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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1935

POTSDAM'S MISADVENTURE

POWERFUL CURRENT CAUSES COLLISION

VESSEL ONLY SLIGHTLY DAMAGED AT WHARF

300 PASSENGERS ON BOARD FOR MAIDEN TRIP EAST

Taking three-quarters of an hour to berth, and buckling several plates in a collision with the wharf, the Norddeutscher Lloyd Imer Potsdam, the second of three new vessels, arrived in Hong Kong shortly after nine o'clock this morning, six days be hind schedule on her maiden voyage East.

Captain Richard Aradit, abovɛ;-- is commander of the ss. Potsdam, the second vessel in the New N.D.L.. Far East Express Service, which arrived here this morning.

There was a very strong tide running and the vessel began "ito.swing swiftly on her beam end towards the wharf- Despite the efforts of the Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co's-tug, Kowloon to turn her bow in. the giant liner crashed violently against the wharf and buckled several plates amidships. As the damage is rounded with flowers, so arranged above the water line, the ship is in no danger and will be able to as to throw the light on to the ceiling. Electric ceiling fans serve keep to her original schedule of sailing to-morrow morning.

Interviewed immediately after berths are arranged one above the to keep the air in motion and the vessel had tied up the com-other and wardrobes and bedside augment the system of ventilation Furniture is of walnut and con- mander of the Potsdam. Cap-tables are provided, as well as hot provided

tain Richard Ardnt, said the and cold water. The ship possesses damage to the ship was negligi four suites de lure, each compris-sists of tables, comfortable sofas ble and had been caused by the ing a bedroom, sitting-room which and easy chairs, some being up current His ship had experi-serves as a living room and reholstered and some with cane seats enced condensor trouble while at ception room, and two bathrooms, and loose cushions, the covers be ing brown and red with gold Thef Port Said and this had delayed with toilet.

floor covering is a carpet with a them about five days. The wea-

THE DECORATIONS design in red, and the windows ther had been fine, for the major

The decoration of the passenger have curtains of red silk, with sun- neat and blinds. The tablecloths are part of the rnex, and, unlike

accommodation is on her sister ship. the Scharn-

simple lines throughout, with very golden brown, with lace overlays. horst.

deaths

Grain- no accidents ou

There are, on the upper pro) high and spacious rooms. had taken place on the voyageed rubber of a brown colour is menade deck. A B and C Decks, out.

used to cover the foors. The altogether 150 fixed berths for the The ship is filled to capacity walls

shaded first-class, in finished

approximately with passengers and cargo, the

enamel with green, beige and berths for servants, and 128 fixed former numbering 300. She is laden with 30,000 tons of general cream alternating, the decorations berths for tourist passengers, with cargo and was delayed a further being provided by-coloured pricts 10 extra children's berths on

deck. Extra beds can be placed on The colouring of the curtain of the floors of certain rooms, day at Genoa on account of load- ing.

the doors, bedsteads and windows bring the number of first-class

are

sketches, etc..

-

six

to

COUNTESS TRIBUTE. Among the more prominent has been carefully chosen so as to passengers up to 187.

The tourist class can be added passengers on board are Countess match the walls The furniture Ingeborg von Bernstorf. from Ber- and doors are mahogany, dully to by taking in some first-class lin, who is making her first trip polished. The bedsteads are low rooms on C deck, and aft, on R

wooden ones, each being provided deck. to the East The Countess speaks excellent English and spoke in with a roomy bedside table. Dress- removable breakfast glowing terms of the enjoyment ing-tables, she was experiencing in her jour. tables, wardrobes and alcoves fortest equipment and appliances neying. Asked which place she trunks, etc. complete the furnish for fire fighting, and by subdivid-j had liked best of those she had ing visited the Countess answered,

"Oh, I liked nearly every place we called at particularly Port Said During our long stay there we

