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NYKINE

REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARYING FROM £83 TO £120 ON SALE

SUMMER EXCURSION RATES From Hong Kong to Shanghai and retorn

Nagasaki Moji Kobe Yokohama

17

14

...K.$120

165

190

210

233

SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu,

SHINYO MARU

TAIYO MARU

Wednesday, 18th September.. Wednesday 16th October.

SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghai & Japan Ports.

SHIDZUOKA MARU

YOKOHAMA MARU

Monday, 9th September. Monday, 23rd September.

LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via

Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez, HAKUSAN MARU (Calls Hull) KITANO MARU

Saturday, 7th September. Saturday. 21st September.

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manik & Poris.

TANGO MARU

AKI MARU

Wednesday, 25th September. Wednesday 23rd October.

BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.

SADO MARU

TOTTORI MARU

Wednesday, 11th September. Friday, 27th September.

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

Mexico & Panama.

RAKUYO MARU

Tuesday, 24th September.

THE CHINA MAIL,

·PULVERISED FUEL

S. STEAMER'S ATLANTIC

PERFORMANCE

A DEFINITE STEP FORWARD

SHIPPING

SECTION.

U.S. SHIPPING

POLICY OF BUILDING PROGRAMME.

AMBITIOUS SCHEME

States

The revival of the United merchant marine through the medium Jof Government aid after a struggle of with the Erie City Iron Works and the sixty years to bring about the neces fuel experts of the Fael Conservation Sary legislation was the text selected

·Committee of the Shipping Board, by Edward G. Plummer, vice-chairman working under the direction of Mof the Shipping Board, for his address Cart J. Jefferson. The installation was at the recent 82nd annual convention. made at the Tebe plant of the Todd of the Zeta Psi fraternity, state New Shipyards Corporation.

York advices. Compactness of the mills, the high degree of lineness of pulverisation, and the fact that the equipment has been installed on a typical cargo ship with out encroachment on the spaces beyond the engine-room, are some the fee- turcs of the system.

The Burners

After reviewing the vicissitudes of U.S. shipping since the time of Pre- s:dent Grant, when the first definite effort was made to restore it to its former prestige; Mr. Plummer said:

This en-

Cardiff, July 30. "As un experiment this has been an exceptionally fine performance," said

"Our latest law begins by providing Mr. C. J. Jefferson, head of the United

that after a man actually has put into States Shipping Board Fuel Conser-

a ship under construction in a United vation Committee, to "The Journal of

The burners are believed to be the to pay one-quarter of that vensel's en- States yard enough of his own money Commeree," on board the "West Alsek."

most effective type for securing a good tire cost, he may borrow from the Gov- The "West Alsok" is the first ship to

mixture of coal dust and air for com ernment, at around cross the Atlantic fitted entirely for

3% per cent, bustion. They are so arranged that enough money to pay the remaining 76 the burning

A of pulverised coal.

adjustments can be made on the difper cent. ballting expense. party of shipping men and engineers

fusing cone from the furnace front ables a great saving in interest charges ert London this morning by special Provision is made for the introduction

to be made during the 20 years allowed train for Avonmouth as the guests of of an ignition torch, and a small eapa hon in which to pay that loan. Captain P. C. Grening, director for Europe of the U.S. Shipping Board city oil burner is installed for this pur- pose. Allowance also has been made Merchant Fleet Corporation, joined the

the for the introduction of a large capa West

Alsek, crassed the Bristol city oil burner, when fuel market con- Channel to Cardiff, and returned to litions may make its use desirable. London to-night. They had an admir-

Coal is trimmed from the bunkers able opportunity of examining the Todd

through D crustier of the bottom to facilitate the removal of Unit system of pulverised coul burning speed fixed-hammer type, with a hinged high

that a very notable advance has been made in the application of pulverised

Purposes.

SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports, under actual sea conditions, and agreed

KANAGAWA MARU

NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama.

† MAYEBASHI MARU

LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Constantinople, Genoa.

Tuesday, 24th September.

TOBA MARU

Thursday, Sunday,

12th September. 20th September.

+ LYONS MARU

Friday,

20th September.

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.

PENANG MARU

Sunday,

† MURORAN MARÚ

Monday,

8th September. 16th September.

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

-KATON-MARI

Monday-

Tuesday, Friday,

Tath September. 17th September. 20th September.

↑ CEYLON MARU (Moji direct)

AKI MARU (Nagasak) direct)

+ Cargo only.

