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ARRIVALS
LINES
SAILINGS
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11th Aug.
20th Aug.
4th Sept.
20th Aug,
3rd Sept.
PORTS and
MACASSAR
"TJITJALENGKA”
"VAN HEUTSZ" *
"TASMAN"
*only to 'port, Penang & Bol Doil
OMANILA, EAST &
SOUTH AFRICA &
SOUTH AMERICA
"RUYA"
"TJIKAMPEK"
"DO188EVAIN"
"TJIPANAS"
* not calling South America
JAPAN
"TJIKAMPEK"
"BOISBEVAIN"
"TJIPANAS"
SAILINGS
ARRIVALS
in Port
8th Aug.
0th Aug.
18th Aug.
10th Sept.
14th Sept.
ARRIVALS SAILINGS
8th Aug.
Ath Sept.
22nd Aug.
12th Gept.
Agents: HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE
EUROPE via MANILA
and MALAYA
"MARIEKERK"
"MELISKERK"
"MEERKERK"
Through B./L
issued to
Mediterranean and Northers
European ports,
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JAPAN
"MARIEKERK"
"MELIBKERK"
"MEERKERK"
ARRIVALS
10th Aug. early Sept.
8th Aug. early Sept. early Oot.
SAILINGS
0th Aug. Early Sept. early Oct.
13th Aug. carly Gept.
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DIRECT MONTHLY SAILINGS TO NEW YORK
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"STEEL RECORDER"
"STEEL DIRECTOR"
...24th Aug. ...16th Sept
SAILINGS TO SAIGON, BANGKOK & DJAKARTA (BATAVIA)
'STEEL ADMIRAL"
. 20th Aug.
ARRIVALS FROM U.S.A.
'STEEL ADMIRAL”
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GILMAN & CO., LTD.
Tel: 31146
Chinese Freight Agents:- HIN FAT & CO., LTD. Tols: 28823, 25553 & 23483.
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ARRIVALS FROM EUROPE
J.V. "ANDAMAN"
.22nd Aug.
SAILINGS TO EUROPE
m.v. "MINDORO"
.23rd Aug.
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ADEN, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, GENOA, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM, BREMEN, HAMBURG, COPENHAGEN, OSLO & GOTHENBURG
Deoptanks available for Bulkell
GILMAN & CO., LTD.
Tel. 31248
THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.
M.S.
INDIA"
LOADING 28th AUGUST
M.S. "MORELIA"
LOADING ABOUT 30th AUGUST
for
ADEN, FORT SAID, GENOA, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM HAMBURG, OSIO, GOTHENBURG & COPENHAGEN.
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 1900.
HONG KONG WATERFRONT
BY OUR HARBOUR REPORTER
Modern comforte normally featuring chore establishments have been incorporated in the design of luxury linare meant for long distance travelling. Highlights of modern travelling in. clude open-air swimming pools (48 in plature), social hails with dance floors, reading and writing roomo, Ibrarise, making lounges, socktall bars; promenade piacka with space for dock sports and mechanical ventilation, including air-conditioning.
A WORLD TOUR WITH THE 'CHINA MAIL'
What do you think of a trip round the world and see how "the other fellow lives?" Porhaps, you have already planned a globe-trotting cruisa ! Suppose your home bose is Hong Kong and you take one of the luxury liners - American President Lines, Messageries Moritimes and Royal Interocean Line have several routes covering the major points of the world.
ons
in
The Pyramids
Ol
sep
the
Good-bye
to a veteran
When tha French liner Champollion leaves the Colony an Wednesday for Marseille. she will bid us good-bye for Road.
On arrival in French waters, she will be decked for re-
Into deluxe
a luxury Riner for Mediter. ranean cruises.
The thres-funnel steamer · has been on the Françe-Hong Kong-Manila run for nearly three years. She will be re placed. It was tearned, by the Felix Roussol, which is similar in design to the latest requisi tion of Messagerlés Maritimes. the La Marseillaise.
