Shipping
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1914.
CANADIAN PACIFIC
ROYAL MAIL.
Empress of
STEAMSHIP LINE,
From Hong? on
5th Feb.
Empress of
India. Empress of Asia Empress of Japan
Russia
19th Mar,
6th Feb.
Empress of
India
2nd April.
5th Mar.
Monteagle
8th April
All Stosmships leave longk me at noon
The EMPRESS OF RUSS A. an "EMPRESS OF ASIA" are now quadruplo scrow 21 knot turbine steamers, of 16,850 tons gross, 30,625 displacement, the finest, fastost and most luxurious on the Pacifio.
The direct route to Canada, United States and Europe, call- ing at Shanghai, Nagasaki (through the Inland Sea of Japan), Kobo, Yokohama und Victoria, B.C.
All Steamers of the Company's Pacific and Atlantic" Fleota are equipped with Marconi Wireless apparatua,
PASSAGE RATES HONGKONG TÒ LONDON,
"EMPRESS OF RUSSIA.”
Optional Atlantic Port, £71.10.
EMPRESS OF INDIAM
Optional Atlantic Port £65.
EXPRESS OF ASIA,"
via
EMPRESS OF JAPAN," vio
via Canadian
'MONTEAGLE”. Intermediate service, Atlantic port £43, via Baaton or New York £45.
Rates quoted ahuve do not include moals and sleeping car across Canada These, if requirod,, will be furnished for 46 additional.
I
SPECIAL RATES (First Class only.) allowöd to "Naval and Military oflicers, Civil Servico employees, Missionaries, etc, etc. Passengera purchasing Trans-Pacific Round Trip passage tickets have the option of returning from San Francisco by the steamers of the Pacific Mail-S.S. Co, or Toyo Kison Kuisha.
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 Paddler Street and Praya, opposite Blake Pier.
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.
APCAR LINE,
Regular Service Between
ipping
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
(THE JAPAN MAIL, STEAMSHIP 00.)
Projected Soi'ings from Hong on ;-
Destination. MARSEILLES, 1
LONDON & AN-
Subject to Alteration
Steamers.
TWERP, via | Miyazaki Masu Singapore, Capt. Soyoda, Penang, Colombo, Į Kitanɔ Maru Suez, and Port" Capt. F. Cope Said"
VICTORIA, B.C., and SEATTLE Shanghai," via Moji, Kobe, Yok- kalohi,..
and Yokohamia
+
Shipping HONGKONG
LOG BOOK.
Fervices Appreciated.
In appreciation of efforts cm-
PHILIPPINES. ployed by Japanese naval fficers
PHILIPPINES
Sailling Date/Stoamship. T.. Captai
For
Sailing date.
and men for the rescue of the German steamship Deike Riok- mers when she stranded off Ohin- nampo in November last year,
STEAMSHIP CO. the Bremen Marine Insurance Company, as the insurere of the vessel, bave dispatched a letter of thanks to the officers and men concerned. We learn from the Seoul Prese that as a token of appreciation, the, Company pre- sented the branch of the Naval Olub at both Port Arthur and Saccho with a couple of silver carried.
flower vases eacb, and contributed Passengers holding round trip tickets may return by any stoämer of the Pacifica sum of Yen 1,000 each to the Mall 8.S. Ca., Toyo Kisen Kaisha, Norddeutscher Lloyd and Eastern and Australian Bluejackets' Club at both ports. Steamship Co., Ltd.
JWEDNES., 28th | Rubi T. 16,000 Jan, at d'light.
(WED NES., 11th | Zafiro T. 16,000 (Feb.fat d'light,
'4000 J. Miller
4000 F. S. McMurray,
[Manila, Mangarin, SATUR., 31st Cebu and Iloilo. Jan. 4 pm. Cebu and Iloilo. Feb. 4 p.m.. JManila,Mangarin, WED, 11th
Electric light Fans in every cabin; competent stewardesses
For Freight or Passage apply to
SHEWAN TOMES & CO.
