DESTINATION.
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
VISBELA.
Australian Ports, &c. St. Allans B'bay, v. S'pore, Che, Tosa Maru........ Roston & Now York Erroll Europe, ..... Varek ..China Fiume, Trlesto
H'dam, 'burg, Awerp Sachsen.
Harro & Hamburg Bayern
Kobo Tokotama...Cablenz
Kobo & Yokohama...Miyasaki Maru.. London," de...'...................... Arcadia London, Antwerp,
wurp, &e.Mal ondon &
AntworpFlintshire
Mar., L'don, & A werp Nagy
Mart
Manil
Cola & Neilijafiris
Sanita
Blameilles, v. Saigon. Ernest-Simona
AGENTS,
DATE OF LEAVING
Gibb Livingston & Co. Nov. 11, at Noon, Nippon Yuson Haisha, Nov. 14, Dödwell & Co. Limited About Nov. 16. Mulchers & Co......... Nov, 15, at Noon
ALL-BRITISH LINE TO INDIA. }
Great Railway Project.
!!
The proposal which has been under cou, sileracion both in St Petersburg and London for the construction of a railway. Trom the Mediterranean to India, painly
threatened with a rival scheme. The champion of the latter is Mr Charles- E. D. Black who was formerly an official in the Geographical Department of the India Ofice, but is now on the retired list. He has made the thoma
Sander, Wieler & Co Nov. 27, at 2 p.m.by means of British and Russian capital, is Hamborg Aka Linie About
Mov. 19. Hamburg-An'ks Linie About Nov. 7.
About Nor, 14. Melchers & Co....... Nippon Yusen Kaisha Nov. 9, at 12 a.m. P.&O. S. N. Co..... Nov. 11, at Noon, P&O S. N. Co... About Nov. 15. M'son&Co.Ld About Nor,' 11. Jardine,
Yasun Kaisha Nov. Nippon
8. Daylight. Shewan; Tomes & Co. Név. 10, at 4 pum. Fardine, Myon Co., Ld. Nov. 4, at 2 p.m. Measageries Maritimos Nov. 24, 1a.m.
Manila, Atralian Port Yawata Maru...Nippon Yesen Kaisha Nov. 4, at Noon Manila, Melbourne, &evinz Waldemar...Melchers & Co Nov. 4, at 10 n.m. Manila, Unilo & Cobo Tean
Niki Kobo & Yham Nikko Mara ca.
Seattle & Japan Port Minnesota ................
San Francisco v. Japan Chiyu Mara Love Risen Kaisha.Dea, Yoon. is to bring the matter before the Royal
San Francisco. Jajan Sippou Maru.
Salina Cruz. Japan Hongkong Maru
San Foso, v. Japan Mongolia..... SanFrancisco y. JajunSilatia
San Francisco v. Japan China
Sia Fmucisco v nju Manchuria..
Shanghai.
Shanghai..... Shanghai..
Shanghai. Shanghai.....
Chrysang
HAR
Finan.
Chinhan
Delta .....
Shai, Moji, Kobe, Y'ma Palawa...... Shanghai, Moji & Kobe Ceylon Maru...................... S'hai, Moji & Kobe... Namsang pamam S'pore Calcutta Fksso
S'hai, hai TourNDÚ - - ·-·· ·
Stow, Amoy & Tamsui Daigi Maru S'tow, Amoy
S'hai Kobe & In
S'hai Kabe Thane Scarslia Stow, Amoy it
{frica
Stow, Amoy & Yarg. Tientsin
Marg
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Hotels
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His Britannic Majesty's Ships on the China Station
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390
280
Lt.-Comic: B. G. Washingtra
15
Commr. B. O. H. Dary
Capt. L. EL Power, M.V.0.
806 Lt.-Comdr. G. P. Leith
Capt. G. E. P. Hunt, D.8.0. Lieut. Com. C. H. Woodward Comdr. O. L. Lambe
Hongkong Weihaiwel
Yangtan Weihaiwal
Name
Alacrity ∙Astros
Atlas Bramble
Cass.
despatch-tossal
Tenu. Gunu. IEP.
