Shipping Steamers.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LD.
AND
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1905.
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAV. CO., LD.
JOINT SERVICES.
TAKING CARGO ON THROUGH BILLS OF LADING FOR ALL EUROPEAN, NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICAN, WEST AUSTRALIAN, JAVA AND SUMATRA PORTS.
FORTNIGHTLY SAILINGS FOR LONDON AND CONTINENT. MONTHLY SAILINGS FOR LIVERPOOL.
FROM
GLASGOW and LIVERPOOL GLASGOW and LIVERPOOL GLASGOW and LIVERPOOL GLASGOW and LIVERPOOL GLASGOW and LIVERPOOL GLASGOW and LIVERPOOL. GLASGOW and LIVERPOOL GLASGOW and LIVERPOOL GLASGOW and LIVERPOOL GLASGOW and LIVERPOOL
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STEAMERS
Shipping Steamers,
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY LIMITED
AUSTRALIAN LINE,
REDUCTION IN PASSAGE RATES, From 1st January, 1904.
ALSO REDUCED: FARES TO MANILA AND RETURN.
STEAMERS Sited throughout with Electric Light, First Class Accommodation. Un- rivalled Table. Duly qualified Burgeon carried.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
OUTWARDS.
DUZ
"FOXTON HALL"
15th June,
"YANGTSZE"......
5th June.
"PROMETHEUS"
.16th June.
"ATAX"
.23rd June.
"ID MENEUS
30th Juna.
Agents. Hongkong, tat February, 1904.
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"STENTOR"....
7th July,
"PATROCLUS
14th July.
róth July.
"PAKLING"..
18th July.
"ACHILLES"
18th July.
STEAM TO CANTON, THE New Twin Screw Steel Steamers
Ton
TO SAIL
"KEEMUN"..
HOMEWARDS.
STEAKERS
DEUCALION"
· AMSTERDAM, LONDON & ANTWERP KINTUCK”. *GENOA, MARSEILLES & L'POOL AMSTERDAM, LONDON & ANTWERP." CALCHAS LONDON,AMSTERDAM & ANTWERP HYSON". LONDON AMSTERDAM & ANTWERP GLAUCUS "
"TELEMACHUS "..... GENOA, MARSEILLES & UPOOL
moon LONDON AMSTERDAM & ANTWERP AJAX ".... LONDON, AMSTERDAM & ANTWERP "IUOMENEUS."...... *GENOA, MARSEILLES & L'POOL "STENTOR *
Taking Cargo for Liverpool at London Rates.
TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE.
FOR
STEAMERG
VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA, and) "YANGTSZE"
at PACIFIC COAST PORTS,' við, NAGASAKI, KOBE and YOKOHAMA) "KEEMUN"
For Freight, apply to
Hongkong, 6th June, 195
7th June.
.20th June,
... 20th Juna.
4th July.
18th July.
20th July.
is! August.
15th August..
20th August.
Captain "KWONG CHOW"... 1,399...]. P. MARTIN, "KWONG TUNG"...1,238...H. W. WALKER,
THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY,
́LIMITED AN
CHEAP EXCURSIONS TO MACAO!
HE Steamship THE
"HONAK,"
2,363 tons,
Captain H. D. Jones, will make a special trip` EVERY SUNDAY TO MACAO AND BACK
Hour of Departure: From Hongkong at 9 AM, arriving at Macao
about Neon. From Mecau from 4 P.M. 10 7 5.M. to suit tide, arriving at Hongkong about 3 hours after departure.
FARES First Class, Single. $.......... Second Class, Single $1
Reture $4 Return $2
Children under a half-price.
Tickets may be obtained at the Office of the Company, 18, Bank Buildings, Queen's Rand Central (opposite the Hongkong Hotel), or on board the Steamer.
No CHITS will be accepted, and Servants' Passages must be paid for.
T. ARNOLD,
Secretary,
Hongkong, 15th May, 1905.
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Leave Hongkong for Canton at 9 every REGULAR STEAMSHIP SERVICE
evening (Saturday excepted).
Leave Canton for Hongkong about 5.30 o'clock every evening (Sunday excepted)..
These Fine New Steamers have unexcelled Accommodation for First Class Passengers and are lit throughout by Electricity.
...............St Bach.
Passage Fare-Single Journey ...54 Meals.......ugékesí The Company's Wharf is a short distance West of the Harbour Master's Office..
SHIU ON S.S. CO., LD., and YUEN ON S.S. CO., LD, '":
No. 8, Queen's Road West.]
TO SAIL .18th June.
comment.. 19th July, BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, AGENTS.
Hongkong, 10th January, 1905.
CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LIMITED.
FOR
SHANGBAL....... SHANGHAL.............. - ** MANILA, ZAMBOANGA, PORT DAR- WIN, THURSDAY ISLAND, COOK: TOWN,CAIRNS, TOWNSVILLE, CRIS BANE, SYDNEY and MELBOURNE.... SWATOW, WELHALWEL CHEFON
and TIENTSIN rai. CEBU and ILOILO...
STEAMERS
TO SAIL
• FOODHOW" ...... Bth June. "KIUKIANG...... 9th 11
CHANGSHA"‡. 12th
**'CHIHLI "KAIFONG "*
15th
26
17th
11
TO NEW YORK,
VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL, "(With Liberty to Call at Malabar Coast), PROPOSKU SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG
About "MONTROSE"... 20th June, 1905, "ST. HUGO" ".... 15th July,
d
1905.
For Freight and further Information, apply
DODWELL & Co., LIMITED, Agents
117 tongkon2, 6th June, tong
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LD. |
(Projected Sailings PROM HONGKONG-SUBJECT TO ALTERATION),
p.m.
For
SHANGHAI varaositiona
• The Attention of Passengers is las ted in the Superior Accommodation offered by these steamers, which are fitted throughout with Electric Light. Unrivalled table. A duly qualified Surge carried.
Steamship
On
......CHOYSANG...WEDNESDAY, 7th June, 3 PM. S'GAPORE,S'RABAYA &SAMARANG.CHUNSANG ..,FRIDAY, 9th June, 3 P.M. SHANGHAL... MANILA
TIENTSIN
..............................................TINGSANG†.....FRIDAY, 9th June, 3 P.ы. „VUEŃSANG*., FRIDAY. 9th Juns, 4 P.M. coutému.MPOSANG..... ...SATURDAY, 10th June, 3 P.M. S'GAPORE,PENANG & CALCUTTA „NAMSANG* ;„„TUESDAY, 13th June, Noon. 1 Taking Cargo on through Huis of Lading all Yangtze and Northern China Ports.
• These Steamers have saperior accommodation for First-class Passengers, and are fitted
throughout with Electric Light. Taking Carge and Passengers it through Rates for all New Zealand and other Australian N-REDUCED SALOON FARES, SINGLE AND RETURN, TO MANILA, AND + Taking Carge on through Bills of Lading to Chefoo, Tientsin, Newchwang and Yangtsze Ports.
Parts.
AUSTRALIAN PORTS. (SEE SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENT).
For Freight or Passage, apply to
Hongkong, 6th June 190
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, AGENTS.
For Freight or Passage, apply to:
16
Hongkong, 6th June, 1905.
TRIPS TO CANTON AND MACAO.
HONGKONG MANILA. THE Yukon Company's Splendid Steamer
Highest Class, ocwest, fastest and most luxurious Steamers outween Hongkong and Manila.--Saloop amidships-Electric Light-Perfect Cuisine-Surgeon and Stewardess carried, All the most up-to-date arrangements for comfort l'assengers.
AND MANILA CHINA
STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
Steamship.
Toni,
Captain
ZAFIRO
RUBI...
2549 R. Rodger
For
'MANILA
2540 A. H. Notley...
For Freight or Passage, apply to
Hongkong. 3rd June, rongi
S A
Sailing Daten..
of
SATURDAY, 10th June,
at Noon. SATURDAY, 17th June,
at Noon.
"YING KING,"
1,088 tont, Registered.
Captain E. 1. Page, will leave Hongkong for Canton every MONDAY, WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY EVENING, at 9.30 PM returning to Hongkong every TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY, about 5 PM.
On SUNDAYS she make an EXCURSION TRIP to MACAO, leaving Hongkong 8.30 A.M., and returning from Macao about
7.30 P.M.
The YINO KING" is especially fitted for these runs, is the newest, fastest and most luxuriously furnished steamer on the line and is lighted throughout with Electricity, also hot and cold water is supplied.
FARES:
Second, First Class single journey to Canton...$3.00
11
... 1.50 (to Macau 1:00 First class single journey with Cabin 2.00 (to Macao 200 with Cabin 3.00
Bc Ceals.
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SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., Second
GENERAL MANAGERB.;
15
HONGKONG-NEW YORK.
AMERICAN ASIATIC
STEAMSHIP CO.
FOR NEW YORK via PORTS AND BUEZ CANAL, (With Liberty to Cali at the Malabar Coast),
Steamship "NORDPOL"..y "INDRAWADI",
For Freight and further information, apply to
Hongkong; 20th May, 1905..
About
25th July,
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
General Agents,
PORTLAND & ASIATIC STEAMSHIP CO.
PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG, VIA SHANGHAI, INLAND SEA OF JAPAN, MOJI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA,
FOR.
PORTLAND, OREGON,
· Operating IN CONNECTION WITH
THE OREGON RAILROAD AND NAVIGATION COMPANY.
Steamship
Tons
"ARAGONIA "5,193.....
Captain
"NICOMEDIA* 370.....Wagner............
11
return single
7
return
*
.... $1.50
single
19
........... 30
1
*
50
11
Third "
return Breakfast, Tiffin or Dinner $1 each only. Wine and Spirit of the best brand are used.
The wharf in Hongkong is at the West end of Wing Lok Street.
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JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., General Managers,
HONGKONG-MACAO LINE. S.S. "WING ONAL" Captain T. AUSTIN, R.N.H. THIS Steamer departs from longkong of Week Days, at 7.30 6.tt. and on Sun- days at & jo &.M., Departs from Macao on Week FARES-Week Days, 1st Class, including Daya at 1 r., and on Sundays at 6 P.M. Cabin and servant, Single 53; Return Ticket, Every Sunday will be an Excursion, at the 51-2nd Class, $1; 3rd Class, so cents. tuwing rates 1st and and Class, Single Ticket, Si Return, 52; and Class, Single, 30
cente, Return, 50 cents; Elecrage, to cents.
Breakfast, Tifin and Dinner can be supplied either anard, or at the Macao Hotel, for returning passengers only, at an extra charge
of
On Sundays, passengers desiring to have a Private Cabin which has accommodation for two or more passengers, will be charged 53
cxtra.
ist Class Passengers, who do not care to Feturn on the Excursion Sunday, will be allowed to do so the following day (Monday) on pro- duction of the Return Half Ticket. Should the Steamer not run on the Monday, owing to the foiler cleaning, due notice will be given by the Captain, and the Hall Ticket will be available for the following day.
The Steamer is lit throtzhout by Electricity The Steamer's wharf at Hongkong is at the Western end of Wing Lok Street, and
MING ON & COMMA 2nd Floor, No. 6, Victoris Street, Mongkong, 1st May, 105.
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The Wharf in Macao is the same as the GREAT NORTHERN STEAMSHIP
S.S. Perseverante.
COMPANY.
OPERATING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE GREAT NORTHERN, AND NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY OF
U.S. A
For fonher information, apply to the Office of
YUK ON S. S. Co, LD, No. 216, Wing Lok Street, Hongkong, or lo Messrs. WENDT & Co., Canton Agents
FOR SEATTLE, VIA SHANGHAI, NAGA, 5. A. NORONHA, Macao Agent.
[31. SAKA, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA, Hongkong, 17th May, 1905,
(Fassing through the Inland Sea of Japan), EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM. THE Magnificent Now Twin-screwsteamship
SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
***MINNESOTA,"
Shipping Steamers.
FOR YOKOHAMA AND KOBE,
THE Steamship
"SITHONIA". Captain Hildebrandt, will be despatched for the ave Porte, TO-MORROW, the 7th instant, at 5 PM.
(625
For Freight, apply to
HAMBURG AMERIKA LINIE, Hongkong Office. Hongkong, 6th June, 1905.
"BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS. FOR LONDON AND ANTWERP, THE Steamship
"BENMOHR," Captain Webster, will be despatched as above on or about the yik June, e
For Freight, apply to
(585
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agents Hongkong, 6th June, 1905. HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL
SIGNALS.
A NEW CODE.
We have received from the Hongkong Observatory a new code of meteorological signals which comes into force at Hongkong
on New Year's Day. They are the same as those at present in use at Shanghai, and will be hoisted on the mast beside the time-ballat Kowloon Point for the information of masters of vessels leaving the port. They do not neces sarily imply that bad weather is expected. The signals are as follows:-
A cone point upwards indicates a typhoon to the North of the Colony.
A cone point upwards and drum below in- dickies a typhoon to the North-East of the Calony.
A drum indicates a typhoon to the East of the Colony,
A cone point downwards and drum below indicates a typhoon to the South-East of the Colony,
A cone paint downwards indicates a typhoon to the South of the Colony,
A cone point downwards and ball below -indicates a typhoon to the South-West of the
Coinny.
'A ball indicates a typhoon to the West of the Colony.
A cone point upwards and ball below indicate
a typhoon to the North-West of the Colony.
