Shipping.
THECH MAY MAILHT Shipping
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGA- PACIFIC MAIL S. S. COMPANY,
TION COMPANY.
THE despateb VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on or about the
DATES named -
WILE
ال
Szelkens
TU SAL ON
REMARKE, SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBEƒSUMATRA ........................................) About Lat "} Frsighà and AND YOKOHAMA.......................... 1. Capt. C. J. Benzor, ...) January." Pacsage.
ĮDEVANHA
„BHÌNGHÁ....................1 Capt. H. POWELL.................. LONDON, WTA USUAL Post Capt. G. W. GORDON, 1.3.1
DELEI
LONDON & ANTWERP, (SICILIA .............................. ******** VIA B'roXL, PANS, CL'ED, Capt. C. H. WATKINS, B., POR BAD & Massziznes
Prð 0, 8. N. Co.'s Onion,
CANADIAN
About 7th Freigas and January, “Primage,
January. ¡Adsertimment Noon, the Special
Aboat 12th Freight and Jantery. Pamiga.
EA HEWETT, Superintendant,
PACIFIC
RAILWAY CO'S.
ROYAL, MAIL STEAMSHIP LINE.
EMPRESS LINE
Between China, Japan and Europe, via Canads and the United States, calling at Hongkong, Shanghai, Nagasaki (through the Inland Sea of Japan) Kobe, Yokohama, Victoria, and Vancouver, B.
The only Line that maintains a Regular Schedula Service of
13 DAYS YOKOHAMA TO VANCOUVER,
21 DAYS HONGKONG TO VANCOUVER. SAVING & TO 7 DAYS' OCEAN TRAVEL, Proposed Sailings from Hongkong and St. John. (Sabject to alteration). Connecting with Royal Mail Atlantic Steamer. From Hougong: *EMPRESS OF OHINA'
SATURDAY, 20TH JAN.
MONTEAGLE
EMPRESS OF INDIA
TESDAY, 15TH FEB
SATCEBAY, 26T F10.
SATURDAY, 96r Max.
SATURDAY, 28AD APL)
• EMPRESS OF JAFAN
EMPRESS OF CHINA
* EMPRESS OF INDIA
From St. John: EMPRESS OF IRELAND'
'EMPRESS OF IRELAND
EMPRESS OF IRELAND"
い
TOYO KISEN KAISHA
U, S.
MAIL LINES.
SEMI-TROPICAL ROUTE.
REVIEW.
Travel and Rxplorarios. A monthly maga-
zine and reviOW, YO
MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 181
_____~ Shipping.
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COLD
FOR
PROJECTED SAILINGS. FROM HONGKONG.
(SUBJECT TO ALTERATION).
*GANESAN, STRAKED
WET-HAI-WEI, CHEFOOL
Exploration, pure and simpla, does not take quite so prominent a place as usual in the December number of Trased, and Exc ploration. Room had to be found for views, of unusually important-Travel books, such as Sir Ernest Shacklétán's "Haszt the Antarctic," Lady Stanley's life of Sir B. M. Santoy, Claude White's "Sizhim," ata. Howevor, quality simply compensates for quantity; and Aire Bullock Workman's well-written description of her record as+SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA,
KOBE & MOJI."
A
CHINWANTAÐ. CHEONGSHING TUESDAY, Jan, 14, at Noom. SHANGHAI FATSIZING... TUESDAY, SINGAPORE, PENANGI
·Jin, 4, ab KUMSANG.... WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, at Noco.
AND CALCUTTA
SANDAKAN
MANILA
MANILA
conte in the Himalayas is well worthy of the placu of honour. With her husband, D: W. Jo Hunter Workman, aho has specialised in A the Himalayas during the last few years and has,, made some remarkable climbs in the Nun Kun roga. She describes vary
Only lias taking the wAM BOTHERY ROUTH ACross the Patric, ria HoXOTLU virily and naturally her experiences in en Darw, the moet fertile and beautiful land of the Patrio
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PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG
† CHIYU MARU 1,000 Tons......FRIDAY,
• MONGOLIA
**...............27,000
+ TENYO MARU
41
KOREA
NIPPON MARD
* STRERIA
• MANCHURIA
18,000
-18,000 ..07,000
(BUBJECT TO ALTERAMON)
SATLONG DATES. 7th Jan, wo Noon. FRIDAY, 28th Jan., a Neon. ....FRIDAY
4th Feb., a Noon, SATURDAY, 12th Feb.. at Noon. SATURDAY, 2816" Fab, a Noon. SATURDAY, 5 Marijat Noon, SATURDAY, 19th Mar., at Noon.
