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P.&O.-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.

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

0.8.

Toas

From Hong Kong Abort

Destination.

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

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull. Marsailles & London. Apr. Bombay, Marseilles & London. May Bomb Marseilles London.

15,000 9th Apr. BAWALPINDI 17,000 23rd 17,000 7th

6,800 14th May

1932. RAJPUTANA 17,000 24th Mar.

Noon *MIRZAPORE 6,700 29th Mar. **BURDWAN 8,600 2nd Apr.

Marselles & London.

CORFU

RANPURA

1'5OMALI

CHITRAL

15,000 21st

RANCHI

*BANGALORE 6,500

17,000 4th

11th

June Bomb Juna

NALDERA

18,000

18th

2nd

June

KAISAR-I HINDİ 12,000

***BHUTAN 1 6,000 Oth

RAJPUTANA

THE CHINA

MAIL.

THE NEW GERMAN BATTLESHIP

PROPELLED WITH DIESEL ENGINES.

Great interest in murine en-same as that of the scavenge air. gineering circles throughout the

Low Weight.

CONSIGNEES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED,

From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO', LONDON AND STRAITS.

world has been created by the small The design employed has enabled German battleship Deutschland, one an engine to be produced with the of the few naval ships in the world extremely low weight of 8 kilos, or The Steamship, to be propelled with diesel engines, about 17.6 lb. per b.h.p. This

"BENGLOE" The current issue of The Engineer weight does not, however, take into Consignees of Gargo are hereby in- gives some valuable details of the account the Vulcan drive, the pro-formed that all Goods are being land- machinery.

pellers and their shafting, or the ed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of The design of the engines was starting air reservoirs, nor the The Hong Kong and Howloon Wharf entrusted to the Maschinnesfabrik lubricating oil and the cooling water and Godown Co., Ltd, whence, and/or |constructed at that firm's Augsburg included in the engines when run-from the wharves delivery may be ob-

bined. Nurnburg, and they were conning, but it does include an allow- No claims will be admitted after the structed at that firm's Augsburg ance for the auxiliary engine and Goods have left the Godower, and all works, while the hydraulic gearing the scavenge air blower.

Goods remaining undelivered after was designed and built at the If all the auxillary machinery be the 19th March, will be subject to Vulcan-Werk Hamburg of the taken into account, then the totalent,

All claims against the steamer must Deutsche Schiff and Maschinenbau weight of the whole installation, be presented to the Undersigned on Aktiengesellschaft.

including the gearing, propellers or before the 2nd April, or they will The main engines comprise eight and shafting together with the, not be recognised. sets of nine-cylinder, double-acting, piping gratings and floor plating Goods are to be left in the Godown

All broken, chafed, and, damaged two-stroke, compressorless engines, etc., works out at about 22 kilos per where they will be examined on the each of which has a designed output b.b.p.. or 48.5 lb. On good author-18th March, at 10 a.m. by Messrs. of 7,100 s.h.p. at 450 r.p.m., making ity we are given to understand that Goddard & Douglas. a total of 56,800 a.h.p. at the coupl-in service the weight will be about ed Warehouse Regulations consignees Το comply with the General Bond- the pro- 51 lb. per b.h.p., which is a note-must have Revenue Officer in attend- |ings, or 54,000 s.h.p. at

peller shafts. The engines are worthy figure for oil-engine prac-lance when damaged dutiable goods coupled in two groups of four to tice.

are examined.

No Fire Insurance has been effect- the combined hydraulically-operated As the auxiliary machinery of

ed. single-reduction mechanical gearing the Deutschland is largely elec- Bill of Lading will be countersign. which reduces the engine speed to trically operated, a large installation led by, 250 r.p.m. at the propeller shafts. of uil engine-driven generator sets GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD

There are, in addition, four five had to be provided, there being no

Hong Kong, 12th March, 1982, cylinder, two-stroke, double-acting, less than eight 250 k.w. a.e.g. gen. auxiliary oil engines, which serve erators coupled direct to fast- to drive the scavenge air blowers, running 1,000 r.p.m., six-cylinder The blowers were designed and sup-airless injection engines of 375 to HONG KONG TIDES. plied by the Frankfurter Mas-400 b.h.p. each, manufactured by chinenbau A.G., of Frankfort-on- the Linck-Hoffmann-Busch Werke, These engines, it is Main, and are given through gear- of Breslau.

