Shipping
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPU. SATURDAY, MARCH 28,
CANADIAN PACIFIC
ROYAL MAIL.
STEAMSHIP LINE..
From Hongkong
From Quebec
29th April.
Empress of
Indla
2nd April.
Monteagle Empress of Asia
8th April.
16th April.
Allan Line.
All Steamships leave flangkong at noon.
th May.
The "EMPRESS OF RUSSIA," and "EMPRESS OF ASIA" aro now, quadruple screw 21 khot turbine steamers, of 16,850) tons gross, 30,625 displacement, the finest, fastest and most luxurious on the Pacifio.
The direct routo 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 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."
Shipping
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
Destination.
THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP 00.
Projected Sailings from Hongkong
MARSEILLES, 1 LONDON & AN-
Subject to Alteration
Steamers."
TWERP, via Kamo Maru Singapore, Capt. Shimizu Malacca, Penang, ( Kashima Maru Colombo, Suez, & | Capt. Yagi Port Said
VICTORIA. .B.C.,' }
Awa Maru
Shipping HONGKONG
LOG BOOK.
Now Vessel,
The Mississippi, the list of a number of internal onths ian liners, was launched at (langOW
PHILIPPINES. on February II. The now-w-stol in
PHILIPPINES
Steamship. T.
Captains.
Sallling Date
T. 16,000
T. 20,000
(WEDNES., 8th Apr. at 10 a.m. છે. ƒWEDNES., 22nd Apr. at 10 am.”,
Rubi
Zaliro
and SEATTLE Shanghai, vla Moji, Kobe, Yok-Capt. Tominaga T. 12,500
Shidzuoka Maru kalchi, via
and Yokohama
Capt. Irizawa
EMPRESS OF JAPAN," via
"MONTEAGLE". Intermediate service, via Canadian Atlantic port £43, via Boston or New York £45.
Rates quoted above do not include" meals 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 Sorvice employees, Missionaries, etc, etc.. Passengers 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 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, SHANGHAL and JAPAN PORTS.
· EASTWARD.
1
SYDNEY & MEL-
(TUESDAY, 7th (Apr. at noon. ƒTUES., 21st
T. 12,500 Apr., at noon.
BOURNE, via Tango Mare Manila, Thurs-Capt. T. Sekine
Island, Nikko Maru
and Capt. Takeda:
T: 13,500
T.. 9,600
via) Kanagawa Maru
WEDNES,, 8th. Apr, at noon. JWEDNES, 6th
May, at noon..
MONDAY, 12,500 16th Apr..
day 'Townsville
Brisbane
CALCUTTA
S'pore, Penang Capt. Machida & Rangoon
BOMBAY via Singa-1
pore and Colombo.f KOBE & Yokohama
Kaga Maru Capr. Tabusa NAGASAKI, Kobe Nikko Maru
& Yokohama ........... Capt. R.Takeda
KOBE, (direct)-
KOBE, (direct)
ƒ THURS., 9th T. 12,500 (Apr. nt 11 a.m.
WED., 8th
T. 9,600 (Apr. at 11 a.m.
ƒ
...) Sanuk. Mari T. 12,50) { SATURD ¡Cargo only.
§ Fitted with new system of wireless telegraphy.
PASSENGER SEASON 1914.
STEAMSHIP CO.
For
Salling date.
Manila,Mangaria, THURS., 2nd 4000 J. Millor
Cebu and Iloilo. | Apr. 4 p.m. Manila,Mangarin, SATUR, 11th 4000 F. S. McMurray
1 Cebu and Iloilo. | Apr. 4p.m. I Electric light Fans in every cabin; competent stewardesses carried.
Passengers bolding round trip tickets may return by any steamer of the Paciflo Mail B.S. Co., Toye Elsen Kaisha, Norddeutscher Lloyd and Eastern and Australian Steamship Co., Ltd
For Freight or Passage apply to
SHEWAN TOMES & CO.
GENERAL MANAGERS
Hongkong, 26th Mar. 1914.
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Regular Fortnightly Service between JAVA, CHINA and
'from
Expected on or abort
..8'HAI...2nd half Mar.
wil ve un about Tjikini ....
