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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, EGYFT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE, &c. PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under Contract with HM. Government.) ·

*KIDDERPORE. TRANPURA

1*BURDWAN

MALWA RANCHI CARTHAGE

**SOMALI

NÁLDERA RAJPUTANA +*BANGALORE

CORRU COMORIN +BHUTAN

RANPURA

KAISAR-I-HIND

From

Tons: Hong Kong

About

1932.

Destination.

5,300 24th Aug. | Straita, Colomba & Bombay. 17,000 27th Aug. Marseilles & London.

Noon. 6,500 3rd Sept:

11,000 10th Sept. 17,000 24th Sept. 24,000 8th Oct. 6,800 15th Oct.

18,000 22nd Oct. 17,000. 5th Nov. 6.500 12th Nov.

15,000 19th Nov. 15,000 3rd Dec. 8,000 10th Dec

17,000 17th Doe: 12,000 "Slat. Dec.

Bombay, Marseilles, London, Havre, Hamburg, R'dam, Antwerp & Hull. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles, London, Havre, Hamburg,

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hall. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Harseilles. London, Hays

H'burg, R'turdam, Antwerp & Hall

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Bombay, Marseilles & London, Bombay, Marseilles, & London. Bombay, M'scilles, Lidon, Havre, 'burg, R'dam, A'werp & Hull Borabay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London..

* Cargo only. † Calls Casablanca. Frequent connection" from, Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Con- stantinople, Pireana, Smyrna and other Levant Porta by steamers of the

Khedivial Mail Steamship Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

THE CHINA MAIL

The Problem Of Dredging

Individuality Of The Job

Navy Interest

BRITAIN'S POLICY ON SHIPPING.

"Freedom Of Seas" Is Basis Of Findings.

London, Aug. 5.

A policy for the British shipping |industry, submitted by a Committee, and adopted by the Council of the Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom, is embodied in a report. |published recently.

"The British shipping industry," the report states, "in the interests of this country and of the Empire, should adhere to the policy of free- dom of the seas on the footing of There is one matter in which no take it out to sea, while others pass equality for all ships, under port or waterway can afford to belit on to hoppers" which lie along nags, in all ports, in all international negligent, no matter how bad times side during dredging operations:

ence at Ottawa, and the Govern

may be, and that is dredging. Once The advisability of each system de- and in all inter-Empire trades."

The present position of the ship- a port or river has silted badly it pends almost entirely on the disping industry, it is urged, should be is an enormous job to put things tance of the suitable, dumping right again, and a still bigger one ground at sex to the site of the dred placed before the Imperial Confér to overcome the prejudice that has ging operations, and very nice calments of the Empire told that the been formed in the minds of ship-culations have to be made compar- occasion had arisen for taking the owners, underwriters and the like.ing the cost of the time away from most effective steps possible to It also has to be remembered that the dredging work with the cost of secure and maintain the objects con“; the capacity of a port increases a separate carrying organisation.tained in a resolution adopted by rapidly with the water that it con-in places where the actual dred- the Imperial Economic Conference tains that is to say, a 20-foot harging can only be carried out at of 1923, on the question of flag bour can reckon to do eight times certain periods of the tide the discriminations

the work of a 10-foot one when dredger which carries her own The majority of the Committee times are normal. The Navies of spoil often has a big advantage, for do not favour the restriction of the the world are also, of course, very she might just as well be depositing United Kingdom coasting trade to keenly interested in this matter. it as lying idle waiting for the British ships, either in the interest. although they very seldom engage chance to recommence work.

.

in dredging work themselves, writes Some dredgers, bring their spoil of the industry as a whole or of the (coasting trade itself; but several Frank C. Bowen in The Navy, ・・ to the surface by means of steel members of the Committee append

One of the first points that is gen-buckets, some do it by powerful suc-[

reservations on this point to the erally overlooked is that each dred-tion pumps and some use

a grab. report. L ging Job has its own individuality while there is also the primitive, In regard to surplus tonnage, the and its own problems, so that every spoon type with a spoon fixed to the report proposes: an international detail has to be studied beforehand. end of a long pole in much the same laying-up or scrapping scheme. It first-class dredger which is way as "It was probably used by the is suggested that, in the first in-

Romans. This stance, such Phenomenally successful on the Mer-Phoenicians

a acheme should be

A

}

and

Bucket Type Best

sey may be quite useless on the type is seldom used in Europe, but limited to tramp vessel and cargo Thames, and vice-versa..so that there are some big ones. in the liners. deep knowledge and experience is United States, where they are necessary for building. and equip-known as dipper dredgers.

|{Continued from previous Colunm.) ping dredgers as well as for running

the country, notably those maintain- them when they are built.

