Page 10-
R. I. L
ROYAL
INTEROCEAN
SINGAPORE, JAVA
PORTS and
MACASSAR
"VAN HEUTBZ" •
“TASMAN” .......
"TJITJALENGKA”
LINES
ARRIVALS SAILINGS
12th Oct.
in Port
12th Oct.
26th Oct,
26th Oct.
only to S'pore, Penang & Boi. Dell
● MANILA, EAST &
SOUTH AFRICA &
SOUTH AMERICA
"TJIBADAK” •
"STHAAT BOENDA”
"TJISADANE"
"TEGELBERG"
SAILINGS
16th Oct
ARRIVALS
In Port
11th Oct.
22nd Oct.
30th Oct.
18th Nov.
• not calling Manita and South America
JAPAN
"TJIBADAK"
"TJISADANE"
ARRIVALS SAILINGS
13th Oct.
24th Oct.
16th Nov.
1st Nov.
"TEGELBERG"
Agents: HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE
EUROPE via MANILA
ond MALAYA
"MEERKERK"
"RYNKERK"
ARRIVALS SAILINGS
19th Oct.
9th Oct. 9th Nov.
Early Nov.
9th Dec.
Medistrranean and Northern
"LANGLEESCOT"
Through BIL tourd
European porta,
JAPAN
"RYNKERK”
"LANGLEESCOT"
7th Nov. 7th Dec.
22nd Oct. 21st Nov.
KINGSBUILDING TELEPHONES FERUI GATOVZB0|79|
MAID
TALER
Cafa 324,
ISTHMIAN LINE
(Isthmian Steamship Company, New York)
•
DIRECT MONTHLY SAILINGS TO NEW YORK
VIA LOS ANGELES AND PANAMA “STEEL SURVEYOR”
SAILINGS TO SAIGON, BANGKOK &
"STEEL AGE"
DJAKARTA (BATAVIA)
"STKEL SEAFARER"
ARRIVALS FROM U.S.A.
*STEEL AGE"
"STEEL SEAFARER"
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1950.
HONG KONG WATERFRONT
BY OUR HARBOUR REPORTER
the Hong Kong visitare An aerial view of the "APL" terminal at Los Angeles, where will disembark from their "APL" liner. In Insert is the Main Channel, featured by large 20. foot high windows,
Where you will disembark
When you embaik un an, arrival This eliminates any in- "APL" er at Kowloon Wharf conveniences normally Imposed by for your trans-Pacific journey inclement weather. to the United States, you will end up at the "finest matine terminal in the world."
FELIX ROUSSEL DUE HERE SOON
Tht: luxurious French pas- senger liner Felix Roussel which is replacing the Cham pollion on the Messageries slaritines Orient run, is dit
make her post-war debu Un Hong Kong waters inte next
veek.
A sister ship of the de luxe Iner La Marseillaise, which local hipping circles admire for her uxury and unique culsine, the 7,100 motorship left Maryelles September 22 for the Far East vith many tourists.
Formerly a troopship used by he Allies during the war, the Felix Roussel was reconverted in June, 1848 into a passenger liner Dunkirk. She is bigger than
Into
he three-funnet Chanpoftion, "hich left the Colony earlya Augurt for the last time to lock at "Home" preparatory to joining the Mediterranean run.
ou
The Felix Roussel has Arst class *iccommodation for 234 passengers and 82 tourist-class travellers. She has modern security devices as an Insurance against fires and other accidents.
The first-class dining room is alr-conditioned, while cabins arc conveniently ventilated and heat- jelevator. The corridor adjacented in cold climate. The tourist to shipside is 18 feet wide and class passengers, have their draw- 840 feet long.
ing room, bar, dining room and deck.
curge
From the esplanade, the visitor The new terminal provides 30- enters the palatial, hotel-like foot "apron" wharves which may
Teclinical details of the modern waiting rooms-decorated with permit easy loading of There the Hong Kong visit etched-glass, murals to be wel- from sheds to ship. Ninety-foot motorship. include the following, low-line specifications: Length-600 feet; will find ultra modern conveni coined by relatives and friends, roadways, high and
Breadth 60 feet; Displacement- give ample access to 21,113 tons; Gross tonnage-17 ences incorporated into the de- who before the re-unton will and trackage,
accom- the Shed by motor trucks, pas- 100; Cargo capacity-409,700 cubic sign of the "APL" US$3,000,000 themselves comfortably
senger vehicles and railroad cars. feet. Berth 154, Los Angeles an un-modated in the terminal.
