HOM
Shipping.
THE CHINA MAIL,
shipping.
THE KANER AND HIS GENERALS.
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGA-PACIFIC MAIL S. S. COMPANY, The following is a summary of the in-
TION COMPANY.
WILE depatah VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTE on or about the
DATES Tamed Sa
тов
STAMMERS
TO SATE ON
SHANGHAI, MOJI,KOBE (PALMA... About Sri.
OHIN WANTÃO AND
Capt. G. W. CocKMA...Mar., 1909. TOKOHAMA
SHANGHAI
LONDON, VIA USUAL Fax
TOYO KISEN KAISHA.
U. S. MAIL LINES.
Fraight only.
Mar., 1909, Pasenze,
{MACEDONIA ......................................) About 4th Fretzoo mod
Capt. O.D. BENNETT, E.N.. DELTA
Capt. E. W. II. Snow...
Noon, 8th Special Mar., 1909. / Adversament
LONDON & ANTWERP, (NORE................... About 20th Freight and
VIA S'FORE, PANG, CL'80, PORT SAID & MARSEINES
v. &0, 8. N. Co,'z Offra.
Oxpt. G. PHILIPPU...******
March. Passage.
E. A. HEWETT, Superintendent,
SEMI-TROPICAL ROUTE.
portant article in' the January issue of the
MONDAY, MARCH 1 1809,
Shipping.
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LD.
Deutsche Revue, which the German Emperor read to his generals at their New Year's conference.
The late Chief of the General Staff of * MANILA FUENEANG ...MONDAY,
PROJECTED BAILINGS PROM HONGKONG
(SUBJECT TO ALTERATION).
ŽENAMALA
FOR
· &
To. SLE March 1, at 13
the German Army, General Count yon* TIENTSIN, VL SWATOW...OHONGSHING TUESDAY, March 2, at Hoon. TUESDAY, March 2, Noon, Schleiffen, commences with the don-SHANGHAL TOKOHAMA, KUTSANG ... T tention that the Trosty of Frankfort, SHANGHALE WONGSANG. WEDNESDAY, Mar, $, at Nouve which closed the war between Germany + SHANGHAL... TINGSANG THURSDAY, Mar 4, ab4 mm. aud Franos putan end to it in sppearance | + SINGAPORE,
PENANG NAMSANG ..." } SATURDAY, March 6, 44 Noh,
only. Although arms were laid down at NANT CALCUTTA ika summons, & new was at once began. The war of arms was followed by the war
of armamente.
RETURN TOURS TO JAPAN. Doctpying 14 dayà. THE steamers Hutang, Namming and Fooking leave out every 3 weeks for Shang
bal and Tokobams, returning vis Kobe (Inland Sen) and Moji to Hongkong providing aabtay of 5 to 6 days in Japan if pusonger. leave the steamer at Yokohama and rejoin at Kobe.
The other Powers, of course, could not be content to match this duel of armaments
These vessals have all modern inprovenienta and are fitted througaout with Bactria with indifference. If they wished to have
Light. A daly qualified Surgeon is also crerfèd, away in the future politics of Europa and *Steamers have unperior Accommodation for Fiat-class Passagers, and futed throughout with Electric Light
Taking Cargo on Through Ella of kading to Tanglers Porta, Uhefoo, Tientain d Nowchwang.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
Only line taking the warm Southman Roits across the PACINO, vla HoROLUL, of the world at large they had to see to it CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY'S on Cain, the most fertile and beautiful island of the Pac
ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIP LINE,
LUXURY-SPEED-PUNCTUALITY:
The only Line chant MAINTAINS A Regular Schedule Service of 12 Days acrcas
the Pavirra is the EMPRESS LINE."
1 DAYS YOH HAMA To VANCOUVER
PROPOSAD SAILINGS.
SAVING 5 TO 10 Dave Dosar TRAVEL,
21 DAYS HONGKONG тo VANCOUVER.
(Bubical to Alteration).
LEAVE JONGRON#
PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG
(BURJECT TO ALTERATION),
Sarling Dazed.
1909.
ŠTIAMERS,
* MANCHURIA
£7,000 Tons...........TUESDAY,
+ OHIYO MARU
ABIA
21,000
17
1,500
11
27.000
FT
• MONGOLIA.
✦ TENYO MARU
* KOREA.
* SIBERIA
CHINA
* NIPPON MARU
* Twin Screwɛ.
21,000, 11
18,000
TUESDAY, TUESDAY, SATURDAY, TUESDAY, TUESDAY "...SATURDAY,
TUESDAY, ...TUESDAY,
11.000 18,000 .10,200
+
+ Triple Screw. Steber.
