SS California Passenger List - 19 August 1938

 

Front Cover, SS California Passenger List - 19 August 1938

Front Cover of a Cabin and Tourist Class Passenger List for the SS California of the Anchor Line, Departing Friday, 19 August 1938 from Glasgow to Boston and New York via Dublin and Cobh, Commanded by Captain Robert W. Smart.

 

Senior Officers and Staff

  1. Captain: Robert W. Smart
  2. Chief Officer: James McGill Brown
  3. Chief Engineer: John Henderson
  4. Surgeon: John H. Hurll, M.B., Ch.B
  5. Purger: John H. Hughan
  6. Sen. Assistant Purser: Andrew Porter
  7. Chief Steward: William Dickson

 

Cabin Passengers

  1. Mrs. J. L. Abbott
  2. Mrs. Frank Ahern
  3. Miss Catherine Ahern
  4. Mr. John Aitken
  5. Miss Miriam Ames
  6. Miss Winifred Ames
  7. Dr. F. P. Anderson
  8. Mrs. Anderson
  9. Miss Mary Aylward
  10. Miss Bertha M. Baehr
  11. Mr. Alexander W. Baird
  12. Mr. Danforth Ball
  13. Mrs. Ball
  14. Mr. Alfred N. Barber
  15. Mr. S. W. Baxter
  16. Mrs. Baxter
  17. Miss Josephine Besaw
  18. Miss Mai A. Bowe
  19. Miss Christine L. Boyd
  20. Miss Sabina Brennan
  21. Mrs. Ernest Brown
  22. Mr. Carl Buchmann
  23. Mrs. Amelia Buchmann
  24. Miss Amelia Buchmann
  25. Mr. Andrew Burnett
  26. Mrs. A. T. Carter
  27. Miss Julia Case
  28. Miss Geraldine Chandler
  29. Mr. J. H. Maurice Clark
  30. Rev. Michael J. Clarke
  31. Mrs. L. D. Cleveland
  32. Miss Marian Cossitt
  33. Rev. Denis Courtney
  34. Miss Faith R. Cox
  35. Miss Emma Creed
  36. Miss Jane Crofute
  37. Miss Dorothy Disney
  38. Dr. R. I. Little
  39. Mrs. Benjamin T. Dryden
  40. Miss Nellie M. Lombard
  41. Miss Pauline Fihe
  42. Miss Dora Fuchs
  43. Miss Caroline Fuchs
  44. Mr. Wm. D. Fyffe
  45. Mrs. Fyffe
  46. Mrs. Cecil Gabbett
  47. Miss Edna Gafney
  48. Miss Sheila Gerety
  49. Mr. F. H. Gilchrist
  50. Mrs. Gilchrist
  51. Miss Nellie Gilmore
  52. Miss Margaret Gordon
  53. Prof. Warren Green
