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ROYAL

INTEROCEAN

LINES

JAVAPORTS and MACASSAR

TJISADANE"

"TASMAN"

"TJTJALENGKA"

SAILINGS

23rd June

ARRIVALS

In port 24th Jane 7th July

SINGAPORE, PENANG and BELAWAN DELI

'"VAN RIEMSDIJK"

"VAN HEUTEZ”

9:

SAILINGS ARRIVALS!

29th June

20th June 6th July

EAST & SOUTH AFRICA & SOUTH AMERICA

ARRIVALS

SAILINGS

"TEGELBERG"

26th June

"TJIKAMPEK" * "RUYS"

18th July

10th Aug.

10th July

7th Sept.

"TJIBODAS" *

Calling at Mombasa & L. Marques Direct.

Transhipment cargo accepted on through Bs/L to

"TEGELBERG"

Dar Es Salaam and Zanzibar.

* nu passenger accommodation,

JAPAN

ARRIVALS

SAILINGS

13th June

24th June

Agents: HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE

EUROPE via MANILA and MALAYA

"MEERKERK"

"AMSTELDIJK"

"RIJNKERK"

"MARIEKERK”

SAILINGS ARRIVALS

Early July

End July

End Aug.

End Sept.

in part Early July Early Aug. Early Sept.

Transhipment cargo accepted on through Bs/L to India,

Mediterranean and Northern European ports.

"MEERKERK"

SHANGHAI and JAPAN

SAILINGS ARRIVALS

Early July

...... 12th Jane

KING'S BUILDING: TELS: 28015 to 28017 Chintre Agents: 82. Connayout Ro. C. Tels: 31196-25133

DE LA RAMA LINES

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

m.T. "DONA ANICETA” ............................ m.v. "BENGAL"

27th Juno 10th July

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

4.5. "DONA AURORA» (calls Japan)

mv. "DONA NATI"

18th Juno 22nd July

THE DE LA RAMA STEAMSHIP CO., INC.

(Incorporated in the Philippines)

MARINA HOUSE Tels. 23676-—22875`..

CHINESE SHIPPING OFFICE

· Tela, 23738—20153"

THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.

OF COPENHAGEN

י

M.S. "KOREA"

LOADING ABOUT 23rd June

for

ADEN, PORT SAID, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG, OSLO, GOTHENBurg and copENHAGEN. also, possibly, COLOMBO,

Tanks avaliable for the carriage of oil fa bulk.

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

Tel 34111 & 34113.

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JUNE 13, 1940..

HONG KONG WATERFRONT

BY OUR HARBOUR REPORTER

IN MY LOG: Nature Lends Hand In Harbour Show

Roin or shine, the show must go on. Last was

wook saw yours truly, prowling as usual along the Praya under sweltering sky or under torrential down- pours.

It was during the height of a thunderstorm that we witnessed a spectacular weather phenomenon from a. vantage point which commanded panoramic view of the Harbour.

As the forronte drenched the Colony-- welcoming break a our heat wave--a misty shroud: gradually began to envelop the Harbour.

Suddenly like a whip lash, a dazzling thunderbolt flushed, striking the water near Kowloon's

Ben.

Big the inevitable resounding

at seemed to be the overture

one sunny evening during the week.

Reinforcements for the Colony disembarked from HMT Lancashire last week, The vernal brought 800 British mil- tary, personnel of all, the three. Bervices from the UK and Singapore. The arrivals included the 91. quadrän, Royal Air Force. Regiment, Malaya, 2/6 and 2/10 Gurkha Regi-

1st Battalion the Royal ments and the advance party of the swam

Leicestershire Regiment China Mali" Photo,

The trouble started when à sturdy, sun-tanned lad out to the Kau Shing Buoy about 300 yards away from the Prays,

Splashing is way through, he reached it safely..

minutes after this fent

our aftention was drawn again to

the

sporting urchins when cries 些 Save Life" reached us. The

to the brief but breath-taking ind sitting on the buoy was drama.

gesticulating wildly and asking his friends to get Jilm

ashora laughed and railed at him for his bravery" in stened

The blanketing mist became opaque. To those along the Praya sheltering on the ancements, ships mooring in mikstream and the watulund appeared น dinsolve gradually into thin air.

For a time everything in the Harbour, except of course several anall craft lying alongside the Praya, was blotted from sight.

A lock in bar room struck 12 --I was su ominous in the death- like silene Chust

Simultaneously, from the naval

anchorage alvos of mfire erhoed.

(They were from HM ships honor- ing King's

Birthday.) Curiously enough, that turned out to be the "Open aasamo”,

The lorrents abated in fury. The mint fisd. Things began materinse.

•

to

ол

Ghost-like objects took more solid forms. Ships, buoys and the mainland rapidly regained their Foriginal skápe.

And the drizzle pattered stendily.

Calling

all Merchant Marine Seamen!

Take Bus No. 5 (10 cents) from the Star Ferry Kowloon Terminus and drop off at the Gun Club Hill 1op.

That bring you to your own

Club house--Merchant Navy Club. Chatham Roud. Everyone of

of you automatically becomes a member as soon as your ship enters part.

