SHIPPING
P. & 0. S. N. Co.
ROYAL MAIL SERVICE,"
UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIRMAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT-
( JAPAN, URINA STRAITS, BURMA, COLOMBO, INDIA Eto
TO
MARSEILLES & LONDON
EL
VIA SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO A PORT SÄID
loare Hoog!
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kong about
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**NORE" **NOVARATM” *NELLORE”
Bird February
30th Marah
9th March ́20th March
13th "April
'30th April"
8th April
10th May
BINGAPORE, COLOMBO AND BOXRAY.
11th January
dns-Bombay – abous
DILWARA "
SHANGFAT, MOJI, KOBE ̈·20."
(to Shanghai only)
wireless un, mil steamSOTE.
THE
For PASSAGE RATES, HAND-BOOKS FREIGHTS, 'de, apply to:
P. & Q. 8. N. Co's Office,
O. S. K
OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA,
SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG SUBJECT TO AL FRATION.
DENUA “sinessinü MARSEILLES
(Monthly service, taking cargo on through Bills of Lading with transhipment at Bombay to Company's Blesinees.
Monthly direct service via Bingapore and Port Said, LUZON MARU ......................................Wednesday, 12th Feb, at Noon BUENOS AIRES, RIO DE JANEIRO SANTOS, MAURITIUS DURBAN & CAPE TOWN via SINGAPORE.
MAURITIUS, DELAGOA BAY, DURBAN.
BOMBAY, COLOMBO-Regular fortnightly service via Singapore.
Monday, 13th Jan., at Noon.
KENKON MARU................
#DURABAYA-Monthly direct service.
THE CHINA MAIL.
CAIRPING
G.
C. N.
SHIPPING
THURSDAY, JANUARY 9 1919.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD
CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD. * HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA COAST PORT SERVICE.
KAILINGS BUBJEUT TO KIFERATION,
SWATOW & SINGAPORE
SHANGHAI,
BHANGHAI ima
SHANGHAI
E-pong thi to PATRNA
REKA YOURS CHHU powe
Jan. 11, at 3 pim." USTNKIANG assis
Jan. 14, at Noon. „SUITANG ...............Jan. 16, at Noon.
„KAITONG, Dammesumed20: 19, at 10a.m.
and CARGO. Excellent
TO BAIL
R
SHIPPING
SWEDISH SHIPPING.
The Swedish Gayoroment has grante funds, it is announced, for the construc
tious of a new drydock at Beckholmen, nels Stockton, capable of docking a EGULAR SERVICE 24 Task, High Class Coast Steamers having, good.
Accommodation. Ine Blank Class Passengers. Floctilä Light and Fans in Statercoms steiner of 10,000 tons, and to he come and Saloons Boulland: Dainipo. Abs
(pleted in 1991. It will cost nearly- 14,000,000, kronCZ.
ISWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW- ›
* (Deongying \ @ no 10'Diya) -
Sing BHANGHAI LINE-PASSENGERS, MAILS and Baloon socommodation Amidships: Edobidio Light and Fans in Saloon and LONG], Capt. I. W. Evana | SUNDAY, 19th Jan, 11 m Sto rooms. Regular pobedule erros Lafreen Baton, Hongkong and Shanghel, HAITAM | Capt. A. Hodgins..... FRIDAY, 17th Jan, at 1pm. aking Cargo on through Bill of Lading to mil Yangians and Northern China Forts Diese Paalinguts are landeki in. Abanghai, svolding the inconveniants of transhipment at Woong
For Freeht or Fango, apply toman mind m
Talachová Mo, 36, 1
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
ZITUENTS.
INDO GHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LD.
FOR
MANULon SHANGHALA
HAIPHONG
KORE
MANIGA...
ד
STRAÏTS & CALCUTTA
DIGS FROM HONGKONG
ALTERANIONY
TTES
"To`BAIL
SWATOW & "AMOY,
Anivals and Departures from the Company's, Wharf (near Binks Fior).
For FERIGET and PASSAGE apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.
Geral Manaows:
CHINA MAIL S.S. GO., LTD.
LOONGSANG...........PRMÁY. Jan. 10, at 3 pm. Y
FAISANG SEM KATURDAY, Jan. 11, D'light.
TUESDAY, Jan 14, at's am FAUSING.......THURSDAY, Jan. 18, at Noon, YUENƐANG....:FRIDAY, Jäm. 17, at 3p.n. „...SATURDAY, Jan. 18, at 3 p.m. SINGAPORE...
