GOING HOME.
A HOLIDAY AT HOME AND A WAY TO GET THERE THATS A HOLIDAY
WHY NOT
See the beauties of Japan, of Honelala, (the Paradise of the Pacific), of Francisco, California, of Colorado, and the fascinations of Niagara San
Chioago and New York,
AND THE WAY
Every "travel wise" tourist takes the deservedly famous U.8. MAIL, Steamern, of the
PACIFIC
"The Cost than by any other route.
S.S.
.CO.
Steamers of Limitions Luxury. Splendidly appointed Home on the Water," Wireless Telegraphy, Submarine Fog Bignals. Excellent String Orchoniz. Meals for spicures ander the superintendence of caterer of International Repute, is not more by this route with its unrivalled opportunities, For return ticket to London La nost in but £120, including berth and mests across Ameriss. To San Francisco ria Japan and Honolulu the cost is £45. For the INTERMEDIATE SERVICE First Class accommodations are provided for £43 to London (return ticket £74) and to Sap, Frapolaco £25, SPECIAL RATES to Offcams, Army, Navy, Consular
Civil Service, on application.
STRANDED.
• PERSIA
KOREA
SIBERIA
Tons
9,000
Starting
19.000
18.000
CHINA
10200
MANCHURIA
27,000
• NILE
11,000
MONGOLIA
27,000
* PERSIA
The taiAL
9,000
1912
TUESDAY. 27th Aug. si1 PE TUESDAY, 3rd Sept., st! P.M. TUESDAY, 17th Sept., st 1 P.M.
TUESDAY, 24th Sept., at 1 P.M.
TUESDAY,
TUESDAY,
lat Oct., st! PM. 15th Oct., at 1. P.M. WED DAY, 23rd Oct., st1 P.M. TUESDAY, 12th Nov, at 1 F.#.
• INTERMEDiath StranÉES.
LET US PLAN AN ITINERARY FOR YOU.
Kings Buildino (opposite Blake Pier).
TILIPHONE NO. 141
FID
BANK
LINE
JHO
FRED J. HALTON, ÁCENT.
✔
32
REGULAR SERVICE FROM HONGKONG TO
VICTORIA. VANCOUVER:
B.C.. SEATTLE &
TACOMA.
VIA
HANGHAI AND JAPANESE PORTS.
CARRYING CARGO ON THROUGH BILLS OF LADING TO ALL OVERLAND COMMON POINTS.
STEAMERS
"OETERIC" "STEAMER"
"LORD CURZON' "LORD DERBY"
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST £3EB, 1912.
HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO &
WEST RIVER STEAMERS
-JOINT - SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CAN PON, AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., AND CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN
REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY BERVICE BETWEEN
JAVA, CHINA AND JAPAN.
ЕКРЕСТКР
STEAMER
Евон
ON OR ABOUT
WILL LEATE FOR
UN OR ABDUR
HONGKONG TO CANTON.
1
CANTON TO HONGKONG. FRIDAY, 23RD August, 1912.
8 s., "HONAM,"
TJIBODAS...
TILATJAP..
TJILIWONG
TJIMAHI
TJITAROEM
TJIMANOER
JAVA
Second half of
August
JAVA
Second half of
JAPAN
SHANGHAT
August.
JAVA
Second half of
August.
JAVA
14
First hall
September.
of
JAPAN
-of
JAVA
First half of September.
JAPAN
SHANGHAI
JAVA
JAPAN
TJIKINI....
JAVA
Second half of September..
JAPAN
TJIPANAS...
JAVA
Becond half of September.
JAPAN
§ 4m. * FATSHAN”
10 pan. "HEUNGSHAN."
6 p..KINSHAN."
SATURDAY, 24th Avoust, 1912.
8 m. "HONAM,” 10 p.m. **KİNSHAN."
8 6.m. "FATSHAN," 5 p.m." HEUNGSHAN."
HONGKONG-MACAO LINE. 8.8. "SUI TAL," Tans 1651.
8.8. "SUI AN," Tona 1651. HONGKONG TO MACAO. Week days at 8 am, and 2 pm, from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf. Sundays at 9 am and 12.30 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf.
