SHIPPING
ARRIVALS.
281, Lidson, 2nd CAVAREA, British st
Moy Port Courhe 30th April, Coal
Order
CHINGCHOW, British str., 1,189, Jas Doyle, 2nd May--Port Parseval 30th TOMER Show an
April, Lime Stone- Show at &Co. FRICHING, Chinese atr., 980, A. B. Baines, 2nd May Shanghai 29th April, Gen- eral-Order.
887 8. Kijila, Kovo MARU, Japanese str..
2nd May--Bangkok 21st April, Rice.
KATJO
Order
Japanese
3rd May Swatow 2nd May,
Osaka Shosen Kaisha. TAGA MARU Japanese str., 1,477, Kanai,
3rd May-Keelung 30th
Mitsui Bussan Kahn April, Coul
YATSHING, British str. 1,424, B. Y. An derson, 2nd May-Kobe 26th April. General Jardine, Matheson & Co. ViscoHow, British str 1,210 J Gibbs,
2nd May Shanghai 29th General Butterfield Swirel
WEATHER REPORT
April,
On May 3rd 11,50,- No. returon from Japan or lod Calon, wire has dore sed moderately to slightly in ther district,
Pressure gradiente
appear
to be hallow from the Yangize Valley to the hilippin-s
Hongkong rainfall for 24 hour ending st Total since Ist 10 m, to far, 0.00 inch January, 8 85 Inches against an average of 1232 inches.
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noor to-day in
follow
DISTRICT
Hongkong to Gap Rock
Formous Obenmei
FORECAST,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,
CANADIAN PACIFIC
OCEAN SERVICES
TRANS PACIFIC
LIMITED
QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC
To Canada, United States and Europe via Vancouver
In connection with
THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY EMPRESS OF ASIA. EMPRESS OF RUSSIA 30,52% tons displacement. Whole3530/30,625 toms displaçament, Electric Heat in Every Cabin Electric Light In Every Berih. One, Two and Three Boom Suites with Private Bath.
* Laundry Gymnasium-Verandah Cate
EMPRESS OF JAPAN.
11,000 tons displacement.
MONTEAGLE.
19,000 tona displacement.
Tein Screw Steel Steamships, with Modern Accommodations,
Excellent Table Reduced First Class Fares. AS, “Montaigle malls at Hoff instead of Nagasaki. &uu Sesammas call at Shanghai. both East and West Bound
Through hills of lading lesed vin Vanoonyer in coageolive with Canadian Pacifio Railway to all Overland fvit in Osands and the United States, also to Pasiño Coast Poišta, Europsau Ports and the Wer fudios.
For information as to late of Freight, Pange, bio, apply to
Arens 1
HONGKONG MANILA SHANGHAI NAGASAKI
P. D. SUTHERLAND, General Agent, Passenger Dept, Hongkong,
MOTT-KOBE-TOKOHIMA.
FRIDAY MAY *CH, 1917.
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN
REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE BETWEEN JAVA CHINA AND JAPAN.
All Steamers fitted with Wireless Telegraphy.
All
The Steamers are all fitted throughout with Electric Light and have accommodation for a limited number of Saloon Passengers. steamers carry a duly qualified surgeon. Cargo taken at through rates
to all ports in Netherlands India and Australia.
For Particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Telephone No. 1874.
York Building, 1st Floor.
JAVA-PACIFIC
JH WALLACE, General Agent, Hongkong
NETH.
P. & O. S. N. CO.
ROYAL MAIL SERVICE
winds fine WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS
{Light variablə
The me 29
No
Bouth Coast of Chins between The same an
Hoagkong and Lamooks No 1.
Bouth Coast of Chins between Theme ne
No. 1. Hongkong and Bainan...
LONDON & BOMBAY SINGAPORE PENANG, COLOMBO, PORT SAID and MARSELLES
SHANGHAL MOJI & KOBE
LONDON VIA SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, BOMBAY, FORT SAID and MARSEILLES,
SHANGHAL MOJI, KOBE and YOKOHAMA,
OHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
REGETIR
DONDON AND BOMBAY VIA
SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO,
3D T, ‚M.
Station.
