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THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1929.

P. & O.-British India Apcar and

Eastern & Australian Lines

(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS,

TAKING CARGO FOR

STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, AND RED SEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE

PORTS, EUROPE, &c.

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. Under Contract with H.M. Government.)

3. £.

Tons

KARMALA

*ALIPORE

MANTUA

*NAGPORE

From Hong Kong About

0,128 | 20th Apr.

Noon

5.273 24th Apr. 10,91 27th Apr. | 5,283

4th

"KIDDERPORE 5,334 Bth

KALYAN

MOREA

*LAHORE

DELTA

*JEYPORE

May

| 9,144

11th

May May

| 10,953 25th May

5,252 1st June

8,1597 5,31

.8th June

15th June

• Caigo only.

Destination

Marseilles & London.

Straits, Colombo & Bombay. Bombay, Marseilles & London Marseilles, London, Hull, Antwerp

Rotterdam & Hamburg. Straits

Bombay Marseilles, London & Hell, Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles, London, Autwerp, Botter-

dam & Hamburg. Marseilles, London & Hull. Marseilles, Lundan, Antwerp, Rotzez- P dam and Hamburg..

Frequent connection from Port Said for: Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

TILAWA TAKLIWA

10,006

1,026 5th

26th

TAKADA TALAMBA

6,940 8th

3,013 21st

May May May

TALMA

10,000 3rd

10,000 27th

June June

TILAWA SANTHIA TAKLIWA

Apr. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.

Singapore, Penang & Cabutto Singapore, Penang & Cautta. Singapore, Penang & Cakutta, Singapore, Fenang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calutta. Singapors, Penang & Calutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta,

7,754 4th July 7,936 20th July

B.1. Aprar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st

METEOROLOGY

ITS REAL VALUE TO NAVIGATION

ESSENTIAL CONDITIONS

7

THE CHINA MAIL,

Voluntary Marine Observers are specialists, and their work may be said to consist of three branches; they per- fòrm one or two, and many perforth all | three branches of the work.

1. The regular recording and re- turn of accurate meteorological obser- vations for statistics and research.

2. The regular broadcasting of ac- curate meteorological observations by wireless telegraphy by selected ships for the general purpose of meteorology and navigation allost and ashore.

The service of marine meteorology in the Merchant Navy, and the work of the voluntary marine observers, is described as follows in a recent issue of The Marine Observer," which is 3. The carrying out of experimental published monthly by the authority of work, testing, new instruments, mak- the Meteorological Committee of the ing special observations and investiga- Air Ministry,

tions, and generally leading by example in the practical application of marine meteorology to navigation by making weather charts and so on..

Marine Meteorology can only be of real value in navigation and in the per- formance of the duties of master and mate if it is given its proper place. That place is a branch of seamanship as an aid to navigation, and act a prt nary study. That is, marine meteoro. logy is necessary, for the efficient work ing of a ship, and, should be used in connection with navigation just as ship stability, the prevention of fire at sea, and all franches of seamanship must be used with a proper sense of propor tion if a ship is to be safely and econo mically ruo.

The first essential is a uniform, but sufficiently elastic and simple system of observation.

PASSENGER LIST.

ARRIVALS.

SHIP REPAIRS

N.Y. DRYDOCK COMPANIES AMALGAMATE

HANDLING OF 7,000,000 TONS

cinal shiprepair companies at the port. As from March 1 six of the prin- of New York wore brought under unified management when the recently. organized Unized Dry Docks, Inc., took over their properties.

Morse Dry Dock and Repair Co., James The planto involved are those of the. Shewan and Sons, A. Fletcher Shipbuilding Co., Inc., Station Island

Co., New York Harbour Dry Dock Co., Inc, and the Theodore Crane's Sons Co. The properties acquired comprise a total of twenty-seven dry docka, located at the most accessible points around New York Harbour, and have a lifting capacity of 160,000 tons. Combined, these yards handle upwards of 7,000,- 000 tons annually.

