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CANADIAN PACIFIC
ROYAL MAIL.
STEAMSHIP LINE.
From Hongkong
THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, DECEMBER 8,71/1913.
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NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
(THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHLP CO)
Projected Sailings from Hongkong-
From St. John N.B.
Empress of Јарап Empress of
18th Dec,
14th Jan.
lat Jan.
Charter
24th Jan.
Destination..
15th Jan.
14th Feb.
MARSEILLES,!·
LONDON & AN- TWERP;
via
Russia Monteagle
All Steamships leave Hongkong at noon. The "EMPRESS OF RUSSIA," and "EMPRESS OF ASIA" are now quadruplo scrow 21 knot turbine steamers, of 16,850 tons gross, 30,625 displacement, 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, Yokohams and Victoria, B.C.
All Steamers of the Company's Pacific and Atlantic Floots are equipped with Marconi Wireless apparatus.
PASSAGE RATES HONGKONG TO" LONDON.
"EXPRESS OF ASIA."" via
"EMPRESS OF RUSSIA
Optional Atlantic Port, £71.10.
"EMPRESS OF IND! ‹,"
Optional Atlantic Port £65
·EMPRESS OF JAPAN," "via.
"MONTEAGLE". Intorm dinte service, via Canadian Atlantic port £43, via Boston or Now York £45.
Rates quoted above do not include meals and sleeping car Those, if required, will be furnished for £6 across Canada additional.
SPECIAL RATES (First Class only.) allowed to Naval and Military officers, Civil Service employcos, Missionaries, etc, etc. Passengers para asing Trans-Pacific Round Trip passage tickets have the option of returning from San Francisco by the steamers of the Pacifle Mail S.S. Co, or Toyo Kisen Kaisha.
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
Subject to Alteration Steamers
Singapore, Kaga Maru Penang, Colombo, Capt. Sekine Suez, and Port Said...****
VICTORIA, B.Q.. and SEATTLE Shanghai, via Moji, Kobe, Yok kaichi, and Yokohama
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HONGKONG
PHILIPPINES.
PHILIPPINES
Sailling Date
Steamship. T.
Captains.
WEDNES., 17th T. 12,500 Dec, ut d'light.
Zaliro
Rubl
...4000 F. 3. MoMurray
I
...... 4000 J. Miller.
Sado Maru Yokohama Maru Capt. Asakawa T. 12,500
Capt. Wada T. 12,500
T. 9,300
SYDNEY & MEL-1
BOURNE, via Kumano Maru Manila, Thurs-Capt. Winckler day Island, Tango Maru Townsville and Capt. Yoshikawa T. 13,500 Brisbane
CALCUTTA via) Ceylon Maru
S'pore,
LOG" BOOK,
'Huge Atlantic Watersfout.
A remarkable story of a rese of waterspouts in m'd-Atlant o was told by officers of the Wbits Star line Cedrio, which arrived at Queenstown from New York on October 31. According to the statement by the officers, a water.
STEAMSHIP CO. spons, having the appearence of
For
Sailing date,
Dec. 4 p.m.
Cebu and Iloilo. Manila Mangarin,' TUES., 23rd 1 Cebu and Iloilo.
Dec. 4 p.m.
black funnel-shaped streak, and which appeared to rise from the centre of a black inverted moan- (Manila Mangarin, SATUR., 13thain of cloud, was seen by these on beard a fow miles cff the starboard bow, in mid-Atlantic, on the outward voyage from The waterspool, Electric light Fans in every cabin; competent stewardesses Queenstown.
which was 600 ft. high, was carried.
Fassengers holding round trip tickets may return by any steamer of the Paciftorelling at the rate of about five Mail B.S. Co, Toyo Kisun Kaisha, Norddeutscher Lloyd and Eastern and Australian miles an hour in a south-easterly Steunahip Co., Ltd.
For Freight or Passage apply to
SHEWAN TOMES & CO.
GENERAL MANAGERS
TUESDAY, 16th Deo, at noon. TUES., 30th Dec., at noon.
Hongkong, 25th Nov, 1913.
(WED DAY, 17th
Doc, at noon WEDNES, 14tb. Jan. at noon.
(SATURDAY,
Penang Capt. Naguchi T. 12,500 13th Dec,
& Rangoon BOMBAY vin Singa-1 Colombo Maru
JMONDAY,
pore and Colombo. Capt. Kawachima T. 6,000 18th Doc. KOBE & Yokohama'
NAGASAKI, Moji.]
Kobe & Yokohama Į SHANGHAI, Mojil and Kobe...........!.
SHANGHAI, Kobel Tosa Maru
[TUESDAY,
T. 12,000 19th Deo.
& Yokohamu... Capt. Sato
+ Cargo. only.
