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TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1931.
PORT OF SINGAPORE Attendant during the year 1930 satisfactorily completed by the
IN 1930.
Much Norwegian Activity..
TONNAGE INCREASE.
Singapore Harbour Board in about 3 weeks. The Master was sub- saquently acquitted of blame by a
was 2,161 and the number of sum monses issued 1,280, making a total of 4,349 persons brought before the Marine Court. The fines and Marine Court of Investigation held fees collected amounted to $13,058. in Singapore,
96 and $579,50 respectively making | HA a total of $19,639,45,
FROTHBLOWERS.
No Creditors at the Winding-Up.
On July 31, 1980, a formal in- vestigation was held in the Marine |Court, Singapore, under the Pro From the report of the Straits Marine Department for 1930 We Acting District Judge and First sidency of Mr. Charles Wilson, make the following extracts: Magistrate Singapore, with the The last formalities connected The number and tonnage of all Acting Master Attendant Stralte with the winding-up of Ye Ancient vessels, 1.0, merchant-vessels, Settlements,
Commander William Order of Frothblowers, the popular
natives craft, men-o'-war, etc., entered and cleared at the five ports George Oldershaw, B.D., RN. charitable organisation in which of the Colony during the year 1930 Leonard Gardner · 65
(retired) and Captain William 800,000 "men who gallop their beer Assessors with zest" were enrolled, were car- were 81,507 and 48,989,974, being an increase of 710,330 tone as com- attending the stranding of Govern-
to enquire into the circumstances ried out recently in a small offios pared with the year 1929,
in London.
Miscellaneous.
Of this increase Singapore con 156086 of Singapore, off the Per ment S. Y. Sex Belle II, Oficial No. tributes 299,900 tons, 179,026 tons, Malacca 432,316 tons on June 17, 1930.
Fenang hentian Islands, Malaya East Coast, Labuan and Christmas Island show a decrease of 180,912 tons.
Comparing the tonnage of mer chant-vessels only (ie, all vessels above 50 tons nett register) the in- crease is 1,153,461 tons.
The largest increases by Bag were: Norwegian 412,990 toner German 356,986; Danish 170,901; American 112,650. Italian 147, 876; Japanese' 144,869:
Singapore Statistics.
The total revenue collected in
Six hundred and ninety-three (693) Sunday Labour Permits were dagued during 1980.
The nett amount of fees received for Sunday cargo-working was $31,350 as compared with $98,330 during 1929.
Singapore Sallors" Institute.
but not a single claimant put in an It was a "meeting of creditors,"
appearance, and the Frothblowers died gloriously after seven years of boisterously happy and fruitful life.
Only three presons attended the meeting. They were Miss Dorothy Roper, the Frothblowers secretary,
known to Blowers' as the Gentle Zephyr, Mr. W. B. A. Banks, of the firm of Evans, Fripp, Deed and Co,. the chartered accountants, and a;
The number of seafaring men representative of the Daily Ex- who used the Sailors Institute dur-press.
Ing the year 1930 was as follows: An hour passed and no creditors Officers (Boarders) 511; Seames arrived. Then the three partiel Singapore during the year was (Boarders) 203; Officers (not in-pated in the last official act of the
$40,612.80 as against $59,640.75 in 1929-a decrease of $9,127,95.
cluding boarders) B3; Scamen (not world-wide order.
Mr. Banks appointed himself - Including boarders) 111; H.M.S. The numbers of European and
quidator. There was no opposition. Ratings 113. native seamen shipped and dis-
The Tennis Court was well There could be none. He then charged were 1,666 and 20,248 and patronised throughout the year, reported that he had examined the 1,606 and 20,844 respectively, as The Institute holds a weekly cinema books and found them in perfect against 1,642 and 22,652 and 1,716,
There was, he said, a little and 22,004, respectively, in the year attended these performances, during cash still in hand, which would soon
every Thursday and 2,480 seamen order.
be handed to a charity. the year,. free of charge.
There are 10 licensed. Pilots in In seven years the Frothblowers the Singapore Pilot Association had handed more than £100,000 Nine are on the active list, one alto charity--mainly children's aid ways being absent on Home Leave. societies.
No Pilot examinations were held
1929..
by the Pilot Board during the
year.
Mr. Temple, who founded the order in gratitude for a successful operation performed on him by the
late Sir Alfred Fripp, died in Fè bruary 1930, and Sir Alfred follow-
The number of European Officers who obtained certificate of com Petenes under section 22 of Ordin ance No. 125 (Merchant Shipping) That they signally failed is just as Masters and Mates for foreign
The business of the meeting then the most likely reason why they going ships was 9 and 17 respec
concluded. All legal formalities' had tively, and the number of native may make a second attempt by seamen
been carried out, and the men who who obtained certificates other means. Which, again, is of competency
Vessels observed passing through gollop their beer with zest" were as Masters and Singapore Straits, but not touching left to aid the cause of charity in the best reason possible for the Gunners for local steam-vessels was the port numbered 367. All these new ways. Chinese factions uniting their and 16, respectively; 27 Helms-
men were granted certificates.
