Shipping
CANADIAN PACIFIC
ROYAL MAIL.
STEAMSHIP LINE.
From Hongkong
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MAY 12, 1914.
Shipping
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.
Projected Sailings from Hongkong-
From Quebec
Empress of
13th May.
Russia
Empress of Ireland
28th May,
-Empress of
28th May.
·India Empress of
Asla
Destina jon.
Bubject to Alteration
Steamers.
10th June.
MARSEILLES, V
All Steamships leave Hongkong at an.
The "EMPRESS OF RUSSIA," and "EMPRESS OF ASIA" are now quadruple screw 21 knot turbine steamors, of 16,850 ions 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 Inland Sea off Japan), Kobe, Yokohama and Victoria, B.C.
All Steamers of the Company's Pacific andAtlantic Fleets are equipped with Marconi Wireless apparatus.
PASSAGE RATES HONGKONG TO LONDON,
** EMPRESS OF RUSSIA.
Optional Atlantic Port, £71.10.
"EMPRESS OF ASIA,”
via
.
"EMPRESS OF INDIA," "EMPRESS OF JAPAN." via Optional Atlantic Port £65 "MONTEAGLE".
Intermediate service, via Canadian Atlantic port £43, vis 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 Service employees, Missionaries, eta, ela. 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. Blako Pior.
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO.. LTD.
APCAR LINE.
Regular Service Between
CALCUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS:
EASTWARD.
S.S. "Japan," 6,013 tons, Capt. Seddon, will be despatched for YOKOHAMA, KOBE & MOJI on 20th May.
5.S. "Dunėra," 5,389 tons, Capt. Dickinson, will be despatch ed for MIKE, KOBE & MOJI on 22nd May.
WESTWARD.””
S.S. "Torilla," 5.205 tons, Capt. Swanson, RN.R. will be des- patched for SINGAPORE, PENANG & CALCUTTA, on 15th May, S.S. "Dilwara." 5,378 tons, Capt. Ramage, R.N.R. will be des- patched as above on 18th May.
The above steamers have excellent ssioon accommodation for passengers and are fitted with all modern conveniences and carry a duly qualidöd surgeon.
For freight or passugo, apply to,
Hongkong, May. 12, 1914.
DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD. Agenta,
THOS. COOK & SON,
Tourist, Steamship and Forwarding Agents, Bankers; &0.
LONDON & AN- TWERP,
"via
Singapore, į Kaga Maru Malacca, Penang, (Capt. Tabuso Colombo, Suez, & Port Said.
VICTORIA, B.C., and SEATTLE Shanghai, YiD Moji, Kobe, Yok- kaichi,and Yokohama
SYDNEY & MEL-
BOURNE, Manila,
vis
Shipping HONGKONG
LOG BOOK.
Safety of Life at Sea.
As to this parrot ory of "boats for all," it is a false hope. Pos-
PHILIPPINES. sibly ignorant olam.ue from
land'e people is somewhat respon sible for it. With boats of present dimensions it will not do. As to these small refte which
STEAMSHIP CO. may be thrown from the vessel's
PHILIPPINES
Sallling Date
Captains. Steamship. T
For
'4000 J. Miller
f
Sailing, date.
fManila,Mangarin, TUES, 12th Rubi...
Cabu and Iloilo. May..4 p.m. Manila,Mangarin, FRI., 22nd Zafiro ...4000 F. S. McMurray Cebu and Ilolle. May. 4 p.m.
Electric light Fans in every cabin; competent stewardesses
WEDNES., 20th T. 12,500 { May, at 10 am.
oarriod.
deck," what, may we ask, will be the condition of the unfortunate people on board of them after half-an-hour in even moderste - Atlantio weather? Boats will. stand a good deal of ses if pro- perly managed, Lat these little death traps will be practically. under water. If rafts of large
Passengers holding round trip tickols may retura by any stoomer of the Pacific size were admissible there might Hall 8.8. Co., Toyo Kisen Kaisha, Norddeutscher Lloyd and Eastern and Australiane thinkbe something in it; Steamship Co., Ltd...
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For Freight or Passage apply to
SHEWAN TOMES & CO.
GENERAL MANAGERS.
Aki Maru Capt, Noma
(TUESDAY, 19th. T. 12,500 May, at 4 p.m. -
Hongkong, 4th May. 1914.
