1932-01-29 — Page 9

FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 1932..

THE

CHINA

MAIL.

YKLINE

N.

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

SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

Tuesday, Wednesday,

SEATTLE, VANCOUVER vla Shanghai & Japan Porta.

TAIYO MARU

ASAMA MARU

9th February. 24th February.

HEIAN MARU

Tuesday, 16th February. HIKAWA MARU

Tuesday,

int March. LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM vix

Singapore, Penang, Colombo & Suez,

TERUKUNI MARU

Saturday,

HAKUSAN MARU

Saturday,

8th February. 20th February,

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Porta.

KITANO MARU

Saturday,

ATSUTA MARU

Saturday,

27th February. 26th March

MANILA.

TAIYO MARU

Monday,

1st February.

BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo,

+ YAMAGATA MARU

Saturday,

TYO MARU

Thursday,

30th January, 11th February.

SOUTH

AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Mexico and Panama. BOKUYO MARU

Sunday,

14th February.

NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama. LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Stamboul (Constantinople), Genos

↑ MALACCA MARU ....... ... Monday,

& Marseilles.

+ DELAGOA MARU CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangʊon.

Wednesday,

17th February.

† AKITA MARU

Monday,

8th February. 15th February.

KAGA MARU

Monday,

KATORI MARU

.. Saturday,

1st February. 6th February. 7th February.

SHANGHAL KOBE & YOKOHAMA

† CALCUTTA MARU (Kobe direct )........ Sunday,

+ Cargo only.

For further information apply to:-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

Telephone 30291. (Private exchange to ill departments.)

0.

S. K

BAILINGS FROM HONG KONG BUBJECT TO ALTERATION,

RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS Buenos Aires Maru

Thurs.,

& BUENOS AIRES via

Saigon, Singapore, Colom-

bo. Turhan & Capetown.

MOMBASA. ZANZIBAR, Hawali Maru

Mon.,.

DAR-ES-SALAAM, DEIRA

LOURENCO MARQUES.

DURBAN, PORT ELIZA-

& CAPETOWN

JANEIRO, SANTOS &

THENCE ΤΟ RIO DE

BUENOS AIRES via Singa

pore & Colombo

BRISBANE, SYDNEY, MEI- Melbourne Maru....

Thurs.,

BOURNE, AUCKLAND &

WELLINGTON via Manila.

Services).

JAPAN PORTS (Frequent Barma Maru

LONDON, HAMBURG, ROT. Atlas Maro

Mon.,

Wed..

TERDAM & ANTWERP

via Singapore. Colombo,

Subz & Port Said.

NEW YORK via Japan ports,

Los Angeles & Panama. Call Direct

11th Feb.

Shipping

Intelligence.

CARGO VESSELS FOR

FORD

MOTOR CO.

NOVEL FEATURES ON NEW AMERICAN STEAMERS.

PASSENGER LIST.

ARRIVALS.

Per a.a. Sirdhana from India and Straits, on January 28:-

Mr. C. Kranse, Mr. R. W. Mc Clellan, Mr. C. P. Dellinger, Mr. A. T. Winston, Mr. G. C. Hesketh, Two cargo vessels recently coming the funnel flush with the deck, Mrs. Loko Yue Cheong and infant. pleted for the Ford Motor Com- searchight controls, and a chart Mr. and Mrs. Kader Bux, Mr. and. pany by the Great Lakes Engineer- | table.

Mrs. Jahan Dad, Mr. and Mrs. Noor ing Works, of River Rouge, Michi- In order to raise the highest Mohomed, Mr. and Mrs. Chan Yon gan, are the first of a new type economical speed at the lowest cost Sal, Mr. Ng Swee Teng, Mr. Ng and are characterised by many per ton-mile very compact 800 Sok Ping, Mr. Wong Fook Ngam, novel features. They have been h.p. geared turbine power units, Mr. Poon Kwai Choon, Mr. Wong christened Chester and Edgewater, two in each vessel, with oil-burning Yoke Chuan, Mr. Zee Koo, Mr. and are identical in all respects.marine water-tube boilers have been Kwang Jwee Chow, Mr. and Mrs. They were built in very quick Installed. The bollera are design-Kung Chung Sum, Mr. Huen. On time, running their trials five ed to furnish 21,000 lb. of steam Ting. Mr. Chen Kye May, Mr., Lok months after the signing of the per hour at a working pressure of Cho Yue, Mr. Chao Li Min, Mr. contracts.

