Shipping.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Shipping
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGA-PACIFIC MAIL S. S. COMPANY,
TION COMPANY.
TITILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on or about this
WILL
DATES named
SHANGHA...mutaziemnet
NTOKHKEJ
TO MAIL OF
REMABEL.
[MACEDONIA)About 5th) Frolant and Capt. O.D. BREFETT,2.N.R. (Mar., 1969, Parande.
LONDON, USHAL PORT (DELTA NOOD. 8th} Ses Special Capt. B. W. H. SNOW...Mar., 1909. ↑ Advertismen
FIA SPORE, PANG, O'B, Capt. 0. PRIYE.........
........................................................ About 10th Freight and
March, Passage. POET BAD & MARANILLAS |
LONDON & ANTWERP, (NORE
P. ¿O. 9. N. Co.'s Office,
E A. HEWETT, Superintenden!.
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANYS
ROYAL MAIL. STEAMSHIP LINE,
LUXURY-SPEED-PUNCTUALITY,
The only Line that MAINTAINS a Regular Schedule Service of 12 Dage across BAVING TO 10 Days DomaN TRAVEL, the Pamo to the EMPRESS LINE." 18 DAYS YOKOHAMA TO VANCOUVER.
TOYO KISEN KAISHA.
V. 8. MAIL LINES.
SEMI-TROPICAL ROUTE:
Only line, taking the warm SOUTELES Room across the 'Aro, vis RoseLULU, on OARU, tha mont fertile and beautiful island of the Pacinio,
PROPOSED BAILINGS FROM HONGKONG (SUBJKOT TO ALTERATION)
STEAMERS,
+ CHIYO MARU
ASIA
* MONGOLIA
+ TENTO MARU.....
* KOREA
21,000 Tons...... TUESDAY,
9,800
"
27,000
#
21,000
18,000
* NIPPON MABU ........11 000
* SIBERIA
»
11
-------38,000 "1
* MANCHURIA 27,000
BATLING DATER.
1809. 91b Mar., at Noon. 16th Mar., at Noon. 7th Mar, at Noon. Bin April, at Noou. 13th April. at Noon. ...SATURDAY, 24th April, at Noon.
TUESDAY, SATURDAY,
..... TUESDAY,
...TUESDAY.
TUESDAY, TUESDAY, ......TUESDAY,
† Triple Screw Stosmer.
4th May, at Noon,
11th May, at Noon. 18th May, at Noon,
CHINA.......10,200
* Twin ScroWB.
across America.
INTERMEDIATE SERVICE.
COMPULSORY TRAINING,
The Other Side of the Question,
At
time when so much is board in advocacy of a system of compulsory military tasining, the following article from the United Services Gazette will be read with interest:
+
TUESDAY, MARUH 2 1909;
Shipping.
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LD.
Foz
PROJECTED SÄILINGS FROM HONGKONG
(SUBJECT TO ALTERATION)."
TO SAIL
"The conscriptionists have at that some out into the open from their lurking places and impatient at longer assuming the dis guise of Compulsory Training' advocacy are launching out strongly into a campaign+ of coercion. As the Dady Exprear, dis daining further hypocrisy, honestly puts it, they want Compulsory Training, Concriptamer Rutanny. Nang and Fook leave sint very's wooks for Bhang tion, or Any Other Word that muang ati hal and Yokohama, returning via Kobe (Inland Sos) and Mojl to Hongkong Army. The specious arguments and elusive providing a stay of 5 to 8 days in Japan If pamerger loare the steamer At Torokaus
and rejoin at Kobe. logic that would split hairs over words, and seek to impose on a cralafour public that Compulsory Training' was omething totally different to Compuleory Service or Conscription, have been dropped, and the gage of battle has now been thrown down on behalf of Conscription fu
SHANGHAI, VL SWATOW..KWONGSANG. WEDNESDAY. Mar. 3, at Spor FOOCHOW...
SHANGHAL.....................................TINGSANG ......ERIDAY, March 6, at Noon. Keramik. FOUSHING. FRIDAY, Marah : 5,1st Noob. * SINGAPORE, PENANGS
APS CALCUTTA
NAMBANG ... }SATURDAY, March 6, at Noon. SHANGHAL......
WINGSANG SATURDAY, Mark 6, at4PM. MANILA. ..............
YUENSANG ...FRIDAY, March 12, at 4 P.M. RETURN TOURS TO JAPAN.
Occupying 24 days.
all Ita makad repsilsiveness. We have all along contended that this would prove thu case-that the pleadings
but for Compulsory Training were s protext to pave the way to Compulsory Servico, and that the real Ulivia Thule of the Coercioniste was Conscription, Thom who still proferred to play the hypocrite
they were as much averse to Conscription as the most pronounced advocate of pat- riotis voluntary service; bat others, like
Fares: Hongkong to London £71, 19. 6. including Barth and Meals denied this strenuously, and insisted that
These vessels have all modern improvements and are firen throngnant with Eleotris Light. A duly qualified Surgeon is also carried;"
Steamers have superior Accommodation for First-class Passenger, and ap bed throughout with Risetele Light.
+ Taking Cargo on Through Billis of Lading to Tangise Ports, Chiafon, Trentefu ♬ Newokwang.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
Telephone No. 61. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Ltd,
765
General Managers,
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
LIMITED.
HONGKONG-
SOUTH CHINA COAST PORTS.
The fine Mail Steamers ASIA and CHINA carry Intermediate Lord Milner, were mere honest in their HIGHEST-Class, Fastest and most luxations Steamers on the Coast, having
BI DATA HONGEONG TO PARODYHI
PROPOSED BAILINGS.
(Dubject to Alteration). LEAVE HONGKONG ÁRRIVE VANCOUVER. R.M.S IMPRESS OF INDIA *ve 6000 TONE SATURDAY, Mar. 13.pr 2. Passengers only, affording superior accommodation for that class.
SATURDAY, April 10.........................................Aprii. 30. Asia ******* 9,500 Tons TUESDAY, 16th March. EMPRESS OF JAPAN ... 6000 Foxs
Abby 22. China.10,200 SATCEDAY, May EMPRESS OF OHIN▲ ... 8000 Toss MONTEAGLE
103 Tons TUESDAY, May 11.Jane 4. EMPRESS OF INDIA'... 8000 TONE SATURDAY. May 2220e 12. Asia. EMPRESS OF JAPAN... 8000 Tons SATURDAY, June 12.Jsly. 'EMPRESS' Steamships will leave Hongkong t7 M MONTEAGLE' at 12 noon.
TIRE Quickest route to CANADA, UNITED STATES and EUROPE, mailing at BHANGHAL, NAGASAKL (through the INLAND SEA OF JAPAN), KUBE, TOKOHAMA and VIUTORIA, B.C., courecting at VANCOUVER with a Special Mall Exprosa, and at Quebec, with the Company's new paladal EMPRESS Bmanips, 14,500 tons reglator, thus providing a comfortable and speedy through wate to Europe. Hongkong to Londen, let Disevis Canadian Atlantie Ports or Now York £71.10.
Intermediate on Steamers, I
13
£10.
་
R12, " and 1st Class Raliwaya First-class rate to Londen laolades cost of Merle and Barth in Sleeping Car while arousing the American Continent by Causalso. Pacifio diroo line.
RM.S. MONTEAGLE Carrios INTERMEDIATE Penger only at inter madiate rates, affording superior accommodation for that Ulass.
Fassengers booked through to all points and AROUND THE WORLD. SPEQIAL THROUGH LATES (Urst clase only) granted to Missfumarles, Membere of the Navel, Miltary, Diplomatie and Civil Services and Feropera Officials In the darvice of China and Japan Governments
For further information, Mape, Routes, afandbooka, Rates ↑ Fraught and Fas ge, apply to
D. W, ORADDOCK. General Traffic Agent for China, sis,
Ca an Puspan Sparxt and Inava, Opposite Blake Pior,
PORTLAND & ASIATIO S.S. CO.
FOR MOIL, KOBE, YOKOHAMA, HONÒLULU, SAN FRANCISCO
and PORTLAND.
OPERATING IN
CONNECTION WITH THE
STEAMSHIP AEESIA... DAN KETUA PREKO GROU
CAPTAIN
เ
11
11th May,
4th June,
at Noon. at Noon. at Noon.
9,500
FRIDAY, Hongkong to London? via Canadian Atlantic Ports...£40. ris New York.£42. SPECIAL RATES (first class only) granted to Missionarios, Membore of the Navni, Mary, Diplomatic and Oiell Services,; and to European Uniolais in the Services of the China and Japan Governmente,
Through Bills of Lading issued to Japan, North, Untral and South American Ports, For further information as a Paper and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Companies, KING'S BUILDIse (opposite Blake Plor
8. SILVERSTONI, Agents.
plendid Accommodation for First-Class Fussengers. Etcoirle Light and First Class Cuisine,
STEAMANIP HAIMUN.............."
