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AFTER
BEFORE
GENERAL
NEW NORWEGIAN MOTOR SHIP
LAUNCHED AT KOWLOON DOCKS
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Since then the Colony has built more than one thousand ships, but before the year 1910 none of them were larger than river steamers, The last vessel we built; In 1909 was number 478, 30 in these thirty years we have turned out 940 vessels with a total ton--
age of about 160.000.
IMPORTANT SHIP
The Hermelin, from our point of view, is a very important ship in- asmuch as she will be propelled by the largest Diesel engine. we have built. This engine, of the well- known Burmeister and Wain typë, will develop a maximum Brake Horse Power of 1700, and is the sixth Diesel engine we have manu- factured since in 1836 we obtained from Harland and Wolff the sub- licence for their construction.
The ship has been designed here and has the distinction of being the first one
we have built to Norske Veritas Classification Rules."
Our association with Messrs. Bruusgaard Klosterud and⚫ Co. extends over a long period, We have required ships belonging to them for 10 years and as a matter of fact the Hermelin" is not the first ship of that name that we have built for them The first Hermelin was launched in NOV. 1917. The christening ceremony was performed by Miss Sorensen and was among the first at which i I had the honour of presiding as; Chairman of the Dock. We are proud of the trust our old friends have reposed in us by giving us this order, and we will see to it that they get our best now and always. Sold by all
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CHINESE TOLD OF THE NEED FOR MORE
A.R.P. WARDENS
Mr. C.
Air Champkin, Chiet Raid Warden of Hongkong, ad- dressed the Chinese Chamber of Commerce yesterday afternoon Air stressing the need for more "Kald Wardens. In the absence of the Chairman, Mr. Phillip Gock- chin, Mr. Li Shing-kui presided.
Mr. The Ka-po addressed the meeting in Chinese, urging' the need for co-operation by the guilds to ensure Government measures for the protection of life and pro- perty in the Colony.
"Fortunately" said Mr. Champ- kin, "we have no reason to antici- pate air raids on Hongkong, but obviously we should be lacking" in prudence if we did not take the
HON MR. S. H. DODWELL
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Norway lost one and a quarter million gross tons at that time, or 50 per cent of her total manage, which exceeded that of all other countries, belligerent and neutral.
The possession of a large merchant fleet and the main- tenance of a comprehensive and prosperous shipping indus- try is for Norway not a mat- ter of national ambition, or any subsidy polley, but merely individual effort and an essen-- tial condition for the very existence of a nation whose material and cultural life is deeply rooted in liberal tradi- tlons of the sea.
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Through all this work has run 'a thread of happy relations.
YOUNG BUSINESS
It is somewhat natural on such an occasion as this that our re- marks are mainly addressed to the bul You will join with me, I am sure, ki tribute to those of us who pre, responsible for the machinery. The building of Die- sel Engines is a young business in Hongkong and the progress in size The
is beyond my first hopes." cred is not all ours, however. We benent from the accumulated experience of Harland and Wor and Burmeister and Wain whose designs and material specifications are furnished to us under our licence.
