Shipping
CANADIAN PACIFIC
ROYAL MAIL.
STEAMSHIP LINE.
From Hongkong
From Quebec.
Empress of
Russia
13th May..
Empress o! Ireland
28th May.
Empress of
India
28th May.
Empress of
Asia
10th June
All Steamships leave Hongkong at noon.
and "EMPRESS OF ASIA". The "EMPRESS OF RUSSIA," Bre new quadruple screw 21 knot turbino steamers, of 16,850 tons gross, 30,625 displacement, the finest, fastest and must 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.
All Steamers of the Company's Pacific and Atlantic Floets are equipped with Marconi Wireless apparatus.
HE HOMBONG TELEGRAPH, "MONDAY, MAY 4. 1914.
Shipping
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
Destina ion,
THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.
Projected Sailings from Hongkong --
MARSEILLES, LONDON & AN-
Subject to Alteration
Steamers.
TWERP, via Mishima Maru Singapore, Capt. Sommer Malacca, Penang, Į Kaga Maru Colombo, Suez, & Capt. Tahusa Port Said................
Shipping HONGKONG
LOG BOOK'
Fire!
Fires in Cutouttu 'cool cargoes -the fret importzat or buka of the bot season-wore un April
PHILIPPINES. 71eported to have ocen od as
PHILIPPINES
Steamship. T.
Captains.
Sailling Date
ƒ
T. 16,000
T. 12,500
WEDNES., 6th May. 10a.m. JWEDNES., 20th May. at 10 a.m.
Rubi
Zafiro
STEAMSHIP (
Sailing date,
For
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JManila,Mangarin, TUES., 12th 40003. Miller.
1 Cebu and Iloilo. May. 4 p.m. 4000 F. S. McMurray Manila, Mangarin, FRI, 22nd
Cebu and Iloilo. May. 4 p.. Electric light Fans in every cabin; competent stewardesses carried. Mall 5.5. Ous, Toyo Kison Kaisha, Norddeutscher Lloyd and Eastern and Australian Fassengers holding round trip tickets may reture by any steamer of the Pacific Steamship Co., Ltd.
For Freight or Passage apply to y
SHEWAN TOMES & CO.
GENERAL MANAGERS
"EMPRESS OF ASIA."
via
and
VICTORIA, B.C., and SEATTLE
Tamba Maru Shanghai, via Moji, Kobe, Yok Capt. Toranaka
Aki Maru kaichi, Yokohama
Capt, Nonta
T. 12,500
T. 12,500.
(TUESDAY, th May, at 4 p.m. JTUESDAY, 19th May, at 4 p.m.
Hongkong, 4th May. 1914.
EMPRESS OF JAPAN," via
PASSAGE RATES HONGKONG TO LONDON,
"EMPRESS OF RUSSIA."
Optional Atlantic Port, £71.10.
'EMPRESS OF INDIA,”
Optional Atlantic Port £65
"MONTBAGLE",
Intermediate service, via Canadian Atlantic port £43, via Boston or New York £45.
Rates quoted above do not include meals and sloeping car across Canada. Those, 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. 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 Chins. 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.
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EASTWARD.
S.S. "G. Apcar," 4,800 tons, Capt. Drake, will be despatched for SHANGHAI, KOBE & MOJI on 7th May.
S.S. "Japan," 6,013 tons, Capt. Seddon, will be despatched for YOKOHAMA KOBE & MOJI on 16th May.
WESTWARD.
S.S. "Multra," 4,644 tons, Capt. Carey, for BINGAPORE, PENANG RANGOON & CALCUTTA, quick despatch.
*S.S." Torilla,", 5,205 tons, Capt. Swanson R.N.R. will bo'des- patched on 12th May for SINGAPORE, PENANG & CALCUTTA. .The above strainers 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, Apr. 30, 1914.
DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD. Agents.
THOS. COOK & SON,
Tourist, Steamship and Forwarding Agents, Bankers, &c.
SYDNEY & MEL-
BOURNE, via Manila,
Thurs-Nikko Maru
d8y Island, Capt. Takoda Townsville and
Brisbane
via
CALCUTTA
S'pore, Penang & Rangoon BOMBAY via Singa- pore and Colombo.
