1940-10-14 — Page 11

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

PRESIDENT LINER

Sailings

TO SAN FRANCISCO nad LOS ANGELES

vis SHANGHAL KOBE, YOKOHAMA & HONOLULU

SS. "PRESIDENT PIERCE”,

SS. "PRESIDENT. COOLIDGE"

S.S. "PRESIDENT TAFT

To NEW YORK "and ROSTON

Oct. 20

Nov. 3

Nov. 12

via MANILA, SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, BOMBAY and CAPETOWN

S.S. "PRESIDENT GARFIELD"

Oct. 18

8.8. "PRESIDENT MONROE"

Oct. 22

To SINGAPORE & PENANG

"5.8. "CITY OF NORFOLK”

S.B. “CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO"

Oct. 26 Doc.

To SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES

- via YOKOHAMA

S.S "CITY OF NEWPORT NEWB"

8.8 "CITY OF NORFOLK”“

Oct, 15 Nov. 17

AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES

"ROUND. WORLD SERVICE

AGENTS FOR TRANSCONTINENTAL & WESTERN – AIR.

AND UNITED AR LINES 12, PRODER ST.

TEL 28171

N.Y.K. LINE

SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES via

TATUTA MARU"

YAWATA MARU

Monday,

Monday,

21st Oct. 4th Nov.

SEATTLE & VANCOUVER

(Starta from Kobe)

Monday,..

18th Oct.

HIKAWA MARUJ

NEW YORK via Panama.

• SAKITO MARU

Thursday, 31st Oct.

SOUTH AMERICA (WEST COAST) via Japan & San

Francisco.

YASUKUNI MARU

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila,

Sunday,.. 20th Oct.

Tuesday, 29th Oct.

MADRAS via Saigon (Cargo acceptable for Saigon) «

KITANO MARU·

* MURORAN MARU

* TOKIWA MARU

HARUNA MARU

BOMBAY via Singapore & Colombo.

RANGOON & CALCUTTA via Singapore

TURUGA MARU

KOBE & YOKOHAMA

YASUKUNI MARU

TATUTA MARU

KAMO MARU

✦ Cargo only.

Saturday, 20th Oct.

Tuesday,

Monday,

15th Oct. 28th Oct.

Saturday,

26th Oct.

Sunday,

20th. Oct.

Monday,

21st Oct.

Friday,

24th Oct.

Complete Information From Your Agent or:

NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA

KING'S BUILDING

Telephone 30291, General Passenger Agents in the Orient for CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE

TRAVEL A.-O. LINE

To AUSTRALIA

Calling at Manila, Thursday Island, Cairns, Towns- ville, Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne, etc.

NEXT SAILING

MIDDLE OF NOVEMBER, 1940,

For Freight or Passage apply to:-

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

CAMEL CORPS OFFICER'S London

HEROISM IN SOMALILAND

POSTHUMOUS AWARD OF V,Q. LONDON, Oct. 11 (EWS)-His Majesty the King has approved, the posthumous award of the V.C. to Llantenang. "(seting " Cap- tain) E C. T. Wilson, East Sürrøy Regiment, attached to the Soma- illand Camel Corps, who, in the words of the official notification was "fighting to the last and was killed."

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KEY POSITION ·

Lieutenant Wilson was in com- mand of the machine-gun” Posts manned by. Somail soldiers ma

placed them and. regardless of his wounds, carried on while his Somali sergeant was killed beside himi.

This was only the beginning of Lieutenant Wilson's herofqm. On Aug. 12 and 14. the enemy again concentrated field artil- lary fire on his guns, bat he continued, with his wounds untended, to man them. On "Aug. 15° two of his machine

posts were blown to pieces: yet - Klentenant Wilson, now suffer- ing' from malaria, in addition to his wounds, still kept hie post in action. ..own

The enemy finally overran the post at 5 pam. on Aug. 15, when. Lieutenant Wilson, fighting to

the last, was killed,··

Express Train Derailed

LONDON, --- Det. 13

(Reater) -

A number of people were killed and 30- believed injured when an express train, bound for London, deralled when approaching the London area.” “

As the express was approaching. a certain station at speed, a bar- row fall on to the Une and was carried forward by the engine un- some tl ( became wedged in points causing the derailment.

