1932-06-15 — Page 9

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1932.

YKLIN

N.

E

SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports and Honolulu.

Tuesday, Wednesday,

21st June.

13th July,

3rd July.

SEATTLE, VANCOUVER via Shanghai & Japan Ports.

TAIYO MARU

ASAMA MARU

HEIAN MARU

HIKAWA MARU

Sunday, Tuesday,

2nd August

LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM vin

Singapore, Penang, Colombo & Suez

Wednesday,

ZOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.

Monday, AMERICA (West Const) via, Japan, Los Angeles, Mexico and Panama. BOKUYO MARU

THE CHINA MAIL.

Shipping

Intelligence.

Shipping Puzzles

The Problem of Initial Letters

Abbreviations Often Ambiguous

SHIPPING IN HONG KONG

2,000,000 Tons Increased in 1931.

MARINE COURT CASES DECREASE.

An increase in the shipping using

What is the meaning of such let-1 They are supposed to represent the Port of Hong Kong, is reported ters as "Q.T.E.V.", "T.S.", and "quadruple turbo-electric vessels"in the 1931 annual report of the "Q.T.S.S." which precede the names that is to say, a ship driven by Harbour Master, the largest in- of ships? So varied

Are the four screws actuated by turbo-elec-crease being in British River methods of propelling ships, nawatric machinery. This particular Steamers. days that nothing but confusion ship has four screws and only two The increase In Foreign Going seems to arise from the attempt to sets of turbines, but the "Q" ap- Shipping entering and clearing was compress the specification of Apearing in the initials could quite 1,422,098 tons, and local shipping ship's, propelling machinery into well suggest four sets of turbines, 637,311 tons. Junk trade also the initial letters that pre-so that the "Q.T.E.V." does not con-shows an increase in tonnage of al-

.her name. This subvey very much to engineers and, most half a million tona. [ject was dealt with

On December 81, 278 steam! also far as I can ascertain, to people, recent article In The Glasgow in general it conveys nothing at launches and 186 motor boats were Herald, and the writer pointed out all. It would seem, therefore, that employed in the harbour, 397 of this¦ that before the era of the marine in designating ships multiplicity of total being licenced for passenger internal combustion engine the most symbols merely results in confusion, conveyance.

TERUKUNI MARU

HAKUSAN MARU

... Friday,

Saturday,

24th June, 9th July,

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

ATSUTA MARU

Saturday,

28th June.

KAMO MARV

Saturday,

23rd July.

+ BENGAL MARU

20th June

TANGO MARU

SOUTH

11th July.

Honolulu,

7th July. NEW YORK, BOSTON via Pamama. LIVERPOOL vía Saigon, Port Said, Beyrouth, Istanbul, Piraeus cede

Genoa, Marseilles & Valencia.

Thursday.

+ DURBAN MARU.

Friday,

15th July.

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,

+ PENANG MARU

+ HAKODATE MARU SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

Wednesday, Thursday,

29th June. 7th July.

KAMO MARU (Nagasaki direct).... Thursday, + MURORAN MARU (cnlis S'hai) .. Saturday. KATORI MARU

Saturday,

13th June. 18th June, 25th June,

+ Cargo only.

For further information apply to:-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

Telephone 30291. (Private exchange to all departments.)

in

common letters preceding the name and it would be more rational to re- During the year under review! of a ship were "S.S." These letters tain the simple sequence "S" for 40,384 seamen were engaged, and |are still widely used, and can signi- ship, "85" for steamship and 39.432 discharged at the Mercantile

fy almost anything "from an old-"M.S." for motorship.

Marine Office and on board ships,

..

of the steam or or whether the

or

tted to the Sailors' Home and Boarding Houses.

A sum of $956.14 was expended on behalf of the Board of Trade for the relief of distressed seamen.

compared with 792 in 1980,

fashioned sailing ship to the most Nothing is gained by attempting while 40 distressed seamen were ad- modern liners. For examples, to give fuller particulars as to the "S.S" can quite well mean sailing character. ship, steel ship, steamship (paddle Diesel engines, or screw), screw ship, which could the prime movers drive be used in connection with any shafts directly thing from a single-screw tramply through mechanical gearing 748 cases were heard during 1931 indirect- In the Marine Magistrate's Court driven by the most antiquated reci-or by electrical transmission. The procating steam engine to the most experts can, of tourse, get full modern craft driven by single or particulars of any ship by consult multiple screws actuated by any ing the register books of the classi one of a wide variety of propelling fication societies. So that no use- systems.

ful purpose la served by too many So much for "S.S." What about symbols which can mean anything "T.S.?" That could mean twin and therefore nothing. sarew, triple-screw, turbine stea- 14th June mer. tank ship, and a variety of 14th July other things, including "training

ship."