...2nd half Mar. Tjipanas......JAVA...2nd half.Mar......JAVA
...1st half Apr. Timahi ......JAVA 1st half Apr....JAVA 1st half Apr Tjibodas..............JAPAN..1st half Apr......JAVA ...1st half Apr. Tillatjap...JAPAN 1st half Apr.......JAPAN 1st half Apr. Tilmanoek...S'HAI...2nd half Apr.JAVA half Apr. Tjiliwong ...JAVA ...2nd half Apr.......JAPANnd half Apr. Titaroem...JAVA ...1st half May ..............S'HA ist half May. The steamers are all fitted throughout with Electrio Light, and have accommodation for a limited number of salon passengers, and will take cargo to all Ports in Netherlands-India on through B/I
For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the w
JAVA-CHINA-JARAN LIJN.
York Building Telephone No. 1574
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TOYO KISEN KAISHA
SAN FRANCISCO LINE
VIA SHANCHAI, MANILA, THE INLAND SEA, JAPAN AND HONOLULU,
Sailings from Hongkong-Subject to change without notice.
Leave Hongkong,
Displacement.
S.S." Torilla," 5,205 tons, Capt. Swanson, R.N.R. will be des- patched for SHANGHAI, KOBE & MOJI oa 18th April.
Kamó
Kashima
FOR EUROPE,
Maru 16000 tons sails Wednesday
20000
8th April. 22nd
194
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'S.S. "Dilwara," 5,378 tons, Capt. Ramage, R.N.R. will be des- patched for KOBE & MOJI on 25th April,
Awa
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FOR AMERICA. Maru 12500 tons saila Tuesday Shidzuoka
12500 For further information apply to Telephone No. 292.
7th April. 21st
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Steamer. Tenyo Maru
Tons & Spoed
22,000 - 21 knots Sat.,
Nippon Maru** Hongkong Maru*.
11,000 - 18 knot's Wed.,
11,000 18 knots Sat.,
Shinyo Marut
T. KUSUYOT), Manager.
Chiyo Maru
22,000 - 21 knots Tues.,
f Passengers by this
WESTWARD.
5.5. "Japan," 6,013 tons, Capt. Seddon, will be despatched for SINGAPORE, PENANG & CALCUTTA on 28th Mar. 3 p.m.
S.S.Dunera," 5,389 tons, Capt. Dickinson, as above. Quick
Despatch.
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, Mar. 27th, 1914.
DAVID SASSOON & CO.. LTD. Agents.
THOS. COOK & SON,
Tourist, Steamship and Forwarding Agents,
Bankers, &c.
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CHINA NAVIGATION
CO., LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
Steamere.
.......Küeichow ...Foochow
For SHANGHAI & TSINGTAU...Chenan W W & TIENTSIN SAIGON SHANGHAI
Head Office for the Far East16, DES VOUX ROAD, HONG MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO... Taming
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,
Regular Sailings from JAPAN, CHINA and PHILIPPINES
· via STRAITS and COLOMBO,
zo
Marseilles, Havre, Bremen and Hamburg and New York. And from Manila, Hongkong and Japan to Vancouver (B.C.) and Portland (Or.)
Taking Cargo's Through rates to all Europeas North Continental and British Posta, alan Triest
Lisbon, Oporto, Genoa, and other Meditation Levanting, Hack Haltic Ses and Porti, and all North and South American Ports.
Next Sallings from Hongkong
OUTWARD.
For Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama:
Hoerde.................21st Apr. | Andalusia ...........15th June. Segovia ......................klth May. | C. Ferd. Laeisz ...10th July,
HOMEWARD.
For Havre Bremen & H'burg:
Scandia.................28th Mar, For Miles, D'kirk, R'dam, H'burg; Sachsen.............31st Mar. For Havro. & Hamburg;
Alesia.......
8th April. For H're, R'dam, B'mon, H'burg Bayern ...............23rd April. For Mles, H'burg & Antwerp;
Belgravia in. Ist May. For Hamburg & Antwerp;
Arabia..............15th May.'
·
For Havre, Emden, & Hamburg;
Uckermark........ 15th May. For Havre, D'kirk & Hamburg;
Schwarzburg......10th May. For R'dam, H'burg & Antwerp: Brisgavla..........22nd May.
