1937-05-28 — Page 15

Via Canada

TO UNITED STATES

AND EUROPE

EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF JAPAN

May 26

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1937.

ist

Shipping News Daily Statement Clearances,

Ships in Harbour,” etc.

SIDELIGHTS OF NEWS FROM THE

CALCUTTA

June 11 India's Contradictions

EMPRESS OF ASIA * June 25 EMPRESS OF CANADA July 9 EMPRESS OF RUSSIA July 23

Regular sailings from Canadian Atlantic ports to Europe by Canadian Pacific Atlantic fleet."

Air-conditioned sleeping' and 'ob servation cars and diping cars on Trans-Continental trains, Cool- Clean-det-Comfortable.

· Information from

Canadian Pacific

Union Bldg. Tel. 0752.

Canadian Pacific

N

VK.LINE

SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports and Honolulu.

ין

CHICHIBU MARU

TATSUTA MARU

ASAMA MARU

Wednesday, 2nd June, e am Wednesday, 16th June Wednesday. 7th July

SEATTLE & VANCOUVER. (Starts from Kobe)

HIYE MARU

NEW YORK via Panama.

+ NARUTO MARU

Tue day,

8th June

Tuesday.

1st June

SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los

Angeles, Mexico and Panama.

TAKAOKA MARU

BOKUTO MABU

HAKOZAKI MARU

TERUKUNI MARU

LONDON. MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM

HAKUSAN MARU

Friday,

Tuesday,

11th June 13th July

Baturday, Friday. Saturday...

4th June 18th June 3rd July

LIVERPOOL yia Port Said, Beyrouth. Istanbul, Piraena.

and Marecilles

+ DAKAR MARU

Friday,

41

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila and Ports.

KAMO MAKU

m.r." "NEPTUNA"

ATSUTA MABU.

+ TOKIWA MARU

CALCUTTA MARU

BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang and Colombo.

11th June

Saturday, 29th May Monday, 31st May Saturday. 26th June

MALACCA MABU

TOBA MARU

Friday, 28th May Sunday,

Saturday, 5th Juna Saturday, 19th June

6th June

HARUNA MARU-

KOTANO MARU

Friday, (Direct to N'saki) Friday,

KATORI MARU

Saturday,

4th June 18th June 19th June

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang and Rangoon.

5+2

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

+ Cargo only.

GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS IN THE ORIENT FOR THE CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE.

Joint Passenger Agents:-

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.

PO. BUILDING.

TEL 30291

BARBER WILHELMSEN

LINE

MONTHLY SERVICE,

Pacific

SAN FRANCISCO

TO

Panama

Atlantic..

BALBOA (Paname) NEW YORK LOS ANGELES CRISTOBAL (Colon) BOSTON.

NEXT SALLING

4.4 637

M.V.“ 'TAIYIN”

ONL

18th JUNE

EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION

FOR 12 PASSENGERS.

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

AGENTS

HONG KONG BANK BUILDING;"

WATERFRONT

Freight And Asiatic Passenger Returns

The weird cries of hustling coo- lles; the clatter and bang of taxies as they jockied for places on the

(BY LONGSHOREMAN) cat rank in the street below; the During the 24 hours ended at raucous voices of the horse boys, as 9.00 am. yesterday, the freight they began to lead their ponies returns, received from the Har- across the pavement for exercise bour Office showed a moderately on the midan, came to me in half-high tonnage movement, a good wakefulness one cool, fresh mor- proportion of which being contri- ning soun after sunrise. The buted by British ships. workaday world had come to itseif again in Calcutta, writes a "Sydney Morning Herald" correspondent.

A bare-footed, white-robed, and beturbaned. "benrer"

or personal servant, entered my bed-room silently, bringing tea. The tray, he balanced on his right forearm. "Salaam. Sahib," he says, and touches his forehead with his left Anger-tips: the tray he sets down at the bedside; opens the window shutters, lifts the mosquito net above the bed, collects the solled linen. turns on a bath, and lays out bican drill and underclothing for the day.

