PASSENGERS:
DEPARTED.
Mr. T Endoh, Mr. Brook, Mr. F. H. Brocks, Senator J. J. Long, Mr. A. C. Spence, Mr. and Mrs. Meagher Mr. A. Davidson, Mr. and Mrs. Brown, Mr. C. Mr. and Mr. C. BrOWD,
W. Roger Mayers, Mrs. H. Gillispie, Mr. Miss Whitefield, Mrs. Heymar Mr. and Mrs. Harwich, Mr. and Mrs. S. Fen- wick, Mr. and Mrs. Southhouse, Mr. and Mrs. F E Hardack, Mr. and Mrs. Bendinson, Mr. H. Ivy, Mr. Lee, Mr. T K. Playfair, and Mrs. O, Mackory."
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM CALCUTTA,
HE Steamship
THE
"BANTHIA,”. haring arrived from tie shore po te Consignees Cargo by her are notified that mi Goods are being landed at their risk into the hasardons and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hengkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown. from the Wharres delivery may be obtained. Goods not cleared by 30th. bjest to
All broken
ior. will be
chafed and damaged packager
to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined by Mers, Goddard and Dongle
29th fat, st 10A.M. Olaime; against
the Steamer met be presented in writing within 10 days after arrival of Steamer, otherwise they will not be recognised.
No Fire Tu-urance will be effeo ed by the anderigned in any cage whatever.
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
DAVID SASSOUN & CO., LTD.. Agenta
Hongkong, 23rd May, 1917,
THE
(26
PENINSULAR AND
ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO.
STEAM FOR STRAITE ORYLON AUSTRALIA, BOMBAY, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN PORTS
AND LONDON.
THROUGH BILLA of Lading IsSUED TOR BATAVIA, AMERICAN, CONTINENTAL, AND BourH AFRICA PORTS.
THE Homeward Mall Steamer, carrying His Majesty's Maile, will be despatched from this port as usual, taking Passenger and Carge for the above Ports. Fabezigers Recommodation in the connecting vessel secured before departure from Hongkong.
Silk and Valuables and Tow and Cargo for Italy, France and London (ander arrangement) will be convoyed by this steamer proceeding via Bombay to Marsailles and London,
TRE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 25TH. 1917.
CANADIAN PACIFIC
OCEAN SERVICES
TRANS PACIFIC
LIMITED
LINKS
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.
30,625 tons displacement
30,625 tons displacement. Electric Heat in Every Cabla. Electric Light In Every Berth. One, Two and Three-Boom Suites with Private Bath. Laundry Gymnasium-Verandah Cafe..
EMPRESS OF JAPAN. MONTEAGLE.
11,000 tons displacement. 99 12,000 tons displacement. Twin Screw Steel Staumships, with Modern Accommodations.
Redwood First Class Fares, Excellent Table..
AR. "teagle calls at Moj instead of Nagasaki ALLSTAMan call at Bhanghal both East and West Bound.
Through bills of Inding issued via Vancouver in connection with Canadian Preißis Bailway to all Overland Point in Osands and the United States, also to Pacific Coast Pointe, Baropean Ports and the West Indies,
For information as to fate of Fright, Presage, ato,, apply to
Agent:
HONGKONG-MANILA-SHANGHAI NAGASAKI-MOJI-Koz■—YOKOHAMA
J. B. SHAW,
J. WALLACE,
General Agent, Passenger Dept., Hongkong, Tel. 42. Genne Agent, Hongkong,
P. & O. S. N. CO.
ROYAL MAIL SERVICE
WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS
LONDON & BOMBAY VIA SINGAPORE PENANG, COLOMBO, PORT SAID and MARSEILLES.
SHANGHAI, MOJI & KORE
LONDON VIA BINGATURE, PENANG,
COLOMBO, BOMBAY, PORT
SAID and MARSEILLES
DONDON
SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBE and YOKOHAMA
AND BOMBAY LA SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO,
PORT SAID AND MARSEILLES
WIRELESS ON ALL STEAMERS. Retorn tickets at a fare and-a-half availat e to Europe for two years, or Intermediate Ports for six months. Round the world and through tickets to New York, at Special Bates.
For PASSAGE RATES, HAND-BOOKS, FREIGHTS, DATES OF SAILING, ETO.. www.apply to
E. V. D.
Parcels will be received at the Offes until The conisula 82.m. the day before sailing. and value of all packages are required.
For further partieniars, saling datos, alap. & O. B. N. Co apply to
V. D. PARE
Buperindon, INDO-CHINA S. NAV.
PARR
Superintendent.
CO LTD.
PHOPC-JED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG (BUBJECT TO ALTERATION).
"ASAHI BEER.
POS
MANILA
SHANGHAL
SHANGHAI
HAIPHONG
HAIPHONG và HOIHOW
MANILA
TIENTSIN
DAI
NIPPON
ASAHI BEER BRAND PRIZE
JEBALTICA ROCHEM
ASAHI
BEER
ASAH
LAGER-BEER
SPENALLY BREWED
EXPORT
FOR MOR
COMPANY
BREWERY CO.. TOKYO.