Tod Mar., at Noon.. 9th Mar, at Noon. 16th Mar., at Noon, 27th Mar., at Ncon. 6th April, at Neon. 18th April. at Noon, 24th April, au Noop, 4th May, at Nood. 11th May, at Noon.
that they did not fall behind France and Germany in the matter of armamente Thus after a few decades, continges General Sahleiffer, the Franco-German contest has led to this result, that nearly all the armies of Europe, the Far East, and Ameries are now in possession of weapons of practically the samu value.
BATTLEFIELD OF THE FUTURE. The late Chief of the General Staff then, passes to a desciption of the battlefield in the next European war. Nothing, he says, is seen to betray the enemy's presonco 667e
Fares: Hongkong to London £71. 10, 0, including Berth and Meals the flashes of his artillery. It will be im
across America.
INTERMEDIATE SERVICE.
"
at
posable to realise the presence of the enemy's infantry save that from time to time a thin dark line will be seen to quiver,
756
Telephone Ná, Gj JARDINE, MATHESON & U...., Ltd,
dental Homogers,
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
LIMITED.
HONGKONG SOUTH CHINA COAST PORTS.
leap forward, and auddenly disappest, H Cavalry will accomplish their task beyond
IGHEST-Class. Fastest and most luxurious Steamera on the Onaut, having plendid Accommodation for First-Class Pamengers. Electric Light and First:
the range of view of the other two arms. Class Cuisine. There will be no Napoleon, surrounded by a ŠTKAMERIP Noon.brilliant staff, glittering upon the neighbour-
Capt. J. S. Roach, } HAIMUN ................................
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The dize Mail Steamers ASIA and CHINA carry Latermediate AERIVE VANCOUVZE. passengers only, affording superior accommodation for that class R.M.S.
TUESDAY, MAT. Br. 36. Asia
9,500 Tons TUESDAY, 16th March, MONTEAGLE
***** 8183 TONE
ing heights. Even with powerful fieldglasscHAITAN," SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW. SATURDAY, Mar. 13pril 2, EMPRESS OF INDIA ... 8000 TONE
...10,200
11th May, at Noon, there would be little for him to soe. Be SATURDAY, Aprů 20.pl 30. China.
would be an tsp mark for the boemy's EMPRESS OF JAPAN... 6000 Towe
SATEREAY, May May 20. Asia
9,500 Енграх,
4th June,
at Noon, batteries. The General Officer Commax&- EMPRESS OF OHINA... 6000 Tons
ing will be ensconced in a house far to the TUESDAY, MAY Jano 4. MONTEAGLE
... 6103 Toxs
rear, seated at a large table, where tela. ... 6000 Toss SATURDAY. May 22...June 12.
Hongkong to London via Canadian Atlantic Ports ...£40. EMPRESS OF INDIA
vis Now York
phone, talegraph, and wireless implements 'EMPRESS' Steamships will leave Hongkong at 7.MONTEAGLE' as 12 500.
SPECIAL RATES (first class only) granted to Missionaries, Mombers of the Naval, will be at hard. Motor-care will be wait- MUONY, Diploratio and Civil. Bervices, and to Karopos Ofislain in the Services of distantes carry despatches for long the China and Japan Governments..
THE Jnterest route to CAN, Prog The INTAL SPA OF JAPAN), KUBE
tanka
SHANGHAI, NAGASAKL, (through the INLAND
YOKOHAMA and VICTORIA, B.C., connecting at VANCOUVER with a Special Mail Express, sud at Queben, with the Company'a new palatial EMPRESS Steamships, 14,500 tons regleter, thus providing a comfortable and speedy through
Кагора. Hongkong to honden, let Cisss...ria Canadian Atiantic Ports or New York £71.10.
Intermediate on Steamar, Į
£42, First-class rate to London Includes cost of Meals and Berth in Sleeping Car while crossing the American Continent by Caralitan, Facilo direct line.
and let Class Haliwaye...
£40
B.MS. MUNTEAGLE Carries INTERMEDIATE Pasongers only at later-
socommodation for that Clas
mediate rates, affording super all polate and AROUND THE WORLD,
SPECIAL THROUGH LATHS (rst class only) granted to Missionaries, Members
Anugera booked through bo of the Naval Military, Diplomatto and Cv Services and 1 Faropen Officials in the Berrics of China and Japan Governments"
For further Information, Maps, Routes, books, Bates Freight and Fas-
D. W. GRADDOCK, sigó, apply to
General Trugio Agené for China, oto.
