1940-04-03 — Page 11

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1940-PAGE 11

PRESIDENT LINER

Sailings

HONGKONG to SINGAPORE direct

About Middle of April.

HONGKONG to SAN FRANCISCO direct First Week in April.

Fir-t Claes only.

AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES

"ROUND-WORLD SERVICE *

AGENTS FOR TWÄ, AND UNITED AIR LINES.

TEL. 28171.

12, PEDDER ST.

N.Y.K. LINE

IMMINENT SAILINGS PASSENGER AND FREIGHT

SYDNEY, MELBOURNE,

Tia MANILA and Way Ports"...... LIVERPOOL, via SINGAPORE

BOMBAY, MARSEILLES (CASA-..

BLANCA), etc.

JAPAN. HONOLULU,

SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES VALPARAISO via Way Parts

· VANCOUVER and SEATTLE

THIS WEEK

MIDDLE OF APRIL

MIDDLE OF APRIL

FORTNIGHTLY.

FREIGHT ONLY

NEXT WEEK.

NEXT WEEK.

NEXT WEEK.

NEW YORK via JAPAN,

LOS ANGELES, and" PANAMA..

BOMBAY

CALCUTTA

LONDON via Port Sald

MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR,

(CASABLANCA), etc.

END OF APRIL

Complete Information From Your Agent or:

NIPPON YUSEN KÄISYA

KING'S BUILDING

General Passenger Agents in the Orient fort CUNARD WHITE STAR LÄNE

TRAVEL A.-O. LINE

AUSTRALIA'S GOOD

WILL ENVOY

`WASHINGTON — Australia's first Minister to the United States. Maj. Richard Gardiner Casey, la bent on spreading good- will despite" the failure of the capital to give him the vera- monial welcome usually staged for new diplomats.

His one great mission, Major] until.... he entered públic life. Casey said on his arrival, wily be During the World War he was to draw the United States and decorated with the distinguished Australia closer together. Trade. service order and the military he instated, will be a secondary cross. A year ago he was appointed consideration.

Minister of Supplies" and in that capacity visited England and the Western Front to study Australia's best wartime contribution to the Mother Country.

A customary diplomatic welcome had been arranged for the new Minister, but his plane was delay- ed six hours by storms over the Alleghenies.

The Marquis of Lothian, British

Ambassador, and George T. Bum- merlin, State Department Protocol Officer. presuming the fight would not be completed until the hext day, went home. A little cluster of reporters did the honoura

the plane when expectedly arrived.

Major Casey is a great dying enthusiast, as is his wife. who will arrive here with her two children in about a munth"

OWNED PLANE

un-

In Austraila, the Caseys owned their own plane and travelled almost entirely by air. When they have established themselves here and found a suitable Legadon home, they expect to buy another plane.

The new envoy has made nu-

Australia's recent purchases in the United States include 100 air-

planes, as a part of a 2.500 al plane expansion programme em- barked upon by the Common- wealth since the war's outbreak. "'" FIRST SECRETARY

Until Major Casey's arrival, Australia has been represented here by the British Ambassador, who is envoy from "Great Britain, Northern Ireland, the British Do- minions beyond the Seas, and India." Keith Ocer, formerly Counsel in Charge of Australian Affairs at the British Embassy, will become first Secretary of the new Legation.

NOTICE TO MARINERS

The following Lights in the Hongkong Area will be extinguish- ed on the night of April 11, 12, during the Black-out Exercises- Waglan Island, Tathong Point, Cape Collinson, South Lyemun, North Lyemun, Channel Rocks, Cust Rock, North Fairway Buoy. Central Fairway Buoy, South Fairway

Buoy Green Island. Cheung Chau Island Passage.

Normal lighting will be resumed on the night of April 12-19.

SHIPPING BOOM

IN AMERICA

During the first six months of NEW YORK, April 2 (Reuter)- the war the Allies bought 119,000

tons of American merchant ship- ping. announces the Foreign Polley Commission. In addition 245 000 tons were sold to neutrals.

Africa already have Ministers stadoned in Washington.

United States Minister to Aus- tralia will be Clarence Gauss, who will have the honour of setting up the first foreign legation on Aus- tralian soil at Canberra.—(Chris- Canada and the Union of Southtian Science Monitor).

merous visits to this country. He OKINA NAVIGATION

last visited Washington following attendance at the Coronation of King George

Another in the growing ranks of diplomat-economists, Major Casey ia a former Treasurer of Australia. A graduate of Melbourne and Cambridge Universities, he was engaged in the mining business

WEATHER REPORT Hongkong Royal Observatory

10 am April 2. Barometer (at sea level), 29.77 in. Temperature, 75 F.

Humidity, 90 per cent.. Wind Direction, &. Wind Force (Beaufort), 2., Temperature: maximum yesterday

73 F.

Temperature. minimum last night.

73 F.

Rainfall for 24 hrs.: ending 10 a.m

today, 0.11 ins..

Total rainfall since January 1st

14.28 Ins

Against an, average of, 6.14 ins Sunset tonight. 6.38 pm. Sunrise tomorrow, 6.14 am.

4 p.m., April 2.

Barometer (at sea level), 29.69 ins. Temperature, 75' F.

Humidity, 89 per cent,

Wind Direction, SW,

Wind Force (Beaufort), 6.

Maximum temperature, 77 F. Minimum temperature, 73 F. Rainfall, 0.02

HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 3 to Apr. 1940.

Date of

Month.

Height

Standard

Feight.

COMPANY, LIMITED.

r'requent and Regular Sailings for

SWATOW, AMOY, SHANGHAL TINGTAO, WEIHAN #EJ,

CHEFOO and Tiktais.

KWANGSHOWWAN, PAKRO and Boto

HALFBONG..

CANTON.

Tourane, BaraO2 and BANGKOK.

SINGAPORE, PORT

BETTENHAM 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 Bervice,

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

COMFORT

Telephone 30291.

HIGH WATER.

Low WATER

Hong

Bong

Sailing Daily

From Hong Kong

SERVICE

Sailing" Daily From Hong Kong

Kong

Kong

Standard Time,

Time

From Macao

LUXURY

From Macao

h. m.

h. m.

To in

Wed.

3

07 66

148

Do 44

20

1865 8

12 22

39

SPEED

Thur. 4 08 20 150

01 20 20

1943

69

13 15 124

Fri,

Б

08:40

5.4

01 51

20

2030

59

.14.00

13 0

Sat. 6 090", 55

02 26 1 9

21:09

9

1440 | 2 5

Sun.

7

09 20

02 55

120

27 44

58

15 20 19 1

Mon.

8

09 39

6 1

03 28

2:0

22.18

16 6

1800

19

T'wet.

B

09 55

PO TAK. Prays, Central,"

€ 4

0355

23

22 608 4

16 35

1 7

To AUSTRALIA

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

NEXT SAILING

FIRST HALF APRIL, 1940.

20

For Freight on Fassage apply tok-

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Wharvest LEUNG WING.

Office:-

136, Connaught Road PHONE 31911.

P. & O. S. N. CO.

We have a Sailing Homewards MIDDLE APRIL carrying Passengers and Freight. Also Frequent Cargo Departures B. I. S. N. CO. LTD. Frequent Sailings to Straits, Rangoon and Calcutta.

E. & A. S.S. CO. LTD. Monthly Sailings 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 cancellation change or deviation with or without notice.

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

Details may be obtained from

MACKINNON MACKENZIE.CO

DUO BUILDING CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG

PHONE 27721.

To CANADA, U. S.A.

AND EUROPE VIA- CANADIAN:

PACIFIC

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...

ROYAL YORK

HOTEL

mix" TORONTO

A SAILING FROM HONGKONG THE THIRD WEEK IN APRIL (Omitting Honolulu)

NEXT SAILING TO MANILA THE SECOND WEEK IN APRIL

Due to "existing emergency, the consistency of prompt de- partures and arrivals of Canadian Pacific "Steamships which has been maintained heretofore may be disturbed. Apply to Canadian Pacific representative for particulars of sailing dates,

Fast through trains direct from ship's side "at" Vancouver --or stop-over at Beautiful Victoria, thence by comfortabic, fast B.C, Coast Services to Vancouver-In Canada's Evergreen Playground=

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See the Majestic Canadian Rockies - - - Lake Louise, Banff. Stop-overs if you wish. No extra vall färe in Canada for Drawing room or Compartment occupied by one person. In summer the scenic Great Lakes Route is an options; in- land sea trip for Trans-Continental passengers.

Canadian Pacific

Union Building--Telephone 20752

SPANS

THE WORLD

Tel. No. 30332.

Agents.”

1. Connaught Road,' :

BANK LINE (CHINA) LTD

AGENTS FOR

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

Regular sailings for UNITED KINGDOM as opportunity offers

NEXT SAILING SECOND WEEK IN MAY

AGENTS FOR

":

THE BANK LINE, LTD.

ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE

NEXT SAILING ABOUT FOURTH WEEK IN JUNE

for Mauritius, Reunion, Tamatave, Lourenco Marques, Darbanland Cape Ports

AMERICAN-ORIENTAL LINE

Regular sallings for Boston, New York, Philadelphia & Baltimore/

NEXT BAILING SECOND WEEK IN APRIL

For Freight or Fasaage on any of the above lines apply -

BARBER - WILHELMSEN. LINE

MONTHLY SERVICE TO

BOSTON AND NEW YORK

VIA LOS ANGELES'& PANAMA CANAL FORTS.

NEW FAST VESSELS

NEXT SAILING ABOUT MIDDLE APRIL

Very modern passenger accommodation available

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

Agents

THE BANK LINE (CHINA), LTD.

Hong Kong, Bank Building,

Telephone 2021.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

SAILINGS FOR SWATOW. AMOY & FOOCHOW & RETURN

Subject to alteration without notice

KWANGCHOWWAN-HONGEONG SERVICE

Bailings Twice Weekly from Hong Kong

For Freight and. Prange apply to 1-0

OUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.,

Building.

Geperal Managers.

Tel. Nos, 18037 and 28038,

Telephone 77791-