HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
PRESIDENT LINER
SAILINGS
To SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES
via SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA & HONOLULU
5.6. "PRESIDENT PIERCE”
S.S. "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE"
SS PRESIDENT TAFT"
Oct. 19' Nov. 3 Nov. 17
To NEW YORK and BOSTON
via MANILA, SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO,
BOMBAY and CAPETOWN
S.S. "PRESIDENT ADAMS"
Nov, 201
8.8 "PRESIDENT HARRISON"
Dec. 8
To SINGAPORE & PENANG
8.S. "CITY OF NORFOLK”
S.8. "CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO"
Oct. 29 Dec. 2
To SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES via YOKOHAMA
B.S. "CITY OF NORFOLK"
S.S. "CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO”
Nov. 17 Dec. 22
AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES
-“ ROUND - WORLD SERVICE AGENTS FOR TRANSCONTINENTAL & WESTERN AIR
AND UNITED AIR LINES
12, PEDDER ST.
TEL. 28171.
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,
KOBE,
YOKOHAMA
and
HONOLULU.
A FEW RESERVATIONS STILL AVAILABLE.
Complete Information From Your Agent or
BURMA ROAD CONSIDERED MAGNIFICENT HUMAN FEAT
The Burnia road, especially the China section, is consides ed " a magnificent feat of human endeavour. From Bhame, near the border, the road is an unending succession of hair-pln bends and sharp curves hugging the hillsides and rising to 4,300 feet be- 'fore wriggling down to level again.
The China section of the road sort. typical of the English coun- for the most part traverses moun-tryside, with houses in character. tainsides and plateau country, bit. Between Mandangyaung' and the terly cold at night and blowing summit at Kalktik, a distance of half a gale most of the time. 20 miles, there are 400 bends or The top-most pass of the journey curves in the road and about half that number on the 24-mille des- rises 3,850 feet above sea level,
cent to Manwing. From Wang Ting on the border, to Mangshih. the road traverses hill-country.
TORTUOUS CLIMB
CAREFUL PLANNING
A private party which made a motor car trip over the road In
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N.Y. Times Discounts Nazi Claims
NEW YORK, Qet. 25 (Rou- ter) The New York Times, in
article headed "U-Boats. Only Dent Bridsh Shipping," discounts the Nazi claims of tonnage sunk as false. The paper points out that if" accurate the shipping this was authorities would advise that freight rates would be rising steep ly.
"The fact, however, is that they have been declining steadily in the last few months and this is a
January, last year. said that, the The customs station is at Long direct run from Rangoon to Kun-Ling. A little further is the Sal- conclusive indication that Britain ming can be accomplished easily ween bridge, which is under mili-at present is not seriously short by car in a week, but careful plan-tary control and here papers and ning of each day's run is neces-baggage are subjected to rigorous sary on account of the long dis-search. From here the climb is
of tonnage."
tances between recognized stop tortuous and tiring, the road going GLASGOW WORKS
ping places.
EXPLOSION
HEAVY CASUALTIES BELIEVED
up as high as 7,500 feet. The cold Service is available at the more is intense at night, with a piercing Important towns in Burma but wind raging most of the time. travelers are advised to make cér- • The road from Halakwan to tain that their vehicles are in per- Kunming is over a high plateau fect order before undertaking the which is 7,000 feet above sea level, tourney and to equip themselves Twenty-eight miles from Tchenan, for conducting their own running
LONDON, Oct. 25 (Reuter) — repairs. The road is suitable almost half-way between Estak- throughout during dry weather for Wan and Kunming, is the topmost One of Glasgow's oldest industrial truck transport. A truck with pass of the journey. 8,850 feet establishments-the Starch Works
above sea level.
was destroyed by an explosion 159-inch wheel base. 6,000-pound
Distances are considerable be- and fire yesterday with a heavy pay load capacity is the largest
tween the established depots at casualty list. that can be handled efficiently on
Paoshan, Hsiakwan, Substantial improvements were this road. It should not be load-Manghih.....
when the explosion ed with more than two tons dead Tsouhiong and Kunming. At the in progress.
wheelbase time this particular journey was wrecked the works, window suiQLARI – weight and shorter would greatly facilitate the driver's made, the problem of fuel supply ed over a wide area and the roof was engaging the attention of the of neighbouring flour mills blown datles, it is pointed out..
authorities and the equipment of off. depots was proceeding.
