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"TJITJALENGKA"
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"TASMAN
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SAILINGS ARRIVALS
June 23rd June
SHANGHAI
SAILINGS
16th Jano
MANILA
SAILINGS
9th June
24th June
ARRIVALS
8th June
ARRIVALS
6th June
SINGAPORE, PENANG and BELAWAN DELI
SAILINGS ARRIVALS
11th Juno
29th June
"VAN HEUTSZ" "VAN RIEMSDIJK"
AMOY and MANILA
"VAN HEUTSZ"
SAILINGS
20th June
ARRIVALS
10th June
EAST & SOUTH AFRICA & SOUTH AMERICA
SAILINGS
ARRIVALS
"TEGELBERG"
„26th June
18th June
"TJIKAMPEK" # “KUYS"
18th July
10th Ang.
10th July
"TJIBODAS"
7th Sept.
Calling at Mombasa & L Marques Direct. Traushipment cargo accepted on through Bs/L to
"TEGELBERG"
Dar-Es-Salaam and Zanzibar.
* no passenger accommodation.
JAPAN
SAILINGS
12th June
ARRIVALS
24th June
Agents: HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE
EUROPE via MANILA and MALAYA
“MEERKERK"
"AMSTELDIJK"
"RIJNKERK"
"MARIEKERK"
SAILINGS ARRIVALS
Eud Juno
End July
..End Aug.
End Sept.
Early June
Early July Early Aux. Early Sept.
Transhipment cargo accepted on through Bs/L to India. Mediterranean and Northern European ports.
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DE LA RAMA LINES
ARRIVING FROM U.S. ATLANTIC COAST VIA LOS ANGELES & SAN FRANCISCO m.v. "BONA ANICETA'T..
m.v. "BENGAL"
27th June 10th July
SAILING FOR U.S. ATLANTIC COAST VIA SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES
B.S. "DONA AUROKA" "(calls Japan)'..
m.v. "DONA NATI“
18th June 22nd Juno
THE DE LA RAMA STEAMSHIP CO., INC.
(Incorporated in the Phillippines)
CHINESE SHIPPING OFFICE Tels. 23738---20153
MARINA HOUSE
Tels, 23676-22675
THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.
OF COPENHAGEN
M.S. "KOREA"
LOADING ABOUT 23rd June
for
ADEN, PORT SAID, GENOA, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG, OSLO, GOTHENBURG AND COPENHAGEN, also, possibly, COLOMBO.
Tanks available for the carriage of oil in bulk.
S.S. “TAĦSIS”
LOADING ABOUT 10th JUNE for
VANCOUVER B. C. via Japan
THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. Queen's Bldg., 2nd floor.
Tel. 34111 & 34112.
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THE CHÍNA MAIL, MONDAY, JUNE 6, 1040.
KONG WATERFRONT
BY OUR HARBOUR REPORTER
The Merchant Navy Sports Ground, Chatham Road, Kowlcon, (above), has solved one major problem of visiting seamsn-recreation and facilities. Rehabilitated recently, the new structure looks resplendent in cream and green. Features of the Club house Include a spacious lounge with a bar, a reading room, a large hall for indoor sports or dance floor, wide porch and dressing rooms. Behind the Club house in a newly touchd-up pavilion, 18 between these two buildings, in on open opice, which when treated will provide either a lawn bowl green In front of the Club house is the football field. Quarters are provided for or tennis courts. the staff in the Club house itself.
The first group of seamen to utilise the ground dame from the s. Clytonous and Tre- wellard who played a friendly soccer game in October last year. Since then the ground has been frequently used by visiting whip's personnel. Contact can be made with the Club house by telephone-58666: A meeting and luncheon of the Port Welfare Committee, which has suc- cessfully rehabilitated the Club prentises, will be held at the Sports Ground on Wednesday at 1 p.m. A launch will be at Queen's Pier at 12.50 p.m. to take gucets. ("China Mall" Photo).
Harbour Traffic At
In My Log
The Hong Kong Branch of the Chinese Seamen, Union, China's ingest and most influential labour organisation, received the most welcome news when Government
Regular Level
The Colony's port traffic has maintained a steady level since the beginning of this year, with only slight monthly differences between the arrival and departure of ships, passengers and cargoes. announced its recognition of the Up-to-date statistics, issued by the Marine Depart-
CSU.
As from June 1, 1949, the CSU will operate as "No. 200," [lx registered number.
CSU branches are still function- ing in Communist-controlled areas. Shumen possessing CSU member- ship cards are permitted to diner- bark at Red-held ports.
