HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
PRESIDENT: LINER
Sailings
HONGKONG
to SINGAPORE direct
About middle of April.
HONGKONG to SAN FRANCISCO direct
First week in May.
AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES
"ROUND - WORLD SERVICE”
AGENTS FOR T.W.A. AND UNITED AIR LINES,
12, PEDDER ST.
TEL. 28171.
N.Y.K. LINE
IMMINENT SAILINGS
· PASSENGÉR AND FREIGHT
LIVERPOOL, la SINGAPORE
BOMBAY, MARSEILLES (CASA-
BLANCA), etc.
JAPAN. HONOLULU,
SAN FRANCISCO. LOS ANGELES, VALPARAISO
via Way Ports
SYDNEY, MELBOURNE,
Pla MANILA and Way Ports
VANCOUVER and SEATTLE
NEXT WEEK,
NEXT WEEK.
EARLY MAY
FORTNIGHTLY.
FREIGHT ONLY
THIS WEEK
THIS WEEK
THIS WEEK
NEW YORK via JAPAN,
LOS ANGELES. and PANAMA... BOMBAY
CALCUTTA
LONDON "via Port Said..
MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR,
(CASABLANCA), etc.
END OF APRIL
Complete Information From Your Agent or NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA
Telephone 20291. 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, ate.
NEXT SAILINGTM
FIRST HALF APRIL, 1940,
For Freight or Passage apply to:-.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Tel. No. 30332,
DOUGLAS
STEAMSHIP
CO. LTD.
Agents.
1. Connaught Road.
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BAILINGS FOR SWĄTOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW & RETURN
Subject to alteration without notice
KWANGCHOWWAN-~HONGKONG SERVICE
Ballings Twice Weekly from Hong Kong
For Freight and Prassge apply to 1-
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.,
P. & O. Building,
General: Hantgers.
Tel. Nos, 28027 and 28038,
EXAGGERATION OF NAZI
STRENGTH
IN AIR
LONDON, Mar. 21 (By Alr, Mail)' -The American magazine Time publishes figures setting out the relative-air strengths of the Allies and Germany.
This table gives Germany 22,350 airplanes, Britain 17.475, France 5550.
RIBBENTROP GOES WRONG
Mr. William Teeling, the author, adds another story to the list of Herr von Ribbentrop's many gaffes in London.
CONSIGNEES NOTICES
SERVICES CONTRACTUELO. DES MESSAGERIES" MARITIMES.
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CONSIGNED NOTICE.
THE S.8.
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. BRINGING CARGO From
MARSEILLES via SAIGON.
A RECEPTION Ribbentrop decided to give a COMBAT PLANES
reception at his Embassy. The German combat airplanes are invitations should have been sent CONSIGNEES are hereby informed reckoned at 14,000 Patrol and out in English, as the language of of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are that their goods with the exception training aircraft 8900, the rest are the country, or in French, which being loaded & stored into the godowne
is the diplomatic language.
of the Hong Kong Kowloon Wharf and Ribbentrop, however, ordered Godown Co., Ltd, Kowloon, whenc that they should go out in Ger-delivery may be obtained immediately man.
after landing.
"miscellaneous."
Against this Britain à stated to have 10,075 combat planes and 5325 patrol and training aircraft. France is allocated 4025 combat airplanes. 1500 patrol and training aircraft.
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FIGURES INACCURATE
IN REPLY
There were immediate reprisals. Mr. Winston Churchill deliberate- ly misunderstood his invitation
OF
All Claims must be sent in to me on" 1940, or they will not be recognised.
before the Monday, 18th April,
Damaged Packages will be examined by the Company's Surveyors, Messrs. Goddard & Douglas. in the presence of the Consignees at 10.00 am.
I do not advise anyone to accept and thanked the Ambassador, not these Agures.
I belleve them to for a reception at 10 o'clock, bus wednesday, the 10th April, 1940. be incorrect in every category, for a "kind invitation to dinner at writes the Evening Standard's 8 p.m." military correspondent. But they And the Japanese sent a four reveal what the Americans. think-page answer in their own of our prospects. It accounts no language, which baffled the Ger- doubt for much of the gloomy talk mans completely that they could not tell whether it was an from Americans about the war:
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According to this view German acceptance or refusal, output still exceeds
the
total. cent
Consignees must haves Revenue Officer in attendance when any dutiable, goods are examined by the Company's Surveyors.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by as in any case whatever,
'B. OHL,
1940.
Hong Kong.
Agent
[199
Legation, telegraphed to a British
MAKING FRIENDS Allled butput by 43 per
Mr. Teeling tells a story, "too, öt The figures of monthly production the Italian coal question in the are given thus: Germany 2300, last war. Britain 1200 perhaps). France 400 One day Count de Salis, British destroyer in a port near Rome, 'perhaps). It is said that by Sep-Minister at the Vatican, had to tember Germany reckons on "turn- Ing out 6000 airplanes a month.
I think the compiler of these "figures is being very flattering to
the Germans.
YEAR'S SUPPLY OF
visit a Cardinal who was atrongly pro-German. He found him shiver- ing, as the Vatican had run out of coal.
and asked the commander to land all his available coal.
When it arrived he rushed it to the Vatican-and the pro-German Cardinal. became the friend of He returned OV once to the Britain for life,
TEA FOR BRITAIN OFINA
LONDON, Mạr. 28 (By Air Mall)— The Government have just finish-
ed buying a full year's supplies of teu from the Empire.
