HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
PRESIDENT LINER
Sailings
TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE
Fortnightly....
To
SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES
via Shanghal, Japan & Honolulu ROUND-WORLD SERVICE
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NEW YORK & BOSTON
Vis
Manila, Singapore, Penang. Colombo, Bombay, Suez,
Port Said, Alexandria, Naples. Genoa.
MERCHANT OHINA NAVIGATION
SHIPPING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
the
I la notted in the Govern mant Gazette that the following proviso is added at the end of Section of the Marchant Shipp ing Ordinance, 1899, after proviso added thereto by. G07- ernment notification No. 545 published in the Gazette on May | 17, 1940-
Provided also that nothing in this section or in any other enactment to the contrary shall be deemed to prevent or to have prevented the engagement and employment, Second Engineers «undër
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temporary permit from the Gov-. ernor, of experienced uncertificat- ed engineers where the Governor satisfied that a certificated engineer cannot be obtained.
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COMPANY. LIMITED.
Frequent and Regular Sallings for
SWATÓW, AMOY, SHANGHAI, TASOTAO, WETHAI CE,
Oxzroo and T.
KWANGOHOWWAN, PAKHO and Horrow
HAIPHONG.
CANTOF
TOURANE, SAIGON and RenoxOL.
SINGAPORE, PORT SWETTENHAM and Prawn
.
MONDAY, JUNE 3, 1940. --PAGE 1.1
AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES
"ROUND: WORLD SERVICE"
AGENTS FOR TRANSCONTINENTAL & WESTERN AIR
AND UNITED AIR LINES
12, PEDDER St.
TEL. 28171.
N.Y.K. LINE
IMMINENT SAILINGS PASSENGER AND FREIGHT
LIVERPOOL, iz SINGAPORE
BOMBAY, MARSEILLES (CASA- **BLANCA), etc.
SHAL, JAPAN, HONOLULU, SAN FRANCISCO and
LOS ANGELES. SYDNEY, MELBOURNE,
ría MANILA and Way Ports
VANCOUVER and SEATTLE
CALCUTTA
BOMBAY
THIS WEEK & 3RD WEEK JUNE
THIRD WEEK JUNE
END OF JUNE
FORTNIGHTLY.
FREIGHT ONLY ***
THIS WEEK
NEXT WEEK.
MIDDLE JUNE
NEW YORK via JAPAN,
LOS ANGELES, and PANAMA .....
Complete Information From Your Agent or:
NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA
KING'S BUILDING
Telephone 302a1. General Fassenger Agents in the Orient for CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
To AUSTRALIATM
Calling at Manila, Thursday Island, Cairns, Towns- ville, Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne, etc.
NEXT SAILING
EARLY IN JUNE, "1940,
For Freight or Passage apply to:-
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Tel. No, 30332.
Agents.
1 Connaught Road.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.
SAILINGS FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW & RETURN
Subject to alteration without notice KWANGCHOWWAN-HONGKONG SERVICE 'Sailings Twice Weekly from Hong Kong
Fat Freight and Passage apply to 1
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.,
P & O, Building.
PASSENGERS
ARRIVALS FROM THE NORTH
A Dutch ship from the North brought the following passengers to the Colony on Saturday:
Mr. W. Jacobson, Mrs. F. H Mayer, Mr. R. S. Boyd, Mr. T FitsRandolph, Miss Lyda Francis, Mr. R. A. de Silva, Mr. J. W. Mor- ris, Mr. G. E. Gilbert, Mr. T. Aki- yama, Mr J. C. A. Gundesen.
Miss A P. von Sitberg Operina, Mr Dao Bing Yu, Mr. Y. F. Fong. Miss Wha Soo Mel, Mr. J. A. H Gooster Mr. W. Newberry, Miss H. Kumbruch, Miss C. Robertson, Mr. ⠀⠀ M Kotamal and 20 Chinese second class passengers.
THE WEATHER OF MAY
'The weather during May was mainly cloudy and humid, with frequent rainfall. "Temperatures were below normal during the greater part of the month, owing to the fact that the NE monsoon continued to blow for longer than usual spell of hot weather from the 9th to the 16th was due to a temporary incursion of southerly winds.
The mean temperature for the month was 75.7.deg. F, which is 1.4 deg, below normal. A maximum of 89 deg. was recorded on the 16th, and a minimum of 65.1 deg. on the 6th. The mean relative humidity was 87 deg. against a normal of 84 per cent
Sunshine amounted to 100 hours, which is 57 hours less than nor- Rainfall was excessive for the third month in. succession, the total being 12.05 inches against a normal of 11.25 inches.
ma).
For further particulars regarding loading dates etc. please apply to--
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
THE
TELEPHONE NO. 30331
POR
1
CHINA-SIAM
HONG KONG-BANGKOK leaving Hong Kong
B. "HELLAS"
6. "HIRAM” leaving Hong Kong
LINE.
Accepting Passengers & Cargo for the above mentioned part. HONG KONG SINGAPORE PENANG-RANGOON
Regular Express Service
1.8. "HAI HING"
m..."HAI LEE'·
leaving Hong Kong
leaving Hong Kong
Accepting cargo for all the above mentioned ports.