Mr., Edward P. Morse, the veteran Per 8.8. "Arafura" from Australia Dock and Repair Co., is president of shipbuilder, who heads, the Morse Dry on April 17.-Mr. and Mrs. J. Cohn, the new corporation, and Mr. George H. Mrs. D. II. Honty, Miss U. M. Bates, of the Staten Island Shipbuild- Bullmore, S. J. Harvey, Miss F. M.ing Co., is associated in the manage-

ment. This may be provided by cultivating E. 3. Murray, C. K. McDonald, Y. Knight. W. 3. Hawthorne, MN.

the habit of accurate observation by adoption of the scales published in the Yamashita, G. Grant, Fong Peek- "Marine Observers' Handbook," and by tin, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Barmby comparing the ship's instruments with T. O. Morgan, and Woo Kiam-poh. the readings of standards at observa

tories, or in regular observing ships

which have tested instruments, and so finding their error and allowing for it, thereby making the ship's logbook a reliable and accurate meteorological record, as well us a true record of all

happenings which it is customary to log.

The second essential is knowledge and information of the winds and car rents over the oceans and at the coasts, the laws of storms and the physical factors where they are definitely known. which contribute to change of weather and ocean currents. This may be had from well used experience and ohser. vation at sea, coupled with the study of books and charts which are the re sult of many years' systematic obser vation at sea and compilation in the Marine Division.

The third assential is ability to apply the first and second with wireless tele. graphy communication as a practical aid to navigation.

No International System There is not yet a single internation- a system of wireless weather signals for ships at sea and coast stations, such as the Departmental Committee foresee, and regarding which they re- commend that when such a system is brought about a general knowledge of it should be required of candidates for a master's certificate. There are, how- ever, already in being a number of systems on different coasts, and British "selected" ships are regularly broad- casting routine reports to all ships along the trade routes in all occans ac- cording to one plan.

For general guidance in the use and application of the information given by these signals "Wireless and Wea- ther; an Aid to Navigation" has heen published.

The extent to which this may be

individual masters of ships.

COLISION ECHO

£0,000 FOR SWEDISH OWNERS

In the Court of Session, Quter House, Edinburgh, judgment was pro- nounced by Lord Fleming in an action by Roderi Aktiebolaget Maritime, Kullavik, Sweden, owners of the steam- ship "Asta, of Gothenburg, against the Leith, Hull and Hamburg Steam Packet

Co., Ltd, Leith, owners of the steamship "Breslau," of Leith. On the evening of December 15, 1927, a col- lision took place between the two steam- ships, as a result of which the "Asta” Bank in a few minotes.

In this action the pursuers clairned damages in respect of the loss of the "Asta" and of freight; on behalf of the cargo owners in respect of the value of the cargo; and on behalf of the mom- bers of the crew in respect of clothing and effects on Goard, which they had no time to remove before the ship went down. The collision occurred at about 9.20 p.m., some 10 miles east of the May Island, the "Breslau," which was 'bound from Leith for Copenhagen with a general cargo, overtaking the "Asta," which had left Methil with a cargo of coal, also bound for Copenhagen.

PRESIDENT LINER SAILINGS

WEEKLY TRANS - PACIFIC SERVICE

To San Francisco and Los Angeles

The Sunshine Belt via

Honolulu

To Seattle and Victoria

The Short, Straight Route 10 America

Fortnightly, sailings on Tuesdays Fortnightly saflings on Tuesdays

a.m.

a.m.

Pres. Madison Tues., Apr. 23 9 Pres. Pierce Tues., Apr. 30. Pres. Jackson...Tues., May 7 Pres. Tafi Tues., May 14 Pres. McKinley Tues., May 21 Pres. Jefferson Tues., May 28. Pres. Grant Tues., June 4 Pres. Lincoln...Tues., June 11

Europe via United States, Direct connections with all Atlantic lines. Choice of rail lines across United States and Canada, liberal stop-over privileges for aight-seeing.

£120, £112 Special through rates

EUROPE AND NEW YORK DIRECT

ROUND THE WORLD. Fortnightly sailing on Sunday via Manila, Straits, Colombo, Suez Canal, Alexandra, Naples, Genoa, Marseilles, New York and Hostan,

..

