1947-04-16 — Page 9

BUTTERFIELD & 8WIRE

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Agents: CHINA NAVIGATION CO.,

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"SZECHUEN"

"NANCHANG"

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"TSINAN"

"SZECHUES "FENGTHEN" - "SHENGKING"

**WUSHER**

SAILINGS TO

LTD.

.... Swatow 2 pm. 17th Apr. Swat&w Dangkok pan. 16th Apr,"

Shanghai 4 p.m. 18th Apr. Singapore, Part Swettenham & Peneng

D.L. 18th Apr. Amay & Tientsin 4 p.m. 19th Apr. Nagoya 4 p.m. 21st Apr. Bangkok 4 p.m. 22nd Apr., Singapore D.L. 23rd Apr. Shanghal pan, 25th Apr,

ARRIVALS FROM

Swatow a.m. 18th Apr. Singapore 16th Apr. .. Singapore 19th Apr. Shanghai 22nd Apr.

CANTON RIVER LINE

+

.Arrives 0.30 pan. 16th April.

Sat 8 nan. 22nd April, Arrives 340 pm. 25th April. Saits .. 27th April,

Agents: BLUE FUNNEL LINE.

U.K, SERVICE

Arrivals from

United Kingdom via Straits

da

Sailings to

"ANTILOCHUS"

"SILANSE""

"MEDON"

"DIOMED"

Liverpo 1, Glasgow

Port Said;

PCALCHAS"

Laverpant

19th April 23rd April 3rd May

21st April

Vizi

Early May

Genon, Marseilles, Havre,

NEW YORK SERVICE

- "EVRYBATES" .. New York via Stralis and Port Said End April

Arrivals

"EURYDATES" Fean N.Y. vin Manila & Shaj 3rd Week April. Agents: Australian-Oriental Line, Ltd. Arrivals from

"YUNNAN”

• "VESSEL"

.Australia

Sailings to

Australia

* Accepts Cargo In N. Z. ports on through B/L.

Est week May.

Beginning May,

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DE LA RAMA Lines

ENTRESS CARGO LINER SERVICES

TO AND FROM PACIFIC & ATLANTIC COASTS U.S.A. LOADING DATES

Louds

Atlantic Const

Pacific Const

From

Atlantic Coast Phetic Co- New Orleant

For

Allmatic Count

via Los Angeles)

#3+2+

Mirl. May 30th Apr.

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my. "DONA AURORA" IV. "HAINAN"

ARRIVALS

Bute

In port Harty May 7th. May Mid May

Vensel

my. "DONA NATI" my. "HALLAND"

my. "TRAVANCORE" may. "DONA TRINIDAD"

SAILINGS

Dute

19th Apr

Karly May 1

Vessel

my, "DONA NATI" my. "HALLAND"

THE DE LA RAMA STEAMSHIP CO, INC.

Peter Boiling *Tel.: 23676: 22075,

Chinese Shipping Ofco Tel.: 2:1738/20153

ORIENT JAVA AFRICA LINE

(K. P. M. LINE). EXTENDED TO SOUTH AMERICA.

S.S. "TJIPONDOK"

Londing en April 28th for:-Manila,

Singapore, Batavia Mauritius, Lourenco Marques, Beira, Durban, East London, Port Elizabeth, Mosselbay, Capetown, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Santos,

Rio de Janeiro.

Cargo accepted, on through Bill of Lading to Dar-Es-Salaam, Zanzibar, and Mombasa. Subject to alteration without Notice,

For particulars of Freight &. Passage. Please apply to:-

JAVA CHINA JAPAN LIJN N.V.

"

King's Bldg.,

Connaught Rand, Central.

Tel, 28016.

MAERSK LINE

A. P. Moller, Moller Steamship Company Inc.

Copenhagen

New York.

MONTHLY SAILINGS TO NEW YORK, ATLANTIC ·

PORTS, LOS ANGELES and PANAMA

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1947.

"FLYING DUTCHMAN"

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Students

TRAVELS IN LUXURY Go Haywire

Private Matsheds To Go

(By. Barbara Price)

School children have wept for 'generatións øver the fate of the "Flying Dutchman," the old sca captain who was fated to sail the seven seas forevermore because he failed to heed a warn- Ing.

