1939-10-20 — Page 11

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Calling at Manila, Thursday Island, Cairns, Towns- ville, Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne, etc.

NEXT SAILING

At the beginning of November.

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AIRPORT NEWS

Imperial Airways:

NORTHBOUND

Friday: Bangkok, Hanoi, 'Hong-

kong.

Dardanus- p.m.

KZRH Installing New Transmitters

» The new high-powered broadcast transmitters, both long and

Sunday. Bangkok, Hanol, Hong short wave, for radio station KZRA, The Voice of the Philippines,"

kong.

Denebola-p,m

SOUTHBOUND

Sunday: Hanol, Bangkok, Dardanus-7 a.m.

Alr France:

NORTHBOUND

*Wednesday: France, Hongkong.

Service- p.m.

SOUTHBOUND Thursday: Hanol, France. Service 6 am.

Pan American Airways:

EASTBOUND

Wednesday: U. S. A..

Hongkong. Philippine Clipper-2 p.m.

WESTBOUND

are now being installed at the transmitting station in Las Pinas.

It is expected that this equip

ment will be on the air about Oct. ATHENIA WAS NOT

23.

New wave, lengths have been

assigned to RH by the bureau ARMED WHEN SUNK of posts; namely, 9635 k.t. for the short wave and 710 ka for the long Hanol, wave. 45

A new type of antenna system is being devised which will increase the signal strength from KZRH the north and south of Manila.

NO LOST POWER

that one of the Athenia's passen-

·It was stated in a report recently

gers had been told by someone else that the Athenia was carrying guns in her hold and was going to be armed when she completed her trip to New York.

The object of the story is to Justify the sinking of the Athenia The system is so arranged as to by the Germans, who have always Manila, reduce the signal strength to the disclatmed responsibility: but now east and west which means that that the grit is fixed on Germany, there will be no lost power over new tactics are to be employed to, both the China Sea and the Paci-justify that sinking. fic Ocean as the antenna system is so directional as to maintain in- creased power over the important land areas. This will result in a and a half

the actual

Thursday: Manila, USA..“ Philippine Clipper-8.30 am. Note: The inward, midweek ser. vice of Imperial Airways has been delayed. The service arriving this signal strength two afternoon film Bangkok will carry times greater than passengers and mail from southern power of the transmitter. and Indian ports. The mail from England and Europe has been de layed on the main Empire route and will not arrive in Hongkong before Sunday afternoon.

Mr. W. Greenough, engineer of Fan American Airways stationed in

"We did not sink the Athenis," say the Germans, "but if we did, then it was be- cause she carried guns.” There is no proof whatever of the statement.

Any bogus tale could be invent- For the present this new systemed as to her future use, but the fact will be adapted only to the short remains that the Athenia was not wave.

armed.

Hongkong will leave in a few weeks OFINA NAVIGATION

for San Francisco by Clipper. Mr.. Greenough will be relleved by am-i other engineer who is en route to Hongkong.

•

The 13,000 08K liner Argentina Maru returned to Yokohama on Oct. 17, after completing its mai- den voyage around the world of 23,400 miles in 96 daya.

WEATHER REPORT

HONGKONG ROYAL OBSERVATORY

10 am, October 19.

Barometer (at sea level), 29.09 ins. Temperature, 83 F.

Humidity, 87 per cent.

Wind Direction. E/S

Wind Force Beaufort. 3. Temperature: maximum yesterday.

86 F

Temperature, minimum last night,

75 F.

Rainfall for 24 hrs. ending 10th

to-day, 040 ins,

Total rainfall since January lat.

81.86 ins

Against an average of; 80.96 1715. Sunset to-night, 536 p.m. Sunrise to-morrow, 6.22 am,

4 pm., Oct. 19. Barometer (at sea level), 29.91 ins, Temperature, 82 F..

Tíum dity, 71 per cent, Wind Direction, ESE. Wind Force (Beaufort), 3. Maximum temperature. 86 F. Minimum temperature 75 F. Rainfall, nil

HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 20 to 26 Oct. 1939

HIGH WATEL.

Days of

Date of

LOW WATER

Hong

Kong

Standard Time

Haight.

COMPANY. LIMITED,

Frequent and Regular Sailings for

SWATOW, AMOY, SHANGHAI, TSINGTAO, WEIBAIWEL,

Cueroo, and TIENTSIN.

KWANGCHOWWAN, PAKRO!" and Ho18o.

HAIPHONG.

CANTON.

TOCRANE, SAISON and BANGKOK,

SINGAPORE, PORT (SWEITENHAM and PENANG.

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From Hong Kong

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Standard

Time.

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From Macao

From Macao

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20

b. c. CV56

h.m.

6 B

09 23

2 8

SPEED

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1029

Suo. 22

Mon. 23

14.32 03 58 .ts to Ob 17

21 17

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11 25

6 6

2326

15 0

19 23

6 8

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1939.—PAGE 11

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