1940-11-08 — Page 11

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

PRESIDENT LINER

Sailings

TO SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES

via SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA & HONOLULU

9.S. "PRESIDENT TAFT"

S.S. "PRESIDENT CLEVELAND"

8.3. "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE"

Nov. 17

Dec. 7 Dec. 28

To... NEW YORK and BOSTON

via MANILA, SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO,

.... BOMBAY and CAPETOWN

8.3. "PRESIDENT ADAMS"

6.3. "PRESIDENT VAN BUREN"

SA. "PRESIDENT JACKSON"

Nov. 12

Dec. 10

'Dec. 10

To SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES

via YOKOHAMA

́S.S. "CITY OF NORFOLK"

Nov, 17

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KAMAKURA MARU (stipts from S'hai) Monday, 15th Nov. ASAMA MARI (starts from Kube) Wednesday, 27th Nov.

SEATTLE & VANCOUVER Starts from Kobe

HEIAN MABU

Tuesday,

3rd Dec.

SOUTH AMERICA (WEST COAST) vig Hilo & San

Francisco.

* TAKAOKA MARU ́(starts From Kibe) Sunday, SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila.

KATO, MARU

MADRAS via Saigon (Cargo for Saigon accepted) :

17th Nov.

Saturday, 1 23rd Nov.

End of Nov.

Saturday, 30th Nov. Saturday. 7th Dec.

BOMBAY via Singapore & Colombo,

ANYO MARU.

• ONCE MARU

RANGOON & CALCUTTA via Singapore

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• NAGATO MARU

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KASIMA MARU.

SUWA MARU

ATUTA MARU'

* Cargo only.

1!

Wednesday, 13th Nov. Sunday, 17th Nov.

Monday,

Sunday,

11th Nov. 24th Nov.

Tuesday,

26th Nov.

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Calling at Manila, Thursday Ísland, Cairns, Towns

ville, Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne, etc.

NEXT SAILING-

MIDDLE OF NOVEMBER, 1940.

For Freight or Passage apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Tel. No, 2838E,

Agents.

1. Connaught Road.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

BAILINGS FOR SWATOW. AMOY & FOOĆHOW & RETURN

Sallings temporarily suspended)

KWANGCHOWWAN-HONGKONG SERVICE

"Weekly sallings from Hong Kong

For particulars of Freight & Passage apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.,

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Building, 6th Floor,

Tel Nos. 23037 & 28038.

Dutchmen On Guard Round

The Coast Of Britain

Somewhere in Wales-Down among the dunes along this sunny shore 1 had a surprise. A dozen soldiers, wearing helmets like coal- scuttles, and shouting in a strange tongue, bobbed up out of the sand and covered me with carlons ly short rifles, writes a DAILY MAIL reporter.

A dozen small, skewer-like, have many recruits from all parts -baynets, hinged to the barrels. of Britain...` snapped forward like blades from

a pocket-knife, and threatened me on all sides. Then came a pleasant laugh behind me.

I turned to see an officer in kha-

ki battle-dress similar to that worn by our own Army.

He clicked his heels, saluted, and said in perfect English: "1 am glad to meet you. I am at your service.""

Then he pointed to his shoulder. Labs, which bore the one word: "Nederland."

I had stumbled on a coastal de fence post held by men of the¦ Royal Dutch Legion.

It was so cleverly concealed that

would have stepped on to the heads of the defenders if they had

not been keeping a sharp watch

CONSIGNEES' NOTICES

NOTICE TO CONSIGNERS

PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL-

STEAM NAVIGATION. Cos

STIAMER

diaryxu HONG KONG

From U. K, BUMBAY, COLOMBO

AND BTRAITS.

ONBIGNEES of Cargo by the

above-named Vassel are hereby in

"They are all very keen to take part in the defence of this country-and later to help to win back their own land." Some of these big, blue-eyed i formed that their goods Have been hand- Dutchmen, who came from over-ed placed AT THE RIs in the Hong seas to join the Legion, were dis- Company's Godowns at Kowloon where Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown appointed to find no battle raging each Consignment is being sorted out when they arrived. We want to Mark by Mark and Delivery can now be get at those Germans," they say.

obtained One Legionary left a large and prosperous farm in South Africa

to enlist,

He is the biggest man in the Leglun-so big, indeed, that there is not a uniform to fit him.

PLAYING DARTS

The men's recreations include

Optional goods have been landed here unlem instructions the contrary Six Hours before arrival of were given to

the steamer.

