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SHIDZUOKA MARU

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HARUNA MARU

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

KAGA MARU

TANGO MARU

Saturday, 22nd February, Saturday, 8th March.

Wednesday, 10th February, Wednesday, 26th March.

28th February,

BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.

Friday,

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Mexico & Panama, RAKUYO MARU

Sunday,

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

Saturday, 8th March. KAWACHI MARU

NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama.

KAKO MARU

24th February.

Monday, LIVERPOOL via Port Sald, Constantinople, Genoa.

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MORIOKA MARU

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Saturday,

1st March.

Saturday,

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Friday, Sunday, Tuesday

21st February.

2nd March,

4th March.

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THE CHINA MAIL.

SHIPPING

GERMAN NAVY

New Cruiser Demand Rejected

SECTION.

PIRACY GUARDS

Shipping Companies' New Scheme

London, Yesterday.

FRENCH POLITICAL: CRISIS TO LAST ? **

|MINISTER THINKS IT MAY NOT BE QUICKLY SETTLED

EFFECT ON CONFERENCE

Paris, Yesterday,

on

M. Doumorgue, to-day received the leading politiclans, but the crowd's interest was centred M. Poincare, who, looking the ple- |ture of health, spent half an hour at the Elysee. His friends, how-

the

Berlin, Yesterday. The Cabinet, sitting until late Arrangements have been made ever, declare that he will not be this morning, rejected a demand for the withdrawal (already an- strong enough to re-enter politics He himself is to in-nounced) as from April 1, of the for a few months. by the Minister of Defence

The ex- sert in the Budget a sum for the British guards to protect British reluctant to re-enter. construction of a second ten thou-vessels trading in Chinese waters Minlater, M. Berard, on leaving the | Elysde, stated that he was not sure sand ton cruiser, similar to the from attacks by pirates.

be quickly "pocket battleship" Ersatz Preus- This will be rendered possible that the crisis would

with the operation of a sen. Reuter.

scheme settled. for

Earlier News the formation of a native force, offleared by British non-

Paris, Yesterday. commissioned officers, drawn up by The action of the Chamber in THE SECOND MATE the shipping companies, trading, defeating the Government in

in the Far East, with a suggestion middle of the Naval Conference is that the present arrangement as to unfavourably contrasted by guards should be continued for Press with the self-discipline of the Janother six months, to enable the British House of Commons, but new body, if the scheme be approv- though the Leftist papers demand ed, to be properly trained.-British a new

Leftist Government, the Wireless Service,

parties' consensus of opinion 19 that M. Tardieu's return is neces- sary, to "scotch the British

hands at the conference."--Reuter.

Delays Occasioned

Rugby, Yesterday.

Bravery Under Hard Conditions

www.

The crews of the trawlers in Aus- tralian waters know more about sharks

the

from personal observation than all the THE SEA AS A CAREER manoeuvres to force France's

museum-haunting Ichthyologists put together. Consequently, when the rudder of the Red Funnel trawler Durenbee was smashed by a crashing era off Norah Head on the unlucky.

quoted between Manils and Australia,Friday which fell on November 15, and NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA (Private exchange to all departments-)

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Great Shortage of

Junior Officers

Trade examinations,

of

the

It is considered probable that the defeat of M. Tardieu's Govern- Captain Mills had to get repairs car

ment may cause some delay at the ried out before he could navigate tho

Sir Walter Runciman, the shipowner, conference in the examination title vessel in the heavy weather, the declares that there is

a shortage of questions in which France is secund mate, Mr. R. Bridge, upon whom junior officers for the Mercantilo directly involved. M. Brland "le the job devolved, was under no illusions Marine. The shortage, he says, has postponing his return to London, ns to the nature of the work or the been caused by the severity of the and it is possible Admiral Laygues conditions in which it had to be per Board of formed. With a stout line around his

the will also go to Paris. waist, he dropped into the water at the greater part of which is "more rub

There are several notes before bish." "Candidates," he is reported stern of the ship fully clothed in

conference, to have declared, "must have their the

Including wrestle with the jury rudder. He wore heads stuffed with all sorts of useless Japanese tonnage schedules, -In

not clothing to save himself as far as possi-knowledge, which must be jettisoned which France is

directly bic from the inevitable cuts and bruises. as soon as they have their certificates.", interested, and these are likely to 3ut, finding his freedom of action in Questioned

on the subject by The keep the conference occupied for peded by clothes, he had himself hauled Star, Captain Coombs, general manager several days, by which time it is on deck, and went back over the ship's rail "in the buff." The ship was pitch Fedoration, observed that, although may have resolved itself.

the Officers (Merchant Navy) possible. the French political crisis ing heavily, and the second mate, cling there is shortage, Sir Walter

Several newspapers are debating! ing-to the rudder, had to pass a thin Runcinian's

reason was "sheer non the possibility of finding some fine through an eyelet hole in

the sense." rudder-blade with the object of then Merchant Navy Officer must have is solvent in the nature of a political hauling a stout rope through the hole highly specialised," he went on. "The expedient for the difficulties of so that the rudder might be manoeuvred Vestris case showed that.

the One of the allocation with which DURBAN, LOURENCO MARQUES, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZI by a purchase from the deck, with the points emphasised was that officers gates of the Ave Powers are faced. collaboration of the winch. In order should have the fullest possible know- The delegates of some Powers are BAR & MOMBABA-VI■ Singapore & Colombo.

to carry out this tank, the operator had tedge about their ships." The reason unofficially reported to have dis- to place himself under the stern of the he gave, howover, is more serious, and cussed, informally, the possibility mate attempted to pass the line through the utmost sympathy, especially at a

LONDON,

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

AMAZON MARU... Tuesday, 18th March, RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Saigon, Singapore,

Colombo, Darban & Cape Town.

