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via SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA & HONOLULU
S.Š. “PRESIDENT PIERCE"
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8.8. "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE"
S.S. "PRESIDENT TAFT"
Aug. 30
Sept. 7
Sept. 17
To NEW YORK and BOSTON
Via MANILA, SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO,
BOMBAY and CAPETOWN
S.S. "PRESIDENT POLK"
S.S. "PRESIDENT. GARFIELD"
Sept. 29 Oct. 10
To SINGAPORE & PENANG
5.S. "CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS"
Sept. 35
S.S. "CITY OF NORFOLK"
Oct. 27
To SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES
DIRECT
* 8.S. "CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO"
JCITY OF LOS ANGELES" via Yokohama.
BEER DUTY RATES
Motion Carried At Council Mtg.
"The proposed changes in the beer duty are primarily intended to protect a deserving local enter- prise against competition in its home markets," said the Finan- cla) Secretary, Hon. Mr. H. R, Butters, when moving the adop tion of the proposed weeruty changes in the Legislative Council yesterday. He added that the adjustments will also act as an exchange control measure,
RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING
CO., LTD.
Report For Four Weeks Ended 17th August, 1940.
PERIOD 562 DEVELOPMENT Development footage for the period amounted to 2155 feet.
Raub Hole Section
705 Feet development: An in- crease in footage took place above No. 1 level. This, together with the remaining development, was Quite satisfactory.
Anderson Section
277 Feet development: This is
Tailings treated, Bt. dump tailings 4,090 tons.
Koman
Tallings treated, "Cord table concentrates 52 tons.
Total: 11,005 tons.
023. 1,012,97;
GOLD SHIPMENT BatteryBulilon Fine Au ozs. 958.23.
Retreatment:-Bullion ozs, 564,- 75 Fine Au ozs. 497.25,
Total: Bullion ozs. 1,577.12; Fine Au ozs. 1,455.48.
WORKING PROFIT Estimated Mine Working Front (Subject to depreciation, etc.)— $22,000/-.
GENERAL'
The power situation has im- The Financial Secretary said:
proved considerably and generat- The proposed adjustments of the
ing capacity is practically normal. duty on beer are primarily in-
The difficulties due to staff tended to protect a deserving local more than double the footage for shortage on account of training enterprise against competition in the previous period and includes | mobilisation are still an important' Its home markets from enterprises work to connect to Stope Shatt factor in operations. In foreign countries which are No. 2 level. The inflow of water protected in their Own home from Bukit Hitam has consider-
markets by high tariff walls and ably decreased.
which in some cases enjoy the benefits of a
Sept. 4
-Sept. 23-
-change.
AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES
GROUND-WORLD SERVICE- AGENTS FOR TRANSCONTINENTAL & WESTERN 'AIR
AND UNITED AIR LINES
12, PEDDER ST.
TEL. 28171.
N.Y.K. LINE
SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES via Honolulu.
KAMAKURA MARU ........ *** ASAMA MARU (Starts from Kobe) SEATTLE & VANCOUVER
(Convenient connection from HIKAWA MARU
NEW YORK via Panama.
* AKAGI MARU
• SAKURA MARU
LIVERPOOL via Cape Town
· KASIMA MARU
Friday, 30th Aug. Wednesday, 2nd Oct. (Starts from Kobe) Hong Kong).
Wednesday, 4th Sept.
Thursday, 29th Aug. Satursday, 7th Sept.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila,
**
depreciated ex
Bukit Koman Section
507 Fest development: This work includes the discovery of two
I, malader was of a
nature.
JUNK MASTERS FINED
To a certain extent the adjust small blocks of ground, but a con- Four junkmasters learned yes- ments will also .act as an' siderable proportion 01 the re-terday that fishing in a prohibit- exchange control measure. would emphasise that the new rates of duty are not intended to increase the revenue derived from beer and that it is not anticipated that the revenue will show an appreciable gain or loss as a re sult of the adjustments.
