ROYAL INTERCEAN LINES
Passenger-and
"TJIBADAK"
Freight Borrices
LEENLEIFEN, DANZ-THERMISTFALLA LEINEN KA, AHORREEM
· JAVA-CHINA SERVICE
**TSITJALENGKA"
from Shanghai
& Amoy
13th April,
from Macassar
* Juvoporta 1411 April.
from MnenesAT
TJISADANE
& Juvaporis 28th April.
to Javaports
& Macnasar
14th April.
in Shanghai
10th April.
to Javuports & Macassar 28th April.
to Shonghal 29th April to Javaports
& Macassar 12th May.
... HONGKONG-MANILA-CHINA SERVICE
"TASMAN“.
from Manila
& Ampy
7th April.
to Manila & Amoy 20th April.
SUMATRA-MALAYA-CHINA SERVICE
Saltings
Arrivals
*VAN REUTSZ"
In t
to Straits
& B. Dell
3rd April
"VAN RIEMSDIJK"
to B. Dell
from B. Dell
& Straits
8th April.
ASIA-AFRICA-S. 'AMERICA
STRAAT MALAKKA”
BOISSEVAIN"
'STRAAT -SOENDA"
TEGELBERG"
Arrivals
in port
trom
South America
& South Africa,
9th April.
from Japa
214 Muy
from
Smith Amerien
& South Africa, 20th June,
& Straits
17th April.
SERVICE
Salling
to East & South
Africa &
South America,
3rd part
to Japan
10th Aprli,
to East & South Africa &
South Ausertea,
30th April,
East & South Africa &
South America,
24th May.
to East & South
Afrien &
South America, 22nd June.
All Steamers Calling Mombasa & L. Marques Direct
Transhipment cargo on through Ba/L to Dar-Es-Salaam,
Zanzibar ace epted an all sailings.
Agents: HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE
MARIEKERK"
t
"MOLENKERK"
"MEERKERK"
"HEEMSKERK“
Transhipment
cargo
Arrivals.
From Europe 8th April.
from Europe Early May
From Europe early June
From Europe early July
Sallings
to Shanghul
* Japan
18th April.
to Europe vla
Manila & Straits,
End April.
to Europe vin Manila, & Straits
Mid May.
to Europe vla Manila
Mid Jan
Straits
to Europe via
Manila & Miraits Mid July
on through Bs/L accepted to Indian. Mediterranean and Northern European porta.
Office Address; King's Building, Phones: 28015, 28016 & 28017 Chinese Agents: 82; Connaught Rd.. Tel. 31196 & 21533
DE LA RAMA LINES
ARRIVING FROM U.S. ATLANTIC COAST'
· VIA LOS ANGELES & SAN FRANCISCO
8.5. "DONA AURORA"
.v. "HENARES"
19th Apr. 28th Apr.
SAILING FOR U.S. ATLANTIC COAST VIA LOS ANGELES
5.v. "BENARES“
38th Apr. 6.9. "DONA AURORA" (calls Shanghai & Japan) 19th May
THE DE LA RAMA STEAMSHIP CO., INC.
(Incorporated in the Philippines)
CHINESE SHIPPING OFFICE Tels, 23738-20253
MARINA HOUSE Tels. 23676—22675
THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.
OF COPENHAGEN.
་་
#
M.S. “MANCHURIA'
LOADING ABOUT îħ APRIL
+for
ADEN, PORT SAID, GENOA, ALGIERS ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM,
HAMBURG, OSLO, GOTHENBURG AND COPENHAGEN.
Tanks available for the carriage of oil in bulk.
I
Queen's Bldg., 2nd floor.
THE CHINA MAȚI, MONDAY, APRIL 4, 1940,
HONG KONG WATERFRONT
Port Notes
Before the end of the year, the frost modern and luxurious pass senger-freigh! vessel for services In the Far East will be' baned tiere,
The chistening may be held in. Gur Harbour.
The vessel is expected to be completed In Europe within the next two months. Although the naine has not yet been disclosed, it is believerf she will take the
ume of Chinese, city.
