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From LONDON, STRAITS AND MANILA.
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YONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company Ltd. whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.
No Claims will be admitted after the
Goods have left the Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 11clt Jan, 1941, will be subject to cent. All claims against the vessel must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 25th Jan, 1941, or they will not be recognized.
To comply with the General Bouded 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 9th January, 1941, at 9. a.m. hy Meears. Carmichani & Clarke.
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No Fire Insurance has been effected, Bill of Lading will be countereigned
W. R. LOXLEY & Co. (CHINA) LTD,
Agents. Hong Kong, 6th January, 1H),'
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL- STEAM NAVIGATION Co.'s
STZAMIE ARKIVED HONG KONG
From U. K. BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND STRAITS.
VONSIGNEES at, Cargo by the
above-named Vessel are hereby in formed that their goods have been land- ed & placed at TEBIR BIRI in the Fong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowi Company's Golowns at Kowloon where each Consignment is being sorted out Mark by Mark and Delivery can now be obtained
Optional goods bare been landed hers unless instructions were given to the contrary Six Hours before arrival of the steamer."
Goods not cleared within 8 days in- cluding data of arrival will be subject to rent
No Fire Insauce bas or will ba affected by as in any case whatever.
Damaged Packagos must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignees, and the Company's surveyors, Messrs. GODDARD à Douglas, at 10 an on Monday and Thursday, within the Free Storage period.
EXAMINATION
OF MASTERS
AND MATES
COMDR. WOODRÜFF TELLS OF- BRITISH NAVY'S PART IN
CAPTURE OF
OF BARDIA
"The Royal Navy's part in the Libyan campaign has Regulations relating ta the examination of masters and mates been possible because the Mediterranean Fleet first secur- during the present period of wared moral ascendancy in what was known as Italy's sea wore published in the Government and managed to reduce the enemy superiority in battle- Gazette on Saturday."
ships to equal numbers,” said LIEUT.-COMDR. THOMAS WOODRUFF, well-known naval commentator, when he broadcast from London yesterday on the share which the navy took in the capture of Bardia.
These regulations. which may be cited as The Examinations Masters and Mates Amenament
41
MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 1941.
FOREIGN MAILS
HONGKONG, MONDAY, 13th JANUARY, 1941, 9.30 AM.
BROADCAST RECEIVING LICENCES
Holders of licences which expired at the end of 1940 are re- minded, that if it is desired to retain possession of the apparatus after the date of expiration of the Hence a renewal must be effected without delay.
New Licences will be available at the Government Radio Omice. Regulations, 1941, amend the rules
e. P. O. Buldig. First Floor, on ordinary business days, and will relating to the examination of "Apart from the actual taking place as they were ali nelow be issued against the receipt of a remittance of $12.00, between masters and mates laid down by operations," said Commander decks and saw little of the action, the hours of 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. except on Saturdays when licences the Governor in Council under Woodruff," the navy in Libya with the exception of the anti-will be issued between 9 a.m. and i p.m.
section 4 (8) of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899. by the Insertion of the following:
13A Penalties for fallure item.
aircraft gun crews.
CHIEF SEA STRUGGLE "In spite of this successful action
Applications may be made:
(a) personally.
(b) by messenger.
(e) by post.
In the case of renewal the old licence should be returned with the application.
Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.
has been doing something really astonishing: It has! been operating in a sea where in the Mediterranean, the chief porary provisions). Notwithstand the enemy has its own dock-struggle of the naval war remains ing the provisions of rule 18. yards, arsenals and bases. far out on the Atlantic." safd
It is essential under (c) and preferable under (a) and (b) that candidate who has falled twice in --` SIGNIFICANT FACT
Comdr. Woodruff, who concluded applications should be accompanied by crossed Cheque payable to the written or the oral portien of "Ammunition and stores for our his talk with a few comments on Hong Kong Government. The new licence will then be sent by post the examination for any grade of feet, therefore, had to be sent out the reduced ainklogs of merchant or messenger as soon as it is ready. Where actual cash is tendered certificate, or in both, may be re- all the way from this country over ships during the past week
new licence should be received in exchange before leaving the | examined at the next or any sub..
a distance of 3,000 miles or more. "It is too early yet to say that we Licensing Office, sequent examination held for his And yet it has been possible for have succeeded in beating the sub- grade but in the case of a third or our Fleet to have steamed up and marine. Only when ankings have any subsequent failure in the welt.down the enemy coast at will, been reduced over a long period, ten or the oral portion of an ex-without meeting any opposition can we say that we have reduced amination, or in both, an interval from the Italians.
the methods of the submarine. of one month must elapse from "This is the most significant fact "In winter a submarine has a the date of the last failure before of the naval war in the Mediter- much harder time and one reason a candidate can be re-examined. ranean and is a striking example for the reduced sinkings may be
of the value of sea-power.