425 lb. per square inch and 200 de- Fong Shing Pak, Madam Soon Chow grees of superheat.

Lee.

COMMODORE OF THE B.I. CO. Capt. Stockwell Retiring From Service.

Reserve, and Commodore, British India Steam Navigation Co., in command of the Mandala, is on his last voyage prior to retirement.

Designed by Messrs. Honry J. Gielow, Inc., the vessels are of full The main propelling machinery New York State barge canal size, consists of two low pressure, Inter- 300ft. Ід length overall, 43ft. mediate pressure, and high près- heam, 20ft. deep, And with sure turbines, and one astera tur- drafts of 91⁄2ft. when loaded bine, assembled in a common struc- with their normal cargoes ture, the ahead turbines developing of 800 tona. Because they will be their rated shaft h.p. at 7,000 r.p.m. used between the Ford plants at The astern turbine develops 520 River Rouge and Edgewater, News.h.p. Each main propelling unit Jersey, it was necessary for the consists of four impulse turbines (D.S.O., R.D., R.N.R, A.D.C. to H.H. Captain Henry Stockwell, C.B., designera to reduce the maximum connected to a single propeller by the King, Commodore, Royal Naval clearance to 15ft. by means of a two-pinion single caNC double- housed masts, submerging pilot reduction gear. They are arranged houses, and collapsible-funnels,

to operate as two, unite; that is The vessels are equipped with one low pressure, one intermediate handling in the locks, each driven pressure, and one high pressure by a 20 h.p. motor. The steering turbine forming a unit for ahead gear is of the transverse screw power and one high pressure tar {type sterometer with motors bine for astern power. The high In duplicate. It controll- pressure ahead turbine rotor is ed electrically from the mounted on the aft and of the in- Company, finally becoming the Com- pilot house. Each duplicate motor board pinion shaft. The low pres-modore of the Fleet in March of is of 20 h.p. Two electrical war-sure rotor is mounted on the for-last year. He saw service through- ping winches are situated at bow ward end if the outboard pinion out the War with the Navy, thereby and stern, driven by 10 h.p. com- shaft. Both pinions mesh with earning the distinctions attaching pound wound motors.

the same high-speed gear and are to his name. placed at an angle of 45 degrees to the centre-line of the gear. Steam for ahead power passes through the h.p. ahead turbine, then the i.p. turbine, and the l.p. turbines, and near Perim Island, and in order to thence to the condenser. The salve her the fore part of the vessel astern turbine exhausts directly was cut away flush with the bridge into the condenser; therefore, and left on the rocks on which she when operating ahead, the astern grounded. turbine rotor-operadaa、 in vacuum and vice versa.

The three holds are served by nine hatches with telescopic steel, covers opened or closed by two motor-driven winches. Each hatch 1st Feb. is 24ft by 12ft. The power units and crew's quarters are situated aft, thus allowing free cargo space of 145,000 cu. ft. The pilot house device for raising and lowering to clear canal bridges consists of a hydraulic ram. Equipment in the 4th Feb. pilot house comprises main engine controls, magnetic and gyroscopic compasses, dual steering gear, tale 8th Feb.graphs, controls on a ram for lower- 10th Feb.

3rd Feb.

at

Boston,

Philadelphia & Raitimore

BOMBAY & KARACHI via Celebes Maru

Wed.,

Singapore & Colombo

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Himalaya Maru

Mon

Belawan Deli & Rangoon.

HAIPHONG vin Hohow

SEELING

Vin Swal & Canton Maru

Sun.,

1st Feb.

81st Jan.

Amoy 18 p.m. every Sun-

day).

JAPÁN PORTS via Takao & Panama Maru

Keelung

TAKAO via Swatow & Amoy Deli Maru

Sat.,

Thurs.,

8th Feb.

11th Feb.

(Fortnightly

.

For further particulars please apply to:-

OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.

Telephone. 28061.

BRITISH WUCHOW LINE

SAILING DATES FOR JAN, 1932 (Subject to Change). DEPARTURE HOURS: Hong Kong 5.30 p.m., Wachow 3 pm.

Steamer.

