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ROYAL MAIL.
THE HONGKONG | TRLEGRAFH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1913.
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Shipping:
CANADIAN PACIFIC NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
(THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co.)
STEAMSHIP LINE.
From Hongkong.
From S. Jehrt. N.B.
Empress of
Japan Empress of Russia Monteagle
18th Dec
let Jan.
15th Jan.
Charter
Allan-Liner
14th Jan,
24th Jan.
14th Feb,
4.
All Steamships leave Hoogkeug at noon.
The EMPRESS OF RUSSIA," and "EMPRESS OF ASIA” are new quadruple screw 21 knot turbine steamers, of 16,850 tons gross, 30,625 dieplacement, the finest, fastest and most luxurious' on the Pacific.
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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 Atlantica Fleets are equipped with Marconi Wireless apparatus.
PASSAGE RATES HONGKONG TO LONDON,
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA "
Optional Atlantic Port, £71.10.
'EMPRESS OF INDIA ** Optional Atlantic Port £65.
EMPRESS OF ASIA," Via
EMPRESS OF JAPAN," via
Projected Sailings from Hongko
Subject to Alteration Steamers
Destination. MARSEILLES, 1
LONDON &AN: {} TWERP via Kaga Maru Singapore, Capt. Tabu a Penang, Colombo, Asauta Maru Suez, and Port Capt. Nag so Saldostaje
Shipping HONGKONG
PHILIPPINES.
PHILIPPINES
STEAMSHIP CO
Sailling Date
Steamship. T.
Captains.
T. 12,500
T. 16,000
WEDNES 17th Rubi Dec. nt d'light. WEDNES., 31st Zaliro Dec, at d'light.
4000 J. Miller
3
4000 F. S. MoMurray
VICTORIA. B.C.,.")
and SEATTLE Sado Marum Shanghai, Vis
Capt. Asakawa Moll, Kobe, Yok-
Yokohama Maru. kalobl,
and
Capt. Wada
T.'12,500
T. 12,500
TUESDAY, 16th Dao. at noon. TUES., 30th Deo,, at noon.
Yokohama
Manila, via Canadian
Intermediate, service, "MONTBAGLE”. Atlantic "port £43, via Boston or New York £15.
Rates quoted above do not include mea's and sleeping car. across Canada These, if required, will be furnished for £6 additional.
SPECIAL RATES (First Class only.)'allowed to Naval and Military officers, Civil Service employees, Missionaries, etc, etc. Passongars purebaring Trans-Pacific Round Trip passage tickets have the option of returning from San Francisco by the steamers of the Pacific Mail 8.5. Co, or Tayo Kisen Kaisha.
Local and through passengers may, if desired, travel by rail between Ports of ball in Japan.
For further information, Maps, Routes, Handbooks, Rates of Freight and Passage, apply to
D. W. CRADDOCK Gereral 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.
S.S. "Japan" 6,013 tons, Capt. Seddon, will be despatched for YOKOHAMA KOBE & MOJI on 15th Des.
S.S.A. Apcar," 4,450 tons, Capt. Walker, will be despatched to SHANGHAI, "KOBE & MOJI on 27th Dec.
WESTWARD.
S.S. "Dilwara, 5,378 tons, Capt. Ramago, will be despatched for SINGAPORE, PENANG & CALCUTTA on 16th Des..
S.S."C. Apcar." 4,600, tons, Capt. Drake, will be despatched as above on 21st Debr
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.
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Hongkong, Dec. 15th, 1913.
DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD. Agents
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.
SYDNEY & MEL-
BOURNE, via Kumano Maru
WED'DAY, 17th Thurs-Capt. Winckler T 9,8001 Dec. at noon. day Island, Tango Maru
WEDNES., 14th Townsville and Capt. T. Sekine, T. 13,500 Jan, at noon. Brisbane
CALCUTTA
via
S'pore, Penang.
& Kangoon
BOMBAY via Singa-1 Kamakura Maru
pore and Colombo. f Capt. Hori
Miyazaki Maru KOBE & Yokohama Capt. Soyeda NAGASAKI, Moji, Tango Maru
(THURSDAY,
T. 12,500 118th Dec..
THU 18, lịch T. 16.000 1 Dec. 11 am..
ƒTUES., 16th
Kobe & Yokohama Capt. Yoshikawa T. 13,500 (Dec. at 11.a.m.
(FRIDAY, SHANGHAI, Mojil Penang Mru f
and Kobe
J Capt. Mürazumi ₪ 12,000 119th Dec.
MONDAY, SHANGHAI, Kobe Kanagawa Maru.
& Yokohama Capt. M. Machida T. 12,000 122nd Doc,
+ Cargo only
Fitted with new system of wireless telography.