UVEAMERS TAIBANG
WOBANG?
“TAKJANG”
ESANG
"LOKSANG*
"TUENSANG"
CHIPSHING "
Saturday 26th May, 3P.M. ...Bunda, 2 th May Dute Foerday 29th May D'alt
TAM Wed'day, 30 h May, ...huradey, 1st May,
Saturday, 2nd June, 3 PM. Sunday, 3rd June, D'light,
CALUUTTA LINE-Three sailings per Lunth from Hongkong to Calcutta Calling at
Singapore and Penang.
Returning from Calcutta, steamers proceed to Kobo nad Moji, frequently calling at Shanghairs have excellent prensäger seesiumodation, are filed with alockric light
These seniors and carry a fully qualified Burgeon. SHANGHAI LINE-Sailinge approximately every five days between Canton and Shanghai,
sometimes calling at
Swalow. Steamers on this line have a limbiod amount of passenger accommodation, and through tickets can be obtained for Northern and Yanglese Porte vin Shanghai Through Bill of Lading are lessed to all Northern and Yangiare Ports,
LINE: A weekly service is maintained with Manila by vessels with good passenger
MANZstion, mailings from both ports every Saturday.
HAIPHONG LINE-Sailings approximately weekly for passengers and sergo, calling at
Hoihow when inducement offers.
BORNEO LINE Two sailings per month between Hongkong and Sandakan by
steamers having up-to-date accommodation for passengers,
Bill of Lading for Kadat, Jesselton, Labuan, Tawao and
Cargu taken on through Bills of Ladir
Tahid Do C
TIENTSIN
regular servico la run from March to October between Hong-
Welhaiwal and Chefoo
and Tienkin, UNDER STRAITS GOVERNMENT PASSPORT REGULATIONS. All European Pasangers leaving the Colony for Straits Settlements are required to produce on arrival at destination passports with their Photographs and description affixed thereto,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.,
General Managers. -- Telephone No. 215,
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN
REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE BETWEEN JAVA, CHINA AND JAPAN.
All Steamers fitted with Wireless Telegraphy.
The Steamers are all fitted throughout with Electric Light and have accommodation for a limited number of Saloon Passengers. All steamers carry a duly qualified surgeon.
WEATHER REPORT.
On May 24th at 19:15-No returns from Japanese station Pressure has increased moderately over N. China, and B. Manchuria, and, with few exceptions has increased slightly
• sowhere. Awale anti-nyalore has formac over N. China, and an irregular area of low pressure covers the north part of the Chins Sos.
rainfall for $4 hours ending Hongkong 10 m. to-day, 0.08 inch. Total since lat January, 16.14 inches, against sn average 15 07 Inchon
The format for the 24 hours anding at acon to-day is as follow
DESTRIOT
Cargo taken at through rates Hongkong to Gap Book-
to all parts in Netherlands India and Australia.
For Particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the
TO
ROYAL
CO.
York Building, 1st Floor.
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Telephone No. 1574.
JAVA-PACIFIC LINE
OF THE
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
MONTHLY SERVICE BETWEEN
NETH INDIA. MANILA, HONGKONG & SAN FRANCISCO
Next Bailinge for SAN FRANCISCO via NAGASAKI. Subject to Change Without Notice.
Cargo taken on through Bills of Lading to all Overland] Pointa n the United States of America and Canada.
FORECAST.
Ewinds, moder ass, cloudy, rain, NEL winds, mű- derato 10 fresh.
Formons Channel Sa South Court of China between (The came no
No. E Hongkong and Lamonks South Court of Ching between The same as
No. 1. Hongkong and Hainan
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
Station.
REGISTER.
26TH MAY, AM-
Wind
Hopidity.
Direction.
8.8. ARAKAN R
23rd May.
Vladivostock Nemuro Hakodate... Tokio Kocha
6a 29.84 58
6.8.
TJISONDARI"
17th June.
SA
BINTANG"
12th July,
Naha
The Steamers have accommodation f
a limited number of Saloon Fessengers and
Lahijma.
Bonin I.
carry a duly qualified surgeon.
6.30 02 14 89
For Particulare of Freight and Passage, apply to
Ishang
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Kinking
Tork Building
Managing Agents.
162
ROYAL
Gutsall Sharp Peak Amoy
Tainan *Koshun Pescadores
"NEDERLAND”
LINE
(STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPY " NEDERLAND "
99 “ROTTERDAM LLOYD
MAIL LINE
6. 29.08 59. 100
Taiboku **** Taicha
****
ROYAL Canton
லங்கர
Hongkong Gap Rock Место
fuchow Hoiko Pakhoiros,
STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPY ROTTERDAMSCHE LLOYD " Wucho
JOINT SERVICE
Between NETHERLAND INDIES, SINGAPORE, HONGKONG and SAN FRANCISCO. Next Sailings for SAN FRANCISCO via NAGASAKI, YOKOHAMA and HONOLULUI
to mil Blenmer
23RD JUNE. "PRINSES JULIANA"
These Superior Passenger Steamers have accommodation for First and Second Claas. Saloon Passengers.
