BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
"SHENGRING"
*KWEIYANG"
"PRODUCE"
"TUKIEN"
**SHENGKING"
"SINKIANG" "KWEIYANG"
"FENGTIEN"
"NINGHAI"
F
*PRODUCE"
""FÜKTEN"
"KWEI YANG"
"BHENORING"
"SINKIANG" "FENGTIEN" "NINGHAM"
"WUSBEH"
"WUSUEJ!"
SAILINGS TO
Swatow...... Swadow & Amoy ... Bangkok
Singapore, Maenssur,
Sourabaya &
H
Swatow
Singapore & Palembang
Salgon
Singapore, Maeusstr.
Surabaya &
"Batuvla
Japan Purts
Bulls from Custodian Wharf,
ARRIVALS FROM
Koh & Keelung
Kab***
Sagon & Holhow Swatow
Keelung & Amoy ..Kute để Huehang
Bangkok
RIVER SERVICE
Honghang/Canton Dept. Hongkong
Midnight 20th & 28th July.
Hongkong/Macao.
Dept. Hongkong 2 pm 23rd July
0 p.m. 24th July
5 pm. 26th July"
5 p.m. 20th July
5 p. 26th July
jom. 28th July* From 30th July 2nd Aug.
6 pm. 2nd Aug Gp.m. rd Aug.
23rd July
TROON VITU July p.m. 24th July 8 am. 20th July p.m. 25th/29th July 30th July p.m. 31st July
Canton/Hongkong Arr. Hongkong
Daylight 27th & 30th July
Macao/Hongkong...
Arr. Hongkong 6.45 pm. 24th July
BLUE FUNNEL LINE
Schedule Sailings to Europe vja Aden, Port Buld.
"ANTILOCIUS“
"AUTOLYCUS"
"CLYTONKUS”
Genon
Marsellies,
Liverpool & Ulasgow „Tangier, Casablanca, Havre & Liverpool. Marseilles,
Liverpool & Clasgow ARRIVALS FROM
„-THE-CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1949.
President Bookarno of Indonesia returns to Jogjakarta, the Republican capital. He had been interned with six
other members of the republican cabinet on Bangka Island by the Dutch since December 1948-AP Photo.
BUILDING CONTRACTORS HOLD ANNUAL MEETING
RADIO
|The 1948 turnover of George Wimpey and Com- pany, Limited, international building contrac- tors who are constructing the new Bank of Ching Building in Hong Kong exceeded £20,- 000,000 it was announced at the Compony's annual meeting in London on Wednesday. Godfrey Mitchell, Chairman of the Board of Directors, presided at the meeting. In his re- port to the shareholders he said that 1948 had been a busy year for the Company. In the Unit- ed Kingdom alone, work was corried out on at least 500 different sites.
This 15 Radio Hong Kong. brandcasting on a frequency o $45 kilocycles per second and on Sir 0,62 megneycles pår second in the 31 metre band, H.K.T.
12:30 1m "How Kong Calling." 1232 JM.
28th July.
9th Aug.
20th Aug.
"CLYTONEUS" "MARON"
1st Aug.
UK yla Straits & Musila
6th Aug
Variety Hanibes from 1 Respdem Patare, Tendon, sunots), 1pm.nar Classico, 115 - News, Weather Report
Antoniacentesis.
and
"ASTYANAX"
UK. vin Straits
14th AUK.
12% 1.4
"CALCHAS“
31st Aug.
*TYDEUS
6th Sept
"AJAX"
.....
U.K. viu Straits
NEW YORK SERVICE
from U.8.A. via Manila
Currters' option to proceed vin other Parts to lord & discharge cargo,
ht Hymeny Orchestr Closer Deower, -gear. "Hong Kong
Collian
#bron."
The sites ranged from small | |contracts of only a few hundred
pounds in value to those
"Ud? Benquenta" Lituds.. Cater
Southe Headquarters, volving several millions.
RAP, Kai Tik. (Radio).
50 Im1h (rchestra) Betelun. 200m."Heather Misture" A. Variety.
33rd Aug.
Program
trene
KING World
x1
22.170.
Stolen
New Matusing Retay). "Balurday
Boond
AUSTRALIAN-ORIENTAL LINE LTD.
"CHANGTE"
"CHANGTE"
SAILINGS TO
Cairns & Sydney: ....
ARRIVALS FROM
..Japan
33th Aug.
2nd week Aug. All the above subject to alteration withoutout notice. For Passage and Freight particulars please apply to
1. CONNAUGHT ROAD, CENTRAL
Tel. 30331/8 Private Exchange.