  54. Mrs. Green
  55. Mrs. George F. Hamlin
  56. Mr. Worth H. Hanks
  57. Mrs. Hanks
  58. Miss Nancy Hanks
  59. Miss Emily Hargan
  60. Miss Kathryn Harris
  61. Mrs. Mary Cobb Harris
  62. Mrs. Ruby Harveson
  63. Mrs. Robt. W. Haynes
  64. Miss Ann Herrick
  65. Mrs. Frank Hill
  66. Mrs. Belle West Hoyt
  67. Mr. W. J. Kearns
  68. Mrs. Kearns
  69. Miss Regina Kelly
  70. Mr. James A. McCurdy
  71. Mrs. McCurdy
  72. Miss Ethel McHardy
  73. Miss Lee MacPherson
  74. Mr. Crawford M. Maclehose
  75. Miss Jean Marshall
  76. Dr. Alexander R. Martin
  77. Mrs. Martin
  78. Master Roger Martin
  79. Master Gordon Martin
  80. Mrs. R. E. Meade
  81. Mr. John Meenan
  82. Mrs. Meenan
  83. Mrs. B. J. Miller
  84. Mr. Gregor Moormann
  85. Miss Helen M. Morgan
  86. Miss Mary Moynihan
  87. Mrs. R. M. Nichols
  88. Mr. Ronald W. Northridge
  89. Mr. John S. O'Leary
  90. Mrs. O'Leary
  91. Mrs. G. H. Pearson
  92. Mr. Howard R. Pugh
  93. Miss Charlotte Ramey
  94. Mr. John F. Ramsay
  95. Mrs. Ramsay
  96. Rev. Thomas Reddin
  97. Mr. Wm. F. Robertson, Jr.
  98. Miss C. C. Robertson
  99. Mrs. M. P. Robinson
  100. Miss Margaret Rushton
  101. Mrs. John E. Ryon
  102. Mr. J. H. Sherrill
  103. Mrs. Sherrill
  104. Miss Polly Sherrill
  105. Mr. John Sherrill
  106. Mr. Allan Sherrill
  107. Mr. A. J. Simpson
  108. Mrs. Simpson
  109. Mr. Joseph Smith
  110. Mrs. Smith
  111. Mrs. Mary E. Smolt
  112. Mrs. Christina Spence
  113. Mr. George A. R. Spence
  114. Mr. Wm. H. Stewart
  115. Mr. W. H. Stewart, Jr.
  116. Mrs. Stewart
  117. Miss Mary L. Stewart
  118. Mrs. W. C. Stripling
  119. Miss Emma Terrell
  120. Mr. Wm. H. Tew
  121. Mrs. Tew
  122. Miss Myra Tyson
  123. Miss Demitrius Van Landingham
  124. Miss Joan Walker
  125. Mrs. F. R. Walker
  126. Miss Mary Weldon
  127. Mrs. George F. White
  128. Miss Edith M. White
  129. Mrs. W. T. Wintringham
  130. Miss Lois Wray
  131. Mr. Delos H. Wray

