(SANITIZED)TOURIST PUBLICATION ON THE PORT OF COLOMBO, CEYLON(SANITIZED)

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EDITORIAL
Vol. 3. MARCH, 1951.
The first issue ofthethird year of publication ofthis magazine has many interesting
features. Amongst them, our readers will find reference to two events, full of
significance, which took place in the Port since the beginning of the year. The first
event was the unveiling of a plaque by the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon.
D. S. Senanayake, P.C. The plaque is at the base of the Lighthouse which is being
erected to commemorate the commencement of the big eighty-eight million rupee
Scheme for the development of the Port of Colombo with deep-water alongside
berths. A scheme ofthis magnitude, coming so soon after the attainment of Indepen-
dence, istestimonyof the far-sightedness and enterprise of the Leaders of new Ceylon.
The ceremony, in itself extremely simple, was perFormed in the presence of probably
the most distinguished gathering Colombo has seen for a long time. The Prime
Minister after unveiling the memorial plaque at the request of the Chairman, Colombo
Port Commission, addressed the gathering in a speech which was warmly applauded.
The second event, referred to in the following pages, was the Exhibition and
Carnival which took place to mark the 75th anniversary oFthe Port of Colombo as we
know it today, protected by Breakwaters. This Exhibition and Carnival was a most
successful affair, and one of the outstanding plat?s of interest was the Hall of Progress;
Here, pictorially, as well as by means of models and exhibits of old equipment which
were used by the Colombo Port Commission, some dating over 60 years, a vivid picture
of the progress made by the Port during this period was presented.
These two events most appropriately took place on the same day and whilst one
gave promise of better things to tom?, the other commerrrorated a fine past.
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COL~MIB~ C~4LLERS
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THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES, LTD.
AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES, LTD., was incorporated August 1, 1929, under
the laws of Delaware, under the original name of Dollar Steamship Lines, Inc., Ltd.
The change in its name was effected in November, 1938. In 1919, immediately after its
incorporation, it purchased the vessels and ocean transportation business of Dollar
Steamship Lines, a California corporation, and of The Robert Dollar Company. How-
ever, The Robert Dollar Company continued to act as managing agent of the Company's
vessels until January 25, 1938, when the Company acquired all the offices, office
equipment and personnel in this and foreign _ countries which The Robert Dollar
Company previously had used in handling its activities as managing. agent. Dollar
Steamship Lines (California) and The Robert Dollar Company were incorporated
in 1910 and 1908 respectively, and they thereupon took over and continued to operate
a fleet of ships in services between the United States and the Orient which had been
commenced by Captain Robert Dollar in 1901. Thus American President Lines and
its direct predecessors have a continuity of operations between the United States and
the Far East, and have been engaged in furnishing and developing transportation in
the Far East, for almost half a century.
Furthermore, the Company is in the line of succession of those providing the
principal American steamship services to the Orient which have even alongerhistory.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company pioneered steamship operation in the Pacific
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as early as 1848, starting services to the Orient in 1867. For years this line furnished
the only service between the United States and Asia and it was a tremendously impor-
tantfactor in the promotion and development of trade. V`~hen Dollar Steamship
Lines (California) was the successful bidder in 1925 for the purchase from the Govern-
ment of the 535s, which had been operated in the Trans-Pacific routes and under
the flag of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, it succeeded to the Trans-Pacific
and Oriental business of that Company. Also, the services had been obtained of a
number of experienced shipping men who had received experience and training in
Pacific Mail Company, many of whom are on the staff of the Company today. As one
example, we may cite the case of the Company's Vice-President in Charge of
Freight Traffic, who entered the service of the Pacific Mail in 1902. American
President Lines is carrying on an American-flag steamship service inaugurated over
three-quarters of a century ago.
ROUTES
The Company's Trans-Pacific passenger and freight route normally includes
services between United States Pacific Coast ports and ports in Hawaii, Japan, China
and the Philippine Islands, including the ports of Honolulu, Yokohama, Kobe, Shanghai,
Hongkong and Manila:
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Its Straits Settlements route normally includes services between Atlantic and
Pacific Coast ports and ports in Hawaii, China, the Philippine Islands, Indo=China,
Thailand, Malaya,.East Indies, Burma and New Guinea,.includingthe ports of Hon~alulu,
Hongkong, Manila, Singapore, Penang and Rangoon.
Its Round-the-World route encircles the globe and normally covers 23 ports
in 13 countries, and furnishes scheduled passenger and cargo service between the
United States and the Far Eastern ports of Kobe, Shanghai, Hongkong, Manila,
Singapore, Penang, Colombo and Bombay.
FLEET
Beginning in 1901, when the S5 "Arab " was placed in operation to the Far
East by Captain Robert Dollar, the number, size and type of ,ships employed in this
service by him, and by Dollar Steamship Line (California) ,and The Robert Dollar
Company after they were. incorporated in 1910 and 190$ respectively, have been
continually enlarged and improved. By 1929, the fleet of Dollar Steamship Line
(California) and TheRob~rtDollarCompanyconsistedofeighteenAmerican-flag vessels.
All these eighteen vessels were acquired by American President Lines'in 1929, when
it was incorporated under its former name of Dollar Steamship Lines, Inc., Ltd. These
included five 18-knot combination passenger and cargo vessels of about 12,500 gross
tons each, known as 535 type vessels because of their length ;the 55s " President
Lincoln," "President Taft," `'' President Pierce," "President Cleveland ". and
" President Wilson." They also included seven 13~-knot combination passenger and
cargo vessels of about 10,500 gross tons each, known as 502 type vessels because of
their length ; the SSs "President Harrison," "President Garfield," "President
Van Buren,'.' "President Hayes," "President Polk," "President Monroe " and
.S. S. "President Cleveland "-P. 2. The " Cleveland "and her sister ship, the 5. S. "President Wilson",
are two luxury liners operated by the American President lines for Trans-Pacific cruises.
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5. S. ~~ President fockson "-C 3 P (pre-war). One of seven similar vessels constructed for American President
Lines which were turned over to the United States Government during World Wor Il. Following the
war, only twa were returned-the S. S. '~ PRESIDENT MONftOE " and S, 5. ?~ PRESIDENT POCK " '
and are now operated 6y the Company for round-the-world service.
" President Adams." They further included the 13-knot combination passenger
and cargo vessel SS "Ruth Alexander " of about 8,100 gross tons, and five dry cargo
vessels, the SSs "Stanley Dollar," "Melville Dollar," "Steuart Dollar," "Margaret
Dollar "and "Diana Dollar. "
Thereafter the Company not only continued the long-established Far East services
without interruption, but new vessels were added.
In 1929 the Company acquired the SS "President Johnson" (ex "Manchuria")
and the SS "President Fillmore " (ex "Mongolia ") ; 14-knot combination passenger
vessels of about 16,000 gross tans.
In 1931 the Company acquired its two magnificent new 21-knot luxury liners,the
SS "President Hoover "and 55 "President Coolidge." These vessels operated on
regular schedule between the United States and Honolulu, Yokohama, Kobe,Shanghai,
Hongkong and Manila.
In 1939 commitments were made for the purchase of seven new 16-knot com-
bination passenger and cargo liners of about 9,250 gross tons each of the modern and
improved C-3-P design. Before war conditions intervened and made further deliveries
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impossible,sixofthesevesselswere delivered and placed in operation onthe Company's
round-the-world route. The remaining vessel when completed was taken directly.
from the builders by the Government for use in war-related operations..
In line with its policy of furnishing the travelling and shipping public with trans-
portation facilities of the latest and most modern design and keeping in step with the
developments in the transportation field, American President Lines has from time to
time disposed of its older vessels as they become obsolete and as new replacements
were obtained, As a result of this program, and as a result of the loss of the SS
"President Hoover " in 1937 when she went aground off Formosa, the fleet of the
Company at the end of 1940 consisted of fifteen vessels with an aggregate deadweight
of 181,703 tons, in addition to five new C-3-P's for which commitments had been made
but which had not been delivered. In addition, the Company operated or handled
a number of other vessels under charters and agency agreements,
1937-1938 READJUSTMENTS AND REORGANIZATION
During 1937-1938 various readjustments were effected. The reasons therefor
and the proceedings taken in connection therewith are fully set forth in two printed
compilations of the United States Maritime Commission entitled `.` Financial Readjust;
ments in Dollar Steamship Lines Inc., Ltd.", United States Maritime Commission,
February 17, 1938, United States Government Printing Office, Washington, 1938,
and "Reorganization of American President Lines Ltd. (Formerly Dollar Steamship
Lines Inc., Ltd.)", United States Maritime Commission, April 10, 1939, United States
Printing Office, Washington, 1939,
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The Principal results were (I) new preferred stock was authorized, and this
stock, and a new issue of debentures (which subsequently have been called and paid
in full), were issued to creditors in discharge of indebtedness, (2) the Maritime Com-
mission acquired from parties closely identified with the controlling management
2,100 shares of Class " B "stock and 113,206 shares of Class " A "stock, (3) changes
were made in the management, (4) the name of the Company was changed from Dollar
Steamship Lines Inc., Ltd., to American President Lines, Ltd., (5) managing agency
contracts were terminated and the Company took over the personnel ofthe managing
agent and acquired the ofFices and facilities of the managing agent, (6) the Company
entered into alive-year operating-differential subsidy agreement with the Maritime
Commission (which subsequently has been extended), (7) loans (which subsequently
have been paid in full) were made to the Company by the Maritime Commission and
the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to rehabilitate vessels and for working capital,
(8) modifications were made in respect of the long-term outstanding mortgage and
bank indebtedness (which subsequently has been paid in full, both as to amounts of
obligations and terms and time of payment.)
After the completion of these adjustments, the Company aggressively and
successfully proceeded with a program of improvement and expansion of its services,
and further advanced its long-held position as the predominant and leading American
transportation organisation in. the Far East. The war then intervened.
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As quickly as voyages in progress at December 7, 1941 (Pearl Harbour) could be
terminated, the Company's entire fleet was placed underbareboatchartertothe War
Shipping Administration and all commercial operations ceased.
As agent for the War Shipping Administration in the handling of its own remaining
vessels (under bareboat charter) as well as vessels under the control. of the War
Shipping Administration under Class A agency classification as General Agent, Berth
Agent and Sub-Agent, American President Lines handled between 120 and 150 vessels,
including foreign flag in various parts of the world.
For almost half a century, American President Lines and its direct predecessors
have furnished transportation services between the United States and the Far East
continuing an American-flag service inaugurated over three quarters of a centuryago.
It has continued the development, of American transportation in the Far East It knows
Far East transportation. It is acquainted with the location and sources of traffic, both
passenger and freight. It knows the people, the public officials, foreign trade condi-
tions and commercial practices in the Far East. It is familiar with the intricacies of
Far East money exchange, immigration laws, public health, quarantine, customs, laws
and regulations. By long experience it has learned how best to handle the transporta-
tion problems peculiar to the Far East and inherent in Far East transportation opera-
tion. It has successfully met the extensive and formidable foreign competition in the
Far East transportation field. It is the only American transportation Company having
a complete organization in the Far East.
Through its experienced and well-maintained organization, offices and agencies
throughouttheUnited States, Asia and various other parts of the world, it has resumed
these important services and is carrying' on its traditions as the premier
American-flag line in the Oriental trade.
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QUR VISITORS _`
" The time has come," The Walrus said
" To talk of many things
" Of ships and shoes and sealing wax
" Of cabbages and kings."
The first steamer of the Prince Line, the "Saxon Prince," was launched 69 years
ago. Since then over a score of ships have been launched or acquired for this fleet.
The latest addition to the Prince Line, the "Cingalese Prince," called at Colombo
on December 18, on her maiden voyage. The grey and white vessel, with its attractive
red and black funnel with the white plume "trade-mark," will operate on the
New York-Far East-Round-the-world service exclusively. She is the first of
two cargo-cum-passenger liners built for the Prince Line by Vickers Armstrongs
Ltd.
On her passage out, the vessel ran into a 125 m.p.h, typhoon off Korea. The
inclinometer jammed at 45?. The Captain was among those injured.
Also in harbour on December 18, were the Royal Indian Navy frigate, H.M.I.S.
"Sind "and the Royal Pakistan Navy Minesweeper "Baluchistan."
The "Sind," one of the newest additions to the Indian fleet, was here on a
routine visit, while the "Baluchistan," the newest minesweeper in the Pakistan
fleet, called to enter dry-dock for repairs.
Anchored side by side and close to the Passenger Jetty, the two vessels attracted
many visitors.
Almost a month behind schedule because of hitting a violent storm just outside
San Francisco, the American President Line ship "President Johnson " put into
port on December 18, after repairs.
Miss Ruth Harris, teacher of Sociology at Mills College, California, one of the
leading girls' colleges in the U.S_A., left the vessel at Colombo, with the intention of
studying social conditions here before going on to India, Egypt and Europe for the
same purpose.
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Miss NpRMA G. FERRIS
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On board the "Orontes "when she called
here homeward bound on January 8, were the
U, K, delegates returning from the Common-
wealth Parliamentary Conference they had
attended in New Zealand.:, -
Also on board was Miss Norma G, Ferris,
well-known member of the Australian Broad-
casting Commission.
M. Edmond Billiard, Managing Director
of the French Company Messrs. Schneider & ;'`
Billiard, partners i n the French Combine executing the Colombo Port Development
Scheme, arrived by air accompanied by Mme. Billiard on January 19, on a visit of
inspection and For consultations with the Port Authorities.
M. & Mme. Billiard with Mr. P. Nadesan (Director of Civil Aviation) and Mr. K. Mchendr^
(Monaging Director of Bous'teads, Ltd., the local agents of the French firm).
Phata : Tt~~~e.r
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Sun-burnt and fatigued after his long sea-trip, a lonely bachelor,-=39-year-old
Mr.`Alfred Petersen of Brooklyn, New York, put into Colombo harbour on January
22, in his own yacht " Stormoway " on a round the-world cruise which started in
April, 1949. He plans to be out at sea for another one and a half years before he
returns home via the Red Sea, Mediterranean and West Indies.
An American, Mr. Edward Sanderson and his Australian wife Dorothy, sailing
round the world in a magnificent 45 ft. 20-ton yacht, the "Sari Marais," put into
port on January 23, after leaving Brisbane in June, 1949.
Mr. Sanderson is a 47-year-old civil engineer who "got sick of living by the clack
year after year-" He is assisted by his wife, and an ex-R.A.F, man, Mr. R. Parbury,
who joined the couple at Penang.
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Mr & Mrs. A. HERMIL
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Mr. A. Hermil; General Manager of the
Compagnie Industrielle de Travaux, the other
French firm that forms the Combine entrusted
with the development of the Port of Colombo
arrived by plane on January 31, accompanied
by his wife.
Mr. Hermil is a renowned expert on port
construction. He will stay here for about three
weeks inspecting the work done so far on
Stage I of the Colombo Port pevelopment
Scheme.
Lord Francis James Rennel, one time
President of the Royal Geographical Society,
passed through Colombo with Lady Rennel on
February 6, in the " 5trathaird " on his way to
Australia on a business trip.
Lord and Lady Rennel were the guests of Lord Soulbury, Governor-Generai
Ceylon, during their brief stay in Colombo.
Other distinguished passengers travelling on the same vessel were Professor
Matthew John Stewart, who was until recently Professor of Pathology, University of
Leeds, and Dr. D. W. Pickles, an expert on epidemiology.
The crack P. & O. liner " Chusan " put into port on February 9, with over
7D0 passengers, including 110 passengers for Colombo.
Four active 'flu cases on board had made the 6ombay Port Authorities debar
her from entering harbour.
In Colombo, however, she was granted "restricted pratique " and, although
no visitors were allowed on beard, transit passengers were allowed to come ashore.
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A record quantity of over 3,000 bags of mail (a large part of which was intended
for various parts of India and Pakistan) had to be landed here.
Among the passengers disembarking here were Sir. Arthur and Lady Guiness
and Vice-Admiral Sir Geoffrey Blake (retired) and Lady Blake. They were met at
the jetty by Lt.-Commander Maulden, Senior British Naval Office;, Colombo. Sir
Geoffrey was Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod from 1945 io 1949.
Sir Arthur, who is here to recuperate his health, is a partner in Guiness,
Mahon & Co., a firm of bankers in London, and is a past President of the International
Chamber of Commerce.
Sir GEOFFREY Bf.AKE
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Among the distinguished passengers who passed through Colombo on February
14, in the " drion "were Sir Howard D'Egville, Secretary-General, Cammonwealth
Parliamentary Association, and Mr. D. Ross Mc Larty, Premier of West Australia,
accompanied by his wife and his Under-Secretary, Mr. R. H. Doig.
Sir Howard with Mr. Aihert Peiris, Speaker of the House of Representatives. T'bctu : 'Xfncr
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Sir Lionel and Lady Kearns and Hon. E. C. Summerland, C.B.E? President of the
Country Party of New South Wales also passed through in the same vessel.
Three Russian .vessels the "Sergi Pulerin," " Hokage. Koshandoc " and the
" Sugaru "..put into port for bunkers on January 31. They were followed by another,
the " Perekop," on February 8. Five others, which were expected, failed to put
in an appearance.
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Whereas Russian ships are fairly frequent callers, the German ship "Kolonius "
and the Turkish ship " Kanal "which touched at Colombo on February 15 and 16
respectively were the first ships of these nationalities to call at this port since the
end of World War II.
The "Kolonius " was carrying a cargo of coal from Calcutta to Britain, while
the " Kanal " had a cargo of 4,500 tons cotton for Japan.
Copenhagen-born, 38-year-old Mr. Arvid Klemensen, official photographer of
the Maersk Line, spent six weeks in the Island where he took 7,000 ft. of colour
movies and sound recordings.
He is an around-the-world trip making a documentary film of the activities of
the Maersk Line at Ports all over the world.
In an interview with a "Times" reporter he said: "The best place I have visited
in the world is Japan, with Ceylon second on my list. But if there should be a
paradise on earth, it should be Ceylon. Your people should feel proud they are
living in Ceylon. The dresses of your women are so colourful and charming that I
wish our women could be dressed in just as charming a way."
He is pictured below with the two beautiful Ceylonese receptionists employed
at the Tourist Bureau Information Kiosk in the Passenger Jetty.
