Par 10
ROYAL
INTEROCEAN E
LINES
JAVA PORTS and MACASSAR
SAILINGS
"THBADAK"
"TJISADANE"
*TJITJALENGKA"
15th Sept. 29th Sept. 13th Oct.
MANILA
SAILINGS
5th Sept. 8th Sept. 15th Sept. 17th Sept.
'STRAAT MALAKKA“
. 7th Oct.
5th Nov.
. 30th Nov.
"TASMAN
*TJIRADAK"
"TJIÐAÐAK"
"TJPONDOK":"
“BOISSEVAIN"
STRAAT SOENDA"
1110 passenger accommodation.
ARRIVALS
In Port 16th Sept. 30th Sept.
ARRIVALS
12th Sept. 34th Sept..
23rd Sept. 18th, Oct.
SINGAPORE, PENANG and BELAWAN DELI
"VAN HEUTSŻ"
"VAN RIEMSDLIK”
SAILINGS
21st Sept. 7th Oct.
SAILINGS
EAST & SOUTH AFRICA & SOUTH
"TJIPONDOK”*
"STRAAT MALAKKA”
"BOISSEVAIN" .....
"STRAAT SOENDA“
17th Sept.
7th Oct.
5th Nov.
.30th Nov.
ARRIVALS
12th Sept. 2911; Sopt. AMERICA ARRIVALS
23rd Sept. 18th Oct.
Calling at Mombasa & L. Marques Direct. Transhipment eargo nccepted on through Bs./L to
Doina and Zanzibar.
"TBPONDOR"*
no passenger accommodation.
STRAAT MALAKKA”
"BOISSEVAIN"
STRAAT SOENDA"
JAPAN
ARRIVALS
SAILINGS
5th Sept.
24th Sept, 20th Oct. no passenger accommodation.
14th Sept. 4th Oct. 29th Oct.
Agents: HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE
EUROPE via MANILA and MALAYA
"RLINKERK"
"MARIEKERK”
"MOLENKERK“
SAILINGS
8th Sept.
Bud Sept. End Oct.
ARRIVALS
7th Sept.
1 Sept. Early Oct.
Transhipment cargo nccepted on through Bs./1, to India. Mediterranean and Northern European ports.
"RIJNKERK"
"MARIERERK"
JAPAN
SAILINGS
ARRIVALS
14th Sept.
6th Sept. End Sept.
KING'S BUILDING: TELS: 28015 to 28017 CHINESE AGENTS: 82. CONNAUGHT Ro. C. TELS: 31196-25133
DE LA RAMA
LINES
ARRIVING FROM US. ATLANTIC COAST
VIA LOS ANGELES & SAN FRANCISCO
m.r. “BENARES"......
"DONA AURORA"
Mid Sept. Mid Oct.
THE DE LA RAMA STEAMSHIP CO., INC.
(Incorporated in the Philippines)
MARINA HOUSE
Tels, 23076-22675
CHINESE SHIPPING OFFICA
Tela. 23738---20153
HONGKONG/MACAO
DAILY SAILING
M.V. “HONGKONG”
From Hongkong From Macao
Cabin
Saloon
5 P.M. Tung On Wharf 10 A.M. No. 14 Wharf
$10 .$ 8
.$5 $3
2nd Class Stoorage Passenger Tickets Obtainchle (before sailing time)
at Tung On Wharf.
For Passinger Tickets Reservation And Freight Particulars Please Apply to:-
TAK KEE SHIPPING & TRADING CO., LTD. 130, Connaught Road Central, Tels: 22338, 27001.
Australia-West Pacific Line
EXPRESS SERVICE
M.V. "TORONTO"
LOADING 4th SEPTEMBER
for
FREMANTLE (direct)
thence
Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane.
PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION AVAILABLE TO FREMANTLE
Transhipment cargó accépted for Wiiji & New Zealand.
General Agents:
DODWELL & CO. LTD.
