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SHIPBUILDING IN THE U.S.

A CRITICAL POSITION.

LACK OF FOREIGN ORDERS: SHIPS OF THE FUTURE,

1

THE ORIENT LINER "ORMUZ."

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, JUNE 9th, 1927.

N.B.L. PURCHASES BACK SUR RENDERED PASSENGER

SHIP.

The news that the Orient Line “Orders for new tonnage placed have sold the demur to the Nord- with shipbuilders in the United | deutscher Lloyd will not cause much Stutes during the first three months | smrprise, for although a fine ship of this year have been headficient she never quite fitted in with the in either numbers or volume to lead rest of the company's fleet. Built Roy encouragement to the immed by the Bremer Vulcan Company, ints ontlook for the shipbuilding (af Vegesack, for the N.D.L., she industry," says the Marine En- was (anched in 1914, under the gineering commencing on its April anne of Zeppelin and was intended issue a special article on the ship for the first and third-class passen- ger service between Bremen and building situation on the other side

New York. After the Armistice she of the Atlantic. Except for two

was handed over to the British

Tuade art large oil tankers, it goes on to state, Government, the orders so far received comprise voyages under the management of the White Star Line. Later she only small vessels of spreist type was purchased by the Orient Com- for domestic uses, and, with the pany.

She is typical product of Ger- failure of the last session of Conan naval architecture, but she did ant suffer from the defect of over Kress to anke any action in sup port of merchant shipping, the ornateness which unfavourably in situation remains unchanged with respect to the building of new vessels for veteras service be the

replacement of old tonnage.

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several

essed British travellers by many of the big German liners. After she came under the British flag number of the original Gerinuo fit- tings were supplemented by equip ment of British manufacture.

Gize

JEAL

She is a vessel of 14,549 tons gross and 550 ft. in length, and thus was

the

the nearly Demande, but whereas the latter, like all the later additions to the company's feet, is driven by single

the reduction geared turbines, Ormuz has quadruple expansion engines. It is interesting to note that the N. L. are not restoring he original name it having been decided to call her the Dresita.

How critical this position is can be judged from the statements made by Capt. R. D. Gatewood, the man- nger of the maintenance and repair department of the U.S. Shipping Board, in an address on "Sea Power and American Hesting" which he delivered in New York a few weeks ago. America, he said, was not building a single hull for foreign trade, the very few vessels under eunstruction being for coastwise FRENCH SOLDIERS COMING services, and the condition of the shipyards was pitiable.

Skeleton Technical Staks. Most of them had gone out of ¦ existence and the small number left

AND GOING.

PASS THOUGH ON FRENCH LINERS.

The Porthos hand on board 440 European soldiers, some thirty officers and a number of staff non- commissioned officers to join the Shanghai Defence Forces,

had only skeleton farers of draughts. Passing through the Colony on men and mechanies and had made the two French M.M. liners, the 18.8. Porthos and the B.S. D'Artag virtually no renewals of shop tools, on Tuesday were a number of or equipment for over five years. French soldiers for Shanghai and

for Europe. If this situation cuntioned, it wentid be only a matter of months before more yards would close, with the result that when America did decide to build more ships, as in evitably she unust, she would luck not only the mechanical equipment for doing so but also, what was equally if not more important, the organizations of skilled men train- ed to do this work.

The ships of the future, he con- sidered, would be larger and faster than those of the United States' war time built fleet, and would re- quire far more skill in their design and construction. It required years to build up a sufficiency of men trained to

shipyard work efficiently and economically, and yet, in the face of this need, the Amerienn shipboilding industry hed been steadily losing its trained men for a long time past, and the exodus was continuing daily.

do

These views, states our contei- porary, are shared by many other martant men in the shipbuilding the pity of it is

industry, and that the general public and their representatives in the Government fail to grasp the fact that in the entire history of the nation sen power has played the decisive part in our destiny and that our strength at sa under present conditions is dependem very largely upon outr merchant shipping.

NORWAY'S CARGO FLEET.

The D'Artagnan is taking to Marsilles 102 military ranks, and a number of officers,

CHINA HOMEWARD CONFERENCE.

FREIGHT TARIFF No. v. DATED 7TH MARCH, 1927.

ADDENDUM No. 10.

PART 1. DDITIONAL

RATES

of

AD FREIGHT for GENERAL CARGO and MATTING to PLY: MOUTH are Added to the TARIFF La follons:- Page 29:

CONSIGNEE NOTICES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGA- TION CO., LTD.

AND

FROM UNITED KINGDOM VIA SINGAPORE.

UNSIONERS per Co.'s Steamer ORESTES

are hereby notified that the Carge will to discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie at Consignors risk and subject to Terms and Condi LionA of Storage at Holt'e Wharf. The Cargo will be

be ready for Delivery from Godown on and after 7th June.

Optional Cargo will not be landed hero, unless Notice has been given prior to Steamer's arrival, but carried on from Tort to port to the final port of call to which the option extende

All broken, shafed and damaged Goods are to be left in this Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 AM And Nook within the Froe Storage period.

No Claims will be admitted "after the Goods have left the Steamer's Godown, undelivered and all Goods remaining after the 13th June, will be subject to Rent.

All Claime against the Steamer mest ba presented to the Undersigned on or before the 27th June or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Agents. 5th June, 1927.

[5008

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

CONSIGNEE NOTICE.

8.S." PORTHOS."

BRINGING CARGO FROM MARSEILLES, &c.

YONSIGNEES are hereby informed that their Goode with the exception

of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored into the Bedowns of the Kong and Kowloon Wherl

Hoog and Godown Co., Ltd. Kowloon, whance Delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.

the

10 am, en

All Claims must be sent in to me on or before Thursday, the 16th instant, or they will not be recognized.

