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Monday,

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* SANUKI MARU

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Michelle of July

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Ith Aug

Saturday,

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Friday, Monday

27th June 21st July

HAKONE MARU

Monday,

21 July

RANGOON & CALCUTTA via Singapore

*LIWA MARU

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Friday. Tuesday.

271) June nth July

KOBE & YOKOHAMA

* TURUGA MARU

Meaning,

30th June

• KOTO MARI

Saturday,

10th July

Monatay,

28th July

NITTA MARU!

• Cargo only.

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TRENGANNU R. ENTRANCE

INNER AND OUTER CHANNEL MARKINGS:

Information regarding the mark- ing employed at the inner and outer channel to the Tregganny River Entrance have been received by the Harbour Office The chall-

nele are situated at Lal 05 deg. 20. N.. Long 103 deg. 08' E (Ap- proxx. on the East Cole of Ma- laya.

The outer channe marked ty

talled as follows:

JAPANESE SHIPS NAMED "MARU AFTER TRADITION

recall and its true

Ly.ng at dock in a Pac fe Coast harbour recently was the NY.K. Juxury Lner Asama Maru. At its masthead flew the flag of Japan. but the ordinary visitor to these docks would not need to see the ensign to know that this ship was Japanese. The word "Matt" tá synonymous with Japanese merchant ships In fact, the word Mara" has been associated with tapanose navigation history as far back as memory is able meaning has been lost in the mists of antiquity, Many different views as to the word's origin and the base of its derivation are held. The literal CT dictionary translat on of the Japanese character "maru" teeb | nically denotes a circle or ring.

a pair of leading light beacons de- when used as a noun, and round. complete, perfect or all embracing. when used as

adjective AR-1 clent Japanese boats were of સ round shape. like a coracle built 1

(a Front Beacon & white post 25 feet high, surmounted by &

HARBOUR OFFICE NOTIFICATION

URGENT WARNINGS FOR SHIPPING

white triangle, exhibiting a fixed the early days of France. They Until further notice urgent warn-

green light.

(b Rear Beacon- A a distance

of hide on a wicker logs for shipping will be broad- Consequently the

from Hongkong (SIRAIT word cast

were made

trame.

100 yards, bearing 246 degrees "Maru," having the literal meaning ZB.W. or. 845 knocycles and 0.52 from

white pest 45 feet of round or ring, might have been megacycles per second immediately high, surmounted by а white tri-aken originally from the shape of alter the time signals at 13.00 d angle exhibiting fixed green the boat light.

These beacons bearing 246 de- S irad 111 from seawaro through the outer channel to the ne of the toner channel beacons, INNER CHANNEL

The inner channel is marked by a pair of leading light bescuns, de-

tailed as follows:--

#

e) Front Beacon--A white post 34 feet high surmounted by white rectangle, exhibiting a fixed

red light.

21.00 hours, Hongkong Summer time, which is nine hours ahead of GM.T.

Such warnings will also be broadcast at the conclusion of the evening programme.

In still older days "Maru" was frequently affixed to the names of and in this connection princes, would seem to have had an affec tionale meaning; I also was ap. sword to especially good

This procedure will be in addi plied blades and denoted something pre- tion to, and not in substitution for rous and highly valued. Then, in the normal method of communica- the feudal days, it came to be ap- tion with ships by W/T and will plled to the keeps of castles. For only be used in the case of urgent instance, Ichino Maru and Nino and Important warnings, states a Maru meaning the first and second Harbour Office notice. kerps This may navr originated

de Rear Beacon At a distance

in their round shape or in view o or 290 yards bearing 259 degrees the fact that the keep of a castle

OLDEST RECORD

ASAMA MARU

The Asame Maru and Tatuta Maru will omit Hongkong and Manila on their next outward Voy-

leave San

15 from (e), a white post 53 feet was regarded as it most importa t I high

surmeubled

white part, and therefore was highly. rectangle bearing a uxeu red ught valued.

