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Sailings
To SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES
via SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA & HONOLULU
May 4
May 18
June 5
via MANILA, SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO,
8.S. "PRESIDENT PIERCE"
8.S. "PRESIDENT TAFT"
S.& "PRESIDENT CLEVELAND"
To NEW YORK and BOSTON
BOMBAY and CAPETOWN
S.S. "PRESIDENT HAYES"
*&S. "PRESIDENT TYLER "
SS. "PRESIDENT GARFIELD"
May 4 May 14 May 18
To
MANILA
May 12
S.S. "PRESIDENT CLEVELAND' 3.S. "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE"
May 30 June 7
To NEW YORK and BOSTON
via SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES and
PANAMA.
* 8.S. "PRESIDENT JOHNSON "
May 10 May 18
June 19
SS. "PRESIDENT TAFT"
* S.S. “PRESIDENT FILLMORE”
SS. "PRESIDENT TAYLOR"
* Cargo only
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"ROUND-WORLD SERVICE" AGENTS FOR TRANSCONTINENTAL & WESTERN AIR
AND UNITED AIR LINES
TEL. 29171
12, PRODER ST.
N.Y.K. LINE
SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES via, Honolulu,
.
Tuesday, 6th May Tuesday, 20th May SEATTLE & VANCOUVER (Starts from Kobe
Saturday,
TATUTA MARU
NITTA MARU
HIE MARU
* NAKO MARU
NEW YORK via Japan & Panama
Tuesday,
3rd May
24th June
SOUTH AMERICA" (WEST COAST) via Hilo & San
Francisco.
RAKUYO MARU.
(starta from Kobe) Tuesday,
27th May
COLOMBO & MADRAS via Singapore
Sunday,
4th May
30th May
* MURORAN MARU
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila.
*ONOF MARU
SAIGON
Friday,
Thursday,
17
Friday,
Sunday,
* TURUGA MARU
BOMBAY via Singapore & Colombo.
RANGOON & CALCUTTA via Singapore|
* GENOA MARU
* OKITU MARU- ·
* TOBA MARU
• TÜRUGA MARU
KOBE & YOKOHAMA
* LIMA MARU “
TATUTA MARU KASIMA MARU
• Cargo only.
8th May..
2nd May 11th May
Thursday,
1st May
Thursday,
8th May
Monday,
5th May
Tuesday,
6th May
Thursday,
15th May
Telephone 30291.
NIPPON YUSEN KÄISYA
N.Y.K, King's Building'
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE-
To AUSTRALIA
Calling at Manila, Thursday Island, Cairns, Towns- ville, Sydney & Melbourne, etc.
Indian-Made Luminous Two-Day War
Paints Aid A.R.P.
The black-out or partial black-out (as in many Bastern cities) presents many problems for the motorist, pedestrian and Defence authorities. To cope with some of the difficulties experienced, Iumine, ous paints have been introdgoed,
Debate
HOME EFFORT TO
BE BOOSTED LONDON, May 1 (Reuter) The two-day debate on the war situa- These paints used to come from tion is likely to be devoted far | Europe, but their cost was prohi-
more to the urgent question" of in- PRESIDENT LINES bitive. Recently Indian scientists:
creasing the war effort at home SKIPPER'S NUMBER At the Allpore Test House have than to any post mortem on the developed luminous paints from Government's decision to help OF DESTINY Indian ores and from calcium Greece, writes Reuter's Parliamen
strontium and barium sulphides Captain J. E. Murphy, veteraz American President Lines' ship.4t fairly cheap prices. They have The Prime Minister's broadcast master, claims not to be super- already been tried in A.R.P. exer- stitious. However, he admits quft. cises in Cäloutis and a demonstra- public opinión. and this has been frankly that the number four tion has been arranged at the
Government Test House, Alipore,
FOURTH LINER
the same
tary correspondent.
on Sunday had a. good effect on
reflected in the attitude of those
of
seems to be his "number of des, Acquiring energy in the form or Who last week were critical tiny"...or something. In fact,
Goverment's action.
Attention is being directed to the Captam Murphy had been born light from the sun. the paints)
The one
of quadruplets, which he continue to glow in the dark, in
manner as the much home front and its defects. wasn't, it doubtful if the number
nore costly radio-active paints Minister of Supply yesterday gave a 4 could have played s more im-
which are used on watches, but for satisfactory answer regarding the portant part in his life to date.
a period of from eight to twelve Production of heavy tanks, but this hours only. These locally prepared, is only one item in many that are fuminous paints after being expos required to wage a successful war Having won the coveted assigned for a few minutes to light be- against the armoured might of the........ ment La command the new sa gin to glow again and continue to enemy. President Garfield, which is the
LABOUR QUESTION glow for several hours. fourth new luxury liner construct- The importance of luminous There is also the question of ed for American President Lines paints was realised in the last war, labour. Critics claim that little Round-World, service, Captain when they were employed for has been done with the compul- Murphy immediately began cogi- uminating aeroplane dials and sory powers which the Minister of cating about the strange series of
Labour, Mr. Ernest Bevin, an- gun sights for night firing. circumstances, which definitely
Some GREAT IMPETUS
nounced some time ago. place him under the Bign of Four.
members urge more drastic action The present war, with the in- Captain Murphy recalls that it
creased effectiveness of the boun-regarding mobilisation of industry was on the fourth day of the fourth month, eight years $80 restrictions, has given a great im-ing a radical change in the govern
ber and the necessity for black-out and labour for the war effort.
Some responsible people are urg- (which is twice four), otherwise
petus to the study of the produc April 4, 1933, that he took over
tion of cheap luminous paints. command of the old ss. President Garfield. Now he is assigned to command the new President Gar- feld when she began her maiden voyage from New York April 4, 1941. There are the other usual "coincidences" involving the num- ber four in Murphy's life, such as being born on the 24th day of the month, and four being his lucky number, etc., yet Captain Murphy insists he is not superstitious.
SATISFACTORY TRIALS
JI
street
ment machinery which, they feel, ts not best fitted to get the maxi-"
They suggest mum war efforts
reorganisation to ensure effective compliance with decisions of the executive.
Closer
In Europe, luminous paints are being used extensively in A.R.P. shelters, hospitals (the tops of bies on which medicines are placed, exit signs, etc), theatres and pri- vate houses. Luminous
DIRECT CO-OPERATION Members want the war effort signs, house numbers, name plates, steps and even door handles guide extended in the greatest possible the citizen back to his home.
way and will spare no effort to that they The motorist has no excuse for achieve this, knowing infringing traffic laws, for the have the whole-hearted support of policeman's helmet and cloak are the country. bathed in the glow of luminous
“operation with the paint, which is however invisible leading Empire statesmen will The new Fresident Garfield re-
rertainly pe
urgent though it to planes above. cently completed ner trial runs off
realised thật such a direct Co- It is also asserted that luminous the Virginia coast. These were
gradually replacing operation in London is not as easy- declared to be "entirely satisfac-paints, by tory." Like her three sister ships Neon signs, are ushering in a new, as in the last war owing to the
Ministers by all the Dominions) before her, the President Garfield era in advertising and in the more exacting call on their own was built by the Newport News theatre.. Shipbuilding Deinpany, at Newport- News, Va.. where three other ships of the same type and for the same service are now under construc- tion.
The President Jackson, first of the seven new round-world Emers completed, recently terminated her first world cruise in the record time of 99 days, with an average
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RIO DE JANEIRO, May 1 (Reu- LONDON, May 1 (Reuter)-It later)-The German freighter Na- officially announced that the Brital, which arrived at Santos from tish trans-Atlantic air service will Hamburg, carried 2,582 tona be resumed this summer for Dur-cargo, consisting largely of ma- poses connected with the war. chinery and aeroplane parts.
of
craising speed of better than : CHINA NAVIGATION
knots. Officers and passengers were unanimous in their praise of the new ship's performance
HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 2 to 8 May 1941.
Days of
Week
"Days of
Month.
03.02
Hong Kong Standard
Time
HIGH WATER:
LOW WATER
Hong
Kong
Standardi Time
Fri.
h. m. 201G2
ft. in.
b. m.
41
05.20
3 6
11 54
6 61
18 07
Sat.
3
03 44
1244
| 641
21.00
Sun.
4 04 08
4
03 25
13 47
9
22 07
Mon.
05 08 4.3
07 Ga
4 1
"1507
58
23 07
18
NEXT SAILING
Toes. 6
05 47
4 6
1047
13 9
16 37
23 GR
19
BEGINNING OF MAY, 1941. ·
Wed. 7
03 28
17 38 30
12 14
13 3
Thu.
07 01
50
044
#19
19 la
5 t
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FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1941. —PAGE 11
P. & O.
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V1⁄4 LOS ANGELES & PANAMA CANAL PORTS.
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