HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
PRESIDENT LINER
SAILINGS
1940
BOOKING SHEETS NOW OPEN
For
SPRING AND SUMMER SAILINGS
PLAN YOUR HOME LEAVE NOW
1,
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
JAPAN
SERVICES UNCHANGED JANUARY SAILINGS
PASSENGER AND FREIGHT
SHANGHAI and JAPAN
MANILA, SYDNEY, and MELBOURNE,
via Way Forts
HONOLULU, SAN FRANCISCO,
and LOS ANGELES
VANCOUVER and SEATTLE
LIVERPOOL via SINGAPORE,
SUEZ, and Pay Ports....
THIS WEEK
NEXT WEEK.
NEXT WEEK,
FORTNIGHTLY. «
FORTNIGHTLY.
EARLY. FEBRUARY
FREIGHT ONLY
BOMBAY via SINGAPORE, and
Way Ports
NEXT WEEK.
NEXT WEEK.
LAST WEEK.
NEW YORK via JAPAN, LOS ANGELES, and PANAMA
CALCUTTA via SINGAPORE and
Way Ports
Complete Information From Your Agent or NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA
Telephone 38291. General Passenger Agents in the Orient for CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE
KING'S BUILDING
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
To AUSTRALIA
Calling at Manila, Thursday Island, Cairns, Towns- ville,, Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne, etc.
NEXT SAILING
Middle of February, 1940.
For Freight or Passage apply to:-
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
U.S. ADMIRAL URGES THE NEED FOR
BIGGER SUBMARINES FOR
300-MILE SAFETY
ZONE ROUND ·
THE AMERICAS.
LONDON, Jan. 16 (Reuter)-
The British Government's reply to
OPERATIONS
IN SOUTH -ATLANTIC
UNDERSEA
YANGTSE RIVER OPENING PUT OFF
FOR MARCH 1. SHANGHAI, Jan. 16" (Int'l) — WASHINGTON. Jan. 18 (Reuters The re-opening, of the Yangtse the suggestion by the Pan-Ameri- | -Rear-Admiral Stark, speaking River up to Nanking, scheduled · can conference that a 300-Mile before the Naval Committee of the for some time in February, bas Safety Zone be drawn around the House of Representative, saba that been postponed to March Americas has been sent to
the the Navy needs bigger submarines Foreign circles are not enthusiastic Government of Panama. It is un-than those of some of the other regarding this move, as goods can derstood that the text of the re Powers, because undersea opera- be sent to Nanking by rail, ply will be published today.
tions might be required in the South Atlantic.
Non-Military Assistance For Finland
PRES, ROOSEVELT'S PROPOSAL FOR EXTENDED AID WASHINGTON, Jan, 16 (Reuter) ---President Roos:velt
on
informed
1:
MORE DISTANT ENEMY Admiral Stark declared that Germany and Russia bad built large numbers of small submarines for use against nearby potential lenemies, but "the United States buds submarines for operations against potential aggressive enemy action more distant from our shores.
"It has been the unifortn policy of Japan to build large number of submarines capable of operating in distant areas," he said.
NOT "TOP HEAVY"
1.
The opening is a concession. to the United States, in the hope that' Washington will renew the commercial treaty. Prospects So far are definitely negative.
NAVAL BUILDING
ACCELERATED
WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuter) -Owing to the accelerated pace in naval building, President Roosevelt has written letter to Mr. Bankhead, Speaker of
ditional
Congressional leaders that he will Replying to the critidsm that the House of Representatives, ask- send a communication to Congress the proposed $1,300,000,000 for the ing Congress to provide an ad- shortly
extending aid
$31,000,000 immediately to expansion of the Fleet was "top for armour, armament and am- Finland. It is predicted that the heavy in favour of destroyers, President will advise Congress that Admiral Stark asserted that Bri-munition. any United States assistance to tain had 359 destroyers and other Finland should be confined to non-specially constructed escort vessels military assistance.
built or being built,
ADDITIONAL LOAN
À Senate authority stated that
This is additional to the $46,000,- 000 provided for the same purpose last year.
President Rocsevelt would discuss CHINA NAVIGATION
the question of an additional loan
to Finland through the Export and Import Bank fcr non-military purchases in the United States.
A party of eminent French news- paper proprietors arrived in Eng- land on Monday as guests of the British Council, During their stay, visits will be made to Portsmouth and Aldershot and they will see something of London's air de- fences. Among the social func- tions in their honour will be a lunch by the Government on Thursday. The visit concludes on Friday (BWS).
CONSIGNEES' NOTICES
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.
THE S.S. "
Arrived HONG KONG
From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO”, ANTWERP, LONDON, STRAITS AND MANILA.
YONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby
CONS
informed that all Goods are
COMPANY, LIMITED.
Frequent and Regular Sailings for
SWATOW, AMOY, SHANGHAI, TUNETAO, WRINAL PEL,
CHEFOO and TIENTSIN,
KWANGCHOWWAN, PAKROI and Bornow
HAIFHONG.
CANTON.
TOURAN SAIGON and Bangkok.
SINGAPORE, PORT SWETTENHAM and PERANO
For further particulars regarding loading dates etc please apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRF
TELEPHONE NO. 30331.
THE TAI SANG S.S. Co., Ltd.
Hong Kong and Macau Service.
being landed at their risk into the S.S. "MACAU”
hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godoyas of the Hong Kong.. and Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company, Ltd. whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 22nd Jan, 1940, will be subject to rent, All claims against the vessel must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 6th Feb., 1940, or they will not be recognized
To comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Regulations, Consignees mast have a Revenge Officer in atten- dance when damage datiable goods are examined.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 20th January, 1940, st 8 a.m. by Mears. Carmichael & Clarke.
No Fire Insurance has been effected Bills of Lading will be countersigned W.R LOXLEY & Co. (CHINA) LTD.
Agents
by
Hong Kong, 15th Jan, 1940.
*(22)
S.S. “KAU TUNG”
COMFORT
Sailing Daily
From Hong Kong
SERVICE
Sailing Daily
From Hong Kong
LUXURY
From Macao
From Macao
SPEED
Wharvba 10am
Officel:-
LEUNG WING.
i
Prays Central.
PO TAK..
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1940. ~PACE 11
P. & O. S. N. CO..
We have a Sailing, Homewards MIDDLE OF FEBRUARY
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
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Japan.
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2
All vessels may call at any ports on or off the route and the route and all slings are subject to change or deviation with or without notice.
Passengers are requested to register their requirements but under present circumstances uilings restricted.
are perforce
136, Connaught Bond PHONE 31911.
Details may be obtained from
MACKINNON MACKENZIE.CO
GG BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG
Pro 27781.
Tel. No. 30112,
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.
i
Agents.
1, Connaught Bead..
SAILINGS FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW & RETURN Subject to alteration without notice ·-
KWANGCHOWWAN-HONGKONG SERVICE
Saftings Twice Weekly from Hong Kong
For Tonight indFarmgu, nýyly zó (--
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.,
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· P, ✯ 0. Building.
BANK LINE (CHINA)LTD.
AGENTS FOR
ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL S.S. CO., LTD.
UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT
Regular sailings for LONDON, LIVERPOOL & GLASCOW as opportunity offers
NEXT SAILING SECOND WEEK IN MARCH,
AGENTS FOR
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THE BANK LINE, LTD.
ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE
NEXT SÄILING ABOUT MIDDLE OF MARCH
for Maurition, Boxnion, Tamatave, Lourenon Marques, Durban and Cape Porta. INDIAN-AFRICAN LINE
Regular ailings from CALCUTTA to EAST & SOUTH AFRICA Evin COLOMBO Taking PASSENGERS and CARGO froto CALCUTTA # Cesouse for Mombaas, Zanzibar, Brira Lourenco Marques, Darbas, East London, Port Elisabeth, Mossel Bay and Cape Town, For Freight or Page on any of the above lines apply
General Managers.
Tal, Nos, 18037. and 28038,
Telephone #91
THE BANK LINE (CHINA), LTD.
BARBER WILHELMSEN LINE
"MONTELY BERVICE TO
BOSTON AND NEW YORK
Vu LOS ANGELES & PANAMA CANAL PORTS.
by NEW FAST VESSELS
NEXT SAILING MIDDLE · JANUARY
Very modern passenger
accommodation available
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
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