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Naval Losses Announced Promptly

FRENCH TRIBUTE

TO BRITAIN

TORPEDOED Nazi Warship & SHELLED

SINKING OF 3

15

FRENCH SHIPS LONDON, Oct. 17 (Reuter) Further news of the sinking of three French ships has how been PARIS. Oct. 17 (Reuter)—A received," They were the Bretagne warm tribute to Britain for an-| (10,000 tons), the Equlalana (7,008 nouncing promptly sevCKG losses tons) and the Minguet, a small such as those of the Courageous | craft

and. Royal Oak is paid by a writer" British warships landed 406 sur- Iry yesterday's newspaper "Levivors from the Bretarne and Louisiana. Fifteen lives have been

Jour."

The British, he points out, were fast, eight from sheh fire, the first to announce, the loss of Some of the survivors had to the Courageous and Royal Oakwim for two hours before being The whole of France sympathises picked up.

with her great Ally in her eruel

Both ships were shelled. On the distress at these losses, "which can Louisiana, the first officer only stilen "her will to win."

·EIFFEL TOWER

DONS KHAKI

Was

killed and a seaman lost an eye.

The Bretagne was shelled while the lifeboats were being lowered, Women and children were injured cy shell splinters and several life boats were smashed

OTTAWA. Oct. 15 (Reuter)

has ar-

PARIS, Oct. 17 (Reuter)The famous Eiffel Tower is going into khaki during the next fortnight] when 80,000 tons of khaki paint! The British Air Mission will be used in an attempt to rived. A communique states that make the famous tower less con- It is confidently hoped to devise spicuous.

The fourth highest building the world, the Eiffel Tower 1.000 feet high.

plans for building up à combined

Sunk

NAVAL ATTACK off COAST OF NORWAY

STOCKHOLM, Oct, 17 (Renter)- A warship was seen firing on three others off Nordfjord, according to the "Aftonbladet” One ship was hit and observers saw, according to a spectator's report. clouds of smoke which ascended from it...

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WARSHIP, SUNK

OSLO, Oct. 17 (Reuter)-A re- port that a German warship was sunk comes from dahermen wh state that three British warshi

and a British plane attacked a German warship in neutral waters, off the west coast of Norway on Saturday.

Shots were fired after which a column of smoke rose from the water and the British ships sailed AWAY.

JAPANESE MISSION TO EUROPE & U.S.

TOKYO. Oct. 17 (Reuter)-The

in Empire Air Force, which will play Japanese Cabinet has appoint- Isa decisive role in the war.

ed Mr. Tatsuo Kawai.. Chief of The New Zealand and Austra the Information Bureau of the lla Missions are expected to, arrive, Foreign Office. to the Special shortly.

Mission to Europe and America.

SOVIET ENVOY SEES LORD. HALIFAX

"LONDON. Oct. 17 (Reuter)--- M. Malsky, Soviet Ambassador In London, had an interview with Lord Halifax, Foreign Secretary. yesterday afternoon.

It is understood that the ques- tion of the resumption of Anglo- Soviet economic negotiations were touched upon.

WEATHER REPORT HONGKONG ROYAL OBSERVATORY

10 am October 17.

Barometer (at sea level), 29.94 ans. Temperature, 85 F

Humidity, 58 per cent. Wind Direction, S.E.

Wind Force (Beaufort), I. Temperature: maximum yesterday.

93 F.

Temperature; minimum last night,

77 F.

Rainfall for 24 hrs. ending 10th

to-day, nil,

Total rainfall since January 1st,

81.48 ins.

Against an average of, 0.78 ins. Sunset to-night, 5.57 pm. Sunrise to-morrow. 6.21 am.

4 pm Oct. 17. Balometer (at sea level), 29.65 ins Temperature, 82 F. Humidity, 64 per cent Wind Direction, E Wind Force (Beaufort), 4. Maximum tamperature, F. Minimum temperature, 77 F. Rainfall, nil

HONG KONG TIDE TABLE

From 18 to 24 Oct. 1939

HIGH WATEL

Low WATER

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CANTON.

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1939.-PAGE 1}||

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November

for

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Sailings to Straits, Rangoon and.

Calcutta.

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NEXT SAILING

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COMFORT

Days of

Week

Date of

Honth.

Bong

Kong

Standard

Time.

Height

Hong

Kong

Standard Time

Height,

Sailing Daily From Hong Kong

SERVICE

Sailing Daily From Hong Kong

LUXURY

From Macão

From Macao

b. m.

h. m.

the it

Wed 18

07 06

12 3

Thur. 19

14 85 00 17

17 49

44

7 1

08 07

25

SPEED

Fri. 20

110 56

6 A

09 23

2 a

Sat. 21

0217

16 4:

1.0 29

e g

19 52

5 31 21 17

5 2

J

Sun. 22

03 68

8 0

11 25

29

Wharves :-

I 10

*23 96

50

Officel-

Moo, 23

05 17

091

10 33

5 8:

1209

29

LEUNG WING.

'PO TAK.

Tres,

24

06 25

16 9 0030

44

Prays Central."

1935

16 0

12 48

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DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

Agents.

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