Fitted with new system of wireless telegraphy.
PASSENGER SEASON-1914
FOR EUROPE.
Miyasaki Maru 16000 tons, sails Wednelday 28th January. Kitano
S.S. "Japan" 6,013 tons, Capt. Beddon, will be despatched for KOBE & MOJI on 13th Dec,
Iyo
Hirano
40%
S.S. "A. Apcar," 4,480 tons, Capt. Walker, will be despatched to SHANGHAI, KOBE and MOJI on 20th Doc.
Katori
Kamo
WESTWARD
S.S. "Torilla," -5,205 tons, Capt. Swanson, will be despatched for SINGAPORE, PENANG & CALCUTTA on 9th Dec.
S.S. "Dilwara," 5,278 tons, Capt. Ramage, will be despatched as above on 14th Dec,
The above steamers have excellent saloon accommodation for passengers and are fitted with all modern conveniences and carry a duly qualified surgeon.'
For freight or passage, apply to,
Hongkong, Dec. 5th, 1913.
DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD.
Agente
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.
Monday, 8th December.
10.00 p.m. "Kinshan,''
5.00 p.m. "Fatshan," December.
Tuesday, 9th
8.00 am. "Fatshan," 10.00 p.m. "Honam,"
8.00 a.m. "Honam," 5.00 p.m. "Kinshan,"
These steamers, carrying His Majesty's Mails, are, the largest 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. Call No. 775.
16000..
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11
11
12500
16000
20000-
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16000
20000
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Kashima
FOR AMERICA. Shidzuoka Maru 12500 tons soils Tuesday:
Tamba
12500
Aki
#7
++
11
12500
31
11
Sndo
"12500
Yokohama, Awa
++
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12500
19
11
12500.
TI
Shidzuoka
12500
.5
For further information apply to Telephone No. 292.
Jith
February
25th
11th March.
25th
8th April. 22nd
27th January, 10th February. 24th
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10th March. 24th
7th April. 21st
T. KUSI MOTO, Manager.
CHINA NAVIGATION
For
CO., LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
HAIPHONG
Steamers.
To Sail. MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO...Tean. ...... 9th Dec, at 4 p.m. SHANGHAI..................... ....Anhui
......11th Dec. at 4 p.m. ........Sungkiang 12th Dec. at 10 am. SHANGHAI & TSINGTAU...Chenan. ......13th Dec, at m'night
.....Luchow
.....18th Dec. at 4 p.m. SHANGHAI SHANGHAI & TSINGTAU...Yingchow20th Dec. atm'night DIRECT SAILING TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekly. "S.S. LINTAN "and" S.S. SANUI " MANILA LINE-Twin Screw Steamers "Chinhua,” “Taming" and "Tean." Excellent saloon accommodation amidships; electrio Taming" & "Tean." fans fitted; extra staterooms on dock aft on
SHANGHAI LINE-The Twin Screw steamers "Anhul." Chenan," and the 8.8. "Llangchow," "Luchow" and "Yingchow" having excellent accommodation with Electric Light throughout and Electric Fans in the State-rooms and Dining Saloon, maintain a fast schedule service between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai, leaving Hongkong for Shanghai direct every Thursday and Sunday, Sundays, at 7.30 a.m, & 5 p.m. taking cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Yangteze and Northern
China Ports, EXCURSION TO MACAO
The steamers leaving Hongkong on Sundays procded from SUNDAY, 15th December.
Shanghai to Tsingtau, leaving there on Tuesdays for Shanghai, Hongkong and Canton "Tai Shan."
HONGKONG-MACAO LINE
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.
Wook days at 7.30 s.m. & 2 p.m.
5.S." Heungshan," Tons 1651..
•
MACAO TO HONGKONG.
The Company's new. Steamship,
will depart from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf at 9 am
and return from Macao at 5 p.m.
N.B-The Company will also run a steamer from Macao on Sunday morning at 7.30 a m. and from Hongkong at 12 30 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Whart.
This steamer connects with the Excursion steamer returning from Macao at 5 pm.
FARES
· Saloon...Single $3.00 Ralurn $5.00,
1st Class...Single 2.00 Return 3.00.. 2nd Class...Single 1.00 Return 2,00, Staterooms: Saloon. $1.00 per person each way. 1st Class. 50 cents per pomon each way..
Further particulars may be obtained at the Office of the Company..
CANTON-MACAO LINE. . S.S. Hoi-Sang 457. Tons. D'turas. from Macao to Canton on Mon., Wed., & Fri., at 9 p.m. D'tures. from Canton to Macao on Tues., Thure. & Batur., at 3.30 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. Sainam" 588 Tons, and "Nanning," 569 Tons.