As a rule, the conditions of Bri-ed by the Mersey Docks and Har Hence the specialisation and tish rivers and harbours suit the bour Board for keeping down the hence the existence of a number of bucket type best, and it is the one troublesome bar which impedes big contracting companies" who most usually, found. Dredgers of access to the Port of Liverpool, are maintain material of various types this type differ very materially in worked on this principle." and a skilled staff to undertake any detail, but generally apeaking they In some places, notably in dredging jobs, saving the possibility work on the principle of an endless London River, the solid material is of wasting many thousands of chain of big buckets working round so fine, that it has no time to get to pounds as has occurred on many a "ladder" hinged at the top and rest, with the result that a very occasions through small port au- capable of being lowered with pur large proportion of it goes back into thorities thinking that all that is chases to the desired depth. the river with the water, and sus- necessary is for them to buy a order to take this "ladder" a deep tlon dredgers are condemned as dredger which happens to be on the well is cut into the hull of the dred- practically useless. market at a reasonable price and to ger, dividing her almost in two, the On the other hand, in other places ends being joined by the bridge-Liverpool. the Suez Canal and any go ahead with the dredging,

There are various types of dred-which takes the purchase to lower number of others--they are ideal gers on the market at the present the "ladder."

for their purpose and get through time, each designed for its special From the top of the "adder" a the work very much more quickly Some of them have to be long rod goes down into the engine and efficiently than the bucket type. twork.

towed from place to place, while room, bevelled at the top to turn the Some suction dredgers are fitted others are fitted with a screw pro-wheel, and with this the endless with a rotary cutter of hardened peller or even a stern wheel and can chain is hauled up, the buckets dig-steel at the nose and can work on move themselves according to neces- ging into the bed of the stream at

very heavy material. sity, although naturally they are the lower end and turning over]

In many B.1. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for not fast, and for their actual dred- when they reach the top, emptying grab dredger is the only type that 1st and 2nd class passengers,

ging, work they, almost invariably their contents into the hold er into

can be used, particularly in half- depend on numerous winches and the hoppers alongside,

tide docks and basins which are apt chains to anchors laid out in various

„Suction Dredgers.

to ailt badly. Huge self-closing EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South). to get the dredging lines in the are very much more effective than unloading coal and other bulk car- directions; it would be impossible In some places suction dredgers' grabs, very similar to those used for precise position that is necessary if buckets, the end of the auction tube goes, are lowered into the stream they depended on their own pro- being lowered on to the bottom and from the end of a pivoted crane, and pulsion in any form to maintain sand, mud, water, and surprisingly it is easy to understand that with Manila, Babani, Brisbane, Sydney their position.

large rocks being drawn up by this method it is even more difficult| Various Systems.

means of huge centrifugal pumps. to get the exact level, and not 籍 Some deposit the spoil which they) Some of the largest dredgers in series of holes, than it is with a have lifted into their own holds and (Continued in next Column) bucket or suction dredger.

SANTHIA

TAKADA SIRDHANA

TANDA

NANKIN NELLORE

1932

8,000 31st Aug. 7,000 17th Sept. 8,000 3rd Oct.

1932. 7,000 2nd Sept. 7,000 Let Oct. 7,000 2nd Nov.

Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.

Melbourne.

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

Hong Kong to Sydney—19 days. J.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:—

The Union 8.8. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New

Gealand, Vancouver, San, Francisco, etc.

The P.&O. Royal Mail Steamers to London and

The P. 20. Branch Service of steamers to Londón via Suss.

-- Thin New Zealand Shipping. Company'e steamers for Southampton and "London Panama Canál

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN. Cheap Summer Trips to Japan - June to Sept.

awkward corners

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

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Telephones: Telegrams: "MANIFESTO, HONK KONG.”

KOWLOON DOCK 580534 DOCK OWNERS, SHIP DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEERS, BOILER MAKERS, IRON, STEEL, AND BRASS FOUNDERS, FORGE MASTERS, WELDERS AND ELECTRICIANS.

KOWLOON, HONG KONG HONG KONG OFFICE 28020.

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1932.

PRESIDENT LINER

SAILINGS:

Weekly Sailings Transpacific

TO SAN FRANCISCO, LOS

ANGELES & NEW YORK-

A via PANAMA.

TO SEATTLE

VICTORIA.

Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdays. Fortnightly callings on Saturdays.