Agents.

The time used is Standard, or mean

Ing engine speed being 425 r.p.m. Jinteresting to note, have about the time of the meridian of 120 deg. E.; and that of the blowers 3,050 r.p.m. same weight as the main engines, heights are referred to the datum of 00h. is midnight, 12hrs. is noon The All the engines operate with a namely, eight kilos, or about

May Bombas filtro London, Havre, scavenge air pressure of about 5 lb. lb. per b.h.p.

#'burg,

Antwerp Marseilles & London. Marseilles & London.

& Hull. per square inch.

July Bay, Marsailles, F London,

July

Fuel Consumption.

17.6 the largest scale Admiralty chart of

the place and should be added to the depths given on the chart unless pre-

ceded by an asterisk (*), when they should be subtracted from the depths.

Both the main and the auxillary The trial results of the main Marseilles, Londen, Havre engines have a cylinder bore of engines, which were tested at the & Hall. 420m.m., or a little over 161⁄2 in., Augsburg factory of the M.A.N. Bomburg 'terdam, Antwerp

Marseilles & London. with a stroke of 580 m.m., or about! Company, showed a minimum fuel Bombay Marsailles &

22% in. The engine framing is consumption at 400 r.p.m. corres- Havre, electrically welded, 'burg, R'dam,

and it

153.5 is ponding to twerp

& Hall.

pèr grammes at all

less than 0.34 lb. the b.h.p.-hour, or Marzo

London. Bombay, Bombay, Marseilles & London.

A novel fea-This represents a thermal efficiency | Maraeilles, London, Havre ture is the use of A rotary based on fuel oil of a heating value

exhaust valve, which shuts off of 10,000 calories. per kilogramme, Pri. the connection

the ex-of 41.2 per cent., which is reduced, } haust pipe immediately the piston however, to 38,6 per cent. under full| Sat begins to cover the scavenge ports power and speed conditions. In-| Sun. in the cylinder, with the result that cluding the scavenge blower power, cylinders at the beginning of the at 176 grammes, the compression pressure in the the total nil consumption works out Mon.

or 0.385 lb. per compression. stroke is about thelb.h.p.-hour.

17,000 | 16th

July

specially stiffened important points.

MANTUA

It"SOUDAN

Fuly AUR.

Aug. RANPURA

17,000 27th Aug. MALWA

11,000 10th Sept. *Cargo only. † Calls Casablanca.

17,000

6,800

80th

5th

17,000 18th

Bombay, 'burg

R'terdam, Antwerp & Hull. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles & London.

RAWALPINDI

Bombay, Marseilles & London. † Calls Djibouti,

Frequent connection from Port 8 aid for Passengers and Cargo to Con- stantinople, Pireaus, Smyrns and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

SANTHIA

TALMA TALAMBA

1982. 8,000 22nd Mar.

3 p.m. 10,000 3rd Apr. 8,000 19th Apr.

Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.

to

MOTOR LIFE-BOATS.

Advantages Over Old Type.

March 18 to 24, 1982.

II. M. F. H. M. F. 00 48 1.2

FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1932.

ROUND

WORLD

OR ACROSS THE PACIFIC Special Round Trip Fares to Europe.

WEEKLY TRANS - PACIFIC SERVICE

To Seattle & Victoria.

The Short, Straight Bouts to America (Fortnightly sallings on Saturdays

To San Francisco, Los Angeles |

& New York via Panama. The Sunshine Belt via Honolulu Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdays

Pres. Wilson ........Mar. 29 Pres. Jefferson ...Mar. 19, 3 Pres. Hoover

......Apr. 12 Pres. Madison.......Apr. 2 .....Apr. 26 Pres. Cleveland ....Apr. 15 £79 £112 £120 Special through rates to Europa vis

Pres. Jackson

B.M.

United States, Direct connections with all Atlantic lines. Choice of rail lines across United States and Canada, liberal stop-over privileges for sight-seeing.

