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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28,

1941. -PAGE 1}}

PRESIDENT LINER

Sailings

TO SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES

via SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA & HONOLULU

BS. "PRESIDENT PIERCE"

5.S. "PRESIDENT TAFT"

S.S. "PRESIDENT CLEVELAND"

Mar. 6

Mar. 19

Apr 2

To NEW YORK and BOSTON

vis MANILA, SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO,

BOMBAY and CAPETOWN

S.S. "PRESIDENT JACKSON"

S.S. "PRESIDENT GRANT"

Mar. 23 Mar. 30

S.S. "PRESIDENT HAVES”

Apr. 20

To MANILA

8.S. "PRESIDENT TAFT"

Mar. 11

S.S. "PRESIDENT CLEVELAND)”

Mar 26

5.5. "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE"

Apr. 12-

To NEW YORK and BOSTON via SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES and

S.." PRESENT BUCHANAN "

* S.S.

* SS.

PANAMA Mar. T Apr. 13. May 9

PRESIDENT JOHNSON " PRESIDENT FILLMORE"

Cargo only

AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES

"ROUND-WORLD SERVICE'

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TEL. 28171.

12, PEDDER ST.

N.Y.K. LINE

SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES via Honolulu.

NITTA MARU

KAMAKURA MARU

SEATTLE & VANCOUVER

HIE MARU

Tuesday, 11th Mar. Tuesday. 18th Mar. Starts from Kobe) Wednesday, 12th Mar.

SOUTH AMERICA (WEST COAST) via Hilo & San

Francisco.

• SAKITO MARU

NEW YORK via Japan & Panama

* AMATA MARU

PASSENGERS

left

The following passengers Hongkong on Wednesday by the Hongkong by the President Plerce:

Mr. C. D. Berridge. Mstr. Richard Berridge, Miss Sally Berridge. Major J. H. Brown, Mr. & Mrs. William J. Davies, Miss Ruth E., Gilbertson, Mr. A. W. Herre, Mr. L G. Heston, Mr. J. B. Ipekdjian, Miss M. Jones, Sister Agata Kwan. Mr. Duncan Kennedy, Sir David John Owen, Mr. R. R. Roxburgh, Mr. Buls Eralllo da Roza.

DEPARTURES FOR SINGAPORE

Hunan Developing Water

Communication

the Hunan Positive steps are being taken by

authorities to develop inland navigation in order to further facilitate war-time communication in the province. Two projects relative to the dredging of the Lu River and the expansion of the shipping service have been drawn up and will be put into execution soon.

19 NEW SHIPS

The Lu River is an important; 10,000 tons of cargo and handle a artery of communication in south passenger traffe of about '40,000

dls- persons a year. em Hunan, traversing the tricts of Kwettung, Luchens. Laiyang. Pingchow, "Heng

In accordance with the Hunan yang and Yunghing. Its upper 5-Year Reconstruction Programme, section passes through regions 14 new steamships and five cargo rich in mineral resources such as vessels are to be constructed with-

Departures for Singapore by a/ coal, lead, wolfram and arsenic in the period. Last year, it was Dutch vessel which left yesterday and abounding with pines, cedars planned to build two of the it were Major J. E. Dobbs, Capt. A, C. and other trees. F. Drew-Wilkinson, Capt. P. A. Fishbourne, Capt. R. B. Freeman- Thomas, Lieut. D G. Gibson. Major A. S Godzy, Mr. D. Men, covering a distance of about cry out the plan in the course eight kilometers, is particularly Lellan. Mr. J. C. Menhinick, Major

In the meantime, the Recon- treacherous and has been the and Mrs. W. C. Newton, Capt. A.

struction Department has adopted, зcene of numerous shipwrecks.

The river is not navigable in rojected ships but due to lack of funds, the plan' did not materialise. many sections. The section be-The authorities have decided to tween Hokowcheng and Shuichu-)

of this year.

W. F. Pea), Mr. J. O.Sheppard. Flanked by towering cliffs, inter- a series of measures relative to

Mrs. Mabel Tanner, and Major

spersed with rapids and rugged in W. B. Wilson. A passenger for

Its bed with reefs, it can be Belawan-Deli was Mr. W. B. Cake.navigated only by rafts, but even by such means disaster frequently

HEALTH BULLETIN

occurs.

