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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

GENERAL SHIPPING

of a plurality of driving pointe on the large gear reduces the length of face necessary on that gear. The experimental work urried out by the General Electrio Company has shown that the gears are more efficient at low than at high speeds. Exchange.

Klukiang Shipping. The total number and tonnage:

of vessels which entered and cleared at Kiukiang during the quarter ended in December 1918, was 1,035 vessels of 1,718,190 tons which, compared with the same goarter in 1915, showed a decrease of 53 vessels and 181,120 Of the total 980 vessels of tone. 1,694,812 steamers, which showed a de- crease of 46 and 155 820 tons and 4 vessels of 15 850 tone were ccean steamers, a decrease of 10 The steamers and 4,522 tone. percentage of the different Asge

tons

were

river

NEWS.

FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1917.

HONGKONG SHARE REPORT.

The Unmerited Sight. inland city, to a depth of 15ft Gia. at which draft the 0. N. Officers of the Merchant Service, a. Kalgan was enabled to reach 58 John Bull, send us many Tientein 1915. In a short-sighted letters of thanks for calling atten- effort to prevent the flooding of tion to that now rule which orders, the land lying between the Yun them to wear their gold braid Liang Ho and the Pei Ho, the parrower, and to remove Oak- Chinese Government in 1915 leaves from caps.

The

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S-SELLERS; SA.—SALES; B-BUYERS; N.-NOMINAL.

OFFICIAL PRICES.

BANKS.

Yangiszes

It is a far diverted tho Pei Yun Ho, which H. K. & S. Banks a.

MARINE INSURANCES. stretching regulation, for it tears was the principal feeder of the the crow-badge from the cape of Pei Ho and thence the Hai Ho,

Cantons <fficers an bosta carrying H.M. from its former murse and haaNorth Chinas

sila. Whether it is a sensible thrown it into the Yan Lisng Ho Unions idea or not, is not the point. The through which it discharges by whole heart of the thing lies in the Pei Tang into the Gulf the doing thereof at this special northward of Taku. Bar.

the Merchant paper of Mr. Princione traged moment when Service is behaving at least sa this work from its commendament well as anybody else. To tear off to the present day. There are five the badge just now was thought- tributaries feeding the Hai Ho, lese sideball We Bay ? stated Mr. Pincione, and as the thanklets.

latter is the only outlet to the sea it was taxed to such an extent that frequent floods were the serious result, besides silting. Owing to no conservancy work having been done to im- prove the Hai Ho river for some

"Dutch Seaman Drowned at

Nagasaki.

Shipbuilding in Shanghai. A very successful launch took place last week from the Pootung Yard of the Shanghai Dook and Engineering Co., Ltd. of the Norwegian single screw B. Jac. There was quite a large and representative company present, including Mr. J. Ei zen, Consal- General for Norway, and Mrs. Eitzen, Mr. Barns, Manager of the Dock Company, and Mr. Osborne, Secretsry. The christen ing ceremony was performed by Mr. E-1230, and as the new ship left the ways, a bottle of champ ague was broken on the bow, And, te the accompaniment of cheers from the onlookers and the firing of crackers, the ship took the water in a very pleasing style.. The company then adjourned to the cices where the sanal toar18 were proposed and bonoured. In proposing success to the Jan Mr. Burn said that the Jan had been

A sailor belonging to the Dutch built for the Norwegian owners, Mesere, Torp & Weise, Bergen, in the total were 478 British, e.e. Kangean was drowned in Wander the supervision of their 26 7 Japanese, 252 Chinese and Negasaki barbour on Saturday Centuries, conditione finally got Captain Superintendent, Captaio 0.3 American, of the river steam-night, owing to the capsizing of to such a state that in 1897 the Lars Jahn, and Captain J. H. P. ers, 47.6 Britich, 268 Japanese, 8ampan. The unfortqnate man Tientsin Chamber of Commerce and a comrade, Fays the Nagasaki became seriously alarmed and Parker, Sarveyor to the Det 26.2 Chinese and 0.4 American.

