1931-04-22 — Page 5

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1931.

P.&O.-British India Apcar and

Eastern & Australian

Lines

(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND), MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.

TAKING CARGO FOR

STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, AND RED SEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE, &c.

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under Contract with H.M. Government.)

Destination.

Marselles & London.

6.5.

Front Tons Hong Kong

About

1931,

RAJPUTANA

16,568 25th Apr.

Noun

*SOUDAN

2nd May

*IKIDDERPORE;

KALYAN

COMORIN

*BURDWAN

+KASHMIR

RANPURA

May 5th 5,144

May 9th 15,134 23rd May

30th

885 6th 110,001 f 20th

May

Marseilles, Londen Hull, Hamburg,

Rotterdam & Antwerp, Straits, Colombo & Bombay. Mars. L'ion. Hu, R'dam & A'werp. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles, London, Hall, Hamburg.

Rotterdam & Antwerp.

KASHGAR

RAWALPINDI

**PERIM

+KHYBER

*SOMALI

RAJPUTANA AKARMALA CATHAY

*SOUDAN

+KALYAN

Mars. L'on. Hull, Ridam & A'werp, Bombay,

& London. Marseilles 31'scilles, L'ilon, R'dam & A'werp.

June June 9.005 4th July

July BombAY** 16.619: 18th

7,648 25th July

1st 0.114

Aug. *th Aug.

&London.

F'dan & Alwerp L'dor, Fall, Hamburg, mim & Antwerp.

Marseilles & London.

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THE COASTGUARD SYSTEM.

Improvement Under Board of Trade.

THE CHINA MAIL.

At a sitting at the Board of Trade of the Committee which is inquiring into the Coastguard system. Admiral Sir George P. W. Hope (chairman) prosided, and there We.'e present Mr. Robert F. Bell, Sir Osborn G. Holmden, and Mr. James Milne, with the secretary (Mr. W. J. Killinback).

Evidence was given by Mr. G. F. Shee (secretary of the Royal National Life-Boat Institu tion) and Captain E. D. Drury (Chief Inspecter of Lifeboats. R.NL.L).

Mr. Shee, in his memorandum. stated that the painful impres sion created by the loss of the Islander, accompanied as it was by the death of several well- known men, aroused considerable anxiety in the public mind as to the efficiency of the present A re- coast-watching, system. port was called for by the insti- tution with regard to the eases in which complaints had been made of the efficiency of the const- guard system since it was taken over by the Board of Trade, in April, 1923, and this report was produced at a meeting in October.

INDO-CHINA

STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION....

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Destination

Steamer Tian via Stow & S'hal .. FOOSHING Ttru via Stow & S'hai KWAISANG .Ttau yia Slow & Shot ..RANGSANG Ttau via Stow & S'hai.. CHAKSANG S'pore, Penang & Calcutta KUMSANG S'pore, Penang & Calenta SUISANG S'pore, Penang & Calcutta KUTSANG Osaka via Amay, Shanghai,

Maji & Kabe

Salling

6th May at 7 a.m.

.Sun.,

Wed.,

20th Apr. at. 7 4.m. 20th Apr. nt' 7 a.m.

Sun..

3rd May at

7 u.m.

Wed.,

.FTI.. Sat.,

8th May at 3 p.m.

16th May at 3 p.m.

SUISANG

Sat

Sun..

6th June at 3 p.m.

26th Ape. at 7 a.m.

$

Osaka

Moli & Kebe

Mol & Kobe

via Amoy, Shanghai, *HIOSANG Osaka vin Arany, Shanghai KUTSANG

Wed.,

6th May at 7 a.m.

Tacs,

19th May at 7 a.m.

Sadakan

Sandakan

MAUSANG ...HINSANG

Fri..

Wed.,

1st May at Nonn 13th May at Noon 26th Apr. at 7 a.m. 10th May at 7 a.m.

Tuin via Stow & FoochawCHIPSHING Sun., T'tain via Stow & Foochow CHEONGSHING Sun.,

For Freight and Passage apply to:- JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. Telephone 30311,

General Managers.

HONG KONG AND MACAO LINE in Good Speed

S.S. CHUEN CHOW

Daily Sailing from Hong Kong at 2.00 p.m.

Sailing from Macao at 7,50 a.m.

Sundays excepted.

Freight and Passage apply :

CHUEN ON STEAM BOAT CO., LTD. 211, Des Voeux Road C.

of

cost.

