1950-02-06 — Page 10

ROVATONER OFNAN

SINGAPORE, JAVA

PORTS bhd

MACASSAR

ARRIVALS SAILINGS

In-Port'

7th Feb.

10th Fab.

18th Mar.

21st. Fab. 21st Mar.

"VAN HEUT82"*|

“TJITJALENGKA“

**TJIBADAK".

TJIBADANE".

• Only

to Bingapore,

Penang, "Belawan Doll,

5 MANILA, FAST & SOUTH AFRICA & SOUTH AMERICA

"RUYS"

"TJIPONDOK”

THE CHINA, MAIL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 0/ 1960,"

HONG KONG WATERFRONT

In my log

Beware of strangers

It was "during the Victorian days that - Grandma never falled to adyide the younger generation (the blushing lastles, of course); against strangers 'and cisual nës | quaihtanens,

This time, however, It is more a-warning-than-mere-advice-to- swash-buckling and rugged sea- mea manning the Isbrandtsen freighter Fly

independent, now ter Flying riding at aficher in Kowloon Bay, notice-aighed by the “Olc Man" himself waris peroxinel

discussing ngalum

the itinerary with strangers and

23rd Feb.

10th Feb.

·

"STRAAT MALAKKA”

21at Pub.

"DOISSEVAIN”

17th Mar.

3rd Apr.

of the ship

comuni

"RUY8"

2lat 'Fab.

8th Feb.

"TJIPONDOK"

11th Feb.

"STRAAT MALAKKA”

23rd Febs

"BOISSEVAIN"

1st Apr.

10th Mar,

Agents: HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE

EUROPE viɑ MANILA

and MALAYA

"LANGLEESCOT"

* "HEEMSKERK"

josued

in Port

ARRIVALS SAILINGS

12th Fob. early Mar.

to

Madliérranean and Northern

Through D3/L.

European poris,

JAPAN

"LANGLEESCOT"

"HEEMSKERK"

12th Feb.

21st Fab.

10th Feb.

KINGS BUILDING. TELEPHONIS; 280085 10. 28017

AT CHINEAR MEMENU ME KANN SBGBY MALA K

U. S. ORIENT MERCHANT LINE.

SHIP

1.2. ¿CLEO"

ARRIVALS

FROM

N.Y. & GULF FORTS,

7.

DUR

7th Feb.

.. "DINGWALL"

NEW YORK,

Abi.

... "ÁNDREAS"

GALVĖŠTON,

#

*.. "AGATHI"

EAST COAST/U.S.A

15th Fab.

23rd Feb.

tat Mar.

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

York Building

AGENTS.

Tel. 34165

SWEDISH EAST ASIA CO. LTD

"SUMATRA

(Maiden Voyage)

LOADING 9th FEBRUARY

För

ADEN, PORT SAID, GENOA, MARSEILLES, TANGIERS,

CASABLANCA, ANTWERP, BOTTERDAM, BREMEN, HAMBURG, COPENHAGEN, OSLO & GOTHENBURG

GILMAN & CO., LTD.

DE LA RAMA LINES

SS. DONA AURORA

Arriving in Mid March

ATLANTIC &

PORTS

BUTTERFIELD & BWIRE

Hurt me zetiam per.

sout, who will

likely misquot you to make an acceptable story for a local newspaper.

And talking about those Vie- torina maldens blushing suk

piciously at oven an admiring Rance...wo found the tough veterans of the Seven Seas just

"mid" of strangers,

as

(By the way, who doesn't know that the Flying Independent ir running the Nationalist blockadet).

Heavier but no extra weight.

In applying British tonnage computation to its ships the Unit- ed States Line will increase the weight of its ups.

But this will be on paper only. The new USL superliner on order now will gain 12,000 tone by the change. Instead of bein Inscribed is of 18,000 gross tons, she will now be of 30,000 groa tang,

BY OUR HARBOUR REPORTER

Beginning this week-end-February 11, →→ Hong Kong's pleasure craft fleet will have another addition.

