3.5.
DE LA RAMA LINES
Veskel
"Cetu"
m.v. "Benares"
m.v. "HallınZ”
niv. Dona Nal"
Portald
. "Cebu"!
m.y. "Halland
m.v. "Down Nati"
ARRIVALS
Dnie
In Port
From
Manila & Ceba
7th. Mar. Los Angeles & San Franches 30th Mar New York via Los Angeles 15th. Apr.New York via Los Angeles
- DEPARTURES
Date
For
18th. Feb.
Mapila & Cebu
1st Apr. 21st Apr.
Pacific & Atlantic Coasts
Pacific & Atlanta Consts
THE DE LA RAMA STEAMSHIP CO. INC.
Pedder "Building
TEL: 23676_.
Chinese Shipping Office
Tel. 23738/20163
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
1. CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, Telephones: 10831-8 Private Exchange,
Agents: CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
"NINGHAI
**“SINKIANG"
""TSINAN
"SHANTUNG "HUNAN" "HÀNH NG "NEWCHWANG”
“SZECHUEN"
"SHANTUNG“
“HANYANG
"FENGTIEN" "ANHUI"
"WUSUE
SAILINGS TO
Bangkok 4 pm. 12th Feb. Singapore and Penang 4 p.m. 13th, Feb. Swatow, Amuy & Shanghai 3 pun. 13 Feb Swntow
...... Swatow Noon 16th Feb. Tsingtao and Tientsin 4 pm. 17th Feb. Shanghai p.m. 18th Feb. Singapore & Penang 4 pan. 2014 Feb. ARRIVALS FROM....
Singapore P.M. 12th Feb. Swalow A.M. 14th Feb. Shanghai 14th Feb. Singapore D.L. 15th Feb. Singapore & Penang 16th Feb.
CANTON RIVER LINE
Arrives 12.30 pan. 12th Feb, Sails m. 14th Feb.
Agents: BLUE FUNNEL LINE
"MENELAUS"
UK. SERVICE
Sailing
18th Feb.
Arriving
"SAMSHIRE"
Late Feb.
"RHESUS"
Late Feb;
*For Genga, Marseilles, Havre, Liverpool
and Glasgow via
Port Said From
U. K. via Straits.
Agents: Australian-Oriental Line, Ltd.
"YUNNAN"
"YUNNAN"
Arriving
23rd Feb.
Salling
3rd Mar.
From
Australia.
For
Sydney & Melbourne. * Accepts Cargo To New Zealand Ports On
Through Bills Of Lading.
All The Above Subject To Alteration Without Notica. For Passage and Freight Particulara Apply To The Above,
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.
S.S. "HAIYANG”
Sailing for Swatow & Feochow on or about the 15th February.
Subject to alteration without Notice.
For Particulars of Freight & Passage, Please apply to:- DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.
General Managers.
P.&O., Building, 5th floor. Tel. No, 31281
or
CHINESE SHIPPING DEPT.
20 Connaught Road, Central. Tel. No. 24630
BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD.
ARRIVALS
SHIP
FROM
ASS. "BENREOCI!"
U.K.
S:8. "SAMUR”
U.K.
U.K.
SAILINGS
S.S, "BENRINNES”
"S.S. "BENA
DUE
2nd Half Feb.
Late Feb 1st Half "Mar.
Loads for
...: UK. For Further Partikulars, Apply Tỡ tan.
Agents
Ready
Late Feb.
W. R. LOXLEY & CO. (CHINA) LTD.
Yurk Building.
Telephone: 34105.
MAERSK LINE
'THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1947.
Pare T
London Stock
Stock Exchange
Exchange Refuses JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.
To Panic Over Power Shutdown
H.K. Stock Exchange
The Market continued doll and Welma with few sales--reported; în Docks at 18 and Old Telepháises, at $30,
Hi Gor. Beans, 445 10095, 3-1/250 11-1/2,
Radio IX Revik 24705, (Lon. 90%; Chartered Bank 12-8/108: Mer- ontile Bk. A & D 29%¤; Bank of East Aala 140
Insurancia. Canton Ins. 1888: Unloa
Fire Inn. 14715 b.
Shipping. Douglas 2000: HK Steary- Boat In Indo Chines Pref.) 10.
Unlin Waterinats helyTh
Docki, wherYER, ERŐONSIN. 15
London, Feb. 11. Industrial share prices broke one to three shillings yesterday as Britain's paralyzing power shut- down began.