The Dragon Boat Race was the highlight of the Week's activity.
ment, ending May 31, revealed that only 1,269 more people left than arrived and 51 more vessels called than sailed since January.
zil.
In the
way
WHO'S WHO
the
Jean Captain
Hunneyer, master of the French freighter Lleutenant de Latour whien ar rived here for the first time during the week, is one of the honoured Frenchmen who hold. a string of decorations awarded by three Governments.
Of the total, 3,072 ocean-going The 221 departures loaded 4.944 and river vessels that arrived tons bunker coal and 7,009 bunker
while here. 1.260 were British
of cargo, 1,182 flew the Chinese, flag. Hal of the arrivals were ocean-going Colony, received 55.761 tons more n May, when 105.810 tons were craft.
May Agures, however, were unloaded here, of which 100.47 There was pomp, stendour, Hum-marked by considerable increases were from ocean-going ships.
Chinese ships. on the other our and even tragedy.
In passengers' and cargoes: 087 The Governor was at the Chung ships arrived
here with $7,01 hand, increased by 40 arrival Shed, Shing Swinning
27 departures compared 311,194 news passengers trict
with April's Igures Late Ir cameramen
usual busy weight tons of cargoes. were as
was concentration !."shooting"
craft pleasure
There were 12,037 more people May there cruised aronni providing arriving here than those leaving of ships from the Northern area kaledoscopic picture with their Compared with April arrivals. About 7,000 more people disem- from the 276 Chinesi Barked in goudy this month saw 10,730 more vi- vessels calling here. Of the tota 30,816 arrivals, 25,414 arrived by river craft.
nnd
passengers
colourful summer wear.
Then came the tragic moment of what had been a successful day of festivities.
The Muring Police returning aftor supervising the water traffic. came across a dead body floating off Kennedy Town, not far from
what had been a scene of gaiety only a few hours earlier. The corpse was that of a Chinese male.
In in shorin.
•
HMS Mendip, recently returned to the Royal Navy by the Chinese Nationalsts, is due to leave for Singapore on Thursday.
tors.
deal-m
In the way of cargo the Colony absorbed 200,270 deadweight tons more than those shipped away,
movemenis British shipping dropped from the April peak of
284 arrivals and 289 departures,
Twenty entered local water. without
'carg passengers or while 23 cleared likewlow. The Chinese arrivals brough
"Hong Kong has improved very much since I was hete in 1939 it looks more modernised," 'sal' the veteran skipper, holder of the CBE, Croix do Guerre, "Kim Kahu" (given by the forme. Empress of Annam) and several World War II "Stars."
As any other Frenchman, Cap. Cain Huyer received bls txala ing in the French Navy after finlabing his secondary education.
"I served three years with the Navy and at the same time studied for a second, mate's ticket," 48-year-old skippur recalls.
the
After "graduating" he joined Mea:agorien Maritimes in 1926. "Since then I have been with the company."
His first "MMM" ship was the Lieutenant de Latour.
The last wor caught him Port Sald, where he served aboard the as. President Doumer in 1940
sahlef oliger. The versel converted into a Trooper, tran- sporting Allied soldiers to and from Africa.
war
Two months after he left her the President Doumner was sunk by enemy fire. He was aboard hor
or two years,
Captain Hunneyor then joined he freighter Capo Olmo, and i was while serving on her that h gained the QUE and Legion
'Honneur.
The freighter was torpedoed off Trinfdad by German submarine:
Captain J. Hunneyer, OBE, Croix de Guerre; Legion d'Honneur.
•
2 fold.
"Water was pouring in rapidly through a six in 20 metre hol and soon the forecastle dipped in
HMS Black Swan, one of fous eft last month of which 28.103 number of American vessels culi. the water," he related.
were bound for Canton, Macao, Royal Navy ships attacked by far Kongmoon and other river towns. Communists in the Yangtze River The departures also included 2,300 not long ago, is salling to the emigrants. Shanghai aren on June 18.
There wert EL dozen Allleć soldiers on board.
wili and only 240 reached port and 50,836 tons of cargo, an increas
tons compared the of 32,430 221 cleared last morith,
Of the
those taken out. Of this, 82,01 British May tal
departures, whith aggregate 335,904 N.R.ons were off-loaded from ocean- tons, 93 were ocean-going ves going vessels. sels (240,453 N.R. tons).
