1949-04-04 — Page 12

ROYAL INTERCEAN LINES

Passenger-and

"TJIBADAK"

Freight Borrices

LEENLEIFEN, DANZ-THERMISTFALLA LEINEN KA, AHORREEM

· JAVA-CHINA SERVICE

**TSITJALENGKA"

from Shanghai

& Amoy

13th April,

from Macassar

* Juvoporta 1411 April.

from MnenesAT

TJISADANE

& Juvaporis 28th April.

to Javaports

& Macnasar

14th April.

in Shanghai

10th April.

to Javuports & Macassar 28th April.

to Shonghal 29th April to Javaports

& Macassar 12th May.

... HONGKONG-MANILA-CHINA SERVICE

"TASMAN“.

from Manila

& Ampy

7th April.

to Manila & Amoy 20th April.

SUMATRA-MALAYA-CHINA SERVICE

Saltings

Arrivals

*VAN REUTSZ"

In t

to Straits

& B. Dell

3rd April

"VAN RIEMSDIJK"

to B. Dell

from B. Dell

& Straits

8th April.

ASIA-AFRICA-S. 'AMERICA

STRAAT MALAKKA”

BOISSEVAIN"

'STRAAT -SOENDA"

TEGELBERG"

Arrivals

in port

trom

South America

& South Africa,

9th April.

from Japa

214 Muy

from

Smith Amerien

& South Africa, 20th June,

& Straits

17th April.

SERVICE

Salling

to East & South

Africa &

South America,

3rd part

to Japan

10th Aprli,

to East & South Africa &

South Ausertea,

30th April,

East & South Africa &

South America,

24th May.

to East & South

Afrien &

South America, 22nd June.

All Steamers Calling Mombasa & L. Marques Direct

Transhipment cargo on through Ba/L to Dar-Es-Salaam,

Zanzibar ace epted an all sailings.

Agents: HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE

MARIEKERK"

t

"MOLENKERK"

"MEERKERK"

"HEEMSKERK“

Transhipment

cargo

Arrivals.

From Europe 8th April.

from Europe Early May

From Europe early June

From Europe early July

Sallings

to Shanghul

* Japan

18th April.

to Europe vla

Manila & Straits,

End April.

to Europe vin Manila, & Straits

Mid May.

to Europe vla Manila

Mid Jan

Straits

to Europe via

Manila & Miraits Mid July

on through Bs/L accepted to Indian. Mediterranean and Northern European porta.

Office Address; King's Building, Phones: 28015, 28016 & 28017 Chinese Agents: 82; Connaught Rd.. Tel. 31196 & 21533

DE LA RAMA LINES

ARRIVING FROM U.S. ATLANTIC COAST'

· VIA LOS ANGELES & SAN FRANCISCO

8.5. "DONA AURORA"

.v. "HENARES"

19th Apr. 28th Apr.

SAILING FOR U.S. ATLANTIC COAST VIA LOS ANGELES

5.v. "BENARES“

38th Apr. 6.9. "DONA AURORA" (calls Shanghai & Japan) 19th May

THE DE LA RAMA STEAMSHIP CO., INC.

(Incorporated in the Philippines)

CHINESE SHIPPING OFFICE Tels, 23738-20253

MARINA HOUSE Tels. 23676—22675

THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.

OF COPENHAGEN.

་་

#

M.S. “MANCHURIA'

LOADING ABOUT îħ APRIL

+for

ADEN, PORT SAID, GENOA, ALGIERS ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM,

HAMBURG, OSLO, GOTHENBURG AND COPENHAGEN.

Tanks available for the carriage of oil in bulk.

I

Queen's Bldg., 2nd floor.

THE CHINA MAȚI, MONDAY, APRIL 4, 1940,

HONG KONG WATERFRONT

Port Notes

Before the end of the year, the frost modern and luxurious pass senger-freigh! vessel for services In the Far East will be' baned tiere,

The chistening may be held in. Gur Harbour.

The vessel is expected to be completed In Europe within the next two months. Although the naine has not yet been disclosed, it is believerf she will take the

ume of Chinese, city.