LATEST FIRE EQUIPMENT The Potsdam has all the very

ing the electrical installation and Each bed has a useful reading the use of fireproof materials in lamp on the wall, and each cabin the construction of the ship, the is provided with a telephone and greatest possible degree of safety noiseless electric clock. The lava from fire has been provided for, tory basins are not in the rooms. There is, in addition, a carbon visited Cairo. But best of an I

bat either in alcoves in the antedioxide fire extinguishing installa- like the ship," and this is a very chambers or else in the bathrooms. tion, working in conjunction with fine tribute to the Fotsdam and the Over each of the basins there is an optical and acoustical alarm men who man her.

z small cupboard with a mirror system of smoke detectors for the The Countess is making a round while long mirrors are fitted into hose, baggage rooms, mails rooms, trip on the vessel but she is sorry the doors of the wardrobes Light provision rooms and paint, and that she will not be able to staying als provided by ceiling lamps, lamp rooms, as well as for all other in Hong Kong for she thinks it is pleasing wall brackets over the places where stores are kept a very beautiful place. She has dressing tables, and Linestra" This fire alarm system is ar visited England many times and

lamps over the mirrors of the ranged so that immediately the has a host of friends there. Her

basins. Artificial ventilation is alarm is given, the entire artificial husband's grandfather was

Ger-

provided by the Pankah Louvre ventilation is stopped throughout man Ambassador to London some)

Isystem, there being two revolving the ship, this being effected by years before the War.

heads in the wall for each bed operating a push button

SOCIAL HALL

bridge..

Other prominent passengers are His Royal Highness Prince

DETAILS OF VESSEL

on the

The social hall, which is the The Potsdam will leave for George of Bavaria, who is accom-principal public room for the first-Shanghai to morrow, bound for panied by Count Ludwig of Holn-class passengers, is situated in Yokohama and Kobe Her ports Istein.

front of the hall on the main of call en route to Hong Kong promenade deck. It measures some have included Harburg Bremen, The Potsdam is approximately 250 square yards in extent, and is Antwerp, Southampton, Palma de no less than 14 feet 9 inches high. Mallorca Barcelona, Genoa, 627 feet in length, and took 16

Lofty French windows at either Naples, Fort Said, Suez, Colombo, |Zonths to constract, giving em-

ployment to 1,200 workers Build-side and in front open out on to Penang. Singapore and Manila, ing commenced on March 3, 1934. the enclosed promenade, deck, CAPTAIN RICHARD ARNDT She was launched on January 16, while there is a glass curtain in Captain Richard Arndt, who is 1935, in the presence of the the central portion of the front in command of the Potsdam, is an Reichsstatthalter Kaufmann and wall, which can also be raised. In old and trusted Far East mariner the chief of the Admiralty. Ad-the middle of the hall there is a who, as captain of the "mv. miral Raeder, and other dis-circular dance floor with a space Fulda hitherto employed in the tinguished personalities. The for the orchestra in front

Far East service, is well acquaint-

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HONGKONG BENEVOLENT ballers trial trip and the accept- The sides of the room are on ated with Far Eastern waters and

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ance trials took place at the end slightly higher level than the rest of last June, when she attained and are separated from the centre

Captain Arndt -was born in speed of approximately 21 sea space as well as from the orches Dresden and entered the Nord- miles per hour. The ship started tra by bronze passage-ways-

deutscher Lloyd service in 1899. on her maiden voyage on July 3,

The walls are finished in a de- For several years be was Second 1935, from Hamburg

licate shade of beige enamel, sur-Officer on the express liner Kaiser The first-class rooms are extra rounded by gilt moulding The Wilhelm der Grosse. Later on he ordinarily large and roomy, all large mural spaces in the four was First Officer on the as possessing proper bedsteads, bed-corners are occupied by paintings Schleswig under Captain Paul side tables and built in wardrobes, on motives from the Palace of Koenig of submarine U-Dentsch- as well as porcelain lavatory Sans Souch The celling is rather land fame basins with running hot and cold

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