Trading drifted listlessly after a weak opening. Prices firmed slightly toward the close, but failed to recover early losses. Offerings exceed- ed demand in all sections, gold lines relaxed after a firm start. Newspaper issues dipped one to three shillings.
ון
0s were dull and foreign bands very quiet.
There was no panic, however.
Fr
Sourets quoted by the British If the interruption Press Association said the effects
London
Money Mart
יו.
Londlun, Feb. 10.
SHIPPING DEPARTMENT 18 Pedder Street Tal 30311.
General Managers.
INDO-CHINA S N. CO., LTD.
SAILINGS
S.S. "WOSANG"
• Conable, 21G PÉ 195/75 08% - Con- 18.3. "EMPIRE FRASER comian Loon, 143, 1155, War Loan, 3.3. "WIKNGSANG' 314h 1087/10.. New War Loan, 145.S. "ESANG" 10814 Victory Bonds 4% 12. Saying S.S. "WOSANG" Mandi, 159, 1055/40 107%. Saving Bonds.
% 1040/70 108%, aving Bonds, 3%, 1085,76 100%. German Loan. 7
Pikow
to Keelung & Shanghai 10 and 13th Feb. to Bangkokt noon, 13th Feb.
to Shanghai and Keelung 17th Feb.
to Straits and Calcutta 21st Feb. Ato Straits, & Calcutta) 3rd March, ARRIVALS **
from Singapore & Penang 17th Feb. Calcutta & Sandalcon, Singapore 22nd Febi
from Kobe (Japan) 20th Feb. ........... from Sandakan 28th Feb.
Subject to alteration without notice.
}
Devens 13. Japanese Bonds, 3% 1947 SS. "ESANG" of indus- 30. Canton-Kowloon Railway 214. SS "MAUSANG" from Ing. 6705: China Underwriters ia: Hand the re-action failed to bestrial production continues-might Tienie
Ballway 6, 2014. SS. "LOKSANG" out pre-opening gloon in some include the deferment of hoped Lung Ting U. Ikat Ri, 6, 1012 22S.S. "HINSANG" quarters, including the "Finan for cut
Tue Was Koers, Loay, Ay, 1912 (Landbit in income cial Times." " Traders indicated a
tax War
411⁄4, Orlow Loan, 3% 1911 475,'H Def.) 3dn: Shells (Bearer) 08/11n: desire to wait for full results of around 45 per cent of taxable in- swelled incone levies still run
kuang Railway 86 2011. Honas the binckout of more than haltcome for most Britishers and are
Railway 10%, 1008 271, Shanghal ́ Nats Britain's industries before ac- regarded in some quarters as a K. Whares 117: HK Daka 174cepting fully the leading financial Mining. Banka 40km: IK Hines Aish. paper's picture of a new Dun- Lands, hotels bida AS Hair." 1.TO: N Lande 121gb, 47;- Debr. (04:
There was some speculation in Humphreys 18»; BK is 10
financial quarters that the expect Chinose stie 16.
ed loss of production may have a Public alles, 32, 32 serious effect on the National bud-stoppages are prolunged
get due in April.
king Railway 5. Moreantile Bant At intending Passengers are requested to register their numer as
Providenta 14.
Peak TramaQld) 13x, (New) : Star Ferries 700: Yuumati Ferries: Ching List (Oli 10am, 1News 63001 HK Electrin 3214, 32163. M Electries 8: Telephones COME MESA, 16an, (New) 18.606.
Industrial. Canton Ines 1b; Convenia 15, 16-1/24; HK Ropes 100,
Blores Ar. Dairy Farmis tight Wats
n: Lanr.
Crawfords SANA Chinn Esperium br
Binceres 614
of India "A" 23%, Chartered Bank of
serious determent to all-out pro-. A. & G. 121/18. H.K. & Shanghai far as possible in advance of the time at which they wish to leavE duction efforts on the part of workers and industrialists.
Banking Corp. 91. Bydenburg. Eelates 186/1, South Africa. Townshipa .299/1. Other financial quarters ex-
Ravellos Trust 45/16, South. Africa pressed doubt of any immediate erican Eagles 15/3.-Reuter
Turbanite 1776. Canolfan Pacine 18%, effect or any at all unless the on the sterling exchange rate now per- ged at U.S. $4.03.
"Presumably we'll have to dip more rapidly, to replace the de- into
the American loan credit lars we would not be making on 246 | exports" Contructions (Old) 45: Vibra Film added this probably would not said, but Maremans lov. (1) %-13/.35m, | Occut for several x/- 1/b.
weeks.--Asso- ciated Press.
