1949-03-22 — Page 11

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 1949, J

MR. P.S. CASSIDY'S SPEECH

(Continued from Page 1)

the now

Agents: CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD. trial representative bodies in the

SAILINGS TO

"HEINRICH JESSEN" Bingapore & Penang

"FENGTIEN"

"TSINAN"

*HUPEN"

"PRODUCE"

"POYANG"

...........Shanghai (Yokohama

Kober)

Swatow

Shanghai

5 p.m. 22nd Mar.

4 p.m. 25th Mar,

10 am. 27th Mar.

4 p.m. 28th Mar.

.Yokohama & Kobe .............

Bangkok

31st Mar. 4th April

7th April

"FUKIEN"

Singapore, (Macassar.7) Sourabaya & Baisvin

Balla from Custodian Wharf

ARRIVALS FROM

8watow

"TRINAN" "HUPEN"

"PRODUCE" "HANYANG"

"FATSHAN"

9 a.m.23rd Mar,

Shanglial & Keelung Bangkok

26th Mar, 2811 Mar. 29th Mar.

Tientsin & Inchon

RIVER SERVICE

Hongkong/Canton

DET. Hongkong

1 p.m. 24th Mär.

Canton/Hongkong ARIL. Hongkong 1.30 am, 26th Mar.

Agents: BLUE FUNNEL LINE

SCHEDULE SAILINGS TO LIVERPOOL

"CLYTONEUS" “EUMAEUS” "ASTYANAX"

"TITAN" "ASTYANAX"

*TYNDAREUS"

“EUMAKUS” "CALCHAK" "STENTOR"

*AGAMENNON"

via Aden & Port Said,

via Tangler. Casablanca & Havre Non Schedule Ship

via Genos Marseilles & Glasgow

Arrivals from

U.K, via Straits

*

U.K. via Straits & Man!Is U.K. vin Straits

NEW YORK BERVICE

.....from U.S.A, via Maurita

8th Apr,

10th Apr.

24th Apr.

29th Mar,

1st Apr. 5th Apr.

8th Apr. 14th Apr. 20th Apr.

21st Apr.

Carriers option lo proceed via os ber Porta to load and discharge

cargo.

Agents: Australian-Oriental Line, Ltd.

"SHANSI"

"CHANGTE“

"SHANSI"

"CHANGTE"

Sydney, Melbourne

& Brisbane

Japan

Sailings to

26th Apr.

4th week Apr.

Australia & Manita -

Australia

19th Apr.

3rd week Apr.

Arrivals from

All The Above Subject To Alteration Without Notice

Ganeral Agents for:

Booking Agents for:

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For passage and Freight Particulars Apply To The Above.

1.

CONNAUGHT

INNÄUGHT ROAD, CENTRAL.

Telephones: 32331/8 Private Exchange

Branch Office—50 Connaught Rd., W. Tels, 25875, 32144. 21878.

HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE

S.S. “MELISKERK”

LOADING 28th MARCH

FOR

ALEX-

MANILA, SINGAPORE, ADEN, SUEZ. PORT SAID, ANDRIA, GENOA, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM. AMSTERDAM, HAMBURG, COPENHAGEN,

* OSLO.

Tanks Avaliable for Oli in Bulk

GOTHENBURG

ROYAL INTEROCEAN LINES

Incorporated in the Netherlands as Koninklijke Java-China-Paketvaart Lijnen N.V.

Amsterdam

King's Building. Connaught Road.

Tels, 28016, 28010, 28017.

10

to

Dockyards

much

take on a Board of Trade. This Board, it Arnott assumed the appointment words the end of the year, al- the pilots to

of apprentices was suggested, should be pre-of Assistant Secretary on July 1 though the downward section larger number

than had been the custom for alded over by the Director of 1948, and the Committee has continued to exist in name.

some years, Dredging on the Talmel cross-

ho and this will Department and be every hope that he will give the

Canton River WIL

doubt ensure continuity and mado up of members of the Chamber many years of usefuling of the

abandoned in mid-summer when maintain the service at its pre- various commercial and indus-service.

war efficiency. Further

has been it was decided to concentrate on progress Colony. The proposed activitica made in re-equipping the office clearing the stone barrier in the of the Board were divided into and in building up the library Elliot passage. This passage was two broad categories,

which due to be ready for traffle at the Arstly, to with works of reference

when it was bring to the notice of Govern-members have at their disposal.end of the year

hoped that ships drawing up Finances ment, of its own initlufive, any matters on which it was thought

The accounts for the year end-ifteen feet would be able desirable that Government shoulded December 31 1948, are con-teach Canton at all states of the take action

to aldered by and, secondly,

the Committee Advise Government matters represent a satisfactory position, of policy referred to it for con- Members will note that a ing sideration. It was suggested that proportion of income surplus to this would provide a quick means normal current expenditure has of would

communication between the been used for the purpose of Government and the merchants writing and would ensure that a wide furniture, and that a balance of range of interested parties would 20,804 has been carried forward be consulted before legislative to the new account, action was taken.