Pres. Wilson Sun. Apr. 21, 8 Pres. Polk....Sun. June 2, 8 Pres. Van Buren Sun. May 5, 8 Pres. Adoma ..Sun. June 16, 8 Pres Hayes ...Sun. May 19, & Pres. Harrison Sun. June 30, &

TO MANILA

Pres. Pierce ... Apr. 23 6 p.m...Pres. McKinley May 11 6 pan. Pres. Jackson ..Apr. 27 6 p.m. Pres. Jefferson May 21 6 p.m. Pres. Taft ....May 7 6 p.m. Pres. Grant ....May 25 6 p.m. For Bookings, Passenger and Freigh: Information, apply to Telephone Central 2477, 2478 and 795.

Cable Address "Dollar."

CANTON BRANCH:-4, SHA KEE STREET,

American Mail Line

and

Dollar Steamship Line

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO. LTD.

**

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER MAKERS, BRASS and All work done in this establishment is guaranteed We have over thirty years' experienes. We own two Slipways and can accommodate any craft of 200 feet long-

After a proof taken on March 21 last limited to the question of liability, Lord Fleming found that the "Breslau" was solely

IRON FOUNDERS. to blame for the collision. The parties adjusted all the items of dam- age with the exception of the value of the "Asia" itself, and a proof was taken with regard to that matter.

Lord Fleming has now found the Andrews value of the "Asta" to be £6,000, and Neguan, who has been appointed has found the pursuers entitled to a Chaplain of the U.S.S. "Mayflower," total sum of £9,682 6s. tid., with ex- the Presidential yacht, succeeding penses.

His Lordship said the question which

Lieut.-Comdr. Clinton

end 2nd class passengers. All steamers are fitted with wireless and practical must rest mainly with the Lieut. Comdr. Reuben W, Shrum, who fell to be determined was the value of

carry a qualified surgeon.

A well-equipped and well-officered liner has Better opportunity and better

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South), facilities for recording her own obser

ARAPULA TANDA

ST. ALBANS ARAFURA

TANDA

6,000 8th May 6.966 3fst May

4,500 5th July

Snd Auz.

תוח.

6,056 30th Aug.

Manila, Sandakan, Thursday Island,

Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney Melbourne.

&

Regular monthly callings from Hong Kong to Japan and Hong Kong to Australia..

The E. & A. 5.5. Co., Ltd., steumers will also call at Shanghai, Iloilo, Cabu, Kolambugar, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other parts en route as in- ducement offers.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:—

teamers to the United Kingdon via New Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

The Union S.S. Company's

The P. & O, Royal Mail steamers to London via Suez Canal, The P.&O. Branch Service of steamers to London via the Cape, The New Zosland Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and London in Panama Canal.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.

MOREA TALAMDA

*PERIN

TALMA

TANDA

DELTA

*ROSSINGTON

COURT

RAJPUTANA

TILAWA

ST. ALBANS KASHGAR SANTHIA *TILSINGTON

COURT TAKLIWA RANPURA

10,953 26th Apr. 8,018 28th Арт. 7,648 6th May 10,000 76. May 6,956 7th May 8,097 10th May

14th May

22nd May

22nd May ! 16,568 24th May 10.000 4th June 4,500. 4th June 0.005 7ch June 7,754 9th June 10th June

7,936 19th June 16,001 21st June

Cargo oaly.

S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yhama. Amoy, Shai, Moji, Kobe & Osaka. Shanghai, Moii, Kobe & Yokohama. Amoy, Mejl, Kobe, Yhams & Osaka. Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama, Shanghai, Moji. Kobe & Yokohama. Moji, Kobe & Oyaka.

S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Y'hama. Moji, Kobe & Osaka. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokosama, Amoy, Shai, Mell, Kobe & Osaka, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Amoy, Moji, Kobe, Yhara & Osaka.

Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama.” Amoy, Moji, Koba & Osaka. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.

Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hote! expenses at Singapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer.

All Cahins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge. Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries.

Parcels measuring not more than 2 ft.12 x1 ft will be received at the Company's Office up to Noon on the day previous to bailing.