Viadivostook
Nemuro
Hakodate
Tokio Koont
Nagasaki Nage
Kagoshima
Oshima Wahe Ishi'jina Bonin IR Cheloo
Weikaiwei
Hankow Ichang
Sharp Poak Amoy Swatow
boku
Taicha
Tainan
Kashnn Bake
Pescadores
Canton
Hongkong Gap
Book
Madso Wuchow Hoinow Partici Poulier Capetitaines
Teura Aparri
"urane.
Dagupan Manila Lega
Tacloban Itoilo Surigao Labua
Temperature.
Humidity.
6.2.8 6824
870
2081 70
29.10 76 02
1874 75
2974
4975
$970
398.73
99.75.77, 90,
29.78 80!
Wind
Direction.
Weather
of-
PORT SAID AND MARSEILLER.
WIRELESS ON ALL STEAMERS. Retain tickets at a fare and a half availabe to Europe for two years, or Intermediate Porta for six months. Round the world and through tickets to New York, at Special Rates Ca
For PASSAGE RATES, HAND-BOOKS, FREIGHTS, DATES OF BAILING, ETC, apply to
EV D. PARR.
P&O. B. N. Co
Superintendent.
INDO-CHINA S. NAV. CO., LTD.
PROPOSED BAILINGS FROM HONGKONG (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION),
FOR
KOBE and MOJI
SHANGHAI, MOJI & KOBE
MANILA
TIENTSIN
SHANGHAI
SANDAKAN
CALCUTTA LINE-Three
Gingapore and Penang.
BTNAMEES
NAMSANG Friday, 4h Mar Noom, ~LAISANO! Faturday 5th May Dlight. YUENSANG * Saturday, 5th May, 3p. CH PSHING" Tesday, 8th May Dlight. Tuesday, 8th May 'Beht WOBANG
Thunday, 10th May, Non.
MAUSANG
lings por month from Hongkong to Calcutta Calling at
Returning from Calcutta steamers proved to Kobe and Moji, frequently calling at Shanghai
mera have excellent passenger socommodation, are fitted with electric light and carry a felly
Band
SHANGHAI LINE Sailings approximately every five days between Canton and Shanghai, Sometimes calling at Eaton kried sount of passenger ccommodation, and throngh
Steamers on this line have tiekets can be obtained for. Northern and Yngine Parts is Shanghal Through Bills of Lading are inrued to all Northern and Yang lens Forts
A weekly service is maintained with Manila by vessels with good passenger
MANMANN Fasa Palingas com both ports every Saturday,
weekly for passengers and cargo, calling at Bohow when inducement offers the between Hongkong and Soulakan by HAIPHONG LINE – Ballings approximately weekly BORNEO LINE Two sailings per
1 steamers having up-to-date accommodation for passengers,
month
Cargo Laken on through
through Fills of lading for Kids), Jesselton, Labuan, Taws and STANDARD Mr liar Marvine is run from March to Databar between Lang.
TIENTSIN kong
and Tientsin, calling at Welhafwer and Chefoo.
UNDER STRATTS GOVERNMENT PASSPORT REGULATIONS. All Earopoka Passengers leaving the Colony for Straite Settlemente are required to produce on Arrival at destination passports with their Photographs and description affzed thereto.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.,
Telephone No. 215,
General Manageber
ROYAL
OF THE
IN E
JAVA CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
MONTELY SERVICE BETWEEN
INDIA MANILA HONGKONG & SAN FRANCISCO Next Sailings for BAN FRANCISCO via NAGASAKI, Subject to Change Without Notice.
S. ARAKAN"
8.8
SS
TJISONDARI"
BINTANG"
20th May.
11th June
12th July.
The Steamers have accommodation for a limited number of Salgon Passengers and carry a duly qualified surgeon.
Cargo takon on through Bills of Lading to all Overland Points in the United States of America and Canada.
For Particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to
York Building
"NEDERLAND"
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Managing Agents,
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Between NETHERLAND INDIES, SINGAPORE, HONGKONG and SAN FRANCISCO. Next Sallings for SAN FRANCISCO via NAGASAKI, TOKOHAMA and HONOLULU,
to sail 18TH MAT.