51 Τα

by of our!

one be operated

sho prominent shipping firms, she will have the most up-tʊ- date equipment and furnishings. All entertainment facilities, at present confined only to larger Trans-Jaelile and Trons-Atlantic round-the-worki vostels,

will also be proylet,

On and

off the arrival of a ship from the Chin Coast does

spel the lethargy

The Harbour.

cnveloping

Two local British steamers did

it within three days during the week in their arrivals, bringing; the Arst few foreigners and curgo

From the Chinese Red-occupied.

elty of Tientsin.

The

Swire the

Butterfield und Hanyang (March 31) was dest ship to "evacuate" (oreigners from the Red-helt eily und the Jardine, latheson Esang (April 2) was the Arst to take out Rted. Pargo to Hong Kong,

"How's Tientsin? How did the Beds trent foreigners?"--were echomt in five langages al the wharves, by relatives and friends

fangesffing the Press) be Keber the arrivals.

1

The river craft Kwon Lui is stuc in Jeave today with, a gr<PART>

engineers

ம

mechanler for the Elliot Barrier to help salvage the ill-fated Miss

24.

Bane of the newest British ship on the Far Eam run are tu lake protruelest trials to de- part do

merits terinin the relative

of Steam turbine and motorships.

The P.

Iner cargo and O. Sallbong left Southampton last Saturday with a large cargo for the Orient. With her speed of 23 nots, the Shillong in considered

OUR HARBOUR REPORTER

One of the Colony's part landmark is the Hong Kong. Yaumati Ferry Pier at Connaught Road, opposite the Fire Brigade Buliding, which besides serving as the base of the company's ferry launches, operating its six routes, is also the terminus of the faland's bus system. Bulit at a cost of about $2,000,000, 30 years ago, this Pler

Rccommodato five faunches at time, and an average of 100,000 persons cross or land here' dally. ("China Mall" photo)

сап

History Of The Colony's Ferries

WHO'S WHO

.History has said enough about the Bolshevik rise to power early in the century, but we have here the experiences of a local boy who was in the throes

It

all.

"It was in the days when the

·Bolshevika and the "Whites" wore mussacring each other and when e Allied intervention in Siberin led to stepped-up violence whleh engulfed the

major

part of the Russian Far East population," re- cals Hong Kong-born A. S. Des¬ san, veteran engineer of the Via

livostok-China Coast run.

In

A former student of Queen's College, Mr. Hassan took to sea,

as engineer of the s 1922 Lorestan. plying then between

Russia por Shanghai and

for nearly three years..

The Lorestan was engaged in ferrying Chinese labour to East- ern Siberia and "ovacuating" emigrants from Russia to China. "We carrlet hundreds of re- fugees and Chinese labourers in and too for about three

years," the local Malay seamen, one of the few domicilet here, said.

"Once when we were in the Russian counterpart of the Des Voeux Road "On Lok Yuen Cute" a group of Bolsheviks raided the bar and shot

cold blood

mor

than Ave Tzarist Heralding

entry the Reds sear

the

their sudden

'n Bri-

released but

;

Maintaining the lifeline between the Island anded the crowd with gun fire and

Kowloon today ore 12 ferry services which each person had to identify him carry to and fro, among them tens of thousandsnelf. Because I possessed a

tish

WAN passport, I of commuters daily.

not before an old fussing new me was shot dead point-blank.

"In those days, thus renmed foreigners, especially the streets at night, Taurdering the then much-hated Jápanese. We were "advised to cary a long stick neroas

Four main services and one baby system operate in- side the Harbour, while seven serve the out lying districts and islands from the Colony.

Of the existing systems, the Star Ferry is the Colony's oldest organisation, dating as far back as 50 years, when the mainland was in its infancy.

14 was during the period whm harbour crousers had to dependi on the weather Lo go over in

and 'small motor boats. sampana

which provide poor Hitelter from

the elements, that a Parsee busf-

the nestman began

Arst ferry service, operating with two small small using the present stonm boats

to be among the fastest, it notaites of the Star Forry plers, the fisted single' serek turbine From that maxlent chup afloat.

