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P. & 0.-British India Apcar and

Eastern & Australian Lines

(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.

TAKING CARGO FOR

STRAITS, 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.

THE

CHINA

MAIL.

COAL AS FUEL FOR it would be impossible to design a

THE NAVY.

Deputation to the

Admiralty.

A deputation from South Wales

coal-burning ship of the same speed and endurance as an oil burner. If our ships were to burn coal, while those of foreign Powers con- tinued to use oil, our displacement would have to be consistently high-

WATERSPOUT ESCAPE.

er, which on a limited tonnage A Whirlwind of Roaring

figure (based on naval agreements with foreign Powers) in each category would be an overwhelming disadvantage.

Water.

Bathers had narrow escapes when

to the Admiralty on the questioning ships from oil to coal was Ima waterspout of tropical violence

The possible conversion of exist

of the reversion to the use of coal practicable without the most exten by the British Navy was received sive and expensive alterations. It at Whitehall recently. In the would be impossible to make the absence of the First Lord of the change in existing vessels of the Admiralty, Mr. Ammon, M.P., destroyer or cruiser type. Could Parliamentary and Financial Secre- the Navy, as it existed to-day, be tary, to the Admiralty, and Mr. converted to coal burning it would George Hall, M.P., Civil Lord heard require an addition of 15,000 the deputation, which was headed

engine-room ratings. by the Lord Mayor of Cardiff, and "Although the dependence of the included 30 representatives of Navy on foreign supplies of fuel is all interests in the steam coal in recognised to be a serlous dis- dustry, as well as municipalities inability, and the Admiralty would the areas producing such coal.

much perfer to be able to use fuel Mr. Ammen, in his reply, said of home production," said Mr. that were the British Navy to re- Ammon, "the military advantages vert to coal as fuel, they should be of using oil are considered greatly accepting a handicap in design to outweigh the disadvantages. which would be a most serious set- We are not dependent upon the sup- back, and could not now be under-plies from any one country or from taken without grave prejudice any one part of the world, whilst

being built up in various places."

to

occurred at Clevedon, the Somerset

seaside resort.

While the Marine Lake Was crowded with bathers, during A dead calm under lowering black clouds, the water in the centre of the lake suddenly shot into the sky with a terrifying rear.

In a monent, it had formed a mushroom shaped body of whirling water 100 yards in diameter.

"Bathers dashed in panic for

safety, and all managed to scramble ashore unhurt.

As is common with waterspouts, the-greater part of the surface of the lake remained calm.

Bolling Foam.

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY the strength of the Fleet and its reserves of oil fuel can be, and are, lake transformed into boiling foam.

DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS,

(Under Contract with H.M. Government.)

1

From

5.9:

Tens Hong Kong

About

1931.

Destination,

operational efficiency.

i

The question whether H.M., ships should be designed to burn coal or all had been under continuous, con-

15,000 12th Sept. 1 Bombay, Marseilles & London.

Noon

Straits, Colombo & Bombay. Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,,

5,300 16th Sept. 6,900 19th Sept. 9,000 26th Sept

6,700 Oth Oct.

CATHAY

GARBETA TISOUDAN

KALYAN

*MIRZAPORE

11,000 10th Oct. 0,000 24th Oct. 6,500 31st

NALDERA +KASHGAR

RAJPUTANA

16,000 7th 9.000 21st 17,000 5th

15,000 19th

MANTUA +KASHMIR **BURDWAN

CONFU *SOMALI

6,800 20th

Oct.

Review"

Only in the centre directly under the base of the waterpont, was the

The pillar of water_rising into the sky began to move Blowly away. As it approached the shore of the lake it caused the diving-board to oscillate violently.