Lerver

Hong Kont

Arrives

Wechow

Leave

Wachow

Arrives Hong Kont

1st TURS,

2nd WED. 3rd

TAI HING SAT. 20th MON

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 a. "Tal King"" in <fit=" "ted with Wireless.

Ports of Call-Samshui, Shahing, Takhing & Deshing.

Fares Return (not including meals) $20.CC.

Meals and Wines are to be obtained on board.

Hong Kong Arrivals & Departures from Tal. Hing Whart..

For information apply to

29, Connaught Road. West, SANG

Phone. 20894,

WARSHIPS IN PORT.

The following. British

In harbour to-day

arshipa

WO

Lad

Pandora Indock.

Proteus-In dock. Suffolk No. 6 buoy

VerityNo. 12, buo

SWEDISH INVENTION, Sliding Bearings Of Block Type Invented.

Captain Stockwell joined the B.I. Company's service in September, 1895, and has served in practically every type of steamer, owned by the

One of Captain Stockwell's feata was supervising the towage of the Edavana from Aden to Bombay stern first. This vessel went ashore

The operating results of these new vessels will be watched with HONG KONG TIDES.. keen interest on both sides of the Atlantic.

The time used is Standard, or mean time of the meridian of 120 deg. E 80h. is midnight, 12hrs. is noon. The heights are referred to the datum of power in the bearings and the direc- the largest, scale Admiralty chart of tion of rotation of the axis. The the place and should be added to the olling problem has been solved in depths given on the chart unless pre-

ceded by an entirely new way due to the should be subtracted from the depths. an asterisk (*), when they block type construction of the bear- ings, and experiments carried - on | After years of experimenting Mr.

over a period of several years have Gunnar Wallgren, former head en proved that peoiling is necessary gineer of the Luth and Rosen Elec-only once in several years of use. trical Company, Stockholm, has suc- ceeded in constructing sliding bear ings of block type pussessing some new remarkable features.

January 29 to February 4, 1932.

Date!

In 1928 Mr. Wallgren succeeded in interesting some well-known fin- anclers and fhdustrialists in his Invention, and the Nomy Corpora- Fri After lengthy experiments in his tion was then founded with Sat. private laboratory the inventor has a capital of 1,200,000 kronor, succeeded in solving the difficult £68,570. A large scale manu- Sun, problem theoretically as well as facturing of the new bear.

Mon. |practically. The new invention has ing in. the standard

Inter- been named the Nomy bearing and national alzes will now begin, and it Tues. has been constructed so as to yield is generally predicted that the new the maximum bearing capacity com- bearings will soon create a place of: bined with a minimum of friction rank for themselves on the world independent of the direction" of "market.

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High Water Low Water Standard Ht. Standard H

Times, Times,

FH. M. F 29.00 50 07 30 1.7

Jan.

H.. M.

18 55 5.2 19 38 8.0

.80.. 01 41 58 08 16 2.5 14 35 54 21:17 09: 31.. 02 54 4.8 08

15 20.08 50 2.8 1.05 60 22 23 04 2.4 3.5 09 35 8.8

00.40 18

Wed. 3

Thurs. 4 ....

50

6.4. 10 85 0 40:01 32 18 6.9 11 45 89 4.3 +02 42 0.B 12.46 3.8

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**AUTOLYOUS" 2nd Feb. For Marseilles Casablanca, London, Rotterdam sad Hamburg "AENEAS” 18th Feb, För M*lins, L^dən, Bʻdam nod (langgarw

LIVERPOOL SERVICE.

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KURYLOOHUB ** inc;'>lur. For Porsaid, Liverpool, Harro `and Cicagow"

NEW YORK SERVICE.

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6th Feb. For Bustan, New York, A. Baltimore vis Pupplion, Peck Swosteaham and bragspora,

PACIFIC SERVICE.

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13th Feb. "For Victoria,- Vancouver and Basitle 10th Mar. For Vintoria, Vancouver and Beattle

INWARD SERVICE. “PERBYUS* Due and Fab. For Bhanghai, Kobs, Yokobams and Viadavoytock 48AKPEDON" The 8th Feb. For inanghai, Teing tao and Jalay Also cargo steamers with limited passenger accommoda, clonat specially reduced fares.

For freight, passage rates and information apply to the undermentioned.

All bookings are subject to the provisions of the Com pany's" Bill at Lading."

Butterfield & Swire,

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