1947-02-12 — Page 7

3.5.

DE LA RAMA LINES

Veskel

"Cetu"

m.v. "Benares"

m.v. "HallınZ”

niv. Dona Nal"

Portald

. "Cebu"!

m.y. "Halland

m.v. "Down Nati"

ARRIVALS

Dnie

In Port

From

Manila & Ceba

7th. Mar. Los Angeles & San Franches 30th Mar New York via Los Angeles 15th. Apr.New York via Los Angeles

- DEPARTURES

Date

For

18th. Feb.

Mapila & Cebu

1st Apr. 21st Apr.

Pacific & Atlantic Coasts

Pacific & Atlanta Consts

THE DE LA RAMA STEAMSHIP CO. INC.

Pedder "Building

TEL: 23676_.

Chinese Shipping Office

Tel. 23738/20163

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

1. CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, Telephones: 10831-8 Private Exchange,

Agents: CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

"NINGHAI

**“SINKIANG"

""TSINAN

"SHANTUNG "HUNAN" "HÀNH NG "NEWCHWANG”

“SZECHUEN"

"SHANTUNG“

“HANYANG

"FENGTIEN" "ANHUI"

"WUSUE

SAILINGS TO

Bangkok 4 pm. 12th Feb. Singapore and Penang 4 p.m. 13th, Feb. Swatow, Amuy & Shanghai 3 pun. 13 Feb Swntow

...... Swatow Noon 16th Feb. Tsingtao and Tientsin 4 pm. 17th Feb. Shanghai p.m. 18th Feb. Singapore & Penang 4 pan. 2014 Feb. ARRIVALS FROM....

Singapore P.M. 12th Feb. Swalow A.M. 14th Feb. Shanghai 14th Feb. Singapore D.L. 15th Feb. Singapore & Penang 16th Feb.

CANTON RIVER LINE

Arrives 12.30 pan. 12th Feb, Sails m. 14th Feb.

Agents: BLUE FUNNEL LINE

"MENELAUS"

UK. SERVICE

Sailing

18th Feb.

Arriving

"SAMSHIRE"

Late Feb.

"RHESUS"

Late Feb;

*For Genga, Marseilles, Havre, Liverpool

and Glasgow via

Port Said From

U. K. via Straits.

Agents: Australian-Oriental Line, Ltd.

"YUNNAN"

"YUNNAN"

Arriving

23rd Feb.

Salling

3rd Mar.

From

Australia.

For

Sydney & Melbourne. * Accepts Cargo To New Zealand Ports On

Through Bills Of Lading.

All The Above Subject To Alteration Without Notica. For Passage and Freight Particulara Apply To The Above,

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

S.S. "HAIYANG”

Sailing for Swatow & Feochow on or about the 15th February.

Subject to alteration without Notice.

For Particulars of Freight & Passage, Please apply to:- DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.

General Managers.

P.&O., Building, 5th floor. Tel. No, 31281

or

CHINESE SHIPPING DEPT.

20 Connaught Road, Central. Tel. No. 24630

BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD.

ARRIVALS

SHIP

FROM

ASS. "BENREOCI!"

U.K.

S:8. "SAMUR”

U.K.

U.K.

SAILINGS

S.S, "BENRINNES”

"S.S. "BENA

DUE

2nd Half Feb.

Late Feb 1st Half "Mar.

Loads for

...: UK. For Further Partikulars, Apply Tỡ tan.

Agents

Ready

Late Feb.

W. R. LOXLEY & CO. (CHINA) LTD.

Yurk Building.

Telephone: 34105.

MAERSK LINE

'THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1947.

Pare T

London Stock

Stock Exchange

Exchange Refuses JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.

To Panic Over Power Shutdown

H.K. Stock Exchange

The Market continued doll and Welma with few sales--reported; în Docks at 18 and Old Telepháises, at $30,

Hi Gor. Beans, 445 10095, 3-1/250 11-1/2,

Radio IX Revik 24705, (Lon. 90%; Chartered Bank 12-8/108: Mer- ontile Bk. A & D 29%¤; Bank of East Aala 140

Insurancia. Canton Ins. 1888: Unloa

Fire Inn. 14715 b.

Shipping. Douglas 2000: HK Steary- Boat In Indo Chines Pref.) 10.

Unlin Waterinats helyTh

Docki, wherYER, ERŐONSIN. 15

London, Feb. 11. Industrial share prices broke one to three shillings yesterday as Britain's paralyzing power shut- down began.

