1940-09-14 — Page 11

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

PRESIDENT LINER

Sailings

To SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES

via SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA & HONOLULU

S.S. "PRESIDENT TAFT"

S.S. "PRESIDENT CLEVELAND"

*: $.8. "PRESIDENT PIERCE"

Sept. 17

Oct.

+

Oct. 18

TO NEW YORK and BOSTON

vla MANILA, SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO,

BOMBAY and CAPETOWN

"

Sept. 29 Oct. 18

"S.S. "PRESIDENT POLK

S.S. "PRESIDENT GARFIELD""

To SINGAPORE & PENANG

S.8. "CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS ·

S.S. "CITY OF NORFOLE"

Sept. 95 Oct. 97

DIRECT

To SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES

S.S. "OTTY OF LOS ANGELES”.

via Yokohama.

Sept. 18

AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES

"ROUND - WORLD SERVICE AGENTS FOR TRANSCONTINENTAL & WESTERN AIR

AND UNITED AIR LINES

12, PEDDER ST.

TEL. 28171.

N.Y.K. LINE

SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES via Honolulu,

ASAMA MARU (Starts from Kobe) NITTA MARU

SEATTLE- & VANCOUVER

HIE MARU

NEW YORK via Panama,

* SANUKI MARU

Wednesday, 2nd Oct. Friday, 11th Oct. (Starts from Kobe) Monday, 23rd Sept.

Tuesday,

9th Oct.

SOUTH AMERICA (WEST COAST) via Japan & San

Francisco.

HEIYO MARE

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila.

ATUTA MARU

SAIGON & MADRAS

* GENOA MARU

Thursday 19th Sept.

Saturday, 28th Sept.-

Beginning of Oct.

BOMBAY via Singapore & Colombo.

Saturday,

✦ ATAGO MARU (also calls Saigon) Monday. 16th Sept.

KASIMA MARU

28th Sept.

Wednesday, 26th Sept.

"RANGOON & CALCUTTA via Singapore

• TOTTORI MARU

KOBE

&

HEIYO MARU

YOKOHAMA

KITANO MARU

+

Cargo only.

Thursday, 19th Sept. Saturday, 21st Sept.

GJ

IF JAPAN FIGHTS

THE U.S.A.-

20

WHEN AND WHERE A JAPANESE-AMERICAN, WAR WILL BE FOUGHT WE CANNOT SAY. No matter from what motives hostili- ties may come to be opened, or whether we assume the offensive or the defensive, there can be no doubt that lawall will be the most

America Important strategic point in a war between

and Japan, writes General Kiyokatsu Sato in the Ceylon Observer.

Success or failure in the struggle for this strategic point wilt prove a decisive factor in the war

HAWAII MUST BE CAPTURED

In a war with America, there.

COMMAND OF RED SEA ROUTE

* SIMLA, Sept. 13 (Reuter)- The safety of the Red Sea route from India to the Middle East. which continues despite the Ita- Han occupation of British Soms- land, is illustrated by figures Just published.

Two large contingents have, ne- gotiated the Red Sea route with- out incident since the Italian oc- cupation of Somaliland.

With the Hawallin Islands as' The struggle for Hawali thus Between September 1, 1939, and her base of operations, America constitutes the Arst stage of a August 31. 1940, there proceeded could bomb Tokyo or Osaka with- Japanese-American war. On the from Indian ports to the Middle out much difficulty, provided she jassumption that Hawali was cap- East unscathed and without loas uses aeroplanes and airships ortured by our navy, the Japanese of a single man, 71 troops and superior quality.

forces would undertake, as the military supply ships. While Hawall is an American next step, the task of destroying possession. Japan would have to the Panama Canal and the main remain on the defensive. But if, squadron of America. on the contrary, Japan occupies I the Japanese Navy succeeded the islands, her Beet would find in crushing the American Fleet in Itself in a position not only to the Pacific, landing on the Pacifo America would become assume the offensive, but also to coast of

subjected to bombardment and the bomb the cities on the west coast jeasy. of America.

At the same time the Panama main cities to attacks from the Canal must be destroyed, as the air. Our army would have to de- fend the coast facing the Pacific maintenance of traffic through it fore, we must at all costs even at would facilitate supplies to the and stave off the enemy's landing," while our flotillas of destroyers the sacrifice of a few vessels, take American Navy. possession of HawallTM The dis- Attacks should be made on the and submarines would watch for an opportunity of attacking the tance between Hawaii and the canal by an exective air feet.

enemy's capital ships. American continent is attle The destruction of the canal and smaller

When thoroughly ready, our than that between the the American Fleet would literally main squadron would go forth and islands and Japan.

be half the battle. Thus would battle decisively with the enemy's This would mean that at the end the second period of the war. A victory for the Japanese Navy outbreak of hostilities the Ameri The third period would begin can fleet or fleets of warships would with a landing of Japanese forces would naturally be followed by the capture of Hawaii and other be able to get to the islands before on the western coast of the

operations, as described before, Japanese, in so far as both fleets American continent and the work

acts Whether Japan

on the have the same speed. For thus of destroying the cities and naval offensive or on the defensive, e reason ulir navy must needs ports on the west coast possess ships far speedier than The next course would be towar with America would certainly

America.

form the main line of defence If the main squadron of America along the Rocky Mountains. 50 were in the Hawaiian waters at that our military troops might be the outbreak of war, then a clash messed in

the occupied areas between the American and Japan-along the cast ese main, fleets would have to take LAST PERIOD OF THE WAR place somewhere between the Preparations made west of the Islands and Yokohama..

Rockies, our army would now take Should our navy emerge vic-the offensive and advance towards torious from this, battle. it would the east coast. This would usher be able to occupy Hawall, and its ti the fourth and the last period

be of the war. subsequent operations would facilitated.

be

protracted 2

one involving much sacrifice and demanding the united efforts sad Indomitable perseverance of the nation as a whole.