Red Signals Indicate that the centre is believed to be more than 300 miles away from the Colony,
COMMERCIAL UNION. ASSOVANCIL CO., LD,
The report submitted to the shareholders' at the forty-third annual general meeting, held at the offices of the company, 14, a5 and 26, Cornhill, London, 20, on the 3rd ult, is as follows
The directors have much pleasure in submilt ting to the shareholders their annual reporti with the audited accounts.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
The net premiums for 1904 amounted to £1,967,712, being an increase of £195,893 an compared with the year 1903, and the longes paid and outstanding to £1,091,959 or 35's par cent, of the premium income,
From the profits of this department the sum of £75,000 has been carried to profit and loss, and, after providing for outstanding losses,' the Bre fund stands at £1,983,005 «sgainst £1,781,576 at the same time last year.
LIFE DEPARTMENT.“ The new business of the year consisted of 1,159 policies, assuring £950,758, while the new premiums included in the account amounted in gross to £30,273.
The claims by death, £154,119, were within the amount expected P
The traninctions of the year resulted in a surplus of £157,160, and increased the life as surance fund to £2,776,549-
MARINK DEPARTMENT.
The net premiuma received were £247,864- and the Net Losses paid and outstanding amount to £103,401,
From the profis of this department the aum of £50,coo has been carried to profit and loss). and, after providing for outstanding losses, the matine fund stands at £551,671,
ACCIDENT DEPARTMENT.
The net premiums received amount to L156,767, and the losses paid and outstanding. to 573,611. The operations of the year result. ed in a surplus of £31,520, and increased the accident fund to 92,212.
.' PROFIT AND LOSS. This account has been closed,
with a balance of
and out of that amount the di-
rectors recommend -- (a) The payment of a dividend
of twenty-five shillinga per share (free of income tax), making, with the interim di vidend of twenty shillings paid in November last, forty. fiva shillings per share for A the year 19-4-***
(5) The provision for an inte
ria dividend on account of
the year 1905, of twenty-five
shillings per share to be paid
£1751751 16 7
61,500
on the 3rd November next... 6,500. lea ing a balance to be carried
forward of
$9,731 6.7
£175,751,19,7
In conformity with the authority, given by the shareholders in February of this year, a b'll is being promoted in Parliament to effect Black Signals indicate that the centre in fusibl of the Hand-in-Hand fire and Life.
Insurance Society with this company believed to be less than 300 miles away
The directors report, with deep regret, the death of their late esteemed collega, Feld the Colony.
from
The above signals will, on heretofore, be Marshal Fir Henry W. Norman, C., who hoisted only when typhot as cxist in such posi-rendered valuable reivice on the board during the two periods (ami unting in B to about 15 tions or are moving in such directions that in,
years) of his membershi
The following directors retire this year by formation regarding them is considered to be of
Hon. Leonard H. Courtney, Mr. William C. importance to the Colony or to shipp'ry fenv-relation-Mr. W. R. Arbutinot, The Right Dawes, Sir James F. Garrick, x.C., KCM.O Mesors Harris, Larkworthy and im, and, ing the harbour,
being eligible, they will be proposed for re
:
· NIGHT-SIONALS.
Two Innterns hoisted ystically indicate bad weather in the Colony and that the wind is expected to veer.
Two Innteras hoisted horizontally indierte had weather in the Colony and that the wind is expected to back.
The signals are repeated on the flagstaff of the Godown Company at Kowloon, and also, by day only, at the Harbour Office and on M's Receiving Ship.
LOCAL STORM-WARNINGS. The Colony itself is warned of approaching (vphoons by means of the Typhoon Gun placed at the food of the mast, which is fired whenever 'n strong gale of wind is expected to hiaw hers NOTICE BOARDS. Molice hearsin are placed atim.
Jaint Cable Companies' Office, Ferry Company's Pier, Tra House Street,
Blake Piry, Po Office.
Marbour Office).
election.
Mess. Mackenzie, Muere, v.CA., and Fair- baire, CA, again offer their services as au- ditors.
By Order of the Board,,
of
11th April, 1995.
HENRY MANN, Becretary.
JAPANESE FIS(TERIES,
japan is to-day the leading dshing cation in the world No, it is true, in the actual value fish products, for in that two or three other nations exceed it But in the number of persons who make their living that way, in the proportion of fishers to the rest of the people, in: the relative importance of fisheries in the domestic economy, in the ingenuity and skill of the people in devising fishing apparatus, and in preparing fh, and in the gial shown by the Government in promoting the interests of the fishing population, Japan is pre-eminent.
