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.16th August
Jat. Sept,
10th Sept. 20th Sept.
MANILA
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„16th August
7th Sept. 7th Sept.
5th Oct.
4th Nov,
* no passenger accommodation.
In Port 18th Aug. 2nd Sept. 16th Sept.
ARRIVALS
In Port 30th August
15th Sept.
24th Sept.
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"VAN BEUTSZ"
SAILINGS ARRIVALS
16th Aug.
In Port
4th Sept.
21st Sept.
26th Aug. 31st August 12th Sept.
* Passengers accopied to Singapore only
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"BOISSEVAIN"
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7th Sept
5th Oct
22nd Aug. 24th Sept.
4th Nov,
Calling at Mombasa & L. Marques Direct. Transbipment cargo accepted on through Ba/L to
"TJIPONDOK"
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End Sept
16th August Karly Sept.
.End Det.
Early Oct.
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"MARIEKERK'
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ARRIVALS
.201h Aux.
Early Sept.
End Aug. End Sept..
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FROM
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29th August,
*"BENALBANACH" . U.K. vla Singapore. Enë August.
"BENNEVIS"
"BENMACDAUT
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"DENCLRUCH"...
London, Antwerp, burs * Full
Early Sept. 1st half Sept. 1st half Oct,
2nd Half Det End October.
LOADING
23rd August. End August.
1st half Sept.
2nd 'haf Sept.
'Late Sept.
Late Oct.
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Liverpool, Glasgow, 'Buoy A. 1.
Slat August. Antwerp, Hotterdam Mid Oct.
Deblin: Havre.
"BENAVON" ....... ↑ "g Hän.buck
via Malays, Colombe,. A
Adon, Fort Badan sud piker way ports.
• Accopts cargo for Japan.
Omlis Hamburg, calls at Genoa & Leith,
* Calls at Dar-es-Salaam.
Omits Hamburg, calls at Leith,
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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 1949,
HONG KONG WATERFRONT
Who's Who
The hero of an aple sen re tae in the middle of the 30% returns to the Colony during nccomplishini the week after
another difficult fent in the sarar avea aboard a vessel of the same name.
Captain C. A. Houssett, Rus- alan tewage and sauvage expert, arrived here with his wife by the Caroline Moller after supervising. the towing of the bomb-damaged Billich motor ship Anchises from The Whangpoo, to Kabe.
..
The Russian export made one the must #mcult towing tents 1937 n F Fastern waters in when he was master of the pre- decesser of the Cateline holler
of the same name, which rescued
Nor- 13,000-ton disabled Per wegian steamer Vigen 900 miles Eart Yokohama.
The pie rescue was ineldent- lyne of the quieter but one- the outstanding heroisms of the test when, despite physical nly, Captain Rousselt conducted The incur work on crutches.
BY OUR HARBOUR REPORTER
Here Is one of the typical "Yeung Kong" trawlers which Invade Jocal waters during the October fishing
season, the
is 70 feet long with a 16-foot beam and weighs about 1,200 outstanding feature-the piculs. Arrow points to her mest "drop" keel.
of picturial
type
(Editor's Note-This in the third-of-serien features to acquaint the general public with the numerous
local waters and their varied of small native craft operating in
BROUCA
In My Log
News From Abroad.............
Britain leads in the world's shipbuilding today
She has 40 per cent of the total tonnago bf ships ander. construction in the world-4,140,- 070
ton-according grosa Lloyd's Register of Shipbuilding returns insued recently.
Britain
to
Leading shipbuilding countries. for the quarter ending June 30-
-(2,048,008). United Staten (594,711); France (398,- 474); Holland (286,202); Sweden (227,136) and Danmark (119,- 870).
Colossal Shipbuilding ....
Progranim......
Through the courtesy of Marine Department, it has been possi-potion (Hong Kong agents- and obtain the necessary ble in identify the cruft individu utly particulars).
YEUNG KONG TRAWLER
En route from Shanghai to the It is only during the October trawling season that Ye Re a the original Caroline Voller enemitered a teen and Nora per salamed a
tukem
Lecribing be rumenious
we see the "Young Kong" trawlers in local waters when as many as 1,000 will normally flock into the harbour.
event. Captain Rousselt said that A three-masted deep sea fishing craft, this type of
all Marleyi some time 1a1 November in 1937 when he ro
call from The Vigeo. for me dy the Glenluce, wille he von engaged in general towing auk satyage work in the Whang-
Ja:0,
Engines Damaged
The Vigen reported her engines: wordained and she was drift- ing rules off Yokohama.
We reached the helpless ship 21:der Imkuess. Contact made with her by rocket signals," he recalledi.
The Waterman Steamship Cor- Wallen) plan to spend US$70,- 000,000 on new ship construction. Details of the mammoth pro- gramme are not yet avaliable.
Waterman maintains schedule, to the Far East from the U.S. North Atlantic and Gulf ports.
Three Waterman 'ships are, dur (August here--Andrew Jackson
21) Madaket (September 111 and Yake (Cetobor 10).
·
Japan's First Ship For France....
The keel of a 9,200-ton cargo- passenger ship was laid recently
craft originates from the West Coast district of the same name about 100 miles South West. Fentures of the "Yeung Kong" of between 10 to 20 personsoft Urnga shipyards, Japan, for trawier include her extra "drop", keel, her grass matting sails and an extra long hull rounded with a narrow beam.
one or two families.
The
Loula Drowfun of France.
the
Operate In Pairs This is Japan's first post-war The "Young Kong trawlershipbuilding contract with France Normally her personnel consists operates in pairs. catch, and calls for the construction of ranging from shrimps to deep sea ship with a cruising speed of species, weighing us heavy as 14.5 knots and delivery by
end of 1950. her and
towing wire 200 That is salted.
The most characteristic feature cubsequently passed to her of this type of dahing craft is shacklco to her anchor chain,"
her "drop" keel, which is lowared Captain Rousett related.
into the sea through a slot on the between the main and fore Mleck
miasta.
cver
A
He added: "TWO Xifebuoy They were then about 25 miles were attached to the line, veered astern and picked up by the Vigen npart,
Daylighi saw the pens rurging over the drifting stear from one side to the other,
ap
"I was Impotelble to proach her.
+ specially.
carrying
designed
So rocket
crew.
Pegs are inserted through boles on the upper part of the wooden board to adjust the depth of the ku:l as required, and also to keep it secured.
Maersk Ship Launched At
Japan....
The last week-end of July saw 3,500-ton freighter launched at Okayama, bulit at the order of the Maersk Line of Denmark.
"Strong gales and mountainous swelling seas railed and pitches the two vertels dangerously stability in time of rough weather.Filipino Mecca Pilgrimage.......... several occasions." he recollected.
"But we made it somehow," he light but strong line was fired said with a beaming smile.
Th extra keel provides better
IL is raised when riding at OF navigating through anchor shallow waters.
WHEN CATS GO TO SEA
As a rule they don't make good sailors, And our pet friends--Spotty, the Siamoso Leopard and Dunka, the Shanghai she-cat—are no excep- tion.
and
blm), He snarled clawed through the bars of his eage in resentment at our ad- miring glances.
They both arrived here recent blame ly by ship from Bangkok and Shanghai. The sen put them out of colour en route.
En route Spotty snarled rest- lessly Dunka did more "me owing" than eating.
But we mancouvred patiently for a close-up,
Then we got him....a blinding flash of magneslum completed our work. (In the picture above he looks startled but still angry), Almost simultaneously, Spotty sprang forward with nerve-chul-
SPOTTY. THE SIAMESE
LEOPARD
ing roars and jabbed furiously. the Caroline Moller during the
The rusty but strong steel bars week. stood well (bless them:)
(Yet we couldn't hide
Like many other arrivals, the
The 5,900-ton passenger lines Chung Haing is now en route th Mecca with
than 1,000 Filipino Mohammedans:
того
Formerly a member of the fleat of the Chung Hing Steamship Company of Hong Kong, the liner (to be renamed soon) is now with the Madrigal flect, one of the Philipples' largest.
The Chung Haing started the annual pilgrimages at Parang, PI.
The pilgrims will tour Cairo. Alexandria and surrounding Red Sen cities..
A Word About A Gallant
Graft....
In less than two months thr Balvoge tug Caroline Moller (RE. Lee) bas successfully no- complished two navigation feats- the rescue of the stranded British taner Inchmark and the townge of the bomb-damaged my, An-
hised.
Described as one of the world's most powerful ocean-goingtugi he craft played in
important
thu! Ove-year-old cat has her ownole in the last war. sneaking chill creeping up our problem or rather iter målstress" spine.)
By the
way, Mr. and Mrs. Spotty (there were a couple of them) ate 200 lbs, of fresh meat a day during their stay here.
But it is belloved that back at "home" Spotty can easily polls ,off alone double that amount at DUNKA, THE SHANGHAI CAT one meal....and 's real Juicy
{raw stuff, too.
We met Spotty at Kowloon Spotty left us last week for
Linder trying
circum-the US, by the Java Mall.
Wharf stances.
*
the Colony.
During the early part of the ~of finding accommodation In war she was with the Royal Navy on the North Atlantic service doing general towaga and salvagu
The story of how Dunka hap- (pens to be in Hong Kong is a
short one, however.
work
During the Normandy Invasion, she towed mulberry blocks from It began when the Roussett re- Southampton to tho French sidence in Shanghai was Infested
coast. with rats early this year,
Dunka when' amah brought in
An
The early Liberation days sow she was only a few weeks old. her on general routine work in the Indian Ocean, based at Trin- Dunko grew up. The rats got comalee, Ceylon. seared and retreated.
The Caroline Moller, built at "They say cats take to their Leikh, first arrived hero in 1947.
That's not true with. Mimi," Mrs. Rousselt said. Sho Mimi Just cannot, leave me.
First Cat From Shanghai surroundings.
He looked resplendent with his black spots spread in a beautiful pattern over his fawny body. His Dunka (rather® Mimi to her
ld magnificence was a thrill mistress, Mrs. C. A. Rousselt) won't accept anybody else, too." An Old Story.... Our greetings wore returned by who is the Arat known cat to
growls.
came Spotty was
hero from savage
Dunka is expected to leave for Communist (We don't Shanghaj made her debut aboard Canton with the tug today. seething with fury,
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