Shipping
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1914,
CANADIAN PACIFIC
ROYAL MAIL.
Empress of
Asia
Empress of
Japan Empress of Russla
STEAMSHIP LINE.
Empress of
From Hongkong
19th Feb.
Indla
2nd April.
5th Mar.
Monteagle
8th April.
19th Mar.
Empress of
Asia
16th April.
All Steamship Jenve lougkong 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 displucoment, 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.
K
Shippin
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
(THE JAPAN-MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.)
Projected Sailings from Hongkong-
Subject to Alteration. Steamers.
Destination. MARSEILLES, LONDON & AN- TWERP, via Kitano Maru Singapora, Capt. F. Cope Malacca, Ponang, lyo Maru Colombo, Suez, & Capt. Hiruse
portSaid-- ཅ ཐ ད ་་
VICTORIA, B.C., and SEATTLE via Shanghai, Moji, Kobe, Yok- kaichi,
and Yokohama
SYDNEY & ^MEL-
BOURNE, Manila, via Canadian
day
All Stoaniers of the Company's Pacific and Atlantic Fleets are equipped with Marconi Wireless apparatus.
PASSAGE RATES HONGKONG TO LONDON.
"EMPRESS OF RUSSIA."
Optional: Atlantic Purt, £71.10.
"EMPRESS OF INDIA "
Optional Atlantic Port £65
"EMPRESS OF ASIA,'
vio
EMPRESS OF JAPAN," via
MONTBAULE”, Intermediate service, Atlantic port £43, via Boston or Now York £45.
Rates quoted above do not include meals and sleeping car across Canada. These, if required, will be fürnished for £6 additional.
SPECIAL RATES (First Class only.) allowed to Naval and Military officers, Civil Service employees, Missionaries, etc, etc. Passengers purebasing Trans-Pacific Round Trip passage" tickets have the option of returning from San Francisco by the stenmors of the Pacific Mail S.3. Co, or Toyo Kisen Kaisha,
Local and through passengers muy, if desired, travel by rail between Ports of cull'in Japan.
For further information, Maps, Routes, Handbooks, Rates of Freight and Passage, apply to
D. W. CRADDOCK, Generál Traffic Agent for China. Corner of Pedder Street and Praya, opposita Blake Pior.
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.
APCAR LINE
Regular. Service Between
CALCUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS
EASTWARD.
S.S. "C. Apcar," 4,600 tons, Capt. Drake, will be despatched for SHANGHAI, KOBE & MOJI on 16th Feb.
5.S. "Jelunga" 5,206 tone, Capt. J. R. O. Sullivan, will be des- patched for MIIKE, YOKOHAMA, KOBE & MOJI on 22nd Feb.
WESTWARD.
S.S. "Torilla," 5,203 tons, Capt. Swanson, will be despatched for SINGAPORE, PENANG & CALCUTTA on 21st Fob.
S.S. "Dilwara," 5,378 tops, Capt. Ramage, will be despatched 98 above on 1st March.
The above steamers have excellent saloon accommodation for passengers and are fitted with all modern conveniences and carry 6 daly qualified surgeon.
For freight or passage, apply to..
Hongkong, Feb. 6th, 1914.
DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD.
Agents
THOS. COOK & SON,
Tourist, Steamship and Forwarding Agents,
Bankers, &c.
..........
Via
hipping HONGKONG
LOG BOOK.
Dock Contracts for Germony.
The Port of London "Authority announce that contracts für türde
PHILIPPINES. pairs of look gates, a basculo
PHILIPPINES
Zafiro ... 4000 F. S. McMurray
Rubi
For
Sailing date.
bridge, a swing bridge, and a caisson for the dry dock, in con- nection with the Royal Albert
STEAMSHIP CO Look Extension (South), have been placed with two German firms. For the lock gatee the order has been placed with the Buteht ffnungahutte Aktienverein fur Bergbau und Huttenbetrieb, f Manila,Mangarin, WED., 11th
Cebu and Iloilo. Feb. 4 p.m. who are at present constracting Manila Mangarin, SATUR., 21st two pairs of lock gates and a
Cabu and Iloilo.
Feb. 4 p.m.
swing bridge for the East India Dock improvement works. The · contracts for the bascule bridge, swing bridge, and caisson have bean given to the Maschinen- fabrik Augsburg Nurnburg, It is officially stated that these con tracta were obtained io com- petition with British firme, and show a saving of nearly 26 per cent 00 the lowest British tenders of £179,071
4000 J. Miller "Electric" light Fans in every cabin; competent stewardesses carried.
Passengers holding round trip tickets may return by any steamer of the Pacifio Mail 9.9. Co., Toyo Kisen Kaishu, Norddeutscher Lloyd and Eastera and Australian Steamship Co., Lt
For Freight or Passage apply to
Sailling Date Steamship. T. Captains.