To ascend to the passenger precedented project in American
In the words of APL President lounge-lavishly decorated with George Killion, the terminal is The motorship has 18 électric shipping.
Passengers will disembark mammoth 20-foot high windows capable of handling 150,000 tons winches from 10-ton to five-ton directly on to the long, spacious fronting the Main Channel-the of cargo every month and "where lifts.
soldiers .con be loaded "esplanade" or verandah from the Iong Kong urrival takes the re- 5,000
escalator
electric quoard ship every two hours." promenade deck of their ship onversible
or
IN RETROSPECT--SHIPS ONCE IN LOCAL LIMELIGHT
27th Oct.. Many a ship has made her debut in Victoria Har- bour since the war-each gaining public in- terest by virtue of her unique utility, oddity in design or breath-taking luxury. Some have gorie abroad to be heard no more; some are still roosting here and there in local waters without any specific mission:
12th Oct. .25th Oct.
Salls N. Y. Sails S.F. Due H.K. Salled Sailed 11th Oct. Salled sallod 24th Oct.
GILMAN & CO.,
Tel: 3114S
LTD.
Chinese-Freight-Agents:-HIN-FAT- &CO., LTD.
Tela: 28823, 25553 & 23483.
SWEDISH EAST ASIA CO.LTD.
ARRIVALS FROM EUROPE
.In Port
m.y. "TONGHAI" mv. "BALI”
..ond Oct.
SAILINGS TO KUROPE.
m.v. "BENGAL”
niv. “TONGHAI”
m.v. "BALI
9th Oct. ,31st Oct. mid Nov.
FOR
ADEN, PORT SAID, GENOA, MARSEILLES, CASABLANCA, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM, BREMEN, HAMBURG,
- COPENHAGEN, OSLO & GOTHENBURG
Deeplanks available for kulkem!?
GILMAN & CO., LTD.
Tel. $1150
In retrospect, here are the outstanding "Arst of her kind" ships which got into the local limelight.
To begin with, let's recall the "furore" when a certain chemical was declared to be classed as one in the dangerous, goods category, Tollowing a disastrous fire on the Island.
ture craft the Blue Bird-which made her debut late in 10402
According to information- checked and cross-checked from passengers and personnel of ships coming from Indo-china during recent weeks the 127 ton freighter
Her routes between Marselites and the Far East ports include Manila (from Hong Kong), Sal- gon. Singapore, Colombo, Djibou- ti, Suez and Port Said.
The Felix Roussel will pick several groups of tourists at Sol- gon for the special round-trip Itinerary.
U.S. CALLS UP DOCTORS
Aboard the yacht reconverted has been
Commander, October 0. into an armed naval craft by the President Truman today signed French for patrol work along the a proclamation providing for the coast and inland waters. The call-up of doctors and dentists Blue Bird still retained most of for the Armed Services, the original facilities even efter The President's Press Secretary, reconversion
into
merchant Mr. Charles Ross, announced the marine cratt for a trip to Korean signing to reporters on this yacht, waters ferrying cargo. She was carrying the President on his us.steld to the French Customs in Chesapeake Bay cruise.
Indo-China after that initial com-
Mr. Rosa gave detalls of the The proclamation's provisions. mercial voyage.
text of the proclamation would be made public later in Washing- ton.-Reuter:
battling through typhoon scas under tow.
Estimated to cost as much HK$110,000 each, the craft is disused vessel, stripped of her engines. Her concrete hull and
Formerly a sub chaser operat- deck make the craft a very fire-ing in the Caribbean Sea the proof floating establishment.
Unique utility
GENERAL BLAMES IT ON HITLER
Blue Bird was a refreshing diver- sion when she roosted in Yau- mati Bay for a lengthy period. Negotiations resulted with
The Feldspar was "laid-up" in Her streamlined structure, her Philippines shipping organisathe harbour for quite a period. pleturesque look and her speed, tions, which led to the arrival Whether or not her unique utility have yet to be rivalled. here, here of the frst concrete slip has been exploited to advantage The Blúc Bird got into
the then reported to be "ideal" for by local shippers is an issue, local limelight not only because
Brussels, October 8. storage of such dangerous goods. which has not omelally been of her "odd" design but also of
General Erost Von Falkenhau Feldspar, The 4.000-ion
unknown.
the nerve-wracking malder trip sen told a Military Court herb of two concrete craft originally But not very long ago, it wus which was an ordeal to her skele today that after two German radar, experts had been killed In ordered for Hong Kong, reached suggested that the concrete crafiton crew.
Belgium
um: "Hitler himself About 600 miles South West of Belg 'local
ordered waters after successfully would make a suitable "mother"
the shooting. of ship for a fishing venture. Honolulu she drifted for 24 hours Falkenhausen, wartime German
25. hostages." was also said that with the in- when her engines failed; she was Governor. of. Belgium, is charged stallation of refrigeration facili- towed to safety. When 180 miles with the execution. of
of 210 Belgian tles, the craft could preserve the of Hong Kong waters, her fuel hostages, the deportation of Jews catch in large quantities and en- ran short and the Blue Bird had to concentration camps and the able prolonged operation at sea to anchor near the treacherous deportaison of 250,000 Belgians, to
(The concrete ship is now lying Pratas Reels for four days.
forced labour In Germany. at anchor in placid Aberdeen
The trial is continuing. Reuter. Harbour).
Kong-Macao travellers BRITISH SHIPPING Hong received news of the building of IN HONG KONG
How's your harbour I.Q.?
This is one of the several "outists" located along the Praya on both the laland and Kowloon where tons of retuso ate, alphoned out of the Colony daily..
Do you know what it laz
• Turn the padd around and
ace whether you're rightt
(PWD Refuse Dump Pier)
Pacific For East Line Inc.
Fast Regular Trans-Pacific Service
DIRECT
·BAN-FUANCIBOO, LOS ANGELES
SNORTHWESTERN
CTORT
"FLEETWOOD"}
"CHINA" BEAU PELTING DRAGON"
LUCKENBACH”
NORONTO
NEW YORK-CIFICATIO. MONTDEAL AND ALL AMERICAN, A CANADIAN, CITIES.
Oct
riting by "Firing
the first steel river ship, equip-
great enthusiasm.
TRAIN ROBBERY
i
ped with ultra-modern facilities | British shipping in August this
Nairobi, October 3. for comfortable sailing. with year totalled 351 vessels, aggrega-
Three Indians were being held ting 472,490 net-registered tons,
for questioning tonight following exceeds which
the
a £25,000, train monthly
robbery neur "tonnage" average for the year here yesterday. The police today ended 1949, according to official recovered the money intact on a statistics released during the piece of waste
The theft was discovered after
the the African guard on
train
The 700-ton motorship Tal Loy was, then-September, 1948-just being laid, at the Wing On Shing shipyard.
Breath-taking luxury Among her breath-taking fea- tures dccording to original planu were air-conditioned cabins, lounges and dining rooms, movie
week.
The average for 1940 was 382.- 386 N.R. tons, for 269 arrivals, was found bound and gagged on and 370.407 N.R. tons, for 258 the floor of his van. He alleged clearances. (This covered move, that three drmed Indiana
entered ment of British shipping only.) tho von between stations and.
The number of arrivals was less. tools the
which was in
entertainment facilities, a spacl-this August than during the Arst African currency. ? ous, dance floor. and intra-ship
ship half of 1049; however, the average It was conveyed in strong
telephone system,
Kisumu
tonnage of all ships fall nation-boxes-from the National Bank-of- The HK$5,000,000 vessel wasalitics) was 'slightly higher, com- India, Nairobi, to the successfully launched and made paratively. satisfactory results on her trial
runs.
A change in plans, however, sent her back to the shipyard, where she has been undergoing "re-fitting" alnce early this year. Latest report about this de luxe Hong Kong-Macao run motorship Is that the-To-Loy will be in ser- vico in the immediate future. tentatively set, by. mid-November. (She has recently made o "basin trial run" and has proved to be ready
Inauguration,
It was VERincludes the
The
change of the first-class
deck
from parquet to rubberised floor- Ing and the replacement of the seating fixtures.
