HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1940. --PAGE 111
PRESIDENT
LINER
SAILINGS
To SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES
via SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA & HONOLULU
SS "PRESIDENT CLEVELAND.
98. "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE"
8.8. "PRESIDENT PIERCE"
Dec. 7
Dec, 28 Jan. 3
To NEW YORK and BOSTON
via MANILA, SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO,
BOMBAY 2nd CAPETOWN
S.S. "PRESIDENT VAN BUREN"
8.3. "PRESIDENT JACKSON"
S8. "PRESIDENT ADAMS"
Omity Mana
NOT. 29
Des. 10
Dec. 15
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Nov. 29 Dec. 16
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ASAMA MARU (starts from Kobe)" Wednesday, 27th Nov. TATUTA MANU (starts from Shai.) Friday, 13th Dec." SEATTLE & VANCOUVER Starts from Kobe)
Tuesday, HEIAN MARU SOUTH AMERICA (WEST COAST) via
Francisco.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Mariîls,
KAMO MARU.
Wednesday,
MADRAS via Saigon (Cargo for Saigon accepted)
China's First War-Time WHEN IS A
Steamer Launched
MOTORCAR NOT
A MOTORCAR?
The first Chinese steamer built during the war, the s.5. Ming Wen of the Mir Säng Industrial Company was recently latinched in- That the vehicle in question ceased to be motorcar within the Chungking and assigned on the upper Yangtze rün.
provision of the Motor Car Ordin-
The steamer took 2 months to construct, costing $4.000.000,ance, as it could no longer be pro- Shortage of tools and materials and skilled workers and repeated pelled from within, was one of the Japanese air raids delayed the building which was scheduled for 18 points raised by Mr. T. W. Roberts months. perinring in January, 1939. -
in the course of his defence, when Specially built to navigate the he was charged in the Galle Yangtze rapids, the steamer is Magistrate's Court by the Muni-
COLONY HEALTH carrying passengers and freight cipal Council with being in pos-
BULLETIN
The following
the Return of notinable diseases notined
between Szechwan perts. Except | sesalón "of # car for which a engine and boiler which were im-licence was not in force for this ported from England, every part year.
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of it was built in the Company's The prosecution was under sec- shipyard with simple tools, Evention 158 of the Motor Ordinance of screws were chiseled by hand. 1938 together with section 150 (1),
OBVIOUS STEP
having occured i the Colony during the week ended at mid-
A. 500-tón freighter, rebuilt from of it. The Council also sought to night, Nov. 16: Cholera, seven
a passenger ship gutted by a Jap-recover from him the sum of Rs. cases (eight deaths); Small-Pox anese incendiary in 1939, was also 40, being the licence duty payable one case (one death); Diphtheria, launched on the same day. In the by him for the year. 10 cases (two deaths); Enteric
Company's shipyard are 15 more Fever, 15 cases (four deaths and new ships under construction one Imported case); Measles, three They total 2,730 gross tons and are
Ave cases; Chicken-Por,
earen built specially for the upper (one death); Cerebro-Spinal Yangtze
and other Fever, two cases (two deaths); rivers. Most of the engines and Dysentery, 34 cases (21 deaths); bollers for these new ships are to Tuberculosis, 178 cases (123 deaths be made in the Ming Sung work and two imported cases).
DAILY RETURNS
$
shop.
BONDS ISSUED
Szechwin
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Discharging Mr. Roberts, the Magistrate (Mr. A. 1 Jayasuriya), In the course of his order," said that He thought that the accused himself was largely to blame for not having taken the obvious step of getting the certificate of regis-. tration cancelled. He might well seek to do so pow. said the Magis- trate he did not wish to be placed in the same position here- after.
To finance this construction The Returns for the 24 hours
programme. the Ministry of Fin- ended at midnight, Nov, 18, is
ance has sanctioned the issuing no: follows: Diphtheria, two cases; Enteric Fever, three cases; Chick-$7,000,000 worth of bonds by the
While he was unable to hold Company. They have been sub- en-Pox, one case: Dysentery, 14
scribed by the Central Bank, the that the prosecution was unjusti cases; Tuberculosis, 18 cases,
Bank of China, the Bank of Comed, he was inclined to agree with the accused that certain corres- munications, the Farmers Bank
pondence between him and the
"
Strength Of Canadian: China. the Kincheng Banking Council tulled him. into the belief
Air Force
Corporation, and the Szechwan Provincial Bank, The Ministry has
that the matter had been finally
OTTAWA, Nov. 19 (Reuter) granted £160,000, to the Company clused, as far as he was concerned. He did not agree with the view now for purchasing machines and ma- that the vehicle ceased to be a
teriais since the war.
