1949-03-14 — Page 12

ROYAL INTEROCEAN LINES

Passenger-and

Freight Stra

JAVA-CHINA SERVICE

TJITJALENGKA"

TASMAN"

*THISADANE"

*THIRADAK"

Arrivals

from Shanghai

& Amoy

15th March.

from Manila & Amoy 18th March.

from 'Morassar & Javaporis 17th March.

from Macassar

& invaports 1st April.

ASIA-AFRICA-S. AMERICA

Arrivals

HTSIPANAS"

In port

STRAAT MALAKKA”

In port

to Japan

BOISSEVAIN"

14th March,

from

South America

& South Africa,

31st March,

'STRAAT KOENDA"

In port.

TEGELBERO"

trom

South America

& South Africu, 13th June.

Sailings Javaports & Macassar 17th March to Manila 19th March. to Jaraports & Macassar 31st March, to Shanghal 10th March. to Manila

28th March. to Javaports & Macassar

14th April.

to Shanghal 3rd April.

to Monlla

to, Javaports

& Morassot

28th April. SERVICE

Sallings

to South Africa 23rd March,

to East & South Africa &

South America,

31st March,

East & South Africa &

South Amerien,

21st April.

to East & South Africa &

South Americu,

19th May.

to East & South Africa &

South Amerles, 17th June. Marques Direct.

All Steamers Calling Mombasa &

Transhipment cargo on through Bs/L to Dar-Ex-Salaam. Zanzibar accepted an all sailings,

SUMATRA-MALAYA-CHINA SERVICE

VÄN RIEMSDIJK"

"VAN HEUTSZ"

Arrivals

& Swntow

Sailings

frum Aomy

to Straits

& B. Dell.

14th March.

from B. Deif

to Straits

& B. Deil

2nd April.

13th March.

& Singapore

24th March,

Agents: HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE

RIJNKERK"

Tanks Available for

"MELISKERK”

Olt in Bulk

MARIEKERK"

*MOLENKERK"

Transhipment cargo

Arrivals

from Shanghal 14th March.

from Japan

& Shanghai

28th March.

from Europe Early. Apri

from Europe Early May

Sallings

to Europe vla Manila & Strofta, 15th March,

to Europe via Manlia & Straits

20th March.

to Europe vla

Mania & Strulta, Mid April.

to Europe via

Manlia, & Straits Mid May.

on through Bs/L accepted to Indian,

Mediterranean and Northern European ports.

Dffice Address: King's Buliding, Phones: 28415, 28016 & 28017

Tel. 31196 & 21533 Chinese Agents: 82, Connaught Rd..

DE LA RAMA LINES

ARRIVING. FROM U.S. ATLANTIC COAST VIA LOS ANGELES & SAN FRANCISCO s.s. "DONA AURORA”

m.v.

"BENARES"

15th Apr. End Apr.

SAILING FOR U.S. ATLANTIC COAST VIA LOS ANGELES

.m.v. "BENGAL”

m.y. "BENARES”

12th Mar. .End Apr.

THE DE LA RAMA STEAMSHIP CO., INC.

(Incorporated in the. Philippines)

MARINA HOUSE Tels, 23670-22075

CHINESE SHIPPING OFFICE Tel. 23738--20153

THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.

OF COPENHAGEN

M.S. "MANCHURIA"

1

LOADING BEG. APRIL

for

ADEN, PORT SAID, GENOA, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM,

BREMEN, HAMBURG, OSLO GOTHENBURG

COPENHAGEN,

AND

Tanks avallobla for the carriage of oil in bulk.

THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.

: Queen's Bldg, 2nd floor; -`

Tel. 34111 & 34112)

CHINA MERCHANTS S.N. CO.

HONG

Post Notes

Do you want to go Hand?

Then save yourself, the trouble of making enquiries and avoid a hoarse larynx and tired fest,

You'll got the same disappoint- ing answer if you try now... Sorry, all bookings to UK reserved Ill August or September.

