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THE CHINA MAIL.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1931.

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FROM £83 TO £120 ON SALE

SAN FRANCISCO vin Shanghai. Japan Ports & Honolulu,

... Wednesday,

Saturday,

27th May.

9th June,

2nd Juno.

30th June.

SEATTLE, VANCOUVER via Shanghai & Japan Ports.

LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via

ASAMA MARŲ

TAIYO MARU

HIYE MARU

HEIAN MARU

Tuesday, Tuesday,

Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez.

HAKUSAN MARU

Saturday,

16th May.

HARUNA MARU

Saturday,

30th May.

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

KITANO MARD

Saturday,

23rd May.

ATSUTA MARU

Saturday,

27th June.

BOMBAY vin Singapore, Penang. & Colombo.

†TOKIWA MARU

Wednesday,

27th May,

KAGA MARU

Thursday,

11th June.

SOUTH

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

CALCUTTA „via Singapore, Penang & angoon.

Saturday,

23rd May,

NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama.

+KUMA MARU

Monday,

26th May.

†TOYOOKA MARU

† DAKAR MARU

Friday, Thursday,

15th May.

11th June.

RANGOON MARU

Friday,

15th May.

BENGAL MARU

Friday,

29th May.

SHANGHAL. KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

KASHIMA MARU

Saturday,

16th May.

ATSUTA MARU (Nagasaki direct). Wednesday.

20th May.

+ GENOA MARU

Sunday,

† MORIOKA MARU (Moj direct)

Monday,

24th May. 25th May.

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(Private exchange to all departments, 3

0.

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SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUIJJECT TO ALTERATION.

Turs..

RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS Rio de Janeiro Mary Sun.,

nare & Colombo, MELBOURNE via

28th May

24th May

19th May

CAL MAMA LIKED I

SNANOT & co.

St. Osga'a Buliding. Chater Boad.

Balding and Rapsity of BleamATY and Moleskips of avary type,

Telephones; SITE Night: 4156

Sayinmands,”

Telegram:

SOUTH CHINA MOTOR-SHIPBUILDING

&

REPAIRING WORKS, LTD.

To Kwa WaKOWLOON BAT. Telephona: 67961 Day and Night. Work Manager: W. 3. HAT,

Telegram | Motyard,"

Installation and Repairs of Diesel Engine and Motors for Marine and Blationary = pacality.

LOST JUNK.

NECESSITY OF SLIPPING QUESTIONED.

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the

The necessity of slipping the junk at all was questioned during the resumed hearing of the action brought by Low Teck Sim, Chinese junk owner, against the Straits Settlements Government and the Singapore Slipway En- gineering Co., claiming nearly $17,000 damages in respect of the loss of the junk and its cargo fol- lowing its examination early 1930 for contraband chandu, be- Fare Mr. Justice Sproule on May 2.

in

Mr. E. A. Stevens assisted by Mr. C. Charlesworth appeared for the plaintiff; Mr. J. H. Pedlow (Solicitor General) for the At-

ARRIVALS OF SHIPS.

Monday, May 11. Australia, American str., 7,221 tons, Capt. R. B. Armstrong, from Los Angeles, Laichikok Anchorage. Texas & Co. Fingal, Norwegian str. 1,243 tons,

Capt. B. Bolt. from Saigon, buoy No. B13.--Thoresen &

Co.

Golden Tide, American str.. 3,729 tone. Capt. J. B. Knowles, from Kobe, Stonecutters An- chorage.-States S.S. Co.

&

SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA

Experiments in Design of Ships.

The Spring meetings of the In-i stitution of Naval Architects were! held in the Lecture Hall of the Royal Society of Arts, Admiral of the Fleet presiding.

Lord Wester Wemyss

Sir Charles J. O. Sanders read an Helios, Norwegian str. 1,113 tons, historical paper on the Establish- Capt. T. Olsen. from Swatow,ment of an International Load Line. buoy No. C4.-Thoresen

He said that while it was commonly Co.

accepted that Samuel Plimsoll was the originator of the load line, it was doubtful

Porthos. French str. 7,530 tons, Capt. Filippi, from Saigon, Kowloon Wharf.-M. M.

whether the

work would have been started had it not

torney General; and Mr. C. Smith Produce. Norwegian str., 749 tone. been for the representations made

for the second defendants.

Capt. C. W. Engelersen, from Hongay, Heck Uen Anchor age.-K. Larsen & Co. super-Promise, Norwegian str., 727 tons, Capt. E. Wissues, from Bang- kok, buoy No. B21-K. Larsen

When the Court resumed Mohamed Sheriff, assistant visur In the Covernment polies, was cross-examined.

