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(649 Ton-Capt. W. H. Lawton.)

Arrives Wuchow

Leaves

Wachow

Arrives Hong Kong SUN.

28th

3rd SAT.

4th

FRI.

26th. SAT. 27th 30th THURS. 2nd WED.

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LIFE-SAVING DRILL.

The Indifference of

Passengers.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Shipping

Intelligence.

WATER LEVELS.

DETAILS FOR WEST, NORTH AND

EAST RIVERS..

The following table, issued by the Kwangtung River Conservancy Commission, shows in. feet the water levels on the West River, North River and East River on the dates named:

June Jana 20 21 .16.0 14.8

10.0

9.4 8.7

BRITISH COASTAL SHIPPING.

Increased Continental.

Competition.

The fact that half our coastal

On Sunday, November 16, at 11 a.m., boat drill was held, at which

shipping is carried on by foreign ships, and that the foreign owner the passengers were expected to at

1a cutting more and more seriously tond, but very few did so. Proper notification had been given that the West River at Shiubing

into this trade, were points raised by a British coastal shipowner In drill would be called on that day, North River at Samshui

the course of an interview. ""The but apparently the passengers were North River at Tsingyuan

plight of British coastal shipping disinclined to leave their bouillon, East River at Sheklung. 4,1

The

levels

recorded is a matter that should be taken highest which was being served in the

"So lounges when the bugle sounded are:--Shiuhing, 41 feet; Taing-up in Parlament," he said. for the drill.

yuen, 29.2 feet; Samahul, 27.8 for the Parliamentary Committoe! of the Chamber of Shipping" ap- The foregoing excerpt la taken feet; Sheklung, 11.5 feet.

on record pears to be unable to help us. The lowest lovels from the Official Report of the Board of Trade Inquiry held into are minus 5 feet at Samshul and the loss of the motor liner High- minus 2.7 feet at Sheklung. land Hope, and it opens up a grave question which has so frequently exercised the minds of maatera and officers of passenger ships.

a

The subject is, by no means new one, says the Nautical Maga zinc. Long before the loss of the Highland Hope, attention to the gravity of the situation appeared in these pages, and from what transpired at the recent investiga tion into the loss of this passenger · vessel it would seem that the time has arrived when more stringent measures must be enforced to make rife-saving exercise compulsory.

Both the Board of Trade and shipowners do their utmost to furnish ships with efficient, life- saving equipment, but the human element must contribute its share in promoting efficiency and in knowing how to use it to the best advantage in 'time of peril. Boats will not lower or fill themselves, and without proper organisation their value as a means of escape: from a doomed ship becomes con- siderably reduced.

The failure of passengers to make themselves acquainted with life-saving equipment is almost criminal, for not only do they jeoparding the aafety of their own

lives in time of disaster but those of othors. The regular passenger- realises the danger of neglect, but the casual traveller is entirely bereft of sea-sense.

"Did the catering department not know that boat drill was being held on the vessel at 11 a.m." To this, the reply was given that notices were. posted in all the cabins and crew spaces. Another question was: Why were refresh- ments being served at this parti cular time? "Only 30 passengers took the trouble to attend drill,' Captain Jones stated, "It is not attend caay to get passengers to boat drills," he said; "they were all too busy with their whiskies and sodas."

ARRIVALS OF SHIPS.

Monday, June 22.

"Our coastal shipping requires legislation that will secure fair play for British vessels in foreign waters. The foreigner should be prohibited from coasting in our waters, port to port, just as we are Meriones, British str., 4,808 tons, prohibited, from trading between Captain T. W. Hanney, from his ports, and he should be subject No. Alto compulsory pilotage, as we are Shanghai, buoy

in his waters. Then the situation: B. & S. Yatahing. British str., 1,424 tons, might be alleviated, and British Capt. C. Alexandre, from Swa-coastal shipping would revive.

Dutch Competition.. tow, West Point Wharf.-J. M. & Co. Yuensang, British str., 1,983 tons, Captain J. W. Pettigrew, from Anoy, Kowloon Wharf. J. M. & Co.

►

"Take

some cases in polat. British owners were recently asked for a quotation in the case of a lump sum charge on a machinery cargo, on a 200-ton vessel, from an Tuesday, June 23.

East Anglian port to a. part in the French str. 8,389 Firth of Forth. The quotation Chenonceaux,

tone, Captain Durrieux, from averaged £90. But a Dutch com- Yokohama, Kowloon Wharf-pany got the order at 200. M.M.

"The foreigner can trade be 2,747 tween London, and the Continent

Cornevile, Norwegian str.,

tons, Captain Carlsen, Shanghai buoy No. Thoresen & Co.

