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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THE U.S. SAIP SUBSIDY BILL

NEW SHIPBUILDING CLASSIFICATION.

An American View.

In apapertes recently by Mr. E. E. O'Donnell before the American

*100 A1" at Lloyd's,

WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 6. 1922.

HOTELS.

LEADING FAR EASTERN HOTELS-

HONGKONG:

EXCHANGE.

(Opening Rate: closing Rate a-Page 1),

SELLING.

T/F

2/83 2/6.15/16

Hongkong Hotel,

Astor House Hotel,

s

You

111 ·

1204 198

Broadly, the New Rules of Demand Lloyd's Register, which are an-30 da Institute of Naval Architects, the nounced to-day, must have the 50 de subject of the operation of United effect of setting up a new stand-

4 m/

States vessels was dealt with atard of shipbuilding throughout] [ Shanghai. some length. The following are the the world. The last quarterly T Singapore.. more important sections of the returns showed that more than

*

In America the gross register tonnage went up to 15.282,000 in 1921, all of which increase was in ships designed for international commerce. Not only has our ton-! nago thus rapidly multiplied, American owners and operaters) have been compelled to face, 12

mos:

to

Japan E India... Demand, India ...... T/T San Francisco

149 Nom 7.40

BUYING.

21734

27.13 16

21814

sixty per cent. of the world' merchant tonnage now in course of construction is being built

& New York.. under the inspection of the Socie

view to TE Jara ............ (ty's surveyors, with a Plassification is Lloyd's Register / Marks...................

T! Francs The Rules represent the Black. gushing principles in acvaristice! Doand, Paris with which the vessels are classed,

I m/s 1/C and they are interpreted and with little ex cases

applied

individual ship- I m/s. D/P perience, the exigencies at

building desi.ns by the Society's). 5 m/s L/C деж trade with thel strange

The new Rules give 30 dia. Sydney and lexperts. ports of distant foreign countries to improvement in ship.

Melbourne I cannot but be Purprised, Thailding during the last few years, no:

that their mistakes have been so many. but that they and they include in a complete Pare all the changes which the have been relatively wo few.

Society, in the light of experience We ara lacking. of course.j in swift passenger steamers, but and progress, has gradually made in its standard requirements. All we are lacking. also, in care alterations that have been in: staumers of the so-called burti type, which, after all, if at the troduced are now formally stand-

ardized. As they have been con Demand, Bombay backbone of a megphant marine sidered, and approved by the T/T Calcutta is a class of ship of were great

British Committee and their Demand, Calcutta

199 This wideniably Importance.

#d and technical advisers in consultation a Yokobzma. alivape Our DWIRTS operators who contemplate the with the representative national Demand, Manila development of a caren linerantees of the Register in the mand, Singapore. 111

United States, France. Sweden. Demand, Batavia service, for vessels which have Holland and Japan, the Register On Haiphong no reserve speed will necessarily i now it difficult to manzain area fairly claim that the cow Ja Saigon

rog burity of service.

;

13d/s. San Francie) sat co New York/

Yor mis. Marks .........

7.75 Francs ...... m/s. Franca... 783 Demand. Germany. Jemand, New York 573, Tit Bombay

L'ode represents the combined On Bangkok endement of the shipping com-Sovereign

198

149 Noru

SI

760

However, a considerable premuntie of this country and Gold leaf per Tue... port on of one-half of the sterilor other important maritime Bay Silver, ready... 359% faunage of the Shipping Board nations. The Code was last revis- forward

33 is characterised as gooded thirteen years ago, and but for Bank of England rates3 tome use contains many ships at the war it would coubtless have New York/Londen ... 4.467, for what may be described as thejban thoroughly overhauled loug berta service to distant foreignja pre how, We need not follow SUBSIDIARY COINS. part, like the Thundw-ton Hogjthe Committes in their technical 'kong 50 ct pieces

-land ships. the Stan description of all the changes the fighters, and the larger shelter have been made, but we may note deck and other steamers whose that they had in mind in the pres-Canton cub. coins *apacity 10 few cases runsient revision the abolition of re- 110 to 1 maximum of 'dundant parts of a ship's struc

tore, and the redistribution of

tans.

10 5

Far

12 pm 37:6% dis 19.9 d

Hongkong. Sept. 6, 1922.

WEATHER REPORT.