Telephones: 28021/6
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9., 1849.:
HONG KONG WATERFRONT
In My Log
..Visiting the pirates...
One day during the week we lost ourselves in the rural wilder- ness of the New Territories, visit- ing two infamous places along the Const-Mirs Bay und Deep Buy- once the lates of pirates, terrorising river shipping and the NT villages. But we did not meet any of the sea rovers,
In fact, they seem to exist no more as was apparent by the serene and prosperous outlook of the NT folita,
Crime is now a thing of the past!
tobi
(Thanks, of course, Frontier Police Force?)
Opinions that the pirates org resting
"inureis" on their
and thriving on their past loot are questionabib.
(The Pearl River Boltu pirates were reinforced considerably not jong ugn And they often say birds of the same feather flock together!)
A Thrilli
The frontier Road leading to Mua Bay is nerve-wracking.
We had our full share of the thrills we looked for when driving on this rugged highway, built by the Japanese during the last war.
There were times when ww peeped out of the ear window only to see space beyond it-a 100-foot drup into a sinisterly-...
(Only footsnp green ravine.
of grass bank separates the edge of the precipice and the road.)
Then there were tints whent que ear scarcely scraped the guided granite of the hillsides snaked through narrow valleys.
And that Sneaking fear of levins ambushed in the desolate hills.
23:1 We
To climax the day's thrill, the night drive for town saw us sub- enckusly crossing fingers--but we sped out of the ninois curly- ness safely. Never slid we op preciate so much the glittering lights of the elty that night as we spiralled down Talpo Road)
Russian shipping taiture ... The Soviet Merchant Navy has apparently failed in its attempt to become a leading competitor in world inerchant shipping after the
war
the American According to Merchant Marine Institute, the Soviet fleet is less n. factor in world shipping now than it was before the war, in spite of the acquisition of German ships and the retention of American lend- lease ships.
Only 34 of the 127 vessels trans- ferred to Hussin under lead-lease had been returned.)
War
|
BY OUR HARBOUR REPORTER
:rt
This is a Sampan Tian-commonly known as the rickshaw of the harbour-ander way off the Yaumati Typhoon Anchor, age, loaded with baggage. She is manned by three women of the same family. The covering towards the stern is the only shelter from the elements.—(“Ĝkins Mall" Photo),
Editor & Note--This is the sixth of a series of pictorial features to acquaint the general public with the uumerpua types of sunult native craft operating in local waters and thei:
raried usages.
Through the courtesy of the Marine Department, been possible to identify the craft indlandrally and the necessary particulars).
Who's Who
#l
Business between Hong Kong increasing, Japen is fast
contart thanks to the frequent with North Chinn 'ports by local Mips.
So says Mr. Ollver Z-Hau Hoel-yo to his Chinese friends Chalkman pt the Board of Direc turn of the China Merchants Company. Navigation Steamshin the largest shipping organisation
merchania ure look. | Ing forward eagerly to reaume trado with the southern port, erpecially Hong Kong, which is at prevent supplying them with Manchurian products which they themselves cannot obtain direct ly." Mr. Zi said. He returned from Japan recently after spend.. in three week inspecting the present- CMNS
NS branch omee day Japanese conditions.
Many ships have brought down North China carge. This is being
Foreign ships. re-shipped to Japanese ports by "But hone of our ships in In- this category of busi- volved in obtain nessins Engineer,
ZI declared.
of the
it has
The Rickshaw Of
HK's Harbour
Built on the lines of European sailing yachts that. first made their appearance in local waters soveral decades ago, the "Sampan Tian," popularly known as the rickshaw of the har- bour, is a familiar sight between Kowloon and the Island.
This type of sailing croft was the cheapest and favourite means of transportation, before the advent of the "walla walla" or water taxi, for personnel of ships moored midstream.
was also, tien is her half which is shaped The stopton tiers commonly used by stevedores on lines similar to that of a European yacht, with the excep- to convey ship's stores.
tion that she has no yacht keel, but has a deeper rudder to offset this defeel.
