HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
PRESIDENT LINER
Sailings
1940
BOOKING SHEETS NOW OPEN
For
SPRING AND SUMMER SAILINGS ·
Plan Your Next Year's
好
Home Leave Now
AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES
"ROUND - WORLD SERVICE"
"ALSO AGENTS FOR TWA,
THE POPULAR TRANS-CONTINENTAL AIR LINE"
12, PRDDER ST.
TEL. 28171.
N.Y.K. LINE
SERVICES UNCHANGED IMMINENT DEPARTURES
PASSENGER AND FREIGHT
TWENTY SQUARE MILES OF AIR RAID SHELTERS
TO SHIELD ENGLAND
Twent square miles of corrugated steel are being produced by steel works in strategic positions scattered over England, Scotland and Wales for the 2500.000 "Anderson" air raid shel- ters ordered by the Government to shelter 15.000.000 people in their own gardens.
Production of the first 1,000,000 | week in September. The rate has #helters, which began in mid-now been increased from 1,000,000 February, was completed and the in seven months to 1,500.000 in shelters delivered by the second in about seven months,
Yet this vital defence measure is not hampering the supply of WEATHER REPORT armaments, for the shelters re-
HONGKONG ROYAL OBSERVATORY
10 am., November 12 Barometer (at sea level), 30.09. Ins. Temperature, 75 F.
quirements represent only about 3 per cent, of the total produc- tion of all classes of British steel.
A
POST OFFICE
NOTICE
The following correspondence is lying in the Poste Restante:--
Miss Opal Andersen, Miss Betty Andrews, Australian & Oriental Trading Co., Francis Beck (Bur- rough. and Eagle), Chinese Foreign Export Commission, Chinese Trad- Ing Co. Choy Hecng. Colonial Commercial Co., Ltd., Corton Candy Manufacturer, Dong Chong & Son, M. Greenfeld Co., Ho Woon Man (c/o The Oriental United Co.). Kam Wah Factory, Samuel Kock, Kwong Hup Cheong, Kwok Man Co., Lee Chee Wah, Leung Kal Fook Drug Store. Mack Kwok Fat, Malm & Co., George McBain, Mrs. L F. Newman (c/o Salt Gaselle), Miss Maris Lee Oakley, Oriental Overseas Trading Co., J. J. Pasztor. B. S. A FIGURES
Poon. Hin Wah Knitting Factory. With these figures in mind, the Mrs. B. J. E. Ratauf, N. J. Shath & following facts about the shelters. Co., Mrs. Harry Schwendener, F. J. Humidity, 62 per cent. Wind Direction, "ENE
given by the British Steelwork sherriff, Tien Fel Copper Mine. Association supply some indica-Tuck Lung Cheong. The Manager Wind Force (Beaufort), 3. Temperature; maximum yesterday. tion of the immense total capacity
of the British steel industry. 79 F.. Temperature: minimum last night. Each shelter contains 14 abeets of corrugated steel, six of them curved for the roof; 150 pounds of structural steel; and 34 bolts and nuts. The total weight of the 1,000,000 shelters now completed is
REGISTERED ARTICLES about 420,000 tons, in which is re-
Recommendada A. Martina Murgos presented 17,000 miles of two-feet- wide sheet,
(Aurelia Fuentes), Dr. Freddie Q. And there are 1,500,000 more L. Dac.. Retrolle & Co., Hing Leong shelters to come.
Shun (Parcel),
19 F.
Rainfall for 24 hrs. ending 10th
today, nil,
Total rainfall since January
81.93 ins.
1st
Against an average of, 8298 ins. Sunset tonight, 5.41 p.m. Sunrise to-morrow, 6.34 m.
4 p.m., Nov. 12. Barometer (at sea level), 30.01 Ins. Temperature, 74 F. Humidity, 68 per cent. Wind Direction, ESE. Wind Force (Beaufort?, 4. Maximum temperature. 77 F. Minimum temperature. 10 r. Rainfall, all
HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 13 to 19 Nov, 1939
HIGH WATER.
Week
Date of
Month
Standard
Haight
Low Warm
Hong. Kong
Standard Time
b. m.
Hoight.
11
(Union
Printing Co.. U.S.A.). Universal Pharmaceutical Lab.. Hon. Lingoh Wang, F. Westbury & Son.. Ltd., W. S. Woo (Aerated Water Manufacturer). Wosung Co.. Ltd., Yuen Fung Hong. Yunnan Tin Mine office.
CHINA - NAVIGATION
COMPANY, LIMITED."
Frequent and Regular Sailings for
1
SWATOW, AMOY, SHANGHAI, TAINGTIO, WEIBAIWEL
CHEFOO and Tizaman.
KWANGCHOWWAN, PAXHO and Borrow
HAIPHONG.
CANTON.
Bong
Kong
Tinie.
h. m.
