Shipping Steamers,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY NOVEMBER 15 1907.
HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO AND
WEST RIVER STEAMERS.
JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., AND THE CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LTD.
HONGKONG-CANTON LINE
B.S. *HONAM,"embe.....1,361 tons...........Captain B. D. Jones.
"POWAŃ,"
..2,350.
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"FATSHAN M.2,260
"KINSHAN,995
H. 1. Black.
D. V. Lloyd.
.. B. Branch, Departures from Hongkong to CantÓN, daily sị 8 A.M. (Sunday axcapted), 10 r.M. (Saturday excepted).
Departures from Cantonio Homokono daily at 8 AM, and 5 P.M. (Baaday excepted), The S.S. "POWAN" will läars Hangkong every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 9.30 PM. from Company's Wharf, returning from Canton every Tuesday Thursday and “Saturday, at 5 PM.
These Steamers, carrying His Majesty'e Mails, are the largest and fastest on the River, " Special attention is drawn to their Superior Saison.and Cabin Accommodation,
SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG,.CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD. HONGKONG MACAO LINE.
1,651 1000........Captain W. A. Valentina. „ 1,655
``G. F. Morrison' (At Dock),
R. D. ThomaJ.
M TRADI $
S.S. "SULAN,“.
1. 43UL-TA¡,"konda
HEUNGSHAN," 1,998........... Departures from Hongkong to Macao on week days, at E A.M. from QUEEN'S STREET WHARF WEST, (except Mondays from Douglas WHALF) and at 2 P., from the Company's WHARE CLE
On Sundays Special Cheap Excursioon leaving Hongkong at 9 à.M. "from" Douglas
"WHair and from Micao At 5 PM,
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The Company also'guas a steamer from Macso on Sunday morning 'at 7.30 a.M, and from
Longtong a P.H. from the Company's wharf.
Departures from Macao le Hongkong on week days at 7.30 AM, and # P,M,
CANTON-MACAO LINE:
S;S. "LỤNGSHAN,”............219 100%,.................Captain R. Ramsay, Departures hom, Macao to Canton on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 9 P.M. Departures from Canton to Macao on Tuesday, Thunday and Saturday, at 5 mál.
Joint Service of the HKC and Macao Stramboat Co., Ltd. THE CHIMA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LTD., AND THE, INDO-ÜHINa Ştram NavidATION
COMPANY LTD.”
CANTON-WUCHOW LINE.
B.S. “SAINAM,”.....umor... wis§8 tons „........................Captan S. Bell Smith.
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One of the above steamais leaves Chuon for Wuchow every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at about & ▲, M., and the other leaves Wuchow for Canton on the same days at 8.30 A.M. Roând trips taka,about 5 dayı” These venele have 'Superior Cabin Accommodation and are Jighted throughout by electricity.
Further puricul irs may be obtained at the Office of the-
HONGKONG, CANTON & MAŬAO STEAMBOAT CO, LD. Hotel Mansións; (First Floor), opposite the Hongkong Hotel,
Or of BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Hongkong, th November, 1907.
- Agents, CHINA NAVIGATION CO, LTD.
WEST RIVER BRITISH STEAMSHIP
COMPANIES.
HONGKONG MUCHOW IN E..
THE Steamers
"LINTAN" and "SAN-UI"
SAIL FROM HONGKONG TWICE A WEEK AND COMPLETE THE ROUND TRIP IN 6 DAYS. These steamers bave Excellent Saloos Accommodation, and are Lighted Throughout by Electricity.
Intimation.
THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO., LTD.
No. 1 DOCK.
Length inside 614 ft. Width of entrance, top 95 ft.; bottom 75 ft. Water on blocks, 27.5 ft. Tine to.. pump out, 4 hours,
No. 2 DOCK. Length inside, 375 ft. Width of entrance, top 60.6 ft. bottom 45.8 ft. Water on block, 30.5 it. Time to pump out, 8 hours.
THESE DOCKS are conveniently situated in Yokohama harbour and the attention of Captains and Engineers in respectially called to the advantages offered for Docising and repairing Vessels and Machinery of every descriplius.
The plant and tools sis of recent patterns for dealing quickly and cheaply with work and a large stock of material is alwājs at hand, (platam and angies all being tested by Lisyda' surveyors).
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THE OCEAN ROAD.
