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V.K.LINE

N.

REDUCEN THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARYING FROM £83 TQ £120 ON SALE

SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghat, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

CHICHIBU MARU

SEATTLE, VANCOUVER via Shanghai & Japan Ports,

LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via

Wednesday, 20th April, Wednesday,

13th May-

2nd June.

30th June.

27th June.

1st May. 10th May.

TATSUTA MARU

HIYE MARU,

Tuesday,

HEIAN MARU

Tuesday,

Singapore. Penang, Colombo, Suez.

TERUKUNI MARU

Saturday,

2nd May.

HAKUSAN MARU

Saturday,

16th May.

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

KITANO MARU

Saturday,

23rd May,

ATSUTA MARU

Saturday,

BOMBAY via Singapore. Penang, & Colombo.

YAMAGATA MĀRU

IYO MARU

Friday, Sunday,

SOUTH AMERICA (West Coasi) via Japan, Honolulu,

Saturday,

23rd May.

NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama.

TSUYAMA MARU

Saturday,

2nd May,

KUMA MARU

Monday,

25th May,

TOYOOKA MARU

Friday,

+AKITA MAKU

+ NAGATO MARU

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,

+ PENANG MARU (Moji direct).... Thursday, KATORI MARU

30th April.

Saturday,

2nd May.

KAMAKURA MARU (Kabe direct)

Thursday.

7th May.

KASHIMA MARU

Saturday,

10th May.

Los Angeles, Mexico und Panama, RAKUYO MARU

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

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,

+ Cargo only.

15th May.

Wednesday, 29th April. Friday.

8th May.

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

Telephone 30291. •Private exchange to all departments)

K

THE CHINA MAIL.

Bullding and Repairs of Gleamers and Majorships of atazy 1999.

GERA MAWAQIAE,

BRANDY & CO.

86. sorge's Building, Chater Road,

“་

Telephones: 361TA

Night 51108.

Telegram: ÄNGSMARDT."

SOUTH CHINA MOTOR-SHIPBUILDING

&

REPAIRING WORKS, LTD.

To Kwa WAM-KOWZOON DAT. Telephone 07061 Day and Night. Works Maangi W. N. HistƏTT.

TalagarHOTTIES."

Installation and hepatof Diana Engines and Motors for Maries and Stationary apability.

FUTURE OF FLYING be faced by the marine aircraft

BOATS.

Operation All Over the

World Predicted.

constructor were lightness com- bined with strength, and corro- sion. To meet the former had on- tailed an intensive research in the field of light alloys, which had resulted in the production of several types, the chief of which was duralumin,

of an alloy At the conclusion of the paper aluminium, now readily obtain- on "The Design and Constructionable in sheet, bar and tubular of Flying Boats," read by Mr. A. form. It was approximately one. Gouge, B.Sc., before the Instituthird the weight of steel, and was tion of Engineers and Shipbuild exceedingly strong and easy to ers in Scotland, the author ex-work. Corrosion had resulted in pressed the belief that flying the evolution of stainless steel in boats are developing so rapidly both low and high tensile quali that in the next few years Wo

ties in the same forms as ordin- shall undoubtedly see them

ary steel. Intensive work had operating commercial lines over

also been done on the protection all the oceans of the globe.

of aluminium alloys against the Originally, said Mr. Gouge,

corrosive action of sea water marine aircraft were merely which had resulted in the anodic ordinary aircraft converted for oxidisation treatment of most of use on water, and while to some the aluminium alloys. extent that practice still con- tinued it was realised that to produce a successful machine, first consideration must be given in the preliminary stages of the design to the problems peculiar to aircraft that were to take off from and alight upon water. In general, marine aircraft could be divided into two main groups, 21th May namely, (a) boat seaplanes or

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

LONDON, HAMBURG, ROT-Landon Mara

via Singapore. Colombo.

Tues..

RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS Rio de Janeire Maru Sun,

BOMBAY va Singapore, Shanko Maru

MELBOURNE via Manila, Melbourne Maru

Moth

26th May

4th May

6th May

Wed..

6th May

4

TERDAM &

ANTWERP

Suez & Port Said.

& BURNOS AIRES via

Saiga, Singapore, Colom

be, Durban & Capetown.

Penang & Colembu,

DURBAN,

LOURENCO Mexico Maru

Tues.

MARQUES, BEIRA. DAR

ES-SALAAM. ZANZIBAI!

& MOMBASA via Singa

pare & Colombo.

Brisbane & Sydney.

CALCUTTA

vin Singapore Seattle Maru Belawan Deli & Rangoon

Sat..

TACOMA & VANCOUVER via Japan l'orts.

Kina Maru.......

Mon..