 

Tourist Passengers

  1. Miss M. G. Abbott
  2. Rev. Samuel J. Abrams
  3. Mrs. Sarah Abrams
  4. Miss Ruth Alexander
  5. Miss Virginia Alexander
  6. Miss Edna Anderson
  7. Mrs. Sadie Arms
  8. Mr. George L. Ashford
  9. Miss Melba Aufderheide
  10. Miss Iris M. Auld
  11. Mrs. Nellie Bain
  12. Miss Harriet Baker
  13. Miss Ruth Basher
  14. Miss Doris Basher
  15. Mrs. Ellen Battle
  16. Mrs. Harriet Benham
  17. Miss Donald Berry
  18. Miss Mildred Biddison
  19. Mr. James Biedenhern
  20. Miss Helen Bigelow
  21. Mr. John Black
  22. Mr. James Blackhall
  23. Mrs. M. Bolter
  24. Sister Boniventure
  25. Miss Mary Bough
  26. Miss M. Evangeline Bourneuf
  27. Miss Margaret Brand
  28. Miss Cora Briskey
  29. Mrs. Mary Brock
  30. Miss Charlotte Brown
  31. Mr. Walter Brown
  32. Miss Louise Brugh
  33. Rev. Charles H. Brown
  34. Miss Eliz. Brugden
  35. Miss Mary Buckley
  36. Miss Ruth Burke
  37. George Burridge
  38. Mrs. Mary Burridge
  39. Mrs. Lila M. Cain
  40. Miss Catherine Campbell
  41. Miss M. Caulfield
  42. Miss Corinne Cavert
  43. Miss Katherine D. Chaffee
  44. Miss Jean Chalmers
  45. Miss Gladys H. Chamberlin
  46. Miss F. Cirkel
  47. Mrs. Clarke
  48. Mrs. Lucy Cockburn
  49. Rev. Patrick Coffey
  50. Miss Marion Collins
  51. Miss Betty Collins
  52. Mrs. Kath. Comerford
  53. Miss Grace Connor
  54. Mrs. Christine Connoughton
  55. Miss Catherine Connoughton
  56. Miss Norma Conyne
  57. Miss Helen Cotton
  58. Miss Mary Craig
  59. Mrs. Nell Craig
  60. Miss Dorothy Creery
  61. Mrs. Helen Cutts
  62. Miss Dorothy Davis
  63. Miss Eleanor Davis
  64. Miss Dorothea Day
  65. Miss Irene Degenhardt
  66. Miss Helen Dernbach
  67. Mrs. Agnes Dickson
  68. Master David R. Dickson
  69. Mr. D. S. Dorman
  70. Mrs. Minnie Dorman
  71. Miss Erva Douglas
  72. Miss Emily Dow
  73. Miss Bridget H. Downey
  74. Mrs. Jean Drynan
  75. Miss Eliz. Dugan
  76. Miss J. Duncan
  77. Mrs. Mary Edgar
  78. Miss Mary Edgar
  79. Miss Anna Ekvall
  80. Miss Edith Elwang
  81. Miss Bertha Erickson
  82. Miss Anna Eves
  83. Mrs. Annie Farr
  84. Miss Virginia Faulds
  85. Miss Jean E. Faust
  86. Dr. Nathan H. Fink
  87. Mrs. Frances Fink
  88. Miss Barbara Fink
  89. Mrs. Harriet Fisher
  90. Dr. Alfred Fisk
  91. Mrs. Dorothy Fisk
  92. Mrs. Henry Fisk
  93. Miss Margaret Flowers
  94. Miss Margt. Forbes
  95. Miss Mary J. Forbes
  96. Miss Cameron Forness
  97. Miss Dorothy Fownes
  98. Miss Hardenia Franklin
  99. Miss Eva Fraser
  100. Mr. David R. Frew
  101. Mrs. Marion Frew
  102. Mrs. Rachel L. Fudge
  103. Miss Ruth M. Fudge
  104. Mrs. Clyff ice Galvin
  105. Mrs. Bertha Gault
  106. Mrs. Jean Gibbs
  107. Miss Anne Gibbs
  108. Miss Kath. Gibson
  109. Mrs. Grace Golden
  110. Mr. James Gowans
  111. Miss Joan Gowans
  112. Miss Marion Grable
  113. Mr. Wm. B. Grant
  114. Mr. Chas. Grant
  115. Mrs. Helen Grant
  116. Miss Elizabeth Grant
  117. Mr. Eugene Grant
  118. Mrs. Mildred Grant
  119. Miss Nell Grant
  120. Mrs. Agnes Gray
  121. Miss Anne H. Gray
  122. Miss Jane Greims
