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FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1931.

N.F

K.LINE

REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARYING FROM £79 TO £120 ON SALE.

SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu,

∙SHINYO MARU

ASAMA MARU

HIKAWA MARU

HIYE MARU

Tuesday,. Wednesday,

SEATTLE, VANCOUVER via Shanghai & Japan Ports.

Tuesday, Tuesday,

21st July. 6th August.-

28th July, 25th August.

LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via

Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez.

BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang. & Colombo,

YASUKUNI MARU

Monday,

SUWA MARU

Saturday,

27th July.

8th August.

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports..

KAMO MARU

Saturday,

KITANO MARU

Saturday,

25th July. 22nd August.

† TOKUSHIMA MARU

Tuesday, SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan,

Los Angeles, Mexico and Panama, HEIYO MARU

28th July.

Honolulu,

Tuesday,

28th July.

NEW YORK, BOSTON vis. Panama.

ATAGO MARU

Sunday,

2nd August.

+ DURBAN MARU

Saturday,

18th July.

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,

† MALACCA MARU

Wednesday,

20th July.

SHANGHAL KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

17th July.

Saturday, Friday,

18th July. 24th July.

LIVERPOOL via Port Sald, Stamboul (Constantinople), Genoa

KITANO MARU (Nagasaki direct) . Friday,

+BENGAL MARU

HAKOZAKI MARU

+ Cargo only.

For farther information apply to:-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

Telephone 30291. (Private exchange to all departments.)

O. S. K.

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS | La Plata Maru

& BUENOS AIRES

vla

Saigon, Singapore, Colom-

bo. Durban & Capetown.

CAPETOWN, DURBAN,

LOURENCO

MARQUES,

Mon,

ZANZIBAR & MOMBASA

via Singapore & Colombo.

Madras Maru

Fri

20th July

THE

WATER LEVELS,

Details for West, North and East Rivers.

The following_table, issued by the Kwangtung River Conservancy Commission, shows in feat the water levels on the West. River,

CHINA MAIL.

Shipping

Intelligence.

IN SEARCH OF GOLD

How Death Came to Deep-Sea Divers.

depths never before reached by Working near the sea, bottom at

divers, to recover the $1,000,000 gold and silver cargo of the P. and O. liner Egypt, sunk in May, 1922, with the loss of 96 liven, is de- scribed by Mr. David Scott, in July July "Seventy Fathoms Deep" (Faber

and Faber, 12s. 6d.):

North River and East River the datos named:—

14 16

--

West River at Shishing...21.7. North River at Samshul North River at Tsingyuen, 18.2 14.1 Enst River at Shoklung ... 7.1 7.3 The level at Tsingyuen on, the 11th Inst. was 10.3.

The highest levels. recorded aret-Shiuhing, 41 feet; Tsing- yuen, 29.2 feet; Samshui, 27.3

feet; Sheklung, 11.5 feet.

The lowest levels on record are minus 6 feet at Samsbui and 'minus 2.7 fect at Sheklung.

ARRIVALS OF SHIPS.

Wednesday, July 15. Borneo, British str., 1,297 tons,

Captain R. A. Prichard,

from Pakhal, buoy No. B25.-J. M. & Co. Hiroshi Maru No, 8, Japanese str., 665 tons. Capt. Y: Okats, from Keelung, Yaumati Anchorage.

M.B.K. Muroran Maru, Japanese atr.. 8,251 tons, Captain R. Agawa, from Sakito, Kowloon Wharf N.Y.K.

Thursday, July 16, 15th July Anhui, British str., 2,080 tons, Captain R. Ashby, from Amoy,

10th Aug.

23rd July

BRISBANE, SYDNEY, MEL,Melbourne Muru... Thurs.,

6th Aug.

BOURNE, AUCKLAND &

WELLINGTON via Manila.

JAPAN PORTS (Frequent

Services).

LONDON, HAMBURG, KOT-Atlas Maru

Mon

TERDAM & ANTWERP

vin. Singapore. Colombo,

Suez & Port Said.

NEW YORK via Japan parts, Kwansai Maru

Thurs.

Los Angeles Panama.

Call Direct at

Boston.

Philadelphia & Baltimore.

ROMBAY via Singapore, Borneo Maru

Sun,

19th July

Belawan Deli & Colombo...

CALCUTTA vís Singapore, Havana Maru

Sat.

Penang & Rangoon.

HAIPHONGvin Hoihow & Menado Maru

Pakhoi (Fortnightly).