4

In Hong Kong this week is another Flying Dutch- man-one over whose lot none need waste tears. He is B. van Leer, Dutch manufacturer, whose flying penthouse gives one a tantalizing preview of what air travel can be for those with the wherewithal to combine speed and comfort:

of

(Continued from Page 1) individhu cwners would be un-

-Director of Mesara," Metai | accommodations. They are free able to develop the area to pro

manu- to stay at pach port of call as vide the maximum density of de. Containers Ltd. which

drums for Shell Oil long as they please, proceed velopment. Such huts to be let fnctures to individuals annually for the Co, Mr. van Leer has been when they will regardless seasen, say nine months, and then visiting factories in India, the ship, rail and air schedules.

Piloting the Twenthe," to revert to Government for over-Netherlands East Indies, China

namel for a Dutch province in hnut and repair before the next and South Africa.

Faced with the necessity for which the KL.M. director had Season. No person should have

Inainem tour, ren improved during the war, the right to occupy such accom-lengthy madalien for more than one seu.chartered four.engine Sky-nre B. Both and G.J. Schipper. master in Amsterdam from both veteran flyers with the

Inan.

(1)

Cairo, Apr. 14, More than 100,000 Wafdist students staged

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.

SHIPPING DEPARTMENT

10 Pedder Street

Tel 30311.

General Managers.

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INDO-CHINA'S N. CO. LTD.

a giant anti-government demonstration in the 5.S. "LOKSANG" business section of Cairo 3.8. "TAKSANG" today.

9.8. "WOSANG"

They began the demonstration S.8. "HINSANG" in the midst of the procession for S.S. "TAKSANG" the funeral of Sabry Abou Alam S.S. "KWAISANG" Pasha, General 'Secretary of the Wafdist opposition party. pushed through

the

They streets,

53. "TAKSANG" shouting. "Revolution, revolution," S.S. "WOSANG”

police na heavy

concentrations SS, "HINSANG"

Their shouts of "Down with

looked on but did not interfere, 5.S. "KWAISANG"

SAILINGS.

to Shanghai 4 p.m. 15th Apr.

to Shanghai. 17th Apr, ..to Shanghai 21st Apr. to Sandakan 24th. April

.to Straits & Calcutta 2nd May .to Straits & Calcutta 4th May

ARRIVALS

from Calentin & Straits 15th, Apr. Trom Keeling & Shanghai 18th Apr. from Kobe (Japan) 20th Apr. from Calcutta & Straits 30th. April

| Bevin and Nokrashi" began in Corgo accepted on Through Bill of Lading for MADRAS the midst of cheering for the late via Singapore and for KUDAT, JESSELTON, LABUAN, TAWAU, leader who, as Senate opposition LADHAD-DATU and SEMPORNA via Sandakan. chieftain, opposed negotiations with the British and charged that Lion were "false"United Press. The plans for the British evacun."

K.L.M.. Royal Dutch Airlines. Teampany. Other crew members Lost Fliers

Il

flight Located

Private Sites

He bad the regular passenger include two mechanics, two! The Committee understands facilities

operators. removed, and in wirelens that before the War approved op- period of five days, installed clerk, a steward and a cook. plicants were granted permission two comfortable bedrooms, a Hana Steluer, of Bern Sit- to recupy sites

annual lounge, a private office and a zerland, one of Europe's fare. permit which was renewed more pantry, complete with built-in mast photograhperu, là Accom or less as a matter of course year | boller and refrigerator,

panying the Dutch couple on this lufter stor. În

way the That for the bare essentials, their unique world-hopping popular beaches became coníplete- | In addition to the above, the trip. ly filed with rows and rows of manufacturer equipped his fly

May Drop In private sheds to the detriment of ling quarters with air-condition- the non-permit holders. There ing and heating apparatus, have börn - infereneta that this motion picture screen, a ratio. system lead to certain abuser, phonograph and records, The committee was not satisfied complete library and a copious with this method of allocation | stocks of food and drink. and considered that the present That, anyone would agree, is is an opportune time to clear the the way to travel. benches and to adopt a new po- |licy that would a far as possible. ensure a greater measure" at en.

f joyment the beaches to all members of the public.

The

Manila, April 15. two members of the missing L-5 Piper Cub plane, which disappeared on Monday, April 7, from Nichols Field. were located yesterday after-

Subject to alteration without notice,

Alt intending Pozzengera ̃urs requested to register their names as far as possible in “advance of the time at which they wish to trave

Agents: GLEN LINE LTD.