Without a keen and experienced staff we could not have done what we have so quickly, if at all
And I am the mist grateful a1L
of
THE GUESTS Guests who accepted invitations wene:-
„Captain and 'Mrs. G. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. B. O. Andresen, Mr. M. R. Bell, Mr. C. W. J. Barker, Mrs. C. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Sverre Berg, Mr. J. H. Bruinns, Mr. W. C. Botcheby, Mr. O. Bjerke, Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Chan, Mr. Chan Sau Ho, Mr. Chan Sau Hon, Mr. Chan Sau Yim, Mr. Chan Chal, Mr. Chan Sau Chl, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Claque, Mr. H. G. Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Carter, Mr. and Mrs. F. Clarke, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Costello, Mr, and Mrs. C. Crommelin, Mr. and Mrs. |J. Crookdake, Mr. S. S. Church, Mr. GREAT ADVANCE
and Mrs. W. R. Collings, Mrs. A. Shipbuilding and engineering have advanced greatly in recent Mrs. D. Drummond, Hon. Mr. and Dahlman. Mr. H. Dreyer, Mr. and years and there is a vast differ-Mrs. Stanley H. Dodwell; ence between the graceful lines of the vessel of today and that of Mr. O. E. Fingalsen, Mr. and Mrs. only a few years back, Strangely. J. Finnie, Mr. A. Floysand, Mr. and It is only in recent years that the Mrs. N. Garland. Col, and Mrs. G. ceremony you have sound ideas of the sailing vessel's c. Gowland, Sir Vandeleur and just witnessed, so capably per-time of our forefathers have re- Miss E. Grayburn. Mr. and Mrs. W. formed by Mrs. Andresen. Is simi-vived-that for all round per-Hewitt, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Howell, lar to those which in peaceful formance we can hardly do better Mr. and Mrs. G. Henderson, Eng. times have become so familiar to than follow the sweet Ines of the Captain and Mrs. C. R. Hoare, Mr. most of us that we are apt to re- Great Master Builder.
and Mrs. E. Hospes. Mr. O. A gard them as rather ordinary oc- I should like to convey our Hansen, Mr. and Mrs. S. K. Hel- currences.
Company's thanks to Mrs. Andreberg, Mr. Ho Tak Fue, Mr. and sen for the charming and success- Mrs. W. J. Hansen, Mr. F. J. Jen- ful manner in which she has per-sen, Mr. and Mrs. J. Johnsen, Mr. formed the christening ceremony and Mrs. R. Johannesen, Mr. J.. K. and launched the ship for us. Jessen;
The little
FREEDOM OF SEAS Today, however, amidst the an- xieties of the struggle before us, when the freedom of the seas is perhaps the most vital of all the Kinds of freedom for which we are Aghting. the launching of a new ship, whether it be for British owners or for friendly neutrals, as is the Hermelin, is of the utmost Importance to all of us.
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It is challenge to those who menace that freedom as well as
demonstration of the determination of the mer- canille marine of all the peace-loving nations to assist the allied navies to keep open at all costs the trade routes of the world.
Comdr. and Mrs. R. G. Everest,
And now, I have to thank the Mr. and Mrs. L. Kadoorie, Con- Dock Company on behalf of their sul and Mrs. Karsten Larssen, Mr. guests, as well as ourselves. for K. Kjaer, Hon. Mr. T, H. King. Mr. the delightful hospitality, which K. Knutsen, Captain J. Krogh- we always experience at their Moe, Mr. G. B. Kooter, Mr. C. hands on these occasions. | Kaufholz, Mr. D. F. Landale, Mr. Ladies and gentlemen, I ask you and Mrs. R. Lapsley. Mr. J. F, to rise and drink to the health Lawrie, Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Lam- and prosperity of the Hongkongbert, Mr. Li Chor Chi;. Hon. Mr. and Whampoa Dock Company.
MR. E. COCK
and Mrs. M. K. Lo, Mr. Mah Ying. Mr. and Mrs. A. Morse, Mr. and.
Mr E Cock, M.BE, MINA Mrs. P. C. Mansfield, Major and Chier Manager of the Kowloon Docks, said:
I have the pleasure of thanking Mrs. Andresen for naming the For new ships are useless with ship and to offer her a memento out the men to man them, and of the occasion. I will choose this that there are such men, ready same moment to wish her good
and gentlemen to face the dangers that lie in wait for them on the surface of Mrs Andresen-skolu! the sea, below it, and above it, is something for which we can never be too thankful,
fortune-ladies
Mrs. C. M. Mataners, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. McCammon, Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Kay Neckelman, Mr. T. S. Morrison, Mr. H. M. Mowatt,
and Mrs. H. E. Nielsen, Pastor
Johan Nielsen, Mr. K. Numata:
Mr. and Mrs. Wi Orr, Mr. L.
Ongstad, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Ozorio, Mr. W. Paxton, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Pearson, Mr. and Mrs. Ë A I have now to reply to the teast Pritchard, Mrs. J. D. Proven, Mr. of the Dock Company so kindly J. Prentice, Mr. J. V. Ramsay, Mr. proposed by Captain Krogh-Moe.
T. Ramsay, Mr. R. Relertsen, Mr. I regard this ship as a great and Mrs. C. R. Rowcliffe, Mr. G. T. token of the good terms existing Reed, Mr. T. E. Robson, Captain between Captain Krogh-Moe and Russell, Mr. and Mrs. Nils Smeby, precautions that were common in all countries and in all Coloniesing the Great War, the assistance myself and of his willingness to Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Southard, Mr. rendered by neutral Norwegian try our latest products. Leadings. Stakland. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Mr. Champkin illustrated the shipping was invaluable.
for guarding against surprise."
necessity for training and pre- paredness with an interesting ac-
count of his own experience during an air raid in Chungking where not a single person was killed in, the streets.
There were 30,000 wardens in Chungking, all trained to do every- thing needed in an air raid, and consequently the people had ceased to become alarmed when the siren
sounded.
DRIVING WHILE UNDER INFLUENCE OF DRINK
"Norway, for her size and popula tlon, has a remarkably large and
eficient mercantile marine.
Dur-
It will up to this order we fitted one of Sturgeon, Mr. Tan Chin Foo, Mr.
be so again, and in asking you to our pistons and cylinder heads in and Mrs. F. H. Tyson, Mr. J. P. rise and honour the toast of the the engines of Hai Hing and the Ulderup; Hermelin and her Owners, Messrs. Brunsgaard Klosterud and Co., we also drink to the health of
T. B. Wilson, Ms. W. J. Wilson, Mr. the officers and men of the Nor wegian Mercantile Marine, whose I am extremely sorry that we and Mrs. S. T. Williamson, Mr. H. neutrality by no means protects have not the pleasure of having V. Wilkinson, Consul. D. Wesman, them from the perils that beset Mr. and Mrs. Bruusgaard and Mr. Mr. G. C. Worrall, Captain and and Mrs. Klosterud here, today, Officers of the following ships #in
resulta obtained zave Messrs. Mr. A. H. Veltman, Miss R. Vick- Bruusgaard Klosterud and Co. ers. Mr. and Mrs. Eric Warren, confidence to order the engine for Major and Mrs. R. D. Walker, Mr. this ship from us.
our own Mercantile Marine.
DESCRIPTION OF SHIP
The Hermelin has been specially their friendy kindnesses to me on dock: Paua, Raby Castle, Yat built for the Far Eastern trade. my visits to Norway will never be Shing, St. Monance, Stanwell. Let us hope therefore that she will forgotten and as we are thinking ply her trade in less troubled now of them they surely are waters than some, for our own thinking of us.
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LACKS NOTHING
The Hermelin is a single screw cargo motor vessel being built for Messrs. Bruusgaard, Klosterud & life will be a long and prosperous Technically the Hermain iacks Co. Drammen, Norway, by The nothing on the scientific side, Hongkong & Whampoa Dock. Co., Ladles and gentlemen, I now partly due to the interest taken Ltd., at their Kowloon Docks. give you the triple toast:-Thein it by Mr. Fosbee, the Owners The vessel is of the Shelter Deck Hermelin, her owners Messrs, technical adviser, by Mr, Helberg, type with tonnage opening aft and F. A. D. Forrest, at the Central Brugsgaard Klosterud and Co., and the Norske Veritas Surveyor, and Has the following dimensions: the officers and men of the Nor-by Mr. Fingalsen, of our Staff, who Length overall 280-0", breadth wegian Mercantile Marine.
has had charge of the detailed 43'-0", depth to Shelter Deck 25-4", and a gross tonnage of about 1,500 work of the design. But, and I
tons. She is built to Det Norske
Mr. T. S. Fraser, of the P. W. D., who was summoned before Mr.