ROUND TRIP FARE TO EUROPE From Hong Kong to Naples

» Marseilles London

Full particulars upon application, EUROPE AND NEW YORK DIRECT

ROUND THE WORLD.

£152. 5.04.

£181. 0,0₫ $169.16.04

Fortnightly sailing on Sundaya via Manila, Straits, Colombo, Bombay, Suez Canal, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa, Marseilles, New York and Boston,

1.U.

Pres. Adama ... .Mar. 20, 8 Pren. Hayes.....Apr. 17, 8 Pres. Harrison ...Apr. 8, a Pres. Pierce ....Mar. 1, 8 TO MANILA

Pres. Adams ..Mar. 20, 8 a.ta. ĮPres. Harrison .Apr. 3. 8 m.m. Pres. Wilson ..Mar. 22, 6 p.m. Pres. Hoover ..Apr. 5, 6 p.m. Pres. Madison Mar. 26, 6 p.m.Pres. Cleveland Apr. 9, 6 p.m., CANTON BRANCH:-4, SHA KEB STREI.

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE

Date

High Water Low Water Standard Ht. Standard HL

Times.

Times.

Mar.

18 ..

17 85 6.2

19

09. 10

4.1 01 30 0.8

18 54 6.8

10 3.7

Tues.

Wed.

20. 09 10 19 64 21.. 09 25 20 45 22.. 09 45 21 85 23.10 10 5.8

0.6

BARBER

82

0.5

YILHENGEN

LINE

POUKA

the ship and rescued 35 lives. She Thurs. 24 was then herself so severely damag- ed that she could not again be launched. Four other life-boats

.. 10 38 6.1 28 14 6.2

16 32 1.2

50 1.9

0.0

22 29 6.8 15 43 1.5 04 24 1.3

What the motor life-boat can do fought in vain to reach the wreck, get alongside the wreck. Then the can be put in a sentence. It can At last, after thirty-six hours of motor life-boat from Lowestoft ncarest went to the rescue. She got along- save lives which otherwise would unavailing struggle, the bo beyond the reach of human aid. motor life-boat, forty-four miles side, but was nearly flung on the

In less than B.L Apear Line steamers have excellent accommodation for ist It has saved lives where the re-away, was summoned. She travel-steamer's deck. and 2nd class passengers.

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South).

possible.

peated and heroic efforts of crews led through the night and the minute the 24 men of the Hopelyn in pulling and sailing life-boats storm, and when day was breaking and the ship's cat were aboard her, have failed. Here are two famous on the second morning since the but without a powerful motor the

would Rohilla was wrecked, rescued her rescue

not have been examples.

In October, 1914, the hospital afty survivors. ship Rohilla was wrecked in a gale In October, 1922, the steamer Those are two of the many exam- the ples of how motor power has made! off Whitby, with 220 men and Hopelyn

wrecked off Was women on board, and broke in Norfolk coast. For a night and a it possible for life-boat crews to do Manila, Rabaul Brisbane, Sydney haif. A pulling and sailing life-day the Gorleston pulling and sail-what before was beyond even their

boat twice reached the remains of ing life-boat stood by, unable to skill and daring.

NANKIN NELLORE TANDA

1882 7,000 2nd Apr. 7,000 30th Apr. 7,000 Brd Juna

& Melbourne.

Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan and Hong Kong to Australia.

"Hong Kong to Sydney-19 days.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-

The Union S.9. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New

Zealand, Vancouver, Ban Francisco, etc.

The P. & 0. Həyal Hall Steamers to London and

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

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.

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

Talonkanas:

Telegrama: KOWLOON, HONG KONG HONG KONG OFFICE 19020.

“MANIFESTO, HONG KONG”

KOWLOON DOCK 58058, DOCK OWNERS, SHIP DESIGNEES AND BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEERS, BOILER MAKERS, IRON, STEEL, AND BRASS FOUNDERS,

FORGE MASTERS, WELDERS AND ELECTRICIANS.

EXTES

SERVICE

BARBER WILHELMSEN

LINE

TRANS-PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC COAST SERVICE

via PANAMA.

NEXT SAILING

M.V. "TAI YIN"

on MARCH 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 Buildings.

Agenta.