'S.S. "MARON"

M.V. GLENAPP

Dur Hong Kong from U.K. vin Port Said and Straits enriy 'May. Due Hong Kong from Rotter- dum, Antwerp and London via Port Said and Straits late May.

Managing Agents: AUSTRALIA CHINA LINE

bourne, Adelaide and Whyalla for Shanghai and Hongkong due Mid May.

On the van Leer's linerary noon, 13th Air Force Hend- M.V. "HINDUSTAN” ... Loading Sydney, Mel- are Cairo, Karachi, Singapore,quarters announced today. | Batavin. Hong Kong, Shanghai, Sergeant Thomas H. Har- Calcutta, Johannesburg, Lagos per, passenger of the plane and London. The party may which crashed 15 miles north. "drop over to Amurien," one west of Tanay, met ground of the officers explained. search party yesterday morning -

The K.L.M. Line is the after walking three days from world's oldest civil aviation the scene of the crash. looking No Worries

company, having been establish for help. Harper left the h With hotel accommodation ed in 1919. Losing every planejured pilot, 1st/t Stanley J. uncertain in most parts of the during the German occupation, Hillock, with the plane.

S.S. "LAKE KOOTENAY” Killock was reported to have On the other hand the Com-world, the ith Century "Fly the Lines recently built up its

ing Dutchman" and his wife service to pre-war standards suffered a fractured hip and s.s. "LAKE SHAWNIGAN"

fractured ribs. Harper süfter- mend that private ownership at need not worry about advance with a fleet of 70 ships.

ed minor physical injuries, sites should be completely

The "Manila Chronicle" re- abolished.

mitter did not see ti to recom-

Tenure

survey) for

private huts (ten

Inaccessible beaches are on the beaches and the pro-All except Cafeteria and maybeported that Tiarper walked 20 would not be likely to be widely vision of rafts, etc.

118 other (to be decided after miles from the scene of the patronized by the public at large but the allocation of grivate siles

It WAN further agreed to re-year lease). at such beaches, it was consider.

Costle Peak Bay:-Private huts ed, would ensure

that these commend that these private sites

should be let for ten years in the (ten years lease).

beaches were regularly used by the site holders thereby providirst instance and that after this site and structures ing for the maximian use and en- peri:d the Jayment of the Colony's bathing thereon should revert to Govern- amenities.

iment for re-disposal, whereupon the criginal ten year lessee would more rights than any have 130 other person.

Pre-War Sites

that on

It is further recommended that

Cheung Chau Island:-No re commendation at present,

Junk Bay:-Not easily acces. be sible, no public facilities to provided.

Clear : Water Buy Road Benches:-Survey to be made.

Cafeteria

(and Bouch

crash before he met a rescue party.

The men lived on. fresh

Agents: THE WESTERN CANADA

STEAMSHIPS LTD.

Lands for Vancouvar late April if sutleient inducement.

Due from Canada via Shanghai about 25th May. Lands for

Canadian Pacific Ports 27th May.

about

Pacific Transport Lines Inc.

FAST MODERN FREIGHTERS

water alone. which they found REGULAR SERVICE WITH meny the scene of the wreck.~~ | BETWEEN PACIFIC COAST PORTS, SHANGHAI & HONGKONG United Press.

SPECIAL TANKS FOR BULK ÖIL CARGOES

onc

GERMAN TIMBER FOR BRITAIN

S.S. "GREENVILLE

VICTORY"

all the ten year leases should ex-other):-Pavilion and tents: per- ptre on the same date, e. that hops also Government huts (for any leases issued after the first daily hire). list should be ter such shorter

on the same date as the original ten year leases: This will enable policy to be reviewed after ten years time of the method of al

iccation and tenure.

.

Survey

or paths should be investigated, in anticipation of the demand for more facilities for bathing.

that 7.000 tons

timber will be sent to Britain

each week.-Reuter,

VICTORY"

es.

of

9.3, "CAPITAL VICTORY"

The Committee gave much thought and cnsideration to the question of whether persons who had enjoyed private matshed

Herford, Apr. 14. facilities before the war should

of More

than 40,000 tons be given preference or priority

timber-enough to build 6,350 under any new scheme, and cone perlud thus ensuring their expiry

houses have been sent to Bri to the conclusion that since pruc.