Presa bad been ashore of leave delegated Mr. A. de Linde to Norske Veritas. She was a sister

and were returning to their ship report on the condition of affaire ship of the Valuts, recently launch..

when the sampan collided with a and raggest remedial measures. ed by the Company, and was 254 ft. 6 in. long, by 37 ft. mould

coal lighter and capsized. The Te proposals recommended in bis ed breadth and 17 ft. moulded

survivor states that he dragged subsequent report were carried depth: like the Valu's the was

bie friend from onderneath the out, but the Boxer trouble put a built to Det Norske Veritas' high

boat and left him clinging to its temporary top to farther progress est clues and bad double bottom

side while he went and rendered of the work. In 1995 it was to the boatman, found that the bar had ailted up for water ballast and all modern

assistance appliances for handling cargo.

who was abonting for help. When one and a half feet since H.B.MS. All the machinery for the Jan

be returned to the boat with the Rambler's survey in 1902, leaving and the Valuta, each consisting of

Japanese he found that the other an average depth of only one foot, one large set of triple expansion

seaman was again missing. The eo work of deepening the bar by Burface condensing engines of

sea was rough and it is probable a system of raking was com that the unfortunate man was menced which was ontinued. about 1,200 I. H. P., with two large multitabalar cylindrical mission by the Diet to conclude ansble to maintain bie grip of until a new dredger was put into The body was commission to do this work in" boilers and asual sux liaries, four-year contracts with the ship the Fampen.

The 1913. The raking operations recovered on Sonday. including steam steering gear, hat the government arrang-

pere,

Fesre. The decased was married and leaves resulted in a gain of from 3 to steam, windlass, steam winches, ed for only two evaporator, etc., etc., had been authorities now feel that, coneid- a wife and child. The captain 4ft in depth and at the end of made in the Company'down workering the unusual prosperity describes him as a well-behaved 1916 the increased average depth The signalled was 9ft. Daring this shore. The Company was now which the Japanese shipping and temperate sraman.

are enjoying, the funeral took place on Monday time work on the chancel also pro- bastening the constraction of two companies larger vesele for Norwegian own amount of state bounty could be morning at Urakami,“

Mr. Barns concluded by cat without the companies suffer- proposing the toast of the Jan, ing. A proposal to this effect is coupled with the names of being sapported by several of the the owners, Heaars. Torp and Cabinet members.--Exchange. Weise, Captain Jahn their enper- intendent, and Meisre. Wallem & Co., their agents. Mr. B. Rein, of Messrs. Wallem &Co., fittingly, responded and proposed the toast of the Dock Company, to which Mr. Burns replied..

ега.

"Alquist" Gearing.

Japan and Foreigo Shipping.

The Japanese Government has started an investigation into the conditions of the foreign lices of subsidised shipping companies, with the intention of cutting their sabaidies when new contracte are concluded with the companies for the fiscal years 1918 19 and 1919-20. The new contrecia will be concluded before the end of next Match, when the present con- tract expire. Two years ago the

given

government

087

per-

The Hai Ho Conservancy.

opedod, in addition to the four sattinge which were made to aborten the coarse of the river and cause a higher range of tide A paper written by Mr. T. at Tientsia. The work has entsiled Piacione, Eagineer-in-Chief of heavy expenditure, but when it is Wohu Shipping.

the Hai Ho Conservancy, which realised that only two vessels with Dering the quarter ended in was read before the Engineering a draught of ander. 12ft. arrived December 1916 the total number Society of Chine, described the at Tientsin Band in 1899 and and toccage of Tessela which work done on the river in order that the number in 1916 waa 535. entered and cleared'st Wohu was to improve shipping facilities of which 236 had a draught of 1,172 vessels f 1,780,587 tane, from the mouth up to Tientsin. over 12., it shows what a buge an increase of 20 The greve eboaling during the improvement to trade, quite oat which vessels but a decrease of 148,095 past forty years of the river that of all proportion to the original tous compared with the Decem-Ferves the port has been partly cost, & wise outlay of capital can To-day vessels from A good deal has been recently her quarter 1915. Of the total, dus to the neglect of the tribu- create. heard heard about the Alquist 1,022 vessels of 1,691,366 tone taries of the Pei Bo which flow Chefoo drawing more than 15ft. gesring for ship propulsion, were river steamers, a decrease into the Eai Eo above Tieptein of water can, in 20 houre, go ap which is being manufactured by of 12 steamers and 112,552 tous and proviced practically all of to Tientsin. the General Electric Company in and 67 teamers of 76,507 the eccar necessary to take the America, in whose works mach tona' were ceann steamers, a large quantities of wilt out to sea. experimental work has been car decrease of 37 steamere, and The work of the Hai Ho Coner From Britons in the Dutch Icdles.

