ROYAL
INTEROCEANE
= LINES
JAVA PORTS and MACASSAR
SAILINGS M ARRIVALS
.15th Oct.
30th Oct.
13th Oct, 28th Oct.
ARRIVALS
"TJIBADAK"
“TJITJALENKA"
MANILA
SAILINGS
8th Nov.
30th Nov.
28th Dec. 25th Jan.
18th Oct. 18th Nov. 8th Dec.
"BOISSEVAIN”
"STRAAT SOENDA"
TEGELBERG"
"TJIKAMPEK"
* No passenger accommodation available.
SINGAPORE, PENANG and BELAWAN DELI
"VAN HEUTSZ”
“VAN RIEMSDIJK”
EAST & SOUTH AFRICA & SOUTH
"BOISSEVAIN"
"STRAAT SOENDA"
"TEGELBERG"
-TJIKAMPEKTM*
SAILINGS
ARRIVALS
19th Oct.
2nd Nov.
SAILINGS
13th Oct. 27th Oct
AMERICA ARRIVALS
8th Nov.
30th Nov.
28th Dec.
25th Jan.
18th Oct. 18th Nov. 8th Dec.
Calling at Mombasa & L. Marques direct. Transhipment cargo accepted on through R's/L to
- Dar-Es-Salaam and Zanzibar.
*No passenger accommodation available.
JAPAN
SAILINGS
ARRIVALS
"BOISSEVAIN"
11th Oct.
"STRAAT SOENDA"
20th Oct.
31st Oct.
**TEGELBERG"
20th Nov.
2nd Dec.
TJIKAMPEKTA
10th Dec.
21st Dec.
No passenger accommodation available.
Agents: HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE EUROPE via MANILA and MALAYA
"MARIEKERK"*
"MOLENKERK”
SAILINGS
11th Oct.
14th Nov.
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1949,
HONG KONG WATERFRONT
Who's Who
Twenty-six-year-old Francisco de Lage, radio operator of the Panamanian freighter Eastern Trade and holder of the Croix de Guerre avec etolle de bronze, began his seafaring life as 2 Esherman in North African ports aboard trawlers operated by Italians.
"The sea got in my blood,” he says, and after a tew years of
slimy messing with
nets and salting fish, the Frenchman join- ed a coastal vessel plying the Mediterranean
Then he got his first "break" and obtained work on a croSS= Atlantic freighter which took him to the United States several times.
World War 11 saw him as a private at Casablanca, French Morocco, in the Free French Army. Francisco served in the. North African and European campaigns, "I still don't know how I got through all the shoot- ing," he smiled wryly.
The Liberation did not inter- rupt his war services. He was sent to Indo-China to weed out subversive elements.
It was there that Francisco re- ceived his war cross,
"It was fun. I took it as a visit, AK I had never been to Indo- China," he recalled.
A native of Angonlere, France,
BY OUR HARBOUR REPORTER
In My Log
On you know?
Those red flags fluttering over several buildings along the Praya are not to indicate, as many had originally thought, storage of dangerous goods.
They are the new nationalem- blem at the Communist "People's Government."
At a distance it is difficult to notice the cluster of golden stars at the top left-hand corner dis- tinguishing the new dag from that of the Nationalists.
Şarabiawedeng statin true colours...
A night's work done, the family on this Junk prepare for a good day's rest before beginning to shrimp again by dusk, For some 10 or 15 catties of sm'ail marine products
Special Vessels For Shrimping
(Editor's Note: This is the televerth of a series of pictorial features to acquaint the general public with the numerous types of small native craft operating in local scalem and their varied usage. Through the courtesy of the Marine Department & has been possible to identify them individually and obtain the neces- sary particulars.}"
Francisco has been at sen alto Known as the "Ha Tien” or shrimp junk, this type gether seven years. He has no been home since 1940,
of sailing fishing craft was operating in local waters before Hong Kong became a British colony.
ARRIVALS
Is he home-sick?
20th Oct.
* not calling Manila after Hongkong.
Transhipment cargo accepted on through B's/L to India, Mediterranean and Northern European ports.
"MOLENKERK”
JAPAN
SAILINGS
25th Oct.
ARRIVALS
13th Nov.
KING'S BUILDING TELS: 28015 to 28017 Chinese Åsents: 82. Connaught Rb. C. Teis: 31196-25133
DE LA RAMA LINES
ARRIVING FROM US, ATLANTIC COAST VIA LOS ANGELES & SAN FRANCISCO
. "DONA AURORA"
LV. "DONA NATI”
SAILING FOR U.S. ATLANTIC COAST
..18th Oct. Early Nov.
VIA SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES
....Early Nov. ....Late Nov.
