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البية النات
ABNORMAL
SHANGHAI SHIPPING
Demand For Small Ships: America Only Supplier
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The demand for freighters and 'bargo boats for service on the China coast is increasing daily, says the North China Daily News of July 8. With Great Britain's prohibition of sale of British owned vessels, American owners of old but serviceable small boats and freighters, have been doing a brisk business and, with the attractive prices offered, have been speedily selling their vessels to Far Eastern interests.
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ernments for government service and consequently are not available for the usual merchant marine service.
The building of new vessels in the Far East has been seriously hampered by the shortage of steel. It was 'thought that building operations should improve in the: Far East with the combination of Australian steel and Chinese skill- ed labour,
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TUESDAY, JULY 16, 1940.
FOREIGN MAILS
HỌNGKONG, TUESDAY, 18th JULY, 1940, 9,30 AM,
Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended. INWARD MAILS
From
Air Mall by "Pan American Air-ways Direct Ser-
vice."-San Francisco date, 9th July, Straits. Haiphong and Fort Bayard sandakan.
Calcutta and Straits Japán and Shanghal. ..................e
SHANGHÀI - NINGPO ROUTE ADAPTED Since the blockade of The requirement for the smaller river boats. A number of them China which has rendered it dif type of vessels exceeds by far the have been tied up in Yangtse ports supply, practically the only avenue including Hankow, Ichang and cult if not impossible to ship Shanghal goods to the interior of of supply today being America. changking.
"free" China" shipping interests in Many vessels which sustained. *SALE OF U.S. BOATS-
adapted them- Shanghai. The sale of American boats have damage during the fighting in the Shanghai have beer. placed under the control of Yangtze have been lying unat-selves to the situation by making Almall by "Air France Service,"
Haiphong the US. Maritime Commission. It tended up river. Repairs cannot full, use of the Shanghai-Ningpo was learned yesterday that only re- be effected and some of them are route, thus increasing cargo traffic cently Wallem & Company, a Nor-on sandbanks and cannot even get on this route tremendously, Chi-
nese reports reveal wegian shipping concern here, a new coat of paint put on."
Many foreign shipping firms are Canton brought another vessel whose re- Speaking of conditions on the lease by the American shipping Yangtze the old mariner moanful- commission will add another ves-ly added "Nothing Goes Up," and sel to the fleet of the company who "Nothing Ever Comes Down." in recent months have been buy- Ing several coastal boats.
Fantastic prices are offered.. by investors here for small vessels and the U.S.$20 stan- dard price per tonnage of former days have been re placed by U.S.$200 and much
more.
UNIQUE.CONDITION
Shanghai. Shanghai. Manila
said to have applied with Chinese Java and Manila, authorities in Chektang for per Air Mall by "Imperial Airways Service" mission to allow their boats to Bangkok and Saigon. proceed to the important Che Canton
Klang coastal district which is Japan and Shanghai. The condition of shipping here quickly becoming the pivot of Canton can be summed up today as unique transportation. Cargo traffic be- Japan
in shipping history on the "China tween Shanghai and Ningpe has Calcutta and Straits
coast. Japanese boats are main-been so congested during the past Shanghai. taining only a skeleton service befew days that the present num- shanghai
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tween Shanghai and European ber of boats is not enough to meet u. S. A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghal ports.
Francisco date 22nd June), Shanghai
the demand, it is sald.
CHIEF BUSINESS
Most of their ocean going liners The demand for freighters was designed and built for this
Managers of the various ship- Haiphong partly satisfied by the purchase of schedule have been diverted to the pins firms here considered the London and Straits American owned vessels formerly Pacific run, with south American on the Atlantic run, but which ports as final ports of call A sending of goods from Shanghai Shanghai and Amoy were laid off following the war in number of ships have been com-to NingDo as their chief business, Air Mall by "Imperial "Airways Service". Europe. Despite the number of missioned on the Pacific run by although the volume of cargo Haiphong
from Cheklang destined for Manila vessels which became available for other Far Eastern interests and Far Eastern buyers the demand are flying, the Bag of Panama. continues unabated.
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Shanghai has not been decreased, Air Mall by "Pan American Always Direct Ser- It is pointed out. The reports in- vice."San Francisco date, 16th July. CHARTER BUSINESS
dicate that there have been more Shanghai. "OLD SALTS" LAMENT
The charter business is also ser-goods sent to the interior through Australia and Manils An "Old Salt" who is a familiar lously affected There is the In Ningpo than those received from Haiphong and Hothow
the Shanghai Bund creasing demand with little or no Ningpo in Shanghai.
Australia and Manila Agure, in lamented what, he termed the supply forthcoming. Vessels of a Chinese authorities in Cheklang Sandakan. passing away of the "Glorified Tug number of powers have been re-are not only considering the ap Shanghal Boats" or small freighters and quisitioned by their various gov plications sent in by shipping in- Haiphong
THE NAZI AIR EFFORT
IS "WINDING UP"
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Britain Just Ended Week Of Intensive Raids
LONDON, July, 15 (Renter)-Britain has just ended one of the most intensive weeks, of air raids since war began, although the raids are nothing like what they may become. German bombers and figh- ters have been coming over in bigger numbers than ever before.
When he spoke about the evacuation of Dunkirk, Mr. Churchill said that the RAF. were bringing the enemy down at a ratio of three or four German planes to one of our own. He said that if Britain was attacked in bigger numbers' he was sure our men would do even better.