Thurs-Kumano Maru
WED., 3rd
day Townsville Brisbane CALCUTTA via) Sanuki Maru.
Island, Capt. K. Soneda T. 9,300 June, at noon.
and
(SATURDAY, S'pore, Penang Capt. Deguchi T. 12,00) 116th May. & Rangoon
BOMBAY via Singa-1 Colombo. Maru
{SATURDAY, pore and Colombo: Capt. Kawashima T. 5,000 (16th May.
Kitano Maru
[WED, 3rd KOBE & Yokohama
Capt: F. E. Copo T.16,000 (June, at 11 am. NAGASAKI, Kobel Tango Maru
STUESDAY, 2nd & Yokohama ..... Capt. T. Sekine T. 13,500 (June, at.5 p.m.
Kamakura Maru MOJI & Koba
(SATURDAY,
•} Cap: F. E. Mori T. 12,510 {16th May.
KOBE & Yokohama}
Cargo only.
Fitted with new system of wireless telography.
REDUCED SUMMER RATES BETWEEN HONGKONG
AND JAPAN PORTS, Commencing from 1st June, ending 30th Sept.
SPECIAL EXCUSION TICKETS (1st & 2nd class) available for
3 months,
YOKOHAMA KOBE
Boturn.
Return.
MOJI Return.
$122 $ 75
$108
NAGASAKI Retura. $25
8 65
557
1st class...8135
2nd class.......$ 81
15
With option of Rail between Steamer's Calling ports in Japan. For further information apply to Telephone No. 292.
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN
LIJN.
Regular Fortnightly Service between JAVA, CHIN'A and JAPAN,
From
Expected'in or aboná
For
certainly they would require launching by mechanical means like boats, but when float they would at least keep people alive for the thres hours or so before reacus, came.-Editor of The Nautical Magasine.
British Shipping Subsidjes, An interesting White Paper has just been issued by the Treasury setting forth the mums payable out of the Exchequer of the hon United Kingdom in the yeer 1012- .....JAVA ...1st half May....JAPAN...1st half May 13 in respect of steamship sub- Tlliwong...S'HAI ...1st half May JAVA 1t half May sidies for foreign and colonial Tipanas.....JAVA ...1st half May......S'HAI ...2nd half May services. The largest subsidy is Tilaroem...JAPAN...2nd half Mey....JAVA:2nd half May £305,000 paid to the P. and O. Timahi ......JAVA...ad half May.......JAPAN ...2nd half May Company in connection with the Tilbodas......JAVA 2nd half May.....JAVA 1st half June Brindisi and. Bombay, Brindiai Tilmanoek JAVA...1st half June......S'HAI.1st half June
Tļikini
Tilatjap.JAVA 1st half June......JAPAN...1st half June and Shanghai, and Bindisi and The steamers are all fitted throughout with Electric Light, and Adelaide mail service. Contribu- have accommodation for a limited number of satoon passengers, and tions from the Colonies and Pro- 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. Telephone No. 1574.
York Building.
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TOYO KISEN KAISHA
SAN FRANCISCO LINE,
VIA SHANGHAI, MANILA, THE INLAND SEA, JAPAN AND HONOLULU,
Sailings from Hongkong-Subject to change without notice.
Leave Hongkong.
Steamer.
Chiyo Maru
T. KUSUMOTO, Manager.
Tenyo Maru Nippon Maru* Shinyo Maru
CHINA NAVIGATION
CO., LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
Steamere.
For HOIHOW & HAIPHONG ...Kalfong SHANGHAI.......................Anhui SHANGHAI & TSINGTAU...Yingchow S'HAI, O'FO0 & N'HWANG Foochow
Head Office for the Far East:-16, DES VŒUX ROAD, HONG-MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO... Tean
KONG. SHANGHAI: 2-3, Foochow Road, YOKOHAMA - ¦ WENAIWAI & TIENTSIN Huichow
32, Water Strect. 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→LUDOATE CIRCUS, LONDON, E.C.
N
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE.
IN CONJUNCTION WITH
Deutsche Dampfschiffahrts Gesellschaft "HANSA."
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To Sail. ..18th May at 10 a.. .....14th May at 4 p.m.
