1932-04-08 — Page 9

FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1932.

YKLIN

NE

N.

REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARYING FROM £79 TO 1120 ON SALE.

SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports and Honolulu.

TAIYO MARU

Tuesday 19th April. Wednesday, 4th May.

26th April

24th May.

SEATTLE, VANCOUVER via Shanghai & Japan Ports.

ASAMA MARU

HEIAN MARU

KIKAWA MARU

Tuesday, Tuesday,

LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM via

Singapore, Penang, Colombo & Suez.

YASUKUNI MARU

Friday,

HAKONE MARU

Saturday,

16th April. 30th April

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE vla Manila & Ports

KAMO MARU

Saturday,

KITANO MARU

Saturday..

23rd April. 28th May.

BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.

+ TOKIWA MARU

Tuosday,

12th April.

† CALCUTTA MARU

Friday,

29th April,

SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu,

Los Angeles, Mexico and Panoma, GINYO MARU

Tuesday,

19th April.

NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama. LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Beyrouth, Istanbul, Peraeus, Genoa,

& Valencia,

† LIMA MARU

Thursday,

14th April.

CALCUTTA vin Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.

HAKODATE MARU

Friday,

† MORIOKA MARU

Friday,

8th April. 15th April.

KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

FUSHIMI MARU

Saturday,

16th April. 20th April

22nd April.

RANGDON MARU (calls Mojl) .... Wednesday, KITANO MAKU (calls Nagasaki). Friday,

+ Cargo only

For further information apply to:-NIPPON YUSEN. KAISHA.

Telephone 30291. (Private exchange to all departments.)

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THE CHINA MAIL.

Shipping

Intelligence

Ben

ACROSS THE BROAD ATLANTIC

SMALL CRAFT IN RACE TO BRITAIN.

to say they had just broken their "bond" and would we like a bottle) of "real Scotch?"

This was hauled aboard and claimed the attention of all hands, so that it was a few minutes before anyone really appreciated the close! proximity of a Revenue cutter which was cheering us both lustily! During the night we had another encounter when Ilex derisively hall- ed to ask if we'd given up and were going back. We'd lost all steerage: way in a dead flat and were head- ing West.

gons even

ex&B-

BAW

She

It has been said that "A man we were booked for when racing who goes to sea for pleasure would round the Fastnet Rock once the cross the Styx to the nether place bigger race had been accomplished. fer a pastime." There have been! Anchored in Boston harbour to The next six days were more times than one when I have await pratique, my early rising perating. Close-hauled all the time thought this only too true; yet the cabin mate woke me at a rude hour against light easterly and south- sea is an ever enticing mistress and of the morning with news that a easterly winds which kept driving I felt as a dog with ten thousand little yacht was alongside and us ever northwards away from the tails on receiving an invitation to shouting for me. Amberjack had strength of the Gulf Stream, pilot, the American schooner Am- sailed down from Marblehead to though, as Dorade the winner berjack II in the 1931 race from meet the ship, a very gracious ac proved, we would actually have Newport (Rhode Island) to Ply- tion which I much appreciated, but done better to have ignored the mouth, England, writes Douglas by contrast with Britannic she current and

further Dixon (Lieut.-Commander RN.) in looked uncompromisingly small. North despite the high percentage the Nuutical Magazine. One is of course I had to wait to dock be- of fog off Newfoundland. tempted to digress over one's own fore I could join her, and then!

The second day out we lost sight and others' previous passages by experienced true "Yankee hustle." of all competitors and never way of comparison, but I would From 8.30 a.m. to noon we hung any again until Plymouth, except endeavour to resist temptation. about the immigration offices be- for a brief glimpse of a cutter when

