1940-10-22 — Page 11

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

PRESIDENT LINER

Sailings

To SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES

via SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA & HONOLULU,

Oct. 19 Nov. 3 Nor. 19

via MANILA, SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO,

S.S. "PRESIDENT PIERCE"

SS. "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE"

S.S. "PRESIDENT TAFT”

To NEW YORK and BOSTON

BOMBAY, and CAPETOWN

S.S. "PRESIDENT MONROE"

Oct. 31.

SS. "PRESIDENT ADAMS".

Nov. 20

To SINGAPORE & PENANG

S.S. CITY OF NORFOLK”

8.8 "CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO*

Oct. 28 Dec. 2

To SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES

via YOKOHAMA

8.S. "CITY OF NORFOLK"

S.B. "CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO”-

Nov. 17. Dec. 22

AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES

ROUND-WORLD SERVICE –

AGENTS FOR TRANSCONTINENTAL & WESTERN AIR

AND UNITED AIR LINES

12, PRDDER ST.

TEL. 28171..

FIRST VOYAGE FROM HONGKONG

THE NEW

S.S. "YAWATA MARU" (Sister Ship of S.S. "Nitta Maru")

to

SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES

via

SHANGHAI,

KOBE,

YOKOHAMA

and

HONOLULU.

A FEW RESERVATIONS STILL AVAILABLE,

Complete Information From Your Agent or:

JEWISH AID FOR MARSMAN COMPANY

BRITAIN

Annual Conference Of

Zionist Federation

MEETING

This has

enabled to keep

Continued from Page 8

Marsman's

Your Directors have therefore its issued concluded, after reviewing the LONDON Oct 21 (Reuter-We Algemeene have reason, and hope to expect capital at a low level, a matter situation carefully, that the in- that at long last, the war services of benent to all the shareholders. terests of both the Company and of Jews in Palestine will be used, As stated, in the Report, the the shareholders would best be, declared Paul, Goodman, presiding interest which your Company had served by reducing the capital in at the annual conference in Lon-in the Twin Rivers operation has order to wipe out all losses, thus placing the Company, as 300m 18 don of the Zionist Federation of been disposed of without loss.

possible, on a dividend paying Britain and Ireland:

The speaker added that Jews in Palestine could be relied on to do their utmost to defend all those British interests of which the country was the nerve centre.

Criticising the Petain Gov ment, for their treatment, of, the Jews, Goodman said it was the overwhelming tragedy of France; there was nothing that stood, moreto France's discredit or would manifest so pathetically her debasement, as the policy of making Jews the scapegoats for the mil!- tary defence of a France in whose defence 60,000 Jews of тагіорч nationalities had fought.

effort.

-----ACTIVITIES RESTRICTED

basis,

..

of

The present policy being follow- DIRECTOR "JOINS UP"

Major A. Beckerleg, one. ed by your Directors has been seti forth briefly in the Report. The your Directors, and an executive field of the Company's activities of the companies in our group, has been constantly narrowed and has been granted a leave of restricted through hostilles in absence, so that he may join His the territory surrounding the

Majesty's forces Colony.

I would like to take this op

As a result a number of proportunity of expressing to His jects from which substantial pro Majesty's subjects, particularly Ats were anticipated, have been those. In the British Isles, my deep suspended, but contacts will be appreciation of the courage and kept alive at a minimum expense, fortitude displayed by them dur- so that when conditions are leasing the present dark days, in their abnormal negotiations may be effort to retain that form resumed.

government under. which free men of Britain have lived so happily.

In view of the limited business Available, your Directors have de The Conference pledged full

cided that for the present a policy support of the war and called on of retrenchment will be followed the British Government to raise a Jewish army under, the British and efforts and money heretofore flag and to mobilise all the re-expended on future business will sources of Palestine, for the war be discontinued for the time being. Mr, de Vos, Managing Director. is proceeding to Manila to assist the Marsman organisation' there, WEATHER REPORT but your Company will continue

Royal Observatory, Hongkong; 10 am, Oct. 21. Barometer tat sea level), 29.97 ins. Temperature, 82 F. Humidity, 82 per cent. Wind Direction, WSW Wind Force (Beaufort). 2. Temperature; maximum yesterday

88 F. Temperature; minimum last night,

79

Rainfall for 24 hrs, ending. 10th

today, 0.03 ins

Total rainfall since January 1st

113.61 ina. Against an average of. 81.26 ins. Sunset tonight, 5.53 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow. 6.22 .m

4 pm, Oct. 21 Barometer (at sea level) 29,80 ins. Temperature 84 F.

