A baby boy was born aboard the vessel when it was steaming through the Banda Sea from Manila to Thursday Island.

(Miss E. Farrell) were called to a cabin occupied by Mrs. William ("Munsok") How Lum, a Chinese passenger traveling from Hong Kong (via Zhongshan, Guangdong, China) to Townsville (Qld).

The christening ceremony was performed by the commander (Captain P. Gambrill), and the many passengers who attended were delighted when the mother chose the name of the ship for her infant son.

When Captain Gambrill took the liner Changte to sea from Hong Kong on Friday, 13 April, he and his crew paid little heed to the old marine superstition regarding sailing on that day of the week, but before Sydney was reached to-day all hands on board had reason to regard their sailing day as the blackest Friday in their experience.

In northern waters an elderly English lady passenger, who was travelling round the world with Miss Jean Mackenzie, her young niece, kissed her protege good-night as usual and read a prayer before retiring at 10 o'clock' one evening.