  123. Mrs. Rose Grey
  124. Miss Jane Gunn
  125. Mrs. Ann Hamilton
  126. Mr. George Hamilton
  127. Miss Dorothy Harnedy
  128. Miss Joan Harris
  129. Miss Ruth Haskell
  130. Miss M. Hay
  131. Mr. R. G. Hay
  132. Miss Kenon Henderson
  133. Miss Eva Heuple
  134. Mr. John Hewlitt
  135. Miss Idris Hinshaw
  136. Miss Helen Hoar
  137. Miss Jane Houlihan
  138. Miss Kath. E. Howard
  139. Miss Frances H. Hubler
  140. Mr. Harry Hunter
  141. Mrs. Alice B. Hunter
  142. Mrs. Maude Hurt
  143. Miss Louise Idema
  144. Mr. John Inglis
  145. Sister Mary James
  146. Mr. Raymond Loving
  147. Miss Barbara Jenkins
  148. Mrs. Helen Low
  149. Mrs. Alice Johnson
  150. Mr. C. S. Lowell, Jr.
  151. Miss Mary Johnson
  152. Mrs. Lowell
  153. Mrs. Margaret Jones
  154. Miss Frances Lucas
  155. Sister Lucia
  156. Rev. Patrick T. Lynch
  157. Miss Bridie Kehoe
  158. Mr. Chas. Kellar
  159. Mrs. Margt. Kellar
  160. Mrs. Lilias E. Kenner
  161. Miss Juliet Kibbey
  162. Miss Sarah Kibbey
  163. Miss Rosetta Kilb
  164. Miss Eliz. Kirkland
  165. Miss Janet Kirkwood
  166. Miss Isabella Knight
  167. Mrs. Anna Knowles
  168. Mr. William Knox
  169. Mrs. Annie Knox
  170. Miss Katherin Kotz
  171. Miss Isabella Krampf
  172. Miss Mary E. Kyle
  173. Miss Ruth Lamb
  174. Mr. John Lamb
  175. Mr. Harry Lamb
  176. Mr. Arthur Lane
  177. Mr. Harry Lantin
  178. Miss Sarah Leavenworth
  179. Miss Carrie Lester
  180. Miss Jane R. Lewis
  181. Miss Louise Lillard
  182. Mr. Rush B. Lincoln
  183. Mrs. Jeanette Lincoln
  184. Miss Virginia Lincoln
  185. Mrs. Bridget Linehan
  186. Miss Priscilla Litchfield
  187. Miss Barbara Littlejohn
  188. Mrs. Loflin
  189. Mrs. Loving
  190. Miss Lorraine McCooey
  191. Miss Jessie McDiannid
  192. Mrs. Eliz. McDonnell
  193. Miss Sylvia McDonnell
  194. Col. Paul J. McDonnell
  195. Mrs. Margaret McDonnell
  196. Miss Marguerite McDonnell
  197. Miss Edna E. MacDonough
  198. Miss Margaret MacDonough
  199. Miss Hannah C. McEwan
  200. Miss Effie McFadden
  201. Miss Jessie G. Macfee
  202. Miss Dorothy McGinnis
  203. Mrs. Mary McIntosh
  204. Mrs. Margaret Mc Isaac
  205. Miss Mary McKenna
  206. Mr. Robt. McLachlan
  207. Mrs. McLachlan
  208. Mr. Wm. MacLaughlan
  209. Mrs. Sarah MacLaughlan
  210. Miss Anna MacLeod
  211. Miss Annie McLeod
  212. Rev. Michael McNerney
  213. Mr. Ewen McPhail
  214. Mrs. Katherine McVicker
  215. Miss Marguerite C. McVicker
  216. Miss Rachel Malin
  217. Miss Lorre Maranville
  218. Miss Kathryn Marshall
  219. Miss Mary Mason
  220. Mrs. Mathews
  221. Miss E. Midgeley
  222. Miss Bobbie Pondor
  223. Mrs. Mildred Miles
  224. Miss Evelyn D. Poppel
  225. Miss Eliz. Mohler
  226. Miss Eileen Molloy
  227. Msgr. John M. Molloy
  228. Mrs. Mgt. Rae
  229. Mrs. Cora Moore
  230. Mr. Patrick Rea
  231. Miss Norah Moore
  232. Miss Millie Regier
  233. Miss Agnes Moore
  234. Mr. Edward Reid
  235. Mr. John Morris
  236. Mrs. Margaret Reid
  237. Miss Margaret Morton
  238. Mr. John Reilly
  239. Mrs. Margaret Mullins
