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RIL POST
Vol. XIV No. 6
June 1967
A monthly magazine for all
personnel of:
ROYAL INTEROCEAN LINES
(Koninklijke Java -ChinaPaketvaart Lijnen N.Y.)
N.Y. NEDERLANDSE TANK- EN
PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ
HOLLANDSE VRACHTVAART
MAATSCHAPPIJ N.Y.
EDITOR
Mrs L. M. Petty
AREA CORRESPONDENTS
HO LLAN D
JAPAN
PH ILIPPIN ES AUSTRALIA AFRICA
S. AM ER ICA SINGAPORE -
C.G. Bu rge rsdijk
J. Timmerma ns
Y. Nagashima
V. Paz
B. Pola in
G .M. Forsyth
H.C.G.L. Ribbink
J.J .M. Lensing
Published by:
Royal lnterocean Lines,
P.O. Box 725, Hong Kong .
C ontents, with th e exce pt ion o f articles der ived from
o t her sources, may be repri nted ; ackno wledg ement o f
t he source, ho wever, would be app rec i ated .
From the Editor
REPARA T ION-We are not
infall ible, a nd mistakes do occasionally creep into RIL Post. We
like to t hink t hat these do not
happen too often, yet there are
times when we must ma ke ru eful
apologies . Some of the copies
of our May issue were amended
in time, but to those whose copies
were not corrected, we plead
guilty to t he wro ng spelling of
the name of the late Captain
W. F.H. Burger on page 88, and
hope that ou r error will not have
distressed his many old frie nds
and admirers.
HI GH H ON O UR and re gre t
Pag e I 06
AP P RO BAT IO N - We hea r
that the new Rl L promotion fi lm
"Windows o n the East" has won
Second Prize in the recent competition organised by the Pacific
Area Travel Assoc iation (PAT A) , against stiff opposition from
fift y competitors. Congratul ations to the p roducers, Mr &
Mrs H. Weaver, and also to keen 'promoter' G.M. Pliester,
Manage r of RIL's Passage Department.
S E NSA TI ON - A successful
yea r's trading brings a glow to
all of us, but what blazing excitement would come from a declared
profit of I IOo/o ! Page I I I.
SU PP L ICA T l O N - To t his
issue is attached a form, and
we wou ld specially ask for the
cooperation of t hose reade rs to
whom it is ad d ressed, to complete
and return as soon as convenient.
An early ret urn will he lp both
printer and editor. '
. . . s.,d, t o le.,ve such a nice
tri m ship . . .
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RESTORATION- The anonymous 'Mr Roya l' (May issue,
page 87) tu rned up just as we were going to press, and we
are happy to repo rt that he was ab le to claim his long-lost
colou r transpa rencies.
Print ed in H ong Kong b y
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RIL' S
CHAIRMAN RETIRES
On April 24th Mr B.E. Ruys retired as Chairman of the
Board of Directors of R.I. L., afte r almost twenty years'
service on the Board. In fact, he was t he only remaining
member who had se rved since the merger agreement a nd
t he fo rmation of the Koninklijke-Java-China-Paketvaart
Lijn in September, 1947. In t his, he was following in
t he footsteps of his fa ther, Mr B.E. Ruys, Sr., who was
o n th e board of the old Java-China -Japan Lij n from its
formation in 1902.
Mr Ruy s was a member of t he Board of Directors of
the Kon inklijke Paketvaa rt Maatschappij and of their
Board of Delegates since 194 7. In 1954, at the time
of the 'Combina tie ' ag reement bet ween K.P. M. a nd
K.J.C.P. L., he became a Delegate member of the Board
of R.I. L., in June, 1960 he was appoin ted Vice-Chairman,
and in June, 1962, Chairman of the Board of Directors.
In this latter capacity, Mr Ruys paid a visit to Hong
Kong in 1963, but this was by no means his fi rst visit.
Shipping ties between the Fa r East and the family company 'Ruys' go back to about 1842, when the present
Hong Kong came into being. Evidence of these ties
with the China Coast is the fact that, of the three sailing
barques built by the fami ly in 1846, one was called
'Whampoa'.
For the past twenty years, Mr Ruys' great knowledge
of, and inborn "feeling" for eve rything concerned with
shipping has been of t reme ndous value not only at
Board Meetings, but also in the frequent personal contact
wit h the management of our Company.
Du ring Mr Ruys' time on the Board , many new liner
services have been opened, but at the same time there
have been political difficulties necessitating major changes
of plan, and keen competition has kept the Company
on its toes. Despite the difficu lties and some set-backs,
the Company has prospered , and a 'milestone' was
reached in 1966, with the merger of K.J.C.P. L. and
K.P.M .
We offer our most grateful thanks to Mr Ruys for his
leadership, wise counsel, and ded ication du ring these
twen ty years.
Mr B.E. RUYS
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R eport from
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Photos: Chief Stew~rd Sung HMg
W hilst TJ IPONDOK was en route fro m Ho ng Kong to
Singapore on 14th March, a small fishing vessel wa s
sighted flying distress signals at about 19.32 ° N by
11 3.28 ° E. After our sh ip had been manoeuvred close
to the small craft, the pilot-ladder was rigged, and two
of her crew swam over and boarded us. They told us
that they had been d rifting fo r 21 days with engine
trouble and without food or water.
Lines were cast over a nd t he vesse l was b roug ht alongside. Her capta in had decided to abandon his ship.
and requeste d us to take him and his crew to Singapo re.
The fishing boat, the 'Kam Fook Choy', left Kaohsing
on 21st Feb rua ry. Some 40 hours late r, whilst fishing
in a position about 21 ° N by 120.30° E, the ir engine
broke down and they had been drifting ever since .
There was a very little fresh wate r aboa rd, but the food
had run out two days previously.
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board, cast off the fishing boat, and proceeded to
Singapore.
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Straat Holland launched
Before the sun reflected on the snow on Mount Fij i, a motorcar
cavalcade lined up in front of Nippon Daira, a modern hote l
overlooking Shimizu and Shizuoka , t o transport a host of guests of
Dutch nationality to Nippon Kokan's Shimizu Dock Yard.
the RIL newbuilding supervising staff had in their turn also picked
up very va luable ideas of how things were done in sh ipbu ilding
yards in Japan. One and al l are looking forward to employment
of the sleek and speedy-look ing "Stroot Holland " 1n our JapanSouth A frica-South Ame rica Service .
The occasion of th is dawn ceremony was the launching of "Straat
Holland" at 8 a.m . on March 15th, by Mrs S.G . van Weede , wife
of Mr van Weede, Member of our Board of Directors.
Another netv ship in the water.
Ocean tides don't wait, not even for the illustrious.
After the gracious ly and expertly performed launching by Mrs van
Weede , who wished the ship Godspeed and a safe haven for
those who sai led in her, a short tour was made to Sh imizu's famous
strawberry farms and the Kunoh -za n Toshogu shrine, where t he
remains of t he Tokugawa lyeyasu were orig inally kept, before
being transferred to the famous Toshogu Sh rine in Nikko.
