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Farmer &

NAPIER JOHNSTONES'

“SQUARE BOTTLE"

WHISKY.

UNVARIED FOR OVER

150 YEARS.

THE MERCHANT SEAMAN OF

TO-DAY

MANNING AND HANDLING OF

ROATS.

(ÚY A PRACTICAL, SEASIAN-)

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 3ɛÐ, 1912.

It is a fact of terrible import that all

things Mari to boating in the

Mercantile

Gre often grossly

bungled. In many a case where a bant is hurriedly required, delay or disaster occurs through the ignorance of untrain- ed men handling patents of which they have no or but scanty knowledge.

DETERIORATION IN SEAMANSHIP.

Has the public yet fully realized that, even if the boat is lowered and freed in safety, there may not be men to handle her ours proficiently? The British sea- mau, properly trained, is still the finest in the world. This is no insular, race- proud

statement, but one which the writer makes from experience of nearly quarter of a century with crews of -nations. But, in the first place, what proportion of British ships carry purely

TRE SAME TO-DAY AS IN British crews? Alas! few, And what

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BEWARE OF IMITATIONS.

BOLE AGENTS IN HONGKONG :

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.,

and from ALL WINE MERCHANTS,

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training does this fine material receive In boat work little, if any; and on board ship the sailor is rapidly becoming a mechanician or a mere cleaner of brass and paint work. With the death of sail and the rapid advent of steam-propelled vessel the old training school which made him the handy man and the pride of the nation in gone. What is the use of boat drill as now carried out in liners (how often, we wonder, in merg cargo vessels) if, when calamity overtakes the chip, these untrained men cannot release the boat from her fastenings and pull a good oar through tempestuous seast The same deterioration in seamanship is going on amongst the lascar where, for precisely similar reasons, the want of elementary training is being ex- perienced. A well-trained lasear is a treat to handle, and they make most skil ful and intrepid boatmen; so these re marks on training, therefore, apply

MITSU BISHI GOSHI KWAISHA qually to them.

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Hongkong, 30th May, 1912.

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From a wealth of experience let the writer quote one or two concrete cases to prove there is no exaggeration:-

Case 1. steamer of the turret class at anchor in ¿ swift-running tidal river. The cry goes up, "Man over- The pilot rushes to the bridge beard!! to find a direful mess being made with the special davits necessitated by reason of the vessel's peculiar structure. Down goes one end of the boat only; the crew shriek in terror as they cling to the slant- ing sents. Luckily the pilot understands the gear and loss of life is prevented. Lucky, indeed; the previous day he had been shown the working of it by the only officer on board who understood it!

Case 2-A steamer with many passen, gers aboard crashes on a submerged rock. The boats are lowered into a calm sea, but a racing tide of seven or eight knots runs from stern to bow.

On one side the writer, himself a passenger, and a gentleman, now well known bank manager, between them lower a boat filled with other passengers. Safely the boat is water-horne, but one fall only can be released by the seaman in the boat. Still fast to the other fall, the boat now plunges out across the furious current, and now is hurled back against the ship's

'Cut the fall,'' we roar. Ride.

With

ณ tazy snatched from the ship's barber this is done; the rope runs through the blocks to foal at the devit head. One of us erawls out to clear it, and the boat nur- On the other rowly escapos destruction.

wide of the ship one boat is lowered near the water, to one immediately astern of her, water-borne and full of passengers, 1 let go to drift under the suspended boat, while passengers are crushed to the gbottom of their boat-que, at least, jump- ing overboard to avoid injury. The last

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assengers to leave the ship left in a boat in which there was one seaman only, no ilier and a plug which would not Bt.

Case 3.A dark night in the Gulf of Martaban. A white man to be transhipped from one steamer to another. The boat gets onfely away. But what is this? The lakar at the stroke var is sitting var in hand ready to pull but facing the how instead of the stern. This seems almost incredible, but it is the naked truth. Turned round into proper position he proves utterly incapable of rowing. The white man passenger takes his place.

With But why labour the question? those who know the truth it is notorious! that this sort of thing goes on with ap

when inadequately pulling frequency trained men are employed as seamen.