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ADDENDUM
FOR
"OUR VISITORS "
Air Marshal Sir Francis J. W. Mellersh, K.B.E., A.F.C., Air Officer Commanding,
Malaya, passed through Colombo on s.s. "Corfu " on January 30, accompanied by
Lady Mellersh. They were met on board by Air Commodore F. L. Pearce, C.B.E.,
D.S.Q., D.F.C., Air Officer Commanding, R.A.F., Ceylon, and spent the day with
him.
Air Marshal Mellersh is returning to the U. K. to take up the appointment of
Air Officer i/c Administration at Headquarters, Bomber Command.
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the-Colombo Harbour Police
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? S. A. DISSANAYAKA, ESQ.,
Superintendent of Police, Ceylon Ports.
The need for policing the Harbour was first recognized in the latter part of the
last century when the protective works, which converted Colombo Harbour from
an open roadstead to the large artificial harbour it is today, were first started. It is,
therefore, appropriate that a brief history of the Harbour Police should now be penned,
for the 75th Anniversary of the Port of Colombo also marks the attainment of a
hoary age by this special branch of the Police Force:
The earliest reference to its existence occurs in the Administration Report of
Major L. F. Knollys, C:M.G., Inspector-General of Police, in 1891, which reads
" The work in the Colombo Harbour has greatly increased, and the Harbour
Police are barely able to cope with it. It will probably be necessary to increase
this Force shortly."
In 1892, they are mentioned again :-
"Forming aportion of the Colombo Division Police are the Harbour Police.
During the year this body consisted of 4 Police Sergeants and 14 Constables."
This number was considered inadequate and, in addition to an increase in personnel,
it was proposed to increase the number of boats and "to purchase a Hulk for the
accommodation of officers and men so that they may be always ready and conveniently
located for their work in the Harbour." In 1894, applications were called for a
Seporate Harbour Police. Ability to row, swim and work in rough seas, were the
qualifications stressed, and naturally the chosen nucleus were drawn from boatmen
employed in passenger boats and dubash canoes, and consisted chiefly of Malays,
Malayalees and afew Sinhalese. Twenty-four men were recruited to patrol the Harbour
on the look-out for smuggling and allied breaches of the law. European Police
Sergeants were appointed to visit ships and examine passports. The new separate
branch-the Harbour Police-was placed under the control of the Deputy Inspector-
General of Police, Criminal Investigation Department. This connection between
the Criminal Investigation Department and the Harbour Police was originally con-
stituted because of the fact that Ceylon's situation on the main route between Europe
and the Far East and Australia resulted in a very large number of persons passing
through its chief port, Colombo. The Ceylon Police were and are constantly being
requested by the Police of other countries to mark down, arrest, or report on the
movements of undesirable characters or fugitive offenders on their way to India,
Australia or the Far East. The Criminal Investigation Department thus acted as a
clearing house and did a considerable amount of work for the Police of other countries.
The Harbour Policemen were first housed in barracks at Galle Buck and, as there
was no separate Harbour Police Station, they had to muster at the Fort Police Station
every morning to be detailed for duty. These men had two shifts of 12 hours each
to perform-from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. The absence of a separate
station, however, was a great handicap to the branch, and in 1895, a I~ighthouse
Service Sailing Craft moored near the Yacht Cub was occupied as the first Fia~bour
Police Station and proved of great advantage.
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In 1897 an outbreak of plague was the occasion for the enactment of the
" Quarantine and Prevention of Disease Ordinance, 1897," " to make provision for
preventing the introduction into the Island of the plague and all contagiousorinfectious
diseases, and for preventing the spread of such diseases in or outside the Island."
The Harbour Police were detailed to enforce the Ordinance and for that purpose were
placed under the control of the Hon.. Mr. L. F. Lee, Principal Collector of Customs.
The Police had to see to it that all crews signed on and off in Colombo were placed
in quarantine on board a schooner named "Sultan Sikander," which was moored
near the Yacht Club. The connection between the Harbour Police and Quarantine
duties was thus from the beginning, a very close one, and even the idea ofa floating,
instead of a land Police Station, was conceived of to facilitate what was originally the
most important of their duties, namely to send all persons boarding and leaving
vessels for disinfection, and to escort the last lot of labourers for disinfection to the
Floating Disinfection Station. This last was a Hospital Ship, brought in tow from
Singapore, and fitted with disinfecting apparatus.
The epidemic over, a permanent Disinfecting Station was built in 1901 at the
root of the South-West breakwater, and the Hospital Ship-the famous Police Hulk
of the next twenty years-became the second floating Harbour Police Station,
connected by telephone to the Criminal Investigation Department OFFice.
The principal duties of the Harbour Police then were the enforcement of
Quarantine Regulations, the prevention of smuggling of arms, opium and drugs, the
supervision of criminals and the investigation of crime in the Harbour, as well as
dealing with stowaways and destitute emigrants.
Inset In the photo above are (i) Chief Inspector Ashton who served in the Harbour Police from
19Q6-1931, and (ii) a Policeman in the uniform worn during that period.
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For thirty-two years the Colombo Harbour Police worked from a floating station
but it was gradually recognised that the advantages of a land overa floatingstation were
overwhelming. Transport from shore to station required extra boats and launches
as well as personnel to man them, whereas the upkeep charges would be mush less on
land, where accommodation for Police and prisoners, and their meals, would be
easier to obtain. When the Passenger Jetty was being built in Colombo, therefore,
the opportunity was taken to provide the necessary room for the Harbour Police
Station in the new Passenger Jetty Buildings. Besides the Police Station and Office,
and accommodation for Police personnel, alook-out was built on top of the Jetty,
with telephone communication between the Charge-Room and the Look-out. The
Harbour Police finally moved into its present position in the Jetty Buildings in 1928
when it came under the same roof as the Customs, the Preventive Staff, the Port
Surgeon, and representatives of the Railway, Telegraph Office, Port Office, etc_ The
great advantage was that the passenger landing at Colombo could be directed from
one Department to another and get all his business done under one roof. Apart
from that, the bottom of the Hulk had to undergo periodical repairs, temporarily
disorganising the Police Station, which, after it was housed in the Jetty,~was brought
into closer contact with the shore Police and the C.I.D. Meanwhile, the Hulk had
sprung a leak and was condemned, and an era in the history of the Harbour Police
came to an end.
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In December, 1925, in conjunction with the Harbour Police a Foreshore Police
Station was established to maintain order on the coal grounds, prevent and detect
thefts on ships in docks, and check smuggling, as well as to prevent unauthorised
persons entering the Customs premises.
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The Authorities .appreciated the men's
desire to look smart and orders were
Hater placed with Messrs. George Lake
& Co., Naval Contractors, to supply the
Harbour Police with a complete set of
blue serge jumpers, trousers and Baps,
but no footwear was thought desirable
Sartorial fashions' have changed con-
siderably in the course of the half century
and more of the life of the Harbour Police.
The original nucleus were only issued with
a white jumper, a pair of trousers, a straw
hat and a lanyard and were expected to be
barefooted. To look smart, however, many
of them used to collect Naval Singlets
and Neckerchiefs from calling warships..
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until 1923. The uniform was somewhat altered later by the deletion of the pocket
and its substitution by the whistle inside behind the bow tape of the Neckerchief.
This~~lueserge uniform was undoubtedly unsuited to tropical conditions but it
smacked of the salt water, and in appearance was smarter than the 1947 khaki,
similar to that of the land Police, from whom the Harbour Policemen were hence-
forward only distinguishable by their shoes and stockings in place of the boots and
putties of the land Policemen.
The Harbour Police afloat was perhaps symbolic of the earlier conception of this
branch of the Police as being more or less an appendage of the Navy and the Merchant
Services. With its move shorewards it has tended to assume its proper role of watch-
man at the.Gateway. Its Quarantine duties have, in the course of time, passed to the
Quarantine Department and its Immigration Control duties, have, after fifty years,
been partly taken over in 1950 by the new Department of Immigration. Thus relieved
of its non-Police duties, the Harbour Police have the privilege of being the Service's
" Shop-window "for the eyes of the tourist and commercial world.
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A record figure of 79,481 tons of water was supplied to shipping during the month
of November, 1950, the previous record being 67,2b6 tons in April, 1950.
Supplies at the Guide Pier and North East Breakwater will shortly be improved
when, as part of the Port Development Scheme, a large storage tank is constructed.
A new lighthouse on Galbokka. Point, to the seaward of the Naval OFfices, is now
under construction and will replace the old familiar Clock Tower Light which has been
aguidetoshippingfornearly70years. It is hopedtoswitchonthenewlightinApril, 1952.
The tower will be about 85 ft: high above sea-level and inthe lantern atthetopwill
be installed the most up-to-date and powerful light in the East. The apparatus will,
however, be exactly half the weight and size of the present apparatus.
Of 1,880,000 candle power, the.light will be visible from the bridge of an ordinary
ship about 17 miles away, but it will be possible for navigators to take a bearing ofthe
light beam as far off as 42 nautical or 47 land miles.
The light will be all-electric and fully automatic with every part duplicated.
There will be two separate electric supply lines but, should bath fail or be damaged,
a diesel generator within the lighthouse will start up automatically and supply current.
Should the motor which works the revolving mechanism fail, a duplicate motor will
take over the work. Should the lamp itself burn out, another lamp will automatically
take its place. In the event of any of these failures occurring a bell will ringtowarn
the light-keeper that something has gone wrong. Finally, the light will switch itself
on at sunset and off at sunrise.
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The fifth of the " S "class of ships (the others being the motor vessels "Somali "
and "Soudan "and the turbine steamers "Surat "and "Shillong ") was launched
at the Clydebank on November 30, and will shortly join the P. & O. Far Eastern Service_
C>f a gross tonnage of about 9,000, the vessel is 525 ft. in length and 70 feet in
breadth. Her " Cargocaire " system of ventilation will provide complete control
of air humidity in the cargo spaces, thus obviating damage to cargo through sweating
and condensation-a danger inherent when climatic conditions vary as greatly as
they do in the Far East trade.
Four single and four double cabins on the boat deck provide for the comfort of
twelve passengers.
After successful exhibitions of his work in Colombo and Melbourne, George
Claessen, 41-year-old Ceylon artist and erstwhile draughtsman in the Colombo Port
Commission, migrated to London, where in December he staged an exhibition of his
paintings and drawings in a joint show with 27-year-old English sculptress, Mary
Gorrara.
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Five oils and eighteen drawings were shown in his first London exhibition. "The
animal drawings and the head studies of clowns and children reveal gr-ace, simplicity
and power," says the London correspondent of "The Times cf Ceylon. "''
The Orient Line's new luxury ship " Oronsay "will not call here early in April
as scheduled, because the fire which occurred in one of the holds while she was being
fitted out at Barrow has resulted in her maiden voyage to Australia being postponed
indefinitely.
The " Oronsay " is the sister-ship of the " Orcades," a regular Colombo caller
since she was put into service last year. Like the " Orcades," she is fitted with the
most up-to-date navigational and cargo-handling equipment including radar, gyro-
compass, direction-finder and echo sounding device. She was to have left London on
her maiden voyage early next March.
The " Santhia " (8,600 tons) is the 56th addition to the B.I. Company's fleet
since the outbreak of the war and is the third of a new class of ships to
join that Company's Eastern services.
Accommodation has been provided for 25 first saloon passengers in single and
two-berth cabins, 68 second saloon passengers in three and four-berth cabins, 68
intermediate class passengers In four, six and eight-berth cabins and 1,700 unberthed
passengers.
When their Majesties, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, leave England for
their tour of New Zealand and Australia via Ceylon in 1952, it is expected that either
the liner "Ceramic" (15,896 tons) or the "Gothic " (15,902 tons), of the Shaw
Savill line will be chosen.
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Monday, January 15, (a Public & Bank holiday) saw seven passenger ships in
Harbour, viz :the "Pasteur," " Ormonde," " La Marseillaise," "Worcestershire,"
" Staffordshire," " Falstria " and "Coromandel " (Cargo-cum-passenger vessel).
This is by no means a rare occurrence these days, for a few days later, on January 20,
there were five large and three small passenger vessels in port, viz : " Orcades,"
" Worcestershire," "Staffordshire," " Inchanga," " Surriento," "Panama,"
" Teiresias "and "Steel Chemist. "
The "Jaladuth," a derelict landing craft which had lain long and uselessly in the
Harbour for months on end, was sent to a watery grave, 15 miles off Colombo on
January 23, when she was towed out by the H.M.Cy. S. " Vijaya "and sunk bygun-fire
from the tatter's 14 m.m. Bofors.
Earlier in this article, reference was made to the Port of Colombo's new
lighthouse now under construction.
On February 2, the Premier of Ceylon, at an impressive ceremony, unveiled a
plaque set in the base of the new lighthouse to commemorate the Port Development
Scheme.
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Capt. E. Abanese, the skipper of the Lloyd Triestine liner "Australia," gave
a Cocktail party on board to a distinguished gathering when she touched at Colombo
on June 20 on her way to Port Said, Genoa and Naples.
The ship's arrival was delayed as she had to turn back to look fora passenger
presumed to have fallen overboard.
The " Teleman," the first German ship to call at this Port since war was de-
clared in 1939, put into port on July 4, for bunkers.
Formerly the British hospital ship " EI Nil," the re-christened Pakistan pilgrim
ship "Salina-a-Murad "arrived in Colombo on July 4, on its first trip from Karachi
to Chittagong whence she will carry pilgrims to Jeddah for the forthcoming Haj
Festival.
The "Felix Roussel " on her return trip to France called on July 10. On board
were the King of Laos and his son, Prince, Savong, heir to the throne.
Miss Patricia Woodley, "Miss New South
Wales, 1951," passed through Colombo on June 3,
in the " Orcades " en route to the U.K. She will
tour Britain and the Continent for five months with
Miss Payne who is accompanying her.
MI55 NEW SOUTH WALES
Photo : Times
Also on board was Mr. Early Covert after a
successful season in Australia playing the lead in the
musical "Annie Get Your Gun." He was accom-
panied by his wife and 8-year=old son, Gary, who
also played a role in the play.
Distinguished visitor on the "Orontes " which called on July .I, was Capt.
White en route to the U.K. to take up his appointment as Australian ~ High Com-
missioner there.
He was accompanied by his wife and daughter.
Capt:;.White holds a distinguished record in both world wars and, apart
from 22 years as a member of the Federal Parliament representing Melbourne,
was Minister for Trade and Customs with the Lyons Government and Minister far
Air and Civil Aviation under the Menzies regime.
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The "Derbyshire "which put into port on July 22, brought a party of 13 Bur-
mese Buddhist pilgrims. Among other gifts the pilgrims brought with them when
they came afhore was a silver and gold casket studded with 722 diamonds, 3 emeralds
andT32 rubies.
U. Kn 5i, Burmese Ambassador-designate to the United Kingdom, brin,>ys the Casket ashore followed by the
other members of the mission.
Photo : Tirres
Another German vessel, the m.v. "Rio Bengo "arrived in Colombo on July 22.
The skipper, 41-year-old quondam U-Boat Commander Herr Otto Stoeffler, and his
partner, Herr F. Schoen, are co-owners of the vessel.
The ship brought a cargo of dried fish from Karachi and left for Cochin on August
15, with a cargo of Ceylon Copra.
The Governor-General of Australia, the Rt. Hon. William McKell and Mrs.
McKell passed through Colombo on July 27, in the Orient liner "Orontes " on
their way to England for a holiday and for discussions with H.M. the King regard-
ing arrangements for the Royal Tour of Australia in 1952.
They were accompanied by their son and daughter and Lt.-Col. Orr, Military
Secretary.
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M. Robert du tardier, who succeeds Baron Pinoteau as Minister for France in
Ceylon, arrived on July 29, in the liner " La Marseillaise."
M. le Bideau arrived in the same vessel to succeed M. Boizet as French Consul.
The new French Minister to Ceylon, M. Du Gnrdier, and Madame Du Gardier,
photographed on board the " La Marseillaise "with their two children,
Patrice (right) and Sylvie (left).
A four-masted Brazilian Naval training ship, the 3,325-ton " Almirante Sal-
danha," created a furore when she arrived here on August I, on her annual training
cruise.
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Skippered by Capt. Pedro Paulo de Araujo Suzano, she was the first Brazilian
naval ship toycall here since November, 1890.
The floating naval college, equipped with sail and an auxiliary steam engine,
carried 85 midshipmen, a crew of 400 and 29 officers. The midshipmen are instructed
in the most practical way in all aspects of navigation and Naval warfare and examina-
tions are conducted monthly by the officers on board.
The ship remained in port for a week and the smart uniforms of the naval trainees
evoked much admiration as did their prowess in the fields of soccer and swimming.
All her previous training cruises were confined to European waters, but the
Captain declared that it had now been decided to include the "Orient " in her
schedule, and that the ship will, therefore, make this port every year in future.
The "President Monroe " which put into port on August 26, carried afull-
complement of globe-trotters, among whom were Miss Barbara Bailey, abeauty-
culture expert from California, United Nations' war correspondent, Mr. Bruce
Thomas with his wife and daughter, and dye-magnate, Mr. Newton Sobin, with his
wife and two sons.
THE BRUCE 7HpMAS FAMILY : Mr. Thomas is a United Nations war correspondent,
who reported the Kaesong Peace talks for a string of U. S. newspapers. Five-year-
old Susan has travelled twice to Europe and is now on around-the-world tour.
Mrs. Loraine Thomas is Professor of Journalism at Campton College.
Photo ; Tirr;es
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The second Brazilian ship to call here in three days, the "5afte 56," put into
part on August A. On board was Brazil's first woman war-correspondent, -Miss
Fernanda Reis`
The " Salte 56 " is the first of nine small vessels
built in Japan for the Brazilian Government and is
on her way to Rio vi^ Aden.
John Clunies Ross, 22-year-old fourth white
" King " of the Cocos Islands, disembarked in
Colombo on August 14, from the " Ormonde " for
a brief stay in this Island prior to flying to the U.K.
to marry Miss Daphne Parkinson whom he met during
his visit to Britain last year.
Mr. Clunies Ross, whose ancestors colonized the
Cocos Islands-a lonely group of 27 islands in the
Indian Ocean-in 1825, ascended the throne in
IS:ANDS-photo: Tirtres
The well-known Chinese millionaire, film and newspaper magnate of Singapore,
Mr. Loke Wan Tho and his wife, were in Colombo on August 16, 1951, in the
" Carthage," on their way home from a holiday in India, where Mr. Loke climbed
I I,000feet up the Himalayas.
