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ROYAL

INTEROCEAN

LINES!

JAVA PORTS and MACASSAR

“TJITJALENKA”

*BOISSEVAINTM

"STRAAT SOENDA”

"TEGELBERG”

"TJIKAMPER**

SAILINGS

.30th Oct

MANILA

SAILINGS

ARRIVALS

28th Oct.

ARRIVALS

8th Nov.

30th Nov.

28th Dec. 25th Jan.

23rd Oct. 18th Nov. 8th Dec.

* No passenger accommodation available.

SINGAPORE, PENANG and BELAWAN DELI

“VAŃ REUTS2*

"VAN HEUTSZ"

SAILINGS

ARRIVALS

19th Oct.. .16th Nov.

13th Nov.

EAST & SOUTH AFRICA & SOUTH AMERICA

"BOISSEVAIN"

"STRAAT SOENDA"

**TEGELBERG”

"TJIKAMPEK***

SAILINGS

ARRIVALS

.8th Nov.

30th Nov.

.28th Dec.

23rd Oct. 18th Nov.

25th.. Jan

8th Dec

Calling at Mombasa & L. Marques direct. Transhipment cargo accepted on through B's/L te

. Dar-E-Salaam and Zanzibar.

* No passenger accommodation available.

JAPAN

SAILINGS

ARRIVALS

"STRAAT· SOENDA”

.24th Oct.

3rd Nov.

"TEGELBERG"

20th Nov.

2nd Dec.

TJIKAMPEK "**

10th Dec.

21st Dec. No passenger accommodation available....

Agents: HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE EUROPE via MANILA and MALAYA

"MOLENKERA”

"MEERKERK"

SAILINGS

ARRIVALS 19th Oct.

14th Nov. Early Der. Early Nov.

Transhipment 'earge accepted on through B's/L to India,

Mediterranean and Northern European poris.

"MOLENKERK" "MEERKERK”

JAPAN

SAILINGS

23rd Oct." Early Nov.

ARRIVALS

13th Nov.- Early Dec.

KING'S BUILDING: TELS: 28015 to 28017 Chinese Acexts: 82. Connaught Ro.C. Tris: 31196-25133

DE

LA RAMA LINES

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

15. “DONA AURORA"

m-v.. "DONA NATI"

...18th Oct, ...Early Nov.

SAILING FOR US. ATLANTIC COAST VIA SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES

3. "DONA AURORA”. ..(Calls Japan)

my. "DONA NATI" .(Calls Japan)·

Early Nov.

Late Nov.

THE DE LA RAMA STEAMSHIP CO., INC.

(Incorporated in the Philippines)

„CHINESE SHIPPING OFFICE Tel. 23738-28153

MARINA HOUSE Tais, 23876--22:825

AUSTRALIA-WEST PACIFIC LINE

EXPRESS SERVICE

CITOS"

Loading 29th October

-for

Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide

vio

Manila and Rabaul

Transhipment eargs accepted for Fiil and New Zealand

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

General Agents

Tel. 28021/8

HONG

In My Log

Nothing New!

That smirk on the mammoth portrait of Communist Leade: Mao overlooking Custodian Wharf as the ss. Shansi slid out of the harbour- bound for Tien- Ixin was perhaps justifiable.

to

Aboard the British steamer were about 50 former legislators and Yuan officials returning the North to start all Over again" under the new regime.

And could it be any wonder to COM the "Five Stars" neatly packed inside trunks-ready be used as soon as the Shansi reaches Communist waters?

Why....even somebody ashore waved a friend off with one (sic!)

•

Sometimes we

*

wonder..

The scene: Custodian Wharf The occasion: Customs searching |

af Tientsin-bound passengers be- fore they embarked on the ss. Shansi,

They

were a blue-dungaree- clad junior and khaki-clad

SALON

a

He was a smiling, mild-| looking-type Northerner and was carrying a large brief case stuff- ed with clothings and papers.

What

Customs prompted the men to "pick" on him we could not fathom.