WAERWIJCE. TUESDAY, Jan. 31, at 3p.m. OLLOUTTA JAIB':—Thir ling la busstrarily disorganized swing to the war,{
but si present a monthly service is maintained with Casatts by the B. "Kwaisang and Vitim, calling at Singapore and Fecang The former vessel has excellent passenger sccommodation, la fitod, with Klectrin Light and Fans, and carrier fully quilled Surgeon. “
SINGAPORE LINE:--The Van Wijck leaves for Singapore approxi
mately every fortnight. This reesel has excellent accommodation for firs alass passengers, and is fitted throughout with Electric Light and Fans and siso carries a fully qualified Surgeon all ANT LINE - Schuing 31 Bwatow, KRANGELAL
pproximately every five days between Canton and Shanghai,
20
Steamers on this line hare a limited amocins of passenger accommoda Hos wed through tickets can be obtained for Northern and Tapstare Forts via Shanghal. Through Es/Lading are issued to all Borthern and Yangtze Forts. MANDRA LINEA weekly service is maintained with Half by roses with
Rood passenger accommodation; silings from both ports overy Friday. HAIPHONG LINE-Saflags, approximately weekly for passengers, and, cargo
calling at Hoibe when inducement offers ONE BORNEO LINE-One sailing per month between Hongkong and Bandakan" by
lastecher having up-to-date accomodation for passengers.
Jamelton, Tabusa, Cargo taken on through Blis of Lading for Kerist, Taws and Lahad Datu ZIKSTEIN LINE. A regular service is ran from March to October between
Hongkong, and Tientsin, calling at Welhaiwel and Obefoo. *
SYDNEY, MELBOURNE-Monthly service calling at AUCKLAND, N.Z., Under Straits Government Passport Regulations All European Fassengers,
and ADELAIDE.
·VIOTOBLA, VANCOUVER, SEATTLE, TAGUMA.
leaving the Colony for Straits Bettiomenta, are required to produce on arrival at destination marports with thefe Photographs and description asked thereto.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
Regular fortnightly services touching at intermediate ports in Japan and taking cargo to OVERLAND FOINTS UE in connection with Chicago, Milwaukeeel. NÓ, ALL. and St. Paul Railway. :।་ ་
11th Jan.. at 3 p.m.
"ARABIA HARU... Saturday, KEILUNG, TAKAO VIA SWATOW, AMOY ...
These Steamers have exillent accommodation for lat and 2nd Class Saloon Passengers and will arrive a and depart from-th SOON TIP WHARF, near the Farbour Office
For TAKÃO via SWATOW and AMOY.
BOSHU MARU.Thurnis 18th Jan. at 8 am.
For KEELUNG ̧vis SWATOW and AMOY.
KAIJO MARU”.............
Sunday, 12th Jan, at 10 am
For miling dates and farther particulars please apply to
TA No 744 & 745,
K. YAMASAKI,
Manager
No. 1, Queen's Baiting,
OCEAN TRANSPORT CO., LTD.
TAIYO KAIUN KAISHA),
FOR RANGOON & DELAGOA BAY.
For Space and Particulars apply to:-
DODWELL & 00., LTD., Agent
NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS. TAKING Cargo on through Bills of Lading to SOUTH AFRICAN FORTS with transhipunoni ai CALCUTTA, in conjunction with the INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION -- CO
AND AFƐAR, LINE
Bailings from Hongkong,
For tradcies and farther particulars apply to
LTD.
-DODWELL & 00, LED, đzgat,
THE NANYO YUSEN KAISHA
(SOUTH SEA, MAILS., & CO.)
ingalar Servion of Steamers Between Japan, Hongkong, Bingap
Baisyia, Samarang and Bourabaya,
JAVA.
BORNEO MARU. POKUTO MARU
JAPAN,
BANE, MARU
BORNEO MAZU DEN KOREA JOVIMO HOKUTO MARU..
For Freight of Passage apply to
2
"
JARDIN, MATHESON & Co, Ltd,
Giswal Managers.
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.|
APCAR LINE
REGULAR SERVICE BETWEEN
CALCUTTA, STRAITS, HONGKONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN POETS.
EASTWARD.
