chromium (chrome) not loading home page automatically

when I start Chromium browser, it loads www.google.com as my "Home Page". This is configured in:

Settings
    On Startup
      [*] Open a specific page or set of pages

However, when I open another Chromium window or a new tab, instead of www.google.com, I get just a blank page with a "dial" of some of my past visited pages. I don't want this.

I have to press the home button to load www.google.com

How can I have defined home page loaded automatically whenever I do:

1. start chromium


2. open new window


3. open new tab.

?