HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
PRESIDENT LINER
Sailings
TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE
ΤΟ
SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES vin Shanghai, Japan & Honolulu
ROUND-WORLD SERVICE
TO
NEW YORK & BOSTON
via Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Port Said, Alexandria, Bombay, Suez,
Naples, Genoa and Marseilles.
AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES
"ROUND WORLD SERVICE"
12, PEDDER ST.
TEL. 28171.
N.Y.K. LINE
THE SERVICES
ROYAL NAVY,
DEPUTY ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF Engineer Captain F. R. G. Turner, O.BE. becomes Deputy Engineer-in- Chief
of the Fleek in succession to Engineer Rear Admiral A. G. Crousaz OB, who has held this post for three years. The former oficer was recent- ly relieved as Pest Egineer Officer i the Home Fleet by Engineer Captain
John Kunrecom
APPOINTMENT TO THE ADMIRALTY
Commander MG. Goodenough, whose appointment for duty at the Admiralty is announced, was promoted in the mid-summer list, while serving as squadron gunnery amcer in the 1st Cruiser Squadron" in the Mediter ranean. He had formerly "been fleet gunnery oulcer on the East Indies Station.
- MERCHANT NAVY RESERVE A number of officers and men who enrolled in the Merchant Navy Reserve for service in the Mercantile Marine if needed in.. war time have already been approached by shipping companies Ali vacancies.
קט
8
of
it
-1
GENERAL
CROSSWORD 418
ACROSS
Dull (5)
5 Fright, (5)
B Bulb (6)
9 Happiness
́(5)
10. Musical
ינד
instrument
(5)
11 Large room
(5)
14
Falsehoods
(4)
17 Heavenly
body (4)
.19
Illustra-"
tion (7).
(41
20. Companion
21 Meeting
place (4)
22 Compon-
NO.
of tongues (5)
(4)
4 Face (4)
5 Later on (4)
ent part (7)
23
Metal (4)
2 "Join 151
25
Support (4)
3 Throw up.
is
28
Express (5)
31
Additional
(5)
32
Snake (5)
33 Big (5)
34 Mob (5)
1
DOWN. Confusion
Members of the Reserve should ap preciate, however, that their absorp tion in the Mercantile Marine..must be gradual process. necessarily While they need not refrain from! taking
other forms
ha- tional Service temporarily. very desirable that they should not take up duties which might make it difficult for them to return to the Mercantile Marine at a later date.
Members of the Reserve will receive a personal communication as 5OON AS their services are required, and they should not write to or call at the office of the Registrar-General of Shipping and Seamen in the meantime. The production of the Merchant Navy Reserve badge has been delayed and badges are not yet available for dis- tribution, but they will be issued to members as soon as it is found pos- sible.
35 Perilous (5)
6 Anything
(5)
* Lesser (5)
12 Old (7)
13 Wealthy' (7)
15 Replica (5)
SOLUTION TO-MORROW
Solution No. 417
23 23
16 Rapidity (5)
17 Parties (5)
18 Intense (5)
33 Blood
sucker (5).
24 Holy spot
(5) Pattems (5)
27 Wed (5)
28 Vending (4)
29 Ventilated
(4)
30 Always (4)
ACROSS: 1, Cavern. 4. Scream. DOWN: 1, Crumbs. 2 Varied. 3, Ex-officers of the Mercantile Marine, Spa. 8. Unripe. 11 Assail. 12, Rapid 4, Spar. 5, Castle. 6, Erased. Leeks 18, 7. Molest. 10. Ensign. 14. Row, 15, and exseamen who have not yet Yoin- Inert, 13, Breeds. 16,
25. Eagle, 17, Enter. 20, Tether. 21, ed the Reserve but wish to do so Soda 19. Intend. 23. Planet
to any hould apply
Mercantile East. 28. Allen, 29. Harder. Use. 22 Master.23, Pil'ng. Marine omice or to the office of the 31, Tried. 33. Triple. 34, Rotund. | Antler. 28, Adjust. 27, Trader. 30. Registrar-General of Shipping and Seamen Tower Hill. London EC3, 85. Eat 36, Regard. 37, Neuter,
SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES via Japan Ports, giving full particulars of their former
Honolulu.
FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE
SEATTLE & VANCOUVER. (Starts from Kobe; Convenient connection from Hong Kong).
FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE
sea service. Men without previous sea
service should not apply for admission AMERICAN
to this Reserve.
