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5th Oct.
7th August
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"RUYS
✦ no passenger accommodation.
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El4 July
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Early Aug.
End Sept.
Early Sept
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v. "BENGAL
'1st 'July 10th July
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m.v. "PONA NATI” (calls Jaban).
22nd July
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(Incorporated in the Philippines)
MARINA HOUSE
- Tels. 23876-22675
· CHINESE SHIPPING OFFICE Tele 23738-20153
THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.
OF COPENHAGEN
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ADEN, PORT SAID, ANTWERP, KOTTERDAM, HAMBURG, OSLO, GOTHENBURG, AND COPENHAGEN,
THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.
Queen's Bldg., 2nd floor.
Tel. 34111 & 34112.
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15, Connaught Road, West-
THE 'CHINA' MAIL, MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1940.
HONG KONG WATERFRONT
Ta In My Log
The week was a wet pre........the rain la still falling,
Rel
By the time we're on the job again, the wharves and plers will have been given
spring cleaning.
thorough
(We wouldn't worry much for
whites then.)
our spotless
time when we did There's a not appreciate being next to n pretty loss.
That's when it was raining cats and dogs and she's with a water- dripping raincoat and we had
none.
(And it wasn't much fun cross-
harbour.
the cluring Ing the week.)
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↑
A thought-provoking sight seen when we wero Kowloon-bound aboard the Solar Star last Friday afternoon.....
1
They were just three girls in n sumpan braving the elements. (The showers were heavy.) One, with her pigtail fluttering,
in the chilly winds, steered thic rudder, Her, companions man-
ned the oara.
Now and then one would stop to ball out water which came in from the skies and from the Beb
As our ferry launch passed by. the backwash ilited the vessel dangerously from side to side.
But the three girls in the Rom- pan carried on-soaket to the akin but determined to full thele mission.
•
At the gangway of the General Gordon fatter mont passengers had disembarked).
....
"What's the hurry, Chuck?" "Where would you dink?" won drizzling pitter patter.)
(It
Chuck rushed through the showers without waiting for our guess.
(We'll ank hil qual next trip.)
*
came
Hardly had the bath steward disappeared, when Pele lambering up the gangway strug- Bling under a massive comptor cabinet adorned with intricate Oriental hieroglyphics.
BY OUR HARBOUR REPORTER
Blackhead Point serves dio Army, the Marine Department hero are the Blackhead and the Royal Observatory, Been Control Towar (Marins Department), the non-local typhoon signsis' most (RO), the sighthouse (Marine Department) and below (Army).— the salute mast with the four field guns "China 'Mali" Photo).
The
Importance Of Blackhead Point
Some time in the middle of the 19th century, a soluto and look-out post was erected by the military at Blackhead Point, which com- mands a panoramic view of Kowloon Bay strotching from the Star Forry lane to Lysc-
mun.
Taday, Blackhead serves the Royal Observatory, the Marine Department and the Army as a non- local typhoon signal station, a lighthouse, a control tower and a solute post.
Blackhead as it is commonly known among local shipping elr- cier la pluying an important role in the Cairny's ship movements, Kuvern- one which, like uther
15 very mentul departmentals, often unsung.
This Marine Department sin- on greatly manifests its impor- tance in time of bad weather-
"That would cost some dough, old man?" we remarked.
"No kiddin! I'm flat," the sea-fog and typhoon. man drawled in his husky South- ern Decent
ed of any Incident during storm.
Serves
es As Contact
It serves as contact between chore and ships anchoring In Kowloon Bay, Hung Hom Bay and the docka.
One of the original operations of the Tower was to act as a signal station. A time ball suspend drop at midday.
from a pole above the
lima
Tower
This practice was stopped rev-
before the
second
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WHO'S WHO
Even if you're one of those I'scaing is believing" sceptics, a visit would suffico.
Yes, the Durup Family has given us one. plausible solution to be. Colony's housing problem
ships —ronvert, dald-up
into floating apartments.
Continuous sen breezes, good appetite and sleep, refreshing country scenery in the day and tho breath-taking beauty of Hong Kong by night-these are among the numerous comforts they enjoy in their Improviseti floating residence aboard tho laid-up British steamer Tal Po Shan, ut which Mr. J.R. Durup is master.
The Durups Pop. Mum, Harry (five years), Yvan (four years), Deanna (two and a half years) and Marle-Nalle (five months) took up residence aboard the Tal Po Shan on June 1, arriving herg from Macno.. where they had stayed for more than a year.
Pop is from Seychelles and Bium from Mauritius.
Long before the family, arrived, however,
Had already -Pop touched up the ship's cabltts and deck,
With his skeleton crew of 10, to hod. Improvised a luxurlons apartament complete with power, hot-cold fresh or salt water bath facilities, even showers, a make- shift cooling system and.com- fortable bedrooms-only" to men- tion a few features.
The Purup Familly--"China Mall" Photo.
One week aboard the ship, the boys have already proved them- selves to be the proverbsal "chips off the old block”
Normally, Waglan Island, which operates as the "eye" for local (It took him only 15 minutes. llpping by advising the arrivalral years
world For the remaining 20 hours Pete or any chip, would generally he
war. Then a gun was fred at noen relaxed aboard, so he told us become invisible to ships entering
Standing three feet tall In his fore calling time.)
local waters in fog. The arrivals sharp. This was also stopped.
Blackhead is the only spot in boots, five-year-old Harry, heir would pass by unheralded. Then Blackhead takes over. As Roon the Colony today to display non parent, climbs the rigging to This is the top of the masts without local typhoon signals. ship passes. Lyemun. Whic agents and authorities are in-maintained by the Royal Observa-filnching pn eyelid. He, helps. formed immediately,
Then there was someone who found himself in a predicament because of the Shanghai Incident. Let's call him Mike (he's a quartermaster and name-ahy),
Mike was at his tether's end when we met him at the gang
WBY.
"I've got to try the American Red Cross to contact my wife at Shanghai. That seems to be my de- Just resort," our friend clared.
(Mike thinks the Roval Navy and the US. Navy should do something about it, and fast too he means the Anchises Bombing.) Anchlocs Bombed by National- 1st Planes...Sailings to Shang- hai Cancelled...and two hours after
they
had boarded the Shanghai-bound
Tjisadone, 1,300 Chinese possengers bad to disembark.
-53.
That was not the end of it. Labour trouble developed ba tween 110 Chinese scamen aboard 10 otips in port and and the Nationalist Government-controlle China Merchants Steamship Na- vigation
were among the
aboard steamer claimed the can- lien: homeless and placed them in aimeuil inanclni circumstances.
Chinese Seaman' Again the
was approached.
Union
Nego huons Wert on for se vemi days, to conclude success", fully at the week-end. ***
Each renman was given $120.. Food and accommodation are being given to them at the Tung Wal Hospital, through the court- cay, of the Szechuen and Klängau Association.
They will remain here in transport to Shanghai is available. Soveral are planning to trèk Haine by
land.
AL the Kowloon
Star Ferry Pier...a dovolopment,
"All Tickets Must Be Shown" —it's mura prominent now above the outer gate; biggor and eatchy ji fresh green and white.
(St)
ם דם
the seamen to spruce up the ship
The Global Fleet
TO HONOLULU AND SAN FRANCISCO via JAPAN
"President Cleveland”
TO SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES
vis JAPAN
"President Plorce" (San Franolsco Direct)'.... “President MoKinley"
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"Mount Davis" "Mount Mansfield"
TO N.E.I. & SINGAPORE
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Opposite Star Ferry.
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UNITED STATES Another mast serves as a salute-pumping water or doing odd.
Lory. Ocean-going vessels normally post.
when anchor in Kowloon Bay
a typhoon attacks the Colony,
Below this mast are four errands.
ព guns. The arrival of
orld
respect.
For his dally exercise, the little "VIP" is heralded by the flag blonde climbs to the top of the There it is deeper and the an- fluttering in the breeza and chors can get a firmer grip. It salvors from the guns.
Ingg dangerous Army takes responsibility in is wider and thould a ship break loose.
by
The
this
at the Harbour-95- fect. above foremast for a bird's eye view the water line.
When Pop needs, snit, water
bath, you can. see Harry and To air visitors. Blackhead also Yvan pumping away like true From Ito vantage paint, serves as a guide being one of sons of the sens to them It's Blackhead keeps vigilance and the Colony's oldest and must pro-just playtime: warns the authorities concern-minent landmarks.
To the visiting "APL" ahlps the motor launch President is more than. Just a masept.craft"
(This. silver hull high-speed.orgft, flying the familiar. "Eagle," kepps stringent anti-narcotia vigilance over them-- from the gap.
Trained guards are posted aboard to watch that no que- picious vessels, tie alongside and to prevent illegal boarding and to check plifering.
The President cruises to and fro with the guards work- Ing an a 24-hour schedule.
When the "APL” visitor' is moored mid-stroam, the Pre- aidant. 'besides its' impactant, work, also maintains communica- tion between share and the ship "fer" the chip's (peraönhet änd local agents.
During certain hours, the craft will circle round the visi- toran the job' again.
When no WAPL" ship la; In part, the President becomes an Important link between the land and Kowloon, especially duling the afterlöffice (rush houre at the ferripa.
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30th June
July
FAMILIEYANN LÍÐAR" *AURFNISE" "TYINO BRAGON"
"Man Franchard
ONE
BRANCHES IN
¿DOMESTIC PORTS/
San Francisco & 140 Ängshua,
Both help Mum with the domestic work,
In between work Harry picks up Cantonese and English.
“I want to become an airman". he told us. "Planes go faster than ships
(Harry has already the prerequisite he is not alrolck.") The boys and girls are legying with Mum by the Tegelberg for Mauritius Jomorrow, Pop will remain in the Colony till he gets a now assignment."
Back Home, the children, will go to schools. They may ·visit us again in the future, Pop guys. They made their debut in Hong Kong early this year, when Marlo-Nollo was born. All caught moages and had to stay, ja hos- pital for three'“ 'months before they could retum to Macao,
Bes des being their skipper, father and friend, Fop also plays nursemald to the kids. By night- fall, he will entertain them with his accordion, playing tweet ·lul- lables till/overy one of them is In dreamiand:·
As a parting remark," Pop pointed to the numerous laid-up ships off Stonecutters: Look at tilo possibilities of relieving the Colony's housing shortuge,
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