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THE

Travel through CANADA to ENGLAND

VIA

The New Route of

CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS Daily trains from VANCOUVER to MONTREAL Equipped with Observation Cars permitting best possible Views of fimous Mountain scenery. Passengers from the Orient met on arrival at Victoria aud Vancouver and rendered overy assistance with baggage, etc.

Through bookings made on all Trans-Pacific Steam- ship Lines from Hongkong.

Illustrated Booklets and Information supplied ou application.

Asiatic

Building

Queen's Road C

LONDON, HAMBURG,

CANADIAN

NATIONAL RAILWAYS

Telephone

Central

2004.

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1st, 1924-

NEW TORPEDO 'PLANE.

FOR COAST DEFENCE.

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The aviation correspondent of the London Daily Telegraph writing from Brough on August 1st. sal:--

152 HURT IN LINER.

WOMEN VICTIM.S. OF A

MOUNTAINOUS 'SEA....

INDO-CHINA

STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

BAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION,

TSINGTAU via SWATOW &

SHANGHAI SHANGHAI via SWATOW MANILA is AMOP HAIPHONG HOINOW SHANGHAI SWATOW

via SWATOW vin SWATOW

TIRKMAN. INJURED IN ERICUE WORK.

Caught by a mountainous mea while One of the milestones in the progressive miracle of aviation was reached to day, fighting a gale off Nantucket, last month. when, at the Blackburn Aeroplane Com-the White Star liner Arabic (15,798 tons) pany's aerodrome here. the Cubaroo, was thrown on her beam ends. Her super. the first aeroplane specially designed for structure was badly damaged and 32 per-

sons were injured. the Napier Cab " 1,0 5.p, cugine, was

SANDAKAN Of those hurt 35 were cabin passengers, launched in the presence of Air Ministry experts and many offeinl and foreign nine third-class passengers, and the re- representatives. This machine marks a mainder members of the crew. distinct and important step in aircraft design, besides being one of considerable It was interest to Imperial defence. down by an Air Ministry test pilot, Flight-Lieutenant P. W. 8. Bulman, M.C., A.F.C., who in a fifteen minutes flight demonstrated its wonderful com trollability. Despite its great size and weight, it is. according to this pilot

to control. extraordinarily rasy

16 gor off "--and landed with all the was and smoothness of a light miching, and the performatner was in every way in-occupants in the room by a gigantie wave, and how bravely the crew prevented a pressivo.

When she entered New York harbour late in the afternoon the Aralute was a sad spectable. The railings of the boat

twisted, much glas deck broken, and she was listing heavily where the cargo had be shifted by the gigantic

sea.

Were

WAS

"

KOBE MOJI STRANTS & CALCUTTA TIENTSIN

CALOUTTA LINE

From passengers in the Arabic ono heard the story of how the ship came within a few degrees of capsizing, how SHANGHAI the fixtures in the lounge were torn loose and hurled into a corner with the human

Conspicuous among those of the ship's crew who rushed to the aid of the pas- sengers was Patrick Carney, a fireman, from Liverpool, who, in an fort to ex tricate & little girl caught under the wreckage had his own spine broken when the ship reeled to the other bean.

Capt. Hickson said that after leaving Halifax a hurricane with a wind of nearly 120 miles, on our struck the vessel. She appeared to be safely beat ing the elements Tuntil the day before she reached New York, wher the glass Soon the wind began to fall sharply." dird, down and the officers rentised that they were going through the centre of the hurricans.

The Cubaroo" is a three-senter tor-panic. pedo 'plate. It is the first aeroplan designed to any single-power unit of such great power, although another type of aeroplane designed for a less powerful en- gine lus been fitted with the Cub. The C'ubaroo will carry a 2i torpedo. weighing about 1 ton, or, alternatively, two smaller torpedos, or a number of houls. When employed as a reconnais soce craft it will carry sufficient fel for a vorage of about 1,500 miles at a cruising speed of more than 100 miles per hour. It is armed with machine- guns. The torpedors are launched wher the aeroplane is flying close to the water. The Cubaroo would be a for; midable opponent to any warship, for

"Soon seas of pyramidal form began to its rapility of movement in three dimen

One ni sions would give it a chance of escape, mount all around the vessel. even from a ship armed with anti-air them with tremendous force struck the IBES-vis Saigon, Singapore,craft guns. Three or more Cubaroos Arbie just abaft the bridge on the star acting in concert could engage a battle board side, throwing her on to her beam ship with a fair chance of crippling itens. Fortunately many of the passen

gers were confined to the state-rooms. Thr, fuselage frame of the "Cubaroo"

The crew occupy protected lashed in their bunks. but nearly 100 of Lis of strel.

cockpits. The wings are saft. from tip them. mostly women and children,, were to tip, and the machine is therefore gathered in the lounge, larger than any of the two or three The engine aeroplanes on the air lines. wings of this big biplane are sit. from tip to tip: the machine is sift, in length and 10ft in height. The pilot's hand is

SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION

ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP-Via Singapore Colombo, Suez and Port Said...

"PARIS MARU" (Calls at Budan) "LONDON MARU"

BIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS Colombo, Durban and Capetown.

"MEXICO MARU”

"CHICAGO MARU.

BOMBAY via Singapore sad Colombe.

"SHUNKO MABU" (Calls at Penang)

"AMUR MARE *

BANGKOK Via SAIGON & SINGAPORE.

"KISHU MARU”

Sunday, Tuesday,

5th Oct.

4th Nov.

8th Oct.

***

Wednesday, 2nd Oct. Monday,

24th Nov,

Sunday, Monday, 90th Oct.

Wednesday, 1st Oct

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon..

"HAGUE MARU”.

Sunday, 26th Oct.

31

VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER via Shanghai and about left off the ground when the

Japau Ports.

•LABAMA MARU “

Wednesday, 22nd Oct.

Wednesday, 15th Oct

NEW YORK vis Japan Pörts, San Francisco and Panama.

* ALASKA MÄRU” (From Kobe) ...

JAPAN PORTS.

"ANDES MARU"

CLEBES MARU •

INDO MARU"

"ALABAMA MARU"

KEBLUNG via SWATOW & AMOY.

"KAISO MART"

AMAKUSA MARE"

WAKAO vin SWATOW & AMOY.

"KOTSU MARU

Tuesday,

Tuesday,

7th Oct, 14th Oct. Tues 17. Blst Oct Wednesday, 22nd Oct.

Sunday, Sth Ock, 3.p.m Bandaj, 12th Oct, 2 p.m.

Thursday, 9th Oct, 10 mm,

Thursday, 16th Oct. For farther particulars please apply to

OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA

TAKAO & KEELUNG

BUSHO MARUTM

Telephone Nos. 4988, 4089, 4090.

M. TAKEUCHI, Manager.

COMPANIA TRASATLANTICA DE BARCELOAN

Spanish Royal Mail Line

For MANILA, SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, SUEZ, PORTSAID, BARCELONA and OTHER SPANISH PORTS.

+

B.S... "C. LOPEZ Y LOPEZ"

30th Ost.

9.8. "ISLA DE PANAY

21rt Den.

19th Oct.

*3rd Dec.

For YOKOHAMA. KOBE, NAGASAKI, and SHANGHAL 8.B. "O. LOPEZ Y LOPEZ "

8.S. "ISLA DE PANAY

440

The stamen of this Company, are all classed,100 A1 st Lloyd's and are fitted -th

every modern convenience for the comfort and safety of the passengers. Stewarden and Doctor carried.

;

For Freight and/or passage apply to ----

18. Central Avenue, B.O., CATON.

0. D. BARRETTO,

SHIPBUILDERS,

SHIP REPAIRERS, BOILER MAKERS, FORGE MASTERS, OXY-ACETYLENE AND

ELECTRIC WELDERS, MECHANICAL AND

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS.

BOTELHO BROS., Alexandra Building, Hongkong

TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY

OF HONGKONG, LIMITED.

- DRY DOCKS.

Length 787 Feet.

Length on Blocks 750-Fest

Dept. on Centre of ́~-

Sill (H.W.0.8.7.) 34. ft. 6 in. THREE SLIPWAYS.

