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驼伍卅百式仟式萬弍第 日登廿月年巳己 HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1929 £#M B⭑¤A&*£±Ø¬ĦIX

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

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On and after Arası 8th. 1929, until farther Notice (all previous

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UP TRAINS

STATIONS

No.2 No. 1

No.10

No. No. 1320, 14 No. 16

1.3G 4.3.

A.K.

|A.M. AM, P.M. 7.X. P.X. F,M) P.M.; FM. PM.

8,30

9.15 10.00/12.10 1.15) 2,31] 3.90) 4,30) 5,40) 7.35

9.25 10.08 12.18 1.93

9.38 10,90 12,35 1,35

9 53 10.33|12,43 1,48||

Taamati.Dep. † 6,49]

Kowloon.Dip. 840 8.05,

Shatin...Dep. 7.01

Taipo Dep. 7.15

Talparket. Dep. 7.30 Fanling Dep. | 7,80|

Sheung

shai...Dop.7,35

Shum-

chan...Arr. 7,41 8.45

Canton...Arr.

- 12.05)

Bags. & Holis, only

4.39 6,48 7.43 4.50 6.00) 7.55 5.041 6.13 8.08

-5.03 6.17) 8.12 3.18 8.27 8.12

9.07 10.13 10.58 1.09 2,07 3.095,23 6.81 8,26- 9.13 10.21 10,58 1,08 2.13 3.154.00 5.99 6,58 8.31

0.58 10.37 12.47 1,53 10.10 10.47 12.67 2,02 ---

DOWN TRAINS

7.18

5.48

STATIONS No.1

a. No, ANK. AM

No.17 Fo.10 No.31|Mo. 18 No.3 No. 7 43. A.M. 4.X.

P.LF.. F.M. | P.M,

No.H

P.X,

Cantos ...Dep.

8.10

3.25

7.07 7.14

10.42

11.55 5.01 4,48 | 5.54

11.00 3.00 4.50 5.88 11.118,175,008,08

Shamchan...Dep. 2.17 8.03 10.34 11.27 11.47 2.53 4.39 5.47 6.42 Sheunghai Don |235| Sli Fanling

7.30 8.15 10.47 ... Dep. Taipo Market. Dep. 7.40 8.28 10,57 Tsipo ...Dop. 7.44 831 1101 ...Dep. 7,87 8.44 11.14 Yaumati Dep. 811 8.56 11.28 Kowloon Arr. 8.17 9.02 11.32 12.07 13.483.845.35 6.44 7.22 7.49

Shatin

19.16 8.39 5,04 (8,13 12.308,385,17 | 6,28 19.438,495,930 | 8.38

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THE WORK OF THE ICE PATROL.

BREAKING UP ATLANTIC 'BERGS.

NOT A LIFE LOST SINCE THE TITANIC DISASTER,

1929 A BAD YEAR FOR SHIPPING.

Not for several years has drift. 1 ing ice bren so prevalent in the North Atlantic as during the past few weeks. Although the ice sea- son is well advanced numerous ships continue to report the sight ing of bergs. Many of these have been encountered on the trans htlantic shippaig lanes, and quite recently the principal liner.com- panies decided upon a temporary alteration of the routes usually followed by their ships, in order to give the fee-infested waters a wider berth.

Those that

year (1919) was a particularly bad. This year the number will pro- one for ice, considerably more than | bably exceed 1,000. 1,200 bergs being reported in the Atlantic.

Although ice had been responsible for the loss of many ships previous- ly, no theasures were taken to dehl with the menace until after the Titanic catastrophe.

drift into the Gulf Stream are the most to be dreaded, for not only do they cross a main shipping route, but the region of the Banks is notorious for fog, which, need- less to say, adds greatly to the risk of collision with ice

In 1913, however, the Conference

Some of the bergs are of colossal en Sufety of Life at Sea instituted size. One, sighted off Greenland, the International Ice Patrol. The towered 5 ft. above the surface duties of this organisation were to of the sea; another, 30 ft. in maintain a continuous patrol of height, was met with on the direct the floating ice belt during the Atlantic liner route. The average

tweez 60 to 100 ft

A will be shown, however, inter-danger season, to observe ice confeight, however, is somexhere e national co-operation, fortified by ditions all the year round, and to the resources of science and good destroy derelicts east of the meri- Seamanship, has reduced the ice dian of Cape Sable. How efficient- perit almost to negligible propory these duties have been performed tious. Consequently. In spite of may be judged from the fact that the severity of the season, the risk since the Titanic disaster not ons! It is, of course, easy for the

tu ocean voyagers from this cause,

is infinitesimal.

collision with ice on the shipping single life has been lost through

routes between Europe and” the United States.

The largest berg ever seen by the Ice Patrol was about 1,700 ft in length and 83 ft. in height, its weight being estimated at 38,000,000

the size, of bergs, but the dimen non-scientific observer to exaggerate

sions given here are from official recorda, and may be taken authentic.

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the seafarer. Fortunately for comparatively few bergs detached from the Greenlant glaciers ever drift as far south as Newfound-

An International Patrol..

One of the worst problems con

U.. Coast Guard. nected with floating icebergs and pack ice is provided by the fact

The patrol is maintained by the that, while the height of the ico

United States Const Guard—a ser. above water may be comparatively vice operated in time of peace by small, the submerged ice may be

the United States Treasury, but of considerable depth and may which becomes a branch of the navy land. Most of them strand on the spread over quite a large area in war. Owing to its anti-smugourney, or are caught and "im beneath the surface of the sea gling activities this service has of prisored in vast fields of sea ice. Those that do reach the banks Thus, while it may appear to the late years been much in the public begin rapidly to disintegrate, due captain of a vessel that he has eye, but the pursuit of

water and the ample room and clearance forners" only one of its manifold the warmer

erosive nation of the sea. passing dberg, there is always pre- functions. srat the danger of striking its submerged part.

Furthermore, contact with warm ocean currents may cause consider able melting of the under-water portion, with the result that the erg may turn turtle" or side slip without any warning.

Yum-run-

For example, during the dive

Remarkable Immunity. years ending last June the Consti Guard rescued over 15,000 persons

But a half-melted berg, with most in peril at sea, besides giving as of its bulk subminged and little sistance to many hundreds five showing above the surface, is even sels. These figures, taken in odmers dangerous to ships, because junction with its splendid work on it is practically invisible. It was the ice patrol, convey a far truer

a berg such as this that ripped. impression of the United States open the hull of the Ttanie. Cases are also met with of two, Coast Guard than such isolated in- It is often stated that the pre- or even more, large icebergs being eldents as the sinking of the I'm sence of an iceberg can be detected, joined together beneath the surface, Alone.

leven in darkness or fog, by the The writer once stranded a small Throughout the iceberg danger sudden drop in temperature. That trawler in this manner, under the season two of the best cutters in the is not 30. Careful tests have impression that deep water exised service are constantly on watch.shown that the change in tempera- between two such, 'bergs and that These cutters-or, as we should de ture when iee is, about is scarcely there was more than ample clear-signate them, sloops-are small but percepiffe, and certainly ance for the trawler to pass be staunch vessels ranging from 1,000 sufficiently marked to constitute a tween them.

to 2,000 tons, propelled in most warning to approaching vessels. cases by steam, in others by Diesel motors. For their size they are heavily armed, and in the Great

ed clear. A few minutes later saw the bergs overturned amid a welter of foam, revealing a buge under- water ice pack covering many

acres.

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got

There is, in fret, no security against the iceberg peril other than that represented by the Inter-

It was not until after about six bours, when the warmer sca-water melted the ice on which the keel was resting, that the trawler float-War dhey performed excellent ser-national Patrol, which searches vice on convoy and anti-submarine diligently up and down and across duty.

the danger zone by day and night, One of these craft, the Seneca and instantly broadcasts n warn still on active service-distinguishing when ice is sighted. ed herself by saving," in circum- Nevertheless, the comparative im- stances of the utmost gallantry; imunity from iceberg collision survivors of HALS. Cowalip, and which North Atlantic shipping has the British merchantmen Queen experienced since 1912 suggests that and Walkington.

the Ice Patrol does provide an adequate feguard against this Gamoral Warning Broadcast.

insidious menace to navigation. Whenever a cutter engaged on ice Although the Patrol is conducted patrol sights a berg, a general by the United States Coast Guard, warning is immediately broadcast the cost of the work is pooled each. by arireless, and approaching ves year, and each nation that is party els are thus able to steer clear of to the agreement shares the expense the danger zone. The average num in proportion to ite total of ocean- Ler of icebergs sighted south of going ship tonnage." Since the Newfoundland each year is 350, but Coast Guard is a potential_com- the number varies grently accord ponent of the United States Navy, ing to the mildness or severity of we have here a striking illustration the preceding winter. In 1924 only af how a naval force may perform fifteen bergs were definitely re-invaluable peace-time service in the ported.

interests of humanity.

Destroying the Derelicta, For a period of about five months, commencing the middle of March, icebergs are liable, to be encounter- ed in the north-westerh area of the Atlantie, which is regularly traversed by some of the largest liners in the world, although, this year, the ice is particularly trouble. seme and bargs may be met with in the mouth of September.

Seventeen years ago there occur red the appalling disaster to the Titanic. This grent ship, while on her maiden voyage to New York, collided with an iceberg off the Tail of the Grand Bank, and foundered with the loss of 1,500 lives. That

Diary of Coming

To asy.

(October 23.)

Trevesa Trophy Race, 4 p.m. Open Harbour Swimming Race, 5 p.m.

Hockey H.E.H.C. K.O.S.B., U.S.R.C. ground, 5.15 p.m.

University Lecture: A Chinese Student's impressions of America and American Education," by Miss E. Thom, MA.., 5 p..

Quera's Theatre: The Michigan

Kid."

World Theatre: "Bohemian Love."

Star Theatre: "Sadie Thomp

Warwick, Revive! "The Peep Show," Theatre Royal, 9.15 pm,

Ten Dances: Hong Kong Hotel;

and Peninsula Hotel; 6 p.m.

Dinner Dances: Peninsula Hotel and Repulse Bay Hotel, 8.30-g.m. Tides: High, 2.22 p.m.; Low, 7.08 a.m. and 8,21 p.m.

European Mails:-Inward, vid Neganatam, papers, only (Colches Maru).

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Queen's Theatre:

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Queen's Theatre: "West Zanzibar."

World Theatre: "The Last Concert: Helena May Lastitute, Frontier." 5.20 p.m.

Star Theatre: "Beware of Mar- West. of ried Mep." Zanzibar."

World Theatre: "The Last Frontier."

Star Theatre: "Beware of far ried Men."

Warwick Revue: "High Lights," Theatre Royal, 9.15 pm

Tea Dance Hong Kong Hotel, and Peninsula Hotel, 6 p.m.

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Tides: High 12.00 a.m.; Low, 8.21 a.m. Europe viG Sutz (Koebgar).

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Auction of Postage Stamps, Laan mert Bros., 6.15 p.m.

Warwick Revue: “ The Merry-go- Round," Theatre Royal, 9.15 p.m. and Peninsula Hotel, 8 p.m.

Tea Dances: Hong Kong Hotel,

Dinner Dances: Peninsula Hotel and Hong Kong Hotel; 8.30 p.m..

Tides: High, 1.08 a.s.; Low, 9.31

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