THE ARMY
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu.King has approved of the following
Hilo, Los Angeles, Mexico, & Balboa to Valparaiso.
MONTHLY SERVICE
NEW YORK via PanamS
MONTHLY SERVICE
LONDON, MARSEILLES, NAPLES via Suez.
FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE...
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila. Davao, Thurs-
day Island. Brisbane.
MONTHLY SERVICE
Adore, 32, Read.
LINERS RADIO
HELD UP BY" STRIKING SEAMEN
24.
PROGRAMMES
Continued from Page 4
Bir Hamilton Harty conducting the Halle Orchestra.
8.30 Stadio-Plano Recital by Luba Shaftain
LCHg (York Bowen), 2. March of
THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER'S
" NEW YORK, Sept. 21 (Reuter)-- APPOINTMENT The War Office announces that the Seven American liners, including
in needed
evacuate Europe to appointment
the Washington, which is badly Major-General HR.H. The Duke of Americans, are detained in New the Dwarfs (Grieg); 3 Golliwog's Gloucester, Earl of Vister, KG. K.T. York by striking seamen who are Cake Walk (Debussy), 4. Three Ma- K.P.. G.C.M.G., O.C.V.O., Colonel
pin-Liat), 8. Waltzes (Brahma). Scots Guards Colonel-in-Chief 10th asking for extra war riak com-zurkas (Chopin), 5. Polish Song (Cho-
Symphony Orchestra. Hussars. The Royal Inniskilling Fusi perisation.
Nights at the Ballet: Spectre of ilers, The Gloucestershire Regiment.
Negotiations between the ship and The Gordon Highlanders, Per-
Prince Waltz
Igor
(Barodin) - sonal A.D.C. to The King, to be Chief owners and the National Maritime the Rose Weber); "Invitation to the Union have apparently reached a "Polovtsian Dances." Petrouchke Liaison Officer, British Pield Force:
deadlock, as the owners insist on (Stravinsky)-"Dance Russe." Three the ships sailing before they re- Cornered Hat (de Pallas-The MD-
ler's Dance." sume the conference.
FISH DISTRIBUTION
SCHEME FAILS® LONDON, Sept. 21 (Reuter)-
BOMBAY & KARACHI via Singapore & Colombo. The Minister of Food admits that
TWICE A MONTH
RANGOON & CALCUTTA via Singapore
TWICE A MONTH
KOBE AND YOKOHAMA
For information of Sailing Dates please apply to
NIPPON YUSEN
KAISYA
King's Building, &, Connaught Roul
GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS IN THE ORIENT FOR THE
CUNARD WHITE STAR LINEA
(TELEPHONE 30291)
THE TAI SANG S.S. Co., Ltd.
Hong Kong and Macau Service.
S.S." MACAU" S.S. "KAU TUNG"
9.09 Studio-Comments on Recent Events.
9.15 London Kelay-The New 9.30. More Classical Requests. Symphony No. 6 In G Major (The
the present scheme for the distri- WEATHER REPORT"surprise" Symphony) (Haydn)-Boe-
bution of fish failed.
The scheme will be wound up on Friday when normal auctions in the ports will be resumed and Bi- lingsgate will re-open.
...HONG KONG TIDE TABLE
Frow 22 to 28 Sept. 1939
Data of
month.
Height
LOW WATER. ́`·
', Hong
Kong
Standard Time
Height,
HONGKONG ROYAL -
OBSERVATORY ・・
10 a.m.. Sept. 21. Barometer at sea, level), 29.90 ins. Temperature, 82 F. "Humidity. 64 per cent. Wind Direction, E/N.. Wind Force (Beaufort), 4. Temperature; maximum yesterday,
93 F.
Temperature; minimum last night
77 F.
Rainfall for 24 hrs ending 10th
to-day, 0.18 ins.
Total rainfall since January
79.81 ina.
1st,
27 Against an average of. 75.00 ins.
Sunset to-night, 6.22 p.m.
25 Sunrise to-marrow, 6.12 am,
48
4 p.m., Sept. 21. 24Barometer (at sea level), 29.83 ins,
Temperature, 82 F Humidity, 64 per cent. Wind Direction, E/B.
HIGH WATER.
Hong
KOOK Standard
Time,
!
h. m.
56. ID.
h. zn.
2. 10.
Fri.
