Shipping.
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGA-PACIFIO
TION COMPANY,
716 despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on or about the
DATES samod:-
WIS
FOR
FORT SAID & MARSEILLES |
STREKERE
TO BAIE ON
REKMARKS
LONDON & ANTWERP, { SICILIA .................... Į About Int Fraight and VIA S'FORE, FANO, CTO, Capt. C.H. WATKINS,EN... Jan., 1969. Passage. SHANGHAI, MOJL, KOBE NYANZA ................ Ahont 2nd) Fraight and AND YOKOHAMA ....................1 Capt. S. H. BRAINHAW... Jan., 1909, Passage.
[DELHI__.............. About 8th Freight and Capt. J. D. ANDRAWA, K.X.R. Í JAU., 1909.) Pazman. ASSAYE.Noce, 9th Bee Special
Capt. C. I. DANIEL......Jan., 1909. I Advertisement
E. & HEWETT, Buperintendent,
SHANGHAI..............................
LONDON, VIA USUAL PORTS
P. & O. 8. N. Co.'s Office.
OANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY'S
ROYAL HAIL STEAMSHIP LINE,
LUXURY-SPEED-PUNCTUALITY.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Shipping.
MAIL 8.8. 00,
TOYO KISEN KAISHA,
U.S. MAIL LINES.
VIA HONOLULU,
TAKING PASSENGERS AND CARGO TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEX100, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA. AND EUROFT:
SEMI-TROPICAL ROUTE..
THE COTTON GOODS TRADE
IN THE FAR LAST.
Statement at Manchester Chamber of Commerce,
At a dinner of the Manchester Chamber of Commercs last month Mr Ashworth, President of the Chamber of Commerce,
WEDNESDAY, DESEMBER 80 1963.
Shipping.
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION GO, LD.
50%
PROJECTED SAILINGS TROM HONGKONG
(SUBJECT TO ALTERATION).
SYLLNESS
BHANGHAL...
KWONGSANG...THURSDAY,
* MANILA «LOONGRANG „FRIDAY,
* SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA,ƒi FOOKSANG...}MONDAY.
*
KOBE & MOJI SINGAPORE PENANGI
←{RUTSANG ... }FRIDAY,
ТО НАП
Dec. 31, at Nood
Deo. 81, at data
Jan, 11, at Noon.
Jan. 18, at Noon.
The financial outlook is reassuring, the effects of the Amerkan panic of a year ago are passing away, monay promises to be plentiful and the only adverse feature in this connection is the weakness of silver, which threatens to be a serious bindran to the source of trade in the Far East. The are some persons who would maintain that there cannot be over-production while
Thean vessels have all ixodern improvement and are firtsa, througnant with Fleatada. there are in the Far East alone at least Light- A daly qualified Surgeon is also carried.
Steamers have saperior Accommodation For Fit-class Frasenger, and are 250,000,000 people who wear ontbon clothisted throughout with Electrio Light,
AND CALOUTTA
RETURN TOURS TO JAPAN. Occupying 24 days.
ing but never use any Lancashire-made goods, As & theory that may scom plausible, but in practice, as you know,
Only line taking the warm SOUTHERN ROVER across the Parro, vis HONOLULU, the rate of development of trade is en A, the moss fertile and beautiful island of the Parts. PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG
ŠTRÁMKBO
↑ ASIA 8,500 Ton......SATURDAY,
(SUBJECT 10. ALTERATION), SATANG DATES, 1908.
Bud Jaa., at Noon.
8th Jan., at Noon,
19th Jan., at Noon,
30th Jan, at Noon.
* MONGOLIA...27,000........SATURDAY,
+ TENYO MARU$1,000
TUESDAY,
•
KOREA..........18,000. ;, ...,SATURDAY,
↑ The ss ASIA and CHINA carry intermediate passengers only
The only Line that MAINTAINS Regular Schedule Service of 12 Day at intermediate rates, afording superior accommodation for that
the PASIO in the EMPRESS LINE." 12 DAYS YOKOHAMA TO VANCOUVER.
SAVING TO 19 DAYS OCEAN THAVEL.
21 DAYS HONGKONG to VANCOUVER,
PROPOSED BAILINGS. R.M.S. EMPRESS OF JAPAN 6000 Toma EMPRESS OF CHINA... C000 Tons MONTEAGLE
******** 6163 Tora EMPRESS OF INDIA... 6000 Tax EMPRESS OF JAPAN ... 6000 TONS EMPRESS OF CHINA ... 6000 Towa
(Bubject to Alteration),
LELYE HONGKONG
Aasaye VasodUVEN.
