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THE CHÏNA MAIL, MONDAY, AUGUST (14, 1989: "T

HONG KONG WATERFRONT

BY OUR HARBOUR REPORTER

British

Three of the Lilliputian, "Biggs Masterpieces" are seen here compared with postage stamp. A half-inch model with 120 robes and 22 salle-the irreducible minimum in chip modelling-was presented as a gift to Prince Charles,

"Postage stamp" ship in bottles

Coaxing ship models into bottles is an art which, according to popular belief, originated on the windjammers whon, because of the long voyages and lack of amusemont, scamen spant their time making replicas of their own craft.

History has hitherto not recorded who first thought of bottling a ship. However, Second Officer Raymond H. Biggs of the British Prince has been accredited with having produced a mini- ature considered to be the irreducible mini- mum in ship modelling and a gift.accept- ed by Buckingham Palace for Prince Charles. The Biggs masterpiece is a "Large-scale models were at- All-rigged tempted and from these, we zup- long, windjammer with 120 rope fashioned with and 22 sails, razor blade and needle

from wond, human hair and thin airmail paper and bottled in n "sca" of putty.

half-inch

Living proof that the hoary art did not die with the end of the sailing era and the co-author of

exuert said. pose, sprang the hobby," the

The Insertion of a mudel into a bottle presented a special appeal; it was something new at the time. It called for additional resource and patience and it enabled the result to be carried about at will without fear of damage.

Second Officer Raymond H. Bigge of the British Prince -expert in ship modelling and co-author of an instrup- tive manual "Ships in Bot. ilei, ia caen hère working Chinese Jurik. On table are the tools no optical aids are uned.

don't use optical youthful seafarer said.

on

NEW MOTORBOAT

SERVICE IN HK

Beginning next week eight sleek pleasure cruiser-type motor boats will be seen shut- ling passengers across the har- bour to start a new cross- a 24-hour harbour service on schednic.

This will be the first phase of $1,000,000 project undertaken by a group of Overseas Chinese,

name gnder

of Nanyang Motor Boat Company.

The eight de luxo craft which are to be launched burly this week at Shaukelwan are part of the "Lucky" feet of 25' which, according to plaha, will ply be tween the Island and Kowloon at Ihree points.

It was announced at the week- ends by the company that the eruisers will begin operation ten- tatively on August 20. For the time being they will embark and disembark passengers at two points at Jordan Road Pler on the Mainland and at a point near the Marine Pier. Connaught Road, Central,

This type of harbour utility craft for commercial use will be the Arst of its kind i Hong Kong. (Private Individuais own lux- rious pleasure cruisers solely for their own purposes).

An outstanding feature of this modern-designed motor boat Is the passenger accommodation- eight persona the cafth egulp- ped with rubberised cushions and another elght on the spacious open-air ijeck with #siting awning for protection against the elementa.

3

Original plans incorporate a number of shore amenities which Include lavatory with Auch water-eloszt and a wash basin the with running fresh water. alls,"

To maintain its own feet, the Nanyang Motor Boat Company operates its own slipway ati Lal- chikok.

"On one trip i made a model that atted on the buck housefly," he added.

The idea of w*ting a manual on ship modelling (and bottling) was suggested by brother-in-law

The "Lucky" fleet, according to

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The Gigbgl Fieni

TO HONOLULU & SAN FRANCISCO

vio JAPAN

"President Claveland" "General Garden" "President Wilsen” ...................

Arr. Aug. 30

Arr. Sept. 13.

Are. Sept. 14

Sally Aur, ZL Sails Sept. 14. Salle Sept. 20

TO SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES

vla JAPAN

"President McKinley” ....... Arr. Aug. 20 Sails Aug. 21 "President Taft" .................Art. Sept. 4. Suifs Sppt. 5

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

"Mount Davis" "President Fillmoro"

•ï»««Art. Aug; 20

Arr. Sept. 23

ROUND THE WORLD -

Balls Aug, 27

Salls Sept. 24

VIA MANILA, SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, cocin, BOMBAY, KARACHI, SUEZ. PORT SAID, 'ALEXANDRIA. NAPLES, MARSEILLES, GENOĄ, NEW YORK and BOSTON "President Buchanan" "President Harding"

Arr Aug, 15

Arr. Augi 30.

TO JAVA & STRAITS

"President Fillmore" "President Tyler"

St. George's Bidg.

Arr. Aug. 30 Arr. Supt. 19

Sails Aug. 16 Salls Aug. 31

Sails Aug. 31 Sails Sept. 20 Tol. 28172/5.

