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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

PRESIDENT LINER

SAILINGS

1940

BOOKING SHEETS NOW OPEN

For

SPRING AND SUMMER SAILINGS

COLONY TRADE

IN 1939

Continued from Pate '7

by 4.5 per cênt in 1939, as com- pared with 1938, and by 4.2 per cent. as compared with 1937; whilst exports Increased by 3.5 per cent. in 1939 as compared with 1938, and by 13.9 per cent as compared with 1937.

QUARTERLY COMPARISONS The following comparative tables show the quarterly values of im- ports and exports of merchandise since 1938 in £'s and $'s millions: IMPORTS

1938 -1930

10.0 7.8 162.1 125.5 11.1 10.7

1st Quarter

1st Quarter

2nd Quarter

180.1 175.5

2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter

CHINA NAVIGATION

ال

COMPANY, LIMITED.

Frequent and Regular Sailings for

SWATOW, AMOY, SHANGHAI, TSINGTAO, WEIHAI SE,

Charoo and TIBETAIN.

KWANGUBOWWAN, PAKпor and Botow

HAIPHONG

CANTON.

TOURANE, SAIGON and BANGIOK.

SINGAPORE, PORT SWETTENHAM and. Parano

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1940. —PACE 11

PLAN YOUR HOME LEAVE NOW

"Total:" Total:

EXPORTS

:.

AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES

"ROUND - WORLD SERVICE »

AGENTS FOR T.WA. AND UNITED AIR LINES.

1st Quarter 1st Quarter

2nd Quarter

2nd Quarter

1938 1930 8.4- 7.4 -135.4 120.5

8.3 9.2 134.5 149.5

3rd Quarter

..

3rd Quarter

126.7

12, PEDDER ST.

TEL. 28171.

4th Quarter

4th Quarter

7.1 115.3

7.9 8.1 132.9 8.1 130.5

8:4 8.7

3rd Quarter 4th Quarter

135.4 143.7

4th Quarter.

#7 9.3

140.5 150.5

38.2 36,5

618.1 $94.2

For further particulars 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"

P. & O. S. N. CO."

We have a Sailing Homewards MIDDLE OF FEBRUARY

carrying Passengers and Freight. Also Frequent Cargo Departures.

11

N.Y.K. LINE

Total: Total:

31,7 32.8 511.9 533.4

COMFORT

DISTRIBUTION OF TRADE

The

following comparative tables show the distribution of the imports and exports of mer- chandise during the years 1938- 1939

Sailing Daily

From Hong Kong

SERVICE

Sailing Daily From Hong Kong

LUXURY

From Macao

"From Macao

IMPORTS

CALIFORNIA AHEAD!

OUR MIDDLE FEBRUARY, SAILING FROM HONGKONG TÓ SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS". 'ANGELES—VIA SHANGHAI, JAPAN AND HONOLULU-MARKS THE RESUMPTION OF SERVICE OVER THIS MOST POPULAR ROUTE

U. S. A.

China

1938 1939

Dig 37,7

37.6

SPEED

Japan

3,0

4.6

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

Sailings to Straits, Rangoon and Calcutta Every Fortnight.

Neth, East Indies U. K

3.6 6.6

9.1 6.7

8.8 87

Wharves:-

Office

French Indo-China Siam

5.8 6.8

LEUNG WING.

5.9 5.0

Germany

6.3. 2,2

PO TAK. Praya Central,"

British Malaya India

1,2 22

1:9 1.7

Australia

20 12

Belgium

Also:

FORTNIGHTLY TO VANCOUVER`and SEATTLE

FREQUENTLY TO LIVERPOOL via SUEZ

Others

1,0 1.0 10.9 15.7

EXPORTS

1938 1939 %, %

China

45.1 16.9

British Malaya

7.2 8.6

136, Connaught Road PHONE 31911.

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS,

LIMITED.

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

Monthly Sailings to Rabaul, East Coast of Australia and Tasmania.

11

French Indo-China

4.5 10.4

IMMINENT FREIGHT SÄILINGS.

Japan

0.6 1.2

U.. K.

41 42

CALCUTTA via SINGAPORE and

Way Porta ......

THIS WEEK

BOMBAY via SINGAPORE, and

Way Porta

NEXT WEEK:

Масао

4.1 8.4

Slam

3.1 29

U. B. A

10.2 14.4

Kwong Chow Wan

1,9

7.9

Neth. East Indies

28 2.8

.

Philippines

1.9 21

Complete Information From Your Agent or:

NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA

KING'S BUILDING

-General Passenger Agents in the Orient for

CUNARD WHITE FTAR LINE

India Others

1.6 1.8

128 18.#

For Freight apply ..

Telephone 30291.

HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 31 Jan, to 6 Feb. 1940.

to the Agents:

HIGH WATER.

LOW WATER

19 at

Week

Date of

Month.

Hong

Hong.

Kong

Standard

Tine.

Height

Kong

Standard

Time

Height.

b. m. f. ir. h. m.

Wed. 31

01 60 1436 58

58

07 40 9 4.

20 30 18 0

Thar. 1

03 10

46

08 21

2 9

15:30

59.

29 45

2

I'ri. 2

04 80

41!

08 10

34

Humidity, 81 per cent

16 45

8 1

Wind Direction, Calm.

Bat 3

02 85

40

0024

1745

84

10 40 38

San 4 0805

40

01 35

1860

6 6

11 32

38

Mon. B

0855

48

0206

19 39

169

12 36

2 6

09 $5

144

02 40

20 24

113 27

34.

TRAVEL A.-O. LINE

To AUSTRALIA

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

NEXT SAILING.

Middle of February, 1840,

For Freight or Passage apply to:-

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Tel. No. 30332.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

Agents.

1. Connaught Road.

SAILINGS FOR SWATOW, AMOT & FOOCHOW & RETURN

Subject to alteration without notice AWANGCHOWWAN-HONGKONG SERVICE Sallings Twice Weekly from Hong Kong

for Freight andĮ Fassage syplyštam

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.

10. Balilding.

BANK LINE (CHINA)LTD.

AGENTS FOR

ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL S.S. CO., LTD.

UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT

Begular sailings for LONDON, LIVERPOOL & GLASGOW as oppertunity offers

NEXT SAILING SECOND WEEK IN MARCH.

AGENTS FOR

THE BANK LINE, LTD. ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE

NEXT SAILING ABOUT MIDDLE OF MARCH

for Mauritius, Reunion, Tamatave, Lourenco Marques, Durban and Cape Porte.

AMERICAN-ORIENTAL LINE

Regular sailings for Boston, New York, Philadelphia & Baltimore

NEXT SAILING SECOND WELK IN FEBRUARY

For Freight or Pasage on any of the above liner apply

General Managers.

Tel. No. 28027 and 28038,

Telephone 27791

BARBER WILHELMSEN LINE

MONTHLY SERVICE TO

BOSTON AND NEW YORK

VIA LOS ANGELES & PANAMA CANAL PORTS.

by, NEW TAST VESZKLS

NEXT SAILING MIDDLE FEBRUARY Very modern passenger accommodation available

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

THE BANK LINE (CHINA), LTD.

Hong Kong Bank Bnfiding,

Agente.

Telephone #8021.

WEATHER REPORT Hongkong Royal "Observatory

10 am., Jan, 30. Barometer. (at sea level), 30.15 ins. Temperature; 61 F...

די

Wind Direction, ESE

59 F. Rainfall for 24 hrs., ending 10 sm

today, nil

FOR LONDON and LEITH

W. R. LOXLEY & CO., (CHINA) LTD. York Building,

Tel. 34165

24 Wind Force (Beaufort), nii..

Total rainfall since January 1st

0.02 tms.

Against an average of, 1.10 ins... Sunset tonight, 6.10 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow, 7.03 a.m.

4 pm, Jan. 30. Baronster (at sea level), 30.00 ans, Temperature, 66 F.

Température; maximum yesterday | Hulidity, 68 per cent.

71 F.

15 Temperature, minimum last night, | Wind Force (Beaufort), 4

Maximum temperature, 70 F Minimum temperature, 59 F. Raintili, nu

Also frequent sailings to Shanghai and Japan.

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

Passengers arc requested to register their requirements bat under present circumstances sailings are perforce. restricted.

Details may be obtained from

MACKINNON MACKENZIE.CO

POC BUILDING, CONHAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL. HONGKONG

Peaks 27721;