KOBE & Yokohama
Jinsen Maru Capt. Terada Hitachi Maru Capt. Sato
NAGASAKI, Kobel Kumano Maru
& Yokohama .......
† Capt. Soyeds
Bombay Maru MOJI & Kobe J Capt.
KOBE & Yokohama Hakala Maru Capt. Nomura ¡Cargo only.
WEDNES, 6th
T. 9,600 May,
THURSDAY,
T. 5.000 17th May.
{THURS., 7th T. 12,500 1 May,, at 11, a.m.
JTUES, 5th
T. 3,300 May, at 5 p.ni.
WEDNESDAY, -T. 5,000 (6th May
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J MONDAY,
T. 18,500 111th May.
Fitted with new system of wireless telegraphy." REDUCED SUMMER RATES BETWEEN HONGKONG AND JAPAN PORTS.
· Commencing from 1st June, ending 30th Sept.
SPECIAL EXCUSION TICKE^3 (1st & 2nd class) available for
YOKOHAMA KOBE
3 months.
. Return.
1st class.........$135
2nd class.......$ 81
Return. $122 $ 75
MOJI Return.
$108
NAGASAKI Retura. $15
$ 65
$57
With option of Rail hotween Steamor's Calling ports in Japan. For further information apply to Telephone No. 292.
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN
LIJN.
Bombay in the British usmere Blako and Tullochmoor. Both boats are built on the turret plan. Special interest attaches to the incidents because of a belief lately xpressed that p¬t quly were tur- et steamers peculiarly suitable fur carrying coal cargoes auder ordinary conditions, but that cool was less likely to fire in turret steamera thun in other ships,
Decllae in Shipbuilding.
Returns compiled by Lloyd'a take into account vesels the Register of Shipping, which only
constraction of whiga has actually began, show that, excluding war- hips, there were 535 vela of 1890,856 tons groes un or con struction in the United Kingdom At the close of the quarter guided Varch 31. The tonnage now under construction is about 60,000 tons less than that which was in hund at the end of last quarter, Regular. Fortnightly Service between
and nearly 173,000 tons less than that building in March, 1013. Of JAVA, CHINA and JAPAN.
With the vessels under construction in ......JAVA 1st half May the United Kingdom at tho and Tjitaroem Tjikini JAVA 1st half May....JAPAN...Ist half May of March 421; of 1,482,30 cons, of the ...ist half May | are under the in-pocti Tjiliwong ...S'HAI...1st half May...JAVA
...1st half May.....S'HAI 2nd half Mayurveyors of Lloyd's Reguler with Tilpanas......JAVA Tjimahi .....JAVA: ...2nd half May......JAPAN 2nd half Musa view to classifsti by this
JAVA
1st half June Sociory. In addition, 124 vessels Tjibodas.
...1st half June Tjimanoek .JAVA TjilatjapJAVĀ
Steamer
Fros
Expected on or abuni
POT
...2nd half May......JAVA
1st halt June ......S'HAI
1st half June...JAPAN...let half June of 518,854 tone, are building in The steamers are all fitted throughout with Electrio Light, and other countries under the Suciety'a have accommodation for a limited number of saloon passengers, and survoy. will take cargo to all Ports in Notherlands-India on through B/L.
For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
York Budding
Telephone No. 1574
TOYO KISEN KAISHA
SAN FRANCISCO LINE
VIA SHANGHAI, MANILA, THE INLAND SEA, JAPAN AND HONOLULU.
Steamer.
Displacement
LU
Sailings from Hongkong-Subject to change without notice.
Leave Hongkong,
19th May. 16th Juno. 23rd
Chiyo Maru
Tenyo Maru
Nippon Maru*
T. KUSUFOTO. Wakgar
Shinyo Maru
CHINA NAVIGATION
CO., LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
Steamers.
To Jail. For
5th May at 4 pan. MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO... Chinhua SHANGHAI
....Liangchow.....5th May at 4 p.m. PAKHOI & HAIPHONG....Sungkiang....6th May at 10 a.m.
.7th May at 4 p.ni. SHANGHAI & TSINGTAU... Chenan
.9th May at night HONGSHANGHAI................ Luchow
12th May at noon WETHAIWEI & TIENTSIN Kuelchow
12th May at 4 p.m. MANILA.CEBU & ILOILO...Taming
..Anhui
14th May at 4 p.m. SHANGHAI
Head Office for the Far East:-16, DES VEUX ROAD,
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 Chief OfficeLUDOATE CIRCUS, LONDON, E.C..
