1940-08-21 — Page 11

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

PRESIDENT

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Sailings

To SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES

zia SITANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA & HONOLULU :

SH. "PRESIDENT PIERCE”

SS "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE"

SS. "PRESIDENT TAFT"

To NEW YORK and BOSTON

Aug. 99

Sept. 7

Sept. 17

MANILA, SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO,

BOMBAY and CAPETOWN

S.S. "PRESIDENT POLK

SS. "PRESIDENT GARFIELD"

Sept. 99 Oct 18

To SINGAPORE & PENANG

S.S. "OITY OF LOS ANGELES" S.S. CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS"

Aug. 27 Sept 18

To SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES

DIRECT

* 5.9. "CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO". S.S. "CITY OF LOS ANGELES”.

* via Yokohania.

Sept. 3 Sept. 23

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KAMAKURA MARU

Friday, 30th Aug. ASAMA MARU (Starts from Shanghai) Sunday, 29th Sept. SEATTLE & VANCOUVER (Starts from Kobe)

(Convenient connection from Hong Kong).

HIKAWA MARU

NEW YORK via Panama.

• SAKURA MARU

LIVERPOOL via Cape Town

KASIMA MARU

Wednesday, 4th Sept: .

Thursday, 12th Sept.

About 25th Sept.

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila."

KAMO MARU

Wednesday, 28th Aug.

BOMBAY via Singapore & Colombo.

* ATAGO MARU

Wednesday, 11th Sept.

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* TOBA MARU

KOBE

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Thursday, 22nd Aug.

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

30th Aug.

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Calling at Manila, Thursday Island, Cairns, Towns-

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NEXT SAILING

MIDDLE OF SEPTEMBER, 19

1940.

For Freight or Passage apply to:-

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SAILINGS FOR SWATOW,'AMOY & FOOCHÓW & RETURN (Sallings temporarily suspended)

KWANGCHOWWAN-HONGKONG SERVICE Weekly sailings from Hong Kong,

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PIRATES USE JAPANESE

FLAGS TO HOLD UP A

New Canadian Warships

"Canuda's new warships, built in Dominion Shipyards are to be known as 'Corvettes, said Rear-

BRITISH

STEAMER

INCIDENT OFF FUKIEN

Shipping Deteriorates

In Shanghai

MANY VESSELS

LYING IDLE

Charterers of constal vessels are Admiral Perey W. Nelles. Chief of Over 200 tons of general carge, the shipping bai imposed by the Ju

reported to have been badly hit by the Naval Staff, in un official valued at almost $1.000.000, were | statement.

taken by pirates from the s.3.50 navigation and a check up, discios- panese naval authoritles on coastal The building of these" ships, of, Hwa, a British owned steamer of ed that at least 72 coastal crafts a patrol vessel type. has been George L. Shaw Line, operating are lying idle in port, reports the considered one of the most im-along the China coast, on August North China Daily News. portant contributions of Canada's 8, it was learned on Aug. 14, states war effort, involving the expendi-the North China Daily News. Taking the average capacity of ture of millions of dollars and the employment of thousands of men.

AWAITING ORDERS

each coastal boat at 500 tons, The large Naval expansion pro-

shipping man explained yesterday, The steamer, ünder command the total tonnage tied up would gramine, thanks to the diligence of Captain W, Waltneek, left of patriotic workers, is ahead of shanghal on August 3, en route with

represent 35,000 tons. This, coupled I. annowiced schedule.

the non-arrival of ocean and ros San Klang Koo off the Fukien several of the vessels have already coast. On August 6 the steamer Rameses and the Conte Verde of liners and the German vessel been launched. The name "Cor- reached Hung Hwa the other side the Lloyd Triesting lying idle in vette" is famous in the history of of Ban Klang Koo but refrained sport, present a gloomy picture in

Strom entering the harbour, when the shipping sphere.

Naval nomenclature.

Many noted ressols have been a Japanese warship was seen in of this type. Originally. the Cor-the distance. The ship anchored! vette was a flush-decked wooden there awaiting orders from the! war vessel, generally equipped with

general office only one tier of guns, resembling

STOCKS DEPLETED

The Row of cargo from coast ports which has been affected Two days later, on August since the enforcement of the ban a frigate and being a full-rigged ship, but smaller. In the United two small steamers and

several seriously depleting local stocks States. such craft. were

ighters came alongside the Sin of pigs from the Yangtze valley. called "sloops of war..