Sun Co. Ltd: ab: Kwon Satu Hot
100b: Wins On (HK)-80%; Wm. Dowell, Lt. J.
14
MuscellanewEN. Entertainment
one source
Highlander Who Was Worth
new
tu
A Whole
again they came
three "Indians"
could
have
Division
| bil, North Johore
mer,
his base.
being
GOLD DEAL
Shanghai, Feb. 10..
tract with a foreign bank here for The Central Bank of China is reported to have signed a cun the loan of between 30,000 and the recently increased demand. 40,000 gold bars in order to meet
"At the same time, it is report-
Agents: GLEN LINE LTD..
:S.S. "SAMBAY". Arrived from UK-discharging Holts No. 2.
5.S. “SAMWYE".
5.S. "FORT LOUISBOURG”. M.V. "GLENBEG”
due from UK. 20th Feb, die from UK. 2nd March. Loads for Amsterdam Rotterdam, Antwerp and London about 22nd Feb.
ኒ፡
Managing Agents: AUSTRALIA CHINA LINE -
ed that the Central Bank is pre-M.V. KAFIRISTAN
pared to dump a large quantity
of Mexican gold transported from Hongkong to depress gold quota-; tions-Reuter,
London, Feb. 10. Expiange Telegraph, in a dis- patch from Mombasa, said today that the G2T4-ton United States tanker, "Bellex of the West," caught fire off Tamatave, Mada-
to Madagascar.
There were no further details -United Press,
zascar, en route from Mombasa
no naval forthcoming:
201
took
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and I search him. Had they done so, nearest jungle. On one occasion. Pehang, training and welding they would have found his diary Jap survivors and reinforce them into an effective fighting (the secret parts of which were
Jorda. ments blazed away blindly inta
in Eskimo!), a marked map and the darkness with machine guns go men and 10 girls, and each throwing it into the camer Each camp was composed of an identity card. His first task
was to destroy and mortars for several hours. had a political leader, a mili-without
the diary by "They made", says Col. Chap-tary leader and a propaganda when the whole camp was asleep, teered to go back to Malaya, He coat. No sooner had he reached anticed. Then man, "a quite frighteninar
den | HQ Alfsen in May than he volun- leader. Very strict discipline with the help of the officer's boots.was parachuted into Pahang after Hoise."
Now and
was maintained, and the women he arranged his blanket - give across the enemy, scouring the did a magnificent job, cooking, he impression he was still lying | the jungle to tell the-loes) cam- the surrender, and emerged from country for 200 desperate Dig-wing and nursing, while dur- and swan: to the other side. The munder that hostililles were over.
there, and erept to the river bank ing the periodical migration following morning, the Japs sent the Nip didn't like gera; the
There was a little contretemps as would then
cover their faces they carried loads of 60 to 10 search parties out, but he evaded
surrendering and bow low, as had been laid
Ibs on their backs like the them, and made his way back to peeted an admiral at least, but half colonel' when he ́ex-· down by the Japanese authori-¡ ties, an enemy order for which and food was
All lived rough in the jungle, The End In Malaya
gold braid was he eventually always the they were more than grateful.
By then, the war situation out-agreed, Col. Chapman When the fortnight was up. Sreatest problem. They had de Malaya had entirely altered. charge of civil affairs, and the Col. Chapman decided to find sugar-cane and tapioen, which The Gerninns wore about to sur-Chinese guerillas maintained or
pastures. The irregular was grown for them, and curri-rander, The U.S." Forces were der until British troops arrived,
ed mat. snake and monkey. Now Burma was being being hard blow in the Far East. T
island-hopping, in, the Pacific and took GYCT.. operations
not yielded 'better results under the and again, they had special de- and men and materials were how loss of Singapore was a calamity, | Our prestige has received a circunstances, but he did not
licacies such as pig and déer, massed for the knocked-out wish to pay too many hostages while fish was obtained by the against the Japs. Personnel from the Malayan campaign of 1941 a
fortune. Hundreds of
aborigine method of trapping. Force 136 were landed on the debacle. But it is men such as in-
Main fruit was daurien, which
west nocent natives were being but Col. Chapman says is the most less communication with HQ in they showed which have helped const; Col. Chapman was Col. Chapman, the deeds they chered as reprisals; enemy refruity of all fruits, tasting of Kandy; lung-range aircraft drop- more than anything to resto
able once again to get in wire accomplished and the fortitude inforcements, had been brought strawberries, grapes and apples, nad suuplies, equipment and more our prestige among the natives. up; his steek of explosives was and running out. So. they crossed
with the pungent odour trained men. The end was in His story is of the stuff that the
of drains. range again, but, after
sight. It was April 1940.
