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CREATURE LASTELLANYAANI TUNG KERAMATITZMA

JAVA-CHINA' SERVICE

"TJITJALENGKA"

"TJISADANĘ"

"TJIBADAK"

Arrivals

From Bhanghai & Amby 26th April. From Macassar & Jayaparts 28th April

From Macassar & Jaya Ports 13th May.

Sailings

to Javaporta & Macassar 20th April. to Shanghal 28th Aprit. to Javuports & Macassar 12th May. to Shanghai

14th May.

to Java Ports & Mucassar

26th May.

HONGKONG-MANILA-CHINA SERVICE

"TASMAN"

Arrivals

From Manila & Amoy 28th April.

Hatllors

to Manila & Amoy 3rd May,

SUMATRA-MALAYA-CHINA SERVICE

"VAN RIEMSDIJK"

"VAN HEUTSZ"

Arrivals

From Amoy

B Bwatow 26th April

From B. Deli & Straits

28th April.

Salling

TO B DELI

& STRAITS

27th April.

7th May.

ASIA-AFRICA-S. AMERICA SERVICE

"BOISSEVAIN"

"STRAAT SOENDA"

"TEGELBERG“

"TJIKAMPEK “

Arrivals

From Japan

24th April,

From Japan 21st May

Sailings

TO EAST & SOUTH AFRICA

& SOUTH

AMERICA,

Brd May.

24th May,

FROM SOUTH AMBRICA &

SOUTH AFRICA,

7th June.

18th May.

22nd Juare.

18th Judy.

All Steamers Calling Mombasa & L. Marques Direct.

Transhipment cargo on through Bs/L to Dar-Es-Salaam. Zanzibar ace epled on all saling

Agents: HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE

"MARIEKERK"

"MOLENKERK"

'MEERKERK”

RINKERK"

Arrivals

From Japan

& Shangha!

4th May,

FROM EUROPE

10th May.

early June

early July

Sallings

to Europe via

Mulla & Straits,

8th May.

to Shanghai, Japan

12th May.

TO EUROPE

VIA MANILA,

& STRAITS

ens! May.

Mid June

Mid July

Transhipment cargo on through Its/. accepted to Indian,

Mediterranean and Northern European porks. Agents: SILVER LINE

"SILVERPLANE"

Arrivals

Sailings

From US via

Puclar CopSL darly May.

to US. Inid May.

Difice. Address: King's Building, Phones: 28015, 28016 & 28017

Chinese Agents: $2, Connaught Rd.

DE LA

Tel 31196 & 21543

RAMA LINES

ARRIVING FROM U.S. ATLANTIC COAST VIA LOS ANGELES & SAN FRANCISCO

$.8. "DONA, AURORA”,, makachanna.... 4th May BLV. "BENARES" mi.v. "DONA NÁTI”

6th May 28th May

SAILING FOR U.S. ATLANTIC COAST

10.7. “BENARES"

VIA LOS ANGELES

7th May 4.8. "DONA AURORA” (ealls Shanghai & Japan) 4th June m.v. "DONA NATI"

) 28th Junto

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THE DE LA RAMA STEAMSHIP CO., INC.

(Incorporated in the Philippines)

MARÍNA HOUSE Tela. 23676-22675

CHINESE SHIPPING OFFICE Tels. #3738~20163

THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.

́OF COPENHAGEN

M.S. “KAMBODIA'

LOADING ABOUT 11th MAY

for

ADEN, PORT SAID, LE HAVRE, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM,

HAMBURG, OSLO, GOTHENBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Tanks available 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.

16, Connaught Bond, West

HONG

Port Notes

Now that summer la here and peuple are putting on their "whites" again, veteran har- bour commuters have given νοίςη to à belaboured Forc polit-smoking.

They base their grievances or past experiences, and fère ar #olne.

AL the Pier; Non-smoket resent rusty puffs. Others frow at ashus clinging unnecessaril on to their summer Sunday beat. Personally, we are still sore at a eertuin gent who, perhaps un- wittingly, burned a neat little hole in our jacket last Winter while! Writing in 11 crowd for th: Kunch

Aboard: "No Smoking" men” exactly what it says her in Chinese or plain English. So do

the other notices. And, by the way, rolling The bench menris wmebody's Danis 1931 collect stirt. You wouldn't want them to be yours.)

When disembarking:

"I Just don't see why they should wield those dangerous flaming bits when

everybody is pushing through to ket ashore for dear It fe

a veteran Actly assèrled. Do you?)

Three new C-3 freighters have been tailor-made for local ship- pers' trade requirements and will Join the

American President

Line's global fleet soon.

The ss. President Van Buren, on of the three ulum modern cargo curriers recently equired from the US Marine Commis- inn, is due to reach the Colony on May 3 on her maiden voyage. Facilities of the APL vessel in- clutie cargocaire, refrigerators, sleep tanks for bulk liquid car- Des, specie chainbers, speelal cargo-handling equipment and

THE CHINA. MAIL, MONDAY, APRIL 25, 1949, -

KONG WATERFRONT

OUR HARBOUR REPORTER

These are the men and women who keep the Colony frog from Infectious diuenses. Working continubusly through- But the year, they have obsched invading 'miorobte coming in by rail, ship and plane, promptly and effectively. For the last two years, there has been no major outbreak of any In

fectious diseren.—("China Mati” Photo). ·

Port Health Office Doing A Fine Job

Surrounded by areas within the South East Asia region, where infectious diseases prevail throughout the year, and today accessible by land, sea and air with uncontrolled immigrá- tion, the Colony is in constant danger of in-

fection.

But thanks to our Port Health Office, a branch of the Medical Department, which works in close liaison with the Marine Department, Kai Tok Airport and the Kowloon-Canton Railway, in-. vading microbes have been checked promptly and effectively.

Who's Wha

Because of her geographical position China needs a strong navy to withstand foreign aga gression, says Mr. Lai Ju-ming. former captain of the Chinese Navy and the only Chinesé skipper operating

local waters today to possess an "A" Class master's ticket.

in

"If China had repulsed the in- vading Japanese Navy during the Sino-Japanese conflict, it would have been a different story now. The Allies would not have need- ed the atom bomb to crush 'Ja- pan," the veteran, asserted.

With her teeming millions, th nation could easily build a power ful navy Mr. Lat

The Chinose nik

deciated. good sallors,"

But inck of naval schools. low standard of traiping and th traditional prejudice of A career being the lot of the poun have prevented any constructiv movement towards renovatin the Chinese Navy.

Cargo Off Tanks Refrigeration Cargocales

TO HONOLULU AND SAN FRANCISCO

kyla SHANGHAI & JAPAN

"Tresident Wilson"-

"General Gordon" (via Manila & Japan) "Fresident Clevelatid", olma

TO SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES

via JAPAN

*President McKinley" yrtit stresse

May 11

"President Tift”

TO NEW YORK, BALTIMORE & BOSTON vin PANAMA

'દ

May 7 Jun 18

*President Grant" (Dirent to Pacific Coast) "President Johnson" (Direct to Pacific Coast)

ROUND THE WORLD

VIA MANILA, SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, KARACHI, SURF PORT SAID, ADEXANDRIA, NAPLES, MARSEILLES,' GENOA, NEW YORK and BOSTON

"President Van Buren"

May 4

"President Jefferson" "Marine Snapper"

May 18

May 28

ARRIVING FROM SAN FRANCISCO

"President Johnson"

May 10

Tel. 28172/5.

St. George's Bidr.

American Pioneer Line

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

"PIONEER MAIL" *PIONEER BAY" "PIONEER DALE" "PIONEKI LAND"

In port

May 2

May to

May 31

M

Sallings to Manila

"PIONEER MAIL" "PIONEER BAY" "PIONEER DALE" "PIONEER LAND"

Apr. 25

Thence to New York Direct)......

May 3

May 20

May 22

Dr

Mr. Lal Berved in the Chines Navy for 18 years, rising from Its main duty locally is to cope an ordinary midshipman to cop with the uncontrolled immigrattain of China's largest, and mus tion by rail, ship anti plone 1 powerful warship. taking effective measures in pre-to the famous and influential Ad- The son of the First Secretars venting infectious disease from

miral coming in

Hon of the through

Mancht prisons 0* cargo into the urban areas.

Dynasty, Mr. Lai became orphan at the age of five. Constant Duty

By sheer dint of hard and con retentious work, young Lai work.

There has been no major out- į provide a basis for curbing dan- break for the last two years. gerous germs.

Last year's statistics give m radar for all-weather navigation. idea of the magnitude of the

Four staterooms, each capable | PHO's "anti-disease campaign." of accommodating three passon- gers comfortably, provide inex- pensive long travelling trips, President Johrison The 48. expecter to arrive on May eccoming to local scherlules the APL Hong Kong office.

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Of the estimated 825,000 rivals by son, 196,000 passengeva and 212,000 crew were medically is 10,

inspected. Seven cases of small- pox were discovered (88. General Meigs three out of 1,480 persone aboard and my. Huys two out of

0.

Easter is but a sweet memory, not without some bitterness, how-

ever.

Holidaymakers returning from Macao are silli peeved over what they

risian

to be "legalised Reecing."

"Why should we have to pay one good Hong Kong dollar cach for a pot of mistple ten and some preserved olives. served against Otir M

will." they

complained. There is even a notice (În Chi-

ese) approving it.

For three months in 1948, out of 188,752 arrivals by train from Canton, decinred in infected port, 85,585 were vacchatel on the spot before they were permitted to leave the railway station. Nine cases of leprosy and three cases of chicken pox were found during the same period.

Al Kai Tak, 37,000 arrivas from infected ports were medi- cally examined.

arc Est

The PHO personne constant duty at Kal Tak Airs port, KCR and at both cittrances. to the Harbour. Necessary pre- ventive medical treatment in given on the spot. At the KCR, be tween 1,000 to 1.000 persons are the PHO ha. In the Harbour, the two quarantine anchoragba

Stonecutters

utters for river and smal local craft coming through the Western Entrance

and Kow

being vaccinated daily.

loon Bay for ocean-going chips and coxstere entering by the Eastern Entrance.

Four doctors maintain continu-

Three innoculation vaccination centres, operated by the PHO. gave the following service to tra vellers: 133,827 smallpox vaccina-ous servien throughout the year working from 7 am to 8 pm. daily.

According to old timers, how ever, it is an old China Coast custom--a courtesy to travellers

(Perlinps, our friend Simpletion, 02,074 cholera Innoculations Simon could enlighten us!)

and 22,950 TAB innoculations.

The last known cholera caas was in September, 1946. Bince then, the Colony has been free of this dread disease.

Forty-one Chinese seamen are claiming what they said was pro- used to them before they left Shanghai to Low SWO

"ghost" ships Into the Harbeur récently,

The Chinese Seamen's Union is arbitrating on their behalf and') negotiations are nearing comple-

tion.

The result may be announced joday.

1947 Scare

to of

Being in close proximity come of the endemic foc! plague, ships are generally fuml- gated here twice a year as an anti-plague measure. Some, how- over, are "exempted" when quall- fied to it. Cargo is also "treated". when necessary.

his way up. He passed ex- amination after examination wit} the ardent desire of serving hi motherland in the Navy. Afte

but

MR. LAI JU-MING

But the arrival of the French luxury liner Andre Lebon in

To ensure that water supplied four years at Guthrie College, an June, 1947, caused some appre- to ships from local Water boats Is Americin mission, he qualified henston when six cholera cases drinkable, the PHO supervises a Government candidate in the were found among the 044 per- the r

"transfer." Samples from Foochow Naval College, where The dissident seaman alleged sons aboard.

The steamer was local throat to the Colony's

both tanks

hi nautical career made its de- arb analysed. that before leaving the Chinese detained in the quarantine area port they were promised bonuses, for 10 days, the longest delay in health is the floating popula- The dapper soft-spoken skipper food and good wages. "But file the last two years.

tion, which thrive in Aberdeen,served abbard several naval craft local agents seem to neglect their The effectiveness of the PHO's Yaumall Typhoon Shelter, Cause to become eventually commander promises," they declared.

work on that occasion is still be-way Bay Typhoon Anchorage and for the Hai Yung, the Navy's ing manifested today by the ab- Shaukiwan, The PHO conducis pride, and later captain of the Mrs. Hugh Mackenzie, wife of sence of this the APL Vice-President Passen-Kong since then.

discase in Hong surupulous inspection periodically Hunboats, Klang Ning and Yang

and takes necessary anti-discase Shan, and destroyer Chiang Tre Her Traffic, was royally enter- Located in the Harbour De steps to immunise them especially

Bind-Japandic During the tained at the week-end by the partment, Connaught Rond, Cen-against hrticipated nonsonal oul- war, the Chinose: „Nary" whi

Tral,

PHO maintains a permallpox in winter.

breaks cholera in summer ០៧

routed. But Captain Lai con. Travelling with

Mrs.

Doris sonnet of trained doctors, inspec-

tinued fighting on fan Hr Morley. Mrs. Mackenzie is mak- tors, Jurses and publie vaccine- Sanitation of river bonts, ferry

led an artillery group for five ing a trans-Pacifle Orient cruise 1ors, headert by Dr. Teng Pin-hui, launches and small craft is also years, defending strategic by the ss. President Wilson. Port Health Officer. Five "me supervised by the PHO harbou strongpoints successfully.

She was sent off yesterday by dical launches" operate in the staff, Many newly-made friends, when Harbour. One of them is equip-baur saw & modern development

After the Liberation, the Hat the APL flagship left for Shang-ped with radiotelephone, one of

the post-war innovations of the of the sailing Junk. Today the Marine Department,

Junk motor

traffe

lucal staff.

ret.

WHY NOT WRITE ABOUT IT?

the

between

In 1042, Japanese bombers Lai was laid out in hospital for wiped out his group, and Captain

to lead a quiet life until the about a year. He was compelled

Liberation.

Sailings to New York, Boston, Philadelphia Baltimore & Other Atlantic Ports via Shanghal, Japan & Panama Canal

Special Cargo Oll Tanks --- "PIONEER BAY" (via Manila) Due May 2 "PIONEER MAIL" "FIONEER DALE”

Due May 12

Dho June 7

Baila May 3 Sails May 16 Sally June 9

For Full Particulars Call

The above list Indicates the principal ports of loading and dischurgo 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 91251 (8.lines)

BEND LINE

BHIP "BENWYVIS"

"BEN

BENARTY" "BENVENUE"

SHIP {"BENWYVIS“

["DENLEDI"

"DENAVON" +"BENVENUE"

ARRIVALS

FROM

U.K. vla Singapore U.K. V.K.

"

SAILINGS

......Genoa, Latidón,

Hull & Leith! London, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Hamburg,

T“DENRINNES"......Laverpool & Glasgow

To prevent the introduction neighbouring wlands and the Col- and spread of infectious diseases on presents another source of In 1946, he was captain of a from one territory to another, the danger In the motley multitude minesweeper. operating of For- PHO regularly supplies and re- which crowd cach incoming, or mean for the Chinese Navy. Then

from other ports epide-outgoing veksel, plying regularly Mare in 1340 and becalne celves

Custam Lalued the Merchant iniciosient reports through the for cargo and passengers. World Health Organisation. These These commuters are

ter of the ss. Sing Fook Sing, Also under strict me

surveillance

which piled in

“BENARTY". Shanghal waters medien Besides these local preventive

Hong Kong first saw Almi ih measures, the PHO has the duly 1947 when he brought down the One of implementing the provision of * Weng Bin His last ship was

the

cer

'savers

Liverpool, Havre, Antwerp.. Rotter- dam, Hamburg

Accepts cargo for Japan

Chila A HUIL

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LOADING

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2nd half June.

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ARRIVALS FROM PACIFIC COAST

M.S. “SUNNYVILLE”

30th May.

In-Port

Salling to Singapore, Port Statfembar Pehâu, Belawan & BataviN

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