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P. & O.-British India Apcar and

Eastern & Australian Lines

THE CHINA MAIL.

SUBMARINE TO THE THE "A.C.R'S OFFICE. SHIPPING EXHIBITION

POLE.

Dr. Stefansson Explains Some Groundless Fears.

Contrary to popular belief, says Dr. Vilhjalmur Stefansson, the Arctic explorer, the most dangerous

Admiralty's Attitude

Towards "R.NR.

In the old days it was rather a bitter complaint of the Royal Naval Reserva that, in apite of all the efforts that they made, which were

AT OLYMPIA.

Prospects This Year

Most Reassuring.

The new president of the Shipe

of the Fleet Ping, Engineering and Machinery Exhibition, Admiral

Womyes, Lord Wester

G.C.B.,

part of the voyage of the Wilkins often at considerable personal sacri. C.M.G., M.V.O., presided In mail: Ellsworth Polar Submarino Expedi-fice, the Admiralty refused to take week over a luncheon at the Con- naught Rooms, for the purpose. of tion is not after it reaches the them seriously. Happily this at discussing plans for the display at Polar scas, but before it gets there. titude had changed before the war Olympla, September 10 to 20 this

"1 feel in a measure responsible broke out and the magnificent work

done by the Merchant Service in all year. for this expedition," said

1914 and its branches, between

Dr.

(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). Stefiniços in an intervies; "he 1918, put an end to any feeling of athibition, on a hoving of the

PASSENGER STEAMERS.

TAKING CARGO FOR

BTRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, AND RED SEA, EGYPT,

· CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE, &c.

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under Contract with H.M. Government.)

6.5.

Tona

· From

Hong Kong

About

1931.

**KIDDERPORE 5,300

Noon +*+SOMALI 6,800 8th Aug. RAJPUTANA 17,000 15th Aug.

•ALIPORE

5,300 19th Aug. 0,000 22nd Aug. *TPADUA,

+KARMALA

CATHAY *SOUDAN

KALYAN

Destination.

6th Aug. Straits, Colombo & Bombay, «

Marseilles, Gibraltar, Havre, London, H'burg, R'dam, A'werp. & Hull. Bombay, Marseilles & London, Straits, Colombo & Bombay. Marseilles, Havro, London, Hamburg,

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull. Marseilles, London, Rotterdam, Ant

& Hull. Bombay, Marselles & Londoù. Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg

9,000 29th Aug. 16,000 12th Sept. 0,800 19th Sept.

werp

Rotterdam & Antwerp.

'werp & Hull.

*Cargo only. Calls Casablanca. Calls Djibouti,

8 Calls Karachi & Port Swettenham.

Frequent connection from Port Said for Fassengers and Cargo to Con- stantinople, Pireaus, Smyran and other Levant Forts by, steamers of the

Khedival Mail Steamship Co.

The chairman congratulated Mr.

upon achieving a quar- cause I first put the iden into WI- the gort. Nowadays the import-ter of a century of successful dis- king's head. Therefore I amance of the reserve is fully real-

ploys at Olympia. In spite of all anxious that everything should be ised, particularly since the regular the present depression in shipping line has been so sadly cut, and the a safe as possible. There are appointments that are made to the he said he was glad to report that dangers, but they are not where A.C.R.'s office are a good indication all the space for the September dis-

play had been booked up. the general public expects them to of this. be. The worst will really be over when Wilkins reaches the Polar region.

there he Once he gets will be travelling the ideal way by submarine,"

"Is there any danger from bergs?" Dr. Stefansson was

They

hoped that the First Lord of the V. Alexander,! Admiralty, Mr. A. would open the exhibition. (Ap- plause.)

The new Admiral Commanding is Vice-Admiral H. W. Parker, who has a magnificent reputation as a cruiser man, and it is very largely

Mr. F. W. Bridges said: "The in cruiser work that the R.NR. will prospects of this year's exhibition be employed. When he got to are, most reassuring.

You, as senior for ordinary cruiser com-business men, must realise what a ice-manda he had the Repulse when she fine stimulus this gives to shipping, ask took the Prince of Wales round the shipbuilding and marine engineer- world and his other important ap-Ing. It is tangible proof of the "None" whatever,"

Dr.pointments Include that of Captain pluck and foresight of British ship Slefansson. "That is one of the of the Atlantic Fleet and Director ping men that they take such commonest misconceptions about of Operations. And as the new practical Interest in an exhibition' the Arctic and about this exped-Naval Assistant there is also a showing the value of our greatest tion. There are no bergs in the noteworthy officer in Captain Her-industry. If I may be allowed to Arctic. They are only found in bert Forster, who has had great say so, It also shows their continued the north Atlantie which Transat-experience both in the British and lantic shipping frequents. The ice Australian Navies.

od:

said

in the polar sea is not deep. It may be fifteen to twenty feet thick; none has ever been found that is more than sixty feet, and that is rare,"

"What are some of the objections raised to the expedition by those who think it is a foolhardy one ?"

"The most general fear is that the submarine will be imprisoned under great felds of ice; that the

be exhausted.

things hapening.

FROM LINER TO TRAMP,

re-

confidence in those who are sponsible for the running of the ex- hibition, and it has now been run- ning successfully for the last 25- years (Applause.).

"This year we are going to have"," a wonderful display of marine en- gines and of all sorts of electrical Over 40,000 bulletins, equipment.

