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PRESIDENT LINER
Sailings
To SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES
via SHANGHAI, KOBE YOKOHAMA & HONOLULU
Aug. 29
Sapt. 7
Sept. 18
via MANILA, SINGAPORE, PENANG COLOMBO,
63. "PRESIDENT PIERCE"
S.S. "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE"
SS. "PRESIDENT TAFT *
TO NEW YORK and BOSTON
BOMBAY and CAPETOWN
SS. "PRESIDENT HARRISON"
Aug. 20
S.S. "PRESIDENT POLK"
Sept. 29
To SINGAPORE & PENANG
S.E. CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO"
Aug. 14-
8.S. "CITY OF LOS ANGELES"
Aug. ST
To' SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES
DIRECT
* S.8. "CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO"
vin Yokohama,
Sept: 3
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KAMAKURA MARU
Friday, 30th Aug. ASAMA MAR (Starts from Shanghai) Sunday, 29th Sept. SEATTLE & VANCOUVER (Starts from Kobe)
[Convenient connection from Hong Kong).
HIKAWA MARU
NEW YORK via Panama.
* AZUMA MARU
LIVERPOOL via Cape Town
HUSIMI MARU.
Wednesday, 4th Sept.
PA
:
11th Aug.
Wednesday, 29th Aug.
Wednesday, 21st Aug.
Sunday,
BOMBAY via Singapore & Colombo.
Wednesday, 14th Aug,
Sunday, 11th Aug.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila,
KAMO MARU'
OKITU? MARU
RANGOON & CALCUTTA via Singapore
* NAGATO MARU
KOBE & YOKOHAMA
HAKUSAN MARU
HARUNA MARU
ATUTA MARU
• Cargo only.
Wednesday, 14th Aug. Wednesday, 91st Aug. Thursday, 22nd Aug.
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NEXT SAILING
MIDDLE OF SEPTEMBER, 1840.
For Freight or Passage apply to:-
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BRITISH TANKER TORPEDOED
U-Boat Driven Off: Exchange Of Shots
FATSHAN DISPUTE
RECORD RAINTM
RECORDED
PILOTAGE FEES BONE TOTAL FALL OVER
OF CONTENTION-
will be
the
100 INCHES
13 The present year
clearly destined to go on record aa the
Colony. "Saturday's rainfall brought the total for the year up to 100 inches.
་ ་
The "100" mark was passed officially in the course of Satur- .. day night, the first time in his-
the
LONDON, August 11 (Reuter) — The Hongkong Government A British tanker arrived in a have notified the Japanese au- westest in the history of the home port yesterday under her thorities in
Canton that the Own steant after having been Blunt-Kita agreement torpedoed by a Nazi U-boat.
temporarily suspended until The ship was torpedoed just be Fatshan "dispute" is settled, The fore dawn and soon took
on Japanese have not run any ships heavy list. All but the captain on the Hongkong-Macao service and four of the crew took to the ever since July 28, and is learned
that up to date the departure of Colony's recorded weather
of rain Those remaining on board had the "Fat Shan”
from Canton is tory that a 100 inches to find their way to the valves instiu uncertain.
had fallen on the Colony before darkness as the lights had gone
the end of August. nut The job took an hour, and when it was seen that they saved the, ship, the rest crew returned.
boo.rs.
SHIP SHELLED
#
The Blunt-Kita agreement had stipulates that the British ship- of
the ping company is liable to pay
"reasonable fee" for pilotage faci- itles provided by the Japanese, end the interpretation of what is a reasonable fee." has been the
JAPANESE CLAIM
As the ship's boats came along side a shell burst overhead and source of contention. the crew saw the U-boat less than a mile away on the surface,
Although formerly the "Fat the Further shells followed but
cartled any qualified British sailors' manned their
de. Shan"
Japanese fence gun and after three round Pilot from Canton, the
have insisted that the ship the submarine submerged.
which
THE WEATHER
20
As-
In the Shing Mun Valley area. the century mark was passed at the end of July, when the total there
105 already exceeded inches.
Curiously enough, Lokmachau. not more than 15 miles away. has had only 59 Inches since the beginning of the year.
NOTICE TO
MARINERS
The tanker was naturally In carry Japanese pilots, for cluded in the German communi-services the Japanese Pilot's
French fee of
Indo-China - Tongkfig sociation is demanding, a que as having been sunk!
$192.50 per tip, in contrast to Galf-Light Extinguished the $00 per trip formerly "charged The following lights are reported by the Chinese authorities.
as being extinguished: (a) Nondau, The Japanese are now asking (b) Norway Island. The maximum temperature yes- for full payment of the accumu terday was 35 and the minimum lated pilotage fees, claiming an 75.
amount of over $4,000, The Consul-General in Shameen, and The Royal Observatory report matter is still subject to negotia-Mr. Kita, the Japanese Consul- states:-
tions between Mr. Blunt. British General. Pressure is highest over the .: Pacific to the East of the Bonias,
and relatively low in a trough
extending from
the Carolines: a
moving eastward Japan.
WEATHER
MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 1940. —PAGE 11
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but
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REPORT
Hongkong Royal Observatory
10 am, August 11.
Barometer (at sea level), 29.86 ins. Temperature, 82 F.
Humidity, 36 per cent.
Wind Direction....E/S Wind Force (Beaufort), 2. Température; maximum yesterday,
35. F.
Temperature Minimum last night,
75 1.
Rainfall for 24 hrs, ending 10th
today, 0.08 ins.
1
Total rainfall since January 1st,
99.81 ins.
Against an average of, 58.43 ins. Sunset tonight, 6.58.p.m. Sunrise tomorrow, 5.59 a.m.
4 pm. Aug. 11. Barometer (at sea level), 29.83 ins. Temperature, 80 F Humidity. 88 per cent. Wind Direction, E
Wind Force (Beaufort), 2. Maximum temperature, 85 F. Minimum temperature, 75 F. Rainfall, 0.04
HONG KONG TIDE TABLE
From 19 to 18 Aug. 1940.
Days
Data of
Month.
Height,
Height.
COMPANY. LIMITED.
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.
SWATOW, AMOY, SHANGHAI, TSINGTAO, WEIBAL WRI,
CHEFOO and TEXTAIN.
KWANGCHOWWAN, PAKHO and Bore
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13 8
Wed. 14
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loaring Hong Kong
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17
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