жив

The memorandum went into some detail on the functions of the proposed new Department, which were to be extensive and varied, but in the absence of de-

inile knowledge

down

property

Shipping

to

The year 1946 has seen a great Improvement in the quality of Hong

ocean

аге

tonnage serving of the inten-Kong, and the inkilentions

that, this tendency will continue tlons of Government in this main 1940 provided the volume of ter, il is slot proposed to set them

trade is sufficien! to support the out in defall in this Report

new ships. This improvement is

textiles

After the early part of the year, no terrorist attempts were made on shipping but the pre- Vention of smuggling remained a major problem

The West River continued to be served by junks and other small craft but trade was sub- Jeet to constant depredations by

The Port

bandits.

of a

red

some

Work on reconversion of shipa from war to peace-titte functions Anished during 1947, but there

for 1948 have remained valuable contracts in the con- version of shilps from coul to oll- burning

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P&O B.I. E&A

COMPANIES

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL S.N. CO.

PASSENGER/FREIGHT BERVICE

LEAVES LONDON

101h March

7th April

OUTWARDS

4. "CANTON"

A "CARTHAGI"

3rd May

2nd June

18th Jaren

Ith July

* "CORFU”

A

"CANTON"

"CARTHAGE"

KL "CORFU“

DUE HONGEONO

11th April

DIN MAY

5th June

4th July

1st August

29th August

Via Southampton, Fork Wald, Aden, Dawber, Colombo, Feuary à

HOMEWARDS

A "CANTON"

"CARTHAGE "CORPU“

"CANTOR"

"CARTHAGE"

and

** "CORFU“.

common

men

slaapora,

LEAVES RONGZÓNG

13th April

11th May

Mh June

5th July

Eih August

And September

DUE LONDON

19th May

19th June

11th July

Elh Angor

$th September

3rd October

Via Singapore, Pesang, Colombo, Bombay, Aßen & Port Subd.

Colombe.

for Hiraila, UE & Continent,

FREIGHT SERVICE

R TREVINCE"

■S. "THEWELLÁRD” BOCOTRA"

salla 20th Apr.

due 20th Apr, dse 1st May

palla 10th May

*. “DHILLONG"

dan 19th May

from London & Continent,

from London

tinent.

for

A

Con-

Lowlan A Corm

timent via traita, Color=

from

Gonna Marseille. London Con-

Iinent,

BRITISH INDIA S.N. CO., LTD.

"BANGOLA" ►

(APAS LEM)

old

A "DAYBEANS

During the year, la addition to the very large numbers of ships for roputable repaired in the harbour, a total and p-owners, and can be expected of 753 vessels amounting to 1

been tong have to continue to be so as long as 208,000 gross the Chinese regulations

docked at the various yards. One pro-

at hibit the import of a large num- of the largest jobs under way ber of types of goods much in the present time is the repair of the ex-Japanese tanker "Kuronlo demand.

Maru" which is now being re- conditioned for the China Tanker Company by The Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Company, Limit- Wh ed. More than 1,000 tons of new or re-filled steel are having to be worked over the whole of the ship and tho repnir virtually Notable developments during amounts to a re-building as the the year Include the establish-vessel had been torpedoed Examination By Chamber primarily the result of the ment of Blackhead Light as

nn sunk. optimam of owners who made ald to vessels entering the har-

Godown Facilitias The Committee considered the their plans at the end of the war bour by the Eastern entrance,

The China Provident Loan and reaching and immediately afterwards for and the introduction proposals of so far

Limited: Company, with frat sector for Cape Collinson light | Mortgage character that they had to be replacing war fosses

Bokhara and Ththong Holt's Whart: The Hong Kong and their hopes to cover Eiven the most careful examina-class

class tonnage.