50. Connaught Ad. West. 25875. 32144, 24878. Chater Rd.. Cable and Wireless Bldg. 27160.
BRANCH OFFICES:
BENDLINE
suir
"BENLOMOND"
"BENVORLICII"
BENREOCH" "BENCLEUCH" "BENCRUACHAN"
*RENALBANACHI"
"BENNEVIS"
"BENMACDHUT“
TO AND
FAR LASS
ARRIVALS
FROM U.K. via Japan U.. via Binigu pore
- do -
(Direct)
-op-
U.K. via Singapore
-do -do
SAILINGS
TO
"BENCRUACHAN" London, Antwerp, -Rotterdam, Ham-
bure & Hull
HUIP
"BENVORLICH"
HENREOCHI
"RENMACDHUI"
BENALBANACHI"
"BENDORAN"
BENNEVIS" ....
"BENCLEUCHF"
"BENLOMOND"
Liverpool, Glasgow, Dubun. Havre, Antwerp, Rotterdum & Hamburg..
Genoa Londòn, Ant- werp, Batterdam. Hamburg, Hull & Leith
DUK
25th July. 28th July. 10th August.
la חנות
He added:
Bentlandture
Bever
George Wimpey & Co. Ltd. This and the very varied na- of the work harbours, dlocks, wharves, piers and jetties, consial reclamallon, road - Up."
con- struction and surfacing, opencoat 10 The Adventures of P.C. 40 coal, factories, office buildings, A Crapedy Thriller by Alehouses and much else serves to Atranks.
The Case of Blind Man' indicate that our business is very Hoff (Plant Adventure), (BUGTA)
widely based. 500 p.m.-"From the Elitorials.““ (Bons
don Relay).'
116 pm-Weather Report,
9011 Jum," the Fluter." A Pro-
gramme of Suties by Perry French.
RT8)
Rapid Progress".
has
"At Port Talbot work been proceeding rapidly on the strip mill for the Steel Company of Wales. More than £5,000,000 construction work has been
0.4 p..-"Be+7y(con Spotlight,“ ́(Relay
Irom the China Firei Club) Band | of
of the Royal Leicesteralize Regi- carried out consisting of massive men by permission of the Coin-reinforced concrete
menting
Conducted Oferr, Banddminster J. Purcell ABCM,
by
tunnels,
foundations, piling
culverts the neces
and
10.16 p.m.--Redio · New. Reel. (London bridges, together
Relay
10.30 1"Cabaret" and Dance Musir. 11.6 p.m.-Winther Report
mary of News,
11.20 pm.-Clowe Down,
and Bum-
Rediffusion
H.K.T.
17,44 a.m. - Up. With The Sun.
7.15 .t-Setting Up Exercises, 7.390 160 Austral Clock,
245 and “Tha 1. A. Keller
Fro
annan News And Weather Forecast,
H.15 - DC-4)lymple Matera- Programmé. 2X | 13.---Good Morning. sigen aluma-Baturidiy's Musle, Hora,na.—Mornior Medley,
13.m.-Musle For All.
12.00 p.m.-Strike Up The land,” 19.30 p.m.-Time Was.
12.30 pan.—Interval Bignal.
$2.32 p.r.-Dance
1.15 p.m.-News.
Music.
1.99 pm.-The Week'a-Composer.
2,50 p.m.-Variety, Calls The Tyne.
4.10 p.m.-Tropicana,
4.30 p.m.-Vocally YouT
15th August.
29th August.
End August. End August. 1st half Sept.
500 p.m.-Music, Makers,"
6.30 p.m.-Monic Hall Varletlen,
6.10 p.m.--Interval Slanat;
LOADING 30th July. End August 1st half Sept. Mid Sept. 2nd half Sept.
2nd baif August, Early Sept. Karly October,
26th July.
· via Malaya, Colombo, Aden, Port Sudan and other way, ports.
Accepts cargo for Japan.
Calls, at Genoa,
Omits Hamburg, calls at Leith.
For Further Particulars, Apply To-
W. R. LOXLEY & CO. (CHINA) `LTD.
York Building.
Agents
Telephone: 14265.
HONGKONG / MACAO
DAILY SAILING
1.10 p.m.-Singing Btelnya. "
4.01 p.m.-init Roquleéta
7.00 .m.--Down Harmony Line.
1.15 pm. At the Opera, (BAT);
7.46 ..--The Waltz Lives On.
Notice To Consignees
TIR DES MERÉAGKRIES
MARITIMES
Consigners' per "Company's.
