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SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

TATSUTA MARU ... SHINYO MARU

Monday, 14th April Wednesday, 23rd April. SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghai & Japan Ports.

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BIBERIA MARU ........

19th April .... Saturday, LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM vis

Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez ATSUTA MARU

KASHIMA MARU

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

AKI MARU

Wednesday,

Wednesday,

Saturday, 10th April Saturday, 3rd May,

23rd April 21st May.

:

11th April. 14th April

KAGA MARU

BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.

AWA MARU

+ NAGANO MARU-

Friday, Monday,

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SHIPPING

STEAM PROPULSION The Diesel Vogue and Its Reaction

SECTION?

SYDNEY HARBOUR

CARGO AT U.S. PORTS.

Shipping Board Looks Into the Laws.

· DEVELOPMENT - PROJECTS.

Hydrographic Survey by programme for the balance of this

the Commissioners

FRIDAY, APRIL 1930.

CANADIAN PACIFIC

STEAMSHIPS - HOTELS

· RAILWAYS - EXPRESS

SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE ACROSS THE PACIFIC TO VICTORIA & VANCOUVER

The experimental and enginear- ing development projecta which are expected to fall within the scope of the Shipping Board's

fiscal year are disclosed in the hearings before the sub-committee of the Appropriations Committee on requirements for the board, EMPRESS OF RUSSIA

EMPRESS OF ASIA the House recently, EMPRESS OF CANADA reported to states a Washington message.

EMPRESS OF RUSSIA The work projected includes in- EMPRESS OF ASIA vestigation of material handling EMPRESS OF CANADA

EMPRESS OF RUSSIA equipment and methods in indus

EMPRESS OF JAPAN trial work which may be applied EMPRESS OF

SMPRESS OF ASIA to loading of ships and cargo EMPRESS OF CANADA

EMPRESS OF RUSSIA handling on piers. This, the com mittee was told, will not involve EMPRESS OF ASIA

EMPRESS OF JAPAN actual expenditure for any equip-EMPRESS OF CANADA fascinating subject from any angle, some expense in connection with

Historically Sydney Harbour is a ment, but is expected to incur EMPRESS OF RUSSLA but it is interesting to note that the

Studants of shipping have wit-

A matter of great interest to the nessed many interesting changes shipping world in general, and that during

last the

decade but portion of it interested in Austra none more significant than Han trade in particular, is the the return to favour of hydrographic survey of Sydney Har- steam propulsion tendency ob-bour now being undertaken by the servable by the skilled eye two years Sydney Harbour Trust Commis or more ago, and to-day a fact that sioners, since it will be the ära cannot be gainsaid.

complete hydrographic survey over Following the ephemeral success made of the harbour, its bays and of some notable vessel built for estuaries. trade routes, with special facilities

SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles, for oil fuel bunkering, new motor

Mexico & Panama. HEIYO MARU

NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama.

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

HAKATA MARU

Monday,

+ LISBON MARU

+ TSUYAMA MARU

Wednesday, Thursday,

2nd May.

8th May.

16th April. 1st May.

LIVERPOOL via Port Sald, Constantinople, Genoa,

† LIMA MARU

Monday,

14th April.

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,

+ GENOA MARU

Tuesday,

8th April.

↑ NAGATO MARU

Tuesday,

16th April.

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

SUWA MARU

† DAKAR MARU

Monday, Wednesday,

13th April 14th April. 16th April.

+ Cargo only.

• MORIOKA MARU (Moji direct)... Sunday,

For further information apply to:--NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Tel. Central No. 292,,3821 and 8897. (Private exchange to all departments)

S. K.

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP Via Singapese

Colombo, Sues and Port Said.

ALASKA MARU........... Monday, 21st April. RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES--Via Saigon, Singapore,

Colombo, Durban & Cape Town,

BUENOS AIRES MARU SANTOS MARU

BOMBAY Via Singapore & Colombo.

