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JAVAPORTS and MACASSAR

"TJITJALENGKA"

"TJIBADAK"

**TJISADANE"

"TIITJALENGKA"

"RUYS"

SAILINGS ARRIVALS

21st July ...th August

MANILA

SAILINGS

12th July 18th July

In Port

21st July 4th August

ARRIVALS

20th July

SINGAPORE, PENANG and BELAWAN DELI

VAN HEUTAZ"

"TJITJALENGKA" #

VAN RIKMSDIJK”

VAN HEUTSZ"

SAILINGS ARRIVALS

15th July

21st July

1st August

16th August

23rd July

*Not calling at Penang & Belawan Bell

8th August

EAST & SOUTH AFRICA & SOUTH AMERICA

"TJIKAMPEK" * "RUYS"

TJIBODAS" *

'STRAAT MALAKKA" .....

SAILINGS

ARRIVALS

18th July

10th Aug.

7th Sept

.5th Oct.

12th July

18th Aug.

Calling at Mombasz & L. Marques Direct: Transhipment cargo accepted on through Ba/L to

"HUYS

"FJIKAMPEK”

Dar-Es-Salaam and Zanalbar.

uo passenger accommodation.

JAPAN

SAILINGS

.18th July

No passenger accommodation.

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JULY 11, 1949.

HONG KONG WATERFRONT

IN MY LOG

Tad arcival of the troopship Dilwara daring the week was not without the usual "those little *things."

their

Three ร the mystery. for instance, of a couple and friend which still balles" Holt's Wharf personnel.

"Our friend had our passen bul he Inside aiready"that was (what the guarda st the gate understood and accepted it as a bona fide plea. They entered. We followed,

However, it wasn't until after the disembarkation had begun that we noticed the friends-they ar

rived from the UK.

"Permitted to board all Ministry of Transport ships at any time..." reads the Sea Transport Ofer

pasm.

Everyone with that green slip get through the MPs to lourd the Difwarm.

We had one, and permanent too. But I wOR decited that we would be in the way of the din crabarkation.

Incidentally, there were only

three among our group of reven Liv Jesses STO piger.

What l to do but watch friend and relatives of the ar rivals arcending the gangway and beam at Hugo, nhove us watting

to lam. lilly (Tebbathy was suggested by

ARRIVALS

J

'Til August

16th July

for joernalis)

Agents: HOLLAND—EAST ASIA LINE

EUROPE via MANILA and MALAYA

"AMSTELDIJK"

"RIJNKERK"

"MARIEKERK"

SAILINGS

ARRIVALS

End July

End Aug.

.End Sept.

Early Aur. Early Sept.

Transhipment cargo accepted on through / to India, Mediterranean and Northern Europeah ports.

"AMSTELDIJK"

BY OUR HARBOUR REPORTER

On the shoulders of these mon fails the responsibility of safeguarding the millions of dólfare'worth of cargose storid in the Kowloon Godowne. They are part of the Kowloon Whart Police Force and are vean hère lining-up for roll call to krogic their eight-hour shift, ("China Matt" Photo),

Efficient Unit Guards Wharves And Godowns

Within the protected premises of Kowloon Wharf

an efficient unit of 150 men operates to safe- gard the millions of dollars worth of goods stored in the godowns.

of the dreary qualitiestions Reconstituted into the Kowloon Wharf Police Force

Then the brainwave

+

ofter the Liberation from the original war- born organisation of 50 "watchmen," this unit keeps vigilance day and night against pilfering and fire..

We were informed about 30 that the Koldiers mirates Inser could be interviewed on the wharf. „A note of intéreit--it took about sle hours to fund the 1,500 passen- become ***

"We could have filled volumes it so busy only everyone when not are share amf also not sn-Press rhy.

*

Since the Wharf Police Farcei

systemnile working body in 1945, uefarious activities inside the wharf precincts have

cheeked considerably", Nowadays it is rare to hour of n case of pilferuge.

|

been

Force has Every man in the heen trained in fire-fighting. Lec- tures and dellls are held régular to maintain their emciency.