/* "OWENDO"
are hereby molded that their/ekego(34 belog dlacharred into the Hang Kaka
A Hawloon Wharf, A' Godawn" -Ok'a
and earthworks.
sary ronde and
爽
bullding work of a
very ex tonsive refinery and chemical works Installation at Grange- mouth and work on this pro- Jest a walf under way. "Our Overseas Department has had a very
very active year. considerable works have
been carried out for the Kuwait Of Company at their Oilfields in the Persian Gulf. During
the cooler months of the year we flew to this contract a large working ing party of British building opera tives brleklayers, carpenters, plumbers, etc., who considerably (augmented the progress of work.
Important Contract
"In Borneo the important com- Petroleum Co., at their oilfield in tract for the Anglo-Saxon
Seria is progressing well, Owing to the non-availability of bricks
or suitable concrete aggregate
is
"At the London Airport work most of the building construction being carried out in aerated. is still proceeding and this site lightweight sand cement concrete is now developing into one of our airports
the major
During the year we have con structed and delivered houses to the value of more than £5,000,-
which the
majority have Construclinat Wimpey
how int.
continue to tnike, n. sub-
the contribution, 10
สม Programme tional pusing, .....“Our, 1848 productions of open-
| H
"Situfoam"
Plans For Pacific Pact
Puro. 13
Conference PRO B.I. E&A
Manila, July 21. Plans for a preliminary con- ference of Asiatic states inter- ested in formation of a Paci. fic union against Communism were reported under way to- day on a diplomatic level.
The Philippine government has offered Bagano in Northern Luzon as a meeting place for conferees from Indonesia to Korea.
In a statement Inst night, the Foreign Office wok the position that "a criais la Asla - has, been brought about by the clash be- tween two clear-cut issues—De- moerney and Communist expan= *ion. There seemra to be no middle ground."
o
Attacks by the Communisi Press in Shanghai to the effect that a Pacific union was new American Imperialism plot of were dismissed by the Foreign Office as a typical Party line.
. The Foreign Oflice spokesman sald today the Korean President; Dr. Syngman Rhee, has invited President Elpidio Quirino Korea, presumably for consulta- Hons on the proposed Pacific Unten, reports United Press.
It was understood the Korean president also invited Generulis- alme Chiang Kai-shok to Secul
Diplomatic
sources sald might be Impossible for Mr. Quirino to visit Korea in view of the pressure · of official' duties
here.
It was understood in diploma- tie quarters that Generalisamma Chlang would take charge of giv ing the Koreur president full information regarding the, pro- posed anti-Communist alliance-
Associated Press
and United Press,
FLOOD RELIEF
COMPANIES
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL 8.N. CO.
PABBENGER/FREIGHT SERVICE
OUTWARDS
"CARTHAQK"
$4 “001UPU"
* "CANTON"
LEAVES LONDON
Balled
18th July
26th Augurt
DUR RONGKONG
Ist Avent
29th August
24th Sept.
Vis“ Bouthampton,- Fort-Bull;-&den;--Bem bay, – Colombo, · Patong, A
Singapore.
HOMEWARDI - LEAVES HONGEGRE,
***. "CARTHAGE"
"COMPU"
"CANTONTM*
"CARTHAGE"
DUR LONDO
6th August
tih September
2nd September
4th October
Both Beptember
Sist Otober
28th October
18th November
Via Singapors, Penang, Golombo, Dambky, kden & Zorg Bald.
OUTWARDS
* "HOMALI"
FREIGHT SERVICE'
DUR, HONGKONO -
Zash July
MA "TREVELTAN"
"RACOTRA"
tush September
290: September
it
Mr. Leung Hon-cho, member of the Legislative Yuan of China and former Minister of Informa- tion in China's wartime Govern- ment at Chungking, is holding a sale of his calligraphic work
In
ald of flood relief in Kwangtung. Mr. Leung, who is among the Loading calligraphists in Chirin today, will write on any object presented to him, such as a fan- or a scroll.
The sale will be held at the Chinese YMCA, Bridges Strept from July 25 to August 5. All proceeds of sale will be donated to the Flood Relief Fund for Kwangtung,
POST OFFICE
MAIL NOTICE Outward Mails
technique It is hereby notified that all mall i which is proving highly satisfac-lems for Shanghai, Tienlain and North tory. This system has the added China are temporarily suspended. advantage of rapid muss produc- tion for repetitive types
houses.