The bearch bearing 208 degrees, 15 leads through the inner channel from the point of Inter-

The oldest authentic record in jages to America. section of the Une s sue outer Japausse

The connexion

Asama history in

on channel leading light beacon and with the application of the term Shanghai the !nflar

beacon.

Maru wil July 10 tor

channel leading light "Mare" to a ship was during the Francisco and the Tatuta Maru on

Masarumachi Era. or about 1,400 July 3. AD, when the ships of Yoshimo chi, the fourth Ashikaga Shogun bore such game 84 Gosho Maru

Inner and outer leading lights are visible for a distance of ap- proximately three miles.

Beacons :a) and (b are situated

and Goza Maru, In advancing this;

un the sandspit on the south bank explanation Frank K. Bell, General

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1941.

P. & O.

Passenger & Cargo Services

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River

Bearm and d are situated In the Trengannu River near the Island Pulau Wan Embong.

All heights mentioned are from the Mean Low Water Spring Tide

Rocket Propelled Plane

Line, said that in 1591, when Hide-ing in a position at approximately attempted 10 subjugate Lat. 22 deg. 073 N. Long. 114 deg. yoshi

orders for the 65 at 07.00 hours G.M.T. on Korea he gave feudal lords throughout the coun June 22.

try to build farge vessels.

Hideyosh himself built a large

vesael which he named Nipp PINE INDUSTRY

Maru. These vessels, known as

"floating

were

the

castles,"

Some resuscitation although largest and finest ships of the time the industry is now

regarded As It may be the "Castlekeep" practically dead with its exporta- highly valued" connotations which tion to Europe prohibited-in the caused the word's use at this time. Against the former theory, how-jpineapple industry Malays fore- 'shadows an investigation on the

ever, is the fact that Maru" 16

New York--For some years new never applied to warships Vessels Present position of the trade now solentists have toyed with the idea of the Japanese Navy invariably being made by representatives of large Importers in Hongkong, who have recently arrived in Singa- pore.

أن

planes

using rockets to propet aero-add the word "Kan" as, for ex

Recently, a New York in-athple, the warship Mikasa Kan. ventor exhibited a rocket motor. According to an old legend, in These representatives, it is un- which, he said will revolutionize ancient China, about 4,000 years derstood, are preparing a report ago, during the reign of the Em of the position to their respective Used ኢፍ 3 secondary power peror Buang-ti, a fair messenger importers, who are contemplating source on ✡ standard plane It from heaven called Hakudo Maru would reduce the take-off time by was sent down to Lord Takaotsuaking some big orderá.

plane speeds.

38 per cent, and, employed in the and taught him the art of ship- same way on one of the four-en-buliding. Since then, ships are gined planes, would increase the said to have been named with the load by 57.7 per cent.

suffix "Mar" in deference to the shipbuilding instructor.

It would be used ultimately as the sole source of power for planck and as an auxiliary power plant it would increase the top speed of a 471 pursult plane from 302 to miles per hour and that of a four engined plane from 285 to 337 miles per hour.

In Hongkong at the present,

It is learnt, a ing demand for canned pines crists, and the importers intend to meet this demand by putting forward some large orders Negotiations are C

St:mo

placing the

A Japanese legendary source as sociates the word with Azumiro sora-maru, who was supposed to time being made with local can- have lived under the sea and to hers. but it is understood that the whom the shrine of Shiga

on Hongkong tmporters would first Shiga Island was dedicated. 11 1 lke to have a report of the pre- of the The motor consists of a cylinder said that suffixing "Maru" to the sent prevailing position

names of Japanese merchant ves- industry here before into which a mixture of Bases known as "nytrite" is shot andels was at first due to the legen- orders.

The industry does not anticipate dary Azuminosora-maru. There are discharged by electricity. The re- sulting explosions, which would oc. many more hypothetical inter- big revival in the trade result- pretations of "Maru," but the ing from these investigation, but cur at rapid intervals, would be

meanings in a local or poetical nevertheless, expects some resus- capable of developing 3,000 horse-

the power. The rocket's total weight, in sense lle in its traditional associa-citation through its present form, is 148 pounds.

tion.

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