A boat in the lake was torn loose

No Test for 20 Years. In connection with the visit of sideration by the Board of Ad- the deputation the current issue of (the miralty since oil fired boilers first the "G. L. M. became a practicable proposition.magazine of the coal trade activities from its moorings, and, as the Oil burning was not adopted in the of Gueret, Llewellyn, and Merrett, spout reached the shore, quantities first place without thorough trial, Ltd., and associated companies) of hay from a neighbouring field and its use had not been extended contains the following interesting rose up into the air and were suck- ed into the roaring vortex of water. without fully weighing all the ad- comment:-- .vantages and disadvantages. Ex- perience in the war, showed most definitely the advantages of oil

Rotterdam & Antwerp. Marseilles, London, Rotterdam, Ant- fuel.

werp & Iuil.

Straits, Colombo & Bomb y.

Marseilles & London.

M'seilles, Idon, Hiam & Alwerp. Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,

Rotterdam & Antwerp.

No. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Nor. M'seilles, L'don, R'dam & A'werp. Dec. Marseilles & London. Dec. Marseilles & London. Dec. Marseilles. Havre, London, Hamburg,

Rotterdam & Antwerp."

"It is particularly pointed out that no fair test of coal has been made in any modern warship for the last 20 years, whilst boilers and methods Ships burning oil fuel could of steam raising have during that steam continuously at maximum period changed almost beyond re- power until practically all fuel on cognition. Would it not be a fair board was expended and without national proposition to build any Increased effort on the part of least one warship constructed for the personnel. Coal-burning ships the consumption of sized coal under modern boller conditions, with

could not steam full speed for more

than a limited time without having to clean fires, while the work of maintaining an adequate supply of conl to the boilers became in

arduous

and difficult owing to the necessity for main taining the watertight subdivision

Cargo only. †Calls Casablanca. Calls Djibouti. Calls Bangkok. Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Con-creasingly stantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mall Steamship Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

1981.

TAKADA +SIRDHANA TILAWA

7,000 23rd Sept

8,000 4th 10,000 14th

Och Oct.

† Calls Rangoon.

Singapore, Penang & Calcutta, Singapore, Penang & Calcutta, Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.

of the ship.

at

furnish the

automatie stoking, in order to see whether there would then be any superiority in the use of oil over coal? South Wales feels confident that the modern methods of fuel consumption would complete auswer, and that coal once again would take its proper place The problem of supplying an the furnaces of our warships. adequate quantity of coal to the But even asuming that the result boilers during action had become a obtained from coal is only equal to matter of grave difficulty, depend that of all one cannot get away ing upon the quantity used pre- from the fact that 100 per cent. of viously and the duration of action our requirements of oil has to be

On any given weight imported, whilst our ceal produc conditions. of fuel the endurance of an old-tion is within our own shores and burning ship was nearly double

eafe under ground. that of 1 coal-burner, Oil-

much more rapidly and easily than

B.L. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st burning warships could be refuelled and 2nd class passengers.

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South).

NANKIN

NELLORE TANDA

1981 7,000 2nd Oct. 7,000 Sist Oct 7,000

2nd Dec.

than coal-burners.

A Definite Disadvantage. At sea oil-barning ships could be steamed with a minimum of smoke, while at the same time the making Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney of smoke was as under control. For tactical purpose the absence of high tactical and gunnery import- ance, and in that respect coal-burn-

& Melbourne.

The plermaster, Mr. C. J. Gibeon, said: "I saw the waterspout rise from the lake, cross the shore, and pass over the sea wall until it hung over the sea.

Lost in the Clouds. "Masses of spray flew high into the air.

"The spout moved slowly, and took about tirenty minutes to travel quarter of a mile from the crowd- three-quarters of a mile. It passed ed pier-head and moved out into the Bristol Channel.

a

riouds a couple of miles away.

"We lost sight of it in the dark

"I have seen spouts abroad, but; never befors in British waters."

