Shipping
CANADIAN PACIFIC
ROYAL MAIL.
STEAMSHIP LINE.
From Hongkong
From Quebec
Empress of
30th April.
Japan Empress of
Empress of Ireland
28th May,
13th May.
Russia Empress of
28th May.
India
All Steamships leave Hongkong at noon.
The "EMPRESS OF RUSSIA," and "EXPRESS OF ASIA" aro new quadruple sorow 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 Taland Sea of Japan), Kobe, Yokohama and Victoria, B.C.
All Steamers of the Company's Pacific and Atlantic Fleets aro équipped with Marconi' Wireless apparatua.
PASSAGE RATES HONGKONG TO LONDON,
"EMPRESS OF RUSSIA."
Optional Atlantic Port, £71.10.
"EMPRESS OF INDIA,"
Optional Atlantic Port "£65.
"MONTEAGLE”.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, APRIL 23, W14.
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NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHUP CO:
Projected Ballings from Hongkong
Destina ion'.
Subject to Alteration ¿Steamers.
MARSEILLES, 1
LONDON & AN-
TWERP,
via
Singapore, Mishima Maru
Malacca, Penang, ( Capt. Sommer Colombo, Suez, & Port Said........
VICTORIA, B.O1, and SEATTLE Shanghai, via Moji, Kobe, Yok- kaichi,
and Yokohama
Shipping HONGKONG
LOG BOOK.
On the Rocks."
PHILIPPINES. Rocks twenty-five miles east of
PHILIPPINES
STEAMSHIP CO,
Steamship. T Captains.
For
Sallling Date
Zafiro
WEDNES., 6th
T. 16,000 May.
Tamba Maru
[TUESDAY, 5th Capt. Teranaka T. 12,500 May, at noon.
"EMPRESS OF ASIA."
via
EMPRESS OF JAPAN," via
SYDNEY & MEL
BOURNE, via!
Manila, Thura Nikko Maru day Townsville Brisbane
Island. Capt. Takeda
and
WEDNES., 6th
T. 9,600 May.
{SATURDAY,
Intermediate service, vis Canadian 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 furnished for £6 additional,
SPECIAL RATES (First Class only.) allowed to Naval and Military officers, Civil Service employees, Missionaries, eto, etc. Passengers purchasing Trans-Pacific Round Trip, passage tickets have the option of returning from San Francisco by the steamers of the Pacific Mail 8.8. Co, or Toyo Kisen Kaisha.
Local and through passengers may, if desired, travol by rail between Ports of call in Japan.
For further information, Maps, Routes, Handbooks, Rates of Freight and Passago, apply to
D. W. CRADDOCK, neral Traffic Agent for China. Corner of Pedder Street nid Priya, opposite Blake Pier.
CALOUTTA via) Kirin Maru.
S'pore,
Penang Cap, Nakamura T, 5,000 (2nd May.
& Rangoon BOMBAY.vin Singa-Į Inaba Maru
(SUNDAY, pore and Colombo. Capt. Shinohe T. 12,500 (26th Aşı. KOBE & Yokohama}
NAGASAKI, Kobel Kumano Maru & Yokohama... Capt. Soyeda
MOJI & Kobe
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.
LTD. KOBE, (direct)
APCAR
LINE.
Regular Service Between
CALCUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS.
EASTWARD.
Cargo.only.
JWED., 6th
T. 9,300 May. at d'light
Fitted with new system of wireless telegraphy/
PASSENGER SEASON 1914.
FOR EUROPE.
S.S. "Dilwara." 5,378 tons, Capt. Ramage, R.N.R. will be Mishima Maru. 16000 tons sails Wednesday 6th May. despatched for KOBE & MOJI on 23rd April.
5.5. "C. Apcar," 4,600 tons, Capt. Drake, will be despatched for SHANGHAI, KOBE & MOJI on 8th May.
WESTWARD.
5.5. "Thongwa," 6,298 tons, Capt. Robins, will be despatched for SINGAPORE, PENANG & CALCUTTA on 24th April.
S.S. "Torilla," 5,205 tons, Capt. Swanson, R.N.R. will be des- patched as above on 12th May.
The above steamers have excellent saloon accommodation for passengers and are fitted with all modern conventences and carry a duly qualified surgeon.