The total tonnage of general cargo carried by vessels to the Colony was 9.831 toys, with Brilish Steamers carrying 5,917

tons.

Through cargo for ports beyond the Colony amounted to. 22.655 tons, of which 5,135 tons were carried by British steamers.

Asiatic deck passengers entering the Colony during the twenty-four hours ended at 900... yesterday were 934, of which -323 were from British steamers.

There were altogether afteen arrivals, of which six were of British registry, the remainder being of other nationalities, while of the 12 departures, seven were" British ships. Particulars as fol- low-

Then, without another word, he leayes the room to supervise the preparation of the breakfast table. He studies my every need, and anti-Nationality cipates most of my wishes.

"Salaam Sahib," again leaves the hotel, well fed, cleanly and cooly clad. and feeling com- fortable.

Ships

Tonnage

As one

British Swedish Norwegian French Japanese Chinese

5

11,052

1

3,725

4,050

2975

.10,299

385

32.486

That is the silent personal ser- vice of Bengai.

BLACK HOLE

The glare of the sunlight in the street outside is white and fierce. Crossing the road to the shade of the trees on the opposite side of a square affords some shelter. Set into the pavement here is a nat stone slab It marks the site of the original Black Hole of Calcutta, and commemorates a story of mas- "sacre and death too well known to

need repeating.

Total

fans, twirling slowly in the humid and stuffy atmosphere.

I left the Indian courts with a feeling that while Justice surely arrives there. It travels a long way to its destination.

HIRING A PIANO

One day. I arranged to hire a plano; it was due at my hotel at Europeans and Indians alike lunch-time. I thought it polley to traverse this sidewalk constantly. see it installed in my rooms per- shoes from Bond-street and the san-sonally, so I wandered slowly back dals of the East tread its one-time to the hotel. Just before I reached polished surface with an air of the hotel I was amazed to see a easy assurance and unconcern, few grand piano with the legs upper- of their wearers ever think to

most, and, as though pointing de- hallow this wondrous bit of pave-flance to the Indian sky, being ment., White and coloured men so soon forget.

LAW COURTS Probably the most imposing array of buildings in the city is the law courts. These open at 10 o'clock. the hour at which British justice seems to commence its adminis- tration in most parts of the Empire. A line of benches in and around the main corridors seat groups of young Indians.

Badly dressed in solled Europear clothes of the darkest hue and in seeming keeping with their sleek black hair, are the Indian barris. ters of the city. It seemed impos- sible to me that this entire array of wig and gown could be involved in the Rtigation of Calcutta, if 80. then the capital of Bengal must indeed be a place of trouble.

to learn later that I" was counsel for defence or prosecution, plaint or defendant, can consist of a battery of a dozen individual brains, to plead or argue even a trival cause. These law courts are similar in lay-out to those of most English communities. with the addition of half a dozen punka

bead-carried by eight perspiring coolles.

They ambled along at a jog trot, threading a way past motor cars, dodging the trams and bullock carts and other vehicles which littered the street. ·

The little band disappeared down a lane at the side of the hotel to the back entrance. I hurried, for I had an unhappy feeling that that plane was to be mine, at least for a.time.

My sitting-room was presently invaded by the hot and dusty car- riers, who, under the guidance of one youth, who seemed never to cense talking, put the instrument Into position and walted for the few coppers tip which, they had every reason to belleve. would come their way.

,"

I gave them a rupes-about 1/8 between them and they were Then the spokesman satisfied. addressed me in good English.

"I understand, Sahib." he said, "thit you are a writer. I also am a scribe. I am freelance for Indian Press; more, I am a failed B.A.," | and he seemed quite pleased and very sure of himself.

ARRIVALS

THURSDAY, MAY 27.

Canton. French steamer, 976 tons. Captain G. Charict.

·from Haiphong, genetal cargo, derthing at buoy, No. Ell.— M. M. & Co. Sandviken.

Norwegian steamer, 1,775 tons. Captain P. Heesch, from Tsingtao and Shanghal via. Swatow, general cargo, lying at West Point Wharf.- J. M. & Co.

