HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
PRESIDENT LINER
Sailings
TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE
TO
SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES via Shanghai, Japan & Honoluln
ROUND-WORLD SERVICE ·
TO
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NEW YORK & BOSTON
Via Manila, Singapore, l'enang, Colombo, Bombay, Suez, Port Said, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa and Marseilles.
AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES
*ROUND - WORLD SERVICE”
"ALSO AGENTS FOR TWA,"
THE POPULAR TRANƐ-CONTINENTAL AIR LINE"
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TEL. 28171.
N.Y.K. LINE
SERVICES UNCHANGED IMMINENT DEPARTURES
PASSENGER AND FREIGHT
Second week of Nov; to: SINGAPORE, PENANG, CO-
LOMBO, AND BOMBAY."
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Middle Nov. to: SINGAPORE. COLOMBO, NAPLES
MARSEILLES AND LONDON, via Way
Ports.
Middie Nov, to: SHANGHAI, JAPAN, HAWAII, CALI- FORNIA, MEXICO, CENTRAL AMERICA, PERU. AND VALPARAISO,
End of Nov, to: MANILA, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE
via Way Ports,
FREIGHT
ONLY
Second week of Nov, to: SINGAPORE, COLOMBO AND
l BOMBAY,
Second week of Nov. to: SINGAPORE AND CALCUTTA
via Way Ports.
Complete Information from Your Agent or: -NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA
General passenger Agents in the Orient for CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE'.
KING'S BUILDING
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Telephone 38291,
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
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Calling at Manila, Thursday Island, Cairns, Towns- ville, Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne, etc.
NEXT SAILING
At the beginning of November.
For Freight or 'assage, apply to:-
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Tel No. 30332
Agents."
1. Gchnaught-Road.
Warning To Navigators
Navigation is dangerous in the vicinity of the light at Ion-Dau. and of Kua-Nam-Trieu North of the Norway Island parallel and West of the Norways meridian.
Ships proceeding to Haiphong. rort Redon, must report for in- structions from the pilot vessel at a position 3 miles bearing 135 from Hon-Dau lighthouse and follow the pilot's instructions,
to
Navigation is dangerous in all the channels of the Bay d'Along from Fat-Tsi-Long to Port Walt Ships proceeding Hongay, Campha Port, Wallut, must report or anchor one mile to the south of Orange Islet and follow from the pilot vessel or pilot.
to
With reference to Notice Mariners No. 185/1939, of Octo- ber 21. 1939. Light buoys exhibiting a white flashing light every ten seconds and unlighted tuloys carrying red flags have been lad to mark the limits of the prohibited areas in the North Lantau Channel and West Lamma Channel and Southern approach to Silver Mine Bay Lantau).
The Customs Administration has announced that the total volume of import "during the nine months of the current year "totalled $1,061,731,784, while the total export for the same period totalled. 5877,787,690. The adverse
balance amounted to nearly $384 million.(Central News.)
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WEATHER REPORT
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HONGKONG ROYAL
OBSERVATORY_______
10 s.m.. October 29.
Barometer fat sea level, 30.02 ins.
Temperature, 77 F.
Humidity, 79 per cent.
Wind Direction, E/S
Wind Force (Beaufort), 4. Temperature-maximum-yesterday.
78 F
Temperature: minimum last night
74 P.
11"
Rainfall for 24 hrs.. ending 10th
to-day, nii,
Total rainfall since January 1st.
81.88 ins.
Against an average of, B1,83 Ins. Sunset to-night, 5.49 pm, Sunrise to-morrow, 8.26 am.
p.m., Oct. 29.
Barometer (at sea level), 29.94 ins. Temperature, 78 F. Humidity, 75" per cent. Wind Direction, ESE Wind Force (Beaufort), 4. Maximum temperature. 19 F. Minimum temperature, 74 F. Rainfall, nil.
HONG KONG TIDE TÄBLE From 30 Oct, to s Nov. 1929
HIGH WATER;
Date of
Date of
Month
Bong
Kong
Standard
Time
Height
Low WATER
Height,
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EUROPEAN WAR WILL NOT HINDER CHINA'S ARMED
RESISTANCE
can binder
HINGTSL Oct, 26 (Central)"No foreign war our armed resistance and far less to undermine our established national policy," declared Gen. Yen Hsi-shan. Commander-in- Chief of the Chinese Forces in an interview to-day,
Gen. Yon said that though the European war might have some effect upon China, there need be no undue pessimian among the Chiness, for China has been fighting Independently. against the aggressor,
"Under present circumstan- ces China's forelan policy should continue to be one of.. Independence and self-reliance,' though she should at the same time seize every opportunity to secure foreign assistance." Gen. Yen remarked,
traitors to set up a bogus Central Government while militarily, her forces engaged i the aggressive campaign are placed under unifted supreme command.