WESTWARD,
FREIGHT AND PASSENGERSZ
"NANKING"
(15,000 tons, American Registry)
>> "UFINA"
(10,200 tóna, "American Registry). - "SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG FOR"
SAN FRANCISCO
VIA SHANGHAL, JAPAN FORTS & HONOLULUÍ **NANKING"
January 9th, 1919.
"GEINA”
Faktaary 8th, 1919.
ĐANG UNSURPASSED "HIGH “ULASS
· *· PASSENGER' SEETIOR,
O. H. RITTER, Freight and Faswengar-Agenh
Tel: 1954.
Frinos Balldings, Ice House Street,
TOYO KISEN KAISHA.
SSARTORI DHE TE THE TANI BAADA
SAN FRANCISCO LINE.
SHANGHAI, INLAND SEA, JAPAN "and" FONOLULU,
PAST AND LUXURIOUS MAIL STRAMERA. Sallings from Hongkong-Bubject to change without notice,
Tona Steamers
SIHT, XA MAKU“ ma........” ̈£0,000- TENYO MARU .......
KOREA MARU...
SHINYO MARU
20,000 22,000
Leave Hongkong.
27th January.
8th February, 10th Teh from Kobe
5th March.
SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.
HONGKONG to VALPARAISO, Vis JAPAN, HONOLULU, SAN FRANCISCO, SAN FEDRO, SALINO ORUZ, BALEGA, DALLAO, ARIQA, and IQUIQUE.
Thienon by Trans-Andean Houte to Buenos Aires, Bteamers
Lears Hongkong
Jan., 13th, IDIO
The above Steamer have excellent saloon accommodation for passengers and EIYO MAKU is fitted with all modern conveniences, and carry a duly qualified murgeon.
For Freight of Passage, apply to
DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD,
AGENTS.
THOS. COOK & SON.
Tourist, Steamship and Forwarding Agents, Bankers, etc.
TICKETS
OFFICIAL PASSENGER AGENTS TO
THE PHILIPPINE. GOVERNMENTA
to ALL PARTS of the: WORLD at Tariff Hates, LETTERS of CREDIT and OIROULAR FOTES ISSUED, and
CASHRD,
BAGGAGE *öllected, forwarded and Ineared at lowesi ratos,
Cook's FAR-EASTERN TRAVELLER'S GAZETTE, containing Ballings and Fares from the Far East to all parts of the World, will be forwarded free on application. Talographic Address “COUPON.” Telephone No. 4.
THOS, COOK & SON, Hongkong Hotel Bulidings, Hongkong. Á SHANGHAI, PEKING, YOKOHAMA, MANILA. ORITY OFFICE LUDGATE CIRCUS, LONDON, LLC.
on or about 26th Jan,
on or about 10th Feb
A handy lad with a hammar can'
on or about 15th Feb.
on or about 10th Mar
on or about 26th Mar.
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Passengers may travel by rail between ports of call in Japan free of charge For full information as to rates, sailings, etc, apply to
the
·T, DAIGO, MANAGER, Telephone 'Nos. 2374 and 2275.
KING'S -BUILDING.
INDIAN AFRICAN LINE.
·STANDARD SHIPS,
An exuruple of the new-British stee standard ships launched this year le shortlygino at Fremantle as one of the fleet of wine vessels on the way to pick up Australian, wheat for sextain Mediter, anese ports. The steamer, which is one of over 600 standard craft, with names prefixed by the word" Were was launch- ed in May last, at the yards of Arizatrons. Whitworth and Co., Ed. She is of over | 5,000 tona, grous, and is built to Lloyd's 100. Al clase. She is owned by the Izzi- perial Government-in, the name of the |British Shipping Controller (Cairns, Noble...
ami Co., Tanagers). A cablegrams) pub lished last September" announced, that Lloyd's Register ** for 1918-10 included. the names of 812*- War” ships and 200- other standard steamers. In the previous register only six of these vesacla---War Bara, War Captain, War Duke) War - Grey, War "Knight and Wax Patrol--ag- peared. War Baron and War Captain are owned by the Cunard S. Co., but are a preseas running to the control of the | British Goverment.
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SIAM AND SHIPBUILDING.
