1940-09-06 — Page 11

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

PRESIDENT LINER

Sailings

To SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES

via SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA & HONOLULU

S.S. "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE"

S.S. "PRESIDENT TAFT”

S.S. "PRESIDENT CLEVELAND"

Sept. 7 Sept. 17

Oct. 2

To NEW YORK and BOSTON

vis MANILA, SINGAPORE, PENANG. COLOMBO,

BOMBAY and CAFETOWN

S.S. "PRESIDENT POLK”

Sept. 29

S.$. "PRESIDENT GARFIELD” ·

Oct. 16

To SINGAPORE & PENANG

8.8. “CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS"

S.S. "CITY OF NORFOLK"

Sept. 25 Oct. 27

To SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES

DIRECT

* 5.8. "OITY OF SAN FRANCISCO,

#CITY OF LOS ANGELES" vin Yokohama.

Sept. Sept 16

AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES.

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AND UNITED AIR LINES

12, PEDDER ST.

TEL. 28171:

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SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES via Honolulu.

ASAMA MARTI (Starts from Kobe) Wednesday, 2nd Oct. NITTA MARU

Friday, 11th Oct.

SEATTLE & VANCOUVER (Starts from Kobe)

HIE MARU

NEW YORK via Panama.

• SAKURA MARU

Monday, 23rd Sept.

Satursday, 7th Sept.

SOUTH AMERICA (WEST COAST) via Japan & San

Francisco.

HEIYO MARU

Thursday, 19th Sept.

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila,

ATÚTA MARU

SAIGON & MADRAS

* GENOA MARU

Saturday, 29th Sept.

BOMBAY via Singapore & Colombo.

* ATAGO MARU (also calls Saigon)

KASIMA MARU

***

Beginning of Oct.

Wednesday, 11th Sept. Saturday,

28th Sept.

Monday,

9th Sept.

Thursday, Saturday,

19th Sept. 21st Sept.

RANGOON & CALCUTTA via Singapore

• LIMA MARU

KOBE

& YOKOHAMA

KITANO MARU"

HEIYO MARU

Cargo only.

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U.S. Experts Inspect Base Sites

S'PORE THERMOMETER' SLUMPS: WHEN MONEY FLOWED LIKE WATER

The surest authority on the graph of a country's prosperity are hotel runners, and "tips" form the unfailing, thermometar with which they gauge's country's economie temperature.

PRESIDENT PLEASED WITH REACTION

LONDON, Sept. 9 (Router)—— American experts have already

The head runner of a leading They can usually gange a man's begun a preliminary inspection

hotel in town, says there was a tip before they get it. and examination of some of the

'time, when' he was averaging $650 sites for air and naval bases which to $350 a month. Then it was, Britain is leasing to the United that no self-respecting hotel run States In Newloundland, Bermuda, ner

made less than $200 D the West Indies ad British month, writes the Malays Tribune, Guiana.

"But that was boom money dur-

If the above is admitted, Singapore, unfortunately," is not feeling as well as it used to: “in short, Singapore is no more the ruuner's paradise-Singapore is poorish.

Arrangements are being made

Of women travellers they can in hand; the ladies are highly tell nothing at all until the tip is

erratic tippers.

than men and often give tips that On the whole they tip better

for the first meeting of the jointing the boom days, days when are out of proportion to the ser-

vice rendered.

continentals are a close second.

Americans rate as Al tippers;

rubber and tin were" hitting the committee, representing both

celling with fabulous prices." sides, to deal with minor points

He was then doing so well that still to be settled.

Plans for handing over the 50 he thought of sending his sons to England for study. He was the

A runner's life, as he will tell destroyers are well advanced. The first 12 have already arrived owner of six pony carts that plied anyone, is no life of ease. It calls the city for hire; he was the pro- for a rugged constitution. Hours in Boston from Hampton Roads

are irregular, and meals are usual

on the first stage of their trip prietor of a curio shop in High

across the Atlantic.