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For further information apply to NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

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0.

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SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

LONDON,

HAMBURG, KOTTERDAM & ANTWERP Via Singapore Colombo, Suez and Port Said.

AMAZON MARU...

BOMBAY Via Singapore & Colombo.

SUMATRA MARU

(Calls at Karachi).

.... Monday, 9th September.

Monday, 7th September.

Thursday, 19th September.

coal for marine

It was interesting to note amongst the visitors representatives of all the coal systems, both chief pulverised British and American. Although com petitors, there appears to be a friendly interchange of data and experience, and this doubtless helps the new source of power for ships to develop Trapidly.

more

Mr.

his conversation Continuing Jefferson, who has been accompanied by Mr Perry Haines, chief engineer to the Todd Company, said:

ย

The increase in Speed

consider this to be the "I do not final solution of the problem of powder ed coal, but we have made a really de- finite step forward in producing commercial article that can be satis factorily operated continuously trade services. We have an increase of 11⁄2 knots in speed as compared with ordinary coal firing, using 10 per cent. less coal per mile. The coal costs 58. a ton less than ordinary bunker coal, and there is a reduction of 30 per cent. in Aring room.

Aids for Seamen

"Then practically all ships employed States and foreign countries are eligi on regular services between the United

bie for mail contracts, the rate of com- statule mile en outward voyage to 12 pensation varying from 1.50 dollar per

portionate increase in pay also going 24 knots of such voyages pro- dollars per mile for satisfactory. ships

tramp iron and other solids. After with increases in speed above this last- passing through the crusher, whien renamed figure. duces it to half-inch size, the coal gor to a screw conveyor which delivers it

"Also the Government makes possible to the individual pulverisera connecting with each of the nine furnaces. The assistance to vessels in which it still pulverisers are driven by direct-con- has a financial interest, through ap- nected Westinghouse steam turbin-s. propriate insurance rates, Aids in the

Under reduced loads, zuch

shape of some pay for merchant sca- maneuvring er in port, provision is men who become naval reserves is also made to shut off the supply entirely to be expected.

The

"In certifying to the from one or more of the mills, mill is of the two-stage, centrifugal General, who handles all mail contracts, type, fitted with a tan having trangen- the size, type and speed of craft which tial discharge. The coal is discharged should be empicyed on each service the from the fan to the burners through Shipping Board has flexible tubing.

وه

and

Postmaster-

improved construction ended w a provision In passing through the burners, the which already has assured the build. coal and the primary air, which is con- ing of some

thirty vessels, ranging a few freighters of as low as reying it, are given a rotating motion from by the internal diffuser. This rota thirteen knots to fine passenger ships tion is augmented by tangential air flow of twenty-one knots, not to mention produced by the secondary air coming the two mammoth craft of not less than through the registers atted in the How twenty-seven knots which will be built den fronts.

under the Shipping Board's contract with the United States Lines.

The Ship

;

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1929.

FAST LUXUrious se

-to America

and Europe

TRAVELLERS bound for

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SAILING DATES FOR SEPTEMBER, 1929 (Subject to change). DEPARTURE HOURS: Hong Kong 5.30 p.m., Wuchow 1.30 p.m.

S.S. "TAI HING"

S.S. "TAI MING" [1,068 tons--Capt. Trott.] [649 tons-Capt. G. J. Spink.]

SEPTEMBER

SEPTEMBER 7th MON. 23rd

WED. 4th * THURS. 12th SAT, 28th TUES. 17th

Regular Service of Fast, High Class River Steamers Having Good AC- tommodation for First Class Passengers. Electric Light and Fans in State-

ooms and Saloon. The es "Tai Bing" is itted with Wireless,

SAT.

SUN

MON. Pth 15th

FRI.

20th

WED.

25th

MON.

30th

The "West Alsek" is a cargo ship of "And this building programme al ordinary build and characteristics, and ready entered upon is but a beginning. is engined with a three-cylinder, During the period covered by these triple-expansion engine of usual type.mail contracts, all of which are for ten The auxiliary machinery, both below years, the lines benefitted will have re- "We have used American, Scotch and and on deck, is the type found on the placed a large portion of their present ships; and since the law contemplates Welsh coal. adjusting the equipment majority of steam cargo carriers. RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Saigon, Singapore.cordingly, and we burn coal from 18

There are three single-ended Scotch renewals of these contracts, the Post- Colombo, Durban & Cape Town.

o 32 per cent. volatile with success. bollers, each having three furnaces.master-General having, however, HAWAI MARU

Before converting the vessel into a pul-authority to reduce the rate of com "Our maximum speed has been 11.05

verised coal burner these boilers were pensation if at the end of ten years knots, an average of 94 knots, and be-et fore the installation she did only 8

These vessels leave' Hong Kong for Wuchow (via Samshui, Shishing, equipped to burn coal on the grate and conditions have materially reduced the used Howden heated. forced draught. handicaps under which our ships new Takhing & Dosing) and return to Hong Kong (via sume Porta) every Ave knots.