KEELUNG via Swatow

& Canton Maru

Thurs.,

'SUB

Amoy (3 p.m. every Sun-

day).

Thurs.,

TAKAO via Swatow & Amay Doll Maru

(Fortnightly).

For further particulars please apply to

OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA. Telephone 28061.

buoy No., B14.-B. & S.. Chenan, British str., 1,855 tons, Capt. Newton, from Canton, Holt's Wharf.-B. & 9. Corona, Norwegian str., 1,958 tons, Capt. 0. M. Klette, from Can- ton, Wanchai Anchorage Dodwell & Co. Genzan Maru, Japanese str., 1,934

tons, Capt. R. Morimoto, From Sakito, buoy No. B25-MR.K. Glengarry, British sir, 5,843 tons,

I

Mr. Scott was on board the salvage ship Artiglio, owned by an Italian company-which made à suc- cess of using "shells" to allow divers to reach depths impossible for men in the usual rubber diving suits, The Artiglio in 1929 and 1980 found the wreck of the Egypt sunk in 400 feet of water 90 miles from the coast of Brittany.

How the record 'deep-dive was

made is related simply by Mr. Scott: "Franceschi went down from the Artiglio at slack water, at 1.30 p.m. He took one minute and

a quarter to reach the bottom (I note these details carefully be cause recorda for deep-sea diving were made that afternoon). He roand a level bottom of hard grey

Aand.

"Gianni

in his hands holds the two ends of the electric wires, ono leading to the charges on the, wrock, the other to the dynamo in the engine room. .. He keeps life and death apart for a certain; space of time. ... Along goes the word Dynamo.' 'Contact' - the

and dies, and 11 of his comrades last word passes along the deck.

"Glanni brings his hands together

with him. When the smoke and turmoil of the explosion clear, away, only the heads of seven teri rified men, knowing not whence they come Ror what has saved them, bob on the frothy sea.

"The last charge fred ail the munitions in the Florence, blowing a crater 200 yards wide in the water.. As the sides of the crater rushed inwards, the Artiglio was through her open hatches and sank engulfed.

filled quickly

like a stone."

She

N.Y.K. AND K.K.K.

Reach Agreement on N.Y. Service.

Tokyo, July 1. The Nippon Yusen Kaisha and been reported to have reached the the Kokusai Kisen Kaisha have following agreement about their shipping service on the New York route:

..

1. In the outbound voyage the route from Manila as far as Hong Kong will be placed under the con- trol of the Kukusal Kisen Kaisha.

the

"When he reached the bottom his pressure gauge showed a reading of 182b, per square inch... equiva- lent to a depth of 131 metres, or 71 fathome. Thus, the pressure on the outside of the abell was rough-

2. In the outbound voyage the ly equal to the pressure of steam in Hong Kong-New York service of the baller of a locomotive.

But the Kokusai Kisen will be placed Franceschi, inside the shell, felt no

under the management. of the pressure at all."

Nippon Yusen Kaisha. How, after months of search by dragging and diving, the Egypt WAS found, Bargellini is the man in the diving is vividly described.

shell this time. "Now he continues his slow crawl astern along the side of his. wreck.

Again the limited panorama of rusty metal unwinds before him.

It rises and falls slowly before his window, as the Artiglio. heaves to a slight swell.

*""The Egypt." "Bargellini's chief anxiety is not to lose sight of the wreck. Onca or twice it fades maddeningly be little in the tide... At other times fore him as the Artiglio swings a the shell bumps perilously against Bargellin keeps up his run-

it.

Up

Capt. J. Angler, from London via Singapore, Kowloon Wharf, -J. M. & Co. Hangsang, British str. 1,856 tons, 18th July

Capt. J. Moodle, from Canton, 23rd July buoy No. E1.-J. M. & Co...

Kiungchow, British str., 1,546 tons, 19th July

Capt. W. J. Larter, from Canning report. Steady! Not top

fast, you're making me spin. ton, buoy No. B9.-B. & 9.

a couple of feet. Good!"" 30th July Kurohime Maru, Japanese atr.,

Eventually the diver recognises, 2,893 tons, Capt. Iwazawa, from Mlike, Kowloon Whart

from plans he has seen, a piece of mechanism on the Egypt. M.B.K. Rajputana, British str., 16,700 tons,

man above takes off the telephone Capt.-H.-M.Jack, from Lon headpiece and hands it to a col don via porta, Kowloon Wharf. league The Egypt," he says Bargellini, 400 feet below at the bottom of the ocean, hears the answering cheer.