Capable of Handling Ships Up to 3,000 Tona Displacement. Electric Crane at Sea Wall, Capable of "Lifting 100 Tons at 7 Feet Radius.

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BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, AGENTS,

HONGKONG, ·CHINA & JAPAN.

¿TEL. ADDRESS; "TAIKOODOCE, HONGLONG." TELEPHONE No. 212.

"CALE FLAG: "U" OTER" ANE, PENNANT?

machine is at rest. The all-on weight of the Chibarea is nine tons, of which tons is useful load." The tail place alone is as big as a small aeroplane, and the propeller is 16ft. in diameter.

16. CELINDER ENGINE

With all the furniture which was not fastened they were thrown into a heap A call in the port corner of the room. to quarters was immediately sounded and brought the crew to the aid of the injur ed. most of whom were American tourists returning from holiday. All those re- quiring hospital, attention at New York were American women, except the fireman Carney

The shock of the accident was so great that William Taylor, n Liverpool cellist in the ship's orchestra, has been placed under special medien attention.

The White Star liner Homeric was caught in the wine storm, bus weathered. it with the loss of oan lifeboat.

It is not permitted to publish other detailed dimensions or facts relating to performance, Various reporta con cerning its equipment and performance

The hurricane in which the Arulnic have appeared, but these are unofficial and mostly inaccurate. The following was caught swept the whole Atlantic Ships additional particulars are. however.seaboard of the United States. authorised for publication. From were driven to take shelter in New York crowded with spacious cabin situated in the centre of Harbour, the aeroplane there is communication to vessels. the pilot's cockpit, This central cabin The seas, were mountainous anda tidal gives access by another Indder to a com-wave is believed to bare caused many partmens behind the wings. The wings casualties.

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are foldable, so that the craft can honard easily. The andercarriage is on four it. wheels, and these are provided with Oleo shock absorbers, as also is the tait skid. The cagine is the Napier "Cub, which is built, X-shape, of six. 1:8 teen cylinders-four rows of four. total weight is 2,200lb.. which is remark.. ably light even for an aeroplane engine, this, of course, illustrating the gain in lightness due to adopting the high power. An interesting comparison shows that a locomotive engine of the same power

The Cub would weigh 147,000lb. engine has passed the severe Air Minis try tests. and has given splendid results, being very economica! in "petrol and oil. Among these present at the launching ware Wing-Commander H. M. Cave- Brown-Cave. Assistant Director of Re- search, Air Ministry; Engineer-Comur. G. Villar, from the Admiralty, repre- senting Lord Beatty, who was unable to attend: Major H. C. Davidson, US. Air Attache: Capt. Silvane, chief of the Spanish Royal Naval Commission now visiting this country: Lieut. Kato and Commander Yamashita. of the Japanese Imperial Navy Office: representatives. of the Finnish Government Aircraft De- partment; and the Australian and Cana- dian air liaison officers.

"MAJESTIC " RECORDS! WORLD'S LARGEST LINER NEVER 30 FULL

The White Star liner Majestic, the world's largest steamer had never been so full before as she was when she left There Southampton on September 1st. were 854 first-class passengers, 720 second- There was, class, and 200 third-claas. however, plenty of room for more third- class passengers, due to the effect of the United States immigration laws and the quota.

Mails carried totalled, 4,165 bags from Southampton, to he augmented as Cher- bourg by more than 1,000 bags-nearly another record for this time of the year.

DAY AND HIGHT AIRWAY.

The world's first commercial day-and- night air-line, in which "aeroplanes and fying-boats will be employed, was opened last month.

The 800-miles ronie, will be from Lon- don to Copenhagen, vid Amsterdam, Hanover, Berlin, and Stettin.

At Berlin a change will be made into another land-plane.

At Stettin travellers will embark in a flying-bost for Copenhagen. This night! section is to be flown at first with mails and parcels only.