51 Τα
by of our!
one be operated
sho prominent shipping firms, she will have the most up-tʊ- date equipment and furnishings. All entertainment facilities, at present confined only to larger Trans-Jaelile and Trons-Atlantic round-the-worki vostels,
will also be proylet,
On and
off the arrival of a ship from the Chin Coast does
spel the lethargy
The Harbour.
cnveloping
Two local British steamers did
it within three days during the week in their arrivals, bringing; the Arst few foreigners and curgo
From the Chinese Red-occupied.
elty of Tientsin.
The
Swire the
Butterfield und Hanyang (March 31) was dest ship to "evacuate" (oreigners from the Red-helt eily und the Jardine, latheson Esang (April 2) was the Arst to take out Rted. Pargo to Hong Kong,
"How's Tientsin? How did the Beds trent foreigners?"--were echomt in five langages al the wharves, by relatives and friends
fangesffing the Press) be Keber the arrivals.
1
The river craft Kwon Lui is stuc in Jeave today with, a gr<PART>
engineers
ம
mechanler for the Elliot Barrier to help salvage the ill-fated Miss
24.
Bane of the newest British ship on the Far Eam run are tu lake protruelest trials to de- part do
merits terinin the relative
of Steam turbine and motorships.
The P.
Iner cargo and O. Sallbong left Southampton last Saturday with a large cargo for the Orient. With her speed of 23 nots, the Shillong in considered
OUR HARBOUR REPORTER
One of the Colony's part landmark is the Hong Kong. Yaumati Ferry Pier at Connaught Road, opposite the Fire Brigade Buliding, which besides serving as the base of the company's ferry launches, operating its six routes, is also the terminus of the faland's bus system. Bulit at a cost of about $2,000,000, 30 years ago, this Pler
Rccommodato five faunches at time, and an average of 100,000 persons cross or land here' dally. ("China Mall" photo)
сап
History Of The Colony's Ferries
WHO'S WHO
.History has said enough about the Bolshevik rise to power early in the century, but we have here the experiences of a local boy who was in the throes
It
all.
"It was in the days when the
·Bolshevika and the "Whites" wore mussacring each other and when e Allied intervention in Siberin led to stepped-up violence whleh engulfed the
major
part of the Russian Far East population," re- cals Hong Kong-born A. S. Des¬ san, veteran engineer of the Via
livostok-China Coast run.
In
A former student of Queen's College, Mr. Hassan took to sea,
as engineer of the s 1922 Lorestan. plying then between
Russia por Shanghai and
for nearly three years..
The Lorestan was engaged in ferrying Chinese labour to East- ern Siberia and "ovacuating" emigrants from Russia to China. "We carrlet hundreds of re- fugees and Chinese labourers in and too for about three
years," the local Malay seamen, one of the few domicilet here, said.
"Once when we were in the Russian counterpart of the Des Voeux Road "On Lok Yuen Cute" a group of Bolsheviks raided the bar and shot
cold blood
mor
than Ave Tzarist Heralding
entry the Reds sear
the
their sudden
'n Bri-
released but
;
Maintaining the lifeline between the Island anded the crowd with gun fire and
Kowloon today ore 12 ferry services which each person had to identify him carry to and fro, among them tens of thousandsnelf. Because I possessed a
tish
WAN passport, I of commuters daily.
not before an old fussing new me was shot dead point-blank.
"In those days, thus renmed foreigners, especially the streets at night, Taurdering the then much-hated Jápanese. We were "advised to cary a long stick neroas
Four main services and one baby system operate in- side the Harbour, while seven serve the out lying districts and islands from the Colony.
Of the existing systems, the Star Ferry is the Colony's oldest organisation, dating as far back as 50 years, when the mainland was in its infancy.
14 was during the period whm harbour crousers had to dependi on the weather Lo go over in
and 'small motor boats. sampana
which provide poor Hitelter from
the elements, that a Parsee busf-
the nestman began
Arst ferry service, operating with two small small using the present stonm boats
to be among the fastest, it notaites of the Star Forry plers, the fisted single' serek turbine From that maxlent chup afloat.