Hothow.

British steamer, 1629 tons. Captain W. L Thomas, from Canton, berthing at buoy No. B14-Butterfield and Swire.

Ninghal, British steamer. 1.482 tons.

Captain I Newton, from Amoy, general cargo, berthing at buoy No. B21-Butterfield and *Swtre.

Mau Sang British steamer, 1,063

tons. Captain M. Costello from Sandakan. general cargo. berthing at buoy No B22.- J. M. & Co. Canton.

Swedish steamer. 3,432 tons. Captain S. Norrbohm, from Shanghal, general cargo. berthing at buoy No... 42. Olman & Co.

via

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PO-BRITISH INDIA-APCAR AND EASTERN AUSTRALIAN LINES

&

MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS TAKING CARGO FOR

Straits, Java, Burma, Ceylon, India Persian Gulf. Mauritius, East and South Africa

Australia, Rod Ben, Egypt Europe.

"PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY

DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS

under contract, with H.M. Government

All vessels may call at any ports on or off the route, and the route and all

sailings are subject to change or deviation with or without notier.

Steamship

Tons

From Hongkong

(About)

Destination

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL SAILINGS

MIRZAPORE 7,000 RAWALPINDI 17,0

JEYPORE CORFU

"Kalgan, British steamer. 1,568 tons, Capt, Richard, from Bangkok

Swalow, general berthing at buoy No. B15-NALDERA B. & S.

cargo,

29th May

29th May

5,000

8th June

*BANGALORE

14,500 6,000

12th June

19th June

16,000

18th June

14,500

10th July

6,000

17th July

BANCHI *BEHAR KAISAR-I-HIND 11,500

SOUDAN

.. 7,000

$7,000

24th July

8,000

3 at July

7th Aug.

14th Aug.

CARTHAGE Wing Wah. Portuguese steamer. *BHUTAN

651 tons. Captain J. Teixeira, from Canton, Stonecutters.- Tai Fung & DO, Neptuna. British steamer, 3,607 tons. Captain S. Rothery from Manila, general cargo, "terthing at Kowloon Wharf.--

Gibb Livingston & Co. Medon,

British steamer, 3,312 tons. Captain T. B. Mershan, from Singapore, general cargo. berthing at Holt's Wharf.-

B. & S.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 26.

Wilford, Norwegian str., 1.277 tons, Captain Nilsen, from Dairen, berthing at buoy No. A3.- East Asiatic & Co. “

Then he trotted away with his gang of carriers. I was not sure whether it was to write a book ur to deliver another. piano.

A FELLOW CRAFTSMAN The hotel dining-room was al- most empty. My bearer, moved about his job; quietly serving food. was feeling miserable for I still had work to do that night.

I looked up; the bearer was stand- ing beside me silently, holding the portable telephone, the line to which he had plugged into a point on, the wall nearby.

• Cargo only.

**-Calle Tangier.

Straits, Bombay & Karachi Bombay, Marcillen arid London. Bombay, Karachi & Persian Gulf. Bombay, Marseilles & London Mars, Havre, London, Hamburg

R'dam, Antwerp, & Hall Bombay, Marseilles & Londen,

do..

Mark Havre, Londen, H'bg.. R'dam. "A'werp. & Bill»« Bombay, Marseilles London Mars, Harro, London, H'bg,

R'dai., Awerp. & Huil Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles, Havre, London, H'bg..

Ram., Antwerp & Hull.

All Tessis may call at 'Malta

BRITISH INDIA - APCAR SAILINGS

5th June

TALHA SIRDHANA SHIRALA TILAWA SANTHIA

10,000 8,000 8,000 10,000 9,000

10th June:

3rd July

17th July alt July

Singapore, Port Swettenham Penang, Rangoon & Calenta

Now is the time to sit, Australia & New Zealand

lands of Funshine and Romance. "Down Under" you will feel a now being mud even if you are not inclined towards Buring, Fishing, Shooting or Mountaineering you will find that the Antipodes have plenty to offer you-including 2- for your pound.

