1931-04-08 — Page 4

THE CHINA MAIL.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1931.

YK.LIN

N.

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

FROM £83 TO £120 ON SALE

SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

SHINYO MARU

CHICHIBU MARU

HEIAN MARU

Tuesday, Wednesday,

11th April. 20th April.

21st April.

SEATTLE, VANCOUVER via Shanghai & Japan Ports.'

Tuesday,

LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM vla

Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez.

HAKOZAKI MARU

TERUKUNI MARU

Saturday, Saturday,

18th April,

2nd May,

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

KAMO MARU

Saturday,

25th April.

KITANO MARU

Saturday,

23rd May,

TANGO MARU

11th April.

TOTTORI MARU

BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.

Saturday, .... Monday,

27th April,

Okruna Mawan BRANDT & co.

Bt. 'George's Duilding, Chater Road.

Telephoses: 1277%, Night 7100,

BALPHARDT,"

Daliding and Repairs of Steamare and Motorships of brez izpo

Telegram

SOUTH CHINA MOTOR-SHIPBUILDING

&

REPAIRING WORKS, LTD.

To Kwa Wie-KOWLOON BAT. Telephone: 67061 Day and Night. Werks Manager: W. D. Butare.

Telegrams 'MOTTARS."

LAM ME

Installation and Repairs of Diesel Eegione nad Motors for Mart and Stallonery a speciality,

TALKING FOG BEACON.

L7

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

Mexico & Panama. BOKUYO MARU

Wednesday,

SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) in Singapore, Cape Town & Portą,

KANAGAWA MARU

NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panuma,

LISBON MARU LIVERPOOL vin Port Said, Stamboul (Constantinople), Genoa.

22nd April.

Tuesday, 14th April.

Monday,

13th April.

+ LIMA MARU

Monday,

13th April.

+ MALACCA MARU

+ MURORAN MARU

Thursday, Wednesday,

9th April. 16th April,

KITANO MARU (Nagasaki direct). Wednesday,

15th April.

* HHKAWA MARU (Yokohama direct) Wednesday,

HARUNA MARU

15th April.

17th April.

!

CALCUTTA vin Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,

SHANGĦAL KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

† Curgo only.

.... Fridny,

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

Telephone 30291.

0.

(Private exchange to all departments.)

S. K.

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TÓ ALTERATION.

9th Apr.

at Cumbrae.

A talking beacon, which has been installed by the Trustees of the Clyde Lighthouses at Little Cumbrac Lighthouse, speaks by radio both the name of the beacon and the distances from it. This

through the air a repetition every OFFICERS STONED AT

70 seconds of the fog signal

MADEIRA.

Gunfire Threat to Cunard Liner.

(three blasts, silence, two blasts, silence), and on the radio he will hear a repetition every 70 seconds of (a) the name of the beacon in speech, "Cumbrae;" (b) the three blasts of the fog signal; (c) counting in speech in cables and sea miles up to 6 miles; (d) the ble on the island of Madeira was The gravity of the strike trou- two blasts of the fog signal; and revealed lately by passengers of (e) an interval of silence lasting the Cunard liner Carinthia, who about 27 seconds until the name on their arrival at Casablancs of the beacon is spoken again. stated that the ship was not al

unique signal the first of its Immediately before each mile is lowed to enter the Madeira port|

kind-promises to be of material benefit to navigation during fog

The talking beacon consists in radio telephonic transmission of the sound of the fog signal and of speech from a gramophone re- cord. It

word speaks the "Cumbrae," and

The

of Funchal,

spoken a bell is sounded. notice states also that the beacon will transmit on a wave-length of

The refusal, according to the 1,944 metres at a power of about threats that the guns on shore passengers, was emphasised by 40 watts.

would be fired at the liner if the The system which is now in-order not to enter the port were troduced is inexpensive to instal.

disobeyed. while a special feature is its sim-

Officers from the liner who at plicity in utilising to their fullest

were ship's distance in mile and cables extent the two elements which tempted to land, in boats

The the seaman requires to 1150,

namely, sound direct to his car Casablanca.

The liner then returned to

and wireless.