AN ATLANTIC KOBLEM.
Once again England holds the blue ribbes of -the Atlantic; once again-aher & lapse of near ly ten years--an English steamer has heaten all records for the passage across the Western ocean. It was a matter of no small disappoints ment that the Lusitania' failed to do this on her' [‚fitii trip; certalaty she was intended to break
“of the Atlantic service that ure, known only to
A privileged few.
next liner will be a great improvement on those in the Lusitania,
There is no doubt about the ability of desig, Tatar and main economical, versula could be nore and engineers to produce belter” ships made in two years from now. The great difficulty in the way is merely one of proft and loss. Will the increase of trade justify 117 Will it pay to run such ships P
The Lusitania's prime cost, at the beginning the Deutschland's record of 19. a feat that lean than the Dreadnought, which is exactly of her first voyaga ir, say, £1,50000-£400.DCO the might easily have accomplished without half the size. The L'estanta miken thirteen being pressed. Fog did not prevent be for round voyages a year, and is to be wrinen she maintalded a speed that few vessels could. equal, in spite of it. The real case for her be 16,000 per round trip-practically £1,000 down la, say, top years. The depreciation will fallare Jay in one of those unwritten episodes per day's up! She carries 560 first-class, 430 second claus, and 1,100 steeraga passengers; her parenger reveque per single trip is thers fore shout £24,0co, She burns over 1,000 tons of coal in twenty-four hours, costing alone ba. tween 6500 and £700 a day. Add to this the saloon meala-served in Ritz-Carlton fashion. The expense account is enormons, and for the Atlantic liner of the future the real problem is 10 keep it within resionable limits → Aforming
And now that the lusitania has broken the record, what down-it utånd for? Little more than a milestone on the road of program cer- tainty no more than a mere temporary balling place, and certainly not a stopping, placa. One seldom sees a big ship launched without know. ing where she could be improved if "sha'were sighteen, may be twenty-four months in build- to be commenced again. She has been twelve, log, and mechanical improvement never certes something naw la produced every day. But a defuite start oë a definite design must ba mada
vessel represents the ideals at the date of her Tenders will be made up when required and the workmanship and material will be desigo, pot at the date of her first voyage.
Two powerful Twin Screw woons are available for taking Vessels in or out of Dock, and for taking Sailing Vessels in or out of the bay. The floating" derrick is capable of lifting 35 tazm..
Steam Launches of Bieel or Wood, Lighters, Steel Buildings and Rools, Bridgeila ship is ever to be built; and the completed Work, and all kinds of Machinery are mide on the premises.
guaranteed. »
THE FUTURE.. There is in the minds of all persons iòtorast-
The con of Docking, and repair work," will be found to compare favourably with that ed in shipbuildlog or shipowing a very deep of any port in the world,
Telephone; Nos, 878, 506, or 881.
Telegrams, "Dook, Yokohama," Codes 4 B. 0. 4th and 5th Edt,
Liebers, Sootta,
Yokohama, May 23rd, 1905.
Ar 1, and Watkins.
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NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,
BREMEN
IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINES
FOR
CLIMATE ON THE WEST RIVER DURING THE WINTER MONTHS IS SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE ("PRINZ REGENT LUITPOLD! About TUESDAY,
VERY FINE AND EXHILARATING,
For further information apply to
Hongkong, and November, 1907.
:
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, AGENTS, WEST RIVER British 5.9. COMPANIES.
... [X4.
IMPERIAL BREWING COMPANY.
LIMITED
PURE CREAM BEER.
samples and prices please apply to
WINE GROWERS SUPPLY CO.
BARRETTO & CO.,
General Agenta.
Hongkong, led October, 1977.
809
REGULAR HONGKONG-CANTON LINE OF
STEAMERS
ỐP THE
#
FRANCAISE DES INDES ET DE L'EXTREME ORIENT
COMPAGNI
3.5. #PAUL BEAU” 1,900 100s, 14 knots,"
&S "CHARLES HARDOUIN," "1,900 1008, 14
Departure from Hongkong at 450 P.M. (Saturdays ckcopiad); · Departure from Canton at 5.15 P.M. (Sundays excepted),
and YOKOHAMA,
NAPLES, GENDA, ALGIËRS, GIBRALTAR, SOUTHAMPTON, “ANTWERP and BREMEN
|manila,-neWGUINBA,–BKIS- „BANE, SYDNEY and MEL.
