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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 1950.
HONG KONG WATERFRONT
In my log
What about a 100 for HK1
BY OUR HARBOUR REPORTER
H.K. harbour communication modernised by "RT"
The thought struck us when For the first time in Hong Kong shipping onnals-
we were feeding, cute little mor mosets, snurling leopards and the
"TATYOUR"""""Komodo dragon II"Kow=
loon Wharf during the week.
"Bring 'Em Back Alive" Noel Rosefelt he needs no further iri- troduction--was as ent
enthusiastic.
How's your
another milestone in the modernisation of the harbour I.Q.?
-Colony's harbour facilirlos--commercial craft operating in local waters are utilising radio' telephones.
Here is his suggestion: If every Today there are 22 launches belonging to five local
hoy or Girl puts HK$1 a month into the "Hong Kong Zoo" piggy bank then by a certain period there will be enough money to buy "Jumbo" to start with, plus other smaller "pets."
are
private shipping organisations which equipped with this visual range telephony system, popularly known as "RT.” Two more craft have been carmarked for installation in the very near future.
"And when aid where possible, I will try to assist to contribute. In kind when the Zoo comes into being," the well-known wild-game and Company his five "RT"; seta special obervation recorded dur- American hunter asked us to in-long Kong Stevedoring Coming a specifle period indicate a farm Hong Kong boys and girls.
pany. three; Kowloon Docks, considerable decrease in Just cons
A survey shows the Wang Kee communication: Statisticn
and
located med, and, above all,
efficiency.
development in
So what about it? When do we four; Kowloon Wharf, six; and sumption, a marked increase ir start?
Talkoo Docks, four. (These do the number of orders success- not include die main sela, which fully Er stationary Rshore.)
The "experiment" has proved
Though confirmation
not fruitful. In the words of an available yet, there is tolk that executive of one of the first few several more local firms are con- Arms to set the precedence in templating installation of "RT," utilising this modern form of (Continue on next Col.)
Merchant Navy, Club.
From what we've been hearing about the Club recently it is evident that the Port Welfare Committee, running the show, is far from being disappointed with the results of the rehabilitation.
Attendance at the Club at Cha- tham Road has been increasing gradually since its opening mid- 1940.
An iden of the activities of the MCN: From January 1, 1950,
Janumy to
2,500 29, nearly "members" of various nationa~ itics, mostly British, have visited the Club anri 30 soccer Kames have been played on the Club ground,
The highest number of visitors
a day Was 239. Week-ends
averaged about 150 per day.
The MNC is also open to Ser- [vicemen; there have been several hundred of soldiers seen mingling with the seafarers during the past few, weeks.
At the Star Ferry...
Our first impression was: More obstructions?
However, it is to be seen yet. According to the initial résult, it appears the newly erected tra- Me control "device" on the Star Ferry Hong Kong Pier is meeting with some success,
The "delta" and "bar" now divide the cavity outside the gate into three channels. It means
trickling through them one by one "comfortably" into the gate.
There will apparently be less pruckling and squashing. But, of course, it entails more shuffling.
Still, so far so good...and it's a dash good idea!
•
We wonder whether it's really
* necessary!
It's that
conspicuous sign - Please remain seated until gang plank is lowered to be seen on bulwarks of the Star Ferry laun- ches.
Mob psychology is said to be infectious...and we find that to be no exception aboard.
Who's who:
Charles Kiang is popular figure
A popular figure in local Chinese shipping circles who has recently come into the limelight as a rosult of the United States claim for 42 mortgaged Chinese ships is Mr. Charles Kiang. Newly appointed official spokesman for China Mer- chants Steamship Navigation Company, China's largest shipping organisation which re- cently switched allegiance in favour of the Communist regime, Mr. Kiang is concurrently Director of General Affairs and Secretary to General Manager C.C. Tong, of SMSN, Hong Kong.
Mr. Kiang, who has proved himself to be a friend of the Press, owes his foundation in the shipping business partly. to' Butterfield and Swire and the Texas Company, both of which he served in China be- ginning from the early 30s.
"After graduating from the University of Nanking I joined B. and S. where I absorbed most of the techalcalities in shipping and general trading," the genial executive-recalled-
led-in-nn---inter- view. He was with the British shipping firm for three years. Mr. Kinng then joined Texas Company, for which ho served for 12 years. Before the Japanese invasion of Nandng, he was Station Manager for the Texus Company thore. After
Liberation, Mr.
Kiang
the
Do you know where this picture was taken? Sura you do! Don't be puzzled... remember where you often wee stacke and stacks of mali piled up on arrival bers from abroad.
Turn Now you've got it! the page around to ane if you're right.