SHIPPING IN JULY
Statistics of shipping activity In Hong Kong during July. issued at the work-und by the Marine Department, showed that 153,100 people travelleri by ship and 488,022 tons of cargo were carried likewise.
There were 572 ships of 250,017 N.R. 1ons calling here with 67,145 przsengera and 200.880 tots of eurgo; of which 68,020 people disembarked and 147,977 tons of cargo were discharged from Dri- tish ships, totalling 379 of 521.- 141 N.. tons.
The Samo month saw nao ships (D10,032 N.R. tons) leaving port with 86,045 passengers and 108,033 tons of cargo. Amang them were 373 (490,912 N.K. tons) Brkish vessels, which took Gul 79,775 people and 10,180 ton: of local cargo.
Total quantity of bunker filled Included 7,580 tons of coul and 12,744 drums of oll Ships of British registry ordered 3,800 tons of coat and 6,984 drums of oil.
Eighteen ships reached pɔrt in ballast and 23 left likewise.
Included in the list of passejj- gers leaving the Colony last month were 2,761 emigrants-- |1,400 departing by Norwegian ships and 1,034 by Dutch vessels,
River shipping figures showed that July had 246 river vossels, flying the Red Ensign, oggregat- ing 205,723 N.R. tons, arrived from river ports. They brought 63,400 passengers and 7,339 tons of cargo.
Stips clearing from here vr the river ports last month toial- led 246 (205,725 N.R. tons). A total of 70,022 people embarked and 5,508 tons of cargo were loaded on them,
Chinese shipping activity wps
Your itinerary will take you to Cochin and Bombay, in India, The
conversion Indoneski, and Karachi, in Pakistan, pro- Philippines, Malaya, India, the Suez Canal vide great numbers of places of parts, Europe, America. Panama worships, dedicaton to hundreds Canal ports
and a traps-Pacific} of gods, thousands of saints and cruise for the lust lap.
prophets. There you
will mosques, temples, sanctuaries, Here is a synopsis of the high-shrines and cathedrals such ilghts at your major ports of call: architectural marvels as the Taj Manila-capital of the young Malul at Agra and the Kutab Philippine Republic will be your Minar at Delhi. first call if you
travel by a "President" liner. Situated
| still at its ebb-57 (21,403 NR. the Bay of Manilla,
tons) arrived with only 10,303 neat the
tons of cargo. They had no ous World War I forts of
From Suez-Eastern entrunce regitior and Cavite, it is known
town and its bazaars, the Golden Passengers. Of these, 44, oggrò- ns the "Pearl of the Orient to Egypt-you will have ample, Gate Park, Ficherinan's Wharf, galing 4,388 N.R. tons, game frum
to visit the Mameluke Remnants of its Spanish culture time
river ports with 1,611 tops of include the ancient churches and Tombs, the Fyramids, the Sphinx the "Valley of the Moen in near
Carmel-by-the-Sea,
carge.
The same number Antiques by Sonoma, great walls afford an interesting and the Muruen
of Chinese. of Tut-ankh-the University of California at Contrast to the modern American from the Tomb
Berkeley. and world-renowned ships left port, but their aggre- sections of the city.
Amen.
night clubs, restaurants and hotels. gated not registered tonnage was 11,247, The departing Tessela Jakarta in Intionesin is a bit After a short stop at Part Bald,
drums Mid-Pacific you stop at the filled in only 011
of 1 Holland in a far away new Mediterranean terminus of
"Paradise of the Pacife"-lovely bunker oil. an evening spent Hewall-where you world, even
find European-Canal, where
Four Chinese ships entered will type canol system which regulates vilting the native shops and unforgettable the palm-fringed port empty, while nine left like- Its waterways. It is a fertile traversing the narrow streets will
beaches, the volcante hills with wise, land with foliage of great beauty be a memorable
Norwegian ships arriving here founded by their unique craters, the fragrance Alexandria Perience, you Penang Island will entrance reach
Alexander the Great (302 BC), of the hibiscus national flower in Jule totalled 33 of 70,077 N.R.
tons, from which 30,091 tons of where his and
body is buried, and and passion flowers.
cargo were discharged and 242 which is famous as the site of
En route to Yokohama and passengers disembarked here. the Great Lighthouse, one of the Kobe you cross the International Thirty-six Norwegian vessals Is the capital of Ceylon, Sevan Wonders of the world, Date Line and lose a day to time.left the Colony with 3,218 peo- mantle tropical island of later destroyed. -
You dock at the Gateway to the pic and
30,520 tons of cargo, salubrious climate and rore, gorgeous colours, and noted the Across the azure waters of the Orient-Yokohamn-and thence They ordered 1,480 tons of con
will visit and 1.136 drums isto Kobe, Thero you wil Mediterraneau
bunker all. of world over far the quality of its comparable ten, rare gems and the beauly of the Bay of Naples, famed in cong | Fujiyama, the awe-Inspiring Great by these vesh in the list, were the majestic, show-crowned A total of 1,788 passengers left and story. Behind Naples is the Buddha al-Kumakura and see ex Ranking fourth still live crater of Vesuvius.
the 28 Panamanian steamers (31,- Thence to Rome, the "Eternal quisite Japanese merchandise,
tons) which brought City," a visit the Faison City, would be Shon your last stop 100 N.R.
here 10,663 tons of cargo and Palatio 1 and the Colosseum If you are lucky, you will miss one passenger. Thirly ships of
Clina the typhoon on your Bourney 11om 30,330 tons
Sens" "Ogre"--the 50,507 NR, tons cleared port with of cargo and five Waglan Ilon-guarding long passengers. They filled in 1,640 Kong" waters will be your cue tons of coal and 2,970 drums of
oil. that you ore "home at last!"-
to the
you with its Snake Temple, fill
Railway. Cornwallis For: lovely botanical gardens.
its waterfalls, cataracts and surf
beaches.
How's your harbour I.Q.?
Do you know where this picture was taken?'' Don't
puzzled .be
...romember where most •KVIDg" first touch, Hong Kong soil when takan across the harbour from the Mainland.
:
Now you've got it Turn the page around and was whether you'ra, right.
..
("josus) "prog: SYÖNDURO, Bajet #ubang jo Doubang);
St. Peter's, the Roman Forum,
Marseilles, entry port of the Riviera, is a short distance imunortal Paris.
to
At Gonon are some of the finest examples of carly Italian culture. Leghorn ty your springboard Lor Ulie "USA"
Your first stop will be Ameri- ca's greatest city-New York- where you will visit Wall Street, Broadway and its legendaryY "starciust," the Brooklyn Bridge and Greenwich Village.
From Havana, you stop at Cristobal to, bogin your passage through the Panama Canal for the trans-Pacile homo-bound crylsc.
Before leaving the Canal, you
(Before the war,
Pl Trade Fair to open in Colony
The arrival of the French liner Champollion from
stop at Balbos, where the Spanish A
architecture and' massive churches and bull fights and grand opera | are of never-ending interest.
Manila today with 80 to 50 exhibitors will mark the final stages of the proposed: first round-the-world floating exposition of the Philippines, tentatively arranged for the early part of 1951.
seven-day trade fair will be held here, according to joint arrangements by Gabriel Travel Agency of Manila, organisers of the project, and the Hong Kong Chinese Chamber of of Commerce, it was reported.
the
Los Angeles, Southern Call fornia's wonder city, is renowned for its growth, climate and lourist lure, Attractions include Holly The sale at the exhibits-um- Jively in this column-has been wood, valleys of orange groves,ber, coconut oil, sugar and all postponed indefinitely. Dus, to popular bathing" beaches: ¦ and "Nepa" products will hugment this delay, Gabriel Travel Agency mountain resorts.
the funds for the manufacture of made arrangements with imore home Industries products to Hong Kong authorities to hald America's famous wonder city be prepared for the dosing ex- the fair hare preparatory to loup- -Sad "Franoided in your last position:
ching the doating exposition. Mainland port. You will revel The project made publie in Original plans for the round- the world cruise the first of Ra kind in the Xelands and, inciden- italy, the first to visit Hong Kong
In experiences offered by Chida, Hong Kong Inta in May exclu-
Pacific Far East Line, Inc.
