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1940
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SERVICES UNCHANGED IMMINENT DEPARTURES
PASSENGER AND FREIGHT
THIRD WEEK DECEMBER ·
THIRD WEEK DECEMBER
LAST WEEK DECEMBER.....
"FORTNIGHTLY
FORTNIGHTLY
SHANGHAI and JAPAN.
AUSTRALIA via MANILA and Way Ports,
LIVERPOOL vià SINGAPORE and SUEZ.
HONOLULU, SAN FRANCISCO, and LOS ANGELES
VANCOUVER and SEATTLE
FREIGHT ONLY
FIRST WEEK DECEMBER ......
SECOND WEEK DECEMBER...
SECOND WEEK DECEMBER ...
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BOMBAY via SINGAPORE and Way Ports.
CALCUTTA via SINGAPORE and Way Forta.
BOMBAY via SINGAPORE and Way Ports.
Complete Information from Your Agent or NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA
Telephone 30291,
KING'S BUILDING"
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- General passenger Agents in the Orient for CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE
ANOTHER ATLANTIC
VICTIM
LONDON, Dec. 5 '(Reater)~~ The Nazi pocket-battleship Ad- miral Scheer, has been at work again in the South Atlantic. and claimed another British victim
The latest ship to fait is the Blue Star Life's Doric Star (10,000 tons).
The cargoship, says a state- ment by the Admiralty, WILS attacked by the Nazi raider in the South Atlantic and "As no further information has received from the Doric
been Star,
It is presumed that she has been sunk."
HOMEWARD BOUND
The Doric Star was homeward bound for Australia and New Zea- land with a crew of 70.
It is not known whether there were any passengers, but she had only accommodation for six people. The Blue Star Line announce that the Dorie Star carried no passengers.
MINE VICTIM
"LONDON, Dec. 5 (Reuter)-The steamer Eskdene. (3.829 tons) struck a mine and has sunk.
The crew of twenty-nine were landed at a Scottish port.
SHIPS COLLIDE
The British steamer Hamster- ley collided with another vessel off the coast of Norfolk yesterday,
NAZI SHIP MINED COPENHAGEN, Dec. 5 (Reuter) Another German guardship struck a mine and sank south of Langeland Island,
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CHINA NAVIGATION
COMPANY, LIMITED.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6. 1939. —PAGE 11.
Frequent and Regalar Sailings for
SWATOW, AMOY, SHANGHAL THESOTA, WKIHAIWES,
Cheroo and TITAIN.
KWANGCHOWWAN, FARHOI and Hot
HAIPHONG.
CANTON.
TOURANT, SAIGON and BANGTOK,
SINGAPORE PORT SWETTENHAM and PENAKO.
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,
MACAU S.S. "KAU TUNG"
S.S. 46
*
Sailing Daily From Hong Kong
COMFORT
Sailing Daily
From Hong Kong
SERVICE
LUXURY
This is the fourth Nazi ship. sunk in the German minefteld.
From Macao
From Macao
SPEED
Only two of the crew of 50 have so far been rescued.
WEATHER REPORT
HONGKONG. ROYAL
OBSERVATORY »
10 a.m., December 5.
Barometer (at sea level), 30,24 Ins. Temperature, 64 F.
Humidity. 42 per cent, Wind Direction, NNE Wind Force (Beaufort), 2. Temperature; maximum yesterday.
87 F.
Temperature. minimum last night,
55 F.
Rainfall for 24 hrs., ending 10 am,
today, nil.
Total rainfall since January · 1st.
86 70 ins.
"
Against an "average of, 84.16 ins. Suriset, tonight. 5.39 . Sunrise to-morrow, 6.49.a.m.
4 p.m.. Dec. 5.
Barometer (at sea level), 30.12 ins. Temperature. 67 F. Humidity, 41 per cent, Wind Direction, ESE. Wind Force (Beaufort), 2. Maximum temperature. 69 F. Minimum temperature, 55 F. Rainfall, nll.
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Office-
138, Connaught Road PHONE 21911.
Praya Central.
THE BEN LINESTEAMERS,
LIMITED.
FOR LONDON and LEITH
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RAJPU FAN
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P. & O. S. N. CO.
We have a Sailing, Homewards at the
END of DECEMBER
carrying Passengers and Freight. Also Frequent Cargo Departures.
B. I. S. N. CO. LTD.
Sailings to Straits, Rangoon and Calcutta Every Fortnight.
E, & A. S.S. CO. LTD.
Monthly Sailings to Rabaul, East Coast.
of Australia and Tasmania.
Also frequent sailings to Shanghai and Japan.
All vessels may call at any ports on or off the route and the route and all sailings are subject to change or deviation with or without notice,
Passengers are requested to register their requirements bat under present circumstances" sailings are perfe ce restricted.
1.
·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 Passuge apply to :-
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Tel. No. 30332,
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.
Agents.
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 Frango apply tox~-
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.,
P. & Q. Building.
to the Agents: W." R. LOXLEY & CO., (CHINA) LTD. York: Building.
TOL 34165
HONG KONG TIDE TABLE
From 6 to 12. Dec. 1039
For Freight apply
HIGH WATER-
LOW WATZE
Days of
Weak
Date of
Bong
Hong
Kong Standard
Time,
Height
Kong
Standard
Time
Height.
h. m..
b.00.
Wed. €
Thur,
05.07
5 5
11 19
1807
€ 4
7
06:3
6'3
0043
18 49
8.9
1206
3 2
Fri.
· 8:
07 49
52
01 33
2.6
131.
73
13:45
3 4
Sat
g
08E1
02 26.
F-9
2010
7 7
13 25
3 5
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`OF 49
5 I
03 09
2018
9 יד
14.2
13 6
Mon I
10 39
5.0:
03 44
| 19
21 24.
8.0
14 37-
Then L2
1.1 24.
4.9
04 27-
21.58
18 U
15.15
37
29 NUMBER OF A.R.P.
WORKERS TO BE INCREASED
LONDON, Dec. 5 (Reuter)-Near 18ly three-quarters of a million men
NEW C. - IN - C. FOR NORE
LONDON, Dec. 5 (Reuter)—Ad- miral Sir Reginald Aylmer Ran- furly Plunkett-Ernie - Erle - drax, KCB, D.SO., has been appoint- ed Commander-in-Chief at Nore. and women will be added to the It will be recalled that Admiral a7 List of A.R.P. workers by an agree-Bir Erle-Drax, was the head of the
BANK
ment made by the Government British Mission to Moscow before with the employers of large staffs. war broke out,
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AGENTS FOR
ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL S.S. CO., LTD. UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT
"Begular acilings for LONDON, LIVERPOOL & GLASGOW as opportunity offers
NEXT SAILINGS ABOUT MIDDLE AND END OF DECEMBER.
AGENTS FOR
THE BANK LINE, LTD. ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE
NEXT SAILING ABOUT MIDDLE. OF JANUARY.
for Mauritius, Reunion, Tamatare, Louraner Marques, Dürban and Cape Porte INDIAN-AFRICAN, LINE
Regular anilo
fromĮCALCUTTA to EAST & SOUTH AFRICA, vis COLOMBO
Taking PASSENGKES and CARGO from: CatCurra & COLONZO for Mombasa, Zanzibar, Beira Lourando Marques, Durban, East London, Port Elisabeth, Mossel Bay, and Cape Town,
For Freight or Page on any of the above lines apply
General Managy,
Tel. No. 28027, and 28028,
Telephone, 27781,
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THE BANK LINE (CHINA), LTD.
Details may be obtained from
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE.CO
POC BUILDING CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL. HONGKONG
PROFE 27721,
BARBER WILHELMSEN LINE
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MONTHLY SERVICE. TO
BOSTON AND NEW YORK
V1 LOS ANGELES & PANAMA CANAL PORTS.
by NEW FAST VESSELS
NEXT SAILING MIDDLE DECEMBER
Very modern passenger accommodation available
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
Hong Kong. Bank Fuilding.
Agents.
Telephone 02,