If you do have plans, however, contact one of the firms mention- ed here and simply add your name to the waiting list; perhaps can- cellations may occur and you're in earlier,

(Jardine, Matheson-30311; Butterfeld and Swire--30331; Loxley4105: Mackimun, Mack- enale -27721; Bank Line-27702)

Last week saw an unprecedent- ed Influx of ocean-going ships making their first appearanca in local waters.

vessels of various flags, including Dutch, American, Chinese, British, Norwegian and Swedish, were recorded

10 have arrived here for the Brst time.

thein Among

were several newly-bullt ships-Fernfield, Amerles Transport and Solma Salen,

Aboard the ss. Cortu:

He: Where are the children, dear?

She: They have mesales, Dicky got it Arat and I let Kate and Mike played with him. saves time and trouble that, you know.

•

The Honduran Dag was holsted recently over the cean-going Jachter San Rafael, which has now attained Portuguese registry.

The former

Australian her Royal Army Boating radio station

here Jant New Guinea arrived munth to be the Arst Honduran vessel to visit us in a decade.

The 240-ton “OL” left last week- end for North Kuron with a truck und a Jeep, "parked" prominently on her deck, among her eargo which will lie bartered for Korean products.

*

Two United States Navy shipm vited last week.

And the familiar hus and cry echoes agaiŋ In many homes,

"It's about time womebody does something whenever an American Navy craft arriven," feminine votees prostested vehemently.

Loen girls are still fuming over what

described as humiliat- miny ing experience encountered when walking round town during Into evenings last week.

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MARCH 14, 1949.

KONG WATERPRONT

By OUR HARBOUR REPORTER

Seen here to the Control Tower above the Marine Oce at Connaught Road, Central, along the Praya, which keeps 24-hour vigliance on ships in the arom between Stonecutters and the line stretching from Queen's Plee (Hong Kong) to "Big Ben" on the mainland.

Communication from this Tower la by radio talepharias, wireless, 10-Inch projector and land telephones.

("China" Mal!" Photo)

Located at vantage points in the Harbour are the Colony's four Signal Stations controlling the pulse of shipping movements,

WHO'S WHO

"For showing great courage and devotion to duty and setting a splendid example by inspiring leadership!..." runs the citation of the O.B.E. (Civil Division) award to Chief En- gineer George Newton Almond of the ss. Trevince, who is Visit- ing us for the first time.

were

Mr. Almond comes from ນ Sunderland seafaring family. Hi forefathers, W. A. Strickland and Alfred N. Almond, master and chief engineer, res- pectively. Uncle J. G. Almond veteran master, was similarly decorated for war service.

The 38-year-old bachelor ser¥- od his apprenticeship at Dox. ford's in 1982 and went to sea as an engineer in the ss. Ran- gitato (New

Shipping

gineer after service on several Vessels of the company,

The war first saw him as an officer of the aa. Somerset which was torpedoed off tho coast of Ireland. He then joined the 10,-

Mr. George Newton Almond

000-ton troopship Harpagus, now as the ss. Treworlas of the P. and O. Line,

In June, 1914, during one of

her hazarduous trips, the Har-

mandy

They are the Marine Office Control Tower, Black- head, Green Island and Waglan-each having its own responsibility but co-operating with me hit a mine off the Nor- one another to provide port communication about to discharge her valuable facilities, which rank among the best in the Far East.

New methods have been in- troduced after the Liberation to modernise the former Flag Sys- tem of communication, includ- ing the installation of radio tele- phones.

also provides valuable service

one

-AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES

Cargo Oil Tankt Refrigirsión-Cargocaire

TO HONOLULU AND SAN FRANCISCO

"General Gordon"

via 'Shanghai & Japan

Mar, 20

"President Cleveland"

"Prekktent Wilson"

April 24

TO SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES via JAPAN

"Prealdent Taft".....

Mar. 18

"President Madison" (calls Shanghai)

Apr. 1

"Presideňi Pierce"

Apr. 14

TO NEW YORK, BALTIMORE & BOSTON VIA PANAMA

"President Tyler" (calia Pacific Coast)

ROUND-THE WORLD

Mar. 20 Apr. 2

VIA MANILA, SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, KARACHI, SUEZ,

“PÓRT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, MARSEILLES,

GENOA, NEW YORK and BOSTON

"Mount Mansfield" (Singapore Direct) "President Monroe"

Mar. 15

........ Mar, 22

"President Buchanan"

Apr. 2

ARRIVING FROM SAN FRANCISCO

"President Grant"

Mar. 25

St. George's Bldg.

Tel. Nos 28172/28173

American Pioneer Line

Arrivals from New York, Boston,

Other Atlantle Ports via Panama "PADUCAH VICTORY" "PIONEER BAY"

Sallings to Manila

"PADUCAH VICTORY"

"PIONEER BAY"

The

beaches when she WOR

The master and some were killed. personnel

The others landed safely. The for- ward part of the ship broke off

Mar, 20 Apr. 10

Mar. 21

Apr, 11

Sailings 'to New York, Boston, Philadelphia Baltimore & Other Atlantic Ports via

Shanghai, Japan & Panama Canal

-Special Cargo Oil Tanks-

Salts Mar. 22 Balls. Mar. 27

*PIONEER COVE"

and

"PIONEER SEA“

*PIONEER TIDE"

Duo Mar, 16 Due Mar. 21 Duo Mar. 20

Sails Mar. '18

For Full Particulars Call

to the ordinary pubilo. Any and sank, leaving the aft aflost

and which Was

subsequently any ship in and can contact

beached. Mr. Almond board part through this station at # fee of 50 cents, which operates her with some colleagues

day and improvised pumping gear to cope of the any time

with the water filing the engine night. The main purpose of these

Working on a 24-hour sche- room. stations is to avoid demurrage dule, these Stations are able to

This enabled the cargo to be They give warnings to the au- warn of any

unloaded

following during the accident in the thorities concerned, including the Harbour and notify the authori-10 days. When unescorted by male com Marine Police,

pilot, shipping ties promptly. pantown, they alleged, visiting agents and the Medical Officer. "goba" approached them irrespect of the arrival of ships, thus en- fully

and made no attempt what-abling

prepara- the necessary nouver to distinguish them from tions to be made within time, the regular "Indies of the night.”. Besides this Important work,

Ladies, plense

the Control note-local schedules have no more USN eraft till the end of March, atʻlast,)

For the first time since the war

Tower, altualėd above the Harbour Department at Connaught Road, Central,

How It Operates

*

The aft part was towed back Home, where new half was bullt, these were grafted together

the wor

to After

form the In an interview yesterday, the w

Trowerlas Lights Superintendent of

ox- plained how this efficient system chief engineer

A typical "rough diamond," the stands six fect operates.

high. His piercing blue eyes On arriving at the fringe of and full-growth moustache gives local waters, the ship's master him the appearance of a martinet. notilles Wagian, which controls; But beneath that rugged Jook the ss. Changte will call at Manils from the Head Office of the Royal Eastern Entrance of the Har-les a soft heart. Among his By radio telephone the treasures are a pitch-black mo- Control Tower receives this in-ther cat and three nursing kit- formation, which will then bol ters, which are under the imparted to the various deport-vigilant care of their owner.

Interocean Line (West Point) to the Branch Office to relieve Mir G. M. Plester, who is due to leave for Batavia.

the

bour.

ments.

Tower MISCELLANEOUS

4

(ON LEAVE)

S.I.

en routo from Australia to Hong Kung.

The Butterfield and Swire weasel is due to leave "Down-Under" carly next month.