•
the
Geginning, Star Ferry grew to become Hong Kong
Jargest
and most private ferry
erry campany
Th month will see more madnen "goba" parading our streets andį today,
service and built two new piers at Queen Victoria Street (Hong Kang) and Public Square Street (Kowloon) These two are still in existence and used as Govern- ment piers.
The successful tenderer for the first Government ferry servico was the Kowlum Szo Youk Ferry operated some
Company, which larger and
and better Inunches.
The
the
company niso managed Mongkok and Shamshuipo ser- vices, running between Pottinger Street (Hong Kong) and an old Dier at Shantung Street (Mong kok) and from Hong Kong, to an pier at Nam. Chaog Street (Shamshulpo).
1924, the Hong
In
With the increase in the Konuar Ferry Company
at will we hear the familiar cty volume of traffic, the company
of "eum show" of street urchina | built ferry pier in Hong Kong as they surround every
saitor and leased from the Hong Kong they see.
and Kowloon Godowns the terry Local schedules have the U.S. pier on the mainland. Destroyer Rogers (April 5), U.S. Today the outgrowth of the Destroyer Tucker (April 8), U.S. two-craft service carries tens of Cruser Springileid (Aprit 14) thousand of commuters, and and
U.S. Tanker Chikaskia statistics of 1948 και να the follow- (April 24). More may be visiting In figures: Passengers ferried per day-90,060; 28,000,000 per- sans were ferried in 108,000 cross-
Of particular interest to localings in the year. Ashery elreles is that huge, solid About 10 years after the in- looking craft now lying idly inauguration of the Star Ferry the Dangerous Cargo Area.
The concrete ship Felispai, towed here from Mantin with the original purpose of being used as a cingerman goods storage, be system and uset! storage vessel,
equipped with refrigerating
ús a
cold
The owners report
that with her facilities for cold storage, the Feldspar is an ideal craft. as a mother ship in a large fishing fleet for maintenance, accom madiation, storage and even re- fuge in time of bad weather.
VISITORS
The President Cleveland brought two APL officials from the States, ano 0. whom is Mr. Edwin C. Bogle. APL Executive, For Eastern Division, returning after home loave with his wife.
Mr. P.C. Quock, APL's San
Francisco Chinese General Agent, in visiting the Orlent on a bust- ness trip.
service,. 16 sterm launch com- pantes ran a considerable number of small steam launches between the Yaumali District and the Is- land. The Kowloon pier was then just opposite the former Kow- loop Magistracy, while the other end was at the end of Jubilee Street.
was awar
MR. A. “SONNY" HASSAN .
the awarded
franchise to operate the two services, and the company immediately built some new craft, including four steel double-enders, and successfully the shoukter to Thwart any carried on until 1932, when they attempt should we venture fort were given another franchise to at night. The instrument use operate their present Vehicular by the thugs consistori Ferry service.
wooden boards, bristling with nails on the insile which wonki be clamped over the head, chok ing the victim's nok.
Vehicular Ferry This company grew to become the Colony's largest Government ferry system, and carries an aver age of 100,000 fares a day be- tween 6 a.m. and midnight.
The present Vehicular Pier «p- posite the Fire Brigade Building was constructed at a cost of about $2,000,000 and can
Recommedale
twe
"We saw many dead bodies here and there with mutilated necks," Mr. Hacean remarked. "Morality was apparently very low then; many girls spent moit of their time beleging bars, re saurants and the waterfronts. The Japanese yen war the common Ave launches at one time. Six currency used. The Russian rou- routes originale from this plet bles were virtually valueless.
There is another group of ferry "Chinese merchants maintained services between Hong Kong and their own personal guards. Hunghom. Hong Kong and Kow-would have about 10 armet men 1000
City and Hunghom and Sai around him. Wan Ho (near
Onu
In Armchairs
Talkoq Docks), "It was also in the days when Believe it or not, the vessela These services wert originally R little knowledge
of Japanese operated at three to five minute run the Eastern Ferry Com-would command reluctant respect
by Intervals The first class ac÷ pany, but were subsequently from the natives! Japanese sol
taken over by the Yaumati Ferry diets filed many places in Vladi- commodation was about half o dozen rattan armchaire olustur-
Company in 1928,
vostok at that period," Mr. Has. ad around the bow and the rest'
son concluded). . crowded along the other parts of the deck.