Со
ER PEDDER STREET and PRAYA, Opposita Blake Pier,
PORTLAND & ASIATIO S.S. OO.
FOR MOJL, KOBS, YOKOHAMA, HONOLULU, BAN FRANCISCO
and PORTLAND,
OPERATING I25 *•.
CONNECTION WITH TEM
Етименте
OREGON RAILROAD NAVIGATION CO. 1999, TO SAIL ON About March 10th.
ALESIA...pour seemedhenjahat s
Tow
5167
CAPTAIN
JOHN ERNET...
"
.....£42.
Through Bills of Lading issued to Japan, North, Central and South American Port For further information to Parengs and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Companies, KING'S BOXING (opposite Blake Piar)
8. SILVERSTONE,, Agent.
There in & comfortable chair sits the modern Alexander, & map of the battlefield before him! Ha sends his orders by telophone or by wireless. He receives reports from sabordinate generals in their captive ballona or airships.
The battles of the future will be pro
CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LD, Longed and weary, but they will not be
Хор
STELIERA
Barch
TO SAFE
more bloody than of old-perhaps loss eo. The fourteen days of Mukden cost the two cobante lem than did the few hours of Marsla-Tour.
Capt. J. W. Evans J HAIYANG }
SWATOW.
LEAVING
| TUESDAY, 2nd March,
at NocD, WEDNESDAY, 3rd Mar., at NeoD, FRIDAY, 5th
Capt. A.E.Hodgins SWATOW, AMOY & FO00HOW." Mar., at Noon,
For the convenience of Passengers, Steamers will arrive at, and
depart from, the Company's Wharf (near Blake Fier).
For Freight and Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS, LAPRAIK & CO.,
General Managers.
Honglang, November 17, 1998.
1680
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
EUROPEAN LINE
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO' ALTERATION.
SAMABANG & SOURABAYA anamuan§HANZUNG ... March 2 ah Noon.
To deliver. flank attack it is essential MANILA PAMING March 2 at 3p.w. to know where the flanks rest. It is to be EXTRA PASSENGER SERVICE NEW STEAMERS CHEFOO & NEWCHWANG ...............NANCILARS.March
34.hoped that this took will be achieved in the SHANGHAI
4 at fulare by sinhips. The enemy also will ........./gymarovÁNHUI March 7 Daylight. bare hila nirabipe. Victory will be to the SHANGHAI..... MANILARI antecipanosturitesnis. AWAM suruminni.March 10, atp. one which can rise above the adversary MANILA, ZAMBOANGA, PT. DARWIN
COOKTOWŚ,
destroy it with a dropped bomb, and then FOR GENDA, MARSEILLES, LONDON AND ANTWERP, VIA SINGAPORE, THURSDAY ISLAND,
rise rapidly again to escape the Lamén
COLOMBO, BUEZ PORT SAID. CAIRNS, TOWNSVILLE, BRISBANE BYDNEY, MELBOURNE, with tranship- ment for TASMANIA, NEW ZEALAND. ADELAIDE, FREMANTLE & FERTH
|OBANGSTA KOSApril. 8, nk 4 p.m.;
DIRECT SAILINGS TO WEST RIVER -Tries Wockly.
5.E. LINTAN'' mið: 8.8, "BANUL" HE AUSTRALIAN STEAMERS bave superior accommodation, with Electric Light throughout and Blootric Fans in the Staterooms. A duly qualified Bargeon, la oszzled. REDUCKD FARES. · Carga booked through for All Australian, New Zealand and
Tammanías Ports.
CHINESE WALL OF FOSTIFICATIONEL
Immediately after the close of the Franco-Gecian War France proceeded to boild an uninterrupted barrier along the
Upper Miceelle and the Mense, which sow
covers the whole of its enstern frontier † frous Switzerland to Belgium.:
THE Company's Newly Built 8000 Tons Passenger Steamers will be despatched from
Hongkong as follows
Atsuta Maru (Capt. W. Tuore) About Wed., 7th April. Since the direct road into France has thus Miyasaki Maru (Capt. W. BANERIDOR) About Wed., 6th May. clated for Germany--for it has been taken for granted that: Germany still sought her Kitano Maru- - (Capt. —--—-—-- plunder in the pleasant valleys of the Beine. Bad Loire-it was assumed that she would Hirano Maru Belgium ab as end or Switzerland at the seek to avoid the barrier by passing through
MANILA STEAMERS & TIENTSIN STRAMERS have superior accommodation with Electric Light throughons and Electele Fans in the Staterooms and Dining Saloon SHANGHAI LINE. SCHEDULE STHAMHES leaving every Thursday and Sunday have excellent no- Through Bill of Lading issed to Panfic Coast Points and all Eastern, Canadian | commodation. Electile Light throughout and Electric Faus ja Sintercoma and Dining oilier. To forestall attack on the right and Unued Bieter Folate, or through cam of Freight and further information, Saloon. Fare $10.00 single sad $70.00 return. Take cargo on through Bills of
Lading to all Yangtsin and Northern China Porta
For Freight of Passagn, apply to
Telephone No. 36
communicate with on apply to
8. SILVERSTONE, Aġent. -
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
FRENCH MAIL LINES.
FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO AND FROM EUROPE,
Vis SUEZ QANAL.
FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO AND FROM JAPAN,
Via SHANGHAI
BHANGHAI, KOBE AND NERA.
STEAMKES
FOR
CAPTAIN
MARZII.
YOKUHAMA semanas)
MARSEILLES,
AS VIS PORTS & SALAZIE,
MAGNEN.
I
SHANGHAI, KOBE ADJALEDONIEN,
YOKUHAMA unsermonf
THE 00.'5 81.
➡ CHOSHUN MARU, ƒ
Capt. T. SUEVGA,
• SHOSHU MARU, Capt. Lou
To Sam, 1909.
• JOSHIN MARU,
March 1, J.M.
March 4 at 1a.m.
March 15, p.m.
LANURIN March 16, at 1 pain.
TRANSHIPPING on the Co, a teamers at SINGAPORE for Batavia, Colombo for AROUNEA, BORIDAY and Avram, bt FORT SARD for the LavANN, Commerc vntória Zad BELOR BELLOT
MARSEILLES, VIA PORES TOURANE,
Through Tickets to LONDON, via PARTs, from £21.10 up to £71.10. 20 hours milway from MARSEILLES to LONDON, Interpreters meet passengers on their arrival in
For further particulars, apply to
P. de CHAMP MORIN, Agent,
QUEEN'S BUILDING.
HAMBURG - AMERIKA LINIE.
MBURG.
FAST ASIATIC FREIGHT SERVICE REGULAR BAILINGS FROM JAPAN, UHINA AND PHILIPPINES
Spider STRATIS AND COLOMED,
To HAVRE, BREMEN AND HAMBURG, AND TO NEW YORK,
Nähti Cortinalia, Mod Britiah Forte, Was Tebate, Trbon, Oporto, Marsellios, demos, and other slediterranean, Lersaliss, Black Bek And Balls Por
TYAKING Cargo at through Ratem by all European
AND NORTE AND SOUTH AMENH
ho th Adot ad Poet Baby Gản Company Alena End Persian Sarrice te Ablar and Persian Gulf Porta
DALJIN MARU, Capt. Y. KanUBAKI,
Capt. H. MURSTAWA
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
JORNTS,
OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.
REGULAR STEAM-SHIP 'SERVION
TWEEN HONGKONG, SOUTH CHINA
ODAST PORTH AND FORMOSA
PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG, SUBJECT TO ALFERATION,
Fox
SHANGHAI, VL SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW, ANPING, VI SWATOW, [AND AMOT, TAMBUL V BWATOW AND AMOY TAMBUL, VI: SWATOW
AND AMOY,
IZATING TUESDAY, 2nd
Mr., 1 Daylight.
? WEDNESDAY, SPI
Mar. at 8 &..
1 SUNDAY, 7th
Mar., at 10 am | SUNDAY, "Iảnh
Fob., so 9 min.
*These New Steamers have excellent Accommodation of Flesh and Resond-class
ships, Unrivalled Tahini
wing Fexitos proceeded promptly to fortify the passes of the Jure. On the left wing Belgium ae to her assistance. The great highwaya in the valleys of the Sambre and the Mouse have been sown with forta and behind Antwerp now towar sa an impregnable stronghold. Holland followed the example of her neighbour, and in the general panin of German aggros- Bien fortified herself strongly. Italy had ast long before lost provinces to France. In apprehension that this feverish fortifica- tion might prevent her rovenge, she met Fort with fort, battery with battery. Thus before two decades had elapsed since the close of the war of 1870s Chinese wall of Fortification had been erected agsinst Germany from the Zbyder Zoo to the
Mediterranam.
The possibility now remained that Italy might join her German ally and pour united fores like a stream bursting its.