Telephone 23021.

1983.

RAWALPINDI 17,000 24th Mar.

TALANBA NELLORE PHOMALI

8,000 25th Mar. 7.000 4th Apr. 6,800 5th Apr. RANPURA 17,000 7th Apr.

7,000

Apr. 15,000

Apr. 8,000 22nd Apr.

TAKADA

CHITRAL

BIRDHAN BIRDHANA

BANGALORE

RANCHI

TILAWA

TANDA

NALDERA

*BHUTAN

NANKIN

RAJPUTANA

BOUDAN

Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Shai, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yhama. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.

Shal, Mol: Yokohama.

Kobe & Osaka. Kobe Moji, Kobe & Yokohama.

17,000 6th May Shanghai, Kobe & & Yokohama 10,000 5th May

Moll, Kobe & Osaka. Mojl

Y'hams. Kobe & Yokohama. Kobe & Yokohama

6,500 30th Apr. Shanghai, Kobe & Tokohama.

7,000

18,000

Sta 19th May

6,000 29th May

S'ha

Kobe Osaka 4

LAISAR-I-HIND 12,000 And Juna Shangbal, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama.

7,000 6th June S'hat, Moji, Kobe,. Osaka 4.Thama: 17,000 10th June Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. 6,800 28th June Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.

* Cargo only.

"All dates are approzimate and subject to alteration without notice,

All Cabina are fitted with Electric Fans or Punka Louvre System.

Staamara 'on London and Austra/Yan Linas are fitted with Lamdriss.. – Parcela massuring-not-more-than-Ken. ft. wil be-received-at-the-Com- pény's Offon up to Noon on the day previous to selling, "

For further information, Passage, Freight, Handbooks, etc., apply to:-

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

5. - P. & 0. Building, Connaught Rd C, Hong Kong.

Ou Lloyds

that of

approved

Cast

Stoel

Marxiao.

T.S.S. "EMPRESS OF JAPAN.”

Harbour

Call Flags

Engines:

Boller-

maker

ལ་

Shipwright

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO. LTD.

ENGINEERS and SHIPĦUILDERS, BOILER MAKERS, BRASS And IRON. FOUNDERS, All work done In this establishment is guaranteed. We have over thirty years' experience. We own two Blip- ways and can accommodate any craft of 200 foot-long Town Offen: 44, Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong. Tel: 20459, Shipyard: „Akim-shal-po, Kowloon, Hong Kong - Kowloon Tal 57009,

Estimates furnished on application.

In No. 1 Dock." Dimensions:-5660”, O.A. x 87′6′′ x 48′6′′ Bk. 24,000 tona Girona.

The Company possesses Six Granite Docks and Two Fatent Slipways.. The dimensions of No. 1 Dock; nxo 700′0′′ = 88′0' x 50′8′′ over sill, H. W. 0.8. T. Balvage Tur “Henry Keswick."" 2,000 LIP. Wireless Call Signal V.P.B.T. and Flag Call Signal T.H.Q.B. Bheerlege expable of lifting 80 tons.

[Cades Used: AL ARCH FIMh Edition: Engineering, Flist and Strand · Edition. Weat Union ... Bentley" and Watkina, 50

Kindly send enquiries to the Okie). Manager,

R. H. DYER, B.Sc., M.IN.A., Kowloon Docks, Hongkong,

Hong Kong, April 1, 1924.

THE PRICE OF SHIPS.

price of a new, ready cargo steamer of 7,500 tons and have Jatterly

The prosperity of any country's made a second graph to show the price of a similar ship, from the shipbuilding industry depends on

yarda to the plainest possible the ordinary everyday cargo ships specification. The price at the end that they build, not on the giant of last year was £87,500, while the [liners, and it is in orders of this lowest shipyard price of a new type that the British shipbuilders ship is £65,500. It is interesting to have been doing soʻvory badly Iste- note that the record price level for |ly." "And it la not difficult to see second-hand tonnage was in the why this is when one examines the first quarter of 1920, when it stood graph which Mesars. G. W. Kellock at £258,000 for the ship described. and Co., the famous shipbrokers, But in nine months it had dropped "insue, every year. They take the to £60,000..

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