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R. G. L.

ROYAL

INTER OCEAN LINES

● SINGAPORE, JAYA

PORTS and

MACASSAR

"VAN HEUTBZ" •

"TASMAN"

"TJITJALENGKA"

ARRIVALS

22nd July

28th July

10th Aug.

*only to Singapore, Penang & Gel. Dell

✪ MANILA, EAST &

SOUTH AFRICA &

SOUTH AMERICA

"huya"

"BOISSEVAIN”,

"TJICADAK"

JAPAN

ARRIVALS

12th Aug.

SAILING!

26th July

31st July

16th Aug.

"RUVA"

"BOISBEVAIN"

27th Aug.

ARRIVALS

3rd Aug. 3rd Sept

SAILINGS

6th Aug,

5th Sept

SAILINGS

Agents: HOLLAND--EAST ASIA LINE

EUROPE via MANILA

15th Aug.

THE CHINA MAR, MONDAY, TULA) 27, -1020.

HONG KONG WATERFRONT

BY OUR HARBOUR REPORTER

Sight-seeing along the Praya

Pilot boat

To layman eyes it looks no different from an ordinary sampan. But shipping circles know it is one of the speediest Harbour utility craft under sails.

t

Exclusively used for the pilot- ing of ships into the Harbour, the pilot boat, na cailed, is specially designed 10 achlove maximum monoeuvrability and strength to withstand strong; eur- renta nu winds.

This is of prime necessity be- cause the pilat bont has to be tled up alonggakile a cruising stea- mer and towed at an average apeed of 10 kpots n the pllot guides her in at the helm aboard.

There are five harbour pilot boats in Hong Kong waters. Only one of them has a wooden cabin erected pit to provide permanent raclter from the elements. Others use canvas sheets for protection.

EMERICRI PRESIDENT LINES

The Global Fleet

TO HONOLULU & SAN FRANCISCO vio JAPAN

"General Gordon"

President Wilson" *President Cleveland"

Arr. Aug. 1 Arr. Aug. *

.... Arr. Aug. 30

Salls Aug. Salls Aug Sails Aug, 31

Salls July Sails Aug. 9

TO SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES vio JAPAN *President Plerce"

Arr. July 28 "President Harrison” ...................... Arr, Aug. 8

TO NEW YORK, BALTIMORE & BOSTON vio PACIFIC COAST & PANAMA "Williamette Victory" .......Arr. July 19 "Dartmouth Victory" ...Arr. July 20

ROUND THE WORLD

Sails July 20 Sills July 30

MIA 'MANILA, SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, COCHIN, BOMBAY, KARACHI, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NÁPLES, MARSEILLES, GENOA, NEW YORK' and BOSTON.

Arr. July 21 .........). Atr. Aug. 1

Salls July 22

Sails Aug. 0

→

and MALAYA

"MARIEKERK"

"MELISKERK"

"MEERKERK"

Through Bs/L faxued to

Mediterranean and Northern

European porta.

ค

JAPAN

"MARIEKERK"

"MELISKERK“

"MECRKERK"

ARRIVALS

SAILINGS

early Aug.

early Sept.

8th Aug. early Sept. early Oct.

7th Aug. Early Sept. early Oct.

14th July early Aug. Early Sept.

BAKING SEBUILDING TELECHONISE SHOUJOEZITËS

VESTURINISESSMENTSTELLEVOŠNA UTILITIGAONGELELSESUPR: 251912

TEE WOLLE

ISTHMIAN LINE

(I-thmian Steamship Company New York)

DIRECT MONTHLY SAILINGS TO NEW YORK VIA LOS ANGELES AND PANAMA "AKTION" "GREENHAVEN TRAILS"

25th July ..2nd Sept.

SAILINGS TO SAIGON, BANGKOK &

DJAKARTA (BATAVIA)

"STEEL ROVER"

"STEEL ADMIRAL"

ARRIVALS FROM U.S.A.

STEEL ROVER"

'STEEL ADMIKAL” ..

GILMAN

.28th July

.20th Aug.

Sulla N. Y. Saila S.F. Due H.R

Salled Jist July 20th July 19th Aug.