DIECT
Fast Regular Trons-Pacific Service
SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELEĘ.
"OKORON LUCKENDA EN
OVERLAND NEW YORK-URKAGE-DETROIT/TORONTO
·MONTREAL' AND ALL AMERIDAN “CANADIAN. EITIES:
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The Global Flees TO HONOLULU & SAN FRANCISCO vio JAPAN
"Persident Cleveland” .............., Arr. Aug. 30. "General Garden” "President Wilson”
TO SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES
Salls Aug. 31
.............Aør. Sopt. 33 ..............Air. Bapt. 19
Sails Sept. Xa
Saila Boht. 20
via JAPAN
"Proxident McKinloy" - "President Tall"
¡Arr. Aug. 19 Arr. Sept. 2
Suils Aug, 20
Salls Sept. 3
TO NEW YORK, BALTIMORE & BOSTON....
vio PACIFIC COAST & PANAMA
"Mount Davis" "President Fillmore"
Art, Aug. 26
Soils Aug. 24.
Aer. Sopt. 23
Salls Sept. 24
ROUND THE WORLD
VIA MANILA, SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, COCIUM. - BOMBAY, KARACHI, SUEZ, FORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, MARSEILLES, GENOA, NEW YORK and BOSTON
"President Monroo" "Prosident Buchanan"
Arr. Aug. 0 Arr. Aug. 19
Soils Aug. 7 Salls Aug. 15
TO JAYA & STRAITS`
"Presiden! Fillmaro" "President Tyler" St. Georgo's Bldg.
Arr. Aug. 30 Arr Sept. 15
Salls Aug. 31 Balls Sept. 18 Tel. 28172/5.
BEN LINE
TO AND
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ARRIVALS
FROM
CHIP
U.K. via Singapore
"BENVENUE" "BENDORAN” "DENLAWERO" "BENATTOW" 1"DENALBANACH" "BENCRUACHAN? 1"BENVANNOCH"
"BENCLEUCH"
SAILINGS
QUE
in Port
on er abt. 11th Aug,
14th Aug.
M
27th AUS
29th Aug
12th Bapt.
19th Sept.
24th Sept
Loading on or abt.
"DENLAWERO" "BENCRUACHAN""
London. Antwerp, Rotterdam, Hamburg & Hull,
17th Aug
18th Sept.
"BENDORAN"
16th Aug.
"BENVANNOCH"
23rd Sept.
Liverpool, Gizągow, Loading K/Wharf. Dublin, Antwerp Rotterdam.
31st Aug.
28th Sept.
"BENVENUE"
BENATTOW"
"BENCLEUCH"
Liverpost, & Hull.
Genoa, LA Hayre,
.
+ Accepta, Cargo for Japan.
Jaccante Cargo for Hamburg.
Vik Singapore, Colombo, Port Budan, Aden, and Suez Canal.
For Further Particulars, Apply To-
W. R. LOXLEY & CO. (CHINA) LTD.
Agonts York Building,”
Telophenòi 34165.
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
S.S. "CHAMPOLLION"
wift sall for
MARSEILLES
vio
SAIGON, SINGAPORE, Colombo, DJIBOUTI G PORT SAID."
on
WEDNESDAY, the 9th August of 7 p.m.
Passengers are requested to board the vossal with their. cabin baggage on the 9th August between 4 p.m. and 6,μm. Baggage Room and Hold Luggage will be registered in Kowloon Godown No 50 (No: 2 Gate, Canton Road entrance) ̧‚on 6th August between 9 aan. and Noon.
For particulars, please apply to:-- Cie Jos MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
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terpbia
will be raprosiifed). Sponggrodipintly by Philippine Bareau of Commerce helthe, Chamitier of Commerce, the exposition: will, according to piana, carry, distinctivo, sampolas it will types id meractable Phillip-i
prodata to, bi displayed it.
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