1940-08-12 — Page 11

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PRESIDENT LINER

Sailings

To SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES

via SHANGHAI, KOBE YOKOHAMA & HONOLULU

Aug. 29

Sapt. 7

Sept. 18

via MANILA, SINGAPORE, PENANG COLOMBO,

63. "PRESIDENT PIERCE"

S.S. "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE"

SS. "PRESIDENT TAFT *

TO NEW YORK and BOSTON

BOMBAY and CAPETOWN

SS. "PRESIDENT HARRISON"

Aug. 20

S.S. "PRESIDENT POLK"

Sept. 29

To SINGAPORE & PENANG

S.E. CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO"

Aug. 14-

8.S. "CITY OF LOS ANGELES"

Aug. ST

To' SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES

DIRECT

* S.8. "CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO"

vin Yokohama,

Sept: 3

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[Convenient connection from Hong Kong).

HIKAWA MARU

NEW YORK via Panama.

* AZUMA MARU

LIVERPOOL via Cape Town

HUSIMI MARU.

Wednesday, 4th Sept.

PA

:

11th Aug.

Wednesday, 29th Aug.

Wednesday, 21st Aug.

Sunday,

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Wednesday, 14th Aug,

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NEXT SAILING

MIDDLE OF SEPTEMBER, 1840.

For Freight or Passage apply to:-

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BRITISH TANKER TORPEDOED

U-Boat Driven Off: Exchange Of Shots

FATSHAN DISPUTE

RECORD RAINTM

RECORDED

PILOTAGE FEES BONE TOTAL FALL OVER

OF CONTENTION-

will be

the

100 INCHES

13 The present year

clearly destined to go on record aa the

Colony. "Saturday's rainfall brought the total for the year up to 100 inches.

་ ་

The "100" mark was passed officially in the course of Satur- .. day night, the first time in his-

the

LONDON, August 11 (Reuter) — The Hongkong Government A British tanker arrived in a have notified the Japanese au- westest in the history of the home port yesterday under her thorities in

Canton that the Own steant after having been Blunt-Kita agreement torpedoed by a Nazi U-boat.

temporarily suspended until The ship was torpedoed just be Fatshan "dispute" is settled, The fore dawn and soon took

on Japanese have not run any ships heavy list. All but the captain on the Hongkong-Macao service and four of the crew took to the ever since July 28, and is learned

that up to date the departure of Colony's recorded weather

of rain Those remaining on board had the "Fat Shan”

from Canton is tory that a 100 inches to find their way to the valves instiu uncertain.

had fallen on the Colony before darkness as the lights had gone

the end of August. nut The job took an hour, and when it was seen that they saved the, ship, the rest crew returned.

boo.rs.

SHIP SHELLED

#

The Blunt-Kita agreement had stipulates that the British ship- of

the ping company is liable to pay

"reasonable fee" for pilotage faci- itles provided by the Japanese, end the interpretation of what is a reasonable fee." has been the

JAPANESE CLAIM

As the ship's boats came along side a shell burst overhead and source of contention. the crew saw the U-boat less than a mile away on the surface,

Although formerly the "Fat the Further shells followed but

cartled any qualified British sailors' manned their

de. Shan"

Japanese fence gun and after three round Pilot from Canton, the

have insisted that the ship the submarine submerged.

which

THE WEATHER

20

As-

In the Shing Mun Valley area. the century mark was passed at the end of July, when the total there

105 already exceeded inches.

Curiously enough, Lokmachau. not more than 15 miles away. has had only 59 Inches since the beginning of the year.

NOTICE TO

MARINERS

The tanker was naturally In carry Japanese pilots, for cluded in the German communi-services the Japanese Pilot's

French fee of

Indo-China - Tongkfig sociation is demanding, a que as having been sunk!

$192.50 per tip, in contrast to Galf-Light Extinguished the $00 per trip formerly "charged The following lights are reported by the Chinese authorities.

as being extinguished: (a) Nondau, The Japanese are now asking (b) Norway Island. The maximum temperature yes- for full payment of the accumu terday was 35 and the minimum lated pilotage fees, claiming an 75.

amount of over $4,000, The Consul-General in Shameen, and The Royal Observatory report matter is still subject to negotia-Mr. Kita, the Japanese Consul- states:-

tions between Mr. Blunt. British General. Pressure is highest over the .: Pacific to the East of the Bonias,

and relatively low in a trough

extending from

the Carolines: a

moving eastward Japan.

WEATHER

MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 1940. —PAGE 11

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REPORT

Hongkong Royal Observatory

10 am, August 11.

Barometer (at sea level), 29.86 ins. Temperature, 82 F.

Humidity, 36 per cent.

Wind Direction....E/S Wind Force (Beaufort), 2. Température; maximum yesterday,

35. F.

Temperature Minimum last night,

75 1.

Rainfall for 24 hrs, ending 10th

today, 0.08 ins.

1

Total rainfall since January 1st,

99.81 ins.

Against an average of, 58.43 ins. Sunset tonight, 6.58.p.m. Sunrise tomorrow, 5.59 a.m.

4 pm. Aug. 11. Barometer (at sea level), 29.83 ins. Temperature, 80 F Humidity. 88 per cent. Wind Direction, E

Wind Force (Beaufort), 2. Maximum temperature, 85 F. Minimum temperature, 75 F. Rainfall, 0.04

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Days

Data of

Month.

Height,

Height.

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