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And what of the officers? Those train- ed as cadets in the Worce

Forcester and Con- and smart we are excellent oarsmen enough in handling boats in a titleway Bat lack of practice must tell, even with these, when they are called away to com

and incompetent crews on the comparaventure his safety to board a waiting nely rare occasions when they are want- ed. Those not passing through training- slars must pick up the art how best they Boating in high seas or strongly. running tide can never be made any

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vezsel, so long would they, without a murmur, man the boat.

NEED OF TRAINING AND PRACTICE. Training and practice throughout the Mercantile Marine.

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NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

FROM SHANGHAI, KOBE AND MOJI,

HE Steamship

THE

"JAPAN,"

having arrived from the above Ports, Con signers of Cargo ora beroby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside.

Cargo impeding the discharge will be landed at couiguous risk and expense into the hazar dous and for extra hazardous Godown of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowa Company, Limited.

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

DAVID SASSOON & Co., LTD.,

Agents.

.

Hougkong, 29h Jane, 1912.-

From EUROPE.

THE HAL Steamship THE

*SILESIA,"

1.863

Captain Ernst, having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their goods are being landed and placed at their risa in the hazardons and/or extra-hazardons Go- dowss of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, whence delivery may be obtained against Bills of Lading countersigned by the Undersigned.

Optional

Carge will be carried on unless notice to the contrary be given TO-DAY,

All Claims maet to prosented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which dute they cannot be recognised.

No Claims will be admilted after the Goods have left the God was, and alouds remaining

undalizered after 6th iust, will subject w rent.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods must. be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 5th inst, at 9:30 a.st.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.

This Steamer brings on Cargo:

EI 6.5." Deg" from Stettin.

Ex B.A." Güteberg" from Gothenburg, Ex 8.8. "Kong Ring" from Skien. Ex 65. "Ludwig" from Norrkoping

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LIÑIE, Hongkong Offee.

Hongkong, 1st July, 1912.

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NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES

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6.3. “MALTA.“

YONSIGNEES holding Bills-of-Lading for Cargo by this Vessel are hereby informed that their Cargo will arrive by S.S. PERA,' dus at Hongkong about 2nd July, and they are requested to kiudly present the Bills-of-Lading at this Oflue before the arrival of the Steamer, so that arrangements can be made regarding delivery.

H. W. D. SHALLAND.

Acting Superintendent, PENINSULAR &-Oriental STEAM

NAVIGATION Co. Hongkong, 21st Jano, 1912,

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FROM EUROPE.

THE HA.L. Steamship

"FUERST BUELOW," Captain Jiger, having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their goods ere being landed and placed at their risk in the hazardous and/or extra-hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong a and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., whence delivery may be obtained Bills-of-Lading countersigned by the Borsigned.

Optional Cargo will be carried on unless notice to the contrary be given TO-DAY.

All Claims must be presented within ten days. of the steamer's arrival hors, after which dato they cannot be recognized,

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and sil Goods remaining. undelivored after the 6th inst, will be subject

to rent.

All broken, clafed, and damaged goods must- be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 5th just, at 9.30. Aid b

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever

This Steamer brings on Cargo:

Ex 8. "Dag" from Stettin. Ex 2.2. "Elle" from Copenhagen.

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE,

Hongkong Offles. Hongkong, 1st July, 1912.-

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B.S. "POLYNESIEN.” COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,

NOTICE.

from London or B.A.

Commenting on this curious classifica CONSIGNERS of Cort food, Lodes

tion in the Matin, Dr. Thooris sug gests that the music of a "digestive such as Rossini is of a quite different type from that of a 'cerebral."

MILITARY PHYSIOLOGY,

We

Dr.

The mixed types fill the hospitals, asylums, and prisons, declares

The knowledge of the physio- Thooris logical division into which a man falls can be of great assistance to him. A

In a former article in the same news- thing but risky, but training and constant rember our numberless dead, whose practice can reduce the risk to a mini-bones whiten the floors of all the seas.

The Paris correspondent of the Fall Paper, another medical man declared that the classification was of the utmost im This can be seen by any one

Let

their Mati Cazette writes: without delay honour

portance in the operation of the national watching the handling of boats on board memory by doing our duty by the living.