3.
Gen. Yen expressed gratification at the close co-operation now existing between the different "Any, country, irrespective of its parties and peoples in China and political system and Ideology, the recent heavy blows inflicted which is sympathetic with and upon the Japanese which frus- renders help to us is our friend. trated their attempt to pene We should any, with it. On the trate farther into the country. and shattered the traitors' con- contrary, any country which in- duces us to surrender is our spicy. enemy."
A NEW STAGE JAPANESE STRATEGY
Declaring that China's resis- Analysing the Japanese strategy, tance has reached 3 new stage. Gen Yen said that Japan is General Yen urged that China undertaking political manoeuvring should mobilise her entire strength side by side with military opera- and make full preparations for tions to seek for an early settle a big counter-offensive to drive ment of the China war. Polit the invaders out and recover all cally, she is helping the Chinese lost territory.
CHINA NAVIGATION
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COMPANY, LIMITED.
Frequent and Regular Sailings for
SWATOW, ANOY, SHANGGAL, THINGTAO, WZIHAIWEL,
Carroo and Tretos.
KWANGCBOWWAN, PAKIOI and Borow
HAIPHONG
CANTON
TUTRANE SAIGON LI
BANGKOK.
SINGAPORE, PORT. SWETTENHAM and PENANG.
For further particulars regarding loading dates etc. please apply to:-
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
TELEPHONE NO. 30331.
THE TAI SANG S.S. Co., Ltd. Hong Kong and Macau Service.
S.S. "MACAU"
MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1939. —PAGE 11
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P. & O. S. N. CO.
PASSENGERS AND CARGO
We have a Sailing Homewards about the MIDDLE of DECEMBER.
CARGO ONLY
:
Departures Every Two Weeks.
B. I. S. N. CO. LTD.
Sailings to Straits, Rangoon and
Calcutta.
E. & 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.
S.S. "KAU TUNG"
COMFORT
Hong
Sailing Daily
From Hong Kong
SERVICE
Sailing Daily From Hong Kong
Kong
Standard
Time
LUXURY
From Macao
From Macao
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(ft. in.
Mon 30
10 48
137
04 36
18
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1655 13 6
Tue 31
11 36
15 41
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SPEED
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Wharves -- LEUNGWING. PO TAK. Praya Central,"
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE.CO
Office-
138, Connaught Road PHONE 31911.
P&O BUILDING, CONNAUGHT
PHONE 27721.
ROAD CENTRAL. HONGKONG,
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.
SAILINGS FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW & RETURN
Subject to alteration without notice KWANGCHOWWÁN-HONGKONG, ÉRVICE
Sallings Twice Weekly from Hong Kong
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For Freight and Fasmin, apply to t
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.,
P. & O. Building.
BANK LINE (CHINA)LTD.
AGENTS FOR
ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL SS. CO.,
UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT
LTD.
Regular sailings for LONDON, LIVERPOOL & GLASGOW as opportunity offers
AGENTS FOR
THE BANK LINE, LTD. ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE
for Mauritius, Renzion, Tamatave, Lourenco Marques, Durban and Cape Ports. INDIAN-AFRICAN LINE ·
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Regular sailings from CALCUTTA to EAST & SOUTH AFRICA, vis COLOMBO Taking FASSENGERS and CARGO from CALCUTTA & Colonso for Mombasa, Zanzibar, Boira' Lourenca Marques, Durban, East London, Port Elizabeth, Mossel Bay and Cape Town. For Freight or Page on any of the above lines apply:
General Managern.
Tel. Nos, 28037 and 26036.
Telephone 27791
THE BANK LINE (CHINA), LTD.
BARBER WILHELMSEN LINE
·
MONTHLY SERVICE TO
„BOSTON AND NEW YORK
Vu LOS ANGELES & PANAMA CANAL PORTS.
by NEW FAST VESSELS
NEXT SAILING MIDDLE NOVEMBER
Taking cargo on through Bills of Lading for West Indien -- porta, Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Rio Grande do Sol, Buenos Aires, Peruvian Ports also West Africi,
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
Agents.
Telephone 28021.
Bong Kong, Bark Building.