Continued progress has and Kowloon Wharf and Godown tion,

a special sub-com-have to a great extent been justi-Rocks. and

been made with the clearing of

Limited, and

and Wong mittee was

Company set up headed by fled by the curgoes offering in Mr. P. S. Cassilly who was, at these waters. Hong Kong's own wrecks from the harbour so that Kee and

suffered ex- that time, Vice-Chairman of the imports, as was aid above, have now there are no large Obstruc with the Dockyards

Two tensive damage during the Ja- consisting Chamber.

of increased-although obvingsly to tlone to the main fairways

panese occupation. Rehabilitation Mesars. S. J. Cooke: II. Owen a very much smaller extent than oversize heavy commercial moor. Hughes: A. Piercy; W. A. Stewart Chinese imports have decreased ings have been laid for the use has proceeded steadily since 1945 of large vessels under typhoon and the companies have now and R. K. Valentine. This Sub- -In comparison with before the

weather conditions, and A reached the position when they Committee prepared 属 report | war, but local seasonal exports of which was

the South Chinn adopted by

Squarantine anchorage has been can proceed with their develop- products, such as

have been established in Kowloon Bay to ment projects, many of which General Commitee and forward- Canes and Ginger,

were in contemplation, before the save large vessels from the neces- et to Government on August 4 surprisingly

in spite good

but had to be hold over 1940.

banditry and unrest up-country.alty to traverse the whole length war

of the pending restoration It was explained to Govern- There has also been a quite sub-of the harbour.

The establishment of a radio facilities." ment that, although many of the stantial movement of cargo from direction Ander Calibration range During 1948, cargoes from up- comments offered were of a des- Japon to the United Kingdom, in the West Lamma Channel wards of 1,000 ships have been

the tructive nature,

Chamber mainly unfinished

19 early in 1949 will undoubtedly handled, the approximate total was not adopting an obstructive processing in Lancashire, and this

prove a major benefit to ships being more than two-and-a- policy. The careful thought given has assisted in providing cargo

al- so equipped, and the Installation quarter million tons, and to the matter by the wilfer of for tonnage serving Hong Kong.

of a radio telephone between the though there was a period dur- the memorandum was fully

The Chinese Government made Marine Office and Waglan Lighting the middle of the year when ap- but it was believed no change in their laws previnted.

which House has already proved to be cargoes diverted from Shanghal that although certain features exclude foreiga shipping from of considerable help to owners and elsewhere in China threat-

cabotage on of the proposed scheme might be

the China

Coast and agents in receiving early reened to outrun storage space, the valuable, the

the proposals were too and from proceeding up the ports of vessels arriving. An-prolonged shipping strike on the arabitious and, in a large mea-Yangtze River beyond Woosung other notable and welcome de- West Coast of America allowed

Locally based shipping has there-velopment during the year sure, unnecessary.

has spaco to become available again It was pointed out to Govern-fore had to turn its attention to been the provision of office nc-10 that since then there has been ment that this Chamber of Com- trades between Hong Kong, commodation at the Marine De-a steady turn-over of stocks held. merce embodies in its member-Japan, Korea, China வகம் the partment for the Port Health

all the lending business South Seas. A has been said, house in the Colony: that it has the trades of China itselt were

Once again the Committee of already standing Sub-Committees at a low ebb and the Hong Kong

the Chamber has found it neces-; which ran

deal with problems China trades were therefore un-

Report On Pilotage sary to take up with Government affecting Imports, Exports, Ship- able to

support

more thian

During May a letter was re-

The the conditions proposed for of shipping esived ping. Accountaney, Labour and very small amount

from

Crown Lanso5. The the Honourable grant of Legal matters, and that it can Korea, both North

and South, Colonial Secretary asking the matter Waa submitted to the call, at any me, for expert ad- assumed importance in the

nominate

by three Chamber

several momber vice on matters wherein

the course of the year, and a certain Chamber

afirma in letters during November trade and industry of the Colony amount of North China produce embers for appointment to

Committee which Pilotage

was and December. The Committee from Communist territory found to "Advise Government on the noted that the usual procedure It was also pointed out to

its way to Hong Kong vin South arrangements to be made to im- had been for Government to issue Government that the Chamber Korea, Japan took quite sub-

plement the recommendations of preliminary terms providing for is prepared to expand its or- stantin? quantities

export

main the Committee presided over by the

conditions. Several ganisation to carry out any ad- cargo from Hong Kong-most of Mr. Justice Gould.

members had enquired of Gov- ditional functions which may which had its origin in China-

There was, a sirong dissenting ernment as to the nature of these be required of it. A note was at the beginning of the year, but minority and, after consultation, special conditions and had been given to Government of the var- this trade fell off after the it was agreed to submit to Gov-informed that they related lous functions which the Chum- Spring. This falling atf was ber already performs, and it was aggravated by a decline in the Tnment both the majority and tights of way, special drainage the minority comment. Opinion conditons, support of the lot by Euggested! that

trade with Slam the pre-war

the and something of

was unanimous in opposing any walls, etc., conditions of assign- practice of referring to

slump do- Institution of compulsory pilotage, ment, payment of premium by Chamber all matters affecting veloped in the

Summer

which or the employment of European lump sum or over a period. of of persisted till the end of the year. pliots, but the commerce and industry

while the majority years. the Colony might be resumed at French Indo-Chino continued favoured the scheme for an or

On this basis members had ac- in early date and

that

the commercially dead and

contri-ganisation under the proposed cepled the preliminary terms and adoption of this practice would buted very little cargo,

Pilotage Board, the minority de- had gone ahead with the erection ove of greater beneft to the

Rivor Trade

sired to leave things much as of buildings on the. property.

ship

are affected.

prove

of

for

e

and Malaya,

Officer and his staff so that ROW

all official ship's business can bo transacted at one centre.

to

Crown Leases

to

Colony than would be achieved Boil the Canton River trade they were at the time, with some The special conditions even- by setting up compileated Goy- ernment Department whose staffe Macao trade were over-lightening up of the licensing sys-tually submitted by Government, would not enjoy the benefit of tonnaged with a variety of craft tem and some increase la charges however, contained in every case of all descriptions and standards, to musure an admittedly necessary a clause saying that the lessee for which the cargo and pas- Immediate improvement in the shall maintain on that portion of

the new lot left unhatched, dur sengers moving were insufficient service.

practical experience in the at- ters with which they would be called upon to deal.

д

to provide economical employ- It is understood that in the ing the terms for which the lot ment. An attempt was made in long run Government has der is leased, and deliver up at the

or earlier

termination of shipping cided to adopt in the meantime end the Spring to form companies Conference with the the recommendations of the pilots such term a specified number of were that residences to a capital value of object of maintaining freight and themselves, which

should be left as they not less than a specified figure. passenger rates, but the Associa- things tion was not successful and the were. Agreement was of course

(Continued on Page 14) disbanded

reached between, Government and

Internal Affairs During the year under review, membership has increased to a total of 504 at December 31 1948, and this substantial increase has occasioned some reinforcement of the secretarial staff. Mr. D. I. upward section

San Francisco

To London

London To

Hong Kong

by

Hong Kong To

San Francisco

B.O.A.C.

... "BINDRANA” • (apcar Line)

LTAIREA"

(Apcar Line)

die 21st Mar, sule Zith Mar.

due and Mar. sziļa vaziy Apr.

dun 8th Apr. valla 8th Apr.

dur 22nd Ave.

salin 28th Apr.

LE "RICHMOND BILL” due 20th Apr.

all tith Apr.

"BHIRALA"

(Apear Lisa) "PURNEA"

dse 1led Apr. walle 26th Apr.

due and Apr. andis and Apr.

from Japan & Bhangbal. for Bil, Rangoon & Calculta. Accepts Chlt. tagong Madras cargo. from Japan & Shanghal. for Singapore, Penang, Madra, Bombay, Kars chi and Persian Gulf. from Japan Shanghai. for Straite, Hangoon A Calebita. Accepta Chit- tagong & Madras cargo. front Calcutta Straita

for Japan vis Amoy.

Ran 'from Bombay k Kogit.

for Japan (Far East) Bombay Bervice).

for Calcutta via Stralia,

Japan via Amay.

from Burma.

for Japan (Far East/ Bombay Berelor),

The abip have Befrigerated Cargo, space.

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"KASTERN"

"EASTERN" •

due 23rd Mar. from Australia & Manila. anila 26th Mr. for Japan & Shanghai (Passenger accommodation available)

for salis 24th Apr.

Rabaul, Brisbane, Bydney. Melbourne 4 Adelain

• Accepta sares on through bills of lading for NEW ZEALAND A THI ISLANDS PORTS.

For full particulars apply to:- MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

Telephone Nos. 27721-4.

The SWEDISH EAST ASIA Co., Ltd.

ARRIVALS FROM EUROPE

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* SAILINGS TO EUROPE

.. Loading

For

.10th Apr. 6th May

Early June

Early May

ADEN, FORT SAID, GENOA, MARSEILLES, CASABLANCA, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM (AMSTERDÁM), HAMBURG, COPENHAGEN, OSLO & GOTHENBURG.

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HONG KONG-CANTON

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10 p.m.

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24/8/1949

20/3/1049.

28/3/1949

TUNG ON WHARF

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21/3/1940

9 p.m.

25/3/1840

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27/3/1040

£ p.m.

20/3/1049

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