For further Information, Passages, Freight, Handbooks, etc., apply to:-

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

Agents

P. & O, Building, Connaught Rd. C., Hong Kong.

vations, intercepting reports, making: weather charts and navigating accord- ing to the nature of the weather, eur-| rents, ice and conditions which these indicate that she will encounter, than a tranp steamer where watch and watch is kept by the navigating officers and the crew is small. Obviously in the latter, the master must insist on this highly-skilled work being cut down to a mirin.um consistent with safety, and he must content himself with the use of reports, hurricane warnings and fore- costs broadcast without the advantage. of his own weather charts made on buard.

Coastal Services

has been transferred to the West Virginia,"

CONSIGNEES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

ELLERMAN LINE.

From EUROPE.

The Steamship,

"CITY OF GLASGOW"

the "Asta" at the date of the collision,

Resistance to Sea Action

Town Office: 64. Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong. Tel. Central No. 459. Shipyard: Sham-Sui-Po, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Tel. Kowloon No. 9, Estimates furnished on application.

Hong Kong, April 1, 1924,

that accordingly allowance made for the circumstance, and also for the fact that the "Asta" fell to bà valued a year later. A matter of this kind did not admit of precise mathema- tical calculation, but he had come to the conclusion that the sum of £6,000- might fairly be taken to be the valug

There was some discussion as to the the "Trestan" took place in December, basis upon which this value was to be 1926, and that to apply the figare ascertained, but his Lordship did not then obtained. to the "Asta" it was think it was open to doubt that the necessary to discount it by the amount eriterion was the market value at that of a year's depreciation. The defen-

·date. The defenders maintained that ders' expert maintained that these there was no proof that the "Aste" circumstances warranted a deduction was actually employed in the Baltic of £1,750 from the price of the "Tros trade.

tan," and justified his figure of £4,750 as the proper value of the "Asta."

It appeared to his Lordship ceteris There was evidence to the effect that paribus the value of a vessel whose the "Asta" was of a type and class boilers are only 16 years old must be suited for that trade, and he thought greater than the value of a vessel that that circumstance in itself was whose boilers are 44 years old, and relevant consideration in estimating her

must be value. She was classed 100 A1 at Lloyd's. Her last survey was in 1924, having arrived, Consigneca of Cargo and she was due for another in 1926. by bor are informed that all goods She was 44 years old at the time of are being landed at ther risk into the the collision, but iron hulls resisted Then the coasting steamer constant-hazardous and/or extra-hazardous Go- the action of sea water batter than ly in and out of post, the snail sail- downs of Hoil's Wharf, whence deli-steel. It was admitted that the "Asta" ing vessel and the fishermen all have very may be obtained.

had been well maintained, and was in to be considered and especially with No Claims will be admittel after

good condition. these, paper werk on hoard is only the goods have left the Godowns, and His Lordship thought it was commun practicable to the extent of noting all goods remaining undelivered after ground that the vessel most comparable wind, weather and barometer observed | 22nd April, 1929, will be subject to

with the "Asta" was the "Trosta." and forecasts and warnings made at rent.

She was a sister ship and was bulk in meteorological centree and broadcast All Claims against the Steamer the same year, and she was substantial-. by R/T, word of mouth. Indeed, this must be presented to the Undersign ly similar to the "Asta." work must be consistent with the neelsed on or before 29th April, 1929, or

Her sale price was £6,500, the value of the service and the officer who at they will not be recognised.

which

the pursuers put upon the An extraordinary general meeting All broken, chafed and damaged Asta." tempta more thereby neglecting his

The Trostan" had, how of shareholders in the Cornish Salvage other duties is doing as much harm goods are to be left in the Godowns, ever, her boilers renewed in 1911, and Co. (1918), Ltd., Cardiff; has been call- as those who neglect it.

where they will be examined on any the defenders claimed that on thated to consider a resolution that the Chang Tsung-chang, one of the Now the whole merchant navy may Tuesdays or Fridays, between the account a largo discount must be made company be wound up voluntarily, and powerful Chinese war' lords, who is benefit from the proper use of marine hours of 1945 am, and noon, within from the price she realised. They also that Mr. E. G. White, chartered ac-leading the revolt which has sprung meteorology, each ship according to the Free Storage period of One Weck. founded upon the fact that the sale of countant, be appointed liquidator. up in Chefoo in the Shantung area. her capacity and trade. Such a great No Fire Insurance has been affect- wark must be led if it is to be effered.

tive and British experience and tradi Bills of Lading will be countersign- tion clearly indicate that:

"The ways of commerce over the oceans and the hereditary chivalry of the sea are beyond doubt more adapt- able to voluntary meteorological ser- ,vice than to obligatory service."

