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SAILS VIA SHANGHAI, JAPAN & HONOLULU AT NOON TUESDAY, FEB., 23rd.
TO MANILA
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Feb. 12th UNION BUILDING HONG KONG."
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ABAMA MARU
TAIYO MARQ
SEATTLE & VANCOUVER. ·
Wednesday, 10th Feb. Wednesday, 3rd Mar. Wednesday. 17th Mar.
HIKAWA MARU, ...(Starts from Kobe Saturday, 8th Feb.
HIVE, MABU
(Starta from Kobe) Monday, 22nd Feb.
NEW YORK via Panama.
... NAGARA MARU
+ NOJIMA MARU
Monday, 15th Feb. Wednesday, 10th Mar.
SOUTH AMERICA (West Comt) via Japan, Honolulu, Los
Angeles, Mexico and Panama.
BOKUYO MARU
Wednesday, 10th Feb.
LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM
HAKUSAN MARU
Saturday, 13th Feb.
HARUNA MARU
Saturday, 97th Feb. Saturday,
KATORI MARU
13th Mar.
LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Beyrouth. Istanbul, Piraeus:
and Marseilles
+ DELAGOA MARU
Thursday.
11th Feb."
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila and Ports.
KAMO MARU ÄTSUTA MARU
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang and Colombo,
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang and Rangoon.
Saturday, 27th Feb, Saturday, 27th Mar.
GINYO MARU
· ↑ TOKIWA MARU
Thursday, 11th Feb. Sunday,
28th Feb.
+ PENANG MARU
Friday,
12th Feb.
+ HAKUDATE MARU
Friday,
26th Feb.
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
KASHIMA MARU
ATSUTA MARD
(N'aki direct) Friday,
YASUKUNI MABU
Sunday,
Tuesday,
14th Fob.
19th Feb. 23rd Feb.
↑ Cargu only.
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1937.
Shipping News Daily Statement, Glearances,
Ships l Harbour, OTG,
NAVIGATION BY NEWS FROM THE
THE STARS
To Be Used By R.A.F. Bombers
NECESSITATED BY LONG RANGE
Navigation by the stars, familiar to mariners; and often used by Royal Air Force Dying-bost crews. will be needed by some of the new. overland bombers because of their great range. .
The necessary observations and calculations are simplified because of work for the Air Ministry which has already been far advanced.
Flying over great distances, in weather which hidea landmarks
WATERFRONT
Freight And Asiatic Passengers Returns
(BY LONGSHOREMANĮ, The freight returns, received from the Harbour : Office - during the 24 hours ended at 9 q.m. yesterday, showed a moderate tonnage movement
ARRIVALS
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3. Aramis, French steamer, 9,590. tons, Capt. Ramine, from Shanghai, general cargo, Kowloon Wharf. --M. M. & Co..
Kaltuna, British, str. 1.206 tons. Capt. T. B Robertson, from Canton, lying at Yaumail---- Williamson & Co
Kwangchow, British steamer, 1,572 .tons, Captain W. J. King, from Canton, lying at buoy No. Bl. -B & 8.
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PO-BRITISH INDIA-APCAR AND
bona, Capt. W. Y. Chang, from EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES
The total tonnage, of general | Ho. Hsing, Chinese steamer, 1,303 caso carried by vessels to the Colony was 20,173 tons, with British steamers karrying - 8,458 tona.
yond the Colony amounted to Through cargo for ports be-
were carried by British steamers, 13.199 tons, of which 4223 · toas
Capton, lying at Yaumati
M. B. K.
Chung King. British steamer,
Aalatic deck passengers entering | Lee the Colony during the twenty-four hours ended at 9 a.m. yesterday were 1,108, of which 583 were from British steamers.
and makes" "dead reckoning" un- reliable R.A.F. atscraft usually de- pend upon guidance by directional wireless, with the help of ground stations giving them their post-
There were altogether fourteen tions on request. This process, arrivals, of which seven were of however, would probably be im British registry. the remainder possible in war me, for wireless being of other nationalities, while communications would be jammed. of the eleven departures, five were The speed of modern aircraft British ships Particulars as fol- is so great that accurate naviga- lows tion is necessary to
avold wide Nationality divergence from routes, with con- British sequent waste of time and fuel
Italian and added risks,
Dutch
The air navigation sextant was experimented with even before the war, and was brought to Some degree of efficiency during the war. It is used in airships, and has frequently served the purpose of transocean fliers, It is neces- sary to use an artificial horizon
Ships
1
Топилке
12,684 3,878
1
6,105
Japanese Chinese
2
6,876
3
1,891
Total
33 372
and "bubble" sextant, and errors ARMY TO LOSE
due to altitude can be corrected.
Bombers with a range of 2.000 THE DUKE OF
miles aid of high speed have now
to be provided for, and the train- GLOUCESTER
ing of Air Force personnel, other
than that of the flying boats. has
become necessary,
Astronomical navigation in air- CAREER GIVEN UP TO
craft has become reasonably ac- curate, on many occasions the crews of flying boats have made errors of less than five miles.
The automatic pilot, with which the new long-range bombers are equipped, makes the machine a sufficiently steady "platform" for accurate bombing and also for the use of the sextant.
VESSELS DUE
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Patroclus, B. & S., February 27, Peining, Gilman's, Feb. 8.
