1949-05-30 — Page 10

ROYAL

INTEROCEAN

LINES

JAVAPORTS and MACASSAR

**TJITJALENGKA”

"TJISADANE"

«TASMAN”

"TJITJALENGKA"

SAILINGS ARRIVALS

9th June

23rd Juno

9th June 211 June

AMOY and MANĮLA

SAILINGS

ARRIVALS

6th June

SINGAPORE, PENANG and BELAWAN DELI

"THBADAK"

"VAN BEUTSZ"

"VAN RIEMSDIJK"

SAILINGS ARRIVALS

4th June

18th Janie

29h June

2nd June 20th June

EAST & SOUTH AFRICA & SOUTH AMERICA

וי

SAILINGS ARRIVALS

"TEGELBERO"

TJIKAMPEK“ * "RUYS"

.26th June 18th July

10th June

10th Aug.

10th July

TJIBODAS"

7th Sept.

Calling at Mombasa & 1.. Marques Direct, Transhipment cargo accepted on through By/L to

*TEGELBERG"

Dar-Es-Salaam and Zanzibar.

* 10 passenger accommodation.

JAPAN

SAILINGS

12th June

ARRIVALS

24th June

Agents: HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE

EUROPE via MANILA and MALAYA

SAILINGS ARRIVALS

“MOLENKERK"

4th Juno

"MEERKERK"

"AMSTELDIJK”

"RIJNKERK"

End Juno End July ...End Aug.

Early June Early July Early Aug.

JAPAN

SAILINGS

ARRIVALS

1st Juno

MIOLENKERK”

Transhipment cargo accepted on through Bs/L to Indla, Mediterranean and Northern European ports.

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DE LA

RAMA LINES

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

m.v. "BATAAN".........

m.v. "DONA ANICETA"

In port

27th June

SAILING FOR U.S. ATLANTIC COAST VIA SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES

m.v. “BATAAN"

5.8. "DONA AURORA”

m.v. "DONA NATI"

(calls Japan)

12

29th May

15th June 22nd June

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(Incorporated In the Philippines)

MARINA HOUSE Tels. 23676-22675

THE CHINA. MAIL, MONDAY, MAY 30, 1949.

HONG KONG WATERFRONT

IN MY LOG

sharing

This no it's about sents Eobard forry launchas.

I the habit entches on, we Could have such nqilers put up -Do not deprive others of uc cominodation by unnecessarily pulting packages beside you.

(During the week. offenders were mostly mole shoppers.)

We hear so much of ECA rice shuttling to and from North China waters without being able to unload.

What about discharging hore and increase exter stocks....we enn appreciate it better.

•

There's

honest one

eitizen, though a mere boy, who is mak- ing a decent living by selling cigarettes.

Wong Kam may only be a mere grimy-looking vendor-one which many of our foreign friends would without hesitation Identify as an Another Praya coolie.

I was a hot. Saturday

after-

noon and in my hurry I had paid

BY OUR HARBOUR REPORTER

HK In

Retrospect

one good Hong Kong dollar for "For the first time since Liberation”—this phrase,

a packet of 10 Gold Flakes.

But Wong Kam pushed his way through the crowded pavement to catch up with me"Here's your change, "he said.

•

Adiniral Oscar C. Badger, Com mander of the U.S. Fleet, Western Pacific, is due to leave the Colony tomorrow, by the U.S.S. E! Dorado.

The two landing craft, whlen arrived here from Tsingtao with the Admiral,

are expected leave on June 2.

Both were originally considered to be used to evacuate American nationals in South China,

if not already hackneyöd, is fast losing its ori- ginal thrill today as our Part speedily regains much more than what was lost during the Pacific War,

During the past years many ships and personalities have made their debut in local waters, each time serving to cement a milestone in the un- precedented rapid recovery of the Colony. Some have made several re-plement when she arrived here. visits, but many have gone to be Thay were

from /recruited heard no more.

Leningrad, Riga and Vladivostock. In the way of speed and looks, Last September saw our Har-the reconverted American sub- bour become the playground of marine chaser Blue Bird has yet luxury craft when the American to be rivalled.

Here are some highlights:

| Marconi schooner rigg Lanikal II

Sweet

the

Memories or left is the American schooner

rigg Lanikal 11, which made her debut In local waters, on A pleasure cruise of the Paci fic... The 12p-ton .pleasure Graft was originally built for the Hawalian ocean.racing Miss races. On the right la Bille Adela, Hawalian. born wireless operator ans purser of the Union Carrier, both arriving here last Sep- tomber for the first time. The 27-year-old blonde was

American giri the first visit

UB

to

In her capacity. ("China Mail Photos).

Who's Who

. One of the first few foreign-

With her light blue hull and ers to visit the Manchurian and the Russian barquentine light brown superstructure the port of Yingkow, now under - Their destinations have not Sckstan visited us for a few 129-ton sub chaser looked more Chinese Red occupation, is 33- been announced.