A reception part y was then held at the by now well-known Nippon
Daira Kanko Hotel , where Mr van Weede spoke on beha lf of his
wife, mentioning the splendid cooperation between owners, bui lders,
and supervisors from the "Bouwbureau" . He said that it was
their first v isit to J apan and that his wife was very happy and
proud to have been chosen to sponsor such a graceful vessel as
Straat Holland ; the vessel would surely be a delight to a ll who
would work with the aid of her many modern amenities.
Mr van Rhoon, on behalf of
Managing Directors, gave a
congratulatory address, saying
that after completion of the
series of four "H"-vesselsall to be built by Nippon
Kokan at Shimizu- Rl L would
look t o Dutch Yards for the
next series of five ultra modern
cargo-vessels.
He
further stressed that whereas
N .K.K. had no doubt benefited by the experience of
bu ilding the last unit of the
Japan-built Straat-F series,Straat Florida- and the present series of four "H"-vessels,
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FAREWELL MR EGBERINK
A s already reported, Mr J. F. Egberink, RIL's Genera l
Manager for Africa , was honoured by the appointment
of Chevalier of the Order of Oranje Nassau. The
investiture by the Netherlands Consul in Durban, Mr
K. Brouwer, took place on board TEGELBERG on 20th
March, and on 3 Ist March Mr Egberink retired after
3 7 years of service .
In his reply. Mr Egberink sa id that the award had come
as a complete su rpri se and that he was deeply moved
and honoured. He thanked all for their co-operation
and assistance, especially that of his wife and children,
whose support and loyalty had always been of the first
degree. He had made many friends in RIL whom he
would never forget, and although it had been a privilege
to be in charge of RIL in Africa, and he had enjoyed
his years in the Company, he was now going to relax.
So celebrations are shared with reg rets at parting in
ou r reports from Durban.
In his speech on the TEGELBERG, Mr Brouwer recalled
the long years of distinguished se rvice by Mr Egberink
since he first entered the "Scheepvaarthuis" on Ist
September, 1930, when KPM had just re-established
Indonesia-South Africa trade . Various postings had followed until 1936 when he first went to South Africa,
a link whi ch was broken only whe n he joi ned up in
Singapore in 1942. After his arrival back in Durban
in 1946, Rll grew from strength to strength, and is now
the largest single network from South Africa, controlled
for the last twelve years by Mr Egberink. His services
to Dutch Shipping had not gone unnoticed, and it gave
the speaker great pleasu re to bestow the honour.
Eleven days later, all the members of the Durban office
gathered together to say goodbye to Mr Egberink.
Also present were Mr & Mrs Raffray of Messrs Ireland
Frazer, Rll's agents in Mau ritius, who had specia lly timed
a visit to Durban in orde r to coincide with the occasion .
Mr Raffray said that it was a privi lege and a pleasure
for him and his wife to be present at t his event which
took him back twelve yea rs to 1955, when Ireland Frazer
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Congrat ulations followed, first from Captain Th . Rose,
Master of the TEG ELBERG on behalf of seagoing staff
a nd then Mr J. van Middelkoop who spoke for shore
staff, concluding:
"as a token of a visible appreciation for the sterling
services rendered, Managing Directors in Hong
Kong and Amsterdam have asked me to present
you with this miniature replica of the d istinction
bestowed on you by ou r Queen. I also hand you
herew ith persona l lette rs to you from our Ma nag ing
Directors in Amsterdam and Hong Kong."
He then handed to Mr Egberink telegrams received from
vessels, offices and individua ls all over the world, saying
how happy he was that Mrs Egberink could be on board
to share her husband's distinction.
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OUT OF THE
K.L.M. ha ve made some triumphant flights in the p ast,
not least of which was the famous race from Mildenhall
(England) to Melb ou rne in 1934. K.L.M. entered the
'Uiver', a Douglas DC-2, piloted by Parmentier, in this
speed and handicap race, and the trip was made as a
normal passenger-mail flight with 3 passengers and 19 1
kg. mail.
The 'Uive r' (named 'The flying hotel ' in the world
press) left on October 20th, along with nineteen othe r
com peting planes, some of which had been specially
constructed. On October 22nd , 52 hours late r, th e
'Uiver' a rrived in Batavia , and on October 24th, after
a total fl ight of 3 days, 18 hours and 17 minutes,
Melbou rne was reached . Second prize was won in the
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speed race , and first prize in the handicap event.
One can imagine the rejoicing in the Dutch community
in Australia at the time . A reception was held at the
Wentworth Hote l "to meet the Commander, Ca pta in and
Officers" - a who le fou r men! Messrs. K.D. Pa rmentier,
J.J. Moll, C. va n Brugge and B. Prins were lio nized and
their autog rap hs eagerly sought.
Out of that thi rty-t hree year o ld past has t urn ed up one
of the origi nal invitations by t he 'Roya l Dutch Airways' ,
and on t he back we ca n identify Pa rme ntie r's signature,
together with that of Moll, and the re is ' Lammers va n
Too renb urg' , who was K.P.M.'s Ma nager in Austroli(l for
many years.
(colllmued from opposile)
ente red business rel ations with Mr Egberink as General
Manager for Africa, which was the beginning of a long.
happy and f ruitful re lationship.
There had a lways been the happiest relations between
agent and p rincipal, and his only regret was that Mr
Egberink could not go to Mauritius as a guest of Ireland
Frazer, prior to his reti rement, to meet all the fri ends
he had made there . Mrs Raffray th en presented Mr
Egberin k, on behalf of Ireland Frazer, with a Silver Tray
as an app rec iation of the tie and the friendsh ip between
the two Companies.
The t hree RIL employees who ha ve the longest se rvice
record, then followed with presents from staff. Mr
Aa rsen presented a desk, Eric, a matching chair, and
Mrs Hvistendahl - in case Mr Egberink shou ld wish to
re lax too much! - a typewriter.
Mr Egbe ri nk thanked the whole staff (now totalling 70
in Durban) for standing by him in not always easy
circumstances . They had always made a good job of
it, and he knew that they would continue to do so. The
presents, he said, left him absolutely speechless, "all I
can say; I am most grateful - thank you ve ry, very much
indeed " .
FLEET FACTS
HOU TMAN, after docking a t Hong Kong , will make
the June sailing in the China- East Africil Service
(C HEAS) .
HO LLAN DS DREEF (9 ,500 G .R.T.) of t he Hollandse
Yrilchtvaa rt Milatschappij N.Y. , has been ti me-charte red
to RIL for one trip from Ja pan to Mombasa , to lift 125
railway wagons. She will be de live red towMds the end
of J une and re-delive red about a month late r.
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Hollands Dicp, siSJcr slup of the Dreef.