H.K. Bank
30
سلام
At Hong Kong, we have been entrusted with the construction of a large offfee building for the Bank of China,
Our. Soil. Mechanics section has cast cour substantially exceeded. that of any previous
ný previous year and we carried out. a considerable and áró „now working. at a rate of varied amount of site exploration They more than one, and a half million work and marine borings. tong, per drinum. Work in Seol- have advised on many inteleate land for the Hydro Electrie Board problems connected with founda- la
Bleadfly progressing on the tion design and are recognised as Clunie and Fillochry, Dims
leading authorities in this feld. Wham pliksed to report that "We pride ourselves on being
forefront in we,haye been entrusted within
mechanical and equipment and in fact spent more -4ho
· engineering
than £800,000 on new plont dur ing the year to augment our al- ready considerable resources.
you will furn the Ac- hunter. you will see
that these
10,16.
Notice
signees
ard
in accordance with new
Holents of the
close
strength
The B
figures dis- very substantial the Company's re-
· Bounces which with the Issued Capital, total £2,497,000,
The proft for the year
¡Year' is $387,000 and 11. is proposed to pay a dividend of 20 per cent on arid to isku? shareholders 40,000, Cumulative. Preference Shares of £1. ench as bonus. After pay- ment of preference dividend
to General Re
and a
Sorve000 this will leave
Dama cargo ex this vessel 2250,071 to be carried forward
will be surveyed at Holt's to next year."
zodown, where it will be at Canalenben Whart between 10. 4.m. and "On present indications we risk and ankject in the Wharfe "Corinoon, on July 22, 1948, and have every, reason to hope for an and conditions of storage, kid padre consignees are requested, to cautally successful year in 1949. delivery may be shinined us oben at have their representative pre moods are landed.
Damaged package and la, he left
the Godewne, for staminallan by: Con/ alatinen and, the Company's :" surveyukai Menzo, Gülészi & Douglas at 13/mm. en-Monday, 24th, July 19NN 2.
To comply with...the Conoral: Dindid Warehouse Regulations · Cobilqgnominiat have a Revenka, Ofieke, DK, attendined whos „damaged?" "kuliakia vada exed
-
ganda "have " lift- ske steumer'i, poderási and'' all gooda Zemstalar after the 26th, July 1949 will be mihjett le rent,
PROM HONGKONG FROM MACADAM
HOL ON WHARE. No. 18 WHARF"
T.S:S. "CHEUNG HING”
9.00 A.M.
Further, Particulare Rinses AS TA HING Co. (HK
*** HL, George's Bl
sent during the survey.
BUTTERF
SWIRE
Hong Kong
∙1949.
All, elalma, käsiast, the "stesalle" whey
be prevented" to "the" "undayilinél “anî,be
before (AMG) TALK ARING-1919) DE they | sind i
to have present
NOTICE: TO CONSIGNEES
HOLDING P. O., B. 1. & E. KA, BILLS OF LADING
Mesure, Goddard &. Douglas will attend - at 10 am, on Mon- - days and... Thursdays within the
free, storage period to survey, dentaired, cargo, and consigneesi ken"""requorbed to have?" their vessel representatives proseni.. Unwan Holt's consignees representatives.
and present at the Burvey no claims 1049; can, thereafter. be admitrad,
LÄCKINNON,
CO.
Unis elbarwian stated,' Mejlstered Arteles and Parent Posts cione, 29 antras vá
Bay than the ordinary mati 1 -mail slow before 15 a. Rezistered and
Glous day.
Malls are closed at Kowloon Central Post Offer Belt an hour'sartier-than- thà OPO losing times,
SATURDAY, JULY 1 Closing Times by Aly Đanion (Kawlon CPM) 10 Tin Tiến
4.p.m.1 (OPO) 9.50 .m., 1.30 v.m.; 1.30 p.m... Airmat for Swatow and Amoy, (Re)
1.30 ... (Ord.) ↑ K.IS.
Alrmall for Manila, (h) Moon)
Ord.) 12.30 p.m.
Airmail for Kellin ;' Airmali for Xun
ming and Calcutta Alimnail for Taipeis: Airmail for Holhow, (Rax.)
p... (Ord.): 1.50 p.m.. Airmail for Swatow and. Amor: Alri mail for Chungking and Cheskto [Re... (Ord.) 4.30 p.m. Alcmall for Bangkok, (Res) 480 pg
(OH) pm. 1.
Clasing Times by Bes
Bangkok, 1 p.m.
Bwalow and Amor, 1 p.m.
Japan and Canada via Vancouver BO,
(Par.. ex and Ord.) 5. Tankon, $, p.81.