Friday, 25th April.

Tuesday, 20th May.

ship tonnage made immense strides

by Captain John Hunter, R.N., in ject.

17 Days Hongkong-Vancouver, 14 Days Shanghai-Vancouver 11 Days Koba-Vancouver, 9 Days Yokohama-Vancouver

Hong Kong 'ba! Kobe 'ham V'ver

Lanva

Leave

Leave Leave Arrive Apr. 9 Apr. 12 Apr. 15 Apr. 17 Apr. 26) Apr. 39 May 3 May 6 May 8 May 17 May 15

May 18 May 20 May 22 May 20 June June

June 10 June 12 June 21 June 25

June 28 Jolv 1 July 3 July 1 July 10 July 15 July 15 July 17 July 25 Jaly

23 July 26 July 29 July 31 Ani Aug. 7 Aug. 10 Aug. 12 Aug. 11 Aug. Aug. 20 Aug. 23 Aug. 26 Aug. 28 Sept. Sept. 4 Sept. 7 Sept. 9 Sept. 11 Sept. 19 Sept. 17 Sept. 20 Sept. 23 Bept. 25 Oct. Oct. 2 Oct. 5 Drt. 7 Oct. 9 Oct. 17: Oct. 15 Det. 18 Oct. 21 Oct. 23 Nov. Oct. 30 Nov. 2 Nov. 4 Nov. Nov. 14) Nov. 1 Nov. 15 Nov. 18 Nov. 20 Nov. 29 Regular sailing hour Noon.

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the continued study of the sub-(E/Asia and E/Russia call at Nagasak! the day after departure from S'hal)

Other projects are:

Research

In the years 1923, 1924 and 1925: | first survey dates back to that made and as every stride forward by the Internal combustion engine meant 1788, and reference to the chart of and reports of welding methods Atlantic sallings from Montreal and Quebec every few days to Liverpool, relatively a falling behind of steam, that survey, a small hand map, was in actual use which may be ap

Southampton, Glasgow, Antwerp, Cherbourg and Hamburg the jubilation that diesel enthusiasts made by Commander M. Flinders of piled to ship construction; plans were not slow to express la easily | H.M.S. Aloop. understood.

steam.

Efforts had been made to keep cyclinder dimensions within reason- able limits by adding cranks onc adapting multiple screws; but the inherent disabilities of extra com- plication, excessive weight and high first coat were not to be avoided by such devices as these, and the un palatable truth remained persistent ly in evidence that the fuel economy credited to the earlier and smaller units could not be depended upon In the big diesels required for vessels of high power.

EASTER HOLIDAYS.

In 1822 a second survey was car-installation in a selected Shipping and specifications and possible ried out by Lieut. J. S. Roo, R.N., Board vessel of low pressure HONG KONG TO MANILA & RETURN G$70, and the result was shown on a small turbo-electric

Leaves Arrive

Apr. 18, 6p.m. Apr. 20 Hong Kong Manila

May 7,5 p.m. May 0

EMPRESS OF ASIA Apr. 25 EMPRESS OF CANADA May 10

Leave Asrive Hanila Hong Kong

Apr. 27 May 12

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Hong Kong 6.30 p.m. Wuchow 1.80 p.m. 8.8. "TAI HING"

11,068 tons Capt. Trott]

Even at that time, however, there were many, even amongst the en- thusiasts, who felt that the heavy may plotted by the Hydrographiction; purchase and installation of power augmenta- all engine of the dimensions then Office, London, in 1826. Lieut. Rot oil-water separating devices under coming into vogue was in danger of revised this survey in 1856, and in development to eliminate vessels becoming unmanageable; and when.cluded sourdings taken by Captain expense of bilga and ballast dis- in the technical Press, the question. John Hunter in 1788, and by the charge in harbours; Investigation was boldly asked, "Has the diesel French Investigator, M. Freycinet of proposed automatic steering overstepped itself?" it was freely In 1890 a chart of the port was device for vessels based on earth answered in the affirmative-and published by the Hydrographic Induction principles used in con- not solely by the protagonists of Office, under the supervision of nection with standard magnetic

Captain W. J. L.