Shidzuoka Maru
TUES., 27th Capt. Irizawa T. 12,500 Jan., at noon. Tamba Maru
(TUESDAY, 10th Capt. J. Toranaka T. 12,500 Feb. at noon.
Hongkong, 24th Jan, 1914.
WEDNES., 11th
SYDNEY & MEL
BOURNE, via. Nikko Maru
Manila,
day Townsville Brisbane CALCUTTA
Thurs-Capt. Takeda Island, Kumano Maru
and Cap. M. Winckler T, 9,300 Mar. at noon.
T. 9,600 Feb, at noon.
WEDNES., 11th
ƒSATURDAY,
via Kanagawa Maru S'poro, Penang Capt. M. Machida T. 12,500 (24th Jan, & Rangoon BOMBAY via Singa-1 Inaba Maru
pore and Colombo. Capt. Shinohe KOBE & Yokohama Capt. H. Fraser T. 16,000
1 Hirano Maru
NAGASAKI Kobe Kumano Maru
THURSDAY, T: 12,500 129th Jan.
THURS., 29th
& Yokohama..... Capt. M. Winckler T:9,300 SHANGHAI, 'Mojil Bombay Maru and Kobe....... Capt. Tozawa SHANGHAI, Kobe) Ceylon Maru
(Jan, at 11 a m.
[WED., 11th
Feb. at 11 am. TUESDAY,
T. 5,000 127th Jan.
Į FRIDAY,
& Yokohama ...... Capt. Noguchi T. 19,00) 130th Jan,
¡Cargo only.
Fitted with new system of wireless telegraphy.
CALCUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN IORTS Miyasaki Maru 16000 tons sails...Wednesday
EASTWARD.
S.S. "Torilla." 5,203 tons, Capt. Swanson, will be despatched for SHANGHAI, KOBE & MOJ on 28 h Jan,
S.S. "Dilwara" 5,378 tons, Capt. Ramage, will be despatched for YOKOHAMA, KOBE & MOJI on 2nd Feb.
'WESTWARD.
S.S. "A. Apcar," 4,447 Los, Capt. Walker, will be despatched for SINGAPORE, PENANG & CALCUTTA on 29th Jan.
5.5. "Thongwa," 6,298 tone, Capt. Robins, will be despatched us above on 2nd Feb.
The above steumers have excellent saloon accommodation for passengers and are fitted with all modern conveniences and carry a
uly qualified surgeon..
DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD.
For freight or passage, apply to
Hongkong, Jun. 23rd, 1914..
Agonts
THOS. COOK & SON, Tourist, Steamship and Forwarding Agents, Bankers, &c.
Hand Office for the Far East-16, DES VEUX ROAD, HONG.
KONG: SHANGHAI: 2-3, Foochow Road. YOKOHAMA
32, Water Street. MANILA: Manila Hotel.
TICKETS SUPPLIED to EUROPE by the principal STEAMSHIP LINES and TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY. TOURS arranged to ALL PARTS of the WORLD. BAGGAGE collected, forwarded and insured at lowest rates.
LETTERS of CREDIT and CIRCULAR NOTES ISSUED and .CASHED.
Chief Office:-LUDGATE CIRCUS, LONDON, E.C.
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE.
IN CONJUNCTION WITH
Deutsche Dampfschiffahrts Gesellschaft "HANSA."
EAST ASIATIC SERVICE, Regurar Sailings from JAPAN, CHINA and PHILIPPINE
fi fia STRAITS and COLOMBO,
ro
יז
Marseilles, Havre, Bremen and Hamburg and New York.
And from Manila, Hongkong and Japan to Vancouver (B.C.) and Portland (Or.)
2)
Taking Cargo at Through rates in all European North Constnenin? anel Hoist Perin, als Ters
Lion, Oporto, fienna, and other Meerarean Levantin, Black Rathu Son aut Party, and all North and South American Ports
Spezia
Saxonia Scandia Hoerde....