Commander."
Last report as
1700 13
2000
14
cruiser, 2nd class
4380
10
Admiralty tag
Comdr. Lowndes 7000 Captain E. B. Kiddie
Master WW, Veet.
Waibaitrei
Hongkong
Elongkang
river gunboat
710
2
900
Waitaivei
Britomart
river gunboat
710
200
Heut-Comdr. J. M. Barker
Shanghai
Cadmus
aloog
1070
4
1400
Comdr. II. Lynes
Hongkong
Cherub
water tank anil tug
300
Master H. Smith
Hongkong
Clic
Loop
1070
1400
Comdr. B. R. Voale
Flongkong
DIECTRIC MIGHT AND FANS.
BATH-ROOM TO EACH ROOM, **
Famo
torpedo boat destroyes
360...
$700
Lieut.-Comdr. H. S. Monroe
Weihaiwsl
of a continuous and direct British railway Cold and Hot Water throughout, from Egypt to India his own, and
Flork
cruiser, 2nd class
$300
10
7000
Capt. J. Nicholas
Hongkong
Handy
torpedo bost destroyer
575
4000
Lt. Comdr. Hon. Ony Stepford
Kungkot
has awakened considerable interest in the
19
Finrt
torpedo boat destroyer
575
4000
Lt. Comdr. Hon. Guy Stopford
Kongkong
PRIVATE AND PUBLIO BARS. BILLIARD ROOM.
Janus
torpedo boat destroyar
6
Kent
cruiser, 1st clans
9000
$000 14 22,000
Lt. Comdr. M. B. R. Blackwood
Weihaiwol
Dept.
St. John Farquhar
Hongkong
Kinsha
river gunboat
816
1200
"It.-Comdr. T. J. 8. Lyo
Tangtaza
Merlin
sloop
1040
Labuan
* Minotaur
cruiser, 1st clasa
14,300
87,000
Capt. Cayley
Hongkong
cruiser, Ist clubs
de00
Weihaiwai
river gunboat
180
cruiser, 2nd class
4300
www.
river gunboat
83 2
240
torpedo bont destroyer
950
6
8.300
depot ship, sabrines
080
-
1400
Lt. Comdr. N. E. Archdale
river gunbont
85
蠱
240
Lt. Com. 0. A. O. Dougla
river gunboat
80
2.
240
Lt. Com. E. J.J. Southby
river gunboat
25
9
240
Tangbize"
Taku Tamas
torpedo boat destroys:
930
8
8500
Gunner E. J. Trillo
Hongkong
receiving ship
4650
Hongkong
Tuni
river gunboat
180
↓
600
Lt. Comdr. J. Etchanan."
Yangtazo
Thistlo
river gunboat
10
900L-Condr, M. B. Hamilton-
Shanghai
AMOI.
Virago Watörwitch
torpedo boat destroyer
2005
6
6300 ́*
surveying ship
620..
450
Lieut.Com. B. D. Adniz-Hau La-Conidr.Hancock
Weihaiwai
Singapore
Whiting
torpedo boat. destroyer'
500
5
5000
Widgeon
river.gunboat
106
ន
800
Lient. Com. B. R. Brooke
Woodcock
river gunboat
150
800
Woodlask
river gunboa
-150
600
Com. B. H. Wilding" It.-Comdr. G. F. A. Mulock
36
submarins
RT
submarine
38
submarine
United Service Institution in Whitehall at the opening mouting of the session in au exhaustive paper entitled "An All-British Railway to India."
project amongst Anglo-Indians and the mercantile community of Great Britain Butterfield & Swire... Nov, 10, at 4 p.m. ...Nippon Yusen Kaisha Nov. 22, at Noon.geuemlly by his lectures and letters of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha Sov. 4, at noon.subject. The Standard announces that he
Nood. Toyo Kisen Kaisha... Dec. 22, a Toyo Kisen Kaiska
Deu, 13, at Noon, Pacis Mail S. S. Co. Dec. 16, at 1 p.m. Facitia Mail ... Co........ Nov. '10 at 1 Pacifio Mail &.s..Co........ Nov. 17, at 1) Pacific Mail 5.S. Co. Nov. 20, Noon. Jardino, Mand Co, La Nov. 4, at 1 .. Jardine, M'san Co, Ld. Nor. 7, at noon. Butterfeld & Swire... Nov. 4.
