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Dr. Colin Ross & Family: Thirty Years Of Touring Countries Of The World

Loaded down with plenty of baggage, a motor car and many stories of their past travels, Dr. Colin Ross, with his family, descended on Hongkong Yesterday morning, the German author and traveller, accom- panied by Mrs. Ross and a very good-looking son, ar- rived in the Colony on the m.v. Gneisenau from Ja-. pan, vía Shanghai.

This family, which enjoys crossed to Americs and covered the "jole de vivre" to the that country by motor cat the fullest extent, have not visit-trip taking almost five months. ed Hongkong

Their next port was Japan, and since 1930. They expect to see new and here they made use of their car, progressive changes, as they nearly four months.

travelling through the country for have found in Japan and Shanghai.

Dr. Ross, author of approx. imately eighteen books, will probably write another of the highly interesting present out- look of the various countries he has visited on this world tour.

PRESENT TOUR Leaving their home in Munich In September, the "Ross Family"

South China Blockade

Further extending its closure operations against south China ports, the Japanese navy will make the harbours of Santuao, Loyuan and Shad ans, all north of Foo- chow in northern Faklen, in- Accessible this week; Vice-Ad- miral Koshiro Oikawa, com- mander-in-chief of the Jap- anese "China Seas Fleet," an- nounced in Shanghai on July 18.

Military operations against San- tuao and Loyuan. the Japanese naval authorities said, "would be launched at 8 o'clock in the morn- ing, Japan time, on July 31, while those against Shacheng would be started at 2 o'clock in the after- noon, Japan timé, on July 22.

Customary Request The customary request for the evacuation of third party vessels, including men-of-war," from these harbours, as well as the evacua- tion of third party nationals from the areas in the vicinity of those ports, was made by Vice-Admiral Oikawa" through Mr. Yoshiaki Miura, Japanese Consul-General, to the Consular Body. The Chi- nese Maritime Customs were also notified.

WEATHER REPORT

"HONGKONG ROYAL OBSERVATORY

10 a.m., July 27.

Barometer (at sea level). 29.64 ins. Temperature, 82 F

Humidity, 93 per cent,

Wind Direction, N.W.

Wind Force (Beaufort), 2. Temperature; maximum yesterday.

86 F.

Temperature; minimum last night.

80 F.

Rainfall for 24 hra, ending 10th

to-day, 0.29 ins.

Total rainfall since January 1st,

59.34 ins.

Against an average of, 50.77 ins

Sunset to-night, 7.0 p.m. Sunrise to-morrow, 5.52 a.m.

4 pm., July 27, 1939,

Barometer (at sea level), 29.54 ins.

Temperature, 82 F.

Humidity, 88 per cent. Wind Direction, wSW. Wind Force (Beaufort), 4. Maximum temperature, 63 F Minimum temperature, 30 F. Rainfall, 0.91.

HONG KONG TIDE TABLE

From 28 July to 3 Aug. 1839 HIGH WATER. LOW WATER

Hong Kong

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Bal, 29

Hong Boog Standard Tine.

h.m. 0704 16 81

Standard Time

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Ban

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16 570.8

Tues.

03 10

23 23

16 30

Wed

10 11

Tels.

23 46 48

Thur

1040

And now they are in the Colony for several days and will continue on to French Indo-China, which they will tour by motor, terminat- ing this section of their travels in Singapore. Dr. Ross is expecting to be home before the beginning of the year.

During the past thirty years. the "gypsy." in Dr. Ross has caused him to tour the "coun- tries of the world. He knows the peoples well and contends that it is mainly through the use of a motor car which has carried him to many out of the way, places.

He found the Japanese nation well united in their one desire to establish a new order in East Asia." Their patriotic spirit and united "efforts he has not seen in any other section of the world...

"WAR IS HORRIBLE”. Regarding war in Europe, Dr. Ross is an optimist: Having served four years in the World War, he hopes not to see another.

"Anyone who saw service in past wars could never wish for another; they definitely want peace. War is a horrible state. which truly can never be ex- plained or defined; one must Live in it to understand," is the expression of this quick and intelligent author's thoughts.

Now, Dr. Ross is back in the city he appreciates next to Rio de Janerio and be expects to "enjoy his short stay to the utmost.

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