The engine overturned and 2. number of conches' were telescop- ed and some others overturned.

key vosition of an observation hill CHINA NAVIGATION

and defended the post in defen-

sive organisation of the Tug Argan

Gap in British Somaliland.

The enemy attacked the hill pn Aug. 11. Lieut. Wilson and the Somali gunners under his com- and mand beat off the attack opened fire on the enemy troops attacking the mill hill, another post within his range. He in. flicted such heavy casualties that the enemy determined to put his guns cut of action,"

TWO DIRECT HITS They brought up a pack battery. to within 700 färds and scored two direct hits through loopholes in his defences, which, bursting within the post," wounded Lieuten- ant Wilson severely in the right shoulder and left eye, several of his team being also wounded.

Hla gana were blown off their stands, but he repaired and re-

WEATHER REPORT Royal Observatory, Hongkong, 10 a.m., Oct. 13. Barometer (at sea level), 29.94 ins. Temperature, 81 F.

Humidity, 75 per cent.

Wind Direction. E/N

Wind Force (Beaufort), 5. Temperature; maximum yesterday

36.

Temperature; minimum last night,

77 F.

Rainfall for 24 hrs, ending 10th

today, 0.04 ins.

Total rainfall since January 1st.

112.76 ins.

Against an average of, 80.53 ins. Sunset tonight, @ p.m.

Sunrise tomorrow, 8.19 am.

4 p.m.. Oct. 13.

Barometer (at sen level), 29.87 ins. Temperature, 80 F.

Humidity, 82 per cent.

Wind Direction, E/N. Wind Force (Beaufort), 4. Maximum temperature, 81 F. Minimum temperature, 77 F Rainfall, nil

HONG KONG,TIDE TABLE

From 14 to 30 Oct. 1940.

Dats of

Month.

Kong St ndard

Time

Height.

Height.

HIGH WATER.

LOW WATER

Bong

Hopg

Kong Standard E

Time

iftin

b. m.

Mon, 14

06 14

6. 4.

01 48.

3 5

50

4

1406

25

Taen. 10

0454

6 3 02 29 31

21,09

[6.6]. 1436

Wed. 16

04.33

16 * 03.07

21 20

6 9-25 08

Thür. 17

10 09

16 0 03 45

Fri. 18

15 8 04 23

22 00 7 3

16,05.

Sat.

19

118 16

05:01

22 25 7 4

16 FO

Sun 20

12.00 52

0641

72.04 174 10.50 3

2741 7.1, 15.35 1044

COMPANY, LIMITED,

Frequent, and Begular Bailings for

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HAIPHONG

CANTON (Weekly sailing)

TOURANE, SAIGON and BasoxOR,

SINGAPORE PORT SWETTENHAM and PENANG

SAISON, MIEL SAndakan, Madang, SALAMAŬA, BABAUL,

TULAGI, Gizo and Lorengau.

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1940. ~PAGE 11

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Passenger & Cargo Bailings 10

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

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NEXT SABLING FROM HONGKONG

#ISSANCOUVER.

FIRST WEEK IN NOVEMBER

(Omitting Honolula)

NEXT SAILING TO MANILA: FOURTH WEEK IN OCTUBER

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BAILINGS FOR BWATOW, AMOX & HOOCHOW & RETURN (Sailings temporarily suspended)

KWANGCHOWWAN HONGKONG SERVICE Weekly sailings from Hong Kong

For particulars of Freight Passage apply to:-

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BANK LINE (CHINA)LTD

AGENTS FOR

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NEXT SAILING 4TH WEEK IN OCTOBER

AGENTS FOR

THE BANK LINE, LTD.

ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE

for Mauritius, Reunion, Tamatave, Lourenço Marques, Durban and Cape Ports

AMERICAN ORIENTAL LINE

Regular sailings for Beton, New York, Philadelphia & Baltimora

NEXT SAILING BEG. DECEMBER

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NEXT SAILING THIRD WEEK OCTOBER

Following sailing first week November Additional sailing third week November

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