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MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1918.
SHIPPING
P. & O. S. N. CO.
0.
ROYAL MAIL SERVICE
UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT'
ΤΟ
い
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FUTURE OUTPUT OF BRITISH SHIPPING.
THE CHINA MAIL.
NO IMPROVEMENT EXPECTED.
[By Arcana Fr
Entil enn obtain additional skilled mey for merchant shipbuilding, any in, mediate nad very material increase in
MARSEILLES AND LONDON present rate of mutpus eun harily wa
Taking Passiranes, AND CARGO TO
i!
STRAITS, COLOMBO, INDIA, AUSTRALASIA, EGYFT, 20,
Steamers
Lente
Hongkong
Colombo
Noon
01
Connecting Mail Steamer from
Colombo.
Hrseilles
Due London
When Passengers change Steamers at COLOMBO Accommodation in the connecting Steamer fruin COLOMBO la definitely reserved
Hongkong at the time of Booking-
On the Australian Boate Takets Interchangeable with Orisat Line.
SAILINGS DIRECT TO
SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBE AND
S. A
YOKOHAMA.
Leave Hongkong About
Passsageza may travel by Rallway in Japan between Ports of Call free of charge,
INTERMEDIATE STEAMERS Tripmast).
IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE MAIL STEAMERS, WILL LEAVE DIRECT FOR
MARSEILLES AND LONDON, Calling at SINGAPORE, FOBT SWELTENHAM, PENANG, COLOMLO AND PORT SAID. CARRYING IT AND 2ND HALOON PASSENGERS AT REDUCED RATES.
STHAMKAN.
PROPOSED. BALLINS# !
Duo
Lore E'XONG
abou
LATE S'tore about
M'"KILLER.. if salting
Duo LONDON sbona
THE INTERMEDIATE SERVICE IS TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED.
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS. : All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge and wch Berth Furnished with an Electric Beading Lamp "b
Owing to the War in Europe Steamers and Sailing dates are liable to be cancelled or altered without notice.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
Consignees are reminded of the necessity to apply to the Company's Agents regarding arrival of consignments, expected of which they have received documents or advice.
Any damaged packages must be left in the Godewas for examination by the Consignees and the Company's Surveyors, Messrs Godud and Douglas, at 10 am on Mordays and Thursdays. All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival bere, after which date they cannot be recognised. No Chims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowas.
For Further Information, Fasago Fares, Freights, Handbooks, Dates of Sallings -ato.,. apply bos.
P. L. KNIGHT,
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Acting Superintendent.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
(JAPAN· MAIL, 8.8.-00)
SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION. DEFINATION
Shanghai, Kobe &
Yokohama Nagasaki, Kobe Yokohama Shanghai, Moji
Kobe
STEAMER & DISPLACEMENT
SAILING DITER
Haga Mara, 12,300 tons SAT, 2nd Nov, 11 am.
Yokohama Maru,>
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day been ordered representing very nearly 1,000,000 gr Consul shipping. Thes was over vine natha ugal „And thun, again, there isquothing "now, in the pro- posal to uk sutall emerete" chips,"↑ Į by which, we grease, then “purgos of about 150 tons Terpacity,” “proximualy
mentiuoel by the Fist God, are rent.
Whether those barge van be mamuzabély described as "júpa "ša á núce point of menclatire, and "Sir Erid Goddess terus is less-deceptive, ^.
INTIMATIONS
MITSUBISHI SHOJI
KAISHA, LTD. (Mitsubishi Trading Co.) COAL, GENERAL IMPORTS and
EXPORTARE
BOLE PROPRIETOR"
THE SHORTAGE OF LADDER What we require are ships to bring expoural, '' The schmission by Lords across the new, un
Caver's shoulders the responsibilitý vruts. Pirrie in the sisterziens published recently (we are the obtaining them ja sufficient is a mild reflection of the grave ship seline. Land Pirris, has put his finger TAKABHIMA, URI MUTARE KISHIDA YOSHINOTABL Beikfag ondank, and, ingalentally justies whes, atter admitting that. na inaterial: HOJO, MAMASUTA, JAYO, KANADA on the serious position which confronta
Kes the attitude sunbed "towaels che matter is the Daily Telegraph daring improvement in the output is to be 4 CHINNA EL A SEPAR
pected in the near future, hereinárkoďk the past thine or four years. As has the whole industry is still agus detubers 1914. the Germans - augurated their campaign agst mering from the loss of the ----
en who enlisted in the early day of the war. For thes
chasy Dipping alon a subinarise sank. in deliter after the lung part of four years, dicing which the ferns Have destroyed, mely 8X1 tons British; shipping, constringbion is still pr. cristing in this country at a slower ral than it was in October, 1914, and the
12,340 tons SAT, 16th Nor, 11 am..