Sir Lloyd Dumas, Chairman of the Australian
Press Association and Australian Member of the Board
of the Reuter Trust, arrived in Colombo in the P. &
O. " Strathaird," on August 20.
Accompanied by Lady Dumas, he was returning
to Australia after attending Reuter's Centenary
Celebrations in England.
The " $alte 57," the second of nine small vessels
ordered by the Belgian Government from Japan,
arrived on August 23, on her way to Rio via Aden.
5!R LLOYD and LADY DUMAS
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Mr. P. E. Millbourn, C.M.G., an engineer and businessman, whose services have
been loaned to Ceylon by the U.K. Government to whom he is Adviser on Shipping,
arrived on September 2, to sit on a two-man Commission which has been approinted
to study and advise or. the port problems in Colombo.
Mr. P. E. M1ILBOURA.', c.M.c.
Photp: Times
Making ..his name in the construction of Mulberry harbours off the Normandy
invasion beaches and other methods of wartime port improvisation and in the solving
of the problem of post-war congestion in ports all over the world, he brings un~
rivalled knowledge of the latest advances in port-mechanisation and the speediest
way to handle all types of cargoes.
He expects to.finish sittings in two weeks and his report is awaited with interest.
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ISLE OF GEMS
4ND
HER GEh7 TRADE
By
SARDHA RATNAVIRA
(Gemologist.)
Nestling among the peaks of the Sabaragamuwa district lies Ratnapura, famous
throughout the world as the city of gems. Star Sapphires, Blue Sapphires, Rubies,
Cat's eyes and a large variety of other gems, of quantity unlimited, are found here,
and here one finds Ceylon's gemming industry at its best. These gems are cut
aid polished by expert gem-cutters and form the basis of some of the finest jewellery
offered for sale in Colombo, the gem-trading centre of Ceylon. Incidentally, the
gem-cutting trade is monopolised by the Moors and they still stick to their crude
equipment for the purpose.
Out of over a hundred jewellers in Colombo, only a handful have been in the
trade for nearly half a century. During the war, many small shops with attractive
name-boards to lure G.I.s sprang up like mushrooms overnight, all over the town
of Colombo. Even the candy-dealers, money-changers, cigar merchants and maga-
zine stalls took to displaying gems and jewellery in fancy show-cases. Many of the
dealers became self-styled experts, though they did not know the difference between
a genuine gem and the bottom off a beer battle or a piece of red glass off a traffic
light or between a pearl and a glass bead. It thus became possible for those visiting
Ceylon to buy anything from a hunk of glass off a traffic light to a genuine Ruby,
and perhaps pay the same price for both.
Ear-drop set with Peorls and Cabochon-cut Rubies
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Ceylon has always been noted for her unscrupulous dealers and has been classed
as one of the worst countries for. gem-trading. One who has travelled abroad rarely
returns to Ceylon without hearing remarks to the effect that the gem-trade in
Ceylon is a big "racket."
Large quantities of synthetic and imitation stones, cut and uncut, manufactured
in other countries have found their way into Ceylon. Thanks to the Ceylon Govern-
ment, the importation of synthetic and imitation stones into Ceylon has now been
banned. This has greatly helped to reduce the sale of non-genuine gems to some
extent, but has not solved the en%ire problem, for already a large quantity of fake
stones that were imported years ago are in the market. Of late, the Government,
with the co-operation of the ethical. j~~weliers, most of whom are members of the
newly-formed Ceylonese Jewellers' arid Gem Merchants' Association, has been
-busy trying. to adopt ways and means of protecting the gem-buying public.
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BANK OF CEYLaN
Authorised Capital Rs.
7,500,000
Paid. up Capital
4,500,000
Permanent Reserve Fund
3,000,000
TOTAL ASSETS EXCEED Rs. 343,000,000
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4 i, BRISTOL, STREET, COLOMBO.
ro ~zr:IG~~,T nrP~~ rzT1~Ir.i~~T
G. O, H. BUILDING, YORK STREET,
COLOMBO.
T,O1~rD01V OF-:1 ~ ICI-~
4/6/8, LUI)GATE HILL, LONDON, E.C. 4.
BRANCHES:
JAF)~NA TCURUNEGALA
TRTNCOMALEE BAT]ULLA
;Colombo) PANADC7RA IiA'I"I'TCAi,OA
'x'ALAIMANNAR PIER (Paq QfTicel
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Compagnie
Industrielle de Travaux
( ENTREPRISES SCHNEIDER )
ET
ETABLISSEMENTS BILLIARD
CONTRACTORS FOR THE
BUILDING OF THE NEW PORT OF
COLOMBO
SPECIALISTS IN
HARBOUR CONSTRUCTION WORKS,
DAMS, RAILWAYS, ROADS, TUNNELS
Colombo Address : -
P. O. Box 993, Col.ornbo, Ceylon.
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~ ~ w~~ _va rorr, of Coloulbo ;Ituarferl~ Reoieu;
Steamer Agents, Bunkering and Land-
P. O. Box N o. 379
COLOMBO, I.
Ballard Estate, Fort, Bombay.
Galle (Ceylon).
Cables and Telegrams:
SAMUDRAPAR: Colombo
Steamer Services:
Coastal POr[S of India, Pakistan, Bur-
ma and Ceylon; India,'U. K. and
ARMSTRUNGsS
TOURIST AGENCY
CITY OFFICE: HEAP OFFICE;
Mackinnon's Buildings, Regent House,
York Street. Fort. Parsons Road,
(Opposite Jecty) Colombo.
THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION
(Incorporated in the Colony of Hong Kong)
The Liability of Members is limited to the extent and in manner
prescribed by Ordinance No. 6 of 1929 of the Colony.
CAPITAL
RESERVE
RESERVE
Chairman & ChieF Manager c Hon. Sir Arthur Morse, C-B. E.
LONDON OFFICE c 9, Gracechurch Street, E-C. 3.
BRAJVGHES
ISSUEp AND FULLY PAID UP .. - -
FUND STERLING _ _ _ . _ _ . .
LIABILITY OF MEMBERS .. .. ..
Hesd Office : HONG KONG.
BURMA
CHINA (Con.) HONG K
ONG (Con.)
MALAYA (Con.)
N. BpRNEO (Con.)
Rangoon
Shanghai Mvngk
ok
Ipoh
Kuala 6elait
CEYLON
Swatow INDIA
Johore Bahru
Sandakan
Cglombo
Tientsin Bomba
y
Kuala Lumpur
Tawau
CHINA
Tsingtav Calcutt
a
Malarea
PHILIPPINES
*Amoy
DJAWA ~ IN60-CH
INA
Muar
Iloilo
~Cznton
Djakarta Haipho
ng
Penang
Manila
*Chefoo
(late Batavia) Saigon
Singapore
SIAM
*Dai ren
Surabaja JAPAN
Singapore
Bangkok
fiFoochow
EUROPE Kobc
(Orchard Road)
U. KINGDOM
*Han kow
Hamburg Tokyo
Sungei Pacani
London
*Harbin
Lyons Yokoha
ma
Tcluk Anson
U. S. A.
*Mou kden
HONG KONG MALAYA
NORTH BORNEO
New York
*Nan king
Hong Kong Camer
on Highlands
Bru nei Town
San Francisco
Peking
Kowlogn
Jesselton
-
Branches not at present operating.
BANKING BUSINESS OF EVERY KIND TRANSACTED.
HONG'KONG LONDON 51NGAPORE
Colombo 8rvnch =--Na. 24, Prince Street_ J. D. McC LA7CHIE, Agent.
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BEEF -LAMB -MUTTON -VEAL
PORK -BACON -- HAM -BUTTER -CHEESE
and all Frozen Produce Sundries
IMPORTED FISH
LARGE STOCKS
a:wa~s available
IN PERFEC'C' CONDITION
ELEPHANT BRAND MINERAL WATERS
Soda--Dry Ginger AIe~-Lemonade
Ginger Beer, Et.c.
CEYLON COLD STORES LTD.
elephant Hause, I, Bridge Street, 51ave Island, Colombo.
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., _ .... ~, ~"olv~rebv hluarterLy lte+>zew December, 1J5U
British Ceylon Corporation I ~-d. s
THE LARGEST OIL MILLERS IN CEYLON
l~lA1~iL~'ACTliRER5 OF
CRUDE, REFINED, DEODORISED,
.~.ND
H~-~RDENED COCONUT OILS
SHIPPERS IN SULK
AND
STEEL CYLINDERS
TO ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD.
MA.7~ERS OF TT~E FAMOUS
SNOW-WHITE, LOTUS AND HEALTH-JOY
LAUNDRY SOAPS,
SANDALWOOD AND COALTAR TOILET SOAPS,
HI-POWER AND PYNOL DISINFECTANTS.
All Enquiries to-
H V ~7'f DORF MI x.1.1"
Cables : `? DESICOCOIL "
co~oMSo
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._~~~,,,,,,., ...,,.., ,. ~.~ ,.,/on~,bn C1v.ear6er'Gry .hevzew
J.~ D. McLAREN & Co.
(Ceylon) Ltd.
TIMES BUILDING, COLOMBO.
Cables: "EI,LANGOWAN" 7etepbone : 2296
LINER AND GENERAL STEAMSHIP AGENTS
COAL DEPO"'~ PROPRIETORS
REGULAR LINER CARGO
and
PASSENGER SERVICES
Colombo
and
India, Pakistan ~ Persian Gulf East ~ South Africa
Penang, Singapore, Philippines Belgian Congo
China ~ japan South America
Red Sea Ports; Mediterranean California
Antwerp North West Pacific
U. S. North Atlantic
CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED
Agents for
L. Smit & Co's Internationale Sleepdienst, Rotterdam.
Towage & Salvage Enquiries.
London Representatives
J. D. McLaren & Co., Ltd.,
22, St. Mary Axe,
E. C. 3.
'Cetephone Avenue 3933/~b.
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CEYLON TRADING Go.9 Ltc~.
Australia Buildings
COLOMBO
Exporters of Tea, Rubber, Copra, Coconut Oil,
Poonac, Desiccated Coconut, Charcoal,
Cinnamon and all other Ceylon Produce.
Importers of Chemicals, Steel, Packing Materials,
Foodstuffs, Spirits, etc., etc.
lpping Agents for The East Asiatic Co., Ltd.,
Copenhagen.
Insurance Agents for Commercial Union
Assurance Co., Ltd., London.
Surveyors Agents for General Superintendence
Co., Ltd., Geneva.
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.hecem,ber', 1.950 1'o~?t of (;olam,bo C,Ji~arte~~la~ Rrviezn
_ :-
BOSANQUET AND SKRINE LTD.,
COLOMBO.
IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS.
SIIT,PPING, INSURANCE AND COALING AGENTS,
ESTATE AGENTS, TEA MERCHANTS,
Agents for :-
Thos. & ~as. Harrison.
The Pxince Line, .Ltd.
The Shire Line.
Corp Bi:others & Co., Ltd.,
&c., &c.
Bentl.eq's Complete Phrasa Cade & Private.
Codes Scott's 10th Edition, Lombard Code
Telephone No: 4381 (4 lines) Telegrams : "SKRINE," Colombo.
Address : P. Q. Box No. 14, Colombo.
Offices National Mutual Building, Fort, Colombo.
BOAT BUILDERS
MARINE & GENERAL ENGINEERS
ALL WORK SUPERVISED BY QUALIFIED MARINE ENGINEERS.
SPECIALISTS IN METAL SPRAYING FOR
BUILDING UP WORN SHAFTS, RUBBER
ROLL JOl1RNALS, ETC.
PORTABLE ELECTRIC WELDING PLANTS FOR WELDING ON SITE:
SHIP REPAIRS, .PAINTING, SCRAPWG, TANK CLEANING
UNDERTAKEN BY U5:
Sole Agenfs for :-
COCHRAN B016ERS, KEI:VIN MARINE ENGINES,
L.AID4AW DREW OIL BURNING EQUIPMENT:
SPIRAX MANUFACTURING CO., ' STD., SARCO THERMOSTATS LTD.
BOATYARD, SLIPWAY & WORKS,
15, MORGAN ROAD, SLAVE ISLAND,
'Phone :2895. COLOMBO.
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L'ri,pe.?0:3 Port. of Colombo Q~ucerter?l?/ Ifevi,aro 7Jr^r?alier, 1930
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTA.
(IpJCORPORA7ED IN ENGLANb). (LIg61 LITY OP SHAI4EHOLDERS LIMITED).
Authorised Capital ?3,000,000 Paid-up Capital (1,050,000
Subscribed Capital ?1,800,000 Reserve Fund and Rest ?1,382,677
Bend Of/rce_ 15, Gracechurch Street, London, E. C. 3
Br?arrche, Rrrd .1 oerrcie.c- Throughout the East.
India :-Bombay, Calcutta, Delhi, Simla, Howrah, Madras.
Palzistan :-Karachi, Chittagong.
Karma :-Rangoon.
Ceylon :-Colombo, Kandy, Galle, Jaffna.
Malaya :-Singapore, Kota Bharu, Kuantan, Kuala Trengganu, Kuala
Lumpur, Kuala Lipis, Penang, Ipoh.
China :-Hong Kong, Shanghai.
Siam :?--Bangkok.
Japan :-Tokyo-Osaka
1Llauritius :-?--Port Louis.
New Yor}~ :-64, Wall Street.
Agents for the Principal Banks in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Canada.
I,ON]70~ B~\IiT;R,S
BANK OF ENGLAND, MIDLAND BANK LTD.
Tlie $au,(.' uuclerla,~er Ban,~mg ]3urircr~ ~f' ee~er~~ defc'rip;irn r/~rorrgbotrt /be rvo~ld.
Trusteeships and Executorships undertaken.
C.'C.~MISSELBROOK, Manage.
ORIENT L[NE
BETWEEN ENGLAND AND AiISTIfALIA
CALLING AT CIiLIImIIU
" ORONSAY" (Building)
zS,aoo tons .yx,goo H.P.
"ORQNTES"
20,000 tons zo,ooo H.P.
" ORCADES "
zS,ooo tons ~z,soo H.P.
" OTRANTO "
zo,aoo tons zo,ooo H.P.
"ORTOI4"
ORIENT LINE AGE
zq,ooo tons zq,ooo FLP_
NTS IN CEYLON
"ORMONDE"
WHITTALL
xg,oao tons tg,ooo H.P.
& CO. COLOMBO
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.t~ecvm.,er, i tl.~u r-ori qJ' vo'2nrrabo (~u~rterl~' I?evi-~w
E. B. Creasy & Co., Ltd,
P. O. BOX 37 - --- - - COLOMBO.
Import and Export Merchants
Insurance p-gents
International Forwarding Agents
Customs Brokers
,p-gents Throughout the World
?
Cable Address
~~ CRE5C0," COLOMBO.
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GLEN & JFIIRE LIKE
JOINT FAST, REGULAR SERVICE
from
COLOMBO
to
PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, GENOA,
TANGIER, CASABLANCA, LONDON,
ROTTERDAM, AMSTERDAM, ANTWERP
AND HAMBURG
FLEET
\l. V. ?` C}Ll'.1T~ iR1 " bl. V . " Gl:'LNGARR]' :,
_l[. \`. ?` GLEtiRO'i " lI. V. " GLENORCFI'1 ?.
_lI. \'. `? GLl~.1 ~,.RT~.E ~ " \I. V. " 1]I+7I~7BTGHS~TTTtT; :'
7[. \'. `? G7 E1 GY7 L " \l. \%. ?? BR.FCOV'SXiIRJ: "
_lI. \". ?- R_iD\ ORSI3IRE "
THIS 18 KNOT SERVICE WILL ENSURE
RAPID TRANSPORT OF YOUR CARGO
WHITTALL & CO. BOSANQUET & SKFtINE LTD.
~3ge~lt.r: GLEN LINE _lgentr: SHIRE LINE
The Harbour Lighterage
Co., Ltd.,
COLOMBO.
Cuolr,r: "LiShterco'~ I"rlrpboner :Office 3887
Coder : A. B. C. 5th Edition. Coal Yard 4885
Bentley's Boat Yard 3714
Stevedores and Coal Contractors
to
Messrs.. J. D. McLaren & Co., Ltd.,
Colombo.
?
Water Suppliers to Bank Line,
City )_.ine, Ellertnan Line, Achille
Lauro Line and American Bxport
Line.
?
General Wharfingers and
Transport Agents.
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LLOYD'S BUILDINGS,
PRINCE STREET, COLOMBO,
P. 0. Box 353.
?
. Agents for
JAVA-NEW -YORK SAILINGS
Nederland Line Royal Dutch Mail-Amsterdam
Royal Rotterdam Lloyd=Rotterdam
Holland America Line-Rotterdam
NEDLLOYD LINE
UNITED NETHERLANDS NAVIGATION COMPANY
Holland East Asia Line,
Holland Bengal Burma Line,
Holland Bombay Karachi Line.
i
Regular Sailings to the Continent, Middle East, Atlantic
Coast, Canada & U, S. A., and Gulf Ports.
P. O. Box S, Prince 5t., COLOMBO. Established : 1873
Cables : " ATTKE>\i, COLOMBO." Codes used : Bentleys, Scotts
Telephone : [phone] (4 lines) A.B.C., Boe, & Private
LLOYD'S AGENTS
SHIPPING & AIRLINE AGENTS
IMPORTERS & EXPORTERS
INSURANCE & ESTATE AGENTS
London Correspondents: SPENCE, WALLIS & Co., 1:7, Philpot Lane, E.C.3.
Galle: CLARK, SPENCE & Co.
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tr cLVel in eomfor~
MAIL, PASSENGER and FREIGHT SERVICES between
CEYLON, INDIA, PAKISTAN and U.K., EUROPE, EGYPT,
MALAYA, CHINA and AUSTRALIA.
?R 1
Links CEYLON with U.K., EUROPE, INDIA, PAKISTAN
EAST and SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALIA, FAR EAST,
PERSIAN GULF.
? ? Coastal services between ports in Ceylon, India, Pakistan,
Burma, Malaya and Africa.
? AGENTS: MACKINNON MACKENZIE & CO.,
Colombo, also Calcutta, Bombay and Karachi.
MADRAS: BINNY & CO. (Madras), LTD.
? LONDON: 122, LEADENHALL STREET, E.C. 3.
P ~ O and ~.~.