Capt. 3. W. Evan
Foi
SWATOW.
LEAVING WEDNESDAY, 3rd Mar., at Noon,
methods, and openly admitted that Con Boription was their desire and aim.
"The Daily Expres declines to play the ture to the hypocrites. It plumps boldly and solidly for Conscription, and scarcely exeria itself even to sugar-ccat the pill HAICHING.... ------ SWATOW, AMOY & FOUCHOW, TUESDAY, 9th March,
Weiting candidly, although we regret that newspaper which hut two years ago so mphatically insisted that there should be absolutely no compulsion in the matter has now recanted its opinions and gone over bodily to the coercionista, still ma Confess to a feeling of admiration at the honest boldnews it displays in "calling ⚫ spade a spade," and calling Compulsory
HAIYANG SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW, FRIDAY, B
· Copć, A. E Hodgins j
Mar,,, at Noon,
at Noon
Captain Pagamore,
For the convenience of Passengers, Steaziers will arrive at, anïl depart from, the Company's Wharf (near Blake Pier).
Arr Fraight and Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS, LAPRAIK & CO.,
Hongkong, Fovambar 17, 1908.
General Managers.
CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LD. Training by the only name compatible NIPPON YUSEN
TOP
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
CHEMIO & NEWOHWANG ......................... SHANGHAI
BAIPHONGUE SEEN ONDE ERESEAR
with an intelligible understanding of the
1684
KAISHA.
STRAMMEU
TO RAIS King's English. If it but succeeds in «NANUDANG
March 3. * 4 p..' } foducing the officials sod members of LINAN ...............March 4, at 4pm: ..CHIELT ............March 6, 10a.m
the National Service League to show the EXTRA PASSENGER SERVICE NEW STEAMERS AKHUI.....
Masch Daylight.me honesty of purpose, then will the
EUROPEAN LINE. TEAN...
March 10, at 3pm, Donly Express have rendered a real servica
SHANGHAI MANILA MANILA, ZAMBOANGA, PT. DARWIN
THURSDAY ISLAND, COOKTOWN,
April
B,
DAIRNS, TOWNSVILLE, BRISBANE SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, with_irsaship- ment for TASMANIA, NEW ZEALAND, ADELAIDE, FREMANTLE & PERTAÍ)
DIRECT SAILINGS TO WEST RIVER. Twice Weekly. S.8. *LINTAN' and 8.8. 'SANUL'
to the country, and opened the eyes of the FOR GENOA, MARSEILLES, LONDON AND ANTWERP, 734 SINGAPORE, people to what is going on in their midst, pand to the hateful joka that threatens
AUSTRALIAN STEAMERS have superior accommodation, with Eleotris Light
them.
But will someone whom this wretched new-born gospel of paric has not bereft of
his room on gene, a un pality of
COLOMBO, SUEZ AND PORT SAID.-
Company's Newly Bulk 9000 Tons Passenger Steamers will be despatched from Hongkong as follows ----
Atsuta Maru - apt. W. THOMMER) About Wed, 7th April
2. Carge booked through for all Australian, New Zealand and all this bother is about? Whence this Miyasaki Maru (Capt. W. BAINBRIDGE About Wed., 5th May,
torrified fooling that has crept in amongst
throughout and Electric Fons in the Staterooms. A daly qualified Surgeon is carried. REDCORD FARES. OREGON RAILROAD & NAVIGATION CO, Tamankan Perte.
MANILA STEAMERS & TIENTSIN STEAMERS have superior accommodation with Electric Light throughout and Electric Fans in the Staterooms and Dining Saloon. 5, and made us tremble at the shadows Kitano Maru-
SHANGHAI LINE.
about us, as well as regard each alien pedlar SCHEDULE STEAMERS leaving every Toursday and Sunday have excellent an as a foreign spy? Are we, naustion, bi Hirano Maru Through Hils of bading lessed to Prafe Cost Points and all Eastern, Canadis commodation. Klectric Light throughout and Electria Faos in Staterooms and Dining coming drivelling dotards that the ravings and United States Polat, For through rates of Freight and farther information, Saloon. Fare-$40.00 single and $70.00 return, Take cargo on through Bills of of s for doleful pessimiste should drive La
communicate with or spply to
TON
5167
TO SALL ON 1009, JOEN ERNBE.......................▲bout March 10th.
S. SILVERSTONE, Agent.
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
FRENCH MAIL LINES.
FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO AND FROM EUROPE,
Via: SUEZ CANAL
FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO AND FROM JAPAN,
FOR
YOKOHAMA
Via SHANGHAT.
Borckema
CHANGHAI, KOBE AND) CALEDONIEN,
MARSEILLES, Via Pokıs...TOURANE,
CAPTAIN
I
To Sam. 1909,
March 15,
IANCKLYN,
March 16, at 1. p.m.
P.1.
SHANGHAI, KOBE AND) ERNEST ́SIMONS, GIBAR. March 29,
YOKUHAMA
MARSEILLES, VIA POR NERA,
MANTIK,
March 30.
Lading to all Yangtare and Northern China Porta, For Feaight or asings, apply to
Talephone No. 28,
Tux Co.'s &
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
LOUNTS,
OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA
REGULAR STEAM-SHIP SERVICE TWEEN HONGKONG, SOUTH CHINA
COAST PORTS AND FORMOSA PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG. SUBJECT TO ALTERATION,
Foa
Via SWATOW,
SHOSHU MARU, ANPINAND AMOX
Capt. LлCHI,
* DALJIN MAKU,
·Capt. Y. KasvRÁKI,
* JOSHIN MARU,
Capt. H. MORATAMA,
TAMSU. Yoa BWATOW AND AMOX.
TAMBUL, Via SWATOW
AND AMOY,
LEAVING WEDNESDAY, 3rd Mar., at 8 s.. SUNDAY, 7th
Mar. at 10 8.2.
BUNDAY, 14th
Feh, ata...
These New Steamers have excellent Accommodation or First and second-class Pamengers, and are fitted throughout with Electric Eight First-class Cabins Auld at. p.m. ships. Unrivalled Table.
+ Taking Cargo on through Bill of Lading to all Fangiese de Northern Ohlus Porte, For Freight, Passage and farther information, apply at the Co.'s local Branch
at SECOND FLOOR. No. 1, Queer's BUILDIN
T. ARIMA, Manayer,
TRANSHIPPING on the Co. Bosmer at SEGAPORE for BARA PLA, 40008,
CALCUTTA, BOMBAY and AUSTRALIA, at Four Sam for the LavAYS, CONSTAN
and BLACK SEA,
Y
Through Tickets to Lowon, vin Fans, from £27.10 up to 271,10. 20 bears mallway from MARSEILLES TO LONDON. Interpreters meet passengers on their arrival in Massillon
For further particular, apply to
P. de CHAMPMORIN, Agent,
QUEEN'S BUILDING.
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE,
HAMBURG,
FAST-ASIATIC FREIGHT SERVICE. REGULAB SAILINGS FROM JAPAN, CHINA AND PHILIPPINES 14 STRAITS AND COLOMBO,
To HAVEL, BREMEN AND HAMBURG, AND TO NEW YORK ITAKING Cargo at through Rata to all Europene, North Continental and British Porte, Also Trieste, Lisbon, Oporto, Marseilles, Genca, and other Mediterranean, Revandne, Black Sea and Ballio Port
Alse ri Aden or Port Baid, by the Company's Arab and Persind Sarrist, to
· AND FALL: NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICAN
Arablanyand-Persian Gulf E
NEXT SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG.
Yokohama & Toba
10th Mar
Outward. A
For Bhang
6.5. AM 22.5
8.8.
* Homeward?” For Bremen &
8.87 ANDAÐ
amburg
For Mürsällen & Hamburg 7-
Botte & Hamburg ESTS WESTPHALA. 9th Mar,
Hamburk
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD
BREMEN,
IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINES.
FOB
NAPLES GENOA ALGIERS PRINZESS ALICE GIBRALTAR, SOUTHAMP. Capt. P. Grach, TON, ANTWERPÆ BREMENE));
BHANGHAI
NAGASAKE PRINZ LUDWIG, KOBE YOKOHAMA
Capt. Fv. Binegr
GOIN
79
crazy, and make us cry out for protection 1 Is there no arong man in the country who will laugh these puny feats to scorn, and inspire the nation to resume its right) mind? If there is not sush s man, then indeed, must we be in a parlous state, and no Azury that we could call into being cau take men of us.
"What are the grounds for this clamour- ing for Conscription 1. We are told that it
i because we are not safe onthout an Army of a million of men to stand guard Un while we play our part of platform orstars. Well, granted that
Over
thie in
40, can thone who loudest in their clamours prova to us that such n force cannot be provided with. cut recourse to Conscription? We contend
1
(Capt.
