1940-10-29 — Page 11

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1940. -PAGE 11

PRESIDENT

LINER SAILINGS

To SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES

via SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA & HONOLULU

Oct. 29

Nov. 3 Nov. 17

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 ADAMS" -

Nov. 20

S.S. "PRESIDENT HARRISON"

Dec. 8

TO SINGAPORE & PENANG

S.S. "CITY OF NORFOLK"

Oct. 20

To SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES

via YOKOHAMA

SS CITY OF NORFOLK"

AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES

"ROUND-WORLD SERVICE

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THE NEW

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ON NOVEMBER 4TH

to..

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via SHANGHAI,

KOBE,

YOKOHAMA

and

HONOLULU.

A FEW RESERVATIONS STILL AVAILABLE.

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Calling at Manila, Thursday Island, Cairns, Towns-

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NEXT SAILING

MIDDLE OF NOVEMBER, 1940.

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SAILINGS FOR SWATOW, AMOY & POOCHOW & RETURN (Sallings temporarily suspended)

KWANGCHOWWAN-HONGKONG SERVICE

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NOTICE TO

MARINERS

Blackout Exercises

A Notice to Mariners issued by the Hon. Commander G. F. Hole (Harbour Masteri states:-

Blackout exercises will. take place on the nights of October 29-30 and 30-31, 1940,

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Canada's Growing Navy Further Augmented

Canada's steadily growing navy. was "further augmented when six of the fifty destrovers given by the United States to the United Kingdom, in return for leases on nine sea and air bases" stretching from Newfoundland to British Guiana, wers shortly to be commissioned as Canadian ships. In announcing this in a recent Press conference, Naval Minister Angus L Macdonald said that the ships were now in Canadian waters and would be manned by 800 Canadians.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

In these exercises, the blackout will automatically commence at

As a friendly gesture "to the present there is a total waiting sunset 15.43 p.m.) on Oct. 29 and United States the ships will be ist of about 16,000. Including 400 rivers officers and 2,000 men classed as remain in force until sunrise (8.26 named after some of the a.m.) on the morning of Oct. which torm part of the fortless probationers. In the active "ser- 31 when normal lighting and sea boundary-between two good neigh vice now were 11.149 officers and tram will be resumed

bours These vessels will bear the men, this total including the 800 (1) External lights of every "des- names of Annapolis, Columbia, who would man the six additional cription on board vessels are pro- Niagara. St. Clair, St. Croix and destroyers. hibited, and all internal 11ghts St. Francis, and bring Canada's. must either be extinguished or ob- destroyer strength up to thirteen. CONSIGNEES' NOTICES scured so that no light is visible Mr. Macdonald states that the either from above Or from any construction programme under other direction.

way in Canadian shipyards was Note

up to schedule. Of the 54 cor- Torches may be used to meet vettes, or submarine chasers, on THE BEN LINE STRAMERB, LTD. any special circumstance. but they order, many have already been must be screened with two thick- ¦delivered and will be ready for nesses of ordinary blue close-service at an early date. . . -woven--cloth-or-paint-

~~~ MIGHT--SERVE OVERSEAS. (2) The following lights in the While the nature of the duties Hongkong area, will be extinguish-or the newly-acquired ships was ed during the period of the black-no divulged. the Minister Inti- ouk

mated some migat serve overscas Waglan "Island, Tathong Point, where four Canadian destroyers Cape Collinson: South Lyemun, are already aiding the Royal Navy North Lyemun. Channel Rocks, in keeping British waters clear of Cust Rock, North Fairway Buoy,

enetny submarines Central Fairwa Buoy. South craft, in escorting convoys, and

Fairway Buoy, Green Island, Cheung Chau Island Passage. Normal lighting will be resumed on the night of Oct 31/Nov. 1.

The Port will be closed to all in- ward "and

outward shipping at sunset on Oct. 23 to sunrise on Oct. 31, during which periods no movements of vessels, etc, will be permitted inside" the Port,

many other duties.

"AD

example of

and

other

the rigorous

service that ships of the Royal Canadian Navy are undergoing is the fact that from May 24 to Sept. 6 the Restigouche, steamed 26.181 miles," he said.

There would be no difficulty in manning the six destroyers re- ceived from the United States, (1) A restricted ferry service will according to Mr. Macdonald, as at

Notes

HARBOUR OFFICE NOTICE

THE S.S.

Arrived HONG KONG

From LONDON AND STRAITS.

ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hong Kong and hazardous and/or extra hazardous

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

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 20th Cet, 1840, will be subject to rent

All claima against the vessel must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 5th Nov. 1940, or they will not be recognized.

To comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Regulations. Consignees must have a Revenue Officer in atten-

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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 "requiremente hut under present circumstances sailings are restricted.

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All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where-they-will be examined on the 28th Oct., 1940, at Messrs. Carmichael & Clarke.

Am.

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be maintained by the Star Ferry between Hongkong and Kowloon subject to the provisions of paru- graph 2 (1) which includes navigation lights, and in this con- Notice is given by the Harbour

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COL. KNOX ON DEFENCE OF ENGLAND

CHICAGO, Oct. 28 (Reuter).. "England's defence in the last three months by the magnificent RAF was" fundamentally only possible because the British Fleet was there to halt the Germans at the water's edge," declared Col. Frank Knox, US. Secretare. of Navy, in a speech at Chicago yesterday.

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