The "No Smoking" tabno enforced stringently.

is

A former Grenadfer Guards-

WHO'S WHO

One of the Colony's oldest puu- fessions-piloting, ships into port- is gradually, facing extinction, says Pilot Cheung Yue-wing, one of the only seven Hong Kong pilota in operation today.

Plot Cheung is maintaining a one-man pilot service, one of the only two in the Colony. (Tho other in Wang Kee and Company).

Modern navigational aids, like radar, and poorer remuneration gre twa major causes detrimental to the profession's progrcan. Pre- sent day incentives are not strong etidugh to lure the younger genera. tion through the normal two-year course-learning it the hard way.

"I have two sons but only one will be trained to carry on my work," the 40-year-old Hong Kong boy said.

The name "Pilot Cheung" in itself symbolical of a seafaring career shared by three generations of the Cheung Family.

HORT

It started with Grandfather Cheung who betimo a aboard the Empress of late in the 19th century.

Japan.

The hi ellent on, Unele Cheung Chi-ching, became the first Chinese ship's minster in * China In 1909.

Uncle Cheung-known e Pilot Cheung then was chairman of the China toast Pilot Association. Shanghal.

His brother, Mr. Cheung Yeung- chai, father of our friend, also passed as a Canton Hiver pilot.

Then in 1904 in a modest tene ・ment flat in Yaumati, a busky baby joined the Cheung family to grow up and carry on his pre- décceanors profession.

Pilot Cheung-our friend-re-

man, halling from Stafford, Su-ceived his training aboard a motor

[Ho

The "read" between the Saul- Besides its main duties of curb-perintendent Rhodes has been launch at the age of 14. tary Department and the Marine in such offences inside Kowloon chiefly responsible for the effics studied English at the Government Department recorded Another Wharf,

JAPAN

SAILINGS ARRIVALS

End July

score in favour of the Sanн.

Wak

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m.v. "BENGAL" m.v. "DENARES"

A Marine Office neuman arrested for spitting on the pavé. Central ment and fined $20 at Magistracy during the week.

Six Sanitary cuollos converged on the unsuspecting seaman when he committed the offence

There

no resistance or

was.

"mad-slinging.

It was only a month ago that another seaman was fined $15 for dumping rubbish on the Prayn (n Popsicle wrapper). The SD coolic who made the arrest was beaten p by the seamen when he was brought into the Marine Office, which was subsequently besieged by about 60 SD coolies out to avenge their colleague.

10th July Early Sept.

The police broke up the siege without any incident.

A 16th July. Mid Aug.

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Everett Steamship Corporation will:ace another matrimonial nter- ger amung its personnel by the end of the month.

the Police Force Also

ency and smooth operation of the

MR. G. F. RHODES

Force.

He arrived in China in 1030 to join the Shanghai Police *served thi the Force, which he end of the war. Supt. Rhodes came here in December, 1945, and served with the Hong Kong Polico Force till late last year..

He was responsible for an in- portant improvement in bolster- ing the efficiency of the Kowloon Wharf Police Force. He intro- duced the "NCO" promotion scheme for Chinese personnel.

At the head of the Fire Sec- tion is Fire Marshal Goldman, Shanghal-born Britón, who - joined the Force Jals fast year.

The fire chief served in the Shugapore Police Force between 1928 to 1931 and returned 10

he joined

keeps watch in other premises of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Shangnai to join the Shanghal Wharf and Godown Company-Fire Brigade in 1932, working til West 1943. Lalchikok, Yauma and Point.

After the Liberation, Another important duty of the the United States Force is to check illegal entry, Shanghai af Civillan They have eventually decided to Only those with bona fide docu- issued by the walk up the alalo on July 81ments or "passes

agents of ships berthed alongside after five years of courtship."

the Whort are admitted.

This time it's Joo and. Fredo- both on the staff.

A fortnight ago, Miss Marie Roza, of the Stone Dept., becamo Mrs. P. E. Antonio, Joe's brother.) Another happy man besides Jop of course, will be Mr. Alex Garele, Freda's father, who is Chief Clerk, Freight Dept, of the American President Line.

Good news from Manlik... A bright future awaits enter prising young men in the shipping industry today in the Islanila,

Technically trained hen Bro needed by the infant Philippine shipping industry.

Since the reconstitution of that of watchmen, the original unit Kowloon Wharf Police Force has increased in strength ciency.

and effi-

Today under the leadership of Superintendent G.F. Rhodes and Pire Marslial Jack Goldman, the Force is an example of modera policing and fire control-even to rival the Hong Kong Police Force.

Working on three eight-hour the clock, 50 men shifts rotini More and more shipa arɑ being patrol the godowns and plers ot added in the Fleet and sváñpower,One stretch on a circulatory sys-

in great demand.

tem thay elér évery skifton to be under constant surveillence.

•

Again on that sore point of "tickets pleuse."

A dapper foreign commuter apparently felt birt when asked for his ticket yesterday morning at the Kowloon Star Ferry Fior

"I've been a ticket holder for 20

was the injured reply: Ticketa, plonso-the inspector repeated blandly.

It was, produced.

.

Army, la Fire Mär-

MR. JACK GOLDMAN

MR. CHEUNG YUE.WING

Yaumatt School for a year, before beginning his career.)

For three years, he served as seaman, fireman, engineer and cox- swain aboard several small craft.

Young Cheung took his first professional assignment aboard the river boat Ho Lan-the only Craft in South Chins with pro pellers on both sides amidships.

Then began a series of appoint mente as pilot, coxswain and mate aboard the ss. Tal Shadi, $5. Kajo, Chinese, Maritime Customs boats and Hong Kong Fire „Brigade fire floats.

Pilot Cheung eventually obtained His Hong Kong Pilot. Licence in 1935.

World War I saw him oporat- ing in Macap waters.

After the Liberation, he played af important part in guiding Royal Navy craft to Macuto bring back food supplies for the Colony,

atit organised two fire stations and fire protection and He began his one-man service On duty at each of the inspection sections, to safeguard ch Jale 0, 1947, after savering properties of the U.S. Army. connections with Wang Kee and gates open to "traffic" are two

Company, where he ball served policeman checking on wher

For his exemplory service, he with the other Ideal pilot for about

the Einblem for eight yearA. labourers and visitors when was awarded they leave the area. This is to Advisory Group, Shanghai GHQ. Civilian Service by the U. Army

prevent them from taking jou parts of a ship, which might

At 6 a.m. on that memorable Resigning in September, 1948 frst ships Greenville Victory

hday, Pilot Cheung, was aboard his. Have Been stolen or exchanged, Fire. Marshal Golfman cuma 15 (Jardine, Matheson) —which he with "hard Up" siiman for Hong Kong to take up his present piloted out of the harbour. tócal articles,

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Since that early dawn Beginning, Pilot Cheung Has guided in, and out of part narly 1,000 ocean- -going ships' callặng hốte,

The veteran celebrated his 2nd doniversary leat Wednesday with

4. “ron working day and with

His firit' Press Interview in his 30 years of

BE

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Arr.

Hail ...... July 10 Arr. July 31 Sall

AUY.

TO SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES

via JAPAN

Arr

"President McKinley" "President Taft"

July 10

July 20 ..... Am ..... July 20 Sall..... July 27 TO NEW YORK, BALTIMORE & BOSTON via PACIFIC COAST & PANAMÁ

'President Harrison" "President Fillmore"

t

Arr.

July 14 Sal ...... July 15

ATT....... Aug. 10

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Aug. 11

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July 11 Sail ...... ATT. Ple

"Mount Mansfield”. "President Monroe"

***

Arr.

July 12 July 20 Ball ...... July 28

TO SOEBABAJA, BATAVIA & SOENGET-GERONG

July 29 Sall Aur. 26

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FROM

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Abt. mid July. 2nd half July.

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End August.

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do

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SAILINGS

Direct to Los Angeles, In 16 days Thence's

So, Vancouver, Statule & Portland Pilot Chéinig was khus à Petty Mid. “CASTLEVILLE, NAKON pak veturai Officer aboard HMS COMMOUFAHRIVALS FROM FACIFIC COASTRA (Hobg Kong Naval Volunteer M.S. “BOUGAINVILLE FLIES

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22nd Jul