NEW YORK vin Japan ports,

Los Angeles & Panama. Call Direct at Boston. Philadelphia & Baltimore. JAPAN PORTS (Freight Ser- Madras Mara

vice).

Sat.,

Thurs.,

KEELUNG văn Swatow

Pakhoi (Fortnightly).

& Hozan Maru

Sun.,

Amoy (p.m. every Sun- Canton Maru day).

Sun.,

Thurs.,

VICTORIA,

SEATTLE.

HAIPHONG vin Hoihow & Menado Maru

TAKAO via Swatow & Amoy Deli Muru

(Fortnightly).

For further particulars please apply to:--

OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA. Telephono 28061.

2nd May

1st June

9th May

*30th Apr.

3rd *May 10th May

21st May

HONG KONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.

JUMBLE SALE

MAY 5th, 2 P.M.

CITY HALL.

CLOTHING & HOUSEHOLD GOODS gratefully accepted at CITY HALL any MONDAY or THURSDAY, between 10.30 and 11.30.

SHIPBUILDERS,

SHIP REPAIRERS,

BOILER MAKERS, FORGE MASTERS, OXY-ACETYLENE, AND

ELECTRIC WELDERS, -MECHANICAL, AND

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS.

ICE TERROR TO SHIPS.

Constant Patrol of the Arctic.

Iee the greatest terror to shipping in the North Atlantic is now being watched with The little ships of great care.

the "Ice Patrol" are steaming tirelessly up and down the fringe of the great ice fields of the

Arctic.

They are watching the ice with expert eyes, anxious to detect the alightest sign of a break up.

The Arctic winter is by no means over, but it is beginning to moderate, and the shipping of the great trade routes between the United States of America It was

and

now possible to construct a hull

having its main structure of duralumin and the underwater portion and fittings of stainless steel, and actually to save weight over a wooden hull of the same strength, with the added advan tage of no increase in weight due to soakage.

northern Europe cannot afford to take risks. As soon as the warning is "morsed" from the aerials of the "Ice Patrol" ships all the great shipping com- panies will change their routes,

In the Autumn and Winter, hen there is no danger from drifting ice, the ships ply hack- wards and forwards along the great circle" tracks, which are by far the shortest. But as soon ins the Arctic ice is suspected of breaking up they steam along more southerly courses where the danger of drifting ice is less

Mr. Gouge concluded by giving some details of the performance flying boats, and (b) float sen-of the largest heavier-than-air planes. In order that his paper machine yet constructed should not be too long, Mr. Gouge Britain. It has a range of nearly discussed only group (a). Boat seaplanes or flying boats used the main body of the machine as a kull or flotation unit, which was usually extended aft to carry the

tail structure and control Bur- faces.

Making Machine Stable. The hull of a flying boat was generally, in itself, unstable terally when at rest un the water, so that it was necessary to provide some means of making the complete machine stable,

This was done in various ways; in Great Britain the usual prac- tice had been to provide small floats beneath the wings, while in Germany Dr. Dornier had de- veloped stub wings, which were fixed to the sides of the hull about amidships to give the re quired stability. The fact that British flying boats had usually had biplane superstructure, whereas the German boats had in general been monoplanes, might have had considerable in- fluence in deciding the method of laterally stabilising the .re- sults of a considerable num- ber of tests carried out in Britain, it would appear that the British method of stabilising was the more efficient hydrodynami- cally.

The design of a flying boat was naturally divided into two dis tinct parts. Firstly, the hydro- dynamic part, which dealt en tirely with the hull characteris- tics during the take-off run and landing, and secondly, the aero. dynamic part, which dealt with the complete machine when fly- ing. The evolution of a success- ful flying boat hulk depended largely upon tank tests.

General Construction. As regards general construc- tion, the two chief problems to

DRY DOCK

THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY

OF HONG KONG, LIMITED.

SALVAGE TUG “TAIKOO”

Wireless Call

V.P.G.N. 600 Meters.

GODOCE," HONG KONG.

over ANS PENNANT"

Length 787 Feel. Length on Blocks 750 Feet

Depth on Centre of

SM (H.W.O.S.T.) 34, ft. 6 ins. THREE SLIPWAYS-

Capable of Handling Ships Up

to 3,000 Tons Displacement, Electric Crene at Sea Wall, Capable of Lifting 100 Tous at 70 Fect Radius.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

"AGENTS" HONG KONG CHINA & JAPAN

2,000

eca miles at an

average

cruising speed of 87 knots, and

TO-

ely to be met with. has flown at a total weight of

Usually these southerly routes approximately 18 tons, there- after making the remark quoted are adopted some time in April, above that flying boats were de- but last year, following on veloping so rapidly that "in the ports from the Ice Patrol, they next few years we shall unvere adopted at the end of doubtedly see them operating February. commercial air linen over all the oceans of the globe."