BOURNE.
Capt. Kirchker'..
'PRINZ LUDWIG Capt. v. Bister'
"PRIME SIGISMUND
Capt. D. Len
19th Nov., 1,07.
THURSDAY,
Nood; 21st Nov.,
satisfaction at the Lusitania's record. Evas the famous Disadnought is not as far ahead of foreign battleships as the Ludtanix is of foreign mail steamers, For other countries have Dreadnoughts approaching the launching stage, but no other line has as much as placed an order for á vessel such as the new 'Cunarder. And for some time it is doubtful if they will, When they do, they will have to wait nearly three years for her. There li no probability of the Cunard Company's record" hol`g`broken again by a foreign vessel, for some years; but there is no doubt of the past week's record being broken again by the Lusi. tanja bersal, and her builders will make sure that the Mauretania, wil, not dawdle along at .93 kudis on her first wip. She has better propellers, probably, than the Lusitania, and the proved failer on trial,
Four or five years ago the Cupard Company set themselves the task of producing" an over- whelmingly - superior ship' to the big German Boats, and they have succeeded. It was not merely in speed that the. Norddeutscher Lloyd and Hamburg-America lines excolted." "It was la every detail of luxury, comfort, and magnið. conce that could, parsibly add to the pleasure of the trip 1 and while from the mechanical point of view the hull and machinery of their yessels were of the most-efficient design, the comfort and well-being of the passengers were studied to a much greater eflent shap on the British boats, Subsidies, railway preferences, Slate Rod Imperial encouragement have helped. | the German lines; but the real reason on their success has been their thorough attention to the wabte and whims of pasiengers. And thạ Befish lines are learning this now,
FEED AND PROFIT
The chief difficulty in designing such a.ver. sej was zó aṛrive at "combination of dimen. sinus for passenger space" la proportion to THURSDAY,
machinery space that would spable a profitable Noon, sth Dec, 1907, vessel to be produced. Disregard profit and loss, and smaller skips can be made to cross μbh.Atlantic at 15 köots without difficulty. But" learn dividends they must carry enough pas singamp and theya must have luxury and space 'on a scala, not to be found in the Savoy or the':
For further Particular, apply to
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD Carlton
MELCHERS & CO.,
21.
GEVERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG & CHINA.
Hongkong, 8th November, 1997,
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN
Rigólar Three-WEEKLY SERVICE
BETWEEN
~ JAVA, CHINA, AND JAPAN.
Will leave for
JAVA PORTS-
JAVA PORTS
Steamor,
From
TJIMAHI.....
PJILATJAR.
TJIBODAS..
JAPAN JAPAM
JAPAR JAYA
Expected Do or about
First half
*Nov. "Second ball, Nov. Second half-
Nov.
JAPAN
First half, Dec.
jana's
JAYA
First half
Dec.
FIILIWONG..
JAPAN
Second half.
Dec.
JAVA PORTS JAVA PORTS JAVA PORTS
The spordial, most luxuriously appointed and punctual steamers on the line.
These experb steamers carrying the Fruch Mail are fitted throughout with Electric Light TUKINI. and Fans and were specially built for this tride. Excellent cuisine..
The Company's Wharf inst the end of Wing Lok Street (Team Statipu),"
Canton Agents Messi, E. Pasquet & Co...
For farther particulars, please apply tomre12
BARRETTO & CO...?
Agente.
Hongkong, 5th Aprili 1997.
Hotel..
KOWLOON HOTEL,
HONGKONG.
NEEDS NO ADVERTISING.
World Wide Réputation, ›
The only First-class Hotel is Kowloon.
Mott_Charming and Popular Resort in the'
Colony.
Electric Lighti, Fans and Call Bells,
· Bath Rooms attached to Each Room,
Telegraphic. Adirasu reg
*** CHEF" Пp*«KONGĮ,
Tairphone No. Kg.
Varivalled for Comfort and Cuisini
Thoroughly Up to Das with Every Modern
Loinry.
Billiards and Bowling Alleyn,
Moderate Terms and No Hyʻras."
Modera Managemanį.