SATURDAY, Jan. 16, 1909. Fab. 6.
SATURDAY. Feb. 13.Mar. 5.
TUESDAY, Mar. 3.Mar. 28. SATURDAY, Mar. 13.April 2. SATURDAY, April 10-April 9. SATURDAY, May .... ...May 22. EMPRESS Steamships will leave Hongkong at 7. MONTEAGLE' at 12 os.
THRE
THE Quioroor route to SANADA, UNITED STATES and EUROPE, cangat SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, (through the INLAND SEA OF JAPAN), KOBE, YOKOHAMA kud VICTORIA, B.C., connecting at VANCOUVER with a Special Hall Express, and at Quebec, with the Company's new palatla? EMPRESS Steamanips, 14,800 tons register, thus providing a comfortable and speedy through route to Europe.
+1
"
Hongkong to London, at Clase...ia Canadian Atlantie Ports or New York £71.10
Intermediate on Steamers. I
£42. £40. and lah Oba Ralways....... ƒ“ First-class rate to London Includes cost of Meale and Barth to Slasping Car while crossing the American Continent by Canadian, Pacifo direct line.
*
"
BS. MONTEAGLE Carries INTERMEDIATE Passengers only ab inter mediate rates, affording superior accommodation for that Class.
Rasengers booked through to all polate and AROUND THE WORLD, SPECIAL THROUGH KATES (first class only) granted to Missionaries, Member
of the Naval Mitary, Diplomatlo and Civil Services and Bervice of China and Japan Governmenta
For further infonastion, Mape, Routes,
ange, apply to
Feropena Officials in the
books, Hatest Freight and Pus
D. W. CRADDOCK,
› Generch__ Trafik__ Agent for Ching, cíc,
O SIR PIDDER Serext and Prata, Opposite Blake Pier.
class.
* Twin Screws. + Triple Screw Stenaar.
RECORD FAST TRIPS.
Yokohama to San Franola, KOREA, 18,000 tena, September 16-27th 1903;
11 days, 11 hour and 5 minutes,
San Francisco to Honolulu..... SIBERIA, 15,900 tons. August 16th-20th, 1905:
4 days, 11 boure,
San Francisco to Yokohama....... SIBERIA, calling at Midway Islands and Honolulu Tokohama to San Francisco... SIBERIA, 18,000 tons, Cot. 18th to 23rd, 1905
10 days, 10 hottes and 99 minutes.
en-route, Angust Lüth-31st, 1906, 13 days, 15 hours.
Hoogtong
THE Eers Katung, Namsung and Fooksang leave snout every weeks tor Bhang- hai and Yokohama, retuming via Kobo (Inland Ses) and Maji to Hongkong, providing a stay of 5 to 8 days in Japan if passenger leave the steamer at Fake
and rajoin at Kobe.
Newahwang.
Taking Cargo on Through Bills of Evitag to Yangtase Ports, Chefoe, Tontein &
For Freight or Passage, apply to
Telephone No, B1. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Ltd.,
General Momagari,
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
LIMITED.
governed by other considerations than the mere existance of potential consumers-by the extent to which inland markets are accessible and the material condition of the people, and by the capital available to take up and move the goods inte consumption... China has supplied this year an example of the effects of trying to force trade anduly. In 30 years ending 1904 our exports of cotton picos gooda to China. lon yards annual average-less thin 1 per expanded 25 per cent.from 400 to 500 mil- ant. per annum. But the next three years HEST-Class, Fastest and most luxurious Steamers on the Coast, having
HONGKONG
SOUTH CHINA COAST PORTS.
splendid Accommodation for First-Clase Paatengere. Electric Light and First,
STARTE
For
HAIGHING SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW,
Captain Passmore,
195-7, sveraged 667 million yards per Class Unisice. am, a jump of 33 per cent. The markets broke down under the strain, the majority of native traders became insolvent, hesry losses were incurred, snd the Import trade is still seriously disorganised. Festins lente" is a safe motto to be guided by. My own. view is that an expansion of our aggrogate exports of cotton piece goods st
THE P. M. Steamship ASTA will be despatched
SAN FRANCISCO, a SHANGHAL, NACARI, FORE the rato of 23 per cent, per sanum on the and HONOLULU, on SALURDAY, the 2nd January, 1969, ab Noon, talding eargo average is as much as we can expect under for Japan and the United States.
normal condition of brading. The experts in the eight years 1807-1004 worked out exactly to that scale. But in 1905 there was
audion rise of 11 per cent.. uud in the three
SPECIAL RATES (first class only) granted to Missionaries, Members of the Naval, ary, Diplomatie and Civil Services, and to European Oficiais In the Service of Chhua and Japan Governments.