Salled Sailed

CO., LTD.

Tel: 31146.

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Chinese Freight Agents:- HIN FAT & CO., LTD. Tels: 28823, 25553 & 23483.

SWEDISH EAST ASIA CO.LTD.

ARRIVALS FROM EUROPE

Flanking the Gloucester Road Praya at the Western end is the impreng buliding of the Golow China Flest Club, whers visiting Jack Tars gather for relaxation and entertainment.

In the on left it one of the billiard rooms, where Rating members have four billiard tables

De lower flour Ratings have two-big- spacious hall. On right la the cocktail bar for CPOS.

("China Ma!" Photos), ver bara.

Where the

Jack Tars meet

Veterans would often reminisce-"remember the good old days spant in the 'Blue?' "—or, perhaps, some would simply say "let's go to the Canteen!"

Today, however, as the China Fleet Club it is o familiar name both among naval and civilian circles in the Colony.

It WAS on Sir Vandeleur's Flanking the Cloucester Road

the guarantee that the Bank agreed Praya at one end, nearest Naval Dockyard, the Club belongs to allow an overdraft to cover the

the place f

to the Men of the Flent-members east of erectlug and furnishing a'

all active service Chief new bulking to take being Petty Officers and Junior Ratings of the old Canteen.

of the Royal Navy and equivalent

ranks Royal Marines,

Plans included such facilities as billiard rooms, reading Very little has been known by bars,

rooms, cubicles, the "civvies" about the organis-rooms, dining

dormitories, offices, staff 'quarters, tion, which originated from ป

•house, Royal Naval Canteen situated at kitchen, laundry, boller

Rond mineral water factory and theatre. Arsenal Street-Hennessy

Contributions from the Men of securing the present CFC.

the helped towards The outgrowth of the "Blue the Fleet

plans, which to generally realisation of the Bullduly called were, eventually modified to cut

as the

you cost. blue

so by the men of the Fleet then because of

the extorior painting, the China Fleet

Club Foundation stone 1oday is moderni six-storey

in the

building. capable of accommoda- On January 11,1933, the foun- 109 dation stone of the QFC, as it had ting 700 residents

and several spacious been named, wns Inld by Ad- "cubins"

Howard Kelly, Sir mical dormitories.

available at then Commander-in-chief, China Other facilitler. present include # gitt shop, Station.

1пизден, library, liard rooms,"

present

A noteworthy fact is that the cocktail bars, party room, elnema Club is built on piles of Canadian hall, restaurants and barber shop.fis, driven deep into the ground More than 200 personnel main and virtually standing in water. tain the smooth operation of the The premises embrace an Club. At the head of this group of 10,757 square feet of Govern- of efficient and trained workers ment

laud The cinema hall was added in

1933.

is Mr. Harry 1. Greenstade,

gren

Manager, formerly CPO of HMS Decombedore Frank Ellot, IN,

Commodore, Hong Kong, formally

tion.

How's your

harbour 1.Q.?

Do you

plature

know where this WRS

taken? Suro you do ・・

ramambar that familler sight on your star+ board alde as you'leave the Island (Plor by forry for tha Mainland?

Now you've got. Turn the page around and see whether you're right.

(duos Buòƒ{ 'pannyaga ayi fo "MAP VI4ON AHI UO SPUD)

was

The pilot boat

The pilot craft has a rounded, botton with a very shallow keel. Like many other sampans, stone blocks are used as ballnat to stablize the craft,

The boat has usually about 500 to 800 lbs of stone blocks placçel evenly in its bottom. Normally, Is tonnage amounts to five to six tans. It measures from 25 to 35 long with a five or six-foot beam.

It is believed that under cur- rent conditions, it will cost up- proximately $4000 to build a pilot boat, inclusive of fittings other equipment.

and

A harbour plot boat generally to man it. requires six men Four operate the oars, one the rudder and another rows oft.

under

functioning

the capable

organisation is smoothly management of efficient oficiais. and well-trained personnel.

A full

gramme

month.

is

pro-

for the three

entertainment arranged In the cinema,

Closes of performance are made

and three performances

held daily. The "Party Room" is used for dances and tombola. Stage shows and boxing matches pre heid

in the cinema ball now and hen.

