HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.
PRESIDENT LINER
Sailings
To SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES
via SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA & HONOLULU
8.9. "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE
S.S. "PRESIDENT FIERCE"
&& "PRESIDENT TAFT"
Dec. 28
Jan. 3
Jan. 17
TO NEW YORK and BOSTON
via MANILA, SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO,
BOMBAY And CAPETOWN
+
5.9. "PRESIDENT TYLER*
S.H. “PRESIDENT MONROE*
JKE
Feb.
To
MANILA
S.S. "PRESIDENT FIERCE" 85. "PRESIDENT TAFT"
3.S. "PRESIDENT CLEVELAND"
Dec. 26 Jan. 10 Jan. 24
AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES
"ROUND. WORLD SERVICE”.
AGENTS FOR TRANSCONTINENTAL & WESTKEN AIR
AND UNITED AIR LINES...
12, PEDDER ST.
TEL. 28171.
N.Y.K. LINE
SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES via Honolulu.
КАМАКОНА MARU YAWATA MARU
HEIAN MARU
Tuesday, 4th Jan.
Tuesday,
28th Jan.
SEATTLE & VANCOUVER (Starts from Kobe
Saturday, 25th Jan.
SOUTH AMERICA (WEST COAST) via Hilo & San
Francisco.
· AKAGI MARU (starts from Kobe) Wednesday, NEW YORK via Panama
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila.
ATUTA MARU
HAIPHONG, SAIGON & MADRAS
*HARODATE MARU
15th Jan.
Monday,..
30th Dec.
BOMBAY via Singapore &
Friday, Haiphong & Saigon)
Colombo.
10th Jan..
KASIMA MARU
* MATUE MARU.
Saturday, Tuesday,
28th Doc.
(Cargo accepted for
RANGOON. & CALUTTA via Singapore
* MATUMOTO MARU
* ĢENDA MARU
KOBE
&
YOKOHAMA
KAMAKURA MARU
KAMO MARU
YAWATA MARU-
• Cargo only.
Bist Doc.
Tuesday,
31st Dec.
Sunday,
13th Jan.
Tuesday,
Tuesday,
"14th Jan. Wednesday, 22nd Jan.
28th Jan.
Complete Information From Your Agent or:
NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA - General Passenger Agents in the Orient for CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE
N.F.K, Kink's Balding.
·
A.R.P. ORDERS
DECIMBER 24, 1940
AR.F. Orders issued by Wing-Com- mander A. H S. Steele Perkins, OBE, Director of Air Rald Precautiona
SPECIAL ORDER
The Director of Air Raid Precautions wishes to congratulate all Members of the Corps on their smartness and steadiness
during on Parade
the inspection by His Excellency the Act- ing Governor on December 21.
UNIFORM
Divisional omcers are reminded of the necessity of returning to ARP. Headquarters all shoes issued to War-
depe
STRENGTH-DECREASE
The following Wardens Are mitted to resign:--
CROSSWORD NO. 790
ACROSS
1 Painful
5 Textile
fabric
8 Territorial division of Attica
12 Assert
13 Constellationi
14 Image
15- A toothed
per
wheel
16 A tree
17 Lizard
20 Ma Kam-moon, Bay View, and Miss Pok Ha, Central on leaving the
Colony; 13 (T)AH. Hargon, Quarry 18 Intense BAY, on, jolning the Despatch Corps: 20 Carnivorous 1335 Yip Bhing, Susukiwan, unavail- mammal
able, for duty 1340 Wong Hel-hung 22 Accomplish Shaukivan on transfer to Medical
23 Pronou *Services,
50/1
24 Arabian
Terment
27 Day of the
week.
34 Nominate
96 Constellation 37. Rescue
LEAVE OF ABSENCE 372 J. Wan, Central, has re- turned from leave of absence; Dis trict Warden Chol Chuen-shuen. Yau- mati, is granted 1 week's leave from Dec. 16; 2253 Li Kee-chow, Yaumati, is granted 1 month's leave from Dec. 15; 2604 Misi Leung Wai-ming. "Yau- 88 Fiesting mati, glided leave from Dec. 15 to 41 Wager Feb. 8: 2106 Chan Hung, Kowloon 4 Preposition City, I month's leave from Dec. 20.
43 From CHANGE OF ADDRESS
1894 Hui Wah, Central, to 113 Jaffe Rond, ground floor, Eastern:- 534 Ho 8k, Taipo Market, to 68 Taipo Road, Shamshulpo.
PROMOTIONS
45 Mechanical
Instrument
49 Deffect 53 Source
54 Caustio
alkaline
solution
56 Brad 67 Elliptical 58 Ocean 58 Start.
60 Act of selling
The following promotions are noti fed with effect' from Dec. 24.
Taumati Division. To be "Group Wardens-2174 S/W Cheung, Him; 2225 8/W See Wal-ching. 2192 SA Leung Hon-busz. 2201 s/w Tie Chun- huar: To be Deputy Group Wardeņa ---3231 S/W Lal Chi-wan, 2200 B/W Trang Kan-por, 2221, Chan, Wal-man: 61 Consupe To be Senior Wardens 282 Leung 62 Long dishes
DOWN Sul-po, 271 Po Kam-chor. 2173 Kwok
1 Scandinavian Ching-chrung-- 2178 Cheims Pan, 2248 Leung Sau-him, 2235 Ng Yuen-cheeng, 2197 Pung Ngai-ying, 2257 Lad Kul- kwal.....
