1940-04-20 — Page 11

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1940. —PAGE 11|

PRESIDENT LINER

Sailings

HONGKONG to SINGAPORE direct

Last week in April.

HONGKONG to SAN FRANCISCO direct

Second week in May.

AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES

"ROUND - WORLD SERVICE"

"

AGENTS FOR TWA, AND UNITED AIR LINES.

12, PEDDER ST.

TEL. 28171.

N.Y.K. LINE

IMMINENT SAILINGS

PASSENGER AND FREIGHT

LIVERPOOL, via SINGAPORE

BOMBAY, MARSEILLES (CASA- BLANCA), etc.

JAPAN, HONOLULU,

SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES, VALPARAISO via Way Ports

SYDNEY, MELBOURNE,

via MANILA and Way Ports

VANCOUVER and SEATTLE

CALCUTTA

THIS WEEK

THIS WEEKK

EARLY MAY

FORTNIGHTLY.

FREIGHT ONLY

THIS WEEK

NEW YORK via JAPAN.

LOS ANGELES, and PANAMA

BOMBAY

LONDON via Port Said, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR,

(CASABLANCA), etc.

THIS WEEK

NEXT WEEK.

NEXT WEEK,

Complete Information From Your Agent or: NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA

Telephone 30291.

KING'S

BUILDING

General Passenger Agents in the Orient for CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE

TRAVEL A.-O. LINE

To AUSTRALIA

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

NEXT SAILING

EARLY IN JUNE, 1940,

For Freight or Passage" apply to:-

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Tel. No. 30332.

Agents..

1. Connaught Road.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

SAILINGS FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW & RETURN

Subject to alteration without notice

KWANGCROWWAN--HONGKONG SERVICE

Sailings Twice Weekly from Hong Kong

For Fright and Passage spply to m

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.,

P. & O. Building.

NEW VESSEL

FOR CHINA

COAST

S.S. HANYANG LAUNCHED AT TAIKOO DOCKS

The Talkoo Dockyard and En- gineering Co. of Hongkong, Ltd. successfully launched the ss. Han- yanr, the first of three vessels ballding for the China Navigation Co., Ltd., on Thursday evening. The christening ceremony Wis gracefully performed by Mrs. C. C. Roberts, wife of the local mann- ger of Butterfield and Swire, and witnessed by an interested laun- ching party.

FINE ACCOMMODATION

A single-screw, passenger and cargo vessel. the "Hanyang" has the following particulars:-Length "B.P. 298'0": Breadth 44'0"; Depth moulded to upper deck 25'0"; Grass Tonnage. 2,800; Deadweight approx. 3,000 tons.

The Hanyang which was launched on Thursday by the Taikoo Dockyard and Engineering Company. She is the first of three vessels building for the China Navigation Co., Ltd. The chris- tening ceremony was performed by Mrs. C. C. Roberts, wife of the local manager of Butterfield & Swire.

MORE BRITISH TONNAGE

LONDON, April 19 (Reuter)-8:r

LONDON STOCK ·

MARKET

LONDON, April 16

(Reuter)

The accommodation for pas-Arthur Salter of the Ministry of In the Stock Exchange Eastern sengers arranged in single and shipping said last night that Bonds declined from one to two double state rooms. on the upper allowing for new construction, points on international stresses. and promenade decks, and will be capture and purchase, Britain has Eisewhere trading in small-move- all one class. A tastefully laid well over ninety-nine per cent as ments were irregular. The cotton out lounge has been arranged at much tonnage as at the outbreak company of J. and P. Coats showed the fore end of the promenade lot war,

profits of £2.188,000 as compared

Wall Street was irregular

deck with a main stairway lead- Our average monthly rare of with £1,535,000 of the previous Ing down to the dining saloon on loss up to now has been eighty year. the upper deck, and throughout eight shousand Cons compared the officers and passengers ac with 154,000 over the whole commodation, the Thermo-tank four years of the last war. heating and ventilating system Losses to the German merchant has been introduced. and should navy. by capture, sinking or scut- prove a distinct feature, of this thing has been three times as ship.

WEATHER REPORT Hongkong Royal Observatory

10 am, April 19.

great as the British loss and has Barometer (at sea level), 30.05 ins MACHINERY

amounted to one-tenth of the Temperature. "69 F.

Humidity, 98 per cent. The machinery space is situated German to al tonnage.

Danish vessels in Danish ports Wind Direction, E amidships and consists of one set.

sur- had fallen under German control Wind Force (Beaufort), 3. inverted. direct-acting face condensing. triple expansion but the great bulk of Danish ships, Temperature: maximum" yesterday,

.72 F. NEM. re-heater engine, built by and almost all Norwegian ships. Talkoo under licence from Messrs, are happily

of

elsewhere, and car. Temperature; minimum last night, 67 F.

The North Eastern Marine En-continued upon their lawful oc- gineering Co., Ltd., with a normal (casions. We are

bound to take Rainfall for 24 hrs.ending 10th

today, nil

output of 1.350 LFP. Steam is measures to prevent the German generated in two multitubular re-orders being obeyed, and Danish turn-tube type bollers, arranged snips earning money for the Ger- to burn coal under Howden's mans.

System of forced draught and Atted with "Nemenco" combustion chamber type superheaters,

NO RESUMPTION OF SERVICE®

NAZI- PILOT ON BRITISH BOAT

LONDON,

April 19 (Reuter) The British 5,000-ton steamer, Swainby, was torpedoed off the north "Scottish coast on Wednes- China Merday. The crew of 38 made land chants Steam Navigation Co, will in their own boats. resume its coastal shipping service are denied in authoritative quar

Reports that the

ters.

The Swainty was "engaged in shipping iron ore and had reach- ed Narvik a few hours after the These quarters point out that German occupation. She was ac- four of the Company's coastal ships companied by the steamer were lying at anchor in Hongkong Nyanza.

After the outbreak of the Sino- The latter's captain Was sus- Japanese hostilities they were sold piclous of the plot who looked a

The to Messrs. Jardine. Matheson and German.

pilot took the Co. in 1938 and two other ships Swainby, in first and no further ordered from" America prior to the news of her was received until war were also sold to foreign ship- last night. ping concerns last month.

Total rainfall since January 1st

16.57 ins. Against an average of, 9.15 ins Sunset tonight. 6.45 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow, 6.a.m.

4 p.m., April 19. Barometer (at sea level), 29.97 ins. Temperature. 68 F Humidity, 96 per cent, Wind Direction, E Wind Force (Beaufort), 3. Maximum temperature: 72 F. Minimum temperature, 67 F. Rainfall, 0.01....

HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 20 to 28 Apr. 1910.

HIGH WATER.

Wook

Date of

Month.

Height

LOW WATER.

Height.

Hong

Hong

Kong

Kong

Standard

Standard

Time.

Time

b. m.

b. m.

the Nyanza wac: Sat 20 The Company will not likely re-warned by a Polish destroyer and sume Its shipping service before departed the war is concluded.

·07 50 15 9

0138

18

Meantime.

20 20 6 1

1400 19 1

Sun

21

08 30

18 4

02 15

19

21 18

16 0

1450

16.

Mon. 23

09 08

67

0248

21

22 12

9

1536

1 1

fees. 23

09 41

71

03 24

24

23 05

1623

0 8

10 20

7 3

03 55

27

23 59

|6 2

17 10

08

people.

at a maximum capacity build-Yugo-Slavia and Soviet Russia. Thur126

ng anti-submarine trawlers sult- The news of this. has come 15 able for mine-sweeping in Bri-a surprise the Yugo-Blavian tish waters.

10 55

7 2

04.28

1756

10 9

F'ri. 28

DO 83" 11 30

7 "04 58

17.0

1846

BELGRADE, April 19 (Reuter)— A. Yugo-Slavian trade mission ĈANBERRĂ, Apr. 19 (Reuter)—leaving here soon for Moscow to Wed. 24 Australian shipyards are working (discuss a trade treaty between

to

P. & O. S. N. CO.

We have а 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.

Rabaul, East Coast of Australia and Tasmania.

Monthly Sailings to

Also frequent sailings to Shanghai and Japan.

T

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 notico.

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

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Details may be obtained from

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE CO

BUILDING "CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG,

PHONE 27721.

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NEXT SAILING ABOUT END APRIL BEGINNING. MAY,

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Regular sailings for Boston, New York, Philadelphis &,Baldmore

NEXT SAILING SECOND WEEK IN APRIL

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Hong Kong, Bark Building,

Agents.

Telephone 18071..

General Managers.

Tel. Nos, 28037 and $8038,

Telephone 77791