Sept. 64. 123. 15 - Pressure.

imreased mulerately viewers. Changes at ordet

State spach

Asualios depression is mentrati

First of the problems of Ameri- material in such a manner, as to

maximum can ship operators in this ean-effect the

possible nection is the hard, undeniable saving of weight. Ecotomy and i fic that they have to payinish efficiency-were-factors to mar money for the wages and which importance was attached. sub-teace of their crows than land in order to secure the utmost

o eir European or Japanese efficiency in the interpretation obt opetitors. Americso ship the Code the Commute have aite Out! wages have historiartyed at simplicity. Trus the famous bean frum 30 to 40 per vent. symbol "100 A1" is no longer to above Dziush shipboard wages, be complicated by the addition me it is estimated at the present at words or letters indicating the over. Hainan. The threat med time that British waces are about, partivalar type of the vessel to typhoon to the west of the Lon!

The chops has not developed. 1 per cent, above Scandinavian which the sign is atta the l This is a handicap which, in my 85.bol universally and collo

to things judgment, and I believe in the quials, applied

of temporarily, along the S.E. coast judament of virtually all practicall the highest standard--will be of China owners, and operators can be allotted, without qualification, toj Hongkong Rainfall for the 21 vecome only by national asevers ship in Lloyd's Register hours ending at 10 am. to-day. sistance. The wage difference Book which is entitled to it. That 0.00 inch. Total since January between American and British means every ship which, judged Is 58.69 inches, against ship, is somewhat less now than by the Socies Rules, is in a fit average of 67.85 inches. it has been of recent years and and efficient condition to carry fust be regarded as temporary.org and perishable goods to all da to the abnormal condition of parts of the world.-Timer, Aug world shipping, but it is still a

wide difference, as will he demon-

strated by the following compari- Į

dot at the wages and subsistancenetalls accepted

fact

The N.E. monsoon will set in.

PORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.

District

Forecast.

I Formosa Channel

that

• South

coast

of an American and a British American vessels carry a greater: Carto steamer of 6.000 gross number in the crew than do for

Co

Able Seamen (6) 330.00

Firemen (9)

Coal-passere (3) 150.00

Steward

Cook

Second Cook

Pask

0

rizo vessels. This difference is

more especially to be found in the 3 "tramp," coastal, or short-royaze

10 American steamers as compared

of

Chios between Variable H.K. & Lamocka. to N.E.

winds:

Peak Hotel.

Repulse Bay Hotel. SHANGHAI:

Palace Hotel,

Grand Hotel Kalee. PEKING:

Grand Hotel des Wagon Lits,

The Hongkong Hotel Co., Ltd.

In conjunction with The Shanghai Hotels, Ltd.

and

The Grand Hotel des Wagons Ltd.

KING EDWARD

HOTEL

CENTRAL LOCATION.

ELECTRIC LIFTS AND LIGHTING, TELEPHONE ON EACH FLOOR,

HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMERS.

Tal $73.

•

Talmgraphio Address: "VICTORIA "

J. WITCHELL,

Manager.

THE EUROPE HOTEL.

SINGAPORE.

DANCING AFTER DINNER

EVERY

MONDAY, WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY. TEA DANCES

TUESDAYS and THURSDAYS.

The Hotel Orchestra under the Direction of Mr. F. H. Martens.

Telephones in every Room.

Telegraphic Address:- EUROPE, SINGAPORE" Telephone No. 2740 ( lines).

THE EUROPE HOTEL, LTD.

ARTHUR E ODELL Manager.

KINGSCLERE HOTEL KNUTSFORD

HOTEL

MID-LEVEL KOWLOON

SACHSE. LENNOX & Co. General Azenta

Are resident Managers.

PALACE HOTEL, KOWLOON.

Tel Add Palace," Bergmand Railway station, five minutes by Ferry from Hosgang decke many eye taal ander Eaglah managemen–

membuat wapen vers of the Proprietor.

map,didatit to

J. H. OXBERRY. Pruptietor.

SP

DAL NIPPON BREWERS COMPANY

PROKYSUCAPANÍ

MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA, LTD.,

SOLE AGENT.

Hongtong

Gap Rock.....

to light to

moderate: fair.

with the foreign vessels; while in 4 South coast of

Ohe case of the passenger liners

10 or cargo liners the British man-

ning scale more nearly approxi- Omates our own. On the other hand, the manning scale of Continental European ships will

10 generally be found to be less 10than the British.

While it is schnowledged that rost British ocean ships in the foreign trade carry as m say

China between

H.K. & Hainan.

1. F. CLAXTON,

Director.

E. Observatory, Sept. 6. 1922.

METEOROLOGICAL

Previous

Day

on dato

on date,

HONGKONG,

RIVER LEVELS.