With the passing of the water. spout a violent thunderstorm broke. NEW DESTROYER LAUNCHED,

The new Italian destroyer Ful mine, which was launched Fhume, is of the same type as

at the Fulgore and the Lampa. She has "It is to be sincerely hoped that displacement of 1,240 tons, and the representative deputation ap- can do thirty-eight knots, She has pointed by South Wales to meet the 45,000 h.p. engines, and, like her Government will, at least, be able sister ships, is destined for the to drive these factors home, and Mediterranean service.

These fast and small destroyers secure a fair trial under modern conditions for coal as a modern are being built in accordance with steam-raiser, quite apart from the the decision of the Council of was issued in great help which would be given to Ministers which the coal trade as a result of such 1929, Their construction had

consideration."

caused considerable criticism in France, where it was stated that the French navy has nothing so

The Canadian Pacific Line has swift and modern for the Mediter Regular monthly anilings from Hong Kong to Shanghat and Japan, ing ships were at a definite dis-

advantage. and Hong Kong to Australia.

already announced the probabilityranean service. Heated newspaper On given displacement, whilst of a second Empress of Britain arguments followed the decision to retaining other military qualities, being built.

build them.

Hong Kong to Sydney-19 days.

Frequent connections from Australia' with. the following:-

The Union S.8. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New

Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

The P. & O. Royal Mail Stoamers to London and

The P. & O. Branch Servico of steamers to London via Suez.

The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and London via Panama Canal.

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

SIRDHANA

MANTUA *BURDWAN KASHMIR TILAWA NELLORE

F

1991.

3,000

11,000

11th Sept. | Amoy, S'hal, Mojl, Kobe & Osaka,

Daylight

0,500

11th Sept Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. 12th Sept. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.

0,000 25th Sept. Shanghal, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama,

Amoy, Moj, Kobe & Osaka.

10000 | 25th Sept.

1,000

5th Oct. S'ha Moll, Kobe, Osaka & Y'hama. 8,000 9th Oct. Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Osaka, 10,000 10th Oct. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. KASHGAR

9,000 17th

Oct. Shanghai, fail, Kobe & Yokohama. TALMA

10,000 23rd Oat Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Osaka. MACEDONIA 11,000 24th Oct. Shanghai, Mojt, Kobe & Yokobams. TANDA

7,000 5th Nov. S'hal, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Y'hama. TAKADA

7,000 Oth Nov. Moji, Kobé:& Osaka. RAJPUTANA 17,000

7th Nov. (Shanghal, Kobe & Yokohama. 20th Nov. Moji, Kobe & Ozaka. 21st Nov. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokokarsa.

SIRDHANA

CORFU

TILAWA RAWALPINDI NANKIN

KARNALA

THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD., HEAD OFFICE AND WORKS:

Telegram:

"MANIFESTO, HONG KONG KOWLOON, HONG KONG HONG KONG OFFICE 28020.

Telephonem:

KOWLOON DOCK 58053,

DOCK OWNERS, SHIP DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEERS, BOILER MAKERS, IRON, STEEL, AND BRASS FOUNDERS,

FORGE MASTERS, WELDERS AND ELECTRICIANS.

Om Lloyds

List of

approval

Cut

Stoel

B,000

16,000

Manufa:

10,000,

4th Dec. | Moji, Kobs & Osaka.

17,000

7,000

9,000

5th Dec. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama, 7th Dec. Shal, Holl; Kobe Osaka & Y'hama. 19th Dec. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama.

turers.

* Cargo" only.

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

-All Cabins, sen fitted with Electz le Fana un funka Louvre System fres of charge.

Steamers on London and Australian. Lines are fitted with Laundries.

Pazonis maseuring not more than 8 on. 21. Waż be reda1968 at the" pany's Office tip to Noon on the day. previous to calling, 1001 20

For farther information, Passage,::Freight, Handbooks, etc.; apply to

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

0. Buflding, fonnaught Ed. C., Hong Kong,

Agenta

T.S.S.“ EMPRESS OF JAPAN."