Human morphology is the new science, military service. It is necessary to adapt any ship of the Royal Navy, where train Sailors trained to every art of seaman-

Its advocates believe that it is destined recruits to their physiological milieu. ing is thorough and practice of daily and ship we cannot expect to

the get as in

These studies, no doubt, might be ex- It could be

to revolutionise medicine. Each man is in! geen

Łowe a systeru of training at hourly occurrence.

past, but ita highest phase of skill undertaken by and abroad can surely be evolved, where judged after bis type. Of what type is tended profitably to England, and

ere he cerebral, muscular, respiratory, or should be shown why the Arah, for in- lascar crews commanded by white officers by those manting our ships can be a digestive? For humanity is to he divid stance, finds his energy in a date, whilst On board the pilot brigs craising 40 to 50 least taught the elementary duties of a ed into these categories, and individual the English "Tommy, Atkins" requires miles from the mouth of the River Ilugh sailor." Perhaps depôts could be estab Here there is no protection froin the ished at all great ports, through which development must follow along these lines good roast beef. Again, the French and Italian soldiers perform long marches on fierce south-west monsoon, which drives seamen could be passed after a short if it is to be successful. up the Bay the writer believes there

of Bengal from March to training, or legislation be passed making Richelien was cerebral: so is Edison. comparatively title food. October.

it compulsory for all skips practise To the same family belong Henri III. is no record of a boat lost or badly dam their crews regularly in boat drill, actual and Lamentais. They find their energy aged while being got in or out from aroid: ty placing the boats in the water and in visual and sonorous excitements. They ships of the 350-ton brigs. This is no rewing them about-such practice to be aro indifferent to the joys that stimulate light task with a two-and-a-half ton boat ntered in the official leg. There would the digestive. They like neither move- pulling eight to ten oara, and a brig roll be murmuring by reason of delay, etc, ment nor the table nor adventure. ing sometimes rail and rail nearly under but the price is worth paying, and public Napoisun is of the illustrious company Lost they were at times between brig and ship, or smashed up and swamped along Pinion is in the mood now to give short of the muscular, amongst whom are

shrift to nay one blocking reform.

grouped Alexander and Casar. Napo Support, too, should be more liberally leon found his health and happiness in ting in or out or through had handling. given to the training-ships for boys, cone great exertions; it was in movement that And

Rerause the lascar crews of which are now barely able to keep he maintained his elasticity, is system why? were trained by constant practice to be going owing to lack of funds. The sen was undermined by the inactivity of the smartest of sailors and boatmen division of the Boy Scouts should be en Elbs and completely broke down by the They had implicit faith in their white couraged by every possible means, well- barbarous immobility" inflicted on him officers, trained with them from boyhood. and speaking their language fluently equipped boats being provided for them by the Governor of St. Helena. wherever they have a company.

The respiratory person gets his susten Never did these brave men (pace the Na By our ses power we exist is a truism tional Sailors and Firemen's Union and which is ever being rammed home. Let ance from the air, whilst the digestive finds it in solid food. To the former their resolution passed with such indecent us see to it that we slip not back rom haste the day after the Oceana wreck)

our price of place at the top of the na- belonged Condé, Don Quixote, Fénelon, latter, Sancho lang back, even on the darkest, stormiest tions by reason of sore neglect of the and Lafayette; to the

Panca, Louis XVIII., Rossini, night, when boating was a peril; so long training of our merchant sailors. - The Théophile Gautier, as the "arcoli sahib" was willing to Times.

side rolling craft, but never in the get-

and

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* digestive," for instance, tries to get up energy on a glass of brandy.

Reveal to him that food is his real source of fores, and he will quickly get the habit of a breakfast. Even if he can- not overcome his desire to drink, his stomach will be better able to resist the poison. Muscular systems must under- stand that their vitality is enhanced by movement; the physiological intoxication thereby produced will make them forget speedily and disdain the intoxication of alcoholism.

The narriage of homogeneous types. is necessary to secure the purity and vigour of offspring and to avoid conflicts of tastes and interest.

Ville de Dunkerque, in conn stion with above Steamer are bereby informed that their goods with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored at their risks into the hazardous and or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., at Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.

Optional Carge will be forwarded on unless- intimation in received from the Consigneer. before Noon To-Day requesting it to be landed here.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned, Goods remained anclaired after the 8th instant at Noon will be su' jest to rent. and land ng charges.

All claims must be sent in to me on or before. the 10th instant or they will not be recognized.

All damaged packages will be examined on the 8th instant at 3 PM.

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

P. THOMAS.

Hongkong, lat July, 1912

Agent.

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