N.B. Passengers must embark before midnight on Saturday for the Sunday morning sailings. A Company's launch loaves Murray Pier at 10 o'clock every Saturday night.
These steamers land passengers in Shanghai, avoiding the incon- enience of the transhipment at Wocaung.
Reduced Fares-orage $.
For Freight or Passages apply to
Telephone No. 36
Hongkong 8th Doc., 1913.
Return $75.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
Agents
",
JAVA-CHINA JAPAN LIJN.
Samar
Regular Fort ightly Service between JAVA, CHINA and JAPAN.
From
Expected peos abou ́s
Tw
Will sees on be abwat ...JAVA ...1st half Dec. Tjilaroem..JAPAN Tjikini...SHAI......2nd half Dec......JAVA, 2nd half Deo. Tjilatjap....JAPAN ...2nd half Doc......JAVA ...2nd half Dec. Tilbodas......JAVA...2nd half Dec.......S'HAI ...2nd half Deo. Tjiliwong ...B'HAI...2nd half Dec.......JAVA
2nd half Dea. Tlipanas......JAVA...2nd half Dec.......JAPAN...2nd half Dec. Tjimanoek...JAVA ...2nd half Des.......S'HAI...1st half Jan, Timahi ...JAVA...lat half Jan.......JAVA ....2nd half Jan.
The steamers are all fitted throughout with Electric 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 Passage, apply to the
{JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN. Telep on N. 375
York Building.
TOYO KISEN KAISHA
SAN FRANCISCO LINE
THE INLAND SEA, VIA SHANGHAI, MANILA,
JAPAN AND HONOLULU.
10
Sailings from Hongkong-Subject to change without notice.
Steamer.
Displacement
Leave Hongkong..
Tons & Speed 22,000 21 knots Mon:,
17th Jan.
Chiyo Maru.
Nippon Maru* · Tenyo Maru.
Hongkong Maru
11,000-18 knots Wed... 22,000 - 21 knota · Satur., 11,000- 10 knots Tues,
22nd Dec. 14th Jan..
10th Feb.
Via Manila, Omitting Shanghai."
All steamers will be despatched at NOON, First Class to London......£71.10. Retura (6 months:) £120. Firat Class to Now York.........£60.
11
£95.10:
San Francisco £45.
£69.
lireotion, and the passengera were summoned on deck to wit- aess the unusual spectacle. As the column faded away in the dis cance it was succeeded by a -maller spout. Then come a severe squall, accompanied by vivid lightning, which lit up the. whole sky. Two more water spouts were encountered, bring. ing to an end the strange pheno menon, which the officers stated was the most remarkable they had ever witnessed.'
The Kirishima. The Mitsu Bishi Dookyard and Engine Works announces that
the battle-cruiser Kirishima was o be launched on December 1 The announcement states that in the construction of the vessel home materiala have been used 18 far as possible. The keel was laid down on March 17, 1912, ad the ship will be completed for ses in April, 1915, The limensions of the vessel are s Longth, 704ft; breadth, '92ft; Iraught, 27.6ft displacement, 27,500 tons. The contract speed e 28 knots. The armament com ists of eight 14-inch, sixteen 6-inch, and sixteen guns of maller calibre. Torpedo tuber are fitted below the water line.
Cleveland's Tour.
Yet in ther pleasure trip to the Orient has been arranged to take place early next year in the Cleva land. The tour will not be a round-the-world one, but sailing. from New York on January 15 next, the vessel will, after "tonob ing at intermediate porte, call at
Passengers purchasing Trans-Pacific Retum fickets have the option of Bombay and finally at Colombo, returning from San Francisco by stoomers of the Pacific Mail 8.8. Co., or from Vancouver by steamers of the Canadian Pacific Railway Co.
Special Rates given to NAVAL & MILITARY, CIVIL SERVANTS, MISSION-
ARIES ato.
ROUND THE WORLD Ticketa issued in Connection with all the Principal Mall lines and the Trans-Siberian Railway.
Passongers may travel by Railway between ports of call in Japan free, of
oburge.
SOUTH AMERICAN LİNE.
Via JAPAN PORTS, HONOLULU, HILO, MANZANILLO, SALINA
CRUZ, CALLAO, IQUIQUE and VALPARAISO.
Thence by TRANS-ANDEAN ROUTE 10 BUENOS AIRES. "Anyo Maru** 18,500,- 15 knote. Wednesday 10th Doc. at Noon.
For Full Particulars as to Fassage & Freight, apply to
S.. MORIMOTO, Agent. Telephone No. 291
■
· KING'S BUILDINGS,
PACIFIC MAIL S.S. CO.