92
03 38
83
3180
Sat. 23
06 05
6 3
12 20
12 58
2344
Sun
24
6 3
2029
3
1302
Mon. 25
07.05
8 4
0044 4 3
20 39
65
1338
13
Tues. 26
07 65
85
0130
3 9
21.00
1403
19 Y
Wed 27
08 32
85
21 10
6 1
1410
COMFORT
Thai 29
0905
B
OFF
1. 21 31 6 4.
1510
Sailing Daily From Hong Kong
Sailing Daily
SERVICE
From Hong Kong
LUXURY
From Macao
From Macao
SPEED
Wharves LEUNG WING.
PO TAK.
Praya Central.
Office -
136, Connaught Road PHONE 31911.
PASSENGERS FROM FIRING PRACTICE
HONGKONG
Firing will take place to-night from the area of Kan Lung Taxi, Gun Club Hill, Marina,
The following passengers left Hongkong on Sept. 20: Mr. J. Ashear, Mr. A. Levý, Mr. E. Mous- san, Mr. I. Chonebe; Mr. J.-C. Thompson, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Ton Li- Pte. Huckstep, L/Cpl. Jenkins, ching, Mr. A. A. Dabrange, Mr. P. L/Cpl McLean, Pte. Potter, Pte. Esol, Mrs. Money, Mra. Holland, Mr. Monteith, Pte. Coleman, Mr. V. A V. C. Loo, Mr. Wong, Mr. T. T. Zee, Kolatchoff, Mrs. H. C. Hala, Mrs.. Mr. Wong, Kook-mel, Mr. J. Elias, R. Hsúng, Mr. C. V. Lumsdame, Mr. Mr. McDougall, L/Opl. Oldfield, V. A. Novikov.
0210 a 4 Wind Force (Beaufort), 4.
3 Maximum temperature, 86 F.
Minimum temperature, 7 F.
124 Rainfall, nil.
by ton Symphony Orchestra cond, Serge Roussevitsky. Turkish March Or. Mozart)-Vienna Philharmonic
chestra
conducted by Karl Alwin. Tannhauser-Overture (Wagner-Liszt)
Benno Malsel witsch (Piano), Pil- grims Chorus (Tannhauser-Weg- ner) The State Opera Chorus and Orchestra cond, by Dr. Leo Blech. The Ride Of The Valkyries (The Valky- ries-Wagner-Sir Henry Wood con- ducting the New Queen's Mall Orches tra Twilight Of The Gods"-Finale (Wagner) Fhiladelphia Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leopold Sto- kowski.
Capriccin Pastorale And (Scarlatti-Tanzig) - Alexander Bral- lowsky (Piano). La Danza (Rossini) -Miliza Korfus (Soprano) with Or- chestra and Chorus - "La Traviata" Act. 1--Prelude (Verdi)-Milan Sym- Lauren- phony Orchestra cond. by Car
"Madam" Butterfly"—" zo Molajoll. One Pine Day (Puccini)-Margaret Sheridan (Soprano) with Orchestra. "Samson And Delilah"-Softly Awakes My Heart (Baint-Saens)-Mille Cernay and George This with Or- chestra " “I Pagliacc!" On With The Motley (Leoncavallo)-Enrico Caruso (Tenor) with Coch,
arch. Academic Festi val .... Overture, Op. Vienna
nas Philharmonic Orchestra cond.
(Bhahru)
G.
by Brune Walter. - The Maidens Of Cadir (Delibes)Miza Korjus (Bo- prano) with Orchestra,
11.09. Close down.
BANK LINE (CHINA)LTD.
AGENTS FOR
ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL S.S. CO., LTD.
UNITED
KINGDOM CONTINENT
Regular sailings for LONDON, LIVERPOOL & GLASGOW opportunity offers.
AGENTS FÖR
THE BANK LINE, LTD.
ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE
for Mauritius, Reunion, Tamatave, Lourenco Marques, Ducban and Ca
INDIAN-AFRICAN LINE
Regular sailings from CALCUTTA to EAST & SOUTH AFRICA, via COLOMBO.
Taking PASSENGERS and CARGO from CALCUTTA & COLOMBO for Mombasa, Zanzibar, Bein, Lourenso Manques, Durban, Esat: London, Port Elizabeth, Moewel Bay and Cape
ALL BATINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION WITHOUT NOTIOL For Fraight or Passage on any of the above lines apply 12774%
Telephone 27191.
THE BANK LINE (CHINA),
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER