1950-04-03 — Page 10

Pago Io

ROYAL

INTEBOK PAN LUNES

SINGAPORE, JAVA

PORTS and

MACASSAR

TJITJALENGKA"

ARRIVALS SAILINGS

4th Apr.

9th Apr,

8th Apr.

13th Apr.

21. Apr.

26th Apr.

"VAN HEUTAZY.

"TJIGADANE"

* Only to S'pore, Penang & B. Deli

6 MANILA, EAST &

SOUTH AFRICA &

SOUTH AMERICA ·

"BOISSEVAIN”

"STRAAT BOENDA” * "STRAAT MALAKKA" "TEGELBERG"

* not calling Manila

JAPAN

"BO/B8EVAIN"

"STRAAT BOENDA”

"STRAAT MALAKKA"

"TEGELBERG"

13th Apr.

12th Apr.

13th May

foth Apr.

4th May

1st June

9th Apr.

17th Apr.

'2nd May

31st May

14th Apr. 15th May

Agents: HOLLAND—EAST ASIA LINE

EUROPE via MANILA

and MALAYA

"HOOGKERK"

· "MEERKERK"

"RYNKERK"

Through Ba/L langad to

Mediterranean and Northern

European ports.

JAPAN

"HOOGKERK”

"MEERKERK"

"RYNKERK”

ARRIVALS SAILINGS

10th April early May

8th Apr. 2nd May early June

7th Apr. 1st May Early June

17th April Garly May

KING'S (BULDING, TELEPHONES1:28013"(TA. 28017)

- CHINESE : AGENTS; 12;CONNAUGHT - ILOVAD, ET TEES M31496-29133 -

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 SEA"

"PIONEER COVE"

"PIONEER MAIL"

Apr. 9 May 2 May 14

SAILING TO MANILA

"PIONEER SEA"

Apr, 10.

3

"PIONEER MAIL" (via Yokohama)

May 15

"PIONEER COVE" (vla Yokohama, Takabar) May

SAILINGS TO NEW YORK, BOSTON, BALTIMORE, PHILADELPHIA via JAPAN & PANAMA CANAL

"AMÉRICAN REPORTER" Arr. Apr. 3 Sails Apr. 5

PIONEER LAKE"

"PIONEER WAVE"

*via Taku Bar

Apr. 10 Apr. 19

*

"

Apr. 12 Apr. 21

For rates, special information coll

UNITED STATES LINES

Queen's Bldg. COMPANY Tel. 28196.

The shove list Indiesten the principal ports of losing and discharge

as presénüz 'Intended, 'bát hit "their 'retation. The further informa tion see schedule at the Company's Office.

DE LA RAMA LINES

Sailing to Now York, Baltimore, Philadelphia,

Via Japan and Pacific coast ports

M.V. "AGAMEMNON"

M.S. "DONA NATI“

Arriving via Manila from

.23rd Apr.

4th May

U.S. ATLANTIC & PACIFIC COAST PORTS

M.V. “BENGAL”

M.S. "DONA ANICETA

$.S. "TRAVANCORE

BUTTERFIELD

Coïaught 'Bond,

Agente

duo. 15th Apr.

duo 3rd May duo 12th May

SWIRE

Tol. 30381/8

U.S. ORIENT MERCHANT LINE.

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, APRIL 3, 1950,

HONG KONG WATERFRONT

In my log

In remembrance...

He was the prehistoric "kònia - '

'da" dragdu

To thrill both the, young, and

the 'old;

But Civilisation they forgot to

reckon

He succumbed ere he reaclic

his goal.

News of the tragic death of the priceless denizen of Komodo Is- laud, of Borneo, has reached us,

The eight-foot prehistoric crda- ture died shortly after he stepped urhore at San Pedro, California, to climax an unprecedented vậy.. nge across the Pacific-vja Hong Kon

Animal lovers will remembers the furore following the 'arrival of this modern counterpart of the mythical flame-spitting, monster which in the Tealm of Mythology,

staunch knight would kill to win his Indy

A brief deadrinition-the Tart

πωρη

carnivore, looking like a *mon- strous shore lizard, is an inspring sight with his murderous looking tulens and forked tongue, with both of which he hind been known to kill human beings, pigs, birds and smaller animals..

(The female species, A 12- footer, died shortly after disem- barking hero, in a Nathan Road pet store.)

*

Strange as it 'may stem.

From certain talde Informa- tion we learned during the week how Fate, if we may call it so. had a part in the recent harbour tragedy when the ferry launch Mna To and the "wall walls" Australia collided in mid-stream. According to one in the know, the Steel Navigator arrived three hours Inte

day on that fateful (Mareli 18).

She was to have discharged her cargo at Kowloon Wharf. But the original plans had to be changed when no pier was avait- nble, and she moored mid-stream at buny A 2..

Mrs. Penelope Osborne pas senger of the steamer en route to Singapore-had waited for some lime for 'motor boat to ashore, She got a lift from Mr. David Fitzroy-Williams when he was returning on the Australia after completing his work aboard."

We learned further that Mr. Fitery-Williams, who lived on the island, had intended to take his car across from Kowlan where it had been repaired. He wes delayed on board brenuse of pressure of work in preparing the Thip's

Immediate papers for elearance the following morning..|

*

*

申

They're toot-happy tootarel

For there'll be no putting or straining of the pulmonarlés... and it took a very rude shock in deed to bring about this "in- novation."

Beginning this month, power- driven small craft engaged in cross-harbour "transportation will be_nited with klaxons.

BY OUR HARBOUR REPORTER

World of their own MM'S FINE

Wot, no one wants a ride?

An Individual of seemingly great human endurance but Ironically one more susceptible to human disease and with a much shorter span of lifa than the average man ‘is the rick- shaw pullor..

That is an Impresiion of the so-called "human beast of burden”—a men unkindly ostracised by society by virtue of his perpetual poverty and rank illiteracy through fenkrations. The rickshaw pultèr is somewhat of a parsùox în 'human 'society-one generally debaand bứt whìn txíšténes 'more often than not Ras been a boon,

His is a fast-dying lot...disease, 'age and our modern era of machines have drastically taken their toll among the ranka,

Today, there are some 1,500 rickshaw, pullers (mostly re- Tuges-farmers from the Interior) who run 893 public and -21 private vehicles.

The putter gate an average of $5 a day-7 a.m. to 3 p.m.- which leaves him $3.50 after paying off the hire of the flok- shaw. The evening shift, from 4 p.m. to late midnight, la nöt #o lucrativo but the strain Icaseña under the soft impact of nightfall.

Isolated from the world and its "headaches" 'by sheer flliteracy, He Tegŭs a life of his own-tranquil in 'möntai útáto and. Yejoloing in his carefren though strenuous work.

A rickshaw puller is a Nappy-go-lucky. but femperamental charactor who lives by the day from hand to inbuth, to him ́ilfe is just "dead yesterday, unborn tomorrow.”

Floating population register for rice

Hundreds of the Colony's floating population-

meh, women and children--are besieging the Licensing Offices of the Marine Department at Victoria, Aberdeen, Youmati and Shauki- wan to collect their registration cards.

To each of the "Tankn" Co-operation by these simple has considerably over- community, this form of re-people

come the many dimculties of cognition-by-Government gathering the itinerant craft for means more than a mere for- the photographing of the owners mality for to possess an and dependants. identification means being eligible for rice rations.

A thrill

the

RECORD IN FAR EAST

. It

gan

was the Compagnie dès Messageries Maritimes that be- to run on regular mail schedules to Hong Kong 12, yetirs after the Colony was founded

The feet of the French ship- ping organisation reached its maximum just before the wär when "MM" had 45 vessels, com prising 31 passenger liners and 14 freighters, both categories, Degré- gating О total tonnage of 400,375.

