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THE CHINA MAIL.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1930.

NYKLINE

REDUCED THRÕUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARYING FROM £83 TO £120 ON SALE

SAN FRANCISCO vin Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

CHICHIBU MARU SHINYO MARU

HYO MARU

........ Thursday,

Sunday,

SEATTLE. VICTORIA via Shanghat & Japan Ports.

Dth October."

10th October.

Wednesday,

22nd October.

Saturday, 4th October at 8 a.m. Saturday, 18th October at 7 a.m.

LONDON, MARSEILLES. ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via

Singapore, Penang. Colombo, Suez YASUKUNI MARU

HAKONE MARU

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

** AKI MARU

KITANO MARU”

Tuesday,

~~~Tuesday,~~

BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo,

Saturday,

Monday,

21st October... 18th-November.

11th October.

27th October.

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

TANGO MARU...

TOTTORI MARU

Mexico & Pinama

ANAGAWA MARU

BOKUYO MARU

Saturday,

SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) vi + Singapore, Cape Town & Ports,

NEW YORK. BOSTON vla Panga.

†TOBA MARU

1 LISBON MARU

Saturday,

Tuesday", Friday,

Tuesday,

- LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Stambul (Constantinople), Genna.

20th November.

18th October

7th October.

17th October..

11th October.

Woesday.

5th October.

Wednesday.

29th October.

Wednesday, Friday.

1st October. trilezober. Thursday, 14th October.

CALCUTTA via Singapore. Fenung & Rangoon.

LIMA MARU

+ MORORAN MARU

+ RANGOON MARU

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

NAGATO MARU (Mofi direct)

HAKOZAKI MARU

TERUKUNI MARÚ

*Cargo onl

For further information apply to:-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA

(Private exchange to all departmez**, |

Telephone 30291.

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SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

LONDON. HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP Vis Singapore

Thursday, Dth Octaber.

Colombo, Sue, and Part Said. ALASKA MARU

KIT DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Vis Saigon. Singapore,

Colombo, Durban & Cape Town.

BUENOS AIRES MARU SANTOS MARU

PROMBAY-Via Singapore & Culomba.

HAVRE MARU

BORNEO MARU

Priklay, 3rd Octuber.

Friday, 31st October,

Saturday, 4th. October.

Sunday, 19th October.

DURBAN, LOURENCO MARQUES, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZAN.

ZIBAR & MOMBASA-VI PANAMA MARU

'Singapore & Colomba

Wednesday, 6th November.

CALCUTTA-Via Singapore, Penang & Kangoon.

BURMA MARU

SEATTLE MARU

Friday, 3rd. October. Saturday, 18th October. VICTORIA, SEATTLE. TACOMA & VANCOUVER.

ARABIA MARU (from Shanghai).. Thursday, 2nd October. MELBOURNE.-Vin Manila, Brisbane & Sydney,

BRISBANE MARU

· GENERAL HAMAS KRE!

BRANDT & CO.

41. Ginorga's Busting, Chater Road,

Building and Repaire of Stonueru nad Blotomilys of every type,

SOUTH CHINA

Telephone: ESTA,

Night; 67105. Telegram: "BUIFURANDE,"

MOTOR-SHIPBUILDING

REPAIRING WORKS, LTD.

To kwa Wax-KOWLOON HAY. Telephone: 57381 Day and Night. Works Manager: W. D, JlaSLETY, Telogmins; MOTTAND.“

TRANSATLANTIC TRAVEL.

A Passage in the Bremen.

rendered, and in the late after noon an excellent cinematograph exhibition, was given. The first liim was descriptive of the city of; Bremen, and was so interesting

Installation and stopnia ul Dlano Bagno

Motore

fur Marine and stationary appeciality.

SHIPBUILDING IN THE UNITED STATES.

Tanker Launched.

as to rival the changing panorama New 18,000 Tons Oil across the waters to be seen from the decks outside. The captions,; like those of a comedy which fol- lowed, were in German and Eng-

The Standard Shipping Com- I recently travelled from lish. The film of Bremen depicted Southampton or rather Cowes, to its handsome old buildings and its pany's" (subsidiary of Standard as illustrated by Oll Company, of New Jersey) Bremerhaven in the new Nord-commerce, deutscher Lloyd liner Bremen,scenes in the harbour and in the new bulk oil tanker G. Harrison a river. It was a worthy nccount | Smith has been launched at the and anyone who made such passage could not fail to form of the work done at Bremen, Kearney yard of the Federal Ship- pleasant impressions of one of the where the Norddeutscher Lloyd, building and Dry Dock Company.