MACAO TO HONGKONG Week days at 7.30 am. and 2 p.m. Sundays at 7.30 am, and 5 p.m.
EXCURSION TO MACAO.
The Company's Steamship
SUNDAY, 25rn Avqusr.
"SUI AN,"
Will dopart from the Company's WING LOK STREET WHARF at 9 50. Departure from Macao at 5 p.m.
N.B.The Company will also run a steamer from Macao on Sunday, leaving at 7.30 am., and from Hongkong at 12.30 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf.
This Steamer connects with the excursion steamer leaving Macao at 5 p.m.
FARES AS USUAL.
Further particulars may be obtained at the Office of the Company.
CANTON-MACAO LINE.
8.S. “HOI-BANG,” 457 tois,
Departures from Macso to Canton on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 9 p.. Departures from Canton to Macao on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at 4.30 pm.
Fire half-
ara ber Septemb
Seond half of
Anguat Second half of August. First half of
September. First half of September.
First half of
September. Second half of
September Second half of
September, Second half of
September.
The Steamere oro all fitted throughout with Electre Light and have 'accommodation for a limited number of Saloon Passengers, and will take Cargo to all Netherlands-Indian Ports on through Hille of Lading.
For Partieniars of Freight and Passage, apply to the
York Buildings, 1st Floor.
Hongkong, 19th August, 1912
STEAMSHIP
RUBI
ZAFIRO
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Telephone No. 375.
7
PHILIPPINES S.S. CO.
111
TONS
CAPTAIN 4000 8. A. Crosby
4000 1. C. Smith
+44
For Freight or Pastage, apply to Hongkong, 21st August, 1912,
FOK
SAILING DAZE
Manila, Mangarin, On 29th Aug, 4 P‚1⁄2
Iloilo And Cebn
Manila, Mangerin,
Iloilo and Cebu
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,
PHILIPPINE
General Manager. 8.3 Co.
|13
JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MADAO STEAMBOAT NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. BREMEN
CO., LTD. THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD., AND THE INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LTD.
CANTON-WUCHOW LINE,
IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL
ros
LINES.
5.S. "SAINAM, 588 tons, and 9.8. "NANNING," 569 tons. One of the shore Steamers louros Canton for Wushow every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at aboat Bam, and the other leaves Wzchow for Canton on the same days at 8.30am. Round trips take about 5 days. Passengers can return to Hongkong or vice versa by the Company's direct steamers " LINTAN" and "BANUL" These ressels have superior Cabin socommodation and are lighted throughent by electricity. Electric Fan in each Cabin.
Booking Office open daily (Sanday excepted) 2o.m. to 5 pw. Further particulars may be obtained at the Office of the
HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT Co., LTD., SHANGHAI, TSINGTAU, KOBEĮ
Hotel Mansions (First Floor), opposite the Blake Pier.
1143
SAN FRANCISCO TOYO KISEN KAISHA
SCENIC
SAILING
741
On 17th Sept. On 19th Oct.,
QU
On 20th Nov.
On 17th Dec.
To be followed by other Steamers of the Company at regular intervals.
Calling at AMOY and KEELUNG If suficient iudacement offers
The BANK LINE Steamers are of the Newest Design,
TRANS-PACIFIC
WESTERN PACIFIC DENVER AND RIO GRANDE
TRANS-CONTINENTAL
TOYO KISEN KAISHA.
New Triple Screw Turbine Flyers-20 Knots Speed,
8.S. TENTO MARU...
8.8. CHIYO MABU..
8.8. SHINYO MARJ
8.8. NIPPON MARU
AND
21,000 tons.
21,000 tons,
... 21,000 tons,
..: 11,000 tons. (INTERMEDIATE,) HONGKONG to SAN FRANCISCO-vis-CHINA and JAPAN PORTS and HONOLULU, Semi-tropical reute Daily tank bathing, cricket, baseball, dances and free newspaper containing World's happenings by wireless.
have most Commodious Accommodation, and are fitted with WESTERN PACIFIC - DENVER
Elootrio Light and Wireless Telegraphy.
