The Archive · 1937

Sailings for Canton Next Week

When the EN. s, Wuhu sailed for Tungchow early yesterday morning from the French Bund, she car-Tied the greatest number of passengers to sail from this port up the Yangtze river since hostilities began. So fully booked was she that two foreign men among her 37 passengers were without cabin accommodation, but arrangements were made for them to have as comfortable a! trip as could be expected. Her passengers included eight Customs officers and eight children.

The Lloyd Triestino have received further advices concerning movements of their ships. The inv. Him-malaya left Singapore on October 31 (Sunday last) and is now expected io arrive in Shanghai about November 12; the s. Conte Biancarano left Colombo on Wednesday and is due here on Saturday, November 13; and the inv. Sumatra sailed from Trieste on October 21 and is expected io reach this port on or about December 7.

The Hamburg-America Line have also received advices as to movements of their ships. According to the latest schedules, the inv. Burgenland is to leave Hongkong on Novem-for 26 for Genoa, Rotterdam, and Hamburg, while the s. Preussen is to leave the Colony on December 5 for Marseilles, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Hamburg. Calls at Shanghai have been temporarily suspended, but it is learned.that the s. Preussen arrived in Hongkong on Thursday; the inv. Ramses was in Singapore yesterday; the s. Neumark left Colombo on October 3l; and the s.

Hindenburg left Rotterdam on October 21.

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