O. S. K.

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

BIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS] La Plata, Maru ..........

bo, Durban & CapetownL

Saigon, Singaporo, Colom

& BUENOS AIRES via Buenos Aires Maru

Tues., Thurs..

HOMBASA, ZANZIBAR, Nawall Maru .......

Wed.,

6th July

DAR-ES-SALAAM, BEIRA,

&

CA

TO

RIO DE

LOURENCO MARQUES,

DURBAN, PORT

BETH

THENCE

JANEIRO, SANTOS &

BUENOS AIRES vía Singa-

The most amusing' aspect of this subject is in connection with!

PASSENGERS.

ARRIVALS.

The fowing were among the

| passengers arriving by the Dollar

liner President Coolidge:-

HARBOUR OFFICE. Governor of the Philippine Islands Hon. Geo. E. Butte, the vice-

marine internal combustion engines. Good Freight Figures

The writer finds that as a

rule

owners of a ship propelled by Diesel engines describe such a ship as an "LV", which means motor vessel, as distinguished from "S.S." mean-,

Returned.

who is returning to Manila after a trip to Japan;

Judge J. A. Ostrand, of the Philippine Island Supreme Court, returning from vacation;

Mr. Luther G. Cousens, a director!

5th July

ing steamship. The writer knows the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. yesterday Company (Shanghai), on a trip to of a case where a steamer describ-gave a fair movement of vessels Hong Kong: 18th June ed as an "s.s." was reconditioned with a high tonnage.

The Harbour Office Reports for of the British American Tobacco

Freights Mr. J. B. Emmert, of the Stan-

her steam reciprocating machinery were up to the mark, both the in-dard Oil Company's Dutch East 7th July being replaced by Diesel engines, wards and throughs reaching five Indles branch. Returning from

and she is now known as an "M.V." figures. The total tonnage enter-trip to the U.S.;

pore

are & Colombo

MELBOURNE via Brisbane Brisbane Maru

Tues...

& Sydney

JAPAN PORTS (Frequent) Himalaya Maru

Sat.,

Servicer).

LONDON, HAMBURG, ROT- Paris Maru

Thurs.,

TERDAM & ANTWERP

નં. Singapore, Colombo.

Suez & Port Said.

SEW YORK, vin Japan porta. Kwanto Maru

Sat.,

Los Angeles & Panama

Call Direct де Boston.

Philadelphia & Baltimore.

BOMBAY vía Singapore, Argun Maru .......

Sun.,

Belawan Dell & Colombo..

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Hamburg Maru ....

Mon.,

Penang & Rangoon.

TEELUNT Til Swatow Canton Maru

Amoy (8 p.m. every Sun- Hozan Maru

Sun., SUR.

19th June

day!

JAPAN PORTS via Takao &

Keelung

TAKAO via Swatow & Amor Delf Maru

(Noon)

Thurs.,

For farther particulars please apply to:-

OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.

Telephone 28061.

were

en-

That has annoyed those shipbuild-ed was 74,790.

Mr. Bryan Fox, executive ers who prefer the word ship to There

gineer of the Standard Oil Com- 2nd July that of vessel.

14 inward regis- tries, of which six were Britishpany, Singapore, to where he is re-

turning; Incidentally, is only now that and 10 of four figures, while of people generally are beginning to the 15 throughs, eight were Bri-E. D. Sassoon and Company, return- Mr. A. S. Gubbay of Messrs. 19th June drop the word steamer when they tish and nine of four figures. Two ing from a business trip to Shang-

| mean motorship, but it will take a vessels arrived in ballast.

hai;

Mr. M. A. Alzate, Commissioner

of Prisons in the Philippine Islands, returning to Manila after spending vacation with his wife in the Cargo States;

T

20th June long time to remove the idea that Passengers entered during the

"steamer" and "ship" are synony-period included 132 Europeans and Shanghai merchant, on a business Mr. O. D. Terrell, prominent | mous. Quite recently the writer 2,797 Asiatic deck, British vessels trip to Hong Kong; 26th Junesaw a brochure illustrating "our carrying 1,205 out of the total in

fleet of Diesel-driven steamers," all classes. which is about as bad as the writer Details below:- 18th June who described "the new matorship

Arr. H'Kong Dep. Through steaming gracefully down the Nationality Cargo river."