This latest addition to the two latest and fastest ships in the as the leader of the shipping com- North Atlantic route, writes alpanies with headquarters there Standard Shipping Co.'s fleet is highly important one of the most modern bulk oil corespondent to the Times. Many (another passengers from New York had Bremen shipping enterprise is the carriers afloat, being built on the landed at Cherbourg and Hansa Line), directs its various bracketless system of longitudin- Southampton, and I was told service to and from most parts of al framing, while the application: that, in spite of the general com- the world. In the evening there of high steam pressures and tem- mercial depression, the Bremen was dancing in a beautiful ball-peratures to her machinery is in and her sister ship Europa are room and also high up on one of accordance with the most pro. well booked with first-class pas. the upper decks in a restaurant gressive developments in marine sengers for each trip during the which, I was told, was open most propulsion,

Her dimensions are 543 ft. over of the night and, indeed, until present trans-Atlantic season.

The Bremen left Cowes after breakfast time. On that particu-all in length, 74 ft. beam, and 40 in depth, 'tween deck midday on a Tuesday and steam-ar evening most of the passen- ft. 6 in. ed so fast that she had covered gers were evidently more concern-height main to shelter deck 14 ft. the distance of about 444 miles to ed to secure a good night's rest, in 8 in. Her deadweight capacity is view of the early landing, than to 18,000 tons on a 28 ft. 8 in. draft, Bremerhaven by very early on the Wednesday morning. In the dance into the morning hours. and speed on trial 11 knots. The Yet there were reports of much capacity of the main cargo vil waters shallow comparatively traversed in this last lap of the festivity on the preceding night tanks is about 706,000 cubic feet, voyage the vessel is not expected before the ship disembarked many and the capacity of the summer The hull is divided by 17 oil- to steam as fast as when she is other passengers at the Channel tanks about 159,000 cubic feet.

When they left Bremer- crossing the Atlantic. Neverthe ports. less, such was the speed of the haven in one of the special trains tight and water-tight transverse ship that, coming up Channel, one which were dispatched to differ bulkheads. There are 11 bulk oil vessel after another was over-aut parts of Germany they did so tanks, pump-room, fuel oil tank, hauled and many ships, although to the strains of the ship's band forward hold, and machinery The forward hold in ari stationed on the platform and space. actually ploughing steadily along,

runged for carrying ballast, and seemed amost to be left standing amid much waving of farewells.

It is natural enough that the the 'tween decks forward are ar still. It was not merely a craft built for speed alone that was latest ships should attract a cer- ranged for carrying stores or mis-

tain amount of traffic. Yet ser-cellaneous freight. rushing through the waters at vice counts, and good service can A centre-line bulkhead is fitted this pace, but a great ship (of be provided in all ships. I am in the oil tanks, extending from fine lines, it is true) representing not seeking to draw comparison, the keel to the shelter deck and

LOS ANGELES, PANAMA, NEW YORK, BOSTON, BALTIMORE, AND in her internal design much more for it is well known that as a rule expansion trunk bulkheads, one

Saturday, 25th October.

Monday, 6th October,

241UNG-Vis Avibow & Pakhol

NEW YORK-Via Japan porta

Panama

PHILADELI'IKA,

SANYO MARU

JAPAN PORTA.

CELEBES MARU

KOHSO MARU

Sunday, 5th October. Saturday, 11th October.

CEELUNG-Fls Swatem &

Алер

HOZAN MABU

CANTON MARU

Sunday, 5th October, Noon. Sunday, 12th Jetaber, Noon..

*** TAKAO-Via Swatow & Aisar.

TAKAO & KEELUNG.

KOHSO MARU

Yor further parieniar

Tel: 28081

Saturday, 11th October, piva apple --OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA

*N.Y.K. SAILINGS,

IMPROVEMENTS ON THE BOMBAY SERVICE.

The Nippon Yusen Kaisha have decided to improve their Bom- bay service which will in future be maintained by the Kaga Maru (6,000 tons) and the Tango Maru (7,000 tons) from the Australian line, also the Iyo Maru (6,000 tone) from the Orient-Seattle line. These steamers have all been re- equipped and have large and com- fortable cabins.

The Kaga Maru will followed by the Tango this month and the Iyo

M. TAKEUCHL Manager

various games on the broad decks

CANADIAN PACIFIC

SPANS THE WORLD

WORLD'S GREATEST TRAVEL SYSTEM

BRITISH WUCHOW LINE

SAILING DATES FOR OCTOBER 1930 (Subject dp change), DEPARTURE HOURS: Hong Kong 5.30 p.m., Wuchow 2 p.m.

S.S. "TAI HING" [1,068 tons-Capt. Trott.]

OCTOBER.

SUN.. FRI.

5th TUES. 21st MON. 27th

10th WED, 15th

S.S. TAI MING" [640 tens-Capt. G. J. Spink.] 'OCTOBER,

18th WED. 1st SAT. TUES. 7th THURS. 23rd MON, 13th WED, 29th Regular Service of Fast, High Class River Steamers Having Good Accommodation for First Class Passengers. Electric Light and Fans in Staterooms Saloon. The ss. "Tai ling" is fitted with Wireless. These vessels leave Hong Kong for Wuchow (via Samshul, Shia- hing, Takhing & Dosing) and return to Hong Kong (via saime Ports) every. five or six days.

Fares for round trip (not including meals) $20. Meals & Wines are to be obtained on board.

Hong Kong Arrivals and Departures from Tai Hing Wharf,

Co.,

For information apply to-

25, Connaught Road, West, Phone 20893.

KWONG WING L

than a series of large hotels. the service in the British ships is port and one starboard, extending First-class hotels provide excel- lent sleeping accommodation and of a very high standard indeed, from main to shelter deck. Wing while the seamanship is superb. spaces outside the expansion good meals, but they do not, as a one hopes, though, that no effort trunk bulkheads are divided into officers, petty officers and re- the main unit is 4,000 s.h.p. at a rule, offer opportunity for amuse will ever be spared to give that five compartments on each side, mainder of crew, galley and mess propeller speed of 75 r.p.m., al- The rooms are provided for in a steel though the unit will develop a ment such as may be obtained in little extra attention to the fitted up as summer tanke.

maximum of 4,000 s.h.p. at 77% wants of passengers and the ap-fuel oil tanks have a capacity of deckhouse in 'tween decks aft. pearance of pleasure in doing so, about 1,300 tons...

The machinery will be located rp.m. The low-pressure turbine for basking in the sun, and they for these may well be the deciding Forward there is a raised fore-aft, and will consist of a De Laval is designed to exhaust through are not fitted with a saltwater factors in the choice of ships, and castle containing carpenter shop, steam turbine unit, driving a the bottom of the casting into the swimming bath and a gymnasium. clearly there is money in provid- lamp room, paint room and store- single-screw. The main unit is of condenser, arranged athwarship

There is economy in the high ing for the wants of travellers by room. A bridge house is con- the cross-compound type, and is underneath.

of ships of all nationalities, or

speed of these particular vessels. sea. Indeed, only a short visit to structed amidships, with steel composed of one high-pressure There are two Babcock and The Bremen was only to remain the Continent shows the import-bulkheads at each end. Quarters turbine and one low-pressure tur- Wilcox oil-fired water-tube boil-

port from the in November. The ports of call in

Wednes- ance of the travel industry, and for officers, étc., will be provided bine, in series, connected through ers, designed to deliver steam at are Penang and Colombo and in day morning until the Friday, in the great holiday resorts of the in a atcel house on the bridge flexible couplings to double-reduc-400 lb. gauge pressure, at a tem-

she Was again future these steamers on the when

to Rhine district American voices deck. Above this house will be tion gears. The slow speed gear perature of 750 deg. Fahr. Air for New York, thus Eastward voyage will call at sail

were to be heard on all aides.