Midnight Batterfield & Swise...Nor. B. at 4 p.m. P. & O. S. N. Co......
9. About Nor. F.&O. S. N. Co... About For, 6... Sippon Fusco Finish About Nos. 3.
Choongshing .... toria, Tina & Japar Pananin Mara ....... Vin, B.C. Seattle &e Aww "Mazu...]. Vuver & Stlov. Japan Strathlyon........ Vancouver, (B.C.), &c. Empresa of India... Vancouver, .C., &c. Empress of Japan. Wei, C'foo,& Ttxin Euichow
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~~Under the Anglo-Russina project, it was proposed to amke a.direct line through Persin from the most southern station on the Russiau milway system, Baku, vin Seistan to Noabki, on the Anglo-Indian system. It was intended that the main Jardine, son&Co, Nov. 10, Daylight.ine should follow the shortest route, with
e'sun& Co. LoNor. 13, at Noon. Jardinei Mesmagories Maritimes About Nov. 8. Osaka Shosen Kaisha. Nov. 5, at 10a.m. JOwnka Shoson' Kaisha, Nov.
Hamburg Am'ka Linie Nov. 8, 104... Hamburg Am'ka Linie Nov. 16.
3.
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Douglas, Laprik Co. Nov, 10; at 11 a.m. Douglas, Lapmik & Co. Nor, 4, at Noon Jardine, son&Co, Ld Nov. 4, at 1 p.m. Caka Shonen Kaisha Nov. 14, at 11a.m. Nippon Yusen Kasha Nor. 7 at Noon, The Bank Lane, Ld....About Nov. 21. Canadian Pre R, Co.. Nor. 4, ni 7 a.m. Canadian P'de R. Co., Dec. 2, at 7 a.m.. Butterfield & Swire...Nor. 6, at4 p.m.
Banks
branches to the "Persian Gulf sad to Tohuman.
This railway-which it was wid would cost £18,300,000 to build, or, with interest ou capital during the four years of construc tion, £21,000,000-was not to interfere
TEL. No. 180, Telg. Address "TERMOTEL
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THE MANAGER.
Hongkong, March 1, 1911.
VICTORIA HOTEL
LATE
NEW AMOY HOTEL,
KULANGSU.
לן
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT.
Sepanto Bathroom,
REASONABLE CHARGES.
with the Baghdad Railway already under Good Food, Can Rooms, each with construction. Although the interests t Russia, England, and Persin (the two frati as owners of the two ends of the line, and the latter as the owner of the territory op which the line develops), must be pro dominant; yet Freneti, German, and Belgian | BAR interests, and the interests of any other group that might find it convenient to invest, would be heartily welcomeð. In
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF this way the schemo would bring together
INDIA, LIMITED.
in the Near East interests which might otherwise compete.
A3D-UP CAPITAL.......... ,815,000,000 AUTHORIZED CAPITAL -RESERVE FUND
Sterling
SUBSCRIBZO do: PAID-Ur RESZAVE FUND
16,750,000
-$31,750,000
£1,500,0000 2/- 1 $15,000,000 Silver...
SERVE LIABILITY or $15,000,000
FROPRIETORS...
£1,500,000 £1,125,000
This is the plan which so far has huld ... 562,500 the field, and which, although it has not ...£325,000 yet crystallised, inty a live undertaking,
has been the subject of "conversations". and questions in Parliament
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Colombo.
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Ross.
Kandy.
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Mr Black, whose knowledge of the geographiesi conformation of this part of the world is perhaps unrivalled, and who naturally, takes a wide view of the interests of Great Britain, contemplates, a milway from Egypt to the Indian frontier by way Igf. Northern “Amulu” and “Contral Persia. The grant remnendation his plan would ve would be the shortening of the
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For 3 months 2 per cent par annum.