... Twin Bersawa. + Triple Screw Steamer.
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her highest ascent in the Himalayas. Some startling crutcasts in sun and" abade tem- perature-greater evor that are to be found in the Soudan-were experienced **This camp (named Camp America), where wo two passed the night alono, was ab twenty-one thousand three hundred foct.. very carefully measured as are all our haights, by boiling-point readings, compared with simultaneous ones taken for us daily
MA USANG WEDNESDAY, Jan. 5, Noon.
YUENSANG FRIDAY, ...LOONGSANG....FRIDAY,
Jan. 7 at 4 P.3. !Jan. 14, +a^4 PM)
FOOKSANG... FRIDAY, Jan. 81 as Noom. FOR THE MANILA CARNIVAL-Feb. 8th to 14th, 1910. to Mantia of the 28th January, and 4th February, available for 30 days from date Special reduced bare of 450 for Return Passengers will be issued for car Sailings of isoup. Passengers taking out these tickets are exempt from the Head Tax.
Steamers have. Tperior Accommodation for Flip Passnyere, and“, arm Nawchwing. doted throughout with Eleotels Light
Taking Carger on Through Bill of Lading inang's Furts, Clision, Dentala di Taking Cargo on through Bill of Lading to Kodas, Lahad Datu, Simper Tawan, Usukan, Jesselton and Labuan.
- Fer Freight or Passage, apply ta
Sub, Exob. 1. Telephone No. 215 JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, Ltd,
| 753 --
General Managera
CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LD,
CHINAT
* SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
ГОБ
at Spe
Bat & p
370AM KRE
· TO MAKE
• TRY.
Jan. Jan.
6, at 1pm
CHANGE.Jan.
8, at 4pm.
„CHCIETA..... TAKING LOKENAN
9, Daylight.
Jan. 11 st 8pm.
13; at p.m.
ANHUI Jan. 16, Daylight DIRECT SAILINGS TO WEST RIVER-Twine Weekly. SS LINTAN' and 88 SANUL' throughent and Electric Fans in the Staterooms. A dnly qualified Surgeon la queried. AUSTRALIAN STEAMERS have superior accommodation, with Mestre Hight REDUCED FARES. Cargo booked through for all Acatalan, New Zealand and
MANILA TWIN SUREW STEAMERS & TIENTSIN STEAMERS ARTS I commolation with Electric Eight throughout and Electric Fans in the Stateroom and ruperior Dining Saloon.
> SHANGHAI LINE
The 5. MANCHURIA will leave for fan Francisco, via Nagasaki, Kobe, three times during the season at the lower Yokohama and Honelala, on FRIDAY, January 7th, at Noon.
Government Barometris slation. During
MANILA FRIDAY, 25 Fem across America:
Far Hongkong to London £71. 10. 6. Incinding Barth and Meals the afternoon the most sickening heat was GREU ILOILO
experienced The sun shone at interval- SHANGHAI INTERMEDIATE SERVICH.
through a thin mist, and life inside or out- MANILA, ZAMBOANGA, and: USUAL aide, tents was almost unbearable. The AUSTRALIAN PORTŇ FRIDAY, GOTH MAX, Asia... 9,500 Tons, FRIDAY, 14th Jan.,
SHANGHAI at Noon. aux temperature taken with solar thermo- MANILA... China.........10,200 FRIDAY, 2ND APRIL
SATURDAY, 12th Mar, at Noon meter at 9.30 was one hundred and ninety-HANGHAI 'EMPRESS OF IRELAND'
SHANGHAI threo degrees. At sunset it froze, and the The a.s. ASIA will leave for San Francisco, via Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe, minimum temperature of the night was FRIDAY, 10TH MAY.Yokohama and Honolulu, on FRIDAY, January 14th, at Noon, ALLAN LINE SATURDAY, 14TH MAY.
