1930-08-26 — Page 4

THE

CHINA MAIL.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1930.

LOYD TRIESTINO

FORTNIGHTLY PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT SERVICE FOR

BRINDISI, VENICE & TRIESTE

vin Singapore, Colombo, Bombay, Aden, Suez & Port Said Taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading

to Fiume, Genoa, All · Italian, Adriatic, Levant

Black Sea and Danube Porta

Passengers to LONDON (Overland), *

NEXT SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG

S.S. "FIUME-L"

S.S. "CARIGNANO“

SIS. "VENEZIA-L”

M.Y. "HILDA”

*S.S. "TEVERE"

For Shanghai

& `Japan

For Singapore & Europe Sept. 7 Sept. 9

Aug. 31 Oct. 1

Oct. 7

Oct. 8 Nov. 8 Oct. 18

* Passenger Steamer with First & Second Class Accommeda- tion due in Italy on the 14th November.

All dates are subject to alteration without notice.

For Freight & Passages apply to:-

Queen's Building, Tel. 28021.

DODWELL & CO. LTD.

Agents.

N.Y.KLINE

S.S. MAYON:"

NEW PASSENGER CARGO SHIP FOR FAR EAST RUN.

Messrs.

Vickers - Armstrong.

Ltd., aunched on June 26, from their Barrow shipyard, the twin-

acrew

turbine steamer Mayon,

Shipping

Intelligence.

„MINAR BALAY MORLANT.

THRILLING ROUNDING INDIANS AS CADETS

OF CAPE HORN.

Ship's Carpenter Swept into Terrific Sea.

Melbourne, July 16. Captain Carl Granith, of the which is being built to the order | Finnish four-masted barque of Messrs. T. L. Duff and Co., of Pommern, writes to a Melbourne Glasgow, for passenger and cargo | friend a thrilling account of how service in the Far East. · The his "hooker" rounded the Horn in principal dimensions of the the teeth of a howling gale in Mayon are as follow:-Length which the carpenter was swept b.p. 340ft., bread moulded 50ft. overboard to his death. 3in., depth moulded to main deck 17ft. 10in depth moulded to

shade deck 25ft. 7in., load draft

15ft. lin.

The vessel is designed for a sea speed of not less than 18 knots, and a mean speed of 19 knots {must be achieved in a trial of six runs on the measured mile. The

|

When we reached the old Horn (Capt. Granith wrote), it blew as only it can around there. We got it good and proper. It blew a hurricane, and when the wind abated we were a man short. aboard.

As we are in the wheat race

TWO SERVING IN THE P. & 0.. COMPANY..

The Captain Superintendent of the Indian Mercantile Marine Training Ship Dufferin has issued the following statement:-

"On June 9, at the office of Mackenzie Messrs. Mackinnon and Co., the following eight cadets, S. N. Roy, S. K. Dutt Kumarhia, Ingat Singh, B. K. Suhgal, K. Lahiri, J. Jacob, A. Chakraverti, and P. N. Kohli, signed indentures for three years as cadets in. the British Indian; Steam Navigation Company. Two joined the steamer Garisoppa immediately, and the remain- der

will join *their ships before the end of the month. These cadets joined the training, ship Dufferin in December, 1927, and completed their training on June 14 this year.

"Duchess" Salutes Bridge ·

CANADIAN PACIFIC

QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC 14 DAYS FROM CHINA AND 9 DAYS FROM JAPAN TO CANADA AND U.S.A.. ·

LOATH

1

Lokotiana Leare

Shanghal

Zoba Love Lebro Empress of Canada Sept. 4 Sept. 7 Sept. 9 Sept. 11 Sept. 19 Empress of Japan Oct. 2 Oct. $ Oct. 7 Oct. 9 Oct. 17 Empress of AdÌn* Oct. 15 Oct. 18 Oct. 21 Oct. 23 Nov. 1 Empress of Canada Oct 80 Nav, 2 Nov. 4 Nov. 6 Nov, 14 Empress of Russia* Nov. 12 Nov. 15 Nov. 18 Nov. 20 Nov. 29 Empress of Japan Nov. 27 Nov. 30 Dec. 2 Dec. 1 Dec. 12 Empress of Asia* Dec. 10 Dec. 13 Dec. 18 Dec. 18 Dec, 27 Empress of Canada Dee25 Dec. 28 Dec. 30 Jan. 1 Jan. 9 Empress of Russia* Jan., 7. Jan. 10 Jan. 13 Jan. 15 Jan. 21 Empress of Japan

Jan. 19 Feb. 1 Feb. 3 Feb. 5 Feb. 13 Empresa of Asia' Feb. 25 Feb. 28 Mar. 3 Mar. Mar. 14 Empresa of Canada Mar. 12 Mar. 15 Mar. 17 Mar. 19 Mar, 27 Empress of Russia Mar. 25 Mar. 28 Mar. 31 Apr. 2 Apr. 11 Empress of Japan Apr. 4 Apr. 7 Apr. 9 Apr. 11 Apr. 19 Empress of Aula Apr. 17 Apr. 20 Apr. 33 Apr. 25. May +

(Call at Nagasakl the day after departure from Shanghai)

HONG KONG MANILA SERVICE.

