Shipping
THE HONGKONG-* TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1913.
Shipping
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
Monteagle
COMPANY'S.
ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIP LINE.
From Hongkong.
Saturday, June
E. of Japan Wednesday, July
From Quebec.
Eof Ireland Thursday, July 24
a Allan Line Thursday, July 31
B..of Russia Wednesday, July 16 | E. of Britain Thurs., August 7
All steamers leave Hongkong at 12 Noon.
To Yencouver, B., calling at Shanghai, Nagsinki (tūrouge the i̟plaad Sex af japani, Kobe, Yaku bema and Victoria, B.C..
Passengers booked to all the principal polais in Canada, the Valied States mat Kurage, also Around be World
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To further Information, Waps. Golda Bocks. Rates of Passage, and Freight, apply to
D. W. Craddock, General Traffic Agent,
Corner Pedder Street and Praya (Opposite Blake Pier.)
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE.
IN CONJUNCTION WITH
Deutsche Dampfschiffahrts Gesellschaft "HANSA.”
EAST ASIATIC SERVICE,
Regular Sailings from JAPAN, CHINA and PHILIPPINES. vis STRAITS, and COLOMBO,
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Marseilles, Havre, Bremen and Hamburg and New York. And from Manila, Hongkong and Japan to Vancouver (B.C.) and
Portland (Or.)
TablogfCargo at Through exles to mil, European North Continental and British Ports, also Teleste Lisbos, Oporto, Genos, and other Mediterranean Levantine, Black Baltic Son and Port, and all North and South American Parts.
Next Sailings from Hongkong :
OUTWARD.
For Sonovhsi. Kahr & Yokohama:
8.S. PREUSSEN.......80th Jane S.S.. BELGRAVIA
8.8. SILESIA ........... 20th July
HOMEWARD.
Destination.
MARSEILLES,!
THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.
PROJECTED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG-
SUBJECT TO ALTERATION
Steamers
Shipping
HONGKONG-
PHILIPPINES.
PHILIPPINES
LOG BOOK.
The Lusitania Explosion.
The report is issued of a pre- liminary inquiry held in rogard [to an explosion from an exhaust steam-pipe on board the Cunard liner Lusitania, which occurred on December 10 last, at which
STEAMSHIP CO. time the vessel was in Huskisson Dock, Liverpool. The pipe rup- Sailing date.tured in a longitudinal direction
For
THURSDAY, 26th June, 4 p.m. Manila Mangarin SATURDAY, Iloilo and Cebu. 5th July, 4p.m.
near to, and almost parallel with the seam, along the inside of the bend near the exhaust stop valve of the engine. The force of the explosion tore the metal in a cir-.
| Manila Mangarin, ZAFIRO... 4000 F. S. McMurray Iloilo and Cebu. RUBI 4000 J. Miller.
For Freight or Passage apply to
SHEWAN TOMES & CO. cumferential direction," the piece
GENERAL MANAGERS
Sailing Date.
Steamship. T.
Captains.
LONDON &
ANTWERP, MISHIMA MARU
Colombo,, Capt. Tabuaa
(WED'DAY, 2nd via Singa-Capt. F. L. Sommer T. 16,000 (July at daylight. WED'DAY, 16th pore, Penang, ( KADA MARU
T. 12,500 July at daylight.
Suez,
and
VICTORIA, B.C.,
and SEATTLE
SSADO MARU
Shanghai, Moji,YOKOHAMA MARU Kobe, Yokkaichi,
Shimidzu and
Capt. Wada
Capt. A. Sakawa, T.1,2500 T. 12,500
TUESDAY, 1st July, at 4 p.m. TUESDAY, 15th July, at 4 p.m.
Hongkong, 17th June 1913.
Yokohama
Port Said
via Keelung.