1
Next Sailings from Hongkong :
OUTWARD.
For Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama:
28th Jan.
... 4th Feb..
14th Feb.
Baden
Sudmark Brisgavla..
28th Feb.
HOMEWARD,
PASSENGER SEASON 1914 FOR EUROPE.
28th 11th
January. February.
·
25th
11th March.
25th
.
8th April. 22nd
Steam
GENERAL MANAGERS
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN
Trea
LIJN.
Expected on or shout
For
.....2nd half Jan. 2nd half Jan.
Fog-Piercing. Light,
There need never be any more collisions at sea if the claims which the brothers Indewing make for their new pentrating fog light are realiabed. Mr. B. Ladewing told an Express repre sentative that the invention st which his brother, Dr. L. Ludewig, a chemical analyst in Berlin, and bimself had worked for several years has been successfully tested to penetrate the atmosphere at 300 to 350 yarde further than on rdinary light. "A small, cone shaped substance, composed to
Regalar Fortnightly Service between JAVA, CHINA and JAPAN. Tjimahi .JAVA...2nd half Jan, ......JAVA Tipanas......JAPAN...2nd half Jan.......JAVA Tilmanoek...S'HAI 2nd half Jan.......JAVA ...2nd half Jan. Titaroem ...JAVA...2nd half Jan.......S'HAI...2nd half Jan. Tillwong ...JAVA.let half Feb.......JAPAN...lat half Feb. Tjilatjap.JAVA 1st half Feb.......JAPAN...1st half Feb.principally of asbestos auil soda, Tjikini.JAVA...2nd half Feb.......S'HAI...2nd balf Feb. Tjibodas.....JAVA 1st half Mar...JAPAN..1st half Mar. 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 tɔ the
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN. Telephone No. 1574
York Building.
115
TOYO KISEN KAISHA
SAN FRANCISCO LINE
VIA SHANGHAI, MANILA, THE INLAND SEA, JAPAN AND HONOLULU,
Sailings from Hongkong Subject to change without notice.
Steamter.
Kitano, [yo
15000
#1
13
12500
firang tutori Kamo
16000
11
20000
16000
Kashima
20000
FOR AMERICA Shidzuoka Maru 12500 tons sails
Tuesday.
17th January,
Tamba
12500
Aki
12500
10th February. 24th
Hongkong Maru..
Shinyo Mara...
Sado
12500
01
Yokohama
12500
1
Awa
12500
Shidzuoka
12
32
12500
Telephone No. 292.
For further information apply to
10th March.
24th
:
7th 21st
April.
* ESP TO, M nager.
CHINA NAVIGATION
CO., LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
For
Steamers. SHANGHAI & TSINGTAU...
T... Chenan HAIPHONG
Chinhua MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO... Taming SHANGHAT.....
Luchow
SWATOW, AMOY & SHAL... Pakhol WWEI, C'FOO & DALNY... Kwangse SHANGHAI & TSINGTAU...Yingchow SHANGHAI MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO... Tean
Shachsing
SHANGHAI........................... - ......... ...Anhui
To.Sail.
....24th Jan, at m'night .....25th Jan. at 10 a.m.
28th Jan, at 4 p.m. 29th Jan, at 4 p.m.
30th Jan at d'light ..30th Jan. at d'light
3'st Jan. at m'night ...3rd Feb. at noon ....3rd Feb. at 4 p.m. .....5th Feb. at 4 p.m.
DIRECT SAILING TO WEST RIVER, Twice Wookly, "S.S. LINTAN "and" S.S SANUI " EMANILA LINE.-Twin Screw Steamere "Chinhua," "Taming and Tean." Excellent saloon accommodation amidships; electric fans fitted; extra staterooms on deck aft on Taming" & "Tean," ESHANGHAILINE -The Twin Sorew steamers
" Anhui "* "Chenan," and the S.S. "Llangchow," "Luchow" and "Yingchow" having excellent accommodation with Electric Light throughout and Electric Fans in the State-roome and Dining Saloon, maintain a fast schedule service between Canton, Hongkong and Bhanghai, leaving Hongkong for Shanghat direct every Thursday and Sunday, taking cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Yengtsze and Northern China Porte.