PASSENGER SEASON 2a914
FOR EUROPE.
Miyasaki Maru 16000 tons Baile Wednesday 28th Kitano
16000
ปี
Kamo
Iyo Hirano Katori Kashima
12500
16000
20000:
16000"
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20000
..
FOR AMERICA Shidzuoka Maru 12500 tons sails Tambs
12500
Aki
12500.
Sado
12500
34
Yokohama
12500
Awa
12500
Shizuoka
12500
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For further information apply to Telephone No. 292.
Tuesday
11th 25th
Janey, Februay
11th Marc
25th
8th April 22nd
27th Januaj.
For
Sailing date.
Manila, Mangarin, TUES., 23rd 1. Cebu and Iloilo. Dec. p.m. Manila Mangarin, FRI., 2nd Cebu and Iloilo. Jan. 4p. Electric light Fans in overy cabin; competent carried."
stewardesses
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Passengers holding round trip tickets may return by any steamer of the Fadife Mail 8.8. Co. Toye Kison, Kaisha, Norddeutscher Lloyd and Eastern and Australian Steamship Co, Ltd.
For Freight or Passage apply to... ma
SHEWAN TOMES & CO.
GENERAL MANAGERS
"Hongkong, 15th Dec. 1913.
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Tjikini.... Tillatjap Tiwong
Regular Fortnightly Service inween JAVA, CHINA and JAPAN.
From Kapected on or bolt For
stijl saava on or shes t
LOG BOOK.
Bombay's New. Dock.
ations for opening, te andra dock Bibay, rov in March are well It is good to know really will be ready wih berths ready for
under that the doo for opening
formed by the
be an empen development
ceremony per icero will not
the dam inside ma pier dock walls Two breaches and dredgers are of place, diggin bankment. There c steamers lying along quay wall al no
date. A large two-ato
is in course of erection near dooks" entrance. It is here tha the main ceremony, of opening will take place. The upper floor of the shed is bing specially made ready for the Trust to on sertain their guesta there. This ia the last season the old Ballard pier will be in uso for mai steamer passengers: 27
Singapore as a Port.
A recent issue of the Indian „S'HAI.............2nd balf Dec.....JAVA 2nd half Dec. Trade Journal, contains a Rum“. JAPAN 2nd half Dec....JAVA...2nd half Dec.
mary of a speech delivered by Tibodas......JAVA:2nd half Deo......SHAI...2nd half Deo. the chairman of the Singapore BHAI2nd half Dec. JAVA 2nd half Dec. Uhamber of Commerce, at the Tipanas....JAVA...2nd half Dec...JAPAN ...2nd half Dec. annual meeting of that) body.. Tjimanoek...JAVA:2nd half Dec......S'HAT 1st balf Jan. Before considering the ina ructive Timahi ......JAVA 1st half Jan....AVA ...2nd half Jan."
points brought out in this pe ch Tiltaroem...JANA 2nd half Jan. ...S'HAI...2nd half Jan.
The steamers are all fitted throughout with Electric Light, and we may give some figures to show bave accommodation for a limited number of saloon passengers, and how Singapore compares import
unce with other leading ports of will take cargo to all Ports in Netherlands-India on through B/L.
the world. The following table For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.shows the tonnage of ships len
York Building
10tered and cleared, the figures Telephone No. 375
TOYO KISEN KAISHA
SAN FRANCISCO LINE
VIA SHANGHAI, MANILA, THE INLAND SEA, JAPAN AND HONOLULU,
Sailings from Hongkong-Subject to change without notice.
Displacement
for Singapore refer to the year, 1911, the Intort to bend, and those for the other porta to the year 1912-
Port.
London
Steamer.
Tons & Speed
Leave Hongkong.
Liverpool
Chiyo Maru
22,000 21 knots Mon.,
22nd Dec.
Hamburg
10th February. 24th
Nippon Maru
11,000-18 knots, Wed.,
14th Jan.
New York
Tenyo Maru.
Hongkong Maru
22,000 21 knots Secur., 11,000- 10 knots Tues.,
17th Jan.
Cardiff
10th Feb.
Newcastle
via Manila. Omitting Shanghai.
10th March. 24th. 7th. - April. 21st
T. KORIMOTO, Manege
CHINA NAVIGATION
For
CO., LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
SHANGHAI: CANTON TO HONGKONG. Monday, 15th December.
5:00 p.m., "Honam,"
Tuesday, 16th December.
10.00 p.m. "Kinshan,“:
8.00 a.m. "Heungshan," 10.00 p.m. "Fatshan,"
8.00 a.m. "Fatshan," 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 Baloon and Cabin. Electric Fan in each Cabin.