About 30 gears ago the Siamese Bag" was a frequent embellishment of the various parts of the Far East, ranging from India to Japan. The vessels which bore it were all sailing craft of some- what small tannage: Sino know show--- ing that she can add to the shipping tonnage. Her frat considerable effort in that direction www.cbsummated on December 22 when the Orient, the largest vessel ever bails on the Menanz was launched on the west bank of the river, a little above Peklata
The Orientis steak-built ship of 162feet on the water-line feat inthes beam, and of a menided depth of | 13 Tect. She has been" constructed dur
ing the past fifteen months by Phra Nart | Nornserth, toate familiarly know 24 Nat [Lert. When the waxwell under con- striction she was purchased from him by Messus the East Asiatic Co., Ltd., and heee now fies the Donah in place of the Siamese Ha
The Orient, as she luft the ways," flew the Siamese fag at the fore, the East Asiatic Company's fag amidahips- and the Danish sing at the stem. Sha- was drawing 5 feet forwards and & feat 5 inches/ution. She me to load tesk for;" South Africa and will thener proved to Denmark, where it is possible that she will be equipped with auxiliary motive. power for which space has been reserved. She will sail under command of Captain: Thelsen, at present in command of the "Trung Thep.
In addition to the Orient, daother": resel of similar size has her hull almost. completed, while preparations have been made for the ecostruction of a third and. larger vessel, of about 1,000 tons, on a adjacent slipway.
SUPER-SALYAGE WORK.
Naval correspondent, writes that
H. C. Ferraby, Daily Express
Ia a harbour of Southern, Italy" there isa, warship that Beats upside down.
It is the hull of the battleship Leonardo da Vinci, and its present poul tion is a great testimony to riders" Italian engineering. The ship was sankc by an internal explosion more than two years ago, aux in sinking she turned up side down. Her giza gun turrets sanks more than eixteen feet into the soft mud of the harbour bed and anchored the wreek there as frily as if it were bolded:
Cargo carried on through Bill of Lading from HONGKONG to BERA, in reinforced concrete. There seeded to DELAGOA BAY, DURBAN (Natal), EAST LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH and be nothing for it but to break her up CAPE TOWN" with transhipment at COLOMBO to Steamers of the INDIAN for scrap tron AFRICAN LINË
dan pene
- PROPOSED" SAILING, A
Deringebine with
Faber Cozóitho
Hecklers AcoOMMODATION TUR: 1er and fro Ocans Pantinozes.
ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE.
Bezufix Direct Service Irons JAPAN, CHINA and STEAITS 60 BEIRA, „DELAGOA BAY, DURBAN, RAST LONDON. POET ELIZABETH and CAPE TOWN," "■lling as MAURITIUS en route and affording sas Qulokass Braight Transport from the ORTENT: to SOUTH AFRICA,
1.
For dates of departure, Bates of Freight, apply to
THE BANKET ZAINE.
"ELLERMAN"
LINE
(Ellerman & Bucknall Steamship Co. Ltd.)
JAPAN, CHINA AND STRAITS
UNITED KINGDOM & CON
FOR PARTICULARS OF SAILINGS, SHIPPERS BEQUESTED TO APPROACH FUE UNDIESIGNED,
mere proceed via Buez Canal of Cape of Good Hope at Owner plon Bubject to change without notice/
Or, to REIES & Co. Cantone
THE BANK LINE, LTD
Certain man, however, had a plan They built quear little houseboats and placed them all round the wreek. Into these they put maskes of machinery. They brought miles and miles of gigantic piping. They brought sixty expert divers Then they proceeded to pump comprewed sir foto the wreck. The divers put patelies on where they were needed Week after week bus work went on with out apparent reauth
Then it was decided that the gun tur rots must be amputated. A great sling was passed under the wreck to hold the weight, and the two ends were supported by song tug Divers chiselled and Kaired away at the thick armour, and at last released the hall from the sochoring turrets It floated gently to the sarface upside downA ARKANA
I have walked on the keel of this 10- common casualty of the war. Great aic Bubbles sizzle round the sides Ironi amall leaks in the piping that carries the com pressed air. The engines in the toug bosts throb, and pound away bour, after hour. Small towers stood out of the rusty-hull here and there, and out of one of them I saw figure emerge mars her rible that over was imagined by the most decadent draughtsman. It was a divit, coated Lord helmet tolesden sole inv dime of ours, ou, and seaweed. He had boon down in the interior by means of spn of the infe locks, and had walked. about the deserted docks on the ceilings and got on the doors making repas.
Presently this upside down ship will be taken into dry deck to be rebuilt, hed in the end the Italian engineers exper Boat bet out right side up and ready take her place again in the fighting