•

the

Geginning, Star Ferry grew to become Hong Kong

Jargest

and most private ferry

erry campany

Th month will see more madnen "goba" parading our streets andį today,

service and built two new piers at Queen Victoria Street (Hong Kang) and Public Square Street (Kowloon) These two are still in existence and used as Govern- ment piers.

The successful tenderer for the first Government ferry servico was the Kowlum Szo Youk Ferry operated some

Company, which larger and

and better Inunches.

The

the

company niso managed Mongkok and Shamshuipo ser- vices, running between Pottinger Street (Hong Kong) and an old Dier at Shantung Street (Mong kok) and from Hong Kong, to an pier at Nam. Chaog Street (Shamshulpo).

1924, the Hong

In

With the increase in the Konuar Ferry Company

at will we hear the familiar cty volume of traffic, the company

of "eum show" of street urchina | built ferry pier in Hong Kong as they surround every

saitor and leased from the Hong Kong they see.

and Kowloon Godowns the terry Local schedules have the U.S. pier on the mainland. Destroyer Rogers (April 5), U.S. Today the outgrowth of the Destroyer Tucker (April 8), U.S. two-craft service carries tens of Cruser Springileid (Aprit 14) thousand of commuters, and and

U.S. Tanker Chikaskia statistics of 1948 και να the follow- (April 24). More may be visiting In figures: Passengers ferried per day-90,060; 28,000,000 per- sans were ferried in 108,000 cross-

Of particular interest to localings in the year. Ashery elreles is that huge, solid About 10 years after the in- looking craft now lying idly inauguration of the Star Ferry the Dangerous Cargo Area.

The concrete ship Felispai, towed here from Mantin with the original purpose of being used as a cingerman goods storage, be system and uset! storage vessel,

equipped with refrigerating

ús a

cold

The owners report

that with her facilities for cold storage, the Feldspar is an ideal craft. as a mother ship in a large fishing fleet for maintenance, accom madiation, storage and even re- fuge in time of bad weather.

VISITORS

The President Cleveland brought two APL officials from the States, ano 0. whom is Mr. Edwin C. Bogle. APL Executive, For Eastern Division, returning after home loave with his wife.

Mr. P.C. Quock, APL's San

Francisco Chinese General Agent, in visiting the Orlent on a bust- ness trip.

service,. 16 sterm launch com- pantes ran a considerable number of small steam launches between the Yaumali District and the Is- land. The Kowloon pier was then just opposite the former Kow- loop Magistracy, while the other end was at the end of Jubilee Street.

was awar

MR. A. “SONNY" HASSAN .

the awarded

franchise to operate the two services, and the company immediately built some new craft, including four steel double-enders, and successfully the shoukter to Thwart any carried on until 1932, when they attempt should we venture fort were given another franchise to at night. The instrument use operate their present Vehicular by the thugs consistori Ferry service.

wooden boards, bristling with nails on the insile which wonki be clamped over the head, chok ing the victim's nok.

Vehicular Ferry This company grew to become the Colony's largest Government ferry system, and carries an aver age of 100,000 fares a day be- tween 6 a.m. and midnight.

The present Vehicular Pier «p- posite the Fire Brigade Building was constructed at a cost of about $2,000,000 and can

Recommedale

twe

"We saw many dead bodies here and there with mutilated necks," Mr. Hacean remarked. "Morality was apparently very low then; many girls spent moit of their time beleging bars, re saurants and the waterfronts. The Japanese yen war the common Ave launches at one time. Six currency used. The Russian rou- routes originale from this plet bles were virtually valueless.

There is another group of ferry "Chinese merchants maintained services between Hong Kong and their own personal guards. Hunghom. Hong Kong and Kow-would have about 10 armet men 1000

City and Hunghom and Sai around him. Wan Ho (near

Onu

In Armchairs

Talkoq Docks), "It was also in the days when Believe it or not, the vessela These services wert originally R little knowledge

of Japanese operated at three to five minute run the Eastern Ferry Com-would command reluctant respect

by Intervals The first class ac÷ pany, but were subsequently from the natives! Japanese sol

taken over by the Yaumati Ferry diets filed many places in Vladi- commodation was about half o dozen rattan armchaire olustur-

Company in 1928,

vostok at that period," Mr. Has. ad around the bow and the rest'

son concluded). . crowded along the other parts of the deck.

The fare was 10 conts first-class, collected by a member of the crew en route. Some time at the end of the first work war, the Government tesumed the two ferry plors used by the small launch companies, created a franchise for the ferry

STATES MARINE LINES

FAR EAST SERVICE.

The plars are now unservice. able, being damaged or destroy. ed during the Japanese occupa tion.

There is another group of im- pontant services between thu Colony and

dis- the outlying Chau, Ping Chau, Tai-O and Cas tricts ond islunds. of Cheung

De Pook.

Mirs Bay

The veteran is meanwhile tok- ing a short vacation, but he will Jump at the Brst opportunity to go to sea again, be declared.

ON LEAVE

AMERICAN, PRESIDENT LINES

Cargo Oil Tanks Refrigoration-Cargocaire

TO HONOLULU AND SAN FRANCISCO vla Shanghai & Japan "President Wilson" "General Gordon" (via Manila & Japan) "President Cleveland"

Apr. 24

May 7

May 22

TO SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES via JAPAN

"President Madison" (cails Shanghai)

Apr. 5

"President. Plerce"

Apr. 10

TO NEW YORK, BALTIMORE & BOSTON VIA PANAMA

"President Tyler" (Direct to Paelfie Coast) "President Graut" (Direct to Pacific Coast)

Apr: 4

May 5

ROUND-THE WORLD

VIA MANILA, SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, KARACHI, SÜEZ,

PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, MARSEILLES,

GENOA, NEW YORK and BOSTON

"President Buchanan"

"President Harding" "President Van Buren"

Apr.

ARRIVING FROM SAN FRANCISCO

g Apr. 15 May 2

Apr. 17

"President Johnson'

May B

"Arcadia Victory

American Pioneer Line

Arrivals from New York, Boston, Other Atlantic Ports via Panama

"PIONEER BAY" "PIONEER MAIL" "FIONEER DALE"

Apr. 21

Apr. 23

May. Is

Sailings to Manila

"PIONEER BAY" "PIONEER MAIL" "PIONEER DALE“

(Thence to New York Direct)

Apr. 23

Apr. 24

May 19

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

Shanghai, Japan & Panama Canal

Sails Apr. 9 Sally Apr. 23 Salls May 18

→ Special Cargo Oll Tanks →

"PADUCAH VICTORY"

...Duo Apr. 7 "PIONEER BAY" (via Manila) Due Apr. 21 "PIONKER MAIL"

Duo May 16

For Full Particulars Call

The above list Indicates the principal ports of loading and ilscharge as presently intended but not their rotation. For further information see schedule at the Company's, Office.

UNITED STATES LINES

Queen's Building.

Company

Tel. 31231 (3 Unes)

BEADLINE

Đêm 911

ARRIVALS

FROM

SHIP "BENCRUACHAN" "BENMACDHUI" "BENWYVIS" "BENZEDI" *"BENRINNES"

"BENAVON'

SHIP “BENCRUACHAN'

"BENMACDHUI“ "BENAVON"

{"BENWYVIS”

Line,

spend

rest

t

"BENLEDI”

One of our popular shipping men left for home lanve yester day by the President Cleveland. One amail service operates from Accompanied by Bis wile. Talpo to the islands in the Mirs J.W. Clague, Passenger Agent of Bay and then on to Chinese for-the, American

President ritory: Two other services run Eng Kong Office, wild between Hong Kong and Deep sl'e months of well-earned Bay. These vessels bring in at Home, before returning her considerable quantity of vegetate this year.