Special Parcel Express to America and Canadian Points,
For Rates of Freight and Fassage, apply to
THE BANK LINE. LIMITED. TYLETHOTE No. 720, Krna's BUILDING, Prays Central
ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE. NEW LINE OF STEAMERS
TO
SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.
Regular Direct Service from JAPAN, CHINA and BTRAITS to BEIRA, DELAGOA BAY, DURBAN, EAST LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH and CAPÉ TOWN, calling af MAURITIUS if sufficient inducement offers, and affording the Quickest Fraight Transport from the ORIENT to SOUTH AFRICA.
ProrosED SAILINGS,
S.8.DUNERIC"
** 3,000 tons
212
tar
On 10th Sept.
And regularly thereafter. For Rates of Freight or Passage, apply to—
THE BANK LINE, LIMITED,
Managing ÅGENTA.
INDIAN AFRICAN LINE.
from HONGKONG to BEIRA, Cargo carried on through Bill of Lading OBLAGOA BAY, DURBAN (Natal), EAST LUNDON, PORT ELIZABETH and Steamers of the INDIAN D'APE TOWN with transhipment at COLOMBO te AFRICAN LINE.
PROPOSED SAILINGS
FROM HONGKONG :
FROM COLOMBO :
For Rates and Further Information, apply to-
THE BANK LINE, LIMITED, MANAGING AGENTS,
CONFERENCE-WEIR LINE.
REGULAR SERVICE FROM CALCUTTA TO RIVER PLATE. THE STEAMERS OF THIS SERVICE PROVIDE THE QUICKEST TRANSIT FROM THE ORIENT TO THE ARGENTINE.
Frequent Sailings from HONGKONG connecting with the Company's Steamers -SALCUTTA.
For Rates of Freight and Further Particulars, apply to
RIO GRANDE.
AND
The T.K.K. liners connect at San Francisco with the palatial trains of the Western- Pacific and Deavor and Rio Grande Railways to Chicago via, Balt Lake City and Denver WITHOUT CHANGE.
Through Standard Sleepers,
Through Tourists' Sleepers.
Dining Care Observation Cars.
Electric Lights-Electric Fans, Union Depots.
Now lands, cities and soenes-hundred of miles through the gorgeous scenery of the Sierras Fanther River Canon-and the Royal Gorgs of Colorado.
Convenient connections at Chicago with trains for New York Transatlantic Steamers) and other Eastern points.
When taking out Fassage over the SAN FRANCISCO SCENIC-ROUTE Mk for Tiekat form No. 626.
O. LACY GOODRICH,
779
GENERAL ORIENTAL AGENT,
AUSTRIAN
17, WATER STREET, YOKOHAMA.
AND KING'S BUILDING, HONGKONG
LLOYD.
(Under Mail Contract with the Austrian Govorament MONTHLY FAST DIRECT SERVICE TO TRIESTE, VIL SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMTO, ADEN, BUEZ AND PORT SAID.
8.8. "AFRICA," 8,800 tons, will leave as above on 19th September.
Cheap rates, Hongkong-Trieste, Venice, £50 1st, £36 2íð, £19 3rd Clasa. ACCELERATED TRAIN SERVICE FROM TRIESTE TO PARIS, LONDON & BERLIN TO SHANGBAI.
8.S. " AFRICA,” 8,800 tons, will leave as above on 4th September.
Cheap rates, Hongkong-Shanghai, £6 1st, £4 2od, £2 3rd Class. Superior accommodation for 1st and 2nd Class Cabin and Sterago Passengers. No surfax, no tips, xo inside Cabins, excellent cuisine, Doctor, Laundry, Wireless Telegraphy. MONTHLY ORDINARY SERVICE TO TRIESTE, FIUME AND VENICE, VIA SINGAPORE, Penano. ColoMBO, BOMBAY, KARACHI, ADEN, Suez and Port Sain. 8.8. "VORWAERTS," 12,900 tons, will leave as above on lat Boptember.
TO YOKOHAMA, KOBE VIA SHANGHAL 8.8. "AUSTRIA," 14,300 tons, will leave as above on 29th August.
Superior accommodation for Saloon Class Passongers.
