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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 1934.

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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 H.M. Government.)

CARTHAGE *JEYPORE FRURDWAN

RANPURA *MIRZAPORE CORFU

+SOMALI

MANTUA

RAWALPINDI

BANGALORE

COMORIN RAJPUTANA +BHUTAN

From

Tona Hong Kong

About

1934.

15,000 11th Aug. 5.300 16th Aug. 4,000 18th Aug.

17.000 25th Aug.

6,700 31st Aug. 8th Sept. 1.000 15th Sept.

15,000

11.000 22nd Sept. 17,000 6th Oct.

6.000 13th Oct.

15.000 20th Oct. 17.000 3rd Nov. 6.000 10th Nov. 15,000 17th Nov. 6,100 24th Nov.

CHITRAL **BEHAR

CARTHAGE †SOUDAN

15,000 7,000

let Dec. 8th Dec.

RANPURA

'Carge only.

Destination.

Bombay, Marseilles & London. S'pere, Penang, Colombo & Bombay. Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London,

Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull,

Bombay, Marseilles & London. S'pore, Penang, Colombo & Bombay. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, Londen,

Hamborg, Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull,

Marseilles & London.

Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hall. Bombay, Marsailles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London, Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull. Marseilles & London.

Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London,

Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull.

Bombay, Marseilles & London.

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

17,900 15th Dece. Bombay, Marocilles & London:

+ Calls Casablanca,

Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Con- tantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other, Lent Porte by ateamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

1934.

†TILAWA

10,000

5th Aug.

10.80, a.m.

Singapore, Penang, Rangoon

Calcutta.

*SANTHIA

TALMA SIRDHANA

8,000 10,000 8,000

18th Aug.

S'pore, Penang & Calcutta.

lat Sept.

15th Sept.

• Calls Rangoon

† Call Port Swettenham,

- DOY

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usic,

ety-

moonlight, glorious Canadian Pacific that four-plecoja trip to or from the west, this dred miles of sailing on tho no weeks, dispcuze music on bracing Canadian Pacific's Great Lakes the Assinibois and Keewatin en plenty of deck space and luxurt dancing, cozy cablus, Yeanels 9.5. Assiniboia, Keewatin routo and Manitoba are at the disposal through Georgian Day, across with glimpses of ever-changing while the vessels pass ously-appointed dining saloons; of passengers on the company's the northern part of Lake Hu- scenary or bracing stretches of lines travelling from eastern to western Canadian pelats or as a tocks and thence to Fort William be overlooked. It is at the dis- toron, through the Sault Ste. Mario blue water, is one that cannot pleasant diversion on the return

ing Journey for the small added on Lake Superior, a pleasant, posal of every vacationist and cost of ten dollars for borth and lazy and restful, Journey of 30 this season promises to be In- meals cach way.

hours from Pori McNicoll or mensely popular not only with This delightful prospect fol- Owen Sound.

Canadians but with visitora to lows the announcement by tho To all those who are plancing this country as well,

New Shanghai And Hongkew Wharf

Two-Year's Work On New Structure Ended

impossible to withdraw the trailing cable plug without first having switched off the power supply.

Incidentally, due to the fact that occasional high tides cause the plug- boxes to become immersed in water, the whole electrical system has been. designed to be absolutely watertight! and prolonged immersion tests with the plugboxes were carried out be fore erection.

Since being put into operation the equipment under review has already, exceeded the expectations of. its owners both in view of saving of

2,300 FEET OF WHARF SPACE time and expenses.

The overchanging Shanghai water with its load, in all about 80 tons, front has again had a feature added to be jacked up from the rails and

This

Ten-Ton Crane Used

The 10-ton crane ie, on the shore-

..

President Liners

SPECIAL SUMMER ROUND TRIP FARES.

To MANILA and return

To KOBE and return

To YOKOHAMA and return

To HONOLULU and return To VICTORIA and SEATTLE

and return

To SAN FRANCISCO and

·

return

First Class

-H. K. $180.00

H. K. $225.00

·H. K. $255.00

Ist Class Tourist Class

·U.S. $360.00 U.S. $196.00 U.S. $432.00 U.S. $240.00

U.S. $450.00 U.S. $240.00 Frequent sailings. For further particulars apply

DOLLAR

STEAMSHIP

AMERICAN МАН

LINES LINE

PEDDER BUILDING, HONG KONG.

CANTON BRANCH ~ NO. 4, SHAKEE ROAD.

BARBER WILHELMSEN LINE

MONTHLY

San Francisco Los Angeles

Balboa (Panama)

TO

SERVICE.

Cristobal (Colon) New York Boston

Next Sailing

M.S. "TAI YANG” on AUGUST 18th

Excellent Accommodation for 12 Passengers.