The fare was 10 conts first-class, collected by a member of the crew en route. Some time at the end of the first work war, the Government tesumed the two ferry plors used by the small launch companies, created a franchise for the ferry
STATES MARINE LINES
FAR EAST SERVICE.
The plars are now unservice. able, being damaged or destroy. ed during the Japanese occupa tion.
There is another group of im- pontant services between thu Colony and
dis- the outlying Chau, Ping Chau, Tai-O and Cas tricts ond islunds. of Cheung
De Pook.
Mirs Bay
The veteran is meanwhile tok- ing a short vacation, but he will Jump at the Brst opportunity to go to sea again, be declared.
ON LEAVE
AMERICAN, PRESIDENT LINES
Cargo Oil Tanks Refrigoration-Cargocaire
TO HONOLULU AND SAN FRANCISCO vla Shanghai & Japan "President Wilson" "General Gordon" (via Manila & Japan) "President Cleveland"
Apr. 24
May 7
May 22
TO SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES via JAPAN
"President Madison" (cails Shanghai)
Apr. 5
"President. Plerce"
Apr. 10
TO NEW YORK, BALTIMORE & BOSTON VIA PANAMA
"President Tyler" (Direct to Paelfie Coast) "President Graut" (Direct to Pacific Coast)
Apr: 4
May 5
ROUND-THE WORLD
VIA MANILA, SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, KARACHI, SÜEZ,
PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, MARSEILLES,
GENOA, NEW YORK and BOSTON
"President Buchanan"
"President Harding" "President Van Buren"
Apr.
ARRIVING FROM SAN FRANCISCO
g Apr. 15 May 2
Apr. 17
"President Johnson'
May B
"Arcadia Victory
American Pioneer Line
Arrivals from New York, Boston, Other Atlantic Ports via Panama
"PIONEER BAY" "PIONEER MAIL" "FIONEER DALE"
Apr. 21
Apr. 23
May. Is
Sailings to Manila
"PIONEER BAY" "PIONEER MAIL" "PIONEER DALE“
(Thence to New York Direct)
Apr. 23
Apr. 24
May 19
Sailings to New York, Boston, Philadelphia Baltimore & Other Atlantic Ports via
Shanghai, Japan & Panama Canal
Sails Apr. 9 Sally Apr. 23 Salls May 18
→ Special Cargo Oll Tanks →
"PADUCAH VICTORY"
...Duo Apr. 7 "PIONEER BAY" (via Manila) Due Apr. 21 "PIONKER MAIL"
Duo May 16
For Full Particulars Call
The above list Indicates the principal ports of loading and ilscharge as presently intended but not their rotation. For further information see schedule at the Company's, Office.
UNITED STATES LINES
Queen's Building.
Company
Tel. 31231 (3 Unes)
BEADLINE
Đêm 911
ARRIVALS
FROM
SHIP "BENCRUACHAN" "BENMACDHUI" "BENWYVIS" "BENZEDI" *"BENRINNES"
"BENAVON'
SHIP “BENCRUACHAN'
"BENMACDHUI“ "BENAVON"
{"BENWYVIS”
Line,
spend
rest
t
"BENLEDI”
One of our popular shipping men left for home lanve yester day by the President Cleveland. One amail service operates from Accompanied by Bis wile. Talpo to the islands in the Mirs J.W. Clague, Passenger Agent of Bay and then on to Chinese for-the, American
President ritory: Two other services run Eng Kong Office, wild between Hong Kong and Deep sl'e months of well-earned Bay. These vessels bring in at Home, before returning her considerable quantity of vegetate this year.
