1940-12-19 — Page 11

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

PRESIDENT LINER

Sailings

TO SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES,

via SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA & HONOLULU

93. "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE"

S.S. "PRESIDENT PIERCE"

8.S. "PRESIDENT TAFT,

.Dec. 78

Jan. 3

Joh. 17

To NEW YORK and BOSTON

via MANILA, SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO,

BOMBAT and CAPETOWN

8.8. "PRESIDEST GARFIELD",

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MTG.

73 TRAFFIC

ACCIDENTS

IN COLONY

ENGINEERS

MEETING

CLOSES

After five sessions during which

the

At the Legistative Lóufell meet In the Colony of Hongkong in- more than 20 important decisions. ing to be held today at 2.30 palcluding the Island, Kowloon and were reached, the ninth annual the Attorney General to move the New Territories during the week meeting of the Chinese Engineers' following resolution.;--

ending at 8 am, on Saturday, Dec. Sociter was brought to a close in Resolved · pursuant to section 3 of the Public Officers (Changes, there were altogether 73 trame Chengtu.

accidents as the result of which Mr. HH. Ling, well-known Chi, of Style) Ordinance, 1937, «that i

Ave persons were killed and 22 nese railway engineer has been the style of the office of

elected persons were injured,

of new "Divisional Superintendent of Folice" be changed

Of the persons killed, an 8-year- Society while Mr. Chen Lá-žu, Min- to that of "Senior Superintendent of Po-old boy was knocked down and 1ster of Education, and several lice" for all purposes and that killed by a public car while cross-others were named directors. the said addition be made to the ing the carriageway, and four Chi- Following the closing ceremony. the participants left for Schedule to the said Ordinance nese male bus passengers died all The Attorney General will also from injuries received as the re- wanhsien, in west Szechwan, to move the First reading of...

sult of a collision between vehi-inspect the recently completed em.

bunment alcar the In River ..

Feb. 8

"A Bill to amend the Holidayscles. Ordinance, 1912.”

To

MANILA

S.S. "PRESIDENT PIERCE”

́SS. "PRESIDENT. TAFT"

Dec. 27. Jan. 10. Jan. 24

J

S.S. "PRESIDENT CLEVELAND"

AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES

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12, PEDORR. $1.

TEL. 28171.

N.Y.K. LINE

SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES via Honolulu.

NITTA MARU

KAMAKURA MARU

Thursday, 19th Dec, Tuesday, 4th Jan.

SEATTLE & VANCOUVER Starts from Kobe) »

HIKAWA MARU

Saturday, 21st Dec.

SOUTH AMERICA (WEST COAST) via Hilo & San

Francisco.

RAKUYO MARU (starts from Kobe). Tuesday, NEW YORK via Panama

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila,

ATUTA MARU

HAKODATE MARU

24th Dec.

Monday,

30th Dec,

10th Jan.

HAIPHONG, SAIGON & MADRAS Friday, (Cargo accepted for Epiphong & Saigon)

BOMBAY via Singapore & Colombo.

KASIMA MARU

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• MATUMOTO MARU

KOBE

& YOKOHAMA

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KITANO MARU

KAMAKURA MARU

* Cargo undy..

MORE DESTROYERS

FOR U.S. NAVY CA WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (Reuter)

colli- were Brid

It is eamed that a gold medal Of 73 accidents, 33 were sons between Vehicles; 20

as awarded to Mr. Ling in re- cognition of his valuable services collisions between vehicles

in completing the Canton-Hankow: pedestrians: 21 accidents were due Railway in a short time. (Central

to other canses.

FOOD CONTROL IN KWANGTUNG

News).

UNCLAIMED

TELEGRAMS

The following unclaimed tele-

-The award of a contract for the construction of 40 additional des- troyers at an estimated cost of With a view to tightening food *CT $253,000,000 is announced by control the Kwangtung Provincial. Colonel Frank Knox, US Secre- Government has instructed the grams are lying at the office of the tary of the Navy.

different halen to organise" food Great Northern Telegraph Com- control committees of from nine to pany (Limited):-700 Chul-Lan, 27 eleven members each, They will be Yuk Sau, Street, 2nd floor; 11.

Tak Lun Kung under the direct control of the pro- Kung-po, C/O vincial food control bureau(Cen-House: Feng Chiu-t, c/o Mau Kwok Boarding House: Mr. B. tral News).

Pethick. Hongkong Hotel.

He also announces the award of contracts for the expansion of shipbuilding facilities at a cost of over $8,000,000.

·WEATHER REPORT

Hongkong Royal Observatory 10 am. Dec. 18,

FLOATING MINE A floating mine in a position approximately 22.11 N. Long. 113.

Barometer, (at sea level), 30.30 ins. 58 E at 9.40 hrs. yesterday has

Temperature, 64 F.

Humidity: 55 per cent.

Wind Direction, E.N.E. Wind Force (Beaufort) 4.

Temperature maximum yesterday.

12 F.

Temperature: Minimum last night

57 F.

Rainfall for 24 hrs ending 10th

today, nil

Total rainfall eince January tr

117.59 ins

Against an average of, 84.73 ms... Sunset tonight, 5.42 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow, 6.57 a.m.

4 p.m., Dec. 18. Barometer (at sea level), 30.18 Ins.

Temperature, 64 F.

Humidity, 51 per cent.

Wind Direction, E/8. Wind Force (Beaufort), 4 Maximum temperature, 87 F.

Minimum temperature, 57 F Rainfall, nil,

RONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 19 to 23 Dec. 1940.

Days of

Week

Dats of

Month.

Height.

Low Water

Hong

Kong

Standard

Saturday,

28th Dec.

Friday,

13th Dec.

Saturday,

28th Dec.

HIGH WATER.

Thursday,

19th Dec.

Hong

Tuesday,

24th Dec,

Kong

Tuesday,

14th Jan.

Standard

Time.

Time

1,0.

Pla

k. I.

Thur, 19

13 20 [49

06 40

23 50 175

17 10

Fri.

07 25

20

14 10

5 U

18 15

Sat, 21

00:48

0816

15.06

19:30

Telephone 30291.

San

22

01 65

09.05

1600

16 co

3.A

21 28

Mon. 23

03 94

1000

15 53

33

23 95

Tues. 24

05 00

1

1053

Wed, 25

8174

6304

6 4

0043

1830 0 9

13 45

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been reported to the Harbour Ofice by the master of the a.s. Kinshza

Hochwan To Donate

Two Planes

A "gift plane" movement has. been launched by the people- in Hochwan, 40 miles northwest of Chungking or the upper reaches THAILAND CHINESE of the Chialing River. The move ment aims at the raising of $500,- INVEST

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been set up with Mr. Yuan Esu-ya, During the past year, the Chi- Magistrate, as chairman, nese in Thailand alone have in- The 3rd District of Hochwan vested more than $30,000,000 in alone has pledged to subscribe Yunnan province-Central News). $180,000.—(Central News).

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