DODWELL & CO., LTD

Queen's Buildings. Agents, Telephone 28021.

to its face, with the completion of the travelling bogies turned through side, supported on an independent the Shanghai and Höngkew Wharf 90 degrees, thus enabling the crane system of piles, capped with suitable and Company's Hongkew and Hunt's to travel in its new direction. The girders in reinforced concrete, and

wharves. This stretch of wharf, motor.normally used for travelling

the shore tower of the transporter. beginning at the property boundary is connected by means of a special is carried by the sheetpiles in the line east of Chnoufoong Road con-clutch to the jacking motion and sounding, which for this reason are tinues for about 2,800 feet up to carries ont its dual purpose.

made longer than called for by earth B.I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for during a construction period of stead of having to construct a turn-which the transporter is travelling.

Keecheong Road, and has been built arrangement was decided upon in-pressure only, on the stretch over 1st and 2nd class passengers.

about two years.

table at each corner, which would

The transverse stiffness and brac-One was how to get a good connec-more than a thousand feet away, The part east of Chaoufoonx have involved a greater expenditure ing of plers and riverside wharf iation between the wooden piles and so that the stonedyke, the nearest EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South Road, comprising a frontage of and greatly complicated the design taken care of by batter piles, en-the reinforced concrete super part of which is not more than

jabout 300 feet, is planned as a com- of the wharf structure.

abling particularly the wharf to take structure. Another was the fact about 75 feet away from the bined lighter barbour and wharf.; The transporter erected in the Possible bumps from berthing that the lower half of the super wreck, must have been subjected The lighter basin, surrounded on same area is unique in the fact that steamera, and pulls from the moor-structure is regularly flooded twice to-a-rather-severe-shaking. In & three aides by reinforced concrete it is the first of its kind to be 1ng-ropes. The mooring facilities a day by the rising tide.

spite of this. It has only settled a piers, and on the fourth by a wall erected on the Shanghai river front, consist of a set of bollards for shipe, As a consequence of the daily few inches during the time the of reinforced concrete sheetpiles, is and possibly in the Far East. It and cleats for smaller craft. flooding, it was decided to prefabri-blasting has taken place, and big enough to accommodate four to was designed to span, the entire From west side of Chaoufoong cate as many of the R.C, members there is absolutely no measurable five of the biggest local steel width of the lighter basin, and it is Road to east side of Keecheong as possible, thereby saving false-effect to be found on the levels Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan there without, occupying any of the length,

lighters, which then can be worked capable of also travelling the entire Road, for a stretch of about 2,020 work and forms as well as time. of the wharf deck, and Hong Kong to Australia.

feet, a continuous wharf has been The quality of the concrete and its Hong Kong to Sydney 19 days.

much needed wharf front. The

built. Over much of this part, the placing in the forms were also im Another interesting feature in riverside pler is broader than those Transporter Specially Designed designer was faced with the bunding proved inasmuch as it was easier to connection with this construction

The construction of the transpor-with a clear height of about 40 feet, control

is the effect it has on the flow of ter is somewhat special In view of and to be able to withstand the

The wharf deck is unwatered by water in the river, and consequent the fact that the bridge on which practically liquid pressure of the means of cast iron scuppers, placed silting or scouring. In coming out Of technical problems, this part from the legs and is pivoted on hinge

the crab travels is entirely separate backfilling.

In each panel. The surface of the to the normal line, the wharf The normal Hne to which

TANDA NANKIN NELLORE TANDA

7,000

7,000

7,000

1934.

1st Sept. 7,000 29th Sept. 2nd Nov. 1st Dec.

Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney

Melbourne, and Hobart.

AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND for a cheap Holiday

(Surfing, Fishing, Shooting, and Climates to suit all. Your English

money is worth 25 per cent. more).

No Additional Charge for Deck Cabins. San Deck Swimming Pool-

Orchestra carried-Laundry Surgeon-Stewardess.

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

The P. & O. Branch Servics of steamers to London via Spez

The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton

Loudon via Panama Canal.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN,

TANDA *SOMALI TALMA CORFU

1934.

7,000 eth Aug.

S'hai, Moji, Kobe, Osake & Yokohama 7,000

7th Aug.

Shanghat, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama 10,000 9th Aug, Amoy, Shal, Hoji, Kobe & Dinka, 15,000 9th Aug. S'hal, Kobs & Yokohama. 11,000, 23rd Aug. S'hal, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama.

8,000 24th Aug. 7.000 2nd Sept. 8,000 6th Sept.

·RAWALPINDI .19,000 ...8th Sept.

MANTUA SIRDHANA NANKIN BANGALORE

at the sides, and may be used for berthing of ships of deeper draft.

Loading Facilities Good.

be possible to maintain' a reason.

At Low Water Platform that the normal line was original-

E & A Cuisine and Service are unsurpassed. Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-- The Union 5.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom vis Nening new or difficult. The plers and wharf and legs is not transferred to a distance of about 150 feet in front is nearly immediate run-off of all

of the construction presented, noth pins so that any movement of the wharf's edge has to conform, is herewards these scuppers, and the result that side of the river, for a con

the wharfdeck is given ample slopes to closes the last gap in the line on Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

riverside wharf are of the usual the bridge. The bridge is extended of the old wooden wharf which the rainwater.

siderable distance. One should "composite" type, meaning that they over the quayside by a roller boom new construction replaced.

consequently hope that it should and consist of a trestle work in rein which is arranged to telescope into distance gradually decreases, until it to allow temperature werking, divid- wharf and neighbouring pro- This The whole length of the wharf is able depth of water along the new forced concrete, supported by long the bridge for clearance. douglas fir piles. The wharf deck is necessary to avoid fouling ships cheong Road. The Intention was to gether seven Independent sections.

This is reaches about 100 feet near Kee-ed by expansion joints into alto- designed for an evenly distributed superstructures to case it is desir-fill in this space gradually as

perties without too much dredging, load of 500 lbs. per sq. ft. and for able to travel along the wharfside. material became available, in the At fairly even intervals along the ly laid out with a view to obtain- as it may be taked for granted a concentrated load of 20,000. lbs. On the landside a cantilever ex-meantime, taking care of the cross wharf are made low-water plating a natural flow of water with a anywhere. These loadings will allow tension is provided so that the traffic by means of temporary forms, to which stairs from the minimum amount of silting. It is practically any type of cargo to be maximum travel of the crab in the bridges. These bridges would also rear are leading down. The inten-yet too early to any anything unloaded on to the wharf and tem- bridge is about 250 feet. porarily stacked there, besides pro

be necessary for conveying heavy The travelling motors on the two wheeled traffic across the newly fill-tion with these platforms is to about the results along the front- viding for cranes.of the portable outside legs of the transporter are ed in area for some years in the

facilitate delivery of cargo to native age under review, but there are in- type, and for wharf trucks with electrically and mechanically syn- future

lighters when the height from the dications that the draft of the new trallers of the most modern kind to chronized to avoid caterpillaring of The details of the whart itself upper wharf deck makes it difficult whart will remain unchanged. As be used for the handling of cargo.

a rather peculiar and unexpected the structure when travelling. The are much the same as for the piers to deliver direct, In addition to these loadings any travelling motors and the rolling in the lighter harbour.

phenomenon. In this connection-it The load-

Stability Tested Amoy, Shal, Mojl, Kobe & Osaka, girders for the heavier crane equip point on the bridge which makes it 600 fbs per sq. ft. evenly distributed, stability of the whole structure al- the

where, the construction includes boom motor are controlled from aings for the deck are the same, viz. It may be mentioned that the has been noticed that the effect of S'hal, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama.

backwash from passing crane and a 2-ton transporter. The longitudinally without having arst anywhere. Besides, cranegirders severe test. As will be remembered creased a fact for which it is ment, which consists of a 10-ton Impossible for the operator to travel and/or 20,000 lbs. concentrated ready has been put to a rather steamers has been considerably in- crane is of the level-luffing type, withdrawn the extended roller boost, similar to those. In the Behter har / Shawahing sank some time rather hard to give a satisfactory capable of lifting 10 tons at 50 feet

Power Cables Safe

fe bour are provided for the whole go after a collision right outside explanation. minute at a maximum - radius of In order to prevent any possibili

length of the whart. No new crane Hunt's Wharf, It was soon found The wharf is now receiving the about 40 feet. Slewing and luting ties of accidents to pers

ment has so far been installed, that the only possible method of fiulihing touches from the con are carried out by independent mo-wh

time to removing the wreck was to blast it tractor's hands, and it is believed to pieces, and take it up bit by bit that the contracting firm, Mesers he same

This blasting is nearly completed Voh Kee Construction Company, after two to three months of work have good reason to be satisfied Defalis Given seen during which period several with their two years labour. The talls of con- changes, some of four to five lbs. wharf was designed and super- as well as weight, have been fired every day, vised by Messrs. ET. Mullar, con- there were The shock and concussion of every sulting civil engineers of Shang- considered: explosion can be distinctly felt bal.

TAKADA

COMORIN TILAWA *BHUTAN NELLORE

RAJPUTANA

SANTHIA

TANDA

8,000 7th Sept. 15,000 20th Sept. 10,000 21st Sept. 8,000 Bed. Oct. 7,000 - 4th Oct, 17,000 4th Oct.

.⚫ Cargo only.

Amoy, Shal, Moji, Kobe Osaka. Shaf, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Tokohama Shanghal, Hoft, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghal, Kobe & Yokohama. Amoy, Shal, Hoi, Kobe & Osaka, Shanghal, Kobe & Yokohama.

Shad, Moll, Kobe, Osaka & Thams. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. 8,000 5th Oct. Amoy, Shal, Mejl, Kobe & Oraka.

S'hal, Moll, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama

7,000 - 4th Nov.

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice, All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans or Punka Louvre System. Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries V Parcels measuring not more than 5 cu. ft. will be received at the Com ny's Omics-up-to Noon-on-the-day previous to galling

per minute, or 6 tons at 100 feet per

War, further information, Pangs, Freight, Handbooks, etc, apply to craz

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,

Bullding Connaught Rd. C. Hong Kong. Agenis.

aveling mot

special sche power to