Snifer
that has been parens to everynas the industry. References are, unde to
med who have been returned from the
SAHIYAMADA, BIHAL OYUBARI COAL MINES. AGENTS FOR SAKITO COAT.
Head Office:-TOKYO,
Anny to the shipyards ruinating Branches and exchange of question and answer centred in the House of Cummins on Wednesday
Mr. U. Lambyrði Are any skilled men [output menjares even now unfavourably
with that of 1913 1912 or 1011. The being reervice at the present time trom position justifies anxiety. Ships, the shipyards for the Army a stitute the lifeline of murskives, our Navy,
Representatives - Nagamki, Karatsu, Wikdmaten, Kuji, Kate, Kobe, Osaka, Tauraga, Nagara Yokohama, Tokyo. Hakodate, Mfgrerad,?
SHIPPING
PACIFIC MAIL S.S. CO.
US. Mail Tine. OPERATING THE NEW FIRST CLASS “STRAMKUS-
***** COLOMBIA 1 “EQUADOR, VENEZUELA
and
14,000 Turs each. HONGKONG TO SAN FRANCISCO, SHANGHAI, KOBE YOKOHAMA WA HONOLULUS.
The Sunshine Belt: y
The most Comfortable Route to America and Europe,
8.5. - "ECITADOR” 8.AMOOLOMITA”
LELALTEDNESDAY, Nor, 8th, 1910 WEDNESDAY, Ded 41
poproszeniem TUESDAY, Doo 31st, 1948 Etesinori Jhalra, the most modern equipment Fellinis arvorher electric fare and electes Hghting ALL LOWER BERTN8 and-laryw comfortable Boaterooms (all single sad two berthe only le
The Saloky and Comfort of Passengers is our first considera ja seda
Epecial cues is-green, to the "culine, and the attendance on
Spazierigen paaños be surpassed.
Tickets are interah dgesble with the Toya Kisen Kalaks auch the
Cadian Pacific Ocean. Services, Eldemonetisala. For further infurnisation, intes, literatura, mboriules stc., apply tómys
COMPANY'S OFFICR in Alexandra Balldigu
BANKS
TONGKONG & BHANGHAI
Dr. Macamera: I cunuot say off hund. Otarü, Viadivostook, Peking. Hastala, BANKING CORPORATION. our Army, one cominere, and eye 5m 1^"Mr. "Rovi:" Are not farz agbert Dairen. Talnaofa, Hankow, Shanghai, pire. After making full allowance for these 120 Canen who are said to lure Taipeh, Hongkong Canton, Haiphong Pim-or Carmanin
heen returned bear the Army in the last | Manila, Bingapors Calcutta, London | RESERTA FUFIS--- new construction and veny tónnuge
and New York.
Sterling captured, our merchant navy has been seven months Grade -men, quite undt
£1,500,000@2/ -- $15,000,000- rebuerd by nearly 400,000 to die for the heavy work of tim shipyards, and
Bilver
18,500,000 Erie Geskles calentates that shipping therefore useless for the purpose
RESERVE · LLANOLETY CY worth almat £12 & gross ton, and, on that
PROFECITORS.
4
D Magmar: I cannot say fo regard
umption. ar merchant fleet to their grade, fallen in value by early £300,000, It is still being weakened at the rate of 90,000 while a geraith.
TUCH YEARS Pürie
Cable Address Hongkong: "IWASAKI”.--
Mr. Wilkiet Dors the right hun eutle. Canton, Haiphong: "IWASAKISAL”, anno still hold that, apprentices up to 18 | Code -AT, A., B. C. 6th Ed years of rege shall be taken from he felipeand
BANKS
H
$34,500,000
CATAL PAI-UT
} $15,000,000 AUTORITZ! £ 75,000,000— (28,3
13.