legends are made, and his name their earlier experiences, avoid-amount of propaganda and Calvia submarine
Each unit turned out a certain Col. Chapman left for Columbo adds lustre to one of the highest the jungle and went
orders in the land. by Chapman himself edited a news- road; sleeping on the way in the sheet called "Truth" for English- brst room of a guest house, speaking Malays. Only 100 copies while Jap troops marched down of each issae were printed, but. the road outside. Col. Chapman they achieved a wide and quick circulation, as the natives knew argued that the
last place that they would be beheaded un where the enemy would look for the spot if found with a copy in the "200 Australians" would be the possession. in auch an obvious spot as a Now and again, he would sev guest house on the main road. off of his
own playing a lone hand, living with Sakale, abori- Fines
of magnificent physique. who always gave him food and At their new buse, they shelter though they knew they learned of the fall of Singa- Many of these had never seen a might be tortured. if detected. pore, the biggest military dis-European Lefore. Some planted uster to overtake British arms rice and tapioca and made loin in the late war Their task ap- cloths (their peared at an end; it would be others lived almost entirely on only garment); ycare.they felt, before---the-the-produce-of-hunting and fish peninsula was reconquered. Col. ing they could kill a rat or a Chapman collected another squirrel with a blowpipo at 20 to party of 6 which had been 30 yards or catch fish with in-
geniously constructed traps. operating areand Bentong in
Three Narrow Pahang State, and the 8
Escapes survivors planned to get away to India via the West coast.
ed.
"Shooting The
Rapids"
All this time there was a price By this time, they had be-on his head and the Japs were acouring the country for him.
come
from
the West
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN N.V.
King's Building, Connaught Road,
Tel: Shipping Dept. 28016. Passage Dept. 28017. Chinese Agents, Connaught Road, C. No. 82, Tel. 26133,
Bilp
ms. "TJISADANE”
m.4. "IJITJALENGKA”
dwo from Bletavia, Mentok, Singapore 15th... Feb.
Java parts 7th March
Balling for Amoy/Shangfal ̈· 15th.Reb..
Amoy/Shanghai
ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO., LTD. (DELI STRAITS CHINA LINE)
mr. "VAN HEUTSZ"
Ship
Amoy/Swato
13th Feb
Salling for." Singapore/Penang/ Telawan Dell 15th
(ORIENT. JAVA AFRICA LINE).
Ship m.a. "RUYS
Ship
*
s¡“HOPEPEAK”
الیا
Bhip
de frem
In part Reconditioning In Dock
saitin for Shanghai 1st March Africa/Bottli America 8th March, 1949,
SILVER LINE LTD,
day from New York & Shongal
813 Pd.
• Sailing for *26m21{£ng/Bom!om/
Karachi 7.5. "Atlantic Torta jondina on or about 20th Feb.
HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE.
5.3. "HELLENIC"
so confident that they Only once was ho betrayed--by decided to go across country Chinese rubber by road and on bicycle, This had been
contractor. He lying hidden in the meant riding through the town Jungle with
malaria
and almost too weak to of Kuala Kubu, where the Japs Pneumonia, had: garrison. When they have, when this man
offered reached its outskirts, however, guerilla camp at Manchier, On transport him in 2 "To a they found enemy guards manmthe way, they fell into a trap, and ing & rond barrier with a brit thres of his corarades were killed, Plant are light illuminathig the Chapman and another Chi
road, up the pass.
nese shot it out and made their Even that did not daunt Escape though slightly thom. They decided to shoot He had two other remarcabic the rapide. They split into 21
capes. While in his way north. "THORBECKE"
contact an English parties of 4, and Col. Chapman he fell into the hands of Chines
ethnologist, led the first party, which got bandits, who decided to hold his safely past the guards although, for ransom. Ho Rot away by 5 shots were fired at them. The isoning the sentries with a remainder were caught, and the dose which he was carry- Long of them was beheaded.
He was toon in a more des. While waiting for the second perate situation. He had been travelling in the jungle for some came perols a Chinend who had days when
he saw some Sakaf been, trained in Singapore. He bathing in a poolt He called out to was the head of the local them in Malky and was ime Chinese guerillas; they had ing Japs he had stumbled right mediately surrounded' by gibber- plenty of arms and food and into
an enemy he invited the Britishers to
camp! Resistance was
useless. Col stay with them.