Displacement.
Tons & Speed
Leave Hongkong,
11,000 10 knots Tues.,
22,000 21 knots Fri.,.
via Manila, Omitting Shanghai.
10th Feb.
13th Feb.
All steamers will be despatched at NOON... First Class to London. £71.10. Return (6 months) £120. First Class to New York......£60.
+
£06.10.
San Francisco £45....
£68. Passengers purchasing Trans-Pacifio Return tickets have the option of returning from San Francisco by steamors of the Facific Mail 8.8. Co., or from Vancouver by steamers of the Canadian Pacifle Rollway Co.
Special Rates given to NAVAL & MILITARY, CIVIL SERVANTS, MISSION ARIES ato.
ROUND THE WORLD. Tickets issued in Connection with all the Principal Mail lines and the Trans-Siberian Railway.
Passangers may travel by Railway between ports of call in Japan free of
charge.
Kiyo Maru.
SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.
17,000 - 14 knots
Tuos.. 3rd Feb.
s applied to the me spreader of an ordinary paraffin lamp, which gives the flime a long listance penetrating power, afficient to avert danger on land or sea in foggy weather."
New Harbour Light. The new harbour light at Fort Cornwallis, Penang, which is itted with all the latest improve- ments, was put in working order few days ago under the direo- tion of Mr. Edgar Galistan, Light House Engineer, who came from Singapore for this purpose. The light is an occulting va pour light of the third order, of 9,000 candle powder, showing two eclipses of hree seconds' duration, and the other of twenty-one seconds' Juration. It is fixed on a struó- ture of a white iron-built tower, 70 feet in height, visible as o vadius of 15 miles. It also hos red sectors covering the danger shoal. and the. Wigham Buoy, The of Pala Tikus, Tanjong Tokong remainder, which is all white, that there will be a new and more covers the harbour. It is also said
powerful light frd at Muka Head in place of the old one and that it will probably be ready
Via JAPAN FORTS, HONOLULU, HILO, MANZANILLO, SALINA within three months from date.
CRUZ, CALLAO, IQUIQUE and VALPARAISO
Thenoa by TRANS-AN DEAN ROUTE to BUENOS AIRES. For Full Particulars as to Passage & Freight, apply to
Telephone No. 291
S. MORIMOTO, Agent.
KING'S BUILDINGS.
Suez Canal. Dues
We take the following from shipping notes in the Financial News: Very little has been heard of late about' the question
THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN of Suez Canal dues, though is
STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED. Mail Service to Australia
via Manila.
MAIL SCHEDULE
(SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION"
Arrive Hongkong from Australia.
Steamers.
Aldenham The steamors leaving Hongkong on Sundays proceed from St. Albans Empire.... Shanghai to Tsingtau, leaving there on Tuesdays for Shanghai, Eastern Hongkong and Canton"
N.B.-Passengers must embark before midnight on Saturday for the Sunday morning sailings. A Company's launch leaves Murray Pior at 10 o'clock every Saturday night,"
Those steamers land passengers in Shanghai, avoiding the incon- venience of the trans-shipinent at Woosung.
Reduced Fares:-Single $45: Return 175,
For Fraight or Passages apply to
•
10th Ma ...12th Mar 25th Mar
Telephone No. 36
Hongkong 24th Jan, 1914.
For Marseilles & H'burg;
Sithonia.......... 6th Mar. For Havro, Emden, & Hamburg.
Spezia... 8th Mar, For Vitoria, V'ver, 8'tle & P. (Or.) Sudmark......... 11th Mar, For H'burg & Antworp:
Senegambia .. 1210) Mar For Rotterdam & Hamburg:
Sachsen....
3rd Mar For Havra & H'burg;
Scandia
26th Mar.
