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SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

'LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via

Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez.

HAKUSAN MARU

KOREA MARU

SHINYO MARU

Thursday, Wednesday,

8th February. 19th February.

SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghai & Japan Ports.

SIBERIA MARU

SHIDZUOKA, MARU

Wednesday. Friday,

12th February. 28th February.

Saturday,

8th February, Saturday, 22nd February,

Wednesday, 10th February. Wednesday, 20th March.

11th February. 28th February.

KITANO MARU

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

KAGA MARU

TANGO MARU

TAMBA MABU

BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.

+ TOKUSHIMA MARU

Tuesday, Friday,

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

Mexico & Panama. RAKUYO MARU

Sunday,

2nd March. SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Porta,

BINGO MARU

Wednesday, 5th February,

NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama.

↑ KUMA MARU

+ KAKO MARU

Thursday, Tuesday,

13th February. 18th February.

LIVERPOOL vin Port Said, Constantinople, Genoa.

+ DELACOA MARU

Monday,

17th February.

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,

↑ CALCUTTA MARU

Saturday, Saturday,

8th February. 15th February.

9th February.

10th February.

† MALACCA MARU

-SHANGHAL KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

↑ MURORAN MARU (Chemulpa direct) Sunday,

↑ TSUSHIMA MARU

+ Cargo onlv.

Monday,

Ruded Ist Class Excursi'n Pater quoted between Manila and Australia

For further information apply to-- NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA

THE CHINA MAIL.

SHIPPING

*

SECTION.

increased heat transference when the engines are running super- charged. The lubricating oll and fuel oll transfer pumps of gear wheel type were supplied by Bur- melstar and Wain. The cooling water pumps are of the vertical: centrifugal typo, and all other pumpa, including bilge und sani

pumps, are supplied by berthed 'aft. The crew's quarters Drysdales. The engines are pro- are not only very spacious, clean vided with five small starting air and well supplied, but each room receivers, three placed on the en- is provided

electric gine room floor, one above the IN Heater, two men being berthed in other, and two on the bulkhead, Instead of the usual two large

NEW BLUE FUNNEL Chinese greasers, who will be tary

LINER

SUCCESSFUL SPEED TRIALS

NORTH SEA

each room.

and the

been

with on

On the poop there is a tunnel receivers, FLEET OF 731,000 TONS

escape, whereby those engaged in Fuel oil is supplied to the main the engine room can reach the engine free from dirt, sediment, Beries of The Alfred Holt and Co. (Blue deck from below should anything &c.. by employing a

motor unforeseen happen. Included in three filters between the daily Funnel Line) twin-screw

boats

on the supply tanks and the engine, be- built

provided vessel Menestheus.

De Laval separa- engined by the Caledon Ship Menestheus are a motor launch and sides passing all the oil which is

a sailing boat. These are specially used through building and Engineering Co., Ltd., provided for the purpose of giving tors.

The return oil from the Dundee, ran her official trials in the midshipman, practical know-fuel pump spill valves on both ledge in the handling of boats. main and auxiliary engines is the North Sea, off the river Tay.

a small tank situated The lifeboats, 16 in all, of which taken to has The Moncatheus

8 are self-propelled, were built to above the daily service tank. The specially designed for Messrs. the designs of bir George Turn all then flows back to the daily Alfred Holt's well-known Eastern bull. The boat davite are of the service tank from which it was The engine room is well trade, and is of the following radial type.-fitted with Turnbull's taken.

The ventilated by means of six large dimensions:-Length between por- patent turning-out gear.

galley is placed on the contre and four smaller ventilators, two pendiculars 453ft. Gin., breadth

castle deck, and is fitted with of the larger ones being led be- On this tween the main engines, and the (moulded) 59 ft., depth (moulded) olectricity throughout. 35ft. Bin, gross tons (approximate) deck is also placed the emergency other eight ventilate the other generating plant. In the event of parts of the engine room, parti- 8,000.

an accident this plant can still cular care being taken about the maintain all the essential services spaces round the auxiliary engines of the ship.

and the exhaust driven turbo The ship's wireless installation chargers.

Arrangements have been made for a limited number of passengers to be carried, and there. is also ac- commodation for a large number of native passengers. The cargo

first-class gear is, as usual,

is one of a type which was the All the motors attached to the first to be used by Britain on engine

room auxillaries are

Tel Central Ms. 29, 3807 and 3321. (Private exchange to all departments.) throughout, there' being 28 derrickej ships on the direct current system operated on the new Uni-start con-

0.

S. K.

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP—Via Singapore

Colombo, Sues and Port Said. ATLAS MARU

Monday, 10th February, BIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Saigon, Singapore,

Colombo, Durban & Cape Town.

HAWAN MARU .......

BOMBAY-Via Singapore & Colombo.

(Procceds to Karachi.)