DANGER OF LANDSLIDES.
A hundred ARP. workers `as- Ten aisted the, regular firemen. persons are believed to be killed and 21 injured were taken to hos-
The conclusion was drawn that the difficulty in maintaining rond transportation during the rains lay more in the danger of land- slides than in any failure in the TORONTO, Oct. 25 (Reuter- weight-carrying capacity of the The first group of observers under road, both in Burma and in China. the British Commonwealth train.
From Rangoon the roading plan have now graduated and, traverses ..flat country, through yesterday they were awarded their paddy fields and scrub and re- badges by Mr. James Duncan, De- quires a day's run Then the road puty Air Minister. cuts across the plains. The climb commences 10 miles out
Observers Graduate pital
Mandalay
CONSIGNEES' NOTICES
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
The Minister said that the men THE BEN LINE STRAMERS, LTD, of were "forerunners of that great
and the Toad rises host of young. men whose ever- 2,453, feet in nine miles with 22 growing strength will turn the hairpin bends. An excellent road tide of victory."
continues the ascent to Maymyo. The first groups of pilots and which is 3,519 feet above sea level, air gunners will complete their Maymyo is the official health re-training shortly.
WEATHER
REPORT
Royal Observatory, Hongkong.
A
10 a.m. October 25.
Barometer Cat sea-level),-30.18 ins.
Temperature, 59 F.
Humidity, 71 per cent.
Wind Direction, N.E.,.
88 F'.
HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 28 Oct. to 1. Nov. 1940.
HIGH WATER.
Ноя
Kong
Week:
Dats of
Bonth.
Standard
Height,
LOW WATER
וי
·Hong
Kong
Standard
Time
Faight.
THE S.S."
Arrived HONG KONG
From LONDON AND STRAITS.
ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed 1 their riek into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company, Ltd. wheree and or from the wharves delivery way be obtained.
No Claime will be admitted after.the Goods have left the Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered alter the 29th Oct., 1940,will be subject to rent. All claims against the vessel must hem. f. ir. be presented to the undersigned on or 24 fore the 5th Nov, 1940, or they 48 will sat be recognized.
-
To comply with the General Bonded 24 Warehouse Regulations," Consignees 37must have a Revenue Officer in atten- 24 dance when daemoge dutiable goods 30 are examined.
All broken, chafed, and damaged 24 Goods are to be left in the Godowns,
Time.
Wind Force (Beaufort), 3.
Temperature; maximum vesterday
b.m.
Sat. 26
Temperature: minimum last night,
-57 F
Rainfall for 24 hrs, ending 10th
today, 0:14 Ins.
San 27 Won 28
03 58.6 6 18948
522 16 8 1818 06 3868!
1140
23 30
19:08 51
1228 00 46 13 10
Telephone 30291,
Total einfall since January 11 Tues. 29
113.77 ins.. Against an average of 81.59 ins. Sunset tonight, 5.51 p.. Sunrise. tomarrow, 6.25 am.
4 p.m., Oct. 25. Barometer (at sea level), 30.12 ins.
0745
le e!
+1 40
2006
7 1
1348
2 5
Wed, 20
08 45
65
0226
Thur!
20-40
7 8
1495
31
09 40
64
21 18 79
Fri.
I
10 35
2155
# 1 18 1
10 33
32
Temperature, 64, F..
by
Kumidity, 59 per cent.
Wind Force (Beaufort), 2
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NEXT SAILING
MIDDLE OF NOVEMBER, 1940.
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KWANGCHOWWAN—HONGKONG SERVICE Weekly sailings from Hong Kong
For particulars of Freight & Passage apply to:----
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where they will be examined on the
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by 03 1728th Oct., 1010, 1600 29 Meears. Carmichael & Clarke.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. 04:00 14
Bills of Lading will be countersigned
Maximum temperature, 70 F. Minimum temperature. 57 F. Rainfall, 9.17.
W. R. LOXLEY & Co. (CHINA) LTD,
Agents.
Hong Kong, 22nd October, 1940.
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NEXT SAILING 4TH WEEK IN OCTOBER
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