A FAREWELL TO SHIPS
T he story of the ship's dog in the March issue of R IL Post has inspired another 'old sea-dog' to write down some
memories of a ship's dog called H olly. She was almost on the inventory of the old K.P.M.-ship Waingapoe, and
sailed with that vessel for 71 years. H er master prefers to remain anonymous, but the lady herself is not so
reticent:-
A short philosophy of a seagoing life as seen through canine eyes
To those who recognize me from my picture and w ho have sailed
with me on six of the seven seas: Hi there folks!
I was born a dog's life ago in the gay city of Surabaia. One day,
when I was a few months old, I was introduced to some guests;
young gemlemen wearing smart umforms and displaying most captivating manners, who belonged to a ship that for some reason was
tied up in the harbour for a long period. An entirely new and
more or less adventurous li fe as a ship's pet lay ahead of me.
First of all . I wa' christened " H olly", apparently because the establishment w here I was born bore the illustrious name '' H ollywood' ' .
After I had adjusted m yself somewhat to the ways of a ship, I got
over my homesickness and I must say I really started enjoying life on
that floating contraption. l\f ost people on board were very kind to
me, allowed me in their cabins and even on their chairs and beds.
Good food was plentiful, I learned to cat sate from sticks and liked
beer and whisky-coke too!
In my life at.sea of seven human years (equal to. forty-two dog years),
the shtp earned me to strange lands. l have vtsited all the countries
in the South Pacific, around the Indi an Ocean and also those bordering the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean. I liked to make little
excursions ashore but this sometimes proved to be d angerous; there
seem to exist whole tribes who put dog's steak , rare or half-done, on
their menu.
When I first cam e to Africa's Ea• t coast it was decided that I should
be vaccinated against some di,easc of which everybody seemed to be
dead scared. This vaccination business was a real nuisance, but the
greatest humiliation came wi th the vaccination-certificate in which,
after the word "race" , the only de,cription my superhuman supervi•ors could dream up was "mongrel".
That is the way these civilized shipboard people thank you for all
the nice moments you have given them: sitting on your tail , performing pawshakes and special whoofs for them , keeping strangers and
thieves away from their decks, subm itting to thei r ridiculous attempts
to teach you human manners and even killi ng all the sh ip's catsized
rats for them. It is really frus t ratin~ to note that, in spite of the
technical progress of the l:m 100 years, these skilfuls have still
not mastered the technique of keeping thci•· floating castles ratfrce.
On the whole, however, I was treated very kindly and generously, I
must admit, and I enjoyed a very pleasant sort of li fe . Naturally
there were som e low types who always tried to pinch or kick me
secretly, and in one case even tried to dump me into the sea, but
these decadent characters one fi nds even among dogs.
1 have always considered that the one serious disadvantage of shipboard
life was that in all those years I seldom had a steady boss. Everybod y
bossed me and sometimes I did not k now w hom I should obey . Like
all humans I subconsciously wanted somebody to guide me, not only
to caress me. It happened frequentl y that I became very attached to
one human and lived with him for months; but suddenly he was
gone, left me for his wife or fiancee and the next inhabitant of the
cabin would kick me out. It sometimes happened that for weeks I
had to beg or steal m y food from the ~alley because nobody was
seriously looking after me. This typical form of human ne~li gence
has made a cynical dog of me. Up to this very day, foodstea lmg and
garbagecan-raking has become a hobby with me, much to my present
owner's despair.
This uncertainty in my life cam e to
arrival of a new man on hoard one
port of Beirut, now three years ago.
where his predecessor had sent me out
friends right away.
an unexpected end with the
late aftern oon in the remote
He called me into his cabin,
months earlier, and we were
A very happy period followed. Here at last was a man who did not
try to make an animal act like a human, and we got along very well.
Got a custom -made mattress and blanket under his desk, got my own
plate and mug with my name on it and I was allowed to clamber into
my master's bunk when the sea turned rough and the ship started
rolling and pitching. When the ship was moving in or out of
harbour, my place was in the wheelhouse on top of the flaglocker,
where I could keep a watchful eye on all proceedings.
We also used to take long walks into the hills and forests, and had
lots of fun together. Or, when the ship was in some eastern port,
we would wander for days along beautiful , unspoiled beaches, take
a dip in the foam y surf, or have a barbecue in a romantic palmcove.
Although I had a few brief amorous adventures here and there, I
was usually glad to return to the wide and lonely sea, leaving the
troubles and trivialities of shorelife fa r behind me.
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Then the news came that the ship was going to be sold to foreign
people and there was the question of what was to become of poor
little me. As one man, all the ship's officers suggested that I should
be sent to Holland by airplane; they would participate in the airfare
and would draw lots as to who should take li ttle Holly home with
him. T his gesture gave me thrills runnings up and down m y spine
and restored some of my faith in H umanity.
It never came to a test of the ship's officers' generosity, however, for
m y boss and his wife had decided they would take me home to live
with them, notwithstanding the fact that they already owned a dog.
The captain of a Holland-bound Dutch vessel was found willing to
take me along (I forget this friendly captain's name but he grows
a beard and is very fond of dolphins), provided that I received that
notorious vaccination again.
That was another nightmare in sight of the Promised Land. This
time the H ong Kong doctor found it necessary to dip my left car with
a kind of train-conductor's tongs, which treatment was a screaming
horror! On top of this, every taxi refused to take a lowly dog and
we had to walk all the way back to the ship.
At last anyway I was on board that ship with the bearded captain
and it was a nice break to visit Japan on my way to H olland. For
this trip I had been fitted out with a real passport with the word
" terrier" neatly printed behind "race", so finall y full justice was
given to my real status.
My master's wife awaited me on the quay in Holland and skilfully
piloted me through formalities. When she let me into her car, I
was instanteously and viciously attacked by a curlyhaired black
monster who happened to be a french poodle by the name of Sacha
and this stout fellow obviously felt that he had older rights to the
family-car. The midnight commotion attracted a crowd and several
typical Amstedam wisecracks exploded in the nippy air. i\ly mistress
was in tears.
But Sacha and I have long since become adjusted to each other and
I feel proud to have a poodle of such standing and culture '1s a
companion. After having caught a few tiny mice in the kitchen, m y
reputation was settled for ever. "'e now live most comfortably in
one of those modern Amsterdam concrete cave dwellings that Dutch
people c:all " houses".
Now I am also fami liar with all the strange smells in Holland - so
very different from the spirited oriental smells I have grown up with.