CASHED
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE.
IN CONJUNCTION WITH
DIRECT SAILING TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekly. "S.S. LINTAN "and" 8.8. SANUI"
"
MANILA LINE-Twin Screw Steamers "Chinhua," "Taming," and "Tean." Excellent saloon accommodation amidships; electric fane fitted; extra staterooms on deck aft on "Taming" & "Tean." SHANCHAI & TSINGTAU LINE,—The Twin Screw steamer." "anbul" Chenan," Shaohsing" and the 8.S. "Kanchowa" Llangchow, "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 Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, taking cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Yangtze and Northern China Ports.
The steamers leaving. Hongkong on Sundays proceed from Regular Sailing from JAPAN, CHINA and PHILIPPINES. Shanghai, to Tsingtau, leaving there on Tuesdays for Shanghai,
Hongkong and Canton
N.B.-Passengers must embark bofore midnight on Saturday for the Sunday morning sailings. A Company's launch leaves Murray Fier at 10 o'clock every Saturday night.
Deutsche Dampfschiffahrts Gesellschaft "HANSA:"
"'' EAST ASIATIC SERVICE,
... STRAITS and COLOMBO,
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Marseilles, Havro, Bremen and Hamburg and New York, And from Manila, Hongkong and Japan to Vancouver (B.C.) and
Portland (Or.).
Takias Cargo Through fates to all European North Coniluxatal and Brilib. Party-alsa Trianto Lision Opto, un, and other Maderno Lavanilse, Black Baltic Sen and Ports, and all North and South American Ports.
Sambia Saxonia
Next Sallings from Hongkong :
OUTWARD.
For Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama':
:.
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These steamers land passengers in Shanghai, avoiding the incon- venience of the trans-shipment at Woosung.
Reduced Fares: Slagle $45: Return $75. For Freight or Passages apply to
Telephone No: 36
Hongkong 4th May, 1914.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
Agents
15th May Suvi... 12th July RUSSIAN VOLUNTEER fleet.
10th June! Alesla
HOMEWARD.
For H're, R'dam, B'men. H'burg;
Bayern
5th May. For Havre, H'burg & Antwerp:
Arabia ..... .......14th May. For Havre, Emden, & Humburg; Uckermark... 15th May. For Mles, R'dam, H'burg, A'werp;
Brisgavia....
.12th Aug.
For Havre & Hamburg;
Furst Bulow 8th June. For R'dani, Hamburg & A'werp; Wuerttemberg.....21st June. For Marseilles & Hamburg;
Sudmrak .... 23rd June. For Havre Emden & H'burg; 24th May. Segovia...........................4th July. For M'las, E'rs, B'men & H'burg; For R'dam, H'burg & A'werp;
Goldenfels.........13th July.
....28th May.
HONGKONG AGENCY.
Tons & Spoed 22,000 21 knots Tues., 22,000 21 knots Tu n., 11,00) 18 knots Thes
+1
14th July,
22,000 21 knots Tues., Steamers via Shanghai will bo dospatched at noon. Steamers via Manlia will be despatched at 10.30 a.m. First Class to London... £71.10. Raturn (6 months:) £120.
£96.10. First Class to Now York.....£60..
£68.
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Two Total Losses.
Two small French temera. were on April 2 report to have been totally lost off the English Cast." The Spaniel steamer Jose de Aramburu a rived at Dover with damage to tem and forepeak filling and rej-rte that she nd been in coll ion with the French steamer Mone, whose orow she had on board. Sub. equent search failed to discover the Maine, and as 01:09 were flouting about it was thought that sho bad founders !. The Mine is describal as a steamer of 439 tone, built at Nantea in 1900, ani valued at £8,000 She belongs to the Compagnie Mari- time de la Seine. The second loss was that of Normand, which struck on the Beagle Rock, Corn- wall, during a fig white hound from Nantes to Fowey iu ballast. The crow were landed. The
San Francisco £45. "Passengers purchasing Trans-Pacific Return Hickets have the option of roturning from San Francisco by steamers of the Pacific Mall S.S. Co, or from Vancouver by steamers of the Canadian Pacific Railway Co.
