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SHIPBUILDING IN 1926.

LLOYD'S SUMMARY OF RETURNS.

A GENERAL, REVIEW OF THE YEAR AT HOME.

Lloyd's summary of returns of shipbuilding at Home during the

year 1920 shows that during that peried there have been launched in Great Britain and Ireland 107 mer- chant vessels of 639,508 tons (17) 142 stemmers of 431,533 tous, 37 motarships of 201,913 tons and 18 barges of 8,502 tons). All these ressils have been built of steel, and not a single aniling vessel has been launched during the year.

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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS,

"EMPRESS COLLISION IN

HUANGPU

ENGINEER AND FIREMAN DEAD.

"JINSHO MARU

SALVAGED.

BEING

Casualties in the accident which

cured or Monday last in the action of the Huangpu know as the Astrea Channel when the RMS. Empress of Canada collided with Japanese cargo-boat, the Jinsho Mare," have now been ascertained, says the North China Daily News, as the chief fireman and the Ars: engineer of the latter ship. The first engineer is believed to have been burned to death and subse

The output for 1926 is 445,065 tona lower than that for the year 10s. quently, washed into the river and The present total represents 38.3earch is being made to recover per sent. of the world's output for 1926, as compared with 403 per rent in 1985, 64.1 per cent. in 1924, 39.2 per cent. in 1993, and 38 per

vent, in 1913,

his body, while the chief fireman died the same night in the hospital as the result of fatal burns caused by the burating of the ship's steam pipes when the ship was rammed, Of the tonnage launched during ship is declared to be recovering Another fireman on the damaged the year, 540,660 tons are for them his dangerous burrs in the gistration in Great Britain and Foo Ming Hospital, North Sze Ireland. and 50,108 tons (14 per chuen Road. cent. of the total tonnage) are for owners residing abroad. This per centage compares with under 181 her that. in 1995, under 15 per cent. in 1924, less than 3 per cent in 12. 20 per cent, fer, 12, and an average of over 22 per cent. for the five preswar years, 1909-1913.

The

The Largest Vessels.

The returns for 1996 show that 44 vessels of between 5,000 and 10,00 tons each and 12 vessels of 10,000 tous and upwards were launched largest are the motorship Alfundars (2,130 tons) and Carzer zum Castle (20,003 tons), and the four turbine steamers Almeda, Andalusia, deelong, and Avila, of ..about 14,000 tons each.

Excluding vessels of less than 1,000 tons, 19 vessels of 100,020 tons, for the carriage of oil in bulk were launched during 1976. Of these, 14 vesels of about 72,200 tons were built on the Isherwood system of longitudinal framing.

N.Y.K. TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE:

QUADRUPLE-SCREW MOTOR- PASSENGER LINERS.

LATEST IDEA IN SHIP CON

STRUCTION TO BE.

EMBODIED.

placed orders in Japan for a num

The Nippon Fusen Kaisha have ber of quadruple-screw trans-Pacific motor passenger liners. They will be built in accordance with the highest class registered at Lloyd's, and will be of the following dimen- ions:

Length, over all Breadth moulded Loaded draft Gross tonnage

TUESDAY, MARCH 22nd, 1927.

THE YACHT "WARRIORS').

IN HONG KONG HARBOUR.

ON FAR EASTERN CRUISE,"

A stately looking vessel fying the American dag lying now in the harbour is the yacht Warrior, She is on a Far-Eastern cruise and Mr. Harrison Williams is the had arrived here from Bangkok. owner of the yacht, and the cruising party consists of Mr. Paul D. Ralph Burton, Colonel Rivers Wer Cravath, Lady Adby, Captain

Miss Selma Wagner and M.

Emile Coffée.

Captain Augestesen is in cam- mand of the vessel. about 384" The Warrior is a luxuriously about 79

fitted out vessel of 1,432 tons grass about 28′0′′ and 18 tons net and carries a crew about 18,000 of 44 hands. Her bunker capacity It is proposed to build three is 200 tons and her speed 11 króts. vessels two of which will be fitted with four sets of Sulzer engines driving four screws, giving the vessels a speed of 10 knots with a cruising speed of 17 koots, the other will be fitted with two sets of Bur- meister & Main engines.

windows

N.Y.K. BOATS. SAILINGS ACCORDING TO

SCHEDULE.

medation will be for 200 aduits, from Tokyo that there had been a

The first class passenger accom- composed of single bed-cabins, two strike of cooks on the N.Y.K. Tea With reference to Reuter's cable

bedded enhing and large family have cabins of three beds. All cabins will the Hong Kong office of the and there will N.I.K. inform us that all their be no inside cabins. There will be vessels are sailing according to sitting room and private bath and one suite consisting of bedroom, trunk room, and a super suite con sisting of a bedroom, sitting room, private verandah, private bath and trunk room.

schedule

have been very quickly settled.