Mr. Kamerling, in charge of the This message, generally by She will be followed by the 5. Passage Department, has been telephone from the Taiping on this route very shortly. President of tho Skal Olabin | simultaneously sets the routine

Batavia for many years. He has circulation into motion. Rore peaks in local shipping been with the HIL for 20 years. The Blackhead Station

Three personnel of the operations were

recorded last

alerted and waits to confirm the Riverside are at St. Paul's Hos. week-ends,

The week-end saw a sign of good entry ot the ship into port pital under treatment._M. Quin- Butterfield and Swire had 14

through Lyeman. Generally, ton (second mate), R. Magill ships in port on Saturday. Permits

Personnel aboard ships of the Wang Kee and Company, Hong (reman) and A. Millor (fre- Imued for Sunday work reached Tai Hing Shipping Company have Kong's only known firm to pro- man). the postwar peak of 80.

their wagas increased by two days. vide pilots, sends pilot to Practically all buoys in the "In addition they will get $20 mora guide the vessel in. Section"-B Buoys were booked for food. and cocupled.

ότι

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The inaugurat luncheon of the Hong Kong Skai Ckb will be held Wednesday in the Jacobean Room, Hong Kong Hotel, at 12.45 p.m. and all those employed in the travel business are invited,.

business.

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:

Investigation into the dismissal of the sa. Anhui's chief officer's boy" will begin today,

Mr. Au Yoon-kei, Secretary-of the Chinese Seamen Union, re- ports the will communicate with Butterfield and Swire, local agents, Sponsor of this International regarding the complaint by a organisation is Mr. J. V. Kamer member who alloges, that he was ling, who has been transferred dismissed without reason.

STATES MARINE LINES

FAR EAST SERVICE.

S.S. “GARDEN STATE”

Due Hongkong 14th March, 1949

FROM

་‛·n', "

NORFOLK, BALTIMORE, NEW YORK AND SAN FRANCISCO

Agents.

GOURLIE 6 CÓ., (H.K.} LTD.

Union Building,

Telephone 31341

The

*

(D.8.8.)

Medical launch, Inform ed by radio telephone, pre- pares to

to board the

vassal Quarantine Bay, the shipping| 501

South African

Two Distressed British seamen were repatriated from Kure and Formoan last week. Suki Sobeh, Aroman of the Clerke gather

tpu} m.v. Katiristan, will be sent back the, necessary) 29-

EU documents, advising the stove to Birkenhead and Thomas

time; and Ashe, Canadian boatswain of the dorea at the game the Marine

Police Boarding lalandside who arrived here Staff stand by to check on 1m by the ss. Glengarry, is to be

rapatriated to Canada. migration violations.

(VISITORS)

But, above all, if she is a pus- liner, relatives and friends

senger

the ship eventually moors the routine

berths

R.J.

would have thronged the wharf

Mr. W. A. Schreuder, Gerierai or pier to welcome their kin on Manager of the Royal Interocean receiving advanced news

Ling, Manila, is an a business the ship ap- was here in the early 30s. visit here. their arrival,, as

The BIL executive proaches her pier.

To Dr. Prudhoe of the first

from Waglan The

report glyes more than an hour's warn- Corfu, who is making his first ing, and normally by the time after several years of strenuous visit here, this trip is A "break"

and shore work. The 29- would have been completed and and O. liner da she was refitting check-up year-old surgeon joined the P everybody will be there.

'Green Island

at Glasgow last December for "a trip to the Far Enat" and incl- Groen laiend operates like-dentally celebrated his birthday wise, but concerns itself with ot Singapore. river vessels, and occasionally Dr. Prudhoe took to sea ‘during coasters, coming in through the the war and served aboard RNĚ Western Entrance. This station craft in the Mediterranean sector. works betweeni" dawn and dusk

only.

Once

a ship is in port she is between Blonecutters and the under the 24-hour vigliance of line stretching

Queen's

from

the Control Tower, which has a Pier, (Hong Kong) to "Big Ben" panoramic view of the Harbour (Continued at foot of next Col.)

on the mainland.

Pacific For Cart Line, Juc.

“༥ ་--,

Fast Regular Trans-Pacific Servico

OVERLAND

NEW YORK-CHICAGO-DETEORES/TOBORYⱭ, MONTERAL AND ALL AMERIVAN 'N GANADIAN, MELK,

BALE

18 Connaught Road Week.

Telephone $1012

** DIRBOT

SAILINGS

SAN WBANOTSOO, KÓS ‘AMOŽE DÁ

Freud

Mar.