The Island Empire stretches diagonally from north-eas to soubes between two and hree thousand iniles, giving a ficut range of limate, and conseques.tly of waters, from al most tropical, to almost Arctic. The islands are for the most part long and narrow, and al no bart is the interior too far disant from the sea to allow of the casy transpariation of fresh fish. Within a few miles of the coast in many places are tremendously deep parts of the ses in which breed inexhaustible supplies of the deep-sea Bahes, while the bank and top-feeding sorts swarm about the shores in countless schools,
-Ferry Company's Pier, Kowloon
·WEATHER-TOARCASTE, and` STORM WARNINGR are exhibited on iha shove board cally about 11 am, and also at other hours,
As a result, og person in twenty lathe day or night, whenever necessary. Informa"; tion of imponaner is also issued by "Express," whole Empira is more or less of a thermoele
and fish appears in some form upon THE CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL of every Japanese family daily, if not at every
REGISTER is exhibited at the same plares daily meal. The annual value of the water products abant noon. It contains observations made at is now about 6,000,000, Italf a million boats Hongkong and at a number of stations in the Far East, together with Remarks, Weather forecasts, and information regarding the exist·
or other parenituk So once rind movements of typhoons based thereon,
thousand are more than golf long. Almost a fare engaged in debrisking, of which eighteen million four hundred thousand more give part of their time to fishing, and the rest to farging
Toss 20,718 Gross Reg., Captain J, H. Rinder, FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE,
will sail on or about MONDAY; the 19th (11(Calling atTimor, Pont Darwin and Queensland iratapi, at Noon,
Conveying Cargo to the Pacific Coast, United Ports, and taking through Cargo to Adelaide,States and Canadian Overland Common
New Zealand, Tasmanis, &C)
Points also Patongers to the United States, Europe, &c. THE Steamship
This Steamer is luxuriously fitted with "EASTERN,"
spacious SUITES and STATEROOMS; equipped Captain Ells, will be despatched for theith CIRCULATING LIBRARY, MUSIC, SMOK above Ports, on SATURDAY, the 10th June, IND ROOMS, BARBER SHOP, NURSERY, STEAM
LAUNDRY, & at Noon,
*cially Sue Special Provision is made for the safe transit This well-known Steamer is specially fitted of SILK, TREASURE and Valuable Cargo's and send telegrams to the Observatory asking for which a fishery expert who has visited Japan
To Sail at Daylight on
.
SPECIAL INQUIRIES
Masters of vessels or their agente may, whenever necessary, call at the Telegraph Company's Office in Connaught Road and special Information without charge. Such inquiries may also be tenf from the Police Station at Kowloon Point which is connected with the Observatory by telephone
for Passengers, and has a Refrigerating Cham PARCELS are carried at low rates to all points ber, which ensures the supply of Fresh Provi- of US las connection with the Great sions, Ice, etc., throughout the voyage. Northern and Northern Pacific Express Com
This Steamer is installed throughout with spanies,
s-Pacific Cabin Passengers by this Line the Electric Light.
A daly qualified Surgeon and Stewardess are cap. If desired, TRAVEL BY RAIL between the THE LAW OF STORMS. June 8th, 1903.
ports of Nagasaki, Kobe and Yokohama | Further Information concerning the weather, N.B. To assure the additional comfort of WITHOUT XTRA CHARGE passengers the steamers of the Company have CLASS: RETURN TICKETS to Shanghai and to be expected while signals are hoisted, and Japan Ports are available for return by the sailing direction are given in The Law af
jeamers of the REGULAR MAIL LINES Storms in the Eastern Seas"
Juno a6th,
"NUMANTIA"...$370.....Brehmer ............. July 16th, ARABIA". 4.453....... Mateenthin............. August 6th, Through Bills of Lading issued to Pacific Coast Points and all Eastern, Canadian and Valled States Points. For through rates of Freight and further information, communicata with or apply to
ALLAN DAMERON, General Agent, -
carried,
electric fans fitted in staterooms.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co,
Agents, Hongkong, th May, 1905. *
(ezal
Also FIRST
For Freight or Passage, apply to
1699
FC Fico,
Acting Director, Hougkong, Obayrvatory, add January, 1954)
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA,
Pepe Agents. Hongkong, 3rd June, 1905.
A thousand species of fih bave already been identified in Japanese waters, and almost every one of them is edible. One of the commosest, most wholions, and most sought after, in the shark which we have bever learned to eat, but pronounces excellent. Much fish is eaten raw by the Japanese, a fact which I said to be much more easily understood by European after they have tried raw mackerel or other fish dipped in the delicious sauces the ''Japs". Much of the prominence of the Japanese fisheries in die to the intelligent effait of the Government in their behalfficials bay been sent to America and Europead countries to study methods, and there has been estab Leda Tokio the Imperial Fisheries Insujets,
school with which no other in the world.com compare for comprehensiveness of curricu'am, completeness of equipment, and thoroughness of instraction: