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Sailings

1940

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FORTNIGHTLY

'PASSENGER AND FREIGHT

➡ NOVEMBER

SHANGHAI (Special Call) JAPAN, HAWAII, CALIFORNIA and SOUTH AMERICA. LONDON via SINGAPORE and SUEZ,

AUSTRALIA via MANTLA and Way Forts.

HONOLULU, SAN FRANCISCO, and LOS ANGELES VANCOUVER and SEATTLE.

FREIGHT ONLY

CALCUTTA via SINGAPORE and Way Ports.

Complete Information from Your Agent or NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA

KING'S BUILDING

Telephone 36281.

General passenger Agents in the Orient for

CUNARD WHITE STAR LINK

B.I. STEAMER

SINKS IN SPORE ROADS

Magician Loses

All Equipment

SINGAPORE, 'Nov, 14 (Reuter) —— The British - India steamer Sir- dhana foundered and ́ sank in fifteen minutes in the Singapore Bonds yesterday morning. It is believed that she struck a mine.

Eleven Asiatic, passengers are dead and nine missing.

13,000-TON LINER SUNK

JAPANESE SHIP TO THE RESCUE

LONDON, Noc. 14 (Renter)— it was announced last night that a Liverpool steamer of 13,- 000 tons had been sunk by a German submarine. The crew and three pässenters Дате been rescued by a Japanese steamer.

The Japanese vessel Saw the submarine before the attack and CHINESE DEPORTRES

later received a message from the The passengers included

137 British ship saying she was being Chinese deportees, most of whom

pursued. A later message stated imprisoned behind a steel

that she had been torpedoed and arille in the forward hold. They the Japanese vessel turned about were saved by the prompt action to the rescue.

were

of a British Police, Inspector, who blew the lock open with his guri.

The American magician, Dr.

were saved, but lost all equipment.

BRITAIN RULES THE WAVES

Futile Attempts

By Nazis To Hamper Shipping

LONDON, 'Nov.` 14 (Router) -Germany not having

Đ mand of the sea outside the Haltic, cannot, like the Allies,, exercise legal contraband con tro and Is, therefore, ate tempting to force neutrale to pass through the Kiel Canal or call at north-west German." porta.

DESPERATE MOVE

they resorted to a ruthless sinking Realising the "futility of this:

of neutral ships in & desperate with attempt to prevent trade Britain, but the perils are 'small

Nicola. with his wife and troupe TWO GERMAN SHIPS when ships follow Instructions of

sen their INTERCEPTED & SUNK the commanding British Navy. Nearly 3,000 British mer- chant ships have already been convoyed with only three losses.

MAGICIAN'S LOSS

REYKJAVIK, Nor, 14 (Reuter)—–— An SOS, call from the Hamburg Dr. Nicola interviewed by Reu-steamer Parana, reporting an at-" ter, said that he and his wife tack by a British destroyer, was managed to board the last life- boat, holding seventy, just as the picked up by the Radio Station cepted by British warships.

here.

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The crews abandoned them in a sinking condition and the war- ships rescued the crews and sunk the vessels by gunfire to prevent them becoming dangers to navi-

ship sank. After rowing for half

A message from London states an hour, the lifeboat was" taken in

that it was oficially announced tow by a rescue launch.

"Two, men of my company were that the German steamers Meck- unable to get into the lifeboat and lenburg and Parana, of 8,000 and dived off as the vessel heeled 8.000 tons, respectively, were inter-gation. and clung to some wreckage, After they had been picked up by a launch, they helped in the rescue work "All my property is uninsur- led and I have lost a fortune," he

said,

AVIATION TRAINING

IN BURMA

LONDON, Nov. 14 (Reuter)-The Government of Burma, has ap- proved the setting aside of an aerodrome für providing facilities for training and flying.

WEATHER REPORT HONGKONG ROYAL OBSERVATORY

10 a.m. Nov. 14.

Barometer (at sea level), 30.12 ins. Température, 73 F. Humidity, 68 per cent. Wind Direction, E.NE Wind Force (Beaufort), 4, Temperature; maximum yesterday.

75 F.

Temperature: minimum last night

70 F.

Rainfall for 24 hrs. ending 10th

today, nll.

Total rainfall since January Let

81.93 ins,

Against an average, of. 83.12 ins.. Sunset tonight, 5.41 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow, 6.35 a.m,

4 pm, Nov. 14. Barometer (at sea level), 30.04 ins. Temperature, 73 F.

.

Humidity, 69 per cent. Wind Direction, E/8. Wind Force (Beaufort), Maximum temperature, 76 F. Minimum temperature, 70 F. Rainfall, nil

It

"Bong Kong Standard

CHINA NAVIGATION

COMPANY, LIMITED.

Frequent and Regular Sailings for

SWATOW, ANOY, SHANGHAI, TOINGTIO, WEIHAIWEI,

Cazzoo and TBI.

KWANGCHOWWAN, PAXHO and Borrow

HAIBONG.

CANTOF

TOURANE, SAIGON and BANGKOT.

SINGAPORE, PORT - SWITTENHAM and PaxING.

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For further particulare regarding landing dates etc. please apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

TELEPHONE NO. 30331.

THE TAI SANG S.S. Co., Ltd.

Hong Kong and Macan Service.

S.S. "MACAU" S.S. "KAU TUNG"

Sailing Daily SERVICE From Hong Kong

HONG KONG TIDE, TABLE From 18 to 21 Nov. 1989

COMFORT

HIGH WATER...

Low Warze

Date of

Month.

Sailing Daily

From Hong Kong

Hong

Kong

Blandard

Time.

Time

From Macao

LUXURY

From Macao

h.m.

h. m

Mt. in.

Wed, 14

13 10 15 0

05 58

1 6

#3 10 17-

1642

3

SPEED

Thur. 18

24.13

4.9

06 47

የነ

23 40

73

17 16

17

0731

22

16 16

3749 4′′8

18

00 10

8 6

99 20

Sun. 19

00 50

0- 28 3 7

17 35

20 34 15 2

Mon. 20

"01 BE

5.0

1024 128

18.13

2305

136, Connaught Rond

PHONE 31911.

Tase. 21

03 40 - 5 4

11 10

18 38

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PASSENGERS AND CARGO

We have a Sailing Homewards about the MIDDLE of DECEMBER.

CARGO ONLY

Departures Every Two Weeks.

B. I. S. N. CO. LTD.

Sailings to Straits, Rangoon and Calcutta Every Fortnight.

E. & A. S.S. CO. LTD.

Sailings to Rabaul, East Coast of

Australia and Tasmania.

Also frequent sailings to Shanghai and"

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Japan.

All vessels may call at any ports on or off the route and the route and all sailings are anbject to change or deviation with or without notice.

Passengers are requested to register their requirementa bat under present circumstances mailings are perforce restricted,

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TRAVEL A.-O. LINE

To AUSTRALIA

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

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NEXT SAILING

At the end of December.

For Freight or Paaage apply to:-

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Agents.

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SAILINGS FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW & RETURN

Subject to alteration without, noties

KWANGCHOWWAN--HONGKONG SERVICE

Sailings Twice' Weekly from Hong Kong

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ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE

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Pao

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MONTHLY SERVICE TO

BOSTON "AND NEW YORK

VIA LOS ANGELES & PANAMA CANAL PORTS

by NEW FAST, VESSELS

NEXT SAILING MIDDLE NOVEMBER Taking cargo on through Bills of Lading for West Indiew pórts, Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Rio Grande do Sol, Buenos Aires, Perovian Ports als West Africa.

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