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THE HONGKONG - TELEGRAPH, -SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
CANADIAN PACIFIC
ROYAL MAIL.
STEAMSHIP LINE.:
From tlongkong
Empress of
24th Sept.
Allan Line
From Quebec
23rd Oct...
India Empress of
Asia Empress 01 Japan
8th Oot.
2nd Oct.
Empress of
30th Oct.
Britain
Allan Line
20th Nov...
All Steamships leave Hongkong at noon. Tlie" EMPRESS OF RUSSIA," and "EMPRESS OF ASIA,” are now quadruple screw 20, knot turbine-steamers, of 16,850 tons gross, the finest, fastest and most luxurious on the Pacific."
The direct route to Canada, United States and Europe, call- ing at Shanghai, Nagasaki (through the Inland Sea of Japan), Kobe, Yokohama and Victoria, B.C.
All Steamers of the Company's Pacific and Atlantic Fleets. aro equipped with Marconi Wireless apparatus.
PASSAGE RATES HONGKONG TO LONDON. "EMPRESS OF RUSSIA," "EMPRESS OF ASIA." via Optional Atlantic Port, £71.10.
"EMPRESS OF INDIA" Optional Atlantic Port £65...
Shipping
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
Destination.
(THE JAPAN: MAIL STEAMSHIP CO..
PROJECTED SAILING FROM Hoxoxʊzo—.
Sunstar To ALTERATION
MARSEILLES, I
LONDON & AN-
Steamers
TWERP, via IYO MARU Singaporo, Capt. irase Pepang, Colombo, [ HIRANO MARU Suez, and Port Capt. Fraser Said.........nam
VICTORIA,
B.0,1
ard SEATTLE via
·SADO MARU
13, 1913,
Shipping HONGKONG
PHILIPPINES.
PHILIPFINES
Steamship. T.
Captainė.
For
Salling Date
'RUBI ...............
ZAFIRO... 4000 F. S. McMurray
14000J. Miller
Manila Mangarin, Cebu and lioilo.
T. 12,500
T. 16,000
WED'DAY, 24th (Sept, at daylight
WEDNES., 8th Oct. at d'light
Keelung Capt. Asakawa T. 12,500 Shanghai, Moji,YOKOHAMA MARU Kobe, Yokkaichi,
T. 12,500 Capt. Wada
Shimidzu and ́EMPRESS OF JAPAN," : Via
Rates quoted above do not include meals and slooping" car across Canada. These, if required, will be furnished for £5 additional.
"MONTEAGLE". Intermediate service, vin Canadian Atlantic port £43, vin Boston or New York £45: Meals and sleeping car £6 additional.
SPECIAL RATES (First Class only.) allowed to Naval and Military officers, Civil Service employoos, Missionaries, etc, etc. Local and through passengers, may, if desired, travel by rail between Ports of call in Japan.
For further information, Maps, Routes, Handbooks, Rates of Freight and Passage, apply to
D. W. CRADDOCK, General Traffic Agent for China. Corner of Pedder Street and Praya, opposite Blake Pier. "
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.
APCAR LINE.
Regular Service Between
CALCUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS.
EASTWARD.
8.S." JELUNGA" 5,206 tons, Capt. Sullivan, will be despatched for KOBE and MOJI on 23rd Sept.
S.S. "JAPAN" 6.013 tons, Capt. Seddon, will be despatched to SHANGHAI. KOBE and MOJI 26th Sept.
WESTWARD.
S.S. "G. APOAR," 4,600 ns, Capt. Drake, will be despatched for SINGAPORE, PENANG & CALCUTTA ɔr, 16th Sopt."
8.S. DILWARA," 5,378 tons, Capt. Ramage, will be despatch- ed as above on 22nd Sept.
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The above steamers have excellent saloon accommodation for passengers and are fitted with all modern conveniences and carry a duly qualified surgeon.
For freight orpassage, apply to,
DAVID SASSOON & CO, LTD.
Agents.. Hongkong, Sopt. 12th, 1913.
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.
SATURDAY, 13th SEPTEMBER. ** HONAM."
5.00 pm. "KINSHAN." 16.00 p.m.
SUNDAY, 14th SEPTEMBER. 10.00 p.m. "FATSHAN,"
"HEUNGSHAN,” 4.00 p.m.
These steamers, carrying His Majesty's Mails, are the largtes And fastest on the River. Special attention is drawn to the Superior Saloon and Cabin. Electric Fan in each Cabin.
A Telephone service has been recently installed on the Canton. Company's Steamers-Day Steamers Call No 776. Night Steamers,
HONGKONG-MACAO LINE. "
Call No. 775.
S.S. "SUI TAL" Tons 1851-
A
S.S. "SUI AN." Tons 1651 HONGKONG TO MACAO.
Week days at 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. from the Company's Wing
Lok. Street Wharf.
Sundays at 9 a.m. & 12.30 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf.
Week days at 7.30a.m. & 2 p.m.
Yokohama
SYDNEY & MEL-
BOURNE, „via | KUMANO MARU Manila, Thurs-Capt. Winckler
day Island, INABA MARU Townsville and Capt. Tominaga T. 12,500 Brisbane
CALCUTTA
via
For Freight or Passage apply to
SHEWAN
LOG BOOK:
New Vessels at Home Yards.
The genredturbine twin-crow stemer Paris, built by Mesare. William Denny and Br there, Dambaiton, for the Newhaven- Dieppe service of the London,
STEAMSHIP CO Brighton, and South Coast Rail- way Company, has taken her place Sailing date. rn her service route. The contract conditions were that the vessel SATURDAY, should make one run each way at On 8th Sept,
a mean speed of 24 knots. 4 p.m. Manila Mangarin, WED'DAY,two separate days in July she 1 Cebu and Iloilo. 24th Sept, 4p.m, orossed the Channel-first from Electric light Fans in every cabin; competent stewardesscs Newhaven to Dieppe at a speed of | 25.07 knots, and then from Dieppo carried.
to Newbaven in the face of s CO. elrong breeze and rough sea at a speed of 24.4 kaote. The Farenne gear worked efficiently all through, and the vessel showed exceptional. ly good manœuvring powere Messrs. Harland and Wolff "have launched from their Govan yard their first Clyde-built vessel. Since taking over the works of the London and Glasgow Ship building Company they have had several launches, but the vessels wore booked by the firm's pre- decessors. The twin-screw tog
Hongkong, 5 Sept. 1913.
TUESDAY, 23rd Sept, at 4 p.in.
TUES., 7th Oct., at noon.
OMFS & GENERAL MANAGERS
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Expected in or about
Tow
Regular Fortnightly Servies between JAVA, CHINA and JAPAN.
JAVA.....1st half Sept: JAVA... 2nd half Sept. S'HAI 2nd half Sept.
T. 9,300
Stoomk
WED'DAY 24th Sept. at noon. WEDNESDAY, Tjitaroem 22nd Sept. at noon Tikini .........JAPAN...2nd half Sept...
Tjibodas
Угод
SATURDAY,
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S'pore, Penang CEYLON MARU
20th Sept- & Rangoon ......Capt. Noguchi T. 12,000
THURSDAY, BOMBAY via Singa- Į KAMAKURA MARU
*...T. 12,500 18th Sept pore and Colombo. f. Capt. Hori
KAMO MARU
THURSDAY, 25th KOBE & Yokohama Cpt. Kawara T. 16,000 Sept. at at 11 a.m.
(WED'DAY, 24th NAGASAKI, Kobe INABA MARU
& Yokohama...... Capt. Tominaga T. 12,500 1 Sept. 11 a.m...
THURS., 18th -KAWACHI MARU KOBE...
Capt. Christiansen T. 12,500 September.
TUESDAY, 16th Sept.
SHANGHAI, Naga-]
saki Kobe and TOSA MARU Yokohama... Capt. Sato'
Cargo only.
T. 12,000
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§ Fitted with new system of wireless telegraphy.
·REDUCED SUMMER RATES BETWEEN HONGKONG AND JAPAN PORTS.
Commencing from lat June, ending 30th Sept.:
SPECIAL EXCUSIÓN TICKETS (1st & 2nd class) available for
3 months
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YOKOHAMA KOBE MOJI NAGASAKI
Return. Return. Return. Return.
$108 $122
$95 let class .........$135
$57 $ 65 ...$ 81 2nd class.....
..$ 75 With option of Rail between Steamer's Calling ports in Japan, For further information apply to Telephone No. 292.
T. KUSUMOTO, Mansget.
CHINA NAVIGATION
CO., LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
Steamers.
To Bail *YINGCHOW"...... 13th Sept. at m'night.
For SHANGHAI....... HOIHOW, PAKHOI &
HAIPHONG...... WETHAIWEI, CHEFOO 1o
AND TIENTSIN MANILA, CEBU & TILO..."TEAN" SHANGHAI............... ANHUI”. SHANGHAL...................
CHENAN "
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JAVA......2nd half Sept. Tjimahi.... ..JAPAN...2nd half ept, ......AVA......2nd half Sept.and tender Attendant, which is Tjimanoek...JAVA......nd half Sept, ....JAPAN... nd half Sept. TjHatlap....JAPAN...1st half Oct...JAVA...... at half Oct. Tilpanas...JAVA...... Ist half Oct....S'HAI...... 1st half Oct, Tjillwang JAPAN...1st half Oct. JAVA......ist half Oct.
The steamers are all fitted throughout with Electrio Light, and have accommodation for a limited number of saloon passengers, and will take cargo to all Ports in Netherlands-India on through B/L.
For particulars of Freight and Fassage, apply to the
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
York 'Building.
' 1.0 Telethont N, 75
TOYO KISEN KAISHA
Imperial Japanese Trans-Pacific Mall Line. SAN FRANCISCO LINË Connecting with the Western Pacific Railway at San Francisco to all points in the United States and Canada and with Trans- Atlantio Lines to Europe. PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG. (Subject to alteraton)
Steamer
Date of Sailing Tons Captain
......... Bapt. 19 at noon B.8 "Hongkong Maru"11,000. S. Togo 8.3. Shinyo Maru "...22,000...II. S.,Smith Sept. 25. B.S. Chiyo Maru"...22,000...W.W. Greene ......Oct. 17. -
5. SB. "Nippon Maru"...11,000. A. G. Stevens......Nov S.S." Tenyo Maru"...22,000...E. Bont.........
The S.S. Hongkong Maru will be despatched for San Francisco via Manila, Kobe, Nagasaki, and Honolulu on Thursday 19th Sept. at noon.
Screws.
རྩྭ་
..Nov. 11.
These steamers are equipped with Turbine Engines and Triple All steamers carry Japanese Government wireless telegraph and telephone and post office.
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 Merican, Chilian and Peruvian Ports Proposed Sailings From Hongkong (Subject to Alteration).
Steamers Buyo Maru...... Anyo Maru...... Kiyo Maru.....
Tona
Bus Primus Zheliominës ka tu r, daga kau Frriges, apply d
S. MORIMOTO. Agent. KING'S BUILDING, Opposite Blake Pier.
designed for the rervice of Mosers. Elder, Dempster, and Co. at Lagos, is the fitot vessel laid down and tannched by the firm in their Clyde" yard. The Atten lant is also noteworthy in design, for, althongh of only 300 tona gross, she has five water-tight bulk- bends cartjed up to the main deck, a double bottin for water ballast, three steel decks, a large passen. ger ealcon, and mosquito screens of phosphor-bronze mesh in the doors, sidelights, and ventilators, She was launched with engines and boilers on board."
P. and O. Vessel's Rough Voyage.
"A correspondent on board the P. and O. steamer Beltana, which arrived at Adelaide recently after a stormy voyage, writes that, one night after leaving the Capo, the steering gear was washed off its pivot by the heavy agua, leaving the ship at the mercy of the waves for half an hour." At about 4.30 B tremendous p.m., he says,' south-westerly wind sprang up.. which soon whipped up the 695, and we commenced to roll very badly. At les a lot of the dishes and plates slid off the tables and our fea emptied itself into our lapa. Large waves swept over the promenade decks, and many
were
people were drenched. At 9.30 Date of Sailing
we were ordered below, it being 10,500 Saturday, October 4, at Noon. considered unsafe ona desk. One 18,500......... Wednesday Dec., 3, Noon .....17,200........ Thurs, Feb, 5, 1914 at noon.huge wave lifted the deck piano in its iron case out of the rocket and right across the deck. In our banks we
tossed Arat against the wall and then against the rail. Our trunks were walking about the floor, bottles and boxes were furg off the shelves, some of them narrowly missing our heads, and were smashed on the foor. We learned afterwarde that the ship was rolling at any
PACIFIC MAIL S.S. CO.
“KAIFONG "....14th Sept. at 9, a m.
"KUEICHOW"...16th Sept at d'light, .....6th Sept. at 4 pm. .......18th Sept. at 4 p.m.:
20th Sept. at m'night. This steamer has superior accommodation with Electric Light throughout and Electric Fans in Stateroons. A duly qualified Doc-
Also NILE, 11,000 ER CHINA, 10,000 lova, and PERSIA, 9,000 fans, tor is carried. Reduced Fare, Cargo booked through for all Austral-7,000 towars.. 17,000 ons twin sews. 11,000 tons, twin screws. 38,000 loss, twin stren ian, New Zealand and Tasmania Ports.
AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL·LINE;
MANILA, Zamboanga & TAIYUAN24th Sept. at 3 p.m.
Australian ports
DIRECT SAILING TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekly. "8.3. LINTON " and " 8.8. SANUI "·
MACAO TO HONGKONG.
Sundays, at 7.30 am. & 5 p. MANILA LINE-Twin Screw Steamers Chinhua,” “Taming"
· EXCURSION TO MACAO
and "Tean." Excellent saloon accommodation amidships; electric SUNDAY, 14th September.
fans fitted; extra stateroome on deck aft on "Taming" & "Tean." ESHANGHAI LINE.-The Twin Screw ateamers Anhui" "SUI AN."
"Chenan," "Linan" and the S. 8. "Luchow," having excellent accommodation with Electric Light throughout and Electric Fane
MONGOLIA.
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MANCHURIA"
KOREA
SIBBRIA
To Fan Francisco from Hongkong calling at Shanghal Nagasaki, Kche (Vie Inland Sea Voka angle of 35deg., whereas she
bama and Housiúlu (The Paradisa of the Padlic). Through Service in New York to Europe.
could only roll 4tdeg., with enfer - SOME FEATURES OF SERVICE. » Electric Fans, Swimming Tank, Orchestra, Amusements,ty; after that she might capsize. Wireless, Submarino Signal Service, and Bilge Keels. Cuisine It was, a dreadful night, end I under Personal Supervsion of Mr. V. Moroni, one of the World's never want to re anything like most famous caterers.
it again. At 10.15 the steering THE COST to London by this mat, with its unrivalled opportunities, la Erizo ratuen ticket to gear was shifted, although for
To San Brancisco via japan and Honoials the cost less. Dy the INTERMEDIATE DERVICE Ties: Class cocomodadou are provided for 40 to London (return ticket 10%) and to Sertanetely we did not know it at Fra 16, SPECIAL RATES to Amy add Newy, oficer, Diplomatic, Consular or Clell Servic Steamer: *Persia...... 9,000 Tons Sailing Sept. 14, at noon
Passengers boldlug through Tickets bare ine pelvliega of traveling by realu between Kobe and Yoke
HONGKONG-MANILA SERVICE.
bama, free of charge
From HONGKONG. Leave
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The Company's Steamship, will depart from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf at 9 a.m. and return from Macao at 5 p.m.
N.B.-The Company will also run a steamer from Macao on Sun-in the State-rooms and Dining Saloon, maintain a fast sabedule Bervice between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai, leaving Hong- day morning at 7.30a.m. and from Hongkong at 12.30 p.m. from the kong for Shanghai direct every Thursday and Surday, taking cargo Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf.
on through Bill of Lading to all Yangtze and Northern China Posis, N.B-Passengers mus embark befo e midaigot on Saturday for the Sunday morning sailings. A Company's launch leaves Murray King's Building (opp. Blake Pir), R. C. MORTON,
This steamer connects with the Excursion steamer returning
from Macao at 5 p.m.
BARES AS USUAL.
Further particulars may be obtained at the Office of the Company. Pier at 10 o'clock every Saturday night,
CANTON-MACAO LINE.
5.S, HOI-SANG, 457 Tons,
Departures from Macao to Canton on Mon., Wednes., & Fri,,
at 9 p.m. Departures from Canton to Macao on Tues., Thurs, & Batúr., 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.
$.5. * SAINAM ** 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 Canten on the same days at 8.30 a.m. Round trips take about 5 days, Passengere can return to Hongkong or vice versa by SANUL," These the Comany'sdirect steamers " LINTAN"' and. Vessels have superior Cabin accommodation and are lighted through- out by electricity. Electric Fan in each 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 Pier,
These steamers land passengers in Shanghai, avoiding the incon- "enience of the transhipment at Woosung.
:
Reduced Fares Single $45, Return $75, ...For Freight or Passages apply to
Telephone No. 36
·BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
Agents
Hongkong 13th Sept, 1913.
COMPAGNIE MARITIME INDO-HINOISE
For Haiphong Direct.
"SIKIANG," S.S.
CAPT PANNIER,
Will leave Shortly for Haiphong direct
For Freight and passage apply to M. SAINT CLAIR
LABEZA de BUSSIERRE, Agent MESSAGERIES MARITIMES ČIE.
the time. We swung broadside
on and rolled worse than ever. We now began to think something was wrong, because the crow pot up the steal doors both fore and aft' and closed the batches, so we got up and, as best we could, we dressed. Then the fog-horn gave the three blasts (which is the Telephone No. 141 signal for all hands to go to the
From MANILA
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Ilengkang.
Sept.
Oct.
Oct. 24
Arriva Amalia, *PERSIA Sept. "CHINA. O *NILE
Leave Banita.. Sept.
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Oct.
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Hongkong. KOREA Sept. SIDERIA "CHINA Oct.
Sept
*Intermediate Stormers,
Eosgkong, roth January, 1918.
Pauna-Pacido Internailoni Exposition-Sko Finaciaco-2933.
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boat stations). The crew rushed up to the boats and the passengera to the decks, where we had to cling
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD, on like grim deaths of cornis
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.
Steamshipa. HAITAN, HAIYANG
FUR AMOY AND FUOCHOW RETURN, (Occupying 9 to 10 days.)
E.
Captain Leaving.
J. S. Roach ......SAT, 13th Sept. at 3 p.m.
A. E. Hodgins... FRIDAY, 19th Sept, at 11 am.
FOR SWATOW.
HAIMUN...J. W. Evans | MON., 15th Sept., at 3p.m.
Steamers will arrive at and depart from the Co.'s Wharf near Blake Pier." For Freight and Passage, apply to ren
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Douglas, Lapráik & Co.
* General MoonKETE,
we got drenched. The bridge is about 40ft, high, and the waves were over that every now and then. The sky was black except when the men glanced stormily through now and then and lit ap the swial ses. After halt.an bour's
's, suspanre the engines stop- ped, and we began to heave and to and instead of roll, and the storm quieted down a little. It esams that the capain turned the boat round with her more to the wind and waves, when he found that the rudder was ant of control, by MASKS OF Using one props ler; and it took half an hour to do it. It took two bourd to repair the
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