T. 16,000
T. 12,500
WEDNES., 11th Feb, at 10 s.m. WEDNES., 25th Feb, at 10 am.
ƒTUESDAY, 10th Tamba Maru Capt.J. Toranaka T. 12,500 1 Pob. at noon. TUES., 24th Aki Maru Capt. Noma T. 12,500 (Feb., at noon.
WEDNES., 11th
T. 9,600
Feb. 'at noon.
T, 9,300
WEDNES., 11th: Mar. at noon.
(SATURDAY,
T. 12,500 (21st Feb,
%
via Nikko Maru Thurs-Capt. Takeda Island, Kumano Maru Townsville and Capt. M. Winckler Brisbane CALCUTTA
S'pore; Penang & Rangoon BOMBAY vía Singa, pore and Colombo. KOBE & Yokohama
Sanuki Maru Capt. Deguchi
(SATURDAY, Tottori Maru Capt. A. E. Mosos T. 12,500 17th Feb. Katori Maru
JWEDNES., 11th J Capt. Murai T. 20,000 Feb. at 11 a m.
(WED., 11th NAGASAKI, Kobel Kumano Maru
& Yokohama ...... Capt. M. WincklerT. 9,300 (Fob. at. 11 a.. SHANGHAI, Mojil "Rangoon Maru
and Kobo
f Capt. Dato SHANGHAI, Moji, Hakata Maru Kobe & Yokobama Capt. Nomura
(TUESDAY, T. 6,000 117th Fob. FRIDAY,
T. 12,000 13th Fob.
Cargo only.
Fitted with new system of wireless telegraphy.
PASSENGER SEASON 1914 FOR EUROPE. Maru 16000 tons, saile Wednesday
Kitano
Iyo
12500
Birano Katori Kamo Kashima
16000
11
11.
20000 16000 20000
*
FOR AMERICA Shidzuoka Maru 12500 tons sails Tuesday Tamba
12500
11
13
Aki
"
Sado Yokohama Awa Shidzuoka
12500 13500
11
1.
13
12500
14
H
"
12500
13
12500
For further information apply to
Telephone No. 292.
Hongkong, 2nd Feb. 1914.
SHEWAN TOMES & CO.
GENERAL MANAGERS
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Timahi
From
Expected on the shopt
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...SHAI...let half Feb.
Tilatjap JAVA 1st half Feb. Tjitaroem...JAVA 1st half Feb. Tillwong .JAVA 1st half Feb, ....JAPAN ...let half Feb. Tikint ...JAVA ...2nd-half Feb...SIAT 2nd half Feh, Tjibodas......JAVA 1st half Mar. ......JAPAN..1st half Mar: Tipanas......JAVA 1st half Mar.......SHAI...2nd half Mar, ...2nd half Mar Tjimanoek...JAVA...2nd half Mar. ......S'HAI
Accident on s,s. Japan.
The Penang Gazelle reports that a rather serious accident occurred Regular Fortnightly Service between
on board the Apcar liner Japan JAVA, CHINA "and JAPAN.
Well JAV On who in Penang harbour on the 20th. JAVA 1st half Feb.alt. About 9 o'clock the bulk- JAVA...let half Feb. head was opened in order for cargo to be taken out and the door swung back striking a coolis passenger who, unobserving it, was standing near. The man was rendered unconscious, and medical examination showed that he had received a bad wound, three inches long, just above the After receiving attention from the ship's doctor he was removed to the hospital. His condition is serious.
The steamers are all fitted throughout with Electric Light, and bave 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.
York Building. Telephone No. 1574
་
TOYO KISEN KAISHA
SAN FRANCISCO LINE
VIA SHANGHAI, MANILA, THE INLAND SEA," JAPAN AND HONOLULU,
Sailings from Hongkong-Subject to change without notice.
11th February. 25th + 11th March
25th
8th
April,
22nd
27th January.
10th February. 24th
10th March.
Steamer. Hongkong Maru.
24th
་་
Shinyo Maru.
7th 21st
April.
KONUYOTO, Musage
CHINA NAVIGATION
CO., LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
Steamers.
For SHANGHAI & TSINGTAU...Kanchow
Head Office for the Far East:-16, DES VŒUX ROAD, HONG-PAKHOI & HAIPHONG
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 lowöst rates. ·
LETTERS of CREDIT and CIRCULAR NOTES ISSUED and CASHED
Chief Office:-LUDGATE GIROUS, LONDON, E.C.
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE.
IN CONJUNCTION WITH
Deutsche Dampfschinabrts Gesellschaft “HANSA.”
EAST ASIATIC SERVICE, Regurar Sails from JAPAN. CHINA and PHILIPPINE
STRAITS and COLOMBO,
Jo
Marseilles, Havre, Bremen and Hamburg and New York. And from Manila, Hongkong and Japan to Vancouver (B.C.) and Portland (Or.)