MARINERS WARNED

CHANGE IN POSITION OF LIGHT-VESSEL.

The ice, danger area is accept- ed as being west of Longitude 40 deg. west and north of Latitude 40 deg. north. During

the season when ice is to be ex- pected all ships passing through this area take the utmost pre- cautions.

F

Officers of the watch and look- inouts are duplicated. During the night and when there is low visibility, as many of the water- ht, doors as possible are kept shut.

Notice í. given that, order to facilitate the dredging of the Liao River, the Light-vessel Newchwang has been moved into a position from which the Bar Signal Station beara N. 57% deg. E., From now until late in the magnetic, distant 61,300 feet. Summer, when there is no longer Chart affected: Marine Depart-any chance of ice breaking away. ment Chart No. 10.

WARSHIPS IN PORT.

the little ships of the Ice Patrol have to be almost constantly at sea in all weathers.

As soon as the Arctic ice fields) begin to show signs of breaking

the work of the Ice Patrol be comes even more arduous. When a large piece of "berg" begins to drift away to the southward a patrol vessel must follow it and broadcast its position every few hours to all ships nearby.

The navigation of the Ice Patrol must be most accurate, so that they may report the pusi. tion of ice without error.

The Ice Patrol is actually ad- ministered by the United States. but it is kept up by subscriptions from all the leading shipping companies whose vessels pass through the ice area.

STEAMERS' MOVEMENTS,

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1931.

“Now

you can visit

Honolulu

br travel direct Express to Pacific Coast

and stir!

Go

Empress"

The White Empresses are the largest and

fastest liners on the Pacific,

12 DAYS FROM CHINA AND 8 DAYS FROM JAPAN TO CANADA AND U.S.A.

Empress of Russia Empress of Japan Empress of Asia Empress of Canada Empress of Russia Empress of Japan Empress of Asia Empress of Canada Empress of Runaln Empress of Empress

of Japan

1of Asia

Sherbal Kole

Locato

Yokohama Honolulu Vannester beava Tekke Arrive

d

May 25

June 22

Leard May 8 May 11 May 14 May 16 May 29 May 26 May 28 May 30 June 5 June 10 Junc

5 June 8 June 11 June 13 June 20 June 23 June 25 June 27 July July 3 July 6 July 9 July 11 July 18 July 21 July 23 July 25 July July 31 Aug. 3 Aug. 6 Aug

Aug. 15 Aug. 18 Aug. 20 Aug. 22 Aug. 28

Aug. 3 31 Sept. 3 Sept. 5.

3 July ย

July 20

31 Aug. S

· Aug. 17

Aug. 30

Sept. 14

Sept. 27

Ocl. 12

Oct. 25

Nov. 9

Nov. 22

Sept. 12 Sept. 15 Sept. 17 Sept. 19 Sept. 25 Sept. 28 Oct. 1 Oct. Empress of Cnnada Oct. 10 Oct. 13 Oct. 15 Oct. 17 Empress of Russia Oct. 23 Oct. 26 Oct. 29 Oct. 31 Empress of Japan Nov. 7 Nov. 10 Nov. 12 Nov. 14

"Empress of Russia” and “Empress of Asia" call at Nagnanki.

HONG KONG-MANILA.

·EMPRESS OF RUSSIA

Leave Hong Kong Arrive Manila

May I

May 3 Leave Manila Arrive Hong Kong

May 3

May 5

CANADIAN PACIFIC

Telephones: Passenger

20752. Freight 20042.

BRITISH WUCHOW LINE

SAILING DATES: FOR APRIL, 1931 (Subject to change). DEPARTURE HOURS: Hong Kong 5.80 p.m., Wuchow 2 p.m.

S.S. "TAI HING

S.S. TAI MING" [649 tona---Capt. W. H. Lawton.] APRIL.. TUES. 28th

APRIL.

[1,068 tons Capt. Trott.) THURS. 30th

Regular Service of Fast, High Class River Steamers Having Good Electric Light and Fana Accommodation for. First Class Passengera.

in Staterooms and Haloon. The s.s. "Tal Hing" is fitted with Wireless,

These vessels leave Hong Kong for Wuchow (via Samshul, Shiu- hing, Takhing & Dasing) and return to Hong Kong (via sane Ports) every five or six days.

Fares for round trip (not including meals) $20. Moals & Wines are to be obtained or board,

Hong Kong Arrivals and Departures from Tai Hing Wharf. For informatior apply to 29. Connaught Road, West, Phone 20393.

Batavia

SANG WO C

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

INWARD MAILS.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29.

Shanghai and Swatow Japan

.Tjikembang

APRIL 30

.Sunning .Nellore

.Nan Chang

.Soudan

THURSDAY. Shanghai and Amoy

FRIDAY, MAY 1.

Shanghal..

Japan, Shanghal and Europe via Siberia

(London, April 11)

London Parcels (London, March 26) and

Straits

Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shangha! (Van

couver, B.C., April 12)

Manila

SATURDAY, MAY 2.

Ltd.,

.Terukuni Maru

Sarpedon

..Empress of Russia,

Europe via Negapatam (Letters and Papers,

London, April 2) U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai (San

Francisco, April 3)

The following. British warships ere in arhnur:td-day:

Brer-West wall. Hermes-In Dock. Medway No. 2 huoy. Odin-East wall. Osiris No. 2 buoy. Oswald-No. 2 buoy, Otus-East wail. Perseus-No. 2 busy. Poseidon--No. 2 buoy, Sandwich-South wall, Seamew-North wall. Somme-South wall. Sirdar-West wall. Tamar-Basin. Tarantula-North wall. Thracian-West wall.. Vindictive-North arm.

Forelyn Men-of-War. Argus-French gunboat. Adamastor-Portuguese cruiser. Helena-American gunboat.

CAPTAIN F. E. ANDERSON.

Mr. R. Stanley Dollar has just announced the appointment of Captain Fred. E. Anderson as com- mander of the new eight million dollar liner, President Hoover.

The C.P.S, R.M.S. Empress of Captain Anderson has sailed Canada arrived at Shanghai on zearly a million miles as master of April 27 (Mon.)

at 8 p.m., left Dollar Line vessels during a service Shanghai on April 28 (Tues.) at 5 of many years on the Company'e p.m., and is due at Kobe on April Amoy steamers: He is considered by 30 (Thurs.) at 11 a.m.. She leaves ·Japan travellers to be one of the most Kobe on April 80 (Thurs.) at 7 Ewatow popular and able navigators or any

p.m... merchant marine vessel and num-

The C.FS. R.M.S. Empress of bere his friends by the thousands in Japan left Vancouver for Hong all quarters of the globo,

Kong via Japan ports and Shang- hat bn April 25, and is due here) un May 15 y=(Friday). She will sall for Manila at 5 p.m. on the same day.

agir

The C.F.S. R.M.S. Empress of Asia arrived at Vancouver on April 27 (Mon.) at noon, leaves Vancouver on May 9 (Sat.), and is due at Hong Kong on May 27 She leaves Hong Kong (Wed.). for Manila an May 28 (Thurs.) at 5 p.m..

CONSIGNEES NOTICES

Consignees of cargo ex 8.8. Bennevis are reminded to take Ce The CP.S. R.M.S. Empress of livery of their goods which will be Russia arrived at Shanghal on subject to rent after April 30 April 28 (Tues.) at 9am, loft Consignees, of cargo ox .. Shanghai on April 29 (Wed.) at B Baron Blythswood are reminded to a and la due at Hong Kong on take delivery of their goods which, May 1 (Fri) at 7am. She leaves will be subject to rent after May Hong Kong for Manila on May 1

(Fri) at 5 pm was d

Consignees of cargo ex m,v The P & 0...Soudan left Java are reminded to take delivery Shanghai for this port on April their goods.wh will be sab 28 at noon, and is due here on May

rent after May: B.

1'at about 6 an

Amoy Saigon

Sambhuf and. Wachow Shanghai and Europ via Siberia ·.

President Lincoln

Kalori Maru

.President Harrison

OUTWARD MAILS.

WEDNESDAY, ·APRIL

29.

Tainan

3.30 p.m.

Solviken

8.30 p.m.

Kochow

4 p.m.

Sumatra

Registration

Apr. 29, 5 p.m.

Letters ..

.6 p.m.

APRIL B0

Menado Maru.....

8.30 a..

Tjikembang..

10.30 4.m.

Penang Maru

Hydrangea

MAY L

THURSDAY, Hollow, Pakhol & Halpbong..

FRIDAY, "Manila, Rabaul, Australia and

New Zealand via Brisbane.

Sandakan

Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Manila Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, Fast and South Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marieilles

A

Nellore

10.80 a.m..

Sp.m.

(Due Brisbane, May 18.). Parcels.....

Registration

Letters

...May 1, Noon..

Mau Sang Hal Ningx Empress of Russla

Terükuni Maru

...2.45 p.m. :8.80 p.3. 1.30 p.m.

2. part.

8.80 p.m.

...(Dus Marseilles, May 28),

BG.P.O.

Registration.. May 1). 4.80 p.m. Registration Letters

4,80 p.m. Letters

Panzerscribed