Anhul Kallong
To Sail. ,28th Mar. at m'night .29th Mar. at d'light ..30th Mar. at d'light Shaohsing...31st Mar. at noon
.....31st Mar. at 4 p.m. SHANGHAI
......2nd Apr. at 4 p.m. HAIPHONG
.....3rd Apr. at 10 a.m. SHANGHAI & TSINGTAU....Yingchow ..4th Apr. at m'night MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO...Tean ....7th Apr. at 4 p.m. SHANGHAI....................................... Liangchow.....7th Apr. at 4 p.in.
DIRECT SAILING TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekly, "S.S. LINTAN "and" S.S. SANUI " EMANILA LINE.-Twin Surew Steamers, "Chinhua," "Taming" and "Tean." Excellent saloon accommodation amidships; electric fans fitted; extra staterooms on deck aft on. "Taming" & "Tean." ESHANGHAI LINE-The Twin Sorew 'steamers
Anhui " Chenan," and the 8.8. "Liangchow," "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, taking cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Yangtaze and Northern China Ports,
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The steamers leaving Hongkong on Sundaya proceed from, Shanghai to Tsingtau, leaving there on Tuesdays for Shanghai, Hongkong and Canton.
N.B. Passengers must embark before midnight on Saturday for the Sunday morning sailings. A Company's launch leaves Murray Pier et 10 o'clock every Saturday night.
These steamers land passengers in Shanghai, avoiding the incon- venienos of the trans-shipment at Woosung.
Reduced Fares: Single $45:
For Freight or Passages apply to
Telephone No. 36
Hongkong 28th Mar., 1914.
Return $75,
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
Agents
RUSSIAN VOLUNTEER FLEET.
HONGKONG AGENCY.
Homeward Bound.
(Odessa via usual ports of call.)
4th Apr.
8th
25th
22,000 - 21 knots from Kobe 11th May.
19th May.
4
|383(t. Bin. long over all, and 50ft 4in. in extreme beam, having a gross tonnage of about 4,000.0
Sold to Japan, val
The British steamer Taiwan, of 1,734 tons gross, built at. Greenook in 188 for the China' & Co., with dimensions 271.3 by Navigation Co,, by Messrs. Boott
84 4ft, and compound engines. 30 and 60in. stroke, has been sold to Japan.
Refloated.
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The O.M. river steamer Kiang-. wah, which has been ashore since February 23 near Hen Point, was refloated on March 11 god came on to Shanghai where it was found that she had sustained no damage. During the time she was ashore the water fell 4ft. 6in. and nothing could be done antil it commenced to rise again when a bower anchor with 30 fathoms of obait was laid out and she have off the bank.
Chinese Troops
The O.M. iosmer Yushun, which arrived at Shanghai March 14, brought up from Amoy 600 Northern troops who were taken to Hankow by one of the Company's steamers to assist in he operations against White Wolf
Nagasaki Harbour. The Nagasaki Harb ur Inves- tigation Committee has had under consideration five plans for the harbour. A pier for the use of large merchant steamers was the principal feature of one and a wharf that of the other. Each of the other plans included the con- struction of either a wharf or a pier. The expense in each case was between yan 600,000 and yen 800,000. The committee also considered methods of moor- ing passenger utsamers and of bandling cargo.
Severe Gale..
A severe gate blow in the Gulf of Pechili on March 12 that was scoompanied by heavy snow. The gale commenced to blow from East at 2 p.m. and the wind
steamer may travel per 8.S. Hongkong Maru,vered rapidly to North increas-
via Manila. Omitting Shanghai.
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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£96.10.
£68.
., San Francisco £45. - Passengers purchasing Trans-Pacific Return liokets have the option of returning from San Francisco by steamers of the Pacific Mail 8.8, Co., or from Vancouver by ate .mers of the Canadian Pacific Hallway Co.
Special Rates given to KAVAL & MILITARY, DIVIL SERVANTS, MISSION
ARIES etc.
Mail lines and the Trans-Siberian Railway.
ROUND THE WORLD Tickets issued in Connection with all the Principal Passongors may travel by Railway between ports of call. In Japan free of
charge.
SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.