To provide the necessary routine deta from which to compile information for Publication for general use, and a ser vice of reports by wireless telegraphy to all shipa and, meteorologien) centres, it is necessary that only a certain num-

ber of ships should be employed. That is not to say that ships outside this

ed by,

THE BANK LINE, LIMITED, General Agents. Hong Kong, 174h April, 1929.

HONG KONG TIDE.

The tide-table given below has been chtained by aid of the Tide-predicting Machine, which includes 40 compor- number should never make returns. from the result of the analysis of the ents for the better prediction of tices, report by wireless. Any shin observ. ing unusual or abnormal phenomena tidal observations, taken at the Kau- lung tidal observatory under the should carefully record the gbserwa observing the formation of a tropical years 1887, 1828 and 1889. facts and return them, and any ship direction of Dr. Doberck during the The times and heights are given for revolving storm at any time which has not previously been reported by wire Kaulung; but they may be used for Yard and Aberdeen, less telegraphy should do so by the the Victoria Naval best means at her disposal to all shipy the differences being very small. and the nearest appropriate const sta- The times of high-and low-water tion. At such times as there in must not be considered to coincide not be sufficient selected ships in all with the times of slack-water and parts of the oceans to provide Ande- change of current, the two phenomena

NEW YORK, BOSTON & BALTIMORE quate service of reports, ships other being quite distinct.

JOINT SERVICE OF THE

"BLUE FUNNEL" LINE.

(OCEAN S.S. CO., LTD. & CHINA MUTUAL S.S. CO., LTD.)

AND

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE.

(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S.S. CO., LTD.)

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG.

8.9. "RAEKENOR"

- S.S. "CITY OF LILLE”

Vía Suez Canal

Via Suez Canal

S.S. "CITY OF SINGAPORE .. Via Suez Canal

8th May. 16th May. 14th Juna.

than, selected ships should fill the gaps

by assisting in the service of routine wireless weather reports.

Hence for general efficiency i essential that all masters and mates should have a knowledge of the system practised by the Corps of Voluntary Marine Observers in regular observing ships, for it is the latter who provide the basis of the information upon which all may work.

April 12 to 13, 1929.

Et

DATE HIGH WATER LOWER WATER,

**Standard Standard

Dimen

Times

$2 m 10 28 6.9 m 4. 38 24

April

ri:

This organisation is purely volumi.... tary, the work being done by the offi cers of regular observing ships where Sat 18 m commanders, with the consent

14 in 1

their owners, have undertaken a patriotic

service in the interests of mankind. It

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21" 46

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7.1 :

07.9 Ba m6 31 S

Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Owners' Option, is a task which means additional work Moa. 15 m 2 7 41 m 6 48

Subject to change without notice.

For Freight and particulars apply to:-

of the "Asta.”

SALVAGE COMPANY'S AFFAIRS

THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: MANIFESTO" HONGKONG.

Codes Used: A1, A.B.C, Fifth Edition; Engineering: First and Second Edition: Western Union and Watkins.

DOCK OWNERS, SHIP BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEERS, BOILER

MAKERS, IRON, STEEL AND BRASS FOUNDERS, FORGE MASTERS,

ELECTRICIANS.

Twin Screw Steamer "ELIZABETH," built and engined by The Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., for the Federated Malay States Railways, for service between Penang and Prai

R. M. DIER, B.Sc., M.IN.A., Kowloon Jack, Hong Kong.

to that required in the ordinary course

0 $96.9. of their employment, and in doing Tues 16 Noinferior H. For Low which they assist in a general survey

14 6.6

10 7 a of the atmosphere and the sea, werk Wed. 17 Noinferior ner Low 2-786411′53′′ a which has been going on ever since

Please address enquiries to the Chief Manager:

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE or THE BANK LINE, LTD., Hong Kong hips sailed the seas, but only generallyThus 19 Nointerior H. Lor Low Hong Kong & Canton; JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., Canton organised last century, The Corps of

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