1940-02-12 — Page 11

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

PRESIDENT LINER SAILINGS

HONGKONG to SINGAPORE direct. About the middle of February.

HONGKONG to SAN FRANCISCO direct

14

First week in March.

First Class only

AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES

"ROUND, WORLD SERVICK

AGENTS FOR T.W.A. AND UNITED AIR LINES. · 12, PEDDER ST.

TEL. 28171.

N.Y.K. LINE

IMMINENT SAILINGS PASSENGER AND FREIGHT

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SHANGHAI, JAPAN, HONO

LULU, SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES,

THIS WEEK

KEELUNG, SHANGHAI, JAPAN ........

FOURTH WEEK.

SHANGHAI, JAPAN,, HONOLULU,

SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, via

MANILA, and Way Ports

SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES... END OF MONTH

VANCOUVER and SEATTLE

EARLY MARCH

FORTNIGHTLY.

FREIGHT ONLY

FOURTH WEEK.

...

EARLY MARCH

EARLY MARCH

NEW YORK via JAPAN, LOS ANGELES, and PANAMA CALCUTTA via SINGAPORE and

Way Ports

BOMBAY via SINGAPORE and

Way Ports "

Complete Information From Your Agent or:

NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA

KING'S, BUILDING "

Telephone 30291.

General Passenger Agents in the Orient for

CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE

TRAVEL A.-O. LINE

To AUSTRALIA

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

NEXT SAILING

Middle of February, 1840,

For Freight or Passage apply to:-

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE ·

ATHENIA HEROINE GAOLED

Stewardess Marion Campbell, of the Athenis kept cool when the liner was torpedoed" by a U-boat the day after war broke out. She was one of the heroines of the disaster, Three letters from the commander of the ship commend her efforts in the rescue work.

When Miss Campbell, who is 32. got back to Glasgow she made friends with several people who sympathised with her over what she had gone through.

It was said that she told them a "fine fairy tale of her expe "RECEIVE PAYMENT" Mr. James Adair, prosecuting in Olasgow Sheriff Court, said that she pretended to them that she! Was to receive £96 from the Gov- ernment because of her work "on the Athenis.

Fences,

"

Believing this, "one wonta gave her pernikssion to ret Foods from warehouses. Miss Campbell got goods to the value of £97.

HONGKONG AND BORNEO

...

SUPPORT LOTTERY

COMPARISONS ARE NOT ALWAYS ODIOUS: In the matter of War Lotteries comparisons serve a point: Here are two letters received by the Editor of the Malaja Tribune which make com- ..parisons with other countries.

has lately arrived from Hongkong.a public lottery in favour of some The first comes from a man who "To show you the popularity ol This is what he writes:

good cause, I am enclosing here-

in

idea of instituting State Lotteries which is run by the Netherlands "As a keen supporter of your with a sample of a lottery ticket know that I have received word favour of charities in the Nether- In Malaya, it may interest you to Indies Government monthly from Lotteries are receiving great supi

Hongkong that State lands Indies. port there. They are released to well supported by the publie that "This lottery is so popular and

$1 each. Since even Burma has as 380,000 guilders as you may see the public fortnightly in tickets of Government has collected as much already preceded us here in that from the back of the enclosed idea. it seems that we will soon ba ticket. Lotteries will be given to the the last colony in which Stata charities.

Half of this sum goes to

publia"

1

FROM BORNEO strats born Chinese

The other letter. is from

living in Pontianakk, Dutch, Borneo. This is what Mr. W. Goh says:

In

"If a Straits Lottery as suggest- ed by you is approved by the Gov- ernment I am quite certain that it will be greatly welcomed by the public of Malaya.”

CLIPPER MAIL TAKEN OFF IN BERMUDA

"Being a Straits-born myself I think I am entitled to cast. a' vote regarding the suggestion that 's Miss Campbell's solicitor rag-ernment to beneft the War Fund, Straits Lottery be ran by the GoT- gested that her terrifying ex am sending you herewith my perience in the Athenia might vote, from which you will see that have unbalanced her. Sheriff MeDairmid:

I am greatly in favour of iz I cannot accept that plea. She was sentenc-no; delay any further in taking up rities in Bermuda, it is reported on "I hope the Government will Chipper plane by the British autho- ed in this court in January last a decision. year to three months' imprison- ment for similar frauds.”

arrival of the machine here.

He said to Miss Campbell: "What you want is some watching. You will go to prison for six months.”

Arrivals in the Colony yesterday Were Mr. Paul Dietz, Mr. D. McLorn" Mr. E. R. McKee, Mr. M. R. Nichol- son, Mr. E. M. Grau, Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Schuring, Mrs. A. C. Groves, Mrs. J. D. McLeod, M. Andre Hu- bert, Mr. W. W. Murdock, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Hahn, Mr. H. O. White. Mr. W. A. White, Mr. E. Heenan.

WEATHER REPORT Hongkong Royal Observatory ·

10 am.. Feb. 11. Barometer, fat sea level), 30.24 ins. Temperature, 67 F... Humidity, 71 per cent. Wind Direction, 3/8. Wind Force (Beaufort), 4 Temperature: maximum yesterday

62 F. Temperature, minimum last night.

59 F.

Rainfall for 24 hrs. ending 10 a.m

today, nil

Total rainfall since January

0.21 ins."

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Against an average of, 1.85 Ins. Sunset tonight, 8.18 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow, 6.58 a.m;

4 p.m., Feb. 11.

1.82

Barometer (at sea level), 30.14 iris, Temperature 67 F. Humidity, 68 per cent.

Wind Direction, E/S. Wind Force (Beaufort), 5. Maximum temperature, 72 F. Minimum temperature, 59 F. Rainfall, nii,

Days of

Week

IF #1′′]

Month.

Height

Height.

Seven hundred pounds of mall was Baltimore; Feb. 10a (Reuter)-

the trans-Atlantic

taken

from

CHINA NAVIGATION

COMPANY. LIMITED.

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Frequent and Regular Sailings for

SWATOW, AMOX, SHANGHAI, TINGTAO, WEIHAL 4EI,

"Ceroc and TIENTSIN.

KWANGCHOWWAN, PAKHO and Horow

HAIPHONG.

CANTOF.

TOURANE, SA160F and BANGKOK,

SINGAPOEX, PORT SWETTENHAM and PENANG

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"

HONG KONG TIDE TABLE

From 12 to 18 Feb. 1940..

COMFORT

HIGH WATER.

LOW WATER

Bong

Hong

Sailing Daily From Hong Kong

SERVICE

Sailing Daily From Hong Kong

Koog

Time,

Koog

Standard

Standard

Time

From-Macao

LUXURY

From Macao

b. m.

Mon. 12

Fues. 13

Moto 1205 16 11 23 25 59 12 20 28. 51

h.m

32. In.

06 42

15

1730

SPEED

06 10 1 9

54

1815

30

Wed. 14

06 35

19:45

5 41904

3 1

Ther. 15

00 30

49 06:5

26

13-20-

& 5 2014

33

Fri

18

01 18

4407 10 ja o

1409

67 22.05

31

Bat.

17

U2 26

39

0730

15.09 fe of

93 43

97

Sun. 18

C4 35

03:09 134

16 18 F6 3:

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Office:-

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1940. —PACE 11

P. & O. S. N. CO.

We have

2 Sailing Homewards MIDDLE OF FEBRUARY carrying Passengers and Freight. Also Frequent Cargo Departures.

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

Frequent Sailings to Straits, Rangoon and Calcutta.

E. & A. S.S. CO. LTD. Monthly Bailings to Rabaul, East Coast of Australia and Tasmania.

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 restricted.

sailings are perforce

Details may be obtained from

MACKINNON MACKENZIE.CO

SSC BUILDING CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG

PHONE 27721.

THE CHINA-SIAM LINE.

HONG KONG-BANGKOK

K. "HELLAS"

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leaving Hong Kong

leaving Hong Kon

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Accepting Passengers & Cargo for all the shove mentioned port

HONG KONG SINGAYORE PENANG-RANGOON

HAI BING"

m.s."HAI LEE'

Regular Express Servion

leaving Hong Kong

leaving Hong Kong

Accepting cargo for all the above mentioned ports.

Excellent passenger accommodation available:

For freight, passage rates and all other information-Apply` to rem THORESEN & CO., LTD.

Queen's. Building,

Tel. 30227,

General Agents,

WINTER CLOTHES

Women's, Men's & Children's WANTED URGENTLY

HONGKONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY Monday & Thursday

ICE HOUSE STREET

10 to 12 Noon,

Tel. No. 30332,

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

Agents.

1. Connaught Road.

SAILINGS FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW & RETURN Subject to alteration without notice KWANGCHOWWAN—HONGLONG SERVICE Sailings Twice Weekly from Hong Kong

For Freight and Passage apply to:-

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.,

P.&O. Building.

General Managers,

Tel. Nos, 28037 and 28038,

BANK LINE (CHINA) LTD

AGENTS FOR"

ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL SS. CO., LTD.

UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT

Regular sailings for LONDON, LIVERPOOL & GLASGOW as opportunity offers NEXT SAILING SECOND WEEK IN MARCHI.'.......

AGENTS FOR

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

for Mauritius, Bennion, Tawstave, Lourenco Marques, Durban and Cape Ports.

AMERICAN-ORIENTAL LINE

Regular sailings for Boston, New York, Philadelphia & Baltimore

NEXT SAILING SECOND WEEK IN FEBRUARY

For Freight or Fusage on any of the above lines apply Telephone 27791

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BARBER WILHELMSEN LINE

MONTHLY SERVICE TO

BOSTON AND NEW YORK

V LOS ANGELES & PANAMA CANAL PORTS

by NEW FAST VESSELS

NEXT SAILING MIDDLE FEBRUARY Very modern passenger accommodation available

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

THE BANK LINE (CHINA), LTD

Hong Kong Bank Building,

Agents.

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