SYDNEY & MEL-
BOURNE, vis | KUMANO MARU
Manila, Thurs-
•Capt. Winckler
Island, (INABA, MARU
WEDNESDAY,
T. 9,6002nd July, at noon. (WED DAY. 30th July at noon.
day Townsville and Capt. S.-Tominaga T. 12,500
Brisbane
CALCUTTA
via
30th July
KOBE & Y'HAMA
S'pore, Penang CEYLON MARU & Rangoon
Capt. Naguchi T. 12,000 BOMBAY via Singh-1 KAMAKURA MARU
T. 12,500 pore and Colombo./ Capt. Hori
TOSA MARU Capt. Sado
8.S. ALTMARK......... 14th July. For Havre & Hamburg:
For Viver, Stle, and/or T. & P. (Or.); | For Marseilles, Rotterdam & Hamburg;
8.8. C. FERD. LAEISZ 20th June. For Marseilles, Havre & Hamburg;
S.S. SITHONIA ...... 28th lune. -For Marseilles, Havre & Hamburg;
8.8. FURST BULOW.30th June. For Rotterdam, Hamburg & Antwerp; 6.8. BRABILIA .........2nd July.
For Dunkirk & Hamburg;
8.8. BIRKENFELB7th July,
6.8. GOLDENFELS...18th July. For 'ver, 8'tle, and/or T. & P. (Or.). 8.8. BRISGAVIA ...... 19th July; For Havre Hamburg;
3.8 PREUSSEN ...8th Augest.
For Further Particulare, apply to-
Hamburg-Amerika Linie, Hongkong Office.
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S.O.A.E.Ó.
FAR EAST OXYGEN & ACETYLENE CO., LTD:
AUTOGENOUS WELDING. ¦
Ronewing of
Repair of boilers and hulle, welding of cracks. corroded plates by addition of metal. Welding of broken pieces of any kind ometal.
T. 12,000
N'SAKI, KOBE &Į INABA MARU ·
YOKOHAMA Capt. Tominga, T.12,500 SHANGHAI, MOJI
KOBE & YOKO-PENANG MARU
J Capt. Noma HAMA
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Cargo only.
SATURDAY, {28th July.
[ MONDAY, 23rd June,
MONDAY, 23rd June
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WED'DAY 2nd
July at li a.m.
WEDNESDAY,
T. 12,000 1 2nd July.
Fitted with new system of wireless telegraphy.
·REDUCED SUMMER RATES BETWEEN HONGKONG
AND JAPAN PORTS.
Commencing from 1st June, ending 30th Sept.
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Steamer
Regalar Fortnightly. Bervice between JAVA, CHINA and JAPAN.
Trom
Expected on or about
Tillatlap JAVA...2nd half June... JAPAN Tibodas.JAVA.....1st half July. SHANGHAI Thitaroem.......JAPAN...ist half July...JAVA
will have on by about 2nd half June 1st half July. 1st half July.
at half July 2nd half June.
| Tjimahi....................JAVA...let half July........JAVA
Tjitiwong...SHANGHAI 2nd half June...JAVA... Thimanoek...JAVA...2nd half July......JAPAN......2nd half July. Tjikini.....JAVA, ...2nd half July SHANGHAI... 2nd half July. Tjipanas. JAVA......2nd half July... SHANGHAI ...2nd half July.
The steamers are all fitted throughout with Electric Light, and have accommodation for a limited number of salcon passengers, and will take cargo to all Ports in Netherlands-India on through BİL.
For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN, York Building,
Telephone No. 375
being folded back behind the pipe. The strip of piping left intact, at the ripped part, which incladed the lapped seam, was only about five inches in width. The aperture formed was about 21 inches in length. As a result of the disaster, Thomas Firth, a plumber's apprentice, was so severely injured that be died in hospital on December 13. John a plumber's Henry Boutley, labourer, was also scalded about the hands and face, but recovered. It was stated that a third man was slightly injured. The ob servations of the Engineer Sur- veror-in-Chief to the Board of Trado are as follows:-This re- port deals with an explosion from an exhaust steam-pipe, resulting in the death of one man and in- 15ary to two others. At the part
which failed, a serious flaw. existed, bat, notwitbatanding this defect, failure would probably not have occurred at the time it did if the pipe had not been subjected to an abnorm- When the ally high-pressure. explosion took place, the change valves controlling the passage of the steam to the condensers were being operated, and there are grounds for supposing that the flow of the steam was thereby chooked, thus causing the pressure in the part of the range containing the burst pipe to be excessive. The defect in the pipe, however, was of such a nature as to seriously weaken it and render it dangerous. Mo- difications have now been made in the arrangement, and relief valves fitted which will, in the future, prevent an undue pressure oxisting in the pipes; this should. make the arrangement quite safe
TOYO KISEN KAISHA
Imperial Japanese Trans-Pacifio Mall Line.
SAN FRANCISCO LINE Connecting with the Western Pacific Railway at San Francisco to all points in the United States and Canada and with Trans- Atlantic Lines to Europe.
SPECIAL EXOUSION TICKETS (1st & 2nd class) available for PROPOSED SAILING FROM HONGKONG. (Subject to alteration)
OFFICE: St. George's Building, 3rd Floor. Telephone 1033. [48] [5
HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO,
AND
WEST RIVER STEAMERS.
Joint Service of
THE HONGKONG, CANTON and MACAO STEAMBOAT, CO., LTD., AND THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD., HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.
HONGKONG TO CANTON."
CANTON TO HONGKONG.
FRIDAY, 20th JUNE. "KINSHAN.”
19:00 p.m.
5.00 p.m. "FATSHAN." SATURDAY, 21st JUNE,
8.00a.m. "HONAM."
แ '8.00" a.m. HEUNGSHAN."
3 months
B
Let class
*
YOKOHAMA Roturn. ...3135
KOBE
- Return. Return.
$122
$108 $ 75
$ 65
MOJI NAGASAKI.
Return. $95 $57
2nd class...con ... 81
Captain
Steamer
Tons
Date of Sailing S.S. Tenyo Maru"...22,000...E. Bent..........June 21. noon. 8.9." Shinyo Maru"...22,000... W. C. T. Filmer...July 12. 8.8.
Chiyo Maru"...22,000...W.W. Greene.....Aug. 7.- S.8. "Nippon Maru"...11,000...A. G. Stevens......Aug: 26.
The S.S. Nippon Maru sailed for San Francisco via Manila, Japan Ports and Honolulu on the 17th inst., at noon; she will next With option of Rail between Steamer's Calling ports in Japan. leave Hongkong on the Tuesday, 26th August at noon.
These steamers are equipped with Turbine Engines and Triple For further information apply to
[Screws. Telephone No. 292.
All steamers carry Japanese Government wireless telegraph and post office.
T. KUSUMOTO, Manager.
CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
For SHANGHAI.....
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
To Sail. Steamers. LINAN"......21st June, at midnight.
..24th June, at 4 p.m "KINSHAN.". MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO "TEAN "
25th June, at noon. These steamers, carrying His Majesty'a Mails, are the largest WEIHAIWEI & TTSIN...“ KUBICHOW' and fastest on the River. Special attention is drawn to the Superior HAIPHONG.......... SUNGKAING" 26th Juno at 9 a.m. ,26th June, at 4 pim. Saloon and Cabin. Electric Fan in each Cabin.
10.00 p.m." HEUNGSHAN."
5.00 p.m.
A Telephone service has been recently installed on the Canton. SHANGHAI.............. ANHUI” Company's Steamers--Day Steamers Call No 776. Night Steamers. Call No. 775.
HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.
S.S. ""SUI TAI," Tons 1651
S.S. "SUI AN." Tons 1651. HONGKONG TO MACAO. Week days at 8 a.m. und 2 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Stroot Wharf.
Sundays at 9 a.m. & 12.30 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf.
Week days at 7.30 a.m. & 2 p.m.
This steamer has superior accommodation with Electric Light throughout and Electric Fans in Staterooms. A duly qualified Doc tor is carried. Reduced Fares, Cargo booked through for all Austra ian, New Zealand and Tasmania Ports.
SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.
in connection with the National Railway of Mexico at Manzanillo and the Tehuantepec National Railway at Salina Cruz). Only Regular Direct Service to Mexican, Chilian and Peruvian Ports Proposed Sailinge From Hongkong (Subject to Alteration).