And - wow! -when I saw snow falling from the skies for the
fi rst time in my doggy li fe - mama mia! - I could not believe my
eyes. But l am glad there exist s uch things as fireplaces and centr.al
heating. Yes, the Good Lord has been very generous to people 111
H olland and H e gave them many gadgets to make life worthwhile,
but I have a private opinion t hat He loves the Asians better, for to
them H e gave the Sun.
l have grown accustomed to wearing a coat when the weather is
freezing, a very nauseating experience. W ith that silly coat on I am
still the laughing Hock of the whole neighbourhood. But food is
delicious and abundant, they play with me everyday, I sleep on a
Persian cushion every night and seem to e njoy all the refinements of
the dog's jet-set. Although I have given up beer dri nking on the
doctor's advice, I like this sybarite's life, very much .
All is well that ends well and, though I sometimes glance nostalgically
at the biJ.: painting over the mantelpiece, showing a ship on the high
seas, I cannot say that li fe is treating me badly in my old age.
So long friends!
TEN YEARS AGO
June , 1957
At the end of January of this year s.s. T jibodas
called at Bitung in North-Celebes in order to load
coprah , thereby becoming the first RlL vessel to do
this since the war. Bitung is a sleepy little place,
but it has a modern and up-to-date harbour and its
wharf could set an example to many larger ports.
The most zmportant product of tlm part of the world
is high quality coprah, the export of which has
caused Bitung to grow to its present importance.
Another source of income for the Bitung citizens is
fish ing, which they do from curious houseboat-like
fishing rafts. They let themselves drift out of the
port by the ebb tide, drop anchor and return with
the flowin g tide. At night they use bright lights to
attract the fis h, which is very confusing to the officers
on m commg vessels.
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A retired ship's dog wi1hcs good sailing to you all.
DUTCH WAR SHIPS IN HARBOUR .
ing- h.r R. NOOMS (or ZEEMAN >.
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DUTCHMEN DOWN UNDER
By Eric Spring (Sydney)
Part III: "Exit Tasman-Enter Van Noort"
Despite his disappointment and disapproval of Tasman's
handling of what should have been a magnificent voyage
of discovery, Van Dieme n had no option but to select
Tasman as leader of his second and final full-scale
expedition. As soon as "HEEMSKERK" and "ZEEHAEN"
had submitted their reports, Van Diemen began planning
another expedition which was to probe the many secrets
held by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean. Tasman was
to sail eastward from Batavia along the East Indies chain,
then coast along the south of New Guinea, passing
through to the Coral Sea.
Van Diemen's instructions were that Tasman must
"endeavour by all means to proceed that we may be
certain whether this land (of New Guinea) is divided
from the great and known South Land or not, and you
shall try to run to the southeast as far as to the new
Van Diemen's Land, steering along the east coast of the
known South Land according to its trending . . . ." He
was to return home along the southern coast of the
continent and through the Indian Ocean.
Van Diemen did not say how he knew that the coast of
the "South Land" ran southeast from Torres Strait. And
Tasman was unable to prove or disprove Van Diemen's
theory, for (like his predecessors), he failed utterly to
locate any passage between Cape York and New Guinea,
even though he was actually in the mouth of one. He
was putting his ship about wh en he saw a reef, and his
esca pe in the Fijis was a recurring nightmare. In that
frame of mind, it is perhaps just as well that he had
not reac he d the Coral Sea and the Great Barrier Reef.
Being unable to proceed as directed, he sailed in the
wake of Janszoon and Carstenz- following the coastline
of Northern Australia past desert and crocodile-infested
mangrove swamps until he reached the Willems Rive r
in the centre of Australia's west coast. W hilst he had
failed in his mission of finding the short-cut to the Pacific,
he had at least charted the northern reaches of Australia
with greater accuracy than his predecessors.
On Tasman's return to Batavia, Van Diemen made no
secret of his annoyance at another failure , and was
preparing further expeditions with a new commander.
However, the directors of the Company disapproved of
the Governor's plans for further exploration. They felt
that the Company could obtain enough gold and silver
from the trade it already enjoyed and they we re unable
to "anticipate any great results from the continuation
of such discoveries which entail further expenditure from
the Company." And this in a year when the Company
showed a profit of I IOo/r!
The following year, Van Diemen d ied , his faith unsha ken
in the future of the elusive Solomons. The reef-haunte d
Tasman never again co mmand e d a Company ship, and
no more Company-backed expeditions were made. It
was left to others to penetra t e these secret-kee ping area$
of the world. It is regrettable that Tasman was not
bette r served. Three hundred years after his voyages
it is more than a little diffi::ult to appraise Abel Tasman's
worth fairly and squarely. " H e was not" (to quote a
leading Australian historian) "a man e ndowe d with the
talents to fulfil tasks which were probably beyond the
reach of even the giants of this world."
Later g ene rations were to think more kindly of Tasman.
In 1856, the British colony of Van Die me n's Land was
renamed Tasmania in honour of its discoverer; one of
New Zealand's most beautiful mountains also bears hi.s
name.
Tasman's second voyage marked the end of attempts
by the Dutch to ex plore South Pacific waters in ships
sailing from west to east. From the east their chief
contri bution was the opening of a new lane into the
South Seas via Cape Horn.
In 1598 the first Dutch voyage was made to the Pacific
through the Strait of Magellan, when five ships left
Texel bound for the East Indies. Only one survived ,
and not one returned to Holland. That year a sailorcum-innkeeper, Oliver Van Noort, set sail with another
four ships- tota l co mplement, 240 men. He did not
fare much better. H is object was to attack Spanish
trade in the South Seas, but he was fifteen months
reaching the Straits of Magellan and a furthe r three
months passing through it. He found little to interest
him off the Peruvian coast: the only prize of any value
jettisoned its gold -five tons of it - before surrendering.
This event is said to have affected Van Noort far more
than a ny hardships of the voyage, and he never recove red
from the disappointment. Van Noort crossed the North
Pacific, provisioning his ships at the Marianas, thence
sai led to the Philippines, where he added nothing new
to the knowledge of this area. His circumnavigation
took almost three years and he brought only one ship
out of four back to Holland.
The really interesting voyages, and the only ones besides Tasman' s - to approach the fringe of the Coral
Sea, were made by two interlopers- Jacob Le Maire
and Jacob Roggeveen. But that's another chapterand in some respects, a g lorious one- in the annals
of Dutch ex ploration .
Ill
Next issue:
"LE MAIRE AND ROGGEVEEN"
m.v. STRAAT LOMBOK
1mpressions of Voyage 30 by Passenger Robert L. Anderson
I've always thought that I
With t ime enough to put
The excuse was I couldn't
To sit down and work out
could write a sonnet
my mind upon it.
t ake the time
the rhyme.
(In "free-verse" rhyme's considered just for squares;
To me it's only prose assu ming airs!)
Well, now while riding th e "Street Lombok"
The re's no excuse to watch the clock
(Except for meals) so here it goesA try at somet hing that's no prose.
Th e Street's home port is Amste rdam;
She's not b een there at all.
An exiled " Flying Dutchman "
With Far-East ports of ca ll.
A st eady sixteen knots she plods
Along day a fter day.
That's ha rdly supersonic but
She gets there anyway.