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A Telephone service has been recently installed on the Canton, Company's Steamers-Day Steamers Call No 776. Night Steamers. Call No. 775.
"Steamers.
To Bail. Shaohsing...... 16th Dec. at noon.
.16th Dec, at 4 p.m.
18th Dec. at 10 a.m. ....18th Dec. at 4 p.m.
MANILA, CEBU &ILOILO.:,Chinhua/
......Kaifong HAIPHONG SHANGHAI
...Hulchow
SHANGHAI & TSINGTAU...Yingchow" "...26th Dec, stm'night SHANGHAI
25th Dec. 'at. 4 p.m.
DIRECT SAILING TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekly.
.:"8.8. LINTAN " and " 8.5. BANUI." MANILA LINE.-Twin Screw Steamers "Chinhua," "Taming" and Tean." Excellent saloon accommodation amidships; electric fans fitted: extra staterooms on deck aft on "Taming" & Tean." ANA SHANGHAI LINE.—The Twin Sorew steamers "Anhul" S.5. "Sul An." Tons 1651,enen, and the S.S., Liangchow," "Luchow" and "Yingchow" 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.
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WEEKEND, HONGKONG-MACAO LINE. S.S."Heungshan," Tons 1651
MACAO TO HONGKONG. KA
hagercollont 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, Testing Hongkong for Shanghai direct every Thursday and Sunday, taking cargo on through Bille of Lading to all Yangtzo and Northern China Portsonak we would
All steamers will be despatched at NOON. First Class to London. £71.10. Return(6 months) £120. First Class to New York. £60.
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£98.10. San Francisco £45.
£68. Passengers purchasing Trans Paci. o Return flokets have the option of raturaing from Ban Francisco by steamers of the Pacific Muit 8.8. Co., or from Vancouver by steamers of the Canadian Paolfia Railway Conve
Special Rates given to MAVAL & MILITARY, CIVIL SERVANTS, Mission ARIES ote.
ROUND THE WORLD Tickets issued Connection with all the Principal Mail lines and the Trans-Siberian Railway.
Passengers may travel
by Railway between ports of call in Japan free of SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.
charge.
Tonnage of Ships Entered and Cleared.
Tous
37,676,142
30,173,355
27,404,989;
27,222,003
23,038,502
N. and S. Shields) 22,102,678) Singapore 15,456,476 Hall
10,847,597
The trade of Eingapore is flourishing, for the imports dur ing the first half of this year showed an increase of 10 per) cent. in valde, and exports of 13 per cent. Amongst imports the greatest increase was shown by oal, which advanced by 32 par cent. inquantity akd 54 per cent.
Vin JAPAN PORTS, HONOLULU, HILO, MANZANILLO, SALINA Talue, and in cotton. CRUZ, CALLAO, IQUIQUE and VALPARAISO.
A Thonce by TRANS-ANDEAN ROUTE to BUENOS AIRES: Anyu Maru 18,500,-15 knots. Wednesday 10th Doo, at Noon. For Full Particulars as to Passage & Freight, apply to
Telephone No. 291
5. MORIMOTO, Axent,
KING'S BUILDINGS.
PACIFIC MAIL S.S. CO.
goods, la connection with tas latter, however, the phairman of the Chamber of Commerce remarked that "a large pro-
these
18 portion of
in stock; unsold, so that position is perhaps not rosy as the figures.wo
On the export sida of ins advan of some $3,000,000 sterling, mor THE AMERICAN LINE TO SAN FRANCISCO
than half is due to Via Shanghai or Manila, Nagasaki, Inland Sea,
having obtained a larger share Kobe, Yokohama and Honolulu,
The exports of tin. Shipments of THE SUNSHINE BELT
this commodity from Singapore Operating the following steamars
were Bethally 8,650 tons higher MONGOLIA, MANCHURIA, KOREA. SIBERIA and NILE, CHINA and - PERSIA.
luring the first mx months of this year than in the corresponding Some Features of fervice Electric Fans, Swimming Tonk, Orchestra, Amusements, Wireless Telegraph, period of 1912. Gambier, tapioca,
and ago declined, but the fi Submarine Signal Service and Bilge Keels
Culsins under pesonal supervision of Afr. V. Moroni, one of the World's most for pepper and for capra were famous caterers. *-
Return portion of round trip tickets, as above, avaliable for Pasi Vis C.P.R. frum Vancouver better. The most inst
Week days at 7.30 á.m. & 2 p.m.. Sundays, at 7.30 a.m. & 5 pm : The ateamere leaving Hongkong on Sundays proceed: Kom if destrese Through Passengers have the Privilege of Traveling by Rall between porta of Kabe aud
EXCURSION TO MACAO
SUNDAY, 21st December..