the bad weather. In the last war Camdr. Woodruft went on to the Germans had to send their compare what had happened at submarines by the north of Scot- 62A." Sea service (temporary Dunkirk with the fate which over- land. Now the journey has been provisions) -(a) Notwithstanding took the Italians in Bardia. At considerably lessened the provisions of rules 28. 76 and Dunkirk, he said, British surface submarines
and more Calcutta, Straits and Airmal by "British Over- 77, a candidate who has served craft had made try after trip to area.
can operate in one
sear Airways Service" (except London) by sea three years at sea in foreign-going the port and when the port became
from Singapore. "In spite of that, the time ships or the equivalent, four years unusable for heavy ships, motor and six months in home trade boats. yachts and pleasure boats
will come when we will get the full measure of this menace. ships, may be examined for the had all taken part in the work. Thus" the men of the Royal second" mate's certificate. These which resulted in 300,000 men and periods of service will be subject more being rescued.
Navy are doing their part and
to a further reduction in accord-
as important a part as their comrades of the Mediterranean ance with the provisions of rules
"At Bardia, practically no Ita- 78 and 79, but no candidate willans escaped by sea," said Comdr.
Fleet out in the Mediterran- be admitted to the examination Woodruff. In fact, the sea, which for the second mate's certificate should have been of assistance to
LENGTH OF SEA SERVICE
"NO ESCAPE BY SEA
can.
INWARD MAILS
From
Due
Canton
Rabaul and Manila.......
Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways Direct vice"-San Francisco date, 9th January Canton
Java and Manila.
United-Kingdom and Straits
14th Jan.
15th Jan.
16th Jan.
Ser-
17th Jan.
18th Jan.
18th Jan.
19th Jan.
20th Jan.
92nd Jan,
23rd Jan.
94th Jan..
25th Jan.
U. SA., Honolulu, Japan, and Shanghai -- (San
Francisco date 10th January)
28th Jan.
Australia and Manila.
Australia and Manila, Sandakan.
United-Kingdom and Straits.
until he has served at least two the enemy, was not used at all DESTRUCTION OF Calcutta and Straits...
HOSPITAL
years and nine months at sea” The Italians were hemmed in on Any candidate who, succeeds in all sides by a resolute force on passing the afore-mentioned ex-land; they were bombed .contin- amination before he nas completed juously from the air and they must Continued from Page 1 the sea service normally required have looked longingly seawards for bomb which fell on the central under the existing rules will re- help from their own navy. And building and exploded. ceive a temporary certificate of in the meantime, they were being competency of the appropriate (pounded by the 15-inch guns of grade which he may exchange for our Mediterranean Fleet..
IMMEDIATE COLLAPSE
at 5 p.m.
OUTWARD MAILS
Registered and Parcel Mall are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where malls are The greater part of the building advertised to close at or before 9 am. registered and parcel malis at once collapsed, burying a great are closed at 5 pm, on the previous day. When mails are adver- Consignees are specially notified that the ordinary certificate of Com→ The Italian soldiers at Bardis number of persons, including the tised to close after 5 pm, Registered and Farcel mails are closed it is necessary for A, Revenue Oficer to be present at the examination of damaged the normal period of service: but the conduct of their, navy.
potency when he has completed must have felt very pitter apou: Rev. Mother, under the debris, dutiable cargo.
while hundreds. of the people service performed by a candidate
crowding the enclosure were in- between the date on which he re-
jured by the explosion or struck. ceived a temporary certificate and
by pieces of masonry. the date on which he became en titled to receive the ordinary cer- tificate will not count toward the
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned' on or before 31st Jan, 1941, or they will not be recognized.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goode bare left the Gedown,
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co.
Agents, Bong Kong, 10th January, 1941.
period of watch-keeping service required for any certificate higher grade.
"Bardla Itself is not much of a port and a ship of any size has to le off and use its own boats and lighters to transport troops and stores. "In spite of this, our ships releved the burden on the army by em- barking many prisoners..
Date and Time
Mon. th
GPO, & KP.O. Ord.
For
of
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No further attack was made on the hospital, and rescue parties immediately set to work to help the wounded
and dig out the Manlia, Australia and New Zealand via Brisbane. dead bodies. Between killed and SPECIAL SHIPS
wounded the casualties were esti- (b) Notwithstanding the provi
Comdr. Woodruff went on to saymated at 400 to 500. It has been sions of rules 47 and 69, a candi- that for the operations in Bardia impossible to estimate correctly date, who has been prevented by ships specially built such the number of
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the
the dead, for Air Mail by Sea to Singapore to connect with the Reg the exigencies of war from taking operations played an important bodies are being still taken from "British Overseas Airways"
The force of the traits. Ceylon, India, East and South examination for "the first part. They were the monitor Ter-the wreckage. mate's certificate at the earliest Tor, and the gunboat Ladybird. explosion can be estimated from Manila, Mauritius, Lourenco" Marques, and South date at which he was qualified to That type of ship had protected the fact that bodies were thrown do so will be allowed to count any the Suez Canal in the last war and up on top of the neighbouring watchkeeping service which he has the Ladybird and vessels of that church and other buildings. performed when à second mate's type were later. used for work on After digging for a long time after that date as the Yangtse in China. (They were among the ruins the body of Rev. certificate qualifying service for the master's not meant for work in open sea, Mother Bif was found. She was certificate" (foreign-going).
