1940-07-16 — Page 11

HONGKONG DAILY. PRESS

PRESIDENT LINER

Sailings

To SAN FRANCISCO and, LOS ANGELES

via SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA & HONOLULU

8.8. "PRESIDENT TAFT".

*5.8. "PRESIDENT CLEVELAND"

*S.S. "PRESIDENT PIERCE

8.8. "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE"

July 18

Aug. 4 Aug. 18- Aug. 24

* Omits Yokohama.

To NEW YORK and BOSTON

via MANILA, SINGAPORE, PENANG COLOMBO,

BOMBAY, and CAPETOWN

S.S. "PRESIDENT ADAMS"

S.S. "PRESIDENT HARRISON"

July 21 Aug 18

To SINGAPORE & PENANG

:

SS CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO"

S.S. "CITY OF LOS ANGELES”

Aug. 12 Aug. 18

To SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES

DIRECT

S.S. "UITY OF NORFOLK"

S.S." "CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO"

July 27 Sept. 1

AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES

"ROUND. WORLD SERVICE"

AGENTS FOR TRANSCONTINENTAL & WESTERN AIR

AND UNITED AIR LINES

12, PEDDER ST.

THE NEW

TEL. 23171.

S.S. "NITTA MARU Leaving Hongkong July 17th

"TO MANILA

JULY 23rd TO:

SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES,

via

SHANGHAI, JAPAN and HONOLULU,

A few reservations still available

W

Complete Information From Your Agent or:

NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA

Fine American Gesture

LONDON, July 15 (Reuter) — The National Maritime Trade Union, or the American Union of Seamen on Atlantic runs. has offered to provide a crew without pay. If a ship is sent from America to carry back children

evacuees from Britain.

moment

PASSENGERS

DEPARTURES FROM

THE COLONY

Crown Land Auction

Four lots of land were sold at the Auction Sale, held in the The following passengers left Crown Lands Office yesterday. Hongkong by an American ship at stubbs Road, was sold to Mr. Huo Inland Lat No. 8007, situate, in the week-end-

J

Mr.

ing $148.

Mr. S. K., Chu. 6734, Shanghai Street, secured KIL No. 4282 for $2,790, this being the upset price. With an area of 3,720 sq. ft.. this plot draws a revenue of $42 an-

Mrs. W. F. Arndt Miss Rose Pao-tsal of No. 28, Robinson Road Marie Arndt. Mr. B. W. Barrows for the upset price of $13,985. The Mrs. D. M.Biggar, Mr. Lawrence Eland has an area of about 39,900 New Zealand is disappointed at Brown, Mr. C. A. Bowern, Mr. and sq. ft., with an annual rental" of

ST32. the postponement of the children Mrs A Buys, Mrs. W. L. L. Barker, There was some bidding for evacuation scheme but, Mr. P. Matr. William Barker, Miss O. G. Fraser, the Prime Minister, sald Boyd, Miss K. M. Boyd, Miss Mary KIL. No. 4281, the plot falling to Au Yeung "Ho Kwan for yesterday that he was convinced W. Bischoff, Miss Fern Elis, Miss

318.820. the upset price being. that the offers of hospitality Rose Ellis, Mr. W. C. Farnham, Mr. $16,120. The plot has an area of will still hold good when the G. A Fitch. Mr. Aaron L. Fried- 3,000 sq. ft., the annual rental be- scheme is resumed. He revealed lunder. Miss Juanita Griffin. Mr. that New Zealand has now placed W. B Goldrick, Mr. and Mrs, G, J. more units at Britain's disposal Hulsowe, Miss . Eulsewe. Mr. and than can be used at the present Mrs. O. H Hugill, Mrs. George Hunt, Mstr Norman C. Herndon. Mr R. E. Jours, Mrs., A. M. Jones. Mrs. Grace F Keen, Mr. M. nually in rental,

