HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
行
ARRIVALS IN
HONGKONG
COLONY'S TRADE
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1939. —PAGE 1n
PRESIDENT LINER Sailings
TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE
ΤΟ
SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES vin Shanghai. Japan & Honolulu
"ROUND. WORLD SERVICE
ΤΟ
NEW YORK & BOSTON
via Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Bombay, Suez, Port Said, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa and Marseilles.
AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES
"ROUND-WORLD SERVICE" “ALSO AGENTS FOR "TWA,
THE POPULAR TRANS-CONTINENTAL AIR LINE" 12, PEDDER ST.
TEL. 28171.
N.Y.K. LINE
SERVICES UNCHANGED IMMINENT DEPARTURES
This week to:
PASSENGER AND FREIGHT
MANILA, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via Way Ports.
Middle Nov. to: SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, AND
BOMBAY.
Middle Nov. to: SINGAPORE, COLOMBO AND LONDON
via" Way Ports.
Middle Nov. to: SHANGHAI. JAPAN,
HAWAII,
CALI-
FORNIA, MEXICO, CENTRAL AMERICA, PERU. AND VALPARAISO,
FREIGHT
ONLY
This work to: SINGAPORE, AND CALCUTTA via Way
Ports,
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This week to:
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KEELUNG, JAPAN AND NEW YORK via Way Ports.
First week of Nov. to: SINGAPORE AND CALCUTTA
via Way Ports.
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First week of Nov, to: SINGAPORE, COLOMBO
BOMBAY
Complete Information from Your Agent or: NIPPON YUSEN" KAISYA General passenger Agents in the Orient for CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE
KING'S BUILDING
་་
AND
Telephone 30291.
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
To AUSTRALIA-
Calling at Manila, Thursday Island, Cairns, Towns...
ville, Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne, etc.
啡
NEXT SAILING
At the beginning of November.
For Freight or Passage apply to:---
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
The following were among the passengers who arrived in Hong- kong yesterday: 11
Contiued from paga ?
180.1 176.3 11.1 10.7 135.4
142.7
..
4th Quarter
8.4 140.5
8.7
8,7
The following comparative tables 2nd Quarter Mrs. S. Clarke, Miss E. D. Clarke. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Hanforth, Mr. show total values of Imports and
3rd quarter and Mrs. E. E. Hardie, Mr. and exports of merchandise and trea- Mrs K. L. Liem and Master L. Hssure during the first nine months Liem, Mr. F. L. Lloyd, Mr. R. Lot 1939 and 1938. McKerrow, Mr. and Mrs. A. Miller, Mrs. E. Oliver and Miss Oliver, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Stanton, Mr. and Mrs. D. Morten, Mrs. E Stone. Mr. and Mrs. D. Vaswani and family, Mr. F. Wong, Mrs. A. J. H Mac- Donald, Mr. G. Baird, Mrs. V. Cheng and family, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Daff, Mrs. C. 8. Kee, Mr. and Mrs. V. H. J. Killery, Mr. L. K. Little, Mr. K. Okazaki.
11
1938 Merchandise...$443,653 $477,629 8,680
Treasure
Total
$518.1 £38.2
IMPORTS ($'000's omitted)
· 1939
708
EXPORTS
444,361 486,309
1st Quarter
EXPORTS (5'000's omitted)
1939
1938 $402,991 $390.62 79,020 140,296
481,951 536,918
1938 1939 $135.4 $120.5 £8.4 £7.4
2nd Quarter
134.5
149,5
3rd Quarter
8.3 126.7
0.1
132.9
4
4th Quarter
78 Ilsa
7.1
$5119
Merchandise
Treasure
*Total
QUARTERLY FIGURES
Mr. C. Finch, Mr. J. B. Arstall, Mr. A. E. Bennett, Mr. F. R. Bishop, Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Bishop, Mr. G S. Caldwell. Mrs. E. G. Campbell, Miss Y. Cox, Miss S. Harris, Miss E. Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. W. Nash. Miss J. V. Nash. Miss A. F. Nash, Mrs. T. B. Pasco, Miss P. Pasco, Mr. T. B. Stevold, Mrs. J. A. Blewart.
For purposes of closer compari- Miss J. Stewart,' 'Mr. G. Tapson, sen the following table has been Rev. H. B. Higginbotham, Mrs. prepared showing the quarterly Hsul Kam-wah, Mr. Ng Tu-kal. values of both Imports and Ex- Miss L. W. Mogra. Miss Whyen ports of Merchandise (in S's and Wah, Mr. C. C. Wong, Mr. Chuk's millions) for the years of 193 Ching-yin, Mrs. Hsu Jen-chl, Mr. and 1939:-
L. Dixon, Mr. T. L. Lee, Mr. 8. C. Sakhrant, Mr. and Mrs. B. N. Tong, Mr. Tsang Hung-tsao, Mr. Wong Tax-cheng, Mrs. Woo. Wen-tua. Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Yk and family, Mr. Yu King-pao, Mr. Zee Ting- chen.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Becker, Miss M. Beckman, Rev. O. W. Bäckon, Mr. Chin Hong-yen, Mr. Chun Wal-
IMPORTS
1st Quarter
1938 1939 $162.1 $125.5 £10.0 £7.8
£31.6
3.1
Proposals to safeguard trade between Britain and Australia and measures to divert more Australian exports to Britain were made by the British and Australian Manu- facturers Joint Committee.--(Reu- [ter),
ark, Mr. Lee Tos, Mr. Lee Wing-al. OHINA NAVIGATION
Mr. Lee Ting-kwong, Mrs. F. M. Langworthy, Mrs. R. R. Phillips and Master Phillips, Mr. Pong Qual-sang, Mr. L. Shee. Mr. Wong Gim, Mr. H. B. Nicholas, Mr. L. 8. Chiang, Mr. Bah Yih-lein, Miss 8. C. Chan, Miss Chao So-chan.