Western Union and Bentley's.
Cover OF DIRECTORS, TU Hon Mr. P. A. Holyoak-Chal QT. M. Edkins, Esq.,-Deputy
Chalamin 1.H. Compton, Faq. Hon. Mr. D.
Landala Hon. Mr. B. H.
Dodwell. EV.D. Parr, Eaq:
CAPEALT
£80,000,000 (25
Manunura Ferlays my hon. Agency for :-THE OSAKA MABINE This matter touches the huture of ur #end will speak to me about chat.
& FIRE INSURANUR, 00., LYD.. OSAKA. terest, and be the mat of the The truth is that white a consideratite friably we must go back long before Lord proportion of the men being warned wa Pirris appointment. In his speech des physically it for heavy labour, the other thy the Frint Minister stated at "Ariny is still taking some of the best For ↑ Blue maternji “e sòu rffensive and not his land labour in, the slated industries, and offensive" is the decisive struggle.". E there reason to fear that the offensive
has never been, anded in that way, the the contrary, though it was "deal y" to gints the Prime Minister again,"
energy, of the shipyards and marine- engine ships will devine, although he
en strigazie is the deceptrangle,"
it was for a long time diyabed as a matter and out adverse halner of 40,00 tons wlight importance. In Gelaher. 1911. of shipping is being incressed at the rutie when the filitra was sunde, manveying of 2,009,0z vos amgally, pa
a warping of what was to appel, we Lori Pirvis has not been in office suli-" ennbilised a post any, um
later on, deftly long, as he may plend with reason,
under the inspiring pressure of the Prime to effees the entput: but he has been in Minister, we mobilised a vast afinition fire suficiently long to stirly, the situ
venient at the maine size redencbi.. tion, which toust have led lim, if he has lised cur shipyards, taking skillet inen "grasped all the facts, to three conclu them by the thousand. Was there steps: Fird, a National Shipyard rate act of foily? No one resselicine, employing 7,000 "men, besides
sible for shipbuilding, writes 37r. prisoners of war, without the prospecti Roncian. Sif Erie Geddes, wor Sir Alan of producing a single ship" this year, Anferson, in sucevskidu, had the connaze should be scrapport serendis, the extra- insist to the point of resignation vasion of the private yards, ic-hung the problems being faced, though Mas, seventy-three ucy, berths, pinned _„Jort" Runciman did make a good fight. Every not male, should be pressed forward with one who has been in charge of merchant the vinost speed, und, thirdly, the sup whipbuilding has endeavoured to find,ply of labour, and particularly skilled without success, some path"out of the labour, for the private establishments diealty except the right path-the re-should be increased without defan cognition that shipbuilding should be it can be inerrased if he takes a Ern looked upon as war work, having priority" atand. Lord Pirrie is a fest industria!" over every other war effort of a maritime organiser, and he has accepted respon country, as submarine construction was sibility for fading a solution for the pre- regarded in Germany by Field-new, dominant war problem of the day. Lo qui Himlenburg's 'orders; and he a-ol can crown his career, if he w. only face dier! Looking back; one en bewee the facts, by an achievement which will that the one man who could have saved be a monument to his career. But time the situation was the Prime Minister is passing, and a remedy moms be found If, after he had organised the munition at one our prestige is to be main movement the effect of which is to be tained, our Merchant Fleet re-establish sera to-day on all the Fronts, he had ed, and our oversca trade communications turned his attention to ship conslivetion, there can be little doubt what the ship
ping position would be to-day.
WHAT 13 THE SITCATION
Land Pirrie's latest statement is de
Nikko Mara,
7,000 tons 'WED., 23rd Oct. &Totomi Meru,
$ Yatorofu Mara, 8,800 tons BAD, 28th Oct. 11⁄2 Kosoku Mara, 7,000 tons TUE, 29th Oct.
9,600 tons SAT., 14th Dec, 11 am pressing, because it conveys the ingres
› London or «Liverpool via S'pore, Colombo, Delagoa Bay & Cape Town -Melbourne via Manila Zamboanga, Thursday Is., Townsville, Brisbane, & Sydney....
New York via Shanghai. Kobe, San Yokohama,
Francisco Panama Canal
FOR DATES OF SAILING APPLY AT THE COMPANYS
&
OFFICE.