) About Wed., 2nd June,
(Capt. H. FRASER) About Wed., 30th June, CHEAPEST PASSAGE RATES TO EUROPE AND AROUND-THE-WORLD?
For further particulars, apply to
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
Hongkong. Docámber 30, 1908):
$1748)
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
(THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.)
PROJECTED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG-SUBJECT TO ALTERATION,
DRAMINATION.
Vla
STEAMKEK
·SAINING DATE, 1900,
WEDNESDAY, Ord Capt. A. Keith, Tons 6309 | Marok, at Daylight. TAMBA MARU,
WEDNESDAY, 17th
MARSEILLES, LONDON | AWA- MARŲ,
AND ANTWERP, SINGAPORE, PENANG,
COLOMBO AND PORT
SAID
shat they cannot prova it. Supposing for VICTORIA, 80.
the sake of argument that the fat went forth to-morrow that regardless of the frightful taxation it would involve the country in, the million-men driny was to be established, we awers most positively that such an Army could be provided by voluntary methods within one month of its creation being authorised. And in a way
SEATŒER, VIS BELANG. HAL MOJI, KOBE YOKKAIO HI
§
Capt. C. L. Butler, Tone 61941, March, at Daylight,
KAGA MARU
TUESDAY, 2nd Capt. M. Hagine, Tona 68011 Mirob at Nou AND 5 TOSA MARU, A STATUESDAY, 165 Capt. T. Harrison, Tons 58871 March, at Noen.
FRIDAY, 19th
Toza 6639
|
Har, at Noon.
FRIDAY, 18th
YOKOHAMA PE HYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, (NIKKO MARU, VIR MANTEA, THURS "Capt. M. Yagi, - DAY ISLAND, TOWNS KUMANO MARU,
VILLE AND BRISBANE Capt. N. Mathieson, Tons 50761 April, at Noon.
CEYLON MARU, ↓ SHANGHAI, MOJI & KOBE
TUESDAY, Záð Capt. Fred. Fyno, Tome 50881. blanch,
Į THURSDAY, 41 Capt. J.U. Richards, Tane $265 March, KAMAKURA MARU, SATURDAY, 0th **): £apt. Wm. Wade, Tons €128 |- Bars Daylight AND (KUMANO MARU,GY WEDNESDAY, 17th YOKOHAMA, Capt. N. Mathieson, Toss 607. Her, at Daylight.
*Quitting Tekslohl Cargo only,
that is simplicity itself. In our Regular BOMBAY, VIA SINGAPORE}] MOTORI MARU, and Territorial Forces to-day we already
AND: COLUMBO,
bass, with their establishment complated, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA half the required number; to make up the NAGASAKI KUBK
Fitted with Marconl's System of wireless balegraphy.
other half we not only have the existing Arisy Reserve to drew nabe, but also the thotasuda of men who have completed their time in the Reserve, as well as Through Passenger. Tickets Imned so the Principal Cities in the United States, penalonare, ex-Berrics men who left the Sam Round-the-World Tickets also leaned Between Nagant travelling by Ral, Canada and Furope, in connection with the Gnaar Nosturen BärzWAT and Atlantie Army before pension or toafer to the For further Inforestion as to Pealeht, Parare Hallinga, da, apply at the Com Resye, ez-Militiamen; sed ex-Volunteers pany's Local Branch Office in Prince's Buildings, Fireb Floor, Chater Road,
all men ready trained, and the balk of
T. KUSUMOTO, Manager,
To SA 15091 whom would registar their names for WEDNESDAY,national defence purposes to morrow Were
10th Mardi facilities afforded them and #11"Noon."
small retain
About FRIDAY,
15th Marone
Abost
ng fee paid them in recognition of their willingness to serve again. Is nop all the shouting-simply rank madiwas when we have such an army tɔ draw upon, members would almost double men demanded by the com
FRENZ WALDEMAR
Capa lanki,
(THURSDAY, 26th Mar at 5 R
YOKOHAMA am KOBRille
KUDAT IND BANDAKAN
For further Particulars, apply
PRINZ WALDEKAR,
Capt. Isoki,
Capt; FA Sembili
FRIDAY THE RSD
4th Mar,
at 9 m
Hep
Find Mar.
Norddeutscher Fiotde
LongLong & China.
OF INTERPOST
Ujjw
MIYASAKI & CO.. COAL MERCHANTS.
TEAD OFFIUE 2-8)
MIYABAKI
The Head and Branch Offices will receive any Order.
JAPAN COALS.
KUBO