Through Bill of Lading fasued for transportation to Yokohama and other Japan Ports, to San Francisco, te Atlantio and Inland Cities of the Jalted States, vis Over-years-19057 the theoretical 23 per cent, pér and Raliway, to Havans, Trinidad, and Demorata, and to ports in Maxis, Jentral and Sooth America, by the Companies' and connecting Steamers.
For further Information as to Pasange and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Companies, King's Bunsine,
B. SILVERSTONE, Agent..
CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LD,
FO
WUBU HAIPHONG
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION
FOOCHÓW & SHANGHAI........... SAMARANG & SOURABAYA........... MANILA.............
PORTLAND & ASIATIC S.S. CO. MANILA
+ FOR MOJI, KOBE, YOKKAICHL, SHIMIDZU, YOKOHAMA
HONOLULU and SAN FRANCISCO on route to PORTLAND.
4
OFESATING IN ・・
CONNECTION WITH THE
OREGON RAILROAD & NAVIGATION CO.
JAPTAIN
TO SAIL ON
1908.
Тожи STEAMSHIP Through Es of Eading set to Piero Coast Polate and all Caetorn, Canadian and Uatbad Sates Tolna. For through rates of Freight and further Information, sommanoicate with or 6pply to
S. SILVERSTONE, Agent
2
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
(THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP (CO)"
PROJECTED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG-SUBJECT TO ALTERATION,
DESTINATIONS.
SZELMERS,
MARSEILLES, LONDON SADO MARU,
AND ANTWERP, Vis Capt. Geo.Andersop, Tenn€227 SINGAPORE, PENANG BINGO MANU, COLOMBO AND PORT SAIDs
VICTORIA, B.O., AND
BEATTLE, Via SHANG-
SAILING DATEŻ, 1909,
WEDNESDAY, 6th
Jan.. at Daylight.
WEDNESDAY, 20th Capt. A.Christiansen, Tote82471 Jan., at Daylight.
TUESDAY, 8th
Jan., at Noon..
SHINANO MARU, Capt. E. Kawara, Tone 6388)
HAL MOJI, KOBE • § TANGO MARU,¦ |TUESDAY, 196 YOKKAICHT AND Cant, Woo. Thompsen, Tons7483) YOKOHAMA ...
SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, KUMANO MARU,
Jan., at Noon.
ƒ FRIDAY, Jan. 22,
at Noon, 1908..
FRIDAY, 19th
Fab., at Noon,
J
WEDNESDAY, With
1
December,
ĮMONDAY, 4th
Via MANILA, THURS- Capt. N. Mathieson, Tons 50761 DAY ISLAND TOWNS-YAWATA MARU, VILLE AND BRISBANK. Ospit. T. Sekine, Tons 38171 BOMBAY, VIA SINGAPOREjI TAKASAKI MARU,
AND COLOMBO,
KOBE
Capt. A. Mocker, Tons 4370
WAKAMIYA MARU (Capt. T. Yamawaki, Tons 44811
AWA MARU, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA...... Capt. &. Kaith,
AND YAWATA MARU.
NAGASAKI, KORK
January. WEDNESDAY, 13th Tons6309) Jan., at Daylight,
WEDNESDAY, 20th
YOKOHAMA Capt. T. Sokine, Tons 3917Jan., at Noon, *Onitting Yokaichi. 1 Cargo only.
Fitted with Marconi's System of wireless telegraphy.
Through Passenger Tickets formed to the Principal Cifles in the United States, Cards and Europe, in connection with the GsxAS NORTHNEN Hartway and Adlertic Beamers. Bound-the-World Tickets also leszed. Between Nagnaski travelling by Rall, For farther information na to Freight, Passage, Sailings, de, apply at the Com- pany's Local Branch Office in Prince's Buildings, First Floor, Chaier Hand
- T. KUSUMOTO, Manager,
Hongkong, November 2, 1008;
MIYASAKI & CO.. COAL MERCHANTS.
HEAD OFFICE: SIKATMACEL, Kosk, Japan,
1199
BRANCH OFFICES NIKENORAHI Biusorosky, Japan AND HONGZONG.
CABLE ADDRESSES
MIYAZAKI, applying to Bend Olive and Shimonoseki Branch. YUTAKA applying to Hongkong Batch only.
The Head and Branch Offices will receive any Cider for
JAPAN COALS.
Y. KUBO, MANAGER, HONGKO
JOHANG.Dec.
Allow-
annum was exceeded by 1,100 million yards say, £13,000,000 in value. Ing that 209 million yards were needed as special extra supply in the Far East after the termination of the Russo-Japanese War, there remained an excess of 900 mil. lion yards in various parts of the world which had to be worked off. I calculato
LEAVING
FRIDAY, let Jobs
TUESDAY, 5th Jan,
at Noon. HAIYANG SWATOW, AMOT & FOOCHOW,
Ospt. A.E.Hodgins )
at Noor,
For the convenience of Passengers, Steamers will arrivo at, an depart from, the Company's Wharf (near Blake Fier).
For Freight and Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS, LAPRAIK & CO.,
General Managers.
Hongkong, November 17, 1809,
1666
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
FRENCH MAIL LINES.
that we shall have partisily met this by FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO AND FROM EUROPE,
lessening the normal exports of 1908 by 600 million yards, which should materially rolieve the congestion, but 800 million yard excess will remain.
SEDITION BY PHONOGRAPH
Vis SUEZ CANAL.
FORTNIGHTLY SERVICES TO AND FROM JAPAN,
BYTELLERES
BO BALL
31, Daylight.
..CATHLI
„PLOTING 2014............Deo. HOW
31, at Noon.. $1, at 4 p.m.
X, Daylight
VĨA SHANGĦAL
TAMING **** „„TZAN
Jan. Jan.
5, at 9p.m.
12, at 3p.
It is reported that the Government of India have decided to take action in the 31, at 4 p.m.matter of alleged seditious songs and
Fon SHANGHAT, KOBE AND I
YOKUHAMA youn
SYRAMEEZ
SYDNEY,
CAPTAIK REBUFAT JA
TO BAZ
4, p.m., 1909.
Jam, at I p.m.
Jan. 18, p.. CHARBONNEL Jan. 18, at 1 p.m.
SOHANGSHA possesiquƑAD,
MANILA, ZAMBOANGA, PE: DARWIN ; THURSDAY ISLAND, COOKTOWN, CAIRNS, TOWNSVILLE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, with tranship. ment for TASMANIA, NEW ZEALAND, ADELAIDE, FREMANTLE & PERTA
MANILA STEAMERS & TIENTSIN STEAMERS have superior rssenger accommodation, with Electric Light throughout and Electric Fans in the Staterooms and Dining Saloon.
AUSTRALIAN STEAMERS bave superior accommodation, with Electrio Idebt throngboot and Electric Fees in the Staterooms. A daly gaslifed Surgeon is carried, Cargo booked through for all Australian, New Zealand and Tasmanian Ports, cargo on through Billa of Lading to all Yangtee and Northern Ohlas Porta
SHANGHAI STEAMERS have good Saloon Passenger accommodation and take N.B.REDUCED SALOON FARES, Single and Rotara, To Malls and Au trallen Ports,***
For Freight or Pasage, apply to
Telephone No. $6.
TAX Co.1 8.lo
OOSHUN MARU, Capt. T. Suncoa,
JOSHIN MARU, Capt. Y. KábURAKİ; SHOSHỰ MARU, Capt. Ixica,
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
ACANTE.
OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.
REGULAR STEAM-SHIP SERVICE BETWEEN HONGKONG, SOUTH CHINA „OAST - PORTS AND FORMOSA
PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG."
SUBJECT TO ALTERATION
Fon
BHANGHAI, Via SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW, TAMSUL, Via SWAZOW
AND AMOY, ANPING, VIA STATOW
AND AMOY.A
ERATING
} THURSDAY, 31st
Devi, at Daylight.
Į SUNDAY, 3rd.
Des., at,& a.m.
↑ WEDNESDAY.-815- Jan., 8 Ap
Впос
speeches which are being circulated through MARSEILLES, Yi Pers ERNEST SIMONS, GIRARD, the medium of talking machine records, SHANGHAI, KOBE AND POLYNESIEN, and that warnings are being inued to
YOKOHAMA „šim). dealers not to truda in certain records of MARSEILLES, VL FORM...TONKIN which the names are given. The further warning is added that, if after receipt of the notice, any persons are detected selling the records they will be prosecuted. One of the proscribed records is that of the Bengali song Amar Desh" (My Country} said to have been reproduced bofore Sir Langslot Hare, Lieutenant Governor of Eastern Bengal and Assam, recently. An- cther series of records are aslections from Sera ud-Dowlah and some speeches deliver- ed in connection with the Partition of Bengal It has been reported to the THE EASTERN & Government that some of the songs and selections reproduced on records are highly seditious, and that they have been fre quently used at functions at which European officials not ignorant of the vernaculars have been present.