¡M,!a.!
Mon 13
17
185
0134.
14
22 14
16 38
19
Thes. 14
12 16
6 3
05 15
14
SHANGHAI SPECIAL CALL Japan, Hawaii,
22'40,
79
18 14
4 1
NEXT WEEK:
California, and South America
LONDON.
Wed 15
13 10
05 59
116
TOURANE, SAIGON and Banozok,
94,10
7 Ki
·16 42
43
Thur, 14
14 13
06 47
19
93 40
7 3
12:13
4 4
Via Singapore and Suez.
Fri. 17
0731
22
$15 LA
14-9
12 49
4.8
END OF NOVEMBER:
AUSTRALIA.
Via Manila and Way Ports.
Bat.
San.. 19
18
00 10
8 81
03 22
24
00 50
0.28 27
17 30
2034 52
NEXT WEEK: ·
FREIGHT ONLY
END OF NOVEMBER:
BOMBAY.
END ST NOVEMBER:
Via Singapore and Colombo...
Via Singapore and Way Ports.
CALCUTTA.
Complete Information from Your Agent or: NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA General passenger Agents in the Orient for CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE
KING'S BUILDING
Telephone 30291.
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
To AUSTRALIA
Calling at Manila, Thursday Island, Cairns, Towns- ' ville, Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne, etc.
NEXT SAILING
At the end of December.
.
For Freight or Passage apply to:— ·
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Tel. No. 20332.
Agents.
1, Connaught Road.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICES
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,
CONSIGNEE NOTICE.
24°A/39.
BRINGING CARGO FROM MARSEILLES via SAIGON.
NONSIGNEES are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed & stored into the godowns of the Hong Kong Kowloon Whaf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landia.
All Claims must be sent in to me on or before the 18th Nov, 1939, or they will not be recognized.
Damaged Packages will be examined by the Company's Surveyors, Messrs. Goddard & Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at 10.00 Monday, the 13th Nov, 1939.
A... OL
Consignees must have a Revenus Officer in attendance when any datizble goods are examined by the Company's Surveyors,
No Fire Insurance will be affected by us in any case whatever.
R. OHL,
Hong Kong. 1939,
Agent.
(816
SINGAPOLI, PORT SWETTENHAM and PINANG.
For further particulars regarding loading date'elc. please apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
TELEPHONE NO. 30331.
THE TAI SANG S.S. Co., Ltd.
7:
Hong Kong and Macau Service.
S.S. MACAU
Sailing Daily From Hong Kong
..
S.S. "KAU TUNG"
COMFORT
Sailing. Daily SERVICE From Hong Kong
LUXURY
From Macao
From Macao
SPEED
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1939. —PAGE 1
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.
Wa
Sailings to Straits, Rangoon and Calcutta Every Fortnight.
li
E. & A. S.S. CO. LTD.
Sailings to Rabaul, East Coast of
Australia and Tasmania.
Also frequent sailings to Shanghai and Japan.
All vessels may call at any porta on or off the route and the route and all sailings are subject to chance deviation with or without notice.
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OF
Passengers are requested to register their requirements but under present circumstances mailings are perforea restricted.
136, Connaught Road. PHONE 31911.
Details may be obtained from
MACKINNON MACKENZIE.CO
RGO BUILDING. CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL. HONGKONG,
Froms 27721.
Office:-
LEUNG WING.
Wharves
PO TAK. Prays Central
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.
SAILINGS FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW & RETURN
Subject to alteration without notice KWANGCHOWWAN-HONGKONG SERVICE Sallings Twice Weekly from Hong Kong
For Freight and Pramago #77ly to 1---
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.,
P&O. Building.
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 FOR
THE BANK LINE, LTD. ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE
for Mauritius, Reunion, Tamatave, Lourenco Marques, Durban and Cape Parts. INDIAN-AFRICAN LINE
Regular sailings from CALCUTTA to EAST & SOUTH AFRICA, via COLOMBO Taking PASSENGERS and CARGO from CALCUTTA & COLOMBO for Mombaas, Zanzibar, Beirs Lourenco Marquer, Darban, East London, Fort Elisabeth, Mossel Bay and Cape Town,
For Freight or Premge on any of the above 1 new apply sili
THE BANK LINE (CHINA), LTD.
BARBER-WILHELMSEN LINE
MONTHLY SERVICE TO
· BOSTON AND NEW YORK
VIA LOS ANGELES & PANAMA CANAL PORTS. by NEW FAST VESSELS
NEXT SAILING MIDDLE NOVEMBER Taking cargo on through Bill of Lading for West Indies. ports, Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Rio Grande do Sol, Buenos Aires, Peruvian Porta als West Africa.
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
Agents,
Telephone 28021,
Hong Kong, Bank Building
General Managers.
Tel. Nos. 38037 and ZHORA,
Telephone 27791,