Cremer, Dutch str. 2,784

Captain G. J. Harmsen, Singapore, buoy No. J.C.J.L.

from

D'Artagnan, French str., 9,608 tons, Capt. Malanssenna, from Mas- seilles and Saigon, Kowloon Wharf.-M.M.

at rates that entirely cut us out. A15.- | After a few weeks' trading he is exempt from. compulsory pilotage. tone, But the Briton has to

pay from pilotage in foreign ports, and he A8. is debarred from any port-to-port trading in foreign countries. The pilotage rates in Continental-ports ara extortionate. A British 200- tonner that goes to Antwerp paya £9 in dues, but a Dutch or Belgian Kentucky, American str., 8,343 tons, ship, that comes up the Thames, Capt. O. Syehang, from Kobe, and just the same tonnage, paya Stonecutters Anchorage. under £3, in dues. States S.S. Col Kittawa, British str. 708 tons, Captain J. Crosthwaite from Canton, Yaumati Anchorage- Williamson & Co. Nansenville. Norwegian atr., 3,829 week in

"Dutch, Belgian. and German ships are taking away our awn coastal trade,, and the whole altus- tion la a scandal.

"We have to pay at least $30 a wages for our small

tone, Capt. Wergeland, from coasters, but the foreigner runs Monila, buoy No. A7.-Thore-his ship with his wife and family, Ben & Co.

and escapes all Board of Trade Produce, Norwegian str., 743 tons, rules. His crew discharges and Capt. C. W. Engebertsen, from loods the cargo. Our trade unions Keelung, buoy No. C47.-K. will not permit British owners to Larsen & Co.

do this. We have a load line to Scattle Maru, Japanese str., 3,622 adhere to, but the foreigner ap- tons, Capt. T. Urayama, from pears to do what he likes with his Singapore, Kowloon Wharf.-lond line. .-O.S.K.

"British charterers take on these Song Bo, French atr., 720 tons, foreign vessels at rates which Capt. Le Chevaller, from Can- would never pay any. British ship, ton, buoy No. A9. Sing Kee.

and for every foreign ship they Tensan Maru, Japanese str., 1,588 charter one British ship is thrown tone, Capt. Yoshida, from New-out of work, and the crew goes on chwang, buoy No. B24.-D.K.K. the dole!

as boat drill!

does not interfere

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Japan, Shanghai and Europe via Siberla

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Canada, U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang

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Montevideo Maru

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Japan

SATURDAY,

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JUNE 24..

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Registration Letters

...June 24, 5 p.m.

JUNE 25

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8.80 a.m.

Bremerhaven

10.30 à...

Amoy

THURSDAY, Hoihow, Pakhof and Haiphong Rabaul ....

There is only one remedy-com- pulsion. It should be a condition of granting a ticket to a passen- gar that both fire and boat drills have to be attended when ordered

No Suboldy Needed. by the master. A case came to our partment, little also seems to mat-

"British owners are not asking notice about a year ago where a ter. It would appear that an long for any subsidy. They only want fire broke out just as dinner was

Samshui and Wuchow fair competition. Foreign govern- being served. The head steward with culinary arrangements, or barments help the small owner with Saigon ordered his men nof to bother with receipts, all's well, otherwise an

insurance rates that cannot be ab- Shanghai and Europe via Siberia Philoctetes the hoses, and discouraged others atmosphere of disfavour is soon by his remarks from attending fire created. It is the wise shipmaster tained on this side of Europe. On and boat stations. But at this time who calls for life-saving exercise the top of this, we have to pay in- the stowards "carried on," how-when it is the least expected. It come-tax and all sorts of other

chargée. ever, "as they had to obey alarm is only at such times that's prac

"Our china clay trada has pass- signals," they said,

tical test of efficiency can be de-

ed to foreign vessels.. Once this The combatant ser- The difficulties of masters and termined.

that was a flourishing service between officers are increased when there vices realise this, and for

Cornwall and the Thames and Con- is no spirit of co-operation between reason the practice is followed.. departments. "Whatever you do," In a recent fire at a large tinent, and rates 12 months ago they are told, "humour your "pas-school every life and much valu were fairly remunerative. Now sengers and be careful not to give able property were saved through they are cut to half, and foreign offence." So long as everything fire drill efficiency." The pupila vessels cut the rates by at least goes all right in the catering de knew exactly what was expected of half-a-crown a ton, and the crew

them in a time of emergency. How does its own trimming.

The whole situation is one of different In

ship disasters!

Swatow, Amoy and Foochow the British Instances have been recorded gross Injustice to

Foochow ... where passengers have been unable coastal trade. But where can we to find their way to the boat deck, look for help?"

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"let alone the boats. Many have

been found jammed in companion' WARSHIPS IN PORT. ways in their vain efforts to escape. How many passengers, take the

The following British trouble to fit on their life-jackets,were in harbour to-day- ar make a practice of finding but how quickly Belts can be fastened properly to their person? The real trouble is that they must not bet made apprehensive of danger or discouraged from making another tour. It has been shown by statís ties, that modern sea travel is the safest in the world. In time of disaster, there is no back door of escape, save via the boats, and unless travellera:are' familiar with the means of exit the advantages offered, are reduced considerably.

In these days of numerous ships decks the position

"entirely different to that? last century; 30

Varej

Odin-In dock. Olympus Kowloon deck. Otus In dock. Parthian Kowloon dock. Sandwich-North wall. Seamew-No. 3 buoy. Sirdar No B buoy.. Somme North arm.. Tamar Basin Thracian-North armi.

Foreign Argus-French gunboat. Marne French gunboat. Saga Japanese gunboat.

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June 25

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Swatow Amoy

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