Mr. Claguo has been with the Befoto the war, there was his many of the

APL since 1921. He has served ferry service between Hong Kong offices. He arrived here in 1937. APL Far East and Aberdeen, which was dis During the occupation, he was continued since the war,

at Stanley for about six months, before the exchange of internees took him Home

S.S. «MATHEW LUCKENBACH"ables and produca

Due Hongkong 11th April, 1949

FROM

BALTIMORE, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA G SAFF FRANCISCO

THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.

Tel. 34111 & 34112.

GOURLIE

Union Bullding,

CHINA MERCHANTS S.N. CO.

15, Connaught Road, West.

SAILINGS

8.S. HAI TIEN

Shanghai

S.S. HAI LIEH

8.S. HAI TAI

Telephone 31633.

April 3

Agents.

CO., (H.K.) LTD.

Telephonu 31341

A small fergy system has just been inaugurated between Shau kiwan and the new APC site at

After the war, he returned lo Kun Tong. The franchise was

1946 by the first American ship 'swarded' lost year and li' is he 'stor call here, the APL's President

Ing: maintained with two zmati Grant. motor bouts by: a private owner. His son, Bill, a graduate of the Of the 12 services, the Zau. King Georgy V, Kowloon, is now mati Ferry Company operates.six, practising in Modesto, Califor three of which are among the Hy is an “MID." graduste of Harbour's alain, services.

*** Stanford.

Pacific Far East Liner

SAN FRANCISCO, LOS, ARRESTIM

Haiphong & Halkow April 3 Singapore Penang &

Rangbon April 5

(With Passenger Accommodation)

Cargo for Talng-Thoy, Hamkom de Tientsin acceptable'

on through bilik of Inding.

For Full Partibulare Pier Apply to the Above

“ŽULIÀ LUCKNICKAOH?"

"YLTING DEA DIT** ↑ "GREAT SUP{}@B\[C»// *KEA BERFENT". ↑

Regülar _ Trans-Pacific

MONTRED AND ALL'AZRRYCAN..

In peri

Aar,

EMPLOYMENT

Looking for a job? This spate will be available to unemployed seamen, or to those requffing personnel, Write

and we'll th to fill in as many as we can each week without fcoft

Replies may "China, 'Mail.

THIS WEEK'S MART:

THAYO

FAR EAST

Japan via Shanghaj ... UK. via Singapore

..U.K.

U.K.

U.K. .U.K.

SAILINGS

TO Liverpool, Havre. Antwerp, Rotterdam Hamburg.

Loudon, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Hull,

Genoa. London. Hull & Leith,

London, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Hamburg.

* Accepts cargo for Japan.

call at Port Sudan.

DUB

Abt. 10th April, Abt. 12th April.

2nd half Apr. Early May. Ist half May. 2nd half May,

LOADING

Abt. 10th April.

Abt. 15th April

2nd half May.

Abt, end April

Abt. 1st half May,,

Fur Further Particulars, Apply To

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

Terk Building.

Agents

Telephone: 34185.

KLAVENESS LINE

SAILINGS,

Direct to Los Angeles, tn 16 days Thence San Francisco, Vancouver, Seattle & Portland M.S. BOUGAINVILLE” Loading 30th April

be zent to the

M.S. "SUNNYVILLE”

30th May.

ARRIVALS FROM PACIFIC COAST M.S. “SUNNYVILLE"

21st April'

22nd April

| CP-2+di/stevard) of savor years' Coast experience on. China wants work oít any ship; zgod 27. We-boatswain of 10 years ex- wante work on China Gomat; aged 37. NYY-- Compradore, of five years experiande wants work.om any 35 ships, apeti 40%.

perianture

Lantas sang neurźdzčle

offlodr

wants work on ship going fa

· Anzuten/Farvin^-Japan; aged 25

Balling to Singapore, Port. Swettenham Penang, Belawan & Batavia

M.S.

“SUNNYVILLE"

Passenger Accommodation Chinese Freight, Agentsy

HOO, FOOK PING

Bulk Oil Tanks

Apply

THE BANK LINE

(CHINA) ETEVESI

King's Bulpilng. Ted. TITSE THE BANK LINE (China) Ltd.