Hwa-and- some sixty or seventy chickens, eggs, paper, tea, Chinese The policy In naming the newest |

armed pirates jumped aboard her ham and numerous other native acquisition to Canada's Fleet is The, marauders, armed

to

the

to give representation to small teeth. met no resistance and took products.

tax

a severe shortage of the usual summer variety of fruits from sou- thern ports, including Swatow, Amoy and Foochow and the small variety available for sale command unusually high prices..

and medium sized towns. The new command of the ship. No passen. The local market has suffered vessels, of the Corvette class, built gers escaped being robbed, but nu by Canadian workmen and man-one" was molested. ned by Canadian scamen, thus will Being in full command of carry names of different towns ship the pirates started imme- throughout the Dominion.

diately to unload the cargo she Canadian destroyers are named was carrying. Tons of rice, flour after rivers such as the HM.C.S. and a large quantity of clothing "Assiniboine," "Ottawa," "Fraser,"

were transferred to the lighters etc. Minesweepers also derived during the two days the ship was their names from Canadian geo-under detention. graphical sources, such as HMCS. Fandy "Nootka." "Comox" etc.

H.K. YACHT DETAINED IN HAINAN

Entered Naval Zone "Following Monsoon

WARSHIP APPROACHES

MUCH UNEMPLOYMENT

The deterioration in shipping, it was learned, has thrown scores of coolles--and members of ships" At the end of the second day Rameses has been lying idle of crews out of employment. The the Japanese warship caine near-Nantac for months with the re- er and a party of bluejackets tention of her entire crew while were sent aboard the Sin Hwa in the monthly disbursement for the a motor boat. When the pirates upkeep of the Conte Verde, is re

the "boat approach, stopped their work and, boarding hood of $100 000. Depression in the

they ported to be in the neighbour their own craft, went away. Be shipping business here began with fore leaving, however, they took the closure of the Yangtze to

navigation.

saw

several Chinese merchants with

them: These. It was understood,

would be held for ransom. Although it is a far cry, from

4

The pirates used Japanese flags here to Canton, it was learned that The Hongkong bullt yacht Elvira their craft and this explained shipping in southern waters re- is being detained by the Japanese the complete unpreparedness 01 main paralyzed and that not a authorities at Halian Island with the crew of the Sin Ewa to offer, single foreign ship had gone up her crew of two, it was learned any resistance to the marauders, the Pearl River for the past fort- yesterday.

As it was thought at the time that night, The owner of the Elvira, Senor the ship was being stopped for Alfredo Carmela, who is also exammation... Mexican Consul in Manila, has The company reported the case received advices that the Facht, to the British authorities here on together with her two-man crew the ship's return to Shanghal of James Petersen, an Australian, yesterday, and “Investigations arë and Norman Terrey, an American. inder wav have been located in Hainan.

Nothing had been heard of the Elvira since she left Hongkong on January 16, bound for Manila, and It now appears, therefore, that Petersen and Terrey have been de- tained seven months in Hainan.

3

HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 21 to 27 Aug. 1940.

HOH WATER.

Month.

Dats

BLOWN OFF COURSE The Bivira was apparently blown off her course between Hongkong and Manila by monsoon winds and was forced to enter a Japanese naval zone reported to have been Wed, 21 established last year in southern. Hainan.

There, apparently, the yacht was confiscated and Petersen, and Terrey detained.

Hong

Kong

Standar

Time.

Height

LOW WATER

Hong

Kong

Standard Time

Hoight.

WEATHER

REPORT

Hongkong Royal Observatory 10 am.. August 20. Barometer (at sea level), 29.59 ins. Temperature, 35 P Humidity, 82 per cent. Wind Direction, WNW Wind Force (Beaufort), 3. Temperature, maximum yesterday.

89 F*.

Temperature; Minimum last night.

81 F.

Rainfall for 24 hrs. ending 10th

today, .nil.

Total rainfall since January 1st,`

hm. t.tah, m.in.

101.82. ins.

1100

27Against an average of 62.75 ins.. 2342

64 -17 28 18 Sunset tonight, 6:51. p.m. 11.33 5.8 05253 8 Sunrise tomorrow, 6.12 am

1752 12 3

5 B08-04 5.4 1818

3 0

4 pm, Aug. 20... 28 Barometer (at sea level). 29.50' ins.. 06 5% 3s Temperature, 85 F. 1846-3.0 Humidity, 80 per cent.

13 3 Wind Direction, W&W..... la ง

Wind Force (Beaufort), 2. Maximum temperature, 89 F.

Thur. 2%

Fri. 23" 00-08

11 58

Wimbledon Town arranged to take over a number Mon. 26 of large houses to house people whose homes may ba ruined by Tues. 27 air raids.

Sat 24

Council nas Sav.

40 20 12.20

25

00 69

13 13

01 44

1434

.02, 38 16 0

157

(4 1

19 28

50 13.70804 1866 5 8 0936 13 3 4 1 1967 13 6

111130 Malmum temperature, 81 F.

la 8 Rainfall, 0.01

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