Taklot Cargo at Tirasply rates to all European Worth Continental and Jitka Paris, alin Triacie
blos, Oparin, C, and other Madisgranaan Lavastine, flach Baille Sex and
Prats, and all North and South American Porta,
Saxonia
Spezia ...
Ambria....
Next Sailings from Hongkong :
OUTWARD.
For Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama:
Scandia k Assyria.
7th Feb, Hoerde......
8th Feb. Seudmark...18th Mar,
18th Feb. Brisgavian.
Displacement
Leave Hongkong.
eye.
The Great Soerabaya Dock. The 14,000 ton day "dook of which so much has been heard, and which is a striking indication of the progress that is being made in the Datch East Indies, has arrived safely at Soorabaya. It is understood that the precise methods in which it is to be ex- ploited have not yet been decided apon. For some considerable time, negotiations" have been on. foot with the Sosrabaya Dry Dock Co. of which the ex-Chief In- £96.10.spector of Shipping in the Indies, San Francisco £45.
M. A. G. Zesman, is director. Passengers purchasing Truns-Facilie Return Blokets have the option of Up to the present, however, no retering from San Francisco by stoumors of the Pacific Mall 5.8. Co., or from result has been achieved. Mean Vancouver by steamers of the Canadian Pacific Railway Co.
Tone & Speed 11,000- 10 knots Tues.,
22,000- 21 knots Fri.,
via Manila. Omitting Shanghai.
10th Fob. 13th Feb.
All steamers will be despatched at NOON. "First Class to London..........£71.10. Rotura(6 months;) £120.
First Class to New York.........£60.
1+
£68.
Special Rates given to MAVAL & MILITARY, CIVIL SERVANTS, MISSION- while the monster dock is moored ARIES atc.
ROUND THE WORLD Tickets fasued in Connection with all the Principal and the company has a smaller in the torpedo boat harbour Mail lines and the Trans-Siberian Railway."
Passengers may travel by Railway between ports of call in Japur free of dock of 3,200 tons in use. It is considered not at all unlikely that the larger structure will be
charge.
SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.
Via JAPAN PORTS, HONOLULU, HILO, MANZANILLO, SALINA employed by the naval establish- ORUZ, CALLAO, IQUIQUE and VALPARAISO.
Thonco by TRANS-ANDEAN ROUTE to BUENOS AIRES. For Full Particulars as to Passage & Freight, apply to
.To Sall. ...7th Feb. at m'night .Sungklang.....10th Feb, at 10 a.m. Liangchow.....10th Feb: at 4 p.m. SHANGHAI MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO...Chinhua ..... 10th Feb. at 4 p.m. SHANGHAI
...Fengtien ...12th Feb. at 4 p.m
...14th Feb. at m'night Telephone No. 291 SHANGHAI & TSINGTAU...Chenan SHANGHAI
...Shaohshing...... 17th Feb. at noon
......19th Feb, af 4 p.m. SHANGHAI
....Anhui
DIRECT SAILING TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekly.
***9.8. LINTAN," and ".S.S. SANUI" MANILA LINE-Twin Scraw Steamets "Chinhua," "Taming" and "Tern." Excellent saloon accommodation amidships; electric fans fitted: extra staterooms on dock aft on 'Taming" & "Tean," ESHANGHAI LINE. The Twin Sorow steamer "Anhui" Chenan," and the 8.S." Llangchow," "Lachow" and "Vingchow" having excellent accommodation with Electric Light throughout and Electric Fans in the State-rooms and Dining Baloon, maintain 'a fast schedule service between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai, leaving Hongkong for Shanghal direct every Thursday and Sunday, taking cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Yangtze and Northern
S. MORIMOTO, Agent.
KING'S BUILDINGS..
THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED. Mail Service to australia
via Manila.
MAIL SCHEDULE NURJECT TO MODIFICATION ·
Arrive Hongkong. from Australia.
Steamers.
China Ports.
The steamers leaving Hongkong on Sundays proceed from Shanghai to Tsingtau, leaving there on Tuesdaye for Shanghai, Empire
St. Albans Hongkong and Canton.
N.B.-Passengers must embark before midnight on Saturday for Eastern the Sunday morning sailings. A Company's launch leaves Murray Pier at 10 o'clock every Saturday night.
Those steamers land passengere in Shanghai, avoiding the incon- vonience of the trans-shipment at Woosing.
Reduced Fares :-Single $45: Return $75.
For Freight or Pasenges apply to
Telephone No. 36
17th Mar,
Hongkong 7th Feb, 1914.
... 27th Mar
25th Apr.
►
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE. Agents
24th Feb. Uckermark......ana 5th Apr. RUSSIAN VOLUNTEER FLEET.
3rd Mar. Sambia
HOMEWARD.
