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-P. &0.-British India Apcar and

Eastern & Australian Lines

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

TAKING CARGO FOR

ETRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, AND RED SEA, ÉGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE, &c.

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

From

8.5.

Tona

Hoar Your About

BAJPUTANA

1982. 17,000 10th July

Noon

*ALIPORE MANTUA ++*SOUDAN

RAWALPINDI RANPURA **BURDWAN

7.000 27th July 11,000 80th July 6,800 6th Aug.

17,000 18th Aug. 17,000 27th Aug.

0,500

MALWA RANCHI CARTHAGE

***SOMALI

NALDERA

RAJPUTANA

1†"BANGALORE

Destination

THE CHINA MAIL.

TRAINING THE CADET OFFICER

FOR

SEA

SUCCESS OF PANG BOURNE

SYSTEM.

"The question of sail-training has) ly being added to, woods, farmland, recently been brought before the gardens, and 45 acres of playing public by the announcement of the fields. On the Thames, over 200ft. First Lord of the Admiralty that below, is a beating establishment, there was a possibility of this form wall provided with boats of sea-

"Times."

CHALLENGE FROM WHITE STAR CO.

New Type Vessels On Atlantic.

CHEAP PASSAGES.

of training being re-established in going type-sail, steam, and motor. Since the earliest days of modern the Royal Navy, whore, having been Cadels are privileged to wear the ocean travel, the North Atlantic abandoned for 30 years. It has King's uniform, that of the Royal passenger route has made a strong become little more than a tradition," Naval Reserve. This inculcates a appeal to the popular imagination. writed.. B correspondent in the pride and esprit de corps obtainable Traversing a wide stretch of open in no other way. Their physique sea and Haking the richest countries Though the matter is still believed is also remarkable, and from the of the globe, the vessels by which Buffer limitations to be under consideration, a recent results achieved it is clear that the it is served Admiralty Fleet Order, called for academic side of the work is highly neither of canal, port capacity nor. the names of officers and men who efficient. Pangbourne attracts what yet of a frugal clientele; and the wished to volunteer for a sail train- is usually described as the public refinements of luxury and speech Ing service for seamen boys in the school type of bay, and a recent which have been evolved in com- so splendid a market. event of such service being re-step in its development placed its petition for Introduced.

conalitution definitely upon a public have procured for the great linere

of the route a lasting balo "In the Merchant Navy up to the school basis." War it was the rule rather than the exception for young officers to look to sailing vessels for their first seagoing experience, and large num- bers of serving officers were so trained. In the opinion of many competent officers in both Services

this form of training has become

NEW FUEL FOR SHIPS.

romance,

of

During the last three years the popular interest has been heighten- ed. A spectacular race in 1929 be: tween the old "Mauretania" and her new challengers, the "Bremen" and "Europa," whetted a general] demand that Great Britain should

archale, as time is lost in imparting Experimental Voyage Of recover the supremacy of speed

The Scythia,

EFFICIENCY UNKNOWN.

which had been lost to the North to the young knowledge which will

German Lloyd; the Cunard Co. be of little or no value in the future.

promised a vessel which should This school of thought claims that

anawer and reverse the challenge; equally good results can be obtained

and, with this great new ship ac- by means of modern ships and

tually on the stocks, the depression material, provided that the right facilities are forthcoming. It was With reference to the despatches of the North Atlantic has deepen- therefore with much interest that I appearing recently concerning the ed and deepened until work on the Bombay, Marseilles & London.

availed myself of an opportunity to successful experiments made by vessel has had to be suspended. visit the Nautical College at Pang-the Cunard liner Scythia with coal- Straits, Colombe & Bombay.

bourne, founded by the late Sir loaded oil, it is of interest to note Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles, London, Havre Thomas Devitt and his son Sir that the Scythia left Liverpool on

H'burg, Rterdam, Antwerp & Hull, Marseilles & London,

London Tolles &

Havre, Hamburg,

3rd Sept. Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull.

11,000 10th Sept. 17,000 24th Sept. 14,000 8th Det.

6,800

18th Oct.

16,000 22nd Oct. 17,000 5th Nov. 6,500 12th Nav.

*Carge only. ↑ Calls Gassblanca.