The similar experience befell the Hamburg-Amerika Hamburg.

counts

out

fog

When the mariner hears the fog signal through the air the radio at that instant is speaking his exact distance. The benefit to coasting vessels will be great,

as in

stoned.

liner

[According to a Central News | the Carinthia came within sight message from Casablanca, when

from the shore that the ship was of Funchal signals were given to stop outside the port.

sent a lifeboat to investigate. The commander thereupon When the boat reached the shore the occupants were greeted with

from the signal station. characteristic blasts of the signal are also heard on the wire- less. The principle of the sys- tem is that the wireless waves are practically simultaneous at all distances, while sound takes time to travel through the air to the mariner's ear. To measure this time interval, and thus know the there is considerable motion, it is narrow waters, or where distance which is in proportion to impossible for them to make ac- it, the mariner can use a stop curate observations of bearings, watch on board, but this is not even if they had on board the ne- necessary at Cumbrae, as what a cessary expensive direction-find- stop-watch would

indicate is ing apparatus. The Cumbrae in spoken by the gramophone re-stallation avoids this difficulty by giving accurate distances with The range of the talking bea-only the simplest wireless appara- at Cumbrae for direction tus on board, and avoids large ex- finding is about 8 miles, but this could be increased or reduc pense both for shipping and for ed according to the power of the lighthouse authorities. It fulfils have been killed in the Madeira n need that cannot be supplied by wireless transmission. Trials of the usual wireless navigation bea- 18th Apr. the Cumbrae installation have cons, and it has a great advantage

shown correct bearings and cor-

over morse, as the most inex- rect distances. The latter can be perienced fisherman' or navigator received by any vessel, however small, with the simplest of ordin-can use it without effort or cal- culation, the signal being in ary wireless receivers such as are

speech. All that the fishing used by the general public.

receiver.

TERDAM & ANTWERP

LONDON, HAMBURG, ROT-| Alaska Maru

Thurs.,

vie Singapore. Colombo,

Suez & Port Said.

RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOs Santos Muru

Mon..

27th Apr,

BUENOS AIRES via

Saigon. Singapore. Colom.

ua, Durban & Capetown.

BOMBAY

via Singapore & Havre Maru

Tues.,

Colombe RENCO

DURBAN. LOURENCO Mexico Maru

Tues..

14th Apr.

6th May

MARQUES, BEIRA, DAR-

ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR

& · MOMBASA vla Singa.

pore & Colombo.

MELBOURNE via

Manila Melbourne Maru ....

Wed..

6th May

Brisbane & Sydney,

Sat.,

·

Africa Maru (from

Shanghai)

via Japan Ports.

NEW YORK via Japan ports,

Kwanto Maru

Sat.,

Tues.,

Los Angeles & Panama, Call Direct

Boston Philadelphin & Baltimoro,

ot

Fri,

HAIHONG vừa Haikow

Menado Maru

Thurs.,

+

Pakhoi (Fortnightly).

FEELUNG via Swatow & Canton Maru

Sun.,

Amoy (2 p.m. Every Sun- Hozan Maru

Sun.,

day).

TAKAO via Swatew & Amoy | Deli Maru

Thurs.,

(Fortnightly).

For further particulars please apply to:-

CALCUTTA via Singapore Himalaya Maru

Belawan Dell & Rangoon

VICTORIA,

SEATTLE,

TACOMA & VANCOUVER

JAPAN PORTS (Freight Ser-Colebes Maru

vice).

OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.

Telephone 28061.

Donations and Subscriptions must

11th Apr. 23rd Apr.

10th Apr.

16th Apr.

12th Apr. 19th Apr.

9th Apr.

now

be sent to the Hon. Treasurer, Mrs. H. E

Goldsmith, 525, The Peak.

HONG KONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY

SHIPBUILDERS,

*SHIP REPAIRERS, BOILER MAKERS,

FORGE MASTERS,

OXY-ACETYLENE, AND

ELECTRIC WELDERS, MECHANICAL, AND ELECTRICAL" ENGINEERS,

cord.

con

B hail of stones and furious shouting by the populace.

The lifeboat hurriedly returned

to the ship.

Three civilians and a policeman strike troubles, which arose fol- lowing a decree affecting the price of bread,

ARRIVALS OF SHIPS.

Monday, April 6.

The talking beacon is the in-vessel requires is a cheap crystal Eng Lee, Chinese str., 855 tona,

Captain H. Maki, from Dairen, buoy No. C2.-Yee Tai Hong. Kachosan Maru, Japanese str.,

There will shortly be put on the market a portable valve set in a form suitable for navigation by which the small vessel will be able to obtain her Patrick Henry, American str., 4,808 direction with fair accuracy as well as her distance.

1,425 tons, Capt. Y. Saito, from Mike, buoy No. 323.-M.B.K.

tons, Capt. B. J. Cheshire, from Manila,

A9,-L. buoy No. Everett, Inc.

vention of Mr. Charles A. Steven- son, M.Inst. C.E., Edinburgh, and his son, Mr. D. Alan Stevenson, M.Inst. C.E., Edinburgh the former a cousin of "R. L. S." whose family have been engaged for generations on lighthouse

The system has been amply work. The Clyde Lighthouses tested by liners entering the Trustees deserve the highest Clyde, and its accuracy and ad-Solviken, praise for their enterprise in vantages have been established. establishing this unique signal, It is obviously open to valuable which promises to be of material development, for if vessels during benefit to navigation during fog. fog project by radio their own They have always been a progres fog signals, shipping near by will sive body, and it may be recalled

be informed of their proximity that they were the first to intro- and risk of collision thereby duce, some 60 years ago, the

avoided. lighted buoy,' which has since been adopted all over the world.