Bombay via Singapore, Malacca,
& Colombo
Calcutta via Singapore, Penang &
Rangoon
Omitting Shanghai and/or Moji
* Wireless Teleg
sion that he is not seized with a full appreciation of the situation. He refer red, foristance, to the material and labour devoted to the increase of the Fleet during the past four year, and added that from a tonnage of 2,500,000 it had risen to 8,000,000 sqms, including ausiliary craft. The Navy has undoubt edly and Jaevitably, imposed a great strada on the shipbuilding and repair extellishments, but it has not been any thing like as great as that contrass sug-
. For correct figures we need anly refer to the War Cabinet report, pub- Jished last apring! The ships, and ves sels of all kinds employed in the caval servies in September, 1914, after the
restored.
FRENCH LESSONS
G. MOUSSION.
15. Morrison' Hill Road.
WAI KEE.
PLAG & SAILMAKER, No. 129, Des Towar Road Central Top Floor,
· HONGKONG: Telephone No. 1833.
BANK
whole of the mobilisation had bees com BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE,
pleted, had a tonnage af over, 4,000,000; aow the figure is well over 8,080,000.". Is it suggested that in the interval of s few months na addition of 2,000,000 tans has been made? That is impossible In the second place, the increase, has in- eluded not only auxiliary craft, built, but auxiliary craft already built and taken
HONGKONG-VICTORIA B.C.-SEATTLE over from the Mercantile Maine. That
VIA
Manila, Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe, Yokkaichi, & Yokohama,
(FRENOR HANEL
HELD Orvice:
15bis Rua Lafitte, Paris. Capital Frs 48,000,000
•Reserve'' 50,000,000 OBRANOBES AND AGENOTES; BAMAZON HOSGEUNG BATTAMBANG Moroz
Bazoom": SHANGHAI
is one misleading statement. The Con- DANTON NOWHEA SINGAPORS troller:Generál has also announced that TourX
PAPEITS PEKING
PONDICHERT
TIENTEIX
SKERS;
cne of the first steps he took on seceptor Ling office was to arrange for a division AOT-PANE VLADIVOSTOCK
of the shipbuilding yards, adding hat
there are now certain number of FRANCE Comptoir Natio yaris devoted to merchant shipbuilds Escompte de Parias Credit Lyonne entirely under my control? According Htanque de Paris et
the report of the War Cabinet, that Credit Industriel et Comme
Operated by the magnificient and splendidly equipped Passenger Steamers "Fushimi Maru,"" Suwa Maru, fivud the first decision of bir Eric. Goddes Umorale,
Kashima Maru” and “Katori Maru," each of over 20,000, when he aveame Controllor and was car-
tons displacement.
Next sailing from Hongkong Kuwa Mara, THURSDAY," 14th Novy Hing Manila Eastbound..
For further information apply to
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA,
B. MORI Manager
MIN LONDON The Natino & Union Bank
England ried out last year. Lord. Firle also
toir, Natiocal referred to the proposed extensions in the
Credit Shipyards a though any represented IN NEW recent decisions but according to the
Intermat allowed FITH Lord, Siz Aan Anderson wou,ra.
The Fiend sponsible for this delustasy on Siz Josiph Maclay responsible for the standard Every deser
ph ch Lord Pizis also referred Exchange Buchers
it were hom now deva. long ago al Biovember 1, 191 Lord stated that standard
Phaya
Bangkang, Oct 19,
Pays-Bas
Societe
Particulars, apply to
8. SAYEKL, Manager. No. 14, PEDDIE STREET, HorSKONG,
ASAHI BEER
DAI NIPPON
PILSENER BEER
GRAND PRIZES
ASAH
BEER
LAGER-BEER
SPECIALLY BREWED TOR EXPORT
EWERY
SOLA AGIES MITSUI BUSSAN. KAISHA,
JAPANESE MAKERS.
Every kind of Footwear
MADE
TO
ORDER
8
C. B. Gabbag, Eaq. I.A. Plommer, Baq.
W. L. Pattenden, Eaq.
OHEN MAMÁÆRK,
· Hongkong-FJ. STAHE, EM,
MARADZE':
Shanghal-A. G. STEPREN, Esq.
LONDON BANKSs-London QOUNTY &
WESTMITIEKE & PARK's Bank, Lan.
