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THE NETHERLAND INDIES.

Importation of Certain Articles from Hongkong Prohibited.

THE LAUNCH OF THE AQUITANIA.

Description of the Vessel.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

of watertight subdivision are thus comprehensive, but no advantage Thas been taken of this fact to re- duce the number of lifeboats car ried. Fifteen months ago, before the Titanio disaster occurred, the Canard authorities had determ- ined to provide boat

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All roade from Glasgow on From Mr A. R. Lowe, Acting April 21 led to Olydebank, Secretary of the Hongkong where the Cunard liner Aquitania,modation for every passenger on Chamber of Commerce, we have the largest ship yet built for the board, and to this end there will received the following copy of cor- British Mercantile Marine and the be two motor-boats, 46 open, boats, respondence on the subject of the most important vessel constructed and 44 cellular boats with rigid temporary prohibition of certain to Lloyd's survey, lay ready for sides, or a total of 92. Most of "Times". the boats are placed under davits, articles of imporation to Nether-launching, saya the lands India :-*

The occasion was largely observed some of the cellular boate being. Hongkong, 19th May, 1913. aaa public holiday in the Glasgow arranged under the ordinary life- Sir-The port of Hongkong district, and it is estimated that, boats, while others are in such a having been declared infected with when the launching ceremony position that they can easily be plague by the Netherload-India was performed by the Countess of moved on akids across the deok

Lo the davits. Government, the following mos- Derby, 100,000 persona were pre- sare of the Netherland-Indian Civil eont, either in the yard of John * Propulsion and Speed. Medical Service have become ap-Brown and Co. (London), the The propelling machinery con- plicable.

builders, or on neighbouring land. Jeists of four turbines driving four The importation of the follow- Many hours before the time fixed screw shafts, with an increased ing articles from Hongkong or for the launching, thousands of range of steam expansion between transshipped at this temporarily persons had taken their positions the different ongines and con- on ground from which a view of scquently increased economy aa prohibited.

(1) Wearing apparel, old and the launching could be obtained, compared with earlier installs. The weight, dimensions, and tions. The normal sen speed is worn alothes, household effects for daily use, used bedding, un- other features of the vessel repre. 23 knots, but there is such a loss these goods are transported sonted unusual conditions, and reserve of power as to permit the as personal luggage or in oon-both the construction and the ship, should she be delayed by launching involved special or bad weather on a portion of her Eequence of 'removal.

(2) Raga.

rangements. A part of the river voyage, to leave New York on Refuse of new goods coming opposite the yard was widened in Wednesday and yet arrive with direct from the weaving-mills, anticipation of the launching of certainty in England early on from workshops, where apparel the Lusitania, and to provide for the following Tuesday morning. is made or from bloaching the increase in size of the Aqui-In order to give ample power for establishments, artificial wool, tanis over previous additions to going backwards, astern turbines and cuttings of newspaper, are the Cunard fleet the Rivor Clyde are fitted on all four shafts, the not considered as rags.

bas been further widonod along arrangements being such that All goods, of which the im- the south bank; while, in order one engiacer on the starting portation is not prohibited shall that, when completed, the now ship platform has complete control of be dieinfected on arrival, if in may reach the sen, the waterway all of them. There are four boiler opinion of the Health Officer of between Clydebank and Greenock rooms equipped with large boilers, the port they have boon infected. is being dredged. The lannobing each having eight furnaces. The Particular about the medical weight of the Aquitania was funnels rise to a height of 154ft. above the bottom of the ship, or inspection of the ship on arrival 22,000 tons. in Netherland-Indian

Happily the port,

arrangements 151ft above the fire grates. and about the formalities to worked smoothly. Immediately te complied with by the before the time fixed for the cere- masters of ships arriving in mouy the last of the supporting Notherland-India within 21 days blocks was removed, and, when after their departure from a Lady Derby pressed the electric plague-infected port, etc. will be button and released the triggers, given on application at the Nether- the huge hull, after a brief husit- lands Consulate General at Hong- ation, glided, with gathering kong, where an English version speed, into the river, the entry of Company's Aragon, which left of the Netherland-Indian Quaran- the ship into the water being Southampton in April for South!

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of these concerned.

spectators.

Precautions for Safety.

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With a length of 902ft. and beam of 97ft, the Canard liner Aquitania is the largest vessel so

I bag however to draw the at-cheers of the great multitude of tention of the shipping to the fact that the quarantine in Nether- land-India” against ships coming from Hongkong will be up to 21 daya according to the state of health on board the ships, but subject to exemption on produc tion of certificates legalised by the Netherlands Consal-General at Hongkong.

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tine Ordinance is at the disposal greeted by the sounding of many America, was the first British Sucking Pigs, To Order Chu Cha.

whistles and hooters and the lond liner to leave armed in accordance with Mr. Churchill's proposals. The necessary structural arrange- ments having been made by the company's workmen, two 4 7in guns, supplied by the Admiralty, were mounted on the poop. It is proposed also to mount gunson the far built in Great Britain. As company's Amazon, the next liner compared with the White Star of the "A" class to leave Eug: Chicken, Kai Chai liner Olympic, which has hitherto land. Each of these vessels is of Capons, Largo, Small,Sin Kai held the first place, she has the about 10,000 tons gross, and each Ducks, Ap advantage by about 20ft, in brings, as a rule, large quantities Doves-Pan Kan... I take to liberty to suggest to length and 4hft, in beam, though of chilled meat from Argentina. Eggs. Hen-Kai Tan your Chamber to bring the there is reason to believe that new The company's officers and sea- Fowls, Canton,-Kai proceeding to the notice of the Hamburg-America liner Vater men include a large number of

Hainan,-Hoi Nam Kai trade and navigation of the Co-land, launched a fortninght ago Naval Reserve men who would Geese, Ngoi lony. I have the honour to be.

slightly surpasses her in both be capable in an emergency of Goose, WildS'hai-Shang-ha Yea Ngoi longth and width.

firing the guns.

