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10th July
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VIA SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES
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.. "DONA NATI"
21st June
22nd July
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MARINA HOUSE Tels. 23676-22875
CHINESE SHIPPING OFFICE Tels, 23738-20165
THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.
OF COPENHAGEN
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LOADING ABOUT 25th June
for
ADEN, PORT SAID, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM, - HAMBURG, OSLO, GOTHENBURG AND COPENHAGEN, also, possibly, COLOMBO.
Tanks available for the carriago of oil in bulk.
THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.
Queen's Bldg., 2nd floor.
Tel: 34111 & 34112
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(NORWEGIAN)
SAILING FOR SHANGHAI & TIENTSIN
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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JUNE 20, 1949.
HONG KONG WATERFRONT
IN MY LOG
It's because we feel that some- |-body deserves pat on the back
that this comes out in print.
Q
J.
The place-Holl's Wharf. The arrival of IMT ocension-the Empire Halindale.
Scene 1: A high-ranking fil- tory oficer officer in the company of the GOC was smoking. Nearby the Gentlemen of the Press, tip noticing this, followed sult. came a Europem whart polleo Wu Inspector (from his accent look him to be Ruslan). Down to the sea went our half-birni stubs in compliance with his "No Smoking request.
"What about that gentleman next to the GOC?"
"Hm...
he's a big shot, huh." With that he disappeared among the crowd.
Scene 11: A dapper Chinese corporal tackled u smoking group of sokliers, also near the VIP party. Apparently his attention to the WAS simlarly drawn smoking officer, Without ado, the corporal waike! up to him. saluted smartly and "No smoking, please.
That was compiled with imme- diately and with grace too
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Seamen's
The Marine Office
a. state t Quarters was under slego on Friday night when abott 60 Sanitary Department coulies attempted to break in and avenge a colleague beaten up by seamen, It all began when Ah Wong, a Marine Office seaman, bought a Fopsicle. He threw the wrapper into the sea but the breeze ap- walk another Ah Wong could step, a land gripped him and he turnixi-round to find a SD coolic chiding him for breaking the law.
the According to seamen, the SD man asked for money instead of taking him straight to the Police Station.
parently blew it ashore. Before
Al Wong brought him to his quarters and the next thing the SD coolie knew was when he wis brown out of the Marine Ofce by the seamen.
It did not end there, however. Fifteen minutes later, two trucks discharged about 00 SD personnel, who
enter attempted to Marine Office to retaliate.
the
BY OUR HARBOUR REPORTER
A bird's eye view of Hong Kong harbour with orbiters, destroyers and auxiliaries. In port today are HMS Belfast and HMB Jamalca, leading the Fleet, which conslete of three destroyers (HMB Concord, Cossack and Constance), the frigate Algority and numerous small craft. The Colony has even seen a concentration of UN craft. During the weak the Harbour saw the U.8, cruker St. Paul, U.S. destroyer Duncan, U.S. Sea Plane Tender Gardinera Bay, U.S. Hon. A recent visitar le "the Portuguese stoop Jozo de pital ship Repose and the U.S. LAT 709.
("China Mall" Photo); Lisboa, now undergoing overhauling at Kowloon Dock.
Bring 'Em Back Alive Rosefelt Off Again
When Kowloon Wharf rósounds with shrill trumpet-
And
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ings or blood-curdling growls, then we know "Bring 'Em Back Alive" Noel Rosefelt is at it again.
last week saw the veteran American hunter in town with his largest consignment so far of jungle denizens collected from Siam, the Dutch East Indies and China, which were shipped by the ss. Lightning to American zoos and film studios.
the
But for the Marine Police con- Close friends dub him the King
the 20th Century- stable on duty it would have been! Midas of
and
Mr.
To what circles, Mr. Rose- An RAF flight lieutenant, an aattorney at law, n building con- felt's visit has always been
break in
a business tycoon isual tractor. welcome
game hunter-that's lethargy shrouding the environs. wild
The veteran hunter himself is Roaefelt in a nutshell, but just
row only. "character.
a few mention And ever heard (or read) of Flats?" the famous Tortilla Well, he's the boss of the outfit, which even Hollywood has re- produced
from In celluloid best-seller, about it.
