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SHIP MEASUREMENT A

PROBLEM

Figures Which Puzzle A Landsman

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, Dec. 12. To most landsmen, tonnage mea- aurements are a mystery, and not infrequently even sea-faring peo- ple. And dificulty in explaining their several varieties. The con- fusion principsily arises from the: existence of 2 ton measured" by weight and a ton measured by vol- ume, the latter being a space con- taining 100 cubic feet.

Registered Tonnage is used by all markime nations and governS the charges, made which a ship has

ton used by all maritime nations, 100 English cubic feel.

Gross tonnage is the -sum in cubic feet of all the various en-

closed spaces of a vessel, divided

by 100.

HONG KONG DALY PRESS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1934.

ELIZABETHAN SPIRIT

Example Of Young Men

(Special Air Mall Service)

"London, Dec.-7.

"The Elizabethan spirit of ad- venture Is not only not dead but It is rampant," said Mr. Baldwin, Chancellor of Cambridge Univer sity, in opening the Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge.

At this very moment, he said, there was a national expedition of young men to Graham's Land in the Antarctic. They had started on Net tonnage is the gross tonnage their expedition by sailing across less certain deductions on account the Atlantic in the manner of their of crew spaces, engine icon, water forefathers." Oxford had organised ballast, and other spaces not used

an Arctic expedition led by a son of for passengers or cargo.

Sir Ernest Shackleton. The Green- Dead-weight tonnage, or carry-land Ice Gap had been crossed by¦ ing capacity, is the number of two young men alone, and there to bear for dock, harbour, kers that a vessel is capable of Cambridge to Greenland and Bamn tons (2,240 lb of cargo and bun- had been a private expedition from

carrying when charged to the Land, during the summer. load-water-line,

Added to these exploits, during Displacement tonnage is the the last few years Cambridge Uni- number of tons of sea water dis-versity had produced a youth, a placed by a vessel when charged most a boy, in H. G. Watkins who, Had he lived, would, in the opinion of men well qualided to judge, have ranked among the greatest plorers.

light, and pilotage dues; it repre- sents the freight-earning capacity of a vessel, and is of the greatest importance, therefore, to the ship. owner, This is the "tonnage" usual-' ly given in advertisements and news relating to ships.

Registered tonnage, however, does not give a definite idea as to the exact size of a ship. One vessel may have & certain register- ed tonnage, and another, of Iden- tical dimensions may have quite 1 different registered tonnage figure, despite the fact that the pair may have the saine displace- ment. I furnishes no definite comparison between опе vessel and another as to displacement, dimensions, or dead-weight capa- city. A ton of cargo usually oc- cupies less than 100 cubic feet, 50 that a tramp steamer's cargo may exceed her gross tonnage."

..Measurement in Use

The Ton-measurement of cargo was originally the space occupied by four hogsheads (a Tun) of wine 50 cubic feet. It is now 40 cubic feet, which is approxim- ately the bulk of 4 quarters, or a short ton, of west.

The ton-register, the unit of capacity of a ship, was originally the space occupied by à Last of 10 Quarters of wheat-100 cubic feet. This cubic space is the registered.

to the load water line.

"

Load-water-line is the line that would be made round the shell of a vessel when loaded as deep as the minimum freeboard regula. tions permit.

Free Board is the distance from the main or upper deck to the load- water-line of a vessel As a gen- eral rule the minimum free board, provides an amount of reserve buoyancy that will keep a vessel float with two compartments holed.)

SOOCHOW CREEK

CONSERVANCY

It is reported that the Chinese Chamber of Commerce has agreed to raise a fund to defray a opor- tion of the expenses of the work of dredging the Soochow Creek The Chamber has issued a circular pointing out to various local trade associations the importance of Creek to communications in the local business and requesting them to assist in the drive to raise this fund.

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Success Not Enough. It was difficult to convey in astew words what the lives of Scott and his companions had to teach us.. To his mind one lesson that it taught

not

"Success is was enough." Success might be a poor thing, success was not necessarily a matter to which they should de-

niany greater things.

COMMUNISTS IN KWEICHOW

Plan To Despatch Troops

MODERN ARMY METHODS

Study In Europe

And America

(From Our Special Correspondent) (From Our Special Correspondent)

Carton, Dec. 27.

Hel and

Generals

.

Canton, "Dea. T.

Chien (Do Yick Him),

General Chiang Kas Shek, Chair-

It was exclusively" learned to- man of the Military Affairs Com- mission, sent a telegram here on day each of those members of the Christmas Day giving his approval military mission who will go to to the suggestion of Generals La Erope early next month will be Chung Jen, Pai Hsurg

given $7,000 as experses for six Chen Tsal Tong that they should months sojourn in Europe and lead troops into Kweichow to

America. The military mission is suppress the Communists there. headed by Lieut-General Tho Yih The three South-west

deputy made known their views to Chair- Superintendent of the Yen Tanz man Chiang Kai Shek in two Military Academy. telegrams dated Dec. 11 and 18. Another leading member in the The reply from General Chiang mission is Lieut-General Lam Sze Kal Shek was released for publi-Ching Commandant of the Can-

department of the First Group ber in the party, two interpreters cation last night by the publicity on Gendarmes. As General Tao is the only English speaking mem- Army. Upon receipt of this mea- sage from Fenghua, Cheklang Pro- will be employed. During the ab vince, where General, Chiang is sence of Generals Tac. and Lam taking a holiday, the First Group

from Canton, new appointments Army is reported to have decided will be made to fill their respec- to send the two divisions of the tire rests temporarily. Second Army and the Third In- dependent Division to Kwelchow.

Stationed along the Little North River basin and Lohchang these three divisions will move into Kwelchow in the middle part of January. Lieut-General Chang Tat Second-in-Command of the Second Army, will be the officer commanding this expeditionary force into Kweichow.

General Lam will make a study of -the air defence system in Europe and America. This is a Canton, and the new thing in generals here wish to learn on the spot what steps European cities are taking to protect them- selves from aerial invasion.

The military authorities here wish to modernize the army. The First Group Army has several Kwangsi will mobilize ten regi- German advisers who served on ments. vate their whole lives. There were: Kwangturg and Kwangst will be the Great War. However, it is The total strength of the Kaiser's General Star during Scott. was first and last a satior, about four divisions. This strength also necessary to modernize some of the commanding officers by and like another farhous sailor, Sir is not sufficient but this unit ex- Richard Grenville, of the little pects the co-operation of the Ha-sending them to a trip abroad. Revenge, had achievedlastingan provincial troops fame through the glory of failure, Central Government Forces.· ̈* In one of his last letters, Scott had

From Chien. Ho in South-east- CHINESE POSTAL written, "How much better it has ern Kwelchow, the Reds have ad- been than lounging in too great vanced to Tol Kung which is far- comfort at home."

ther West. General Wang Chia Lieb, Chairman of the Kwelchow Provincial Government, is direct-

This was a tremendous sentence the sentence of a simple man. Scott and his companions had kept faith. They had conquered self, and they would live in the hearts

of their countrymen and in all great-hearted men of other coun- tries until the end of time.

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Tokyo, Dec. 20. Linking of Japan with Europe

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The Japanese, Chamber of Com merce and Industry is considering the promotion of air-mail service from here to Shanghai. At the inauguration, books registered he latter port, it is planned, the fore December 31, 1934, will be "se- route would connect with the pro corded a reduced rate of $0.10 per jected British and French air-mail

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TROLLEY BUS SCHEME FOR CANTON

Canton, Dec, 27.

CHINESE MINISTER'S

LUNCHEON

(Special Air Mail Bervice)

London; Dec. 12. The Chinese Minister gave a The total cost is estimated at luncheon party yesterday at the $4,237,900.-

Thirty-six trolley cars will be prepared, each of which is capable of carrying 20 passengers.

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SERICULTURE IN

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Canton, Dec. 27

Chinese Legation in honour of the members of the visiting official Missions from China on Miltary and Civil Transportation and on Aviation

Among those present were The Marquess of Londonderry, The Provincial Government was Viscount Hallsham, Mr. Hore- in receipt of a telegram, yesterday | Bellaha, Lord Strathcons and from the Chinese Consul-General | Mount Eppal, Bir Victor Wellesley, in Guatemala stating that the Genera. D. DIL Brigadier- Guatemala Government is very General Sir Frederick Williams, glad to have Chinese sericulture Mr. C. W. Orde, Colonel GE experts to assist in improving Grimsdale, Mr. D. Bernard, Major sericulture in that country. The Doyle Mr. E. M. Gull, Mr. 8. 8 relation between Chiria and Wilson, Mr. F. R. Hoyer Millar, Guatemal the telegram goes on, Capts LF. Fleid, MI, A. G. will be

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