Дом Дион "толер poy nuung - PIE)
The allotment of the frequencies, It is understood, is a deterring factor which is believed to have restricted an influx" of "RT sets in Victoria Harbour:
Radio telephone first made its debut in Hong Kong harbour when the Marine Folice began to Install sela In their Dutro! launches.
als',
The Port Health Ofee fitted one of its medical launches NDING time last August to increase the efficiency of the Colony's port | henith control,
In explaining the Installation the PHO was the Arst to make use of this system in the Marine Department-Dr. P. H. Teng. Port Health Officer, declared that immediate contact between the patrolling medical launches and
shore facility
the
centre. is vital. Such can enable necessary preparations to be made to cope
Ambul with any
emergency. ances and personnel can be cam- mandeered to be ready before the patients land. Accommoda- tlon can be prepared well be- forchand,
The Marine Offer tiền equip - · ped its largest launch-the light- house tender Lila-which keeps contact with the Control Tower, Marine Omce, when on duty.
Scrupulous vigilance
The Kowloon Wharf Police -maintaine-scrupulous yigilance within the precincts of the Whart by "AT." The main dial, located in the Main Gate Office. controls strategie points In the godowns and office.
A line serves all receivera Mr. Charles Klang
simultaneously The deck amidships will more
and general in- etter than not be packed even the
structions can be relayed to all, Candidly, Mr. Kiang thinks points via this channel. Other long before the craft has, sidied was chiefly responsible for the China has still a long way be-switches contral respective ends. up to berth alongside at the pler.ecovery of the Texas Company fore she can compete with for-
Of course, once they set the ball properties from the Japanese elan shipping.
Wang Kee ond Company, one rolling other passengers, general-through the Chiness. Government-
"Chinese ships began to leave of the first few private organisa ly and it rather dimcult to resist then.
home waters for foreign ports—tions to utilize the radio tele- the temptation of queueing, up Speaking from hia personal Straits, India Philippines, Japan phony equipment, operates ave likewise to get off earlier.
point of view, Mr. Kiang remarks and the Middle East-In 1040. launches with the nervo On the other hand, should that China's merchant marine Before the inst war no Chinese at Connaught Road Central, everybody suddenly becomes con- navy has a bright future ahead ship had ever ventured beyond Many a time. Its mobile units act- sclous of his responsibility as a although the prevailing war the fringe of the_China_Sens,” heed on instructions issued over the "low-abiding" citizen and passen-tuation has curtailed present sald.
other without having to return to ker and sits out till... "bang day activities.
Mr. King discloses that the shore to report completion of an
troop out.
But think of the loss of clous seconds!
centre
... bang... bang". Then they "Primarily, Chinese seamen CMSN fleet is ready to resume assignment or to receive further
have
begun to realise their res-operations with the home ports orders. pre-ponsibility in maintaining the as soon as the Nationalist block-
nation's lifeblood. They are now ade is lifted.
A senior official revealed that more concious of their work and This will not be very long since the company embarked on is ultimate contribution to the As soon as Taiwan and Hainan this programme the consumption antion's industry," he added. fall, and that too is a matter of of fuel has dropped considerably
time, CMSN
will set off its large-We have saved much valuable compared with previous volume. scale programme of rehabilita-time and of course, expens tion," he
Pardon me!
Aboard the Solar Star on Satur- day evening. two "R.E.M.E." by our side were arguing audibly over the identity of a ship riding at anchor mid-stream.
"Could it be Brilish? I've never seen those three funnels sald the one in clyvy.
"Looks Chinese... Communist ship, perhaps?" replied his uni- formed companion.
"Huh, I'd care less. We're all in the same crowd anyway.”
Projudice gone
have
added.
}
The past few years
There are now 13 ocean-going noteworthy result is the marked successfully aradicated the ships in Hong Kong waters reads Improvement in efficiency," he traditional prejudice of choos- to start the foreign service; five ing life affoxt as means of in the Yangtse and 18 on the living, which in the old days Tientsin-Yingkow - Dairen was exclusively the lot of the vices,
poorer aizsa
Hong Kong, is one of the first row Far East ports to seo radio telephones being used by com-
be marital craft, operating locally.
This system has been applied
"Although most thou can are laid up, they "Now more general training tuned up immediately for ser schools for scamen and officera vico," Mr. Klang added, A momentary lapse... "she's | have "been started. There is a
to · exmmunication in harbour British all right. I can see the more organised system of en-Kong in 1947 to Join CMSN, as the world especially
Mr. Klang
arrived in Hong operations in other parts of the Union Jack Aying behind her," ployment and recruiting of sea- Manager of the Godown Depart Unlled the "elvvy" broke in.
men now," Mr. Kiang declared. ment, He was appointed official success. The ship in question was, of Labour unions have also given spokesman and Director of Gon- course, the three-funnel British | the seamen a sense of security ern Aftairs after the CMSN. passenger liner_Taires.
and some status.
blchanged fing early this month.
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