8-5. “DONA AURORA” ..(Cells Japan) m.v. "DONA NATI".....(Calls Japan)
THE DE LA RAMA STEAMSHIP CO., INC.
(Incorporated in the Philippines) "
MARINA HOUSE Tela 23676 22675
CHINESE SHIPPING OFFIC
Telx, 23738-28153
AMERICAN PIONEER LINE
to and from Atlantic Coast Ports of the United States
and Far Eastern Ports NEW FAST CARGO SHIPS
ARRIVALS FROM ATLANTIC
"PIONEER LAND" "PIONEER WAVE” "PIONEER LAKE”.
.Oct. 12 Oct. 18
.Oct. 29-
SAILING TO MANILA
"PIONEER LAND" "PIONEER WAVE" "PIONEER LAKE"
..Oct. 14 .Oct. 19
..Oct. 30
SAILINGS TO NEW YORK, BOSTON, BALTIMORE, PHILADELPHIA via JAPAN & PANAMA CANAL
¡Arr.Oct. 22 Sail Oct. 24
"PIONEER LAND
"PIONEER WAVE"
PIONEER LAKE"
Visiting new places, studying Some 1,500 "Ho Tiens" are based here today. They normally trawl at night and can be seen often between Taikoo Dockyard and Lyemun. The catch generally consists of fishing vessel are that the bow 40 per cent shrimps and 40 per and stern are on the same level; cent small marine products.
strange customs and making new friends helps to relieve the "pang." Francisco plans to re turn home in 1951 for a good long rest. "I may sail again, he
added.
Francisco was demobbed in January last year. He was a ser geant then.
And how did he become an oficcer of the Merchant Marine? De Lage learned wireless when he was in the Army. He was fully qualified when he stepped out as a civvy again.
Notice To Consignees Consignees Per
S.. "BENAVON"
น
A thought-provoking sight to- day is the clusters of sailing junks berthing alongside the Priya op- posite to some, buildings fring the "Five-star" Communist fag.
Each native craft displays pro- minently “a large "Kuomintang” fax at the stem.
·
"Back-biting" is most vocife- rous anong
the pro-Nationalist section.
They have much to say about the "Ave-star" Bag.
On the other hand, tight-lipped Communist elements deliberately stall any attempt to draw lout.
| A novel ideal
them
We first heard of it from port Elizabeth, South Africa.
I is the Social Club of the sà Clan MacLaren--the first of its kind
to be organised on a freigh-
ter
CL
The main idea is to enable the personnel to spend their leisure aboard ship when in port without having to go ashore for an
and
rettaming dat spree 1. The
Clan MacLaren Social Club
was
formed at Liverpool during the dock strike when the men found themselves spending more than necessary ashore.
Recreation includes dances, so-
4
Nurses to the rescue...
The Social Club gained "pro- minence" when it gave a dance at Port Elizabeth recently.
fairly rounded hull with a sharp¦cial evenings and deckgames, To the poorer class fishermen bow and a square stern makes the "Ha Tien" is a home and a the craft a fairly good sailing means of livelihood. A family vessel, and
canvas awning sometimes shares a junk for gen-armidships provides shelter for erations and it is not uncommenthe personnel. to see "antiques" among the large The fleet.
hull is usually made from "China fir" or other simi- lar hard wood. The sail is of cheap cloth materiai
to
spars. fishermen
AMERICANĄ PRESIDENT.
·LINES
The Global Fleet
TO HONOLULU & SAN FRANCISCO
"President Cleveland” "President Wilson" "General Gordon”
via JAPAN
Ar. Oct. 15 ...Arr. Nov.
..Arr. Nov. 4 ́
TO SAN FRANCISCO & LOS
via JAPAN
....... Arr. Oct. 26
"President Madison" "President Pierce"
Salls Oct. IS
Salls Nov. 1-$ Sails Nov. 5
ANGELES
Salls Oct. 27 Salls Nov. 9
... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... AIT, Nov. 8 TO NEW YORK, BALTIMORE & BOSTON via PACIFIC COAST & PANAMA "Marine Snapper"
......................... Arr. Oct. 30 Salls Oct. "President Johnson"......Arr. Nov. 29
Saili Nə??
ROUND THE WORLD VIATMTM MANILA, SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, KARACHI, SUEZ. PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, MARSEILLES, GENOA, NEW YORK and BOSTON
"President Falk" "Matt Davis"
Arr. Oct. 19
Sails Oct. 20
. Arr. Oct. 30
Sails Nov. 1
TO JAVA & STRAITS
"President Johnson ..........Arr. Oct. 21
Opposite Star Ferry
Salls Oct. 22
Tel. 28172/5.
BEN LINE
SHIP *BENAVON"
"BENNEVIS" **RENWYVIS”
"RENVENUE" "BENLEDI” “BENLAWERS” "BENRINNES” *“BENAETY"
"BENVOELICH”
SHIP
Partners were not available. But the show had to go on.
Someone made an "SOS te-BENAVON lephone call to the Provincial
Within 30 minutes, more than a dozen nurses out of uniform- embarked to spend an enjoyable
evening
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The "shrimping grounds" are located within the harbour itself and in waters surrounding the Oars are used to propel the numerous islets scattered along junk through narrow stretches of Hospital the fringe of local waters.
water, for short distances or en "But for the war, you might
The period when the waters calm days The rudder can be even have seen me scrubbing become infested with shrimps is raised when she is not under sail. decks as an AB," he grinned.
between April and June. During This, incidentally, enables the this season the catch usually to-jernft
(Should the CMSC visit Hong venture into shallow tals more than the maximum 15
Kong, we feel confident the mem- cattles a night.
still resort to bers will not lack company!) Each "Ha Tien" is manned by a centuries-old methods of fishing family of three or four-from by means of a cone-shaped netTo the ends of the earth.” father to daughter or sen Two with an opening 18 feet in diame- persons are required to operateter which is stretched open by a It wasn't so thrilling as Holly-
craft,
pole with stone weights on either wood would have depicted it or are hereby notified that their "Ha Tien" are 23 feet by six feet
The average meaurements of end.
it was perhaps The scooping rim of the cone is Remember "To the ends.
of the cargo is being discharged into with a capacity of about 55 plculs lined up with lead sinkers. The earth?" the Hong Kong & Kowloon A new vessel at present rates of net is 12 feet long from the apex
The only excitement, however, Wharf & Godown. Co.'s go- labour, materials and incidental to the centre of the opening
was the chase between the Marine down, where it will be at Con- expenses costs about HK$800 to It is simk down to the sea bed Department launch and the sall- signees' risk and subject to the HK$1,000.
ing sampan. With only 50 yards Wharf's terms and conditions
more to catch up with the sam- of storage, and where delivery
pan, the
escaped leav- may be obtained.
Damaged packages are to be left in the Godowns for ex-: amination by Consignees and the Company's surveyors,
at 10 am on October 14, 1949.
the
and dragged for some distance Characteristics of this type of before it is hauled up.
Hong Kong Trawlers Up For Hire
Messrs. Carmichael & Clarke, Five newly-reconditioned former UNRRA fishing trawlers are now awaiting charter as they ride at anchor at Taikoo Docks and Yaumati.
To comply with the Ceneral Bonded Warehouse Regulations The "for hire" fleet comprises Consignees must have a Re- three American-designed 90-ton venue Officer in attendance mechanised trawlers North when damaged dutiable goods Pride. The ethers are Australian Carolina Ketchikan and Ballard
craft.
are examined.
tellet, spacious kitchen and * qining room. The burios have spring matteresser. Each cabin, kas 25 enamel bath room.
They
the original 300-craft fleet given
the Egle behind
time it wasn't opium but Chinese liquor contained in 40 kerosene tins which to
were dropped into the harbour, about 400 yards off the Praya, and which were being retrieved by confederates when the attempt was nipped in the bud, during the week.
Notice To Consignees
CONSIGNEES PEB BARBER-WILHELMSEN LINE
M.S. TARIFA” ..
Cold Storage “These fishing vessels were No claims will be admitted, originally
catch can be kept
"are hereby notified that their given to Nationalist the cold storage hold after the goods have left the China by the United Nations Re-
cargo is being discharged into steamer's godowns, and
Each craft is manned by six the Hong Kong & Kowloon all lief and Rehabilitation Adminis-officers and six seamen, goods remaining undelivered trution to help in the fisheries are mostly natives of Swatow.
Wharf & Godown Co's godown after October, 15, 1949, will be programme,
where it will be at consignees The Australian type trawlers-risk and subject to the Whart's subject to rent
They were first operated off the "665" and "668"-have facilities terms and conditions of storage, Chekiang coast and later around similar to those found aboard and where delivery may be All claims against the steam-Hainan Island, from where they Japanese vessels.
obtained. The Ave trawlers are part of er must be presented to the were taken to local waters for
overhauling early, this year, undersigned on or before Octo-
The American trawlers to China by UNRRA. When this left in the godowns for ber 21, 1919, or they will not operate singly, unlike
Damaged packages are to be the twin organisation recognised.
closed shop, the Japanese-type vessels.
vessels were taken over by the amination by Consignees and Each is equipped with modern Board of Trustees Rehabilitation the Company's surveyors, navigation aids, including wire Affairs (BOTRA) formed in Fes Messrs. Goddard & Douglas at less, depth finder and radio di- ruary, 1948, at Shanghai, from 10 am on the 14th October, rection finders A feature is the the residual funds of UNERA 1949.