  240. Mrs. Bridget Reilly
  241. Miss Frances Mullins
  242. Master Thomas Reilly
  243. Mrs. Renn
  244. Miss Ernestine Renn
  245. Mr. Alex. Napier
  246. Miss Nancy Ritchie
  247. Mrs. Margaret Napier
  248. Mrs. Warren Roberts
  249. Miss Charlotte Napier
  250. Mrs. Jessie C. Robertson
  251. Miss Ada Neal
  252. Miss Anastasia Ronayne
  253. Miss Dorothy Netherton
  254. Miss Bertha Rose
  255. Miss Ramsay Nevitt
  256. Mrs. Emma C. Russell
  257. Miss Esther Newberry
  258. Mr. Thos. Ryan
  259. Miss Mary A. Newhall
  260. Mrs. Isabella Nisbet
  261. Miss Valeda Norris
  262. Miss Bertha Sallie
  263. Miss Annie Nugent
  264. Miss Helen Sayles
  265. Miss Marie Scanlon
  266. Miss Helen Scannell
  267. Rev. James O' Flynn
  268. Mrs. J. Allison Scott
  269. Mr. Joseph O'Leary
  270. Miss Frances Sewell
  271. Mrs. Anastasia O'Neil
  272. Mr. Frank Shanachie
  273. Mrs. Agnes Shanachie
  274. Mr. Robert Shedden
  275. Miss Patricia Parke
  276. Mrs. Isabella Shedden
  277. Miss Marion Parke
  278. Mrs. Martha Silvery
  279. Miss Pauline Pattison
  280. Mr. James Sinclair
  281. Mrs. Louise Peck
  282. Mrs. Betty H. Sinclair
  283. Miss Mary Pemberton
  284. Miss Eliz. Slater
  285. Miss Isabella Peoples
  286. Miss E. Smith
  287. Miss Mary J. Peters
  288. Miss Helen Smith
  289. Sister Placida
  290. Mrs. Mary Smith
  291. Mrs. Adah Poince
  292. Miss Dierdre Smith
  293. Miss Eloise Poison
  294. Mr. Albert I. Spanton
  295. Miss Ruth A. Spriggs
  296. Miss Ruth Spriggs
  297. Miss Betty Stander
  298. Miss Soe Standfer
  299. Mrs. Janet Stanwood
  300. Miss Florence Starr
  301. Miss Elisabeth Steinmetz
  302. Mrs. Stevens
  303. Miss Miriam Stevens
  304. Mrs. Luella M. Stewart
  305. Miss Mary J. Stewart
  306. Mr. Walter Sturrock
  307. Mrs. Ray Sugars
  308. Miss Edna Sullivan
  309. Mrs. Sweeney
  310. Mrs. Grace Sweeney
  311. Mr. Harry Sweetman
  312. Mrs. Eliz. Sweetman
  313. Mr. Robt. Taft
  314. Mrs. Taft
  315. Miss Sarah Taylor
  316. Sister Thecla
  317. Miss Anna L. Thomson
  318. Mr. Thomas Thorburn
  319. Samuel Traffe
  320. Mrs. Janet Traffe
  321. Mrs. Jean Troutman
  322. Miss Agnes Troutman
  323. Mr. James Truesdale
  324. Miss Luella Umberger
  325. Sister Urban
  326. Miss Grace Valentine
  327. Miss Rachel Vann
  328. Miss Leonora M. Waddell
  329. Mrs. Jessie Walker
  330. Mr. Robert J. Wallace
  331. Mr. Jack Walrad
  332. Miss Celia Walton
  333. Miss Virginia Washington
  334. Miss Clarissa M. Watt
  335. Miss Agnes M. Weir
  336. Miss Annie Wembeck
  337. Miss Marion White
  338. Miss Mary White
  339. Miss Virginia Whitelaw
  340. Miss Christine Whitlock
  341. Miss Louise Wigton
  342. Mr. J. B. Wild
  343. Mrs. Wild
  344. Miss Cynthia Wild
  345. Miss Mary Wild
  346. Mrs. Grace P. Wilkinson
  347. Miss Mary Willis
  348. Mr. Hugh W. Wilson
  349. Mrs. Sarah Wilson
  350. Miss Eliz. Wilson
  351. Mrs. Mary Wornom
  352. Miss Eliz. Wright
  353. Miss Frances P. Wright
  354. Mr. John B. Wright
  355. Mrs. Agnes M. Wright
  356. Miss Ann Wright
  357. Mrs. May Wyse