She is the! newly reconverted two-makted ketch Marinette, which will be launched on Saturday at Oheungshawan; to merk the climax of the first reconversion of its kind in a Hong Kong shipyard.

Two other USL

hers the The fingship America and her com- panionship Washington-wil) | have a total Increase of 13,000 grosa tɔns,

The difference in computatior Is due to the American measure- ment system by which only the bull and first deck attached

the hull are counted in the ton nage computation.

British rules take into account all passenger decks.

American

ships are required generally to use British tonnage This, however, has not always whe entering British waters. been strictly adhered to.

Girl Meets Boy-in fury,

It all began when a well- dressed girl met a similarly allck young man outside the Star Ferry Praya on Saturday evening.

Gentle pleas gradually turned to

Then blatant mud-slinging. she started lashing him with bit-

words We

Reconversion of fishing vessel

launching of the 45-foot kotch Marinetto this wook-end will climax the thiod-month racðnver-- sion of the former fishing vessel into a pleasura craft the first work of its kind in o Hong Kong ship-yard.

Built is England in 1945 and

The Wing On Shing. Shipyard is brought abourd a chip to local mainly responsible for the re- waters jn 1947, tho newly-modelling, which is based on mio- undergoing her finishing touches reconverted pleasure craft is now dern designs for pleasure craft.

ut the Wing On Shing Shipyard at Cheungshinwan.

She will be christened and launched at the shipyard at 3; p.m. on Saturday,

The Marinette. originally

meant for reconversion into a patrol launch for the Admiralty here, is guff-rigged. She, has a 000-square foot sail area with Genoa

sail and stay sail in addl luxurious ficcommodation for 12, tion, auxillary motor power and

She has o 26-ion displacement. Her stability has been found to be excellent during tests under

The wheel-house has been turned into a úpadlótis open bridge, A balbo♬ okpätie of doi commodating lix dâmfortabl berths Is Undergälḥg palishing up 15 tha former cårgó bpkdo,

Water tanks

There are four bërtits in the forward cabin area and two tri the aft crew's space.

The 10 horsepower auxillary engine can make a modest crus ing speed of four khots. A 10-foot dinghy "ständå by” for emergency.

The Marinölte can stüre about 200 gallons of frosh Water in Her

ingered it was the same varying local weather conditions, tanks.

old story of "the course of true

ove never did run smooth."

(Cupid at his old tricks, again.) Clawing nails aggravated the tension...then clenched Asts be-

Shipping activity

gan to hit out on soft rouget The first month of the your saw 627 ships (1,050,-

checks.

In the ensuing scuffle, his over- coat was stripped off...and with- out batting an eye-lid she threw contents and all into the olly.

chocked

and gripped with helpless. fury. hp simply gaped at the slowly sinking artielts Evidently that struck her har too. She quietcied down audi- denly.

́020 N.R. tons) prriving hore with 58,814 pos: sengers and 452,461 tons of cargo and 617 ships (1,003,275 N.R. tons) clearing port with 60,396 passengers and 160,515 tons of cargo.

British shipping showed thr only marked activity during!

How's your undary-201 ships fiying the

We realised how Condrevo's harbour I.Q.?

"Mourning Bride” must have felt Nor Relia fury like d ibman corn'd.”,

•

'CMBN in Hong Kong today.

News that the Communist Bagged CMSN ships in Victorio Harbour are being prepared for tisd nt floating godowne has ap parently dispelled speculation in ertain quarters of a pascibility that Peking might commander

use in the forthcomin China Invasion of Talwan

The Taipeh CMSN "QST" Ita- Sintión sarvlag All CMSM ships warned las 18 "recently- detected chips: last week that they Will Be Habla ta add navi attacks

should they leav

leave British Authoritative information has reached the Colony rectally that several Nationalist destroyers are Jurking Outside Hong Kong rody 10 accost any ship the Five Star

Do you kotów (where this; blature was nicent. „Dura you do. Don't be puzzled. Rd. member where we often médt “ bent on the same mission crossing Lover? Now you've got it. Turn the pade round and see whether you'rd right.