Leave Hong Kong

Arrive

Manila

Aug. 29

Sept. 26

Ep. of Canada Aug. 27 Emp. of Japan Sept. 24

Telephones: **assenger 20752 Freight ..20042

REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARYING

FROM £93 TO £120 ON SALE

SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

ASAMA MARU

TAIYO MARU

Thursday, 18th September. Sunday, 28th September.

SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghai & Japan Ports.

HIKAWA MARU

Wednesday, 24th September.

LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via.

Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Sucz, KATORI MARU

KASHIMA MARU

Saturday, 6th September. Saturday, 20th September.,

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports,

ATSUTA MARU!

AKI MARU

Tuesday,

Tuesday,

23rd September.

21st October.

Thursday,

28th August.

Thursday.

BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.

11th September.

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

Wednesday, Saturday,

27th August.

30th September.

9th September.

BOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Porta,

† PENANG MÁRU

KAGA MARU

Mexico & Panama.

GINYO MARU

HEIYO MARU

KAWACH MARU

Tuesday,

NEW YORK. BOSTON via Panama.

+KUMA MARU

Tuesday,

TAKETOYO MARU

Sunday,

Tusaday,

CALCUTS A via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,

+ CALCUTTA MARU

Friday,

29th August

+ HAKODATE MARU

Monday,

8th September.

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

MURORAN MARU

Sunday,

† AKITA MARU

Friday,

SUWA MARU

Saturday,

SIBERIA MARU

2nd September. 21st September. LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Stamboul (Constantinople), Genoa,

LYONS MARU

16th September.

+ Cargo only.

31st August.

6th September. 6th September. Wednesday, 10th September.

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There was a happy incident at the opening of the beneath it with multi-colored flags fluttering from $20,000,000 Montreal Harbor Bridge on Victoria bow to stern and her ensign dipping in the salute. Day when the Canadian Pachic liner "Duchess of Then she halled the bridge with the stentorian Richmond." 29,000-ton xtant under the command of ong, two short and long" Masts that herald arrival, Captain A. Freer, RNR, added the salute of its of Canadian Pacific ships. It is interesting to note deep sires to the cheers of the thousanda nssembled

Just as Premier Mackenzie King was formally open- that what is seen of the bridge contains the same. ing the bridge, the her passed dramatically weight of steel-20,000 tops-as there is in the ship,

propelling machinery consists of two sets of Parson's turbines with single reduction gearing, capable of maintaining a combined shaft horse power of not less than 5,800 on ordinary sea service and 6,200 (Private Axchange to all departments.s.h.p. maximuri. The boilera

For further information apply to:--NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

Telephone 80291.

O. S. K.

́SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

burn oil only, and are arranged in one common stokehold.

The Mayon is built of steel throughout with flat plate keel, raked stem and elliptical set-in stern. A double bottom is fitted forward and aft of the boiler-room with 'ballast and fuel oil tanks therein. Fore and aft peak tanke are fitted for trimming purposes.

fitted, all extending to the main Deep tanks for the car. riage of about 300 tons of oil-

LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP Via Singapore Ten watertight bulkheads are

Colombo, Star and Port Said.

AMAZON HARU ALASKA MARU

deck. Wednesday, 10th September, Friday, 10th October.

RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Saigon, Singapore, either fuel pr cargo-are fitted

Colombo, Durban & Cape Town.

LA PLATA MARU- BUENOS AIRES MARU BOMBAY Vİ« Slugapore & Colombo,

SUMATRA MARU DURBAN, LOURENCO MARQUES,

ZIBAR & MOMBASA-Via MEXICO MARU

CHICAGO MARU

Friday, 29th August,

Friday, 3rd October.

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

Tuesday, 23th August Sunday, 28th September..

Monday, 1st September.

CALCUTTA¬Via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,

TACOMA MARU ......

just forward of the boiler-room.

The main and shade, decks ex- tend all fore and aft with promen- ade deck, boat and navigating bridge amidships. The officers accommodation is arranged in a house on the after boat-deck, and a forecastle deck is built over the shade deck forward. All ac commodation decks are laid with

VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Japan Rarts from teak. Permanent teak sun-decks

Shanghai..

MELBOURNE—Via Manila, Brisbane & Sydney,

SYDNEY MARU

HAIPHONG Via, Hollow & Pakkol

Wednesday, 3rd September.

NEW YORK—Via depan porta & Panama.

· JAPAN PORTS.

KRELUNG-Yia Swatow & Amoy.

TAKAO-Via Swatow & Amoy.

TAKAO & KERLUNG.

SOURABAYA MARU

Wednesday, 10th September.

For further paricuiats please apply to--OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.