П new

The Inauguration of passenger service to Tientsin has given rise to keen speculation of the resumption of trade with this Communists,

The husky weather-beaten Ma- ay began his life afloat at Sing- pore at the age of 10 when he served aboard a coaster.

weeks.

a pleasure crait as she anchored year-old Ahmat. Kassim second With her two towering masts at Yaumati during her stay officer of the ss. Sin Soan Lee, and all-blue steel hull, the Lani-here.

the Arst vessel to arrive here kal II, former

$3

ocean-racing Equipped with Union Diesel | from that North China port. Highlights of the Week's ad-schooner, provided

attbin a a spectacular engines, she can

top tivity:

A former Petty Officer of the harbour sight as she cruised speed of raore than 20 knots Royal Malayan Navy, stationed at The Blue Bird, built in 1942 for around "ght-seeing."

Singapore, Kassum served in the Built at Los Angeles for the the US Navy, was refitted here last war with the United States bl-annual Hawallon races for commercial Irips. She made | Navy, Australian Army and the 1986, the 129-ton pleasure craft two successful voyages to Korean British. Merchant Marine. was used by the US Coastguards waters, despite the severe winter This serves as an incentive to as a patrol boat shortly before weather up North. further develop existing efforts the outbreak

of the last war.

During the war she was on ac- locally for rapid and progres-During the Pacific conflict, she tive service in the Caribbean Sea, sive renewal of business, say was in action around the South

scene ot vicious Germon sub- merchants with connections in the Seas, Newspaper war correz- Red-controlled port.

marine operations. But the craft remember pondents well

survived enemy fire unscathed, or Yingkow, once prosperous Man- luxurious trips aboard

the ves- many occacalons when attacked. churian port with numerous con- vel, then known as the Gocanna, She was recently sold to the nections in the Colony, was re- which ferried them to and from French Customs at Salgon for ported to be open to foreign ship- the Pacifc.

patrol work in the Mekong River ping,

Complete with latest navigarea against guerillas. The week saw two local steam-tion aids, auxiliary power and Pioneers

deep-sea fishing ers clearing officially for the salls, the Lanikai II has nisa South West of the Colony, two North China port. The as, Safacililles for gas cooking and re- Formosan-built 80-ton mechanis- Soors Lee was the first ship to trigerating storage. arrive here from there,

But from what the scomen have

to say about conditions up North, it's not an encouraging.

The

meth

to

wa

After a few months of plain ailing, he signed off and joined nautical school, from which he Taduated as a full-fledged A. B. Kassim joined several oil tankers, plying between the Straits and the Persian Gulf ports. He was

bridge that sounds mighty important, huh? But I didn't like the work." the visitor said, with a wry smile. ed trawlera met a tragic end

When the war broke out, Kas- The original Lanikai, seen in an otherwise successful venture. sim was on active service aboard the "Hurricano" with Dorothy The sister vessels arrived in gun boot of the RMN, patrolling Lamour, was the pleasure craft local waters last July for expert the Malayan coast. of Hollywood stars.

mental attempt to fish in deep "We shot down one Japanese They

mentioned police escort The Lanikal I reached, the waters

homs) Zero fighter plane, which 80 fathoms) for foreign visitors, rigid disci- Colony after being battered for 120

South miles

attucking us. We sustained very West plinary methods of maintaining five days en route. hy torrential Hong Kong. Between

mitic damage. But the Kamikaze them- law and order and a Red rule rain and heavy seas from

craft was a beautiful sight as she the selves, the

Yu Chung that seems pretty tough for the Philippines.

and I caught about 70,000 cot zoomed headlong into the sea,"

the veteran recalled. Chinese.

Shortly after The colourful ties of deep sea Esh of different (However, we'll wait and see visit of the

After the fall of the Lion City American schooner rare specics, making a record Kassin was evacuated to Austra- what the personnel of the LST the Tel. 23738-20153

green Busslan burquentine catch on their second trip when itn. North Star and ss. Prosper have Seksten sailed into port, resplen- they brought back 22,500 cattics, "It is a good place there, but

say when they return.)

|dent with her three maats and

Bad Woother

the weather was too strong for Remnants of the Chinese Na-fing-bedecked, rígggings,

Bad weather was the perpetual people like us,” he said. tionalist Armles have apparently

A few months Ashere proved cuncer in the operations. found an easy means of return

Arriving from Leningrad, the

too much. "Those days where I ing to

Last September, while retur to their native villages in 322-ton cadet training craft was log after their.

eighth venture, was a landlubber were terribly South Chine via Hong Kong by on a "breaking in" cruise. Built the Chung Yu It was driven off awful for me. It's the open sea British steamers.

During the week at least 100 in 1947 at Russian and Finnish her course from her sister ship for me always, Kassim declared.