But the arrogance and rudeness of both men in dealing with the passenger could not be mistaken!

The Northerner smiled resign- edly as he was curtly ordered off the searching table (empty then) before he could Nor could be pack his case.

take exception! (evidently not being able to un- derstand the Cantonese dialect) as the two jibed at him.

It just goes to show..........

Perhaps, it's just that way with all of us!

Take for instance, these incidents.

{THE CHINA, MAIL, - MONDAY, OCTOBER 177°1949.

KONG WATERFRONT

BY OUR HARBOUR REPORTER

1) A fleet of purse seiners seen at one of the Colony's fish. ing centres taking the day's rest before venturing out again by dusk to fish in the numerous bays and coves around the la Jand and Mainland. Fishermen operating the "Sok Kos Thai“ live a nocturnal life=resting by day and working after dusk. At right, a typical purse aclner under sail off to fish.

PURSE SEINER

(Editor's Note: This is the twelfth of a series of pictorini features to acquaint the general publie with the numerous types of small native craft operating in loent còters and their cried waage. Through the courtesy of the Marine Department it has been possible to identify them individually and obtain the neces- sary particulars.)

It was the "Sok Koo Chai” or purse seiner-e small sailing fishing native craft af about 24 feet long and 10 feet wide with a capacity of 120 piculs that was instrumental in assisting the, escape from the Colony into Free China of many prisoners of war and internees during the Pacific hostilities.

Scattered in sheltered bays and isolated coves around the Island and Mainland, the purse seiner could easily be contacted without arous- ing suspicion, during the Japanese occupation.

Today there are about 2,500) By the time a big school has been two "Sok Koo Chais" operating in collected two purse seiners wil the harbour with bases at all approach with a seine net in be

the lighted fishing centres of the Colony, in tween encircling numerous' bays and coves along sampan. the shore line from 5hck 10

Aboard the French liner Marechal Joffree could hardly keep time scribbling notes and absorbing "what's what" Some Shanghai evacuees certain. Deep Water Bay.

The purse seiner is constructed along the lines of a European

sailing

POST OFFICE

MAIL NOTICE Outward Mails.

CHRISTMAS PAXCEL MAIL FOR

UNITED KINGDOM

Christmas parce) mail for United King- dam Der M. Carthagr will close as ToRows:

CPQ: (Parcel Data October

October 25: (Ordy

BAT)+

920 am. Delober 28. Kowloon CPO: Parcel) 5 p.m. October

27: (Ret.) 1,33 m. Octobre 23:

Ord.) 9. October 23. This mail is expected to arrive in Los don on or aboct November 25, 194I. At the same time the fishermen

Caretistered curræpondence only for will thrash the water with long-hartal Tientsio and NortD China handled bealers to frighten the can be accepted at senders risk, and will

be forwarded as opportunity offer 6sh into the encircling net.

Unles otherwise stated, Registered

As two boats complete the

ly had much to say.

This was common-"Oh, the Press!" followed by a warm smile typing dinghyed and com- circle the thee is drawn up. The Articles and Parsel Posts clous 10 minutes and blah....blah....blah!

She is gen-catch is then removed by scoop paratively broad. Aboard the s8.

erally under sail. But when nets and kept in the hold. engaged in fishing operation, she villises her cars.

Shansi before

she left for the North, a foreign

er was approached.

"What a newspaperman? Now look, not a word of it was the curt brush-off.

(It's just a bane of the scribes!)

•

+

Good Weather Essential

and rough

Dynamite Used

Many fishermen today are dis- figured as a result of this dan- gerous method of fishing.

Sometimes dynamite is used to stun the fish which are then Good weather is essential to gathered as they float around.

illegal This practice *

but enable the craft to venture out Strong winds

seas frequent reports of injured asher- prevent proper control of the men indicate that it still prevails By the way....

shing net. Swift currents dis in remote spots. Many a time one wonders at turb the concentration_of_the the varied reports of shipping small 8sh or shrimps. Rain af- operations, especially in the way, fects the illumination of the lamp of passengers and destination. used to attract the fish to the sur

This discrepancy can easily be face, and

same time the eliminated if the correct informa-hot lamp globe will crack when tion is made available when re- wetter. quested instead of adopting the unnecessary attitude of "and it out yourself” as is Common practice in the Colony today.