Tel: 28081.

STEAMERS". MOVEMENTS

The Ben Line 8.a. Benavon, fromk

M. TAKEUCHI, Manager.

WARSHIPS IN PORT The following British warships Antwerp, London, Strata and cars in barbour to-day Manila is due, to arrite Here on September 2,

The CPS. RMS. Empress of Canada arrived at Shanghai yen- berday (Mon.) at 2 pm.. left Shanghaf to-day (Tues) at 10 nm,,, and is due at Hong Kong, on August 28 (Thurs:) at 9am. She leaves Hong Kong for Manila on August 28 (Thurs.) at 5 p.m. // - The C.P.S. R.MS. – Empress of Canada, Capt. A. J. Halley, RN. will leave here for Victoria Vancouver, BC via Shang Kobe and September

The

__Cichli÷In dock o

Osirie-In dock Oswald In dock.

this year-with the Herzogin Cecilie and Melbourne ahead of us-I intended to carry on when the storm commenced and go be fore it.

I soon realised something seri- Qus was at hand, and we got "most of the washing in" before the weather got too bad.

The huge waves swept over the deck and smashed our boats to pieces tearing up hatch lash- ings and doing a lot of damage to the ship.

The Carpenter Goes... That evening the carpenter was washed overboard by a huge sea that buried the ship under water for minutes.

The wind roared and growled, while the sea, lashed into a fury, buffeted the old hooker on every side. Atop of one mountainous Bet we saw the carpenter strug- gling in the sea.

It was impossible to rescue him, and we had to sail away from a helpless man in the water- struggling for his life. If we had turned back to save him, it would have ended in the certain loss of all hands and the ship.

"All we could do was to try to save our own lives, and it was fortunate that we managed to get through without further losses. We are all lucky to be alive to-day, for it was a blow, that kept us shivering for a while,

are fitted over the after boat- deck, 'midship boat-deck, navigat jing bridge and forecastle deck.

There are four cargo holds, two forward and twe aft. Part of No. 8 hold is insulated for the car riage of refrigerated cargo, about 6,000 cuble feet being available Calm Follows Storm. for this purpose. Cargo will be

Now we are far away from the handled by two 5-ton derricks and bad weather, and all those hard- two 10in. by 10in. steam winches ships are forgotten. The usual at each of the three hatches, thelife is going on aboard, and no- after hatch serving both after body talks of the mate who was so holds. In addition a 15-ton heavy suddenly swept into eternity lift derrick with two additional witches is fitted at No. 2 batch for lifting machinery, etc. The derricks are carried on two steel masts.

A sailor's life on a windjammer is the happiest in the world, and a fortunate one, although it may seem a little rough at times to Jandlubberasa stan

A steam, windlass is fitted for I've been thinking of leaving ward and a steam capstan aft, this hooker and going into the Steam steering gear with patent steam, but it is hard to give her liquid rudder brake and carriage up. I've been so long in her, and are supplied controlled by telewe have seen a lot of rough and rtuguess cralser. motor installation from the fine weather together across bridge,160,000 miles of the trackless The Mayon has accommodation waters, I simply can't make up for 74 first-class passengers, 62 my mind to leave her.

Foreign

Tamar Basin

Ada Argua Helena

in two-berth cabins and 12 in one berth cabind.

ust 7 25/ätted on the shas

to accoman

saloon is. leck amidships

st-class

CONSIGNE

NOTICE

"Out of the original batch who joined the training ship, eight have joined the B.LS.N. Company, eight the Scindia Steam Naviga- tion Company, two the P. and 0. Company, two the Asiatic S.N. Company, one the Mogul Line, and one Messrs. Cowasjee Dinshaw, Aden.

"One cadet, Qumraddin Ahmed, is sailing for England on June 21, having secured the State Scholar ship for Marine Engineering offered by the Central Govern ment. Cadet Ram Dass, who was Medal, is joining the River Survey the winner of the Viceroy's Gold Department under the Commis sioners of the Port of Calcutta. Cadet Chuckerbutty is joining the Bombay Port Trust Workshops as an apprentice; and one cadet is! proceeding to civil employment."

WORLD'S GREATEST TRAVEL SYSTEM

BRITISH WUCHOW LINE

AUGUST SAILINGS.

DEPARTURE HOURS:

Hong Kong 5.30 p.m. Wachow 1.30 p.m.

S. TAI HING"

[1,088 tons-Capt. Troth]

TUES. 26th

You haven't been up, the West River? Then let us tell you that you have in store one of the most inter- esting trips you can possibly take. The .s. "Tat Ming" and "Tai Hing," after leaving Hong Kong, call at Sam- shui, Shiuhlog, Takhing. Dosing and For information apply to

stop at Wuchow. These steamers are admirably suited to this service. and you will enjoy the five-days' round trip immensely.

AUGUST.

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

THURS. 28th

AUGUST.

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'29, Connaught Road, West,

Phone 20893.

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