HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
PRESIDENT LINER
Sailings
To SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES
via SHANGHAI, KOBE YOKOHAMA & HONOLULU
S.S. "PRESIDENT CLEVELAND"
S.S. "PRESIDENT PIERCE"
S.S. "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE"
To NEW YORK and' BOSTON
Oct.
Oct. 25 Nov. 2
via MANILA, SINGAPORE, PENANG, „COLOMBO, .
BOMBAY and CAPETOWN
NAZI SUPPLY Pilot Of Plane Shot Down
SHIP SUNK
Successful
Coastal Command
Operations.
By Japanese Now In R.A.F.
Australia Calls Up
More Pilots
CAPTAIN JOE WILSON, the "LONDON, Sept. 28 (Reuter) — British Overseas Airways Corpora- The Sydney Radio reports that tlon pilot who figured in the sen-another batch of South Austra- sational "Dardanus' incident in llang has been called up under" LONDON, Sept. 26 (Renter) November of last year when his the Empire Air Training Scheme Further operations yesterday by plane of that name was shot down for training a pilots for the aircraft of the Coastal Command by-Japanese pilots on the Hong-Australian Air Force. were described by the Air Ministry Long-Bangkok flight, is now ferry- news service.
lug aircraft for the R.A.F. "Some- A bulletin states that a Hudson where in England." writes Lor- aircraft sank a German supply | raine Streeter. in the Malay ship near the Frisian Island early Tribune.
in convoy and the Hudson made a" dive-bombing attack Од the
In the morning.
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Sept. 30
SS. "PRESIDENT GARFIELD"
Oct 17
To: SINGAPORE & PENANG
S.S. "CITY OF NORFOLK"
S.S. "CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO"
Oct. 97 Dec.
To SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES
די
DIRECT
S.S. "CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS".
via Yokohama.
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HEIAN MARU
NEW YORK via Panama.
• SANUKI MARU
Wednesday, 16th Oct.
Tuesday, 8th Oct.
SOUTH AMERICA (WEST COAST) via Japan & San
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SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila.
YASUKUNI MARU
Sunday,
20th Oct.
"ATUTA MARU
**
Thursday,
-grd Oct.
BOMBAY via Singapore & Colombo.
KASIMA MARU
** TOKIWA MARU
Saturday, Friday,
98th Sept. 11th Oct,
* TOTTORI MARU
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KNOWN IN SINGAPORE
as he was
SIX DESTROYERS COMMISSIONED
There were three enemy vessels Captain Wilson is well know six of the 50 destroyers recently LONDON, Sept. 28 (Reuter)-
in Singapore
shot at eald by the United States to Bri- three times on the Hongkong-tain have been commissioned in largest one, which was leading. Bangkok route during the two the Royal Canadian Navy.. Three bombs made direct hits years that he piloted for the The ship was settling down by Corporation (then Imperial "Air- Crews of British warships and the stern when the Hudson few ways). He was away. followed by anti-aircraft the third occasion on November 8 fre from the two other vessels. and landed at Walchow in the
DOCKS DAMAGED
forced down.
on merchant vessels have facilities getting Canadian money while Canadian ports,
Gulf of Tonkin. After being de- for a few days ne Was Brest was again attacked, this tained time by Beauforts and Anson air allowed to proceed with its Day- craft. They set fire to Infantry sengers. barracks, damaged the docks and started a vast fire on and around the railway sidings,
MARRIED IN JANUARY
CONSIGNEES' NOTICES
NOTICE TO
CONSIGNEES
Scon after he arrived in, Singa- pore last January he married Miss Florine Evans of Brisbane, THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.
When Blenhelms. ralded Cher bourg they had to contend with Australia. His bride flew here for extremely bad visibility but all the ceremony which took place found their objectives.
BRITISH STEAMER
TORPEDOED
NEW YORK, Sept. 26 (Reuter)
at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, and four days later set) off with her husband for England also by air.
After arriving in England Cap-
for the Corporation and
he has i
THE 3.3.
Arrived HONG KONG
From LONDON AND STRAITS.
tain Wilson was engaged in flying CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Boog Koog and Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company, Ltd. whence and or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.
The British steamer Sulairis, 5,802 now been loaned to the Transport toms, was torpedoed in the Auxiliary section of the RAF Atlantic yesterday, according to as job is to ferry planes from report Intercepted by Mackay, factories and Assembly works and Radio.
deliver them to R.AF. bases.
WEATHER REPORT
Hongkong Royal Observatory 10 am., Sept. 28. Barometer (at sea level), 29.86 Ins Temperature, 85 F. Humidity, 75 per cent, Wind Direction, W. Wind Force (Beaufort), 3. Temperature; maximum yesterday.
90
Temperature; minimum last night,
80 F.
Rainfall for 24 hrs. ending "10th
today. nil,
Total rainfall since January 1st.
112.49 ins.
Against an average of, 76.52 ins. Sunset tonight, 6.16 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow, 6.14 m.
4 p.m., Sept. 28.
Barometer (at sea level), 29.76 ins, Temperature, 89 F.
Humidity, 72 per cent.
Wind Direction. WSW. Wind Force (Beaufort), 3... Maximum temperature, 90 F. Minimum-temperature, 80 F. Rainfall, nl.
Dats of
Month.
Height
Kong
Standard Te
Eleight.
HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 27 Sept. to 3.Oct. 1940.
HIGH WATER.
Bong
Low Water.
Hong
Kong
Standard
-Time.
b m.
to.
b. m.
ift, in.
Calling at Manila, Thursday Island, Cairns, Towns- ville, Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne, etc.
Fri.
Sat... 28
27
04. 26
12 23
23
1: 67 & 0
23 34
44
06:42
7 0:
1027
5:4
13 06 20
San. 29
06 61
71
00 44 38
10 57
59
1346 19
Mon, 30
0761
174
0137 32
2032
6 4
14 23 -1 0
MIDDLE OF NOVEMBER, 1940.
Tuca. 1
08 49
17 4
08 27
2 €
21 14
15 03
Wed.
2
(941 72
03 18
2 1
7 1
15 37
22
Thur.
3
1034
8 9
29 26
1811
196
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Tal, Nos. 28037 & 23038,
2148
04.02 17
INDIA TO CONSTRUCT
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown, and all Gooda remaining undelivered after the 1st Oct, 1940, will be subject to reat.
All claims against tlie vessel must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 15th Oct., 1940, or they will not be recognized,
To comply with the General Bonded
AIRCRAFT? Warehouse Regulations. Consignees
SIMLA, Sept. 26′ (Renter)—Mr. Tymms, Director of Civil Aviation In India who is in the United States, is engaged, it is learned, in endeavouring to secure material for the construction of an aircraft factory in India.
It is understood that the pro-
must have a Revenue Officer in atten- dance when dasmage dutiable goods aro examined.
All broken, cbafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 30th Fept, 1940, at 9 am. by Messrs. Carmichael & Clarke.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned posed factory would be privately FR LOXLEY & Co. (CHINA) LTD,
Agents.
owned and. that Mr. Tymms has promised a substantial order to the Indian Government.
Hong Kong, 25th September, 1940.
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