The Company's new Steamship,
"Tal Shan."
will depart from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf at 9 a.m. and return from Macao at 4 p.m.
NB-The Company will also run a steamer from Maono on Sunday morning at 7.30 am. and from Hongkong at 12:30 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf.
FARES
Baloon...inglo 33.00 Return $5.00.
1st Clubs...Single 2.00 Return 3.00, 2nd Class..Binglo 1,00 Roturn 2.00, Staterooms: Saloon. $1.00 per person each way. 1st Class. 50 cents per person euch way.
Further particulars may be obtained at the Office of the Company,
CANTON LACÃO L'NE, S.S. Hol-Sang 457 Tong, t D'tures, from Macao to Canton on Mon., Wed., & Fri at 9 p.m. D'tures. from Canton to Macao on Tues., Thurs. & Satur, at 4.30 p.m.
19 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. One of the above steamora le: Canton for Wuchow every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at about 8 am, and the other leaves Wuchow for Canton on the same days at 6.30 am. Round trips take about 6 days. Passengers can return to Hongkong or vice veros by Sanul! These the Comany's direct steamers Lintan," and vessels have superior Cabin accommodation and are lighted through out by electricity Electric Fan In each Cabin
Booking Olice 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 Piai,
Shanghai to Tsingtau, leaving there on Tuesdays. for Shanghai, Hongkong and Canton
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N.B-Fassengers must embark before midnight on Saturday for the Sunday morning sailings. A Company's launch leaves Murray Pier at 10 o'clook every Saturday night. Yog
These steamere land passengers in Shanghai, avoiding the incon enience of the transhipment at Woosung. Reduced Fares —Singɔe $4»-
For Freight or Passages apply to,
Telephone No. 38
Hongkong 15th Dec., 1913.
Return
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
Agents
Yokohama.
Steamer:
Siberia........... 18,000 Tons, Sailing Wed., 17th Deo., at 1 p.m.
Hongkong-Manila Service.
Arrive
Manila.
From HONGKONG, Leave the Hongkong Dec. 30....OHINALDODE Jany 10... NILE.Jan. 12.
King's Building (opp. Blake Pier).
Manila,
From MANILA,
Hongkong | Dèo. 20..............CHINA Dec. 22. Dec. 26MANCHURIA... Deo 28.
R. C. MORTON,
Telephone No: 761
Panama-Pacific International Reposition-San Francisco-1975.
RUSSIAN VOLUNTEER FLEET. DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP
HONGKONG AGENCY,
Homeward Boundgan (Odessa via usual ports of call)
The 8.5. Tambov. 4,441 R.T.. Capt. Alexieff, is expected to arrive here about the 20th day of December, 1913.
The 8.8. Voronel, 5.616 R.T.. Capt. Oranovsky, la oxpoofod to arrive here about the 29th day of December, 1913.
The .B. Kourek: 6,400 R.T., Capt. Padalks, is expected to arrive her about the 10th day of January, 1914.-
The above three steamers will call at Beyrouth direct. The oraot date of arrival will be published after the receipt. of sailing from the last port of call
be
For Freight, Passage and further particulare, apply to
Hongkong, Lith Deci, 1918,
CO.
Hongkong-fouth China Coast Ports.
LD.
Highest Claas, Fastest and Most Luxurious Steamers on the Coast, having splendid Accommodation for First Class Passengers, Electric Light Excellent Cuisine.d
(Cocupying 8 to 10 days)
FOR SWATOW, AMOY, AND FOOCHOW BETURN. Steamships. Captain and Leaving tools of Halching...W.C. Passmore. FRIDAY 1931 Dec. at 11 am, Hlayang
point in the figures ie the redo of rubber exports. The total ports of plantation rubber Singapore during the six months reached 5,100 tons about 2,200 tons being proper exports, and 2,960 tons transhipments. The value of the 1,000 tons of rabber exported in the first quarter visi declared as $3,628,000 whilst the ́value of the 1,200 fons exported in the second quarter $200,000 less than that figure. Thus the decline in the price of plantation rabber is being very severaly falt felt in Singapore ation raised the que payment for the offered to the British G by the Malay States. posed at the time of intention was to pay by the imposition of taxes. But with causing severe value
A. E. Hodgins... TUESDAY 23rd Dec. at 11 am. positio
Hallan
W FOR SWATOWER ENDA Y Haimun J. W. Evans 1 WEDNES, 17th Deo. at 11 am.
Steamers will arrive at and depart from the Co's Wharf near
For Freight and Passage, apply to me
J. B. Roach... TUESDAY, 16th Den. at 11 am
Capt. D. A. LUKHAMANOFF.
Hotel Mansions, Tel. No. 1921.
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