As a guide to shipmasters and others interested in the water levels of the river we have been requested by the Board of Con-i servancy Works of Kwangtung to publish the following table of water level. The levels are taken at 10 am, each day.

Place of bastion

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE

CORONET

Monday. Tuesday, Wed.

2.30, 5-15. 7.35 & 915.

ROGUES

AND

ROMANCE.

KOWLOON

THEATRE

TO-NIGHT at 913 only

THE JUNCLE GODDESS"

Episodes 11 & 12,

GAZETTE & LOMEDIES,

WORLD THEATRE

PHONE. 1337

PHONE 1337

Hongkong's Most Modern & Coolest Picture Palace..

TO-DAY at 3.15 and 9.13 p.m.

WILLIAM FOX presents TOM MIX

“WESTERN BLOOD"

The Greatest Cowboy Actor Io The World.

Thrills And Romances On The Plains.

2.30 & 7.15-p..

EILEEN SEDGWICK in **THE GREAT RADIUM MYSTERY

Episodes. 8 and 9.

Usual Prices.

Booking at the THEATRE.

STAR THEATRE.

PEKING ROAD, KOWLOO5.

Tel. K. 795:

The biggest houre exhibiting the best pictures.

TO-DAY THURSDAY, 7tb. 5.30 and 9.15 p.m. DOROTHY CISH

IS

"I'LL GET HIM YET”.

FRIDAY, 8th. Sept. A magnificent photoplay

"WHY CHANGE YOUR WIFE?"

festing GLORIA SWANSON AND BEBE DANIELS.

Booking at the Star Ferry Whart for Hongkong Emidana FREE FERRY TICKETS BOTH WAYS. Open Dally 9:30 to 1,15 pm, and 6 to 9 pm. Katonlays 2.15 p.m.. 4:30 to 5.15 p.. and 6 to 9 pm. SEE HAND BILLS.

UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.

Vongtsonpso 15 Landale Street, from Shanghai.

Kianghing Englok Street, from

Lootengsiu, frám Amay. Menleechan, from Shanghai. Chengsoycbor 11

Peel OM reet Fourth Floor, from Shang-

THE GREAT NORTHERN TELE-Taipeh.

GRAPH COMPANY, LTD. The following Unclaimed Tele trame are lying here:-

Kinsey steamer Glenbag Ewo, i hai. from Shanghai. Messagerie

C.S. U.K.

Master

$210.00 £47

Mate Second Mate...

165.00 20 145.00

Third Mate

130.01

16

13

Carpenter

65.00

12

Boatswaix

11

GU

Ordinary

Seamen (2)

80 00

11

Chief Engineer

240 00

21

Second Engineer 165.00

20

1922

Third Engineer 145.00

16

0

Fourth Engineer 130.00

13

0

ver

-First W. L. Lowest F. L

et of

recorded

recorded

Deck Engineer

7000 11

Oilers (3)

19.00

33

517 50

licensed deck officers as American

0.1

10

Wachow

West River

30

(

-hips, and frequently as many

-ngineers, the character of the

10

British legislation is such that

13 10

they may reduce the number at Sarometer 10 any time, and are cot subject to

81 Temperature...

st 2 p.m. 6 am. 2 pr.

29.73 29.73 29.71

76 98

89 95 64

Kongmoon, Linkonghow, North Jamshui, Sheklang,

Eeet +19.50 +14.70

Feel

W. Sept.

Fret

W. L.

Sept. 4 Foot

-2.42

+37.00

+27.25

-East

+13.15

-0.80 11.50 11.60 22.50 23.50 -5.00 20.30 2090 -0.98 11.30 11.69

TIDE TABLE.

BE CALM W

1

0

1

Oswald

Passenger Sardinia,

0

C

C

from Tientsic.

Open

0.47 0.00

air Temperature on the Lowest opea

air Tomperature on the

WEEK DAYS

0.00

6th. to 12th. Sept. 1922

7.00 a.m. a 8.00

every 15 min

3treet, from Torohama.

19 ma

30 01

10 33.90 12

35 min

5th 84

16.34

16 12.30 pm

15 ma

Terrace, from Shanghai.

12.30 p.us. to 2.30

10 min

10 4.00 pic

25

min

11.20

6th 75

gh Wa

Low Water

[choy, from Shanghai.

Basebook

Hongkons

b. t.

ft. n.

Wed. 6 22

9 15

6.9

9 53 5.3

10 "15 5.6

30 40 58

10 51 61

m 4 39 2.3

Me-boys (3). Radio ...

