BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 1949, J
MR. P.S. CASSIDY'S SPEECH
(Continued from Page 1)
the now
Agents: CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD. trial representative bodies in the
SAILINGS TO
"HEINRICH JESSEN" Bingapore & Penang
"FENGTIEN"
"TSINAN"
*HUPEN"
"PRODUCE"
"POYANG"
...........Shanghai (Yokohama
Kober)
Swatow
Shanghai
5 p.m. 22nd Mar.
4 p.m. 25th Mar,
10 am. 27th Mar.
4 p.m. 28th Mar.
.Yokohama & Kobe .............
Bangkok
31st Mar. 4th April
7th April
"FUKIEN"
Singapore, (Macassar.7) Sourabaya & Baisvin
Balla from Custodian Wharf
ARRIVALS FROM
8watow
"TRINAN" "HUPEN"
"PRODUCE" "HANYANG"
"FATSHAN"
9 a.m.23rd Mar,
Shanglial & Keelung Bangkok
26th Mar, 2811 Mar. 29th Mar.
Tientsin & Inchon
RIVER SERVICE
Hongkong/Canton
DET. Hongkong
1 p.m. 24th Mär.
Canton/Hongkong ARIL. Hongkong 1.30 am, 26th Mar.
Agents: BLUE FUNNEL LINE
SCHEDULE SAILINGS TO LIVERPOOL
"CLYTONEUS" “EUMAEUS” "ASTYANAX"
"TITAN" "ASTYANAX"
*TYNDAREUS"
“EUMAKUS” "CALCHAK" "STENTOR"
*AGAMENNON"
via Aden & Port Said,
via Tangler. Casablanca & Havre Non Schedule Ship
via Genos Marseilles & Glasgow
Arrivals from
U.K, via Straits
*
U.K. via Straits & Man!Is U.K. vin Straits
NEW YORK BERVICE
.....from U.S.A, via Maurita
8th Apr,
10th Apr.
24th Apr.
29th Mar,
1st Apr. 5th Apr.
8th Apr. 14th Apr. 20th Apr.
21st Apr.
Carriers option lo proceed via os ber Porta to load and discharge
cargo.
Agents: Australian-Oriental Line, Ltd.
"SHANSI"
"CHANGTE“
"SHANSI"
"CHANGTE"
Sydney, Melbourne
& Brisbane
Japan
Sailings to
26th Apr.
4th week Apr.
Australia & Manita -
Australia
19th Apr.
3rd week Apr.
Arrivals from
All The Above Subject To Alteration Without Notice
Ganeral Agents for:
Booking Agents for:
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL AIRWAYS, CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS, SKYWAYS (FAR EAST) LTD. B.O.A.C. C.N.A.C, B.K, AIRWAYS, POA.S., P‚ÂA, PAL, and N.W.A.
For passage and Freight Particulars Apply To The Above.
1.
CONNAUGHT
INNÄUGHT ROAD, CENTRAL.
Telephones: 32331/8 Private Exchange
Branch Office—50 Connaught Rd., W. Tels, 25875, 32144. 21878.
HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE
S.S. “MELISKERK”
LOADING 28th MARCH
FOR
ALEX-
MANILA, SINGAPORE, ADEN, SUEZ. PORT SAID, ANDRIA, GENOA, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM. AMSTERDAM, HAMBURG, COPENHAGEN,
* OSLO.
Tanks Avaliable for Oli in Bulk
GOTHENBURG
ROYAL INTEROCEAN LINES
Incorporated in the Netherlands as Koninklijke Java-China-Paketvaart Lijnen N.V.
Amsterdam
King's Building. Connaught Road.
Tels, 28016, 28010, 28017.
10
to
Dockyards
much
take on a Board of Trade. This Board, it Arnott assumed the appointment words the end of the year, al- the pilots to
of apprentices was suggested, should be pre-of Assistant Secretary on July 1 though the downward section larger number
than had been the custom for alded over by the Director of 1948, and the Committee has continued to exist in name.
some years, Dredging on the Talmel cross-
ho and this will Department and be every hope that he will give the
Canton River WIL
doubt ensure continuity and mado up of members of the Chamber many years of usefuling of the
abandoned in mid-summer when maintain the service at its pre- various commercial and indus-service.
war efficiency. Further
has been it was decided to concentrate on progress Colony. The proposed activitica made in re-equipping the office clearing the stone barrier in the of the Board were divided into and in building up the library Elliot passage. This passage was two broad categories,
which due to be ready for traffle at the Arstly, to with works of reference
when it was bring to the notice of Govern-members have at their disposal.end of the year
hoped that ships drawing up Finances ment, of its own initlufive, any matters on which it was thought
The accounts for the year end-ifteen feet would be able desirable that Government shoulded December 31 1948, are con-teach Canton at all states of the take action
to aldered by and, secondly,
the Committee Advise Government matters represent a satisfactory position, of policy referred to it for con- Members will note that a ing sideration. It was suggested that proportion of income surplus to this would provide a quick means normal current expenditure has of would
communication between the been used for the purpose of Government and the merchants writing and would ensure that a wide furniture, and that a balance of range of interested parties would 20,804 has been carried forward be consulted before legislative to the new account, action was taken.