JOINT MEASURES

The engineering project regard- The following is the Return of ing this section of the river is to notiable diseases notified as hav

dredge it so as to make it safe for ing occurred in the Colony during navigation. For this purpose

the the 24 hours ended at midnight on Hunan Reconstruction Depart- Feb, 25- Cholera, one case:ment and the Provincial Water] Diphtheria, one case; Enteric Fever Conservancy Committee are thk- one case; Cerebro-Spinal Fever, ing joint measures to dynamite the one case: Dysentery. 10 cases: rocks on the river bed and build Tuberculosis. 16 cases.

dams to steady the currents. nours Execution of the project, it is

The Returns for the 24

the readjustment of the naviga- tion routes, revision of freight and passenger rates, facilitation of military transport, prohibition of overloading, and expansion of the scope of business of the Steamship Navigation Control Bureau. These are to be put into force immédia- tely (Central News).

TARANTO ACTION

RECALLED

ended at midnight on Feb. 28 are estimated, will involve an outlay Damage To Italian

Fleet Confirmed

as follows:--Enteric · Fever, one of $1,294,569. The money will be case: Cerebro-Spinal Fever, one advanced by the Hunan Provincial case; Dysentery. 15 cases: Tuber-Government but will be refunded culosis, 52 cases.,

LONDON, Feb. 27 (Reuter) — by the districts benefitted by the The damage done to the Itallan project. Work on the project will

Fleet by the British Fleet Air Arm. be started as soon as the necessary

at Taranto as announced by the funds are available.

Admiralty aas been fully confirm Meanwhile, the provincial authorities are taking measures toed by subsequent reports, Mr. A. V. Alexander, First Lord of the improve and expand the shipping service. Since the establishment in Admiralty, revealed when question- 1938 of the Provincial Steamshiped on the subject in the House of

Commons yesterday. Navigation Control Bureau, many

Mr. Alexander disclosed that one reforms in the river communica- tion system have been effected. Six battleship of the Cavour class had steamships and four lighters were apparently been abandoned as a frst assigned to the Bureau for total losa. Another vessel of this service. Later, they were streng-class and a Vittoria class battle thened but 88 more native rivership were badly damaged and were craft built at Yuanning. These still out of action

WEATHER REPORT Hongkong Royal Observatory

10 a.m., Feb. 27. Barometer Cat sea level), 29.95 ins, Temperature, 64 F. Humidity, 98 per cent, Wind Direction. E... Wind Force (Beaufort), 4. Temperature: maximum yesterday

62 F

Temperature: minimum last night

61 F. Rainfall for 24 hrs. ending 10th

today nil.

1st

(starta from Kupe) Sunday, 16th Mar.

Friday, *YDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila.

KASIMA MARU

Saturday,

28th Mar

22nd Mar.

MADRAS

.:

* DELAGOA MARI

Monday,

-3rd Mar.

Total rainfall since January

ANYO MARU....

2nd Mar.

13th Mar.

1

BOMBAY via Singapore & Colombo.

RANGOON & CALCUTTA via Singapore

44

✦ LIMA MARU.

KOBE

& YOKOHAMA

ATUTA MARU

NITTA MARU

KAMAKURA MARU

* Cargo only.

Sunday,

Thursday,

Monday, Tuesday, 11th Mar, Tuesday,

3rd Mar,

18th Mar,

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9.33 ins. Against an average of, 291 ins. Sunset today, 6.26 p.m. Sunrise "tomorrow, 6.46 a.m.

4 p.m., Feb. 27. Barometer (at sea level), 29.84 ins. Temperature, 68 F.

Humidity. 91 per cent. Wind Direction, "E

Wind Force (Beaufort), 4. Maximum temperature, €9 F. Minimum temperature, 61 F. Rainfall, nil.

Dats of

Month.

Height.

LOW WAZEE

Hong

Kong

Standard Time

Height

HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From. 28 Feb. to.8 Mar. 194).

HIGH WATER.

Telephone 30291

HODK

Korg Standard Time.

.b, mi

fit. In

b. m

Fri. 28

"11'7

54

0442

2307

6 2

18 26

2 6

Set

1141

0512

.23.34

5 R

17 15

2 4

Sao 2 [10 6 5

03 39

2 Q

234" 5 4

1757

Mon.

3

06 (8

2 4

12'6 15 8

14 4S

27

Tues

4

0017 14 7

(4 28 12 7

1230

166

1937

9

Wed 5

0162

43

06 44

1316 13 6

20 57

3.0

Thur. 6

0205 13 9

08 54

34

@

9:37

2 9

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

NEXT SAILING

EARLY IN MARCH, 1941,

For Freight or Passage apply to:---

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vessels have been plying between There was no further informa Changsha, Changten, Ichang, tion regarding the two cruisers Hongyang and other cities. Follow which were shown by aerial photo- ing the fall of Ichang and Shast graph to be listing to starboard in Hupeh, the Changsha-Ichang and surrounded by oil fuel, or the service bas been suspended. two big auxiliary ships lying with Averagely, the vessels carry some their sterns, under water

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