Steamere
Date of Sailing .17,200........Tuesday, August 5, at Noon. ,10,500.........Saturday, October 4, at .18,500......... Wednesday Dec., 8,, Noon
Kiyo Maru.......
Buye Maru...............
Anyo Maru.............
Tons
nor Emanen, Karuumiany na sa frango sad fàmgaų, apply to
S. MORIMOTO, Agent. KING'S BUILDING, Opposite Blake Pier.
THE BIG 4" OF THE
The Indian Mall Route. The London correspondent of Noon"Manchester Guardian" hears that the Post Office authorities are considering the question of a suggested change in the mail ronte to India and the Far East." Complaints bave frequently been made as to the great inconven- iences that attach to Brindisi aa a
PACIFIC MAIL S.S. CO. mail port, the ohief drawback
MANCHURIA 'MONGOLIA
KOREA 1,000 tons, twin screws. 97,000 tons twin screws 8,000 LORS, a screwi.
630 SPECIAL RACES to odlicars, Army, Navy, Connier or Cvt Service,
DIRECT SAILING TO WEST RIVER, Twice,Wookly. "S.S. LINTON "and" 8.S. SANUI " MANILA LINE-Twin Screw Steamers "Chinhua," "Taming" and "Tean." Excellent saloon accommodation amidships; electric MACAO TO HONGKONG.
Taming" & "Tean." Sundays, at 7.30 a.m. & 5 p.m fans fitted; extra staterooms on deck aft on
"Anhui "Steamers: SHANGHAI LINE The Twin. Screw steamers EXCURSION TO MACAO
"Chenan," Linan" and the S. S. "Luchow," having excellent SUNDAY, 22nd June.
accommodation with Electric Light throughout and Electric Fans in the State-rooms and Dining Saloon, maintain a fast schedule "SUI AN."" [
service between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai, leaving Houg-m, will depart from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf at 9am.kong for Shanghai direct every Thursday and Bunday, taking cargo and return from Macao at 5 p.m.
N.B.-The Company will also run a steamer from Macao on Sun-on through Bills of Lading to all Yangtaze and Northern China Ports.
The Company's Steamship,
day morning at 7.30 a.m. and from Hongkong at 12.30 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf.
This steamer connects with the Excursion steamer returning from Macao at 5
р.ш..
FARES AS USUAL.
Further particulars may be obtained at the Office of the Company.
CANTON-MACAO LINE.. S.S. HOI-SANG, 457 Tons. Departures from Maoso to Canton on Mon., Wednes., & Fri., at 9 p.m. Departures from Canton to Macao on Tues., Thure. & Satur., at 4.30 p.m. Joint Service of
Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co., Ltd., The China Na- vigation Co., Ltd, and The Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. CANTON-WUCHOW LINE.
S.S." SAIÑAM* 588 Tone, and “NANNING" 569 Tons. One of the above steamers leaves Canton for Wuchow every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at about 8 a.m., and the other leaves Wuchow for Canton on the same days at 8.30 a.m. Round trips take about 5 days. Passengers can return to Hongkong or vice versa by 'LINTAN " and SANUI." These the Comany's direct steamers vessels have superior Cabin accommodation and are lighted through- but by electricity. Electric Fan in sach Cabin.
Booking Office open daily (Sunday excepted) 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Further particulars may be obtained at the office of the HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT
COMPANY, LIMITED.
(HOTEL MANSIONS FIRST FLOOR), *Opposite the Blake Plor,
N.B. Passengers must embark before midnight on Saturday for the Sunday morning sailings. A Company's launch leaves Murray Pier at 10 o'clock every Saturday night.
These steamers land passengers in Shanghai, avoiding the incon- venience of the transhipment at Woosung..
Reduced Fares-Single $45. Return $75.
For Freight or Passages apply to
Telephone No. 36
Hongkong 20th June, 1913.
Starting Persia... 9,000 Tons
Korea
...18,000 Siberia...18,000
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14.