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The memorandum went into some detail on the functions of the proposed new Department, which were to be extensive and varied, but in the absence of de-
inile knowledge
down
property
Shipping
to
The year 1946 has seen a great Improvement in the quality of Hong
ocean
аге
tonnage serving of the inten-Kong, and the inkilentions
that, this tendency will continue tlons of Government in this main 1940 provided the volume of ter, il is slot proposed to set them
trade is sufficien! to support the out in defall in this Report
new ships. This improvement is
textiles
After the early part of the year, no terrorist attempts were made on shipping but the pre- Vention of smuggling remained a major problem
The West River continued to be served by junks and other small craft but trade was sub- Jeet to constant depredations by
The Port
bandits.
of a
red
some
Work on reconversion of shipa from war to peace-titte functions Anished during 1947, but there
for 1948 have remained valuable contracts in the con- version of shilps from coul to oll- burning
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P&O B.I. E&A
COMPANIES
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL S.N. CO.
PASSENGER/FREIGHT BERVICE
LEAVES LONDON
101h March
7th April
OUTWARDS
4. "CANTON"
A "CARTHAGI"
3rd May
2nd June
18th Jaren
Ith July
* "CORFU”
A
"CANTON"
"CARTHAGE"
KL "CORFU“
DUE HONGEONO
11th April
DIN MAY
5th June
4th July
1st August
29th August
Via Southampton, Fork Wald, Aden, Dawber, Colombo, Feuary à
HOMEWARDS
A "CANTON"
"CARTHAGE "CORPU“
"CANTOR"
"CARTHAGE"
and
** "CORFU“.
common
men
slaapora,
LEAVES RONGZÓNG
13th April
11th May
Mh June
5th July
Eih August
And September
DUE LONDON
19th May
19th June
11th July
Elh Angor
$th September
3rd October
Via Singapore, Pesang, Colombo, Bombay, Aßen & Port Subd.
Colombe.
for Hiraila, UE & Continent,
FREIGHT SERVICE
R TREVINCE"
■S. "THEWELLÁRD” BOCOTRA"
salla 20th Apr.
due 20th Apr, dse 1st May
palla 10th May
*. “DHILLONG"
dan 19th May
from London & Continent,
from London
tinent.
for
A
Con-
Lowlan A Corm
timent via traita, Color=
from
Gonna Marseille. London Con-
Iinent,
BRITISH INDIA S.N. CO., LTD.
"BANGOLA" ►
(APAS LEM)
old
A "DAYBEANS
During the year, la addition to the very large numbers of ships for roputable repaired in the harbour, a total and p-owners, and can be expected of 753 vessels amounting to 1
been tong have to continue to be so as long as 208,000 gross the Chinese regulations
docked at the various yards. One pro-
at hibit the import of a large num- of the largest jobs under way ber of types of goods much in the present time is the repair of the ex-Japanese tanker "Kuronlo demand.
Maru" which is now being re- conditioned for the China Tanker Company by The Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Company, Limit- Wh ed. More than 1,000 tons of new or re-filled steel are having to be worked over the whole of the ship and tho repnir virtually Notable developments during amounts to a re-building as the the year Include the establish-vessel had been torpedoed Examination By Chamber primarily the result of the ment of Blackhead Light as
nn sunk. optimam of owners who made ald to vessels entering the har-
Godown Facilitias The Committee considered the their plans at the end of the war bour by the Eastern entrance,
The China Provident Loan and reaching and immediately afterwards for and the introduction proposals of so far
Limited: Company, with frat sector for Cape Collinson light | Mortgage character that they had to be replacing war fosses
Bokhara and Ththong Holt's Whart: The Hong Kong and their hopes to cover Eiven the most careful examina-class
class tonnage.
