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THE IMPERATOR" AND HER

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The following is from Fairplay of the 26th ult. :-

The arrival in Southampton of the Hamburg American Liner imperator marked not only the arrival of the largest foreign vessel which ever entered British waters, but also of a vessel which in

regard to life-saving appliances has undoubtedly the most extensive and per-

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patent davits, and of these three different types are fitted. Firstly, the old-fashion- ad single-acting type in places where there is only one lifeboat in fine on the upper deck; secondly, a double-acting type, which is fitted mostly in conjunction with one lifeboat under davits and two nested lifeboats Iving parallel with the first. By means of the double-acting davit, the Welin patent non-toppling block and the patent lowering control, these three life- boats can be quickly lowered into the water one after another. Instead of bomp ropes, steel wire ropes are used, and these are wound around a drum fitted with a brake for lowering and an electric motor for raising. As soon as the first boat which is hung ander davits has been fowered, the tackle is raised again by means of the electric motor and the non-: topping blocks; the first of the nested boats is then attached to the blocks and swung out board by means of the double- acting davits; the same takes place in regard to the second nested buat. When the Imperator was aground on her first trip down the Elbe, the heats were

HONGKONG/SHORTHAND lowered in order to lighten her as much

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as possible, and on this occasion it was found that it took only 17 seconds to lower a boat from the upper deck, which was Hoe 80 feet above the water line. Besides this boats on the upper deck, a number of lower decks and here again another beats have also been filter on one of the invention of Mr. Welin has been used, that is, lower deck davits, These also enable the hosts to be swung out very rapidly by the turning of a handle. The amount of deck space saved on the upper deck has been very much appreciated by the Hamburg American Company, and it is more than likely that the placing of boats on lower decks and their lowering by this special device of Mr. Welin's will be adopted also in this country. In Germany the principal shipping Com- NOTHING BETTER FOR THE panies have adopted it in connection with

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(TYLISH. BATHING DRESSES

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NEW BRITISH POSTAGE STAMPS.

ADOPTION OF FINE ENGRAVING FOR HIGHER

VALUES.

The new 3s. and 2s. 6d. stamps, were issued on the 1st insk, and they are to he, followed shortly by new_stamps for 10%, and £1. The design is in each case the same, but the stamps are in four colours-namely, 2s. 6d. stamps, brown; 5s,, crimson; 10s, blue; £1, green. The new stamps are of the same depth as the ordinary penny stamp and about twice the width.

On June 30th at the end of the fiscal year of the United States Government, the total expenditure for the Panama Canal was approximately £60,000,000, distributed as follows:-

Purchase from French.... Purchase of Caual zone ...... Construction and engineering

Sanitation and health Civil administration Fortifications...... Relocation Panama railroad. Miscellaneous

Total

£8,000,000 2,500,000 37,500,000 [3,000,000

1,400,000 600,000 2,000.000 5,000,000

£60,000,000

The now issues are the first British postage stamps, at all events in recent years. which bear a pictorial design. Every now stamp is the subject of minute be about £70,000,000, and this will include I is probable that the final total will and critical examination, but there will many large items not contemplated in the probably be general agreement, the Times estimate of 1009, the saving being due to says, that the new design is a great nd-great and unexpected increases in the vance in an artistic sense on any British ficiency of the working force. postage stamp at present in circulation.

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It represents Britannia, with trident and The most important of the elements that shield, driving sea-horses over the waters have contributed to making the cost so The design is by Mr. Bertram Mackenral, much greater than was anticipated is the A.R.A., and the work has been done for human factor. Experienced contractors the Inland Revenue Office by Messrs.in the United States expected to pay £25 Waterlow Brothers and Layton.

a month to steam-shovel men who are The now stamps are the first since 1880 actually paid £42, from £15 to £30 à to be printed by the system of line month to civil engincers, who are paid engraving. In that year a change was from £30 to £100; 20d. hour to made to surface-printing, a much more machinists, who are paid twice that CONSUMPTION. economical method, which is still en- amount; and 3d. to 4d, an hour to common ployed for all the lower denominations of labourers, who actually get from 5d. to British stamps. This change marked the 10d. They also calculated that the labour beginning of period of artistic efficiency in Panama would be almost as decadence in our postage stamps. Before high as in the United States, whereas it 1880 even the half-penny and penny is not over 60 per cent. Fully one-half of stamps were produced by line-engraving the total cost of the Canad will be a and had the higher finish of that process. But in justice to the authorities of that charge for salaries and wages, and this day it must be added that economy was

will amount to at least 25 per cent. more not the main motive of the alteration. than was estimated in 1901 and 1986, The line-engraved stampa, from the Into the great excess in labour cost nature of the printing, lent themselves there enters the element of Government 176 readily to obliteration of the post-mark, as opposed to private construction.

and there were so many cases of this kind the beginning it was the intention to have of fraud that the Government decided to the work planned by the Government and adopt surface-printing with special inks, executed by contractors under Govern so that the stamps were generally con ment supervision-a plan followed exten- sidered to be proof against auch fraud.sively in the United States, and adopted They were, however, inferior artistically by the French in Panaroa. After study- to the stamps which they superseded, anding the situation on the Isthmus, the lacked the delicacy and light and shade second chief engineer, Mr. John F. the which could be obtained by the older pro- Stevens, recommended that the work be the cess.

In reverting to that process now the authorities will givo gratification to this his succesor, Colonel George W. done entirely by the Government, and in many philatelists, but it by no follows that line graving will be applied Goethals, concurred. Under Government management. skilled artisans LOK

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TONGKONG HANSARD REPORT of the MEETINGS of LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Bossion 1912.

REVISED BY THE MIRARDEU

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DAILY PRESS Office. Hongkong, 25th Jung, 1913.

Tor

means

In

to the stamps of lower denominations. administrative employers in Panama live It is more than four times as costly ná surface-printing a difference which is not very serious in the case of the higher priced stamps, bat is an important con- sideration with the penny and halfpenny stamps. Of these 5,000 millions are sold each year, divided almost equally between the two denominations, but of the 9, 6., 55, 10, and 1 stamps only about 2,000,000 are needed for a year's supply,

on a scale of great comfort, in many casca in comparative luxury; while the common labourer from the West Indies bas cem- fortable quarters, all health advantages, and wages from two to four times greater than he has ever had before. An estimate of £5,000,000 as the amount spent by the United States in procuring the health and comfort of its employees on the Canal.

would not be excessive, whereas it was

importance of the elements in the increase would be spent for these purposes.

Changes in plans form the second in of costs over estimates The increase of the length of the looks by 110ft. to 1,000ft. represents an increase of Culebra Cut from 200ft. to 300ft., with at least £1,000,000; the widening of the channel in

banks, represents an increase of over £2,000,000; the change of the location of the Pacific locks from Balboa to Mira- flores, a point three miles further inland, represents an increase of about £1,000,000 CHINA,

Expenditure for work not contemplated by the original estimates is involved by extensive terminal wharves and dry docks, fortifications at both entrances and at the jocks, permanent administration buildings at the Pacific entrance, purchase of lands not actually needed in the Canal con- struction, and elaborate coaling plante.

The steady rise in the price of all com- modities in the United States is another cause of increase that could not have been foreseen.

In all the materials that form any considerable part of the construction of equipment of the Canal thero has been an increase of from 10. to 50 per cent. within the past decade.

PASSED THE CANAL.

May 30th-Antilochus, Nore. Juno 6th--Teuter, Tydeus, Den of Glamis

June 10th-Bohemin, Nippon. June 17th-Indrani, Nile, Perecua........... June 17th-Dunbar.

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Juno 24th-Meinam.

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July 4th-Belgravia, Kitano Maru, Peleus, Polynesien,

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July 8th Ambria, Greben. Japan,

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Sumatra, Wakasa Maru, Kiolo,

July 15th Benlomond, Idomeneus,

July 18th--4bi Maru, Australien, dustria, Buelow, Igo Mari, Persia.

July 25th-Aki Maru, Arabin,

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

HE Steamship

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"PRINZESS ALICE" having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods, with the exception: of Opium, Treasure and Valuables, are being landed and stored at their risk to the basardons and/or extra hazardous towns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Who and Godown Company, Limited, Kowloon, and West Point Godowns, whence delivery may be obtained.

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JUTICES TO CONSIGNEES

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. THE P. & Q. 5. N. Co.'s Steamer

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"NANKIN,"

Arrived Hongkong on 23rd July, 1913, FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, MALTA, POT SAID, SUEZ AND STRAITS.

Consignees of Curge by the above-named. resolo hereby informed that their goods are baing landed and placed AT THEIE RISK in the Hongh ag and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Compsey's Godowas at Kowloon, where onsh Consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark and dotivory can be obtained as the Goods are landed. instructions are given to the contrary within dal Goods will be landed here unless Optic

6 hours.

dain of rival will

Good not cleared within 8 days including

subject to rent, No Fire Iusarancs will be effected by me in y cast whatever.

Damgad packages must be left in the Cartow for examination by the Consignees and the Compsay's curveyors, Messrs. GODDARD and DUGLAS, at 10. on MONDAYS and THURSDAYS All Claims must be presented within ten days of the steamor's arrival here, after ich date they cannot be recognised. No Chachs will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns.

E. A. HEWETT,

Superintendent.

Ungkong, 23rd July, 1913.