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LAUNCH OF T.S.S

CARTHAGE.

DETAILS OF THE NEW P.&O.

The 1st saloon and End saloon dining rooms are both on D deck, with the kitchens and pantries between them NNAAM

Second Baloon,

Tho, 200 second saloon passengers

berthed

„STO"

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FOR THE FAR EASTERN RUN and F

docks, and

and, more than half of the staterooms are two-barth cabins,

London, August 18 MessTS Alexander Stephen & Sons, Ltd., to-day launched the t... Carthage for the P&O Stoant Navigation Company

This vessel, together with her sister ship the Corfu, which is ap prouching completion, is intended for the P. & O. service to China and the, Far East, and both ships will take up this service very shortly.

The main particulars of the two vessels Corfu and. Carthage are na follow:-

Length overall Breadth

Depth to "C" Deck... Gross Tonnage, ........ Draft

645. It.

do it. 44,000

Speed. 19) knots Shaft Horse Power 15,000

· SAIGON “CAUSE

CELEBRE

ALLEGATIONS AGAINST

ADVOCATE

GOVERNOR-GENERAL AS COMPLAINANT.

Sensational allegations that the The 2nd saloon lounge and smok- ing room are placed on the lower ed in the case in which he had

defending advocate was implient." promenade or deck, and on appeared for the defonce, that hu the upper promenade on "B" deck was further implicated in the there is a large play room provided that the spanker had every ronzon fraudulent failure of a bank, and for the children. There is also to believe that opposing counsol similar children's room with a pro might be imprisoned on the mor teated open air play ground optional features of a libel caso

ro, were dramatic and Bent

A deck for the 1st saloon pas- which occurred at the Assizes ro sengers.

cently held in Saigon, Indo China..

A

The above incident took place Comfort and Convenience.

at the outset of libet proceeding instigated by H.E. Pirre Pas The appointments of the accomquier Governor General of Indo modation for both fust and second papar le Populaire of Saigon, in China, against a socialist news- saloon passengers", "include every referance to a statement published possible device for their comfort in its columns recently,

M. Dupre, the: Attorney Gener- and convenience, such as hot andal, prosecuted on behalf of the cold water to every atateroom, hot Governor General, le Populaire". and cold mechanical ventilation, being represented by M. Cazeau.

mple lavatories and baths, with Bank of South Annam.

special “ironing, rooms, for ladion To appreciate the ease, the his use,also hairdresser's shop, in-tory of the failure of the Bank formation bureau and offices, and of South Annam two years ago, a complete medical service, includ. must be recalled.

consulting room, surgery and fully equipped hospitals presided over by a doctor and his assistants There are also two isolation hos pitals aft, and a fully equipped machine laundry is provided to deal with the ship's napery and passengers' requirements.

1st Saloon Passongors · 180 v 2nd Salon Passengers. 200 Officers, Engineers and

Crew................ 300 The vessels are built to Lloyd's highest Class 100 A1, and to the requirements of the Board of Trade for Passenger Ships, and will

pro sent the typical appearance of modera P. & liners with their straight stem raked forward, 2 masts, e funnels and cruiser stem: and black hull with the P&. Q.

The Captain, the officers and the white lines and white upper works.wireless operators are accommo- "The hull is sub-divided by 9 water.dated in a large deckhouse at the tight, bulkheads, and the doors in forward cad of the boat deck, and these, butheads are of the Scott the engineers and electricians are placed on "C" deck convenient to Ross type operated by either hand the engine room, The European or electric power, so that they can petty officers and crew, and the ho instantaneously closed from the fan. "D" and "E decks, stewards are placed forward on bridge in emergency.

while the Insear crew and the fire- armen are placed aft with their own

from the rest of the ship, airing space, completely separated

The cellular double bottom is ranged for oil fuel, fresh water and

When the bank closed its doors, the directors made a statement to the effect that owing to certain dif culties they were obliged tempor- time the bank would be re-organis arily to close down, during which ed. They promised to pay in full all monies deposited by creditera when the bank reupind Tank, Inca subsequent investigation. the Government examiners found that the capital of the Bank was contained in fictitious subso.dp...

As the French laws re- tions. quiro the capital of a bank to be fully subscribed and paid up. the. Government, by an order of the Governor General, refused per out their plaus of re-organisation mission to the Directors to carry

and closed the bank, placing it în compinaury liquidation.