It was reliably, foarned over the week-end that four or five of the CMSN ships, in local waters were purchased by the Ministry of Communications (Kuomintang) from the United States, after the warn It is belloved, that they dro anibig, the: 12 mortgagui Culnese, ships which Washington le en- deavouring to clalth from the *** Nationalists,

Red Ensign, brought 34,204 persons and 190.658 tons of cargo. The, 281 British depår- tures loaded 63,520 tons cargo and had aboard. 37,769 passengers:

Who's who

Shipping lines have pride in certain features of their organisations the "APL" in Its President liners, and the "B. and S." in its China Coast Service.

...

In Hong Kong the Den Li has more than just sleck ship to Joan of it has among the local persontiola lending sports. man who has won fine not oil; behind his desk in Yor

Sin but also on the track.

bicycle, rifle back.

rabge and horse-

He is none other than Bobb Castro, Assistant Shipping Manta.

pany (China),

Kong ugents

Link up

that name with

th Colony's sports world and 0.10

for the Bch Lint.

will be introduced tó a champion athlete, champion cyclist, clian- plon rifle ehooter and champion jockey.

Wo met the 29-year-old assist- ant shipping manager in his office durlag the week, Pushing aside manifest voluminous shipping and bills of lading, Dobby Castro- took tline off to give us his firs Press Interview.

As a matter of fact, Bobb Castro needs no Introduction t Hong Kong sport and lace fans (His latest achievement of cours: was to win the coveted Jocke: Cup on "Atomic Power" at th last Rocé Moot

We beg from his school days when Bobby made his debut ou the track

Ruding was His favourit. sport during those teen year

La Ball College, his alma mater wan

the 1930 Inter-School an

· MR. “BOBBY” CASTRO Relay Championships thanks to Bobby's efforts in the 100 and 200 metres and in the Relay.

In 1937 when I was too young fur sonilor but Just a little over for a junior-that awkward age you know" Bobby took to cycling. He became the School Clamp and then the Colony's Champ for two years.

Sharp Shooter

As a member of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Force, Bobby won the Rifle Cham. plonship Blaley Shooting in the

6 M. G: Coy. In 1940. H. No. foined the Hong Kong Rifle Club in the same year and wor Week!; many prizes In Ita Shooting Tournaya.

Then came the day when h Next in rank as the month's childhood dream come true-1 second prominent shipping act ride a real horse and a rache vity/was that of Chinese ocedn- onc 100, Bobby made his debu going and river vessels. Between on the Hong Kong Jockey. Ciul them Chinese ships coming from race tracks in 1841 when h oversens and river ports rode. "Zadderday" and romped

discharged 39,200 tons of cafgo home third In line. That was and Ulsembarked 10,440 passen his frat race. gers. The arrivals totalled · 123 | vüssela, of which 189 wars ply-

"Horse-riding has always been

ing between Hong Kong and the my favourite sport. During ins school days.I used to sell my

civer borts.-

Only 29 passengers arrived in

Old Man's empty beer bottles an

the Colony last month by Chi-old newspapers to the tie-the man nese ocel

ocean-going ships. The

hat 185 Chinese

I

to.

get a dollar 85 that I coul have the thrill of riding a horse,”; | river vessels brought the rest.

he recalled. January

by rot his real trailling at Bcbby got vessels leaving port carrying the Kowloon Riding School (than beople and 418 tonk of managed by G Cooper). There Of the total number of met his best friend, Kenneth vallers who. Boartled Chinese | Kwok, present Champlon Jockey, versals, 18,701-18ft for the ports,

who wa One hundred and seventy Chi- nese river craft left ..port last

month

Was also under traläing. Up-to-date, Bobby has eight the last of which was on Vins, Atomic Power when he won the Ninety-nine per cent now. the

1980 January Jockey Cup at Kuomintang ina when they Race Moths waterfront ac cleared from local waters.

Coming The first Liberian stahmer telivity, Bobt make her debui in Hong Kong are as sporting as many of those brought 500 tons of cargo and 11. on the held. He has made many passengers.