Trading drifted listlessly after a weak opening. Prices firmed slightly toward the close, but failed to recover early losses. Offerings exceed- ed demand in all sections, gold lines relaxed after a firm start. Newspaper issues dipped one to three shillings.

ון

0s were dull and foreign bands very quiet.

There was no panic, however.

Fr

Sourets quoted by the British If the interruption Press Association said the effects

London

Money Mart

יו.

Londlun, Feb. 10.

SHIPPING DEPARTMENT 18 Pedder Street Tal 30311.

General Managers.

INDO-CHINA S N. CO., LTD.

SAILINGS

S.S. "WOSANG"

• Conable, 21G PÉ 195/75 08% - Con- 18.3. "EMPIRE FRASER comian Loon, 143, 1155, War Loan, 3.3. "WIKNGSANG' 314h 1087/10.. New War Loan, 145.S. "ESANG" 10814 Victory Bonds 4% 12. Saying S.S. "WOSANG" Mandi, 159, 1055/40 107%. Saving Bonds.

% 1040/70 108%, aving Bonds, 3%, 1085,76 100%. German Loan. 7

Pikow

to Keelung & Shanghai 10 and 13th Feb. to Bangkokt noon, 13th Feb.

to Shanghai and Keelung 17th Feb.

to Straits and Calcutta 21st Feb. Ato Straits, & Calcutta) 3rd March, ARRIVALS **

from Singapore & Penang 17th Feb. Calcutta & Sandalcon, Singapore 22nd Febi

from Kobe (Japan) 20th Feb. ........... from Sandakan 28th Feb.

Subject to alteration without notice.

}

Devens 13. Japanese Bonds, 3% 1947 SS. "ESANG" of indus- 30. Canton-Kowloon Railway 214. SS "MAUSANG" from Ing. 6705: China Underwriters ia: Hand the re-action failed to bestrial production continues-might Tienie

Ballway 6, 2014. SS. "LOKSANG" out pre-opening gloon in some include the deferment of hoped Lung Ting U. Ikat Ri, 6, 1012 22S.S. "HINSANG" quarters, including the "Finan for cut

Tue Was Koers, Loay, Ay, 1912 (Landbit in income cial Times." " Traders indicated a

tax War

411⁄4, Orlow Loan, 3% 1911 475,'H Def.) 3dn: Shells (Bearer) 08/11n: desire to wait for full results of around 45 per cent of taxable in- swelled incone levies still run

kuang Railway 86 2011. Honas the binckout of more than haltcome for most Britishers and are

Railway 10%, 1008 271, Shanghal ́ Nats Britain's industries before ac- regarded in some quarters as a K. Whares 117: HK Daka 174cepting fully the leading financial Mining. Banka 40km: IK Hines Aish. paper's picture of a new Dun- Lands, hotels bida AS Hair." 1.TO: N Lande 121gb, 47;- Debr. (04:

There was some speculation in Humphreys 18»; BK is 10

financial quarters that the expect Chinose stie 16.

ed loss of production may have a Public alles, 32, 32 serious effect on the National bud-stoppages are prolunged

get due in April.

king Railway 5. Moreantile Bant At intending Passengers are requested to register their numer as

Providenta 14.

Peak TramaQld) 13x, (New) : Star Ferries 700: Yuumati Ferries: Ching List (Oli 10am, 1News 63001 HK Electrin 3214, 32163. M Electries 8: Telephones COME MESA, 16an, (New) 18.606.

Industrial. Canton Ines 1b; Convenia 15, 16-1/24; HK Ropes 100,

Blores Ar. Dairy Farmis tight Wats

n: Lanr.

Crawfords SANA Chinn Esperium br

Binceres 614

of India "A" 23%, Chartered Bank of

serious determent to all-out pro-. A. & G. 121/18. H.K. & Shanghai far as possible in advance of the time at which they wish to leavE duction efforts on the part of workers and industrialists.

Banking Corp. 91. Bydenburg. Eelates 186/1, South Africa. Townshipa .299/1. Other financial quarters ex-

Ravellos Trust 45/16, South. Africa pressed doubt of any immediate erican Eagles 15/3.-Reuter

Turbanite 1776. Canolfan Pacine 18%, effect or any at all unless the on the sterling exchange rate now per- ged at U.S. $4.03.

"Presumably we'll have to dip more rapidly, to replace the de- into

the American loan credit lars we would not be making on 246 | exports" Contructions (Old) 45: Vibra Film added this probably would not said, but Maremans lov. (1) %-13/.35m, | Occut for several x/- 1/b.

weeks.--Asso- ciated Press.

Sun Co. Ltd: ab: Kwon Satu Hot

100b: Wins On (HK)-80%; Wm. Dowell, Lt. J.

14

MuscellanewEN. Entertainment

one source

Highlander Who Was Worth

new

tu

A Whole

again they came

three "Indians"

could

have

Division

| bil, North Johore

mer,

his base.

being

GOLD DEAL

Shanghai, Feb. 10..

tract with a foreign bank here for The Central Bank of China is reported to have signed a cun the loan of between 30,000 and the recently increased demand. 40,000 gold bars in order to meet

"At the same time, it is report-

Agents: GLEN LINE LTD..

:S.S. "SAMBAY". Arrived from UK-discharging Holts No. 2.

5.S. “SAMWYE".

5.S. "FORT LOUISBOURG”. M.V. "GLENBEG”

due from UK. 20th Feb, die from UK. 2nd March. Loads for Amsterdam Rotterdam, Antwerp and London about 22nd Feb.

ኒ፡

Managing Agents: AUSTRALIA CHINA LINE -

ed that the Central Bank is pre-M.V. KAFIRISTAN

pared to dump a large quantity

of Mexican gold transported from Hongkong to depress gold quota-; tions-Reuter,

London, Feb. 10. Expiange Telegraph, in a dis- patch from Mombasa, said today that the G2T4-ton United States tanker, "Bellex of the West," caught fire off Tamatave, Mada-

to Madagascar.

There were no further details -United Press,

zascar, en route from Mombasa

no naval forthcoming:

201

took

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and I search him. Had they done so, nearest jungle. On one occasion. Pehang, training and welding they would have found his diary Jap survivors and reinforce them into an effective fighting (the secret parts of which were

Jorda. ments blazed away blindly inta

in Eskimo!), a marked map and the darkness with machine guns go men and 10 girls, and each throwing it into the camer Each camp was composed of an identity card. His first task

was to destroy and mortars for several hours. had a political leader, a mili-without

the diary by "They made", says Col. Chap-tary leader and a propaganda when the whole camp was asleep, teered to go back to Malaya, He coat. No sooner had he reached anticed. Then man, "a quite frighteninar

den | HQ Alfsen in May than he volun- leader. Very strict discipline with the help of the officer's boots.was parachuted into Pahang after Hoise."

Now and

was maintained, and the women he arranged his blanket - give across the enemy, scouring the did a magnificent job, cooking, he impression he was still lying | the jungle to tell the-loes) cam- the surrender, and emerged from country for 200 desperate Dig-wing and nursing, while dur- and swan: to the other side. The munder that hostililles were over.

there, and erept to the river bank ing the periodical migration following morning, the Japs sent the Nip didn't like gera; the

There was a little contretemps as would then

cover their faces they carried loads of 60 to 10 search parties out, but he evaded

surrendering and bow low, as had been laid

Ibs on their backs like the them, and made his way back to peeted an admiral at least, but half colonel' when he ́ex-· down by the Japanese authori-¡ ties, an enemy order for which and food was

All lived rough in the jungle, The End In Malaya

gold braid was he eventually always the they were more than grateful.

By then, the war situation out-agreed, Col. Chapman When the fortnight was up. Sreatest problem. They had de Malaya had entirely altered. charge of civil affairs, and the Col. Chapman decided to find sugar-cane and tapioen, which The Gerninns wore about to sur-Chinese guerillas maintained or

pastures. The irregular was grown for them, and curri-rander, The U.S." Forces were der until British troops arrived,

ed mat. snake and monkey. Now Burma was being being hard blow in the Far East. T

island-hopping, in, the Pacific and took GYCT.. operations

not yielded 'better results under the and again, they had special de- and men and materials were how loss of Singapore was a calamity, | Our prestige has received a circunstances, but he did not

licacies such as pig and déer, massed for the knocked-out wish to pay too many hostages while fish was obtained by the against the Japs. Personnel from the Malayan campaign of 1941 a

fortune. Hundreds of

aborigine method of trapping. Force 136 were landed on the debacle. But it is men such as in-

Main fruit was daurien, which

west nocent natives were being but Col. Chapman says is the most less communication with HQ in they showed which have helped const; Col. Chapman was Col. Chapman, the deeds they chered as reprisals; enemy refruity of all fruits, tasting of Kandy; lung-range aircraft drop- more than anything to resto

able once again to get in wire accomplished and the fortitude inforcements, had been brought strawberries, grapes and apples, nad suuplies, equipment and more our prestige among the natives. up; his steek of explosives was and running out. So. they crossed

with the pungent odour trained men. The end was in His story is of the stuff that the

of drains. range again, but, after

sight. It was April 1940.

legends are made, and his name their earlier experiences, avoid-amount of propaganda and Calvia submarine

Each unit turned out a certain Col. Chapman left for Columbo adds lustre to one of the highest the jungle and went

orders in the land. by Chapman himself edited a news- road; sleeping on the way in the sheet called "Truth" for English- brst room of a guest house, speaking Malays. Only 100 copies while Jap troops marched down of each issae were printed, but. the road outside. Col. Chapman they achieved a wide and quick circulation, as the natives knew argued that the

last place that they would be beheaded un where the enemy would look for the spot if found with a copy in the "200 Australians" would be the possession. in auch an obvious spot as a Now and again, he would sev guest house on the main road. off of his

own playing a lone hand, living with Sakale, abori- Fines

of magnificent physique. who always gave him food and At their new buse, they shelter though they knew they learned of the fall of Singa- Many of these had never seen a might be tortured. if detected. pore, the biggest military dis-European Lefore. Some planted uster to overtake British arms rice and tapioca and made loin in the late war Their task ap- cloths (their peared at an end; it would be others lived almost entirely on only garment); ycare.they felt, before---the-the-produce-of-hunting and fish peninsula was reconquered. Col. ing they could kill a rat or a Chapman collected another squirrel with a blowpipo at 20 to party of 6 which had been 30 yards or catch fish with in-

geniously constructed traps. operating areand Bentong in

Three Narrow Pahang State, and the 8

Escapes survivors planned to get away to India via the West coast.

ed.

"Shooting The

Rapids"

All this time there was a price By this time, they had be-on his head and the Japs were acouring the country for him.

come

from

the West

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN N.V.

King's Building, Connaught Road,

Tel: Shipping Dept. 28016. Passage Dept. 28017. Chinese Agents, Connaught Road, C. No. 82, Tel. 26133,

Bilp

ms. "TJISADANE”

m.4. "IJITJALENGKA”

dwo from Bletavia, Mentok, Singapore 15th... Feb.

Java parts 7th March

Balling for Amoy/Shangfal ̈· 15th.Reb..

Amoy/Shanghai

ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO., LTD. (DELI STRAITS CHINA LINE)

mr. "VAN HEUTSZ"

Ship

Amoy/Swato

13th Feb

Salling for." Singapore/Penang/ Telawan Dell 15th

(ORIENT. JAVA AFRICA LINE).

Ship m.a. "RUYS

Ship

*

s¡“HOPEPEAK”

الیا

Bhip

de frem

In part Reconditioning In Dock

saitin for Shanghai 1st March Africa/Bottli America 8th March, 1949,

SILVER LINE LTD,

day from New York & Shongal

813 Pd.

• Sailing for *26m21{£ng/Bom!om/

Karachi 7.5. "Atlantic Torta jondina on or about 20th Feb.

HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE.

5.3. "HELLENIC"

so confident that they Only once was ho betrayed--by decided to go across country Chinese rubber by road and on bicycle, This had been

contractor. He lying hidden in the meant riding through the town Jungle with

malaria

and almost too weak to of Kuala Kubu, where the Japs Pneumonia, had: garrison. When they have, when this man

offered reached its outskirts, however, guerilla camp at Manchier, On transport him in 2 "To a they found enemy guards manmthe way, they fell into a trap, and ing & rond barrier with a brit thres of his corarades were killed, Plant are light illuminathig the Chapman and another Chi

road, up the pass.

nese shot it out and made their Even that did not daunt Escape though slightly thom. They decided to shoot He had two other remarcabic the rapide. They split into 21

capes. While in his way north. "THORBECKE"

contact an English parties of 4, and Col. Chapman he fell into the hands of Chines

ethnologist, led the first party, which got bandits, who decided to hold his safely past the guards although, for ransom. Ho Rot away by 5 shots were fired at them. The isoning the sentries with a remainder were caught, and the dose which he was carry- Long of them was beheaded.

He was toon in a more des. While waiting for the second perate situation. He had been travelling in the jungle for some came perols a Chinend who had days when

he saw some Sakaf been, trained in Singapore. He bathing in a poolt He called out to was the head of the local them in Malky and was ime Chinese guerillas; they had ing Japs he had stumbled right mediately surrounded' by gibber- plenty of arms and food and into

an enemy he invited the Britishers to

camp! Resistance was

useless. Col stay with them.