It is recommended that survey talp Rince last November as the been tically a matsheds had

the damaged or destroyed and

should be made of alt New Ter. result of "Operation Woodpec- a scheme under which sites were in any case' held

Ger beaches, served by the Clear British troops cut down annunt permits the question of

ritories beaches, especially those ker,"

preference cr priority to previous

The Committee considered, that Water Bay Road, in order to de-man forests for Britain's hous

would be the most ing drive, a senter Staff O1-5,S. "NEW ZEALAND permit holders should not be en-

the ten year lenses should not be cide which tertained. Original permit hold-transferable, but that in the case suitable for the second "Pavilion" ficer disclosed today.

The timber, whose total ers might, however, be given of death, the Crown should have beach on the mainland, and also

value in estimated at 4133,000, certain period of time to remove the right to renew for the remain. list the beaches, including any for con-

in being taken as reparatlona to existing structures, after wheli ing perked in favour of the de-new benches, suitable

huts for ten years help to pay the cost of the structures, would become the ceased holder's family. In

main- cusestruction of retire lease and/or tents. It was containing the Central Commission- property of the Crown.

of tabsfer, removal or Allocation Of Sites ment from the Colony, of the sidered that the possibility of and the thine Army, the officer The most controversial ques- lessee the lease should be cen-opening up further beaches by the sald. By the summer, it is tion considered by the Committee sidered as terminated and the site construction of connecting roads timated was that if allocation of sites for and structures should be 'resumed the construction of private huts, by the Crown for redisposal for After discussion, the Committee the balance of the period of lease.

It is also recommended that a Size Of Site decided to recommend those beaches where such huts It was considered that the area survey should be made of all

to ensure that correct were to be allowed after the of each site for the erection of non-scheduled inlets and benches due care number of available site hud private huts should be reduced to on the Island with a view to de- charges were made to the public.

Short Term Policy been decided, application should

The above represents our con- S.S. "PHILIPPINE be invited from the public for minimum so as to provide the velopment to provide

accommodation for the maximum ditional private huis.

Control Of Beaches permission to rent a site. Each number of persons on a given

sidered opinions. In regard to the application should be ecnfined to

The Committee recommend that future use, development and con- one beach only and not to any

The design and construction of the controlling body for bathing trol cf bathing beaches generally, it is realised that some particular. sile OR that beach; all private huts should be made beaches should be the Urban but each applicant should be allowed subject to the approval ol the Council. This contrcl should ex- period of time must elapse be- to make one application only; all

Director of Public Werks.

tend to the New Territories, but fore the proposed schemes could applications for all beaches should

The Committee's recommenda- the Counell, where it deems fit, be put into cperation. The Com- close on the some day; a ballotion in respect of the individual should have the power to delegate mittee is of the opinion that cer- should then be held for the piloca seaches detailed In the First any or all functions to the Dis- tain facilities should be provided tion of sites; unsuccessful appli- schedule to the Pleasure Grounds 'trict Officer, Ναν Territories., in the interim period and it la cants should then be allowed to and Bathing Places Registration The Municipal Council when con- suggested that this could best be partake in a further ballot for any Ordinance, is as follows:- sututed should take over these done by letting out areas sites not fully taken up after bal

Lanctions from the Urban Coun- beaches on contract to approved

with permits to erect, lot on other beaches; after the

The Public Works Depart persoffr cil.

a specified number of ball:t an auction with a fixed up-

ment would undertake the con. thereon

be let out to individuals set price should be held among

for the day, struction and maintenance of all, tents the successful applicants for the

by the hour, at Committee right to recupy particular sites

buildings, rafts, etc,

After the Government buildings fixed charges. The on the beach.

bave been erected also suggested that no member of they should be handed over to the pubile should be given any the 'Urban Council, and it should, individual permit to hold any whelber part of a beach and, that no be for consideration

undertake building or re-building of mat the Council should their management or let them by sheds by private individuals ba tender for the season for manage allowed until merit by suitable persons, taking suggested is put into operation.

Charges

It was decided to recommend that, in addition to the premium to be paid for the site, an annual crown rent should also be charg-

oren.

Hong Kong Kennedy Town:-Substitute by swimming bath.

Telegraph Bay:-Not easily ac cessible, no public facilities to be provided.

Deep Water Bay: Suitable for on beaches tents.