On the way down your life aboard will be as you wish, quiet or hectic for the E, & ▲, will

· humour your every whim,

And by the way, there is no additional charge for Deck Calias and there is of courag Sun Deck Swimming pool, an Orchestre and a fins laundry.

- A Surgeon and Stewardows are at your disposal-and-last but not longit--we had alizoar forgotten--the malsins will at you listening wagerly for the Gong.

Eegular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Shangbai and Japan and· Hong Kong to Australia.

Hong Kong to Sydney--19 days.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:

The Canadian Australásian Line Stoamere to the United Kingdom. via New Zealand, Vancouver, atʊ.

The P. & O. Royal Mail Steamers to London and

The New Zealand Shipping Co.'s Steamers for London via Panama Canal,

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EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILING 5 |

I lifted the receiver. "Sahib,” said a voice, "I am the coloured gentleman who this afternoon superintended the installation of a WANDA" valuable musical instrument in NANKIN the apartment of your residence, NELLORE

conversation with you Since my

7,000

4th June

7,000

2nd July

7,000 $1 July

Brisbane Manila, Rabaul, Bydney. Helbourne & Hobart

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

I have considered all points of our mutual profession of writing. Ira you I consider I have inet a fellow NANKIN craftsman. Please be so good as to | SHIRALA advise me of the opportunities to be found for journaliste proclivities to be found for journalistic proclivi-

ties in Australia.”

J

2,000

8,000

3rd June 10th June

CARTHAGE *BHUTAN

14,100

0th June

8,000

11th June

BEHAR TILAWA

6,000

20th June

10,000

17,000

24th Juna

7,000 8,000

4th July

8th July

8th July

RANCHI There was a pause during which | NELLORE

gently replaced the receiver. BIRDHANA

KAISAR-T-HIND 11,000 Truly India is a country of con- tradictions, mixed characteristics, and surprises, I reflected.

BANK LINE (CHINA)LTD.

AGENTS FOR

ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL 8,S. CO., LTD.

UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT

ELLERMAN WEP-

8.8. CITY OF WELLINGTON " Havre, London, B’dam”, Hamburg & Glasgow 28th June S.S. CITY OF ATHENS”........" Haris, London, Botterdam, Hamburg & Glasgow 8.8 -"CITY OF KIMBERLEY " Harre, London, Rotterdam & Bamburg. 8.8. "CITY OF RANGOON" Havre, London, R'dam., Hamburg & Glasgow

AGENTS FOR

ANDREW WEIR

MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA

CO.

18th July 16th Aug. 14th Sept.

ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE 16th July.

8.8. TINHOW

Loading for Mauritius Rension, Tamatave Lourenco Margues, Durhen and Cape Forte EAST & SOUTH AFRICA LUXURIOUS PASSKROZE VESSEL... INDIAN AFRICAN LINE from Calcutta 4th June, "from Colombo 10th June. from Calcutta 4th July... from Colombo 10th July. from Calcutta 4th Aug, ...... from Colombo 70th Ang. Taking PASSENGERS and CARGO for Mombasa, Zanzibar, Beins, i cursnee Marquet Bering, East Londons, Pert Liftabel, Jose, Bay, and Cape from areas

M.V. "INCOMATI”

M.V.

ISIPINGO®

M.V.

INCHANGA"

*** Aut. Såizamos Fursect to Afteration Without Simca. For Fright or Page on any of the above ines apply

TELEPHONE 28021.

Telephone 17791.

THE BANK LINE (CHINA), LTD.

24th June

*Cargo only.

Shanghai & Japan

Amoy, Shanghai & Japan Shanghai & Japan khanghai & Japan

Shanghaai & Japan

Shanghai & Japan

do

Amoy, Shanghai & Japan Shangbai & Japan

ALL DATES are approximate and subject lu'alteration without notice. For further information. Passage, Freight, Handbooks, etc., apply to. the Agents:-

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE.CŐ

P&O BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL. HONGKONG

**PHONE 27721.

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