Her officers are Dutch, of course,
And far from Holland too.
Unlike the ship, they do get home
Somet imes, as sailors do.
The crew out aft are all Chinese
Recruited from Hong Kong
That noise of clicking tiles you hearThey're playing a t mahjong.
Her business- hauling cargo;
All e lse takes second place.
Four incidenta l passengers
Are all she tolerates.
These four need lots of patience
And no schedules tight to meet.
Asid e from that, for comfort
This travel's hard to beat .
No ent e rtainme nt's organized;
No d ressing up for meals,
But lazy contemplation
Is a luxury, one fe els.
Where else can one afford the t ime
For those neglected books,
Or even writing poet ry (?)
Or gabbing with the cooks.
Or wat ching navigation on the
Bridge, or fishes play
Or doing nothing by t he hour,
With tea t hree times a day7
In port there's cargo to be worked
By local stevedores,
A colorful and motley lot,
They gather by the scores.
They run the cranes and fork-lifts
W ith noncha lance and glee.
If anyt hing's marked "fragile"
Th ey drop it just to see.
Th e owners, Agents, Ca pta in
Are Manageme nt, supposed.
Who is it fina lly calls the tune7
Those lowly st evedo'es.
Still lots of brawn and sweat it takes
To keep a ship at sea.
For schedules, p rofits and success
The " stevies " have the key.
Five thousand tons of cargo
Is a n awful lot of stuff!
When spread out a ll a long the wharf
Th e re's hardly room enough.
It's quite a trick
So it comes out
Canned milk for
Atop the Ceylon
to st ow it
properly.
Penang shouldn't rest
crates, you see.
And there are frozen carcasses
Of mutton, beef and goats .
There's ot her stuff must be kept dry
Fresh fru its have " keep cool " notes.
Those flocks of live sh ee p on t he deck
Were bound for Singapore
Where they were Muslim food right soon
and taint the air no more.
Bulk liquid ca rgo's carried too
In tanks deep down below;
There's also oil for Diesel fuel
Down there, to make her go.
Th e Chief's big Stork amidship
Twists a nine-ton screw ast ern,
More than 6000 horses the re
To strain at throttle's turn .
Supported by auxiliaries,
Pumps, gadgets, generators
of every function, shape and size
are vital to these f reight ers.
At every port the re's plent y time
To sight-see if you care .
Those strange, exotic sights and sounds
And sme lls are everywhere.
Th e nights afloat are
When ca lm are wind
and heave ns overflow
We float a long with
beautiful.
and seas
with stars,
ease.
When ocean's rough we roll a bit
And maybe pitch as well.
The moon and stars dance 'round th e masts
And white wake fights th e swell.
In eith er case t he sleeping's fine;
No cares to thin k about.
The mot ion and faint engine th rob
Put wakefulness t o rout.
Th e " Lombok's " been a home away
From home for thirt y days.
Her hospitalit y we'll miss
As we go on our ways .
Our voyage soon is over
For we leave her at Bombay.
Our fondest wish, another trip
Like t his some other day.
So to the Captain, Staff and crew
Our t hanks e xtend ed are.
Not " farewell " do we say to a ll
But rather "au revoir."
.\larch 8, 1967.
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PRIZE WINNER
Congratulations to Boatswain Ho Woon To who won a prize in the nation-wide photographic competition, 'Camera
Ahoy' , held in Holland recently.
Mr Ho is no stranger to RIL Post readers, who have enjoyed many of his first-cla ss pictures in the past. His
prize-winning photograph is similar to one published by RIL Post in April 1965, and shows Sailor Leung Woon
Man diligently painting the hull of the STRAAT BANKA, whilst the ship was lying alongside at Durban.
We asked Mr Ho to show us some more of his recent work, and cannot resist this superb photograph of a cicada,
ta ken at Cape Town.
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COMPANY
FOOTBALL IN
CREW PRESENTATION
HONG KONG
Chinese staff versus European staff
In April, we reported on the ret irement of Chief Engineer
Now we hear that before he left
TJ IWANGI , he was presented with a silver plate by
the Chinese c rew.
C. Schavemaker.
G rim ly defending a slender 1-0 lead from a goal scored
in one of their none-too-frequent raids into "Chinese
staff territory", the European staff team on 26th April
succeeded in breaking a string of consecutive defeats
in the above (more or less) annual football match between
t he Chinese and European staff of ou r Hong Kong
Offices.
Of the ten matc hes for t he "Ca ptain's shield" p layed
between the two teams since 1955, eight matches have
been won by t he Chinese staff, the only previous victory
of the European st aff having been recorded as far back
as 1958.
It is interesting to note that the two teams together
contained only four players who were also in the line-up
in 1955 when t he first match was played.
Back Row ( 1. to r.j: Messrs Cheung Yuet Shin g (referee) , N g Koon
Man , H .f.j. Nietzman, Lau Leung , f-I .E . K erkmeyer, Leung Shu
F,.,,,• j.f-1. 1'1111 der IVai , H . von Chrismar, I< . E. Spel d , F. Rijker,
Lai Ktvok Leung, • H.IV.R . Baron van Tu y/1 van Serooskerk cn, / /.f .
Kleber, N .L. l'adt , Luk Kuk Lin, Lam Chi Kwong , C. Nanninr;,1.
Front Row (1 . to r. ) : Messrs Tam Wan H ow, f. ·van Zuy len,•
Kwon g Yuet Leung, Kan Kam K(/)ong, I'.A . Sa111t1n, Ktvong T o
Yeung , Cheng Shiu Hun g,• Wong K({)on g Yan, Lai r:lllln .Han.
* also {'iay ed in f l)i5
SOFT SELL
W hen Messrs. Fraser & Neave of Singapore launched
o selling campaign recently for their soft drinks, they
utilized one of Rl L's world maps to form the background
fo r their press release picture- wha t bette r?
Here are Mr & Mrs Schavema ker in the midst of a group
o f the Heads of Departme nts on board.
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Mr H .M. va n de r Schalk, Manag ing Director, accompanied by Mrs van der Schalk , arrived in Hong Kong
from Amsterdam on IOth May for business cons ultations.
Mr W .M . d e Haan, Manag ing Director, accompa nied
by Mr van der Scha lk, left Hong Kong on 28th May
for a b usiness trip to Singapore a nd Kuala Lumpur. Mr
von der Schalk returned to Amsterdam from Singapore
on 31st May.
Mr F. Te rwogt, Ma naging Director, returned to Hong
Kong from Home Leave on 12th May.
Mr S.R. Elge rsma (HK HO VZ) left Hong Ko ng on 15th
May for a three weeks' business t rip to Iraq, Iran, Kuwait,
Bahrain, Saudi Arabia , Qatar, Oman and Singapore .