FELDAT 10TH JUNE, The fine Mail Steamers ASIA and CHINA! carry Intermediate we enjoyed a fluctuation in temperature of minos four degrees. Thus in fifteer hours Empress Steamships leave Hongkong at 7 4.3. and Moatangla at 12 Noon, passengers only, affording superior accommodation for that class. Each Trans-Pacific Empress connects at Vancouver with a Special Mail Express
and hundred and ninety-seven degrees! Train and at St. John with Atlantie Mail Stenator as shown abort. The Empress
Hongkong to London vis New Lock £45, via Canadian Atisatie Parts...£$8. of Britain and press of Ireland' are magnificent vessels of 14,500 tons, speed 20
The long hours of darkness passed at this knots, and are regarded as second to acos on the Atlantic,
camp were quite terrible, between the cold. The watar froze, of course, in our insomnia, the gasping after oxygen and the
aluminium bottles, and there was nothing to drink. As faint dawn percolated through the tent canvas, a crunching sound was heard without, and Sayayo announced bis arrival with two porters. When I succeed ed in unticing the icecoated flaps of my! Mummery, I beheld three soleren-looking figures with purple bloated faces and mou- stachen.composed of ipicks,”
The Empress steamers on the Pacific and on the Atlantic are equipped with the Marooni wizslóne apparatus.
Passengers booked to all the principal points in Canada, the United States and Europe, also around the World.
HONGKONG TO LONDON, 19: Class, via Canadian Atlantic Port or Nox York (including Meals aud Burth in Sleeping Car while crossing the American Continent by Canadian Pacific direct Live)
1.20/ Fassengers for Etrope have the option of going forward by any Trans-Atlantic. “Eine vither findă Chumilian Ports of from New York of Boston.
SPECIAL THROUGH RATES (First Class only); are granted to Missionaries, Members of the Naval, Military, Diplomatic and Civil Servions of China and Japan
Governmenta
Through Passengers are allowed Stop Over' privileges at the various pointą of
interest on route,
R. M. S. MON (AGLE' carries only One Class of Saloon Passengers (termed Intermediate) the accommodation and commissariat being expellent in
svery way.
EONGKONG TO LONDON. Intarmediate on Steamors and 1st Class on
Canadian and American Railways, 2nd Class on Atlantic,TM
Via Canadian Atlantio Port £43. Vis New Yoric
KAS.
For further Information, Maps, Guide Books, Rates of Passage and Freight, apply to
D. W. ORADDOCK, General Traffic Agent,
Corner Podder Street and Prays (opposite Blake Pier).
PORTLAND & ASIATIO S.S. CO.
Military, Diplomatie and Ciril Services, and to European Uffledals in the Services of SPECIAL RATES (first close only), granted to Missionarios, Mambats of the Naval, the China and Japan Governments.
Through Bills of Lading issued to Japan, North, Central and South American Ports, Fur farther information as to Padenge and Freight, appip to the Agency of the Companies, Kino's BumDixo (oppcale Blake Fier).
FRED J. HALTON, Aşmə,
OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.
-KEGULAR SERVICES, PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG-
(SUBJECT TO ALTERATION).
TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE Counseling at TACOMA "with" THE CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & PUGET SOUND
→
AND
RAILWAY
THE CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RAILWAY. (The only direct train service, without transhipment, also shortest and fastest route) from the Pacific Coast to CHICAGO). Taking cargo or through Bills of Lading to all Overland Common Points in the United States of America and Canada, also in the Principal Parts in Mexico, Central
Tons
FOR PORTLAND, vis MOJI KOBE and YOKOHAMA,
OPERATING IN
CONNECTION WITH, TUX
STKAMEHIT
OREGON RAILROAD & NAVIGATION CO, and South America.
TOMI
CAPTALY
To Sim
Through Bills of Ending issued to Pife Cosat Polate and all Eatern, Canadian And Jated Brater Polas. For through. at Freight and further, Information, communicate with or apply to
S. SILVERSTONE, Agent.
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
FRENCH MAIL LINES.
FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO AND FROM EUROPE,
Via SUEZ CANAL.
For
Leave
Steamers
TACOMA, Vis MOJ, KOBE
AND YOKOHAMA
SEATTLE MARU,
(STORS TO
6,184
|
Capt. T. Saito.
Priday, "glat
Jan.; at Noon.
The Oc.'s newly built steamers have fair spend. Buperior secoinmodation f steerage passengers situated AMIDSHIP, A limited number of Cabin passangers Carried at low rates. Bost adapted rooms for carrying Bilk, Traa-cro and Parcels. Special attention given towards Express convection.
Another article, mainly of aparting interest is one by Captain Dudley Backard, who gives an account of his experiences of In shooting in Somaliland. He incident- ally shows that the animal, popularly re
|
Tamanian Ports.
Chiah with excellent passenger accommodation, Electrio, Light throughout and FAST SCHEDULE TWIN SCREW STKAMERS (8.8. Anhui, Chenan, Einan, Electria Face fu Staterooms and Dining Saldon. Leave Hongkong for Shanghal disch
Thunday and Sunday,, taking cargo on through Bill of Lading to all Yangt 8-Passengers must embark before midnight on Saturday for the Sunday Northern Chins Forts
morning sailing. A Company's launch leaves Marray Pier at 10 o'clock every Saturday right shipment at Woong
These Steamers land passengers in Shanghal, arolding the toonvenience of tran- FARES$15.00 Blogie. $80.00 Retām. For Freight or frosage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
“AGENTS,
Talaphotia No. 38.
garded as the King of Beasts, is look upon THE EASTERN &
as very small beer, and trosted with almost contemptuous toleration by the natives. Mr. P. R. Salmon's graphic description of a tour off the beaten track in Syria, is ularly good illustrations from photographs chlafly noteworthy on account of the sing-
taken by this expert photographer. Dr. Scott Keltie's well-known name propares us for a very entertaining and instructive article entitled "Travallers Tales," Some very diverting erzporiences, garnered from the professional travels of the well-known Guide-book writer, M. A.. R Hopa. Moparleft; are given in “A Traveller in Traval"
Hotels
AUSTRALIAN
STEAMSHIP 00.
LIMITED
SERVICE
ΤΟ AUSTRALIA
MAIL SCHEDULE.
STEAMERS
MASTERN ALDENHAM
T
(SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION).
ARRIVE HONGXONG
·ZROM AUSTRALIA,
LEAVE HONGKONG
FOR AUSTRALIA.
5th Jan, as Noon,
Jan. 11.
Sad Feb., at Noon.
HE above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, ensuring a plentiful supply of Ice, Fresh Frogufora, eta, and are lighted throughout with Electricity, A daly gaalified Doctor and Stewardess ars carried For further particulare, apply to
HONGKONG, SOUTH CHINA COAST PORTS AND KING EDWARD HOTEL All State Rooms have Electric Fans:
FORMOSA SERVICE
For
Steampra
ANPING. via SWATOW & SUBHC MARU,
AMOY
Capt. T. SUGI.
FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO AND FROM JAPAN, HANGHAI, via SWATOW, BUJUN MARU,
Captain Y. Foreno, DALJIN MARU,
Via SHANGHAI.
Вод
STEAMTEZ
AMOY AND FOOCHOW..
SWATOW, AMOY & TAMSUI
BHANGHAI, KOBE AND TOKOHAMA ..........
NERA,
OAPTAIN
MARTLY. Jan.
Broc. Jan 4, at 1 p.m.
Boukaz. Jan. 17. p.m.
SELLIER, Jan, 18, at 1 pm,
To 1909.
3.
\ Captain Y, Kabazaki.
