1940-09-07 — Page 11

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

PRESIDENT LINER

Sailings

TO SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES'

vis `SHANGHAI, KOBE,. YOKOHAMA & HONOLULU

S.S. "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE"

S.S. "PRESIDENT TAFT"

S.S. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND"

Sept. 9

Sept. 17 Oct.

To NEW YORK and BOSTON

via MANILA, SINGAPORE, PENANG. COLOMBO.

BOMBAY and CAPETOWN

S.S. "PRESIDENT POLK"

8.8. "PRESIDENT GARFIELD"

Sept. 29 Oct 16

To SINGAPORE & PENANG

S.S. "CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS"

S.S. "CITY OF NORFOLK”

Sept 26 Oct. 27

-To SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES

DIRECT

35 "CITE OF LOS ANGELES”.

*via Yokohama.

Sept. 18

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"ASAMA MARD (Starts from Kobe) Wednesday, 2nd Oct.

Friday, uth Oct. NITTA MARU

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SEATTLE & VANCOUVER (Starts from Kobe)

HIE MARU

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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.

Saturday, 28th Sept.

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila.

ATUTA MARU

SAIGON & MADRAS

* GENOA MARU

BOMBAY via Singapore, & Colombo,

** ATAGO MARU (also calls Saigon).

KASIMA MARU

Beginning of Oct.

RANGOON & CALCUTTA `via Singapore

LIMA MARU

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HEIYO MARU

KITANO MARLI

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Wednesday, 11th Sept. Saturday,

28th Sept.

Mon Jay,

9th Sept.

Thursday, Saturday,

19th Sept. 21st Sept.

Complete Information From Your Agent or:

PLANES OF

THE FUTURE

A "steam aeroplane" was visual- ised toany by Capt. H. B. Rueschen- berg as the next major step for- ward in the aviation industry.

Capt. Rueschenberg flyer for Northwest Airlines who has Ex- perimented with steam automo- biles, declared a steam-propelled acroplane would be feasible and would have important advantages over the gasoline type.

The flyer has nearly completed

SINGAPORE MAGICIAN WRITING UNIQUE BOOK

A catalogue, which is also a miniature. magic, is in the course of preparation by Malayan Magic circle, Mr. D. E. P. Gilroy.

encyclopaedia member of T

on

the

Mr. Gilroy has worked on his book for the past year, col- leeting most of his material while he was in England a year ago, and it may take him another year before the book-goes into print.

The book wHl be a catalogue of books on magic, even those written several centuries ago.

Mr. Gilroy has drawn on libra-

a model steam plane. If his plans ries America, India, China and work out, the steam plane will be the British Museum for Informs- more nearly noiseless than the tion on rarer books..

Very few publications on magic present-day variety, and the fael. load will be cut down. He drives ain such detail have yet been writ-

ter steam automobile which he built.

that The

predicted captain steam planes will come into use before the present war ends."

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TELEGRAMS

Harry Price's book is the nearest approach, but does not confine himself to pure magic. His book embraces a much wider field, and deals to a great extent with ŝptri- tualism. He confines himself solely to books in his own collection, of

which there are a large number,

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The following is a list of un-

Mr. Gilroy's book. on the other claimed telegrams lying at the hand, will deal with all the book- office of Messrs. Cable & Wireless on magic that have been written. Limited-Dobred, passenger, He will deal, too, in detall, with press Asia from Singapore: Cole, the four hundred rare books which Residence. 33 Naval Base. from are his own collection. Portsmouth; Drummer.Carmichael.

..DISTINCTION FOR LOCAL H.Q. Coy., 1st Seaforth, from Dua-

CHINESE Jones, 26 bar-Haddingtonshire;

Mr. Gilroy will discuss a few Mody House, Mody Road,, from Rangoon: Sgt. Major Jessop. from outstanding Ulusions of different Londonpo; Lindeman. Kowloon generations; but readers will be Wharf, from Tsingtao; Wagons none the wiser. These illusions will Lits, No. 509, Tai Sou Ching, from continue to baie them.

The only living magician, whose U.S.S. Jack Hartman, Luhsien;

illusions are mentioned in that Tulsa, from Manila.

part of the book which has been completed, is another member of the Malayan Magic Circle, Mr.

THE WEATHER

ናነ

The maximum temperature yes-Tan Hock Chuan. terday was 88 and the minimum 77,..

Total rainfall since Jan 1 ts 109.78 inches against an average ot 69.31.

The Royal Observatory report states:--

The Illusions referred to are the ones for which Mr. Tan Hock Chuan received the Sphinx medal the "rising card" trick and the "cut" and restore" handkerchief.