Poning Maru, N.Y.K., Feb. 1. Pres. Doumer, Messageries', March 5. Protesilaus, B. & S., March 18. Rampses, Jebsen's, February 9. Ranchi, & O, March 4. Saale, Melchers', February 8. Hanthia, B.I. (Apear), February 16. Shautaing, B. & 8., February 9. Shirala, B.I. (Apcar), February 11. Sudan, P. & O., February 18. Stentor. B. & S., March 10, Stuttgart, Melchers', Feb. 10. Tai Yang, Dadwell's, February 16. Talma. B.I. (Apear) March 2. Tarifa, Thoresen's, February 10, Tatauts Baru, N.Y.E., Feb. 9. Titan, B. & S.. February 19. Tjibadak, J.C.J. Line, Feb. 17. Tükembang, J.C.J. Line, Feb. 11, Tisondari, J.C.J. Line, February Toba Maru, N.Y.K., Feb. 16. Trianon, Thoresen's, February 9.
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HELP THE KING
The Duke of Gloucester is re-
linquishing his Army career to as sist the King by undertaking various official functiona and public engagements.
1,311 tons. Captain Forster. from Amoy, general cargo, berthing at buoy No. 3.-- B & B,
Sang, British steamer, 972 tons, Captain Cater, from Bwatow, general cargo, lying at West Point Wharf.- J. M. & Co. Hal Ning. British steamer, 840 tons, Captain E. Walker, from Bwatow, general cargo,
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All vessels may call at any porta on or off the route and the route. And all
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berthing at Dougins Whart- PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL SAILINGS Douglas & Co.
Hai Ching. British steamer. 1,322 BAWALI INDI
tons Captain W. B. Patey, | MIRZAPORE from Canton, lying at Yaumati. COBFU -Douglas & Ca.
Rawalpindi, British steamer, 9,459
tons,
C. Dene. Captain R. from Shangbal general cargo, berthing at Kowloon Wharf. M. M. & Co. Wing Wah, Portuguese steamer, 851. tons. Captain J. Teixeira, from K. C. Wan, general cargo, berthing at Saikong Wharf. Tai Fung & Do
- THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4. Ryutoh Maru, Japanese steamer, 2,014 tons. Captain T. Matsu- timoto, from Mike, cargo: coal,
berthing at buoy No All,~~ M. B'K
13th. Mar.
17,000
6th Feb.
7,000
10th Feb
14,500
70th Feb.
*BHUTAN
8,000
27th Feb.
NALDERA BEHAR
CARTHAGE *SOUDAN
BANGET CATHAY
18,000
6th Har
8,000
14,600
20th Mar.
7,000
27th Mar.
17,000
3rd April
18,000
17th April
17,000
1st May
17,000
18th May
3.7.00%
29th May
14,600
12th June
RAJPUTANA RANPURA RAWALPINDI
CORFU
* Cargo only,
↑ Calle Casablanca.
Mamelles & London.
Bombay & Karachi Marseilles & London. Mara, Havre, London, H'burg.
R'dam., Awerp & Hull"
Bombay, Marseilles & London Mars, Havre, London, Hamburg,
I dam., "Antwerp. & Hall Marseilles & Lond_n.
London, H'bg H&Hull.
Bombay, Marseilles & London Mareilles & London'~
Marsailles & London.
Bombay, Marelles and London..
do
+ Calle Tangier,
All veszola may call at Malta.
BRITISH INDIA
APCAR
Hal Tan, British steamer, 2,225 tons.. Captain O. H. Farrar,
SHIRALA from Manila, general cargo. TILAWA berthing at Douglas Wharf. SANTHIA Douglas & Co.
8,000
13th Feb.
10,000
97th Feb.
8,000
18th Mar.
TALMA SIRDHANA SHIRALA
10,000
30th Mar,
8,000
10th Apr.
8,000
24th Apr.
cavalry regiments to be converted
into armoured cata.
Be was for some time staff cap- tain of the Cavalry Brigade at Tidworth, and joined the Staff His Royal Highness was pro-College a year ago with a view to moted to the rank of major-general on Jan. 1.
When King Edward VIII left the Throne, the Duke, as a major in the 10th Hussars, was taking a course at the Staff College, Camberley, rie has left the College and "haa ceased his work as an active serv- ing officer.
In the normal course of events he would have been made a lleu- tenant-colonel, probably at the beginning of next year. It was his hope to be given command of the 10th Husaars.
REGRET IN THE ARMY. - The announcement will be re- eelved with great regret by all ranks in the Army, who had rejoic- ed to see the Royal Prince making it his career..
The Duke of Gloucester served with his regiment continuously while it was quartered at home, and on its departure abroad. he was attached to the 11th Hussars at Salisbury Plain-one of the first
a better study of his profession. The work is hard and the Duke took his full share, as well as acting as whip to the Staff College Drag.
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EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS
TANDA
NANKIN
NELLORE
7,000
5th Mar,
7,000 ..7,000.
3rd Apr.
1st May
REHAR
BANTHIA
6,000) '8,000.
7th Feb
18th For
NALDERA
18,000
18th Feb
BOUDAN
7,000
18th Feb.
TALKA
10,000
BANOHI
17,000
NANKIN
7,000
SIRDHANA
8,000.
4th Mar. 5th Mar. 7th Mar.. 18th Mar,
15,000
19th Mar.
8,000 17,000,
1st Apr;
1st Apr.
*Cargo only.
Manila
Rabaul, Brisbans. Bydney, Melbourns & Hobart
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