Many small yachts have crossed fere being passed as free from any some 60 miles from Scilly. the Atlantic in both directions, bus form of turpitude and I was at last proved to have been Maitenes II, there have only been six races able to join the yacht, sail away who won the "Pints" prize for thel which, except for the last two, were from "tea party wharf" and ad- best twenty-four run with a dis- sailed by vessels over 200 tons. mire the view,

tance made good of 280 miles. She The 1931 year's limit of entry was Except for a very brief visit to also got the booby of the worst day from 45 ft. to 70 ft. overall length. New York, the next six weeks were too, only 7 miles. Amberjack was on the lower limit fully occupied in getting to know with a waterline under 35 feet, and the ship, trying sails, and generally ship's company of seven-we had a By the eighth day, July 11, our Thames tonnage about 29. Nina, endeavouring to fit two quarts into cook and the rest of us worked in Pinta, Mohawk, and Rofa, who snil-a pint pot. No amount of ex-three watches-was resigned to the ed from Santander in 1928, were of perience will ever ease that feeling light weather and making a pretty similar size. There have been of complete hopeless helplessness good best of it. The temperature suficient casualties to justify the which overpowers one when first in the shade was 112 deg. F., the statement that there is some risk, viewing stores for a long trip piled sea 78 deg. F., the world was en- but it is slight if the ship be well on the deck of a small ship. At tirely our own, for we could not found and reasonably handled, so last she was ready and with a see so much as the smoke the prophecy of the kill joys, "That' clean and freshly painted bottom steamer, bathes overside were de- of the ten of us to start from lay at moorings off the Ida Lewis lightful, and it was all but impos- Brenton's Reef lightship on July 4, Yacht Club in Newport. Ida Lewis able to remember that the wind 7th May 1931, at least two would fall by the is the American Grace Darling and could over blow, while we had to no used to be the keeper of the light continually remind ourselves that more!" did not cause any particu- on which rock now stands the club we were racing and that the win- lur loss of sleep.

ner would be the yacht that got the Rofa was dismasted in 1928 and The race organisers showed most out of every little puff. her crew picked up by A British great understanding in arranging Until the 14th we dodged along tanker, but that had not stopped, the farewell dinner two nights be- the edge of the Gulf Stream with her owner from entering Lismore fore the start so that there was no never a dull moment. Portuguese though he has yet to get a change legitimate excuse for fatheads, at men-of-war-they look like a baby's of luck. About mid-Atlantic a the starting line. This function feeding bottle floating on the sur squali carried away the best part was held in the Viking Hotel, pre face we passed in feets, sharks, of a third of her mainmast, yet sided over by the Mayor, and (I a whale or two, and innumerable under jury rig she managed to don't think I'm giving any one schools of porpoise, made up our make Plymouth within two days of away), His Worship and fellow world, with the addition of a the fleet.

burgesses provided all the neces- Mother Carey's chicken which few Ten starters did I say? Actually sary malt, vinous, and spirituous on board exhausted. there were eleven to cross the line liquor, to satisfy a battalion of sardines and condensed milk agreed A diet of

and one simply must mention the Bacchuses, or is it Bacchii?

with it so well that after a stay

0. S. K.

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DURBAN, PORT ELIZA ВЕТЯ BETH

CAPETOWN!

RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS |Rio de Janeiro Mere Sat..

& BUENOS AIRES via

23rd Apr.

Saigon, Singapore, Colom

bo. Durban & Capetown.

MOMBASA ZANZIBAR, Manila Maru

Fri..

LOURENCO MARQUES

DAR-ES-SALAAM, BEIRA,

THENCE TO RIO DE

JANEIRO, SANTOS &

BUENOS AIRES via Binga |

pore & Colombo ....................

MELBOURNE vin Brisbane | Melbourne Maru

* Sydney

Wed.,

6th May

JAPAN PORTS (Frequent Honolulu Maru

Services).

Sumaira Maru

LONDON, HAMBURG, ROT- | Alaska Maru

Fri.. Thura..

Mon..

8th Apr. 21st Apr.

11th Apr.

TERDAM & ANTWERP

via Singapore, Colombo.

Suez & Port Said.

A

NEW YORK sia Japan ports, Kwansai Maru

Los Angeles & Panaroa.

Sat..

23rd Apr.

Call Direct

Boston,

Philadelphia & Baltimore.

BOMBAY vin Singapore, Borneo Maru

Tues..

Belawan Deli & Colombo.