Eastern To be. Sentor Wardens - 937 Work Thu-kuen. 889 Chan Wal-
legend
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3 Perase
4. Made a
mistake
5 Float
6. Silkworm
7 Yeast formed
- on brewing
liquors,
8 Turn side
9
Prepare for publication
10 Burrowing rodent
11 Dash
19 At this time"
21 Reverential
fear
24 Insect
25 Hinder
26 Whe vessel
28 Biblical
high priest
Scotland
30 Negative
prepa
31 To peck 32 Salutation
33 Hitherto
35 To give a
title to
39 Male child
40 To pull along
after
44 An inclosing
barrier
45 God of love
46. Constellation
47 Aim
48 Otherwise
49 Bench
50 Uncommon
51 Small bottle
# 52 Trees
29 River in SOLUTION TOMORROW
55 Affirmative
vote
Solution No. 789 11L-ACT CHAFERS
chuch, 1381 3 W. Tom. 1830 Tons MARKET REPORTLAMA ROBINET Fook-in.
TRANSFER
31
1973 Mrs. C. M. Bird. Shamshulpo to Kowloon Headquarters.
TRAINING
Exercise Shamshupo An exercise for District C and D will be held on Sunday, Dec. 29, commencing at M20 hours Posts to be manned at 14.20 Dress-uniform, steel helmets Report Centre will parade as requir
hours.
ed.
AWARD (Sgd) B. H. PUCKLE, Deputy Director of A.R.P.
H.K. STOCK EXCHANGE
Little interest was taken in the market today, however the under- torie remained comparatively steady.
BUYERS Bank of East Asia, '$74. Canton Ins., $200.
Union Ina, 5400.
HK Fire. Ins, $157.60.
Providents, $5,70.
Hotels, $3.50.
Larids, $33.60.
Realtles, $3.80.
* Telephone,30231
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
To AUSTRALIA
Calling at Manila, Thursday Island, Cairns, Towns- ville, Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne, etc.
NEXT SAILING
EARLY IN JANUARY, 1941.
For Freight or Passage apply to:-
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Tel No. 30332.
Agents.
L Connaught Road.
jaid leuk
DOUGLAS
STEAMSHIP
CO., LTD.
SAILINGS FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHÓW & RETURN (Sailings temporarily suspended)
KWANGCHOWMAN-HONGKONG SERVICE Weekly, sailings from Hong Kong
For particulars of Freight & Passage apply to:-
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.,
General Managers,
&0. Building, 5th Floor,
Trams.. $17.70, Yaumati Ferries, $24 Sandakan Tights, $11.30.. Rapes, $7.05.
Watsons, $10.50. "Entertainments, 17.
Constructions (01 $1,80
SELLERS
Wharves, $95.
Hotels, $3.70.
Trams, $18.
Dairy Farma, "319.25. Watsons. $10.70.
Vibro Piling. $7.70. SALES
HK. Govt. 31% Lun, 94. Providents. $5.70/75.-"
CARETTA VARICE AVENA PES1 GEE YES TREELTE MIR TTASS SLAVE
SPRUCETRAISED
123 Marai FROM ROZA BROS.
Tuesday, Dec. 24 Silver prices rose 1/16 yesterday for both deliveries, the quotations being 23.18 for Ready and 23.1/16 CRET CARTOO for Forward. Silver advices. Te-ROTE SENDIMAT ported the market as being steady but qulet. American Silver Fas quoted at 34.3/4 for Spot.
The London-New York, cross- rate was quoted at 4021/2, New
Was York-London
quoted 403.1/2.
Quiet.
MARKET
STERLING
There, wete lerical
at
sellers at 1/2,31/32 for near and forward, buyers at 1/3 for Cash.
AMI18 PATIRADE PIRA ES NORIA ESERINE EDITI DESERTST SETT
· HONGKONG
SHAREBROKERS”. ASSOCIATION
Volunts of Business Transacted on Tuesday, Dec. 24. 1940. SALES
U. S. DOLLARS..! Sellers at 23.11/16 for Spot and China Providents ...... possible buyers at 23.3/4 for Cash. SHANGHAI DOLLARS,
Lane Crawfords ...... Business was arranged.... at 438.1/2,436 and 435.. The market closed with sellers at 434, buyers at 435.
+300 $5.873
500 5.70
500 6.70 70 7.50
1.370 *Sale on Monday, the 23rd inst. The total value la 39,062.60. Gort Loans 31% $2,000, 94%.
SHANGHAI MARKET Opened with sellers of Sterling at 3.25/32 for Spot and closed steadier with sellers at 3.7/18 for Spot. US Dollars sellers were ers quoted at the opening at 5.3/8 and at the close there were sellers at: 5.7/18 for Spot. ad
AFTERNOON MARKET". The market was gulet in the Afternoon.
at 23.3/4 for Cash...
SHANGHAI DOLLARS,
Business was done at. 430, and, 432. Closed with sellers at 432.
SHANGHAI MARKET”. Qpened with sellers of Sterling at 3.29/64. Later the rate rose to 331/64 At the close the market The market closed with sellers eased off again with sellers at
STERLING
at 1/2.31/92 for near and forward, 3.29/64 for Spot. US Dollars
buyers at 1/3 for Cakh...
opened with sellers at 5.15/32 and subsequently the rate roe The market closed with sellers 5.17/32.Closed with sellers.
U. S. DOLLAES
at 23.11/16 for Cash, possible buy- 5.15/32 for Spot
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For Freight or Passage on any of the above lines app
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Passengers are requested to register their requirements but under present circumstances sailings are perforce- restricted.
Detalla may be obtained from
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