WEATHER REPORT
HONGKONG ROYAL
OBSERVATORY
10 a.m., October 24.
Barometer (at sea level. 30.09 ins Temperature, 75 F.
Humidity, 55 per cent.
Wind Direction. N.N.E Wind Force (Beaufort), 3. Temperature; maximum yesterday.
64 F.
Temperature: minimum last night.
71 F.
Rainfall for 24 hrs. ending 10th
to-day, nii.
Total rainfall since January 1st,
81.88 ins.
Against an average of, 81.48 Ins. Sunset to-night, 5.52 p.m. Sunrise to-morrow, 6.24 am.
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4 D., Oct. 24. Barometer (at sea level), 10.00 ins. Temperature, 80 F. Humidity, 51 per cent. Wind Direction, NNE Wind Force (Beaufort), 1 Maximum temperature, 84 F. Minimum temperature, 71 F. Rainfall, nil
HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 25 to 31 Oct. 1939
Month
Days of
Week
Date of
Standard
Time,
Height
Height.
COMPANY. LIMITED.
Frequent and Regular Sailings for
SWATOW, AMOY, SHANGHAI, TSINGTAO, WRINAIWEL
Cazzoo and TERTIIN.
KWANGCHOWWAN, PAKHOI and Hortow
.HAIPHONG.ai,
CANTON
TOURANE SAIGON and BANGROX. SINGAPORE, PORT SWETTENUAM and
PINANG.
For further particulars regarding loading dates eteï please apply to:-
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
TELEPHONE NO. 30331.
THE TAI SANG S.S. Co., Ltd.
Hong Kong and Macau Service.
li
S.S. "MACAU" S.S. "KAU TUNG"
COMFORT
HIGH WATER.
LOW WATER
Houg
Hong
Sailing Daily
From Hong Kong
SERVICE
Sailing Daily From Hong Kong
Kong
Kong
Standardi
Time
#
LUXURY
From Macao
From Macao
h. p.
hm.
Wed. 25
07 15
01 19
40
2006
84
12 25
9
Thur. $
06 03
59
030
34
SPEED
20 90
68
13 56
29
Fri: 97
0841
49
0237
2.37
17 1
1427
Bat. 28
09 26
03 15
2
210
74
1458
Sun. 9
100%
59
03 54
Officeio
21 27
7
16 28
Mop.!
30
108
67
0438
12:00
10
15 56
"
Toes 31
11 36
5 4
16 18
11 6
PO TAK, ~~ Praya Central.
22 33
8 1
JK 20
Wharves
LEONG WING.
P. & O. S. N. CO.
We have a Passenger and Freight:
steamer Sailing about the
MIDDLE of DECEMBER
for
Straits. India and Europe.
B. I. S. N. CO. LTD.
Sailings to Straits, Rangoon and
Calcutta.
F. & A. S.S. CO. LTD.
Sailings to Rabaul, East Coast of
Australia and Tasmania.
Next Steamer in Early November..
Also frequent sailings to Shanghai and
Japan.
138, Connaught Road PHONE 31911.
Details may be obtained from
MACKINNON, MACKENZIEŁCO
P&G BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL. HONGKONG|
PRO 27721.
Tel. No. 34332.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP
CO., LTD.
Agenta.
1, Connaught Road.
SAILINGS FOR SWATOW. AMOY & FOOCHOW & RETURN
'Subject to alteration without notice KWANGCHOWWAN—HONGKONG SERVICE Sailings Twice Weekly from Hong Kong
For Freight and, Passage apply to m
·DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.,
P.&O. Building,
BANK LINE (CHINA)LTD.
AGENTS FOR
ELLERMAN AND BUCKNÁLL S.S. CO., LTD.
UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT
Regular, sailings for LONDON, LIVERPOOL & GLASGOW as opportunity offers
AGENTS FOR
THE BANK LINE, LTD. ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE
for Mauntius, Reunion, Tamatave; Lourenco Marques, Durban and Cape Porta.
INDIAN-AFRICAN LINE
Regular sailings from CALCUTTA to EAST & SOUTH AFRICA, vis COLOMBO Taking PASSENGERS and CARGO from CALCUTTA & COLOMBO for Mombasa, Zanzibar, Bein Lourenco Marques, Durban, East London, Port Elizabeth, Mossel Bay and Cape Town For Freight or Pusage on any of the above lines apply-
General Managers.
Tel. No. 28087 and 28028,
Telephone 27791
THE BANK LINE (CHINA), LTD,
BARBER-WILHELMSEN LINE
MONTHLY SERVICE TO
BOSTON · AND NEW YORK
VIA LOS ANGELES & PANAMA CANAL PORTS. Also taking cargo on through Bills of Lading for West Indios porta, Bio de Janeiro, Santos, Rio Grande do Sol, Buenos Aires, South America and West Africa,
NEXT SAILINGHAMSH
M. V. “TAT
YANG"
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
Agentá
Hong Kong. Bank, Building,