may had been buying their insurance belors Before underwriters would be be more uncomfortable on a raft, but cost. you can dump rafta overboard when able to make a reasonable prost out You can't launch boats, and they will of bull insurances, rates would still float in most cases when the boats may have to be increased, owing to the high cost of repairs as compared with pre- be swamped.

"Fourth, I think there should be a mach mere adequate inaptation of life War years, a factor that was too often

overlooked. Another boats, their gear and equipment, then

and ne

constructive

step, MT. I haven't travelled in many merchant during the year was the adoption of

Reduced 1st Class Excursion Rates quoted between Manila and Australia/kurs, and that they are all too often customary on many merchant vessels. Merriman continued, which was taken

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officera are not exempt. The result is that lifeboat drill and the care and

to settle into a routine and accept dan ships, but I have seen the kind of life-the Agency Control Agreement, Lon- ger as a matter of course, and ship saving gear used in a few, and thedon underwriters were always prepar

manner in which it is often neglected.ed to give their representatives abroad mann especially necessary on ships travelledge of local business, but at the Frequent inspection and overhaul are credit for having a thorough know. ing, as the "Vestris" did, through the same time it was necessary that tropies, where the hot sun dries out agents should be required to follow and rois both boats and gear.

the general policy of their head office, Use of the Life-Jacket

and this could only be attained pro- "Fifth, life-boats should be adequate-vided a strict supervision could be kent ty provisioned with food and water- changed frequently to insure freshness over a company's représentatives.

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Discussing cargo

business,

Mr. equipment of compass, ORTS, signal

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3.S. TAI HING"

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KWONG WING

Cont

"Sixth, i would put the necessity of menting last year on the steps that tonching every passenger how to den were being taken for an improvement, War-time he was not too sanguine as to the re- end adjust, a life-jacket.

sults owing to the lack of co-operation. experience showed that sometimes life- |3u|! belts were so poorly, adjusted they be the market as a whole. His pre- came an actual menace, and often carne phecy had come true, as the past 12 months had been a keen disappoint off in the water.

a goa- "Next coraco better drilling of the ment to those who looked for lifeboat crews, at least to the extent eral improvement following the dis

and subsequent cussions at

to the

Regular-Service of Fast, High Class River Steamera-Having Good Ac-. of instilling some sort of discipline, in so far as that is possible, among men meeting in July, 1927. Attempts had commodation for First Class Passengers. Electric Light and Fane, in State- who sign for only one cruise, and may been made to obtain tariffs and agree-roums and Saloon. The "Tai Hing" is fitted with Wireless.

Those vessels leave R Kong for Wachow (vis Samahui, Staubing, jump to another ship at the end of ments but generally speaking these the voyage. Reports are all too con-had been abortive, and so far as could Takhing & Dosing) and ret..a to Hong Kong (via sane Ports) every five

reason was that days. on after sea tragedies in the mer be ascertained the chant marine, us they were in the whereas in years gone by it was pos- Fares for round trip (not including meals) $20. Meals & Wings are

sible to maintain a tariff signed only to be obtained on board. "Vostris" case, of undisciplined crews getting out of hand, rashed the beats, in the United Kingdora, it and leaving the passengers to perish. impossible to uphold a tariff unless it Finally, in view of the reports that was made international This immedi- ately raised difficulties which were Do do shifting cargo had something

Yet An~ with the "Vestris disaster, it might apparently insurmountable. be possible to extend the present steam-other stumbling block to the efforts chip-inspection service for passenger-to place the business on a sounder carrying vessels to include supervision basis was the seeming disinclination to "spread the business."" and it could of cargo stowing.

"One of the big problems to be con- readily be appreciated that many un- sidered remains the life-boat equipment derwriters were not prepared to bind and its landling. With the new-type themselves to certain rates, and con- davits, capable of handling two rows of ditions f by se doing they were mere- rested boats, it is possible to pack con-ly bringing about improvements for a siderable more life-saving equipment in select number who had, so to speak. a given space, but what is to be done "cornered the business." when

a vessel lists, as the "Vestris" did,

A Deplorable State and tendera half that equipment un- Then, again, there was the evil of available, is a problem. Consideration reinsurance abuses, and many held the has been given is proposals for moving view that this was the crux of the life-boats across the ship from one side present deplorable state into which the Reinsurance to the other, but a life-bost is a heavy business had drifted. thing, and hard to handle even under was, of course, absolutely necessary normal conditions. Give the ship a within moder

moderation, as, for example, pronounced list, have it plunged about reinsurance to relieve an underwriter in a storm, and the decks crowded with of a a percentage of his company's ag- frightened passengers, and the problem regate line on any particular inter- is well-righ unsolvable.

yst, which accumulated **One the strig het may come out of ines being accepted not only

tragedy may be a public head offices, but by agencies. The deniand, like the demand that followed reat evil was that of reinsurance the "Titanic" sinking, for still further reaties bearing commission

on pre- ent in ships and ship equip- nium, that was to say, reinsuring with improvement ment and in emergency drills on the he sole object of obtaining a profit. part of crews. If that demand is suf- The only solution of the present im- Ecient to be reflected in the forthcoming

Continued at foot of preceeding international life-saving congress, it

Columin.) may go a long step toward making such tragedies loss likely in the future."

MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS

The P. & 0. 2. "Khyber". left Shanghai for this port on March 19 at 4 p.m., and is duo here on March 22 at-about 5 am.

The M.V. "Delhi" (Swedish East! Asiatic Co., Ltd. left Rotterdam on March 9, and is due here on or about. April 22.

Projected arrivals at and departures from Hong Kong of steamers under

the management of the Bank Line, Ltd., are as follows:-

Arrivals at Hong Kong

S.S. "City of Khios" from New York

via Suez, March 25.

The s.s. "City of Glasgow" from.

Europe April 174

The s., "Glenbank" from New York!

vi Penamaa, April 22,

The ss. Comliebark" from New York vla Panama, April 26,

The .. "City of Newcastle" from New York via Suez, May 1.

Departures From Hong Kong The 8.8, "City of Khios" for Manila and UK, March, 28.

The City of Khartoum" for Singapore and Europe, April

The 8.5."City of Glasgow" for Shanghai and Japan, "April 18........

The ss. Tinhow? for Saigon -and South Africa April 18.

The ss. "Cienbank for Haiphong, April 26,

The s.s. "Conillebank" for Shanghai and Chinwängtao, April 27.

The 28. "City of Delhi" for Singa- pore and U.K., May 9..

passe appeared to him to be first that underwriters should spread the busi- ness by limiting their acceptance, and secondly by the immediate discontinu anes of profit reinsurances and the granting of reinsurance protection to those underwriters, whether in Eng- land or abroad, who, it was known, were not giving their wholehearted support to agreements and under. standingo.

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