Operating in all parts of the Harbour today-usually busy fer- rying passengers and baggage from ships to shore-this craft is doing an important part in help- ing to relieve the pressure un 10- cal water transportation, which heavily taxed nowadays with the ilux of thousands of people. The Harbour pilots utilise the tien for their work in campan guiling ships in and out of port. She is the fical craft because of her speed and manoeuvrability.
The sampan tien has a strong streamlined hull and with fair winds can sail within 15 minutes from one Star Ferry wharf to the
other.
canvas
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Berlin Technical University (1020), Mr. Zi was formerly Com- nissioner to Reconstruction of the | Fukien Provincial Government.. Director of the Shanghai Tele-
MR. OLIVER ZI
("China Mail" Photo).
war and Director
with tion A new sampan complete operational equipment at present estimates will cost approximately $3.000 to $4,000. The hull is made of assorted wood, while the sail is of light phone Administration before the
cloth material with Sino-Japanese
Highway Administration of durable flexibility. This type of of material is necessary because the the Cheklang Government.
Zi often flies to visit the Mr. by speed of the craft is controller
shortly adjusting the sails, which are lo- branches of CMNS abroad. wered and raised frequently.
"nm dying in India The average sampan tlen mea- to organise the opening of mar sures 29 feet with a beam of seven branch there," he said yesterday. will also be (A
branch feet at the widest part of the deck. She has a currying capacity opened in South Korea in the near of 130 piculs. To man the vessel future.)
In 1947, Russia announced a Easily distinguished by the "I"! an efficient crew of four is need- five-year-plan to double the pre-flag or sign painted on the bow, ed.
Soviet merchant dicet of the craft normally les alongside the Praya (opposite Wang Kee Company) or rides at anchor off yemun Pass waiting for the ar- rival of ocean-going ships,
1,800,000 tons.
January this year saw only 423 of 1,788,000 tons, more than half of them at least 20 years old.
Moreover, Russian cargo vessels do not maintain regular service, Only a few trade outside Russian waters.
(There are three today in local waters-Aivazosky. Aldan and Azov. Two are in Kowloon Dock undergoing overhauling.)
Regular Service to Manila!
A 10-day regular sailing, be- tween Hong Kong and Manila hasi been storied by the China Mor- chants Steam Navigation Com- pany.
new Hal Hai.
Two ships are operating on this Both vessels are classified as "100A" by Lloyd's Register of Shipping.
•
The Union Jacki
A characteristic of the sampan
British
Mr
Zi asserts that Hong Kong is not suitable for CNS opera- There are about 250 sampan tion "Our main base is Taiwan
where
is at our Head Office tiens operating in Hong Kong.
Generally,
family resides present," he said.
Only one or two ships call here aboard. It is common, too, to see two or three women operating the in transit.
impressions of Giving his vessel
Japan,
which he uften visita, Mr. Zaid he saw two different Japans on his last two visits.
Shipping
On The Increase
Marked increase in British shipping operations in August-11,886 more tons of carga were "dis- charged and 15,531 more passengers ditem barked from British vessels than in July.
"When I was there in July last year, Japan was a gloomy nation. Many factories were idle. Japanese
shipping was stagpant. And the people looked dosporate,"
Inflation. be declared. Japan was in a state
of
"But I saw a new Japan when
arrived there last month. "Over-production has become the main headache of the mer- Japan cannot chants. Many factories are pro And overseas markets because of prevailing lower purchasing the power of the world markets.