The

combustion chambers are therefore struggle, there can be no doubt that days, Mr. Jefferson thought pulverised fuel separate for each Curnace.

mail contract lines will not only be: Fares for round trip (not including meala) $20. Meals & Wines are could not be applied to passenger ships

The United States Shipping Board steadily improved to keep abreast of so be obtained on board. just yet. It was to use being in to designated the "West Alsek" for the competitors, but that they will be per-

Hong Kong Arrivals and Departures from Hoi On Wharf. great a hurry. The system has only installation of the Todd pulverised.coal-manently operated. Just started, but was developing rapid-burning equipment, because she repre-

Liberal Shipping Policy The full story will be given at the ¡ly.

sents the great majority of ocean- Fuel Conference un October 24 in a

"For the past six years have again going cargo ships, both in machinery demonstrated what every student of paper by Mr. Jefferson.

fle believes equipment, speed and general make-up, commerce knows, that home ships build the pulverised coal burner will be as and is the type of ship that generally up home trade abroad as no other ships successful as the oil burner.

gives the owners the most concern in can or will. The fact that during his the reduction of operating costs.

DURBAN, LOURENCO MARQUES, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZI-

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CHICAGO MARU

.... Monday, 23rd September.

CALCUTTA-Via Singapore, Penang & Kangoon.

INDUS MARU

.... Thursday, 19th September. VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Japan Ports from

Shanghai,

LONDON MARU (From Shanghai) Monday, 9th September. MELBOURNE-Via Manila, Brisbane & Sydney.

MADRAS MARU (Omits Manila). Thursday, 5th September. HAIPHONG-Vis Hoihow & Pakhol.

...Thursday, bth September, 18 a.m.

MENADO MARU

NEW YORK-Via Japan ports, San Francisco & Panama.

HAVRE MARU

JAPAN PORTS.

BORNEO MARU

SHUNKO MARU

KEELUNG Via Swatow & Amoy.

HOZAN MARU

CANTON MARU TAKAO-Via SWATOW & AMOY.

DELI MARU

TAKAO & KEELUNG.

TAKAO MARU

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tons, and they now have some 2,000,000* tons more under construction.

since the Armistice and since the con- "This is a total of new tonnage built struction of our Government fleet, double the tonnage of all U.S. ships of every age and description now on the sca's international high-ways a naged condition! strange method of curing an overton. And still we hear criticism of this Government because it

six-year period the ocean-borne foreign problem has suggested that ships not trade of the United States has increas belonging to either interested country ed as much as it grew during the whole should be excluded altogether from preceding half century, while we were such trade; but it is said that such depending so largely on foreign ships outside' vessels should pay something to handle our cargoas, speaks for it for the privilege of taking away em- self

ployment from ships of those nations "That our shipping policy is liberal in reality and not merely a diplomatic ness involved; pay perhaps through a which create the transportation busi The "West Alsck," an 8,800 tons deadweight cargo ship, is part of a fleet

language, is shown by the fact that no small extra duty collected on goods of eight vessels run by the Oriol Line

other nation firaishes to the ships of brought by them into either of the its maritime competitors ocean business countries whose direct trade they thus now has made possible the building in and the first ship fitted with Todd

equalling There are nine

FLEET INCREASES

that which the United States învade. furnishes to foreign-flag ships. burners on all boilers.