Mr. Claguo has been with the Befoto the war, there was his many of the
APL since 1921. He has served ferry service between Hong Kong offices. He arrived here in 1937. APL Far East and Aberdeen, which was dis During the occupation, he was continued since the war,
at Stanley for about six months, before the exchange of internees took him Home
S.S. «MATHEW LUCKENBACH"ables and produca
Due Hongkong 11th April, 1949
FROM
BALTIMORE, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA G SAFF FRANCISCO
THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.
Tel. 34111 & 34112.
GOURLIE
Union Bullding,
CHINA MERCHANTS S.N. CO.
15, Connaught Road, West.
SAILINGS
8.S. HAI TIEN
Shanghai
S.S. HAI LIEH
8.S. HAI TAI
Telephone 31633.
April 3
Agents.
CO., (H.K.) LTD.
Telephonu 31341
A small fergy system has just been inaugurated between Shau kiwan and the new APC site at
After the war, he returned lo Kun Tong. The franchise was
1946 by the first American ship 'swarded' lost year and li' is he 'stor call here, the APL's President
Ing: maintained with two zmati Grant. motor bouts by: a private owner. His son, Bill, a graduate of the Of the 12 services, the Zau. King Georgy V, Kowloon, is now mati Ferry Company operates.six, practising in Modesto, Califor three of which are among the Hy is an “MID." graduste of Harbour's alain, services.
*** Stanford.
Pacific Far East Liner
SAN FRANCISCO, LOS, ARRESTIM
Haiphong & Halkow April 3 Singapore Penang &
Rangbon April 5
(With Passenger Accommodation)
Cargo for Talng-Thoy, Hamkom de Tientsin acceptable'
on through bilik of Inding.
For Full Partibulare Pier Apply to the Above
“ŽULIÀ LUCKNICKAOH?"
"YLTING DEA DIT** ↑ "GREAT SUP{}@B\[C»// *KEA BERFENT". ↑
Regülar _ Trans-Pacific
MONTRED AND ALL'AZRRYCAN..
In peri
Aar,
EMPLOYMENT
Looking for a job? This spate will be available to unemployed seamen, or to those requffing personnel, Write
and we'll th to fill in as many as we can each week without fcoft
Replies may "China, 'Mail.
THIS WEEK'S MART:
THAYO
FAR EAST
Japan via Shanghaj ... UK. via Singapore
..U.K.
U.K.
U.K. .U.K.
SAILINGS
TO Liverpool, Havre. Antwerp, Rotterdam Hamburg.
Loudon, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Hull,
Genoa. London. Hull & Leith,
London, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Hamburg.
* Accepts cargo for Japan.
call at Port Sudan.
DUB
Abt. 10th April, Abt. 12th April.
2nd half Apr. Early May. Ist half May. 2nd half May,
LOADING
Abt. 10th April.
Abt. 15th April
2nd half May.
Abt, end April
Abt. 1st half May,,
Fur Further Particulars, Apply To
W. R. LOXLEY & CO. (CHINA) LTD.
Terk Building.
Agents
Telephone: 34185.
KLAVENESS LINE
SAILINGS,
Direct to Los Angeles, tn 16 days Thence San Francisco, Vancouver, Seattle & Portland M.S. BOUGAINVILLE” Loading 30th April
be zent to the
M.S. "SUNNYVILLE”
30th May.
ARRIVALS FROM PACIFIC COAST M.S. “SUNNYVILLE"
21st April'
22nd April
| CP-2+di/stevard) of savor years' Coast experience on. China wants work oít any ship; zgod 27. We-boatswain of 10 years ex- wante work on China Gomat; aged 37. NYY-- Compradore, of five years experiande wants work.om any 35 ships, apeti 40%.
perianture
Lantas sang neurźdzčle
offlodr
wants work on ship going fa
· Anzuten/Farvin^-Japan; aged 25
Balling to Singapore, Port. Swettenham Penang, Belawan & Batavia
M.S.
“SUNNYVILLE"
Passenger Accommodation Chinese Freight, Agentsy
HOO, FOOK PING
Bulk Oil Tanks
Apply
THE BANK LINE
(CHINA) ETEVESI
King's Bulpilng. Ted. TITSE THE BANK LINE (China) Ltd.