Mono-

Mr. I. C. M. MacMillan, Acting

& Co.

by the institution and by James Hall, of Newcastle, before Plimsoll began his agitation.

After writing letters to the Ship- ping Gazette and the Newcastle Dally Chronicle, Mr. Hall wrote a

Superintendent of Police, said be Ravnefjell, Norwegian atr., 1,420 letter which appeared in The Times

was head of the Preventive Service! at the time of the affair. He came back from local leave two days

after the junk arrived from China when it was reported to him that the junk had been searched for illicit chandu. Five days later he recommended to Mr. Cator. Super- intendent of Government Mono- polies, that the junk should be slipped for further examination. 5th June They received

from information four different sources. During not this interval the junk was

the maler the supervision of Monopolies Department and there the owners was no restraint on

or sailing trom removing cargo

LONDON, HAMBURG, ROT-| London Mara

TERDAM & ANTWERP

vin Singapore. Colombo,

Sarz & Port Said.

& BUENOS AIRES

via

Saigon, Singapore, Colom

to, Durban & Canetown.

BOMHAY via Singapore, Celebos Maru

Tues.

Belawan Deli & Colombo.

DURBAN.

LOURENCO | Chicago Maru ................

Fri.,

MARQUES, BEIRA, DAR-;

ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR

& MOMBASA via Singa-

Manila Sydney Maru

Fri..

5th June

Brisbane & Sydney.

CALCUTTA

vin Singapore Honolulu Maru................

Mon.,

18th May

& Hangton.

VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER

Arizona Maru (From

Kobe)

Sat.,

via Japan

Mon.,

23rd May

1st Junu

Los Angeles

Panama.

Call

Direct

Beston,

Muladelphia & Baltimore.

JAPAN PORTS (Freight Ser- Altai Maru

Thurs

Vicel,

KEELUNG viu Swatow & Hozan Maru

HAIPHONG viu Holhow & Menado Maru

Pakhoi (Fortnightly).

Thurs

Sun..

Amoy (3 p.m. every Sun- Canton Baru day).

TAKAO via Swatow & Amoy Doli Maru

(Fortnightly).

Sun.,

Thurs.,

14th May

17th May 24th May

Ports.

NEW YORK via Japan porte, Kinai Maru

For further particulars please apply to:-

OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA. Telephone 28061,

21st May

21st May

Donations and Subscriptions must

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.

away.

Mr. Cross-examining

Stovens said: In the light of my sugges- tions that the owners of the junk

had been thoroughly alarmed by the first examination and that dur- ing this interval there was nothing to prevent them landing any illicit chandu they possessed near Arab Street under cover of darkness, or even sailing away-do you serious. ly suggest that the slipping was justified?-Yes, I thought the

chandu might be concealed in the keel.

Re-examined witness said the owner and the taikong of the junk could not be found at this time and it was thought they were avoiding arrest.

The junk was of an unaual type. He had never seen one of its kind' in Singapore before.

Mr. J. J. Vanstone, employed in

tona, Capt. Rebsskog. from Chinwangtao, buoy No. B26.- Dodwell & Co.

Sirdhana, British str., 4.835 tons, Capt. R. C. Brown, from Kobe, Kowloon Wharf.-M. M.

& Co.

Tuesday, May 12. Aeneas, British atr., 0,256 tons, Capt. W. K. Wallace. from Shanghai, buoy No. 1.- B. & S.

on October 17, 1868, urging that legislation was required to prevent unseaworthy ships being sent to sea and mentioning the dangers of over-

loading. The Times commented on the letter and said, "We trust that Parliament will give the question at least its consideration." The Times again referred to the matter in a leading article on November 6, 1868. Other papers did the same, and In- terest was aroused.

Mr. J. Foster King read a paper Antung, British str., 2,107 tons, on International Load Lines, in Capt. D. Lupton, from Amoy, which he described what had been buey No. B14.-B. & S.

done since 1882, when after a great Canton, French str., 976 tona,

Capt. F. L. Morvan, from Hai- storm which sank 548 British ships and drowned 3,113 British sallors, phong, buoy No. C6.-M. M. Cheong Shing. British str., 1,256 Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, then Pre- tone, Capt. D. G. Burleigh.sident of the Board of Trade, ac- from Canton, buoy No. 1. cused shipowners of allowing ships!

to go to sea overladen or dangerous- ly laden.

J. M. & Co.

General Metzinger, French str., 5,524 tons, Capt. J. Brun, from Shanghai, Kowloon Wharf.-- M. M. Kiltawa, British str., 750 tons, Capt. J. Crothwaite, from Lin- coln Island, Yaumati Anchor. age.-Williamson & Co.