Special Ratos given to RAVAL & MILITARY, CIVIL SERVANTS, MISSION-No mand belongs to J. Larran,
ARIES oto.
ROUND THE WORLD Tickets issued in Connection with all the Pr cipal Mail lines and the Trans-Siberian Railway.
charge.
Passengera muy travel by Railway between porta of call in Japan free of
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SOUTH AMerican LINE.
V JAPAN PORTS, HONOLULU, HILO, MANZANILLO, SALINA CRUZ, CALLAO, IQUIQUE and VALPARAISO.
Thonce by TRANS-ANDEAN ROUTE to BUENOS AIRES. For Full Particulars us to Passage.& Freight, apply to
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Telephone No. 291
S. MORIMOTO, Agent.
KING'S BUILDINGS.
of Bayonne, and is a vessel of
240 tons, built at Irvine in 1891 as the Norm30, and valued st £3,000.
Comfort at Sea.
fa a paper read bofure the Ins titution of Naval Architects on April 3 Mr. L. Peskett analysed the influence exerted by ship owners op the design and von-
THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN|structim of ships. His absoren
STEAMERS CO., LIMITED.
MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA
VIA MANILA.
MAIL BHEDULE · NCBET FOODIFICATIO
Arrive Hongkong
from Australia.
Atearners.
Empire.... St. Albans
Eastern...... sig...” M
2nd May.
23rd May. 13th June.
tions were based upon 30 years' experience with the Cunard ... Company, of which his the naval architect. As re, irla the problem of economical.p. pulsion he said that it had been found that unless the distance between coaling ports exceeds abriut 2,000 miles there is no advantage in Leave Hongkong fitting quadruple instead of triple
for Australia.
expansion engines when all the factors are taken into account. In 29th May, 10 am the matter of stability, R. was 19th June,
highly desirable that pssenger. 10th July,
shipe should be comfortableprind comfort was largely men are by metocentric height, ch for easy lotion in a sea watsonld ba 29 small as was eupatible -- with safety. The relation between it and rolling period was taken into pritory consideration in the rasiga of anti-rolling isuks bė Biting of which was amuked cx-
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The above Staamers 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
Gilib, Livingston & C
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO.,
Bongtrup South Coane Pulta.
LD. ample of the owner's influence,
Highest Class, Fastest and Most Luxurious Steamers on the Coast, having splendid Accommodation for First-Class Passengers Electric Light, Excellent Cuisine.
FOR SWAROW, AN aroonnow RETURN
(Occupying 9.to 10 daya.).
Steamships. Halching
Haitan....
Thu 8.8.Mogilev 6,900 R.T., Commander Kakhian, is expected Halyang
"Homeward Bound.
Odessa via Ports of rall.)
to arrive here about the middle of May 1914.
**For Freight, Passage and further particulars, apply to
Capt. D. A. LUKHMANOFF, Agent,
Hamburg-Amerika Linie Hongkong Office,
Uragkour, May 4, 1911;
Hotel Manglona, 3rd Floor,
Tel, No. 1721,
For R'dam, Hamburg & A'werp;
Altmark
Brasilia
6th June.
For Further Particulars, apply to-
Leaving,
showing him to be willing to incur considerable init ex- pense and tacet the burden of additional Feep, coata, and loss of revenus arder to provide the maximam tem- fort for bis passengers the. Laconia Frahm anti-rolling thraki aro fonad to reduce the arlitude. of rolling movement by an vergo 60 per cent, and they se bo
Captain W. C. Passmore. TUESDAY, 5th May at 11 am A. H. Stewart ..... FRIDAY. 8th May at 11 ang fitted in the Aquitanis, io
A. E. Hodgins... | TUESDAY, 12th May at 11 u.m
FOR SWATOW.. Haimun......... J; W. Evans... | WED., 6th May at 11a.m.
Steamers will arrive at and depart from the Co.'s Wharf near
Blake Pier, For Froight and Passage, apply to
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Douglas Lapralk & Co. General Managers.
which bilge keels have boeu diepensed with.
For a goed solid” meal and Cartoor Table D'Hoto with Wines & Liquors of the Bost ALEXANDRA CAVE