Good not cleared within 8 days in dading date of arrival will be subject to rent,

No Fire Insurance has or will be effected by us in any cuas whatever,

Damaged Packages must be left in the Oodowns for examination by the Consignees, and the Company's surveyors, Messrs. GODDARD & DOUGLán, at 10 a.m. on Monday and Thursday, within the Free Storage period.

I had seen rothing of it, and darts-which they are playing for the first time and learning Welsh. Incredible though it may sound, some of these Dutchmen are also learning to speak Dutch. They are A large part of the Legion is in recruits of pure Dutch parentage it is necessary for a Revenue Officer to

born in this country. who were training here, and guarding a sec Several are Cockneys. "Dutch is tion of the coast.is only one of

double-Dutch to us," they say.. heir many jobs.

on me.

HEALTH RONS

One company, composed al- most entirely of English-speak- They have a thoroughly equiping Dutchmen, talk to their ped camp, and are så democratic that their commandant and all his

officers join the men in a health

trot“ every morning.

They zu across country in a steady Indian lope, and come back glowing.

comrades in signs,

Not a penny of Britain's money is spent on the Legion. Equipment maintenance, pay-all come out of Dutch funds.

To-day the troops were reviewed by a general.

"

The commandaht told me: "Most At their head "marched the of the troops are seasoned men Legion's band. formed only a fort- who fought the Germans when night ago of amateur musicians Holland was invaded. but we also from among the recruits,

WEATHER REPORT Britain Requisitions

Royal Observatory, Hongkong. 10 a.m., Nov. 7. Barometer, "(at sca level)

Ins.

Temperature, 75 F

$0.04

Humidity, 69 per cent. Wind Direction, N.NE. Wind Forte (Beaufort), 4. Temperature: maximum yesterday

83 2 Temperature; minimum last night,

71 F.

Rainfall for 24 hrs ending 10th

0 25 tas

Total rainfall since January ist

117.32 Ins.

Against an average of 82.77 ins. Sunset tonight, 5.43 p.m Sunset- tomorrow: 6.32 a.m

4.pm.. Nov. 7,

Barometer (at sea level), 29.99 ins Temperature, 77 F.

Humidity, 61 per cent

Wind Direction, NNE. Win Force (Beaufort), 4. Maximum temperature, 78 F. Minimum temperature, 71, F. Rainfall, ni

HONG KONG TIDE TABLE

From 8 to 14 Nov. 1940.

HIGH WATEL.

Hong

Kong Standard

Days of

Time.

h.m.

-03-00-

18 62

Height.

LOW WATEL,

Hong

Rong

Standard

Height

Baltic Shipping

Consignees are specially notifed that

be present at the examination of damaged dutible eargo.

All Claims against the Steiner murt be presented to the Undereigned on or before 27th Nov. 194), or they will not be recognized.

No Claims will be admitted after the Gorda have left the Gedown, MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co.

Agent. Hong Kong, 6th November, 1940,

[597

DEPARTURES Departures by a Dutch ressel yesterday for Singapore were

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1940. -PAGE 11

P. & O. S. N. CO.

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to

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Passenger & Cargo Sailings to

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Monthly Sailings to Rabaul, East Coast of Australia and Tasmania.“

Also frequent sailings to Shanghai anï japan.

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

Passengers are requested to register their requiremente but urder present circumstances sailings are perforce restricted.

Details may be obtained from

MACKINNON MACKENZIE.CO

Prof. Dr. Winifred C. Cullis, Lt.- | 19,00 BUILDING CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL. HONGKONG

comdr. AD.S. Murray. M. PE

Annis, Mr. and Mrs. CHW. Ro- bertson, Mr. and Mrs. GE, Gros sett and infant, thick, Mr.

Mr. w.F. Pe- OLeblock and Mr.

LONDON, Nov. 7 (Reuter) The British Government bas requisitioned 24 ships of Latvian, Chester 8. Holcombe. A passen- the Netherlands Indies ger for Esthonian and Lithuanian and

Eame vessel was by the nopes to reach some agreement

allas Tlong Foek-yen with the Soviet Government this complicated and technical

Queeny Chang

matter.

FLOATING MINE

Miss

Madam

/ FIRING PRACTICE

Light Gun Firing Practice wi

A floating mine was reported be carried out between 6 pm and

midnight today.

by the Master of the 5.-Kinshan as having been sighted at Lat. 22' 091" long.114'01 E at ap- |proximately 9.40 am. yesterday.

Firing areas "D" and "E" wil be affected

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