 

Information for Passengers

Meals.—Breakfast, 8:00 am to 10:00 am; Luncheon, 1:00 pm; Dinner, 7:00 pm
When two sittings are necessary, meals will be served as follows :-

  • Breakfast, 8:00 am to 10:00 am;
  • Lunch, First sitting, 12:30 pm; Second sitting, 1.30 pm
  • Dinner, First sitting, 6:15 pm; Second sitting, 7.30 pm

Children's Meals—Breakfast, 9:00 am; Dinner, noon; Tea, 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Passengers may reserve seats at table for the voyage on application to the Chief Steward.

Boat Muster and Fire Stations for Passengers.—A muster of Passengers will be held as soon as possible after leaving port, and in the interests of discipline all Passengers are requested to attend.

Lifebelts must not be removed from staterooms, except in cases of extreme danger and for official Boat Muster.

Divine Service will be held, weather permitting, on Sunday morning. Requisites are provided for the celebration of Mass. Episcopalian and Anglican clergy may, on applying to the Purser, have the use of plate and linen for the purpose of holding Communion.

Additional Passage Money or Freight paid on board.—Passengers should obtain official receipt on the Company's form.

Baggage.—Enquiries regarding baggage on board ship should be addressed to the Baggage-Master.

To facilitate examination and identification of bag-. gage on landing, all packages should have an official label affixed. These labels are supplied on board on application to Bedroom Steward.

Wardrobe Trunks.—The attention of Passengers is called to the fact that the steamer has a Baggage Room where trunks may be stored during the voyage. It is not always possible to have large wardrobe trunks placed in an accessible position in passenger staterooms.

Storage.—The Company will undertake to store steamer trunks belonging to Passengers at owner's risk until they are required for returning. Trunks should have owner's name printed on them, and they will not be re-shipped without instructions being sent to Baggage Master, Anchor Line, Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow. A description of the articles should be given, also name of steamer from which they were landed and date. No charge for storage is made if the owners return by the Company's vessels. If trunks are forwarded by rail this is done at owner's risk and expense.

Kiosk.—Passengers can obtain confectionery, fruit, toys, souvenirs, novels, postage stamps, etc., in the Kiosk.

Barber's Shop.—There is a fully equipped barber's shop on board for the convenience of Passengers.

Clothes Pressing.—Application should be made to the Barber, from whom rates and other particulars can be obtained.

Ladies' Hairdresser and Manicurist.—There is a well-appointed Ladies' Hairdresser and Manicurist's shop on board. For convenience appointments may be arranged.

Changes in Accommodation.—The Purser alone is authorized to make changes in accommodation and may only do so on payment of any difference in fare which may be required according to Company's tariffs.

Information.—If Passengers are in doubt on any point appertaining to their ocean voyage, or railroad journey, they are advised to consult the Purser.

Landing Cards.—Passengers must obtain from the Purser a Landing Card. The hours at which these cards are obtainable will be posted on notice board. It should be noted that before leaving the vessel the holder must present this landing card to an Immigrant Inspector for endorsement.

The Anchor Line News, containing the latest news by wireless and closing prices on the various Stock Exchanges, is published on board and distributed free to Passengers at breakfast time during the voyage.

Library.—Library books may be obtained on application to the Librarian. The books are issued free of charge.

Deck Chairs, Rugs and Cushions are available for hire and may be obtained on application to the Deck Steward.

Port-Holes.---Passengers are requested not to open the ports. The Stewards will do this whenever practicable.

Dogs and Cats.—Passengers are notified that Dogs and Cats should be handed over to the livestock attendant on board and are not allowed in Staterooms, Public Rooms, or on Passenger Decks.

Dogs and Cats cannot be landed in Great Britain and Ireland unless a licence has been procured from the Ministry of Agriculture, London. Forms of licence and particulars of quarantine period can be obtained by direct application to the Department before the animal is taken on board. Dogs and Cats can only be carried by special arrangement being made with the Company prior to embarkation.

Postage Stamps are on sale at Writing Rooms and Kiosks. A notice will be displayed stating the latest time for posting mail matter on board.

British stamps must be used for correspondence posted on the High Seas. Rates :—Letters to United Kingdom and United States of America, lid. for the first ounce and ld. for each additional ounce. Postcards, lid. each.

Redirection of Mail.—Passengers who expect letters or parcels to be delivered to the ship after they have disembarked should leave their full names and addresses at the Bureau in order that their mail may be forwarded to them.

Railway and Steamer Time Tables may be consulted on application to the Purser.