HAWAII MARU

BOMBAY-Via Singapore & Colombo.

LAPLATA MARU

SHINNOH MARU

CELEBES MARU

Tuesday, 26th February.

Friday, 21st March.

Thursday, 20th February. Saturday, 8th March.

..... Saturday, 1st March.

PANAMA MARU CALCUTTA-Via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.

of

"The knowledge which 8

dele-

VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA. & VANCOUVER-Via Japan Parts from ship. As the stern rose on a sea the one with which most people will have of a suggestion that the Powers

Shanghai.

ALABAMA MARU (from Shanghai) Sunday, 9th March, MELBOURNE--Via Manila, Brisbane & Sydney.

BYDNEY MARU... Thursday, 8th March. EAIPHONGVi Holhov & Pukhoi

Thursday, 20th February.

MENADO MARU .....

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

HAMBURG MARŪ

JAPAN PORTS.

TACOMA MARU

KEELUNG FIs Swatow & Amoy.

HOZAN MARU

CANTON MARU

TAKAO—Via SWATOW & AMOY.

DELI MARU

TAKAO & KEELUNG.

SOURABAYA MARU

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the eyelet, but before the operation was time when the terrors of the sea have should undertake to consult to- completed down came the whole struc- been emphasised by the tempestuons gether at the time of an event. ture on top of him as he clung to the weather and the shipwrecks all round Apparently the newspapers find a rudder, thrusting him down into the the coast. There is undoubtedly a point of departure for the angges- green depth, from which in due course shortage of junior certificated officers," tion in the French memorandum he emerged, gasping for breath. For he said. "We are able to place at least which refers to # mutual three mortal hours did the second minte six officers dally without any difficulty. guarantee of security," the effect (persist in that task, which recalls the

of which would be to transform The Reasons Advanced labour of Sisyphus, who had the job jof rolling a great stone to the top of a Unfortunately, the reasons are not far absolutely the naval requirements hill in circumstances which made it certo find. The number of boys anxious of each Power into relative require- tain that just before the stone reached to follow the sea is, fortunately for the monta-British Wireless Service. the top it would roll down again "with | Empire, as larga as ever. The tragedy Thursday, 27th February, 10 am. a clang, with a crash, with a bound." is that so many, ofther during or short THE BELGENLAND place of mighty mills and roaring a fine ran ap the river to Chester and

ly after their cadetship, and the pay Friday, 14th March,

Down Comes The Stern

and conditions so unattractive that thes

furnaces, with a main street named for Wilmington. All this apart from its Every time that the second mate was make every endeavour to go ashore and

(Continued from Page 1.)

Liberty, and a graceful suburb simi historic associations, the appeal of on the point of succeeding in his labour launch out on a new career.

larly named. În days of yore, in a Modern

which is perhaps not quite so strong of threading the line through the hole in developments make a quick turn- And then-New York. There have cabaret not far from the Union Station, to the foreigner-more particularly the the rudder-blade down would come the round of steamers imperativo. That been several articles written from time "Helle, Frisco, Hello," "Down among sporting about it all as he is able to be. white-clad entertainers used to sing British visitor, who tries to look as atorn of the trawler on top of his head, is, they visit a port, unload and load to time on this subject. All one can the Sheltoring Palma," "Salling on again sending him slithering through again in double-quick time. Unfortun- say is that New York, by which is

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the green depths where the sharks were ately, the industry has lagged behind meant New York City, is just New Chesapeake Bay," and other melodies, may only be made of Salt Lake City, prowling. A man must be built of good in adjusting the leave and pay to the York. One cannot say more. Broad-what time the audience sipped their Utah, where an ill-advised visitor was stuff to stand that kind of thing for conditions of the general speed-up and way. Times Square, the Avenue on beer, ate pretzels, and smoked long-once prompted to dive into the lake at three hours. Three times only during consequent increased duties and respon- Sanday, Coney, the Polo grounds, he mentioned is a cigar that has grown that he was semi-blinded with salt for and cheap-stogies. A stogie, it may an, amusement park, with the result those three hours was he hauled on sibilities. Oficers in most ships are Columbus Circle, Central Park, and deck for a few minutes to rest and re able to look forward to 14 days leave springtime on Long Island Sound-that too fast. It is usually about seven fill his lungs before going back into the a year, but this is often given in broken in only part of it all.

inches long, and thin in proportion, sea for another round with that devil-periods: It must be remembered that

Philadelphia lah ruddez, Bruised and cut all over in most ports abcard ships discharge Time and space are short, so we mast Philadelphia means his body, wondering at times whether and load night and day, and through skip by Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon and and Curtis Square, the Saturday Even- the States. he would ever come up again, he stuck out week-ends, so that the 52 week only bestow a fleeting glance upon ing Post and boxing in Broad Street. to his task with Indomitable tenacity, enda familiar to young men on shore Pennsylvania, more particularly Pitts There are Lancashire lads in Frank-But and at last success crowned his efforts are practically unknown ships' off burgh and Philadelphia. Pittsburgh, a fort, and Britons in Germantown, and 'Oshkosh! The bucking rudder was fairly tamed. cera. Furthermore food and accom- It could be turned to port or starboard modation in many yeasels leave much to by the line passed round the drum of be desired. Service at sea, in the

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