THE AMERICAN LINE TO SAN FRANCISCO Via Shanghai or Manila, Nagasıkl, Inland Ses, Kobe. Yokohama and Honolulu, THE SUNSHINE BELT Operating the following steamers MONGOLIA, MANCHURIA, KOREA, -SIBERIA and NILE, CHINA and PERSIA.
"
Some Features of Service: Electric Fana, Swimming Tank, Orchestra, Amusements. Wireless Telegraph, Submarine Signal Service and Bilge Keols.
Cuisine under pesonal supervision of Mr. V. Moroni, one of the World's most famous caterore.
Return portion of round trip tickets, as above, available for Passage Via C.P.12, from Vancouver died. Thaugh Fassengers have the Privilege of Travelling by tail between ports of Kobe .d Steamer:
Yokohama
Korea.........
18,000 Tone, Sailing Tues., 9th Dec., at 1 p.m.
Hongkong-Manila Service.
From BONGKONG.
Hongkong.
Dao. 30.CHINA.
Jan. 10......NILE....
* Intersectate Slasoveri,
Arrive Manin.
...Jan. 1. Jan. 12.
King's Building (opp. Blake Pler).
From MANILA
-", Bianita.
Due Hongkong.
Dec. 22- Dec. 26. MANCHURIA. Doo 28.
! Dec. 20......CHINA
Pynı man-Paulde, İstancieną“ Bapós Navßen Francisco-1915,
R. C. MORTON,
Telephone No. 141
which will be the terminus. From there the "Oleveland will sail again for New York via the Suez Canal
· Freight "Report. Mesure: Wheelock and Co.'s raport for the fortnight ended: November 26 states that thers haa:
been a slight improvement in the homeward freight market and cargo has been moving in fair quentities from the River ports nd Tsingtan, while Tientsin and Shanghai have remained more or lese steady the greater part of the cargo offering at the moment appears to be fore North Continental „ports. The coastwise market is as stagnant us? ever owing to scarcity of tonnage; although there are not very many orders on hand for tripcharter 164. is difficult to find vessels just ins right position to fill the few ascessary requirements. The next1· carge-boats on this berth are as follow-Marseilles, London and Antwerp, Kaga Maru (Decem ber 12) London and Rot terdam, Agamemnon (December 10) Rotterdam, Hamburg and Antwerp, Brasilia (December 10); [lavre, Emden and · Hamburg,, Istria (December 15); New York! via Suoz, Iudra (December 9),
A Noted Musician.
As professor of the plancforta at the Boyal Academy of Music:: for twenty-two years, Mr O
RUSSIAN VOLUNTEER FLEET. DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD. Adolphe Soblesser, whose death
HONGKONG AGENCY.
Outward Bound. (Vladivostok via Nagasaki.)
Hongkong-South China Coast Ports.
Highest Class, Fastest and Most Luxurious Steamers on the Coast, having splendid Accommodation for First-Class Passengers,
The 8.8. Koursk, 6,400 R.T., Capt. Padalk, is expected to arrive Electrio Light. Excellent Cuisine.
Homeward Bound. - (Odessa via usual ports of rall.).
One of the above steamers leaves Canton for Wuchow every here about the 8th day of December. Monday, Wednesday and Friday at about 8 a.m., and the other leaves Wochow for Canton on the same days at 8.30 a.m. Round tripa take -about 5 days. Passengers can return to Hongkong or vice versa by the Comany's direct steamers "Lintan," and "Sanui." These 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 Blako Pior,:"
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW RETURN. (Occupying 9 to 10 days.) Steamships. Captain
Leaving pre Halching WC. Passmore. TUESDAY, 9th Dec, at 11 am. A. E. Hodgins... FRIDAY, 12th Dec. at 11 a.m.
The 8.8. Tambov. 4,441 RT., Capt. Alexieff, is expected to Hayang arrive here about the 19th day of December,
N.B. The exact date of arrival will be published after the receipt
of the sailing telegram from the last port or call. For Freight, Passage and further particulare, apply ta
Hongkong, 27th Nov, 1913,
Capt. D. A. LUKHAMANOFF,
Hotel Mansions, Tel. No. 1221.
Hallan
is announced, was a familiar. figure in the London musical/M world. Mr Schloesser, who was«!! in his 84th year, was born ata Darmstadt, where he studied un-, der his father, who was conductor. of the Grand-Ducal Opera, and came to London in 1853. He made England his home, and was eventually naturalised. He was an admirable exponent of Schu manu's music, to which he devot
J. 8. Roach... TUESDAY, 16th Dec. at 11 am.ed a series of chamber concerta,
FOR SWATOW, AND
Halmun... J. W. Evans. WEDNES., 10th Deo, at 11 am. Steamers will arrive at and dopart from the Co.'s Wharf pear,
Blake Pior."
Douglis Lapralk & Co,
General Managera,”
For Freight and Passage, apply to
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