accommodations for the captain, shaft is directly coupled to the heaters and a balanced draught Colombo to augment the number rivalling the Mauretania in some

radio operator, etc. Wheel house line shafting. The astern turbine system are provided. Each boiler of N.Y.K. sailings from that port of her famous' quick turn-rounds

PLAGUE DANGERS.

will be equipped for the Sperry is arranged in the exhaust end of is provided with four oil burners in port. In the meantime the to the Straits.

gyro-compass.

the low-pressure ahead turbine. of the Todd mechanical atomising Bremen had to be revictualled

Quarters for the engineers, The normal rated capacity of 'type..

The

די . י

OF LONDON.

Dr. C. F. White, medical officer

Pointing out that his aub with all the luxuries associated crdinates have not received their with first-class liners, supplied MEASURES ADOPTED IN PORT pay for the past five months, the with an enormous quantity of Commissioner of Public Safety for fresh linen, and made entirely Shanghal-halen has sent a letter to ready for the reception of a com the magistrate, requesting the pay-plement of passengers, ment of the arrears without further ship's company seem to welcome of health for the Port of London, delay and saying that, unless some- the quick turn-round. They were thing is done to remedy the situa- glad to reap a good harvest while betion at orice, his subordinates will they could do so. Maru be unable to carry on and will be Maru compelled to abandon their duty-

SHIPBUILDERS,

SHIP REPAIRERS, BOILER MAKERS, FORGE MASTERS, OXY-ACETYLENE, AND

ELECTRIC WELDERS, MECHANICAL, AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS.

The time during the short trip passed quickly. Good music was

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THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY

OF HONG KONG, LIMITED.

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Depth on Centre, of...... Bill (H.W.OST.) 94 ft. 6 Ins.

THREE SLIPWAYS-

Capable of Handling Ships Up

to 3,000 Tons Displacement. Electrics Crane at Sea Wall, Capable of Lifting 100 Tons at 70 Feet Radius.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

AGENT HONG KONG CHINA

in his annual report, states that of the 15,932 vessels arriving in the port of London from foreign ports, 1,952 veäšels, carrying 73,050 passengers and 68,996 members of crews, were hoarded and inspected by the medical offi- cers of the Corporation.

Three hundred and sixty-four vessels arrived, on which there were, or had occurred, during the voyage, a total of 573 cases of notifiable infectious disease. The number of these cases actually landed in the port was 233, of which 87 were removed to the port sanitary authority's hospital at Denton. The remainder were sent to other hospitals or were. allowed to proceed home.

Noicases of plague arrived, and no plague-infected rats were. found on shore or on ships in the port Arrangements have bean made which should lead to the prompt detection of any sign of the existence of redent plague. An epidemic of typhoid fever oc- curred in one vessel Ten.cases of which two were fatal, were trested

PWAS

As a result of 15,016 inspections of vesseler 1,117 required cleaning of the crews-quarters. In vessela vibited the port 8,208,rate were dest oyed by fumigation. In other hips and shore pre- *over 14,000 vils were trap- ped the total weight of food

cuffs seiz Ith the port as limfit for hums food during the ye

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9th October. 19th November...

9th December.

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MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA

.8.5. “"TINHOW"

7th October.

AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE

1st November. ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE

5th November.

Loading for Mauritius, Reui ión, Delagoa Bay, Durban East London, “Algoa Bay (Port Elkabeth);

Mossel Bay and Capetowa

Through Bill of Lad arved to Batza, Qulumaine, Do Port

imbane, Zanzibar, Momban, Küindial, Párt Nolloth, Loderita

· DRESSES OD Sny of the above? Ener-upply

"Hozambique," Chinde,

Walvin Bay, and

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