(Calls at Karachi.)

Tuesday, 25th February.

Wednesday, 19th February. Thursday, 6th March."

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

SHINNOH MARU

*GANGES MARU

CHICAGO MARU

PANAMA MARU

KASADO MARU

BAR & MOMBABA-Via Singapore & Colombo,

CALCUTTA Via Singapore. Penang

CELEBES MARU

Friday, 7th February,

Saturday, 1st March, Rangoon

Tuesday, 18th February. Tuesday, 4th March.

VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Japan Porth from

Shangbal.

AFRICA MARU (from Shangha!) ... Friday, 7th February.

MELBOURNE-Via Manila, Brisbane & Sydney.

HIMALAYA MARU

SYDNEY MARU

HAIPHONGY. Foison & Fakhoi

HENADO MARU

NEW YORK-Via Japan ports, San

JAPAN

PORTS

ALASKA MARU

TACOMA MARU

KEELUNG VI Swatow & Amoy.

HOZAN MARU

CANTON MARU

TAKAO-Vis SWATOW & AMOY.

DELI MARU

TAKAO & KEELUNG.

BATAVIA MARU

with ranges of lifts from two tons to 50 tons. Power to these derricks is supplied 24 electrically driven winches of the owners' special design, manufactured by Mesars. Clarke, Chapman and Co.,

Ltd.

of 2,000 volts. It is fitted with trol system, of which the patents auto alarm devices. The master are held jointly by. the Bronkhirst and officers' accommodation is on Switchgear, Ltd., and the Sunder- the lower bridge deck, while the land Forge and Engineering Co., midshipmen are housed in the Ltd. The great advantage are re- alleyway on the port side of the quired, one for the smaller motora centre. castle deck, together with and the other for the larger ones,. the engineers and petty officers. instead of one complete starter

The ship is supplied with the for each motor. latest navigational appliances, and Electro Hydraulic Steering Gear her side lights are fool proof

An Interesting feature is the The against accident, as alternative Hastic electro hydraulic steering

bulbs

are supplied, and in the gear of the usual four ram type, of other of event of their failing to work a operated by means warning bell is started on the two Hele-Shaw pumps, one of the

The ship's refrigerating та

chinery, which is electrically driven, was supplied by Messrs. J. and E. Hall, Dartford. galley cooking appliances are of the latest electric type, and were supplied by Messrs. Henry Wilson and Co., of Liverpool.

under

pumps is driven by an electric bridge in the chart room.

motor in the ordinary way, but Main Engines and Auxillaries The engines are of 8-cylinder, the other is coupled to a three- 740 mm diameter, and 1.500 mm. cylinder Brotherhood air engine, stroke, airless injection, Burmets. Should the supply of electricity ter and Wain, pressure super-to the motor fall for any reason, same circuit charged on the Rateau system em- a solenoid in

the

Smalt Turning Circle The Menestheus is the command of Captain A. E. Dodd, who has been with Mesars. Alfred Holt and Co. for 80 The ship left the wharf years, of the shipbuilding company in ploying exhaust gas turbines. opens the starting valve of the the early hours of the morning. The total 2 b.b.p. is 8,600 at 110 air engine, and the engine is im- and carried out her speed, con-r.p.m. when supercharged and mediately supplied with compress. sumption and turning trials until 6,600 b.h.p. at 105,r,p.m. when noted, air, while the duplicate pump into service. Thus the late in the afternoon, when she re-supercharged. The extra power comes turned to the shipyard. The in the cylinders, made possible by steering of the ship is not affect- trials were in every way antie the Ratenu turbo chargers, calls od in any way. factory, both to the owners and for the very best materials for the This arrangement is very much

representatives, the

cylinder heads, liners and pistons, cheaper, is of less trouble, takes engines running without vibration, consequently these are all made of up less space and is equally as and the turning circle being of Perlit. In most of the high class efficient as a pump driven by a very small diameter.

Diesel engines to-day Perlit cylin second electric motor and sup It is interesting to record that der heads, liners and pistons are plied with current from a stor the feet of the Blue Funnel Line standard because of the ability age battery. There is always an Thursday, 13th February, 10 am. at present in commission totale of this metal to withstand the high abundant supply of surplus sie in some 678,500 tons, and that with stresses, both mechanical and the engine-room of a diesel en the ships building will total 781-thermal, which are imposed upon gined ship which is usually blown

Friday, 7th February. Thursday, 8th March.

Thursday, 6th Feb., 10 mm. Francisco & Panama.

Monday, 17th February. Friday, 21st February.

Sunday, 9th February, noon. Sunday, 10th February, noon.

Saturday, 8th February.

For further pariculars please apply to-OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.

Tel. Central No. 4088. 4689, 4090.