(The Tal Lɔy fe British-flagged.. Sho will have British officer) Subchaser freight
Recent arrivals) from Indo china: ports, broukt
branch-Reuter
ONLY A WOODEN JUNK BUT....
|get True it; la ungainly, crude in structure and¦just as hoary: historically as China Itself—but the warden' junk fe bellevad ta by the Chinese Communist "V I” for the expected Formosan in VARION.
When and from where the attacle will take ta physical phase is anybody's guess, hitherto, aut how it will be borne is open secret today...and junk-borne invasion is not uncommon “In China'a warfare
history.
-when-
That every conceivable seaworthy fishing vesicle and froightarmela: baing ever possible for "D_Day" is common reportDADA
Now: What are the fool-proofque hier of these com munist-men-of-war-that have made cirzajn observara 10, RE- sert that it (la the world's
formidabin
Hip
With: her retriforged condrata transome, heavy light machine gun mountin piara (taken from, requisitioned scaling: proiectlon.** this: Junh
And
Is, balloved too that
manpauvre
AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES
The Global fleet-
St. George's Bida.
Tel. 20172/6.
TO HONOLULU & SAN FRANCISCO
Pres. Cleveland Gen. Gordon Pres. Wilson
via' JAPAN
Oot. Are Oct. 14 Baits Art, Oct. 16, Balle: Oct. Arr Nov. 3 Balls, Nov.
TO SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES via JAPANA
ו'
Pros. McKinley Pros, Taft
Arr Nov. 4 Baila Nov Arr., Nov. G Sklia. Nov. 3.05
TO NEW YORK, BALTIMORE & BOSTON
via PACIFIC COAST & PANAMA
Oct. Art Oct. 27 Bails Arr. Nov. 10 Baile · Nov,
Pree Tyler Pres. Grant
ROUND THE WORLD
VIA MANILA, SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, COCHIN,, BOMBAY, KÁRACHI, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA; NAPLES, MARSEILLES, GENOA, NEW YORK and BOSTON
Pred. Polk Willamette Victory
Art. Det. 18 Balls Oct. 10 Arr. Oct. 30. Balle Oct. 31
BEN
CHIP "BENVORLIGH” "BENMACDHUI”
"BEŊALDER" "BENAVON” "BENVENUE"
"DENLAWER8"
"BENVORLICH”. "BENALDER" "BENVENUE"
"BENWYVIS"
"BENMACDHUI" "BENAVON”
LINE
ARRIVALS
FROM-
DUB
U.K. via Singapore on or abt. 20th Oc
SAILINGS
i do n. Antwerp, Rotterdam, & Hamburg
Liverpool,
2nd. No 14th No
MD
48th D 24th Do
Leading on or a
23rd.Od
17th. No 17th D
Genoa,
20th PC
Rotterdam, & Antwerp.
Liverpool, Glasgow. Dublin, Antwerp Rotterdam,
Via Singapore, Colombo, Port Sudan, Aden, & Buck
5th No
oth pr
· · For Further. Particulars, Apply To- W. R. LOXLEY & CO. (CHINA) LTD.
Agents
York Building.
Telophone: 3416H
THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.
M.S. KAMBODIA'
LOADING: 12th/13th OCTOBER
for
ADEN, FORT SAID, GENOA, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM,
HAMBURG, OSLO, GOTHENBURG & COPENHAGEN
THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.
Queen's Bldg," 2nd Beer.
Tel. 26111' à 84112
East Zone Germans celebrate
Berlin, October 7. | Grotowohl; personally" as well Germans throughout the good wishes for the republ Soviet zoho were today given peace-loving future". a state holiday to celebrate the proclamation by tha first analversary of the found existance of a peace-loving
German" premier, declared: ing, on October 7th, 1010 of mocratie Germany at the side the East German Republic, the pace-loving. Seviat
tho
In the Berlin'area, thousands wars in Europa N
at East Zone and East sector The stats Germans mored the street loud many did not produce speakers itümpeting news of East „Germany's› dömocratic achlove
Lice in, the "mente, and the open air festivition,
Went
They went instead Into the Glitn British, auctor to visit the "Wool
Germany, the republia's first" an> silverbary! Was marked by widesé pread open air, adiiviisas imper- tant} diplomatic wand roverimon
Operate in
Page 10Page 11