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LL'CC9920C9", IYJV .. ,.,'t of CoZcn>bn 'Quarterly Review .T'age 198
' DQDWELL & CO. LTD.
(I~zcorporate[G'in ~npla-nrl ~e~tith Limite~t
_ :Liabilit2l.)
P. O. Box 47, Colombo-CEYLON.
GENERAL IMPORTERS AND INDENT AGENTS
OFFICE EQUIPMENT SPECIALISTS
SHIPPING AND INSURANCE AGENTS
Exporters of
TEA AND OTHER CEYLON PRODUCE
Agents for
TEA, RUBBER AND COCONUT ESTATES
::::::::::::. Office:- 24 54. _-._ ::::::::::::
---- ~- .~ E. C. 3, ENGLAND.
Head MARY AXE, LONDON, __-
~~ Branches:- HONG KONG, N, SHANGHAI, TOKYp,fKOBE, OSAKA,:::::.!-
:::::::::: --- CANTO
....
-,..._..,~: _ ,VANCOUVER, MANILA -- --`~"~"~`~
YOKOHAMA, NEW YORK, SEAT?;LE - - - -
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES COY
= FRENCH STEAMERS
AGENTS
for
COMPAGNIE MARITIME DES CHARGEURS REUNIS
IIFAD-OFFICE
for
INDIA--PAKISTAN-BURMA & CEYLON
I2, PRINCE STREET
P. C). E. No. 99
COLOMBO
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' _ -- _ - ~,,. ~ .,oZouebn ClurirtertJ I~evr'eta
S:
Docks and Slipways
(a) Graving Dock :-
Length ... _..
...
694 ft. 7~ ins. (extreme on fJ
or)
Breadth
p
85 ft. (at cope)
Depth ... ...
(b) Inner Graving Dock :-
Length ...
?-?
...
...
30 ft. (L.W.0.5.T.)
350 ft. (extreme on floor)
Breadth ... ...
Depth ... ...
(c) Patent Slip :-
Length of cradle .._
...
._.
._.
54 ft. (at cope) .
20 ft. (L.W.O.S.T.)
200 ft.
Breadth ...
...
25 ft.
Depth ... ...
Capacity ... _.. .
_..
..
I I ft. forward
21 ft. aft.
1,000 tons
6.
Oil Facilities
The Storage Depot, 128 acres in extent, is at Kolonnawa, 4? miles from the
Harbour. There is also a Measuring Tanks.Depot, 19 acres i,h extent, at Bloemendhal,
.mile from the Harbour. Two 10" diameter pipelines for liquid fuel, one 10"
diameter pipeline .or Kerosine Oil and Benzine and an 8" diameter pipeline for
automotive diesel oil, together with boosting pumps, connect the Harbour (Guide
Pier, Discharge Jetty and Quter Bunkering Jetty) to the Installation.
The Depot is. divided into.two sections, one for fuel oils and kerosine and the
other for benzine and other dangerous oils: These two sections are separated by
a safety reservation. The Depot is accessible by road and rail.
Land is available for lease both at Kolonnawa Oil Depot and Bloemendhal.
7. Coconut Oil Facilities
The Storage Tanks, 8 in number, are at Summer Hill, within the Harbour pre-
mises. The total storage capacity of the tanks is 4,600 tons. An 8" diameter pipe-
line delivers oil at the rate of 180-200 tons per hour to the Guide Pier where ships
berth to load the bulk coconut oil.
Delivery to ship will shortly be speeded up to about 300 tons per hour when
a boosting pump is installed.
8. Transhipment Cargo
Special low rates are quoted for handling transhipment cargo, as well as reduc-
tions given in Port Entering Dues on vessels carrying cargo for transhipment in
Cblom bo.
9. Fire Protection
Efficient protection is ensured at all times in the Port by the Fire Float "Phoenix,"
as well as land appliances.
10. Landing Companies
Four principal Landing Companies own between them about 350 cargo lighters
ranging from 35 to 100 tons, tugs and special craft by which cargo is transported
between ship and shore and vice versa.
Stevedore Contractors provide fast working stevedore gangs for handling
import and export cargoes.
NOTE ; A booklet containing all information regarding the charges for the use of port
facilities may be ftad on application to the Secretary, Colombo Port Commission.
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~. THEE PORT OF CDL DMBD- .... .
I. Dimensions at Entrance to Harbour
Minimum
Minimum Navigable
Width pepth*
... 750 ft. ... 38 ft.
Northern Entrance ... ... ... ... 700 ft. ... 32 ft.
*L.W.O.S.T.
2. Berthing Accommodation
South-West North-East
Monsoon Monsoon
(May to Sept.) (Oct: to April)
(a) At buoys :-
Number of berths (large) ... ... 34 ... 42
Number of berths (small) ... .... 6 ... -. S
N.B. Maximum Draft at which ships can be
(b) Alongside :--
Guide Pier ... ...
40 47
permitted---35 ft.
Entire length, 800 ft..
Depth up to Ist 500 ft.-33 ft.
Depth for remaining 300 ft.-30 ft.
Discharge Jetty... ... ... Length ... 55.0 ft.
pepth ... .. ... 33 ft.
of water shown.
3. Warehouse Accommodation
Dil Berth :- 550 ft.
* Outer Bunkering Jetty ... Length ?~~ ~~~ 32 ft.
Depth ... ... ...
* As work on the provision of alongside berths has now commenced,. this berth
will be out of commission for the next 18 months or so.
N.B. Maximum Draft at which ships can be permitted is 2 ft. less than depth
All Warehouses are served by road and rail transport facilities.: .
Total area of ground spate ...
Total cubic capacity ... ...
Cranes :-
Electric Cranes ... ...
Steam Cranes ... ..-
Steam Jib Cranes ... ...
Steam block loading "Titan "
Steam Dockside Crane ...
Steam Goliath Cranes ...
Mobile Cranes ... ...
Floating Cranes ... ...
Hand Cranes ..? ?~~
Imports, Exports
and Transhipment
628,663 sq. ft.
8,264,323 cu. ft.
Capacity.
I to 6 tons
2 to 5 tons
10 tons
33 tons
30 tons.
5 -= 30 tons
4 to 10 tons
5 to 60 tons
I to 10 tons
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Further south is the promenade known as Galle Face, at the end of w~ich is the
Galle Face Hotel. At its further end begins the Galle Road, which rubs to the
southern town of that name 70 miles away. The first section of this highway is wide
enough to take a very heavy load of motor traffic, including double-decker omnibuses.
The Prime Minister's residence, "Temple Trees," is an impressive building on this
road which leads to Colombo's populous southern suburbs.
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MAP OF COLOMBO
Note-This is the last article in this series. Anew series on "Organized Motor
Tours to various parts of the Island " by a leading Tourist Agency will
commence in Vol. III, No. I)_
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~ Po; t o Colo~nba uarterl+ 1~eview 1..a.~z 1 vM
X7ereri2 rer?, 1950 f ~ J _ _ .___ __ -_~.-
HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT (By courtesy o(the Government Tourist Bureau)
Proceeding south from the Clock Tower in the Fort to the sea front, you pass
the impressive Parliament Building, where the House of Representatives meets.
Behind it is the Secretariat, in which all important Government Departments are
housed.
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And thls brings you to the Ceylon Industries' shop and to the Pettah, a crowded
market-place and typically Qr.iental shopping centre where people of all ~iationalities
loiter, buy and bargain. Graceful Oriental women flash by like pictures out of a story
book. Hawkers, attired in bright sarongs, crave for custom with tinkling glass bangles
and garish gew-gaws. In the old Town Hall Market, fragrant with the aroma of the
spices and Eastern delicacies which were transported to King Solomon by the Navy
of Tarshish may:?be found, in a hundred stalls, all the commodities of the island
attractively displayed. 'JVithin a stone's throw Hind u. Temples flaunt their fantastic
frontages, bare-bodied men, with ash-smeared foreheads, sit wrapt in rnedi.tation.
At the .furt~:er end of the Main Street are an o!d Dutch belfry; and beyond it
Kayman's Gate, the junction. A mast interesting relic of the Dutch occupation is
'Nolvendaal Churr_h, whose lofty dome is visible to the traveller as he approaches
'the port of Colombo. A fine cruciform building in Doric style, erected in 1749, it
contains many memorials of Dutch rule, chief among these being the coats-of-arms
and tombstones over the graves of Governors.
.Not far from Wolvendaal are the Law Courts on a hill called Hultsdorp, after
Gerar-d Hulft,.Dutch Governor and General of 1655.
To.the .north of Colombo is Mutwal, a picturesque part of the coast. Here,
.when evening falls, you will see .fishing canoes with rust red sails fluttering and
drying in'the breeze, children frisking cn the sands and sturdy brown men mending
nets.
Exploring the city in another direction, you will discover Slave Island, where the
Dutch were once said to have kept slaves, one of their Eastern institutions. But it
is no longer an Island in the la{:e. Its residents today include a large number of
Malays, the descendants of members of a regiment stationed here when the British
took Ceylon in 179b. The Dutch East India Company's associations are perpetuated
by the Sinhalese name, Kompannaveediya.
In the heart of Colombo is its fashionable residential quarter, the Cinnamon
Gardens, where once the Dutch grew the precious plant to free themselves from the
Sinhalese kings. Here you will find the Tovm Hall, the Museum, Victoria Park and
the Ra
cecourse. The Museum is _
notable for its exhibits from Ceylon's ~" ~
storied past, its entomological and ~ .~
mineral collections ; precious stones,
rare jewellery a^d curios ; conies of
frescoes and numerous other objects
of absorbing interest.
Same of the roads in this part of
the city are particularly attractive
especially when they are strewn with
the blossoms of the Flame of the Forest,
the Gold Mohur and other shade-
trees, drawing a rich counterpane
over the roadway.-
TOWN HALL, COLOMBO.
(By courtesy of the Government Tourist Bureau)
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As you step out of Passenger Jetty, past the Customs Offices, and the Tourist
Information. Centre, you are in what is known as the Fore, the Island's business and
administrative nerve centre. A fort had been built by the Portuguese in the early
16th century. Later. it was rebuilt by the.Dutch on an-ambitious scale.. It.was this
which the British seized towards the close of the 18th century.. All..the fortlficar,ions
were demolished about 75 years ago--but the name persists. The Dutch captured
Colombo in 1.656 from the Portuguese who had ruled Ceylon's mari`ime provinces
for over a century and a quarter ;and the British from the Dutch in 1796.
St. Peter's Church, in the Fort, on the t.urni,ng right from the jetty, was used in
Dutch times as a. residence For Governors. It contains some interesting memorial
tablets. Round the corner is Queen's House, the residence of the Governor-General
adjoining which is Gordon Gardens, originally a Dutch burial ground. in the garden
is a curious boulder stamped with an European coat-of??arms surmounted by a crown.
A date read as 1501 is engraved on it. This is a " oadrao "which early Portuguese
navigators used to set up when they came to a new land.
Opposite is the building where the Senate, the Second Chamber of Ceylon's
Parliament meets. The Senate also houses the Cabinet offices, the venue of the
Commonwealth meeting on Foreign Affairs. A little further on is the General Post
OFFce. Beyond it is the lighthouse and Clock Tower, built in 1837, in Queen Street.
Turning left, and proceeding a.lon,g Chatham Street, where there are many shops,
restaurants and business houses, you may stop in at "Ceylon' Products," an emporium
run by the Ceylon Government .v~rhere excellent examples of the art of the local
craftsman make exquisite souvenirs ~f Ceylon, Another turn to the left and you are
in York Street. Some of the big stores, silk shops and jewellers' firms are situated
here, ws well as in Prince Street, which leads you to Main Street.
PRINCE 57REET, COLOMBO---(By courtesy of the Government Tourist Bureau)
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~ Yort. o lio~orrbvv ~~~ca~'tea?l~ review
7,' u;~e 191 J ~~F
co~on~~o
Colombo, capital of the youngest Dominion in the British Commonwealth, is
an Eastern garden of colourful contrasts. Its exotic Oriental life side by side with
modern amenities, its excellent roads, wide, clean and lined by flowering trees, and
its refreshing green setting of coconut palms and luxuriant vegetation combine to
make it one of the most popular ports of call in Asia.
Its harbour is internationally known as one of the world's large ports, in which
the flags of a!I nations may be seen as their ships lie at anchor.
Two air-ports serve Colombo, Visitors by air touch down either at Katunayake--
21 miles to the North-or at Ratmalana-I I miles to the South-and motor to the
capital through interesting rural and suburban scenes.
The city bears the stamp of the West to some extent. Since 1505, when the
Portuguese came to it, it has continued this contact.
PASSENGER JETTY-COLOMBO. (By courtesy of the Government Tourist Bureau;
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Pu~iications_ _ Received
Port of Mobile News-September, 1950.
Port of Qslo Booklet.
Port of Aden Annual.
Report of the General Manager of South African Railways and Harbours for year
ended March 3 I , 1949.
Port of New Orleans Weekly B~:Iletin-September 23, 1950.
Pert of Greenock Handbook.
Revue de la Chambre de Commerce de Marseille-August, 1950.
Port of Melbourne Quarterly-October-December, 1950.
Melbourne Port Gazette-November, 1950.
World Parts-September, 1950.
Dock and Harbour Authority-October, 1950.
THE MEN WHO MAKE THE WHEELS GO ROUND
3. THE COLOMBO PORT COMMISSION PILOT
The Colombo Pilot Service is one of the finest in the East. Apart from move-
menu of ships inside the harbour a pilot is required, on an average, every two hours
day and nigh 365 days in.the year either to take a ship in or out of Colombo Harbour.
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Sir John Tarbat, member for Export Interests in the Colombo Port Commission
and' Managing Director of the Galle Face Hotel;"returned t8 the Island with Lady
Tarbat by the " Strathnaver " on November 13, after a holiday in the U.K.
We welcome him back and look forward to the renewal of happy associations.
SIR J(JHN AND LADY TARBAT
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Prage 187 rorr, of vocom.bn (,>~earte>?l~ 1Zevie~.u berenaber, 1D50
The second of the President Line's three new ~ 12,000,000 "round-the-world "
luxury-cruise liners, the s-s.-" President Adams'' was launched in Camden, N.1.
on October 9. .The first of the trio, "President Jackson "was launched on June 27,
and is now nearing completion, while the last, "President Hayes "will be launched ..
early in December.
Anew Indian passenger-cum-cargo liner, the " Jalvallabh " of 9,000 tons is due
to enter the India-U..K. Continent service in December. She has been built for the
Scindia Steam Navigation Company and her sister-ship the " lalrajendra "
will be launched next month for the same owners.
* * * *.
The British India Company's new cargo liner.the.s.s. " Ordia "successfully com-
pleted her trials on the Clyde on August 25, and will shortly be leaving the U.K. for
employment in the Company's Eastern services for which she has been designed.
She will join her sister-ship the " Olinda " which has been in service since
March, 1950.
MISS JOAN RAMSBOTH.AM, daughter of the Governor-General, lef~ for home in. the
" Worcestershire " Photo: Times
Hon. Joan Rams-
botham, daughter
of the Governor-
General of Ceylon,
sailed for the U. K.
in the "Worcester-
shire " on October
2. Her wedding to
Capt. R- H. S. O'-
Grady will take
place at St. James'
Church, Spanish
Place, in London's
West End on De-
cember 16. Lord
Soulbury may fly to
London to attend
the wedding.
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He will co-star with Kerima; 22.year old Arab girl, Carol Reed's glamorous find
for the role of Aissa.
Dockside scenes from the film will be shot beside the Prince. of "dVales Jetty in
the heart of Colombo Harbour and a Maldivian brigantine will be taken three miles
out of harbour to shoot scenes on the high-seas. In addition to scenes in various
parts of the Island, a Malay Kampang-village is being constructed on the lower
reaches of the Kelani river.
* :~ * ~
KERIMA, sensational new Arab ~' end,'' to star in Carol Reed's " Outcast of the
Islands," finds solnce in n cigarette amidst the bustle of greetings nt Kaiuncyakn
Airport, where she arrived 6y air with.British film star,
Trevor Howard, and o number of film technicians. Fnoco: rrmrs
A famous British
Oil Company Is also
making a film-a
colour film ofjungle
life in Ceylon.
Those working on
the project have had
particularly goad
luck and it is un-
derstood that the
flm, which should
b'e completed with-
in a few months,
contains some inci=
dents of jungle life
never before filmed.
After a ,Ceylon pre-
view, it will be
shown all over the
world.
Ceylon has scenic
beauty and colour
which attracts film-
producers and will
undoubtedly be
selected more and
more frequently by
film-producers for
film: requiring an
Oriental setting.
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The Colombo Port Commission Boxing Team emerged victorious in the Amateur
Boxing Association Tournament for the Clifford Cup The photograph shows thrz
Team with Lt.-Col. P. A. J. Hernu, Chairman, Colombo Port Commission, and the
Secretary of the Colombo Port Commission Recreation Club.
Cli/~ord Cup Boxing Team
The advent of-Carol "Third Man "Reed and the famous British filmstars Trevor
Howard and Sir Ralph Richardson to shoot scenes for British-Lion Film Co's produc-
tion "Outcast of the Islands "has aroused considerable interest here.
Trevor Howard spent the first six years of his life in Ceylon, where his father
Mr. 'A.. J. Howard used to work in the firm of Messrs. Aitken, Spence & Co., Ltd.,
Colombo. -
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A record tonnage of 13,292 tons of Coconut oil was shipped through the Port
bulk oil installation in Octobar, 1950, the highest figure prior to that month being
10,225 tons in November; 1949.
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HERE
A ~i D.
THERE -
" rHE foundation stone for the construction of the South-West Breakwater (which
with ancillary works converted Colombo from an open roadstead into a
perfectly-sheltered harbour) was laid by King Edward VII (then Prince of Wales) on
December 8, 1875.
The Port of Colombo is therefore 75 years old this month, and to celebrate its
anniversary the Port Commission and Customs Departments in conjunction with
the Ceylon Society of Arts are organising a mammoth carnival entitled "Anchors
Aweigh." Commencing two days prior to Independence Day-February 4, it will run
for ten days. bne of the high-lights of the carnival will be the "Hall of Progress "
where models, photographs, etc., will- vividly illustrate the wide contrast in the
port (and its equipment) as it was then, is naw and will be when the vast port develop-
ment works now in hand have been completed.