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For further particulars please apply to
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mportant Treaties coralod with the seuntries of Eamoru, dals, the various Duskoma Tarifft, Trade Regulations, Chasin Vouraler and Court Fees, Hongkong Bump Daties, Postal Guide, Bigast Codes, Chinese Festivals, Tatiles ut Monoy Weights and Measures and other Chmämersial Infor
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The CHRONICLE and DIRECTORY hough tidensed in every possibên manag contains every year mors <pages, and number nearly 2,000,
It is published at the Offoe of the "Hone LONG DAILY PRIUA,”
The Diretorios and Doseripklons are ot
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Lungehou,
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Graving Dock
78716, by 88ft. by Sift. Bin,
Patent
vesels up to E AKIPES
tora.
Electric Cranes lifting up to 100 Tons,
SHIPS
ENGINES
TAIKOO DOCK
BOILERS
MOTORS.
{"Low""
Changokun,
Chefoo
Weihaiwal, sinantu. Mundon
Bantu
Hobow
Fooshow.
Kirin, 1
Lunglow Hosszus.
Lungeing hum
Fakyo
Yokohama
Lobe.
Mojl Nagmat Hakodate
Twkow. Anping
novski, TamSTLAČ
Visdivortzek
CHORD
Ping
Bong
T. E. CLAXTON, Director,
1. BAHOMELES, reduced to 82 degrees Fahrer- heit, on the level of the sos in Inches, benths and hundredtha,
3. Tempisawuxa, in the shade, in dogres Fahrenhnik.
8. HUMIDITY, In peroantage of saturation, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being
200
DITION OF WIRD, to two point
5. Fonds or Wrap, socording to Beaufort Boals 6 STAKE OF Whatzen, b blue sky, a detsahed. eload, d drinking rain, f fog, g gloomy, hhill lighting, o overcast, p.pasing showers, Train, snow, t thunder, viability, dew (wet).
7. Baxx in innhos, tentha and hundreds
equal,
HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER
Hongkong Observatory, May 3rd.
Barumeber Temperatues Humidity
Wind Direst
at 2pm.
Previous On Dato On Date
Day
6am,pm
2992 29 87 23.77 -78 60
NW
79
West
Fores
Weather Rain
Bighest open nr Tamp
2nd 75
Lowest
3rd
R.M.S.P.
OWNERS OF THE "SHIRE
THE
MAIL STEAM PACKET
CO.
LINE OF STEAMERS.
FOR BALLINGS TO AND FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM AND
Pleson Apply to Telephone No. 211, Fab. Ex 10.
INTERMEDIATE FORTS
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. LTD.
Agente
CHINA MAIL S.S. CO., LTD.
FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS
S.S. CHINA
WILL BAIL FROM HONGKONG FOR
SAN FRANCISCO
VIA SHANGHAI, NAGABAKI KOBE YOKOHAMA AND HONOLULU TO BAN FRANCISCO. JUNE 28-SEPT. 5. 1917.
AN UNSURPASSED, HIGH-CLASS PASSENGER
SERVICE AT INTERMEDIATE RA
Fright mud Passenger OB. RITT
Prince Billings, los Houus Hiron
Agents for John 1, Thornycroft & Co., Limited
Mr. Roxburgh,
Hongkong and
by appoint
Thornycroft's
and Engineering
China and Japan, Agerse
Ca
of Hong
Hongkong,
Address: "TAIKOODOCK."
THOS. COOK & SON.
Haiphong
Tosin Pra
Britzah Merth Bornes
TOURIST, STEAMSHIP AND FORWARDING AGENTS, BANKERS, BIO.
OFFICIAL PASSENGER AGENTS TO THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT.
Bols
Negri Sembilan, Johore.
pore, Penang, Mammon, Prut.
TICKETS SUPPLIED to ALL PARTS of the WORLD at Tarif Rates LETTERS of CREDIT and CIRCULAR NOTES ISSUED and CASHED,
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Also BHANGHAI PEKING, YOKOHAMA, MANILA Chint Offices-LUDGATE CIRCUS, LONDON, EQ
16, Des Voz Hoard HONGKONG!
5. Kaal: Court of Bezostru.