Damaged Packages will be examined by Company's Surveyore, Messrs. Goddard & Douglas in the presence of the Cousignces at Monday, the 13th June, 1987,

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

J. LIMAGE,

Agent. Hong Kong, th June, 1927. [2007

BAMBURG-AMERIKA

HE Motorship

THE "RAMSES"

LINIE.

having arrived, Consignees of Cargo by her are hereby notified that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Go- downs of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Delivery can whence,

and/or from the Wharves,

from

he btained.

No

Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowne, and all Goods remaining undelivered after 9th Juan, 1987, will be subject to Rent.

A Claims must reach us by 16th Add to General

Vol. Cargo

Jane,

1927, or they will not be (301-per ton 20 ovta. damaged Packages will be examin

ed by Messrs. Goddard and Douglas (Marine Surveyors) at 10 am. on the 8th June, 1997.

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Plymouth

with traushipment (20/-, 40 c. it.

Matting 45/-porton 20cwts Hong Kong, St7: Jane, 1927, (6011

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HONG KONG METEOROLOGIOAL

REGISTER.

Hong Kong Observatory, June 8th.

Previons On DatejOn Dato

Day

at

st

01

jat 2 p.m.

29.77 · 20.75

2 p.m.

29.70

77

83

97

84

E

SE

+

2

2

OD

OE

0

2.93

0.00

0.80

Highest open-air Temperature, 7th: 79 Lowest open-air Temperature, 8th: 77

The 1927 edition of Norges Barometer... Lasteskiber" (Oslo: Toldbodgaten Temperatare 77 30, price 16.50k.) presents some new

Hamidity.. features. There are five sections,

Wind- two giving particulars of the Nor

Direction wegian cargo vessels employed in

Force foreign trade, in alphabetical order, Weather one giving the builders of the Rain... Vessels, another showing the vessels in order of deadweight tonnage, and a fifth giving the telegraphic and office addresses of the managing

B-Blue sky; C-Cloudy; D- owners. The passing of the sailing

Drizzle; F-Fog; L-Lightning; vessel is emphasized by the fact M-Mist; O-Overcast; P-Passing that this section deals with only 18 vessels. The steamer and motor showers: Q-Squalls; H-Rain; T-

Thunder. ship section gives the following par- Liculars of Bome. 1,100 vessels: Owners, hung port, master, type, material, building year, buildera, net and gross tonnage, capacity for timber, grain, bales and deadweight, Iraught landed, speed, fuel con- sumption; winches, derricks, size of

The hatches, decks, beams, etc. collection of all this information in a single volume will be expecially appreciated by shipbrokers and charterers, and it may be imagin- ed that a copy in such offices might save its cost many times over by making telegraphic inquiries un- necessary. An interesting section, showing the builders of foreign. Sat. going Norwegian vessels, has been

HONG KONG TIDE TABLE.

From June 9th to 15th, 1927, HION WATER.

Date of

Month.

LOW WATER.

Height.

Kong

Height.

Hong

Hong

Kong

Standard

Standard

Time.

'Time.

h.

m.in.

St., in:

Thur.

9 6.28 49m11 513

10 m 6 44 52

117 15 8

8 1545

Fri,

5 1447 11 40 a

◊ 12 a 3

0 23 7 645 1 98 added, and it appears that about Baa, 12 m 7 18 600 50 2 3

2 16 & 400 were built in Norway. 350 in

7 54 4

the United Kingdom, 100 in Holland, Mon. 13 m 7 8764m 1 27

do in Germany, 60 in Denmark, 46

in Sweden, 34 in the United States, Thes. 14 m 7 69 68m

18 in Canada, 17 in China, 11 in Franec, 10 in Japan and

2 52

56

29 4 2 3 27.

10 10 al 4

92

10 nt Wed. 15 m 8 287 2m £

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SUMMER CRUISES 1927

To Shanghai, Tsingtan, Wei-Hai-Wei, Taku (for Tientsin & Peking), Dairen and return to Hong Kong.

Arrive Tsingtao Leave Tsingtao

Arrive Waibaiwej Leave Wenn

Weihnivoi Taku Bar (for

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"PATROCLUS" "ANTENOR"

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11,318 tons.

11.174 tons.

11,198 tons.

Leave Hong Kong

Jute 23r

Judly let

Ang 25th

Arrive Shanghai

26th

241.b

29th

14

Leave Shanghai

29th

27th

91at

July 1st

29th

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Ist

29th

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24

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25th

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"

20th Oct.

26th

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4th

Leave Takn Bar Arrive Chingwangtan Leave Chingwangtan Arrive Dairen Leave Dairon

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Weihaiwei Arrive

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OUTWARD.

Sailings from Europe for Shanghai and Japan :—

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M.S. VOGTLAND" (H.A.L.)

M.8. "MUENSTERLAND" (H.St L.)... 88. "OLDENBURG" (H.A.L)

HOMEWARD.

dae here on or about the 9th June dne here on or about the 1st July dae here on or about the 14th July due here on or about the 29th July

Sailings for Europe via Manila, Singapore,

Colombo & Port Said -

a 8.8. "TIRPITZ" (H.St.L.)

sailing from here on or about the 22nd June

1 M.B. "RAMSES" (H.A.1.)...... sailing from bere on or about the 4th July M.S."ERMLAND" (H.StL.)... sailing from here on or about the 16th July

I M.S. VOGTLAND" (H.A.L.)... sailing from here on or about the 3rd Aug.

*Calling at Rotterdam and Hamburg.

↑ Calling at Genos, Rotterdam and Hamburg.

a Calling at Genoa, Marseilles, Kotterdam and Hamburg.

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for Shanghai

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PORTHOS

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