If there was any trouble it must

Yawata, Japan, with a cargo stated The Jinsho Maru bound for by its agents, the Kaiyosha Com iron, 4,000 bales of coctor seed and pany, to have comprised 500 tons of about 800 bags of Cuban sugar, totalling in all about 1,000 tons is being salvaged, not far from the No. 3 buoy where she was towed to shallow water after the accident. opposite public bathrooms or will The ship was eight years old, hav-have private bathrooms attached. ing been built in 1910 and her All first class passenger accommoda- characters for the fate voyage wero tion will be admidships on the the Yamashita Kisen Kaisha. Most "B," "C" and "D"

decks. The of the cargo was damaged by the promenade deck, which will be water, according to the ship'a fentare of these vessels, will extend. agents, but a portion in the for- prnetically the whole length of the Barometer... ward

O No. 1 hatch of ship | ship. On this deck provision has Temperature which was constructed with a safety been made for six extra large cabins Humidity.... device is said to have escaped dam with private bathrooms, public Wind- AKE Water entered all the other lounge smoking room, verandah Direction cargo-filled hatches,

cafe and social hali.

Force

Most cabins will be HONG KONG METEOROLOGICAL

VESSELS EXPECTED.

burning oil fuel, launched during (Manners), due to-morrow. The tonnage of steamers fitted for afrika (Manners), due April 25th. the year, amounts to early 220,000 Antrar (Blas Funnel), due April

tona.

The returns include a number of vessels designed for channel, voust- ing, fishing, towing, harbour ser vide, and other special purposes.

5th.

rajar (E. & A.), due April 4th

(Jardine),

farmarthenshire

dus

April 5th. Changte (B. & S.), due April 8th. The average tonnage of steamersdenz (Melchers), due April 22nd and motorships launched during the left (P. & O.), dug March 31st, year is 3,510 tons. If the reels of less than 100 tons are excluded, the Emprese of Ain (C.P.R.), dus

April 99th. average is increased to 4,480 tons, as compared with 4,435 in 1923, 3,777 in 1924, 3,805 in 1923, and 5,166 15 1002

Steam Turbines.

Further progress was recorded in the use of steam turbines during 1926, when 13 vessels with a total tonnage of 119,708 tons were laun- ched, which will be Guted with this method of propulsion, and all of them will have guared turbines. may be stated that of the vessels of 10,000 tens and upwards launched during the year, eight are to be fitted with turbines.

Empress of Canada (C.P.R.), due

March 26th,

amens (Blue Franci), due March

9th.

Franken (Melchers), due June 18th. Fulda (Micichers), due May 31st Gambhiru (B.1.), due March 26th. Chaucus (Blue Fuane), due April

7th.

Glenbey

14th,

(Jardine), due April

Glentuce (Jardine), Jue to-day. (huturo (Jardine), due May 1st. Haruna Maru (N.Y.K.), due March

25th.

retor (Blue Funnel), due April

2nd. Hesaru (Jebsen), due April 9th. Jands (B.I. & Apear), due to mor-

row.

10th.

The image of vessels fitted with internal combustion engines in com- parison to the total output is steadily increasing. The tonnage of such vessels launched during 1919 was 32,046 tons, while during 105 Jan (Swed. E.A. Co), due April it amounted to 207,917 tons; during 1926, 37 moterships of 201,913 tons frypare (P. & C.), due April 12th, have been launched; this tonnage (P&O), due April 14th. represents over, 461 per cent, of the hurr (P. & O.), das March 26th. steam tonnage launched. As stat- Landenwigshafen (Melchers), "due ed previously the two largest vessels; April Stb. launched during the year are motor-acedonia (P. & 0.), due April ship, the Alcantara and the Car- narvon Castle, of 29,150 tons and 20,003 tons respectively.

1st,

Halwa (P. & O.), due March 31st. Moren (P.&O.), due March 28th. Mirzaer (P. & 0.), due May

19th.

Returns from the Clyde. The Clyde district occupies first Nellore (P. & 0.), due April 14th place amongst the shipbuilding Pals (Melchers), due May 19th. centres, showing B output of President Hayes (D.S. & A.M.L), 207,615

Them follow the

dud March 28th.

LONE.