For Vitoria, Wvor, S'tlo & P. (Or.) Saxonia.....?th Feb. For Mardellles, Havre & 'burg;
Andalusia
8th Feb.
10th Mar,
HONGKONG AGENCY,
Homeward Bound. (Odessa via ports of call.)
For Havre, Emden, & Hamburg
Spezia...
The 8.8. Perm, 4,149 R.T., Commander Bakanoff, in expected to For Bremen, H'burg & Antwerp;
Senegambia... 17th Mar arrive here about the 18th day of February, 1914.
The 8.8. Kiev, 5,560 R.T. Commander Stetzky, is expected to For Vitoria, V'ver S'tle & P. (Or.)
Sudmark.......... 18th Mar.arrive here about the 27th day of February, 1914. For M'165. R'dum & Hamburg;
Outward Bound, Sachsen 23rd Mar. For Havre & H'burg;
Scandia
20th Mar For Havre Emden & Hamburg: Assyria,......................... 4th April,
For R'dam Bremen & Hamburg; 13th Feb. Preussen............... For Havre, Bremen &H'burg;
O. J.D. Ablers.....24th Feb. For Marseilles, H'burg & A'werp;
Suevla
....2nd Mar. For Maresilles, Havre & 'burg;
Sithonia ****
6th Mar. For M'len, H're, R'dam & H'burg; Bermuda..... 8th Mar.
For Further Particulars, apply to→
Hamburg-Amerika Linie, HongkongOfice,"
(Vladivostok via Nagasaki.)
The 8.8. Vladimir. 5,620 RT.. Commander Kamichansky, is expected to arrive here about the 26th day of February, 1914..
The 9.8 Yaroslav, 4,491 R., Commandor Lokhmatoff expected to hrrive here about the 21st day of March, 1914.
N.B.These two outward steamora on the way to Nagasa and Vladivostok will call at Hongkong if the room permite,
For Freight, Passage and further particulars, apply to
Capt. D. A. LUKHMANOFF. Agent,
Hotel Mansions, Tel. No. 1224,
Mongkong, 28th Jan., 1914-
21st Feb, 14th Mar.
Leave Hongkong for Australia.
27th Feb. at 10a.m. 20th Mar.at ۹۲ 9th April at
1+
The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, on suring a Plentiful supply of Ice, Fronch Provisions, etc., and are lighted throughout with Electricity: All State Rooms have Electric Fans. A duly qualified Doctor and Stewardess are carried.
For further particulars, apply to
Gibb, Livingston & Co.
ment.
..of
Hamburg's Shipping. During 1013 there arrived at Hamburg 15,073 (1012, 15. 774) BOR-going vesale of 14,185,000 (1012,13,568,000) registered tone. net. From East India, there ar rived 243 (271) ateamers 724,000 (807,000) registered tona from China, Japan, and Esat Siberia 76 (1912,773) steamers of 281,000 (1012,285,000) registered Lons, and from Australasia 80 (1912 71) steamers, of 249,000 (212,000) registered tons,
Big Shipping. The shipmapte. of,he German Southern Phosphate Company of Breien in 1913 amounted to 20,000 tons phosphats from ngaer, an compared wich only 60,000 tons,in 1912. It is xpected that the shipmante in the current year will be still more considerable. The dividend for 1913 will be higher than; the 9 per cont. paid for 1912. The North German Lloyd is interested in this company.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD. de pr by the cont
Hongkong-South China Coast Ports.
Highest lase, Tastest, and Most Luxurious Steamers on the Coast, having splendid Accommodation for First-Class Passengers, Electrio Light Excellent Cuisine, MDFOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW RETURN
(Oocupying 9 to 10 days.)
Leaving Captain W. C. Passmore. TUESDAY, 10th Fob. at 11 am J. S. Roach
FRIDAY 13th Feb. at 11 am
Steamships. Halching Haltan Halyant
Record for Welsh Ports. The trade prosperity of the past year is evidenced coal shipments of South Wales ports, Cardiff has bad exports 10 per cont. in excess of those of 1912, which were then a record. Last year's exports approximately are 11.500.000 tons, over 1,000,000 more than in 1912. Imports were 2,100,000, or nearly 100,000 tons above the previous year. Port Talbot and Barry also show re- cord exports, the totala giving in
A. E. Hodgins... TUE DAY, 17th Feb. at 11 am.esch case an increase of ovar
FOR SWATOW
Halmun... J. W. Evans... WEDNES., 11th Feb. at 11 a.m.
Steamers will arrive at and depart from the Co.'s Wharf near
Blake Pier. For Froight and Pass go, apply to
1120
Douglas Lapralk & Co.
General Managers,
6,000 tona.
For a gorg solid meal Carto or Tacio ¿D'Hote Wines & Liqueurs of the Best ALEXANDRA CABE