For Havre, Emden & Hamburg
Silesia.
27th Jan. For Vitoria, V'vor, S'te & P. (Or).
Saxonia...
********* 6th Feb. For R'dam, Bremen & Homburg; Preussen......14th Fob. For Marseilles, Havre &H'burg; Andalusia ...... 15th Feb, Tor Havro, Bremen & H'burg: ...O, J.D. Alilers 21st Feb. For Marseilles'burg & Awerp; Suevia 2nd Mar. For Mics, H're,R'dam & H'burg; Bermuda...nbonds 300 4th Mar.
For Furthor Particulars, apply to-
H.mburg-Amerika Lie Hongkong Office,
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE. Agents
RUSSIAN VOLUNTEER FLEET.
HONGKONG AGENCY,
Outward Bound. (Vladivostok va Nagasaki)
The S.S. Kiev, 5,556 B.T., Comm:& der Stetzky, is expected to arrive horo about the end of January, 1914.,
Homeward Bound. (Odossa via ports of call,) The 8.8. Perm. 4,149 R.T., Commander Bakanof, is expected to arrive here about the middle of February, 1914.
N.B.The exact date of arrival will be published after receipt of Lelegram from the last port of call.
For Freight, Passage and further particulars, apply to
Capt., D. A. LUKHAMNOFF, Agent,
fotel Mangioca, Tol, No, 1281,
Hongkong, thi Jap., 1924,
31st Jan, 21st Feb. 14th Mar.
Leave Hongkong for Australia.
still some way above the 5f. minimum promised by M. de Lesseps to ship owner as far back as 1883. It is not, however, over- looked, and there is, in fact, good. reason to believe, that the Com- monwealth authorities have again brought the matter forward, át, all events, a suggestion which appears to find support, in Australasian circles is that part of the large revenue drawn by Great Britain from the shares 2nd Feb. at noon, shou'd be paid into an Empire 27th Feb. at 10a.m.fund, for the special purpose of making rebates on the tolls to British vessels going 'rough the waterway. Lord Bring" held's dramatic investment se been repaid over again, and last year the dividend received by our Government was £1 316,685, nn amount equal to about 33 per cent, on the purchase price. The idea is that the refund should be made only in respect of specified classes
20th Mar.at 9th April at
suring a Plentiful supply of Ice, French Provisions, eto, and are The Above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, on
Fons. A duly qualified Doctor and Stewardess are carried. lighted throughout with Electricity: All State-Rooms have Electric
For further particulars, apply to
Gibb, Livingston & Co.
Agsats.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD. of gheds bonn fite the product of
Hongkong-Soth China Coast Ports.
Highest lass, Fastost and Most Luxurious Steamers on the Coast, having splendid Accommodation for First-Class Passengers, Electric Light Excellent Cuisine.
"
FOR SWATOW, AMUL AND FOO HOW RETURN (Oconpying 9 to 10 days.) Steamships. Captain
- Leaving. Haiching... W. O. Passmore. FRIDAY, 30th Jan, at 11 am Halvane A. E. Hodgins... | TUESDAY, 3rd Foh. at 11 am.
A FOR SWATOW.
Haimun
1-J. W. Evans THURS, 29th Jan; at 11 a.m. Halmun....J. W. Evans, SUNDAY, 1st Teb, at 10 am.
Steamers will arrive at and depart from the Co,'s Wharf noar
Blake Pier. For Freight and Pasange, apply to
Douglas Lapralk & Co.
General Manngore
the Empire. The opening of the Panown Canol may, of course, lead to a reduction of the Suez dues and this may also be facilitated by the increasing use of the Capo route. At a meeting of the Dominions, Royal Com mission, in Sydney, one of the witnesses stated that the actnal difference in aleaming time in favour of Surz was only three days, and as fan'er vessels are employed by way of South Africa, this will kentill further narrowed.
Oysters, Fresh, Fried or Stewed Findon Haddocks, „Kinters &o, ALEXANDRA CAFE