For further
352)
particulars please apply to
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN, JAVA PACIFIC MAIL" SERVICE.
Agente,
***Shipbuilders,
Salvors, Repairers,
Boilermakers, Electrical
and Mechanical Engineers,
Electr
Paulin
Capeßt James Aparri Dagupan Manila
Tadoban Hoito
Surigao Gau
Labuan
Graving Dock
vessels up to 3,000 tons.
787ft by 88fc. by 34ft. sin,
Patent Slipways taking
100. Tons."
SHIPS
ENGINES
TAIKOO DOCK
BOILERS
MOTORS.
Agente for John I. Thornycroft & Co., Limited."
Mr. Roxburgh, Mesars, Thornycroft's
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29 69 6A
2 95 08
5, 99.87 88
992.03 7.81 13
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TE CLAXTON, Director.
1, Basources, reduced to By degemen bütengis heit, on the level of, the sea in facars, teathe and hundredtha..
2. TEMPERAÇums, in the shade, in degrave Fahrenheit.
8. Hummere, in percentage of saturation, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being
4 DIBUTION OF WIND, to two points.
6. FORCE OF WIND, Bording to Beaufort Sania 6. STATE OF WA, b blue sky, e detached, cloud, d drinding rain, f fog, g gloomy, h hail, E lightning, o overcast, p passing showers, q oqiza), rain, snow, t'thunder, vidbility, w dow (wath. 7. Bans in inches, tenths and hundreds
HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER.
Hongkong Observatory, May 25th.
Barometer
Previous On Day On Date
Day
at 2pm. 6am.. § pa
Temperatase Humidity
Foros
Weather
Bein
The Taikoo Dockyard and B
Engineering Co., of Hong
kong, Ltd. -Butterfield & Swire, Hoogkong,
Address: "TAIKOODOCK.”
Telephone $12.
29 80 84
$9,60 29.82
.77
84
89.
NNW
NE
I
1
0.14
Highest open-alt Temperature on 23rd 84.
Loweet open-air Temperature on 24th 77
HONGKONG TIDE TABLE
EWERK
BOLE AGENTS, MITSU - BUSSAN KAISHA
Ta No. 230 of 155.
ON SALE
STANCE OF THR RATES OF EXCHANGE AT BOMBAY For Demand Drafie on London on the day of or preceding the departure of the English Mails; also Table of the Learly Approximate Average for M years."
PRICE
$1 Cum
Pate at the Daily Pris Office or
THE
R.M.S.P. MAILESTEAM
PACKET
OWNERS OF THE “SHIRE" LINE OF STEAMERS.
Flomos Apply to
FOR SAILINGS TO AND FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM AND
INTERMEDIATE PORTE,
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.
Agenia.
Telephone No. 215, Bab. Ex 10
CHINA MAIL S.S. CO., LTD.
FREIGHT AND PASSENGKES
8.8. CHINA"
WILL SAIL FROM HONGKONG - FOB
SAN FRANCISCO
VIA SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA AND HONOLULU TO BAN FRANCISCO, JUNE 23-SEPT. 5. 1917.
AN UNSURPASSED HIGH-CLASS PASSENGNE SHEVIOR AT Intermediate BA ES.
O. H. RITTER, Freight and Paning r Agent,
Prince's Buildings, Ion House Bérook.
OROPANOM NIVO, is
Hongkong and may be
by appointment,
be seen
THOS. COOK & SON. TOURIST, STEAMSHIP AND FORWARDING AGENTS, BANKVES, BIO. OFFICIAL PASSENGER AGENTS TO THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT.
TICKETS SUPPLIED to ALL PARTS of the WORLD at Tariff Ratre, LETTERS of CREDIT and CIRCULAR NOTES I SUED and CASHED. BAGGAGE collected, forwarded and insured at lowest raten, Cook's "FAR EASTERN TRAVELLERS GAZET VE containing Bailings and Fares from the Far East to all parts of the World will be forwarded free on application, "THOS, COOK & BON, Talegraphic address “COUPON. Telephone No. 124.
JAI SHANGHAI, PEKING, TOKOHAMA, MANILA
Chief Oloe-LUDGATE CIBOUS, LONDON LO
Wind Direction, South
Height
27 366 39
K:18.
0.30 K Satur, 28 No lufer. high nor low
116, De Voux Bold HONGKONG
Bazz
Mon
30 m 6 30 40
10 51 55
31 m 5 40 40
11 563
669
From 25th to 31st May,
HIGH WATE
Low Waze.
Barkong
Hiking
Mean
Time:
Time
Hright
Wed
Loft in 25 184
Thure, 28 m 240 27
m11 46