Tyne (124,600 tons), Belfast (02,219), the Tees (97,183), the Wear (35,187), and the Mersey (34,619 tons). The largest decrease, as compared with 1925, has taken place on the Clyde, the figures for which are 238,072 tona lower than the previous year. The decrease on the Tyne amounts to 85,005 tons, on the Tees to 50,477 tors, and on the Wear to 56,304 tons. At Belfast there has been an increase of 34,713 tons, and on the Mersey of 12,940 tons.

As regards the movement of the shipbuilding industry during the course of 1920, Lloyd's "Register

returns show opening of the year, that at the were under on in Grest Britain and

The returns issued during 1926 showed a stendy decrease through cut the year, and on December 31st, 1026, the termage under construc-

tion

President Jackson (D.S. & A.M.L.), President Pirree (D.S.. & A.M.L),

dus April 3rd..

due March 28th.

4

...

The gymnasium and swimming pool will be situated on deck and apparatus will be install ed which will provide running sea- water when the bath is in use.

REGISTER.

Hong Kong Observatory, March 21st

[Previous]On Date On Date

Day at.

Weather Bain ...

lat 2 p.m. 6 A.. x p.m.

30.02

30:12

03.10.

68

+

60

18

62

60

EVE

5

B

0

0,00

0.00

0.00

Highest open-air Temperature, 20th: 8 Lovers open-air Temperature, let: 57

B-Blue sky; C-Cloudy; D- Drizzle;

F-Fog; L*Lightning;

A superior second class is also provided which will accommodate 100 adults; enbins, as in the first M-Mist; O-Overcast; PPassing class, will all be outside, and will showers; Q-Squalls; Ŕ-Bain; T- be situated on "C" deck, with Thunder. public rooms on the after pro- menade which will be unusually spacious.

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The fore and aft parts of the ship will be given over for 400 third class passengers and the arrange ments made will be superior to any this class of passenger. thing now plying the Pacific for

HONG KONG TIDE TABLE.

From March 22nd to 28th, 1927. HRB WATER.

LOW WATZE

Height.

Hong

Hong

Kong

Standard

Time.

Kong Standard Time.

b.

2. 1, in. Ja

15 7 m

ច

1 31 31

.ú. 49

The first vessel of the above type will be laid down sometime early of the Mitsubishi Zosen Kaisha, this summer at the Nagasaki Works and the contract calls for compleTas. 22 11 15 tion by the end of next year, the other two steamers will be laid Wed, 231 40 down a few months later, one to be built by the same firm and the other Thor. 240 29 by the Kawasaki Zosenjo at Kobe.

Fri. 25 LA The N.Y.K.S. is not sparing any expense of effort in embodying in Sat. 26 m 4 these three vessels the very latest idens in ship construction. They don. 27 will be the largest passenger carry-

ing ships ever laid down in Japan Mou 28 and the largest units of the Com- pany's feet, which on the comple

tion of these steamers will total

1

21

0 12

8m $ 57

2 a 6 1 10 38 12

EN TO GO Height...

No infer. h. w. Nointer...

0 19 6 3

0.8

7 15

4 40 alg 5924

about 700,000 gross tons directly Da, LECLERC'S LIVER KANEYE operated and with subsidiary tonnage will aggregate near the million mark.

FORTY WINKS AFTER MID-DAY MEAL.

DOCTOR'S SARCASTIC CON- DEMNATION.

Carn

Who are the people that, physio- winks after their midday meal? logically speaking,

forty

tion would admit the right of only A doctor who discussed this ques- one class to the privilege, apart, of course, from the aged, and invalids doctor's orders.

indulge themselves under

Preussen (Jebsen), duo May 19th. St, Albanx (E. & A), due April-latho Saarbrucken (Melchers), due Apr.

6th.

Salabangka (J.C.J.L.), due April

"5th.

Schwaben (Melchers), due April

21st,

Tango Mars (N.Y.R.), de to-day

Takada (B.I.), dus March 24th.

who personally supervise their chil

The favoured people are mothers

dren's midday meal.

A mother who has prepared Imeh and presided at the children's meal is not only tired out, but is not digest her food," said this doctor. allowed sufficient time in which to

Tilat (B.I, & Apear), due March A or so in a quiet room, after the

Tecate (B.I. & Apear), due March

25th.

31st.

Tjipanas (J.C.J.L), due March

23th

Tikarang (J.C.J.L.), due March

27th.

'filebnet (J.C.J.L.), due March

in Great Britain and Ireland ⚫98th,

only amounted to 760,084 tons, Tibodas (J.C.J.L.), due April 7th

124,929 tons less than 12 months Tisalak (3.C.J.L.), due March earlier,

29th.

The figures for the end of, 1028 Timro (J.C.J.L.), due April are the lowest 'recorded since June 10th.