Snacks and refreshments (soft or hardy at the Bar, a cosy read- ing room and indoor games are among the facilities provided.

More recreational items are in the making. They include tennis courts, billiards, music and ping pong.

He yelled, stormed and cried....... That apparently softened their

hearts, Thies urchins comman- deered a small craft nearby and rescued, the weeping Ind.

He had too cramps.)

Incidentally, that brings back

of the memories

Government "Typhoon" launch Kou Shing.

Translated from its Chinese name, it is "rescue (kau) tur (ahing),"

Troopships Bringing Reinforcements

For HK's Defences

Scenes like the one in the above picture will soon bo a common sight at local wharves as troop- ship after troopship bring in British military personnel to reinforce the Colony's Carrison. Tomorrow will see HMT Empire Halladale arriving here with the 1st Battalion the Royal Leicester- shire Regiment and various units of all the three Services.

The

Kau Shing was used long before the war as a craft to rescue any vessel in distress during

By the time all the troopers with The Band, which it seein typhoon in the Harbour. She was have discharged their passengers the Colony again. moored off the Marine Office at the busy which is known by her, name.

the Colony's La Hong Kong alrength will reach an all-time

The craft was damaged by one of the Colony's disastrous typhoons high of more than 10,000 person- during the 80s. She was blown-net- ashore at Taun Wan.

*

There are no families aboard.

About 1,500 reinforcements ar.

due_to_arrive_by_the_Dilwarn They include the 27th Anti-Air-

The Gorrison reinforcements crafi Regiment, the Royal Artil

Intestlery, the 119th Light A.A. Search-

With a wealth of data, diagrams will be equipped with and pictures, the 72-page annual modern armaments and vehicles light, squadron of the 3rd Issued by the Swedish Shipping with a high degree of mobility. Royal Tank Regiment, Artillery Gazette presents an exhaustivo. and interesting survey of develop-In Hong Kong skies, the Royal Signal troops and a Royal Army is "tuning up" the Service Corps transport platoon ments featuring Swedish shipping Air Force

Spiffres which arrived here re with units of the Royal Electrica during 1948, According

to the, alatistics given cently. The Harbour is seeing and Mechanical ́Engineers by the publication of the olleial unprecedented naval movements organ of the Swedish Shipowners Association, Sweden's merchantile by the local fleet gradually in- marine consists of 2,204 vessels creases in force. aggregating 2,057,304 gross tons, which compared with 1947's fleet showed an Increase of 146.103 tons.

Of the total fleet,, 103 ships of 160,000 gross tons Are now. con- structions built during the war or acquired from abroad. Bales abroad totalled 18 vessels of 80,- 398 gross tons...

tors tomorrow,

1

the Royal Army Pay Corps,

Forty WRAC, Nursos

aric

The advance party of the 13 Battalion, the Argyll and Suther. The Lancashire, which arrived land Highlanders, is also travell here during the week, brought ing by the Dilwara. The mali the first several hundreds of unit will arrive by the Empir troops, including the Royal Air Trooper. Force Regiment, Malaya, the 2/6 and 2/10 Gurkha Regiments and the: advance, party of the 1st

Forty women, serving in the Tell your friends all about it!

Leicesters, with Major C. K. Women's Royal Army Corps an "Tickets, please"--we seldom Besides exchanging the usual Sadler, TD, in command. The nurses for the Hong Kong Navn hear

of this nowadays at the ferry greetings as they met in port 701-Empire Halladale will disembark. Hospital, are aboard the Dilward. piers.

terday, two APL liners President

Since the Liberation the Hur Perhaps the inspectors are now Wilson and President Polk-swep- the main body of the 1st Leices-

bour has seen an unprecedented capable of recognising all com-ped puracrs. muters by their looks or by little Due to the loss of Chief Purner

show of the

nova! Empire's Shanghai Voteran characteristics as those possessing Harry de Grandpre, who was p

might and today we have in port ported to have jumped overboard. monthly tickets.

three of Britain's finest cruisers. But then with no many new en route from Manila, Mr. Harvey Coming here by the trooper Leading the fleet stationed here comers during the

Street, past few

chier

purser of the round-Dunern from the UK is the 1st is HMS London, flagship of Ad- months, we wonder

tho-world cargo-passenger vessel; Battalion Middlesex Regiment mirul Sir Patrick Brind, Com- will take over on the President

with Lieutenant Colonel Mervyntion. She is, however, due to mander-in-Chief, Far East Sia- Wilson.

fill his place aboard the Crawford, DSO, in commoud. leave for Singapore tomorrow. politely be

Halthman will be transferred allon in Shanghai in 1927 and in of Vice-Admiral A.C.G. Madden, Next are HMS Belfast, flagship atlles. One or two had forgotton from the President Wilson 越喜

the Colony in 1938.

Becond in Command, and HMS carry their tickets. Yesterday chief purser. alone saw more than 15 persons Polk has also been changed. Mr. The command of the President

Jamales, which arrived here re- cently from the West Indies with "turned away."