Wharton, compasses; further trials of ves- R.N., F.R.S.. And compiled sels to check model basin results! from surveys made by off-with the full sized ship, and dis cers of F.M.S. Lark; between 1857 semination by publication and and 1888. This chart was from otherwise of results attained by time to time revised by the Ad-the Bureau of Construction in miralty, bat did not include the carrying out the various experi Parramatta River above Gladesville,ments under the engineering de- or the Lake Cove River, or contain velopment programme. the detail necessary to enable the Last year $500,000

was made commissionere to proceed with their available for the programme, and scheme of port development.

approximately $285,000 of that It was in 1901 that the Sydney amount will have been obligated Harbour Trust Commissioners as- at the end of the present flacal sumed control, and they then soon year, and the board requested that It was in comparison with the found that the particulars available the unexpended balance be made admittedly spendthrift steam ton of all previous survey were utterly available for next year to carry ZANZI-nage that the diesel showed to such insufficient to provide the necessary out the projected work. The com-

advantage. The horse-power requir data for the development of the port mittee accceded to the request in The Sal Kong (or the West kiver] ed in a single set of engines was consistent with Sydney's rapidly order to wind up and completes the third largest river in the Chin well suited to show the maximum | growing seaborne trade. After experiments already begun.. ese Republic and second only to the In explaining the progress of Yangtze in importance. This magni. VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER-Vis Japan Ports from big cylinder had not progressed so veys, the commissioners decided in the programme to date the board fcent trade route was opened to for-

diesel efficiency, and the cult of the several more or less inadequate sur- far as to suggest that serious diffi- 1929 to make a really comprehen-stated that $98,500 had beeneign traffic in 1897, but how many culties were likely to suporvene with sive survey of the whole of the port, spent. The board explained that foreigners travel on this important. For information apply to— Increased size of unit.

including the bays and estuaries. due in part to delay in carrying There is now sufficient experience During that year the important on the work at the Washington avaliable of high-pressure steam and section of the harbour extending Navy Yard in connection with water-tube boilers, as applied to from Goat Island to Fort Dension model tank experiments, owing to large fast passenger vessels, to was surveyed in detail, but it was Navy work taking precedence and dispose quite definitely of any not until 1926, when the hydrogra- to the natural delays in getting alaims which the diesel engine may | phic staff of the trust was Increased under way, items of an experi- have for employment in that class for the purpose, that the work was mental or development nature

continuously proceeded with,

there has not been expended to Last year several important addi- date from the engineering dove- tional sections were surveyed, and lopment fund as great a sum as at June 30, 1929, a total area of was anticipated when estimates about 9,600 acres, or nearly 70 per for the presentare made. cent of the navigable waters of the port, including all the main chan- nels, had been surveyed, the un-

It is learned that regulations finished sections comprising most of couver during the past year num-governing shipping, which are in- the Middle Harbour, Long Cove, bered 1,298, of 4,582,794 net tons,

SHUNKO MARU (Calls at Saigon). Monday, 7th April BURMA MARU

.... Saturday, 19th April. DURBAN, LOURENCO MARQUES, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM,

BAR & MOMBASA-Via Singapore & Colombo, MEXICO MARU

Saturday, 3rd May, CALCUTTA—Via Singapore, Penang & Rangeon.

Friday, 4th April Friday, 18th April.

TACOMA MARU BORNEO MARU

Shanghel

ARIZONA MARU (from Shai).... Tuesday, 16th April. MELBOURNE Vla Manila, Brisbane & Sydney.

MADRAS MARU......

HAIPHONG-Vin Holhow & Pakhal.

Monday, 7th April.