* ~
Appropriately enough 75 years later, almost to the day, the Hon'ble the Minister
for Transport and Works, Sir John Kotelawala, K.B.E., performed the ceremony of
laying the first block of the North-East Breakwater Quay (the first part of the
Rs. 88,000,000 Port Development Scheme) on December I.
Sir John Kotelawala, K.B.E., the Hon'ble Minister for Trans~iort & Works (Lt.-Col. P. A. J. Hernu,
Chairman, Colombo Port Commission, on his right), dresses the switch to inaugurate
the commencement of the construction of the North-East Breakwater Quay. Photo: Times
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Shipping is unique among man's occupations, in that, it is the first to feel the
impact of a trade depression and the last to recover from its consequences. Up to
the end of 1937, the improvement in world trade was progressively maintained.- In
1939, England was once again at war, and British tramp shipping came under the
control and direction of the Government. Contrary to popular belief, tramps placed
at the service of the nation a comparatively new fleet of ships, of an average .age of
11.5 years as against the 15 years vintage of more elaborate ocean liners. At this
time, 24% of the total tonnage of the British Mercantile Marine was comprised of
tramps and 57% of iiners. In all theatres of water-borne operations, 807 U. K. owned
tramps, representing nearly 3 million gross registered tons, the highest proportion
among any single lass of commercially-awned vessels, were sunk. Many more were
either partially or totally disabled. The magnificent contribution made by British-
owned tramps, together with those of allied nations towards the common victory,
is amongst the finest achievements in the glorious annals of their history.
Wartime controls and direction of shipping were continued even after hostilities
ceased, though they were less vigorously applied. Tramps were permitted to
undertake chartered voyages, but they were not freed from adhering to scheduled
freight rates fixed by the Ministry c?f Transport. By she 31st December, 1947--hardly
two years after the end of the European war-tramp shipping showed such enterprise
and sagacity in rehabilitating itself, that it accounted for 34% (including returnable
tonnage under Lease Lend), while liner shipping declined to 45% of the total tannage
of all U.K. commercially-owned vessels of 1,600 gross registered tons and over. In
peace as in war, tramp shipping has made an outstanding contribution towards Britain's
invisible exports and the reduction of her adverse balance of payments.
At the beginning of December, 1948, the British Government announced the
release of deep-sea dry cargo shipping from adherence to scheduled freight rates,
and tramps once again won the freedom for which they longed. In the meantime, a
radical change in the pattern of world trade had taken place. Apart from Government
intervention in commerce, bulk-buying, barter and bilateral trade agreements,
exchange restrictions and the changed conditions in ports throughout the world
have made the task of tramp owners in fixing their ships to carry cargoes steadily,
and therefore economically, a matter of the utmost difficulty. Another post-war
development which has affected tramps intimately, has been the change in the areas
of surplus food production in the world. This has necessitated food cargoes being
transported over longer distances far removed from their historical trade routes.
Tramps represent the free-lances of the shipping world, the competitive unit
par excellence. They can roam across the oceans, discriminate in the choice of their
employment, lay up their ships during a slump and bring them back again to servicE
when prospects look brighter. They have no friends to make, no powerful interests
to placate. They are as impersonal as taxi cabs, as impassive as departmental stores.
In common with their mundane namesakes, they are both born to wander-the
one over hard sunbaked roads, the other over the watery wastes of the oceans.
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QUARTERLY. REVIEW
~ VER THE WORLD
RITAIN
he U. S. A.
HOLLAND
~ PORTUGAL
~ITZERLAND
ARK
~ & CHINA
EW ZEALAND
retary,
Commission,
lombo,
Ceylon.
EDITORS
OF:-
"THECROWN COLONIST", U.K.
"DOCK & HARBOUR
AUTHORITY", U.K.
"FAIRPLAY", U.K.
"WORLD PORTS", U.S.A.
"SHIPPING WORLD", U.K.
"CANADIAN SHIPPING &
MARINE ENGINEERING NEWS"
and
the Leading Newspapers in the
Pri~ciRal Cities of the World!
PORT AUTHORITIES
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GREAT BRITAIN
HOLLAND
DENMARK
SWEDEN
~JORWAY
ITALY
FRANCE
CANADA
U. S. A.
MIDDLE EAST
SOUTH AFRICA
INDIA
BURMA
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PHILIPPINES
P,USTRALIA
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TASMANIA
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THE PORT OF C4L4M
IT IS READ
SHIPPING LINES
IN:
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U. S. A.
S. AMERICA
DENMARK
SWEDEN
NORWAY
HOLLAND
FRANCE
GREECE
SPAIN
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In 1930, 8% of the world's shipping tonnage was laid up. By 1932, the percentage
had increased to 20%. It was obvious that there was an excess of shipping tonnage
in the world. This surplus tonnage competing for a diminishing volume of freight,
resulted in competition of the most determined kind. Freight rates dropped
almost to the level of the prime costs of the most efficiently run tramp. By 1934,
British tramp shipping was in a parlous state. A high proportion of its tonnage
laid up, accumulated reserves almost.exhausted.and the future holding no. prospects
of an early revival in world trade, such confirmed individuals as the tramp cwners
were constrained to approach the Government for a subsidy. They maintained
that British tramp shipping had to contend with unequal competitron from subsidised
foreign vessels, whose crews were ill=paid and whose standards of safety were far
from adequate. In 1934, the Government granted a subsidy to British tr~amp-
shipping. The amount was not to exceed ~2 millions over a period of one year.
The main objects of the subsidy were
(i) to prevent internecine competition among British-owned tramps ;
(ii) to secure greater employment at the expense of foreign subsidised shipping ;
(iii) to build riew tonnage or modernise the existing vessels ;
(iv) to scrap uneconomic British tonnage and to purchase foreign ships for the
same purpose.
British tramp owners, armed with the newly-won subsidy weapon, showed commend-
able foresight in not entering into disastrous competition with their erstwhile rivals,
particularly the Greeks, but negotiated minimum freight rates with them. By 193.5,
there was a marked upward trend in world trade and the subsidy was withdrawn.
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S. S. " Meondros " Photo: L,P.C.
The management of a tramp calls for the highest skill in the making of quick
-decisions, the display of individual initiative, the taking of risks and the creation
of a strong sense of partnership between management and members of the crew.
These qualities of management tend to restrict the managerial unit to a size, where
it sari be efficiently and remuneratively employed.
The tramp freight market is highly competitive and organised on an international
basis. it is centred in the Baltic Exchange at St. Mary Axe in London; where the
world's tramp tonnage requirements are dealt with amidst keen commercial rivalry.
The aim of the tramp owner is never to leave his vessel unemployed, as time expenses
continue to run whether in port or n'ot. He will so fix. his voyages, that his vessel
will be at the right place and at the right time to avail himself of advantageous freight
rates in a port, where the demand for spot tonnage is far in excess of the available
supply. Competition at the Baltic Exchange has at most times been as near conditions
of perfect competition as it is practically possible to get and several attempts to
restrict ruinous competition have proved abortive. Prior to the 1914-18 war, the
Sailing.Ship Owriers International Union attempted to remove competition by fixing
minimum charter rates, but the attempt failed 'due to lack of support. Since the
end cf 1929, a slump in world trade set in. Taking the index year 1913=100, the
volume of world trade, which stood at 130 in 1929; rocketed down. to 96 in 1932.
The world's sea-borne trade for this period, taking the index year 1913=100, declined
from 135 in 1929 to 101 in 1932;
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CRAMP-SHIPPIN G
- By -
The word "tramp " conjures up in the imagination the picture of a dirty,
unkempt and forlorn vagrant in tattered clothes, his belongings suspended at the
end of a stick, trudging along the road, with the sky as his roof and the ditch his
bed. To ascribe such a dismal portrayal, to a tramp of the seas, is to do the gravest
injustice to a fine array of ships and the gallant men who sail them.
Tramp vessels are' primarily meant to provide shippers with an efficient and
cheap means of ocean transportation. Embellishments and gay trappings have, in
consequence, to give way to practical equipment to ensure economy of operation.
The main interests of tramps lie in the conveyance of the world's agricultural commo-
dities from the producing to the consuming areas, the movement of primary products
from the extractive industries to the manufacturing regions and, generally, in the
transportation of homogeneous bulk cargoes to and from any part of the world.
Tramps seeking freights may be taken to lesser known ports in the more remote
parts of the world, where a full cargo of any appreciable tonnage may not
always be readily available, or the depth of. water may not allow for adeep-drafted
vessel or the facilities for the handling of cargo may be inadequate. To meet such
conditions, tramp vessels have to conform to average, rather than specialised types,
sacrificing the advantages of size to mobility and adaptability. Some tramps leave
their home waters in the course of their employment, and engage in trade between
foreign ports, which might sometimes keep them away from home for many years
at a stretch. Tramp owners rarely own permanent port facilities, nor do they need
imposing shipping offices. Their main form of contract is the "Charter Party,"
.which is sufficiently flexible to cater for a variety of forms of hire and service. A
distinct service rendered by tramps to shippers is the offer of a choice of "optional
ports "for the discharge of their cargoes. It may well be that at the'time of ship;
ment,. negotiations between shippers and their prospective foreign buyers may still
be pending. In such an event, the optional ports se't out in the Charter Party,.
extend. the market for the shippers' cargo, which is a convenience, impracticable for
liner services to provide. On.the whole, tramps and liners keep to their self-appointed
spheres of activity. Overlapping of a kind however occurs, where a liner service
taking advantage of low freight rates prevailing in the tramp market, "time "charters
a vessel for service on its liner run, either to meet a seasonal demand for increased
tonnage, or to tide over a period where the liner company's vessels are undergoing
repairs or routine surveys. A freight broker or shipping agent, finding adequate
freight available, may also charter a tramp and adyertlse it, as loading " on the berth."
If these intrusions into a liner service's preserves become frequent, tramps can act
as regulators of liner freight rates, by forting conference lines to take notice of the
low rates offered by them.
Tramps are owned by relatively small concerns, often by one-ship companies,
which have remained strongly individualistic. Where for reasons of fi-nancial
expediency they have become subsidiaries of larger shipping combines, they have
still continued to retain their individuality, despite the restraints of their holding
companies. A development which appears to be popular among tramp operators
is the "managing owner "set up, through whom, a number of tramps belonging to
different owners is managed from one office. This form of rationalisation of manage-
ment is not without its economies to tramp owners who are parties to such a merger.
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Travelling back to England on the P. & O. " Stratheden " which called on
November 13, was Arthur Askey, the British Comedian, after atwelve-month tour
of Australia.
His impersonations of Shaw, with the late playwright's permission, delighted
hundreds of Australian audiences.
Seven adventurous young men led by a 63-year-old South African business-man
set out from Cape Town two _........ _,....... .:;# :~;;;>,:.- :.<
years ago on a round-the-
world cruise in a 103-ton
racing type Yacht " Carid I,"
built in 1896 for the late Lord
Dunraven. The yacht entered
port on November 7 after a
trip lasting as long as 22 days
from Penang due to the bad
weather they encountered.
The troopship H'T
" D;LWARA," which touched
at this Port on November 23,
brought Air Vice-Marshal
Blucke; C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O.,
A.F.C., the Air OfFicer in
Charge of Administration at
H'eadgLarters, Far Eas~ Air
Forces, Singapore.
Afte- inspe~tino R.A.F-
St-tions in Cep-Ion and a brief
holiday at Nuwara Eliya, he
will assume duties as A.ir
Officer Commanding .Air
Headquarters, Malaya, reliev-
ing Air Mice-Marshal Sir
Francis . Mellersh, C. B. E.,
A.F.C., who is returning to
the U-K. in January, 1951, on
the expiry of Isis tour of
overseas duty.
Photo: Times
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VISITORS
His Excellency Lt.-Gen. Sir Willoughby-,
Norrie, K.C.M.G~, C. B., D. 5. O., M. C.,
Governor of the State of South Australia
since 1944, and Lady Norrie on their way
back to Adelaide.
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Colonel Valder Gates, M.B.E., great
grandson of the original founder of the
Cow & Gate Company, and Managing
Director of the firm, passed through Colombo
on his way to Australia in the P. & O.
" Strathaird " on October 30.
Also on the " Strat,haird " was I7r. p..
F. Martyn, a scientist engaged In research
work on a new subject---radio astronomy.
He served as an adviser to the U. S: A.
Air Force Directorate on a atmospheric
problems in July and later led the Australian
delegation at the ninth International
Congress of the International l,lnion of
Scientific Radio at Zurich.
The motor vessel "Ceylon " (9,800 tons, the first of three ships built for the
Swedish East Asiatic Co. called at Colombo on November 7, on her maiden voyage
to the East.
Built on the most modern lines she will carry cargo and passengers to and from
the East.
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" The tim,: has come," the Walrus said,
" To toll: of many things
" Of ships and shoes and staling wax
" Of cabbages and kings."
LF_ WIC CARROLL.
Rugger fans in Ceylon were given a treat when the British Isles Touring Rugby
Union XV, on its way back from Australia in the p. and O. " Strathnaver " on
Monday, September 18, trounced an A.II-Ceylon Team on the Havelock Racecourse
Ground by 44 points to 6.
The M.C.C. Team arrived on October I, in the " Stratheden " on their way to
Australia. A one-day cricket match between Ceylon and the M.C.C. ended in a
tame draw, but cricket enthusiasts were treated to some scintillating cricket by
Maclntyre, who scored a century, Simpson, Brown and Close.
Sir George Harvie-`Hatt, K.C., one of the delegates to the Commonwealth
Parliamentary Conference in New Zealand, and Lady Harvie-Watt also travelled on
the same ship. They were the guests of the Governor-General during their short
stay in Colombo.
The P. & O. "Corfu," which arrived a.t Colombo on October I I, en route for
the Far East, brought Sir Alexander Grantham, Governor and Commander-in-Chief
of Hong Kong, and Lady Grantham.
The Orient luxury liner " Orcades "
arrived in Colombo on October 21, bringing
a host of distinguished passengers :--
Sir Alan Herbert, British politician and
humourist travelling to Australia on a
mission for the British Council.
He started work on another book after
he jained the ship. His latest book " Inde-
pendent Member "was published.
" I Icve Ceylon. I was here in 1925
and again in 1931, and hope to spend a
week here next year on my way from
Australia," he declared.
Sir Charles Bruce-Gardner, Bart.,
Industrial Adviser to the Board of Trade and
Chairman of British Industrial Companies,
with Lady .Bruce-Gardner.
Peter Dawson, the famous baritone, who
first made his name in opera in London in
1902.
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ef....with Transhipment in Colomho"
` Prior to the last war, Colombo handled an appreciable amount of transhipment
traffic. During the war and in.the year or two immediately after, there was a marked
decline .due to wartime conditions.
With the reversion to normal trade, however, transhipment traffic has slowly
but surely increased and, to foster and encourage this traffic, the port of Colombo
offers attractive terms to shipping engaged in this trade as the extract from a
-recent circular to shipping agencies given hereunder will show :--
"Vessels discharging cargo exceeding 100 shipping tons brought from a
foreign port for re-shipment to a foreign port shall be given a rebate of 50 per
centum on entering dues."
N.Q.--" Foreign port "means any port outside Ceylon and the rebate will not
be restricted to vessels which discharge transhipment cargo exclusively.
Colombo enjoys an unique position on the Eastern and. Far Eastern trade routes.
It is also the focal point from which trade routes to the U.K., Continent, Africa and
Australia, Eastern, Far Eastern and Pacific parts and the Americas radiate anal,
therefore, is ideally suited as the port for transhipment traffic in this part of .the
world. ,
With the growing realization in shipping circles of the advantages this port has
to offer by centering transhipment traffic here, Colombo will undoubtedly become
.more and more popular for this type of business.
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After the war the four surviving ships were retained by the Ministry of Transport
for from one to three years, and it was not until July, 1949, that the last of the four,
"Otranto;" returned to the normal service to Australia after re-conditioning.
Two new steamers were ordered, both from Vickers-Armstrongs, Ltd., Harrow-
in-Furness to help to replace the War losses, being named " Orcades " and
" Oronsay " as a compliment,to the two vessels of the same names which were
lost within 48 hours of each other in Ociober, 1942. " Orcades "made her maiden
voyage in Dacember, 1948, and has proved very popular or the Australian run.
" Oronsay," which was launched as recently as the 30th June last, is expected to be
ready to join the service in March, 1951. Both these steamers are of 28,000 tons
gross register, with greatly increased power and speed. Their external appearance
has undergone considerable change from previous Orient Line ships in the arrange-
ment of their upper decks, funnel, and Bridge structures. Internally many modern
improvements are iricorperated and in the First Class most of the Public rooms and
many of the Cabins are air-conditioned.
All the steamers carry First and TOUrIS~ " B "Class passengers with the exception
of "Otranto," which carries Tourist one-class passengers only, and " Qrmonde "
which carries migration passengers to Australia and Tourist " B " Class on her
homeward run.
The history of the Orient Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., is a tale of a span of just
over seventy years, covering the evolution from "Orient " to " Orcades." The
Orient Line fleet has never been a large one, quantity has never been its a.im, but it
has played a great part in the development of the Merchant Navy.
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In 1934 an order was placed far the building of "Orion," 23,500 tons. Like her
forerunner, the "Orient," she m.a.rked a very distinct stage in the development of
the type ~f passenger vWssels in the Australian trade. She was the first ship in that
trade to hava conditioned al r, and her distinctive appearance-she had only one funnel
and one mast-?marked her functional quality as a ship cf today. In 1937, a sister
ship, " Orc~des," with the same characteristics and of the same tonnage as "Orion "
entered the service.
The second World War inflicted heavy losses. o~ the Company. Of the eight
ships in service at the outbreak of war, all of which were requisitioned as troop
transports, only four survived. It is only possible here to give the briefest account
of the sinkings cf " Orama," " Orford," " Orcades ' and " Oronsay." The loss
of the " Orama "occurred during the evacuation from Narvik in May, 1940, when
she became involved, when alone, with a formidable enemy surFace force. Over-
whelmingly superior armament allowed the enemy to pour shells into her at a safe
range. Finally the attackers closed in and " Orama "was sunk and her crew taken
prisoner. In the same month, during the evacuation from France, "Orford "was
ordered to Marseilles. While she lay therF German bombers, by a combined weight
of high explosive ar.d incendiary bombs, started a. fire which quickly became un-
manageable and the ship had to be abandoned. in October,. 194?., ar.e of the war's
mast concentrated and massive blows against one shipping company was struck by
U-boats against ships of the Orient Line, when within 48 hours of one another,
" Oronsay "and " Orcades "were sunk off the west, coast of Africa in two entirely
distinct attacks several hundred miles apart. The latter succumbed only after the
sixth torpedo had struck her.