vessels were challenged for their Overland China Mail. ranke in a common assault
21,914 Scamen were shipped and distinguishing signals whenover against Communism within their 21,950 discharged at the Shipping visibility allowed such signals to be
exchanged. own borders and then keeping Office and on board ships during Time Signals, Singapore. their powder dry for almost in-24,294 shipped and 23,720 disparatus on Fullerton Bullding was
the year 1930, compared with The additional Time Signal Aped him in February of this year. It was then decided to wind up the evitable pin-pricks and "in-charged during 1929. cidents"
completed early in the year and order." engineered against 72 Distressed Seamen were re
commenced to function on January them from Moscow. Nor can solved and admitted to Hospital, 20, 1980. The whole apparatus Japan afford to support whole the Sailors Institute and native which is released electrically was heartedly any disarmament sent home, 1 to Cape Town 12 to
boarding-houses. Of these 12 were designed and constructed in Singa policy that does not include Calcutta, I to Bombay, 4 to Colom pore by the Colonial Engineer's. Soviet Russia. And of that there b1 to Aden, 2 to Melbourne, 1 Marconi R. G. 12 wireless re- must be solid proof to satisfy not Shanghal and 6 of these men ob-The set was in working order ated at the Botanic Gardens
to Sydney, 1 to Hong Kong, 1 to calving set arrived during the year. alone Japan but all the other tained employment at this Port. Faber (as) from November 12, Great Powers,
A further 55 distressed, seamen 1930.
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It has a wave length of. 10,000 to 25,000 metres.
Time
It may be argued that we are were returned to Singapore as their pessimistic that we have ignor-return port. The sum of $4,427.13 Signals from various wireless was expended by the Master Atten Signal Stations have been received. ed Locarno, the League of dant on behalf of the Board of Nations, and so forth to which Trade In the relief of these dis- Two hundred and twelve vessels loaded with dangerous cargo and It may be rejoined that mere tressed scamen.
three hundred and thirty-four Joad- gestures cannot of themselves
ed with explosives entered and cleared the port during the year 1980.
mankind.
*Shipping.
The number and tonnage of all Hong Kong. Tumday, Aug. 4, 1931. | subjugate the fighting spirit in vessels entered and cleared at this port during the year 1980 were
The largest vease! entering the 52,148 and $3,583,708 as compared with 64,266 and 83,853,808 in the Port of Singapore was the German year 1929, an increase of 229,900 16,829 tons nett. Har draught was [Columbus of 82,854 tons gross and
Spirit of 1914.
To-day is the anniversary of the declaration of war by Great
News in Brief. The lowest open air temperature Britain against Germany, the yesterday was
79 degrees. The war which, we were told on all humidity was 36 at 10a.m. and 78 hands, was the war to end was at 4 pm.
tons.
1929.
...
It is understood that many "Vats" of the order will remain in existence to carry on the good work for their local charities,
JULY'S RAINFALL.
Following is the rainfall record-
Inch
+27
10
26
11:
.05
18.
:26
10
1.36. *40***
12
72 1.61:
14
1.16
15
1-14
16
.02
17
2.41
18
31.
19
.01
24
05
25
.42
26
.20
.68
30
201
81
.47
Total
This compares with
The number and tonnage of small 34ft. 4ins.
The fittings and apparatus for steamers under 50 tons nett regis the conversion of Sultan Shon ter and native spiling vessels enter ed and cleared were 33,826 and Light-house have arrived and the alterations, to the tower and light 1,376,309 being a decrease of 855, will be put in hand early in the 891 tons as compared with the year year 1931 To-day we know differently! The In a report to the Police, Mr.
Maeander Shoal: Weat "buoy was spirit animating hatred between D. W. Munton manager of the Registry of Shipping. nations has not been utterly China Light & Power Company, Eighty-eight steamers of 64,552 replaced during 1980 by a light
buoy :'exhibiting "a flashing - green ́ crushed. It has raised its stated that between 6.45 and 8 p.m. tons gross and 84,419 tons net light. This light-buoy has proved" on Sunday, some person stole six twelve motor-vessels of 2,689 tone extremely useful to steamers using venomous head on more than one electric fuses from a kiosk in Fuk gross and 1,878 tons nett; seveni Keppel Harbour by night t occasion since the Armistice wos Taun Street The fuses) are hundred and sixty two sailing. signed. It has heen, and still is, valued at $90.
vessels of 77,724 tons gross and Beveral of the Government launches at Singapore" "are rapidy fostered in every possible direc- Suffering from injuries to his on the Register on December 31, the 3: L. Les (50 years service)
76,618 tonsnett register remained approaching the age limit notably June, 14.32 in May, and 8.90
April. It has head, stated to have been taken diplomaoy tact, and cidentally received on the high
During the year five steamers of and S. L. Echo (40-years service) patience to reconcile France sens, Shigeru Maeda (30), a Arc-3.742 tons gross, thirty-one sailing both of which will have to be re- with the request, for mercy by man on board the ss. Toyohião vessels of 2,408, tous gross, and placed by modern motor launches
tons
specially designed for the swift Fash Maru, died yesterday. On arrival three factor-vessels of 1275) bankrupt Germany.
handling of mall. 2520depen Russia of the ship here the body was con- gross were added to the Register somewhat serious accident to China, and Japan may still be in-veyed to the Kowlook Mortuary"
During the same period six steam the Government 8. Y Sea Bello II ers of 1,987 tons and Afteen sailing. volved in an imbroglio. In China
ascaffolding vessels of 4,552 tons grose were took place during the East Coast of Today's dollar is worth 2/8%. thewar spirit, though or a Civil Whilet sitting on
|Malaya" cruise of His Excellency, mund t and smoking, a cigarette on the struck off the Register
the Governor and "High" Commis,Tragedy occurred in the harbour. nature, is far from dead.
The five ateamers added were the oner, about 8:15 pm on June 17 about 7.16 on Tuesday when the The second floor level of a house in Just of hate, national and Intercourse of
Edendale ex Van Swall) purchaswhen the yacht (Mr. J. E. Me-year-old son of Mr. and Mis Fed from foreigners, the J. J. 11, national as well as individual Road, Wanchal, Lo Sat Kestone mason of the ki
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