.16th May at m'night 17th May at d'light- 19th May at 4 p.m. .24th May at d'light:
DIRECT SAILING TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekly. "B.S. LINTAN"and" 8.S. SANUI"
Displacement
Tons & Speed 22,000 - 21 krots Tues., 22,000-2i kaots Tum., 11,000- 18 knots Tues., 24,000-21 knots
19th May, 16th June. 23rd Tucs., 14th July.
Steamers via Shanghai will be despatched at noon. Steamers via Manila will be despatched at 10.30 am. First Class to London.......£71.10. Rotura (6 months:) £120. First Class to New York.........£60.
San Francisco £45.
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tentorales cerved tmount to £76,600, while under the heading of ren postage for maile dispatched by the Colonies and foreign countries 8 sum of 870,760 appears, thus reducing the total." oharge on the Exchequer to just under £148,700. Subsidies to the Conard Company comprise sums of £68,000 on account of the United States service and £150,000 (charged to the Navy Funds) for the right of pre-emp tion or hire of the vessels of the company. Other sub-idies paid by the Government include « £44,600 to the Canadian Pacifio Bailway for the Liverpool and Hongkong service. The total subventions expenditure in
during the year was £700,000, and the net charge on the Exche £96.10.quer £475,100, the balance £68.
having been made up by the sea
Passengers purchasing Truss Pacific Return tickets have the option of postage and contributions from returning from San Franciaso by aceamers of the Pacific Mall 8.8. Co., or from
the Colonies and Protectorates, Vancouver by steamers of the Canadian Pacifio Railway 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.
Passengers may travel by Raliway between ports of call in Japan free of
charge,
SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.
Vis JAPAN FORTS, HONOLULU, HILO, MANZANILLO, SALINA CRUZ, CALLAO, IQUIQUE and VALPARABO.
Thonce by TRANS-ANDEAN ROUTE to BUENOS AIRES. · "For Full Particular as to Passage & Freight, apply to
S. MORIMOTO, Agent.
Telephone No. 291
KING'S BUILDINGS.
& AUSTRALIAN
STEAMERS CO., LIMITED.
MANILA LINE-Twin Screw Steamers "Chinhua," "Taming," THE EASTERN and,, Tean." Excellent saloon accommodation amidships; electrio fans fitted: extra staterooms on deck aft on "Taming" & "Tean." SHANGHAI & TSINGTAU LINE-The Twin Sörew steamer." Anbul" "Chenan," "Shaohsing" and "the S.S. Kanchows" "Liangchow," "Luchow" and "Yingchow" having excellent accommodation with Electric Light throughout and Electric; Fans in the State-rooms and Dining Saloon, maintain a feat. schedule service between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghafi leaving Hongkong for Shanghai direct every Tuesday.Thursday and Sunday, taking cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Yangtaze and Northern China Ports,
Regular Sailing from JAPAN, CHINA and PHILIPPINES Shanghai to Tsingtau, leaving there on Tuesdays for Shanghai, Empire.
vis STRAITS and COLOMBO,
TO
Marseilles, Havre, Emden, Bromsa and Hamburg and New York: And from Manila, Hongkong and Japan to Victoria. Vancouver (B.C.) and Boattle Wash, and Portland (Or.)
Taking Cargo on Through ratas to all European North Continental and British, Ports, also Tatent,
Oporto Marseilles, Canon, and other Meilterranea taratlas, Black Sea and Baltfe
Pasta, and all North and South Amalan Paria.
Next Sailings from Hongkong::
FOR
STEAMSHIP
Shanghai, Kobe and Yokohama...... Segovia
Vitoria, V'ver, S'ile & Pland (Or.).
11
Preussen
TO BAIL 28th May
..8th Juue Silesia.....
18th June .C. Ferd. Laeisz...3rd July Senegambla 17th July Scandia....27th July
.Aleśla
Sambia.
Saxonia Suevia
14th Aug.
17th May 10th June ..12th July Sithonia...... 31st July Belgravla.. ..8th Sept. Uckermark...... 13th May. „Arabia ........................14th May.. Brisgavia......24th May. Altmark ..... ..28th May. Furst Bulow van 5th June. Brasilia 6th June. Wuerttemburg ...19th June. Sudmrak 20rd June. Segovia .............................” 4th July, R'dam, Aburg & A'werp .......... Coldenfels.....13th July.