Prior to being sunk " Oronsav " distinguished herself at the evacuation from
Sc. Nazaire, for in spite of having. her- bridge demolished by a bomb From an air
attack, she was able to rescue a great number of troops from the sinking liner
" Lancustria." Later, shy led the attacking fleet through the minefield by night in
the successful assault an Madagascar.
The four ships z~hat survived, "Orion," "Orontes," "Otranto " and
" Ormonde," played their part throughout the velar as troop transports. All of them
took part in one or other of the three landings in North Africa, Sicily and Italy. All
were frequently under enemy attack either from the air or by U-Boats, and were
lucky to escape ser=ious damage. 1r. was during the Sicilian landings that "Orontes "
shot down an attacking JU. 88. S. 5. ~~ Orion"
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As long ago as 1876 the Managers had been concerned with conveyance of
emigrants to Queensland and since then a great number have been carried to al!
five Australian States. When the peopling of Australia is again .undertaken, no doubt
the Orient Line will play its part as before. Another important side of the busip_ess
which developed in the eighties was the carriage of mails, and up to the outbreak of
the second ENorld War the Orient Company was still under contract to the Australian
Government to maintain a regular mail service between England and Australia.
The year 1908 marked a turning point in the Company's fortunes. Previously,
steamers of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company had shared in providing sailings
in the regular mail service ;now they were to be withdrawn. The Managers of the
Orient Company had to decide whether- to build at once five new steamers to enable
them to carry on the for*_nightly service by themselves. It was a formidable financial
venture, but they.took the risk and placed orders for five ships of 12,000 tons, viz.,
" Orsova," " Otway," " Osterley,'.' "Otranto " and "Orvieto." These were
delivered between May and November, 1909. A sister ship " Orama " wa.s com-
pleted in 191 I, and ~ larger vessel " Ormonde "was laid down in 1914 and saw service
in the i914-I$ war. These ships, with their ample deck space, were a great advance
in comfort on anything that had been known in the Australian passenger trade.
Throughout the war' of 1914-191$ Orient Liners played their part as Armed
Merchant Cruisers and troopships. Four were sunk, and after the war the place
of the lost ships was taken by ex-enemy steamers until they could be replaced by
modern passengei vessels specially designed for the trade. Between 1924 and 1929
five new steamers, each of 20,000 tons, were built, viz: " Orama:" ?" Oronsay,"
" Otranto," "Orford "and "Orontes."
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In the. same year, an order was placed for the "Orient "--5,3$6. tons, the first
steamship specially designed for the Australian trade. With .the exception of the
"Great Eastern "she was the Largest vessel afloat, and was also the first ship to be
fitted wich electric light.
The year 1891 saw the launch of another famous Orient ship, the " Ophir:''
She was a handsome verse! and the first twin=screw ship ever to go east of Suez, In .
1901 she was chosen to convey the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and Yorlc (King .
George V and Queen Mary) on their Empire tour.
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COLOMBO CALLERS
z.
THE ORIENT STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD:'
In 1853 there was an Qrient Line of clipper ships, taking its name from the
wooden clipper "Orient "--1,032 tons, which made several record passages . to.
Australia. The origin of this enterprise dates back to the Napoleonic wars, when
the association began, which still continues, between the Anderson family and the
fortunes of.the Orient Line. In 1797 the firm of James Thomson & Co, was founded
to carry on the business of shipowning and ship-broking. Same fifteen years later,
Alexander Anderson, of Peterhead, a retired naval officer, gave them the London
agency of a prize ship which he had_ bought at the close of the Napoleonic wars ;
it was through this connection that his nephew, James Anderson, then joined the
Company. He. subse9uently became a partner and the .firm became. Anderson,
Thomson & Co. ;later, Anderson, Anderson & Co., and ultimately, Anderson, Green
& Co., Ltd.
During the seventies, the Andersons, realizing that the transition from sail to
steam was inevitable, discussed with another well-known group of shipowners,
F. Green & Co., the possibilities of running a line of steamships to Australia. They
first tried out an experiment and in 1874 chartered the " St. Osyth ", 3,541 tons.
Encouraged by the success of this experiment, they formed the Orient Steam Naviga-
tion Company in 1878, and bought four steamers then about seven years old. The
" Garonne " was the first of these to fly the new Company's house flag when she
sailed for Australia in March, 1878.
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EDITORIAL
DECEMBER, 1950. No. 4.
The production of the present number marks the second anniversary of this
periodical. Our many friends continue to give us their whole-hearted support and
we have had a number of direct inquiries from overseas for advertising space_ Our
order book for 1951 is full and in some instances we have had to refuse space.
The magazine is now widely distributed and we ensure that it gets into the
hands of the right people.. With the help of our Publishers, we hope that our
production, will be still further improved, particularly in respect of the photography.
I take this opportunity, in the last issue for 1950, on behalf of the staff and
myself, of thanking III our friends for their continued support and our Publishers for
their valuable help during the past year.
Elsewhere in this issue, reference will be found to the fact that 75 years ago the
first block was laid in the construction of the South-West Breakwater of the Port of
Colombo. Colombo, therefore, is not in its first youth, but with the Port Develop-
ment Scheme for the construction of some 15 alongside berths, its rejuvenation which
has started-although none too soon-will in due course be complete.
The filming of part of Carol Reed's new film " An Outcast of the Islands " in
the Port of Colombo, also referred to elsewhere, will be one of the fast pictorial
records of a silhouette which has not changed within the memory of the oldest
seafarer who still trades in Eastern waters.
In bringing this Editorial to a close, the staff' and I wish all our friends avert'.
Happy Christmas a.nd a Prosperous New Year.
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PORT OF COLOMBO
CROSS ROADS OF THE ORIENT
SHIPS OF OVER 60 STEAMSHIP LINES
USE COLOMBO
AS A REGULAR PORT OF CALL
EXCELLENT BUNKERING FACILITIES FOR
OIL, COAL AND WATER
CARGO TRANSHIPMENT FACILITIES
POWERFUL TUGS AVAILABLE
GRAVING DOCKS AND SLIPWAYS
SHIP REPAIR FACILITIES
For further partr~ulars see pages 196 and 197
or apply to :-
THE SECRETARY,
COLOMBO PORT COMMISSION,
COLOMBO, CEYLON.
Telephone : Telegrams & Cables :
COLOMBO 3306 (7 lines) ~~ PORTCOM "--COLOMBO.
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J)ecember; 1950 Port of Cnlnmbr~ QziaxterZy 1tev6ew
i'()Ii.'l` OF CUL01~IQ0
QUARTERLY REVIEW
CONTENTS
Page
Editorial ...
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168
Colombo Callers
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169
" .....with Transhipment in Colombo "' ~ ...
174
Our Visitors ...
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175
Tramp Shipping
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178
Here and There
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184
Publications Received ...
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189
Tourism ...
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191
About the Port of Colombo
Crnn4 Rnvnr
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196
All communications relative to this magazine
should be addressed to the Secretary, Colombo
Port Commission.
The views of contributors da not necessarily .
represent the opinions of the Colombo Port -
Commission.
EXTENSION ARM LIGHT
This is one of five beacons on the ends vi
Colombo's breakwaters to guide ships at night
in or out of the two entrances to the harbour.
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THE
COLOMBO CARGO BOAT Go.
22, BAILLIE STREET, FORT,
COLOMBO.
STEVEDORES, COAL CONTRACTORS,
Lr1NDING AND SHIPPING AGENTS
AND ADMIRALTY CONTRACTORS.
ZN ADDITION TO THE FLEET
OF CARGO AND COAL
LTGHTERS, THE COMPANY
O~~i%NS SULLAGE AND
GARBAGE POATS AND TUGS
FOR TONING PT1RI'OSES
Fort Office
5835,
2838
Export Office
4864
Pettah Office
4617
Import Of&ce
2060
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Colombo Port Commission
Chairman
Lt.-Col. P. A. J. HERNU, M.Inst.T.
Principal Collector of Customs ...
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G. P. Tambayah, C.C.S. (Actg.)
Mayor of Colombo ... ...
...
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Dr, Kumaran Ratnam
General Manager,
Ceylon Government Railway
...
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M. Kanagasabay, M.1nst.T.
Director of Medical & Sanitary Services ... Dr. W. G. Wickremesinghe, L.M.S.
(Cey.), D.P.H. (Harvard), M.R.C.S.
(Eng.), & L.R.C.P. (Cond.)
Adviser on Transport Problems to the Minister
of Transport and Works ... ... ...
Harbour Engineer
Donald R. Rutnam, O.B.E., LC.S.
(Retd.)
Capt. G. C. Harper, R.N. (Recd.)
E. C. de Alwis; A.M.I.C.E.,
B.Sc.; Eng. (Actg.)
K. Adamaly, J.P.
D. Doig, C.A.
C. F. H. Edwards
W. J. Galbraith
5. M. Osborne
J. S. Parakrama, M.LM.E., A.M.I.
Min. E., F.R.S.A.
D. L. F. Pedris, J.P.
Secretary '
A- Van Langenberg, J.P:, B.A. Hons. (Cond.)
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OF STEAMERS AND FAST MOTOR VESSELS
REGULAR SAILINGS TO
U. K., CONTINENT, CANADA & U. S. A.
AGENTS: DELMEGE, FOR5YTH & CO., LTd., J. M. ROBERTSON & CO.,
P. O. BOX 45, COLOMBO. P. O. BOX 132, COLOMBO.
62, CHATHAM STREET, FORT,
COLOMBO
Curios
Brassware
Fresh Vegetables
Kandyan Silverware
Wooden Elephants
Country Rice
Ladies' Hats
Basketware
Fresh Eggs
Pottery
Coconut Shellware
Fresh Fruits
Wand Made Lace
Toys
Tinned Gaods
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THE CARGO BOAT DElPATCH
ca~PANY. L.~MNTED
OFFICE:- 39/41, QUEEN STREET, P. O. BOX 178,
FORT, COLOMBO, COLOMBO.
CEYLON.
CABLES: "DESPATCHCO," COLOMBO.
SHIPPING ---- LANDING STEVEDORING
CLEARING, FORWARDING AND
TRANSPORT AGENTS. COAL CONTRAC-
TORS AND FRESH WATER SUPPLIERS
GOODS CLEARED THROUGH CUSTOMS AND FORWARDED
SHIPMENT WAREHOUSE FOR RE-SHIPMENT.
Agents for
MALASAR STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.
INDIA STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.
CHINA UNION LINES.
SWADESHI STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.
NEW DHOLERA STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.
NATIONAL STEAMSHIP CO.
STAR LINE OF PANAMA.
CHINESE MARITIME TRUST LTD.
CHUNG HSING STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.
MADRIGAL SHIPPING CO., INC.
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CEYLON WHARFAGE
COMPANY, LIMITEDa
THE
(Incorporated in England. The T,iabilit~-o.F_lImmber~ i. Limit.ed.)
.Lonrlo~z. Adrh'es?s_ Telep~?aphic _~ddz?essr Colovnbo 9ddress:
122, Leadenhall Street, "Shoreward " P. 0. Box 169
London, E. C. 3. Tel. 2291 (3 Lines) Colombo.
STEVEDORES, LANDING & SHIPPING AGENTS
WAREHOUSEMEN
FRESH WATER SUPPLIERS TO SHIPPING
ALL KINDS OF WHARFAGE
WORK UNDERTAKEN ON
SHORT NOTICE
EXPORT AND IMPORT RATES
ON APPLICATION
CLEARING, FORWARDING,
BONDING, SHIPPING,
AND
MOTOR TRANSPORT
DEPARTMENTS
Agents fo>?:
GEORGE W. WHEATLEY & CO., LTD.,
GLASGOW, LONDON, LIVERPOOL, PARIS, ETC.
Goods cleared through Customs on receipt of Bill of Lading and
Invoice or Memo of contents with value, and
Forwarded to any part of Colombo;
Delivered at Railway station for transmission Upcountry;
Stored in bond to suit the convenience of owners;
Placed in a transhipment warehouse for re-shipment.
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ergo
onveyed
6 COOK'S
INTERNATFONAL
FREIGHT SERVICE
The organisation with specialist staff and facilities
at principal ports and centres throughout the world.
TI-I OS. CEO ~ ~ SQ IV
(Continental and Overseas), Ltd.
(INCORPORATED IN ENG4AND.)
PRINCE STREET, COLOMBO.
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FOR ALL YOUR ENGINEERING
AND SHIP REPAIR JOBS
CONSULT
PAI~AKRAMAS I,TD.,
CEYLON ENGINEERING WORKS,
P. 0. BOX ].02, r,~r,~M~n
Sole Agents for:
AILSA CRAIG LIMITED,
Marine and Industrial Diesel Engines.
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Pine J.SN
Messes. JAMES FII~LAY $~ CO., LIMITED.
(Incorporated in Great Britain. 7.isiUility of 1leirxhers is Limited.)
F,STA.BT,ISI~ED :1750.
AGENTS FOR
PAINTS
Messrs. Blundell's Spence & Co., Ltd., Hull----Blundell's Paints and
Distemper.
INSECTICIDES AND SULPHUR DUST
Messrs. Strawson Chemical Co., Ltd., London-" Pyrethex "
Insecticides. Colloidal Sulphur Dust.
STEEL WIRE ROPES AND FIBRE ROPES
Messrs. Hall's Barton Ropery Co., Ltd.
EXTERMINATION OF WHITE ANTS
Messrs. Thos. Cowan & Co's process.
PLYWOOD TEA CHESTS
Messrs. Bobbins Limited-London.
INSURANCE
Undertake:-
Fi re Baggage
Marine Cash in Transit
Motor Car Workman's Compensation
TOMLINSON ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Messrs. Armand Dutry & Co. ~adeco) Ltd.
AIR TRAVEL
General Sales & Traffic Handling Agents
BRITISH OVERSEAS AIRWAYS CORPORATION.
QUANTAS EMPIRE AIRWAYS.
SHIPPING
CLAN LINE OF STEAMERS
Apply
63, Qt~een Street,
COLOMBO.
Telegrams : "Mercator " P. O. Box 59, Telephone : 2268?
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GENERAL IMPORTERS AND INDENT AGENTS
OFFICE EQUIPMENT SPECIALISTS
SHIPPING AND INSURANCE AGENTS
Exporters of
TEA AND OTHER CEYLON PRODUCE
Agents for ............
' DODWELL & CO. LTD.
(77hccrporatcrl i~a Erc~la~i~~l w~ill~. J.tim~iae[l
Zia.fri.litU)
~. Q. Box 47, Colombo-CEYLO~i.
TEA, RUBBER AND COCONUT ESTATES - -
- ---=- Head Office:- 24, St. MARY AXE, LONDON, E. C. 3, ENGLAND. -
- -- - - -- --- - I, TOKYO, KOBE, OSAKA, `:'~'?~~
Branches:- HONG KONG, CANTON, SHANGHA .~~.~~
_--_--_-.--_-- YOKOHAMA, NEW YORK, SEATTLE, VANCOUVER, MANILA -
MESSACTERIES MARITIMES GOY.
FRE~~CH STEAMERS
AGENTS
for
COMPAGNIE MARITIME DES CHARGEURS REUNIS
HEAD OFFICE
for
INDIA-PAKISTAN-BURMA & CBYI.ON
12, PRINCE STREET
P. Q. B. No. 99
COLOMBO
Telephone : ?298
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CEYLON COLD STORES LTD,
For
Ships' Supplies
of
BEEF --- LAMB -MUTTON -VEAL -PORK
BACON-HAM--POULTRY--BUTTER-CHEESE
and all Frozen Produce Sundries
IMPORTED FISH
LARGE STOCKS
atways available
IN PERFEC'T' CONDITIQ~~1
ICE & COa GAS
ELEPHANT BRAND MINERAL WATERS
Soda-Dry Ginger Ale---Lemonade
Ginger Beer, Etc.
?
CEYLON COLD STORES LTD.
Elephant House, 1, Bridge Street, Slave Island, Colombo.
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BOSANQUET AND SI~RINE LTD.,r
COLOMBO.
ESTATE AGENTS, TEA MERCHANTS,
SHIPPII~TG, I\SLRAICE AND COALING AGENTS,
Il%iPORTERS AND EXPORTERS.
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Thos. & Jas. Harrison.
The Prince Line, Ltd, r
The Shire Line.
Cor}- Brothers & Co., Ltd.,
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&c., &c.
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Offices : National Mutual Building, Fort, Colombo.
Address : P. O. Bog No. 14, Colombo.
Telephone No: 4381 (4 Imes) Telegrams "SKRINE," Colombo.
Codes Scott's loth Edition, Lombard Code
Bentley's Complete Phrase Coda & Private.
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BOAT BUILDERS
MARINE & GENERAL ENGINEERS i
ALL WORK SUPERVISED BY QUALIFIED MARINE ENGINEERS.
SPECIALISTS IN METAL SPRAYING FOR
BUILDING UP WORN SHAFTS, RUBBER
ROLL JOURNALS, ETC.
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PORTABLE ELECTRIC WELDING PLANTS FOR WELDING ON SITE.
SHIP REPAIRS, PAINTING, SCRAPING, TANK CLEANING
UNDERTAKEN BY US.
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Sole Agents for :-
000HRAN BOILERS, KELVIN MARINE ENGINES,
LAlDLAW DREW OIL BURNING EQUIPMENT.
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BRITISH SEAGULL CO., LTp., ?? OUTBOARD MOTORS."
SPIRAX MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., SARCO THERMOSTATS LTD,
BOATYARD, SLIPWAY & WORKS,
'Phone :2595. 15, MORGAN COLOMBO.A~ )GSLAND,
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but it is just as essential that the product^
which are available all the world over
must be consistent in quality-
and of the high quality insisted on by Shell.
bependable as Greenwich Time
Shell Lubricants and Service are made possible
by Shell's world-wide facilities in materials,
establishments-and men. Forcvnsistent,
high quality products, reliable advice
and assistance, depend on
SFIELL MARINE
LllRRICANTS
Lca,dc~?s7aip isz Lu1~~?icat'io~z
TI1E KNELL COMPANY OF CEYLON LIMITED,
P. O. Box 2$0, COLOMBO.
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Industrielle de ~'ravaux
(ENTREPRISES SCHNEIDER)
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ETABLISSEMEI~ITS BILi,IARD
':, 16, Boulevard Malesherbes, Paris.
