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Oct. 2

To NEW YORK and BOSTON

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BOMBAY and CAPETOWN

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Sept. 29 Oct. 16

To SINGAPORE & PENANG

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Sept. 25 Oct. 27

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* SAKURA MARU

Monday,

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Saturaday, 7th Sept.

SOUTH AMERICA" (WEST COAST) via Japan & San'

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HEIYO MARU

LIVERPOOL via Cape Town

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila.

RAINFALL Japan Won't Bother East

IN AUGUST: Indies As Long As Britain

OVER 26

INCHES

A total of 26.39 inches of rain was registered during August: The heaviest falls were on Aug. I and 2, when 4.45 inches and 4.65 inches were recorded.

The next heaviest fall was on Aug. 21 when 3.34 inches fell and again on Aug. 25 when 2.12 inches were registered.

Falls of 1.72 inches, 1:38 inches, 1,93 inches, and 1.87 inches were registered on Aug: 4, 3, 23 and 27, respectively.

There were only eight days on which no rain fell-Aug. 9, 13, 14, 15. 19. 20, 25.

too

Retains Singapore

· SAN FRANCISCO," Aug. 27—Great Britain's extensive detalls

of power at Singapore is stressed by Dickson Brown, of the Straits Times.

--“British strength in the Far East Chas been greatly under- rated," he declared here on the eve of his return to Singapore, “and as long as Britain retains its paval and aerial base at Singapore, Japan will not bother Netherland,” possessions..

SAFEST SPOT '

The naval might of England is population of 700,000 and includes

close of Java. Singapore - is a military clty named, Seletar." the strongest military base in the Mr. Brown said that the real world."

defense of Singapore devolved upon a type of flying fortress constantly on patrol in groups of Mr. Brown declared that outsidelave units ravering, a range of 500 the United States he regarded, miles at sea. Singapore as the safest spot in the

"We have at all times a 24 hour world now. He explained that his start on any warship," he said. optimism was based on a fairly "Morever. these big bombers complete knowledge of the situacan, in a region with high visibi- lity, at all times, sink an enemy's "Ship time between Batavia and largest warship. Java," he said, "is 10 hours and civil plane transports require only

"At the time I left Bingapore an hour and 35 minutes"

| there were; in the East Indian and According to Mr. Brown, Britain Chinese squadrons, 12 fast cruis now has at Singapore, besides the ers, 50 destroyers, one aircraft car- regular garrison, an additional rier and numerous submarines and eight battalions of regular light| auxiliary craft."

WEATHER REPORT on there."

Hongkong Royal Observatory 10 am., Sept. 3. Barometer at sea level, 29.72 ins. Temperature, 86 F.

Humidity, 43 per cent. Wind Direction, N. Wind Force (Beaufort); 1. Temperature, maximum yesterday.

88 F. Temperature: Minimum last night.

80 F.

Rainfall for 24 hrs. ending 10th

today, nil.

*

Total rainfall since January 1st

109.25 Ins.

Against an average of, 63.44 Ins. Sunset tonight, 6.39 p.m. Sunrise. tomorrow. 6.07 am :

4 p.m., Sept. 3. Barometer (at sea level), 29,65 ins. Temperature, 87 F. Humidity, 65 per cent. Wind Direction, W/S. Wind Force (Beaufort), 3. Maximum temperature. 90 E Minimum temperature, 80 F. Rainfall, nil

HONG KONG TIDE TABLE

From 4 to 10 Sept. 1940.

HIGH WATER.

Data of

Monti.

Bong

Kong

Standard Time.

Height.

Low WATER,

Standard

Height

fin.

Hong

Kong

Time

***

Thursday, 19th Sept.

h m, jft.ia.

h.. m.

.Wed.

4

1037

74

04/6

12 0

92 58.

[64

16 46

Fbar.

5

11 29

60

04 56

19

23 39

8 f

17.20

2 1

Fri.

06 46

ATUTA MARU

Saturday, 26th Sept. BOMBAY via Singapore & Colombo.

12 26

17 54

Sat,

7

00.24

6 6

06 45

13 31

6 51

16 27

3 2

* ATAGO MARU (also calla Saigon) Wednesday,

KASIMA MARU

Saturday,

***

141

1ulf Sept. 28th Sept.

San. 8

01 11

6 6

07 67

2 4

14 47

49

19 01 3 7

Van. 0

02 00

09 32 19 5

16 23

14 6

19 42

14 1

Monday,

9th Sept.