Even now, the profound change which the increasing employment. of

in French, British and Spanish, of ship has the liner, class wrought, both upon shipping and have been sent out to shipping men vitations to attend the exhibition. the shipbuilding industry, is not all parts of the world, with in-

9,000 26th Sept. Marseilles, London, Rotterdam, Ant., batteries will run completely down fully and clearly understood, And I am proud to be associated with and the engineers will be unable to it must be realised that this change what I consider is the greatest or come to the surface to recharge; has been very largely due to the anisation in the world for spread-'

of internal-combustion ma- that progress will be so slow under use

marine engineering arid the the leg that the supply of air will chinery which, for reasons which ing a knowledge of shipping and throughout all There is not the need not now be recalled, offers such

auxiliary trades slightest prospect of any of these direct and indisputable advantages maritime countries." (Hear, hear.) Dr. H. S. Hele-Shaw, chairman The North Pole over steam plant where the faster area la not a land of perpetual snow classes of cargo-carrying ships are of the, Hon. Committee of Experts, reminded the gathering that the Recorda show that in 1918, liners British Association was holding its¦¦ which include both cargo and pas- centenary meeting in London this senger vessels of this designation, year, and that the engineering-sec- aall for hundreds of miles in open represented 36 per cent. of the tion of the association would have water. When it comes to an ice-world's tonnage. The figure is now special facilities for visiting the field or a big flge it can eall round, 70 per cent, and as for the most. Shpping Exhibition.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

*TILAWA

SANTHIA TALMA

1931.

9th. Aug. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. 10.30 a.m. 23rd Aug. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta, 8th Sept Singapore, Penang & Calenita.

10,000

8,000 10,000

Chils Part Swettenham.

and ice. There is plenty of open water all the year round. In fact, during the Summer, when Wilkins does his work, the Nautilus may

concerned.

or, more likely atill, dive under and part liners are of more recent con-

come up on the other side..

"There are those who say the

B.L. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st craft will be endangered by these and 2nd class passengers.

struction than tramp ships, even without further building, the pro- portion is bound to increase. In icefields because of their extent; Norway, where the mercantile fleet that it may take days to go under. is perhaps as modern and efficient There may be fields broader than as in any country (one-third of the ships being less than five years old)

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South), twenty-five miles, but I have never

TANDA NANKIN NELLORE

1931

--7,000--2nd-Oct.)

7,000 31st

Oct.

& Melbourne,

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED,

From 'LEITH, MIDDLESBRO", LONDON AND STRAITS.

seen or heard of one, and even if and where the maritime experience The SteamshNVENUE"

the speed below water is only two of the leading shipowners is un-

Consignees of ecrga are hereby in- milea an hour, it would mean that excelled, a preponderating propor-formed that all goods are being land- the submarine would pass under tion of the total tonnage la repre-ed at their risk into the hazardous 7,000 2nd Sept. Manila, Rabani, Brisbane, Sydney the biggest field in about twelve sented by liners.

We-baye maintained-for-some- hours. Moreover, the Nautilus can remain submerged for five days.. time past that the revival in ship "Even supposing Wilkins and his ping and shipbuilding will involve Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan men become trapped under the ice; the production of large numbers of and Hong Kong to Australia.

what can be done. They carry drills cargo liners than hitherto, at the which can bore through one hun-expense of tramp," and all evidence dred and twenty feet of ice, which seems to confirm this view. As in

Hong Kong to Sydney-19 days,

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-

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and/or extra hazardous Godowns of The Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or from No claims will be admitted after the the wharves delivery may be obtained Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 12th inst, will be subject to rent

All claims against the steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or The Union S.S: Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New is twice the thickness of any icefloe the past, some 80 or 90 per cent. of before the 26th inst or they will not

over known. By device of Mr. the steamer tonnage of cargo ves-be recognized.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

Lake the crew could emerge from sels laid down was represented by goods are to be left in the Godowns, the submarine and make their way tramps, and about 80 per cent. of where they will be examined on the

the top. They can

also the motor tonnage by cargo linora, 11th inst. at 10 am, by Messrs. dynamite the ice above them with the deduction that future cargo Goddard & Douglas.

No Fire Insuranco has been effect out damaging the ship, and by these tonnage will be propelled by in-

Billef Lading will be countersign. same means they can also recharge ternal-combustion machinery to a

extent than in the ed by, their batteries through the ice. stil greater They can also repair damage to the past seems Irrefutable. Motor GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,

Agents. Hong Kong, 5th August, 1931. hull from the outside under water." Ship.

The F. &0. Royal Mall Steamers to London and

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The P. & O'Branch Service of steamers to London via Suez. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and to London via Panama Canal

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN. Cheap Summer Trips to Japan, June to Sept.

*SOUDAN TANDA

CATHAY

TALMA

*NANKIN

KALYAN

TAKADA

+ST. ALBANS

Carge only.

6,800

1981.

6th Aug. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. 7,000 7th Aug. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama,

5 pm

10,000 14th Aug.

15,030 14th Aug. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.

Amoy, S'hat, Maji, Kobe & Osaka. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. Amoy, Mojl, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Moji, Koba & Yokohama.

7,000 27th Aug.

7,000 28th Aug.

9,000 28th Aug.

4,600 81st Aug. S'hal, Mojl, Kobo, Osaka & Y'hama.

Calls Nagoya.

Calling Wel-hal-wel, Tsingtau & Shanghai on return from Japan.

J

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. Passengers for, Rangoon most defray their own, Hotel expenses at Singapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer,

All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans on Punks Laura System tree charge.

Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries Parcels measuring not more than 6 cu. ft. will be received at the Com- pany's Once up to Noon on the day previous to sailing

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