Havro, Eden, & Hamburg Havre, Antwurp & H'burg M'les, R'dam, H'burg, A'werp... M'les, H're, B'men & H'burg.......... Havre & Hamburg... R'dam, Homburg & A'werp ........ R'dam, Hamburg & A'werp Marseilles & Hamburg
Havre Emden & H'burg-
For Further Particulars, apply to
Hamburg-America Linfe; Hongkong Omoe.
The steamers leaving Hongkong on Sundays proceed from
Hongkong and Canton
N.B.-Passengers must embark before midnight on Saturday for the Sunday morning sailings. A Company's launch leaves Murray Pier at 10 o'clock every Saturday night.
These steamers land passengers in Shangbai, avoiding the venience of the trans-shipment at Woosing..
Reduced Fares: Single $45: Retura 175,
For Freight or Passages apply to
Telephone No. 36
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
Agents
i
MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA VIA MANILA..
MÄIL ECHEDULE ·
·{85BJECT TO MODIFICATION
Arrive Hongkong from Australia.
Steamers,
St. Albans Eastern
2nd May,
23rd May.
13th June.
Leave Hongkong for Australia.
"
Fog Signals at Sea.
A Glasgow man has invented an apparatus which should assist shipmasters.ajnsiderably in the difficult task of deciding the direction from which a signal comes in times of fog. Everyone who has been at sea fua fog knows that, while a signal may be heard quite distinctly, it is extremely difficult to say exactly the direction from which it comes.
The inventor, a solicitor who
specialises in shipping law, has, says Fairplay, bron giving de- moast.stions of a producer
and "receiver," which aoem to get over the difficulty. The pro ducer eends forth into the fog a cartain "load, high-pitched his- eing sound,'
the drek of the other ship, in The receiver, which is fixed on
tarned round throuah lose points.
19h May, 10a.m.of the compass from which the. 19th June, *
sound seems to come. When it 10th July,
reaches" the point of maximum intensity, that is, presumably, when the hiring sound is sʻriking;
directly, a spring is release
The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, en incon-suring a Plentiful supply of Ice, French Provisions, ots, and are lighted throughout with Electricity: All State-Rooms have, Electric Fans. A duly qualified Doctor and Stewardous are carried.
For further particulars, apply to
Hongkong 12th May, 1914.
RUSSIAN VOLUNTEER FLEET.
HONGKONG AGENCY.
Homeward Bound.
(Odesan via Ports of call.)
The 8.8. Mogilev 6,200 R.T., Commander Kakhian', is expected
to arrive here on or about the 20th day of May 1914.
For Freight, Fassage and further particulars, apply to
Capt. D. A. LUKHMANOFF. Agent,
Ifois! Mansions, 3rd Floor,
Tel. No.1284)
gkong, May 9, 1914.
Giob, Livingston & Co.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD.
Hongkong-South China Coast Ports..
it
by the "mex mum intensity," no doubt and a pointer indicates on
a compass dial the exact direction from which the sound is coming.. This scems all right, and it is to | ba hoped that the idea will receive every possible chance to proys
Levers distinct field of use-
Highest Class, Fastest and Most Luxurious Steamers on the Coast, having splendid Accommodation for First-Class Passengers, Electric Light. Excellent Cuisine.
FOR SWATOW AMOY AND FOOCHOW RETURN.
(Occupying 9 to 10 days.) yo Captain
Leaving..
Steamships. Haivang: Haiching Haitan
A. E. Hodgins... TUESDAY, 12th May at 11 a.. W. C. Passmore, | FRIDAY, 25th May at 11 am. A. H. Stewart... TUESDAY, 19th May at 11 am
** FOR SWATOW.
Halmun 24-J. W. Evans WED., 13th May at 11am. Haimun............... JW. Evans
SUNDAY, 17th May at 10 am. Steamers will: arrive at and depart from the Co.'s Wharf near
* Blako Pier, For Freight and Passage, apply to
Douglas Lipralk & Co.
Degera Mazin
fulrees. Its great shortcorping is it seems, that special pro dacer" is required. If Mr. Smith can design, a "receiver" that will cralies" any, found. no matter how sent out, be will have made his invention essential to all shipa. But so long na he can only receive specially produs ed sounds, the assfulLess of his invention is limited to communi cation with slips which carry his
producer.
For a goed, solid "ment a la Carte or Tab'e», d'Hato, with Wines & Ligors of the Rest ALEXANDRA CAFE,