CONTRACTORS FOR THE
BUILDING OF THE NEW ,PORT OF
COLOMBO
SPECIALISTS IN
HARBOUR CONSTRUCTION WORKS,
DAMS, RAILWAYS, ROADS, TUNNELS
%' and
BRIDGE ENGINEERING PROJECTS.
Colombo Address :--
':, P. O. Box 993, Colombo, Ceylon. ':,
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-.~''or:
VAUXHALL
CADILLAC
BUICK
RILEY
BEDFORD TRUCKS
GARDNER DIESEL
AUTOMOTIVE ENGINES
OLDHAM BATTERIES
SIMMS ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
AND DIESEL INJECTION PUMPS
~Ttstt:
TUCKERS LTI~.
Union Place, ~ Colombo, 2.
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'PHONE: 9242 'GRAMS: "TUCKERS "
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Holland Colombo Lt~l.
LLOYD'S BUILDINGS,
PRINCE STREET, COLOMBO,
P. 0. Box 353.
Agents for
JAVA-NEW YORK SAILlNGS
Nederland Line Royal Dutch Mail-Amsterdarn
Royal Rotterdam Lloyd-Rotterdam
Holland America Line-Rotterdam
NEDLLOYD LINE
UNITED NETHERLANDS NAVIGATION COMPANY
Holland East Asia Line,
Holland Bengal Burma Line,
Holland Bombay Karachi Line.
s
Regular Sailings to the Continent, Middle East, Atlantic
Coast, Canada & U. S. A., and Gulf Ports.
AITKEN, SPENCE & Co., Ltd.
P. O. Box 5, Prince St., COLO1~lB0. Established : 1873
Cables : ~? AITKEN, COZ,OMBO." Codes used :Bentleys, Scotts
Telephone : [phone] (4 lines) A.B.C., $oe, & Private
Agents for
LLOYD'S & SALVAGE ASSOCIATION
SHIPPING LINES
AIRLINES
Giving Worldwide Service
London Correspondents: SPENCE, WALLIS & Co., 17, Philpot Lane, E.C.S.
Galle: CLARK, SPENCE & Co.
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Automatic Light
and
Sound Signals
for
Lighthouses
Lightships
Beacons
Acetylene or Electric
with Acetylene
other Stand-by.
Radio Beacons
Buoys
Fog Signals.
AIDS TO NAVIGATION
Over
Ten thousand
AGA
Marine Automatic
Lights
are in use and are used
by
Port, Harbour
and
Lighthouse
Authorities
throughout the World.
Represented in Jndia, Ceylon, Pakistan and Burma
by
THE GAS ACCUMULATOR CO. (INDIA), LTD.
P. 0. Box 20i, Calcutta. Cables : Gasaccumco, Calcutta
IT'S t'~ CAT; O~~
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f:
"~~.' r; , OLLNiIING
'BLACK~WHITE
s~oTC~ waos~cx
~lZe Sit rs ~ ~ Ble,t~~-
JAMES eUCNANAN & CO. LTD., GLASGOW, SCOTLAND
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j J. D, McLAREN & Co;
Cables: "ELLANGOWAN" Telephone : 2296
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COAL DEPOT PROPRIETORS
REGULAR LINER CARGO
and
PASSENGER SERVICES
BETWEEN
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and
India, Pakistan 8e Persian Gulf East ~c South Africa
Penang, Singapore, Philippines Belgian Conga
China & Japan South America
Red Sea Ports, Mediterranean California
Antwerp North West Pacific
U. S. North Atlantic
s
CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED
TIMES BUILDING, COLOMBO.
London Representatives
Agents for
L. Smit & Co's Internationale Sleepdienst, Rotterdam,
Towage & Salvage Enquiries.
J~. D. McLaren & Co., Ltd.,
22, St. Mary Axe,
E. C. 3.
Telephone Avenue 3933/4.
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5.
Docks and Slipways
(a) Graving Dock :-
_ Length ...
...
...
694 ft. 7~ ins, (extreme on floor)
' Breadth ...
...
...
85 ft. (at cope)
Depth ...
...
...
30 ft. (L.W.O.S.T.)
(b) Inner Graving Dock :----
Length ...
...
...
350 ft. (extreme on floor)
Breadth ...
...
...
54 ft. (at cope)
Depth ...
...
...
20 ft. (L.W.O.S.T.)
(c) Patent Slip :-
Length of cradle
...
...
200 ft.
Breadth ...
...
...
25 ft.
Depth ...
...
...
I I ft. forward
Capacity ...
...
...
21 ft. aft.
1,000 tons
6. Oil Facilities
The Storage Depot, 128 acres in extent, is at Kolonnawa, 4n~ miles from the
Harbour. There is also a Measuring Tanks Depot, 19 acres in extent, at Bloemendhal,
h mile from the Harbour. Two 10" diameter pipelines for liquid fuel, one 10"
diameter pipeline for Kerosine Oil and Benzine and an 8" diameter pipeline for
automotive diesel oil, together with boosting pumps, connect the Harbour (Guide
Pier, Discharge Jetty and Outer Bunkering Jetty) to the Installation.
The Depot is divided into two sections, one for fuel oils and kerosine and the
other for benzine and other dangerous oils. These two sections are separated by
a safety reservation. The Depot is accessible by road and rail.
Land is available for lease both at Kolonnawa Oil Depot and Bloemendhal.
7. Coconut Oil Facilities
The Storage Tanks, $ in number, are at Summer Hill, within the Harbour pre-
mises. The total storage capacity of the tanks is 4,600 tons. An 8" diameter pipe-
line delivers oil at the rate of 180-200 tons per hour to the Guide Pier where ships
berth to load the bulk coconut oil.
Delivery to ship will shortly be speeded up to about 300 tons per hour when
a boosting pump is installed.
8. Transhipment Cargo
Special low rates are quoted for handling transhipment cargo, as well as reduc-
tions given in Port Entering Dues on vessels carrying cargo for transhipment in
Colombo.
9. Fire Protection
Efficient protection is ensured at all times i n the Port by the Fire f=loat "Phoenix,"
as well as land appliances.
10. Landing Companies
Four principal Landing Companies own between them about 350 cargo lighters
ranging from 35 to 100 tons, tugs and special craft by which cargo is transported
between ship and shore and vice versa.
Stevedore Contractors provide fast working stevedore gangs for handling
import and export cargoes.
NOTE : A booklet containing all informaticn regarding the charges for the use of port
facilities may be had on application to the Secretary, Colombo Port Commission.
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4.80 SIT
THE l'Ol~T D~ C'DLD1~~B0.. '.. ~ .
I . Dimensions at Entrance to Harbour Minimum
Minimum Navigable
Width Depth*
Western Entrance ... ... ... ... 750 ft. ... 38 ft.
Northern Entrance ... ... ... ... 700 ft. ... 32 ft.
*L.W.Q.S.T.
2. Berthing Accommodation
(a) At buoys :-
South-West North-East
Monsoon Monsoon
(May to Sept,) (Oct. to April)
Number of berths (large) ... ... 33 ... 42
Number of berths (small) ... ... 5 ... _5
38 47
N.B. Maximum Draft at which ships can be permitted-35 ft.
(b) Alongside :-
Guide Pier ... ... ... Entire length, 800 ft.
Depth up to Ist 500 ft.-33 ft.
Depth for remaining 300 ft.-30 ft.
Discharge Jetty... ... ... Length ... ... ... 550 ft.
Depth ... ... ... 33 ft.
N.B.-Maximum Draft at which ships can be permitted is 2 ft. less than depth
of water shown.
Total area of ground space ... ... ... .., ...
Total cubic capacity ... ... ... ... ... ...
All Warehouses are served by road and rail transportfacilities.
4.
Cranes :-
Number,
Electric Cranes ... ...
...
...
...
33
...
Steam Cranes ... ...
...
...
...
26
...
Steam Jib Cranes ... ._.
...
...
...
2
...
Steam block loading "Titan " ...
S
...
...
I
...
team Dockside Crane ...
...
...
...
I
..,
Steam Goliath Cranes ...
...
...
...
4
..,
Mobile Cranes ... ...
...
...
...
8
...
Floating Cranes ... ...
...
...
...
5
...
Hand Cranes ... ...
...
...
...
12
...
Imports, Exports
and Transhipment
628,663 sq, ft.
8,264,323 cu. ft.
capacity.
I to 6 tons
2 to 5 tons
10 tons
33 tons
30 tons.
5 - 30 tons
4 to 10 tons
5 to 60 tons
I to IG tons
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Giant Stone Crusher
The aggregates screened out between 3/Ib inches to 4 inches are directed to
silos and thence transported to the blockyard and other places at the site of the
works. The whole plant is electric and the output is about 100 cubic yards per hour.
Space prohibits a more detailed description.
Every effort has been made to reduce the unskilled labour employed and machin-
ery has been introduced at every stage of the work. The drilling at the quarry face
is pneumatic and after blasting, the stone is reduced by secondary blasting to meet
the requirements for the rubble foundations and the crushers. As far as possible
all transportation has been mechanised. Thus, apart from French mechanics, there
will be about 120 semi-skilled men employed at the quarry.
The total output of the quarry, that is rubble and stone aggregates, will be in the
region of 1,200 tons per day. This could be increased by using the Primary Plant.
As I do not think that we will have another opportunity of visiting the quarry
at Mahara, we can only hope that a work so carefully planned and executed will give
its designers and operators complete satisfaction.
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The construction of the Contractor's blockyard is reaching a final stage. The
underground belts and the elevators to the mixers are in position and Goliath cranes
are being assembled. The Contractors have introduced modern eq'uipment., de-
signed to save labour and expedite the work.
Since my fast report, the Contractors have taken delivery of a 30-ton "Marion "
floating crane, which was towed from Casablanca by a Dutch Tug. The crane arrived
safely just ahead of the South-West Monsoon, which broke upon Colombo during
the night of the 30th-31st May. During the night the wind velocity reached 65
m.p.h. but by 2 p.m, had fallen to 20 m.p.h. Needless to say, the sea was running
very high. For a few days there was a heavy swell inside the Harbour and block-
setting had to be stopped.
Before undertaking works of the dimensions of the Port Development Scheme,
stone supplies must be assured. The Mahara Quarry, situated some ten miles north
of Colombo now handed over to the Contractors by the Port Commission, appears
to meet all requirements, having both rail and road connections with the Works.
The quarry has swell-developed "face " with the overburden thrown well back,
and although the floor is inclined to be hot and humid, the rather beautiful approaches
hardly suggest to the visitor any sort of discomfort and certainly not the mass of
modern machinery installed there.
It was decided to carry out the work at the quarry in two stages :firstly, to
provide a small Primary Plant to meet the requirements for temporary works and,
in the meantime, to assemble the Main Plant.
The erection of the Primary Plant was started in September, 1950, and was in
operation in the following February. All steelwork and machinery, some 50 tons,
was brought from France.
This plant is based upon a 10-inch rotary crusher, with vibrator screens. The
crushed stone ranging from zero to 4 inch, travels by means of belt conveyors to bins.
The output of the plant is between 90-100 cubic yards of crushed stone per day.
It is electrically-operated and will be kept to meet an emergency, now that the main
plant is in operation.
The assembly and erection of the Main Plant was commenced in January, 1951,
and it came into use at the end of July, 1951. Before the plant could be erected,
it was necessary to carry out rather heavy earth excavation and banking. The main
structure has four floors above the bins and required some 300 tons of structural
steelwork. To this must be added all the machinery and belt conveyors, all of which
came from France.
As the plant was erected, all parts were carefully numbered and fitted to facili-
tate their removal upon the completion of the works.
The Main Crusher Plant is based upon one 18-inch rotary crusher and two
secondary rotary crushers, 8 inches and 10 inches respectively.
Suitable stone is delivered to the main 18-inch crusher. The crushed stone
(zero to 8 inch) is passed by means of elevators and belts to the top of the structure,
and so through feeders to the rotary screens. The reject above 4 inch can either
be directed to the secondary crushers and so to the screens again, or to bins to be
used as finer grading in the rubble bottoming in the quay wall foundations.
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Colombo
fort Development Scheme
2.
This report deals mainly with the works carried out at the Mahara Quarry by
the Contractors, to provide rubble stone and aggregates for the Port Development
Scheme.
Before proceeding to Mahara, the progress of the Port Works, might be noted.
The setting of the large blocks at the North-East Breakwater Quay, which, by the
way, will be known as the " Mutwal Quay," has kept more or less to schedule and,
at the end of July, 1923 blocks had been set. The filling behind the quay wall is
in progress and, once the superstructure begins, the shape of the new quay will
be clearly seen. The demolition of the now obsolete jetties has commenced.
The dredging for the foundations of a section of the North Pier of the Oil Dock
has been carried out with a floating grab, after the removal of the wreckage pre-
viously reported, and the cleaning of the foundations is now being done.
The Port Commission has placed a contract for the removal of the wrecked oil
tanker "Soli," a reminder of the last world war. Once the "Soli "has gone, the
area will be much improved and more useful to shipping.
Mahora Quarry
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DREDGES
EXCAVATING
Hydraulic- 8" to 15"; Dipper
and
Clamshell cu. yd. and up.
ASb
dredges are integrated
units
with
bolted sectional steel
hulls.
Units
are assembled ~.t the
site
of use and may be dismantled
and shipped to other locations.
E(~IJIPNIENT
BARGES and HULLS
Capacities to 500 tons. Shallow draft.
Bolted sectional steel construction.
Hundreds already in use on Indian waters.
DREDGER
PO\IVER SHOa/EL
Wayne Crane heavy-duty -yard excavators and
cranes to I?:}-ton capacities. Available in three
basic machines : Rubber-Tired, Self-Propelled,
Crawler or Truck-Mounted.
i
All convertible to shovel, trench hae, clamshell
i
dragline, pile driver, magnet or utiliry crane.
i
The Peerless Dredger is a completely hydraulic-
ally operated machine designed for fast, low-
COSL construction and maintenance of irrigation
and drainage systems.
DODGE & SEYMOUR, LIMITED, 53 Park Place, New York 7, N, Y.
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Today, Nuwara Eliya has a reputation for looking after its visitors with a degree
of hospitality seldom matched elsewhere. It is in fact, a city of guests. Even to this
Island, which is like an oasis of peace in an Asia seething with struggle and blood-shed,
Nuvyara Eliya is the Shangri-La, the dream city of peace and play, pleasure and leisure.
Here come weary travellers from all parts of the world and tired visitors from all
over Ceylon to win back their lost health. They play golf and tennis, fish for trout,
climb hills, ride horses or back winners, and forget themselves in the invigorating
climate and the beauty with which they are surrounded. Flowers in profusion
burst on their eyes like an explosion of the spectrum. The lakes, the parks, the
hills, the plains, the very air they breathe, soothe their jaded nerves.
From Nuwara Eliya it is only six miles to the famous Hakgala Botanical Gardens
where, in a landscape garden of quiet dignified, natural beauty, plants from all parts
of the world are grown.
The highest peak in Ceylon, Pidurutalagala, only four miles along a bridle path,
is another ideal place for an afternoon's picnic.
The more vigorous can hunt the leopard on Horton Plains some 36 miles
away, or the Elk on the Moon Plains closer by.
Come to Nuwara Eliya--a piece of Europe cradled in the bosom of the hills of
Asia-where the air is like wine, where Nature's healing hand will soothe your
jaded nerves and nurse you back to health and vigour.
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TOGRISM ? ? ?
3. NUWARA ELIYA
6ZUEEN OF CEYLON'S HILL STATIONS.
-- - By P. A. EC)IRIWEERA. ------
All tourists like Ceylon ;the Australian tourist loves it. Few other countries
in the world afford so much variety. In Colombo one is in the midst of swaying
palms, broad beaches and the sun. Sometimes a visitor may find Colombo a little
too warm. Then, in a few hours he can be whisked in comfort to the hills where
every prospect pleases and the air is cool.
The Queen among the cluster of hill stations is Nuwara Eliya. It is six thousand
three hundred feet above sea level but only five hours by car from Colombo. Its
beautiful parks, expanse of lake, trout streams, golf-course and first-class hotels are
famous throughout the East. The way to Nuwara Eliya lies through some of the
grandest scenery in Ceylon as the road winds up through rubber and tea estates
overlooking lovely valleys lit brilliantly by the noon-day sun.
Hikers will delight in the opportunities for exercise that lie in all directions
with scenic beauty to beguile them. As you take the sudden twists and turns,
elbow bends and steep climbs of the long trail to Nuwara Eliya, you feel as though
you were following the intricate arguments of some complex, abstruse philosophy.
But as your car toffs the crest of the Ramboda Pass and begins to glide noiselessly
downwards to Nuwara Eliya which lies in the green valley open before you, you
feel that you have arrived at a supreme conclusion after all the mental exertion of
an intricate line of argumentative reasoning.
Here, in this beautiful city into which you zig-zag, may be found every comfort-
warm fires, hot baths, well-cooked food, good walks, fine company and the best
golf links in the East.
In the history of Ceylon, Nuwara Eliya finds no place, but there are many legends
associated with it.
One such story is that the town entertained an unwilling guest, hard to please,
in 5ita, the abducted wife of Rama, King of Ayodhya. Ravana, the then King of
Ceylon and a. connoisseur in all things beautiful, had flown the beautiful lady there
in his air-borne chariot. The abducted queen did not appreciate the beauty of her
new surroundings and according to legend the hundreds of cascading waterfalls and
murmuring streams which are to be found everywhere in $ita Eliya, owe their source
to her copious tears. Her pursuers are alleged to have set fire to the dense forests
in the area, which accounts for the black earth you find there today.
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Pr~bliet~tions _ Reeeicc~ed
The Dock and Harbour Authority. June, 1951.
The Melbourne Port Gazette. July, 1951 and August, 1951.
Port cf Melbourne Quarterly. Centenary Jubilee Number.
Port of Sydney Journal. January-April, 1951.
The Port of London Authority (Monthly).
June, 1951 ;July, 1951 and August, 1951.
World Ports. May, 1951 and June, 1951.
Via Port of New York. Jure, 1951.