Bombay, Marseilles London. Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles, London, Havre, Bamburg,

Potterdam, Antwerp & Hull. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles London. Marseilles, London, Havre, Hamburg

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull. ↑ Calls Djibontl

Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Con stantinople, Piraana, Smyrns and other Levant Forts by steamers of the Khedivial Mail Steamship Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

*SIRDHANA

TILAWA

TALMA

1992.

8,000 24th July 10.000

8th Aug. Singapore, Panang à Calcutta. 10,000 20th Aug-

* Calls Port Swettenham.

White Star Counter-Attack.

It may cause some surprise that Philip, the present chairman of the June 11, for New York with one the White Star Line contemplated board of governors. These gentle-of her battery of six oil-fired boilers putting into service on June 25 the men represented the firm of Devitt supplied with 156 tons of a special M. V. "Georgic," a new vessel of and Moore, who, since 1861, had patented fuel invented by the com-27,500 tons, to compete for business been training officers in sail. Their pany's assistant superintendent so seriously diminished. sail, training ships for cadets were engineer, Mr. R. A. Adam, „in' as- But while the popular Preas has word-famous for many years, and socation with two others of the been lamenting the misfortunes, or only ceased to operate during the company's technical staff, Mr. F. C. criticising the lack of spirit, which us our North Atlantic War.

Holmes, chemist, and Mr. A. W. have lost "The founding of the Nautical Perrina, combustion, engineer. This supremacy, they have not observed College was due to the belief, based fuel is a mixture of crude oll of a brilliant counter-attack which has upon long experience, that sea kind similar to that normally used been delivered or an unsuspecting ago the M. V. training should be preceded by a in the company's oil-fired vessels, flank. Two years

was placed on the course of instruction ashore. In-and pulverised cost of so fine a "Britannic" deed, it was established with the grade that the mixture is spoken Liverpool-New York route by the ides of running a sail training-ship of as colloidal.

White Star Co. She secured such

in connection with the college in Remarkable claims for it were put immediate success that, despite the which cadets should serve for a forward in conversation with the growing difficulties of business, year, after two years ashore. The inventors, at the company's offices she has never yetmada a voyage scheme came into operation at the this morning, but it was admitted at a loss.

end of 1917, the first batch of that hitherto only an experimental The "Georgic" is her sister ship; cadets joining the training-ship at plant has been used, and that the and her construction has been just? the beginning of 1920. In 1921, performance of the new fuel dur-fled by the best test of all: the however, it was found economicallying the present journey of the successful experience of an almost. impossible, under modern con- Scythia is also an experiment, the identical vessel. ditions, to continue the sall training first under normal working unless subsidized. No subsidy be-conditions, Mr. Adam is remain-

B.I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for its curriculum so far as possible to continue to New York to record that its use with the ordinary tanica 1st and 2nd class passengers,

ing forthcoming, it became impera-ing on board the Scythia as far as freely with a slight rise of tem- tive that the college should frame Queenstown, but Mr. Ferrins will perature, and the inventors claim met the deficiency. It has been re-the actual steam-raising properties and pumps of an all-fired vessel markably successful in doing so. of the fuel and establish authentic will present no difficulty. It has a comparisons with the ordinary oil lightly higher temperature of com Unique Establishment.. EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South). Bourne caters for about 200 cadets

"As at present constituted, Pang-burned under the other boilers.

bustion than the oil alone. The The fuel is, at the temperature proportions of crude oil and coal in surroundings that alone render It of the company's offices, where a almost unique among schools. The little of it was shown, a very dark in the mixture were said to be 60 estate of some 230 acres lies 400ft, brown viscid substance of about the and 40 respectively in 100 parts by weight. Under experimental condi- up on the Berkshire Downs, and consistency of treacle, with a speci- tiens, Mr. Adam stated, the sah comprises, besides the fine buildings gravity said to be 1.1. It runs residue of the fuel created no and equipment, which are constant (Continued in next Column.)

NILLORE TANDA NANKIN

1932 7,000 30th July 7,000 2nd Sept. 7,000 1st Oct.

Regular monthly sailings from

and Hong Kong to Australia.

Hong Kong to Bydney-19 daya.

Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane) Sydney &

Melbourne.

Hong Kong to Shanghal and Japan

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-*

The Union B.B. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via Maw

Esaland, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

The F. O. Royal Mail Steamers to London and

The P. & O. Branch Servics of steamers to London via Bwan -The New Zealand. Shipping Company's steamers for Sonthamptont London vis Panama Canal. ̧·

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN. Cheap Summer Trips to Japan

June to Sept.

dificulties.