The Britieb Consul-General in- fied out. The gear is built op of 51,207 tone. The percentages of vancy, on which more than fire a number of platea machined to a the different flags of the total million taels has already been ex- the Dutch Esst Ladies, Mr. form which gives the desired were 47.1 Britieb, 28.9 Japanese, pended, has consisted as much in Beckett, at Batavia, has forwarded degree of lateral flexibility. There 22.8 Chinese and 1.2 American, endeavouring to bring these the sum of $3,315 to the Over- plates are put together, engaging of the river steamers 45.8 British, tributaries, the Pei Yan H, Pei sess Clab for the purpose of Bolidly at the hub, and also 29.7 Japanese, 239 Chinese and Ho and Feng Ho, into the Hai purchasing two up-to-date ser engsking, on

edge 0.6 American and of the ocean Ho as in straightening the river places. The money has been con. at the periphery. When

807 British, steamers,

113 by means of the four cuttings that tribeted by the British com assembled they form a solid American, 5:4 Japanese and 2.7 have been made and the dredging murity in the Netherlande East cylinder, which can be cat spiral-Norwegian.

of the Bar. Everything, in fact, ladies. The total number of anita has been done more with a view paid for by residents overseas in ly, in the ordinary manner. The edge engagements are so arranged

The World's Shipbuilding.

to providing a clear obsanel for the Imperial Aircraft Flotilla that each dieo operates inde-

It is estimated that the con- the silt to pass along than for formed by the Overseae Clab pendently, and is free to deflect atraction of merchantmen in the actual deepening, though this, now amounts to 95. faterally under the side pressure world during last year numbered of course, has been a natural result which results from engagement 2,505 with 10ial tonnage of of its laboure, and the outcome with the pinions. It is stated 1999, 943, whilst the losses caus- has been an increase in the navig- that contracts have been afrargeded by the war during the same able depth from heat nine feet, to apply the system to ship plo- period are pot at 1,149 vessels of in the days when Tientsin teemed pulsion on a considerable scale, 2,082,600 tone, showing a de- the total b.p. involved being crease of nearly 200,000 tons, or 215,000. The gears have also one-half per cent of the world's been applied to a large num-

tonnage of 48,683,136, according ber of torbice sets which have to Lloyd's Register, ieened in 'been installed in electric

Jane last. New construction was acd generating stations,

divided as under :- are asid to have given con-

Namber Tonnaga Biderable satisfaction in service.

1,213,560,239 An account which appears in the UK end ber American technical press, indi

a narro

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US.

Dominions

Th

510 619 336

250 218,234

Tw

297 208.180

30 60.472

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44,908

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40.090

214

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cates the various ways in which Japan thie gearing can be applied. A Netherlands single reduction can be accom, Italy plished by engaging one solid Norway... pinion with faible gear Saeden... Becondly, a solid pinión can be

France stranged to engage with two Denmark flexible idlers, which in tara Germany engige with a solid large gear, Spain and, thirdly, in the case of a dou- China ble redaction a solid bigh speed

pinion engages fixible gears Total

од

2,505 1899,943

two countershafts, these The largest ship buit in the poantershafts carrying olid pin- year is the tarbine driven Paris, ions, both of which engage 24,000 tons, with 45,800 LH.P., flexible gear on the same lowhich was constructed at Saini speed shaft. In applications of this kind it is claimed that the Ngaire, France. In the United Royal Mail Kingdom, the

tops, Brecknockshire, 12,000

fsxibility of the gears serves to equalise the load between all the launched at Belfast, was the driving points, and that the nee

Iargent launched.

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