although hardly new ships the Un-todate in every respect—
Narkunda "carries" two" motor life Boats, "and- these comprise the vessel's "most interesting aequier tion. These were brought ints be. ing by virtue of w Boned of Trade cover" in duly last, and ave really splendid little crafts "One has be cariied for every °0 ordinary lifeboats. Phe Narkunda hag "22 Kfeboats hence the two motor boats, They are fitted with a complete wireless installation and a searchlight. The wireless set is a quarter of a kilowatt instrument and is fitted with a crystal and valves. The receiving radius in the open sea is about 250 mugs, and even here in Shanghai a message from the Pembrokeshire, then 50 miles away, was up the other day. This "was considered a creditable performance, considering the interruption around the port area. The searchlight is fed from the same motor that supplies the wireless set with current, and may be used for virtual signalling, being connected direct to. the operator's sending This wireless outfit is located well forward in the boat and constitutes what must be one of the lations in existence. ly designed by t pany for motor life boats.
The boats themselves hold 40, passengers. Their main purpose, however, is not to convey largest possible number of person from a distressed ship. In th event of an alarm which neces-sitares the passengers leaving the vessel and taking to their respective bouts, the officers in charge of the ordinary lifeboats will superintend the embarkation of the passengers ud then proceed from the ship to the motor life boats, which witl take them to their ordinary lifeboats. The motor lifeboats would then concern themselves in rescaing people from the water, looking after the other lifeboats, getting in touch, by means of their wireless or searchlight, with other vessels er costal stations. These motor boats represent the latest departure of the Board of Trade in their efforts to minimise loss of life at To-night the Narkunda will be gaily decorated and ablaze with ights, for the Agents, Messrs Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Ca., have wited 200 or more local residents aboard to dinner. The guests will be met by Messrs. Herbert George (Commander), MR, (Chief Officer), (Chief Engineer), Man, Cis. (Edin) (surgeon), and C, Delm Cavendish (purser).
After dinner there will be dancing to the music of the! ship's band, "She starts in the middle, so she's not only wondering how it will all end. Dut how it all began."
Propue passing by the Ward Building near the corner of Hong-Kong and Szechuen Roads soon aiter nine o'clock last Friday morning were startled to see waterfalls cascading from the top of the build-and running over the outside to the footpath of Szechuen Road. The local precipitation was enough to upset the calculations of the weatherman, but the matter was soon remedied. The agents of the building had no statement to make concerning the cause of the trouble.
Menesa/ st the local Chinese Bar Asst tion have, we understand, J.essed a letter to the Commishoner of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Hsu Yuan, requesting him to. take up with the French Consul-General the question of admitting Chinese lawyers to practise at the French Mixed Court bar. They: say that the Court is a Chinese one and that it is only fair that they should be allowed to practice and to be treated as they are in the Foreign Mixed Court in the Settlement. ix., practice on the same basis as foreign lawyers.
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