1940-08-16 — Page 11

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

PRESIDENT LINER

Sailings

To SAN FRANCISCO' and LOS ANGELES

via SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA & KÓNOLULU

Aug. 29

Sep 7

Sept. 13

yla MANILA, SINGAPORE, PENANG COLOMBO,

SS. "PRESIDENT PIERCE"

"SS. "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE"

5.5. "PRESIDENT TAFT”

To NEW YORK and BOSTON

BOMBAY and CAPETOWN

38. "PRESIDENT HARRISON"

Aug. 20

S.S. "PRESIDENT POLK”

Sept 29

To SINGAPORE & PENANG

88 "CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO"

9.8. "CITY OF LOS ANGELES"

Aug. 17

Aug. 27

To SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES

DIRECT

• S.S. "CITY OF BAN FRANCISCO"

* via Yokohama.

Sept. 3

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N.Y.K. LINE

SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES via Honolulu..

KAMAKURA MARU ̈

Friday, 30th Aug.

ASAMA MARU (Starts from Shanghai) Sunday, 29th Sept.

(Starts from Kobe)

SEATTLE & VANCOUVER

NEW YORK via Panama.

• AZUMA MARU

LIVERPOOL via Cape Town

KASIMA MARU

EFFICACY OF UNITED ECONOMIC AND

DIPLOMATIC FRONT CAN

NAVICERTS

SHIPPING TONNAGE OVER 21 MILLION

LONDON. August 15 (Reuter)-- Contraband cargoes. asized in neutral ships during July were mostly bound for Italian ports and in some cases sailed before Italy's entry into the war.

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BAGUIO, Aug, 8--James Bertram. New Zealand author, lecturer and newsman visiting In Baguio. told a select group of Bagulo residents last night that a united economic front by nations with common interest in the Far East will check Japanese expansion in the Orient, reports the Manila Bulletin. *"The Far East." he mid. "oan still save itself from Japan- esearrrëssion through a combination of forces."

The navicert system introduced on August is reported to be An Anglo-American, co-operation remained in power and failed to working well and the number of in the Pacific at the outbreak of secure Russian support against applications the second week were the European war, be added, the Nazis with whom the Russians 50 per cent. more than in the might have been sufficient to res made a deal. War, therefore, was military odds first week

train Japan but this was never mavitable with

and now

And There are now mon more accomplished

British against Britain and France gross tons of shipping avaliable strength is greatly curtailed by favouring the fascist powers. to the Allies than when war be- the European war and troubles in

To make matters worse Britain сал.

the Near East,

and France entered the war with ONLY COMBINATION, Munich leaders still at the helm

LONGER SEA ROUTES

HOW

The Britist Empire bad about The only combination powerful of the nation. At the same tine 21 million tons, counting "vessels enougn to hold the Far that Britain announced resistance over 100 tons. Owing to .cap- Eastern altuation without a dis- to aggression in Europe its policy tures, building and flag transfers, astrous war, he explained, would in the Far East was appeasement the total was now slightly over 21 be an economie and diplomatic of Japan at China's expense. millions despite losses, while 7 front comprising China, Britain. The German invasion of Nur

dominions. millions were available from Nor- the British

Ameriraway, he continued further, swept other and Russia.

Chamberlain out of office but he way, the Netherlands and Allies...

All these countries. he added. remained in the cabinet and continued as foreign The advantages obtained in re- have a common interest i stay-Halifax cent months

ing the tide of the Japanese con- secretary. Labour came into the have compensated for the much longer distances quest and help Ching" gain ber in-government in key home minis-

for dependence.

which the vessels supplies

mu go

. 1 The Pacific peace front," he said, "is still possible al- though the time is desperately The Executive Council of the ahora"

Collective National Union of Distributive and

security falled in Allled Workers are to lend £50,-Europe, according to the lecturer. 000 to the Government free of in-now because it was impossible to terest They have also authorised achieve but because it was bever the purchase through the Trades tried. Union Congress of four mobile canteens for use of members of "Will the Pacific nations rea- the Forces, says British Wireless. iize in time that only collective

security can save them?" he ask ed.

WEATHER REPORT Hongkong Royal Observatory

10 am., August 15.

COLLECTIVE SECURITY

tries but foreign policy remained in the hands of the Tories.

This proved fatal, the lec- turer believed, because of con- tradictions in policy.

EXAMPLE OF FRANCE

The fall of France which shock- ed, the world left Great Britain alone to face, the enemies, but with the example of France be- tore them the British people have stall @ chance to close ranks against the enemies from without. From within it would be wise tu

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1931 when Japan invaded stands for, he said. in Manchuria. Failure to check ag-

British policy. In the Far East,

Barometer, (at sea level), 29.86 ing Bression there extended the co-the lecturer said, would be com-

Temperature, -86 F ̈·

Wind Force (Beaufort), 5. Temperature; maximum yesterday: Temperature Minimum last night,

87 F.

(Convenient connection from Hong Kong).

HIKAWA MARU

Wednesday, 4th Sept.

Humidity, 75 per cent.

Wind Direction, E

Wednesday, 1st Aug.

About 25th Sept.

Wednesday, 28th Aug.

Wednesday, 11th Sept.

Thursday, 22nd Aug.

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila.

KAMO MARU

BOMBAY via Singapore & Colombo.

• ATAGO MARU

RANGOON & CALCUTTA via Singapore

TOBA MARU

KORE & YOKOHAMA

ATUTA MARU-

HARUNA MARU

KAMAKURA MARU

Cargo only."

Thursday, 22nd Aug. Saturday, 24th Aug. Friday.

S0th Aug,

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80 F..

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Rainfall for 24 hrs. ending 10th

today, nil Total rainfall since January

99.85 ins.

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The

to

of

flict via the Mediterranean

promised if she continues to deny Europe when Italy conquered

Inde- Abyssinia. Germany, Italy and the demands of India for Spain followed the Japanese expendence, sell out China and ac-

cept Japanese demands, ampl

appeasement policy: He believed that the only bar- Chamberinin regarding interua- rier to Japanese domination of tional relations from 1933 steaduy the southern Pacific's the Chi- weakened the position of western nese armed struggle. If the Chi- democracies while it strengthened nese resistance weakens Japan the hands of the aggressors, cul will soon tree herself for further minating in the Munich affair expansion southward. which left Hitler supreme in cen- Europe and Britain and France without ailles.

Agalust an average of 60.40 instral Sunset tonight. 6.55 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow, 6.01 a.m.

AT

4 p.m.. Aug. 15. Barometer (at sea level), 29,79 Ins. Temperature; 84 F

Humidity. 74 per cent.. Wind Direction, E/N. Wind Force (Beaufort), 5. Maximum temperature, 88 F Minimum temperature, 80 F. Rainfall, nit.

HONG KONG TIDE TABLE "From 16 to 22 Aug. 1940.

Telephone 28231.

HIGH WATER.

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Book

Hong

Kong Standard Time.

TRAVEL A.-O. LINE

To AUSTRALIA""

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

Data of

Month.

Height.

13.

b. tz. 08.01

11. 3140 147 08 46 99 11 149 09 167 1

Kong

Standard Time

i. m.

01 09 1480

101 67 16 £3 02 41

Height,

Fri. 16

Sat. 17

San. 18

32-28

15-54 13

Won, 19

1004

6.9

03.24

92.04

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The lecture was given under the auspices of the China Rellet Com- mittee.. headed by Mrs. E E WAR INEVITABLE

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