Derrick Section
preparatory ed area is very expensive, when
they were fined $50 each, after- having pleaded severally guilty át the Marine Court to fishing from 463 Fegt development: This is a decrease in footage the reduction their junks in East Lamma Chan- being more than offset by decreas-pel. a prohibited area.
adit development Develop- The men were Fung Fuk Lee, ments on Nos. 4, 5 and 5 levels 36, To Wing Yee, 63, Lai Ming. showed an improved proportion of Kong. 49. and Lai Ming. Yau, 60. payable footage.
They were fishing from four separate Junks in the area con- cerned." This footage was represented by cross-payment of the fine, the sentence In the event of a default in the gram is lying at Cable and Wire-cutting which intersected further included provision for six weeks
UNCLAIMED
TELEGRAMS
The following unclaimed
tele-
'less Limited:" Fred Stormes, Metro-
pole Hotel, from Manchester.
3
Malacca Section
115 Feet development:
parallel recfs.
MINING
A total of 7.095 tons was mined
imprisonment.
CARGO BOATS
and treated during the period. GUERILLAS FIRE WEATHER REPORT Both tonnage and grade showed
Hongkong Royal Observatory
10 am., August 29, Barometer (at sea level), 29.67 ins, Temperature, 82 F. Humidity, 82 per cent. Wind Direction, W.S.W Wind Force (Beaufort), 3.
CHANGTEH, Aug. 29 (Central)—
an improvement. Production and tonnage from Raub Hole, Derrick, and Malacca Sections remained much the same. At Anderson, both tonnage and grade showed Eleven Japanese cargo boats hea- improvement, and at Bukit Koman vily loaded with food supplies while tonnage was lower both anchored in the Yangtze River at grade and production were: Raub Lichlafow, near Klangling (Kinge- Temperature, maximum yesterday. Hole 3,230 tons: Anderson 848 how) in central Hupeh, were set tons; Bukit Koman 994 tons; Der-afire by a Chinese guerilla band Temperature: Minimum last night.rick 1,614 tons; and Malacca 409, on August 27,
tons.
+
77 F. Rainfall for 24 hrs. ending 10th
today, nil.
Total rainfall since January 1st,
109.10 ins.
85 F.
About 26th Sept.
· TREATMENT PLANT
ATUTA MARU
Saturday, 28th Sept.
BOMBAY via Singapore & Colombo.
ATAGO MARU
Wednesday, 11th Sept.
RANGOON & CALCUTTA via Singapore
* ZINZAN MARU
Saturday,
*LIMA MARU
Tuesday,
31st Aug.
3rd Sept.
Against an average of, 66.62 ins., Sunset tonight, 6.43 pm. Sunrise tomorow. 6.05 am.
tons.
Battery Ore crushed 7,095 tons. Residue to retreatment
Residue to storage 232 tons.
KOBE & YOKOHAMA
"KAMAKURA MARU
Friday.
Soth Aug.
HEIYO MARU ·
Thursday,
19th Sept.
KITANO MARU
Saturday,
21st Sept.
4 p.m., Aug. 29. Barometer (at sea level, 29.53 ins..
Temperature, 87 F.
Humidity, 13 per cent.
6,863
Practically all the vessels and the supplies were gutted, causing heavy losses to the Japanese.
A report from Tzekwel, western Bupeh, reveals that over 30 Ja panese boats loaded with military supplies were shelled by Chinese artillery at Wulungkow. near Retreatment Plant
Ichang, recently. About 10 boats Tailings treated. current tailings were sunk and the rest hurriedly 6,863 tons.
- i turned back.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1940. -PAGE 11
RAJPU TAK
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a Sailing Homeward's ABOUT END 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 vessela 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 requirement but under present circumstances sailings are perforce restricted.
Details may be obtained from
MACKINNON MACKENZIE.CO
PCO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL. HONGKONG
PHONE 27721,
THE
"Route-of-Wonders"
ACROSS CANADA
* Cargo only.