Musk Deer,Wong Keng A double bottom has been pro- It is perfectly obvious that such

Hare, Shanghai,Tu Ohai.... vided, for the most part 5ft deep armament could not possibly be Partridge,Che Khoo but increasing to 6ft. in the intended for offensive purposes. Pheasant,Shan Kai machinery compartment, and is As a defensive weapon it is suffi- Pigeons, Canton, Pak Kup divided into over 40 separate ciently powerful to counteract the Hoihow, Hoi How Pak Kup, compartments, all of which are risk of an attack by some lightly Quail,-Um-Chun used for carrying water either as armed foreign merchant ship. Rice Birds,Wo Fa Cheal ballast or for maintaining, the There is really no secret about

Snipe, Sa-Choy For Netherlands India.. supply to the boilers. From this the fact that a large number of Hongkong, 23rd May, 1913.

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NB... Sir, I have the honour to so that carry the side-plating, which built with a view to a very wild Ducka, S'hai-Shang hoi Sui Ap

rize, on either side, the frames foreign merchant ships have been Turkeys, Cock-Phor Kai Kung

For armament. knowledge receipt of your letter is almost as heavy as the arm-formidable

Teal,-Sui Ap Chai,' of 19th inst., informing this our decks of cruisers and which, instance, it was, we believe, wild Ducks Canton-Sang-Shing Sui Ap Chamber that the Netherlands for the sake of strength, is secured a stipulation in old contracts Indian Government have declared in some places by eight rows of granted to the North-German Hongkong to be a plague-infected rivets hydraulically driven. As Lloyd for the carriage of Far

Sir,

Your Obedient Servant,

(Bgd) DE REUS.

Consul General.

To the Hongkong General Chem ber of Commerce. Hongkong.

The reply of the Chamber was as follows:-

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I have the honour to be,

Your Obedient Servant,

(Sgd.) A.R.. LOWE Acting Secretary.

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the two, which averages about North-German Lloyd linere in the Catfish, Chik Yu... 15ft. in width, is intersected by Eastern services are known to Codfish.-Mun Yu..... *. ..* bulkheads which divide it up into carry platforms for four guns, Crabe,--Hai relatively short cellular water- while any one can discover on Cattle Fish,Mak Yu'.... tight compartments. Should, the decks of certain of the North Dab Sa Mang In therefore, the outer shell be Atlantic linere platforme decked Dace Wong Mei Lan.... pierced by collision, the sea can over for as many as eight heavy Dog Fish-Tit Tu Sa enter only a small volume of the guns two on the focale head, Eels, Congor, Hoi Manu Club-Swinging Extraordinary.

Fresh water-Tam Sin Yu Tom Barrows, the Australian ship, and the inner shell remains two in the forewaist, two in the athlete, completed 10 hours con- to protect her vital parts against afterwaist, and two on the poop. Eels, Yellow, Wong Sin

But these vessels are really mer Trogs Tien Kai tinuous olnb swinging at Alders-flooding

In addition 16 bulkheads ex-chants cruisers, and on the out Garoupa, Sek Pan..... hot at 5 o'clock on April 19,

Earlier in the morning he had tend from side to side. Most of break of war those in European Gadgeon-Pak Kap Yu these are carried up at least 19ft, waters might be expected imme Herrings, Tas Påkar ..... developed considerable irritabili- ty, and his power of resisting above the water-line, and in no diately to fit out as warships in Halibut Cheung Kwan Kup

Talrus,Wong Is Ya... drowsiness, becamus wenker case do they rise less than 10ft., the naval dockyarda, and wenkor until ho could while in the machinery space their

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To what extent other ship Loach Wu Yu barely keep the chilm moving. height is 20ft. A farther import owners will follow the example of Lobsters,Lang Hs To revive him, an attendant ant safeguard is constituted by the Royal Mail Company re- Mackerel, Uhi Yu..

the fact that two of the decks are mains to be seen. It is known to Monk Fish-Mong sprinkled. some on his face and this he seemed to of watertight construction, all the have been the wish of the Union Mallet Chai Ya resent and flew into a delirious openings in them being trunked Government that the two new

Oysters,Sang. rage: He attacked his attendants up to the top of the space with mail steamers just ordered by the Parrotfish, Kai Kung with his clubs and fists, but watertight trunks. The bulkheads Union-Castle Company from Har Perch Tau Loo fortunately he was overpowered are also specially stiffened. The land and Wolff should be fitted Pike-Fa Paw Foong before he could do any injury to watertight doors will be worked for armament but besides the pisice Pen Tu

by the Stone Lloyd automatic Aragon the only vessels already Pomfret, Black, — Hai himself or others. He then seem-Anak ed instantly to rega in bis normal losing our which gives the provided with gan platforms are Pomfret, White senses, and within a minute boomer on the bridge, complete probably one or two liners, such as Ha wad sound asleep, and the doctor control of the installation start as the Arcadia, built by the Pond PA Pa

The arrangements for secaring 0, Company at the time of the Rock Fina Bak Ka in attendance pronounced his heart and pure qui to normal, nl the safety of the ship by means Fendjeh soare."

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