Horrors-INTERINT ALLOWED.
On Current Account as the rate of Two per cent per annum on th Hally balance
Or From DaPORTER.(-/-
For -3 months per cent. per annum.
褶
娜
N. J. STABE,"
Chiel Manager:
Hongkong, Oct. 16, 1918
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
THE bestone of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING COR |PORATION. - Eiles may be obtained on
application.
INTEREST on depodta le allowed on the minimum monthly balances at 3) PER CENT, per annum. Depositaes may tarafer at their option balances of $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND BHANGRAY BANK, to be placed our FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PERCENT.
per: Banting.
m
For the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporativo.
F. J. STABB,
Chief Manager
Bongkang May 16, 1916." --
$17
TSR CHARTERED BANK OF
INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER 1853
"HEAD OFFICE, LONDON,
FATS-UP CAPITA
Resave Fun... BEERVE EcuRetITY OF PEO-
£1,000,000 2,000,000
L PORRIGE EXCHANGE and General
Banking business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS roofved for" I your or shorter periods st rates which will be quoted on application
LA DOWNING.
Manayu, Hongkong May 7, 1917,
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LTD;
|
FUND
13,760,268➡ (81,160,5
·HEAD OFFICE—A METELLO AML, Rranoben sè
The Hague para Rotte
· HEAD AGENOY-Baravka.-
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BANDONG, CETRAT BONG DJznack DZORJAKARTA, KOTA MAKASSAR MIDAN, PADANG PALEMBANG,
|
PorezaxiL,"
ŠAMAZANI
Bod
Boskaxantă (Solo)}
Tris. Triasik {Dal) TERAL BOR? TALOK BRICE,
Correspondientes Bomney Colom
Madras, Pondicherry, Chlonstag Baurkaky Salgoo," Haiphong, Hanol," Amoy, Yokose ham, Robe, Melbourne Rydney," Ke York, San Francisco, das Bau de
LONDON BANK The Union 2 London and Smiths Bank, Limited,
The Bank boys and selle and reostvar for collection Ekle of Exchange lotne Jethics, of zedit on His Besnoban. Correspondanta in the East, on the Continenty in Great Britany- Amad and - Australia and trendón banking: business of every description. A
Hongkong, Oct. 18. 1918)
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA," LIMITED
Authorised Capital Subscribed Paid-up Beserve Fand
BANKERS
$89,500-
· Bank of EstLANE, LOWDON JOINT. Szock Bare:-
Every description of Exchange barfines temaacted.
TATEREST silowed on. Carrega
Accounts at 2 per cent per anEILEN. on Daily Balance and on Fixed. Deporitas at rates which may bosscertained our application.
C. CHAMPRIN
Acting Màscar
No. 7 Queen's Road Oral Hongkong, Oct. 6 1917
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE
SUBSCHARD CARITAL ... Frann 45,000,000 Pain Ur CAPITAL
$2,500,000 (1/3 of the Capital, Ca., France (5,950,005
an bezibed by the Government
the Chinese Eepublic),
Www Chairman of the Board
of Directors ANDER B
General Manager J.-PARTOTTE
HEAD DIVICE
74, Bus Safub-Katare; PARIS
,000,000,00
RJKEYE FUND, "
300,000,00
Haan Orrics-YOKOHAMA
HONGE
BRANCHEN AND · LOXICKING' 42
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PRKING
BURNOS ATER QALCUTTA CHANGEKOM -Dabbing (DAY) FABOULY (MUKDEN) SAN FRANTINOS HARKOY
BANKERS:
17 FRANCE A. Société Généralo pou
| favoriser la : Développér
Commerve" et "des) l'indus
Bios France je n
LONDON London County Pan minator & Parr's Bank, Lad
Lynden Faint Caty & Midland
IN NEW YORK: Redmond & 05
cial centres of the
sapho Addzon - CHEBAKKT.
* Interest allowed on Que and · Deposita, în and
LAS
STANGEAL
HONOLULU
HARNE
Kor
LeXDOR
Los Andam
OHERRY & 00.
民
Special faciliti
Autorent allowed on
Deporita
reciévad for
perlode
Opposito Honghenag
rates to be obtained on
MAYEN, 90, 1914,
on appli
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