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

Tologramas.

"ZAMIENTO, HONG KONG“ KOWLOON, HONG KONGONGONG CLICK 21828.

DOCK ISNS.

DOCK OWNERS, SHIP. DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEERS, BOILER, MAKERS, IRÓN, STEEL, AND BRASS POUNDERS,

·FORGE " MASTERS, WELDERF AND ELECTRICIANS.

1/

SATURDAY, JULY 16, 1932.

PRESIDENT LINERS-

NEXT SAILINGS

Weekly Sailings Transpacific

LO TO SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES & NEW YORK

vid PANAMA.

TO SEATTLE

and VICTORIA.

Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdays. Fortnightly sailings on Saturdays. Pres. Hoover. July 19 at Noon Pres. Madison ..July 23,"1 mm. Pres. Jackson

.Aug. 2 Pres. Cleveland

Ang. 6 Pres. McKinley .Aug. 16 Pres. Taft

.Aug. 20 ROUND TRIP FARES TO EUROPE & AMERICA. Special through rates to Europe via United States. Direct connections with all Atlantic lines. Choice of rail lines across United States and Canada, liberal stop-over privi- leges for sight-seeing. Full particulars upon application.

Fortnightly via Suez to Europe & America

02

Fortnightly sailings Sundays via Manila, Straits, Colombo, Bombay, Suez Canal, Alexandria. Naples, Ganoa, Marseilles, New York and Boston.

Pres. Harrison Pres. Hayes.

8 a.m.

July 24 Pres. Pierce Aug. 7

Pres. Monroe

TO MANILA

..

Aug. 21. Sept.

Next Sailing, Pres. Madison, July 16, 6 P.M.

Pres. Harrison Pres. Jackson

...July 24 Prea. Cleveland

July 90 ..July 25 Pres. Hayes

Ang. 7. OONNECTING WITH S.S. MAYON TO CEBU, ILOILO, ZAMBOANGA.

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE

CANTON BRANCH-No. 4, Shakee Street.

SURES

PALLA

LINE

EXPRESS

SERVICE

BARBER WILHELMSEN

LINE

· TRANS-PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC COAST SERVICE

via PANAMA.

NEXT SAILING

M.V. "TAI PING YANG'

on JULY 18th

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

42 Days To New York.

For Passenger and Freight Information please applyinm:

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

Queen's Bufidfaga.

Agents.

: Telophase 28OZL

*BURDWAN TALMA RANPURA TANDA

BANTHIA

MALWA

NOVARA TAKADA

RANCHI

BIRDHANA CARTHAGE NALDERA

BANGALORE RAJPUTANA

** Carge only.

6,500-27th July Shanghai, Hoji, Kobs & Yokohama.

10,000 28th July 17.000 28th July

5th Aug 11th

Aug. Aug-

176th Sept.

Amoy, 'hai, Moli, Kobe & Ozaka. Bhanghai, Kobe & Yokohama, g 8bal, Moll, Kobe, Osaka -* "Y'’kama.

Moll, Kobe & Yokohama,

Moji, Kobe & Yokohama, Kobe & Yokohama.

Kobe okolama... Kobe

Hober Yokožama. 8,000 8th Bept. Amor, Mally Eo $14,000 8th Sept, Shanghal Kobe Yokohama. 16,000 and Bapt. Shanghai, kufi, Kobe alotöhrne,

500-1st Oct. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama 17,000 7th Det. I Shanghai, Kobs Yokohama

† Calla, Nagoya, nun degusty Ama

OF

Harbour

Call Viag Baginour

Beller

COAL STILE RULES COAST SHIPS HONG KONG TIDES

But Oil Best Fuel For Long Runs

The time used in. Standard; or mean time of the meridian of 130 deg. Et At the resumed Congress of the 00h. Is midnight, Ihes is noon. FLA Institute of Transport at Bustos, heights are referred to the datum of last month, a paper on Fuel Replace and should be added to the

the largest scale "Admiralty chart seach in Relation to Transport depthi given on the chart (ambos pres was read by Professor R. V. Whee ceded by an auteriak :(2), when they ler, the Professor of Fuel Tech- should be subtracted from the depths. nology In the University of She- |field." The paper was in the main a rehabilitation of coal as the trans- port fuel of the mediate future, though full justice was done to the advantage of olf In particular

ocean-going hips

July