The Club is open from 10,30 a.m. to 12 midnight every day. The bars do business between midday and 11 p.nl. The res taurants, one for NCOs and the other for the lower ranka, capabje of accommodating some 300 per- cops, open from 6. n.m... to mid- night

There are 604 beds available (109 in cabins), charges varying from 80 cents (in dormitories) to $3.00 (furnished cabins).

Wolfe and now retired after 22

The CFC played an important years

in the Navy. Assisting Mr. Greensinde, who opened the CFC on March 21,1934. part in the history of the Colony halls

The CFC is also available to from Cheltenham

Glou In that sume year, the Club was during the war. The Club

the first Headquarters chips and establishmonts desiring cestershire, are R.G. Bishop and legally established as a Corpora- selected

of the Royal Navy.

hold functions in the theatre. W. Giles, assistant managers. tion.

Authentie information about Uie Those eligible for membership The theatre was requisitioned This, however, should be notified early history of the Club goes no include all active service Chief by the naval authorities and large by the 13th of the preceding further than 1034, because most and Petty Officers and Junios quantities of Victualling stores month in order that events may af the records were either des- Ratings of the Royal Navy and were transferred from the Kow-be included in the monthly pro-

loon Victualling Yard and stored gromme, troyed or lost during the occupa-equivalent Royal Marines,

President of the CFC is Ad- Honorary members, restricted there. A three-month's supply of

and miral Sir E. J. Patrick purchased

Brind to the bare and public rooms allo- foodstuffs was cated to Chief and Petty Omeer kept in reserve for any emer-whlle Commodore L N. Brown-

field, RN, is chairman, except Service and Merchant|gony.

tion.

mv. "DUKAT" m.v. "MINDORO"

17th July .28th July

SAILINGS TO EUROPE

m.y. "SUMATRA"

m.v. "MINDORO”

.30th July End Aug.

was

FOR

ADEN, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, GENOA, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM, BREMEN, HAMBURG, COPENHAGEN, OSLO & GOTHENBURG Deeplanks availablo for Buikoll

GILMAN & CO.,

Tel. 21148

LTD.

Old-fashioned

Navy personnel who are restrict Later, the theatre became a ed to the accommodation oppro-busy spot it was the centre of priate to their rank, include:

ex-Naval

i

and Royal

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

It is known, nevertheless, that before 1914 and up to 1934 there

entertainment for • Bervicemen was a Reyal Naval Canteen in

Several Indles remaining in the the Colony at the cornar 4k Hennessy

Colony, Arsenal Street - and

Ships companies

headed by Lady Mac

48. "ANDREW JACKSON” Chief zregor, wife of the then Rond, Wanchal. The bullding

old-fashioned, without Ships companies of Dominion Justice, formed an entertainment

Having arrived Hong Kong committee at the, modern sanitation, and in such Navies,

request of Air

consignees of cargo ara hereby Sir

For 1920 it was planned to spend Hong Kong, NCOs and men of

CEC was placed on war been landed and placed at $10,000 on its redecoration and the Garrison and RAF ranks ber-

ving In the Colony, Fleet footing on December 8.1941. The their risk and expense into the repair. Because of the exterior blue. Auxillaries personnel, NAAFI Staff were put into three walebes, godowns of the Hongkang and painting, the Curteen was often European staff, officers and men Fire parties were organised and Kowloon Wharf and Godown referred to as the "Blue Build of the Marchant Navy of British hoger attached to water mains and Co., Ltd., where delivery may ings"

nationality, British Dockyard lid out. The ARP was posted be obtained as soon as the or the "Blue." Negotiations

after employees, British officials of the Gun crows of the HKVDC man- goods pre landed. went on 1920 to get a new site for the Soldiers and Sailors Home and ned guns on he root." Canteen.

Seamen's Institute, Hong Kong

No damage Thanks are due to the late Sir Police and Warders of Brush Vandeleur M. Grayburn,

nationality, officers of

bad slate generally, that in Marines personnel realdent Commander,oke Paphnotified that all goods have

then

No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the godowns or failure to attend

Chlor Manager of the Hong Kong. tionality serving Anish Despite hanvy bombardment by the survey,

Chinese

und Shanghal Banking Corporsoy from the ranks and not damaged. It became a centre aged goods are to be left in]

Lion,

who was instrumentál Inj securring the present CFC.

Pacific Far East Line Inc.

DIEOT

Fast Regular Trans-Pacific Service.

BAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES"

“WILLIAM LUCKENDAÇIT” *YACOD LUCKENBACH?

STRADEWINDM

"CHINA' BKARM

TLE

OVERLAND NEW YORK-CINGAQQ/DETROIT-TORONTO, MOTREAL AND ALL AMERICAN A ́DANADIAN CITIES.

San Franciacok, The Angylod

Ball

India, Strafta

'fan ·Propçlace.

In 'work

July 17

July

San Franciace Los Angele

Ain Franciaco

Jaly

Ban Francheon

[Kon ̈Angving i

Maritime Customs, officers of the the Japanese during the Matter

Navy and Royal Marines stages of the war, the Club was All broken, chafed and dam- other who have previously been for the bccommodation of troops the godown where they will be while serving and who are for the war, the initialMesara Goldard and Douglas cligible as Honorary members

Mahning the pillboxes "on the axamined in the presence of

resident In the Colony.

Praya

Ships-companies of foreign men-habilitation programme won on July 19, 1950, at 10 u.m. of war may be allowed honorary trusted to HMS Vengeance.

To comply with the General

| imembership" during their sojourn Today the finances of the CFC Bonded Warehouse, Regula-

here.

aro in a very Healthy state. The ions, consignees must have a

HARBOUR PILOT

SERVICE

HONG KONG, MACAO, TOLO HARBOUR

By PILOT CHEUNG

PROMPT EFFICIENT DAY/NICHT SERVICE

ENQUIRIES WEI

Revenue Officer in attendance

| then examining damngéd dúti- |able goods. « All claims against. the vessel must be presented to the "Undersigned within. fourteen days of the ship's arrival, or they will not be |Fooognised...

• No fire Insurance will be aftopted

WALLEM &

"President Johnson" "President Maurse”

TO JAVA & STRAITS

"Mount Davis". "President Fillmore"

St. Goergo's Bldg.

Arr. July 25 Arr. Aug. 18

Salls July 20 Solla Aug. 19

Tel. 28172/5.

BEND LINE

SHIP

"BENAVON"

BENVRACKIE” "BENVENUE" "BENDORAN" "BENLAWERS"

"BENATTOW" "BENALBANACH” "BENCRUACHAN”

"BENAVON" "BENVRACKIE” "BENLAWERS" "BENCRUACHAN"

"BENDORAN"

"BENVENUE" "BENATTOW"

D AND

PAR SUST

FARM THE

ARRIVALS

13.K. via Singapore

FROM

SAILINGS

DUE

in Port

on or abt.

27th July

71

29th July

9th Aug.

+

14th Aug.

#

27th Aug-

29th Aug.

12th Sept.

Loading on or abt.

K/Whart

London, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Hamburg & Hull.

31st July

17th Aug

18th Sept

Genos, Lo Havre & Liverpool,

13th Aug.

Liverpool, Qluegoy, Dublin, Aqtterdam.

Antwerp

S1st July

31st Aug.

† Accepts Cargo for Japan.

.) Omita Hull..

Via Singapore, Catombo, Port Budan, Aden, and Suez Canal.

For Further Particulars, Apply To-

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

Agents

Telephono: 34165...

York Building.

THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.

M.S. "INDIA"

LOADING ABOUT 10TH AUGUST

for

9.18

ADEN, PORT SAID, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM,

HAMBURG, OSLO, GOTHENBURG & COPENHAGENDA

THE EAST ASIATIC

'Queep's Bldg., 2nd floor.

CO., LTD.

Tel. 34111 & 3411*

ISTHMIAN LINE

(Isthmian Steamshin Company, New York)

S.S. AKTION"

LOADING: 25th JULY SAILING 26th JULY

FOR

LOS ANGELES & NEW YORK

via PANAMA CANA GILMAN & CO.

Tel: 31144.

LTD.

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