Mr. Gilroy thinks that there are very few living magicians who can trick

Indo-China Shipping

Resumed

SAIGON, Sept. 8 (Router)-—All shipping between French Indo- China and eastern ports which has been suspended as the result of the acute situation between the French and the Japanese was re- sumed on normal lines yesterday.

PEPPER FOR THE CANADIAN ARMY.

If Canadian colonels, and other ranks as well, are not peppery enough, and it army soup has no savour, it will not be the fault of the Department of Munitions and Supply which has these twin prob- lems well in hand, Purchases of pepper for the first three months of this year came exactly to s tons, 27 pounds.

the titat It. also appears

of appetites

the

the troops. and the. airmen werc sailors, sumclent to knock off 3.100 tons of meat during the three months' period

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1940.-PAGE 101

P. & O. S. N. CO. We have a Sailing Homewards ABOUT MIDDLE-END SEPTEMBER carrying Passengers and Freight. Also Frequent Cargo Departures B. I.. S. N. CO. LTD. Frequent Sailings to Straits, Rangoon and Calcutta.

E. & A. S.S. CO. LTD. Monthly Sailings to Rabaul, East Coast

- of Australia and Tasmania. Also frequent sailings to Shanghai and Japan.

All vessels may call at any ports on or off the rente and the route and all sailings are subject to cancellation. change or deviation with or without notice.

Passengers are requested to register their requirements · but under present circumstances sailings are perforce restricted.

Detalls may be obtained from

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Pressure remains highest over Manchuria. and a trough of low claim to have perfected illusions pressure extends from Formosa entirely their own. Most of these THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.

date back supposed Inventions across the Bonins to the Pacific.

The typhoon is nentred about many centuries, but they have 200 miles to the S.E. of Naha, been improved upon beyond re- moving slowly N.E.: another is al-cognition. most stationary to the South of the Borins,

WEATHER REPORT Hongkong Royal Observatory

10 am, Sept. 6. Barometer cat sea level), 29.77 ins. Temperature, 82 F.

Humidity, 73 per cent. Wind Direction, W/S. Wind Force (Beaufort), 2.. Temperature; maximum yesterday,

83 F. Temperature; minimum last night.

77 F.

Rainfall for 24 hrs. ending 19th

today, 0.01 in.

Total rainfall since January 1st.

109.78 ins

The illusions of P. T. Selbit and Horace Goldin, both of whom died a few years ago, are” to be mentioned in the book.

Mr. Gilroy's effort will, it is be-

THE 5.8,"

#

Arrived HONG KONG

From LONDON, STRAITS AND MAILA.

YONSIGNEES of Cargo are horaby

leved, be the first of its kind, al-C informed that a foods y

though books covering collections being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hong Kong and of books on magic have been writ-hazardous and/or extra hazardous ten.-(Malaya Tribune),

Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company, Ltd. whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.

HỒNG KÔNG TIDE TABLE From 7.to 13 Sept. 1940.

Month

Height.

LOW WATEN

Bong

Kong

Standard

Time

Height.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Gedown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 13th Sept, 1840, will be subject to rent. All claims against the vessel must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 27th Sept, 1940, or they

will not be recognized.

To comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Regulations, Consignees

6. m.in.must have a Revenue Officer in atten- 06 462 1 darce when daemage dutiable goods' 18 27 13 2

are examined.

HIGH WATER,

Ворк

Kong Standard

Time,

h m.

.in.

.

Telephone 10231.

Ägainst an average of, 69.31 ins. Sunset tonight, 6.36 pm: Sunrise tomorrow, 6.08 2.m.

4 p... Sept. 6, Barometer (at sea level), 29.66 Ins Temperature. 86 F.

Sati

7

00 24.

16 €

1331

San. 8

GI 11

6 в

07 67 12 4

14 47

491

1901

Mon. 9

02.09

65

09

32

2

16 92

14. 6

19 42

14 3

Tues 10

03 21 B &

1108

Humidity, 68 per cent.

•

18.07

4 8

20.04

Wind Direction, S/W.--

Wed, 11

04 37

8 & 19 17

"19′26

4-82.58

Wind Force (Beaufort), 2

Thur. 12

05 53

6 3

2008

50 1307

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Minimum temperature, 77 F.

Fri. 13

08 15

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NEXT SAILING

MIDDLE OF SEPTEMBER, 1940,

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Maximum temperature, 88 F.

Rainfall, nil.

6 7 0014

20 37 18 3

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All broken, chafed, and damaged 37 Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the

11th Sept., 1940, at 9 am by 25 Messrs. Carmichael & Clarke.

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