The passenger time-table will permit travellers leaving London at 8.15 a.m. to reach Copenhagen by a.m. the next day.

which

Was

MANILA

HAIPHONG

BORNEO

TIENTSIN

BANGKOK

*

+

*TUNGSHING •

"FOOSHING

"BUISANG

MINGSANG

Wednesday, lat Oct. 10mm Fiday

3rd Oct 10 Ma turday, 4th Oct., 3 ple 8th Oct 8,

„Senday,

KWONGSANG.Sundar

"HINSANG

"KWAISANG

"TINOSANG

HOSANG

CHIPSHING"

“LAISANG *S

Monday

Monday,

Wednesday,

5th Uct 10

6th Oct 1 pm.

Club

6th Oct 5 pm,

8th Oct 10

Wednesday, 8th Oct., Neon 8th Oct. Spell

Thursday,

Saturday, 11th Oct., Noon

This Lina now affords regular sailings to Cakratis Panang and Singapore; returning from Calontia

and Hongkong to Japan, occasionally calling at

ghal

via Suralte

All steamers have excellent passenger accommodation, atted with Wireless and carry a fully-qualified Surgeon.

LINE-Sailings approximately every three days between Canton and

and Yangtze Porta và Shen hai

Shanghai, sometimes calling at Swatow, Through ticket m be obi ined and through Bill of Lading are issued to all Northern LINEA weekly service is maintained with Manila by versold with good. passenger accommodation, mailings from both porta every Saturday, at 11 am. LINE-Sailings approximately weekly for passengers and cargo, calling of

Hollow both way

LINE-Fortnightly sailings to and from Bandakan by two 5,000 tam steamers, K. HINSANG" and "MAUSANG," both steamers

Cargo take a having excellent passenger accommodation. through Bills of Lading for, Kudat, Josselton, Labuan, Tawáo and Lahad Datu. LINEA regular service is run from March to November between Haag

kong and Tientsin, occasionally calling at Weihaiwei and Cheloo. Swatow by Bve stemmers itted with up-to-date passenger moocas». LINE-A weekly service is provided between Hongkong and Bangkok vie

modation

CALCUTTA LINE

5.& "HOSANG" will be despatched on or about for SINGAPORE, PENANG Thursday, 9th Oct. 3

& CALOUTTA.

p.

Through Bills of Lading issued to RANGOON, MADRAS, PORT SWETTENHAM and DUTCH EAST INDIES.

For Freight or Passaigs apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.

GENERAL MANAGERS.

TEL No. Chemen: 915,

GLEN

AND SHIRE

JOINT SERVICE OF STEAMTES,

UK-STRAITS, CHINA & JAPAN SERVICE.

Due Hongkong. Tessal

30th Sept.

5th Oct.

... 16th Oct.

OUTWARDS.

Vessel

"GLENSANDA

66

LUCRETIA

GLENEHANE" *GLENGARRY "OLENAPP'

LOMBARD

19

STARTING TO-DAY UNTAINS FRE

WORLD THEATRE.

.. 30th Oct.

HOMEWARDS.

Leaves Ekong,

Dischargu)

"GLENOGLE"

14th Oct,

London, Rotterdam

Hamburg, Κάτι

Hambury.

"GLENGARRY"

London, Botterdam and

Movements are subject to change witkest notice.

For Freight er further Particulars, please apply tom

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. LTD. THE GLEN LINE, LED., "AGENTE.

Teisphones: Central. No. 215 sub-ez 23, and Central $596.

THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESSĮ * MANIFESTO," HONGKONG. Coom Vom Al, ARQ. Fifth Edition: Engineering: First and Second Editier Westers Union and Watkins, Benson's, Maroout

Dock Owners, Ship Builders, Marine and Land Engineers, Boiler Makers, Iron and

Brass Founders, Forge Masters, Electricians

OIL TANK STEAMER "PALUDINA 437-0° 58′ 1 #1′,0o/3,400 tons dw..x 8,100 HF.

Built by THE HONGKONG ↳ WHAMPOÅ DOCK GO, LTD, 4 KOWLOON DOCH

of PHE ANGLO SAXON PETROLEUM CO., LTD, being one of tuns similar varsala brill to the same užar.

Please address enquiries to the Chief Manager;

M. & DYER B. So, MINA. KOWLOOF DOCK, Horczew

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