What next, do you think? Mr. Rosefeltis planning to produce dróma Chinese historical
a massacre for the some 10 sea-every enterprise he has touched men then in the Marine Office so far has turned into gold, yes,
gold dollars. Quarters.
The Emergency Units welc called
for. Two trucks of EU mnen arrived and eventually broke off the slege.
On Saturday at Central Magis- fracy, Ah Wong was convicted on an assault charge and fined $15.
"1 thought the seaman taking me to a boarding house,' the battered SD coolle was heard to have remarked.
was
illu-
(Perhaps, a little more mination would make make the Marine Office more prominent at night.)
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Two inore achievements to bolsier a vital role in playing ntirse maid to some 20,000 mon
bern were recorded in the annals
of the Chinese Seamen's during the week,
Union
C
Successful negotiations
have major labour dispute settled a aboard two Chinese ships in port.
board
The CSU received $140,000 fram the ownera
85. Hung of the Cheong and Hong Wan, both brought here from Shanghai by who had the dissident seamen volunteered to risk sailing down the Whangpoo under heavy gun fire.
This sum will
be distributed among the 58 seamen who had informed us in answer to enquir. claimed that the local represen-les about the excited yelling and tatives had not fullled promises sky-gazing last Thursday after- made to them by the Shangha! noon.
here.
Mr. NOEL ROBEFELT ("Ching Mall" Photo)
The last we heard of the fugit-
"The
ELEPHANT AT LARGE
Jumbo was hungry and a few yards away were several bundies of fresh grean grane. But chained to the rails he could only swing his trunk in mute protestation.
Opportunity
how.
сите, ever, when his keeper roteas. ed him to haul him.an.io the Ihip that was to take him to America.
knot was untooted, Jumbo grab- bed his chance.
As soon
as the last
Glashing his trunk violent-
ly in the air, Jumbo charged towards the tempting bun dies.
Seamen, wharf officials and labourers scurried for safety, Thair smiles and laughter turned to anxiety, however. to when several attempte "eppture" the mammoth fall. ed.
a
Eventually, after much. cajoling and more
feeding Jumbo was lod docitely to the wooden cage.
Three Kingdoms with a Chinese cast speaking the Eng- lish language in Hong Kong
Translation for the script from the classies is under way. This incidentally will be the Brst of its kind im history.
"We'll probably be ready by the end of the year," he said.
War Record
23
One of six children of American businessman, Mr. Rose- fcit was born in Winnipeg, Cana-' do, and went through the nor- mal education of an America boy.
►
Then came his turn to fsel
apprehensive.
But plt
do
Jumbo could was to go on all fours as he hung in mid-air.
Vociferous trumpetings In- dicated his relief as the cage landed safely on deck.
Repose Still Here
Lying Idly in Kowloon Bay on instructions to stand by to ac- commodate American evacuees from China, the United States' The First World War
hospital ship Repose (with the him as a teen-age fight eu accent on the "Re") is tolay tenant in the Royal Air Force, still waiting for a
"resident." serving over, the middle Eastern
Since her arrival here las: Front. He went through dan-month on her emergency mission gerous misjana unscathed. 1919 he
in
to provide temporary accom- graduated from themodation for evacuees while they University of Manitoba, Cann
de
an attorney. But war nerves"
prevented him from practising for more than two
he began to build houses. "In my 20 years as contractor I've built 2,500 houses and flats in Los Angeles."
wait transport for
of the offer.
Home-no
vacuee has yet taken advantage Now board the 15,000-ton floating hospital
only about 35 regular American servicemen ate under treatment.
When and where she will leave port is a top-level secret. To break the monotony
One of the seven Haven Cinka messing with plasters, bricks and hospital ships, the. Repose
He
of
the man and their families, who ive was when she was atop the Wendent
of the Catalina ship. in time nt emergency, she
Were
thém
permitted to accompany Main Office Building as an incentive volunteers, can remain
to the aboard
•
thing The only
the two ships till the end of this week was the jungle strongman okapan zoos demanded more. yard, New York, and
month.
Fren page to Shanghai will be given.
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Tarzan of the Apes.
The Global Fiest
Jung 24
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VG SHANGHAI & JAPAN
"President Cleveland"
TO SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES
"General. Gordon" (via" Manila & Japan)
"President Wilson"
"President Pierce"
"President McKinley'
vi JAPAN
Jone to
July 17
TO NEW YORK, BALTIMORE & BOSTON LO
via PANAMA
President Johnson" (Direct to Pacific Coast)
President Harrison" (Direct to Pacific Coast). July 12
ROUND-THE WORLD
VIA MANILA, SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, KARACHI, SUEZ
`PORT SAID. ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, MANSEILLER
GENOA, NEW YORK and BOSTON
"President Polk" (In Port) "Mount Davis"
TO NEI. & SINGAPORE
"President Fillmore"
"President Tyler"
Opposite Star Ferry.
Jane-20
July 1
Jaly 8
July 30
Tel. 28112/0.
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“DENVENUE“ **BENLOMOND" "BENVRACKIE” DENLAWERS" **BENDORAN" **BENREOCH"
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owners of good pay, bonuses and It was only mother gibbon paints, Mr. Rosefeit thought of a equipped with the most up-to- food supplies on their arrival
having a bird's eye view of the hunting safari in African Jungles. dato medical facilities. An air- wharf environs afior a bid for
enlisted the aid of the cooling system serves the whole Food supplies will be provided freedom.
"BENTENUE" until the end of July. Meanwhile
Park. Mr. D. L. Moley, and can
BENLAWERS" can accommodate from 500 to the Catalina Wild Life 600 patients at one, lime. There "BENYORLICH" Expedition in 1923. Their first
three arc
operating theatres.
DENREOC{" "BENARTY" consignment consisted of giraffes, complete with Tatest Inboratory missing last zebros, lighs, birds and the rare apparatus as in those ashore
"BENYRACKIE” "BENDORAN" Bulit In Bethlehem Steamship American
commis-
"BENLOMOND TWO
"orang utana" arrived So begun a series of expeditions staped as a naval craft in Febru- here for a week's sojourn among which eventually led the veteran ary, 1945, the Repose ban 425 the other denizens of Siamera hunter to the jungles in the mail, 25 medical officers and 12 As compensation for the ag- and Borneo jungles.
Orlant
nursen. In command is Captain cidental death of Bao Chun-kut,
(Wot, no Hong Kong Tarzant). Today, the CWLE supplies more A. Macintyre, USN.
75 per cent of all the zoos aboard a Caltex tanker at Canton
than and
Alm otudios in the United And talking about animals, carly this month, Texasco lits given to Mr. Au Yuen kel, Honor-here's a reminder...
States, with tropical jungle ary Secretary of the CSU, $2,880 Should you become suspicious denizens.;
Business was 'good and
good and again and $1,000 na burial fee for the or that floating fog (say about a
Mr. widow of the seaman, who is also yard long) while at the local pastures new. This time
Let Rorefelt started to operate lije by two survived
children and beaches, don't hesistato to
out mother.
first Cut Rate Chain Drug Store of Lu water. It may-and may not be one in America in 1929. "By Wild animal at large at Kow of the two. erpes,which, escaped time we hold up our interests in loon Wharf...
from their damaged crate at 1940, we had 27 cut rate storen ThatWdanwhat several coolles Kowloon Wharf late last month. In California, he recalled.
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ALL-FILIPINO SHIP LEAVES
To the all-Filipino crew of the Carrick Bend it will be a very long time before they see Hong Kong again,
For, the 4,000-an moforship loft yesterday to Join the inter-islard trade in Philippine waters.
Her. departure marks the end of her, service with the American Oright Life, which she served for more thats a year.
Doris
"The Carrick. Band' made · ` her malden, trip to the:Far East In April, 1947, to operate in the AOL
eires Indian Orient China, Japan and Manila.
During her service, with the Colony as a major port of call, tlle Filgipo" ship came into sia focal limelight und several occasions, Early last your a fira device out in one of her bólds an sie #fav' tik- Ing in cargo in Kowloon Bay from anothule AUL way (Turk'". Hənd) which had run aground :Oft Holandi
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