Japan is gradually rehabilitat
SCAP has already approved ing her shipbuilding industry.
programme to produce 250,000 Tho gross tons, for 1944, to be com pleted by September, 1950. merchants originally applied fer 470,000 ross ton, Mr. El ro- veglod
On the whole, newly-issued (190 tons of bunker coal and 11.455 August statistics revealed, 79,-drums of bunker oil, 30,372 per-ducing too much. 705 people arrived in 734 ships aons and 61,302 tons of cargo.
with
Among the passengers were 1,- (1,082,637 N.R. tons)
243 emigrants. 301.123 tons of cargo, compar
There were 123 ocean-going Ing favourably with July (00,- 000
and 291.864 (346,184 N.R. tons) which cargo. passengers
inok out 53,039 tons of tons of cargo),
8,935 passengers and 4,585 tons of The number of people leavin bunker coal and 11,497 drums of Foreign seamen in port have a pot qualm after visiting the new- the Colony increased by 13,541 bunker oil.
left in 204 ly-opened Merchant Navy Club last month--83,709
that Chinese Figures and Sports Ground.
ships (427,269 N.R. tons) cleared
port. And they mean the Union Jack
Chinese shipping maintained 16 fluttering over the Club house. In the way of bunker. August level of 329 ships (201,024 N.R.
tons) arriving with 20,050 pus Kong in August bringing 30,420 "We feel like sub-tenants when departures filled in 9.855 tons of we are there," said a group of cont and 23,953 drums of oil.
sengers and 30,099 tons of cargo tons of cargo and 629 passengers, in Against July supplies they Americans.
ond 323 vessels (199,941 N.R. Clearances Issued totalled 30. "It would be better if they put creased by 1,438 tons and 4,809 tons) leaving port v with 34,322 Aggregating 157,810 N. tons, up all dogs of the nations whose drums.
these ships left with 1,025 pás- ships call here regularly." another
Arrivals flying the Red Ensign people and 33,387 tons of cargo.
Chinese river shipping, totall- suggested. Or. better, no national totalled 207, (148,707 N.R., tons) ing 231 (79,448 N.R. tons) only sengers and 0,528 tons of cargo. They were supplied with only flag at all but design one common bringing in 43,887 passengers and brought in 1,120 tops of cargo but 120 drums of bunker oil.
183,776 tons of cargo, Of there had 22,119 passengers, Those
Five American vessels arrived (The MNC is open to all sca- 130 (370,010 N.R. tons) tons clearing port-234 of 82,049 N.R. men of any nationality who visitaccan-coing, which disembarken | tons-had aboard 5,611 tons of Ply and cight cleared without |
or passengers. and people discharged cargo and 20,841 persons,
Next on the list were Not ed it during the work, the Club 149,051 tons of cargo,
Entering local waters in ballast wegian ships-30 of 03.122 IN.R. Fourteen British ships entered were 84 ships, while only 10 left tens of all seamen, their very
with 23,526 tons of tens arriving port in ballast. 13 left likewise. likowire. Club."')
and 3,708 passengers. American Thirty-nine Aust saw 284 clearancer-fur
cargo ships
ships No comments from British sen-
Twenty-nine Norwegian British chips, which left with 5,-|(186,994 N.X. tons) (visited Hpng|| (60,184 N.R. tons) left with 12,- men!
emblem, he added.
the Colony. It is, the words of 10,342 the Governor, who officially open-
Own
Pacific Far East Line, Inc.
DIRECT
Fast Regular Trans-Pacific Service
·HAN ́TRANGINGO, LOB ‘AKGELES,
NEW YORK-CHICAG 'MONTREAL" AND ALL AMENI QAN'
From
"CALIFORNIA BBAN“
Ban Franchee
Hept.
Dept.
“SWARTHMORE VICTORY“. San Francisco "ALA:BUXTENT" ↑
"JOPLIN VISERSTAA
"JULIA LUCI
apple monit
AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES
The Global Nan
TO HONOLULU & SAN FRANCISCO
"General Gordon" "President Wilson" "President Cleveland”
via JAPAN
Arr. Sept. 20 Arr. Sept. 20
Sall Sept. 21 Sall Sept. 21
Arr. Oct. 15
Sall Oct. 1
TO SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES
"President Pierce" "President McKinley'
via JAPAN
Arr. Sept. 6 Sall Sept. ...Arr. Sept. 25 Sall Sept. 2
TO NEW YORK, BALTIMORE & BOSTON.
via PACIFIC COAST, & PANAMA
Arr. Sept. 0 Sail Sept. Arr. Oct. 1 Sail Oct.