Street

{ly eaten on the run,

"I was doing well, indeed, I was This informant has been 38 They will be sailed as far as

living well, not now though," for years with the hotel which he is Canada by American crews and

whereas he used to treat his serving. He has 10 sons and two will be handed "over fully armed

friends to rounds of stengahs in daughters. and ready for action.

between ships, there are times Of all the days in his life, he Canadian naval headquarters

when he can hardly afford to have still remembers best the day when are making preparations to re-one himself to-day. A

he went home one evening after ceive them. If required, some of

work with his hat filed to the the destroyers will be manned by

THE PRESENT DAYS

brim with ten cent bits and silver Canadians,

Complaining of bad times at dollars all that only for seeing WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (Reuter) the present, this grizzled bid run-a Mr. Jackson and his luggage "Hitler can find out for him- ner had this to say of tips and away, and wishing that his planta- self when they will leave, where tipping:

tion would yield a record crop in they are, and anything else about "Given

a dollar in those days the ensuing year!" them, as far as I am concerned,' for a tin of cigarettes that then declared Mr. Stephen Early, Frest-cost 40 cents, it was always keep dent Roosevelt's secretary, when the change, questioned by reporters concern- ing the movements of the destroy- to buy an eight cent postage ers destined for Britain.

| stamp, you cannot even expect to pocket the change for your trouble. Gone are the days, when departing guests slipped a $10 bili into your waiting palm, and $10 was not then considered a big tip!"

||||

Mr. Early added that the President was pleased by the public reaction to the яктес». ment.

Out of several - hundred` tele- trams received at the White House, less than a dozen opposed

the deal.

SHIPPING BAN LIFTED

The ban-imposed by the Hong kong authorities on clearance of British and Allied ships to French Indo-Chine, which came

into effect some three weeks ago, has now been ted,

... "To-day if you are given 10 cents

Tips, however, were just a sider line with these runners in those days, according to him.

Their main source of revenue vanished with the arrival of taxi- cabs, for baggage, transfer from the wharves to the hotels and back was their subsistence.

WEATHER REPORT Hongkong Royal Observatory

10 a.m,, Sept. 5.

Barometer (at sea level), 29.75 ins. Temperature, 82 F.- Humidity, 82 per cent. Wind Direction, ESE Wind Force (Beaufort), 2. Temperature; maximum yesterday,

. 83 F

Temperature; minimum last night

75 F. Rainfall for 24 hrs ending 10th

today, 0.04 ins Total rainfall since January 1st,

109.77 178. Against an average of, 69.02 ins, Sunset tonight, 6.37, p.m... Sunrise tomorrow. 6.07 am

·

1

In fact, it still is, but with this difference. You cannot possibly overcharge with a taxi doing the

4 pm., Sept. 5. job, but you could when a bullock- Barometer (at sea level), 29.70 ins., It was not possible yesterday to cart or pony-cart were the only Temperature, 81. F. obtain information from official means of conveyance.” sources on the reason for the lift-" ing of the ban. A possible ex-

Runners have different and very Wind Force. (Beaufort), 2 planation is the reported easing of arm opinions about tipsters, but Maximum temperature, 83 F tension in French Indo-China fol- they seem in agreement on certain Minimum temperature, 75 F. lowing withdrawal of the Japanese ultimatum.

CAIRO, Sept. 5 communique issued

WOMEN TIP BETTER

things. For example:

(Reuter) — A

Humidity. 84 per cent. Wind Direction, ESE.

Rainfall, 0.01.

from head OHINA NAVIGATION

quarters at Catro yesterday states that on all fronts there is nothing'

of importance to report.

HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 6 to 12 Sept. 1940.

Date of

Month,

Height.

COMPANY, LIMITED.

Frequent and Regular Sailings for

BWATOW, AXOY, SHANGHAI, TEISOTO, WEITAI,

CHIFOO and TIEFTIN.

.KWANGOHOWWAN, PAKHOI and Homo

Telephone · 198791.

HIGH WATER.

LOW WATER.

Hong

Kong Standard

Houg Kong

Time.

Standard Time

HAIPHONG,

hm. ft, sh. m.

CANTON.

Fri.

05 46

19

12 26 18 2

17.04

TOURLEK, SAICom and BasoxĜI.

Bat.

7

0024

08 45

2 1

13 31

18 27

3 2

SINGAPORE PORT SWETTENHAM- and PaMANDA

Sun

8

01 11

8 6

07 67

24

1447 140

19 01 2 7

Mon, 9

02 09

16 6

16 23

4.0

19 42

41

NEXT SAILING

Tues: 10

03 91

85

11 08 25

18 07

4.0

20 54

MIDDLE OF SEPTEMBER," 1940.

Wed. 11

0437

Le 5

12

17

23

19 28

4.8

* 67

4 8

Thur, 12

05 ba

€ 5

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