Port of Los Angeles Shipping Directory.
July, 1951.
Weekly Bulletin of P~r?t of New Orleans.
March 31, 1951 ;April 7, 1951 ;April 14,
1951 ;April 21, 1951 ;May 5, 1951 ;May 12, 1951 ;May 19, 1951 ;May 26, 1951 ;
June 2, 1951 ;June 9, 1951 ;June 16, 1951 ;June 23, 1951 ;June 30, 1951 ;
July 7, 1951 ;July 14, 1951 ;July 21, 1951.
THE MEN WHO MAKE THE WHEELS GO ROUND
b: THE COLOMBO PORT COMMISSION LOCOMOTIVE DRIVER
The Colombo Pore Commission railway system comprises some 22 miles of
track and is linked .to the Ceylon Government Railways at the Harbour exchange
sidings. Our locomotive drivers are busy men today. With over 650,000 tons in
1950, they are hauling more than three times as much freight than they did ten
years ago.
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The piece de resistance on the hill of fare is the cabaret turn put on by the ele-
phants every evening at about 5 p.m '-vide stay and photo by our publishers' Re-
porrer and photographer below.
Net quite " FoGes Bergeres "I'll admit-but whot more ran v showman expect of a
self-respecting elephant than curves and o ,goad memory ?
Go ;o the Zoo any day around five o'clock of on evening. The parade of the paunchy
pachyderms is sorr~ething you simply cannot afford to miss.
Bertram Mi!Is himself has nothing on these ebullient elephonts why stand on their
heads, on their keepers, on tiny three-!egged stools. In fvct they stand on anything but
their dignity. They samba and they waltz. They totter around an their toe nails.
And the grand finale is a tail-to-trunk marchpost, the sobriety of which is somewhat
marred by the foct that the leader "gives eut " on a mouth organ.
P.S.: No, it's not ".Goodnight Irene "
!Story by Kenneth L. Joachim, Picture 6y Mervyn L. Fernando).
The biggest International Show staged in South and South-East Asia. will be
the Colombo Exhibition which will be declared open by Their Majesties the
King and Queen next February.
All Asian countries from Pakistan to the Philippines and the' Maldives, with
the colonial territories of the U.K. in S.E. Asia as well as Australia and New Zealand
will be participating.
Art forms from all countries in S.E. Asia will be housed in the cultural section
where teams, including head-hunters from Borneo and a troupe of Maoris from
New Zealand, will perform.
Mr. Mischa Black, architect of the Festival of Britain will advise the Government
of Ceylon on the structural plans, layout, etc.
It will be a show worth going a long way to see and would-be tourists will be
well-advised to make their reservations for hotel accommodation, etc., well in
advance.
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Discharge figures per day of three eight-hour shifts were as follows :-
20,000 bags
22,000 ?
26,000
25,000 ?
18,000 ?
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Another step in the Colombo Port Develop-
ment Scheme was taken on August 21, when work-
men began demolishing buildings at the wharf to
make room for the new quay to be constructed
off the South-West Breakwater. The new quay is
to be called the "Customs Quay," while the North-
East Breakwater Quay is now known as " Mutwal
Quay."
Mr. H. Christensen, Manager for American
President Lines for India, Pakistan and Ceylon, has
IefC the Island to take up a new appointment with
the line in Singapore.
He has been succeeded by Mr. M. J. Oremus.
A full programme is in store for Britain's
" Festival Girl," Judy Breen, when she calls at
Colombo on her round-the-world flying trip on
September 13. During her 19-hour stay in the
Island she will be whirled to Kandy to visit the
world-famed Temple of the Tooth, back to
Colombo for a personal appearance at a Colombo
Cinema, attend a Press party, dine at the Galle Face
Hotel, where the Hon. Sir Oliver Goonetilleke,
Minister for Home Affairs, will preside and finally
attend a dance which is being organised in aid of the
Girl Guides' Association of Ceylon in her honour
and under her patronage.
MISS JUdY BREEN
PhoW: Times
Mr. E. H. Tong, Superintendent of Whipsnade
Zoo in London was full of praise for the Dehiwala
Zoo-a few miles out of Colombo-when he arrived
fora busman's holiday in Ceylon. He sailed on
September I, with a collection ofelephants, leopards,
storks and insects for Whipsnade.
Visitors to Ceylon should make it a point
to visit the Dehiwala Zoo whose broad acres are
framed in a background of flowering trees and
shrubs in tropical profusion.
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Before the outbreak of war, Japan ranked third among the maritime countries
of the world. Japanese ship-building has almost reached its pre-war standard and
Shipping lines in Japan are eagerly awaiting the signing of the Peace Treaty to begin
operating on the sea-routes of the world, Two well-known lines which used to
operate regularly between .Japan and Colombo were the Nippon Yusen Kaisha and
the Osaka Shosen Kaisha. The " Maru " ships, as their vessels were Balled, will
soon be a familiar sight in Colombo.
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Dr. W. G. Wickremesinghe, Director of Medical and Sanitary Services, and
a member of the Colombo Port Commission, has been appointed an Officer of the
Order of St. John by H.M. the King, who is the Sovereign Head of the Grand Priory
in the British Realm of the Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem.
The honour has been conferred on Dr. Wick-
remesinghe for his work in the St. John Ambulance
Brigade Overseas, Ceylon Branch, of which he is
the Commissioner.
We extend our heartiest felicitations to him on
receiving this coveted distinction in the organisation.
A large gathering of friends and officials assembled
at the Passenger Jetty on July 17, to bid Sir Walter
Hankinson, retiring U.K. High Commissioner in
Ceylon, and Lady Hankinson "good-bye " when
they left for England in the " Oronsay."
Sir Walter and Lady Hankinson will be very much
missed by the hosts of friends they have made in
Ceylon and Lady Hankinson in particular by the
numerous Associations of which she was an active
member.
SIR WALTER HANKINSON, retir-
ing U. K. High Commissioner in
Ceylon, and Lady Hankinson wave
good-bye to those who come to see
them off on July 17th at the jetty.
They left for England in the
" Oronsay ".
Until the arrival of Sir Walter's
successor, Sir Cecil 5yers, Mr. M.
R. Metcalf will nct as High
Commissioner. -Photo: Times
We regret to record the death of Mr. L. A.
Cordelle, Agent in Ceylon of the Compagnie Indus-
trielle de Travaux of Paris, Contractors for the
Colombo Port Development Scheme.
Mr. Cordelle had been ailing for some time and
was on his way home on leave in the "Felix Roussel "
when, on July 19, he collapsed from heart failure.
He was buried at sea and a Solemn Requiem Mass
was sung at St. Lucia's Cathedral on July 23, with his
colleagues and Port ofFcials in attendance.
He was well-loved and his loss will be keenly felt.
To his widow we extend our deepest sympathies.
The "Clan Brodie " which arrived on July 24,
with a consignment of over 100,000 bags of sugar,
completed discharge in five days and sailed one day
ahead of schedule.
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Business handled by the Messageries Maritimes Co. in India, Burma, Pakistan
and Ceylon has increased by leaps and bounds. To cope with this additional traffic
(and that with other countries) the Company has embarked on the.- construction
of nine new passenger liners-" Vietnam," "Laos," " Cambodge," "Pierre L'oti,"
" La Bourdonnais,' "Ferdinand De Lessees," "Jean Laborde," " Caledonien "
and " Tahitien "-and seven cargo vessels, " Gange," " Pheio," " Euphrate,"
" Irrawady," "Indus," "Mekong, ' and " Meinam. The three last-named are
already in commission and the "Indus "called at this port on June 25.
The popular old Bibby liner "Oxfordshire " (8,687) tons has been saved from
the ship-breakers' yards. Re-registered by the Government of Pakistan as the
" Salina-E-Arab," shy will be engaged in her new lease of life as a pilgrim ship carry-
ing devout pilgrims from Pakistan to Mecca and back.
The name "Oxfordshire " will, however, be perpetuated by the Bibby line
with abrand-new and up-to-date addition to the Bibby fleet.
Prospective tourists will welcome the news that the amount of sterling currency
permitted to be brought into or taken out of the Island has now been increased from
?5 to ?10.
The Pakistan Navy frigate " Zul Fiquar " (1,370 tons) bumped into the 23,500-
ton P. & O. Liner "Strathmore "just after the latter had berthed on June 25, and
smashed three port-holes. The bow of the frigate was badly damaged.
Repairs to a steel plate which was cracked forced the liner to delay her depar-
ture for about 18 hours.
John H. Bramah, Diving Inspector in the Colombo Pert Development Scheme,
married Audrey Lapworth on June 26.
Miss Lapworth had arrived a bare 48 hours before the ceremony by the Air
Ceylon Skymaster, " Laxapana " after a flight of 6,000 miles from the U.K.
VVe extend our heartiest congratula-ions and best wishes to the young couple.
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More than a mile of eight-inch steel pipes were aboard the "City of Philadel-
phia "which arrived on Juiy 8.
These steel pipes-6,000 feet in length-form part of a shipment of the Cutter
Suction Dredger ordered from America by the Colombo Port Commission. The
dredger, the first of its kind to be imported into Ceylon, will cost eight lakhs of
rupees.
The hull and other component parts will arrive later and it will be assembled
in Colombo. This dredger will be used for reclamation work in Beira Lake and
elsewhere and in shallow dredging. It has 500 feet of floating pipeline and 5,500 feet
of shore pipeline and two booster pumps.
The dredger has a cubic capacity of 53 feet against a dynamic head of 190 feet
and will be able to go through the McCallum Locks and under the smallest bridge
over the lake and dredge up to 30 feet tutting Its own flotation.
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The Contract for the salvage of s.s. "Soli," sunk by enemy action during the
war, was secured by the Italian firm, Messrs. D. Tripcovich & Co. of Trieste, with a
tender of Rs.-,789,950.
Salvage operations are expected to commence very shortly under the direction
of the Resident Partner and Engineer, Baron de Banfield.
* ~
Typical monsoon weather prevailed on June 2. Gusts of 52 m.p.h, were recorded
and the seas were so choppy that ships had to be kept waiting outside due to the
inability of Pilot launches to go out to meet them. Some ships were allowed to
come in during the day at their own risk without a Pilot, but the " Nordstjernan,'
" Bronxville " and " Maston," which hove ,into sight after nightfall, were made
to anchor outside and wait for daybreak as it was considered imprudent to allow
them to try and find their way in unpiloted.
Congestion in the harbour reached an all-time post-war "high " in June, during
which the monthly average of the occupation of harbour berths reached the high
figure of 94 per cent. The average occupation figure for the first six months in
1951 was 80 per cent.
Apart from the fact that the volume of trade handled by the port has increased
phenomenally, the presence of a large number of disabled vessels, which .immobilised
a number of valuable berths, contributed materially to the congestion.
The record below is illuminative :-
" Hoimy "arrived May 7, sailed Juiy 29.
" Fionia "arrived June 4, sailed June 27.
" AI Chisti " ar?rived June 4, sailed July 7.
" Pakistan Progress "arrived May 14, sailed July 4.
" Marcar "arrived June 13, sailed July 6.
The worst offender was the "Vincent "which arrived on June 5, and is yet here !
The periodic influx of food cargoes also contributed to the congestion. On June
12, for instance, a total of nine food ships were in port--five discharging 20,000 tons
rice, one discharging 2,000 tons flour and three discharging 12,000 tons sugar.
On June 22, 44 ships--the maximum number the Port can accommodate---were
in harbour, while several others were expected,
On June 27, there were 41 sea-going ships at buoys and one empty berth (apart
from the two being swept) while four more ships were expected.
On August 28, there were 34 vessels in harbour and five expected:
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For the third year In succession the Salvage Tug "Rode Zee " (cruising range
15,000 miles) has been stationed in Colombo during the S.W. Monsoon to answer
distress r_alls. She took up station on June 9. On July 20, she was directed to
Bombay with instructions to tow the "Binfield " to Hongkong for repairs. The
"Binfield," however, slipped out at night without a clearance Certificate and made
her way to Hongkong, chased all the way by the "Rode Zee." From Hongkong
the "Rode Zee " returned to Colombo and is shortly expected to tow the disabled
ship "Vincent " to Liverpool-a distance of 6,700 miles.
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mainly for the discharge of food cargoes. He was also charged with the task of
conducting enquiries for the acquisition of additional mobile cranes.
He returned to the Island by air on June 25.
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General Sir John and Lady Harding passed through Colombo on the "Canton "
on May 23. The General had recently vacated the post of G.D. C-in-C., Far East
Land Forces, and was on his way to assume duties as G.O. C.-in-C. in Germany.
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The Ceylon Government Railway is at last receiving rolling stock and locomotives
ordered years ago. The "Clan Davidson "brought urgently-required bogeys and
two well-wagons. The latter are specially designed with a dip or well in the floor-
board to enable the carriage of large packages through tunnels.
The "Clan Maclennan "brought the first of eight diesel shunting locomotives
on order.
First of eight biesel electric loc~m~tives shipped by North British Locomotive Co.
to the C.G.R., being unloaded from the '~ Clan Maclennan ". These Iecomotives
will 6e mainly t:sed for shunting purposes. It is expected that the other seven will
arrive in about three months. -Photo: limes
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HERE
A~TD-
THE1ZE
The Port of Colombo is always ready to assist schools and colleges in conducted
tours of the harbour including the Colombo Port Development Scheme. Several
colleges have made use of this facility already and a school in Bangalore will be send-
ing aparty of students over in October.
launches are supplied at a special rate of Rs. 10 per hour for parties of 50 anal
under---the only stipulation being that at least two weeks' notice must be given in
order that the necessary arrangements can be made at this end.
It must be stressed, however, that permission to go on board a ship in the har-
bourcan only be granted by the local Agents of the vessel. If, therefore, such a visit
is contemplated, prior application must be made to the Agents direct by the Head
of the educational institution concerned.
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lt.-Col. P. A. J. Hernu, Chairman, Colombo Port Commission, emplaned for
the U. K. on May 27, to investigate, on behalf of the Ceylon Government, the possi-
bility of the purchase of a fleet of lighters to be owned and operated by Government
Col. Hernu emplanes for the U. K.
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Being very rare stones, they fetch high prices. The synthetic " Alexandrites "
are purplish in colour and when observed in artificial light the colour is much more
intense. The genuine is a sort of an "olive green "colour by daylight acid purplish
or Amethyst colour in artificial light. A genuine Alexandrite of good quality would
cost you anywhere from hundred and fifty rupees per carat onwards depending on
the quality and change of colour. Green Sapphires are sometimes sold for Aqua-
marine. "King Topaz " or "Oriental Topaz " is agolden-coloured Sapphire.
Tricks of the Trade
How are you to know whether a stone is genuine or a fzke ? That's simple-
just ask a dealer down the street and he will demonstrate a few "Tests." He will
probably put a tiny drop of water on the face of a stone and show you that the drop
does not move from its position ! He will rub the stone against a vertical pane of
glass and the stone will stick there. He will place it between two coins, and step
on it and the stonz will not break. He will scratch glass with it-and after all these
"Tests "you will probably go home with a beau*_iful gem and be mighty proud of
it till you find out that you are stuck with a phoney gem.
These "Tests " don't mean a thing. The explanation is simple-you can get
one flat glass surface to cling to another merely by passing your finger over each.
The natural ail makes them stick. Try it sometime, it's fun ! In the same way,
a drop of water stays put on any slightly oily surface. And if you can break any-
thing harder than ahazel-nut between two slim coins without bending their edges,
you are clever, indeed. Then again, anything harder than glass will scratch it and it
certainly doesn't have to be a genuine gem !
Touts and Guides
Touts and guides are a great asset to unscrupulous dealers. They help in the
sale of non-genuine gems to the tourists. On days ships put into port, it is a rare
sight not to see these "Sharks " rushing at the tourists with attractive business-
cards of self-styled expert gem merchants and jewellers. These guides are paid as
much as twenty-five per cent. on a deal. Some of the victims are so well handled
by the guides, that they are not given a chance of stepping into a reliable dealer's
to get their merchandise checked or valued.
It is very important to keep in mind that when it comes to buying jewellery
and gems it is absolutely essential to go to a reputed dealer-someone you can trust
implicitly---for, without this confidence, you may as well give up the idea of buying
Jewellery at all. Mutual confidence is most important. The buyer must be able to
trust the dealer and the dealer the buyer. In the matter of valuation, more blame
is attributable to the buyer than to the dealer. Very often would-be buyers are
unintentionally misled by wrong valuations. It is very seldom that two valuations
will agree. If the would-be buyer uses a little more common sense when getting
an article valued, it will do him a lot of good. No jeweller likes to help another
to sell his goads when he himself is trying to get rid of his own merchandise. It is
human nature to hunt for bargains. But you must bear in mind that a good jeweller
will never bargain with you. He will fix the selling price of an article after accurately
calculating the cost-the price of the stone, the setting, the labour involved and the
legitimate profit. The reliable dealer will always have his merchandise price-marked.
If a jeweller makes a drastic reduction from the marked price, beware ! There is
something wrong somewhere !
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Besides the sales of spurious stones for genuine, misleading trade names which
do not accurately or fairly describe the merchandise are frequently used. Some of
the popular names used by dealers in describing their gems are confusing and often
intentionally deceptive. They apply the name "Topaz "not only to the real topaz,
but also to almost any yellow transparent gem. The so-called Topaz offered to you
in the trade is really Quartz. They are yellow "Topaz Quartz " and sell from
fifty cents to about five rupees per carat, whereas the precious topaz would cost
you about fifteen rupees or more per carat depending on the quality. Water Sap-
phires are often sold as White Sapphires (Corundum). There is a great deal of
difference between the two, both technically and in the price. Water Sapphires
are sold from fifty cents to about a rupee per carat and the White Sapphires from
five rupees to about thirty rupees per carat. White Sapphires, being the colourless
variety of corundum, have the same optical and physical properties as the Ruby
and Blue Sapphire. They are very lively to look at compared to the Water Sap-
phires, and last longer. Then again there is the "Rangoon Diamond " or the
"Belgium Diamond," which is not a diamond at all. It may be offered to you as a
" White Sapphire " or a "White Zircon "and is a kind of synthetic stone imported
from Rangoon and very frequently used in settings and palmed off as a genuine White
Sapphire. The so-called " Alexandrites "offered to you are nothing but synthetic
stones. It is very rarely one sees a fairly good quality specimen of Alexandrite.
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