CONSIGNEES' NOTICES

NOTICE TO CONSIGNERS

PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL-

STEAM NAVIGATION Co,'a *

·STRANKE

ARRIVED HONG KONG

TE

Each period would probably last The opposite result of this bat- one or two years: the third and tle would compel the Japanese the fourth periods would last the Navy to remain, on the defensive longest. Thus the War would and would render its operations last at least six or seven years; it Fox U. K. BOMBAY, COLOMBO extremely difficult. The great might even drag out to last longer. thing is, therefore, for Japan to If and when Japan, forestalled see that hostilities are opened be- by America, finds it impossible to fore the main strength of the occupy Hawall, her navy would see American Flect is brought to the wisdom of deferring a decisive Hawaii and that her naval opera- battle with the American ships till tions take place with lightning full preparations are completed. speed.

Meanwhile, our coast might be

WEATHER

REPORT

Hongkong Royal Observatory

10 am, Sept. 13.

Barometer (at sea level), 29.83 ins, Temperature, 83 F.

Humidity, 69 per cent,

"

Wind Direction, E.NE Wind Force (Beaufort), 3.

Temperature: Maximum yesterday.

82 F.

HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 14 to 20 Sept. 1840

HIGH WATEE.

Days of

Week

Dats of

Month.

Bong

Kong

Standard Time.

Weight.

LOW WATER.

Height

AND STRAITS.

NONSIGNEES of Cargo by the Alaboze-named Vessel are herabg in formed that their goods have been land- ad & placed AT THE RISK in the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Gadowa Campany's Godowns at Kowloon where ench Consignment is being sorted out Mark by Mark and Delivery can now be obtained

Optical goods have been landed here unless instructions wers given to the contrary Sir Hours before arrival of

the steamer.

renti

Goods not cleared within 8 days in. cluding date of arrival will be subject.ta

No Fire Insurance haa or will be affected by us in any cses whatever.

Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the 39 Consignees, and the Company's surveyors, MENTS. GODDARD & DOUGLAS, at 10a.m. un Monday and Thursday, within the Free Storage period.

1415- 90

-08 34 -----6-801563.5.

Hong

Kong

Standard

Time

t. in

Temperature: minimum last night ---75, F.

Sat.14

0747 16.01

01:09

21 04: 5 S

Bun. 18.

Rainfall for 24 hrs. crding 10th

today, 0.20 ins.

21 27 15 6

1444

20

Mon. 16

09 14 6 9

$237

3 1

Telephone 18281.

General-Passenger Agents in the Orient for

CUINARD WHITE STAR LINE"

Total rainfall since January 1st.

111.00 ins. "Against an average o1, 71.70 ins, Sunset tonight. 6.29 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow. 6.10 a.m.

4 p.m., Sept. 13. Barometer (at sea level), 29.80 ins

21.49

59

18 15.

Tues 17

00 49

66

03 18

22 11

6 1

1544

21

Wed. 18

10 24

6 4

03 65

2 6

22 27

63

16 14

| 9 4

Thur, 19.

-10 546 )}

04 35

25

92 44 8 41

16 42

2.6

be presented to the Undersigned on or bedore 2nd Oct., 194, or they will not be recognized.

Fri. 20

11 25.08) 06 1'4 2304 (66) 1708130

Temperature, 84 F. -

Complete Information From Your Agent or:

NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA

KING'S BUILDING

11

Wind Force (Beaufort), 4.

TRAVEL A.-O. LINE

To AUSTRALIA

Calling at Manila, Thursday Island, Cairns, Towns-

ville, Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne, etc.

NEXT SAILING

MIDDLE OF SEPTEMBER, 1940.

For Freight or Passage apply to:-

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Humidity, 72 per cent,

Wind Direction, ESEL

Tel: No. 30432.

Agents.

1. Connaught Road.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

KAILINGS FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW & RETURN (Sallings temporarily suspended)

KWANGCHOWWAN-HONGKONG SERVICE Weekly sailings from Hong Kong`

For particulars of Freight & Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK &

Maximum temperature, 85 F. Minimum temperature. 75 F. Rainfall, nll.

Consignees are specially notified that

1.0 it is necessary for a Revenue Officer to 29be present at the examination of damaged

dufiable cargo.

All Claims against the Steamer mnet

-No Claims will be wimitted alter the Goods have left the Gedown,

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co..

Agents.

Bong Kong, 11th September, 1940.

BANK LINE (CHINA)LTD

AGENTS FOR

ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL S.S. CO., LTD.

Regular sailings for UNITED KINGDOM as opportunity offera

NEXT SAILING 4TH WEEK IN OCTOBER

AGENTS FOR

THE BANK LINE, LTD. ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE

for Mauritius, Reunion, Tamatave, Lourenco Marques, urban and Cape Ports

AMERICAN-ORIENTAL LINE

Regular sailings for Baston, New York, Philadelphia. & Baltimore

NEXT SAILING END SEPTEMBER

AGENTS FOR

KLAVENESS LINE

(PACIFIC COAST-ANIATIC SERVICE)

HONGKONG DIRECT TO LOS ANGELES (in 21 Days) THENCE TO SAN FRANCISCO, PORTLAND, ORE, TACOMA & SEATTLE.

NEXT SAILING 4TH WEEK SEPTEMBER

Issuing through Ba/Lading to Guns & Amario Coser with transhipment at Lo Ameztas by first opportunity

For Freight or Passage on any of the above line apply

CO.,

General Managers,

0. Building, 5th Floor.

Tel. Nos, 28037 & 28038.

Telephone 27701

THE BANK LINE (CHINA), LTD,

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Following sailing third week October

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