Excellent passenger accommodation available.
For freight, passage rates and all other, information-Apply to -- THORESEN & CO., LTD.
Tel. 30237..
General Agents,
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
CONSIGNEE NOTICE.
Txz 5.8.
BRINGING CARGO FROM MARSEILLES via SAIGON.
ONBIGNEES are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valeables are being landed & stored into the grade was of the Hong Kong Kowloon What and Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.
All Came must be rent in tu we on or before the Monday, 10th June, 1940, or they will not be recognized,
Damaged Packager will be examined by the Company's Surveyors, Mesara, Goddard & Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at 10.00a.m. on Wednesday, the 6th June, 1940.
Consignees must bare of this
Officer in attendance when any dutiable goods are examined by the Company's Surveyors.
5.77 inches fell during a thunder storm on the 31st.
The maximum wind velocity in
Revenue
No Fire Insurance will be effected by
a gust was 35 m.p.h. at 11.30 p.m.us in any case whatever. on the 20th,
COLONY HEALTH
RETURNS
Queen's Building.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
CONSIGNEE NOTICE,
8.8.
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BRINGING CARGO FROM DUNKIRK via HAIPHONG.
YONSIGNEES are acreby informed that their goods with the azception of Opium, Treasure sud Valuables are being landed & stored into the Godoy of the Hong Kong, Kowloon Wharf & Codown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained itsmediately after landing.
All claims must be sent in to me on ar "before" the 5th June, 1940, or they will not be recognized.
Damaged Packages will be examined
the Company's Surveyor, Messrs. Goddard & Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at 10.00 am. en Friday, the 31st May, 1940.
Consignees must have a Bevenue. Officer in attendance when any dutiable goods are examined by the Company's SarvoFore
No Fire insurance will be effected by as in any case whatever..
B. OHL
B. OHL,
Agent.
Hong Kong. 1840.
Hong Kong,
1940.
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Twenty-nine cases of tubercu- NO PERMISSION TO lasts, three each of cerebro-spinal
fever and dysentery, and one each
BOARD SHIP
Agent.
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NO DUMPING IN HARBOUR
To avoid pollution of bathing
of small-pox (Imported), enteric Five travel agents appeared be- fever and chicken-pox, were not-fore the Marine Magistrate on beaches, ships are requested not fed to the local Health authori-Saturday morning on the charge to dump ashes, garbage, etc., with- ties da Friday.
of boarding a ship when the "8" in the waters of the Colony", announcement fing was flying.
according to an from Hon. Comdr. G. F. Hole, the Harbour Master,
T
The ship concerned Was There will be a sale of Crown land by public auction at the Dutch liner now in Kowloon Docks, Offices of the Public Works which the five men boarded on
Friday.
all the defendants guilty, and Department on Monday, June 17
The Marine Magistratë found cautioned them.
at 3 p.m..
BANK LINE (CHINA)LTD
AGENTS FOR
ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL S.S. CO.,
Regular sailings for UNITED KINGDOM ad opportunity offers
NEXT SAILING END JULY
AGENTS POR
THE BANK LINE, LTD. ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE
NEXT SAILING ABOUT SECOND HALF JUNE
For Mauritius, Bennion, Tamatave, Lourenes Marques, Durban and Cape Porta
AMERICAN-ORIENTAL LINE
Regular sallings for Barton, New York, Philadelphia & Baltimore
NEXT SAILING SECOND EARLY JULY
LTD.
General Managers.
Tel. No. 18037 and 28039.
For Freight or Pasage on suy of the above lines apply 1---- Telephone 27791 --
THE BANK LINE (CHINA),
LTD.
P. & O. S. N. CO.
We have
a Sailing Homewards MIDDLE OF AUGUST. 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 or 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..
Detalls may be obtained from
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE.CO
"ECOBUILDING "CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG
PHONE 27721.
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Victoria
THE
"Route-of-Wonders"
ACROSS CANADA
and
Speed across the Pacific by luxurious Empress liners.
stop over if you wish. Vancouver in Canada's Evergreen playground.
NEXT BAILING FROM BONGKONG SECOND WEEK IN JUNE
(Omitting Honolulu)
Fast through Air conditionNED trains from ship's side at Vancouver take you through the Majestie Canadian Rockies-Lake Louise, Banff800 miles of travel through Marvelous Mountain Scenery, Niagara Falls and the Great Lakes can be included as optional routes on your coast-to-coast trip. Stop over anywhere you wish.
Then Montreal and Quebec, gay French-speaking cities on the famous St. Lawrence Seaway, and a quick crossing to Europe by one of Canadian Facific's Atlantic fleet.
NEXT SAILING TO MANILA THE FIRST WEEK IN JUNE
For Full Information Consult Your Travel Agent
OR
Union Building
Hoạt Kont Telephone 20752
Canadian Pacific
id's Greatest Travel System
BARBER WILHELMSEN LINE
SERVICE OF
BOSTON AND NEW YORK
V1 LOS ANGELES & PANAMA CANAL PORTS..
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by NEW FAST VESSELS
NEXT "SAILING FIRST WEEK JUNE
Following sailing third week June
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
Hong Kong, Bank Building.
Agente.
Telephone 25021.
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