Erlends amung the floating per-.

thinks

the seafarers

TM:t.Tog· Cyc› by

In the way of bunker, the de-sonnel, of the Ben Line: fleet, who, 01:18 15), vitres, Alled in 0,080 tons of visit Hong Kong on regular scho-

(Continued as foot of text Co)

The

Pacific Far East Love Inc

Fast Regular Trans-Pacific

dules when talking about ship-

ping, Bobby suddenly chipped in:

That reminds me think: I'll. take up salling next summer."

coal and 18,741 drums of fuel oil. Battish thipa ordered 6,200 tons. and 9,824 drums during the month.

were six ships which in ballast and 18 which Huty LE or which-flew thờ

British ship: 010 and one by Nor-

Zed Sactivity:

TO HONOLULU & SAN FRANCISCO *h ̈JÁPAN

"Pecsident Clovoland" "President Wilson" "General Gordon"

+4.Art, Feb. 25

Arr. Mar. 16.

Arr. Mar. 17.

་

Salla Fib, 20

Balls for 17

Salla Mar, 18

TO SÅN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGILES

"President McKinleg

· “President &TA{"

vio JAPAN.

våre. Fob. 14 Arr. Feb., 20

Salls Fab. 15

Sails. Fob, 27

TO NEW YORK, BALTIMORE & BOSTON

vio. PACIFIC COAST & PANAMANI

"President Grant" "Marino Snapper"

Arr. Feb,

Arr. Mar. 10

9

Bails Fch: 10

Salls Mar: 20

ROUND THE WORLD

Calle de COLOMBO, KARACHI, SURL

VIA MANILA, SINGAPORE,

PORT. SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, MARSEILLES, GENOA, NEW YORK and BOSTON "Willamette Victory" ....... In Port.. "President Polk"

Arr. Feb. 20

TO JAVA & STRAITS

"Marino Snapper"

Sails Feb.

Salla Fobi 22

Arr. Feb. 10

Salls Feb. u

Tel: 28172/5

BEN LINE

SHIP "BENALDER"

- "DENMHOR"

"BENAVON"

"BENALBANACH"

"DENVENUE"

"DENVANNOCH"

"DENLAWERS"

*DENLED!"

"BENNATOW"

"BENALDER" "DENNATOW"

"BENMHOR" "EENVANNOCH"- "BENAVON"

“BENVENUE” "BENLAWERS"

ARRIVALS

25 FROM -

UR, Via Bingapore.

SAILINGS

Londen,

DUS 12th Feb.

14th Feb.

on or abt. 25th Feb.

Antwerp, Rotterdam, Hamburg

& Hull

·¿Qehbe,; --Avonmouth, London, Rotterdam Hamburg & Hull,

28th Feb.

12th Mar.

20th Mar.

27th Mar.

7th Apr.

12th Apr.

Loading on or abt.

15th Feb.

16th Apr.

'18th. Feb.

-24th Mar.

-28th Feb,

Dublin, Haura and

-16th Mar

30th Mar.

Liverpool, Glasgow

Antwerp.

Via Malaya, Colomba, Aden, and Suez Canal- *Abeepta Cargo for Keblung and įJapan.

tAccepts Cargo for Port Budab.

For Further Parflet igra,

Appl

1. Tem

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

York Building.

Agents

Telephone: 24165.

THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.

M.S. "MONGOLIA"

LOADING ABOUT 10th FEBRUARY

for

ADEN, FORT HAID, HAIFA, GENOA ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM,, HAMBURG,

GOTHENBURD & COPENHAGE

Tanks avaliable for the carriage of oil in bulke Limited passenger modation available

THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. Queen's Bldg.,“ Ind

Tel. 34111 &, 24112.

KLAVENESS LINE

SAILINGS

Direct to Los Angeles, in 16 days Thence San Francisco, Vancouver, Seattle & Portland

ARRI

28th Feb. s30th Mar,

ROM FACIFIC COAST

23rd Feb.

LINE

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