The Directors, following Bra French custom, were not, immedi

water ballast. Large oil fuel As already mentioned, every pro-ately arrested for froud but were

bunkers are fitted at the sides of the boiler room and extra fresh water tanks are arranged on each side of the refrigerating machinery

room.

"The six holds and tween decks will have a cargo capacity of about 8,500 tons measurement including 1,000 tons of insulated space, and stcel enclosed strong rooms for mail, bullion, and spécial cargo.'

There are six decks including the boat deck, and the upper three decks are arranged with pro- menade spaces for the use of the passengers.

Auxiliary Machinery......

fraud.

vision has been made for the com- placed under police surveillance fort and recreation of the passa peading further investigations A gera, with hot and cold fresh watering Director of the Bank, was year later M. Guillemin Manag- to every cabin, hot and cold salt water to the baths, iced water to victed and sentenced to prison, for summoned before the Court con- the pantries and filtered fresh water throughout the accommodation. Loud speaker units are arranged in appropriato positions to provide music for both first and second saloon passengers and a wireless installation including directional wireless is fitted on "A" deck,

Safety Devices.

The safety devices are not less complete, and include a full equip ment of lifeboats and life rafts in cluding a motor boat equipped with The rudder is controlled by elec-wireless, the boats being arranged tre hydraulic steering gear with on the Taylor Gravity davits above telemotor steering control, from the A" deck Communication tele bridge and mechanical control from phones are Itted to all the principal docking platform aft

positions throughout the ship, to gether with alarm, gongs and mega phones.

The deck Auxiliaries include a high power electric windlass fitted with warping ends. Two warping capatans are also fitted forward and two independent electric capstans are fitted aft. The 22 cargo winches and the boat hoisting gear are also electrically operated.

J

1

The History Recalled,"

The affair came into prominence again a year later when recently

lished an article in which a state- the newspaper le Hoptilaire, pub-)

ment was made to the effect that HE. the Governor General, hav ing refused the Bank permission to re-organise agid reopen its doors, had shattered all hopes of creditors being repaid until li. quidation proceedings were at an end.

The Governor General took ex- coption to this statement on the grounds that the order was made to anfeguard the publie and to avoid the possibility of further fraudulent negotiations being car ried on

Protection against fire includes The startling facts revealed by

the Attorney General in prosceut fire-resisting bulkheads and doors at intervals through the accom. ing on behalf of the Governor modation, fire extinguishing ap- General is contained in his state. paratus with both water and steam, ment that M. Cazeau, the oppos

ad chemical apparatus, also a reing counsel, appearing on behalf of le Populaire, was one of the former Directors of the now de

The electric plant consists of detecting system lead to the navi three turbo generators of 350 Aw.gating bridge from all parts of the

ship.

unch "and one internal combustion generator of 80 k,w, and, except for the main propelling machinery, the ship may bo described as, an all- electric ship, as the lighting, vea tilation, beating, and much of the cooking services including the baker's oven, are electrical,

TOOM.

Main Engines.

funct Bank of South Annam and 28 auch was under 'police surveil- „Tanco... :

The Governor General, though The power for propelling pur mentioned as complainant in the poses is 15,000 shaft horsepower case, has remained at his residence and is provided by twin sets of at Hanoi and the Attorney Gener single reduction geared turbines of al, acting on his behalf, is proceed- the latest Parson's type, constructing with the case.

ed to use high pressure steam at

400 lbs. per square inch and 725deg. F superbeat.

Each set consists of one high | ITALY'S "AERIAL MIGHT ON "Ger-pressure, one intermediate pressure.

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SIR THOMAS OLIVER'S CRITICISM.

PRAISE FOR WOMAN'S 23L..

'OP DRESS.