LOG BOOK
VICTORIOUS TEAM
AJITA-SAN LEAVES KOBE
M r K. Aj ita - who joined the staff of the Kobe office
in 1948 - was recently transfe rred to t he Yokohama
Ma nagement office. A sma ll fa rewel l party was he ld
in the Kobe office on IOth March, during which , on
beha lf of the staff, he was presented wit h a Dunhill pipe ,
thus fulfi lling a lo ng -fe lt wish of this ent husiasti c pipe
smoker. Mr Aj ita was posted to the Kobe office for
exactly 6,666 days.
SHIP' S
During STRAAT JOHORE's load ing ca ll at Bunbury in
Western Austra lia on 8th Ap ril, a soccer match was
played against the m.s. ERNEBANK, with the sa tisfactory
result of 5-1 in Johore's favour.
We do not know the names of all these stalwarts, b ut
we do know t ha t the photograp her is Ca rgo C lerk , S.G.
Ng Min Ha ng , to whom we a re indebted for t his picture.
C ongra t ulatio ns boys!
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,\1essrs H yder ,\/. Kindi, D. B. lf'aldron , H . Oike. Hon. Mohamm .:d
Capt. N/11 Schoondrager , 1' . t•tlll Sclwardenhurg .
fa ha~i,
W hen two officer>· on one ship are >
·een with crutches, it is
time to take a picture! And that is just what Dresser T ang
M an To did 0 11 board Tegelberg . We understand that
both Captain Rose and Chief Officer Duit were injured
whilst playing deck game>·- all in th e line of duty, one
might .ray.
M r H. Oike of ou r Tokyo Office left Japan in A pril for an e xtensive
b usi ness v isit to Africa . Wh ilst he was in Mombasa, he helped
to host a party on board STRAAT VAN DIEMEN , together with
Ca p tain J.L. va n Sc hoondrager, M r D.B. Waldron , Dalg ety"s
Shipping Manag er and Mr P. van Sc haa rdenb urg , RIL"s Repre·
sentative in East A fr ica . The g uests on th is occasion were t he
H on . Mohammed Jahazi, Member of Kenya Parliament and
Managing Direct or of t he Waranchi Trade rs & General Sup p liers,
and his general manag er, M r H yder M. Kind i.
Second Officer F. van Groll was t here wit h his c amera to take
this p ictu re for us.
M r Oike wi ll be ret u rn ing to Tokyo via A msterdam in J uly .
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MR SUNG SHOU
TIN RETIRES
(1 . tor.) .\1em·s Ng Koon .\1an, A .N. Bouvy,
Yeung Foo k Lam, W .M. de llaan, C.L.C.
van Kretschmar, Srmg Shott Tin, G./11.
Pfiester, A .H . Veltman, Lee Ktvok Leong ,
Yuen Kwok Ching, f.M. Hws, JV.K . Mink ,
Leung K111ok Hing, E.M. Alarcoun, Henry
Wong Kung 1\'lm, Ng Sui Cheong, Chan Nai
Chi, joseph Lee, Hung Ping Yan.
O nly just over a year ago, RIL Post was reporting a
g reat celeb ration at HK MH- the completion of 40
yea rs of service by Mr Sung Shou Tin . On 25th April,
th is yea r, the large ma jo rity of the same people met
aga in, bu t this time more sadly to say G oodbye to Mr
Sung .
unfailing loyalty and devotion to duty in the Trave l
Department, and he spoke for everyone present whe n
he wished him many yea rs of happy retirement .
The Manager fo r Hong Kong & China , Mr A.N. Bouvy,
spoke of the Company's appreciation of Mr Sung's
In his reply, Mr Sung said that he would miss the daily
contact with everyone but that the friendly spirit would
still constantly re main . He wished the Company all the
best for the future.
OGENKI DE, TOMITA SAN
T hese were the words- "wishing you a ll the best " written in J apanese cha racters by means of sma ll azalea
flowers in the Kobe office on 28th April. The occasion
was the farewell party held for Mr Y. Tomita on his
retire ment after nearly twenty years of service. Apart
f rom the e ntire office staff, a la rge numbe r of business
friends , as we ll a s Mr Saku rai (RI L's Osaka Manager)
and Messrs G uterres and Milne were present.
twenty yea rs they were ready to fly off. So, in his
turn , the time had come t o leave. He concluded by
proposing a toast to the future of all his friends all over
the world , to the Kobe office staff, and to the prosper ity
of RIL.
The big Rl L wall map showed that the young Dutchmen
wh o have trained under Mr Tomita, a re now scattered
t hroughout the five contine nts. Mr H.M. Roos , RIL's
Manage r for Kobe, referred to this fact, saying also that
just about everybody now working in the office had been
under ' Papa-sa n's' wings, as he had been the very first
staff member to be engaged after the wa r - on Ist
Janua ry 1948- when Mr Gu te rre s (now present) had
interviewed him.
Mr Tom ita had proved a steady, a ble a nd loya l colleague,
who had a very la rge c ircle of frien ds, both inside the
office and amongst business re lations. It wa s difficult
to say goodbye to Kobe's 'Sh ipping Father' but the time
had now come.
Presentations we re then made : first, Miss Kinugawa gave
him a watch on behalf of Kobe staff and frie nds in other
RIL Japan offices: Ca ptai n Oka followed with an album
of pictures of his '61 0,000,000 seconds' with the Company: and Mr ltokazu concl uded with a sake bottle and
cup on behalf of the RIL baseball club in Kobe to thei r
staunch supporter.
In his reply, Mr Tomita compa red his RIL service to that
o f a father raisi ng child ren , saying that after a bout
,\fiss K111ugawa prcuntcd a watch.
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SHIPS OF THE WEEK
TJIBODAS
STRAAT LU ANDA
Recordings from Hi lve rsum on 14th April were made
by relatives in Holland for officers on board Tj ibodas
and Straat Luanda.
FAMILY NEWS
Weddings
UNDERSTANDING THE ORIENT
W.Z. Mulder : 'Die Vreemde Oosterling'
(A Pautoskoop issue, Wetemchappelijke
Uitgeverij N . V . Singe/ 262, Amsterdam C.
168 pages, N.f/.12.50)
Drs. W.Z. Mulder, who has reviewed so many "books on RIL area"
for the RIL Post, has now himself written a book which fa lls into
this category.
Feeling the necessity for a greater knowl edge and better understanding of those living in the Orient, the aut hor has trie d to
give th e Dutch reading public an idea of how and why th e C hinese
and Japanese came to th ink as they do.
Wit h t he nece ssary aid of local history (and foreign influences
thereon), th e aut hor successfully provides a n instructive, yet ea syto-read book which will assist all those who wish to form an
object ive opinion about the Orient and the Oriental, and to
understand better current economic d evelopme nts and political
aims in the area .
One need hardly add that for th e RIL'er who spends th e greater
part of his life out-East, this book- b y an old colleague*- is of
particular interest.
G.B.