Air
Canadian The
Force musters 2,389 officers. 29.096 menį with 4,586 civilians attached, ac- cording to the Canadian Minister for Air speaking at the Dominion House of Commons yesterday.
It has built up a stock of 1,800 tons of materials and has 300 sets of tools to build new ships and re- pair old ones--(Central News)
motorear by reason of its ceasing to be capable of being"propelled from within or of its defective
condition.
He held, however, that in view of the tenor of the non-user notice..
WEATHER REPORT IMPORT OF PETROL and giving the provision of the law
Hongkong Royal Observatory" 10 a.m., Nov. 19. Barometer (at sea level). 30.10 in3. Temperature, 74 F. Humidity, 62 per cent Wind Direction, E/S . Wind Force (Beaufort), 2. Temperature: maximum yesterday
Bo B.
Temperature: minimum last night.
68 F. Rainfall for 24 hrs ending 10th
today. ni
3rd Dec. Hilo & San
• SAGAMI MARU (starts from Köbe) Sunday, NEW YORK via Japan & Panama.
1st Dec.
*AWATA MARU
Tuesday,
10th Nov.
27th Nov.
Saturday, Tuesday,
End of Nov.
20th Nov. 10th Bec.
Sunrise tomorrow. 6.39 a.m.
Thursday,
Sunday,
2ech Nov. 8th. Dec.
4 y, Nov. 19.
Sunday,
14th Nov.
Tursday,
:6th Nov.
Friday,
30th Dec.
Tuesday,
24th Dec.
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N.T.K. Kink's Bulding.'
Total rainfall since January 1st
117.32 ms
Against an average of. 83.53 Ins. Sunset tonight, 5.30 p.m.
Το
ENCOURAGED
and liberal interpretation the pon- user notice for this year could la encourage the import of effect be continued, in the cir petrol into Free China, the Na- cumstances of the case hunc pro- tional Government has extended tunc, this notice operating from the period of exemption of the the time the previous year's notice Import duty on the commodity to ceased. the end of May next year, accord-
the ing to information from Customs Council's lawyer, appeared for the circles In Kunting. (Cenfral prosecution, Mr. Roberts conducted News).
his own defence.
T. G. E. Abeyewardene,
FUKIEN CHAIRMAN CHECKS
RISE IN PRICES
Prompt and energetic measures taken by Gen. Chen Y, Chair- man of the Fuklen Provincial Government, are responsible for the
Barometer (at sea level), 29.98 ins.rapid stabilization of commodity prices in the province, which have
Temperature, 78 F.
Humidity, 66 per cent.
Wind Direction, W/N.
Wind Force (Beaufort), 2. Maximum temperature, 80 F Minimum temperature, 68 F. Rainfall, ni).
HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 20 to 28 Nov, 1940.
Week
Dats of
Month
Kong
Height.
LOW WATEM
gone up considerably during the past two months, causing hardships to the majority of the population.
́ ́SIAN COMMODITY
PRICES DECLINE
In a circular telegram issued re- cently, Gen Chen ordered the capital punishment to all persons found guilty of hoarding commedi- les or manipulating the market. Detall regulations for the stabiliza- tion of prices were published and modity prices in San are dropping
Price" Stabilization Committee as a result of the rigorous has been set up to supervise their Sures taken by the authorities to
auppress hoarding and manipula enforcement.
SLAN, Nov. 19 (Central)-Com-
m4a-
In order to adjust the supply on by unscrupulous merchants. and demand, steps are also being Stocks of the daily necessities taken to facilitate the transporta- having been replenished, It is ex- tion of commodities between dif-pected that their prices will tur- ferent parts of the province, Tother decline.
ti conserve stocks, reduction in con. 16sumption is urged.
As a result of these measures, 46 the prices of such daily necessities.
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Telephone 30291.
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as meat. ish, vegetables, fuel and cotton piece goods have., dropped
Sat. 23
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