TRANSHIPPING on the o, Steamers at SINGAPORE for Batavia, a Colonso for CALCUTTA, BOMBAY and AUSTRALIA, at Pour Sam for the Levante, Constan- sorte and BLACK SEL
Through Tickets to LONDOS, via PARIS, from £27.10 up to £71.10. 20 bobra railway from MABEILLES to LONDON. Interpreters meet passengers on their arrival in Maramilles.
For further partianlar, apply to
P. de CHAMPMORIN, Agent,
Hongkong, April 9, 1908.
AUSTRALIAN
QUEEN'S BUILDING.
489:
STEAMSHIP CO.,
LIMITED.
SERVICE
TO AUSTRALIA.
MAIL SCHEDULE.
STEAMERS
How a sexton tolled the bell at his fanta own death was related at the inquest oo John Newberry, the sexton of Sh." John's Church, Horninglow, Burton-on-Trent. Having quarrelled with his wife, Newbarry went to the church, tied the hell rope round his peck, and then jumped from the The besting apparstas in the halfcy strain on the rope his death knell tope rang Our young men who go to the Colonies EMPIRE These New Steamers have excellent Accommodation or First and Secare apt to be what is volgularly called Passengers, and are fitted throughout with ectric fight. First-class Cabins Ampla cocky and the young Colonhl, being EASTERN.. ships. Unvivalled Table
Taking Cargo on through Bill of Lading to all Yangtans & Northern China Ports inclined to resent the row chum front the
somewhat of the same temperament is ALDENHAM For Freight, Pasage and further informmiton, apply at the Oo's local Beach Ofies, at SEOND FLOOR. No. 1, QUEEN'S BUILDINGS..
T. ARIMA, Manager.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD
BREMEN.
IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINES,
2
103
NAPLES GENCA, AGGIERS,DERFFLINGER,
GIBRALTAR, SOUTHAMP. Capt. G. Meïsióra, TON, ANTWERPA BREMEN....
SHANGHAI, FAGASAKL PRINZ KITEL FRIEDRICH,
KOBE AND YOKOHAMA Capt. E. Malabon,
MANILA, YAP EW GUINEA PEINZ WALDEMAR,
SAMARAL, BRISBANE SYDNEY AND MELBOURNER
KUDÁT AND NANDAKAN WW
Cust, E. Take.
For forth un Fartsculars;
Norddeu
Hoyd
To-Ban 1909
old country who gives himself airs. It is
all very natural and very regrettable, but not inpapable of rotsody if it is not taken All
72 | tao tragically by any of the parties con- cernod. A little humour and a little good humour, will go a long way towards putting matters on a better footing.-Fickia
WEDNESDAY,
13th Jun
About
I
(SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION),
ARRIVE HONGKONG FROM AUSTRALIA.
LEAVE HONGKONO
YOR AUSTRALIA:
14th Dec, 11th Jan. 1800
9th Feb,
6th January, 1809, 4th February 4th Marabe
above Stamers am fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, ensada, a plouttfal supply of lee, Fresh Provisions, etc., and are lighted throughout with Electric.” State-Rooma häva Electric Faus. A duly gustified Doctor and Stewardess are desfied.
For further partloniars, apply to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO.,
Hongkong, November 2, 1908.
Agents
CHRISTIANITY WORE HAMBURG AMERIKA LINIE,
INTRODUCING INTO CHINA
Reprinted from the ORTA MATE.
5. Wyndham Street,
Pilo
50 Cent.
FAST ASIATIC FREIGHT SERVICE
VIA STRAITS AND COLOMBO,
To be lead at the Cama Han Of, REGULAR SAILINGS FROM JAPAN, OHINA AND PHILIPPINES
TO HAVRE, BREMEN AND HAMBURG, AND TO NEW YORK. TAKING Cargo at through Rate be all Europe North Cortinental and Britis Port 4290 Treebe, Lisbon, Oporto, Marvelles, Gatos, and other Medifack and, Levantine, Black Jes and Ralhia Ports,
AND ALL NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICAN PORT Also via Aden of Port Said, by the Company's rebian, and Persian Sarrion to Arabian and Persian Gulf Ports,
at Noon,"
THE
1st Dec
HONGKONG
THURSDAY,
THURSDAY, DOCKS,
5
at 6 pm.
THURSDAY
Star Doc
A Record of the Bonnžine
and Developmena of the
NEXT SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG
Outward.
For Shanghai, Yokohama & Kobe
6.9,
IT ROAD