- Via JAPAN PORTS, HONOLULU, HILO, MANZANILLO, SALINA CRUZ, CALLAO, IQUIQUE and VALPARAÍSO,
Theace by TRANS-ANDEAN ROUTE, to BUENOS AIRES. For Full Particulars as to Passage & Freight, apply to
Telephone No. 291
S. MORIMOTO, Agent,
KING'S BUILDINGS.
ing greatly in force and raising a tremendous sea in the shallow waters of the Gulf. No damage to shipping is reported though several vessels arrived late.
Broke From Moorings, ・・ The Japanese atesmer Oboshi Mara, 2,287 tons broke away from her moorings in Dairen: barbour Jaring a gale on, Maroh 2 and after striking the breakwater was driven sehore and received con- siderable damage.
"White's Rubber Report.
London, February 29, The market has resoted sharply
THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN from the level reached a week
STEAMERS CO., LIMITED.
MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA
VIA MANILA.
MAIL SCHEDULE (SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION).
Arrive Hongkong from Australia,"
Steamers.
Eastern ....... Aldenham Empire.................................
A Harne
4th April, 2nd May,
Leave
for Australia.
9th April at 10 1st May 29th May
The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, en suring & Plentiful supply of Ice, French Provisions, etc., and are lighted throughout with Electricity:" All State-Rooms have Electric Fens. A duly qualified Dootor and Stewardess are carried.
For further particulars, apply to
go, current Plantation values showing a decline of about 2d per b. Fears bad been entertained by some operators that the Febru fary position was oversold, and suger covering assisted in raising quotations, but the American iemand having suddenly ceased, and the February "short" posi tion liquidated, the tone of the market underwent a decided Hongkongchange. In the absence of buy
ing, and with a fairly heavy. a.m.ffered for sale, prices gave way, weight of spot and near rubber
ind the forward deliveries leolined in sympathy. The lowest point reached for Stan- lard Crepe was 28 41d for pot, 28 41-2d for April to June, and 28 41-48 for July to Dec., bat some recovery has since taken place, a slightly steadier tone now being observable. A fow buyers continue to show interest a crops for January to June 1915 delivery, the approximate value being 2s 4d. Hard Fine Para ia about Id lower on the week, A
rubber is expected to be offered fairly large weight of Plantation at auction next Tuesday probably about 1,100 tona, a smaller quan tity than usual having bean disposed of privately. Present indications point to prices being the last asle.. At time of writing about 24 per lb. lower than at
the market is quiet:
Gibb, Livingston & Co.
Agente.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD.
Hongkong-South China Coast Ports.
Highest Class, Fastest and Most Luxurious Steamers on the Coast, having splendid Accommodation for First-Class Passengers, Electrio Light. Excellent Cuisine.
Leaving,
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW, RETT RN (Oooupying 9 to 10 days.) Steamships. Captain
A. E. Hodgins... TUESDAY, 31st Mar, at 11 am. W.C. Passmore. FRIDAY 3rd Apr. at 11 am J. S. Roach... TUESDAY, 7th Apr. at 11 am,
FOR SWATOW.
The 8.8. Vladimir, 5,620 R.T., Commander Kamichansky, left Haiyang For Havre, Bromen & H'burg; Vladivostok on the 21st Day of March, via Nagasaki and Teingtau, Hallan.
Halching Altmark....1st June.
For Rotterdam & Hamburg;
Brasilia * 6th June,
For Havre & Famburg;
Furst Bulow...
For Further Farticulars, apply to—
....... 6th June,
Hamburg-Amerika Linie, Hongkong Office,
and can be expected at Hongkong about the 6th Day of April,
For Freight, Passage and further particulars, apply to
Haimún...................-|-J. W. Evans SUNDAY, 29th Mar. at 10 a.m.
J. W. Evans Haimun........
WEDNES., Lot Apr. at 11 am, Steamers will arrive at and depart from the Co,'s Wharf near
P. ¿Blake Pier. For Freight and Fassage, apply to
Hongkong, 24th Max., 1914,
Capt. D. A. LUKHMANOFF, Agent, Hotel Mansions, 3rd Floor, Rooms No. 18 & 14.
Tel. No. 1224.
· [29.
Douglas Lapralk & Co.
#General Managers.
For a good solid meal and Carte or Table D'Hote with Wines & Liquors of the Beg ALEXANDRA CAFE
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