The Ministry of Food made the
night : announcement last
and added that Imports of tea by private firms are now prohibited. except under licence,
}
The Government buying In- cludes sufficient for our normal re-export trade.
st
The buying price was based on the average realised in 1938-38, but the Government are making a contribution towards the extra cost of production caused by the
.war.
"
The Ministry add: "Consumers are thus assured of securing tea of good quality at competitive prices."
U.S. PLANES
FOR EXPORT WASHINGTON, Apr. 11 (Reuter) -The War Department has releas- ed for expor; three of the latest types of pursuit planes the Lock- heed P-38, Bell 239 and Curtiss P-40-D.
It is possibly a year before the machines can be delivered in sub- stantial numbers,
LONDON GAZETTE
ROYAL, REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY
Majs. to be Lt.-Cols., June 15, 1939, with regtl.. precedence as shown: C. P. Heath, next below Lt. Col. R. H. Antrobus; H. W. Deacon, next above Maj. (now Lt.- Col) R. W. MacLeod; E. J. Medley next below Maj. (now Lt-Col) R W. MacLeod; KBt. Lt.-Col) R. C. Reynolds next above Maj. (now "Lt Col.). R. C. Gl: Bt. Lt.-Col C. A. P. Morison next above Maj. (now Lt. Col.) E. R Culverwell (sub for notifns in Gaz of June 23, 1939).
QUEEN ALEXANDRA'S LM; NURSING SERVICE Sisters resign appts., Feb. 24; Miss' N Kirkpatrick sub for notlin in Gaz of Mar. 5) Miss M Scodėld,
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FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1940. —PAGE 11
P. & O. S. N. CO.
We have
RAJPUTANA CHEENOLA
a Sailing Homewards MIDDLE APRIL carrying Passengers and Freight. Also Frequent Cargo Departures B. I. S. N. CO. LTD. Frequent Sailings to Straits, Rangoon and Calcutta,
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 cancellation change or deviation with or without notice..
•
Passengers are requested to"register their requirements but under present circumstances sailings are perforce restricted,
Details may be obtained from
OHINÄ NAVIGATION MACKINNON, MACKENZIE.CO
COMPANY, LIMITED,
Frequent and Regular Sailings for
SWATOW, AMOY, SHANGHAL, THINGTAO, WEINAL WEI,
CHIFOO and TIENTSIN. "
KWANGCHOWWAN, PAKHOI and Hotho
HAIPHONG. CANTON
TouBANK SAIGON Aud. BANG WU, SINGAPORE, POAT SWETTENHAM and PENANG
For further particulars regarding loading dates etc. please apply to:
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
THE
· TELEPHONE NO. 30331
CHINA SIAM
HONG KONG-BANGKOK
8.3. "HELLAS"
leaving Hong Kong 3.5. HIRAM” leaving Hong Kong
i}
LINE.
Accepting Passengers & Cargo for the shove mentioned port.
HONG KONG SINGAPORE PENANG-RANGOON »
Regular Express Service
m.s. "HAI RING" m.s. "HAI LEE'
leating Hong Kong leaving Hong Kong
Accepting cargo for all the above mentioned porta
Excellent passenger accommodation available.
For freight, passage rates and all other information-Apply to:— THORESEN & CO., LTD.
Tel. 20237.
General Agenta,
Queen's Building.
BANK LINE (CHINA)LTD
AGENTS FOR
ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL S.S. CO., LTD. Regular sailings for UNITED KINGDOM as opportunity offers
for
NEXT BAILING SECOND WEEK IN MAY
AGENTS FOR
THE BANK LINE, LTD. ́ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE
NEXT BAILING ABOUT FOURTH WEEK IN JUNE Maurītins, Reunion, Tamatave, Lourenco Marques, Dorbanfand Cape Ports
AMERICAN-ORIENTAL LINE
Regular sailings for Boston, New York, Philadelphin & Baltimore
· NEXT SAILING SECOND WEEK IN APRIL
For Freight or Passge on any of the above lines apply 1 Telephone 27781-
POLO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG
PHONE 27721.
To CANADA, U. S.A.
1311
131
หยาง
AND EUROPE
VIA- CANADIAN PACIFIC
ROYAL YORK
HOTEL
i TORONTO
A SAILING FROM HONGKONG THE THIRD WEEK IN APEIL (Omitting Honolulu)
NEXT SAILING TO MANILA SECOND WEEK IN MAY.
Due to existing emergency, the consistency of prompt de- partures and arrivals of Canadian Pacific Steamships which has been maintained heretofore may be disturbed. Apply to Canadian Pacific representative for particulars of sailing dates.
Fast through trains direct from ship's side at Vancouver --or stop over at Beautiful Victoria, thence by comfortable, fast B.C. Coast Services to Vancouver-In Canada's Evergreen Playground
See the Majestic Canadian Rockies - - Lake Louise, Banff. "Stop-overs if you wish. No extra räll fare required in Canada for Drawing room or Compartment ocoupled by one. person. In summer the scenic Great Lakes, Route'ls an op- tionar inland ses trip for Trans-Continental passengers,
Canadian Pacific
Union Bufiding-Telephone 20752
BARBER
SPANS THE WORLD
WILHELMSEN LINE
MONTHLY SERVICE TO,
BOSTON AND NEW YORK
V LOS ANGELES & PANAMA CANAL PORTS.
by NEW FAST VESSELS
NEXT SAILING ABOUT MIDDLE APRIL
Very modern passenger accommodation available
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
„Agents,
THE BANE LINE (CHINA), LTD.
Hong Kong, Bank Building
Telephone 18011,