11
SIBERIA
58,400 long, win screw
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being that it lies right off the direct ses route between Port: Said and England. This entails Also Nu, 11,000 tons, China, 19,900 tons, and Perala, 9,000 100,
either the costly discomfort of a From Hongkong mailing at Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe (Via Inland, Sea), Yokohama and Honelait
ferry service or a long detour by (The Paradise of the Pacific). Through Service via New York to Kurope,
SOME FEATURES OF SERVICE.
the large steamers. Moreover, Lights, Fans, Swimming Tank, Band, Cuisine, Games. Amuse the railway connections occasion much delay, long stretches of ments, Wireless, Submarine Signal Service, and Bligo Koela. THE COST Is not mors by this route with its marivalled opportunities, than by priber te single line having to be traversed,
For a sin ticket to London the cost is but giso, including berth and meals across America. To San Francisco vis Japra and Hanciuin the cast to 643. For the INTERMEDIATE SERVICE Fir On which the mails are frequently Class accommodations are provided for 654 to London (return ticket gofio) and to Sua Esanelsco held up. The Italian Government
July 1, at noon. have more
then once pro July 4, at 1 pmised to improve the per- July 19, at 1 pm manent way, but have not yet Passengers holding through Tickets bare zon privilege of traveling by tralu between Kobe and Yoko
discharged their obligations in HONGKONG-MANILA SERVICE.
this respect. It is suggested free of charge.
From MANILA.
that a considerable saving of time Leave
could be effected by substituting Manila.
Reggio, in the Straits of Messina, June 21 PERSIA June 23 for Brindisi, that port being much July 19 CHINA July 21 nearer the direct route between July 27 MANCHURIA July 29 Port Said and London. The rail- Haid not to be worse than those in the vicinity of Brindisi, but there are, disadvantages in the anchorage
From HONGKONG, Leave Hongkong.
Arrivò
Manila.
July 1 PERSIA July 8 KOREA July 29 UHINA
July: 3
July 10 July 31.
*Katarzandlara Stunzuurs;
Due Hongkong.
LED US PLAN AN ITINERARY FOR YOU
O. H. RITTER, Teisphone No. 141
King's Building (opp. Blake Pier).
Hongkong, goth January, suzy Praca International position-San Francisco/2923«,
Acting Agent. ·
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May conditions at Reggio are
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD, which cannot easily be overcome,
Agents
COMPAGNIE MARITIME INDO-CHINOISE
For Haiphong Direct.
S.S. "SIKIANG,”:
CAPT. PANNIER,
Will very likely leave for Haiphong on SATURDAY, the 21st instant at 10 am. For Freight and passage apply to M. SAINT CLAIR de BUSSIERE Agent
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES CIE.
Hongkong-South China Coast Ports.
Highest Class, Fastest and Most Luxurious Steamers' on the Coast, having splendid Accommodation for First-Class Passengers, Electric Light Excellent Cuisine.
FOR WATOW, AMOX AND FOOCHOW RETURN. (Ccoupying 9 to 10 days.)
Leaving. Steamships. Captain HAIYANG ... A. E. Hodgine... FRIDAY, 20th June, at 11 a.m. HAICHING...W. O. Passmore. TUESDAY, 24th June, at 11am
J. B. Roach FRIDAY, 27th June, at 11 am.
FOR SWATOW..
HAITAN
... SUNDAY, 22th June, at 10 am. HAIMUN = |J. W. Evans HAIMUN J. W. Evans ( WED., 25th June at 11 am.
Steamers will arrive at and depart from the Co.'s Wharf near Blake Pler. For Freight and Passage, apply to
Douglas, Lapralk & Co.,
General Managers.
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and this makes it probable that Naples will eventually be selected as the mail port.
Sold to Japanese. The Russian East Asistic Com pany has sold its two ships, Carona and Lituania, to Japanese buyers with delivery at Dalny." The Curona, 4,034 tons, which was formerly the Doure Castle and afterwards the 8t. Domingo, was built in 1890 by Messrs. Barclay, Curle and Co. Glasgow with dimensions 396ft, by 43 2ft,“ by 28.5ft The Lituania: 4,275 tons, was built in 1889 by Messrs Harland and Wolff, Belfast, with dimensions 400t, by 45.0ft. by
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