The latest acquisition is the do luxe liner La Marseillaise, the pride of the "M" flect today.

The war took a heavy toll and the French shipping firm had only 13 passenger liners And totalling seven cargo vessels, 177,351 tons in 1945,

Post-war rebuilding began ni- most immediately. The rehabilita- tion programme Has now increas ed the "MM” Reet to 40 vessels in operation. They have a total ton- nage of 337,070,

Today, two more ships of the La Marsellaise type with a speed of 21 knots are being buill-at Dunkirk and La Ciotat. They are expected to be ready for service on the Hong Kong run in 1951-52.

Eight vessels for passenger anti cargo servite on the MM" foreign runs are also undergolog construction. Four 10,100 - toh passenger-cum-cargo vessels with a speed of 17 knots will be put on the Madagascar - Reunion Mauritius route, Two are to joth the Thhitl-New Caledonia line,

Via Panama,

The remaining two are freigh ters one being built at Brest anti the other at Saint Nazaire. The Meinam of 10.100 tons is nearing completion.., Work is proceeding on the Pel Ho. Both have a specti of 10 knots.

Four smaller cargo vessels, of 8,300 tons, are in the blue-print stage.

How's your harbour 1.Q.?

'How's your harbour 1.Q.?

Do you know where this 'pleturs was taken, Gure you. do! Don't be puzzled... there are two features which will help. Now you've got it. Turn the page 'round and 100 whether you're right.

The Global Pleet

TO HONOLULU & SAN FRANCISCO Vio JAPAN

"President Clavéland”. "Genorat Gordon” "President Wilson".

Arr. Apr. 13 Salts Apr. "Art. Apr. '28 -* Dúlla "Aprā Arr. May 2 Sails May

TO SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES via JAPAN

"President Harrison”, "President McKinley**

...Arr. Apr. 4. Salls Apr. Arr. Apr. 13. Safla Apr.

TO NEW YORK, BALTIMORE & BOSTON- vig PACIFIC COAST & PANAMA

"President Johnson** "President Fillinore"

.Arr. Apr. 15 Salls Apr. Am. May 13 Sails May

ROUND THE WORLD

VIA MANILA, SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, COCHIN, BOMBAY, KARACHI, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA NAPLES, MARSEILLES, GENOA, NEW YORK and BOSTO *President Monrão”

.Air. "Apr. G Salis Apr. "President Buchanan" ........Arr. Apr. 16

TO JAVA & STRAITS

"President Fillmore"

St. Georgo's Bldg.

Arr. Apr. 8

Salla Apr. 3

Sails Apr. Tel. 28172/

BEND LINE

SHIP "DENLAWERS" "BENVANNOCH" “BENATTOW"

BENNEVIS "BENDRUACHAN” "BENWYVI8"

"BENCLEUCH" "DENVORLICH" "BENARTY" "BENMACOHU!” "DENALDER"

"BENATTOW** "BENCLEUCH "BENMACDHUI

"BENNEVIŠ”

HAN":

ARRIVALS

FROM

3.

....U.K. via Bingapore.

SAILINGS

DUE

IN PORT

In Port. 16th Apr

lon för Abt. 27th Apr

benden Antwerp, --Flotterdam, »Hamburg

& Hull.

“Qinon, Liverpool, Aýbn- mouth) Ka Mavraj ša "Hamburg.~

"AVan maith, Landon, Rotterdam, Hamburg & Holl,

Etverpen

Dublin, Havre," "Ant-

warp a Rotterdym.

Sin May

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27th 10

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25th Jun

20th Apr -18th May 16th Jun

85th Apr

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Via Malaye, Colombo, Port Sudan, Aden, and Suez Canal.

↑ Accepta čarto for Japan.

For Further Particulars, Apply Tom

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

Co

York Building."

The exodus into the Licensing The keen interest and enthu- Offices began late Inst month, slasm shown, by the "Tanka” The inital stages started Shortly population are evident by after the Chinese. New Year "humour" of the crowd flocking when registration teams visited into the Licensing Offices. In It will mean the end of the the fishing centres for the nece orderly queues and with quiet

practice of blowing a dissary, photographing and Anger-child takes his or her turn with former

patience each man, woman

and card warning signal -through brinting. the one-valve trumpet.

The Marine Department sent out a murmur oven after waiting Now that it will bb Just mere but similar field teams to work and shuffling for some length of pressure on that bakelite button in conjunction with the Regis iristead of hearty buffs, they'll be tration staff.

many, possession of the tooling their way through merrily. The whole process is carried coveted pink card provides la

Perhaps, there'll soon be talk out by the simple expoolest of certain thrill...it is the first SHIP MOVEMENTS of having silent zones in Victoria licensing a craft first, registering time that they have seen them-

San Francisco, April 1. Harbour.

it and issuing the lentification, selves on a photograph, "Lag." With the

arrival, Ship

Beaver Stalo not uncommon to see card, cach "Tanka" will be given the re-Tahka" boy or girl scrutinising from Yokotams.. Departure, War gular rice rations,

fils or her own picture with pride Hawk for Yokohama,

We understand...

So for thousands have licensed and registered.

bech

Four European personnel of h blockade Tuntier lave resighed after refusing to sail with the design foursum yacht--the first ship to a North China 'port.

of its kind built in a local ship- According to a reliable source yard since the war-was post- the vessel was fully loaded poned over the week-end because with moetly dangerous cargo de-of police cordon around the Ngau *rtined for an unspecified Com-Chi Wan environs as result of munist

port.

the reported sabotage of Commui» The

stelmer eshcerned has been | nist planer in Kai Tak. running the Nationalist blockedc It will take place some time for some time.

this

Lime

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President

Taft for Mania. and awe.

A well-organised system his Seattle, Ship arrival, Skaubo enabled the officials concerned to from, Hong Kong. Departure, Issue the cards, in- double-quick | Contest for Okinawa, Young time and without n 'hitch.

America for Yökólann, **- Los Angeles, Ship departure, Vassilis for. Yokohama,Associat- cd. Press.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

M/V AGAMEMNUN”. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES Damaged cargo ex fids vessel

MM/V:"DONA 'NATI” afternoon. The event will will be surveyed at Holt's The sailing was delayed his mark the stage of its con- Wharf, between 10 am and

Damaged cargo ex this vessel a result of the dispute and sub-struction ordered by an American noon on April 4, 1050, and con-will be surveyed at Holl's sequent recruiting of new per aleman stationed at Guam. signees are, requested to have, Wharf between 10 ath, ani sorinel...

The sleek sailing craft will be their representatives present noon on April 4, 1950, and con- Everett Steamship Corporated chipped

Mong, Kana Office, entertaled.diate in the immb during the survey.

The first three of 26 pleasure BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, some 200 local shippers and friends at cocktoju mid-week at "Cruller" pe motor boats were, the Hong Kong Hotel Root Gar launched successfully at Shauki- den. This was its annual "good- win fate!

The launching of the Winslow,

wan during the week. This Hong Kong, April 3, touched off the primary phase of

a mullion. dollar project.

Pacific For Exit Lonte la

Fast Reguar

800, EOS "ANGILI

signees are requested to "háỳn representatives présent during the Turvey.

their

BUTTERFIELD & SWINE,

Agents

Hong Kong, April 3, 1950.

NOTICE TO CON

NHƯNG

"Damaged cargo <ak this wer- sol will be survoyéd

Hobiz:

Goddwn

Telephone: 34185.

THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.

M.S. SELANDIA”

Loading about 8th April

For

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Tel. 34111 & 241)

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SAILINGS

tr'in 16 days Thence

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