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GENERAL

MOTORSHIP BOSSEVAIN DUE HERE

tubes, enabling the outbreak be located immediately.

FIREPROOF DOORS

1H

to translucent chalices have been the Asiatic crew a separate kitchen

placed, which are Atted not only has been provided.

for decoration but also for diffusing The aft hatch and the aft two light.

tween decks provid for the trans-

of about Over the dance floor an irrides-port

500 tween-deck cent decoration has been installed passengers in bunks. This space is war which can transfuse many coloured also automatically ventilated.

On an alarm being given the affected area is isolated by closing fireproof doors, after due

ing has been given to BDY lights.

passengers or personnel that may b. in this area. Volumes of CO2

The walls of the dining room

gas stored in cylinders is then have been kept in natural tones discharged which extinguishes the and are decorated with tapestry.

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MEDICAL SERVICE

The medical service on board has been well looked after and

fire with the utmost expediency In the smoking room is a bronze next to the port side corridors on and the minimum of damage and relief, the work of a Netherlands the main dack, there is a separate corridar leading to the Doctor's Alarm bells arc sculptor, a scene depicting one. of

Consulting Room and Waiting placed in i dors and public the famous Javanese Walang Want Room, with an extensive hospital places which are operated from plays. the bridge.

The wireless instaliation is also the very latest equipment of its kind.

PIONEERS IMMORTALIZED

in all three ships there is a bronze plaque of the peineer after whom the respective vessels have

and apothecary.

Furthermore, on the main deck ole finds on the starboard alde adjoining the first class dining- saloon, a few pantries, kitchens, a

The vessel has the use of nine been named, while in the main butchery and a bakery, and 'an :

decoration. scenes are depleted which immortalize these men and their descendants.

extensive culinary department. large and two small Ufeboats as

be made well as

Spectal mention may a special motor feboat. The lifeboats altogether offer space

here of the electrically equipped stove and baker's oven. for the cabin passengers and crew deck as well as ter about 500

In summing up the particulars

Finally there are situated on passengers. The 9 large life boats of the passenger accommodation.

the previously mentioned portside are constructed according to Flem-it would not complete unless men-service corridors, the quarters of ing's Patent, whereby oars have tion was made of the fact that a been eliminated and the occupants very well appointed beauty salon the civil staff, various offices and the laundry, and from this cor- propel the lifeboats by the use of is available for the ladies and rider one can reach the storeroom. well equipped barber shop for the For the working of cargo eight gentlemen. Other features are a 15-ton cranes and one 30-ton crane shop, a dark room and 'an ironing baggage hold. Last named can also

a screw.

room. A printery cares for ship'ai

situated in the 'tween decks, the mail room. Unen cupboards, and

has been attached to the two main masts, while over the length Printing and News Bulletins. For reached very easily by passen- valuables there is in the office of the safe-keeping of money and zers from the First Class

Altogether the motership Bois- the purser a safe with a number of sevain can be considered one of

safe deposit boxes."

the most beautiful and modern

of the vessel another twelve 2-ton cranes have been distributed. - ii

This apparatus, as well as the feboat-winches. capstans. and anchor-winches. Ls electrically

driven.

MODERN INSTRUMENTS

Above

Hreboat deck the

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In addition to the first class ac-ships which has ever plied these comodation the ships have been waters.

port at Cape town.

designed for the transport of 52 The ship arrived on Monday. intermediate class passengers. This February 7, at Tandjong Priok dur- class contains 21 cabins, each ing the afternoon, having travelled cabin having two to six berths. In- direct from Amsterdam via the the navigating bridge deck, termediate passengers have the use Cape. The complete journey lasted where the captain's quar- of a roomy dining room attuated 33 days including three days in ters, chartroom, wheelhouse on the shade deck containing and bridge are situated... Bere tables for three to ten persons one finds the most modern instru-Behind the dining room there is a The Boissevain will commence ments displayed, amongst others large sports and promenade deck. its maiden voyage on the Orient- an echo lead, radio-sounding ap-As in the first class the system Java-Africa Line of the K.P.M. at

telephones. paratus.

a rudder or artificial ventilation is also Hong Kong. on Thursday from position Indicator, and an electre installed which in cold weather which port she will sail via Manila, master clock controlling all clocks can be adjusted to supply hot air Salgon, Bangkok, Singapore, Bata- on the ship, the fire alarm and the for heating purposes." instruments which denote whether the engines are going ahead

astern.

or

Special mention should be made

of the Hughes "deadhea!" Compass

The available bathrooms and tollets are also fitted with hot and cold water.

via, Rodrigues, Mauritius, Reunion and Tamatave to Lourenco Mar-

ques. Durban, East London, Part Elizabeth, Mossel Bay and Cape- town and return on her homeward East For the convenience of the In-Journey via Madagascar, which has been constructed mtermediate class, a separate kitchen | Africa to Belawan Deli, Singapore, such a way that the compass has been installed, while also for Hong Kong and Shanghal. needle is not influenced by the vibration of the ship or engines and the Sallog instrument where- by it is possible to read at any moment how many miles of the fourney have been completed. This all forms a regular "instrumen- tarlum" which shows what heights have been reached in the science and technique of modern ship- building.

the

The passenger accommodation in the first class amongst other things has two cabins-de-luxe, 20 single and 20 double cabins, all elegantly furnished and situated on shade deck amidships. altogether offering 64 beds. The cabins-de- luxe consist of a drawingroom and bedroom separated by a curtala. bathroom with toilet, luggage space and a self-contained deckspace.

The single cabins and the already mentioned 20 double cabins have their own bathrooms. with toilet. while the nine double berth cabins situated on the main deck all have ixed washbasins. Close to these cabins there are a set of bathrooms with toilets. All bathrooms have running hot and cold water.

DANCE FLOOR

The dining room in the fist class is situated on the main deck. On the promenade deck there is a large social hall with 2 dance floor in the middle, a reading and writing room with library, smok. ing room with bar and a verandah which is situated in front of the swimming pool. Behind the swim- ming pool a large deck is set aside

for sports and games, while on the lifeboat deck higher up there

is another large space available for deck tennis and other sports. On this deck one also finds the gymnasium.

The lifeboat deck also contains the officer's quarters, wireless office and emergency electric-lighting centre.

The decoration of the socal lounges of "Ruys" and "Tegelberg" has been designed by well known artists.

In the Boissevain everything has been kept in pastel shades and the lighting system calls for special attention.

The large social hall has light cream and gold ornamented walls and at either side there are gold- embossed indirectly-lighted nooks. On the balustrades of the stairs large porcelain vases have been placed, out of which light is thrown indirectly on to the ceiling and along the side walls a few i

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