BEN LINE

SHIP "BENDORAN" "BENLAWERS" "BENATTOW S"BENALIANACH" "BENCRUACHAN” "BENVANNOCH" "BENGLEUCH "BENVORLICH" "BENMACDHUI"

"BENLAWERS" "PENCRUACHAN”

How's your harbour I.Q.? BENVORLICH

Second Officer Biggs, who be- . P. Lauder who is in the civil the owners, will also be available an instructive manual "Ships in gan his life afloat at the raw age engineering field. Within nine for private "charter" and special Hotties, the 23-year-old sea of 10 as an apprentice, pleķēd up | months, the farer of Dartford, Kent, visited the hobby in 1944 when he ob- completed by

nuscript was runs for shipping organisations.

at them. Hong Kong during the week for serveit a gitartermaster whittling Paper shortage, however, delayed the second time on the turbine a piece of wood into a miniature its publication by Percival Mar- steamer British Prince.

craft. "I became interested, Ashalt. It was released in 1949, "The Ane art of miniature galicon on the back of a hall- During the first six months, ship mogel making Is thriv-penny inspired me to produce a 1,300 copies of the manual "Ships itur. With a little care, a little model. That subsequently led mehi Bottles" by J. P. Lauder and patience and practicnily

no to making

more R. H. Biger were sold in the tools beyond what are to be models", le recalled.

United Kingdom. It is now sell- found in any household, the fos- Many of his models have beening in Canada, cinating bobby is within the displayed at exhibitions. which Mr. Blags hopes to introduce reach of all, Second Omeer have gained him diplomas of se book in Hong Kong.

"In a Biggs asserted.

commendations. They vary be- busy port like Hong Kong, I am sure many people will be ship- minded...the hobby will interest them," he declared.

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more

and

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It is not because the origin of tween half-inch to one inch In the art is lost in antiquity; on the length. Each takes from two to contrary: it is not much more three weeks of painstaking work. than a century old; but rather Models are copied from illustra A 10,000-word manuscript on because

Оле considered itions on matchboxes and pennies. "What to Make" by Mr. Biggs sußleiently important to warrant Urged by admiring friends to will appear in the 1961 Issue of notice, Mr. Biggs added.

send masterpiece to Prince Popular Mechanics. The article "Of one thing we may be quite Charles os a gift, Mr. Biggs made deals with the art in an instruc certain, it began in the fo'c'sle of the smallest model-a half-inch tive manner,

windjammer-which the windjammer when voyages sized

Basil Biggs, an officer on the were long and amusements few accepted. Among his treasured Stewart Prince, twin-brother of the seamen of those days were possessions is a letter from the Mr. Biggs is also an expert in obliged to develop a capacity for Palace--acknowledging his gift the art he makes larger models self-reliance unknown in any and commending him on the and has produced an exact re- olher calling.

"magnificent workmanship of theplica of the passenger ship Block model"

Prince.

Special appeal

wax

By naked eye "That versitality was frequently turned towards the making of Looking at his Lilliputian ships models of sailing ships during the one would expect the expert to long hours when the day's work use mechanical aids. All my work is done by the naked eye. 1 **◄

was done.

HOW TO DO IT

With a little care, a little patience and practically no toela beyond what are tɔ ko found in any household, the fawings. Ing hobby of modelling ships and bottling them is within the reach of all, saye Mr. Raymond H. Blogs, co-author of the manual "Ships in Bottles" (Percival Marshall) and export in

the art.

The best of ships in bottles can be made from scraps of material which cost next to nothing.

Here is a brief idea of how to go about making it your hobby as given by the expert.

The tools consist of a pair of tweezers, a one-eighth-Inch chieci,

• quarter-inch round file, dandpaper, emery cloth, pile of scissors, two to three places of stout fron wire, an old cafety razor blade, child's paint-brushes, "p|lors" and sortment of old used bottles..

Suggestions

follows:

for obtaining necessary, materials

anak.

are be

The hull: a bit of deal from an old packing case the maște: orange stičke, match, atloke; Yarda: match sticke: Rip- ging: white cotton, human hair; Lathing, eyei, étc. tivë smþ. Fuze wire: Dolphin striker: fino sawing needle; galis:' fine aië...”. mall paper; Deok hource, hatchse matchbox wood; the "sta": putty.

In addition, you will need a little black or gray paint br enamel for the upper part of the hull, húð or green päînt för- the waterlina and same quick drying' Biùs paint for the seh. Bome red and blus art ink for the analon and pennant, somo varnish for the depke and spara and a tube of poceotine.

The twins are grandsons of the late Mr. W. Storey, Justice of the Peace, Newcastle, who was a close friend of the celebrated Sir James Knott, founder of the Prince Steamship Company. Th 1875. Mr. Storey was formerly director of the Prince Line fleet ät trawlers operating from Newcastle.

where this Do you know picture was taken? it je a familiar sight to ferry com muters—and -a - very con spicuous landmark on the Malyland.

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

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