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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1931.

RISE AND FALL OF SAILING SHIPS.

ROTARY CLUB ADDRESS BY

CAPT, E. AlmalAN.

Capt. E. Alkminn, R.N.K., General Superintendent or LRE C.P.K. for the Ocean-going flect, was the speaker Lue weekly tillin 01 the Hongkong Retary Club, which was held at Musard Lane Crawford's restaurant yes terday. Sir William

Horneli pressed.

Capt. Aikman apoke on the evolution of transport by seal th | recent times, pretocing lus address With the information that it wan

hts best appearance as an active Rotarian. lie explamed that he became a Rotarjun just before his departure from Vancouver, and had not before attenued a luncheon as an active Rotarum.

After having conveyed Rotary greetings from Vancouver, Capt. Lääkinun reviewed the evolution of

CIVIL GOVERNMENT

FOR SAMOA,

AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP NOW CONFERRED ON NATIVES.

Washington, Jan. 27,

The Senate has passed a Bill to the House of Representatives pro- viding for the creation of a new Government in American Samoa, extending American citizenship to

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Samoans, establishing AN organised Government with ingle House of Legislature, and formulating a Bill of Rights.-- denter's American Service.

reduced by about two thirds, and with the reduction of consumption and Increased efficiency of engines, economic speeds of from 21 knots aud upwards had been attained.

How

Death Blow to Safl,

Dealing with the decline of sail. transport by sen during the lasting ships, the speaker and that 160) years or no, saying that evolu- with the opening of the Panama anal, thus providing shorter and

tion had been particularly rapid

| during the fast 30 years, 1woleas expensive routea, the death of the main factors which had con-blow was struck at sailing ships, tributed to The tremendous and the war finally finished then advance in marine zeansport were altogether. the introduction of the steam engine and ine shortening wavigable routes, such As by the Suez andd

Opening up ol Panama Canala

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China Tea Clippers, Prior to the opening of the Suez Canal, transport Was almost exclusively by sail, when sailing ships were at their prime. Those senident and

with | China would be familiar with the Wonderful China tea clippers of the 70's.

assoriated

He went on to speak of naval architecture in studying a ship in an ocean senway, gauging rolling and pitching, and the work of science, including Marconi's liv vention of serviceable wireless. Wireless, he said, had done more for the safety of life at sea, and for removing dangers of naviga

tion than anything else that had keen Invented,

He instaneed the directional Boding properties of wireless, when observations of celestial bodles could not be made, He spoke of the Gyro compass, which derived its directive power from rotation of the earth, and which was a very accurate instru ment for keeping a course, and a new apparatus for gauging. the depth of the water by sound.

Extended Cuisine.

The apeaker dealt with the diar confurts and protracted voyages ef sailing ships, pointing out that they were usually only about 1,000 Flops gross, and that a ship of 2,500 tons would have been very exceptional. Sail, however, had been developed to a very fine point. and the speaker recalled the The speaker also dealt with the famous race in the 70s between Introduction of refrigerating five ships, from Fonchow to Lon-machinery, enabling an extended don, with tea vargoes. He said cuisine which was better than The thought that the Aerial was the first vessel to dock in London but the remaining ships all docked within 24 hours, When they con- sidered that it was a race of 15,000 miles, and all the ships docked within one day, it was, perhaps, the most famous ruce under sail in history.

Capt. Aikman gave examples of times taken to complete various voyages, such as to Australia, 65 to 95 days, according in the weather, to the western States; such as San Francisco and Call- furnia, round Cape Horn, 120 to 140 days, to China and Japan, 1996 to 160 days.

Seven Month

Voyage.

The speaker recalled that when second mate on a wailing ship his longest voyage was between Hain- burg and San Francisco, in 1902. He said that they took seven mantha and ten days to complete the trip owing to very bad weather a period which sounded ridicu laus when compared with the times taken by modern vessels. In fact, he said, they had been given up for lost. Speaking of his ship, Capt. Aikman explained tast hindi on board 171 ald

they 6-pounder smooth-bore cannon, as well as a set of boarding spikes and some old muskets, with one and a quarter inch hares. He said that his shortest trip was across the Pacific from Yokohama to Columbia River, this being accom- plished in 29 days.

He continued that when he went to sea, anil was on the decline, and the opening up of the Suez Canul, thus providing shorter and more economical routes, enabled steam- ships to make themselves felt. the prime factor in steam was the

Cont of fuel, marine engineera evolved new ideas and inventions pertaining to economy, and within the last 35 or 40 years, fuel con sumption, which was about one third of the total operating cost, including insurance and overhaul charges,, had been reduced from 2.6 to 1.7 and, finally, to slightly below G. It had, in fact, been

some of the best hotels ashore, and the increased and more luxurious accommodation for pas- sengers. In conclusion, Capt. Aikman said the fact that ships could now depart and arrive on accurate schedules was a tribute to the efficiency of the personnel of ships.

Mr. B. Wylfe returned thanks to Capt. Aikman for his address.

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