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YEAR'S FIGURES. SHOW CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT.

Shipping

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Intelligence.

62,000 LIVES. SAVED.

ROMANCE OF THE LIFEBOAT.

FATE OF A PORT.

PLAN TO SAVE PADSTOW HARBOUR.

The fate of the Cornish port of Padstow, which furnished several ships for the siege of Calals in 1846, is in the balance.

The statistics for the twelve Next Tuesday (writes E.O.B. In months ended March 31 last show the Daily Express in mall week) 'that London's shipping traffic is is Lifeboat Day, and we shall have still expanding. During the twelve an opportunity of helping the months 58,451,685 net reg, tons of Royal National Lifeboat Institu shipping used the port, compared tion in its splendid work. Since its as a natural breakwater and A big sandbank, which served with 55,404,591 net reg, tons dur- foundation in 1824 the Lifeboat protection for the inner harbour, ing the twelve months previous. Institution has been responsible is being swept away by the gnies, Thus, there was the substantial in for saving 62,000 lives.

with the result that the harbour crease of 3,047,094 net reg. tons. A lifeboat to-day must have the is no longer a safe anchorage. In As emphasizing London's su- qualities of strength to withstand fact, in heavy water the seas premacy amongst the ports of the audden shocks and collisionesweep into the old quay and the United Kingdom, it is interesting buoyancy and self-righting ability now to note that during the period to counteract the effects of ship into whirlpools, and on occasions dock, turning the waters under review, the combined ton-ping heavy scas good form-to snapping the stout hawsers of nage that used the next two largest engble the ship to be propelled vessels moored there. ports (Liverpool and Southampton) with greatest speed to a wreck exceeded London's total by only and accommodation for passengers 1,724,949 net reg. tons.

as well as the crew..

People first began to turn their attention

life-saving vessels in the eighteenth century.

Lionel Lukin, a coachbuilder, made the first attempt to build a Walker, general manager of the The recent visit of Sir Herbert lifeboat, in this country when he Southern Railway Company, with took out a patent in 1785 for what leading officials, is regarded as an he called an "immergible boat."

Four years later there was acial arrangements will be secured

augury that the necessary finan terrible shipwreck at the mouth of soon. Plans for the improvement the Tyne. As a result of this of the harbour are under con- commission was formed at Southsideration by the railway com Shields, which offered rewards for pany, and it is believed that a the design of a lifeboat,

ment Commissioners will be forth- generous grant by the Develop coming.

more

many

Additional tonnage from parts of the world was recorded, from India, particularly China, British West Indies, Guiana, British Honduras, Africa, Baltic and North of Europe, the United States and South America. More than 60 per cent, of the total ship ping that enters the port is accom- modated in the docks controlled by the Port of London Authority, the balance going to river moorings, riverside manufactories and wharves. The activity within the port, apart from the movement of large ships, is clearly shown by the fact that during the year to the end of March last, 162,120

LONDON. HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP—Fia Singapore barges with an estimated tonnage

Colombo, Suez and Port Said.

ALTAI MARU- ATLAS MARU

Friday, 11th July,

.. Monday 11th August.

RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Viz Saigon, Singapore,

Colombo, Dueban & Cape Town.

MONTEVIDEO MARU

LA PLATA MARU

BOMBAY-Via Singapore & Colombo.

BORNEO MARU

SHUNKO MARU

Friday, 18th July.

Friday, 29th August,

Saturday, 19th July.

Sunday, 3rd August.

of 9,598,630 tons entered and left the Authority's docks. There was

in the use of the dry docks, which also an encouraging increase made

Accommodated 361 vessels with a gross tonnage of 3,422,888 tona, compared with 298 vessels of 2,913,047 tons in 1928.

Complete statistics of the ton-

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Two designs were selected, one by Wiliam Wouldhave and one by Henry Greathead, and a boat was bulit that combined the features of both.

It is said that Wouldhave obtain ed his idea for a lifeboat when he a bucket of water that a woman as half a wooden bowl floating in

was drawing from a well.

He amused himself by trying to make it turn over, but it would not remain upside down, and from that simple incident Wouldhave dis- covered the principle on which he made his lifeboat.

Several lifeboats were made on

the South Shields plan, and they did good service on various parts

The Harbour Commissioners have produced a scheme for a sea wall or breakwater estimated to cost about £50,000, which it is considered will prevent Padstow passing out altogether as a port.

failure to bring the present It is generally admitted that, acheme to fruition doom of Padstow, which is one of means the the principal fishing ports in the West.

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RANGOON SHIPPING STRIKE.

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The Sal Kong (or the West River) is the third largest river in the Chin- ese Republic and second only to the

ficent trade route was opened to for-

waterway? The scenery along the

Yangtaze in importance. This magni- of the coast. They had two de-attended by a large number of sign traffic in 1897, but how many fects not found in the modern life- the shipping agents, whose point foreigners travel on this important. of view was expressed to the boat-they were not self-righting Board by Mr. Miller-Stirling. He route is beautiful. We recommend it although Wouldhave included a self-righting principle in his de-stressed the fact that the ship-to any person who wishes to spend a sign-and there were no means of ping agents at the present mo- ment were representing the post- freeing the boat of water.

In 1823 Sir William Hillary tion exclusively from an economic

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were being lost through shipwreck. date to the former system under stances, any one could be assured, As a result, the next year saw the which the stevedores contracted of getting it regularly day after Preservation of Life from Ship-to work at fixed rates per ton. It day. The effect of using ineffi Russia arrived at Nagasaki on wreck, which later became the was urged that a day not for dis- cient and over paid labour in the July 10 (Thursday) 6.30 a.m., left.

tant should be fixed by which Port was mentioned; it But in 1849 a grave accident oc- Burmese labour would have had pointed out that this would in- Noon, and is due at Shanghai on was Nagasaki on July 10 (Thursday) curred. The South Shields lifeboat a fair chance of proving its effi-crease the cost of everything July. 11 (Friday), .8 p.m.

ciency and after which it should brought into the province and leaves Shanghai on July 12 (Satur

She not be employed unless it had lower the price obtained for all day), 9 am, shown itself capable of turning exports. Various means of im- out as much work as the Coringhi. proving the position by weeding It was pointed out that a large out inefficients and restricting re quantity of the Burmese labour cruitment were discussed. now offering itself for employ- Board was of opinion that it was ment was being attracted from premature to lay down any date other occupationa, many of which by which a return to normal con- did not require physical strength,ditions could be assured, by the high rate of daily wages. Later in the day the Board This wage was a fair return to met the stevedores and further labourers assured of only casual considered the situation with employment but was too high them.

SPEED TRIALS.

The new ferry vessels Man Tak

So two years later the Duke of and Man Chi, built by the. Hong Northumberland offered a hundred Kong & Whampoa Dock Company. guineas for the best model of Limited, at Hunghom for the lifeboat, which was

won by Hong Kong & Yaumat Ferry Thomas Beeching, of Yarmouth. Company. Limited, carried Since that time so many improve their steam trials In Kowloon Bayments and alterations have been on Wednesday.

made to lifeboats that no one man The contract speed of 10 knots can claim the honour of having was considerably exceeded, the designed the modern self-righting Man Tak averaging over 11.23 vessel. knots for six consecutive runs and Steam Hfeboats were introduced the Man Chi 'over 10.23 knots. about 1890, and they have done The machinery ran smoothly and splendid life-saving work. The without the slightest hitch, and first motor lifeboat was built in the Dock Company are to be con 1905, and since then many have gratulated on the result of these been placed on the coast station. triala.

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When the flotilla is at the Hong Kong base officers and crews will live comfortably aboard the Medway, which is more like a liner than a naval vessels ARM

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