Captain Mulder retired in 1955 and is now Director of Or.'ental
Studies at S ydney University; he resides in tl1e International Home,
where some seventy overuas students are in his special care
We
do hope that tl1ere will be an E11glish translation of this book . (Ed.) .
4th Enginee r B.R. Wostervol (Tjiwangi) to Miss E.S. Raper on 8th
MMch at Me lbourne.
3rd Officer J.A. van Es ( leave) to Miss M.L.C.N. Maure l on 14th
March at Mauritius.
2nd Officer W .H.C . Wi jnhorst {leave) to Miss A .J . Veldtmon on
17th March at Leeuwarden.
Mr J. Connolly {Sydney) to Miss M. Stacey on 18th March.
Chief Engineer J.B. Nolthenius {Camphuys) to Miss R. Bollinger
on 29th March a t Amsterdam.
4th Officer Th.J.H. Groeneveld (leave) to M iss E.M .J.J. Hollmon
on 30th Morch at Ven lo.
4th Officer C. von Vulpen (leave) to Miss L.A. Koemon on 7th
April ot Driebergen-Rijsenburg.
Mr Ho Kwok Chu (HK HO Crew) to Miss Ling Yuen Man on
8th April.
4th Enginee r J .P.K. de Korver (Stroot Torres) on 13th April at
Ysselmonde to Miss H. Hollestelle.
4th Officer L.H. Yeenenbos ( leove) on 17th Apri l to Miss A. Visser
ot Staveren.
Captoin L.A. Cijsouw {leave) to Miss S.H. Becu on 20th April
at Groede.
4th Officer E.J. Kleinjon {leave) to M iss J . Duker on 6th Moy
ot Nijmegen.
New Arrivals
Mr W. Abadee (Sydney): a doughter, Diano Jacqueline , on 13th
December.
Mr B. Page (Sydney): o daughter, Suzanne Moree, on 8th March.
4th Engineer H. Vollmer (Stroot Luzon): o son , Hans, on 17th
Ma rch .
Mr R. Brennan (Sydney ) : a doug hier, Nicole Gabrielle, on 18th
Ma rch.
3rd Officer W . Verboan (Tjipondok): o daughter, Suzonne Marlies,
on 23rd Morch .
3rd Officer R.J. Edelenbosch (Stro at von Diemen): a daug hter,
Britt Barbora, on 24th March.
Chief Officer K.J.B. Hoen (Straat Bonko): o doughter, Pouline
Ernestine Renee, on 27th Morch.
3rd Officer H. Roorda (Van Noort): o daughter, Trynke An t, on
3rd April.
Ch ief Engineer J.H.M. von Miltenburg ( leave): a daug hter,
Anouchka, on 20th April.
Mr J. de Rooy (Durban): a daughter, Karin, on 2 1st April .
2nd Officer B.C. Steevensz (Stroot Frazer): a son, Benjamin Chorles,
on 2nd May .
2nd Officer J.M.P. von den Akke r ( leave): a son, Pete r Marie
Jocob, on 8th May.
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NEW PERSONNEL
A heart y welcome is ext ended to Mr A.J. Kedde, 4th
Officer, who recently took up employment with RIL.
SUCCESSFUL EXAMINATIONS
2nd Officer
3rd Officer
4th
2nd Engineer
3rd
4th
5th
LEAVE
The following personnel went on leave:
Mr R.Th.F. Brouwer
J . Kalf
.. H. de Meyer
H. Samson
H . Veldkamp
A.E. Dinger
V.Ch. van der Hoff
G.N.C. Janssen
E.E. Luba ch
J.J. Ko!
J .C. Bohre
N. Daams
J.N.M. Smit
R. Tresfon
P.J . Kramer
P.C.H. Poppe laa rs
J.C. Ingwersen
L.H . Meyer
L. Rolsma
P. van Twist
P.M. Weterings
J .P. van Daele
D.W . Karssen
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25-4-67
14-4-67
13-4-67
12-4-67
29-3-67
30-3-67
13-4-67
25-8-66
7-4-67
20-8-66
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F.E. de Nieuwe
J. Ozinga
O.J . Stumpf
G. Daman
E.C .M. Jansen
Th.G . Ronkes Agerbeek
D.F. van Woerdekom
W . de Jong
H. Roorda
F.C.J. Graaf
J. Reitsma
F.J.H. Roelofsen
J.F.G. Jacobs
A. Pardavi
C .U. Topp
J.W. Weug
J.C.M . Noordermeer
P.F.M . Starmans
A.P. Barneveld
G.D.M. Boot
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5th Enginee r
H . Emp loye
Employe
Employe
Those who returned are:
Our congratulations go to the following offi cers, who
passed examinations as indicated below:
Mr A.Ch.O. Meynderts
.. Th.G. Ronkes Agerbeek
G .M. Stoudt
.. W. de Jong
.. R.A. Groenendijk
.. J.W. Moerbeek
.. N.E.F.M. van der Schrieck
., J.A. Tazelaar
., P.J. Wesse lman
.. B.J.Bouwman
., G.J. Corpelijn
.. H .J. Maris
., L. de Nooyer
,, J.W. Weug
.. P.M.E. Bogers
., J.P.K. de Korver
.. P.J.H. de Maar
, J.C.M . Noordermeer
" H .J . Arends
.. W.F. Ketelaar
" E.J . Koster
, B. Pleizier
.. J .N. Sol
.. F.J. de Yreeze
Mr H.J.E. Peeters
,. H . Starrenburg
.. H.K. v.d . Schatte Olivier
.. J .A. Vermeulen
,. H.M.R. Banens
.. J. Damsma
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posted to
Ch. Officer
m.s. Van Cloon
Str. Magelhaen
Boissevain
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3rd
4th
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3rd Eng ineer
4th
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Ad j. Chef
Van Noort
Str. Franklin
Tjiluwah
Str. Florida
Str. Luanda
Tj ibant jet
Va n Noort
Tj itja lengka
Str. Cumberland
.. Str. Fiji
.. Str. C larence
., Str. Madura
Keerkring
s.s. Tjikampe k
m.s. Str. Frazer
.. Tjibantjet
.. Tjiliwong
HK MH
PROMOTIONS
Our co ngratu lations go to the following personn el who
were promoted to 5th Engineers:
Mr H .J . Arends
.. E.J. Koster
.. F.J. de Vreeze
retroactive per
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20-8-66
12-8-66
Ch. Officer
TRANSFERS SHORE STAFF
2nd
3rd
4th
Mr J . Boone, H. Emp loye, was transferred from HK HO to
Yokohama Supt.
Mr K. Ajita, Employe, R.S. was t ransferred from Kobe to Yokohama
(Man.).
Mr E.H. Carpentier Ailing . Employe, was transferred from HK HO
to Manila.
Mr H.C . von Chrismar, Em ploye, was transferred from HK HO
to Singapore.