Tuesday, 8th April

NEW YORK-Via Japan porta & Panaina.

HAVRE MARU

JAPAN PORTA.

KINE MARU

KASADO MARU

BATAVIA MARU

KEELUNG Via Swator & Amoy.

HOZAN BARU

CANTON MARU

TAKAO-Via BWATOW & AMOY.

DELI MARU

TAKAO & KEELUNG.

BATAVIA MARU

Friday, 4th April. Tuesday, 8th April. Thursday, 10th April.

Sunday, 6th April, 3 paa. Sunday, 13th April, 8 pm.

Thursday, 10th Apr, Noon.

Thursday, 10th April

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WARSHIPS IN PORT

British warships in port this morn- ing were:-

In Basin of R.N Dockyard: Tamar, Hermes, Scamew, Sandwich.

West Wall: Stormcloud.

In Dock: Somme.

No. 4 Buoy: Iroquois.

No. 6 Buoy: Buffolk.

No. 8 Buoy: Herald. No. 10 Buoy: Serapis, Sirdar. No. 11 Buoy: Marazion, No. 12 Buoy: Math.

No. 18 Buoy: Bruce.

No. 25 Buoy: Bridgewater. Foreign men-o'-war in port were:— Portuguese Cruiser Adamastor. French Gunboat Argus. U.S. gunboat Mindanao, Chinese Gunboat Kian Yu. U.S.S. Black Hawk.

U.S. Destroyers Parrott, Edsall, Simpson, MacLeish,

The official organ of the Vatican has published a denunciation of Mr. Somerset Maugham's play "The | Sacred Flame," now being shown in

Rome,

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NEW LAWS

Coastwise and Inland Shipping

APRIL

FRI. WED.

4th 9th

SUN. 20th FRI

TUES. 15th WED.

25th 30th

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

MON.

7th WED. 23rd

SUN.

18th

MON. 28th

FRI,

18th

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'Buch matters as the building and equipment of vessels, their regis tration, inspection, ete, are stated to include the following:-

1.-Only Chinese-owned shipa will be allowed to fly the Chinese ftag.

provided by treaties, no foreign 2-Except otherwise specially

vessels shall be allowed to anchor

8.--Except, otherwise specially

and a portion of the Parramatta as compared with 1,844 ships of tended to supplement the navigaat perts not open to foreign trade. River. The work is being carried 4,674,091 net tona in 1928. In the tion and maritime, commercial on in much greater detail than on any previous occasion, and all shoals and obstructions of any kind are being recorded.

THE MOTOR SHIP

foreign coastwise trade 1,540 ships laws recently promulgated by the provided by treaties, no foreign of 2,093,237 net tona, were report State Council, have been folntly waters of China or ply between ed inward, in comparison with

Vessels shall navigate in the Inland

any two harboura along the coast

1,470 ships totalling 2,109,982 net formulated by the Shanghai Navi- tons in the year before. The local gation Association and other local: coastwise arrivals

In 1929 num-shipping interests for aubmission bered 20,711, of 5,283,901 net tons, while in 1928 there were to the Legislative Yuan. The pro- send,19,270 ships of 4,958,498 net tons.posed regulations, which deal with waters.-Kuo Min..

The Temple Press, Ltd., the China Mall a copy of the March issue of the Motor Ship. The following subjects are dealt with in this issue:

First Compressorless M.A.N. Double-acting Marine Engine, (Fully Illustrated.)

The Largest British-built Motor Trawler. (Illustrated)

A New Allen Diesel Engine. The First American-built Motor Passenger Liner.

Tents of a Pressure Charged Engine.

4. No vessel which does not carry papers or certificates of its navigate in China's territorial nationality shall be allowed to

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The .. Venezia sailed from, Saigon on April 8, and is expect ed here on or about April 6.

The M.V Himalaya sailed from Colombo on March 31, and is due here on or aliout April 16.

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