"President Ter" "President Grant"
..
ROUND THE WORLD
VIA MANILA, SINGAPORE, COLOMBÓ, KARACHI, SUEZ
PORT-SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, MARSEILLES, GENOA, NEW YORK and BOSTON
. Arr.
Sept. 9 Sail Sept. 1 Arr. Sept. 18 Snil Sept. 2
"President Van Buren" "President Jefferson”
TO JAVA & STRAITS
Arr. Sept. 23
"Marine Suapper"
Opposite Star Ferry
Salt Sept. 2
Tel. 28172/5.
BEN LINE
"BENLEDI “BENVENUE”
ARRIVALS
FROM
U.K. via Singapore Japan
U.K. vin Singaporo
DUE
6th Sept.
8th Sept.
10th Oct:
20th.Oct. 2nd hall Oct. End Oct.
SIIP **BENNEVIS"
"DENCLEUCH" "BENAVON"
*"BENWYYIS"
SINP.
8"BENALBANACIP”
"DENNEVIS" "BENLEDI"
"BENVENUE"
"BENCLEUCII" "BENAVON” "BENWYVIS"
SAILINGS
ΤΟ London, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Hans- burg & Hull.
Liverpool, Glasgow, Dublin, Havre, Antwerp,
LOADING
Mid Sept. 29th Sept Late Oct. Early Nov.
8th Sept. Rotter- 15th Oct. dam & Hamburg.
Mid. Nov.
via Malaya, Colombo, Aden, Port Sudan & other way port
• Accepts cargo for Japan.
Omits Hamburg calls at Genoa & Leith. Accepts cargo for Dar-es-Salaam and Mombassa.
1 Omils Hamburg, calls at Leith.
For Further Particulara. Apply To-
W. R. LOXLEY & CO. (CHINA) LTD. Agents
York Building.
Telephone: 34185
THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.
M.S. "MORELIA"
LOADING ABOUT 5th OCTOBER for
ADEN, PORT SAID, ANTWERP, ROTTERDÁM, HAMBURÍ OSLO, GOTHENBURG & COPENHAGEN Tanks available for the carriage of all in bulk.
FOR PACIFIC COAST
8.1. “NIKOBAR” 3.8. "SERAMPORE"
.loading 21st Sep
29th Oct
THE EAST ASIATIC CO.,
LTD.
Queen's Bldg, 2nd floor.
Tel 34111 & 34112,
KLAVENESS LINE
SAILINGS
Direct to Los Angeles, in 16 days Thence San Francisco, Vancouver, Saqttle & Portland M.S. BOUGAINVILLE”
348 tons of cargo and 3,981: per- sons aboard. They lled in 810 tous
of coal and 1,457 drums of oil. Only one came in ballast. Seven
-ieft Aboard
Ships ($5,140 N.R. tons) that called here were 10.244 tons of dargo and 180 passengers. There were
départites=22 of 82-| M.S. "FRANCISVILLE” five me tons, gli " of which
M.S. "CASTLEVILLE”
722 persons and 6,101
tons of cargo,
Oun left without cargo or vis sengers while als reached part
From Dutch khips (15 in. 176231 N.R. takā) káno, pilienɣar)
Loading 4th Sept
ARRIVALS FROm pacific coaST. A
21st Sept
#21st Oct
Sailing to Singapore, Port Swettenham,
Panara, Belawan & Batavia - FRANCISVILLE“
Famanger Accommodati
HOO FOOK-BING
22nd Sept
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