Big Liner in the River liner Taiyo Maru are ighai, and steamed up the river to the China Merchants Lower Wharf without mishap on y|Tuesday. Quite a number of people took advantage of the invitation to the reception on board, and they were certainly not disappointed for their trouble, The Taiyo Maru by: the Germans in 1911 at the time when German were the epitome of luxury, After the war she came into the hands of the T.K.K., who rave been running her successfully between Hongkong and San Francisco ever since. Whilst, of course Shanghai was a port of call, hitherto the vessel stayed off Woosung. Bringing her up the river is in the ature of an experiment, and if successful will be followed later by the same course being adopted with the Shinyo Mrau and Tenyo Maru, two somewhat similar, though not quite such large ships belonging to the same company.
The Taiyo Maru was built with the main eye to passenger aecomiodation, and consequently has not Jo great deal of cargo space. The wre beautifully fitted up, and appointments are excellent.
deck is the winter garden, library, writing room, swinging tank and gymnasium. "The winter Jgarden is a spacious piece of deck, cunningly decorated with palms and. flowers and affording a delightful retreat in both winter and summer. The swimming pool and well equip-[ped gymnasium ensure the energetic passenger's keeping fit on the voyage. Neither are the ladies neglected, there being a ship's beauty parlour fon board, run by a European lady cho is an expert in the subject, whilst a European barber is provid: led for the male European passengers The smoking room, also, is a comfortable room, sizeable and cosy.
The Taiyo Maru has seven decks, Jand ample accommodation for 344 first and 222 second class passenger: The second class accommodation excellent, and second class sengers have their own reading and smoking rooms, exactly as the first class, The dining rooms of all felasses are well fitted, and in excellent taste, whilst the food justifies, its surrounding as those guests who stopped for dinner afterwards discovered.
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