1940-04-25 — Page 11

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.

*PRESIDENT LINER

Sailings

HONGKONG to SINGAPORE direct

Last week in April.

L

HONGKONG

to SAN FRANCISCO, direct

Middle of May.

AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES

*ROUND-WORLD SERVICE**

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

12, PEDDER ST.

TEL. 28171,"

N.Y.K. LINE

IMMINENT SAILINGS

"PASSENGER "AND FREIGHT

MACAO ELECTRIC

Continued from Page 9 the 90,000 shares, which will absorb $135,000, plus, to pay a bonus of 50 cents per share. which will amount to $45,000; that is to say, a total for dividend and bonus of $180,000. Also, to pay to the Gov-

Iranian Oil Supplies

1/

PRESIDENT LINES

PUBLICATION

Volume 1, No. 1 at "Cruise

News," published by the American President Lines for its severnl

WHAT QUANTITIES thousand travel agents scattered

TO JAPAN?

throughout the United States and Canada, went to press March, 20, it was announced by Hugh Mack- enzie, Vice-President in charge of Passenger Traffic,

ernment of Macao 5 per cent, on "LONDON, Apr. 24 (Reuter)-Mr. the amount distributed as dividend. Geoffrey Lloyd, asked in the House according to Art. 15 of our Con-of Commons, for the amount of all cessionary Contract, which amounts sold and delivered to Japan by the.

"Cruise News" will be a monthly to $9,000. To transfer to the gen-Anglo-Iranian Of Company be- publication. Its editorial content eral reserve account the sum of tween September, 1939 and March. is designed to promote Intercos- $150,000, and to carry forward to 1840, what the Government hold- stal," trans-Pacific and Round to apprize this year $120.243.32.

ings in the Company, were whether World travel, and the sales were made with the know- travel agents of the latest traffic ledge of the Government and information pertaining thereto whether price concessions were in- valved, replied that the Company supply quantities of Iranian oll to Japan un a purely commercial basis.

"

A RECORD YEAR The year under review was a re- cord one for the Company, the

total kilowatt-hours sold increased by almost 40 per cent. over the previous year, and the number of consumers increased by about 18 per cent.

The publication also will contain a department for the exchange of personals concerning travel agents and their activities approximately 4000 copies of cruise news will be circulated monthly.

or this

Although the Government have The Company's Plant and Equip- ment has continued to be satisfac a majority holding in the Com- tory in every way and has been pany, they announced that their States where the actions of His

policy is not to interfere with the Majesty's Government maintained in good state.

The business, so far this year, commercial activity of the Com-Company are, watched very co- has increased somewhat compared pany. "I regret. therefore, it is sely. No reply was given.

give the details Mr. Dalton asked if Mr. Lloyd with the corresponding period of impossible to

could give an assurance that this last year, but we will not be able asked." he said,

Mr. MP. Price (Lab.) asked if oil is not getting into Germany to operate this year under such favourable exchange and supply Mr. Lloyd was aware that tran- directly or indirectly, and Mr. sactions of this kind will give a Lloyd replied. Not without no- contracts as we did during 1939.

Turning to the financial side of very bad impression in the United tice." the balance sheet, our overdraft has been considerably reduced and our cash position has also im- proved.

The report and accounts were- `UHINA NAVIGATION

duly adopted.

Mr. Fu Tuk-lam had joined the Board at the beginning of the year, and his clection was "confirmed and Mr. F. J. Gellion was re-elect- ed as a Director.

Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and Matthews were re-elected auditors.

WEATHER REPORT Bongkang Royal Observatory

10 am, April 24.

Barometer (at sea level), 29.91 ins.

Temperature, 75 F.

Humidity 87 per cent.

Wind Direction. E.

THIS WEEK

&

THIS WEEK

JAPAN

SINGAPORE, COLOMBO

BOMBAY

SYDNEY, MELBOURNE,

vla MANILA and Way Ports

NEXT WEEK.

JAPAN, HONOLULU

SAN FRANCISCO

and

.....

EARLY MAY

FORTNIGHTLY,

LOS ANGELES

VANCOUVER and SEATTLE

LIVERPOOL, via SINGAPORE

"BOMBAY, MARSEILLES (CASA-

BLANCA), etc.

EARLY JUNE

FREIGHT ONLY

MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR,

THIS WEEK

EARLY MAY

EARLY MAY

LONDON via Port Said.

(CASABLANCA), etc.

CALCUTTA

BOMBAY

NEW YORK via JAPAN,

LOS ANGELES, and PANAMA MIDDLE MAY

Complete Information From Your Agent or:

NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA

Wind Force (Beaufort). 2.

Temperature; maximum yesterday,

73 F.

Temperature: minimum last night,

67 F.

'ú

Rainfall for 24 hrs. ending 10th

today, nil.

Total rainfall since January 1st

18.53 ink

Against an average of, 13.04 ins.. Sunset tonight, 6.47 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow, 6.56 1.m

4 p.m.. April 24,

Barometer (at sea level), 29.82 ins Temperature, 78 F. Humidity,.77 per cent Wind Direction, CALM, Wind Force (Beaufort), 0. Maximum temperature, 78 Minimum temperature. 87 F.. Rainfall, nil

.HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 96 Apr to 1 May 1940.

Days of

Wook

Date of

Month.

Roight

Kong

Standard Time

Hoight.

HIGH WATER.

LOW WATER

Bang

Hong

Kong

Standard

Time.

b. m.

[YL, CH3

b. m.

Thur, 25

10 00

72

0426

129

17 55

108

KING'S

BUILDING

Telephone 30291.

General Passenger "Agents in the Orient for CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE

Sát.

Fri. 26

97

0.63 13:30

G456 3 3

1846

01 55

45 05:30 13 8

12 06

Sun. 28

03 05

67 1940 15 43 0804 3 8

12/49

6 3

2048 8

Man. 28

0422

44

0845

13:50

2152

Tues. 30

06 30

45

08:30

15 24

35

2250

Wed.

1

08 30

48

1080

16 55

92 39

TRAVEL A.-O. LINE

To AUSTRALIA,

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

NEXT SAILING

EARLY IN JUNE, 1840,

For Freight or Passage apply to:-

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Tel. No. 30332.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

Agenta.

1. Connaught Road.

SAILINGS FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW & RETURN

Subject to alteration without notice

KWANGCHOWIWAN--HONGKONG SERVICE

Sallings Twice Weekly from Hong Kong

For Freight and Passage, apply to:-

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.,

P. & O. Building.

General Managers.

Tel: Now, 18037 and 28038,

0.2

COMPANY, LIMITED.

Frequent and Regular Sailings For

SWATOW," AMOY, SHANGHAL, TRINGTAO, WHIRAL #II,

CHERCO and TIENTSIN.

KWANGCHOWWAN, PAKHOI and Horow

HAIPHONG.

CANTON...

TOURANE, SAIGON and Basokor.

SINGAPORE, PORT SWETTENHAM and PIRANG

For further particulars regarding loading dates ato please apply to:-

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

TELEPHONE NO... 30331

LLOYD TRIESTINO

Regular Monthly Service

OUTWARD:

for Shanghai-NEXT SAILING: FIRST WEEK IN MAY.

HOMEWARD: for Trieste, Venice, Brindisi

(London Overland), via Manila," Singapore, Colombo, Bombay & Portsaid-NEXT SAILING: ABOUT MIDDLE OF MAY.

For further particulars apply to:

LLOYD TRIESTINO

Queen's Bldg., Ground Fl., Tel, 32982

Tel. Add LLOYDIANO" P.O.B. 143 Agents, Canton-Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ltd., Shameen.

BANK LINE (CHINA)LTD

AGENTS FÜR

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

Regular mailings for UNITED KINGDOM as opportunity offera

NEXT SAILING SECOND WEEK: IN MAY

AGENTS FOR

THE BANK LINE, LTD. ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE

NEXT SAILING ABOUT END APRIL BEGINNING MAY.

for Mauritius, Reunion, Tamstave, Lourenco Barques, Durbanfaid Cape Ports,

AMERICAN-ORIENTAL LINE

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

NEXT SAILING "SECOND WEEK IN APRIL

"

'AGENTS: FOR':

KLAVENESS LINE

(PACIFIC COAST-ASIATIC SERVICE)

HONGKONG DIRECT TO LOS ANGELES (in 21 Days) THENCE TO SAN FRANCISCO, PORTLAND, ORE, TACOMA & SEATTLE.

NEXT SAILING SECOND WEEK IN MAY

Issuing through Ba/Lading to Guiz & Atlantic Coast with transhipment at for Aronias by first opportunity

For Freight or Passge on any of the above Hues apply Telephone 27793.

THE BANK LINE (CHINA), LTD.

THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1940. —PAGE11

P. & O. S. N. CO.

We have

a Sailing Homewards MIDDLE MAY 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 changer deviation with or without notice.

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

Details may be obtained from

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE.CO

P-CO. BUILDING CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG

PHONE 27721.

THE

"Route-of-Wonders"

ACROSS CANADA.

anti

Speed across the Pacific by Intorious Empren liners, ther. Victoria stop over if you with Vancouver in Canada's Evergreen playground. NEXT SAILING FROM HONGKONG THIRD WEEK, IN MAY

(Omitting Honolulu)

Fast through AIR CONDITIONED trains from ship'e side at Vancouver take you through the Majestic Canadian Rockice-Lake Louise, Banff-200 miles of travel through Marvelous Mountain Scenery, Niagara Falls and- the Great Lakes can be included as optinal routes on your coast-to-coast trip. Stop over anywhere you wish. 3

Then Montreal and Quebec, gay French-speaking cities on the famous St. Lawrence Seaway, and a quick grossing to Europe by one of Canadian Pacific's Atlantis fleet.

.

· NEXT SAILING TO MANILA THE SECOND WEEK IN MAY-

For Full Information Consult Your Travel Agent

Union Buliding

Hong Kong.

Telephons 20752

OR

Canadian Pacific

World's Greatest Travel System

BARBER WILHELMSEN LINE

MONTHLY SERVICE, TO

BOSTON AND NEW YORK

„VA LOS ANGELES & PANAMA CANAL PORTS.

by, NEW FAST VESSELS

· NEXT · SAILING ABOUT MIDDLE MAY

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

Hong Kong, Bank. Building,

Agente

Telephone sani.

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