For freight, or passage, apply to,
Hongkong, Apr. 21, 1914.
DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD. Agents.
THOS. COOK & SON, Tourist, Steamship and Forwarding Agents, Bankers, &c.
Head Office for the Far East-16, DES VEUX ROAD, HONG KONG. SHANGHAI: 2-3, Fooohow Road. YOKOHAMA :
32, Water Street, MANILA: Manila Hotel.
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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 CIRGULAR NOTES ISSUED and
CASHED Chief Office-LUDGATE CIROUS, LONDON, E.C.'
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE.
IN CONJUNCTION WITH
Deutsche Dampfschinabrts Gesellschaft “HANSA.". EAST ASIATIC SERVICE, Regular Sailings from JAPAN, CHINA and PHILIPPINES
́ría STRAITS and COLOMBO,
10
Marseilles, Havre, Bremen and Hamburg and New York," And from. Manila, Hongkong and Japan to Vancouver (B.C.) and Portland (Or.)
Taking Cargo si Through ratta to all European North Continental and; Belilah Ports, also Triests" Mahon, Oporto, Gerow, and other. Msditegazena Leraatias, Black Balde Zen and -Ports, and wil, Norik und South American Poeta,
Hoerde
Sambla
Andalusia
Next Sallings, from Hongkong :
OUTWARD.
For Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama'?'
...24th Apr..
..13th May
17th June
Suevia......... Alesia
HOMEWARD.
Sailing date,
4000 F. 8. MoMurray Manila, Mangarin. SATUR, 2nd Cebu and Iloilo. | May. 4. p.m..
Electric light Fans in every cabin; competent stewardesses carried,
Passengers holding round trip tickets may return by any atsamer of the Pacific Mall 9.8. Co., Toyo Kisen Kaisha, Norddeutscher Lloyd and Eastern and 'Australian Steamship Co., Ltd.
For Freight or Passage apply to
...
SHEWAN TOMES & CO.
GENERAL MANAGERS
Hongkong, 13th Apr, 1914.
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN
LIJN.
The bow of the stormol.ip City [of Sydney, which was abandoned after raaning on the Simbro Halifax U S.A. was still clinging to the jagged edge of the rocks on March 18. The constant pounding bad shattered the bot ton of the steamer, and in the after part the water was almost up to the decks. There was no hope of saving the vessel. Capt. MéDonald said that the City of Sydney was enveloped in fog during the whole of her ran up the caest from New York, whence. aho was bound for St. John's, N. F. It was while he was trying to pick up the lightship Halifax, south-east of Sambra Island, that thealeamer struck the jojke. She was several milea out of hr
OUTSO.
Dalny Harbour, the
The appropriation for the Suth Manchuria Railway Co. Harbour Works Office for the next fidual' yeur will be about the same os that for the pressat fiscal year, about 3,000,000 sen. The prin cipal items of work will be the Regular Fortnightly Service between
reclamation of the shore front at the east of East Quay, the con- JAVA, CHINA and JAPAN.
Well on or abort Btruction of the Northwest Break Tilatjap...JAPAN...2nd half Apr. ......JAVA...2nd half Apr. wator, the reconstruction of the JAVA.lat half May quay wall on the west side of Tjikini..... JÁVA 1st half May ........JAPAN ...1st half May Jaia (West). Quay, and the con- Tillwong ...8'HAI 1st half May JAVA half May s'ruction of the new third quay Tjimahi iz.JAVA ...End half May.JAPAN...2nd half May to the west of Main Quay. These Tipanas....JAVA 2nd half May HAL 2nd-half-May are all continuations of work now Tibodas......JAVA...2nd half May .........JAVA
...1st half June in progress. Tilmanoek...JAVA:1st-half June A....S'HAL ...1st half June
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Titaroem
From
Expected on or about
For
The steamers are all fitted throughout with Electric Light, andxemptions From Tonnage Dues, 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.
York Building.
116
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..
...Steamer.
Hongkong Maru*
FOR AMERICA
Awa
Shidzuoka Tamba
ET]
77
Maru 12500 tons sails Tuesday 7th April.
12500 12500
5th May.
For further information apply to Telephone No. 292.
21st
Shinyo Maru
Chiyo Maru
Tenyo Maru
T. KUSUMOTO, Maneger.
Nippon Maru*
5
CHINA NAVIGATION
CO., LTD.
"SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
Steamers,
For
To Sail. NINGPO & SHANGHAI........Yunnan ....23rd Apr. at 5 p.m. SHANGHAI & TSINGTAU...Yingchow 25th Apr, at m'night SHANGHAI......Shaohsing.....28th Apr. at noon MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO...Tean ....28th Apr, at 4 p.m. ̧W'WEI,C*FOO & TIENTSIN Huichow .30th Apr. at noon
DIRECT SAILING TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekly. "B.S. LINTAN "and" 8.8. SANUI": MANILA LINE.-Twin Screw Steamers "Chinhus," "Taming,"
Displacement
Tons & Speed Leave Hongkong. 11,000-18 knots Sat., 25th Apr. 10.30 a.
As reported previously, the Kwantong Government in eada to levy tonnages of 30 sen per net ton on vessels registered at the Marine Office, Dairen, with | aggregate tonu sges of 135,108 as
matters stood on the let inst. The. Government authorities will, however, exempt from taxation about 25 steam-tanders and dred- gara, belonging to the F... Co., etc., which seldom go out of local waters.
Re-Mensurament of Registered Tonnages.
As quite a number of vussala registerel at Duiren are working ocean-going services, they do not go to the trouble of coming there to go through a periodical overhaul- Maru.ing, but undergo such examina.
22,000 - 21 kuots from Kobe 11th May. 22,000 - 21 knots Tues., 19th May. 22,000 - 21 knots, Tuss., 16th June. 11,000-18 knots Tues... 23rd
†Passengers by this steamer muy travel per 8.8. Hongkong
via Manila. Omitting Shanghai..........
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tin at a convenient home port where the Marine Office, Dairen,
| koopa expert iuspsotors for Fuch purposes. In these circumstances, the re measurement of the
All steamers will be despatched at NOON. First Class to London............£71.10: Retura(6 months:) £120. First Class to New York.............£60:
£96.10. San Francisco; £45.
£68, Passengers purchasing Trans-Pacific Return okste have the option of returning from San Franciado by steamers of the Pacific Mail B.9. Co., or from registered tonnages of such Vancouver by steamers of the Canadian Pacific Railway Co.
s'esmors according to the revised Special Rates given to NAVAL & MILITARY, CIVIL SERVANTS, MISSION: Law only recently legalized will ARIES ato.
ROUND THE WORLD Ticketa issued in Connection with all the Principal'| have to be entrusted to the same Mell lines and the Trans-Siberian Ballway.
chargo
Passengers may travel by Railway between porta of call in Japan free of
SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.
experta at home ports when these vassals present themselves for an inspection. The assessment of the tonuage dues must be based
Via JAPAN PORTS, HONOLULU, HILO, MANZANILLO, SALINA on the reports of these experts,
CRUZ, CALLAO; IQUIQUE and VALPARAISO.
Thanes by TRANS-ANDEAN ROUTE to BUENOS AIRES, For Full Particulars an to Pamaga & Freight, apply to
S. MORIMOTO, Agent,' Telephone No. 291 --
"
KING'S BUILDINGS.
and "Tean." Excellent saloon accommodation amidships; electric THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN
STEAMERS CO., LIMITED.
$1
14
fans fitted; extra stateroome on deck aft on "Taming" & "Tenn." SHANGHAI & TSINCTAU LINE-The Twin Screw steamer." | Anhui"- "Chenan," "Shachsing" and the 8.9. * Kanchowe" Liangchow," Luchow" and * Ylogchow" having excellent accommodation with Electrio 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 Tuesday Thursday and Sunday, taking cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Yangtsze and Northern China Ports,
.:
MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA VIA MANILA.
MAIL SCHEDULA (BUBJECT TO MODIFICATION),
Arrive Hongkong from Australia.
Ateamers:
The ateamers leaving Hongkong on Sundays proceed from Shanghai to Tsingtau, leaving there on Tuesdays for Shanghai, Hongkong and Canton.
Aldenham N.B.-Passengers must embark before midnight on Saturday for Empire... the Sunday morning sailings. A Company's launch leaves Murray St Albans Pier at 10 o'clock every Saturday night.
tag
Eastern
These steamers land passengers in Shanghai, avoiding the incon venience of the trans-shipment at Woosung,
Reduced Fares-3ingle $45: Return $75,
For Freight or Passages apply to
Telephone No. 36
Hongkong 23rd Apr., 1914.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
Agents
12th July RUSSIAN VOLUNTEER
12th Aug.