And how they vary....

Perhaps, others are to be blam- ed, too.

con-

at the

Fishing is done at night. The numerous bright fights that one sees on a calm summer night, off shore at Tai Tam Bay, Deep Water Bay and Tai Po are from the purse seiners.

The "schools" are first located by means of the larep, which at- tracks the tsh.

The "Sok Koo Chais" operate

A considerable amount of the "Sok small fish caught by the Koo Chai" is used as bait by the local long liner fishing junks, which supply fresh fish to lent: markets.

for this type The best season of fishing is from soring to au- tutrin

of the

The operation

purse seiner is another family affair as with many other native craft. Each is marined by from eight to 10 persons of one family.

earlier than the ordinary mail. If mala e:one before 10

Begistered and Farcel Porta

tip-The close at previous day.

Kalls are closed at Kowloon Central Post Office balf an hour earlier than the GPD closiex times.

ord (eg (40)

******

AMERICAN. PRESIDENT LINES

The Global Posi

TO HONOLULU & SAN FRANCISCO.

via JAPAN

"President Cleveland"

Arr. Oct. 15

Sails Oct. I

"President Wilson”

Arr. Nay

4

"General Gordon"

Arr. Nov.

Sails Nov. 5 Salls Nov.

5

TO SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES

via JAPAN

"President Madison"

Arr. Oct. 26

Salls Oct. 27

"President Fierce"

Arr. Nov, 8

Salls Nov. 9

TO NEW YORK, BALTIMORE & BOSTON via PACIFIC COAST & PANAMA

"Marine Snapper? "President Johnson":

Am. Oct. 30 Salls Oct. 31

Arr. Nov. 29 Salls Nov. 30 ROUND THE WORLD

VIA MANILA, SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, KARACHI, SUEZ FORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, MARSEILLES, GENOA, NEW YORK and BOSTON-

..Am. Oct. 20

Sails Oct. 21 .Arr. Nov. 4 Salls Nov. S

"President Polk" "Mount Davis"

TO JAVA & STRAITS

"President Johnson

Opposite Star Ferry

.:

..Arr. Oet 23 Sails Oct. 24

Tel. 28172/5.

BEN LINE

"BENNEVIS" **BENWYVIS"

"BENVENUE"

"

ANS

Foam rat

ARRIVALS

DUE

In Port

SETP

FROM

U.K. via Singapore

Japan U.K. via Singapore

17th Oct.

27th Oct.

31st Oct.

19th Nov.

-do-

21st Nov.

do

28th Nov.

do

SAILINGS

19th Dee.

"BENLEDI” "BENLAWERS” "BENRINNES” **BENARTY"

"BENVORLICH”

SHIP

“BENVENUE" "BENLAWERS”

§ BENNEVIS"

"BENARTY"

TO

London, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Ham- burg & Hall

LOADING

30th Oct. 23rd Nov.

Liverpool, Glasgow, Buoy A-10 Dublin, Havre, Ant- 20th Dec. werp. Rotterdam & Hamburg

Genoa, Liverpool, Glasgow, Leith &

MONDAY, OCTOBRY 17 Closing Times by Air Airmail for Sextow. (Res)

(Dr.) 9.30 2.23. Airmail for Manila, USA and Canada,

«Bet. 130 p.m., (Örd) 2 pu Airanil for Heihow, (Ret.) 3 p.m.

"RENLEDI"

5th Nov.

*BENWYVIS"

Havre & Holl "BENRINNES” Genoa, London &

Leith

Liverpool, Glasgow, Dublin,

11th Nov.

22nd Nov.

for

Airmail for Taipeh: Airmail

Swato: Almal for Kaming:- Air. mail

Chessb for Chungking Bad (Reg.) 3 p., (Ört.) 1.50 p.m. Airmail for Fangkok, Razgoon, Calesta in Karachi, Basra, Cairo (Sales, Monbana. Dares Salaam, Mauritius and Johannesburg via Catro), Romse and Loator, Kowloon CPD: (Regist

4 p.m., (Ord.) 4.30 pm.: CPO, (Ret.) 4.30p.m., (Ord). 5 DI Almait for Japan, (Reg.) 6:39 pm

(Ord.) b p...

Closing Times by Ben

Sandakan,

Swator, I pm,

A

Formosa sia Kerlang, Z p.. Japan,

For example, this was spicuous during the week regard- in a systematic way. By dusk a "sister" craft is usually managed ing the number of arrivals from small sampan will venture out by relatives or by some adults beleaguered Canton.

with a lamp to a fishing ground. of the same family,

Aboard the vessels-one Bri- tish and ore Chinese-the pas senger Ilsts declared 132 and 86 Fassengers. respectively. That were taken as the official num- bers by us.

Then on the following day we one contemporary reporting say one vessel bringing 300 persons and another saying the other ves- kel disembarked a similar num- ber,

(Could it he that the extra passengers have monthly tickets?)

Comfort Aboard Modern Liners

Travelling by ship across the Seven Seas today

no longer means lolling on the deck and gazing boringly at the deep blue sea to while away the time, or sweltering in the galley under boiling-point temperature.

Notice To Consignees

Modern passenger liners coming, In addition, there are fully equip- out from shipyards nowadays are ped drying and ironing rooms for M.V. "AUTOMEDON": the last word in comfort and the convenience of passengers. luxury both for passengers and

survey.

Toy Room

.. TUESDAY, OCTOKER 18 Closing Times by Air

*

Airmail for Swatow (Beg.)

10rd) 9:30 am. Airmail for Taipeh: Airmall for Chungs

(Rex-> # DM

king and Cherie122,

(Ord.) 5.30 p..

Airmail for Lischow and KWOTERI: Altmall for Hofhow; Almail for Swstow, {Rec.) 3 pm, (Ord) 3.30

varú

Airmali for Manila, Guam, Honolulu,

CSA and Chosda, (Reg) 130 p.m. (Ord.) 5.m

Air Parcel Post for Manila, Honolulu and USA, (Kowloon CPO; 4,30 p.m.. (EPO) IBM

matters.

Ordinary Airmail (printed

samples and small packet posts) for Manila, Gum. Honolulu and USA (Kowloon CPO) 4.30 pm. (GPO)

putti

Airmall for Bangkok, (Reg.) 4.30 0.81.

(0) E. ÞE

Airmail for Haiphong, and Saizon.

(Reg.). 4.30 pah, (Ore) S Alemmil for Singapore. Sauraber

Sydney and Auckland, (Res) LX pn., (Ord) & p.m.

Closing Times by Sas.'

Manila, I p.m.

Haiphots, & p.

Bangkok,

Hathor and Pachol, 1 pm.

Notice To Consignees

Damaged cargo ex this vessel | veamen. will be surveyed att Holt's

Every facility has been given Mothers need, not worry about Wharf between 10 am and special attention to see that both the care of their children when noon on October 17 and 18, passengers and seamen have the at sea.

There is a Children's 1949, and consignees are re-createst comfort for long jour- Hostess who has the rank of a quested tto have their repre- neys

funior officer and who attends to sentatives present during the

the welfare and amusement of Take for instance, the new "P. the younger travellers with the and O" de luxe passenger liner assistand

-assistance of two stewardesses. Himalaya--the largest ship to be two nurseries, equipped

with al- launched in the world in 1948 and tractive

S.S. "LOKSANG" toye

recreation the largest ship to be completed facilities, will keep the children arywhere in the world in 1949.

From Calcutta Straits busy.

The personnel include three)

arrived Oct. 13th 51949 women stenographers and four women telephonists; the latter Damaged cargo ex this vessel will keep duty at the Himalaya will be surveyed in the pre- switch board which

-BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, ·

Agents.

Hong Kong, October 17, 1949.

Pacific Far East Line, Inc.

RIKEOT

Fast Regular Trans-Pacific Service

1800, LOS AMORALES

OVERLAND NEW YORK-CHICAGO-DETROTT-TORONTO, KONTREAL ́AND, ALL' AMERICAN & CANADIAN CITIES.

Arriva

"CREAT REPUBLIC": †

#PACIFIC, BEAR

Francine

· Ban Frandsen

Oct 25

ad.

Oct 27

Fax Prendet

PZEAT SERI

For £ul viiticulars cat

2-Villy, Kefrigerated Accepta: Dry Cares, East Bound,

Ban Frances & Los Angeles,

Sau Prancisor & Lou Angelia Davis Hobi & dalam BeaPYRNcinos & Lou Angeles.

Sem Franciers & Loo Angelet:

sení Agents. UNTIED STATES LINES CO., Queen's Big Tel: 3125)

Much has already been said about the technical · side of it—| The ultra modern' mechanism.

fort

system

and

serves the

We shall contine ourselves here to several special innovations, inter which the 28,000-ton British liner boasts of with "justification.

For-the-passengers-the Hima- laza con accommodate 762 first class, and 401 tourist-class amenities normally found in firet"| them at the same time. class shore establishments 'are A load can be cut into 26 slices, given special attention.

using half a a pound of butter in Consignees are warned that Every facility to provide com- less than a minute, without being claims for damage or shortage

and "class" has been in- touched by band.

may not be accepted if the special innovation is the damage is not surveyed by stalled.

There is, for instance, the ship's baggage lift which operates orchestra which plays during the tween the baggage room, and the Messrs. Goddard & Douglas in morning and afternoon and for Promenade Deck, stopping, at all the presence of Consignees dancing at night

decks. This enables baggage to Representatives at this ap Both classes can spend most of be handled much more efficiently pointed time. their time at night for the show- and - avoids the overcrowding of ing of up-to-date feature films the main staircases, on embarka as well as news reels, cartoons tion and disembarkation. and children's soovies, more The Himalaya is at present on

Each class has its own shop the UK-Australian run. and bairdressing saloon, and thei Kong may be added to her list of ship's laundry serves both classes, porte of call in the future.

inter-communicating telephone mises of the Hong Kong & throughout the ship. Kowloon Wharf & Godown In the Galley, a special feature Co., Ltd., at 10 am on Tues is the bread-and-butter machine, day, October: 18, 1949. Con- which cuts bread in slices to any signees are advised to have thickness required and butlers their Representatives' present

during the Survey,

be-

JARDINE, MATHESON 1

COMPANY LTD: General Managers, Hong Indo China Steam Navigation

Co. Ltd.

Dublin

via Malaya, Colombo, Ades, Port Sudan & other way perf

* Accepts cargo for Japan.

$Calls at Genoa.

For Further _Particulars, Apply Tom

W. R. LOXLEY & CO. (CHINA) LTD. Agents

York Bulding.

Telephone: 34185.

THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.

M.S. “KAMBODIA’

LOADING ABOUT 12th NOVEMBER for

ADAN, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM; HAMBURG, OSLO, GOTHENBURG & COPENHAGEN Tanks available for the carriage of oil in bulk

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

Tel 34111 & 34112

KLAVENESS LINE

SAILINGS

Direct to Los Angeles, în 16 days. Thence San Francisco, Vancouver, Seattle & Portland M.S. "FRANCISVILLE”

29th Oc

ARRIVALS FROM PACIFIC COAST

M.S. “CASTLEVILLE”

21st Oc

M.S. “BOUGAINVILLE”.

21st No

22nd Oc

Sailing to Singapore, Fort Swettenham, Penang, Belawan & Batavia

"CASTLEVILLE”

Passenger Accommodation

Balk Oil Tanks

THE BANK LINE

(CHINAY LTD.

Tel: 27792, THE BANK LINE (China) LA

Chinese Freight Agents, HOO FOOK PING

King's Building.