Continued progress has and Kowloon Wharf and Godown tion,
a special sub-com-have to a great extent been justi-Rocks. and
been made with the clearing of
Limited, and
and Wong mittee was
Company set up headed by fled by the curgoes offering in Mr. P. S. Cassilly who was, at these waters. Hong Kong's own wrecks from the harbour so that Kee and
suffered ex- that time, Vice-Chairman of the imports, as was aid above, have now there are no large Obstruc with the Dockyards
Two tensive damage during the Ja- consisting Chamber.
of increased-although obvingsly to tlone to the main fairways
panese occupation. Rehabilitation Mesars. S. J. Cooke: II. Owen a very much smaller extent than oversize heavy commercial moor. Hughes: A. Piercy; W. A. Stewart Chinese imports have decreased ings have been laid for the use has proceeded steadily since 1945 of large vessels under typhoon and the companies have now and R. K. Valentine. This Sub- -In comparison with before the
weather conditions, and A reached the position when they Committee prepared 属 report | war, but local seasonal exports of which was
the South Chinn adopted by
Squarantine anchorage has been can proceed with their develop- products, such as
have been established in Kowloon Bay to ment projects, many of which General Commitee and forward- Canes and Ginger,
were in contemplation, before the save large vessels from the neces- et to Government on August 4 surprisingly
in spite good
but had to be hold over 1940.
banditry and unrest up-country.alty to traverse the whole length war
of the pending restoration It was explained to Govern- There has also been a quite sub-of the harbour.
The establishment of a radio facilities." ment that, although many of the stantial movement of cargo from direction Ander Calibration range During 1948, cargoes from up- comments offered were of a des- Japon to the United Kingdom, in the West Lamma Channel wards of 1,000 ships have been
the tructive nature,
Chamber mainly unfinished
19 early in 1949 will undoubtedly handled, the approximate total was not adopting an obstructive processing in Lancashire, and this
prove a major benefit to ships being more than two-and-a- policy. The careful thought given has assisted in providing cargo
al- so equipped, and the Installation quarter million tons, and to the matter by the wilfer of for tonnage serving Hong Kong.
of a radio telephone between the though there was a period dur- the memorandum was fully
The Chinese Government made Marine Office and Waglan Lighting the middle of the year when ap- but it was believed no change in their laws previnted.
which House has already proved to be cargoes diverted from Shanghal that although certain features exclude foreiga shipping from of considerable help to owners and elsewhere in China threat-
cabotage on of the proposed scheme might be
the China
Coast and agents in receiving early reened to outrun storage space, the valuable, the
the proposals were too and from proceeding up the ports of vessels arriving. An-prolonged shipping strike on the arabitious and, in a large mea-Yangtze River beyond Woosung other notable and welcome de- West Coast of America allowed
Locally based shipping has there-velopment during the year sure, unnecessary.
has spaco to become available again It was pointed out to Govern-fore had to turn its attention to been the provision of office nc-10 that since then there has been ment that this Chamber of Com- trades between Hong Kong, commodation at the Marine De-a steady turn-over of stocks held. merce embodies in its member-Japan, Korea, China வகம் the partment for the Port Health
all the lending business South Seas. A has been said, house in the Colony: that it has the trades of China itselt were
Once again the Committee of already standing Sub-Committees at a low ebb and the Hong Kong
the Chamber has found it neces-; which ran
deal with problems China trades were therefore un-
Report On Pilotage sary to take up with Government affecting Imports, Exports, Ship- able to
support
more thian
During May a letter was re-
The the conditions proposed for of shipping esived ping. Accountaney, Labour and very small amount
from
Crown Lanso5. The the Honourable grant of Legal matters, and that it can Korea, both North
and South, Colonial Secretary asking the matter Waa submitted to the call, at any me, for expert ad- assumed importance in the
nominate
by three Chamber
several momber vice on matters wherein
the course of the year, and a certain Chamber
afirma in letters during November trade and industry of the Colony amount of North China produce embers for appointment to
Committee which Pilotage
was and December. The Committee from Communist territory found to "Advise Government on the noted that the usual procedure It was also pointed out to
its way to Hong Kong vin South arrangements to be made to im- had been for Government to issue Government that the Chamber Korea, Japan took quite sub-
plement the recommendations of preliminary terms providing for is prepared to expand its or- stantin? quantities
export
main the Committee presided over by the
conditions. Several ganisation to carry out any ad- cargo from Hong Kong-most of Mr. Justice Gould.
members had enquired of Gov- ditional functions which may which had its origin in China-
There was, a sirong dissenting ernment as to the nature of these be required of it. A note was at the beginning of the year, but minority and, after consultation, special conditions and had been given to Government of the var- this trade fell off after the it was agreed to submit to Gov-informed that they related lous functions which the Chum- Spring. This falling atf was ber already performs, and it was aggravated by a decline in the Tnment both the majority and tights of way, special drainage the minority comment. Opinion conditons, support of the lot by Euggested! that
trade with Slam the pre-war
the and something of
was unanimous in opposing any walls, etc., conditions of assign- practice of referring to
slump do- Institution of compulsory pilotage, ment, payment of premium by Chamber all matters affecting veloped in the
Summer
which or the employment of European lump sum or over a period. of of persisted till the end of the year. pliots, but the commerce and industry
while the majority years. the Colony might be resumed at French Indo-Chino continued favoured the scheme for an or
On this basis members had ac- in early date and
that
the commercially dead and
contri-ganisation under the proposed cepled the preliminary terms and adoption of this practice would buted very little cargo,
Pilotage Board, the minority de- had gone ahead with the erection ove of greater beneft to the
Rivor Trade
sired to leave things much as of buildings on the. property.