& 10 the panalties for failure to carry

13 10 the full quote, as happens in the Humidity

105.00 14

90.00 70.04 Ca 105.00 90.00

$3,257 50 £4:2

coaverted at $1.37 $2.150.04) (British scale of May 1st 1922.)

Pound sterling

On. 3. B.

Keule

Jn owner

sealo.

D

case of American ships by virtue Wind Direction of the penalty clause.

Wind Force With further rei rence to the

Weather unlicensed per-nonel of American -hips, in addition to the authority Rain...... eposed in the Ined inspectors | Highest which is contamed in Section 4,463, ection 2 of the Seamen's! Act. provides that the sailors while at sea, stall be divided into

Daited States $3,257.00 $3,060.00 at least two watches, and the fire- United Kingdom2,150.04 2,150.04 men, ailers, and watertenders into

Difference 1,107.46 Subsistence...

difference... 240.00 240,00

T. F. CLAXTON,,Direction. H.K. Observatory, Sept. 6.

TELEGRAMS VIA MONGOLIA.

Haight.

Thur. 7m 9 50 6.7

Pri.

8 m 10 21 6.5

Jun. 10

At least three watches. The sex- 909.96 men may not be shipped for duty alternately in the fire-room and on deck, and the firemea may not be shipped to perform duly in the

It is understood that an agree... | Sar. 9 fire-room and on deck; while fo Total monthly

the American ship, on Sundays ment has been reached between' differential 1,347.46 1,149.96 and holidays the crew shall not the Peking and Urga Luthorities Annual differ-

be permitted to perform unneces- for the restoration of telegraph Mon. 11 ential at 11

sary duties, nor shall they be communications to Europe via mouths... $14,822.06 $12,549.56 required to do duty on any week-Mongolia, and that the work on In the above comparison, a day of more than nine hours the line is proceeding. similar number of crew in each while the vessel is in a safe hoped that the line will be in

operation by November 15, vassel has been used, but it is harbour.

h. m. ft.l #248 +2.7 3 la 15 02 3 24 25

4 1ra 1.6

11 7 13

m 5 19:24 11 24 5.8

3 3:26. 35.0 !

0 Sa 54

26 17.5

23 6 48 12.7

100 17

It is

10 13 6.1 0:39 5.0

m. morning.a. afternoon

for Suckingu Chauffeur Chinois Andrelebon.

PEAK TRAMWAYS CO., LTD. [from Shaughai

TIME TABLE.

10 12.033

NIGHT CARS.

1.50 g. m. 18210 p.m. 9.28.

171 11 9-10, qvure 20 miantes 11. to 11.45 every 15 minutes

SATURDAYS. EXTRA CAB 1200 midnigh

SUNDAYS.

7.00 mg. 18 9.30 4. m. 1.14 m. 10 2640 DO 11.15 am, to 12.30 soos 12. go to 1.90 p.m

LOM, bo 4,00 ).au -

4 to 0.10 3.m.

Eeter 15 wis

15 =!

+

24 mi

NIGHT CARS.

8.50 p.m. 3.00pm. 9.20 p.m. 9.50 p.m. 1150 p.m. every 30 minutes 11. p..

- SPECIAL CARS,

- De ansanmnader in een onmstar'a Oerson, -

ALMAANDRA SUILDING, DER VORES BOID

Charol, from Tokyo.

Wingeum Guinglee Victoria

Hoosoo, from Peking. Yaetai, from Keelung

TH. KRING. Superintendent

Hongkong, August 31, 1922.

Linyimobin No. 7 Leungfai | EASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRAL-

Dongsongyo Dabdose Yeling-

2544, from Peking.

Kwongsbaugchong,from Toko-

bame

Chinam, from Ainoy.

Kocbeming c/o Great Esatero Hotel, from Amoy.

Tatar Wing ok Street, from

Shanghai.

Aunbin, from Taipeh. (Celery) Bbunchong 1.Kwang- yuen Street Eing, from Kobe.

Kisaliongchen 106 Tekhuioh-

tiong, from Amoy,

ASTA & CHISA TELEGRAPH CO.

15445/25th, Latham, from Lon-

don.

18189/30th, Mayerene, from Bydney P.O.

18136/30th. Magerene, from Singapore.

16565/27tb, Perrygine, from London.

16368/27th. Sidlärita, from New

York.

M. E. V. AIREY.,

Superintendent,

Hongkong. August 31, 1922.

Printed and Published for the Proprietor, by Alfred Morley at

11, Ice House Street, in - City of Victoria, Hongkong.