Pren. Grant

Pres. Lincoln Pres, Coolidge

................Aug. 30. Pres. Jefferson

Sept. 8

Sept. 17 ...Oct 1

Sept. 13 Pres. Madison, ...Sept. 27 Pres. Cleveland · 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

Fortnightly sailings on Sundays vis Manila, Straits, Colombo, 'Bombay, Suez Canal, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa, Marseilles, New York and Boston.

Fres. Moarce Pres. Van Buren

8.a.m.

Sept. # Pres. "Garfeld .Sept. 18. Pres. Polk

TO MANILA

B 2.0.

.Oct. 2

Oct. 16

Next Sailing, Pres. Grant. Aug. 23, 6 p.m.

Pres. Jefferson Pres. Monroe

.Sept. 8 Sept. 10

Aug. 27 Pres. Lincoln .Sept. 4 Pren. Madison CONNECTING WITH S.S. MÁYON TO CEBU, ILOILO,

ZAMBOANGA.

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE

CANTON BRANCH-No. 4, Shakee Street.

MRKO

E

BARBER

WILHELMSEN

PAMUKA

EXPRESS

SERVICE

LINE

EXPRESS SERVICE TO NEW YORK

Via

SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES,

PANAMA,

NEXT SAILING.

M.V. "TORONTO"

on 18th SEPTEMBER.

W

ALL VESSELS HAVE EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION

FOR 12 PASSENGERS.

Hong Kong to San Francisco.. Hong Kong to Los Angeles Hong Kong to New York

Time in

Transit.."

25 Days 28

Fares. G$200.00 #G$220.00

#

42

ช

G$325.00

.FOR FREIGHT AND PÄSSENGER INFORMATION

APPLY TO

DODWELL &

& CO., LTD.

Queen's Buildings. Telephone 28021. Agents.

TAKADA RANCHI "NOVARA NANKIN "SOMALI

STRDHANA

CARTHAGE

NAGOVA NALDERA

BANGALORE

RAJPUTANA CORFU

BHUTAN

COMORIN RANPURA MALWA

KAIBAR-I-HIND BANCHI CARTHAGE...

1982.

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7,000 25th Aug: Amoy, Shai, Maji, Kobe & Osaka. 17,000 25th Aug. † Shanghai, Kobs & Yokohama.

7,000 2nd Sept. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. 7,000 5th Sept. S'hai, Meji, Kobe, Osaka & Y’hama. 6,800 6th Sept. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.

8th Sept. Amoy, Mejl, Kobe & Yokohama.

On. Lloyds

8,000

14,000

8th Sept

21at

Sept,

4th

Shanghal, Kobe & Tokolazım. Shanghal, Mot Kobe & Yokohams. Shanghal, Moji, Kobe & & Yokohama. Shanghai, Kobe Yokohama. Shanghai, Kobs & Yokohama.

Kobe & Yokoham

Hst of

approved

Cart

Steel

Manufac="

tarers.

16,000 22nd Sept.

Oct

6,500

7th Oct. 17,000 16,000 21st Oct.

6,000 30th

Shame Robe & Yokohama. Oct. 15,000 4th Nov. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. 17,000 18th Nov, | Shanghai, Köba & Yokohama. 11,000 : 28th. Nov.) Shanghal, Kobe & Yokohama. 12,000 2nd Dec. | Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Tokohama. 17,000 18th Dec. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokoham 14,000 (80th : Det. I Shanghal, Kobe & Yokohama.

* Cargo" only

T.S.S.

EMPRESS OF JAPAN."

88'6 x 480 Mid 26,000 Docks and Two Pater

Harbour

Call Flags Engineer

Boiler-

maker

Shipwright

INQUEST IN SEA TRAGEDY.

HONG KONG TIDES.

Captain Allegedly Fell 00h midnight, 12hrs, is noon. The

Overboard

London, Aug. 5.

The theory that he tripped over a rope, fell overboard and was drowned, was advanced at the Ramsgate inquest on Captain Wil- liam Elliott, of the Ellerman liner, Kouelfan, His body was found in the sea by two anglers at Pogwell Bay.

The time used is Standard, or mean time of the meridian of 120 deg. E.;

heights are referred to the datum of | the, largest scale Admiralty chart of, the place and should be added to the |depths_given on the chart unlasa, pre- ceded by an asterisk (~), when ther should be subtracted from the depths.

August 28. to 29, 1982,

Date

High Water Low Standard Bt. Standard Ht

Aug.

28

51 29

Chief-Officer Farnell said the

Tues. Rouelian was anchored off the Nore, and Elliott was worried" bor Wed 'cause two hands were lost, during

24.01 37 6.3

lvage operations which fol- Thurs. 25 lowed a collision with the French|ww|

0258

Signal VA

the