STORMS AT SEA 
Storms at sea are apt to create some nervousness on the part 
of inexperienced travellers, but do not cause any concern to the 
ships officers or personnel. Modern ships are designed and con- 
structed to withstand the worst storms, and the officers are 
especially trained in the efficient handling of the ship under all 
conditions. In certain stretches of ocean, you are more likely 
to experience rough seas than in others. The sea area around 
Cape Hatferas, for instance, is noted for its gales and is in- 
variably rough. However, with favorable weather you should 
experience a calm, pleasant crossing. 
DECK SPORTS 
There are many popular deck sports which you may enjoy 
while on board ship. If you are to enjoy these games, you 
must enter into them without feeling that it is necessary to 
have been formally introduced to the participants. Ship's passen- 
gers are in a sense "one big family". A few of these qames 
are described below. 
SHUFFLEBOARD 
Wooden weights are pushed from a distance of about twenty 
to thirty feet with a staff having a curved end. Each one plays 
in turn, but nothing is scored until all have played (the same 
as shuffleboard played on a table). The points indicated by 
the numbers in the squares occupied by the players' weights 
are credited. The game is to score exactly fifty. All over that 
number are subtracted. 
QUOITS 
In quoits there is a movable goal, wooden pin or bucket 
set upright in a wooden base, and the quoits are circles of 
rope. The players stand a few paces off, the distance usually 
being determined by the seamen, and pitch as upon land, 
DECK TENNIS 
This game is usually played in doubles, using a rope quoit, 
and Is played over a net. 
DECK GOLF 
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Deck Golf is played on some liners. In the old form of the 
game, the 'ball" is a shuffleboard disc, the "hole" a small 
chalked circle on deck bearing a number, and the "driver" or 
"putter" is a shuffleboard staff. The "course" usually lies in 
and out of obstructions of th© boat deck. In the newer game, 
real balls and clubs are used, and mechanical contrivances pre- 
vent the ball from going out of bounds. 
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SHIP'S POOL 
The "pool" on a steamer usually refers to the game of chance 
played on the ship's daily run. Those desiring to participate are 
asked to draw from one of ten numbers at so much each, the 
winner being tne holder of the number that corresponds to th* 
last figure of the day's run in miles. 
AVOID PROFESSIONAL GAMBLERS 
On many steamers, notices are posted warning passengers 
against professional gamblers, yet, in spite of these, every 
once in a while there is evidence that all travelers do not heed 
this warning. The smoking room or the lounge affords ample 
opportunity for all who wish to play cards. 
DIFFERENCE IN TIME 
When it is 12 o'clock Noon, Eastern Standard Time, in New 
York the time in the following cities is shown below: 
Amsterdam 
............ 5:20 P.M. 
London ...... 
5:00 P.M. 
Berlin ......... 
6:00 P.M, 
Madrid .... 
.............. 5:00 P.M. 
Copenhagen 
i 6:00 P.M. 
Manila ... 
1:00 A.M. 
Hamburg ... 
6:00 P.M. 
following day 
Havre ......... 
5:00 P.M. 
Moscow .... 
7:00 P.M. 
Hong Kong 
............ 1:00 A.M. 
Paris .......... 
5:00 P.M. 
following day 
Rom® ........ 
6:00 P.M. 
Honolulu 
............ 6:30 A.M. 
Stockholm 
6:00 P.M. 
Istanbul ...... 
7:00 P.M. 
Vienna 
6:00 P.M. 
Liverpool ... 
5:00 P.M. 
Yokohama 
2:00 A.M. 
following day 
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TiME information 
Europe is 
divided into three 
standard time 
zones and two sub 
zones. 
West Europe Time is used in France, Belgium, Great Britain, 
Spain, and Portugal. 
Mid Europe Time is used in Germany, Hungary, Austria, Swit- 
zerland, Italy, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Poland, Lithuania, 
Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, and is I hour faster than West 
Europe Tim©. 
East Europe Time is used in Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Bulgaria, 
Rumania, part of U. S. S. R., and Turkey, and is 2 hours faster 
than West Europe Time. 
Amsterdam Time (used in Netherlands) Is 20 minutes faster 
than West Europe Time. 
Athens Time (used in Greece) is I hour and 35 minutes faster 
than West Europe Time. 