Humidity 47 percent. Wind Direction 8.W. Wind Force (Beaufort) 2.

Maximum temperature 88. Minimum temperature 79, Rainfall, NIL

HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 22 to 28 Oct. 1940.

HIGH WATER.

Days

of

Hong

Standard

Height.

LOW WATEH

Height.

Hong

Kong

Kong

Standard

Tine.

Time

h m.

·h. m.

Tues. 22

Wed. 23

07 20 2

1400 .00 11

4 8

1720

44

72

08 20

125

1535 47

1740

4 8

Thur 24

0100: 7 0

69 40

2.3

18 65 49

1820

48

Fri.

20

02 20

1048

Telephone 30291.

17'46

5.1

21 16.

Sat:

20

03 58 18 6

11 40

181 15 6

23 39

San

27

(522 6 6

18.50

Бо

12 28

24

Mon. 28

08 38

B B

0040

37

19 30

∙13 10.

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N.Y.K, Kink's' Buliding.

TRAVEL A.-O. LINE

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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

Tel. No. 30332.

Agents.

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SAILINGS FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW & RETURN (Sailings temporarily suspended)

KWANGCHOWWAN—HONGKONG SERVICE Weekly sailings from Hong Kong

For particulars of Freight & Pacsage, apply

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO,,

General Managers

O. Building, 5th Floor.

Tel, Nos, 28837

28838.

of

the

I express to Directors Dodwell and Wilson our appreciation for their valuable counsel and the time they have personally given to your Company and our appreciation to Mr. de Vos and his entire staff for their unfailing loyalty and devotion to, duty, -

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I now beg to move that the Report and Accounts for the year to have the benefit of his broad ended April 30, 1940 be approved experience and intimate know and adopted." ledge of the Company's affairs without bearing the present re- muneration paid him, Mr. Carman has been appointed manager of the Company.

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CAPITAL REDUCED

As you will see from the "Bal ance Sheet, the deficit account

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1940 -PAGE 1

WE STOR FR

P. GO SƠN. CÓ. Passenger & Cargo Sailings

to..

QRUPU TAS

CRIENDLY

Straits, Ceylon, India, East & South Africa

&

United Kingdom.

B. I. S. N. CO. LTD.

Passenger & Cargo Sailings 10 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 route and the route and all sailings are subject to cancellation change or deviation with or without notice.

Passengers, are. requested to register their requirementa

sailings but under present circumstances

perforcu restricted.

Detalls may be obtained from

аге

-CONSTRUCTIONAL CONTRACTS

Concluding, Mr." "Marsman said that the reduction of share capi- tal would put the company on a better footing. (The Company had- recently been given several im-50 BUILDING. CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL. HONGKONG portant constructional contracts. including air raid shelters..

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE.CO

is large and if this is to be wiped The Company had recently com- first of the new out from profits as they accumu-pleted the late, it any be a number of years godowns for the Kowloon Wharf before any dividends can be paid and Gedown Company.

a Six-

to shareholders, considering that storey building, and had been In the immediate future only awarded a contract for a second modest profits may be anticipated. such bullding.

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COMPANY, LIMITED,

Frequent and Regular Sailings for

SWATOW, AMOY, SHANGBAL TINET, WEIHAWEI.

CHEFOO and TreNTAIN,

KWANOCHOWWAN and HotoW

HAIPHONG

CANTON (Weekly sailing)

TOURANE, SAIGON and BanGxex.

SINGAPORE PORT SWETTINHAM and PENANG

·SAIGON, MINI, SANDAKAN, MADANG, SALAMAUA, RABAUL

TULAGI, Gizo and Ionengat.

For further particulars. regarding loading dates, etc. please apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

TELEPHONE NO. 30331-

BANK LINE(CHINA)LTD

AGENTS FOR

ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL SS. CO., LTD.

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NEXT SAILING 4TH WEEK IN OCTOBER

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FIRST WEEK, IN NOVEMBER

(Omitting Honolulu);

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