HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
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To SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES
via SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA & HONOLULU
$.8. "PRESIDENT PIERCE”
8.S. "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE"
S.S. "PRESIDENT TAFT"
Oct. 23
Nov. 3 Nov. 17
TO NEW YORK and BOSTON
via MANILA, SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO,
BOMBAY and CAPETOWN
88. "PRESIDENT ADAMS"
Nov. 20
8.5: "PRESIDENT HARRISON"
Dec. 8
To SINGAPORE & PENANG
8.S. "CITY OF NORFOLK”
Oct. 29
9.8. "CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO"
Dec. 2
To SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES
vis YOKOHAMA
S.S. "CITY OF NORFOLK”
8.8. CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO"
Nov. 17 Dec. 22
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FIRST VOYAGE FROM HONGKONG THE NEW
S.S.
"YAWATA MARU (Sister Ship of S.S. “Nitta Maru”)
ON NOVEMBER 4TH
."
to
SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES via
SHANGHAI,
ROBE,
YOKOHAMA
and
HONOLULU.
A" FEW RESERVATIONS STILL AVAILABLE.
Complete Information From Your Agent or:
NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA General. Passenger Agents in the Orient for CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE
N.Y.K, Kink's Building.
Telephone 30291,
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
"
To AUSTRALIA'
Calling at Manila, Thursday Jeland, Cairns, Towns- ville, Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne, etc.
NEXT SAILING
'MIDDLE OF NOVEMBER, 1840..
For Freight or Passage apply to:-
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Tel. No. 30182.
Agents.
1. Connaught Road.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP
CO. LTD.
SAILINGS FÖR SWATÓW, AMOT & FOOCHOW & RETURN (Sallings temporarily suspended)
KWANGCHOWMAN-HONGKONG SERVICE Weekly sailings from Hong Kong
For particulars of Freight & Passage apply to:-
L
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.,
CONTROL OF SOMALILAND
BY ITALY
LITTLE THREAT
TO ADEN
The suggestion, has been madei that the possession. of British
YAWATA MARU
DUE HERE
MARINERS
WARNED
Notion is given by the harbour authorities that an unwatched vessel, painted grey. will be re established at the west entrance to the Java-Sourabaya Strait at a
NYK.'s Crack New position approximately six degrees
Liner
Somaliland by the Italiana endan- | gers haval traffic in the Gulf of Ads and even Aden itself. This The Nippon Yusen Kaisha's crack ly not so writes Brig. General new 17,200 ton luxury liner the John Charteris, in the Manchester" Zawata Maru, Guardian.
Without sea-power the only use that could be made of Berbera would be as a possible jumping off ground for air attack.
TRANSFORT DIFFICULTIES
threat.
si
Italian
44.30 minutes south latitude, and 112 degrees, 48.30. minutes east tatitude.
The vessel, it is further stated, sister ship of will show a white flashing light the Nitta Maru. is due at Hong-of three seconds duration every kong on Nov. 3. en route 18 seconds with a visibility of ten to Los Angeles. She has already miles. completed her maiden Yoyake
across the Pacine
With a length of 590:5 feet and!
LONDON, Oct. 24
Even this would involve the trans- breadth of 73.8 feet, the Yawata MINESWEEPER SUNK port of the petrol and lubricants re- Maru has a speed of 1.5 knots,
(Renter} quired for the aeroplanes over the and was built by the Mitsubishi lae and dificult journey from Heavy Industries, Ltd, at Nagasaki. The minesweeper Dundalk (Lieut- The vessel has passenger accom- Cmdr. F.-A. Kirkpatrick), has been such supplies as the Italians may have accumulated in
modations for 127 first-class pas. sunk by an enemy mine, says the Somaliland or in Abyssinia. It sengers 88 second class passengers Admiralty. The next of kin have
been informed. cannot be considered a serious and 70 third class passengers.
The Yawata Mart is identical Somailland has a chequered to the Nitta Maru except for the history. Berbera Was first cc-decorations which are less elabo- cupled to enable us to control rate.