Kacalm signed on aboard trans aolulers forced their way in the shipyards for the Soviet Govern- about 200 miles South West of

Fishery Ministry, the the Colony by typhoon

ports of the USN, piying between 55. Wingsang at Foochow while Sekstan

the South Sea Islands, supplying will be used for the Several attempts to find her by she was taking ordinary passen training of endets for the Soviet plane and the Chung Yu I failed.

the

US armed Forces stationed gers for the Colony, on her last long-term shery programme.

thesa, When given up as a total losa,

of Leyto During the baitle She had a fully-trained com- (Continued at foot of next Col)

Island, the Malay seaman proudly recollected that he was one of those who helped the Allied Forces to drive the Japapese off. "The battle was pitch hot, but we shot the h.......... out of the

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THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.

OF COPENHAGEN

M.S. "KOREA"

LOADING ABOUT 23rd June

for

ADEN, PORT SAID, GENOA, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG, OSLO, GOTHENBURG AND COPENHAGEN. also, possibly, COLOMBO,

Tanks available for the carriage of oil in bulk,

S.S. "TAHSIS"

LOADING BEG. June for

VANCOUVER: B. C. vla Japan

THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.

Queen's Bldg., 2nd floor.

Tel. 34111 & 34112

The SWEDISH EAST ASIA Co., Ltd.

M.V. "TAMARA”

Loading 2nd June

for..

ADEN, PORT SAID, GENOA, MARSEILLES, CASABLANCA, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM (AMSTERDAM), HAMBURG, COPENHAGEN, OSLO and GOTHENBURG.

*

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Fort Dooptank: Ol.fapacity

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to

two trips.

Hong Kong police had to assist

in disembarking the Army men.

both occasions.

on

Several small arms were dis- covered, while others were, volun- larily surrendered by the soldiers. All were taken to Canton-al whose expense, it is not known ret.

Our contemporaries have, a ship's officer and a marine officer, both landlubbers now, for the Harbour Beat.

Last week-end we sAW new face.

That charming little lady that you saw along the Praya was just

a rival sob-slstor "out fof-# Sunday, scoop." -

(Keep it up! What next?)

Training Craft

The 332-ton Russian barquentiɲe... Skokaten

scals,

Pacific Far East Live Juc.

DIRKOT

Fast Regular Trans-Pacific Service

- SAN FRANCISOD,.LOS: ANGELES

Yousef

“JULIA LUCKENBACH"

Satiralt "CHINA VICTORY"

*LIGHTNING* 4- "JOPLIN VICTORY" **YLTING - DRADOM” ↑ **ORSAY RÉPUBLIC"

1. ÖVERLAND NEW TOAK-CHICAGO-DETROIT-TÓHONTO, MONTREAL AND ALL AMERICAN & CANADIAN' CITIES.

Arriva

Kall

San Francisco

Telnaite

June

May

June

Cum Franckiew

Ben Propelery

Jino - 18- June 17

14

*June 19

July

· Bar, Frinelice

Ban Franchéen

San Francisco & Los Angeles

via Cabe

Bad Francinewġvia Kobo &

--- Ban Franelnen in. Loe Ánguľán..

„Jan, Francisneyle Loe, Anettes. Sen Franciom he Los Angeli, Hati Transloan & Lor Angelés.

wpła. Prz. Carro Kiti, ToerTISE,

Nips," he said,

When peace como he returned

to Singapore where he planned

to get married.

But the Ren dragged him from his would-be spouse.

Away

He signed on aboard a freighter which eventually took him to North China.

Asked whether he would quit Failing, Kassim declared he never thought of it.

"Hong Kong is beautiful. I have been to many Far East and Near East ports. But this is the best," the husky Malay declared.

the Chung Yu I packed up and. returned to Shanghal last Octo }·ber, ending what would have been a remunerative and success- ful enterprise, which was never attempted by local craft

a result of several unpiq- cedented godown fires late lakt

stops were taken to safe Kuard the storage of dangerous goods,

the problem of the moment, a dirason, poncrete, ship was towed in from the Philippines for the purpose of storing in- Gameable cargo,

Now lying idle in the Danger | qua - Goods - Anchorage,- the Feldspor la waiting to be isot alther an, a refrigerating storage ahip: or, for its -original-purpossi

The 1.000-ton concrete barre, elimated to, cost HKI100,000, IN one of two such vessels orinigai,

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The Global Fleet

TO HONOLULU AND SAN FRANCISCO

*vla SHANGHAI &. JAPAN

"President Wilson"

June 18

"Ganeral-Gordon" (via Manila & Japan) .......................................

June 2

"Tresident Cleveland"

July 10

TO SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES

via JAPAN

Ment Taft"

May 30

"President Madison"

TO NEW YORK, BALTIMORE & BOSTON vlá PANAMA

June 5

}

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ROUND-THE WORLD

July 12

VIA MANILA, SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, KARACHI, SURZ

FORT BAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, MARSEILLES,

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Direct)

"Marino Snapper" (Singapore

"President Folk"

TO N.E.I. & SINGAPORE

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June 2 June 25

June July

3

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June 8 June 24

July G

SAILINGS TO MANILA

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June 9

June 25

July 7

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7 "PIONEER LAND".... Arrives June 12 Sails June 14

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June 27

12

June 20

July 18

July 18

July 25

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Early July.

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30th May (Buoy A.5)

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