Most of the former UNRRA- To comply with the General compared with that of similar CNRRA.vessels were evacuated" Bonded Warehouse Regula- fishing craft
from Shanghai to Taiwan and tiozs, consignees must have a There are sleeping quarters South China in the face of the Revenue Officer in attendance for the personnel, a large sized | Communist advance Bouthward. when damaged dirtiable goods
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
W. R. LOXLEY & CO.
(CHINA), LTD., Agents.
Hong Kong, October 8, 1949.
radio telephony system. The and CNERA
crew, accommodation is luxurious
Pacific Far East Line Juc.
Fast Regular Trans-Pacific Service
Oct. 28 Nov. 8
M
Oct. 28 Nov. 10
DIEDOT
·SAN FRANÇIBCO, LOS ANGELEA
For rates, special information call
UNITED STATES LINES Queen's Bldg. COMPANY Tel. 31251
The above List Indiestar this petncipal parts of landing and dechazar (as prasmetty latented, hat hat their rotation, For Lurther informar
“CHINA”BEAR” "FLYING DRAGON": “GREAT 'REPUBLIC". **PACIFIC -EZĀB”
OVERLAND
NEW YORKE-CHICAGO-DETROIT-TORON
· MONTREAL AND. ALL AMERICAN CANADIAN CITIES,
San Franciaco Oct. 11
Ben Francia
Oct. li
Bar Francines
Oct ti
San Francisco
Oct. 27.
CALIFORNIA, BEAR”.
Sem Fricarice
30.
San Francion via Takne & Koba.
“Bau - Franciscs - &c. Los-Angelat,
Aan Francisco &'Lau Angeles. Sex Francisen &'Los Angeles
|_ I'or full particulars call General Agnita UNITED STATES LINES CO. Quan2, Bdg Tel_31251
"
are examined.
ex-
No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the steamer's godowns, and all goods remaining ‘undelivered after the 15th October, 1949 will be subject to rent.
All claims against the steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or beföre the 22nd October, 1949 or they will not be recognised.
NoFire Insurance will be effected.
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
Agents
Hong Kong, October 9, 1949.
"BENVENUE” "BENLED!"
"BENLAWERS”
§"BENNEVLS"
"BENWIVIS"
"BENARTY"
"BENKINNES”
++
ARRIVALS
FROM-
.UK. via Singapore
Japan
UK via Singapore
DUE
In Port
13th Oct.
17th Oct.
27th Del.
31st Oct.
19th Nov.
21st Nov.
-do
28th Nov.
10th Dec.
SAILINGS
TO
London, Antwerp, LRotterdam, Ham-
burg & Holl
LOADING
12th Oct 30th Oct.
5th Nov.
23rd Nov.
7th Nov.
Liverpool, Glasgow,14th Oct.
Dublin, Havre, Antwerp, Botter
dam & Hamburg. 20th Dec.
Genoa, London, Hali * Leith
25th Nov.
via Malaya, Colombo, Aden, Port Sudan & other way porta
* Accepts cargo for Japan.
Omits Hamburg, calls at Genoa. 2 Omits Hamburg, calls at Leith.
Calls at Genoa.
For Further Particulars, Apply Tomm W. R. LOXLEY & CO. (CHINA) LTD. Agents
York Building.
Telephone: 34165,
THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.
M.S. "KAMBODIA”
LOADING ABOUT 29th OCTOBER
for.
ADAN, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM, RAMBLEG, OSLO, GOTHENBURG & COPENHAGEN
Tanks available for the carriage of oil in bulk.
THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. Queen's Hldg, 2nd flour.
Tel 34111 & 34112.
KLAVENESS LINE
SAILINGS
Direct to Los Angeles, in 16 days Thence San Francisco, Vancouver, Seattle & Portland M.S. "FRANCISVILLE”.
1.29th Oct.
ARRIVALS FROM PACIFIC COAST
M.S. "CASTLEVILLE® M.S. “BOUGAINVILLE”
21st Oct.
21st Nor.
Sailing to Singapore, Port Swettenham, Penang, Belawan & Batavia.
'M.S. “CASTLEVILLE”
Fassenger Accotomodation
Chinese Treight Agents- ́ ́HOO FOOK PING,
King's Building."
22nd Oct.
Balk 01 Tanki
Applyce
THE BANK LINE (CHINA) LTD.
TOL 27792, THE BANK LINE (Chia). £44.
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