Recovery of U.S. Head Tax—Temporary Visitors. A Certificate of Exemption will be issued by the U.S. Immigration Inspector to all Passengers who can satisfy him that their stay in the United States Will Not Exceed Sixty Days. On presentation of these Certificates to the Purser on board steamer prior to disembarkation Passengers who have paid Head Tax will receive refunds.

Passengers should note that, unless these Certificates of Exemption are obtained, no refund of Head Tax can be made, even though Passengers eventually leave the United States less than sixty days after their arrival.

The decision of the United States Immigration Inspector with regard to the assessment of Head Tax and issuance of Certificates of Exemption is final.

Return Bookings.—The Purser and his staff will at all times be pleased to assist Passengers to arrange their return passages.

Smoking.—Passengers are requested to be careful when smoking on deck to see that cigarettes and cigars are extinguished before being thrown away. Children are not allowed in the Smoking Room.

The Surgeon is authorized to make the following charges for his services :—

  • Cabin Class.-5/- for the first visit and 2/6 per visit thereafter
  • Tourist Class.-2/6 per visit

In the case of sea-sickness or the consequences thereof, no charge will be made. Prescribed medicines are provided by the Company free of charge.

Nurse—A trained and qualified hospital Nurse is carried. Her services, under the direction of the Surgeon, are at the disposal of Passengers.

Valuables.—Money or valuables should not be exposed in staterooms. For the convenience of Passengers the Company has provided a safe in the Purser's Office in which money, jewels, ornaments, documents, or other valuables may be deposited by Passengers. A receipt for any articles so deposited will be issued by the Purser, but the Company does not, having regard to the ticket conditions and to the provisions of Section 502 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, and of Section 4281 of the revised Statutes of the United States, accept any responsibility for the safe custody of any such articles.

Passengers are warned that they should not on any account part with money or valuables to any persons representing themselves as members of the ship's staff.

The Purser deals with these at his office only. Money Exchange.—Facilities are available on Steamers for Passengers to change sterling and American currency at favourable rates.

Intimation will be made on the notice boards when transactions may be effected.

In their own interests Passengers should obtain an Exchange Voucher on the Company's Printed Form for each transaction.

Cheques.—Passengers are respectfully informed that the Purser is not authorized to accept private cheques.

Complaints of incivility, carelessness or inattention on the part of any of the ship's staff should be immediately reported to the Purser or Chief Steward, and failing satisfaction to the Captain.

 

Wireless Telegraph and Telephone Rates

Ship To Shore Radiotelegrams

Rate to the British Isles, 8d. per word, for full rate radiotelegrams. Telegraphic addresses and Telephone numbers are acceptable in address.

Rates to the United States and Canada vary, and may be had on application at the Radio Office.

Direct communication is maintained with any country in Europe, North and South America, etc., at all times throughout the voyage, and radiotelegrams are accepted at any time at minimum rates.

Ship To Ship Messages

The minimum rate on ship to ship radiotelegrams is 8d. per word.

 

Ship Letter Telegrams

These messages are accepted at any time throughout the voyage for delivery in the British Isles. Messages are despatched by post from the coast station to destination and therefore require postal address. Delivery is normally effected within 24 hours Rate is 5/- for 20 words; each additional word 3d.

Ship To Shore Telephone Service. (Caledonia and Transylvania) Passengers in these vessels may telephone by radio to anywhere in the British Isles, United States and Canada. A service is also available to all points reached by the International Telephone Service.

Rates to the United Kingdom :

Within 500 miles, 36/- per 3 minute call. Beyond 500 miles, 72/-

Rates to United States (Eastern States);

Within 500 miles, $9.00 per 3 minute call,
Beyond 500 miles, $18.00 per 3 minute call.

Ship To Ship Telephone Service

(Caledonia and Transylvania)

An inter-ship telephone service is also available with certain of the larger British and foreign liners. Rate is 24/- per 3 minute call.

Hotel Reservations. By arrangement with certain hotels, messages reserving accommodation may be sent by Passengers free of charge. A list of these hotels is kept in the Radio office.

 

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