*Harboar

Call Flags

Engineer

*E**

Boller-

maker

भ

'Skipwright

No. 1 Dock. Dimensions:-666'0" 0.A. a 81'6" x 48'3" Mld. 20,000 tons Gross.

The Company possesses Six Granite Docks and Two Patent Slipways. The dimensions of No. 1 Dock are 700′0′′ x 88'0" 30'6" over sill, H. W 0.8. T. Balvage Tag Hoary Keswick 2.000 LH.P Wireless Call Signal V.P.B.T. and Flas Call Signal T.H.Q88berlege capable of lifting 80. toes.

Codes Used: AI, ABC. Fifth Edition: Engineering, First and Second Edition. Western Union: Bentley and Watkión, t

Kindly send exquiries to the Chief Manager,

R. M. DYER, B.St., M.IN.A., Kowloon Docks, Hongkong.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1931.

Two brand new liners are now added to the President Liner Flest

-the President Hoover, and har sister ship, the President Coolidge, especially built for the Orient-to- New York via California passenger service. The combined experience of the entire President Fleet has

been drawn upon to make these two new ships perfectinevery detail.

Every comfort, and pleasure has been thought of a whole Top Play Deck, without obstructions, a big Outdoor Pool and Sand Beach,

American Soda Fountali, Marine Tea Garden, Private Dining Rooms, Peacock Alley, Electric Elevators, French Culine, Stock Exchange, etc.

DOLLAR

STEAMSHIP LINES

President Liners Serve the World

MUEDEN {{ }}" \ - LINE

PRAWNA

EXPRESS

SEVALE

BARBER WILHELMSEN

LINE

TRANS-PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC COAST SERVICE

via PANAMA.

NEXT SAILING

M.V. "TAI PING YANG"

on SEPTEMBER 18th.

for

SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA, SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK & BOSTON.

42 Days To New York,

For Passenger and Freight information please apply:--

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

Queen's Bulidings.

Agents.

Telephone 28021

BRITISH WUCHOW LINE

Loaves Henr Kont

Arrives

Wuchow

SAILING DATHS FOR SEPT., 1931 (Subjeer to Change). DEPARTURE HOURS: Hong Kong 6.30 p.m., Wuchow 3 p.m.

Steamer.

TAI MING FRI TAI HING TUES TAI MING THURS. TAI HING MON.. TAI MING WED. TAI HING SUN. TAI MING TUES..

Leaves Wuchow

Arrivez Hong Kong

14th TUES.

15th

18th SAT.

19th

20th MON.

21st

24th FRI.

26th

26th BUN

27th

30th THURS.

2nd BAT.

lat

3rd

11th SUN. 18th HON, 18th THURS. 17th FEL. 17th SAT. 19th BUN. 21st WED. 23rd THURS. 1.23rd FRI 25th BAT.

27th TUES. 20th WED. 29th THURS. 1st FRI.

Regular Service of Fast High Class River Steamers having good Accommodation for First Class Passengers. Electric Light and Fans in State-rooms and Saloon. The ss. "Tal Hing" is fit ⚫ted with Wireless.

Forts of Call-Samshui, Shuhing, Takbing & Doshing. Fares Return (not including meals) $20.00,

Meals and Wines are to be obtained on board.

Hong Kong Arrivals & Departures from Tai Hing Whart

For information apply to

28, Connaught Road, West, SANG WO £

Phone 20898.

Ltd.

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO. LTD.

COL ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER MAKERS, BRASS

and IRON FOUNDERS. All work done, in this establishment guaranteed. We have over thirty years' experience: Wa own two Sup ways and can accommodate any craft of 200 feet long. Town Office: 64, Connaught Road Cantra), Hong Kong, Tel. 20459. Shipyard: "Bham-skal-pe. Kawloon, Hong Kong. Kowloon Tel. 87009.

Estimates furnished- on application

Hong Kong, April 1, 191

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