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LONDON LOAD LINE CONFERENCE.

THE CHINA MAIL.

The International Load Line opened in Conference, which

Shipping

Intelligence.

£6,000 FINE FOR SMUGGLER.

Hundreds of Watches in Waist Belt.

is

GERMAN FLEET.

THE RAISING OF THE HINDENBURG,

In connection with the recenti cable announcing the successful raising of the German battleship Hindenburg in Scapa Flow, the following details of the work in- volved are interesting:-

With a displacement of 22.000

THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1930.

CANADIAN PACIFIC

QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC

Lesta

Brave

Anive

14 DAYS FROM CHINA AND 9 DAYS FROM JAPAN

TO CANADA AND USA, liga Kooz Sbangbal Kabe Yalchoma Vanesvar

Leave LCLTO Empress of Canada Sept., 4 Sept. 7 Sept. 9 Sept. 11 Sept. 19 Empress of Japan Oct. 2 Oct. 5 Oc

Oct. 9 Oct. 17 Empress of Aula* Oct. 15 Oct. 18 Oct. 21, Oct. 23 Nov. Empress of Canada Oct. 30 Nov. 2 Nov. 4 Nov. 6 Nor. 14 Empress of Russia Nov, 12 Nov. 16 Nov. 18 Nov. 20 Nov. 29 Empress of Japan Nov. 27 Nov. 30 Dec. 2 Det. Dec. 12

Empress of Asia Dec.. 10 Dec. 13 Dec. 16 Dec. 18 Dec. 27

Empress of Canada Dec. 25 Dec. 28 Dec. 30 Jan. Jan. 9 Empress of Russia* Jan, 1 Jan. 10 Jan. 13 Jun. 15 Jan. 24 Empress of Japan Jan. 29 Feb. 1 Feb. 3 Feb. 5 Feb, 13 Empress of Asia' Feb. 25 Feb. 28 Mar. 3 Mar. 5 Mar 14 Empress of Canada Mar. 12 31ar. 15 Mar. 17 Mar. 19 Mar. 27 Empress of Rt sala" Mar. 25 Mar. 28 Mar. 31 Apr. 2 Apr. 11 Empress of Japan Apr. 4 Apr. 7 Apr. 9 Apr. 11 Apr. 19

*(Call at Nagasaki the day after departure from Shanghai)

HONG KONG — MANILA SERVICE.

...Leave Hong Kong

Arrive

Manila

Emp. of Canada Aug. 27

Aug. 29

It is

Sept. 26

Lotklon on May 20, concluded its

London, July 4. sittings on July 5, when an Inter-

Fines amounting to no less than national Load Line Convention £6,160 were imposed at West- was adopted and signed unaniminster on a man named Louis mously by the representatives of Marder of Manchester, who the following 27 Governments:described as a professional smug-tona, a length of 750ft., the Australia, Canada, Chile, kter. He was charged with Hindenburg lay in 750ft., of water Cuba.. Denmark. Finland, fraudulently attempting to evade on a rocky bed. The first attempt France, Germany, Great Bri- paying customs duties on 1,841 t salvage, made in 1926, failed tain Greer, Iceland, India, watches at Victoria Station on because the list of the ship could Irish Free State, Italy, Japan, June 8, trying to defraud the not be controlled. Latvia, Mexico, Netherlands, customs and attempting to bribe Six hundred tons of concrete New Zealand, Norway, Peru, a Customs officer at Folkestone. have been used to encase the port Poland. Portugal, Spain Marder pleaded guilty except to side of the ship around the pro- Sweden, Union of Socialist the charire of attempted bribery.pellers, and this, it is stated, will Soviet Republics; and the Murder was followed from Vic steady the hull when the lifting United States of America. toria to Euston by two Customs begins, and prevent heeling over, The President of the Confer-officers and when his luggage was was the case in 1926. ence, Admiral of the Fleet Sir examined it was found to con- hoped to begin lifting operations Henry F. Oliver, proposed the tain two body belts constructed on a date just eleven years since adoption of the Convention, and to hold several hundred watches the fleet was scuttled, on June 21, in the course of an address sum-each and a suitcase with an in- 1919.

Over 200 men have been em- marising the results of the Con- genious false bottom. At the de-. ference said that the rules and fendant's house in Manchester ployed since March, last on the recommendations of the British 499 other watches were found preparations. The vessel is now REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U S.A. VARYING Load Line Committee, 1927-1929, with a large number of empty patched and sealed in readiness The Customs inquiry for the pumping operation. The which were accepted as a basis cartons. for discussion, had been examin-officer said that during the past task has been of great magnitude. two years records showed that In order to facilitate the pumping Marder. imported 540 gold out of the hull a larger air ball watches on which duty was paid, and air lock have been construct- but against that the records of ed and secured to the deck over! the number of his customers the engine-room spaces, and in this air ball the submersible thowed that actual sales watches during the same period pumps are accommodated. amounted in value to £6,000.

NY.KLINE

FROM £83 TO 1120 ON SALE

SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolula.

LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via-

Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez,

TATSUTA MARU

ASAMA MARU SEATTLE, VICTORIA vir Shang ini & Jupan Ports.

IKAWA MARU

Wednesday,

Thursday, 21st August. Thursday: 18th September.

24th September.

KAMO MARU

Saturday,

KATORI MARU

Saturday,

BYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

ATSUTA MARU

Tuesday,

23rd August.

6th September.

23th September.

+ PENANG MARU

KAGA MARU

BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.

... Thursday, Thursday,

28th August.. 11th September.

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

Mexico & Panama. CINYO MARU

HEIYO MARU

Wednesday, 27th August. Saturday, 30th September. SOUTH AMERICA (East Const) via Singapuré, Cape Town & Porta

0th September..

22nd August.

2nd September.

NEW YORK, BOSTON vin Panama.

KAWACHI MARU

+ TOKIWA MARU

+KUMA MARU

LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Stamboul (Constantinople), Genoa.

Tuesday,

Friday.

Tuesday,

Tuesday,

Friday,

... Monday,

Friday,

CALCUTTA via Singuubre, Penang Kangoon.

LYONS. MARU

† CALCUTTA MABU

† HAKODATE MARU

HAKONE MARU

↑ MURORAN MARU.

↑ LIMA MARU

A

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,

SIBERIA MARU

+ Cargo only.

16th September.

29th-August,

8th September.

22nd August Wednesday,

27th August. Thursday, 28th August. Wednesday, 10th September.

For further information apply to:-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

Prlyste eresante to all department.

Telephone 30291.

O. S. K.

BAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

ed by the members in detail in the light of experience gained in loading, navigating, and operating ships all over the world, in differ ing circumstances, and in all sea- sons of the year. The result of this examination was embodied in the rules for determining the maximum load lines of merchant ships that were included in the Convention and those rules re- presented the unanimous opinion

of

much more could be accomplished of the technical and nautical re- by joint action to attain the ob presentatives, attending the Con-Ject for which they had all been working--the promotion of safety ference.

At

That

In the same way they had ex-of life and property at sea. amined the experience gained by the closing session of the Con- the nations who had for many ference of 1929 Senator Rio, in years been loading their timber an eloquent speech; referred to the carrying ships and their tankers Convention that was then adopt under special conditions.

ed as "a great churter." The

not establish Convention did Conference had embodied the con- clusions at which they had ar- international standards fixing the rived in the rules for those types wading limits for merchant ships of ship which appeared in the generally. It had been their aim For both classes and purpose, to complete the Convention. they were satisfied on both tech-work in the spirit that actuated nical grounds and in the light of the Conference of 1929; and if, the experience of years that as he hoped and believed, they deeper loading to the extent pres would in the two Conventions had accomplished that aim, they cribed was fully justified, subject to the conditions they had laid have indeed a great charter plac

oversea ing the international down:

carrying trade of the world on a basis of safety such as had never hitherto been attained.

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They had made provision for special types of ships possessing constructional features, similar to

At the conclusion of the Con- those of the tankers, which afforded extra invulnerability ference the President of the. against the sea. In general the Board of Trade said that six rules, as the Conference had weeks ago it was his privilege to framed them, provided for in-welcome, the menibers at the creases of freeboards in the win- beginning of their work, and it ter months, particularly in the was now his pleasant duty to con- smaller classes of ships and they gratulate them on its conclusion. defined in detail, and with far The task before them was to draw greater precision than any rules up uniform loading rules which now in existence, the methods to should be binding on the ships of be employed to secure the effec-all nations in all the seas of the

LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM-&-ANTWERP”—V15. Ainzportive closing of openings in the world, and that task they had ac-

Colombo, Suex and Port Bald.

AMAZON MARU ALASKA MARU

́RI- DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRËS-Vla Saigon, Singapore

Wednesday, 10th September. Friday, 10th Octobre.

Friday, 29th August.

Colombo, Durban & Cape Town.

LA FLATA MARU ..... BUENOS AIRES MARU BOMBAY——VIL Singapore & Colomba

SUMATRA MARU DURBAN, LOURENCO MARQUES, ZAAR & MDHBASAVA MEXICO MARU CHICAGO MARU

Friday, and October.

Wednesday, 3rd September. BEIRA, 'DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZAN- Singapore & Colombo,

Tuesday, 23th Augus!' Sunday, 28th September.

Monday, 1st September.

CALCUTTA——Via Singapore, Penang & Rangoen.

TACOMA MARU

The Conference had carefully examined and revised the Zones and Seasonal Areas that regu- lated the loading limits of all ships.

weather decks and in the sides of complished. It was not an easy the ships and for the protection matter to determine the right of the crew.

point to which ships of different size and strength and build should under different be allowed, conditions, to load; but it was imperative that it should be done, for if they loaded ships too deeply They had, Sir Henry proceeded, there was the risk of damage and applied the new rules in full to all danger, whereas, on the other new ships that was, to ships the hand, if they compelled ships to keels of which were laid on and load too lightly they shut out after July 1, 1932. They had im- cargo which could safely be car-

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VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER VI Japan Ports from posed on all existing ships, which ried and thereby added to the cost

Shanghal

MANILA MARU (from Kobe)

MELBOURNE Via Manlia, Brisbane & Sydney.

SYDNEY MARU

KAIPHONG-Via Hollow & Fakhol.

Monday, 25th August.

Wednesday, 3rd September.

NEW YORK-Vla Japan ports & PanamS.

MJAPAN PORTS.

MADRAS MARU

·KINE - MARU

KERLUNG Via Swatow & Amoj,

TAKAO-Via Swatow & Amoy.

TAKAO & KEELUNG.

SOURABAYA MARU

Tel. 28061.

Friday, 22nd August. Monday, 25th Augcst.

Wednesday, 10th September.

For further pariqular: planos apply to--OSAKA BROSEN KAISHA.

M TAKEUCHI, Manager.

were not brought voluntarily of every commodity carried by under the new rules, the rules of sea. To determine what the right 1906, subject to the condition point should be, an enormous that, in addition, they complied, amount of work had been done so far as was reasonable and and experience gained, in this and practicable, with the conditions other countries. They had been laid down in regard to new ships able to avail themselves of this for the effective cloring of open them leading experts from all the experience, and they bad with ings in the weather decks and in the sides of the ship, and for the principal maritime nations of the protection of the crew.

world.

They had worked hard and' had produced a set of rules From the administrative point which were a marked advance on of view, each nation ratifying the anything which had preceded Convention would be bound to them. He was glad to think that take all such steps as might be these would not only lead to necessary to make effective the greater justice as between ship load lines prescribed by the rules, and ship and nation and nation, On the other hand, each nation but to even greater attention be The highest levels on record are: would accept an International ing paid to the safety of the Shiuhing, 41-feet-Tsingyueh, Load Line Certificate issued, in ships and of those who sailed in 29.2 feat; Samahul, 27.8 feet; accordance with the provisions of them. No one pretended that the Sheklung 16.0 10st.

the Convention, by the nation to work was perfect, or that it was The lowest level on record at which the ship belonged, as hav- the final link in the chain of de- Samehul is minus 6 feat and as ing the same foe as the certi velopment. They themselves ex- Sheklong minus 2.7 feet.

ficates issued by them to their pressly provided for the modifica- own ships. by one tion of their rules as further The following table, issued by

Some of them might feel dis- knowledge and experience were the Kwangtung River Conservancy It is stated that the Uaffed appointed that upon some part gained. But if they did not over- Commission, shows in English, feet Kingdom has seven cars to every cular points their own particular trate the work done here they the water levels on the West mile of road, while Soviet Russia views had not prevailed, but they must not underrate it. It was a River, North River and East River, has one to every thirty-three miles had met one another throughout great thing that they had done, to op the dates named of road. The figures for the United their discussions with the utmost establish for the first time uni- Aug 18, Aug 19 Kingdom represent the highest in frankness. They had, as the form loading rules, which meant Shiuhing 11.2 10.4 Europe, and afford some explana-president of the Conference of uniform safety rules for all the

tlon of the traffic congestion that 1920 sald, pooled their knowledge cargo shi of the world. occurs on certain British high- and tested it by the experience of very heartily congratulated them isile at week-ends-eel all, and they must all realise how on its accomplishment:

WATER LEVELS.

ON WEST, NORTH AND EAST: RIVERS:/

Tsingyuán -7.53 Dibang ba bul 16.96.2

Seven To A Mile.

Another idea of the prepara- tions necessary can be gathered from the fact that one patch used in the work of sealing the Hinden- burg measures 40ft. by 20ft.

Since the first attempt on the Hindenburg Messra. Cox and Danks have raised: Battlecruiser Moltke, 23,000 tons; battlecruiser Seydlitz, 26,000 tons; battleship Kaiser, 24,500 tons; and light cruiser Bremse 4,000 tons. The destroyer raised number twenty- five, with an aggregate tonnage of 23,000, making the total ton- nage for the twenty-nine vessels 99,500.

Emp. of Japan Supt.24

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AUGUST, TUES.

26th

When they pass the Shiuhing Gorge, the American travellers any "Well, we guess this beats the Hudson River, four show place." Continental visitors remark that it reminds them of the **Rhine and Switzerland." Whilst British tourista declare "Surely, the Lake district or the Scottish moors, For information apply to.......

In addition to the Hindenburg there are still fifteen of the Ger man fleet at the bottom of Scapa Flow, and after the Hindenburg trip and see for yourself. It costs has been salved attention will be Regent, Leopold (25,000 tons) turned to the battleship Prinz and the battle-cruiser Von der Tann (20,000 tons).

but with a little less vagetation." Now why Lot take a five-days' round'

The scuttled ships were valued at £50,000,000.

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WARSHIPS IN PORT

The following British warships are in harbour to-day:--

Cicala-In dock.

lagnolia-No. 2 buoy, Medway-West wall. Odin-West Wall. Osiris-In dock. Oswald-In dock. Otus-West wall.. Sepoy-No. 13 'buoy. Serapia--North arm. Seraph-North arm. Tamar-Basin.

Foreign. Adamastor-Portuguese "cruiser. Helena-American gunboat.

you only $10.

8.5. "TAI 'MING"

.[649 tons-Capt. G. J. Spink.]

AUGUST. 23rd THURS. 28th

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