Tues 10

03 21

11 08

18'07 148

Thursday, Saturday,

10th Sept. 21at Sept

RANGOON & CALCUTTA via Singapore

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KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

HEIYO MARU·

KITANO MARU

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STRONG DEFENCES

and heavy artillery, comprised of As regards the East Indies from picked gunners from England. The a military point of view, he de naval complement, he said. lclared that the military defenses cludes nearly 7,000 technicians and of the islands are much stronger mechanics,

than is generally known.

"Netherlands East Endles thorities," he said, "now have a large and efficient air force, com- posed of all types of American- made fast planes.

..NEW DOCKS "We now have. graving dacks and floating docks capable of car ing for ships of 43,000 tons, larger than any now in use," he said.

"On any normal day in this porti there are 250 ocean steamers and coastal vessels tied up at our docks.

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"They have a standing native army, composed entirely of highly intelligent Eurasians, officered by Europears. It is larger than the "The island proper, roughly 16 European Dutch army which Ger- by 14 miles in ara, has a civillan' many recently taced in Holland,"

PASSENGERS

KOBAYASHI MISSION SAILS

The following passengers arrived in the Colony from Singapore by a Dutch ship a few days ago:- Messrs. A. A. Barnes, C. L. Bal- four, 3. K, Laird, D. J., and M. V.

TOKYO, Sept. 3 (Reuter)-De- Prior, Mix Sternberg, J. L. Thomclaring his mission was to bring són, S. Ampalavanar, A. B. prosperity to the nation" Mr. Lasen, N. C. Sen. Gupta, A. R.Kobayashi, special Japanese en- Jacob, Avtar Singh Sandhn; P.voy to the Netherlands East Indies Vengadasalam, Perdo Velasco, and Minister of Commerce, salled

Mr. Velasco 13 a Filipino from Tokyo today for Bataslá, boxer who is in transit to Manila. In an interview, Mr. Kobayashi

DEPARTURES --

could said, the only ecurse he The following were recent de-follow was to carry on negotia- partures from the Colony-Mr:tions, rapidly and vesolutely in RH. Baldridge, Mr. M. Bene accordance.

national dicto, Mits C. Eliza Cadiz, Mr. J. A. policies."

with the

1 Duff, Mr. and Mrs. H. V, Olsen, He intended, he said, to bring Mr. J. F. Richmond, Mr. Antonia to realisation the task imposed M Rosario. Mr. Alberto de Santos, upon Japan which is to assume Mr. B. J. Siebrits, Mr. and Mrs.

C. B. Smith, Miss S. J. Statler

2.5 Mr. F. H Suckling and Mrs, 9. F. 20 DA 144

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the leadership in China of the mutual prosperity of East Asia,"

TURKISH AID

FOR GREECE?

"

ANKARA, Sept. 3 (Renter)-It 遐 understood that informal

Turco-Greek discussioris have been

proceeding recently with the ob

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1940. —PAGE IM

LONDON, Sept. 3 (Reuter)-It ject of establishing what aid, was officially announced yesterday any, Greece could expect from that H.M. sloop Penzance has been Turkey if she were the victim of

aggression. torpedoed and sunk.

Penzance was commissioned in

P

SCOTTISH PORT LONDON, Sept. 3 (Reuter)

In some quarters in Ankara it The first decorations awarded to a French naval unit since the 1931 and figured in the occupa- is feared there may be a revival start of the war were presentes tion of the Red Sea port of of the Italo-Greek dispate, by Vice-Admiral Sir Max Horton Hodelda by King Ibn Saud's troops- at a northeast Scottish port yes- in 1934.

It is thought the dull hitherto

may have been due to the need

terday where several hundred meri After the withdrawal of the for the Axis powers to dispose of the Royal Navy, the Free Yemeni troops, she was used to of the Rumanian question "first. French Navy and the Dutch Royal transfer 300 foreigners including Navy paraded.

a number of British Indians from │· A Senior Officer of the French Hodeida to the island of Kamaran. commander, Commander received the DS.O., two Her unit Junior Officers the D.B.C. and Wavish, was formerly King's Har- four Warrant Officers the DSM.bourmaster at Gibraltar. while five French ratings were

HEALTH RETURNS

The following is the Return notiñable diseases notified as having occurred in the Colony, during the three days ended at midnight on September 2:— Cho- specially mentioned in dispatches. existing between the Free. French lera, 23 cases; Enteric Fever, six Vice-Admiral Horton, addressing and British Navies which he hoped cases; Cerebro-Spinal Fever, orie the French Navy men, spoke of to see will be greatly extended in case, Dysentery, 13 cases; Tuber- the close and happy co-operation the future.

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