LEAVING ( OR LEFT )
Appr. Officer
2nd Engineer
3rd
4th
5th
Mr J.J . Bos
H. Zantkuyl
P.W. Dijkman
F.K.A. L. Vliegenthart
B. Klijnstra
A .L. Roelse
R.C. Zwaan
Th.G.F. Reis ig er
C .E. van Wi jk
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SERVICE
2nd Officer
3rd
2nd Eng inee r
3rd
4th
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5th
own request
TRANSFERS OF CAPTAINS
A ND CHIEF ENGINEERS
Ca ptai n R. Jungeling, Master of m.s. BOISSEVAIN , went on intermediate leave .
Captain H. Muys was posted to m.s. BOISSEVA IN fol lowing home
leave.
Captain W.H. Schroder, Master of m.s . STRAAT FIJI , went on
home leave .
Captain A.N. Kloots was posted to m.s . STRAAT FIJI following
intermediate leave.
Captain J.G.M. Spijker, Master of m.s. STRAAT TOWA, went on
home leave.
Captain Tj. van der Molen was posted to m.s. STRAAT TO WA
fo llowing home leave .
Captain J.Ch. Beynon, Moster of m.s. VAN SPILBERGEN, went on
home leave .
Capta in D.J. Smit wos posted to m.s. VAN SPI LBERGEN following
home leave.
Captain G.P. Proper, Master of m.s. STRAAT TORRES. went on
intermed iate leave.
Captain J .H. van Dijk was posted to m.s. STRAAT TORRES
fo llowing intermediate leave .
Captain W.C. Mulder, Moster of m.s. HOUTMAN, we nt on home
leave .
Captain F.W. Kapti jn, Master of m.s. Sl NABANG, was posted to
m.s. HOUTMAN.
Captain G. van A ltena, Master of m.s. SIBEROET, was granted
intermediate leave .
Ch . Eng. G.J.C. Bevelander of m.s. TJ ITJALENGKA went on home
leave.
Ch. Eng. F.M.H. Beckers of m.s. STRAAT FIJ I was posted to
m.s. TJ ITJALENGKA.
Ch. Eng . J.G. Mayoor was posted to m.s. STRAAT FIJ I following
intermediate leave .
Ch . Eng. G.J. Doves of m.s. TJILUWA H went on home leave
prior to retirement.
Ch . Eng. A Vink was posted to m.s. TJILUWAH following home
leave.
Ch . Eng . H.R. Meyjes of m.s. CAM PHUYS went on home leave .
Ch . Eng . J.B. Nolthenius wos posted to m.s. CA MPHUYS fo llowing
home leave.
Ch . Eng. D. van den Be rg of m.s. STRAAT MOZAMB IQUE went
on intermediate leave.
Ch . Eng. M.G. de Wever was posted to m.s . STRAAT MOZAM ·
BIQU E fol lowing home leave.
Ch. Eng . C .H.A. den Boogert of s.s . TJIPONDOK went on
intermediate leave and wos subseq uently posted to m.s. STRAAT
CUMB ERLAN D.
Ch. Eng. F.L.Th.M. Pietersma was posted to s.s. TJIPONDOK
following home leave.
Ch . Eng. J . Stoop of m.s. STRAAT CUMBERLAND went on home
leave.
Act. Ch. Eng. J.E. Hartzuike r of m.s . TJILIWONG went o n home
leave.
Ch . Eng. H. Weavers of m.s. SIBEROET was posted to m.s .
TJ ILIWONG.
Act. Ch. Eng. A. Fortgens of m.s. SINABANG was transfe rred
in his substantive rank.
IN MEMORIAM
J ust ove r t wo yea rs ago, we said G oodbye to Chief Engin eer J .G .H. Verkerk,
a fter more th an t hirty-six yea rs of sea going life. W e were ha ppy indeed t hat
he was able subsequently to work pa rtt ime with the Te ch nical Department of
our Amsterda m office, a nd it is now
with profound re g ret that we have to
annou nce his death on 22nd A pril.
Mr Verkerk was a hu mane, kindly a nd
unde rstanding ma n, whose professiona l
knowledg e was much va lue d by th e
Compa ny. H is go ing is a sad loss, a nd we offer our deepest
sympathy to his fam ily.
N.T.P.M.
H.V.M.
The foll owing pe rsonne l we nt on le ave :
LEAVE
Mr A.H. Berken bosch
Mr J.B. van 't Schip
The fo llowing pe rso nnel we nt o n leave:
4th Officer
4th Eng ineer
Those who re turned a re:
Mr
Mr
Mr
Mr
J. Evelaar
G.G. Rutting
G.W. Kieft
H.T. v.d. Heide
Ist
3rd
4th
5th
Mr
Mr
Mr
Mr
Poste d t o:
Officer
Officer
Engineer
Engineer
Senegalkust
Senegalkust
Munttoren
Hollands Dreef
TRANSFER OF CHIEF ENGINEERS
Chief Engineer C . Schoemoker of s.v. " Munttoren" went on
sick leave .
Chief Engineer A.J . de Hesse of m.v. "Senegalkust" wa s
posted to s.v. " Munttoren".
Chief Engineer W. Starreveld of m.v. "Congokust'' went on
sick leave .
2nd Engineer J. van Sluys of m.v. "Congokust" was posted
as Acting Chief Engineer.
H.J. Ri jnbergen
L.J.E. van Bij levelt
W.H. Ku iper
J .K.C. do Gooyer
Those who re t urn ed are :
Post ed t o :
Mr J .A. Ka;pers
Mr J.W. Boven
Mr A.C. van Duin
Hollands Burch+
Hollands Duin
H ollands Burch+
2nd Officer
act. 2nd Officer
4th Officer
TRANSFER OF CAPTAINS
SHIPS POSITIONS
m.v. HOLLANDS DIEP
(docking) e td Amsterdam
(docking) etd Rotterdam
eta Aden
eta Beiro
(docking) eta Amste rdam
en route to Denmark.
O fficer
Engineer
Engineer
Engineer
Captain C. Tjebbes of m.v. "Hollands Dreef" went on home
leave.
Captain H. v.d. Wo rp was posted to m.v. "Hollands Dreef'
following home leave.
(docki ng) Yokohama 3/5- 11 /5/'67
Singapore
± 15/6
m.v. HOLLANDS DUIN
eta Mackay (Queensland) 3/5
Japan
± 19/5
m.v. HOLLA NDS DREEF
(dock ing) Ma lta
28/4-5/5/' 67
eta Singapore
± 1/6
m.v. HOLLANDS BURCHT Vancouver
28/4
eta J apan
± 17/5
SHIPS POSITIONS
m.v. SEN EGALKUST
m.v. CONGOKUST
m.v. ZUIDERKERK
m.v . SLOTERKER K
s.v. WESTERTOREN
s.v. MUNTTOREN
2nd
3rd
3rd
4th
28/5
± 12/6
2/6
3 1/5
± 15/5
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