(Of course, it's none of our William Weaver, veteran skippor

strong naval reltiforcements. business whether it is necessary of the APL has retired to be not for the inspectors to have replaced by Mr. William Megann,

another APL "old band,"

that

It was when we heard familiar ery that we found (with out chagrin) our doubt justifled!

Several ticket holders had to

to

or

directed to the turn,

Polk, Assistant Pureer. The veteran was with the bat~

to strain their laryngnes. But was about changing the sign "All Tickets Must Be Produced" to Please Show Your Ticket Before You Enter?")

Still on the Star Ferry...

A newcomer from the Straits became apperhonsive when the fully loaded Northern Star listed heavily as she manoeuvred to verth alongside Kowloon Pier.

The prominent jockey, Major T. W, Chattey, is also travelling aboart; the transport.

The destroyers in port include Drum Major Holdford is sill the Cossack, Constance and Con- cord and the USS destroyer

Black Duncan. HMS

Swah, which is leaving Hong Kong for the South on Wednesday, and, HMS Alacrity

the are

tur frigates. The now British frigate' Mounts Bay is Joining the feel? shortly.

THE OLD LANDMARK

Visitors entering part often wonder at the red brick structure of the West end of the Navy Dock- yard.

The only despnich vessel is In the VRC limelight today are|HM9 Alert. It always surprises them to. learn, that it is, the Colony's pre- La Rota-Pereira, W. M. Lawrence, Besides these powerful craft,. We managed to convince him of mier sports club-the Victoria J. A. V. Lopes, F. Monteiro, Mrs. there are the maintenance ves- the absoluto safety of the launch

Club — established La Rope, and the Misses. HestHer sela---tankers, Recreation

store ship, tuge and assured him that no auch

and; Shauna 'Anderson.

Land BD craft. accident na he had imagined-had about a century ago.

éver occurred in the Colony's The VRC was originally orga- annals, and probably never will. nised for rowing, and sea Bathing (Yet...we drond to visualise it was, then situated on the shpro his speaking thoughis.)

where the South end of the Sup- rema 'Court is now. »

#

It was great fun to the, group of some 12 street urchins, swim- ming at the Marine, Ofica. Fler

Pacific Far East Line, Mic

Fast Regular Trans-Pacific Servico

DIRECT

HAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES

*LIGHTWING

OVERLAND, NEW YORK-QINICAGO-DETROIT-SVIRKISTO

• MONTREAL AND ALL AMERIČAN S'CANAUJAM

Arrits

June 14

"FLYING DRAGON" ↑

*JOPLIN · VICTORT".

PORTAR, HRPURL)

June, 10 Jun 19

San Francisco

June 11

Jały $

June 13

July

July 19

The premises afzeiched out, to sea as the reclamotion progressed. and since to years ago 'the' present 'Alto stands.

As membership increased, the Club extended its activilles and began to conduct athletic, boxing and billiard championships.

· But gradually the:inetivilles were restrióteck" to rowing, and swimming. The last war diestrby- ad rowing facilities. Since the 21- beration, swimaning, has been the main sport.

Membership reached the im precedented peak of 58%, în 1948. "betorw, the, War; it, dich, nos” reach

more than half of that furs.

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The Global Fin

S.S. “PRESIDENT WILSON”

salls for

KOBE, YOKOHAMA, HONOLULU

AND SAN FRANCISCO

Tuesday, June 14

8:00 AM, Hong Kong Summer Time Passengers boarding Monday from 2 to 5 P.M.

St. George's Bldg.

Tel. 28172/5.

AMERICAN PIONEER LINE

to and from Atlantic Coast Ports of

the United States and Far Eastern Ports

NEW FAST CARGO, SHIPS

ARRIVALS FROM ATLANTIC

PIONEER WAVEN

"PIONEER LAKE" ..... "PIONEER (SEA"

In Port June 24 July, 14

SAILINGS TO MANILA.

PIONEER WAVE"

Jane 12

"PIONEER LAKE"

June 25

"PIONEER SEA"

July 15

1

SAILINGS TO

NEW YORK, BOSTON, BALTIMORE PHILADELPHIA

via BHANGHAI, TAPAN & PANAMA CANAL / "FIONEER LAND" Arrives June 13 Sails June 15

"PIONEER WAVE"

"PIONEER LAKE"

"PIONEER SEA"

June 28

June 30

July 16

Aug. & 20

July 18 Aug.

4

for rätas, special Information call

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Tel: 31241

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DUR

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do—(Ulfeof) Aut. mid 'July.

2nd half July. End July.

-SAILINGS

TO

London, Autwerp, "Kolterdam, Him-

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LOADING Abt 17th June. Abc, 6th July. End July,

· “2nd half August

Liverpool, Glaskow, Abt, 28th June. Hayre, Antwerp, Rot- Early July, terdam & Hamburg,, 24d/half August. "Genoa, Lándon," "Ant" "Abt. 14th July.

werp. Rotterdam

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via Midtaya, Colombo, aden, Port Sudan and other way ports, * Accepty vargo for Japan.

Calls at Genda.

Umits fumburg, calls at Leith,

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