CALCUTTA vie Singapore, Havana Maru

Penang & Rangoon.

Wed..

KEELUNG Va Swatow & Hozan Maru

Sun.,

20th Apr.

17th Apr.

Amoy (3 p.m. every Sua.

day).

JAPAN PORTS via Takao & Panama Maru

Ecelung

Fri.,

TAKAO via Swatow & Amoy Dell Maru

Thurs.,

8th Apr.

21st Apr.

(Noon)

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wayside and never see home

house bearing her name.

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STEAMERS' MOVEMENTS.

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The Ben Line 8.8. Benlawers

last and least in the size though I must cut out all manner of in- of two days it left us without a 19th Apr. certainly not in scamanship. This teresting things and get on with "thank you" and the cage we had

was Atho, a little sloop of under the race. We all had to tow out been making is still without 30 feet, ineligible of course as a to the start in a fat calm and an- tenant! racer entry, which was brought pleasant mist. The sea round the across by her owner, an Esthonian lightship was cluttered up with as and a young English mate. We many and varied craft as had col- saw them sailing about Newport lected the year before for Sir Fome days before the start, and I Thomas Lipton's last attempt on heard a tale from them later in the America's Cup, the bleating of from Leith, Middlesbro', Antwerp, Torquay which held plenty of the foghorn, and general pande London and Straits left Penang for thrill hidden in their modesty.

monium was more than trying, and this port on April 6, and is due In May I started for Boston in we were all thankful when the last to arrive here on April 18. the White Star motor vessel Britan- of the well-wishers dropped astern

The R.M.S. Empress of Russia nic, made the usual call at Cobh, and we had really started.

arrived at Yokohama yesterday, and ran down the Irish coast past!

About 3 miles out we had a and left last night for Hong Kinsale and the Fastnet against a luffing match with the Sapper's Kong at which port she will ar fairly stiff sou'wester, which lifted yacht from Chatham, but soon tired rive at 2 p.m. on April 14. her great bulk appreciably and gave of that with 3,000 miles before us, leaves for Manila at midnight on a hint of the really heavy dusting' when the Royal Engineers hailed that date.

BRITISH WUCHOW LINE

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

Steamer

Lenver

Arrives

Hong Kong. Wechow.

Leaves

Arriren

Wuchow. Hoa Kong.

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23rd SUN.

24th

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27th

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4th

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15th SAT. 18th FRI.

16th SUN. 17th TAI MING FRI 15th SUN. 17th MON. 18th TUES.

19th TAI HING MON. 18th WED. 2011 THURS 21st FRI.

22nd TAI MING WED. 20th FRI. 22nd SAT. TAI HING SAT. 23rd MON, 25th TUES. 26th WED. TAI MING MON.

27th THURS. 28th FRI. 25th WED. TAI HING THURS. 28th SAT. 30th SUN. 1st MON. TAI MING SAT. 30th MON. 2nd TUES. 2rd] WED.

Ports of Call-Samshui, Shuibing, Takhing & Desking. Fares Return (not including meals) $20.00.

Meals and Winos are to be obtained on board.

Hong Kong Arrivals & Departures from Tal Hing Wharf.

For information apply to-

29, Connaught Road, West,

Phone 20801

WARSHIPS IN PORT.

The following British warships

were in harbour to-day:-

Bridgewater Enst wall. Bruce-South wall. Cumberland-North arm. Devonshire No. 6 buoy. Folkestone-East wall. Hormes West wall..

Koppel-No. 7 buoy, Marazion-South wall.

SANG WO

Co.,

Ltd.,

Seamew-East wall.

Tamar-Basin,

Tarantula-In dock.

Veteran-No. 4 buoy.

Whitehall-In dock. Whitshed-No. 4 buoy. Wren-North wall.

Foreign Men-of-War. Argus-French river gunboat. Helena-American gunboat, Marne French dispatch vessel. Mindanao-American river guns

Medway and Submarines-No. 2 boat. buoy

Orpheus-East wall.

On Pak-Chinese gunboat. Pacos-American fuel ship.

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