For M'les, H're H'burg & A'werp; | For R'dam, Hamburg & A'worp:
Belgravia ...........* 1st May.
For H're R'dam, B'men, R'burg:
Bayern
5th May. For Havre, H'burg & Antwerp;
Arabla.....10th May. For Havre, Emden, & Hamburg
Uckermark 15th May.
|
Brasilia
For Havre & Hamburg
6th June.
Furst Bulow 8th June.
FLEET
HONGKONG AGENCY
Outward Bound. (Vladivostok via Nagasaki)
The 8.8. Voronej 5,616 R.T., Capt. Oranovsky, is ot For R'dam, Hamburg & A'werp; arrive here on or about the 24th April 1914...
Wuerttemberg.....21st June,
For R'dam, H'burg & A'werp;
Goldenfels2n1 July
AAAAADHomeward Bound.
(Odossa via Ports of call.)
arrive here about the middle of May 1014.
2nd May. 23rd May... 13th June...
Leave Hongkong for Australia.
1st May, 10a.m. 29th May, 19th June, 10th July,
The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, en suring a Plentiful supply of Ice, French 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.
Agsats
aad it will be probably as late an next spring when the task of re-measurement is quite com- p'eled.
Antung-Shanghai Steamer Service,
A stoamer service between Antang and Shanghai has hither- io been worked exclusively by the China Navigation O. with the 8.8. Yochow and Bingan for which Mesra. Goo.. L. Shaw & Oo, Antung, act as agents at Antang. This route has so far yielded encouraging cargǝreluras
the Navigation Company. The Chingkee Co., Chefoo, has gone in for a share on the same route with the se. Tonglee, formerly the Norwegian steamer Dugay, recently purchased by the Com pany, with the re-opening of the Yalu. This has brought about
a keen freight crmpetition bet ⚫ween the two Companies'
Beamers, and the rates have now. fallen by 40 per cent. below the normal level, with indications to go down further,
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD. Ober of Commerce held last
| Hongkong-South China Coast Ports.
Bombay Dock. At a meeting of the Bombiy
math Sir Henry Proctor referred to the recent ex'ensions of the port, nimpressed upon the
Highest Class, Fastest and Most Luxurious Steamers on the Uhamber that they must keep in Coast, having splendid Accommodation for First-Class Passengers,
| Electric Light Excellent Cuisine,
*** FOR SWATOW, AKOY AND FOOCHOW RETURN. tea (Occurring 9 to 10 days) and Steamships Captain
Leaving Halchingen24 W. C. Passmore. | FRIDAY, 24th Apr. at 11 am. Haitan con J. B, Roach ... TUESDAY, 28th Apr. at 11 am Halyang A. E. Hodgins... FRIDAY, 1st May at 11 a.m: FOR SWATOW
For M lee, R'dam, R'burg, Awerp; For Havre Emden & 'burg The 8.8 Möglley 6,200 R.T., Capt. Kekeustoff, is expected to Halmun ....... | J. W. Evans... SUNDAY, 26th Apr. at 10 am.
Brisgavia ............., 24th May,
For Havre Bremen & 'H'burg;
Allmark
28th May.
Segovia
For Further Particulars, apply.com
24th July,
For Freight, Passage and further particulare, apply to
Capt. D. A. LUKHMANOFF. Agent
Hotel Mansiona, 3rd Floor, Til No. 1786,
Hamburg-Amerika Linie Hongkong Ofoo
Hengkong. 21st Apr., 1914,
Haimun. J. W. Evans WED. 29th Apr. at 11 am, Steamers will arrive at and depart from the Co.'s Whorf near?
HAYAGHEDER Blako Pier. For Freight and Passage, apply to
Douglas Lapraik & Co.
General Managers,
view the foot that further dock extension would be required within a few years, and that it was very necessary that the matter. should be the subject of enquiry, because at the present moment it dook could be put. He hoped Wes difficult to say where another that the Chamber would keep
the Trustees.
this view steadily pressed upon
Oysters, Fresh, Fried or Stewel Findon Haddooks, Kippers &c.
ALEXANDRA CAFES