1900, and show a reduction of Fiondari (J.C.J.L), duc April

3,038,500 tons as compared with the record reached at the end of March, 1921, and a reduction of 1,130,000 tons as compared with the average tonnage building during the 12 months immediately preceding the

War.

12th.

There has recently been, however, considrable increase-judged by

rest of twenty minutes dura-

children have returned to school, will do her ail the good in the world

الحرة

"Vicious." The discussion "encouraged the doctor, to elaborate his contention that post-luncheon naps for the majority of people are unnecessary, even vicious, and led him on to a denunciation of the general increase in lunch-tour leisure which he has seen in his time,

The only justification for sleep- ing after lunch which I can think of, apart from the people I have indicated and whose special con ditions create a special need, is boredom such as seems to be suffer- ed by retired people who spend too

the tonnage commenced, as shown much of their time in clubs," he

for

Returne in the order in Lloyd's Register Quarterly declared.

It should also be stated that at the end of 1928 the totals include vessels, so that the immediate out midday meal, so far as people are дет The desire for sleep after the nearly 100,000 tons on which work look in the shipbuilding industry in concerned whose work does not was suspended; at the end of 1925 this country is much more hopeful make any rush' demands on them, euch tonnage was 87,000 tons.

than it has been during the last indicates either that they have (Continued at foot of next coluwen.) | few years of acute depression. eaten too much or are not well"

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNÉES,

PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO.'S STRAKTA DEVANHA."

AIRIVE HONG KONG ON

STE MARCH, 1927.

TRO BOMBAT, COLOMBO AD

STRAITS.

ONSIGNEES

of Cargo, by the above-named vessel are hereby ins formed that their Goods are being handed and placed at their risk in the Hang. and Kowloon Wharf and Godown At Kowloon whête- each Consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark and Delivery can be obtained sa the Goods are landed.

This

vessel brings on Cargo from Persian Gulf ex B.I.S N. and B. & F.S.N

Co.'s Steamers,

Optional Goods will be landed hero unless instructions have been given to the contrary Six hours before arrival of the Stamer.

Gods not cleared within 8 days in- luding date of arrival will be subject to

Reah wire Insurance will be affected by

NO

us in any ones whatever.

Damaged Packages must be loft in the Godowns for examination by the Consignees, and the Company's surveyors Messrs. GODDARD

& DOPOLAS at 10 am.

6

Merdays and

and Thursdays, within the Free

Storage period.

be

All Claims

presented at the Steamer must to the Undersigned on or before 9th April, 1997, OF they will not be recognized.

No Oilms will be admittat after the Goods have left the Goulden. MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co.

Agenta,

Hong Kong, afat March, 1997

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AND

LTD.

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGA- TION CO., LTD.

Fio UNITED KINGDOM

VIA SINGAPORE,

JONSIGNEES per Co.'s Steamer CALUHAR

the Cargo

so hereby notified than" will be discharged fata"Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie at Consiguses risk and subject to Terms and Condi tions of Storage at Holl's Wharf The Cargo will be ready for Delivery frat Godown on and after 19th March,

Optional Cargo will not be landed Notice has boan given prior

here.

to Steamer's arrival, but carried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option extends.

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Friday between the hours of 10.45

Noos within the Fres Storage period.

Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Steamer's Godown all Goods remaining undelivered after

the 25th March, will be subject. to Bent.

ba

All Claime against the Steamer must

presented to the Undersigned on br before the 8th April or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

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19th March, 1927.

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THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.

COPENHAGEN.

THE Motorship

ASIA " having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed and placed at their risk into the hazardous and for extra hazardous Godowns of The Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, where Delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowas, and all Goods

20ta of 14 delivered after the

subject to Bent

1927, 4 p... will bo

All broken, chafed and damaged Gooda are to be left in the Godown, where be examined by Mesura. - son & Asha on the 25th of March, 1927,

they will

at 10 a.m.

All Claims against the vessel must bo presented be the Undersigned before the of March, 1927, or they will not be recognized

'No Fire Insurance will be effected.

Bills of Lading will be counterged by JOHN MANNEES & CO., LTD.,

Agents.

Hong Kong, 19th March, 1997.

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CONSIGNEE NOTICE

SS. GENERAL METZINGER.”

BRINGING CARGO FROM

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must be sent in to me if ar before the Saturday, the 26th instant, or they will not be recognized.

Damaged Packages will be examined by the Company's Surveyors," Mecuro." Goddard & Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at 10.00 am. on Wednesday, the 23rd March, 1987,

No Fire Insurance will be affected by

na in any case whatever,

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Agent

Hong Kong 17th March, 1987. [4700