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Monday,
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Monday,
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THE CHINA
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2 PIERS SUGGESTED SPECTACULAR FIRE.
CONSTRUCTING A NEW HOWRAH MILLION DOLLARS OF DAMAGE
BRIDGE.
AT HONOLULU.
MAIL.
MIRAGE IN THE ATLANTIC.
SHIP THAT SEEMED TO TURN TURTLE.
"OH, SHE'S GONE?
An extraordinary description of a mirage in the Atlantic was given at Southampton by Mr. Arthur F. Court, an engineer on the Cunard liner Mauretania.
He said he was on deck enjoying the brilliant sunshine when the mirage was seen.
Addressing the Rotary Club of
Honolulu, May 25. Caleuita, Mr D. H. Remfry point? In one of the most spectacular ed out the difference in the cost waterfront blazes ever witnessed
"I noticed well ahead of us on Howrah Bridge that here, the Los Angeles Steamship the port bow a quite usual type of of a new would be made by the sanctioning Co. liner City of Honolulu burned, argo steamer of about 8,000 tons, For rejection of piers.
(with two masts and one funnel vessel the latter periodically sending out which clouds of smoke, as if the fires
were being stoked..
In bridges he said, the weight
at Pier 7 to-day.
Three-quarters of the
The City of Honolulu had plied
regularly between Los Angeles
"She was travelling in the same direction as the Mauretania, and as she drew more steam ali yes were focussed on her. Sud- lenly, to the amazement of all who were watching, she appeared
was a long rectangular object ab- solutely devoid of mast, funnel or smoke.
ed, 'Oh, she's gone."
"A woman in the group shout-
I think al
of metal varied approximately as was swept by the flames the square of the span. so that by did damage estimated at more reducing the span the weight of than G$1,000,000. steelwork could be reduced con- At 7 p.m., after fire and fire- Įsiderably. Comparing {1 can fighting had gone on for three tilever bridge with a single span hours, so much water had pour |of 1,500 feet and a smaller can-led in that the ship was listing to turn turtle and all we could see
tilever on piers in the river hav- jbadly and it was feared that there ing a 925 feet central span, Mr. was danger of capsizing. Remfry estimated the weight of steelwork at 2.250.000 tons to | 860,000 tans. In other words, the smaller span would have ap proximately 38 per cent. of the steelwork of the larger span. The piers and foundations for the smaller span would be relatively more expensive as it cost more to build piers in the river than on The banks. As, however, they would carry only about half the loan, their cost would not be so high as the cost of the ponding parts for the larger span Roughly the smaller span would rost half the expense of the lurger span.
and Honolult for about 10 years few of us felt a strange sensa- and is known to many Pacifiction inside, and sure enough there travellers.
was no sign of anything. She "gain turned up still as a rectan gular tank but split along the centre, and we saw two ships an inverted one in the aft directly above the other.
COMING OF STEAM.
"I think that the ship must have been performing these ex-
corres EARLY INCIDENTS ON THE HIGH traordinary tricks for an hour for
SEAS.
until she disappeared astern she never again appeared normal. When abeam of us she could not have been more than four miles) Perhaps the most extensive away. LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP Via Singapore leent conference at Government collection of facts concerning
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
Colombo, Suez, and Part Said.
ALTAI MARU
Saturday, 12th July,
Mr. Remfry mentioned the re-
House, at which the representa-early steam boat enterprises is ives of the Institution of En-contained in Preble's Chronologi.
RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES Vin Saigon, Singapore, gineers suggested that a bridge cal History of the Origin and SALE OF SECOND-HAND SHIPS.
Colomba, Durban & Cape Town.
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MADRAS MARU
SEATTLE MARU
with two piers was the best solu Development of Steam Naviga tion of the Howrah Bridge pro- tion, published in Philadelphia in Having regard to the publie at- blem. He added: "We can appre- 1883. For 25 years, Admiral tention recently given to the sale cinte the Port Commissioners' an- Preble, of the United States Navy, of second-hand ships abroad, the ZANZIxiety that nothing should be done rollected notes on the subject, and Chamber
of Shipping of the which could
cause any incon- his book is n veritable storehouse United Kingdom point out that venience to the Port. They are of information. From such the Board of Trade Committee on not being asked to do anything figures as are given by him and Shipping and Shipbuilting in its rashly and without knowing how others. it appears that, by 1819 Report of 1918, considered the it is going to affect the Port; but about 100 steam vessels had been transfer of vessels from the Bri
VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Japan Porta from only to agree to reasonable experi-constructed in the United States. fish register to foreign flage as
Shanghai.
AFRICA MARU
Friday, 18th July,
Friday, 4th July, Saturday, 19th. "July.
Monday, 7th July.
Wednesday, 2nd July. Friday, 18th July.
Friday, 1st July.
Sunday, 6th July.
Thursky, 26th July.
.... Surday, 20th June.
Wednesday, 9th July.
Friday, 11th July.
MELBOURNE—Via Manila, Brisbane & Sydney.
BRISBANE MARU
HAIPHONG...Va Holhow & Pakhoa.
MENADO MARU.
NEW YORK-Vis Japan porta & Panama,
KINAI MARU
JAPAN PORTS.