Court for driving under the in- fluence of drink in Pedder street at 6.25 pm, on August 17 was convicted of the charge at the
COLONY HEALTH
CAPT. J. KROGH-MOE
Capt. J. Krogh-Moe said, in think "I have said this before, Veritas highest class and to con-
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Why an
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an Elizabeth Arden Powder Foundation?
because all Miss Arden's foundation preparations are don-drying. non-smudging. They leave just the right amount of delicate film on the skin necessary to hold the powder smooth. They blend beautifully with cream rouge, and, above all, they do not give the skin that unpleasant sticky feeling.
THREE ELIZABETH ARDEN POWDER FOUNDATIONS
AMORETTA CREAM" . For normal skins
ULTRA-AMORETTA OREAM... For dry, sking
LILLE DE FRANCE
A cream and liquid combined, for both difficult and very sensitive skins.
For a perfect Make-up, always begin with an Arden Powder Foundation.
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PERFUMERY
DEPT.
The House of Quality & Service:
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
Eviction Bill Questions
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In Legislative Council today the Hon. Lo Man-kam will ask the following question:-
Having regard to the following facts--
(1) That the Prevention of Evic-
(2)
tion (No. 2) Amendment Or- dinance, 1939, was passed "without opposition only on receiving an assurance from the Government that all re- presentations as to amend- ment of this special restric- tive and temporary legislation would be referred to a quali- fied committee of two official and five unofficial members of the Legislative Council for consideration and report," That the report of the com- mittee referred to above was laid on the table at the meet- ing of this Council held on September 1, 1939,
(3) That the bill of an Ordinance to consolidate and amend the Frevention of Eviction Or- dinances, 1838 and 1939, as drafted by the said Com- mittee, was read a first time in this Council on September 1, 1939, and
.
(4)
That the Honourable the At torney General, in moving the said first reading, stated in effect the second reading of the said bill would be taken at the then next meeting of this Council-
will Government explain the rea- son for delay in implementing the report of the said Committee and state what it intends to do as re- gards the said bill?
FIRING PRACTICE
Firing practice will be carried out between the hours of 10. 200. and 2. p.m. to-day,
Firing Area E will be affected."
resumed hearing of the case yes- part:- terday and fined $100,
I thank you. Mr. Chairman, for there still remains the safors art form to the latest requirements of
Den Norske Akibskontroll Trame Inspector 8. C. Baunders the very kind way in which you in the design.
Cargo is handled through large conducted the prosecution, while have proposed the toast of the Solence provides that the ship is hatches by 8 steel tubular derricks Mr. Wynter-Blyth appeared for good ship Hermelin, her Owner strong and stable, has a required for a lift of 5 tons all of which the defence.
and men of our merchant feet. speed and the power for that; are worked by silent running elec-
This is the ninth vessel the speed as well as many other char-tric winches. Hongkong and Whampoa Dock acteristics. Art produces the sea There is accommodation for 10 Company have built for our Com- kindly ship, the vessel which gently passengers on the Promenade pany, and, although some of them bears her burden whatever the Deck. The officers and engineers are 20 years old, just after the weather and state of the waters. are accommodated on the Shelter last war.
Captain Krogh-Moe has referred Dek amidships whilst the stew The spectacular recovery of to this in other words and be spaces are situated aft Norwegian shipping' from the knows.
The propelling machinery con- effects of the war affords striking
stats of one Harland-Burmeister & Three generátors of 70 KW, evidence of the industry and of
Wain type 2-stroke single acting capacity, each supply power for all the strong place it occupier in the
Marine Diesel engine built under engine room and deck auxiliary heart of the Norwegian people.
licence by. The Hongkong & Whàm-' machinery.
BULLETIN
Twenty-six cases of tuberculosis, eight cases of dysentery, five rases of enteric fever, one case of cerebro-spinal tever and me case of puerperal fever were notified to the Health Department on Nov.
The Staff of this Company and partleularly those who built the ship are grateful to him for his kind, remaIES.
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