but in the action at Bardia they evidently killed by the falling
FOR GOVT. CLERKS
A competitive exam naudin
had contended not only with the masonry. Two other Sisters were Manila, Australia and New Zealand via Thurs- Rog.
wounded. enemy, but with the elements.
One was badly injured
in the head and her condition is considered serious; the other re- ceived only slight injuries.
Rev. Mother Bif had
been
TUESDAY
working in Kwangtung for over Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A., thirty years and had never re- turned to Europe. She supervised the building of the hospital and
tral and South America and *United via San Francisco, Straits. Rangoon and Calcutta
Canada, Cen- - Kingdom
They were extremely useful in in-shore work and carried two 6 appointments of Probationer meh guns and the Lady Bird had Clerks (male) in Government ser- ja near-mise from a bomb. vice will be held in King's College ..
"We expected at least a con- on February 8. commencing at 9
ple of attacks from the Italian a.m., when all candidates will be
Fleet," said Comdr. Woodruff, examined in English dictation and
"but during all this time the General Knowledge, and on Feb-
Italian Fleet kept in the'r har-was in it ever since its erection. ruary 13
when only those who
Her devotion to the sick poor was bour. have passed in dictation and
Comdr. Woodruff Went to give famous in the town, while the Canton general knowledge will be examin- technical
courage which she displayed dur- description OK ed in Arithmetic, Composition, naval bombardment. and pointed
@ ing the numerous raids had Translation from English to Chi-'out almost the entire ship's com among all who witnessed it.
aroused admiration and surprise nese and" from Chinese to 18- pany knew nothing of what was.
BRY
A list of Index numbers of can- didates who have passed the dic- tation and general knowledge tests will be posted at noon on February
11 at King's College, the General Post Office (Hongkong and Kow- lcon) and the Colonial Secre- tariat.
a
COMPLETELY LOST.
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As far as can be judged, the
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FRIDAY."
Tue. 14th
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G.F.O. Reg. 13th 500 PM Ord. 14th 6.30 AM
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main part of the building is des- Air Mail by sea to Singapore to connect with Beg. MODERN US. troyed and practically all the me-
the "British Overseas Airways.” dical and surgical supplies are FIGHTER completely lost. A doctor is gone. to survey the position and report, LONDON, Jan. 12. (Reuter)-The and essential supplies have also Sandakan Fleet Air Arm, which was recently been sent.
British equipped with the new
Bishop Valtorta The examination will be limited Aghter, Fairey Fulmar, is also instructions that in view of the hus sent
Eu persona in possession of a operating
American great number of wounded persons modern Hongkong School Certificate or fighter.
that must be in the city, the ex- Air Mail by Air to Bangoon to connect with the Ry other certificate of a recognised This was revealed in yesterday's term "department is to be continued examining body accepted by the announcement of the successful even it it is not possible to re-
“British. Overseng Airways.”. Director, of Education as equiva-patrol by Grumman aircraft, establish the wards at once, and lent. For this purpose certificates manned by naval personnel; which that if necessary the church is to fasued by Headmasters will not be shot down a Junkers bomber;
be used to succour the wounded. socepted.
"This_fighter, writes Reuter's Air In view of the hospital's long Intending candidates must for- correspondent, is the Gruman-immunity from attack and the as- ward to the Colonial Secretary's Martlett single-seater monoplane|surance that it would not be Officé in envelopes clearly marked pursuit fighter. Details of its damaged it is thought that the at- "J.GS. Examination” on or before performance have not been re tack must have been uninten-[Manila, Macassar and Bourabaya. January 30, à copy of their school leased but it is credited in in tional or carried out by some plot certificate together with a certifi formation from America with ex-in mistake for some other build- câte as to character, and educa- čeptionally high figures for a ing. The Protestant hospital in Manila, Madang, Salamaua, Rabaul, Australia and Reg. tion from the Headmaster of their naval plane.
Walchow was bombed early in the New Zealand via. Sydney,
last school, and one unmounted It is said, according to these war but the attack was afterwards photograph on the back of which sources, to have a top speed of admitted by the Japanese to have should be written the candidate's 350 m.p... range of 1.200 miles been accidental and compensation name, address and date of birth. and a ceiling of 37,000 feet,
was paid.
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