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ments being undertaken to ascer while in 1820, the British Em-an important feature of our mari- tain if there is any foundation for pire possessed 43 vessels. Twenty time development, and as an index their prejudice against piers." years later, the tonnage belonging of the relative efficiency of the
to the United Kingdom was 95,807 British merchant fleet as tons, while that of the United pared with other countries. The States was 200,000 tons. Of the Chamber add that the abolition of latter, only about 4,000 tons was Government restriction on sales registered for foreign trading. to foreigners following upon the There was launched at the South. While Great Britain was building report, has not led to abnormal ampton shipyard of John I. Thorny up a fleet of steam vessels suit-sales, the percentage of the tatal croft and Co., Ltd., recently H.M.S. able for trading in any waters, tonnage on the register sold te Acheron, the latest addition to the American constructors were main foreigners in the years 1926 to flotilla of torpedo bost destroyers in ly engaged with river craft, and It 1929 having fluctuated between the British Navy.
has been said that almost every 3.0 and 4.4 per cent, as against She is one of the Admiralty Aventure made with American 3.5 per cent. in 1912, and 4.0 per class, with a designed displacement steamers upon the ocean during cent, in 1913. of about 1,330 tons, and estimated the 30 years succeeding the speed of 35 knots.
Clermont's first trip on the Hud- son, proved unprofitable, Many accounts were published of the fine river boats built in America, and the palatial vessets now run ning on the Takes and rivers in the New World are the results of specialisation of a century.
STEAMERS' MOVEMENTS'
The B.I. s... Taima will leave Amoy for this port on June 25, ran.. and is due here on June 26. p.m.
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Empress of Canada July 10 July 13 July 15 July 17 July 25 Empress of Russia" July 23 July 26 July 29 July 31 Aug. 9 Empress of Japan Aug. 7 Aug. 10 Aug. 12 Aug. 14 Aug. 22 Empress of Asia* Aug. 20 Aug. 23 Aug. 26 Aug. 28 Sept. 6 Empress of Canada Sept. 4 Sept. 7 Sept. 9 Sept. 11 Sept, 19 Empress of Rusala Sept. 17 Sept. 20 Sept. 23 Sept. 25 Oct. Empress of Japan Oct. 2 Oct. 5 Oct. T Oct. Oct. 17 Empress of Asia* Oct. 15 Oct, 18 Oct. 21 Oct. 23 Nov. 1 Empress of Canada Oct. 30 Nov. 2 Nov. 4 Nor. 6 Nov. 14 Empress of Russia" Nor. 12 Nov. 15 Nov. 18 Nov, 20 Nov. 29
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Regular Service of Fast, High Class River Steamers Having Good Accommodation for First Class Passengery. Electric Light and Fans in Staterooms and Satoon. The .. Tai Hing" is Atted with Wireless. These vessels leave Hong Kong for Wuchow (via Samshul, Shiu- hing, Takhing & Dosing) and return to Hong Kong (via same Ports) every five days.
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delayed by one week. The Sphinx, which was due to call at Singapore on September 17, will arrivo on September 24.
The 5.8. Andre
Lebon will arrive on October 9, in- stead of October 1, and subsequent arrivals will be delayed accord-
The Messageries Maritimes Com-ingly.. pany announce that the sailing schedule of their China-Japan mail Indo-China mall service
Sallings from Marseilles of the will be service will be delayed six days a delayed by eight full days from from July and the Indo-China mail July 1. service will be delayed by tight days.
The s.5. Amboise, which was due to leave Marseilles on July 16, will
The 8.8. Sphinx, which was dus leave on July 23 and arrive at to leave Marseilles on July 11, and Singapore on August 20, Instead of to arrive in Singapore on August, August 13. 8, will leave Marseilles on July £7,
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8. The subsequent sailings from The Amboise, which was due to
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The most interesting feature of her construction is the fact that she is being equipped with a special type of high pressure steam macht nery, for which the Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Co. will be respon sible, and she will be the first de- stroyer in the British Navy to be If the American shipbuilders! so equipped, and is expected to give and marine engineers found full Shanghai for this port on June Thursdays.
3.8. Lahore left Marseilles will be од alternato leave Singapore on September 8, another distinct lead in destroyer scope for their skill in meeting 24 at 2.30 p.m., and is due here
will leave on September 15, subse efficiency by setting a new high the demands of inland transport on June 27 at about 6 p.m.
On the Homeward journey the quent sailings being similarly standard of fuel economy.
It was otherwhse in Britain. Our:
China-Japan "mall steamers will be delayed. H,M.S. Acheron is the latest and geographical position, no less 72nd torpedo vessel to be construct than the needs of our ed by Thornycrafts for the British far-flung Empire and our Navy, since they built H.M.S. great overseas trade, natur- Lightning the No. 1 torpedo boat in ally led to the building of 1876, a long and consistent record vessels fit for work in the open in the building of these very special sea, and it is with the develop- types of naval craft, which cannot ment of such ships that we are! be equalled by any other British mainly concerned." Though steam shipbuilders.
navigation became of increasing importance, for many years steam tonnage was small in comparison with sailing tonnage, and long after the advent of the steam ship, our shipping tonnage con- tinued to increase. The relative and, approximate figures in 1840 were: steam vessels; 95,000 tons and sailing vessels, 3,000,000 tons; in 1849, steam vessels, 170,000 tons and sailing vessels. 3,000,000 tons; in 1866, steam vessele, 747,000 tons and sailing vessels, 4,705,000 tons; in 1871, steam vessels, 1,290,000 tons and sailing vessels, 4,348,000 tons. Until the adoption of the com nouno steam engine, the salling ship remained the most economi- cal means for carrying large cargo-s long distances, and under fabourable circumstances, the eplendid clipper ships could out- distance the finest steam ships. Our steam tonnage, however," was equal to our sailing tonnage in the 'eighties, and each succeeding de cade has been marked by a rapid decline of sailing tonnage, until, to-day, the construction of sailing vessels of any considerable size has ceased. It may be that the mariti engineer has destroyed much of the romance of the sea, but he has certainly diminished the dangers and delays of sea transport Engineering.
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