Liangchow, British str., 1,219 tons Capt. J. Taylor, from Hoihow. buoy No. B15.

B. & S.

Nanning, British str., 1,486 tona, Capt. C. Carrington, from Swatow, Taikoo Dock. B. & S.

Now Mathilde, British str., 842 tons, Capt. D. Thomas, from Saigon buoy No. A10-Chang Toug Ha.

After laying down that there was no such thing as a freeboard which was correct without reservations and that it was impossible to devise regulations against all the powers released by human of destruction capacity to err or wielded by the gigantie forces of nature, he said cargo maximum load lines for steamers should be defined as those which corresponded to an average of the smallest freeboards at which competent and courageous captains were prepared to take the ordinary risks of familiar voyages on ships without of known characteristics undue fear of damage to crew, ship, or cargo.

Although the International Cón- devised maxi- ference might have tons,

Captain N. Norvalls, mum load lines for all classes of from Saigon, buoy No. Ch. ships which were less than would definition, and comply with that Wo Fat Sing.

International adoption Taishan, Panama str., 3,622 tans, while their

from practically excluded further experi- Captain Christiansen,

the Surveyor-General of Ships De-Solviken, Norwegian str., 1,436 partment, said he saw the junk on the slipway and thought it was worth

or -$3,000. about $2,000 Such

A vessel would cost about $8,000 to $9,000 to build in these waters.

Mr. G. E. Cator, Superintendent of Government Monopolies, corro borated the fact that Mr. MacMil- lan asked for permission on Easter Sunday last to slip the junk. He gave permission. Contraband had been known to be concealed under the ballast and also in doublo hottoms.

-DRY DOCK

THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY

OF HONG KONG, LIMITED.

Wireless Call SALVAGE TUG “TAIKOO”

V.P.G.N. 500 Meters.

TelAddress: "TAIKOODOCK" HONG KONG.

Telephone No. 60211. Call Flag

ANR PENNANTZE

Length 787 Feet. Length on Blocks 760 Feet.

Depth on Centre of

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

Capable of Handung Ships Up

..

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

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

AGENTS.

HONG KONG CHINA & JAPAN..

well & Co.

Takao, buoy No. A15-Dod-ment, these disadvantages, if they were disadvantages, were outweigh- Tilnegara, Dutch str., 5.783 tons, ed by the greater good that free- Capt. P. Welde, from Muntak, boards had been stabilised on a reasonable and agreed footing under buoy No. A11.-J.C.J.L. Van Heutsz, Dutch str., 2,749 conditions which eliminated unfair

tons, Capt. J. G. Bilta, from competition.

No. A5.- Singapore, buoy J.C.J.L.

BERENGARIA REFLOATED.

New York, May 11. The trans-Atlantic liner Beren- garla which grounded off Sandy Hock yesterday in a fng was re firated at high tide without hay Ing been damaged, American Wireless.

STEAMERS' MOVEMENTS.

The C.P.S. R.M.S. Empress of Asia loft Vancouver for Hong Kong, via Japan ports and Shang hal, on May D, and is due here on May 22She will sath for Manila at 6 pm. on May 28.

The P.&O. 8.a. Mantua from Hong Kong arrived at London on May 10 at 8 8.m.

CONSIGNEES? NOTICE Consignees of cargo er s.s. Ben- Vannoch are reminded to take de livery of their goods which wul be subject to rent after May 14.

COMING ? ? ?____

MUST MAGINE

The Cruiser Stern. Mr. F. H. Todd read a paper deal- ing with further model experiments on the resistance of mercantile ship forms carried on at the National Physical Laboratory. The experi- menta were made with models of coaster vessels comprising those up to 2,000 tons gross employed in trading-around the British Isles, to the Continent

an similar

voyages.

and

A series of models roughly 14 ft. to 16 ft. In length and of 3 ft. beam were made and teated for water resistance, the dimensions being varied systematically so as to cover the range of proportions ususi in such vessels. The experiments were arranged, to enable the designer to assess the change in power akade ciated with any change in beams, draft, or other dimensions of the ship, within the limits investigated. In addition, to this methodical series,. a second set of model was tested in which greater departures were made from the parent form of the first series,

The results showed that consider- able savings in power might be made by altering the shape of the hull, the possible variation of re- sistance with a given for being na high as 20 per cent. In some cases. The effects of such modifications as fitting a cruiser stern and other points of like nature" were also examined.The effect of the cruiser sterri" was to reduce the resistancs. In some cases by 8 per cent..

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EMPRESS OF JAPAN

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FRIDAY, MAY 15

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