MARSEILLES, Via Porms } POLYNESIEN,
BHANGHAI, KOBE AND)
YUKURAMA veranser Ja
TOUKANE
MARSEILLES, Via POED...OCEANIEN,
TIRAN SHIPPING on the Co. Stesmern et SINGAPORE for BAZATIA, at COLOMBO for
ARQUET, BOMBAY and Avynázia, at Poaz SAD for the LEVANTE, DONETAN NOFLE and BLACK BEL
Through Tickets bu Losion, vis. PARIS, from £27.10 up to £71,10 20 hour Allway from MAREILLES to LONDON. Interpreters meet passangers on their arrival fa Kamaillon.
For further partfalare, apply to
P. THOMAS, Agent, QUEEN'S BUILDING.
Lesy
WEDNESDAY, 5th
Jan., at 8 E THUR DAY, th
Jan., a Daylight. SUNDAY, Ph
Jan., at 10 AM.
Fair speed. Superior passenger accommodation. Electria light throughout. Fit clara cuisine.
The newly balle steamiste: bina-AMIDSHIP.
For information of Freight, Passages, Sailings, etc, apply at the Co.'s local Branch Office at Second Floor, No. 1, Quero's Buildings,
Hongkong, June 23, 1959.
T. ARIMA, Manager,
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NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,
BREMEN,
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE, IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINES,
HAMBUNG.
•
EAST ASIATIC
FREIGHT SERVICE. BEGULAR BAILINGS FROM JAPAN, CHINA AND. PHILIPPINES, VIA STRAITS AND COLOMBO,
To HAVRE, BREMEN AND HAMBURG, AND TO NEW YORK
AKING Cargo at through Rates to all European, North Continent and Britian TAK, Carloste, Tasion, Oporto, Marseilles, Gumus, and other Mediterranean, Levantine, Black Sea and Balile Ports,
AND ALA, NORTH AND BourH AMERICAN PORTS,
Also via Adeo or Part Bald by the Company's Arabian and Persian Servis
* 7Arabian and Persian Gulf Port WEIT SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG.
-Outward.
Homeward
Mor Shanghai, Yakobama & Kobe For R'dam, Hamburg & Antwerp
8,8 BRIBGAVIA 6th Jan.- 8. BRASILIA Bar Van EM 8.8. SEGOVIA 16th Janer Havre & Hamburg
3.5, SAMBIA 2nd Feb, B. SEEJAMBIA Bth Jan 6,8. ANDALUSIA ................. 9th Feb,
Tor Havre, Bremen & Hamburg REMEZZO IA VRawm17th Feb.10 3.8. SCANDIA 15th Jan, 8.8. C. TEED, LABIBZ., 27th Feb,
For Marseilles, E'düm & barg 8.8. AMERIA 19th March] 88 SITHONIE... Alth, Jan. -Key Werther ParidonJazz, społy to
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIS Hongkong Office
Fox
STEAMERI
NAPLES, GENUA, ALGIERS, BUELOW.
GIBRALTAR, SOUTHAMP Capt. F. Prosch. „TON, ANTWERP & BREMEN,. SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI
KOBE IN
ANATOKOBAMA
PRINZ EFL FRIEDRICH,
Capt. E-Mal
COBLENZ.
Capt; E Basgaber.
COBLENZ,
Lo Sarz 1989.
WEDNESDAY, 12th Jan, *at Noon About WEDNESDAY,
A
HIGH-CLASS PRIVATE HUTEL.
ADIES' AFTERNOON TEA ROOMS
PRIVATE BAB AND BILLIARD ROOMS Hot and Cold Water throughout. Electrically Lighted.
Electric Fans (if required).'! Electric Passenger Elevator to each Floor. TABLE D'HOTE (AT SEPARATE TABLES, Tele. Address: VICTORIA, Hongkong.
For Terms, etc, apply to the
MANAGER. Hongkong. October 2, 1968%
1352
BRADSIDE,"
FRIVATE HOTEL
TANDING in its own grounds with Tannia and Oroqust Lawas, Large Liry and Well Faroished Rooms, Besty Some comfort, Fine View of the Harbour. Telephons, No. 699,000
Apply to Mas F. W. WATTS,
"Bineslide. 20, Macdonnel! Road. Hongkong, September 2, 1908. 1214
KINGSCLERE' PRIVATE HOTEL, U
Hoogkopg, November 2, 1968,
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO.,
Agents.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
Desinators..
(THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.)
PROJECTED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG
PORT
TO ALTERATION.
(TANGO MARU,
BAILING DATIN (WEDNESDAY, 50
MARSEILLES, LONDON Op A Christiansen, Toza 8000 Jaat Daylight.
AND ANTWERP, HAMO MARU, A ( WEDNEZ1 AY.1126 SINGAPORE, PENANG, Cap-EL-Souter, Tons, 80001 Jan Daylight JEDEBO
AKI MARU,WADNESDAY, 2nd Capt. K Bato, Tons 7000 Fob at Day Hght, AWA MARU,arometrek
WEDNESDAY, 19th Capt. A. Baith, Tons 6500 YOKOHAMA
SAID
Victoria, B.D. & Sesitle ('Inaba Maru leaving Hongkong 8th Jan, due Kobe 18th Jan,
APPROACHED From Kennedy Road Victoria, BC & Seattle (Niko
Sl No., 134, Taleg. Address: BacDRILAJŲ
A.B.C. Code, 4th Ed.
-
Electric light, hot and cold water through
at. Billiards, tennis, croquet, putting reen and fine établing for hersen,
Proprietross, Man F. SAUHSE. Hongkong, September 1, 1208.
Mara leering Hongkong 19th
SANUKI MARU,
Jau dus Kobe 25th, &-Yoko-pt. E. Homoa, Tas ab00
bams 27th Jan. connecte)...)
SATURDAY, 29th Jan., from
KOBEL
SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, (VAWATA MARU, FRIDAY,
VI MANILA, THURS Capt. T. Sekine, Tuu 8000 1
DAY ISLAND TOWNS-NIKKIO MARUTHURSDAY, 17th
Jan Wood; FULLY AND BRISBANE Capt. M. Tag Tous 6000 Feb., at Noon
1208 SHANGHAI, MOJI & KOBE | TOTOMI MARU, Į TUESDAY, 4th,
Capt. 1 Smith, Lone 1000 January
12th Jan VIUTORIA HOTEL ROBE & YOKOHAMA
FRIDAY,
at Daylight ****About
SATURDAY. th Jati,
YAP NEW GUINEA BRISBANE, SAMABAI, SYDNEY & MELBOURNE,
YOKOHAMA AND
KUDAT AND BANDAKAN ----
Tarimèther Parmendars" apply to
KOBE
H. Rasgener.
Capt. sembill-
Norddeutscher Lloyd. MELOHERS. General Agente, Hongkong
00
Chim
SHAMEEN, CANTON,
M-HAELA YOKOHA Manager "stagraphic &ddroes Vitoria Shamsen
Situated on the British
- Comonsaioni te
MACAO HOTEL,
MAGAO Telegraphie Address Farmer Maso Situated in the Centre of
of the Praya Grand Both Hotels alectrically lighted and under experienced European Hupervision: GUIDEN AND ORADEN PROVIDES
informatim and
Hantion
OB
BOMBAY, VIA SINGAPORE)
AND COLOMBO,
NAGAHARI, KOBE
YOKOHAMA
NAGABARI MOJI
INABA MARUJBATURDAY, 8th-
1 Capt. I. Takeda, Lona 65061Jan,, at Daylight.
TOSA MARU,
TUESDAY, 11th Capt. Nomars, Tons 60091 January AndATSUTA MARU,
(KRIDAY, KRE Ospt, Wat. Thompson, Tous 0000% Tap, at Noon. KUBKINIKKO MARU,
(WEDNESDAY, 19th
AND YOKOHAMA är Osp M. Yagi, Tons 60001 Jaat Noon.
Tibed with naw ayetam of wireless telegraphy.
Cargo only Carrino deck, passengers, r 16Through" "Passenger Tickaca laced to the Principal Cities Ceaids and Europe, in connection with the GaaaS "BATISTATI ANG Atlanto Steamara Round Naped and okubama, lit and Sod felinë.
From Hongkong dlerce to Bragam EE & LATU