In the official notice to marin- ers it is stated that a vessel hay- ing the simplest radio receiver will know her distance, which is spoken on the radio at the instant when the mariner hears through the air the end of the third blast of the fog signal. A vessel hav- ing a radio direction-finder may take bearings of the beacon with- in short range clear of interven ing land. The talking beacon will ba in operation during thick wen- ther when the fog signal is in operation. The mariner will hear

·DRY DOCK

THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY

OF HONG KONG, LIMITED.

SALVAGE TUG “TAIKOO"

Wireless Call

V.P.G.N. 600, Meters,

Tel Addre

Telephone Call Fl

AIKOODOCK HONG KONGE

over ANA PENNANT

Length 787 Feet Length on Blocke 750 Feet.

· Depth on Centre of

SW (H.W.0.S.T.) 34 ft. 6 ins.. THREE SLIPWAYS

Capable of Handling Ships Up

* ́ ́ to 3,000 Tona Displacement. Electric Crane at Sea Wall, Capable of

· Lifting, 100 Tons at 70 Feet Radius:

BUTTERFIELD & WIRE

AGENTS

HONG KONG CHINA☎A JAPAN:

WARSHIPS IN PORT.

The following British warships were in harbour to-day---

Cumberland-No. 6 buoy. Hermes-North arm. Marazion-No. 12 buoy. Medway--In dock. Moth-South wall, Osiris-East wall; Oswald-East wall. Petersfield North wall. Sandwich-South wall, Seamew--North wall. Thracian-No. 13-buoy.

Foreign-Men-of-War. Mindanao-American gunboat. Vigilanto-French gunboat.

STEAMERS' MOVEMENTS.

The mv. Japanese Prince from New York safled from Shanghai on April 7, and is expected to arrive here on April 9. mada 2-1.

The C.P.S. R.MS. Empress of | Japan arrived at Kobe on April 6 (Mon.) at 7.30 am, left Kobe on April 6 (Mon.) at 5 pm, and was due at Yokohama on April 7. (Tues.) at 10 nm. She leaves Yokohama, on April 9 (Thurs.) at 8 p.m. NO

The C.P.SR.M.B. Empress of Russia arrived at Vancouver on April 4 (Sat); p.m. leaves Van- couver on April 11 (Sat), and là due at Hong Kong - on April 80 (Thurs.), a.m. She leaves Hong Kong for Manila-son April 30 (Thurs), pm..

str., tona, Capt. N. Norvalle, from) Saigon, buoy No. B18-Wallem & Co.

Norwegian 1.435

Tascalusa, British str., 4,052 tons,

Capt. P. W. Mott, from Mani- la, Laichikok Anchorage. Standard O Co.

Tuesday, April 7. Aeneas, British str., 6,250 tons, Capt. W. B. Wallace, from Sin- gapore, Holt'e Wharf.-B. & S. Annam, Danish atr., 4,285 tons, Capt. T. J. Pkjoldam, from Talogtao, buoy No. A12.-John Manners & Co.

Col, di Lana, Italian

m.v., 3,809 tona, Captain N. Suttora, from Saigon, Kowloon Wharf.-Dod- well & Co.

Emp. of Asia; British str., 16,909 tons, Capt. L. D. Douglas, from Manila, Kowloon Wharf.- C.P.3.

Etha Richmers, German str., 3,228 tons, Captain J. Prahm, from Manila, Stonecutters Anchor- age.-Siemssen & Co.

Fulda, German. m.š., 9,492 tons, Capt. R. Arndt, from Ham- burg, Kowloon Wharf-Mel-| chors & Co.

[CANADIANÍ PACIFIC STEAMSHIP

LINE

EMPRESS OF ASIA

will sail for

VICTORIA

and

VANCOUVER

via

SHANGHAI & JAPAN PORTS

at

6 A.M.

FRIDAY, APRIL 10th

Passengers will embark previous evening,

Passenger Department: Tel. 20752. Cables: "Gaennpae. Freight and Exprezo: Tel. 20042. Cables: "Nautilus.”

CANADIAN PACIFIC

WORLDEN GIEATENTE TRAVEL SYSTEM

BRITISH WUCHOW LINE

APRIL.

[649 tons--Capt. W. H. Lawton.]

10th WED. 22nd TUES. 28th

SAILING DATES FOR APRIL, 1931 (Subject to change), DEPARTURE HOURS: Hong Kong 5.30 p.m., Wuchow 2 p.m.

S.S. TAI MING" 8.S. "TAI HING" [1,068 tons-Capt. Trott.] APRIL. MON. 19th FRI. 24th FRI. SUN. 19th THURS. 30th THURS. 16th

Regular Service of Fast, High Class River Steamers Having Good Accommodation for First Class Passengers, Electric Light and Fana in Staterooms and Saloon. The sa. "Tal Hing" is fitted with Wireless. These vessels leave Hong Kong for Wachow (via Samehul, Shiu. bing, Takhing & Dosing) and return to Hong Kong (via same Ports) every five or six days.

Fares for round trip (not including mola) $20. Menis & Winer are to be obtained on board.

Hong Kong Arrivals and Departures from Tal Hing Whert. For Informatior apply to

29, Connaught Road, West, Phone 20893.

SANG

WO

Co.,

Ltd.,

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

INWARD MAILS

WEDNESDAY,

APRIL

8.

Amoy and Swatow Java and Manila Sandakan

Cremer

Tjileboet

..Tjipanas

Java

.Tjibodas

THURSDAY, APRIL 9.

Calcutta and Straits Shanghai & Swatow

Takada

..Sunning

Shanghai and Europe via Siberia (London

March 21)

.Mirzapore

Japan and Amoy

Tilllwong

Europe via Suez (Letters and Papers, Lon-

don, Mar. 12 and Parcels, Mar. 5).....Kalyan

FRIDAY, APRIL 10.

•

Japan, Shanghal and Europe via Siberia

(London, March 20)

U.S.A., Canada, Japan & Shanghai (Seattle,

March, 21)

SUNDAY, APRIL 12. Shanghai and Amoy Manila

.Karmala

.President Jefferson

Tjinegura .Shinya Maru

..Angers

President Adams

TUESDAY, APRIL 14. Japan and Shanghai

SATURDAY, APRIL 18. U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai (San

Francisco, March 20)

Straits

OUTWARD MAILS

"WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8.

Aeness Fook On APRIL B. Cremer

THURSDAY,

Swatow, Amoy and Formosa Swatow

Amoy

Hinsang, British str., 1,885 tons, Shanghai & *Europe via Siberia ..

Capt. L. H. Hutchings, from: Samshu and Wuchow .... Sandakan, buoy No. B22.-J. M. & Co. Kingyuan, British atr., 1,540 tons, Capt. J. D..Whyte, from Swa- tow, buoy No. B20.-B. & S. Kiungchow, British str., 1,546 tons,

Capt. W. J. Larter, from Hol-j how, buoy No.. B9.-B. & S. Paling Muru, Japanese str., 1,667]

tons, Capt. K, Mineoka, from

No. Swatow, buoy.

B18.- -N.V.K.

Pilana, Italian str. 12,000 tons, Capt. G. Luppia, from Singa- pore, Kowloon Wharf.-Dod- well & Co.

CONSIGNEES" NOTICES

Consignees of Cargo:ex_m.v.' Danmark are reminded to take-de- The B.I. 5.8. Takada loft Singa, livery of their goods which will pore for this port on April 8, p.m. be subject to rent after April 11. and is dus bere on April 2gamConsignees of Cargo ex as Colu The P&O... Karmala left di Lana and s. Pllana, are re- Shanghai for this port on April 7 | minded, to take delivery of their Fat 8.80 pm, and a dce here on goods which will be subject to

April 10 at about 8 am

rent after April 18,

Japan, Canada, U.S.A., C. and S. America and Europe via Van- couver, B.C.

Dell Maru Hydrangea

Tai Yuan

Empress of Asia

3.90 p.m.

4 p.m.

C

10.80 a.m. 10.30 a.m.

3 p.tn. 3.80. p.m.

(Duo Vancouver, B.C., Apr. 27.) Farcels....Apr. 9, 8 p. Registration

.4.15 p.m.

Letters ...

Shanghai and *Europe via Siberia Empress of Asia.

FRIDAY,

Holhow, Pakhof & Haiphong Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. & 8. Africa, Aden, Egypt & Europe via Marseilles

K.P.O.

Registration

Letters:.

APRIL 10, · King Yuan Haining

#Karmala

3.pm.

.Apr. 9, 5 p.m.

‚6, p.m.

10.30 am,

p.m.

(Due Marseilles, May 9.)

Q.P.O..... Apr. 10, 4.30 pm. Farcela

Apr. 10, 5 p.m. Registration...Apr. 11, 9 am Registration Apr. 11, 9.45 am. 10 am, Letters

..10.80 min.

Parcels

Letters

scribed

only