This is already coming true, for the proportion during the past week has been roughly seven to
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terests here who have boats ever Japan.
ready for the purpose, but also Japan and Manila,
those applications sent by other Manila.
shipping interests maintaining Japan
boats on regular runa between 8, A.; and Manila--(8an Francisco date. Shanghai and Wenchow,
CHANGE OF ROUTE..
July),
Japan and Shanghai..
The latter group is said to be Japan and Shanghai.
charging their route, seeing that Shanghai and Amoy
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there are not many goods at pre-Japan, Shanghai and Formoss A
Rabaul and Manila, ... sent in Wenchow waiting for transportation to Shanghal. Goods Japan and Shanghai
Java and Mandia, were orice piled up in Wenchow when the Japanese naval autho-Calcutta and Straits.
London and Straits. rities interfered with shipping be-" tween Shanghai and that district, A., Honolulu and Japan-(San Francisco date, 10th July). Several ship owners are seeking
London and Straits permission so that ships on the Shanghai-Wenchow run can be diverted to Shanghai-Ningpo run.
Incident Closed
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HALF WERE FIGHTERS! ** Britain's fighters, however, have developed tactics for dealing with both bombers and fighters simul- VAIN SACRIFICES
taneously. of 12 Blanes shot SHANGHAI, July 15 (Reuter)— German sacrifices in 'planes and down on Saturday, half were with a formal expression of regret plets have not brought them any Bghters.
to the Japanese naval authorities corresponding gains. During the This time, Britain does not make and the issuance of a strict warni - past fortnight, one area in south- the mistake of underestimating the ing to all British shipping con- east England has been raided 20 enemy's strength, cunning or reck- | cerns and merchantmen flying Fort Bayard times; this was one of, the unlucky lessness in men and materials. British flag by the British authori- areas! No less than 41 bombs The Air Force has measured the ties concerned, the Shengking in- were dropped, without damage to size,of the task and the magnitude cident was brought to a satisfac- any military objective and the of its responsibility. It is deter-tory close on Saturday night, it|Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, U, B. A..., & }'. | highest' death roll in any one raid mined to set new standards of was announced yesterday in an Europe via "Pan American" Altways and Trans Reg
was 'Ave.
courage and achievement.
official communique issued by the Atlantic Serviors." Reviewing the week, an Air Ob- The German air effort is wind-witness section of the Japanese server of the B.B.C, said last nighting up. Britain's object must be China Seas Fleet. that the German air attacks seem to have the biggest possible air The China. Navigation Com- to be more and more on our ship force in the shortest possible time, pany's steamer, Shengking, which ping. Saturday's chief battle was so that when the fight does come has been anchored of Woonung. over the Channel and there are every ounce of power up to that will resume regular coastal trans- many other signs that the Ger- moment is in the nghting line. portation. mans are increasing their efforts for a partial air blockade.
PEELUDES TO REAL THING From a purely personal point of view, he felt that these attacks were preludes to the main attack and suggested that it was likely very soon. This attack will be on a tremendous scale,
Britain can expect nothing less than the biggest and most careful aerial offensive in history, he con--
He belongs to a unit made up can say with all sincerity-thank tinued. Attacks on shipping may almost entirely of Maoris, he said.goodness we are British! We have be dropped suddenly when the There are four or five European a tremendous pride in the Empire main one starts or they may be oicers, including the Command and are loyal to a man. interisified with attacks on sea ing Officer but the majority or
BRITISH JUSTICE:
porta.
Now We Have Seen England
We Believe The Poets
LONDON, July 15 (Reuter)—"It was the English - poets", who showed us England, and now that I have seen it for myself I know that what they wrote is true," said a Maori soldier in London yesterday,
Air Mail for Malays, Java and Australia by
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the officers and all of the men "We cherish British justice,
Air Mall for Indo-China & Iran by "Air France Ser-Reg. 5.00 PM NO TIME TO LOSE
vice." are Maoris. They number several freedom and liberty and, of It is noteworthy that the Ger- hundreds and several hundred course, when called upon to de-straits. mans go for shipping while bigger more are in training in New Zea- fend the things you cherish, na- things" are brewing. There is no land and will no doubt, join turally you obey. That is why Canton time to lose. The foundations of
our air force bave been proved to bem one day as reinforcements, am here. That is why we are all Haiphong "be of the best. Every day last
SMALL POPULATIONS here
shanghai.
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
week showed that Between 80 That may not sound many when England and what she stands and 90 German planes were shot one thinks in terms of brigades for means just as much to the down at the cost of only 11 British and divisions, but it must be re- Maori as it does to the English, Fort Bayard, Hoihow and Haiphong fighters. The Germans lost well membered that the total Maori he continued. He has always Farcels only for Straits and Calcutta, trained men and the British lost population Is only 83,000 At the known England. He has known Shanghai... civilians time the Maori left New Zealand, about its pastures its meadows, traits, Ceylon, India, Fast and South
German bombers now have one in every 18 Maori males had its villages and even about the.
SATURDAY fighter escorts an admission that enlisted voluntarily
anell of new mown Hay. It was
the enemy appreciates the strength-The Maoris, he continued, have the English poets who showed the straits and Calcutta
of the British defence. Bomber been under British Inle for 100 Maaria England and now that the "for them- escorta are wasteful and only used | years.
when losses or bombers dying
alone are too heavy.
Maoris have seen
back he went seiver they know
nted and Fu
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