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ducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAT BANKING CORPORA
TION Rules may be obtained on sp.
"plication.
INTEREST on deposits is allowed, at 8 PER CENT. per annum. Depoaltor may tmnsfor at their option balances of $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK, to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PER CENT:"për
For the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, N. I. STABB,"
Chief Munager.
Hongkong, January 24, 1911.
1517
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About RESERVE. 7,124,317,—(£603,CP3),
FORD
51
F. C. MACDONALD,"
Acting Manager, " Hongkong, July 13, 19117
INTERNATIONAL
COR
ORPORATION,
CAPITAL PAID-UP
RESERVE FUND
would be effected. It is estimated that
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Proprietor.
Hongkong,, January 3, 1911.
Hongkong
Lit-Coudr. Maurico B. Leslie
Commodore C. 3. Eyres
J.
Wend Rives
West River
Lieut. Comdr. G. B. Hartford
Lt. C. Godfrey Herbert LA-Comdr. A. A. L. Fenner Lt. Conidr. J. R. A. Codrington
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MANAGER. Rongkong, Ustaber 9, 1908
1362 Decidée
nearly six whole day's would be saved-an KINGSCLE RE
economy of time, it is alleged, far greater i that any which could be secured by the adoption of any other routa.
THE PREDATORY ARAIS, The proposed railway would start Front the northern end of the Suez Canal at Port Said, sud, for the most part, running dus east by the Gulf of Akaba, El Jauf, Basm, Shimz, Kerinan, Eastern Persin, and Seitan, would reach the Indian frontier, and join en to the present Indian milway system at Nashki. One of the difficulties which provision would have to be made in the evcut of Mr Black's plan being seri ously taken in hand would be overcoming the predatory methods of the Amba. A tempts might be made to wreck the line and leak the trains, a poksible
danger which
for
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.
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the island of Bahren. Two
suggesticur Telophone, No. 600. have been put-forward for obviating the Bedouin danger-one the sending of an ......GOLD $3,200,000 armoured trainin
frant ........Gold 83,250,000 and the other the subsidising of the trilfes police: along the line to act as a kind of Gold $6,500,000 In this way protection might be secured until such timu na towns and villages areas
overy
Hear Crice: 60 Wall Street, New York along the line of route, and with them, the
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On
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8 months 3%
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September 20, 1911,
SWATOW WARRONG & CO.,
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Hongkong Hongkong
Saigon.
Saigon
Haiphong Haiphong(Tara)
Saigon (Closure)
Lieut. Biscall
Saigon (Reserv) Honga7
Cap St. Jacqua
Lieut. Bikel
Toni Guns H.P.
· Caplánu,
Lait report at
Capt. Alfred Cicoli
Linoy
.
French armoured cruiser
1830
10
1700
Lieut. Bertrand
Saigou
French cruiser
$420
5100
Capt. Dalzons
Exigon
French gunbeat
503
400
Commander Badin
Saigon
French river gunboat
180
570
Liout d'Estienny
Chaton
Caroande Cometa
French gunboat..
150
Saigon (Roserva)
French gunboat
500
500
Comdr. J. Germis
French gunboat
$-45
10
1000
"Lieut. de Linares
Saigon
Dupetit-Thouar Estoc Fluturgeon Frende
French armoured cruiser
10,014
30-90,000
Bajgon
French gunbost
-141
Saigon (Reserve)
French sub-marine
Lisut. Combat
Baigon
French destroyer
SED
303
Hearl Hiviere, Jacquir. Lion
French gunboat
French gunboat
200
308
French gunboat
500
French sub-marine
Lieut. Marrs
Saigon
French survoying-hip French cruiser
1826 10 9000 9700 13
19,000
Cemdr. Ragot da. Touche
Shigon
Capt. Cherun
Saigon
Mousquet
French destroyer
307
SDO
Lieut. de la Roche Karandmon
Saigon
1206
Olry Peiho Pistolc:
French gunboat.