Then to produce a faster ship neaded gioster power, and the greater power required a fargar hill to carry it till to increise the spend by | only two knots, and to carry sufficient passen. gers 16 make it pay, necessitated nearly double the power and double the sisi of the Dounchy land." V
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. The Cunard Line, to some szent, ware handle capped by the fact that a loss on their fast vessels meant is total loss. The German lines run both fast and slow services all over the world; and if thele fast Atlantic vessels do nąt pay-their way, their dividendt are provided by the slow boate,
Fifty years ago the speed of screw stormers crossing the Atlantic; was about 13 knots; now it is snarly twice as much. To the last twenty years we have gone from the 17 kuota of the Servis to the '19 of the Etruria, and the 11 of On or about the Paris, and by similar steps to 22 in the Campania, 23 to 24 in the Garman beat, and dow to 251" add in each case the size bis been increased. Will this confe? Of course not; it is doubifal if it will halt, "Clouda is a young" Country-inter-oceanic trade with her and the over-developing Uolted States foereason you? by year, and ships must be built to deal with it. Speed and, sisa have increased each your; the Cunard Com PIDY
has taken twɔ moves in one, and mado a bigges step than usual. Is siện. thein is a larger ship just ordired by the White Star Lines the Germans are already planning two, of the suma spend..
Second half Nov. Second half Nov. Second half NOT First half Dec.. Fist half Dec, Second half
Doc.
The Steamers are all fitted throughout with Electric Light and have Accommodation for limited number of Saloon Passengers, and will taka Cargo to a Netherland Iúdia Porte in through "Bills of Lading,
For Particulars of Freight and Panigge, appirko.
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Telephone No, $75,
YORK BUILDINGs, ist door,
Hongkong, jath November, 1907,
TSIN TING.
Dentistry.
· LATEST METHODS OF DENTISTRY.
Stupio at No. 14, D'AQUILAR STREIT,
·REASONABLE-F**s-
*ONE OWEN,”
Propriet
Consoles jog› Fred. Hangkong, soth Juse, 1904.
Dr. M. H. CHAUN,
THE LATEST METHOD
... of thi
• QAS-ENGINEs and oil ŸURL.. The improvements will follow as before s áreater power and greater comfort in the same of only slightly larger space. At the many facture of steel improves the hulls can be made
lighter with the same strongth; and specialists know by how much the weight of the Lusitania's _engines.can-be-reduced-and-stift-piya"the" same power. The type of hollar will pro bably be changed before long, for even now there are progressive spirits who holi hat water-tube boilers and oil fuel will form the steam generating plaut for now lives. If they were adopted in the Lusitania over two thousand tons weight cou'd be saved. Some
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Intimations.
CHINA AND JAPAN TELEPHONE AND ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
TELEPHONE DIRECTORY 1968.
N order that their names may be included in the TELEPHONE DIRECTORY 1908 intending Subscribers should make 'ap plication befors November 25th.
Hongkong, 14th November, 1907,
NOTICE
[997.
OT.CE is hereby given that on and after
Nichel RECEIPTS and CON- TRACTS OF ORDERS for goods purchased in chanection with the businsis of this Hotel, must be signed by HO SHAU
·CHEUNG(阿壽章 and HD MA絡 YUK (135) or either of them, otherwise the Proprietors of this · Hotal will NOT be
ESIONSIBLE for same.
Notice is hereby also given that, the_Pro prietors of this Hotel will NOT be RES- POSSIBLE for ANY DEBTS contracted by any of the employees unless signed by either. of the above signatories,
I
·CONNAUGHT HOTEL,
Proprietors. Hongkong, 25th October, 1907, 19.1
HARBOUR Master's DepartmENT,
TT is hereby noifled that information hai
been received from the Military Authori es that GUN PRACTICE will be carried. olt as under
On TUESDAY, the 19th. ovember:-
.From Stopecuiters, In 'a Westarly direc
tion, at rangel up to 10,000 yards, com" mencing at 7.30 A.M.,, and finishing a AP.M.
On FRIDAY, the sand November 2→→→
From Belchers, in a Westerly direction, at ranges up to 10,000 "yards, commenc pencing al 2.30 PM., and finishing at 6.30 PM..
If the weather is unfavourable on either of the above dates, Practice will take place on the ̧ ̈ following day.
All ships, Junks and other vessels' are in keep clear of the ranges. ·
BASIL TAYLOR, Commander, RN,
Harbouf Master, Sic. Hoogkong, th November, 1907. [991
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THE PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO. LD,
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