BUNDAY, JULY.34; Chewing Timm kr, die
THỰC
ani
Caster, Chartoon andy In W
„AM.; (GPO) 9.30 u.m., Noon.** Alimait for Bwalow and Amoy (Reg.
p.m. EX/T, (ONL) # LM, TA/T. Airmail for Kellin, Chungking midl Chengts: Airmail for Lushow
Kunming, (Reg.) '8 p.m., 23/1, ̧ (Úrd-), 10 m, 24/7. Atemall for Swatow, Abney - and, Foo. elow; Airmail for Talpeḥ, (Fra); § 30 217, (Ord,)' 18' am, EUR Airmail for Bangkok, Ringapore, Ekla
via, Colombo, Bydriey and „Avelland, (ex. p., 21/7, (Ord.) · 10 x.m. 14/1.
....
Airmail for Saigon and Paris,; (Row.}
pm, 29/7.. (Ord) 10 sm, 24/7.
Closing Times kr Bes
Kwatow, 10 am.
MONDAY, JULY J
- Closing Times.by, Air † Airmail for Manila, (Re) Nodo,
(Drd.) 12.30 pm.
Airmail for Bangkok, Rannock. Calcut
ts, Karachi, {Baars, · Nalrobi, :' Mon». bass, Dara Balam. · Mauritius, Johannesburg and Calzo vie Karachi),- Alexandria, Rome and Landem, Kow Joon: Ora...(Bag.):4« p»m»,- (Ord»)-4,10- p.m. GPO (Rem.)-4.50 pm (Ori) Afrmatt for Singapore, "(R.) "6.00
p.m.' (Ord.); E PAR
Closing 'Times by Bad, Faimioka via Keelung and Fuochów,
Maglia pani "
Safor and Amey, 1pm Japan, 6 pm.
¡Straits, · Keypt and Parcels only
Mariettisé, a 1,48
- TUESDAY, JULY/16
"Airmail for Manlia, Guam, / Háncluči.
UBA and Cañaß», ^{R»g.)^£30
Air Péroel".Port ›Top» MANI
and. USA: JKöwican. OPOjā
Faz (aro) & Pa
Airmail for Dangkok,, (Kim) A
·Airmail", for Labomb (RAGE
FROM
Lanitoá à Continent
yi Girnum & Biratio
All ships proceed to Japan Porte.
10409 HUNDRANG FOR
11st July
HOMEWARDS
L* "BURAT"
***OMALI"
18th August
#ed Getubep
Strail, Colombo,
Genoa, Marsellion, London, Hamburg. Antwerp & Bolterdam.
OCOTRA“ Fitted with Cargocaire and Bethold ventilation. Tanka available for currlage of all in bulk, Bamen for refrigerated okego. Limited yassenger aerommodation,
BRITISH INDIA S.N. CO., LTD.
10. "ENTRALA"
"STROHANA"
"BANGOLA"
due 2013 July Hella 4th Aul.
In 19th Ang. 12th Auri
tiker
2nd use.
.
from Calette via Biraita, fur Straits, Renggot
Calcutta.
From Daleuitic via Biralla. for Anny & Jayar
from Japan.
unile 4th Aug. for Hiralte, Ranzion Inte
• Theer ships have Refrigerated Cargo spren
P.&O./B.L JOINT SERVICE
#th And. from Karachi via Atralia,
Colombo, 10th Aug.
"PALIKONDA"
due
6. "ITRIA" •
+
sala 12th Aug.
Hum Noth July 1st Aug.
6. "GARDETA"
from Japan,
fưr Hombay ♣ Karachi. from Japan,
fur Binaspore, Madras, Bombay Karaabi,
• Asoepta sargo on through Bill of Lading for Purulan Gulf Ports.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN S.E. Co.,
*A "MANKIN**.*
due 18th Augė salls at Aug.
Ltd.
from Japan, for Manila, Nabeul, Relibane, Bykser. Mel- bourne.
Weillogion, Dunedin Auckland,'
• Accepta cargo on through bills of lading for PUI Islands Ports,
For full particulars apply to:- MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
Telephone Nos. 27721-4.
William Hunt & Company
Federal Incorporated, U.S.A.
take pleasure in announcing that as of
July 22, 1949 the general agency representation of
THE SALEN-SKAUGEN LINE
is being relinquished and the firm of
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co.,
P. & O. Building
has been appointed to succeed as general agents.
We sincerely hope that our valued 'clients will extend their patronage to the new agents.
“WEEKLY CHINA MAIL”
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