ROUND THE WORLD TICKETS ARE ISSUED. CARGO is taken at through rates to nil ports in the Adriatic, the Levant and Black See, also to North and South America. For information apply to
SANDER, WIELER & Co., Agente, Princes Building,
Hongkong, 2nd August, 1912.
(155
SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.
GOTHENBURG.
PROI OSED BAILINGS FROM HONGKONG
DESTINATION
SHANGHAI, YOKOHAM
STEAMERY
KOBE and MMA,} « JAPAN"
(SUBJECT TO ALTERATION),
TONS
DATE OF SAILINGS,
9,000
About 15th Sept.
For Freight and Further Particufart, apply to
[42-43-44-
40]
TELEPHONE. No. 171 ARTHUR NILSSON & CO.,
YORK BUILDINGS, TOP FLOOR.
THE BANK LINE, LIMITED,
MANAGING AGENTS,
NAPLES, GENOA, ALGIERS,1 GIBRALTAR, SOUTHAMPTON,} ANTWERP and BREMEN ...
and YOKOHAMA
MANILA, YAP, MARONN, SAMA-"
RAL, NEWGUINEA, BEISHANE, SYDNEY and MELBOUNE
KOBE and YOKOHAMA
KUDAT and · SANDAKAN
STHAMBES
"KLEIST,"
Capt. . MAASS,
TONA
TO LAIL.
"PRINZ LUDWIG,"
Capt. P. FON BINGEE,
Wednesday 4th 17,000 Sept., at Yoon,
Friday,
2311 10,300: Aug, 21 9 AM.
"PRINZ SIGISMUND,
Capt. D. LENK,
6,000
Saturday.
7th Sept, at 9 A.M:
"PRINZ WALDEMAR,"
About Thorday,
Capt. H. BEER,
6,100
17th Sept.
"BORNEO."
5,000
Capt. F. SEMBIZL,
Middle of
Supt.
All the Steamers of the European Lins are fitted with Wireless Telegraphic New System of Telefunken.
For Further Particulars, apply to
Hongkong, 22nd August 1912
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, MELCHERS & Co., GENERAL AGENTS HONGKONG AND CHINA,
5
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD: APCAR LINE.
REGULAR SERVICE BETWREN
CALCUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN PORTS.
EASTWARD.
S.8." JAPAN," 3,805 tons, Captain L. Y. Archdeacon, will be despatched for KOBE and MOJI on 28th Aug., at 1 PM,
8.8.GREGORY APCAR," 2,961 tons, Capt. J. E. Drake, will be despatched to SHANGHAI, KOBE and MOJI (YOKOHAMA it sufficient inducement offers) 'oa 7th Sept.
WESTWARD..
S.S. "ARRATOON APCAR" 2,931 tons, Capt. It. Thomson, will be despatched for SINGAPORE, PENANG and CALCUTTA on 27th August, at 1 P.ɔt.
B.9.
**JELUNGA," 3.351 tons, Capt. Macfadyen, will ha despatched
as above on 10th September.
The above Steamers have excellent Saloon accommodation for Passengers and are fitte with all modern conveniences and carry a daly qualified surgeon.
For Freight or passage, apply to
Honkong, 2nd August, 1911.
DAVID SASSOON
& CO., LTD.,
AGENTA
692
THOS. COOK & SON, TOURIST, STEAMSHIP & FORWARDING AGENTS,
BANKERS, &0.
Head Offco for the Far East:- 16. DES VEUX ROAD, HONGKONG.
SHANGHAI: 23, Foocrow Road, YOKOHAMA: 32, Water STREET.
TICKETS SUPPLIED & EUROFE by the principal STEAMSHIP LINES 13t
TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY.
TOURS arranged to ALL PARTS of the WORLD," BAGGAGE collected, forwarded and insured at lowest rates,
LETTERS of CREDIT and CIRCULAR NOTES ISSUED and CASHER. FOREIGN MONIES erhänged,
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RATES OF EXCHANGE
of
CHILDREN OF FAR CATHAY.
AT HONGKONG
FOR
DEMAND DRAFTS ON BOMB LT
the
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