BRITISH WUCHOW LINE

SAILING DATES FOR JULY, 1981 (Subject to Change). DEPARTURE HOURS: Hong Kong 5.30 p.m., Wuchow 3 p..

Steamer.

Arrives

Leaves Hong Kong Wuchow TAI MING FRL 17th SUN..

TAI HING MON. 20th WED. TAI MING WED. 22nd FRI. TAI HING SAT. 25th MON.

Leaver

Arriven Wuchor Hong Hong 19th MON. 2011 TUES.

21st 22nd THURS. 23rd FRL

24th 24th SAT.

26th 27th TUES.

25th SUN..

,28th WED. 31st (SAT.

3rd TUES.

29th

1st 43

TAI MING TUES, 28th THURS. 30th FRI TAI HING FRI 31st SUN. 2nd MON,

Ports of Call--Samahul, Shufhing, Takhing & Doshing.

Fares Return (not. including meale) $20.00.

Meals and Wines are to be obtained on board.

For information apply to

Hong Kong Arrivals & Departures from Tai Bing Wharf.

29, Connaught Road, West, SANG WO

Phone 20893, :-

Co.,

Itd.

INDO-CHINA

STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

Balling

Sun,

19th July at 10 a.m

Wad Sun

22nd July at 10 a.m.

26th July at 10a.m.

29th July at 10 e.m

"SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION. Destination Steanier Titan vin Stow & 8'hil * HANGSANG Delen via B'low &:8%af CHAKEANG

tan via Stow & S'hal KWONGSANG do thì Star A Chil. HOPEANG * B'pers, Pasang & Calcutta SUIBANG

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Thurs., 28rd, July at 8p.m.

8th Aug. at 8pm..

Toes 18th Aug. at 8 pm. Bat.

18th July at 10a.m. 28th July at 7 6.1.

5th Aug,

-M. M. & Co. Sungahan Maru, Japanese str., 1,508 tons, Capt. M. Yamamoto, from Swatow, buoy No. €3.——— N.I.K.

The

3. In- the inbound voyage, Kokusai Kisen Kaisha will control the New York-Manila route service.

STEAMERS' MOVEMENTS

The Ben Line s.8. Benarty from Leith, Middlesbro', Antwerp, Lon- don, Straits and Manila' is due to arrive here on July 20,

The C.P.S. R.M.S. Empress of Asia arrived at Yokohama on July 16. (Thurs.) at noon, left Yoko- hama on July 16 (Thurs:) at. 6 pm., and is due at Hong Kong on July 23 (Thurs.), p.m. She leaves (Fri.) at 5 p.m. Hong Kong for Manila on July 24

HONG KONG TIDES.

The time used is Standard, or mean time of the meridian of 120 deg. E.; 00h. is midnight, 12hrs, lò noon. The heights are referred to the datum of the largest scale Ad- should be added to the depths given miralty chart of the place and

on the chart unless preceded by an asterisk (*), when they should be subtracted from the depths.

During the Winter, when they could not work on the Egypt, the divers went to demolish the wreck of the Florence,jan American steam ship sunk near ¡Belle-Ile while carrying munitions in 1917 And DAZ

tragedy, carrying to then came death the divers who were looking Jaly forward to securing the Egypťa prize of bullion they had spent so long in finding. ....

and Death.

Tonjer, Norwegian str., 1,949 tons, Captain H. Rasmussen, from Chinwangtao, buoy Np. 326.— Dodwell. & Co. Tyndareus, British str., 7,171 tons,

Capt. W. Maclure, from Naga saki, buoy No. AS. B. & S. Wafshing, British str., 1,169 tons, Captain Hughes, from Swatow, West Point Whart. J. M. & ke Co.

Yel Maru, Japanese str., 1,849 tons, Capt. K. Izumi, from Quang Yan, Kowloon Bay-Hidaka & Co.

Yoshida Maru No. 1 Japanese atr., 8,885 tons, Captain K. Iwata, from Fremantle, buoy No A11

Y.K.K.

SHIPBUILDERS,

July 17 to 23, 1981.

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Times

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12:20 67

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With great care parts of the sunken Florence were blown away Bun. 1 by charges until Glaunt, the chief Mou. 1001 30 45 diver, felt that the munitions, after thirteen years in the water, wera Tue 31 harmless. And he became ita- patient of steaming away before Wed: 9 charges were exploded. The two Thom 22 03 5 miles gradually became 300 yards..

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