ship
are affected.
prove
of
for
e
and Malaya,
Officer and his staff so that ROW
all official ship's business can bo transacted at one centre.
to
Crown Leases
to
Colony than would be achieved Boil the Canton River trade they were at the time, with some The special conditions even- by setting up compileated Goy- ernment Department whose staffe Macao trade were over-lightening up of the licensing sys-tually submitted by Government, would not enjoy the benefit of tonnaged with a variety of craft tem and some increase la charges however, contained in every case of all descriptions and standards, to musure an admittedly necessary a clause saying that the lessee for which the cargo and pas- Immediate improvement in the shall maintain on that portion of
the new lot left unhatched, dur sengers moving were insufficient service.
practical experience in the at- ters with which they would be called upon to deal.
д
to provide economical employ- It is understood that in the ing the terms for which the lot ment. An attempt was made in long run Government has der is leased, and deliver up at the
or earlier
termination of shipping cided to adopt in the meantime end the Spring to form companies Conference with the the recommendations of the pilots such term a specified number of were that residences to a capital value of object of maintaining freight and themselves, which
should be left as they not less than a specified figure. passenger rates, but the Associa- things tion was not successful and the were. Agreement was of course
(Continued on Page 14) disbanded
reached between, Government and
Internal Affairs During the year under review, membership has increased to a total of 504 at December 31 1948, and this substantial increase has occasioned some reinforcement of the secretarial staff. Mr. D. I. upward section
San Francisco
To London
London To
Hong Kong
by
Hong Kong To
San Francisco
B.O.A.C.
... "BINDRANA” • (apcar Line)
LTAIREA"
(Apcar Line)
die 21st Mar, sule Zith Mar.
due and Mar. sziļa vaziy Apr.
dun 8th Apr. valla 8th Apr.
dur 22nd Ave.
salin 28th Apr.
LE "RICHMOND BILL” due 20th Apr.
all tith Apr.
"BHIRALA"
(Apear Lisa) "PURNEA"
dse 1led Apr. walle 26th Apr.
due and Apr. andis and Apr.
from Japan & Bhangbal. for Bil, Rangoon & Calculta. Accepts Chlt. tagong Madras cargo. from Japan & Shanghal. for Singapore, Penang, Madra, Bombay, Kars chi and Persian Gulf. from Japan Shanghai. for Straite, Hangoon A Calebita. Accepta Chit- tagong & Madras cargo. front Calcutta Straita
for Japan vis Amoy.
Ran 'from Bombay k Kogit.
for Japan (Far East) Bombay Bervice).
for Calcutta via Stralia,
Japan via Amay.
from Burma.
for Japan (Far East/ Bombay Berelor),
The abip have Befrigerated Cargo, space.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN S.S. Co., Ltd.
"KASTERN"
"EASTERN" •
due 23rd Mar. from Australia & Manila. anila 26th Mr. for Japan & Shanghai (Passenger accommodation available)
for salis 24th Apr.
Rabaul, Brisbane, Bydney. Melbourne 4 Adelain
• Accepta sares on through bills of lading for NEW ZEALAND A THI ISLANDS PORTS.
For full particulars apply to:- MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
Telephone Nos. 27721-4.
The SWEDISH EAST ASIA Co., Ltd.
ARRIVALS FROM EUROPE
Discharging
M.V. HALLAND MV: TAMARA M.V. OLUF MAERSK
M.V. HALLAND
* SAILINGS TO EUROPE
.. Loading
For
.10th Apr. 6th May
Early June
Early May
ADEN, FORT SAID, GENOA, MARSEILLES, CASABLANCA, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM (AMSTERDÁM), HAMBURG, COPENHAGEN, OSLO & GOTHENBURG.
For further particulars apply)---
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HONG KONG-CANTON
M.V. "HONGKONG"
船輪江香
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10 p.m. 22/3/1040
10 p.m.
10 p.m
10 p.11.
24/8/1949
20/3/1049.
28/3/1949
TUNG ON WHARF
9 p.m.
21/3/1940
9 p.m.
25/3/1840
@ 1.3.
27/3/1040
£ p.m.
20/3/1049
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