1940-06-10 — Page 11

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

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TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE

Fortnightly

To

SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES

via Shanchal, Japan, & Honoiulu

ROUND-WORLD SERVICE

то

NEW YORK & BOSTON

Vin

Manila, Singapore, Panang, Colombo, Bombay, Suez

Port Said. Alexandria, Naples, «»Geños.

AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES

„“ROUND - WORLD SERVICE"

AGENTS FOR TRANSCONTINENTAL & WESTERN AIR

AND UNITED AIR LINES

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TEL, 28171.

N.Y.K. LINE

IMMINENT SÄILINGS

'PASSENGER AND FREIGHT

LIVERPOOL, via SINGAPORE MARSEILLES, (CASABLANCA),

etc.

S'HAL, JAPAN, HONOLULU, SAN FRANCISCO and

LOS ANGELES- SYDNEY, MELBOURNE,

viä MANILA and Way Porta

VANCOUVER and SEATTLE

NEXT WEEK.

NEXT WEEK,

"

END OF JUNE

FORTNIGHTLY.

LANE, CRAWFORD'S GREAT DRIVE

MEETING

Contmued from Page

with satisfactory results, during which time all concerned have

exerted every efort to maintain

the Company's reputation for high

quality merchandise,

- FORECAST

GERMAN, VERSION OF PRESENT AIM

LONDON, May 22 (By Air Mall)

ON BRITAIN

munication on the Meuse from strong edemy forces operating in Belgium and the Maginet Line, has been defeated and scattered

"The General Staff and the

former Commander of the Seventh

French Army, who had taken over command of the Ninth Army,

Certain alterations recently car—“It is obvious.” states the As- bave been taken prisoner. ried out in the. Provisions Section |sociated Press correspondent with "German divisions are pouring have somewhat extended the scope the German Army, "that the pre-into the breaches made by the of that. Department--a welcome sent aim of German strafery ↳ German attack. At their head. enlargement Judging from the res- a smashing drive on the British tank corps and motorised troops ponse of our patrons.

have taken Arras, Amiens and Abbeville.

70 miles of Paris,

"

Cafe Wiseman also maintains its

FIRST CHAPTER popularity," and you will no doubt "The first chapter of this will "All French, British and Bel- be interested, to learn that ar-be a gigantic air attack."-

gian armies north of the Somme rangements have been completed Yesterday morning, his message have thus been driven back on to for air conditioning of that res-stated the Germans were within the Channel coast. taurant at an early date.

* Belgium, our troops are at- At this juncture I desire to re- But instead of making an im-tacking the enemy Who had cord an expression of sincere ap-mediate attempt to capture the gathered to counter-attack preciation of the good work done French capital, Hitler seemed of phent and to the south, on the *by your" Secretaries and Accoun- more concerned to rout the Scheldt. tants. Messrs Linstead, and Davis, Anglo-Belgian troops.

#hemy attempts to find a way and your Manager, Mr. Brown, and For this reason the drive to-out, south of Valenciennes, 'have his Stoff,

of whom have wards the Channel ports was falled throughout the year devoted them- continued. selves assiduously to the interests

1066 CONTINUED

RADIO APPEAL

east

"On the southern Bank of our of the Company in times 'bf ex- ! Among the German troops this attacks, German troops have ceptional dificulty. I feel that in phrase is constantly heard: taken Laon, as has already been

so doing I shall receive your hearty "Not since 1066 has England announced, and have pressed be=" endorsement, and I have no doubt had an enemy on her shores. yond the Chemin des Dames, as you will ratify your Directors' re

Hitler will continue "where the far as the Alme-Oise Canal... commendation by voting a Bonus Normans left off."

"In the French counter-attack on the salaries of the Staff in Authorised Nazi sources in Ber- here, countless numbers of their tangible recognition of their loyalin. adds the Associated Press. tanks have been destroyed. co-operation

claim that military events of the "The town of Rethel, in which There appearing to be no fur-frst magnitude can be expected some of the enemy were still ther matters to which I can use within a few days.

resisting, has been taken." fully refer I now beg formally to

Yesterday's German High Com- "German radio stations broad- propose that the Report of your mand communique, dated from cast appeals to the Belglang yes. Directors and Accounts for the the Fuehrer's headquarters, stated: terday to offer no more resistance financial year ended February 29,

"The greatest offensive opera- to the German Army, as "further 1940, as presented, be adopted, and fion of all time is now having resistance is now useless." that the balance of $217.964.49 its first operational success86, The announcers said: "Nothing standing to the credit of Profit and "The Ninth French Army, which in the world can stop the German Loss Account be appropriated -as

was to effect and maintain com-'advance" how." follows:-

Transfer to General Re-

serve Transfer to Reserve for Bad and Doubtful Debts. Payment of Dividend of

8 per cent.

Depreciation of New

Bakery Plant etc. Payment of Bonus to

Stair Carry forward to next.

Account

$50.000 00

10.000.00

WEATHER REPORT

Hongkong Royal Observatory

10 am., June 9.

50.000:00 Barometer (at sea level). 29.89 ins

Temperature, 81 F. 17,846.93 Humidity. 84 per cent..

Wind Direction, WSW

HONG KONG TIDE TABLE

From 10 to 18 June 1840.

HIGH WATER.

Days of

Wook

Date of

Month

Haight

Kong

Standard

If eight.

LOW WATER

Bong

Hoog

Kong

Standard Time.

Time

11,100.00

69,017.56

5217,964.49

Wind Force Beaufort), 2 Temperature; maximum yesterday,

81.F. Temperature: minimum last night.

75 F.

ending 10th Rainfall for 24 hrs.

today. 0.06 ins. Total rainfall. since January 1st

45.18 tns.

bu IT-

the m

Mon 10

00 56

3485

13 2

11 30

734

1905

Toca 11

01 48

144

15 ጊዜ

34

12 24

6 6

1904

0

B

Wed. 12

02 40

40

0651

13 29

16 31

2044

1 3

Thur. 13

03 35

49

ຍ 11.. 3 ທີ່

14 48

6

21 39

*

Fri. 14

04 20

183

1095

13 4

16 15

99 31

Bat.

Sun. 18

15

@

1189

1745 14.6

23 22

00 00 19 10 144

1206

2

APE

MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1940-PAGE 11

P. & O. S. N. CO.

We have a Sailing Homewards MIDDLE OF "AUGUST. carrying Passengers and Freight," Also Frequent Cargo Departures

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

RABUTA

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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 of the rate and the ronte 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 sailings are perforce restricted.

Details may be obtained from

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PHONE 27721,

THE

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THIS WEEK

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END OF JUNE

NEW YORK via JAPAN,

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NEXT SAILING

END OF JULY, 1940.

For Freight or Passage apply to:-

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Tel. No. 30232.

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SAILINGS FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW & RETURN «

Subject to alteration without notice ....

KWANGCHOWWAN-HONGKONG SERVICE

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Fox Freight and Paamge apply to 1-

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.,

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General Managers. -

· Tel. Wos, 28037 and 28028,

THANKS TO STAFF

The adoption of the Report and Accounts was' seconded by Lieut-

Against an average of. 27.16 ins. Col. HL B. L. Dowbiggin, who, on sunset tonight, 7.07 p.m. behalf of the shareholders, thank- ed the Directors for their assiduous Sunrise tomorrow, 5.38 a.m." care of the Company's welfare and also paid tribute to the splendid work, or Mr. Brown and his Staff throughout the year.

On the proposal of Mr. W Ro- bertson, seccnded by M. H. W. Randall, Mr. P. H. Suckling was re- elected a Director.

་་

Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and Mut- thews were re-elected Auditors to the Company on the proposal of Mr. E. J. Ainslie. secorded by Mr F. C. Harry.

THOSE PRESENT Present at the meeting were Messrs. P. H. Suckling (Chairman) R. A. Dastur, D. C. Edmonston, E M. Raymend and J. H. Taggart. OB.E, (Directors); A. W. Brown ~(Manager); Lt. Col. H. B. L. Dow- biggin, O.B.E, Messrs, E. J. Ainslie, H W. Randall, F. C. Barry, W. Ro- bertson, H. R. Forsyth and E. 0). Murphy (shareholders).

A decree absolute was granted in favour of Mrs. Anna Maria Crompton, the petitioner, against Mr. John Leslie Crompton, "the respondent, by Judge Bir Allan Mossop in H. M. Suprême Court, Shanghai, on May 30. Mr.'E. L Hartopp was counsel for the pet!- tioner. "The respondent was order- ed by the court to pay` to the

petitioner her taxed costa

4 p.m., June 9... Barometer (at sea level," 29.82 ins. Temperature.-81 F. Humidity, 83 per cent. Wind Direction. E/B. Wind Force (Beaufort), 3.

Maximum temperature, 85 F. Minimum temperature, 75 F.

| Rainfall nil,

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..

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