Apr.

Ban Francisci à Les Angelou

Ban Franctico à La Angvini.

S.S. HAI KANG Shanghai

5.S. HAI TAI. Haiphong & Haikow Mar-1|

(With Passenger

Gargo for Talna-Tas, Hanksy à. Tientsin acceptable

en through bitis, of lading,

Wor' full particulars"

Accommodation)

Ban Franctaen & Zar Angsian

Ban Francisco & Zoe, Angtim

vis Shenzhal à Kaba...

Mar 14,

"SURFRISS"

"JULIA LUCKENÁ&CIEN

"ERA SERPENT". ♦ “LIGHTNING" +

For full particulars call General Agents, UNITED STATES LINEB 00,, Queen's Bldg: Tel. 21851

A Waltz, Botrioncilik Kombi-Dry Curen, Hosť Bálna,

aná

Contact between ship shore is maintained regularly by "blink, lamp", or fings; a sailor can even signal for a launch to go ashope.

At night, an Indicating lamp at the top of thọ mast, 120 feet above the road, serves to guide ships to locate the Tower..

Blackhead, opposite the Penin- the area in sula Hotel; covérs Kowloon Bay, and communicates the Control Tower by teld- with

phone or a 10-inch projector, which can "blink" effectively even under strong sunshine.

For emergency purposes, ja high frequency wireless sot stands by in the Tower. The old Fing System is used whenever hebesiatyc

During stormy days, the Tower Typhoon Signal Post, hoisting warning flags under

The above llet indicates the principal ports of loading and discharge as presently intended but not their rotation. For further information see schedule at the Company's Office.

UNITED STATES LINES.

Queen's 'Bull

Company

Tel. 31251 (3 lines)

BEND LINE

"SALMONIER"

"BENVORLICH "DENALBANACH" "BENCLEUCH"

"BENCRUACHAN" "BENMACDHUI" "BENWYVIS"

"SALMONIER”

"BENALBANACH" "BENCLEUCH" "BENMACDHUI"

1STE AUS

ARRIVALS

FROM Зарад UK, via Manila Japan

DUE

14th March In port. Abt. 18th March.

2nd half Mar.

M

Singapore

++

"

end Mar.

U.K.

F

1st half Apr.

SAILINGS

то

Kohsichang, Singapore, Colombo, Boychelles, | London, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Hull, Liverpool, Havre, VAntwerp, Botterdam

& Hamburg, [“BENWXVIS" .. ......Gonon, London,

"Hull & Leith.

"BENVORLICH" "BENCRUACHAN

†

Accepta cargo for Shanghai.

Shanghai. #Já pan.

+ Calls at Dar-es-Salzamm.

# 2nd. ball Apr.

LOADING

17th March.. Abt. 21st Mar.” 2nd half Mar. mid April Abt. end Mar,

2nd half Apr,

Abt, end April

Port Sudan, & Hull.'

For Further Particulars, Applu TO--

“W. R, LOXLEY & CO. (CHINA) LTD.

Yölk Building,

Agents

Telephone: 4165.

KLAVENESS LINE

SAILINGS

Direct to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Vancouver, Seattle & Portland MS. "CASTLEVILLE”

30th March

««Arrives Los Angeles '16th April

· ARRIVALS FROM FACIFIC COAST”. M.Ş. "BOUGAINVILLE” VALUUTA... 24th March Salling to Singapore, Port Swettenham

Penang & Batavia, Ve

M.S. BOUGAINVILLE”

Chinese Fright "Agents,

HOO, FOOK PINU

direction from "the. Hoyal Obsar-}: THE BANK LINE “Chlháy Lad vatory.

25th March *Balk Oil Tanki.... ManikgApplus-out Al THE BANK LINE (CHINA) LTD.

'Kina's "Building. Tol. 37IOZ