HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
PRESIDENT LINER
Sailings
To SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES
via SHANGHAL, KOBE, YOKOHAMA & HONOLULU
9.S. "PRESIDENT CLEVELAND'
*SS. "PRESIDENT PIERCE"
S.S. "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE"
. Omits Yokohama,
To NEW YORK and BOSTON
Aug. 4 Aug. 95 Sept. 8
via MANILA, SINGAPORE, PENANG COLOMBO,
MALAYA'S LEAD Coastal Actions End
IN COLONIAL
FORESTRY
A surplus of a little over a mil- 11on dollars is recorded under "Enancial results in the annual
the Department report of Forests, Malaya, for 1939,
of
In Complete Failure
CHUNGKING, July 25 (Central)-Japanese naval activities
on the Fukien and Chekiang consts have met with serious re- verses, declared a Chinese military spokesman in an interview yesterday.
The spokesman said that the objective of the recent enemy activities was apparently to tighten the coastal blockade by land- ing at Yungning, Trungwa, and Santuko in Fukien and at Chen- hai in Chekiang and also to cut Chinese communication between Cheklang and Klangsi by an invasion of Nlarpo.
NIGHT ATTACK /
The report states that the forest revenue of Malaya was $2,300,278 ($2,409,094 in the previous year). and expenditure $1,294,818` ($1,- 240.048 In the preceding year), Japanese troops landing at Yung-southwest of Lungehow, tried to giving E surplus of $1,005,714, ning and Tsungwu on July 16 forage food but were also repulsed. which is $183,000 less than the and at Bantuao on July 21, the Agure for 1938.
spokesman confirmed, were besten! The Chinese made a night attack The fall of revende, adds the off with heavy losses and though at Lenchaping on the Nanning report, is much less than estimat-Chenhal once tell into Japanese Yamchow highway on July 21. ed, as the depression in the min-hands. It was recaptured by the Takeri unawares, the Japanese suf-, Ing industry was lifted by the de- chinese on July 22,
fered heavily in street fighting. claration of war and the demand
Dispatches from south Shansi re-
With the Chinese recapture of
for timber, poles and fuel increas- Chenhal the Japanese attempt to port the gallantry of three Chin- ed greatly in consequence.
drive up the Yun River to Ninese soldiers Chang, Ming-fan. Chao
BOMBAY and CAPETOWN ..
S.S. "PRESIDENT HARRISON"
S.S. "PRESIDENT FOLK"
Aug. 18" "Sept. 18
To SINGAPORE & PENANG S.8, "CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO"
Aug. 14
S.S. "CITY OF LOS ANGELES“
Aug, 25
FINANCE STRONG
Malaya, neverthe-was totally frustrated. Forestry in less, is in a strong financial 'post- tion, particularly in the FMS. and Johore.
JAPANESE. CLATNÍ
July 28 Sept. 3
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The Japanese claim that they
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Wen-pin and Li Chung-hsien who made an attack at the Japanese aerodrome at Yuncheng on July 11, It is said that when they came In the FM.S alone, since the made a successful landing in the near the barbed-wire barricades area and were driving surrounding the serodrome, they establishment of the department Santuao in 1901, the total revenue collect- toward Ningteh, west of Santues, were discovered by Japanese sen- ed at the end of 1039 was $10.775.were categorically denied by the tries During an exchange of fre 233, giving a surplus of revenue
four or five Japanese sentries were over expenditure by $13,122.894, or
Field dispatches from the south killed. But soon, a large number of an average of $336,484 a year.
Kwangal front state that Japanese Japanese troops arrived and sur- For the latest year in respect troops from Lungchow on the rounded the three Chinese soldiers. of which complete figures are Kwangsi-French Indo-China border! After inflicting more available, the aggregate forest re-
supported by several feld pieces upon the enemy, Chang Ming-fan venue of the Colonial Empire was drove toward Shanglang, north of and Chao Wenpin were killed while $5,078,000 to which Malaya's con- Lungchow, on July 23 but were Li Chung-helen was captured. The tribution was $2,287,000, or 45 per beaten back by the Chinese. Ja-latter faced a firing sound the fol- cent Malaya Tribune).
panese troops from Ningming, lowing day.
WEATHER REPORT Hongkong Royal Observatory
10 a.m.. July 26,
Barometer (at sea level), 29.85 Ins.
Temperature, 83 F.
Humidity, 80 per cent.
Wind Direction, E
Wind Force (Beaufort), 4. Temperature maximum yesterday.
84 F..
Temperature: minimum last night.
78 F
Rainfall for 24 hrs. ending 10t
today, 0.42 tns.
Total rainfall since January 1st."
80.38 ins
Against an average of, 50.32 ins. Sunset tonight, 7.06 p. Bunrise tomorrow, 5.52 am
4 p.m., July 26. Barometer (at sea level), 29.78 ins, Temperature, 85 F.
1)
Humidity, 71 per cent. Wind Direction, E/8. Wind Force (Beaufort), 4. Maximum temperature, 86 F... Minimum temperature. 78 F. Rainfall, nil
HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 27 July to Aug. 1940.
HIGH WATKE.
Daya of
Dals of
Month. |
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Boog
Kong
Standard
Height.
LOW WATER
Hong
Kong
Standard
Time
Height
casualties
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