The galley rangea are oil fired.. No. 4 hold is insulated for the carriage of frozen cargo and is fitted with brine pining and "Aoroto" fans.' Hall's manin" system of refrigeration has and one, low pressure turbine and a been adopted for the provision featue of the installation is the 1000 MACHINES IN EXHIBI chambers and the main C.02 re-high efficiency over a vide range of

TION BEFORE KING. frigerating plant is placed in a power compartment abaft the main engine The two main condensers are of Milan, Sept. 1.The annual air Messra, G. & J. Weir's "Regenera, manovres Cover Milan and its The first saloon passengers are tive" type, auch having 7,800 69 environs culminated this afternoon accommodated on "A" "B," "leet of cooling surface, sufficient to

in an air pageant before the King, A comparison between the weight "D" and "E" decks. Of these, maintain a vacuum of 28 inches with with over 600 pluses of all deserip of clothes worn by men and by wo- 45 are in single berth cabios and a sea temperature of #dag. F. and tions from the amallest socut ma- the remainder in double berth the closed feed systems, main and chine to huge bombers taking part men, and the effects upon their cabins. On "C" deck there are auxiliary are also of their design.in the ovalutions,

health, was made by Sir Thomas four de Luxo cabins, and also four Steam is supplied by four Yarrow During the forenoon the King Oliver, President of the Institute special cabins, each suite having watertube boilers of the Ave druta has inspected the latest addition its own private bathroom. type, fitted with superheaters and to the Italian air force, the Don of Hygiene, in an address to Bri The sports deck or upper pro-air pre-henters, the working pres built by the Dornier Works at tish corsetieres in conference at menade is situated on "A" deck sure being 400 lbs. per square inch Friedrichshafen on the Italian re- Letchworth,

Women do not dress specially and the 1st saloon public rooms are and the steam temperature deg. pirations account. His Majesty arranged convenient to the Tower. These boilers supply the main christened the flying, ship Umberto promenade oi" B deck.

propeiling plant and the generators Maddalena, in honour of the Jta to attract the opposite sox; they and there are two auxiliary cylin- lian tee who recped fame by his do so largely to compete with each Forward of the main stairway is drical boilers to supply lower pres-Trans Atlantic Sights and met his other," he said. "With them there the lounge, which opens into Buro stoam for such domestic ser-

death last Abril off the Sardinian Irage observation verandah, and

ed at an early age. leading aft from the lounge are two vices as the galley, laundry and const when his plane crashed into at nata love of finery, express, comidor lounges which open into calorifiers, etc,

The Ceremony took place on

Taken altogether, he continu the dancing space. This dancing The boilers are all arranged to Lake Masaneluccoli and was attended, "there is much in the modern space is part of the promendade burn on fuel only under forcoded by Marshal Badoglio and Gen- dress of women to commend it deck, but is fitted with hinged glass draught, and as oil burning instal-eral Balbo, tha Air Minister who from the health as well as from screens for the colder weather. lation of the Clyde oil fuel type in together with the suits, had come From here wide corridors lead to fitted.

the smoking room which again, The auxiliary pumps are mainly opens into the verandah café Im-electrically driven, and the machi mediately haft of the verandah pery installation has all the most cata there is a permanent open air modern devices and equipment, in swimming pond which will give ouding the Aeroto Totary type overy facility for both sea bathing of fans for ventilating the engine and sun bathing.

Yooms and stokeholds.

the 'seu

the mathetic points of view. But un in the Do- from the naval thero is nothing attractive abour basa at Loghorn. During this trip male attire. In fact, for mon, the the huge machine, flying, at a low day of elegance du dross and of altitude along the Tyrrhenian dandyism has gone, and with it coast, had been enthusiastically so much of the courtly manners of an cmimed by the populace aroused age that is past yet chivalry, if by the drons of the twelve power-less paraded, still plays a part in ful engines.

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No Zeal for Reform.

"A few. ago a reform party Wised in Londen to dia- '

cues eertain recommended changes in môn's dress; but I do not obi serve in men any evidences of a great desire to change their cloth ing, which, compared with women's' modern dress, is comberacmo, heavy, and unhygienić.

Yet it in Dot so long since wo- men's dress, with its numerous petticoats, was equally heavy and unhealthy, compared with the shorter skirt and open neck dress- of to-day Men are certainly. overclad, but whether sister wo

man

is underelad you are the bet. ter judges!!!

In spite of our uncertain climate, the change in women's dress was in the right direction, he copaider ad for the tendency to colds on the chest had disappoared,*** He championed the new fashion, se hol found that young women had become healthier and stronger.

Feata, in

a particularly warm June, anid Sir Thomas the averago weight of the non's clothing was found to be 8lb Goz, compared with the women's average of 2b 100%. A woman who weighed over 12 stone. wore only th, of clothing while a man of Lergetyst

itha; fame, weight, was carrying Dilb.