Middle and South Beaches: Private huts (ten years lease).

Stanley Bay: Pavilion and tents; possibly also Government

huts (dally hire).

ed. and that every applicant for a site should lodge a fee of say

Repulse Bay (Main);-Pavillon $250.00 with his application form, such tee NOT returnable. and tents; possibly, also Govern A building covenant would also ment buts (daily hire). be required.

that this It was considered procedure would go a long way to preventing frivolous applica- tions and would tend to restrict applications to genuine and bona

Tweed Bay:Not avaliable to public.

Turtle Cove, Tylami-Private huts (ten years lease).

Island Bay:--Tents, Rocky Boy:Tenta..

Big Wave. Bay:---Tents, fide persons who would be pr· Diy Chai Won:--Not easily ac- pared to construct a suitable corsible, no, public facilities to. building for which they would be provided.

for ad.

of

the new schemo

BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD.

SHIP..

ARRIVALS

FROM

3.8, "SAMUN"

UK.

S. “BENLA WERS”

UI.K.

5. "SAMAFFRIC”

UK.

SAILINGS

Loads for

DUE

15th April 19th April. End April

Ready

TRANSPORT"

Loaded Los Angeles and San Francisco for Yokohama, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Manila. Sailed from San Fran- cisco 26th March. Due Hong Kong about 20th April.

י

Loads for Manila and Pacific Coast about 21st

April.

Loaded Los Angeles and San Francisco for Manila. Hong Kong and Shanghai. Salled San Francisco 17th March. Due Hong Kong about 25th April.

Loads for Pacific Coast, via Shanghai about 26th April.

and San

tong

Loading Los Angeles Francisco for Manila, Kong, and Shanghai. Sailing from San Francisco about 12th April.

Due Hong Kong about 12th May, Lending Columbia River, Los Angelo, and San Francisco for Shanghai, Hong Kong and Maul. Salling from San Fran cisco about 28th April. Dug Hong Kong end Bay.

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

16 Pedder Street.

Telephon, 30811. CHINESE DEPT 81468

Peninsular & Oriental S. N. Co.

SHIP

“SAMSOARING" “STRATHNAVER "TREVELYAN" TREVETHOE"

ARRIVALS

FROM

U.K.

*:-DUE

26th April

U.K.

27th April

U.K.

May

U.K.

May

British India S. N. Co., Ltd.

PASSENGERS, AND FREIGHT TO STRAITS AND INDIA

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

ARRIVALS

SHIP

"NELLORE"

FROM

Australia & Manila SAILINGS

DUE

End April

M.S. "LEISE MAERSK"

M.S. "GRETE MAERSK"

April 20 May 12

MS, "TEEİN MAERSK”.

June 8

Special Tanks avaliablo for carrying oil in bulk- ARRIVALS FROM N.Y, &* OTHER U.S. PORTS.

be granted ten years occupancy. Little Chai Wan:-Not (eally

It was also felt that it would accessible.

public facilities assist in deterring undue track to be provided. ing in sites and would ensure that

ΠΟ

MS. "GRETE MAERSK?

M.S. "SALLY MAERSK”.

April 19 ...Middle May

•

would have equal opportunity

Kowloon And,

MS. "LAURA. MAERSK”.

with others.

New Territories

VA". "End" June

For Freight and Partiúlars, please apply kozum Pedder Bulling Tel No. 22862 JI BSEN & CO. Agents

by

I this would be a sultable-method swimming bath.

all those interested in obtaining swimming bath.

Nerth Point: Substitute by 8.9. "BENCRUACHAN"-London, Antwerp, Rotterdam. 18th April. *8.8. "BENLAWERS" London, Antwerp, Rotterdam 23rd April. individual sites for their owɑ USE

*Spocist Tanks available for carriage of oil in bulk.

For Further Particulars, ikpply To -- W. R. LOXLEY & CO. (CHINA) Ltd.

The committee also considered Tal Win Bay-Substi

of obtaining revanize, to offset Lai Chi Kok:--Substitute capital and - recurring, costs in swimming bath. velved in Government expendi, ・・ Gaalle Pack Bead Bouche

York Büllding.

Agents

Telephone: 84186,

SHIP

"NELLORE"

TO

"Agstralia

full particulara, apply to

BEADY

Fad May

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Cò.

Telephone Nos. 27721-