British One of the latest attempts to tell A whole story by a few symbola are German... American. the letters "Q.T.E.V." which pre-Norwegian eede the name of one of the most Danish notable ships built in this country | Dutch last year. It has puzzled many Japanese 2

Chineas people to know exactly what these letters mean,”

BRITISH WUCHOW LINE

SAILING DATES. FOR JUNE-JULY, 1982 (Subject to Change). DEPARTURE HOURS: Hong Kong 5.30 p.m., Wuchow 8 p.m.

Steamer

Leaves

Hong Kong.

FRI

AI TONG TAI MING SUN. TAI HING WED. TAI MING | FRL TAI HING MON. TAI MING WED.

Arrives Wuchow.

LeRyos

„Arrives

Wachow Hong Koal

17th SUN. 19th MON. 20th TUES. 21st 19th TUES. 21st WED. 22nd THURS, 23rd 24th SAT. 25th SUN. 26th

22nd FRI.

24th SUN.

28th MON. 27th TUES.

28th

27th WED. 29th FRI.

29th THURS, 30th PRL

let BAT.

1st

2nd BUN.

Ard

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 sa. "Tai Hing" is ft- ted with Wireless.

Ports of Call-Samahul, Shaibing, Takhing & Doshing

Fare Return (not including momis) $20.00.

Meals and Wines are to be obtained on board..

Hong Kong Arrivals & Departures from Tai Hing Wharf

For information apply to

29, Connaught Road, Wout,

Phois. 20828.

SANG WO

STEAMER MOVEMENTS-

The Ben Line 5.3. Bencruachan

from Leith, Middlesbro'

CONSIGNEES NOTICE.

Consignees of cargo exs.s. Ben-

arp vannoch are reminded to;

London and Strafta is due to Buy livery of

rive here on June 19.

1

goods which

beaubientato rent

Jana: 17.

SHIPBUILDERS,

י.

SHIP REPAIRERS, BOILER MAKERS, FORGE MASTERS,

OXY-ACETYLENE, AND ELECTRIC WELDERS, MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS.

Тода

Mr. Chas. Feltman, prominent 13.0ZA

1,518 New York merchant on a business 13,801 trip to Manila;

Tons

8,418

960

3,528

.~1

12,188 2,000

3 8,418

3 3,550

6,054

Mr. John Martín, marine en- gineer, formerly of Virginia, pro- 142 ceeding with his wife to Manila;

Mrs. L. Dunbar, wife of the pro- minent Hong Kong merchant re- 22 34,062 18 34,034 tuning from Shanghai.

THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY

OF HONG KONG, LIMITED.

SALVAGE TUG “TAIKOO

GN. 600 Metere

AIKOODOCK HONG

DRY DOCK -

Length 787 Feet Length on Blocks 750 Feet, Depth on Centre of

SI (HW.0.8.T.) X4 ft. 8 ins, THREE SLIPWAYS

Capable of Handling Ship” Up

ARISTOCRATS OF THE PACIFIC

EMPRESSES"

SPEED

Offer the Utmost in

SIZE -SPACE

AND

SERVICE

Hong Kong Shanghai

LUXURY

Nagasak Kobr Yokohama tionstyle Fancour

Liave

Arrive

July 4

Aug. 1

Emp. of Russia June 17 June 20 June 21 June 23 June 25 Emp. of Japan July 1 July 4

July 8 July 8 July 14 July 19 Emp. of Asia July 15 July 18 July 19 July 21 July 23 Emp. of Canada July 28 Aug. 1

Aug. 1 Emp. of Russia Aug: 26 29

Aug. Aug. 11 Aug. 16 15 Aug. 16 Aug. 18 Aug. 20 Aug. 27 Sept. Emp. of Japan Aug. 26 Aug.

Aug. 31 Sept. 3 Sept 8 Sept. 13 Emp. of Aala Sept. Sept. 12 Sept 13 Sept. 15 Sept. 17 Emp. of Canada Sept. 23 Sept. 26

Sept. 29 Sept. 30 Oct. 8 Oct. 11 Emp. of Rassis Oct. 7 Oct. 10 Oct. 11 Oct. 13 Get 15

Oct. 14 Emp. of Japan Oct. 21 Oct. 24

Oct. 26 Oct. 28 Nov. 3 Nov. 8

MANILA.

HONG KONG

EMPRESS OF JAPAN

JAPAN -

REDUCED FARES TO EUROPE

EXCEPTIONALLY LOW SUMMER EXCURSION

fares to

Bept. 36

.JUNE 25

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