1940-01-29 — Page 11

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

PRESIDENT LINER

SAILINGS

1940

BOOKING SHEETS NOW OPEN

For

SPRING AND SUMMER SAILINGS

PLAN YOUR HOME LEAVE NOW

AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES

ROUND WURLD SERVICE"

"AGENTS FOR T.W:A. AND UNITED AIR LINES."

12, PEDDER ST.

TEL. 28171.

A TRIUMPH OF CONVOY

Only 12 Ships Lost Of 6,000

The German, naval command has evidently staked all its fortunes on direct attack on merchant ships, calculating, no doubt, that through the barbarity of such methods might earn the de esta- tion and reprobation of the world. they would be quickly justified by Success,

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How great was that miscalcula- tions is made amfest by results.

Up to January 6 no more than one-arth of 1 per cent of the ships convoyed by the British Navy had been lost through enemy acion. The total number of ships, British, Allled, and neutral, con- royed up to date has been 5,911; the total number sunk while in convoy has been 12

Losses of merchant ships were small in the week ended January 6. Two British ships, the Box Hill (5,577 tons) and the Eta (81 tons), were sunk on December 31. Onë Norwegian, the Luna (959). and wwo Swedish, the Lars Magnuð Trozelli (1,951) and Svarton (475). were sunk during the week. – (The Times).

CHINA NAVIGATION

COMPANY. LIMITED.“

Frequent and Regular Sailings for

SWATOW, AMOY, SHANGHAL, TRINGTAO, WRINAL FEL,

Cherco and TIENTSIN.

KWANGCHOWWAN, Рaxнo and dowó

HAITHONG.

CANTON

TOURANE, SAISON and Bamokos.

SINGAPORE, PORT SWATTENHAM and PHHANG"

For further particulara regarding loading dates etc. please apply to:-

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

TELEPHONE NO. 30331.

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

Hong Kong and Macau Service.

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

MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 1940 —-PACE 11

P. & O. S. N. CO.

We have a

Sailing Homewards MIDDLE OF FEBRUARY

carrying Passengers and Freight. Also Frequent Cargo Departures.

N.Y.K. LINE

Hongkong has been declared an infected port on accunt of small pox as from January 23 by the Chinese Maritime Customs. Sbang- hal. Passengers and crews are re- quired to produce certificates showing that they have been vac- cinated against smallpox not more than twelve months prior to ar- rival.

COMFORT

Sailing Daily

From Hong Kong

SERVICE

Sailmg Daily From Hong Kong

11

LUXURY

From Macao

From Macao

SPEED

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

Sailings to Straits, Rangoon and Calcutta Every Fortnight.

HONGKONG TO CALIFORNIA SERVICE WILL BE RESUMED WITH THE MIDDLE OF FEBRUARY DEPARTURE FROM HONG-

KONG TO SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES, CALLING EN -

ROUTE, AT SHANGHAI, JAPAN AND HONOLULU,

ADDITIONAL IMMINENT SAILINGS:

PASSENGER AND FREIGHT

LIVERPOOL viz SINGAPORE,

SUEZ, and Way Ports

VANCOUVER and SEATTLE

EARLY FEBRUARY

FORTNIGHTLY.

FREIGHT ONLY

CALCUTTA via SINGAPORE and

"Way Ports”

THIS WEEK

BOMBAY via SINGAPORE, and

Way Ports

NEXT WEEK.

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Complete Information From Your Agent or: NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA

KING'S BUILDING

General Passenger Agents in the Orient for

CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE

WEATHER REPORT Hongkong Royal Observatory

10 am., Jan. 28. Barometer (at sea level) 30.15 ins. Temperature, 58 F.

Humidity. 77 per cent. Wind Direction, E/N

Wind Force (Beaufort), 5.- Temperature; maximum yesterday

- 60

Temperature, minimum last night.

55

Rainfall for 24 hrs., ending 10 a

today, nil.

Total rainfall since January tat

0.02 1715.

Ägainst an average of; 0.89. Sunset tonight, 6.09 p.m.. Sunrise tomorrow. -7.04 a.m.

fp.m., Jan. 28.

Barometer (at sea level), 30.04 tms. Temperature,.62 F.

Humidity, 67 per cent.

Wind Direction, E

Wind Force (Beaufort), ́5. Maximum temperature, 63 F. Minimum temperature, 35 F. Rainfall, nil

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Wharves :- LEUNG WING. PO TAK.

Office"

Praya Central.

136, Connaught Road PHONE 31911.

THE CHINA-SIAM

*** “HELLAS"

LINE.

HONG KONG-BANGKOK

8.a. "EELIOS"

8.8. "FIRAM **

'leaving Hong Kong

leaving Hong Kong leaving Hong Kong

3rd Week Jan. 4th week Jan.

port.

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

Monthly Sailings to Rabaul, East Coast.

of Australia and Tasmania.

Accepting Passengers & Cargo for all the above mentioned

HONG KONG-SINGAPORE— PENANGBANGOON

Regular Express Servion

leaving Hong Kong 8rd week Jan. leaving Hong Kong 4th week Jan, Accepting cargo for all the above mentioned ports.

Excellent passenger accommodation available."

For freight, passaga ratus and all other information-Apply to r

THORESEN & CO., LTD.

General Agents, ---

Queen's Building.

Also frequent sailings to Shanghai and

Japan."

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

Passengers are requested to register their requirements but under present circumstances mailings are perforce restricted.

Telephone 30291.

HONG KONG TDE TABLE From 29 Jan. to 4 Feb. 1940.

12.8. "HAI HING"

m.8. "HAI LEE'

HIGH WATER...

Low WATEL

A

Data of

Month.

Hong

Hong

Kong

Standard

Time

Height

Kong

Standard Time

Height.

Tel. 30237,

Mon: 29

T'as 30

h. m.

12 55 00 48

That beza.

LIF

06 24 11 1

5 5

18 11

6 4

07 01

11 8

13 43 5 8

19 19

2.9

01 506 5

07 40 | 3:4

TRAVEL A.-O. LINE

To- AUSTRALIA

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

NEXT SAILING

Middle of February, 1940.

For Freight or Passage apply to s

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Tel. No, 30332,

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

Agents.

1. Connaught Road.

SAILINGS FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW & RETURN

Subject to alteration without notice

KWANGCHOW:WAN—HONGKONG SERVICE

Hallings Twice Weekly from Hong Kong

Yor freight and Frilogo-applyfd)—

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.,

P.&O. Balding.

General Managers,

Tel. Now, $8097 aöð 18038.

Wed. al

14 381 16 8: Thur. 1 03 10 14 6

20 50 13 0

06 279

Details may be obtained from

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE.CO

The U. S. Navy Department an- Mr. Reginald McKenna, speak- ounces that Rear-Admiral Rich-ing at the Midland Bank meet- ard E. Byrd has discovered severaling, spoke in favour of Mr. J. M.

Keynes' compulsory unknown peaks in the Antarctic echeme for the event of a long PCC BUILDING CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG 24 in the neighbourhood of Mary war. It would, he declared, be

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zone from the coast discovered by

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36

the explorer in 1930, reports Havas

more practical than, still further taxation, says Reuter.

90 80

18.50

Byrd Island, along the northern more equitable than inflation and

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- AGENTS FÖR

UNITED KING ANALL S.S. CO., LTD.

& CONTINENT

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NEXT BAILING SECOND WEEK IN MARCH,

AGENTS FOR

THE BANK LINE, LTD. ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE NEXT SAILING ABOUT MIDDLE OF MARCH

for Mauritius, Bennion, Tamatave, Lourenco Marques, Durban and Cape Forts.

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Regular sailings for Boston, New York, Philadelphia; & Baltimore

NEXT SAILING SECOND WEEK IN FEBRUÁRY-

For Freight or Fausage on any of the above liner apply si Telephone 27791

Prora 37721.

BARBER-WILHELMSEN LINE

MONTHLY SERVICE TO

BOSTON AND NEW YORK

V LOS ANGELES & PANAMA CANAL PORTS,

by NEW FAST VERKKLE

NEXT SAILING MIDDLE FEBRUARY

Very modern passenger accommodation available

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THE BANK LINE (CHINA), LTD.

Bong Kong Back Building,

Agents.

Telephone 18011.