" over the great barrier into France To prevent this Sriwurland fortifed her
barke
These imaginary German ambitions of conquant this summarily stifled on south and cost, must now, of course, wwek another ntlet, As, Germany could no longer march peacefully to Faris she would, of course, set out for Moscow, Russia, trom
) About Wed, Sad June,
(Capt. H. FRASEE) Atout Wed., 30th June, CHEAPEST PASSAGE RATES TO EUROPE AND AROUND-THE-WORLD?.
For further particulars, Apply to
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
Hongkong, December 30, 1908.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
(THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP_00.)
1748
PROJECTED SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
DESTINATIONS
SÍKAMIES,
MARSEILLES, LONDON AWA MARU,
Bailing Darus. 1808,
WEDNESDAY, 3rd March. at Daylight: AND ANTWERP VL Capt. A. Keith, Tons 6509) SINGAPORE, PERANG TAMBA MARU,
WEDNESDAY, 17th COLOMBO PORT
AND
Umpt. 1. H. Butler, Tons 61841 March, st Daylight,
TUESDAYAndy VICTORIA, B., AKAGA MARU,
Capt. M. Finginn, Tona 69211 March, a Noum SEATTLE, VIR SHANG HAL MOJI, KOBE
|TUESDAY 1615 YOKKAICHI ASTOSA MARU,EAS
Capt. T. Harrison, Tons 5827 March, at Noone YOKOHAMA
FRIDAY, 18}
Mar, ab Noon. FRIDAY, 16th
April Noo (TUESDAY, 200”
Passengers, and sus fitted throughout with Electrio Light. First-class Cabins Ambling, naty to work to build a line of SIDNEY AND MELBOURNE AMORARUN
+Taking Cargo on through Bill of Lading to all Tangid Northem China Posta: For Freight, Pouage and further Information, apply to the Co.'s local Branch Ones, at Szpond Flacă. No, 1, Quiet 1. Boyaryan,
IMA. Manager-
T
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD
BREMEN.
IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINES.
GIBRY
TOR. AFTWARE & BEEL
SHANGHAL
(1) જ
ALICE
NAGAHAKI, PRINZ LUDWIC
TO BAIL, 1908 (WEDNESDAY:
10th March-
About FRIDAYY
fortresses on Har frontier, sided in the task by numerous streams and diarebes.
A barrier was aloo greeted against Austria, ally: Thas the States of the Germany's
Tona 66991
VI MANILA, THURS Capt. M. Tagi, DAY ISLAND, TOWNS KUMAND HARU, VILLE AND BRISBANE, Capt. N. Mathiason, Fons 50761
Capt. Fred. Fyue, Tons 3008
Triple Alliance were isolated on the eist SHANGHAI, MOJI & KOBE! | CEYLON MAHU. as on the west. In the north, Doumar BOMBAY, VIL SINGAPORE has made a stronghold of Copenhagen, ani
BUS AND COLOMBO, thus dominates the entrance to the Baltic,
MOYONI MARUTHURSDAY, UK Capt. J.0. Richards, Trus 8286) March, KAMAKURA MARU, A SATURDAY, 6th
while Britain possessss a “mighty feating KOBE, AND YOKOHAMA → Capt. Wm. Wade, Tons 6128 | Mar. at Daylight. Fortress, which she can orvet at any given
moment in the North Sea and by means NAGASAKI, KUBE AND FRUMANO MARU, →→
of which al tan electie landing at some
Danish, carport and burl ber forven into Schleswig
|
PORPTION OF EUROPE TO-WAY-
WEDNESDAY
Capt. N. Mathieson, Tape 6076) M., Daylight
YOKOHAMA
Caltung Yokdebl.
- 1 Cargo altre -- TEA Sik Sarcons's kystem' of wirklen telegraphy
Through Passenger Tekam based at the Principal Cities in the Unite The any of iron thus forming around Danada and Europe, in cosession with the Crus Femme RAILWAY Gerrity and Austris remained open on Steamers Round the World Tarots also lined. Between Nagorekt travelling, one side only that of the Balkans. This For Farther faformation all bo Freight, Fanlage Bailings, đàn aperture has been losed by Turkey,pany's Local Branch Offibs in Price's Buildings, Balope. Chat
T. KUSUMOTO,
Servis, and Montenegro,
“This, then gir balitar position of Europe to day. In the centre stated Ger many and Austria protected and alone. Around them the Powers, watanfal, on- tranched:
And for the author turns to Britain the HVKD) Digland, whe destruy
Without
MIYASAKI & CO. COAL MERCHANTS.
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