The 1st class lounge, however, the slave traffic: more efficiently then passing from Africa to Mus- is most impressive. With mauvé reat The hinterland, in which the tinted walls the lounge will un recent fighting mostly took place,doubtedly be one of the most was occupied when the Mad Mul- popular spots on the whole ship. THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD
A large mural by Jirota Yama- lah made his appearance and when
*
it was in Italian interests, as well kita of the Tokugawa period is as our own, that European control one of the main attractions and should be established.
is very striking.
DIFFICULT TO DEFEND
During the Abyssinian war, when WEATHER REPORT
sanctions were applied against
Italy and when there seemed a Royal Observatory, Hongkong. 10 am, Oct. 24. possibility that Italy and Britain,
each without allies. might be in- Barometer, at sea level), 29.03 valved in hostilities, the British ins."
plan of campaign accepted" the Temperature, 83 F. necessity of abandoning Somali-Humidity. 73 per cent. land both because it would be dif-Wind Direction, S.W. Acult
87 F.
Temperature; minimum last night,
to defend without using Wind Force Beaufort), 4 the French port of Jibuti and be- Temperature; maximum vestertiar cause it had little intrinsic value. In the present war the Allied staffs decided to hold Somaliland, relying on French co-operation and on the use of the port of Jibuti.
Jibuti was then under a French
79 F.
Rainfall for 24 hrs, ending 10
today, 0.01 ins.
Total rainfall since January 1st.
113.83 Ins.
ル
officer named Gentilhomme. Re-Against an average of, 81.54 ins. lations with him were most cor- Sunset tonight, 5.51. p.m. dial, and even after France had
lald down her arms in Europe he Sunrise tomorrow, 6.24 am proposed to maintain the conflict
4 pm., Oct. 24.
"
In Jibuti and to give us all assist Barometer (at sea level). 29:88 ins. ance he could, The Vichy Gov-Temperature. 80 F. errument would have none of it. Humidity, 76 per cent..
It issued peremptory orders that Wind Direction, N.
al assistance to Britain must Wind Force (Beaufort), 2 cease. When Gentilhomme refus- Maximum temperature 88 F. ed to agree they removed him Minimum temperature, 79 F. from his post.
Rainfall, 0.07.
With Jibuti rr longer available the defence of Somaliland against anything but a very minor expedi- tion became impossible. Berbera, however valuable for hunting slave dhows, had no facilities for dealing with warlike stores. "There la a long and open beach som" miles in extent with no wharf, not even a jetty.
HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 25 to 31 Oct. 1940.
HIGH WATER.
Bong
Kong
Standard
Time.
Days of
Dats
Month.
Height
Low WatexX
6 8:
Elong
Kong
Standard
Height,
Time
k.m.
j. Ja,
Fri.
25
02:25
17 48
5 1
10 48 21.16.49
25
Sat.
28
03 58
8 6
1140
18.24
55
33 39
Sun. 27
1522 8 B
18 50
16 0
19 28
Mon. 98
06 38
16 0
00.40
3
18 30 18 &
13 10
2 A
Tues. 29
07415
8 8
P140
13 0
20 05 17 1
13 48
12 &
Wed, 30
08:45 $85
12 4
Thar. 31
/20407.5
09 40 8 4
21-18 17 9.
02-26
1425 12 8 031417 1500
OHINA
CONSIGNEES' NOTICES
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES..
THE S.S. "
Arrived HONG KONG-
From LONDON AND STRAITS.
MONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods re being landed at their risk into the hazardens and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company, Ltd. whonce and or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown, and all Gooda remaining undelivered alter the 29th Oct., 1940,will be subject to rent. All claims against the vessel must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 5th Nov, 1940, or they will not be recognized
To comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Regulations, Consignees must have a Revenue Officer in atten- dance when daemage dutiable goods are.examined.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 28th Oct 1940, at. B
Messrs. Carmichael & Clarke.
by
a.m. by
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned
W. R. LOXLEY & Co. (CHINA) LTD,
Agents. Hong Kong, 22nd October, 1940.
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but
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under
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