He believed that no regular pa- trol of the coast was now carried out by the coastguard, and the committee of management of the institution had instructed him to

Mr. Shee stated that the old system of const-watching was not, und could not be, adequate and efficient from the point of view of the institution. Under the erchant Shipping Act of 1854 the Board of Trade became re- sponsible for the provision of the life-saving services round

the

an efficient look-out would be im- coast. It was, therefore, clearly possible; in fact, in times very important that the Board frog. mist, and falling snow no should receive prompt and accur-system of lookouts could be per. ate information with regard to fect except at enormous Marseilles & London.

vessels in distress, or wrecks, so that the rocket apparatus acting under the directions of the Board of Trade, but through the coast- guard, could at once be called into action, as well as the lifeboats. For this purpose, however, the Board, as such, had no body of men under their immediate con trol, and were dependent, in the main, upon the ex gratia assist ance given by the coastguard. Though, in practice, the informa- tion was generally given both promptly and accurately, it would be seen that there was a duality control which could not be con- ducive to perfect efficiency, espe cially in so vital a matter as life saving, where time, even minutes, might often be of the utmost im- portance.

16.565 15th Aug. 0,128 29th Aug. 15,121 12th Sept Bumbay, Marseilles & London.

19th Sept. Marseilles, London, Hull, Hamburg.

Rotterdam & Antwerp. 9,144 26th Sept. Marseilles & London. Cargo only. Calls Cablanca. Calls Karachi, Calls Havre.

Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople, I'ireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamera of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

TAKADA SIRDHANA TILAWA

1931.

6,949 5th May

May 7,745 13th 10,000 27th May.

Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.

B.I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd class passengers. All steamers are fitted with wireless and carry a qualified surgeon.

That was the situation which still obtained during the 13

express their opinion that a patrol of the more dif ficult portions of the coast was essential and should be instituted without delay.

From his experience on the coast, the personnel, as regarded numbers, appeared sufficient when it was considered that auxi- liary watchmen were forthcom ing after so many hours' duty by the permanent staff, doubtedly the finest type of coastguard was the man who joined under the old system. Ho took a pride as rule in the ser- vice, and was keen.

Uni.

Tel. 20961.

Osiris North arm. Oswald-East wall. Otua-East wall. Perseus--North arm, Poseldon North arm.. Sandwich-North wall. Somme--South wall. Thracian-No. 7 buoy.

Foreign Men-of-War.

Adamnator-Portuguese cruiser. Barker-American destroyer. Borle-American destroyer. Helena-American gunboat. Tracy-American destroyer. Whipple-American destroyer.

HONG KONG TIDES.

The time used is Standard, or mean time of the meridian of 120 deg. E.; 00h. is midnight, 12hrs. is With regard to coastguards noon. The heights are referred to years (1910 to 1923) of which he and the Life-Boat Institution, the datum of the largest scale Ad- generally speaking the feeling miralty chart of the place And was very good, but, as was only should be added to the depths given on the chart unless proceded by an asterisk (*), when they should be subtracted from, the depths.

had personal knowledge. That

more serious difficulties and in-

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South). such a system did not lead

1981

NELLORE TANDA

| 0,853 lat May May 16,966 80th ST. ALBANS 4,604 lat July

& Melbourne.

volve greater loss of life was due

to the devotion with which, in Mayila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney the majority of cases, the coast guard did carry out duties which were officially described as en- tirely subsidiary. The system quate as a means of promptly mobilising the lifeboat service and the rocket apparatus, and he

Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan was, in truth, obviously inade-

and Hong Kong to Australia.

•

Hong Kong to Sydney-19 days.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-

The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New believed this was so fully recog Eealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

The P. & 0. Royal Mail Steamers to London and

The P. & O. Branch Service of steamers to Loddon via Suez.

natural, there were isolated cases round the coast where the feeling was not always all that could be desired. As long as the Board of Trade paid, the life-saving ap- paratus crew according to the number of lives saved, there al ways would be bad feeling and jealousy between the crews of the apparatus and the lifeboats, and that was a very serious con-

sideration.

At some stations look-out men He suggested some form of su were a little bit too comfortable.

The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and others on the coast seemed to re-prise; periods of patrol; a fre

London via Panaron Canal."

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.

May

MAY

BIRDHANA

COMORIN

⚫ALIPORE TILAWA KASHMIR

1931. 7,745 24th Apr.

7 n.m. 15,182 24th Apr.

10 a.m.

5,273

28th

Apr.

10,000

8th

MAY

8,985

Rth

ៗជា

TANDA

6,958

8th

Sta

16,601

22nd

May

SANTHIA

KASHGAR

5th

Juna

BT. ALBANS

.4,500

PERIM

7.6438

RAWALPINDI

10,619

27th

9,114

1.868

RANPURA

"SOMALI

KHYBER

NELLORE RAJPUTANA KARMALA

*NANKIN

5th June 10th Jone 19th June

Amoy, Moll, Kobe & Oraka,

Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama,

Moji & Kobe.

Amoy, S'hal, Moji, Kobe & Osaka. Shanghai, Mojl, Kobo & Yokohama.

nised on the coast that it explain- ed the comparative equanimity with which hon, secretaries and

gard the

cases in which information was either not received or was greatly delayed in cases of shipwreck.

numerous

DATE

April

April 22 to 28, 1931.

F Ke M.

DIRECT SAILINGS

TO

NEW YORK

VIA PANAMA.

WEEKLY TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE

To San Francisco, Los Angeles i To Scattle & Victoria.

& New York via Panama.

The Sunshine Belt via Honolulu

Fortnightly inllings on Tuesdays

Pres. Grant. 8 a.m. Apr. 28 Pres. Cleveland ....May 12 Free Pieres

..May 26

The Short, Straight Route to America Fortnightly sailings on

Pres. Lincoln Pres. Madison Pres, Taft

Sundays.

May 3

.. May 17 .....May 31

£120, £112 Special rough rates to Europe via Unit.

ed States, Direct connections with all At- lantic Ines. Chcice of, rail lines across United States and Canada, liberal stop-over privileges for, aight- seeing.

ROUND TRIP FARE TO EUROPE. From Hong Kong to Naples

H

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11

Marseille 4

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Full particulars upon application,

EUROPE AND NEW YORK DIRECT ROUND THE WORLD.

£152. 5.0d.

£161. 0.00. £169,15.01

Fortnightly sailing on Sundays via Manila, Straits, Colombo, Suez Canal, Alexandria, Naples, Genon, Marseilles, New York and Boston.

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Agents.

quent interchange of men so that Pri all had a turn on those parts of the coast where there was plenty Sat. of traffic,"

While he thought the general Dealing with the present coast-

system of coast-watching was Mon. 27 watching system, Mr. Shee stated

better under the present Board of a system created for a specific Trade control than it was under Taca 28 37 50 purpose, and acting as a fully the system in force before 1923, organised and trained force, under the Department of State, he considered that improvements which was responsible for life- in the present system might be He thought the men re

made.

S'hal, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yhams saving on the coast, must be cruited in these days were not so more efficient for the purpose of Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama, 4,764 24th May Amoy, Ma

Maji, Kobe & Osaka.

coast-watching than one under good as those recruited in the old The Yokohama. 9,005

Kobe & Mojt Shangha

which coast-watching for wrecks days, though he doubted whether Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Y'hama.

was avowedly only a minor and such good men could now be obs Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.

subsidiary duty. It was not until tained by any system of enlist- Shanghai, Kobe 4 Yokohama. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. the Board of Trade took over the Brd July Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. coast-watching force that their 6th July S'hai, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Thama. relations with the institution be 16,580

17th July Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama, 19.129 81st July Shanghai, Moji, Koba & Yokohama. came not merely friendly and 17,068 1st Aug Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama,

helpful, but cordial.

* Cargo only.

Juno

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.

Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expenser at

Singapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer.

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All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge.

Steamers on London and Australian Lines are atted with Laundries,

Parcels measuring not more than 24 ft x 2ft x 1ft, will be received

at the Company's Office up to Nces on the day previous to sailing.

For further Information, Fantage, Freight, Handbooks, etc., apply to:- MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,

.

P. & 0; Building, Connaught Rd., C., Hong Kong,

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Agents.

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· Estimates" famished an application. Hong Kong - Apr)) - 1,- 1924.

Coast Patrols. Captain Drury stated that even if lookouts were placed as close as one every two miles along the coast there would be times, such as at Selsey recently, when the visibility would be so poor that

ment.

WARSHIPS IN PORT.

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

Bruce-North wall. Hermes In Dock. Marazion-South wall, Moorhen North wall.

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