For. it must be remembered this country of 30 ships for the benefit coal burners, and the pulverisers are

year 3100 vessers of 2,000,000 at that the more numerous the paints of of our foreign commerce sut back about six feet from the front Statistics concerning the situation of tons, representing twenty-eight differ: two civilised rations, the better the gross direct contract between the people of of the boilers. An overhead pipe die- the merchant fleets of the Scandinavian ent

countrion, found tributes the powdered coal. The ar- counties on July 1 have just been pub handling the commerce of thinloyment prospects of increased friendliness, as

this country.well as rangement in the boiler-room is very lished by the Norske Veritas Bureau. We paid $750,000,000 of ocean trans-such nations.

of increased commerce, between neat, and if the ship was not very clean It is shown that during the half-year portation-$2,000.000 per day for every it was due to the fact she has been trad-ended with June 30, 1929, the net addi- day in the year, and of that sum he

Scrapping Great Fleets ing continuously since June 19. She tions to the fleet of Norway amounted foreigner took one and a third million tremendous value of our ocean bosiness "That competitors appreciate the leaves ta-morrow (Wednesday) for to 18 ships of total of 114300 gross dollars every twenty-four hours, not is shown by the fact that during the Baltimore.

tons, of which 97,500 tona represented stopping on Sundays or holidays. motorships and the balance steamers.

an

Like other vessels of the same type, the "West Alsek" has been regarded as rather expensive to operate, being a hard steamer and requiring consider able labour to handle coal from the bunkers to the furnaces, as the coal is stored partly in the 'tween decks and party the cruss-bunker. With the

The fleet of Sweden was increased in

past 7 years, while squads of vocalists, Vast Ocean Business

for reasons easily suspected, have been of 14,000 and steamers by 3200 tons, last year, one-half was taken by ships which

"Furthermore, of the vast ocean busi-shouting of the ruinously over-tonnaged the six months by a moborship tonnageness which we furnished foreign vessels conditions of the world, a condition while the fleet of Denmark experienced

they say the United States

an augmentation of 5,800 tons.

prised 1,489 steamers of a

total of

CLYDE OUTPUT

In July shipbuilders on the Clyde launched 13 132 vessels of 843,979 tcns, against 127 vessels of 38,414 tons making a total for the seven months of vessels of 818,079 tons last year, 120 vessels of 165,489 tons in 1927, and 146 vessels of 377,270 tons in the corres nooding period of 1913.

It is evident that unless there is a very marked revival in the placing of contracts, very soon the work in hand picted continue to exceed in numbers those laid down.

of nations which neither produced nor should remedy by scrapping its great On July 1 the fleet of Norway corn-Purchased the cargoes carried-a con- fleets, practical shipping men in foreign will diminish steadily, as vessels com-

dition which calls for serious conmaritime countries have built 1,600 new installation it is expected that the 2,2 tons and 19 sailing ships of

1,000 gress cons, 298 motorships of sideration. No one dealing with this oceans-going vessels of 10,000,000 gross

operating costs will be greatly reduced.

Another feature of the new installation 4,60 tons. In the case of Sweden the is the improvement in the firemen's corresponding figures are 1,039 steam- working conditions, due to the fact that ers of 1,070,000 gross tons, 230 motor- no coal dust or sah is visible at any ships of 398,000 tons and 138 sailing time. Combustion is practically as complete as though oil were being used vessels of 30,100 tons, Denmark is third

with 510 instead of coul.

steamers of 73,400 gross) and 76 sailing ships of 21,600 tons. tons, 120 mntorships of 302.000 tons

The coal pulverising machinery and burnera on the "West Alsck" were de- veloped by the engineers of the Todd Shipyards Corporation, in co-operation

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motorships of 203,600 tons. Denmark ranks second with 9 steainers of 10,950 gross tons under construction or ou order, and 30 metorships of 148,450. tons. In the case of Norway, the figures are 89 steamers of 29,900 gross tons and 11 motarships of 26,750 tons. The tonnage building or on order in the last mentioned country is three times greater than that at the corresponding period of last year, but it only repre sents about 11 per cent of the total 453,040 gross tons contracted for by Norway at the present time; and of this total tonnage 75 ships of 400,000 Eross tons have been ordered of for- eign yards. In fact, 60 per cent of the work on hand in Sweden is for Nor- wegian account, and about 55 per cent. of that in Denmark is also for Nor- way.

Loss Percentage

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"of the num- ber of ships and 1.03 per cent of the tonnage, these figures comparing with 1.46 per cent. and 1.10 per cent, res pectively on the average in the five year period of 1923-27, The less percent- age for Sweden last year was 0.88 per cent of the number and 1.18 per cent, of the tonnage, as against 1.24 per cent. and 3.04 per cent, respectively in the years 1923-27. The figures for Denmark are 0.68 per cent. of the num ber and 0.87 per cent. of the tonnage, the average of the years 1923-27 har- ing been 1.26 per cent. and 0.62 per cent. in the two cases respectively.

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