Kowloon Inland Lot No. 2810 Lloyd, Mr A. E. Lower, Father M. J. McKillop Mr. Joseph P. was sold to Mr. Fan Sung for Marinetti, Mrs. G. E. Marshall, $9,488, this being $300 higher than Matr. John Marshali, Mrs. K. E. Mc-the upset price. The plot has an of about 7,300 sq. ft. The Cormick. Mr R. F. Pirard, Miss aren Mildred May Owen, Miss Mavis annual rental is $102. Oakley. Mr. Richards, Mi S, Rousseau, Miss E. Rousseau, Mr. Rousseau, Mrs. C. A. Roberts, Miss Jean Roberts. Miss Joyce No- berts, Miss Janet Roberts, Mr. F. E. Schmitt. Mr. and Mrs. E D. Sul- The Billean Buoy at the north- tan. Mrs. Charles E. Scott, Mr. G. eastern extremity of the dangers A. Sullivant. Mr. and Mrs. A E extending North East of the Billean Storm, Mrs. M. L. Southwick, Miss has been replaced at Lat 6 degs.

48' 30" E Eleanor Bouthwick, Miss Barbara 39' 30" N. 117 degs. Bouthwick, Miss Frieda Southwick, according to a notice to mariners' Mrs. C. H. Shalfer, Mitr, Carl Shal Issued by the local Harbour Office. The Naval Authorides inform ter, Mra Margaret H. Schmitt, Miss

MIYAKE DISASTER TOKYO, July 15 (Reuter)-The warship which left its base on Saturday morning for Miyake Island, which was struck by a vol- canic eruption "reached its des- tination at 2.30 pm. on Saturday and landed a relief party despite a heavy sea.

+1

Two N.Y.K. liners, including the the at Daifuku Maru, arrived scene yesterday to aid the relier

work.

Relle! partie arrived from the neighbouring prefectures, includ ing Tokyo.

Twenty-one persons are missing and another 21 are injured.

Thirty-four houses were destroy.

ed.

WEATHER

.E

NOTICES TO MARINERS

51

Eva Dykes Spicer, Mrs. W. H. Tip-mariners that the floating mine as REPORT ton. Mr. Gordon Torrey, Mrs Selma Macassar Strait near Balik Papan H. Wade, Miss Daphne Lee Wade, has been removed. Hongkong Royal Observatory

Mrs. Florence H Wood, Mr. Ralph 10 a.m., July, 15. Barometer (at sea level), 29.74 ins.

Temperature. 85 F

Humidity, 80 per cent Wind Direction, 8/W

Wind Force (Beaufort). 3 Temperature: maximum yesterday.

88 F

TUESDAY, JULY 16. 1940-PAGE 1

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.

Sailings to Straits, Rangoon

and Calcutta.

Frequent

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 sailings are perfores restricted.

Dotally may be obtained from

& Philos. Met. Robert W Philips HEALTH RETURNS MACKINNON MACKENZIE.CO

FOR THE NORTH

The following left an Bri.

3

tish ship for the North-

Thirty-eight

cases "of tuber-

culosis, seven of enteric fever, ove

Mrs. 8. 8. Grimshaw, Mrs. J. S. of dysentery, two of cerebro-spinal BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG

and son, fever and, one each of chicken-

Gordon, Mrs. Panizzi Mrs. D. G., Frost and

two

chil-pox, scarlet fever and diphtheria

·

Temperature: minimum last night.dren, Mrs E A. Martin.

BI

Rainfall for 24 hrs, ending 10th-

today, 0.18 ins

+

Total rainfall since January 1st.

75.55 9.,

Against an average of 43:67 s Bunset tonight. 7.11 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow, 5.48 a...

4. p.m., July 15, Barometer (at sea level), 29.74 ins. Temperature, 84 F.

Humidity, 82 per cent. Wind Direction, SSW. Wind Force (Beaufort), 2. Maximum temperature, B3 F. Minimum temperature, 80 F Rainfall. nil

HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 18 to 22 July 1940.

HIGH WATKE.

Days of

Week

Dats of

Month.

Height

Standard

Haight.

LOW WATER.

Bong

Bong

Kong

Kong

Standard

Time.

Time

b. m.

Phix.

b. m.

Tues. 16

06 30 B 6

020

41

1365

14

KING'S BUILDING

General Tassenger Agents in the Orient for CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE

Telephone 30291.

Wed. 17

07 22

80

00 24" 3 3

91 25

43

14 39.

0

Thur 18

C8 10

7 21

0114

13 3

$2.09

15 10

Fri.

19

03 55

73

02:00

22 46'

4.4

15.62

Sat. 20

00 30

73

02 45

"

93 20

45

1426

SAD. 21

71

03 29

23 54

Won. 22

10 48

e B

egs

were reported to the Health Au- thorities for the 48 hours ended at FOR THE SOUTH Another British steamer took midnight on July 14. the following to southers ports:

Mrs. N. L. White and son, Mrs.

D. M. Hopkins and son, Miss M. ress

Master

C. Begden,

Mrs.

R. Glendinning, Miss K. E Gien-Summerneld, Mrs. Bennet, and dinning, Mrs. N. Lumsden.

daughter, Mr. W. 8. Glendinning.

Mr. K. Begden, Mrs. A. H. Gui-Miss J. Begden.

UHINA NAVIGATION

COMPANY, LIMITED.

Frequent and Regular Sailings for

SWATOW, AMOY, SHANGRAL THINGTÃO, WEIDAI FE5,

Cazroo and TETIN.

KWANGCHOWWAN, Paxxon and Bomo

HAIPHONG,

CANTOF...

TOUEAN. Shizug and BuGIDE.

SINGAPORE FORT SWEITENHAM and PRANG

PEONI ZI121)

then

THE

"Route-of-Wonders"

CROSS CANADA

and

TRAVEL A.-O. LINE

To AUSTRALIA

Calling at Manila, Thursday Island, Cairns, Towns-

ville, Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne, etc.

NEXT SAILING

END OF JULY, - 1840.

For Freight, or Pasorge apply to:-

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

1014

30

4 6 17 00 10 7

0411

1:32 10 8

For further particulars regarding loading dates etc. please apply to:-

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

TELEPHONE NO 30331

BANK LINE (CHINA) LTD

ELLERMA

Connaught Road.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP

CO.,

LTD.

SAILINGS FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOOHOW & "LEFOËN Bubject to alteration, without notios KWANGCHOWWAN-HONGKONG SERVICE Sailings Twice Weekly from Hong Kong

Tor Freight and Prompt apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.,

PO. Building..

General Wire

Tel Hoa, 18037 and 28035.

AGENTS FOR

AND BUCKNALL S.S. CO.,

Regular sailings for UNITED KINGDOM as opportunity offers

NEXT SAILING EARLY AUGUST

· AGENTS. FOR M

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NEXT SAILING END OF SEPTEMBER

For Mauritius, Bannion, Tamatave, Lourenco Margoes, Durban and Cape Porta

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Regular sailings for Boston, New York, Philadelphia & Baltimore

NEXT SAILING EARLY SEPTEMBER

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NEXT-SAILING LATE JULY

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g For Freight or Ruang

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or

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NEXT SAILING FROM HONGKONG

SECOND. WEEK IN AUGUST

(Omitting Honolulu)

Fast through AIR CONDITIONED trains from~« ship's side at Vancouver take you through the Majestio Canadian Rockies Lake Louise, Banff--800 miles of travel through Marvelous Mountain Scenery, Niagara Falls and the Great Lakes can be included as optional routes on your coast-to-coast trip Stop over anywhere you wish.

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OR

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NEXT SAILING THIRD WEEK JULY

Following sailing third week August

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Hong Kong, Bank Building!)

Agente

Tel. No, 30332.

Agents.