Lieut. de Maindreville
Upper Yangtze
-French gunboat"
130
Liedb. Pocch
Tongku
French torpedo bost
130:
300,
Comdr. Mortonò!
Hongay
Protec
French sub-marine
Lieut. Morris
Saigon
Redcutable
French batteship (reserve)
9437
8
Styx
French gunboat
1708
10
6071 "Capt. Drouet 1700
Saigon
Lieut. Seriot
Suigon
French gunboat
Yangtze
French destroyer
260
home comfört. Fina View of the Hashers
Vauban
French torpedo-depot
an
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Veteran
French torpedo-depot
Vigilante
French gunboat
125
7 500
Canton
Emden Greisensu
German cruiser
3600
22 13,500
Cupt Vollertun
Tsingtait
German armoured cruiser 11,600
38 26,000
Captain v. Uskr
Tsingtan
German gunboat
900
19
1300
Comdr. Menmanna
Ehanghai
Jaguar
German gunboat
900
12
1300
Capt. Vausciow
Hongkong
Leipzig Luche Nürnburg Otter Scharnhorst *$790 WHOLESALE & RETAIL. Taku LADIES TAILORS:
Tiger
German cruiser
$250
24 11,000
Capt. Schrooder
Tsingtau
German gunboat
900
:10 1350
Capt. Lt. Dendomaan
Shanghat
German cruiser German river gunboat German flagship
3400
22 13,200
Capt. Lient. Jantzen
Yangtze River,
11,600, 36, 20,000 Capt. Kraft
Tangtau
German torpedo-bost
400
8
650G..
Capt. Liout. Heyden
Tsingtau
* German torpedo-boat
German gunboat
4
6000-
Lieut. Kolbe (Hans
Taingtau
10 1350
Comdr. Luppe
Shanghai
Taingtau PING KEE CO...
Vaterland CIGARETTES, TOBACCOS. Calabria
'German river gunboat
ww
4
1900
Capt. Lieut. Graf Dohna-Schlodlen Canton
Jerman river gumbost
223
500
Capt. Licut. Kautter.
Shanghai
Italian cruiser
2145
Comdr. Sommi Picenardi
Shangha
"Macao Patria
Portuguese gunboat- Portuguere gunboat
Capt. Martina
700
Captain J, Milhairo
Macao
Acder
U. B. submarine
Ensigu J. M. Murmay
Mazzila
Albany. Bainbridge
U. B. protected cruiser
U.S. arpedo-host destroyer
3430 17 4201
1000
Com. Clarence 8. Williams
Yokohama
7 8000
Ensign E. 8. Root
Manila
U.S.torpedo boat destroyer U. 8. gunboat
$20
8000
Ensign Robt, W Cabanis
Manila
243
8
Ensign Stuart W. Cake
Canton
Chancey Chattanoogs
U.8 torpedo-boat destroyer
· 420
7" 8000
Ensign L. N. MoNair
Movila
U. 8. protected cruizor
3100
10 4700
Comdr. John D. McDonald
Amoy
U. S. protected cruiser
3100
Dale Decatur
U.8, torpedo-boat destroyer
.10
420 7
4700
Comdr. Hagh Rodman
Cavite
8000
Ensign F. J. Fletcher
Manila
U.B.torpedo-boat destroyer.
420
Ensign C.'S. GravIES
Marila
I Cano
U. 8. ganbont,"
Helens
UB. gunboat
1307
1800
Lt. Condr William D. Brotherton Comade..RO. Billor
Yangtze River
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sinking ance of water to be found ata amall depth. The length of the way as projected by Mr Black will be somewhere ahoyt:2000 miles. The saving in time which would bo Tested by proceeding in this way overland instead of by taking the ses journey from Port Said to India will be gathered when it is remembered that the distance to be traversed by sea, roughly speaking, is 3,050
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At the India Office tha ideo seems to prerall that, although only in the air at presentatrabia and Perela milway.. is a thing to be desired and a thing not un likely to be taken into the region of practical politics In the not very distant fetare. It is hold in somne quarters that the two rchemes are possible, side by | side, or, at any rate, that a modification of
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