This
Ships flying the American flag and sustained damage in her No more ships ar- chowed thut 19
are arriving here
steady rived here. Passenger statisties monthly rate, averaging 30 craf disclosed that only 483 more peu-
Las ple left by these ships-10.584 month sluce January.
month, however, raw the highes ing here since the beginning of 1840, showing an increase of 10
This
represented the group larger type of craft calling here. The engines were intact, and by Among them they brought 10.408. kilful navigation and continuou tona of cargo and 2,028 in May pumping, Captain Hunneyer suc The number visitors showa cessfully brought the Capo Olmo of 374 over thost to the Port of Spain 80 miles eff an increase
leaving while
the Colony
in 13 hours. richer by 42,001 tons in cargo. ས་,
On reaching nafe walers, the Thirty-seven Norwegian versch entered port with 47,037 tons ofreighter ran aground. but noi permitting their families to a goods and 33 cleared with 27.89 before everyons aboard was cafoly company them.
Landed, The dispute between. 100 Chinese
On arriving, the local repre- ton. Less people left by "thes seamen and their Shanghai ownera sentatives advised the seamen that chips;
5,601 disembarked" di is still at a deadlock.
their services were not required against 2,262, intalog 1,023 As against The proposition of they were not given, sped suppiles emigrants, who left agreeing to pay four months' pay until the third day when the and free passage Home offered by mattor was brought up by. the Other Movements
Tomorrow will see three naval Senf periving here. Ono of them
Chinese Ships
Is the French sloop Savorgnan"de
Eight ships with British re- Brazza from the Shanghai area, The others include the troopship gistry left port in ballast com- Lancashire
pared to 12 arriving. and HMS Alacrity from Straits,
to the
The scamen belong to the
WD!
?
:
For that navigation feat, the British Ministry of Transport, which was then supervising the operations of French ships, award "ed the skipper the OBE, while the the owners, the dissident sonment, CSU.
Fren French Government added who, alleged that the ownɑra, hai
Other arrivals/departures in the Legion d'Honneur to it. broken a gentleman's agreement Hung Cheing, Hung Wan and Wal cluded:- demanded 10 months wages plus Nam, three of eight Chinese cou
The Capo Olmo was repaired at Burmese one/one ship; mil/1,- bonuses and free passage.
Balmero and renamed the Koafra lers and 16 towing boats which 000.dw. ton/cargo: This counter-proposal was sent were safely brought here by Danish-12/nine ships: 5.203/ and s now serving, with the
CSU Hong Kong Branch volunteers. The CSU had: already 3,625 dw. ton cargo; 2,082/1,323 | French Navy, last week-end by the seamen, who successfully settled similar diğer passengers.
camped themselves with | ances between Inore than 300 kea-
Onen When he was working their families
French-three/three, ships; aboard the President Doumet ho aboard three men and their respective owners.
.7477713 dw. steamers, now lying off
ton cargo; 40/30 was given an Annamite decoration cutters.
passengers.
by the former Empress, who was Dutch18/22 ships: The OSU reported that the men
-7,121/
passenger. declared that they took' a' great Hats off to the charming lady 14.857 dw. ton cargo: 6,233/6,709
The "Kim Kahn" has been ond risk when they sailed the vonela, who with all grace carried a Juge sengers.{
Greek-one/two ships. Whangpoo which was bunch of lalchees on hor clean down the
of Captain Hannover's treasures. I am going to retire after two then the scene of heavy lighting green frock, though the empty-Italian-one/two ships; 168/400 Between the flods and the Nailon-space beside her throughout the dw, toll cargo,
years more of sailing. No more alists. The 'renmen volumtæéred | trip across the Harbour could.com- Panamanian-10/13 ships: 48,- Work for me. I'm going to relax in when owners promised good pay, fortably accommodate two more 230/870 dw. ton cargo, 162/22 my home town at Bologne-sur- food supplies and bondada, even passengers."-
(Continued at fool of next Cok Mar," he stated.
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TO HONOLULU AND SAN FRANCISCO
v↳ SHANGHAI & JAPAN
"President Wilson".......
General Gardon" (via Manila & Japan) "President Cleveland
June Jane 2 July 1
TO SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES
via JAPAN"
"President Madison".............................. "President Flerce"
June
Juno
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ROUND-THE WORLD.
June
July
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GENOA, NEW YORK and BOSTON
"President Polk" "Mount Days*
TO N.E.I. & SINGAPORE
"President Fillmore"
Opposite Star Ferry.
June Jupe
July
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June 10
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1 June 25 July 15
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2nd half June.
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