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SAILING DATES FOR FEBRUARY, 1930 (Subject to change). DEPARTURE HOURS: Hong Kong 5.30 p.m., Wachow 1.30 pano,

8.8. "TAI HING" [1,008 tons-Capt. Trott.3 FEBRUARY

FRI.

21st WED. 261b

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

FEBRUARY

WED. 5th MON. 10th

SAT.

8th TUES. 19th BUN 16th

THURS. 13th MON. ---- 24th Regular Service of Fast, High Class River Steamers Having Good Ac- commodation for First Class Passengers. Electric Light and Fans in State- rooms and Saloon. The a. "Tai Hing" is fitted with Wireless.

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this issue:

MOTOR SHIPS

Temple Press, Ltd., send the them in this type of angine. Per-to waste, but in the present case China Mail a copy of the January it cylinder liners wear much less a part of this is taken to a smail issue of the Motor Ship. The fol- and consequently last much fonger air reservoir, which supplies the lowing subjects are dealt with in than liners made of special cast-air engine when required, Iron and cylinder heads and pistons made of Periit are much less subject to cracking than when made of ordinary cast-iron.

WARSHIPS IN PORT

Motor Shipbuilding in 1929. (A complete and fully Illustrated sum- mary).

Co.,

KWONG WING C,

The Development of the Fast Cargo Liner. (Fully. Illustrated).

The new 14-knot Silver Line (Fully cargo ship Silverpalm. illustrated with plans).

Crosa - Channel

Motor Ships,

(Illustrated).

A new supercharger for Diesel engines.

A large train ferry.

A 14-knot cargo liner. (With

Marine Ol Engine Progress Inplans). 1929. (Well Illustrated).

The Menestheus is largely built of high elastic limit steel, which has been developed and made practical proposition by the com pany's chief metallurgical chemlat, Mr. F. G. Martin. Three of the vessels which have been built of this particular steel are in com- The auxiliary, engines are three ing were:- mission, and all succeeding vessels, 170 k.w. 3-cylinder airless in- In Basin of R.N. Dockyard: Construction. (With a list of every building under the company's pre-jection Burmeister and Wain type,Tamar" "Sterling," sent programme, will be of the running at 300 r.p.m., Two 74ton "Petersfield," "Iroquols." same steel. These particular Holt and Willet, and three motor shipa have also a special rudder of electric cranes are arranged so the owners' design, which is of

cast steel.

During the trials a thorough in-. spection of the ship was made under the personal supervision of Mr. Lawrence Holt, and the whole of the vessel, from abem to stern. with every part of the equipment, was very closely inspected by

that each crane can be used for the port and starboard engines. Firefoam fire extinguishing ap- pliances are supplied in accord. ance with the latest Board of Trade requirements, and in addi- tion to this a 1,000 gallon Phomene gravity installation comprising mixing tank, a double compart ment solution tank, from which The Menestheus will carry a

perforated pipes are led round the British crew, with the exception of engine room underneath the floor

him.

-DRY DOCK.

THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY

OF HONG KONG, LIMITED.

SALVAGE TUG “TAIKOO"

Wireless Call

V.P.G.N. 600 Meters.

TONG SON

Length 787 Feet. Length on Blocka 750 Feet. Depth on Centre of

SIII (IW.0.8.T.) 34°ft. 8 Ins.

THREE SLIPWAYS Capable of Handling Ships Up ****** to 2,000 Tous Displacement

Crane at Sea Wail, Capable of Lifting 100 Tons at 70 Feet Radina.

TONGE UT

plates. A 80k.w. emergency dyname, driven by

petrol paraffin engine, is atted on the boat deck

New Water Cooling System Water cooling for the main engines is arranged on a new sys- tem-part of the cooling water discharge from the main cylinder heads and jackets can be bye- passed to the cooling water pump suction, the amount being governed by the operation' of the valves, on the discharge overboard, sea, suc- tion to the pump, and the bye- pass pipe from the discharge pipé to the pump auction. The object of this arrangement is to raise the temperature of the Inlet water jackets in cold weather, thus al- lowing a large quantity of water to be passed through the system, preventing airlocks, &c.,

and ensuring a good flow of water over all the surfaces,

The tunnel bearings are of the Michell type Atted with gunmetal pads lined with white metal. The propellers are of 16 ft. diameter by 16 ft

with cast-from boza, high-tens bronze, blades and fitted with

off

British warships in port this morn

An analysis of Motor Tanker

"Herald," motor tanker now on order, total-

In Dock: "Seraph," "Cicala.” No. 1 Buoy: "Suffolk." No. 7 Buoy: "Girdar." No. 12 Buoy: "Thracian." No. 18 Bacy: "Cicala."

ling nearly one million tons gross). Motor Ship Outputs at the

World's Shipyards.

The Bergen-Newcastle 19-knot Passenger Ship. (Illustrated).

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