Chapman thought quickly, and Jap officer in that he had been cut off

the retreat, fallen in with. wicked Communists, but had ск

MONTHLY SAILINGS TO NEW YORK, ATLANTIC FORTS, pasty to turn up, Coll Chipman

· LOS ANGELES AND PANAMA

M.S. "MARCHEN MAERSK” M.S. "GRETE MAERSK"

SPECIAL TANKS, AVAILABLE FOR CARRYING OIL IN BULK

Freight and Partieaters please apply to

JEBSEN & CO.

Agenta

Pedder Building, 7th floor,, (Shipping Department Tel. No. 22882)

March.. April.

Training The

Gnerillas

Cól. Ebapman jumped at the

biandly told the

ار

chance. From then onwards, caped and been living with Sakansi

he moved from guerilla camp to for over a year. It was a rellef

guerilla camp in Perak Selangor (the HQ of the whole resistanor movement was in the Balan Caves), Negri Sem

people at last. It sounded pretty to find himself among civilised

into him, but oddly, enough, he

was believed, and the enemy eren

gave him 'a good meal and did not.

ma. "BREDERO”

In part

Trueling in Shewebel

15th Feb. 1947.

Balling for Singapore/Colombo/ Part. Sald/Antwerp/2. Rotterdam/Amsterdam/ Coppabago, Golben, bury/Dalo..

Middla' March.

Belierdam/Antwers!, Blagabone/Colombo/

Genon/Port Balt/ Binzatora/Manlis First half Mar

Frucording to hangtal

Icu nube

end Harely

Port: Baid/Antwerps,

Rotterdam/Amsterdisa/ Copenhagen/Gothen burc/Oslo.

Second half, April

Stasstore/Colombo/

· Port:„Bold/Aniwary/. Bollerdam/Amsterdam): Copenhagen/Gothen-

burg/Delo, Fire balf. May,

METALCLAD LIMITED

for

Woodworking Machinery

Bolo Agents in Hong Kong & South China:— REISS, BRADLEY & CO., LTD.

National City, Bank of New York Building 2. Queen's Rd, C Telephonas 28006/7.

Hongkong:

CLE

M.V. HINDUSTAN

Now Loading for Sandakan, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne & Adelaide also accepts Cargo on through bills of lading for New Zealand. MA Anchorage. Sally 13th.

due from Australia. End Feb.

Agents: THE WESTERN CANADA. STEAMSHIPS LTD.

15.5. “LAKE CHILLIWACK"

...due from. Vancouve about 17th Feb. Accepts Cargo for Takao Tsingtao and Vancouver. Sailing PLcut 20th Feb.

PRINCE LINE

U.S.A. PACIFIC.COAST-

FAR BAST-HALIFAX-BOSTON-NEW YORK

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.

Tel. 30311

Chinese Freight Agents:-CHEONG FAT CO.

54, Bonham Strand.

Telephone 20037

Pacific Transport Lines Inc.

REGULAR SERVICE WITH FAST MODERN FREIGHTERS BETWEEN PACIFIC COAST PORTS, SHANGHAI & HONGKONG

S.S. "LINFIELD VICTORY"

Due from Pacific Coast via Manila early March Loads for San Francisco & Los Angeles mid March

-FOR-FULL PARTICULARS APPLY TO:---- JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.

16 Podder Street,

Telephone 30311. CHINESE DEPT. 31458.

Peninsular & Oriental S. N. Co.

SHIP.

"AMMLA"

ARRIVALS

FROM

U.K:-

"TREWIDDEN"-

U.K.

"RANCHT"

U.K...

"TAISHAN PEAK”

"SAMFEUGH".

U.K

"PINJAKRA1

U.K

"SAMSOARING"

SEIP

|"RANCHI"

(Passengers only).

"TREWIDDEN

"FINJAKRA".

(Passangers & Freight);

DUE.

19th Feb.

21st, Feb.

25th Feb.

Bombay & Colombo Early March

End March,

U.K.

SAILINGS

LOADS FOR

U.X.

Straits & U.K. Straits & UK.

End Karch

April

READY

Early. March

Mid March

• Accepts cargo, for London, Antwerp, and Rotterdam,

April

Also cargo on through bills of lading for Madras via Singapore,,

British India S. N. Co., Ltd.

PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT TO STRAITS AND INDIA

Eastern & Australian S. S. Co., Ltd.

SHIP

#EASTERN"

SAILINGS

LOADS FOR

SAILS

Rabiul, Sydney & Noon 12th

Melbourne

February.

*Accepts enrgo for New Zealand Ports on through" bills of ladings"

full particulars apply to

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

Telephone Nos. 27721-4