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NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA
Wind Direction, W/5. Wind Force (Beaufort), 3. Maximum temperature. 83 F. Minimum temperature, 77 F. Rainfall, nll.
Days of
Week
Data
Month.
Height.
CHINA NAVIGATION
COMPANY, LIMITED.
Frequent and Begular Failings for
SWATOW, AMOY, SHANGDAL, THINGTÃO, WETHALERI,
CHEFOO and Tuersis.
KWANGUKOWWAN, Pakнor and Bowow
HAIPHONG
CANTOF.
...
KING'S BUILDING
Telephone 38281
HONG KONG TIDE TABLE
From 30 Aug. to 5 Sept. 1940.
General Passenger Agents in the Orient for
HIGH WATEK.
Hong- Kong Standard Time.
LOW WATER
Hong Kong Standard Time...
Fri. 30
b in. 06.02
t.ip. h. m.
ifto.
70"
2004
46:13.42
1 8
Sat.
31
0703
7 4 00 43
3 8
20 37
1421
18
SINGAPORE
Sun.
I
08:00
7-8
01 28
3 ន
21 08
1458
Mon.
2
08 52" 17 8:
02 29
27
.21 44
15'36
11
Tuos. a
0045
7 7 0317
2 3
92 22
16 10
13
Wed. 4
10:37
1741
99.68
B 4
Tuar
11 28
23 30
CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
"To AUSTRALIA
Calling at Manila, Thursday Island, Cairns, Towns- "ville, Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne, etc.
NEXT SAILING
MIDDLE OF SEPTEMBER, 1940.
For Freight or Passage apply to:-
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP
CO., LTD.
Agents
Connaught Rosá
SAILINGS FOR SWATOW, AMOX & FOOCHOW & RETURN
(Sailings témporarily suspended)
KWANGCHOWWAN—HONGKONG SERVICE Weekly sailings from Hong Kong
For particulars of Freight & Passage apply 10-
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.
046 20
16.43 18
1970458 19
18.6 17.20 -+81
TOURANE, SAIGON (and Bangkor.
PORT JÖVETTENHAM and PeriwGJ
For further particulars regarding loading dates etc. please apply to:-
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TELEPHONE NO. 30331
BANK LINE (CHINA)LTD
AGENTS FOR
ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL S.S. CO., LTD.
Regular sailings for UNITED KINGIOM sa opportunity offera
NEXT SAILINGS THIRD WEEK IN AUGUST AND 2ND WEEK SEPT.
AGENTS FOR
THE BANK LINE, LTD. ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE
NEXT SAILING END OF OCTOBER,
for Mauritius, Reunion, Tamatave, Lourepen Marques, Durban and Cape Porte.
AMERICAN-ORIENTAL LINE
Regular sailings for Barton, New York, Philadelphia & Baltimore
NEXT BAILING EARLY SEPTEMBER
For Freight or Passage on any of the above lines apply ------
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0. Büllding, 5th Floor,"
Tel. Nos, 28037 & 28038.
Telephone 27791
Speed across the Facific by luxurious Empress liners, then...Victoris,... stop over if you wish. Vancouver in Canada's Evergreen playground.
NEXT SAILING FROM HONGKONG
"FIRST WEEK IN SEPTEMBER
(Omitting Honolulu)
and
Fast through AIR CONDITIONED trains from ship's side at Vancouver take you through the Majestic Canadian Rockies-Lake Louis, Banff-600 miles of travel through Marvelous Mountain Scenery. Niagara Falle 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 Facile's Atlantic fleet.
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OR
Canadian Pacific
World's
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SERVICE TO.
Systems
BOSTON AND NEW YORK
LINE
Vu LOS ANGELES & PANAMA CANAL PORTS.
by NEW FAST VESSELS
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Following sailing third weekOctober
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THE BANK LINE (CHINA), LTD.
Hong Kong, Bark Building,
Telephone 1802