1949-05-09 — Page 12

THE CHINA MAIL, MOND

MAY 9, 1949.

ROYAL INTEROCEAN LINES

Passenger an

Breight Services

JAVA-CHINA SERVICE ·

Arrivals

"TJISADANE"

In port

"TJIBADAK”

"TJITJALENGKA“

from Macassar & Java Ports 12th May.

from Macnsenr

& Java Ports 20th May.

Ballings

to Java Ports

& Macassor

12th May.

to Shanghal

toin May.

Java Ports

& Mireassur

25th May..

to Shanghal

27th May.

to Java Ports

K; Macassur

9th June

: HONGKONG-MANILA-CHINA SERVICE

""TASMAN"

Sallings

to Manila & Amoy

12th May

SUMATRA-MALAYA-CHINA SERVICE

Arrivals

Salling

Arrivals from Manila & Amoy 11th May

"VAN RIEMSDVJK"

from B. Deli & Straits 20th May.

& B. Dell

28th May,

"VAN HEUTSZ“

trom B. Dell

to B. Dell

& Stralis 10th June

to Strofts

A Hirats

18h Jaur

ASIA-AFRICA-S. AMERICA SERVICE

Arrivals

Sallings

"STRAAT SOENDA"

From Japan

21st May

24th May.

"TEGELBERG"

FROM SOUTH

AMERICA &

SOUTH AFRICA,

7th June.

22nd June.

10th May.

18th July.

"THKAMPEK"

All Steamora Calling Mombasa & L. Marques Direct.

Transhipment cargo on through Bs/L to Dar-Es-Salaam.

Zanzibar ncc epted on all sailings.

Agents: HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE

"MOLENKERK"

"MEERKERK"

"AMSTELDIJK"

"DEEMSKERK”

Arrivals

In fact

carly June

early July

from Europe

early Aug.

Sallings

to Shanghal, Japan

1th May.

TO EUROPE

VIA MANILA,

& STRAITS

end May.

Bud June.

End July

und Aug.

Transhipment cargo on through Bs/L accepted to Indian,

Mediterranean and Northern European ports

"SILVERPLANE”

Agents: SILVER LINE

Arrivals

From US, viz Pacific Coast 9th May.

Office Address: King's Building, Phones:

Chinese Agents: 82, Connaught Rd.

a.n.

Sallings

to Shanghai

& Japon

9th May

28015, 28016 & 28017 Tel. 31196 & 21533

DE LA RAMA LINES

ARRIVING FROM U.S; Atlantic coAST

VIA LOS ANGELES & SAN FRANCISCO "DONA AURORA”

m.v. "DONA NATI”

M.Y. "BATAAN”

ES.

In port 22nd May 28th May

SAILING FOR U.S. ATLANTIC COAST

VIA LOS ANGELES

"DONA AURORA" (call Shanghai & Japan) 4th June .V. "DONA NATI"

) 22nd June

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(Incorporated in the Philippines)

MARINA HOUSE Tel. 23670-22675

CHINESE SHIPPING OFFICE Tel. 23138—20153

THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.

OF COPENHAGEN

M.S. "KAMBODIA

·

NOW LOADING

for

"

ADEN, PORT SAID, ALGIERS, LE HAVRE, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG, OSLO, 'GOTHENBURG AND COPENHAGEN,

Tanks available for the carriage of off in bulk.

THE EAST ASIATIC CO., Queen's Bldg., 2nd floor.

LTD.

Tel. 34111 & 34112

CHINA MERCHANTS S.N. CO.

15, Connaught 'Woad,. Weit.

DEPARTURES

Telephone 31033.

5.8. “HUANG TISING" For Keelung 10th May M.V. "TIEN SHAN”

Tsam Kong & Hothow

11th

· (With Passenger. Accommodation)

For Full rulara Pl are Apply to the above

HONG KONG WATERFRONT

IN MY LOG

Buzz..buzz....buzz........

No, he's

not one of us.

Inet, no one knows who he is.

In

It's Just one of those Sunday take evenings and It needn't

nuch effort then, even for a rharacter like Hült Able Seaman, to get through.

(But just let him try again!)

White basking under the re- lentless ray of last- Friday's 100 sim at Kowloon Wharf to walt for the s. General Gordon to be firmly secured alongride. it waixlered how the authorities concerned would manage to han. clie the 1,210 passa igers

disem- barking here.

My curiosity (and sympathy for the brass buttons) heighten- ed us saw hundreds 'descending the gangplank and tons of lug- Rage streaming Luto Kowloon Godown to the Customs Shed.

But apparently the problem of the moment was solved-none of the baggage was searched,

The queue moved fast and it wasn't

before very long wharf was cleared,

(Happy days!)

the

6%

OUR HARBOUR REPORTER

Here is a panoramic view of Shak-O beach, one of the Colony's popular bathing haunts. Accesofble only by car and launch, the beach ideal for strong.swimmers. ("Chinn Mall" photo)

How To Keep Cool: Who's Who

Advice To Visitors

Have you ever felt that smenk-What can we do in this hot weather?—ask visiting

ing impulse to hump from the terry launch im to the platform -five yards away as the ver sel manoeuvred 10 und tro

"fckenly" slowly to berth alon:-

skle?

(You would if you're alrendy afe for an appotistment.}

Then, of course, Inevitably

begin to

DT

you

would think of bridge

having turmel nerass the Harbour and indulge in brisk discussion of Its merlis.

the Perhaps,

"talpaus""con-

rerned in maintaining the Hur hour traffic should be "eight" I one of these delayed action berthings, IL would be very Thought-provoking!

seamen who are seeing the Colony for the first time Summer. Swim!

Hong Kong boasts of many natural bathing beaches with the ideal climatic and appropriate con- ditions for sunbathing and aquatic sports. Besides these, there are the de luxe amuse- ment parks, where one can swim, dance and dine.

The most popular, of course, in the renowned Repulse Bay beach

non-swimmers --food for sunbathers. Situated

and

the

mouth of the valley dividing two bill ranges, on the opposite side of the Island from town, Repulse Bay is an ideal spot to spend a whole day

in idle sunbathing with its breath-taking beauty. Its Talking about the ferries, large tract of soft sand, with no there's something new at the

rocks or dangerous currents, has Hong Kong Pler of the Star

been the playground of hundreds Ferry.

daily in Summer.

Six wooden rally have been erected near the gates leading to the platforms ID form seven two- foot wide alleys.

In the way of accommodation, entertainment, refreshments and retres there are the Dairy Farm, Lido and Repulse Bay Hotel.

The Lilo is a Continental-style

Cornmuters find it a bit easier bathing establishment, specially to filter through when embark-designed for tropieni conditions, ing.

and embodying in its layout and the latest scientific construction principles to keep the interior cool and fresh despite the outdoor heat and glare.

There is less pushing abo+t and more orderly ream of passengers getting aboard.

(And now, who's talking about wanting a cattle whip?t

The influx of refugees from North China has been the sub- ject of much lively discussion along the waterfront Intely.

Shek-O

Compartments, equipped with showers, separate entrances and private verandahs, are for-hire t visitors. Besides these, there are cubicies and private lockers,

Among the amenitics providea

"Hong Kong faces a major by the Lido are a covered tea immigration problem with the lounge, a bar, a snack counter unrestricted entry of musses and an open air dance floor with of people with no guarantee of ferruzzo tables, shaded by huge work or accommodation, which, colourful beach umbrellas. If left unsolved, will be insuper- able"-that is the consensus.

But this is not something new. Shortly before the outbreak of the last war, the Colony was alrendy the most densely popu latod spot in the Empire..

A census today would produce staggering figures.

Public health is under a great menace today.

Sanitation is b nightmare public stripes, Tew hd far be

before tween, were inadequate the war and Now con serve hardly half of the masses, The water supply nt the present rate of consumption is another source of danger (Rerentber the. 1029 drought when water had into the Colony to be brought by ships?)

It's up to our Port Health Office to maintain its efficient anti-disease operations!

Then there is the Repulse Bay Hotel, where honeymooners flock.

Practical experience-learning

it the hard way is the foundn- tion of success in the shipping business, says Mr. Muk Shui-cho, veteran compradore who is one of the most popular Sgures in waterfront circles.

The future of young appreh- tices depens on how much prac- teal work they have done and no books or periodicals can do any better, the 54-year-old com- Evereil Steamship pradore of Corporation said.

Mr. Mak began his shipping tey) by Dus No. 6.

from carver alter Kraduating Kowloon: Castle Peak Beach by 5. Paul's College, Hong Kong, in

Laichikok Bench by

Bus No. 10. Bus No. 4.

To ensure the safety of swim- mers at the beaches, the Urban Council has introduced the "rocket shooting" life-saving apparatis and the catamaran-type of life- saving craft, specially designed by the Marine Department, several benches.

Share Your Thrill

at

In your travels round the globe, some time, somewhere in port or at sea, you may have met strange people and were probably amazed at their manners and customs,

Heng Kong itself may have pro- vided you with some unusual ex- perience during your visit.

Why not share your "thrill' with va and at the same time win $257

It's easy. All you have to do is to write, in 200 or 300 words, your unusual experience, -Printed entries win $20 each. One will be published each week.

In your entry include your name, whip, local agent (or home address) and date of arrival. Places and time of incidents

Perhaps, you can procure a suited should be specified as

a mémorable

as pasaible. It is pre- weekfernble that the entry be type-

written.

and spend there.

Repulse Bay enn be reached Address to the Editor, "China by bus No. 6, Vehicular Ferry Mall,' marking "HK Waterfront" Pler) by car within 20 minutes on the left corner, before every or by motor coaches of the Hog Friday of the week. Kong and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd.. running between the Hong Kong and Repulse Bay Hotels.

At Shak-O, 14 miles from town behind Lyamun and sa cessible only by car and launch. strong swimmers will find good sport The scenery

and soft

Band

Our decision is final.

SMALLPOX ON LINER

1012.

He was one of the founders of the China Mail Shipping and Navigation Company, owners of the well-known steamers, Nite, Nanking and China,

In

Mr. Mok joined 1937, Everetts and is today one of lis oldest staff.

The father of eight daughters and four sons and grandfather di two, Mr. Mak was born in Vic- forta, Canada, He arrived hero, a: a two-year-old boy late in the 19th century.

During the Japanese occupn- tion, he went to Toishon, his na tive village, and remained there

Mr. Mak Shul-cho

with his family and some of his staff until a few months afto the Liberation.

one.

"Although I am not a regular seafarer, I have travelled. cx- tensively," the veteran declared. "Local concerns supplying. l'are magnificent. But there

labour to ships in port are too loosely organised There are loo is a strong undertow, dangerous for the novice. Pubile tents are

stevedores many

unnecessarily Gibraltar, May 7. avaliable as controlled rates.

another. The British liner Corfu (17,170 vicing with

especially Shek-O is also ideal for surf-tons) put in here today on her Hong Kong,

torpy riding. It has been rated us the way from Southampton to Port when it is one of the main ports best beach in the Colony

Sald and Hong Kong to disembark in the Orient, there should be To those who want

privacy a passenger suspected of having some re-organisation do facilliate Deep Water Bay provides stallpox.

the labour supply in Harbour "sanctuary." There is no public The passenger, Peter Stephen operations, 'Mr. Mait asserted. accommodation.. One has to br-Schorniskoff. 24, of LlangoTIC, ing one's

own refreshments and South Wales, was taken off the Comparing the shipping busi- food. Swimmers have to impro- Corfu and transferred to an isola-ness between the "good old days"

and preselit-day activities, vise "changing rooms" from the tion hospital. rocks and shrubs nearby. Very The Corfu salled immediately veteran declared that since the Tew venture to this solsted afterwards,

war there has been considerable They include HMB Cossnek beach, which is accessible only. An outbreak of smallpox in the shipping competition, among the (May 0), HMS Alert (May '9) by ear and launch.. It is not gult Huer Moulton which reached Bri

various nations, The which is expected to arrive horeable, for

ther expanded its non-swimmers. The tain from Australia on April 2 States has from Singapore on the samt beach is good bit the shore resulted in six deaths,--Reuter.

chant Marino fleet since the war day, RFA Fort Charlotte (May ahelves vary stratically.

and is today ranked as the 11) and EMS Concord (May 18).

world's largest.

Four Royal Navy craft are due to leave for the Sharighof arca within this week..

HMS Black Swan • la due th arrive here from Shanghai on May 14.

The Mainland

dro

On the mainland, there many bathing facilities on a serios of simult beaches along the coast Inte from Lalchikok to Castle

Three destroyers and a cruiser of the United States Navy, 'are expected · to leave next week from Hong Kong for destinations Peak- undefermined yet. They The USS Perkins, UBS Rogers, FUSS "Duncan bid UBS:St. Paul.

"British shipping,

which

PRESIDENT

The Global Flact

TO HONOLULU AND SAN FRANCISCO

via SHANGĦAI & JAPAN

"President Cleveland" ......

May

"President Wilson" meginduating

June

"General Gordon” (vis Manila & Japan)

Juris

TO SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES

vla JAPAN

“Presidení MoMinley"

May 10

"President Taft"

May 20

TO NEW YORK, BALTIMORE & BOSTON via PANAMA

May 10

”ד וי .

"President Grant" (Direct to Pacific Cont) ............ "President Jolinson“ (Direct to Facille Coast) ..................... June

+

· ROUND-THE WORLD

VIA MANILA, SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, KARACHI, SUEZ

FORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, MARSEILLËS,

GENOA, NEW YORK and BOSTON

"President Van Buren"

"President Jefferson" "Marino Sħapper"

ARRIVING FROM SAN FRANCISCO

"President Johnson"...

St. George's Bldg.

May

May,2

May 1

Tel. 28172/5.

AMERICAN PIONEER LINE

to and from Atlantic Coast Ports af

the United States and Far Eastern Ports

NEW FAST CARGO SHIPS

"PIONEER DALE” "PIONEER LAND" "PIONEER WAVE"

ARRIVALS FROM ATLANTIC

May 10-

May 22

June 15

SAILINGS TO MANILA

May 17

May 23

June '18,

"PIONEER DAĻE” “PIONEER LAND" "PIONEER WAVE"

SAILINGS. TO ATLANTIC vla SHANGHAI, JAPAN & PANAMA CANAL "PIONEER MAIL" „Arrives May 11 Sails May 13 "PIONEER DALË" "PIONEER LAND" "PIONEER WAVE”

17,

June June 14

19

Julife 8

T

Jane 16

July 4

July 6

For rates, special Information 'colt

UNITED STATES LINES

Queen's Bldg. COMPANY

Tel. 31251

The abere Hat Indtextos the pitiélpát várta át, tekding and Elecharge septimally Intended, but not their ratalten. For further informs

tion 'see schedule at the Campkay's Dikke.

BEN LINE

EBARN FUIM TRE-

ARRIVALS

"BENLEDI" **"BENRINNES" "BENAVON” *"BENARTY"

"HENVENUE"

SHIP

FROM

U.K. via Slogapore

.U.K.

U.K,

U.K.

U.K.

SAILINGS

SUIP

"BENLEDI"

+"BENAVON”

"BENVENUE" BENRINNES"

"BENARTY"

ΤΟ

·Yönđop, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Hamburg,

......Liverpool & Glasgow Liverpool, Havit, Antwerp, Itotter- dam, 'Hulburg

• Accepta cargo for Júpan

1 calls at Port Sudan.

Calls at Hull.

DUK

In port Mid May, 2nd half May. End of May. 1st half June,

LOADING -(K/Wharf) End Half May. 2nd half June. Ist half June.

́2nd-half Jaho

For Further Particulars, Apply Town

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

Agents York Buliding.

Telephone:

Smuggled Goods red supreme before the last KLAVENESS LINE

Seized In Japan

SAITINGS

Direct to Los Angeles, in 10 days Thêné San Francisco, Vancouver, Beattle & Porti MS. "SUNNYVILLE”.

today facing a strong rival in the American world- wide activity," he remarked.

Typical of the conventional Chinese, Mr. Mtak belleves in pre- dre The most popular is the Castle

Tokyo, May `8.

to take over Peak Cafeteria, which provider The Finance Ministry mid to-paring his heire changing rooms, light refresh- day that the customs and police when he retires. ments and an open bir swimming and Coast Guard brought to light

"I have a son working, in the pool. It is accessible by ear US$72,500 worth of smuggling { within 25 minutes or

or by bus No. between, Japan and continental same firm and I am doing all 1 Local shipping circles are dx-10.7Xaumati Ferry

"Pler).

"Asia' during March,

Can to teach him the ropes," the MS. pected to turn üb 'in 'full force:

"China needs many

more At the Kwong, Chou Restaurant There are the Dairy Farm Unofcii extimates put the veteran sufd.

at the 11th Bille, Castle volume many times that figure West Point, Suiturday night to attend the farewell dinner Poak Road, the Dragon's Inn and inco, obviously many smugglers young men to be trained in this managed to compa 'arrest. ... kind of work to help In the go. party to Mr Kyrie Emilion the Lafchikok Amusement Park,

„The Ministry mid during March bufiding of a 'now, peaceful rise Sénior - Government Marine where one 'can' dánice, row, dino, the wuthorities maized 23. amidal- tion," Mr. Mak asserted. Surveyor, the the: Oveeses: Novi and are easily available at in various Japanese ports and ing vessola negregating 585.toma gallon Company: 'and China State AN Shipping Company.

The official is noticing from

| Govertrient servicni-s

Cocklatte will be served be- tween 7:30 and 9,00 po

Tenis

Dijksterritorial waters 18 said, that

dur buddhen - /accessible br $35,000 worth of foods thtended to be wurated into Japan. public, wehicles include: /e for illégal exports from Japan The majority of smugglors ships.

Hong Kong: Ritz Beach (North) wise; seized.

uly betweert „Japari and 'Koten Polst) in Suidkiwan Trani be by: Bakire Sumorities Also tzed "And Comaniittist Cisine aress. Bus Nowa Stanley Bandhi" (Stan-1 $37,500 worth of gooda, intended United B

ARRIVALS FROM PACIFIC COAS

VILLE"

MLS:

M.S. "FRA

Chines

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