Chapman thought quickly, and Jap officer in that he had been cut off
the retreat, fallen in with. wicked Communists, but had ск
MONTHLY SAILINGS TO NEW YORK, ATLANTIC FORTS, pasty to turn up, Coll Chipman
· LOS ANGELES AND PANAMA
M.S. "MARCHEN MAERSK” M.S. "GRETE MAERSK"
SPECIAL TANKS, AVAILABLE FOR CARRYING OIL IN BULK
Freight and Partieaters please apply to
JEBSEN & CO.
Agenta
Pedder Building, 7th floor,, (Shipping Department Tel. No. 22882)
March.. April.
Training The
Gnerillas
Cól. Ebapman jumped at the
biandly told the
ار
chance. From then onwards, caped and been living with Sakansi
he moved from guerilla camp to for over a year. It was a rellef
guerilla camp in Perak Selangor (the HQ of the whole resistanor movement was in the Balan Caves), Negri Sem
people at last. It sounded pretty to find himself among civilised
into him, but oddly, enough, he
was believed, and the enemy eren
gave him 'a good meal and did not.
ma. "BREDERO”
In part
Trueling in Shewebel
15th Feb. 1947.
Balling for Singapore/Colombo/ Part. Sald/Antwerp/2. Rotterdam/Amsterdam/ Coppabago, Golben, bury/Dalo..
Middla' March.
Belierdam/Antwers!, Blagabone/Colombo/
Genon/Port Balt/ Binzatora/Manlis First half Mar
Frucording to hangtal
Icu nube
end Harely
Port: Baid/Antwerps,
Rotterdam/Amsterdisa/ Copenhagen/Gothen burc/Oslo.
Second half, April
Stasstore/Colombo/
· Port:„Bold/Aniwary/. Bollerdam/Amsterdam): Copenhagen/Gothen-
burg/Delo, Fire balf. May,
METALCLAD LIMITED
for
Woodworking Machinery
Bolo Agents in Hong Kong & South China:— REISS, BRADLEY & CO., LTD.
National City, Bank of New York Building 2. Queen's Rd, C Telephonas 28006/7.
Hongkong:
CLE
M.V. HINDUSTAN
Now Loading for Sandakan, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne & Adelaide also accepts Cargo on through bills of lading for New Zealand. MA Anchorage. Sally 13th.
due from Australia. End Feb.
Agents: THE WESTERN CANADA. STEAMSHIPS LTD.
15.5. “LAKE CHILLIWACK"
...due from. Vancouve about 17th Feb. Accepts Cargo for Takao Tsingtao and Vancouver. Sailing PLcut 20th Feb.
PRINCE LINE
U.S.A. PACIFIC.COAST-
FAR BAST-HALIFAX-BOSTON-NEW YORK
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.
Tel. 30311
Chinese Freight Agents:-CHEONG FAT CO.
54, Bonham Strand.
Telephone 20037
Pacific Transport Lines Inc.
REGULAR SERVICE WITH FAST MODERN FREIGHTERS BETWEEN PACIFIC COAST PORTS, SHANGHAI & HONGKONG
S.S. "LINFIELD VICTORY"
Due from Pacific Coast via Manila early March Loads for San Francisco & Los Angeles mid March
-FOR-FULL PARTICULARS APPLY TO:---- JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.
16 Podder Street,
Telephone 30311. CHINESE DEPT. 31458.
Peninsular & Oriental S. N. Co.
SHIP.
"AMMLA"
ARRIVALS
FROM
U.K:-
"TREWIDDEN"-
U.K.
"RANCHT"
U.K...
"TAISHAN PEAK”
"SAMFEUGH".
U.K
"PINJAKRA1
U.K
"SAMSOARING"
SEIP
|"RANCHI"
(Passengers only).
"TREWIDDEN
"FINJAKRA".
(Passangers & Freight);
DUE.
19th Feb.
21st, Feb.
25th Feb.
Bombay & Colombo Early March
End March,
U.K.
SAILINGS
LOADS FOR
U.X.
Straits & U.K. Straits & UK.
End Karch
April
READY
Early. March
Mid March
• Accepts cargo, for London, Antwerp, and Rotterdam,
April
Also cargo on through bills of lading for Madras via Singapore,,
British India S. N. Co., Ltd.
PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT TO STRAITS AND INDIA
Eastern & Australian S. S. Co., Ltd.
SHIP
#EASTERN"
SAILINGS
LOADS FOR
SAILS
Rabiul, Sydney & Noon 12th
Melbourne
February.
*Accepts enrgo for New Zealand Ports on through" bills of ladings"
full particulars apply to
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
Telephone Nos. 27721-4